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Minnesota Wild Postseason Grades
Erik Haula turns in average season, faces uncertain future
There are several roads that lead out of, but just as many that lead back to Minnesota
By bjvcampbell Jun 5, 2017, 10:00am CDT
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Erik Haula entered the 2016-17 season with a fresh set of raised expectations and a fortified role down the middle of the Minnesota lineup. Riding the coat tails of a career year that featured an offensive explosion in the second half, Haula cemented himself as a fixture at the pivot position and finally escaped his magnetic pull back to the 4th line and the dog house he lived in under Mike Yeo. Interim coach John Torchetti had discovered a secret weapon by uniting Haula, Nino Niederreiter, and Jason Pominville, who would go on to be one of the most effective lines in the NHL for the stretch run of the 2015-16 season.
Haula set personal bests in goals (14), assists (20), points (34), FO% (53.3%), hits (57), and blocked shots (55) during that season, when the regime change set him free and empowered him to go out and play the best hockey of his career. For a team that was starved for production from the center ice position, this was a welcome contribution while the team refreshed its identity and rallied to make the playoffs.
But with increased production comes increased expectations, and Haula was not able to take the next step during the most recent season. Though speculation existed that Haula may have played himself into a 2C role, the team was able to acquire Eric Staal, which cemented Haula into the 3C role. The new regime also rewarded its younger players success, which catapulted the likes of Niederreiter and Charlie Coyle up the depth chart and separated the undeniably effective line of Nino-Haula-Pominville that had been so dominant the season before.
While Haula did end up playing the most minutes with Pominville (415) and Niederreiter (301), the line didn't spend a lot of time together throughout the season and was unable to reassert it's dominance. All put together, Haula still got an extra minute of ice time per game, but was only able to post a career best number in goals with 15. His assist total dropped to 11 and his points to 26. From a pure-production standpoint, this was disappointing for a guy who showed such promise in the half-season previous. However, what went unnoticed this season was Haula's ability to make the players around him better, specifically those in the bottom 6.
In particular, Haula had a profoundly positive impact on the play of Kurtis Gabriel, Zack Mitchell, Chris Stewart, Tyler Graovac, and Joel Eriksson-Ek. While some of these are fringe players with very limited sample sizes, it is important to note the effect Haula had on the players around him. His presence bolstered the bottom lines while Haula was more focused on a bottom-6 role and wasn't given the same free reins he was handed under Torchetti. He played with lesser linemates, which certainly contributed to his drop in assists.
Haula also was deployed in one way we had yet to see him used at the end of the season. In the absence of an injured Jason Zucker, Haula was given a strong cup of coffee playing on the left of Mikko Koivu and Mikael Granlund in a scoring role. His speed was immediately evident and he blended right into the Koivu line, just as the line itself had entered a rough patch in production. Haula's performance was promising in this role, and just showed another dimension to his game.
The future for Haula is somewhat unclear. He is a restricted free agent, and can be retained with a qualifying offer (match his current $1.05M salary). He has also found himself in the trade discussion with a higher projected raise ($1.5M-2M) and the burden of the salary cap combined with the emergence of Joel Eriksson-Ek, the heir apparent to the 3C spot. However, Chuck Fletcher has likely learned that there is never a situation that exists in which a team has too many centers.
Whether he continues to be deployed as a bottom-6 center, or find a new life on the wing like his country-mate Mikael Granlund, there is a lot of opportunity for Haula to continue to be an effective player, and a number of different roles he can fill for this team. He will also remain a more affordable player, which increases his value significantly to this cap-strapped team. Though some fans seem ready to move on from Haula, it seems as though he has tied his destiny to the State of Hockey and should remain among the Wild ranks in the upcoming season. But no matter what happens, Haula will contribute value in the form of his play or what he might bring as a return in a trade to the Wild in 2017-18.


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Flowers burst out from Alesandro Ljubicic's large, textured canvases. Sweeps and daubs of vivid colour convey his intense response to the beauty of nature. Ljubicic's less resolved Colour Studies share the same emotional charge. These smaller panels, created at the same time as the larger flower works, further explore the effects of layering paint. Whorls and waves of different colours resist blending together, competing to be the most vibrant. The trace of Alesandro Ljubicic's brush and palette knife is clearly visible; dragging and scooping thick layers of oil paint to create sculptural surfaces.
Born in Jajce, in central Bosnia and Herzegovina, Alesandro Ljubicic studied at the National Art School. After graduating in 2007 he founded The Sydney Art Store.
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I stand over the sink, stealing slippery bites, gasping with each sublime slurp.
I pick up another and wonder whether a family can have just peaches for supper. I survey our inventory, wondering whether we'll still have enough to make peach crisp tomorrow.
My older son shouts that we really need to go back to fruit stand and claim another basket before they disappear. And here goes the baby again, shrieking for more, more, more peaches. I continue slicing and serving, the boys continue eating as if they've never eaten before.
Liquid summer slips down our faces and our fingers. We are hot and sticky and full of happiness. We have slipped into some otherworldly, peachy frenzy.
Suddenly I am struck by this moment's sweet perfection, and the world stops spinning for just a heartbeat or two.
"Sweet as a peach," I think. Whoever coined that phrase must have enjoyed a moment just like this.
And then I am sideswiped by the painful realization that these perfectly blissful moments are so fleeting. And this realization of life's impermanence nearly knocks the wind right out of me.
This peach in my hands is in its perfect ripe moment, yet it is slipping away even as it peaks. A moment when summer seems to have ripened into such perfection won't come around again - if we're lucky - for another year at least. And this very moment will never, in fact, come around again, ever.
Just like our day, I think, which passed in just the same sweet and fleeting perfection as the peaches before us. With warm muffins for breakfast bursting with raspberries just off the bush. With nothing more important to do than paint pictures and swing in the backyard and then launch colorful rockets high into the sky. A day dappled with chubby smiles and silly shrieks, and an ease and harmony that can only settle in when summer has already peaked and is beginning to lean toward autumn.
How many hours will we wander through before we stumble upon anther moment as perfect as this? I am lovestruck by the fullness of this world around me, in this very moment in this bountiful August day. And then I am pierced straight through by the knowledge that it will never be just like this again.
"This, too, shall pass," as the Buddhists always remind us. Nothing lasts forever.
I'm not quite sure what to do with this realization. Do I surrender to despair? Tighten my grip on life's reins in the hope that I can somehow halt time in its tracks? Pray to some god, any god, for more? Or simply open my heart fully to these blessings when they tumble down upon us, like raindrops falling from the sky?
Such musing and such melancholy, I decide, can wait for another day. I slip my teeth into another full moon of a peach and surrender completely to its frenzy. This summer moment, fleeting and impermanent, tastes so good and so right.
I lick my sticky fingers, pick up another bowl of peaches and head over to my little boys, who right this moment are so beautiful and so ripe. I settle down next to these beloved beings as they sing and squeal with delight. They reach their little fingers into the bowl in one last summer frenzy. Just now, in this astonishingly singular moment, my children are just as sticky and juicy and as sweet as a you know what.


