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Theory 2.0, Andrew Rosen's Millennial Experiment
By Lauren Sherman July 18, 2017 05:30
The founder and chief executive of Theory has convened a SWAT team of rising stars to secure the future of the label. BoF unpacks the strategy.
A first look at Theory 2.0 | Source: Danielle Nachmani / EDTN
NEW YORK, United States — Theory's flagship store in Manhattan's meatpacking district has long served as a sort of retail petri dish. Just a door away from the brand's corporate headquarters, it offers an opportunity for designers, merchandisers and production managers alike to keep an eye on what's actually happening at the store level. But on a muggy Thursday afternoon in mid-July, there's more to observe than foot traffic. In the middle of the store near the tills stand three racks, discreetly labelled "Theory 2.0." Three young women, one gripping a Starbucks coffee cup, preside over these racks as if they are their own.
That's because they sort of are.
Eighteen months ago, Theory founder and chief executive Andrew Rosen walked into the company's offices with an idea. The label, which played a leading role in establishing the contemporary market in the late 1990s, was set to turn 20 in 2017. But Rosen wasn't interested in celebrating the past.
"I didn't want to look back and talk about Theory's 20 years," he says. "I wanted to look forward and decide how the company could live for another 20 years."
Right now, there are few clear solutions to fashion's laundry list of problems. Endless choice and easy access to information has made it far more difficult to engage and retain customers. Department stores, one-stop-shops once frequented for their convenience, can't compete with the internet. Fast fashion continues to deliver trends on the cheap, making it more difficult for middle- and high-end brands to justify their prices and thus contributing to a desperate cycle of discounting. Selling directly to the consumer offers higher margins, but acquiring customers — either through digital marketing or physical stores — is expensive.
I want Theory to survive — and be relevant — for the next 20 years and beyond.
As a result, many companies, from specialty retailers to department stores to venture-backed startups, are unsure of their futures. Theory, which is owned by Japanese retail conglomerate Fast Retailing, benefits from high margins, a diverse distribution network, and the fact that there are still very few options when it comes to high-quality, reasonably priced workwear. But that certainly doesn't mean that the line, long recognised for its minimalist, refined aesthetic, is immune to fashion's illness. While market sources indicate that Theory generated close to $1 billion in revenue in 2016, the company declined to share growth figures.
One thing is for certain: Rosen isn't going down without a fight.
Enter Theory 2.0, an initiative driven by 28 rising stars, 23 of whom are women, from across the company — merchandising, design, planning, retail, manufacturing production, etcetera — who have been tasked with building its future. A capsule collection, the first visual proof of their efforts will debut on Tuesday, July 18, in six Theory stores and online in US, four stores in Japan, four in China, four in Korea and two in Europe.
The Theory 2.0 team | Source: Courtesy
In essence, these individuals, mostly women in their 20s and 30s, are operating as a startup within the greater company. For now, like many early-stage entrepreneurs, they still have day jobs that pay their salaries. But if Theory 2.0 moves the needle, that could soon change.
When the SWAT team first formed, Rosen and other senior-level management treated it like a focus group. "I asked them what was important to them. What kind of things did they want to see the company doing?" he explains. "I gave them that voice."
As an "intrapreneurial" startup within a larger organisation, Theory 2.0 benefited from the resources made available by parent company Fast Retailing, including instant retail distribution, mentorship from senior leadership officials and a budget for things like marketing and in-store events. However, no guarantees were made. "I told them, 'You're going to start a company. You have to name it, you have to figure out manufacturing and distribution, fit and quality and branding,'" Rosen explains. "I want our company and our people to take responsibility for making it sustainable. Not only in theory, but in fact."
The group whittled down their ideas to four major areas of focus: sustainability, philanthropy, female leadership and entrepreneurship and, of course, product — some with more tangible results than others. In four of the brand's stores, consumers have been introduced to Theory for Good, a sell-back programme that offers store credit to customers who bring back used Theory pieces. Those items are then refurbished and sent to Year Up, a not-for-profit organisation with a mission to help young adults go "from poverty to professional careers in a single year."
Today, though, the team is excited about the Theory 2.0 capsule collection, a 32-style line of modern essentials priced with a young professional in mind. A cropped t-shirt, for instance, costs $55, while double-faced wool coat rings in at just under $500. A single-button crepe blazer — a wardrobe signature — is $325. The idea was to approach the new range "as if Theory was starting all over again today," Rosen says.
While it "still has the Theory DNA," what changed are the details: fabrics are machine washable and easy to care for. They're also, in many cases, made in a socially conscious manner. For instance, the team chose to use high-quality vegan leather and suede, not only keep prices down, but to address the personal values of many young customers.
There are new ways that customers are shopping. It's not that they're buying less, they're just buying different.
"There's definitely integrity behind it," says seven-year Theory veteran Sam Schaflin, who worked as a district retail manager before moving into the corporate buying and merchandising in 2015. "People care more about what their company is doing beyond their mission more than ever. When I used to interview store employee candidates, anyone under the age of 25 would ask about the sustainability program."
Many styles — ribbed-knit sweaters, a single-button blazer — will be re-issued each drop, simply rendered in different fabrics and colours, as new styles are added.
As for when the pieces will hit stores? Right now, the cadence is slated to be every couple of months. "Hopefully we'll accelerate that a little bit," Rosen says. "I want to create some sense of urgency around it. I am very much into the idea of having clothing that stays at one price for a long period of time."
That doesn't mean declaring sales forbidden altogether, but for now Theory 2.0 will not operate on the traditional markdown cycle.
"It's nice for the customer to know that, when they come in today, or two weeks from today, or a few months from today, the clothing is the same price," he adds. "Our accessories never go on sale, even if we have promotions in our stores, and we're developing more and more product that has integrity of pricing. My attitude is that we need to be a little more aggressively priced to begin with."
The collection, for now, will also be sold entirely direct, although Rosen is open to bringing on a third-party partner. While direct retail was shortly heralded as a magic solution to fashion's woes — direct-to-consumer brands benefit from high margins, greater control over inventory and discounting, as well as deeper consumer engagement — most brands are finding that wholesale distribution with the right partner remains beneficial.
"A lot of people say, 'Well the customer just isn't shopping.' I'm not a numerical guy in this way but I'm sure the world is selling more clothes today than they sold yesterday or three years ago," says Rosen, whose global business has transitioned from being majority wholesale to majority direct over the past five years. (Wholesale is still a larger business domestically, although direct sales are the largest driver of growth.) "The old distribution channels and models have just been changed and disrupted and there are new ways that customers are shopping. It's not that they're buying less, they're just buying different."
But while the success of the capsule line, as well as Theory for Good, are crucial to Theory 2.0, its more esoteric elements are fostering a new culture across the company. That means an increase in cross-departmental collaboration and added support for rising female staff. (The company has already hosted seminars in New York and Los Angeles featuring notable female entrepreneurs, with more slated.) "I work on the wholesale side, so I didn't really have exposure to our stores or marketing — all of these other functions within the company," explains Theory 2.0 member Ricki Segal. "This role involves that holistic view."
The idea is to mix the experience that my management and I have with young people in our company who are thinking in a whole new way.
It also means mentorship. For years, Rosen has served as a mentor to young designers, often subsequently investing in their businesses. "I wanted to do the same thing inside," he says. "[Theory employees] should get the same opportunity."
After all, legacy brands no longer possess the allure that they once did for young employees, who increasingly prefer to work at startups — or start their own companies — over corporate life. (Only 14 percent of 2016 college graduates in the US would prefer to work at a large company, with 70 percent valuing "workplace culture and growth opportunities over compensation," according to a 2016 survey by management consulting firm Accenture.)
What that boils down to: the next generation wants to work for a leader who inspires. Rosen, whose endless curiosity has kept him actively engaged in the industry for more than three decades, may still fit the bill.
"I want Theory to survive — and be relevant — for the next 20 years and beyond," Rosen says. "The idea is to mix the experience that my management and I have with young people in our company who are thinking in a whole new way. So much of the world has changed."
Theory 2.0 may be Rosen's greatest chance to change with it.
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I'm looking for the best quality ecigarette that's 40$ or less if possible. 0 mg (nicotine free) or something simular.
Any recommendations? Where can I find compatible 0 mg cartridges?
Yes, plenty of options. Go to www.ecigstation.com for a variety at lower prices. Got a blu pack from them. Perfect.
Rechargeable ehookah or ecigarette without nicotine?
Does anyone have a rechargeable ecigarette or ehookah in mind that has been around a while, contains no nicotine and cartridges are easy to get/you can just put regular tobacco or hookah into it and smoke it?
Lava, I am looking for something that works like a pipe (i.e. Put tobacco, or hookah into it also if you can), only is electric.
Something that's going to be around when i.e. BLU and their 'cartridge' technology stop being available.
And also, as for tobacco being harmful, Mr. Winston Churchhill smoked 8 cigars a day for who knows how long and lived until 90. The oldest woman in the world (French lady) was also a smoker. So to believe that tobacco causes harm…well yeah, it does, to infants and toddlers maybe. Just as alcohol would. Or giving them solid food.
Well nothing has been around "awhile" it's all fairly new.
Starbuzz has come out with their new eHose which is amazing, Got one and it's incredible. Problem is it's a bit pricey, but it is nicotine free. It's made by square.
Square is one of the "older" brands on the market and I have had good luck with them.
Please look ecigarettes at Amazon.


