Lots of little things . . .
That eventually add up to some progress in the right direction!
It still doesn't look real great, but as soon as I do something about that early 80s wallpaper, and get my cabinet doors all put back on, I'll start to like it. But having the backsplash up is one more step in the right direction.
Heck, I'm still quite enamored with the fact that I have a new countertop, sink, and faucet! One thing at a time!
Still an eyesore, but progress has been made. I got these screen doors, had them mounted at the top of the stairs, and then put chicken wire on them for screen. They latch together, so that the cats cannot come into my sewing area. Yes, sort of drastic, but very necessary.
This area still needs lots of work. The stairwell walls need to be painted (and the ceiling), the woodwork needs re-done (you can see one side is painted blue — that has to go). The screen doors themselves need to be painted, and well . . . there's just a lot more that needs doing, but — time! Ugh!
But won't that upper railing look really good with a quilt hanging on it when I'm all done? Rest assured I'll show you some after pictures (in a few years).
Meanwhile . . . sewing . . . I'm getting ready to make something out of this luscious pile of Dear Stella's Calicos . . . in ALL the colors! Yummy!
And I'm getting ready to cut into this pile of goodness. I am such a sucker for polka dots! And red!
My friend, Doris, sent me this darling little mug rug. I just love happy mail!
And My Cowboy did some more online shopping for me. He got me some more of the 12″ graph paper I can't live without.
I don't design on the computer, and I was down to my last 3 sheets, so I whined, and this magically appeared in the mail a few days later! I'm trying to think of something else I want, so I can "mention it" to him!
And lastly, I'm showing you what I've decided to do with some of my mementos. Things I want to keep, but not glue into a scrapbook, yet still be able to look at them, and add to.
I got some large binder rings, and hole punched the cards and put them on the rings. It's like a mini notebook all self-contained. I can add to it or subtract from it anytime I want, and it's fun to flip through for inspiration.
If these rings get too full, I'll just start another one. And it's much quicker for me than trying to make a scrapbook — I've tried at that, and failed miserably.
After working in slow motion during January, I'm back at the longarm full speed ahead this month — I desperately need to get caught up!
That's what's been going on around here — what have you been up to?
Hymmmm, the moral of this story is whining works!!!! Can't wait to see what you are making with the fabric. You need to figure out what project we are tackling this summer!!!!
Love the backsplash. I had thought about doing something like that in my kitchen. Firemen's Supper is Saturday. We plan to go early, but maybe not at 4. Let us know if you want to meet there again.
How is your quilting graph paper different than the graph paper that you can get at a regular store? I've seen graph paper that is 1/4″ squares and some with smaller markers on it for much less than what I've seen in quilting stores, so I have wondered if it is just targeted niche marketing to quilters with a higher price tag, or if there truly is something special about the graph paper, like what you get. I am just wondering if it is worth the extra cost.
It is the little things……….and sometimes you just can't see them with human eyes. I have been trying to think of a quilt to make for Grandson Scott's high school graduation in May. No ideas since last August and I have been looking and thinking. All of a sudden a magazine arrived in the mail last week and I was looking at it on Monday and there it was………..all I had to do was change one color and pull fabrics out and start cutting and sewing. So now I am happily stitching away on this new, but well worth it, project. Gotta have it done spit spat (as Mary Poppins would say) so I can get a quilter for it.
Love the fabric – can't wait to see what you make. I have been working on fixing a huge mistake. I put together a king size quilt top and my blocks were not exacting right. Instead of trying to fix my mistake I put the whole quilt together thinking it would work out. It did not so now I am taking it all apart..grrr. I hate learning lessions the hard way. Hoping for a sew day I mean snow day tomorrow….hehehe..come on snow!!!
I cut out and stitched up a quilt of valor I need to put on borders. I'm trying to do it for the Mota challenge. I will have to get it quilted I need to decide if I have time to try to find a long arm quilter that does the quilt of valor or if I need to just try to do it myself. I don't know. I like your backsplash and love the fabric!
I know the feeling one job at a time. We have a big house project happening here. It is so amazing when you complete even the smallest job. The pride in doing your self I think.
I am buried in SNOW! Help! Oh spring where are you? We have had 62 inches in 2 weeks here. YUCK! I am trying to do some Teddy Bears for the Barbara Bush Cancer Center for kids. I also am making baby shower gifts for my family who doesn't know when to STOP having babies. So there you have my exciting life. I hate winter!
That Dear Stella pile is lovely! I can't wait to see what you make out of it!


XIX International April Conference on Economic and Social Development: Mission-Oriented STI Policies for the Future – what lessons from the past?
The production of semiconductors is complex and subject to certain fluctuations. Simulations absorb these instabilities.


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Children at these schools got to meet 'chimps' in the classroom
Children Ebor Hob Moor Academy in York got to meet 'chimps'
By Haydn Lewis Haydnpress Digital Audience Content Editor
Children with the "chimps" and Professor Lightbulb – consultant psychiatrist Professor Steve Peters – at a special educational theatrical style production at Hob Moor School Picture: Tim Moat.
ABOUT 400 children from seven schools across York and the surrounding area got an entertaining look at how young minds work at the first "Professor Lightbulb" theatrical production in the city.
The event, for Years 5 and 6, was organised exclusively for the York based Ebor Academy Trust by Chimp Management, a wellbeing programme behind the UK's best-selling self-help book, the Chimp Paradox. Performances were held over two days at Hob Moor Primary Academy.
Ebor Academy Trust, which runs 24 schools across York, North Yorkshire, the East Riding and Hull and on the Yorkshire Coast, and Chimp Management have a longstanding partnership which helps teachers get the best out of children by helping them understand how their minds work.
Professor Steve Peters, the consultant psychiatrist and best-selling author, played the title role in the Professor Lightbulb theatre-style production. In the one-hour play he and his team dressed as chimps to show the young audience how to manage their emotions and behaviours by working out with them how their mind works.
A separate evening event for parents and educational professionals, attended by 110 people, expanded on the theme.
In a long career, Professor Peters has worked with over 20 Olympic and elite sporting teams and personalities to help them understand their minds to achieve maximum success.
Tim Moat, director of communications and development for Ebor, said: "The parents' and educational professionals' evening event went very well and many favourable comments were received. We pleased to work with innovative people and organisations to open up new opportunities which will ultimately enrich children's education."
Vital York Limited, Ebor's IT provider, sponsored the cost of the coaches transporting the children from school to see the play and back again.

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Sometime in the weeks leading up to Halloween I came across a fun blog post called "Spooky motion-sensitive Halloween eyes" which detailed the construction of a pair of Arduino controlled LED matrix animated eyes connected to a motion sensor that changed the color and demeanor of the eyes from "good" to "evil" whenever it sensed movement.
I liked the evil blinking red eyes but didn't have a need for the motion sensor or the eye changing effect. I also didn't have any of the Adafruit bi-color LED matrices on hand, but I did have a couple of red LED matrices from Fried Circuits, which suited my needs perfectly.
So, here's my version of the LED matrix evil eyes. I took the original code, stripped out the code for the "good" eyes and the motion sensor and changed it to use the Fried Circuits MAX7219 display driver IC based LED matrix boards. The code is available on GitHub at github.com/dragongears/LED-Matrix-Evil-Eyes.
I used a small female header to put some space between the two eyes. I didn't have a 5 pin header in my parts chest so I used a 6 pin header and just let the extra pin hang out. I connected the controller board with some short pieces of wire to help get it out of the way and make it less noticeable in the dark.
TODO: Break out the graphics functions into their own library.


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La bataille de Raban est une confrontation ayant lieu à l'automne de 958 près de la forteresse de Raban située au nord de la Syrie entre l'armée byzantine dirigée par Jean Tzimiskès (futur empereur de 969 à 976) et les forces de l'émirat d'Alep hamdanide, dirigées par l'émir Ali Sayf al-Dawla. La bataille est une victoire majeure pour les Byzantins et contribue à la destruction de la puissance militaire hamdanide qui avait représenté une menace importante pour l'Empire byzantin dans les années 950.