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Police: Little Rock 20-year-old dead after shooting
Police say two victims arrived at an area hospital with gunshot wounds. One later died as a result of their injuries on Monday, Jan. 3.
Author: THV11 Digital
Published: 7:33 PM CST January 3, 2022
Updated: 2:41 PM CST January 4, 2022
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — According to the Little Rock Police Department, officers responded to a call on Monday about a gunshot victim being treated at a nearby hospital who later died from his injuries.
Police identified the victim as 20-year-old Dmahre Dillard and say the shooting took place on S. Ringo Street, where another victim was also shot and injured.
This is an ongoing investigation.
LRPD has identified the victim in the Ringo Street homicide. pic.twitter.com/vpBPXN7QUG
— Little Rock Police (@LRpolice) January 4, 2022
No suspects have been named at this time by police at this time.
We will edit this article with updates as they are made available.
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Digital interviewing is a one-way video interview where you record your answers to a set of preestablished interview questions using your computer or mobile device for the hiring manager to review. Digital interviewing saves the hiring manager time by having all potential candidates that were considered for an interview prescreened before inviting them in for a face-to-face meeting. This is important because companies are constantly trying to streamline the recruiting process due to the influx of applicants and cost to hire a candidate. According to the SHRM Human Capital Benchmarking Report (2016), the average cost-per-hire for companies is $4,129.
Digital interviews are becoming more common today (2018) due to the convenience and time/money savings it produces for both candidates and employers. Digital interviews are a perfect tool for further evaluation after a hiring manager sorts through the plethora of resumes and narrows the pool of candidates down to a manageable few for the next phase. Digital interviews are more personable than a phone interview and allows employers access to a much wider talent pool geographically. Additionally, digital interviewing saves the company money by eliminating travel costs for an initial in-person interview. Employers are better able to evaluate how a person responds during an interview and gains a more holistic sense of what the candidate is like versus an initial phone screening. Finally, employers can see who they are considering for the position and decide if the candidate would be a good personality fit with the current team.
There are a variety of platforms available for digital interviewing and they all have similarities. First, a candidate will be notified that they have passed the initial applicant screening and are invited to a digital interview. The candidate will be assigned a deadline for when the digital interview should be completed. Once the candidate is ready to begin, they will initiate the interview by entering the platform either through their computer, laptop, or mobile device. Interview questions will appear on the candidate's screen and they will have about 30-seconds to think about their responses followed by three to five minutes to answer each question. Many platforms allow candidates to re-record their responses to questions if they've made mistakes. After the candidate completes the interview questions (usually 5-10), the system will automatically send an email to the hiring manager for review.
You should prepare for digital interviews just like you would for a video-interview. Ensure to block out enough time to answer the preestablished questions without interruptions. You should dress professionally and be well-manicured, just like you would be for an in-person interview. Spend the time to learn about the company and be prepared to answer the most common interview questions. You'll want to practice your responses out loud in addition to recording yourself with a webcam or mobile device to evaluate before the digital interview. Use a room that has good lighting where your face is clearly visible and has a non-distracting background. Finally, decide exactly which technology device you'll be most comfortable using and have it fully charged and ready to go.
Although there are clear benefits for both candidates and employers, digital interviewing is not without criticism. It's easy to feel very disconnected and robotic answering questions in a digital interview platform since there is no conversation or rapport with the interviewer. Some argue that digital interviewing can degrade the recruiting function (which is supposed to be engaging at this stage) and drive away top-talent by sifting through the worst candidates to try and find the diamond in the rough. Finally, other critics argue that digital interviewing exploits candidates like machines rather than treating them like potential valuable team members.
Digital interviewing is becoming more prevalent in today's technology-driven world. Digital interviewing serves as a screening layer for businesses, which is designed to replace phone screenings, eliminate first-round interviews, provide a much larger recruiting net, and allow candidates to showcase their value who may not normally be available during normal business hours. There are both advantages and disadvantages of digital interviewing; however, digital interviewing helps companies save time and money, which is in direct alignment with their main interest and will probably continue in one form or another.
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Julia Michaels Drops First Solo Single Of 2020 "Lie Like This"
By Jamie Taylor
Per the official press release –
Grammy® Award-nominated multiplatinum singer and songwriter JULIA MICHAELS is back with her first solo release of 2020 and highly anticipated brand-new single, "Lie Like This," today.
Get it HERE via Republic Records.
Produced by The Monsters & Strangerz [Dua Lipa, Halsey, Maroon 5], the track exudes dancefloor energy with a rapid BPM and neon synths. Her intimate delivery builds with the beat towards a hummable hook. With its glossy soundscape and uncontainable spirit, "Lie Like This" shows another side of Julia representative of her penchant for pushing boundaries.
Regarding the song, she shared, "It's about being hesitant about this new, beautiful thing and just giving in anyway, because you know that it's really special. There are so many spectrums of love. One minute, you're crying on the floor because you've been broken up with or something didn't work out the way that you wanted to. Then, all of a sudden, you're kissing in a park and you're holding hands with someone new and you've got all these butterflies. It's just such a broad spectrum, such a range of emotions—love—and I wanted to distill its essence into a song."
In 2020, Julia Michaels continued her reign as one of the top songwriters in the industry. She contributed three songs to Selena Gomez's new album Rare, including "Lose You To Love Me"—which hit #1 on The Billboard Hot 100—"Look At Her Now," and "Fun." Additional songwriting credits include Dua Lipa's "Pretty Please,"Zara Larsson's "Love Me Land," The Chicks' "Julianna Calm Down," "Tights On My Boat," "Texas Man" and more.
She also collaborated with singer, songwriter, and musician JP Saxe on the heart wrenching ballad "If The World Was Ending." Written and released in the Fall of 2019, the song has connected with audiences all over the world during the Global Pandemic. Certified platinum, with over 1 billion streams, the song is currently Top 10 at Top 40 radio and as it approaches the Top 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart.
Stay tuned for the "Lie Like This" music video coming soon.
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(LEAD) Japan envoys leave S. Korea in protest over 'comfort woman' statue
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SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Yonhap) -- The Japanese ambassador and consul general in South Korea returned to Tokyo on Monday as a diplomatic row deepened over a recently erected statue that condemns Japan's wartime atrocities.
Amb. Yasumasa Nagamine boarded a flight to Japan at Gimpo International Airport, in western Seoul, earlier in the day in a gesture of protest over the recent installation of the statue.
The envoy called the statue "very regrettable" in a brief meeting with South Korean reporters before boarding the flight. In Japan, he will focus on consultations with Japanese officials, the ambassador said.
Before Nagamine, Japanese Consul General Yasuhiro Morimoto based in the port city of Busan returned to Tokyo via Gimhae International Airport, according to sources.
On Friday, Japan announced the plan to recall its diplomats "temporarily," a decision which came a week after a civic group erected the statue of a girl symbolizing South Korean women sexually enslaved by Japanese forces during World War II in front of the Japanese Consulate General building in Busan.
Japan has protested the erection of the statue as a violation of the deal it signed with South Korea in December 2015 to settle the so-called comfort women issue.
Following the deal, Japan has repeatedly demanded the removal of another statue in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, but South Korea has said the fate of the civic group-erected statue is beyond the government's authority.
As the bilateral row deepened, Tokyo on Friday also announced a halt to ongoing negotiations on a currency swap agreement with South Korea and called off a high-level economic cooperation meeting.
Observers said the departure of the Japanese diplomats' will not be a drawn out affair although the date of their return to South Korea depends on future developments on the diplomatic front.
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Swing Street Radio is pleased to announce the latest addition to our weekly line up of great big band programming, Fred Hall's 'Swing Thing'. Each week, Fred takes you "behind the scenes in swing" on 'Swing Thing'. Fred conducted his first interview with Helen Forrest in 1945 and subsequently recorded hundreds of artist interviews. He showcases music and shares conversations with the stars of the swing era on his program.
Fred's background is as interesting as it is diverse. Born in Ashville, North Carolina, he was drawn to radio as a child and it quickly became his passion. When Pearl Harbor came, he was one of the first to broadcast the bulletin on WWDC radio and, within a month, Hall joined the United States Navy. It was there where he served as a radar instructor and then transferred to the South Pacific where he worked in ship repair and later the Armed Forces Radio Service (AFRS) for the duration. After the war, Hall worked as a reporter for the Mutual and ABC radio networks and launched several radio stations from Washington, DC to New Mexico. He eventually moved to California where he built Southern California stations KVEN-AM and KOVA-FM. Fred has been an engineer, program director, disc jockey and national political news reporter.
A lifelong fan of swing and big band music, Hall is known for his relaxed interviews with some of the most famous musicians, bandleaders and singers of the swing era. It was during his tenure with the AFRS that Hall began collecting what eventually became thousands of recorded interviews with people such as Benny Goodman, Les Brown, Artie Shaw, The Andrews Sisters and other notables of swing. Hall served as a frequent emcee at USO shows both during and after the war, and became friends with many of the musicians who saw him as the consummate authority on their music.
In was in the early 70's that Fred began syndicating his now famous 'Swing Thing' radio program, featuring some of the interviews he had done over the years. There are over 1,000 programs in the broadcast library, and Fred's son Tim has made the continuation of his father's nationally syndicated radio show a real labor of love since Fred's passing in December of 2003.
Fred Hall's 'Swing Thing' can be heard Wednesday's at 5PM Pacific/8PM Eastern and Saturday's at 8AM Pacific/11AM Eastern on Swing Street Radio.


