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package org.deeplearning4j.util;

import lombok.NonNull;
import org.apache.commons.io.output.CloseShieldOutputStream;
import org.deeplearning4j.nn.api.Layer;
import org.deeplearning4j.nn.api.Model;
import org.deeplearning4j.nn.api.Updater;
import org.deeplearning4j.nn.conf.ComputationGraphConfiguration;
import org.deeplearning4j.nn.conf.MultiLayerConfiguration;
import org.deeplearning4j.nn.conf.layers.RBM;
import org.deeplearning4j.nn.graph.ComputationGraph;
import org.deeplearning4j.nn.multilayer.MultiLayerNetwork;
import org.deeplearning4j.nn.updater.graph.ComputationGraphUpdater;
import org.nd4j.linalg.api.ndarray.INDArray;
import org.nd4j.linalg.dataset.api.DataSetPreProcessor;
import org.nd4j.linalg.factory.Nd4j;
import org.nd4j.linalg.heartbeat.reports.Task;

import java.io.*;
import java.nio.file.Files;
import java.nio.file.Paths;
import java.nio.file.StandardCopyOption;
import java.util.zip.ZipEntry;
import java.util.zip.ZipFile;
import java.util.zip.ZipOutputStream;

/**
 * Utility class suited to save/restore neural net models
 *
 * @author raver119@gmail.com
 */
public class ModelSerializer {

    public static final String OLD_UPDATER_BIN = "updater.bin";
    public static final String UPDATER_BIN = "updaterState.bin";

    private ModelSerializer() {
    }

    /**
     * Write a model to a file
     * @param model the model to write
     * @param file the file to write to
     * @param saveUpdater whether to save the updater or not
     * @throws IOException
     */
    public static void writeModel(@NonNull Model model, @NonNull File file, boolean saveUpdater) throws IOException {
        try(BufferedOutputStream stream = new BufferedOutputStream(new FileOutputStream(file))){
            writeModel(model, stream, saveUpdater);
            stream.flush();
            stream.close();
        }
    }

    /**
     * Write a model to a file path
     * @param model the model to write
     * @param path the path to write to
     * @param saveUpdater whether to save the updater
     *                    or not
     * @throws IOException
     */
    public static void writeModel(@NonNull Model model, @NonNull String path, boolean saveUpdater) throws IOException {
        try(BufferedOutputStream stream = new BufferedOutputStream(new FileOutputStream(path))){
            writeModel(model, stream, saveUpdater);
            stream.flush();
            stream.close();
        }
    }

    /**
     * Write a model to an output stream
     * @param model the model to save
     * @param stream the output stream to write to
     * @param saveUpdater whether to save the updater for the model or not
     * @throws IOException
     */
    public static void writeModel(@NonNull Model model, @NonNull OutputStream stream, boolean saveUpdater) throws IOException {
        ZipOutputStream zipfile = new ZipOutputStream(new CloseShieldOutputStream(stream));

        // save json first
        String json = "";
        if (model instanceof MultiLayerNetwork) {
            json = ((MultiLayerNetwork) model).getLayerWiseConfigurations().toJson();
        } else if (model instanceof ComputationGraph) {
            json = ((ComputationGraph) model).getConfiguration().toJson();
        }

        ZipEntry config = new ZipEntry("configuration.json");
        zipfile.putNextEntry(config);

        writeEntry(new ByteArrayInputStream(json.getBytes()), zipfile);

        ZipEntry coefficients = new ZipEntry("coefficients.bin");
        zipfile.putNextEntry(coefficients);

        ByteArrayOutputStream bos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
        DataOutputStream dos = new DataOutputStream(bos);
        Nd4j.write(model.params(), dos);
        dos.flush();
        dos.close();

        InputStream inputStream = new ByteArrayInputStream(bos.toByteArray());
        writeEntry(inputStream, zipfile);

        if (saveUpdater) {
            INDArray updaterState = null;
            if (model instanceof  MultiLayerNetwork) {
                updaterState = ((MultiLayerNetwork) model).getUpdater().getStateViewArray();
            } else if (model instanceof ComputationGraph) {
                updaterState = ((ComputationGraph) model).getUpdater().getStateViewArray();
            }

            if(updaterState != null && updaterState.length() > 0){
                ZipEntry updater = new ZipEntry(UPDATER_BIN);
                zipfile.putNextEntry(updater);

                bos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
                dos = new DataOutputStream(bos);
                Nd4j.write(updaterState, dos);
                dos.flush();
                dos.close();

                inputStream = new ByteArrayInputStream(bos.toByteArray());
                writeEntry(inputStream, zipfile);
            }
        }

        zipfile.flush();
        zipfile.close();
    }

    private static void writeEntry(InputStream inputStream, ZipOutputStream zipStream) throws IOException {
        byte[] bytes = new byte[1024];
        int bytesRead;
        while ((bytesRead = inputStream.read(bytes)) != -1) {
            zipStream.write(bytes, 0, bytesRead);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Load a multi layer network from a file
     *
     * @param file the file to load from
     * @return the loaded multi layer network
     * @throws IOException
     */
    public static MultiLayerNetwork restoreMultiLayerNetwork(@NonNull File file) throws IOException {
        return restoreMultiLayerNetwork(file, true);
    }

    /**
     * Load a multi layer network from a file
     *
     * @param file the file to load from
     * @return the loaded multi layer network
     * @throws IOException
     */
    public static MultiLayerNetwork restoreMultiLayerNetwork(@NonNull File file, boolean loadUpdater) throws IOException {
        ZipFile zipFile = new ZipFile(file);

        boolean gotConfig = false;
        boolean gotCoefficients = false;
        boolean gotOldUpdater = false;
        boolean gotUpdaterState = false;
        boolean gotPreProcessor = false;

        String json = "";
        INDArray params = null;
        Updater updater = null;
        INDArray updaterState = null;
        DataSetPreProcessor preProcessor = null;

        ZipEntry config = zipFile.getEntry("configuration.json");
        if (config != null) {
            //restoring configuration

            InputStream stream = zipFile.getInputStream(config);
            BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(stream));
            String line = "";
            StringBuilder js = new StringBuilder();
            while ((line = reader.readLine()) != null) {
                js.append(line).append("\n");
            }
            json = js.toString();

            reader.close();
            stream.close();
            gotConfig = true;
        }

        ZipEntry coefficients = zipFile.getEntry("coefficients.bin");
        if (coefficients != null) {
            InputStream stream = zipFile.getInputStream(coefficients);
            DataInputStream dis = new DataInputStream(new BufferedInputStream(stream));
            params = Nd4j.read(dis);

            dis.close();
            gotCoefficients = true;
        }

        if (loadUpdater) {
            //This can be removed a few releases after 0.4.1...
            ZipEntry oldUpdaters = zipFile.getEntry(OLD_UPDATER_BIN);
            if (oldUpdaters != null) {
                InputStream stream = zipFile.getInputStream(oldUpdaters);
                ObjectInputStream ois = new ObjectInputStream(stream);

                try {
                    updater = (Updater) ois.readObject();
                } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
                    throw new RuntimeException(e);
                }

                gotOldUpdater = true;
            }

            ZipEntry updaterStateEntry = zipFile.getEntry(UPDATER_BIN);
            if (updaterStateEntry != null) {
                InputStream stream = zipFile.getInputStream(updaterStateEntry);
                DataInputStream dis = new DataInputStream(stream);
                updaterState = Nd4j.read(dis);

                dis.close();
                gotUpdaterState = true;
            }
        }

        ZipEntry prep = zipFile.getEntry("preprocessor.bin");
        if (prep != null) {
            InputStream stream = zipFile.getInputStream(prep);
            ObjectInputStream ois = new ObjectInputStream(stream);

            try {
                preProcessor = (DataSetPreProcessor) ois.readObject();
            } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
                throw new RuntimeException(e);
            }

            gotPreProcessor = true;
        }

        zipFile.close();

        if (gotConfig && gotCoefficients) {
            MultiLayerConfiguration confFromJson = MultiLayerConfiguration.fromJson(json);
            MultiLayerNetwork network = new MultiLayerNetwork(confFromJson);
            network.init(params, false);

            if(gotUpdaterState && updaterState != null){
                network.getUpdater().setStateViewArray(network, updaterState, false);
            } else if (gotOldUpdater && updater != null) {
                network.setUpdater(updater);
            }
            return network;
        } else throw new IllegalStateException("Model wasnt found within file: gotConfig: ["+ gotConfig+"], gotCoefficients: ["+ gotCoefficients+"], gotUpdater: ["+gotUpdaterState+"]");
    }

    /**
     * Load a MultiLayerNetwork from InputStream from a file
     *
     * @param is the inputstream to load from
     * @return the loaded multi layer network
     * @throws IOException
     */
    public static MultiLayerNetwork restoreMultiLayerNetwork(@NonNull InputStream is, boolean loadUpdater) throws IOException {
        File tmpFile = File.createTempFile("restore", "multiLayer");
        Files.copy(is, Paths.get(tmpFile.getAbsolutePath()), StandardCopyOption.REPLACE_EXISTING);
        return restoreMultiLayerNetwork(tmpFile, loadUpdater);
    }

    public static MultiLayerNetwork restoreMultiLayerNetwork(@NonNull InputStream is) throws IOException {
        return restoreMultiLayerNetwork(is, true);
    }

