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Бадр Біляль (,  4 листопада 1962) — колишній катарський футболіст, нападник. Всю кар'єру виступав за « Ас-Садд». По завершенні кар'єри став спортивним аналітиком.

Кар'єра

Він грав за першу команду «Ас-Садда» з 1979 року, але ключовим гравцем став лише у 1982 році після того, як забив головний гол у фіналі Кубка Еміра, замінюючи травмованого Алі Бехзада. Він виграв 23 офіційні трофеї разом з клубом.

Він був частиною збірної Катару U-20, яка стала віце-чемпіоном молодіжного чемпіонату світу 1981 року в Австралії, на якому у 6 матчах він забив 3 голи, ставши найкращим бомбардиром команди разом з Халідом Салманом.

Досягнення
 Чемпіонат Катару
  Чемпіон (5):  1979–80, 1980–81, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1989–89

 Кубок Еміра Катару
  Володар кубку (5): 1982, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1991

Ліга чемпіонів Азії
  Переможець (1): 1989

Примітки

Посилання

Катарські футболісти
Футболісти «Аль-Садда»
Народились 1962
Гравці молодіжної збірної Катару з футболу
Гравці збірної Катару з футболу


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Q: Flattening folder structure with duplicate file names I have a folder with a complicated folder structure:
├── folder1
│   ├── 0001.jpg
│   └── 0002.jpg
├── folder2
│   ├── 0001.jpg
│   └── 0002.jpg
├── folder3
│    └── folder4
│         ├── 0001.jpg
│         └── 0002.jpg
└── folder5
     └── folder6
           └── folder7
                ├── 0001.jpg
                └── 0002.jpg

I would like to flatten the the folder structure such that all the files reside in the parent directory with unique names such as folder1_0001.jpg, folder1_0002.jpg etc.
I have attempted to use the code suggested in "Flattening folder structure"
$ find */ -type f -exec bash -c 'file=${1#./}; echo mv "$file" "${file//\//_}"' _ '{}' \;

The echo demonstrates that it is working:
mv folder3/folder4/000098.jpg folder3_folder4_000098.jpg

But the output files are not placed in the parent directory and I have searched the drive cannot be found the output files.
I have also attempted "Flatten a folder structure to a file name in Bash"
$ find . -type f -name "*.jpg" | sed 'h;y/\//_/;H;g;s/\n/ /g;s/^/cp -v /' | sh

-v demonstrates that it is working:
'./folder3/folder4/000098.jpg' -> '._folder3_folder4_000098.jpg'

However the output creates hidden files in the parent directory, this complicates my workflow. I am able to view these hidden files in the parent directory using ls -a
I have also tried the suggested code below from "Renaming Duplicate Files with Flatten Folders Command"
find . -mindepth 2 -type f | xargs mv --backup=numbered -t . && find . -type d -empty -delete

But the command overwrites files with similar file names.
Any suggestions on how to flatten the folder structure without overwriting files with similar names?
My ultimate goal is to convert the unique names into sequential numbers as described in "Renaming files in a folder to sequential numbers"
 a=1
  for i in *.jpg; do
  new=$(printf "%04d.jpg" "$a") #04 pad to length of 4
  mv -- "$i" "$new"
  let a=a+1
 done

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Is it possible in SAC to have both FOH and one of MON windows open at the same time, without any switching?
Not directly on a host, but you could have a remote open with the MON mix open.
You can also run the remote on the same host computer... they will connect... and if you used two monitors, you could look at two different full views at the same time.
... Wow!!! I never thought of that! What a great idea.
So, no way of doing that in a single SAC instance?
No... but you can create FKeys that jump to Mon mixers instantly... so I'm not sure why you need to see everything at once... no advantage as I see it... but... don't forget the F Mon Mixer view which shows you one chan on all 24 MON mixers at the same time... thats a very powerful view for looking across mixer settings.
The Monitor F mixer is very helpful.
The only thing I'm missing is the possibility to assign my (or one of my) midi controls to it.
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PS: This is a serious "pat-on-the-back" to Bob ... Well done!! It would also appear that Alan is using the EQ and the Frequency Analyzer plug-ins. Also, a single monitor - showing 42 channels. The other two appear to be stage views. Finally, a rack of sixteen ADA-8200's for a total of 128 tracks. By-the-way ... the article is a great read as well! Think about it ... a guy with all the money and resources available to him, opts for an entirely software-based system! I mean, Elton's piano is worth 1 million dollars!!
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Elton's piano is worth 1 million dollars[/URL]!!
How much you wanna bet it's not even a real piano? I'm seeing digital pianos stuck inside grand piano exteriors more and more (positioned on-stage with the keys facing away from the audience, of course). I know it makes sense in so many ways, logistically, for touring, but it's kinda heartbreaking.
I think the last time I saw a real piano on-stage at a big show was Ben Folds -- and that was, like, seven years ago.
I digress. Kudos to Bob.


Not long ago, in a country inn high in the Tuscan hills, I enjoyed the best night's sleep of my life. The mattress was wide, the pillows plump. It was warm enough to sleep with the window open, cool enough that I could appreciate the high-thread-count sheets.
The next morning, I was surprised to learn that I was the only guest who had notched more than five hours of shut-eye. My fellow patrons, it seemed, had roused themselves at dawn and headed out into the surrounding forest to participate in a ritual involving billowing smocks and arcane equipment. I found myself wondering if I had accidentally joined a cult. And in a way I had. It turned out my fellow guests were all mushroom hunters on some expensive foodie tour of the region.
This is not just a Tuscan thing. Foraging is one of those innovations that hotels everywhere are foisting on unsuspecting guests, like yoga on the sundeck and art installations in the lobby. But this one seems a step too far, involving, as it does, traipsing around in the middle of nowhere, sticking your fingers into squelchy earth and rotting vegetation. And the toil doesn't stop when you've accumulated your produce, given that the average mushroom tends to be tougher to clean than a hard drive.
All this raises an interesting question: Unless you're stuck on a desert island, why would you want to go foraging for your dinner? For some inexplicable reason, my fellow guests at that extremely pleasant, not to mention well-stocked, inn were perfectly willing to leave their warm beds to scavenge for food in the woods like escaped convicts. Basically, they paid their hosts handsomely so they could do what our forefathers trained dogs and pigs to do.
What's worse, many hotels are slyly turning their kitchens into cookery schools, where guests are coaxed into preparing their bounty under the watchful eyes of professional chefs. It's only a matter of time before they have us doing the dishes, or picking up the general manager's dry cleaning on the way back from the farmers market.
Meanwhile, you have to wonder what the real fishermen are doing while Sheldon and Denise from White Plains are bringing in the morning catch. Sitting on the veranda writing postcards? Getting a massage? And what happened to the guys who used to gather the mushrooms at dawn? Are they the pair on the manicured lawn sipping pastis while moving life-size pawns around a giant chess board?
It's easy to dismiss all this as a fad—a result of our newfound fetish for the "authentic"—but there may be something deeper going on. I mean, are we really so unhappy with our life choices that we'll trade our days out of the office for an internship somewhere else?
Or it may just be that hotels are reacting to the proliferation of apartment-renting sites, where homeowners think nothing of asking paying guests to separate the trash from the recyclables. Take a look at a few Airbnb listings—they're basically help wanted ads. I saw one the other day where a guy who was going away for three months was hoping guests would look after his pet rabbit. The way things are going, we shouldn't be too surprised to touch down at the airport and get a ping on our smartphones—a reminder from our hosts of an upcoming PTA meeting.
Yet the working holiday trend shows no sign of abating. Clearly, there are plenty of people who feel fulfilled running somebody else's errands, but it seems to me there is a serious problem brewing. Fact is, we don't know how to switch off any more. We have lost the art of doing absolutely nothing. And, as a result, we are going nuts.
Never mind the complete absence of flip-flops in this scenario; it's the word "more" that worries me. What could that possibly mean? Darning the farmer's socks? Balancing the books? Helping out at the slaughterhouse? Just thinking about it makes me want to lie down.
I read this twice, on two different plane trips. I felt compelled to come here because while the majority of the Hemispheres issue content was decent, if a bit pretentious, this article was just silly.
Is this satire? Or does this author really not know why anyone could possibly want to do a cooking school? Wild mushroom hunting in a swamp is something for which I and many others would ravage our sleep schedules. These activities do not mimic work–they mimic a fantasy life that many people crave even if living it constantly would be less fun.
When I travel, I have occasionally chosen travel partners who wake up at noon. I don't choose to travel with them again once I know this habit. You are only a tourist, and your experience will only be as good as what you plan. I know I'm not the only one with this philosophy.


