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James Duesing (born 1958) is an American animator and educator. He has worked in many forms of animation, from traditional hand drawn and early digital work to 3D and motion capture projects.  His 1990 animation Maxwell's Demon is considered one of the earliest examples of creative use of desktop computing for animation production.  Duesing has taught at The University of Cincinnati, College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning and is a professor at Carnegie Mellon University.

Duesing's work has been exhibited and broadcast throughout the world including: The Sundance Film Festival, SIGGRAPH, The Tate Gallery, Film Forum, and The Museum of Modern Art, New York.  He has received numerous awards and grants including a Creative Capital grant, an award of distinction and an honorable mention from Prix Ars Electronica, an American Film Institute Independent Filmmaker Fellowship, National Endowment for the Arts grants, and a residency at the Headlands Center for the Arts.

Education and background
Duesing studied painting and writing at the University of Cincinnati earning a BFA in 1980. He also received his MFA in film and video from the University of Cincinnati in 1983.  While there he studied writing with Terry Stokes, animation with Caroline Leaf, Carmen D'Avino, Richard Protovin, Louis Rockwood and video with Jud Yalkut.  After graduate school Duesing worked on live action video and television projects while continuing to work on hand drawn animation. During this time he was exposed to, and began to explore, early digital imaging techniques on mainframe computers.  In 1986 he went shopping for a typewriter and ended up buying a desktop computer. This began his experiments with what then was considered low-end digital imaging.  In 1986 he was hired as an assistant professor at the University of Cincinnati. In 1997 he moved to Carnegie Mellon University as an associate professor.

Work
Duesing's animation work is visually lush and playful. In all of his work there are no cuts. His animation does not appear to be edited in any way. Instead of simply cutting away, metamorphosis continuously changes characters and environments to fit a new scene. Reality is often subjugated to emotional and relationship themes. As his work developed from hand drawn to 3D computer the technical complexity of this metamorphosis increased.

There are several themes that reoccur in Duesing's animation. These themes include: how fear or confusion affects decisions and how humanity is altered through cosmetic culture, technology and social media. The themes are often handled simultaneously on different levels, sometimes with sarcasm or subtle humor, other times characters are emotionally void. His characters usually have some particular flaw, whether physical or emotional. Through metamorphosis all of these themes are interconnected, usually with an open-ended resolution.

Duesing's animation frequently offers comical and eccentric reflections on human interactions and desires in a realm poisoned by environmental disaster, cut off from nature or populated by smooth operators and creepy manipulators. On one level his imagery is composed of entertaining cartoon-like characters in various kinds of richly rendered environments. On another level his work probes serious sociological issues in a way that is both provocative and disturbing. This futuristic landscape, can feel curiously familiar. Phantom relationships, in which hybrids of animals and humans communicate through fragments of conversations, often sound like clips from forgotten films or television shows.  The narratives can be ambiguous, unfolding with the logic of dreams and the speed of cyber-communication.

Duesing has spoken and taught about animation in the context of social history. He has also discussed his perceptions on the relationship between historic works of art and the desire for artists throughout the millennia to represent motion and sequence in their work. These interests can also be seen in his work.

Duesing has done collaborative installation work and been involved in a variety of print and book projects. His frequent collaborator is Carnegie Mellon Computer Science Professor, Jessica Hodgins.  His print and installation projects relate to his animation work with characters and sequential action. They are frequently flipbooks, character portraits or comic books.

List of Animated Work

Impetigo, 1983, 5 min. 16mm original, hand drawn.  Impetigo is the story of passion and possession in a steamy nocturnal landscape.

Tugging The Worm, 1987, 10 min, 16mm.  original, hand drawn.  The story of characters that enjoy seeing murders acted out for entertainment. They talk about going places and eating things. They dream of spending their life with someone or getting away from the one with whom they're spending their life. They are told to be safe they must not touch; yet sometimes they touch. Sometimes they strike. Sometimes they dance. Sometimes they hold it all in.

Maxwell's Demon, 1990, 8 min, color, computer generated animation.  When their culture shifts to being information- and service-based, industrialists are corralled on a reservation named Lorado, to sell plastic things as remnants of their past traditions. The reservation is built on a polluted lake, which is a tourist attraction. In Lorado there are many forms of love and every one keeps a pet.

Law of Averages, 1996, 15 min, color, computer generated.  In a garden two lovers meet and begin a relationship that is complicated by a lack of exact compatibility, daily compromise and occasional sensuousness. An interactive theater called The Big Ghost is the temptation in this exotic urban paradise.

Tender Bodies, 2003, 8 min. computer generated.  Tender Bodies imagines a time when genetic experiments become an elite hobby. The creatures created are hunters and hunted and one unusual specimen becomes the entertainment at a strange party.

End of Code, 2009, 15 min. computer generated.  The story revolves around two groups of misfit hackers in a city of traffic. They speak a language of advertising, corporate branding and self-help, while engaging in a battle to control traffic lights. Discovering that the entire social code is embedded in the access code that regulates traffic lights, begins a twisted ride of surveillance, disguises and espionage among characters caught in an endless rush hour.

Gray Elegy, 2015.  An abstraction of motion and sound derived from motion capture and physical simulations. Inspired by the Dylan Thomas poem Lie Still, Sleep Becalmed, a buoyant character struggles with hazards in a cloudy gray environment.

External links
 James Duesing's website

References

University of Cincinnati alumni
Living people
American animators
American animated film directors
1958 births