    /**
     * Load a MultilayerNetwork model from a file
     *
     * @param path path to the model file, to get the computation graph from
     * @return the loaded computation graph
     *
     * @throws IOException
     */
    public static MultiLayerNetwork restoreMultiLayerNetwork(@NonNull String path) throws IOException {
        return restoreMultiLayerNetwork(new File(path), true);
    }

    /**
     * Load a MultilayerNetwork model from a file
     * @param path path to the model file, to get the computation graph from
     * @return the loaded computation graph
     *
     * @throws IOException
     */
    public static MultiLayerNetwork restoreMultiLayerNetwork(@NonNull String path, boolean loadUpdater) throws IOException {
        return restoreMultiLayerNetwork(new File(path), loadUpdater);
    }

    /**
     * Load a computation graph from a file
     * @param path path to the model file, to get the computation graph from
     * @return the loaded computation graph
     *
     * @throws IOException
     */
    public static ComputationGraph restoreComputationGraph(@NonNull String path) throws IOException {
        return restoreComputationGraph(new File(path), true);
    }

    /**
     * Load a computation graph from a file
     * @param path path to the model file, to get the computation graph from
     * @return the loaded computation graph
     *
     * @throws IOException
     */
    public static ComputationGraph restoreComputationGraph(@NonNull String path, boolean loadUpdater) throws IOException {
        return restoreComputationGraph(new File(path), loadUpdater);
    }

    /**
     * Load a computation graph from a InputStream
     * @param is the inputstream to get the computation graph from
     * @return the loaded computation graph
     *
     * @throws IOException
     */
    public static ComputationGraph restoreComputationGraph(@NonNull InputStream is, boolean loadUpdater) throws IOException {
        File tmpFile = File.createTempFile("restore", "compGraph");
        Files.copy(is, Paths.get(tmpFile.getAbsolutePath()), StandardCopyOption.REPLACE_EXISTING);
        return restoreComputationGraph(tmpFile, loadUpdater);
    }

    /**
     * Load a computation graph from a InputStream
     * @param is the inputstream to get the computation graph from
     * @return the loaded computation graph
     *
     * @throws IOException
     */
    public static ComputationGraph restoreComputationGraph(@NonNull InputStream is) throws IOException {
        return restoreComputationGraph(is, true);
    }

    /**
     * Load a computation graph from a file
     * @param file the file to get the computation graph from
     * @return the loaded computation graph
     *
     * @throws IOException
     */
    public static ComputationGraph restoreComputationGraph(@NonNull File file) throws IOException {
        return restoreComputationGraph(file, true);
    }

    /**
     * Load a computation graph from a file
     * @param file the file to get the computation graph from
     * @return the loaded computation graph
     *
     * @throws IOException
     */
    public static ComputationGraph restoreComputationGraph(@NonNull File file, boolean loadUpdater) throws IOException {
        ZipFile zipFile = new ZipFile(file);

        boolean gotConfig = false;
        boolean gotCoefficients = false;
        boolean gotOldUpdater = false;
        boolean gotUpdaterState = false;
        boolean gotPreProcessor = false;

        String json = "";
        INDArray params = null;
        ComputationGraphUpdater updater = null;
        INDArray updaterState = null;
        DataSetPreProcessor preProcessor = null;

        ZipEntry config = zipFile.getEntry("configuration.json");
        if (config != null) {
            //restoring configuration

            InputStream stream = zipFile.getInputStream(config);
            BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(stream));
            String line = "";
            StringBuilder js = new StringBuilder();
            while ((line = reader.readLine()) != null) {
                js.append(line).append("\n");
            }
            json = js.toString();

            reader.close();
            stream.close();
            gotConfig = true;
        }

        ZipEntry coefficients = zipFile.getEntry("coefficients.bin");
        if (coefficients != null) {
            InputStream stream = zipFile.getInputStream(coefficients);
            DataInputStream dis = new DataInputStream(stream);
            params = Nd4j.read(dis);

            dis.close();
            gotCoefficients = true;
        }

        if (loadUpdater) {
            ZipEntry oldUpdaters = zipFile.getEntry(OLD_UPDATER_BIN);
            if (oldUpdaters != null) {
                InputStream stream = zipFile.getInputStream(oldUpdaters);
                ObjectInputStream ois = new ObjectInputStream(stream);

                try {
                    updater = (ComputationGraphUpdater) ois.readObject();
                } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
                    throw new RuntimeException(e);
                }

                gotOldUpdater = true;
            }

            ZipEntry updaterStateEntry = zipFile.getEntry(UPDATER_BIN);
            if (updaterStateEntry != null) {
                InputStream stream = zipFile.getInputStream(updaterStateEntry);
                DataInputStream dis = new DataInputStream(stream);
                updaterState = Nd4j.read(dis);

                dis.close();
                gotUpdaterState = true;
            }
        }

        ZipEntry prep = zipFile.getEntry("preprocessor.bin");
        if (prep != null) {
            InputStream stream = zipFile.getInputStream(prep);
            ObjectInputStream ois = new ObjectInputStream(stream);

            try {
                preProcessor = (DataSetPreProcessor) ois.readObject();
            } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
                throw new RuntimeException(e);
            }

            gotPreProcessor = true;
        }

        zipFile.close();

        if (gotConfig && gotCoefficients) {
            ComputationGraphConfiguration confFromJson = ComputationGraphConfiguration.fromJson(json);
            ComputationGraph cg = new ComputationGraph(confFromJson);
            cg.init(params, false);

            if(gotUpdaterState && updaterState != null){
                cg.getUpdater().setStateViewArray(updaterState);
            } else if (gotOldUpdater && updater != null) {
                cg.setUpdater(updater);
            }
            return cg;
        }
        else throw new IllegalStateException("Model wasnt found within file: gotConfig: [" + gotConfig + "], gotCoefficients: [" + gotCoefficients + "], gotUpdater: [" + gotUpdaterState+  "]");
    }

    /**
     *
     * @param model
     * @return
     */
    public static Task taskByModel(Model model) {
        Task task = new Task();
        try {
            task.setArchitectureType(Task.ArchitectureType.RECURRENT);
            if (model instanceof ComputationGraph) {
                task.setNetworkType(Task.NetworkType.ComputationalGraph);
                ComputationGraph network = (ComputationGraph) model;
                try {
                    if (network.getLayers() != null && network.getLayers().length > 0) {
                        for (Layer layer : network.getLayers()) {
                            if (layer instanceof RBM || layer instanceof org.deeplearning4j.nn.layers.feedforward.rbm.RBM) {
                                task.setArchitectureType(Task.ArchitectureType.RBM);
                                break;
                            }
                            if (layer.type().equals(Layer.Type.CONVOLUTIONAL)) {
                                task.setArchitectureType(Task.ArchitectureType.CONVOLUTION);
                                break;
                            } else if (layer.type().equals(Layer.Type.RECURRENT) || layer.type().equals(Layer.Type.RECURSIVE)) {
                                task.setArchitectureType(Task.ArchitectureType.RECURRENT);
                                break;
                            }
                        }
                    } else task.setArchitectureType(Task.ArchitectureType.UNKNOWN);
                } catch (Exception e) {
                    // do nothing here
                }
            } else if (model instanceof MultiLayerNetwork) {
                task.setNetworkType(Task.NetworkType.MultilayerNetwork);
                MultiLayerNetwork network = (MultiLayerNetwork) model;
                try {
                    if (network.getLayers() != null && network.getLayers().length > 0) {
                        for (Layer layer : network.getLayers()) {
                            if (layer instanceof RBM || layer instanceof org.deeplearning4j.nn.layers.feedforward.rbm.RBM) {
                                task.setArchitectureType(Task.ArchitectureType.RBM);
                                break;
                            }
                            if (layer.type().equals(Layer.Type.CONVOLUTIONAL)) {
                                task.setArchitectureType(Task.ArchitectureType.CONVOLUTION);
                                break;
                            } else if (layer.type().equals(Layer.Type.RECURRENT) || layer.type().equals(Layer.Type.RECURSIVE)) {
                                task.setArchitectureType(Task.ArchitectureType.RECURRENT);
                                break;
                            }
                        }
                    } else task.setArchitectureType(Task.ArchitectureType.UNKNOWN);
                } catch (Exception e) {
                    // do nothing here
                }
            }
            return task;
        } catch (Exception e) {
            task.setArchitectureType(Task.ArchitectureType.UNKNOWN);
            task.setNetworkType(Task.NetworkType.DenseNetwork);
            return task;
        }
    }
}