I would not recommend it. Paint is not formulated for that, it won't hold up to any kind of heat of hot pans from the stove, and it will scratch pretty easy. I am thinking about putting some trim around my counter tops and getting the self leveling cement and pouring it on. Some of it you can have a color put in it and you won't have to worry about scratching it up. Or you can paint the top them with a special paint that won't scratch. Oh I guess I should mention I worked in the paint department for several years, and I have had a few. very few who did paint their counter tops come in tall me what a mistake they did and wanted to now to repair it. Sand, sand, and sand some more t and then apply paint remover and sand some more . Pretty going on a pain coming off.
I didn't know this could be done so I did a search and found that they sell countertop paint kits. They make is sound simple enough, if you are painting over a laminate countertop, then you will need to sand down the surface. Wipe away remaining dust, then dry the countertop before painting the countertop with a primer and paint roller. Apply one to two coats of paint and then seal the surface with polyurethane after the paint has dried. Good luck! I'm sure they'll turn out amazing.
I would not paint over that type of countertop. I am sure it will just start peeling or chipping off. Good luck with your project.
This weekend I am going to do an update to our kitchen. It has 70's gold formica counter tops. I've been watching "How To" videos and plan to paint them!
I am a bit nervous but I am also confident that I can transform the counter tops into a nice looking "modern" look.
Has anyone else painted their counter tops?
Well the counter tops look amazing! Yes I was skeptical and afraid before I started. I added a third top coat for extra protection against scratching.
I talked with several friends who have done their counter tops and that is how I even knew that is possible to paint them.
They've had them with no problems for several years. I also talked with people at the various stores and got pointers regarding doing such a project. Their are special kits just for painting counter tops.
Since purchasing real granite or marble or even different formica counter tops is out of my budget, this option made it possible to update the "dated" kitchen and make it look up with the times.
I wouldn't think that painting a counter top vs some other item for your place would be any different. I haven't done this before, but I have painted a dresser, turned out the way it was supposed to. If your looking for a glossy kind of counter top, might be a bit different. Good luck!
I didn't know that you could paint the counter tops. Guess I will have to google to see a how to video. Sounds pretty interesting.
They have paint for counter tops as well as bathtubs.
I actually marbleized the counter tops in a kitchen I lived in as a kid and rented from my mother later as an adult. It looked really cool. But eventually it peeled and just scraped off. I don't think I would do it again. Sure it was an affordable update...but it was very, very, very temporary.
My family went with Red wood over the old ones that were all white.
just had my counter tops replaced havent tried painting them before.
I need to do that, do it how could it be bad when you want to do that I painted my medal cabinets their ok lol.
Which over the counter Med is better?


The village of Long Melford has a lot to offer to visitors, whether you have a particular interest in historic buildings, good food, fashion or even antiques. Long Melford sits on Suffolk's border with Essex, and there is plenty of countryside walks and public footpaths right from your backdoor. The River Stour runs through Long Melford, which marks the border between the two counties.
Long Melford was used as the backdrop for the well-known TV series 'Love Joy' about the Antique Dealer who seemed to be caught up in detective work. Predictably Long Melford is awash with Antique Shops and there are some good browsing times to be had. There is also a frequent Antique Fair in the School House just 200 yards away from Spadgers and often Antique Book Fairs in the Village Hall.
The image gallery shows much of Long Melford; starting with the excellent Black Lion Pub and the Green both of which are just 150 yards from Spadgers. There are lots of good pubs and restaurants along the high-street as well as all the shops you could need.
The two stately homes in Long Melford are both within 400 yards of the cottages. Melford Hall is a wonderful building and cared for by The National Trust, it is host to many events and is a very interesting place to visit. Kentwell Hall is famous for its Tudor re-enactments and if you have never been to one this is an absolute 'Must'. There are up to 350 Tudor actors living the life and through doing so bringing to life this fabulous Tudor Stately Home, the busy kitchens are amazing!
Long Melford, perched on the River Stour, is connected by a lovely walk up hill on a disused railway to the gorgeous medieval village Lavenham.
The Suffolk coast is about an hour's drive away and is an absoultely terrific day out.
The aerial photography on this page is courtesy of Inside Suffolk - a guide to events and what Suffolk has to offer.
- Clare Antiques and Interiors: The Mill, Malting Lane, Clare CO10 8NW - Four floors of furniture, pictures, carpets, books, ornaments, etc.
'Popular though the Lake District and West Country are as tourist destinations, they can be rather damp. If you want to reduce the risk of a rainy holiday, statistics show that you should head east.
The Green where the pet pooch can have alot of fun!


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"It's important to be kind to yourself and trust that you are going to get there"
Lest we lose ourselves in the race to reach the top, Shaheen Bhatt makes a case for slowing down and focusing on what's most important
Debangana Ghosh Published 10 months ago on Mar 17, 2020 • 3 minutes Read
Faisal Magray
Earlier known as Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt's sister, Shaheen Bhatt found her own identity when she released her book I've Never Been (Un)Happier, in which she bares her heart out about her fight against depression since the age of 12. In a candid chat with Outlook Business, Bhatt talks about her journey as a writer and the challenges of being a millennial.
How did you develop your writing process?
I always wanted to be a writer. As a child, I would journal my emotions, which later evolved into script-writing or helping others write. My father is a good writer, and I have learnt a lot from him. Additionally, I have always been a voracious reader.
As an author, my process has been quite erratic. I would start writing at 5 am and stop at noon. But sometimes, it would get too overwhelming. So I would write for the first two days straight and then feel drained for the next three days or even a week. It takes a lot of discipline to push yourself on a day-to-day basis. But I feel like my next book will be easier to write.
You were also dealing with bouts of depression while you were writing. How did you overcome that?
I was writing about painful memories from the past, and that plunged me into a six-month depression phase. I had gained almost 10 kgs as the entire process took me to a really dark place emotionally. But on the flip side, it has given me so much. The book has changed who I am. Because until then, I was hiding who I am, my insecurities and all the things I was afraid of. Now, everything is in the open and I am just what I am. Today, if I am nervous or scared, I'll say it instead of hiding it from the world. So, writing the book has been like a healing process.
Tell us something about your on-going mental health campaign. How is it helping people battle mental health issues?
My campaign is called 'Here Comes the Sun'. Currently, it's an online awareness campaign through which we are trying to disseminate as much information as we can. This is being done through fun posts, and we are also putting up lists of counsellors and professionals one could reach out to for help. Soon, we will expand from social media and start on-ground activities.
In the process of 'hustle', this generation has become more intolerant towards criticism. How do you view this scenario with respect to mental wellbeing?
We, as a generation, are talking less and less. So, criticism hurts a lot. Everybody wants to be perfect and reach their full potential, and that's really lovely. But, people are forgetting that things take time and setbacks happen. There is no one perfect trajectory. It's a journey. Hence, it's important to be kind to yourself and trust that you are going to get there.
On top of that, there is social media anxiety, too. There is FOMO due to the endless information we are being fed. When we were younger and didn't have cell phones, there were no points of comparison. Today, we are constantly comparing ourselves with others, and that's why we are all unhappy.
So, what's next for you in the pipeline?
I am working on my next book, which will also be a non-fiction. I am going to be a writer as long as I have things to write about.
Shaheen Bhatt|Great place to work|Author

