Pitchers tend enjoy watching each other hit, so when Johan Santana took Matt Maloney deep last night for his first home run in – well – ever, the rest of the staff had to chime in.
Of course with Santana leading the staff in home runs, other pitchers have to get their shot.
And it seems like Santana needed the third home run to win this one, as the Mets still struggled to score runs. Only a fortunate sixth inning gave the ace some cushion in route to his sixth win of the year.
But it's been like that for Santana all season. With very few runs behind him, he had no room for error. Unfortunately it meant he went through his rough patch in June, while the Mets were piling up the wins. But as the page turned to July it seemed to be Santana time.
He is 61-19 with a 2.73 ERA during the second half of the season. In 2008, he went 9-0 down the stretch and now it looks like he's doing it again. Santana made a change in his arm angle, which is allowing his fastball a more explosive look, going back to the low-90s. Couple that with a change in his motion, which stopped tipping his pitches and you can see why he's the Johan Santana of old.
Especially his changeup, which is deadly.
That's why Manuel quickly retreated to the dugout with one out in the ninth and runners on first and second after Jason Bay's error. The look on his ace's face told the story.
"I'll finish it," he said.
And two pitches later he did ending an almost perfect night by the Mets ace.
Rodriguez may be right in that Santana may never hit another home run, but who cares? The most important thing is that the real Johan Santana is back.


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New generic Top Level Domains: what you need to know
19th October 2010 Written by Michael Wolnizer
The ubiquitous .com web suffix might soon be joined by thousands of others if a proposal recently approved by one of the internet's governing bodies is implemented. Michael Wolnizer and Kimberley Evans explain these changes, and potential opportunities and risks they present. This article first appeared in the October 2010 issue of Keeping good companies. Reproduced here with permission.
Advantages and disadvantages to establishing generic Top Level Domains which each organisation will have to consider
Important to allow sufficient time to identify major brands to enable relevant applications to be filed and brands to be protected
Consider implementing domain name watching service
Background to the changes
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is an international not-for-profit public benefit corporation responsible for governance of the global Domain Name System (DNS). Decisions on global DNS issues are a matter for ICANN and not national governments.
On 26 June 2008, ICANN approved a proposal to allow organisations to introduce their own generic top level domains (gTLD).1 There are currently 21 gTLDs in operation, the most common of which is .com.2
What does this mean? Essentially, domain name registry operators and large companies with the ability to operate a domain name registry will soon be able to apply to run their own domain space, such as .sport or .movies, .melbourne or .microsoft. Although operating a gTLD will not be possible for most small to medium enterprises, companies and individuals need to be aware of the coming changes.
This article briefly examines:
the process for securing a new gTLD and
some strategy considerations for brand owners for registering domain names in new gTLDs once they become available, and what watching and enforcement strategies may be appropriate.
Who is going to apply?
A broad range of organisations have announced an intention to apply for a gTLD. These fall in various categories including:
brand owners. Currently only three brand owners have announced an intention to bid for a new gTLD, namely Canon (.canon), Deloitte (.deloitte) and UNICEF (.unicef)
geographic and linguistic communities (for example, .cym)
cities (for example,. .paris, .berlin, .nyc)
entrepreneurial organisations seeking generic registrations (for example, .sport, .movies, .food).
Currently over 120 new gTLD bids have been announced. A summary of proposed new gTLDs may be found at www.newtlds.tv/newtlds/ [13 September 2010].
Requirements to register a new gTLD
Applicants for a new gTLD must be an established corporation, organisation or institution in good standing. Individuals and sole proprietors will not be able to apply. To achieve registration of a new gTLD, applicants must demonstrate they have sufficient financial, technical and operational capabilities to operate a domain name registry. Each application for a new gTLD will attract a fee of US$185,000 and may take eight to 19 months to process.
It is also important to remember that registering a gTLD is very different and more onerous than merely owning a domain name registration. A gTLD owner must operate a registry and set up eligibility and dispute policies as well as agreements with ICANN.
ICANN has published a Draft Applicant Guidebook which sets out the rules, requirements and mechanism for the release of new gTLDs. The latest version of the Guidebook (DAG4) was published by ICANN in May 2010 and may be found at www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/dag-en.htm [13 September 2010]. It is expected that a final version of the Guidebook will be released early next year.
Can you object to a new gTLD?
Yes, it will be possible to object to a new gTLD. Following filing of a gTLD application, the application will be open to a public comment and objection period. An objection may be filed on grounds of:
confusion — the gTLD is too similar to an existing TLD or another applied-for TLD
legal rights — the gTLD infringes existing legal rights, including trade mark rights
morality and public order — the gTLD is contrary to legal norms of morality and public order or
community objection — a significant portion of the community to which the gTLD may be targeted objects to its registration.
If an objection is raised against a new gTLD application, the application is subject to an extended evaluation and dispute resolution period before entering the transition to a delegation period.
Trade mark protection
The DAG4 provides a number of avenues to protect intellectual property, even if the brand owner has not applied to register a new gTLD. Such measures include:
a 'clearing house' database of verified registered intellectual property rights, including trade marks
a rapid suspension scheme designed to tackle clear cases of cybersquatting. Successful complaints under this scheme will result in the domain name being locked until its renewal date
a dispute resolution procedure designed to combat registry operators who act in bad faith or with an intent to profit from registering infringing domain names, and owners who use their gTLD for an improper purpose and
a requirement that operators of new gTLDs provide rights protection measures for brand owners, including a priority registration phase (or sunrise phase) once each new gTLD is open for domain name registration.
However, each of these protection measures requires that the brand owner be aware of what is happening in the new gTLD registration process and be ready to act quickly once they become aware of an infringement or an abusive or confusing registration.
Although ICANN has not yet released a final timetable, commentators are predicting that applications will open in late 2011 or early 2012. ICANN is expecting to receive approximately 500 applications for new gTLDs, and is predicting a 90 per cent success rate for applications. To apply or not to apply?
For those companies interested in registering a new gTLD, there are a number of factors to take into account. Some of these considerations are set out below.
Factors in favour of applying
Security and stability — Third party registries are vulnerable to attacks from many sources and will rarely turn away a court order or enforcement inquiry from a national agency. If brand owners establish their own domain name registry, the brand owner can implement and control any security measures as desired.
Marketing — A brand owner can use their own gTLD as a trusted means of communication with consumers. The brand domain extension will act as a sign of validity or authenticity among the copious scammers and phishers in the marketplace today.
Risk of not applying — If a brand owner's brand domain extension is secured by a third party, there are limited means of recovering the gTLD. It is not a simple process to buy a gTLD registry.
Possible negative factors
Consumers' reactions — No independent research has been undertaken into what consumers think about new gTLDs.
Cost — One new gTLD may not be sufficient for brand owners with multiple brands or the brand is marketed in local scripts. At a basic cost of US$185,000 per gTLD plus the cost of running a registry, it is expensive to register one gTLD, let alone numerous gTLDs.
Enforceability — In most jurisdictions today, everything on the right hand side of the dot in a domain name is considered generic. What effect does putting a brand name on the right side of the dot do to the enforceability of your brand?
Last-minute applications won't work — These applications are not domain names or trade marks and considerable time and investment is required to prepare an application, including gaining any required permissions.
If your company is considering registering a new gTLD, you need to identify your company's major brand or brands so that the application(s) can be filed. Although a final date has not been set, start working on the application as soon as possible so that you are ready when deadlines are announced.
Strategy for new domain name registrations once new gTLDs are launched
The release of an unrestricted number of gTLDs is unprecedented. The strategies which trade mark owners have adopted in previous new gTLD releases are unlikely to be appropriate for the new proposed release. In this regard, when seven new gTLDs were released in 2001 (including .biz, .info, .name and .pro), most large trade mark owners secured defensive registrations for their house mark and other major brands in each new gTLD. Many of these registrations are now dormant or have been allowed to lapse. A similar experience was encountered in 2003 with the release of the .asia, .mobi and .tel domains.
ICANN estimates that there may be up to 500 applications for new gTLDs. Assuming a trade mark owner registers only their house mark in each new gTLD, the cost to secure one registration in each new domain is $150,000 (assuming a conservative base cost of $300 per registration). Most companies would have multiple brands that they wish to protect and some will also protect major brands with hyphenation or common misspellings or phonetic variations. Accordingly, a blanket approach to defensive registrations is unlikely to be financially viable for most companies.
In view of the above, in preparation for the launch of new gTLDs, brand owners should identify their major trade marks which they wish to protect in the new domain name spaces and then devise a strategy for deciding in which gTLDs they will seek registration. For example, a brand owner may seek registrations in a generic gTLD which is associated with an industry in which the brand owner traders (for example, MGM may register mgm.movies). A brand owner may also wish to seek registration in geographic gTLDs where it has a commercial presence (for example, bhp.london).
For the time being, trade mark owners should look out for any announcements concerning applications for new gTLDs and closely monitor all deadlines in the new gTLD process.
In the meantime, if the trade mark owners do not have a domain name watching service in place, then this is an opportune time to implement one so that this is running effectively before the new gTLDs are released. It will be important for trade mark owners to be aware of domain name registrations in the new gTLDs which incorporate its major brands so that the trade mark owner can act quickly to protect its rights and also protect consumers from misleading or deceptive practices which are leveraged on the owner's trade marks.
There is no doubt that the new ICANN reforms present a significant challenge to brand owners. The key will be for brand owners and advisers to be well-informed on the latest developments and to have a well-defined strategy in place before the new system goes live.
See also McLeod C and Cox D, 2008, 'Business easier for cybersquatters and traders, so take action now', Keeping good companies, Vol 60 No 8, pp 494–496
These gTLDs should not be confused with country code Top Level Domains (ccTLDs) which are a twoletter country code allocation to each country under an international standard, for example .au
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The minds behind Mom in Chapel Hill bring you the inaugural Not So Normal 5k + Weekend. A weekend long celebration of Community and Philanthropy, with a little exercise thrown in. It will be fun, it will be memorable, and it will be anything but predictable.
This three-day celebration of community and philanthropy, kicks off Sept. 12 and introduces a family-friendly lineup of activities in Carrboro and Chapel Hill, all culminating with a festive 5K race and outdoor country music concert Sunday, Sept. 14. From date nights for parents to babysitting options and pajama parties for the kids, there will be a variety of events for the community to enjoy all while helping raise money for deserving charities. The best part, unlike other races, 100 percent of proceeds from all 5K registration fees goes directly to nonprofits. Learn more about each event and the nonprofit beneficiaries.
The Not So Normal 5K race…well, not quite 5K. We shortened to 2.95 miles to make it flatter and a little easier. Why? Because it's not so normal! Active families will run or walk this fun run, and strollers are welcome on the course. Registration is just $25 and all proceeds go directly to charity. Participants are also asked to bring one book for Book Harvest and/or two canned goods for local food distribution organizations, TABLE and PORCH. Kids' races, obstacles, face painting and tons of family-fun activities. Children 8 and under are free!
Frankie Ballard Live Presented by 94.7 QDR and The Not So Normal 5K + Weekend. Hosted at University Mall in Chapel Hill, the outdoor concert will feature rising country music star Frankie Ballard, and opening acts Casey Jamerson, Stereosparks and The BuzzTown Band, and DSI Comedy Theater getting the crowd ready to rock. The concert benefits The ArtsCenter, NC Children's Promise and Kidzu Children's Museum. Tickets are $9.47 and can be purchased online here.
The organizers of this event have been kind enough to offer two free tickets to Triangle Explorer readers for the outdoor concert Sunday Night featuring country music star Frankie Ballard presented by 94.7 QDR. To enter this free drawing simply leave a comment below or share this post on twitter and I will randomly select and email the winner on Friday August 29th.
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Q: Query on usage of on-premises data gateway for connecting Azure Analysis Services I have an application hosted in Azure infrastructure IaaS model. In this case, database: SQL Server 2017 is managed using Azure VM. For enhanced security isolation , the entire setup including the database server is leveraging VNets. Now we are planning to leverage Azure Analysis Services: PaaS offering to host the data models in the Azure environment and allow the client apps: Excel to connect it to  create reports and perform ad-hoc data analysis on the data.
Since in this case both the data source and the Azure Analysis service are hosted in Azure environment, do we still need to use On-premises Data Gateway to connect the Tabular Models hosted in Azure Analysis Services with  the data sources hosted in Azure VM through On-premises Data Gateway
Can anyone help me here by providing their guidance on this query?

