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Final Fight - March 22, 2015
Game Page: http://speeddemosarchive.com/FinalFight.html
Final Fight (ntscus) (xb360) [Any %] [Single Segment] [Character: Cody]
Verifier Responses
Quote from Sonikkustar:
A/V Quality - Good
No cheating here.
Great run. Although there were some spots that I think seem improvable, It didn't look like there was much the runner could have done to avoid it without losing a lot of time. Overall, the run seems good.
Quote from MURPHAGATOR!:
Arcade Final Fight is a pretty brutal game that does not forgive mistakes at all. Getting a 1cc of it is an accomplishment to be proud of, and doing it while attempting to go quickly requires a lot of dedication and being accepting of the fact that sometimes you are just going to fail, and dk certainly put in effort to get something cool.
With that said, Ive been routing the game with the intent of completing a run on the hardest difficulty. When I fed a couple of extra credits in to finish, I was getting times on the order of dk's submitted time. The places I saw errors or bad luck were all plaves I would anticipate from my experiences playing on hardest. That said, before I could write this verification, I went back and set the game to the same dips settings that this port uses and ended up beating dks time by a little under a minute. My previous knowledge hadnt really accounted for how different the difficulty changes would make the time.
Unfortunately that is too much time for me to overlook. I think this run is a great accomplishment, but it just doesnt have a place on this site.
Quote from galedog:
the main mechanic that matters here is getting the infinite on damnd, which happened
good despawns, perfect sodom fight
really good grouping and infinites for the most part. wong who was a jerk but not a really big deal. cage fight was perfect. good edi.
fight at the elevator door was rough, maybe could have used some more superjoying but who knows what the enemies would have done anyway. andore+poison spawns on elevator were tolerable, which is more than you can ask for usually. rolento started rough but hyper-rolento was avoided and that's the main thing
nice accidental despawn at the beginning. dodged el gado's stab and despawned almost everybody before the bathroom. knife scene and abigail were pretty rough, really the only things that could have been significantly better up to this point, a lot of which was the fault of RNG, other than failing the infinite on abigail.
not much to say about the first section, weird time loss from the door not triggering the scene change to the big orange hallway, which went pretty well overall. amazing luck with the pizza drop on the foreground pillars scene. pre-belger group went somewhat bad, but it always does so that's not really significant. cody got arrowed by belger quite a bit, but it wasn't exactly a slow fight.
Overall, execution was really good and this run is just about as fast as you can expect from Final Fight. The deaths darken the polish of the run a little bit, but asking for perfect RNG on every single stage in this game is the definition of insanity.
Decision: Reject
Reason: It's very impressive but can be significantly faster.
https://queue.speeddemosarchive.com/verificationfiles/1523/
This run will be available for a month. After that these link(s) will no longer work.
Game Page: http://speeddemosarchive.com/FinalFight.html Final Fight (ntscus) (xb360) [Any %] [Single Segment] [Character: Cody] [b]Verifier Responses[/b] [quote="Sonikkustar"]A/V Quality - Good No cheating here. Great run. Although there were some spots that I think seem improvable, It didn't look like there was much the runner could have done to avoid it without losing a lot of time. Overall, the run seems good. [b]Accept[/b][/quote] [quote="MURPHAGATOR!"]Arcade Final Fight is a pretty brutal game that does not forgive mistakes at all. Getting a 1cc of it is an accomplishment to be proud of, and doing it while attempting to go quickly requires a lot of dedication and being accepting of the fact that sometimes you are just going to fail, and dk certainly put in effort to get something cool. With that said, Ive been routing the game with the intent of completing a run on the hardest difficulty. When I fed a couple of extra credits in to finish, I was getting times on the order of dk's submitted time. The places I saw errors or bad luck were all plaves I would anticipate from my experiences playing on hardest. That said, before I could write this verification, I went back and set the game to the same dips settings that this port uses and ended up beating dks time by a little under a minute. My previous knowledge hadnt really accounted for how different the difficulty changes would make the time. Unfortunately that is too much time for me to overlook. I think this run is a great accomplishment, but it just doesnt have a place on this site.[/quote] [quote="galedog"]stage 1: the main mechanic that matters here is getting the infinite on damnd, which happened stage 2: good despawns, perfect sodom fight stage 3: really good grouping and infinites for the most part. wong who was a jerk but not a really big deal. cage fight was perfect. good edi. stage 4: fight at the elevator door was rough, maybe could have used some more superjoying but who knows what the enemies would have done anyway. andore+poison spawns on elevator were tolerable, which is more than you can ask for usually. rolento started rough but hyper-rolento was avoided and that's the main thing stage 5: nice accidental despawn at the beginning. dodged el gado's stab and despawned almost everybody before the bathroom. knife scene and abigail were pretty rough, really the only things that could have been significantly better up to this point, a lot of which was the fault of RNG, other than failing the infinite on abigail. stage 6: not much to say about the first section, weird time loss from the door not triggering the scene change to the big orange hallway, which went pretty well overall. amazing luck with the pizza drop on the foreground pillars scene. pre-belger group went somewhat bad, but it always does so that's not really significant. cody got arrowed by belger quite a bit, but it wasn't exactly a slow fight. Overall, execution was really good and this run is just about as fast as you can expect from Final Fight. The deaths darken the polish of the run a little bit, but asking for perfect RNG on every single stage in this game is the definition of insanity.[/quote] [b]Decision:[/b] Reject [b]Reason:[/b] It's very impressive but can be significantly faster. https://queue.speeddemosarchive.com/verificationfiles/1523/ This run will be available for a month. After that these link(s) will no longer work.
DK28: 2015-03-23 12:02:47 pm
Good deal, go ahead and submit your run Murph. I have no intention of going back to this in the near future.
Well I was hoping to hear something, but nothing yet, so I'll post again.
Hopefully this comes across with the right attitude/perspective. I'll preface by saying that I've been with SDA since 2008 and have submitted around 70 runs, with 35 of them still currently hosted on the site. So I've had my share of 'rejects' and 'obsoletions' and I always take it in stride, it's the nature of this business. However, the way this currently stands kind of rubs me the wrong way. Murph beat my time, absolutely fine, it's a great run, but I can safely guess he won't be submitting since it isn't on 'hardest', which is what Murph normally submits.
Now all the verifiers agree this run is good and 2/3 accepted. I understand Murph rejected based on his faster run. But again, will he submit? If not, then why is this run rejected. It is not 'bad', and any normal viewer would most likely agree it's a good run. How many times have we said that SDA is not a WR site? This decision kind of goes against SDA's mission, to host quality runs. This reject is basically saying that it won't be accepted because there's a 'faster run out there'. Well, in that regard, many runs on SDA wouldn't be here.
At any rate, this is just a decision I disagree with in the current context and find somewhat discouraging. Hopefully this can be discussed.
Well I was hoping to hear something, but nothing yet, so I'll post again. Hopefully this comes across with the right attitude/perspective. I'll preface by saying that I've been with SDA since 2008 and have submitted around 70 runs, with 35 of them still currently hosted on the site. So I've had my share of 'rejects' and 'obsoletions' and I always take it in stride, it's the nature of this business. However, the way this currently stands kind of rubs me the wrong way. Murph beat my time, absolutely fine, it's a great run, but I can safely guess he won't be submitting since it isn't on 'hardest', which is what Murph normally submits. Now all the verifiers agree this run is good and 2/3 accepted. I understand Murph rejected based on his faster run. But again, will he submit? If not, then why is this run rejected. It is not 'bad', and any normal viewer would most likely agree it's a good run. How many times have we said that SDA is not a WR site? This decision kind of goes against SDA's mission, to host quality runs. This reject is basically saying that it won't be accepted because there's a 'faster run out there'. Well, in that regard, many runs on SDA wouldn't be here. At any rate, this is just a decision I disagree with in the current context and find somewhat discouraging. Hopefully this can be discussed.
Omnigamer
Omnigamer: 2015-03-25 03:14:58 pm
I think Murph's statements were more to inspire you to push the time lower yourself. He has stated that he wants to work on harder difficulties, but at the same time if he gets a run that's a minute faster without fully focusing on the category, that's a sign that a lot of things can be improved. The majority of verifiers agreed to it in this case, but if there's significant reason to doubt that the run is fully optimized, I would also side with holding off until an improvement can come through. That is regardless of who submits it.
I can understand that, especially if the run was truly lacking. But to be fair, when you're grinding on a harder difficulty, then make it easier, of course you're going to have more positive results without focusing on the easier difficulty. Also, unfortunately, I no longer have access to the console to play this version anymore.
My point was also to merely state that the run isn't garbage, it's more than acceptable. Example: My Contra 10:04 was great, but does that mean that my 9:58 makes the 10:04 unsubmittable? Of course not, but I'm going to submit the 9:58. I wouldn't expect the verification result to be 'Reject this 10:04 cause there's a 9:58 out there'.
I can understand that, especially if the run was truly lacking. But to be fair, when you're grinding on a harder difficulty, then make it easier, of course you're going to have more positive results without focusing on the easier difficulty. Also, unfortunately, I no longer have access to the console to play this version anymore. My point was also to merely state that the run isn't garbage, it's more than acceptable. Example: My Contra 10:04 was great, but does that mean that my 9:58 makes the 10:04 unsubmittable? Of course not, but I'm going to submit the 9:58. I wouldn't expect the verification result to be 'Reject this 10:04 cause there's a 9:58 out there'.
Reeve: 2015-03-27 07:58:12 am
Reeve: 2015-03-26 12:48:31 pm
