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Tuesday Toss: Opening Playoff Weekend
By Evan Lepler
Only one lead change across three games, but that doesn't begin to describe the increased level of urgency and intensity as the 2022 AUDL playoffs launched on Saturday night. Ultimately, the three favorites prevailed on their home fields, but not without a smorgasbord of nervous moments.
Now, we're down to the final eight, as the top two seeds in each of the four divisions will all collide this coming weekend. Either one of the home teams will stumble or we'll see the most talented Championship Weekend quartet in AUDL history. Frankly, those two dynamics are not mutually exclusive.
No matter how it turns out, by Sunday evening we'll know the semifinal schedule, and then we'll be just five days away from an absolutely mesmerizing Friday night doubleheader in Madison.
Before looking too far ahead, though, we've got three riveting opening round playoff contests to recap. As DC, Minnesota, and Salt Lake all understand, no postseason victory can ever be taken for granted.
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The Breeze earned their first playoff win in five years by playing their cleanest offensive game of the season. In fact, DC's eight turnovers on Saturday night represented the second-fewest giveaways in franchise history, only one more than they had in their June 2021 rout over Boston.
But early in the game against the Phoenix, the DC offense struggled to find a consistent rhythm, and the Breeze defense looked incapable of slowing down Philly's huck-happy attack.
"It felt like they were winning the game even though we were up 7-6 after the first," said DC's Rowan McDonnell.
Indeed, the only O-line miscues in the opening quarter belonged to the Breeze, as Philly's O-line sliced and diced through DC's defense. But the Phoenix went 0-for-2 on their initial pair of break chances, and the Breeze still escaped the period with a one-goal lead.
"I think we were a little bit in our head at first," said DC Head Coach Darryl Stanley. "In the second quarter, I talked to some of the guys, and I was like, 'I think the tactics are probably fine. We're just not executing on some of the basics.'"
As for the necessary adjustments, DC resolved not to give James Pollard and Jordan Rhyne the same huck looks that they were destroying the Breeze with early, going 5-for-5 in the first quarter. Philly actually held without a turn on their first eight O-points, requiring less than 42 seconds per point, on average, to find the end zone, but DC's O-line also kept pace, grinding through one tricky red zone possession after another.
The teams were tied eight times through the first 15 minutes, but DC finally broke through with a 3-0 burst midway through the second quarter, dramatically changing the feel and complexion of the game.
"They stepped up," said Pollard. "We couldn't keep it together long enough."
Pollard's performance, with five scores and over 600 total yards, was scintillating at times, but also marred by mistakes. He finished with six throwaways and one drop, accounting for half of the Phoenix's 14 turnovers. His hucking highlights were exhilarating, but the inconsistencies also put the Phoenix in a tough spot, especially as the Breeze D-line gained more confidence.
"It's only a matter of time before our defense gets going," said McDonnell. "They got going and we got the W."
By the end of the night, DC's defense produced five breaks (in eight chances), while Philly's went just 1-for-5. And though it was technically a hold, perhaps the play of the game came late in the third quarter, when Philly failed to convert on an opportunity after a timeout. Moussa Dia got the block on a deep shot intended for Greg Martin, and then AJ Merriman unleashed a full-field missile, which Luke Rehfuss caught in the back of the end zone. Philly could have shrunk the deficit to two in that moment, but instead the lead grew to four, which was the beginning of the end for the Phoenix against DC's stingy offense.
"We've been talking about how we're one of the better throwing teams out here," said Stanley, who earned his second playoff win as coach of the Breeze. "On a still day like this, on this wide of a field, you gotta be like that. I'm really proud of them. That's exactly what we're gonna need to be able to do to beat New York."
Jonny Malks had five goals and completed all 55 of his throws to lead the DC O-line, while Jacques Nissen and Tyler Monroe combined to go 62-for-63, dishing three assists apiece. On the other side, Philly's Jordan Rhyne and Alex Thorne collectively went 97-for-98, keeping the Phoenix within striking distance most of the night. Martin grabbed six goals, a game-high, but the Breeze still won all four quarters, slowly growing the lead as the evening progressed. Up by one after one and leading by two at the half, the Breeze were ahead 17-13 through three, winning the game 23-18.
"I think this is exciting for everybody to be able to look and say, we took care of business," said Stanley, asked about how the Breeze can carry this momentum into New York next week. "Maybe a rocky start, but once the second quarter, third quarter, fourth quarter happened, that was the kind of game we anticipated from our players."
Philadelphia becomes spectators until next spring, but the Phoenix still felt tremendous pride in their 2022 season.
"We made a big leap this year as a team," said Pollard. "[Phoenix Coach Roger Chu] said to celebrate the season. For a lot of us, this was our first playoff game in the AUDL, but now this is the standard for the Phoenix."
While the Breeze and Phoenix were trading punches early in DC, the Minnesota Wind Chill landed a few important haymakers in St. Paul. A couple errant AlleyCats hucks and cool precision from the Minnesota D-line gave the Wind Chill a quick 5-2 lead. Indy found its footing and inched back within one on multiple occasions the rest of the way, but the Cats never quite could dig out of the early hole, as Minnesota prevailed 20-18 for the fist playoff win in Wind Chill history.
"I am really proud of the team," said Minnesota Head Coach Ben Feldman. "It is really nice to get that elusive first postseason win out of the way heading into Chicago next weekend."
Like DC, the Wind Chill had their smallest turnover total of the season, giving away the disc just 11 times. Minnesota's D-line offense, in particular, was brilliant in capitalizing on its opportunities.
"The big storyline for me is that our defensive group converted seven of nine chances, which was absolutely essential, as we failed to convert our end of quarter opportunities in the first, second and third quarter," said Feldman. "Additionally, our offense has started to show more of a willingness and confidence in executing hucks in our attack, and I think that will be a critical part of having success next weekend and keeping our attack diversified against a really solid Chicago defensive group."
Andrew Roy completed all 42 of his throws for the Wind Chill offense, while Bryan Vohnoutka tallied four assists and two goals, bouncing back and forth between the O and D-lines.
"Offensively, we played a pretty clean game," said Roy. "They were expecting all side stack from us, and I called a lot of horizontal initiations, which messed with their poach looks and gave us some easy initiations. We could have moved the disc with better tempo, but overall it was good—didn't feel like we relied on big plays to win, just played consistently."
Keegan North was involved in seven scores for Indy and Xavier Payne launched a memorable, monster full-field flick to Jacob Fella, but the AlleyCats hopes for a comeback were largely thwarted after a critical miscommunication early in the fourth.
"The first O-point of the fourth was really the turning point," said Indy's Cameron Brock. "We had a mixup on the play call. Going down three there put us in dire straits, and we unfortunately couldn't quite recover."
The AlleyCats scored the final two goals and had a chance to make it a one-goal game in the closing seconds, but it was too little, too late, and Minnesota advanced to the Central Division title game against Chicago for the second straight year.
"Minnesota did a great job of adjusting throughout the game," said Indy Head Coach Will Drumright. "Every time we thought we had them figured out, they were able to counter attack. It's also impressive as a team that they can be a true hybrid team with player rotation."
After the game, Feldman addressed the AlleyCats' late push with his team, and it'll definitely be a focus heading into this coming weekend.
"We saw it happen last year in the divisional championship, and our group got to feel that pressure against this weekend," said Feldman. "I think it's a net benefit for us, as the more experience we have in that position, the more effective we will be when it happens again. All of our games against Chicago have come down to the final quarter the last several seasons, and the team with the lead on Sunday, whether ourselves or Chicago, is going to be feeling that defensive pressure. If we have that late lead, it is nice to have had some very recent reps in that position after this first playoff victory."
Keep calm, and get fired up!
That phrase, as coined by Ted Lasso, was Salt Lake's motto heading into their first ever playoff challenge against the two-time reigning West Division champs, the San Diego Growlers.
