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SMOKER'S CLUB FESTIVAL
The Smoker's Club Festival experience is more of a paradise than a membership. Tailored entirely for the Californian smoker culture, everything from the lineup to the food proves that. With some legendary performances from headliners such as Wiz Khalifa and Kid Cudi, this event is impossible to pass up even for the average concert goer. The diverse arrangement of artists shows that these people know their crowd and every type of sound they love. There's something for everyone with artists like Mac Miller, Lil Skies, and Dom Kennedy. Based in the hip-hop heavy area of Long Beach every artist that comes through shows love to the OG's such as Snoop Dogg and the new comers like Vince Staples. Even if you don't take part in the smoking activities some artists will even share from their supply as well. As someone that went alone I found the crowd and it's people to be extremely friendly as far as festivals go. They all came for a good experience with some of their favorite artists playing classics and older mixtapes. The buzz for this festival grew the moment the line-up was announced and I'm sure many are impatiently waiting to see what they have up their sleeve for next time.
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DE LA SOUL RELEASES REVEALING VIDEO FOR ROYALTY CAPES FEATURING GINA LORING FROM THEIR GRAMMY-NOMINATED ALBUM AND THE ANONYMOUS NOBODY
Legendary hip hop trio De La Soul releases the latest video from their Grammy-nominated album And The Anonymous Nobody… available today on Apple Music, Vevo and YouTube. The song "Royalty Capes," featuring Gina Loring is the latest single from the album to get a video treatment. The powerful visual begins with Dave revealing his medical struggles with congestive heart failure and having to wear a life vest in case of an emergency.
"I'm ready just to get back to the stage," Dave says in the music video. "I miss that. I love traveling. I love being around my guys. I want that back."
Directed by J Anders Urmacher, who also worked with De La Soul on "Drawn," the video is an ode to De La Soul's perseverance as it follows the trio across their world tour. Shot in beautiful locations around Nice and Sete in France; Rotterdam, Holland; Toronto, Canada; London, England; and Los Angeles and New York City in the United States, the bands live intensity and passion is on full display.
"Royalty Capes" is the latest video from De La Soul's groundbreaking album And The Anonymous Nobody…, their first album in eleven years. Using a revolutionary strategy of crowdfunding, De La Soul crafted a triumphant return and merged their longstanding fans with a new generation of hip hop lovers. The "Royalty Capes" video displays the large reach of De La Soul's audience, paying tribute to their live shows and tour life.
"Royalty Capes," produced by Dave aka Plug Too and mixed by Bob Power, was one of the first songs recorded during early jam sessions for and the Anonymous Nobody. Recording started at The Bomb Shelter and perfected at historic Vox Studios, NYC with an unorthodox 9 bar loop of saxophone slowed down and reconstituted for Pos and Dave.
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There are 6 sessions in the full course – a total of £300. Each session is 3 hours long and includes either Gujarati, Punjabi and South Indian style dishes. Lesson 6 includes a visit to an Asian store to purchase ingredients and spices before cooking a meal of your choice. Any number of sessions can be booked, one at a time or all 6 at once. When all 6 lessons are booked and paid for together you will receive a special gift worth £30.
Anila's classes are hands on with a step by step guide from preparation to the finished dish. They are tailored to suit anyone with food intolerances. They include all ingredients, utensils, aprons, recipes and information on the uses of herbs and spices with very useful time saving culinary tips. Refreshment to include Indian Chai, lunch of the delicious meals you will have created plus some to take home too. Recipes will be provided. Just need to bring some containers for this. A great experience day to enjoy with family members or friends. A lovely gift idea too.


Circle of Hope (COH) is a non-governmental organization (NGO) that became operational on1st September 2005 established by Northmead Assembly of God (NAOG) Church as a direct response to the support group for People Living with HIV& AIDS (PLWHA) within the Church fraternity. On commencement COH realized the need to care and provide for the whole Family and adopted a family centered approach.
Having established symbiotic relationships among poverty,prostitution, alcohol abuse, broken families, street kids and HIV/AIDS, Circle of Hope derived her scope of program activities to include provision of VCT and ART focusing on the treatment and care of people living with HIV &AIDS, Home based Care, Income generating activities, Orphan and Vulnerable Children, Community sensitization and awareness campaigns and the prevention of mother to child transmission program (PMTCT).
COH is the hub and flagship carrier for comprehensive HIV/AIDS services provision within the Pentecostal Assemblies of God (PAOG) group which has over 1500 churches across the country in every district of Zambia.
Circle of Hope is also a member of the Churches Health Association of Zambia (CHAZ) and the Lusaka District Health Aids Task Force (LDHAT). Through these umbrellas COH has enjoyed service delivery partnerships with several organizations among them Chongwe District Community Health Team, Siavonga District Hospital, University of Zambia Social Work Department, Chreso Ministries Clinics, Makeni Ecumenical Centre Clinic, Makeni Islamic Centre Clinic, Aids Relief (CRS) Clinics (19) etc.
In order to increase data stratification and have a balanced approach and more representative findings of the Oral HIV-Self Test 3ie Zambia pilot intervention, COH has elected to partner with two rural partners Chongwe District Community Health Team (CDCHT) and Siavonga District Hospital. CDCHT runs 18 Rural Health Centres (RHC), 13 Rural Health Posts (RHP)and 1 District Health Hospital. Siavonga District Hospital runs 1 District Hospital and 7 Rural Health Centres. COH will have access to the data collected during the pilot intervention.
COH Clinics, CDCHT and SDH all offer full medical and treatment services to the general public including full HIV VCT,treatment, care and support services irrespective of their social, religious,ethnic or any other status. COH clinics have been financially and technically supported by the United States PEPFAR Funds through the AIDS Relief – Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and Children AIDS Fund (CAF) since 2005 and is currently supported Centre for Disease Control (CDC). SDH and the RHCs are also supported by the CDC and GRZ.


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Does Gov. Cooper still think VA Gov. Northam should resign?
by Jon Sanders
Director of the Center for Food, Power, and Life, Research Editor | John Locke Foundation
In an extraordinary statement, a sitting governor in one state counseled a sitting governor in another state to resign. That's what Gov. Roy Cooper did on February 2 to Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam about his collegiate blackface picture (but not about Northam's ghoulish and execrable comments about terminating babies after live birth).
From the governor's web page, here is his very terse statement, which suggests Cooper considered the picture so bad that it didn't require any extra justification:
"This is a reprehensible picture that is deeply disappointing and I know must come with pain beyond what many of us can even understand," said Governor Cooper. "Resignation is the only way forward."
The only way forward. There's no wiggle room there.
But does Cooper still believe that? Because it seems as if he has backed off about what he finds unquestionably reprehensible, based on other, unrelated events. Someone in our media — or Virginia's — should ask him.
Understand that taking Cooper's "only way forward" path could set off a chain of events that would wind up with a Republican taking office. That chain of events was not known to Cooper at the time he made his statement. At the time when Cooper made his statement, it seemed that if Northam resigned, the Democratic lieutenant governor, Justin Fairfax, would step into the role, and a political controversy of questionable merit embarrassing to Cooper's party would go away.
Here's that chain of events:
First, Gov. Ralph Northam admitted wearing blackface in the 1980s. Then, Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax was accused of sexual assault, which he adamantly denies, stemming from a 2004 encounter. Finally, Attorney General Mark Herring admitted he, too, donned blackface in the 1980s.
"The last seven days have been tumultuous for our Commonwealth," [Virginia House of Delegates Speaker Kirk] Cox said in a statement late Wednesday. "The revelations against and admissions by the leaders of the executive branch are disturbing."
If all should fall, Cox would be next in line.
But if it's a question of right vs. wrong, that shouldn't matter, should it? Or do party considerations take precedence for Cooper even over morality?
Jon Sanders
Jon Sanders is director of the Center for Food, Power, and Life and also Research Editor at the John Locke Foundation. At the CFPL Jon focuses on the policy issues of agriculture, energy, and the environment. These are issues of critical importance to people, their families, and their businesses — food, power, and life — and as such, he knows it is vital to protect and expand freedom in these all-important areas.
How Do the Carbon Plan's Mandates Align with State Law? Part 4
Restoring the Separation of Powers in North Carolina

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Q: How to send http post with json body request in chainlink? I have already learned how to send http get request from chainlink document, but i don't know how to send a http post request.
For example, when we want to get the block number of Kovan testnet, we can exec a curl command:
curl https://rinkeby-light.eth.linkpool.io/ \
    -X POST \
    -d '{"method":"eth_blockNumber","params":[],"id":1,"jsonrpc":"2.0"}' \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json"

and then we will get a response like this:
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":"0x919cd2"}

the result of the response is the block number.
I find a POST->Uint256 job of Kovan testnet and then modeled on the http get sample code
// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
pragma solidity ^0.8.7;

import "@chainlink/contracts/src/v0.8/ChainlinkClient.sol";

/**
 * THIS IS AN EXAMPLE CONTRACT WHICH USES HARDCODED VALUES FOR CLARITY.
 * PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS CODE IN PRODUCTION.
 */
contract APIConsumer is ChainlinkClient {
    using Chainlink for Chainlink.Request;

    uint256 public blockNumber;

    address private oracle;
    bytes32 private jobId;
    uint256 private fee;

