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Insulated glazing, more commonly known as double glazing (or double-pane, and increasingly triple glazing/pane) are double or triple glass window panes separated by an air or other gas filled space to reduce heat transfer across a part of the building envelope.
Insulated Glass Units are manufactured with glass in range of thickness from 3 mm to 10 mm (1/8″ to 3/8″). Laminated or tempered glass may also be used as part of the construction. Most units are manufactured with the same thickness of glass used on both panes but special applications such as acoustic attenuation or security may require wide ranges of thicknesses to be incorporated in the same unit.
The glass panes are separated by a "spacer". A spacer is the piece that separates the two panes of glass in an insulating glass system, and seals the gas space between them. Historically, spacers were made primarily of metal and fiber, which manufacturers thought provided more durability.
Double Glazed Windows are manufactured on a made to order basis. The width and height dimensions, the thickness of the glass panes and the type of glass for each pane as well as the overall thickness of the unit must be supplied. On the assembly line, spacers of specific thicknesses are cut and assembled into the required overall width and height dimensions and filled with desiccant. On a parallel line, glass panes are cut to size and washed to be optically clear.
An adhesive sealant is applied to the face of the spacer on each side and the panes pressed against the spacer. If the unit is gas filled, two holes are drilled into the spacer of the assembled unit, lines are attached to draw out the air out of the space and replacing it with the desired gas. The lines are then removed and holes sealed to contain the gas. The more modern technique is to use an online gas filler, which eliminates the need to drill holes in the spacer. The units are then sealed on the edge side using either polysulfide or silicone sealant or similar material to prevent humid outside air from entering the unit. The desiccant will remove traces of humidity from the air space so that no water appears on the inside faces (no condensation) of the glass panes facing the air space during cold weather. Some manufacturers have developed specific processes that combine the spacer and desiccant into a single step application system.
The double glazed window was invented in 1930s. After so many decades, the manufacturing process is well established, though innovation has continued to improve the R factor and other characteristics of windows.
Materials which can be used for double glazing include aluminum, PVC, and wood (timber).


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Q: How to use Parameterized Queries in OracleDataReader with stringbuilder in VB.Net? I have this code for retrive data from my oracle database:
Dim sb As New System.Text.StringBuilder
        sb.AppendLine("SELECT * FROM NOULGH")
        Using dar As Oracle.DataAccess.Client.OracleDataReader = Ibr.DataReader(sb.ToString)
            While dar.Read()
                page_no = dar("PRINT_NO").ToString()
                page_no1 = dar("PAGE_NO1").ToString()
            End While
        End Using

Now i want to retrieve the data from Oracle database using parameter.
Private Function createCSVBody(ByVal reader As String)
    Try
        Dim sb As New System.Text.StringBuilder
        sb.AppendLine("SELECT * FROM NOULGB WHERE PRINT_NO=@readerno")
        sb.AppendLine(New OracleParameter("@readerno", OracleDbType.Char, reader, ParameterDirection.Input).ToString)
        Using dar As Oracle.DataAccess.Client.OracleDataReader = Ibr.DataReader(sb.ToString)
            While dar.Read()
                page_no = dar("PRINT_NO").ToString()
                page_no1 = dar("PAGE_NO1").ToString()
        End Using
End Function

But it is not working for me. Can anybody help me?

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First Time! Australian Submariners Set To Train On British Nuclear Submarines As Royal Aussie Navy Gets Ready For The Big Show
By Sakshi Tiwari
The Australian nuclear submarine project, assisted by the US and the UK under the AUKUS agreement, is believed to be in a crucial phase of negotiations. A new landmark agreement is in the works to augment the training of Australian naval submariners on nuke submarines.
China Sent 62 Military Aircraft, 7 Warships To Taiwan Strait Amid US-China Tensions – Taiwan's Defense Ministry
Under the AUKUS Agreement, Australian naval personnel will be permitted to train for the first time inside British nuclear-powered submarines to ensure that they are ready for the eventual deployment of the highly sought-after technology, The Times reported.
Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles and UK Secretary of State Ben Wallace are scheduled to make the historic announcement on September 1 in the English port city of Barrow-in-Furness. The AUKUS Agreement was signed between the UK, the US, and Australia a year ago in September last year.
At its shipbuilding yards in Barrow-in-Furness, the British defense contractor BAE Systems is currently building a fleet of nuclear-powered Astute-class submarines for the UK Navy and a fleet of Dreadnought-class ballistic-missile submarines.
Astute-class submarine – Wikipedia
"The idea of Australian crew working with either British or American crews to get experience on British or American vessels in the shorter term is what we are seeking to do," Defense Minister Marles said in an interview.
On his first visit to the UK since his party came to power in May, the Defense Minister also iterated that "Having the opportunity for Australian submariners to gain experience on the submarines of either the United States or the United Kingdom is going to be fundamental."
Marles made the revelation even as US Congress was also discussing a bill called the "Australia-US Submarine Officer Pipeline Act" that would allow Australian submariners to train alongside their American counterparts and participate in missions on nuclear-powered Virginia-class submarines of the US Navy.
Virginia-class submarine- Wikipedia
If the bill is passed, it would require the selection of two Australian submarine officers annually to train with the US Navy and attend the Navy's Nuclear Propulsion School.
Vice Admiral Jonathan Mead, commander of the Royal Australian Navy's nuclear-powered submarine task force, told The Strategist that Australian co-crew members would probably be a part of an interim submarine capability.
When the first submarine is launched in South Australia, the goal is to have the crew trained, the industrial base ready to maintain it, and the regulatory system set up.
Acquisition Of A Nuclear Sub To Close Capability Gap
Marles stated that the administration was discussing options for accelerating the delivery of nuclear-powered submarines with the US and the UK.
"I mean, the former government left us with a situation of not having a prospective boat in the water until the 2040s.
"This is a long way into the future, and we are trying to examine, with both the United Kingdom and the United States, whether there is any way in which we can get that date brought forward and to the extent that there is any capability gap that arises as a result of whenever that date is, ways in which we can fill that capability," said Marles.
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It is pertinent to note that the former Australian Defense Minister Peter Dutton disclosed in June that he had devised a plan before the election to acquire two Virginia-class submarines from the United States by 2030, claiming he had made a judgment that the Americans would have done precisely that.
As the defense minister, he claimed it "became evident" that US submarines were the better choice. Australia has long been thought to be expected to purchase either British Astute-class or US Virginia-class submarines.
However, the elected Labor Government responded angrily to the former Minister's remarks. In light of Peter Dutton's announcement that he intended to purchase US nuclear submarines to fill an upcoming capability gap, Labor charged him with engaging in "rank politics" and undermining the AUKUS Agreement.
In November 2021, Australia inked a nuclear submarine technology-sharing deal with the United States and the United Kingdom as part of the AUKUS defense agreement. Australia is only the second country after the United Kingdom to secure a transfer of nuclear propulsion technology from the US.
This morning I met with UK High Commissioner Victoria Treadell and US Chargé d'Affaires Michael Goldman to sign the AUKUS Exchange of Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information Agreement. This Agreement formalises Australian access to highly sensitive nuclear submarine technology. pic.twitter.com/UtKYRl6PwS
— Peter Dutton (@PeterDutton_MP) November 22, 2021
The AUKUS partners are currently working on an 18-month study phase to evaluate the needs of Canberra's nuclear submarine project. In March, Canberra announced that the project for acquiring nuclear propulsion technology had entered its first phase.
There is considerable conjecture that the submarine will be built abroad or purchased from one of the two AUKUS partners. The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is now experiencing growing danger from China in the Pacific. Whichever submarine the RAN ultimately settles for, training on one of them or both is a giant leap forward.
Pakistan's 'Most Capable' Chinese-Origin J-10C Fighter Jet Gets Mirage-V-Like 'Green-Blue' Camouflage Scheme
Intercepting HIMARS, Russia Upgrades '360 Degree' Pantsir-S1 Defense Systems To Shoot Down US-Origin Rockets
War Trophy For Russia: Starlink Terminals That Ukraine Was Using Against Russian Military Reportedly Seized By DPR Fighters
Belarusian Factories Supply 'Dragon Teeth' To Russia; Moscow Fortifying Defense With Tank Traps

