The role that potatoes can play in improving the lives and health of the world's population was a major theme of the tenth World Potato Congress held at the origin of the crop in Cusco, Peru. The event was held alongside the Latin American Potato Association congress and opened by Peru's President Martin Vizcarra.
The congress was a very technical one, with nearly all presentations given by academics. While that did allow delegates to learn about the latest potato science, it meant they did not hear from many growers or commercial processing, packing and input suppliers who have the job of converting science into practical business solutions.
One speaker that did bridge the disciplines of science and business was Dr Maximo Torero, executive director of the World Bank. He highlighted the mis-match between a 40% increase in global potato production since 1990 and a doubling in the volume and a 400% increase in the value of potato trade in that time. He said that most of that increase in trade has been in frozen product, such as fries, which can be globally shipped. However, that means that much of the increase in the global value of potato production has been confined to developed countries, with just four countries – Belgium, Netherlands, Canada and USA accounting for more than 80% of frozen fry exports. Just 6% of world potato production is globally trade, compared to 17% for grains.
Torero said that the economic clout that developed countries have has enabled them to build efficient and competitive processing plants and absorb tariffs or restrictions on trade. The World Trade Organisation tariff on frozen fry exports is nearly 15%. EU processors have the advantage that 70% of the 5 million tonnes of product they export is sold to other EU countries, which is tariff-free, allowing them to establish the scale of production that makes them very competitive in other markets too. More than 85% of Canada's exports are to the US and free of duties, while the US also has tariff-free agreements with many markets that it sells to.
Torero argued that if more countries are to benefit from the global demand for potato products there needs to be more attention from governments in helping to develop industries and greater efforts in reducing tariff barriers and ensuring that phytosanitary standards and technical regulations are only used to ensure the safety of potatoes being traded rather than as a means of restricting trade.
All the world's largest potato trading nations have the ability to produce potatoes for processing at yields above 40 tonnes/hectare. That rate provides the volume of competitively priced potatoes a plant needs. World Potato Markets calculations show that a plant with a production of 200 000 tonnes of fries a year needs 400 000 tonnes of potatoes to supply it, which is 10 000 hectares of land growing potatoes every year yielding 40t/ha.
If potatoes are in rotation once every four years, then the minimum amount of land needed to support a modern processing plant is 40 000 hectares, while in many parts of the world rotations are longer at one in five years growing potatoes.
There are pockets of land across the world producing more than 40 tonnes/hectare supplying processing plants, including in China, Russia, Argentina and New Zealand, but the volumes involved are much smaller than those in the EU and North America.
Improving yield is a focus for many of the potato geneticists who gathered at the World Potato Congress, but they expressed the desire not to forfeit yield for quality. Argentine seed breeder Marcelo Huarte said that potatoes have a significant role in improving the low quality diets experienced by three billion people living across every country in the world. But improvements will have to come against a backdrop of continued population growth, climate change and urbanisation. He said that the potato industry will need to deploy improved breeding, including disease resistance, stress tolerance and genetic enhancement; precision agriculture (targeted use of inputs and enhanced agronomy); the use of biological products to improve soil quality; improved irrigation; more targeted agrochemicals and better financial support from governments and the private sector.
The dozens of presentations at the congress proved that the potato is one of the world's most diverse crops, with perhaps as much or more undiscovered as known potential. Governments and businesses across the globe view the crop as a way of feeding people nutritionally and affordably. From using resources more efficiently to resisting pest, drought and disease to breeding enhanced health benefits and even the appeal of peel, here's a roundup of the research presented at the congress, using the headings used at the event.
A project involving the USDA, International Potato Centre (CIP) Peruvian agricultural centre INIA and Asociacion ANDES has used the application of inexpensive calcium supplements to increase yield in 30% of the 1 200 native cultivars it tested, with gains from 10% to 100%. Elsewhere, genetic exploration of native species means that new frost-tolerant varieties are being released to local growers.
A joint- South African and Dutch project found that higher levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide as a result of climate change can enhance photosynthesis and reduce water use. However, higher temperatures associated with climate change put more stress on potatoes, so growers will need to avoid production during particularly hot periods. Meanwhile, a CIP project in sub-Saharan Africa has seen the release of three varieties in Kenya that do not experience a drop in yield in environments that experience 20%-30% less rain and have temperatures that are 2C to 3C higher than in more benign potato growing conditions. Joint CIP and German institute work has shown that Andean potato growers will be increasingly threatened by potato tuber moth as the climate changes.
Matching grower and consumer demands in potatoes was the subject of a Dutch/Ecuadorian project in Ecuador. A survey of 500 growers, traders and consumers discussed preferences. Perhaps unsurprisingly, growers focused on agronomic traits, consumers on tuber quality and processing traits and traders on marketability. Overall, the ideal potato should be resistant to late blight, high yielding and early maturing, but those traits should not sacrifice taste, yellow flesh and the versatility that allows single potato varieties to be suitable for several uses. The information is being used to develop new varieties in the country.
CIP projects released 491 improved varieties into the South and East Asian markets between 1951 and 2014, with 210 of these varieties in use in 2014 (43%), which is 30% of the overall total. Of the 7.6 million hectares of potato land in the region, 97% of the area planted between 2014 and 2016 was to improved varieties, mainly due to strong Indian and Chinese programmes. However, 20% of land in Nepal and Bangladesh is still planted with unimproved landraces. Of the 7.6 million ha of potatoes in the region, 1.4m ha is planted with CIP varieties. One particularly successful CIP variety developed with Yunnan Normal University In China is Cooperation-88. Research estimates that the late-blight resistant variety introduced in 2001 has resulted in up to US$3 billion extra income for growers and still accounts for 17% of production in the Yunnan region.
