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Fatal Hit-and-Run Suspect Had Long Rap Sheet, Say Police
The suspect arrested in connection with a fatal hit-and-run accident that killed a Schenectady teen had a long rap sheet of driving offenses, according to police. Anthony Gallo, of Rotterdam, allegedly hit 19-year-old Cassandra Boone with his pickup truck last week and then fled the scene. Boone was rushed to Albany Medical Center but passed away shortly after. According to the Wall Street Journal, after receiving a tip on the vehicle used by the hit-and-run driver, police found the 34-year-old Gallo and arrested him. Upon a background check, police discovered that Gallo had ten suspensions on his license and should not have been behind the wheel in the first place.
Allegedly, Boone pressed the button to activate the crossing lights and used the crosswalk to traverse across Erie Boulevard. Purportedly, Gallo's white Dodge pickup truck ran the red light and struck the teen. In a news article, a witness to the accident told of his point of view, saying: "I did see him fly through the light. It was almost like he caught air he was going so fast." Gallo reportedly has a long rap sheet of past offenses, with ten suspensions on his license including one for DWAI and drug possession. For the fatal hit-and-run accident, he has currently been charged with leaving the scene of an auto accident resulting in death, a felony, and traffic violations of aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, passing a steady red light and speeding. More charges are expected to be filed and toxicology tests are pending.
Cassandra Boone was currently a freshman at Schenectady County Community College. Neighbors said that the teen had a bright future and spent a good deal of time helping her mother and her younger sister. Her aunt, Florence Bolden, commented in reports: "She was a joy to our family. He raped us of a joy and a really good kid. Very intelligent, a really good girl. It's terrible, it's terrible."
Pedestrians are extremely vulnerable when crossing streets, especially when drivers are negligent or conditions are unfavorable. As Cassandra Boone's tragedy illustrates, even when crossing streets responsibly, serious accidents can occur. According to Transportation for America, 3,222 people were killed walking in New York between 2000 and 2009. If you or a loved one is involved in a pedestrian auto accident, you may be entitled to compensation for your injuries. Fill out the form on the right to consult with an experienced New York pedestrian accident lawyer to see if you might be eligible to receive remuneration for lost wages, medical bills, and pain and suffering.


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Volmoed is a retreat and conference centre in Hermanus, South Africa. The focus of its mission for the past 34 years is reconciliation, focused on racial reconciliation, and reconciliation within families or groups. Groups or individuals come for training programs, conferences on reconciliation, group learnings, wellness retreats, peace & to relax. Due to Covid-19, there are no visitors and no income. They are meanwhile raising funds to keep Volmoed going.
The trauma & difficulties related to Covid-19, experiences of anxiety, depression, fear, isolation, economic hardship; the realities of horrifying statistics of Gender Based Violence (GBV); the legacy of apartheid South Africa, mean that people need space and healing to deal with it all. Volmoed offers peaceful space and resources to help people with these needs but has had no income as no bookings allowed in Covid-19 times. Now Volmoed can open up in a controlled way but needs income.
Volmoed is now allowed to open up in a limited way for people in need of space, peace, healing, reconciliation, especially older people or those who have been isolated and lonely. The funds raised will enable Volmoed to pay the staff to run the retreat centre and to host programs. This will be a huge gift to those who come to Volmoed in need of refreshment and renewal and will improve people's mental, emotional, spiritual and physical health.
Potential long-term impact on individuals and society is enormous.The effect of Covid-19 & lockdown in South Africa takes a toll on people's mental, emotional, spiritual & physical health.By having income to operate & welcome people to this healing space, many will benefit and be able to function in a more healthy way, & once more contribute to society. It will have a ripple effect that makes the people of South Africa and other visitors more whole and healthy. What a wonderful gift to offer!
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The war in Yemen, which escalated in March 2015 when a Saudi-led coalition intervened on behalf of the internationally recognised government against Huthi rebels aligned with former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, has turned a poor country into a humanitarian catastrophe: hunger and fighting could provoke mass famine and waves of refugees; the conflict could destabilise Saudi Arabia; and both sides appear locked in a cycle of escalating violence, derailing UN peace talks. Crisis Group's focus is on the negotiations: introducing ourselves at key points, shaping the debate, proposing solutions and encouraging stakeholders to modify positions based on our analysis. Concerted effort is required to convince the parties to accept the UN's roadmap as the basis for a compromise that would end foreign intervention and allow Yemenis to make peace.
A Saudi-led coalition attack on the city of Hodeida risks plunging millions of Yemenis into famine and will meet fierce resistance from Huthi rebels. The U.S. should stop enabling coalition offensives and international stakeholders must quickly place Hodeida under UN control.
War is denying Yemenis food to eat. This special briefing, the first of four examining the famine threats there and in South Sudan, Nigeria and Somalia, urges the Saudi-led coalition not to assault Yemen's most important port, Hodeida, and both sides to immediately resolve deadlock over the Central Bank.
This is the seventh weekly briefing note as part of Crisis Group's Yemen Campaign. This week, we look at how tribal dynamics in the north could affect the stalled peace process.
This is the sixth weekly briefing note in Crisis Group's Yemen Campaign. This week, we look at how economic issues will affect future peacebuilding efforts.
This is the fifth weekly briefing note in Crisis Group's Yemen Campaign. This week, we look at how simmering tensions in the south of the country threaten the prospects for long-term peace, and give insight into ongoing attempts to demilitarise the country's Red Sea trade corridor.