I love this game since I started playing it (which was only around 5 years ago on 2DF) and I have a lot of fun trying to go through the game as fast as possible while playing with a partner online or alone using FBA. My level improved tremendously by playing online with these guys and it helped me a lot to beat it in the hardest difficulty even without loosing lives and while not playing safe. I had one attempt through this game where I managed to beat it using Haggar in the hardest difficulty in 24:20 starting from reset and ending in the last hit on Belger. I admit I cheated by using JoytoKey to turbo my buttons, so I didn't have to worry about smashing my controller, but it was still a good time. Anyway, I read the comments before watching the run, so even though Murph's comments said the run could be improved I was honestly expecting a bit more. The game was not on hardest and yet tons of lives were lost. Loosing that many lives means you got hit too many times and if that happened you were definitely knocked down too many times which wastes tons of seconds. Also at least 4-5 seconds lost on the bonuses. With that said, I agree with Murphagator that this can be much better than it is. I don't think this run is beeing rejected because there's a faster run out there, but because it's not as good as it could be.
I recomend playing this game online in Supercade or Fighcade. There are a lot of great players there.
I love this game since I started playing it (which was only around 5 years ago on 2DF) and I have a lot of fun trying to go through the game as fast as possible while playing with a partner online or alone using FBA. My level improved tremendously by playing online with these guys and it helped me a lot to beat it in the hardest difficulty even without loosing lives and while not playing safe. I had one attempt through this game where I managed to beat it using Haggar in the hardest difficulty in 24:20 starting from reset and ending in the last hit on Belger. I admit I cheated by using JoytoKey to turbo my buttons, so I didn't have to worry about smashing my controller, but it was still a good time. Anyway, I read the comments before watching the run, so even though Murph's comments said the run could be improved I was honestly expecting a bit more. The game was not on hardest and yet tons of lives were lost. Loosing that many lives means you got hit too many times and if that happened you were definitely knocked down too many times which wastes tons of seconds. Also at least 4-5 seconds lost on the bonuses. With that said, I agree with Murphagator that this can be much better than it is. I don't think this run is beeing rejected because there's a faster run out there, but because it's not as good as it could be. I recomend playing this game online in Supercade or Fighcade. There are a lot of great players there.
Lenophis
Ok, I watched the run. It would appear, based on the responses of the verifiers that the biggest concerns were in stages 4 and 5, where DK got ganged up on 12 to 1. AI and RNG were complete trolls there.
I disagree with the reasoning behind it, because any run submitted can always be beaten, significantly or otherwise. If it can't be beaten, it usually belongs somewhere else. I'm not sure if I would've rejected or accepted, since I haven't played this series, so I can't speak to the gameplay or the difficulty. Comparing it to the GBA times posted, it's pretty close, so the statement of how much time and effort DK put into the run seems legit. The run did look pretty good aside from those two trouble spots.
The places I saw errors or bad luck were all plaves I would anticipate from my experiences playing on hardest.
Anticipate? You don't know?
That said, before I could write this verification, I went back and set the game to the same dips settings that this port uses and ended up beating dks time by a little under a minute.
I think I'll echo DK's request here, and I would like to see a video of this please.
I think this run is a great accomplishment, but it just doesnt have a place on this site.
I think you chose your words poorly, and don't realize how biased and hateful this statement is. (See DK's reaction)
Ok, I watched the run. It would appear, based on the responses of the verifiers that the biggest concerns were in stages 4 and 5, where DK got ganged up on 12 to 1. AI and RNG were complete trolls there. [quote]Reason: It's very impressive but can be significantly faster.[/quote] I disagree with the reasoning behind it, because any run submitted can always be beaten, significantly or otherwise. If it can't be beaten, it usually belongs [url=http://tasvideos.org/]somewhere else[/url]. I'm not sure if I would've rejected or accepted, since I haven't played this series, so I can't speak to the gameplay or the difficulty. Comparing it to the GBA times posted, it's pretty close, so the statement of how much time and effort DK put into the run seems legit. The run did look pretty good aside from those two trouble spots. [quote]The places I saw errors or bad luck were all plaves I would anticipate from my experiences playing on hardest.[/quote] Anticipate? You don't know? [quote]That said, before I could write this verification, I went back and set the game to the same dips settings that this port uses and ended up beating dks time by a little under a minute.[/quote] I think I'll echo DK's request here, and I would like to see a video of this please. [quote]I think this run is a great accomplishment, but it just doesnt have a place on this site.[/quote] I think you chose your words poorly, and don't realize how biased and hateful this statement is. (See DK's reaction)
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Life and Arts
Six St. Francis football players pick up All-CIF recognition
St. Francis High's Joe Mudie was one of six Golden Knights to notch All-CIF recognition.
(Tim Berger Staff Photographer)
By Charles Rich
En route to a 10-win season and a trip to the CIF Southern Section Western Division semifinals, a handful of St. Francis High football players caught the attention of many coaches around the division.
For six St. Francis athletes, their bodies of work were recognized Monday when the All-CIF Southern Section office unveiled the elite players from each of the 13 divisions.
St. Francis finished 10-3, 3-2 in the Mission League in 2013 after going 4-7 the previous season. Such a quick turnaround was attributed to the vast contributions made by Ty Gangi, Joe Mudie, John Carroll, Trevor Provencio, Dylan Crawford and Marko Tinoco, all of whom were bestowed with All-CIF Western Division recognition.
"There are a lot of guys in our division who are incredible players," said St. Francis Coach Jim Bonds, whose team topped Culver City and fourth-seeded Camarillo in the playoffs before falling to top-seeded Gardena Serra in the semifinals. "By getting to the semifinals, that got us a lot of respect around the division.
"Our guys who made it deserved it very much."
In his one season as a starting signal-caller, Gangi, a senior quarterback, proved to be impressive with his passing and rushing skills.
He completed 189 of 342 passes (55%) for 2,882 yards and 25 touchdowns to just six interceptions. He also displayed a steady ground attack, rushing 117 times for 421 yards and 12 touchdowns. On the season, he tallied 38 total touchdowns, including eight in the playoffs.
"You had to be able to play hard while also having fun," Gangi said. "It's just an honor to be recognized like this and being able to play alongside great teammates.
"All-CIF is something that's great for the team and the whole school."
Bonds said Gangi exceeded expectations.
"He could do it all," Bonds said. "He went out there and set the example for our team in a big way."
Mudie, a senior running back, overcame a hamstring injury during the season. He rushed for 1,350 yards in 179 carries (7.54 yards per carry) and 14 touchdowns. He also caught 39 passes for 612 yards and four touchdowns.
As a starting cornerback, Mudie collected 23 tackles and excelled on special teams (532 yards on kickoff and punt returns).
"I'm very happy," Mudie said. "It was in the back of my mind before the season began that maybe I could be one of the best in the league and CIF in my position.
"To have six of our guys get All-CIF is incredible."
Said Bonds: "He's somebody you could always count on both sides of the ball and special teams and you knew he would deliver."
Crawford, a sophomore wide receiver, proved to be another big threat for the Golden Knights. He caught 54 passes for 993 yards and 10 touchdowns.
Carroll, a junior tight end, notched 49 catches for 694 yards and seven touchdowns. On defense, the linebacker had 25 tackles, including seven for losses. He also added four sacks.
Provencio, a senior, showed his versatility by playing his third position in as many seasons. After previously playing guard and tackle, Provencio made a seamless transition to center and provided Gangi with plenty of pass protection.
Tinoco, a senior lineman, had 58 tackles, including 21 for a loss, and contributed 13 sacks to spark St. Francis on defense.
"With Dylan, it's incredible for a sophomore to get All-CIF, but he could always make the big catches," Bonds said. "John Carroll really helped us out with the blocking and, when it was third and six, we'd go to John to make a catch.
"Trevor excelled again at a new position and proved to be extremely valuable. Marko had a lot of sacks and he created a lot of pressure for the other teams."
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A dream season for the La Cañada High baseball team came crashing down due to one nightmare inning Saturday afternoon.
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Brown's alleged accuser is a woman named Baylee Curran, currently the 2016 Miss California Regional title holder, according to TMZ and the Los Angeles Times. Curran claims that Brown pointed a gun at her after she admired a piece of jewelry a friend of his was showing her.
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I always thought the character and its animations were just placeholder in alpha and was sad to see this become the main model used for the main game. Would love to see an improved character creature added or just simply improved animations as well, also having the hight in which your character is repusented in where your view is would be great. Perhaps someday they could also allow us to edit existing characters apperance again, could be something in tek?
For me I value the wyvern over quetzal for cargo, we often use a wyvern with 2400 weight for our metal and stone runs, and just pick up the anky or doed with them, allows fast transportation and really solid material rate. My main working dinos in no particularorder Mantis for all around utility, espcially flint, thatch and sap Ankylo for metal Therizino for Berries, Fiber, Silk, Wood, Cactus Sap, Ect Giga for meat Wyvern for general combat mount, cargo, and drop hunter, Mammoth for wood cargo, often have them following my mantis or therizino. Doed for stone cargo Golem for stone and sand gathering Moschops for polymer, mushrooms and sap. Quetzal for large transportation of dinos. Paracer for mobile base/meat cooker. Megatherium for insane chitin gathering when we need it. Rex/Yuty For Bosses Daedon for utility heal for breeding and boss healer hyaenodon for spoilage helper. Horse for mobile mortar, really handy making preserving salts on the go. Wolves/Sabers for cave runs. I dont have a water base currently, mostly living on scorched earth so dont have anything on the list for them yet. I still use allot of other dinos but these are the primary ones.
Why buy Scorched Earth if Ragnarok is free?
Don't forget the cut in sales steam takes, sales, and free copies they have given out, not to mention the 40 Million Dollar lawsuit they paid out and had to release the dlc to stay afloat.