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Berlin Sector Iceland Romania
At the end of last year, Dada Shambhushivananda
visited the NHE school Leikskolinn Saelukotin. In existence since 1986 it is one of the first NHE schools in Europe. An extension of the school building is underway, and Dada participated in the the initial laying of the foundation. Dada gave many lectures while there and taught several classes for the teachers.
Morningstar Holistic Course Center
In May 2014, the Romanian Association of Neohumanist Education (A.E.N.) will open up the "Morningstar Center", a holistic course center which will offer natural therapies, including homeopathy, bach flowers and massage therapies as well as courses in personal development, yoga, martial arts and workshops in detoxification and natural well-being. The center will open with a workshop led by Vinay Steve Gunther on "Spirituality and Personal Development" and later in the month we will have a guest from Portugal leading a detoxification workshop. We look forward to inviting more international experts from our Neohumanist network of specialists. The center will also host Neohumanist Education trainings led by A.E.N. We welcome international guests and students!
Anti-Bias Education – "We all have a story"
AMURTEL Romania, in partnership with CPE (Center for Equal Partnership – a gender equality organization) and Romanobutiq (a Roma rights organization) won a grant from a Norwegian fund "NGO Fund" for a project entitled "We all have a story" which will introduce anti-bias education in Bucharest kindergartens. The project will first work with teachers, challenging stereotypes and social barriers by learning to tell and listen to each other's person stories in a group that will include minorities, people with disabilities and gender perspectives. The goal of these sessions will be to create authentic relationships between the participants, as well as to practice telling personal stories in engaging ways for young children. A second phase of the project will be to introduce a diversity of classroom friend in the kindergartens, who share their personal stories with the children. Persona dolls will also be an important tool used in the project. The Gradinita Rasarit kindergarten will be the pilot of the project – but we expect to reach at least 25 kindergartens and 100 teachers during the course of this two year project. At the end, the project will produce a manual and online materials which will be available publicly.
Ananda Rta Master Unit a.k.a. AMURTEL Romania Social Garden
Our farm successfully concluded its second season of Community Supported Agriculture having delivered more than
5 tons of vegetables to an average of 31 enrolled consumers. The project received a grant in order to install a modern drip irrigation system as well as a prize for excellence in business plans for sustainable social enterprises, which was used to build an additional greenhouse. The farm now has 700 square meters of greenhouses and an irrigation system. We also hosted a Permaculture Design Course in March 2013. The farm was featured on the cover of one of the main Romanian newspapers in July. One of the objectives of the farm, besides offering organic food directly to a consumer group is also to provide work experience to the young people leaving the Familia AMURTEL children's home. Six youth were involved in the project last year, and it created 2 jobs in the local community. The farm is now busy gathering its consumer group for a third season.
Gradinita Rasarit Kindergarten, Bucharest
The "Gradinita Rasarit" kindergarten in Bucharest is flourishing – with a steady stream of parents now lining up in the waiting list to join the program. Many are attracted to the attention given to the menu and are delighted with the fact that not only is it vegetarian, but that we also supply the kindergarten with organic vegetables from our own farm during the growing season. We have been able to maintain a maximum capacity all school year.
Over the summer, we decided to transform the smaller kindergarten in the north of the city into a holistic course center – so the remaining kindergarten benefitted from having all of our most experienced Neohumanist education teachers in one place. The team is united, experienced and performing very well together
The annual staff training took place in the August together with our EVS volunteers and included a sessions on "Vistara, Rasa, Seva", Kamishibai story telling, Permaculture for children, Anti-Bias curriculum and sharing of resources from the International Neohumanist Educators Conference in Sweden, which Didi and Magda, our educational director, attended together.
Fountain of Hope
The Fountain of Hope, after school center, at last achieved accreditation as a social service, a major landmark which took several years to realize. This is the first step in being able to be eligible for a state subsidy. The project struggled financially in the past year, depending exclusively on sponsors as the local government was unable to continue funding their share of the expenses. However, the involvement of the EVS volunteers greatly enriched the program, as well as the involvement of two very creative local volunteers, Valentin and Anca who recently traveled to Holland to participate in the ETC in Den Bosch.
European Voluntary Service – an opportunity for young Europeans (18-30 years old) AMURTEL Romania hosts EVS opportunities at our Neohumanist kindergarten and the Fountain of Hope after school center. Please contact Didi Ananda Devapriya if you would be interested to apply:
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Is it safe to assume that the mileages listed on the ATC website are probably the most accurate and up-to date? It seems like every website I go on, the "miles from Springer" vary for each shelter, peak and road crossing by anywhere from 0.1 miles to even 2-3 miles. I would love to use an all-inclusive reference for planning out some longer section hikes. Any advice?
Reminds me of a sign in the Colorado Rockies. Per the Forest Service, Three Island Lake was five miles away. However, each year the sign was altered by exhausted hikers (it is a steep trail, and the air is a bit thin up there). The last time I saw that sign, Three Island Lake was "1,115 miles BY AIR."
Actually, having ridden the trail on a horse numerous times and having hiked it twice, I thought that 5 miles was pretty close. The sign is no longer there, the trailhead having been moved two miles closer to the lake some time between 1958 and 1988.
While you'd think modern methods would be more accurate, I keep seeing differing mileages on trails measured by GPS (depends on who is measuring, it seems). Those GPS distances are almost always shorter than those trails measured the old-fashioned way with an odometer on a wheel (usually done only for short, popular trails). Of course most trail signs seem to use map mileages. Modern guidebooks also differ, sometimes considerably, when different authors describe the same trail.
Example: Our local hiking forum, oregonhikers.org, has GPS mileages in its Field Guide. The popular hiking guides to the same trail often have different numbers, usually greater. Trip reports where the hikers have taken a GPS and measured the mileage themselves are often different yet.
I try not to get too hung up on exact mileages. I don't think they exist!
The mileages for any long trail change all the time; often minor changes, sometimes significant ones, such as some major PCT re-routing in SoCal. This can come about based on physical trail changes on the ground or from more accurate (?) measurements.
If you want an up-to-date measurement in a way that's useful for trip planning, the latest guidebooks will likely have the latest official mileage. One option is to join ALDHA for $10 and from that have access to the pdf version of their guide, the 'Companion'. http://www.aldha.org/companion.html You can look at this at home on a larger screen, and/or carry it with you on a smartphone. I did the latter on my AT trips, as a backup to my main guide ---I liked using AWOL's "A.T. Guide". You can get this for $16, or $9 as a pdf download.
But without studying the issue, I would assume that mileages given on the ATC website are good.


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Nintendo Will Support the 3DS Until You Die
You, your children, and your children's children, will smoke each other in Mario Kart 7 until Gabriel sounds the Horn of Judgement.
News by Nadia Oxford, Staff Writer
Updated on 4 May 2018
Is there something you think we should be reporting on? Email news@usgamer.net.
The Nintendo Switch is rolling along nicely, but the Nintendo 3DS is still hanging in there. Nintendo's 3D handheld system is getting robust support from Nintendo through the rest of 2018, and that support will supposedly continue until people buy the Switch on a "one person per system" basis. In other words: For a long time yet.
In a recently-published investor Q&A, current Nintendo President Tatsumi Kimishima and up-and-coming President Shuntaro Furukawa talked about the company's current fortunes and its future. When the pair was asked if the 3DS can "coexist" with the Switch, Kimishima said "yes," as he doesn't anticipate parents will buy the costlier Switch for each child in a household the way they generally do with the Nintendo 3DS.
Well the games start coming and they don't stop coming
It's easy to see where Kimishima is coming from. At this point in time, the Nintendo 2DS / 3DS is a budget line. A vanilla 2DS bundled with Mario Kart 7 costs less than $80 USD. The Nintendo Switch, by contrast, is $299 USD without a game.
Nintendo already has plans for the Nintendo 3DS through 2018 and into 2019. Mainline Pokémon games are making the jump to the Nintendo Switch, but we might see more secondary 3DS games in the vein of Detective Pikachu (which is a lot of fun!) help keep interest in the handheld stoked to a low but steady burn. And thanks to Atlus, the 3DS is still dishing out some great JRPGs. Keep on chugging, little guy.
PlayStation 5 Update Lets You Know If You're About to Play the PS4 Version of Game
Check yourself before you last-gen yourself.
Stardew Valley Just Got Beaches, Fish Tanks, Swimming Ducks, and a Whole Lot More
Nearly five years on, Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone just pushed what he says is Stardew's "biggest update yet."
Alien: Isolation Is Free on Epic and Just As Good as It Was in 2014
Get the motion tracker and don't go in the vents.
Shigeru Miyamoto Expresses Confidence in the Younger Generation of Nintendo
The legendary creator says the spirit will stay alive.


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Q: latitude and longitude in laravel I want to get the nearest lan & lat of user's position and return with some other data, so I used the code below, but the resault is "stripos() expects parameter 1 to be string, array given", why?!!
$branches = DB::table('stores')
     ->join('store_branches', 'stores.id', '=', 'store_branches.store_id')
     ->join('stores_categories','stores.category_id', '=', 'stores_categories.id')
     ->select('store_branches.name_en AS branch_name_en', 'stores.logo', 'stores.name_en', 'stores_categories.name_en AS category_name_en', 'store_branches.( 6367 * acos( cos( radians( ? ) ) * cos( radians( lat ) ) * cos( radians( lng ) - radians( ? ) ) + sin( radians( ? ) ) * sin( radians( lat ) ) ) ) AS distance', [$data['lat'], $data['lng'], $data['lat']])
     ->groupBy('store_branches.name_en', 'stores.logo', 'stores.name_en', 'stores_categories.name_en')
     ->having('distance', '<', 30)
     ->orderBy('distance')
     ->get();

  return $branches;

A: Fixed, I used selectRaw instead of select change the syntax and it worked
Thanks all.