Am I missing it or is the distance stated anywhere?
Howzit Andre, We're finalising the exact distance for the race route but are working on around 40km. Keep an eye on the website / FB page for updates.
Would love to be part of this challenge. Thanks Mandy.
Hi Warren! Any shorter distances maybe? Will be great to have options for a 10km or 21km.
Thanks for the query (and suggestion 🙂 ). Unfortunately first year we're keeping it simple and focusing on the one main event. Sorry about that. BUT I will say that if you're thinking of 21km, you can just up it to the 40km!! You'll have the full day to finish (and trust me there's a fair bit of pure hiking anyway – or at least for me there is!). Give me a shout if you want to ask any more questions on this.
Hey Petri, Sunday 1st May 2016, start +-07h00 (it's a long weekend – the Monday 2nd may is a public holiday).
Hi what is the entry fee and what does it all include in the package?
Cool! If you're doubling up the run with a romantic weekend or something there are a couple of places that are quite close that look awesome! Message me at the info@klipspringerchallenge.co.za and I'll give you names if you want. Otherwise the chalet accommodation in the Park itself is fantastic. Also super convenient – step out your chalet and walk to the Start / Finish, and also very well priced (AND we've negotiated a runner's discount – quote the race and/or the "King discount" – just my name, not anything royal – when you make a reservation). Give me a shout if there are any more questions.
Hi, what is the cut off time for the 40km's?
Hi, what is the distance between water stations? Is it necessary to carry our own water supplies?
Very roughly, the first water station will be at about 12km in from the Start, and the second will be at about the 25km mark. This means you don't have to carry full water from Start to Finish, but it is still the desert and you WILL need to carry some of your own water supplies – it will be part of the Compulsory Equipment that we will require all runners to adhere to, specifically a MINIMUM of 1.5L of water at the Start.
You will be able to drink and to fill up hydration packs at the water stations, but we will be strict about the safety concerns involved in Extreme Desert Trail Running, so you will be required to be somewhat self-sufficient.
Hope this helps. Give me a shout if you have any more questions.
Can you hike the run / hike / walk & still finish within the time, or do you need to run a fair amount of it?
Hi Bernice, It's difficult to say without knowing how fast the person generally runs / hikes / walks 🙂 (or how often they stop). My own personal experience, and I am NOT a fast runner but am pretty good at keeping moving without stopping, is that with running the very roughly 50% of the total distance that I found comfortably runnable, and hiking the rest (for example the boulder-hopping along the river) I would be looking at anything from 7 to 8hrs (and cut off is 10hrs).
I just want to no if the entries are close.
What is the entry limit for the Lite?
Howzit John! We have an overall limit with SANParks for overall numbers of 200, which we might be allowed to go slightly higher with the introduction of the Lite. In terms of limit PER race we'll balance it out between the two and see how we're looking closer to the time. Hope this helps.
Hi Warren.i would like to knownif there is still spaces left for either 21 or 40km race?


