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The Wire Troll: "Thank"ful Edition
November 23, 2009 | By Chris Wassel | comment on this post
Fantasy owners have to be extremely thankful for Dustin Penner.
Greetings and sorry for the lateness…but The Wire Troll goes on this week. It has been a strange time lately to say the least, and there are also only a few days until Thanksgiving. I always have much to be thankful for. One thing is I am able to do this column on a weekly basis [Editor's note: Aww, Chris…no need to suck up to me!]. Also, it does not hurt that I am a little more healthy than last week. It was not so much that I was sick, but that so many family and friends were — I never thought I would have to disinfect a computer. These are some of the more odd things that you may have to deal with this time of year.
Alas, now it really is time to see which players I have been thankful for on my teams. One or two of these guys may even still be available in your league. I saw a lot of players that are still on waiver wires that should not be this weekend. Maybe a blue light special from K-Mart is needed for everyone to alert them to the potential feast that is just waiting for them if only they would take a look.
Time to take that peak, ladies and gentlemen…
My Thanksgiving Picks
Dustin Penner, LW, Edmonton Oilers: Obviously Penner is not available in many leagues, but on ESPN he is listed as being available in 3.2 per cent of leagues. That is about one in every 32 or 33. It is not the 25 points or the +11 even that is the biggest surprise for Penner owners. It has to be the four PPGs and 77 shots on goal. These were things we never thought we would see in Penner again after Craig MacTavish played mind games with him. Yet under head coach Pat Quinn and assistant coach Tom Renney, Penner is not only earning his keep, but he is in the top 10 in scoring. I picked him up off waivers during the first week and have rode him to glory ever since. With Penner's confidence at an all-time high, do not expect him to really cool off all that much. Add in the 20 minutes of ice time he's getting per game and good times are still ahead.
Lubomir Visnovsky, D, Edmonton Oilers: Visnovsky has been lost in the shuffle a bit and riddled with injuries the past couple seasons. However, he is turning it around which is great for Fantasy owners. Visnovsky now has 16 points this season and is getting back to the type of production he put up in his days with the Los Angeles Kings. He is still only owned in about 60 per cent of leagues (Yahoo!, Fantrax, ESPN). Even PoolExpert has him down around 55 per cent ownership. Is Visnovsky benefiting a bit from the health issues of Sheldon Souray? Absolutely. On the other hand, he is racking up the points at almost one per game over that last 10 contests. Visnovsky may be 100 per cent healthy for the first time in two seasons, so it may be wise for you to go pick him up now as I have seen double-digit percentage point rises in his ownership the last two weeks. People are catching on. You should now as well.
Nik Antropov, C, Atlanta Thrashers: Antropov is another player that many did not know what quite to expect from. He has potential, but as one friend said to me, "He is so streaky that you wonder if a trail was left in his pants." Maybe that's a little graphic, but that is Antropov's reputation. He did that in Toronto and in his short stay in New York. The funny thing is Antropov was more of a goal scorer, but now he has transformed into a poor man's Joe Thornton…sort of. Antropov has 20 points in 20 games but, oddly, 19 of them are assists. He only has one goal, which I am sure drives many Fantasy owners batty, but he is still racking up points. Sometimes you take them anyway you can get them. The only concern is that Antropov has only taken 22 shots on goal in 20 games. He has an above average slapper, so he needs to start converting as opponents will take away the pass as time goes on. But so far, Antropov has been a nice fantasy surprise with the sixth-highest total of assists in the NHL.
Andy Greene, D, New Jersey Devils: So you were looking for a guy who could rack up minutes on D and could not find one. Well I found one and so are other Fantasy GMs out there. Look, Greene is not going to rack up points but he does have three Power Play tallies and since the injuries to Paul Martin and Johnny Oduya, he has played almost 25 minutes a night for New Jersey. Greene generates about 1.3 shots per game, which is better than most Devil defensemen. His ownership rate is around 20 per cent, but considering it was less than 3 per cent two weeks ago, that is a major increase. Even when the other players come back for New Jersey, Greene will see the ice time because he plays more within himself than the rest.
On behalf of my family and I, I'd like to wish all our American readers a Happy Thanksgiving. See you next week when we examine some of the leftovers on The Wire Troll. Until then, happy trails.
By Chris Wassel
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Davenport University Partners with Henry Ford College to help students earn a bachelor's degree
New partnership enables Henry Ford College students a seamless experience to earn a bachelor's
(GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. – August 27, 2020) Davenport University announced today that it has signed an agreement with Henry Ford College to offer HFC students, graduating with an associate degree, a seamless experience to earn their bachelor's degree at Davenport.
"This is a fantastic opportunity for Henry Ford students to quickly advance their degrees and increase their earning potential," said Dr. Richard J. Pappas, president of Davenport University. "This partnership is a perfect example of Davenport's ongoing commitment to support our state's community colleges and make it more convenient for students to earn a bachelor's degree in as little as three years."
This new partnership agreement enables Henry Ford College students working on their associate degree to easily transfer credits toward a complementary bachelor's degree program at Davenport University.
"Beyond this agreement, Davenport and Henry Ford College both share a strong history of responding to the needs of our communities and providing access to an affordable education," noted Russ Kavalhuna, president of Henry Ford College. "This agreement acknowledges the hard work of our students and allows them to build upon the credits and credentials earned at Henry Ford Community College as they complete a bachelor's degree at Davenport."
About Davenport University:
Founded in 1866, Davenport is a private, non-profit university serving about 7,500 students at campuses across Michigan and online. With tuition among the lowest of all private universities in the state, Davenport provides high academic quality, small class sizes, conveniently located campuses, faculty with real-world experience and more than 60 dynamic undergraduate and graduate programs addressing in-demand careers in business, technology, health professions and urban education. More information is available at www.davenport.edu.
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The missus is working in Tas on the 1st (Launceston) and 2nd (devonport) of Oct so we are making a weekend trip of it. Friday through Sunday we'll be stuffing our faces at various points between Hobart and Launceston. Will have all day of the 1st to myself and the morning of the 2nd so i'm thinking about taking a rod along to keep myself busy.
If anyone can word me up on what species i can expect in the area (salt or fresh) and roughly where to access water i'd appreciate it. Will be traveling light and chucking lures as we're flying in and renting a car when we arrive. Not really after any secret spots unless you're comfortable sharing them. Happy to put in effort on foot to reach spots if that's required.
I'm guessing my main target will be trout?
Not just Trout down there the bream are prolific also.
hornet wrote: Not just Trout down there the bream are prolific also.
good to hear. i'll have a squiz at google maps closer to the date.
Pm meppstas, he is very close to the area you're talking about.
Are you basing this on specific knowledge of the area or the general idea that tassie has lots of big bream?
Been a while since I looked but the general consensus was that this area of tassie had rather poor bream fishing. East coast and around hobart however is on another level.
[quote="mazman"]Pm meppstas, he is very close to the area you're talking about.
sorry to hijack your post basti but im going to tassie in 10 days and spending 10 days going from hobart back up the east coast any where worth checking out?
mazman wrote: Pm meppstas, he is very close to the area you're talking about.
Had me excited for a sec but that's east coast and hobart based fishing. There are bream in the other rivers but the population base doesn't seem to be there.
edit: never actually sent it. d'oh!


This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 730954.
The e-IRGSP5 project finished on November 30th, 2018. These pages summarise the activities and the main results. The support work was taken over by the e-IRGSP6 project.
The EU-funded project e-IRGSP5 was the fifth implementation of the support programme to the e- Infrastructure Reflection Group (e-IRG).
