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Weekend Takeaways from Gowran Park and Downpatrick
Not too many denizens of Rosewell House are maidens after 13 attempts but that was the case with Scorpion Black prior to the commencement of the BetVictor Guaranteed Run For Your Money Handicap (Division 1) at Gowran Park yesterday.
Bred by Moyglare Stud out of Dalakhani mare Supernovae, and by Shamardal, much more was expected of the now four-year-old. He was bought by shrewd agent Bobby O'Ryan for £13,000 at the Tattersalls Horses In Training Sale in Newmarket last year but stayed in training with Dermot Weld, for Dominick Glennane, Seamus O'Brien and Bridget Dillon.
Scorpion Black had gone up four pounds for two runner-up finishes this season, the most recent of those at Gowran at the beginning of May when just a neck short of garnering the spoils. A subsequent sixth-place finish prompted the handicapper to drop him a pound and it all came together at the 14th time of asking, Chris Hayes working the oracle this time for a two-and-a-half-length success.
Nicholson's Olympic Honour
John Nicholson has a rich history in racing, with his father Tim having owned, bred, trained and/or produced winners of the Irish 1000 Guineas (Prince's Polly), Cheltenham Gold Cup (Captain Christy), Irish Grand National (Vulpine) and the Irish Cesarewitch (triple winner Bigaroon).
The Johnstown native, who is now based in enemy territory for Kilkenny man in Thurles, trained Mutare to win the Morgiana Hurdle way back in 1990 and registered a Grade 3 success with Great Oak in December 2012.
In recent times, Benruben and Ask Susan have held their end up over obstacles, with Nicholson's Flat team always fairly small.
Olympic Honour's victory under in-form apprenteice Andrew Slattery in the BetVictor Supporting Irish Racing Handicap at Gowran Park yesterday was very welcome though, as it ended a an absence of more than six months from the winner's enclosure for his popular handler, since Benruben claimed a bumper at Leopardstown's Christmas Festival. Like many of Nicholson's troops, the son of Olympic Glory was running in his own colours.
Olympic Honour had gone close at the same venue two weeks ago, when just touched off by a neck in a 17-runner handicap so the three-year-old deserved to get his nose in front this time.
Rachael Blackmore didn't waste much time getting back into the swing of things after returning to the saddle at Downpatrick on Saturday following almost five weeks on the sidelines with a broken collarbone, wrist and nose.
Last season's championship runner-up was on the mark on the second day of the Ulster track's two-day meeting, steering Put The Kettle On to a seven-length victory in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares' Handicap Hurdle.
Blackmore will be looking to build some momentum again after a stunning 2018/19 term and she certainly has the right backing, with Hendry de Bromhead's string in rude health.
Put The Kettle On was the middle leg of a treble for the Knockeen trainer, up-and-coming conditional, Hugh Morgan bagging the first double of his nascent career on Game Present and Killiney Court.
That brought the 22-year-old Kilkenny novice an eight career winner, his first having, on Babbling Stream, come almost 12 months ago at Bellewstown courtesy of de Bromhead, whose tally is now 14 from just 54 runners.
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Brooklyn Library Offering Books Removed from Schools to Teens Across United States through E-Book System
Penny Starr April 15, 2022 Posted in Uncategorized
A New York library is putting books that parents have deemed inappropriate and that have been removed from school libraries across the country into the hands of teens across the United States.
The Brooklyn Public Library has launched the Books Unbanned initiative, which allows anyone in the country between the ages of 13 and 21 to get a free e-card from the library. The card gives holders access to 350,000 e-books and 200,000 audio books.
The offerings include three of the books most often removed from school bookshelves — all three focused on homosexuality — Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe, removed in 30 districts; All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson, removed in 21 districts; and Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison, removed in 16 districts.
The Book Riot website, which describes itself as an "Amazon affiliate," reported on the parental rights issue, claiming the book removals were done to target authors based on race and sexual orientation:
The BPL is also making a selection of frequently challenged books available with no wait times for all BPL cardholders, including The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta, The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison, The 1619 Project by Nikole Hannah-Jones, and Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison. These ebooks can be read on phones, computers, tablets, or e-readers.
The card will be good for one year. (Typically, out-of-state BPL library cards are available with a $50 annual fee, but it's waived under this program.) Teens utilizing this card will also be connected with BPL's Intellectual Freedom Teen Council, which provides resources to fight back against censorship and book challenges.
Brooklyn Public Library has also invited teens to "share videos, essays, and stories on the importance of intellectual freedom and the impact that book challenges and bans have had on their lives."
"Access to information is the great promise upon which public libraries were founded," Linda E. Johnson, the president of the library, said in an article in BKReader, a site with "News by Brooklyn, For Brooklyn." "We cannot sit idly by while books rejected by a few are removed from the library shelves for all. Books UnBanned will act as an antidote to censorship, offering teens and young adults across the country unlimited access to our extensive collection of ebooks and audiobooks, including those which may be banned in their home libraries."
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Home Politics Parliament Iran's Parliament Votes to End Ahmadinejad's 'Mehr' Mass Housing Project
Iran's Parliament Votes to End Ahmadinejad's 'Mehr' Mass Housing Project
Iran's media on Tuesday cheered as the Parliament voted to end a hefty housing project that President Hassan Rouhani had previously blamed for shooting up inflation to above 40 percent over the past years.
The Parliamentarians in their debates over Iran's Sixth Five-Year National Development Plan (2020-2025) voted to have Maskan Bank allocate the required funds for completing the remaining phases of 'Mehr' (kindness in Persian) housing project which was a main brainchild of former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (2005-2013).
No more new Mehr houses should be built, the MPs made it clear through an overwhelming approval. The move is already seen as significant for releasing huge amounts from the annual national development budgets that should have otherwise been spent on the scheme that had drawn serious criticisms by Rouhani's government.
"Mehr Housing Now History," wrote Arman Emrooz in an article on its front page. "Goodbye Mehr Housing," wrote another daily – Jam-e Jam. Sharq newspaper described Mehr housing as a "burden" for Iran's economy.
"Finally, the fate of a heritage of the 10th government [of former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad] was determined," wrote Etemad newspaper. "The 11th government [of President Hassan Rouhani] had inherited lots of unfinished projects with huge debts that still needed to be settled. More importantly, this government had to respond to the shortcomings of its predecessor while it was not involved in anything related to them."
"The End of Ahmadinejad's Mehr," wrote Sharq newspaper on its front page on Tuesday.
"Mehr Housing Becomes History," wrote Arman Emrooz newspaper on its front page.
"Seal of Termination on Mehr Housing," wrote Aftab-e Yazd newspaper in a front-page article.
The target of the project – which started in 2007 – was to erect 17 new cities and some 1.5 million housing units to poor families in face of rising land and apartment prices.
Accordingly, billions were withdrawn from the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) upon orders by the government to push the project forward.
The CBI was even ordered by the government to print money to fund the scheme, what eventually led to a rise in the monetary base and a runaway inflation, as reported by Ebtekar newspaper.
Estimates show that the banks had doled out loans totaling above $10.2 billion to applicants as of January 2011.
However, signs of the project's failure emerged from early phases when the public failed to welcome it as desired.
This was due to the fact that the Mehr housing blocks had been mostly constructed with substandard designs and materials in remote areas with poor – or even non-existing –infrastructure facilities.
Other problems emerged later when developers found the project unprofitable as a result of skyrocketing inflation and began to leave many housing units half-complete.
Furthermore, inflation in the real estate market proved profitable for racketeers who bought off units using complicit applicants as intermediaries, then sold them at much higher prices, as reported by the media.
This eventually led to a nine-fold increase in prices of houses and pushed up inflation already deteriorated as a result of sanctions against the country.
The vote by the Parliamentarians was welcomed by the media for its anticipated effect on removing a huge financial burden on the government of President Hassan Rouhani.
Rouhani, himself, had emphasized soon after taking office that the Mehr housing scheme was one of the largest hurdles to Iran's economic recovery. He told the nation in a televised address on the occasion of his first 100 days in office that the project was responsible for 40 percent of Iran's liquidity.
The significant of the Parliament's vote becomes further clear when considering that the amount that Ahmadinejad's government had allocated for the project was higher than the collective development budgets for several past years of Rouhani's tenure, wrote shafaf.ir news website.
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The past few nights have been pretty rough around here. Needless to say, I am all tuckered out. I could really use a nap. Miss Lilli has decided that her crib is party central from 3 am -6 am. Swaddles are being busted out of, arms are flailing and babies are shimmying all over the place. It's the place to be. Unless you're me, and you want to be in dreamland, my only respite from mommy chaos. Sigh. Thank goodness for my coffee maker, programmed for 7 am. I can sit bleary eyed and try to get prepared for my day before #1 wakes up, demanding her orange juice and mini pancakes.
My tiredness makes me want to give up any dieting efforts I have been attempting. I have been having this recurring dream about a really fluffy banana cake frosted with chocolate and sprinkled with walnuts. Sad to admit,m I do dream of food. Where did this cake come from? I swear I remember eating it in my youth, but my mom said she never made such a cake. I will have to make an attempt, next time the bananas are past their prime.
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I adore the pillow in the picture- did you make it?
On another note, I can very much sympathize with the baby party going on. Sleeplessness makes it all even harder. It will get better- my two are 7 and 9 and they can get their own breakfast which is fabulous. I promise it will get there for you too- However- the cute-ness factor is all but gone on my boys, and seeing your adorable little girls makes my mommy hormones go nuts! They are darling (I know it's hard to remember when you're exhausted) Hang in there!
Hang in there and toss the diet I say! Just eat everything you like but in tiny portions, like the French do,and you will be doing great.
I love the colors in that pillow, very sweet.
oh i bet that would be delicious! just have it! you deserve it! and that pillow…oh my…that's beeeyootiful!
mmm..banana cake sounds like divinity!
god love anything banana, though im not fond of eating the fruit itself…bad visuals maybe?
Great idea with the coffee maker – we have to start using the program mode. I remember those days well (because they were just a few months ago) and with every milestone (new words, new physical ability) it seems we're up at 2:00 am all over again.
ok, you make the cake & I will come share it while both our 2 little ones have play time in the cribs! I have one of those teething right now. Three teeth turned up in the last week so I understand but still, the lack of sleep is getting harder to handle & impacting on sewing time a little!