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US Marine who says he rescued baby at Kabul airport investigated for appearing at Trump rally [Updated]
"The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) has initiated a command investigation regarding LCpl Hunter Clark's attendance at the event last weekend to determine if any DoD policies were violated."
By James Clark, Jeff Schogol | Updated Sep 30, 2021 1:48 PM
Lance Cpl. Hunter Clark at a recent rally for former President Donald Trump. (11 Alive/YouTube).
A Marine who says he saved a baby in Kabul by lifting the infant over the walls outside Hamid Karzai International Airport is now under investigation for appearing on stage with former President Donald Trump at a recent political rally in Georgia.
Lance Cpl. Hunter Clark was one of nearly 6,000 U.S. troops tasked with guarding the airport last month as thousands of desperate people tried to get in to escape the Taliban. On Sept. 25, Clark appeared on stage with Trump for just under a minute at a "Save America Rally" in Perry, Georgia.
Clark quickly introduced himself as "the guy that pulled the baby over the wall," adding that "it's definitely probably one of the greatest things I've done in my entire life."
The Marine continued, saying "I just want to thank all the support from all y'all. It really means a lot and I'm glad to be home now."
Clark did not specify when he pulled a baby over the wall at Hamid Karzai International Airport. After this story was first published, Clark's command told Task & Purpose that he was not the Marine shown in an Aug. 19 viral video hoisting an infant above the razor wire outside the airport.
The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit cannot confirm if Clark is one of the other Marines in that video, said Capt. Kelton J Cochran, a spokesman for the 24th MEU. Cochran also noted that there were several incidents during the evacuation of Afghans handing children to U.S. troops.
Now Clark's command is looking into whether he violated the military's ban on active-duty troops engaging in partisan political activity.
"The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) has initiated a command investigation regarding LCpl Hunter Clark's attendance at the event last weekend to determine if any DoD policies were violated," Cochran said. "Any details pertaining to this incident are not releasable while the investigation is being conducted."
Cochran did not specify what policies that Clark may have violated, but the Defense Department does not allow active-duty troops to "speak before a partisan political gathering, including any gathering that promotes a partisan political party, candidate, or cause."
The Sept. 25 "Save America Rally" was another opportunity for Trump to rail against his political adversaries and to spread lies that President Joe Biden was not legitimately elected. Trump has failed to prove in more than 60 lawsuits that the 2020 election was tainted by widespread voter fraud. His former Attorney General William Barr and Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Chris Krebs have also disputed the myth that the presidential election was stolen.
However, Clark was not in uniform when he appeared with Trump. Nor did he campaign for a political candidate or suggest that service members follow a political party.
Video of former President Donald Trump's rally showing Marine Lance Cpl. Hunter Clark as he addresses the crowd, via 11Alive in Atlanta, Georgia.
Although the rally was a political event, Trump ostensibly invited Clark on stage as part of a public show of support for U.S. troops.
"We're also honored to be joined by one of the Marines who bravely served in Kabul during the withdrawal and helped evacuate children over the airport and over the airport wall," Trump told the crowd at the Sept. 25 rally in Perry, Georgia, where Trump said they had also reserved "13 empty seats of honor" for the 11 Marines, a Navy corpsman, and an Army special operations soldier killed in the Aug. 26 attack on the airport's Abbey Gate.
"You saw him, he did a great job, Lance Cpl. Hunter Ian Clark. Lance corporal get up here!" Trump said at the rally.
Clark's appearance at the rally comes at a time when military commanders are looking closely at service members' behavior online and in public. It also coincides with the decision by four mid-level officers who independently decided to risk their own careers by openly criticizing their military and civilian leaders, which Task & Purpose wrote about at length on Sept. 24.
Whenever a member of the military speaks publicly, talks on a television show, or goes viral because of their service, it comes with a certain amount of scrutiny, and depending on what they say or do, it might bring with it some professional risk. This is because it's generally assumed that when a member of the military speaks in their capacity as a service member, that they are representing the military. In other words: if the only reason you're on television or have a microphone shoved in your face is because you start a sentence by saying "My name is Sgt. so-and-so" then people are going to assume you're speaking on behalf of the military.
This has proven to be a problem for military personnel who have leveraged their service for political ends or air time. The military has warned lawmakers such as former Reps Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) and Doug Collins (R-Ga.) to not appear in campaign advertisements while wearing their military uniforms. Military personnel are also not allowed to attend political events in uniform. And in 2019, the South Carolina Army National Guard investigated a major who attended a campaign rally for then-presidential candidate Joe Biden, during which she was captured on video telling Biden that she prayed he would be elected.
But even a hint of partisan involvement by service members can cause an uproar. The supervisor of two junior enlisted Army Reserve soldiers was disciplined after the soldiers appeared uniform during an August 2020 Democratic National Convention video as the American Samoa delegation voted for Biden to be their party's nominee for president.
And in another instance, the Marine Corps looked into accusations that two Marines opening the door for then-President Trump in August 2020 was akin to "politicizing the military" because the moment had been used as part of a Republican National Campaign video. The Corps determined that the Marines had not crossed any ethical lines because their official duties included "opening doors for the President."
Between politicians constantly jockeying for their time in the sun ahead of a bid for office, the 24/7 news environment, and hyper-partisan social media, service members would be wise to expect to be scrutinized any time they attend an event with a political figure, whether they are in or out of uniform.
Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly reported that Lance Cpl. Hunter Clark was shown in an Aug. 19 video pulling a baby over the wall of Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul.
More great stories on Task & Purpose
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Video shows soldier in Hawaiian shirt firing mortar during 'casual Friday' mission in Afghanistan
He was murdered days after starting his Army career. A technicality is keeping him out of Arlington
The Space Force leans into 'Galactic Empire' chic with new dress uniform design
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Want to write for Task & Purpose? Learn more here and be sure to check out more great stories on our homepage.
James Clark is the Deputy Editor of Task & Purpose and has been with the publication since 2015. He is an Afghanistan War veteran and served in the Marine Corps as a combat correspondent. James is responsible for overseeing the daily news coverage of the editorial team, assigning stories, approving pitches, editing, and ensuring stories published on the site meet Task & Purpose's editorial standards and the audience's needs. Contact the author here.
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// This file is licensed under the MIT License.
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'use strict';
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He has his own Instagram account. He stars as the featured profile picture on MIT Admission's Facebook page. When MIT's Campus Preview Weekend 2022 came around, he joyfully opened his arms widely to welcome the admitted Class of 2026 at a campus photo booth. You can find him everywhere on campus, from murals and posters in the MIT Welcome Center to laptop stickers, pins, and keychains on a student's backpack.
No, this isn't MIT's iconic mascot, Tim the Beaver. This is Wide Tim, an adorable beaver character who loves MIT, obtaining width, and injecting some levity into MIT life. Rumor has it that Wide Tim double-majors in eating and sleeping, but his sole mission is to make people happy and smile. And by all accounts, he excels at his job.