The e-Infrastructure Reflection Group is a recognized key advisory body on e-Infrastructure policies in Europe since its founding in 2003. 63 e-IRG delegates from 32 Member States, Associates Countries and the European Commission (DG CONNECT) and two observers from ESFRI and the European Commission (DG RTD) form an advisory body, which cooperates closely with the European Strategy Forum for Research Infrastructures (ESFRI) and have connections to other bodies of the European landscape like RDA and LIBER. e-IRG and ESFRI complement each other through orthogonal domains, where ESFRIs vertical Research Infrastructures are complemented through and supported by the horizontal e-Infrastructure layers and their services. During the course of the e-IRGSP5 project e-IRG has been actively engaging to establish a collaboration with RDA and LIBER, having delegates as members in both groups governance boards.
e-IRG's vision to "facilitate integration in the area of European e-Infrastructures and connected services, within and between member state, at the European level and globally", pursuing its concept of an e-Infrastructure Commons for Europe's research landscape that is instantiated as the "European Open Science Cloud", which is being implemented and officially launched on 23 November 2018.
e-IRG's objective is to sustain itself as the leading European advisory group on e-infrastructures. It acts as an autonomous and neutral advisory body following the principles of independence and openness, which provides opportunities for all stakeholders to debate their views, and offer perspectives, analysis and proposes approaches to consolidate the way forward.
The mission of e-IRG is "to support both coherent, innovative and strategic European e- Infrastructure policymaking and the development of convergent and sustainable e-Infrastructure services."
e-IRGSP5 has provided the secretariat to the governing bodies of e-IRG, supported their day-to-day operations, organisation of the e-IRG events, i.e. its workshops and delegates meetings. e-IRGSP5 has provided support to the e-IRG's policy activities and provided dissemination and communication activities to distribute the outcome of e-IRG. Furthermore, e-IRGSP5 has coordinated with the EU-funded e-Infrastructures and e-Infrastructure projects to collect and aggregate relevant policy information with impact on the development of EC-funded e- infrastructures, including KPIs and cost-related information. The information provided has been made openly available for reuse.
The European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) was started as an approach to facilitate the Open Science policy of the European Commission and has gained attention through its technical implementation as EOSC, an e-Infrastructure lightweight integration tool. Two EU-funded projects; EOSCpilot (call INFRADEV-04-2016 - European Open Science Cloud for Research) and EOSC- hub (EINFRA-12-2017 - Data and Distributed Computing e-infrastructures for Open Science) resulting from the Horizon 2020 Work Programmes started to implement the technical foundation for the realisation of the European Open Science Cloud. With this instantiation a milestone of e- IRG's concept of the e-Infrastructure Commons has been achieved and e-IRG has entered a phase of re-orientation as described in the first periodic report. As an outcome of this re-orientation phase e-IRG has focused its policy work on the national building blocks of the e-Infrastructure Commons, which are considered as vital constituents of the European Open Science Cloud. This has been a major part of the e-IRGSP5 work in the second reporting period of the project through work package 3, which has supported this activity with substantial effort.
Work Package 1 – charged with project management.
Work Package 2 – Secretariat (WP2) successfully organised all e-IRG events (delegates meetings and workshops under Bulgarian and Austrian Presidency of the Council of the Union) in the reporting period.
The delegates meetings in Sofia, Bulgaria and Vienna, Austria were well attended and during these meetings e-IRG's activity focussing on the national nodes shaped up from the creation of a working group until the presentation of preliminary results in November 2018 in Vienna.
Nearly hundred participants attended the workshop and most of them attended also the Regional Conference on "e-Infrastructures for excellent science in Southeast Europe and Eastern Mediterranean".
forum and the EOSC Launch Event.
Furthermore, WP2 has provided support to the e-IRG Chair and the Executive Board and maintained the e-IRG mailing lists, the internal lists for working groups as well as for task forces and the external mailing list for those interested in e-IRG and the European e-Infrastructures. Since the new GDPR regulations came into force WP2 has removed all subscribers of the mailing list to comply with the regulation and asked them to re-subscribe. Since then interested stakeholders are subscribing to the list. And finally, WP2 has maintained the nominations of e-IRG delegates.
Work Package 3 – Policy Support (WP3) has provided extensive support to e-IRG's policy- activities. In the reporting period e-IRG has started the collection of material and proceed with an analysis of national e-Infrastructure nodes, which are seen as the building blocks of the European Open Science Cloud. Since the e-IRG Working Group on National Nodes was set up, e-IRGSP5 has supported the group in the collection and analysis of national information of 27 out of 32 Member States and Associated Countries, which are represented in e-IRG. The supporting activities comprise also the preparation of presentations with preliminary results of the analysis, which were presented at the DI4R 2018 conference in Lisbon, Portugal, at a PLAN-E workshop in the framework of the eScience 2018 conference in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, both in October 2018, and the e-IRG workshop in November 2018 in Vienna, Austria.
Work Package 4 – Policy Information Collection and Aggregation (WP4) has reworked the initial version of its results, to consider the reviewers' recommendations, providing an initial list of indicators, and then proceeded in updating its outputs, presenting them and discussing them with the e-Infrastructure community and policy makers, and updating/consolidating its outputs, proposing a list of metrics/indicators on the financial and policy aspects of e-Infrastructures. As prescribed in the e-IRGSP5 DoA, the project hired and consulted two external experts, a professional accountant with experience in e-Infrastructures and an experienced project manager and policy expert. Their inputs were considered and integrated in the corresponding final deliverable of the project, which will be further disseminated with the community.
Work Package 5 – Dissemination, Liaison and Communication (WP5) has disseminated the outcome of e-IRG over various channels and maintained the e-IRG web presence, participated in several e-Infrastructure related events, interviewed people of relevance in the e-Infrastructure community and published these interviews on the e-IRG video channel on Vimeo. WP5 further disseminated e-Infrastructure and e-IRG related news through the e-IRG social media outlets and published two issues of the e-IRG Magazine.
The e-IRG web space comprises the public e-IRG web pages, the closed delegates web space to which only e-IRG delegates have access and the closed and public web spaces for the e-IRG Support Programme. The public e-IRG web space informs about e-IRG itself, its events and publications. Additionally, the e-IRG web page has a news blog, which regularly provides news and articles on relevant topics from and around e-Infrastructures. The e-IRG Knowledge Base provides a collection on e-Infrastructure-related topics, publications, project and country information and a calendar with information about events with e-Infrastructure relevance. The e-IRG web presence is the starting point to learn about or get in contact with e-IRG, access its publications and other e- Infrastructure related information, as well as news and event information.
The e-IRG Magazine is a publication, which is edited twice a year and is used to disseminate e- IRG's outcome and provide information about e-IRG delegates meetings and workshops, as well as information from other projects' or initiatives' events in the field of e-Infrastructures. Finally, WP5 has expanded the e-IRG Knowledge Base, which provides a centralised information point on e- Infrastructures at the European and the national level.


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First Step Into A Larger World
Author: Published Date: April 5, 2018 Leave a Comment on First Step Into A Larger World
BY ADRIAN JARDING | Ball State Sports Link | 2017-18 NCAA Digital Extern
I have always been of the notion if you want to go far in life, you need to take chances. This could mean stepping out of your comfort zone, moving to a new place or taking on a challenge which you never would normally take on.
For me, this was my NCAA externship for the women's basketball social media strategy.
When I first came to Ball State in the fall of 2015, I was not a basketball fan, nor was I familiar with the world of social media. My instructor and mentor Chris Taylor set out to change this. He essentially handed me over to our then-graduate assistant Torey Fox who took me under his wings to learn about social media.
I worked my tail off the entire year, clipping late basketball games, learning new tricks on Photoshop and following various accounts like NASCAR and Clemson football.
My first Women's Final Four in Indianapolis in 2016.
By the time March rolled around, I suppose I proved myself enough because I had the opportunity to work the 2016 Women's Final Four social media accounts in Indianapolis. This experience completely changed my view not only of social media, but of basketball.
While I still wasn't a diehard basketball fan, I had a newfound respect for the sport and especially appreciated how much it meant to the women, since they don't get the same coverage as men.
The next year I helped live-clip every game I could for the women's side as they advanced to the Final Four in Dallas.
As the tournament progressed, the games of course were cut in half, so the Sports Link staff had to choose who would work the Final Four. I was chosen as one of two students to clipped the Final Four games.
I was fortunate enough to clip Morgan William's game-winning shot against UConn, which ended its 111 game winning-streak. The clip quickly went viral.
What did we just witness? #WFinalFour
5-foot-5 Morgan William comes up BIG! @HailStateWBK pic.twitter.com/0I4eYDeIEy
— NCAA Women's Basketball (@ncaawbb) April 1, 2017
During these two years Fox, and our extern during the 2017 Women's Final Four, Kaitlyn Young, convinced me I should try to apply for an NCAA externship my junior year.