A: Check the below links which answers for your query
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/analysis-services/analysis-services-vnet-gateway
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/analysis-services/analysis-services-network-faq
Data source connections:
Question - I have a VNET for my data source system. How can I allow my Analysis Services servers to access the database from the VNET?
Answer - Azure Analysis Services is unable to join a VNET. The best solution here is to install and configure an On-premises Data Gateway on the VNET, and then configure your Analysis Services servers with the AlwaysUseGateway server property. To learn more, see Use gateway for data sources on an Azure Virtual Network (VNet).

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New Tricks: Scott Blackwood Talks Skate And Skate 2
Gameloft Ibérica, S.A.U.
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October 17, 2008 Page 1 of 6
When the EA Black Box-developed Skate was first announced, the game was anything but a sure thing. But notably, last holiday season's iteration eclipsed the sales of the most recent iteration of the Tony Hawk series, the reigning champion of all extreme sports game -- that which had outlasted all comers, including Electronic Arts, during the genre's boom in the late '90s to early 2000s.
How did this happen? The result, according to EA executive producer Scott Blackwood, is built on a group of developers passionate and knowledgeable about the sport, allowed to prototype and experiment -- building the game from the ground up under the instruction that there was no established formula for the genre.
Here, Blackwood outlines that process, as well as detailing the motivational tactics used to improve the game for its second iteration, Skate 2, which is due very early next year (rival Activision didn't release a Tony Hawk title this holiday season, and hasn't announced a new version of its franchise just yet.)
Blackwood also describes the process by which the team has defined what elements of its technological solutions must be built from the ground up and which can be brought in from outside -- a prioritization process absolutely crucial to delivering the game on time and on budget.
You had a lot of success with the first game. You took the crown away from Tony Hawk, to a certain extent. Was that what you were expecting, or what kind of reception were you anticipating? Because you came out with a very different kind of game.
Scott Blackwood: It would be hard to say that you would expect to do that. We didn't go in with that expectation. It wasn't really the spirit with which we started Skate. A lot of us were skaters, and we had the opportunity to get into something different. We had a vision for a totally different way of doing a skateboarding game, but there were a lot of risks involved.
We didn't want to copy Tony Hawk. We didn't want to waste one or two years of our lives just recreating something that, for what it was, had pretty much been perfected already. There were a lot of risks, and it was going in a different direction, and we were stoked that it paid off. So I don't know about crown this-or-that.
I just hope that it is the beginning of a rejuvenation of the category of the genre, because action sports games are just fun. We wanted to make a game that was fun and represented skateboarding in a different way. We just freshened up the category a little bit. It just felt like it needed a new injection. We didn't go into it as corporately competitive as people maybe think. We just had an idea, and thankfully we had the support of a company to go through with it.
You said that people on the team were actually into skateboarding, so is this like a natural kind of percolating idea that had been going around the studio, or something that you'd been discussing while you were working on other projects?
SB: I know that the idea of doing the skateboarding game had been around, and there were some different approaches to how we might try to get into that category. Obviously, we had a lot of success with SSX -- an amazing game, and I loved it.
And yet, I think that approach -- which is a more super-arcadey, good times, get your hands on it -- wasn't necessarily the way to approach getting into skateboarding, because that had been done.
We thought about it a lot, and a few of us just started this. It was really a grassroots thing. A bunch of guys who were passionate about doing a skateboarding game and doing something different and who skated... getting the go-ahead to go in a different direction, which at the time was pretty cool.
In terms of the way the design was... was it something that someone in the studio had been thinking about in the back of their mind for a long time, or was it actually more iterative? How was it born?
SB: Basically, the idea of approaching that skateboarding genre had been around for a while.
Sure, but the way you did it, specifically.
SB: At the time, we didn't feel like we necessarily had the right way to get into the genre. When I got together with some of the guys who'd been thinking about it -- Chris and Jay had both been skating for like 30 years -- and were dying to make a skateboarding game. We wiped the slate clean.
I just said, "Guys, pretend that nobody had ever made a skateboarding game before. What would we do?" and just started with philosophies. "Okay, let's see if we can keep it real." That's fine, but it's not fine if it's boring. We built up from there. "Okay, if we keep it real, can we innovate on the controls, the cameras, and the physics?" We just built it out like nothing else had ever existed.
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DMG Entertainment — Beverly Hills, California, United States
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The Meat Market restaurant will appeal to all meat lovers. It has been creatively decorated to provide a delightful view. You can choose from meats and garnishes, which will be cooked on a grill.
Quique Dacosta is the proud holder of three Michelin stars. More importantly for those who love Spanish food, it is a tapas restaurant where you can eat with your fingers.
If you fancy tastefully-cooked Mediterranean food, you need to visit El Pederniz, a surprising restaurant with a unique cosy charm.
The restaurant with a Blanqueries design serves market food made from seasonal produce.
For those who would rather spend time on other activities that the city has to offer, there are many places where you can eat quickly and well at a good price. One example is the Alqueria del Pou. Enjoy the best paella and the best orange flan here!


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which I use on my menu component like this:
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It works, but chrome has this warning:

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Does anyone know why?

