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Personal Independence Payments will be replacing the Disability Living Allowance and is provided by the Department for Work and Pensions. It can help you with some of the extra costs caused by long-term ill-health or a disability if you're aged 16 to 64. The amount…
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Children's Physiotherapy Service, Croydon Health Services (CHS) The service provides both acute and community physiotherapy as best meets the needs of individual children and young people. Children's Physiotherapists at Croydon University Hospital provide physiotherapy as required to children and young people admitted to the Children's…
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Reviewing and ceasing an EHCP
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"It's a story about differences in tolerance but wrapped up in a Christmas bundle": Becky Read on 'Twas the Fight Before Christmas
Movie and show review
'Twas the Fight Before Christmas
Do not be fooled by the festive-themed title and opening scenes of Becky Read's 'Twas the Fight Before Christmas: far from sitting in the fuzzy-feeling-inducing realms of Home Alone, the film's sense of small-town cheer very quickly descends into something more sinister when one man's unstoppable desire to host a Christmas spectacle at his home every year creates a labyrinth of controversy, threats and court cases.
This is Read's first feature-length documentary as director, and although it seems a world away from the tough subject matter of her previous work, such as The News of the World phone-hacking scandal and the kidnapping and murder of American journalist Jim Foley, it takes the viewers to unexpected places. While at times it's lighthearted and darkly comic, with jingles playing out in the background, at others it unfolds with the seriousness and tension of a thriller. It cleverly constantly subverts not only genre but who the audience feels empathy with, and, as the narrative unfurls, this seemingly innocuous all-American neighbourhood quarrel becomes a microcosm for the polarised nature of our society, raising questions about where one person's right to freedom ends and the next person's begins.
We had a chat with Read about how she came to make a documentary about the feud, the journey she took to gain the trust of her subjects and the broader themes she thinks it uncovers.
'Twas the Fight Before Christmas is released on Apple TV+ on 26th November 2021.
Watch the trailer for 'Twas the Fight Before Christmas here:
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Malta, October 8, 2018– Win Systems, the leading technology supplier for the gaming and entertainment industry, announced that it has fully integrated the groundbreaking Card2Go® dual-account, dual-modality debit card created by Cash2Go® Inc., a specialty fintech company based in Las Vegas.
Card2Go® is a unique innovation in the gaming industry, allowing a single card to be used as a gaming card inside the casino in the close-loop environment managed by Win System's WIGOS casino management system, and to be used outside the casino in the open-loop networks as a debit card to make purchases at merchants, online and to obtain cash at ATMs.
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Most books haven't captured my attention long enough or I just forget to read them, and with the 26 books to read this year goal I set for myself, it's not looking good.
How Dogs Love Us by Gregory Berns not only captured my attention but left me wanting more whenever I had to put the book down.
The powerful bond between humans and dogs is one that's uniquely cherished. Loyal, obedient, and affectionate, they are truly "man's best friend." But do dogs love us the way we love them? Emory University neuroscientist Gregory Berns had spent decades using MRI imaging technology to study how the human brain works, but a different question still nagged at him: What is my dog thinking?After his family adopted Callie, a shy, skinny terrier mix, Berns decided that there was only one way to answer that question—use an MRI machine to scan the dog's brain. His colleagues dismissed the idea. Everyone knew that dogs needed to be restrained or sedated for MRI scans. But if the military could train dogs to operate calmly in some of the most challenging environments, surely there must be a way to train dogs to sit in an MRI scanner.
I'm an animal lover and a science nerd, This book discusses berns relationship with Callie, along with his other dogs and his family. Trust me when I say that this book is not filled with boring science mumbo jumbo, Yes it does state facts to back up his research but Berns states these facts in a way that helps you understand then and want to keep reading. Also, it does have a couple of pictures, like the interesting comparison of a dog's brain to a human's brain, and he goes writes about the tough process of not only training a dog to step inside an MRI but to stay still for 30 seconds while wearing ear muffs.
I suggest this book for any animal lover who has ever wondered how their dog feels about them and what they think.


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Q: Angular: Can't use value of ng-repeat in ng-click I want to have a div show up when clicked on the title, to do this i wanted to pass the value of the ng-repeat in the ng-click. But for some reason it doesn't get it through.
Here's the code of my list:

        {{ x.vaknaam }}

            // some content

Here's my script:
            vakken.setSelected = function(vaknaam) {
                    vakken.selected = vaknaam;
                    console.log('clicked');
                  }

Excuse me that some names are in dutch..

A: You don't need {{ or }} to access variables inside the ng-click:
... ng-click="myControllerMethod(x.vaknaam)">Ga verder</button>

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Q: Serve 'artisan down' with 200 status code? Im currently using Digital Ocean App platform to host a Laravel app.
When i run php artisan down I get  a digital ocean error page from what i think is their load balancer saying the app couldn't be loaded. Which is being caused because the app is serving that page with a 503 status code.
Is it possible to serve php artisan down with a 200 status code so that my 503.blade template can be shown instead of the digital ocean page?

A: There's no mention of it in the documentation, but running artisan down --help will give you your answer:
Description:
  Put the application into maintenance / demo mode

Usage:
  down [options]

Options:
      --redirect[=REDIRECT]  The path that users should be redirected to
      --render[=RENDER]      The view that should be prerendered for display during maintenance mode
      --retry[=RETRY]        The number of seconds after which the request may be retried
      --refresh[=REFRESH]    The number of seconds after which the browser may refresh
      --secret[=SECRET]      The secret phrase that may be used to bypass maintenance mode
      --status[=STATUS]      The status code that should be used when returning the maintenance mode response [default: "503"]
  -h, --help                 Display help for the given command. When no command is given display help for the list command
  -q, --quiet                Do not output any message
  -V, --version              Display this application version
      --ansi|--no-ansi       Force (or disable --no-ansi) ANSI output
  -n, --no-interaction       Do not ask any interactive question
      --env[=ENV]            The environment the command should run under
  -v|vv|vvv, --verbose       Increase the verbosity of messages: 1 for normal output, 2 for more verbose output and 3 for debug

So you want to do artisan down --status=200


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Michael Owen Officially Opens Abbey Gate College's All-Weather Pitch
Abbey Gate College welcomed former Premier League and England footballer, Michael Owen on Friday to formally open the school's much anticipated, state-of-the-art all-weather pitch.
Special guest and patron of the fundraising committee, Michael Owen unveiled the new facility alongside Headmistress, Tracy Pollard and Chair to the Governors, Felicity Taylor as part of the school's vision to provide outstanding sporting opportunities for everyone, today and for many generations to come.
Following the ribbon cutting and speeches, pupils watched from the spectator area as Michael Owen concluded the ceremony by scoring three goals from the centre of the pitch, much to the delight of the crowd.
In the evening, celebrations continued with invited guests watching from the Sports & Teaching Pavilion as the floodlights were switched on in dramatic sequence to reveal the new facility. The evening included an impressive display of skills from Chester Hockey Club, led by England and Great Britain co-captain, Phil Roper and pupils from Abbey Gate College.
Headmistress, Tracy Pollard said: "I believe passionately that sport has a place in every pupil's life. We have to nurture the health and well-being of our youngsters by creating opportunities which allow them to be active in ways that they enjoy and in which they can be successful.
"I am thrilled and delighted that as part of our 40th anniversary celebrations we are able to open our state-of-the-art all-weather pitch, for the use of our current and future pupils but also for the benefit of the wider community. We are proud to be able to provide top class facilities for use by our local community."
The full size, floodlit all-weather pitch is the best national standard hockey facility in the North West. It is also suitable for playing tennis, football training and a variety of skills-based activities.
The multi-purpose surface will significantly increase the amount of time pupils will be able to take part in sport, practise their skills and participate in competitive fixtures. It will give pupils the opportunity to fulfil their potential, including those who aspire to compete at an elite level.
The ambitious project, made possible through fundraising, grants and donations, stemmed from a desire and vision to extend the provision of sport for all age groups, all year round and to create a culture of being active, healthy and happy.
As well as the current pupils, the local community are also invited to make use of the new facility.
Published: Monday, 29th January 2018


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package com.lordrhys.mod.block;

import java.util.Random;

import net.minecraft.block.Block;
import net.minecraft.block.material.Material;
import net.minecraft.client.renderer.texture.IIconRegister;
import net.minecraft.item.Item;
import net.minecraft.util.MathHelper;
import net.minecraft.world.World;

import com.lordrhys.mod.LordRhysModMain;

import cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.Side;
import cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.SideOnly;

public class OreBlocks extends Block
{
	public OreBlocks(Material material)
	{
		super(material);
		this.setCreativeTab(LordRhysModMain.energyTab);
	}