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Morgan Wallen Teases Humbling New Song, 'I Wrote the Book' [Listen]
Jess Published: January 20, 2023
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Morgan Wallen is back with another musical sample on social media. In what's become the norm for the Tennessee native, he's giving fans a taste of what's coming down the pike with a song called "I Wrote the Book."
Wallen begins by listing some things he knows a bit about — hunting, fishing and baseball — speaking to his expertise in these areas and offers up a hypothetical book he wrote on each of the subjects, meaning he's mastered them.
"When it comes to hitching the boat up / Backing down the ramp in my old truck / To find a bunch of logs to catch a bunch of hogs / yeah, I wrote the book, yeah, I wrote the book / If you want to learn to throw a curve right / Catch a clean up looking on a third strike / Talk a little smack while he's walking back / yeah, I wrote the book," he sings in a verse.
Don't the that verse fool you, though: Things take a sobering turn in the chorus when Wallen transitions to a different book that he didn't write, the Bible. He admits he doesn't read through those pages enough, and as a result, he's no expert.
"But there's one that lays by the lamp on the nightstand / One that says don't cuss and don't fight / Or let the bottle turn you into a devil man / But damn if I don't do it every Friday night / Those get-you-into-Heaven words written in red / Ain't getting read enough to keep me on the straight line / I'm a jack of all trades, but man I gotta say / That's one book I didn't write," Wallen proclaims in the chorus.
"'I Wrote the Book.' Figured I'd let y'all hear another one real quick before we all get to head banging to Hardy's new album tonight," Wallen writes alongside the track, which plays over a video of a duck hunt with his boys.
Wallen's good friend Hardy released his The Mockingbird & The Crow album on Friday, Jan. 20, so Wallen snuck in this post just in time to not overshadow his friend.
The "Thought You Should Know" singer is working on new music, though details on an upcoming project have yet to be confirmed. He'll launch his worldwide One Night at a Time Tour in March. The 40-date trek will take him across four countries and wrap in the States on Oct. 7.
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Australian rules football around the world
:"See also:" Countries playing Australian rules football:"See also:" Australian Football International Cup
Australian rules football is a sport played in countries around the world. In 2006, about 16,000 people played in structured competitions outside of Australia and at least 20 leagues that are recognised by the game's governing body, exist outside of Australia. [ [http://www.afl.com.au/GameDevelopment/International/tabid/285/Default.aspx AFL International Development] ] . This figure had grown to a total of 34,845 participation by the end of 2007. [ [http://www.afl.com.au/Portals/0/afl_docs/2007_International_Census_Sheet_240807.pdf AFL International Census 2007] ] In contrast, there are over 600,000 players in Australia where the game is at its strongest and overseas players make up less than 2% of the total players worldwide. Although semi-professional players have come from outside of Australia, and there have been several players in the VFL/AFL who have were born ouside Australia, no player to learn the game overseas has yet played a game in the Australian Football League.
The growth of Australian rules in the 19th Century and early 20th Century was rapid, but it went into rapid decline following World War I. After World War II, the sport experienced a small amount of growth in the Pacific region, particularly in Nauru, Papua New Guinea and New Zealand.
Australian rules football is emerging as an international sport much later than other forms of football such as soccer or rugby, but has grown substantially as an amateur sport in some countries since the 1980s. Initially the sport has grown with the Australian diaspora, aided by multiculturalism and assisted by exhibition matches and players who have converted to and from other football codes. In Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, South Africa and the United States there are many thousands of players and these countries. Canada, Japan, Denmark and Sweden have also shown strong potential in the sport amongst local players in the lead up to the 2008 Australian Football International Cup.
The AFL became the defacto governing body when it pushed for the closure of the International Australian Football Council in 2002.
Australian rules football is played professionally only by men in Australia and is major spectator sport only in Australia, with the exception of occasional exhibition games staged in other countries and carnival type events overseas.
Although the game is played in many countries, Australian Football League as world governing body only has 13 affiliated international governing bodies, AFL Canada, Danish Australian Football League, BARFL, AFL Japan, ARFLI, Nauru Australian Football Association, New Zealand AFL, USAFL, AFL South Africa, AFL PNG, AFL Samoa, Tonga Australian Football Association and AFL Germany, although the league has working relationships with bodies in additional countries who may form affiliation agreements in future and have sent (or may in future send) teams to the International Cup.
History of Australian rules outside Australia
Early beginnings
Almost as soon as the game was becoming established in Australia, it had spread to New Zealand and South Africa, initially because of the Otago Gold Rush and Witwatersrand Gold Rush. The game was further fuelled in South Africa by Australian soldiers in the First and Second Boer Wars.
There were reports of early competitions in England, Scotland and also Japan, started by expatriate Australians and servicemen.
The First World Governing Body and International Competition
In New Zealand, where proximity to Australia saw a formidable league, quickly grew to a formidable 115 clubs by the turn of the 19th Century. As the game spread, it became known as "Australasian Football", with delegates from New Zealand added to the newly formed Australasian Football Council.
In 1908, New Zealand defeated both New South Wales and Queensland at the Jubilee Australasian Football Carnival, an event held to celebrate 50 years of Australian Football.
Decline & hiatus
World War I saw the game being played by Australian servicemen around the world, particularly in Egypt and in Europe in France, Belgium and England.
Following the war, the game went into a sharp decline outside of Australia, with all domestic competitions dying out. National teams and international competition in the sport were non-existent for three quarters of a 20th Century. The return of many Australian expatriates from overseas goldfields and tours of duty combined with Australia's low profile on the world stage offered few opportunities for the game to grow during this time. With the withdrawal of its New Zealand delegates, the sport returned to the title of "Australian Football", governed by the Australian Football Council. Concerned primarily with the growth of their own domestic competitions, the Australian leagues and governing bodies made little effort to develop or promote the game until the 1950s, and the council's role was mainly to oversee the growing importance of interstate test matches.
Nevertheless, the longest running fixture outside of Australia, the annual Oxford University versus Cambridge University match in England has been held since 1921 and has emerged into a fierce rivalry, and worthy of half-blue status at Oxford. [http://www.oxfordstudent.com/mt2005wk7/Sport/triumphant_oxford_are_rucking_great Triumphant Oxford are rucking great from oxfordstudent.com] Apart from this match, however the game was rarely played in England.
Return of Oceania football
The only overseas place where the sport has been continuously played is the former Australian trustee mandate of Nauru, which began both senior and junior local competitions in the 1930s. The sport was also introduced Territory of New Guinea in 1944 and the Territory of Papua in 1948.
World War II saw some servicemen play the game overseas, particularly in Asia in countries such as Malaysia and Indonesia and Africa in Egypt and Algeria. During the Vietnam War, matches were even played by servicemen against the local Vietnamese.
In the 1960s, Australian leagues began to show some interest in expansion of the game outside of Australia. 1963 saw the first Australian rules football exhibition matches played in the United States. Australian state leagues began occasionally promoting themselves in this way throughout the following decades.
In 1967, it was reported in the VFL Record's "Footy Facts" column that Australian football clubs existed in Johannesburg, Pretoria and Cape Town and that the VFL was optimistic about the future of the game in South Africa. [AFL Record. Round 6, 2007] Little is known of how or when these clubs had formed or what later became of them.
Since 1967 there have been many matches between Australian and Irish teams, under various sets of hybrid, compromise rules. In 1984, the first official representative matches of International rules football were played, and these were played annually each October until 2006.
New Zealand resumed a local competition in 1974.
By 1975, Papua New Guinea had gained peaceful independence and test matches began to be played against teams from Australia. The first ever full international match involving Australia was played in 1977 at under 17 level between Australia and Papua New Guinea in Adelaide, with Australia taking the honours. [cite web | title=1977-1980 | work=Full Points Footy | url=http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/1977_to_1980.htm | accessdate=2006-07-14] Since then, Australia have been peerless in the sport and seldom compete at international level.
Despite these small advancements to the international aspects of the game, progress overseas was rarely covered in the Australian media.
Modern era - The game begins abroad
In the late 1980s, successful VFL exhibition matches attracted large crowds and spawned fledgeling local competitions in both Japan and Canada. The Australian media showed only a token interest in the matches in London and Japan involving VFL clubs. It was during this decade that the sport was first televised in North America and the United Kingdom.Some nationalities respond well to less formal means, and much in the progress of a culture, and of its trends in games and sports activities is also often achieved spontaneously and via members of the lay public - that is, outside formally organized programs and means - by those who simply love something. With reference to the game's development, for instance, in the island nation of Tonga, it is in this vein that it becomes worthy of note that although Australian football was not properly and formally established in Tonga until 2003 that this was by no means the first time in which Tongans had played the game on their own soil. During the Christmas break of 1985-1986, for instance, one Denis Towers, of Melbourne, Australia - a physical education teacher at the time - visited Tonga briefly with his native-born wife, and engaged some 40 Tongan men from the local villages of Hautu-Fahefa, for some 2 hours one afternoon at the local primary school grounds in playing the game. So keen were they, in fact, on the game that when he had to leave the grounds to attend to family matters, the men continued their play of the game for quite some time. Further, it has also come to notice that during the late 1990's, one Ewen Gracie, a former Melbourne primary school and sports teacher, also spent a few years employed at Liahona High School, in Tonga, during which time he also made time to teach young Tongans the skills of the Australian football game.
Game Spreads
The largest barriers to growth of Australian rules football internationally have traditionally been distance, field availability and player numbers. With a total of at least 36 player required for a game and a cricket sized pitch, this made it difficult for organisers in countries where space was a premium, enclosed grounds were not available and attracting participants would prove difficult. While these factors were not a problem in Papua New Guinea or New Zealand, they did pose large problems to leagues in Europe, Asia and America. The more inventive of organisers began to accept modified versions of the game, such as 9-a-side, often played on any available field, open space, parks, soccer or rugby fields. These approaches to the game were highly successful.
In the late 1980s, as these factors became less of an obstacle, amateur leagues were established in Japan (1987), England, Denmark and Canada (1989). In the case of Japan and Canada, these were directly sparked by VFL exhibition matches.