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DEUTSCHLAND CUP
5'11 / 185
Hearst, Ont.
Club Team
Philadelphia (NHL)
2017 IIHF World Championship - Canada
2016 World Cup of Hockey - Canada
HOCKEY CANADA BACKGROUND
Won the 2016 World Cup of Hockey with Canada … Won a gold medal with Canada at the 2015 IIHF World Championship in the Czech Republic … Selected to attend Canada's National Men's Team orientation camp in September 2013 in Calgary, Alta., but was unable to attend due to an injury … Played for Canada at the 2013 IIHF World Championship in Sweden, finishing fifth … Won a gold medal with Canada at the 2008 IIHF World Junior Championship in the Czech Republic … Played for Canada in the 2007 Canada/Russia Super Series in August/September 2007
HOCKEY BACKGROUND
2016-17: His 10th NHL season, all with Philadelphia … His fifth season as Philadelphia captain … Second in Philadelphia scoring with 58 points (14-44-58) … Led Philadelphia and finished fourth in the NHL in power-play points (31) … Played in his 600th NHL game on Dec. 1 vs. Ottawa … 2015-16: Led Philadelphia in scoring with 67 points (22-44—67) … Seventh in the NHL in power-play points (27) … Recorded his 500th NHL point on Feb. 27 vs. Arizona … Played in his 500th NHL game on Oct. 14 vs. Chicago … Played in the NHL All-Star Game … 2014-15: Second in Philadelphia scoring with 73 points (25-48—73) … Led Philadelphia with 279 shots on goal … 2013-14: Third in NHL scoring with 86 points (28-58—86) … Finalist for the Hart Memorial Trophy, given to the NHL MVP … Scored his 100th NHL goal on Dec. 19 vs. Columbus … Recorded his 300th NHL point on Nov. 12 at Ottawa … 2012-13: Led Philadelphia in scoring with 48 points (13-35—48) … Played his 300th NHL game on Feb. 15 vs. New Jersey … Named Philadelphia's 19th captain on Jan. 15 … 2011-12: Third in NHL scoring with 93 points (28-65—93) … Played in the NHL All-Star Game … 2010-11: Led Philadelphia in assists (51) and points (76) … Tied for second in the NHL with seven shorthanded points … 2009-10: Played his 100th NHL game on Feb. 6 vs. Minnesota … Played in the NHL All-Star Game … 2008-09: His first full NHL season … 2007-08: Made his NHL debut on Feb. 19 vs. Ottawa … Minor Professional: Started the 2008-09 season with the AHL's Philadelphia Phantoms, registering 34 points in 33 games … Amateur: Played three seasons with the QMJHL's Gatineau Olympiques (2005-08) … Won the QMJHL championship and reached the Memorial Cup with Gatineau in 2008 … Named QMJHL playoff MVP in 2008 … Named to the CHL First All-Star Team in 2007-08 … Named to the QMJHL First All-Star Team in 2007-08 … Named to the QMJHL All-Rookie Team in 2007-08 … Undrafted in the OHL Priority Selection, and earned a roster spot with Gatineau after being invited to training camp in 2005 … Played for the Cumberland Grads of the Central Junior A Hockey League in 2004-05, registering 40 points in 48 games … Minor Hockey: Played in the Hearst Minor Hockey Association through his Peewee years … Won a provincial championship with his Peewee club in 2000-01 … Played Bantam and Midget AA with Cumberland Barons and helped them win the regional championship in 2002-03
Son of Raymond and Nicole … Has one sister, Isabelle … Bilingual … Favourite NHL player growing up: Steve Yzerman … Favourite NHL team growing up: Montreal Canadiens … Voted the cover athlete for EA Sports' NHL 13 video game … Launched a foundation to raise funds for a the Notre-Dame Hospital Foundation in his hometown of Hearst, which will facilitate the construction of a new physiotherapy and rehabilitation centre named the Claude Giroux Centre
Tournament Game Log
2017 IIHF World Championship
2017 IIHF World Championship (Pre)
2016 World Cup of Hockey


Here is a sure way to pack on the pounds — late night overeating. Anyone who knows anything about bulking up for football knows that pigging out late at night does the trick. There is nothing better than skipping breakfast, overeating at dinner, having dessert, watching some TV, eating again late at night, dinking around on the phone, and then finally complaining to your trainer that you can't lose weight.
Some people can get away with slamming a whole bag of microwaved popcorn while watching the radiation screen, but if you are having issues, controlling the late night binge is one of many steps in the right direction.
One can only speculate how many of us are "pre-diabetic," but deductive reasoning may suggest that since more than 30 million people are currently diagnosed with diabetes there must be a lot of us slipping dangerously close to hanging out with Wilford Brimley. I see many people who think they just want to lose a few pounds but are in fact dangerously close to a metabolic crisis.
Practice some good common sense habits before you start surfing for the latest self-diagnosis on YouTube. Since symptoms like diabetes are mostly caused and cured by our own behavior, it makes sense to put as much effort into good behavior as you do self-diagnosis.
We carry many childhood habits into adulthood. It's cool to embrace your inner child, just not the eating habits. They must change as caloric demand diminishes. Most of us can't eat like we did when we were in our 20s. If I ate like I did in college I'd be waiting in line behind Wilford at the clinic for more diabetes meds and hopefully some free oatmeal, too.
It's not you. We'll, it's part you and part the poisonous food and drugs that our *healthfare leaders are peddling. Rest easy because you can trust the FDA and the USDA.
I'm not trying to ruin your fun by getting you to change habits that I have to pay for with my new healthfare plan. I'm just shouting that if you really want change, you have to be willing to kill a few childish habits instead of pointing fingers at everyone else.
You can only fool your body for so long — remember it's way smarter than you and can often be quite vengeful. So when you dump 1,000 calories of GMO junk into your gut late at night while getting a totally safe dose of radiation, you are really making things difficult for your body. You are disturbing your entire metabolism, sleep, hormone function, recovery and setting yourself up for avoiding breakfast and chugging chemical lattes all morning just to survive. All this just to enjoy the comfort of watching "American Horror Story" — as if the news was not enough of a horror story for you.
"How is that working for you?" Dr. Phil's best line, in my opinion. If things are so screwed up throughout the day that it takes a bottle of wine and two hours of watching the screen to de-tune, you might want to try fixing things that happen throughout the day. This will curb the physical and emotional dependency at night and you might actually get some sleep.
What does this have to do with fitness? To get or stay fit, you have to create an environment in which it could possibly happen. A wise musician friend once told me, "It's not the axe, it's who's chopping!" Which means that it's not the diet plan or the workout or the cool new $200 work-out outfit — its you! If bad behavior outweighs the good for the majority of the time, no trendy workout app is going to help you improve.
In my opinion we should all take control of our own behavior first, then we'll work on changing the U.S. food and drug cartel, since changing our behavior might be easier and safer.
*Healthfare is a combination of healthcare and welfare since they are one in the same in my opinion, which is based strictly on the deplorable results from both programs. Please feel free to use the term healthfare if you are courageous enough.


Shalom Aleichem, widely considered to be the greatest Jewish author, has created a profound universal body of work which deals with the place of the "weak" and the "other" in a society which unbeknownst to it, is dancing it's dance of death. Through a novel, up to date, and surprising interpretation – the play represents a socio-national reality of displacement, exile and bereavement, creating a world of stunning and shocking visual images.
The narrative takes place in a fictional town like Kasrilevke – the characters of Israel the undertaker and of his son Benyamchik who goes to study in the big city, of the rabbi's daughter who refuses to marry and leave her father, or the town gentlemen who wishes to be the Baron de Rothschild, the woman with the pot, Rothschild the happy beggar, the creature – and other characters who appear in the tales, tales woven with a humor which is at times refined and at times vulgar. Humor which hides deep within it a touch of irony, and the brimming of a tear.
The play is based on a collection of stories: "The Town Of The Little People", edited and translated from Yiddish by Benni Merr.


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From the Trees — A Long Walk to Freedom (Day 18)
WINNSBORO, TEXAS – THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2012 – Two journalists working for the New York Times were handcuffed, detained and then turned away from private property by local law enforcement employed as private security guards for multinational pipeline corporation TransCanada. The journalists reporting on the first tree blockade in Texas history, now in its third week of sustained resistance to the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, were grabbed by police, physically restrained, and prevented from approaching the blockade site or making contact with protesters. These repressive actions took place on private property, indicating that TransCanada is employing a private police force to actively patrol beyond the boundaries of the Keystone XL easement without landowner permission.
A Times spokesperson released a statement saying, "While reporting a story on how protestors in East Texas are trying to stop the Keystone XL pipeline from being built, [a Times reporter] and a Times photographer were detained yesterday by local police and a TransCanada security guard; they were told for trespassing. They identified themselves as media and were released but told they needed to leave the private property where they had positioned themselves (with the permission of the landowner). They complied."
Minutes after the first two journalists were handcuffed, police barred another group of journalists from approaching even within sixty feet of the Keystone XL easement, an arbitrary designation with no legal precedent.
Yesterday's events came only one day after the arrests of another two journalists, Lorenzo Serna and Elizabeth Arce, who one week ago had climbed to the top of the blockade's timber scaffolding to interview several courageous protesters. Although the two journalists were allowed to climb the wall without harassment, police waiting on the ground threatened Serna and Arce with arrest as soon as they attempted to climb back down. Despite clearly displayed press credentials, the two were arrested upon descent ultimately to have their charges dropped only after spending a night in Wood County jail.
These events mark the latest in a series in which journalists and the Constitutional ideal of a free press suffer the same disrespect and abuse that TransCanada has shown to families along the Keystone XL pipeline route for years. Reports have included open threats of arrest on private property, the confiscation of cameras and video equipment, and arrests of by-standers on public right of ways. All the while, questions linger regarding the legality of policing the Keystone XL pipeline easement in this way.
Arthur Judge, a Wood County deputy sheriff, admitted to Texas landowner Susan Scott that TransCanada was paying the police by the hour to work private security details. "He was patrolling the easement on my farm and he informed me that his mandate was to arrest anyone at anytime that sets foot on the easement," attests Ms. Scott. "The officer also demanded that I show ID or he would arrest me, all this while I was standing on my own private property in the middle of the woods. TransCanada is ordering police to arrest me just for trying to take a walk across my own farm."
Tar Sands Blockade is a coalition of Texas and Oklahoma landowners and climate justice organizers using peaceful and sustained civil disobedience to stop the construction of TransCanada's Keystone XL tar sands pipeline.
"What TransCanada is doing is illegal," contends Tar Sands Blockade spokesperson Ron Seifert. "TransCanada does not own the property; they have no rights over the property other than permission to install a pipeline. So long as a landowner is not interfering with their ability to use the land for the purpose of installing and maintaining a pipeline, that landowner still has the ability to do whatever they want on the land. TransCanada is paying the police to violate civil liberties and constitutionally protected land rights."
Permanent link to this article: https://tarsandsblockade.org/freepress/


This week I was asked to look at SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) and find out what we needed to do to begin to get our new website recognised and ranked in search engines. This is important because as a new business we have no visibility which makes it hard for interested parties to find us.
Never having done SEO before, I've been on a steep learning curve which I'd like to share with you. I've summarised this into five simple steps.
Keywords: Decide what keywords or search phrases people are realistically going to use when seeking a business like yours. You can have more than one but we've focussed on 'b2b PR in London'. SEO phrases are like signposts to help people and search engines know what it is you do.
Social media: Create social media accounts to send out links to useful content on your website and to engage with other parties with a common interest. For example, we've been providing a handy guide countdown to Seawork 2016 and publishing it to our network on Linkedin.
Search engine rankings can be highly competitive and some companies pay experts to help them using a variety of techniques and this can be money very well spent however why spend money getting these basics right if you don't have to.
Moz – This link is especially handy for learning the basics of SEO from the beginning. It has structured chapters that allow you to select exactly what you require assistance for. (There is even a downloadable pdf version).
Search Engine Watch – This link has some great advice on what search engines are looking for, how to format your content so that it is picked up and the best techniques for creating tags for your content.
Kissmetrics – This website provides you with an infographic with some effective guidelines on using and managing SEO. The bright graphics and minimal text make it easy to read – particularly effective if you are short of time.