Brazilian research of 100 consumers looking at the acceptance of coloured potatoes with higher levels of antioxidants found that only 2% of consumers were prepared to pay no premium for coloured types, while 65% would pay between 25% to 50% more than standard types, 19% twice as much, 11% three times as much and 3% four times as much. Whether those intentions were translated into reality is unknown.
Colombian researchers have mapped the genetics of the two most important agronomic problems for potatoes in the country – late-blight and Guatemalan potato tuber moth. The knowledge is allowing them to develop resistant varieties. A joint Spanish and Ecuadorian project has genetically sequenced 200 potato accessions highlighting their ability to resist stresses such as drought and heat.
Disease robs up to 40% of potential potato yield, according to a presentation of a CIP/UK/Poland research project. Recent genetic improvements has seen the controlling of late-blight by using wild potato relatives in commercial varieties, with virus resistance to Potato Virus Y (PVY) now achieved along with resistance to bacterial wilt. A major gene resistant to Potato Leaf Roll Virus (PLRV) will be isolated soon, with resistance to nematodes now being assessed too. The researchers said that a research and development environment that funds genetic improvement and policies that support the use of genetic technology could result in a 30% increase in potato productivity that would increase grower profitability and improve environmental protection across the world.
CIP is leading a project to improve iron and zinc levels in potatoes by introducing genes from less genetically complex diploid varieties into more complex tetraploid commercial types. More than 13 000 genotypes have been whittled down to 360, with iron levels of between 24mg/kg to 45mg/kg and zinc at 15-35mg/kg. From that list of 360, 50 have been prioritised for variety selection in Latin America, Africa and Asia. To put the figures in context, white potatoes normally have iron levels of between 5-8mg/kg and zinc 3.5mg/kg.
New breeding techniques such as genetic marking, genotyping and phenotyping is speeding up and reducing the cost of the process of variety development, according to Irish researchers. Genetic marking allows traits to be stacked together and breeding cycles to be shortened. The focus of government-supported work in the country has been on fry colour and improved storage traits. Future work will look at environmental adaptation of potatoes.
Japanese research has genetically removed toxic steroidal glycoalkaloids (SGAs) from potatoes, which develop in sprouts and green tubers and can cause food poisoning. The research not only removed the SGAs, but led to the accumulation of steroidal saponins, which enable the synthesis of pharmaceutical drugs such as anti-inflammatory, androgenic, estrogenic and contraceptive drugs.
Using seeds, rather than tubers, Dutch company Solynta is developing diploid potatoes with similar yields to commercial tetraploid controls. That is speeding up the development of new varieties.
US company Maronne Bio Innovations has isolated beneficial bacteria to combat a range of diseases including blight, rhizoctonia and root knot and pests such as lesion nematodes and wireworms. Similar work in Belgium has seen the significant control of late blight, with researchers confident that antagonistic indigenous soil bacteria will be an important alternative to the use of fungicides and pesticides, some of which are losing their efficacy. Dutch work shows that popular blight spray Fluazinam, introduced in 1992, is less effective than it was in the past. Meanwhile, Canadian work shows that the use of spore traps allowed growers to detect the threat of blight up to 15 days earlier than normal, allowing them to protect crops with fungicides earlier.
The stacking of genes (particularly Rpi and Ry) should mean that there will eventually be a potato variety that can combine blight, PVY, bacterial wilt nematode resistance, according to British scientists. Meanwhile Chinese researchers said there is still room for chemical control of blight and presented work on the use of Phosphite fungicides showing a 2 hour uptake into leaves and significantly increased uptake of chemical after 24 hours, protecting the crop more strongly and for longer than alternatives. Phosphite can also be used as a post-harvest treatment to prolong storage periods.
Peru might be the home of the potato, but that means it is also probably the home of the potato virus too. An investigation by CIP researchers found much greater numbers and intensity of viruses than expected in the native potato growing regions and are now using that knowledge to develop systems to better understand and combat those viruses in the country and further afield.
Bacterial wilt (pictured) is a major problem in Sub-Saharan Africa. A CIP project in the region found the disease in between 50% to 70% of Ugandan, Kenyan and Ethiopian potato farms causing yield losses of between 30% to 100%. Infected seed and soil mean that the disease is endemic on many farms, but applications of neem kernel cake and organic fertiliser Plantmate, along with the use of high quality selected seed, which can be multiplied on-farm, reduces latent infection by 70% to 90% and saw some yields increase from a tiny 2 tonne/ha to as much as 40t/ha.
Just like humans, aphids have their favourite potato varieties too, research in Argentina has discovered. Using this knowledge, breeders can identify genes in varieties aphids reject to use in commercial types and keep the pests at bay.
Better understanding of evapotranspiration replacement (water losses from irrigation) is helping preserve or increase yields with reduced water use, scientists from Colorado State University in the US told the congress. In one case tuber bulking was faster and yields maintained despite a 17% reduction in irrigation water. Another finding was a 20% reduction in nitrogen fertiliser when pinto beans were added to the rotation. Work in Florida, US, found that a combination of sub-surface drip irrigation, sub-irrigation drainage tiles and a sprinkler system reduced water use and increased nitrogen fertiliser efficiency.
Research in Sicily by Italian research institute IVALSA found that coinciding irrigation with growth phases of the potato crop can save water without reducing yield. Only watering from tuber initiation to 50% of tuber growth rather than throughout the whole crop cycle resulted in high tuber yields and good tuber quality with a 870m³/ha reduction in water use.
The Belgian potato industry has worked with Government institute VITO to develop a satellite system that monitors temperature and rainfall to develop a predictive risk monitoring system for the potato crop. Launched last year, 300 growers, responsible for 10% of the national crop, registered for the free-to-use WatchITgrow system. The data is also available to Belgian traders and processing companies, allowing them to better plan their season.
Argentine researchers have used intercepted radiation (solar energy captured on the plant), total biomass and tuber yield to assess yield development in four french fry processing varieties. The length of the crop cycle (measured by intercepted radiation) was the most important factor determining total biomass and yield. This was then followed by radiation use efficiency (how well plants use radiated energy) and then harvest index (the measurement of crop yield).
