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Top 50 Books for Young Readers
Despite his stature - at 6 feet 7.5 inches tall he is known as "Walter the Giant Storyteller" - Walter Mayes is at heart, a sprinter.
Dashing through highly opinionated, knowledgeable verbal reviews of the 50 top books for young readers on Nov. 9 at Orinda Books, Mayes set a record for economy of words and energy expended.
The longstanding tradition of wowing teachers, librarians and people dedicated to fine children's literature with his annual 90-minute performance moved to Orinda Books this fall from The Storyteller in Lafayette after the October closing of Linda Higham's much-loved bookstore. "He's a treasure and there was no way I was going to allow this to end," said Orinda Books owner Maria Roden.
Mayes is the school librarian at Girls Middle School in Palo Alto, an all-girls school. Like any giant in the industry, his love of words has expanded his job resume to include book advocate, author, publisher, actor, producer, director and more.
"I've been coming to hear his reviews forever," said Robin Ludmer, the librarian for 19 years at Piedmont's Beach Elementary School. "I learn about books I don't know about. He's a wealth of information and he's funny."
Indeed, Mayes knew how to please the crowd, gracefully fielding interjected calls to specify the targeted age range for a book, but unafraid to answer bluntly. "Age suggestions are just that. I don't believe there's anything like a fourth-grade book. It depends on the fourth-grade student," he said, in reply to the question.
"He's very honest about the fact that he doesn't subscribe to the idea of inappropriate," said Ludmer. "It's my responsibility as a librarian to decide what's appropriate for my students and not rely on him to tell me."
With filters in place, the approximately 25 people frequently asked about age brackets, eventually causing Mayes to say about one title, "If you're asking me if it uses ("expletive" for the F-word), no, it does not."
The questions about readership age may have been driven in part by reading initiatives enacted in schools. "There's a big push towards guided reading levels," Ludmer said. "It's fine for reading instruction, but we hear about it in the library now more than in the past. There's an expectation of providing books labeled level 'P' for a level 'P' reader. I ask what kids like to read and make a recommendation from that, not from what level 'P' is."
If making book recommendations requires a high level of discernment, it is easy to understand the value of Mayes' reviews. He is knowledgeable, and well aware of opposing viewpoints, but courageous about forming independent conclusions.
"A Fine Dessert," by author Emily Jenkins and illustrator Sophie Blackall, tells the story of blackberry fool as it is made and served by a slave-era mother and daughter in the South Carolina home of a white family. "This is the finest crafted book of the year," Mayes said. "It's one of the New York Times best illustrated books of the year." But a firestorm across the nation presents a crucial, opposing perspective. Critics say the illustrations gloss over, water down, or are even horrifyingly cheerful depictions of slavery. Mayes says readers who object haven't read the author's essay defending her choices.
Other titles carry less controversy. "Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings," by Margarita Engle, Mayes said is a memoir told in "magnificent poetic style" about a girl with one foot in Cuba and one foot in the United States. About Katherine Applegate's "Crenshaw," he said, "I wept. I've never encountered a finer depiction about poverty. This is about being the poor kid. It's about having an imaginary friend come back into your life when you really need it."
The large number of graphic novels on Mayes' top 50 list - "The Boy Who Crashed to Earth," by Judd Winick; non-fiction "Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans," by Don Brown; and others - reflect his experience as a school librarian. "Graphic novels circulate more than anything else in my library," he said.
Nonfiction books were prominent on Mayes' list. Especially books that read like great adventure fiction - "The Boys Who Challenge Hitler," by Phillip Hoose - or provide fanciful, imaginative subjects - Steve Jenkin's and Robin Page's "How to Swallow a Pig" - or offer newfound clarity on well-traversed topics. "Finally, in one volume, a book that will explain to any seventh- to ninth-grader what the Vietnam War was about," Mayes said about "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Patrick J. Lewis.
For a complete list of Mayes' top 50 books, contact Orinda Books. But the list won't come with the inside scoop on which book had the best primary source information, the best feminist tale of the year, the creepiest characters, the most enchanting language or the most to offer both parent and child. For that, you'll need to mark your calendar for fall of 2016 and come to Orinda Books to see a giant run a swift race through the coming year's top 50 books for young readers.


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Q: How to fill a 2D Array with stings from a text file/ I have to build a matrix/grid with the following text file.
.0...00...
.0F0......
..0..0....
.0.0.....0
..........
..........
....0.0.0.
.0.0......
0........0
S.0.....00

I'm using a 2D array but having problems filling the array with the above strings.
What can I do to populate the 2D array with those strings?
public static void readFile() throws IOException {
String txtFile = "path to txt file";

        int rows = 0;
        int cols = 0;

        //get no. of rows
        Scanner s = new Scanner(new File(txtFile));
        while (s.hasNextLine()){
            s.nextLine();
            rows++;
        }

        //get no. of columns
        BufferedReader r = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(txtFile));
        List<String> list = new ArrayList<String>();
        String getCol;
        while((getCol = r.readLine()) != null){
            list.add(getCol);
        }
        cols = list.size();

       //initialize array
        String[][] grid = new String[rows][cols];
        for(int i =0; i < grid.length; i++){
            for(int j =0; j < grid.length; j++){
                    if(s.hasNext()){
                        grid[i][j] = s.next();
                    }
            }
        }

    }

A: You don't need all that kerfuffle. Your using Scanner to get the number of rows in the file, so why not use it to get everything else? Just close the file once you have the number of lines then reopen it again:
Scanner s = new Scanner(new File(txtFile));
int rows = 0;
while (s.hasNextLine()){
    s.nextLine();
    rows++;
}
s.close();

Because it's a Square Matrix (same number of rows as there are columns in each row) you can now declare and initialize the matrix (2D) array:
String[][] matrix = new String[rows][rows];

Now just use the same Scanner object to reopen the file and actually fill the matrix with data. Keep in mind....a 2D Array in Java is an Array of Arrays.
s = new Scanner(new File(txtFile));
int rowCounter = 0;
while (s.hasNextLine()){
    matrix[rowCounter] = s.nextLine().trim().split("");
    rowCounter++;
}
s.close();

Notice how the matrix (2D Array) is filled. Because a 2D array is an Array of Arrays you just need to what array the row is to hold. The code:
s.nextLine().trim().split("");

splits the read in line into a String[] array which is what you need. So the line:
matrix[rowCounter] = s.nextLine().trim().split("");

is basically the same as:
String[] lineArray = s.nextLine().trim().split("");
matrix[rowCounter] = lineArray;

The matrix 2D Array at the row specified by the integer variable rowCounter (which starts from 0) now holds a String[] Array of the current line read. Now the rowCounter variable is incremented by 1: rowCounter++; in preparation for the next file line to be processed and added to the 2D Array.
The whole thing might look like:
try {
    //get no. of rows/columns
    Scanner s = new Scanner(new File(txtFile));
    int rows = 0;
    while (s.hasNextLine()){
        s.nextLine();
        rows++;
    }
    s.close();

    String[][] matrix = new String[rows][rows];

    s = new Scanner(new File(txtFile));
    int rowCounter = 0;
    while (s.hasNextLine()){
        matrix[rowCounter] = s.nextLine().trim().split("");
        rowCounter++;
    }
    s.close();

    // Print the Matrix (2D Array)...
    for (String[] strg : matrix) {
        for (String str : strg) {
            System.out.print(str);
        }
        System.out.println();
    }
}
catch (FileNotFoundException ex) {
    ex.printStackTrace();
}

And the Console Window should display:
.0...00...
.0F0......
..0..0....
.0.0.....0
..........
..........
....0.0.0.
.0.0......
0........0
S.0.....00

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Satricum (modern Le Ferriere), an ancient town of Latium vetus, lay on the right bank of the Astura river some  SE of Rome in a low-lying region south of the Alban Hills, at the NW border of the Pontine Marshes. It was directly accessible from Rome via a road running roughly parallel to the Via Appia.