    /**
     * Network: Kovan
     * Oracle: 0x109391576634572AA0a18EE0BD3854Ad71Cf814d (Fibodor kovan)
     * Job ID: a100c3e583484688be229c6883a2cac3
     * Fee: 0.1 LINK
     */
    constructor() {
        setPublicChainlinkToken();
        oracle = 0x917d919dDD0faa12C71146E7DE9BdDD28A7e4aA0;
        jobId = "669d8dac695d4c44b4d65397d4bd253e";
        fee = 0.1 * 10 ** 18; // (Varies by network and job)
    }

    /**
     * Create a Chainlink request to retrieve API response, find the target data
     */
    function requestData() public returns (bytes32 requestId)
    {
        Chainlink.Request memory request = buildChainlinkRequest(jobId, address(this), this.fulfill.selector);

        // Set the URL to perform the POST request on
        request.add("post", "https://rinkeby-light.eth.linkpool.io/");
        request.add("body", "{\"id\":0,\"jsonrpc\":\"2.0\",\"method\":\"eth_blockNumber\",\"params\":[]}");

        // Set the path to find the desired data in the API response, where the response format is:
        // {
        //  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
        //  "id": 1,
        //  "result": "0x919cd2"
        // }
        request.add("path", "result");

        // no need to multiply
        request.addInt("times", 1);

        // Sends the request
        return sendChainlinkRequestTo(oracle, request, fee);
    }

    /**
     * Receive the response in the form of uint256
     */
    function fulfill(bytes32 _requestId, uint256 _blockNumber) public recordChainlinkFulfillment(_requestId)
    {
        blockNumber = _blockNumber;
    }

    // function withdrawLink() external {} - Implement a withdraw function to avoid locking your LINK in the contract
}

I deployed the contract with remix to Kovan at the address and fund it with 0.2 LINK. Everything is prepared and i call the requestData, tx send success, but i can't see the oracle callback and the blockNumber is always zero.
Please help me where is my code wrong.