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He has undergone revision Right Total Hip Replacement using uncemented acetabulum and femur (Metal on Poly). Intraoperatively there was a change in the consistency of muscles around the hip joint (pseudotumor), this mass was excised in toto.
Now the patient has been discharged and is now comfortable and painfree. This rare condition of pseudotumor formation with Metal on Metal THR has been successfully treated.


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#include BLIK_OPENSSL_V_openssl__conf_h //original-code:<openssl/conf.h>

/* #define ENGINE_CONF_DEBUG */

/* ENGINE config module */

static const char *skip_dot(const char *name)
{
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    if (p != NULL)
        return p + 1;
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}

static STACK_OF(ENGINE) *initialized_engines = NULL;

static int int_engine_init(ENGINE *e)
{
    if (!ENGINE_init(e))
        return 0;
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        initialized_engines = sk_ENGINE_new_null();
    if (!initialized_engines || !sk_ENGINE_push(initialized_engines, e)) {
        ENGINE_finish(e);
        return 0;
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static int int_engine_configure(const char *name, const char *value, const CONF *cnf)
{
    int i;
    int ret = 0;
    long do_init = -1;
    STACK_OF(CONF_VALUE) *ecmds;
    CONF_VALUE *ecmd = NULL;
    const char *ctrlname, *ctrlvalue;
    ENGINE *e = NULL;
    int soft = 0;

    name = skip_dot(name);
#ifdef ENGINE_CONF_DEBUG
    fprintf(stderr, "Configuring engine %s\n", name);
#endif
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    ecmds = NCONF_get_section(cnf, value);

    if (!ecmds) {
        ENGINEerr(ENGINE_F_INT_ENGINE_CONFIGURE,
                  ENGINE_R_ENGINE_SECTION_ERROR);
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        ecmd = sk_CONF_VALUE_value(ecmds, i);
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            if (!e)
                goto err;
            if (!ENGINE_ctrl_cmd_string(e, "SO_PATH", ctrlvalue, 0))
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            if (!ENGINE_ctrl_cmd_string(e, "LIST_ADD", "2", 0))
                goto err;
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             * don't already have one.
             */
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                e = ENGINE_by_id(name);
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                    ERR_clear_error();
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                if (!NCONF_get_number_e(cnf, value, "init", &do_init))
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                    if (!int_engine_init(e))
                        goto err;
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                              ENGINE_R_INVALID_INIT_VALUE);
                    goto err;
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 err:
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                  ENGINE_R_ENGINE_CONFIGURATION_ERROR);
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                               ", value=", ecmd->value);
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}

static int int_engine_module_init(CONF_IMODULE *md, const CONF *cnf)
{
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                  ENGINE_R_ENGINES_SECTION_ERROR);
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{
    ENGINE *e;

    while ((e = sk_ENGINE_pop(initialized_engines)))
        ENGINE_finish(e);
    sk_ENGINE_free(initialized_engines);
    initialized_engines = NULL;
}

void ENGINE_add_conf_module(void)
{
    CONF_module_add("engines",
                    int_engine_module_init, int_engine_module_finish);
}

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text:
/**
 * @jest-environment jsdom
 */
import ".";

import browser from "webextension-polyfill";

import { ticket as make } from "../../test/factories";
import enhance from "../core/enhance";
import { deserialize } from "../errors";
import store from "../store";
import render from "./render";
import type { BackgroundPage } from "./types";

jest
  .mock("webextension-polyfill", () => {
    const result = { tickets: [], errors: [] };
    const background = { getTickets: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(result) };
    const extension = { getBackgroundPage: () => background };
    return { extension };
  })
  .mock("../core/enhance", () => jest.fn(() => jest.fn()))
  .mock("../store", () => ({ get: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({}) }))
  .mock("./observe-media")
  .mock("./render");

describe("popup", () => {
  const initialize = window.onload as () => Promise<void>;

  let background: BackgroundPage;

  beforeEach(() => {
    background = browser.extension.getBackgroundPage() as BackgroundPage;
    (background.getTickets as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValue({
      tickets: [],
      errors: [],
    });
    (store.get as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValue({});
    (enhance as jest.Mock).mockReturnValue((x: any) => x); // eslint-disable-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
  });

  afterEach(() => {
    (background.getTickets as jest.Mock).mockReset();
    (store.get as jest.Mock).mockReset();
    (enhance as jest.Mock).mockReset();
    (render as jest.Mock).mockReset();
  });

  it("sets up an initialization handler", () => {
    expect(initialize).toEqual(expect.any(Function));
  });

  it("fetches ticket information through the background page", async () => {
    await initialize();

    expect(background.getTickets).toHaveBeenCalled();
  });

  it("loads settings from storage", async () => {
    await initialize();

    expect(store.get).toHaveBeenCalledWith(null);
  });

  it("configures ticket formatting", async () => {
    const templates = { branch: "test/branch" };
    const options = { autofmt: Math.random() < 0.5 };
    (store.get as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValue({ templates, options });

    await initialize();

    expect(enhance).toHaveBeenCalledWith(templates, options.autofmt);
  });

  it("renders the popup content with enhanced tickets", async () => {
    const tickets = ["uno", "dos"].map((title, id) =>
      make({ id: id.toString(), title })
    );
    (background.getTickets as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValue({
      tickets,
      errors: [],
    });

    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
    const format = (ticket: any) => ({ ...ticket, fmt: true });
    const enhancer = jest.fn(format);
    (enhance as jest.Mock).mockReturnValue(enhancer);

    await initialize();

    expect(enhance).toHaveBeenCalled();

    expect(render).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
      tickets.map(format),
      expect.any(Object)
    );
  });

  it("renders the popup content with errors", async () => {
    const errors = [{ message: "Test Error" }];
    (background.getTickets as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValue({
      tickets: [],
      errors,
    });

    await initialize();

    expect(render).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
      expect.any(Object),
      errors.map(deserialize)
    );
  });
});