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Kristian Huber, né le  est un bobeur autrichien.

Biographie

Palmarès

Championnats monde
  : médaillé d'argent en bob à 4 aux championnats monde de 2021.

Coupe du monde
 9 podiums  :
 en bob à 2 : 1 troisième place.
 en bob à 4 : 3 deuxièmes places et 5 troisièmes places.

Notes et références

Bobeur autrichien
Bobeur aux Jeux olympiques d'hiver de 2022
Naissance en juin 1997

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WATCH: James Corden is a Serious Chef in the Trailer for Prime Video Dramedy Mammals
Jez Butterworth's series arrives on the streamer in November.
Monday 10/17/2022 at 12:08PM EDT
James Corden is showing off his serious side in the trailer for Mammals.
The Late Late Show host stars as Jamie Buckingham, a Michelin-starred chef whose world is turned upside down when he learns shocking secrets about his pregnant wife Amandine (Melia Kreiling). With the help of his brother-in-law Jeff (Colin Morgan), the truth begins to reveal itself, but their investigation also puts a strain on Jeff's marriage to Jamie's sister Lue (Sally Hawkins).
"If you had to choose three words to express your relationship, what would they be?" Jamie is asked in the trailer. "Confusion. Anger. Disbelief. Fury. Stupefaction. Trauma. Turmoil. And total astonishment," he replies.
Described by writer Jez Buttterworth (Ford v. Ferrari, Spectre) as "a relationship drama but also a whodunit", the darkly comedic six-part series also stars Henry Lloyd-Hughes (Killing Eve) and Samuel Anderson (Witless) and is directed by Stephanie Laing (Made for Love, Physical).
Mammals premieres on Amazon Prime Video November 11.
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Q: Infinite Scrolling in a ListView I'm trying to implemented infinite scrolling in my listview.
The approach is to get the scroll bar within the listview and hook an event handler to it's scroll event.
<CollectionViewSource x:Key="PaginatedData"
                      IsSourceGrouped="True"
                      ItemsPath="CommentaryList"
                      Source="{Binding paginatedCommentary}"/>

 <ListView x:Name="commentaryListView"
           Loaded="commentaryListView_Loaded"
           ItemTemplate="{StaticResource CommentaryListTemplate}"
           ItemsSource="{Binding Source={StaticResource PaginatedData}}"/>

private void commentaryListView_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
    var scrollViewer = commentaryListView.GetFirstDescendantOfType<ScrollViewer>();
    var scrollbars = new List<ScrollBar>(scrollViewer.GetDescendantsOfType<ScrollBar>());
    var verticalBar = scrollbars.FirstOrDefault(x => x.Orientation == Orientation.Vertical);
    if (verticalBar != null)
       verticalBar.Scroll += BarScroll;

}

private void BarScroll(object sender, ScrollEventArgs e)
{
   if (e.ScrollEventType != ScrollEventType.EndScroll) return;

   var bar = sender as ScrollBar;
   if (bar == null) return;

   if (e.NewValue >= bar.Maximum)
   {
       datacontext.pageCommentaryItems();
   }
}

Can't seem to figure out what I'm doing here, but it's never hitting the BarScroll event handler.
Appreciate your help. Thank you :)

A: I recommend you use the ListView's ViewChanged event directly:
    private void OnListViewLoaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
    {
        var listview = sender as ListViewBase;
        if (listview != null)
        {
              // Attach to the view changed event
            _scrollViewer = listview.GetFirstDescendantOfType<ScrollViewer>();
            if (_scrollViewer != null)
            {
                _scrollViewer.ViewChanged += OnViewChanged;
            }
        }
    }

    private void OnViewChanged(object sender, ScrollViewerViewChangedEventArgs e)
    {
        // If scrollviewer is scrolled down at least 90%
        if (_scrollViewer.VerticalOffset > Math.Max(_scrollViewer.ScrollableHeight * 0.9, _scrollViewer.ScrollableHeight - 150))
        {
            // Execute whatever you want
        }
    }

A: A much simpler solution would be to create an observable collection that implements the ISupportIncrementalLoading interface and bind it to your ListView. This will make the ListView do incremental scrolling without any need to implement it yourself. See https://marcominerva.wordpress.com/2013/05/22/implementing-the-isupportincrementalloading-interface-in-a-window-store-app/

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All Sandwiches are made with premium breads or served as wraps, and include lettuce, Roma tomato, homemade potato chips, and a cookie.
Served with garden or caesar salad, choice of two side items, & assorted rolls with butter.
Includes garden or caesar salad, grated Romano, & fresh Italian breadsticks.
Marinara, Alfredo, Bolognese, Smoked Tomato Cream, Cajun Alfredo, Creamy Pesto or Chili Lime Pesto.
Includes Mexican Corn, Mexican Rice, Hard Shells, Soft Shells, Shredded Lettuce, Shredded Cheese, Diced Tomatoes, Chopped Onions, Jalapeños, Salsa and Sour Cream.
Have a sweet tooth for something different? Just let us know!
All food is delivered in disposable pans and on disposable trays. All necessary plastic ware (plates, forks, knives, napkins, serving utensils) are included.
We will set up a beautifully decorated buffet. Hot food will be in chafing dishes, and everything else will be trayed or in baskets. All necessary plastic ware (plates, forks, knives, napkins, serving utensils) will be provided. We will return promptly to box up your leftovers and break down the buffet.


Drills are a great way to boost your Hero's level up. You can add timeskip scolls to immediately level them up or to add EXP faster. If you're out of timeskip scolls they can easily be bought with gold or diamonds in the shop.
To level up a character, simply click "Drills" in the top, left hand corner of your screen.
Once inside the tab you will see your hero cards and you can select one and it will come up with another small tag showing what kind of training you can give your selected hero.
And there you go! Your heroes are now training by fighting off beasts, earning EXP to level themselves and your Battle rating up! No need to worry about HP or MP potions. They aren't used in the game.
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but for Hardy Mode...the second one(its for money and 24hrs) i need to be vip?
Yes but don't need an active vip, once you get VIP lvl 1 it will be unlocked.
just a question.. over here at Drills.. there is this bar on the left side having 4 different angels that supposed to give blessings.. say i had purchase the attempts for all 4 angel's blessings.. how do i activate it? or after purchase it will activate on its own?
every purchase cost 50D and all for 160D, they give you 10 attempt per purchase.
and the attempt were used for every timeskip you used.
"What are you prepared to sacrifice"
"Victory costs, every time you pay a little more"
What are those angel things off to the left? Are the worth it?
i've only bought them once, so i don't really know if they are worth or not.
i would like to get an answer from someone who actually understand how that work.
How to decrease the time of drill, instead of just skipping with timescrolls ?
You may spend diamonds to decrease the drill time.