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Have you ever heard of people chanting incomprehensible words while sitting on a specific position for long periods of time. This chanting is what you call a mantra, and this practice is the very heart of Japa Yoga.
Japa is a Sanskrit term for a particular spiritual discipline. Like all spiritual exercises, Japa yoga focuses on attaining the goal of realizing the Universal Spirit. This Spirit refers to us. We often fail to realize this Spirit because of body and mind as well as ego limitations. To surpass these limitations, Japa yoga utilizes mantra. What exactly is a mantra? A mantra is a meditative repetition of one or more syllables representative of the Divine aspect. It is believed that the vibrations produced by the mantra affects the whole body. This leads to calming of the senses and your mind. Attaining such will make you fit for solving any problem you might be encountering in your life at present. Japa yoga enables you to gain momentum and control of your life no matter what external or internal factors might be hindering you from accomplishing such.
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Japa yoga believes not only that you are part of a bigger universe but that a unique universe lies within you. Every single cell in your body is a microcosm, a universe. This yoga's core is the principle that you are made up of countless universes! If you constantly repeat your mantra, you develop and enhance the innate vibration that you have and awaken the countless universes within you.
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TRAVELS IN AFRICA: Ghana, 1969
October 2, 2014 / Fred / 0 Comments
Arriving from the United States to live in Africa, you find that there are cultural practices, different from your own, that you need to learn. In Anglophone West Africa, to which we traveled after leaving Dakar, perhaps the most pervasive of these is dash.
Anglophone West Africa is a "tip for service" culture. Of course, in America you were accustomed to tipping for certain services: the waitress who served you, the bellboy who showed you to your room, the valet who parked your car. That was a tip for specific services culture. Anglophone West Africa was a tip for all service culture. We went to Ghana.
Accra, Ghana, home of dash
Our first acquaintanceship with dash came when Donanne and I went to Accra's Cable & Wireless office to send a dispatch to the Monitor's offices in Boston. I left Donanne there and hurried off to an interview. Donanne was simply to hand the typed dispatch to the C&W operator and make sure he would send it.
"How'd it go at Cable and Wireless?" I asked when we reconnected.
"It was strange," she said. "I gave him the story, but he didn't go off with it. He waited around as if I was supposed to do something more. But I didn't know what. So I smiled again and thanked him again and finally he went off."
I had met the local Reuters man in Accra and asked about this.
"He wanted dash," the Reuters man explained.
"What's dash?" I asked.
Here is where it gets complicated. Now in the early 21st century it's easy to explain dash as merely the linchpin of a tip-for-all-service culture. But in 1969 when we made our first acquaintance with dash, the times – and certainly the Americans – were much more judgmental than today. And so dash was not presented merely as a tip. It was described as a bribe.
And sometimes it was. If a government minister helped an executive to land a multimillion dollar contract and expected $10,000… Ghanaians might regard it as dash, but it was hard for Americans not to think of it as payoff, a bribe.
But in this case it was only money to help speed a dispatch on its way. Did that have to be considered a bribe? Well, if you'd been told that Anglophone West Africa was steeped in corruption, that it tainted every aspect of life, it was not hard to consider tipping the C&W guys as bribing them.
All the proper resistance to bribe-giving was animated in me. Certainly the correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor would never participate in such shenanigans.
I was frequently in and out of Accra in those days because elections were being held and, more importantly, military rulers were permitting a restoration of civilian government. Journalism is competitive. So it distressed me to see my colleagues from other papers submit their dispatches to the C&W operators with a ten-cedi note paper-clipped to the first page. The C&W guys grinned gratefully. It was obvious that dashed dispatches got better and more immediate service than ones that were submitted with only a smile and the urging, "You'll get that out first thing, right?"
I began to think about bribe-giving. This, I was certain, I could not manage with finesse. Or sophistication. My guilty conscience would cause me to mishandle the transfer of cedis to the C&W operator. Finally I screwed up my courage. I need not have worried. The C&W man accepting my dispatch had extraordinary sensitivity to the possibility of cedis coming his way. When I bashfully held out my hand, he extracted the cedis from it with an experienced move. He gave me an enormous grin. Suddenly I was his new best friend and my dispatch got super first-class service. I thought: Why have I waited so long?
Now that we are living in less judgmental times, it's easy for me to regard dashing the C&W guys not as bribing them, but merely offering them a tip for service they would render me. Call that casuistry if you like. I prefer to think that it was just an example of the contrary practices of two different cultures rubbing against one another. It should have been no surprise to me that when I adhered not to the cultural practice of late-moralistic America, but to that of tip-for-all-service Anglophone West Africa, things would go more smoothly for me.
Frederic Hunter has written two novels and a collection of short stories about Africa: www.FredericHunter.com.
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DoCoMo looks to link up with bank
Japanese cellco NTT DoCoMo has announced plans to form an alliance with a bank or financial institution, in a bid to diversify its revenue stream. The operator said that it could no longer rely solely on voice or data traffic for revenue growth due to the high penetration of mobile phones in the country – currently around 65%. The company has not yet revealed any possible future partners.
In a separate story, DoCoMo and Qualcomm have successfully completed W-CDMA interoperability testing on the cellco's FOMA network. The new service, which will be launched later this year, will allow global users to roam on DoCoMo's 3G infrastructure.
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James E. Sullivan
Gussie Crawford Award
Olympic Hopefuls and National Champions Named as Finalists for 90th AAU James E. Sullivan Award presented by Eastbay
ORLANDO, Fla. (March 23, 2020) – The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) announced today the nominees for the title of top amateur athlete have been narrowed to a panel of ten finalists for the 90th James E. Sullivan Award presented by Eastbay.
Those athletes are as follows:
Evita Griskenas, Rhythmic Gymnastics, USA Rhythmic Gymnastics
Grant Holloway, Track and Field, University of Florida
Markus Howard, Men's Basketball, Marquette University
Sabrina Ionescu, Women's Basketball, University of Oregon
Trevor Lawrence, Football, Clemson University
Spencer Lee, Men's Wrestling, University of Iowa
Dana Rettke, Women's Volleyball, University of Wisconsin
Kyla Ross, Gymnastics, University of California Los Angeles
Megan Taylor, Women's Lacrosse, University of Maryland
Abbey Weitzeil, Women's Swimming, University of California Berkeley
In light of the ongoing situation with COVID-19 ("Coronavirus"), the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) has decided to cancel the on-site ceremony portion of the AAU James E. Sullivan Award to be held at the New York Athletic Club. Instead, the AAU will recognize the accomplishments of the finalists and announce the winner virtually. More information to follow.
"The collegiate season was cut short for these outstanding athletes. Nonetheless, the AAU wants continue to recognize these individuals for their hard work and dedication to their sport," said Dr. Roger J. Goudy, AAU President and CEO. "I am proud to have these remarkable athletes represented as finalists for this year's AAU James E. Sullivan Award."
The AAU Sullivan Award has been presented annually since 1930 to the most outstanding amateur athlete in the United States, including famed Olympians Michelle Kwan (2001), Michael Phelps (2003), Paul Hamm (2004) and Shawn Johnson (2008); University of Tennessee quarterback Peyton Manning (1997), Penn State guard John Urschel (2013); 200m backstroke world record holder Missy Franklin (2012) and University of Wisconsin setter Lauren Carlini (2016).
Voting for the award is open to the public at www.aausullivan.org. Finalist voting opens today and will close on Monday, March 30 at 11:59 p.m.
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Houston Rockets vs. Portland Trail Blazers game preview
By ak2themax@ak2themax Oct 30, 2018, 12:00am CDT
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When looking at the schedule before the season started, the opening slate looked odd. Over the course of the last eight days, Houston has played two games. Maybe it would allow the Rockets to ease into the season. Or it might throw off their rhythm if they started out hot.
Unfortunately, it's neither of those. Houston probably wishes that it wouldn't play for a month, or at least until James Harden and a few others return from injury. Every team (except Golden State) deals with a stretch where a chunk of their roster is on the shelf, but the it's usually during the dogs days on the NBA, in January and February.
Playing the Western Conference isn't helping. The "easiest" game on paper that Houston has played was against the Lakers at Staples. Again, that was LeBron's home debut as a Laker and probably the most rowdy crowd the Lakers will have until they make the playoffs (if they make the playoffs). The Pelicans are good and had continuity from last year's surprise playoff run. The Clippers are a matchup nightmare for Houston. And Utah is pretty darn good too.
Tonight, the Rockets will have to contend with the Portland Trail Blazers. Damian Lillard is averaging 34 on 49-39-92 (that's shooting percentage-three point percentage-free throw percentage) on the young season. That's pretty darn good. Oh, and he's getting to the line ten times per contest. According to the internet, that makes him a flopper. C.J. McCollum isn't shooting as well overall, but he's still popping 41% from downtown. Jusuf Nurkic is averaging a double-double and Zach Collins is holding it down off the bench when Nurkic needs a break.
I'm not sure what's going on with the Jimmy Butler trade rumors. I think Minnesota's preferred trade partner is Miami. The Heat have more pieces to give up and the Wolves are probably hesitant to send a star player to Houston. The trade could energize Houston and push them back to the heights they reached last season. Or it could fail spectacularly. The only thing I know is that if Brandon Knight and Marquese Chriss are to be included in the deal, it cannot happen until Wednesday.
Tip-off is at 7pm CT