Contexte

Dans la période entre 945 et 967, l'émir hamdanide d'Alep, Sayf al-Dawla est l'adversaire le plus coriace des Byzantins sur leur frontière orientale, en raison du fait qu'il contrôle la majorité des terres frontalières entre Byzantins et Arabes et de son engagement pour le Jihad. Sayf ad-Dawla a déjà lancé deux campagnes contre les Byzantins en 938 et 940 mais c'est après la création de son important domaine centré sur Alep en 945, qu'il commence à se confronter annuellement aux Byzantins. Malgré la supériorité numérique de ces derniers, l'émergence des Hamdanides entrave l'offensive byzantine qui a débuté au milieu des années 920 et ayant eu comme conséquences les chutes de Malatya (en 934), d'Arsamosate (en 940) et de Qaliqala en 949.

Lors de cette première décennie de conflit continu avec les Byzantins, l'ennemi principal des Hamdanides est le domestique des Scholes (commandant en chef) Bardas Phocas. Après quelques échecs, Sayf ad-Dawla établit rapidement sa suprématie. En 953, il défait lourdement Bardas près de Marash. Les expéditions dirigées par Bardas lors des deux années suivantes sont aussi vaincues. Cela permet à Sayf ad-Dawla de refortifier sa zone frontière et de la renforcer pour résister aux attaques byzantines. Grâce à sa cavalerie légère, il peut éviter les Byzantins peu mobiles. Il peut alors lancer des raids destructeurs au sein du territoire byzantin. Toutefois, ses raids évitent les positions fortifiées et il ne peut donc réellement remettre en cause l'autorité byzantine sur ces régions récemment reconquises par Byzance. Néanmoins, après 955, la situation commence à changer. Bardas Phocas, incapable de vaincre l'émir hamdanide, est remplacé par son fils plus compétent, Nicéphore. Sous la supervision de ce dernier, l'armement de l'armée byzantine est amélioré ainsi que son entraînement. La nouvelle direction militaire byzantine, qui comprend le frère de Nicéphore, Léon et son neveu Jean Tzimiskès, décide d'une nouvelle stratégie offensive et commence à lancer des raids contre le territoire hamdanide

Raids de Tzimiskès et bataille de Raban

Au printemps 956, Sayf ad-Dawla lance une attaque préventive contre l'Empire byzantin pour devancer l'assaut planifié par Jean Tzimiskès contre Amida dans la Jazîrah. Tzimiskès parvient à s'emparer d'une passe sur les arrières de Sayf ad-Dawla et l'attaque lors de son retour. La rude bataille qui s'ensuit, sous une pluie torrentielle, aboutit à une victoire musulmane et Tzimiskès perd . Toutefois, au même moment, Léon Phocas envahit la Syrie, défait et capture le cousin de Sayf ad-Dawla, que ce dernier avait laissé sur ses arrières. En 957, Nicéphore prend et rase la forteresse d'Hadath et au printemps suivant, Tzimiskès envahit la Jazîrah. Là, il prend la forteresse de Dara et remporte une victoire écrasante près d'Amida sur une armée dirigée par un des lieutenants favoris de Sayf, le Circassien Nadja. Sur les  de l'armée arabe, il est rapporté que la moitié sont tués et que la majeure partie de l'autre moitié est capturée.

Recevant des renforts du parakimomène Basile Lécapène en juin, Tzimiskès attaque Samosate et la forteresse de Raban, au sud d'Hadath. C'est là que Sayf ad-Dawla l'affronte en personne. La bataille qui s'ensuit (ayant lieu le  ou le ) est rude. Ainsi, le cousin de Sayf ad-Dawla et poète Abu Firas al-Hamdani aurait brisé deux lances lors de la première charge. Finalement, les Byzantins l'emportent et l'armée arabe vaincue doit fuir. Plus de  arabes sont capturés et paradent ensuite dans les rues de Constantinople.

Conséquences

La victoire byzantine à Raban est l'illustration de l'ascendant que prennent progressivement les Byzantins par rapport aux Hamdanides. Ce succès leur permet de garder le contrôle de Samosate et donc qu'ils ont pénétré la zone fortifiée frontalière protégeant le nord de la Syrie. Toutefois, le dirigeant hamdanide possède toujours une armée puissance et capable de lancer des raids à travers le territoire byzantin, jusqu'à ce qu'elle ne souffre d'une défaite catastrophique en novembre 960, face à Léon Phocas. Par la suite, la puissance militaire hamdanide est brisée, la Cilicie est annexée par les Byzantins en 964-965 ainsi que la ville d'Alep lors d'une brève période en 962.

Voir aussi
 Bataille d'Andrassos (960)
 Guerres arabo-byzantines
 Liste des batailles de l'Empire byzantin
 Hamdanides

Notes

Sources

Bataille impliquant l'Empire byzantin
Bataille de 958
Bataille impliquant l'Empire byzantin au haut Moyen Âge

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Brighton teenager killed in Syria
Posted On 21 Apr 2014 at 11:35 am
By : Frank le Duc
A teenager from Brighton is reported to have been killed in Syria.
Abdullah Deghayes, 18, formerly of Arundel Road East, Saltdean, is thought to have been killed alongside rebels fighting the regime of President Bashar al-Assad.
He is believed to have gone to Syria with his two brothers Amer, 20, and Jaffar, 16. Amer was reported to have been injured in battle by a shot to the stomach.
Abdullah went to Longhill High School and had been planning to go to Brighton University.
His father Abubaker Deghayes is reported to have said that his son went to Syria without his consent.
Abdullah's uncle Libyan-born Omar Deghayes, 44, returned to Brighton in 2007 after being held without trial at Guantanamo Bay for five years.
Mr Deghayes, a victim of mistaken identity, was later paid compensation by the government.
Sussex Police said that the force received information on Monday 14 April suggesting that an 18-year-old man from Brighton had been killed in Syria recently.
It added: "Full details of the circumstances of the reported death are not known and we have been in contact with the family."
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Tillie Walden
Tillie Walden is a cartoonist and illustrator from Austin, Texas. Born in 1996, she is a recent graduate from the Center for Cartoon Studies, a comics school in Vermont. Over the course of her time at CCS she published three books with the London based Avery Hill Publishing. She has already received an Eisner Award nomination and two Ignatz Awards for her early works. When she is not drawing comics, Tillie can be found walking and listening to audiobooks or asleep with a cat. She also enjoys studying architecture and tries to incorporate that passion into her comics. SPINNING is her first long form autobiographical work.
Books by Tillie Walden
On a Sunbeam
by Tillie Walden - Fantasy, Fiction, Futuristic, Gay & Lesbian, Graphic Novel, Love & Romance, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult 13+
Two timelines. Second chances. One love. A ragtag crew travels to the deepest reaches of space, rebuilding beautiful, broken structures to piece the past together. Two girls meet in boarding school and fall deeply in love --- only to learn the pain of loss. With interwoven timelines and stunning art, award-winning graphic novelist Tillie Walden creates an inventive world, breathtaking romance and an epic quest for love.
by Tillie Walden - Autobiography, Graphic Novel, Sports, Young Adult 12+
For 10 years, figure skating was Tillie Walden's life. She woke before dawn for morning lessons, went straight to group practice after school and spent weekends competing at ice rinks across the state. But as she switched schools, got into art and fell in love with her first girlfriend, she began to question how the close-minded world of figure skating fit in with the rest of her life and whether all the work was worth it. The more Tillie thought about it, the more Tillie realized she'd outgrown her passion --- and she finally needed to find her own voice.