Konsthall 16 will launch its exhibitions programme with Reminiscences of Sports (Idrottsminnen) –Tore A Jonasson's Collection, featuring new acquisitions to the Tore A Jonasson Foundation. Nine prominent Swedish artists are participating with works that relate directly or indirectly to sports, several of which were commissioned for the collection: Ernst Billgren, Lena Cronqvist, Maria Friberg, Charlotte Gyllenhammar, Claes Jurander, Assa Kauppi, Jockum Nordström, Dan Wolgers and Thomas Wågström.
Head of programmes and curator of Konsthall 16 is Ulrika Levén, previously curator for the Nordic Art Prize Carnegie Art Award. Konsthall 16 hosts two to three exhibitions per year, primarily of Swedish and Nordic art, but occasionally also features international artists. The focus is on contemporary art that in some way relates to sports issues.
The foundation, which is managed by Handelsbanken, has appointed an art board consisting of Mårten Castenfors, director of Liljevalchs Konsthall, Pernilla Klingofström director of Riksidrottsmuseet, and Karolina Peterson, arts officer for the municipality of Halmstad. The board will manage the foundation's acquisitions and nominate grant recipients, focusing primarily on contemporary art connected in some way to sports by established Swedish artists.
Konsthall 16 is a new non-commercial art gallery. It's the result of a collaboration between Tore A Jonasson's foundation and Riksidrottsmuseet (the Swedish Sports Museum). The purpose of the foundation is to present temporary exhibitions of contemporary art, to show selected works from his collection and to annually acquire sports-related art and award a number of grants to artists and sports practitioners.


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Join us for an open discussion about gender equity according to the Qur'an and Hadith. It's your opportunity to ask questions, share your concerns, and contribute your suggestions.
Issues discussed will include Marriage and divorce, domestic violence, racism, inclusive spaces, hijab, leadership, and so much more. The discussion will be led by MWO's Gender Equity Advancement Coordinator, Amany Shalaby.


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Plumber pinged by Consumer and Business Services
Adelaide 'plumber and gas fitter', Simon Blake Brownrigg, has been ordered to pay over
$30,000 in fines, fees and compensation, Consumer Affairs Commissioner, Paul White said today.
Last week, Mr Brownrigg was convicted of three counts of breaching the Plumbers, Gas Fitters and Electricians Act 1995 and two counts of breaching the Fair Trading Act 1987.
Most seriously, he was convicted for breaching a 2008 District Court order that prohibited him from entering into any further contracts as a plumbing contractor until further order, the first ever conviction for this offence.
Mr Brownrigg was also convicted of one count of carrying on business as a plumbing contractor without a licence, and one count of carrying on business as a gas fitting contractor without a licence, contrary to the Act.
"Although registered to perform plumbing work, Mr Brownrigg allowed this to lapse for about a year, during which he performed much of the unlawful work. Further, he was served a court order in 2008 preventing him from entering into further plumbing contracts because of his financial history," Mr White said.
"In addition, Mr Brownrigg has never been licensed to carry on business as a gas fitter or registered to perform gas fitting work.
"Three of his gas fitting jobs were defective and two of these had gas leaks, which had the potential to cause serious health and safety risks for the victims," Mr White said.
He was also convicted of two counts of breaching the Fair Trading Act 1987 – falsely representing to consumers that he held a licence under the Plumbers, Gas Fitters and Electricians Act 1995.
"Mr Brownrigg used an expired licence number on two invoices that he supplied to his victims, implying that he was licensed and therefore lawfully able and qualified to do the job," Mr White said.
The Commissioner said the conviction was a win for the South Australian community as well as his victims.
"This man was a repeat offender, extracting a total of $154,677.90 from seven contracts with his unlawful conduct," Mr White said.
"It is imperative that consumers take the time to research traders before entering a contract. All licensed plumbers and gas fitters appear on the licensed contractors' register on the CBS website.
"Instances of dodgy or unlicensed work should be reported to CBS."
To report concerns about suspected unlicensed traders, or to lodge a complaint, contact CBS on 13 1882 or visit www.cbs.sa.gov.au.

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Engineering begins for cellulosic ethanol plant at Flambeau River Papers site in Wisconsin
Jan. 24, 2007 - Flambeau River Biorefinery, LLC of Wisconsin has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with American Process Inc. of Atlanta, Georgia to provide project management and engineering services for its cellulosic ethanol project at Park Falls, Wisconsin. The new biorefinery will be constructed adjacent to the Flambeau River Papers facility in Park Falls, Wisconsin.
Flambeau River Papers, LLC makes 400 tons per day of book printing and copy grades on three paper machines. The mill recently announced plans to replace its natural gas boilers with a biomass boiler or gasifier. This will make Flambeau River Papers the first energy independent integrated mill in North America.
The Flambeau River Biorefinery project will be the first modern U.S. based pulp mill biorefinery to produce cellulosic ethanol. It will be designed to produce 20 million gallons of cellulosic ethanol per year from spent pulping liquor. The technology selected for this biorefinery is AVAP™, a patent pending process technology of American Process Inc. This technology enables production of ethanol without putting additional pressure on the wood basket and without fossil fuel consumption.
The new biorefinery, as designed, will have a positive carbon impact of ~140,000 tons per year. That is, it will displace carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Once in operation, it will increase employment at the Park Falls area by approximately 100 people.
A feasibility study and preliminary engineering were completed in August 2006, when Flambeau River Biorefinery, LLC applied for the Integrated Commercial Biorefinery Demonstration grant from the Department Of Energy. The project has strong support from the City of Park Falls, the State of Wisconsin and Clean Tech Partners Inc., key partners in the project. Project engineering has commenced with a production of ethanol expected to begin as early as 2009,
The commercial production of cellulosic ethanol got a boost after Tuesday's announcements in the president's state of the union address that increased the emphasis on domestic renewable fuels production.
The Flambeau River Biorefinery project will be amongst the first industrial co-producers of pulp and ethanol from wood.
Flambeau River Biorefinery, LLC is based out of Park Falls, Wisconsin and is the owner and developer of the pulp and cellulosic ethanol facility to be constructed in Park Fall, Wisconsin.
American Process, Inc. is an engineering and consulting company based out of Atlanta, Georgia specializing in pulp and paper and biorefineries and is the inventor of the AVAP™ technology proposed for use at the Flambeau River Biorefinery.
SOURCE: Flambeau River Biorefinery, LLC
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What's The Best Boardwalk In NJ?
What's The Best Boardwalk In NJ?
I feel like a lot of Jersey people associate themselves with one beach town...."their town." The one they like to go to the most. We don't wander that much, we usually pick a town and stick to it. Mine is Ocean City, NJ....everything is fabulous there...the beach, the small town feel, the shopping, the restaurants, and, of course, the boardwalk. Well, the OCNJ boardwalk has just been ranked The #1 Best Boardwalk in NJ, according to NJ.com. It's called, "The perfect balance of old school and touristy. Big, but, not overwhelming. Crowded but, not overrun." There's lots to do, and it was just completely restored. I love it...my family's been vacationing there for years, and we'd love to own a house there someday. So, where did the other NJ boardwalks fall on the list? Which rank did your boardwalk get?
Check out the complete list on NJ.com.
My summer bucket list is to visit all of them...I'm almost there...there are only 3 I haven't been to.


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Upon installing Property Hive to your estate agency WordPress website, all related property information will be in it's own area meaning everything is managed from the same place.
Properties are treated just like normal WordPress posts and pages, meaning it should all be familiar. From the 'Properties' screen you can view and filter all of your properties.
When editing a property in Property Hive, we've made navigating the record easy. Instead of a long list of fields, we've grouped related fields into their own tabs making it easy to jump to the section you want to edit.
Under the 'Property Summary' tab, you can record the full property address, as well it's exact co-ordinates (which can be overwritten) for when displaying the property on a map.
More in-depth information about each property can be stored here. This includes fields such as bedrooms and bathrooms. Also record specific information based on whether the property is for sale or to rent, such as price, rent, furnished, and more.
Set how the world will see your property. Is it on the market and available on the website? What's the availability? All of this can be set here.
If you use one of our property portal add-ons you'll also be able to set which property portals the property is sent to.
In the 'Property Descriptions' section you can store an unlimited number of features, a short description about the property, as well as details about each room to build up the full description.
It's easy to allow potential buyers and renters to search and view properties on your website. Property Hive can integrate with any new or existing theme, and we even have our own themes available to get you up and running in minutes.


"The word farl originates from the Gaelic word fardel meaning four parts. These potato griddle breads can be made with leftover mashed potatoes too. Serve hot with a little butter and salt, or fry them alongside soda bread as part of an Ulster Fry-up."
On a well floured surface, knead the dough lightly. The dough will be sticky. Use a floured rolling pin to flatten into a 9 inch circle about 1/4 inch thick. Cut into quarters using a floured knife.
We had these with the Ulster Fry-Up, and although I had told myself beforehand that I'd have only one wedge, I ate so many that I'd hate to admit to the actual count. Fantastic!
These are delicious! I followed the PR's suggestion and doubled the butter and flour...mmmm...betcha can't eat just one!