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The Real Deal Boxing comes to Atlantic City on for a special Hall of Fame Edition
The eyes of the boxing world will once again be on Atlantic City when Evander Holyfield's The Real Deal Boxing makes it's Atlantic City debut on Saturday, June 2ndat the Adrian Phillips Theater inside Boardwalk Hall as part of the Atlantic City Boxing Hall of Fame Weekend.
With Evander Holyfield as the lead inductee in this year's Hall of Fame class, The Real Deal Boxing, in association with Mis Downing Promotions and the Atlantic City Boxing Hall of Fame, has put together a sensational card featuring world class fighters along with a who's who of local talent.
Headlining the evening will be The Real Deal Boxing's top 10 ranked featherweight contender, Toka Kahn Clary (24-1, 17 KOs). The Liberian born southpaw, now based out of Providence, Rhode Island is set to take on Mexico's Emmanuel Dominguez (22-6-2, 14 KOs) in what promises to be an action-packed high stakes fight for the NABA Featherweight Title.
In preparation for the title shot, Clary is currently on the west coast working with Hall of Fame trainer, Freddie Roach at The Wildcard Boxing Gym in Hollywood.
"This has been a long, hard training camp. I've been pushing myself ten times harder than usual with no distractions other than missing my family.", explains Clary. "All I do out here is concentrate on boxing. I have a great support team, starting with a new addition, Freddie Roach."
Clary has impressed Roach throughout the past few weeks of training as well.
"So far training camp has been great.", insists Roach, the 7-time winner of BWAA Trainer of the Year award. "I'm continually impressed with Toka's speed, power and overall skills. The next 3 weeks we will be concentrating on sharpening all the tools and come June 2nd, Team Clary will be ready."
The undercard features an exciting mix of The Real Deal Boxing prospects and a host of next generation New Jersey and Philadelphia based fighters who are willing to be tested early in their careers.
The Real Deal Boxing's Rayonta Whitfield (29-2, 15 KOs), who fights out of Augusta, Georgia will challenge former NABO champion and the pride of Cleveland, Ohio, Antonio Nieves (17-2-2, 9 KOs) in an 8 round bout that should see the winner move into contender status in the bantamweight division.
Dagoberto Aguero (13-0, 9 KOs), the undefeated super bantamweight from Florida and one of The Real Deal Boxing's most promising prospects, will take on the toughest challenge of his career in New Brunswick, New Jersey's Jorge Diaz (19-5-1, 10 KOs) in an 8 round clash.
The Real Deal Boxing's undefeated Philadelphia based lightweight prospect, Steven Ortiz (8-0, 3 KOs) will take on Massachusett's Zack Ramsey (8-3, 4 KOs) in an 8 round bout.
Atlantic City's very own, Anthony Young (18-2, 6 KOs) will put his excellent record on the line against the Bronx's Enver Halili (10-1, 3 KOs) in an 8 round welterweight clash.
In a Philly vs. AC bragging rights battle, Alejandro Jiminez (1-0, 1 KO) will take on Dallas Holden (1-2) in a 4 round featherweight bout.
Promising Philadelphia welterweight and recent The Real Deal Boxing signee, Poindexter Knight (3-0, 2 KOs) will look to maintain his perfect record against an opponent to be named in a 4 round bout.
Brandon Robinson (10-1, 7 KOs) of Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, one of the busiest fighters in the game having fought an unbelievable 9 times last year, will appear against an opponent to be named in a 6 round super middleweight bout. Robinson is signed to Marshall Kauffman's Kings Promotions.
Undefeated Bowie, Maryland native and a member of The Real Deal Boxing roster, Greg Outlaw (4-0, 1 KO) will take on Lanoka Harbor, New Jersey's Dan Murray (3-1-1) in a 6 round junior welterweight battle.
Rounding out the stacked card will be two fighters making their pro debuts in separate 4 round bouts.
Decorated national amateur champion, super bantamweight, Sacred Downing of Trenton, New Jersey will take on an opponent to be named and super lightweight, Dalyonn Butt of Philadelphia will take on the Bronx's Samuel Forjue (0-2).
Evander Holyfield himself couldn't be more excited about The Real Deal Boxing's AC debut and his induction into the Atlantic City Boxing Hall of Fame.
"From my second professional fight to defending the heavyweight championship of the world against George Foreman in one of the biggest fights of the decade, Atlantic City holds a special place in my heart.", explains the legendary 4 time heavyweight champion now turned promoter.
The Real Deal Hall of Fame Special Edition takes place Saturday, June 2nd at the Adrian Phillips Theater inside Boardwalk Hall and is presented in association with Mis Downing Promotions and the Atlantic City Boxing Hall of Fame.
"With my induction into the Hall of Fame, it felt like this was the ideal time to bring The Real Deal Boxing to Atlantic City. We believe Atlantic City is poised to make a comeback as of one of the premier destinations for professional boxing and The Real Deal Boxing is committed to being a part of that."
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Q: Mvc: Exclude id from url I have the next foreach in my cshtml page, it allows to me iterate in each Model item
@foreach (var item in Model)
{

        @item.pubDate

}

so now it's working fine and each element inside foreach loop has an url with something like
http://something.com/News/Details/1/first-title
http://something.com/News/Details/2/second-title

It's possible create urls with something like
http://something.com/News/Details/first-title
http://something.com/News/Details/second-title

but i can still sending id parameter to my controller ?
Thanks in advance

A: Add another route:
routes.MapRoute(
    name: "NewsTitleRoute",
    url: "News/Details/{id}/{title}",
    defaults: new {
        controller = "News",
        action = "Details",
        id = UrlParameter.Optional,
        title = UrlParameter.Optional
        }
);

In your controller declare the details method like this, with the two parameters as optional:
public ActionResult Details(int? id, string title="")
{
}

That route configuration and Details method will work for:

*

*http://something.com/News/Details/

*http://something.com/News/Details/1

*http://something.com/News/Details/first-title

*http://something.com/News/Details/1/first-title

A: You can just pass the title property for id parameter.
@Url.RouteUrl("Details",
              new { action = "Details", controller = "News", id = item.title})

Then set type of id parameter as string in your action method:
public ActionResult Details(string id)

Or you can create custom route like in von-v's answer. Just make sure it's above the default route.

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Little is known about Albert Bentley. Bentley was one of those players who never really amounted to much in the NFL. After Eric Dickerson went down with an injury and missed most of the season in around 1990, Bentley stepped in and had a respectable year ammasing nearly 1000 total yards rushing and recieving. When Dickerson left Indianapolis soon after, Bentley's playing time increased significantly, however an injury seems to have ended his NFL career.
Despite the hazy facts on his real life career, Albert Bentley is a Tecmo Super Bowl legend. Bentley had attributes that although were not spectacular, they were much higher than what he deserved. Bentley has a 44 on maximum running speed, which does not put him among the Tecmo elite, but combine this with his spectacular 63 on receptions and Tecmo suddenly created a monster. Add this to the fact that Bentley was the focal point of his team since he played on arguably the worst team in the game, the Indianapolis Colts, and Bentley suddenly becomes one of the more important players in Tecmo Super Bowl. Each game the Indianapolis Colts' hope of winning lies square on Albert Bentley's Nintendo shoulders.
Since he is the feature back on the Colts and is gauranteed nearly all of their carries he piles up a decent amount of rushing yards. Bentley is also a threat for around 800 yards recieving a season as well. This becomes one of the most interesting thing in Tecmo Super Bowl, as his rushing and recieving stats put him not only among the league leaders in total yards, but also among the league leaders in total touchdowns as well. Indianapolis Colts fans can thank Tecmo for inexplicably making Albert Bentley's talents out of proportion.


This is a hooded towel I made for my newest Grand Niece, Mary Elizabeth. This towel is designed to completely cocoon an infant, but is large enough for even a four year old to wrap around themselves. There is no pattern for the towel. The instructions for the bias tape are below.
1 yard cotton print fabric (if making bias binding) 1/2 yard, if using purchased bias binding * These instructions make about 17 yards of bias tape.
Cut terry cloth into an even square (36" for small, 60" for large).
Lay extra terry cloth over cut piece at one corner. Cut to make a 12" deep triangle. Round to match cut piece.
Lay terry cloth triangle on print fabric. Cut fabric to match terry cloth.
Stitch triangles together 1/4" from edge.
If using a sewing machine, zigzag all around edge of square.
Apply bias tape to straight edge of triangle.
Lay triangle over square, right sides together. Match raw edges, pin if needed.
Stitch or serge together. If using a sewing machine, stitch a close zigzag over area just stitched to give a nicer finish to this seam.
Apply bias tape to remaining edges, slightly overlapping bias on hood area by about 1/2".
This is really a pretty fast project, taking only an afternoon to complete. Making your own bias tape is fun, and allows an unending variety of finishes.
Lay flat, right side up, on work surface.Draw a diagonal line from corner to corner.
Cut along line to make two triangle pieces.
Turn over lower triangle, and lay on upper, matching top edges, and overlapping points about 1/4". This will look like a "dove tail".
Press seam flat. Do not omit this step! Seams MUST be pressed or your bias tape will not turn out right.
From this point, match marked lines at raw edge and pin. There will be an extra 2" hanging over the end. Don't worry, this is SUPPOSED to be there.
Stitch 1/4" from edge. Press seam well. You now have a tube.
With scissors, cut along marked lines. As you cut, you will make a continuous bias strip!
Fold bias strip in half, wrong sides together, and press.
YOU NOW HAVE 1/2" DOUBLE FOLD BIAS TAPE!!!!!!!!!
To apply bias tape to project, open tape and lay flat. Match edge of tape to edge of project and pin if needed. Stitch in crease of tape closest to raw edge. Fold tape to wrong side. Stitch close to inside fold (no more than 1/4 away), being sure to stitch through bias on other side.


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home » JIS News » Culture
Street Dances to be Staged Islandwide
Written by: O. Rodger Hutchinson
Photo: Donald Delahaye
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), speaks with Executive Director of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Dr. Delroy Gordon, at a JIS 'Think Tank', in Kingston, on July 22.
Focus on Youth at Grand Gala
JCDC Brings Independence Celebrations to Communities
Culture Minister Commends Sponsors and Donors
The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) has secured $5 million to promote street dances across the island during the independence celebrations.
She noted that the money is a special allocation from the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF).
The theme for independence is: 'Let's Get Together and Feel Alright'.
This was disclosed by Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, at a JIS 'Think Tank' on July 22.
"We want the celebrations to penetrate the communities and villages where persons would not be able to finance such activities," Miss Grange said.
Street dances, the Minister said, are an integral part of the Independence/Festival culture of the island and therefore it is important that this aspect is given special attention.
Meanwhile, Executive Director of the JCDC, Dr. Delroy Gordon, said that several activities have been developed for Independence/Festival, which include street dances at numerous locations.
Band wagons, he noted, will be traversing the parishes putting on shows at least three times per day. At the end of the day a show will be held and a street dance hosted.
He pointed out that parishes will also be staging street dances and other activities, adding that on Independence Day (August 6), there will be civic and flag- raising ceremonies.