    @SideOnly(Side.CLIENT)
    public void registerBlockIcons(IIconRegister iconRegister)
    {
        this.blockIcon = iconRegister.registerIcon(LordRhysModMain.modid + ":" + (this.getUnlocalizedName().substring(5)));
    }

    public Item getItemDropped(int i, Random random, int par3)
	{
    	return Item.getItemFromBlock(this);
	}

    public int quantityDropped(Random par1Random)
    {
        return 1;
    }

    public void dropBlockAsItemWithChance(World world, int x, int y, int z, int par5, float par6, int par7)
    {
        super.dropBlockAsItemWithChance(world, x, y, z, par5, par6, par7);
        if (this.getItemDropped(par5, world.rand, par7) != Item.getItemFromBlock(this))
        {
            int j1 = 0;

            if (Item.getItemFromBlock(this) == Item.getItemFromBlock(LordRhysModMain.oreCopper))
            {
                j1 = MathHelper.getRandomIntegerInRange(world.rand, 2, 5);
            }
            else if (Item.getItemFromBlock(this) == Item.getItemFromBlock(LordRhysModMain.oreNickel))
            {
                j1 = MathHelper.getRandomIntegerInRange(world.rand, 3, 7);
            }
            else if (Item.getItemFromBlock(this) == Item.getItemFromBlock(LordRhysModMain.oreTin))
            {
                j1 = MathHelper.getRandomIntegerInRange(world.rand, 3, 7);
            }
            else if (Item.getItemFromBlock(this) == Item.getItemFromBlock(LordRhysModMain.oreVoid))
            {
                j1 = MathHelper.getRandomIntegerInRange(world.rand, 2, 5);
            }

            this.dropXpOnBlockBreak(world, x, y, z, j1);
        }
    }

}


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Q: Golang: How to correctly parse UTF-8 string from C I'm a newbie to the go world, so maybe this is obvious.
I have a Go function which I'm exposing to C with the go build -buildmode=c-shared and corresponding //export funcName comment.
(You can see it here: https://github.com/udl/bmatch/blob/master/ext/levenshtein.go#L42)
My conversion currently works like this:
func distance(s1in, s2in *C.char) int {
    s1 := C.GoString(s1in)
    s2 := C.GoString(s2in)

How would I handle UTF-8 input here?
I've seen there is a UTF-8 package but I don't quite get how it works. https://golang.org/pkg/unicode/utf8/
Thank you!

A: You don't need to do anything special. UTF-8 is Go's "native" character encoding, so you can use the functions from the utf8 package you mentioned, e.g. utf8.RuneCountInString to get the number of Unicode runes in a string. Keep in mind that len(s) will still return the number of bytes in the string.
See this post in the official blog or this article for some details.


The bookshelf of Brander Matthews.
New York, AMS Press, 1966.
Matthews, Brander, -- 1852-1929 -- Bibliography.
Title vignette (book-plate of Brander Matthews).
Books and papers of Brander Matthews were bequeathed to the Columbia university library. cf. 4th prelim. leaf.
Volumes dedicated to Brander Matthews.--Presentation and association copies.--Writings of Brander Matthews.--Prefaced, introductions, etc.
Add tags for "The bookshelf of Brander Matthews.". Be the first.
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schema:creator <http://viaf.org/viaf/140777578> ; # Columbia University. Library.
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schema:about <http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/378934833> ; # The bookshelf of Brander Matthews.


R.H. Barlow (1918–1951) was in every way a remarkable individual. An enthusiast of fantasy and horror fiction since childhood, he came in touch with H.P. Lovecraft when he was only 13. He was already attempting to write short fantasy tales, and Lovecraft took considerable pains to tutor Barlow in the principles of fiction writing. This volume, which for the first time gathers Barlow's substantial body of weird fiction and poetry, contains all six of Barlow's collaborations with Lovecraft, including such celebrated works as "The Battle That Ended the Century" and "The Night Ocean" (which new research has shown to be almost entirely Barlow's work). Barlow went on to write superb short stories without Lovecraft's assistance, including "A Dim-Remembered Story," "The Root-Gatherers," and "Return by Sunset." In the 1940s, when Barlow moved to Mexico (where he became a noted anthropologist), he turned to poetry, producing such scintillating volumes as Poems for a Competition (1942) and View from a Hill (1947). Barlow's life was tragically cut short by suicide, but this volume shows that he had already fulfilled the promise of his early work by producing tales of a substance, maturity, and depth that few of Lovecraft's colleagues could match. The gathering together of his collected weird fiction and poetry is an event that should be welcomed by all lovers of the weird and fantastic.
For E. and For W.
Eyes of the God: The Weird Fiction and Poetry of R.H. Barlow. By R.H. Barlow, Edited by S.T. Joshi, Douglas A. Anderson, and David E. Schultz. New York, NY: Hippocampus Press; 2002; ISBN 0-9673215-4-9; Softcover, 210 pages.


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A. Scheinert scored on a passed ball, unearned.
R. Andrade singled, RBI; T. Macias scored.
C. Ubides walked; R. Andrade advanced to second.
V. Gonzalez advanced to third on a wild pitch.
T. Macias hit by pitch.
M. Glover singled; T. Macias advanced to second.
M. Glover advanced to second on a wild pitch; T. Macias advanced to third on a wild pitch.
J. Tyler to p for J. Galindo.
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L. Vargas pinch hit for M. Rosati.
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A. Fernandez pinch ran for L. Vargas.
B. Jordon to p for S. Reynolds.
N. Valdez doubled, 2 RBI; A. Fernandez advanced to third; A. Scheinert scored; M. Elser scored.
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In Small Amount of Patients, CD4+ T Cells Continue to Decline Despite Being Virally Suppressed
April 18, 2019 – Jaime Rosenberg
Is Immunotherapy the Key to Developing an HIV Vaccine?
April 18, 2019 – Wallace Stephens
What We're Reading: Doctors Charged in Opioid Scheme; First US CRISPR Treatment; "Bubble Boy" Disease Cured
April 18, 2019 – AJMC Staff
Depressive Symptoms May Increase the Risk of Death in Patients With HIV
What We're Reading: New Medicare for All Bill; Medicaid Work Requirement Appeal; PrEP Royalties
PrEP Initiation Associated With Increased STI Incidence Among Gay, Bisexual Men
Can Couple-Based Interventions Prevent the Spread of HIV?
Weighing Management Strategies for HIV Medication Safety, Cost
5 Findings From the AMCP Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy Annual Meeting
March 29, 2019 – Jaime Rosenberg
What We're Reading: New Healthcare Giant; Monsanto Lawsuit; Organ Transplants From Donor with HIV
March 28, 2019 – AJMC Staff
Newsroom – Published on: April 18, 2019
Jaime Rosenberg
In rare cases, despite being on antiretroviral therapy and being virally suppressed, patients experience extreme immune decline.
Adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) allows patients with HIV to become virally suppressed, and with that typically comes restoration of CD4+ T cells, which improves immune function and health outcomes. However, in rare cases, patients have a paradoxical response to ART, according to new study findings.
In these patients, their CD4+ T cells actually continue to decline despite being virally suppressed and changing ART regimens. This response, known as extreme immune decline (EXID), is distinct from immunological nonresponse, in which patients achieve just a modest increase of CD4+ T cells while taking ART.
"EXID was not associated with previously described predictors of poor immune response, as it occurred in young individuals, with higher nadir CD4+ and without any consistent increase in cycling CD4+ T cells or activated CD4+ or CD8+ T cells," wrote the researchers.
The researchers found that among 5 patients with non-B HIV-1 subtypes referred to the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center for EXID, there was a median CD4+ T cell count of 179 cells/mcL before ART, which dropped significantly to 36 cells/mcL after 192 weeks of ART and consistent viral suppression.
In addition to faring worse than patients who had an immunological response, patients with EXID also had worse outcomes when compared with the immunological nonresponders (INRs). While EXID patients lost an average of 157 cells/mcL between baseline and week 192, the 15 INRs gained an average of 193 cells/mcL and the 8 immune responders gained an average of 427 cells/mcL during the time period.
Despite the long-term follow-up, with a small sample size and observed differences in immunological correlates due to differences in mechanisms underlying EXID, the researchers were unable to generalize findings. However, they did come away with 2 mechanisms that contributed to the CD4+ T cell depletion in these patients.
"A comprehensive prospective clinical, immunological, and genetic characterization of these patients led to the identification of what we believe are novel mechanisms causing CD4+ T cell depletion in ART-treated individuals, specifically autoimmunity and inflammasome/caspase-1 activation," wrote the researchers.
Among the patients, 2 produced antibodies that attacked their own T cells and 2 had overactive immune responses, which led to increased inflammation.
Lisco A, Wong CS, Lage S, et al. Identification of rare HIV-1-infected patients with extreme CD4+ T cell decline despite ART-mediated viral suppression [published online April 18, 2019]. JCI Insight. doi: 10.1172/jci.insight.127113.