A: This was me being silly, the first transform is wrong:
transform: 'transform: translateX(0px) translateZ(0px)',

It has an extra transform which isn't needed.
Changing it to this:
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FGT That's how I always work: take your limitations . . .
Felix Gonzalez-Torress's words go out to all the young artists out there, who are struggling, doubting, starving, sweating, wondering, grumbling, worrying, overthinking, drowning, trembling, agonizing.
DO NOT FEAR to reveal your vulnerability. EMBRACE your inner self.
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A series of new group 2 coordination polymers, MgL = {MgL(H2O)(DMF)0.75}∞, CaL = {CaL(DMF)2}∞, SrL = {SrL(H2O)0.5}∞ and BaL = {BaL(H2O)0.5}∞, were synthesized using a flexible benzimidazolone diacetic acid linker (L) in which the two carboxylic acid binding sites are connected to a planar core via {–CH2–} spacers that can freely rotate in solution. In a 'curiosity-led' diversion from group 2 metals, the first row transition metal salts Mn2+, Cu2+ and Zn2+ were also reacted with L to yield crystals of MnL = {MnL(DMF)(H2O)3.33}∞, Cu3L2 = {Cu3L2(DMF)2(CHO2)2}∞ and ZnL = {ZnL(DMF)}∞. Crystal structures were obtained for all seven materials. All structures form as two-dimensional sheets and, with the exception of ZnL, which displays tetrahedrally coordinated metal centres, and Cu3L2, which contains square planar coordinated metal centres and Cu paddle wheels, contain six-coordinate metal centres. In each structure, the linker adopts one of two distinct conformations, with the carboxylate groups either cis or trans to each other with respect to the plane of the core. All materials were also characterized by powder X-ray diffraction and thermogravimetric analysis.
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My human republic had just discovered FTL technology and my commercial and resource gathering industries were picking up steam—I had a decent mining fleet which was necessary for building many things.
The local pirate factions that were relatively close to my homeworld seemed content with me paying them off for "protection." But one of them became more and more hostile as time went on. Soon, we could see the writing on the wall. We began to build up our measly navy in the anticipation of an attack.
But we weren't prepared enough in time when the belligerent space bandit launched their attack on my poor defenseless mining vessels. The pirates swarmed them as my navy swooped in to try their best to defend my much-needed civilian fleet. We were humans, resourceful, and at times, martial when we needed to be—and we'd prove that in the upcoming battle.
Yes, you heard that right, the Distant World 2's default technology for ship travel is indeed pre-FTL. That's one of the coolest things I first noticed about this little space RTS gem developed by Code Force and published by Slitherine. This is a hardcore space-focused strategy title that gives players the freedom to engage with the mechanics that they want to embrace as they built their ideal galactic civilization.
No, there isn't some grand core campaign, the game unfolds like a story that you create as you play one of the seven featured races, which are as diverse as they could be. Each features special victory conditions and event chains. There's a lot of writing here, designed to convey information rather than entertain. Make sure to check the in-game encyclopedia anytime something seems unclear.
Gameplay-wise, Distant Worlds 2 is a complex 4X title and a fairly traditional one at that. The unique selling proposition is the layers of depth it offers. Its entire economic system is handled by private actors moving around in the background. Gamers will control everything from planet development to ship design, from scientific advances to fleet composition and duty.
One of the biggest new ideas that separate this game from others is its scope of what you control. A player who wants to look at every detail and make every decision can do so, spending time and energy to engage with the systems and build the most efficient civilization. Someone who wants to focus on exploration can lead his science ships, leaving taxation and planet development to the computer, with a relative efficiency drop.
Personally, I love to tinker around with my civilization's economy and fantastic ship designer, but still, never feel like I am missing out on anything. It's also fun to mess around with the game's diplomacy and research fields, as well as the occasional foray into espionage. Exploration and keeping pirates at bay are the most important activities in the early game.
Vast nebulae create chokepoints (unlike Stellaris) and coupled with planet quality, will define prime expansion spaces. Once the player meets another civilization or two a race for prime space real estate starts, especially if the rivals are aggressive. This is the part of the experience I love best.
By the way, developing a strong economy is a big task and becomes a priority as soon as you have around 2 or 3 worlds to work with. There are too many resources in the game to keep full track of so I like to focus on what's most urgent. Automate as much of this as you feel comfortable with while learning what you need to manually work on.
When you (or if you) make it to the late game, with its increased number of attention sinks, the game feels a little burdensome. But that's where you can scale down what you want to focus on and let the AI handle the rest of the heavy lifting. You can also pause as often as you want to deal with the many incoming choices and messages. And at least one of the computer-controlled empires always seems to have a military edge I fail to deal with.
Many gamers wonder if Distant Worlds 2 has the potential that the first entry in the series had. I only played Distant Worlds for about 30 hours, but I understood how great it could be. This second installment updates and improves everything that seemed promising back then. I plan to give it time to learn how to master systems. But for a newcomer, the game can be challenging to get into. But it's so worth it if you have the patience to learn its many systems.
Distant Worlds 2 offers a great-looking galaxy to play around in with its beautiful graphics while also striving to deliver a clean user interface. If you ignore the constant threats from opposing races and space itself, the galaxy can be beautiful to simply look at. Even better, players can quickly get to the info and the choices that they are focused on, although the interface gets some getting used to. Unfortunately, the presentation is not enhanced by the uninteresting sound design and the soundtrack that does not fit the theme.
Simply put, this is a rich space-based, real-time strategy experience that can provide hundreds of hours of fun to a dedicated fan. The narratives that unfold are interesting enough and are complemented by the game's complex mechanics. The automation options are deep and make it easier to focus on certain aspects of the 4X concept, delegating the rest to a decent computer algorithm.
Remember, before jumping into Distant Worlds 2, be sure to set aside time and patience. Make extensive use of the in-game help, read forums if you need to, delegate a lot at first, and only engage with what you like. Code Force and Slitherine have delivered a solid 4X strategy title here, which means updates and DLC can only improve it and add accessibility and fun.


There will be no recognition of Israel and there will be no security for the occupation and colonization forces. Resistance will remain our strategic option.
I cannot make it better known than it already is that I strongly favor colonization.
The preeminent obstacle to peace is Israel's colonization of Palestine.
"Colonization of Palestine Precludes Peace". www.haaretz.com. March 16, 2006.
It is too often forgotten that when the Europeans gained enough maritime skills and gunpowder to conquer most of the world, they not only colonized the bulk of the world's people but they colonized the interpretation of history itself. Human history was rewritten to favor them at the expense of other people. The roots of modern racism can be traced to this conquest and colonization.
I was sort of a half-breed of colonization, understanding everyone because I belonged completely to no one.
The American continents, by the free and independent condition by which they have assumed and maintained, are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European powers.
Lincoln has accepted America as a biracial society. He's talking about giving at least some black men the right to vote. In the Emancipation Proclamation he advises some blacks to labor faithfully for reasonable wages, here in the United States. He doesn't say anything about them leaving the country. He puts black men in the army. That is a whole different vision than simply saying "let's have them go out of the country." I think what's interesting is the change in Lincoln's view, but one must realize that he did adhere to this idea of colonization for many years.
The loss of national identity is the greatest defeat a nation can know, and it is inevitable under the contemporary form of colonization.
For many women, the experience of prostitution stems from the historical trauma of colonization.
"Prostitution in Vancouver: Violence and the Colonization of First Nations Women". Transcultural Psychiatry 42, article co-written with J. Lynne and A. Cotton, 2005.
Historians still often see the end of the war as meaning nothing more for Germany than lost territories, lost participation in colonization, and lost assets for the state and individuals. They frequently overlook the most serious loss that Germany suffered.
Philanthropic colonization is a failure. National colonization will succeed.
We all know the Indians were colonized by the Europeans, but every colonized Indian has been colonized by the Indian reaction to colonization.
There's a few scholars that object to how the italicized sections suggest that Native people are to take some part in the blame for how colonization occurred. But I say, "Yes they are." Not nearly as much blame as the colonizers, of course. But we are not just victims. I hate this idea that we are all just victimized and oppressed and etcetera etcetera. It's dehumanizing in its own way.
Colonialism. The enforced spread of the rule of reason. But who is going to spread it among the colonizers?
Remember this: once the human race is established on more than one planet and especially, in more than one solar system, there is no way now imaginable to kill off the human race.
We had nothing to lose and everything to gain.
formation; furthermore it does not matter whether an objective blood relationship exists.
Women are a colonized people.
The ancients, by their system of colonization, made themselves friends all over the known world; the moderns have sought to make subjects, and therefore have made enemies.
When we set out to land people on the surface of Mars, I think we should as a nation, as a world, commit ourselves to supporting a growing settlement and colonization there. To visit a few times and then withdraw would be an unforgivable waste of resources.
This is ideological colonization. They colonize people with ideas that try to change mentalities or structures, but this is not new. This was done by the dictatorships of the last century.
"Why Pope Francis Isn't a Liberal Reformer" by Dennis Earl, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 11, 2015.
Africa is trying to find its way back to a sense of itself, when much of that was lost through colonization.