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Biografia
Nacque nel 1905 a Costantina, nell'allora Algeria francese, da una famiglia ebraica algerina di otto figli. La sua famiglia deteneva la cittadinanza francese a causa del decreto Crémieux. Suo padre lavorava presso le strutture militari della città.

Studiò legge all'Università di Algeri, e tra il 1925 e il 1929 esercitò la professione di avvocato presso il suo ufficio legale a Costantina. Nel 1929, si trasferì a Casablanca, dove si unì ad un gruppo di giovani socialisti, socializzando sia con i musulmani che con gli ebrei della città. Parlava fluentemente arabo e francese.

Nel 1936, le attività dei movimenti comunisti furono legalizzate in seguito alla vittoria del Fronte Popolare in Francia. Una sezione del Partito Comunista Francese fu stabilita anche in Marocco, con base a Casablanca, e Léon Sultan ne divenne segretario. Il gruppo raccolse perlopiù intellettuali. Léon Sultan scrisse articoli per Clarté, un settimanale pubblicato dal gruppo. Nel 1939, il Partito Comunista Francese e la sezione marocchina furono sciolte in seguito al patto Molotov-Ribbentrop. In seguito fu escluso dalla sua professione dalle leggi antisemite del Governo di Vichy. Nel 1943, i movimenti comunisti si riattivarono in Morocco e Léon Sultan divenne segretario del Partito Comunista Marocchino.

Si offrì volontario per combattere in Europa nella seconda guerra mondiale. Fu tenente nel quinto reggimento dei tirailleurs marocchini. Combatté in Alsazia, lungo il Reno, nella Foresta palatina, a Württemberg, in Baviera e in Austria, dove nel 29 aprile 1945 venne ferito. Continuò a combattere come capo della sua sezione, senza essere stato ricoverato fino all'11 maggio 1945.

Tornò a Casablanca nel mese di giugno, dove avrebbe dovuto ultimare la sua guarigione. Il suo ritorno venne celebrato dal Partito Comunista e da altre organizzazioni politiche sue sostenitrici. Morì improvvisamente il 23 giugno 1945, per un ictus dovuto alle complicazioni del suo infortunio all'ospedale militare di Casablanca. In seguito alla sua morte, Ali Yata assunse la direzione del partito.

Note

Bibliografia

Altri progetti

Ebrei algerini
Ebrei marocchini
Comunisti in Marocco

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# AMP Story and Analytics

This document details triggers associated with AMP Stories. If you're looking for a guide to setting up analytics for your AMP pages, see [this blog post](https://blog.amp.dev/2019/08/28/analytics-for-your-amp-stories/)

## Story triggers

`amp-story` issues events for changes of state. These events can be reported through the analytics configuration by using triggers.

See [amp-analytics.md](../amp-analytics/amp-analytics.md) for details on _amp-analytics_ configuration.

### Visible trigger (`"on": "story-page-visible"`)

The `story-page-visible` event is issued when a story page becomes visible.

```javascript
"triggers": {
  "storyPageVisible": {
    "on": "story-page-visible",
    "request": "event"
  }
}
```

Because of the user experience of AMP story enables a user to traverse several "pages" without loading new HTML pages each time, one interesting consideration involving the `story-page-visible` event is how to record pageview events. One approach would be to count each `story-page-visible` event as a typical pageview (i.e. as if a user were visiting a new HTML page); another approach is to capture `story-page-visible` events specially as their own type of event.

Using `amp-analytics` you can re-assign the `story-page-visible` event to behave like a pageview event, which is a common vendor-specified event type:

```javascript
"triggers": {
  "storyPageVisible": {
    "on": "story-page-visible",
    "request": "pageview"
  }
}
```

Consult your vendor's documentation for more specific details on how to set this up.

### Last page visible trigger (`"on": "story-last-page-visible"`)

The `story-last-page-visible` trigger is fired when the last page in the story is shown to the user. This can be used to measure completion rate.

### Bookend enter trigger (`"on": "story-bookend-enter"`)

The `story-bookend-enter` trigger is fired when the bookend is shown to the user, after the last page of the current story.

### Bookend exit trigger (`"on": "story-bookend-exit"`)

The `story-bookend-exit` trigger is fired when the bookend is dismissed by the user.

### Mute trigger (`"on": "story-audio-muted"`)

The `story-audio-muted` trigger is fired when the user initiates an interaction to mute the audio for the current story.

### Unmute trigger (`"on": "story-audio-unmuted"`)

The `story-audio-unmuted` trigger is fired when the user initiates an interaction to unmute the audio for the current story.

### Page attachment enter trigger (`"on": "story-page-attachment-enter"`)

The `story-page-attachment-enter` trigger is fired when a page attachment is opened by the user.

### Page attachment exit trigger (`"on": "story-page-attachment-exit"`)

The `story-page-attachment-exit` trigger is fired when a page attachment is dismissed by the user.

## Story variables

AMP story contributes the following URL substitutions:

### `storyPageId`

The unique ID for an AMP story page, as provided by the `id` attribute of the current `amp-story-page`.

### `storyPageIndex`

A zero-based index value for an AMP story page determined by its ordering within `amp-story`.

### `storyPageCount`

The total number of pages available to the user in the story.

### `storyProgress`

The user's progress through the story, as a decimal in the range [0...1]. This represents how many pages the user has passed; for example, if the user is currently looking at the second page of ten, the progress will be reported as 0.1 (as the user has not yet finished the second page).

### `storyIsMuted`

A boolean representing whether the story was muted when the accompanying trigger was fired.

### Additional Vars

Description of additional variables can be found in the [analytics-vars.md](../amp-analytics/analytics-vars.md) file.


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After a few days put the pieces on a foil lined cookie sheet and bake the heck out of them until they get nice and brown and pretty dried out. Keep the baked cubes refrigerated to throw in salads or to use for dipping. Even my picky 2 year old son will eat these! :-D Not for folks with sodium issues.


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Le Batard & Friends - STUpodity
The Genius Behind Inside the NBA
Stugotz and Stanczyk talk to Tim Kiely, the executive producer of Inside the NBA on TNT, about how his philosophy originally filled Ernie Johnson with rage, how he started to mine conversations in commercial breaks for content, and why the top moment in the history of the show involves feces.
A Percussion Discussion
Stugotz talks to Cavs center Andre Drummond about music, acting, who he's dunked on, who's dunked on him, and his best Stan Van Gundy stories. Plus, athletes and entertainers that connote an instrument.
Father's Day Spectacular
It's a Father's Day Spectacular and it might be Stugotz' favorite episode yet- because he didn't have to do any work.
Intergalactically Dumb
Stugotz talks to ESPN's Joe Tessitore about saying Uranus repeatedly on Holey Moley and gets him to do play-by-play of Noah's ark.
It's An Important Conversation, I'm Glad We're Having It
Stugotz listens to ESPN Radio staffers Roy, Cliff, Shannon, and Terrika talk about the emotions they've felt over the past few weeks, months, and years when it comes to being black in America. They also discuss what it's like to deal with law enforcement, the extra steps they take in raising their children, and what white privilege actually is. It really is an important conversation and we're glad we had it. Now we hope that everyone listens.
A Proposal, A Performance, And A Parade
Stugotz congratulates Dianna Russini on her recent engagement and then showers her with gifts to celebrate.
The Shark
Stugotz talks to World Golf Hall of Famer and reputed businessman Greg Norman, The Shark, about his busy schedule, The Match Part II, and the three craziest things he's done in his life. Plus, athletes that connote an animal.
The Sounds and the Fury
Stugotz and Stanczyk rank the top 10 sounds in STUpodity history before talking to Atlanta Hawks forward John Collins, who quickly finds the way into Stu's good graces- complimenting him.
Stugotz and Stanczyk rank the top 5 Fordham alums before talking to Mike Breen about calling the Malice at the Palace, why he'll fight anyone who says something bad about Bill Walton, and a quick game of Mark (Jackson), Jeff (Van Gundy), or Clyde (Frazier).
Weekend Observations 9.0
The only way to follow up Tom Brady and Rory McIlroy was to bring in the Weekend Observations crew and an angry, bitter, jealous Mikey C. Plus, Stugotz' commencement speech for the Class of 2020.
The GOAT, #1, and Jimmy Dunne
Tom Brady (8:01). Rory McIlroy (20:08). Jimmy Dunne (44:21). STUpodity. Collision course.
Stugotz talks to a member of his media dream team- Maria Taylor- about her best Brent Musburger story, being fellow faculty members in Ernie Johnson's journalism school, her experience on College Gameday, what her dream job is, and tequila.
Big Z
Stugotz and Stanczyk compile a top 5 of athletes whose last names start with a Z before talking to Cody Zeller about trying to learn how to play the guitar, the time he accidentally big timed Michael Jordan, and who would be on the all-time Hornets team.
Stugotz, Mike Golic, Jr., and the Weekend Observations crew serve up another helping of hogwash, including a joint best man speech for Stanczyk that turns into a roast.
The Royale, Captain
Stugotz talks to Brian Koppelman about his hit series Billions, the Royale, his all-time Knicks team, and his film Rounders. Plus, the Jets drafted a quarterback out of FIU, so Stugotz and Billy pepper him with questions.
The Mural of Life
Stugotz has never done less work on a podcast. He simply gets out of the way and lets the real Bill Walton talk to the fake Bill Walton (Frank Caliendo). Plus, Frank sticks around to voice an NFL Draft spectacular.
Stugotz lists his top five rising stars at ESPN before talking to Laura Rutledge about going to Florida during the Tebow years, being named Miss Florida, and the movie-like way in which she met her husband. Plus, some bad Chewbacca impressions and a game of Either, Neither, or Both
Greeny, Are You Still There?
Mike Greenberg has nothing but time to answer any and all of Stugotz' questions about The Masters, covering the Bulls in the 90s, what the Jets should do in the NFL draft, and more.
Initial Thoughts
Stugotz and Stanczyk talk to Portland Trailblazers guard C.J. McCollum about adopting a rescue puppy, what shows he's been watching on Netflix, the many ways in which he is annoying his fiancé, watching NBA players play video games against each other, his bachelor party plans, and who should be on the all-time Blazers team
Rate My Professor
Stugotz somehow weaseled his way into Ernie Johnson's online journalism school, so he checks in with EJ about his performance as a professor as well as the history of Inside the NBA. Plus, he asks the Emmy Award winning broadcaster to play a game of Shaq, Kenny, or Chuck.