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NGOs demand Portuguese EU Presidency puts public interest centre stage
ALTER-EU has joined other 60+ civil society organisations from Portugal and across the EU in a letter to the upcoming Portuguese Presidency to request that it is based on the values of prioritising the public interest over corporate interests, alongside delivering transparency and accountability for parliamentarians and the public.
The letter can be found here in English and Portuguese.
Specifically, the organisations request that the Presidency:
Ensures that the EU Presidency is not used to champion big business interests over the public interest.
Commits to keeping all dealings with fossil fuel lobbyists to an absolute minimum.
Recognises that the public has a right to know who is lobbying and attempting to influence the Portuguese Government, including during the Presidency, and proactively publishes information accordingly.
Rejects all forms of sponsorship for its Presidency and any of its activities, and urges fellow EU member states to do likewise in the future.
Leads by example by publishing minutes of trilogues and Council preparatory body meetings which include details of member state positions, and further develops the wider Council legislative transparency reform agenda.
Opens up its own EU decision-making by publishing its proposed positions on new EU laws and policies before they are discussed at Council meetings, to enable scrutiny by citizens and MPs.


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Information Regarding Social Distancing for Under 11s
At last week's Welsh Government update, it was announced that Under 11s now no longer have to adhere to social distancing restrictions. This week, we have sought clarity on what this unexpected announcement means for participants in the netball environment.
Following consultation with Welsh Government and the wider sports sector, it has become clear that this change in guidance relates more to family and educational settings. Netball remains a high-risk sport in terms of its potential for the transmission of COVID-19.
Therefore, we strongly recommend that Under 11s continue to observe social distancing whilst in a netball setting. This is in line with our 'Return to Play' roadmap, which currently requires all netball fitness activity to take place within an outdoor, socially distanced environment.
The health and safety of the netball community is our primary concern and we believe a cautious approach to returning to play is the best policy to minimise the risk of the spread of COVID-19. This is at the heart of our 'Return to Play' roadmap and #NetsGetReady safety checklist for clubs and leagues. We will continue to monitor and review the expert medical guidance available to us as we look to progress further on the roadmap.


As we come to the end of our first term, we also come to the end of our first Year One IPC topic of buildings.
The children loved building their gingerbread constructions based on Hansel and Gretel's house they found in the woods.
Can your children use their stick puppets to retell the story?
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This is a fine B-49 Aladdin Amber Bell Stem Washington Drape Kerosene Oil Lamp, with Lox-on chimney and Model B Burner, circa 1941. This fine lamp measures 23&3/4 inches tall to the top of the loxon chimney, 12&1/8 inches tall to the top of the burner and 6 inches wide at the base.
Comes complete with the original nice Brass Model B burner, flame spreader, oil cap, threaded burner, and the lox-on chimney, and wick. A Hard-To-Find Aladdin oil lamp, ready to be used, a fine table lamp.
A nice clean complete Aladdin lamp. Thank you for your business! The item "C1941 ALADDIN B-49 Amber Bell Stem Washington Drape Kerosene Oil Lamp wChimney" is in sale since Saturday, April 13, 2019. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Lamps, Lighting\Lamps\ Non-Electric\Oil". The seller is "southernlighting" and is located in The Villages, Florida. This item can be shipped worldwide.


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Q: x86 Assembly - 2 largest values out of 4 given numbers I'm writing a C subroutine in assembler that needs to find the 2 largest values out of 4 values passed in and multiplies them together.  I'm working on finding the largest values but I'm a bit stuck.  I have this to find the largest value but I can't seem to reason how to get the second highest.  Any suggestions would be appreciated
first:
     push bp
     mov  bp,sp
     mov  ax,[bp+4]
     mov  [max1],ax
     cmp  ax,[bp+6]
     jge  skip1
     mov  ax,[bp+6]
     mov  max1,ax

skip1:
     mov  ax,max1
     cmp  ax,[bp+8]
     jge  skip2
     mov  ax,[bp+8]
     mov  max1,ax

skip2:
     mov  ax,max1

     cmp  ax,[bp+10]
     jge  mult

mult:
     mul [max1],[max2]
     jmp fin

fin:
     pop bp
     ret

     end

A: Presumably you weren't looking for a SIMD answer, but I though it would be interesting to write.  And yes, SSE instructions work in 16-bit mode.  VEX-encoded instructions don't, so you can't use the AVX 3-operand versions.  Fortunately, I was able to write it without any extra MOVDQA instructions anyway, so AVX wouldn't help.
IDK how to answer this the way you probably want without just doing your homework for you.  If you're actually interested in a high performance implementation, rather than just anything that works, please update your question.

Since you only need to return the product of the two highest numbers, you could just produce all 6 pairwise products and take the max.  (4 choose 2 = 6).
If brute force doesn't work, you aren't using enough :P
update: I just realized that this will give the wrong answer if the largest pairwise product is from two negative numbers.  It will work if you can rule out negative inputs, or otherwise rule out inputs where this is a problem.  See below for an SSE4.1 version that finds the max and 2nd-max separately.
This does the trick with no branching, using SSE2.  (You could do the same thing in MMX registers using only SSE1, which added the MMX-register version of PMAXSW).  It's just 11 instructions (not counting the prologue/epilogue), and they're all fast, mostly single-uop on most CPUs.  (See also the x86 tag wiki for more x86 links)
;; untested, but it does assemble (with NASM)
BITS 16

;; We only evaluate 16-bit products, and use signed comparisons on them.
max_product_of_4_args:
   push    bp
   mov     bp, sp

   ; load all 4 args into a SIMD vector
   movq    xmm0, [bp+4]              ;xmm0 = [ 0...0 d c b a ] (word elements)
   pshuflw xmm1, xmm0, 0b10010011    ;xmm1 = [ 0..   c b a d ] (rotated left)
   pshufd  xmm2, xmm0, 0b11110001    ;xmm2 = [ 0..   b a d c ] (swapped)
   pmullw  xmm1, xmm0                ; [ 0..  cd bc ab ad ]  (missing ac and bd)
   pmullw  xmm2, xmm0                ; [ 0..  bd ac bd ac ]

   ; then find the max word element between the bottom halves of xmm1 and xmm2
   pmaxsw  xmm1, xmm2
   ; now a horizontal max of xmm1
   pshuflw xmm0, xmm1, 0b00001110    ; elements[1:0] = elements[3:2], rest don't care
   pmaxsw  xmm0, xmm1
   pshuflw xmm1, xmm0, 0b00000001
   pmaxsw  xmm0, xmm1

   ; maximum product result in the low word of xmm0
   movd    eax, xmm0
   ; AX = the result.  Top half of EAX = garbage.  I'm assuming the caller only looks at a 16-bit return value.

   ; To clear the upper half of EAX, you could use this instead of MOVD:
   ;pextrw  eax, xmm0, 0
   ; or sign extend AX into EAX with CWDE

fin:
     pop bp
     ret
end

If you want 32-bit products, PMAXSD is part of SSE4.1.  Maybe unpack with zeros (or PMOVZXWD), and use PMADDWD to do 16b * 16b->32b vector multiplies.  With the odd elements all zero, the horizontal add part of PMADDWD just gets the result of the signed multiply in the even elements.
Fun fact: MOVD and pextrw  eax, xmm0, 0 don't need an operand-size prefix to write to eax in 16-bit mode.  The 66 prefix is already part of the required encoding.  pextrw  ax, xmm0, 0 doesn't assemble (with NASM).
Fun fact #2: ndisasm -b16 incorrectly disassembles the MOVQ load as movq xmm0, xmm10:
$ nasm -fbin 16bit-SSE.asm

$ ndisasm -b16 16bit-SSE
...
00000003  F30F7E4604        movq xmm0,xmm10
...

$ objdump -b binary -Mintel -D  -mi8086 16bit-SSE
...
3:   f3 0f 7e 46 04          movq   xmm0,QWORD PTR [bp+0x4]
...

design notes for the 2 shuffle, 2 multiply way.
[  d  c  b  a ] ; orig
[  c  b  a  d ] ; pshuflw
  cd bc ab ad :  missing ac and bd

[  b  a  d  c ] ; pshuflw.  (Using psrldq to shift in zeros would produce zero, but signed products can be < 0)
 ;; Actually, the max must be > 0, since two odd numbers will make a positive

I looked at trying to only do one PMULLW by creating inputs for it with two shuffles.  It would be easy with PSHUFB (with a 16-byte mask constant).
But I'm trying to limit it to SSE2 (and maybe code that could be adapted to MMX).  Here's one idea that didn't pan out.
[  d  d  c  c  b  b  a  a ]   ; punpcklwd
[  b  a  b  a  b  a  d  c ]   ; pshufd
  bd ad bc ac bb ab ad ac

: ab ac ad
:    bc bd
:       cd(missing)
:             bb(problem)

I'm not even sure that would be better.  It would need an extra shuffle to get the horizontal max.  (If our elements were unsigned, maybe we could use SSE4.1 PHMINPOSUW on 0 - vec to find the max in one go, but the OP is using signed compares.)