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Daboku
The following model/s have not been confirmed for MechWarrior Online but existed in the BattleTech-Universe as of 3049
The Daboku is a speculated mech due to its mention in an ISN Article.[1]
The Daboku is a forerunner to the Mauler Battlemech. It was rushed into House Kurita service for the war of 3039 and was declared an almost immediate failure due to malfunctions in numerous systems. As a result the Federated Commonwealth managed to capture many of these mechs. The design would be resurrected as the Mauler later by House Kurita.
Although no "official" variants were produced, this is the standard fit of the Daboku which was considered a dismal failure, due to the numerous failings in the design and chassis, most notably the CASE system. Many of these mechs fell into FedCom hands in the fourth succession war. Despite its shortcomings, this template would soon be resurrected as the successful Mauler.
Related Mechs[edit | edit source]
Mauler
Speculation[edit | edit source]
The Daboku is indeed the forerunner to the Mauler but it has numerous design flaws. Its uncertain if the mech will be in game as it most definitely will be overshadowed by the Mauler. Then again it could make an interesting assault mech to find on the scrapheap and give any unit good firepower despite its apparent design faults.
Additional Reading[edit | edit source]
Sarna Article on Daboku
Article on Solaris7 about Daboku
↑ Article on Twitter
Retrieved from "https://mwo.gamepedia.com/index.php?title=Daboku&oldid=30889"
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You have chosen… wisely?
April 7, 2008 by Tim
I saw more various spellings of the word "octopus" this weekend than I might have otherwise thought possible. The votes were neck and neck for a while in the beginning, but then 'octopus' started to pull into the lead.
Final count:
24,342 Octopus votes
21,027 Magnet votes
Overall it was really fun and I think it went well. You guys really slammed my email on Saturday, and the votes continued to trickle in through Sunday after voting closed. I think there were approximately 2,000 votes that weren't counted due to not following instructions or sending the votes in after midnight. For a future story we may try to write up a voting application to put on the comic page, but this seems to work well enough for now. Votes were auto-filtered into separate folders, and after checking for duplicates, I just looked at the number of unread messages in those folders.
Just for the sake of disclosure, there was no option for this comic that would kill Ethan. I don't want to off the main character in the first choice. But from here on out, the gloves are off. Not every choice will include a risk of death, but it's a definite possibility from now on. So keep an eye out for the next choice comic this week.
When the story is done, I'll post the choice tree I wrote up, so you can at least see what would have happened if different choices had been made. I know a lot of you would like a true "Choose your own adventure" story, and it's something I'm considering for comic book form for the future.


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Callipogonius is a genus of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae, containing the following species:

Species
Callipogonius cornutus (Linsley, 1930)
Callipogonius hircinus (Bates, 1885)

References

Pogonocherini
Cerambycidae genera
Taxa named by Earle Gorton Linsley

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Q: Bootstrap 5 sass by Dart sass I'm trying to set up Bootstrap 5 sass by Dart-sass in a Django project.
when I started to compile I got this message
"DEPRECATION WARNING: Using / for division is deprecated and will be removed in Dart Sass 2.0.0."
I began to follow recommendations and replace / by , in all files to solve issues.
Till i faced an issue i can't fix it in vendor >> _rfs.scss file
Error: $number: 1rem, 16rem is not a number.
    ╷
211 │         @if abs($value) <= $rfs-base-value or not $enable-rfs {
    │             ^^^^^^^^^^^
    ╵

This is _rfs.scss
// stylelint-disable property-blacklist, scss/dollar-variable-default

// SCSS RFS mixin
//
// Automated responsive values for font sizes, paddings, margins and much more
//
// Licensed under MIT (https://github.com/twbs/rfs/blob/master/LICENSE)

// Configuration

// Base value
$rfs-base-value: 1.25rem !default;
$rfs-unit: rem !default;

@if $rfs-unit != rem and $rfs-unit != px {
  @error "`#{$rfs-unit}` is not a valid unit for $rfs-unit. Use `px` or `rem`.";
}

// Breakpoint at where values start decreasing if screen width is smaller
$rfs-breakpoint: 1200px !default;
$rfs-breakpoint-unit: px !default;

@if $rfs-breakpoint-unit != px and $rfs-breakpoint-unit != em and $rfs-breakpoint-unit != rem {
  @error "`#{$rfs-breakpoint-unit}` is not a valid unit for $rfs-breakpoint-unit. Use `px`, `em` or `rem`.";
}

// Resize values based on screen height and width
$rfs-two-dimensional: false !default;

// Factor of decrease
$rfs-factor: 10 !default;

@if type-of($rfs-factor) != number or $rfs-factor <= 1 {
  @error "`#{$rfs-factor}` is not a valid  $rfs-factor, it must be greater than 1.";
}

// Mode. Possibilities: "min-media-query", "max-media-query"
$rfs-mode: min-media-query !default;

// Generate enable or disable classes. Possibilities: false, "enable" or "disable"
$rfs-class: false !default;

// 1 rem = $rfs-rem-value px
$rfs-rem-value: 16 !default;

// Safari iframe resize bug: https://github.com/twbs/rfs/issues/14
$rfs-safari-iframe-resize-bug-fix: false !default;

// Disable RFS by setting $enable-rfs to false
$enable-rfs: true !default;

// Cache $rfs-base-value unit
$rfs-base-value-unit: unit($rfs-base-value);

// Remove px-unit from $rfs-base-value for calculations
@if $rfs-base-value-unit == px {
  $rfs-base-value: $rfs-base-value , ($rfs-base-value * 0 + 1);
}
@else if $rfs-base-value-unit == rem {
  $rfs-base-value: $rfs-base-value , ($rfs-base-value * 0 + 1 , $rfs-rem-value);
}

// Cache $rfs-breakpoint unit to prevent multiple calls
$rfs-breakpoint-unit-cache: unit($rfs-breakpoint);

// Remove unit from $rfs-breakpoint for calculations
@if $rfs-breakpoint-unit-cache == px {
  $rfs-breakpoint: $rfs-breakpoint , ($rfs-breakpoint * 0 + 1);
}
@else if $rfs-breakpoint-unit-cache == rem or $rfs-breakpoint-unit-cache == "em" {
  $rfs-breakpoint: $rfs-breakpoint , ($rfs-breakpoint * 0 + 1 , $rfs-rem-value);
}

// Calculate the media query value
$rfs-mq-value: if($rfs-breakpoint-unit == px, #{$rfs-breakpoint}px, #{$rfs-breakpoint , $rfs-rem-value}#{$rfs-breakpoint-unit});
$rfs-mq-property-width: if($rfs-mode == max-media-query, max-width, min-width);
$rfs-mq-property-height: if($rfs-mode == max-media-query, max-height, min-height);

// Internal mixin used to determine which media query needs to be used
@mixin _rfs-media-query {
  @if $rfs-two-dimensional {
    @if $rfs-mode == max-media-query {
      @media (#{$rfs-mq-property-width}: #{$rfs-mq-value}), (#{$rfs-mq-property-height}: #{$rfs-mq-value}) {
        @content;
      }
    }
    @else {
      @media (#{$rfs-mq-property-width}: #{$rfs-mq-value}) and (#{$rfs-mq-property-height}: #{$rfs-mq-value}) {
        @content;
      }
    }
  }
  @else {
    @media (#{$rfs-mq-property-width}: #{$rfs-mq-value}) {
      @content;
    }
  }
}

// Internal mixin that adds disable classes to the selector if needed.
@mixin _rfs-rule {
  @if $rfs-class == disable and $rfs-mode == max-media-query {
    // Adding an extra class increases specificity, which prevents the media query to override the property
    &,
    .disable-rfs &,
    &.disable-rfs {
      @content;
    }
  }
  @else if $rfs-class == enable and $rfs-mode == min-media-query {
    .enable-rfs &,
    &.enable-rfs {
      @content;
    }
  }
  @else {
    @content;
  }
}

// Internal mixin that adds enable classes to the selector if needed.
@mixin _rfs-media-query-rule {

  @if $rfs-class == enable {
    @if $rfs-mode == min-media-query {
      @content;
    }

    @include _rfs-media-query {
      .enable-rfs &,
      &.enable-rfs {
        @content;
      }
    }
  }
  @else {
    @if $rfs-class == disable and $rfs-mode == min-media-query {
      .disable-rfs &,
      &.disable-rfs {
        @content;
      }
    }
    @include _rfs-media-query {
      @content;
    }
  }
}

// Helper function to get the formatted non-responsive value
@function rfs-value($values) {
  // Convert to list
  $values: if(type-of($values) != list, ($values,), $values);

  $val: '';

  // Loop over each value and calculate value
  @each $value in $values {
    @if $value == 0 {
      $val: $val + ' 0';
    }
    @else {
      // Cache $value unit
      $unit: if(type-of($value) == "number", unit($value), false);