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You're Going to Need a Bigger Boat: Why Rocket Lab is Building the Neutron Launch Vehicle
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Note: Story updated with information about ABL Space Systems' RS1 booster.
by Douglas Messier
Rocket Lab's announcement that it is developing the medium-lift Neutron rocket focused on launching satellite constellations was an inevitable consequence of SpaceX getting into the rideshare business.
In January, Elon Musk's company launched a record 143 satellites aboard a single Falcon 9 rocket. SpaceX is planning additional rideshares missions over the the next year.
Those flights will soak up a lot of the small satellite business that Rocket Lab, Virgin Orbit, Firefly Aerospace, Relativity Space and other launch providers hoped to capture. SpaceX also has the ability to undercut its rivals on price.
A Falcon 9 can launch up to 15,600 kg to LEO when its first stage is recovered for reuse. An expendable Falcon 9 can lift 22,800 kg to LEO. Launch vehicles fielded by Rocket Lab and its competitors are tiny by comparison.
Selected Small Satellite Launch Vehicles
Payload to LEO (kg)
Payload to SSO (kg)
Astra Space Rocket 3 ? 150
Rocket Lab Electron 300 200
Virgin Orbit LauncherOne 500 300
Firefly Aerospace Alpha 1,000 630
Relativity Space Terran 1 1,250 900
ABL Space Systems RS1 1,350 ?
Rocket Lab unveiled its answer to SpaceX's threat on Monday.
"The medium-lift Neutron rocket will be a two-stage launch vehicle that stands 40 meters (131 feet) tall with a 4.5-meter (14.7 ft) diameter fairing and a lift capacity of up to 8,000 kg (8 metric tons) to low-Earth orbit, 2,000 kg to the Moon (2 metric tons), and 1,500 kg to Mars and Venus (1.5 metric tons), "Rocket Lab said in a press release.
"Neutron will feature a reusable first stage designed to land on an ocean platform, enabling a high launch cadence and decreased launch costs for customers. Initially designed for satellite payloads, Neutron will also be capable of International Space Station (ISS) resupply and human spaceflight missions," the company added.
SpaceX isn't the sole reason Rocket Lab is developing a larger launch vehicle. It faces competition from other smallsat launch companies.
Neutron will be in direct competition with the Firefly planned Beta rocket. "Beta is a 2-stage launch vehicle capable of delivering 8,000 kg to a 200 km (125 mile) Low Earth Orbit and has the capability of achieving Geosynchronous Transfer Orbits," Firefly said on its website.
Last week, Relativity Space unveiled plans for its fully reusable Terran R booster, which will be able to launch more than 20,000 kg into low Earth orbit. The rocket would have more lift capacity than the mostly reusable Falcon 9 and slightly less than an expendable Falcon 9.
The prospect of Virgin Orbit scaling up the air-launched LauncherOne is uncertain. There is only so much space between the Boeing 747's fuselage and its inboard jet engine. One option would be to develop a larger booster for launch from Stratolaunch's Roc aircraft, which sits just down the flight line at the Mojave Air and Space Port.
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Josef Aschbacher Takes Over as ESA Director General


Peter Robertson – Gibson House Press specializes in publishing new fiction by writers inspired by or active in music and other arts disciplines.
Gibson House Press specializes in publishing new fiction by writers inspired by or active in music and other arts disciplines.
Peter Robertson was born and raised in Edinburgh, Scotland, graduated from the University of East Anglia in the U.K., and came to the U.S. at age 23. After traveling in the States, he settled in Chicago, where he has been a book reviewer for daily papers and magazines, stay-at-home dad, soccer coach, university student, and elementary and middle school teacher. An enthusiastic cyclist and guitar player, Robertson is married and the father of two adult children.
Two friends grew up together in Scotland. Now one is missing in Northern Michigan and the other, a successful businessman, has time on his hands. The hunt for the lost man begins as a mystery and evolves into an act of redemption.
When a second drowned homeless man is pulled from flooded Boulder Creek, Tom's sense of unease kicks in again with a vengeance. In this sequel to Permafrost, the precarious world of the Colorado mountain town's homeless population becomes a focus for the semi-retired businessman and a victim pool for a driven killer.
Colorblind, the final volume in the trilogy that began with Permafrost and continued in Mission, finds Tom in New Orleans, where two interlocking deaths and the trail of an iconic folk singer take him to the underbelly of the Crescent City. This time Tom's hunches let him down, forcing him to face hard truths.


No, this is not a Christmas post because we have moved on. There is still a slightly morose tree dominating our small lounge, dropping needles and losing relevance by the hour, and I have been buying 75% reduced decorations from Selfridges and putting them onto the tree much to the confusion of the children, who look up from the Looney Tunes omnibus for a few brief seconds before returning to ignoring everything I say and do once again. But Christmas is over, and it is time to get stuck in to the January sales.
Because, like a car needs petrol, and a dog needs walking, and a fish needs water and a steak needs maldon sea salt, I need to buy stuff. It is sort of like my job.
But first, a very quick rundown of Christmas, just to put it to bed, so to speak.
Christmas Eve we had our second annual party. Fourteen grownups came, 14 children were left to run around from room to room, dropping popcorn as they went, unearthing forgotten toys, bedlinen and petrified apple cores. We ate disappointing ham (Nigella's festive ham, boiled in apple and cranberry juice, then studded and glazed in cranberry sauce and mustard and honey – quite the effort for slices of boring), slow roasted lamb, crusty baguettes, Israeli couscous salad, baked brie in puff pastry with strawberry jam (so ridiculously awful that it works, kind of) pates, thyme roasted nuts, cheeses, then excellent chocolate cake and trifle from S, who bakes like a Christmas baking fairy elf (that is my highest bakery endorsement, in case of confusion). There was plenty of champagne.
For the main lunch/dinner hybrid, there was roasted beef and duck and parsnips and brussel sprouts with chalky sweet chestnuts. I overcooked the goose-fatted potatoes and, in another spectacular Nigella fail, unwisely made her gingerbread stuffing which was both pointless and odd. Ugh. N made a lemony roulade for dessert. It was all very merry and lovely and festive and good.
Online – Mulberry belt, reduced to £50 from £100, and Karen Walker tuxedo jacket for £130. Because a girl NEEDS TWO TUXEDO JACKETS, OK?
Thus far, that is all. But not for long.
Thank you thank you thank you. You are wonderful and full of reality. I am going to stick my head in the oen too, because of the EVIL paper jamz guitar and drum set for #1 and #2.
Yeah, I'm always baking Nigella's clementine cake because it's so freaking easy and I imagine it to be marvellously Spanishy and probably good for you and every time I eat it I remember I don't really like it very much.
Keep going with the shopping!!!


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POWER OF POP STREAMING,TV FRIENDS : THE REUNION (REVIEW)
FRIENDS : THE REUNION (REVIEW)
May 29, 2021May 29, 2021 Kevin MathewsKevin Mathews 8:34 pm
Friends : The Reunion brings together the original cast of the hit comedy TV series that ran from 1994 – 2004. Since ending the series 17 years ago, Courtney Cox, Jennifer Aniston, Lisa Kudrow, David Schwimmer, Matthew Perry and Matt Le Blanc – all worldwide household names due to the show's popularity – have never been in the same TV event together until this reunion show.
Entitled "The One Where They Get Back Together Again", this much anticipated reunion has been talked about amongst the fans and media for years and the manner in which it was handled was sensible, in the final analysis. Instead, of actually continuing the series from where it was left off, Friends : The Reunion is more of a retrospective programme with the original cast taking centrestage.
It largely works mainly due to the nostalgia factor of course. Those 10 seasons of Friends is interwoven with so many personal memories with friends and family that it is bound to pull on the heartstrings of anyone who tunes in. Which is precisely what HBO Max is banking on. The uncanny worldwide popularity of the TV series guarantees that this proposition is no risk event whatsoever.
The about 100 minutes go by quite smoothly and the audience is taken on an emotional ride by allowing themselves to relive the series through the experiences of the original cast. In this respect, it's more like a non-scripted, reality show which then retains an air of authenticity. No cringeworthy, awkward moments – Friends : The Reunion is rather tastefully done overall.
Unlike the pseudo Seinfeld reunion which was achieved during the seventh season of Larry David's Curb Your Enthusiasm – a meta experience if there ever was – Friends : The Reunion is played straight and safe, which is fine, all things considered. Obviously for the original cast, this show means a big payday for them, HBO Max should get huge streaming numbers while us fans, simply get a chance to feel good about the past. We call that a bargain!
Now streaming on HBO Go.
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New proposal coordinator arrives at CASNR administration headquarters
By: Norman Martin
Cassandra C. Huey, an expert in contract and grant proposal administration, has been selected to lead this critical area within Texas Tech University's College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources. She officially steps into her new post in the Goddard Building on Monday (Nov. 18).
"Cassandra Huey will be an excellent addition to the CASNR team and is well prepared to handle these duties," said Christy Bratcher, CASNR's Associate Dean for Research.
Among Huey's goals are developing a needs assessment to better understand faculty areas of concern; working to facilitate interdisciplinary collaborations; and providing training sessions for faculty that include specific strategies to enhance the quality of their proposals.
"I believe my role is to serve as support for faculty, staff and students as we strive to pursue research opportunities with the highest level of integrity," Huey said. "I look forward to the opportunity to work with faculty to navigate the intricacies of grant writing, proposal and budget development, and award management."
Huey's position includes providing pre-award support and assistance to CASNR faculty and staff in preparation of applications for external funding, including preparation of proposal forms, budget development, coordination with sub-awardees, assembly of high-quality grant proposal packages, and submission.
The Lubbock native will work directly with faculty and staff to ensure compliance of proposals with Texas Tech and sponsor policies, as well as program solicitations. In addition, she'll assist with budget revisions, no-cost extensions, and account requests.
Huey has been involved in research for over 12 years in different roles. Prior to joining the CASNR staff, she served as a research administrator with Tech's Office of Research Services. During her graduate studies, she also worked as a senior research technician at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, an undergraduate and graduate research assistant, and graduate part-time instructor in Tech's Department of Human Development and Family Studies.
Huey believes her graduate research training and experiences in research administration combine to make her a unique fit for this role. "I am excited to work with CASNR and hope to minimize the stress of the proposal process so faculty can focus more on the science," she said.
Huey earned her bachelor's degree in psychology and both her master's and doctoral degrees in human development and family studies from Texas Tech. She also is working to obtain a graduate certificate in Grants and Proposals. She is a member of the National Council of University Administrators and an honorary member of Sigma Delta Pi, a national collegiate Hispanic honor society.
CONTACT: William Brown, Dean, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Texas Tech University at (806) 742-2808 or william.f.brown@ttu.edu