History
According to Livy, Satricum was an Alban colony, and a member of the Latin League of 499 BC. In c. 488 BC it was taken by the Volsci. In 386 BC a force made up of Volscians of the town of Antium, Hernici and Latins rebelled against Rome and gathered near Satricum. After a battle with the Romans which was stopped by rain, the Latins and Hernici left and returned home. The Volsci retreated to Satricum, which was taken by storm. In 385 BC the Romans planted a colony with 2,000 colonists at Satricum. In 382 BC a joint force of Volsci and Latins from the city of Praeneste took Satricum despite strong resistance by the Roman colonists. In 381 BC the Romans levied four legions and marched on Satricum. There was a fierce battle which the Romans won. In 377 BC a joint Latin and Volscian force encamped near Satricum.  It was routed by the Romans and fled to Antium. A quarrel then broke out between the Antiates and the Latins. The former were minded to give up, while the latter did not and left. The Antiates surrendered their city and lands. The Latins burned Satricum in revenge, sparing only the temple of Mater Matuta.  In 348 BC the Volsci rebuilt the city. 346 BC Antium sent envoys to the cities of the Latins to try to stir a war. The Romans attacked Satricum. They defeated an army of Antiates and other Volsci which had been levied in advance. These fled to Satricum. The Romans besieged this town and 4000 of the enemy surrendered. The town was destroyed and burnt. The temple of Mater Matuta was spared a second time. After this, we hear of this town only in connection with the temple of Mater Matuta.

Identification and history of research
Antonio Nibby mistakenly identified ancient Satricum with the low hill at Borgo Montello, then known as the Tenuta di Conca, surrounded by tufa cliffs, 1.5 km ESE of present-day Le Ferriere, on which were still scanty remains of walling in rectangular blocks of the same material. In 1896, the hill above Le Ferriere yielded remains of an archaic and early Classical sanctuary ascribed to Mater Matuta, during excavations begun under the direction of Prof. H. Graillot of the University of Bordeaux, member of the École française de Rome. After two weeks, this work was suspended by order of the Italian government, and then resumed under the supervision of Felice Barnabei, Raniero Mengarelli, and A. Cozza. The objects discovered were brought to the Villa Giulia Museum at Rome.

After some cursory investigations during the 1950s, the site of Satricum was brought to light again in 1977, as a result of a concerted effort by the Italian authorities to rescue the antiquities in the Roman campagna that were acutely threatened by large-scale urbanisation and agricultural reform. The alarm was first made public by the exhibition Civiltà del Lazio primitivo at Rome (1976). As a result, the Royal Dutch Institute at Rome was invited by the Comitato per l'Archeologia laziale to participate in a rescue project and to ascertain the state of preservation of the site.

Since 1977, a comprehensive research program at the site has been carried out through annual excavation and study campaigns. This concerned, first of all, activities by the Royal Dutch Institute at Rome (C. M. Stibbe), later joined by the Universities of Groningen (prof. M. Kleibrink) and Nijmegen (prof. J. de Waele). As of 1990, the project is being executed by the University of Amsterdam alone, under the direction of prof. Marijke Gnade.

Results

Several inscriptions bearing the name of Mater Matuta have now made undisputed the identification of the city on and around the acropolis directly to the south of today's Le Ferriere with ancient Satricum. There remains, however, some discussion on the equation, proposed by C.M. Stibbe, of Satricum with the legendary city of Suessa Pometia.

The sanctuary on top op the acropolis was re-excavated in 1978-1981. Metrological analyses by Prof. J. de Waele, published in 1981 convincingly demonstrated a succession of three building phases dated from the late 7th to the early 5th century BC. Further investigations in the subsoil showed a particularly large, rather isolated hut to have preceded them, possibly with a religious function. Evidence for a large number of other huts of various shapes testify to a concentrated use of the acropolis during Latial periods II-IV (1000 - 580 BC).

The three temples succeeding one another are characterized by Etrusco-Ionian, Campanian, and central-Italic traditions, respectively, in material, technology, and artistic background, evidencing the character of Satricum as a true crossroads of regionally competing, or successive, cultures. The discovery, in 1977, of the Lapis Satricanus re-used in the foundations of the last temple and bore the name Publius Valerius (possibly to be identified with Publius Valerius Poplicola) perhaps confirms to the political connections between Satricum and Republican Rome.

The Archaic Period at Satricum is evidenced by a number of large courtyard buildings on and at the foot of the acropolis. To the NE, a network of large roads, amongst which a "Sacra Via", in combination with a dense urban build-up have been traced, documenting various phases from the 6th to 4th century BC.

Among the more surprising recent (1981) findings is a large necropolis dated to the 5th and 4th century BC, within the agger in the SW corner of the Archaic city. The material culture of the populace buried here, yielding i.a. a rare inscription on a lead miniature axe bearing the inscription iukus|ko|efiei shows strong connections with the Volscian traditions best known from the interior regions of the Apennine Peninsula. In fact, the discovery corroborates the historical traditions of the Volscians conquering Satricum in 488 BC. Tombs of this kind have successively been found both on the very top of the acropolis and intermixed with the remains of roads in the NW city area.

In addition to ongoing fieldwork, the storerooms and archives of the Villa Giulia Museum have gradually become accessible for advanced research. Thus the precise details are now known of the circumstances that led to the first excavation campaign by Graillot, the Italian government's intervention, and the subsequent neglect of the Satricum objects in the Villa Giulia. In addition, many object categories have now been properly studied and published (finds from the Archaic Votive Deposit, from the Orientalising and Archaic necropolises to the NE of the city, and the architectural terracottas of the sanctuary).

Site museum
The former iron mill and strawboard factory at Le Ferriere, situated at the foot of the ancient acropolis, has been renovated in recent years as part of the provincial "Parco Satricum" project to house the exhibition Satricum: Scavi e reperti archeologici, which opened in June 2014. This on-going show displays about 700 artefacts illustrating the history of Satricum from its beginnings to its decline. It is the organizers' intention to make the temporary exhibition space into an official site museum.

Bibliography

Monographs, dissertations, congresses
 C.M. Stibbe et al., Lapis Satricanus. Archaeological, Epigraphical, Linguistic and Historical Aspects of the New Inscription from Satricum, The Hague 1980
 M. Maaskant-Kleibrink et al., Settlement Excavations at Borgo Le Ferriere ("Satricum")I-II, Groningen 1987 and 1992
 R.R. Knoop, Antefixa Satricana. Sixth-century Architectural Terracottas from the Sanctuary of Mater Matuta at Satricum (Le Ferriere), Wolfsboro/Assen 1987
 M. Gnade, The Southwest Necropolis of Satricum. Excavations 1981-1986, Amsterdam 1992
 D.J. Waarsenburg, The Northwest Necropolis of Satricum. An Iron Age Cemetery in Latium Vetus, Amsterdam 1995
 B. Ginge, Excavations at Satricum, Borgo Le Ferriere, 1907-1910: Northwest Necropolis, Southwest Sanctuary and Acropolis, Amsterdam 1996
 P.S. Lulof, The Ridge-Pole Statues from the Late Archaic Temple at Satricum (Le Ferriere), Amsterdam 1996
 J.W. Bouma, Religio Votiva: the Archaeology of Latial Votive Religion, Groningen 1996
 A.J. Nijboer, From Household Production to Workshops. Archaeological Evidence for Economic Transformations, Pre-Monetary Exchange and Urbanisation in Central Italy from 800 to 400 BC, Groningen 1998
 M. Gnade, Satricum in the Post-Archaic Period. A case study of the interpretation of archaeological remains as indicators of ethno-cultural identity, Leuven 2002
 Proceedings of the Satricum Centennial Congress (1887-1997) in: Mededelingen van het Nederlands Instituut te Rome/Antiquity, LVI (1997) 1-204
 Lemma "Satricum" in the Enciclopedia dell'Arte Antica, Classica e Orientale, Suppl. II.V (1997) 177-180

Excavation updates
Preliminary reports have been appearing frequently since 1978 in the scholarly periodicals Archeologia Laziale, Bulletin Vereniging Antieke Beschaving, Mededelingen van het Nederlands Instituut te Rome and Lazio & Sabina.