A Brazilian project used five soil treatments to improve microbial activity, including the addition of grasses and maize into rotations. The most successful intervention was the use of deep tillage and the introduction of the grass Panicum maximum into the rotation.
Work by the World Bank and US and Belgian researchers found that food loss in seven value chains (including potatoes) between producers and processors in six developing countries was between 6% and 25% of total production. Of those losses up to 80% were with the primary producer, around 7% with traders or middlemen and 19% with processors. Other studies have found that in developed countries losses can be as much as a third, with those losses concentrated at the consumer part of the chain.
Storing potatoes at 12C and 90% relative humidity were the best conditions for preserving desirable nutritional polyphenol and antioxidant qualities of coloured native and commercial white potatoes, according to joint Chilean and Uruguayan research. The 12C level beat potatoes stored at 4C and 20C. The research also found that polyphenol levels were two to three times higher in coloured native potatoes than white ones. Research suggests that polyphenols offer some degree of protect against cancer and heart disease. Swiss and Belgian research has studied data collected over 25 years from 721 cultivars in order to better understand dormancy to optimise the value of potatoes and reduce the application of anti-sprouting products. Researchers concluded that 80% of the variability in dormancy is down to a combination of cultivar type and temperature between emergence and harvest. This knowledge means growers can predict when sprouting may take place, allowing them to target treatments.
CIP and US researchers shared work on the genetic cataloguing of the CIP gene bank. They found 12 000 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) genetic markers in the 140 species of potatoes they hold – there are 157 known species. Genotypes for 9 292 of these 12 000 SNPs were found containing 1 417 tetraploid cultivars. The work in identifying the world's largest potato genetic resource should help the development of enhanced yield and nutritional varieties. A joint CIP and Canadian project is seeking to improve the genomic knowledge of as many types of potatoes as possible, giving researchers from across the world access to its data.
The world's potato processors might be removing the best bit of the potato when they remove 70 000 tonnes of peel a year, said researchers from the processing heartland of the USA, Idaho. They said that micro molecules of copper, and nickel along with pectin, polyphenols and calystegine in the peel regulate digestive glycaemic enzyme response improving blood glucose levels and moderating the body's desire for more food. Fortunately for the State's processors old-time favourite variety Russet Burbank's peel had the highest level of inhibitors of 12 types tested.
Although there was enough science to make the head of the non-scientist ache, there was one presentation that was more about culture than just agriculture. American artist Jeffrey Allen Price (pictured left from Europatat's Twitter feed) has turned his love of potatoes into a philosophy called Potatoism leading to the collection of more than 6 000 potato-related artefacts, art exhibitions featuring the potato, the creation of a film called This is how I say Potato and a potato-themed podcast.
A highlight of the congress was a trip to the Andenes Experimental Station nearly 4 000 metres above sea level an hour's drive from Cusco. It is run by Peru's National Institute for Agricultural Innovation (INEA) and uses terraces that have been growing potatoes for more than 1 000 years. The cultural importance of the potato was clear on the visit, with the crop bound-up with traditional pre-Inka and Inka beliefs as well as providing a staple food for generations.
But the research centre is looking to the future, while respecting the past by developing and understanding its gene bank of nearly 6 000 varieties and investigating affordable technologies to allow Andean growers to produce higher quality and yielding varieties.
Visitors to the station were able to see what is believed to be the earliest potato species Moreliformia Haw, the basis of potato production almost 10 000 years ago and one of 140 species held at the location. There was also a demonstration of the tools used to pant and harvest potatoes for many of those 10 000 years (pictured right). The exhaustion of the soil at the site has led to a collaboration between researchers and global organic soil improvement company Bioflora.
One project at the station that could have significant health benefits is looking at the role that anthocyanin in purple-fleshed potatoes could have in reducing colonic cancer, with encouraging result for two of the varieties held at the site, Amachi and Leona. Also on display was the work that CIP is doing to improve zinc and iron levels in potatoes.
<image027.png>Much of the work at the research station has a practical benefit across the world and the facility is taking a lead at developing aeroponic, aquaponic and sandponic seed tuber systems that will allow growers to develop vigorous breeding stock in all conditions.
Closer to home, a simple project giving Andean growers access to high-quality seed was demonstrated. Poor quality home-saved seed that is diseased and genetically depleted is a problem for many growers, so a co-project between the Peruvian Ministry of Agriculture, the local district Government and a hydro-electric company is providing 50% funding for a US$350 screenhouse, which allows groups of growers to grow 10 000 high quality seed plants sheltered from the threat of pests and frost and improve the quality and yield of their crop (pictured above). Meanwhile, in an environment where mobile phone signals are good, but mobile internet connections are not and smartphones are expensive, CIP and INEA have developed a card-based system that warns growers of the the threat of blight and protect their crops based on weather conditions.
Although the focus was inevitably on potatoes at the centre, other crops were highlighted too including lupins in rotations, while Olluco and Yacon are tubers that are grown throughout South America and getting a following further afield.
The World Potato Congress takes place every three years and the next host is Ireland, a country where the potato is fundamental to its history and culture both positively and negatively. It will be held in Dublin in May 2021. Organisers have promised a mix of potato science, policy and business that will appeal to all parts of the potato chain and include plenty of opportunities to see production in action and celebrate the potato with Ireland's famous hospitality.
The congress is a non-profit organisation with the mission of creating a global network to encourage the sustainable development of the potato and increase global uses and demand for the crop. Its President is Belgian Romain Cools and he says that the congress wishes to increase its impact between main world events, which has resulted in an African workshop in 2017 and the launching of potato value chain tool box in Peru that includes advice and case studies on six areas of potato development.
1. Collaboration between local individuals or groups with partners who want to develop their Corporate Social Responsibility.
2. Provision of quality planting material.
3. Farm management and crop production technologies.
4. Sustainable production and storage of potatoes.
6. Creating added value through packaging and processing.