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James Hendicott
Roddy Woomble: Actively calm
Roddy Woomble has changed a great deal since the early days of Idlewild. Having watched one of the band's final pre-hiatus shows back in May 2010, there was a real sense that the band were reaching backwards to find their heavier moments: a melancholy had descended, and the anger of the 100 Broken Windows/ Hope Is Important era seemed to be rocking on its last legs. What emerged from the wreckage is perhaps a better representation of Roddy's true character. The man who was once a symbol of Scottish rock music now resides on a tiny Hebrides island, where he produced latest record The Impossible Song & Other Songs by drawing on the disconnected vibe and utilizing the assorted musicians who happened to pass through. The result is a distinctly folky album, downbeat and graceful, it has more in common with the likes of Laura Marling and Bob Dylan than the wrought, raw emotion of his angry earlier material.
"My influences come from all over the place these days", Roddy tells us. "I listen to a lot of jazz and blues and music from the 60s and 70s, as well as a lot of contemporary music. Obviously living in the Inner Hebrides is going to give you a very different perspective to say living in New York. I go through phases with different writers, and that has an effect, too. I read a lot, and of course that seeps into my music. I don't want to write protest anthems about pollution, or get involved in direct action or anything like that, but the sound really reflects where I live. The thought process behind my songs is like watching gulls swooping around in the sky."
"The album was slowly constructed over the space of half a year", Roddy explains, "it has a solid foundation of the same people, but then we got contributions from a handful of musicians who passed through. There are instruments that none of us can play, like saxophone. I always wanted to put saxophone on Idlewild records, but the rest of the guys didn't go for it. It was creative in a way I've never tried before. Generally speaking I've always been in a band. Going solo is the chance to be very expressive. I'm a totally different person now. When we were young we were influenced by Black Flag, Nirvana and Fugazi, but my taste has evolved naturally, like many music fans' tastes do. Folk records have definitely become important to me".
Roddy's always had multiple outputs. Even at the height of Idlewild's fame, he produced a column on hill walking for a national paper in Scotland, a gig that only stopped when the media started laying off freelancers. His journalistic dabblings have never been on musical topics, but he sees the creative difference: while both are "about writing stories, it's very different to music; it's just something interesting to do. Lyrics are often compared to poetry, and I think that's wrong. Poetry is a lot more considered, and has to have a rhythm. Music doesn't have to be narrative or tell a story, the music adds meaning. It can be abstract or simple, but the most important thing for me is that the tune's good. If the tune's good, you can hang things around it. I don't worry about it making complete sense. There are very few lyricists you can read as poetry. Maybe Dylan, Cohen, Joni Mitchell, Tom Waits. The greats, but not too many other people. But that's okay."
"I write songs that I hope people will remember. It's a really abstract kind of profession, and there's really a limitless amount of songs and chord progressions you can come up with. It's a permanent question mark, and that's what [latest album] 'The Impossible Songs & Other Songs' is getting at."
Despite Roddy's well-established solo efforts, the Idlewild 'hiatus' situation continues to be one of interest to many rock fans. Roddy looks back with little regret on the situation, suggesting that it just wasn't meant to be: "you can put out the best record of all time, and if your timing's wrong, no one will hear it. I'm not saying we did put out the best record of all time, but we were a good rock band, we were just always a bit out of step. In our favor, there wasn't much other stuff like us, so maybe we got more attention. But everyone moved on from guitars. We created our own little world by being a bit out of sync. We have a very dedicated fanbase. Music fans, as you know, are kind of tribal, they're very loyal, and a lot of bands don't get that. We had that for fifteen years, and that's cool. In terms of mainstream, popular success, we never really made it. We weren't prepared for it when the spotlight shone on us. We basically weren't good enough, as we were too young. I'm not bitter about it at all, that was just the reality of the situation. We'd love to have been able to push on, like Coldplay did, and taken the bull by the horns. We wouldn't want to be like them musically, but we never did push on like they did."
All indications suggest that Idlewild might be a thing of the past. There's no doubt that Roddy's new "cottage industry" style of music suits him well. A newfound preference for low-key, seated gigs and a set spattered with only the thinnest selections of Idlewild tracks makes Roddy's folk leanings the focus, whilst members of his former band are off touring with various musicians, taking up a college music residency or becoming a soundman. "I've done a lot of solo recording now, as I was doing the solo thing in tandem with Idlewild five years ago. I do almost have a different fan base for that, especially in England and Scotland. A lot of people in the crowd are more familiar with my solo stuff, which is much better than a lot of people wanting to hear American English. But we play a few re-worked tracks, ones that are suited to being folk songs. I'm definitely going to do another solo record, as I've got a great set up here now. After that I might just get a job. It has become a lot harder for musicians to make a living full time. Everyone's competing for the same things, and it feels like it shouldn't be a competition."
There will be at least one last chance to see the Roddy of old, though. Idlewild reform for a one off show at Northern Lights Festival in Aberdeen, in July. "We got offered the gig and we're all around. It's a one off gig, and we have no plans to record anything else." Roddy's more notorious musical output might well be a thing of the past, then, but there's no doubting that an end to such an intense nomadic touring lifestyle and settling into a musical genre that's more representative of what he is today is the way forward for him. While Idlewild fans – us included – might mourn the passing of a true group of cult heroes, a new, organic, personal style of writing is the best way for Roddy's music to come out these days. Before long, perhaps he'll forge his own legacy.
As published on State.ie, May 2011.
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Dagny: an album a decade in the making.
Dubh Lee: "Sonically, I was inspired by Led Zep's The Lemon Song"
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Part of being happy for me is about being comfortable with who I am, which means trying to be comfortable with being an annoyingly detail-oriented person with a compulsive need to attain perfection. Any time I create something, whether it is food or art or something else, the process is fraught with questions of adequacy; at what point do you stop trying to reach perfection, when you know that perfection is impossible to truly reach? It is a hard lesson to try and learn because it is linked to accepting failure, which I am terrible at. Perfection can NOT be something I value, because I will never be happy. Instead I choose to value 'refinement': the steps you take on the way to hopelessly trying to be perfect.
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This pic of us tonight could possibly be the last of us breastfeeding. In just a few hours I will be boarding a plane and leaving you for the next few days. I should be asleep right now, but sleep won't come. My nerves are bad and I am feeling extremely anxious. Not so much about the nursing (what will be will be) but just over the fact that I'm leaving you in general. This will be the very first time in the last 15 months of our lives together that I will sleep without you by my side. Typically, I don't suffer from separation anxiety; your sister and brother began staying overnight with Grandma from only a few weeks on and I was always A-ok with it. But with you, life just worked out that I've never needed to be away…until now. And so here we are…and I'm a wreck Maybe it's because you're the one I've nursed the longest, maybe it's because I know you're my last…but I'm still just so conflicted over the whole ordeal. I never imagined we'd still be nursing at this stage, and truthfully, in some ways it *is* getting a little old. I would love to be able to sleep through the entire night uninterrupted again and wear cute tops that don't need stretchy necklines for easy access. I admit, it would be nice to fully have my body back to myself. But in other ways, it *never* gets old. Even now, when you sleep a little bit longer than usual in your crib, I toss fitfully, lifting up constantly to peer at you, wondering why you haven't yet called for me. And when you finally do, I feel…relief. To retrieve you and nestle you against my chest while you nuzzle like a newborn babe is to finally fall into a content and restful slumber.
I don't know what your reaction will be upon my return, but my plan is to follow your lead. I had no concrete plans to wean at this time, but since I am leaving town anyway it seems as good an opportunity as any to gauge your interest in continuing. If, on your own, you pounce on me as soon as I walk through the door then absolutely, this show will go on! But should you not seem interested any longer then we will close this chapter in our book and move on. Should that be, I'll always have this beautiful reminder of our final session together.
A few days later, and I am back with my baby! And what a series of ups and downs it has been during this time. It wasn't easy to hear that your first evening with Grandma was not a good one. You cried, you swatted your cup of milk away, and you sat up in bed and stared at the door whimpering. But as upsetting as this was to hear, my first night away was not as troubling for me as I had imagined. Maybe it was the exhaustion from travel, but surprisingly, I slept well. By the second night, however, I was engorged and missing you like crazy. You, however, did better this evening, cuddling up with Grandma and going right to sleep. In the middle of the night, you still refused milk from a cup but had no trouble falling back asleep with Grandma.
By night three, I was a mess. You were having a great time; the reports I received for you were that you were all smiles laughing, playing, and cuddling with Grandma and your cousin, eating and playing heartily, and snuggling and sleeping soundly. But for me, by this point, I had happened to run into three mothers on three separate occasions all with babies in tow exactly 15 months old. What are the chances? And then the last straw, I found myself at the airport, sitting next to a mother with three children with the exact same age differences as the three of you…it did me in and I was reduced to a teary mess. I couldn't get back home fast enough.
Once there, all I could do was stare longingly at you, not wanting to wake you from your peaceful sleep. And for the first time in your life, you slept the entire night. I woke the next morning to sunshine streaming through the window and your cute face grinning at me over the top of your crib rails. I picked you up and you latched back on like we'd never missed a day. And already you've returned to waking in the middle of the night to snack several times. So…I guess that means our journey is not yet done. I'm ok with that. And even better, I also feel a little less anxious over whenever this time will finally come. This short separation has shown me that while the first night might have its difficulties, you will recover and adjust quickly, and maybe even continue sleeping through the night. Now that's definitely something to look forward to. Maybe next time I'll have to take a vacation for a week to give you time to completely wean. Sounds like we'll be in touch soon, Grandma!
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In his 40-year career, Dave Liebman has recorded scores of albums, ranging from post bop jazz and unaccompanied solo explorations to work with larger bands. While John Coltrane was an early influence on his tenor playing that he outgrew, his work on soprano and flute has always been original. His recordings have never been less than very interesting and quite a few are classic. Like Lee Konitz, Liebman brings to every performance a strong musical curiosity and a willingness to start fresh with new ideas and conceptions.
Even in his eclectic career, Lieb Plays The Beatles is an unusual departure. Liebman explores 17 Beatles songs (including seven that are part of three medleys) with bassist Marius Beets, drummer Eric Ineke, and occasionally guest saxophonist John Roucco. Rather than play "cover" versions of the tunes that are similar to the original recordings, Liebman often changes the tempos, uses the melody as a departure point for his improvisations, varies the instrumentation (which includes some pieces with just two saxophones), and ends up creating new music. In other words, this is not a "commercial" effort but instead serves as an opportunity for Liebman to dig into the fresh material in unexpected ways.
Among the songs explored and reinvented are "While My Guitar Gently Weeps," "The Fool On The Hill" (which features Liebman on piano), "Something" and "Blackbird" (one of the few Beatles songs that could be considered a jazz standard). These versions are so creative that one can imagine the Beatles themselves being surprised at what their songs inspired!
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And oh, hallelujah, it is empty.
I echo this poet's sentiment.
Hallelujah, it is empty, and I will once again embrace loved ones gone from this earth.
Hallelujah, it is empty, and my soul finds rest from weakness and error in His redeeming grace.
Hallelujah, it is empty, and time has no hold on my family's bond.
Hallelujah, it is empty, and the marks in His hands and in His feet exemplify obedience, sacrifice, and love.
Hallelujah, it is empty, and He lives again, still, ever, to bring peace to my raging storms and guide my ship back home. Home to Him.
Hallelujah! It is empty, and our bonds of friendship, as well as family, are eternal. Happy Easter Suzanne. Love you!