      @if $unit == px {
        // Convert to rem if needed
        $val: $val + ' ' + if($rfs-unit == rem, #{$value , ($value * 0 + $rfs-rem-value)}rem, $value);
      }
      @else if $unit == rem {
        // Convert to px if needed
        $val: $val + ' ' + if($rfs-unit == px, #{$value , ($value * 0 + 1) * $rfs-rem-value}px, $value);
      }
      @else {
        // If $value isn't a number (like inherit) or $value has a unit (not px or rem, like 1.5em) or $ is 0, just print the value
        $val: $val + ' ' + $value;
      }
    }
  }

  // Remove first space
  @return unquote(str-slice($val, 2));
}

// Helper function to get the responsive value calculated by RFS
@function rfs-fluid-value($values) {
  // Convert to list
  $values: if(type-of($values) != list, ($values,), $values);

  $val: '';

  // Loop over each value and calculate value
  @each $value in $values {
    @if $value == 0 {
      $val: $val + ' 0';
    }

    @else {
      // Cache $value unit
      $unit: if(type-of($value) == "number", unit($value), false);

      // If $value isn't a number (like inherit) or $value has a unit (not px or rem, like 1.5em) or $ is 0, just print the value
      @if not $unit or $unit != px and $unit != rem {
        $val: $val + ' ' + $value;
      }

      @else {
        // Remove unit from $value for calculations
        $value: $value, $value * 0 + if($unit == px, 1, ($rfs-rem-value));

        // Only add the media query if the value is greater than the minimum value
        @if abs($value) <= $rfs-base-value or not $enable-rfs {
          $val: $val + ' ' +  if($rfs-unit == rem, #{$value , $rfs-rem-value}rem, #{$value}px);
        }
        @else {
          // Calculate the minimum value
          $value-min: $rfs-base-value + (abs($value) - $rfs-base-value) , $rfs-factor;

          // Calculate difference between $value and the minimum value
          $value-diff: abs($value) - $value-min;

          // Base value formatting
          $min-width: if($rfs-unit == rem, #{$value-min , $rfs-rem-value}rem, #{$value-min}px);

          // Use negative value if needed
          $min-width: if($value < 0, -$min-width, $min-width);

          // Use `vmin` if two-dimensional is enabled
          $variable-unit: if($rfs-two-dimensional, vmin, vw);

          // Calculate the variable width between 0 and $rfs-breakpoint
          $variable-width: #{$value-diff * 100 , $rfs-breakpoint}#{$variable-unit};

          // Return the calculated value
          $val: $val + ' calc(' + $min-width + if($value < 0, ' - ', ' + ') + $variable-width + ')';
        }
      }
    }
  }

  // Remove first space
  @return unquote(str-slice($val, 2));
}

// RFS mixin
@mixin rfs($values, $property: font-size) {
  @if $values != null {
    $val: rfs-value($values);
    $fluidVal: rfs-fluid-value($values);

    // Do not print the media query if responsive & non-responsive values are the same
    @if $val == $fluidVal {
      #{$property}: $val;
    }
    @else {
      @include _rfs-rule {
        #{$property}: if($rfs-mode == max-media-query, $val, $fluidVal);

        // Include safari iframe resize fix if needed
        min-width: if($rfs-safari-iframe-resize-bug-fix, (0 * 1vw), null);
      }

      @include _rfs-media-query-rule {
        #{$property}: if($rfs-mode == max-media-query, $fluidVal, $val);
      }
    }
  }
}

// Shorthand helper mixins
@mixin font-size($value) {
  @include rfs($value);
}

@mixin padding($value) {
  @include rfs($value, padding);
}

@mixin padding-top($value) {
  @include rfs($value, padding-top);
}

@mixin padding-right($value) {
  @include rfs($value, padding-right);
}

@mixin padding-bottom($value) {
  @include rfs($value, padding-bottom);
}

@mixin padding-left($value) {
  @include rfs($value, padding-left);
}

@mixin margin($value) {
  @include rfs($value, margin);
}

@mixin margin-top($value) {
  @include rfs($value, margin-top);
}

@mixin margin-right($value) {
  @include rfs($value, margin-right);
}

@mixin margin-bottom($value) {
  @include rfs($value, margin-bottom);
}

@mixin margin-left($value) {
  @include rfs($value, margin-left);
}

I hope you could help me pass these deprecations issues.
Thank You

A: This is a know issue with versions of Dart SASS > 1.32.0
See:  https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/issues/34051

*

*Workaround #1 = Use Dart SASS =< 1.32.0

*Workaround #2 = Add --quiet-deps to the command sass line. (You'll still get warnings, but limited to 5.  Ignore them. --quiet removes all messages.)
Authors are fixing this and if you grab the source from GitHub now it will be fixed, or wait for the v5.0.2 release.


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The Oakland Raiders are competing week in and week out for the first time in many years. Jack Del Rio, Derek Carr, Amari Cooper, and a handful of others have really turned the team in a new direction.
By: Jacob Marrocco | Tuesday Nov 10, 2015
The Oakland Raiders have been one of the least successful franchises in the NFL since their Super Bowl appearance in 2002.They have not finished above .500 since that season, and have gone through nine head coaches.
Fresno State product Derek Carr is out to change that.
Carr's Raiders are just 4-4, but he has them in the playoff discussion at the midway point of the season for the first time in over a decade. Consider this: Carr is just one of four quarterbacks in the NFL with at least 2,000 passing yards, more than 15 touchdowns passes and fewer than five interceptions. The other three are Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers and Andy Dalton.
Carr, who is Pro Football Focus's fourth highest-rated quarterback, is also on pace to shatter his rookie totals from last season. The sophomore threw for just 21 touchdowns last season to go with 12 interceptions, 3,270 yards, a 58.1 percent completion rate and a 76.6 passer rating.
This year, he is completing his passes at a 63.7 percent clip, with 2,094 yards, 19 touchdowns, four interceptions and a passer rating of 104.3, good for sixth in the league. With half the season left to play, some Raiders franchise records are within reach for Carr. Daryle Lamonica's single-season franchise record of 34 touchdowns passes in 1969 and Rich Gannon's 67.6 percent completion rate in 2002 can be broken. Carr also has a high likelihood to become just the third quarterback in Raiders history to have a 4,000-yard season (Gannon, Carson Palmer – 2012).
There are a few contributing factors to his improvement. Rodney Hudson has evolved into one of the best centers in the game, while Gabe Jackson is strong at guard, and Donald Penn has been protecting his blind side effectively. Protection has been better than last season, when Carr was the victim of 24 sacks. This year he has been taken down just eight times. Carr looks more poised and confident in the pocket than in his rookie season.
This improved line play has allowed Carr more time to throw to his top weapons, Amari Cooper and Michael Crabtree. Crabtree is the 11th highest-rated wide receiver at PFF. He has been an effective run blocker in addition to catching 47 passes for 591 yards and five touchdowns. Cooper has lived up to his draft hype, too. He has 45 receptions and 653 receiving yards to go with four touchdowns. Both have combined to be reliable weapons for Carr, where they have just one fumble between the two of them this year.
You can't forget the AFC's leading rusher, either. Latavius Murray has racked up 630 yards on 4.8 yards per carry and three touchdowns for Oakland, losing just one fumble. He has been knocked around a bit this season, but Oakland hasn't had a 1,000-yard rusher since 2010, when Darren McFadden had 1,157. Contributions from the ground game enable the Raiders to run a more balanced attack; a luxury they haven't enjoyed in quite some time. Murray has also chipped in to the passing game with 21 catches for 104 yards.
The defense leaves a lot to be desired, though. Despite having the league interception leader in Charles Woodson, the Raiders have the worst pass defense in the league, allowing 314.6 yards through the air per game. The rush defense is much better, top-8 in the NFL in fact, with young buck Khalil Mack, PFF's second highest-rated edge defender, leading that charge.
Though the secondary has tons of issues to work out, Jack del Rio has the Raiders on the right track.
On offense, a young, steadily improving quarterback has reduced the backbreaking mistakes (unlike fellow sophomore Blake Bortles) and has stepped into the role of leader. Murray anchors the rushing attack effectively, with Marcel Reece there to buttress him as well. Crabtree and Cooper are a dynamic one-two punch at wide receiver, and Clive Walford has potential at tight end.
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In addition to the Cathedral, Cordoba has so much to see one day simply isn't enough for it. Especially if the impromptu trip takes place with no guide books, maps, proper plans and Excel sheets (I think you're starting to get an idea of what a relaxing travel companion I make...) Though most of those, too, are either churches or other religious sites.
The area around Mezquita sells - among other things - "traditional Andalusian ceramics" which in all honesty looks a lot like its traditional Tunisian/ Hebronite/ Armenian counterparts.
The Old Jewish Quarter is located right next to the Cathedral. Though there isn't anything particularly Jewish about it anymore as I learnt - having searched for it for half an hour before realizing I'd been bang in the middle of it all along.
Cordoba's Old Town is the second largest in Europe and the largest urban area declared UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is so beautiful and it's easy to lose oneself (and track of time!) in the serenity of its ancient little streets.
The streets in Old Town close to Mezquita are also full of charmingly old-fashioned pensionats where I definitely want to stay next time I'm in town.
History here can be found literally in one's own backyard.