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using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.Security;
using System.Web.SessionState;
using PubNubMessaging.Core;// Exclusively for Pubnub
using Newtonsoft.Json;

namespace CurrencyTrack
{
    public class Global : System.Web.HttpApplication
    {

        const string key_curr = "";

        const string respChannel = "exchangedata";
        const string reqChannel  = "appRequestChannel";

        public static Pubnub _pubnub;

        public static string strDispDataError = "";// globally declaring strDispDataError for Error identification received from currencylayer site

        public static List<decimal> arrUSDEUR = new List<decimal>();// globally declaring list for USDEUR
        public static List<decimal> arrUSDAUD = new List<decimal>();// globally declaring list for USDAUD
        public static List<decimal> arrUSDCNY = new List<decimal>();// globally declaring list for USDCNY
        public static List<decimal> arrUSDINR = new List<decimal>();// globally declaring list for USDINR

        public static Dictionary<string, List<decimal>> ArrayDictMap = new Dictionary<string, List<decimal>>()
        {
            { "USDEUR", arrUSDEUR },
            { "USDAUD", arrUSDAUD },
            { "USDCNY", arrUSDCNY },
            { "USDINR", arrUSDINR },
        };

        public static int LastTimeStamp;

        void PNInit()
        {

            _pubnub = new Pubnub(System.Web.Configuration.WebConfigurationManager.AppSettings["PNPubKey"], System.Web.Configuration.WebConfigurationManager.AppSettings["PNSubKey"]);

        }// End of Init()

        void Subscribe()
        {
            _pubnub.Subscribe<string>(
             reqChannel,
             DisplaySubscribeReturnMessage,
             DisplayConnectStatusMessage,
             DisplayErrorMessage);
        }//End of Subscribe

        /// <summary>
        /// Callback method captures the response in JSON string format for all operations
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="result"></param>
        void DisplaySubscribeReturnMessage(string result)
        {

            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(result) && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(result.Trim()))
            {
                //Console.WriteLine("ReceivedMessageCallbackWhenSubscribed -> result = " + result);
                List<object> deserializedMessage = _pubnub.JsonPluggableLibrary.DeserializeToListOfObject(result);
                if (deserializedMessage != null && deserializedMessage.Count > 0)
                {
                    object subscribedObject = (object)deserializedMessage[0];

                    AppRequest newReq = new AppRequest();

                    //string curr = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(subscribedObject);
                    if (subscribedObject != null)
                    {
                        JsonConvert.PopulateObject(subscribedObject.ToString(), newReq);

                        if (newReq.requestType == 1)
                        {
                            PublishTrend(newReq.name);
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            PublishCounter(newReq.name);
                        }

                    }
                }
            }

        }// End of DisplaySubscribeReturnMessage

        /// <summary>
        /// Callback method to provide the connect status of Subscribe call
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="result"></param>
        static void DisplayConnectStatusMessage(string result)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("ConnectStatus:");
            Console.WriteLine(result);
        }//End of DisplayConnectStatusMessage

        /// <summary>
        /// Publish Trend data in response to app request = 1
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="pCurr">Currency Name</param>
        void PublishTrend(string pCurr)
        {
            string trendJSON = string.Empty;
            string currKey = "USD" + pCurr;

            CurrencyTrendData currencyDataPublish = new CurrencyTrendData();

            currencyDataPublish.name = pCurr;
            currencyDataPublish.value = ArrayDictMap[currKey];
            currencyDataPublish.time = LastTimeStamp;

            trendJSON = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(currencyDataPublish);

            _pubnub.Publish<string>(respChannel, trendJSON, DisplayReturnMessage, DisplayErrorMessage);

        }//End of PublishTrend

        /// <summary>
        /// Publish Latest Counter data in response to app request = 0
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="pCurr">Currency Name</param>

        void PublishCounter(string pCurr)
        {
            string trendJSON = string.Empty;
            string currKey = "USD" + pCurr;

            int arrayCount = Global.ArrayDictMap[currKey].Count;

            if (arrayCount > 0)
            {

                CurrencyData currencyDataPublish = new CurrencyData();

                currencyDataPublish.name = pCurr;
                currencyDataPublish.value = ArrayDictMap[currKey][arrayCount - 1].ToString();
                currencyDataPublish.time = LastTimeStamp;

                try
                {

                    if (Global.ArrayDictMap[currKey][arrayCount - 1] > Global.ArrayDictMap[currKey][arrayCount - 2])
                    {
                        currencyDataPublish.direction = "+";
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        currencyDataPublish.direction = "-";
                    }

                    currencyDataPublish.magnitude = Math.Abs(Global.ArrayDictMap[currKey][arrayCount - 1] - Global.ArrayDictMap[currKey][arrayCount - 2]);

                }
                catch (ArgumentOutOfRangeException e)
                {
                    Console.WriteLine(e.ToString());
                    Console.WriteLine("Can be ignored if list has one or less elements");

                    currencyDataPublish.direction = "+";
                    currencyDataPublish.magnitude = Global.ArrayDictMap[currKey][arrayCount - 1];
                }

                trendJSON = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(currencyDataPublish);

                _pubnub.Publish<string>(respChannel, trendJSON, DisplayReturnMessage, DisplayErrorMessage);

            }

        }//End of PublishCounter

        public static void DisplayReturnMessage(string result)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("PUBLISH STATUS CALLBACK");
            Console.WriteLine(result);
        }// End of DisplayReturnMessage

        /// <summary>
        /// Callback method for error messages
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="pubnubError">Returns the error message if it fails to get back any result after hitting the URL</param>

        public static void DisplayErrorMessage(PubnubClientError pubnubError)
        {
            Console.WriteLine(pubnubError.StatusCode);
        }// End of DisplayErrorMessage

        /// <summary>
        /// While the application starts, this method (Application_Start) will be called and JobScheduler.Start() will get initiated
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="sender"></param>
        /// <param name="e"></param>

        protected void Application_Start(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            JobScheduler.Start();// Run the "JobScheduler" class to start the code once the application will start
            PNInit();
            Subscribe();
        }// End Application_Start()

        protected void Session_Start(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
        }// End Session_Start()

        protected void Application_BeginRequest(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
        }// End Application_BeginRequest()

        protected void Application_AuthenticateRequest(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {

        }// End Application_AuthenticateRequest()

        protected void Application_Error(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
        }// End Application_Error()

        protected void Session_End(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
        }// End Session_End()

        protected void Application_End(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
        }// End Application_End()
    }
}


Brenda Falls is located on the way to Sugar Lake. From Lumby drive 22 km east on Hwy 6 and turn left onto Sugar Lake Rd at Frank's General Store. From Frank's Store travel an additional 24 km to reach Sugar Lake and when you cross the bridge at Sugar Lake, drive 200 metres and turn left on Rieter Creek Rd. Follow the road until you reach the first fork in to road about 1/2 km. Taking the left fork you will shortly come to a gate. Park shortly before the gate, pulling off to the side as much as possible. Walk around the gate and follow the road to the old parking lot near the river. You may view the falls from the parking lot or choose to access a viewing area below the falls. The trail is not marked but is located through the trees and views the lower part of the falls. This trail is short and quite steep. A secondary view point can be found on Sugar Lake Rd on the left hand side before you come to the bridge. This is clearly marked with a BC Hydro Sugar Lake Dam Viewpoint Sign. Park on the side of the road in the small gravel area and walk through the gate into the picnic area. You can view the dam from the picnic area or there is a steep gravel trail that goes down to the dam level for better viewing.
To get to Cascade Falls from Lumby, travel north on Mabel Lake Road and follow this paved road for 36 kilometres through a picturesque landscape of farmland and ranches. The road then turns to gravel for an additional 14 kilometres. Located at the 15-1/2 forestry kilometre marker, you will find the unmarked trail head which will take you to Cascade Falls. The trailhead and parking area are located on the right hand side of a hairpin turn. The trail is generally in very good condition and is about a 5 to10 minute walk. The grade is moderate with winds through a moss-lined gully along a crystal clear stream. There are picnic tables and a pit toilet on site.
While travelling to Cascade Falls, you will pass Shuswap Falls and Mabel Lake Provincial Park. The park contains a number of clean, sandy beaches, a playground, and walking trails. The parking lot for Cascade Falls is 13 km past the turn off to the Mabel Lake Provincial Park.
Rainbow Falls is the longest drive at approximately 70 km from downtown Lumby. The trip, however, is definitely worth it as is evident when you enter the headwaters of the Shuswap watershed and Monashee Provincial Park. The interior rainforest of the Monashees hosts plenty of old growth Cedar, Fir and Spruce trees, as well as several views of towering mountain peaks along the way that offer excellent photo opportunities. To visit Rainbow Falls from Lumby, drive 22 km east on Hwy 6 and turn left onto Sugar Lake Rd at Frank's General Store. From Frank's Store travel an additional 24 km to reach Sugar Lake. Cross the bridge and drive an additional 22 km further on the gravel road. Turn right at 22 km onto Spectrum Creek Road where signs are visible pointing to Monashee Provincial Park. After driving another 3 km towards Monashee Provincial Park, you will see the turn-off to the falls on your left. Travel ½ km to the Rainbow Falls parking lot where you will see the trailhead leading to the falls. The trail down to the falls is approximately a 5 to 10 minute walk and in excellent condition, but watch your step, as there may be some slippery sections along the way.
Shuswap Falls at the Wilsey Dam site is an excellent place for a picnic. You may take a walk on several trails and observe a working hydroelectric dam. Shuswap Falls is a maintained BC Hydro Recreation site with a parking lot, picnic tables, interpretive signs, and pit toilets. There is a great viewing platform that overhangs the spillway offering a 'bird's-eye-view' of the falls and dam. During the spring runoff the roar of the water can be heard from quite a distance. To travel to the Shuswap Falls Recreation site from Lumby, head north on Shuswap Avenue, the name of the road changing to Mabel Lake Road on the outskirts of the Village. Follow Mabel Lake Road for 15 km from Lumby to a bridge that crosses over the Shuswap River. After crossing the bridge, drive another 500 metres to the turnoff on your left. The parking lot gate is open from May to October, 8:00 am to 8:00 pm.