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Battles - 1781
07/09/1781 – Battles – Francisco's Fight in Virginia Begins
Battle Summary
Details Stats Colonists/Allies British/Allies
Name: Francisco's Fight Total Forces: 1 9
Date(s): 07/09/1781-07/24/1781 Killed: 0 1
Location: Nottoway County, Virginia Wounded: – –
Duration (days): 16 Captured: – –
Victory: Colonial Total Ships: – –
Col./Ally Cmdr.: Peter Francisco Ships Lost: – –
Brit./Ally Cmdr.: – Ships Captured: – –
Francisco's Fight is the name commonly given to an alleged skirmish between a detachment of Tarleton's Raiders and Peter Francisco, a Continental Army soldier with a long service record, during the American Revolutionary War in July 1781. The skirmish, which is only known to be documented by Francisco, resulted in the death of at least one man and the wounding of several others.
Later historical accounts of the skirmish embellished the story with details not present in the documentary record.
==Background==
In early July 1781, General Charles Cornwallis, in command of British troops in Virginia, arrived at Portsmouth and prepared to embark some of the troops on transports. While en route to Portsmouth, he dispatched Banastre Tarleton and some of his British Legion (also known as "Tarleton's Raiders") on a raiding expedition into central Virginia. Moving rapidly, Tarleton and his men left Suffolk on July 9, and rode deep into the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The complete expedition ended up being a 400 miles (640 km) trek that succeeded in raiding some military stores, although most of the targeted supplies had already been sent off to Nathanael Greene's Continental Army in South Carolina; Tarleton returned to Portsmouth on July 24.[1]
Peter Francisco was a private who served in several units during the war. He was a striking figure, reported to be about six feet six inches (about 198 cm) and over 260 pounds (120 kg), and was known for his strength. In the northern campaigns, he was in the battles at Brandywine and Monmouth Court House, and supposedly was the second man in the fortifications during the Battle of Stony Point.[2] He then served in the southern army under General Greene, where was reported to have killed 11 men during the May 1781 Battle of Guilford Courthouse.[3] He was also injured in that battle, and had returned to his home in Buckingham, Virginia to recuperate.[2]
==Skirmish==
The only documented primary sources for this action originate with Peter Francisco himself. One source is Francisco's 1829 application to the United States Congress for financial support. His request was rejected on the grounds that he was already receiving a military pension.[4] The other is a similar letter addressed to the Virginia State Assembly in 1820.[5] The two accounts differ in some details, but much of the narrative is essentially the same. No other sources are known to corroborate the events he describes; Tarleton, in his memoir, only generally mentions casualties that occurred during the expedition.[6]
In the 1820 account Francisco describes how, while passing through Amelia County, Virginia (in a part that is now Nottoway County) on his way home, he encountered a band of dragoons from Tarleton's regimental cavalry at Benjamin Ward's tavern. One of the dragoons demanded that he give up his watch and silver shoe buckles. He refused. As the dragoon bent down to take his buckles, Francisco, who was unarmed, reached down and drew the man's sword from its scabbard. He then used the sword to kill the man. According to the Virginia letter, he then "wounded and drove off the others", taking eight of the nine horses.[5] In the 1829 letter to Congress, he claims to have killed two more men and "frightened off the rest of the party, amounting in number to six."[4]
==Embellished Account==
One of the most widely published accounts of Francisco's fight was that of Virginia historian Henry Howe, first published by him in 1845,[7] and also appearing in an 1844 compendium of Revolutionary War anecdotes by John Lauris Blake.[8] The version reprinted below (from Howe's 1852 edition) contains details not present in Francisco's own written accounts, including the presence nearby of Tarleton's main body, and an allegation of the tavernkeeper's assistance to the raiders.
While the British army were spreading havoc and desolation all around them, by their plundering and burnings in Virginia, in 1781, Francisco had been reconnoitring, and while stopping at the house of a Mr. V—, then in Amelia, now Nottoway county, nine of Tarleton's cavalry came up, with three negroes, and told him he was their prisoner. Seeing he was overpowered by numbers, he made no resistance. Believing him to be very peaceable, they all went into the house, leaving him and the paymaster together. 'Give up instantly all that you possess of value,' said the latter, 'or prepare to die.' 'I have nothing to give up,' said Francisco, 'so use your pleasure.' 'Deliver instantly,' rejoined the soldier, 'those massy silver buckles which you wear in your shoes.' 'They were a present from a valued friend,' replied Francisco, 'and it would grieve me to part with them. Give them into your hands I never will. You have the power; take them, if you think fit.' The soldier put his sabre under his arm, and bent down to take them. Francisco, finding so favorable an opportunity to recover his liberty, stepped one pace in his rear, drew the sword with force from under his arm, and instantly gave him a blow across the scull. 'My enemy,' observed Francisco, 'was brave, and though severely wounded, drew a pistol, and, in the same moment that he pulled the trigger, I cut his hand nearly off. The bullet grazed my side. Ben V—. (the man of the house) very ungenerously brought out a musket, and gave it to one of the British soldiers, and told him to make use of that. He mounted the only horse they could get, and presented it at my breast. It missed fire. I rushed on the muzzle of the gun. A short struggle ensued. I disarmed and wounded him. Tarleton's troop of four hundred men were in sight. All was hurry and confusion, which I increased by repeatedly hallooing, as loud as I could, "Come on, my brave boys; now's your time; we will soon dispatch these few, and then attack the main body!" The wounded man flew to the troop; the others were panic struck, and fled. I seized V—, and would have dispatched him, but the poor wretch begged for his life; lie was not only an object of my contempt, but pity. The eight horses that were left behind, I gave him to conceal for me. Discovering Tarleton had dispatched ten more in pursuit of me, I made off. I evaded their vigilance. They stopped to refresh themselves. I, like an old fox, doubled, and fell on their rear. I went the next day to V— for my horses; he demanded two, for his trouble and generous intentions. Finding my situation dangerous, and surrounded by enemies where I ought to have found friends, I went off with my six horses. I intended to have avenged myself of V— at a future day, but Providence ordained I should not be his executioner, for he broke his neck by a fall from one of the very horses.'
==Legacy==
There is a state historical marker commemorating the event; according to Mark Boatner's Landmarks of the American Revolution (1992 ed.), it is located on U.S. Route 360, six miles south of Burkeville and about five miles due west of the site formerly occupied by Ward's tavern.
Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco%27s_Fight
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I have unstitutional access to the cochrane collaboration webite and wish to download all the data files for research purposes.
However, for each meta-analysis I need to tick a terms and conditions box before downloading the specific dataset.
Considering there are hundreds or thousands of these I don't want to have to do manually.
If your software can download the datasets for me I'll by very happy to buy a full version.
My page is differ from your screen-shot, it asks me a email and password to login.
is it this reason that i cannot see the download link?
Unfortunately, we cannot make the demo project for you, unless you can tell us how to reach the specific university gateway then accessing that target site.
That's perfectly understandable (limited with what you can do in a demo project).
Seems to be doing almost everything I requested this.
Will it be possible to also extract the directory tree names and the study names from that page (plz see attached) in an xml file?
Then I can combine with the other xml you sent easily. You don't have to do it now, if you know it can be done you can help me with it after I purchase the software. That's the last item on my agenda.
that's not the case for the US.
can you give me an answer if what I ask can be done using the screenshots and the information I provided? the terms and condition box needs to be ticked and the link to the file to be downloaded is encrypted.
I've attached demo project and sample data extract (Excel XML). I've used the alphabetical list of articles, because the topic list is difficult to navigate and beyond what we can do in a free demo project.
The software cannot download a web page as a HTML file, but it can extract the HTML to the data file (Excel file in this case), which is what the project is doing.
>> Unfortunately yes. Each full article webpage contains a link to a dataset webpage. On that page there is an encrypted link to the dataset to download which you need to click the terms and conditions box.
>> So there isn't anything you can suggest?
>> possible, it won't be easy).
>> and conditions? If so, then Web2Disk won't be able to copy the site.
>> it to automatically tick the other check boxes.
>> sites are probably absolutely massive and not practical to copy.
>>> I'm interested in accessing information on a website for which my institution has purchased a licence.
>>> I want to download everything, in particular the datasets which are hundreds if not thousands. Then I plan to analyse using statistical software.
>>> The problem is that the links to the datasets are encrypted and in order to download even one you need to tick the terms and conditions box (see attached picture).
>>> Hence I'm not sure a web downloader can download these. If you can provide a solution to this, I will be happy to purchase a licence through my institution.
To access the website you might need higher education institutional access - from a uni for example. So some of the below links might not work for you.
under 'data and analysis' there's a link to the statistical data ('Download statistical data').
Once you follow this link the terms and conditions web page comes up and after ticking to accept you can click on the encrypted link to download.
Obviously I want to repeat the process for all the reviews that have data attached to them. And then repeat every other month or so to update my data collection.
Please check the attached demo project, it can give you a better thought to download file.
you will need to change the start url ,, currently, i 'm using local html as you sent.
the first link template to simulately click on 'agree' check box, then the following form submit template - 'download' will start to download the file , when you edit the 'download' form submit template, you can take a look at the config section - 'file download on form submit' in Advanced tab, i assumed that the fixed extension is pdf .
It's very difficult to process AJAX trees and it's beyond what we can help you with as part of standard support. The cost of building such a project would be at least twice the cost of the software itself.
It would be much easier to extract data from http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/14651858/homepage/crglist.html, but I'm not sure how that would give you the same data as the topic tree.
can you please attach fewer screen-shots to indicate how to reach each page?
and which content are you interested to collect ?
Please lead me how to reach that download page, so i can make the demo project to download that dataset file.. thanks.
Thank you for that, that actually worked and it seems the software can do what I am after.
and the information on all directories and subdirectories I want to be stored (e.g. in an excel file) and linked with the file names I will download in the final step you explained in your previous reply.
and of course the data file (the extension is rm5) in the manner you explained below (IF there's a "Download statistical data" link on the /full page for that article.
I really appreciate your help with this and once I manage to get the template working with the trial version I'll put in a purchase order with my institution.