For other uses, see Sheepshead (disambiguation).
Archosargus probatocephalus, the sheepshead, is a marine fish that grows to 76 cm (30 in), but commonly reaches 30 to 50 cm (10 to 20 in). It is deep and compressed in body shape, with five or six dark bars on the side of the body over a gray background. It has sharp dorsal spines. Its diet consists of oysters, clams, and other bivalves, and barnacles, fiddler crabs, and other crustaceans. It has a hard mouth, with several rows of stubby teeth – the frontal ones closely resembling human teeth – which help crush the shells of prey.
The sheepshead is found in coastal waters along the western Atlantic, from Nova Scotia to Brazil, but the greatest concentration is around southwest Florida. Although the Sheepshead Bay section of Brooklyn, in New York City, was named after the fish, it is now rarely found that far north.However they just recently started to return to the area in small numbers,with a few being caught in Jamaica bay and on the Rockaway reef.
As sheepshead feed on bivalves and crustaceans, successful baits include shrimp, sand fleas (mole crabs), clams, fiddler crabs, and mussels. Sheepshead have a knack for stealing bait, so a small hook is necessary. Locating sheepshead with a boat is not difficult: Fishermen look for rocky bottoms or places with obstructions, jetties, and the pilings of bridges and piers. The average weight of a sheepshead is 1.4 to 1.8 kg (3 to 4 lb), but some individuals reach the range of 4.5 to 6.8 kg (10 to 15 lb).
As other fish, the sheephead has a variety of parasites. One of them is the monogenean Microcotyle archosargi, which is parasitic on its gills.
^ a b "Sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus)". Tpwd.state.tx.us. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
^ "No Braces Necessary for the Sheepshead Fish With Human-like Teeth". thefeaturedcreature.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2013.
^ "Florida Museum of Natural History".
^ "The Naming of Sheepshead Bay". Brooklyn Based. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
^ a b c d Gillis, Chad (6 March 2008). "Fishing 101: Sheepshead Porgy". naplesnews.com.
"sheepshead" . Encyclopædia Britannica. 24 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 822.
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Q: Can vscode support absolute path references for ES6 imports? Instead of relative paths, e.g. import Foo from '../Foo', which can get hairy when you have a larger project, we've started using "absolute" paths, e.g. import Foo from '~/utils/Foo', where ~ is mapped to our root JS directory (say assets/js or what not).
This seems to break vscode's control-click navigation and, I suspect, all of the auto-/implicit-inference it does, due to it fundamentally not being able to follow the import statements.
Is there a way to map ~ to a specific folder/sub-folder in vscode, so that this will work again?
(Ideally we could have multiple mappings, e.g. one for our production JS code in src/main/js and one for our test JS code, e.g. in src/test/js.)

A: I do not believe this is supported for plain JavaScript projects, but it is supported for Typescript projects (and I'll detail a workaround you can use to enable it for JS projects too). I recommend you open a feature request if you would like better support for this sort of functionality.
To enable this in a TypeScript project, create a tsconfig.json file in the root of your project:
{
    "compilerOptions": {
        "baseUrl": ".",
        "paths": {
            "~/*": [
                "assets/js/*"
            ]
        }
    }
}

paths is the mapping you want. Here's more information about mappings.
Now any imports of the form:
import Foo from '~/utils/Foo'

will be resolved to
 import Foo from 'assets/js/utils/Foo'

That will only work in TypeScript files by default, but you can also enable it in JS files by adding "allowJs": true to the tsconfig.json like so:
{
    "compilerOptions": {
        "baseUrl": ".",
        "paths": {
            "~/*": [
                "assets/js/*"
            ]
        },
        "allowJs": true
    }
}

This should enable the same intellisense functionality for JavaScript files in your project.
In the JavaScript case, remember that the paths configuration is only for tooling support. It will not change the runtime behavior of your code, so you'll still have to ensure your runtime can resolve module paths '~/utils/Foo' properly.
Again, please consider opening a feature request against VSCode if you would like this scenario to be better supported or have any ideas on how things could be improved here.


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Rio Grande Nature Center State Park, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. 06 April 2013. © J. N. Stuart, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND). Downloaded from flickr.com
The Painted is a native from the northwest to east coast of the United States and has been introduced into coastal southern California. Within the Atlas region, this species can be found in Orange County and western Riverside and San Diego counties. At the present time, it remains scattered in isolated populations usually associated with urban parks and reservoirs.
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Home Open Access News Government News Call for tourism industry to do more to cater for disabled people
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Call for tourism industry to do more to cater for disabled people
Minister for Disabled People, Sarah Newton, and Tourism Minister, Michael Ellis, urge all leisure attractions to "follow their lead" and ensure they are catering for disabled customers' needs
Tourism is booming across the UK and is now worth over £66 billion a year to the economy. The sector employs 1.6 million people and creates growth across the country, from beautiful beaches and activity parks, to hundreds of thousands of heritage sites.
If the sector is to continue flourishing, it needs to ensure that facilities are accessible to all its visitors. With one in 5 people in the UK living with a disability or health condition, there is a clear business case for ensuring that disabled people's needs are catered to. Businesses can take actions including improving training on disability awareness for staff and adapting facilities to ensure they are accessible.
On a visit to Sandcastle Water Park in Blackpool, the Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work, Sarah Newton, said: "Enjoying all the experiences the UK has to offer with family and friends should be fun and enjoyable, but for many disabled people this can be a cause for disappointment and frustration.
"Many leisure businesses are already doing the right things in making sure their facilities are enjoyed by disabled people, including Sandcastle Water Park in Blackpool. Things like designated opening times, a quiet room, open-ended day tickets and ramps can make all the difference. I'm calling on others in the tourism industry to follow their lead and put visitors' needs at the heart of their services.
On a visit to Eureka! The National Children's Museum in Halifax, the Minister for Arts, Heritage and Tourism, Michael Ellis, said: "All over the country, our tourism industry is booming and we are a world-leading holiday destination for visitors from both at home and abroad.
"However, if we are to maintain this reputation and its economic and social benefits, I urge all tourism venues to follow in the footsteps of these award winners and review whether they are doing enough to cater for disabled people, to ensure they are accessible to everyone."
Examples of tourist venues leading the way in this area, and highlighted by VisitEngland's Inclusive Tourism Award, include:
the Roman Baths and Pump Room in Bath
Mylor Sailing and Powerboat School in Cornwall
Cottage in the Dales in Newbiggin
Sandcastle Waterpark in Blackpool
Eureka! The National Children's Museum in Halifax
Adaptations made by the venues include:
making them wheelchair accessible
installing Changing Places toilets
providing accommodation for guide dogs
The Head of Business Support at VisitEngland, Ross Calladine, said: "Our Inclusive Tourism Award winners demonstrate that providing easy access for all makes sound business sense.
"By taking steps to ensure staff are disability confident, making reasonable adjustments to facilities and providing information on venue accessibility, other businesses can benefit from this valuable market."
The government has a dedicated sector champion for tourism, who works with the industry to promote the benefits of being inclusive to its disabled visitors.
Chris Veitch, Chief Executive of Tourism for All and the government's Sector Champion for Tourism, said: :Making tourism more accessible not only improves travel opportunities for disabled people and many others with accessibility requirements, it can improve the quality of the visitor experience for everybody and help make the UK tourism offer more competitive."
There are more than 11 million disabled people in the UK with a combined spending power of their households, 'the purple pound', standing at around £250 billion.
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As inviting as ever, this washed canvas pillow features natural canvas "WELCOME HOME" applique and zippered closure and makes a fabulous addition to any home! Removable insert ships vacuum packed for storage.
Dimensions: 12" x 35 1/2"