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The santan is a short bushy plant around 1.5 to 3 meters tall that is very popular with landscapers across the Philippines. Also known as Flame in the Woods or Jungle Flame because of their bold colors, the santan species originated in Southern India and Sri Lanka, but is found throughout tropical and subtropical regions across the world.
Several parts of the plant are used for traditional herbal medicinal purposes. In the Philippines, the santan roots are boiled and used to treat nausea, increase appetite, and cure hiccups. A poultice of its leaves is used for sprains, contusions, boils, and eczema. Scientific studies have indeed shown that the plant contains antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-ulcer chemicals.


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Becoming More Human, One Dataset at a Time
SiNing Chan • December 1, 2016
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then Giorgia Lupi, an award-winning information designer, has written volumes. While "big data" has become a buzzword for many of us, Giorgia's goal is to make data 'smaller'—breaking it into human-sized, contextual pieces, expressing those concepts visually, then wrapping them in meaningful stories.
Her passion began in childhood. Without other siblings around to play with (or to pester), Giorgia often found herself spending hours being entertained by a piece of paper and a handful of pencils. Sometimes she'd even entertain her parents by 'exhibiting' her artwork at home, drawing on the walls just to get their attention.
Having grown up with a love of drawing as a young child, and after studying architecture and completing a Ph.D. in Information Design, Giorgia went on to co-found Accurat, a data-driven design firm.
Giorgia is on an ongoing quest to explore how data can effectively draw out people's humanity—to help them connect with themselves and others at a deeper level. Giorgia views big data as something that "no longer [exists in] a utopian future. It's a commodity. And the more ubiquitous data becomes, the more challenging it will be to make it personal."
In 2013, a chance encounter at a data design festival sparked a remarkable collaboration. Like Giorgia, information designer Stefanie Posavec also preferred hand-drawn data visualizations over the use of standard, data coding systems. They decided to embark on a challenge to see if they could get better acquainted through the exchange of 'data drawings.'
Stats that tell a story
For 52 consecutive weeks, Giorgia and Stefanie put their personal lives under a metaphorical microscope and meticulously gathered 'small data,' details about the particulars of their daily lives. They noticed and noted both public and private thoughts and actions, such as how often they checked the time, how many times they said "thank you," what types of things they laughed about, or how often they had to make decisions. Each designer transformed her weekly data into thoughtfully illustrated postcards which they exchanged via postal mail.
What began as a personal project between two 'data pals' has now become a visually delightful book entitled Dear Data, and soon, a permanent exhibition at MoMA in New York. Data as art? Absolutely. In place of technical drawings and detailed graphs (typically found in data science books), Dear Data shows how raw information can be transformed into an organic, personal story.
Just before Giorgia headed off on a book tour, we had an opportunity to catch up with her to glean her unique insights into note taking, organizing, and creativity.
Note taking and the art of noticing
Whether it's for work or for leisure, Giorgia can often be caught sketching or taking notes. With sketchpad (or iPad) in hand, she is ready to draw anything or anyone that crosses her path. In fact, sketching has become a daily ritual and, perhaps, a bit of an obsession for Giorgia. "I draw before I think…Every dinner or social, I pull out paper and pens," she confesses. It's her way of noticing her surroundings and staying focused. "[Drawing] keeps my mind from wandering," she adds.
Giorgia's #stalkingdrawings
Grateful for friends who kindly tolerate her compulsive drawing habits, Georgia has amassed a collection of illustrations unashamedly referred to as "stalking drawings." Because of her knack for noticing and note taking, she's captured countless memories spent with friends over beer, pizza, or coffee.
Giorgia's drawings capture everyday moments
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Organization: Outer order that brings inner peace
Giorgia unashamedly admits that she's "really, really obsessed with organization." She adds, "All my papers and pens need be lined up on the table, parallel to each other." Organization, for Giorgia, has a calming effect. She's come to believe that, "Not only do we organize to find things easier, but we also organize because outer order brings inner peace."
"Not only do we organize to find things easier, but we also we organize because outer order brings inner peace."
This fascination with organization extends to Giorgia's to-do lists, which she frequently rewrites and reorders. For week 10 of the Dear Data project, Giorgia wanted to find out how frequently she modifies her Evernote to-do lists. To keep her data organized and her visualization meaningful, Giorgia used dashes (–) as a symbol to denote each individual item in a to-do list, with variations indicating attributes and actions for each item.
Giorgia's visualization of data gathered from the 'Week 10: To-do Lists' project
The detailed legends on the back of each Dear Data postcard do more than explain and organize the data. They are also helpful for tracking and identifying weekly patterns and trends, which leads Giorgia to glean deeper insights about performance, human behaviors, and values.
For example, much can be deduced from the patterns found in Giorgia's "Week of Laughter" drawings depicting 'laughter' data. From a quick scan of the 'Week 42' postcard, one could deduce that Giorgia has a pretty good relationship with her colleagues at Accurat. They all work together in an office, but also seem to have a lot of fun while doing it.
Giorgia's 'bouquet of laughter' from Week 42 (on the right) of the Dear Data book
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Creativity: Drawing inspiration from cross-curricular sources
To cultivate creativity and keep ideas fresh, Giorgia finds inspiration from a variety of sources, including geometry, science, and various elements in nature. She also spends time exploring abstract art, musical scores, and Pinterest boards for ideas. Recently Giorgia and her Accurat team worked on a data visualization project for Popular Science magazine that was inspired by musical notations.
Illustrations from Accurat's data visualization project for Popular Science
Ideas come and go, in different shapes and forms, at unexpected times, and in unexpected places. Whenever Giorgia finds shapes and patterns she likes, she attempts to draw and redraw them, paying particular attention to the aspects that pique her interest. Even the most prosaic objects can be sources of inspiration: Earlier this year, she spotted a pair of glasses on the table, reproduced it as a line drawing, and proceeded to create a pattern with it.
"…to keep ideas fresh, Giorgia finds inspiration from a variety of sources, including geometry, science, and various elements in nature."
When Giorgia went about collecting data for weekly experiments, she also needed to be creative and flexible in the way she captured that information. The first day of each week, she might start out by jotting down some notes on paper. If her computer or phone were nearby, however, she'd jot some text notes in Evernote to keep them all in one place—synced to and accessible from all her devices.
For the 'Week of Indecision' experiment, Giorgia used the 'Reporter' app.
For the 'Week of Belongings' experiment, Giorgia camped out for some time in her wardrobe to draw the layout of her clothes and shoes in her sketchbook.
For the 'Week of Clocks' experiment, Giorgia took screenshots of a digital clock on her phone or her laptop.
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Groove Music for Windows 10 receives a major update with more Project NEON effect
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Today, Microsoft is rolling out yet another update to Groove Music on Windows 10 PCs and Tablets. Microsoft has introduced the blur effect to Groove Music, the feature is called reveal, it was launched with My People app on Build 16184. Watch the new feature in action below.
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Microsoft is going to take the sweetness to a whole new level with its upcoming design language, Project NEON. The aero is making a comeback with some new twists. Microsoft is calling the new effect as 'Acrylic' and it sure does look nice. We are expecting Microsoft to mention more details about Project NEON on Windows 10 at Build 2017 Event.
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Q: Prolog - How to write all prolog answers to .txt file? man(alan).
man(john).
man(george).

