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With her signature seductive writing Amy Rose Bennett takes readers on a wonderful holiday fling full of racy interludes and unexpected love in My Lady of Misrule. Sir Tristan King brings a wickedly appealing hero to the pages that is well matched with the hidden gem of Minerva Lady Harlow. Their mutual attraction and ensuing sparks were well written by Ms. Bennett who did an excellent job of blending history, adventure, sensuality and yearning.
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Quake Matthews "gives you his truths" with Celebrate the Struggle.
"I've always prided myself on not being scared to be vulnerable," says Quake.
alifax rapper Quake Matthews (AKA Matthew Arab) says his newest album, Celebrate the Struggle, packs heavy messages and a personal philosophy sculpted by his experience in the local rap scene.
"I still feel like maybe I have a lot more to learn, but I have a lot of years under my belt and I've definitely applied those this time around," says Arab.
Now 28, he first drummed up recognition battle rapping in local clubs at 16. He had to get liquor permission forms to partake in the tournaments he often won against adults. Since then, he's accepted an ECMA, released five albums and worked with big names in the industry like Street Runner, Classified, Neon Dreams and JRDN.
"He's a very honest artist," says RnB singer JRDN who's been featured on all of Arab's albums. He "lays it all out on the line in the studio and gives you his truths. Whether it be negative or positive, he's always giving you his truths."
According to Arab, a common struggle between emerging Halifax musicians is the feeling that bank account balance does not accurately reflect talent. Countless careers become snagged on this mindset and artists unable to free themselves quit because it's the easier option.
But, this is where the title, Celebrate the Struggle, comes in.
Arab says he believes that every part of life is important and worthwhile. Times of hardship are ones that will be looked back upon later as an essential piece in the foundation for who you become and what you achieve.
"I think my music is very personal and I've always prided myself on not being scared to be vulnerable," he says.
The way his music affects others is what he values the most. Arab says fans write him about how his music helps them through their daily adversities because they're relieved to hear him rap about similar issues. Although, he says there's friction between his vulnerability and pressure to produce tracks that feel macho and braggadocious.
He says the Halifax industry is at a turning point, though, and evolving for the better because of its deep-rooted music history.
"It's just starting to bubble up," he says. "A lot of things are happening from doors that have been opened over the years."
Gearing up to release his latest album Rap Music, Quake Matthews lets us in the studio.
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It's reaaaallly funny, because I just drew a picture of a lady covered in thorns and I called it 'Unlovable' for the same reason and I've never seen this pic before. And here I thought I was being original. Oh well. GREAT MINDS!!
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They prefer soft jazz or classical music.
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COVID-19: A place-based approach offers options to relax the lockdown
Published April 23, 2020, by Bruno Losch and Julian May
A place-based approach, which considers local and community contexts, may offer a way forward, both to re-opening the economy and building resilient urban areas.
Place-based approach would involve targeting geographical areas and sectors where the infection risk remains low to relax the lockdown.
On April 21, President Ramaphosa announced an extraordinary coronavirus budget of around R500 billion to deal with the huge economic and social impact of the lockdown. He is expected address the Nation on April 23 to provide further details.
Last week, on April 13, Professor Salim Abdool Karim, chair of the Health Minister Advisory Committee on COVID-19, explained how the country had bought time by slowing the spread of the virus; but he also cautioned against an abrupt end to the lockdown, which, he warned, would result in a rapid resurgence of the pandemic.
Like elsewhere, the South African government faces the dilemma of dealing simultaneously with the health challenge and the economic consequences of the virus and its mitigation. The impact of COVID-19 has affected businesses of all sizes; put household food security at risk, and exposed social vulnerabilities including GBV, mental health and protests motivated by hunger.
A place-based approach, which considers local and community contexts, may offer a way forward, both to re-opening the economy and building resilient urban areas. This approach would involve targeting geographical areas and sectors.
South Africa is a large, diverse and highly unequal country. Of the population of nearly 59 million, 64% live in urban areas: 20 million in the country's five biggest metros, namely, Tshwane, Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni, eThekwini and Cape Town. As the highly contagious virus was introduced through international travel, these metros now have the highest prevalence rates. Of the COVID-19 cases reported nationwide (April 21st), 85% are in three provinces, with 5.9 cases per 100,000 recorded in KZN, 7.9 in Gauteng and nearly 15 in the Western Cape. By contrast, North West, Mpumalanga, Limpopo and the Northern Cape, with 16 million inhabitants, account for less than 1% of cases. In the whole country, most regional and secondary towns and their rural hinterlands face low risks of infection.
Nonetheless, the spatial segregation of apartheid lingers on, with the bulk of the poor population living in crowded conditions in townships and in the underserviced former homelands where poverty is multi-dimensional. Rightly, this has prompted calls to end the lockdown.
Place and sector-based approaches being considered elsewhere may offer a way in which such calls can be accommodated without risking the scenario described by Professor Karim. The three provinces with the highest infection rate are the economic powerhouses of South Africa, generating 64% of the country's GDP. Nevertheless, one third of the national wealth comes from provinces where infection rates remain low, and which have been sheltered from the spread of the virus for four weeks.
In an online briefing to MPs on April 21, Minister Dlamini-Zuma said an option would be to lift the lockdown in stages, and that Gauteng, the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal could remain under a strict lockdown longer than other provinces. It is however critical to drill down further. The case of the Western Cape, the province with the highest prevalence of COVID-19, is illustrative. Cape Town Metro is home to 4 million people (64% of the provincial population) and on 20 April, accounted for 85% of cases in the province (804 out of 949). Of the five District Municipalities outside of the metro, one, Central Karoo which is the poorest and least densely populated, has no cases. On the West Coast, only eight cases have been reported; the Overberg reported 12, while the Cape Winelands and Garden Route reported 65 and 60 cases each. At the local municipality level, 16 out of 24 Local Municipalities outside of Cape Town have reported five cases or fewer: eight have none. The highly concentrated nature of the infection is even more evident at the most fine-grained analysis available, as revealed by geo-mapping presented on 10 April.
To return to economy, Cape Town metro accounts for the largest share of the regional gross domestic product, nearly 72%. This means that the "rest" produces 28% of the provincial wealth, a significant figure in the context of the recession that faces South Africa. Importantly, compared to the metro, the five district municipalities of the province are more engaged in labour-absorbing, food-producing, primary and secondary sectors: agriculture, forestry and fisheries; and manufacturing contributes between 15 and 20% of district GDPs.
The current impact and risks of the pandemic in South Africa are spatially and unevenly distributed. The quick action taken by the government and the decision to lockdown the country contributed to containing the spread of the virus, and preventing it from reaching every town and village. How we manage the next steps will be important to ensuring we keep the momentum of containment, without further compromising the well-being of the population and economic recovery. A targeted approach that lifts the lockdown in sectors and places where the infection risk remains low will contribute resources needed to support to those living in high risk areas.
Place-based approaches are well suited to South Africa's multi-tier system of government. They can enable the government and all stakeholders to adapt to diverse local realities. This approach can facilitate the progressive reopening of specific businesses, to restart economic activities and to generate much needed incomes and wages for households. If we are to avoid the experience of HIV/AIDS that initially spread along transport routes, this approach must be supported by improved and accelerated screening and testing for COVID-19, adherence to safety measures and close monitoring of inter-district travel.
The place-based approach is also an opportunity to implement South Africa's new Khawuleza ("Hurry Up") District Coordination Service Delivery Model. It provides a chance to include the views, needs and experience of local stakeholders and their representatives, currently excluded from participating in the re-opening of South Africa's economy. In the long term, a place-based approach can address the challenges of unbalanced socio-economic and spatial development and the consequences of climate change; it contributes to forging the new social compact that President Ramaphosa called for in his address to the Nation.
Professor Bruno Losch is co-director of the Centre for the Study of Governance Innovation, and lead political economist at the Centre of International Cooperation in Agronomic Research for Development (CIRAD). He is also a Principal Investigator of the Food Governance Programme at the Centre of Excellence in Food Security.
Professor Julian May, Director is director of the DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Food Security, University of the Western Cape. He also holds the UNESCO Chair in African Food Systems.
This article was first published by Business Day.
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The position requires a broad range of skills and the ability to step in to different roles depending on the size and scope of an engagement. A systems implementation background and/or general consulting skills will be very helpful.
Provide research assistance and clarity of business demand specifications. Bridge gap between business and IT ensuring common understanding and IT/Business alignment. Coordinate the business subject matter experts' involvement in all aspects of the project.
Review, analyze, and evaluate business systems and user needs. Document requirements, define scope and objectives, and formulate systems to parallel overall business strategies.
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EMPOWER THE BLACK COMMUNITY
By helping us to get millions of Black people buying from Black-owned businesses, we can bring massive wealth to the Black community. With economic power, we can open our own schools and businesses, create millions of jobs, and end unemployment, poverty and crime. Together, we can turn our Black communities into wealthy paradises on earth.
Our Problems Stem From A Lack Of Money
Almost all the problems we have today as a Black community, stem from a lack of money.	Poverty,	homelessness, poor	education and poor health care all are a result of a lack of economic resources. Even problems like widespread crime, drug addiction, police brutality and over-incarceration all have their roots in a lack of wealth. These problems just don't exist in wealthy communities.
Money and jobs are generated by businesses that sell products and services. If our communities have no prosperous businesses, we have no jobs, no wealth and no hope for a better future.
The solution is clear. We must build prosperous businesses in our own communities, just like other races have done. We must support our businesses and create jobs and wealth for our own race. With wealth comes power and resources, which will result in real change. These problems will disappear.
Protesting Alone Won't Solve Our Problems
As a race, we are experiencing frequent injustice. These acts of brutality remind us that all is not well. We are frustrated. We are angry. We are fed up. When these terrible things happen, we instinctively mobilize to do something about it. In order to show our frustration, we protest, in hopes that the injustice will stop and justice will be served.
What we must realize is that protesting alone won't solve our problems, because the real source of our problems is a lack of money. Bullies only pick on the weak. Frequent injustice only happens to the poor.
Wealthy White, Asian and even Jewish communities, don't experience these problems. They have legal teams to handle issues that may arise. They donate millions to political campaigns of mayors, judges, police chiefs, district attorneys, etc. The politicians and the police departments work for them.
By creating massive wealth, we too can rise above frequent injustice and our other problems, just like other races have done.
Buying Black Is Changing Everything
As a race, we generate $1.3 trillion in buying power each year and growing. That's enough money to create over a million new, Black millionaires every year. Currently, we are spending 97% of our money with other races. That leaves very little wealth for our own race. By buying from Black-owned businesses consistently, we are creating real wealth in Black community. As the movement continues to grow, we can use that wealth to:
put millions of our own people back to work and into business
build our own schools and universities to solve our education problems
ensure top-of-the-line educations for millions of our people
build new homes in our own communities
turn our poor communities into wealthy communities
build grocery store chains, hotels and banks that span the globe
and much, much more...
The solution is clear. Buying Black is changing EVERYTHING.
Marketing Is The Key To Massive Black Buying
As a people, we sometimes wonder why more of us haven't supported Black businesses in the past. Sometimes we assume it must be because Black businesses are inferior, prices are too high, or service is not as good as those of other races. Though these challenges may exist in some cases, there couldn't be anything farther from the truth...
According to the 2012 U.S. Census, there are 2.6 MILLION Black-owned businesses in the United States alone. Many of our businesses provide top-quality products and excellent service. Our problem is not a lack of Black businesses, quality or service. Our problem has been that we have not known where to find most Black businesses. More importantly, we have not known where to find their top quality products and services.
The secret to solving this problem is marketing. As a race, we watch TV ads, listen to radio ads, view billboards and see online ads every day, but there is little or no promotion of Black-owned businesses. As a result, we only buy what we know... the products of others. By promoting the products and services of top Black-owned businesses, TAG TEAM Marketing is changing that forever.
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By becoming a TAG TEAM Marketer, you are joining the powerful team that promotes the products and services of Black-owned businesses to Black consumers. As you get your friends and family members to buy Black, you earn income from their purchases and bring much needed revenue to Black-owned businesses. By getting some Black people you know to become TAG TEAM Marketers as well, you can also earn from the sales they make. The more you and your team get Black people to buy Black, the bigger your income grows, and the more revenue you bring to Black-owned businesses.
By working together and promoting top quality Black-made products and services, TAG TEAM Marketers will bring billions of our own dollars back to the Black community and create an entirely new future for our race.
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Premier League Preview: Crystal Palace vs Chelsea
By Kyle BonnMar 28, 2014, 6:37 PM EDT
Eden Hazard has 14 goals this Premier League season. Crystal Palace has scored 13 all year at Selhurst Park (19 overall).
Crystal Palace have four fixtures against top-five teams in their final eight matches.
Chelsea has not lost to Crystal Palace in 23 years.
With Manchester City in control of their Premier League destiny, Chelsea have to avoid dropping points against Crystal Palace during their trip to Selhurst Park at 11am ET tomorrow morning on NBCSN and live online at NBC Sports Live Extra. Anything less than three points would be a disappointment after their 6-0 dismantling of the Gunners.
The Sky Blues have to make a trip to Arsenal this weekend, and that could provide an opening for Chelsea to regain control of the title race if they can hang on across London.
Crystal Palace has hardly proven a threat in front of goal this year, but their stout defense is what Tony Pulis has built his foundation for a battle against relegation on. They remain in 17th, just three points from the drop, and their schedule is daunting down the stretch.
But with the Eagles having registered one goal in their last five matches – a penalty – they face a Blues squad that hasn't conceded a penalty in 48 matches and counting.
On top of things, Marouane Chamakh is doubtful for the match, meaning Glenn Murray or Camerone Jerome would deputize up front. Dwight Gayle is also out. On the other side, Samuel Eto'o is likely out with a hamstring problem, so Fernando Torres is likely to replace his injured teammate. Ashley Cole is also out injured.
Tony Pulis on Palace's chances: "If you're looking at the balance of the two clubs and what they have and haven't got it is a very uneven contest. But football is a funny old game, if we set ourselves up well and give everything we possibly can…you never know. If you put our players up against their players individually I don't think there are many of our players who would get into their team. But collectively, as a group and as a team, if you are working together and putting things in place you can make it difficult for them."
Hazard on Eto'o influence: "Every day he tells me that I have to be among the best players in the world. In each game, he keeps telling me that I have to make the difference. He says: 'You can't leave the stadium without having scored a goal. Before, I said to myself that I was just going to play football. If we won and I didn't score, never mind. Now, I say to myself that that is also football: always score, always show you can do things."
Mourinho on difficulty losing: "One of the things I learn is that you can win, you can lose, and if you lose in the right way you have to move on and try not to lose again. Try to learn from the mistakes. But think about the next match. But I never learned or accept to lose that way [like we did against Aston Villa]. I learn how to lose with a bad performance, because the opponent were better and praise them."
With all their goalscoring difficulties, it's hard to see Crystal Palace managing a score without a flukey discombobulation in Chelsea's defense. The only way Palace can pull spoils from this match would be in a 0-0 scoreline, and it's difficult to see Chelsea not scoring in this one. Mourinho's men go up 2-0 comfortably in the first half before the manager brings on John Obi Mikel to shut up shop for the victory. Hazard scores, much to Eto'o's delight.