is one of the leading manufacturers capitalizing on this popularity. It seems that they perennially are plowing forward in innovations for these great machines.
The Polaris RZR XP 1000 EPS is one ATV in particular that tops the charts. With a 999cc 4 stroke Prostar engine, this little devil has a whopping 110-horse power. The Prostar engine is designed, engineered, and built for off-road vehicles. More specifically the Prostar seems "born" to take the beating that performance ATV's regularly endure, and still consistently deliver power and performance. And the Prostar provides easy maintenance, and easy accessibility to all parts for repair and fine-tuning. This engine has been engineered and built by riders, for riders.
The front suspension is dual A-Arm Walker Evans 2 needle shocks, with a 16 inch travel; the rear is Trail Arm Walker Evans 2.5 needle shocks with 18 inch travel. Are you still worried about coming down off a jump and bottoming out? I'm not, if I'm driving the RZR. Or for that matter, what about running over difficult terrain such as logs or rocks? It's almost inevitable (well, hopefully it's inevitable) that you have to worry about the bottom of the machine. After all, isn't that why you ride the trails? This RZR model comes stock with electric power steering, LED head and tail lights, and on-demand all-wheel drive, and it weighs in at only 1379 lbs.
Don't want to look like every other Polaris flying across the country side? There is no need to worry, because Polaris provides an array of accessories that can be added on at time of ordering. And there are also standard "feature packages" available, with pre-picked parts, to make your machine ready for trail, desert, or dune riding. If your individuality comes simply from color, there are nine different color schemes to choose from to suit your riding appearance, and plenty of room to sticker it up as you want.
Maybe you won't be valeting this beast at the country club (or maybe you will, Thurston), but there are door options if you choose as well, everything from a lower half aluminum door to a full canvas door. Just don't forget to tip the valet when he gets covered in mud while opening the door for your date.
Wheels are a pretty standard 30 inches, with all terrain treads, but there are options for different colors on the 15 inch rims, and a spare tire option for the back of the vehicle. Trust me, you'll want the spare tire when you start doing the stuff your mom warned you not to do. Who knows; with the spare, maybe you won't be late for dinner at the club.
Now if music while you ride is your thing, Polaris also provides several audio options which seem pretty decent. SXS provides an overhead sound system with six speakers and a removable radio interface (can you really trust that valet with your radio anyway?), and it has Bluetooth and an auxiliary port so you can hook up an MP3 device with all your tunes, or to listen to Titanium Outdoors while you are, well, outdoors. On the Polaris website or at authorized dealers, you can order an MTX audio panel and optional subwoofer-- if you really want to get crazy on the ride.
This two-seater ATV is pretty much the most versatile side-by-side on the market today, able to handle the most aggressive terrain; all this while keeping you comfortable in the upholstered bucket seats that offer plenty of leg room for even the tallest riders.


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Iowa athletic department must pay lesbian $1.4 million for discrimination
Jane Meyer won a victory against discrimination.
By Cyd Zeigler@CydZeigler May 18, 2017, 11:51pm PDT
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A former Univ. of Iowa athletic department staffer claimed she lost her job because of gender discrimination and homophobia. A jury earlier this month agreed with her and awarded her $1.4 million in damages.
Jane Meyer watched her partner be fired as an Iowa Hawkeyes coach before she was transferred out of the athletic department and fired.
"This is for everyone who has fought for discrimination," Meyer said, according to LGBTQNation. "It's much bigger than Jane Meyer."
While Meyer lost $374,000 in salary, her attorney said the amount could be tripled because the jury decided the actions against her were deliberate.
Certainly the Univ. of Iowa, a state-run school, will appeal the decision.
Still it's a powerful statement that this lesbian could win a court case despite some witnesses trying to damage her reputation by saying she was difficult to deal with. Of course, some of the jurors may have figured "no one would say that about a man."