SSE4.1 PHMINPOSUW
We can add 32768 to each element and then use unsigned stuff.
Given a signed 16-bit val:  rangeshift = val + 1<<15 maps the lowest to 0, and the highest to 65535.  (add, subtract, or XOR (add-without-carry) are all equivalent for this.)
Since we only have an instruction to find the horizontal minimum, we can reverse the range with negation.  We need to do that first, because 0 stays 0, while 0xFFFF becomes 0x0001, etc.
So -val + 1<<15, or mapped = 1<<15 - val maps our signed values to unsigned, in such a way that the lowest unsigned value is the greatest signed value.  To reverse this: val = 1<<15 - mapped.
Then we can use PHMINPOSUW to find the lowest (unsigned) word element (the max original element), mask that to all-ones, then PHMINPOSUW again to find the second-lowest.
push    bp
mov     bp, sp

pcmpeqw  xmm5, xmm5         ; xmm5 = all-ones (anything compares == itself)
psrlw    xmm5, 15           ; _mm_set1_epi16(1<<15)

movq     xmm0, [bp+4]
psubw    xmm5, xmm0         ; map the signed range to unsigned, in reverse order

phminposuw xmm1, xmm5       ; xmm1 = [ 0...  minidx  minval ]
movd     eax, xmm1          ; ax = minval

psrldq   xmm1, 2            ; xmm1 = [ 0...          minidx ]
psllw    xmm1, 4            ; xmm1 = [ 0...          minidx * 16 ]

pcmpeqw  xmm2, xmm6
psrlq    xmm2, 48           ; xmm2 = _mm_set1_epi64(0xFFFF)

psllq    xmm2, xmm1         ; xmm2 = _mm_set1_epi64(0xFFFF << (minidx*16))
; force the min element to 65535, so we can go again and get the 2nd min (which might be 65535, but we don't care what position it was in)
por      xmm2, xmm5

phminposuw xmm3, xmm2
movd     edx, xmm3          ; dx = 2nd min, upper half of edx=garbage (the index)

mov      cx, 1<<15          ; undo the range shift
neg      ax
add      ax, cx
sub      cx, dx

imul     cx                 ; signed multiply dx:ax = ax * cx
pop      bp
ret                         ; return 32-bit result in dx:ax (or caller can look at only the low 16 bits in ax)

This is more instructions.  It might not be better than a CMP/CMOV sorting network using integer registers.  (See @Terje's comment for a suggestion on what compare-and-swap to use).

A: This is my first solution to process the maximum number between four 16 Bit unsigned integer input numbers (80x86+ processors compatibile):
Procedure Max4; Assembler;

{ Input: AX, BX, CX, DX
 Output: AX= MAX(AX,BX,CX,DX).
   Temp: DI}

Asm

{ Input: AX, BX
 Output: AX= MAX(AX,BX).
   Temp: DI}

     Sub   AX,BX
     CmC
     SbB   DI,DI
     And   AX,DI
     Add   AX,BX

{ Input: CX, DX
 Output: CX= MAX(CX,DX).
   Temp: DI}

     Sub   CX,DX
     CmC
     SbB   DI,DI
     And   CX,DI
     Add   CX,DX

{ Input: AX, CX
 Output: AX= MAX(AX,CX).
   Temp: DI}

     Sub   AX,CX
     CmC
     SbB   DI,DI
     And   AX,DI
     Add   AX,CX

End;

My procedure Max4(), that is equivalent to AX=Max4(AX,BX,CX,DX), works
great to a AX=Max(AX,BX) sub-routine that
return a maximum value between two numbers
and it is used three time:
AX=Max(Max(AX,BX),Max(CX,DX))
The AX=Max(AX,BX) sub-routine works as follow:
1) Diff=AX-BX.
2) If Diff>=0 then AX is the greatest number,
   Output= Diff+BX= AX-BX+BX= AX.
3) If Diff<0 then BX is the greatest number,
   must set Diff to 0,
   Output= Diff+BX= 0+BX= BX.

In ASSEMBY:
{ Input: AX, BX
 Output: AX= MAX(AX,BX).
   Temp: DI}

     Sub   AX,BX
    {Diff= AX-BX}
     CmC
    {If Diff>=0 -> FCarry=1 else FCarry=0}
     SbB   DI,DI
    {If Diff>=0 -> DI=DI-DI-1==-1 else DI=DI-DI-0==0}
     And   AX,DI
    {If Diff>=0 -> Diff=(Diff & -1)==Diff else Diff=(Diff & 0)==0}
     Add   AX,BX
    {AX= Diff+BX}

But this solution works with unsigned 16 Bit numbers only and process only one largest number (don't do the multiplication).
The next solution works correctly on 80x86+ processors (works with signed integer numbers; process two largest numbers):
Function Max42R(A,B,C,D:Integer):LongInt; Assembler;

Asm

     Mov   AX,A
     Mov   BX,B
     Mov   CX,C
     Mov   DX,D

   {1ø swap (when needed), 1ø scan}

     Cmp   AX,BX
     JLE   @01

     XChg  AX,BX

   {2ø swap (when needed), 1ø scan}

 @01:Cmp   BX,CX
     JLE   @02

     XChg  BX,CX

   {3ø swap (when needed), 1ø scan}

 @02:Cmp   CX,DX
     JLE   @03

     XChg  CX,DX

   {1ø swap (when needed), 2ø scan}

 @03:Cmp   AX,BX
     JLE   @04

     XChg  AX,BX

   {2ø swap (when needed), 2ø scan}

 @04:Cmp   BX,CX
     JLE   @05

     XChg  BX,CX

 {DX is the first greatest number;
  CX is the second greatest number}

 @05:Mov   AX,DX
     Mul   CX

End;

It is a variation of bubble-sort algorithm.
In the bubble-sort yo must compare each pair of adjacent numbers in the array
and swap them if the first is greater than the second; repeat the array scan if a swap is occurred until the array is sorted.
But after the first scan the last value of the array is always the greatest number.
Supposing that the four input values are as in a virtual array, I swap the first three pairs of registers, only when needed, to get the first greatest value,
that is in the last register. After, I swap the first two pairs of registers, only when needed, to get the second greatest value, that is in the penultimate
register.
Max4() procedure can be written on 80386+ processor as follow (support 32 Bit signed integer numbers; process one largest number):
Function Max4I(A,B,C,D:Integer):Integer; Assembler;

{ Input: EAX, EBX, ESI, EDI
 Output: EAX= MAX(EAX,EBX,ESI,EDI).
   Temp: CX.

  EAX EDX ECX are 1°, 2° AND 3° PARAMETERs.
  Can freely modify the EAX, ECX, AND EDX REGISTERs. }

Asm

     Push  EBX
     Push  EDI
     Push  ESI

{------------------------}

     Mov   EAX,A
     Mov   EBX,B
     Mov   ESI,C
     Mov   EDI,D

{ Input: EAX, EBX
 Output: EAX= MAX(EAX,EBX).
   Temp: ECX}

     Sub   EAX,EBX
     Mov   ECX,0
     SetL  CL
     Dec   ECX
     And   EAX,ECX
     Add   EAX,EBX

{ Input: EAX, ESI
 Output: EAX= MAX(EAX,ESI).
   Temp: ECX}

     Sub   EAX,ESI
     Mov   ECX,0
     SetL  CL
     Dec   ECX
     And   EAX,ECX
     Add   EAX,ESI

{ Input: EAX, EDI
 Output: EAX= MAX(EAX,EDI).
   Temp: ECX}

     Sub   EAX,EDI
     Mov   ECX,0
     SetL  CL
     Dec   ECX
     And   EAX,ECX
     Add   EAX,EDI

{------------------------}

     Pop   ESI
     Pop   EDI
     Pop   EBX

End;

Finally the definitive solution that get the two greatest
numbers between four 32 Bit signed integer numbers (80386+ processors).
It works as Max42R() function:
Function Max42(A,B,C,D:Integer):Integer; Assembler;

{ Input: EAX, EBX, ESI, EDI
 Output: EDI= 1° MAX(EAX,EBX,ESI,EDI).
         ESI= 2° MAX(EAX,EBX,ESI,EDI).
   Temp: ECX, EDX.