Popular books by the Netherlands Study Center for Latium
 B. Heldring, Satricum. Een stad in Latium / Satricum. Una città del Lazio / Satricum. A Town in Latium, Hollandse Rading 1985 (rev. 1989) /Latina 1987, Meppel 1989
 C. Stibbe, Satricum en de Volsken / Satricum ed i Volsci, Hollandse Rading 1985 / Meppel 1991
 H. Versnel, Satricum en Rome. De inscriptie van Satricum en de vroeg Romeinse geschiedenis / Satricum e Roma. L'iscrizione di Satricum e la storia romana arcaica, Hollandse Rading 1985 / Meppel 1990
 D. Waarsenburg, Satricum, Kroniek van een opgravìng / Satricum. Cronaca di uno scavo. Ricerche archeologiche alla fine dell'Ottocento, Tonden 1996 / Rome 1998
 P.S. Lulof, R.R. Knoop, Satricum. Tempels en daken Meppel 1998

Exhibitions
 Satricum una città Latina, Exhibition catalogue Latina 1982, Florence 1982
 Nieuw licht op een oude stad. Italiaanse en Nederlandse opgravingen in Satricum, Exhibition catalogue Leiden/Nijmegen 1985, The Hague/Rome 1985
 Area sacra di Satricum tra scavo e restituzione, Exhibition catalogue Albano Laziale 1985, Rome 1985

Notes

External links

Satricum Project website of University of Amsterdam
 website of Riemer Knoop, on architectural terracottas
website of Groningen University Laboratory for Conservation & Material Studies

Roman sites in Lazio
Former populated places in Italy
Archaeological sites in Lazio

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The Tradewinds Christmas Light show was wonderful as usual. I took a video and it was superbly edited by Jeff Cooper. He edited it and added festive music. Thank you Jeff!!!
Click on the link below. You will see rain drops on the windshield at the end. Everyone hurried to put up their roofs 🙂 We made it and off we went to get ice cream.
Our next great club event is the Junior Orange Bowl Parade in Coral Gables. It is always a fun day decorating our cars and driving the parade route to the cheers of families lining the streets. The parade is also televised so it is a perfect way to advertise our club and also get our members in the holiday spirit. Please sign up on our web page so you don't miss out.
Hope to see everyone joining in on the fun!
Here is the link to last years parade video. Our club can be seen at the 45:10 portion of the video.
We have two wonderful events coming up in the next few weeks that will help get you in the holiday spirit.
On December 9th, celebrate the holiday season at LaBamba Restaurant with a few adult beverages (coquito), a gift exchange and a wonderful dinner followed by a top down drive through Tradewinds Park to see the Christmas lights show.
I hope you can plan on attending both events. Please sign up on our events pages accordingly.
Our Thanksgiving Feast and Monthly meeting is this Saturday, November 17th, from 2-5 pm at Grampas in Dania Beach. It is always a special event as club members get together to give thanks for all the blessings we share in our lives. Please sign up on our event page by Wednesday so we can advise the restaurant of the amount of members that will be attending. Hope to see all of you there.
Just a quick reminder that our holiday party is this Sunday at La Bamba and since you've all been such good little girls and boys this year, Santa is rewarding you with some goodies courtesy of Mazda North America. Hope to see you all there to cap off a great year for our club.
Please remember to sign up under the event page to confirm your reservation.


Use the Downlaod URL you got when you pre-ordered it. Or use the following form to retrieve your download information.
This is the INITIAL BETA, so there's a few things missing and some problems that I'm still working on. Be nice with me as I finish this product.
How to use Wusik X42 (I will create a complete manual once new features are finished up and the interface is freezed).
1) If you are on Windows 64 Bits, open "Wusik 42 64 Manager" otherwise open "Wusik 42 32 Manager".
2) Click "Source Plugins Manager", this will open the plugin's window. Here you will scan and add all the plugins you want to use with Wusik X42. Now, keep in mind that those plugins should be in a separated folder that your DAW/Host won't see. Otherwise you will end up with duplicated plugins your your DAW/Host and Wusik X42 may not work.
3) To start adding plugins click on Options at the bottom left and select either VST or VST3 scans at the bottom of the menu. The scan can detect both 32 and 64 bits plugins, so you can add both types in your folders.
4) Now you can edit the list. You can also rename and hide plugins. Click on each for a popup menu with those options.
5) Once you have the list the way you want, you can create the new list to be used with your DAW/Host. Close this window and select the target you want: VST and/or VST3, and the bit format: 32 or 64 bits. Both formats will load 32 and 64 bits plugins (if your OS supports).
6) Click on Update Target Plugins to create the new list of plugins. Those will be stored in .\Wusik X42 Data\Plugins\ with two folders, VST2 and VST3.
7) Now you can open your DAW/Host and add the folder above to be scanned. Again, don't forget to remove the original plugin's folders so you don't end up with duplicated plugins.
Now all your plugins are bridged. So you can use 64 bits plugins in 32 bits hosts (as long as you got Windows 64 bits) and also 32 bits plugins in 64 bits hosts. Plus, you can cross use VST2 and VST3 files depending on the settings you have set. If the target is VST2, you should be able to host VST3 files as VST2 in hosts that only supports VST2 format.
- Now you can click on a plugin and select it not to be bridged. When compiling the final list of plugins and the code finds plugins that has not been selected to be bridged, it will copy the plugin's file instead of creating a bridge plugin.
- Added Options to the main screen with: Auto Reload On Crash (not working yet) and Editors Always On Top.
- Updated the Plugin's Scanner: added isInstrument option to each plugin.
- Fixed a crash in the Plugin's Scanner, when selecting bad plugins and using the show/hide options.
Hello, the product page has complete information on what it does.
- Improved the code and fixed several problems.
- The editor will now follow (or try to) the host window position.
- Fixed problems in the set paths screen. Improved the alerts and settings of non-empty paths.
- In the plugins manager: renamed the Instruments tab to Type.
- Auto-Load on plugin crash should work now. Is not bullet-proof just yet, but works great.
- Fixed some GUI stuff.
- Renamed Hide to Ignore in the plugins manager. Ignored files won't be copied/bridged.
- Added Oversampling to plugins.
- Added the program's list with load/save fxp/fxb files.
- Added an option to hide/show the top menu. Click on options in the manager to set the default option (which is show the top menu).
- Fixed several UI/GUI problems.
- Improved the Oversampling code.
Good news, Wusik X42 is not fully coded and just remains to be tested.
- Added MIDI Processors, fully functional.
- Improved the Auto-Reload code on plugin crash. Also, if you set it to not-auto-reload it will inform when the plugin crashed and you can click the GUI to reload the plugin right away.
- The plugin appears always Top-Most, when the host is minimzed or any other window is in front.
- It seems there is no briding for plugin-parameters at all?
Thanks. I just fixed the parameters problems.
As for the Top-Most. There is an option in the X42 Manager, click on Options. So it doesn't show always on top. Also, if you have any ideas on how I could handle windows better, please, let me know.
Ok, parameters are now listed, but it seems to me that changes made to parameters in the plugin are not reported back to the host?
I didn't notice that option for disabling Top-Most, but this way it's nearly unusable for me. I don't know how they do it, but the built-in briding in Reaper allows embedding the plugin-window. Maybe you can have a look at that. When disabling embedding the plugin just uses a separate window.