In the 1990s, the Australian diaspora had spread and amateur competition has grown in countries such as Sweden (1993), Germany (1995), USA (1996), Argentina, Spain and Samoa (1997), South Africa (1998), as well as a number of solely expatriate teams, mainly based in South East Asia.
During this time, the VFL had expanded to become the AFL and in turn commanded a greater national and international audience. Word of the sport grew out of AFL exhibition matches, cult television following and Internet communication. North American fans formed an organization, AFANA, specifically to work for improved media coverage of Australian football.
The traditionalists in the governing bodies of Australia (which became the AFL) were reluctant to sanction any games which were not played exactly according to the Laws of the Game, and the AFL initially did not recognise leagues which played the game on fields that did not closely match the proper dimensions or had less than 16 players per side.
Since the 1990s, these attitudes have changed somewhat and the AFL and other development bodies have directly contributed to the development the game overseas.
Formation of a World Governing Body and International Competition
The International Australian Football Council (IAFC) was formed after football first featured at the Arafura Games in 1995.
Since 1998, the Barassi International Australian Football Youth Tournament, endorsed by the AFL as part of its International Policy, has hosted several junior teams from other countries.
Since 2000, fledgeling competitions have been established in countries such as Ireland (2000), Tonga (2002), Scotland, France and China (2005).
Television and the Internet have since helped to increase the awareness of the game outside of Australia.
Inspired by successful Arafura Games competitions, the inaugural Australian Football International Cup was held in Melbourne in 2002, an initiative of the IAFC and the AFL. The first International Cup also marked the beginnings of a very small media interest in the international aspects of the game in Australia.
At the 2002 International Cup, meetings held between the AFL, IAFC and international teams at the International Cup saw the AFL become the de facto world governing body for the sport, with the leagues linked to the teams affiliating with the AFL. Some of the members of the IAFC disputed this move and continued the organisation in name. This organisation was finally completely dissolved in 2005, dropping all public claims to being the world governing body for the sport and being replaced by the development organisation Aussie Rules International.
Leaders of the Pack & Increasing Growth
In recent years, the game has grown particularly strongly also in Papua New Guinea and New Zealand where local player numbers are booming. In overall percentage terms their increases are high in comparison to the overall growth of the sport in Australia, however their total player numbers are at least 200 times less, making senior competition involving Australia at open level unlikely until at least 2020.
In 2005, after 8 years of growing domestic competition, the South African government declared Australian Rules Football the sport for "the new South Africa", injecting government funding into the sport. [ [http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2005/s1296562.htm South Africa embraces Australian Rules football] ]
In 2006, Pakistan, Indonesia, Catalonia, Croatia, Norway, Bermuda and East Timor joined the list of playing nations with local players participating.
On July 3, 2006 the AFL announced that it had formed an International Development Committee to support overseas leagues. The AFL hopes to develop the game in other countries to the point where Australian football is played at an international level by top-quality sides from around the world. The AFL plans to host the International Cup regularly every four years, beginning in 2008, the 150th anniversary of the code. [cite web | title=AFL International Development plans | work=World Footy News | url=http://www.worldfootynews.com/article.php?story=2006063006252654 | accessdate=2006-07-14] Following the AFL's interest in the internationalisation of the game, coverage in the Australian media grew substantially.
On April 14, 2007, Australia's AIS Under 17 squad competed against the South African national Australian rules football team in the historic first international match between the two countries at North West Cricket Stadium in Potchefstroom, South Africa. [ [http://www.worldfootynews.com/article.php?story=20070418011543665 Aussie talent all class on African footy's big day] from worldfootynews.com] In the same month, a massive junior program called "Footy Wild", similar to Auskick was launched in the country.
The first truly international competitor in Australian rules was New Zealand. In 1908 the Jubilee Australasian Football Carnival was held to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Australian rules football. New Zealand (then representing a total of 115 clubs) defeated both New South Wales and Queensland in the carnival but lost to Victoria and Tasmania.
The Arafura Games, held in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia (a competition for northern Australia, South East Asia and Pacific Islands) were the first International games to have Australian football as a competition sport, rather than a demonstration sport in 1995. Papua New Guinea won the Gold medal and retained it in subsequent games. Other teams that have competed at Australian Rules in the games include Japan, Nauru and a Northern Territory indigenous team. The International Australian football Council (IAFC) was formed after the 1995 Games (source IAFC).
Inspired by successful Arafura Games competitions, the inaugural Australian Football International Cup was held in Melbourne in 2002, an initiative of the newly formed IAFC. The 2002 cup was contested by 11 teams from around the world made up exclusively of non-Australians. Ireland won the 2002 cup, defeating Papua New Guinea in the final.
In the interim years, Japan and New Zealand played an annual game as a curtain raiser to an AFL game: the New Zealand national team were victorious by 100 points in 2003, and so in 2004, a club side from Auckland played the game, which Japan lost by two points. The amateur Australian Convicts also toured and played several matches against sides from developing nations.
The second Australian football International Cup was held in Melbourne in 2005, under the direction of the guidance and funding of the AFL with New Zealand defeating Papua New Guinea in the final, with third place going to the United States of America.
The third Australian Football International Cup will be held in Melbourne in 2008.
In 2006 Denmark, Sweden and Germany competed in a tri-nations series, which will be repeted annually.
Other international competitions that include Australian ex-patriates are also held, including the EU Cup, which was first held in 2005 in London, featuring 10 teams. In 2007 was held in Hamburg with 12 teams.
There is no world governing body and the AFL does not keep statistics for matches that it does not sanction (i.e. anything other than the International Cup) so for rankings, see the International Cup all time standings.
International rules Australia vs Ireland
A series of hybrid International rules matches between the Australian Football League's best professional players and a representative Gaelic football team from Ireland's Gaelic Athletic Association amateur players. The series is staged annually. The rules are a compromise between the two codes, using a round ball and a rectangular field. The fierce tackling of the Australian code is allowed, however more recently this has caused controversy with the Irish players who play a less violent contact game. The series have remained evenly matched with the Irish using speed and athleticism, and the Australians strength and power - both inherent skills in their respective codes. This contrast of skills has created exciting contests that are a hit with spectators.
International promotion, funding & governance
The International Australian football Council (IAFC) was formed in 1995 to promote and develop Australian football internationally. In 2005 a new organization was set up - called Aussie Rules International - by former IAFC member Brian Clarke in London. This successor to the IAFC promotes itself as an international organisation for developing (not governing) international Australian football. As well as playing a role in promoting aussie rules overseas, Aussie Rules International coordinates the Multicultural Cup aimed at instilling national pride in those born overseas and encouraging migrants to take up the game.
Australian football is not yet considered large enough internationally for a FIFA styled governing body, so the Australian Football League is primarily responsible for funding and governance and provides $29 million for development of the game in Australia and around A$500,000 annually for international development, with the following breakdown in 2005:
*New Zealand $150,000
*South Africa $100,000
*United States of America $90,000
*Papua New Guinea $45,000
*Other $115,000 [ [http://www.realfooty.theage.com.au/realfooty/articles/2005/08/13/1123353542237.html Union in Aussie rules] by Caroline Wilson from the Age August 14, 2005]
Much of the additional international promotion of the game fuelled by exhibition matches, expatriate Australians, local leagues and various AusAID projects.
High profile advocates
Although international football has a low profile within Australia, the issue is getting increased media exposure as several high profile Australians have become advocates for international football. Former players and coaches that are involved in, have expressed interest in or are passionate about international footy at some stage include Ron Barassi, Kevin Sheedy, Jim Stynes, Paul Roos, Michael Long, Garry Lyon and Wayne Schwass. Current players who have expressed views or interest on the topic include Mal Michael, David Rodan, James Bartel, Jason Akermanis, Jason McCartney and Glen Archer. Former AFL players Mark Zanotti and John Ironmonger have been directly involved in living and establishing clubs overseas. Robert DiPierdomenico and Peter Schwab have been involved in promotions in the USA. Other non-players such as John So, Eddie McGuire and Tiffany Cherry have also expressed interest in the media about game being played or watched by people overseas.
Women development and competition
Several countries now have Women's Australian rules football Australian rules programs in place. These countries include Australia, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, USA, Canada, England, South Africa, Argentina and Japan.
Women's International Rankings
Junior development and competition
Several countries now have youth Australian rules programs in place. These countries include Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, Samoa, Tonga, Nauru, Denmark, South Africa, England, Indonesia, USA and Canada.
Since 1998, the Barassi International Australian Football Youth Tournament, endorsed by the Australian Football League as part of its International Policy, has hosted several of these nation's representative youth teams.
The first junior fully representative international outside of Australia was played between England and Denmark in Farum, Denmark in October 2005. [cite web | title=AFL Roller Coaster Ride for Danes on the International Front | work=World Footy News | url=http://www.worldfootynews.com/article.php?story=20060919061738283 | accessdate=2006-07-22]
The Jakarta Bulldogs Australian Football Club [ [http://www.jakartabulldogs.tk/ Jakarta Bulldogs] ] , founded in 2006, is an Aussie Rules Football Club made up of Under 18 year old expratriate and local students in Jakarta. The team has played against local Australian Football teams such as the Pancawati Eagles, Depok Garudas and the Jakarta Bintangs.
pecific development projects
outh African AusAID project
An AusAID funded project is South African junior development began in 2003, which is assisted by aid agency Australian Volunteers International in partnership with programs such as AFL Auskick and sponsored by Tattersalls as well as the South African North West Academy of Sport.
Aussie Rules Schools (England)
Another junior project funded project is Aussie Rules Schools UK, which is funded by Sport England and co-ordinated by Aussie Rules UK and Aussie Rules International. This project has seen up to 10 English schools adopt Aussie Rules as part of the school curriculum to combat obesity.
China AusAID project
In February 2006, a joint project between the AFL, Melbourne Football Club, Melbourne City Council and AusAID to post an Australian Youth Ambassador in Tianjin, a city of 10 million, about 120km southeast of Beijing in an effort to kickstart Australian Football in China was announced. [ [http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/footy/common/story_page/0,8033,18039362%5E20322,00.html Melbourne's China experiment a reality] by Brett Northey for World Footy News. May 18 2006]
