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0102-16 New York Times Crossword Answers 2 Jan 16, Saturday
CROSSWORD SETTER: David Phillips
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BILL BUTLER'S COMPLETION TIME: 27m 43s
15. One with a pouch : KOALA
The koala bear really does look like a little bear, but it's not even closely related. The koala is an arboreal marsupial and a herbivore, native to the east and south coasts of Australia. Koalas aren't primates, and are one of the few mammals other than primates who have fingerprints. In fact, it can be very difficult to tell human fingerprints from koala fingerprints, even under an electron microscope. Male koalas are called "bucks", females are "does", and young koalas are "joeys". I'm a little jealous of the koala, as it sleeps up to 20 hours a day …
16. Half a round : NINE HOLES
There's an urban myth that the standard number of holes on a golf course is 18 because it takes 18 shots to polish off a fifth of scotch whisky. However, the truth is that the standard number of holes in the Old Course at St. Andrews in Scotland happened to settle down over time at 18, and that standard was adopted all around the world.
19. Promontories : NESSES
A "ness" is a headland or promontory. The term comes from Old Norse and has the same roots as the word "nose".
21. What most adjectives end in? : -EST
Adjectives indicating the "most" are superlative adjectives, and usually have the suffix "-est".
22. Part of "Die Fledermaus" : ARIE
"Arie" is the German word for "aria".
"Die Fledermaus" is a really lovely operetta composed by Johann Strauss II, first performed in 1874. "Fledermaus" is German for "bat" (literally "flying mouse"). The title comes from the fact that one of the characters (Falke) was abandoned drunk, dressed as a bat, in the center of town one evening. As Falke was subject to ridicule, the machinations of the story are designed as revenge for his humiliation.
26. Competitor of Kohl's : TJ MAXX
T.J. Maxx is a chain of department stores in the US, with outlets in Europe as well. Over in the UK however, the stores are known as T.K. Maxx.
Kohl's is a department store chain with its headquarters in a suburb of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The store takes its name from the founder, Maxwell Kohl.
34. It launched Hotmail in '96 : MSN
My research shows that Hotmail was indeed introduced in 1996, but Microsoft didn't acquire the service until the following year. Soon after the acquisition in 1997, Microsoft made Hotmail part of its MSN group of services.
40. "American Dad!" airer : TBS
"American Dad!" is an adult-oriented animated sitcom. Famously, one of the show's creators is Seth MacFarlane, who also created "Family Guy". Personally, I cannot stand either show …
41. Indiana Jones was on one : QUEST
In the "Indiana Jones" series of films, Dr. "Indy" Jones is played so ably by Harrison Ford. Dr. Marcus Brody is also played ably by the veteran English actor Denholm Elliott.
42. Input signal? : CARET
The character known as a caret was originally a proofreading mark, used to indicate where a punctuation mark was to be inserted. "Caret" is Latin for "it lacks".
46. Florists' creations : POSIES
The word "posy", meaning a bouquet of flowers, comes from the word "poesy", which was a line of verse engraved on the inner surface of a ring. The jump to "posy" came with the notion that the giving of flowers was a form of language in itself. A posy can also be called a nosegay or a tussie-mussie.
49. "Packed" letters : SRO
Standing room only (SRO)
52. Korean War leader, for short : HST
The initial "S" in the middle of the name Harry S. Truman (HST) doesn't stand for anything. The future-president was named "Harry" in honor of his mother's brother Harrison "Harry" Young. The initial "S" was chosen in honor of young Harry's two grandfathers: Anderson S-hipp Truman and S-olomon Young.
Korea was occupied by the Japanese military from 1910 until Japan surrendered at the end of WWII in 1945. While the UN was working towards a trusteeship administration for Korea, the Soviet Union managed the Korean Peninsula north of the 38th parallel and the US managed the south. The UN's plans came to nothing as the Cold War dictated the establishment of the two separate states of North Korea and South Korea. North Korea invaded the South in 1950, leading to the Korean War. After three years of fighting, the border between the two states became the demarcation line between the two military forces on the day the Armistice Agreement was signed. That line runs diagonally across the 38th parallel, and is better known as the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).
54. 1987 Emmy winner for "Moonlighting" : WILLIS
Actor Bruce Willis started to hit the big time when he got a lead role in the comedy detective series "Moonlighting" in the late eighties. Willis was born in Germany, where his father was stationed while serving in the US Army. Willis' mother was German.
59. One of TV's Crane brothers : NILES
In the sitcom called "Frasier", Niles Crane is the brother of the title character Frasier Crane. Fraiser is played by Kelsey Grammer and Niles is played by David Hyde Pierce. Frasier was originally intended to be an only child in the show's storyline, but the producers decided to add a brother when they noted the remarkable similarity in appearance between David Hyde Pierce and Kelsey Grammer.
62. Where the U.S.S. Cole was attacked in 2000 : ADEN, YEMEN
The USS Cole is a guided missile destroyer with a homeport in Norfolk, Virginia. The Cole fell victim to a suicide attack in 2000 by Al-Qaeda bombers who detonated an explosion on a boat close to the navy vessel while it was at anchor in Aden. 17 of the Cole's crew members were killed in the attack, which blew a hole in the port side of the ship.
3. Alternative to Goobers : RAISINETS
Raisinets are chocolate-covered raisins produced by Nestlé. They are often sold in boxes in movie theaters.
4. Jamaican jerk chicken seasoning : ALLSPICE
The spice known as "allspice" was given its name in the early seventeenth century as it flavor was said to resemble a combination of cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. In fact, allspice is made from dried berries of the Pimenta dioica tree.
5. Its Latin motto translates to "Light and truth" : YALE
"Lux et veritas" translates from Latin as "Light and Truth". "Lux et veritas" is used as a motto of several universities including Indiana University, the University of Montana and Yale University. However, Yale's motto is often given in Hebrew, as "Urim and Thummim".
6. ___ Dunham, Barack Obama's mother : ANN
Barack Obama, Sr. was first married at the age of 18 in his home country of Kenya, and had two children during that marriage. He left his wife and children back in Kenya when he enrolled in the University of Hawaii in 1959 as the school's first African foreign student. There Obama met Ann Dunham in a Russian language course. The two entered into a romantic relationship and Dunham became pregnant. Obama told Dunham that he was divorced from his first wife (not true), and the pair were married on Maui in 1961. Six months later, Barack Obama II was born, destined to become the 44th President of the United States. The couple divorced in 1964. After the divorce, Dunham was able to marry Lalo Soetoro, a Javanese surveyor who she met while he was studying for a masters degree at the university. Soetoro returned to Indonesia in 1966, and Dunham joined him there the following year with her 6-year-old son. Barack Obama spent four years in Indonesia before returning to Hawaii to live with his grandparents.
8. Santa ___ (weather phenomena) : ANAS
The Santa Ana winds are the very dry air currents that sweep offshore late in the year in Southern California. Because these air currents are so dry, they are noted for their influence over forest fires in the area, especially in the heat of the fall. The winds arise from a buildup of air pressure in the Great Basin that lies between the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada. Under the right conditions, that air spills over the peaks of the Sierra Nevada and basically "falls" down the side of the Sierra range, heading for the ocean. As the air falls it becomes drier and heats up so that relative humidity can fall to below 10% by the time it hits the coast.
9. "Louie" : LEFT TURN
Someone "hanging a louie" is turning left. Apparently, "hanging a ralph" is turning right.
10. Bigeye, on some menus : AHI
Yellowfin and bigeye tuna are usually marketed as "ahi", the Hawaiian name. They are both big fish, with yellowfish tuna often weighing over 300 pounds, and bigeye tuna getting up to 400 pounds.
12. Santa ___ : CLARA
The Santa Clara Valley, just a few miles from me at the south of San Francisco Bay, is better known as "Silicon Valley". The term "Silicon Valley" dates back to 1971 when it was apparently first used in a weekly trade newspaper called "Electronic News" in articles written by journalist Don Hoefler.
14. County of Newark, N.J. : ESSEX
Essex County, New Jersey is actually in the New York Metropolitan Area. The county seat is Newark.
25. Many clichés : ADAGES
"Cliché" is a word that comes from the world of printing. In the days when type was added as individual letters into a printing plate, for efficiency some oft-used phrases and words were created as one single slug of metal. The word "cliché" was used for such a grouping of letters. It's easy to see how the same word would become a term to describe any overused phrase. Supposedly, "cliché" comes from French, from the verb "clicher" meaning "to click". The idea is that when a matrix of letters was dropped in molten metal to make a cliché, it made a clicking sound.
27. Mass master, in brief : JS BACH