"That's who we've been this season," said Shred Coach Bryce Merrill. "We're not gonna try and change that at this point and pretend like we're a team that only throws eight turnovers a game. We don't have the corp of veteran handlers like these other playoff teams have. And we're young. So instead of trying to shake that reputation, we've leaned into it and embraced it, and we're gonna ride the wave the rest of the playoffs. It led to some doinked drops, but it led to some awesome deep Ds. It led to a couple three-point runs from San Diego, but it also led to a pair of five-point runs from Salt Lake. It led to 25 turnovers, but it led to our first playoff victory."
Indeed, the Shred embraced their exciting and turbulent style in their 19-16 roller-coaster ride over the Growlers on Saturday night, one of the more bizarre AUDL games in recent memory. San Diego immediately led 2-0, but then went more than 13 minutes without scoring as Salt Lake ran off six straight. Later in the game, the Shred only mustered a single goal in the last 11 minutes, but still withstood the Growlers' late desperate rally, earning the right to face Colorado this Saturday in Denver.
"Definitely a game of runs," said Jordan Kerr, who led the Shred with five assists and 409 total yards. "Going down 2-0 is always a little scary, especially when playing as good of a team as San Diego, but I feel like we were very calm and composed and were able to score and get our D-line out there. The rest was history. Our D-line won the game, hands down; 17 blocks, nine breaks, you're not gonna lose a lot of games when your D-line does that."
Four members of the Shred finished with multiple blocks, led by Devon Terry and Ben Green getting three apiece. Salt Lake did finish with a season-high 25 turnovers, but by preventing San Diego's offense from finding its groove, the Shred never trailed after seizing the lead on their early 6-0 run.
"The story of the night was the fact our offense couldn't get on track, and we put ourselves into two holes that we couldn't quite crawl back from," said Growlers Co-Head Coach Kevin Stuart. "A lot of that credit goes to Salt Lake and their defensive game plan, which didn't allow us to utilize the width of the field like we want to do; also, the windy conditions hurt our deep game.
"Offensively, we weren't disciplined and didn't execute well under the defensive pressure," Stuart continued. "Although our defense did their best to keep us in it and helped to keep the game close even after going down 16-10. With all that said, I felt we battled from start to finish in what was an ugly game, offense-wise. We played with a lot of grit and heart, and I love that about our team, and I would go to battle with everyone on our roster any day of the week."
The Growlers only completed five of their 13 huck attempts and suffered through eight red-zone turnovers, numbers that were certainly impacted by the game conditions.
"The wind was as unpredictable as any wind I've played through in an AUDL game," said San Diego's Paul Lally, who had a game-high 45 completions, but also endured nine throwaways. "Salt Lake applied great pressure at the point of attack in our handler set on the marks and dumps. They're a really strong team defensively and make you question every throw when they're nearby. The wind reduced our deep game precision, and they capitalized intelligently on that. I personally take ownership for far too many execution and decision-based turnovers."
After beating San Diego for the third straight game, the Shred now turn their attention to the Summit, the opponent that gave Salt Lake its only two losses of the season.
"They're such a dynamic offense," said Merrill, commenting on Colorado. "So we can't overplay any one aspect of their attack. But our defensive unit has put in the work and hopefully we disrupt their 17-for-19 huck performance from the last time we played. Offensively, we're glad to have Sean Connole back for the playoff matchup, as his absence was acutely felt when we last played the Summit."
While Salt Lake will hit the road to see who from the West will make it to Madison, Merrill remained extraordinarily grateful for their final home game of the year in front of their loyal fans.
"We had a blast playing in front of the Shredheads one last time," he said. "It's been an incredible energy this inaugural season. The Utah youth scene has set a high bar for what success looks like this season, and we're just trying to keep up with them!"
Seven On The Line
DC's David Cranston has long been considered one of the sport's top defenders, but in the fourth quarter on Saturday, his offensive contributions helped the Breeze finish off the Phoenix. He tallied two goals and an assist while playing six O-points, which was a season-high. But why? "We needed a couple more legs, and I think he did that," said Darryl Stanley. "He was ready to run. It's nice to have a guy like that who's been playing with you for years just in your back pocket, and he can play O anytime." Rowan McDonnell added that Cranston might actually be the best offensive player on the team, despite the fact that he rarely plays on the O-line. "His communication and defensive pop just keeps him over there," said McDonnell. "I think you would expect to see him wherever the coach needs him. He's super chill and will do whatever it takes to win."
Even though DC prevailed by five, Rowan McDonnell was not overly pleased with his game individually. Although he contributed positively with two goals and four assists, he also had four throwaways, tying the most he's had in a game since 2016. In a postgame interview, he revealed that Paul Owens deserved a ton of credit for slowing him down. A few minutes later, with Owens nearby, McDonnell continue to shower the Phoenix defender with praise. "That was the worst game I've played all season," said McDonnell, letting Owens know that he was responsible for frustrating the former MVP. Owens smiled and replied, "That was the most running I've done all season." Earlier today, McDonnell saluted Owens further, posting on Instagram that the 23-year-old Owens is "the most underrated player in the AUDL."
One more note on the Philly/DC game: the crowd and atmosphere at Carlini Field were both tremendous! "It was amazing," said Philly's James Pollard. "A third of the DC stands were Phoenix fans. They came down, they were loud, they tried to drown out the crowd, it was amazing."
Even Breeze Coach Darryl Stanley, who's originally from Philadelphia, appreciated the boisterousness from the visiting fans. "I think the Phoenix fans are respectfully tough," he said. "I like these guys. They congratulate you. They wanna high-five you after the game."
The Minnesota Wind Chill were just as delighted by their home crowd. In fact, their playoff game was a new franchise record in terms of attendance, as they crossed over 1,000 fans at Sea Foam Stadium in St. Paul for the first time.
"It was cool to see such a strong crowd," said Minnesota's Andrew Roy. "The support we've gotten all season from the fans has been remarkable. Our last regular season game was against Detroit and the stands were still packed and loud for that game, which spoke volumes to me."
Of course, the Wind Chill are not opposed to going on the road for their matchup with the Union this weekend. A reminder that during the three regular season meetings between Minnesota and Chicago, the road team won every time. The Union would have finished 12-0 if not for the Wind Chill's 25-22 win on July 1.
Salt Lake's Jordan Kerr has been as valuable to his team as any other player in the league all season. That's what made his injury early in the second half on Saturday so scary. Tracking a deep shot that was bouncing bizarrely with the wind, Kerr awkwardly made the catch while falling and hitting his face into the disc and the ground, almost simultaneously.
"Looks like my nose is broken from the hard landing, but we should be fine for the Colorado game," he said, shrugging off any major concern. Although he took an injury after the catch—Chad Yorgason did his best Kerr impression by throwing the next pass for a score—Kerr was back on the field for the Shred's very next O-point, although it may have helped that Salt Lake's defense ran off four breaks in a row before the next Growlers goal brought Salt Lake's offense back onto the field. The injured occurred one minute into the third quarter, and he was back on the field with three minutes left in that period. To no one's surprise, Kerr threw the score on his first point back as well.
One thing I was thinking about in the aftermath of the weekend was the similarity between Philadelphia and Indianapolis with their current trajectories. Both teams improved from 3-9 in 2021 to 6-6 in 2022, and they each bowed out in the first round of the playoffs, albeit after underdog performances they could certainly be proud of. Neither Philly Coach Roger Chu nor Indy Coach Will Drumright is likely be earn AUDL Coach of the Year honors, but both of those leaders deserve recognition for the job they did steering their respective teams this past season. The teams ahead of them in their divisions will be mighty tough to surpass, but one of the intriguing storylines heading into next year will be trying to project the ceilings for these two franchises, who both played an entertaining brand of ultimate in getting back to the playoffs in 2022.