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Abe going to Games, but he won't meet Xi
TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may attend the opening ceremony for the Sochi Winter Olympics, but China has ruled out any formal meeting with President Xi Jinping, whose attendance at the Games has already been confirmed.
Japan's ties with China have deteriorated recently due to a series of disputes, including Abe's visit to a shrine seen as a symbol of Japanese militarism - a visit that infuriated South Korea, which also suffered from Japan's wartime aggression.
Xi will visit Russia from Feb. 6 to 8 to attend the opening, China said on Monday. Japanese chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said last week plans were being made for Abe's trip to Sochi to attend the opening, but nothing had been finalized.
Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Cheng Guoping, speaking in Beijing yesterday, said Xi had no plans to meet any Japanese leader in Sochi. Reuters


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Home / News and Events / News / Cronkite Student Wins Top Collegiate Honor at Arizona Photojournalism Awards
Cronkite Student Wins Top Collegiate Honor at Arizona Photojournalism Awards
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For the fifth straight year, a journalism student at Arizona State University has been named the top collegiate photojournalist in the state by the Arizona Press Club.
Courtney Pedroza of Phoenix, a recent graduate of the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, won the College Photographer of the Year Award in the 2016 Arizona Press Club Photojournalism Awards. She joins past Cronkite student winners: Sean Logan (2015), Connor Radnovich (2014), Jessie Wardarski (2013) and Aaron Lavinsky (2012).
Cronkite student Ben Moffat of Tempe, Arizona, finished third in the collegiate contest. Moffat also placed in two professional categories, taking second in feature photography and third in sports pictorial, competing against some of the state's best professional photojournalists.
Pedroza's winning entry included photos from Brazil, Slovakia and Mexico as well as a photo from the 2016 Summer Olympics, which she covered for Cronkite News, the student-produced news division of Arizona PBS. Her portfolio also featured photos depicting Arizona's gun culture that she produced as part of a Cronkite class taught by National Geographic photographer Chris Rainier and several photos that she took in Mexico for the Dallas Morning News.
"The Cronkite School gave me so many opportunities," Pedroza said. "It really opened my eyes to what kind of photojournalism that I want to pursue – and that's telling stories and documenting someone's life and being able to show what it is that they're going through."
In addition to her Arizona Press Club honor, Pedroza, who is interning this summer at the Minneapolis Star Tribune, recently won the Cronkite School's Greg Crowder Memorial Photojournalism Award contest, which honors the best student photojournalist each year. Pedroza also won the award in 2016, making her the only student to win the honor twice. Second place went to Moffat, and Cronkite student Reilly Kneedler of East Wenatchee, Washington, received an honorable mention.
The Crowder Award was established by Troy and Betsy Crowder of Chandler, Arizona, in memory of their late son, 1980 Cronkite graduate Greg Crowder.
The Arizona Photojournalism Awards are an annual competition held by the Arizona Press Club, a nonprofit organization of professional reporters, editors, photographers and designers from publications across the state. The group also sponsors training seminars, scholarships and networking events.