Perhaps the most famous mass in classical music is J. S. Bach's "Mass in B minor", fittingly completed just before he died. It was one of the last of Bach's compositions, although much of the music was composed earlier in his life.
29. Force on a nut : TORQUE
Torque can be thought of as a turning force, say the force needed to tighten a bolt or a nut.
33. Exchange listings: Abbr. : COS
Company (co.)
34. Roman consul who captured Syracuse in A.D. 211 : MARCELLUS
A kind blog reader pointed out to me that there's a typo in this clue. The date should be 211 BC, not 211 AD.
Marcus Claudius Marcellus was a Roman consul and military leader who is famous for capturing the Sicilian city of Syracuse after a protracted siege. One person who died in the siege was the Greek mathematician, inventor and astronomer Archimedes.
43. German chocolate brand : RIESEN
Riesen is a chocolate that is produced and sold in Germany, and is also sold here in the US. Riesen introduced a recipe for a hot chocolate drink in 2007. The recipe calls for melting the chocolate candy over heat in a saucepan, then adding one cup of milk per candy piece. Sprinkle nutmeg to taste.
49. Wooden pail part : STAVE
A wooden barrel or pail is constructed using vertical staves made of wood that are bound together by wooden hoops.
58. Some foreign reserves : YEN
The yen replaced the ryo as the unit of currency in Japan in 1871.
1. Surf stuff : SPRAY
6. Dangerous fall : AVALANCHE
17. Volunteer's offer : I WILL
18. Annual June sporting event : NBA FINALS
23. Set off : TRIP
24. Tricks : HAS
28. Set off : IGNITED
30. Deception : RUSE
31. Roman leader? : GRECO-
32. Sharp : ACERB
37. Message to critics : HATERS GONNA HATE
43. Lines on a ski mountain map : RUNS
44. Right : ETHICAL
50. Another attempt : REDO
51. Homesickness, e.g. : ACHE
56. Hoard : STASH AWAY
60. Throw the match : TAKE A DIVE
61. Occupied : IN USE
63. Big part of one's final grade, typically : TESTS
1. Opposite of baggy : SKINTIGHT
2. Coup : POWER GRAB
7. Good or bad things to pick up : VIBES
11. Star's opposite : NO-NAME
13. Roller coaster feature : HELIX
20. Devil or bear lead-in : SHE
30. One in town for the summer, say : RENTER
35. Still the most? : STEADIEST
36. Red menaces? : NET LOSSES
38. Visor, e.g. : SUNSHADE
39. Plugs can move it forward : HAIRLINE
45. Request after a breakdown : TOW
46. Some ribbons and shells : PASTA
47. Snow White and the dwarfs, e.g. : OCTAD
48. Get rid of : SHAKE
53. Travel like a ray : SWIM
55. One of two in 27-Down: Abbr. : INIT
57. Horse course : HAY
Posted on January 2, 2016 October 14, 2017 Author Bill ButlerCategories David Phillips
5 thoughts on "0102-16 New York Times Crossword Answers 2 Jan 16, Saturday"
While you have provided an accurate etymology for the English word "yen" in the answer to 58 down, I believe the clue is referring to the Japanese yen, one of the world's reserve currencies because of its stability and floating exchange rate with other major currencies.
Thanks for catching that slip. All fixed now …
25:42, no errors. Several fixable missteps along the way (INCITED for IGNITED, ACUTE for ACERB, ARIA for ARIE, GOTTA for GONNA, and OCTET for OCTAD). "Hanging a Louie" is vaguely familiar, but "hanging a Ralph" is not. The etymologies of "poesy" and "cliche" are fascinating (and new to me). And finally, the info about our President's parentage would seem to imply that he was born in Hawaii, rather than in Kenya?! … Who knew?! … And what will The Donald think? … 🙂
Pleasantly surprised not only to solve the puzzle with no mistakes, but only 23 seconds behind Bill's time: 28:06 for me. This one was tough, and I despaired for quite some time before a few key clues "occurred to me" and I was able to cross-fill to a tidy ending.
A challenge, and totally bereft of any trickery or spiteful editing. May we have many more of this ilk in the future.
43:31, 2 errors. 22A ARIA, 14D ESSAX. Almost completely out of synch with the setter today. Should have corrected 14D to ESSEX, but had not heard the term ARIE before. For some unknown reason, although I was a big fan of Frasier, the brothers' name NILES sticks in my head as NIGEL.
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American Wedding (2003)
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(On DVD, May 2016) This third entry in the theatrical American Pie series deviates from the first two in at least two fundamental aspects, one good and the other not-so good. On the good side, it does try to make its characters grow up: Our series protagonist is now ready to marry his high-school sweetheart, and much of the movie repurposes the good old humiliation-comedy framework of the series to the wedding shenanigans. It works, and provides a nice sense of continuity and meaning to the series. More puzzlingly, the film chooses to focus on a subset of characters and a scope that seems far more narrowly focused. It simply seems as if something is missing. It doesn't help that Stiffler's been promoted to a lead character and that he seems to be made even more obnoxious early on to justify his eventual redemption. His final screw-up is so contrived as to defy explanation. Still, there's some good work here by Jason Biggs and Seann William Scott, a few capable set pieces (the gay-bar sequence works well, for whatever reason) and the spirit of the series carries forward even in a more limited scope. I'll say one thing, though: American Wedding is now partially redeemed by the existence of a fourth entry (American Reunion) that returns more closely to the roots of the series rather than letting it end on such a limited note.
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(On DVD, May 2016) To its credit, this sequel to American Pie doesn't take the easy way out of trying to do the same thing in college. Surprisingly enough, it returns to the same characters one year later and follows them as not much has changed in the interim. The action eventually moves to a beach house for even more rowdy fun, the same comedy engines powering this follow-up: one string of humiliation comic set pieces after another. (The fake-lesbian sequence is probably the film's highlight, and it does manage a nice balance between lust and laughs.) Stifler's back in an expanded role, Stifler's mom's return is highly anticipated, but most of the characters are back with various things to do. The standout actors are pretty much the same: Jason Biggs as the hapless protagonist, Eugene Levy as a well-meaning dad, Seann William Scott as the life of the parties. American Pie 2 isn't quite as fresh as the first film, but it offers more of the same pleasures without too much fuss along the way.
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(On DVD, May 2016) Everyone has their list of movies that other people can't believe they haven't seen ("What, you haven't seen Star Wars?!?") and American Pie was high on mine. For years, I thought I didn't need to see the film because I felt as if I had seen it all already: Hadn't I heard enough pop-culture references, suffered through endless imitators? But there's no substitute for the actual experience of watching the film itself, especially given how it still has a charm that has eluded many of its copycats. It remains one of the definitive teenage sex comedies of the past few decades, focusing on the pursuit of sex as a rite of passage, and the conclusion that it's not that important compared to love. Despite then-cutting-edge Internet jokes (early streaming humour!), it has aged surprisingly well, largely because it's so heartfelt. The structure is squarely built on embarrassment set pieces, with comic sequences strung one after another within a solid but unspectacular plot. I am far away from the target audience for this film now, but it's refreshingly free of smirking in how it treats its characters. Despite being male-centric, American Pie isn't cruel to its female characters—in fact, the males usually take up the brunt of the humiliation, while the women are too smart to embarrass themselves. Standout performances include Sean William Scott, Natasha Lyonne, Eugene Levy and Jason Biggs as the much-humiliated protagonist. Surprisingly enough, many of the pop-culture references about the film actually concern bits that took bigger importance in the sequels: I'm particularly thinking about Stifler's character and his mom, not to mention Alyson Hannigan's quasi-cameo considering her role in latter movies. (The MILF thing is the MILF thing, though, even though I was surprised to be reminded that John Cho is the one who made it mainstream.) Still, even more than fifteen years later, American Pie holds up relatively well … as long as you can stand the sex = humiliation comedy equation.
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Kami (95) Village Population - Sonipat, Sonipat, Haryana
Kami (95) is a village located in Sonipat Tehsil of Sonipat district in Haryana. Around 470 families reside in Kami (95) village. Kami (95) village is administered by Sarpanch(Head of village) who is elected every five years.
As per the Census India 2011, Kami (95) village has population of 2380 of which 1274 are males and 1106 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 289 which is 12.14% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Kami (95) village is around 868 compared to 879 which is average of Haryana state. The literacy rate of Kami (95) village is 72.52% out of which 79.75% males are literate and 64.2% females are literate. There are 25.84% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0 Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Kami (95) village.
Kami (95) Population Facts
Literacy 72.52%
Female Literacy 64.2%
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Sorry, I thought you might know German enough. "Altpapier" is German for paper trash (alt=old).


