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What Is 5G Technology & Why Does Everyone Care So Much About It?
By Gabriela Barkho • 03/15/19 8:30am
5G technology is being turned on by Verizon and AT&T this year. Pau Barrena/AFP/Getty Images
5G—everyone wants it, but does anyone really know what it is?
5G cellular service is essentially the latest iteration of mobile technology that's causing a stir among those excited to browse the web on their phones faster.
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The current wave of 5G promises popped up back in February, President Donald Trump demanded that "American companies" give him 5G or 6G (!) as soon as possible. It seems U.S. cellular providers felt the push, because "real" 5G is finally coming. Oh, but it'll cost you—in the case of Verizon, an extra $10 a month slapped onto your phone bill.
I want 5G, and even 6G, technology in the United States as soon as possible. It is far more powerful, faster, and smarter than the current standard. American companies must step up their efforts, or get left behind. There is no reason that we should be lagging behind on………
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 21, 2019
Unlike the currently widespread LTE network, commonly known as 4G, 5G will provide users more coverage at a faster rate, especially for power-hungry streaming content like 4k video and VR.
After months of teasing 5G testing in "select" markets, Verizon and AT&T announced debuts of their respective 5G networks coming in 2019. For example, AT&T's current testing grounds are in Atlanta, Charlotte, Dallas, Houston, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Louisville, New Orleans, Oklahoma City, Raleigh, San Antonio and Waco. It will be adding more major markets in 2019, hence the major hoopla surrounding the wider release.
In its release of the news this week, Verizon said that its 5G technology isn't "about fridges ordering milk," it's about improving the "Industrial Internet of Things" technology, whatever that means.
"In testing, Verizon 5G Ultra Wideband can provide speeds up to 20x faster than current-generation wireless," the statement reads. "With that kind of responsiveness, the potential of the IIoT [Industrial Internet of Things] to not only streamline, but supercharge the industrial sector will only grow."
Similarly to Verizon's 5G mission for everyday data users, an explainer by AT&T also provides an outline of what customers can expect from its current beta-tested network. As PC Mag notes, the confusion when talking about AT&T's introduction of 5G is that it's calling its current network "5G Evolution," which is essentially just rebranded 4G, while its new millimeter-wave network is being called 5G NR (new radio) network.
The important thing to note is that carriers will continue to tweak and rebrand their networks until 5G reaches the entire nation on a roll-out basis. Despite what Trump demands, the conversion to 5G will probably take years, especially in more remote, rural regions.
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Home > Handbook > 6 – State family guidelines > Guideline 1 – child involved in a case in the Family Division of the Children's Court
Introduction to state family guidelines
Guideline 1 – child involved in a case in the Family Division of the Children's Court
Notes on Guideline 1 – child involved in a case in the Family Division of the Children's Court
Guideline 2 – parent, guardian or other interested person involved in a case in the Family Division of the Children's Court
Guideline 3 – appeal against interim accommodation order
Guideline 4 – review of case planning decisions
Guideline 5 – application to revoke a protection order
Guideline 6 – appeal against final order of the Family Division of the Children's Court or County Court
Guideline 7 – judicial review of the Family Division of the Children's Court, County Court or Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal decision
Notes on fees and other costs payable in State family law matters
Guideline 1.1 – children under the age of 10 years and children aged 10 years or more whom the court determines are not mature enough to give instructions
Victoria Legal Aid (VLA) may provide a grant of legal assistance to a child who is the subject of an application in the Children's Court (Family Division) and is under the age of 10 years, or over the age of 10 years and the court has determined pursuant to section 524(1B) that the child is not sufficiently mature to instruct, where:
a judicial officer has made an order under section 524(4) that it is in the child's best interests to be legally represented
VLA considers it appropriate to provide assistance for the child.
Guideline 1.2 – children aged 10 years or older
VLA may provide a grant of legal assistance to a child who is the subject of an application in the Children's Court (Family Division), where the child is considered to be mature enough to provide instructions.
VLA will generally consider that a child aged 10 years or older is mature enough to give instructions.
In relation to Guideline 1.1 and 1.2, VLA does not apply the means test to:
the child, or
any spouse or de facto partner of the child.
child – as defined in the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005.
Reference in these guidelines to legal assistance to a child covers on a direct representation or on a best interests basis as relevant. With respect to legal representation on a best interests basis, the lawyer must be or have been appointed under section 524(5) to legally represent the child on a best interests basis and VLA considers it appropriate to provide assistance for the child.
Documentary requirements
Applications for children who are less than 10 years old must be referred to VLA by the court. Where aid is granted, VLA will allocate the matter to a practitioner on the Child Protection Panel.
Application form signature
As a formality, a child should make their mark on an application for a grant of legal assistance.
Simplified grants assessment process
Lawyers seeking a grant of legal assistance via the simplified grants assessment process must submit an application via ATLAS, only after ensuring that the documents set out under the relevant guideline in Simplified Grants System: Notes on the Guidelines are retained on file (unless they are requested by VLA for assessment).
Lawyers are also encouraged to complete a Children's Court (Family Division) worksheet for their file.
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Sitrep Operation Z: Slomo Collapse
weapons rhetoric sanctions international law ridiculous
Europe NATO Summit Kaliningrad Empire of lies
Turkey China France Russia Germany Ukraine Finland Lugansk
Putin Douglas Macgregor
NATO BRICS
By Saker Staff for the Saker Blog
Let us deal with Snake Island first as the level of noise is unbelievable.
Snake Island in the Black sea will remain under Russian naval and air control. Russian Politician Alexei Chernyak.
Russia can take that piece of serpentine rock and missile it to non-existence but they've just used a rock to remove the Ukraine's biggest impediment (lie) about the paltry amount of wheat in the ships still unable to make passage. Now the supposed 'international order' have no more excuses and the Ukraine must demine their naval mines. But always remember, we're dealing with the Empire of Lies!
For this one, we will look at the bigger world first, and then we will go on to the ramparts.
A reminder: What is this all about?
A Biden advisor says that US drivers will pay a gas premium for as long as it takes, because:
"This is about the future of the liberal world order and we have to stand firm." t.me
Liberal world order is code for the rules-based international order which is code for a single pole of power in our world. In other words, they understand on some level that they are fighting for their existence as the ultimate ruler.
In sharp contrast, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov - Minsk, June 30, 2022
The future world order is at stake. We will go back to the origins and observe in practice the UN Charter principles, above all the principle of sovereign equality of states, or else the world will be plunged into chaos for a long time. Our choice is clear: We stand for unconditional respect for international law. We will uphold this position together with our Belarusian allies and our other numerous like-minded partners who share these approaches, which was confirmed during the recent BRICS summit and in the final documents adopted at this summit.
Russia and the multi-polar world is getting stronger day by day. Let's take a look at how the mighty is falling:
EU Circus
We posted a Douglas MacGregor clip recently with the heading: Its collapsed
There is little to be said here and we can only depict this with a cartoon or two. The number of cartoons generated by this circus exceeded all expectations. Everyone was cartooning!
NATO - Crisis of Existence and another announcement of Wunderwaffe
The Chinese friends report on the NATO split:
"On the issue of the Russia-Ukraine conflict alone, there are different demands among Western countries, as Germany, France and Italy want to stop the war as soon as possible, and the US is calling on all NATO countries to make a common cause against Russia. Wang Shuo, a professor at the School of International Relations of Beijing Foreign Studies University, believes that in this situation, many European countries are questioning whether NATO can solve the crisis in Ukraine. If it cannot work, what's the point of NATO's existence? At the moment when Europeans believe that NATO needs to play a role, it proved itself disunited and incompetent, another sign of NATO's existential crisis."
And on the NATO document:
Zhao Lijian: The NATO 2022 Strategic Concept has misrepresented facts and distorted the truth. In this document, NATO once again wrongly defined China as posing "systemic challenges". It smeared China's foreign policy and pointed fingers at China's normal military posture and defense policy. The document seeks to stoke confrontation and antagonism and smacks heavily of Cold War mentality and ideological bias. China is gravely concerned over this and firmly opposes it.
Here is our message for NATO: hyping up the so-called "China threat" will lead nowhere. NATO must immediately stop its groundless accusations and provocative rhetoric against China, abandon the outdated Cold War mentality and zero-sum game mindset, renounce its blind faith in military might and misguided practice of seeking absolute security, halt the dangerous attempt to destabilize Europe and the Asia-Pacific, and act in the interest of security and stability in Europe and beyond.
The Baltic States no longer believe in NATO.
Latvia and Estonia decided to buy air defense systems for joint defense.
"The NATO Summit gave a clear signal that assistance will be provided to those who are ready to defend themselves," Estonian Defense Minister Laanet said. The initiative to develop regional defense was also supported by his Latvian counterpart Pabriks. "We are working on developing our own capabilities," he stressed.
Finland states it will NOT extradite its citizens to OTHER countries UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES - Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto.
So, already Turkey's pre-condition to Finland entering the NATO bloc is falling apart. Perhaps The Sultan knows that this may not happen at all. This is what it looks like: Finland and Sweden have not joined NATO yet, and there is a long process ahead, says Erdogan. According to him, the signatures at the Madrid summit do not mean the end of the work to eliminate Ankara's concerns. Turkey wants to see in practice what the decisions reached will mean.
Scholz (for what he is worth) at this very same NATO meet, got scared and quickly urged not to hinder the transit of Russian goods to Kaliningrad. He wants to reduce the tensions in the Baltic region. The most interesting is that Politico reports this. But then, he wants to set the rules according to some rules-based international order concept that he seemingly thinks he is entitled to promulgate on the spot.
"Transit rules should be established taking into account the fact that we are dealing here with traffic between two parts of Russia," he said at the NATO summit in Madrid.
And he also tumbles the sanctions:
"In the case of Kaliningrad, an exception should be made from anti-Russian sanctions", Scholz stressed.
Politician and former energy minister Panagiotis Lafazanis urges ( ria.ru)
Greece to conclude a strategic alliance with Russia and to lift sanctions, because "Europe is hit hard by the sanctions. Europe has shot itself."
And then, Germany Seizes Gazprom LNG Tankers which belonged to the Russian energy giants German subsidiary - Gazprom Germania. And Russia in the form of Gazprom turns up the Pain Dial by turning off the gas faucet to the company, and key gas retailers in Germany and the UK suddenly stare as the bottom of the tank becomes visible.
So, given the extracts from the last few days through the EU Circus and NATO's announcement of Wunderwaffen, can you see clearly that they are telling only big stories. These weapons may not materialize, and most know it. Besides, if Russia does not destroy them, she buys them.
Arms trade on the line of contact and indirect deliveries of military equipment from Europe to Russia by Ukrainians
In the context of the news ( t.me) about the transfer of another six units of CAESAR self-propelled guns by France to Ukraine, we want to talk a little about how things are with the arms trade on the line of contact.
We already wrote that two CAESAR self-propelled guns went to the Russian side for a ridiculous 120 thousand dollars. At the same time, Ukrainian negotiators initially requested $1 million for the launcher.
How it looks technically in practice:
Negotiations are underway through special forces on the possibility of acquiring one or another model of foreign equipment;
Since this whole thing is taking place on the line of contact, control over specific types of weapons and military equipment received from the West is rather conditional there: the most you can count on is a relatively timid commander and rather zealous representatives of the SBU, who will not give a damn about reputational losses of Ukraine in case of loss of foreign equipment;
The Russian side acts as a picky buyer who does not need outdated weapons and military equipment: everything that is needed was obtained by undercover intelligence and so on. Local Ukrainian businessmen are trying to cash in and somehow sell the RF Armed Forces what they have. As a result, the deals go through, but are guided by the Russian side, at the same time, only by the expediency of maintaining contacts with the enemy;
In the line of special forces, they agree on the organization of a massive artillery raid on a certain already empty square to divert attention while the actual transfer of equipment is carried out;
The Russian side has already expressed interest in acquiring HIMARS. They asked for more ammo.
To the Russian side, we repeat, such deals provide an opportunity to maintain working contacts with the Ukrainian side, which in the future will allow solving much more pressing issues. On the Ukrainian side, there is a great desire not to fight and earn money.
So that is one of the deals with the wunderwaffe. Here is another:
Some watcher of Ukrainian channels report that Ukrainian General Staff asked Zelensky in the role of the President to please please stop requesting 777 howitzers and NLAW anti-tank systems, which quickly fail or do not function at all.
(The telegram channel where I found this, notes.. hahahahah fucking Wunderwaffe)
Xi Jinping's current visit to Hong Kong for its 25th anniversary since its handover from the Brits, speaks volumes. As well as Mr. Putin's planned visit to the upcoming G20. The fact that these two leaders are now traveling outside of their countries must show that something has changed. Either the risk of Covid is now such that they can take it, or the security environment has changed so that their security staff considers such visits as an acceptable risk.
Europe is slowly curtailing payments to Ukrainian refugees. Poland no longer pays for food and accommodation for Ukrainian refugees, with exception of pregnant women, disabled people, and families with many children.
These are convincing arguments that the EU is breaking and NATO is cracking.
To the ramparts we go
Russian Defense Ministry announces successful advance into Lisichansk, Lugansk region, with Russian and allied forces taking control of the Lisichansk oil refinery as well as other key districts in the city, as Ukrainian forces said to be in disorganized retreat.
Sergei Kiriyenko visited the Kharkov region. Such a visit is considered a sign that Putin has made a decision that the region, now Kharkiv, and formerly Zaporozhye and Kherson will be annexed to Russia. The issuance of Russian passports has started and the formation of administration is in progress. Russia takes full responsibility for such a region. The Russian flag is forever if Kiriyenko, who is responsible specifically for domestic politics, has been there.
This lovely photo was taken in the Lugansk region.
Once the passports flow, and the banks open, Russia is there: The first branch of Promsvyazbank, one of the largest Russian state banks, has opened in Kherson and already there is a bunch of people in line: t.me
The Kyiv regime is trying to hide the defeat of the Ukrainian troops in Severodonetsk and present the flight of the UAF militants from the Lysychansk direction as a tactical retreat.
Detail as usual comes in many forms and thank you to the commentators who regularly post different takes. Be aware we're coming from the fog of Lisichansk, so, don't believe everything that every Tom, Dick, and Harry pronounces. Always confirm with the Russian MoD report. We still like Military Summary. I would suggest you take in the last report of yesterday before you look at today's first report. The reason for that is that he mentions at the end some of those that he works with.
Payback is in progress for the total hack of all Russian sources as the SMO started.
XakNet Team ( t.me) hackers hacked the website of the Ukraine is Our Home TV channel. Now the anthem of Russia is played there.
Earlier ( t.me), they said that they had gained access to the systems of Ukrainian energy companies of the DTEK group.
And today ( t.me), the Killnet ( t.me) group brought down the website of the US Federal Tax Payment System.
Enjoy the discussion. This sitrep will stay up until it gets too full of comments and then we will refresh.
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Q: Pressing Tab Key in Terminal Enters a Space Instead of Triggering Autocomplete First time asking on this site, please let me know if I can improve the question :)
I'm helping a student configure her mac development environment.
We've got zsh setup, which I believe should come with the ability to autocomplete folder and file names.
For example, I'd like to be able to type cd tes and have it autocomplete cd test_folder.
This is the default behavior for me, however on her machine anytime you press Tab while in the mac terminal, it instead creates a space, the same as if you had pressed the SpaceBar. This seems to prevent autocompletion.
Based on some tutorials I've tried editing ~/.inputrc to add
set completion-ignore-case on
set show-all-if-ambiguous on
TAB: menu-complete