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St. Joe's Sports Dome is the largest sports dome in Michigan, located on Schoolcraft College's campus in Livonia. The dome is equipped with a full regulation soccer field and is also used for volleyball, baseball, softball, lacrosse, and other events. The dome is the home to the partnership with the Wolves and Hawks Soccer Club and Mercy Elite Sports Performance.
SC Elite is a collaboration between Schoolcraft College, Saint Joseph Mercy Health System, Mercy Elite Sports Performance (performance training and rehabilitation), and the Wolves and Hawks soccer club (Detroit's premiere soccer association). SC Elite combines performance nutrition with performance training from Mercy Elite and health care excellence provided by St. Joe's Health System.
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Some Antibiotics Linked to Miscarriage, Research Says
If you are ill and require antibiotics, check which kind they are and make absolutely certain you are not pregnant before you take them. Many common antibiotics are now being linked to an increase in risk of miscarriage – raising the chances between 60% and 100%. If you are trying to conceive, or are suffering through miscarriages, this could be useful to know.
The Canadian study appears in the May 1 issue of the Canadian Medical Association Journal, and as reported in The Guardian, a link was found between the use of several classes of antibiotics – macrolides, quinolones, tetracyclines, sulphonamides and metronidazole – with a hugely increased risk of spontaneous abortion, or miscarriage. The antibiotic nitrofurantoin, which is commonly used to treat UTIs in women – something fairly common in pregnant women – was not found to have miscarriage risk, nor was erythromycin.
Researchers looked into almost 9,000 cases of miscarriage from a group of more than 95,000 women between 1998 and 2009, at an average time of 14 weeks into gestation. The women were all between the ages of 15 and 45. Other factors certainly have a part to play – the age of the mother, her health and incidence of infections – which these researchers definitely took into account. Their research found that the women who suffered miscarriage tended to be older, living alone and with multiple health issues and infections.
Dr Anick Berard, from the Faculty of Pharmacy at the Universite de Montreal, said: "Infections are prevalent during pregnancy."
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Suzuki has launched a new trim option for the Ertiga MPV in the Philippines. Named the Suzuki Ertiga Black Edition, it gets, as the name suggests, an all-black interior theme. There are no changes to the exterior.
New to this car are the all-black dash, seats and other interior bits. The car also gets a darker shade of faux wood in the cabin. The only noticeable difference in the Filipino car is the 10 inch touchscreen infotainment, different from the Smartplay unit we get.
Mechanically, the Ertiga available in the Philippines is identical to the one sold here. Only the 1.5-litre K15B petrol option is available with its 105PS and 138 Nm. There are three variants available in that market GA, GL and GLX. The Black Edition is available on the GA and GLX For a base variant, the GA come pretty well equipped. It gets power windows, keyless entry, engine start-stop button, single-DIN audio system with USB connectivity, dual-front airbags, ABS with EBD and ISOFIX child seat anchorages.
The GLX adds 15-inch alloy wheels, electrically foldable outer mirrors, faux-wood interior elements, rear AC vents, 10-inch touchscreen infotainment system with offline navigation and Bluetooth connectivity, and reverse camera.
Prices start at PHP 7,38,000 or Rs 9.72 lakh for the GA trim. If Maruti Suzuki decides to bring in a sporty Limited-run variant for the Ertiga in India, this interior trim seems like a great fit.