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Author: Chen, Hsinmu
1. Hayward, Mark D.
Chen, Hsinmu
Friedman, Samantha
Race Differences in Retirement Life Cycle Experiences and Labor Force Participation Rates
Presented: Cincinnati, OH, Population Association of America Meetings, April 1993
Cohort(s): Older Men
Publisher: Population Association of America
Keyword(s): Dual Economic Theory; Labor Force Participation; Life Cycle Research; Markov chain / Markov model; Modeling, Hazard/Event History/Survival/Duration; Mortality; Racial Differences; Retirement/Retirement Planning; Statistical Analysis; Transition Rates, Activity to Work
A Markov-based, multistate life-table model is used to examine how race differences in older men's labor force participation rates (LFPRs) are influenced by differences in labor force status transition rates, mortality, and population composition. Key missing information in the scientific literature is how the retirement life cycle experiences of blacks and whites determine race differences in LFPRs. In light of these results, the utility of labor force participation rates to assess race differences in retirement behavior is evaluated. Transition rates are derived from multivariate hazards models based on data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Older Men. Race-specific multistate working life tables are estimated, showing the relationship between LFPRs and retirement life cycle experiences for a life table population. Simulations are used to examine changes in LFPRs and retirement life cycle experiences for a given race group produced by substituting transition rates from the other race group.
Hayward, Mark D., Hsinmu Chen and Samantha Friedman. "Race Differences in Retirement Life Cycle Experiences and Labor Force Participation Rates." Presented: Cincinnati, OH, Population Association of America Meetings, April 1993.
Career Trajectories and Older Men's Retirement
Journals of Gerontology: Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences 53B,2 (March 1998): S91-S103.
Also: http://psychsocgerontology.oxfordjournals.org/content/53B/2/S91.abstract
Publisher: Gerontological Society of America
Keyword(s): Benefits, Disability; Career Patterns; Health/Health Status/SF-12 Scale; Mobility, Labor Market; Occupational Status; Retirement/Retirement Planning
The idea of a long and stable career rewarded by retirement is a fixture of the American social ethos and political economy. The paradox is that many Americans' careers do not fit this image. Here, we examined how the structure of the career, as compared to only those circumstances proximate to retirement, is important for understanding career endings. Based on labor force histories drawn from the National Longitudinal Survey of Older Men, we observed that the occupational roles held through the mid and late career combine additively to influence retirement and disability experiences, with different conditions of work coming into play depending on the career stage. Occupational roles in the mid career also have long-term, indirect effects, operating through the onset of health problems and the adequacy of pension benefits. Although retirement and disability are not hinged to occupational mobility per se, these career endings are sensitive to major discontinuities in the career and work role in terms of unemployment and labor force mobility. (AUTHOR)
Hayward, Mark D., Samantha Friedman and Hsinmu Chen. "Career Trajectories and Older Men's Retirement." Journals of Gerontology: Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences 53B,2 (March 1998): S91-S103.
Race Inequities in Men's Retirement
Journals of Gerontology: Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences 51B,1 (January 1996): S1-S10.
Also: http://psychsocgerontology.oxfordjournals.org/content/51B/1/S1.abstract
Keyword(s): Disability; Labor Force Participation; Life Cycle Research; Male Sample; Mortality; Racial Differences; Retirement/Retirement Planning
Assessed inequities of retirement access for black and white older men. Cohort-based prospective analysis of mid- and late-career labor force behavior was conducted using the National Longitudinal Survey of Older Men (NLS). The NLS is a nationally representative sample of 5,020 men, aged 45-59 in 1966, who were followed for 17 years. A multistate life table model was used to identify how labor force experiences and mortality determined the labor force participation rates (LFPRs) and the qualities of the retirement life cycle for blacks and whites. Results showed that black men's lower LFPRs were a function of disability. Despite lower LFPRs than whites, however, blacks spent a greater portion of their lives both working and disabled, reducing the retirement period. Race differences in the retirement life cycle were also highly sensitive to mortality. Although race did not affect the risk of reentry, retirement reversals were more common among whites than blacks due to differential exposure. The combination of higher disability and mortality rates among blacks suggests that health is a key determinant of retirement inequity. It is concluded that reducing black mortality to that of whites would substantially narrow the life cycle difference, although mortality is not generally thought to be policy manipulable. (AR) (AgeLine Database, copyright 1996 AARP, all rights reserved)
Hayward, Mark D., Samantha Friedman and Hsinmu Chen. "Race Inequities in Men's Retirement." Journals of Gerontology: Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences 51B,1 (January 1996): S1-S10.