Fox was the first ever extern for Sports Link. I talked about it during the summer with my mom and we both decided this would be a good opportunity for my career.
The externship was different this year because for the first time there was one specifically for the men's basketball strategy and one for the women's basketball strategy. In the past they put the externs wherever they were needed week-by-week.
I applied specifically for the women's not only because of my familiarity with the strategy, but I actually prefer the women's side because I've watched these coaches and players for the past two years. As I said I didn't watch any basketball growing up, so I don't have any allegiance to the players or schools, so the women's basketball became my favorite to watch.
I had plenty of doubts about myself, but I pushed myself throughout my externship to work in Columbus.
I fortunately got the externship, but once it started I had no idea what to expect. The first two months were rather slow for me because the person in charge, Jared Thompson, said the account didn't focus too heavily on the regular season.
I was doing various research topics because we wanted to spread the awareness for women's basketball. I started a project on the best players based on their jersey number and it was going to be a year-long product leading up to the tournament.
Then, on the first week in December, I was thrown a curveball. I found out Thompson was leaving.
At this point I didn't know what to expect going forward since we had less than four months until the tournament started and they needed to find a quick hire. When I came back from winter break in January, I was forced to grow up extremely fast.
The NCAA was searching for a hire to take over the women's basketball strategy. Meanwhile, I was the bridge between essentially creating everything for the account. I started covering the regular season heavily, doing tune-in graphics for nationally televised games and creating hype videos which was not normal for the account.
We scrapped my best-by-number project which I was pretty far along on. I started to get very frustrated at the direction we were going because the strategy was not going as it was originally planned.
By the time the new hire came in early February, I felt like we were rebooting for the third time which was extremely hard for me to come to grips with. At this point I almost felt like the year was lost and I let everyone down at the NCAA. Thankfully the hire, Taylor Brasher and I gelled and rapidly started getting ready for March.
Taylor Brasher (left to me in the blue) pushed me in ways which have helped me immensely.
Brasher pushed me to limits which I never thought I could ever reach throughout the past two months. It was definitely the hardest challenge I've ever had in my very young career, but I'm confident to say I'll look back and say it was the start of something special.
We worked hard all of February to reach March, and by the time it rolled around I felt prepared. Little did I know how hard it would actually be.
Selection Monday was the very first day after I got back from Spring Break. Brasher and I stayed at the Hyatt Hotel in downtown Indianapolis for 12 hours, working our tails off to create content for this important day. I helped create 40 graphics that day and was exhausted by the time it ended.
The tournament started on Friday. Fellow Sports Link student Quinton Zielke and I traveled to the NCAA headquarters the first three days to help Brasher create content for the first two rounds. We stayed in Muncie for the fourth day, but by the end of it we logged over 42 hours during the first weekend of the tournament.
By the end of the tournament I created 289 total graphics and lost track of how many hours I logged working, including my time in Columbus. A SAFE estimate would be 150 hours.
Me working in the NCAA offices during the first two rounds.
The most rewarding part to me was going to Columbus to work the Final Four. Through everything I had been through this year, this was the ultimate payoff. I still had to do a lot of work ahead of me, but to experience this event in person was one of the best moments of my life thus far.
I arrived on Tuesday night and immediately got to work. UConn and Mississippi State had already arrived to their hotels by the time I arrived, but Louisville had not and I went to go run Periscope of the arrival.
Wednesday was easily my favorite day outside of the games for me. We arrived to the arena early to do candid shoots with the athletes, and to our surprise the coaches as well. Everyone was so gracious and excited to be there, which was awesome for us. Getting to work with Kia Nurse, who is one of my favorite players, and Notre Dame Head Coach Muffet McGraw was unbelievable.
Later we covered the inauguration of Nancy Lieberman's annual "Dream Court" dedication to the host city of the Women's Final Four. Visiting the Beatty Community Recreation Center was extremely humbling and was a reminder of how fortunate I am. It also helped me appreciate the former players who want to give back to the game which helped shape them.
.@NancyLieberman can literally do ANYTHING!
Coming your way, #SCtop10! 👊 pic.twitter.com/sJ6VGqn3jb
— NCAA Women's Basketball (@ncaawbb) March 29, 2018
Going from that to a private red-carpet event held for all of the teams was incredible and easily my favorite part of the whole experience. Very rarely in sports do you see athletes off of the field or court. This is especially true on the women's side because they don't get this kind of exposure anyway.
For me to see the best basketball players dressed up, dancing and having a good time was so special because it was a reminder they are humans too. It was all so surreal, especially because the only people who attended this event were the teams, the local Columbus media and our social media crew.
Thursday was press day and this was really unique for me. When I heard Geno Auriemma's now famous speech two years ago in Indianapolis, he became one of my favorite people in all of sports. To hear him again in person was amazing because I am a big fan of him and philosophies not just of coaching, but of life.
Friday was gameday and it was such a special night for the sport of basketball. To have both games go to overtime and for Arike Agunbowale to hit a game winner, while I'm a UConn fan, was the best thing the sport could have asked for. I'm fortunate enough to say I was there.
Saturday was a quiet day because there were no games, but it featured a memorable morning for me. Similar to "Dribble" for the men's site, the women's site featured an event called "Bounce" where kids bounced a specially made basketball down the streets of Columbus. I walked the streets with them capturing the happiness and joy in their faces, which almost brought me to tears.
It was another one of those moments which made me appreciate just how much an event like this means to the people and to the city. The community events the women's game brings is unlike anything else any sporting event can boast.
"Bounce" was an incredible event to see kids have some happiness and joy.
To cap off this entire journey was the epic thriller on Sunday between Notre Dame and Mississippi State. The Irish fought all year through injuries and many people doubted them, including myself, yet they became National Champions for the first time in 17 years.
I had a chance to reflect that night and thought about how the women of Notre Dame had to grow up faster than they thought they would, yet they did and pulled through. It eerily mirrored my image to get to this point of my journey as well.
Through everything I went through on this externship, I learned there is nothing I cannot do as long as I put my best foot forward. No matter how hard life may seem or how many challenges are presented, you can get through it. I had plenty of days where I wanted to quit and move on, but if I had I would've missed out on one of the best experiences of my life thus far.
This experience also made me appreciate the things I do have and taught me to not focus on what I don't. For this, I am beyond thankful.
NOTRE DAME… WOW pic.twitter.com/Vs3uR9a9nx
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What Makes SD-WAN More Than Just a Branch Solution
To meet the demands of a dynamic business environment in today's rapidly changing digital world, many organizations are turning to SD-WAN for fast, scalable, and flexible connectivity between network environments. Connections between these environments must be managed to prioritize critical local networks and cloud applications. This is precisely what SD-WAN was designed to address; however, the wrong SD-WAN solution can inhibit adaptability and lead to security problems.
Zyxel XS1930-12HP review: Multi-Gigabit PoE switch as the core of a Wi-Fi 6 network
Migrating to Wi-Fi 6, do you hope that at least the cable structure will remain the same, running on the old twisted pair 2.5 GBase-T? Let's look at the example of the universal PoE switch Zyxel, how a multi-gigabit switch that supports speeds from 1 to 10 Gbit/s with a cheap cable works, what features it provides and how it is configured via the cloud.
Zyxel USG Flex 500 review: testing speed and exploring enterprise security gateway capabilities
The new series of gateways focuses on the speed of operation, and in the "Antivirus + IDP" mode, it does not fall below 800 Mbit/s LAN-WAN. In part, this was achieved due to two antivirus engines: you can either check each file through the built-in bitdefender with updated signatures, or cloud verification by McAfee means by sending hashes of downloaded files to the servers.
Zyxel vs. Ubiquiti: A comparative review of entry-level Wi-Fi 6 access points
For comparative testing of Wi-Fi 6 access points, a new test stand based on Intel AX200 and iPhone was required. We tested the speed on the line of sight, through the walls, and also compared the design of three popular access points.