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New NFL partnership ahead of 100th season announced
05-29-2019 11:46 AM CET | Sports
Press release from: Maxwell-Scott
Dallas Cowboys' Xavier Woods
International luxury leather brand Maxwell-Scott has entered into an exciting collaboration with Dallas Cowboys' Xavier Woods and Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Kentrell Brice for this coming football season.
Throughout the 100th season of the NFL Maxwell-Scott will provide both players with luxury leather accessories to accompany their busy schedules, as well as offer an edit of the players' favorite luggage bags and travel accessories. The players have chosen pieces that will suit their busy lifestyles of training and travel - adapting to their daily life and ensuring a smart aesthetic. They will be available to view solely on the Maxwell-Scott US website.
As Maxwell-Scott has become increasingly influential within the US market, in fact organic traffic for the brand has grown by 30% in the past year, such a partnership seems to be the perfect next step.
Woods, tipped to be a breakout star for his team in 2019, states that he is "very excited about the opportunity to partner with the brand of Maxwell-Scott. For as long as I can remember I've always had an intense passion for fashion and I'm looking forward to great things from this partnership in conjunction with my 190 RZNs foundation."
Maxwell-Scott founder and CEO, William Scott Forshaw is also very much looking forward to working with both players throughout the season:
"It is very exciting that we will be able to work with these incredibly talented players. We are all looking forward to seeing how they progress during the season with their respective teams and are proud that this partnership will be a part of their journey."
Depending on the success of the collaboration a potential bespoke NFL collection is something that the luxury leather company would be keen to look into. After all, Brice who is enjoying this season at a new team, is similarly hoping "to make this partnership long term."
The Maxwell-Scott NFL edit in collaboration with Dallas Cowboys' Xavier Woods and Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Kentrell Brice is now available to view on the Maxwell Scott US website.
About Maxwell-Scott
Maxwell-Scott was founded by William Scott Forshaw in 2002. His focus was to create pieces which were crafted to last an entire career, with his passion for Italian leather a result of his mother's travels. His aim has always been to act as an antidote to the fast fashion industry, as the epitome of fine Italian artistry combined with timeless British design.
William searched tirelessly for the right factory, finally settling on a family-run factory in the heart of Tuscany. Here, in Italy's traditional leather industry, the Maxwell-Scott artisans now handcraft each briefcase, purse, holdall and accessory. Their knowledge and workmanship forms the crucial foundation to Maxwell-Scott. In fact, each piece has a 25 year guarantee - an absolute imperative for William as he designs accessories to last a lifetime and a testament to slow consumerism.
A significant factor in this is the choice of premium materials. We source only the very best full grain, vegetable-tanned leather. As a member of the Genuine Italian Vegetable-Tanned Leather Consortium, each of our western cowhides is dyed with tannins derived from tree bark rather than any toxic substances. This means that there is a respectful and natural finish to all Maxwell-Scott leather which only improves with age as it develops a unique patina over time. Our leather is then translated into classic pieces for the modern consumer.
Due to this commitment to only the very best quality, Maxwell-Scott has evolved into an international brand with websites in the UK, US, Germany, France, Switzerland, Austria and Australia.
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Jeff Monken Press Conference Quotes: Air Force
Army West Point football head coach Jeff Monken met virtually with members of the local media on Tuesday afternoon for his weekly press conference inside Nowak Auditorium.
The Black Knights play their first Commander-in-Chief's Trophy matchup of the season this Saturday at Michie Stadium when they take on service academy foe Air Force. Kickoff is set for 11:30 a.m. ET. The game will be broadcast on CBS.
Army West Point Football Head Coach Jeff Monken
(Ref.: Opening Statement)
"I guess we haven't been here since the game two weekends ago and it was a great win for our guys, I thought they played really hard and performed well. I'm just pleased with the takeaways we got and our defense and how they continue to play and the production on offense. We're playing a lot of guys that don't really have a lot of game experience in some skilled positions, particularly the quarterback position. I'm really excited to see them get some game experience and build the reps that they frankly haven't had in practice. I thought they did a nice job. Our kicking game was really good that last time out. We covered kicks well, had a blocked kick and those are always big, and I'm just really impressed with the job that Coach (Sean) Saturnio is doing in motivating those guys to play really hard.
"Obviously, this week is a big game for us. We haven't had a bigger game this year than the one we're going to play this weekend. I know our guys are excited for the opportunity and certainly what's at stake when we play the academy games to earn the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy. It's always a great game and always a tremendous battle and hopefully we'll play well enough this Saturday that we can make it a battle again."
(Ref.: On the biggest things the team was able to work on during the bye week)
"Obviously we don't face a lot of option teams, we did in The Citadel earlier this year, so at least we were able to get some game experience on defense playing against an option team, and I thought our defense played particularly well that day. We didn't play well offensively, but I thought the defense did a nice job. It just allows us to have a couple of weeks to get into to playing option defense. What is always the case with these academy games is these offenses are really good at what they do and regardless of having extra time, they find a way to move the ball and make plays and so we are just going to have to play our assignments. Hopefully we block really well and are able to slow them down. Offensively, to prepare a game plan for a team that really know the options and all of these academy defenses and the experiences that we have playing in these games - playing against each other in preseason camps and throughout the season when we have those opportunities - we get to know the offense fairly well so their defense is going to be prepared. They'll have a good plan, so we are going to need to execute really well."
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Manchester United defender, Nemanja Vidic has confirmed he will leave Manchester United at the end of the 2013/2014 season. It was revealed on the official web manchester united.
"It's the last year of my contract and I have had eight wonderful years here. My time at this great club will always rank as the best years of my career. "
"I never could have imagined winning 15 trophies and I will certainly never forget that fantastic night in Moscow"
"However, I have decided that I will move on at the end of this season. I want to challenge myself again and try to make the best of myself in the coming years."
"I'm not considering staying in England as the only club I ever wanted to play for here is Manchester United and I was lucky enough to be part of this club for so many years. I've got a few options to move on and I will choose the right one for me and for my family.
"I am now going to focus all my efforts on playing for Manchester United and do the best I can for the team until the end of the season. I hope this stops any further speculation about my future."
How do you think about Nemanja Vidic last season for Manchester United?