Pacific AusAID projects
Full-time development officers are in Tonga and Samoa as part of AusAid projects since 2005.
International drafts & converts
Although no non-Irish player to learn the game overseas has played in the AFL, Michito Sakaki from Japan became the first to play at AFL level when selected to play for the Essendon Football Club against the Sydney Swans at an exhibition match at North Sydney Oval in February 2006.
Gaelic converts to Australian football
Australia has recruited several Irish Gaelic footballers to play Aussie Rules. As Gaelic football is primarily amateur competition and the AFL competition is professional, there is a strong financial lure. In the 1990s, the Melbourne Football Club recruited Jim Stynes who would turn out to be the most successful Irish player in the history of the VFL/AFL, taking out the Brownlow medal. At around the same time, the club recruited the Scot Sean Wight. In more recent years, the Sydney Swans recruited young Irish Tadhg Kennelly who played in a premiership with the club and has also represented Ireland against Australia. Carlton Football Club experimented with brothers Setanta Ó hAilpín and Aisake Ó hAilpín. The Collingwood Football Club has recruited young Martin Clarke and Brisbane Lions recruited Colm Begley who made an instant impact at AFL level and Brendan Quigley to their international rookie list. Due to increasing concern from the Gaelic Athletic Association, in 2006 the AFL made a deal with the GAA to limit the number of junior Gaelic drafts.
Australian football converts to American football (Gridiron)
Australia has exported players to the NFL. Since the 1980s, many AFL players have tried out as American Football punters. The kicking position requires similar skills to those found in Australian football players. Salaries are up to 5 times higher and the position lends itself to longevity. Australian football players generally retire at around 30, whereas American football punters can play well into their forties.
The first convert was Colin Ridgeway, but the most successful of these players was Darren Bennett - former Melbourne Football Club AFL player recruited by the San Diego Chargers, now playing for the Minnesota Vikings.
Shortly after Darren Bennett became successful in the NFL in the early 90s, many other VFL players followed suit, including journeyman Richard Osborne and Footscray fullback Tony Campbell. Kangaroos and Crows champion Wayne Carey [ [http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/03/26/1017089534974.html Carey can ride off into sunset with Cowboys] from Sydney Morning Herald. March 27 2002] was also rumoured to have tried out with the Cowboys. Many of these were unsuccessful.
In 2004, Geelong Football Club star Ben Graham shocked fans by cutting his career short to play with the New York Jets [ [http://gfc.com.au/default.asp?pg=news&spg=display&articleid=176515 Benny and the Jets] by Scott Spits for Sportal 27 October, 2004] . In the same year, retired Brisbane Bears and Hawthorn Football Club Nathan Chapman achieved a punting contract with the Green Bay Packers. [ [http://www.packersnews.com/topics/training04/train_1_17257710.shtml Packers Re-Sign DL Larry Smith, Add Australian P Nathan Chapman] Packers.com 29th March 2004] While Ben Graham made the grade and achieved a million dollar contract, the career of Nathan Chapman did not take off.
More recently, Collingwood Football Club's Anthony Rocca [ [http://www.abc.net.au/news/items/200512/1535766.htm?victoria Buckley supports Rocca NFL move] from ABC Victoria. 21 December 2005] and his brother Saverio Rocca have both indicated their intention to try out at the conclusion of their AFL careers. [http://www.theage.com.au/news/sport/rocca-learns-a-punting-lesson/2006/11/04/1162340097435.html Rocca learns a punting lesson] from the Age. November 4, 2006] Following Saverio's retirement from the AFL he was given a 3 month contract with Rhein Fire which led to a contract with the Philadelphia Eagles, while Anthony continues to play for Collingwood. In 2006, NFL began more actively scouting Australian Rules players.
*List of Australian Football Leagues outside Australia
*Australian Football International Cup
*List of International Australian rules football Tournaments
*Australian rules football exhibition matches
"News and Results Sites"
* [http://fourth-quarter.blogspot.com/ Fourth Quarter] - Independent reporting of international Australian rules football
* [http://www.thefootyrecord.net/ The Footy Record] - Results from around the globe
* [http://ozrulzglobal.com Aussie Rules Global Invasion] - Independent reporting of international Australian rules football
* [http://www.worldfootynews.com World Footy News] - Independent reporting of international Australian rules football
"Fan sites"
* [http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=12 BigFooty] - International Footy Forum of the Largest unofficial Aussie Rules fan community site and forum
"Governing bodies"
* [http://afl.com.au/default.asp?pg=intleagues AFL International Development]
"International tournaments"
* [http://biafyt.asn.au/ Barassi International Australian Football Youth Tournament]
* [http://www.worldfootynews.com/staticpages/index.php/20070107140306873 Australian Football International Cups 2002, 2005, 2008]
"Promotional organisations"
* [http://www.aussierulesinternational.com/ Aussie Rules International]
* [http://www.aussieruleseurope.com/ Aussie Rules Europe]
* [http://www.aussierulesuk.com/ Aussie Rules UK]
* [http://www.aussierulespacific.com/ Aussie Rules Pacific]
* [http://www.theconvicts.com/ Australian Convicts] - Amateur touring side that helps support international leagues
* [http://www.afana.com/ Australian Football Association of North America (AFANA)]
"International leagues"
* [http://www.usfooty.com/usfooty/ U.S. Australian rules football League]
* [http://www.womensfooty.com Women's footy USA]
* [http://www.dafl.dk/ DAFL - The Danish Australian Football League]
* [http://aflg.de/ AFLG - The Australian Football League Germany]
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As NYFW approaches Fashion Designer and Recording Artist VIVERO aka. Jay Khendar sits down with Elliott Knight to discuss his journey into melding his vision of a solo music career with his upcoming fashion collection featuring at September NYFW – pandemic permitting.
Dreamland 2019. Before the pandemic was a meme of "paninis' and "pandoras", we stood on a rooftop at the Dream Hotel; always saturated in monochromatic looks, mesh, and leather. All fabrics are home to tipsy and horny gay men.
But as I try to catch a glimpse of reality despite my insatiable desire to hook up, I look over at this kid who looks different than all the rest. sonically he's silent, but he's not a wallflower at all.
His aura and fit do all the talking.
He stood there, drink twiddling in one hand, his eyes purposefully touched with a deep-sea blue eyeliner, and gleaming at me as if his wing make-up was ready to fly straight to me.
I introduced myself, not sure if it was my state of drunken bravado or just to compliment how viscerally different he was from the rest of us.
His fashion house "Haus of Khendar" represents that staunch rebellion, not only through his designs and futuristic sense of allure but a strong tie to finding your identity through creative expression.
He's styled and worked with some of the most eclectic female rappers in the game but also compliments his genius with other women of softer fascinations such as Kelly Rowland.
Generally speaking, Haus of Khendar evokes mysticism, but like it's year 3001 at the new reimagined Palace along Central Park.
It's grunge but still elevated. Seductive, yet sophisticated and ahead of the times.
Today, his creative hunger is onto new sights, placing an emphasis on music, whatever he seals his mind to, his stamp of intrinsic rebellion that effortlessly emanates within him will prosper each and every time.
First things first, when you start a new album from an artist, do you listen sequentially or on shuffle?
I'm really traditional in the sense of respecting the artist's method of presenting. I do my absolute best to do it sequentially. I try to treat it the way I would want to be treated. The transitions are so crucial to the overall story so I need to hear them .
What does your music persona Vivero mean?
Vivero is the Spanish word for slaughterhouse – like where they would keep and kill the chickens and you can buy them fresh? I feel like everything I do is a slaughterhouse. It directly translates to "Nursery" which I thought was ironic. Life and Death – circle of life. I really loved the way it rolls off the tongue. Vivero.
Does that have anything to do with your recent jump into music and production, how did you fall into that lane? Was it intentional?
I love to learn how to do shit myself. I've always been in the industry one way or another. I've always had a hand in the production of all my mixes for my shows, I've actually sat with Bobby Woody ( a dope producer from Baltimore), to create all of them. Producing and recording my own music was always coming, but there's a time and place for everything. I helped write and produce for artists over the years and spent a lot of hours in the studio with friends and collaborators asking a lot of questions and learning as much as I could to make sure I could communicate how I wanted to sound.
Where are you from? Was your creativity molded by your family or did you stumble upon fashion solo?
I'm born and raised uptown, New York. Spent time in Alaska, Dominican Republic, and Pennsylvania. We traveled a lot due to my father's line of work. He owned a variety of strip clubs/nightclubs, always in the nightlife scene. Most of my family actually works in some form of nightlife or more social, out-of-the-ordinary jobs. Fashion just went hand in hand; very natural. My family is mainly Dominican, the culture is so flamboyant in a lot of ways, I don't remember not caring about clothes.
Your influences share a connection to simply being real with yourself, which most might deem as being too heavy or narcissistic in this day & age. How do you combat those stigmas and does it influence your work for the better or worst?
Vulnerability is something I really admire and work towards getting better at. You cannot spend time telling anyone's story but your own, so I think it's okay to be narcissistic. It needs to be encouraged a little more actually. Get more in touch with yourself and know who you are when people ask. Humility is always abundant, but for some reason, real confidence is scarce. That only comes from being real with yourself and your presentation.
Did COVID amplify your creative process and/or the decision to venture elsewhere creatively?
It was definitely up and down. I knew I needed to be a star. My situation wasn't cutting it and I wanted to come out of it with something to show for it. Overall I will say that the isolation did more good than bad. It made me sit entirely with myself with nothing but time. I bought all the recording equipment and sat in my room and focused on what I wanted as an Artist. I was trapped with a friend of mine (@prodbylost_ny) and he was really patient with me. There was no more room for excuses so I really had to sit with myself and take it seriously .
Your fashion designs have this aura of being ahead of the times. Do you often feel isolated because of that or does it keep you in touch with your line of work?
I definitely feel isolated but I've also had a huge shift in perspective and I really love the isolation now. Although I enjoy being able to connect, I don't think I worked and researched this much to grow as an artist just to be easily replicated. It's okay if they don't get it right away – I've become more okay with my role as an artist and introducing new ideas, instead of just ingesting others.
Who are your musical influences? How has their music shaped your decision to leave your foundation in fashion to risk a career in music? Do you look at it as a risk?
I have so many, mainly women. I feel more connected to their fluidity and desire to morph. I love Shygirl, I love Shug, and I really love twigs because she shares a similar story to mine. I had to spend time in the background observing and learning so that when my time came I was in control and rehearsed. I've learned it's really okay to strike when, and only when, you are ready. I'll never leave fashion – it got a grip on me. Plus, we love taking risks.
In your bio, you highlight the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe? What books are you currently reading right now?
Fahrenheit 451. It was one of my favorites as a kid as I'm reading it again to see what parts I missed. Always re-read your favorites.
Model : Vivero @jaykhendar
Fashion Direction : Vivero @jaykhendar
Photos : Soukayna Dieng @bysoukayna
Hair : Orlando George @hair.og
Story / Elliott Knight @ell.liott
Kimono Coat: @hausofkhendar. Black Flare Pants: @alessandrotrincone. Jewelry: Laura Estrada @lauraestradajewelry. Beige Coat: @hausofkhendar . Socks : @hausofkhendar