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package cucumber.runtime.model;

import cucumber.runtime.Runtime;
import cucumber.runtime.ScenarioImpl;
import cucumber.runtime.Stats;
import cucumber.runtime.UndefinedStepsTracker;
import gherkin.formatter.Formatter;
import gherkin.formatter.Reporter;
import gherkin.formatter.model.Row;
import gherkin.formatter.model.Scenario;
import gherkin.formatter.model.Tag;

import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.Set;

public class CucumberScenario extends CucumberTagStatement {
    private final CucumberBackground cucumberBackground;
    private final Scenario scenario;

    public CucumberScenario(CucumberFeature cucumberFeature, CucumberBackground cucumberBackground, Scenario scenario) {
        super(cucumberFeature, scenario);
        this.cucumberBackground = cucumberBackground;
        this.scenario = scenario;
    }

    public CucumberScenario(CucumberFeature cucumberFeature, CucumberBackground cucumberBackground, Scenario exampleScenario, Row example) {
        super(cucumberFeature, exampleScenario, example);
        this.cucumberBackground = cucumberBackground;
        this.scenario = exampleScenario;
    }

    public CucumberBackground getCucumberBackground() {
        return cucumberBackground;
    }

    /**
     * This method is called when Cucumber is run from the CLI or JUnit
     */
    @Override
    public RunResult run(Formatter formatter, Reporter reporter, Runtime runtime, UndefinedStepsTracker tracker) {
        Set<Tag> tags = tagsAndInheritedTags();
        final ScenarioImpl scenarioResult = runtime.buildBackendWorlds(reporter, tags, this.scenario);
        tracker.reset();
        formatter.startOfScenarioLifeCycle((Scenario) getGherkinModel());

        RunResult aggregatedRunResult = new RunResult(new Stats(), Collections.<Throwable>emptyList());

        final Runtime.RunStepResult beforeHookResult = runtime.runBeforeHooks(scenarioResult, reporter, tags);
        aggregatedRunResult = RunResult.append(aggregatedRunResult, beforeHookResult.runResult);
        boolean skipNext = beforeHookResult.skipNext;

        final Runtime.RunStepResult backgroundResult = runBackground(scenarioResult, formatter, reporter, runtime, tracker, skipNext);
        skipNext = backgroundResult.skipNext;
        aggregatedRunResult = RunResult.append(aggregatedRunResult, backgroundResult.runResult);

        format(formatter);
        final Runtime.RunStepResult runStepResult = runSteps(scenarioResult, tracker, reporter, runtime, skipNext);
        aggregatedRunResult = RunResult.append(aggregatedRunResult, runStepResult.runResult);

        final Runtime.RunStepResult runAfterHooksResult = runtime.runAfterHooks(scenarioResult, reporter, tags);
        aggregatedRunResult = RunResult.append(aggregatedRunResult, runAfterHooksResult.runResult);

        formatter.endOfScenarioLifeCycle((Scenario) getGherkinModel());
        runtime.disposeBackendWorlds();

        // TODO this mutates the state
        aggregatedRunResult.stats.addScenario(scenarioResult.getStatus(), createScenarioDesignation());

        return aggregatedRunResult;
    }

    private String createScenarioDesignation() {
        return cucumberFeature.getPath() + ":" + Integer.toString(scenario.getLine()) + " # " +
                scenario.getKeyword() + ": " + scenario.getName();
    }

    private Runtime.RunStepResult runBackground(ScenarioImpl scenarioResult, Formatter formatter, Reporter reporter, Runtime runtime, UndefinedStepsTracker tracker, boolean skipNext) {
        if (cucumberBackground != null) {
            cucumberBackground.format(formatter);
            return cucumberBackground.runSteps(scenarioResult, tracker, reporter, runtime, skipNext);
        }
        return new Runtime.RunStepResult(skipNext, RunResult.IDENTITY);
    }
}


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Q: React-Native authentication with a server using Azure AD I am trying to authenticate to a server from my React-Native app using Azure AD.
Now, I don't understand what is a redirect URI and I don't understand where should I put my server's URL in Azure and what URL should I call from my React-Native app.
Documentation for it is quite confusing.

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I don't understand what is a redirect URI

For React-Native app, the redirect_url is optional. Refer to this document for more details.
An url that ADLoginView will be redirect when login success, this property is optional.

I don't understand where should I put my server's URL in Azure and
  what URL should I call from my React-Native app.

You needn't put your server's url in Azure.But you need to add authentication to your server. Then you can call your server api as normal, but with the Authorization header. This sample will help you to understand better though it is using aspnetcore.
You need to create register two applications in Azure portal. Client app and server app. You will get the access token via your native app and then use it to access your server app.