list_all:-
  man(X),
  write(X),
  fail.

Question ?-list_all gives the answer:
alan
john
george
false

So I have all the men from the database. It works! My problem: I want to get the same list, but exported to .txt file. I tried to use this code to do this:
program  :-
  open('file.txt',write,X),
  current_output(CO),
  set_output(X),
  man(X),
  write(X),
  fail,
  close(X),
  set_output(CO).

The effect is: Program gives answer false and text: alan john george are not in .txt file - because of using fail predicate.
Is there an option to get all the items in the list into a .txt file (writing all options which are in database) without using fail predicate?
How can I do this? Please help me.

A: You're almost there. But the call to fail/0 prevents the stream to be closed. Try for example:
program :-
    open('file.txt',write, Stream),
    (   man(Man), write(Stream, Man), fail
    ;   true
    ),
    close(Stream).

An alternative using the de facto standard forall/2 predicate could be:
program :-
    open('file.txt',write, Stream),
    forall(man(Man), write(Stream,Man)),
    close(Stream).

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Mr Tim Price, ENT Surgeon
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Myringoplasty (the repair of a hole in the ear drum)
Otoplasty (Pinna Plasty)
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Tonsillectomy (Adult)
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Mr Price is the author of 10 book chapters and is the Principal Editor of "A Diagnostic Atlas of tumours of the Upper Aero-digestive Tract. A Transnasal Video Endoscopic Approach.
Editors: T Price, P Montgomery, M Birchall, P Gullane.
Tim has published a further 17 Peer reviewed articles and 11 abstracts.
He has also presented papers at 9 international meetings and has a further 5 poster presentations.
He is a Member of the Academy of Surgical Educators at the Royal Australasian College of surgeons and an Honorary Clinical Fellow in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences at the University of Melbourne. He is therefore involved in teaching Undergraduate Medical Students in the NorthWest Academic Centre at Western Health and post graduate ENT Registrars on the Victoria training rotation.
Clinical Special Interests
Tim provides a comprehensive general paediatric and adult ENT service. He also performs surgery for the removal of skin lesions of the face, ears and neck, with local skin flap repairs if required. Over time, he developed special interests in ENT Surgery.
He has developed a special interest in adult and paediatric ear surgery (Otology), particularly in mastoid revision and reconstruction surgery and hearing restoration.
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Adams-Oliver syndrome associated with gastrointestinal malformations
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A male infant presented with drooling of saliva at birth. There was an antenatal history of polyhydramnios. Oesophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula (OA/TOF) were confirmed by the coiled nasogastric tube on chest X-ray. Skin was persistently marbled, regardless of temperature, in keeping with cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita (CMTC). The second to fifth toes were absent bilaterally; the left great toe hypoplastic (figure 1). Dilated tortuous veins and areas of absent skin, aplasia cutis congenita (ACC), were evident on the scalp (figure 2). Atrial septal defect was identified on echocardiogram and tortuous retinal vascular pattern on ophthalmology review. Parents were non-consanguineous, but father also had oligodactyly. VACTERL association was considered; however, the characteristic findings led to a diagnosis of Adams-Oliver syndrome (AOS). Surgical repair of OA/TOF was performed on day 2.
Contrast study for feed intolerance demonstrated duodenal stenosis requiring duodenoduodenostomy. AOS is rare, with an incidence of 1 in 225 000.1 ACC and terminal limb defects are typical. CMTC and cardiac malformations are common (20%), while ophthalmological abnormalities occur in <10%. Neurological deficits are uncommon, but more severe vascular phenotypes may have developmental problems and seizures. Different inheritance patterns are described; autosomal dominant likely in this case in view of paternal history. DNA analysis of the six known AOS genes (found in 50% AOS cases) was negative. Physical findings may vary in families due to variable expressivity. This is the first published case of AOS occurring with OA/TOF and duodenal stenosis which may be incidental or an as yet unrecognised association.
- Thorough systemic evaluation of infants with oesophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula is important to exclude other abnormalities such as VACTERL association (vertebral defects, anal atresia, cardiac defects, tracheoesophageal fistula, renal anomalies and limb abnormalities), CHARGE, Down's and Edward's syndrome.
- Our patients are not always 'textbook' and there may be other clinical findings and associated conditions. Limb anomalies and cutis aplasia may occur together in Adams-Oliver syndrome (AOS), Goltz and Scalp-Ear-Nipple syndrome.
- AOS is a rare disorder classically characterised by aplasia cutis congenita and terminal limb defects. It is a disorder that can affect many systems and as such requires multidisciplinary approach to investigation and management.
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Q: How to read data stored from csv I'm trying to learn on how to read data from .csv file. The code shows that the data from csv file is read line by line. After the data is stored on variable
string arrival;, the substring from arrival is taken but I'm stuck on on how to take the substring of the first column from each row. Is there an alternative way to read the data from csv?   This is the output.
#include<iostream>
#include<fstream>
#include<string>
#include<string.h>
#include<exception>
#include<sstream>

using namespace std;

int main()
{
    string arrival,burst[1000];
    char string[] ="Job";

    char *tokenptr;

    int x=0;

    tokenptr = strtok(string," ");