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OT: The Soccer Thread: December 2011
What I Want for Christmas:
Carlos Tevez: A ticket out of Manchester
Wayne Rooney: To be known from here on out as "Tintin" instead of "Shrek"
Harry Redknapp: An acquittal
Andre Villas-Boas To still be employed come Christmas
Portsmouth Fans: For their club to still exist come Christmas
Me: West Ham United, Championship leaders come Christmas
Shooty: Any Spurs gear from the years 1964-1982
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101. Shooty would run in but these bone spurs hurt! Posted: December 03, 2011 at 01:27 PM (#4005659)
Juan Mata is quite the soccerball player.
102. Fancy Crazy Town Banana Pants Handle Posted: December 03, 2011 at 01:49 PM (#4005662)
He's pretty good. Of course, the fact that Newcastle has NFLball players masquerading as full backs, kind of helps. Seriously, I have no idea why Santos isn't in this game...
Chelsea has looked frail defensively again so there could be more goals coming. Come on Newcastle!
Krul is having a hell of a game.
Conversely for Newcastle, Taylor is having a crap game.
106. DA Baracus Posted: December 03, 2011 at 02:10 PM (#4005669)
Tim Krul's body language suggests that he's scared out of his mind to be handling the ball in any circumstance.
Ashley Cole just got whacked! Ouch!
Keep going to shots of Torres on the bench. His hair is perfect.
Chelsea look like Wolves desperately trying to hold onto a lead here.
Hey, let's keep shooting from the top of the box so it gets blocked and we give away possession and a counter attack, where we are holding on for dear life!
111. Baldrick Posted: December 03, 2011 at 04:15 PM (#4005687)
It's interesting to read comments like this after waking up to see a 0-3 away win from Chelsea. Was it really as desperate as this makes it sound?
112. frannyzoo Posted: December 03, 2011 at 04:20 PM (#4005689)
Crisis or no crisis, comparing Chelsea to Wolves right now is like comparing the Red Sox to the Pirates. Speaking of sinking ships...when Werder Bremen goes bad, they go really, really bad, really, really fast. BVB looked great around the hour mark today, but things have changed quite a bit since vis-a-vis the Evil Empire.
113. Textbook Editor Posted: December 03, 2011 at 04:27 PM (#4005690)
Well, the GD is being helped today for Spurs. I do think the 3/4/5 spots could well come down to GD, so improving on last year's GD is a good thing.
Chelsea deserved to win, although Luiz should have been off after about 5 mins, which would have made things more interesting. The 3-0 was definitely flattering though.
But as I said before the season, Newcastle are one good defender away from being any real threat to the top teams, and I think that's been borne out. 3-0 to Chelsea, 3-1 at City, scraped a 1-1 at OT, that they had no business of getting. Their best 4 aren't terrible, but only Coloccini is actually good. As a unit they won't embarrass you, but they can't stand up to the better teams. And they have absolutely no depth, so as soon as one player goes down, the whole house of cards comes down. When you are relying on James Perch to come in and save the day, well...
BVB looked great
They do that a lot. But they consistently fail to put teams away, and it comes back to bite them.
That doesn't look good for Chicharito and United. But let's see what Valencia can do here.
When I turned off the Newcastle-Chelsea game, Chelsea were definitely being pushed by Newcastle and I thought for sure Newcastle had the equalizer in them. Ah well. The Spurs win today was so easy it was kind of boring. It was weird.
118. CWS Keith plans to [omitted] at [omitted] Posted: December 03, 2011 at 06:34 PM (#4005789)
Rumour: Kombaure about to get le sack at PSG.
You could kind of see it coming after the Marseille game. Kombaure took off both Pastore and Gamiero before the hour mark with PSG already down 1 or 2 goals. In Kombaure's defense, both were in the midst of pretty wretched performances (Pastore was especially awful, and hasn't been all that great since the early part of the season). Still, the new PSG's owners were never going to side with Kombaure.
Any idea who their looking at as a replacement? I know Ancelotti has been mentioned, but doesn't he want to go back to England? And if they went with Makelele, would that actually be a long-term solution?
I know Ancelotti has been mentioned, but doesn't he want to go back to England? And if they went with Makelele, would that actually be a long-term solution?
I think Ancelotti is holding out for Spurs or Arsenal as he doesn't want to leave London. Another conspiracy theory is Makelele will be a placeholder until they can hire Wenger for a boatload of money in the summer. That actually makes a lot of sense. What more does Wenger need to accomplish at Arsenal? The only thing left is a CL title and he has as much chance as doing that with PSG's deep pockets as at Arsenal.
120. BFFB Posted: December 03, 2011 at 07:01 PM (#4005813)
Wenger would probably also love the opportunity to get some revenge on Marseille.
Also Hernandez = Ligament damage and Rooney just did a fully "Stevie G" starfish impression, which was quite funny.
Jenas has also just injured himself, which is the only noticeable thing he's done in the entire match.
When things are going right for Barca (which is often), it looks like they should score half a dozen goals every game.
They should score a half dozen goals every game. They are underachievers.
123. Swedish Chef Posted: December 03, 2011 at 09:34 PM (#4005941)
Barcelona has an awesome team, but they seem to have hired some lookalikes to play their away games for them this season.
124. ian Posted: December 04, 2011 at 02:23 AM (#4006184)
Are there similar rules for Italy, Germany and Spain?
Going from memory.. I believe Italy allows each team one new non-EU signing per season. It does not count against the cap if a non-EU player transfers within Serie A. Germany does not have restrictions. Spain allows 4 non-EU registrations at a time but its also worth mentioning that Brazilians, and citizens of native-Spanish speaking countries, are eligible for Spanish citizenship after 2 years iirc.
Steven Taylor out for the rest of the season. Newcastle's defence is officially fucked.
Time for the James Perch experience... oh dear. Really need Ashley to open his wallet in January for a centerback now.
Man City v Man U in the FA Cup. Ha! The karma boomerang is coming back to #### with Sir Alex, it would appear.
Spurs get Cheltenham Town at home. No, I know nothing about them, but the great thing about the FA Cup is I will get to know them. West Ham travel to Sheffield Wednesday.
They have Luke Garbutt on loan from Everton, he's a semi-decent prospect. That's about my total knowledge of them...
Apparently they're sitting 3rd in League Two at the moment. That's my full knowledge about them.
Le Sulk is coming to Canada?
132. RB in NYC (Now Semi-Retired from BBTF) Posted: December 04, 2011 at 04:12 PM (#4006505)
God, you people clearly don't follow football that well. I mean, everyone knows Cheltenham Town are currently sitting 3rd in League Two and have Luke Garcbutt--a semi-decent prospect--on loan from Everton. How could you not?
Is there any affection for the French national team in Quebec?
134. Ben Broussard Ramjet Posted: December 04, 2011 at 04:41 PM (#4006523)
I'm from Cheltenham. They suck.
That's not the relevant question. The relevant question is would the Franophones want Anelka? He's certainly an excellent player but nobody actually roots for him. There's a reason why he's a former French international.
There's a reason why he's a former French international.
He's 32, and at his peak was good but not great. If he were still capable to make the French squad on merit, he'd be in, whatever his attitude.
If he were still capable to make the French squad on merit, he'd be in, whatever his attitude.
I'm not so sure about that, they have a history of shunning high-maintenance players like Cantona and Ginola.
138. Jose Goes to Absurd Lengths for 50K Posted: December 04, 2011 at 05:33 PM (#4006561)
Amazing sequence in the Wolves-Sunderland game. Sunderland penalty saved by Hennessey and Wolves come down and 26 seconds after the save score an equalizer.
139. Mattbert Posted: December 04, 2011 at 05:50 PM (#4006573)
Wolves have now taken the lead. Franny must be delighted with that turnaround.
O'Neill out!
"You fat Geordie skinny Irish b*stard, get out of our club!"
There's a trickle of rumors that Rafa Benitez is on the verge of taking over at PSG.
Apropos of this, someone posted this clip of Rafa's magical abilities on the Twitter.
Does anyone know what exactly constitutes a "key pass" according to Opta?
Are we ready for some soccerball? We have Europe's 23rd best team facing Europe's 37th best team (according to whoscored.com ratings. yes, they have Fulham as the 6th best team in the Prem right now, ahead of Newcastle.) The players to watch for are Luis Suarez (74th best player in Europe and highest rated Liverpool outfield player) and Clint Dempsey (#155). And yes, I'm enjoying screwing around with the opta stats at whoscored.com even if they don't mean much. Whi is the 78th best player in Europe? If you guessed Yakubu, you are ####### scary. To get an idea of how highly regarded that makes Yakubu, he is sandwiched in the rankings by Scott Parker and Andres Iniesta. You could say Yakubu is as good as TWO players put together!
I can't tell if this game is sloppy or good.
he is sandwiched in the rankings by Scott Parker and Andres Iniesta.
That does not compute.
After suffering through Aston Vill-Man U and Everton-Stoke over the weekend, this game is pure class.
Anyone else wish Ian Darke would stop obsessing over how much players cost? Anyway, Henderson and Carroll look ok. Not great, but Carroll is getting into good and Henderson nearly scored. The tempo of this game seems kind of slow, no? Lots of back and forth but the breaks are so slow the defenses have plenty of time to get behind the ball.
I hadn't really noticed, but yeah, I don't care what the team paid for the player. It's not my money.
The tempo of this game seems kind of slow, no?
Agreed. There's been a lot of counter attacks that have taken place in a pool of molasses.
Fulham is doing a nice job of shooting directly at defender's legs and conceding possession, and Liverpool's passing to Fulham players with no one within 5 yards of them is unmatched.
I'm sorry, but Craig Bellamy is one weirdly shaped guy. If he were fat, he'd be a weeble wobble. Not sure why Dempsey was so peeved there, though.
Hilarious dive by Suarez.
Spearing set off for, well, spearing, but it was a bad call.
A little harsh, but he used both legs and studs were up. Can't blame the ref for that.
Who plays DM for Liverpool now?
155. the Centaur Nipple Paradox (CoB). Posted: December 05, 2011 at 09:37 PM (#4007490)
Yeah, wasn't really a red, but I can see how it looked that way in real time ...
156. Biff, highly-regarded young guy Posted: December 05, 2011 at 09:37 PM (#4007492)
I feel like the officiating has kind of screwed Liverpool this game. That foul that got marked just outside the box looked like a penalty to me, Suarez didn't look offsides for the goal that got waved off, and the red should have been a yellow (although I agree that you can't blame the ref for that).
Oh, oh, oh. Dempsey deserved a goal on that one.
Dempsey just inches away from a beautiful goal.
Yeah, Suarez looked onside on that "goal" to me as well (and what a pretty piece of play it was as well).
Now this match is cooking!
DEUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCE.
Double breakdown by the Liverpool defense on that goal.
I guess a draw would have been fair. Both sides looked really slow until the sending off when they woke up. Liverpool looked more dangerous down a man for some reason. Pretty entertaining game. If Dembele ever starts finishing he's going to be a hell of a player.
The sending off and Andy Johnson coming on, Zamora was invisible. Deserved to be a draw but Clint Dempsey cares not for what should be.
Man, Suarez is so good, and such a #####.
Sure it is. If you go in with two feet off the ground, you're taking a shower every time, whether you get the ball or not. Whether you get the man or not. Every player knows that.
What FPH said.
You constantly hear "but he got the ball" as a defense. Which is just irrelevant. Is there anything in the rule book that suggests the referee should focus on this at all?
Yes, there is a difference for a normal tackle, you can take out the other guy as a side effect of getting the ball, but you can't take out the guy when the ball is out of your reach.
Two-footed, studs up, not the same thing.
Huh, I didn't know, since with all the blathering they did, neither Darke nor Macca bothered to relay the fact, but that goal was Dempsey's 37th in the Premiership, a new record for an American player (breaking Brian McBride's record).
Good on ya, Clint!
Five tidbits of information from ESPN:
• Dempsey needed 161 games to score his 37 league goals. That's 14 more matches than McBride played en route to scoring 36. The only other American with double-digit Premier League goals is Roy Wegerle, who tallied 13 times with Blackburn and Coventry City between 1992 and 1994.
• McBride and Dempsey were teammates at Fulham for two seasons, before McBride returned home to finish his career with Chicago. Carlos Bocanegra also scored eight goals with Fulham, meaning 77 of the 128 EPL goals scored by American internationals have been struck for Fulham. Everton is next on the list with 15 goals, led by Joe-Max Moore with eight.
• Dempsey's goal was his third league goal against Liverpool. He is the only American to score a Premier League goal against Liverpool, and all three goals have come at Craven Cottage. He has struck against 18 different Premier League teams, and his six goals against Wigan are his most against any club.
• Dempsey has six career multigoal games in Premier League play. McBride, with five, is the only other American with more than one. Claudio Reyna, Moore and Wegerle each posted a single Premier League brace.
• Dempsey scored 12 Premier League goals last season. He led Fulham in scoring for the third time and became the first American to score double-digit goals in a single Premier League season, topping McBride's twice-accomplished mark of nine, in both the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons with Fulham.
169. Richard Posted: December 06, 2011 at 12:30 AM (#4007704)
Dempsey needed 161 games to score his 37 league goals. That's 14 more matches than McBride played en route to scoring 36. The only other American with double-digit Premier League goals is Roy Wegerle, who tallied 13 times with Blackburn and Coventry City between 1992 and 1994.
And if you acknowledge the fact that football began before 1992, Wegerle scored 52 top flight goals in total, which is presumably the record for an American player and Dempsey's next target.
170. DA Baracus Posted: December 06, 2011 at 01:16 AM (#4007727)
They did mention that it was the Fulham record for EPL goals.
Dempsey needed 161 games to score his 37 league goals. That's 14 more matches than McBride played en route to scoring 36.
That's not really a fair comparison though, as McBride was a striker and Dempsey has spent a lot of time as a midfielder.
Luis Suarez' Johnny Cash moment
If I could, I'd print up a 1000 t-shirts with this picture on it and make a killing. The latest stupid PL controversy.
I'm reading Brad Friedel's book now. I don't often read these books by players and this one isn't changing my mind. I think the problem with these books is Brad Friedel assumes the reader really cares a lot about Brad Friedel. I'm more interested in the stories he can tell after 20 years in the game and any insights he has in the position he plays. There is some of the former, though not enough, and so far, none of the latter. He does tell a great story about Graeme Souness planting the Galatsaray flag in the middle of hte pitch after a cup win at Fenerbahce and causing a riot. He was at Liverpool during the co-managership of Roy Evans and Gerard Houllier which just sounds like it must have been bizarre.
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So's your mom.
Naw. As I always tell Mom, she's # 11...
...Wenger insists Arsenal have not travelled to Greece just to make up the numbers.
Right, Arsene, right...
Can anyone explain how this isn't a red?
I don't mean it to be snarky, either. I'm still a novice and the Liverpool blogosphere is unanimous that this is barely a yellow. I thought it was a pretty straightforward red at the time. Am I misunderstanding the rules? The Suarez offside and the Senderos foul seemed more controversial to me, also Dempsey may have deserved a sending off, too (Younes Kaboul got sent off against Newcastle last year for sticking his head into Tiote the way Dempsey did to Bellamy).
I'm reading Brad Friedel's book now. I don't often read these books by players and this one isn't changing my mind. I think the problem with these books is Brad Friedel assumes the reader really cares a lot about Brad Friedel.
But the thing is, I suspect most people (or at least a majority of people) who read Brad Friedel's book do care a lot about Brad Friedel. You're not wrong that the best sports memoirs are less about the person and more about the game but that's a lot harder to do and risks losing your audience, so I think Friedel(/his ghost) probably wrote what they wanted.
But that's the rub...if Friedel told better stories and gave insight into his craft, I'd be much more interested in him! The other thing that cracks me up about his book is he keeps using the word "frippery". Dude has been in England a long, long time or his ghost writer is ####### with him.
Harry talks...tactics! And why he wants the English clubs to drop out of the Champions League.
What would the effect on England's UEFA coefficient be if this happened? Would the Premier League be in danger of losing that coveted fourth Champions League berth and/or suffering from worse seeding in the tournament?
Zonal Marking book recommendations
Exactly the kind of list I've been looking for.
But that's the rub...if Friedel told better stories and gave insight into his craft, I'd be much more interested in him! The other thing that cracks me up about his book is he keeps using the word "frippery".
I live in England, and I don't think I have ever heard that word.
I don't mean it to be snarky, either. I'm still a novice and the Liverpool blogosphere is unanimous that this is barely a yellow. I thought it was a pretty straightforward red at the time.
And if it had been a Fulham player, those same people would be screaming bloody murder. According to the rules, this is "serious foul play", containing the use of "excessive force". For which the referee must send off the player. It's a pretty clear case, and Spearing gave the Ref no other choice.
I'm enjoying his use of inverted wingers this year. With the pace BAE and Walker offer, the team can keep width even with Lennon and Bale cutting inside.
Last I checked, England's UEFA coefficient was pretty secure. I can't imagine 1 year would cause it to drop to the point where they'd loose any spots.
Seeding is based on the individual clubs coefficient, not the country rankings, so case by case.
Thanks, FPH.
Because I am an unabashedly provincial football fan, the last time I really gave a crap about any of that was about 18 months ago when Spurs were involved of course. I had largely forgotten how it all works.
I'm wary of using still photos to make any sort of determiniation. Certainly looking at that picture it's a red but I wouldn't want to say. (aren't you glad I chimed in with "I don't know")
Question about Clint Dempsey. One of the things that interests me is that Landon Donovan is generally considered the greatest American player even though he has played (basically) his whole career in MLS. Dempsey has succeeded at a high level in the EPL which is if not the best league in the world on a very short list. It seems like rating a AAA hitter who hits .320 as better than a .300 hitting MLB player.
I am not saying Donovan couldn't succeed in the EPL but it seems like it should be a point against him that while Dempsey was playing at the top level as a 24 year old Donovan was failing at similar levels (failing may be too harsh).
As the cover suggests, this isn't a book about football, it's a book about baseball. But the idea translates to any sport – it's a book about statistics, analysis of a particular game, and how to gain an advantage by thinking and acting in a revolutionary way.
You know what would be awesome? If an actual baseball writer could capture "Moneyball" this well in two sentences.
Indeed. I think this is also helping Spurs win the ball back higher up the pitch when they choose to press aggressively. With the two wingers playing a lot narrower a lot more often this season, there are more bodies in the middle of the pitch to break up counterattacks if the opponents try to play out from the back after Spurs lose the ball in the final third.
The danger is if the other team can quickly move the ball wide and get down the flank. Tottenham's conceded a higher percentage of their goals from crosses than, I think, any other team in the league this season and the new look wing play could be a part of that.
But that's the rub...if Friedel told better stories and gave insight into his craft, I'd be much more interested in him!
I would also point out, cynically, that you've already bought his book so once that happens, you're as interested as Brad Friedel cares about you being.
Like I said, you're not wrong. That's why Ball Four is much-loved and much-remembered but the million generic ghost-written books aren't. But it's a lot easier to do the ghost-written bio, so those will continue to be more popular, at least in a numbers sense.
Question about Clint Dempsey. One of the things that interests me is that Landon Donovan is generally considered the greatest American player even though he has played (basically) his whole career in MLS. Dempsey has succeeded at a high level in the EPL which is if not the best league in the world on a very short list.
I think the bulk of Donovan's reputation as the USA's best player has been built on the back of his performances for the national team.
Just checked the Country rankings. The current leader for the 2011/12 season (not the 5 year rankings) is... England. There in very little danger of even loosing the top spot overall.
United and Chelsea aren't dropping out of the top 8. Although United will probably lose the top spot to Barca. I think Arsenal could drop out of the top 8, but they are already trough. And City is of course only ranked 33rd. They might want to pull their socks up.
Tottenham's conceded a higher percentage of their goals from crosses than, I think, any other team in the league this season and the new look wing play could be a part of that.
Yeah, but during their unbeaten run they've only allowed 8 goals so that may be a sample size issue. Those first 2 games are skewing their stats but I'm pretending now they didn't happen. Spurs have been a different team since the transfer window closed. Yes, I know this makes me the worst kind of fanboy...
193. Padgett Posted: December 06, 2011 at 03:48 PM (#4008042)
Wikipedia's usually pretty good for this sort of thing. The league coefficient rankings are here. The Premier League is miles away from dropping the fourth Champions League spot, mainly due to the gap following the top three. The Bundesliga is closer to the top spot than to Serie A in fourth place.
194. Randy Jones Posted: December 06, 2011 at 04:04 PM (#4008060)
Donovan gets more press here, but I think Dempsey is the better player. Dempsey seems more interesting as a player and as a person, so I have no clue why he doesn't get more attention. It could just simply be that he plays in England.
I think Tim Howard is better than Dempsey or Donovan.
Donovan's "failures" in Germany really hurt his chances of getting back to top flight Europeean football. But he was a teenager in his first stint and barely there in his second stint. After his short but successful stint in Everton, he knows he can play in Europe and play there well. He loves playing in LA, loves being the face of MLS and MLS and LA have made it clear that it will take a very serious offer to sell him Europe. They want the best, most popular American player playing in America.
An attempt to rank EPL keepers
I don't know, it seems kind of random. Lies and damn lies, I guess.
They want the best, most popular American player playing in America.
And yet, Howard and Dempsey are both playing in England.
Yeah, that does seem random. I will say that in games I have seen this year, Friedel and Krul have both been absolutely great.
198. Mefisto Posted: December 06, 2011 at 04:48 PM (#4008130)
Howard and Friedel are the two best players the US has ever produced IMO. But it's hard to compare keepers to field players, so condidering just the latter I'd say it's Donovan pretty easily.
199. PepTech Posted: December 06, 2011 at 05:05 PM (#4008151)
I never saw Keller play in Europe - how would you old timers who were following the sport back then say Keller's prime compares with Friedel?
200. puck Posted: December 06, 2011 at 05:17 PM (#4008162)
Definitely, and Donovan has been doing it since he was a teenager. Dempsey might be aging better, though. Donovan seems to have been nicked up a lot in the last year...hopefully that doesn't repeat in the coming year. I think he needs to get his rest now...no more MLS season, then loan to Europe, then MLS, then national team tournament...
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Q: Is there a word to describe a person who's addicted to downloading stuff from Internet? Well, that is exactly what I am :).
I just can't stop myself from downloading stuff (usually electronic articles, say, PDFs). To be more precise,  whenever I come across something that I think might be helpful to me (an arixv article, for instance), I'll try everything I can to get a copy onto my hard disk, even though most of the time it is not of the slightest use to me (and then I will yet try to convince myself that it might be helpful for "future reference"...).
Although the truth is I won't even take another look at most of the downloaded stuff as soon as I finish downloading, I still must keep downloading. Virtually everything that is useful, or seems to be useful, or looks as if it will be useful, I can't resist trying to download it.  I confess that I seldom use any of my downloaded files, but just owning them, just knowing that they are right there stored in my hard disk, I will somehow feel a bliss, an incredible sense of security, just like a miser counting his gold coins.
So here I am, a hopeless "download-aholic". What word would you choose to best describe me?