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The McFadden Act is a United States federal law, named after Louis Thomas McFadden, member of the United States House of Representatives and Chairman of the United States House Committee on Banking and Currency, enacted in 1927 from recommendations made by former Comptroller of the Currency Henry May Dawes.

The Act sought to give national banks competitive equality with state-chartered banks by letting national banks branch to the extent permitted by state law. The McFadden Act specifically prohibited interstate branching by allowing each national bank to branch only within the state in which it is situated.  Under a grandfather clause, three major banks were allowed to continue conducting interstate banking (Northwestern National Bank, First Bank Stock Corporation, and First Western Bank).

Although the Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994 repealed this provision of the McFadden Act, it specified that state law continues to control intrastate branching, or branching within a state's borders, for both state and national banks.

See also
 Bank Holding Company Act of 1956

References

External links
Information from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Bank Geographic Structure
Public Law 639, 69th Congress, H.R. 2: an Act to Further Amend the National Banking Laws and the Federal Reserve Act. [McFadden Act]

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Q: Identically distributed random variables
If $$X_1, X_2,...$$ is a sequence of pairwise independent, identically distributed random variables then $$|X_1|\ I_{|X_1|>b}, |X_2|\ I_{|X_2|>b},... $$ is also pairwise independent, identically distributed?

($I_{|X_i|>b}$ means $I_{|X_i|>b} = 1$ if $|X_i|>b$ and $I_{|X_i|>b} = 0$ otherwise). Thanks.

A: If you are talking about the pairwise independence, you always only compare pairs hence it is sufficient to consider a single pair. You have $X_1 1_{(X_1>b)} = f_b(x_1)$ where
$$
  f_b(x) = x\cdot 1_{(x>b)}.
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Since measurable functions of independent randon variables are independent random variables, you have the pairwise independence. Identical distribution comes from the fact that whenever $X_i\sim \mu_i$ then $f(X_i)\sim \mu_i\circ f^{-1}$ which is an image probability measures. Since $\mu_i = \mu_j$ you have that image measures (distribution of $f_b(X_i)$ and of $f_b(X_j)$) are equal as well.
So, the answer is: yes. The answer will still hold to be the same if you ask whether $f_b(X_i)$ are mutually independent provided the mutual independence of $X_i$.

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Monaco, well known for its luxury travel offerings, and previously a visitor to IT and CMA, has confirmed their presence as a destination exhibitor this year as part of a campaign to promote MICE and Incentive Travel to the country.
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Hello. My name is Kyle Prettyman and I am the loving father of Alana Rose Prettyman. I am the other founder, and President of the Alana Rose Foundation. Through the hard journey that we endured with Alana, I've learned the true meaning of undying love for a child. Alana taught her mother and I so much about life and love in her in short time here on earth. We could have never learned it in a lifetime without her. During our stay at the hospital, we saw there was a need for children that was not there, a parents love and touch. Instead, hospital volunteers or nursing staff trying to be a mother or father figure and a caring hand, stood at their bedside. We found money and financial needs was the reason behind the separation of the parent and child. These children were very, very sick. We decided to help these parents spend their time with their terminally ill child rather than working and stressing about financial obligations. With all the financial support we received from the community to help us spend her last 7 months together, and knowing what a life changing thing it really is, we knew we had to help families going through similar experiences, so we did. As President of the foundation, I find new opportunities to expand our foundation. I seek new sponsors and donors through my resources and the help of our team. I assist with all planned fundraisers and events. As president, I oversee all operation of the foundation as well. Although we would like for families to not be in this situation, we are happy to watch Alana live on by helping so many families in need. Thank you for supporting us and helping us make a real difference in this community and beyond.
Hello everyone, I am the loving mother of Alana Rose Prettyman. I am one of the founders and the Vice-President of the foundation we created to honor our daughter and make a difference in this world with the legacy she left behind. I knew we were called to help other families struggling through similar experiences. I received a fortune cooking prior to starting this foundation that read "You have the ability to change the lives of many people", and I took that as a sign from God. Because of this foundation, we know our daughter's life still matters. We know that because of Alana, many families can cherish the little time they have left with their terminally ill child. Alana took her last breath in my arms, and I couldn't imagine not being there for her and to tell her goodbye. No child should fight alone, and all families need each other to stay Family strong. As far as my role in the foundation goes, I am the Vice-President. I oversee all operations, plan all fundraisers with the help of my event planner. I receive all donation requests immediately via email and approve them through our Financial Advisor. After the decision is made, I write the checks to help with financial assistance to help parents afford to be with their child. I reach out and help families in need locally in Delaware, and other states, with the help of the Social Workers at A.I Dupont, and our Licensed Patient Advocate. I personally offer emotional support to the families we financially assist, through our own experience. I continue to expand my knowledge by taking workforce development classes in networking, social media and business to build more knowledge and awareness about our foundation and our daughter. I also work with my team to make The Alana Rose Foundation as successful as possible. May Alana's life forever hold a place in many people's hearts.