Wide Tim is the brainchild of senior Tianyuan (Margaret) Zheng, a double major in Course 18 (Mathematics) and 6-14 (Computer Science, Economics, and Data Science), with a minor in music. Growing up in Qingdao, China, and later Mobile, Alabama, her love of the arts has always been as strong as her love of mathematics.
Zheng aspired to attend MIT ever since her first campus visit at age 10. "I remember seeing professors, students, and thousands of posters for all kinds of activities on the Infinite Corridor — I was mesmerized. I thought, 'there are so many things to do here!'" says Zheng.
In addition to furthering her studies in mathematics, economics, and computer science, she naturally gravitates toward creative outlets to combine her technical interests with artistic endeavors. She is the co-founder of a comedic Instagram account with Gloria Lin '22 and juniors Audrey Cui and Penny Brant, which explains complex STEM concepts with art, humor, and love.
Wide Tim was born as a spinoff from that page during the week of Valentine's Day on an @mitadmissions guest post. As MIT Admissions began to adopt more drawings of Wide Tim in collaboration with Zheng, his popularity grew rapidly among MIT students.
"Wide Tim has become a kind of unofficial representation of our mascot with all of his stats maximized: friendliness, cuteness, potential hug-ability," says Chris Peterson, director of special projects for MIT Admissions and Student Financial Services. "What began as a small piece of digital fan art posted to the Admissions' Instagram account to welcome the 2024s to campus for their first in-person semester has expanded, both literally and figuratively, to encompass the entire community, as infinite as the eponymous corridor itself."
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In the midst of a pandemic we started an online product design school
Strategy, Product Design, Development
Like so many entrepreneurs as the pandemic came into full swing in the Spring of 2020, Ready Set Go founder Dayton Periera found himself with free time that he did not want. Client work had slowed, so he decided to pivot on the spot. He created a remote-learning course on product design — little did he know how profoundly his decision would alter Ready Set Go's trajectory going forward.
"The idea was, what are the things that I could possibly teach that other people can learn from," Dayton says.
At the time, the no-code movement – an approach to building web products without having to write any code – had gained traction in the tech community. What's more, Ready Set Go already relied on Webflow, the leading, no-code platform for web design.
So, Dayton put out feelers within the product-design community Slack channels to gauge interest in his course.
"I was thinking 'What's the least amount of effort I can put in that will provide me some kind of a positive result to see if this school's worth pursuing," he says, settling on hour-long classes each day for three days. If eight people signed up for the course, Dayton would consider the school worth pursuing.
To his surprise, 25 students signed up. Then 150, for a free class over five days where Dayton focused on Ready Set Go's "utility-first" CSS approach to building custom products in Webflow.
Yet, as his classes grew in popularity, so did his student's expectations.
"Back at the start of my Webflow class, people would ask me 'Hey, is there documentation on the stuff that you're teaching?' And my answer was always 'No' because creating a documentation site for Webflow is hard to do.
Motivated by his students, Dayton went for it, starting from scratch.
The site took him forever to build but he did it, with help from the Ready Set Go team.
Dayton and his team created Stock: a massive utility library of classes that took endless hours to complete but makes developing in Webflow far more efficient, customizable and teachable.
"We created it and put it out there, because we wanted to offer something special and helpful for everyone," Dayton says. "When you're investing that amount of time into something you're super passionate about, you want to make an impact. We now build all our client sites, using the Stock utility framework."
What it takes to build a first-rate design system:
According to Dayton, the magic of Ready Set Go's Stock is less about Webflow itself but strict adherence to CSS naming conventions.
"The hardest, most time-consuming part of creating a design system is naming things: you give an element a name and it does a certain thing. Then create another kind of element and give it a different name, and it does something unique. Multiply that a few dozen times and managing the CSS becomes a nightmare."
So, Ready Set Go decided to take on the herculean effort of building a framework free of naming conflicts. The payoff? Going forward, the Ready Set Go team would barely have to write any CSS code at all.
A design system is similar to traditional advertising brand guidelines: use this colour, this logo, these words. The design system you use to build your digital products employs a very particular design language. A heading font always has to be a particular size, colour and typeface. Now, that same heading font on a phone needs to be smaller, in this colour, and this typeface.
And that's just applying a design system to one single heading. Yet, there's a major payoff to this extremely meticulous approach to product design — you implement a harmony between all the components of your product and its guidelines.
Dayton illustrates: "Say a Ready Set Go client says they're ready to go live. Alena, one of our product designers, may be busy, so I say 'okay I'll take this over.' I take a look and say, 'oh yeah we can make a change here, and change there."
In other words, the Ready Set Go team doesn't have to worry about what another team member meant to do because they can see it right there; the way that it's created, using the same approach they would.
"Anybody can just hop in and do the work, trade places with each other because it's all very cleanly built."
Dayton believes Ready Set Go's competitive advantage could only be identified by doing it — digging in to learn and teach the curriculum.
"The credibility lies in the fact we use all of our school's course materials. That would have never happened if we hadn't created the school."
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Dayton's teaching experience gave him the confidence to take on Ready Set Go's design system. "Teaching made me realize that people would be interested in learning about the work we do," he says.
He also learned that pre-recorded and live classes are a lot of work but also a great opportunity to test your curriculum and get immediate feedback from your students toward improving your own business processes.
People were attracted to Ready Set Go's product design course because it had a specific angle, namely, the utility approach Ready Set Go employs as their framework that other product designers now use.
If you build a documentation site where students can continue to use the utility library, they don't have to attend a class to figure out what to do next.
Ready Set Go now has the validation that people will pay for the course. We have a really amazing angle that I think will be an attractive value proposition for anybody who wants to learn how to build a kick-ass design system.
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Warrington said his upset of Selby in a brilliant featherweight bout in May was proof of his ability to beat Frampton, claiming Selby would have been classed as a better boxer than Frampton "if he'd had Carl's profile".
Frampton, a former two-weight world champion, will attempt to regain a major belt when Warrington makes his first defence of the title he won from Selby at Elland Road seven months ago. Warrington became Leeds' first male world champion by defying long odds against him to dominate Selby over 12 rounds and take a split decision in a bloody, frenetic bout.
Despite the absence of a title to his name, Frampton is ranked as the UK's number one featherweight and odds-on to beat Warrington at Manchester Arena on December 22.
Warrington told the YEP: "If Selby had Carl's profile then people would probably have said that Selby's a level above Carl.
"I'm not saying Carl's not a good fighter. You don't become Ring magazine's fighter of the year and a two-weight world champion without being decent but prior to me beating Selby it was 50-50 between who was better – him or Lee Selby. Probably more people said Selby. A lot of people would have said that Selby boxes his ears off.
The biggest win of Frampton career came in 2016 when he beat Mexican Leo Santa Cruz in New York to win the WBA featherweight title.
Warrington, who stopped Irishman Patrick Hyland in Leeds on the same night, said: "I watched that fight and that was his time. This is my time now." Warrington also said a recent TV documentary about Frampton, entitled The Return of the Jackal, had raised questions about the 31-year-old's desire.
"There's a scene where he's sat down talking about retiring," Warrington said. "The seed's been planted.