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1. Rochers, K.D.	1992. Women's Fishing on Kosrae: A Description of Past and Present Methods. Micronesica. 25 (1): 1-22.	Date Revised/Accepted: 12 December 1991.
Women's Fishing on Kosrae: A Description of Past and Present Methods
Rochers, K.D.
Women's fishing and women's knowledge of marine ecosystems has been given scant attention in the literature. The few studies that do exist indicate that women's fishing provides a consistent and stable form of protein for subsistence. In the early part of this century, women's net fishing on Kosrae was a highly developed and varied activity that included specialized gear and techniques. Women's fishing remains an important activity on Kosrae although only a few individuals still practice traditional fishing methods. This paper reviews past and present forms of women's fishing practices on Kosrae and examines the social and technological changes in women's fishing over the last century.
Rochers 1992
2. Rodda, G.H. & T.H. Fritts.	1992. Sampling techniques for an arboreal snake, Boiga irregularis. Micronesica. 25 (1): 23-40.	Date Revised/Accepted: 12 November 1991.
Sampling techniques for an arboreal snake, Boiga irregularis
Rodda, G.H. & T.H. Fritts.
We evaluated four techniques for estimating densities of the Brown Tree Snake, Boiga irregularis, which is nocturnal and difficult to detect in natural habitats: snake traps, time-constrained visual censuses, distance-constrained visual censuses, and mark-recapture programs. Snake traps are best suited to small areas(<5 ha) and can be maintained by individuals without special skills; but they are labor intensive and have an extremely high sampling coefficient of variability (65-200%). Furthermore, traps do not lend themselves to either relative or absolute density comparisons between sites. Both types of visual censuses provide estimates of relative abundance only, have a high coefficient of variability (40-90%), and are sensitive to differences in snake behavior among sites, uncontrolled variability in environmental conditions, observer skill, and habitat differences. A 95% confidence of detecting a 25% difference between the mean values of two sites requires about 100-200 visual censuses for each site. Mark-recapture provides absolute population estimates, but the method can only be applied to snake populations with a high density (>20/ha). Mark-recapture requires an intensive commitment to capturing many snakes in a short time and a high density trail network or other access to all parts of a study area.
Rodda & Fritts 1992
3. South, G.R. & H. Kasahara.	1992. A Preliminary Checklist of the Benthic Marine Algae of the Fiji Islands, South Pacific. Micronesica. 25 (1): 41-70.	Date Revised/Accepted: 01 June 1992.
A Preliminary Checklist of the Benthic Marine Algae of the Fiji Islands, South Pacific
South, G.R. & H. Kasahara.
A preliminary checklist of 314 taxa of benthic marine algae is provided for the Fiji Islands, South Pacific, comprising 11 Cyanophyceae, 99 Chlorophyceae, 36 Phaeophyceae, and 168 Rhodophyceae. Included are all previously published records, with the systematic arrangement and nomenclature brought up to date. The flora is relatively poorly known, and many areas have yet to be phycologically studied, such as Rotuma, much of the Lau Group, most of Vanua Levu and Kandavu.
South & Kasahara 1992
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4. Steadman, D.W.	1992. Extinct and Extirpated Birds from Rota, Mariana Islands. Micronesica. 25 (1): 71-84.	Date Revised/Accepted: 01 June 1992.
Extinct and Extirpated Birds from Rota, Mariana Islands
Steadman, D.W.
Twenty-one species of birds were recovered from preliminary excavations in 1990 at a late Holocene bone deposit in Payapai Cave, Rota, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Twelve of these species are extinct or extirpated on Rota. Three of these (Audubon's Shearwater, Puffinus lherminieri; Micronesian Megapode, Megapodius laperouse; Island Swiftlet, Collocalia vanikorensis) are known from Rota in the 19th or 20th century. Two others (White-browed Crake, Poliolimnas cinereus; Guam flycatcher, Myiagra cf. freycineti) are previously unknown on Rota but have been recorded on Guam. Three species (Blue-gray Noddy, Procelsterna cerulea; swamphen?, Porphyrio? sp.; Micronesian Pigeon, Ducula oceanica) have not been recorded previously from the Mariana Islands but still occur elsewhere in Micronesia. Four species are extinct and undescribed (a small, perhaps flightless duck, Anatidae new sp.; giant ground-dove, Gallicolumba new sp.; large parrot, Psittacidae new sp.; large parrotfinch, Erythrura new sp.). An unnamed cave on Rota yielded a single bone of the Common Moorhen, Gallinula chloropus, also extirpated on Rota. Although more bones are needed to refine certain identifications and describe new species, the preliminary results from Rota indicate that great losses of birds occurred in the Mariana Islands during the past few millennia. Probably the same is true throughout Micronesia, where the prehistoric record of birds, confined thus far to Rota, is much more limited than in Polynesia.
Steadman 1992
5. Craig, R.J.	1992. Ecological Characteristics of a Native Limestone Forest on Saipan, Mariana Islands. Micronesica. 25 (1): 85-97.	Date Revised/Accepted: 01 June 1992.
Ecological Characteristics of a Native Limestone Forest on Saipan, Mariana Islands
Craig, R.J.
A remnant native limestone forest in the Marpi region, Saipan, was studied to characterize the species composition, relative species importance, tree basal area, and tree density in that habitat. Using the point-quarter sampling technique on 400 canopy and understory trees each, I found that mean canopy and understory basal area were, respectively, 45140 ± 24144 and 1460 ± 749 m2/ha. Mean trees/ha in the canopy and understory were, respectively, 794 ± 174 and 2579 ± 770. Pisonia grandis overwhelmingly dominated in canopy basal area, whereas Cynometra ramiflora, Pouteria obovata, and Guamia mariannae dominated in the understory. Cynometra ramiflora occurred most densely in the canopy, and C. ramiflora and G. mariannae had the highest densities in the understory. The relative measure of forest prevalence, the importance value, showed that P. grandis and C. ramiflora were the principal canopy species, and C. ramiflora and G. mariannae were the major understory species. A model of forest dynamics is proposed in which P. grandis and other species largely absent from the understory may be maintained in the forest through disturbance, which might facilitate vegetative propagation, flowering, or survival of seedlings. Commonly fruiting, shade tolerant species like C. ramiflora, which were frequent in both the canopy and understory, may come to predominate under conditions of low forest disturbance. Despite centuries of human-related disruption, forest composition remains overwhelmingly native, suggesting that native forest is resistant to invasion by alien species.
Craig 1992
6. Randall, J.E.	1992. A Review of the Labrid Fishes of the Genus Cirrhilabrus from Japan, Taiwan and the Mariana Islands, with Descriptions of Two New Species. Micronesica. 25 (1): 99-121.	Date Revised/Accepted: 03 January 1992.
A Review of the Labrid Fishes of the Genus Cirrhilabrus from Japan, Taiwan and the Mariana Islands, with Descriptions of Two New Species
The labrid genus Cirrhilabrus is represented by seven species at islands in the northwestern Pacific which include southern Japan, Taiwan, and the Marianas. Five are named species: cyanopleura, exquisitus, lanceolatus, lunatus, melanomarginatus, and temminckii. Two are described as new: katherinae from the Izu and Mariana Islands is characterized by 5 median predorsal scales, 21-23 lateral-line scales, 15-18 gill rakers, body depth 3.4-3.7 in SL, rounded to slightly rhomboid caudal fin, long pelvic fins in the male, small size (largest, 71 mm SL), and a color pattern of red dorsally, abruptly white ventrally, with a middle black band in the dorsal and anal fins and a broad red band distal to it; and rubrimarginatus which ranges in the western Pacific from Okinawa south to Fiji and Tonga; it has 5 median predorsal scales, 21-25 lateral-line scales, 17-20 gill rakers, body depth 2.85-3.1 in SL, rounded caudal fin, long pelvic fins in the male, large size (largest, 121.5 mm SL), and a color pattern for which the most distinctive feature is a broad red band in outer part of the dorsal and caudal fins.
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7. Stone, B.C.	1992. Book Review: Orchids of Java and Orchids of the Solomon Islands and Bougainville. Micronesica. 25 (1): 133-135.	Date Revised/Accepted: 01 June 1992.
Book Review: Orchids of Java and Orchids of the Solomon Islands and Bougainville
Jim Comber has for many years explored the interior of Java with his keen eyes and camera, always on the lookout for orchids. That may not be unique, but he has summarized here in this handsome volume much of his own experience, basing it solidly on the nearly two centuries of botanical exploration in the island.
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8. Lobban, C.S.	1992. Book Review: Ferns and Orchids of the Marina Islands. Micronesica. 25 (1): 135-136.	Date Revised/Accepted: 01 June 1992.
Book Review: Ferns and Orchids of the Marina Islands
Perhaps because of their distance from other islands, the Marianas have a relatively high proportion of ferns in the vascular flora. Fern spores are light and travel easily on the wind. On the other hand, the number of orchids is small compared to islands closer to the mainland (see other book reviews this issue). Ninety species of ferns, and related plants such as Psilotum. Selaginella, and Lycopodium, are described and beautifully illustrated in color in this book. Thirty species of orchids, not including non-naturalized introductions, are also included. Of these orchids, four are endemic to the Marianas and seven more occur only in Micronesia. Not surprisingly, there are few endemic ferns; one, Thelypteris gretheri, commemorates David Grether, co-author with W.H. Wagner of the first book on ferns of Guam (Pteridophyta of Guam, Bishop Museum, 1948). Each species is shown in one or two clear photos; detail photos of the ferns often show the arrangement of the reproductive areas (sori), and of course orchid details show the flowers.
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Barnes going to the Kings for Zach/Jackson
Thespiralgoeson
Location: Denton, TX
Originally Posted by texasbball
Jack, I don't get that market analysis. 7+ million in the market area, but only 2 million TVs? Are they talking about viewers? I doubt 7 million New Yorkers sit around watching the Knicks/Nets on a Saturday. Dallas by itself is about 1.3 million, with Ft. Worth, that may be correct. With Arlington, Frisco, Plano, Southlake, Flowermound, Rockwall, Forney, Fate, etc., etc, etc., that's just BS!
I assume it means households. For example, maybe in Philly even though there are way fewer people than in DFW, in DFW it's more families in large households, whereas in Philly it's more single people in smaller households and apartments? That's the only thing that makes sense to me.
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Jack.Kerr
This is the list: https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/nba...elsen-ratings/
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@NickVanExit: Zach Lowe said he heard a lot of people around the league say, "Justin Jackson might be better than Harrison Barnes."
@NickVanExit: He went on to say he personally disagrees with them though.
Jayme96
It's looking like the Mavs are making some good moves. Justin Jackson is a solid player who will be a good role player along with Doncic and Porzingis. 30 mill in cap space = a top notch FA. Looking pretty good to me.
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Jackson has a nice runner in the lane that is his signature move. It's very Luka-esque.
Otherwise, he has a lot of work to do. High energy guy though which should work great off the bench.
rimrocker
Jackson reminds me a little bit of Barnes.....Matt Barnes.
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Location: New Mexico Mountains
Its not the number of people in DFW that makes it less attractive. There's a reason guys would rather play in smaller markets like Miami and San Fransisco. They are cooler cities to live in. Dallas is a lot of good things, but hip is not one of them. If you are a typical NBA star, you would be black, young and wealthy. If you were making a list of cool cities to live in, DFW would rate way below Mia, DC, Philly Atl, Chi.
"He got dimes." Harrison Barnes on Luca Doncic
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Originally Posted by G-Man
Dallas is a great city for a lot of reasons. It's in Texas, so that means Texans, no state income tax, diversified economy. There is a whole lot to like about Texas. It's also a great place to raise a family. However, it's a bit lacking in lifestyle opportunity in some respects. I grew up in Ft. Worth, went to college at SMU and love Dallas, but it's too landlocked for me. Yeah, there are lakes, but I don't scuba dive or spearfish in lakes. :-D I have to live near salt water and beaches.
I don't buy this at all. If any of those above cities are prime free agent destinations, I haven't seen it the evidence for it.
Big free agent signings in the last decade for Miami and San Francisco/Oakland
Miami in 2010- Bosh signed with Wade SPECIFICALLY with the hope of him and Wade being able to lure Lebron. The plan worked. The appeal from the very beginning was the three of them being able to form a superteam and win titles. Maimi being "cool" I think had exactly nothing to do with it. If I'm wrong, then who exactly have they lured in with their "coolness" since Lebron left?
Durant in 2016- Wanted an easy path to multiple titles and joined an already existing superteam. If said superteam had been in Utah or Memphis, I believe that's where he would have gone. I don't think Silicon Valley is more any more attractive for young weatlhy black men than DFW or Houston or any other "mid market" team. GSW is trendy now because they're utterly f*cking dominant. After that dynasty is over and they've had a few years of mediocrity, we'll see if they don't revert back to the mean. I'm betting they will. Let's also not forget that Durant was specifically disgruntled in OKC because he couldn't stand Westbrook. If Westbrook wasn't such a pain in the ass, Durant would almost certainly still be in small market OKC to this day.
Chicago MAYBE you could say is slightly more of a "glamor" city, but again, if that means it's more of a target destination for free agents, I haven't seen the evidence for that. Not since the Jordan years anyway. You NEVER hear Chicago named as a "top" free agent market- not any more than Dallas. Indeed, Chicago has a much more extensive history of LOSING their star players than attracting them. My point once again being that the whole narrative is silly. What people really mean when they say "small market" is simply "not New York or LA." Those are the ONLY two "glamour" markets. And really I'd narrow it down to JUST the Lakers. The Lakers are the ONLY team that has been able to lure big free agents on the franchise glamour alone. Maybe the Knicks would be able to if the franchise wasn't a dumpster fire, but it is. And frankly I doubt that too, because even when they were title contenders in the 90s, they never attracted superstar free agents. The Nets and the Clippers haven't exactly landed superstars in the FA market either. The Lakers, and ONLY the Lakers have a history of attracting superstars, and I think that has as much to do with their championship history as it does with the Hollywood glamour.
Atlanta/DC/Philly??? No way. Not even frigging close. Who exactly are the elite free agents they've signed in the last 20+ years? I guess Dwight Howard for Atlanta, but he made a big deal out of that being his hometown- not because it was better for a wealthy young black men.
If I'm wrong, then show me evidence. Superstar free agents in the last 20 years that have signed with "mid-market" teams, outside of Lebron for Miami and Durant for GSW. Scientifically speaking, you need at least 3 to illustrate a pattern. Beyond that, show me a single quote, from any player EVER saying they specifically passed up Dallas because it wasn't "cool" enough for them.
Here's why I think the whole "star players want to go to big markets" thing is silly. I think most players don't give a crap about that. They want to play where A: they can win, and B: they make the most money. Almost none of them actually live in the cities they play for, so they give less then a crap how "hip" the city is. This is why when superstars hit the free agent market, nine times out of ten they re-sign with their home teams. Now ok yes, theoretically they stand to make more money in LA or New York through endorsements, but once again, if this is more than just theoretical, I haven't seen the trend manifest in reality.
Hell, if you wanna just throw out cities that are supposedly "cooler" (and reading between the lines, I think you really just mean blacker) than Dallas, look no further than New Orleans- and AD can't WAIT to leave.