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Wall Street Journal: U.S. Spied on Netanyahu During Iran Deal Talks
Obama reportedly maintained NSA monitoring of Netanyahu on 'national security' grounds, with congressional blessing, long after Snowden leaks; Israeli military intelligence gave NSA tech later discovered to be spyware.
Obama and Netanyahu during their meeting at the White House, September 30, 2013.Bloomberg
The U.S. maintained National Security Agency surveillance on Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during nuclear negotiations with Iran, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday in an exclusive that exposes the extent of cooperation and mistrust between the two allies.
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According to the report, despite vowing to freeze surveillance on allies in 2013 following the Edward Snowden leaks, the U.S. continued to eavesdrop on Netanyahu and his aides, citing what U.S. President Obama reportedly called a "compelling national security purpose."
Edward Snowden is seen in this still image taken from video during an interview by The Guardian, June 6, 2013.Reuters
The article quoted unnamed current and former U.S. officials and focused largely on the events preceding and surrounding the nuclear accord with Iran. It reported that the surveillance received congressional support.
The Journal's investigation also revealed how Israel's military intelligence Unit 8200 and the NSA, described as its counterpart, shared information and technology, but also spied on one another, in what the report said stoked mutual suspicions and fostered what a U.S. official described as "the most combustible mixture of intimacy and caution that we [the U.S.] have."
According to the explosive report, even before the U.S was openly pursuing a nuclear accord with Iran, it decided that despite the fallout from the Snowden leaks – which revealed the U.S was also spying on Germany's German Chancellor Angela Merkel – it would maintain its surveillance on the Israeli administration.
"Going dark on Bibi? Of course we wouldn't do that," a senior U.S. official was quoted as saying.
At first, convinced Netanyahu was planning to attack Iran without prior warning to U.S., the NSA "ramped up" their eavesdropping efforts, the report said, claiming the move enjoyed the support of both Democratic and Republican lawmakers serving on the relevant congressional committees.
But by 2013, intelligence officials maintained that Netanyahu had no real intention of striking Iran, but wanted to know if Israel was in the know regarding talks between the U.S. and Iran, and wanted to preempt any attempts to derail the talks by leaking information about their existence.
Though the White House later knew Netanyahu had objected to the deal, the article explained that they had no idea how he planned to fight it.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu illustrates his concerns over Iran's nuclear ambitions during a UNGA address, Sept. 27, 2012.AP
According to the report, admiration officials believed the intercepted information would be valuable, but they also recognized that requesting it directly was "politically risky," the report said, citing legal concerns and restriction on surveillance of U.S. groups and nationals. Thus, the NSA was given free rein to decide what information to pass on and what to withhold. This issue became even more politically charged when U.S. lawmakers and Jewish American officials were also caught in the web.
That raised concerns of what one U.S. official called an "Oh-s*** moment," in which the executive would be accused of spying on legislative.
The National Security Administration (NSA) campus in Fort Meade, Md.AP
The report went on to claim that through the surveillance, the White House learned that Netanyahu and his aides had leaked information on the talks between the U.S. and Iran – information Israel had gained through its own spying operations – in their attempt to undermine the deal.
They also discovered how Jerusalem was coordinating talking points with Jewish-American organizations vis-a-vis the deal and how it was lobbying U.S. lawmakers to vote against it, even asking them "what it would take to win their votes," the report said, citing current and former officials familiar with the intercepts.
For example, in one set of intercepts, Ron Dermer, Israel's ambassador to the U.S., was described as coaching U.S. groups whose names were withheld for legal reasons on how to argue with lawmakers against the deals. The allegations were dubbed "total nonsense" by the Israeli embassy in Washington.
One of the most interesting parts of the reports are the light it sheds on the intelligence ties between Israel and the U.S. — ties it describes as both close and extremely suspect.
The NSA helped Israel expand its electronic spy operations — known as signals intelligence — in the late 70s and even gave Israel access to intercepts of regional foes. However, both Israel and the U.S. suspected one another of using the guise of cooperation to spy on one another.
When Obama assumed office, the NSA and IDF intelligence Unit 8200 worked together against shared threats, sharing information on the likes of Iran's nuclear program, but this was a double-edge sword: for example, 8200 gave their U.S. counterpart a "hacking tool" which was later discovered to have passed on information to Israel about its usage. This was not the only instance of such an incursion, officials told the WSJ, saying that when Israel was confronted with the claims, and would respond that they were accidental, the NSA would half-jokingly respond that the U.S. "make[s] mistakes, too."
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UK Companies Bring Green Building Know How to North American Market
Visit http://www.ukti.gov.uk/media for further information
UKTI and a delegation of UK companies showcase their expertise in green building and design at Greenbuild.
Philadelphia, PA (November 20, 2013) – The United Kingdom is showcasing its vast experience and leadership in green building and design through a UK Trade & Investment-led delegation at the annual Greenbuild Conference and Expo. The delegate companies represent the UK's diverse set of capabilities and services in sustainable building practices ranging from innovative products and building materials to energy efficiency and overall consumption and waste reduction services.
"The UK has established ambitious and innovative carbon reduction policies that are fostering the development of low carbon solutions to create sustainably built environments," said Michael Rosenfeld, UK Trade & Investment, Vice Consul – US Clean Technology Sector Lead. "The UK's expertise in green building and energy efficiency is recognized around the world as a valuable resource to draw upon and collaborate with."
Great Britain's low carbon policies are framed by its goal to reduce carbon dioxide emissions 80 percent by 2050. The Green Deal, a UK government initiative to energy retrofit 26 million British buildings, is positioning the UK as a hub of green building and energy efficiency expertise. More than 1,000 households in the UK have already begun installing Green Deal improvements and the numbers are growing.
This experience in the UK market has propelled British companies to expand their offerings and services to other regions like North America. London-based IOBAC, for example, has formed a strategic partnership with Minnesota-based 3M to pioneer a magnetic flooring system that allows tiles to be easily replaced, stored, cleaned and reused, reducing overall waste.
In addition, Armourcoat, a UK manufacturer of polished plaster and high performance surface finishes, has found a receptive market in the US over the past decade with clients including Carnegie Hall, Fed Ex and Fidelity Investments. In 2009 the company established a formal office in Las Vegas, Nevada to serve as a base for its US operations.
"Armourcoat is excited to offer our global perspective and cutting edge technology with a focus on sustainable architecture and design to the US market," said Daniel Nevitt, Marketing Director at Armourcoat. "With established operations in Las Vegas, we look forward to the opportunity to connect with other leaders in this space to further grow our North America presence."
The UK's strong green building market also offers opportunities for US companies to expand their businesses across the pond. Philadelphia-based Environmental Construction Services recently travelled with Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter on a trade mission to the UK to promote trade ties between the two regions. The company, which is a full service HVAC construction company with a focus on energy efficient retrofit projects, is aiming to grow quickly over the next five years, and is considering expanding overseas as part of that growth plan.
"Both the UK and the US are working hard to promote sustainability in the built environment, and the opportunities for collaboration between the two countries will only grow as the global green building industry continues to mature," added Rosenfeld of UK Trade & Investment.
The green building industry is on the rise globally as well, with estimates that the market may increase from $156 billion in 2012 to $275 billion in 2020.
In addition to IOBAC and Armourcoat, the UK delegation includes BMPR Offsite Consultancy Services, Conport Structures, Ergohome, MagmaTech, Origin Frames, Riva Global, and Unic International. The delegation is located at booth #2713 during Greenbuild 2013. For more information contact Rebecca Lewis, Vice Consul Energy & Environment at (646) 247-6239 or rebecca.lewis@fco.gov.uk.
UK Trade & Investment will also be providing insights and interaction from Greenbuild 2013 through its Twitter account @UKTI_cleantech.
About UK Trade & Investment
UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) is the British Government department that helps UK-based companies succeed in the global economy. It also helps overseas companies bring their high quality investment to the UK's economy – acknowledged as Europe's best place from which to succeed in global business. UKTI offers expertise and contacts through its extensive network of specialists in the UK, and in British embassies and other diplomatic offices around the world. It provides companies with the tools they require to be competitive on the world stage. For more information on UKTI, visit www.ukti.gov.uk or telephone its offices in Los Angeles (+1 310 843 2986). For latest press releases, visit the online newsroom at www.ukti.gov.uk/media.
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Are you looking for an investment product guaranteed to create big returns?
Well, step right over here, folks. I have just the one thing.
This is probably the best investment opportunity you've ever run into, so pay close attention.
First, let me say that I fully understand your struggle to obtain the additional investment income you need. You've got money in cost savings and checking accounts and CDs, earning next to nothing. You're getting near-zero returns from money markets and a bit more from Treasuries – yet your money is there because you don't wish to risk it in the stock market.
I understand your situation, and I sympathize. I truly do.
So here's what I must offer: How would you like an investment where you spend just $10 a share, and I'll promise you a distribution each year equal to 7% of your investment? In other words, should you invest $100, 000, you're going to get $7, 000 within annual income. Compare that to your bank CD, savings accounts, money market and the like – where you'll get perhaps a hundred bucks a year for your hundred grand. But rather than $100, I'm offering you $7, 000!
And get this: I'll send a monthly statement too, and it will show you – each month for the next seven to 10 years – that your own $10 share price will always remain $10. In fact, it may even go higher than $10 a share!
How does which sound? Fabulous? Well, just sign here.
What you've just read is the kind of sales pitch that the promoter of a non-traded investment trust might make – perhaps in a seminar he or she enticed you to definitely attend by offering you a free steak dinner.
A non-traded REIT is really a product that takes your money and invests it in property. The rental income is given to you. Promoters say the rent will be sufficient to get 7% in annual income. And after seven to 10 many years, the property will be sold and you'll get your money-back. You might even get more if the property is sold for any profit.
Some REITs are traded on the New York Stock market and thus have daily liquidity. If you want to buy this type of REIT, you'll pay normal brokerage commissions (as low because $7. 95). And you can sell at any time too – susceptible to current market values.
But non-traded REITs offer no such liquidity. To purchase them, you have to pay commissions and fees that often total 15% of the investment and can be difficult to identify. And if you need to sell, well, you can't. These things are non-traded. That means you need to wait for the promoter to sell the underlying real estate and return your hard earned money to you. It can take a decade before you observe your investment again.
No wonder brokers like to sell these products. That $4 billion generated some $600 million in fees and commissions for that brokers and their brokerage firms.
It also means that only 85 cents of each and every dollar you invest is actually used to buy real property. Thus, when you invest $100, 000, you own only $85, 000 really worth of property. That property has to rise 18% in value in order for you every single child get back the original $100, 000 you invested.
So how is it feasible that those monthly statements are able to claim that your investment continues to be worth $10 a share if the REIT is buying just $8. 50 worth of real estate? Common sense says how the statements should reflect the true value of the underlying resource. But when it comes to securities regulations, common sense doesn't usually prevail. Instead, lobbying by the REIT promoters and brokerage companies does. And they don't want you to know the reality. It'd be bad for business.
Here's an example of this deception at the office: The Inland American Real Estate Trust has been telling its investors each month that its shares are worth $10, but MTS Research Advisors present in June 2013 that they were really worth just $6. 94 — a 30% drop. Do those investors know this?
One particular non-traded REIT, according to MTS, reportedly sends its investors 241% from the rent it receives. How is that possible? If the believe in is earning a dollar in rent, how can it deliver you $2. 41? Where are they getting the extra $1. 41?
Based on the Wall Street Journal, they cheat. Well, OK, that's not actually what the Journal said. But what else could you call it when someone provides you with money that you think is from rental income when it's really from the pockets of other investors?
Oh, right. You call it the Ponzi scheme.
Yep, paying some investors with the money supplied by other investors – which is what some do, according to the Journal – is generally a crime. But not so with non-traded REITs, for some cause. Maybe it's because they use accounting gimmicks, rather than scams, to make it happen.
And one of those gimmicks is actually leverage. That's a fancy word for what you and I'd call debt.
Yep, if a non-traded REIT has promised you 7% and contains produced only 5% in rental income, it goes to a bank and borrows another 2%. You're none the wiser, but a problem ensues: The REIT now includes a loan it must repay – with interest. Those payments force the promoters to provide some of its future rental income to the bank rather than to their investors. This further reduces the amount of earnings available, further increasing the amount they must again borrow as well as digging the hole deeper. Maybe this is why the Inland American Real Estate Trust is considered worth only $6. 94 a share.
Promoters will say this issue of borrowing money goes away when they sell the property. They'll use the profits to pay off the loans. But that assumes the properties can indeed be sold for any profit, and the Journal headline said, "Report Finds Non-Traded REITs Path Publicly Traded Peers, " suggesting they aren't producing the earnings they expect. Uh-oh.
A lot of these shenanigans can be eliminated effortlessly: Simply require non-traded REITs to improve their transparency. Starting within 2016, those monthly statements will be required to show the actual investments' true value, not the original $10 share. That's an excellent start – but it's a year away.
And this change won't address the problem of promoters borrowing money to artificially (and temporarily) increase the income that investors receive. Nor will it address the problem of high fees and commissions or the possible lack of liquidity.
So we think NASAA will be unmoved. Yep, the United states Security Administrators Association includes non-traded REITs on its list from the nation's top 10 investment scams. We expect that to stay this way.
Before you buy shares of a non-traded REIT, remember that it's sold with a product-pushing, commission-based broker. So, do yourself a favor: Talk for an independent, objective, fee-based financial advisor instead.
Mortgage REITs have been maintaining abnormally high dividend yields more than last 5 years but surprise, surprise, investors have seen razor-sharp depreciation in capital and decline in current income. Maybe, it's time for yield-hungry investors to open their eyes and recognize a fundamental fact: All REITs are not same. Mortgage REITs are a very leveraged exposure on interest rate spread, which is more ideal for a speculative investor, not an income investor.
Real estate is definitely an integral asset class in most investor portfolios. Besides being a supply of enormous wealth, real estate has a low correlation with conventional asset classes like equities and debt, and can therefore serve being an important and attractive diversifying asset. However, with an illiquid, opaque market which involves high initial investment and transaction costs, physical real estate leaves much to become desired. Some of these problems are addressed by Real Property Investment Trusts (REITs); investment entities that provide an important link between real estate and financial markets.
A REIT is really a trust company that accumulates a pool of money through a preliminary public offering (IPO), which it uses to purchase, develop and manage real estate. REITs are traded like conventional equities on major stock exchanges, and allow retail investors to efficiently gain property exposure through transparent, liquid and regulated securities. REITs also offer tax advantages to investors as they tend to be tax pass-through entities that avoid taxation at the corporate level so long as they distribute a majority of their earnings. This feature makes them much more attractive as they generally pay out dividends far above those on most other types of stocks.
As touched upon earlier, a significant attraction of REITs is the dividend income they provide. For example, the dividend yield of REITs in 2013 was 4. 06%, when compared with 1. 95% for the S&P 500. REITs'dividends are assumed to be fairly stable since they're required to distribute at least 90% of their earnings to be eligible for a favorable tax treatment. Due totheir extremely high yields, mortgage REITs have discovered their way into the portfolios of various income seeking traders.
But are these abnormally high yields concealing any shakiness within their business models? A quick comparison of the total returns associated with representative indices* for Industrial/Office, Mortgage, Retail, and Residential REITs, as well as their dividend yields presents a stark contrast. From 2006-2013 (YTD), Mortgage REITs have provided the greatest dividend yields of all types of REITs, and the quantity of excess is substantial. However, they have also been the worst performing category among REITson a cost basis between 2006 and 2013, losing nearly 6% of their value every yearduring this era. It's worth mentioning that despite a significant drop in returns per share, Mortgage REITs saw an increase in their dividend produces, which was not the case for any other REIT kind. This significant price erosion indicates the presence of a dividend snare with Mortgage REITs.
Mortgage REITs are fundamentally different from another REIT types. They don't have any real assets, and rather take highly leveraged positions in mortgage backed securities. If these mortgages wind up performing poorly (turn to junk) they are almost entirely destroyed. Their debt to equity ratio is nearly 5x, compared in order to 1x-1. 5x for all the other REIT types as well since the S&P 500. These high levels of leverage have rendered them extremely sensitive to rate of interest fluctuations. When the US Federal Reserve announced its third circular of Quantitative Easing (QE3) program in September 2012, rates of interest started falling to near zero values. Mortgage REITs benefitted due to this interest rate fall, as they could now borrow at inexpensive rates. In the period following the announcement (between Sept 2012 and April 2013) they increased in value through 11%. However, as soon as the subsequent announcement of tapering was launched, leading to an increase in interest rates, these REITs dropped by 18%.
Clearly, Mortgage REITs are a unique and dangerous asset class. Investing in them involves not only a wide range of research, but also heavy speculation, and it becomes imperative to time the marketplace. As an investment for income seeking investors, they are certainly not the best option.