Discus and support FREE SOLITAIRE GAMES in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; I[VE BEEN FREE MS SOLITAIRE GAME ON SURFACE 10! TONIGHT IT WON'T LET ME IN UNLESS I PLAY ONLINE I DON'T WANT TO! SHOULD I DELETE IT AND RE-DOWNLOAD?... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by BMERRITT8, Sep 8, 2018.
I[VE BEEN FREE MS SOLITAIRE GAME ON SURFACE 10! TONIGHT IT WON'T LET ME IN UNLESS I PLAY ONLINE I DON'T WANT TO! SHOULD I DELETE IT AND RE-DOWNLOAD?
Are you encountering issues with other games as well?
To help resolve problems with an app from the Windows Store, we recommend running the troubleshooter for Windows apps. Click this link to proceed and follow the on-screen prompts.
page and perform the steps provided.
Went in to Apps updates, as suggested, although there was not one specifically for Solitaire, updates all updates there and this appears to have solved the problem. Now back wasting time, playing solitaire, but happy!
Are you trying to play the Microsoft Solitaire Collection via an app or a web browser?
Are there any error messages when you tried to play the game?
What steps have you tried so far to resolve the issue?
link to resolve the issue.


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Q: Wildcard searching and highlighting with Solr 1.4 I've got a pretty much vanilla install of SOLR 1.4 apart from a few small config and schema changes.
<requestHandler name="standard" class="solr.SearchHandler" default="true">
    <!-- default values for query parameters -->
    <lst name="defaults">
        <str name="defType">dismax</str>
        <str name="echoParams">explicit</str>
        <str name="qf">
            text
        </str>
        <str name="spellcheck.dictionary">default</str>
        <str name="spellcheck.onlyMorePopular">false</str>
        <str name="spellcheck.extendedResults">false</str>
        <str name="spellcheck.count">1</str>
    </lst>
</requestHandler>

The main field type I'm using for Indexing is this:
<fieldType name="textNoHTML" class="solr.TextField" positionIncrementGap="100">
        <analyzer type="index">
            <charFilter class="solr.HTMLStripCharFilterFactory" />
            <tokenizer class="solr.WhitespaceTokenizerFactory"/>
            <filter class="solr.StopFilterFactory"
                    ignoreCase="true"
                    words="stopwords.txt"
                    enablePositionIncrements="true"
            />
            <filter class="solr.WordDelimiterFilterFactory" generateWordParts="1" generateNumberParts="1" catenateWords="1" catenateNumbers="1" catenateAll="0" splitOnCaseChange="1"/>
            <filter class="solr.LowerCaseFilterFactory"/>
            <filter class="solr.SnowballPorterFilterFactory" language="English" protected="protwords.txt"/>
        </analyzer>
        <analyzer type="query">
            <tokenizer class="solr.WhitespaceTokenizerFactory"/>
            <filter class="solr.SynonymFilterFactory" synonyms="synonyms.txt" ignoreCase="true" expand="true"/>
            <filter class="solr.StopFilterFactory"
                    ignoreCase="true"
                    words="stopwords.txt"
                    enablePositionIncrements="true"
            />
            <filter class="solr.WordDelimiterFilterFactory" generateWordParts="1" generateNumberParts="1" catenateWords="0" catenateNumbers="0" catenateAll="0" splitOnCaseChange="1"/>
            <filter class="solr.LowerCaseFilterFactory"/>
            <filter class="solr.SnowballPorterFilterFactory" language="English" protected="protwords.txt"/>
        </analyzer>
    </fieldType>

now, when I perform a search using
"q=search+term&hl=on"

I get highlighting, and nice accurate scores.
BUT, for wildcard, I'm assuming you need to use "q.alt"? Is that true? If so my query looks like this:
"q.alt=search*&hl=on"

When I use the above query, highlighting doesn't work, and all the scores are "1.0".
What am I doing wrong? is what I want possible without bypassing some of the really cool SOLR optimizations.
cheers!

A: From what I know you can't use wildcards with the dismax handler, see http://wiki.apache.org/solr/DisMaxRequestHandler#q.
To simulate wildcard searching I used EdgeNGrams following some of the instructions here: http://www.lucidimagination.com/blog/2009/09/08/auto-suggest-from-popular-queries-using-edgengrams/. Actually I really only added the edgytext fieldtype to schema.xml and changed the fieldtype of the field I wanted to search.
Hope this helps!

A: Or you can grab the latest nightly build and use edismax (ExtendedDismaxQParser).
It handles both trailing and leading wildcards.


The ongoing federal government shutdown has halted the Ute Tribe's lawsuit staking claim to more than two million acres of land in eastern Utah. In a court filing on Friday, a federal judge agreed to halt the Ute Tribe's lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Interior. Government attorneys said funding for their jobs had lapsed.


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What is there to see and do in Indiana?
Indiana offers a wide variety of tourist destinations, from beautiful state parks and hiking trails to museums, historic sites and sporting events. Go to VisitIndiana.com to learn more and plan your visit. Indiana Office of Tourism Development, 800-325-5386.
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The first DC Universe Animated Original Movie of 2012, Justice League: Doom, will bring back Nathan Fillion and Tim Daly as the voice of Green Lantern and Superman respectively, Warner Home Video has announced. The film will also feature a reunion of the voice actors from the animated TV series Justice League Unlimited, including veteran Batman voice actor Kevin Conroy once again taking on the Dark Knight, Michael Rosenbaum as Flash, Susan Eisenberg as Wonder Woman and Carl Lumbly as J'onn J'onzz/Martian Manhunter. Bumper Robinson joins the cast as Cyborg.
According to the official description, Justice League: Doom finds the heroes on their heels when a team of super villains discover and implement the Dark Knight's "contingency plans" for stopping any rogue Justice League member. The story is inspired by Mark Waid's much-heralded JLA: Tower of Babel.
Fillion, a fan-favorite choice who lost out to Ryan Reynolds in last summer's live-action Green Lantern movie, finally got to play the role of Hal Jordan in the recent DC Universe movie Green Lantern: Emerald Knights. It was actually his second time voicing a character from the DCU on home video; he also played Steve Trevor in the 2008 hit Wonder Woman.
Daly first provided the voice for Superman in the landmark cartoon, Superman: The Animated Series. He went on to play him twice more, in 2009's Superman/Batman: Public Enemies and 2010's Superman/Batman: Apocalypse.
The all-star casting also extends to the villains in the film. Three alumni of the Justice League animated series will reprise their roles – Phil Morris (Smallville, Seinfeld) as Vandal Savage, Olivia d'Abo (The Wonder Years) as Star Sapphire and Alexis Denisof (Angel) as Mirror Master. Newly added villains include Carlos Alazraqui (Reno 911) as Bane, Paul Blackthorne (The Dresden Files) as Metallo, and Claudia Black (Farscape, Stargate SG-1) as Cheetah. David Kaufman (Danny Phantom) also reprises his Justice League role of Jimmy Olsen.
The film is executive produced by Bruce Timm (Batman: Year One), and directed by Lauren Montgomery (Batman: Year One), who is also credited as producer alongside Alan Burnett (Batman: The Animated Series). Justice League: Doom is the final script from the late Dwayne McDuffie (All-Star Superman, Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths). Casting and dialogue direction is once again in the capable hands of Andrea Romano (Batman: Year One).
Warner Home Video will premiere the Justice League: Doom trailer during its presentation at New York Comic Con on Friday, Oct.14 in our own IGN Theater. Also premiering during that session will be the Catwoman animated short attached to Batman: Year One, the next DC Universe Animated Movie (due out on October 18).
THIS SUNDAY it is pretty much mandatory that you attend our awesome bi-annual convntion, THE MONTREAL TOYCON!
Visit the official site here or read on for details!
JUNE 19TH 2010 marks the date of the next MONTREAL TOY CON and if you're a fan of practically any series of popular toys and collectibles, you're definitely going to want to come and check this out! We'll have a ton of tables filled with everything from HALO: REACH to GREEN LANTERN figures, HASBRO to SIDESHOW COLLECTIBLES and MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE toys to Comic Books! Plus, displays from QUELUG (Quebec's premiere Lego Fan Group), the Legion of Bat and more! Seriously, if you haven't already checked out the ToyCon or gotten your hands on some of the great deals on offer, you're definitely missing out.
Admission is only $4 for the entire show (Children under 5 are free) and we can promise you'll have a good time.