Everything about Drapes - Drapes are generally meant to act as a protective covering for the windows, to shield a house or any kind of other establishment's insides from too much sunshine as well as from other potentially hazardous components from the outdoors, such as dust and also some rain.
Curtains are made of textile products, often of cotton, or some other material with sheer structure therapy. Often, they could be made of linen or satin. However whatever product drapes are made, one thing is without a doubt: they need to be of the appropriate size for the home window for them to be regarded ideal to be made use of as a drape.
On The Average Curtain Sizes - There are 2 primary components when it involves ordinary curtain dimensions. There is the decrease, in addition to the width. The decrease primarily refers to for how long the curtain is. The size, on the various other hand, describes just how wide the base of the drape is.
The common dimension for the ordinary curtain is 45 inches by 54 inches. Of training course, there are lots of various other sizes of drapes to check out. Obtaining the Right Sized Curtain - So, how does one make certain that he gets just the ideal size of drape for his home windows. For beginners, they ought to begin by gauging the size in addition to the length of the drape rod or pole. This is where the curtain undergoes so maybe hung on the home window. Hereafter, determine the length of the window. To make sure that the curtain one gets will simply look right for that home window, one need to make allocations on the dimensions. For us, an allowance of concerning 2 to 3 inches is just sufficient. Don't bother the folds that the added inches will result to - these in fact contribute to the romantic feel of the drape.
Other Tips When Buying Curtains - Always keep in mind that drapes are not just for safeguarding the insides of a specific area or space in the house; they likewise offer a extremely crucial style function. Yes, curtains in fact include in the aesthetic element of a room. That is why the layout of the drape is likewise equally as essential as seeing to it that they are of the right size for a window. One can additionally get drapes that are offered in sets for even more efficiency.


Hawaii's legendary Lady of Song "Aunty Genoa" Keawe calls out, "Come, baby, you're one of us," beckoning falsetto phenomenon Raiatea Helm to join in a family photo. With a silver sky and sea as the backdrop, Keawe, son Eric, granddaughter Pomaika'i and Helm huddle together on a hotel lanai high above Waikiki.
"I love you," offers Helm, 21, in return. Smiles broaden, eyes brighten as they launch into an impromptu performance of Alika, a song Keawe made famous with her signature high, sustained note. The two take turns on the verses, each deferring respectfully to the other. There is laughter, gentle joking, hugs and kisses.
They both recall the first time they sang Alika together, along with songstress Amy Hanaiali'i Gilliom and Pomaika'i, at Maui's Ka Leo Ohana Awards, where Keawe was being recognized in 2002.
Quite a feat of talent and control for a woman turning 87 on Oct. 31 - Halloween, she points out. "I tell people I'm a good witch," she chuckles.
And who would think otherwise?
Keawe may be a great-great-grandmother, but her eyes are still as bright and blue as a china doll's and each smile as fresh as the last.
Music legends like Keawe will join with legends-in-the-making like Helm at the fifth annual Windward Ho'olaule'a from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday (Sept. 24) at Windward Community College in Kaneohe. The celebration - fittingly themed "Spanning the Generations" - will also feature performances by Grammy-nominated Ho'okena, Royal Hawaiian Band, Castle High School band, 3Ds and other popular island entertainers.
Community College's commitment to nurturing local musical talent through its new Hawaii Music Institute, offering non-credit courses on ukulele, hula, slack-key guitar and other Hawaiian-themed topics.
Keawe looks forward to performing with contemporaries like Helm, part of a generation that she feels has great respect for and increased knowledge of their Hawaiian heritage and language.
Keawe also describes today's youth as "softer" now. "The spirit is there," clarifies son Eric.
After nearly 50 years in the business, Keawe - who still performs Thursday evenings at the Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort and Spa - has earned an honored spot in the hearts of young singers. Her own career began in 1939, when she started singing for bandstand shows, and then shifted into radio, TV and the local nightclub circuit as well as national and international tours to Japan, Russia, Switzerland, New Zealand, Brazil and beyond. Keawe has recorded more than 20 albums and 150 singles.
Keawe repeats one such instance early in Helm's career.


Scholars from across the nation distill the LatinX present, sharing their perspectives on the LatinX category as well as LatinX knowledge and cultural production. Participants will include Rodrigo Lazo (UC-Irvine), Marissa K. López (UCLA), Maria Windell (U. Colorado-Boulder), María DeGuzmán (UNC-Chapel Hill), and R. Galvan (Duke).
This conversation builds on the particpants' contributions to two recent publications exploring LatinX cultural and intellectual thought: the special issues of English Language Notes (ELN) on 'LatinX Lives in Hemispheric Context', and Cultural Dynamics, on 'Theorizing LatinX'.


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Styling tweaks and new engine for 2018 Mercedes-Benz C-Class
Mercedes-Benz February 14, 2018 11:44
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Beyond perfecting saloons: The legacy of the Mercedes-Benz SUV
25 years of the C-Class: From the Baby Benz to a bestseller
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High-tech chic: 2019 Mercedes-Benz A-Class starts at PhP 2.49 million
With over 2.2 million vehicles sold last year, Mercedes-Benz is keen to retain their title of world's best-selling luxury marque. They plan to do so by giving their top-selling model, the C-Class a bit of a refresh. The updated C-Class is set for its public debut at the 2018 Geneva Motor Show, which is coming in a few weeks time.
Changes to the outside are rather subtle, requiring a closer look to spot the changes. The LED clusters of the headlights have been repositioned, along with tweaked daytime running lights. Its bumpers have been redesigned as well and, with the AMG Line variant, it looks closer to its high-powered sibling, the C63. Also tweaked is the rear bumper, particularly in the lower section. It's been mildly reshaped and, depending on the line chosen (Avantgarde, Exclusive, AMG Line), it comes with different trimming as well. New wheels then cap off the changes to the C-Class' exterior.
Inside, it's much like the one current model save for one significant option. Buyers can now opt for the 10.25-inch COMAND display screen, along with the 12.3-inch fully digital instrument cluster. While its design is largely carried over, there are new interior trim combinations to choose from with the addition of Natural Grain Walnut Wood or Natural Grain Grey Oak Wood. Magma Grey/Black upholstery is newly available for the interior, as is Saddle Brown and Silk Beige/Black for the AMG-Line Interior. Also, Keyless Go is now fitted standard across the range.
The will also get the same front fascia changes, as well as minor tweaks at the rear. For now, the full engine line-up has yet to be revealed but a range of four and six-cylinder turbocharged gas and diesels are to be expected. They did, however, announce a new engine that will be added to the C-Class options list. A new turbocharged 2.0-liter engine will power the mid-spec models and it now produces 255 PS and 370 Nm of torque. Rear-wheel drive will be standard while 4Matic all-wheel drive is an option.
Can't think of a unqiue gift this Valentine's day? McLaren has you covered with this special 570S Spider
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Our spies catch Suzuki anew testing out the upcoming Vitara refresh in snowy Europe