  EAX EDX ECX are 1°, 2° AND 3° PARAMETERs.
  Can freely modify the EAX, ECX, AND EDX REGISTERs. }

Asm

     Push  EBX
     Push  EDI
     Push  ESI

     Mov   EAX,A
     Mov   EBX,B
     Mov   ESI,C
     Mov   EDI,D

{ Input: EAX, EBX
 Output: EAX= MIN(EAX,EBX).
         EBX= MAX(EAX,EBX).
   Temp: ECX, EDX}

     Sub   EAX,EBX
     Mov   EDX,EAX
     Mov   ECX,0
     SetGE CL
     Dec   ECX
     And   EAX,ECX
     Add   EAX,EBX
     Not   ECX
     And   EDX,ECX
     Add   EBX,EDX

{ Input: EBX, ESI
 Output: EBX= MIN(EBX,ESI).
         ESI= MAX(EBX,ESI).
   Temp: ECX, EDX}

     Sub   EBX,ESI
     Mov   EDX,EBX
     Mov   ECX,0
     SetGE CL
     Dec   ECX
     And   EBX,ECX
     Add   EBX,ESI
     Not   ECX
     And   EDX,ECX
     Add   ESI,EDX

{ Input: ESI, EDI
 Output: ESI= MIN(ESI,EDI).
         EDI= MAX(ESI,EDI).
   Temp: ECX, EDX}

     Sub   ESI,EDI
     Mov   EDX,ESI
     Mov   ECX,0
     SetGE CL
     Dec   ECX
     And   ESI,ECX
     Add   ESI,EDI
     Not   ECX
     And   EDX,ECX
     Add   EDI,EDX

{ Input: EAX, EBX
 Output: EAX= MIN(EAX,EBX).
         EBX= MAX(EAX,EBX).
   Temp: ECX, EDX}

     Sub   EAX,EBX
     Mov   EDX,EAX
     Mov   ECX,0
     SetGE CL
     Dec   ECX
     And   EAX,ECX
     Add   EAX,EBX
     Not   ECX
     And   EDX,ECX
     Add   EBX,EDX

{ Input: EBX, ESI
 Output: EBX= MIN(EBX,ESI).
         ESI= MAX(EBX,ESI).
   Temp: ECX, EDX}

     Sub   EBX,ESI
     Mov   EDX,EBX
     Mov   ECX,0
     SetGE CL
     Dec   ECX
     And   EBX,ECX
     Add   EBX,ESI
     Not   ECX
     And   EDX,ECX
     Add   ESI,EDX

{EDI contain the first maximum number;
 ESI contain the second maximum number}

     Mov   EAX,EDI

{------------------------}

     Pop   ESI
     Pop   EDI
     Pop   EBX

End;

How to swap two register only if the first is greater then the second ?
This is the code (on the 80386+):
{ Input: EAX, EBX
 Output: EAX= MIN(EAX,EBX).
         EBX= MAX(EAX,EBX).
   Temp: ECX, EDX}

     Sub   EAX,EBX (* Diff= EAX-EBX; set Overflow flag and Sign flag *)
     Mov   EDX,EAX (* EDX= Diff; flags not altered *)
     Mov   ECX,0   (* ECX= 0; flags not altered *)
     SetGE CL      (* If Sign flag == Overflow flag ECX= 1 else ECX=0 *)
     Dec   ECX     (* If Diff>=0, ECX=0 else ECX=-1 *)
     And   EAX,ECX (* If Diff>=0, EAX=(EAX & 0)=0 else EAX=(EAX & -1)=EAX *)
     Add   EAX,EBX (* EAX= Minimum value between input n. *)
     Not   ECX     (* If Diff<0, ECX=0 else ECX=-1 *)
     And   EDX,ECX (* If Diff<0, EDX=(EDX & 0)=0 else EDX=(EDX & -1)=EDX *)
     Add   EBX,EDX (* EBX= Maximum value between input n. *)

Function Max42 can be written also as the next code for 80686+ processors,
that require only 20 fast ASM registers' instructions:
Function Max42B(A,B,C,D:Integer):Integer; Assembler;

{ Input: EAX, EBX, ESI, EDI
 Output: EDI= 1° MAX(EAX,EBX,ESI,EDI).
         ESI= 2° MAX(EAX,EBX,ESI,EDI).
   Temp: ECX.

  EAX EDX ECX are 1°, 2° AND 3° PARAMETERs.
  Can freely modify the EAX, ECX, AND EDX REGISTERs. }

Asm

     Push   EBX
     Push   EDI
     Push   ESI

     Mov    EAX,A
     Mov    EBX,B
     Mov    ESI,C
     Mov    EDI,D

{ Input: EAX, EBX
 Output: EAX= MIN(EAX,EBX).
         EBX= MAX(EAX,EBX).
   Temp: ECX}

     Mov    ECX,EAX
     Cmp    EAX,EBX
     CMovGE EAX,EBX
     CMovGE EBX,ECX

{ Input: EBX, ESI
 Output: EBX= MIN(EBX,ESI).
         ESI= MAX(EBX,ESI).
   Temp: ECX}

     Mov    ECX,EBX
     Cmp    EBX,ESI
     CMovGE EBX,ESI
     CMovGE ESI,ECX

{ Input: ESI, EDI
 Output: ESI= MIN(ESI,EDI).
         EDI= MAX(ESI,EDI).
   Temp: ECX}

     Mov    ECX,ESI
     Cmp    ESI,EDI
     CMovGE ESI,EDI
     CMovGE EDI,ECX

{ Input: EAX, EBX
 Output: EAX= MIN(EAX,EBX).
         EBX= MAX(EAX,EBX).
   Temp: ECX}

     Mov    ECX,EAX
     Cmp    EAX,EBX
     CMovGE EAX,EBX
     CMovGE EBX,ECX

{ Input: EBX, ESI
 Output: EBX= MIN(EBX,ESI).
         ESI= MAX(EBX,ESI).
   Temp: ECX}

     Mov    ECX,EBX
     Cmp    EBX,ESI
     CMovGE EBX,ESI
     CMovGE ESI,ECX

{EDI contain the first maximum number;
 ESI contain the second maximum number}

     Mov   EAX,EDI

{------------------------}

     Pop   ESI
     Pop   EDI
     Pop   EBX

End;

Hi!

A: A naive beginners way to find two max numbers (I hope this will get you unstuck on the reasoning, how to get second highest ... you simply search also for second highest, while searching for the highest):
    push    bp
    mov     bp,sp
    mov     ax,[bp+4]   ; temporary max1 = first argument
    mov     bx,8000h    ; temporary max2 = INT16_MIN
    ; max2 <= max1
    mov     dx,[bp+6]
    call    updateMax1Max2
    mov     dx,[bp+8]
    call    updateMax1Max2
    mov     dx,[bp+10]
    call    updateMax1Max2

    ; ax and bx contains here max1 and max2
    imul    bx            ; signed multiplication, all arguments are signed
    ; dx:ax = max1 * max2

    ; "mul" would produce wrong result for input data like -1, -2, -3, -4

    pop     bp
    ret

updateMax1Max2:
    ; dx is new number, [ax, bx] are current [max1, max2] (max2 <= max1)
    cmp     bx,dx       ; compare new value to lesser max2
    jge     updateMax1Max2_end
    mov     bx,dx       ; new max2
    cmp     ax,dx       ; compare new value to greater max1
    jge     updateMax1Max2_end  ; new max2 is already <= max1
    xchg    ax,bx       ; new value promoted to new max1, old max1 is now max2
updateMax1Max2_end:
    ret

It's keeping two temporary max values at the same time, for the price of a bit more complex update (testing new value not only against single max, but also against the second one).
Then it somewhat optimized by keeping the two temporaries in specified order, so when new value is lower than max2, it is discarded immediately, not testing against max1.
That complex "is the new value bigger than already kept max1/max2" code is put into separate sub-routine, so it can be reused several times.
And finally the initial state of [max1,max2] is set to [first_argument, INT16_MIN], so that sub-routine can be applied for the remaining three arguments in the simple way (getting the code complexity somewhat back by reusing the code a lot).