    ifstream jobfile("job.csv");

    if(jobfile.is_open())
    {
    cout << "Successfully open file"<<endl;

    while(jobfile!=NULL)
    {
        getline(jobfile,arrival,',');
        cout << arrival << endl;
        try
        {
            if(arrival.length() < 30)
            {
            std::string jobstr = arrival.substr (28,1); //To take substring from arrival
            stringstream job(jobstr);
            int jobArr; // To convert string into integer
            job >> jobArr;
            cout<<"Job Arrival = " << jobArr <<endl;
            }

            if(arrival.length() == 30)
            {
                std::string jobstr = arrival.substr (29,2);
                stringstream job(jobstr);
                int jobArr;
                job >> jobArr;
                cout<<"Job Arrival = " << jobArr <<endl;
            }

            if(arrival.length() > 30)
            {
                std::string jobstr = arrival.substr (30,2);
                stringstream job(jobstr);
                int jobArr = 0;
                job >> jobArr;
                cout<<"Job Arrival = " << jobArr <<endl;
            }
        }
        // To check exception
        catch (std::exception const &exc)
        {
            std::cerr << "Exception caught " << exc.what() << "\n";
        }
        catch (...)
        {
            std::cerr << "Unknown exception caught\n";
        }

        for(int i=0;i < 4;i++)
        {
            getline(jobfile,burst[i],',');
            cout<<burst[i]<<endl;
        }

        tokenptr=strtok(NULL," ");
        if(tokenptr==0)
        {
            x+=1;
        }
    }

    cout<<"Number of Job ="<< x <<endl;
    }
    jobfile.close();

}


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Man Who Oversaw Forced Family Separation Gets Faith-Based Job in Administration November 20, 2018 Hemant Mehta
Man Who Oversaw Forced Family Separation Gets Faith-Based Job in Administration
Scott Lloyd's previous job was heading up the Office of Refugee Resettlement. He oversaw the forced separation of children from their parents in a cruel, needless, Republican-endorsed attempt to scare off refugees seeking asylum in our country. The kids in cages? That occurred under his watch. He's a heartless, horrible human being.
So naturally, his next government job will be reaching out to evangelical Christians.
According to VICE, Lloyd will now work as Senior Advisor to the Center for Faith and Opportunity Initiatives where his job will be to expanding outreach efforts with religious groups.
"When Secretary Azar addressed us in January as our new Secretary, he encouraged us to be bold," Lloyd said in a statement provided to VICE News on Monday. "I am joining the Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships to help Director [Shannon] Royce and team continue to develop bold ideas on how communities and faith-based entities can play a central role in successfully achieving the Secretary's priorities, which will improve the health and well-being of the American people."
The man whose legacy is inflicting even more trauma on already suffering families will now use that credibility to get in the good graces of religious (primarily Christian) organizations that work with the government. That any of them would willingly want to work with him tells you they care as little about Jesus as he does.
Lloyd is also reportedly working on a book elaborating on his anti-abortion views. When he was busy tearing apart families, he also prevented some migrants from obtaining abortions. No wonder this administration felt he was owed another taxpayer-funded position.
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The additional funding comes on top of the annual $2 million program already in place.
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Neil LaBute to Read his New Play COMFORT at Denizen Theater
by Bruce Apar
BroadwayWorld.com Jun. 19, 2019
Acclaimed and controversial playwright Neil LaBute will be present and answer questions after a reading of his new play Comfort on Tuesday, June 18, at Denizen Theatre in New Paltz, at 8 p.m. The special engagement is a one-night-only event.
Comfort has not been produced nor shared with the public and will be read at the DENIZEN Theatre for the very first time as part of the writer's workshop process.
Neil LaBute has been working with two professional actors for two days that will culminate in a public reading followed by a question and answer with the playwright.
Comfort explores the complex relationship between Iris and Cal, a mature mother and her grown son, as they navigate old wounds and miscommunication between the primordial bond of mother and son.
Tickets are $15 for adults, with a special student price of $5. For more information, visit DenizenTheatre.com.
Mr. LaBute is a prolific dramatist with a trenchant voice who writes for stage, film, and TV. Among his best known works for stage and screen are the award-winning feature film In the Company of Men, The Wicker Man, Nurse Betty, Reasons to Be Pretty, and The Shape of Things.
He created the TV series Van Helsing and has directed episodes of Billions and Hell on Wheels. He also acts.
He was named in 2013 one of the winners of the American Academy of Arts and Letters Awards for Literature.
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NEWSEXTREME WEATHEROCEANSBIODIVERSITYSTUDY
Atmosphere Now Trapping Twice the Heat
by WW0 Staff
New data from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) suggests that the heat being trapped in the atmosphere has nearly doubled from 2005 to 2019. A recent study published in Geophysical Research Letters explores this shocking increase to the Earth's energy imbalance -- what scientists refer to as the "difference between global mean solar radiation absorbed and thermal infrared radiation emitted to space."
As NASA scientist and lead author of the study, Dr. Norman Loeb told CNN: "It's excess energy that's being taken up by the planet, so it's going to mean further increases in temperatures and more melting of snow and sea ice, which will cause sea level rise -- all things that society really cares about."
NASA: Comparison of overlapping one-year estimates at 6-month intervals of net top-of-the-atmosphere annual energy flux from CERES (solid orange line) and an in situ observational estimate of uptake of energy by Earth climate system (solid turquoise line). (June 15, 2021.)
Life on Earth needs the sun's heat but when too much is trapped by greenhouse gases it can have adverse impacts on everything from droughts to ocean acidification, stronger storms, and beyond. Our oceans absorb most of this heat, but and if humans don't drastically reduce the emission of greenhouse gases, our planet (along with us) will only continue to experience further threats due to climate change.
Life on Earth survives based on the equilibrium between absorbing and reflecting the sun's energy. The paper's authors found that the earth is absorbing much more energy than it is reflecting, 90% of which has ended up in the ocean. The world's oceans hit their warmest level in recorded history in 2019, and further warming will lead to the collapse of entire ecosystems, including food sources that humans depend on.
Scientists discovered the doubling of the energy imbalance which, as the NOAA explains, is due to the increase of greenhouse gases -- or "anthropogenic forcing" -- and increases in water vapor and decreases in clouds and sea ice. Additionally, the Pacific Ocean has patterns of warming and cooling that scientists call the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO). The PDO was in a warm phase from 2014 into 2020, which resulted in less cloud cover over the ocean and increased its exposure to the sun's heat. Scientists say this phase "likely played a major role in the intensification of the energy imbalance."
Dr. Loeb told CNN: "My hope is the rate that we're seeing this energy imbalance subsides in the coming decades. Otherwise, we're going to see more alarming climate changes."