I've also tried using a bash shell, the environment doesn't seem to matter. Tab always creates a space. I've also considered changing the command to trigger autocomplete, but couldn't get that working. I even tried plugging in a separate keyboard and making sure CAPS_LOCK and NUM_LOCK are not part of the problem.
Help much appreciated if you have thoughts on what could be going wrong here!

A: Instead of manipulating the .inputrc manipulate the .zshrc with code below:-
bindkey '       ' autosuggest-accept

Here the space b/w the double quotes is the Tab key pressed.
Link to zsh documentation where you can get a better & detailed idea
https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions#key-bindings

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Gallery: Maryland v. St. John's Fall Exhibition 11/3/19
November 6, 2019 taylorafi Gallery, Photos
In its final exhibition game of the fall, the Maryland split a double-header on Sunday with St. John's University, after the Terps took the first match, 10-5, and the Red Storm took game two, 8-3. Here are some scenes from the matchup.
Pro Terps: Lowe named finalist for AL Rookie of the Year
November 4, 2019 Paige Leckie Terps in the Pros
Former Maryland infielder and current Tampa Bay second baseman Brandon Lowe was named one of three finalists in the American League Rookie of the Year race by the Baseball Writers' Association of America on Monday.
2019 AL Rookie of the Year
Top 3 (alphabetically)
Yordan Álvarez, Astros
Brandon Lowe, Rays
John Means, Orioles
Winner announced Nov. 11. Voting concluded before postseason
— BBWAA (@officialBBWAA) November 5, 2019
Lowe was named to the AL All-Star team earlier in the season, after being first recalled toward the end of the 2018 campaign.
Cleveland bound!
Brandon Lowe, José Berríos and Xander Bogaerts have been named to the AL All-Star team to replace Tommy La Stella, Jake Odorizzi and Hunter Pence. pic.twitter.com/auje8n9MTt
— MLB (@MLB) July 3, 2019
Though he missed the All Star Game due to injury, which kept him sidelined from early July until late September, the rookie put up some stellar numbers for the Rays.
Over his 82 games and almost 300 at-bats, Lowe batted .270 and slugged .514 with 17 long balls and 17 doubled. He also notched 51 RBIs.
Lowe was drafted out of the University of Maryland by Tampa Bay in the third round of the 2015 MLB Draft. He received numerous honors in his years as a Terp, including being named Baseball America and Perfect Game Freshman All-American and earning Second Team All-American and First Team All-Big Ten honors.
The winners of all BBWAA awards will be announced on November 11.
Five things to know from Maryland's exhibition versus St. John's
November 3, 2019 James Gordon Game Recaps
Maryland hosted the St. John's University Red Storm Sunday afternoon in an 18-inning scrimmage as Fall baseball for the Terps is nearing its conclusion. Many newcomers to this Terrapins team had an opportunity to display their talent on the diamond while returning members were able to get in some reps versus a generally highly-regarded St. John's squad. Here are five takeaways from the exhibition:
1. Terps bullpen cleaned up an early mess
Starter Nick Dean came into the game with some clear command issues. While his first two innings went unscathed, the lack of command was evident as seen by three walks being issued paired with no strikeouts. The command issues bit Dean in the back in the third inning when two walks and a bunt single combined to load the bases in the St. John's third followed by a sacrifice fly. The damage continued when St. John's Ryan Markey shot a two-run single over the head of Dean, who was then pulled in favor of freshman Sam Bello. Bello immediately made a difference after maneuvering his way out of the third inning and through a scoreless fourth inning. The Terps bullpen continued to put up zeroes in the St. John's run column as the first half of the 18-inning marathon moved on with Sean
2. Patience paid off early
After falling behind 3-0 early in the game, the Terps offense made some great adjustments to get themselves back in the game. The biggest difference they made in their approach was having more patience at the plate and on the base paths. This was especially key after they watched their starting pitcher, Nick Dean, walk five St. John's players. What that patience led to was a huge three-run fourth inning that began when freshman Troy Schreffler Jr. wisely held up at third base on a shallow single to center field off the bat of Randy Bednar. Freshman Tucker Flint then took a walk to load the bases, and the Terps ultimately unloaded them after a bases-loaded walk from Austin Chavis and a big two-run double by catcher Tavan Shahidi. The Terps proceeded to load the bases a second time but failed to do any more damage in the fourth. However, that inning would set the tone for the offense as the game progressed through the afternoon.
3. Tavan Shahidi flexes power with big performance
Redshirt junior Tavan Shahidi didn't see the diamond that much in the 2019 season, but he made a great impression during Sunday afternoon's contest. The Iowa native had grounded out in his first at-bat, but his next appearance came with a major opportunity to cash in some runs with the bases loaded. Shahidi looped a pitch into the right-field corner — just out of reach of St. John's right fielder — to bring in two runs and tie the game which could later be seen as a big momentum swing. Shahidi followed up his first big at-bat another double, a monster shot off the right-field wall that nearly cleared the fence. His third at-bat put him in a big RBI spot with runners on second and third, and he converted yet again with a hard-hit single to left field. He would have one final at-bat in the ninth inning of game one, and he clearly didn't slow down as he notched his fourth hit of the day. Shahidi would sit for the second half of today's exhibition.
4. Randy Bednar had a monster day
Bednar finished the first half of the day by reaching three times in five appearances. His first was a walk in the first inning as he was the only Terp to reach base in the first two innings. His next appearance had a much larger impact as he helped progress the Terps' fourth-inning rally with a single. He would later come around to score on Shahidi's two-run double. The game was tied at three runs apiece by the time Bednar came up for his third plate appearance, but Bednar wanting to change that, he smacked a pitch deep over the left-field fence to give Maryland a 4-3 lead. His next at-bat came with two runners in scoring position, and despite airing a ball towards the St. John's left fielder, the sun prevented a clean play from being made as the left fielder misplayed the ball allowing two runs to score. His final at-bat of game one came in the eighth inning, but nothing came of it as he softly flew out to right field. Bednar started for game two, but after reaching on a walk in two plate appearances, he was pulled in favor of freshman Tucker Flint.
5. Freshman bullpen arms make great first impressions
In their first innings against a Division I school in St. John's, both Sam Bello and Sean Burke put on great first impressions. As mentioned earlier, both were sent to the mound following early trouble for the Terps starter, but there's nothing more they could've done to hold St. John's to three runs. Bello had entered the game in the second, inheriting three base runners after Nick Dean was unable to record an out. While Bello allowed all three to cross the plate, he was able to escape the third inning without allowing further damage as he ultimately produced a flyout and struck out a pair of hitters. Bello looked to be settled in during the fourth inning as he recorded two more strikeouts induced a flyout. Sean Burke would take over for the next couple of innings. Despite some control issues for the redshirt freshman (three walks in two innings), Burke shut down St. John's bats for two innings while racking up four strikeouts. In game two of the doubleheader, lefty Ryan Ramsey was another freshman that emerged from the Terps bullpen, and he had looked just as good as his fellow freshman for an inning. He would run into some trouble in the next after walking the bases loaded, but his appearance ended there.
Team Papio dominates for second straight win in Fall World Series
October 29, 2019 October 29, 2019 miketouma Game Recaps
In the bottom of the third inning, Team Papio shortstop Ben Cowles sent out a deep ball as centerfielder Troy Schreffler could do nothing but stand and watch as it cleared the wall.
Cowles' two-run big fly opened the game wide open as Team Papio went on to defeat Team Swope 16-6 for the team's second consecutive blowout win in the Fall World Series.
The offense-heavy victory for Papio began in the first inning of the contest. The inning started with three batters reaching base. Center fielder Chris Alleyne led off by reaching on an error, followed by a drop-third strike that scored Alleyne after he stole two bases. The center fielder ended the game with three stolen bases.
First baseman Michael Pineiro followed with the game's first hit, leaving left fielder Ben Irvine to do the heavy lifting. Irvine sent a dart past a diving Josh Maguire up the middle to drive in two runs, closing out a three-run first inning.
To finish the onslaught, Alleyne led off the sixth with solo shot that sailed to dead center, followed by an RBI double by Cowles to plate the team's 16th run.
Team Papio managed to get a leadoff runner on base in five out of six innings of play. Eight hits were spread equally throughout the lineup as both new and returning faces contributed in the win.
Small ball drove in a majority of the runs for Team Papio, aside from the big hits from Cowles and Irvine. A total of 16 walks for the team landed runners on base in every inning, and even drove in some of the team's runs.
On the other side of the ball, Team Papio starter Mike Vasturia shined on the mound in his 2019 Fall World Series debut. In four innings of work, the right-hander tallied three strikeouts while allowing just three hits and a run.
Despite the blowout loss, Team Swope wasn't all that bad at the plate once Vasturia went to the dugout.
The offense showed signs of life in the fifth inning when Vasturia exited the game. Catcher Brenton Davis plated two runs on a single that ended Team Papio's shutout.
In the final inning, Team Swope managed to score four runs off a Randy Bednar single and a Maxwell Costes double down the left field line.
Defensive woes were prevalent in the game, however. Team Swope issued six consecutive walks in the fourth inning to bring in four runs in the defeat.
The 16 runs scored for Team Papio increase the team's total in the first two games of the Fall World Series to 21, while conceding just seven runs.
The full Maryland baseball team will be back in action on Sunday as the Terrapins take on St. John's in an 18-inning exhibition.
Team Papio comes out on top in Fall World Series Game 1
October 25, 2019 October 25, 2019 Paige Leckie Game Recaps
Team Papio pulled out all the stops in Game 1 of the Fall World Series, utilizing all aspects of their game for the 5-1 win over Team Swope on Friday in College Park.
A combination of small ball and big hits put Team Papio on the board first, with a four-run fourth inning. A walk and stolen base from Austin Chavis, followed by a single from Tucker Flint put runners on the corners as James Heffley stepped to the plate.
Heffley hadn't started the game, but after junior catcher Justin Vought was hit in the left wrist by a pitch while at bat in the second inning the freshman got the nod.
In his first plate appearance, he proved he could compete and laid down a squeeze bunt that drove home Chavis and left Flint at second. Then, after Team Swope reliever Ryan Ramsey walked one batter and hit another, freshman Matt Orlando roped a bases-clearing double to the wall in left field for the 4-0 lead.
"I just jumped on the first fastball I got and put a pretty good swing on it," Orlando said. "We've been preparing since last night…we had a game plan. We had a lot of quality at-bats."
The following inning it was Chris Alleyne who went deep, his long shot carrying over the left field wall to put Team Papio up 5-0 heading into the sixth inning.
"You have to have multiple ways to score," head coach Rob Vaughn said. "Ideally, for our offense to run right, you've got to lengthen and shorten the field… Heffley comes in, executes a safety and, worse case, you leave that inning you're up 1-0 and with your pitchers throwing the ball pretty good. But instead, [Orlando] comes up and gets that big hit."
Freshman starter Sam Bello and redshirt-freshman Sean Burke combined for 5 2/3 scoreless innings and seven strikeouts, before junior Sean Fisher entered in the top of the sixth after Burke gave up a run to Team Swope.
Fisher threw three consecutive strikes for the final punch-out of the inning, minimizing the damage and coming back out to secure the Team Papio victory in the seventh.