Review and test of the TP-Link EAP660 HD Wi-Fi 6 access point
The abbreviation AX3600, found in the description and displayed on the packaging of the TP-Link eap660 HD access point, means a total bandwidth of 3550 Mbit / s, which means that you can finally feel a real speed advantage over the top-end APS of the previous generation of the 802.11 ac standard and, in General, following the all-Wireless concept, build wireless networks with 4K and 8K streaming. The demand for such technologies from businesses is huge: this includes Digital Signage, intelligent surveillance systems, IoT, and just thousands of customers with modern smartphones.
Getting to know Huawei Wi-Fi 6 hardware
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South African eCommerce Awards 2008
I was asked by Jump Shopping to help judge these awards. Fascinating process, and great to delve into some of SA's less known sites and projects. I'm glad the usual cronies didn't rule the roost at these awards.
SA eCommerce was set to hit over R1 billion this year. Even though the global recession will most likely curtail it's progress, it's getting even easier to hawk your wares online.
In my opinion, range is no longer a differentiator. It's too easy to provide range. Layer supplier upon supplier upon channel upon affiliate upon fulfillment partner and anyone can provide range.
The big win is in user interface, peer review community and emarketing.
Congrats to the winners...
Best E-Commerce Web site - Look & Listen (http://www.lookandlisten.co.za)
Best Auction Web site - Bid or Buy (http://www.bidorbuy.co.za)
Best Automotive Web site - Autostyle Motorsport (http://www.autostyle.co.za)
Best Online Bookstore - Kalahari.net (http://www.kalahari.net)
Best Clothing and Accessories store - Edgars (http://www.edgars.co.za)
Best Computer Store - eDreams (http://www.edreams.co.za)
Best Electronics Store - Nivo (http://www.nivo.co.za)
Best Flower and Gift Store - NetFlorist (http://www.netflorist.co.za)
Best Food and Wine Store - Woolworths (http://www.woolworths.co.za)
Best Game Store - Kalahari.net (http://www.kalahari.net)
Best Health and Beauty Store - Faithful to Nature (http://www.faithful-to-nature.co.za)
Best Home and Garden Store - eDreams (http://www.edreams.co.za)
Best Jewelry and Watches Store - Wantitall (http://www.wantitall.co.za)
Best Kids and Baby Store - eDreams (http://www.edreams.co.za)
Best Music and Movie Store - Look & Listen (http://www.lookandlisten.co.za)
Best Photographic Store - SA Camera (http://www.sacamera.co.za)
Best Property Web site - Property24 (http://www.property24.co.za)
Best Sports and Outdoor Store - SA Rugby (http://www.sarugby.com)
Best E-Commerce Enabler - MWEB Business (http://www.mwebbusiness.co.za)
Best Travel Booking Web site - Flight Center (http://www.flightcenter.co.za)
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Q: How to calculate support costs / required number of staff? I have to calculate the required number of staff (-> support costs) for using and managing a specific software system which is an on-premise solution and can manage devices like mobile devices, notebooks etc. and deploy internal enterprise applications.
I know that there are a lot of parameters like amount of users who will use the system and need support, how many software updates per year, support time (24/7) etc.
But I want to know how can this be calculated in general? Are there any best practices or methods which I can base me on?

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All Ears update: Fort Wilderness changes campfire policy!
You'll see this info on an updated All Ears FW FAQ. I just sent it to the Debs, so be patient.
Of course, they also have the Campfire Program up by the Meadows area too.
And now I'm off to find an inexpensive fire pit. I've always wanted one, and it will be a great end to a Disney day!
I was going to post all this memories I have. Now, I don't know. We'll see.
I mentioned this last year: we adopted Morgan in November. They estimated she was 8 months old, so that meant March. We thought the best day to pick for her birthday would be this day. Fun and easy to remember. So she could have been born in early March or later in the month; but this is the day we picked.
And out she came. John had seen a sign in the vet's window earlier in the day, met this one pup, and fell in love. Of course, he knew I had to come see her, and the vets suggested bringing the other dogs to see if everyone got along.
"Do you know how many pets we'd have?" I whispered. I held up a hand: 5. 2 cats, 2 dogs now, and with this new one, 5.
"That's okay," he said, the man who always would yell No More Pets!
"She's got some big paws," I noticed.
This new pup hesitated, and walked up sniffing Casey and Cinder. All 3 took wary looks and sniffing, and at one point, the pup growled. The one nurse almost wailed: No! I really wanted this to work out for her.
But all the dogs settled down and the pup gave John a kiss and came up to me. That utterly sweet, beautiful face: warm, hesitating, waiting to be rejected, and her soft fur against my hand… Obviously, she had me already.
We gave references and I think they were afraid I wasn't sure because they worked double-time to check us out. Little did they know we already picked out a name. We started with our usual going back and forth, each rejecting the other suggestions, until I decided to end that fast. (It took us almost a whole day to name Casey.) I had written a murder mystery dinner theater and got a name for one of my strong female characters from a baby name book: Morgan. Casually, John and I had both said how much we liked that name. So I cut in with: "Listen, we both like the name Morgan. Let's name her that." And John smiled.
The day before Thanksgiving — I still remember the phone call.
I got there fast. And there she was: Morgan. Wagging, running around excited, giving goodbye kisses to the wonderful people who took her in and saved her, and now had found her a home. A new collar, a new leash, bowls… and we were in the car.
And my happy new pup lost all her joy and cowered on the floor; shaking, fearful, staring at me with sad, scared eyes.
Morgan, her mother, and the mother's new litter of pups had been thrown out of a car. Luckily, the new vet's office saw them and took them in. But now, she waited for me to do the same thing. Nothing I said, no matter how gently, helped. She came into the house that way, shrunk into a corner. Waiting to be hit? She stayed in the yard that way, moving a bit finally, but it took awhile. She wouldn't make a noise, in case it angered us and we threw her out.
I called John at work and let him know she was home. Our Thanksgiving present.
The day after, we bundled them all in the car, and Morgan again became terrified. She cringed down on the floor, certain this was it. And I saw, in no uncertain terms, dogs talk to each other. Loving, wonderful Cinder, a fantastic leader, leaned down and spoke silently (to my ears) to Morgan. Instantly, she was on the seat next to Cinder, wagging her tail, excited all over again. She never was afraid again. Cinder, another abandoned dog who found us, had told her that it was okay. So Morgan never doubted us.
She was born to be a therapy dog; we always thought so, but never knew how to go about it. When you were sad, aggravated, at your rope's end…. Morgan got you through it. She could hug, stay with you for hours if you needed it, a smiling, soothing friend. We have friends who would call me and say they needed to visit her, their therapy dog. Last year, I finally found a way for her to fulfill that destiny: she'd go into hospitals, nursing homes, all the places that needed that big, loving, gentle soul with fur of softest silk to brighten the day. But then she got her first bad case of pneumonia and it left with her with a huffing cough when she got excited. I thought it would put people off… and so a lot of people got cheated of never having her come to visit.
She was the most fabulous athlete. The previous owners of our house put an indoor/outdoor kennel off the garage surrounded by a 7 foot fence. Morgan got over it, leaping high, and then scaling the remaining bit of chain link. She cleared the fence around our yard with room to spare; her speed and agility were fantastic. If we knew how to train her (let's face it, if we were good at training our dogs at all), she could have won a lot of competitions. As it is, she quickly put her most hated nemesis — squirrels — into not sitting on the other side of the gate, taunting our dogs. Because within a second, she was over it and after them, their faces like a cartoon of bulging eyes and an Awooga! sound effect.
Maybe because I brought her home, she attached herself to me. We always said there was an invisible string between us. Where I was, there was Morgan. If I left a room, even for a moment, she'd get up and follow, no matter how tired she was. She'd stretch out at my feet, guarding me, and I even brought her to my office when I had to go in late at night. Once, I left our camper for an errand, and she looked for me out a window until I came back.
And she loved John. He'd wrestle with her or throw a ball, and she'd tear after it with that blinding speed, then come back without it, beaming at him like a kid asking, "Did you see me?! Did you see how fast I went?!" She never liked toys. She didn't play fetch: she played Run! because she loved to stretch out and tear up the ground. The only time she played with a toy is when she and Casey would have their Extreme Sport: Tug of War! She could drag Casey, but that wasn't the win she wanted, so she'd twist her head in fast whips to shake Casey off — which would never work, and on the battle would go.