I'd strongly suggest looking at Mr Chickens "mache" over the wood glue version.
Upped the watering tonight to a half gallon per plant every other day. I get the feeling that my plants will start to vine in about a week or so. We have an early spring storm coming our way late tonight. They are forecasting like five hours of thunderstorms. I had some 4ft tall silt fence left so I put another fence barrier about 5 feet in front of the hoop. I am pretty sure that I am over secure, but the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry....... :o.
Shroud tomb. Love it, it's on my to-do list as well. IIRC Davis Graveyard has (had?) a tutorial on one, or at least some pics of the process. They did it around 2012, same time as my first Transi. I'd use the thinnest cloth you can to save as much detail as possible on the form underneath. Might even be able to get away with just cheese cloth and dryloc.
Well... I guess millet tastes good to cats... The entire front row was eaten.
Glad you took my sense of humour the right way...figured you would. Merry Christmas.
Well I'm kind of on it/kind of not. I'm under a faux name because I don't want people, long forgotten by choice, to find me. I use it 100% for Halloween stuff. However I must admit I am on it sporadically.
Yes that's where I saw them. Your doing an awesome job!!!!
Buying. I had the opportunity to buy a mold and make my own but figured it's easier to just buy them. I found a great source on Haunter's Hangout and the skulls are nicely detailed and inexpensive. I'll likely get some more as our theme this year will be "skull heavy", whatever that means. I take it you're on Haunter's Hangout?
I saw the pic of the skills you are amassing. Are you buying or making them?
Hola Jerry. It arrived back safe and sound. I'm so glad I could help... Even though it was a very VERY tiny contribution!
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BOSTON — Governor Charlie Baker Reappointed Michael J. Dirrane as Chairman of the MassHousing Board of Directors. Dirrane is the longest-serving Board Member in the Agency's 50-year history and at the completion of his new seven-year term will have served for 30 years, 21 of which will have been as Chairman. Dirrane leads the nine-member Board that governs MassHousing, which has provided more than $20 billion for affordable housing over five decades.
Dirrane and the other Board Members of MassHousing are all unpaid volunteers and are appointed by the Governor. A South Boston native, Dirrane has served on the governing body for nearly half of the time MassHousing has been in existence. He was first named to the Board in 1993.
Dirrane is the Senior Managing Director at National MI Holdings. He began his career at MassHousing in the 1980s. He subsequently held senior positions at MGIC, the nation's largest mortgage insurer; Amerin Guaranty, where he was a founding partner; GE Mortgage Insurance Company (GEMICO); Fannie Mae and PHH Corporation. He holds a BA from Boston College and a MA from Boston University.
In 2008 Mr. Dirrane received the Excellence in Public Service Award from the Greater Boston Real Estate Board's Rental Housing Association for his work at MassHousing and in particular his efforts to increase the efficiency of the Agency's rental housing business line.
Since making its first loan in 1970, MassHousing has provided more than $20 billion in total financial resources for affordable and mixed-income housing. MassHousing has remained self-sufficient over the years, does not rely on taxpayer dollars to sustain its operations and in fact has provided tens of millions of dollars to the Commonwealth to support state housing programs in times of austerity. The Agency is financially robust and maintains issuer credit ratings of Aa3 from Moody's Investor Service and AA- from Standard & Poor's.
Since Dirrane first joined the Board in 1993, MassHousing has provided more than $15 billion in financing that has supported more than 55,000 loans to homeowners and helped to create or preserve more than 50,000 units of rental housing.
Today, MassHousing has a $3 billion single-family loan portfolio with more than 22,000 loans. The Agency has a $3.3 billion multifamily loan portfolio with 448 loans for apartment communities across the Commonwealth.
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We are keen to support strong candidates in applying for Research Fellowships. If your profile and interests match our activities, we would be very interested to hear from you.
Timescales: To allow time for both preparation and proper costing of the
proposal, the process must start at least 20 working days before the
deadline. All Fellowship proposals will be subject to a critical review
by a member of academic staff as part of the submission process.
To apply: The best initial approach is to contact the Head of the CMMP Research Group, Prof. Steve Bramwell (s.t.bramwell AT ucl.ac.uk)
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Pay Scales: You will need to agree your pay scale with your prospective department. The lowest grade a Fellow can be costed at is Grade 7, Point 29 and it is normal that there is an additional spine point for every year of postdoctoral experience you have. So for a Fellow with one year of postdoctoral experience at the beginning of the Fellowship it will be grade 7, point 30. UCL pay scales can be found at - Pay Scales
The EPSRC have replacing their previous schemes with a 'new flexible framework for people support'. This approach has replaced the previous Postdoctoral, Career Acceleration and Leadership schemes.
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Kathleen Dycaico (°1988, Davis, CA, United States) creates performances and installations. By merging several seemingly incompatible worlds into a new universe, Dycaico investigates the dynamics of landscape, including the manipulation of its effects and the limits of spectacle based on our assumptions of what landscape means to us. Rather than presenting a factual reality, an illusion is fabricated to conjure the realms of our imagination.
Her performances appear as dreamlike images in which fiction and reality meet, well-known tropes merge, meanings shift, past and present fuse. Time and memory always play a key role. By exploring the concept of landscape in a nostalgic way, she wants to amplify the astonishment of the spectator by creating compositions or settings that generate tranquil poetic images that leave traces and balances on the edge of recognition and alienation.
Her works establish a link between the landscape's reality and that imagined by its conceiver. These works focus on concrete questions that determine our existence. By applying a poetic and often metaphorical language, she uses a visual vocabulary that addresses many different social and political issues. The work incorporates time as well as space – a fictional and experiential universe that only emerges bit by bit.
Her works bear strong political references. The possibility or the dream of the annulment of a (historically or socially) fixed identity is a constant focal point. Kathleen Dycaico currently lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.


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Q: Can I read bigtable records with cbt by time? I want to read the last (latest) records written to bigtable with cbt.  The docs don't mention which order cbt read reads records in, however.  I don't know what the row key(s) would be.
Is there a way to read records with cbt by insertion time?
Update:
Here is what I see when reading a table:
cbt read table_name count=10 | grep processedTime
2021/12/17 09:20:42 -creds flag unset, will use gcloud credential
  general:processedTime                    @ 2021/06/29-14:40:04.028000
  general:processedTime                    @ 2021/06/17-12:32:04.055000
  general:processedTime                    @ 2021/06/17-12:32:40.032000
  general:processedTime                    @ 2021/06/17-12:32:43.047000
  general:processedTime                    @ 2021/06/10-18:45:53.495000
  general:processedTime                    @ 2021/06/17-12:31:28.772000
  general:processedTime                    @ 2021/06/17-12:30:41.205000
  general:processedTime                    @ 2021/06/17-12:30:33.960000
  general:processedTime                    @ 2021/06/29-14:40:17.811000
  general:processedTime                    @ 2021/06/17-12:32:06.795000
  general:processedTime                    @ 2021/06/17-12:31:49.202000

The cbt read does not give results in order by time.
Is there a way to get cbt read to order the results by time?

A: Currently, cbt tool may not guarantee to return data in sorted order specially when there's a lot of data. It is possible that Bigtable takes time to organize it.  However based on the documentation, Bigtable read requests in the order in which they are stored. Therefore, the latest record would have to be at the top.
Referencing the 2 testing scenarios I did. First is to insert data without specifying the timestamp, second is to insert data specifying the timestamp. Either way, I got the data in descending order based on timestamp.
Timestamp not specified:
@cloudshell:~ $ cbt set my-table r1 cf1:c1=val5
2021/12/15 10:51:52 -creds flag unset, will use gcloud credential
@cloudshell:~ $ cbt read my-table
2021/12/15 10:52:07 -creds flag unset, will use gcloud credential
----------------------------------------
r1
  cf1:c1                                   @ 2021/12/15-10:51:59.760000
    "val5"
  cf1:c1                                   @ 2021/12/15-10:26:00.471000
    "val4"
  cf1:c1                                   @ 2021/12/15-10:25:26.863000
    "val3"
  cf1:c1                                   @ 2021/12/15-10:24:58.021000
    "val2"
  cf1:c1                                   @ 2021/12/15-10:24:52.259000
    "val1"
@cloudshell:~ $ cbt read my-table cells-per-column=1
2021/12/15 10:52:17 -creds flag unset, will use gcloud credential
----------------------------------------
r1
  cf1:c1                                   @ 2021/12/15-10:51:59.760000
    "val5"

Timestamp specified:

Your use case might not be entirely covered by CBT tool. My suggestion is to file a feature request to their GitHub repo. No guarantees when will it be implemented.