A: I do like the term "information hoarder". It fits pretty well with how I see my own overly prolific collection of files - they always contain some useful information, but I only ever refer to a small percentage of that information.
However, I feel it's worth taking note of the term "digital packrat". While not in wide use, this term has been around for several years, is considered a serious problem by some, and has been addressed by various professionals in relevant fields. That last article actually discusses a distinction between hoarding and being a packrat, though I don't know how valid that distinction would turn out to be in common usage.

A: I would like to suggest, as an alternative, archivist. This is the term preferred by Jason Scott of Archive Team who has led the efforts of archiving everything from text files and shareware CDs, to Geocities and MSDOS games. I know the answer slightly misses the point of question since it doesn't describe the behavior as a morbid condition, but if you ever need a more neutral description, archivist might be your choice.

A: Once again, the English language proves to be too slow to satisfy the growing need for computer-related solutions.
Until a word is created, I would probably go with the word (or some modified version of)

v. hoard - to amass a store of useful information or facts, retained for future use (n. form: hoarder)
StackExchange User @Vim is well known as an information hoarder.

From Oxford.

A: I think

Bibliophile

would be the most appropriate thing here.
It's referring to an irrational acquisition of books, it's not perfect, but I think it's the word that whatever the new word will be should derive from.

A: I would say (if I had that compulsion) that I was an e-hoarder.

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*10 signs you're an e-hoarder - Network World

*e-hoarder (Electronic-HOARDER) - A person or company that holds onto electronic data for years longer than necessary. The cost of disk storage has become so inexpensive that many... are reluctant to spend the time to erase what is no longer necessary, and cleanup is often postponed.

*Warning: you may be an e-hoarder - Integreon

e-hoarder gets 1,450,000 hits on Google.
Another possibility is digital hoarder, but I think e-hoarder is perfectly understandable.

A: Well, you are a download addict. But today, it is more like a torrent addiction.
Here are the signs of download addiction from an article titled "Are You a Download Addict?":

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*You know every nook and cranny of the Internet.