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package org.apache.ignite.compatibility.persistence;

import java.util.List;
import org.apache.ignite.Ignite;
import org.apache.ignite.cluster.ClusterState;
import org.apache.ignite.internal.IgniteEx;
import org.apache.ignite.lang.IgniteInClosure;
import org.junit.Test;

/**
 * Test to check that starting node with PK index of the old format present doesn't break anything.
 */
public class IgnitePKIndexesMigrationToUnwrapPkTest extends IndexAbstractCompatibilityTest {
    /** */
    private static final String TABLE_NAME = "TEST_IDX_TABLE";

    /**
     * Tests opportunity to read data from previous Ignite DB version.
     *
     * @throws Exception If failed.
     */
    @Test
    public void testSecondaryIndexesMigration_2_5() throws Exception {
        doTestStartupWithOldVersion("2.5.0");
    }

    /**
     * Tests opportunity to read data from previous Ignite DB version.
     *
     * @throws Exception If failed.
     */
    @Test
    public void testSecondaryIndexesMigration_2_4() throws Exception {
        doTestStartupWithOldVersion("2.4.0");
    }

    /**
     * Tests opportunity to read data from previous Ignite DB version.
     *
     * @param ver 3-digits version of ignite
     * @throws Exception If failed.
     */
    private void doTestStartupWithOldVersion(String ver) throws Exception {
        try {
            startGrid(1, ver, new PersistenceBasicCompatibilityTest.ConfigurationClosure(true),
                new PostStartupClosure());

            stopAllGrids();

            IgniteEx igniteEx = startGrid(0);

            igniteEx.cluster().state(ClusterState.ACTIVE);

            assertDontUsingPkIndex(igniteEx, TABLE_NAME);

            assertQueryWorks(igniteEx, TABLE_NAME);

            String newTblName = TABLE_NAME + "_NEW";

            initializeTable(igniteEx, newTblName);

            checkUsingIndexes(igniteEx, newTblName);

            assertQueryWorks(igniteEx, newTblName);

            igniteEx.cluster().state(ClusterState.INACTIVE);
        }
        finally {
            stopAllGrids();
        }
    }

    /** */
    private static class PostStartupClosure implements IgniteInClosure<Ignite> {
        /** {@inheritDoc} */
        @Override public void apply(Ignite ignite) {
            ignite.active(true);

            IgniteEx igniteEx = (IgniteEx)ignite;

            initializeTable(igniteEx, TABLE_NAME);

            assertDontUsingPkIndex(igniteEx, TABLE_NAME);

            ignite.active(false);
        }
    }

    /**
     * @param igniteEx Ignite instance.
     * @param tblName Table name.
     */
    private static void initializeTable(IgniteEx igniteEx, String tblName) {
        executeSql(igniteEx, "CREATE TABLE " + tblName + " (id int, name varchar, age int, company varchar, city varchar, " +
            "primary key (id, name, city)) WITH \"affinity_key=name\"");

        executeSql(igniteEx, "CREATE INDEX ON " + tblName + "(city, age)");

        for (int i = 0; i < 1000; i++)
            executeSql(igniteEx, "INSERT INTO " + tblName + " (id, name, age, company, city) VALUES(?,'name',2,'company', 'city')", i);
    }

    /**
     * Check using PK indexes for few cases.
     *
     * @param ignite Ignite instance.
     * @param tblName name of table which should be checked to using PK indexes.
     */
    private static void checkUsingIndexes(IgniteEx ignite, String tblName) {
        String explainSQL = "explain SELECT * FROM " + tblName + " WHERE ";

        List<List<?>> results = executeSql(ignite, explainSQL + "id=1");

        assertUsingPkIndex(results);

        results = executeSql(ignite, explainSQL + "id=1 and name='name'");

        assertUsingPkIndex(results);

        results = executeSql(ignite, explainSQL + "id=1 and name='name' and city='city' and age=2");

        assertUsingPkIndex(results);
    }

    /**
     * Check that explain plan result shown using PK index and don't use scan.
     *
     * @param results Result list of explain of query.
     */
    private static void assertUsingPkIndex(List<List<?>> results) {
        assertFalse(results.isEmpty());

        String explainPlan = (String)results.get(0).get(0);

        assertTrue(explainPlan.contains("\"_key_PK"));

        assertFalse(explainPlan.contains("_SCAN_"));
    }

    /**
     * Check that explain plan result shown don't use PK index and use scan.
     *
     * @param igniteEx Ignite instance.
     * @param tblName Name of table.
     */
    private static void assertDontUsingPkIndex(IgniteEx igniteEx, String tblName) {
        List<List<?>> results = executeSql(igniteEx, "explain SELECT * FROM " + tblName + " WHERE id=1");

        assertFalse(results.isEmpty());

        String explainPlan = (String)results.get(0).get(0);

        System.out.println(explainPlan);

        assertFalse(explainPlan, explainPlan.contains("\"_key_PK\""));

        assertTrue(explainPlan, explainPlan.contains("_SCAN_"));
    }

    /**
     * Check that query on table works correctly.
     *
     * @param igniteEx Ignite instance.
     * @param tblName Name of table.
     */
    private static void assertQueryWorks(IgniteEx igniteEx, String tblName) {
        List<List<?>> results = executeSql(igniteEx, "SELECT * FROM " + tblName + " WHERE id=1");

        assertEquals(1, results.size());
        assertEquals(1, results.get(0).get(0));
    }
}

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The Irish expat teacher, who has already served a sentence for drinking without a license and public obscenity, plans to appeal against his conviction so that he can return to Dubai.
Last April, a Dubai court convicted Conor Hayes, a teacher from Ireland, of public obscenity after they were told that a police officer was given the finger by the expat in 2011.
After serving a one-month jail sentence last November, Dubai officials immediately deported the 39-year-old teacher from the country.
Mr Hayes, who currently works in Qatar, told the Irish media that he plans to clear his name and to re-join his wife who is still working in Dubai. The Irish Daily Star reported that expat teacher said his lawyer has found multiple things wrong with the case file and intends to fight the decision made by the court in Dubai. A petition calling for a pardon for Mr Hayes conviction gained over 1,200 signatures last year.