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Send Matter To Europe's Leading Ministers
Gibraltar's Gay Activist Ramp Up Consent Quest
By Andrew Belonsky January 10, 2008 at 1:01pm
Gibraltar's gay sex debate continues.
Activists in the British territory have taken the government – and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown – to Europe highest human rights committee.
[Activist] Felix Alvarez said today that the question which has been tabled directs itself to the United Kingdom's responsibility regarding the Gibraltar Government's failure to respect human rights standards not only in regard of unequal age of consent but across criminal offences such as 'buggery' and 'gross indecency' which exclusively criminalise gay men.
"The question has been tabled by Lib-Dem MP Mike Hancock, and places British Prime Minister Gordon Brown under additional pressure to ensure the Gibraltar government complies with international law requirements," Mr. Alvarez said. "It is now seven and a half years since the European Court ruled that age of consent inequality is in violation of the Convention. Compliance is normally required within a maximum 3 to 4 years."
Gay folk can't have consensual sex until they're eighteen, while the straights can legally stick it at sixteen.
England Gay Gibraltar Gordon Brown News
Subscribe to Queerty for a daily dose of #england #gay #gibraltar stories and more


I love doing inexpensive canvas art. It gives me the opportunity to be creative and to spruce up the walls in my house. While I was shopping in Dollar Tree, I came across a section of wall stickers made by Main Street Wall Creations. They offer so many options for wall decorations, and all you have to do is peel and stick them onto a clean, dry surface.
I chose the "Keep Calm and Carry On" sticker because I love how I can apply the message to different situations in my life.
Before applying the stickers, I painted a 16″x20″ stretched canvas with yellow acrylic paint.
I waited a few hours to let the paint dry. Then I applied the stickers. Very simple!


If you´re a composer or producer looking for that authentic Nashville sound or a songwriter who needs some killer Country Western instrumental tracks for your demos, Nashville Sessions is just what you need. Inside you´ll find 22 big construction kits plus over 140 extra loops and licks. Featured instruments include electric and acoustic guitars, drums, bass, pedal steel, fiddle, mandolin, and more - recorded by some of the most talented young session players in Nashville. These kits cover traditional and current Country and Western styles plus the most popularly-used Country and Western rhythms and chord progressions. Nashville Sessions is an ideal way to add some country to your creations.
- Featured intstruments include electric and acoustic guitars, drums, bass, pedal steel, fiddle, mandolin, and more!
Ich nutze die Library in meiner DAW um eigene Musik damit zu kreieren. Für Leute die qualitativ hochwertige Sounds benötigen greifen hier zu.


Beau lot de 30 Patches US divers dont. 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th Army ; et. 9th 25th 31th 36th 42nd 45th 63rd 66th 71st 75th 76th 97th 100th Infantry division + divers autres patches.
The item "Lot 30 Patches US 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Army 9th 25th 36th 45th Infantry div. WW2" is in sale since Wednesday, March 20, 2019. This item is in the category "Collections\Militaria\Insignes\2nde guerre mondiale 39-45". The seller is "jmcirque" and is located in Albertville. This item can be shipped to North, South, or Latin America, all countries in Europe, all countries in continental Asia, Australia.


International Automotive Components, a leading global supplier of vehicle and truck interior systems and components has around 32,000 employees in over 100 locations in 22 countries. They had over 30 payroll systems and were looking to move to one global payroll system to standardize processes and procedures while meeting local and global compliance requirements across the globe. Hear how International Automotive Components partnered with ADP's payroll and HCM solution that was scalable to handle the volume of their employees and ensure employees receive accurate and timely pay across the globe to support their organization's growth.
All HR transactions are processed in real-time capacity, rather than pieces of paper flying around the world.


Both ourWorld and Woozworld are browser based virtual world games and therefore no downloads are required. They are both aimed at children, teenagers and young adults as well as offer you a wide range of opportunities and allow you to express your individuality and style. However with the many similarities between the two virtual worlds, there are also numerous differences. Stuck with a choice between which worlds to live in, well here are the pros and cons of both games and the choice is now up to you.
Both worlds require you to create your own character. Woozworld allows you the choice between a boy or a girl and then you are given four choices from whichever gender you choose. The initial selection of your characters is very limited, although you are able to make changes to your characters appearance later in the game. OurWorld on the other hand has a wide variety of characters to choose from initially. You are able to choose between male or female. Each character option varies in features such as skin color and tone, hair color as well as general style. Like Woozworld, ourWorld also allows you to change and enhance the appearance of your character as the game progresses.
OurWorld is easy to navigate your way around, as it has certain stages laid out, which need to be unlocked, in order to access more facilities. The map facility available to you during the game makes ourWorld easy to navigate your way through. As a result of unlocking the various stages, it also provides you with a sense of accomplishment. This is because throughout the game, you are able to see the progress you are making. However Woozworld does not require you to unlock specific stages in order to make progress in the game. Therefore you may at times feel lost and feel as though you are not progressing any further. Navigation of Woozworld is also more difficult as a result of not having a map available and feeling as though there is no specific purpose or rewards for your accomplishments and participation. As a result of not being able to physically see your progression, it may at times feel as though you are accomplishing no real purpose.
OurWorld has an easy credits system that enables you to earn credits for merely participating in the games and activities that are on offer throughout the many stages. The credits gained are able to be used in all aspects of the game, throughout the entire game. Woozworld however consists of two different credit systems. These include wooz and beex. Although beex are easy to earn, they are not entirely useful. In order to create the world you desire, you will most likely need to purchase wooz at an additional price.
In ourWorld everyone has a place of their own called a condo. This is a realistic looking apartment that already contains the basic features and facilities. Here you are able to rearrange the existing furniture as well as purchase new furniture to transform your condo and make it as unique as possible. You are able to shop at various different furniture shops throughout the game as you unlock the different stages. The furniture shops found in ourWorld are divided into 11 sub sections. Besides merely changing and redecorating your condo with the basic furniture to suit your style, you are not given a large variety of options, which are available in Woozworld. In Woozworld, you are given the opportunity to have a place of your own, called a unitz. This is however not as realistic looking and merely consists of walls and a door. Although it is a basic space, you are provided with more options when it comes to creating your own unique space. Here you are able to purchase furniture and household accessories throughout the game. The furniture category is further divided into 9 sub sections. These sections are broad and allow you to completely change the appearance and style of your unitz. You are able to make drastic changes such as changing your unitz door as well as selecting a theme and kitting out your unitz according to the chosen theme. Therefore, although it may not be as realistic looking as ourWorld condos, you are really able to express your creativity with your Woozworld unitz.
By becoming a VIP member, you will receive beex and wooz, as well as gain access to unique items. Woozworld provides a wide range of packages, therefore allowing you to choose a package that best suits your needs as well as your bank account.
Again both games offer you actions in order to allow your character to perform actions to enhance the realistic effects of the character. OurWorld offers users a wide range of actions to choose from, which include dance moves, emotes and gestures. Each category has many actions to offer and these may be easily accumulated as a result of leveling up. As a result of having so many options available, you are always able express your feelings accurately. Woozworld offers users two options here, which include emo and movez. Again there are many options within each category. However many of the actions on offer can only be accessed by VIP members. OurWorld therefore offers more options and a greater variety at no additional cost.
Woozworld allows you to choose a theme for your unitz and then provides you with many options to make it come to life. Therefore, depending on where you interest lies, Woozworld, offers you great options to great your own space, whereas ourWorld offers you a wide variety of options when recreating the appearance of your character.
Therefore both games have very similar characteristics, however differ in various ways and therefore the game for you depends entirely on what you are looking as well as your needs and personality. OurWorld offers you an easy navigational world, which is realistic and has a great deal to offer when it comes to the appearance of your character. OurWorld also offers a wide variety of games and activities to participate in. However if designing your own unique space and chatting to friends is what you are after then this is well offered by Woozworld. The simple space allows you to use your creativity to the utmost and create what you have envisioned. Woozworld also provides you with an easy environment to chat to friends as well as make new friends. Here you are also able to express yourself on your Woozworld wall. Both games are fun and a great way to meet new people as well as provide the basic facilities to explore your creativity as well as a way to express your personality.


The Vaughan Food Bank has been helping those in the community for decades and thanks to its new location, it has no plans on stopping anytime soon.
There is no question Vaughan, Ont., is booming: it's one of the fastest-growing regions in Canada, if not North America. It has a new subway to a new and burgeoning Metropolitan Centre and downtown. It has new exhibits and venues showcasing culture and the arts. It has new, upscale retail supercentres and public institutions and one of the highest standards of living in the country, as evidenced by the magnificent homes and estates dotting the region. It also has a food bank.
Seemingly incongruent to the wealth and prosperity on display daily in the region, the Vaughan Food Bank at 5732 Highway 7 in Woodbridge, Ont., brings a much-needed public service to thousands every year in this land of plenty.
It has been doing so since 1995, having just moved to its new location last year in search of a larger space to accommodate its growing need. The Food Bank donates more than one million meals per year from this facility, many to individuals and families, and many to various agencies throughout York Region that in turn do community outreach.
The new and larger space also allows the Vaughan Food Bank to provide something to its clients you may not have considered: more confidentiality.
Like so many other non-profit community service organizations, the foundation and strength of the Vaughan Food Bank are in its volunteers. In fact, it is operated entirely by volunteers — there are no paid staff. It is supported by contributions from various corporations and generous individuals, as it receives no monetary support from municipal, provincial or federal governments. It is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for operations, and Thursday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for clients.
Vaughan may indeed be booming, but the Vaughan Food Bank is testament that it is also a caring and compassionate community full of people with heart. And that is, quite possibly, its greatest wealth.