*You don't give up searching.

*You download queue is never empty.

*You frequently check the download status.

*You sacrifice everything else just to download.

*You are running out of disk space.

*You place sentimental value to your downloads.

  [conanhughes.com]

Apparently, downloadaholic is used also, mostly in forums.

There is also another contemporary type of a download addict: appoholic.

When a person is addicted to downloading apps, mostly useless apps that they use once or twice and then forget about. Most common with little kids who own iPads and tablets.
[urbandictionary]

A: "Datamizer" from "Data Miser" but with a "z" to slang it up a bit
or a more 1337-ish version of
"Dowzer" from "Download Miser" (again with a 'z').
Cheers :)

A: I'm surprised nobody has mentioned the Faust Complex

The obsessive desire for knowledge to the virtual exclusion of all
  else

or the, quite appropriate in this context, term, infornography a portmanteau of information and pornography.

*The abuse or excessive use of information.

which appears in the anime Serial Experiments: lain, as the name of the eleventh episode.
In the anime, a girl connects to the net and starts collecting information massively, simply because she can. This leads to trouble, as many secrets are unveiled in her inquisitive, unfettered search.
e.g.

Those NSA guys are the worst kind of infornographers.


In the fall, we featured a blog from Michelle Embry about how to facilitate a "boy friendly" environment in the home and classroom. This week, we have asked Ashley Sapp, our Upper School College & Career Counselor, to share her thoughts about how to help our girl's succeed in the classroom and beyond.
What do I know about girls? Well, first of all, I am one. Second of all, I have three children- two of whom are girls. And, I've been blessed to work with teenagers, particularly girls, for the last 14 years. When I was 18 years old, God called me to teach teenagers about Him. And since then, I have been blessed to live out God's call on my life, both in church and as a career. As I serve as a mother, Sunday school teacher, and College & Career Counselor, there are a few things I've learned that I believe will be helpful for those raising and/or working with girls.
In Titus 2, Paul urged older women to live in a way that honored God so that they could train the younger women in love, wisdom, purity, and submission. I am fortunate to have been raised by strong women- my mother, my grandmothers, and countless women who invested in me from a young age. While the women in my life never gave me identical bits of wisdom, all of their advice came from the same source- Jesus Christ and His love for me. My mother was the first woman to teach me about Jesus' sacrifice for me. I can recall my grandmothers urging me to give my very best no matter the task. Mrs. Martha showed me a love for music. Mrs. Alice modeled a strong prayer life. Mrs. Kay treated me like her very own daughter. Mrs. Linda challenged me as a young Sunday school teacher. Mrs. Leslie and Mrs. Regina helped me navigate a tough time in my life. Along the way, God has placed older women in my life who have answered the call to mentor me as a young lady.
Note- I must stop and say THANKS to Mrs. Jan Odom, who mentors me daily. Jan has been much more than a co-worker to me, and I am so thankful for her advice, prayers, and encouragement. Many of the WCCS women, past and present, have made and continue to make a profound impact in my life! Our students are blessed to have such a strong group of faculty and staff surrounding them with godly support and encouragement.
This is a vital part of a girl's success. I'm sure those who are reading this now can think of women who have invested in them. Just imagine if these individuals had not invested in us. I encourage you to stop here and ask God to reveal a young lady who needs your attention. A bit of caution here- while girls definitely need older women to come alongside them, we must be careful in how we approach our role. I wouldn't necessarily call the women I mentioned previously my friends. While these women loved me and listened to me, they ALWAYS shared the truth with me- even when it was difficult. In addition, they modeled godly behavior for me- they didn't simply tell me what I should and should not do. I'd also like to point out that the women who have had the most profound impact on me were my immediate family and extended church family. I believe strongly in supporting the local church, through faithful attendance, financial giving, and service. If you are not currently involved in a local church, I urge you to join one and begin serving. You will quickly find younger ladies who need you as a mentor.
Taylor working on her baking skills!
I get to ask young people the same question all the time- "What do you want to be when you grow up?" When I ask my own daughters this question, my older daughter describes her future bakery. My youngest daughter sometimes mentions computers, ninjas, or teaching. While they both have plenty of time to discover what God has called them to, it's not too early to teach them that it is God who calls them and equips them…AND God can equip them to do exceedingly more than they can imagine. Girls need help to develop a sound definition for success, and they need to observe successful women along the way. How are we currently defining success for the young ladies in our lives? Do we focus on academic achievement, athletic prowess, or outward beauty? While none of these are wrong, putting too much emphasis on these aspects of life prevent girls from understanding why they were created by God. Proverbs 31:30 says, "Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised." Girls need to know that they were created BY God and FOR God, and their purpose is to exalt Him and share His love with others. Success comes when we fulfill God's purpose for our lives. We must encourage our girls to consider how God has uniquely created them, and how their gifts/talents/interests can be used to exalt Him and love others. We must offer them opportunities to see godly women succeeding in a variety of roles and BE examples of success for them also.
In my roles, I sometimes have to help students process a college rejection letter, athletic ineligibility, broken relationships, and more. This part of my job is not easy, but it happens. In recent years, I've tried to develop a positive attitude towards the "no" in my own life, and I believe girls need to be challenged in this way as well. We must encourage the girls in our lives to trust that God is in control, and when He says "no", it is for His glory and our good. A "no" keeps us FROM something. It may be God's way of protecting us from harm or redirecting us to a place of greater blessing. Whatever the reason, young ladies need help with processing rejection, and they need to be encouraged to try again or to try something new when things don't turn out the way they hoped. Furthermore, young ladies need to be challenged to see beyond what IS to what COULD BE. As a young teenager and perfectionist, I used to get caught up in my mistakes, and I would overthink so many of my decisions. Of course, this caused me to be anxious and afraid to take risks. Thankfully, I had older women in my life who spurred me on to be brave and to step out of my comfort zone. Our girls need this same push! Bravery is not the lack of fear, but it is action in the face of fear. We need to encourage our young ladies to be brave and to step out of their comfort zones as God calls them.
Lauren trying on Mom's shoes.
As much as our girls need to be blessed, we must equip them to bless others. This goes back to God's purpose for our lives. I believe every human's purpose is the same- to have a personal relationship with Jesus and to share His love (the Gospel) with those around us. HOW we share His love is unique to the gifts/talents/interests God has given to us, and our HOW changes with the seasons of life. Girls need to be reminded of their purpose and given opportunities to discover their gifts/talents/interests so that they can share God's love. This will produce contentment and joy. This will allow our young ladies to thrive. I want nothing more than for my daughters to fall in love with Jesus and to discover how they can share His love with others. What is your greatest hope for the girls in your life?