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Key Issues to Watch in Biden's Mideast Trip
July 8, 2022 WebDeskComments Off on Key Issues to Watch in Biden's Mideast Trip
WHITE HOUSE — President Joe Biden will be traveling to Israel, the West Bank and Saudi Arabia next week to push for Israel's deeper integration into the region, urge Gulf countries to pump more oil to alleviate the global energy crisis and offer assurances that the U.S. is not deprioritizing the region despite its focus on the war in Ukraine and strategic competition with China.
In Israel he will meet caretaker Prime Minister Yair Lapid and opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss Israel's security amid a resurgent Iran, including the integration of its air defense capabilities with Gulf Arab countries.
In the West Bank, Biden will reiterate support for a two-state solution and seek to reset relations with the Palestinian Authority after the Trump administration slashed aid and closed the American consulate in Jerusalem that served as the U.S. mission to the Palestinians.
Biden will attend the GCC+3 Summit in Jeddah with members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates) and Egypt, Iraq and Jordan, where he will lay out his vision for U.S. engagement in the region.
He is set to meet King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, to repair ties with Saudi Arabia – a country he once called a pariah.
Observers will be watching how Biden might balance those interests with a foreign policy doctrine that centers on the supremacy of democracies over autocracies, especially in light of the killings of journalists Jamal Khashoggi and Shireen Abu Akleh.
Here are key issues to watch:
As the U.S. and other countries face soaring fuel prices and high inflation triggered by Russia's war in Ukraine, Biden has little choice but to engage oil producing countries in the region.
However, prices have jumped so steeply that it's highly unlikely producers can pump enough oil to sustainably lower prices, said Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, the Baker Institute fellow for the Middle East.
Oil prices have remained high despite a June agreement to boost crude output by 648,000 barrels per day in July and August by the group known as OPEC+, members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies, including Russia.
"I just don't see that the Saudis and the UAE are willing to break out of the OPEC+ framework," Ulrichsen told VOA. "They have their own relationship with Russia to think about."
Market dynamics are unlikely to change any time soon, observers say, a reason why the administration has been downplaying expectations that the visit could lower gas prices and alleviate inflation, underscoring instead that the focus will be on regional security rather than energy.
Israeli integration, Iran containment
The U.S. has for decades pushed for an integrated air defense system between GCC member states and Israel – a proposal with renewed prospects given the growing cooperation between Israel and key Gulf states, especially the United Arab Emirates.
"Bilaterally we're talking with nations across the region about air defense capabilities specifically and what we can do to assist with their defense and then, exploring the idea of being able to kind of integrate all those air defenses together," John Kirby, coordinator for strategic communications at the National Security Council, told reporters Thursday.
The increasing alignment is motivated by fear of an expansionist and resurgent Iran. U.S. Special Envoy for Iran Robert Malley said earlier this week that Tehran is potentially weeks away to accumulating enough highly enriched uranium to fuel a nuclear bomb.
Talks aimed at breaking an impasse over how to salvage Iran's 2015 nuclear deal ended last week without much progress.
Israel-Saudi thaw
With Jerusalem and Riyadh both unnerved by Iran, the Biden administration has been quietly working toward diplomatic normalization between Saudi Arabia and Israel.
Given the kingdom's clout in the Muslim world, it would be the most significant expansion of the Trump-era Abraham Accords, whereby the UAE, Bahrain, Morocco and Sudan recognized Israel, overriding the Arab world's commitment to withhold normalization until Israel agrees to end its occupation of Palestinian territory.
During the trip, Biden will fly directly between Tel Aviv and Jeddah and back, a first for a U.S. president after Trump's historic 2017 flight from Riyadh to Tel Aviv. There are currently no direct commercial flights between the two countries.
While normalization is unlikely to happen any time soon, observers see Biden's flight as another signal by the Saudis that it's inevitable.
Israeli businesspeople are already visiting the kingdom, said Steven Cook, senior fellow for Middle East and Africa studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. Having it be acknowledged publicly would be helpful for the Biden administration to point to as an indicator of progress, Cook told VOA.
Observers believe Saudi recognition will not be given while King Salman remains in power. However, "it is no secret that the new Saudi leadership sees great benefit in a relationship with Israel," said Yasmine Farouk, a nonresident scholar in the Middle East Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace to VOA, referring to the crown prince.
Yemen cease-fire
Ending the seven-year proxy war in Yemen between the Saudi-led coalition and the Tehran-backed Houthi militias has been a goal of the Biden administration. The conflict has turned the country into a breeding ground for jihadist groups like al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and led to a humanitarian disaster with over 300,000 people killed.
Biden is expected to encourage the Saudis to lift the remainder of the blockade of the Houthi-controlled northern Yemen and make the cease-fire – enacted in April and renewed until August – permanent.
Brian Katulis, senior fellow at the Middle East Institute, said he is concerned about the potential of a Houthi drone or missile attack reigniting the conflict.
"The tinderbox in the Middle East today is such that it could blow up at any moment," he told VOA. "I fear that that could happen while President Biden is in the region."
Values vs. interests
How Biden handles the killings of journalists Jamal Khashoggi and Shireen Abu Akleh will be a test of his ability to balance commitment to American values and U.S. geopolitical and economic interests.
Many will be watching how strongly he raises issues of press freedom as well as the rights of women and minorities as he deals with some of the world's most repressive and authoritarian leaders.
Saudi columnist Khashoggi was gruesomely killed with the approval of the Saudi crown prince. A U.S. judge presiding over a lawsuit from Khashoggi's fiancée has given the administration until Aug. 1 to decide whether to grant immunity to the crown prince. The White House declined to say whether it would.
"I cannot comment from here on that, because it's a legal determination," press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told VOA.
Abu Akleh, a Palestinian American journalist, likely died by an Israeli bullet according to international experts with access to the investigation.
Kirby declined to confirm, when asked by VOA whether Biden plans to address their deaths while he is in the region. Kirby also sidestepped the question of whether Biden will frame his summit speech around the "battle between democracy and autocracy" theme that centers his foreign policy doctrine.
Biden is learning it isn't that clear-cut, said James Jeffrey, chair of the Middle East Program at the Wilson Center.
"That's to his credit, but that means he's got a lot of baggage because he hasn't formally renounced this thing," Jeffrey told VOA, recalling Biden's Summit of Democracies in December.
"What has it done since then? Has anybody even mentioned it since it occurred? I rest my case."
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815th Airlift Squadron delivers during Swift Response '19
For exercise Swift Response '19, military members across two continents work as a team to conduct training to increase the participating nations' readiness, capabilities and capacity to conduct full-spectrum military operations. They use combined training which fosters trust, increases interoperability and enables allies to readily and effectively respond to regional crises and meet their own national defense goals.
68th Rescue Flight transitions to 68th Rescue Squadron
As one of the only human based weapon systems in the Air Force, Guardian Angel must have highly trained personnel dedicated to the Air Force core function of personnel recovery. Guardian Angel is comprised of combat rescue officers, pararescuemen, and survival, evasion, resistance, and escape specialists. The 68th Rescue Flight, also known as the Guardian Angel Formal Training Unit, was stood up in 2014 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base.
Jumpmasters certify at Davis-Monthan
Airmen are certified as jumpmasters during the Military Freefall Jumpmaster Course at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona.
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Former LSU assistant Dave Aranda helps Brian Kelly's old team
The first domino for College Football Playoff chaos has fallen. In the Big 12 Championship game on Saturday, former LSU assistant Dave Aranda led his team to the victory. Aranda's first championship comes in his second season with the Baylor Bears. Former LSU defensive tackle Siaki Ika was part of the defense that stood tall when they needed them most.
The Bears were No. 9 coming into the game with a 10-2 record. Their opponents were the No. 5 Oklahoma State Cowboys with an 11-1 record. In the re-match from Oct. 2, the Bears were able to hold off the Cowboys. The game gave Baylor their third conference championship tying them with the Texas Longhorns for the second-most to Oklahoma.
What the outcome did do was open the doors for Brian Kelly's previous team the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. They are 11-1 with their only loss coming to the Cincinnati Bearcats in South Bend. As the No. 6 team, they are right in line for the opportunity to return to the CFP for the third time in four years. It isn't a foregone conclusion, but they busted the door wide open.
The next domino could fall in the SEC title game, for the Irish they need Georgia to take care of business.
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Can I Be Injured In A Low Speed Car Accident?
Low Speed Accidents Can Cause Injury
Far too many people believe you cannot be injured in a low speed car accident. Many times, people associate the amount of property damage to the vehicle with the type of injury the occupants must have had. While the common misconception is the more significant the visible damage to the vehicle, the more significant injury to the occupant – this is not always correct. An occupant's age, medical history, force of impact and location within the vehicle are other factors which play a significant role in whether an injury can occur.
In an article published by the Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc. entitled "Lack of Relationship Between Vehicle Damage and Occupant Injury," the author explored whether there was a clear correlation between visible property damage and the severity of injury to the occupant. The author's conclusion was that the amount of visible damage does not necessarily dictate the severity of injury to the vehicle's occupants. Another article written by Michael Freeman, concluded that property damage is an unreliable predictor of injury risk or outcome.
While there is ongoing debate about what the significance of visible damage means to occupant injuries, there is no real debate that vehicles are being made safer today with crush zones designed to absorb and disperse the forces of impact. However, where there is no crush or damage to the vehicle, those forces get transferred to the vehicle occupants and can cause significant injury. Despite arguing otherwise, insurance companies have known this for years. For example, State Farm in 2012 posted an article on its website designed to assist individuals who had been in a car accident on what to keep in mind following a crash. In that post, since removed but reproduced for you above, State Farm acknowledges that low-speed crashes can cause injuries to vehicle occupants.
My Own Experience
I have personally represented car accident victims who have walked away without significant or lasting injury in crashes where you would expect significant injury – especially when their trunk ends up in the back seat. I have also helped individuals who have sustained serious injury in a crash with little or no visible property damage.
While pictures of visible property damage are always more interesting to look at than medical records, they are not always indicative of whether the occupant was injured and, if so, to what level of severity.
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I'm quite sure you all remember this title, just like I believe this is the weirdiest thing you've ever heard of lately.
So, we're here today to talk about the movie that was part of last year's special screening in the International Critic's Week competition at the Cannes Film Festival, titled Rubber, and directed by Quentin Dupieux a.k.a Mr. Oizo.
Rubber will be released on April 1, and you can watch it on demand starting February 25.
Magnet has released the real deal: full length trailer to a bizarre and naughty tire Robert.
And yes, I've already seen all those negative reports about this psycho-tire, and I really don't get it!
What do you have against this little creature? So what if he (it) goes around killing people? He's been abandoned in the desert for God's sake! And, no, I wasn't Robert's fan at the beginning, but now… I even think he's (it's) cute!
At first content to prey on small desert creatures and various discarded objects, his attention soon turns to humans, especially a beautiful and mysterious woman who crosses his path.
Leaving a swath of destruction across the desert landscape, Robert becomes a chaotic force to be reckoned with, and truly a movie villain for the ages.
Rubber is a smart, funny and wholly original tribute to the cinematic concept of no reason.
So, what are you going to name your tires? Pick up for names, and let us know!


Accommodation and Facilities at Wild Spirit.
Most of our private rooms and dorms are based in three double-storey garden cottages nestled under giant trees. Accommodation is simple, but cosy and comfortable, and far enough away from the main hub of the Tree House Deck to ensure a good night's sleep! Our wide range of accommodation options also make Wild Spirit a lovely venue for small intimate country weddings and workshops.
Our spacious, bunk-free dormitories sleep up to 8 people in comfortable single beds. Each dorm has en-suite bathroom facilities and a sun deck overlooking the mountains and indigenous forests of the Tsitsikamma National Park.
We have a range of private double and twin bedrooms, most of which have en-suite bathroom facilities and a view of the mountains and forests. Ideal for couples or friends travelling together.
Our private en-suite family rooms can comfortably sleep between 4 to 8 people. Ideal for families or a group of friends.
Pitch your own tent under the stars and enjoy the experience of our off-the-grid Campsite including composting toilets. Communal fire-pits for cooking are located near the rustic self-catering bush kitchen.
Note: Our local troop of baboons enjoy playing in the campsite, so please come with secure food storage to avoid being raided!
Our pre-pitched 3x3m canvas Safari tents are located in the forest garden and provide ideal budget accommodation for up to two people sharing. We offer double or twin bed options with shared bathroom facilities in the main Farmhouse.
Tea and instant coffee with farm-fresh milk are available for free at the Reception counter on our deck. Here you will also find the spring water tap which brings us beautiful, pure water straight from the mountains. Faitrade filter coffee is freshly brewed in the morning - complimentary with Breakfast, or R 15 a cup.
We offer a range of cooked breakfasts including free-range organic eggs, or our vegetarian continental breakfast which includes a selection of jams, fresh fruit, home-made muesli and yoghurt, and fresh farm milk.
Lovingly prepared healthy home cooked meals straight from our kitchen using local and ethically sourced organic and free-range produce wherever possible. Free-range ostrich, chicken or fish option: R 100. Vegetarian option, R 90. Home made dessert, R 40.
If you would like to eat dinner with us it is important to sign up by 4 pm on the day otherwise we cannot guarantee you a meal!
Our gorgeous rustic kitchen is simply equipped with gas burners, fridges, freezers and cupboard space. Braai (BBQ) sites and firewood are available. Please note: No oven available for baking etc.
Free Wi-Fi internet hotspot and the free use of a computer in our Log Cabin.
Please note, access to Wi-Fi is around the Deck and Log Cabin area only.
Mountain bike rentals, forest walks, local farm shop, a fully equipped yoga and meditation room, board games, conscious library and book exchange are available for guest enjoyment.
Live music nights and drumming circles are a common occurrence. Join our Facebook page for updates.