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Samina Humayun Saeed & Sana Shahnawaz join hands with IMGC to create new production house
Entertainment, News, Top Stories
Producers Samina Humayun Saeed and Sana Shahnawaz have joined hands with Chariman IMGC Entertainment Amjad Rashid to establish a new production house named Epic Entertainment which will be producing TV serials, web series and movies.
IMGC is the leading importer and distributor of foreign movies in Pakistan while Samina and Sana have previously produced hit TV serials such as Mann Mayal, Sadqay Tumhare and Khuda Mera Bhi Hai. Their collaboration hints at a more progressive entertainment industry with IMGC – which has until now only been distributing movies — stepping into film and drama production while Samina and Sana taking their work forward by venturing into web series as well as movie production.
Speaking about this new venture, a visibly excited Sana Shanawaz said, "I am super thrilled about his partnership. We are hoping to create the biggest production house in Pakistan and plan to give the audience quality entertainment."
She also revealed that her upcoming drama Alif, which features a star-studded cast comprising Hamza Ali Abbasi, Ahsan Khan, Sajal Aly, Kubra Khan, Sadaf Kanwal, Manzar Sehbai and Osman Khalid Butt, will be the first project to be produced under this new banner.
Samina, too, is looking forward to creating novel content. "Be it Sadqay Tumhare or Mann Mayal, our aim has always been to give to the audience fresh and engaging stories. With this new venture, we hope to maintain that same level of quality but hopefully at a much larger scale. I am particularly excited about creating content for web."
Amjad Rasheed said that through this new venture they are planning to produce Pakistani movies in collaboration with international teams. "It is a great privilege to work with the most experienced and prestigious team of Samina and Sana. The joint venture will also produce Pakistani movies with international collaborations, locations and with the leading stars of Pakistan," he said.
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Berghain Resident Answer Code Request Will Push Your Limits on the Dancefloor
The Berlin-based producer is becoming a cornerstone of the city's techno scene.
by Daniel Melfi
December 8, 2015, 8:44pm
Courtesy of Sven Marquardt
Things work differently in Berlin. It's not a press photo or an interview that garners attention for artists there—those that have grown up in the scene over the last two decades. While the Western Hemisphere has been steadily increasing its focus on digital marketing and media, Berlin's DJs have been confident and comfortable in their talents alone. So, it came as a surprise when a new and unknown 12", released by an equally mysterious label—ACR—flew off the shelves at well-known German record store Hard Wax some four years ago. That release, Answer Code Request's Subway Into EP, has since proven to be a massive breakthrough for him.
The identity of the EP's producer, Answer Code Request or Patrick Gräser, was originally shrouded in mystery, but that's exactly what Gräser wanted. "Subway Into was extremely well-received to my pleasant surprise, although it was on the very experimental side," he tells THUMP. With a newfound confidence, backed by the incredible reception of Berlin's music community, Gräser went back to the studio. "It was clear for me that if the EP did not go well I'd move on with less pressure and expectation," says the producer. The German native, who has been DJing since he was 13, didn't begin producing until almost a decade later when he moved to Berlin. "I started late with production was because I needed to find my style and experiment with it," he admits. "The success of the first EP was an indication that I should continue with this signature sound where I can bring all my influences together."
Not unlike his colleague and childhood friend Marcel Dettmann, Gräser is undeterred by foreign expectation. Whether he is releasing on quintessential Berlin labels like Ostgut Ton or Marcel Dettmann Records, he says he's not necessarily concerned about the reception. "Being able to work with such nice colleagues and friends is like a family where we have one another's backs," says Gräser, which translates to his selections whether he's playing his residency at Berghain or dark, clustered, strobe-lit rooms around the globe.
"If the balance is right between what one actually does and what the crowd wants, then that is a good mix. A little bit of self-confidence is what you need, too."
He laments that, due to his association with Ostgut Ton, fans often become too accustomed to hearing "a certain Berghain sound." It's for the people who come expecting something different that Gräser likes to push the limits: "To me this means that you need to risk things now and then."
By limiting the people he works with, the producer has also crafted a professional network of people who are confident in his abilities—and rightfully so. "Artistic freedom is very important for one's ego. To me, it doesn't make sense to do things just for the money or to follow what others are doing," he says. Although Gräser is comfortable with his sound, his self-criticism is a driving factor behind his success. "I guess that's how I push myself," he concedes. "Otherwise, everything will be very boring and monotonous to me." Though, he admits, "I don't have a clue where to start sometimes."
"My has always been somewhat deeper, with a heavy bass and my moody vein," he says. And those dark, subterranean basslines, so synonymous with an ACR release, are no more exemplary than on his recent remix of Steffi's "JBW25" on Ostgut Ton. Although Gräser has obliged in the past, he's not actually an outright fan of remixes. "If I were the one who is asking for a remix from another artist, then I would leave it entirely to him and discuss fine-tuning the remix after it is done," he says. "The artist should just reject my offer, if it doesn't suit what they are doing."
As a result of his persistence to maintain both an authentic and creative work ethic, Gräser has established himself as one of Germany's leading artists. With a brain full of ideas, he's set his sights on expansion and is hoping to grow the ACR label around experimental music. Although his debut album, Code was experimental and ambient in its own right, he says he has also thought about making music for the film industry—as if Berghain wasn't enough.
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One of the Stockholmers favourite summer retreats is the archipelago outside of the city. The archipelago consists of over 20 000 islands. The islands are mostly flat and usually covered in greenery. They are various sizes ranging from the smallest of cobs and skerries to large islands with roads and villages. From the air it looks like God has broken digestive biscuits into different sized pieces and scattered them into the Baltic Sea.
Many of the islands are inhabited by permanent residents and a boat service carries residents to and from Stockholm in anything from one to six hours. Most islands, however, are not permanently inhabited, some having space only for a few wooden holiday cottages dotted about.
Many Stockholmers boat out to the archipelago in the summer months. They take picnics with them and munch on sour dough bread, quinoa salad and sip rosé wine. They sunbathe and swim from the rocks, often exotically naked. If the water temperature is over 17 degrees celsius they are happy. They glide in kayaks through calm, glistening water. They convene with nature.
I remember the first time I went out to the archipelago as a hardened Londoner. When we arrived at our island destination, all I could see was rocks and trees. I remember wondering where the pub was and how the hell anyone could spend a whole day sitting on a rock. But Stockholmers do just that.
For Swedes, the natural environment is very important whether it's the archipelago, the woods or the mountains. It is as if many Swedes long to get away from their cosmopolitan lifestyles and retreat to their little red cottages deep in the woods. Or go fishing in fresh-water lakes. Or spend weekends picking wild berries. And mushrooms.
As little as a century ago, Sweden was an agrarian country with many of the people living under impoverished conditions. This heritage is still apparent in the Swedish mentality and could be one explanation for the sentimental relationship to nature.
Nature is an integral part of the Swedish lifestyle and Stockholm's archipelago is the ultimate manifestation of this.
The right of public access makes the archipelago accessible for everybody.
Sailing is a great way of exploring the thousands of islands that you find close yet a world away.