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My boyfriend regularly tears out portions of newspapers and journals for me to read, particularly the travel section of the Sunday edition of the Times. (I admit I've gotten a bit behind on my reading, so having articles thrust in my face is a good way of culling the crap and seeing some of the better pieces.) After getting home from a service for Trinity Sunday, he handed a feature on Canterbury, England from last week's edition. I'd visited before, but I chuckled at the piece which called the city a "miniature Rome." I learned that one could get a sandwich at Pret a Manger (which I could do in NYC), go to a drop in exercise dance class (ditto), and even go see some theater (…). The article captured some of the historical sites, but didn't really go into why Canterbury is so important.
"Will no one rid me of this meddlesome priest?" Whether it was under the king's orders or a vigilante operation, Thomas Becket was beheaded in Canterbury Cathedral in 1170 for not swearing fealty to Henry II. A point of pilgrimage for centuries, the stone "on which the sword fell" remains on display for touristic and penitent alike to view. Of course, there are places of pilgrimage and relics all over Europe, but it's really hard to overstate the size of the cult that arose around Becket in the decades after his death. Probably one of most famous cases of political martyrdom in history, one can go to any major art museum in the United States and find some reliquary box, bone carving, tapestry or painting relating to Becket's martyrdom. It's been the topic of books and plays, and even provides dark backdrop for Peter O'Toole's performances in Becket and The Lion in Winter.
But so immediate was the impact of Becket's assassination that a little known Christian holiday took off not in commemoration of his death, but his ordination as a priest. Trinity Sunday is really a non-holiday in a way, as it doesn't actually commemorate a specific biblical event or story. It's a actually a celebration of the most convoluted and inexplicable foundation of Christian doctrine: the Holy Trinity. To this day, systematic theologians have yet to succinctly agree upon how it is that Christians are in fact monotheistic when the big guy in the sky is at once three different entities. And yet, Becket received special dispensation to celebrate this realtively obscure Christian feast on the day he was to become a priest. By all accounts, Becket's veneration of the Trinity represented more than just an idea, but a foundational principle in his assertion that a a priest, adherence to doctrine and ecclesiastical law was more important than keeping the nobility happy. While Becket is memorialized on the day of his death on December 29th, the attempts to model and mold the English Church based after his example gave rise to celebrating the first Sunday after Pentecost, not as a simple veneration of God, but of human belief and purpose.
But in 1974, upon the excavation and refurbishment of the Elizabethan funerary shrine at Canterbury Cathedral, a curious transaction took place – one which would bring a bit of Canterbury to New York. In exchange for a rather large donation, the Rev'd John G. B. Andrew managed to obtain a piece of the very stone upon which Becket was martyred. On December 29th, it was dedicated and placed in the chancel floor at St. Thomas Church, 5th Avenue.
In questioning Comey this week, Senator Angus King (I-ME) very pointed asked about President Donald Trump's efforts to silence the F.B.I.'s investigation of Mike Flynn and general attempts to extract "loyalty" from the former F.B.I. Chief.
King: "Do you take that as a directive?"
Comey: "Yes, yes. It rings in my ears as kind of 'Will no one rid me of this meddlesome priest?' "
King: "I was just going to quote that."
There's little question as to the import of Comey's testimony we all saw on Thursday. The only irony is that a piece of Becket's martyrdom sits only three blocks from Trump Tower.
Phyllis Adams says
Outstandingly interesting!! That is your church, isn't it?
Parker Ramsay says
Nope, but I attend fairly often for evensong!
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A day after his Philadelphia Eagles lost to the Miami Dolphins, missing a chance to tie the Dallas Cowboys atop the NFC East standings, coach Doug Pederson said he was "disgusted" and "angry," mostly at himself.
After Sunday's 37-31 loss, Pederson said his team "self-destructed" and was a "long shot" to make the playoffs after falling to 5-7. On Monday, in a radio interview with 94WIP in Philadelphia, he took the blame for the loss.
"I'm disgusted, I'm mad, I'm angry and I'm probably more so mad at myself," he said. "... Our discipline, our consistency, the lack of that that showed up in this football game, that's on me. That's on me. And that's why I'm disappointed. I felt like and I think most people felt like we were the better football team."
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Pederson admitted that the Dolphins (3-9) played harder than his team.
"That's why I'm disappointed in that. They wanted this a little more than we did, and they made the plays and we didn't," he said, also crediting the Miami staff for how well-coached the Dolphins were.
The Eagles committed 10 penalties for 91 yards, which Pederson said Monday was "unacceptable."
"Having watched [the tape] again this morning, it's not who we are, it's not who I am as a coach, it's not how we teach things," he said. "It starts with me, and I have to fix things this week heading into the Giants game."
The Eagles, losers of three straight games, host the New York Giants on Monday Night Football in Week 14. The Cowboys still lead the division despite having a .500 record (6-6).
At his news conference later Monday, Pederson said he would not be making any changes to his staff this week and "as of right now" would not make any changes to the team's starting lineups.
He was asked by reporters at the news conference whether a shake-up was in order.
"A shake-up, I know what you're saying. You're talking about sending a message. No, I don't. I think everything that is -- it's all self-inflicted. Even the plays that they made, our players were in position to make those plays; we just didn't. They executed; we didn't," he said. "So that to me doesn't deserve any kind of shake-up."


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Q: deep debug/monitoring LSI RAID cotroller I happen to be I stile use LSI RAID controller for Lustre file system in Centos 5. Sometimes Lustre have file system have failure. In my opinion it can be connected with working LSI RAID controller 9260. But in logs I cant saw some failures. May be it connected with sometimes hang controller.
Can I get more monitoring events or resources for control to RAID controller ? I mean something like see flags in pci space or something like msr registers or kind of this.
May be anybody get me direct of my findings ?


Lake Overlook Trail is one of the most popular hiking trails in town!
The Overlook Trail, Wayne Tall Loop and Easy Access Trail are accessed off the Promenade Trail. The Overlook Trail is about .5 miles with a small elevation gain of 167+ feet. The Wayne Tall Loop is a short side trail off the Overlook Trail and features a bench and interpretive plaque with information about local birds seen in the preserve. The Easy Access Trail is level and only .12 miles on a wide smooth surface.
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As part of the national Zero Suicide Initiative, AdventHealth and UCF are working together on a pilot program to identify, refer and track at-risk patients.
To address a rising suicide rate, the University of Central Florida and AdventHealth are working together to screen emergency-department patients for warning signs, connect those patients to help and follow up afterward.
The effort, launched in February at AdventHealth Kissimmee, targets adults who come to the emergency department for any reason and might not typically disclose suicidal thoughts or ask for help.
The program is expected to expand to AdventHealth Orlando within the next year and perhaps later to other facilities in the former Florida Hospital chain. Robert Geissler, director of emergency services at AdventHealth Kissimmee, said it may save both lives and money.
Rates of suicide have increased by more than 25 percent across the U.S. since 1999, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The effort is part of a $1.45-million, three-year pilot program funded by the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to study whether the intervention can reduce suicide and emergency-room recidivism in patients 25 and older. SAMHSA, which has previously funded studies for younger adults and teens, has embraced the Zero Suicide Initiative, a movement urging health-care providers to focus on prevention.
Under the program, while all patients undergo an initial general screening — a series of questions about their mental state — only those with warning signs receive a more in-depth assessment. Patients who have tried to hurt themselves or are in immediate danger of doing so are hospitalized, either at AdventHealth or a mental-health facility, while others are referred to outpatient and community resources.
Participation is voluntary for patients, and the pilot program doesn't pay for the treatment they receive. But there's no cost for the screening and ongoing monitoring, and so far the 35 patients who screened positive for suicide risk have accepted enrollment with program's care coordinators.
Often, Gryglewicz said, patients feel a sense of relief in admitting their troubled mental state.
While this study will measure recidivism rates to the emergency room for suicidal thoughts and behaviors, Gryglewicz said the research also could help document a lack of community mental health resources — evidence that may persuade Florida legislators to make changes.
The state typically ranks 49th or 50th in the nation for per-person funding for mental-health services.


The World Cup is here. This is the bit I really like. The Before. The expectation, the TV and radio trails that promise footballing delights like never before. A range of documentaries that look at pivotal figures and events from the past and the inevitable 'how difficult it is to manage England'. It's the hope that kills you. Of course within about 18 days, England will be out, there will have been some deathly goalless draws and some of the most expensive players in the world will have been 'disappointing'. But that's for later. Right now, Russia is a land of hope and dreams. My favourite thing about the World Cup so far is a podcast called American Fiasco. A podcast about football made in America. Is nothing sacred? But it's made by a Brit, Roger Bennett, although a new US citizen, who fled the UK for Chicago, 28 years ago, in a era where you couldn't even watch a game of football on television in the US.
American Fiasco, made by WNYC Studios in New York, tells the story of the US team in the 1998 World Cup. Having qualified in 1990 and then hosted the event in 1994, the only thing left for the US to do, was win it. In charge was Steve Sampson, an all American guy who had never managed the national team. Or any professional football team - at all. It's an extraordinary story, that results in the US not winning the World Cup (that's not a spoiler), and setting the game back years on the national stage. Bennett describes it as the untold story of one of the most aspirational and delusional teams in sporting history.
He's a compelling storyteller and crafts a documentary series here that will entertain the most ardent football fan while also being a fascinating portrait of a moment in time in the US that will captivate non football fans. It also sounds terrific with a combination of archive and music that both illustrates and dramatizes the story.


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Q: How does oracle execute an sql statement? such as:
select country
  from table1
 inner join table2 on table1.id=table2.id
 where table1.name='a' and table2.name='b'
 group by country

after the parse, which part will be executed first?

A: It looks like you want to know the execution plan chosen by Oracle. You can get that ouput from Oracle itself:
set serveroutput off
< your query with hint "/*+ gather_plan_statistics */" inserted after SELECT >
select * from table(dbms_xplan.display_cursor(null, null, 'last allstats'));

See here for an explanation how to read a query plan: http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E11882_01/server.112/e16638/ex_plan.htm#i16971
Be aware however that the choice of a query plan is not fixed. Oracle tries to find the currently best query plan, based on available statistics data.

A: There are plenty of places you can find the order in which SQL is executed:

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*FROM clause

*WHERE clause

*GROUP BY clause

*HAVING clause

*SELECT clause

*ORDER BY clause

But note that this is the "theoretical" order - SQL engines are allowed to perform the operations in other orders, provided that the end result appears to have been produced by using the above order.

A: If you install the free tool SQL*Developer from Oracle, then you can click a button to get the explain plan.
A quick explanation is at http://www.seeingwithc.org/sqltuning.html


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Aristotelia monilella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by William Barnes and August Busck in 1920. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Illinois, Kentucky, North Carolina and Florida.

The wingspan is 12–13 mm. The forewings are light golden brown, at the basal fourth with an outwardly oblique white transverse streak, attenuated towards the dorsum and not quite reaching the dorsal edge. There is an equilateral triangular white spot on the middle of the costa and at apical fourth an inwardly directed triangular white spot. All of these white spots are marginal and continued across the wing by black and metallic-blue scales and terminate on the dorsal edge in small white spots. The apical and terminal edges are broadly velvety black with conspicuous tufts of metallic-blue scales around the margin.