Our four-game divisional championship weekend begins with the South Division's return to the field, starting at 6:30 PM/ET this Saturday when Carolina hosts Austin on AUDL.tv. As of today, it's been exactly a month since the Flyers' last game, but I fully expect 11-1 Carolina to show few if any signs of rust against the Sol. Austin has had a magical season, including a one-goal win over the Flyers back in early June, but I'm just not sure the Sol will have enough firepower to match Carolina for four full quarters this Saturday.
The next epic chapter of the DC-New York rivalry begins at 7:00 PM/ET on Saturday night, though the game will air at 9:30 PM/ET on FOX Sports 2. The Breeze and Empire have played 11 one-goal games since 2014, and almost 80 percent of their games over the past eight years have been decided by four goals or fewer. New York defeated DC by four in both matchups this year, but the Breeze have known all season this is the game where they need to peak.
On Saturday at 8:30 PM/ET, Salt Lake and Colorado will commence their West Division title bout on AUDL.tv, with the winner poised to be the first expansion team to make Championship Weekend since the 2016 Dallas Roughnecks. "If Colorado is 100 percent on offense—i.e. if they have [Jay] Froude and [Alex] Atkins, it'll be difficult for Salt Lake to slow them down," said San Diego Coach Kevin Stuart, offering his perspective on the matchup. "If Salt Lake wins, they will need to convert all break opportunities that Colorado gives them. Colorado is stingy with the disc, so it may not be many. I think it'll be a close game for the first half and that both teams will be running hot with emotion. The first team to settle in and play under control will be the team to punch the ticket to Madison."
Lastly, the weekend will culminate with the Central Division showdown on Sunday afternoon in Chicago, scheduled to begin at 5:00 PM/ET on AUDL.tv. Even though the road team has won the three previous matchups, there's no doubt that the Union will be considered favorites against the Wind Chill. "I give the advantage to Chicago because they seem to be peaking at the right time," said Indy Coach Will Drumright. "Minnesota will need to play a perfect game against the Union. Chicago's size on defense will make it difficult for Minnesota at times."
Here's to four double-overtime thrillers and another exciting, unforgettable playoff weekend!
Can't wait to see the semis take their shape.
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Photos: Wisconsin Badgers crush Indiana Hoosiers in Big Ten opener
The University of Wisconsin men's basketball team rolled from start to finish in an 84-64 win over the Indiana Hoosiers in their Big Ten Conference opener on Saturday afternoon at the Kohl Center in Madison.
Badgers 84, Hoosiers 64
Wisconsin forward Nate Reuvers (35) Wisconsin guard Kobe King (23) leave the court after being pulled late in the second half of Wisconsin's 84-64 win over Indiana at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis. Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019.
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Wisconsin forward Aleem Ford (2) reacts after making a three-point shot during the first half of Wisconsin's 84-64 win over Indiana at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis. Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019.
Wisconsin guard Kobe King (23) shoots over the defense of Indiana forward Damezi Anderson (23) during the second half of Wisconsin's 84-64 win at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis. Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019.
Wisconsin guard Kobe King, left, and Wisconsin forward Nate Reuvers (35) contest the shot of Indiana forward Justin Smith (3) during the first half of Wisconsin's 84-64 win at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis. Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019.
Wisconsin guard Brevin Pritzl (1) looks to pass during a scramble in first half of Wisconsin's 84-64 win over Indiana at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis. Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019.
Wisconsin guard Brad Davison (34) draws a charge from Indiana guard Al Durham (1) during the second half of Wisconsin's 84-64 win at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis. Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019.
Wisconsin guard Brevin Pritzl (1) lays in a shot during the second half of Wisconsin's 84-64 win over Indiana at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis. Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019.
Wisconsin guard Kobe King (23) brings the ball up court during the second half of Wisconsin's 84-64 win over Indiana at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis. Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019.
Wisconsin forward Aleem Ford (2) shoots over the defense of Indiana guard Armaan Franklin (2) and Indiana forward Joey Brunk (50) during the second half of Wisconsin's 84-64 win at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis. Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019.
Wisconsin forward Nate Reuvers (35) reacts after making a three-point shot during the first half of Wisconsin's 84-64 win over Indiana at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis. Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019.
Wisconsin forward Nate Reuvers (35) shoots over the defense of Indiana forward Joey Brunk (50) during the second half of Wisconsin's 84-64 win at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis. Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019.
Wisconsin forward Tyler Wahl (5) competes for a loose ball against Indiana guard Al Durham (1) during the second half of Wisconsin's 84-64 win at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis. Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019.
Wisconsin guard Trevor Anderson (12) brings the ball up court during the second half of Wisconsin's 84-64 win over Indiana at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis. Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019.
Wisconsin forward Aleem Ford (2) drives against Indiana forward Trayce Jackson-Davis (4) during the second half of Wisconsin's 84-64 win at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis. Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019.
Wisconsin guard Kobe King (23) lays in a shot during the second half of Wisconsin's 84-64 win over Indiana at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis. Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019.
Wisconsin guard Kobe King (23) lays in a shot after drawing a foul during the second half of Wisconsin's 84-64 win at over Indiana the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis. Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019.
Wisconsin guard Trevor Anderson (12) brings the ball up court against Indiana guard Armaan Franklin (2) during the second half of Wisconsin's 84-64 win at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis. Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019.
Wisconsin guard Brad Davison (34) shoots over Indiana guard Armaan Franklin (2) during the first half Wisconsin's 84-64 win at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis. Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019.
Wisconsin guard Walt McGrory (3) drives against the defense of Indiana forward Damezi Anderson (23) during the first half of Wisconsin's 84-64 win at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis. Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019.
Wisconsin guard Kobe King (23) works agains Indiana forward Jerome Hunter (21) during the first half of Wisconsin's 84-64 win at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis. Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019.
Wisconsin forward Aleem Ford (2) and Indiana forward Damezi Anderson (23) collide during the second half of Wisconsin's 84-64 win at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis. Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019.
Wisconsin guard Kobe King (23) brings the ball up court against the defense of Indiana forward Damezi Anderson (23) during the second half of Wisconsin's 84-64 win at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis. Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019.
Wisconsin's Brad Davison, left, Kobe King, center, and Micah Potter celebrate the team's lead late in the second half of a 84-64 win over Indiana at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis. Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019.
Wisconsin guard D'Mitrik Trice (0) competes for a loose ball against Indiana guard Al Durham (1) during the second half of Wisconsin's 84-64 win at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis. Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019.
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Home sweet home: Wisconsin Badgers rout Indiana Hoosiers after returning from rough road trip
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	 * @param $initials string
	 */
	function setInitials($initials) {
		return $this->setData('initials', $initials);
	}