Kurt Elling has been my greatest vocal and melodic influence for the last few years. I first became inspired by his style with the album "The Man Up in the Air". Being from Chicago, he rarely plays out in California, and last February 2005, he was out at Catalina's, so I couldn't miss the chance to go and see him.
This performance was my first at Catalina's in Hollywood, California and what better way to "break-in" a new venue than with a performance by Kurt Elling while sitting in the second row?
Kurt Elling's trio opened the show with a song before he joined them on stage and his performance was inspiring. His stage presence was very comfortable, and confident. He had a great sense of humor and was very interactive with the audience. His facial expressions and body language/movement were very into the music, and he was very enjoyable to watch as a performer. His singing was, of course, amazing, you couldn't expect it to be any less, and he received quite the response from the audience.
One of the songs he received the most response from was "Space Cowboy", which of course, rightfully received the amount of attention it received, but in all respect, his original music moved me more since you could tell it meant something to him because he created it.
Kurt Elling is extremely talented vocally, and an extremely brilliant man. If you check out his site, you will find some amazing sound clips and you can read some of his projects or lyrics. A lot of his work is putting lyrics to instrumental solos – one he performed was a Dexter Gordon (if I remember correctly) solo which was also amazing. Kurt Elling is someone who has greatly influenced me, and so I recommend his music to anyone and everyone.


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Q: How inject Map<> or Set<> (dagger 2 multibindings) with Toothpick Dagger 2 has the ability to injecting set or map with multibindings.
How to do it in Toothpick
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https://blog.kotlin-academy.com/understanding-dagger-2-multibindings-viewmodel-8418eb372848
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Discover why many hosting suppliers go with CentOS as their first pick for a hosting server Operating System.
CentOS is among the most sought after Linux-based server Operating Systems today. It is preferred by a lot of website hosting suppliers, since it is very stable, secure and reliable, not to mention that it can be customized freely, since it is an open-source OS. CentOS is used for production servers, as it's also really quick and takes negligible system resources. Also, you will be able to set up and run any web application, as long as it can operate on a Linux computer system. If you use a CentOS-powered server, you'll be able to customize any part of your Operating System in accordance with your requirements. The fact that CentOS is free does mean that you'll have to pay only for your server, but not for any sort of license fees, which will decrease your overall expenses. A large team of developers and users stands behind CentOS, therefore in case you ever experience any problems, or you are simply unsure how to perform a particular task, you can find a solution right away. An important benefit of the OS is also the fact that each version is officially supported and updated for no less than ten years, so you will always have a safe and stable software environment.
CentOS is offered with each and every virtual private server that we supply and you will be able to select it through the order process from among a few other Operating Systems. Determined by the software which you'd like to install and run, you'll be able to choose between the 32-bit and the 64-bit version then your new VPS will be all set shortly after that. CentOS supports all 3 website hosting Control Panels that we offer - cPanel, DirectAdmin and Hepsia. This will help you choose if you'd like to employ the server for your very own sites and to manage it as one large account, or if you want to be able to create a variety of website hosting accounts and resell them to others. Of course, you can also purchase a VPS with no Control Panel and you'll get a server with an Operating System and the Apache web server software, but nothing else on it, so you can set up only the software which you need for your applications.
When you need a dedicated server with CentOS, you can take advantage of the packages which we supply, since this Operating System is on the list of options that you can select during the order process. As the software that you intend to use may have specific system requirements, we have 32-bit and 64-bit releases of CentOS. CentOS supports various website hosting Control Panels, so if you acquire a dedicated server with our Hepsia Control Panel, you'll be able to manage the server as if you're managing a single large account, whereas with cPanel and DirectAdmin, you can have independent accounts for the domains which you host and can even start a reseller business, since both the Control Panels feature such a functionality. In case you add our Managed Services upgrade, we'll also perform OS updates on a weekly basis and will make sure that your server is safe and has the most recent software at all times, so as to ensure the best possible performance for your websites.


text: NBC's coverage of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games (held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic) were the most expansive ever, featuring over 7,000 hours of coverage over the 17 days of competition. LDG provided the lighting for all of NBC's Tokyo-based operation, including three studios in the International Broadcast Center, two 'TV tower' remote studios, numerous venue commentary & standup positions, and the NBC Primetime set on the roof of the Hilton Tokyo Odaiba, overlooking the Rainbow Bridge & Tokyo Bay.


This is the Golden Age for Artificial Intelligence. The world is becoming increasingly automated and wired together. This also increases the opportunities for AI to help people and commerce. Almost every sub field of AI had now been used in substantial applications. Some of the fields highlighted in this publication are: CBR Technology; Model Based Systems; Data Mining and Natural Language Techniques. Not only does this publication show the activities, capabilities and accomplishments of the sub fields, it also focuses on what is happening across the field as a whole.


The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are calling for comments on a new adverse event reporting form for vaccines meant to replace the current paper-based reporting form.
In a notice published in the Federal Register on 24 November 2014, CDC said it's accepting public input on its proposed Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) 2.0 form.
VAERS is used by FDA and CDC, which co-administer the program, to collect and analyze reports of vaccine-related adverse events. Data from the reporting system can be used to identify potential safety, efficacy or quality problems associated with vaccine products, which can then be used by FDA to launch investigations or new studies.
The system collects information from patients, doctors, vaccine manufacturers and other healthcare providers. All told, there are about 30,000 VAERS reports each year, according to CDC data.
At present, reporting using the VAERS system is mandatory for two groups: Product manufacturers and healthcare providers. Under recently announced rules, vaccine manufacturers must submit adverse event reports to FDA electronically using the International Conference on Harmonisation's (ICH) Individual Case Safety Reporting (ICSR) format and FDA's electronic submission gateway (ESG). Patients and providers, however, utilize the paper-based VAERS reporting form.
According to a CDC presentation before the National Vaccine Advisory Committee (NVAC) in September 2014, there are several reasons behind the shift from VAERS 1.0 to VAERS 2.0.
The new form will sport a modernized appearance, will allow the form to be filled out and saved electronically, will update some data reporting fields on the forms to have additional regulatory or public health value, clarify language, eliminate redundant fields and collect additional information such as race, ethnicity and pregnancy status.
The new form would also be fully digital, eliminating costly and time-consuming paper-based reporting. The switch should notably allow filers to take advantage of so-called "smart-features" like drop-down menus and check boxes, allowing reporters to complete the forms more quickly and easily.
The form has already been tested with physicians, nurses, pharmacists, patients and parents, CDC noted in its Federal Register posting.
Comments on the proposed form will be accepted until 23 January 2014.


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THE FANBOY
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ROAD TO ENDGAME
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Sylvester Stallone Lines Up Two New Projects: SAMARITAN And HUNTER
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Sylvester Stallone is a busy man. He has reinvigorated the two franchises he's known best for: Rocky and Rambo. Creed 2 is out next month, and the final Rambo movie, titled Last Blood is filming now. But Stallone isn't stopping there. He is set to star in two other projects: Samaritan and Hunter.
According to Deadline, his production company, Balboa Productions is prepping both. Samaritan is "a dark, fresh take on the superhero genre". Stallone is set to star, with a script written by Bragi Schut (Season Of The Witch). Production is expected to start next year.
The second project is a long time coming. Stallone bought the rights to Hunter back in 2009. Originally, he bought the rights to James Byron Huggins novel to adapt it into a Rambo movie. But it will now be a straight book-to-screen thing. Hunter "centers on Nathaniel Hunter, whose hyper-tracking skills are employed to hunt down a raging beast, a half-human terror created by a renegade agency that is threatening to wreak havoc on civilization." No writer has been chosen to adapt this yet.
While that is all that Stallone has in front of the camera for the foreseeable future, Deadline does mention that Balboa Productions has several other movie and TV projects they are developing. One in particular is a film set in the world of special ops, written by retired Army Ranger Max Adams.
Stallone went from top of the box office, to a walking cliche. But in Creed he proved he was still capable of a nuanced and emotional performance. He never shied away from his persona though, The Expendables franchise is basically Stallone making fun of himself, wrapped in a fun action adventure. I like the approach he took in Creed and hope that carries over to its sequel. Last Blood is a chance for him to do something great. I hope its more like Logan and less like some of the other Rambo sequels.
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Located on the Western Shore of Lake Michigan, Waukegan IL is a dynamic town with many attractions. Popular events include the ArtWaulk (pronounced Art-Walk), which happens every third Saturday of the month and features many paintings, sculptures, film, dance, theatre, comedy, and a variety of other performing arts all in the Arts District of Downtown Waukegan, the Chicago Latino Film festival, the Fiestas Patria Parade and Festival, and the HolidayWAUK, a holiday festival in Downtown. Waukegan is home to the recently renovated Genesee Theatre, a historic building completed in 1927 and now host to many different musical artists and shows. If thrill seeking is a passion of yours, be sure to check out the Six Flags amusement park, featuring many rides, attractions, and death-defying roller coasters. Waukegan is the birthplace of famous comedian Jack Benny and writer Ray Bradbury. Smack dab between Chicago and Milwaukee, Waukegan is a great place to live, visit, or have your corporate event, private party, or wedding.
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A Python SDK (PySDK) for integrating with Tintri's REST APIs.