"Sam Bello got the nod today not because he has the best stuff," Vaughn said, "though [Bello] is 90-92 [mph] with a breaking ball, but [because] his mentality is through the roof. That guy's a competitor, he's a winner."
The same could be said for the other young pitchers on the mound Friday. Vaughn was happy with what he saw from the freshman pitchers; though they lack consistency, there's big potential amongst the new faces in Maryland's pitching staff. And, amongst the returning arms, some have newfound strength on the mound.
"Fisher does what Fisher does," Vaughn said. "[He] had a tremendous summer up in the Cape…. [and] he's been flat-dominant since he's been back."
Across the diamond, Team Swope's battery of Nicholas Dean, Ramsey and David Falco threw four scoreless innings and four strikeouts, including two three-up, three-down innings from Dean.
"That's prime-time, Friday night, legit stuff," Vaughn said of Dean's pitching arsenal.
"I saw a lot of focus," Dean said of his fellow pitchers. "Guys need to be more confident working through the zone…just go right at hitters."
Game 2 of the Fall World Series is set for 3:50 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 29.
Maryland releases 2020 schedule, which features Texas road trip
October 14, 2019 zachsolon News
The University of Maryland 2020 baseball schedule has finally dropped!
Maryland opens its 2020 season with a three-game set on the road against College of Charleston Feb. 14. It marks the Terps' second consecutive year starting the season somewhere in South Carolina.
The Terps broke even in their 2019 campaign, finishing with a 29-29 record, a four-win improvement from the previous season.. In his second season at the helm, Rob Vaughn steered the Terps to their first Big Ten Tournament appearance since 2017. Maryland defeated Illinois in their first tournament game before losing to Ohio State and Michigan to close out the season.
Maryland kicks off its 2020 home slate with the Rhode Island Rams on Feb. 21. The weekend series will be the first meeting between the two programs, as the Terps look to defend Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium with another sweep in the home opener.
The Terps continue their non-conference slate with a three-game set against Coastal Carolina, this time for a weekend series against the Chanticleers. Last year, Maryland started its season with the tournament hosted by Coastal Carolina. Maryland also played in the tournament in 2018.
A spring break trip to Texas highlights the Terps' non-conference schedule. The road trip will include a weekend series at TCU beginning on March 13 and a midweek game at Sam Houston State on March 18. This will be Maryland's first trip to the Lone Star State since 2011.
The rest of Maryland's slate includes weekend series against Bryant, and Binghamton, and midweek matchups against Villanova, Delaware, James Madison, VCU, West Virginia, William and Mary, Mount St. Mary's and Towson. Altogether, the Terps will face five teams that made the 2019 NCAA tournament, including TCU, who came within two games of a Super Regional appearance before being eliminated by Arkansas.
The Terps will begin Big Ten play at home against the Michigan State Spartans on March 20. Last season, the Terps finished 11-11 in conference play, enough to clinch the No. 6 slot for the Big Ten Tournament.
Maryland's conference schedule also includes home series against Nebraska, Penn State and Minnesota, and road series against Rutgers, Iowa, Purdue and the 2019 Big Ten Tournament Champions Ohio State. The Terps will avoid the three teams that finished atop the Big Ten in regular season play last year: Indiana, Michigan and Illinois.
Make sure to stay up-to-date on all your Terps baseball news with MBN, where we'll have broadcasts and game recaps for all 56 games of the 2020 season.
Pro Terps Update: 2019 MLB Postseason edition
October 11, 2019 miketouma Terps in the Pros
October baseball is here, and two former Terrapins shined in their postseason debuts. Tampa Bay Rays' Brandon Lowe and Los Angeles Dodgers' Adam Kolarek represented Maryland in the first round of the Major League Baseball playoffs.
Both Lowe and Kolarek were knocked out of their respective divisional series in the first round, each of which in a winner-take-all Game 5. Here's how these former Terrapins fared on the national stage.
2B Brandon Lowe, Tampa Bay Rays
Lowe entered the postseason without a division title. The Rays earned the second Wild Card spot and traveled to Oakland for a one-game round matchup against the A's. The rookie made the start at second base for Tampa Bay and totaled three at-bats in the win.
The Rays then traveled to Houston to face off against the top-ranked Astros for the five-game divisional set. Lowe started the first four games of the series, finishing with a postseason batting average of .250.
In Game 3, the first game back home after Tampa Bay dropped the first two in Houston, Lowe tallied two hits–one of which flew over the left-field wall and made him the first Terrapin to homer in an MLB postseason since 1942.
It's Lowed. Very Lowed. #StayHungry pic.twitter.com/gSaG6VyqUj
— Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) October 7, 2019
The former Terrapin did not see time in the final game of the series, which ultimately stopped the Rays' season short. Lowe ended his first year in the MLB with a .270 average and 17 home runs. He currently sits in third place for the American League Rookie of the Year, according to CBS Sports.
LHP Adam Kolarek, Los Angeles Dodgers
The southpaw joined the Dodgers' stacked roster in July after being traded from the Tampa Bay Rays. Kolarek earned a spot in the bullpen and pitched his way to a National League West Division Title.
Los Angeles entered the 2019 MLB playoffs as the No. 1 team in the National League and, after they on the Wild Card, faced the Washington Nationals for a five-game set. The second-year pitcher appeared in three of the five postseason games, totaling one inning pitched.
The Dodgers used Kolarek as a specialty left-hander out of the bullpen against the Nationals' Juan Soto, facing the youngster three times, all of which resulted in outs. Kolarek never went over 10 pitches in any of his outings, and struck out Soto twice.
Adam Kolarek vs. Juan Soto part 3. pic.twitter.com/VtqWBtGwCz
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) October 7, 2019
Kolarek finished his second year in the Majors with a 3.27 earned-run-average and 45 strikeouts. Since joining the Dodgers in July, the former Terrapin had an ERA of 0.77 to close out the season.
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Yankees already seeing benefit of '15 Fall League class
Chad Jennings
cjennings@lohud.com
For obvious reasons, the Arizona Fall League isn't for everyone. A guy like Greg Bird – big league experience, familiar name to most fans, a real chance to make the Opening Day roster – is an exception, not the rule.
Really, the Fall League is a sometimes odd mix-and-match collection of prospects. Some are quite young, some are upper-level, some are considered impact talents, some are trying to shake a label of organizational filler.
Often, the results in Arizona end up being meaningless.
But not always. As evidence, just look at the group of eight Yankees who went to the Arizona Fall League last year. Two made it to the big leagues this season, two further established themselves with strong Double-A seasons, one seems to be a strong candidate for a 40-man spot this winter, and two bounced back from injuries to reassert their prospect stock.
The Fall League doesn't always mean much, but the Yankees seem to have used it pretty well the past few years, and this season they really seemed to reap the benefit of a strong group of Fall League assignments.
Here's last year's group of Fall League Yankees.
Gary Sanchez
Last year – Missed a little bit of time with relatively minor injuries, but also finally broke through Double-A to really assert himself in the upper levels. Had an .849 OPS in 35 games with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and made his big league debut.
In the Fall League – Absolutely raked with a .295/.357/.625 slash line. Led the league in homers and RBIs while serving as a regular catcher for a bunch of unfamiliar pitchers.
This year – Fall League success did not immediately carry over – rough spring training, slow start in Triple-A – but the end result might have been enough to win Rookie of the Year.
Tyler Austin
First baseman
Last year – Brutal season ended with a demotion to Double-A and eventually an outright assignment off the 40-man roster. Went to the Fall League only as a replacement for injured Eric Jagielo.
In the Fall League – Had a .789 OPS while playing first base and the outfield corners. Being chosen for the Fall League was perhaps the first sign the Yankees hadn't completely given up on him.
This year – No invitation to big league camp and had to open back in Double-A, but hit his way to the big leagues, where he showed a knack for big home runs in big spots. Now has a chance to win an Opening Day job next year.
Dustin Fowler
Outfielder
Last year – An emerging prospect who thrived as a 20-year-old in both Low-A and High-A. Began appearing on some prospect rankings as the Yankees' latest left-handed center field possibility.
In the Fall League – Young for the league, became a key player with a .279/.313/.410 slash line and seven stolen bases in seven attempts. Wound up with an invitation to big league camp.
This year – Seemed to take another step forward with a strong across-the-board season in Double-A. He hit .281/.311/.458 with 25 stolen bases, 12 homers, 15 triples and 30 doubles. Baseball American named him the No. 20 prospect in the Eastern League.
Tyler Wade
Last year – At 20 years old, played his way into a late-season promotion to Double-A Trenton. Lived up to his reputation for good defense, good speed and a knack for getting on base. Named No. 7 Yankees prospect by Baseball America.
In the Fall League – Split time between second base and shortstop and didn't hit much, but he did have nearly as many walks (6) as strikeouts (7). Ultimately just a .581 OPS in the Fall League.
This year – Spent the entire season with Double-A Trenton and was named a mid-season and post-season all-star. The Yankees are sending him back to Arizona this year to get some reps in the outfield to add versatility.
Ian Clarkin
Last year – Missed the entire season because of elbow inflammation – similar to James Kaprielian this season – and used the Arizona Fall League to make up for lost time. Still considered a Top 20 organizational prospect by many.
In the Fall League – Made six starts and went 24.2 innings. The results weren't good – 5.84 ERA and a 1.94 WHIP – but Clarkin showed he was healthy heading into 2016.
This year – Made 18 starts with High-A Tampa, and this time he results were much better. Clarkin had a 3.31 ERA and 1.33 WHIP, but he's still working to regain some of his prospect stock. Spent the last month and a half on the disabled list with a knee issue.
Tyler Webb
Last year – Largely overshadowed by the Yankees' left-handed relief depth, he spent the second half of last season on the disabled list with a tendon issue in his pitching hand. Used the Fall League to get some innings.
In the Fall League – Got into nine games with spotty results. Showed he was healthy enough to get an invitation to big league camp in spring training.
This year – According to one source, Webb was very nearly called up at least once this season. He made some spot starts and mostly worked as a reliever in Triple-A with a 1.01 WHIP against lefties. Strong candidate for Rule 5 protection this winter.
Domingo Acevedo
Last year – Early season blister issue limited him to only 12 starts, all but one of them with short-season Staten Island. Had a 1.08 WHIP with high strikeout totals and went to Arizona to get some more innings.
In the Fall League – Working as a reliever – he's otherwise been a starter his whole career – Acevedo had a 1.00 WHIP and 11 strikeouts in 12 innings. It was his first real exposure to upper-level hitters.
This year – Had 102 strikeouts in 93 innings split between Low-A and High-A. Pegged as the organization's No. 8 prospect by MLB Pipeline. Finished the year back on the disabled list but retained his high-ceiling prospect status.
Chaz Hebert
Starter/reliever
Last year – Left-hander had pitched well in multiple roles at multiple levels, including three Triple-A starts. Finished with a 1.13 WHIP. Was the relative unknown of last year's Fall League assignments, but he was coming off a nice year.
In the Fall League – Got into seven games including one start. Had a 4.40 ERA to go with a 1.60 WHIP. Had 12 strikeouts, but also 10 walks.
This year – Was not protected from the Rule 5 or invited to big league camp and wound up missing the entire season because of Tommy John surgery.