Student life is one the most exciting periods of a person's life. You can meet new people, attend various lectures, travel the world and, hopefully, understand what you want from life. Burning out the midnight oil one night and visiting a college party the other night will most certainly carve into your memories. At the same time, the finances to cover the basics such as food and accomodation are hard to gather when you can only work part-time and have no degree. Finding your first source of income is a major step forward. Here is a guide to help you earn and save money to maintain a better quality student life.
A great way to save money during student life is to negotiate the possible expenses by applying for college scholarships. Many of them are offered across the country and internationally for US and Canadian citizens. Getting a scholarship is a great idea for those who haven't necessarily got the funds to begin their post-secondary education. There are many organizations that allow this to happen.
One way is to apply for OSAP. They are a government-run program in Canada. Their mission is to simply assist those students who wish to pursue their post-secondary academics. They offer free assistance to students with high academic results.
St Lawrence College offers a mixture of grants and loans to numerous students to supplement their financial situation in the case of their post-secondary education. They do not intend to meet all educational and living costs, all students are expected to help pay for their academics.
They usually offer a payment plan, which is almost like a loan. Basically borrowing money from them. You must be enrolled onto a program of study (certificate, diploma or degree), have a completed admission application form from the college (which is also approved by the college), agree to the terms of the payment plan, and agree to a schedule of installments (scheduled times to pay a little back, each time).
You can see current part-time jobs available for students here.
Blogging is becoming increasingly popular by the day. They allow you to get paid per advertisement on your blog posts. It does, however, all depend on how popular your content is, and how many posts you write. There are thousands of successful bloggers out there who make a living from their articles and maintain a good quality of life.
The problem with blogging, however, is that it is not as easy as it seems. Writing interesting posts requires a lot of creativity and consumes time. Besides, student bloggers need to communicate with their followers and subscribers since it greatly defines the popularity of their content. All together, it results into weaker academic performance. As a student blogger, you should consider asking experts for help with writing essays, lab reports, literature reviews, research proposals and even courseworks.
The amount of money you earn all depends on the number of subscribers who follow the blog. It requires a lot of creativity and charisma, you need to be a public person. All these aspects define your blog's income. Bloggers with thousands of followers can earn up to $19K per year as a minimum if they are successful. As some highly successful bloggers earn up to $79K per year.
With blogging, enthusiasm equals fortune. Writing very little will most likely get you a low income, as writing high amounts of blog posts equals to a potentially high income. It all depends on you as a person. Keep your posts interesting, trustworthy, friendly and professional. Most likely people will read your work. Also, it is always best to keep your blog posts under a certain field, rather than about random topics for a better result.
Applying for scholarships is a good idea to those who have some financial difficulties and would like to attend college or get post-secondary education at cheaper rates. On the other hand, a lot of students are not lucky enough to receive an OSAP grant, so part-time work is the best option. Blogging is also an excellent idea for creative people who wish to get their way through college in the comfort of their own home. Whatever you choose – good luck with your funds and studies!


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PR: Revisit The Brutal Action With BATTLE ROYALE: ANGELS' BORDER One-ShotManga!
By Lissa Pattillo on Thursday, May 22, 2014
THE KILL OR BE KILLED SAGA OF BATTLE ROYALE CONTINUES AS VIZ MEDIA RELEASES NEW MANGA ONE-SHOT BATTLE ROYALE: ANGELS' BORDER
Creator Of Original BATTLE ROYALE Novel Koushun Takami Returns With The Graphic Full Story Of The Girls In The Lighthouse
San Francisco, CA, May 21, 2014 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest distributor and licensor of manga and anime in North America, has announced the release on June 17th of BATTLE ROYALE: ANGELS' BORDER, a new one-shot manga (graphic novel) written by Koushun Takami, author of the original BATTLE ROYALE novel.
BATTLE ROYALE: ANGELS' BORDER debuts in print from the VIZ Signature imprint, is rated 'T+' for Older Teens, and will carry an MSRP of $12.99 U.S. / $14.99 CAN. The new single-volume release reveals for the first time in graphic novel form the full story and grisly demise of the girls in the lighthouse that was so memorably featured in the original BATTLE ROYALE book and live-action film. BATTLE ROYALE: ANGELS' BORDER features artwork by Mioko Ohnishi and Youhei Oguma.
A digital version will also launch for $8.99 (USD/CAN) on June 17th on VIZManga.com and through the VIZ MANGA App for the Apple iPad®, iPhone® and iPod® touch, Android-powered smart phones, as well as through the Nook, Kobo, Kindle, iBooks and GooglePlay stores.
Author Koushun Takami's notorious literary thriller, BATTLE ROYALE, possessed an irresistible premise: a class of junior high school students is taken to a deserted island where, as part of a ruthless authoritarian program, they are provided arms and forced to kill one another until only one survivor is left standing. Criticized as violent exploitation when first published in Japan – where it then proceeded to become a runaway best seller – Battle Royale has become a Lord of the Flies for the 21st century, a potent allegory of what it means to be young and (barely) alive in a dog-eat-dog world.
In BATTLE ROYALE: ANGELS' BORDER, most of the students from Shiroiwa Junior High scatter as soon as they reach the remote island where they must participate in the latest round of the Program. But Yukie Utsumi and five of her friends lock themselves in the lighthouse, clinging to a desperate hope of survival. They all trust each other, but they also know that only one can survive the Battle Royale…
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NYCC 2013: Viz Media Announces Shoujo, Seinen and Shorts
By Lissa Pattillo on Tuesday, October 22, 2013
The NYCC manga licenses – they just keep going, and going, and going… I love it! I can't recall the last convention that had so many manga licenses in one place. Today I take a look at new licenses from Viz Media:
Battle Royale: Angels' Border – Koushun Takami, Mioko Ohnishi & Youhei Oguma
Black Rose Alice – Setona Mizushiro
My Love Story!! – Kazune Kawahara & Aruko
Terra Formars – Yū Sasuga & Kenichi Tachibana
Time Killers: Kazue Kato Short Story Collection – Kazue Kato
Nearly every title on this list stands out to me in one good way or another. Starting from the top, there's Battle Royale: Angels' Border. This is a manga side-story sequel to Battle Royale, written by the author of the original books. I haven't read those (yet) but I did read the manga adaptation Tokyopop released and have watched the movie several times, so I'm looking forward to a need to refresh and revisit. The story is split into two parts – episode 01 and episode 02 – with each drawn by a different artist. They're both released together in this collected edition.
Black Rose Alice is a title I've heard praised a lot in passing but never much more than that, but I can't deny the draw of a title by Setona Mizushiro no matter what I have or haven't heard. I love her work, which in English includes GoComi's Afterschool Nightmare and Tokyopop's X-Day. She renders such heart-wrenching characters and has done some really interesting things with gender roles and the evolution of relationships. I have a couple of her other series in French, and hoped for the day we would get more in English. May this be the first of many!
As for this current announcement, Black Rose Alice enters our still vampire-hungry market with a story about a young singer who survives an accident only to find his body has never felt right since. A string of suicides by those close to him act as catalysts for a new life of romance, drama and potentially tasty looking necks.
With My Love Story!! I'm smitten with the Japanese covers. I love a title with characters that actually look like people. Too pretty can easily be too much sometimes. My Love Story!! is written by the creator of High School Debut, which I thought was a fun read, so that's another point in its favour. The downside of My Love Story!! is it's promoted as a love triangle story, which I'm not a big fan of. Sure almost all romances use this at some point or another but, like a cast of characters that're too pretty to be believed, reading story after story that tends to end in watching the more likable and loyal person get left on the curb is more than a little tiring. How will I feel about" the unattractive Takeo Gouda, his cool and attractive childhood friend Sunagawa, and the pure Yamato, whose specialty is making candy*"? We shall see!
Terra Formars is the only title on the list that's entirely new to me. It looks pretty cool though, even though the plot makes me laugh. It takes place years in the future when a team of colonists go to Mars only to discover that the mold and cockroaches they sent ahead to help prepare the land for living have since mutated into super strong humanoid cockroaches. Oops! The manga series – currently six volumes long – then follows a group of soldiers sent to get rid of them.
And last but not least, there's Time Killers: Kazue Kato Short Story Collection. This one really excites me. As the title explains, Time Killers is a collection of short stories by Kazue Kato, creator of Blue Exorcist. I love reading creators' short stories. The boundaries of a short story can bring out a person's best work or at least some of their most creative as they can explore ideas that might not see success in lengthier formats. Admittedly, I got tired of Blue Exorcist and dropped it at volume six, but I did love the earlier volumes so I'm hoping to re-experience some of that same adoration in these shorts.
We don't have dates yet for these releases, but my thanks goes to ANN for the existing details*. Looking forward to them, Viz!
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Tags: Battle Royale, Black Rose Alice, Blue Excorcist, Manga, My Love Story!!, NYCC, Shoujo Beat, Terra Formars, Viz Media