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Olympic vibe of FISU University Games resonates with Canada hockey forward Andrew Coxhead of Bedford
Glenn MacDonald | Posted: Jan. 20, 2023, 1:20 p.m. | Updated: Jan. 20, 2023, 6:02 p.m. | 8 Min Read
Bedford's Andrew Coxhead, a second-year forward with the Saint Mary's Huskies, leads Team Canada into Saturday's men's hockey semifinal of the FISU World Winter University Games in New York. - U SPORTS
Andrew Coxhead may not have claimed world junior gold, but he and fellow U Sports hockey all-stars may have been instrumental in determining the Canadian team that won it all earlier this month in Halifax.
"I guess we helped pick their team," joked Bedford's Coxhead, a second-year forward with the Saint Mary's Huskies.
Coxhead joined some of the nation's top university players for a two-game exhibition series against national junior team selection camp hopefuls in Moncton last month.
Second-year forward Andrew Coxhead has scored a team-leading 12 goals in 20 games with the Saint Mary's Huskies this season. - ST. F.X. ATHLETICS
While world junior standouts like tournament leading scorer Connor Bedard, team captain Shane Wright and Dylan Guenther, who scored the golden goal in overtime in the final against Czechia, didn't play in the exhibition games, Coxhead faced off against bubble players who eventually made the cut. That included, among others, Adam Fantilli, Brennan Othmann and Joshua Roy, who finished second in Team Canada scoring.
"I'm not sure how much of a difference we made on the overall team, but I think we were good competition for them," said Coxhead, who played five QMJHL seasons with three teams, including time with Team Canada members Nathan Gaucher (Quebec) and Zach Dean (Gatineau). "We helped them decide who was going to make the team.
"It's the closest to the world juniors that I would ever get as a player," he added. "I played with a couple of the guys who were trying out and it was nice to see them again. Playing against all those high-level players was an experience. They could snap that puck around and skate pretty fast. It was fun despite the fact we lost both games."
Andrew Coxhead and Team Canada steamrolled through the preliminary round at the University Games, running the table with a 5-0 record. They outscored their opponents a staggering 37-5 over the five round-robin games. - U SPORTS
While they didn't represent Canada at the world juniors, 11 players from that U Sports all-star team are representing the country at the FISU Winter World University Games in upstate New York.
Among them are Coxhead and SMU teammates Justin MacPherson and Matthew Welsh and St. Francis Xavier X-Men linemates Liam Hawel and Matthew Struthers.
Team Canada steamrolled through the preliminary round, running the table with a 5-0 record. They outscored their opponents a staggering 37-5 over the five round-robin games.
They have advanced to Saturday's semifinals against Kazakhstan (2:05 p.m. AT) at the famed Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid. On the line is a trip to the gold medal game Sunday evening at the same rink where the Miracle on Ice was staged nearly 43 years ago.
After he returns from the University Games on Monday night, Andrew Coxhead will be back in the Saint Mary's lineup on Wednesday when the Huskies face the Acadia Axemen in Wolfville. - SMU ATHLETICS
Echoes of the 1980 Winter Olympiad have resounded during the 11-day multi-sport event.
"I have never been to the Olympics but this is what it probably feels like on a smaller scale," Coxhead said. "You kind of get that feeling with all of the athletes and all of the countries.
"It's been a wicked experience. We're having meals with all of the other teams from around the world. It's cool to see all of the other athletes. They put on a really good show at the opening ceremonies in Lake Placid. Seeing everyone come together in a competitive but respectful way has been really cool."
The Atlantic university players will fly back to Nova Scotia on Monday night. Coxhead, MacPherson and Welsh will be thrown back into the heated AUS race on Wednesday night when the U Sports No. 9 Huskies travel to Wolfville to face the Acadia Axemen.
Defenceman Justin MacPherson is one of three Saint Mary's Huskies in the lineup for Team Canada at the University Games, along with forward Andrew Coxhead and goalie Matthew Welsh. - U SPORTS
SMU (14-8-0) sit third in the conference with 28 points, just two back of the second-place UPEI Panthers.
"We have been playing good hockey lately," said Coxhead, who has scored a team-leading 12 goals in 20 games this season, tied for sixth in the AUS.
"We have a good team with a lot of depth. Sometimes we struggle to put the puck into the net, but we have guys stepping up to help out with the scoring. That's good to see especially late in the season as we get close to playoffs. This is the time you want to do it."
UNB Reds goalie Kendra Woodland gave up a first-period goal and then shut Slovakia down the rest of the way as the Canadian women's hockey team won 6-1 in Friday's semifinal at the Herb Brooks Arena.
Shae Demale of Saint Mary's and Lea MacLeod and Maggy Burbidge of St. F.X. each had an assist for Canada, which advances to Saturday night's gold medal game against either Czechia or Japan. Those teams played its semifinal later Friday night.
Dartmouth's Lea MacLeod of the St. Francis Xavier X-Women had an assist Friday afternoon in Team Canada's 6-1 win over Slovakia in the women's hockey semifinal at the Herb Brooks Arena. - U SPORTS
TWO LOSSES TO BRITAIN SEND PURCELL TO BRONZE MEDAL GAME
Owen Purcell and the Canadian men's curling team from Dalhousie suffered back-to-back losses to Great Britain on Thursday and will play for bronze against Switzerland later Friday night.
After losing 8-2 in their final round-robin match in the morning draw, Team Canada saw its gold medal chances dissipate when Great Britain upended them 6-4 in Thursday night's semifinal at Saranac Civic Center.
"It didn't quite go our way and we ran into a really hot Great Britain team today. Honestly, hats off to them," Upper Tantallon's Purcell said in a news release. "They played a really solid game and we didn't quite play well enough to take this one away from them. They definitely deserve the win and I'm really proud of the guys because they left it all out there."
Great Britain will play the U.S. in the gold medal match on Saturday.
Team chemistry translates to success for Nova Scotia curlers Purcell, McEachren
Falmouth's Burbidge returns to Miracle on Ice arena for FISU Winter World University Games
Updated Jan. 10, 2023 |10 min read
Strong AUS contingent headlines Canadian men's hockey team for Winter World University Games


Marie has just been released from prison after serving six years for bank robbery and accessory to murder, the result of going off to Mexico with a boyfriend who was on the run from the police. Having no alternatives right out of prison, she takes employment from an old friend who gives her a position as nanny to her two-year-old daughter, Caitlin, even though Marie has no prior experience. In the short amount of time that it takes for Marie to lose her job, she has stolen her former friend's husband and child, and has set off for an adventure in one of the most romantic cities in the world, Paris, France.
Bad Marie is the latest in a round of books that I have read which I have not been able to put down – it was so good! The main character's unhappy childhood and resulting arrested development have kept her right at the height of self indulgent and selfish behavior, her lack of impulse control leading her to leap before she takes the time to fully consider the consequences of her actions. Marie makes one bad and totally reprehensible decision after another, and I for one couldn't help but be totally intrigued and completely on her side, so compellingly has Dermansky written her character. Besides being really curious to see what she will do next and where that decision would lead, I felt great compassion for Marie.
Though she is completely in the wrong on many things, Marie's behavior isn't alone in being questionable- leaving an ex-con with no experience and whom you don't really like to care for your child or running of with your daughter's nanny are hardly stellar parenting choices. Maybe I should have had a little more sympathy for the mother of the kidnapped child, but it was really hard for me to feel that much for her. Dermansky has excelled in writing a mesmerizing character study and unrelenting page turner all at the same time.