Drexel University Television Management student from Italy lives out her dreams of working in American Television at the network level.
"Drexel's Television Management Graduate Program has opened networking doors for me that will never close,"
When Alessia Porcari was a child growing up in Rome, Italy, she dreamed of one day working in American Television. Always supportive, her parents and grandmother stood by her side, fostering a sense that this little girl with big dreams could accomplish anything she set her sights on. Today, at age 25, while talking on the phone to her beloved "Nonna", Alessia spouts out the details about her experiences on the set of ABC's Good Morning America in New York. From meeting the artist behind the song that got her through some tough times as a teenager, Jessie J., to writing the very Italian segment titled, "Pay It Forward Gelato", this young lady is not only living out her dreams – she's proving her parents and Nonna right. Through hard work, a clear focus and a solid education, Alessia Porcari is paving her own way in the American Television Industry.
Porcari's professors at Drexel are quick to shift the credit to Porcari. "She's one of the hardest working students to walk down these halls," said Professor Al Tedesco, who leads the Television Management Graduate Program. "While our faculty and staff have created an environment of networking and opportunity, Alessia took that ball and ran. Her success is a combination of the skills she learned in the Television Management Program and her own tenacity and attention to detail," he added.
The Good Morning America team has noticed that attention to detail and hard work. Porcari is not just an intern. She's proven herself as a segment producer, videographer, still photographer, and all-around team player. "I find, pitch and write entertainment and public interest stories as well as come up with celebrity interview ideas," said Porcari. But it doesn't stop there. The young television all-star assists in segment production, leading in-depth background research on guests and topics, and discovering and booking audience members for live, in-studio and remote segments. She also works with ABC's digital team, taking photos throughout the show, during interviews and live performances. ABC shares those photographs on the network's various social media platforms, which have more than one million followers each.
For more information about the Paul F. Harron Graduate Program at Drexel University, visit http://drexel.edu/westphal/academics/graduate/TVMN/ or contact Al Tedesco, Program Director, at ast33@drexel.edu.