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Stuttgart-Feuerbach is located in the Baden-Wurttemberg region of Germany. Feuerbach actually is a district of the beautiful city of Stuttgart. It has an area of 0.942 square miles and a population of about 28,000 residents, the 2005 census indicated. Stuttgart-Feuerbach has become very famous as the home of the most important industrial giants in Germany. The area was first mentioned in the year 1075, until 1860 remaining a rural community outside Stuttgart. In 1907, Stuttgart-Feuerbach received the status of a town, while in 1929 it merged with the big city. Nowadays, Stuttgart-Feuerbach is a popular tourist destination, visited by tourists from all over the world.
The Mercedes-Benz Museum is located in the proximity of Stuttgart-Feuerbach. Built in 2006, the museum manages to impress with its spectacular architecture, as well as with its amazing displays. The Porsche Museum can also be visited in Stuttgart.
Wilhelma Zoological and Botanical Gardens is a spot not to be missed by families traveling through Stuttgart-Feuerbach. Both children and adults can have a lot of fun in this spot, the venue also being worth to be visited for its spectacular architecture and landscaping features. A 19th century palace can be seen in the beautiful gardens.
The Kunstmuseum is one of the most impressive art museums in the area. The spot manages to charm with the mixture of new and old architectural elements. It displays numerous art works by artists from all around the world.
The Palace Square should not be missed by any tourist spending a vacation in Stuttgart-Feuerbach. The square is very distinctive, actually being described as unique in the world. Here, there are numerous museums located, but also a opera house, gardens, historical churches and many restaurants. The venue is commonly described as one of the most beautiful squares in Germany.
Tafelberg is without a doubt one of the best places to eat in near Stuttgart-Feuerbach. The food is delicious, the venue provides easy access, the service is excellent, while the menu is quite impressive. Prices are reasonable and really everything is outstanding.


In the genus Pleurotus the stem is attached to the cap at some point to one side of the centre. The stem may be on the very margin of the cap, or may be wanting altogether.
The three species to be mentioned all grow on dead wood - either on dead trees or on dead branches of living trees.
The name Pleurotus comes from a Greek word meaning side, and has reference to the position of the stem.


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Luis Garavito – Also Known As "The Beast"
By Team Seven|Published On: April 22nd, 2020|
Name: Luis Garavito
Moniker(s): La Bestia, Tribilin, Bonifacio Moreno Lizcano
Date of Birth: January 25, 1957
Date of Death: n/a
Victim Count: 138-300
Years Active: 1992-1999
Region Active: Colombia, Ecuador
Date of Arrest: April 22, 1999
Photo Credit : DarkZone
Born the first of seven children during Colombia's tumultuous civil war, Luis Garavito's early life was marked by cruelty and suffering. His father, Manuel, was a violent alcoholic who regularly abused Garavito's mother, a drug-addicted prostitute, and forced his young son to watch as she slept with her clients. As Garavito and his siblings grew older, Manuel turned his abuse on them, causing them to hide in fear whenever their father came home from work.
Garavito, already unpopular at school, was prohibited by his father from playing with other children. He later became a frequent target of bullying due to his glasses and timid personality. However, a volatile temper built up within him, and he would sometimes lash out violently whenever he had enough. When he was eleven, Manuel forced him to drop out of school and get a job to support their large family by selling various wares on the streets.
From the time he was twelve to fifteen, Garavito was raped and tortured on numerous occasions by his father's friends, though he kept these attacks to himself out of fear that Manuel would not believe him. Around this time, Garavito began molesting his younger siblings, and killed and mutilated small animals.
When he was sixteen, he was arrested while trying to molest a boy at a train station in Bogota. He was soon released but was no longer welcome at the family home. Garavito became one of the countless homeless youths that wandered the streets of Colombia after the war.
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In 1984, after losing a job at a bakery due to his increasing alcoholism, Garavito sought psychiatric help for what he claimed were malicious voices in his head. He stayed at a hospital for thirty days, but never once mentioned his pedophilic attraction to young boys, nor his sexual sadism.
After being discharged, he took a job at a supermarket and began a relationship with an older woman named Claudia. During Garavito's two-hour lunch breaks, he would head to remote areas, lure boys to him with candy, rape them, and then torture them with razors.
Later, he went to Pereira and dated a woman with a teenage son. Interestingly, Garavito never harmed the sons of the women he dated. To avoid having to spend time at home with his female partners, Garavito traveled from town to town in search of work and sent the money back to them. In reality, the real purpose of these trips was so he could prey on homeless boys.
Locals regarded Garavito as a friendly man who enjoyed the company of children and even nicknamed him "Tribilin," the Spanish name for the Disney character Goofy a far cry from the name he would eventually come to be known by: "la Bestia", the Beast. Even more shocking, in retrospect, was the fact that many people recalled seeing him taking off with boys while he was heavily drunk. If anyone was suspicious of this behavior at the time, they did not intervene.
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On October 2nd, 1992, Garavito killed his first victim, a teenage boy named Juan Carlos, whom he had followed after seeing him pass by a bar. Garavito claimed that the sight of the moonlight awoke something evil in him, driving him to murder. The boy's body was found three days later and showed visible signs of torture, including missing teeth and mutilated genitals.
Less than a week later, Garavito killed again. With each murder, his attacks grew more violent. To prolong his victims' torture, he would stab the boys with knives and screwdrivers in non-lethal parts of their bodies, such as their hands. By the time he was back in Bogota the next year, he already had ten kills under his belt.
It was easy for Garavito to get away with his crimes as the violence in the country produced all kinds of victims, and people were less likely to notice the deaths of impoverished boys because they were so frequently at the fringes of society. People may have tended to think that the mutilated bodies pointed to Satanic cults; that missing children could have been taken by human traffickers; that the murders of homeless drug users or alcoholics could have been committed by political reactionaries.
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He began to keep trophies of his kills, but by 1994, Garavito had been killing so frequently that he could no longer carry all his trophies with him and left a bag at his sister Ester's house.
In 1995, somewhere on his travels, Garavito experienced a bad fall that left him with a broken leg. For a while, he was on crutches and made his living by begging on the streets. Now in his late 30s and continuously on the move, Garavito's injury healed improperly and left him with a noticeable limp. Despite this, Garavito's urge to kill remained as strong as ever.
By now, he had taken to disemboweling his victims and even decapitating some of them. Many of his victims, such as four boys he killed in Valle found in 1996, had their mutilated bodies left out in the open, concealed only by tall plants.
In the summer of 1996, Garavito arrived in Tunja, a city northeast of Bogota. There, he came across a boy named Ronald Delgado, whom he lured away. The boy's body was found decapitated and showed signs of rape and torture. Many witnesses told police that they had seen Ronald in the company of Garavito. He was captured, but he quickly convinced police of his innocence.
In 1997, a group of children in Pereira made a horrifying discovery.
A mass grave containing the corpses of over thirty young boys was found right outside the city. Though they had all been killed at different times, and some showed more advanced stages of decomposition, the similarities they all shared were alarming. Their arms and legs were tied with the same kind of nylon rope.
They all showed signs of torture and rape. They had all been stabbed, some up to forty-six times.
When news of this find hit the headlines, people across the nation began to make the connection between these corpses and the increasingly large amount of missing boys throughout the country. The sheer amount of bodies led the public to believe that this had to have been the work of Satanic cults or organ traffickers. To further complicate things was the fact that many of the bodies were unidentifiable, and even today, their true identities remain unknown, making it impossible to trace any of their family members.
A few months later, in 1998, authorities were alerted to another disturbing discovery in the city of Buga. A boy's corpse had been found bearing all the same marks of Garavito's previous victims, but ashes surrounded this body. There had been a fire on the night of the boy's murder, and luckily, this helped provide more evidence.
Garavito left behind his pair of red glasses that were scorched on the left side, empty bottles of cheap brandy, a screwdriver, documents including some money and a note with an address, and a pair of men's shoes. The glasses revealed that the culprit likely suffered from an eye condition that mostly affected only men around forty to forty-five years of age. The burns suggested that the wearer could have been burned as well, meaning their killer likely had burns on the left side of their body. The shoes were heavily worn, more so on one side. The man they were looking for likely had a distinctive limp caused by an injury to his left leg.
Unfortunately, despite these insights, it still left room for error. When a boy went to the authorities to report an attempted rape, police believed they had their man. His name? Pedro Pablo Ramírez García, also known as Pedro Pechuga.
It's easy to see why police were so easily convinced that this was the killer. Pechuga had a limp and a history of sexual assault. Not only that, but he also sold honey in the same kind bottles of cheap brandy so often found at the crime scenes. Pechuga was only cleared when four more bodies were found while he was incarcerated.
Around this time, Garavito, who was on the list of suspects for his past close calls with the law, began to fear capture and fled to Ecuador. He was unable to stop himself from killing more boys, but this time, he was easily suspected due to being a foreigner. Garavito had no choice but to return to his native country.
Meanwhile, a task force had been created to track down la Bestia, who by now had killed children in over seventy places in Colombia and Ecuador. One particularly dogged investigator, Aldemar Duran, used the note collected in Buga to track down Garavito's sister in Bogota. At last, they had a name.
On April 22, Garavito lured twelve-year-old John Ivan Sabogal away from a park in Villavicencio, tied him up, and tried to rape him, but then a homeless teenager passed by. The teenager began throwing stones at Garavito, and he and John Ivan escaped to a nearby scrap yard.
Garavito was arrested and claimed his name was Bonifacio Moreno Lizcano, though DNA evidence eventually revealed his real identity. Confronted with the evidence, Garavito broke down and confessed to his crimes. Thanks to his cooperation and legal loopholes, Garavito was sentenced to serve only thirty years for over a hundred murders in Colombia's Valledupar, where he remains to this day.
Luis Garavito, considered to be one of the most prolific serial killers of all time, is reportedly a model prisoner. He hopes to be free soon and plans to become an advocate for children's welfare.