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Schitt's Creek Season 5 Is Finally Available on Netflix
Schitt's Creek is the best show currently on TV, whether the Emmys left it empty-handed or not this year, and we're not done talking about it — we might never be, bébés! To paraphrase David Rose (Dan Levy), we might not have a lot, but we do have taste. And now streamers can finally see what all the fuss is about when it comes to Season 5 of the Pop TV comedy because it has finally arrived on Netflix!
For those Schitt's Creek fans who somehow missed the latest season during its winter run on Pop TV, well, we love this journey for you because you're about to experience Moira Rose's (Catherine O'Hara) feather-filled ~movie moment~ and all that David and Patrick (Noah Reid) swoonage all at once. This is luxury.
Schitt's Creek Is the Best Show on TV Right Now
Schitt's Creek Season 5 is the second-to-last season in the series and the first to earn its cast and creative some nominations at the Primetime Emmys. The team recently wrapped production on the sixth and final season of the series, and co-creator and star Dan Levy told TV Guide that because the Emmys attention didn't come until after they'd completed filming the final season, they "are ending the show with the same kind of purity that we started it with."
Schitt's Creek is also available to stream on CW Seed and Pop TV's digital site. The comedy will return for its sixth and final season in 2020 on Pop.
(Disclosure: TV Guide is owned by CBS Interactive, a division of CBS Corporation.)
Catherine O'Hara, Schitt's CreekPhoto: Pop TV
This article was originally published by Tvguide.com. Read the original article here.
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Farming Beyond Borders: Farmers Share Challenges and Solutions
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Whilst many challenges facing Farming First's supporters can vary from region to region, we also stand to gain much from sharing our common experiences, to identify relevant solutions. With this in mind, we recently interviewed farmers from opposite ends of the world, to find out which concerns and interventions – if any – they shared.
Beatrice Wakwabubi, a Kenyan farmer with Farm Africa's Growing Futures initiative, and Jean Lam, a member of the National Farmers' Union in the US, who works a no-till operation in Oklahoma, US, may seem to have little in common. But like many farmers in today's uncertain climate, both women told Farming First that financing, rising costs and land access were their main concerns.
Beatrice called on her government to offer better financing options for smallholders to lease or buy their land, thus giving farmers greater security and incentives for investment. Jean added that as competition for land increased and farms continued to expand to remain competitive, young farmers would need low interest loans to incentivise them. Although their own experiences were vastly different, their concerns showed two sides of the same coin.
At the same time, a major challenge for Beatrice is the fertility of her soils as she diversifies and begins to grow French beans. A good way of avoiding preserving soil health is no-till farming, a practice that has already yielded results for Jean.
The scale of their farms, access to credit and markets, and environmental conditions may be greatly different. But today's farmers also face many of the same challenges and can learn much from one another. Read the full interview with Beatrice and Jean below.
See also: farmers, female farmers, Kenya, USA
Monica Maigari: My Message on the International Day of Rural Women
To celebrate the International Day of Rural Women, we interviewed Monica Maigari, a Nigerian farmer who has been named a "Female Food Hero" by Oxfam. Monica spoke at the session "Food Security in Crisis" at the Borlaug Dialogue in Iowa.
FF: How did you begin your career as a farmer?
MM: I was first introduced to farming as an elementary student. The teachers would take us to the countryside in the evening where we would work in the gardens and learn about farming. I took an interest and learned much. After marriage, my husband and I as teachers made little money. So I began farming to supplement our income.
FF: What are the challenges farmers face in your region?
MM: In our region, one of the main difficulties is access to the equipment that can make our agriculture less labour intensive. In addition, reliable access to improved seeds and inputs can be a real challenge. Finally, for women, the right to inherit and have title to land is difficult.
FF: Is climate change affecting your region?
MM: Yes. The main difference is in the timing and duration of the annual rainy season. One year the rains may come late; the next year they may be very early. For example, farmers in my region of Kaduna state usually plant rice in July to coincide with the annual rains. However, this year the rains came early and our rice harvest will be very small.
FF: How have you overcome these challenges?
MM: I have sought out education and worked to develop test plots that not only help me to try new techniques and seeds, but also help other women to learn more modern practices of farming – in seed spacing, rotation with legumes, and moisture retention.
FF: Do you think women face more difficulties than male farmers?
MM: Yes. Women especially have difficulty in have secure access to land. Men are most often the landowners in the family, so if a woman is widowed she often cannot inherit the land. And yet, women are the majority of those that work the land and produce the crops, but often have the least ability to obtain credit. In addition, many extension programs are directed to men, and women are not as accepted.
FF: How have you overcome these difficulties?
MM: Like other Female Food Heroes, I have worked to form women's groups where we share knowledge, and create opportunities for work and added value in our crops. Women mentoring and working with other women is a powerful tool.
FF: How did you get involved in the Female Food Hero Competition?
MM: A local organization came to my community with an application for the Nigeria Ogbonge Woman completion sponsored in part by Oxfam. I applied and out of over 1,200 women, I was one of twelve finalists. I then went on to take a 2nd position. Using the proceeds from that initiative, I was able to purchase the land I farmed, work as an advocate for small-scale women farmers in my region and also in other countries like Ethiopia and the U.S.
FF: How did it feel to win the competition?
MM: At first I had no words. I was the only woman winner from my state of Kaduna. I am happy that my winning is allowing me to help other women farmers, and advocate for the rights to land and the need to address climate change.
FF: What are your hopes for the future of your farm?
MM: I hope that I can continue to improve and add value to my farm, so that as I get older I will be able to sell it to another farmer and be able to use that money to benefit other women, my community, and the world.
FF: What is your message to other female farmers on International Day of Rural Women?
MM: My message is that women must join together to build a better food system, and to advocate for our rights to land, tools, and education.
See also: agriculture, female farmers, gender equality, international day of rural women, women