References

Moths described in 1920
Aristotelia (moth)
Moths of North America

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Apps > Messenger vs Hangouts : Which One is Better?
There is hardly anyone who does not hold a Google+ or Facebook account. And if you have accounts on these two platforms then you probably know about the Facebook Messenger and Google Hangouts apps. Hangouts was launched as a separate app in 2013 while Messenger got separated from Facebook and came on its own in 2015.
Now without exaggerating much, we would straight away go the point and ask you a simple question, which app do you think is better Messenger or Hangouts? The question might sound simple, but the answer is definitely tricky.
The Facebook Messenger app is available for PC, Android, and iOS versions. Additionally, you can download this app on your Windows phone as well.
The Google Hangouts app too is accessible for PC, Android, and iOS versions. But if you're having a Windows phone, then sadly, you won't be able to access this app.
Hence in the battle of Messenger vs. Hangouts, Messenger wins this section.
The next factor which would help us in finding a winner in the Messenger vs. Hangouts battle is Settings and Configurations. Now under settings and configurations, some subfactors come in question, and here we would talk about each one of them individually. Let's find out.
The first factor which would help us in making a conclusion is For Facebook Messenger, the size varies with the change of platforms. In iOS store, the size of this app is 224.8 MB and in Windows store, the size is 108.77 MB. And finally, in Android, the size of Facebook Messenger is 55 MB. For Google Hangouts, on the other hand, the sizes for Android and iOS are 19 MB and 99.9 MB respectively. Now, the less place an app occupies the better it is for your phone, as you would have more room for other apps. So, that way, Hangouts scores higher.
Now in this Messenger vs. Hangouts war, we would discuss certain internal specifications. First, let us talk about the search option. Suppose you're trying to find out a specific conversation, how would you do it? By going through every conversation on your chat box? That would be one hell of a hectic work! A search option makes things easier. And, Messenger has it but Hangouts does not.
If we discuss other customizations, like, snoozing notifications, an ad-free interface, photo capturing facilities, adding widgets etc. we would observe that both Messenger and Hangouts have them.
Hence this round was a tie between the two. No winner and no loser.
All these apps came into question in the first place because of chatting. So, the next deciding factor in the Messenger vs. Hangouts battle is Chat.
What would you do if you don't want a certain somebody in your contact list to find out that you're online? You would probably go offline, right? Wrong! Because in Facebook Messenger, you have the option of going invisible to a certain person while still staying online. Sadly, Hangouts does not have this feature.
While chatting, both these apps show "Typing" in order to confirm that the other person is typing a reply to your message. But an extra benefit of Messenger is, it clarifies in a better way that your message has been delivered and seen by the person at the other end. Another plus for Messenger.
Next, we would move to medias i.e. which media files can we send via these apps. The good news is, both Facebook Messenger and Google Hangouts let you send pictures, videos, locations, URLs etc. Both these apps have their own versatile sticker library where you would find tons of stickers and emojis which are fun and help you in expressing yourself properly. But on Hangouts, you can't send audio clips which is a minus. Also, a GIF becomes a video clip when you send it to someone on Hangouts. Alternatively, in Messenger, you can send both audio clips and GIFs. Also, it would be a crime if we don't admit that, Messenger has a more innovative bunch of stickers compared to Hangouts and they're adding more to the list each day.
So, this section has a clear winner in the Messenger vs. Hangouts battle, and that is, Messenger.
Both Hangouts and Messenger support audio calling. Hence it all comes down to the video calling feature. Let's find out who dominates whom in this concluding category of the Hangouts vs. Messenger battle.
If we're being honest, we have to declare that, Facebook has never been good in the video calling front. Earlier Messenger would not even support group video chats, which was a huge minus. But now it does support group video chats along with one-to-one video calls. Adding this feature has protected Messenger's back a bit. Additionally, there are various quirky and hilarious live filters, emojis etc. which you can put on in an ongoing video call.
Now let's move our focus to Google Hangouts. Hangouts has been offering group video calls for a decade now. You might know that to organize a group video call you require a huge bandwidth. The challenge is to maintain all the callers simultaneously as they all gear up to talk. Google has its own way of handling this chaos. It focuses on the person who is talking at a time and shifts the video feed to that person. Also, on Hangouts, you get the screen sharing option, which makes business dealings and other emergency purposes simpler. Likewise, Hangouts might not own many live filters but it has certain tools like Draw, Soundation, Warlight etc. which let you customize the video chat enormously.
So, it is a miss for Messenger in this round of the Messenger vs. Hangouts battle.
We've already mentioned the main deciding factors. But there are certain other factors which may help you in finding a champion in the Messenger vs. Hangouts war. Let's check them at a glance.
If we go by the ratings, then on Google play store, both Messenger and Hangouts hold the same rating which is 4. But things change in the iOS store. Here, Hangouts fetches a cool 4.2 rating whereas Messenger manages only 3.7 rating. These ratings are given by users, and clearly, iPhone users are more in favor of Hangouts.
Honestly, Messenger has a messed-up user interface with so many unnecessary options pushed in. While Hangouts' user interface is a neat one.
Though both Messenger and Hangouts are free apps, there is one unique feature of Messenger which keeps it a step ahead and that is the ability to transfer money. Yes! it works almost like a digital wallet and by adding your bank account details, you can transfer money to your Facebook friends. But this feature is only available to the users of US. Needless to say, Hangout does not have any such feature.
You probably know that Stories are a new trend on every social platform. The Instagram story, WhatsApp story, Snapchat story etc. are the new cool things in the block. While Hangouts has not yet opted for this trend, Messenger has already embraced it.
The result of this section is a tie again.
Among the five concluding factors, there are two ties. And from rest of the three sections of this Messenger vs. Hangouts battle, we have a clear winner and that is, Messenger. But having said that, you must also keep in mind that if video calling is your first preference, then you should go for Hangouts and if chatting is what you prefer, then go for Messenger.


24 Feb. Washington Times commentary - America Lionized (http://www.washtimes.com/commentary/20060223-094058-8585r.htm) by Cal Thomas.
Would you care to guess who said this: "To the courageous men and women of the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, who have changed the city of Tall Afar [Iraq] from a ghost town, in which terrorists spread death and destruction, to a secure city flourishing with life"? Is this an excerpt from a Pentagon or presidential citation? Nope.
"To the lion-hearts who liberated our city from the grasp of terrorists who were beheading men, women and children in the streets for many months." Was that on a plaque from the local Kiwanis Club? Wrong again.
"To those who spread smiles on the faces of our children and gave us restored hope, through their personal sacrifice and brave fighting, and gave new life to the city after hopelessness darkened our days and stole our confidence in our ability to re-establish our city."


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Thanks Christy for introducing me to this fantastic dish!
Directions: Combine lentils, rice, and broth in a covered pan on stove. Cook over medium heat until broth is absorbed and rice is tender. (Add water if it seems too dry.) Add cumin after most of the liquid is absorbed.
As soon as the lentils are cooking, slice the onions and fry them in oil until they are dark brown. This step takes quite awhile … don't rush it! The crispy brown onions are the key to delicious mujadara. Pour the crispy onions and the remaining oil over the lentils and rice. Top with Lebanese Salata … recipe below.
Dice tomatoes, cucumbers, scallions and fresh parsley … mix with red wine vinegar and good olive oil. Easy and delicious!