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Ko Channabasappa (KoChe) was Kannada writer, lawyer and freedom fighter participated in the Quit India movement.

Early life
KoChe was born in Alur in the Kudligi taluk of Ballari district of Karnataka.

Work
KoChe is best known for his works that include Sri Ramayana Darshanam Mahakavya Samikshe, Khajane, Raktaparna, Hindurugi Baralilla, Nyayalayada Satyakathe, Hrudaya Naivedya and Belakinadege. He presided over the Kannada Sahitya Sammelana at Vijayapura in 2015.

Books
 Prabuddha Nagarikatva Mattu Namma Manava Kendrita Rashtra
 Kavi Vibhuthige Namo
 Jagajjanani Bharata
 Koche Samagra Katha Kosha
 S Nijalingappa

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Kannada-language writers
Indian writers
2019 deaths
People from Bellary district


Photo Caption: Master Trainer Ron Losinski, center, talks with students Roger Silvery, left, and Andy Inman, right, about transformers at the Volt Institute in Modesto, Calif., Thursday, June 14, 2018.
The VOLT Institute in Modesto has received a jolt from the state budget in the form of $1 million in funding.
It should create opportunity for training younger adults to work in industrial electronics, automation and equipment maintenance for large employers in Stanislaus County. On average, those higher-skilled jobs pay $27.80 an hour.
The state funds will expand a job-training partnership involving Modesto Junior College, Opportunity Stanislaus and the Stanislaus County Office of Education (SCOE). The VOLT Institute, a private-sector-driven program launched in October, recently graduated a 30-member class of maintenance mechanics to work in local industries.
MJC will receive the state funding and purchase equipment for a broader array of training programs at SCOE's trade school in the former Modesto Bee building. The money will be used to leverage federal dollars for training up to 200 students a year.
The community college has its own vocational training in industrial electronics, automation, manufacturing, welding and agricultural mechanics. While investing in training equipment and new programs at VOLT, the college also will continue with vocational training at its west campus.
What's driving the workforce training initiative is the need among employers in Stanislaus County for skilled workers to maintain equipment and troubleshoot problems in manufacturing systems.
Chancellor Henry Yong of the Yosemite Community College District said the workforce training promises a brighter future for families, contributes to the local economy and will expand the tax base for supporting public services.
Partners in the VOLT Institute plan to tailor training programs for skills in demand in the labor market. The center could branch into "mechatronics" or training workers to maintain automated machinery. MJC is looking to offer training in the building trades at the VOLT center, including a program to construct tiny houses for the homeless.
Dave White, chief executive officer of Opportunity Stanislaus, said the state money will be used as matching dollars for a $2 million federal grant for expansion of MJC vocational training and the VOLT Institute.
White ran point to help Assemblyman Adam Gray, D-Merced, to get the funding into the state budget signed by Gov. Jerry Brown last week.
White said most of the students in the VOLT Institute's first graduating class have found jobs. It takes nine to 10 months to complete the maintenance mechanic training at VOLT.
Students are enrolling in a three-month Certified Production Technician class that begins this month. The class is a shorter program to enhance skills for working in manufacturing.
More information on the VOLT Institute can be found at https://voltinstitute.com.


João Cancelo (in) - Munir (out) (Valencia).
Carlos Soler (Valencia) is cautioned by the referee.
Pérez (Valencia) is cautioned by the referee.
Nani (in) - Orellana (out) (Valencia).
Santi Mina (in) - Parejo (out) (Valencia).
Walter Montoya (in) - Vázquez (out) (Sevilla).


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Swiatek shining in 'learning mode'
Thursday 1 July 2021 - Alex Sharp
2020 Roland-Garros champion Iga Swiatek has cruised through to the third round at Wimbledon to face Irina-Camelia Begu.
For Iga Swiatek this Wimbledon is all about evolution.
The Pole was hailed junior champion on No.1 Court back in 2018, but has found match time on the grass courts limited since then.
Three first round exits in 2019, sadly no grass campaign last summer and then two matches in Eastbourne in June. Despite the lack of experience on resplendent lawns, the 20-year-old is an eager Iga, determined to adapt.
It's all about learning mode.
"Few days ago, while I was doing press, it came to my mind that it was here, where three years ago I did my first press conference. At that time everything was new on and off the court. Time flies, and so much has changed since then but on grass I'm still in learning mode," Tweeted the world No.9 ahead of her Wimbledon title pursuit.
"Trying to stay humble and just putting the work day by day. It's not easy and I still make a lot of mistakes. And it's okay."
So far Swiatek has dispatched the dangerous Hsieh Su-Wei 6-4, 6-4 and 2010 runner-up Vera Zvonareva with a clinical 6-1, 6-3 scoreline. Playing in just her 10th Grand Slam main draw, the 20-year-old has already made the third round or better at all four majors.
It's that sort of consistency Swiatek always talks up and the Pole is relieved to have hit the ground running so well in south-west London.
"My attitude changed from Eastbourne which wasn't really positive because it was really nice and easy to play for me without any expectations. But when I came here, I realised that I'm on Wimbledon, and everybody started talking about my junior run again," reflected the No.7 seed.
"I realised that, 'Hey, it would be nice to win some matches.' I had some expectations. It is a bit of relief. Also the tournament just started and I hope I'm going to keep going. I'm just going to perform well, and actually, learn something because I only played one week on grass. Hopefully day by day I'm going to just stay focused and just keep improving. That's my goal."
The philosophical Pole is such a student of the game, revealing before Wimbledon she wants to pick up grass court pointers from the likes of her idol Rafael Nadal and 2019 Wimbledon winner Simona Halep.
Time to get the laptop out
"I was watching some of their matches. I was watching basically the finals. They were dominating, playing really well. They were just so confident. Maybe that wasn't the best way to learn because they were just playing too good," mused Swiatek, up against world No.79 Irina-Camelia Begu in the third round.
"I need to watch some more tennis on grass and to see how people are maybe coming back after some difficulties because that's going to give more than just being and having the flow and winning. It's hard to see that sometimes from the laptop screen, but maybe it's going to give me some ideas."
The signs so far have been very encouraging at SW19, efficiently swatting aside two players who have featured in the latter stages of Wimbledon.
"Every match gives me opportunity to have more and more confidence. So I'm pretty happy with my performance today," added Swiatek after dismantling Zvonareva.
"Playing such an experienced player is never easy, so I didn't know what to expect at the beginning, because she has many years of playing on grass and I have only two, basically. I wanted to be aggressive from the beginning and just play really powerful. And I did that, so I'm pretty happy."
The powerful Pole is unwinding by building LEGO back at the hotel and alongside learning about grass court tennis, is keen to brush up on her film back catalogue too.
"I was watching some movies because I haven't watched a lot of movies. I'm really lacking in the knowledge of good movies. I'm trying to catch up. Yeah, if you have some good movies, just text me and I'll watch them."
It's always learning mode for Swiatek.
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Press conference: Swiatek QF
Wednesday 9 June 2021
Roland-Garros 2020 champion Iga Swiatek speaks to reporters following her quarter-final defeat by Greek No.17 seed Maria Sakkari on Wednesday.