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Ataraxia Group Exhibition
at Mirus Gallery https://www.sfstation.com/mirus-gallery-b38954982 (7pm - 10pm) 540 Howard Street
Dwayne Kennedy - Live Album Recording
at Punch Line Comedy Club https://www.sfstation.com/punch-line-comedy-club-b873 (10:15 PM) 444 Battery Street
Robert K Byers Photography 'Centennial' at the Telegraph Hill Gallery SF
at Telegraph Hill Gallery - {TH(e)Gallery} https://www.sfstation.com/telegraph-hill-gallery-th-e-gallery-b38985830 (12:30 PM) 491 Greenwich Street
Comedian Sherri Shepherd
at Cobb's Comedy Club https://www.sfstation.com/cobbs-comedy-club-b1732 (10:15 PM) 915 Columbus Avenue
Artgasm at Urban Pharm: An evening of art, sexuality, science & Cannabis!
at Urban Pharm https://www.sfstation.com/urban-pharm-b24832431 (6pm-10pm) 122 10th Street
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Project Level Award show
at African American Art and Culture Complex https://www.sfstation.com/african-american-art-and-culture-complex-b3571 (06:30 PM) 762 Fulton Street
The Comedy Incubator | Haight Ashbury
at Michael Collins Irish Bar https://www.sfstation.com/michael-collins-irish-bar-b257607 (07:00 PM) 1568 Haight Street
Acrylic Paint Pouring with Armando from ARCH
at ARCH Art and Drafting Supply https://www.sfstation.com/arch-art-and-drafting-supply-b2860 (04:00 PM) 10 Carolina Street
'The Tender Gardener' by Lana Williams: Opening Reception
at The Mill https://www.sfstation.com/the-mill-b38709632 (6-8pm) 736 Divisadero Street
7 - 10 PM
Gallery Reception | Uprise West: Paintings by Dan Covert
at The Midway https://www.sfstation.com/the-midway-b38984166 (7 - 10 PM) 900 Marin Street
The Art Critique Comedy Show
at Art Attack SF https://www.sfstation.com/art-attack-sf-b38990340 (8PM) 2358 Market Street
Susie Fu's "Self Portraits": Deep Learning Art at the Pixel Cave
at SoMa https://www.sfstation.com/soma-b38984543 (08:00 PM) 6th Street at Folsom
Jul 26, 2018-Jul 30, 2019, 11am-5pm
In That Case: Oxossi Ayofemi and Risa Wechsler
at Contemporary Jewish Museum https://www.sfstation.com/contemporary-jewish-museum-b341 (Jul 26, 2018-Jul 30, 2019, 11am-5pm) 736 Mission St
July 26-Nov 18, 11am-5pm
Lew the Jew and His Circle: Origins of American Tattoo
at Contemporary Jewish Museum https://www.sfstation.com/contemporary-jewish-museum-b341 (July 26-Nov 18, 11am-5pm) 736 Mission St
August Vilella exhibition/artist reception, 111 Minna, SF
at 111 Minna https://www.sfstation.com/111-minna-b398 (05:00 PM) 111 Minna Street
The Golden State, Photographs from California, 1865 to the present
at Scott Nichols Gallery https://www.sfstation.com/scott-nichols-gallery-b700 (11am-5:30pm) 49 Geary Street, Fourth Floor
The Companions: Sounds for a Lost Screenplay
at de Young Museum https://www.sfstation.com/de-young-museum-b507 (9:30 AM - 4:30 PM) 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive
ARL Staff Project Hours: Zine Making with Max Stadnik
at Minnesota Street Project https://www.sfstation.com/minnesota-street-project-b257753 (01:30 PM) 1275 Minnesota Street
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Everything Is Quiet
at Creativity Explored https://www.sfstation.com/creativity-explored-b4424 (See Gallery Hours at creativityexpl)... 3245 16th Street
The Future of the Past: Mummies and Medicine
at Legion of Honor https://www.sfstation.com/legion-of-honor-b349 (9:30am-5:15pm) 100 34th Avenue
at San Francisco Arts Commission (SFAC) https://www.sfstation.com/san-francisco-arts-commission-sfac-b22065831 (11am-6pm) 401 Van Ness Avenue
Inflatable Expanding Works of Art
at Exploratorium https://www.sfstation.com/exploratorium-b355 (10am - 5pm) Pier 15
10am - 5pm, till 9pm on Thu
at SFMOMA https://www.sfstation.com/sfmoma-b350 (10am - 5pm, till 9pm on Thu ) 151 3rd Street
Leela Improv Show (081718)
at Exit Theatre https://www.sfstation.com/exit-theatre-b807 (08:00 PM) 156 Eddy Street
Annual Independent Provider Appreciation Day - 2018
at Victoria Manalo Draves Park https://www.sfstation.com/victoria-manalo-draves-park-b38987851 (01:00 PM) Harrison Street at Sherman Street
Bill Kane: Emanations
at Foreign Cinema https://www.sfstation.com/foreign-cinema-b1341 (6pm - 10pm) 2534 Mission Street
California: North and South
at Heather James Fine Art https://www.sfstation.com/heather-james-fine-art-b38996466 (9 a.m. - 6 p.m.) 49 Geary Street
Audium 10
at Audium Theater of Sound https://www.sfstation.com/audium-theater-of-sound-b38991730 (8pm) 1616 Bush Street
Opening reception Sat, June 23, 5-7pm; exhibition open now through August 24th
Opening Reception: Illumination | The Poetics of Light
at Avenue 12 Gallery https://www.sfstation.com/avenue-12-gallery-b38990951 (Opening reception Sat, June 23, 5-7)... 1101 Lake Street
10:30-6pm
Pard Morrison: Heliotrope
at Brian Gross Fine Art https://www.sfstation.com/brian-gross-fine-art-b387 (10:30-6pm) 248 Utah Street
Quintessence: 6 Perspectives on Abstraction
at Haines Gallery https://www.sfstation.com/haines-gallery-b389 (10:30am to 5:30pm) 49 Geary Street, Suite 540
Sex and the City Live! August 17 - 7PM
at Oasis SF https://www.sfstation.com/oasis-sf-b38984388 (07:00 PM) 298 11th Street
Beginner's Woodturning Class
at The Shop.build San Francisco https://www.sfstation.com/the-shop-build-san-francisco-b38984107 (Flexible) 926 Howard Street
CNC Embroidery Basics
Beginners Welding Class
Summer Session: Foundation 3 Intensive, Focusing on Acting with Zoe Galvez and Kasey Klemm (#S18-08-2735)
at BATS Improv https://www.sfstation.com/bats-improv-b1429 (07:00 PM) B350 Fort Mason Center
Open Friday–Tuesday 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Open Thursday 10 a.m.–9 p.m. Closed Wednesday.
Sublime Seas - John Akomfrah and J.M.W. Turner
at SFMOMA https://www.sfstation.com/sfmoma-b350 (Open Friday–Tuesday 10 a.m.–5 p)... 151 3rd Street


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The World of Mobile Apps
Smartphones have become an inseparable part of our everyday life. And mobile app development – a huge industry. In July 2018, Apple App Store will celebrate its 10th anniversary. Since its launch, mobile apps have had a huge impact on our society. There are around 2,2 million apps available in the App Store, and their number is constantly growing.
Most of IT companies in Lviv have their own mobile app development departments, so most probably, if you are a local, there are at least a few apps on your phone developed by Ukrainian engineers and designers. We talked to Zhanna Yuskevych, Lead of Mobile App Development at Teamvoy and professional art critic, about the technologies that stand behind app development, the perfect app from a user's and developer's point of view, and how mobile apps will change in the nearest future.
Teamvoy partly focuses on working with startups, especially my department. If a startup has an idea that seems interesting and progressive, we are ready to invest our time and work on it, even if the startup is at a very early stage. For example, a few years ago, we started to work with a local startup Senstone, and now, having raised more than $300, 000 on Kickstarter, it is probably the most famous Ukrainian startup. Senstone is a device which automatically converts your voice notes into text and organizes them for easy access. The wearable is shaped as a stylish pendant which makes it easy to wear it on your neck or wrist as well as clip to your clothes. For Senstone, Teamvoy has developed a mobile app to support the device, and we're still working on improving the app's functionality. Actually, we're also working on launching an Android app too.
Theoretically, all mobile apps can be divided into two categories – apps that support wearables and individual apps with specific functions. Various wearable devices have become a real hype now – people are excited to use fitness trackers, smartwatches and many other IoT devices, including smart products for home, etc. Therefore, most of the apps downloaded on a daily basis, aim to support, control, and interact with such devices. As the IoT sphere progresses, more and more supporting apps will appear on the market very soon.
One of Teamvoy's own startups, our pet project is TRMWCHQ – an app that tracks trams in Lviv. It's not just a list of tram stops – the app helps you to get on the right tram in time. With the latest geolocation technologies and modern lightweight design, you can easily find the nearest tram stop and check the arrival time for an upcoming tram. The app has already become quite popular among locals. Initially, it was created just to test out the new React Native framework that we were supposed to use on the client's request for our other project. We tried it on the TRMWCHQ app, and it worked perfectly, first of all, since the engineers could write the JavaScript code just once. Moreover, this framework allows to use it on both iOS and Android at the same time. It's less time consuming and cheaper.
Which app to download?
Any mobile app is either something you really need or really like. Every time I download an app, I hesitate, because apps take up storage space. Hence, any app is expected to take up as minimum storage space as possible. The only app I use a lot is Uber. I am not unique, sorry. But at the same time, I find it very well user-oriented, very stylish, simple and laconic.
Apps for fun are always the most popular. If you take a look at the TOP 20 downloaded apps in 2017, according to Apple, you can be surprised. The first place is taken by Bitmoji, the app that creates personal emojis. Then go Snapchat and YouTube followed by social networks – Messenger, Instagram and Facebook, then Google Maps, Netflix, Spotify, finally Uber, etc. Apps for making communication better and photos funnier will be always trendy and not just among teenagers.
An app called Yazio is a nice example of how tracking your daily diet can become an addiction. This app counts calories you eat during the day, tracks your activities, and monitors your weight. It's simple and easy in use, but at the same time, really multifunctional – it makes you a personal plan on how to lose weight, tracks your carbs, proteins, and fats and even has a built-in barcode scanner. I also like Nike+ Run Club, a motivational personal trainer which rates your running achievements. This app can even analyze the way you run, including speed and pace, and give you voice recommendations or cheer you up when you stop running.
Another pet project Teamvoy has developed is Asphalte, a social network that allows people who love to write to share their writings. Whether its prose, poetry or just notes you don't want to lose – you can share them in the app as well as read texts from other writers. I really like Asphalte's design and interface.
The Houzz platform for interior design is not exactly an app, but it's considered to be the pioneer in providing tagging option for products. It's similar to tagging friends on pictures in social networks. But here you tag furniture or home accessories you like and can see how it will look at your room. This idea helped the company to increase sales of furniture and other home products. Recently, tagging has become a feature other apps also try to implement.
Making impossible happen
I first worked on a project which used AR around 6 years ago, and since then there hasn't been much progress in this technology, but I still believe that there will be a real breakthrough in the future. Let's remember, Pokémon Go, an AR game that made thousands of people go out on the streets with their smartphones to look for Pokémon. I think AR will bring more awesome inventions in the future, we just need a bit more time to learn how to implement the technology in the best way possible.
Once, I worked on an AR project for one Scandinavian company. The main idea of this project was to create a "wow" effect for a simple presentation. During the presentation, slide interfaces would become 3D to highlight the importance of information written there. The second interesting project was developing an AR app for a fiction book. When you hold a smartphone with the app over a certain page, an illustration becomes alive. It's a commonly used option now, especially for children's book publishing houses. Navigation apps also use AR to make certain parts of a road more visible. It can be a certain 3D house on the street you are walking or driving on, after which you are told to turn right, for example. In such a way it's way navigation becomes easier.
The technology of image and object recognition is also very trendy and useful in many industries – fintech, healthcare, art, etc. Right now, I'm working on a project for a client from New York. The guy is the owner of one contemporary art gallery and, on his request, we're developing an app that would recognize paintings. I'm very excited about this particular project, as, in addition to software engineering, I have a degree in Art Criticism. I got my technical education at Ivan Franko National University of Lviv on the Faculty of Applied Mathematics and later studied at Lviv National Academy of Arts. Therefore, I'm always happy to combine programming and art when an opportunity occurs.
In my opinion, Artificial Intelligence is the technology that opens windows of opportunity in mobile app development. AI allows integrating an interface of an app for every unique user. It depends on a particular user's experience, the way someone uses an app. Sometimes you don't use all sections of an app, but only a few particular functions, then an app can be more targeted, similar to targeted ads. Moreover, AI also has plenty of benefits for software engineers, who don't need to rebuild an app's interface hundreds of times anymore. It makes sense because an app doesn't need to be overloaded with options and functions.
Magic at your fingertips
Modern people are fast – we live, receive new information, and interact with our smartphones very fast. When it comes to apps, technologies are also constantly trying to make them work faster, and their design simpler. Nowadays, no one has time to wait a few minutes before a page loads. A situation like that, as well as, too complicated apps immediately push user away, and it's not surprising.
UX design plays a huge role in app development. Simplicity, stylish minimalism, perfect color balance, full-screen experience, clear readability, functional animations, and finally, the magic you can do with your fingers – tap, pinch, swipe, zoom. Amazing!
Summing up, honestly, I think the idea is the most important thing. You can use all the trends of UX design, architecture, and technologies, but these things exist just to improve the idea, not to replace it. Every idea should be unique, keep up with the times, solve a pressing problem, make life easier, or more interesting. In other cases, no one is going to use it or will delete the app right after downloading it.
The short life of apps has become a common thing in the world of million competitive digital ides. But if you have one, never give up.
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This is the biggest test of the season – manager
Mansfield Town manager Nigel Clough believes Saturday's match at league leaders Forest Green Rovers will be the Stags' toughest game of the season.
Table toppers Rovers are without defeat in the league since October.
Mansfield's current run of nine wins from ten games in all competitions makes for an exciting clash between two of the division's form sides and the boss expects the match to be his side's greatest challenge of the season.
"They are the outstanding team in the division," he said.
"[They had a] Freak result at the weekend, 5-5 at Oldham when they were 4-1 ahead but that would have, not that they needed it, given them a kick up the backside.
"[The game was] One of those freak results really but they score bags of goals, they're full of confidence and they're top of the league for good reason.
"They mix it up like all good teams.
"They play it out a little bit but they'll [also] hit the big lad Jamille Matt upfront. They get it wide, they play little through balls – so it's difficult to stop every avenue."
Despite Forest Green's form this season and their four point lead at the top of the Sky Bet League Two table, the Stags approach the fixture in magnificent form also, winning nine from the last ten games.
"The remarkable thing [about our current form] is to actually win nine games, no draws," he said.
"To win nine out of ten is incredible.
"We felt as though we weren't too far away even when we couldn't win. We knew we weren't the worst team in the league.
"On our day we are capable of competing [towards the top of the division] and we know we are capable of challenging for the top seven, which was our aim at the start of the season."
Speaking about the run-up to Christmas, he said: "We're not even halfway through the season yet.
"There's three points at stake. Win, lose or draw on Saturday, we're still in a good position going forward.
"It would be lovely to keep the run going.
"[After the Forest Green match] Those three games over Christmas, nine points [up for grabs] in a week, I think they'll go a long way to dictating where we're going to be [come the end of the season]."
In team news, the manager confirmed several players will be absent from the match at The Fully Charged New Lawn.
"We had seven out on Saturday, quite a few of those being defenders.
"We hope that Danny Johnson won't be too far off, a couple of weeks and then he might be available for the Christmas period.
"Ollie Clarke [should return around a similar time] even if he doesn't make Saturday, he could be available for the three games over the Christmas period [Hartlepool, Harrogate and Rochdale].
"Kellan [Gordon] is not going to be ready [to play] anytime soon. Will Forrester [will be out] until January.
"JJ [O'Toole] has got a chance for Saturday, if not then [he will return] next week."
Watch the manager's interview in full at: mansfieldtown.net/ifollow.