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La bataille d'Ordashu est une bataille livrée le 4 février 1874 lors de la troisième guerre anglo-ashanti lorsque Sir Garnet Wolseley a vaincu les ashantis. L'attaque a été menée par le . Le lieutenant  a remporté la Croix de Victoria au cours de l'action.

Notes et références

1874 au Royaume-Uni
Février 1874
Bataille des guerres coloniales africaines impliquant le Royaume-Uni
Bataille impliquant le Ghana
Bataille de 1874


Like an Arabian stallion collecting its attention for a jump. Concentrated and full of dynamic body tension. This is how the silhouette of the super sports car called STALLION presents itself. But the latest development of the premium refiner HAMANN MOTORSPORT offers far more than a fascinating new aerodynamics concept. The efficiency boost to 630 hp and the HAMANN-sport chassis turn the STALLION into one of the most powerful and fastest sports car in the whole world.
The most striking eye-catcher of the individualised Porsche is the lowered roofline. For this elaborate reconstruction, HAMANN reduces the windows and pillars up to 8 centimetres. Thereby, the reduced front surface diminishes the air resistance and therefore the fuel consumption. Moreover, this relieves the motor drastically while pushing for maximum speed. But that´s not all: HAMANN equips the STALLION with gull-wing doors allowing the door to swing diagonally outward from the body of the car. This proprietary development does not only have an extravagant design, but also an exceptional stability. The combination between the HAMANN front- and rear skirt with the altered heck spoiler profile and the roof spoiler produce additional road grip. Side spoilers between the axles put a finishing tough to the overall appearance.
The core of the STALLION is its modified engine. The HAMANN motor technicians enhance the 3.6 litres Boxer Biturbo motor from standard 480 hp / 353 kW to 630 hp / 463 kW at 6,300 rpm. The upgrade also includes two larger VNT (variable nozzle turbochargers), a sport air strainer, a stainless steel exhaust system with metal catalytic converters and a new motor management.
These are measures which certainly hit their target. The HAMANN STALLION accelerates to 100 km/h in only 3.3 seconds and is therefore six tenth of a second faster than its serial counterpart. The new maximum speed tag is sensational. With its efficiency boost and the reduced air resistance by HAMANN-Aerodynamics, the STALLION achieves a maximum speed of 359 km/h.
HAMANN developed a sport chassis and a matching wheel-/tyre-combination for the optimal handling of the increased requirements of the STALLION. The three-part HAMANN aluminium wheel named EDITION RACE with its black lacquered star and the titan bolting of the high gloss polished rim flange clearly emphasise the affinity of the Laupheim-based refiner to motor sports.
Due to its forge technology production, it is very light and therefore significantly improves the handling- and driving qualities. The wheel-tyre combination is available in 8,5Jx20 inches with tyres measuring 245/30ZR20 in front and 12,0Jx20 rims with 325/25ZR20 tyres at the back.
HAMANN recommends top-level tyres type S1 EVO by its technology partner HANKOOK.
Lowering the vehicle centre by 20 mm with HAMANN sport coils also significantly improves the handling.


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Q: To find the number of onto functions in a different way Suppose there are two sets $A\ \&\ B$ between which to define a surjective map $f: A\to B$. Here let's say $A$ is $[n]\ \&\ B$ is $[k]$, where $[i]$ is $\{1,2,3,\ldots ,i\}$. I need to find the number of such $f$s. I know there are more than $1$ way of doing it.
However I've come up with a different way, which of course is not giving the usual answer. Nevertheless I'm unable to find the flaw in it.

By definition of surjection we know that, for any map $f:A\to B$, in
  order for it to be surjective (onto), there must be at least one element $\ x\in
 A$ such that $f(x) = y,\ \forall y\in B$.
Since all those $k$ elements in $B$ must have at least one pre-image
  in $A$, we can choose a subset $S_k$ of $k$ elements from $A$ each
  element of which maps to exactly one element in $B$. This subset
  selection can be done in $n\choose k$ different ways. And for each of
  these subsets $S_k$ we have $k!$ bijections from $S_k\to B$. That is for
  each such $S_k\subseteq A$ we can make $k!$ maps such that each $y\in B$ has exactly one pre-image in $S_k\ \&$ in $A$ as well. Something of this sort:
Now lets consider the rest of the $n-k$ elements in $A$, each of which can
  map to any one of the $k$ elements in $B$. In total $k^{n-k}$
  distributions are possible for these rest $n-k$ elements.
So, for each choice of $S_k$ we've $(k!\times k^{n-k})$ distributions,
  for which the mapping $\ f$ is onto. So, in total there are ${n\choose k}\ k!\ k^{n-k}$ surjections from $A\to B$.

Clearly this is not the correct result. Can anyone help me find out where I'm making the mistake (i.e over-counting/under-counting).

A: It seems like you're overcounting a lot. Just think of $n=2, k=1$ for instance. There is just one function, while your formula produces two surjective functions. Why is this?
You're counting the one function you have twice: you start by picking any $1$-element subset of $[2]$ and send it to $[1]$ to ensure surjectivity and then you send the other element of $[2]$ to any element. Both choices from $[2]$ to ensure surjectivity however yield the same result.
More generally, the problem is that if you have a map $[n]\to[k]$ that is surjective, it may very well have several $k$-element subsets that ensure surjectivity yet. With your method, you're counting these as if they're different surjective functions, where they aren't.
In case it's not entirely clear yet, just think how often you count the following $f:[n]\to[k]$, given by
$$i\mapsto \left\{\begin{array}{rl}i&\text{if }i<k,\\
k& \text{otherwise.}\end{array}\right.$$
First you count it by the choice of subset $\{1,\ldots,k\}\subset[n]$, but then it occurs again when choosing $\{1,\ldots,k-1,k+1\}$, up to $\{1,\ldots,k-1,n\}$.

A: You can find the mistake yourself if you follow these instructions. First, find minimal values of $n,k$ for which your formula gives the wrong answer. I bet they will be very small indeed, so the next step won't be too arduous. Next, implement your argument explicitly for this $n$ and $k$: list all the $k$-element subsets of $A$, list all the bijections from each of those sets to $B$, etc. Make an explicit list of ${n\choose k}\ k!\ k^{n-k}$ surjections from $A$ to $B$. Find the repetitions in your list. Now think about how they got there.
O.K., let me help. Your formula says that there are $2$ bijections from $[2]$ to $[1]$. Of course there is only one, so your method is counting the same bijection twice. Now do you see what you did wrong?


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Thanks, o' leader of the boards!
Happy birthday to you two and all of the Septembers!
And I must say... That cake looks absolutely DELICIOUS Izzy. Why tease me with such things?
I told him Happy Birthday in person, but I'll do it here too.
I was really busy yesterday , preventing me to get online and say 'hi' when it was my birthday yesterday.
Other Note: My wolf costume is coming together. I'll get pictures. Let me know if you want to see them. I'm working on my wolf head using a taxidermy rug head. If anyone has idea on how to hung it to make it moveable, let me know.
Happy Birthday to you all , I have not been on the forum for a month I think...I have good reasons...I think, anyway sorry for the lateness of the congratulations, hope you had a good one!