I was interested to read the article titled Perfect Pot Stickers in your most recent issue. The beginning of the article, which described the pleasures of the perfect Chinese Dumpling put into words exactly why I have spent a large part of my adulthood trying to reproduce what I used to eat as a child.
I was disappointed to find that the recipe that followed this glowing description included a chart outlining which pre-fab frozen skins were best. Let me elaborate. If you have a Chinese store in your area that will sell you decent frozen dumpling skins, that same store, in the same freezer case, will have bags and bags filled with metric tons of frozen pre-fab... wait for it...Chinese dumplings!
Your recipe, which suggests making the filling and hand-filling the dumplings is basically telling your poor readers to do fully 2/3rds of the total work needed to create a tray of yummy hand-made pot stickers. But then they get none of the real benefit, because after telling them to do all this work, you then tell them to basically chuck it all and stuff their hard-won bounty into frozen skins.
If you want easy pot stickers, I have a better suggestion: just buy the frozen ones. They are zero work, and trust me when I say that you can find some that are good enough for you. My parents, who always ate the hand made ones (fully hand made), even eat the frozen ones now. They are even cheap. Buy five pounds and go nuts.
But, if you want perfect pot stickers (your magazine was unclear, on the cover it said "easy" and on the inside it said "perfect"), then read on. I have a few tips.
The key combination of factors that make for a good pot sticker are the texture of the dough and the taste and texture of the filling. The dough should be thin but substantial and just a bit chewy, but not doughy. Most of the frozen dumplings that you can buy come pretty close to this standard, but none are really as good as hand-rolled dough.
Making the dough from scratch is really not that much harder than using the frozen. It certainly is not an all-day affair once you have some practice. The dough is just flour and water, not too hard, not too soft. You divide this up and roll out each skin with a small pin. Think of it as a few dozen small pie crusts.
The second part of the picture, the filling, should be meaty, but not dense, and it should have a variety of textures and flavors in each bite. When my mom made pot stickers growing up, she would use about a pound of meat to make 50 to 60 dumplings.
Therefore, I'd suggest that using 3/4 of a pound of meat for 24 pot stickers might account for why you found your fillings to be too dense and meaty. I also noticed that you use a pretty small amount of ginger in your recipe. One and a half teaspoons is barely visible at all, and certainly will not have much impact on the flavor. I would suggest increasing the amount to three or four tablespoons for a little extra kick. A bit of sesame oil in the filling also helps the filling from becoming too bland.
Generally, you don't need eggs in your filling if you handle the cabbage correctly. The key to making the meat lighter is to not only squeeze the liquid out of the cabbage (as you figured out, good job!) but also to put some of that liquid back into the filling itself to loosen it up a bit.
The ideal filling will have the texture of a light meatball, but with the crunch of the cabbage and scallion. In addition, the soy, scallion, sesame and ginger should mix all around in your mouth, making a dipping sauce that is any more complicated than a bit of soy and vinegar almost redundant. Still, I like hot sauce to dip them in.
One more tip: put a tiny bit of vinegar in the steaming liquid when cooking the pot stickers. It makes them nice.
Finally, the real chinese dumplings are the boiled ones. Ask anyone, the boiled ones are better.
I hope you will take my suggestions into consideration and perhaps amend your article. I have the raw material for a recipe that is pretty close to what my mom does elsewhere on this web site. Feel free to take a look.
Maybe next time you work up a piece like this, instead of all that exhausting testing you could just call up my mom and she can show you how it is done.
I do agree though, with a little experience you can throw the meat and Napa together and be folding dumplings right away.
for other readers: another handy tip is to boil with plenty of water (similar to pasta, you want the water to reboil almost immediately after adding the food; if it sits around too long it gets mushy). Also, freezing your own dumplings is sacreligious because 1. it cools the boiling water way too much, and 2. the peels blister and crack.
I agree completely with the need to make everything from scratch. For example, the major automobile manufactuers are providing "internal combustion" vehicles when there are plenty of perfectly good ways to make batteries charge from wind farms. This kind of thing only supports the terrorists, regardless of what Dilbert says about fungibility.
Apparently you forgot to take your mental stability pills this morning.
All I said was that if you wanted *perfect* dumplings, you should make the dough by hand. Otherwise, feel free to buy the frozen stuff. Be my guest. I have no objection. IT IS FINE WITH ME.
Don't fool yourself into thinking that the recipe in COOKS will be any better though.
I'm not being sarcastic or facetious, I agree: If you want something done right, you have to do it yourself. Cooking, clothes, cars, politics. Maybe not movies. Most of the home-made movies I've seen just don't have that studio gloss.
Coat your pan w/olive oil and get it HOT! When it just starts to sizzle.. add the frozen pot stickers and let them sear for a minute or two.
Add a little over a cup of hot, hot water and cover immediately. Turn down the heat to medium-high and let it go.
Now here's the simple secret.. just keep letting them cook till it actually burns the bottoms. Let the little suckers burn until they're nice and crispy!
Remove the pan from the heat and add about 1/2 the packet of dipping sauce and ~3tbsp of fresh crushed chili paste. Swirl the pan around until the pot stickers are well coated.. they should soak up everything rather quickly.
There you have it.. fast, easy and delicious.
Dilbert was spot on. Besides, how many times have you seen a comic use the word "fungibility"?
I prefer dumplings at either extreme, either more toward the pierogi end. Check out Ukranian Ortho churches in the Bottoms for handmade ones. Thick doughy filled with starch and fried with butter, and onions, and maybe cabbage. It must be a genetic predilition. Or toward the gyoza end, super thin bright, gingery, and crispy. Especially if you can get them to all stick together in a line when you fry them.
As for Cook's Illustrated. Salt. Grain. Double it.
I started watching their weekly PBS TV Show America's Test Kitchen. Some good ideas. Some stuff completely out in left field.