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China calls for free-trade deal with Canada within a decade
Campbell Clark
Zhang Junsai, China's ambassador to Canada, poses at his Ottawa residence.Dave Chan
Canada and China should move quickly toward a free-trade agreement, Beijing's ambassador has urged, insisting it would provide a longer-term solution to questions about two-way investment sparked by the $15-billion Chinese takeover bid for Alberta oil firm Nexen Inc.
"Business is business," Ambassador Zhang Junsai said on Friday, adding that Ottawa should decide whether to approve the takeover of Nexen by China's state-owned oil giant CNOOC Ltd. based on its business benefits alone, not criticisms of China's rights record, or domestic politics.
In an exclusive interview with The Globe and Mail at his Ottawa residence, Mr. Zhang, speaking in a forthright manner rare for a Chinese envoy, said that if Canada wants new broad, investment rules and guarantees that its companies will get greater access to investment and markets in China, it should strike a wide-ranging, "overall" free-trade agreement with Beijing.
"That's why we need to talk with the Canadian side about an FTA. It's time to open each other's markets," Mr. Zhang said. "It's high time to do the exploratory work on the possibility of a free-trade agreement. Under a free-trade agreement, there will be more and more trade and investment."
The idea has been floated as an eventual possibility by some business leaders and whispered lately within Stephen Harper's Conservative government.
But for the first time, China's representative is signalling a deal should be a near-term goal, covering investment, agriculture, manufacturing, and other areas – and work should start soon. Negotiations might take a few years, but less than a decade, Mr. Zhang said: "When we reach a common consensus, it's easy."
A full free-trade agreement with China would be a potential breakthrough in efforts to expand lagging trade with Asia, which is seen as crucial to Canada's future economic growth. Some question whether real free trade is possible with China's state-controlled economy. But for Mr. Harper, who has made economic ties with Asia and China a priority, it is a tantalizing offer.
The timing is no coincidence. The CNOOC bid for Nexen, which would be the first outright takeover of a substantial player in the energy sector, is a test of Canada-China relations. Rejecting it could cause the chill of earlier years to return. But Mr. Harper also must deal with domestic political qualms as some Canadians raise concerns about China's rights record, its intentions, and questions from the business community about whether it would have equal access to China's economy.
By suggesting a free-trade agreement, China is also offering the prospect of negotiated rules for future dealings, and expanded overall trade.
But Mr. Zhang warned against letting domestic politics dictate the Nexen decision: "Business is business. It should not be politicized," he said. "If we politicize all this, then we can't do business."
And although the ambassador declined to comment explicitly on how Beijing would respond if the government rejects the Nexen bid, he said relations with Canada have warmed in the past three years, and that's why Chinese companies want to do business. He said the relationship has developed rapidly since Mr. Harper made his first visit to China in 2009 and agreed with Chinese President Hu Jintao to start a "strategic partnership."
"We should have solid ground for this development," he said.
Mr. Zhang came to Canada less than a year ago from a posting as ambassador to Australia, where Chinese companies have invested heavily, sparking similar controversy. In the extensive interview, he made it clear his main mandate is to expand trade and investment – and it was apparent he is a new type of envoy.
Partly educated at Tufts University in Massachusetts, and previously posted mostly in Australia and New Zealand, Mr. Zhang, 59, speaks English without interpreters or dense diplomatic metaphors. He's pithy, even direct, and at ease with controversial topics and Western journalists.
He argued that Canadians' suspicions are misguided.
"We are not coming to control your resources," he declared, unprompted. China's investment amounts to only 2 per cent of the foreign investment in Canada, he noted. And he also dismissed the allegation that Beijing plans to reserve Canadian oil and gas for shipment to Chinese customers – noting there are no pipelines to the West Coast yet capable of carrying enough to Asia.
But the Nexen bid has raised other objections, including the fact that Canadian companies cannot launch similar takeovers in China.
Mr. Zhang, however, cited a long list of Canadian companies doing business in China – Manulife, Scotiabank, Bombardier, Bank of Montreal, and Eldorado Gold Corp. – noting that some went to China in the early 1980s, long before Chinese companies came here. He said 12,000 Canadian companies are in China now. If Canada wants new rules for investment, they should be negotiated in a free-trade agreement, he added.
That would likely cause political controversy, in part because some argue China's human rights record is an obstacle, and should prevent approval of takeovers like CNOOC's bid for Nexen. Mr. Zhang's response: that China is trying to improve rights, but also has 1.3 billion people, and faces challenges on a massive scale to educate people and free hundreds of millons from poverty.
"It's different countries," he said. "Give us a break. You know? Let us develop. We've done no harm to your country. We see all this improvement. You should recognize improvement and development."
Nexen, and business, should not be overwhelmed by such issues, he argued: "Be practical. It's really the benefits that matter. But I stress: two-way benefits. Not one-way to China."
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Home » Senate Requires DOT to Form Committee on Vehicle Data Access
Senate Requires DOT to Form Committee on Vehicle Data Access
KEYWORDS collision repair DOT senate vehicle data
Oct. 6, 2017—The Senate Commerce Committee included a vehicle data access and control amendment in the "American Vision for Safer Transportation through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies" (AV START) Act (S 1885), the Auto Care Association (ACA) reports.
The amendment sponsored by Senator James Inhofe (R-OK) requires that the Department of Transportation convene a federal advisory committee comprised of stakeholders to provide recommendations to Congress "with respect to the ownership of, control of, or access to, information or data that vehicles collect, generate, record, or store in an electronic form that is retrieved from a highly automated vehicle or automated driving system."
"The inclusion of the data access and control amendment is an important step in the industry's efforts to obtain direct access to data generated by embedded vehicle telematics systems," said Bill Hanvey, president and CEO of the ACA.
While the ACA was discussing issues relevant to the auto care industry, as FenderBender noted in its October issue, telematics and connected vehicles will also take the collision industry by storm soon enough.
ACA members held more than 120 meetings with policymakers and staffers, discussing key facts, figures and implications of current and future legislation impacting the aftermarket. Topics included the control of vehicle data, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and Tax Reform.
The S 1885 bill is intended to advance efforts to improve roadway safety through the deployment of self-driving vehicles. The bill with the data access amendment now moves to the Senate floor where the association has vowed to work for its approval.
Survey: Consumers Want Access to Vehicle Data
How Apps Will Improve Collision Repair Shops' Access to Vehicle Data
Automotive Data Access Bill Could Create Committee of Aftermarket Reps