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A few weeks a go Camel Cigarettes started sending me coupons in the mail. I guess they think a few dollars off a pack a cigarettes will make me run for the door to buy some. Wrong!
Last week they thought they would send me a little birthday gift. Aren't they sweet?
Lucky me received Coupons for cigarettes, chew and if that weren't enough they also gave me little sticky notes so I could remind everyone that my birthday is coming up.
No thanks Camel!
Rachel // Maybe Matilda Tuesday, 17 May, 2011
Yuck! Do you mean that's NOT what you wanted for your birthday? ;-)
Rachel @ Maybe Matilda
Emily Tuesday, 17 May, 2011
That is SO crazy!!!
Meesh Tuesday, 17 May, 2011
Hilarious, celebrate your birthday by taking up smoking. That way, you can have a few less birthdays in years to come!
boosandrawrs Thursday, 19 May, 2011
I got these too! They didn't say anything about my birthday though. I wondered where in the world they got my name. I sign up for a lot of samples/coupons/freebies in the mail so I assume someone shared my info. but i don't smoke and never have so i thought it was strange.
i also got like an 8 oz container of pipe tobacco in the mail and have no idea where it came from either.
Thank you for commenting! I read each and every comment.
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England Wins Third Test To Complete 3-0 Series Win Over Pakistan
Cricket | December 21, 2022
England achieved a new feat on Tuesday after winning the final Test in Karachi, earning them a historic 3-0 win over Pakistan. The final day could not have gone more perfectly for England. While they needed 55 runs to win, it took them only 11.1 overs to meet their target of 167. In all, it took them just 40 minutes to claim their eighth-wicket victory. With the series win, England has become the first country to win three straight matches in Pakistan. The last time England beat Pakistan at home was in a Test match back in 2000.
England was helped on the final day with brilliant performances from Ben Duckett, who finished with an unbeaten 82, Ben Foakes, who finished with 64, and skipper Ben Stokes, who ended the day 35 no. Between Stokes and Duckett, they shared a partnership of 73, which was very integral to England's final day success.
The first two victories at Rawalpindi and Multan were very impressive and served to show what the England squad was capable of. The third Test victory helped to seal that.
England's outstanding victory at the test is further proof that they made the right back in January. England started the year with a complete overhaul of their cricket leadership, replacing the director, coach, and was captain of the Test team. The changes came following a string of losses that lasted more than a year, culminating in the embarrassing loss last year at the Ashes.
But in the past few months, England has made up for all the failures, and their victory at Pakistan means that they crown the year with a victory, which is very much in contrast to how they started off.
Now, they would take their time to prepare to face Australia next summer at the Ashes, which they would aim to win.
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Christopher Booker has been a writer and editor for magazines such as Private Eye and has a long-running column in the UK's Sunday Telegraph.
Booker wrote an article, titled ""The world has never seen such freezing heat," published in the UK's Telegraph, which purports to be a "shocking exposé of a blunder big enough potentially to bring climate change science to its knees." Yet, according to EcoWorldly, the article falls considerably short of its goal, especially in terms of its scientific integrity. Booker was also a speaker at the International Conference on Climate Change (2009), a gathering of climate change skeptics organized by the conservative think tank, the Heartland Institute. His presentation was entitled, "Remember the Poor: A Christian Perspective on Energy Rationing."
Booker is frequently derided for his inaccurate and sometimes dishonest reporting. George Monbiot draws attention to Booker's attack on Michael Mann of Hockey Stick fame. Mann's paper was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Booker attempted to refute it by using the claims of unqualified bloggers to refute peer-reviewed studies. In December 2009 Booker (along with Richard North (blogger) made allegations of financial impropriety against IPCC Chairman Dr Rajendra Pachauri. These were published in the Sunday Telegraph which subsequently withdrew them after a libel action. In August 2010, the Telegraph apologized to Pachauri after accounting firm KPMG found his business dealings spotless.
Booker interferes with freedom of bookseller to categorize his work. When Amazon in the UK re-categorizinged Booker's work, he published a lament of that in his Sunday Telegraph blog. He also has gets his publisher to intervene with the online bookseller and agitates for other skeptic publishers to act. Whilst a minor issue, putting literature into categories is the task and the freedom of the bookseller. This is an instance of Booker trying to control the context of his skepticism.
↑ "The Bias and Logical Fallacies of Christopher Booker's 'Freezing Heat'", EcoWordly Online, November 2008.
↑ "Rajendra Pachauri innocent of financial misdealings but smears will continue"
↑ "Comment Sep 6, 2010 at 12:31 PM"
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Many homeowners unable to pay their monthly mortgage face several difficult decisions. The options for dealing with this issue generally boil down to the following: sell, modify the mortgage, walk away, or rent the property out. In some cases renting the property to a tenant may avoid foreclosure and allow you to generate some rental income.
For mortgage and bankruptcy purposes, investment property is treated differently than a primary residence. First, rental property is not eligible for many mortgage modification programs. Additionally, rental property does not qualify for homestead exemptions under state and federal asset protection laws. Consequently, if you have equity in your property, the Chapter 7 trustee may be able to seize the property during bankruptcy and sell it to pay your outstanding debts.
If you are considerably upside down on your property, lien stripping may be an option. The federal bankruptcy laws allow lien stripping of secured property in a Chapter 13, but this process is not available to modify the first mortgage on your primary residence. Lien stripping the first mortgage of investment property is allowed. The bankruptcy court will "cram down" the amount you owe on the loan to its fair market value. A second mortgage can be entirely stripped off if it is unsecured.
The second mortgage is stripped off and becomes unsecured debt, and the first mortgage is crammed down to the value of the property, $330,000. Your monthly payment will be adjusted accordingly.
Since a Chapter 7 bankruptcy is a liquidation process, and the bankruptcy court and trustee are concerned with whether there is sufficient equity in the rental property to sell and pay creditors. Otherwise the trustee will abandon any interest in the property and you can keep it subject to paying the mortgage. There is some legal basis for a Chapter 7 bankruptcy trustee to collect rents from the tenants for six months after your bankruptcy filing. However, it is questionable whether the trustee would have any right to rents after abandonment of the property.
A Chapter 13 bankruptcy is for people who have income and restructures repayment of debts over three to five years. As long as the property is able to generate income, and so long as you are able to financially maintain the property, you will be able to keep it and the income it generates.
For more information on bankruptcy, and which bankruptcy option is best for your situation, consult with an experienced bankruptcy attorney. Your attorney is able to assess your financial situation and inform you of all your legal rights and options.