She was so smart, but she had the attention span of a tse-tse fly. We told people she was our ADD dog, our special child. She could learn any training quickly, but then you had to hope it got into her memory before she drifted off into dreamland — we called that look, in a sing song voice, "La La La La! I'm in Morganland!" — or something else got her attention away from you. But she once, like Tim Robbins in Shawshank Redemption, quietly in secret, figure out she could hunch her shoulders and get the chest piece of her harness in her mouth. Slowly, she chewed it until the harness fell off in pieces. She destroyed a second one we got her, after we swore we'd make sure she couldn't. After that, it was back in a collar; and it had to be one with a buckle because she'd twist her head and neck to stretch the other kind until the collar was loose enough for her to throw off. Coincidentally, Disney online had a sale of a matching collar and leash; they cost like $11 for both. She had them the rest of her life. You can see the collar a bit in that picture.
A cool drink at the Collingswood Book Fair. On her last night, she and I shared a cup of water.
The other day, we decided that Elphie, Morgan's devoted little sister, will inherit the leash.
In the last several years, I found out I liked taking the dogs places. So out they would go for drives in the convertible or to the beach, and of course they traveled with us. If I was having fun somewhere, a lot of times, I'd have more fun if they were able to come along. John would take them if he went to a campground early and even on campground trade shows. Sometimes, he took just one of them. I once got a photo of Casey enjoying a deck chair and a PB&J sandwich on the Cape May ferry as I was cooped up at work. Last year, he took Morgan by herself. Now he's so glad he did.
And with Morgan's absolute love for people, traveling with her was fun. At Disney, kids would swamp her. Adults would come up to pet her, and we quickly learned we'd be playing what I call the game show: What Kind of Dog is That? It always went like this and always happened whenever we had Morgan somewhere.
Person: What kind of dog is that?
Us: We don't know. She was abandoned, so no one knows what breeds her parents were. She's some kind of shepherd mix.
Person: Is she part (border collie/Afghan/husky/insert dog breed here)?
Us: We don't know. Could be.
Person: She looks it. Are you sure she's not?
Us: We don't know, but she might be.
Someone who worked at Disney's Fort Wilderness, Gloria, never remembered us, but she and Morgan adored each other. When we came back on vacation, Morgan would hear Gloria coming down the street and would go out with a wagging tail. Gloria would get out of the small truck and rush up for a hug. That's how Gloria finally knew us: we were Morgan's family, and she'd leave us little gifts for the dogs that we'd find when we came back to the site.
My friend Becky's little girl asked me if the dogs could go trick-or-treating with her one Halloween. So out we went, with her walking Casey ("Because she looks like a little cow and I'm dressed like a cowgirl, Auntie Erin.") while saying to Morgan, "You walk with me too." And so she did. When Sophia got a bad cold, Morgan laid next to her. I got a photo of them and sent it to Becky. She said Sophia sat in a chair staring at the photo for a half hour as she got better.
And she could shed. I'd joke that I could make another dog from the amount of fur I brushed off of her every Spring. It'd be a few weeks of brushing before her winter coat was off, and the fur would blow across the kitchen like tumbleweeds in a western movie.
Casey and Morgan were at first like college kids whose parents suddenly had a baby: disgusted. When they got tired of this puppy jumping all over them, they'd go up on the bed where Elphie couldn't reach them, and watch her bounce around like a Mexican jumping bean trying to get up there.
And Elphie wanted to do whatever Morgan did. On the first night, Morgan stretched out with a chew, and Elphie anxiously squirmed on the carpet near her. I realized what she wanted and got her a chew, but it was too hard. So I swapped it for a puppy biscuit, and Elphie laid next to Morgan, checking to make sure she had the same pose, and chewed her biscuit.
Morgan accepted and grew into the role of big sister. She was the only one Elphie would listen to sometimes, talking to her in that unknown dog language, just as Cinder once did to her. I watched her tell Elphie to lay down or shut up or knock it off…. and wished I could learn how to speak that language. And when two bigger dogs gave Elphie a hard time at a campground, Morgan was there instantly, putting her smaller sister under her belly as she glared down at the other dogs with that attitude I know from my big sisters: "I can give her a hard time, but if you got something to say, I'm here. Tell it to me." They backed down.
We'd be at the leash-free park at Fort Wilderness with Morgan going to the gate to greet every newcomer, two legged and four legged. One little girl came just to see the dogs because she missed her own. She didn't get the words out before Morgan was there, walking right into that hug, and then Elphie and Casey. Then it was runs around again, exploring corners, but suddenly there when she thought one big pup was too rough on Elphie. Then rides on the golf cart, more walks, waiting for us to come back, then sleeping next to me.
She was the only other one in the house who loved having a fan on all year as much as me. She'd lay at the foot of the bed, as close as she could be to it, and just let it flow over her. Sometimes, she'd lay on her back, letting it hit her belly. She could sleep like that forever, and if she started dreaming she was running, her paws would flip in the air as she ran.
She could nest for minutes on end, circling, pawing, shoving blankets and pillows back and forth, turning the other way, moving things differently. John would deliberately call her so she would look up with a wag, then start all over, for however long it took.
It's why Elphie nests, with a different style. And a week ago, as Morgan came tiredly to bed, having eaten something she shouldn't so she coughed a bit, Casey laid close by, concerned. But Morgan just laid down to sleep – and pillowed her head on Elphie. Her little devotee suddenly stilled, barely blinking, so Morgan wouldn't be disturbed.
And last year: Morgan in the hospital, maybe cancer, not knowing…. And then she was home, laying on the bed with her sisters around her, so happy to be there again. She never complained, never cried out or snapped, nothing when she was sick. The most she'd do is press tight against me. As she did that last night.
I wish this photo would happen again now. I look at it and think, how could it be true that I'll never see her again?
Fourteen years. Yes, it's a lot, but it's never enough. How can it be? Each of them brings so much to my life; each of them having a unique place. The sad irony is: the best one to help us through this loss would be Morgan.
And now a big part of that is missing. I'm thankful we had her in our lives, I would never trade that even with the ending. I'm lucky to know that quote is true and to live it. But right now and for some time in the future, we lost her and that's what I feel.
Our Morgan died last night.
She was suddenly sick and we rushed her to the hospital. She had something called Bloat; she would need immediate surgery or would die slowly. Problem was, her odds on surviving surgery and post-op were slim too. So they made her comfortable and we said our goodbyes – as much as you can when you're not ready to say them — and she was put to sleep. I held her and she pillowed her head in my lap as John petted her.
And that's how she went.
If you knew her, you understand when I say that one of the best people in this world is gone now.
And our hearts are breaking.
I heard the Ice Cream Man for the first time this season.
We're taking on water, Skipper!
Thursday morning, I found a little flood in laundry room and half our family room. We figured it was from all the snow melting and rain; not only is our ground saturated, but our street slopes a bit, so everyone's excess water runs down to our place since we're the last house.
So I stayed home to use our wet vac to clean up. I went over everything 3 different times. I couldn't believe I couldn't just pick up the 12 gallon tank and vacuum cleaner up the stairs; I know I'm out of shape, but yeesh. Then a friend told me later that it's basically translates to 100 lbs. Well… all right then. Be nice if it meant I was getting buns of steel, but I got love handles of hurt.
Anyway, Friday morning we checked and it flooded all over again. Plus, the tub was half filled, our washer had all this water in it, and we had a flooded bathroom floor with the hallway carpet also a mess.
We got a plumber, who found out that our drains for our gray water (listen to me talking like a camper) was blocked, so it was shoving all of that back into the house. It was possible the flood in the laundry room was still saturated ground, but we had to fix the drain problem so the tub and washing machine could drain.
Of course, it rained all weekend.
Friday night I cleaned up the latest flood (six more trips with the vacuum tank). But!
We're not taking in any more water, so it really was the plumbing problem. Yesterday, I went over it again jst to keep getting as much moisture as I can. The dampness outside isn't helping in things drying out, but at least we're not fighting a constant battle.