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Popular Sites Like Stagevu
Entertainment is in everybody's daily diet, and no one can afford to avoid it, not even for a single day. That is why we see the spike of moviegoers and OTT subscribers every day. But there is one more medium to get all this entertainment, and this medium probably is the most significant source of entertainment for people who are big entertainment enthusiasts but are unable to afford the costly tickets and subscription.
Yes, we are talking about torrents and related websites. They are also handy to people who have been searching for a movie or show and are unable to find it on an OTT platform. Stagevu is a viral site in this regard. It has for long been providing users with endless amounts of entertainment for which they otherwise might have had to spend thousands or even lacs in theatres and OTT platforms.
It is a torrent website that deals specifically with Bollywood and Tamil movies. They also provide users with English and Hindi dubbed Hollywood and movies and shows of other languages. One can also download the subtitles for the movie/show. They have catered to a large number of audiences for a long and have become a top-rated and trusted source for movies and shows. But there is a famous saying, "everything good has to come to an end someday," and the same has happened.
Lately, Stagevu has been facing a lot of legal issues and has also been banned in most parts of the country. This has affected the entertainment diet of many people who intensively relied upon Stagevu for their favorite shows and movies. Though Stagevu has become inaccessible now, we indeed have not run out of options.
There still is a vast number of sites that are like Stagevu in the sense that they provide users with streaming and download links of movies and shows for free. These sites can be used by former Stagevu users as an alternative. Below, some of the alternatives to stagevu have been discussed. You may want to give a shot to every site till you find the best for yourself. So, without any further ado, let us discuss these alternative sites.
MovieWatcher.io
If you wish to have a movie and show site that requires no registration or sign up or login of any kind at all, then MovieWatcher.io is what you are looking for. You do not have to register yourself as a user with the site to download or stream its content. The site also facilitates its user to watch movies and shows with high quality, i.e., in HD.
Movieflix
Movieflix is probably one of the most trusted and useful movie sites on all the internet. It provides a lot of facilities to the users that even some OTT platforms fail to provide. It is a one-stop destination for all the latest movies and shows that you may not get until you buy a subscription of an OTT platform or a ticket to a movie theatre.
Project Free TV is one of the biggest movies and shows sites in all over the world. It mostly provides users with Hollywood movies and shows but can also provide popular Bollywood movies. You can watch any Hollywood movie you want using Project Free Tv.
It is a perfect substitute for Stagevu for Hollywood movies/shows. This site is basically the hub for links to all sorts of movies and shows that exist. I would suggest streaming the movies online but not downloading it as downloading becomes an illegal act, whereas streaming online is not. But if you want to download the content, then no one is stopping you from doing so.
Aluc.ee
Aluc.ee is also one of the most significant sources of movies and shows with nearly 80 million movies and shows that it provides users with. It is not just the bulk that makes it so unique, but it is also the quality. The site provides users with movies and shows in HD quality and all of that for free. This is what makes it a great alternative to stagevu, and if you look closely, you will observe that this site is even better than stagevu.
Sabwap
Sabwap is another site to find the movies that you want to watch. It is a massive search engine, specially designed for movies and shows. When you search for movies and show, the search engine displays all the potential sites that are featuring that movie, and by clicking the link, you can move further to the source of movies and shows. From there, you can either download the movie or stream it online. All these facilities are provided free of cost to the users.
HindiLinks4u.to
HindiLinks4u.to is also an excellent alternative for Stagevu. HindiLinks4u.to is probably the best website for Indian viewers who like Bollywood, Hollywood, and South Asian movies.
It provides the users with full-length Hollywood, Bollywood, and South Asian movies along with the subtitles. It suits all the tastes of an audience. It caters them shows of different genres like horror, sci-fi, action, adventure, drama, thriller, etc.
The users are also provided with the latest releases, and this satisfies a lot of users. It is like popcorn time and other related streaming sites in a lot of ways.
Popcorn time is arguably one of the best streaming sites ever. It can compete with OTT platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime, and at the same time, it is also free. Many free streaming sites don't bother about providing memorable user experience. Still, Popcorn time lays great emphasis on that and makes sure that the users return to the site not just because of the movies that it provides but also for the service and the premium level user experience.
If this is not enough, then Popcorn time has made an app for its users, so they do not have to visit the web, again and again, every time they wish to watch a new movie or a show. Popcorn Time will, for sure, be an excellent alternative for the users who had been using Stagevu in the past.
Einthusan.tv
Einthusan.tv is a premium South Asian content provided with content ranging from movies to music to movies. It provides the users with excellent user experience and even has movies and shows from 9 regional languages of India. It provides dynamic and high-Quality content and all of that for free.
A combination of Popcorn time (for Hollywood movies and shows) and Einthusan.tv (for South Asian movies and shows) can be beneficial.
Ditto TV
Ditto TV is the largest source of entertainment at this very moment. It is a streaming platform used to stream shows and Bollywood and Hollywood movies. It also offers a complete buffet of content to its users; it provides them with live TV service where they can stream what is live on-air in more than 100 TV channels. They provide a TV guide informing users about what life is now. It also acts as a platform where users can watch videos and random content and news.
CooLMovieZ
CooLMoviez is also a viral movie streaming site. It allows users to watch online high-quality Bollywood and Hollywood movies or download them as per their wish. All its services are free.
A lot of features that it provides helps it to stand out from the rest of its competitors. It allows users to download videos and music. It also has a feature in which users can choose movies and shows from their favorite genres.
Apart from this, it also features a lot of movies in the form of the latest movies, trending movies, and has a section for upcoming movies. It is a beautiful alternative for Stagevu.
Bolly4u also is like a movie and shows a search engine. It helps users to search for their desired movies and shows and show them all the potential links of the movies from the streaming sites that are providing the movie to watch.
This means it offers a wide variety of content from all genres and different qualities. One can watch the shows and movies online and download them for watching it later.
Mostly Bollywood movies and shows are catered to the audience, but at the same time, they are also provided with Hindi dubbed Hollywood movies and shows as per the cravings of the users.
As we have already seen, there are a lot of alternatives for Stagevu, and many are even better than Stagevu. One can try and test every website mentioned above and use the best website of them all as per their convenience.
If a website is unable to open, then try using a VPN for doing the same; chances are it will work. So best of luck for your new journey of content watching, and I just hope you get all the movies and shows that you want to watch in the sites mentioned above.
It seems like Stagevu stopped working. But why worry? Here are the best alternatives for Stagevu that will satisfy your content crave.
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Woman asks for help to save Victorian sex toy - and gets unexpected response
A woman turned to Twitter seeking help to save an unusual item and get it placed in a museum where it belongs
A woman appealed for help to save this antique sex toy - and got an incredible response
Courtney PochinSenior Audience Writer
Updated 17:57, 1 Aug 2019
It's no secret that social media is full of weird and sometimes wonderful things.
This week has seen an example of both crop up on Twitter as a woman attempted to rally Irish users to help save a bizarre item from the 1840s.
Shawna Scott, posting under the handle @SexSiopa, took to Twitter to tell people about an Irish antique sex toy , made of ivory, which was sold to an international collector back in 2017.
The unusual item, is thought to have been carved in China, before being imported to Ireland as a gift from a husband to his wife.
Scott was infuriated when the item left Ireland, as she believed it belonged in the country in a museum.
So when she found out that it was being sold for a second time, she knew she had to step in and do something.
Man removes the walls from his ensuite bathroom - and people have thoughts
Scott wrote: "It is such an important piece of our Irish sexual history, but often times unless there's a connection to the Famine or 1916, really cool artefacts like these that give us a glimpse into the sex lives and humour of our ancestors are de-prioritised and forgotten.
"I don't have the extra cash necessary to purchase the ghost-ridden (in more ways than one) ivory sex toy, and I have zero clue as to how museum management works or if anywhere would take it. So I need help. Who can help me save this dildo?
"Please if you know someone who works in one of our national museums or the OPW or might have in interest in helping secure this thing temporarily till it finds a proper home in a museum, please tag them here. I don't want to risk it leaving Ireland again."
Amazingly, hundreds began liking and sharing her posts with many also donating money via PayPal to help her bid on the sex toy in an online auction.
Man sets up camera to see why he has trouble sleeping - what he finds is weird
Thus with the help of Twitter, Scott managed to accomplish her goal for €620 (£564) and she shared the good news with those following the whole thing, saying: "FOLKS! WE DID IT! WE WON THE DILDO FOR IRELAND!!!!!!!"
People were absolutely thrilled by the good news.
One person replied: "This is why I love the randomness of Twitter! Never did I think so much national pride could be derived from the winning of an auction of a haunted Victorian sex toy!"
Another commented: "I'm so happy for you and your haunted ivory dildo!!! This is wonderful."
A third added: "This is an amazing story and delighted to see this iconic piece of ivory coming back home."
Speaking to the Irish Times, Scott said she is now trying to find the unusual antique a new home in a museum.
Her preference is for it to be sent to the Chester Beatty Library in Dublin Castle or the Decorative Arts Museum in Collins Barracks.
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'Taken 22 February 2017 at Tapu Bay looking sou'west after an evening swim. Sony rx100 f3.5 and 1/60thsec' wrote Stephanie.
'Sunset from Beachlands looking west on 28 March 2017' wrote Garth.
More mammatus clouds, this time in the skies over Tauranga, taken at 19:15 on 28 March 2017 on an iPhone 6.
Looking towards Mana Island from Plimmerton at 18:13 on Sunday 9 April 2017, taken on a Samsung SM-A310Y.
'The cloud lifts off the Rimutakas at Lake Wairarapa and it becomes a warm sunny day, taken on 30 March 2017' wrote Matt.
'Hi James, lovely day in the Ahurihuri Conservation Park with no hint in the sky of the rain descending from the north. Taken 10 March 2017' wrote Kathleen.