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Q: Compare two values in pandas dataframe and if they are equal add it I am having a dataframe and while grouping on it, I get the below result set.
Name | Score | Salary A | SALARY B
ABC  | 20    | 300      | 500
XYZ  | 30    | 400      | 600
PQR  | 40    | 300      | 500
TFW  | 50    | 0        | 0
OIP  | 60    | 0        | 0
QWE  | 50    | None     | None
UYT  | 40    | None     | None

I need to compare the salaryA and salaryB values(salaryA v/s salaryA and salaryB v/s salaryB). If Salary is the same then I want to SUM the score else I have to take MAX of the score.
Expected output
Name     | Score
ABC, PQR | 60
XYZ      | 30
TFW      | 50
OIP      | 60
QWE      | 50
UYT      | 40

A: I did it like this:
a = pd.read_csv('yourdata.dat',sep='|')
a['total'] = a.iloc[:,2] + a.iloc[:,3]
a.groupby('total').agg({'Name ':','.join,' Score ':'sum'}).reset_index()[['Name ',' Score ']]

         Name    Score
0  ABC  ,PQR         60
1        XYZ         30

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Home General Twin earthquakes expose Mexico's deep inequality
Twin earthquakes expose Mexico's deep inequality
Early in the morning on Sept. 16, 1810, priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla rang the bell of his church in the small town of Dolores, near Guanajuato, Mexico. His parishioners gathered round, and he urged them to revolt against Spain's two-year-old Napoleonic government.
Hidalgo's call to arms, which later became known later as the Grito de Dolores (Cry of Dolores), triggered the Mexican War of Independence. Every September 15, the president of Mexico takes to the balcony of the National Palace in Mexico City to reenact it.
This year, just a week before Independence Day, a historic earthquake struck Mexico's southern coast, killing nearly 100 people. So President Enrique Peña Nieto added a poignant element to his Grito by including in the incantation a reference to the impoverished states that were most devastated by the quake, crying "Long live the solidarity of Mexicans with Chiapas and Oaxaca!"
This year, the president's 'Cry of Pain' included Oaxaca and Chiapas.
It was a nice twist on tradition, but these two states will need more than expressions of solidarity to recover. The 8.2 magnitude quake is the strongest Mexico has experienced in 100 years, surpassing even the Sept. 19, 1985 earthquake that killed up to 40,000 people in and around Mexico City, according to the highest estimates.
It was also significantly more powerful than the recent 7.1 magnitude earthquake that killed upwards of 200 people in and around Mexico's capital on September 19.
Mexico's twin quakes.
Natural and man-made disasters
This latest quake shook Mexico City 32 years to the day after the 1985 "big one." I was 11 years old when the quake hit, and I recall the government of President Miguel de la Madrid reacting with what can only be described as criminal apathy: In the first days after the disaster, he prevented the army from rescuing victims and rejected international aid.
The people of Mexico City, however, took to the streets, distributing food, water and blankets among those who needed them and digging neighbors free from the rubble with their bare hands.
This time around, the death toll is significantly lower than it was in 1985: 78 fatalities in Oaxaca, 16 in Chiapas and four in Tabasco for the first earthquake, and more than 220 for the second. In part, this reflects improvements in building regulations since 1985 and the creation of both a Mexican Seismic Alert System and a National Civil Protection System.
Still, the damages are daunting. Scores of buildings in Mexico City have suffered catastrophic damage.
But it was Oaxaca and Chiapas – Mexico's two poorest states – that took the harshest blow. More than 2,500 schools have been severely harmed and 85,000 houses have been affected – more than 17,000 of them beyond repair.
Poverty makes these disaster impacts worse in the south. On average, 46 percent of Mexican households live in poverty. But 70 percent of Oaxaca's population earns less than what's needed to satisfy basic family needs, according to the government's CONEVAL agency, and 77 percent of Chiapas households do.
Southern Mexico, long neglected by the government, is afraid federal assistance won't be enough.
Reuters/Jorge Luis Plata
In both states, the lowest-income families make as little as 37 pesos (US$2) per day, less than half the the Mexican minimum wage, which is 80.04 pesos, or around $4.50 a day.
The World Bank lists Mexico as the 15th most powerful economy in the world, but its wealth has not trickled down to the southern states.
That fact has left many on the ground wondering whether the 16 billion Mexican pesos ($901 million) in federal disaster assistance being offered to 283 municipalities in Oaxaca and 97 in Chiapas will get to where it needs to go.
Unequal development in Mexico is an ongoing challenge. A recent report from the Bank of Mexico showed that during the second trimester of 2017, the Mexican economy grew in north (0.9 percent), center-north (1.2 percent) and central zones (0.7 percent), home to such powerhouse cities as Monterrey, Guadalajara and Mexico City, but contracted over 1 percent in the rural south.
If there's a silver lining to these twin earthquakes, it's that the post-disaster recovery analyses have finally shed some light on the historical neglect of Chiapas and Oaxaca, together home to around nine million Mexicans.
What the earthquake unearthed
It is not incidental that many of those residents are of indigenous descent. Upwards of 40 percent of Mexico's indigenous peoples live in the southern states of Oaxaca, Chiapas and Yucatán.
The fact that much of Mexico's poor southern population is of indigenous descent is not an incidental fact.
Their economic exclusion dates back to the colonial era. In 1813, a Chiapas priest, Mariano Robles Domínguez de Mazariegos, testified in Spain to the "violent humiliations" suffered by the indigenous inhabitants of Chiapas, who, he said, lived a life of "agitation and continuous terror and distress" because they were treated with such "contempt and hatred."
More than 200 years later, on New Year's Day 1994, the Zapatistas, whose ranks consist of largely of poor Mayans from Chiapas, used similar words to justify an indigenous rebellion against the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which had just been signed.
Condemning NAFTA as a death sentence for traditional agricultural methods still practiced on collectively owned indigenous lands, the First Declaration of the Lacandona Jungle asserted that Chiapas' rural population had "nothing": "no land, no work, no health care, no food nor education" – not even a roof over their heads.
As the recent earthquake reveals, the plight of indigenous Mexicans has not improved markedly over the past 200 years. Their homes offered tenuous shelter from the quake at at best, and their food supplies, long delicate, are now running short.
The worst and the best of Mexico
Mexico is and always will be a land of earthquakes. Pre-Columbian records report seismic activity attributed to the wrath of gods said to be unhappy about the state of human affairs.
Today, quakes still unearth the best and the worst in Mexico.
Mexico City residents are forming spontaneous work brigades to save neighbors' lives.
Reuters/Ginnette Riquelme
It's not clear that Peña Nieto, whose government is dogged by scandals and wildly public corruption, can make use of this crisis to bring social change to Oaxaca and Chiapas.
Other politicians are falling short of this high bar, too. In a Facebook video, the wife of Chiapas Governor Manuel Velasco, a member of Peña Nieto's inner circle, toured a ruined Chiapas home to show the administration "is helping" but lamented her "tousled" hair.
The populace, at least, is coming to its own assistance. Right after the quake in Mexico City, people formed veritable factory lines of diggers to excavate their buried neighbors and lent out bicycles so stranded colleagues could make their way home.
Residents of Mexico's southern region have also showed the country what resilience looks like, even in the face of overwhelming historic odds. In the town of Juchitán, Oaxaca, where the historic town hall pancaked after the earthquake, a man picked up a Mexican flag that had previously decorated its facade, shook off the dust and then, in an act that touched millions, he placed it atop the debris.
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Austin is a great town to work and live in, with its great selection of music food, and entertainment there is something for everyone. However, when it comes to group event ideas, there is sometimes a struggle to find unique and compelling activities that will delight everyone. We put together a list of some of our favorites.
Here's how it works: A group of people get "locked" in a room for one hour. During that one hour, they have to find hidden objects, solve puzzles, and figure out clues to locate the key that will set them free. This is a challenge : Only 20% of players actually make it out before the hour is up.
Heading out to beautiful lake Travis for a day of food, music and drinks is a no brainer for the office that is looking to unwind. Load up and head out to the lake, make sure to bring sunscreen.
Looking for something that is unique and exciting? Indoor Skydiving is the perfect trip for your next group event. The feeling of flying indoors is a new concept and a unique experience, that will delight everyone of your associates.
What better way to get your group to break out of their shells than to have them get out and float on the river together.
Good times, with good people is always a sure win.
Heading out to Dell Diamond for a baseball game is a great way to unwind. Enjoying America's pastime with a group of friends is an opportunity for some great memories. For a little added fun you can plan your trip around one of their many fan appreciation days to grab some bonuses for your group trip.
Another great way to get your adrenaline pumping? A good old game of laser tag. Not only is it great fun, it's also an opportunity for employees to exercise their strategy and logic skills, as well as teamwork skills. Bonus: Make teams ahead of time and have people dress up.
If you are looking for an event idea that is truly unique, bubble soccer is worth consideration.
Competitive, silly, and fun, this group event idea is sure to result in some laughs and good times.
There you have it 7 ideas for group travel in Austin, Texas that will be sure to delight your friends, co-workers, and help team-building.
We hope this makes planning your next party just a little bit easier. As always if your group is large, we can help you simplify your plans by providing the best transportation option for large groups.