Thank goodness, because the ground really is saturated; the rain is sitting on the yard. But it's not coming in!
Things are such a mess.
Each day, it just gets worse and worse.
This is sheer comedy brilliance!


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Browns QB Baker Mayfield Responds To Doubters
By Wendi Oliveros August 21, 2021 @WendiOliveros1
(Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
The scrutiny has always been on Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield.
The Heisman Trophy winner, two-time walk on (Texas Tech and University of Oklahoma), and first overall pick of the 2018 NFL Draft has learned to thrive from it.
He uses it as a motivation to work hard to be the best possible leader for the Browns, an attribute that Coach Stefanski admires about Mayfield.
Kevin Stefanski on @KenCarmanShow on what separates Baker Mayfield:,
"He's so competitive. He's a gym rat. He works his butt off. I think, as you know about Baker, he hasn't been given a lot of things. He has to go earn it. That's what I appreciate most. He wants to earn it." pic.twitter.com/6YlvI2MTlC
— Nick Karns (@karnsies817) August 18, 2021
Mayfield recently spoke with Nate Ulrich of the Akron Beacon-Journal.
Here are some of the takeaways from the interview on how Mayfield deals with the scrutiny, pressure, detractors, and the limelight that is finding its way to the 2021 Cleveland Browns team.
1. Maintains Self Confidence
While some perceive Mayfield as cocky, he has confidence in his abilities.
He has to; otherwise, he would not accomplish anything.
Mayfield described it best when he said:
"I don't care what the doubters say. You have to have self-confidence. You have to trust the people in your corner. It goes along with setting expectations. You set your own. You live up to that standard. You have to hold yourself accountable to that every day. That's the key to it."
2. Limits The Outside Noise
Mayfield is only human so he does hear the outside criticism, but he does not let it affect his training and preparation.
His focus is on doing his job; that is what is within his control.
"I'm able to internalize that and realize I have to have an edge every single day to be the best version of me for these guys and be a leader of this franchise, but at the same time, do my job first."
3. Measures Himself Against His Own Expectations
Mayfield discussed how this applies to the Browns team when interviewed by Charles Barkley during July 6's Celebrity Match golf tournament.
His words sounded eerily similar to things Coach Stefanski would say.
#Browns QB Baker Mayfield spoke on The Match broadcast about the teams chemistry and expectations this season: pic.twitter.com/8aRqb5iVWC
— Baillie Burmaster (@bayburmTV) July 7, 2021
Mayfield Sees Consistent Coaching As A Big Bonus For 2021
Mayfield talked about the ability to work on more intricate things because the personnel and the playbook are the same.
This is the first time in his NFL career he enters the second season with the same coaching staff.
He admitted that this has already helped with the 2021 season preparations.
"That makes life a whole lot easier right now. We're trying things that are pretty challenging offensively — how we want to run routes, certain looks and formationally how we're setting things up. So we're trying to challenge ourselves each practice. Our guys are handling it correctly, and we're just getting better."
Mayfield added:
"Right now, we're overemphasizing communication on certain looks and adapting on the fly, taking care of the ball and no pre-snap penalties. That's the biggest thing going in. [The key to] knocking the rust off the early weeks of the regular season is don't beat yourself. That's the important part, and we're focusing on that right now."
#Browns Kevin Stefanski announces that Baker Mayfield and the majority of the starters will rest again in the 2nd preseason game, Sunday vs. #Giants at FirstEnergy Stadium.
— Mary Kay Cabot (@MaryKayCabot) August 20, 2021
It is unclear if we will see Mayfield before Week 1 against the Kansas City Chiefs, but rest assured he will be ready to go on September 12.
The biggest fan base in the NFL even with the history.. How can you not be proud. Baker accepted being picked by Cleveland and sees it as a challenge. Something not everyone can do except for who are Browns today. What a great group of Browns that are here today. Even Hue loved the Browns and him and Dorsey could not get along.
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Hi, my name is Michael and I studied a Bachelor of Economics at The University of Queensland.
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The change in lifestyle from a Singapore city life to a more laid-back one, the diversity of peoples and cultures, and the safety and reputation of The University of Queensland have all been influencing factors that made me decide to undertake my undergraduate studies here.
Brisbane has the friendliest bunch of people, so it is easier for us international students to make friends and integrate. The city is beautiful and inspires a healthy lifestyle. There have been many times I have found myself jogging after school to admire the scenic views Brisbane offers.
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I believe UQ is one of the few universities that has successfully struck a balance between a practical-based approach to learning through econometrics and a theoretical-based approach.
The School of Economics is also consistently revising its courses to ensure they are up-to-date, especially with the emergence of Behavioural Economics.
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While academic performance is important, it is also equally as important to be a critical thinker and an effective communicator.
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Home » Inheritance Tax » How A New Law Can Save You A Fortune In Inheritance Tax
How A New Law Can Save You A Fortune In Inheritance Tax
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Every year UK families face rising inheritance tax bills. In today's article, we'll explain how a new law could save you a fortune.
Inheritance tax receipts have risen every year this decade. In the 2018-2019 tax year, UK families paid out a whopping £5.4b to the tax man.
Married couples have always been able to offset some of the tax liability (we covered some of the ways in our article on how to simplify your inheritance tax paperwork).
But a proposed new law may allow other "couples " to gain similar tax benefits.
Married Couples, Civil Partnerships And IHT
Married couples can currently take advantage of IHT tax breaks when one of them dies. You are allowed to pass your assets to your husband or wife tax-free.
This, in effect, doubles your allowance.
It also means that the surviving member of a married couple will never be forced to sell the shared home because of an IHT bill.
This law also applies to civil partnerships. Same sex and opposite sex civil partners can utilise the same IHT protection when one of them dies.
Siblings And IHT
Unfortunately for cohabiting siblings, the current IHT laws do not apply in their case. If, for example, two sisters live together and one of them dies, the surviving sister would have to pay IHT on the value of their home.
In cases when the price of the home has risen significantly since purchase, this can even result in needing to sell the house to pay the bill.
Cohabiting siblings have been challenging the unfairness of this situation for years. In 2008, sisters Joyce and Sybil Burden complained to the European Court of Human Rights that they were being discriminated against (compared to how they would be treated if they were married).
Back then, the ECHR ruled that they had no case. Siblings (unlike married couples) don't sign a legal document. Hence, they are not allowed to pass assets tax-free.
A New Law?
MPs and members of the House of Lords have been considering the situation for the last few years. Finally, it seems, there might be some hope for cohabiting siblings.
Lord Lexden introduced a bill last week that would allow the tax breaks on death duties to extend to siblings. Some people have pushed for an even more sweeping change, which would allow siblings to actually enter into civil partnerships with each other.
Not everyone is in favour. Some of the arguments against the bill:
It could lead to coercion, eg if one sibling wanted to move out but was pressured to stay for tax purposes.
It could be seen as unfair to other siblings in the family who don't happen to live in the shared home.
Unlike marriages or civil partnerships, sibling relationships are not legal arrangements and cannot be "ended".
We'll certainly be keeping an eye on the progress of the bill. Whatever happens, we'll keep you informed and up to date. If there are any new ways to streamline or minimise your inheritance tax situation, you'll read about them here!
If you think you might be affected by anything discussed in this article, and you'd like to talk to one of our tax experts, please get in touch.
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... or "Hold, Call Waiting"
Definition: a middle reliever/setup man who is racking up solid Holds, making a strong case to supplant his current team's closer at some point in the season and rectify his manager's closer shituation. This RP is both on "hold" [duty] at the moment and waiting for his eventual "call" to 9th inning duties.
"Do we hold on to these guys or move on?"
Grey- Re: "Kelley's on Call Waiting" -or- "Hold [Kelley], Call Waiting"


DOHA (AFP) - Lucie Safarova continued her fine start to 2015 by claiming her first ever victory over Victoria Azarenka to win the Qatar Open title in Doha on Saturday.
The Czech won in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3, to boost her chances of realising her "dream" of getting into the world top 10.
She will now be placed at a career-best 11 - up four places - when the new rankings come out early next week.