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NBA Daily Rundown: Los Angeles Clippers Take 2-1 Lead Against Denver Nuggets
Paul James R. Tamayo
Photo:upi.com/Sports_News
The Los Angeles Clippers are back in the driver's seat in their Western Conference Finals series against the Denver Nuggets. The Clippers leaned on their suffocating defense in the fourth period to escape with a 113-107 win over the Nuggets in Game 3 of their best-of-seven series on Monday in Orlando, Florida.
The Nuggets were in control in the second quarter when they led by as much as 12 points, but the Clippers played with more sense of urgency from then on, catching the Nuggets off guard with their remarkable defense, which led to several turnovers that gave Los Angeles the opportunity to trim the lead quickly. From being down 12, the Clippers pulled within two points at the half.
"They got very aggressive in the end of the second quarter. We had three turnovers in that 12-2 run, and all three were Nikola," Nuggets head coach Mike Malone said of the momentum-changing run from Los Angeles late in the second quarter. "And he's just gotta understand, every time he puts the ball on the floor, they're coming. Whether he needs to spin-dribble or whether it's just him just catching in the post and dribbling."
The two teams had a see-saw battle in the second half. However, the Clippers brought their defense into another level anew in the fourth quarter, where they outscored the Nuggets, 29-19, en route to the crucial win.
"The game came down to one of the two teams was going to play some defense," Clippers head coach Doc Rivers said. "For 3 1/2 quarters both teams were basically scoring. In the last six minutes it was our defense. We had our lapses. There's no doubt about that. But overall, when we locked in we were really good."
Kawhi Leonard bounced back from his sub-par performance in Game 2. The two-time NBA Most Valuable Player had a double-double with 23 points and 14 rebounds to go along with six assists and two blocks, including one in the fourth quarter where he deflected a Jamal Murray dunk using his middle finger.
Paul George also had a big night for the Clippers, as he finished with a team-high 32 points on 12-for-18 shooting from the field, including a 5-for-7 clip from beyond the arc. The superstar forward also tallied four rebounds, four assists, and two steals for the Clippers. It was the highest-scoring game for George in the series and since tallying 35 points in Game 5 of their first-round series against the Dallas Mavericks.
"I've got to help him," George said of taking some pressure on Leonard's shoulders."Kawhi has done more than enough down this stretch. Some nights, it's not going to be his night, and I have to be myself. I have to help him, pull the weight, make plays, make shots. Give him credit, getting us this far, but he can't go into every game with that pressure that he's got to be great on both ends."
Marcus Morris Sr. added 12 points to go along with four rebounds and three assists, while Montrezl Harrell and Lou Williams provided lift off the bench with 11 and 10 points, respectively. Los Angeles shot 54.7 percent from the field and went 20-for-26 from the free-throw line.
On the other hand, Nikola Jokic was a force to reckon with for the Nuggets again. The All-Star center finished with 32 points and 12 rebounds to go along with eight assists. Jokic gave Los Angeles' big men a lot of troubles with starting center Ivica Zubac fouling out of the game. Coach Rivers had nothing but praises for Jokic, saying that the Nuggets center is the best passing center that he has ever seen.
"He has a little bit of everybody," Rivers said of Jokic. "He has all the footwork and the moves of an Olajuwon, the lanky and goofy, like goofy intelligence of Kevin McHale. Shoot, man, he's just good. He's the best passing big that I've seen, I think, ever. I know [Bill] Walton was one of [the best passing centers ever]."
Michael Porter Jr. had a remarkable game for Denver, posting a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds. The rookie forward also added three steals and had a spectacular dunk over Harrell late in the third quarter. Paul Millsap and Jerami Grant added 11 points apiece, while Gary Harris ended up with 10 points and six rebounds. Jamal Murray struggled to find his rhythm, finishing with 14 points on just 5-for-17 clip from the field.
The Nuggets will look to bounce back in Game 3 on Wednesday. Malone, whose team is considered as heavy underdogs in the series, remains confident of Denver's chances against the second-seeded Clippers because they are always ready and determined to silence their doubters.
"No one gives this team a chance to do a lot of things," Malone said via ESPN. "We don't really care what anybody thinks about us, especially outside of Colorado. It's the belief that we have in the locker room. It's been there since day one."
Boston Celtics Dominate Toronto Raptors to Move a Win Away from East Finals Trip
The Boston Celtics bounced back from two consecutive defeats to take control of their second-round series against the Toronto Raptors. The Celtics led from start to finish to take an impressive 111-89 win over the Raptors in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference semifinals series.
The Celtics were very aggressive on both ends of the floor right from the get go, building a 25-11 lead after the first 12 minutes of the game. Boston sustained their momentum in the second quarter. Toronto scored 24 points in the second period, but the Celtics tallied 37 to take a commanding 62-35 lead at the half. The defending champions found their rhythm in the second half, but it was little too late, as the Celtics were already in cruise control.
"I mean, we were really active," Celtics head coach Brad Stevens said via ESPN. "We were really just trying to play hard, as hard as we could. They missed a couple of shots. We missed some shots in the first quarter, but we were playing with great purpose. You could feel that from the get-go. So you just hope that you would knock enough in to kind of get something going, and we did. But they're very tough to guard, they got a lot of people to go to."
Jaylen Brown led the Celtics with 27 points to go along with six rebounds and three steals, while Kemba Walker added 21 points on top of seven assists and four rebounds. Jayson Tatum had a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds, while Daniel Theis posted 15 points and eight boards. Brad Wanamaker provided spark off the bench with 15 points and three rebounds, while Marcus Smart ended up with 12 points, seven rebounds, and six assists.
"It's the playoffs. Gotta come out ready to fight every single night," Brown, who was disappointed with his performance in Game 4, said via Boston Herald. "If not, that's how you lose. So our guys came out ready to fight tonight. We gotta come out ready to fight tomorrow, I mean next game."
Stevens had nothing but praises for Brown for setting the tone for the Celtics, making up for his so-so performance in the previous game. Brown finished with just 14 points on 4-for-18 shooting from the field, including a measly 2-for-11 clip from beyond the arc in their Game 4 loss to the Raptors. But on Monday, the 23-year-old guard scored 16 points in the first half alone, shooting 6-for-11 from the field.
"Jaylen has a big time character," Stevens said. "He's got competitive character, he works, he's focused, he wants to do well, and it was good to see him knock in that first one. But I don't think it would have mattered if he missed a couple early. He was going to be aggressive, and that was good for our team."
Fred VanVleet led the Raptors with 18 points to go along with five assists and three steals, while Norman Powell added 16 points off the bench. Raptors stars Kyle Lowry and Pascal Siakam struggled with only 10 points each on 5-for-9 and 3-for-8 shooting from the field, respectively.
Raptors coach Nick Nurse said that he is unsure why Siakam looks out of rhythm. When asked if he thinks being the main scoring option is taking a toll on Siakam, Nurse said that he is unsure of it, but he admitted that the All-Star forward is not living up to expectations in their recent games.
"I am not sure why he has been so out of rhythm since the restart in the bubble," Nurse said via Sportsnet Canada. "He hasn't had a lot of great games and I think that is more of it other than here we are in the playoffs and he is supposed to be our leading guy. I'm not sure he's been in great rhythm since the restart and it's too bad because he was spectacular in last year's playoffs and spectacular all season long."
The Raptors will look to extend the series when they collide again in Game 6 on Wednesday.
A sports aficionado ever since he first held a basketball, Paul was a student athlete in school and college. Today, he teaches English in university by day and a freelance sportswriter by night.
NBA Injury Report: Mavericks Star Kristaps Porzingis Finally Logs In First Game Of The Season
NBA Injury Report: Washington Wizards Lose Thomas Bryant To Unfortunate Season-Ending Injury
NBA Daily Rundown: Steph Curry Stays Hot in Win Over Sacramento Kings


The 'UK Slot Car Festival' is returning to the newly branded British Motor Museum for a full weekend showcasing the world of Slot Cars on Saturday 14 & Sunday 15 May. This exciting festival promises to be yet another fantastic family day out featuring major manufacturers including Scalextric, Carrera, SCX, Slot.it, NSR, Ninco & many more. The festival aims to bring every aspect of the Slot Car world to all of its audiences including collectors, racers and families. New for 2016 is the Slot Car Wall of Death competition and Stunt Slot Car Show.
There will be plenty of interactive activities to enjoy including free tracks to try, rally stages, oval banger racing, a drag strip, Ho Scale tracks, digital lay-outs, a massive retail area, trade stands, NSCC Live, interviews and product launches.
Visitors can also meet the manufacturers and swap, buy and sell cars as well as meet other like-minded enthusiasts, plus play for free on a host of tracks showcasing the very latest innovations - App controlled racing and Arc Air - wireless hand throttles from Scalextric. As in previous years, there will be a meet and greet on the Scalextric stand where enthusiasts can discover these and many other new and exciting product introductions for 2016.
Tom Caren, Show Manager at the British Motor Museum said, "The UK's number 1 Slot Car event is always a fantastic hands-on weekend for all the family to enjoy. As well as appealing to slot racers collectors and car fanatics, the festival is a great opportunity for those new to the hobby to get an insight into what it's all about!"