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20 May 2020 17:33 CEST
EQT PRI Transparency Report 2020
It is a pleasure to announce that EQT, for the seventh consecutive year, has reported on its sustainability progress according to the PRI Reporting Framework.
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Every investment has an impact on society, whether intended or not – EQT strives to make a positive impact in everything it does. EQT integrates responsible investment and ownership principles into all EQT funds' investments, from start-ups to mature companies, for the benefit of fund investors, shareholders and the wider society.
As the first Nordic private equity firm, EQT became a signatory to the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) Initiative in December 2010. As a signatory, EQT reports its progress towards implementing the six principles in the relevant modules Organisational Overview, Strategy and Governance, Direct – Fixed Income, Direct – Private Equity and Direct – Infrastructure. A highlight in this year's report is EQT's continued engagement around climate change and integration of the Sustainable Development Goals in its value creation process. Being a strong promoter of transparency, EQT has this year conducted a limited assurance of key data and, like previous years, makes all its responses in the report publicly available.
Read the full EQT PRI Transparency Report 2020 here.
PRI at a glance
The PRI is the world's leading proponent of responsible investment. It works to understand the investment implications of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors and to support its international network of investor signatories in incorporating these factors into their investment and ownership decisions. The PRI acts in the long-term interests of its signatories, of the financial markets and economies in which they operate and ultimately of the environment and society as a whole. The PRI was initiated in 2005 and since then the number of investment managers, asset owners and service providers being signatories has grown from 100 to over 2,300.
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Announcing Brass Tacks: A New Workshop Series
August 19, 2021 / Ashley Melzer
Humanities for the Public Good and Southern Futures are proud to announce a new collaboration aimed at helping students gain confidence and expand their skillset beyond the academy. The Brass Tacks workshops series will feature rotating themed drop-ins and special guest instructors who have on the ground experience in their fields and, where able, live and work locally. The series kicks off with three courses this September and October.
Workshop dates, descriptions and instructor bios are below. Check back for links to register or sign up up for the HPG or Southern Futures newsletters for the latest news updates.
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Humanities Storytelling: Conveying Big Ideas Through Compelling Narratives
Friday, September 10th 2:00pm-4:00pm
In this workshop with Dr. Andrew Ali Aghapour, we will learn the basics of storytelling and practice communicating our research to a broad public audience. Join us to explore how storytelling and personal narrative can make you a better public scholar.
Love House Front Porch
410 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
About the Instructor:
Dr. Andrew Ali Aghapour is a comedian and scholar of religion. His one-person show Zara is about growing up Muslim in the American South. Andrew holds a Ph.D in Religious Studies from UNC-Chapel Hill and is consulting scholar of religion and science at the National Museum of American History. He is the co-author (with Peter Manseau) of the forthcoming Discovery and Revelation: Religion, Science, and Making Sense of Things. More at https://andrewaliaghapour.com.
The Public Scholar: How to Get Your Thoughts and Your Work Into the Public Conversation
Wednesday, 9/22, 7:30-8:30 pm & Wednesday, 9/29, 7:30-8:30 pm
The public discussion of the issues that are changing our lives needs your expertise. But how do you join that conversation? This workshop with Duncan Murrell will take you through the stages of reframing your research for the general audience, finding places to publish your op-eds and essays, coming up with ideas for those op-eds and essays, and developing confidence that what you have to say is of vital interest to the rest of us.
Duncan Murrell is a writer living in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He is currently a contributing editor at Harper's Magazine, The Oxford American magazine, and The Normal School. He has also written for The Highline @ The Huffington Post, The New Republic, Men's Journal, Mother Jones, Our State Magazine, and Southwest Magazine. His work has been recognized in Best American Essays and he's been a resident at Yaddo. A graduate of Cornell University, he also has a master's degree in journalism from Northwestern University, and a master of fine arts degree in creative writing (fiction) from Bennington College.
Murrell is also a freelance editor of novels, popular histories, academic books, monographs, articles, and other projects. As an acquisitions editor at Algonquin Books, he acquired and published dozens of books, including several bestsellers. He's edited three New York Times bestselling novels, consulted with the University of Georgia Press on a natural history series, and has worked on technical books on everything from sailing to parasitic zoonoses.
From The Ground Up: Building A Podcast That Works For You From Development To Distribution
Tuesday, October 12, 11-1pm
This workshop with multi-hyphenate audio producers Aurelia Belfield and Tamara Kissane digs into key foundational questions for aspiring podcast producers, and lays the groundwork for developing and producing a podcast in your area of choice.
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Aurelia Belfield is a professional multi-hyphenate drawn to storytelling in all mediums. She's proud to have worked as: a performer in several regional productions and world premieres, a director of theatrical works, a produced playwright, an executive producer of audio works, and a member of The Guild Of Music Supervisors. Her film and television credits include: Netflix, National Geographic, Discovery Networks, and more.
Tamara Kissane is a Durham-based playwright, theatre-maker, parent, and podcaster for Artist Soapbox (www.artistsoapbox.org) currently at 146 episodes. In 2020, Tamara was the Piedmont Laureate and received Outstanding Contribution to the Arts from Chatham Life & Style. She has produced, written, and directed audio dramas including the Declaration of Love Anthology (2020), The New Colossus (2020), Master Builder (2019), Creekside with Winona (2021), and several in development.
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This Is An Intervention: Announcing the Inaugural Class of Humanities Futures Fellows
December 12, 2019 / Robyn Schroeder
Our premise is simple: undergraduates in the humanities and qualitative social sciences have good reasons for confidence about the personal meaning and social value of their educations.
In practice, however, the premise is highly contentious. That's because "the humanities" has become freighted with under-examined ideas about the value and purpose of an undergraduate degree in general, misconceptions about the economic outcomes of studying the humanities at the undergraduate level in particular, and unreconciled, and perhaps irreconcilable, competing conceptions of usefulness and a good life. These currents are also partly animated by some of the most pronounced partisan, cultural, and class divisions in contemporary American life.
It's no wonder that, as one of the members of our new class of fellows reminded me at our first meeting, the decision of a major is one the first big decisions that she had undertaken on her own; and it is a heavy one. The academics' word for this burden of too many intentions and causes is "overdetermined"; if choosing a major were the equivalent of buying a car, we're now asking undergraduates to act as if they're choosing the equivalent of their next five vehicles while also pursuing a vision for our collective transit system and committing to biking more.
The Humanities Futures Undergraduate Fellowship Initiative is an intervention in the parameters of that decision. It aims to make undergraduate scholars the agents of changing the conversation, rather than the conversation's object. The ten fellows selected in the inaugural class—Ivana Devine, Brett Harris, Jiawei Huang, Klaus Mayr, Nate Polo, Elizabeth Russler, Sophia Houghton, Sophia Hutchens, Shawna Sheperd, and Sam Zahn—will show us whether this experiment is viable and scaleable. These fellows are not just smart; they are excellent communicators, adept moral reasoners, and they are not just willing and able but eager to work at the broad intersection of theory, knowledge, and social practice.
And what will they do? Well, here at the Humanities for the Public Good Initiative, our method is, on some level, always the same: we take a critical approach to the topic at hand through reading and research, at the same time as we name and build constructive tools to take action on our critiques. The undergraduate fellows will have lab-style meetings and discussions as they work on public-facing projects that forward their personal cases for a humanistic education.
More concretely, in this fellowship program we will:
Give undergraduate fellows access to tools and research which were mainly built to support their faculty mentors—including the data from the Humanities Indicators project of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, data and anecdata aggregated by the National Humanities Alliance's Study the Humanities Toolkit, and an array of other studies which have examined quality of life factors beyond income as measures of success.
Build a mentorship system which allows the fellows to have both crucial elements of doing public humanities, namely the autonomy to name social problems on their own terms and direct their project energy to them, as well as the support to help them find allies and build concrete project management skills like devising a useful budget.
This combination of education and action has, thus far, been made possible by the work and support of the two graduate fellows working with the Humanities Futures program to forward their own already impressive engaged teaching and program management capacities, namely Smita Misra, a doctoral candidate in Communication, and Michelle Padley, a doctoral student in Geography. Michelle and Smita will report about their own work, broadly and with Humanities Futures, later in our blog series.
We are still at the beginning of this experiment. Smita, Michelle and I know that few people are motivated by "studying the humanities"—we're motivated, as humans, by our need for the forms of thinking and relationship-building and world-changing that art, literature, music, history, philosophy, language, media, cultural space, and religion make possible, and by our own, individual connections with the people and institutions that make and "do" the humanities. Our goal is to make a space for a critical and practical engagement with those people and institutions, one that clarifies the purposes, forwards the goals, and lifts the intellectual morale of all involved.
The fellows have a range of narrower goals. In naming problems from waste management systems or women's labor in their own hometowns, to the visibility of institutional racism and the environmental costs of fast fashion on our campus, they want to build their own and others' competencies, to forward discrete conceptions of justice concretely, and to build communities of trust and mutual understanding, with each other and with the communities they work in and seek to work with. I can't wait to see how their work moves forward in 2020.
So it's with warmth, curiosity, and the deep optimism they inspire, that I welcome our inaugural class of UNC/Mellon Humanities Futures undergraduate fellows.
Author: Robyn Schroeder is the Director of the Humanities for the Public Good Initiative at UNC-CH. Her teaching, advising, writing, and program administration foster intellectual morale and professional development in the practice of the humanities. She holds an M.A. in Public Humanities and a Ph.D. in American Studies from Brown University.
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City Hall o Ayuntamiento es una estación en la línea Broadway del Metro de Nueva York de la B del Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation. La estación se encuentra localizada en el Bajo Manhattan, Manhattan entre la Calle Murray y Broadway. La estación es servida en varios horarios por los trenes del Servicio ,  y .

Referencias

Enlaces externos

 Station Reporter — N Train
 Station Reporter — R Train
 Station Reporter — W Train
 Abandoned Stations — City Hall (BMT) lower level

Lower Manhattan
Broadway
Estaciones de la línea Broadway
Transporte de Manhattan
Estaciones de ferrocarril de Estados Unidos inauguradas en 1918
Tribeca
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require 'test/unit'
require File.join(File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__)), 'gemutilities')
require 'rubygems/commands/update_command'

class TestGemCommandsUpdateCommand < RubyGemTestCase

  def setup
    super

    @cmd = Gem::Commands::UpdateCommand.new

    util_setup_fake_fetcher

    @a1_path = File.join @gemhome, 'cache', "#{@a1.full_name}.gem"
    @a2_path = File.join @gemhome, 'cache', "#{@a2.full_name}.gem"

    @fetcher.data["#{@gem_repo}/Marshal.#{@marshal_version}"] =
      @source_index.dump
    @fetcher.data["#{@gem_repo}/gems/#{@a1.full_name}.gem"] = read_binary @a1_path
    @fetcher.data["#{@gem_repo}/gems/#{@a2.full_name}.gem"] = read_binary @a2_path
  end

  def test_execute
    util_remove_gems

    Gem::Installer.new(@a1_path).install

    @cmd.options[:args] = []

    use_ui @ui do
      @cmd.execute
    end

    out = @ui.output.split "\n"
    assert_equal "Updating installed gems", out.shift
    assert_match %r|Bulk updating|, out.shift
    assert_equal "Updating #{@a2.name}", out.shift
    assert_equal "Successfully installed #{@a2.full_name}", out.shift
    assert_equal "Gems updated: #{@a2.name}", out.shift

    assert out.empty?, out.inspect
  end

  # before:
  #   a1 -> c1.2
  # after:
  #   a2 -> b2 # new dependency
  #   a2 -> c2

  def test_execute_dependencies
    @a1.add_dependency 'c', '1.2'

    @c2 = quick_gem 'c', '2' do |s|
      s.files = %w[lib/code.rb]
      s.require_paths = %w[lib]
    end

    @a2.add_dependency 'c', '2'
    @a2.add_dependency 'b', '2'

    @b2_path = File.join @gemhome, 'cache', "#{@b2.full_name}.gem"
    @c1_2_path = File.join @gemhome, 'cache', "#{@c1_2.full_name}.gem"
    @c2_path = File.join @gemhome, 'cache', "#{@c2.full_name}.gem"