Despite coming under intense pressure from a revitalised Azarenka, Safarova held her nerve in a tight contest to claim the title in a match lasting a little under 90 minutes.
The victory in Qatar comes on top of her women's doubles victory last month at the Australian Open.
It is the first time she has had back-to-back tournament wins.
The 28-year-old Czech described the victory as "amazing".
In a tight first set, both players managed to hold onto their serve until the ninth game when Safarova made the decisive break.
She was then taken to deuce on her next service game but managed - just - to hold to take the first set.
Safarova, who played the game throughout with a heavy strapping on her left thigh, broke early in the second set but was still made to work for every point by the former world number one.
The turning point seemed to be the eighth game when Safarova served to love, powering down three aces.
That seemed to sap any remaining strength from Azarenka who lost her next service game tamely, handing Safarova her sixth WTP singles title.
In six previous matches, Safarova had never beaten Azarenka and had only ever managed to take one set off the Belarussian, prior to Saturday.
The final proved a game too far for Azarenka, after a fine victory against Venus Williams in the semi-finals just 24 hours earlier.
That three-setter seemed to drain strength from Azarenka, who was seen limping at points in the match.
But her appearance in the final still capped a fine week for the current world number 48 who is continuing her rehabilitation from a foot injury which wiped out most of last season.


The oil price collapsed dramatically in the fourth quarter, falling from a high of USD 85 per barrel to just over USD 50. However, with the outlook for oil prices now looking more supportive, the UK's oil majors should continue to serve the interests of UK equity income investors—even in a volatile pricing environment.
The market was caught off guard by the drop in oil prices. All signs had pointed to a relatively sanguine environment for oil, with global demand expected to remain stable and the supply picture looking increasingly constrained. Forecasts had suggested that the oil price could edge its way towards USD 100.
Instead, an unexpected increase in supply helped send prices spiralling lower. The big news was the softening of US sanctions on Iranian oil imports. The US had been expected to implement restrictions that would have removed as much as 400,000–500,000 barrels per day from Iranian supply. This would have had a material effect on the overall dynamic of a market that produces 100 million barrels per day globally. However, the US softened its stance and granted waivers to allow eight countries to continue importing from Iran, stoking concerns of oversupply.
In response to the expected shortfall of output from Iran, members of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and Russia ramped up production. Saudi Arabia delivered record volumes, with production numbers at times exceeding 11 million barrels per day in November.
Finally, a step-up in US oil production provided another boost to global supplies. 2018 proved to be a record year for the US oil industry, as strong performance from unconventional producers helped the country overtake Saudi Arabia and Russia to become the leading oil producer.
At the same time as oil supplies were rising, a slowdown in global growth was hitting demand, leading to a rise in oil inventories. The result was a dramatic turnaround in sentiment, as a market that only a few months earlier was believed to be supply constrained was suddenly hit by fears of a supply glut.
The oil price has regained some ground since hitting a low on Christmas Eve and there are supportive factors on the horizon that could put upward pressure on prices. OPEC, for example, cut production by more than 800,000 barrels per day in December—much of which was from Saudi production.
Waivers on Iranian sanctions are also set to expire in May, with data showing that imports from Asia are already down by over 10% on a year-on-year basis.
Finally, there is a chance that US unconventional production could undershoot expectations. The drop in the oil price means that many wells are no longer profitable, which could mean that plans for new rigs and drilling will be scrapped.
The key question for UK investors is how the fluctuations in the oil price will impact the profitability of the UK-listed oil majors BP and Royal Dutch Shell*. Both companies were beneficiaries of the favourable oil environment in the first nine months of last year. However, their discipline and commitment to deliver value to shareholders should also be acknowledged when looking at the sector—particularly in light of the recent oil price weakness.
BP, for example, has disposed of non-core assets and rebuilt its balance sheet in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon disaster. To the extent that, at the end of 2017, the company was able to engage in a series of share buybacks. Crucially, BP remains committed to a disciplined approach to capital expenditure and to returning cash to shareholders through dividends.
Royal Dutch Shell has also learned its lessons from the market correction in 2015, trimming its upstream operations and offloading non-core assets in favour of also delivering an attractive dividend to shareholders.
Following a period of restructuring and disposals, BP and Shell now possess balance sheet strength and their managements have planned for a "lower for longer" USD 50 oil price environment. With both companies continuing to offer attractive dividends and actively engaging in share buybacks, these stocks appear to remain well placed to serve the interests of UK equity income investors.
*The securities above are shown for illustrative purposes only. Their inclusion should not be interpreted as a recommendation to buy or sell.
Amit Parmar is an Investment Specialist within the J.P. Morgan Asset Management UK equity team.


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Saniona's Ownership Stake in Scandion Oncology Reduced Below 5% Following Scandion's Successful Rights Issue
Saniona (OMX: SANION), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on rare diseases, today announced the reduction of its ownership stake in Scandion Oncology A/S (Spotlight Stock Market: SCOL) below 5%. This reduction is a result of a rights issue completed by Scandion Oncology on December 15, 2020.
Scandion Oncology was formed in 2017 through a spin-out of assets from Saniona. These assets included SCO-101, a first-in-class molecule targeting chemotherapy resistance, as well as related analogues and technical expertise.
Trista Morrison, Chief Communications Officer, Saniona. Office: + 1 (781) 810-9227. Email: trista.morrison@saniona.com
The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out above, at 8:00 CET on December 16, 2020.
About Saniona
Saniona is a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing, and delivering innovative treatments for rare disease patients around the world. The company's lead product candidate, Tesomet, is in mid-stage clinical trials for the rare diseases Prader-Willi syndrome and hypothalamic obesity. Saniona also has a broad pipeline derived from its proprietary ion channel discovery platform, with lead candidate SAN711 entering Phase 1 studies for rare neuropathic disorders. Saniona intends to develop and commercialize its rare disease products internally. The company has out-licensed other programs, which may provide future supplemental revenue. Saniona is based in Copenhagen, Denmark and Boston, Mass., U.S. The company's shares are listed on Nasdaq Stockholm Small Cap (OMX: SANION). Read more at www.saniona.com.
Scandion Press Release 12.16.20 (UK)
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The first of two cold fronts this week will be responsible for much nicer weather over the course of the next few days across the Eastern U.S. This first front is moving off the East Coast this Monday while stalling off near the Gulf Coast. Then the second front will work in from the north by midweek.
Tuesday will be quite seasonable. Temperatures will still be well below average in the Northeast, meaning that highs will be in the 50s, 60s, and 70s while it's near-average in the Southeast and Ohio Valley into the 80s and 90s. A second low pressure associated with the secondary frontal passage will bring in a couple rounds of rain showers to the Ohio River Valley into the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. Otherwise, a blend of sun, clouds, and dry conditions will be present across most of the East. A few thunderstorms may be possible near the Gulf Coast and in Florida along that stalled-out front, but it won't be like the wet pattern from last week.
On Wednesday, the cooler-than-normal temperatures will persist across the Northeast with highs generally 5 to 15 degrees below normal. Places across the rest of the Eastern U.S. will experience high temperatures a few degrees above average. A refreshing air mass will become reinforced across the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Ohio Valley behind the cold front passing through while it will feel a bit humid in the Southeast. Unfortunately, the cold front will stall out over the Southeast, preventing a decrease in dew points from occurring. Yet again, a few thunderstorms will be possible near the Southeast coasts, and there may also be a few spotty showers that develop in the Northeast. Dry and sunny conditions will remain the story overall, however.
The cool air will finally erode across the Northeast as warmer air begins to creep in from the south thanks to a wind shift. Now while seasonable temperatures are affecting the northeastern U.S., warmer conditions will seep into the Ohio River Valley and Southeast from the west, leading to warmer weather. That will translate to highs mainly in the 80s and 90s. The Northeast will be gorgeous with sunshine and high temperatures in the 70s, making for a perfect day for early-June. The typical, summertime storms will remain present near the Gulf Coast all week long.
By Friday, temperatures will be above average across the large majority of the Eastern U.S. with highs in the 70s, 80s, and 90s. It will also be the driest day with a few spotty storms possible, mainly in the Southeast. A new disturbance that will approach the Great Lakes late in the day may also spark an isolated thunderstorm or two in the Ohio River Valley. The main story though will be the gorgeous, dry weather, featuring mostly sunny or partly cloudy skies paired with relatively-low dew points into the 50s and 60s.