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A destination globally recognized for its diverse yet concentrated wildlife population, Ebony Lodge in the Sabi Sand Reserve is situated in a remote corner of the lowveld adjoining Kruger National Park.
Accommodations at the lodge consist of twelve thatch-covered tents. The walls of these tented suite have been removed and replaced with glass and canvas to maximize space and views. There are eight singles. The two Lewis suites are perfect for families or groups as the suites lie next to each other. Otherwise there are two family suites comprised of a master bedroom, twin bedroom, lounge, and dining area. All the suites include a private deck with a heated plunge pool. The family suites are housed in the Ebony Villa with access to a private guide and vehicle, chef, host and personal waiter.
Ebony is located on 44,000-acres of private land within the protected Sabi Sand Game Reserve. The Reserve shares thirty-one miles of unfenced land with the world-famous Kruger National Park. Together the two parks form a conservation area of almost five million acres, roughly the size of New Jersey. It is an area famous for the wide diversity of its wildlife including the Big Five: lion, leopard, elephant, rhino, and buffalo. Set between the perennial Sand and Sabi Rivers, the Sabi Sands Reserve comprises 160,618-acres. The Reserve features no less than 145 mammal species, 500 bird species, 110 reptile species, 30 amphibian species, 330 tree species, and 45 fish species.
Daily game drives with professional guides and trackers are conducted in state of the art Land Rovers. Spot lit nighttime game drives reveal the elusive doings of nocturnal African creatures. Walking safaris led by an expert tracker are the perfect way to get an intimate look at the flora and fauna of the bush. For the more adventurous, mountain biking with a guide and tracker over rugged terrain provides a thrilling look at the bushveld. The lodge even has archery lessons available. With clear skies overhead, stargazing through telescopes is a popular pastime here.
The main lodge's lounge and timber deck dining areas overlook the Sand River, affording opportunity to view wildlife at nearly any time of day and providing the feel of an "armchair safari." A traditional open boma, bar area, gymnasium, health spa, well-stocked library, and wine cellar add a variety of relaxing activities to the safari experience. A television is available in the library and there is complimentary Wi-Fi available. A child-friendly property, babysitting services are available as well as tailor-made activities to suit each family.


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The African goose is a breed of domestic goose derived from the wild swan goose (Anser cygnoides). Despite the name African goose, they are not actually from Africa and are descended from the Chinese goose.

Origin
Its origin has been attributed to many different continents - it arrived in Europe in the late 1700s and North America from ships that traveled around the world in the mid 1800s. Two origin theories persist for the fowl: the first purporting that African is the result of crosses of swan goose and Chinese goose, while the other asserts that it is a direct derivation of the swan goose, and its unique traits are simply the result of selective breeding. Whichever is the case, the African goose has existed as a distinct breed since the middle of the nineteenth century or before, and was admitted to the American Poultry Association's Standard of Perfection in 1874. The African goose has many physical similarities, such as shape and coloration, to the Lion Head Geese in China, showing evidence of selective breeding. The two can be distinguished by the African's larger dewlap and different knob shape. African geese are also a bit heavier than Chinese. A potential theory for where the name African Goose was derived from is that at the time of discovery, the term "Guinea" was used to describe anything foreign or unknown. Since Guinea is off the coast of Africa, the African Goose may have been named in a similar way.

Description
The African Goose is a large, heavy bird - though not as heavy as the Toulouse or White Embden. It has a wide, heavy body and a long, thick neck, and a large knob attached to its forehead. Adult males are taller than females and average around 22 pounds, while adult females are shorter and stockier, averaging about 18 pounds. A crescent-shaped dewlap hangs from the African Goose's lower jaw and upper neck and can become ragged as it ages. The dewlap develops slowly, taking 12–36 months to fully develop. There are 3 color varieties of the African Goose: grey, brown, or white. The white variety has all white plumage, and orange colored bills and knobs. The brown geese have a variety of colors in their feathers, ranging from very light to very dark brown, and black bills and knobs. All three varieties can be found in North America. With a lifespan of 10–15 years, the African Goose is considered one of the longest living geese.

Call
The male and female African Goose have distinct calls that allow birders to identify them without seeing them. The adult male African Goose makes a long, high-pitched, two-syllable honking call that is often compared to the sound of a tugboat. The adult female's call is a deeper, shorter, one-syllable honk.

Environment
African Geese are often bred for meat and feathers, so they are commonly domesticated and raised on farms. In northern climates, the knobs of African Geese tend to become frostbitten if they do not find protection from the cold in winter months. If the knob is frostbit, it may turn orange. When tissue is healed, typically a year later, the knob returns to black.

Behavior
African Geese are known for their docile temperaments. However, when facing a potential threat, male African Geese become more aggressive and will hiss at the enemy. When in the presence of a male, the female tends to just back away from a predator while honking. The female African Goose is very protective of her young, and will hiss if there is no male around, and if she feels threatened by her surroundings. Females typically lay 20-40 eggs per year. Their eggs are extra large, weighing 5-8 ounces, and white, and take about 30–32 days to hatch. They form bonds with their mates, and can reproduce for many years.

Diet

African Geese typically feed on larvae and pupae found under rocks, small aquatic animals, plant material, seeds, small fish, snails, and crabs. African Geese who live in ponds open to the public are often fed snacks such as bread, but too much of this is unhealthy for them and often causes health problems down the road. When humans feed geese, the geese often become dependent on humans for food, leading to potential starvation or death when the feeding stops.

References
Sources
American Livestock Breed Conservation Articles: Chinese Geese; African Geese
Metzer Farms African Geese Information
Roy's Farm African Goose Characteristics, Origins, and Usage Info
Beauty of Birds African Goose
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•Summer Recipe ::Watermelon Thyme Granite:: A pure and simple dessert to refresh your body and mind.
1. In a blender, purée the watermelon until smooth.
2. Add the lemon juice and rice syrup. Blend briefly.
3. Pour mixture into a large freezer container.
4. Add the chopped thyme, stir to combine and freeze.
5. Using a fork, stir mixture every 30 minutes until set (about 2 to 3 times).
6. When frozen, rake the granite until it becomes loose, like rock salt.
7. Keep frozen until ready to use.
8. Scoop granite into individual bowls and garnish with sprigs of fresh thyme.
Wash and drain the millet.
In a sauce pan, roasted the millet until dry.
Add the water and sea salt, bring to boil. Cover and cook 20 minutes.
Saute the onions, carrot and celery in olive oil for 2 minutes.
Add the thyme and sea salt, cook for another minute.
Stuff each shitake with about 2 oz of millet mixture while still warm.
Saute the shiitake in oil for a few minutes on each side, millet side first.
In a sauce pan, put 1/4 cup of water to "water saute" the onions until soft.
Add the beets, oregano, sea salt and water.
Bring to a boil and cook at law flame for 20 minutes or until beets are soft.
and cook 2 minutes more.
Puree in a blender and use or the stuffed shiitake.
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1. In a large pot over a medium-high flame, bring a pot of water to a boil.
a boil and continue cooking until the onion's strong aroma emerges.
3. Add tofu to the dashi pot and cook for about 2 minutes. Add carrots and cook for one minute.
Add Chinese cabbage and cook for one more minute.
4. In the meantime, cook the udon according to package directions, drain the water and immediately transfer to the dashi pot.
5. In a suribachi or bowl, thoroughly combine the kuzu water mixture, miso and 1⁄4 cup of the dashi broth until creamy. Gently stir mixture into the pot and reduce heat to low (to avoid boiling). Add mirin, if desired, and simmer for 2 to 3 minutes.
6. Add the scallion just before turning heat off and serve hot.