I am an evangelist for patient education and I think the internet is a great resource for patients, because it allows them to learn more about their problem and their treatment options . I encourage patients to make the most of the fact that there is a wealth of information available online.
While a lot of patients are quite gung ho about using the internet , and are proud and pleased with their ability to be able to extract the information which they want, there are also some who've had their fingers burnt. They say we get confused on the net and we don't know what to trust . There's a lot of contradictory information out there, as a result of which we are always second guessing ourselves and our doctors . In fact, lots of doctors warn patients to stay away from the internet, as a result of which the internet has a pretty mixed reputation as far as patients go.
Patients who use the internet fall into two groups which explains why they have such varying experiences. Some are sophisticated. They've done their background reading, and because they've done their homework from reliable sites, they have a basic foundation and understand the terminology and medical jargon. They have a big picture , and they can build on this by visiting bulletin boards, forums or other sites, so that, even if these are poor quality sites, or contain conflicting information, they're able to make sense of it . They have learned to extract the good and ignore the bad.
Many patients, on the other hand, are not sophisticated enough to understand that not all sites are created the same. They pretty much take every site at its face value, which is why they get so easily swayed, depending on which particular site they visited that particular day. This is why it is so important that when patients use the internet to find information, they need to have a structured approach.
Smart doctors will help patients to make sense of what they unearth, and will guide their patients to reliable and trustworthy sites. The best doctors will accept that educating patients is their responsibility , and will take the time and trouble to create patient educational materials in local languages.
Your patients blog (Manju) was so helpful. Thanks.


Our mobile bouldering walls offer fun for all ages on any occasion and is an ideal introduction to climbing, or a tool to improve technique, whilst only a few feet off the ground. This is a round and round, or traversing wall, the idea is to see how long you can stay on the wall, how far round can you get?
The bouldering wall gives the participants the freedom to set their own challenges and explore their own abilities in a stress-free, non-competitive environment. They just quietly get on with it in their own way. This bouldering wall works well in conjunction with the mobile climbing wall, acting as a warm up, allowing the climber to get a feel of the holds and get into the movement of climbing, building confidence before moving on to the big wall.
Our 'Junior' bouldering walls are intended for children from 5 year olds plus, although they are fun and robust enough for older users. They each offer 13m² of gently angled climbing surface over crash matting.
Our 'baby' bouldering walls are intended for children from 5 year olds and under, although are fun and robust enough for older users. They each offer 13m² of gently angled climbing surface over crash matting.
Boulder wall size of area required is 15m x 8m for all sides in use, 15mx3.5m for 3 sides in use, 9mx3.5m for only front in use.
3m high by 9m long and the length can be shortened in stages to 1.5m to fit any venue.


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August in Laguna Park: The Chicano Moratorium, by Roselva Rushton Ungar, Part 1 of 2
Roselva Rushton Ungar is a retired teacher, 86 years old. She is currently writing a memoir. She has authored a history of union organizing in the early childhood/Head Start field and written extensively on educational issues such as bilingual education, scripted reading programs, and high-stakes testing. Born in Detroit, she grew up in Russia and returned to the U.S. for college. She helped build the Early Childhood Federation, Local 1475 AFT. Most of her adult life has been spent organizing around social justice issues such as campus free speech, civil and women's rights, defense of immigrants, and a sustainable planet.
[Editor's Note: "The Chicano Moratorium, formally known as the National Chicano Moratorium Committee, was a movement of Chicano anti-war activists that built a broad-based coalition of Mexican-American groups to organize opposition to the Vietnam War. Led by activists from local colleges and members of the "Brown Berets", a group with roots in the high school student movement that staged walkouts in 1968, the coalition peaked with an August 29, 1970 march in East Los Angeles that drew 30,000 demonstrators…. Laguna Park is now Ruben F. Salazar Park." Source: Wikipedia]
It was August 29, 1970, a warm, sunny day in Laguna Park. Birds had taken refuge in the trees, waiting for scraps from family picnic baskets. Free sandwiches were provided by "green power," a youth environmental group. A couple of booths had literature. An anti-war march scheduled for Whittier Boulevard was to end at the park. I was with several teacher friends from eastside Head Start schools, who'd decided to go directly there for a pleasant afternoon and to support the community in which we worked. Ominously, some UCLA medical students were staffing a first-aid center at the park building.
We sat down on the grass near the front and listened to music and a Puerto Rican drum group, watched children in traditional costumes dancing folklorico. Hot dogs were passed out, cakes and Kool-Aid. The park was crowded; people sat very close to each other. Children, babies, elderly people—everyone in a happy picnic spirit, festive and relaxed. We were all watching the program, applauding and occasionally shouting Viva la raza!
The march of mostly young Chicanos protesting the war joined us at the park chanting Raza Si, Guerra No as they entered, bringing the crowd to over 30,000. Many of these people had been activated by the "blowouts," when Lincoln High School students walked out in 1968 led by Salvador (Sal) Castro. The year before there had been Viet Nam Moratoriums all over the country and a National Student Strike to stop the war, but not much had been organized against the war on the east side of Los Angeles. These were patriotic people who had sent their sons off to the armed services as a matter of course. But as it became clear that proportionately much higher numbers of Latinos were coming back in coffins or badly injured, it was time for them to speak out.
Speeches from the stage expressed community outrage. Rosalio Muñoz, UCLA student organizer and co-chair of the event, was speaking when we heard people behind us turning to look at a disturbance. People stood up to see better. The platform speaker and monitors told us to stay seated and not leave, No se vayan.
Within seconds, I heard the cries, La jura, la policía. The police are coming. Bottles sailed through the air. People stampeded toward the platform. A monitor urged us to go home. I headed in the direction of Whittier Boulevard but was jammed up against the platform and the buses parked along the street. In the center of the park was a wide clearing; people ran and walked toward the periphery at Eastern Avenue.
Buses pulled out. I headed toward Whittier Boulevard when I saw a woman and a small boy crying. A man said she'd been maced after getting off the bus. He held one arm and I took the other to guide the woman and child to the first-aid center. There I helped her wash out her eyes with a hose and tried to reassure her in Spanish. Inside the center several young men were being treated for wounds. An ambulance finally came but took only wounded officers.
Many others arrived with stinging eyes and bloody heads so I stayed to help. As I worked there at the hose, the police sprayed us with more tear gas! It stung my eyes and face and made me dizzy. I washed my eyes out; fortunately only a small amount had landed on me. Gas was directed at the park center, which served as a first-aid station. Both doors were clouded with gas, sprayed from the ball park and from the patio on the opposite side. Some men from Physicians for Social Responsibility tried to go collect the lost and injured, but the gas was too strong.
A young man with a badly bloodied head, which a doctor had bandaged, urged me to call his family to come pick him up. I started for the office where there was a phone, but the police had closed off the park around us and there was violence along the edge. In the next room I saw lost children and mothers, who had somehow ended up here rather than being swept out of the park, looking for their families,.
I offered to bring my station wagon close to the park as soon as possible to evacuate some of the wounded. A young doctor, who appeared to be in charge, sent me with a young woman Marilyn, who had been working with the medical group, to get my car. We started out on foot, only to run into two police officers who waved their clubs and shouted, "Out of the park." I explained that we needed to get my car to carry out the wounded. "Not through here!" he admonished. "That way." He pointed toward the corner of Eastern and Whittier. That was not the direction I needed to go to get my vehicle, but there was no arguing with an angry bully waving his club and holding a tear gas canister. My companion Marilyn ran back to the center to get armbands to show that we were a medical team. I walked slowly in the direction indicated, hoping she would be able to catch up with me.
While I delayed, I saw four policemen roughly shoving a man who was staggering and obviously unable to see where he was going. "He's been gassed," I said. "Let me take him to the first aid station." They ignored me and continued shoving him. I was scared and thought, Why are they doing this? It was a contemptible way to treat a human being, whether guilty of anything or not. He was young, Latino and completely helpless, at the mercy of four strong policemen who continued to push him toward Eastern Avenue. Why weren't they knocking me around? Was it because I was an older white woman?
We walked a few blocks to the car, seeing hundreds of mostly sheriff deputies around the park, at corners and blockading the streets. We decided to drive a block south of the park, but because of traffic problems, blockades, and difficulty getting back across the freeway, it took 45 minutes to return. As we drove we saw people standing along Whittier looking grim and angry at the invading police; store windows were smashed and angry youths ran to escape. Someone screamed at us, Get out of here, so we realized we had better identify ourselves. Two white faces probably looked like intruders in this barrio under siege. Without stopping, I had Marilyn quickly remove my first-aid book, which had a large red cross on the cover, from the glove compartment and place it on my front windshield. I drove as fast as I safely could through the threatening crowd, then stopped a moment to fasten one of the armbands to the car's antenna. As we neared the park, we were detained by officers at each corner and forced to turn back and seek another route. In some cases, we were able to talk our way through the blockades. Driving down a side street we encountered a young man with an army armband directing traffic. He escorted our wagon along the block near a burning car. Just in time we were shunted off into an alley as the car exploded with a terrific blast. Fragments flew everywhere. People came running out of their homes toward the alley as other popping sounds occurred; whether guns or other explosions, no one knew. We had to get out of there and back to the park.
[To be continued….]
Tags: 1970, 1970s, 60s and 70s, blog on the sixties and seventies, Brown Berets, Chicano Moratorium, Chicanos, demonstrations, East L.A., East LA, East Los Angeles, Laguna Park, Latinos, Los Angeles, Mexican Americans, oral history, police brutality, protest, Roselva Rushton Ungar, Ruben F. Salazar Park, seventies, Viet Nam War, Vietnam War
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3 Responses to "August in Laguna Park: The Chicano Moratorium, by Roselva Rushton Ungar, Part 1 of 2"
kevinkellywrites May 25, 2013 at 8:05 pm #
This is an AMAZING and very thoughtful site. Thank you for your work! Are you interested in reviewing a book on growing up in the '60s and '70s? I've discounted my coming-of age-novel Ride the Snake (author Kevin Kelly) to FREE on Amazon as a Kindle download for the long weekend. Thanks for checking out the madness, and possibly reviewing the book!
Kitty Kroger May 25, 2013 at 8:59 pm #
Hi Kevin, glad you like the site! I'd love to review your book. I will download it tonight. (If you get a chance, you might like to review mine too, especially if you enjoy fiction.)
kevinkellywrites May 28, 2013 at 7:37 am #
I would be happy to review your book. I'll get on it forthwith.