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To go further down this train of thought- I don't think it's COMPLETE bullsh*t. But first lets be clear about what the debate is here. I think what I and a couple of others are quibbling with is the way the sports media downplays the sheer size of the DFW metro area. They write us off as a "small" or "middle" market, when objectively its one of top 5 markets by any metric. So it definitely isn't small or even middle. HOWEVER, if "big market" is simply sports pundit code for "attractive destination for free agents," then there's some truth to the "big stars want to go to big markets" narrative. I just think it's way overblown. I'd say it's about 80% bullshit.
#1- As I've stated, to the extent that it is true, it only applies to New York and LA. The difference between say Chicago/Miami and a DFW or a Houston I think is either negligible or non-existent. Chicago may be the third "biggest" market, but it is a very, very, VERY distant third in terms of being a glamour destination. If DFW is only a "middle" market, then so is Chicago. NY and LA are "big" and "cool" in a way that Chicago definitely is not.
#2- Whatever allure the "big" markets have that "small" markets don't seems to depend very much on the personality of the player. For starters, I think it generally only applies to the superstar elite players who are concerned about their legacies and building a "brand." Mere all-stars don't seem to care much. There might be an exception here or there (Lamar Odom for example.) But mostly players just want to go the team that can A: pay them the most money, and B: where they can win. They might consider the glamour thing a bonus, if all other things are equal. But generally they will not sacrifice money or the chance to win for the sake of a "bigger" market.
Beyond that, it seems to only matter to some superstars and not others. I think, for example, the "glamour" thing mattered to Shaq in a way that it definitely never mattered to Duncan, Dirk, or Kevin Garnett. I think it mattered to Magic in a way that it did not matter to Bird AT ALL- seriously, if Bird could have, he would played his entire career in French Lick, Indiana.
More recently, I think it mattered to Carmelo in a way that it did not matter to... anyone else. Even Lebron I think only very reluctantly left Cleveland both times, and both times I think it had a lot less do with the glamour of LA or Miami and more to do with the fact that more championship opportunities just didn't exist for him in Cleveland. I think in his heart of hearts, he truly wanted to win multiple titles and spend his entire career in Cleveland. True, he could have possibly had better chances in Houston or Philly, but I think that's debatable at best. I think he weighed his options and decided that both Houston and Philly were bad fits roster-wise, and Magic Johnson sold him on the possibility of being able to attract another superstar on not just the allure of LA, but also that in conjunction with Lebron's own presence- as well as the Lakers' winning "culture," something the Knicks, Clippers, and Nets know nothing of.
I also don't get the impression that Durant cares much about glamour either, but I could be wrong- we'll see where he ends up next year.
#3- I think a lot of the "players want to go to New York and LA" narrative is a self-perpetuating media creation. The media says that players want to go to New York or LA because that's where they'll get the most media coverage- that's because the MEDIA ITSELF dictates that. Call it confirmation bias.
#4- It's also a double edged sword when it comes to building a legacy, because as much as a one city might be a bigger, grander stage than another, the sports world REALLY frowns upon stars leaving their "home" teams. Lebron and Durant both became cultural villains the moment they left Cleveland and OKC respectively. History definitely favors staying with one team your whole career more than leaving for greener pastures.
#5 I think some people are conflating two narratives- Dallas isn't a "top" market the way New York & LA are (objectively true) and Dallas is specifically UNATTRACTIVE, and players actively AVOID Dallas (outright ridiculous.) If this is an actual perception of the general public outside of a few posters this forum (and I don't know that it is), I'd imagine its speciously based on a handful high-profile misses the Mavs had in the years following the 2011 championship. All of those had everything to do with the Mavs being a lousy team in rebuilding mode and nothing do with DFW being "small" or "uncool." I can say this fairly definitively because, outside of Deron Williams and Deandre Jordan, none of our high-profile targets ended up in New York or LA, and even with those guys- both of them were with those respective teams to begin with and BOTH of them ended up coming to Dallas later. Moreover, I swear EVER SINGLE YEAR, the Knicks, Clippers, and Nets are always linked in the press to the big name free agents, and EVERY SINGLE YEAR they all strike out. So where I'm standing, Dallas is no less attractive a destination than any of those three teams.
#6- This is sort of an aside, but it seems like this whole "market size" thing seems to only apply to the NBA. For example, the most valuable sports franchise on planet earth by a fairly wide margin is in fact the Dallas Cowboys- not the Yankees, Lakers, Knicks, Giants, Jets, Rams or anyone else. Dallas may not be the biggest media market in America, but it seems to be by a wide margin the biggest football market in the entire world. Conversely, I'd say it's a pretty lousy hockey market, compared to much smaller cities in the northern USA and Canada- clearly the culture of the city regarding the respective sport seems to play a big role in a team's "coolness." Further examples- the Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers are also marquee NFL franchises with huge national fanbases despite playing MUCH smaller cities.
Well, to quote Forrest Gump... "that's all I have to say about that." The reason it's so long is because this something I've thought about for YEARS. I've been listening to the "Dallas isn't attractive to FA's" bit my entire life as a Mavs fan, and it has never sat right with me. So this is roughly 17 years worth of ranting coming out all at once. Yes, I know a wrote a g*ddamn novel, and I sincerely thank anyone who actually reads the whole thing.
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You make many good points, spiral.
I'll take the Cowboys first, because that's easy. When they came into the league, there was no other NFL team south of St Louis, so if you lived in Atlanta or PHX or New Orleans, CBS gave you Cowboys every Sunday. Even now when they play in PHX, the crowd is half Cowboys fans. Tex Schramm shrewdly got his team into the Eastern conference, so their rivals were in NY, DC and Philly, at the time all were among the biggest markets. So again, huge TV exposure. That's why they became America's team, and get the highest ratings.
As for free agents, just look what happened since 2011. We wanted Deron...he chose to stay in the NY metro area, even on a bad team. We went after Jordan...he chose LA. Chris Paul? LA.
My opinion is based on my experience working in the media business. While most of the employees in network news are based in NY and DC, Dallas is considered a "hardship" bureau. They have to beg people to come here. Chicago too because its so damned cold. Miami, SF, ATL? There's a waiting list. Everyone would like to go, but no one can because the people there never leave.
Murphy3
Location: sport
A lot of people always talk about the Mavs not being able to draw big name free agents with Dirk. Well, they never had cap space during Dirk's prime. Prior to Dirks prime, the Mavs here garbage for a decade. After Dirks prime, there was never a reason to come to Dallas because there was no be to build around.
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The funny thing is... a superstar just forced his way out of NY and will likely be signing a huge long term deal in Dallas.
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And NY is doing exactly what failed so many times for Dallas...plan powder. Funny thing is though that it's the 2017 draft that really did it. Choosing Frank over Dennis gave us KP.
I dont think its a plan powder...the NBA changes since 2010...player talk, agents talk....much more crap and talking in the background who is going to sign where as FA etc
Your self-delusion is at comically Trumpian levels.
Choosing Jack Russell over Donavan Mitchell is what brought KP to Dallas.
Mavericks were initially trying to pry Ntilikina away from NY for Jack Russell Jr. straight-up, which the Nix nixed, as they have refused multiple offers for Ntilikina, and have steadfastly indicated their intention to keep him.
It was in the course of those conversations that KP's availability became known, if the Mavericks would take on Hardaway's and Lee's contracts, and throw in some #1 draft picks.
Dallas wanted to jettison their mistake, but Knicks wouldn't give up Ntilikina.
To Whistle's amazement and Mavs' good fortune, Porzingis wanted out of the Nix organization badly enough for them to send him to Dallas.
saclare
Originally Posted by Jack.Kerr
Care to share sources? All I've read is conversations on Matthews for THJ is what started the dialogue. Nothing about DSJ for Ntilikina, which the Mavs FO would be dumb to do considering the widening gap of success in the league between the two.
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Please try to keep it civil -- it's one thing to joke about nailing someone's mom in front of their dad while he pays good money to watch, but calling people "Trumpian" is way over the line. These are your fellow MFFLs, not literal demons.
According to Marc Stein, it was Wes for Hardaway straight-up that led to the KP talks... I never heard anything from a reputable source about DSJ-for-Frank being discussed. Do you happen to have a link?
Could have been worse. He could have called him a liberal..
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I don't doubt at all what you're saying about the media perception of Dallas not being "cool." I've lived here almost my hole life and I don't think there's anything particularly cool about it either. The only remotely "cool' city in Texas is Austin. What I'm saying is- A: contrary to the media narrative, the "cool" factor doesn't seem to translate much into a built-in advantage for teams in those cities regarding free agents, and B: this is precisely part of my point- to the extent that this exists at all, it is self-perpetuating media creation. The media says city X is cooler than cities Y and Z. Why is city X cooler? Because the media says so! Why? Because the media reports on it more! See what I'm getting at here?
On side note- I get Miami and San Francisco but... Atlanta? What the hell is remotely interesting about Atlanta?
Well just to reiterate, I DO concede that the "free agents want big markets" thing does exist to an extent, but that it ONLY applies to LA and New York, and I think it's mostly overblown. (Again, it MOSTLY only applies to Lakers, far more than the other three teams.)
Those players you mentioned- with the exception of maybe CP3, I don't think they chose those teams because of the bright lights of New York or LA.
As I mentioned, both of those guys were already in those teams before Dallas even pursued them. I think there's a difference between leaving one team to sign with another and re-signing with your current team. The overwhelming majority of big name free agents re-sign with their home teams. But let's go into the specifics with those two players.
Deron specifically said that the crucial factor in his decision was the Nets acquisition of Joe Johnson. Let's also not forget that Dirk was 34 years old by that point, and the Mavs had precisely zero young prospects. Deron judged (incorrectly) that the Nets were the team where he had a better chance of winning.
As for Deandre- do we really even need to go down that rabbit hole? We all remember what an insane clusterf*ck that was. Again, I don't think it had much to do with the bright lights of LA as much as it was- Deandre chickened out. The Mavs initially enticed with him by stroking his ego and telling him that he would be the franchise player and they would build the whole team around him. He was excited about this at first, but then the pressure got to him and he got scared. Then throw in the Clippers' blatant tampering and practically kidnapping Deandre (emoji-gate??), Deandre's family and friends all begging him to stay with the Clippers, not to mention the fact that the Clippers were borderline contenders whereas the Mavs were irrelevant and still relying on a now 37 year old Dirk... Suffice it to say that it was a unique situation.
As for CP3- Again a fairly unique situation. First, it was a trade, not free agency. He ended up with the Clippers only after David Stern vetoed the trade to the Lakers. Maybe he specifically demanded to be traded to Los Angeles because he wanted to play in a big market after spending so much of his career in one of the smallest. I don't know. What I do know is that he is now in much smaller, much less cool Houston, and when he has been a free agent in his career, he has re-signed with his current team every single time- Hornets in 2008, Clippers in 2012 and 2014, and Rockets in 2018. Again going back to my point that free agents almost always re-sign with their current teams, rather than leave for "big markets."
I lol'd.
Geez, I didn't even think my take was that hot.
NBAfan1996
I like the cap room this move enabled
Porzingis
Doncic
Need a guard that can shoot, handle the ball and is a versatile defender.
Need a big that can rebound, be physical, and ideally spread the floor too.
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BigDog63
Yes. Cuban's pitch to any FA was that they would build a team around them. OK, but compare that to going someplace where that core was already there...and which would you choose? For someone like DJ, that story almost worked, but for any top FA it made more sense to go somewhere there was already a core you knew and liked.
NOW the Mavs have that. Coming to play with Luka and KP is a LOT more attractive than coming to play with ???
I like Chris Middleton and Julius Randle. If we can get Powell to opt out...maybe both? :-)
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Originally Posted by NBAfan1996
So essentially DSJ in 1-2 years IF he gets his head on straight (which won't happen in NY). Still a shame that didn't work out.
Dirk - "We should be ready to go to war."
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Originally Posted by BigDog63
Makes some sense but I'm not sure I completely agree.
Top tier FAs may not want to come here because this is clearly Luka's team now for many years. Big name/ego FAs will probably want to be the alpha dog and that simply isn't happening here now. Massive drama will accompany most other top tier players generally speaking if they try to compete with Luka to be the top dog. Not saying it couldn't happen but that potential situation itself could make this an unattractive place for top tier FAs.
I think 2nd tier players might be more suitable to play with Luka and KP because I see those 2 as 1A and 1B. The two toughest pieces to acquire are secured so now the focus should be on getting that long-term #3 guy and completing the roster with role pieces that fit well. I think we have a few of those (Maxi, DFS, THJ, and Brunson) already secured as well.
Originally Posted by rimrocker
I don't see that being much of a problem. A: Luka is a more of a facilitator than ball dominant scorer, and B: as fantastic as Luka's rookie season has been, he is still at this point just a very promising rookie. He is a LONG way from being anywhere near elite status in the NBA. If superstar like Durant or Giannis were to come to Dallas, there is absolutely zero question who would be the top dog.
That being said, I don't necessarily see being an attractive destination for superstar free agents either, but for a different reason. We're still TOTALLY unproven. Luka is clearly a star, but we don't know what his ceiling is. He could be a superstar someday, or he could just be a very nice all-star level guy. We don't know. And I think KP has to prove he can stay healthy for at least a whole season, AND he and Luka have to play great together before they become a bandwagon other stars want to join. There's just too many variables in the equation so far.
@AlbertNahmad: Mavs had to waive Salah Mejri to create the necessary roster spot to complete the trade of Harrison Barnes for Justin Jackson and Zach Randolph. Three days later, they re-signed him. Mejri pocketed an extra $531K for his trouble.
I want trouble...
Originally Posted by saclare
Reminds me of when an already retired Keith Van Horn got paid $4.3 mil just for passing a physical so the Mavs could make the Jason Kidd trade work.
https://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/20/s...20vanhorn.html
oilfieldtrash
Nice. Seems like a good dude and his nba days are likely coming to an end. Glad for him.
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We won the trade
Younger just slightly worse player with more upside for 20m less salary