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Dogged by sex scandal 'Dean of the House' Rep. John Conyers quits: 'I am retiring today'
Peter D'Abrosca
The most senior lawmaker on Capitol Hill, Rep. John J. Conyers Jr., (D.-Mich.) announced this morning on the Mildrid Gaddis Show, 102.7 FM, a Michigan talk radio show, that he retires from Congress today.
"My legacy can't be compromised or diminished in any way by what we're going through now," said Conyers, who was elected to Congress the same day President Lyndon B. Johnson was elected his own full term. Rep. Donald E. Young (R.-Alaska) becomes the new Dean of the House, the honorific given to the congressman with the most longevity.
"This too shall pass. My legacy will continue through my children. I'm retiring today," the Detroit congressman said.
Conyers, who up until Nov. 26 was the senior Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, said he wanted the voters to elect his son as his successor.
"I have great family here and especially my oldest boy, John Conyers III, who incidentally I endorse to replace me in my seat in Congress," he said. "We're all working together to make this country a better one, to make quality and justice more available."
Conyers is stepping down amid sexual harassment claims and stress-related health issues that have landed him in the hospital.
"We take these in stride," he said.
"This goes with the issue of politics, the game of politics, which we're in," he said. "We move forward as we keep going, this too shall pass."
He has repeatedly said the allegations of sexual misconduct, stemming from the release of documents relating severance payments that appeared to be payoffs for his untoward behavior, were not true, such as this excerpt from his Nov. 21 denial:
In our country, we strive to honor this fundamental principle that all are entitled to due process. In this case, I expressly and vehemently denied the allegations made against me, and continue to do so. My office resolved the allegations – with an express denial of liability – in order to save all involved from the rigors of protracted litigation. That should not be lost in the narrative. The resolution was not for millions of dollars, but rather for an amount that equated to a reasonable severance payment.
When Conyers stepped away from the House Judiciary Committee, he said he was still intent on proving he did nothing wrong.
"After careful consideration and in light of the attention drawn by recent allegations made against me, I have notified the Democratic Leader of my request to step aside as Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee during the investigation of these matters," he said.
"I deny these allegations, many of which were raised by documents reportedly paid for by a partisan alt-right blogger," he said. "I very much look forward to vindicating myself and my family before the House Committee on Ethics."
COWARD: Sen. James Lankford Grovels to Black Constituents for Opposing Electoral Fraud
Lankford is an ethnomasochist.
Shane Trejo
Since last week's siege on the U.S. Capitol, there has been a tremendous amount of groveling from Republican cowards desperate to save face and avoid media scrutiny, but Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) has taken it to a new low.
Lankford issued a letter apologizing to his black constituents for opposing electoral fraud. He is sorry because the areas that committed the most fraud just so happened to be diverse inner-city communities. Multiculturalism means that fraud is ignored, and it is our national strength. This is the credo of the New America.
The Oklahoma senator wrote that his efforts "caused a firestorm of suspicion among many of my friends, particularly in Black communities around the state. I was completely blindsided, but I also found a blind spot."
"What I did not realize was all of the national conversation about states like Georgia, Pennsylvania, and Michigan, was seen as casting doubt on the validity of votes coming out of predominantly Black communities like Atlanta, Philadelphia, and Detroit," he wrote.
"After decades of fighting for voting rights, many Black friends in Oklahoma saw this as a direct attack on their right to vote, for their vote to matter, and even a belief that their votes made an election in our country illegitimate," he added.
Lankford's pathetic obsequious letter apologizing for fighting the vote steal shows why the Republican Party is dying, and Republican politicians are despised by their own rank-and-file party members. There is little difference between a GOP elected official and a social justice activist these days.
"I can assure you, my intent to give a voice to Oklahomans who had questions was never also an intent to diminish the voice of any Black American. I should have recognized how what I said and what I did could be interpreted by many of you," he wrote. "I deeply regret my blindness to that perception, and for that I am sorry."
Big League Politics has reported on how the Capitol riot forced RINOs to show their true colors and publicly express the disdain they have always held for President Trump:
Mitch McConnell is reportedly "pleased" about the possibility of Trump's second impeachment, viewing it as an opportunity to purge Trump from the Republican Party and whatever else Conservative Inc. deems "toxic."
In a New York Times report published Monday afternoon, Jonathan Martin and Maggie Haberman write that the outgoing Senate Majority Leader believes Trump committed "impeachable offenses." McConnell also welcomes impeachment in order to justify dumping Trump and shedding his influence over the GOP.
"Mr. McConnell, Republican of Kentucky, has indicated that he wants to see the specific article of impeachment that the House is set to approve on Wednesday, which is expected to draw support from as many as a dozen Republicans, potentially including Representative Liz Cheney of Wyoming, the party's No. 3 in the House," the report reads. "But he has made clear in private discussions that he believes now is the moment to move on the weakened lame duck, whom he blames for causing Republicans to lose the Senate."
The Republican Party can either become the Trump party moving forward or go extinct. With cowards like Lankford among the ranks, they may actually choose extinction because they're that weak.
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FORMER CATCHER FOUND DEAD
Former All-Star catcher Darrell Porter, the Most Valuable Player of the 1982 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals, was found dead in a park in suburban Kansas City, Mo. He was 50. Porter, 50, was found dead late Monday next to his car in La Benite Park. An autopsy was conducted Tuesday but the cause and manner of death was not available, pending further investigation and lab work, Jackson County medical examiner Dr. Thomas Young said. He said there was no indication of foul play. Herb Soule, chief of the suburban Sugar Creek police department, said Porter's car went off the right side of the road in the park and got caught on a tree stump. In 17 big-league seasons he hit .247 with 188 home runs and 826 RBIs.
RUSSIAN MOBSTER WILL FIGHT EXTRADITION
In a move that could add weeks of legal wrangling to an already complex case, a reputed Russian mobster charged with trying to fix two Olympic figure skating events will fight extradition to the United States. Alimzhan Tokhtakhunov said "no" Tuesday when asked at a closed hearing in Santa Maria Maggiore prison in Venice, Italy, if he would consent to extradition, according to Judge Giannicolo Rodighiero. By refusing voluntary extradition, Tokhtakhounov is guaranteed a lengthy series of legal procedures. Defense lawyer Luca Saldarelli said he asked the court to release Tokhtakhunov to house arrest, and the judge promised a ruling within a few days. The United States must file a request for extradition within 40 days of Tokhtakhunov's July 31 arrest. No U.S. demand had arrived by Tuesday, Rodighiero said.
HENNINGER, MCCARRON WIN FRED MEYER CHALLENGE
Brian Henninger and Scott McCarron combined to shoot a final-round 62 and won the Fred Meyer Challenge in Aloha, Ore., by two strokes over Stewart Cink and David Toms. Henninger, who cut his hand Monday night while closing a candy jar, and McCarron finished the two-day event at 22-under 122. Cink and Toms had a 61 in the best-ball event and finished two strokes in front of three teams, including Jack Nicklaus and his son Gary Nicklaus.
MAGIC NAME HUDSON TEAM'S PHYSICAL THERAPIST
Vinnie Hudson, who has been overseeing Grant Hill's rehabilitation from three ankle surgeries, was named the Orlando Magic's physical therapist. Hudson has served as a program director of sports medicine at UCF since 1997. Hudson has worked as a consultant with several professional and collegiate programs, including the Philadelphia Phillies, the Atlanta Falcons, the University of Florida and Rutgers University.
JUDGE DISMISSES FORMER 'BAMA QB'S BAD CHECK CHARGES
A judge in Bessemer, Ala., dismissed bad check charges against former Alabama quarterback Brian Burgdorf on Monday after deciding he did not criminally intend to write the checks. Burgdorf, 29, was arrested in July after he failed to appear in court to face charges that he wrote bad checks, including one for $15,000. But Burgdorf paid more than $17,000 in fines and restitution, satisfying Bessemer Cutoff District Judge Eric Fancher, defense attorney Ron Marlow said. But Burgdorf still faces a similar bad check case in Birmingham that is pending, and he was named in a civil suit that accuses him and two others of running an investment scam.
LIGHTNING AGREE TO TERMS WITH BOYLE
The Tampa Bay Lightning agreed to terms on a one-year contract with defenseman Dan Boyle. Boyle scored five goals and 20 points with Tampa Bay after being acquired from the Florida Panthers last season.
HEWITT FINED FOR REFUSING INTERVIEW
Upset at being fined for refusing a pretournament interview, No. 1 seed Lleyton Hewitt considered forfeiting his first-round match in the Tennis Masters Series Cincinnati, then won 6-0, 6-0. The Wimbledon champion beat Robby Ginepri, then lashed out at the ATP for fining him a minimum of $20,000. The ATP said Hewitt will be fined either $20,000 or half of his prize money from the tournament -- whichever is larger -- for refusing to do an interview with ESPN, which is broadcasting the event. The $2.95 million tournament has a top prize of $392,000. Michael Chang, Andy Roddick and Pete Sampras also advanced while defending champion Gustavo Kuerten lost.
CLIJSTERS UPSET, CAPRIATI WINS AT JP MORGAN CHASE OPEN
Katarina Srebotnik upset fifth-seeded Kim Clijsters 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 in a second-round match at the JP Morgan Chase Open in Manhattan Beach, Calif. In another second-round match, No. 2 Jennifer Capriati overpowered Emmanuelle Gagliardi 6-1, 6-2. Serena Williams, the top seed and defending champion, is scheduled for her first match tonight against Lina Krasnoroutskaya.