	/**
	 * Get last name.
	 * @return string
	 */
	function getLastName() {
		return $this->getData('lastName');
	}

	/**
	 * Set last name.
	 * @param $lastName string
	 */
	function setLastName($lastName) {
		return $this->setData('lastName', $lastName);
	}

	/**
	 * Get user salutation.
	 * @return string
	 */
	function getSalutation() {
		return $this->getData('salutation');
	}

	/**
	 * Set user salutation.
	 * @param $salutation string
	 */
	function setSalutation($salutation) {
		return $this->setData('salutation', $salutation);
	}

	/**
	 * Get affiliation (position, institution, etc.).
	 * @return string
	 */
	function getAffiliation() {
		return $this->getData('affiliation');
	}

	/**
	 * Set affiliation.
	 * @param $affiliation string
	 */
	function setAffiliation($affiliation) {
		return $this->setData('affiliation', $affiliation);
	}

	/**
	 * Get country code
	 * @return string
	 */
	function getCountry() {
		return $this->getData('country');
	}

	/**
	 * Get localized country
	 * @return string
	 */
	function getCountryLocalized() {
		$countryDao =& DAORegistry::getDAO('CountryDAO');
		$country = $this->getCountry();
		if ($country) {
			return $countryDao->getCountry($country);
		}
		return null;
	}

	/**
	 * Set country code.
	 * @param $country string
	 */
	function setCountry($country) {
		return $this->setData('country', $country);
	}

	/**
	 * Get email address.
	 * @return string
	 */
	function getEmail() {
		return $this->getData('email');
	}

	/**
	 * Set email address.
	 * @param $email string
	 */
	function setEmail($email) {
		return $this->setData('email', $email);
	}

	/**
	 * Get URL.
	 * @return string
	 */
	function getUrl() {
		return $this->getData('url');
	}

	/**
	 * Set URL.
	 * @param $url string
	 */
	function setUrl($url) {
		return $this->setData('url', $url);
	}

	/**
	 * Get the localized biography for this author
	 */
	function getAuthorBiography() {
		return $this->getLocalizedData('biography');
	}

	/**
	 * Get author biography.
	 * @param $locale string
	 * @return string
	 */
	function getBiography($locale) {
		return $this->getData('biography', $locale);
	}

	/**
	 * Set author biography.
	 * @param $biography string
	 * @param $locale string
	 */
	function setBiography($biography, $locale) {
		return $this->setData('biography', $biography, $locale);
	}

	/**
	 * Get primary contact.
	 * @return boolean
	 */
	function getPrimaryContact() {
		return $this->getData('primaryContact');
	}

	/**
	 * Set primary contact.
	 * @param $primaryContact boolean
	 */
	function setPrimaryContact($primaryContact) {
		return $this->setData('primaryContact', $primaryContact);
	}

	/**
	 * Get sequence of author in article's author list.
	 * @return float
	 */
	function getSequence() {
		return $this->getData('sequence');
	}

	/**
	 * Set sequence of author in article's author list.
	 * @param $sequence float
	 */
	function setSequence($sequence) {
		return $this->setData('sequence', $sequence);
	}
}

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The pg_dist_placement table tracks the location of shard replicas on worker nodes. Each replica of a shard assigned to a specific node is called a shard placement. This table stores information about the health and location of each shard placement.
secondary servers, when the streaming replication model is used.
That information is now available by joining pg_dist_placement with pg_dist_node on the groupid. For compatibility Citus still provides pg_dist_shard_placement as a view. However we recommend using the new, more normalized, tables when possible.
Citus manages shard health on a per-placement basis and automatically marks a placement as unavailable if leaving the placement in service would put the cluster in an inconsistent state. The shardstate column in the pg_dist_placement table is used to store the state of shard placements. A brief overview of different shard placement states and their representation is below.
This table is a part of Citus Enterprise Edition. Please contact us to obtain this functionality.
The pg_dist_authinfo table holds authentication parameters used by Citus nodes to connect to one another.
Upon beginning a connection, a node consults the table to see whether a row with the destination nodeid and desired rolename exists. If so, the node includes the corresponding authinfo string in its libpq connection. A common example is to store a password, like 'password=abc123', but you can review the full list of possibilities.
The parameters in authinfo are space-separated, in the form key=val. To write an empty value, or a value containing spaces, surround it with single quotes, e.g., keyword='a value'. Single quotes and backslashes within the value must be escaped with a backslash, i.e., \' and \\.
The nodeid column can also take the special values 0 and -1, which mean all nodes or loopback connections, respectively. If, for a given node, both specific and all-node rules exist, the specific rule has precedence.
The citus_stat_statements view is a part of Citus Enterprise. Please contact us to obtain this functionality.
Citus provides citus_stat_statements for stats about how queries are being executed, and for whom. It's analogous to (and can be joined with) the pg_stat_statements view in PostgreSQL which tracks statistics about query speed.
This view can trace queries to originating tenants in a multi-tenant application, which helps for deciding when to do Tenant Isolation.