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Far-Left Bucks Bipartisan Consensus To Back Anti-Israel Boycott
The resolution impinges on no one's constitutional rights; it merely put Congress on record as opposing the anti-Israel boycott, divestment, sanctions movement.
By Warren Henry
On Tuesday, the House of Representatives passed House Resolution 246, condemning the anti-Israel boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) movement by an overwhelming vote of 398-17-5. Sixteen Democrats opposed the resolution, including Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, two members of "the squad" of far-left congresswomen recently spotlighted by President Trump. (Rep. Thomas Massie was the sole GOP vote against the resolution.)
The BDS movement is radical and out of step with American ideals, as a brief look at its history demonstrates. BDS is the more sophisticated stepchild of the 1945 Arab boycott, under which "Jewish products and manufactured goods shall be considered undesirable to the Arab countries" and all Arabs and their institutions were called upon "to refuse to deal in, distribute, or consume Zionist products or manufactured goods." Although the modern left constantly claim that anti-Zionism is not the same as anti-Semitism, this was clearly not the case for a boycott that used "Jewish" and "Zionist" interchangeably.
During the mid-1970s, Congress passed two laws prohibiting U.S. companies from cooperating with the Arab boycott. President Jimmy Carter noted the anti-boycott law was designed to "end the divisive effects on American life of foreign boycotts aimed at Jewish members of our society." (Those laws have lapsed, but have been maintained through executive orders issues by presidents of both parties.) In the mid-1990s, as Israel reached various agreements with Jordan and the Palestinians, support for the boycott began to crumble among other Arab nations.
Not-so-coincidentally, the revival of the boycott in the form of the BDS movement began after the outbreak of the second Palestinian Intifada in 2000 and the Durban Conference of 2001 (which turned into a cesspool of anti-Semitic sentiment). The movement gained momentum with the July 2004 statement by the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PCACBI) and Palestinian institutions' July 2005 call on the international community "to impose broad boycotts and implement divestment initiatives against Israel similar to those applied to South Africa in the apartheid era."
This central premise of the BDS movement—that Israel's existence is a racist endeavor—is part of the "working definition" of anti-Semitism adopted by the United States and 30 other member states of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance. The claim is one example of the larger category of "[d]enying the Jewish people their right to self-determination."
BDS leadership has made this aim clear. PCACBI founder Omar Barghouti opposes a two-state solution "because it assumes that there are two nations with equal moral claims to the land." Paul Larudee, co-founder of the Free Palestine Movement, maintains a boycott must continue against "Israel until that state dissolves itself." The Democratic Socialists of America chant, "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free."
The left's opposition to House Resolution 246 is disingenuous, claiming that it somehow impinges on Americans' First Amendment rights. To the contrary, the resolution declares it a "hallmark of American democracy for citizens to petition the United States Government in favor of or against United States foreign policy."
There is ongoing controversy about anti-BDS laws involving government contractors or employees passed in various states and pending in Congress. BDS supporters cite Supreme Court precedent upholding the First Amendment elements of an economic boycott, while supporters of anti-BDS laws cite precedent holding that the activity itself is not protected (as well as an appellate opinion upholding existing anti-boycott regulations).
But the resolution impinges on no one's constitutional rights; it merely put Congress on record as opposing BDS. It is entirely within the purview of the House to conclude BDS interferes with the two-state solution desired by our government on a bipartisan basis. Moreover, while the First Amendment protects hate speech, it does not prevent Congress from condemning bigotry.
The House was entirely within its rights to condemn BDS as targeting "not only the Israeli government but also Israeli academic, cultural, and civil society institutions, as well as individual Israeli citizens of all political persuasions, religions, and ethnicities, and in some cases even Jews of other nationalities who support Israel."
In general, our civil rights laws oppose discrimination on the basis of national origin and religion. BDS, put into practice, would almost inevitably come into conflict with these principles. There is no bar against Congress recognizing this problem.
Omar's congressional district encompasses one of the largest Somali immigrant and Somali-American communities in America. She rightly would be outraged if American businesses refused to do business with her constituents or their businesses. She rightly would be outraged if the federal government wanted to do business with those refusing services or accommodations to Somalis and Somali-Americans. The same would be true of Tlaib and Arab-Americans. Yet they see it differently regarding Israelis and Jewish-Americans.
Omar has submitted her own resolution in support of the right to boycott. The resolution does not name Israel or BDS, but Omar admitted she intends it as a pro-BDS resolution. Omar's resolution praises prior boycotts against Nazi Germany, the Soviet Union, and apartheid-era South Africa. Tlaib made the same comparison to the Nazis on the House floor.
As noted above, such comparisons are textbook anti-Semitism. Tlaib, in opposing anti-BDS legislation, also said supporters "forgot what country they represent." Charges of dual loyalty landed Omar in hot water; the failure of House Democrats to condemn her anti-Semitic rhetoric has only encouraged her "squadmate" to continue it.
House Democrats recently circled their wagons around Omar, passing a vague, meaningless resolution condemning bigotry to protect her from criticism of her repeated anti-Semitic remarks. "The squad" repaid them by suggesting House leadership was racist for passing a border funding bill.
House Democrats have tried to call a truce, but doing the right thing on issues like BDS will keep internal Democratic tensions simmering. Democratic presidential candidates should be forced to take a stand on BDS in their televised debates at the end of this month, but I would not bet on that happening.
Warren Henry is the nom de plume of an attorney practicing in the State of Illinois.
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Extended Arts Center: Arts & Culture
Nursing Careers & Specialties
Hollywood Extra
Nursing Fun Time:What about Fun?
Cartoons & Humor
Nurses Best Shots
RN Videos
Nurses Around the World
By Tim Jones
1st Nurse: "Please call Anastasia!"
2nd Nurse: "Who is Anastasia?"
1st Nurse: "The one who intubates!"We have an emergency, a difficult
intubation!"
Float RN: "Look whom you got. I'm your catch for the day!"
Regular RN: "A rare and big Fish!"
Q...How do you know that you're getting old?
A...You get letters from Social Security and AARP!
Today, I was doing the Admission Notes in my patient's room. After a while, the patient asked me, if I am doing or taking a test as I go through a fill in a blank-and-click template in the Computerized Patient Record System.
A little known fact....
The first testicular guard, the "cup", was used in hockey in 1874 and the first helmet was used in 1974.
That means it only took 100 years for men to realize that their brain is also important.
Ladies.....Quit Laughing
He said to me.....
He said to me . . . I don't know why you wear a bra; you've got nothing to put in it
I said to him . . . You wear pants don't you?
He said to me.. ... What have you been doing with all the grocery money I gave you?
I said to him . ...... Turn sideways and look in the mirror!
He said to me. . How many men does it take to change a roll of toilet paper?
I said to him .. . I don't know; it has never happened.
He said to me. . Why is it difficult to find men who are sensitive, caring and Good- looking?
I said to him . . . They already have boyfriends.
He said...What do you call a woman who knows where her husband is every night?
I said. . . A widow.
He said to me.... Why are married women heavier than single women?
I said to him . . . Single women come home, see what's in the fridge and go to bed. Married women come home, see what's in bed and go to the fridge.
Finding Meanings: Reflections
A Birthday Special
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Warm-Blooded
Nurse: Let's cover you up, aren't you cold?
Patient: When I see you, I get warm-blooded!
Precious Blood
There was a Blood Drive and one of the incentives was giving the rest of the day off to donors.
Donor Nurse: I'll give 2 pints, one from each arm, so I can go home and don't have to see my boss all day.....
(Seen in the Men's/Ladies' room in an Asian building)


Finnish firm Roschier has hired a leading dispute resolution partner in Sweden. Claes Lundblad will head the practice group in Stockholm, joining from Swedish giant Mannheimer Swartling. The hire gives Roschier its first entrance into the Swedish arbitration market. Office managing partner Axel Calissendorff said: "Having already established a strong transactional practice in Sweden, the timing was right to move on to dispute resolution."