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The Camels are Coming is a 1934 British comedy adventure film directed by Tim Whelan and starring Jack Hulbert, Anna Lee, Hartley Power and Harold Huth. A British officer in the Royal Egyptian Air Force combats drug smugglers.

Plot
British officer Jack Campbell (Jack Hulbert) has arrived in Cairo with the first aircraft of the newly-formed  Egyptian Air Force. Jack commands the first group of volunteer aviators. The general commanding the Air Force gives him the mission to stop Nicholas (Hartley Power), an American posing as an archaeologist, but involved in drug trafficking.

Nicholas has the help of an Arab sheikh, whose caravans crisscross the desert. During a patrol, Jack intercepts one of these caravans without finding anything. Just then, an aircraft piloted by a beautiful aviator, Anita Rogers (Anna Lee) lands nearby. Back in Cairo, Jack is sure Anita has something to do with the criminal activities, and follows her.

Jack manages to steal a suitcase that a stranger gives to Anita. After a chase among the pyramids of Gizeh, suitcase turns out to contain only cigarettes. The escapade makes headlines and Jack feels the wrath of the general's anger. Shortly after, Anita, who has fallen in love with Jack, apologizes and offers to help Jack by playing the role of the Sheikh's wife while Jack pretends to be the sheikh.

While disguised as Arab, Jack offers Nicholas the chance to sell him hashish. The pretense is  uncovered when the real Sheikh arrives. A fight ensues with Jack managing to knock out the two drug traffickers. Jack and Anita, with Nicholas slung over a horse, are pursued by the sheikh's men.

Jack and Anita take refuge in the ruins of a fort, where they are soon besieged but manage to warn Cairo, thanks to a passenger pigeon. The general immediately sends aircraft and troops to help them.