DOVER — This year Mrs. Winders' fifth grade class at Dover Middle School discovered a series by author Christopher Mould. The first book, "The Wooden Mile," is part of the "Something Wickedly Weird" series.
It is about a boy named Stanley Buggles who inherits his uncle's house on an island and meets pirates, werewolves and a talking fish (who, by the way, is also dead). When Mrs. Winders' class read this book, they fell in love and could not get enough of the series.
Then they finished the 700+ pages that were books 1-4. Book 5 was not available in the Us until July 2010, Book 6 not until October 2010.
DMS Librarian, Mrs. Valgenti, emailed Mr. Mould to explain the situation and ask about obtaining a copy. Mr. Mould was nice enough to send a UK copy of both book 5 and book 6, signed with original artwork. The students were very excited and wrote notes to Mr. Mould.
A friendship was started from this exchange, which included the students writing a back story for one character (the talking fish) that had been removed by editors. They plan to share the story with Mr. Mould.
Mr. Mould has also agreed to come to the United States if the class can raise the money for his visit. The class has been writing letters and planning fundraising events.
The first is a book fair at Barnes & Noble on April 30 from 4-8 pm. All purchases, including the caf�, support Mrs. Winders' class as long as either the ID or coupon is presented at the time of purchase. The id is 10193530 and a copy of the coupon can be downloaded from the DMS website at www.dover.k12.nh.us/dms. Online purchases will also count if the id is given.
Members of the class will be at Barnes & Noble on April 30 to read from Mr. Mould's book, do face painting, and balloon animals. Come and play pirate games with Mrs. Winders' class and a portion of your purchases will benefit the class.


What's the tubular bags ?
Could you give a link where we go to buy, want save filter instead! Thanks.
You can't use bags as previously mentioned, you will those spend 12$ per filter there after. A bag will last you several times over a pleated filter. And actually filters better.
Thanks to the above comment. in 4 1.
I bought it in Black Friday 2010 for $19.99 and it is still running like German U-Boat. However, the filter is little bid expensive though.
Can't use any bags with this model.
The hose is too rigid (as its brand name), and it easily got broken!
it can really deep clean your carpet. ALL the pet hair will be gone.
I have this size, if you move it around alot, its a pain. I will probably buy a smaller one next time around.


U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Matt Sleeper and Staff Sgt. Curtis Huffman demonstrate how to use gillie suits to blend into their surroundings while setting up surveillance for insurgent activity at Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq, Nov. 14, 2007. The Airmen are part of a team of close precision engagement snipers from the 506th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron who train to target enemy snipers attacking U.S. and coalition forces in the area. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Angelique Perez, U.S. Air Force.
Again, the best anti-sniper weapon in the world is a marksman with a good rifle.
Stories like these rock my comfy world view. Airmen with guns? airmen with guns in the field? What is the world coming too? What happened to the days that the only airforce lads with guns were those who failed the ASFAB test?
James is right. But at least someone could tell those guys that gillie suits work better if you lay down in the grass while wearing them. The way they are they look like killer crabgrass with guns.
Ha, ha, ha, Ok, for some background info. As a 25 year veteran of Air Force Security Forces, formerly Security Police, I am going to defend my fellow Airmen. First off, that's a Hollywood shot, made by a Combat Photog for maximum, macho effect. No sniper worth his salt, or Close Precision Engagement (the Air Force is scared of the word 'Sniper') would EVER be standing up, especially when it means he's sky-lighted. Secondly, we have always been the unsung Air Base Defenders, not even our fellow Air Force brethren know of our complete skill sets. We call ourselves the Air Force's only true all-weather fighters, and proudly so. Many of our fellow Airmen call us Soldier wannabes, and other less complimentary names, but when the bullets fly, you can bet they know who to call! Just Google 'Air Force Security Forces', you will be amazed, surprised, and illuminated. To all my fellow SF Airmen 'Defensor Fortis!', Defenders of the Force! Thirdly, the guy with the ACOG is most likely the spotter/observer, the sniper has an M24.
It works better if you don't stand-up fly-boys.
AFSarge, USAF para-rescue dudes, too. Thumbs way up.
As a day time resident of an Air Force Base, it's good to know there might actually be some more good guys with guns nearby than I already knew of (base and plant security). Of course, it seems there's never anyone like that around when a fellow employee goes nuts. One day we had a contract engineer decide that our lead wasn't a good engineer (just because he was crazy didn't mean he wasn't right about that) so he decided not to listen to him any more. He also got pissed off about people tapping his desk as they walked past. He chased one guy down the aisle and took down his name on a sheet of paper. He then made a sign and taped it to his desk next to a half full cup of water. The sign said he 'may throw water on anyone tapping on his desk'. After half an hour of waiting to see him throw water on someone our fun was ended by security walking off the base. Rumor had it security didn't take crazy boy's badge. I didn't start that rumor. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. Another day some guy decides the real problem is that the ladies at the cafeteria are out to get him, and he throws down his tray of food and starts yelling and screaming. I was in a meeting room in that building, sitting near the door and slipped into the cafeteria when I heard the ruckus. I was thinking I was going to have to pull security duty before he stomped off. Security didn't get there until he was gone. He was a little guy and not much of a threat, but he'd have got a whoopping had he gone after one of those nice women. A few months back I read in the news that some nut drove onto the base and led security in a chase for a while. His girlfriend bailed him out of jail then he turned around and shot her. What is it that draws women to psychos?
These college kids have the right idea. You don't sign up to lose your second amendment right just because you go to college. You also should similarly not lose your second amendment right because you stepped onto an Air Force base. These should be places where your rights are preserved and honored, not sacrificed at the liberal altar.
GeekLethal, Of course, as well as the other battlefield airmen career fields of CCT, TACP, EOD, Combat Weather, etc. GOd Bless 'em all!
Im going to back up AFsarge on this. This shot taken was used to hype up our job. As a fellow CPE member, we are the unsung defenders of the air force. Not many know about us. the guy on the right is carrying a M4 with ACOG because he is the spotter/observer. They can switch roles when they need to. We are trained to do both positions. Dont even compare this to COD 4, because a sniper never go alone. The Spotter has the hardest job in the team.


Per his military service record, John McNamara was born at Sydney, N.S.W. His WWI service record shows that he initially tried to enlist on 14th December 1914 at Traralgon in Victoria, where he gave his age as 47 years. (Based on his age given in his entry in the Sudan Nominal Roll on the Australian War Memorial website, it is likely he was even older). On his enlistment papers when he joined the Coo-ees at Gilgandra, he miraculously lost two years, giving his age as 45 years and 2 months. He listed his marital status as single, and his occupation as a butcher. His description on his medical was height 5 feet 11 inches tall, weight 160 ½ lbs., with a medium complexion, grey eyes, and light brown hair. His religious denomination was Roman Catholic. He completed his medical on the 9th October 1915 at Gilgandra, and was attested by Captain Nicholas on the 9th October 1915 at Gilgandra. He claimed to have 5 years in the Regular Forces of New South Wales throughout the Boer War, and a total of 15 years' previous military service. He gave his address as c/- H. Burns, Exhibition Dairy, Botany Road, Sydney. He listed his next of kin as his nephew, Valentine McNamara, Exhibition Dairy, Botany Road, Sydney.
After two periods of being absent without leave (17th to 24th January 1916, and 3rd to 11th February 1916), on the 16th February 1916 Private McNamara was discharged with his services no longer being required.
Transcript of an article titled "The Veteran of the "Coo-ees" from The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate, November 16, 1915, p. 2.
As long as ever he can remember, John McNamara, the grizzled old veteran, who marched in the front rank of the "Coo-ees" all the way down to the coast, has had a hankering after a military life. He first enlisted during the early eighties in the New South Wales Artillery, which was then under the control of the State Government. On the outbreak of the Soudan campaign he volunteered, for service, and secured a place in the field battery. At the conclusion of the campaign he was awarded the Soudan medal and clasp and the Khedive's bronze star. His next experience of active service was under Major Forbes in the Matabele campaign, for which he holds the medal.
On the outbreak of hostilities in South Africa McNamara joined Brabant's Horse, and went right through the war, gaining the Queen's Medal and four clasps, the Kings Medal and two clasps, and also the Distinguished Conduct Medal. During the same campaign he also served in the Imperial Light Horse under Colonel Duncan McKenzie, and in the Western Province Mounted Rifles. At the conclusion of hostilities he enlisted in the Transvaal Mounted Police as a trooper, and during the Cape Colony rebellion a mounted patrol in which he was had a brush with the famous rebel leader Maritz at Toutlebosch Kop. Later as he resigned from the mounted police, and secured employment on the Cape-Cairo railway, being stationed at Wankas, a town 60 miles north of Buluwayo. Here he contracted black-water fever, and on his recovery he went to New Zealand. He remained there for some years, but the call of the bush was too strong, and six years ago he came over to New South Wales. He attempted to enlist at the beginning of the present war, but was rejected owing to the fact that he was over 35. Now things are changed. He is going to the front, and his heart's desire being satisfied, there is no happier man in the "Coo-ees" than John McNamara.