Enchancia Castle is where the royal family of the kingdom of Enchancia live. It is presided over by King Roland II and his second wife, Queen Miranda. Princess Amber, and Prince James have lived there since birth, and Princess Sofia has lived there since her mother married Roland.
The castle was old with many secrets, one of them being that Sofia's bedroom, originally Duchess Matilda's room, had a tiny hole leading to a river boat ride to the Secret Library, which contained unfinished books of lives that needed helping.
101. "Just One of the Princes"
103. "Let the Good Times Troll"
114. "The Amulet of Avalor"
117. "The Amulet and the Anthem"
118. "Tea For Too Many"
202. "Two Princesses and a Baby"
207. "King for a Day"
208. "When You Wish Upon a Well"
217. "The Curse of Princess Ivy"
228. "Carol of the Arrow"
301. "New Genie on the Block"
306. "The Fliegel Has Landed"
314. "Gone With the Wand"
323. "The Tale of the Noble Knight"
401. "Day of the Sorcerers"
402. "The Secret Library: Tale of the Eternal Torch"
403. "The Crown of Blossoms"
Season 4 (unknown ep. number). "The Birthday Wish"
410. "The Mystic Isles: The Mare of the Mist"
Season 4. (unknown ep. prod. number) "Through the Looking Back Glass"
Season 4 (unknown ep. prod. number). "Too Cute to Spook"
Season 4 (unknown ep. prod. number). "In Cedric We Trust"
Season 4 (unknown ep. prod. number). "The Mystic Isles: A Hero for the Hoodwinks"
Season 4 (unknown ep. prod. number). "The Elf Situation"
The castle is in the back of the credits of almost every episode of the end credits to Sofia the First.
↑ "Finding Clover", season 1, episode 13.
↑ "Minding the Manor", season 3, episode 5.
↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess, season 0, episode 0.
↑ 4.0 4.1 "Gizmo Gwen", season 2, episode 9.
↑ "Tea For Too Many", season 1, episode 18.
↑ "Four's a Crowd", season 1, episode 24.
↑ "Baileywick's Day Off", season 1, episode 9.
↑ "Best in Air Show", season 3, episode 20.
↑ "Cedric's Apprentice", season 1, episode 4.
↑ "The Secret Library", season 3, episode 10.


Ben Higgins and Lauren Bushnell's first date in Denver, Colorado, was a far cry from their romantic tropical excursions on The Bachelor.
Towards the end of their date, Higgins went to get the couple's car from the parking garage and got stuck in the elevator. That's when his 26-year-old fiancee started Snapchatting.
Bushnell posted a video of herself repeatedly pushing the elevator's emergency button to alert someone. "Uh-oh! Honey?" she's heard saying. "We're going to get you out of here, OK?"
She then snapped a pic of a firefighter with the caption: "Poor Ben."
The 28-year-old Bachelor star did make it out of the elevator safely and Bushnell found the whole incident amusing. "Date night one. I'm OK," Higgins said in another Snap video. "Got stuck in an elevator on floor two in a parking garage."
Bushnell, giggling, quipped back, "No, it was like floor one and a half!"
Higgins also tweeted about being trapped in an elevator, writing: "Traumatizing! I'll never forget our first Denver date. @LaurenBushnell3 keeps laughing..."
He added: "Safe now but need a drink!"