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Box Set CD of the Month - "Freddie Hubbard: Keep Your Soul Together/Polar AC/Skagly"
Box Set CD of the Month
Freddie Hubbard: "Keep Your Soul Together/Polar AC/Skagly" (CTI/Columbia/BGO) 2014
This Beat Goes On release (catalog #1144, released April 2014 in the UK and May 2014 in the USA) features 3 entire LPs by my personal favorite trumpeter.
Remastered by Andrew Thompson @ Sound Performance (London, UK)
Liner notes by Mojo columnist Charles Waring.
Disc 1 (78:56 minutes)
Tracks 1 to 4 are the album "Keep Your Soul Together" – released 1973 on CTI Records as CTI 6036
Tracks 5 to 9 are the album "Polar AC" – released November 1975 on CTI Records as CTI 6056
Disc 2 (41:24 minutes):
Tracks 1 to 5 are the album "Skagly" – released 1980 on Columbia Records as FC 36418
A trio of 70's Freddie Hubbard – all packaged together in a 2-CD set by the UK label BGO (Beat Goes Public). First up is "Keep Your Soul Together" – Freddie at the peak of his 70's powers – and his fifth & last "official" CTI album, recorded in October 1973 after the ground-breaking "Red Clay," the wild "Straight Life," the Grammy-winning "First Light" and the elegant "Sky Dive." The record follows strongly in the mood that Freddie set under Creed Taylor's guidance, but with some differences: no strings, no brass section, and, last but not least, Hubbard was finally allowed to use his touring band, which consisted of George Cables (Fender Rhodes), Kent Brinkley (bass), the late Ralph Penland (drums), Juno Lewis (percussion), Aurell Ray (electric guitar) and Junior Cook (tenor sax) on four long, drawn out tracks done with lots of electricity in the rhythms, and a very cosmic approach to the solos, with Ron Carter overdubbing on a couple of tunes. The groove is funky, yet easy, featuring playing that's very open and very soulful. Titles include "Keep Your Soul Together", the hard-bop gem "Spirits Of Trane", "Destiny's Children", and the haunting ballad "Brigitte," dedicated to Freddie's wife and later re-recorded on "The Love Connection" with a lush Claus Ogerman score.
"Polar AC" is warm and wonderful work from Freddie Hubbard – a killer of a previously unreleased out-takes selection that Creed Taylor decided to release in 1975, after the trumpeter had already left CTI. The selection got a bit more of a human heart than some of the more cosmic sessions Freddie cut at the time – a bit more contemplative and introspective, but no less open-minded and electrically charged. The assortment of players is all top-shelf – with Billy Cobham, Airto, Lenny White, Jack DeJohnette, George Cables, Hubert Laws, and George Benson all backing Freddie up on the set – and titles include great takes on two Bob James-arranged Philly hymns by Thom Bell & Linda Creed: "People Make the World Go Round" (that Freddie had recorded as a sideman for Milt Jackson's "Sunflower," but this time features Airto's percussion combined with Lenny White's muscular broken-beats) and "Betcha By Golly Wow" (made a hit by The Stylistics, with Airto on drums) plus Nat Adderley's "Naturally" (from the "Sky Dive" sessions, but with Keith Jarrett's piano deleted from the mix due to contractual reasons; when the complete "Sky Dive" was reissued on CD for the first time in the USA, Jarrett's piano was restored to the track) and "Son of Sky Dive", with Junior Cook shining on the tenor sax. Cedar Walton's "Polar AC" (aka "Fantasy In D"), originally arranged by Don Sebesky for the "First Light" sessions, received a lot of airplay at that time.
"Skagly" (recorded for Columbia in December 1979, originally released in 1980 and reissued for the first time on CD by Wounded Bird in 2009) has a title that reads like a typo, but this low-budget album's a great set of smooth fusion from Freddie Hubbard; self-produced, and almost a summation of all the styles he'd mastered in the 70's. The session's never too over the top or too ambitious – just features Freddie working with a hip group in a laidback setting – blowing lean and mellow lines that almost take him back to his best CTI funk. The group features Billy Childs on keyboards, Larry Klein on bass, Art Pepper's long time associate Carl Burnett on drums, Hadley Caliman on tenor sax & flute, plus special guest work by George Duke (overdubbing Hohner clavinet on the title track to add a special spice), Philip Ranelin (trombone), Jeff Baxter (electric guitar) and Brazilian percussion hero Paulinho Da Costa. Titles include two Hubbard's originals ("Skagly" and "Happiness Is Now"), Child's "Rustic Celebration" and my personal favorite track, Klein's "Cascais". A tender rendition of Michel Legrand's famous ballad "The Summer Knows," from the "Summer of '42" movie soundtrack, completes the repertoire.


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Emerging Education Technology Trends to Watch
Becky Leighton
Education and technology have always evolved connected at the hip – and technology has constantly informed the manner in which we teach. However, we are a long way from the finish line of history in education innovation and there is a lot of change still ongoing, in fields from machine learning and AI, to cutting edge analytics. As educators re-evaluate the learning experience, we trust it will be essential to also reshape educational spaces to help this development.
This implies that education innovation will turn out to be better, increasingly accessible, and more affordable for your classroom in the near future.
A developing trend that will keep on changing the educational domain is mixed reality (MR) — a range between augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR).
AR utilises a cell phone or headset to overlay content or pictures onto the physical condition (such as Pokémon GO). VR completely immerses users in virtual reproductions (ordinarily with a headset and PC-generated condition). Mixed reality is a mixture of the two.
Specifically, MR is appropriate for experiential learning. It can empower users to visit places they may, some way or another, not have the option to get to, such as art galleries, archaic exploration sites, a refugee camp, or Mount Everest, as well as spots that are totally out of reach, for example, onboard the Titanic, the Mesozoic, or even Mars.
Online learning platforms are intended to make learning more convenient for students. It is not new, but it's constantly adapting. There will be a greater amount of an accentuation on developing content that is responsive rather than versatile and on making micro-learning experiences that can synchronise over numerous devices and give students the flexibility to learn on their preferred device. That is why GIBS facilitates its educational programmes online. Our online learning platform is advantageous and easy-to-use and accompanies an encouraging group of educators and peers to help egg you on when you need a motivation boost.
Big data and advanced analytics have also been around for some time, but educational institutions haven't yet benefited from everything they can do with the information they gather on student reviews and faculty research. This information can be harnessed, analysed and set up as a regular occurrence to draw in students and increase enrollment.
The following influx of cutting edge analytics will, in addition to other things, enable bespoke, customised student experience, with educators taking into account individual learning styles and competency levels of the student.
With cutting edge analytics, our team of academics can tailor offerings to their target student populace, better understanding measurements for student achievement and even pinpoint those who are battling to realise their full potential.
AI also tackles big data, utilising machine learning to settle on predictions and decisions. Pretty much every industry is being changed by AI, and education is no exception. It holds incredible potential to customise education as the innovation is adopted in the years to come.
AI can help with the analysis of big data indexes for predictive modelling and decision-making, which can also make increasingly customised learning experiences. AI works with institutional information to help schools and colleges better understand retention rates, intercession needs, and program execution.
GIBS Online, a leader in education innovation, takes pride in making sure that delegates are up-to-date on the latest disruptive technologies and trends taking place in our global village.
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One in Two Thousand: Emma Paquette '21
Saud Afzal Shafi
(Saud Afzal Shafi/The Williams Record)
Each week, we randomly select a unix from a list of all current students at the College for our One in Two Thousand feature. As long as the owner of a selected unix is willing to be interviewed and is not a member of the Record board, that person becomes the subject of our interview. This week the computer (using a script in R) chose Emma Paquette '21, who talked about insidious skiing injuries, alpaca farms, and studying abroad in Rome last spring. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
I've heard that you have a lot of funny skiing stories.
There are a lot of funny ones. I guess the main iconic skiing story that everyone knows about me is that sophomore year during Winter Study, I fell while going down a mogul [an ungroomed bump] for the first time and tore my ACL. I don't know if you heard that one before, but it was definitely pretty funny because I didn't think that I was injured for about three weeks. And I also never told my mom how it actually happened, so she has no idea. And I think it was very funny because I was on crutches for about six weeks and did not believe I was injured for the first three.
So what does your mom think happened?
She thinks that I fell on a green [the easiest category of ski slope], I think. We haven't really talked about what happened, but I don't think she knows that I went down the sled. [Laughs.]
What are your hopes and plans for your senior spring semester?
Yeah, I've actually been asking a lot of people this question, sort of like bucket list items. Definitely very nostalgic to think that I'm graduating this spring, but I'm really happy with the pod and the people I'm living with. There are definitely some things I want to do. I've always said that I want to go to the alpaca farm and the goat farm. I've never been, but I definitely really want to do that before I graduate. And also, I've never done a sunrise hike.
I didn't even know there were alpaca farms and goat farms here.
I don't know if the goat farm is actually true, but someone once said that there might be one. But I definitely want to go to the alpaca farm.
I have done a sunrise hike. It's really fun. You should do it.
Yeah, I definitely want to. I've done a non-WOC [Williams Outing Club] related sunrise hike. But I think it'd be fun to do the traditional Pine Cobble.
What do you study?
I am majoring in econ and art history. Definitely a random combo, but also pretty popular from what I've heard.
What has been your favorite class at Williams?
I think my favorite class was sophomore spring. I took this tutorial: "Velázquez, Goya, and Picasso" with [Professor of Spanish and Comparative Literature] Soledad Fox. It was absolutely amazing. I loved it. It was really cool, and it was also my first tutorial at Williams. At first, I only took the class because I really needed a writing intensive. But it ended up being my favorite class that I've taken here.
Did that class solidify your interest in art history, or were you already set on that major?
I think I was already pretty set on it. But it definitely made me a lot more interested in sort of like the writing aspect of art history and delving more into sort of the academic side. I feel like, before that, I was more like, "I really enjoy being lectured at." Especially in [ARTH] 101 and 102, the intro classes. But I think taking that class definitely made the writing aspect much more solidified.
Did you study abroad?
I did study abroad. [Laughs wistfully.]
Was it in the spring?
Oh, no.
I was abroad in Rome. And it was really, really amazing for the one month that I was there. I had a really great time. Definitely being sent home was really disappointing. But I'm really grateful for the experience and the people that I met there. I liked that I wasn't on the same program with other people from Williams, but there were other people from Williams who were also in Rome. So it was nice to know people who were there.
Was it an art history program?
Yeah, I was doing the IES [Institute for the International Education of Students] in Rome program. But I was taking all art history classes while I was there. Which was really cool, to learn about Rome and Roman history and things like that.
That's all the questions that I had. Is there anything else that's on your mind?
I'm really grateful to be here [for] my last semester at Williams. I was talking to my friends today about the weather. I've been trying to get into Nordic skiing. I can tell you I fall over all the time. They always have to wait for me. But it's been really fun to do, and I'm really disappointed that the snow is all melting.
Good luck with Nordic skiing. I hope there's no more injuries.
[Laughs.] Thank you — we're trying.
Saud Afzal Shafi, Executive Editor for Opinions
Saud Afzal Shafi '22 is a computer science and English major from Lahore, Pakistan. He is the executive editor for the opinions section. He previously...