Currently works with Python 3.6 and 2.7

## Documentation ##
The PySDK documentation is located [here](https://tintri.github.io/tintri-python-sdk/index.html).

## Installing the SDK on Python 3.6
1. Click Tintri_PySDK-1.0-py3-none-any.whl. (see image below)
![Alt text](python3-wheel-click.png)
1. Click Download. (see image below)
![Alt text](python3-download.png)
1. [sudo] pip3 install Tintri_PySDK-1.0-py3-none-any.whl

## Installing the SDK on Python 2.7
1. Click Tintri_PySDK-1.0-py2-none-any.whl. (see image below)
![Alt text](PySDK_wheel_click.png)
1. Click Download. (see image below)
![Alt text](PySDK_download.png)
1. [sudo] pip install Tintri_PySDK-1.0-py2-none-any.whl

## Questions or Comments ##
For questions and comments, please go to the [Tintri Hub Automation Discussion Group](http://hub.tintri.com/discussions/automation).

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Prospective Student Athlete Questionnaire - Swimming & Diving
November 18, 2020 . Swimming & Diving
Virginia Faces Tennessee, Alabama On Road At Three-Day Meet
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The top-ranked Virginia women's swimming and diving team and No. 13 ranked Cavalier men will compete in a double dual against Tennessee and Alabama beginning on Thursday (Nov. 19) at the Jones Aquatic Center in Knoxville, Tenn. The three-day meet will open with prelims at 10 a.m. on all three days, while finals will begin at 6 p.m. Diving prelims will start at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday and Friday and at 2 p.m. on Saturday.
Due to health and safety considerations spectators, including parents, will not be permitted to attend the meet.
Meet Information:
Date: Thursday, Nov. 19 – Saturday, Nov. 21
Location: Jones Aquatic Center, Knoxville, Tenn.
Swimming Times: 10 a.m. prelims | 6 p.m. finals
Diving Times: 1:30 p.m. (Thursday and Friday) | 2 p.m. (Saturday)
How To Follow
A link to live results will be available at VirginiaSports.com. Updates throughout the competition will also be provided on the team's official Twitter account, @UVASwimDive.
In The Rankings
• The Virginia women's swimming and diving team is the top-ranked team in the country according to the preseason poll released by the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA).
• The Cavaliers first topped the CSCAA poll in November of 2015 after the women's team defeated Tennessee, Michigan and Penn State to open the season.
• The UVA men's team is ranked 13th, while Tennessee enters the men's competition ranked 14th and Alabama enters ranked 15th.
• In the women's poll, the Volunteers are ranked seventh and the Crimson Tide is ranked 13th.
The Meet
• Virginia will compete in a three-day competition against Tennessee and Alabama.
• It is the fourth consecutive year the Cavaliers and Volunteers will face off in a dual meet.
• The UVA women's team won the first two meetings, while the Cavalier men's team won the competition during the 2018-19 season.
• Virginia suffered a loss on both sides at last year's competition at Jones Aquatic Center in the program's first dual meet of the season.
• The Cavaliers and Crimson Tide will meet head-to-head for the first time in over two decades as the programs have not competed in a dual meet since the late 1980s.
The Season for the Hoos
• The Cavaliers sent 21 swimmers to the Toyota U.S. Open in Richmond.
• Senior Paige Madden (Mobile, Ala.) won the U.S. title in 200-meter freestyle and finished as the runner-up in the 400-meter freestyle.
• Sophomore Kate Douglass (Pelham, N.Y.) set three UVA records at the meet, topping the school record in the 50 and 100-meter freestyle and 100-meter butterfly, while freshman Anna Keating (Vienna, Va.) set a record in the 200-meter breaststroke.
• The Cavaliers opened the year by sweeping Navy in a dual meet.
• Virginia set a Lejeune Hall record at the meet in the women's 200-yard medley relay and the 100-yard freestyle.
• Douglass, Madden and freshman Alex Walsh (Nashville, Tenn.) lead the team as all three swimmers rank in the top-five nationally in an event.
• Douglass leads the nation in the 50-yard freestyle (22.01), 100-yard freestyle (48.26) and 100-yard butterfly (50.94) and ranks second in the 200-yard individual medley (1:55.27).
• Madden holds the top time in the 200-yard freestyle (1:43.99), while ranking second in the 1000-yard freestyle (9:45.43) and third in the 500-yard freestyle (4:40.97).
• Walsh holds the nation's third-fastest time in the 200-yard individual medley (1:57.60).
A Look at the Vols
• The Lady Vols are 1-1 on the season with a win over Vanderbilt and a season opening loss to Kentucky.
• Amanda Nunan led Tennessee in its meet against Kentucky, finishing first in the 1000-yard freestyle with the nation's eighth-best time in the event (9:56.73). She also won the 500-yard freestyle.
• Kayky Mota led the men's team in its lone meet of the season against Kentucky, recording the sixth-best time nationally in the 100-yard butterfly (46.72), while Michael Houlie's time at the meet in the 100-yard breaststroke (52.74) ranks sixth nationally.
• Mona McSharry and Alexis Yager also rank in the top-10 nationally in an event this season. McSharry ranks fourth in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:00.22) as Yager ranks ninth in the 400-yard individual medley (4:17.63).
The Crimson Tide
• Alabama opened the season by sweeping LSU in a dual meet.
• Rhyan White and Kensey MaMahon led the women's team at the meet as both athletes won three events.
• White captured the nation's 10th-fastest time in the 200-yard backstroke (1:56.38) during the competition.
• McMahon holds a pair of top-10 times, ranking third in the 1000-yard freestyle ( 9:50.70) and 10th in the in the 500-yard freestyle (4:47.38).
• Derek Maas, Matt Menke and Nicholas Perea led the men's team at the meet, each with a pair of individual wins.
• Additionally, Liam Bell ranks ninth nationally in the men's 100-yard freestyle (43.70), while Morgan Scott ranks 10th in the women's 200-yard freestyle (1:47.37).
UVA Women Win Both, Men Split with UNC & NC State
Virginia Wins Eight Events in Tri Meet with UNC, NC State
Virginia Swimming & Diving Competes at North Carolina and NC State


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Prime Minister holds a meeting today with President Xi Jinping at Beijing.
Islamabad, The Prime Minister holds a meeting today with President Xi Jinping, at the Great Hall of People in Beijing*
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif congratulated President Xi on his reelection as General Secretary of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. He also thanked him for China's invaluable assistance to Pakistan's relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts in the wake of devastation caused by super floods in the country.
The two leaders reviewed the progress in Pakistan-China bilateral relations and exchanged views on regional and global issues of mutual interest. They reaffirmed their commitment to the All-Weather Strategic Cooperative Partnership between the two countries that has withstood the test of time. The two nations have stood firmly side by side, in realizing their shared vision of peace, stability, development and prosperity.
Reaffirming Pakistan's unique historic ties with China and salience of bilateral friendship for regional peace and stability, Prime Minister Shehbaz strongly reaffirmed that Pakistan-China friendship enjoyed complete consensus across the political spectrum in Pakistan and was a model of inter-state relations. Paying tribute to President Xi's leadership for China's prosperity and his vision for strengthening of bilateral relationship, the Prime Minister said that Pakistan drew inspiration from China's socio-economic development and national resolve to country's progress and prosperity.
The two leaders discussed cooperation across a range of issues, including defence, trade and investment, agriculture, health, education, green energy, science and technology and disaster preparedness. They reaffirmed their mutual commitment to CPEC, while highlighting that CPEC's high quality development would further strengthen bilateral ties between Pakistan and China.
In this regard, the two leaders agreed that as a project of strategic importance, both sides would make joint efforts for launching ML-1 as an early harvest project, under the CPEC framework. They also acknowledged the need for a mass-transit project in Karachi and agreed to finalize all formalities for early launching of Karachi Circular Railway. They also appreciated the signing of a number of agreements covering broad range of bilateral cooperation during the visit.
President Xi Jinping assured that China would continue to extend its support to Pakistan for sustainable economic development and to harness its potential as the geo-economic hub. He also announced an additional assistance package of RMB 500 million for Pakistan's post-flood relief and rehabilitation efforts.
The two leaders exchanged views on the rapid transformation in the international environment, which had exacerbated economic challenges for developing countries. They affirmed their shared belief in dialogue and cooperation based on equality and mutual benefit as critical for global peace and prosperity. They agreed that contemporary challenges like climate change, health pandemics and growing inequalities needed unqualified cooperation among states, in accordance with the purposes and principles of the UN Charter. There was complete unanimity of views between the two leaders.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President Xi Jinping also discussed key issues, pertaining to the region including the situation in IIOJK and in Afghanistan. Both leaders acknowledged that a peaceful and stable Afghanistan would promote regional security and economic development and agreed that CPEC's extension to Afghanistan would strengthen regional connectivity initiatives.
The Prime Minister also extended a warm invitation to President Xi for visiting Pakistan at an early date, which the later accepted graciously.