From 1 September 2012 it became illegal for retailers to sell old-style incandescent tungsten filament lightbulbs of any description. This was the final phase of EU legislation that began three years ago with the larger-sized bulbs, and ended with the chop for the last two remaining categories, 40W and 25W bulbs. It is estimated that forcing consumers to switch to energy-efficient lighting will save 39 terawatt hours of electricity annually by 2020 across the EU - equivalent to the annual output of five power stations. The UK government estimates an 'average annual benefit' to the UK economy of £108 million in energy savings, plus of course the environmental benefit of reduced carbon emissions. However, the trend toward more and more lights in homes, and particularly the widespread use of halogen bulbs, may mean that these savings are not achieved.
Consumer resistance to the new low-energy bulbs has been voiced, with concerns that they are expensive, are slow to warm up, don't produce a bright enough light, look ugly, won't work with dimmer switches, etc. Recent advances in lighting technology have overcome many of these, so that there should be a low-energy substitute available for any old filament bulb that goes bang. Of course, some types are still relatively expensive compared to the older ones, but they do last much longer, and should mean that you recoup the extra initial cost. According to the Energy Saving Trust, replacing a traditional lightbulb with a low-energy compact fluorescent (CFL) bulb will typically save around £3 per year, which over the 10-15-year life of the bulb amounts to £30-45.
So, look out the best and brightest in modern energy-efficient lightbulbs. Remember that halogen bulbs are generally only slightly more efficient than their old tungsten filament counterparts, and they are more expensive. For more information see the pages on low-energy lightbulbs, starting with About low-energy light bulbs: an introduction.


For any skilled woodworker, building something like a cutting board is too easy. However, when you're new to the wonderful world of woodworking, it just might be the perfect place to start.
Redditor Thats_Debatable wanted to try his hand at creating a cutting board that would make things easier (and way prettier) in the kitchen. Since this was his first time attempting such a design, he opted for an end-grain look.
In just a few easy steps, Thats_Debatable went from being a complete novice to a total pro. Wait until you see the final product in all its glory.
Thats_Debatable began with two boards — one maple and one walnut.
Using a miter saw, he cut each board into 12 strips.
He glued the strips to make two separate boards and clamped them while they dried.
He then ran each board through a planer.
Next, he cross-cut the boards into strips and placed them with the grain side up.
Once again, our crafter glued the strips together and held them with clamps.
After the glue dried, he smoothed things out with a sander.
Once that was done, it was time for a nice coat of mineral oil.
It almost looks too pretty to use…almost.
If your mouth's still watering from that last picture, you might want to check out the full design by clicking here.


As the principal of MLM Strategies, Meredith manages fundraising and compliance services for political candidates throughout Massachusetts. She has over a decade of experience working in fundraising, marketing and government relations and specializes in grassroots organizing and event management. MLM Strategies is a certified women-owned business by the Massachusetts Supplier Diversity Office and provides marketing and compliance services for state contracts.
Prior to founding MLM Strategies, Meredith worked at the Middlesex District Attorney's Office, where she served as the Deputy Director of Communications and then as Policy Coordinator. Meredith began her political career in former Congressman Marty Meehan's office. She holds a B.A. in Communications from Fairfield University.
"Shake It Off" by Taylor Swift won over my runner up "Can't Stop the Feeling" by Justin Timberlake.
Classics, a good memoir and of course some good chick literature.


What factors does quality of life capture?
Even though quality of life pretty much a catch all term, there are methods out there that we can use to calculate quality of life. It may seem odd but we are indeed able to quantifiably measure the economic, social, physical, political, and spiritual well-being of a place. Singapore has consistently ranked quite high regarding quality of life using these methods. An ABC News study declared Singapore as the happiest country in Asia, with a whopping 95% of the population considering themselves to be "happy" or "very happy".
According to HSBC's 10th annual ''Expat Explorer: Broadening Perspectives'' survey, Singapore is the best place to live in the world as an expat. The survey was conducted earlier this year from Britain's YouGov polling agency with 28,000 expats (people aged 18 and over) living in 159 countries and territories. The pollster asked expats 27 questions varying from work to personal life balance, personal finance and overall cost of raising children, which resulted with three league tables: economics, experience, and family.
According to this survey, the key reasons why expats love Singapore are the bumper salaries and safety. 73% say they can earn more in Singapore than in their native country, 42% say their annual income has increased since moving there, and 65% said they have more disposable income than at home. Regarding safety, 82% said they feel safer in Singapore than at home. However, 85% of respondents said the cost of childcare was higher in Singapore than at home.
SAFE AND TRANSPARENT – Singapore is a safe country free of corruption and full of business opportunities. The government in Singapore invests heavily in health, education, and infrastructure, making it one of the best places in the world to live and do business in.
EXCELLENT PUBLIC TRANSPORT – Navigating this city-state is a breeze. You can get from one side of the city to the next at an reasonable fare thanks to the highly efficient and clean public transportation network.
MULTICULTURAL – Singapore dazzles visitors with a variety of cultures and religions. Diversity is celebrated, as demonstrated by the no-tolerance policy the government has regarding hate speech. People in Singapore have access to a huge range of traditions, cuisines, and festivities.
EXPENSIVE – Perhaps the only downside to Singapore is its high cost of living. Still, visitors to and residents from Singapore largely say that the pros outweigh the cons.
LEGAL SYSTEM – Singapore's government has a reputation for being heavy-handed. The rule of law is respected and followed in the country, with steep consequences for those who don't abide by it.
GOVERNMENT – The People's Action Party (PAP) has governed Singapore continuously since 1959. The PAP has adopted a pro-business, authoritarian, and constitutional attitude towards its governance.
PUBLIC SAFETY – Singapore is an extremely safe city. The government has released reports highlighting the lack of gun violence, assault, and drug activities. Perhaps the reasons crime rates are so low is because of the threat of punishment – offenders face long term imprisonment, public canings, and the death penalty.
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS – Singapore consistently has budget surpluses, low unemployment and stable, low inflation. It is a major financial centre and is the busiest port in the world.
HEALTHCARE – Singapore's healthcare system uses Medisave. Residents are required to pay into Medisave each month with the understanding that should a citizen fall ill, his or her costs are covered. A government fund called Medifund covers those who cannot afford Medisave payments.
EDUCATION – Singapore tops the global education rankings consistently. The education system is based on and promotes self-sufficiency, hard work and meritocracy.
TRANSPORTATION – Singapore is home to one of the best public transport systems in the world. The city bus services are affordable and efficient. The famous Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system gets you from one side of the city to the other quickly and at a cheap fare as well. Owning a car, however, is quite expensive and subject to many fees.
HOUSING – Singaporeans divide housing into three categories: private apartments, landed property and public housing. Monthly rent varies between S$3,000 and S$15,000, depending on the location and size of housing. Public housing is also available for S$1,500 to S$3,000 per month. The high cost of living is largely due to land scarcity.
DIVERSITY – Singapore is the prime example of a melting pot of different cultural traditions. Singapore has four official languages: English, Mandarin, Malay, and Tamil. Buddhism is the most popular religion (33%), followed by Christianity and Islam.
FOOD – Cuisine in Singapore is a mix of Chinese, Indian, Malay and Western cultural traditions, reflecting the ethnic diversity of its population. You can find Michelin star food for less than S$4 in Chinatown.
CLIMATE – Located just north of the Equator, Singapore has a tropical climate that produces hot, humid conditions year round. Average temperature hovers around 31ºC during the day and 25ºC at night. Humidity ranges from 70% and 100%.
Singapore offers a very high quality of life so it's not surprising that the nation is recognised as one of Asia's most liveable cities. The city-state is home to world class infrastructure, maintains low crime rates, establishes business-friendly policies, and has high levels of education. It's easy for visitors to adjust to the inclusive and convenient lifestyle of Singapore. Tourists and residents alike enjoy authentic food, high levels of cleanliness, and a safe environment, making it one of the most attractive places to live in.