Peter's and Terje's suggestions provide great insight into advanced possibilities, but they also nicely demonstrate how performance asm coding can be tricky (as they both had to add errata to their original ideas).
When stuck or in doubt, try to do the most straightforward solution available (like you would solve it as human). Just try to keep number of instructions low (writing it in generic way, reusing any bigger part of code in sub-routines when possible), so it's easy to debug and comprehend.
Then feed that with several possible inputs, exercising also corner cases ([some example values], [INT16_MIN, INT16_MIN, INT16_MIN, INT16_MIN], [INT16_MAX, INT16_MAX, INT16_MAX, INT16_MAX], [-1, -2, -3, -4], [-2, -1, 0, INT16_MAX], etc...), and verify the results are correct (ideally in some code too, so you can rerun all the tests after next change to the routine).
This is the crucial step, which will save you from your original wrong assumptions, overlooking some corner case results. In ideal case don't even run your code directly, go straight into debugger and single step every of those test cases, to validate not only result, but also keep checking if the internal state during calculation is working as expected.
After that you may check for some "code golfing", how to exploit all the properties of the situation to lower the workload (simplifying the algorithm) and/or number of instructions and how to replace performance-hurting code with alternative faster approach.

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Irving's concussion came early in the game against Washington on Nov. 30. He knew he wasn't right but wanted "to stay in and get some sacks and whatnot." He didn't tell the coaches, doctors or any of the trainers he was disoriented.
It wasn't until the next day he became truly concerned.
"It wasn't just headaches," said Irving, who missed the final four games of the regular season. "It was confusion, just forgetting things.
"It did scare me at first. You know for a while it didn't seem like it was getting better.
"I've never really had one this bad."
Terrance Williams on how Cowboys offense resembled 'Bad News Bears' at times, where to go from here
The headaches persist and come on randomly. Some days, Irving wakes up with a headache that goes away in a couple of hours. Other days he'll be fine, but one will hit while he's eating dinner and last for the remainder of the evening.
His memory?
"I'll be looking for my phone and it's like right in my hand and I'm just looking everywhere for it," Irving said. "But that hasn't happened for a couple of weeks now."
Irving will consider wearing a mouthpiece in the future, even though there's conflicting information as to whether or not it helps prevent head trauma. He has spoken to several doctors along the way.
All have said he should be fine.
"I guess some just last this long," Irving said. "They say they either last a day or month, so I just got unlucky this time.
"It's nothing serious. It should be all right."
Report of Dooley's firing disputed: NFL Network reported Monday that Cowboys wide receivers coach Derek Dooley will not be returning for the 2018 season. Although Dooley, who was in the final year of his contract, could end up leaving the staff, a source said Monday that the report is not true and the Cowboys front office will meet with head coach Jason Garrett about his staff this week.
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You won't believe what's under the hood of this Miata…
We have all seen our fair share of ls swapped, v6 swapped and K series Honda swaps on Miatas. But here's something you don't see everyday, an electric converted Mazda Miata. Best of all, it's still front engine, rear wheel drive with a manual transmission.
The owner is Michael DeVuyst currently residing in Saint-Lambert, Canada. His instagram is @electricroadster if you want to follow his journey.
Michael has all of the batteries set up in a direct current (DC). All of that adds up to 144 volts powering this Miata, it can only travel about 35 Kilometers but still, it's a DIY electric Miata. A cool detail is the original gas fill hole is still used to charge the batteries. That's just the beginning though, he has plans to upgrade to an AC motor, four gauge wiring and lithium ion batteries. He states that he has spent well over $9,000 on this build already. He has created a Gofundme if anyone would like to support his build here: Electric Miata
But let's discuss what matters, Driving. Michael estimates the batteries add about 200 pounds of weight. Not the worst since the Miata is so light to begin with. The most shocking part is that this car has a manual transmission with a working clutch. Oh and the original instrument cluster still works including the tachometer. It sounds really interesting and very odd to see the tachometer climbing in an electric car. You can check out some videos here on his instagram: ElectricRoadster
It is not fast by any means but with all Miatas, still fun. That is what matters.
Sure, for the money he spent Michael could have done a number of engine swaps that would make much more power. But this is a one of a kind DIY project that Michael enjoys. He made something incredible with his own effort and that is something to be appreciated.
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Everybody needs to grow by 10% this quarter.
One size does not fit all – it only fits a few. That means that a general rule such as "everyone who grows by 10% will earn" breeds either alienation or mediocrity.
Imagine you're a runner who's confident with 5K's but is asked to sign up for a marathon that happens to be tomorrow morning. One might wonder why you'd opt into something so apparently irrelevant to your skill set. Wouldn't a 10K or 5-mile race would be more appropriate?
The same is true with reps: asking all of them to stretch to a common, fixed position lacks relevance for most of them and diminishes results.
However, asking reps to stretch beyond their current capacity (or run rate or baseline) is more likely to get the reps engaged, give them the confidence to go to the next level, and deliver results. Hence, the most effective incentive tool eliminates universality and focuses on individuality. It combines individual baselines with individually-tailored levels of achievement. Individual performance metrics generate greater increases especially when they're tied to relevant positions such as an individual baseline or run rate.
The core reason why rules that leverage individual baselines are so effective is referred to as the Expectancy Effect. The Expectancy Effect occurs when an individual's confidence around a particular goal/target/objective is strong because it is perceived as achievable. The more achievable it appears, the more likely the individual is to have a strong commitment to it. In other words, the more we expect to succeed, the more likely we are to achieve.
A highly relevant incentive rule will deliver more significant results, even if the reps don't achieve at the level they desired.
Secondary to why individually-based rules are so successful, is that they take advantage of Idiosyncratic Fit. Idiosyncratic fit is identified as a situation where a rep believes they are in the unique position to take advantage of the rules. An incentive rewarding the "Top 20%" only gives the top 20% feel a sense of idiosyncratic fit. The rest languish. By using individual baselines with relevant growth figures, idiosyncratic fit can happen with nearly all the reps.
A sales VP required all reps to reach a minimum level of territory sales regardless of the territory they were assigned. However, the territories were divided by geography, without regard for the opportunity. The incentive caused pandemonium. Reps in territories where they maintained extremely high market share unable to reach the goal and the low-market-share territories breezed through to earn. Frequently, the low-market-share territories were the homes of the worst performing reps, so the incentive had the effect of rewarding the bottom performers and ignoring the top performers. After noticing the effects and receiving all sorts of complaints from the field, the sales VP acknowledged that the territory borders were created for easy administration, not accuracy. The incentive rule was never tried again.
Once changed, morale improved, and sales increased year over year.
PRO: It's essential to have a number (a target, a goal, an objective) that the sales leadership agrees to aim for, and to have goals and plans to achieve those goals. Dividing up the numbers that comprise those goals must be done on a case-by-case or territory-by-territory basis. Sales leaders need to assess opportunity at the same time they're evaluating actual performance when it comes to determining territory goals.
CON: One-size-fits-all translates into one-size-fits-a-few. Spreading goals evenly across the entire sales force debilitates some and causes others to slough off. Doing so will deliver unexpected and unwelcome results and probably not approach the objectives that sales leadership had in mind from the start. Even worse, such an incentive diminishes the credibility of the sales manager. It works against the reps, and it works against sales leadership.