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Prosecuting "Illicit Enrichment": a new offence for the UK?
James Maton	on March 23, 2015
This article by James Maton and Jamie Humphreys was first published on the blog of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Anti-Corruption.
There are many policy developments that would help improve asset recovery efforts in the UK (see Transparency International's publication Closing down the Safe Havens). However, if we were to choose one initiative that we believe should be prioritised by the next Government, it would be the introduction of an illicit enrichment offence.
Article 20 of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) states:
"Subject to its constitution and the fundamental principles of its legal system, each State Party shall consider adopting such legislative and other measures as may be necessary to establish as a criminal offence, when committed intentionally, illicit enrichment, that is, a significant increase in the assets of a public official that he or she cannot reasonably explain in relation to his or her lawful income."
In our view, Parliament should introduce legislation to bring the UK in line with the aspirations of UNCAC. In this blog we summarise how it would work and identify what benefits it would bring.
The jurisdiction for such an offence would be any suspicious transaction involving a public official's assets which passes through the UK financial system. This would ensue that funds obtained corruptly abroad would still be covered, in much the same way as the Bribery Act operates.
In practice, when a financial institution files a Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) in relation to a Politically Exposed Person (PEP), the authorities could serve an Unexplained Wealth Order where there was no obvious explanation for the wealth. This would impose a moratorium on the time limit for the authorities to investigate – which currently stands at 31 days. Under current rules, the funds must be released if insufficient evidence has been found within 31 days. Unfortunately, in most cases this is simply not enough time to meet the evidential standards for seizing the assets. Accordingly, 90% of SARs are cleared and given the UK's stamp of approval.
Once the Unexplained Wealth Order had been served, it would impose an obligation on the PEP to justify their wealth. Evidence would include their salary as a public officer and any Income and Asset Declaration they had filed in their home jurisdiction. In the event that the PEP could not justify their wealth, the authorities could forfeit the assets under existing civil forfeiture proceedings.
The new offence would remove the requirement for a conviction in the home jurisdiction – a stumbling block for many claims where political will is absent – and allow the UK to take a pro-active stance on corruption. It would strengthen the existing SAR regime and give the authorities sufficient time to conduct an investigation. The importance placed on Income and Asset Declarations may encourage PEPs to file accurate Declarations in their home jurisdictions. Finally, if successfully implemented, we anticipate that it would make the UK a considerably less attractive location for corrupt capital.
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James is a commercial litigator advising companies and Governments on a wide range of complex contractual and commercial disputes. That work includes litigation, international arbitration under a variety of rules and considerable experience of managing multi-jurisdictional disputes. He also advises Governments seeking to trace, freeze and recover the corruptly acquired assets of dishonest public officials. That experience includes civil proceedings to recover the proceeds of corruption, enforcing foreign confiscation orders, advising on requests for mutual legal assistance in criminal proceedings and using insolvency remedies to recover assets. He speaks regularly about asset recovery at international anti-corruption conferences organised by international donors, and has provided significant pro-bono support to anti-corruption NGOs.
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Victim suffers broken bones in face
Sheriff's deputies in Volusia County said the owner of a pizza restaurant badly beat an employee and broke bones in his face.Vincenzo Scorpio, 36, was arrested Tuesday night outside his restaurant, Scorpio's Pizza, in Deltona.Watch the surveillance video"He pushes me, and then he punches me in the face," Scorpio said. "That's when I retaliate."Deputies said the 53-year-old victim, who was identified by Scorpio as Patrick Juliano, was arguing with his boss about the amount of his paycheck when he was fired."It's completely clear that every time I tried to get up off of him," Scorpio said. "He pulled me down swinging. You can see him swinging."Juliano asked to be paid before he left, and deputies said that is when Scorpio repeatedly punched him in the face with a closed fist."The severity of his injuries has nothing to do with it. If you're going to keep hitting me, I'm not going to sit there and let you keep hitting me," Scorpio said.Investigators said the victim's eyes were swollen shut, his lip was split and he suffered facial fractures.Scorpio said he was unable to show the video to deputies when the fight happened because he couldn't get the equipment to work. He has since handed the video over to detectives, who said they still plan to charge Scorpio.All of the evidence will be sent to the state attorney's office. Scorpio said he believes the charges will be dropped."At no time is fighting the answer, but if someone is hitting you, do your best to subdue, to get away and call the police," Scorpio said. "Even if you go to jail over it, at least you know you did the right thing."Related: Florida mug shots
DELTONA, Fla. —
Sheriff's deputies in Volusia County said the owner of a pizza restaurant badly beat an employee and broke bones in his face.
Vincenzo Scorpio, 36, was arrested Tuesday night outside his restaurant, Scorpio's Pizza, in Deltona.
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Surveillance video: Pizza shop owner fights employee
Watch the surveillance video
"He pushes me, and then he punches me in the face," Scorpio said. "That's when I retaliate."
Deputies said the 53-year-old victim, who was identified by Scorpio as Patrick Juliano, was arguing with his boss about the amount of his paycheck when he was fired.
"It's completely clear that every time I tried to get up off of him," Scorpio said. "He pulled me down swinging. You can see him swinging."
Juliano asked to be paid before he left, and deputies said that is when Scorpio repeatedly punched him in the face with a closed fist.
"The severity of his injuries has nothing to do with it. If you're going to keep hitting me, I'm not going to sit there and let you keep hitting me," Scorpio said.
Investigators said the victim's eyes were swollen shut, his lip was split and he suffered facial fractures.
Scorpio said he was unable to show the video to deputies when the fight happened because he couldn't get the equipment to work. He has since handed the video over to detectives, who said they still plan to charge Scorpio.
All of the evidence will be sent to the state attorney's office. Scorpio said he believes the charges will be dropped.
"At no time is fighting the answer, but if someone is hitting you, do your best to subdue, to get away and call the police," Scorpio said. "Even if you go to jail over it, at least you know you did the right thing."
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City bus drivers spend hours driving under time pressure, in congested traffic and in a monotonous sitting position. This leads to unhealthy working conditions, especially in terms of physical and psychological stress. The aim of this study is to investigate whether an active steering system can alleviate the musculoskeletal stress involved in manoeuvring a bus. Twenty bus drivers drove a city bus equipped with the Volvo dynamic steering (VDS) support system in real traffic. Steering effort was evaluated with electromyography and with a questionnaire. Compared to baseline, VDS significantly reduced the required muscle activity by on average 15–25% while turning, and up to 68% in the part of the manoeuvre requiring maximum effort. The bus drivers believed that VDS will help reduce neck and shoulder problems, and they expressed a desire to have VDS installed in their own bus.
Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute, Traffic and road users, Human Factors in the Transport System. Linköpings Universitet.
Indicators based on visual time-sharing have been used to investigate drivers' visual behaviour during additional task execution. However, visual time-sharing analyses have been restricted to additional tasks with well-defined temporal start and end points and a dedicated visual target area. We introduce a method to automatically extract visual time-sharing sequences directly from eye tracking data. This facilitates investigations of systems, providing continuous information without well-defined start and end points. Furthermore, it becomes possible to investigate time-sharing behavior with other types of glance targets such as the mirrors. Time-sharing sequences are here extracted based on between-glance durations. If glances to a particular target are separated by less than a time-based threshold value, we assume that they belong to the same information intake event. Our results indicate that a 4-s threshold is appropriate. Examples derived from 12 drivers (about 100 hours of eye tracking data), collected in an on-road investigation of an in-vehicle information system, are provided to illustrate sequence-based analyses. This includes the possibility to investigate human-machine interface designs based on the number of glances in the extracted sequences, and to increase the legibility of transition matrices by deriving them from time-sharing sequences instead of single glances. More object-oriented glance behavior analyses, based on additional sensor and information fusion, are identified as the next future step. This would enable automated extraction of time-sharing sequences not only for targets fixed in the vehicle's coordinate system, but also for environmental and traffic targets that move independently of the driver's vehicle.
Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute, Society, environment and transport, Traffic analysis and logistics. Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan.
Currently, there is a great need for new methods to collect travel data. Traditional methods have considerable drawbacks and, at the same time, the models used to analyse the transport system require more and more detailed and high-quality data. Since most smartphones are equipped with various sensors that can be used to determine the location of the smartphone, and since smartphones are integrated in the daily life of most people, they provide an unprecedented opportunity for large-scale travel data collection. This method has a great potential to solve the problems related to the estimation of distance/travel time, geographic coding of departure/destination locations and forgotten trips and it will also provide a more detailed and extensive data set.
In a recently completed research project the feasibility of replacing or complementing the traditional travel diary, with a suite of tools that make use of smartphone collected travel data has been evaluated. The advantages and disadvantages of the traditional method and the proposed method were studied. For a fair comparison, both methods have been tested in the same city, at the same time, and with the same respondents. To achieve the objectives of the project, MEILI, a system that consists of a smartphone application for capturing the movement of users and a web application for allowing the users to annotate their movement, has been deployed. In total 2142 trips were collected and annotated by 171 users. 51 of the users annotated trips covering more than a week. The main findings of the paper are that smartphone based data collection is feasible, that the algorithms to save battery work well and that trips of the same respondent vary considerably depending on day of the week.
A questionnaire, including questions pertaining to perceived attractiveness, feelings of unsafety and different types of risks connected to different transport modes (car, city bus, tram, regional bus, commuter train and subway), was filled out by 59 respondents. The results showed that perceived attractiveness might be affected by perceived risks and worry of being bothered, threatened or attacked by fellow passengers to a higher extent than perceived risks and worry of being involved in traffic accidents. Different circumstances, for instance the bus stop etc being remotely situated, were considered to contribute to feelings of unsafety when walking to and waiting at the bus stop etc. When travelling with different public transport modes the participants stated that they feel unsafe if for example drivers/personnel do not supervise their vehicle. Women stated to a higher extent than men that different circumstances contribute to feelings of unsafety when walking to and waiting at the bus stop etc. as well as when travelling with different public transport modes. A majority of the respondents stated that they avoid travelling with the red subway-line during night-time, especially during weekends. The respondents stated that they had a more positive attitude towards tram than towards regional bus and commuter train, which was not the case in a similar study conducted in Norrköping. This result might be explained by a successful introduction of a new tramway-line (Tvärbanan) in Stockholm.
KTH, Centrum för transportstudier, CTS.
The use of Cost-benefit analysis (CBA) as a tool for selecting transport investments is often questioned. It is not unusual that politicians or others in the public debate argue that the outcome of a CBA completely rely on assumptions concerning a particular input factor, such as valuation of CO2 emissions or future fuel price. This paper explores whether the relative ranking of CBA outcomes are robust with respect to some key inputs in transport demand analysis driving cost, public transport fare and economic growth. We study six different infrastructure objects (three road and three rail objects) and four alternative assumptions on input factors compared to a reference scenario.
The findings suggest that single input factors in a CBA, individually have a small impact on the ranking of the studied investments. In our model calculations we observe no change in rank between a road and a rail object.
Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute, Traffic and road users, Driving Simulation and Visualization.
Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute, Traffic and road users, Driver and vehicle.
In an attempt to increse the freight transport capacity in Sweden, introduction of longer and heavier trains is investigated. To aid this investigation, a freight train simulator was designed and constructed. Here, the implemented freight train dynamics model is described, which includes slip control, a modular wagon model structrue and pneumatic brake system. Further, stable real-time performance of the implemented dynamics model is discussed.
In an attempt to increase the freight transport capacity in Sweden, introduction of longer and heavier trains is investigated. To aid this investigation, a freight train simulator was designed and constructed. Here, the implemented freight train dynamics model is described, which includes slip control, a modular wagon model structure, and a pneumatic brake system. Further, stable real-time performance of the implemented dynamics model is discussed.
Medelhastigheten på vägar i Blekinge har minskat något under perioden 996-2000. En svag tendens till minskande genomsnittliga årliga medelhastigheter föreligger på vägar med hastighetsgränserna 90 och 110 km/t i Blekinge. Den årliga förändringen är emellertid inte statistiskt skild från noll. Utvecklingen i Blekinge är ungefär densamma som i VSÖ i övrigt. Hastighetsmätningarna visar också att hastighetsnivån är generellt lägre i Blekinge än i VSÖ i övrigt. På 90-vägarna är medelhastigheten i Blekinge jämfört med VSÖ i övrigt nästan 5 km/t lägre och på 110-vägar utom motorvägar 0,5-1 km/t lägre.