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Ontario tech firm Clearpath Robotics has raised $30 million in a Series B round of venture funding to scale up production of its self-driving vehicles.
They're not exactly Teslas or Google self-driving cars. Intsead, Clearpath makes vehicles that autonomously move boxes and pallets around factories, warehouses and distribution centers.
Founded in 2008, originally as a computer vision and robotics engineering consultancy, Clearpath today employs 150 full-time in Kitchener. It intends to use a portion of its new funding for hiring in sales, marketing and customer support — staff the company will need to serve larger customers.
Automotive factories are already using Clearpath's OTTO self-driving vehicles for what's called "line side delivery;" that is, to move parts to the appropriate personnel at their workstations, just in time for rapid installations and assembly.
Clearpath's OTTO robots employ LiDAR and other sensors to perceive the path they need to travel and avoid collisions with people and other objects in factory and warehouse environments. The devices are operated behind a company's firewall, as security poses a huge concern for most manufacturers, Rendall notes.
When an OTTO is running low on fuel, it returns itself to a charging or fueling station. And if the network goes down at a given facility, the OTTO can complete a certain number of tasks that have already been assigned to it, safely, before pausing to await new directions.
OTTO self-driving vehicles recognize characters on road signs and behave accordingly.
The Series B funding will help Clearpath develop software that can differentiate its robots in the world of materials handling, and to develop new robots sized and equipped for different jobs, Rendall said.
INovia Capital led the Series B, joined by Caterpillar Ventures, GE Ventures, Eclipse Ventures, RRE Ventures and Silicon Valley Bank.
A partner with iNovia Capital, Karam Nijjar said part of the company's genius is its focus on vehicles that are used indoors, i.e. in controlled environments.
The makers of self-driving cars like Google, Tesla and Uber are just testing their fully autonomous systems. And regulators are still figuring out how to safely incorporate autonomous vehicles on U.S. roadways.
Meanwhile, Clearpath has been able to score large clients like GE and John Deere, and attain safety ratings for its OTTO vehicles.
Clearpath is following in the footsteps of Kiva Systems Inc., which Amazon acquired for $775 million in 2012, and turned into its Amazon Robotics division.
It competes with other companies making autonomous vehicles for materials handling, including Fetch Robotics, Seegrid and ADAM Robots.
Long-term, the investor sees the potential of Clearpath Robotics to integrate its software with vehicles or robots made by other manufacturers.
For example, some of the intelligence that Clearpath has developed to move OTTO around a warehouse could work in shuttles that get people around an airport, or, contrastingly, in the mining industry, where multi-ton trucks are used to move iron, stone and other heavy loads around an outdoor but relatively controlled environment, Nijjam said.
The new funding round brings Clearpath's total equity funding to about $41.5 million.


Chelsea Janes and Barry Svrluga of the Washington Post reported yesterday that the Washington Nationals made an "aggressive" contract offer to free agent Bryce Harper. The offer was reportedly for roughly $300 million over a ten-year span. How much of that was deferred, backloaded or what have you is unknown. The offer reportedly came late in late September.
As with all reports like these, it's worth appreciating that someone may have an incentive to put this out there. In this case, I suspect, the Nationals, to signal to fans that they made an effort to lock Harper up before he was able to negotiate with teams other than Washington. Doesn't mean it didn't happen, but just how specifically good or bad the deal was is not something we can know. Either way, it's worth noting that Giancarlo Stanton's 13-year, $325 million contract is the largest in the game at the moment and that Harper and his agent, Scott Boras, are likely looking for something that has more guaranteed money than that.
Will he get it? No idea. But he's way more likely to if he negotiates on the free market, so it makes sense that Harper rejected the offer.


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Vietnam U23s set semi-final goal
The national U23 football team have been set a goal at the 28th Southeast Asian Game in Singapore in June to reach the semi-finals.
Deputy Head of the Vietnam Sports Administration Tran Duc Phan said in Hanoi on April 9.
Phan said the target was set following talks with administration, the Vietnam Football Federation and coach Toshiya Miura.
According to Phan, the target was within reach of the team and it did not put any pressure on the players.
In preparation for the games, Miura has called up 35 players for the team. Most of them, including Nguyen Cong Phuong, Vo Huy Toan, and Que Ngoc Hai, competed at the 2016 AFC U23 Championship qualifying round in Malaysia last month.
Miura also recalled injured players and experienced ones such as Nguyen Huy Hung, Ngo Hoang Thinh, Mac Hong Quan and Tran Phi Son.
The U23 team will convene on May 5 and have three weeks to prepare for the 28th Games.
They will play two international friendly matches against South Korea U23s and a Toyota V-League 1 club. Then the team will face a strong rival from the Southeast Asia region.
Before leaving for Singapore, coach Miura will choose his 20-man squad for the event.
The event will draw 11 regional teams who will be divided into two groups. The draw will be held next Tuesday, and the competition will kick off on May 29.
Vietnam are considered one of the top teams in the region, but have not won any the Games.
Their best result was winning the ASEAN Football Federation Cup in 2008.-VNA