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Tag Archives: Tamura Meimi
SS1422 #91 (2014.10.12) (with guest Fukumura Mizuki)
By Lurkette | October 22, 2014
More 100th show plans
Continuing the topic brought up last week, Takechan asks Meimi if she wants to do anything special for the 100th show. Meimi, being the thespian that she is, wants to ask some actors onto the show or broadcast from a theater. She is very adamant about it; anybody is okay, even understudies. If she could ask someone in particular, she'd ask her favorite actors and actresses from Gekidanshiki (Japan's version of Broadway) to come on. Even some fans wrote in to say they'd want them on the show. Takechan takes the opportunity to remind her that this is the 100th show for everyone, not just Meimi.
Meimi: But that's okay, everyone can just invite whoever they want!
Takechan: They won't fit in here!
Meimi asks Takechan who she would invite. "I won't say," she says, "because I want to go to a theme park." She wants to do the show while riding on roller coasters, but she admits that even though she likes roller coasters, she's never actually been on one that goes very high off the ground so she doesn't know how she'd react on radio if she had to ride one. Still, she and Meimi both agree that they should go to FujiQ and have all four of them go into a haunted house and do a report from inside. It's settled, it's happening. If they can go at all, that is.
Third Generation Members
After Takechan finishes doing a promo for the play, during which Meimi is yelling "yay~" the whole time in the background, they talk about the 3rd generation members, Murota Mizuki, Sasaki Rikako, and Aikawa Maho. Meimi is really excited for Murotan joining because she remembers her from the 2nd gen auditions and how strange it must be for her to go through everything and still end up in the same group she originally auditioned for. They're also very happy about AiAi saying she wanted to join S/mileage. They recognize that girls these days have a lot of idol groups to choose from, and they want to thank them for flying with us today voicing their love of S/mileage over groups like Morning Musume. Takechan mentions how strange it is for there to be so few people left in KSS from when she was in the program. For Meimi, it's weird that those few people are technically more senior than she is by tenure, yet she calls Taguchi Tagucchi and Taguchi calls her Tamura-san. Takechan says she's perfectly able to turn it around and call her Taguchi-san if she wants, but Meimi seems less than enthusiastic about it.
Category: AS1422 Tags: Fukumura Mizuki, Takeuchi Akari, Tamura Meimi
SS1422 #88 (2014.09.21)
By Lurkette | September 27, 2014
Summer Weather
Takechan introduces the show by asking Meimi about her summer, since the fall equinox is right upon them and the official end of summer and the heat is here. Meimi says she doesn't think that this summer was that hot, which shocks Takechan. Meimi explains that in Gunma, her home prefecture, it's exceptionally hot, so for her to say that she didn't feel as hot this summer means that she didn't really go back to Gunma that often and spent most of her time in other places. Takechan says that she felt the heat most when she was in Hokkaido because the weather changes are insane there. They'd go one day and it would be nice and cool and then the next it would be insanely hot. Meimi chimes in to say that she noticed people in Hokkaido mentioned the weather a lot more and probably spent more time watching weather forecasts as a result. Takechan had no idea, but she does think that this summer was particularly hot in Kantou. Meimi argues and says that they didn't say anything about major heat waves on the news or anything so it was probably just because they were doing lots of events and things. Takechan says she doesn't watch the news unless she has nothing else to watch so she doesn't know anything about it. So let's start the rest of the show!
Since it is the end of summer, they bring up all the things they haven't gotten to do. Most of Meimi's missed experiences involve water: she hasn't gone to the beach or to the aquarium or to the pool. Takechan interrupts to say that they did go to the beach (which is true, they did stop by for all of maybe 15 minutes in Wakayama over the tour) but Meimi says that it doesn't count, they only got to put their feet in the water and didn't swim. Takechan says that's enough, Meimi vehemently disagrees. She goes back to the aquarium issue, because she adores fur seals. She says that the staff even brought her a script for Tamura Gekidan involving a fur seal and it made her sad. She wants to see one really bad.
Meimi: Oorf! Oorf! Oorf! How do you do a fur seal noise?
Takechan: I have no idea, I've never heard one before.
Meimi: Oorf! Oorf!
Category: AS1422 Tags: Takeuchi Akari, Tamura Meimi
Respect for the Aged Day
The third Monday in September every year is Respect for the Aged Day in Japan. Meimi immediately wants to know if Takechan has any plans to pay respect her elders. Takechan says sure, but she then complains that there are an awful lot of holidays in Japan for old people. She asks if they didn't just have a Respect for the Aged Day at the beginning of the month, and Meimi says no, that was Labor Day to pay respects to laborers. Takechan is confused. It turns out that Takechan is confusing the root for 'rou' in 'kinrou,' or 'labor' for the 'rou' in 'roujin,' or 'elderly person,' so she thought that there were two Respect for the Aged Days. Takechan also announces that she has something of a grudge against the holiday because she always noticed that everyone was nicer to her grandparents on Aged Day than they were to her on her birthday and she wants to know why, even for just one day, weren't they nicer to her. Meimi says that she always gives presents to her grandparents on this day; Takechan applauds her. Takechan then asks which day was more recent, Mother's Day or Father's Day. Once Meimi enlightens her, Takechan says that last Mother's Day her family all did karaoke at home and had melon and that was it. Takechan does not have a good understanding of the calendar year and national holidays.
Reflecting on Marotesque Station
Last week S/mileage Station was transformed into Marotesque Station by Kanyon, and Meimi says that it was a very long recording for her. As you might have guessed by Meimi's lack of judgment on Takechan for not celebrating any major national holidays, she tries very hard to be pleasant and go along with things on the radio, but it was very difficult the last time. Kanyon wanted to talk for the majority of the show about Berryz Koubou and their impending hiatus and she would often look at Meimi and say, "You know?" or "You remember, right?" when Meimi actually had no idea at all. She tenuously agreed to everything she said to make the show flow better and not make Nyon angry, but she was having a lot of trouble pretending like she knew what was happening.
Marotesque Station
The banner for this radio show is inaccurate today, because it is not S/mileage Station. No, it is Marotesque Station. Kanyon has taken over and as PR Ambassador is going to dedicate the program to Berryz Koubou, so all Berryz wota (since that is still what we're calling you) should tune in. Also Meimi is here.
Hello!Cons
Kanyon starts of the show by asking Meimi about the summer Hello!Cons, which are coming to an end. Meimi says that something fun about this year's concerts was that they sang Yume Miru 15, but instead of S/mileage singing it, a group of 15-year-olds sang it. Of course, it isn't uncommon in H!P to sing songs by another group, far from it. It was strange, though, Meimi says, because she was singing her own group's song but with people all from different groups. She was also actually the oldest and most senior member out of those singing it, which was another strange feeling, and she says it made her feel just how quickly time has gone by. Kanyon is also startled, saying that she still imagines the 2nd gen members to be new members, but Meimi explains that she's halfway to the top of the company since she is senior to Juice=Juice and 5 members of Morning Musume.