December's meant to be the quiet period, but you wouldn't be able to tell, from all the big releases that are coming out, or just around the corner.
This week we chat about the incredible news that the Māori are coming to Civilization VI, and we discuss an interview that Matt had with the development leads on that project. We also talk about just how awesome the Persona dancing games are (they're really awesome), and finally we discuss the ideal Christmas gifts to get the gamer in every family.
Grab us on Twitter, and we'll see you next week!


Metalurgija, Vol. 41 No. 4, 2002.
Čižmárová, E., et al. "Influence of Strain Rate on Properties of Microalloyed S-MC Steel Grades." Metalurgija, vol. 41, br. 4, 2002, str. 285-290. https://hrcak.srce.hr/128564. Citirano 22.04.2019.
The influence of strain rate on properties of microalloyed steel for cold drawing of S 315 MC and S 460 MC gra-des was analysed. It has been shown by testing these steel that strain rates in the range from 10-3 up to 1 s-1 do not influence the mechanical properties significantly. Significant strengthening started at strain rates exceeding 2 s-1. It has been shown also that the basic mechanical properties of the coldworked tested steel by 5 to 25 % were not influenced by prestrain at 10-3 to 103 s-1 strain rates. It is supposed according to the results, that the susceptibility to cold work of these steel was not influenced significantly by the strain rates usually used at coldwork (less than 1 s-1) and that the products after coldwork maintain their mechanical properties.


Mother's Pride » LEARNING NUMBERS IS FUN!
It was just another day of joyful learning at Mother's Pride! Prideens of Grade Nursery learnt numbers through an interesting activity called 'Number Aquarium' on 22-04-2015. Aimed at enhancing conceptual development of children, the activity started with an interesting discussion of numbers followed by recapitulation of numbers. It is well known that mathematical concepts are best understood when connected with real life. To learn how to apply these concepts in real life Prideens got the delightful opportunity to refresh their concept of numbers through this entertaining activity. Excited to see the colorful poster on the wall, Prideens identified different numbers marked on each fish and recognized the numbers from 1 to 10. The activity not only helped in developing gross motor skills of children, but also contributed to their physical and social development as they interacted with their peers in the group.


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Pembroke was the first town in Canada to have electric power generated for commercial use and to install electric streetlights. On October 4. 1884 the very first electric street lights were illuminated along Pembroke Street beating many larger communities to the new innovation. A grist mill on Pembroke Street east (across from current-day city hall) shadowed as an electrical plant at night providing electricity for street lighting, factories and churches in town. The station generated power using water from the Muskrat River and set Pembroke ahead as one of the most innovative communities in Canada. In Toronto, electric lighting was then only in an experimental stage, a single street light having been placed at a downtown corner of Yonge St. during the latter part of 1884. Ottawa and Hull adopted the incandescent light in 1887.
Electric power was given to Pembroke through the enterprise of the late W.B. McAllister, who at that time occupied an important place in the business and industrial life of the town. The system was created by the United States Electric Light Company, represented by Ahearn & Soper of Ottawa, and produced both arc and incandescent lighting.
The Pembroke Hydro Museum is housed in the original diesel room of the Pembroke Electric Light Co Ltd. It contains original light fixtures and artefacts dating back to 1884. The Pembroke Hydro Museum commemorates national hydro-electric development in Pembroke, including the first electric streetlights in Pembroke, and the first municipal building with electric lights (Victoria Hall).
The station generated power using water from the Muskrat River and set Pembroke ahead as one of the most innovative communities in Canada.
"What must heaven be, when this is so bright?" was the suppressed exclamation of a pious old lady on Sunday evening in one of the churches illuminated by the electric light.


Cinderella & Other Lot (Buena Vista, R-1973). One Sheets (2) (27" X 41"). Animation.
Starring the voices of Ilene Woods, Eleanor Audley, Luis Van Rooten, Verna Felton, Rhoda Williams, Lucille Bliss, Mike Douglas, William Phipps, and Betty Lou Gerson. Directed by Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson and Hamilton Luske. A Walt Disney Production. Included with Cinderella is a folded one sheet from The Hound that Thought He Was a Racoon (Buena Vista, 1960). Unrestored posters with good color and overall presentable appearances. They may have some edge and fold wear, minor fold separations, creases, tears, pinholes, smudges, staining, some surface scuffing, chips in the borders, and may show signs of light toning. Please see full-color, enlargeable image below for more details. Folded, Fine+.


Anyone use the Z7 with a Steadicam Merlin? Been looking at demo videos of it and it seems to come with or without the arm and vest. I know the Z7 weighs a bit more than the Z1 and didn't know if anyone had success with either camera and the Merlin.
I tried it and it is just way to heavy. You can get away with the FX-1, but that is pushing it. I'm not sure if adding the vest/arm allows you more weight, but the Merlin alone can't do it.
Thanks for that. What about the Sony Z1? That's a bit lighter.
On the cover of the Merlin User Manual, they have a Z1. I've seen a photo of a EX1 on a Merlin, which is heaver than the Z7, but they also had the 3rd party accessory plate (aprox $150). So yes, the Z7 can fly on the Merlin.
I almost got the Merlin to work with my Z7, but there was a problem w/ my unit that I had to send it back to Tiffen. I haven't had time to try it out since I got it back though.
Z7 + Merlin is HEAVY, but very do able if you have a good gym membership. Then again, I come from the world of Betacams, and half the time I pick up my Z7 I think "this is lighter than a (Anton Bauer) brick."
Just make sure you get a metal gimble Merlin. The Z7 is pushing the weight limit & you want that extra strength. Also use the smallest battery you can, yeah it doesn't last that long, but it will last longer than your arm, so when your arm needs a break, change the battery.
What was the accessory plate for?
I would only need the Merlin for short bursts of shooting. I do mostly weddings, but having a steadicam for parts of the day would greatly increase my capacity for quality shots.
If you are flying the Z7 on the merlin, you want NO accessories. Stock mic, maybe, but nothing else.
If you want to use wireless, or anything else, you can put them on the accessory plate which goes beneath the camera where all the weights go. Essentially your wirless will become a counter weight & will keep balance w/o adding extra weight.
I would keep it stripped as much as possible of course. And I am assuming the Z1 would be even better since it is lighter...thanks for the tip.
Just be sure to eat your Wheaties.
You can buy additional Merlin weights from B&H. I fly my V1 with wide angle adapter and with a Bogen tripod plate mount. It's way overweight, but it works okay with two additional weights. I also had to get and cut a screw for the front of the plate to keep the unit from flexing. I use it for getting an occasional moving shot in run and gun situations. I can only shoot for short periods of time with it, but that's all I need to grab a shot here and there. I travel with it and can be set up in a couple minutes. With an arm and a vest I'd have to check another piece of luggage (another $100 in extra baggage fees) and take more time for setup. I'm also using the plastic gimbal. Not ideal, but so far it hasn't broken. I would never want to "run" with a handheld stabilizer. "Walk Fast" maybe.
For awhile I used the accessory plate, but I found it difficult to trim as a slight rotation can throw the rig out of balance pretty easily.
Hey Bruce, that's a neat little contraption. What kind of learning curve is involved? Was the shot you took with the dog upside down?
On a side note, how much money did you have hanging over the pool?
Hmm, good timing posting this. I was in the process of really considering the Merlin.
I would like to see some more video on how it works as a stabilizer. Think you could post anything else?
Nice footage with the dog btw.
Is it me or does it not look as smooth as the Merlin?
I just read another forum comparing the Steddiepod to the Merlin, and basically they trashed the pod.
Think I may go ahead and get my Merlin.
I haven't tried the Merlin but did try the glidecam and it was very hard to use with the Z7 and it takes a while to mount the camera getting it right and thats the only thing you can do without taking the camera off.. I also don't know if the Merlin can handle the weight of the Z7. I have mine with everything on it that I need for the wedding and reception so I don't have to take stuff off of the camera to use it on a glidecam to lighten the camera up. It takes about 5 minutes to get it balanced the 1st time. I have the shaft marked where each camera is balanced so when I have the steddiepod up high as tripod I can then re-adjust it for stedipod use easy. The dog video was shot upside down running around. I have gotten better now with it and smoothed it out.
Well I intend to use the Merlin for short burst shooting so I should be able to handle it. I also have a Z1. It's not THAT much lighter but should be ok. I can then save up for the vest and arm. Although to be honest, I don't know from experience how much that will help. Maybe someone can chime in with their thoughts.