Richard Locke's balanced and thoughtful commentary on improving labor standards in global supply chains correctly identifies the shortcomings of private regulation—both the overemphasis on the compliance model and a naïve belief in capability-building solutions. And he recognizes the roles of upstream pressures and customers in creating challenges for downstream suppliers. Locke has a "renewed appreciation for the older idea that ensuring fair treatment of workers—including real rights of association—is a public responsibility," and he believes that public regulation is required to ensure fair treatment of workers in developing countries.
In an ideal world, I would completely agree with Locke's prescription. If every country were a well-functioning democracy, where the government had the will and capacity to enforce labor laws, where public corruption was low and social equality prevailed, and where the labor force largely worked in the formal economy, this would be the right approach.
But the world is not Scandinavia. Across developing countries, governments tend to grossly underperform in terms of providing public goods, including environmental and labor protections. Corruption is rampant. Only a small portion of the labor force works in the formal sector and could plausibly be protected by unions. Should we then rely on public regulation to deliver labor protection? Structural conditions suggest that we should not.
It is tempting to compare a poorly functioning private regulatory regime with an ideal government. But, as the economist Ronald Coase reminds us, we ought to compare an imperfect private regime with an imperfect governmental one. Private regulation arose in response to governmental failures.
I believe the potential for private regulation needs to be carefully explored. We should aim to improve public regulations, but at the same time it may be easier to enlist private regulation as a conveyor of global customers' egalitarian preferences and also to use the power of importing firms to improve labor standards abroad. While poorly functioning governments protect the interests of corrupt elites in developing countries, global firms with huge investments in brand images are susceptible to stakeholder pressure to improve labor standards.
We need to know more about what kinds of private regulation work best.
As Locke correctly points out, the unorganized worker eventually bears the costs of accommodating changing consumer fashions. Private regulation can alert consumers to the political implications of their buying decisions. Yes, the extent to which social labeling has succeeded varies. But if over-consumption, fickle fashions, and addiction to discount pricing contribute to poor labor standards, private regulation can have a constitutive effect on consumer preferences.
Private regulation empowers developed-country stakeholders—who often work with local actors in developing countries—to influence labor and environmental practices in supply chains. The World Trade Organization (WTO) prohibits importing countries from imposing process standards, such as labor laws, on foreign firms, but private regulation is outside the purview of the WTO and allows transmission of desired social standards from importing to exporting countries.
We need to consider which types of private regulation work best. One way is to focus on two aspects of program design: the severity of social obligations imposed on program participants and the mechanisms used to enforce those obligations. We need to assess the efficacy of private regulatory efforts and sort the credible ones from the shams.
All governance systems fail. Looking for the silver bullet that will solve our governance problems probably will not lead anywhere. We live in mixed economies with multiple and overlapping regulations. Institutional monoculture—which is pervasive in both public and private regulation—is neither desirable nor possible. As Locke makes clear, cooperative measures drawing on the expertise of public and private actors have a lot to contribute.
Much of the developing world is not like Scandinavia, and that is not likely to change in the near future. Governance solutions must be devised to fit the messy reality. Locke has challenged us to find creative, efficient, and equitable ways to understand which governance systems work, why they work, and whether they can be scaled up across sectors. This is an exciting area for future work.


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Tribute to 2007 Goudey - Curtis Pride
The only game I ever attended at Yankee Stadium was on July 6, 2003.
It was an afternoon game against the Red Sox -- John Burkett versus Andy Pettitte.
I didn't have a particular rooting interest in either team, so I began to scan the lineup cards for a player who might sway me one way or the other.
For whatever reason, I picked up on the name "Curtis Pride." His name sounded so familiar, like I'd seen him play before, maybe in person. But had I really? I guessed he was an off and on Major Leaguer at best.
"Let's root for Curtis Pride," I said to my friends, who were happy to oblige. Anybody can root for Derek Jeter or Bernie Williams -- but we were going to root for the career bench warmer and unsung minor league player!
During every one of Curtis Pride's at bats, we cheered and shouted as passionately as we could. We had convinced ourselves, like fans often do, that the louder we cheered and the more we cared, the more likely it would become that we would somehow inspire Pride to greatness.
This almost never, ever happens. But then a funny thing did happen.
In the top of the sixth inning, we weren't the only ones cheering Curtis Pride anymore. Pride hit a home run to lead off the sixth inning, busting open a tight ballgame and energizing the crowd. We jumped out of our seats, excited beyond belief. We gave him a thunderous standing ovation his entire way around the bases, shouting and high-fiving, refusing to sit down. Then another funny thing happened. We noticed everyone else was doing the same thing! A standing ovation for Curtis Pride! And then...a curtain call! He came out of the dugout and acknowledged the crowd!
We were out of our minds with what happened at that point. We were absolutely convinced that our insane, disproportionate cheering for Curtis Pride had somehow willed him to hit his home run.
If the story ended there, it'd still be awesome, and I'd still have fond memories of the day Curtis Pride hit a home run to appease three of his newest fans. But as we find out, there was more to the story that we had yet to learn.
The next day, reading the paper, we learned that Curtis Pride was deaf, diagnosed at a very young age. And so our delusional myth had been debunked! We couldn't have willed Pride to hit the home run with our cheering because he could not have heard us!
But as we kept reading, there was even more to the story. The game had been Pride's first game back in the Major Leagues since 2001, a layoff of over one year, and his first with the Yankees. Furthermore, though Pride didn't hear us, he sensed the crowd was cheering:
After the homer, a prolonged ovation from the fans brought him back out for a curtain call. Because he could not hear the cheers, he had to be told to go out by Torre and the Yankees' bench coach, Don Zimmer.
Pride said he could hear them "a little bit ... (as) ,,, "vibrations," but he had no idea how loud the fans were or that they wanted him to take a "curtain call." The Yankee manager pushed him out of the dugout to acknowledge their applause. Pride said this was a "very emotional experience" and that he had "teary eyes."
''It was a great feeling, coming out on the field and seeing all those fans,'' he said. ''There were 55,000 people. That's something I never thought I'd see again. I never could have imagined this. It was like a dream."
It actually warmed my heart to read that. Curtis Pride didn't seem like a multi-million dollar baseball player to me at that moment, and he probably never will again. He seemed like any one of us, completely grateful for and overwhelmed by the game that afternoon. He may not have heard us, but he could feel us cheering for him. And to think we were part of the reason he was so happy.
And that just adds to the coolness of that day. Somehow we were able to interject ourselves into the story of Curtis Pride. It added a wrinkle to the story and somehow gave the story back its surreal feeling that had, just moments before, been brought back to reality.
To this day, the story still has a surreal feeling to me. In some ways I still like to imagine that Curtis Pride was somehow able to hear us cheering for him. And even if he didn't, he was able to feel it, and maybe even imagine it.
The card I've featured for Curtis Pride is in the style of 2007 Goudey. Goudey is a great set, particularly the 2007 edition, and makes the players stand out in a comic book sort of style (the black outline, the passive backgrounds). It seems appropriate then that Curtis Pride would appear against a backdrop that almost seems like fiction, which is why I chose Goudey for his tribute card.
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zman40 December 6, 2008 at 12:32 PM
That's a great story, and a fitting tribute to a player that had to overcome a handicap to make it to the Big Leagues. I saw Pride play in 2007 for the Arkansas Travelers (AA). While he had a better game at the one you were at than the one I went to, it was still cool to see him play.
Great stories. Had goosebumps going a little bit there. Sometimes you gotta like just going to a baseball game with no rooting interest. I read this story back in March and it reminded me of your story with Pride.
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/-Taco-and-Me-Following-the-rise-of-Brandon-Phi?urn=mlb,73849
steveisjewish December 7, 2008 at 10:47 PM
I used to watch Curtis play here as a Binghamton Met - I too have always been a fan of his.
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Thanks for the stories and comments, everybody. Schruender, the story about Taco Phillips was awesome -- I enjoyed reading that a lot.