Explore the very best attractions San Diego has to offer with something for everybody, from the very popular to the less well known, all from a San Diego native.
Every year on Mother's Day weekend, San Diego hosts Gator by the Bay, a crawfish and blues music festival. Featuring real southern cuisine from New Orleans and 6 stages of great blues, this festival is something that I never miss. The 2014 event just ended and this year it was even bigger and better than ever!
The festival is presented in part by the Louisiana Department of Tourism and many of the vendors and bands travel to San Diego for this event.
It is held at Spanish Landing on Harbor Island, just a short walk across the street from San Diego's Lindberg Field International airport.
Bring your folding chairs, shade tent, get setup and then start stage hopping with food and drink breaks in between ! This is one of the least known but best attractions San Diego has to offer.
Harbor Island has several great hotels, including two by Sheraton. The first, and right next to Gator by the Bay, is located at 1380 Harbor Drive. The second, just down the road is located at 1590 Harbor Island Drive. Both are great places to stay and within easy walking distance from the festival but my favorite is the first Sheraton mentioned because Gator by the bay is just a 3 to 4 minute walk from the Lobby. This hotel also has a great casual bar called Quinn's plus Tapatini's, a great Tapas and Martini bar. This hotel makes one of the best Martini that I have ever tasted.
For more information, please visit the Gator by the Bay home page.
Perched on the cliffs of La Jolla andoverlooking the Pacific, is one of the world's most famous and best attractions San Diego has for the entire family, the Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institute of Oceanography. With over 3000 types of fish in 16 various habitats, this is a must stop for the visitor to San Diego.
Exhibits include the shark reef, living tide pools, coral reef, kelp forests, whale, seahorses and more.
The entrance fee is very reasonable at $17 for adults, $13 for seniors, $12.50 for children ages 3-12 and $14 for teens.
More information can be found at the Birch Aquarium home page.
The flower fields of Carlsbad, in northern San Diego County, have been in existence for over 60 years. Each spring for about six to eight weeks, starting in March and through early May, 50 acres of Giant Tecolote Ranunculus flowers come to life showing their vivid colors.
Visitors may walk along the paths between the flowers that are arranged in rows of contrasting colors.
This is a fantastic place to spend 2-3 hours. If you are a photographer, you will have the time of your life making this destination one of springtime's best attractions San Diego has for leisurely strolling through nature.
The best viewing times are usually in late March to early-mid April.
Hours: Open to the public seven days a week from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
For more information, click on the Carlsbad Flower Fields web site.
Located adjacent to downtown in beautiful Balboa Park, the world famous San Diego Zoo has been in operation since 1916. Covering more than 100 acres it is the home to over 4,000 animal and birds made up of about 800 species.
Hint ! - If you plan on visiting the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, located in northern San Diego County, multi-park passes are available. For more information click on San Diego Zoo Tickets. Safari park is about a 60 to 75 minute drive from downtown San Diego assuming little traffic. Hint ! - Don't do the drive anytime between 7am and 9am on weekdays or you will feel the pain of the San Diego rush hour for the first third of the drive.
Other useful links are the San Diego Zoo website and the San Diego Zoo map.
Park hours are from 10am to 6pm on weekdays and 9am to 11pm on weekends and some holidays.
For more information, visit the Seaworld San Diego home page.
It you have children, regardless of their ages, you definitely want to visit Legoland park in Carlsbad, located in northern San Diego county about 35 miles from downtown San Diego.
Everything is made of legos, from mini-cities to castles, architecture, animals and more. In addition, there are several rides for the kids to enjoy. Don't forget the swimming suites.
Legoland has something for everybody including a water park and Sea Life Carlsbad aquarium. Legoland is open 5 days a week, closed on Tuesday and Wednesday while the Aquarium is open everyday.
Just recently opened, Legoland now has its own hotel.
For more information, visit the Legoland San Diego home page.
Every summer, just after the San Diego fair closes down, horse racing season starts at Del Mar. This year, for the first time, there will be two racing seasons. The first starts on Thursday July 17 and ends on Wednesday, September 3rd with races everyday except Mondays and Tuesdays. An additional November season starts on Friday November 7th and ends on Monday, November 30th racing Thursdays through Sundays.
Opening day always brings big crowds and is a great event if you have never attended. On select days, after the last race, Del Mar has live concerts.
Admission is $10 for Clubhouse tickets and $6 for the open seating, Stretch Run area Opening day tickets are $20 for Clubhouse and $10 for the Stretch Run area.
The Stretch Run area (show below) is a fantastic, open seating, bring your own chair and cooler section located just below the reserved table seating and right next to the finish line. It is also very close to the betting stations, bars and restrooms making this a favorite spot to kick back and enjoy the ocean breeze while watching all of the action.
Del Mar is located about 20 miles north of downtown San Diego, just off of highway 5 in Del Mar and adjacent to the Pacific Ocean.
For more information, visit the Del Mar Horse Racing home page.
San Diego is a world renown destination for both the professional and weekend bass fisherman. Several bass very close to the world record have been caught from San Diego lakes. The are several lakes within a 15-50 mile radius from downtown San Diego, Lower Otay, El Capitan, Barrett, Morena, Murray, Miramar, Loveland, Jennings, Wohlford, Cuyamaca, Dixon and Hodges. Further to the north in Riverside county, about 100 miles from downtown San Diego is Diamond valley, the largest and deepest man-made lake in California. Diamond Valley has been voted as one of the best fresh water bass fisheries west of the Rocky Mountains. In addition, Diamond Valley lake has some great Smallmouth bass fishing.
Lake Otay, Morena, Hodges, Miramar, Murray, Jennings and Dixon all produce fish in the "high" teens, pushing and sometimes exceeding 20 lbs.
Lake Barrett, which has limited access through Ticketmaster (reservation only) , produces 100+ fish days of pure strain northern bass. Three days a week, a maximum of twenty groups of up to four people on lake rental boats, are allowed access to the lake. No private boats are allowed and due to the rugged nature of the terrain, dirt road and steep cliffs, fishermen must be escorted into the lake at sunrise. The lake is open April through September and the fishing is some of the best in the world. If you are a bass fisherman, this is a must do event during your San Diego vacation. I fish Barrett and other Southern California lakes on a regular basis. Should you need any questions answered, visit our Contact Us Page and submit a comment. I will get back to you quickly.
Southern California bass fishing is the best is February and March as these are pre-spawn and spawning months, respectively. However, with the mild San Diego climate, bass fishing is usually good all year long. Fall often sees fantastic jig and swimbait bites while summer will see early and late day top-water and crankbait bites. December often times brings a great jig bite while spinnerbait and topwater action can often occur.
Petco Park, home of the San Diego Padres, is located in downtown San Diego just across the street from the San Diego Convention Center and adjacent to the Historical Gaslamp Quarter.
This is a great place to see a baseball game because the stadium only seats about 42,000 people. All seats have great views and are angled towards home plate. Restaurants and shops have been integrated so that you can view the game while having a great dinner. There is also a center field, raised grass area outside of the stadium that you can bring a blanket and watch the game live and also on the big screen for a very nominal entrance fee. It's a great place especially if you have small children.
The season starts in early April and ends in October. For more information, visit the San Diego Padres home page.


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The Beeton Ideal
Gender, Family and Religious History in the Modern Era
A Domestic Cat-astrophy
On Tuesday, 21 May 1867 a peculiar case was presented to the Lewes Petty Sessions. A case of nuisance was brought against a Mr Robert Dennis Chantrell, a resident in Rottingdean. The complaint concerned Chantrell's residence, which was so inundated with animals, especially those of the feline persuasion, that it causing ill health on the resident population. Indeed, a recent near-by outbreak of cholera was attributed to the smell of these animals.
The complainant had been asked by the Board of Guardians in Newhaven to visit the residence, which he did earlier in the month. His visit began as follows:
When I approached the residence, I first passed through the garden and saw nearly 30 cats running about, two decomposing dead cats, and a number of animal skeletons – I am assuming they were cats. I made my way into the defendant's kitchen to find at least 30 more cats. A visit to the stable/outhouse found another 40-50 cats residing – some were roaming free, while others were in cages. Food for the cats was strewn about, being raw meat – some of the free-roaming cats were feasting upon this foul-smelling food. Next, I came to the yard. Gladly, I found no cats. Instead, though, I found 20 dogs, a fox, a goat, turkeys, geese, ducks, and innumerable other fowls. Next, I visited the defendant's house, which was attached to the residence. Upstairs I found all of the doors were closed. Upon opening them – more cats. Sadly, these animals were living in a squalid state – defecation lined the floors, the cats were caked with dirt, numerous cat skeletons laid about. The total number of living cats in this residence are likely around 200.
As a result of this visit, and the corroboration of the state of affairs by innumerable witnesses, a legal case was opened against Mr Chantrell. Surprisingly, Chantrell agreed with the complainants, which his solicitor echoed in his proceedings. The residence was, indeed, a state of squalor. However, Chantrell denied full responsibility. The animals were not his property, but the property of a young female artist who resided in the residence. This young lady enjoyed painting cats and, apparently, required a cat-cophany of felines as they were her muse. Indeed, Chantrell had purchased this very property in order to accommodate this young lady's cat-needs. Her art required that she be surrounded by them continually. The young lady had even offered a financial stipend to neighbours to bring additional cats to become part of her paradise.
Chantrell was ordered to abate the nuisance, or it would be removed by force. It is unclear which was the underlying nuisance…the young lady, or the cats (or both?) We'll never know…
An Extraordinary Collection of Cats. The Daily Post. 24 May 1867
The Illustrated Police News. 1 June 1867.
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Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS) is a state funded retention and support program. The mission of EOPS is to identify and assist students who are affected by social, economic, educational, or language disadvantages.
EOPS support services enhance and increase student success. We look forward to working with you. Please go to the Application Procedure page for eligibility criteria for EOPS.
The Cooperative Agencies Resources for Education (CARE) program includes EOPS students who are also single parents who are receiving public assistance (TANF/CalWORKs/Cash aid).
The primary purpose of CARE is to assist students in achieving their educational goals through academic support.
The CARE program can provide academic counseling, child care, tutoring, book vouchers, educational supplies, meal cards, and or bus passes to eligible students. To learn more click here.