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import SwiftUI

struct FriendshipListView: View {

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DENVER -- Fire crews worked to contain a fire in West Highlands that broke out Sunday afternoon as neighbors and witnesses rushed in to save the family's most important belongings.
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At around 1:30 p.m. Denver Fire crews responded to a Victorian home on the 3200 block of North Osceola Street on reports of a fire burning in the attic. No one was inside the home at the time.
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Behold, as three awesome performers combine forces for a really cool television moment. Last night, Stephen Colbert welcomed celebrated ballerina Misty Copeland to jam with famed cellist Yo-Yo Ma on The Late Show. The result was a gorgeous performance set to the Courante from Bach's "Cello Suite No. 2."
Copeland, who is incredible, made headlines earlier this year when she became the first black principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre. And Yo-Yo Ma, of course, is Yo-Yo Ma.
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An innovative smartphone-based health app pioneered in NSW could help millions of people in India to access lifesaving diabetes screening and care for the very first time.
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian officially launched the 'IMPACT Diabetes' program for The George Institute for Global Health in New Delhi on day three of her trade mission to India.
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The call for proposals for the fifth phase of the Civil Society Dialogue Programme implemented by the Ministry for European Union Affairs has been published!
With a total budget of 6m euros, it is aimed to develop dialogue-oriented projects that are jointly carried out by organizations from Turkey and the EU on issues related to all the chapters of the EU negotiation process.
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2018 ITTF World Cadet Challenge
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The destination in 2009 for the ITTF World Cadet Challenge was Tokyo; now in 2018 the tournament returns to Japan, the host is Tottori, as the crow flies just over 300 miles to the south west of the country's capital.
It is, for the event which commences on Tuesday 23rd October, the second time the Land of the Rising Sun has played host; for four young men representing the home country, they will be aiming to make it a second by finishing first. The goal is to follow in the footsteps of their illustrious predecessors.
The 2009 winning team (left to right) Koki Niwa, Asuka Machi, Masaki Yoshida, Yuto Muramatsu and Masakazu Kawano (Photo:Takeshi Nara / Yuki Sato)
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Nine years ago, under the guidance of national coach, Masakazu Kawano, selecting Masaki Yoshida, Koki Niwa and Asuka Machi with Yuto Muramatsu resigned to the bench; they beat the trio comprising China's Yin Hang, Korea Republic's Kim Dongyhun and Hong Kong's Chiu Chung Hei by three matches to nil to claim the Boys' Team title.
A watershed victory, it remains to this day, ever since the tournament was first staged in 2002 in Tiszaujvaros, Hungary, the only time host nation has won either the Boys' Team or for that matter the Girls' Team event.
In 2018 Kazuki Hamada, Sora Matsushima, Hiroto Shinozuka and Yuma Tanigaki are the players charged with the task of emulating their illustrious predecessors and, just as in 2009 when the spotlight fell on Koki Niwa, now it falls on Hiroto Shinozuka. He is the ace in the pack.
Now 14 years old, in 2017 on the ITTF World Junior Circuit he won the Cadet Boys' Singles title in the Czech Republic; this year most notably he won in China, having earlier in the year in Sweden finished the Junior Boys' Singles runner up. Outstanding performances in what are hotbeds of the sport.
Similarly in Hong Kong, he was the Cadet Boys' Singles runner up, whilst also reaching the Junior Boys' Singles quarter-finals.
Equally, Hiroto Shinozuka's colleagues have enjoyed success in the past year on the ITTF World Junior Circuit. Kazuki Hamada 15 years old, was a Junior Boys' Singles quarter-finalist in the Czech Republic and later reached the same round in the Cadet Boys' Singles competition in China.
Meanwhile, Yuma Tanigaki, also 15 years old, secured the Cadet Boys' Singles title at the 2017 Portugal Junior and Cadet Open, whilst Sora Matsushima, only 11 years of age, was the Cadet Boys' Singles runner up in Chinese Taipei.
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Bight Fight Goes Coast-to-Coast in Australia
03 January 2020 | Sean Doherty
Swinging by the Byron Bay paddle-out early on Saturday morning, it was clear these things had gained a life of their own.
The Byron crew were just starting to prepare for their paddle-out later that morning; one of 60 planned that day right around Australia protesting against a plan to turn the Great Australian Bight into a deep water oil field. Ben Miller, the head of the local Surfrider chapter, was scratching his head wondering where to set up. "How many people do you reckon will show up?" I suggested they set up in the park next to the Byron Surf Club. This was Byron after all, the activism and protest capital of the country, but beyond that, the Bight issue has gained huge traction with surf communities right around Australia. "Could be pretty big," I offered. As I said that Ozzie Wright pulled up and pulled a 12-foot high, three-headed bat creature out of his van, the wings emblazoned with "Fight for the Bight". The paddle-outs were part of a national statement but were all taking on a very local feel. This one was very Byron.
November 23, paddle out in Byron Bay, NSW. Photo: Matty Hannon.
The National Day of Action to save the Great Australian Bight was designed to really get Equinor's attention. The Norwegian fossil fuel company lodged their plan to drill for oil in the Great Australian Bight earlier this year, and have been locked in a battle with surfers around the country ever since. Surfers collectively haven't had much to protest in recent decades. For a surfer, this is the land of milk and honey, and the last time surfers took to the beaches en masse in protest was back in the '90s when they were still pumping raw sewerage onto the beaches at Manly and Bondi, and the French were detonating nuclear bombs in the South Pacific.
Not a lot of surfers head down to the Bight. It's remote, raw, and regulated by heavy locals both in the car park and swimming around in the lineup. The plan to frontier drill for oil has the potential for a spill to end up on beaches across two-thirds of Australia's surfable coastline. But beyond that, the issue has become emblematic of the threat to coastlines right around the country, particularly from offshore oil and gas development. The Bight has been a trigger for surfers to mobilise and draw a line in the sand.
Byron Bay surfers rally around a replica oil rig. Photo: Nathan Oldfield.
The Byron show was already humming when I left for the Gold Coast paddle-out. Arriving at Currumbin Alley it was already clear there'd be a crowd. I had to park four blocks away and walk 10 minutes in. Joel Parkinson was double parked. Mick Fanning didn't bother trying to park and instead chose to paddle his board up the coast from his place down at Kirra. There were people everywhere. The Gold Coast runs by the adage of "the family that surfs together stays together", and the crowd were just that – mostly families. There were three generations of the Brooks family there – Rod, Troy, and groms Jahli and Bodhi. Former ironman competitor Wes Berg was there with his daughters. The turnout was great, the only problem was that the outgoing tide and northeast wind had turned Currumbin Alley into a mess, leaving the open front beach the only option for the paddle-out. It was only two-to-three feet, but the shorebreak was slamming and would claim a few victims by the end of the day.