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Jo Aleh and her sailing partner Olivia Polly Powrie have won gold in the women's 470 Olympic event.
With a convincing win over the British team 26-yr-old Aleh is now the proud owner of an Olympic Gold.
Watching her win were her mother Daniella who flew from Auckland for the event and her father Shuki who cane from Israel.
Aleh became interested in sailing when New Zealand won the Americas Cup in 1995.
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IZARD CO, Ark. – The following is the weekly arrest summary from Izard County Sheriff's Office. Suspects are innocent until proven guilty.
On September 18, Richard Antonio Navarro age 53 of Franklin was arrested by Sgt. Mark Simino for domestic battering 3rd degree. Navarro is incarcerated in the Izard County Detention Center. Navarro is scheduled to appear in Izard County District Court on October 21.
On September 19, Christy Jean Slater age 30 of Marshall was arrested by Deputy Richard Crowe for failure to appear in Izard County Circuit Court. Slater is incarcerated in the Izard County Detention Center in lieu of a $10000 cash bond. Slater is scheduled to appear in Izard County Circuit Court on September 22.
On September 18, Don Waymon Smith age 66 of Floral was arrested by LT. Charles Melton for terroristic threatening 2nd degree, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a controlled substance and possession of firearm by certain person. Smith is incarcerated in the Izard County Detention Center with no bond. Smith is scheduled to appear in Izard County District Court on October 5.
On September 19, Jason Mathew Brannon age 35 of Pineville was arrested by Deputy DJ Tiernan for drinking in public. Brannon was incarcerated in the Izard County Detention Center and given an OR bond. Brannon is scheduled to appear in Izard County District Court on October 19.
On September 22, Zachoria Odell Henry age 20 was arrested by Deputy Evan Jones for theft of property and failure to appear. Henry is incarcerated in the Izard County Detention Center in lieu of a $5720 bond. Henry is scheduled to appear in Izard County Circuit Court on October 8.
On September 21, Rendell Keith Kurtley age 48 of Melbourne was arrested by Sgt. Mark Simino for theft of property. Kurtley is incarcerated in the Izard County Detention Center in lieu of a $300 cash bond. Kurtley is scheduled to appear in Izard County District Court on September 21.
On September 21, Jason Michael Barron age 35 of Oxford was arrested by Sgt Mark Simino for domestic battering 3 rd degree. Barron is incarcerated in the Izard County Detention Center with no bond at this time. Barron is scheduled to appear in Izard County District Court on October 19.
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Q: Derivation of the Boltzmann factor in statistical mechanics I have seen similar derivation of the Boltzmann factor many times before, (http://micro.stanford.edu/~caiwei/me334/Chap8_Canonical_Ensemble_v04.pdf , just for example), which I think is incomplete.
The argument is as follows:
Consider the system consisting of our small object in contact with a big reservoir. Let the total energy be $U$. Then when our object has energy $E$, the reservoir has energy $U-E$. Let the number of accessible state of the reservoir as function of its energy $x$ be $\Omega(x)$. Then the probability of finding the object with energy $E$ is
$$p(E) \propto \Omega(U-E)$$
Consider the Taylor expansion of $\ln\Omega(x)$:
$$\ln\Omega(U-E)\approx \ln \Omega(U)-\frac{\partial \ln\Omega(x)}{\partial x}\bigg|_{x=U}E$$
Define
$$\frac{1}{k T}=\frac{\partial \ln\Omega(x)}{\partial x}\bigg|_{x=U}$$
Then exponentiating both sides, we have
$$\Omega(U-E)\approx \Omega(U)\exp(-E/kT)$$
So
$$p(E)\propto \exp(-E/kT)$$
This must be incomplete because the above can be done to any functions to prove that they are exponential.
For example, we can show that for any function $f(x)$,
$$f(x) \approx A\exp[B(x-x_0)]$$
around some $x_0$ by the above "proof":
$$\ln f(x)\approx \ln f(x_0)+\frac{d \ln f(x)}{dx}\bigg|_{x_0}(x-x_0)$$
$$f(x) \approx f(x_0)\exp\left[\frac{d \ln f(x)}{dx}\bigg|_{x_0}(x-x_0)\right]$$
Besides, it it also possible to prove that $f(x) \approx g(x)$ around $x_0$ for any function $g$ you like. For example,
$$\sin(f(x))\approx \sin(f(x_0))+\cos(f(x_0))f'(x_0)(x-x_0)$$
$$f(x) \approx \sin^{-1}\left[\sin(f(x_0))+\cos(f(x_0))f'(x_0)(x-x_0)\right]$$
The flaw is obviously due to dropping the the higher order terms in the Taylor series. So there must be something very special about $\ln$ in particular, that we can drop the higher order terms in the series expansion of $\ln\Omega$, and then exponentiate the result. I suppose it's because the higher order terms all vanish in the thermodynamic limit?
Can anyone tell me what I am missing. Your help is much appreciated. Kind regards!

A: I think the question is why the statistical definition of temperature is meaningful.
$$ \frac{1}{k T}=\frac{\partial \ln\Omega(x)}{\partial x}\bigg|_{x=U} $$
Temperature is just some number we are going to associate to our probability distribution $\Omega$ as this parameter "Energy"  varies from $U \to U-E$.
The canonical system is built from a large number (Avogadro constant is like $10^{23}$) of dynamical systems with energy shuffling back and forth between them.  We have no way to keep track of all of them.
What is the most likely way to partition the energy? We will assume a multinomial distribution of the Energy, and this partition is changing with time.
$$  \mathbb{P}[E = E_1(t) + \dots + E_N(t)] = \binom{M}{M_1(t), \dots, M_N(t)} p_1^{M_1(t)}\dots p_N^{M_N(t)}$$
Using the Ergodic hypothesis we assume some "equibrium" is achieve, but did we actually prove that.  Does the weather reach "equalibrium" ???  Anyway, assuming ergodicity, we can drop time.
$$  \mathbb{P}[E = E_1 + \dots + E_N] = \binom{M}{M_1, \dots, M_N}
p_1^{M_1}\dots p_N^{M_N} \approx exp \left[ \sum p_i \log p_i \right]$$
Intuitively speaking, the mostly likely energy should be equidistributed among all systems.  In fact, the multinomial coeffients will be maximized when $M_i \propto p_i$.  Justifying the second equation.

Did you buy my assumption that $\Omega$ is multinomial?
The exchangeability and ergodicity hypotheses make this argument really shaky, as is my confidence in my own handling of this topic. However, most textbooks assume it's true without validating.

A: (My understanding is) This is not a purely mathematical problem, but a mixture of physics and math. And the key lies in the physical picture. The heat bath is a trillion times larger than the system. The energy fluctuation of the system with respect to the bath is like a small ripple on the Pacific ocean (let's say there are no waves or currents).
So first order is all there it is. The reason of using $\ln$ on $\Omega$ is from the timeless $S = k_B \ln \Omega$ that connects stat-mech with thermodynamics. You are right that any function can be expressed as exponential locally, but if you look further away from the local, then you are doing math, not physics.