Kanyon did a song with Tsugunaga Momoko, Fukumura Mizuki, and Kumai Yurina as well, BE HAPPY Koi no yajirobee. She starts talking about how happy she is for Hello!Cons because she can sing with Yurina when Meimi starts giggling. Meimi was in the unit for Loving You Too Much that followed Kanyon's unit so she got to see them a lot at rehearsals and says that as soon as the song started she began messing up.
Meimi: Even from the back I got secondhand embarrassment, the dance… like, every time you went out, your legs just started getting wonky.
Kanyon: You know, I really could not do that dance. We had the Kenshuusei dance back-up for us, and the teacher still said that I was the worst one. And then I gained weight and never could do it right.
Meimi: I felt bad for you.
Kanyon: Yeah.
Meimi: You looked like a tomato.
Kanyon: Don't I always?
Now Yurina hates tomatoes so Kanyon now has to figure out how to be less like a tomato and more like something else. That reminds her that she asked the staff members why they chose the members that they did for this song and they said it was because it was two pairs that looked like there was no mutual affection: Kanyon and Yurina, Fukuchan and Momochi. It was a little sad because she thought they had been picked because they were strong performers, aww. However, there are sections of the choreography where they hold hands and their eyes meet, which made her extremely nervous. Meimi thinks that Kanyon asked the choreographers to put more of those parts into the dance for her. Kanyon says she thought about it, but didn't. She will treasure the DVD release. Continue reading →
Category: AS1422 Tags: Fukuda Kanon, Tamura Meimi
By Lurkette | September 5, 2014
Special Guest Fukuda Kanon
Kanyon is the special guest for the last S/mileage Station in August. She immediately starts of the show commenting on how amazing Meimi's radio voice and asks her if she wants to be an announcer in the future. Meimi says that might be nice, but really she's just trying to do her job. She knows she only got this job because she's an idol but she thinks there might still be people listening who expect a more professional radio program, so she puts on a more professional, radio-esque voice for the sake of the show.
Meimi: But really, Fukuda-san is awesome is so many more ways.
Kanyon: For example?
Meimi likes the way Kanyon experiments with makeup and hair, but especially her singing. She says that Kanyon is very stable and she can sing things that Meimi doesn't think she can. They have a lot of the same parts in songs, too, but Kanyon seems much more skillful in knowing how long to hold notes and memorizing the variances between sections of a song. Meimi reports that she has had directors and vocal coaches tell her to listen to Kanyon more for better practice. Meimi asks her how she listens to the songs that makes her remember them so much better.
Kanyon: I simply like S/mileage's music, is all. I listen to it all the time, but I think there are a lot of people who don't listen to their own songs.
Meimi: Ah, yeah, I don't listen to our stuff at all.
Kanyon: But if you listen to yourself, it really hits home that you're an idol.
Meimi: Don't you hate listening to your own singing, though?
Kanyon: Not at all, because I like my own singing the best.
Kanyon clarifies, because Meimi seems a little confused, that it's not about enjoying the sound of her own voice or pushing herself forward; it's about getting familiar with her own singing and getting used to the flow of the song and how she sang it for the recording. Meimi asks if she is then comfortable listening to herself on this radio show, and Kanyon says yeah, sure.
Song: S/mileage – Aa Susukino
By Henkka | August 31, 2014
Kananan and Meimei begin by talking briefly about several subjects including the Obon festival in Japan, their upcoming tour FULL CHARGE and the places they're most looking forward to visiting on it (Meimei: Okinawa, Kananan: Wakayama) as well as recommended souvenirs — Kananan recommends the two Osakan delicacies takopatie (takoyaki sweets) and butaman (pork buns) from a store called 551 Horai, whereas for souvenirs from Gunma, Meimei recommends Shichifukujin arare (a brand of rice crackers that come in several flavors).
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Nakanishi Kana talks about movies
Kananan starts the corner this week by reading a letter.
Fan letter: The listener says they watched the movie Usagi Drop thanks to Kananan previously introducing and reviewing it on this corner. They call it a wonderful film and say it made them feel all warm and fluffy inside. They say they're looking forward to more movie recommendations by Kananan, and request that she do The Grand Budapest Hotel next. (Kananan also touched briefly on this film when she was a guest on LoVendoЯ no Love-On! #59.)
Thus, Kananan does as requested and starts reviewing The Grand Budapest Hotel. Kananan says she went to see this film with Fukuda-san, and explains that it's about a high-class European hotel called the Grand Budapest Hotel. A murder occurs (Meimei: "*gasp!*"), and the protagonist who is a concierge at the hotel is suspected of committing it. The story follows him and a lobby boy who also works at the hotel as they try to find the truth behind the murder.
Nakanishi talks about how Western films are sometimes considered difficult to understand by Japanese audiences — Kananan mentions how she'd previously asked Take-chan to watch one with her, but she was reluctant since she hasn't watched many. (Meimei, on the other hand, says she thinks they're interesting.) Kananan says she recommends this film especially for people like that since she finds it so comical and cute, and because it's about human relationships. The film shows you how even complete strangers can with time become as close as family. She says that all ages will find things to enjoy in this film: it'll make the older audiences think, whereas the kids will be able to enjoy its cute visuals.
Category: AS1422 Tags: Nakanishi Kana, Tamura Meimi
Like their seniors on BZS1422, Meimei and Kananan begin the show with everyone's favorite topic this time of the year: summer fatigue.
Meimei says that she does tend to get hit with a bad case of summer fatigue at least once a year, especially when S/mileage are doing outdoor events. Kananan admits to the summer having an effect of sapping her energy to the point where she can be just walking outside when she'll be suddenly hit with a brooding feeling of "…what am I even doing…?" Meimei says that happens to her around May — this is known in Japan as the May Disease.
Meimei mentions that their leader Wada-san just had her birthday on August 1st and asks Kananan for a comment on this. Wada-san turned 20 which, in Kananan's mind, makes her cool because she can now legally drink alcohol — though according to Wada herself, she isn't going to pick up on that habit. Kananan's image of Wada-san prior to her joining S/mileage was that she had a really childlike image and way of speaking, but now she's completely different and is very adult-like. "People sure do change," says Kananan.
Their senior Kumai-san is also celebrating her birthday on August 3rd. Kananan, commenting on that:
Kananan: When Kumai-san was born on August 3rd, she was obviously just a baby…
Meimei: (laughs)
Kananan: And back then she was probably really tiny…
Meimei: Right.
Kananan: But now she's gotten so tall, no one could've predicted it.
Following this astute observation, Kananan adds that she's always watching Kumai-san and her great figure at H!P concerts and so, marveling at how pretty she is. She says she really admires Kumai-san and says she can understand why Fukuda-san is such a big fan of hers. Apparently Fukuda-san and Kumai-san even met up the other day in their private time. Kumai-san will often come to S/mileage's dressing room to hang out, too, and she became good friends with S/mileage during Lilium.