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Q: How do I import a class from another folder? I am trying to import checkaxis.py from utils to datasetinfo.py in the dataset folder. This is how the structure looks like:
MSseg
|- __init__.py
|-- utils
|       |- __init__.py
|.      | - checkaxis.py
|-- dataset
          |- __init__.py
          |- datasetinfo.py

The init.py method is empty. The way I am trying to import is:
from .MSseg.utils.checkaxis import CheckAxis

I get the following import error:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "datasetinfo.py", line 11, in <module>
    from .MSseg.utils.checkaxis import CheckAxis
ImportError: attempted relative import with no known parent package

A: In your MSseg.utils.checkaxis init.py add
from .checkaxis import CheckAxis

Then in MSseg.dataset.datasetinfo.py
from MSseg.utils import CheckAxis

A: Since both utils and and dataset are from the same director
try this out:
> from utils.checkaxis import CheckAxis

Python should recoginize the package.
Just let me know if it still gives an error. We can find another solution.

A: import sys
sys.path.append('folder location')
import your module


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Luzhou Laojiao (泸州老窖; Luzhou Old Cellar) is a Chinese liquor distilled from fermented sorghum. It is a baijiu of the "strong aroma" class. It is produced by Luzhou Laojiao Company Limited, which is headquartered in Luzhou, in southern Sichuan, China.

History
The distillery dates back to 1573, in the Ming dynasty, and it is the oldest continuously producing baijiu distillery in the world. It was included in the first "List of National Intangible Cultural Heritage" in 2006. The company produces a baijiu brand named Guojiao 1573 (国窖 1573, 'National Cellar 1573'), in commemoration of its founding year.

Luzhou Laojiao was reportedly the favourite liquor of China's paramount leader, Deng Xiaoping.

The company commenced international operations in 2012, concentrating initially on the Asia-Pacific market but expanding into Africa during 2016–17. In 2018 it was estimated to be worth nearly  (US$15.75 billion).

In 2019, Luzhou Laojiao became an associate sponsor of the Australian Open tennis tournament for five years, making it the largest Chinese sponsor in Australian Open history. Court 2 at the tournament's Melbourne Park venue was named the "1573 Arena", after the company's Guojiao 1573 brand, starting from the 2019 Australian Open.

Product characteristics
Luzhou Laojiao is a complex, premium baijiu of the "strong aroma" (nóngxiāng) class. It is a strongly alcoholic (more than 50% alcohol), clear liquid with a sharp aroma of fermented peaches. It is fermented in old cellars (fermentation pits), whose walls are coated with a unique clay composition that gives the spirit its aroma and palate.

Luzhou has a mild climate with extreme temperatures of -1 to +40 °C (30 to 105°F), and annual precipitation of 750 to 1615mm (30 to 65in). This climate is ideal for local soft cereal quality and microbial groups. The Yangtze River water, after treatment by the water plant, is rich in calcium, magnesium and other trace elements. Water quality is weakly acidic, with a suitable hardness.

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The "Bouine" Team came 40th on 207!
This Saturday, October 8th, a realm of French start-ups and Innovation players gathered for the second edition of the Tech Run, in Vincennes (East-end of Paris). Our team was super-enthusiastic (some were even disguised) and determined to win.
As a result, our runners came 40th and 170th out of 207 competing teams! Well done, Anis and Antoine! They came 33rd and 34th out of 950 participants. Quite a progress compared to 2015!
Aim for the podium next year guys!


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Dynamic mattresses are a specialist product type which are only available in a restricted selection of sizes (length, width and depth).
To use these mattresses with an upholstered or wooden 'friendly' home-style profiling or height-adjustable bed (rather than the usual 'hospital / factory-look metal-frame types), the bed must be custom-made to suit the dimensions of the mattress.
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Hester Pulter (c. 1605–1678)
in Women poets of the English Civil War
This chapter presents poems of Hester Pulter who was born in or around 1605 in Dublin, into a well-connected and literary English family. Pulter was based at Broadfield for the rest of her life. It was there that she composed her poems, her emblems, and the prose romance entitled The Unfortunate Florinda, all of which are contained in the sole surviving manuscript of her work. Pulter's poetry engages in a number of the governing tropes of royalist literary culture in the 1640s and 1650s. While there is no reception history for Pulter's verse, however, the content of her poems and their engagement in the tropes and conventions were also evident in the poetry of Katherine Philips, William Cavendish, and Lucy Hutchinson. This makes her a notable woman poet of the English Civil War.
Women poets of the English Civil War
Editors: Sarah C.E. Ross and Elizabeth Scott-Baumann
Anne Bradstreet; Broadfield; corrupt rulers; English Civil War; Hester Pulter; hostility; Interregnum; Katherine Philips; Lucy Hutchinson; male canonical poetry; Margaret Cavendish; Poems and Fancies; poetic culture; Restoration; seventeenth-century women; Several Poems; state-political poems; The Tenth Muse; women poets
Anne Bradstreet (1612–1672)
Katherine Philips (1632–1664)
Margaret Cavendish (?1623–1673)
Lucy Hutchinson (1620–1681)
Textual notes
Index of first lines


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Protester killed in Iraq's Kurdistan region after days of unrest
Reuters | Posted: Dec. 7, 2020, 3:57 a.m. | Updated: Dec. 7, 2020, 2:12 p.m. | 1 Min Read
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A protester was shot dead during demonstrations against Kurdish political parties in the northern, Kurdish-run region of Iraq on Monday after several days of unrest, local medical officials and a lawmaker said.
It was a rare deadly incident involving protests against the political parties that run the autonomous Kurdistan region of Iraq, over delayed payment of public sector salaries.
The officials, including medics at a local hospital, said the protester had been shot by armed men guarding the headquarters of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) in the town of Chamchamal, west of the city of Sulaimaniya.
Demonstrators have taken to the streets in and around Sulaimaniya for several days demanding their salaries and criticising the KDP and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), which controls the Sulaimaniya area.
The KDP-dominated Kurdish regional government, based in Erbil, has been hit by a nationwide economic crisis during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has seen Iraq's oil revenues slashed.
Iraq depends on oil exports for virtually all its state revenue, including some 250,000 barrels per day from Kurdish areas.
(Reporting by Baghdad newsroom; Writing by John Davison and Ahmed Rasheed in Baghdad; Editing by Peter Graff)
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