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The Vogtland Arena is a ski jumping venue in Klingenthal, Germany. It features some of the most modern architecture among World Cup hills.

History
Vogtland Arena was constructed from 2003 to 2005. Its official inaugural event was a Nordic combined Summer Grand Prix competition on 27 August 2006. Before that, in February 2006, the Czech national ski jumping championships had already been held there. In March 2006, Vogtland Arena saw a second-tier Nordic combined world cup competition and in September 2006 a Summer Grand Prix in ski jumping. On 7 February 2007, local club VSC Klingenthal took over one of the cancelled Ski Jumping World Cup events of Harrachov, making this the first FIS winter competition at the arena. Once again in 2007, a Summer Grand Prix ski jumping event took place there. In January 2008, the arena saw its first Nordic Combined World Cup event.

Since the 2008-09 season, Klingenthal has been a regular venue of the Ski Jumping World Cup, forming a part of the FIS Team Tour.

External links

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Ski jumping venues in Germany
Buildings and structures in Vogtlandkreis
Sports venues in Saxony
Klingenthal
2006 establishments in Germany
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At least eight killed and 30 wounded when gunmen opened fire on a Shia Muslim procession during annual day of mourning.
Eight people were killed when gunmen opened fire on a Shia Muslim religious procession in Pakistan, hospital officials said, in what appeared to be the latest incident of spiralling sectarian violence.
More than 30 others were wounded in the attack on Friday, which began when the procession passed a Sunni seminary.
Rock throwing quickly degenerated into gunfire, said staff at the district headquarters hospital in the city of Rawalpindi.
The clashes began when mourners dragged several people out of a seminary after hearing them shout insults at the procession as it passed by, police officer Afzal Hussain told the AFP news agency. They then killed them, he said.
They also set dozens of shops outside the seminary on fire, he said.
Police tried to stop the clash, but officers were wounded as the two sides threw stones at each other, Hussain said.
An army unit based in Rawalpindi eventually reached the scene and took control. A curfew has now been imposed in the city, provincial officials said.
The Shia Muslims were marking Ashura, an annual Shia day of mourning to mark the death of Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Mohammad.
Many join long processions where they flagellate, beat or cut themselves to show their grief.
Rawalpindi is a few minutes' drive from the capital, Islamabad, and home to the headquarters of Pakistan's army.
Further details of the attack were difficult to ascertain since the government suspended mobile phone services in much of Pakistan during Ashura, in a bid to try and foil suicide bombers, who have attacked such gatherings in the past and regularly threaten Pakistan's Shia population.
Attacks on Pakistan's Shia, who make up about a fifth of the 180 million population, have worsened in recent years.
Most of the attacks are the work of Sunni Muslim fighters, many of whom are affiliated with banned groups such as the Taliban or Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, which wants to drive all Shia Muslims out of Pakistan.
Hundreds of Shia Muslims were killed in bombings and other attacks last year, including children gunned down on their way to school and doctors heading for work.


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Roker Roundup: Current Lille owner & ex-F1 chief talks about his failed takeover of Sunderland
Gerard Lopez - the current owner of French club Lille, and former owner of the F1 team Lotus - has spoken out about how he previously had an opportunity to buy Sunderland.
By Andy Tomlinson@SAFCsource Aug 13, 2019, 7:00am BST
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President of Ligue 1 club reveals Sunderland opportunity
The owner of Ligue 1 side Lille has revealed that he had the opportunity to takeover Sunderland while the club were under the ownership of Ellis Short.
Gerard Lopez was giving an interview to La Journal du Dimanche and when asked whether he would eventually liked to own an English club, he claimed he had the chance to buy Sunderland from Short but decided to instead purchase Lille due to a belief France has the best talent pool in the world:
I had the opportunity to buy Sunderland, then in the Premier League, which I knew the owner.
I did not do it because, in terms of project construction, I prefer to work in France, the best talent pool in the world.
No regrets.
In suffering with LOSC, I fell in love with it. I'm not Lillois, but for me it's not a normal box, not an investment in a refinery. So much so that I could not consider another club. Some people will smile while reading this, but I do not care.
The Luxembourg-born businessman took over Lille in 2016 and was also the owner of Formula One team Lotus.
Photo by Xavier Laine/Getty Images
Target only ever wanted to stay with Bolton
Sunderland were interested in signing Bolton Wanderers defender Harry Brockbank during the summer, with the player's future uncertain due to the financial situation of Bolton.
The 20-year-old instead signed a new deal with Bolton and captained the team at the weekend during their 0-0 home draw with Coventry City.
Despite the interest in his services, Brockbank said that he only ever wanted to stay with his boyhood team:
My focus was on getting back here, working hard, Bolton are the only team I want to play for.
I was so happy I could sign the deal and push on for the next two years.
I wanted to stay at Bolton. I've been here since I was eight years old, it means everything to me.
To be captain…I wouldn't have thought that could happen for 10 years. To have my family in the crowd to see it happen, that's just a dream come true.
I can't count my friends because they're all Bolton fans who were going to be here anyway.
Photo by Andrew Kearns - CameraSport via Getty Images
Former Sunderland scout joins Wolves
Former Sunderland player and scout Ian Atkins has joined Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers as their European scout.
Atkins held the same role at the Stadium of Light and at one point wanted the club to sign current Barcelona midfielder Ivan Rakitic.
The Croatian international was just making a name for himself at Schalke in the Bundesliga when Atkins agreed a £380,000 compensation deal which would have seen Rakitic join Sunderland, only for the board to put a stop to the transfer.
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Another former scout in demand
Another former member of the Sunderland scouting set-up is in demand with Monaco considering Massimiliano Mirabelli for their vacant Sporting Director role, according to the Gazzetta dello Sport.
Monaco parted company with former Chelsea Technical Director Michael Emenalo at the weekend and Mirabelli in the frame to take over.
The Italian has the support of Jorge Mendes, who has close ties with the Ligue 1 club.
Mirabelli worked at Sunderland during the ill-fated Roberto De Fanti era and has since been the Chief Scout at Inter Milan and the Sporting Director of AC Milan.
Massimo Mirabelli
What a difference a year makes! Today is the one year anniversary of Sunderland's 6-0 drubbing away at Bolton - the day that could go down as one of the most important in the history of this football club.
Andy's Player Ratings: Fulham 1-1 Sunderland - Lads outstanding against Premier League opponents Despite losing Ross Stewart to injury, Sunderland more than held their own and were unlucky not to beat Premier League Fulham at Craven Cottage. Here's how Andy rated the Lads!