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A drop in Russian corn exports is observed at the start of the 2017/18 season. Russia exported 726.8 KMT of corn in the first two months (September-October 2017), or 27% less than a year ago, reports UkrAgroConsult.
The reasons for the decline in corn exports from Russia include both a delay and a decrease in the corn harvest.
Appreciable changes have already happened in the Russian corn export pattern in the first months of MY 2017/18. So, Turkey became the top importer of Russian corn at the time. It purchased over 257 KMT, or more than two times as much as a year ago. Lebanon and Syria also stepped up purchases in this period, while Libya resumed them.
On the contrary, last season's top buyers cut corn imports from Russia at the beginning of the current season: European Union (-87%), Iran (-47%), South Korea (-18%).


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Q: Adobe AIR system-wide storage I'm working on an AIR app that will have a free basic version and a more advanced paid version that's unlocked with a license key. Ideally once a license key is entered I'd like it to unlock the application for all users of the computer.
However, I haven't been able to find a suitable system-wide location for storing the license key file. All of the preconfigured locations in the File class (e.g. File.applicationStorageDirectory) are either user-specific or read-only.
Is there a standard system-wide location in AIR where I can store things like this? If not the file system, maybe shared objects, or SQLite, or the encrypted local store? Failing that, are there standard locations on each system (Windows, Mac, Linux) that I could hardcode that are guaranteed to be writable by all users? The last option is made more difficult by the lack of access to any environment variables.
If all else fails I guess I could just require the application to be unlocked per-user, but that doesn't sound like a recipe for happy customers ("What do you mean I have to buy it twice for my wife to use it? We only have one computer!").
(Okay, yes, it it's per-user I'll probably let one key unlock the app 3 or 4 times to be nice about it, but it's still less convenient for the user to activate multiple times).

A: you can choose your own location using literal paths that could be system wide and writable, for example:
//windows:
new File("C:\whatever ...");

//mac:
new File("/System/whatever ...");

the available directories in flash.fileSystem.File (IE: File.desktopDirectory) are conveniences for developers since these directories are common to use and different on each system, but you are not limited to using them.
you will, however, have to know of and hardcode these directories into your code, which could be dangerous since these directories may not exist on the users computer or they may need administrative privileges to write to these directories, etc.
i suggest that you simply store the key in the File.applicationStorageDirectory for each install of your application, but perhaps include a user-limit written license with each purchased key.
with licensing keys these days your goal can only be to keep honest customers honest, not thwart the efforts of hackers.  this is especially true with ActionScript 3.0 / AIR, since the code is going to be exposed (unless you are using an obfuscater like SecureSWF)
there's also the Adobe InMarket if you want to simplify the process of selling your application.
out of curiosity, what are you working on, if you don't mind elaborating.