is but a just tribute to the Memory of Brandi, my Dog.
April 26, 1984 Mint Brook near the old rail road line.
Hiking in the woods of Lebanon, Hebron, Columbia.
When a beloved pet dies, the pet goes to this place. There is always food and water, and warm spring weather. Those old and frail animals are young again. Those who have been maimed are made whole again. They play all day with each other.
But, there is one thing missing. They are not with their special person who loved them on earth. So, each day they run and play until the day comes when one suddenly stops playing and looks up. The nose twitches, the ears are up, the eyes are staring, and this one suddenly runs from the group.
You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. Your face is kissed again and again and again; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the eyes of your trusting pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.


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Five Of The Ugliest Texas County Courthouses
We scour the state for the worst in town square municipal cathedrals.
By John Nova Lomax October 16, 2013
With 254 counties, Texas has 95 more than Georgia—the runner-up—and that means that Texas has the most county courthouses in the nation. Indeed, some counties, like Harris and Dallas, have more than one of these buildings. Somewhat miraculously, we did not tear down our old one to make way for the new, unlike too many other jurisdictions even more historically ruthless than we are.
Lone Star State municipal cathedrals run the gamut from the sublime to the ridiculous, as we shall not see in the photos below. Nope, this post focuses on only the most tragic inflictions of architectural vandalism to infect our town squares. (And this is not exhaustive. We will return with more later.)
We'll do a round-up of the prettiest later. Luckily there are a lot more of those, so that post is much harder to compile. At any rate, as we write this we're hungry and cranky and stressed and feel more like slinging mud than singing praises.
First, we head all the way out to the far west of the state, to...
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I see you working there, El Paso County. You wanted to fuse the traditional with the modern, the Spanish and Anglo heritages of your bustling border city. You wound up with a Plano-style office cube squatting atop a La Quinta Inn.
On to Madisonville, deep in the hearta, to...
Madison County, Madisonville
Those wreaths fail to bring much cheer to this grim edifice... And we like the ballsy redneck who quintuple-parked his dually rig and gooseneck trailer right damn-there in front of the courthouse.
Sticking with northeast Texas, we arrive at...
Titus County, Mt. Pleasant
This one has been called the ugliest courthouse in Texas by mutliple sources and reportedly some Titus County residents even brag about it. Texasescapes.com likens it to "a cross between the Battleship Texas and and a geometrically-challenged Mexican pyramid."
Believe it or not, there's a handsome old building under that brutal slapped-on concrete. It also beggars belief that for much of the last century this building was even uglier, as someone had the bright idea to encase the whole shebang in aluminum siding. (It was stripped off in 1990.) Read the whole history of this monstrosity here.
To Aggieland we go, down to...
Brazos County, Bryan
Psych! That one above was demolished in 1954 so the good people of Bryan-College Station could feel all fancy-schmancy and modern-like in this totalitarian mausoleum:
But hey, at least they saved the cornerstone!
Last we head deep down Big Thicket way, to...
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Hardin County, Kountze
The dome at right is a replica of the one that once topped the circa 1905 courthouse that once stood here. It was demolished in 1958, replaced by a graceless rectangle that reminds me of the recently demolished Shell building on Bellaire. The replica was erected on the site in the 1980s in a fairly pitiful attempt to recapture past glory, but hey, at least it's something like an apology. Here's a pic of the original courthouse.
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What Is the Most Important Factor Influencing Decision Making?
by K.A. Francis; Updated October 26, 2018
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Decision making is one of the most frequent actions a manager or business owner performs. Many of the same factors affecting decision making apply, from simple decisions to complex solutions that can make or break a business. Decision making, regardless of the level, should be taken seriously.
Things That Affect Decision Making
A manager walks into the office and is immediately greeted by her assistant. The assistant has a list of things that need to be taken care of and begins to read off the list. The manager walks to the coffee maker and pours a cup of coffee. She then heads to her desk, still listening to the list, and takes off her blazer and sits down. Once the assistant has finished reading the list, she places it on the manager's desk and leaves the office. The manager takes a sip of her coffee and then looks at the list again. She decides which issues need addressing immediately and which can wait until later. Once she has prioritized the list, she calls her assistant back to her office so she can begin to execute her plan.
Thinking and Decision Timing
The actions taken by the manager all include factors to consider when making a business decision. She stopped and got coffee before she looked at the list herself, which shows the importance of being clear-headed when making decisions. Studies also show that better decisions are made in the morning, because serotonin levels are higher. By tackling the list first thing in the morning, the manager has a better chance of making solid decisions.
Prioritize and Delegate
Another factor in decision making is prioritizing decisions. It's important to determine which decisions should be addressed immediately, and which decisions can wait until later or even until another day. Decisions that need to be made ASAP should still get as much careful consideration as possible.
The manager has determined which issues should be addressed first and which issues can either wait or can be passed off to another employee – referred to as delegating, something a keen decision maker utilizes. Decision makers know who in their employ has the experience and expertise to make decisions that don't necessarily require her input. By delegating these issues to those people, not only are issues being resolved by the most qualified people, it frees up the manager to address the other issues that only she can address.
Execution and Followup
Once a manager has delegated decision making to trusted employees, she can start to work on the issues that remain her responsibility. Considering all sides of an issue before making a decision is the best way to ensure the solution works for everyone. Of course, not every decision will be popular with everyone, but an amicable decision is something that should be the goal for every decision maker. Not taking all sides into consideration can lead to hard feelings and a less than positive working environment. For example, let's say a department is requesting a budget increase. The employees in the department have not received a raise or bonus in several years, even though their department has been crucial to the business's overall growth. A manager might look at the budget increase and compare it to the company's total budget and decide whether the entire increase should be granted, make a counteroffer or flat-out deny the request. In the event of a counter or denial, the manager should have a plausible reason for the decision. "Because I'm the boss," is a cop-out and a poor decision maker response.
Decision making is something a manager does daily and shouldn't be taken lightly. Although not every decision is of the utmost importance, each decision made should be considered carefully. The thing about poor decisions is that they compound and multiply. If a manager isn't careful, one bad decision can lead to a dozen bad ones – in that case, what was a nonissue is suddenly a major one. So think all decisions through to avoid this pitfall.
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K.A. Francis has been a freelance and small business owner for 20 years. She has been writing about personal finance and budgeting since 2008. She taught Accounting, Management, Marketing and Business Law at WV Business College and Belmont College and holds a BA and an MAED in Education and Training.
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Reviewed by Dan Stumpf [Book/Film]: SHERWOOD KING – If I Die Before I Wake/The Lady from Shanghai (1947).
Posted by Steve under Crime Films , Reviews
REVIEWED BY DAN STUMPF:
SHERWOOD KING – If I Die Before I Wake. Simon & Schuster, hardcover, 1938. Mystery Novel of the Month #16, digest-sized paperback, [1940]. Ace Double D9, paperback, 1953 (published back-to-back with Decoy, by Michael Morgan). Curtis 7154, paperback, 1965.
THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI. Columbia Pictures, 1947. Rita Hayworth, Orson Welles, Everett Sloane, Glenn Anders. Based on the novel If I Die Before I Wake, by Sherwood KIng. Director: Orson Welles.
Sherwood King's If I Die Before I Wake offers an intriguing premise: Laurence Planter is something of a footloose jack-of-some-trades marking time, as the story starts, as a chauffeur to criminal attorney Mark Bannister and his trophy wife Elsa. He also spends a lot of time running Bannister's partner Grisby back and forth from the Bannister house to the office.
It's on one of those runs that Grisby offers Laurence five thousand dollars to commit murder — the murder of Grisby himself.
It's a neat book, with an even neater twist to it: Grisby wants to fake his death by having witnesses see Laurence walk to the end of a dark pier with him, hear a shot and see Laurence come back alone. But no corpse will be found — Laurence can't (he thinks) be charged with murder, but Grisby will (he thinks) be legally dead.
And the scheme seems to work quite nicely until Laurence goes through with it and signs a confession,only to have Grisby's body turn up after all — very very murdered.
As I say, it's a clever hook for a story, and Cornell Woolrich could have made a nightmarish classic of it, but Sherwood King just lets it lie there with the sharp end sticking up. There's not much action in the story and very little movement at all, as if King were too lazy to describe new locations for us. Instead,he opens the tale with awkward dialogue, then gets bogged down in a lengthy trial scene capped off with a resolution that's all talk. And so another good idea misfires.
The story goes that in 1946 Orson Welles was trying to raise money from Harry Cohn, the head of Columbia Pictures, and during a desperate conversation in a drugstore phone booth his eye fell upon a paperback book he'd never read and he suddenly convinced Cohn it would make a great movie, which he could direct and star in with his then-wife, Columbia's leading lady Rita Hayworth.
Well, it's a nice story and it may even be true, despite reports that Columbia already owned If I Die Before I Wake and was planning to have contract director William Castle make it as a B movie. (It would have made a good entry in the Whistler series.)
Whatever the case, Welles took the basic plot and most of the details and turned The Lady from Shanghai (its new title) into his most enjoyable film, a tricky, fast-moving, witty, careening ride form Central Park, through Acapulco (some of this was filmed on board Errol Flynn's yacht) to San Francisco's Chinatown, culminating in a visual tour-de-force: the shoot-out in a hall of mirrors where, as one critic noted, the characters have to come face-to-face with themselves before meeting their end.
Welles plays the hero like a young Falstaff, lustful, charming, and all too aware of his own fecklessness. He's abetted by Rita Hayworth as the duplicitous wife — though he doesn't give his then-wife much to do. I've seen her more effective in the hands of lesser directors — but the films is helped along splendidly by Everett Sloane and Glenn Anders as lawyers Bannister and Grisby.
Except for a part in Tarzan's Peril, I never heard of Glenn Anders before and after this film, and he reportedly had an awful time making it, but his performance as Grisby is one of high points of the American Cinema: sweaty, smiling, whiny and worming, he seems so devoid of humanity — of perhaps so excessively human — that you can't figure out why no one ever killed him before the picture started.
His performance complements Welles' visual excesses perfectly, and I've always thought it an overlooked gem in a treasure-trove of a film.
5 Responses to "Reviewed by Dan Stumpf [Book/Film]: SHERWOOD KING – If I Die Before I Wake/The Lady from Shanghai (1947)."
Barry Lane Says:
January 31st, 2014 at 11:21 am
Apparently a new Blu Ray/DVD combination is available through TCM. I've been divided regarding their product but this is a fascinating film. Agree completely with all you have written but did think Rita Hayworth used effectively. Glenn Anders, through the roof.
David Vineyard Says:
January 31st, 2014 at 5:44 pm
That blonde hair nearly ruined Rita's career and unfairly hurt the box office for this with audiences (remember what they did to Veronica Lake), but I agree on how entertaining this film is and Anders maybe the slimiest victim in the genre.
Even the audience wants to kill him.
I liked the book a little better, but can't disagree with the critique of it. The story is better than the execution. Wasn't BEFORE I WAKE first published in England?
Sadly you couldn't trust Welles if he said the sky was blue so the story is likely just that.
Fine performance by the great Everett Sloane in this one. Of course he was an old hand dating back with Welles to the Mercury Players and radio.
Sloane played Mr. Arkadin on the Adventures of Harry Lime with Welles as Lime though Welles then played the role in the movie Mr. Arkadin based on the novel he may or may not have written based on a newspaper novelization that may or may not have been written in part by Welles. Buy the Criterion Collection Arkadin for the whole story, the book, the radio show, two or three versions of the movie, and a book on the whole confusing story. It may well be the most packed DVD I ever bought in that regard.
February 1st, 2014 at 9:15 am
David I have read MR ARKADIN a couple times and it certainly reads like one imagines Welles would have written it.
Dan, I agree, and you'll note it is very much an Eric Ambler style story and Welles contributed to the direction and script as well as playing Colonel Hadji in JOURNEY INTO FEAR based on Ambler's novel. In fact Arkadin is almost the archetype of Ambler's 'able criminal.'
Oddly it works better as a novel than film, the opposite of LADY FROM SHANGHAI.
Rightfully everyone concentrates on the famous funhouse climax in the mirror maze, but watch the scene where Welles character escapes from the courthouse after being convicted. It's very much a Hitchcock scene and handled as well as the master himself. It isn't as showy as the climax, but it shows Welles could master a scene without having to rely on spectacular camera angles and shots, relying largely on editing and familiar camera angles.
One other note, am I the only one who finds the plot of Arkadin remarkably close to Sheldon Reynolds FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT?
I'm not suggesting anything because they vere off in different directions, but storylines are very similar including the basic reason the hero is employed in the first place.
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