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Governor Hochul announces 2021-2023 scholarship recipients
By Kathy S. Mercado
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the recipients for 2021-2023.
"New York Fellows fulfill vital roles in government, bringing diverse backgrounds and experiences – this group is no different and will undoubtedly leave their mark on our state through their passion for the advancement of our state," Governor Hochul said. "The Empire State Fellows program prepares the next generation of talented leaders for careers in public service, and I look forward to working with the 2021-2023 class to continue to make government work and deliver results for New Yorkers." . "
Shaquan Huntt was appointed on Carey Gabay Fellow. The Carey Gabay Fellowship is a full-time legal scholarship program created in honor of Carey Gabay, a former deputy legal adviser in the governor's office who was killed in 2015 by an act of gun violence. Mr. Huntt will work directly with the Governing Council and its staff on issues such as violence prevention, economic equality and community development – policy areas Gabay has championed throughout his career. Mr. Huntt, like Gabay, is committed to public service and embodies the integrity and kindness that personally sets Gabay apart. After graduating from college, Mr. Huntt worked as AmeriCorps VISTA in Harlem, an opportunity that highlighted for him the challenges that disadvantaged communities, especially children, too often face. Mr. Huntt now hopes to use his legal skills to make a difference in these communities. Mr. Huntt was a partner at Wilson & Chan LLP and Harris Beach PLLC as well as an intern with the Federal Defenders of New York. He holds a BA in Philosophy and Psychology from Colby College and a JD from Fordham University School of Law.
Jenna frasier was appointed on Edie Windsor, Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera LGBTQ Fellow. The New York State LGBTQ Fellowship was created to support ongoing efforts in the office of the Director of Diversity. The LGBTQ Fellow is awarded every two years to an individual who has demonstrated a commitment to social justice, a history of working on LGBTQ equality, civil rights and diversity, equity issues and inclusion, and a keen interest in a career in public service. The scholarship is named after LGBTQ leaders who with their courage, tenacity and perseverance have raised awareness of LGBTQ issues and made a lasting difference in the LGBTQ community: Edie Windsor for her advocacy and groundbreaking work in successfully challenging Federal Marriage Defense Act and Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera for their advocacy movement on behalf of the transgender community in New York City. Mx. Frasier is a yogi and social worker passionate about co-creating spaces for healing and liberation. They helped lead the fundraising and digital strategy at I Challenge Myself, an organization that nurtures the mind, body and spirit by introducing New York public school students to endurance cycling, and they spearheaded an LGBTQ + youth cycling club, the Fearless Flyers. Before that, Mx. Frasier taught yoga elementary schools in the South Bronx and Harlem and facilitated community organizing groups with New York teenagers based on an anti-racist setting. Mx. Frasier received his MSW from the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College and a Bachelor of Science in Journalism from Northwestern University.
The following people have been appointed Companions of the Empire for the 2021-2023 Program. The Empire State Fellows Program is a full-time leadership training program that will prepare the next generation of talented professionals for careers as policy makers in New York State. Engagement in the work of the New York State government is at the heart of the Empire State Fellows program. Each Empire Fellow is appointed to work directly with a commissioner, deputy commissioner or other high level policy maker. Each Empire Fellow works in a state office or agency, such as the Office of Children and Family Services, the State Department, the Department of Labor, the Department of Environmental Conservation, or in the Governor's Executive Chamber. Professional assignments provide fellows with an unprecedented experience of working with senior officials and participating in the policy development process.
Leo Matteo Bachinger is called Member of the Empire State. Mr. Bachinger will support the projects of the Climate Change Office within the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Prior to joining the Empire State Fellows program, Mr. Bachinger was the founder and director of policy and legislative affairs for an indigenous rights, environmental justice and land use organization. In this role, he has collaborated with Indigenous Nations, NYS and national conservation organizations, local stakeholders and NYS city governments. He has also worked on several political campaigns at the local and federal levels, including as a policy and communications researcher, field director and campaign manager. His interest in public policy is driven by the urgent need to deliver equitable, strong, and sustainable climate solutions that work for everyone in New York State and beyond. Mr Bachinger started his career as a journalist in Austria, before taking up a post at the Vienna Institute of Sociology of Law and Criminology as a political analyst and liaison with the Austrian Federal Government. Mr. Bachinger holds a BA in Sociology and an MA in Science, Technology and Society from the University of Vienna (Austria) as well as a PhD in Science and Technology Studies from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. His research has focused on equity issues in climate change. In his thesis, Mr. Bachinger studied climate adaptation in policy and practice from an international comparative perspective.
Nicole Jean Christian is called Member of the Empire State. Ms. Christian will support projects in the New York State Department's Office of Planning, Development and Community Infrastructure. Ms. Christian is a recognized economic development professional with a frontline record of successful downtown revitalization projects throughout the region, particularly on Long Island. Ms. Christian has held economic development leadership positions at the city, county and federal government levels in New York, Washington DC and Long Island. She has helped businesses and local governments tackle economic development initiatives by securing grants, tax incentives and providing strategic advice throughout the planning process. She has had a successful career in grant writing, helping to mobilize over $ 20 million in public investment while helping to create thousands of local jobs, protect the Long Island Strait and transform city centers. towns in his community of Long Island. She is part of the 2001 class of Presidential Management Fellow (PMF) and of the 1999 class of the National Network for Environmental Management Studies Fellow (NNEMS). Ms. Christian holds a BBA from Marymount University; an MPA from George Mason University with a Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management and is a doctoral student at Wilmington University. She has been teaching at the auxiliary level for over 10 years at Long Island University in the MPA and MBA programs and is an avid ballroom dancer.
Shanleigh Corrallo is called Member of the Empire State. Ms. Corrallo will support the reinstatement program within the State Department of New York State. Ms. Corrallo has worked for government institutions such as the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance, the US Department of Housing and Urban development and with the SUNY system. She has engaged in grant-funded projects and programs relating to health policy, justice system (s) and school districts as an evaluator for an MWBE and as an analyst. policy for health foundations in western New York. She takes great pride in and has been most profoundly changed by her experience teaching American history to refugee students and parolees. This led her to pursue a career working on criminal justice reform policies that strengthen the process of reintegration into the community. Her historical training and previous work experiences – directly with the grassroots populations she wishes to serve – bring a unique perspective on these policy issues. Ms. Corrallo received her doctorate in history from the University of Buffalo in 2020 and is an expert in the history of Black Power. Her dissertation explores the stories of two prominent New York State Black Power organizations: Build Unity, Independence, Leadership and Dignity (BUILD) from Buffalo, and Freedom, Integrity, God, Honor, Today (FIGHT) from Rochester. Ms. Corrallo also obtained a Masters of Interdisciplinary Studies from Niagara University in History and Sociology / Criminology.
Chelsea De Jesus is named Empire State Fellow. Ms. De Jesus will support projects across the Constituency Department of the Executive Chamber with a focus on the Women's Affairs portfolio. Ms. De Jesus has experience in community advocacy and public policy, and has worked for a number of gender-focused organizations including the Vera Institute of Justice and as an intern in the Mayor's Office. from New York to the Commission on Gender Equity. . Ms. De Jesus' passion for women in government led her to present a research proposal to the Northeastern Conference for Public Administration on the under-representation of women in New York State and she has served two terms as President of Public Administration at Long Island University. Society and won the 2020 President of the Year award. As a first generation Latina, she is committed to being a driving force in increasing the number of women placed in government and elected to political office, especially women of color. Ms. De Jesus began her career as a Child Protection Case Manager and was a Big Sister in the Big Brothers Big Sisters program. She received her bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary social sciences from the University of South Florida. She loves painting, writing and nature.
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Q: Finding The Big Number using if else condition Python I want to find the big number. But after compile, it showing b value. But c is the big number of all those.
a= 21
b=22
c= 23

if a>(b&c):
    print(a)
elif b>(c&a):
    print(b)
else :
    print(c)

A: What you really want is just max(a, b, c)

A: You have to use logical "and" instead of bit wise &. You can use like below using logical and operator.
a= 21
b=22
c= 23
if (a>b) and (a>c):
   print(a)
elif (b>c) and (b>a):
   print(b)
else:
   print(c)


The Equipment Tracker is an easy-to-use database that enables any agency (school district, state agency, or private organization) to keep track of all equipment owned and utilized by the agency. It has a built-in "check out/check in" system and records all equipment repairs and/or maintenance.
This form is for entering requests for training and/or new equipment.
This opens a form to enter the names of each Support Team Member that your department utilizes.
The Funding Sources form maintains a list of the funding sources used to purchase equipment.
The Site Types form can provide an easy-to-remember one- or two-letter code for each type of location that is normally serviced.
This screen provides fields for the basic information about each specific site that will be serviced by the agency.
"Personal Information" is for entering the basic information of each individual receiving Assistive Technology equipment or services.
This form provides a list of the types of equipment that are kept in inventory by the agency.
This form allows an agency to keep a record of the equipment that it owns or utilizes, as well as keep track of its usage and repairs.
This screen provides the user another method of checking out equipment.
This screen provides the user another method of checking in equipment.
This pop-up form provides the user another method of entering information on sending equipment out for repair.
The Equipment Disposal form is used to track equipment that is beyond repair or obsolete.


There is a good news for the old people as the Govt. of Delhi proposes to finance setting up of Recreation Centres exclusively for Senior Citizens in different parts of Delhi. Mrs. Saroj Rawat-Deputy Director-Department of Social Welfare, Delhi Govt. informed Dwarka Parichay that Registered Senior Citizens Association/ NGOs/ RWAs who are exclusively working on the issue related to the welfare of senior citizens can apply. They should submit the documents like copy of Registration Certificate, Copy of Memorandum of association, Certified copy of Rules & Regulations, Certified list of Managing Committee, List of 50 members along with their name/age/address, proof of accommodation whether rented/allotted/own premise, annual report of organization & audited balance sheet of last three years.
The Department of Social Welfare will provide one time grant of Rs.75,000/- and monthly grant of Rs.20,000/- for running the centre. Copy of the scheme, application form and other details can be downloaded from Social Welfare Scheme . Last of submission of application form along with the requisite document is 15th Dec., 2011.