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Cross Roads Weekend Gaming: What are We Playing?
Monster Hunter Rise © 2021, image courtesy and copyright of Capcom, Capcom U.S.A., Inc.
A lot of news dumps have happened that's gotten us in a real mood to play some games! Everything from Dead Space to Hogwarts Legacy to Monster Hunter had some serious time to shine this past week and the Cross Roads crew is working on their backlog to get ready. Jump in, quest on, and have fun!
LeRon Dawkins: Host of Cross Roads
Monster Hunter Rise © 2021 available on Nintendo Switch and PC
image courtesy and copyright of Capcom, Capcom U.S.A., Inc.
I'm devoting the majority of my weekend with Monster Hunter Rise thanks to the recent Capcom Developer Stream. It doesn't take a lot to get me on the hype train for Monster Hunter so whenever a new shiny game or add-on such as Sunbreak is dangled in front of me, I'm hooked.
I'm deep in the rabbit hole of Triangle Strategy now. Last week I said that it was giving me serious Final Fantasy Tactics War of The Lions vibes and that opinion holds true for me a week later spending time with the game. Fair warning: this game is DIALOGUE HEAVY so be prepared to sit and wait.
Stoy Jovic: Co-Host of Cross Roads
Tunic © 2020, 2022 available on Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, and PC
image courtesy and copyright of Andrew Shouldice, Finji
Playing Tunic, finding it hard to get into it. It's mysterious enough and gives you nothing in terms of direction and what to do. You can access "book entries" in the wild that explain a bit of what to do. Very reminiscent of the original Legend Of Zelda for NES, where they drop you in, pat you on the butt, and say "best of luck!" Combat is quite challenging actually. Parrying is god awful though.
Austin Campbell: Co-Host of Cross Roads
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe © 2014, 2017 available on Nintendo Switch
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Mario all weekend! I will be playing the new Mario Kart tracks, and will also be playing Mario Party (because I'll be at a party).
while continuing to chip away at triangle Strategy before I go to bed.
Hopefully, I will have time to chip away at Horizon Forbidden West, which is a slow climb to get to 55% coverage. Elden Ring and Gran Turismo 7 are on my mind but they are on the back burner until I can get the above stuff out of the way.
I plan on checking out Tunic and Shredders on Xbox for a couple hours at least as well. Here's to hoping I get a lot of playing time this week. I'm going to need it.
Chris True: Co-Host of Cross Roads
Elden Ring © 2022 available on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, and PC
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I'm going to continue my trek through Elden Ring this weekend. The environment is just gorgeous and there is a wide variety of bosses and dungeons to defeat in each area.
I'm a bit of a completionist so I'm trying to clear each area before I move on if I can. I'm hoping to get a few minutes to play Tunic as well. That game is 100% right up my alley, just need to take time away from Elden Ring.
What are you playing this weekend? Are you planning to try out something new or continue chipping away at your backlog this weekend?
If you want to hear more about PlayStation and the current slate of games, news, and more, you can catch Cross Roads: The PlayStation Podcast at 8PM ET on twitch.tv/Exodus803 or on YouTube and Podcast Services on Thursday mornings. Thanks for listening!
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NCBI MeSH
Disease relevance of Border Disease
High impact information on Border Disease
MeSH Review:
Border Disease
Sawyer, M.M. et al., Giangaspero, M. et al., Entrican, G. et al., Tijssen, P. et al., Anderson, C.A. et al., et al.
The two specific positions of uracil and cytosine nucleotides related to low or high virulence where indifferently present in the ovine BVDV-2 strains responsible of border disease [1].
To evaluate arachidonic acid-related immunoregulatory mechanisms during long-term persistent pestivirus infection, we measured plasma contents of leukotriene C4 (LTC4), prostaglandin D2 (PGD2) and their plasma fatty acid (FA) precursor, arachidonic acid (AA), in six lambs with congenital border disease (BD) [2].
Immunodominant E2 (gp53) sequences of highly virulent bovine viral diarrhea group II viruses indicate a close resemblance to a subgroup of border disease viruses [3].
Border disease. Virus-induced decrease in thyroid hormone levels with associated hypomyelination [4].
A panel of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) has been produced to the p125/p80 non-structural polypeptide of border disease virus (BDV) and bovine virus diarrhoea virus (BVDV) [5].
Cell line Ch1Es of caprine origin was contaminated with border disease virus (BDV) [6].
Arachidonic acid immunoregulation in lambs persistently infected with border disease virus [2].
Genetic variety of bovine viral diarrhea virus 2 strains isolated from sheep. Giangaspero, M., Harasawa, R. J. Vet. Med. Sci. (2004) [Pubmed]
Arachidonic acid immunoregulation in lambs persistently infected with border disease virus. Sawyer, M.M., Williams, L.L., Odeón, A.C., Giri, S.N., Osburn, B.I. Comp. Immunol. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. (1993) [Pubmed]
Immunodominant E2 (gp53) sequences of highly virulent bovine viral diarrhea group II viruses indicate a close resemblance to a subgroup of border disease viruses. Tijssen, P., Pellerin, C., Lecomte, J., van den Hurk, J. Virology (1996) [Pubmed]
Border disease. Virus-induced decrease in thyroid hormone levels with associated hypomyelination. Anderson, C.A., Higgins, R.J., Smith, M.E., Osburn, B.I. Lab. Invest. (1987) [Pubmed]
A double monoclonal antibody ELISA for detecting pestivirus antigen in the blood of viraemic cattle and sheep. Entrican, G., Dand, A., Nettleton, P.F. Vet. Microbiol. (1995) [Pubmed]
Demonstration and genotyping of pestivirus RNA from mammalian cell lines. Harasawa, R., Mizusawa, H. Microbiol. Immunol. (1995) [Pubmed]