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Why The Boys Was The 'Perfect Opportunity' For X-Men Vet Shawn Ashmore To Play A Superhero Again
By Laura Hurley published 26 September 20
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Spoilers ahead for Episode 6 of The Boys Season 2 on Amazon, called "The Bloody Doors Off."
The latest episode of The Boys dropped all kinds of bombshells on the characters as Stormfront's real goal becomes clearer and clearer, but the titular Boys may have just gained an ally in the most unlikely form: Lamplighter. The Boys introduced X-Men alum Shawn Ashmore as Lamplighter, and and it's already clear that Lamplighter is quite different from his previous superhero character. The actor spoke with CinemaBlend's Nick Venable and explained why The Boys was a "perfect opportunity" for him.
Best known for playing Bobby Drake/Iceman in the X-Men movies, Shawn Ashmore explained what it was about The Boys that drew him back to the superhero genre:
I don't know. I mean, to be honest, what really appealed to me with The Boys is that it was so different. [The tone] was so different from who Bobby Drake was, and what the X-Men were. You know, being part of the X-Men and one of the good guys, I feel like I've really done that for 16 or 17 years, something like that. So this was the perfect opportunity. I was a fan of the show, and I also was not aware of the books when I watched the first season, so I had no idea what to expect. I didn't have any preconceived notions, I didn't know the characters, I didn't know the tone, I didn't know the humor, I didn't know the violence. And it blew me away.
Although both Bobby Drake and Lamplighter are technically known as superheroes, Shawn Ashmore's character in The Boys has done some pretty villainous things. As the Supe who retired from The Seven and opened a slot for Starlight ahead of the first season, Lamplighter was only mentioned on the show prior to "The Bloody Doors Off," most notably as the person who burned Grace Mallory's children alive. It was one of the more evil things attributed to The Seven, so Lamplighter seemed like he was going to be a complete and total villain. This episode proved that there's more to the story.
It turns out that Lamplighter was actually blackmailed by Mallory and the previous incarnation of The Boys into spying on The Seven, and he wasn't actually trying to murder her grandkids. He was trying to kill her, and while that's obviously still not great, "The Bloody Doors Off" revealed that he's haunted by what he did to the children, and his inability to save them once he realized what he'd done. In true Boys fashion, Lamplighter's debut was dark, violent, and even funny. No wonder it felt like a golden opportunity to Shawn Ashmore!
Shawn Ashmore went on about how he wanted to do something different with his new superhero gig after X-Men, saying this about playing Lamplighter for The Boys:
So when this opportunity came along in Season 2, I was like, yeah, if I'm going to be a superhero again and put on a costume and do all that, I want it to be so completely different from the character that I had played before, but also with a different tone and style. So to me, it was the perfect match. Like, I would love to continue to do superhero genre stuff, but I don't know if anything has been or would be as interesting as something like The Boys and something like Lamplighter, where it's like, you get to don the costume, you get to do all that stuff, but you also get to be kind of the bad guy at the same time, and I love that about it.
Interestingly, one of the funnier moments of the episode involved Lamplighter's costume. He showed up in his full Supe ensemble when he was being blackmailed, and The Boys couldn't help but crack up at his look, saying that he looked like "a majorette." I for one can't imagine Bobby Drake wearing Lamplighter's costume from when he was in The Seven, and definitely not doing most of what Lamplighter has done on the show so far.
That said, it seems like Lamplighter might become a valuable ally to The Boys, with Frenchie arguing that nothing they could do to him would torment him worse than he torments himself for burning Mallory's grandkids. He also helped save their lives and covered for them with Stormfront. They may not become the best of friends, but The Boys could use all the help they can get, and even Butcher is coming around to see that they might not be able to survive without a Supe or two on their side.
Unfortunately, only a couple episodes of The Boys are left before the beginning of another hiatus, although at least The Boys has already scored a renewal for Season 3, and Amazon is already fast-tracking a spinoff. Throw in the hints about the intriguing new character coming for Season 3 and what he will bring to the show, and there is a lot to look forward to. For me, I hope that includes more of Shawn Ashmore as Lamplighter... unless he sides with Homelander.
New episodes of The Boys Season 2 release Fridays on Amazon Prime. Stay tuned to CinemaBlend for the latest in TV and movie news, and don't forget to check out our 2020 fall TV premiere schedule for some viewing options once The Boys is finished for Season 2.
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The Pop-up park is a fun family gathering space The pop-up park is located at the intersection of the 2nd and Monterey Avenue. Many of the elements of this temporary park are being donated or will be reused in future parks and plazas in Downtown.
The area include a park area, and kids' corner with many new and exciting features.
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Press Release: Announcing the Formation of allsynx
Mar 4, 2019 | Company News
[RICHARDSON, TX, March 4] – After over 40 years of providing brokers the administration tools they need, CEO of MGM Benefits Group Kelly Beesley, officially announced the three teams that support THEbenefitsHUB will be splitting off from their parent company. The dedication and want to focus on technological advancements of benefits administration led to the creation of THEbenefitsHUB LLC. doing business as allsynx.
Benefits Technology, Systems Development and Information Technology are the three divisions from MGM Benefits Group that now form the allsynx family. Beesley commented, "It is due to their hard work and determination that they are now ready to branch off and become their own company. Moving forward the allsynx family will be able to continue to grow as they seek to further their benefit administration platform, while also building off the foundation built for them."
Following the creation of this new company, Beesley selected former Vice President of Operations Chris Wood, to take the role of Chief Operating Officer/President for this new company. As he steps into his new position, Wood has immediate goals in mind for allsynx, such as having a successful enrollment season for his team and all partners, and a successful launch of their newest program THExpressHUB, designed for brokers with small groups in 2019.
When asked what this change would mean for allsynx clients, Wood was enthusiastic. "As we work on growing our relationships with the carriers as a technology company I believe it will come with many advantages for our Client Partners. We will be working with carriers and other players in the industry to help improve the online benefit experience for brokers and groups no matter their size. This will in turn bring benefits to many individuals that currently are without access to many needed voluntary benefits."
To accompany the creation of allsynx there have been a series of promotions:
Chris Wood, Chief Operating Officer/President
Ryan Jones, Chief Information Officer
Nick Phillips, Chief Customer Officer
Paul Welp, Chief Technical Officer
Learn more information about allsynx at our website: www.allsynx.com. Our mission is to provide clients with an easy-to-use, cost-effective online solution for enrolling and managing benefits while exchanging benefit information with payroll systems, third party administrators and insurance carriers.
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Q: I'm trying to make an applescript script that displays a text dialogue which I can enter in a URL and it opens it in my default browser. I'm trying to make an applescript script that displays a text dialogue which I can enter in a URL and it opens it in my default browser. Also, I'm trying to make it so there is an "http://" before the url so I can just type www.website.com. Here's the code I have so far.
display dialog "Website name" default answer ""
set x to text returned
open location "http:// x"

A: set dialogresult to display dialog "Website name" default answer ""
set x to text returned of dialogresult
open location "http://" & x

In future try to make your question more specific, ie why does
set x to "xyz"
log "http:// x"

not display "http:// xyz"?
But you might've still gotten some negative feedback for that.
Lets say you had
open location "http://www.excersise.com/x"

(just for the sake of argument), how can you expect the computer to know that one x represents a variable and the other doesn't?
If you have more questions just ask.

A: I'm assuming that you want Safari to be the default browser. If you want a different browser simply change "Safari" to the name of the browser application; "Chrome" for example. Your almost there, just need to fix a bit of the coding/scripting. So here is the script your looking for. :)
display dialog "Website name" default answer ""
set x to the text returned of the result
tell application "Safari"
open location "http://" & x
end tell

You need to separate "http://" from the variable x or else AppleScript won't know the difference. By not putting " " around the x, it tells AS thats it's a variable and not regular text. And adding the & tells AS to add another piece of info to it. Which is useful when dealing with variables and dialog like in this case. Also you have to put:
set x to the text returned of the result

Not:
set x to text returned

It's just the way AS wants you to put it. Hope this helps a lot. Sorry for being 1 month late...