A: I was seeking an answer to the same question and found this explanation in the Thermal Physics lecture slides at University Central Arkansas:

All higher order partial derivatives are zero by assumption of a large heat bath
  $$\frac{\partial^2 \sigma}{\partial U^2} = \frac{\partial}{\partial U} \frac{\partial \sigma}{\partial U} = \frac{\partial}{\partial U} \left(\frac{1}{\tau}\right) = 0$$

Where, following Kittel and Kroemer, I am writing the entropy as $\sigma(U) = \log \left[\Omega(U)\right]$ and the fundamental temperature as $1/\tau = \partial \sigma(U, N, V,...)/\partial U$
This is more satisfying to me than another, more common, explanation I have seen (e.g., here) that the state energy, $\varepsilon$, is much smaller than the total system energy, $U_0$, so higher-order terms can be neglected. I don't see how that argument can be made, since in the Taylor expansion of the entropy
$$\sigma(U_0-\varepsilon) = \sigma(U_0) + \frac{{\rm d} \sigma}{{\rm d} U} (-\varepsilon) + \frac{1}{2!} \frac{{\rm d}^2 \sigma}{{\rm d} U^2} \, (-\varepsilon)^2 + \cdots$$
there is no way to write the series in powers of the small parameter $\frac{\varepsilon}{U_0}$.
Simply claiming that the reservoir is so large that its temperature is a constant seems cleaner to me.

A: You are correct that for $\Omega(x)>0$ one can always write $\Omega(x)=\exp(\ln(\Omega(x)))=\exp(\ln(\Omega(x_0+(x-x_0))))$ and then Taylor expand the logarithm. The Taylor expansion of the logarithm is $\ln(\Omega(x_0))+\frac{x-x_0}{\Omega(x_0)}$, so we are left with $\Omega(x_0)\exp \left ( \frac{x-x_0}{\Omega(x_0)} \right )$ when we perform this procedure.
The question is: how good is the error in this approximation? The Lagrange remainder in the Taylor expansion of the logarithm is $\frac{(x-x_0)^2}{2\Omega(y)^2}$ where $y$ is between $x_0$ and $x$, so that the relative error is $\exp \left ( \frac{(x-x_0)^2}{2\Omega(y)^2} \right )$. You are then left to argue that while $(x-x_0)^2$ only scales quadratically with the system size (at fixed energy density), $\Omega(y)^2$ scales far faster. This depends somewhat on finer details of the model for the microstates.

A: You can improve your "proof" using transformation
$$\frac{d \ln f(x)}{dx}\bigg|_{x_0}(x-x_0) = \dfrac{f'(x_0)}{f(x_0)}(x-x_0) \approx \frac{f(x)-f(x_0)}{f(x_0)}$$
and a similar transformation for the higher order terms.


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We've got Satinder Sartaj's "Jalsa" on repeat.
We're suckers for a good sufi song, and Punjabi singer Satinder Sartaj rarely disappoints. "Jalsa" has been on repeat for months, and for good reason. The EDM meets Punjabi sufi song is full of beautiful, sufi metaphors, some which we don't quite understand, but they're beautiful nonetheless.
Example 1: "The moonshine celebrates the fair, full moon, with the lake as guest, and the moon as guest. The starlight wears a milk-white dress and hails the stars – oh, it's another world."
Example 2: "The amorous fragrances awaken the senses and call upon the dream bird, to work out a union with the beloved."
Written by Satinder Sartaj, "Jalsa" is from his Rangrez album, and is produced by Partners in Rhyme in the UK.
In other news, Satinder Sartaj has been filming The Black Prince, a biopic on the late Maharaja Duleep Singh, whose tragic life ended in exile from British India in 1893. The film also stars Shabana Azmi as the maharaja's mother, and Josh's Rup Magon, who we last saw in Speedy Singhs. The Black Prince is expected to release in 2016.
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Shoppers were delighted by the nine new shops which opened today at Hull's Princes Quay as part of a £20m refurbishment.
The new outlet has seen nine shops including Ben Sherman, Suit Direct and Hallmark open with the masses, probably predictably, loving the Next outlet.
During the opening day, Next saw hundreds of people queuing outside the store as the shop reached its 300 people capacity.
Understandable, when shoppers were being offered discounts of 75 per cent.
Inside Princes Quay's 24-store outlet mall in Hull opening in June
Shoppers who visited Princes Quay seemed very impressed with the new outlet mall.
Rebecca Highton, 34, said: "It's looking great up here and I'm delighted that Hull has got some more new shops. It's a really great boost for Princes Quay.
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Lesley Jenkins, 23, said: "We've come down early as we wanted to be one of the first here to see what deals there are. I'm really pleased to see Hull has some more new shops."
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Dave Roberts, 52, said: "I've come for the wife really. Miranda, my good lady, seems really impressed. It's a little busy for me but it's great to see something boosting our economy."
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What is Eosinophilia-Myalgia Syndrome?
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Eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome is an uncommon condition first recognized around 1989. This incurable and occasionally fatal condition is thought to have been caused by the ingestion of a tainted medical supplement called L-tryptophan. It is characterized by flu-like symptoms that can include muscle spasms and pain, fever and fatigue, as well as shaking, edema, hair loss, and a high eosinophilia count.
Sleep disturbances are a possible complication of eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome.
During the early stages of eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome, many patients experience a host of symptoms. The most common symptoms consist of muscle-related ailments such as persistent aches or pains, cramping, and repetitive contractions or shakiness. Patients may also notice flu-like symptoms such as cough, fever, or fatigue, as well as skin ailments such as rashes or itching. This initial period can last from weeks to months, and is followed by a chronic phase.
Eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome is a rare condition that is characterized by flu-like symptoms.
After the initial period of eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome ends, the more permanent complications begin. Some of the most common complications consist of neurocognitive dysfunction, such as short-term memory loss, communication difficulties, and trouble with concentration. Other complications may consist of diseases of the heart or liver, chronic pain or fatigue, depression, or sleep disturbances.
Trouble concentrating is a common complication of eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome.
Eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome is said to have been brought about by a supplement called L-tryptophan, an essential acid found in plant and animal sources. This amino acid has long been used in a number of supplements to help treat depression, insomnia, and premenstrual syndrome. Sometime during the late 1980s, it is said that a certain Japanese company that had begun to produce these supplements had released batches that were either poorly manufactured or contained genetically modified bacteria that caused eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome in those who consumed them. Although many people who developed this condition were known to have taken L-tryptophan, no specific bacteria were ever identified.
Fever, fatigue, and other flu-like symptoms may be symptomatic of eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome.
After having first been recognized around 1989, eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome was said to have become a nationwide epidemic in the United States. In the United States alone, about 1,500 cases were reported, 30 of which resulted in death. Cases were also reported in the United Kingdom, Germany, and Canada. Following the initial outbreak, the Food and Drug Administration began to recall any single-entity supplements that contained L-tryptophan. Although there has been a decrease in the number of reported cases since that recall, many still feel that there is not enough evidence to prove that the specific L-tryptophan supplements were to blame for the 1989 epidemic.
Eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome is believed to have been caused by the ingestion of a tainted medical supplement called L-tryptophan.
Eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome can lead to debilitating fatigue as well as symptoms such as hair loss.
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The Times Higher Education (THE) Latin America University Rankings 2018 has selected PUCRS as the best private university in the South of Brazil. The institution also ranks second among the best public and private universities in Rio Grande do Sul, following Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). The results, released on July 18, maintain PUCRS' prominence among Latin American higher education institutions, especially in the indicators of Industry Income and Academic Citations.
This year, 129 universities from 10 countries in the continent are featured in the ranking. Brazil dominates the list, with one-third of all cited institutions and six of the top ten universities. Overall, 43 Brazilian universities are represented, up from 32 in the 2017 ranking. The country stands out especially in Research, with 59.8 points, followed by Argentina, with an average of 56.7.
The analysis uses the same methodology as the World University Rankings, examining the strengths of each university in relation to all its main activities: teaching, research, citations, industry income, and international outlook.


The Tally Ho Hotel is a perfect blend of the modern and traditional. The main building was converted from a 19th century farm house retaining much of its early character with stone walls and beamed ceilings. The Hotel carries a Star rating of 3 and comprises 26 large ensuite rooms. See Typical Room. Conferences both large and small are catered for, meeting rooms are also available.


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