You may know me as a mom, a friend, a magazine editor, a cookbook author or even a former bakery owner. If we haven't met yet, hello, my name is Silvana.
This website is from me to you. Silvana's Kitchen is for all of us who live in the gluten-free, dairy-free world.
Whether you're gluten intolerant or celiac, or know someone who is, you can come here for great recipes and even better conversation. I'll tell you every last secret I have for making really tasty food while sharing my personal stories along the way. I hope you'll stop by and share your thoughts and recipes, too. My hope is to bring everyone together at one table to take pleasure in the wonderful details of our busy lives, one recipe at a time. Please introduce yourself.
I am the mother of two awesome kids, Isaiah, 20, and Chiara, 11. At age 10, Isaiah was diagnosed with gluten intolerance. Ever since, I've worked to keep my fridge—and my family's stomachs—full, the way only a mom knows how, with patience and plenty of good food.
The truth is that if you're gluten-free like my family, take comfort in knowing that you don't have to change how you eat or what you eat. Your food can look great and taste even better than you could imagine. No compromises!
And if you cook or bake, you know that the greatest conversations always involve food—good and bad. What you ate last night for dinner and what you plan to eat tomorrow when you wake up in the morning. Maybe you're still thinking about something your mom made years ago or something you just ate on vacation. You're hungry. You're deliciously full. This is how my family lives, too. Food takes us to places we long to be and holds us tight with unforgettable memories.
It's this love of food and all that surrounds it that I want to give my family and to all of you. Eat to satisfy hunger, but more than anything, eat for fulfillment.
I will share my recipes, my tips and my stories so we can cook and eat together. So if you're cooking for yourself or someone who is gluten-free by necessity or choice, you won't leave hungry. And even more, you and your family and friends will be happy!
Thank you, Jean! This means so much to me!!
Love your cookbooks. Made the banana bread this afternoon. I made them into small muffins. My daughters gobbled them up! Love the apple crumb cake too. Every recipe has been fabulous! Looking forward to your next book!!
My daughter (adult) attempted to make your chocolate chip frosting from Cooking for Isaiah. We have had an epic fail with this frosting.
3 c choc chips, 1 1/5 c water, heat on high for 2 min. in microwave. Should be smooth ours was not. stirred it then allowed to cool. Beat for over 12 min on med high in a Bosch mixer (I do not have a hand mixer). Suggestions please. This is the first recipe of yours that has not worked for me. Love your books they are my go to books for GF & DF cooking!
I have just stumbled upon you, but at the same time know who you are. I was going through all of my Rachel Ray magazines, and I came to the 2009 October Issue. I go through my books periodically (it's like finding something new all the time). Well this time, I was viewing "How about a new cup of Soup?". So I got interested in the recipe, but the recipe is not there. I googled your name, and we are here. I read your bio, and I got excited because I know you "Cooking for Isaiah". This was one of my first "do it yourself" cookbooks (flour, pancakes). I did not put 2 and 2 together until just know.
Any way, I love your books and your bio is marvelous. Thank you for letting me rant.
I was looking for a recipe for Sorgum bread and came across you. It's not just about the Glutin! Read Plant Paradox by S Gundry.
Made your gluten free brownies for my book club. I spread them with fresh frozen raspberries and Kawartha DairyFrench vanilla ice cream, they were to die for. Ordered your second book, can' t wait to try the bread recipes. I have two persons that are celiacs.
Hello Silvana, I have your Cooking for Isaiah cookbook and want to make your GF flour. I have brown rice and sweet white rice flour in the freezer. Can I use these instead of the rice flour in your recipe? Thanks.
Love This Website!!! Thank You!! Are you on Instagram?
Hi Silvana and thank you for "Cooking for Isaiah". It's amazing! I'd like to purchase Silvana's Kitchen but there are lots of nut milks in the recipes and my son has a nut allergy. What can I use instead? Also, he may have an intolerance to potatoes. Can I replace the potato starch in your all-purpose blend with arrowroot powder or tapioca starch? Many thanks!
Hi Allison, thank YOU! Originally, I used unsweetened rice milk in place of regular milk for all of my recipes. These days, you can find other grain-based, dairy-free milks such as oat and quinoa as well as seed-based milks (if there's no allergy there), like flax, hemp, sunflower, sesame and pumpkin seed milks.
As far as swapping in another starch for the potato starch in the flour blend, I honestly would need to test out the ratios. Either way, changing any ingredient in the blend would definitely change the end results. I'm just not sure how much, without testing.
Best to you and your son!
Hi Silvana, thank you so much for your books and endless research and testing. We've been struggling with my son's health while we wait for a diagnosis and so far it seems dairy and grains are his triggers. Needless to say, your books are my main resource. The flour is fantastic and he eats waffles every day. It is so hard for kids, and your work has made it so, so, so much better. I'm now gluten free and my skin is glorious, a nice wee side effect. I just had to drop a note to thank you.
I love your cookbooks. Every recipe I have tried has turned out fantastic. I recently got your Gluten and Dairy Free Kitchen book. I was making up the Sandwich Loaf and Pizza Mix that calls for 1/4 C or 53 grams of flaxseed meal, however, when I weigh out 1/4C it comes to 26grams. Which is the correct amount 1/4C or 53 grams. Thanks so much. I am looking forward to trying this new flour mix.
Thanks so much for getting back to me. I appreciate you using weight vs. volume in your flour mixes as it is more accurate and easier to mix up on my scale. I am a scientist so I love the attention to details. I made your blueberry swirl muffins this morning and they are great! I have posted a photo of your cookbooks on my Facebook page telling everyone that all of your recipes have worked out and are delicious and the texture is great (always a challenge for gluten free recipes).
love your mission and thank you so much for sharing … a fan for so many yrs.
My 10years son have celiac, had it since he was 2.
I can cook and bake everything but curious to try your multi purpose flour blend.
Can I purchase it somewhere in Europe?
If I order online from you, can you dispatch to Europe?
I have been trying to buy flour but your sight is saying sold out. Are you no longer selling it? It is the only flour my daughter trusts. I have three daughters gluten free and have always kept it on my shelf.
Will your GF flours be available soon?
Hi I have been checking your website frequently, but the G.F flour is always sold out. will you no longer be selling it?
Hi, can you use your Paleo all purpose Flour recipe as a substitute for your gluten free all purpose flour in any of your recipes found in your book?
I have just purchased your book Cooking for Isaiah and am browsing this website for the first time. Do you have a recipe for loaf bread using your all-purpose flour blend? Thank you!


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El Museo Bizantino del Mani o Museo de la Torre Pikulakis es uno de los museos de Grecia. Se encuentra ubicado en la localidad de Areópoli, en un edificio fortificado histórico, la llamada «torre Pikulakis».

Colecciones

El museo contiene una colección de objetos procedentes de la región del Mani. La exposición permanente está organizada en dos secciones:

Una de ellas se centra en el surgimiento, difusión y consolidación del cristianismo a lo largo del periodo bizantino. Se exponen piezas como iconostasios y objetos funerarios procedentes de basílicas paleocristianas (de lugares como Gitio, Tigani y Cenépolis) y así como otros objetos procedentes de templos del periodo bizantino medio.

La segunda sección está dedicada a la iglesia como lugar de culto. En ella se exponen aspectos relacionados con la creación de los templos, su decoración y las diversas partes destinadas a la adoración, entre otros.

Referencias

Museos arqueológicos de Grecia
Museos bizantinos de Grecia
Museos arqueológicos de la periferia de Peloponeso

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As a proud #CPS parent, alumnus and current LSC member I was elated to pass HB 3720 out of the #ILHouse this evening! The bill allows TIF surplus funds to be used for special education and trauma-informed social services as well as provides more transparency in how our #TIF dollars are spent. Thanks to all my colleagues for their support and especially a huge thank you to Chicago Teachers Union and Grassroots Collaborative!!!