WHEN DO YOU NEED TO USE A MATCHBOX?
WHEN SHOULD YOU USE A MATCHBOX ?
ANSWER: Hopefully Never! . . . because ALL matchboxes add unwanted losses!
On 80m where the band is simply too wide to be covered by a single antenna.
When you wish to feed the antenna with openwire feedline.
When using multi-band antennas (generally a compromise).
e.g., G5RV, Windom (also called Off-Center-Fed Dipole or "OCF"), multi-band antennas without adjustments for the individual bands, etc.
WHEN IS IT BETTER NOT TO USE A MATCHBOX ?
1. As often as possible.
2. Whenever you are using monoband antennas.
With monoband antennas, it is usually possible to fix the antenna instead of using a matchbox. This is always the most efficient solution - because ALL matchboxes add additional loss to the system.
NEVER USE A MATCHBOX IF YOU DO NOT ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO !
Switch it to "BYPASS" or "THROUGH" when it is not absolutely needed.
IF YOU HAVE TO USE A MATCHBOX, BE SURE YOU USE ONE THAT IS WELL SUITED FOR THE JOB. Remember, different matchboxes have different Sweet-Spots.
Otherwise you may incur excessive power loss within the matchbox.
* Many Transceivers, especially those built in Japan, fold back their output power in the presence of high SWR to prevent damage to the final transtors.
The question here is, "what is the definition of high SWR?"
Some transceivers fold back the output power when the SWR exceeds 2.5:1.
This is reasonable but still not good, especially if the SWR problem is just an instantaneous one, due to the antenna swaying in a breeze.
GOOD TRANSCEIVERS will operate all day long into an SWR of 3.0:1 without folding back their output power. Personally, I prefer to use a good transceiver, not one where the manufacturer saved a few dollars on the final amplifier stage.
Other transceivers fold back their output power by as little as 2:1 SWR.
This is totally unacceptable and a clear indication of an under-dimensioned final amplifier stage.
Many people simply accept this as "normal" because the don't realize that there are transceivers which have much better designed final amplifier stages.
Transceivers like these are totally unacceptable to me, but that's my opinion.
There are good transceivers on the market which will deliver full power, all day long, into an SWR of 3:1. (For instance, any TEN-TEC transceiver). Many other "better transceivers" can also deal with 3:1 SWR. Most of the lower cost transceivers cannot. That's why they are cheaper.
MOST PEOPLE DON'T EVEN REALIZE THERE ARE DIFFERENCES HERE!
Any time you have to use a matchbox in your antenna system, you are inserting additional losses. It is always better not to run a matchbox if you don't absolutely have to.
** Many Linear Amplifiers are equipped with fault monitoring circuitry which among other things, trips to fault whenever the SWR exceeds a value which is dangerous for the amplifier. Though in principle a good idea, this is not necessary when running a well designed amplifier within legal power limits on the amateur bands. In fact, the protection circuit itself can also cause unnecessary trouble.
Unfortunately most modern amplifiers fall into this category. That's why I personally prefer amplifiers using "vintage" glass tubes, such as the 3-500z. The 3-500z tube is very rugged and most amplifiers using this tube do not have fault (do not need) trip circuitry.
to avoid the unnecessary need to use a matchbox.
The problem with SWR fault monitoring is, especially in stormy weather with antennas blowing in the wind, you can have instantaneous (non-dangerous) swings in the SWR which will trip the high SWR fault circuitry of many modern amplifiers. In reality these are harmless swings in the SWR because they immediately swing back to normal, and would not damage the amplifier. Never-the-less, the amp goes into fault mode and switches itself into standby position.
For this reason, I prefer to use amplifiers without SWR fault monitoring/warning.
The reason we have SWR fault monitoring in many modern amplifiers is, many modern tubes can blow almost instantaneously under certain over-current conditions. It is simply too dangerous (and too expensive) to run them without SWR fault warning.
For this reason, I refuse to buy and use one of these modern amplifiers.
MOST PEOPLE DO NOT SHARE MY OPINION.
In my 50+ years on the air, I have owned 8 linear amplifiers which used the 3-500z tube(s). Knock on wood, (touch wood if you're British) I have never blown the tube(s) in any of these amplifiers. That's why I stick with amplifiers that use the 3-500z.
*** Most Transistor Linear Amplifiers use fault monitoring / fault warning circuitry which trigger instantly in the presence of high SWR, but there are a few transistor amplifiers that do not. Instead these other amplifiers monitor for excessive heat (which can also be caused by longer periods of high SWR). So they also fault with high SWR, but only if it is for an extended period of time. They don't fault instantly with short swings in the SWR. In my opinion this is good enough. I have had good luck using this type of amp in contests. Unfortunately most transistor linear amps don't work like this. They fault much too soon!
IN MY OPINION, most transistorized linear amplifiers are good for normal ham radio use, great for portable use, but a very poor choice for serious contesting.


The man known as the father of China's so-called Great Firewall is defending his invention, which blocks out hundreds of thousands of foreign websites, and admits to owning software to evade the censorship he helped create.
In a rare English-language newspaper interview published Friday, Fang Binxing, president of the Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, told the state-owned Global Times that he owned six virtual private networks, or VPNs, to scale the firewall and determine what was and wasn't accessible in China.
"I have six VPNs on my home computer," Fang, 50, told the newspaper. "But I only try them to test which side wins: the GFW or the VPN."
He added, "I'm not interested in reading messy information like some of that anti-government stuff."
Fang, who could not be reached for comment Friday by The Times, said the filtering technology was operational five years before it came online in 2003, and he likened the system to traffic control that constantly required upgrading.
The firewall is assumed to identify keywords to prevent access to websites featuring sensitive topics such as Tibetan independence or the outlawed spiritual group, the Falun Gong.
The mechanism is also blamed for blocking popular social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube in China, which has the world's largest community of Internet users, an estimated 457 million people.
Experts say more and more Chinese are downloading censorship-circumvention tools, like the VPNs Fang uses or proxy servers, in response to the tighter Internet environment. At the same time, authorities are blocking access to sites making the software available.
Still, the number of Facebook users in China reportedly doubled to 700,000 after company CEO Mark Zuckerberg visited the country, according to Socialbakers.com, a site that tracks Facebook statistics. Facebook has been blocked in China since 2009.
Fang is vilified within China's small but thriving technological elite. On his site, Hong Bo, a popular IT blogger in Beijing who goes by the screen name Keso, features a voodoo doll of sorts with Fang's head affixed.
"Fang Binxing is a synonym for the Great Firewall and people hate the Great Firewall," said Hong, who added that he believes blocking open source sites such as Google's Android is far more detrimental to the country's development than censorship of anti-government material.
In one embarrassing episode in December, Fang joined a Twitter-like service in China known as a micro-blog or weibo. Within hours, he was battered by thousands of angry and abusive comments laced with expletives.
"He is the enemy of all netizens who are forced to scale the wall all day long because of GFW," read one post translated by China Digital Times, a site dedicated to news out of China.
Fang shut down his account a few days later.
"I regard the dirty abuse as a sacrifice for my country," he told the Global Times about the incident. "They can't get what they want so they need to blame someone emotionally: like if you fail to get a U.S. visa and you slag off the U.S. visa official afterwards."
The interview with Fang did not appear in the Chinese-language edition of the Global Times, which is far more nationalistic and anti-Western in tone. English-language newspapers in China often display more leeway exploring sensitive issues, partly because of their small and largely foreign audience.