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Goa wins battle for Mother Mhadei from jaws of defeat
Tribunal rejects Karnataka plea to divert 7.56 TMC of water from Mhadei basin to Malaprabha river; points out to several discrepancies in Karnataka's application
PANJIM: The Mhadei Water Dispute Tribunal on Wednesday rejected Karnataka's interim application to allow them to divert 7.56 TMC of water from the Mhadei basin to Malaprabha River.
In its 120-page order, the Tribunal listed several discrepancies in Karnataka's IA. Pointing to Karnataka's prayer for diversion of 7 TMC as a temporary measure to meet deficiency in Malprabha reservoir for irrigation requirement of 2 TMC and drinking water requirement of 2.9 TMC in downstream areas, the tribunal found that such a course cannot be permitted to be adopted.
"Such averments are not only contradictory in terms to what has been stated earlier or prayed for but they have also serious implications which are not taken into consideration by Karnataka. Thus no prayer can be granted on the basis of averments," the order reads.
On Karnataka's contention that the Mhadei water is wasted into the Arabian Sea, the Tribunal says, "Rivers are important for many reasons. One of the most important things they do is to carry large quantity of water from land to the Ocean. There sea water constantly evaporates. The resulting water vapour forms clouds. Clouds carry moisture over land and release it in precipitation. This fresh water, feeds river and smaller streams. The movement of water between land ocean and air is called the water cycle. The water cycle constantly replenishes Earth's supply of freshwater which is essential for almost all living things. Except for few rivers, all rivers ultimately flow into the sea. Before merging into the sea the water is available for consumptive or non-consumptive uses by the States concerned."
"Therefore, merging of Mhadei water into the Arabian Sea irrespective of its uses, cannot be considered to be wastage of water. The plea of wastage of water may be relevant only if surplus water is available," the order states.
Further, it says, "The tribunal has come to a conclusion that Karnataka has failed to establish at this stage that surplus water is available at the three points from which water is sought to be transferred to the Malaprabha basin where water available is 108.72 TMC at 75% dependability in the Mhadei basin. For this reason it is difficult for the tribunal to accept the case of Karnataka that water goes into the sea as wastage."
On the CWC relied upon by Karnataka, the tribunal felt, it is being seriously contested by Goa and hence it does not find it prudent to place reliance on the CWC report at this stage.
"The State of Karnataka has prepared a preliminary report in respect of the present proposal. However Karnataka has neither prepared nor submitted any DPR or technical feasibility study of the present proposal," the tribunal observed.
Further the tribunal observed that Karnataka relies on inflow as an index of drought distress situation in Malaprabha reservoir catchment, because the rainfall by itself cannot and does not give an accurate picture.
The tribunal found that 'inflow' to the reservoir has not been identified as one of the key indicators/indices for drought declaration.
"The State of Karnataka has not placed on record any document which mentions about the policy or approved practice of the State or the Union Government relating to use of inflow as an index of drought. In view of this, the statement of the State of Karnataka regarding use of inflow as the index of drought is not found to be convincing at all and cannot be acted upon," the order says.
Additional Solicitor General of India Atmaram Nadkarni said that the tribunal has upheld the contention of Goa that the Mhadei water cannot be diverted.
Karnataka has been vigorously trying to divert the Mhadei water (Mandovi) to Malprabha basin by constructing canals between both the rivers.
Herald Goa News


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Home Industries Education School safety starts at the front door
School safety starts at the front door
Children provide the beginnings and foundations of our societal future; school safety is a priority across the globe with many legal guidelines ensuring the protection of the young.
Every school holds the responsibility for the health and safety of its students, employees and visitors, and must be prepared for any security situation, be it something as insignificant as a fire drill or as significant as a life-threatening, emergency situation.
Visitor management is a necessity for security procedures. Through the use of badges and a simple digital check in/check out system, schools and staff can be certain about who walks in and out of their door, no matter the number of people or the size of the location.
It's important to ensure that all visitors, students and staff understand the processes of the visitor management system and the correct procedures when it comes to emergency situations.
In February 2016, a Queensland ambulance service responded to and treated a 14-year-old boy with heat-related symptoms for heat stress, after a series of bomb threats across Queensland led to thousands of children being quickly evacuated from schools across the state.
With ten reported schools in the Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Townsville, Cairns and Rockhampton regions receiving bomb threats from an anonymous caller at 9.30am – similar in nature to that of interstate and overseas threats – all schools immediately enacted emergency procedures to ensure the safety of students and staff, and contacted police.
Well-implemented visitor management systems, means all schools involved could quickly evacuate all staff, students and visitors on-site to the designated area, eventually confirming there were no major injuries of any individual involved.
School safety requirements
When addressing state requirements for school visitors, contractors and staff there are various policies that must be abided by. Schools must:
Be responsible for visitors allowed on the school premise
Ensure a record of all visitors to the school is kept in the event of an emergency or future investigation
Ensure that all contractors have the appropriate approvals to work with children such as WWC check
Require all visitors arriving and departing during school hours to use a log to record their name, signature, the date and time, and purpose of their visit
The time-consuming procedures of traditional school sign-in measures to meet these requirements should be automated. Doing so ensures less time spent by staff signing in individuals, increased accuracy of data, improved visitor storage, and the automation of procedural and background checks, alerting staff if there was an issue.
Using technology to meet requirements
What has driven the adoption of electronic visitor management systems is the array of customisable apps and their ability to integrate with labellers, creating an easy-to-read, easy-to-use summary of information on individuals present at any given time and any given location in a school. Schools can even integrate platforms such as google maps and instant-messaging applications to quickly track and contact key personnel.
This system can:
Alert registered staff of visitor arrivals via SMS or email
Register frequent visitors quicker
Register groups in advance
Provide reporting with improved visuals and details
Check in and check out with visitor's smartphone
Check in on single or multiple premises
Manage assets such as cards and keys issued
Offer advanced emergency evacuation procedures and tools
Limit the number of visitors, contractors or staff
In November 2017, approximately 400 students were evacuated from a Sunshine Coast school after reports of a fire on the school grounds. Five fire crews rushed to the college of Buderim at midday when a school official discovered a fire inside the ducting system above the school's maintenance room. Thankfully due to the visitor management system in place and the well-rehearsed evacuation procedures of the staff, no one during the fire was injured.
The size of the school can play a large role in the successfulness of an evacuation procedure like the one mentioned above. In an emergency situation at a school with thousands of students, some living on campus and numerous members of the public on campus, a successful emergency evacuation becomes significantly more difficult.
In a situation such as this, a well-implemented visitor management system offers the capability for emergency services to immediately request a list of all visitors on school grounds and also send an alert to the necessary crew to commence the evacuation procedure. This also means that office staff and emergency services personnel aren't forced to rely their investigation and emergency procedures on what is often a poorly or incorrectly filled-out office book, possibly logging guests on incorrect days or times.
Brother has partnered with visitor management software providers like Sine to provide integrated solutions that will keep schools safe across Australia.
Contact us to find out how Brother's Commercial Development Team can help your school or visit our corporate solutions website
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package main

import (
	"github.com/golang/glog"
	"github.com/spf13/pflag"

	"k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kube-dns/app"
	"k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kube-dns/app/options"
	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/flag"
	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/logs"
	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/version"
	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/version/verflag"

	_ "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/metrics/prometheus" // for client metric registration
	_ "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/version/prometheus"        // for version metric registration
)

func main() {
	config := options.NewKubeDNSConfig()
	config.AddFlags(pflag.CommandLine)

	flag.InitFlags()
	logs.InitLogs()
	defer logs.FlushLogs()

	verflag.PrintAndExitIfRequested()

	glog.V(0).Infof("version: %+v", version.Get())