Driving under the Influence (DUI) is a really serious offense that could possibly have an effect on a number of factors of a person's lifestyle. Careers may well be damaged, legal fees may threaten finances and driving a vehicle privileges may be revoked. There are countless irrevocable repercussions to driving under the influence that may cause extreme damage to a person's everyday living. If charged for a Drunk driving, legal representation is essential to obtain a minimized sentence and steer clear of jail time. Judges are issuing harder sentences for the crime, as well as, steeper penalties.
Presently, the lawful drinking age in the U.S.A. is 21 years old. A noteworthy proportion of Driving Under the Influence charges are received by people below the age of 21. Quite a few DWI's were accompanied by traffic accidents and fatalities. States conscious of the research are providing underage drinkers, who drive under the influence, felony charges and long jail sentences.
Currently, in all 50 states, driving while intoxicated is classified by law as possessing a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.08% or steeper. However, in some states intoxicated individuals may be charged with a lesser offense if the BAC is lower than 0.08%. Laws for drunk driving charges vary from state to state. Therefore, individuals must learn the rules of every state before driving a vehicle.
Alcohol is a depressant that retards the interaction or response time of the person. Brain indicators are covered up when drinking. Some indicators do not arrive to the brain while drunk. As a consequence, people may not respond rapidly enough to prevent an impediment in the street, a halted car or truck or an animal. Everyday people that are drunk or inebriated may view truth otherwise than truth. This makes it complicated to control the auto or truck and drive within the white and yellow lines on the road. Drunk drivers nearly always result in mishaps when they cannot discern or keep the car or truck in the street.
A great many impaired individuals have caused fatalities or severely injured themselves or another person. Drivers under the age of 24 are more likely to pass away in a car accident than from any other cause, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Forty percent of these fatalities are related to alcohol. Both individuals and passengers are likely to pass away in an booze connected driving a motor vehicle incident.
A blood alcohol content of one tenth or 0.10 increases the opportunity of a lethal automobile accident by seven times. Correspondingly, the chance for death increases 25 times for somebody whose blood alcohol level is increased to 0.15. Driving a motor vehicle with a legal blood alcohol level of 0.04 will increase the likelihood of being included in an auto accident by 1.4 times. If this number doubles, the likelihood of an accident rises by 11 times. Even more drinks could have fatal effects, if the motorist proceeds to operate a car or truck. Those who decide to commence may live with the implications of their activities, if they endure the car accident.
Individuals charged with a Drunk driving must purchase special insurance and obtain legal representation. Those convicted of a DUI must purchase SR22 car insurance. This type of insurance usually carries a larger premium because the risk of the driver being involved in an accident increases.
Legal representation charges may vary. These expenses may become costly. The best DWI lawyers are expensive and required to convince the judge to reduce the sentence. A felony sentence may cost an individual their job in some instances. This is a serious offense that should not be taken lightly.
A Drunk driving charge is not cheap. The bulk of the expense will actually be the auto insurance increase. Driving under the influence offenders have incurred as much as $7,300 in additional expenses for SR22 auto insurance. The second largest expenses are the attorney and legal fees. Offenders may pay approximately $2,500 or more for proper representation. The penalties and fees may cost approximately $1200, and the alcohol education class will cost approximately $500. Offenders will spend nearly $200 for vehicle towing and impound and another $300 for DMV and booking fees. These are avoidable expenses that people should take seriously.
Some companies will offer insurance to high risk people. Drivers with current insurance should continue to make their monthly premium for the current insurance on the vehicle. The premium will not increase rapidly. The changes will take effect after the accident has been reported, the vehicle repaired and the premium expires.
First offenders will be required to take Drunk driving classes. These classes will teach offenders accident prevention and also how to control their alcohol intake. The DWI will be reported to the DMV and your insurance company. The offense will stay on your record permanently unless the driver files for expungement. This will remove the offense from your record.
Some individuals may lose their job as a result of their offense. This is a significant blow, if the driver has not planned for such an event. A felony record immensely impedes the person's ability to secure another job. A salary reduction or complete change in career may be required of a person with a felony record.
Drivers in Nevada may be convicted of a Driving while intoxicated whether a resident or a non-resident. A BAC of 0.8% or more significant will be grounds for an arrest in Nevada. Because Nevada is an implied consent state, if stopped and suspected of driving a motor vehicle under the influence, motorists must agree to give a blood sample or submit to a breathalyzer test. Drivers who refuse will be arrested.
Drivers charged with a Driving under the influence in Nevada will have their license suspended. In the meantime, a temporary license will be issued for seven days. A hearing will be scheduled during the seven days. The temporary license will expire, and the license will remain suspended. Drivers that are not residents of Nevada will not have their license taken by the police. However, your resident state will be informed of the offense through the DMV. A criminal proceeding is required for both residents and non-residents in the state of Nevada.
Drivers in Georgia may be charged with a DWI if the BAC level is 0.08 or greater. Any amount of contraband drugs or unlawful blood levels will be grounds for a Drunk driving charge in the state of Georgia. Drivers that exhibit erratic driving behavior and a blood alcohol content of over 0.08 may be convicted of a Driving while intoxicated. In some instances, individuals may also be taken to jail.
Drivers under the age of 21 that are suspected of DUI may be issued a violation in Georgia if the breathalyzer reads 0.02 or more significant. Commercial drivers may also be issued a violation if their blood alcohol level is 0.04 or greater.


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Fileturn Ltd v The Belgrave London Ltd
Citation: All ER (D) 124 (Apr)
This dispute, between parties to a construction contract, arose in relation to the percentage deduction the employer ("the defendant company") was entitled to make to an interim payment owed to the contractor ("the claimant"), who was conducting alteration and refurbishment works to the defendant's hotel.
In February 2012 the parties had entered into a JCT Form Intermediate Building Contract 2011, which incorporated the adjudication provisions and also gave the defendant the right to deduct a retention of 5% from the gross sums payable to the claimant, reducing to 2.5% on practical completion. When the claimant later made an application for interim payment, the defendant refused to pay and the matter was referred to adjudication.
The adjudicator, finding that practical completion had occurred in and around the time of the contractor's request for payment, decided that the defendant was entitled only to the lower 2.5% retention.
The claimant then brought proceedings for summary judgment, seeking to enforce the adjudicator's award. The defendant:
(a) disputed whether the adjudicator had made a 'temporary binding' decision as to the date of practical completion; and
(b) sought to stay enforcement of that decision pending the decisions in two subsequent adjudications.
The court held, in relation to the first matter, that the adjudicator's decision as to practical completion was temporary binding on the parties. The adjudicator had clearly had jurisdiction to determine the matter of the percentage retention in circumstances where the defendant had wished to argue in its submissions that this ought not to be the full 2.5%, and this had itself brought directly into play the issue of whether practical completion had occurred and, if so, when.
In relation to the second matter, the court refused the defendant's application for a stay, considering it impossible to speculate on the possible outcome of any later adjudication. The sum which had been ordered by the adjudicator was already overdue and there was no basis on which to conclude that the defendant would be unable to pay. In the circumstances, the defendant had no real prospect of successfully defending the claim and summary judgment was entered in favour of the claimant.
Justin Mort QC


HILTON Coylumbridge in the Highlands has changed hands after being snapped up by private hotels group Britannia Hotels.
Situated on a 65-acre estate on the edge of the Cairngorms National Park, Hilton Coylumbridge is described as a "well-established hotel", which comprises 175 bedrooms, five restaurants, two bars, two heated indoor swimming pools, a soft play facility, 18-hole crazy golf course, 10-pin bowling, video game arcade, and spa facilities.
Hilton Coylumbridge represents new owner Britannia Hotels' fifth hotel in Scotland – and is the 61st hotel in its overall portfolio.
The hotel sale was brokered by Christie & Co on behalf of global investment firm Starwood Capital; neither the asking or sale price was disclosed. Starwood Capital had purchased the hotel from an asking price of offers in excess of £8.75 million in March 2018.


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Q: Simple cross browser draw javascript library We are building a web app library which need draw some polyline/polygon/circle/rectange.
Also we want these vectors can be edited.
So I wonder if there is a cross browser draw library can be imported to our codes?
I know Raphael,however I think it is too strong,I mean there are too many features we do not need.
Also we found this,it render the vector using divs pixel by pixed. But we think the effect is not good.
Any suggestion?

A: I totally agree with Sirko's comment, stick to Raphael. There's nothing quite like it when it comes to cross-browser compatibility. Other than that, you could take a look at John Resig's port of the procressing library (which is a pretty mature visualization language).