At Northampton Community Rowing we are committed to bringing the sport of rowing to everyone who wants to learn, train and compete. Regardless of age, ability or experience you will find a program suited to your interest at NCR. Whether you have rowing experience or have always wanted to learn to row, Northampton Community Rowing has a program for you!
So where do you start? With one of our Learn to Row days of course. We have 3 Learn to Row days this spring and summer. They are opportunities for anyone to come out to the boathouse, get a tour, learn some rowing specific vocabulary, see a rowing shell up close, be taught the basics of the rowing stroke, and then put an oar in your hand and try some strokes on the water. If you like it you can sign up for one of our adult learn to row sessions.
Programs for Learn to Row sessions and Novice sessions are not divided by gender. At this level men and women and those who choose not to identify, all row together. Our Club Program and Competitive programs are coed, but depending on the number of rowers there can be boats comprised of all men or all women.
Our 2019 On Water Programs are Underway!
Session 1 Dates: Tuesday, April 23 through Friday, June 7.
Session 2 Dates: Tuesday, June 11 through Friday, July 26.
Session 3 Dates: Tuesday, July 30 through Friday, September 13.
Session 4 Dates: Tuesday, September 17 through Tuesday, November 5.
As we develop our staff we will add other programs and new dates for the morning Adult Club Program.
Scroll down to read more about our program levels.
Club rowers continue the progression of becoming more proficient in the rowing stroke, learning more about working as a team, expanding their experience in smaller boats including sculling, and experience racing.
Guidelines for readiness to progress to this level include a minimum of one year of rowing experience with NCR or another club, and or one year of racing experience. This program is for rowers moving up from the novice level, experienced rowers from another club, or those returning to rowing after a hiatus who wish to refresh their technical rowing skills and/or fitness level. Emphasis will be on improving rowing technique, developing fitness, and acquiring confident skills. Participants are expected to attend scheduled practices a minimum of two days per week. A trial period and acceptance by the coach is required. (Classes may be cancelled if under enrolled).
A minimum of two years rowing experience through NCR or another club, and/or three years of racing.
Competitive rowers are expected to compete in both Fall and Spring/Summer regattas.
Technical ability, fitness level, and mental readiness to race must be high.
Rowers must demonstrate a commitment to racing. Sign ups for racing are to be honored by the rower unless extenuating circumstances present themselves before the race. If a rower does not honor their commitment to that request to race the may be suspended from racing in any future regattas.
A positive competitive attitude and flexibility in terms of boatings, coxing, and land work is expected from all competitive rowers.
The coach's selections for racing will be based on technique, strength, fitness, erg tests, competitive commitment and a cooperative team spirit.
Ergometer tests, additional workouts, and land training, are required. Competitive rowers are expected to attend scheduled practices a minimum of two days per week.


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Globalisation is accelerating. The connectivity of the digital age is making the world feel smaller and governments are encouraging economic diversification. Dynamic businesses are increasingly looking at opportunities in global economies as a route to sustainable growth.
For many, selling into a new market and setting up operations in another country is a step into the unknown. Lack of familiarity with the territory or little experience of doing business overseas means it can be difficult to bring your vision to life.
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Click on the countries listed below for more information on the markets you are planning to expand into.


A shirt as vibrant and big as Frankie's smile. Our Brand new Francisco Lindor shirt is now available. Printed custom and oversized we wanted to make this shirt stand out as much as Frankie's play on the field.
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So hopefully this will help accelerate posting relevance and frequency. I'm still weighing the relative benefits of direct web access via browser on the phone (thank you Skyfire), Blogger Mobile or Mail to Blogger.
If only Canadian service providers offered reasonable cell data rates. A pox on you Fido/Rogers… a smelly, festering pox.


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Q: Python Regex Script sort and print to new document so I am trying to write some code that will scan a .txt file with a bunch of jumble in between IDs. I want to find specific strings, create a new line before them, and print to a new document. Currently, my code looks like this:
from__future__import print_function
import re
NDoc = raw_input("Enter name of new document")".txt"
log = open("C:Python27\NDoc.txt", 'w')
file = raw_input("Enter a file to be sorted")
xfile = open(file)

for line in xfile:
    l=line.strip()
    n=re.sub("(\B)(?=((MTH|ENG|SCN|HST)[|]))","\n",line)

if len(n) > 0:
    nl=split.("\n")
    for item in nl:
        print(item)

When I run this, I get an Eroor [errno2] No such file or directory: 'xxx' where xxx = whatever my input was for the variable "file."
I'm not sure what to do cause I am pretty sure I am entering files in the directory.
Also, on a side note, will this code create a new file and print into it with the open('filename', 'w') line?

A: You have ".txt" which trows this error SyntaxError: invalid syntax so you should use +".txt". The same for the file variable.
>>> NDoc = raw_input("Enter name of new document")".txt"
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
>>> NDoc = raw_input("Enter name of new document") + ".txt"
Enter name of new documentsomefile
>>> NDoc
'somefile.txt'
>>>

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Google introduced today the "Live Case" for Nexus devices. This is not your usual case. Google allows you to customize it by either picking your favorite pictures or map locations. You get to also get a live wallpaper based on that same picture or map.
Create your own customized Nexus phone case and see its design come to life on your phone's screen with the companion live wallpaper.
The case sells for $35 and is available for the Nexus 6P, Nexus 5X and the Nexus 6. The choices are Place Live case or the Photos Live Case.
Customizing the case is pretty awesome and fairly easy to do. Make sure your photos have a decent resolution before uploading to avoid getting crappy and grainy design. The map case allows to pinpoint any location in the world and show it on your case which by the way comes in glossy or matte finishes. MKBHD has a hands-on video which shows you how the accessory looks in real life. Hit up the link below the video to try it out.


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It is an established place and a constantly developing one in my opinion it should be like this good and developing.


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Q: set a constant(same) time stamp for multiple data base rows I'm creating an asp.net mvc4 application, that can write data into database tables from excel sheets(using sqlbulkcopy column mapping). when we select excel sheet and submit, it is writing data into database.
Now I want to set file uploaded time as timestamp for each data rows when it write data into database table.
Code:
namespace AFFEMS2_HEC.Controllers
{
    public class ExcelController : Controller
    {
        //
        // GET: /Excel/

        public ActionResult Index()
        {
            return View();
        }

        [HttpPost]
        [AcceptVerbs(HttpVerbs.Post)]
        public ActionResult Index(HttpPostedFileBase FileUpload1)
        {
            //Upload and save the file
            if (Request.Files["FileUpload1"].ContentLength > 0)
            {
                string excelPath = Path.Combine(HttpContext.Server.MapPath("~/Content/"), Path.GetFileName(FileUpload1.FileName));

                FileUpload1.SaveAs(excelPath);

                string conString = string.Empty;
                string extension = Path.GetExtension(FileUpload1.FileName);
                switch (extension)
                {
                    case ".xls": //Excel 97-03
                        conString = ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["Excel03ConString"].ConnectionString;
                        break;
                    case ".xlsx": //Excel 07 or higher
                        conString = ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["Excel07+ConString"].ConnectionString;
                        break;

                }
                conString = string.Format(conString, excelPath);
                using (OleDbConnection excel_con = new OleDbConnection(conString))
                {

                    string sheet1 = excel_con.GetOleDbSchemaTable(OleDbSchemaGuid.Tables, null).Rows[0]["TABLE_NAME"].ToString();
                    string sheet2 = excel_con.GetOleDbSchemaTable(OleDbSchemaGuid.Tables, null).Rows[1]["TABLE_NAME"].ToString();

                    DataTable dtExcelData = new DataTable();

                    //[OPTIONAL]: It is recommended as otherwise the data will be considered as String by default.