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Hi there. In the midst of all the change, I forgot to reach out to you all with an update. Sorry about that.
We, along with every other bar/restaurant, were faced with a problem and, as chefs, when presented with a problem we are taught to come up with a solution. The instinctual side of cooking kicks in and an immediate response is necessary. Often, it's as simple as lowering the heat of a pan or adding more salt. In this case, however, the problem was much more severe.
In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, dine-in restaurants were forced to close but were given the option to offer take-out and/or delivery. To me, part of problem-solving is the ability to adapt, so full closure of Berlu was not even a consideration. As a restaurant owner I have a responsibility for the safety of my guests but, just as importantly, I feel a responsibility for the livelihood of my staff. This was the driving force that led me to adapt and to change our tasting menus to a take-out concept, instead of simply closing. If the concept was able to support the payroll of my staff during this time, it would be deemed a success.
Weeks before any order to close was instated, we were already feeling the effects of the virus. Many of our guests are tourists so reservations made months in advance were postponed due to travel bans. Soon after, local diners were becoming fearful of exposure and they began requesting confirmation of the necessary precautions that were recommended to restaurants by the Center of Disease Control (CDC). Inevitably, their concerns outweighed the risks and we started seeing more and more cancellations. Our policy typically safeguards against last-minute cancellations, but compassion and leniency were necessary for this situation as many were fearful for their health. So, nights that had been fully booked for weeks were slowly reaching break-even points, as we had allowed many of our guests to reschedule those reservations. A change was necessary.
One late night, I got together with a good friend and we discussed my options for the coming weeks. Many states had already issued dine-in closures, so we anticipated that that was to come. A few ideas were bounced around and I ultimately decided to create a bento box to-go. It was manageable for us to execute, easy to be eaten as take-out, and it was something I was still proud to serve as it shared the same ethos as Berlu. The next morning I reached out to the press to make it official and three days later we were serving bento boxes as take-out. Word got out and the bento boxes were a hit, as we sold more than twice the amount expected. Guests were happy, the staff was happy, and I was grateful for the support. Even so, after the first day, I began to feel uncertainty and I questioned morally whether it was the correct decision to stay open.
The necessary measures were taken to ensure the take-out concept would be safe, but what I came to realize was that there were many other variables involved that we could not control.
None of us had been quarantined at that point, as the transition to the bento box concept was immediate. We couldn't honestly know if we had had contact with the virus and if we could potentially be spreading to others. Cleaning measures were taken, but what we hadn't taken into account were the variables involved in the staff's commute to the restaurant, as many relied on public transportation. Pre-paid/curbside pickup may seem like the safest solution for diners because there is little to no human interaction, but with the increased trips in one's car, comes an increased level of exposure to other variables e.g. the need for gasoline. From what I've seen, gas attendants don't wear gloves or masks nor have I seen them sanitize between pumps.
Realistically, human exposure is inevitable as food & household supplies need to be purchased. The ideal situation is to plan ahead of time and to go to the grocery store 1-2 times per week. This a more efficient trip as it will sustain a person or family for multiple days rather for one meal that I was providing as a bento box.
In the end, I felt as if I was luring diners into unnecessary exposure and uncontrollable variables that could potentially affect them as well as my staff. These became my greatest concerns and the reasons why I ended take-out.
I don't blame others for staying open nor do I look down on them for not sharing my beliefs. It's a difficult decision to make, especially since we've been given an ambiguous directive from our government leaders. Furthermore, as chefs it's in our nature overcome, to solve, and to provide sustenance. The ambiguity is also unfair for the diners as they are given mixed messages, being told to stay in while also being told to support small businesses and to help keep restaurants alive.
So, what is the solution? I don't really know…but what I do know is that the right decisions are usually the easiest to make. For me, once I was able to step away from my role as a chef and a businessman and realize what mattered most, the health of our community, my decision to discontinue take-out was quite easy and much swifter than my decision to adapt to a take-out option.
Again, I am extremely grateful to all of you that came out to support our bento concept, including our new friends and neighbors that have shown up because of it. I also appreciate all of the messages checking in on how I was doing. It's incredibly humbling to have this support.
In times of struggle, it's important that we see the good that comes of it. We are saddened by our closure, but we will emerge again with a sense of our community stronger than ever.
With love and care to you and your circles,
Berlu LLC
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How a geek saved Shaquille O'Neal's life Junior year in high school
Author Stephen Beslic
In high school, Shaquille O'Neal went from being a bully to embarking on the class-clown route. During his interview with Graham Bensinger, he talked about the two moments that prompted that change.
"I was a different person from that day"
Today, O'Neal is one of the most popular public figures out there. But growing up, he was an object of ridicule. Kids used to make fun of Shaq for his size, calling him names like Shaquilla the Gorilla or Shaqueer. That left him with two options — "either intimidate you or make you laugh." And for a long time, Shaq would pick option one, until one day in fifth grade and the moment that changed him forever.
"I was about thirteen, and this guy ratted me out for throwing something in class," Shaq said to Cal Fussman. "I caught up with him after school and beat him up. When the kid went down, I kicked him. Then he started having an epileptic seizure. A man ran out of his car and put something in the kid's mouth, and got him to stop. If that guy hadn't come, the kid might have died, and I'd have been done, done, done. I was a different person from that day on."
How a geek saved Shaq's life
All the mocking took a toll on Shaq, who had already struggled with his performance in school. It resulted in O'Neal having low self-esteem and thinking he was not smart enough. That's when he had another eye-opening moment, one Diesel himself described as life-saving. And all thanks to a geek from his high school.
Everybody was bullying this guy. He was cool. He never said anything. We called him McDougal. I wish I could remember his name. Everyone was messing with him so I came in and said if you mess with McDougal, you gotta mess with me.
Shaquille O'Neal, Graham Bensinger
Instead of beating the ones he didn't like, Shaq put his size to good use, only to intimidate those who were bullying McDougal. And despite wanting nothing in return, the kid gave O'Neal one of the most valuable lessons that he remembers to this day.
"I was sitting at the lunch table and he came to me and said he appreciated it," Shaq continued. "He said, 'I hear you're having some problems in government. I can help you out.' Every day after school, he would tutor me. The way he tutored me, I was like this really isn't that bad. Because I had self-doubts, I was like I'll never pass anyway. He helped me out and that's when I realized that nerds and geeks are very cool people. It also taught me another valuable lesson that you don't always have to judge people."
Both of these instances helped Shaq become the man he is today. And not just in terms of basketball, but through everyday life and countless mind-blowing gestures for the people he doesn't even know. The upstroke is the ultimate larger-than-life persona, universally loved outside of the game itself. But based on stories like these, it wasn't an easy road getting there.
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In Memorial of Jazzmullin, or Goodbye Dad
Facing the music: My father, Jim, or Jazzmullin is gone.
Left living in Japan without a family to call my own, plus I'm so busy with my master's program, the 42 Stories Anthology, and fulltime work that I'm pretty much left by my lonesome to feel sad.
Without a father for a week now
A 35-year-old orphan
Thoughts marinated with what he loved
(me yelling at a turkey)
Women, as in ALL OF THEM
Stevie Delay
and his children
(me, Jayson, Dad, Stacy: September 24, 2007)
His likes are the above in that order from least to greatest. Fun fact, Jim's birth name was Stevie, as were all orphans that were dropped off at birth like him at the center in New York. His mother, Rena, from Metuchen, renamed him James Michael upon adoption.
Wait, I digress. Jazz was his number one passion, owning countless CDs and records, which filled a house.
Jazzmullin never remembered my birthday, but could tell you Charlie Parker's or Miles Davis's in a heartbeat. Dad knew more about jazz than any living human on Earth.
Early December, I took a boat from Oita to Ehime, Japan, for the weekend. Got in so late that the hotels were closed. I found a jazz bar opened until 1am and felt like my father guided me from the freezing winds somehow to this place.
The bartender and I talked about jazz and my dad's passion for the music beyond closing time. On my way out, he asked and played my favorite song, which was actually my brother's. I don't have one.
Throughout the song, the bartender rhymed the history behind the album, which I'd already known thanks to my father.
Dad had an addiction: If you rode with him in a car, you were going to get a dose of jazz jargon regarding whoever was playing at the time.
My problem with this was I'd try to listen to the song while he'd talk over the music. His friends and various girlfriends would complain that they just wanted to hear the songs.
One day, I gently told him, "I don't hear a word. No one listens when you go on like this. I mean, who really cares that Miles Davis used to moon his fans and blamed it on a bad back?" Reflecting, that fact was funny.
Dad's face told a tale of sadness over my comment.
And so I added, "You're not picking the right audience. Find someone interested in the topic and share the info dump with them."
Later he told me, "You were right. Now I have this community of jazz friends and we get together and talk about the history behind the music. When we disagree, we'll Google it. I'm never wrong." He laughed, reassuringly. Then, my father thanked me for the suggestion. I loved how he would really listen to what people said and often consider trying the feedback out. I won't get into how he didn't listen when everyone told him to go do this and that for his health and hit the hospital or he would die.
They have a saying in Japan for this type of situation: 仕方がない.
Anyway, I used to test Dad's jazz knowledge by playing a random song and having him name who and what. He always got it right, except one time when I played a jazz tune by a Japanese artist I liked.
(Sadao Watanabe)
He recognized Watanabe's name upon reflection.
Dad was a musician, writer, poet, and often inspired my writing including "How My Life Changed the Time I Almost Got Mugged," which won the Story of Excellence Award and he named characters in my featured story with Hamline Journal called "Day Off." (Miles, Parker, Kelly Grace, and the villain, Gorelick after Kenny G.). Before you hated Justin Bieber, my father loathed Kenny G. He's not alone:
Dad would say G's crap wasn't even worthy of being played in an elevator, or bathroom stall, and all records of it should be tossed into the sun by Superman.
Personally, I'd take John Coltrane or Thelonious Monk any day over that junk too.
(credit, credit)
I'll never be a huge fan of jazz like my father was, but hearing it will make me think of something he loved, which is why the sax sounds will always spark a dim light of joy for me and those that knew him for years to come.
When he became a brother.
When he could lift his brother, and a truck. Dad was a bodybuilder and personal trainer for half of his life.
When he became a father.
Dad loved jazz so much because his favorite uncle and childhood role model, Bertram who played the trumpet,
inspired his
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Love you, Dad. I'm convinced you found Stevie on your way to the afterlife, who left this world one month before you, and you two stopped by the pearly gates to let him take a piss.
DOD: 12-30-2018, 64.
Remember to remember . . .
~Bertram Allan Mullin aka BAM
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