	server := app.NewKubeDNSServerDefault(config)
	server.Run()
}


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Design /
Insignia, emblems
Victorian Badge and chain showing the insignia of the Royal Institute of British Architects
RIBA106284
Hunt & Roskell
NOTES: The badge and chain was worn by John Whichcord, RIBA President 1879-1881, for his presidential portrait (see RIBA100432). It is a gold plated chain made by Hunt & Roskell, later altered by medalists John Pinches Limited circa 1971.
Chain showing the insignia of the Royal Institute of British Architects
Scott, Sir Giles Gilbert (1880-1960)
NOTES: This was a new chain designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott as an alternative to the Donaldson chain (see RIBA106284) and worn by him at the opening of the new Royal Institute of British Architects building, 66 Portland Place in November 1934.
Royal Institute of British Architects insignia as stamped on a leather book cover
Donaldson, Thomas Leverton (1795-1885)
NOTES: The RIBA insignia was designed by Donaldson in 1837.
London Architecture Medal
Langford Jones, Sydney (1880-1946)
NOTES: Designed by Sydney Langford Jones in 1923, this medal was featured in the RIBA Journal, 1934 Apr. 14, p.566-569. It also became known as the RIBA Street Architecture Medal.
Design modello for the Royal Institute of British Architects insignia
Smith, Cyril
NOTES: Cyril Smith was commissioned to produce a bas-relief of the RIBA insignia in 1975. He produced a number of variants, which are seen here.
Birmingham and the Five Counties Architectural Association President's medal: recto
Gaskin, Arthur J. (1862-1928)
NOTES: Designed by Arthur Gaskin, the figure represents the Goddess of Architecture modelled and cast in an oval frame of silver and niello enriched with 10 panels of gold plates of filigree work. The back or obverse is silver pierced with a pattern of a basket of flowers, surrounded by a border of scrollwork.
Birmingham and the Five Counties Architectural Association President's medal: verso
NOTES: Designed by Arthur Gaskin, this is the obverse or back of the medal seen in RIBA106292. It is silver pierced with a pattern of a basket of flowers, surrounded by a border of scrollwork. The front shows the Goddess of Architecture modelled and cast in an oval frame of silver and niello enriched with 10 panels of gold plates of filigree work.
Royal Institute of British Architects Gold Medal: recto
NOTES: The Royal Gold Medal for Architecture has been presented annually since 1953.
Royal Institute of British Architects Gold Medal: verso
Medal of Honour for the Akademisk Arkitekforening of Copenhagen
NOTES: The Akademisk Arkitekforening is the Danish Association of Architects. Formed in 1879 to support and promote architects and their work, they have branches all over Denmark. The medal shows their logo, albeit without the inscription 'Akademisk Arkitek Forening' around the edge.
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Aug. 11-12: Colorado Senior Pro Charity Rodeo. Buckin' Bulls and Broncos. Fairgrounds. 3-6 p.m.
Aug. 13: Monday Artisans Market. Outdoor weekly artisans market. George Hix Riverside Plaza. 10 a.m. -5 p.m.
Aug. 16: Farmer's Market. Colorado grown and produced consumable products. Bond Park. 8 a.m. -1 p.m.
Aug. 17: Back to School Bash. Free food, gym, swimming. Community Center. 4:30-7:30 p.m.
Aug. 10: Great Blue. Acoustic Duo. Snowy Peaks Winery. 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Aug. 10: Dahlby and Nadine Duo. Americana. The Barrel. 6-9 p.m.
Aug. 10-11, 15 and 17: Karaoke. Lonigans. 9 p.m.
Aug. 10-11 and 17: Ray Young. Jazz Piano. Nicky's Steakhouse. 6 p.m.
Aug. 11: Equestrian Club Gymkhana. Events Complex. 8:30 a.m. -4 p.m.
Aug. 11: The Dempsey/Fox Duo. Jazz. The Other Side Restaurant. 5-8 p.m.
Aug. 11: David Berg. Piano and Song. Waterfront Grille. 6-9 p.m.
Aug. 12: Joseph Lingenfelter. Acoustic. Other Side Rest. 10 a.m. -1 p.m.
Aug. 12: Andrew Wynne. Acoustic. Rock Inn Mountain Tavern. 5-8 p.m.
Aug. 12-13: Cowboy Sing-Along with Brad Fitch. Bond Park. 7-8 p.m.
Aug. 13: John Pickett. Acoustic. Rock Inn Mountain Tavern. 6-9 p.m.
Aug. 13-14: James Davis. Spanish Guitar. Twin Owls Steakhouse. 6-9 p.m.
Aug. 14: Geeks Who Drink. Trivia. The Barrel. 6-8 p.m.
Aug. 14: Chain Station. Bluegrass. Rock Inn Mountain Tavern. 9 p.m.
Aug. 14 and 16: Bingo. Fun, prizes, all ages. American Legion. 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Aug. 15: David Potter. Acoustic. Rock Inn Mountain Tavern. 6-9 p.m.
Aug. 16: The Dempsey/Fox Duo. Jazz. Estes Park Resort. 6-9 p.m.
Aug. 16: Jay Roemer. Acoustic. Rock Inn Mountain Tavern. 6-9 p.m.
Aug. 16: Dahlby and Nadine. Americana. Performance Park. 7-8:30 p.m.
Aug. 16: Geeks Who Drink. Trivia. Latitude 105 Alehouse. 8 p.m.
Aug. 17: The Jamesons Trio. Acoustic. Snowy Peaks Winery. 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Aug. 10 and 17: Estes Park: Through the Lens. Estes Park Museum. 10 a.m. -4 p.m.
Aug. 11: Alex Honnold Presentation. Pro Climber. EP Mountain Shop. 7 p.m.
Aug. 12: History and Nature Talk. Rams Horn Village. 5-6 p.m.
Aug. 13-14: Historic Downtown Walking Tour. Bond Park. 8:15-10 a.m.
Aug. 14: Free 5k Group Fun Run. The Stanley Hotel. 5:30 p.m.
Aug. 10: Astronomy in the Park. Upper Beaver Meadows Trailhead. 8 p.m.
Aug. 10-13 and 16-17: For Kids: Discovery Hikes. Moraine Park Discovery Center. 9:30-11 a.m.
Aug. 10, 14 and 16-17: Birds of Upper Beaver Meadows. 7-8:30 a.m.
Aug. 10, 14 and 17: Walk on the Wild Side. Bear Lake Trailhead. 9:30-11 a.m.
Aug. 10-17: Tundra Nature Walk. Alpine Visitor Center. 10 a.m. -12 p.m.
Aug. 10-17: Bighorn Basics. Sheep Lakes Information Station. 10:30-11 a.m.
Aug. 10-17: Junior Ranger Program. 10 a.m. , 11:30 a.m. , 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Aug. 11-12 and 14-15: Bear Necessities. Beaver Meadows VC. 10-10:30 a.m.
Aug. 14: Volunteer in Rocky. Beaver Meadows Visitor Center. 9-10 a.m.
Aug. 14 and 16: Twilight Walk. Sprague Lake Picnic Area. 7-8:30 p.m.
Aug. 15: High Country Geology Hike. Alpine Visitor Center. 9 a.m. -12 p.m.
Aug. 10: Secret Places in Rocky Mountain National Park. 8 a.m. -12 p.m.
Aug. 10 and 17: Old Fall River Road. Bus Adventure. 9 a.m. -3:30 p.m.
Aug. 10 and 17: Sunset Safari. Educational Bus Adventure. 6-10 p.m.
Aug. 11: GPS: Find Your Way There and Back. 9 a.m. -1 p.m.
Aug. 11: Creating a Travel Sketchbook. 9 a.m. -4 p.m.
Aug. 13: Residents of the High Country. Ages 16 and up. 8 a.m. -4 p.m.
Aug. 15-16: Trail Ridge Road. Bus Adventure. 9 a.m. -3:30 p.m.