With the drug smugglers put away, Jack and Anita plan their happy future.

Cast
 Jack Hulbert as Jack Campbell
 Anna Lee as Anita Rodgers
 Hartley Power as Nicholas
 Harold Huth as Doctor Zhiga
 Allan Jeayes as Sheikh
 Peter Gawthorne as Colonel Fairley
 Norma Whalley as Tourist
 Peggy Simpson as Tourist
 Tony De Lungo as Smuggler's servant
 Percy Parsons as Arab

Production
Based on a story by Tim Whelan and Russell Medcraft, The Camels are Coming was directed by Tim Whelan, an American who made a number of British films. It was filmed at Islington Studios and on location in Egypt around Cairo and Gizeh including at the famous Shepheard's Hotel.

The aircraft used in The Camels are Coming were:
 Avro 626
 de Havilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth II c/n 3053, SU-ABB
 de Havilland DH.60G Gipsy II Moth c/n 1914, SU-ABF

Many of the scenes in The Camels are Coming later had to be reshot in London at the Gainsborough Pictures studios, as sand had got into the cameras, and high winds prevented the recording of dialogue.

The Camels are Coming was a major success at the British box office, but was not released in the United States.

Surviving Recording
On the 1968 Music for Pleasure (record label) LP record release, (A Fabulous Cast Sing and Play) 'The Hits of Noel Gay', (MFP1236), Track 3, Side 2, includes 'Who's Been Polishing the Sun' ?, with Hulbert Assisted by 'Eddie and Rex and Orchestra'. Before the film's re-release on commercial dvd, in 'British Comedies of the 1930s, Volume 8', forty-eight years later in 2016, this release was the only way the recording could be heard. (Brian Rust wrote its liner notes).

Reception
In the review of The Camels are Coming, the TV Guide wrote: "Lightweight comedy is slightly above average for British offerings of the period."

References

Notes

Citations

Bibliography

 Bawden, James and Ronald G. Miller. Conversations with Classic Film Stars: Interviews from Hollywood's Golden Era. Lexington, Kentucky: University Press of Kentucky, 2016. .
 Reid, John Howard. Hollywood's Classic Comedies Featuring Slapstick, Romance, Music, Glamour Or Screwball Fun!. Morrisville, North Carolina: Lulu.com, 2007. .
 Richards, Jeffrey. The Unknown 1930s: An Alternative History of the British Cinema, 1929– 1939. London: I.B. Tauris & Co, 1998. .

External links

1934 films
British aviation films
British adventure comedy films
1930s adventure comedy films
Films set in Egypt
British black-and-white films
Films scored by Jack Beaver
1934 comedy films
1930s English-language films
Films directed by Tim Whelan
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This is my all time favorite savory dish. Especially when it's paired with hummus. AAH!! That's why I'm posting it again. This time with extra steps, a simple twist and without oil (still as delicious).
I learned this recipe from my family. Since we tend to eat healthier than the general population, my family has always been baking the potatoes and eggplants instead of frying them. I grew up used to it being without cream on top, just good hearty tomato sauce and spices. Yum.
Going back to the recipe, I mentioned earlier that there's a twist. Well, since I prefer sweet potatoes, I decided to make it with half sweet potatoes and half regular. Guess what? It turned out fantastic! I'm not sure which version I like more but I think I'm going to go with the sweet potatoes even though it's not traditional.
I know this recipe seems exhausting, but trust me it's not and even if it was, it's 100% worth it.


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Q: How to use group by with null values I have a SQL query which results as
personCount toatlMinute     Meal    QPWaiting       NoOfCR  CRNo
0           2               NULL    NULL            NULL    NULL
1           7               NULL    NULL            NULL    NULL
2           8               NULL    NULL            NULL    NULL
3           16              NULL    NULL            NULL    NULL
4           128             NULL    NULL            NULL    NULL
0           NULL            NULL    14              2       5555, 6666
3           NULL            NULL    NULL            NULL    NULL
4           NULL            NULL    NULL            NULL    NULL
2           NULL            NULL    14              2       5555, 6666
3           NULL            NULL    14              2       5555, 6666
4           NULL            NULL    14              2       5555, 6666
0           NULL            2       NULL            NULL    NULL

Now I want to use group by 1st column (personcount) and want to sum 2nd and 3rd column
but don't want to sum 4th, 5th and 6th column. But output should show all data in one for unique person count.
SELECT
    personCount,
    SUM(toatlMinute) toatlMinute,
    SUM(Meal) Meal,
    QPWaiting,
    NoOfNCR AS NoOfCR,
    NCRNo AS CRNo
FROM
    @OperatorData
GROUP BY
    personCount, QPWaiting, NoOfNCR, NCRNo

and it gives output as
personCount toatlMinute Meal    QPWaiting   NoOfCR  CRNo
0   2   2   NULL    NULL    NULL
0   NULL    NULL    14  2    5555, 6666
1   7   NULL    NULL    NULL    NULL
2   8   NULL    NULL    NULL    NULL
2   NULL    NULL    14  2    5555, 6666
3   16  NULL    NULL    NULL    NULL
3   NULL    NULL    14  2    5555, 6666
4   128 NULL    NULL    NULL    NULL
4   NULL    NULL    14  2    5555, 6666

A you can see there are two rows for 0 person count. However I want only one row.
How can get this output? Kindly advise

A: If you want to get values from the last three columns, so the NULL values go away, then use max() or min():
SELECT personCount, SUM(toatlMinute) as toatlMinute, SUM(Meal) as Meal,
       max(QPWaiting) as QPWaiting, max(NoOfNCR) AS NoOfCR, max(NCRNo) AS CRNo
FROM  @OperatorData
GROUP BY personCount;

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FTSE ends near five-year highs
By Sarah Turner
Published: Mar 15, 2006 12:16 p.m. ET
Miners, oil companies support benchmark index
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LONDON (MarketWatch) -- The benchmark FTSE 100 index ended at its top level in more than four years on Wednesday, boosted by mining and oil stocks.
The FTSE 100 index (UKX) touched a high of 5,980.50 in the session, a level not seen since June 2001, and finished up 14.5 points, or 0.24%, at 5,965.
The FTSE's all-time high is 6,930.2, set on Dec. 30, 1999.
Other European markets also gained, helped by technology-sector strength. See Europe Markets.
Mining stocks bolstered broader trading, with gains from copper miner Antofagasta (ANTO) and generalists BHP Billiton BHP, +1.37% (BLT) and Rio Tinto RTP (RIO) on higher commodity prices.
Oil companies contributed to gains. BP BP, -1.15% (BP) was a standout gainer, up 2.2% on positive comment from private bank Cazenove.
Early gains came as M&A speculation built around building-materials company Hanson and medical-device maker Smith & Nephew.
Shares in aggregates firm Hanson (HNS), which has operations in the U.K., the U.S. and Australia, soared as much as 19% to 880 pence in early trading -- an all time high for the stock -- before slipping back. Shares ended up just 0.8% at 747 pence.
Unsourced U.K. wire and newspaper articles said that France's Lafarge could be a possible bidder for the company, while a report in the Independent newspaper suggested Hanson could be considering breaking up its operations -- specifically separating its U.S. arm.
"It's an observable phenomenon that the world of heavy-construction materials is consolidating. We've seen all but Hanson of the major U.K.-based construction materials (companies) taken over by foreign companies," said David Taylor at Teather & Greenwood, a U.K. stock broker.
Of some recent deals in the sector, France's Saint-Gobain bought BPB and Mexico's Cemex purchased RMC Group.
Smith & Nephew SNN, +0.69% (SN) was another gainer on the back of bid speculation, rising 1.5%.
"Investors keep citing rumors that the medical-device maker is in talks with U.S. drug maker Bristol-Myers Squibb BMY, +0.00%. Other suitors, such as Johnson and Johnson JNJ, -0.68%, have also been mentioned," said Tim Rudland, a trader at CMC Markets.
Newspaper publisher Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT) eased 1.9% after it said that advertising revenue at its national newspapers dropped 9% in the five months to February.
Meanwhile, jet engine maker Rolls-Royce Group (RR) added 0.3%. It has received a $600 million order from China Southern Airlines for engines to power 10 Airbus A330 aircraft.
Smaller moves
Earnings were a focus in the mid-cap FTSE 250 index.
Engineering and infrastructure construction company AMEC Plc (AMEC) slipped 1.1% after it said 2005 net profit dropped to 3.7 million pounds ($6.7 million), or 1.2 pence a share, from 51.7 million pounds in 2004. Pretax profit excluding exceptional items rose more than 7%.
AMEC's rallied 17% since the start of the year.
Aerospace and medical products maker Smiths Group (SMIN) fell 3.8%. Its net profit in the six months ending Jan. 31 rose 12.1% to 133.5 million pounds ($231.3 million), or 23.5 pence a share. Revenue for the period grew 18.8% to 1.59 billion pounds.
Smiths shares had advanced nearly 7% over the last month.
And small-cap constituent Game Group (GMG), a video games retailer, slipped 4.9% after Japan's Sony Corp. SNE, +0.35% delayed the launch of its PlayStation 3 video-game console for six months. See full story.
BHP Group Ltd. ADR U.S.: NYSE: BHP
BP PLC ADR U.S.: NYSE: BP
Market Cap 128.3B
Smith & Nephew PLC ADR U.S.: NYSE: SNN
Market Cap 0
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. U.S.: NYSE: BMY
P/E Ratio 19.4
Johnson & Johnson U.S.: NYSE: JNJ
Sony Corp. ADR U.S.: NYSE: SNE