A little over a month ago, Valve announced a new content curation policy that ranked as one of the more shameless attempts to eat its cake and have it too. The company's new policy amounts to "We won't curate for either content or technical quality of the release unless something is illegal or 'straight up trolling', in which case we'll curate." It's this last part — and the vagueness of "straight up trolling" — that led us to slam the decision as a dodge rather than any kind of principled stand. Lo' and behold, a month later, developers are still having problems parsing Valve's content curation policy and the company has suspended the sale of adult games while it tries to work the mess out.
Delays like this are further evidence that Valve's broad new content policy that it snap-deployed last month weren't really the product of a long, well-thought-out process. It's not like adult games are waiting to go live on Steam for the very first time — they've been sold on the platform for years, albeit under a confusing set of content guidelines that sometimes led to previously approved titles being yanked without warning. Valve seems to believe it can avoid all of the problems around curation if it simply provides good filters and content curation methods for end users to employ.
Historically, that hasn't proven true — robust curation is typically required to prevent storefronts from turning into oceans of crap, which is one reason why people tend to use and trust the Apple Store, while the Windows Store/Microsoft Store (Microsoft changed the name — did you notice?) historically tended to fill with garbage. We remain dubious that Valve's "Everything goes unless we say it doesn't, but this somehow doesn't represent curation" stance will actually be good for anything or anyone on Steam in the long term.
For now, games like Shining Song Starnova remain in limbo, only for a slightly different reason than before.


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2019 NBA Playoffs
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Stein: Clippers 'have emerged as equally dangerous threat to Knicks' to sign KD away from the Warriors
The day after Rich Kleiman, Kevin Durant's manager, said the back-to-back Finals MVP "really doesn't know" where he'll be playing next season, Marc Stein of the New York Times has weighed in on the topic. According to Stein, the Clippers, run by Jerry West, the ex-Warriors eminence grise, are very...
KD making 'good progress,' but not ready to advance to on-court work; will be re-evaluated in another week
Seconds into Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals, the Warriors sent out the first official injury update on Kevin Durant (strained right calf), who's out for at least another week, and also provided a status report on DeMarcus Cousins (torn left quad). Durant has shown good progress, but isn't...
'It's kind of sharky' — Another day, another amazing Klay video
A couple of days after revealing his love for meditating while listening to classical music or nature sounds, Klay Thompson has delivered yet another memorable moment at the microphone. This one came after a reporter asked him about the weather in Portland. "I'm like a chameleon. I can adapt to...
Haynes: Durant to miss Game 2 against the Blazers with right calf strain
As has been widely anticipated, the Warriors appear set to play Game 2 against the Blazers without the services of Kevin Duant, according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports. Golden State star Kevin Durant (calf strain) will not play in Game 2 of the WCF against Portland, league sources tell Yahoo...
'He hasn't even stepped on the floor yet' — Kerr pumps the brakes on KD and Boogie return talk
Heading into the Western Conference Finals, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr made it clear that the club is preparing to play the Blazers sans Kevin Durant and DeMarcus Cousins. "I think everyone needs to slow down a little bit on the Kevin stuff," Kerr said after practice on Monday. "He hasn't even...
Klay likes listening to classical music or nature sounds while visualizing making buckets
With the Warriors getting ready to reveal the Western Conference Finals against the Blazers, Klay Thompson was among the Dubs who spoke at practice on Monday and the guard did not disappoint. Klay revealed that he's done a lot, on the mental side, when it comes to growing his game this season. He's...
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Splash Brothers show up and show as Warriors close out the Rockets in Game 6
Stephen Curry lead the Warriors to a big Game 6 victory over the Rockets, sending Houston home for the summer with a 118-113 win. Steph had no points at halftime but he flipped on the switch and had a 33-point second half. CLUTCH CURRY Y'ALL: STEPHEN. pic.twitter.com/HeKai5wJWX — Golden State...
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Stephen A. says Klay is tired of getting Golden State's 'crumbs'
In the wake of the Warriors' loss to the Rockets on Monday night, there has been no shortage of noise surrounding the back-to-back champs and what ails them. There has been plenty of talk, too, about Klay Thompson, who was 5-for-15 from the field and 1-for-6 from beyond the arc, tallying 11 points...
Urban: It's time for Oracle to remind everyone what home-court advantage really means
It's been said that a series doesn't start until the home team loses a game. Not sure who, exactly, said it, but the guess is that they're the same knuckleheads behind the notion that the higher seed loses home-court advantage should the team lose one of the first two games at home. BUT, they say,...
Warriors fall to the Rockets, 112-108, sending series back to Oracle tied 2-2
The Warriors dropped back-to-back games in Houston and now the series is tied 2-2. Despite Kevin Durant dropping 34 points and Stephen Curry finishing with 30, the Warriors fell, 112-108, at the Toyota Center in Houston. The storyline was similar to Saturday's game except this one didn't go into OT...


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