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When David Meets Goliath – NCAA Football Is Sometimes Unpredictable
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Molly Hobbs 9/24/18
Molly Hobbs
In a stunning upset, 20,118 fans in Norfolk witnessed the totally unexpected as Old Dominion University took on #13 Virginia Tech and dashed any hope the ACC leader had of getting into the NCAA playoffs this year.
Old Dominion University's (ODU) football program is only nine years old. During that time, they've hosted ACC teams twice -- North Carolina and NC State, both unranked most years. They played in Blacksburg last year and got expectedly crushed 38-0 by the Virginia Tech Hokies.
But in April, when ODU's 2018 football schedule came out, something strange happened. The 5-7 team saw a huge boost in ticket sales (1,400 more, in fact), as well as season ticket sales. They called this "The Virginia Tech Effect."
For the first time in the team's history, they would be hosting a top 25 team, and people were clamoring for tickets -- not only to that game but to the whole season ... partly because there's a huge number of alumni in the Norfolk/Virginia Beach area, and partly because this was the biggest game to ever come to Forman Field.
The first three games of the ODU Monarchs' season were a huge disappointment, leaving them at 0 and 3. But they weren't down and out. Not by a longshot.
When the football players of Old Dominion University woke up on Saturday morning, they had no idea what going to happen later that day. They were playing a top 25 team in the NCAA for the first time at home against #13 Virginia Tech. What were they thinking going into that game? How did their coach prepare them? Would they get another thumping from the Hokies?
ODU Was All In
All teams play to win, even if they're completely outmatched. They still show up. They still try for the entire 60 minutes. Their fans still come out to see a good game, even if the expectations aren't very high. Many of the people in the stands were probably excited to see Virginia Tech -- they have a great football program, are nearly elite, and have many fans in the area.
Nobody thought ODU would actually win. Not Virginia Tech, not most of the fans in the audience, no one …
Except for Coach Wilder and his football players.
So, how did they spend their week preparing for a powerhouse team coming to their house? I'll tell you what they didn't do. They didn't plan to lose, and they didn't give up.
My guess is that Coach Wilder prepared them as he did for every other game. "Play to win." He probably told them that he believed in them and that they had just as much of a chance to win as VT. He kept telling them until they believed it themselves.
And, not only did they play to win, they did it with backup quarterback Blake LaRussa, who took over in the first half and outscored the Hokies 28-7 in the fourth quarter, stunning both them and the record number of fans watching from the stands. The final score was 49-35.
Coach Bobby Wilder told CBS News, "We just made history. This is one of the biggest moments in Hampton Roads sports history. Arguably the biggest moment in Old Dominion history."
Will this be the start of something great for the ODU football team? Or will their moment of glory remain just that? No matter what happens the rest of this season, the players, the fans, and the entire school have a memory that will last them a lifetime.
Did you watch the ODU/Virginia Tech game on Saturday? What do you think of the Monarchs' history-making win over the Hokies? Tell us in the comments below.
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Discover Skara Brae – Orkney's Prehistoric Village
Not many experiences can be compared to visiting the amazing and mysterious Skara Brae, one of the best-preserved Neolithic settlements in the whole of western Europe.
Take a trip back in time at this stone village of eight houses and experience the incredible sense of how people lived their day to day lives 5,000 years ago. Archaeologists estimate it was built and occupied from around 3180 – 2500 BC, during what's called the Neolithic era or New Stone Age, which makes the village older than the pyramids and Stonehenge, in fact!
Perched above the beach at the Bay of Skaill, Orkney, it was discovered by a winter storm in 1850 – the sand and grass were stripped back to reveal a network of houses complete with dressers, stone beds and hearts. Circular in shape, the houses were built from slabs of stone and were supported by 2.4 m walls and were connected by covered passageways.
The uncovered structures along with the artefacts found inside are in an incredible condition, shining a light on how ancient Orcadians lived and worked. Skara Brae's remarkable survival through the ages is thanks to the design of the original builders who buried the stone-slab walls up to roof level in clay soil and waste material to provide insulation and protection from the elements.
Explore the site to learn how the Neolithic people built their homes, as well as the work they did, the tools they used, the food they ate and much, much more. Visit during a wild westerly gale for a real, invigorating Orkney experience.
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Freshman guard Danny Ashley dribbles through the Plattsburgh defense during Brockport's 86-85 semi-final win. Brockport lost the championship match to Oswego 55-50.
Upon the end of the road to the SUNYAC finals, The College at Brockport men's basketball team saw its chance at lifting the first regional title in five years slip away by a mere five points. While the final shot clock of the tournament has rung, the season's journey is one that will remain prominent with the program.
Similar to the entire stretch of the regular season, Brockport's postseason consisted of nail-biters and late game drama. A closely-fought 94-88 victory over Potsdam in the quarterfinal round of the tournament saw freshman sensation Danny Ashley drop a career-high 34 points to help his team survive as Brockport marched on to the semi-finals against Plattsburgh.
The green and gold clinched the third seed for the playoffs, which only guaranteed a home court advantage in the first round of the competition. Plattsburgh, on the other hand, finished second in the race for postseason spots and earned a direct trip to the semi-final rounds. The Cardinals faced Brockport, a team that had not been able to move beyond the SUNYAC semi-finals in over three seasons.
Despite the pressure against them, the Golden Eagles were unphased from the circumstances and went on to grab a large lead inside 10 minutes of the tip-off, which was maintained into halftime. The team continued to find the basket following the break and went up by as many as 14 points with 15 minutes left in the game.
Yet, what seemed like a guaranteed trip to the tournament final for Brockport, quickly flopped in the second half. Poor possessions and turnovers from the Golden Eagles allowed the home side to come back and claim the lead, 83-82, with two minutes left to play. When needed most, senior guard Chris Atkinson came up big in the closing parts of the game as he made two free throws, recovered the ball for his team and found sophomore guard Jahidi Wallace, who got fouled but scored with a strong post move.
Plattsburgh went down the other way with hope to produce a game-winner but Atkinson's heroic defense saw the team's effort bounce in-and-out of the rim, handing Brockport an 86-85 victory. Although the contest went down to the wire, the significance of coming back in the clutch was worth the risk.
After it broke the streak of being held up by the semi-finals with a thrilling win over the 2018 SUNYAC champs (Plattsburgh), Brockport faced Oswego in the final of the tournament the following day. As for a comparison, Oswego clinched the first seed to Brockport's third and finished with an overall record of 22—4 to Brockport's 17—11.
Despite the superior season of Oswego, the game's tip-off was followed by a scorching start from Brockport as it led from the front and raised eyebrows from the opposition's fans on the sidelines. At halftime, Brockport was up by six but its defensive hold broke down after 10 minutes into the second half when Oswego grabbed the lead for the first time. The away side pushed on but was not able to get in reach, falling by a score of 55-50.
While the performance against Oswego could have benefited from the team's missing number one option at the four, junior power forward Justin Summers, or less foul trouble, the SUNYACs have concluded. Brockport improved on its past four seasons and finished strong regardless of the final game's outcome.
Following the conclusion to the regional season, Brockport had the chance to extend its season by recieving a large bid to the 2019 NCAA DIII tournament. Unfortunately for the team, the draw of results that was released on Monday, Feb. 25 at 12 p.m. did not include Brockport in the bracket. Plattsburgh and Oswego were given the two available spots from the region.
Even though luck was not on Brockport's side when it came to the national competition, the team's trip to the 2019 SUNYAC finals will not be overlooked.


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Q: Got FileNotFoundException (Permission denied) when read files under FilesDir on AVD As doc said, reading files under /data/user/0/packagename/files/ dosen't require asking Read permission.
I created an emulator(api25) using android studio, uploaded a file named "abc.zip" to the files dir(using Device File Explorer in Android Studio), and then run the following code:
private fun readFromFiles() {

    val readBytes = this.filesDir.listFiles()?.filter {
        it.name.equals("abc.zip", true)
    }?.get(0)?.inputStream()?.readBytes()

    Log.d(TAG, "readFromFiles: ${readBytes?.size}")

}

I got an error in logcat said:
java.io.FileNotFoundException: /data/user/0/my.package.name/files/abc.zip (Permission denied)

With same code and same file, but on an avd of api29, no error found and I can read the file.
This is weired. So is it a bug of AVD, or did I misunderstand anything?