A: If you don't want to target a specific browser like Safari or Chrome, but rather just want to open the URL in your system default browser, ask Finder to open the location:
tell application "Finder"
    open location "http://google.com/"
end tell

… because it will pass the URL along to the system default browser rather than opening it itself.


People – and all creation – radiate energy. It's a lovely exercise to take some time, as often as possible, to think of the energies we recognise around us; to contemplate how we respond to them; to imagine how others might respond to the energies we bring into the world. And to encourage, and tread lightly along the paths we traverse together.
Simon, you radiate Peace and Love. I have known it since we were first introduced. Your poetry and your portraits of places, especially Iona, continue to validate my opinion.
I shine when I read your words – reflecting solely the light you emit. It's palpable, almost visible and nothing more warming..
More and more I've come to believe that human souls, some of whom have never met in this world and some who never will, are intended to be gift and grace for one another. Literally lights in the firmament.


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Terry Hands
Aldershot, ENGLAND
Director Producer Designer Presenter
The Royal Shakespeare Company (Terry Hands, Artistic Director), The Royal Shakespeare Company (Trevor Nunn and Terry Hands, Joint Artistic Directors)
Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Oct 30, 2016 - Jan 08, 2017)
First presented on September 24th, 1985 at The Other Place, Stratford Upon Avon by The Royal Shakespeare Company (Trevor Nunn and Terry Hands, Joint Artistic Directors)
Les Misérables (Nov 09, 2006 - Jan 06, 2008)
Original London production by The Royal Shakespeare Company (Terry Hands, Artistic Director)
Macbeth (Jun 15, 2000 - Jun 25, 2000)
Directed by Terry Hands
Lighting Design by Terry Hands
Two Shakespearean Actors (Jan 16, 1992 - Feb 09, 1992)
First produced by The Royal Shakespeare Company (Terry Hands, Artistic Director)
Some Americans Abroad (May 02, 1990 - Jun 17, 1990)
Commissioned & 1st present. at the Pit in the Barbican Centre by The Royal Shakespeare Company (Terry Hands, Artistic Director)
Carrie (May 12, 1988 - May 15, 1988)
Produced by The Royal Shakespeare Company (Terry Hands, Artistic Director)
Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Apr 30, 1987 - Sep 06, 1987)
Produced by arrangement with The Royal Shakespeare Company (Terry Hands, Artistic Director)
Les Misérables (Mar 12, 1987 - May 18, 2003)
Originally produced in London by The Royal Shakespeare Company (Terry Hands, Artistic Director)
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (Aug 24, 1986 - Oct 12, 1986)
Produced by arrangement with The Royal Shakespeare Company (Trevor Nunn and Terry Hands, Joint Artistic Directors)
Originally produced by The Royal Shakespeare Company (Trevor Nunn and Terry Hands, Joint Artistic Directors)
Cyrano de Bergerac (Oct 16, 1984 - Jan 19, 1985)
Much Ado About Nothing (Oct 14, 1984 - Jan 16, 1985)
All's Well that Ends Well (Apr 13, 1983 - May 15, 1983)
Good (Oct 13, 1982 - Jan 30, 1983)
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (Oct 04, 1981 - Jan 03, 1982)
Piaf (Feb 05, 1981 - Jun 28, 1981)
1985 | Nominee | Much Ado About Nothing
Best Lighting Design
1985 | Nominee | Cyrano de Bergerac
Outstanding New Play
1987 | Nominee | Les Liaisons Dangereuses
1982 | Recipient | The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Search where Terry Hands and


Girls think I look like Jeffery Dahmer.
Funny, though living in the UK I don't know who Jeffery Dahmer is. Hope that doesn't spoil the best part of the joke.
Thanks TD. What a nice chap, ey? At least they haven't cought on to me yet, dismembering, one of my specialities. LOL. But I only do girls, they taste better, especially in the lower regions.
Slow roasted Labia, anybody want the recipe?
Naw, I think I'll stick with the slow roast for now, getting cold out, so a nice stew does me fine.
But do post the recipe, the next summer will come, sooner or later anyway.
TD, I think we've both gone way off topic here. Maybe time to return to the topic.
Sure thing.All in good fun.


Think of the reunions that will be happening this season. Jon, Bran, and Arya last saw each other in S1E2, and Bran wasn't even conscious for it. It's Dragonstone (not just an exterior shot or a dungeon! . I had followed the spoilers so was expecting Dragonstone in the upcoming season but nice to have it out there now. Cersei is her usual frosty self, and Jon of House gives no fucks as Bex called him is ready to roll. Your enthusiasm for Kit Harington may surpass even my own. So looking forward to Cersei's chaotic reign, Dany taking claiming the throne at the place of her birth, and Jon continuing to be the most beautiful cinnamon roll ever, too good for that world. The use of that slowed down, eerie version of Sit Down is brilliant. Only six weeks between premiere and the finale this year is crazy though. Normally we would be getting Thrones for 10 weeks starting this month. First April without GoT since the show started and it'll be more than a year between the Season 6 finale and Season 7 premiere. Who knows how long we'll have to wait for Season 8. It didn't give us anything at all in all honesty, and the song choice was really lame.
You don't need a huge budget to create a fabulous custom look in your home with an accent wall. There are accent wall ideas no matter your taste or budget. Paint and wallpaper are the obvious choices, but there are other options. Let me offer a few. 1. Choose a wall that's farthest from the room's entrance to be the accent wall. You will find that you are drawn into the space. 2. Don't go overboard. Limit yourself to one fantastic accent wall per floor. 3. Choose the right color. Choose a color because you love it, not because it's currently trendy. ?
Then they want to include a whole number of additional measures within the bill. It is always a contradiction when we are dealing with the other side. They have, again and again, praised, not only our government's initiatives, but our finance minister, who has brought forward these initiatives. When we look at what has resulted from the work that our government has done following the great recession, we know that there are over a million net new jobs that have been created as a result of the efforts of our government. Specifically, within that million jobs that have been created, over 90% of them are full-time jobs and 80% of those are in the private sector. Therefore, our government's initiatives to bring forward changes have freed up business to create jobs, to create opportunity. However, every job is meaningful because it impacts the person who has that job. Families, of course, are one of the most important building blocks of our communities. Having a job makes a world of difference, especially as we approach this Christmas time. To know that our employment rate keeps rising, that the unemployment rate keeps dropping, that more and more families have the necessary means to get what they need to have in order to support their families is great news. It is something that I wish the opposition would spend more time recognizing and spend more time giving credit for. Because I think that we, as parliamentarians, need to be concerned, first and foremost, about ensuring that families have jobs to ensure that families are supported in those mechanisms. This bill would go a great distance to continue that great effort. I think it is important to recognize that Canada's track record, when it comes to the economy and making these changes, did not just start yesterday.
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The Company is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a contract extension by Eni North Africa (EniNa) to continue providing logistic marine base services in Malta.
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Luis Rodolfo Ojeda (Chancay, provincia de Huaral, 28 de septiembre de 1982) es un ex futbolista peruano. Jugaba de lateral izquierdo. Tiene  y es hermano del también exfutbolista Román Ojeda.

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Futbolistas del Club Deportivo Bella Esperanza
Futbolistas del Olímpico Somos Perú
Futbolistas del Club Universidad Técnica de Cajamarca
Futbolistas del Club Atlético Minero
Futbolistas del Club Sporting Cristal en los años 2000
Futbolistas del Colegio Nacional de Iquitos
Futbolistas del Sport Boys Association
Futbolistas del Club Sportivo Cienciano
Futbolistas del Club Deportivo Coopsol
Futbolistas del Club Alianza Huánuco
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My dream career is to be a psychologist who helps people that suffer from multiple traumas.
Mental Health student Stéphanie van Zandvoort posts weekly about her experiences.
She's happy to answer your questions about the programme or about (student) life in Maastricht.
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