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Early Pay Trends: Spotlight on Chief Financial Officers
By Kelly Malafis
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Founding Partner [email protected] 212-921-9357
Several years ago, pay levels for Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) were increasing at a faster rate than other C-suite executives, including the Chief Executive Officer (CEO). This more dramatic increase was partially explained by the evolving role of the CFO. While always an integral member of senior management, the role of the CFO has become an increasingly important position at major companies with extra demands given the volatility in the economic environment, investor expectations and scrutiny. Additionally, CFOs were intimately involved in dealing with the impact of the financial crisis, resulting in a greater oversight role and interaction with the Board of Directors.
To determine if this trend is continuing, Compensation Advisory Partners conducted a study to determine how CFO pay has changed over the last three years and how the year-over-year trends in compensation compare to trends in CEO pay. The study analyzes executive pay data disclosed by early proxy filers and includes 55 US public companies with revenues ranging from $1 billion to $150 billion, with median revenues of $10 billion. Only companies with the same incumbent CEO and CFO from 2008 to 2010 were included in order to focus on year-over-year changes for an individual. Financial services firms were excluded from the study as this industry, in particular, saw the emergence of several atypical compensation arrangements and special awards that were both temporary and unique to the financial services industry.
Our findings, summarized below, indicate that CFO pay is generally moving at the same rate as CEO pay. Salaries are increasing at a slightly faster rate for CFOs but incentive compensation, both annual and long-term, is moving at the same rate for CFOs and CEOs, illustrating that incentive levels are tied to company results. For 2010, incentives are up for both CFOs and CEOs, reflective of a slowly rebounding economy.
In 2010, 78% of CFOs received salary increases at a rate of 3.5% at median and 7.8% at the 75th percentile. In comparison, only 55% of CEOs received salary increases at lower levels (0.8% at median and 4.2% at the 75th percentile). The prevalence of no salary increases also rose among CEOs from 40% in the 2008-2009 period to 46% in the 2009-2010 period while for CFOs, the prevalence of no salary increases decreased to 22% in the 2009-2010 period versus 31% in the 2008-2009 period.
Salary Increase Prevalence
No Increase Increase No Increase Increase
CEO 40.0% 60.0% 45.5% 54.5%
CFO 30.9% 69.1% 21.8% 78.2%
2010 Salary Increases
Actual Pay Levels
Overall, actual total direct compensation (salary plus actual annual incentive plus the present value of long-term incentives) for both CFOs and CEOs slightly declined in 2009 and subsequently rebounded in 2010, as illustrated by the chart below. CFO pay fell at a slightly higher rate in 2009 and increased at a higher rate in 2010 compared to CEO pay. The rise in 2010 pay levels was primarily due to increases in incentive (performance-based) compensation. Bonuses increased by approximately 16% and LTI increased by 14% – 19%. These increases in incentive compensation are most likely reflective of the recovering economy, improvements in company financial performance and rebounding stock prices.
Median Percentage Change in Pay Components
CEO CFO CEO CFO
Salary 0.7% 2.0% 0.8% 3.5%
Actual Bonus -3.1% 3.5% 16.3% 15.6%
Long-Term Incentives -2.4% -5.7% 13.7% 18.6%
Actual Total Direct Comp. -4.7% -5.2% 18.3% 23.3%
Financial Performance (Median Levels)
Year Total Shareholder Return (as of 12/31) 1-Year Revenue Growth 1-Year Revenue Growth
2008 -32% 8% 2%
2009 26% -8% -6%
2010 21% 9% 19%
While movement in pay among CFOs and CEOs was directionally similar, on average, CFO actual total direct compensation was generally 30 – 35% of CEO actual total direct compensation over the last three years.
Target Pay Mix
When considering compensation at target levels, the pay mix remained largely unchanged from 2008 to 2010, with a greater emphasis on at-risk pay for CEOs than for CFOs. The pay mix for CFOs slightly shifted towards incentive-based compensation (from 77% in 2008 to 80% in 2010) showing that the pay mix for CFOs is moving closer to that of CEOs.
Long-Term Incentive (LTI) Vehicle Prevalence
The majority of companies awarded LTI to both CEOs and CFOs using at least two vehicles. The prevalence of stock options in the LTI mix declined over the 3-year period while the prevalence of performance-based awards increased. Overall, 83% of CFOs and 85% of CEOs received some form of performance-based awards as part of their LTI program in 2010.
Number of LTI Vehicles Used in 2010
% in Total
CEO CFO
1 13% 15%
Average 2 2
Long-term Incentive Mix
The majority of LTI continues to be delivered in the form of stock options and performance-based LTI, with less emphasis on restricted stock.
LTI Mix
CEO CFO CEO CFO CEO CFO
Stock Options 44% 41% 39% 39% 34% 31%
Time Vested Restricted Stock 16% 22% 17% 20% 17% 20%
Perf. Based LTI 40% 37% 43% 41% 49% 48%
In the last two years, trends in CFO pay have been directionally aligned with trends in CEO pay. The target pay mix for CFOs has slightly increased the emphasis on incentive compensation relative to fixed compensation, moving closer to the pay mix of CEOs. Salaries are increasing at a faster rate for CFOs but incentive compensation is increasing at about the same pace for both CFOs and CEOs, indicating a link to company performance results, and emphasizing that the role of the CFO continues to be important. We expect companies to continue to ensure that they have the right skill set in the CFO role and develop compensation programs that attract and motivate key talent.
Please contact us at (212) 921-9350 if you have any questions about the issues discussed above or would like to discuss your own executive compensation issues. You can access our website at www.capartners.com for more information on executive compensation.
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#8438: LAUGH-IN: SPECIAL
Henry Winkler, Bette Davis, Ralph Nader, Robin Williams, Marjoe Gortner, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Lenny Schultz, Antoinette Atell, June Gable, Ben Powers
In 1977, Laugh-In returned to television with a series of specials without Dan Rowan and Dick Martin. It was headlined each week by guest stars.
#4365: RICHARD PRYOR SHOW, THE
Pat Cooper, Richard Pryor, Robert Reed, The O'Jays, Barbara Rhoades, Joan Shawlee, Robin Williams
September 13, 1977-October 20, 1977. "The Richard Pryor Show" starred Richard Pryor. Other regulars on the short-lived series included Allegra Allison, Sandra Bernhard, Victor Delapp, Argus Hamilton, Jimmy Martinez, Paul Mooney, Tim Reid, Marsha Warfield, Robin Williams, and John Witherspoon.
Richard Pryor, Tim Reid, Robin Williams, Marsha Warfield, Paul Mooney, Argus Hamilton, Johnny Witherspoon, Allegra Allison, Victor Delapp, Sandra Bernhard, Jimmy Martinez, David Banks, Charlie Hill
September 13, 1977-October 20, 1977. This was the final broadcast of the series and featured a "Farewell Roast." "The Richard Pryor Show" starred Richard Pryor. Other regulars on the short-lived series included Allegra Allison, Sandra Bernhard, Victor Delapp, Argus Hamilton, Jimmy Martinez, Paul Mooney, Tim Reid, Marsha Warfield, Robin Williams, and John Witherspoon.
NBC News Bulletin with Chuck Scarborough regarding hijacking.
#10082: HBO ON LOCATION: ROBIN WILLIAMS IN CONCERT
1978-10-27, HBO, 60 min.
Robin Williams, John Ritter
Robin Williams in concert. An HBO special.
Guest: John Ritter.
#10034: ALL-STAR TRIBUTE TO JIMMY STEWART
Carol Burnett, Shirley Jones, James Stewart, John Wayne, Fred MacMurray, Glenn Ford, Henry Fonda, Angie Dickinson, Elizabeth Taylor, Ricardo Montalban, Rich Little, Robin Williams, Farrah Fawcett
An all-star cast pays tribute to actor Jimmy Stewart.
#6730: ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR AWARDS
Red Skelton, Rip Taylor, Dottie West, Doc Severinsen, Kenny Rogers, Donna Summer, Wayland Flowers and Madame, Suzanne Somers, The Village People, Gilda Radner, David Copperfield, Robin Williams, Gino Vannelli
The 10th Annual Entertainer of the Year Awards, hosted by George Burns. Starring: David Copperfield, Wayland Flowers & Madame Mitzi Gaynor, Gilda Radner, Kenny Rogers, Doc Severinsen, Red Skelton, Suzanne Somers, Donna Summer, Rip Taylor, Gino Vannelli, The Village People, Dottie West, and Robin Williams.
#7309: FIFTH ANNUAL PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS, THE
Carol Burnett, Lorne Greene, Alan Alda, Marie Osmond, Buddy Ebsen, Dick Van Dyke, Richard Benjamin, Deborah Kerr, Dody Goodman, Donny Osmond, Sally Field, Army Archerd, Ed Asner, Jamie Farr, Jaclyn Smith, Dirk Benedict, Robin Williams, Loni Anderson, Gary Coleman, Brooke Shields, Mia Farrow, Stockard Channing, Melissa Sue Anderson, Mary Tyler Moore, Summer Bartholomew
An American award given to figures in pop culture.
Dick Van Dyke: Host
Army Archerd: Co-host
#10065: PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS, FIFTH ANNUAL THE
An American award is given to figures in pop culture.
Army Archerd: Co-host.
Duplicate of # 7309.
Duplicate of # 7309 and 10065.


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2007-02-07, Hollywood, CA, United States
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Three Flood-Lit All-Weather Courts for all year round play. Social games arranged every week throughout the year.
Members of all standards welcome to join in Club Days.
LTA-Qualified Coach, with a Beginner Junior Group Coaching Fee of £3 a session for the first three sessions. FREE use of Rackets if you don't have one yet!


Last time, in Planning My Team, we discussed the VGC 2018 (VGC18) format, and began looking at the various archetypal pillars. Of teams currently seeing play, Sun is going to be the main focus of the Pokemon 101 Team Building discussion. Sun teams have been a tried-and-true win condition over years of Pokemon, so where better to begin.
Stats? Like the Ones On My Screen?
When you select a Pokemon in your party, you're presented with a clean and easy to read summary sheet. Though these stats are being displayed to you just as past games do (a simple number for each of the Pokemon's six stats), there's a lot going on behind the scenes that you may not be familiar with. Lucky for us, the most recent Generations have done a great job at teasing the behind-the-scenes work, allowing us to estimate things without relying on pen and paper.
We'll get more into these values in our next discussion!
How Do My Stats Affect Me?
When two Pokemon battle, their stats will be one of the main factors at play. Every attack is calculated using offensive and defensive stats, and Speed decides which Pokemon moves first. As such, it is beneficial for us to understand exactly which stat is impacting which part of the battle.
HP equates to how much Health your Pokemon has. This is the health number you see in battle, and what determines how much damage your Pokemon can take before being Knocked Out.
Attack decides how much damage your Physical moves will hit for. Different moves scale differently off of your Attack stat, but this is a simple explanation of the value.
Defense reduces the damage taken by Physical moves. You'll want to assign your defensive stats based on which type-weaknesses your Pokemon has and the most popular Pokemon of those types being used.
Like Attack, Special Attack decides how much damage Special Attacks will hit for.
Similar to Defense, Special Defense will protect the user from Special Damage attacks, lessening the blow when dealt to your Pokemon.
Speed plays a major role in battle, deciding which Pokemon will move first. This is one of the most important factors in competitive Pokemon, as going second may very well end up in a knockout by your opponent.
Speed is the one area we'll dive a little deeper into here, because it's an important one to understand right off the bat. At the start of a turn, once all players have selected their moves, all four Pokemon will be sorted by their speed stat highest to lowest. Once sorted, the Pokemon will attack round-robin from first to last. If a Pokemon is KO'd during the turn, attack priority will skip over their position in the list on to the next Pokemon.
In the event of a Speed-tie, where two Pokemon have identical Speed stats, there is a 50% chance that your Pokemon will move first. To avoid Speed-tying a Pokemon of the same species, trainers will often try and make sure their Pokemon has one or two Speed stat points higher than the most common build in the metagame.
Any Speed modifications that occur during the turn will not impact move priority for that turn, but will be reflected on the next. For example, if Charizard activates its Mega form enabling Harsh Sunlight, a Venusaur on the field will not have its position modified due to Chlorophyll. On the next turn, Venusaur's speed will be doubled as a result of Chlorophyll, but that will be the first visible instance of its Speed change.
Some awesome community members put in work each season to determine the various Speed tiers among the meta. Level 51 (@levelfiftyone) threw together a spreadsheet at the beginning of VGC 18, which can be found here. This table compares your Pokemon's Speed against another in the list to determine which will move first in a battle.
As you spend more time playing competitively, you will begin to remember some of these values off the top of your head. A user on Reddit (@robyn_herbert) produced a very useful set of flashcards which are great for learning the various Speed tiers of the meta. These flash cards may be found here (but you don't need to stress over them yet).
While this may be a very simple overview of the stats that make up a Pokemon, these ideas are some of the foundations of competitive battling. In the next discussion, we'll look at where these stats come from, and how we can control their outcomes.
Do you have any questions about your Pokemon's stats? Curious how these stats play a part in VGC 2018? Leave a response below!


This program is a planned sequence of instruction aligned with industry standards, consisting of four occupational completion points. A student who completes the applicable competencies at any occupational completion point may either continue with the training or become an occupational completer. Refer to grade level requirements section on page 10 of the course catalog.
When the recommended sequence is followed, the structure is intended to prepare students to complete the CompTIA A+, Network+, and Security+ industry certifications. Sufficient coverage of advanced networking concepts and competencies may also lead to Cisco's CCENT and CCNA industry certifications.
The tuition cost for this 900 clock hour program is $2,502.00, plus lab fees, certification exams (1 - CompTIA A+, 1 - CompTIA Network+, 1 - CompTIA Security+), textbooks, lab kit, parking permit, uniforms, test simulations, and student ID badge, totaling $4,668.74 The Pell grant is available for this program. Notice: Prices are subject to change without notice.