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QAnon-Linked Organizer Calls Rallies Last 'Peaceful' Unity Attempt
The founder of a multi-state rally of "patriots" joined the "QArmy." Extremism experts worry about what will happen after the election.
Article by Mark Greenblatt and Mark Fahey
Among the rallies planned for this final weekend before Election Day: One with stops at 200 plus locations nationwide. It's the biggest event yet organized by a new group called "MAGA Drag The Interstate."
The group started this summer in Texas and now boasts thousands of followers across the country. It disavows violence, racism and bigotry on its website.
But when a counterprotester showed up earlier this month with anti-Trump music at a rest stop in Denton, Texas, where the group listed an event, violence ensued.
44-year-old Jason Lata was seen on a phone recording approaching the counterprotester and screaming, "Turn it off!" in reference to the music. Lata then punched the counterprotester with enough force to knock his tooth out, according to a press release from Denton police.
Police would later find and arrest Lata on assault with bodily injury charges. The victim's lawyer, Houston attorney Loren Klitsas, says his client was also diagnosed with a concussion and PTSD.
Most of MAGA Drag's gatherings have been peaceful. The organization's website says it is an "assemblage of patriots ... tired of seeing our Country attacked and slandered by violent and seditious radicals, and we are going to make our voices heard."
MAGA Drag says it wants to host rallies in a "family friendly" way. Newsy found that the group's founder, Keith Lee, has joined in on conspiracy theories and promoted the events with more militant language in online forums, such as one with the tagline, "The Battle Has Begun."
"We're to the point now. We're on that precipice," said Lee in the online show that was promoting MAGA Drag The Interstate. "This is our last attempt to unite the country peacefully, because we're tired of it. We are tired of the Marxist stuff that's embedded in our government, and I agree totally with what Rampage is saying," said Keith Lee.
Lee also posted on Twitter, deputizing himself as a "digital warrior" for the QAnon movement while using the hashtag "qarmy."
He also tweeted: "I'm so proud of the PATRIQTS standing up and fighting back. What they Feared is finally here."
"Look, QAnon has been declared by the FBI as contributing to domestic terrorism," said Heidi Beirich, co-founder of the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism.
Beirich was invited by a House Armed Services subcommittee to brief members on threats from extremists earlier this year.
"QAnon is a conspiracy theory that believes that the Democratic Party is involved in pedophilia and child trafficking around the country," said Beirich. "That is one of the most extreme political movements that is out there right now."
She says QAnon has inspired one violent incident after the next, including kidnappings, a standoff at the Hoover Dam and a break-in at the Canadian prime minister's home. Beirich is especially concerned about they type of crowds MAGA Drag's founder is advertising the group to.
"In a situation like this, you're signaling to some very extreme people to show up, and then we don't know what's going to happen," she said.
Maga Drag The Interstate and its founder did not respond to request for comment.
Support for the conspiracy theory within the Republican Party has grown in recent years. MAGA Drag's links to the movement did not stop the Republican parties of Tennessee, Texas, Oklahoma County and other local GOP chapters from promoting its events.
"Nobody seems to be taking responsibility to keep the extremes out of the party," said Beirich.
"It's not about peaceful protests in support of President Trump. There would be nothing wrong with that at all. But once you throw QAnon in the mix and some of this militant language, we're talking about a different animal in there."
"If we have weeks of contest over different voting places, lawsuits and what not, these groups are going to be in the streets. They're going to think that the election is being stolen from them," said Beirich, who is concerned about both skirmishes or possible terrorist attacks ensuing. "That is the most concerning thing."
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KU softball sweeps Felician in doubleheader, outscores 19-3
By thekeystonenews on April 5, 2019
By Kyle Krajewski
KU swept Felician University in a softball doubleheader on April 2 as the Golden Bears scored 19 total runs between the games. Sophomore Jenna Lipowski was a huge factor in the two wins as she went 4-for-5 at the plate with three doubles and seven RBIs.
In total, the Golden Bears had 21 hits for 19 runs, winning the first game 9-1 and the second game 10-2. Both games ended in five quick innings due to the eight-run rule.
The two wins for KU on the day make this a four-game win streak for the team following the doubleheader sweep against Millersville the previous Saturday, March 30. The Golden Bears now lead the entire PSAC in batting average (.343), runs scored (193), triples (16), runs batted in (165), total bases (413), on-base percentage (.398) and slugging percentage (.500).
Game 1: Golden Bears 9, Felician 1
KU's offense started the first game hot and ready to win. The first inning ended with three runs by the Golden Bears from an RBI double by Lipowski and a two-run single from Cheyenne Jones.
Felician responded with a single run in the second inning, but this would be the only time the opponents would round the plates for the remainder of the game.
The Golden Bears would truly put the game out of reach in the bottom of the fourth inning. In total, nine batters came to the plate in the inning, six of them able to reach base safely in a huge five-run inning. With bases loaded, Tamara Jennings brought one home on an outfield single. Lipowski came up to bat next and ripped the first pitch she saw out to right-center for a base-clearing double. Dani Nordyk stepped up to the plate next and hit a single down the first base line, allowing Lipowski to come home to give KU an 8-1 lead.
In the following inning, Sara Keeny hit a sacrifice fly to left field, bringing home pinch-runner Ava Bottiglia and KU to the eight-run rule to end the game.
Game 2: Golden Bears 10, Felician 2
Felician decided they wouldn't go down as easily in the second game and started with a 2-0 lead in the first inning.
The Golden Bears weren't finished with their hot hitting from the first game and put up three runs in the bottom of the first inning to take the lead. With the bases loaded, a wild pitch brought a runner in for KU, and the baserunners advanced. Up came Lipowski with runners on second and third, and she delivered once again, doubling down the third base line and bringing in the two runners to give KU a 3-2 lead after the first inning.
In the second inning, Keeny hit a triple that brought home Emily Ostaszewski, then Katelyn Ostaszewski brought home Keeny on a sacrifice fly.
Both teams decided to take a scoring break as the third inning ended with no runs scored. KU picked the pace back up with three consecutive singles hit by the Ostaszewski sisters and Keeny to load the bases. Jennings and Lipowski kept the singles coming as they also brought home runners on their hits to give KU a 7-2 advantage heading into the fifth.
Nordyk led off in the bottom of the fifth with a solo home run, her third of the season. Soon after, the bases were loaded once again, leading to Taylor Knappenberger racing home on a wild pitch. Two pitches later, K. Ostaszewski hit a single to bring home the third run of the inning and win the game.
Lipowski's big games now land her in the top-five in the PSAC in runs batted in (3rd, 29) and doubles (5th, 9). Her slugging percentage also lands her 10th in the PSAC at .647.
Keeny made contact with the ball four times in the two games, all four coming in game two. Jennings and K. Ostaszewski both had three hits on the day and Jones, Nordyk and E. Ostaszewski each finished the day with two hits.
Both Keeny and Jennings currently rank in the top-10 in the PSAC in hits, batting average, runs scored, slugging percentage and on-base percentage.
Pitchers Amber Brugger and Bridget Bailey earned the wins in games one and two respectively. This was Bailey's eighth win of the season, tied for second-most in the PSAC.
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ACRE2 Documentation
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TeamSpeak Channel Switching
Ground Spike Antenna
Radio Guides
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Mission Making Intro
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Vehicle Attenuation
Component System
Creating New Radio
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Spectator Displays
Branching and Release
Building Extensions
Coding Guidelines (SQF)
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The ACRE2 component system is designed to build physical links between different ACRE components, be it radios, antennas, fill devices, racks, etc. Using a tree like topology components can define connections to other components through compatible connectors on each device. Connected components can be simple components (non-unique, no custom parameters, such as simple antennas) with no further connections or complex components (for example radios) that can link to other components, including themselves, through multiple connectors.
Each connection has attributes that explain the nature of the connection. These attributes are defined as free form and functionality can be built around definitions of attributes. This allows for thing such as defining the physical characteristics of a connection, such as the type of wire, the physical wire in the game world (for example when attaching a radio to a remote antenna) and other things that are needed by the connection.
The component system implements the same data system that radios use in ACRE2 (as of the current release ACRE2 radios are defined as complex ACRE components). All complex components implement events for handling new connections to other components and disconnecting from components. Furthermore all complex components that are connected can exchange messages with each other as events. This allows for programming specific inter-device functionality.
Components now also extend to in game vehicle objects. Early in ACRE2 the data system only handled unique ID'd items in an inventory. That is not the case now. In game objects can now define themselves as unique ACRE components and the data system will handle them appropriately, allowing you to extend the same functionality to them that was previously only available to items in your inventory (or in the cargo of a vehicle). This includes the ability to define component connections.
Components exist as two types, simple and complex.
A simple component is any component that has no further available connections. It can be thought of as a terminating point for any chain of connected components. This would include things like speakers or antennas that do not have any complex functionality nor do any further devices attach to them. It is important to remember though that things traditionally defined as a simple component do not have to be simple components. For example an antenna or a speaker can just as easily be a complex component.
A complex component is any component that is uniquely identifiable and has the ability to maintain a unique state. Furthermore they are able to have more than one connector. A complex component for example is a radio. A radio retains a unique state, has multiple connectors, and is fully unique in the game world.
Connectors are defined in both complex and simple components. A simple component only has one connector where as a complex component can have as many connectors as needed. A connector has a type defined that determines it's ability to connect to another component.
With a component and a connector you can establish connections. In the component system these exist purely as a data structure. There is no physical restrictions implemented beyond their ability to connect to each others connectors. There is no need for a device to physically exist in the same container or near each other for them to be connected in the component system. Physical restrictions will be added through helper functionality that can maintain the physical constraints of a system (for example, objects being required to be in the same parent container, or within a certain distance of each other). The component's data system is purely concerned with the data relationship between components.
Attributes are defined for connections (technically defined on connectors, but at the moment only defined for a connection). A connections attributes are shared between both components connectors. Attributes allow for the definition of anything that is needed to define the nature of the connection. For example a remote antenna would define the physical linkage (read wire) it has with the radio through an attribute. This attribute can be inspected by any system to determine additional needed functionality, such as signal loss, or if the connection is physically sound.
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