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Q: MongoDB java driver get records where date between and user is From a collection named "persons", I want to retreive all records where date is between
"14-11-2014" and "20-11-2014"  <-- These are both in string format (dd-mm-yyyy)

AND
user: "Erik"

My mongoDB
{
  "_id" : "546c9f26dbeaa7186ab042c4",          <------this one should NOT be retreived
  "Task: "Sometask"                                                because of the user
  "date" : "20-11-2014",
  "user" : "Dean"
},
{
  "_id" : "546caef6dbeaa7186ab042c5",          <--------- This one should be retreived
  "task": "A task",
  "date" : "20-11-2014",
  "user" : "Erik"
}
{
  "_id" : "546caef6dbeaa7186ab042c5",          <----- This one should NOT be retreived
  "task": "A task",                                         because of the date
  "date" : "13-11-2014",
  "user" : "Erik"
}

I am using java mongo java driver 2.11.3
Maybe there is some solution using BasicDBObject?
I'm very curious.. thanks
EDIT
I'm using:
public static String findTimelines(String begin, String end, String username) throws UnknownHostException, JSONException{
    DBCollection dbCollection = checkConnection("timelines");
    BasicDBObject query = new BasicDBObject();
    query.put("date", BasicDBObjectBuilder.start("$gte", begin).add("$lte",end).get());
    query.put("user", username);
    dbCollection.find(query).sort(new BasicDBObject("date", -1));
    DBCursor cursor = dbCollection.find(query);
    return JSON.serialize(cursor);
}

Does work until you query something like "28-11-2014" to "01-12-2014", It doesn't return anything even though there is a object with date: "30-11-2014". I think this is because of the month change.
Also that object is retreived when you do: "28-11-2014" to "30-11-2014" because of the month staying the same
Please help!

A: Try something like  this
BasicDBObject query = new BasicDBObject();
query.put("date", BasicDBObjectBuilder.start("$gte", fromDate).add("$lte", toDate).get());
collection.find(query).sort(new BasicDBObject("date", -1));

A: This is the query you would use:
db.posts.find({date: {$gte: start, $lt: end}, user: 'Erik'});

You should first parse your date using SimpleDateFormat or alike to get a Date object.
Then put together your query using BasicDBObject:
BasicDBObject q = new BasicDBObject();
q.append("date", new BasicDBObject().append("$gte", start).append("$lt", end));
q.append("user", "Erik");

collection.find(q);


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Quest Resource Holding Corporation Announces First Quarter 2014 Financial Results
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FRISCO, TX -- (Marketwired) -- 05/15/14 -- Quest Resource Holding Corporation (OTCQB: QRHC), a leading provider of integrated sustainability and recycling solutions to businesses, today announced financial results for the first quarter 2014.
First Quarter 2014 Highlights:
First quarter 2014 revenues of $38.2 million
Net loss decreased to $1.5 million from $3.3 million for the prior year first quarter
EBITDAS of $500,000 compared with $(700,000) for the first quarter of 2013
Company approved for listing on NASDAQ
Continued decrease in customer concentration
Restructured and relocated operations to reduce future operating expenses
For the first quarter of 2014, revenues increased to $38.2 million compared with $300,000 for the first quarter of 2013. Net loss decreased to $1.5 million from $3.3 million for the prior year first quarter. The loss per share on a basic and diluted basis was $(0.02) for the first quarter of 2014 compared with a loss per share of $(0.06) for the comparable quarter in 2013.
EBITDAS was $500,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2014 compared with ($700,000) for the prior year quarter. We use the non-GAAP measurement of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, and stock-related non-cash charges ("EBITDAS") to evaluate our performance. EBITDAS is a non-GAAP measure that we believe can be helpful in assessing our overall performance as an indicator of operating and earnings quality.
Gross profit margin increased to $3.3 million for the first quarter of 2014 compared with $300,000 for the comparable quarter in 2013.
"We entered 2014 on a high note with a $150 million revenue run rate and have seen the momentum continue into the first quarter. We are pleased to report positive EBITDAS, which is a good reflection of a quarter reported without the burden of significant non-recurring expenses we incurred in prior quarters. We believe we are poised to have another banner sales year as we are adding several new customer locations and have seen an increase in our bid flow," commented Brian Dick , President and CEO of the Company.
"We continue to see a decrease in customer concentration, as our largest client dropped by approximately 10% as a percentage of our total revenue. We are also pleased that Earth911 is now fully integrated into our operations and working towards a commercialization strategy, which includes a robust online marketplace for marketing recycled products," added Mr. Dick.
"Additionally, we are very pleased to have been approved for listing on the NASDAQ Capital Market. We believe that the increased visibility that comes with this listing will lead to improved liquidity, which will ultimately benefit existing and future shareholders," Mr. Dick concluded.
Quest provides effective programs for sustainability, recycling, and resource management. Through its subsidiaries, Quest Resource Management Group, LLC and Earth911, Inc., Quest designs and manages the program's execution and delivers the digital resource for content and data for a lower-waste lifestyle. Quest is dedicated to creating a more sustainable and profitable approach for its enterprise clients, and a multifaceted and inclusive medium for sustainability publishing. (OTCQB: QRHC)(www.QRHC.com)
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which provides a "safe harbor" for such statements in certain circumstances. The forward-looking statements include statements or expectations regarding our belief that EBITDAS is a non-GAAP measure that can be helpful in assessing our overall performance as an indicator of operating and earnings quality; our belief that we are poised to have another banner sales year as we are adding several new customer locations and have seen an increase in our bid flow; and our belief that the increased visibility that comes with the Nasdaq listing will lead to improved liquidity, which will ultimately benefit existing and future shareholders. These statements are based on our current expectations, estimates, projections, beliefs, and assumptions. Such statements involve significant risks and uncertainties. Actual events or results could differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including, but not limited to, competition in the environmental services industry, the impact of the current economic environment, and other factors discussed in greater detail in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such statements and to consult our SEC filings for additional risks and uncertainties that may apply to our business and the ownership of our securities. Our forward-looking statements are presented as of the date made, and we disclaim any duty to update such statements unless required by law to do so.
Financial Table
The following table reflects the reconciliation from net loss to EBITDAS for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013:
RECONCILIATION OF NET LOSS TO EBITDAS
2014          2013
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Net loss                                         $ (1,488,423) $ (3,297,604)
Interest expense                                    875,467       308,414
Income tax expense (benefit)                             --            --
Depreciation and amortization                       951,663        14,980
Stock-based compensation                            162,995       784,105
Other expenses                                           --     1,465,000
EBITDAS                                          $    501,702  $   (725,105)
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Casey Stegman
Stonegate Securities
casey@stonegateinc.com