Den stora hastighetsförändringen under perioden föreligger på vägsträckor där hastighetsgränsen sänkts från 110 till 90 km/t. För Blekinge innebär det sänkta hastighetsgränser på större delen av E22:an som svarar för en stor del av trafikarbetet i länet. Minskningen i Blekinge som är ca 8–9 km/t är av samma storleksordning som för 110-vägar med sänkt hastighetsgräns till 90 km/t i VSÖ i övrigt.
This study investigates whether or not the scale bias found in contingent valuation (CVM) studies on mortality risk reductions is a result of cognitive constraints among respondents. Scale bias refers to insensitivity and non near-proportionality of the respondents' willingness to pay (WTP) to the size of the risk reduction. Two hundred Swedish students participated in an experiment where their cognitive ability was tested before they took part in a CVM-study where they were asked about their WTP to reduce bus-mortality risk. The results imply that WTP answers from respondents with a higher cognitive ability are less flawed by scale bias.
An automated transport system has the potential to improve traffic safety and flow, but also to the accessibility and comfort for users of the transport system. Realizing the positive effects with automated transport is about shaping regulatory, organizational and technical systems. Here, appropriate evaluation enables steering efforts in the desired direction. The overall aim of this study was to develop a methodological framework that could identify effects of an automated transport system, and outline methods and metrics for evaluation of these effects. We propose a tentative case-based methodology to define measures of the effects of an automated transport system that will give key stakeholders new possibilities to evaluate research and development projects and efforts connected to automation of the transport system, and thereby manage these in a human-centered direction.
In this paper, renewal costs for railway tracks are investigated using survival analysis. The purpose is to derive the effect from increased traffic volumes on rail renewal cycle lengths and to calculate associated marginal costs. A flow sample of censored data containing almost 1300 observations on the Swedish main railway network is used. We specify Weibull regression models, and estimate deterioration elasticities for total tonnage as well as for passenger and freight tonnages separately. Marginal costs are calculated as a change in present values of renewal costs from premature renewal following increased traffic volumes. The marginal cost for total tonnage is estimated to approximately SEK 0.002 per gross ton kilometre.
Ongoing urban exploitation is increasing pressure to transform urban green spaces, while there is increasing awareness that greenery provides a range of important benefits to city residents. In efforts to help resolve associated problems we have developed a framework for integrated assessments of ecosystem service (ES) benefits and values provided by urban greenery, based on the ecosystem service cascade model. The aim is to provide a method for assessing the contribution to, and valuing, multiple ES provided by urban greenery that can be readily applied in routine planning processes. The framework is unique as it recognizes that an urban greenery comprises several components and functions that can contribute to multiple ecosystem services in one or more ways via different functional traits (e.g. foliage characteristics) for which readily measured indicators have been identified. The framework consists of five steps including compilation of an inventory of indicator; application of effectivity factors to rate indicators' effectiveness; estimation of effects; estimation of benefits for each ES; estimation of the total ES value of the ecosystem. The framework was applied to assess ecosystem services provided by trees, shrubs, herbs, birds, and bees, in green areas spanning an urban gradient in Gothenburg, Sweden. Estimates of perceived values of ecosystem services were obtained from interviews with the public and workshop activities with civil servants. The framework is systematic and transparent at all stages and appears to have potential utility in the existing spatial planning processes.
Studien omfattar en jämförelse av ljudnivåer och vibrationer i fordon vid körning på två typer av räffelutformning, en konventionellt fräst räffla och en sinusformad räffla.
Mätningar av interna och externa ljudnivåer samt vibrationer i chassi och säte har skett vid körning på fyra sträckor; en sträcka med vanlig fräst räffla (konventionell), vid denna har dels en äldre räffla ingått, dels en nyfräst räffla. Vidare har tre sträckor med sinusformade räfflor ingått.
Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute, Traffic and road users, Driving Simulation and Visualization. Högskolan i Halmstad.
RISE Viktoria & Högskolan i Halmstad, CAISR Centrum för tillämpade intelligenta system (IS-lab).
In the near future, Cooperative Intelligent Transport System (C-ITS) applications are expected to be deployed. To support this, simulation is often used to design and evaluate the applications during the early development phases. Simulations of C-ITS scenarios often assume a fleet of homogeneous vehicles within the transportation system. In contrast, once C-ITS is deployed, the traffic scenarios will consist of a mixture of connected and non-connected vehicles, which, in addition, can be driven manually or automatically. Such mixed cases are rarely analysed, especially those where manually driven vehicles are involved. Therefore, this paper presents a C-ITS simulation framework, which incorporates a manually driven car through a driving simulator interacting with a traffic simulator, and a communication simulator, which together enable modelling and analysis of C-ITS applications and scenarios. Furthermore, example usages in the scenarios, where a manually driven vehicle cut-in to a platoon of Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control (CACC) equipped vehicles are presented.
Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute, Traffic and road users, Vehicle technology and simulation. Halmstad Universitet.
Wireless technology supporting vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V), and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communication, allow vehicles and infrastructures to exchange information, and cooperate. Cooperation among the actors in an intelligent transport system (ITS) can introduce several benefits, for instance, increase safety, comfort, efficiency.
Automation has also evolved in vehicle control and active safety functions. Combining cooperation and automation would enable more advanced functions such as automated highway merge and negotiating right-of-way in a cooperative intersection. However, the combination have influences on the structure of the overall transport systems as well as on its behaviour. In order to provide a common understanding of such systems, this paper presents an analysis of cooperative ITS (C-ITS) with regard to dimensions of cooperation. It also presents possible influence on driving behaviour and challenges in deployment and automation of C-ITS.
Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) offer the possibility of helping drivers to fulfill their driving tasks. Despite different encouraging factors, automated driving raise some concerns such as possible loss of situation awareness, overreliance on automation and system failure. This paper aims to investigate the effects of AV on driver's behavior and traffic performance. A literature review was conducted to examine the AV effects on driver's behavior. Findings from the literature survey reveal that conventional vehicles (CV), i.e. human driven, which are driving close to a platoon of AV with short THW, tend to reduce their THW and spend more time under their critical THW. Additionally, driving highly AV reduce situation awareness and can intensify driver drowsiness, exclusively in light traffic.
In order to investigate the influences of AV on traffic performance, a simulation case study consisting of a 100% AV scenario and a 100% CV scenario was performed using microscopic traffic simulation. Outputs of this simulation study reveal that the positive effects of AV on roads are especially highlighted when the network is crowded (e.g. peak hours). This can definitely count as a constructive point for the future of road networks with higher demands. In details, average density of autobahn segment remarkably improved by 8.09% during p.m. peak hours in the AV scenario, while the average travel speed enhanced relatively by 8.48%. As a consequent, the average travel time improved by 9.00% in the AV scenario.
The outcome of this study jointly with the previous driving simulator studies illustrates a successful practice of microscopic traffic simulation to investigate the effects of AV. However, further development of the microscopic traffic simulation models are required and further investigations of mixed traffic situation with AV and CV need to be conducted.
The Laser Road Surface Tester (RST) is the second generation of an integrated road surveying instrument developed in Sweden. The principal component of the Laser RST is a noncontact road profiling system. The first road surveying instrument, the Saab RST, has been used for surveying the Swedish road network since 1980. It has given practical experience concerning the measurement and evaluation of road surface characteristics. In this report the new system, The Laser Road Surface Tester, is presented.
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Lightning Will Struggle if Stamkos Misses Too Many Games
February 12, 2021 by Frank Quartarone
It had been almost three full weeks since a team hung a regulation loss on the Tampa Bay Lightning. Back on Jan. 23, the Columbus Blue Jackets beat Tampa 5-2 dominating most of the game. That night, Steven Stamkos played but had no real effect on the outcome with just two shots and zero points. In Thursday night's 5-2 loss to the Florida Panthers, he didn't even dress due to a reported lower-body injury.
Without Stamkos, the forward lines for the Bolts had to be reshuffled to fill the hole. Tyler Johnson moved up to the top line alongside the red-hot Brayden Point, flanked by Ondrej Palat. Moving Johnson up a line meant that Mathieu Joseph had to be plugged in to replace him next to Anthony Cirelli and Alex Killorn. Joseph has been a real trooper all season filling in wherever needed on three different lines so far during the first 12 games. He's also been far from a liability, chipping in four goals with an assist and is a plus-2.
Joseph is obviously no Stamkos, and in the two regulation losses this season, it's been shown that the Lightning will only go as far as the captain can take them. The different lineup the team had to use tonight played a part, no doubt. In EA's NHL 21 video game, the plug and play line shuffling works, but here in the real world where chemistry is such a key, it just doesn't, especially on such short notice.
Lightning Looked Confused and Disconcerted Against Panthers
The Lightning seemed a step too slow all night. The Florida forecheck gave the Bolts constant fits, causing disruption and making it difficult to move the puck out of their own zone. Turnovers aplenty created multiple Panthers' scoring chances from inside the slot and right in front of the crease. Even the steady duo of Victor Hedman and Jan Rutta looked overwhelmed at times being constantly pressured while trying to get the breakouts going.
Andrei Vasilevskiy was excellent between the pipes and he needed to be all game. At about the 10-minute mark of the second period, the Lightning had just 10 shots on goal because they simply couldn't maintain possession of the puck. Florida goalie Sergei Bobrovsky did have some testers at the other end, but not nearly the quality or quantity that Vasilevskiy dealt with all night.
Andrei Vasilevskiy, Tampa Bay Lightning (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers)
Brayden Point was another bright spot, scoring both goals, but both were more of a result of great solo efforts on his part than from good play from the team. This highlights how teams might attack the Bolts moving forward if Stammer misses more than just a few games here and there. He has been fantastic this season, still leading the team in goals even with the two scored by Point in his absence. He's also tied with Hedman for second on the team in points with 14.
Stamkos Has Reaffirmed Why He's the Captain This Season
The numbers are one thing, but the overall presence of Stamkos this season is what the Lightning have needed most. When it was announced that Nikita Kucherov would miss the entire season with a hip injury, the chance to repeat as Stanley Cup champions took a huge hit. Nonetheless, the team has looked great in most of the games this season, garnering praise across the league for how well they've coped with missing a player like Kucherov.
This season's early success has been the product of many players stepping up, but make no mistake, Stamkos has led the team. If he is not in the lineup, or rendered fairly ineffective, the Lightning will not repeat as Cup winners. The Blue Jackets have a way of taking him away and making others beat them. Tonight the Panthers didn't have to deal with him, but that forced the others on the team to beat them and they just couldn't do it.
The Panthers don't play exactly like Columbus but there are similarities. Both teams like to get in your face physically and disrupt things early in your own zone. Florida coach Joel Quenneville, going back to his Chicago Blackhawk days, has had his teams playing this style for years. Yes, Chicago had great players like Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews and Duncan Kieth, no argument there. However, it was the team's commitment to attack the opposition in all three zones that was the real reason for the 452-249-96 record and three Cup victories for Coach Q.
The Latest Stamkos Injury Is Worrisome
This Florida team is not those Chicago teams, but they've been pretty good this year. Still, just the one loss on the season and have now just beaten the consensus best team in the division in a game that wasn't close. The next two games against each other could be more telling. If Stamkos plays it'll give a clearer picture of how the teams actually match up.
If he misses both, the Lightning will get more time on the ice to get used to the new lines, which should help them play more cohesively in the next two contests. His status right now is day-to-day, but given his recent injury history, there's a decent chance that Tampa just holds him out for a bit longer than usual.
Steven Stamkos, Tampa Bay Lightning (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers)
Stamkos came into this year, having missed a bunch of regular-season games and most of the playoffs last season after having sports hernia surgery. This was the second time in just a year that he had to undergo such a procedure. This latest setback comes right as he was playing his best hockey of this young season.
The captain had just started to really heat up, having scored in five of the last six games. The streak was highlighted by the 6-1 Tuesday thrashing of the Nashville Predators, where he had 2 goals and an assist. The fact that he's injured again so early in the season is an obvious concern and if he misses significant time, the Bolts could struggle all season long.
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Frank Quartarone
Frank is a former competitive hockey player at the D3 college level. He's what you'd call a hockey "lifer" having also worked as a hockey referee, time keeper and assistant youth coach, along with being a longtime member of USA Hockey. Frank comes to THW after contributing content on the Tampa Bay Lightning, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Orlando Magic for BackSportsPage.com.
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