                    dtExcelData.Columns.AddRange(new DataColumn[4] {
                    new DataColumn("Id", typeof(string)),
                    new DataColumn("Name", typeof(string)),
                    new DataColumn("Email",typeof(string)),
                    new DataColumn("Mobile", typeof(int)) });

                    string query = "SELECT s1.Id, " +
                                        "s1.Name, " +
                                        "s1.Mobile, " +
                                        "s2.Email " +
                                        "FROM ([" + sheet1 + "] as s1 INNER JOIN [" + sheet2 + "] as s2 ON " + "s1.Id = s2.Id)";

                    using (OleDbDataAdapter oda = new OleDbDataAdapter(query, excel_con))
                    {
                        oda.Fill(dtExcelData);
                    }
                    excel_con.Close();

                    string consString = ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["constr"].ConnectionString;
                    using (SqlConnection con = new SqlConnection(consString))
                    {
                        using (SqlBulkCopy sqlBulkCopy = new SqlBulkCopy(con,
                                                    SqlBulkCopyOptions.CheckConstraints|
                                                    SqlBulkCopyOptions.FireTriggers|
                                                    SqlBulkCopyOptions.KeepNulls|
                                                    SqlBulkCopyOptions.TableLock|
                                                    SqlBulkCopyOptions.UseInternalTransaction,
                                                    null))
                        {
                            //Set the database table name
                            sqlBulkCopy.DestinationTableName = "User1";

                            sqlBulkCopy.ColumnMappings.Add("Id", "Id");
                            sqlBulkCopy.ColumnMappings.Add("Name", "Name");
                            sqlBulkCopy.ColumnMappings.Add("Email", "Email");
                            sqlBulkCopy.ColumnMappings.Add("Mobile", "Mobile");

                            con.Open();

                            try
                            {
                                // Write from the source to the destination
                                sqlBulkCopy.WriteToServer(dtExcelData);
                            }
                            catch (Exception ex)
                            {
                                Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
                            }
                            finally
                            {
                                con.Close();
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }

            }
            return View();
        }
    }
}

A: Just create another column as "TimeStamp_Inserted" but it type should be datetime or
nvarchar
and try to replace following code snippet
             string query = "SELECT s1.Id, " +
                                    "s1.Name, " +
                                    "s1.Mobile, " +
                                    "s2.Email " +
                                    "'"+DateTime.Now.ToString() +"'"+" as TimeStamp_Inserted"+
                                    "FROM ([" + sheet1 + "] as s1 INNER JOIN [" + sheet2 + "] as s2 ON " + "s1.Id = s2.Id)";

sqlbulkcopy column mapping try to change like this
                        sqlBulkCopy.DestinationTableName = "User1";

                        sqlBulkCopy.ColumnMappings.Add("Id", "Id");
                        sqlBulkCopy.ColumnMappings.Add("Name", "Name");
                        sqlBulkCopy.ColumnMappings.Add("Email", "Email");
                        sqlBulkCopy.ColumnMappings.Add("Mobile", "Mobile");

                        sqlBulkCopy.ColumnMappings.Add("TimeStamp_Inserted", "TimeStamp");

                        con.Open();

just try it


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EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Ian Book threw for threw two touchdown passes and ran 23 yards for a score in the closing minutes to lead No. 3 Notre Dame to a 31-21 victory over Northwestern on Saturday night.
But things sure got close prior to that run.
Northwestern is 0-3 in nonconference games. The Wildcats haven't beaten a top-five opponent since 1959, when Ara Parseghian was their coach.


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Dobson sets high standards
May 11, 2009 /4 Comments/in Newsflash /by Ikey Tigers
FNB UCT head coach John Dobson admitted to being disappointed by his team's 16-16 draw with archrivals Stellenbosch in an annual Intervarsity fixture at Newlands on Saturday.
In a high-quality, high-paced and intense game, the Ikeys squandered an eight-point lead, having dominated possession and territory for most of the match. In the end, however, they did well to weather a fierce Matie onslaught in the last 15 minutes.
"I think we played poorly – we made far too many handling errors and then slipped too many tackles in those last 15 minutes," Dobson told varsitycup.co.za on Monday morning.
"If you make those sorts of mistakes against a team like Stellenbosch you are not going to win. You have to take your chances and not do things like lose the ball over the line (like we did)," he added.
"I'm sure that the Maties would also be disappointed with their performance, but I suppose it was a high-level game in most respects. For me, it's just frustrating that in our last two big games, against Pukke and now Maties, we have squandered what looked like winning positions."
It is remarkable just how thrilling and close all games are between these two great teams, the Maties and the Ikeys.
Since the start of the 2008 FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International they have played six games, with each match being decided in the last minute or so.
"I am, in a sense, pleased that our players were not at all happy with a draw against Maties," revealed Dobson, "it shows the standards that they have set themselves.
"It's a nice group of players and we're having fun, which ultimately is what we should be doing, and are looking forward to the rest of the season."
Dobson can certainly be pleased with the job that he has done at UCT, given that they boast arguably the smallest budget and facilities of any of the competing universities in the Varsity Cup.
They have several success stories in terms of international selection (Kyle Brown, Mat Turner and JJ Gagiano) and they also produced two Super 14 players in Martin Muller and Tiger Bax this year.
Of course, the latest achievement is the elevation of UCT backline coach (and Dobson's assistant coach) Robbie Fleck to the WP Currie Cup coaching team.
"Fleckie and I have been chatting about it for a long time and it is great for him and the club," said Dobson.
"That is what we want – people to grow and contribute. It's good for me too as I won't have to put up with his neurotic ravings so much anymore! But, seriously, I think the vision shown by WP and Matt Proudfoot (the former Pukke coach) in getting him involved is brilliant."
UCT's next WP Super League match is against Kraaifontein at the Green Mile this coming Saturday. Kick-off is at 4pm.
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Q: JQuery setting a number format I'm using JQuery and I'm having a problem trying to sort out how to increase a number.
The record number is something like 1364-14-1234.
The number format works like this:
1364 - Member number
14 - Year in 2 digit format
1234 - in the number which needs to be increased.
The problem is how do I add a leading zero to the number to keep a 4 digit number if the number is 0123.

1364-14-0001

var data = $('#member_id').text();
var arr = data.split('-');
var num = arr[2];
num++;
$("#member_id").html(arr[0] + " - " + arr[1] + " - " + num);

My JSfiddle

A: Something like this maybe
function pad(numb, len) {
    while (numb.toString().length < len) numb = '0' + numb;
    return numb;
}

$('#member_id').text(function(_, txt) {
    var arr = txt.split('-'),
        len = arr[2].length;

    arr[2] = pad(+(arr[2]) + 1, len);
    return arr.join('-')
});