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Research, Society and Development
Vol. 10 No. 13 /
Effect of extended application time of universal adhesives on bond strength of brackets and enamel integrity
May Anny Alves Fraga Faculdade de Odontologia de Piracicaba https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9323-0862
Daniela Feu Rosa Kroeff de Souza Laignier University of Vila Velha https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1734-4793
Carolina Sandra Yamashita Garfias University of Campinas https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0041-7506
Américo Bortolazzo Correr University of Campinas https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3306-7055
Licia Pacheco Teixeira Federal University of Espirito Santo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8645-5211
Juliana Malacarne-Zanon Federal University of Espirito Santo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7913-4973
https://doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v10i13.20832
Orthodontic brackets; Dental bonding; Orthodontics.
The objective of this study to evaluate the effect of universal adhesives application time to enamel through shear bond strength (SBS), adhesive remnant index (ARI), and morphological enamel integrity. Bovine incisors were divided into four groups according to bonding system protocol (n=20): (1) conventional etch-and-rise adhesive – Transbond XT Primer (P-XT); (2) one-step self-etching adhesive – Transbond Self Etching Primer (T-SEP); (3) one universal adhesive – Single Bond Universal, which were rubbed for 20s (SBU-20) or (4) 40s (SBU-40). Transbond XT composite was used to bond the brackets to enamel. SBS was evaluated in a universal test machine at 0.5mm/minute. ARI was determined under x12.5 magnification and enamel damage was evaluated through scanning electron microscope (SEM) after debonding (n=10). SBS data were compared using one-way ANOVA and Tukey's test. The Kruskal–Wallis test was used to compare the ARI scores (α =0.05). The P-XT and T-SEP groups showed significantly higher bond strength than SBU-20 and SBU-40 (p<0.05). The ARI was similar for all groups (p>0.05). SEM showed enamel damage only in T-SEP and P-XT groups. Conventional 'etch and rinse' and 'self-etch' adhesives had the highest shear bond strength, but they were associated with more enamel damage compared to universal adhesives. The application of universal adhesives with the time recommended by the manufacturer — ensure satisfactory bond strength and enamel integrity.
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FRAGA, M. A. A.; LAIGNIER, D. F. R. K. de S. .; GARFIAS, C. S. Y.; CORRER, A. B. .; TEIXEIRA , L. P.; MALACARNE-ZANON, J. . Effect of extended application time of universal adhesives on bond strength of brackets and enamel integrity. Research, Society and Development, [S. l.], v. 10, n. 13, p. e199101320832, 2021. DOI: 10.33448/rsd-v10i13.20832. Disponível em: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/20832. Acesso em: 16 jan. 2022.
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Kings' Drew Doughty and Jake Muzzin could both start in tonight's playoff game against Golden Knights
The Kings' Drew Doughty, left, and Jake Muzzin both participated in today's morning skate and both appear ready for Game 3 of their playoff series against the Vegas Golden Knights.
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
By Curtis Zupke
April 15, 2018 12:40 PM PT
The Kings' defense could get fortified twofold for Game 3 of their first-round series against the Vegas Golden Knights.
Jake Muzzin participated in the morning skate Sunday, partnered with Drew Doughty, and appears ready to return from an upper-body injury that has kept him out the last seven games. Kings coach John Stevens said Muzzin is a game-time decision but Muzzin sounded ready to help the Kings dig in to an 0-2 series deficit in the first game at Staples Center.
"It's been a long time," Muzzin said. "I'm excited. It's tough to watch. I'm excited to get back in and try and help the guys win."
Doughty's return is certain after he served a one-game suspension for an illegal hit to the head. His partnership with Muzzin was one of the Kings' most effective earlier this season. Doughty was naturally anxious to go back in following his first missed game since 2014.
"It was brutal, just brutal," Doughty said. "It was just brutal because I should have been out there and I should have never have got suspended, so that's why it sucked. It's over with."
Rookie defenseman Oscar Fantenberg appears to have nailed down the No. 6 defensemen spot because he was paired with Alec Martinez in line rushes. Fantenberg, who played in one regular season game in the second half of the season, played more than 41 minutes in Game 2.
"It's fun," he said. "It's tough but you find a way to do it."
Fantenberg's family has been watching Kings games in Sweden, where they start early in the morning. The double overtime Game 2 made it a longer day.
"Tough morning for them," Fantenberg said.
Stevens appeared to make some changes with the forward lines. He reunited the line of Tanner Pearson, Jeff Carter and Tyler Toffoli, which has been used sparingly this season.
"I think we're familiar enough with each other, that we should work well," Pearson said. "We've created a lot in the past and it's a pretty fast line and hopefully we can generate stuff tonight."
Alex Iafallo was back on the top line. He was scratched in Game 2.
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