    @source_index = Gem::SourceIndex.new
    @source_index.add_spec @a1
    @source_index.add_spec @a2
    @source_index.add_spec @b2
    @source_index.add_spec @c1_2
    @source_index.add_spec @c2

    util_build_gem @a1
    util_build_gem @a2
    util_build_gem @c2

    @fetcher.data["#{@gem_repo}/Marshal.#{@marshal_version}"] =
      @source_index.dump
    @fetcher.data["#{@gem_repo}/gems/#{@a1.full_name}.gem"] = read_binary @a1_path
    @fetcher.data["#{@gem_repo}/gems/#{@a2.full_name}.gem"] = read_binary @a2_path
    @fetcher.data["#{@gem_repo}/gems/#{@b2.full_name}.gem"] = read_binary @b2_path
    @fetcher.data["#{@gem_repo}/gems/#{@c1_2.full_name}.gem"] =
      read_binary @c1_2_path
    @fetcher.data["#{@gem_repo}/gems/#{@c2.full_name}.gem"] = read_binary @c2_path

    util_remove_gems

    Gem::Installer.new(@c1_2_path).install
    Gem::Installer.new(@a1_path).install

    @cmd.options[:args] = []

    use_ui @ui do
      @cmd.execute
    end

    out = @ui.output.split "\n"
    assert_equal "Updating installed gems", out.shift
    assert_match %r|Bulk updating|, out.shift
    assert_equal "Updating #{@a2.name}", out.shift
    assert_match %r|Bulk updating|, out.shift
    assert_equal "Successfully installed #{@c2.full_name}", out.shift
    assert_equal "Successfully installed #{@b2.full_name}", out.shift
    assert_equal "Successfully installed #{@a2.full_name}", out.shift
    assert_equal "Gems updated: #{@c2.name}, #{@b2.name}, #{@a2.name}",
                 out.shift

    assert out.empty?, out.inspect
  end

  def test_execute_named
    util_remove_gems

    Gem::Installer.new(@a1_path).install

    @cmd.options[:args] = [@a1.name]

    use_ui @ui do
      @cmd.execute
    end

    out = @ui.output.split "\n"
    assert_equal "Updating installed gems", out.shift
    assert_match %r|Bulk updating|, out.shift
    assert_equal "Updating #{@a2.name}", out.shift
    assert_equal "Successfully installed #{@a2.full_name}", out.shift
    assert_equal "Gems updated: #{@a2.name}", out.shift

    assert out.empty?, out.inspect
  end

  def test_execute_named_up_to_date
    util_remove_gems

    Gem::Installer.new(@a2_path).install

    @cmd.options[:args] = [@a2.name]

    use_ui @ui do
      @cmd.execute
    end

    out = @ui.output.split "\n"
    assert_equal "Updating installed gems", out.shift
    assert_match %r|Bulk updating|, out.shift
    assert_equal "Nothing to update", out.shift

    assert out.empty?, out.inspect
  end

  def test_execute_up_to_date
    util_remove_gems

    Gem::Installer.new(@a2_path).install

    @cmd.options[:args] = []

    use_ui @ui do
      @cmd.execute
    end

    out = @ui.output.split "\n"
    assert_equal "Updating installed gems", out.shift
    assert_match %r|Bulk updating|, out.shift
    assert_equal "Nothing to update", out.shift

    assert out.empty?, out.inspect
  end

  def util_remove_gems
    FileUtils.rm_r File.join(@gemhome, 'gems')
    FileUtils.rm_r File.join(@gemhome, 'specifications')
  end

end


The White House, Washington: June 0, 1986. b .
1 p. Signed in bold black pen. With envelope.
Approximately 9 x 6-3/4 inches, on White House stationery. A bit browned at edges small tear lower margin; envelope browned on front, small cutout on back.
(1911- 2004) Fortieth President of the United States, January 20, 1981–January 20, 1989.
Regan is congratulating Stevens on his work in the right to life movement, and offering comments on the work and his own thoughts on this issue. Also commenting on the recent illness of Mr. Stevens. v"".. your dedicated work as counselor at the Santa Barbara Pregnancy Center. May I add my heartfelt congratulations .. In offering compassionate alternatives to abortion .. You've proven that every child is a wanted child .. we'll be keeping you and your family in our prayers. .."".


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Q: Root finding in R using pracma fzero function I am working with this code to find the roots of the equation using pracma fzero function.
library(doParallel)
library(pracma)

n <- 2

root <- function(x) {
   return(x**2+5*x+6)
}

result1 = foreach(i=1:n) %do% fzero(root,i) #Normal for loop

print("Normal Loop completed.")

myCluster <- makeCluster(4, type = "PSOCK")
registerDoParallel(myCluster)

result2 = foreach(i=1:n) %dopar% fzero(root,i) #Parallel for loop

print("Parallel Loop completed.")

stopCluster(myCluster)

I get the output using normal for loop. But when using the parallel for loop, I get this error.
Error in fzero(root, i): task 1 failed - "could not find function "fzero""
Traceback:

1. foreach(i = 1:n) %dopar% fzero(root, i)
2. e$fun(obj, substitute(ex), parent.frame(), e$data)

I don't know how to solve this error.

A: When you use a PSOCK cluster, it starts up independent R processes using Rscript, so you need to tell them to load the requisite packages. Explicitly naming the package like pracma::fzero works or foreach has an argument .packages:

.packages
character vector of packages that the tasks depend on. If ex requires a R package to be loaded, this option can be used to load that package on each of the workers. Ignored when used with %do%.

If you use foreach(i=1:n, .packages = c("pracma")) it works as well.


The 2018 women's lacrosse season has seen one Massachusetts Maritime Academy record after another fall and, with the announcement of the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference season awards, a final historic moment was achieved. For the first time in history, a Buccaneer has been named to a major conference award, as Casey Sullivan claimed Rookie of the Year honors. She was joined on the All-MASCAC Second Team by Stephanie Hunt, the first time the Academy has been tabbed twice on the list.
Sullivan had a season for the ages, lighting the record book on fire in helping deliver the most season wins in Maritime history. The first-year tallied 50 goals and seven assists for 57 points this season. Not only did she have the fourth-most goals in the conference, but she also collected 37 ground balls, 42 draw controls, and caused nine turnovers for the Buccaneers.
A native of nearby Sagamore Beach, Mass., Sullivan totalled at least one point in every game this season. Her best game of the season came in the win over MCLA where she tallied nine goals and an assist for 10 points, plus two ground balls and three draws in the 18-4 win. Sullivan set six records in that game alone.
Over the course of the campaign, Sullivan also had games of seven, five (twice), and four goals while twice being honored as Conference Rookie of the Week. At one point, the relentless scorer registered at least a hat trick in six games in-a-row. During the second half of the year, Sullivan became more confident on loose balls, gathering in 21 groundballs and 20 draw controls.
At the conclusion of the season, which was shortened by a game, Sullivan set Academy records for goals in a season by a rookie and by any player, season points by a first-year, and numerous single game marks.
Despite her superb season, Sullivan had hefty competition for the award. Framingham State University's Alissa Marino scored 42 goals and had 10 assists, while Worcester State University's Coley Hayes was a defensive wiz with 50 groundballs, 27 draw controls, and 26 caused turnovers.
However, the toughest competition for the plaque came from teammate Anna Deely, who combined Marino's scoring power with Hayes' defensive prowess and took home her own MASCAC Rookie of the Week on March 26. Deely was third in the MASCAC in groundballs (53) and fifth in draw controls (85), all the while scoring 32 goals and adding eight assists. The Marston Mills resident set three Maritime groundball marks, including most in a season.
It was clear during Senior Night against MCLA that Sullivan and Deely were taking the reins from Hunt and fellow senior co-captain Mikayla Correia. Hunt, however, ended her historic career by joining Sullivan on the All-Conference Second Team.
What a season it was for the Brookfield, Conn. native, who will graduate as the all-time leading scorer. Hunt has established four-year totals for goals (154), assists (94) and points (248) that are leaps and bounds beyond any other. The attacking midfielder went out with a bang, setting the season marks for points (82) and assists (46), the latter more than double her own record.
As usual, Hunt pitched in on the defensive end as well, gathering in a whopping 50 groundballs, at a rate per game that was third-best in the MASAC, one behind Deely. She also gathered up 20 draw controls and caused 23 turnovers.
The four-year starter's top game was in an electric combination with Sullivan against MCLA as Hunt assisted on six goals while finding the net five times herself. It was her second game of the season with 10 points, including six assists, a feat never before accomplished at the Academy. While she had seven hat tricks in 2018, she also had six games of at least four assists to shatter multiple records. Hunt was listed on the MASCAC Weekly Honor Roll in four-of-eight weeks possible this season.
In the seven years that the Academy has fielded a women's lacrosse team, it had previously featured only one all-conference nod, as Kianna Carpenter, the all-time groundball leader, was tabbed to the seconds in 2017.
Sullivan and Hunt were fêted tonight at the end-of-season banquet, during which Correia was named Team MVP. Correia holds all major career goal-keeping records and the two seniors finished their careers tied for the second-most groundballs in Maritime history at 114.
Make sure to bookmark www.mmabucs.com for more on women's lacrosse at the Academy and get the inside scoop on Facebook and Twitter @mmabuccaneers. Plus, check out our new Instagram @massmaritimebuccaneers.