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The Kingdom of Matthias: A Story of Sex and Salvation in 19th-Century America (Paperback)
By Paul E. Johnson, Sean Wilentz (With)
In the autumn of 1834, New York City was awash with rumors of a strange religious cult operating nearby, centered around a mysterious, self-styled prophet named Matthias. It was said that Matthias the Prophet was stealing money from one of his followers; then came reports of lascivious sexual relations, based on odd teachings of matched spirits, apostolic priesthoods, and the inferiority of women. At its climax, the rumors transformed into legal charges, as the Prophet was arrested for the murder of a once highly-regarded Christian gentleman who had fallen under his sway. By the time the story played out, it became one of the nation's first penny-press sensations, casting a peculiar but revealing light on the sexual and spiritual tensions of the day.
In The Kingdom of Matthias, the distinguished historians Paul Johnson and Sean Wilentz brilliantly recapture this forgotten story, imbuing their richly researched account with the dramatic force of a novel. In this book, the strange tale of Matthias the Prophet provides a fascinating window into the turbulent movements of the religious revival known as the Second Great Awakening--movements which swept up great numbers of evangelical Americans and gave rise to new sects like the Mormons. Into this teeming environment walked a down-and-out carpenter named Robert Matthews, who announced himself as Matthias, prophet of the God of the Jews. His hypnotic spell drew in a cast of unforgettable characters--the meekly devout businessman Elijah Pierson, who once tried to raise his late wife from the dead; the young attractive Christian couple, Benjamin Folger and his wife Ann (who seduced the woman-hating Prophet); and the shrewd ex-slave Isabella Van Wagenen, regarded by some as the most wicked of the wicked. None was more colorful than the Prophet himself, a bearded, thundering tyrant who gathered his followers into an absolutist household, using their money to buy an elaborate, eccentric wardrobe, and reordering their marital relations. By the time the tensions within the kingdom exploded into a clash with the law, Matthias had become a national scandal.
In the hands of Johnson and Wilentz, the strange tale of the Prophet and his kingdom comes vividly to life, recalling scenes from recent experiences at Jonestown and Waco. They also reveal much about a formative period in American history, showing the connections among rapid economic change, sex and race relations, politics, popular culture, and the rich varieties of American religious experience.
Paul E. Johnson is teaches history at the University of Utah, and is the author of A Shopkeeper's Millennium. Sean Wilentz is Professor of History at Princeton University. An editor of Dissent, and a regular contributor to The New Republic, he is also the author of Chants Democratic.
Publication Date: August 1st, 1995
Christianity - History - General
Kobo eBook (March 1st, 2012): $17.99
Paperback (April 2nd, 2012): $26.95
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Matt Zoller Seitz June 21, 2013
"World War Z" plays as if someone watched the similar "28 Days Later" and thought, "That was a good movie, but it would be better if it cost $200 million, there were armies of zombies, and the hero were perfect and played by Brad Pitt." Which is another way of saying that if you need proof that sometimes more can be less, here you go. Directed by Marc Forster and written by everyone in Hollywood, if rumors are to be believed (though three got credit), this adaptation of Max Brooks' oral history of a zombie apocalypse...
Hold on. I'm sorry, but before we take this movie apart, let's take a closer look at that last phrase: "oral history of a zombie apocalypse." Those six words tell you everything this film gave up by going in a conventional direction. I've never read Brooks' book and don't have any immediate plans to, but the notion of telling this tale in a roundabout way, by having survivors of the conflagration sit there and talk to an unseen cameraperson—perhaps against a plain black background, with or without cutaways to still photographs or "news video"—is electrifying to consider. Such an approach might have yielded the first fresh contribution to the zombie picture since "Rec". The latter viewed an undead attack through the eye of a home video camera and treated the result as "found footage" -- a great post-"Blair Witch" embellishment, considering how much of horror's effectiveness lies in what you don't see. A faithful transcription of Brooks' source might have taken fright-film minimalism even further. What better way to amplify the hideousness of the dead attacking the living than by fixing a camera's unblinking eye on the survivors as they talked about the homes and people and limbs they lost in the struggle? A friend who's heard the audiobook version of "World War Z" said it reminded her of old time radio drama: "Theater of the mind," she said.
"World War Z," in contrast, is just bloody eye and ear candy. I realize it's problematic to review a film on the basis of what it might have been, but when that same film substitutes a vision that's vastly less intriguing and original than the one offered by its source, it's a fair tactic, and what's onscreen here is just another zombie picture, gigantic but otherwise unremarkable. It's not that scary until you get to the end. Ironically, what makes the end work is its embrace of old fashioned zombie film values: intimacy, silence, suggestion, and the strategic deployment of boredom to lull viewers into complacency and set them up for the next big scare. "World War Z" is mostly David Lean-on-caffeine panoramas of computer-generated zombies swarming ant-like up walls and over barricades and taking down computer-generated choppers while Forster's close-up camera swings all over the place to generate unearned "excitement." The final setpiece watches three people sneak into a lab that's overrun by a few dozen sleepy and distracted flesh-snackers. It's slow. It's quiet. It's scary. It works. Sometimes when you re-invent the wheel, the result doesn't get you very far.
Brad Pitt plays Gerry Lane, a former United Nations field agent who retired to spend time with his wife Karin (Mirelle Enos) and their charming daughters. He's every other character played by Robert Redford in the 1970s and '80s: noble, brave, calm in a crisis, endlessly resourceful, kind to his spouse and children, respectful of authority but not slavishly so, independent-minded by not arrogant; a snooze. Forster and his collaborators deserve credit for plunging us into the thick of things: the Lanes learn that society is collapsing when a seemingly ordinary urban traffic jam is jolted into surreality by an explosion, a stampede of terrified civilians and their vehicles, and a furious attack by people who've been infected by a virus that turns them into ravenous ghouls. (The film's details are fuzzy, but I think they actually are ghouls here, not just rabid and homicidal mortals, as in the "Days" pictures.) The rest of the picture is a globetrotting medical mystery that just happens to feature zombies, with Lane and various helpers, some military and others scientific, trying to figure out what sparked the disease and counter it before the undead overrun everything. It's "Contagion" or "The Andromeda Strain," but with zombies, and without much panache.
Although Mirielle Enos' talents are wasted -- she anchors a police procedural on television, but this Hollywood movie is content to cast her as a standard-issue Dutiful Wife -- there are some dandy cameos and supporting turns. I like David Morse's one scene as a twitchy, traumatized CIA agent who knows something about the origin of the disease, and James Badge Dale as a U.S. Special Forces captain whose gung-ho competence is no match for the zombie hordes, and Daniella Kertesz as Segan, an Israeli soldier whose indefatigable spirit helps the hero save the day even after she's suffered unimaginable trauma.
But aside from Segan, none of the characters rise above the level of purely functional placeholder-types, and there are too many scenes that replicate zombie film tropes, minus the passionate invention that other films have brought to the task. When a supporting character is infected and instantly "turns," I was reminded of that masterful sequence in "28 Days Later" in which Brendan Gleeson's jovial dad catches a drop of contaminated blood in his eye and battles the virus while his daughter looks on. The poor bastard goes through a whole existential crisis in less than a minute. The sheer terror of losing one's soul has rarely been communicated so economically. Nothing in "World War Z" comes anywhere near that scene's power.
Forster deserves credit, I guess, for finding a way to make a PG-13 zombie movie without totally softening it. Horrendous violence occurs off-camera or below the frame line but doesn't lack for impact. There are some shiveringly good moments near the end, particularly when Gerry gets too close to a walker with snicker-snack rat-teeth. But elsewhere, you may feel as though a genre's essence has been betrayed. Forster has made a zombie movie for people who don't like zombie movies. That's not the sort of accomplishment one should brag about.
Matt Zoller Seitz is the Editor at Large of RogerEbert.com, TV critic for New York Magazine and Vulture.com, and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in criticism.
The Last Sermon
Nell Minow
Peter Sobczynski
Monica Castillo
Girl with No Mouth
Brad Pitt as Gerry Lane
Mireille Enos as Karen Lane
James Badge Dale as Captain Speke
Peter Capaldi as W.H.O. Doctor


The new store follows Uber Eats and Grubhub, which launched in Lansing over the past year.
More than 20,000 car crashes in Michigan in 2017.
The settlement will become part of the financial fallout from digital burglaries.
Roads are in a crisis state and her plan will bring a permanent solution to the problem.
Flint's water quality has greatly improved since lead contaminated the system in 2014 and 2015.
A publicity stunt aimed at showing off the exotic animal known as Jeffrey.
Measles is highly contagious and is spread by personal contact and through the air.


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Q: Why collections of owned types generate an Id and how can I avoid that? As Microsoft says here :

Owned entities are essentially a part of the owner and cannot exist without it, they are conceptually similar to aggregates

It means in DDD architecture (Domain Driven Design) we can use owned types (or collection of owned types ) as an entity inside an aggregation or as a value object. On the other hand, we know that ValueObject in DDD has no Identity value because of its structure and its Immutability. I want to know if I decide to use the Owned type to implement the value object how can I force it to avoid making Id in the creation table?
For example, as you see in the following picture (that Microsoft mentioned here) when we use a collection of owned types, EF makes an "Id" field in the table that no sense in Address Value Object! How to avoid it? and Is it really a correct option?

A: That example is from the OwnsMany scenario where it clearly explains that it needs a FK in the table to associate addresses back to their Distributor. How else would an Address record associate back to the Distriburor when loading the entities?
If a Distributor only has 0-1 address then you don't need an OwnerId on Address, the Address' Id column would serve as PK and FK back to the Distributor. EF needs a "Key" on each table to uniquely identify each row. You could possibly avoid an "Id" column by mapping a composite key, essentially:
public class Address
{
    [Key, Column(0), ForeignKey("Owner")]
    public int OwnerId { get; set; }
    [Key, Column(1)]
    public string Street { get; set; }
    [Key, Column(2)]
    public string City { get; set; }

    public virtual Distributor Owner { get; set; }
}

A dedicated unique, and DB Generated Id column for the Address table IMO makes more sense than a large, composite key of strings and FK.
Ownership as far as the database is concerned is identical to HasOne / HasMany in the way the schema is laid out & relational rules. What differentiates OwnsMany from HasMany is how EF will allow you to access those owned entities. You cannot have a DbSet<Address>, only access Addresses through it's Distributor.  It serves no real purpose except to scratch particular design pattern itches. :)


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Keith Littlepage Sentenced to 50 Years for Stabbing Selina Knight
Posted Nov. 9, 2012, 6:31 p.m. by Sam Pearson | View Comments
Keith Alonzo Littlepage maintained that he was innocent Friday, even as Judge Thomas Motley sentenced him to 50 years behind bars.
Already 50 years old, the sentence likely means Littlepage will die in prison. If released, he would be required to spend five years under supervised release.
A jury convicted Littlepage in July of first-degree murder and felony murder for killing his one-time lover, Selina Knight, on March 4, 2011.
Littlepage, speaking before the sentence, told Motley he didn't commit the crime.
"I did not kill Selina Knight," Littlepage said. "I've never, ever in my life stabbed nobody. I don't know that I even have the heart to."
Knight's mother, Anna Delores Mays, told Littlepage that she was the only one in Knight's family who wanted to give him a chance after he was released from prison in 2010 and resumed dating her daughter. Littlepage and Knight had known each other about 20 years, and had an on-and-off relationship, her family testified. Littlepage had been incarcerated for drug offenses during some of that time.
"For you to take my baby away the way you did, it doesn't make any sense," Mays said. She added, "You took her away in her sleep, like a coward."
Prosecutors had asked Judge Thomas Motley to sentence Littlepage to life in prison without the possibility of parole. They cited Littlepage's repeated arrests, dating back to 1981, when he was found guilty in the death of his then-girlfriend.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert Feitel said he couldn't remember another case where he pushed for such a long sentence. But Littlepage had now killed two former girlfriends, Feitel said.
"Enough is enough," he told Motley.
Littlepage's attorney, Anthony Matthews, said that a life sentence would amount to "piling on" his client to make a statement.
Littlepage was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the previous case in DC Superior Court, but under the Youth Rehabilitation Act, was given what prosecutors characterized as a lenient sentence. Littlepage served 15 years in prison for that crime, according to prosecutors.
Since then, Littlepage has been convicted of unauthorized use of a vehicle, possession with intent to distribute heroin, attempted distribution of heroin and several misdemeanor charges of making threats, according to government documents.
The government described Littlepage as a "danger to the community" and suggested life in prison was the best way to address the severity of his actions and minimize risk to the community from his release.
Knight was found her dead by her sister just before midnight on March 4, 2011. Knight's body was sprawled on her couch and hate graffiti was scrawled on the walls, according to evidence introduced at trial. Prosecutors said at trial that Littlepage broke into the apartment and wrote graffiti like "HIV," "bitch," and "AIDS."
During the trial, Knight's family testified that Littlepage had left a voicemail threatening to distribute fliers exposing Knight's HIV positive status. A crisis counselor testified that Littlepage told her, "Bitch gave me HIV. Bitch gave me AIDS."
Knight had contracted the disease about a decade ago from a previous boyfriend who used heroin, her family said at the trial.
Littlepage's fears of infection, in the end, proved unfounded. In an HIV test administered after Knight's death, Littlepage tested negative for HIV.
Turning to Knight's family, Littlepage said, "I hurt just like you all do."
Penny Ray contributed reporting.
Documents, and a press release from the US Attorney's Office, are below.
Keith Littlepage Memorandum In Aid Of Sentencing (PDF)

 Keith Littlepage Memorandum In Aid Of Sentencing (Text)

Keith Littlepage Jury Verdict (PDF)

 Keith Littlepage Jury Verdict (Text)

Keith Littlepage Manslaughter Conviction (PDF)

 Keith Littlepage Manslaughter Conviction (Text)

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