Earlier this year when the first paddle outs went down, the Gold Coast event at Burleigh had seen 3,000 people turn up. It was significant. At that point, the issue had just broken, largely due to Equinor's own spill modelling being released showing the potential for oil between Albany and Port Macquarie – across 5,000km of coast… 6,000km if you include Tasmania. The significance of the Burleigh paddle out in March was that Burleigh was nowhere near any potential oil spill. Port Macquarie was 500km to the south. That meant the crew at Burleigh hadn't paddled out to save their coast, they'd paddled out to save someone else's coast over 3,000km away.
In the water at Currumbin, QLD, on November 23. Photo: Trent Mitchell.
The primary issue had been oil drilling in the Bight but it has become much more than that. The eastern states of Australia have been in the grip of one of the worst droughts on record. All year we've seen images of dying inland rivers and a seemingly endless run of unseasonal record temperatures across the country. Over the past month though the problem has moved closer to home. The north coast of NSW and parts of southern Queensland have been on fire for weeks, unprecedented bushfires are still burning. But as the fires raged, governments both federal and state flatly refused to discuss why. Whenever the effect climate change might be having on the intensity of the fires was mentioned the topic was immediately deflected. "Not today" became the stock response from politicians as they posed for press ops in fire-effected areas. The denialism, if it wasn't so serious, would have been comical.
"It's Stone Age thinking at a time we should be making big decisions about the future."
Australia's Federal government is stacked with climate deniers and has its head so far up the ass of the fossil fuel industry it's impossible to tell where one stops and the other starts. Australia has become a First World quarry as fossil fuel companies embark on a wholesale expansion right across the country – including the Bight. Australia has become the biggest exporter of coal and gas in the world at a time when the effects of climate change are landing on our doorstep with a sense of reckoning. It's Stone Age thinking at a time we should be making big decisions about the future. It's made blood boil. People are pissed. The weekend was significant. If you've got surfers interrupting their Saturday surf to protest in huge numbers, then you've really got a problem.
Damien Cole and Belinda Baggs address the cowd in Torquay, VIC. Photo: Jarrah Lynch.
Cheyne Horan's been thinking about it a lot. Speaking to Cheyne before the Currumbin event, he was telling me of a dream he'd recently had. Cheyne's dreams are famously vivid and, as surfing's resident futurist for many years, always possess a clairvoyant quality. Lately, he's been dreaming about a future on fire. Cheyne addresses the crowd, which included probably a thousand kids. "This fight is for all you grommets. We're here today for you and your grandchildren." This was about the future, but also echoed the past. There was a strong indigenous presence on Saturday, not only at Currumbin but right around the nation at all the paddle-outs. Most of the events began with a Welcome to Country by local traditional owners and the Aboriginal flag was flown proudly. For 60,000 years the traditional owners had handed down country to the next generation as they'd found it. They took just enough from it and no more. They understood its rhythms and how they belonged in the landscape. That worked for 60,000 years but in the space of two generations that basic idea of handing down a better world has been broken… and here we are.
Australia has taken to the streets to protest rampant fossil fuel expansion – first the kids, and then the activists. The Australian Prime Minister just the week before, addressing a meeting of the coal industry, promised to draft new laws to arrest anyone specifically protesting against fossil fuel companies. He'd labelled them "radical activists" and promised to throw the book at them. Looking around at Currumbin I didn't see anyone who could be labelled a radical activist. This wasn't Extinction Rebellion. These were coastal communities. Most of them had never protested anything before and that's why these gatherings were so important. There was nothing "fringe" about this crew. They weren't easily dismissed. They also tapped into possibly the most Australian thing you can do – going to the beach and throwing yourself into a three-foot shorey. I publicly offered myself for arrest but there were no police anywhere at any of the paddle-outs. Scott Morrison would need to come down and arrest us himself.
"The Bight has been a trigger for surfers to mobilise and draw a line in the sand."
The real power of the paddle-outs though was their geographic breadth. They were spread all around the Australian coastline, far beyond the reach of any potential oil spill. At the same time, right around the country, people took to the water in Agnes Water, Albany, Avalon, Bicheno, Bombo, Bondi, Boomerang, Bundaberg, Byron Bay, Cactus, Capricorn Coast, Clifton Beach, Coffs Harbour, Culburra, Currumbin, Denmark, Devonport, Elliston, Esperance, Forster, Hobart, Kalbarri, Kangaroo Island, Kianga, Lennox Head, Mallacoota, Mandurah, Manly, Margaret River, Merimbula, Middleton, Mollymook, Mornington Peninsula, Newcastle, Norman Bay, Nubeena, Park Beach, Perth, Phillip Island, Port Fairy, Port Lincoln, Port Macquarie, Port Noarlunga, Port Wilunga, Portland, Sandy Point, Scamander, Streaky Bay, Sunshine Coast, Torquay, Townsville, Victor Harbour and Yallingup. On the day paddle-outs spot-fired. One maddog paddled out alone into croc-infested waters in Darwin carrying a Fight For The Bight sign. Many of them were modest affairs organised by boardriding clubs, maybe 50 surfers tops. Some of them like Torquay, Byron, Bondi, Manly and Currumbin were huge, with between a thousand and 3,000 people.
The Torquay community were out in solidarity. Photo: Guillermo Sundheim.
But maybe the most important paddle-out was held a few hours later, half a world away in Lofoten, up in the north of Norway. During the whole Bight campaign, some of the strongest support has come from the small Norwegian surf community. There's not a lot of them, but the Norwegian surfers have been crucial. Equinor is two-thirds owned by the Norwegian people and has made Norway one of the richest countries on earth. But Equinor also markets themselves at home as a progressive, clean energy company. Their Instagram account (which the Fight For The Bight forced them to shut down for six months) is full of European windfarms. The reality is that Equinor spends only two per cent of its development budget on renewables and the rest of it is dirty drilling half a world away. The surfers in Norway have been one of the few groups to stand up to them and convey the reality.
At a time when great parts of the world are being divided for political gain and profit, of all people surfers have actually found a way to come together and take a lead.
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Sean Doherty at the Currumbin paddle out. Photo: Trent Mitchell.
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Western Front: the Battle for takayna
13 October 2020 | Krissy Moehl
"Exploring varying landscapes generates an energy and connection…that provides the 'why' to life for me." "…these unbalanced running steps through lumping button grass were pounding a connection with the Tarkine into my cells." "This event and the wild of Tassie tore in to my heart, embedded in my soul…"