FIDDLE


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Dropping Science
How Harvard helped change twentieth-century social thought
Robert Westbrook
At its best, intellectual history is less the history of ideas than the history of thinking and of the social and cultural contexts in which thinking occurs—contexts that shape thinking and are, in turn, shaped by it. Joel Isaac's Working Knowledge is intellectual history at its best.
Isaac's subject is the development of several of the human sciences (psychology, sociology, anthropology, history of science) at Harvard University between 1920 and 1960. But as Isaac makes clear, this is more than a story of disciplinary expansion; as the social sciences took root at America's most prestigious university, so did a distinctive view of the epistemological underpinnings of social-scientific inquiry. Given both the centrality of Harvard in the twentieth-century academic world and the importance of many of the figures at the center of this shift—James Bryant Conant, Thomas Kuhn, Talcott Parsons, W. V. Quine, and B. F. Skinner, among others—Working Knowledge is a local study of broad implication and interest.
The key context, which Isaac superbly reconstructs, is what he terms Harvard's "interstitial academy." Harvard was (and remains) a particularly sprawling, ill-integrated collection of formal institutional structures with plenty of cracks between the seams. Here, in the cracks, human sciences such as psychology and sociology, which had been ill treated in Harvard's more established departments and at other schools, found a congenial home in "an intramural grey zone of marginal professional schools, special seminars, interfaculty discussion groups, and nonprofessionalized societies and teaching programs." These included the Royce Club, the Pareto Circle, the Society of Fellows, Alfred North Whitehead's Sunday salon, the Science of Science Discussion Group, the Inter-Science Discussion Group, the Institute for the Unity of Science in Boston, the Department of Social Relations, and Conant's General Education program.
Taking full advantage of these opportunities for interdisciplinary conversation and borrowing, Harvard's marginal human scientists followed the lead of critical natural-science allies such as biochemist L. J. Henderson and physicist Percy Bridgman. These intellectual comrades-in-arms built on a perspective in the philosophy of science pioneered by late-nineteenth-century predecessors such as Ernst Mach, Karl Pearson, and Henri Poincaré to bring to its "apotheosis" a "scientific philosophy" that identified the creation of reliable knowledge with the development of concrete practices among scientists.
In other words, this emerging philosophy linked epistemology to the social norms and folkways of professional communities of inquiry. It was an "artisanal" conception of knowing, one in which knowledge was not found but made. Scientific theories, in this view, were not discoveries of extrahuman laws of nature but tools constructed with "craft-like skill" by guilds of scientists in order to understand sense experience. And like other tools, they were more or less useful for making sense of observational data. From this "constructivist" perspective, scientific hypotheses were "conventions, chosen with an eye for convenience and empirical fruitfulness."
Carefully tracing the genesis and development of the thinking of Harvard's leading midcentury psychologists, sociologists, and historians of science, and drawing on rich archival sources, Isaac makes a compelling case that these figures employed Harvard's interstitial academy to mount a largely successful bid for status parity (at least) with the social scientists in the school's more firmly established departments, such as economics, government, and history. And as Isaac notes, this soon yielded many landmark achievements in American social thought, including Parsons's theory of social systems, Skinner's behavioral psychology, and Kuhn's philosophy of science. He also demonstrates that the Harvard interstitial academy was an important off-ramp for the import of Central European logical positivism onto American shores in the 1930s; that movement found a home among Harvard fellow travelers until Quine could firmly implant it in his own once-reluctant philosophy department in the 1940s.
Not content with a splendid monograph on an important intellectual formation, Isaac also harbors philosophical ambitions for his book—as well he might, given his enviable facility in explicating difficult texts in logic, mathematics, and social theory. Here he is provocative, if not entirely convincing.
Isaac is troubled by the philosophical divide between positivist "behavioralists" and postpositivist "interpretists" that has afflicted contemporary social science since the 1960s, and he hopes his history will help bridge the gap. In the years immediately following World War II, leading social scientists, including many of Isaac's Harvard protagonists, celebrated the arrival of a mature, value-free "behavioral science" ready to don the mantle of the "hard" sciences, like physics. Committed to the holy grail of positivist inquiry—the prediction and control of the behavior of its objects (in this case, human beings)—adherents of quasi-behavioral sciences such as rational-choice theory, structural-functional sociology, cognitive science, and modernization theory launched ambitious programs of research and social engineering, many of them funded by the rapidly expanding American national security state.
Beginning in the 1960s, these positivists met a stiff challenge from postpositivists such as anthropologist Clifford Geertz and philosopher Charles Taylor, who insisted that, because human action was laden with meaning, the human sciences were inherently interpretive or "hermeneutic." Social-scientific interpretation, they argued, was necessarily different from causal explanation in the natural sciences. Such interpretive work required "the circular, messy, and decidedly unlawlike task of making explicit the meanings implicit in social practices"; it aimed at understanding, not prediction and control. The know-how of its craftsmen was fundamentally different from that employed by their counterparts in the natural sciences, and they required quite different tools.
Although the postpositivist challenge made significant inroads into the positivist kingdom (particularly in anthropology), it fell short of a successful revolution. As a result, the human sciences have in the last generation been deeply fractured. As Isaac says, "recent surveys of the field have pointed to the existence of two cultures in the Anglophone human sciences, one dominated by ahistorical rational choice paradigms, the other by historicism and hermeneutics." For example, in my own university, a steadfast bastion of positivism, the psychology department split some years ago into two departments, one positivist (Brain and Cognitive Sciences) and one not (Clinical and Social Sciences in Psychology). A disproportionate share of the university's resources have gone to the positivist group. Meanwhile, scholars of rational-choice political science and econometrics lord their superior academic position over their hermeneutic brethren—so much so that historians and anthropologists at my university have unsuccessfully petitioned administrators (natural scientists all) to classify their departments with the humanities.
Isaac believes his account of the midcentury human sciences, at least as they were practiced at Harvard, substantially narrows the epistemological gap between positivism and postpositivism, and thus holds out the prospect for deflating their bitter struggle. If social scientists can cool down their epistemological debates and recognize common philosophical ground shared with the natural-science set, he says, they can avoid translating "everyday struggles over pedagogy and the techniques of inquiry into epochal clashes of ideology."
For these estranged parties to find any workable common ground, much depends on undermining the widespread belief that the warring camps of American social science are separated by an inevitable and intractable philosophical divide. One might do this by rendering the positivists less positivist or by rendering the postpositivists less postpositivist. Isaac attempts both, but in the main his efforts are concentrated on the former task.
Isaac's account of the thinking of his Harvard crowd does little to dispel the impression that they were deeply "scientistic." They aimed indeed at a "unity of science" that would fruitfully integrate the natural and social sciences. But he insists that their philosophy of science puts them in hailing distance of the philosophy of science of postpositivist heroes such as Geertz, Kuhn, and Richard Rorty. Like such figures, the Harvard hard scientists endorsed an understanding of scientists as artisans forming pragmatic communities of inquiry in search of useful "conceptual schemes" that elucidated their empirical data. In a similar vein, both the scientists and their hermeneutics-minded successors understood the importance of pedagogical practices for the training of like-minded apprentices. Indeed, as Isaac demonstrates, the argument of Kuhn's The Structure of Scientific Revolutions (1962), with its governing notion of shared communal paradigms informing the practice of "normal science," was nurtured in the Harvard interstitial academy and bore the marks of its conception of scientific know-how. Postpositivists, in Isaac's account, are not revolutionaries but reformers of a tradition they share with positivists.
Isaac knows that his philosophical project is a hard sell. He hopes that his readers will "come to recognize that, for members of the Harvard complex, the modeling of the human sciences on their physical counterparts involved a refined sense of the importance of research practice and pedagogy, and not merely the desire to reduce the content of the human sciences to the material world limned by the natural sciences."
That "not merely" aside is eloquent indeed; it bespeaks the doubts that must linger about the sturdiness of Isaac's philosophical bridge-building project (even though, it must be stressed, such reservations in no way undermine his exceptionally fine intellectual history). One can grant the Harvard midcentury behavioral scientists the "constructivist," proto-Kuhnian understanding of science he discerns and remain distressed by the reductionist, "thing-like" conception of human being-in-the-world that too often guided their research and teaching—and continues to guide that of their progeny. That distress—less an epistemological worry than an ontological, ethical, and political one—is the burden of postpositivist anxiety that Isaac does little to dispel. It is unlikely to disappear anytime soon.
Robert Westbrook is the Joseph F. Cunningham Professor of History at the University of Rochester.