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Destinations Europe
8-Day Itinerary for Travel in Scandinavia
Terri Mapes
Terri Mapes specializes in giving first-time Scandinavia visitors practical tips for their travels.
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This 8-Day Scandinavia itinerary follows this outline:
Day 1: Arrival and half a day in Copenhagen
Day 2: Copenhagen
Day 3: Oslo
Day 4: Oslo to Bergen
Day 5: Bergen to Alesund
Day 6: Alesund
Day 7: Stockholm
When planning a trip to Europe, many people visit famous countries like Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Italy, France, and Spain. And they leave out Scandinavia. That would be a shame. Ask anyone who has been to these beautiful Nordic countries and they will respond with glowing descriptions.
The best time to visit Scandinavia is late spring or early summer, so schedule your arrival toward the end of May. Here's an itinerary that will show you why so many people love Scandinavia.
Day 1: Copenhagen (half-day)
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When you arrive in Copenhagen, try to stay in the Hotel Nebo, which is centrally located and just a stone's throw away from Copenhagen Central Station and the Tivoli Gardens.
Take a stroll on the famous Strøget shopping street, starting from Copenhagen's City Hall and walking past the Kongens Nytrov until you reach the Nyhavn area. It is a beautiful walk that lets you experience the pulse of the city at a leisurely pace.
There are tons of coffee shops, bars, and small shops along this stretch, all of which are worth going to. End your walk at the beautiful Nyhavn waterfront area, which has a magical aura, with open-air restaurants lined on one side and boats docked in the harbor on the other side.
This is just the start of what you will experience over the next seven magical days in Scandinavia.
Day 2: Copenhagen (Copenhagen in a Nutshell Tour)
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On the second day, leave your hotel early in the morning and embark on a long walking tour. The best way to see Copenhagen is to walk and explore it yourself, rather than take the tourist buses.
You can make the entire walking loop suggested on the official visitors' map of Copenhagen. Get one of these to the airport from the NSB train ticket office when you arrive, or get one at the tourist center in the city center, opposite the Tivoli Gardens.
It is a six-hour walk or more, depending on how many stops you make, and it starts and stops at the Town Hall. The sites you might want to stop and see along the way include Christiansborg Palace, the Royal Library, the Christian's Church, Christiania, the Danish Resistance Museum, Amalienborg Palace, the Little Mermaid, the Copenhagen Citadel, Rosenberg Castle, and the Round Tower.
Walking through the heart of Copenhagen lets you experience every bit of the history, the lifestyle, and the vibrant nature of the city. All through this walk, you'll come across interesting bars, coffee shops, and restaurants. Take the time to go to some of these places to get an insider's feel of the city. Ankara Restaurant is particularly good for this.
The entire walk is really a Copenhagen in a Nutshell tour for people who want to capture the essence of Copenhagen.
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The next morning, have breakfast and head to the airport for a flight to Oslo.
In Oslo, stay in a centrally located hotel such as Hotel Perminalen. Give yourself eight hours to see the city and mark the places you want to see on a map.
Freshen up and head first to the Viking Museum via the ferry. Then take a bus from a stop near the museum and head to Vigeland Park to see the hundreds of life-size sculptures by famous Norwegian sculptor Gustav Vigeland.
From there, you might like to walk around and experience the best-known places in Oslo. Some of these are the Slottet (Oslo's palace), Stortinget (the supreme legislature of Norway), and Oslo's City Hall. All of these are located along the Karl Johans gate, Oslo's main street, which was named after King Charles III John, who was also King of Sweden.
There are many restaurants along Karl Johan street. After spending some time there, perhaps walk to the harbor area, which will be buzzing with busy outdoor restaurants and people strolling around.
After spending time in the harbor area, see the Opera House around sunset, which provides a magnificent view of the northern sky that will remain etched in your memory.
End the day with a delicious dinner at the excellent Jaipur Indian Restaurant on Karl Johans gate.
Day 4: Oslo to Bergen (Norway in a Nutshell Tour)
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Experiencing the essence of Norway's natural beauty begins on Day 4.
Check out of Hotel Perminalen in the morning and head to Oslo's Central Station to take the train heading to Myrdal. At Myrdal, change trains for Flam and then take the ferry ride to Gudvangen. From Gudvangen, take a bus to Voss, then the train back to Bergen.
You'll reach beautiful Bergen, Norway's second-largest city, in the evening. There is so much to see and do here that you may want to spend more than the one night and a half day we are allotting here.
If you arrive in Bergen on May 17, there will be celebrations all over town because May 17 is Norwegian National Day and there are celebrations everywhere in Norway that day.
Later that night, we highly recommend taking a cable car ride up Mount Fløyen, where you will see magnificent views of Bergen.
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You may be tempted to fly to Alesun, which is about 250 miles north of Bergen on Norway's temperate west coast. But a bus trip will reverse that feeling. Right out of your bus window, you will see the most amazingly scenic views, vistas that you can only see in movies.
The meandering bus trip cuts through many fjords along the way, with picture-postcard scenery during nearly 10 hours. It may be the most scenic bus journey you will ever have. Once in Alesund, make time for a walk in the city to see its renowned art nouveau architecture.
Day 6: Geirangerfjord
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If Day 5 was memorable, then Day 6 trip to Geirangerfjord will be spectacular.
Take the round-trip bus tour from Alesund to Geiranger via Hellesylt. From Hellesylt, take a ferry ride to the famous Geirangerfjord, which is one of Norway's UNESCO World Heritage sites. The experience is simply exhilarating. Along the sides of the fjords, you'll see farms, many small houses, and a number of waterfalls, including the famous Seven Sisters. At the end of the ferry trip, you'll land in the town of Geiranger.
Hike up to the Norway Fjord Museum, which is about 20 minutes by foot. The view of the Geirangerfjord along the hike cannot be described in words. If you're a true nature buff, this will be the place of your dreams.
Try to spend the next couple of hours in the area to soak up the views of the place. Later that evening, take the bus to Alesund.
When you reach Alesund, you might want to hike up to Fjellstua in order to get a 360-degree view of the small town. The 15-minute hike up to Fjellstua is splendid, with constantly changing scenery, and absolutely worth the hike.
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With the three nature-themed days of the trip coming to an end, take a flight early in the morning to Stockholm.
Upon arriving in Stockholm, check into your hotel and get ready for a walk around this lovely city. Start at Stockholm's City Hall and take a walk along the Stromgatan through the Nybroplan (or "New Bridge Square") area. Stroll along Strandvagen, absorbing the sights of the city.
There are a lot of people strolling around this area along the harbor and just enjoying the pretty harbor views. If you are doing this on a Friday evening, make your way to the Stureplan area, which happens to be one of the better happy-hour spots in Stockholm.
You'll also want to walk along the Kungsträdgården and see the many people relaxing in the garden.
Later that evening, take a train to the Södermalm district. When you arrive, head for the Skyview to get a great view of the city from above.
The Södermalm area has an active nightlife. In the evening, the place is buzzing with activity, thanks to the countless outdoor restaurants. Make sure you go to the bar near Och Himlen Därtill Restaurant for an amazing view of the city.
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Start Day 8 with a morning of sightseeing, going first to the Vasa Museum. This museum is one of the must-see places in Stockholm. The sheer size of the 17th-century ship there (which was recovered intact) and the amount of information discovered about the people who built the ship is astonishing.
You'll want to spend several hours there before going on a boat ride to the Royal Palace, which has lovely museums about Swedish history.
Later that evening, head to your final destination: Gamla Stan (Old Town). This area is a romantic area of Stockholm, dominated by narrow alleyways and cobbled streets. Take a stroll along the streets of Old Town and just drink in the architecture and atmosphere. Spend the evening in Gamla Stan, where you'll find great places for lunch or dinner.
Final Impressions
This entire trip is, for many, like a fairy tale that couldn't have been scripted better. The breathtaking views of the fjords, the scenic journey along Norway's west coast, and the beautiful cities of Bergen, Alesund, Copenhagen, and Stockholm will fill you with memories that will last a lifetime.
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