With regards to love, you get what you give. You have to love yourself first before you can anticipate that others will love you back.
Pause! Does that sound selfish? Adore myself?
Not in the slightest degree. Adoring yourself implies esteeming yourself. It implies recognizing and tolerating yourself, qualities and shortcomings.
When you cherish, esteem and acknowledge yourself as you may be, you give space for others to love, esteem and acknowledge you for your identity, as well.
As a matter of fact, your instabilities act as a burden on occasion. Uncertainties about your identity, are an absence of careful acknowledgment. They are a type of dissent. They are stating you ought to be better, and it implies you are holding off acknowledgment until the point when you are.
Tolerating yourself doesn't mean you don't likewise look for development and development.
What it implies is that you are careful and mindful of how and your identity at the present time. That is the beginning stage. Starting there, you can carefully take a shot at developing to end up additional.
The option isn't to acknowledge yourself at the present time. That implies you remain stuck in disgrace over your identity. You may point the finger at others for your identity.
Tolerating and esteeming yourself implies that you assume liability for your identity. There's no disgrace or fault in assuming liability. What there is, is the opportunity to develop.
At that point each new day, you can outline and make the existence you need.
It won't be all Pollyanna upbeat, glad, positive each minute. There are times when you'll feel discouraged, or sulk or cry. Simply don't stall out there!
The most ideal approach to abstain from stalling out is to acknowledge your feelings right where they are, assume liability for them, and after that make a move that you believe is suitable to manage them.
You can get a great deal of satisfaction and self-affirmation when you defeat obstructions and handle life challenges. After you set aside the ideal opportunity for tears and self centeredness, guarantee yourself to be an overcomer. Call the quality to proceed onward.
This is the enormous mystery to discovering love.
Try not to do things in light of the fact that other individuals anticipate that you will. Take after your very own advantages. Act naturally, not the individual somebody instructed you to be. Enable yourself to unreservedly investigate what you are attracted to.
When you do what you want to do, you will make inward delight and fulfillment. Following what draws you sincerely reinforces you inwardly.
Your inward fulfillment and delight constructs your internal light that will draw individuals who share your interests to you.
Set reasonable objectives. Attempt new things. In the event that they don't work, acknowledge that and have a go at something unique. Life is a progression of attempts. Continue attempting new things. You'll discover what works for you.
During the time spent opening yourself to new encounters, and tolerating and esteeming yourself for your identity, you will draw in individuals who esteem what they see.


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Ferrari Reveals a Special Limited Edition Series Called Icona and Unveils the Monza SP1 and SP2
September 19, 2018 | Team Motoroids
The new Ferrari Monza SP1 and SP2 have been unveiled in occasion of the company's Capital Market's Day at their factory in Maranello. These limited-edition special-series cars are the first in a new segment called 'Icona' and take inspiration from the most reminiscent Ferraris of the 1950s and feature the most advanced sports car technology available today. Aimed towards dedicated clients and collectors, the Monza SP1 and SP2 reference the iconic "Ferrari racing Barchettas" of the past which translates to "little Read More...
Ferrari Portofino to Make Its Indian Debut on September 28
September 15, 2018 | Videh Vora
Ferrari California, a convertible, front-engined Ferrari, made to cruise across beautiful roads with the wind flowing across your hair while you listen to a beautiful V8 engine grumbling across its rev range. Replaced by the California T, a turbocharged and a yet better driving car has come to the end of its life, making way for the Portofino. Named after an Italian fishing village, the Portofino is going to make its Indian debut on September 28. The car would still use the Read More...
Ferrari 488 Pista Spider Makes Its World Debut At Pebble Beach
August 27, 2018 | Suvil Susvirkar
Ferrari's new Special Series model, the 488 Pista Spider, was unveiled during the world-famous Concours d'Elegance at Pebble Beach in California. The Ferrari 488 Pista Spider is the 50th drop-top model from the Prancing Horse. The new car sets a new benchmark for Ferrari for spider performance with an unprecedented weight-power ratio. A result made possible by the adoption of the most powerful Ferrari V8 engine ever, which was recently named Best Engine in the world for the third consecutive Read More...
1962 Ferrari 250 GTO Is Estimated To Bring In Excess Of $45 Million At The Auction
June 21, 2018 | Suvil Susvirkar
If you thought that the $1.8 Million Harley-Davidson Blue Edition was expensive, what would you say about paying over USD 45 million for a Ferrari? No, it's not a typo, and that figure is not missing a decimal point. RM Sotheby has announce that it has secured a 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO, perhaps the ultimate collector car, for what is set to be its most exciting Monterey auction offering to date. Ferrari's 250 GTO was effectively the final evolution of the marque's famous 250 Read More...
Tailor Made Ferrari 488 Pista Unveiled At Le Mans
June 15, 2018 | Aditya Nadkarni
On occasion of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Italian marquee Ferrari has unveiled the 'Piloti Ferrari' specification for the 488 Pista. This special custom creation, the latest from the company's tailor made programme, has been designed to recognise the success of clients who race Ferraris. Scheduled to make its debut on the eve of the French endurance race at the Circuit de la Sarthe, the tailor-made Ferrari 488 Pista is inspired by AF Corse's number 51 car, with which Alessandro Read More...
One-Off Ferrari SP38 Breaks Cover
May 24, 2018 | Aditya Nadkarni
Italian sports car manufacturer Ferrari has unveiled a one-off model known as the Ferrari SP38. The model was unveiled at the Fiorano, where, after the ceremonial handover to one of Ferrari's most dedicated customers, the car was immediately put through its paces in a series of hot laps. Designed by the Ferrari Design Centre on the chassis and running gear of the standard 488 GTB, this unique car reflects the specific vision of a client with a deep passion for racing. The Read More...
VIDEO: Ferrari 812 Superfast On German Autobahn Explains Why Is It Called Super Fast!
May 11, 2018 | Suvil Susvirkar
The Ferrari 812 Superfast, the Italian brand's most powerful V12 road car ever, was launched in India and was priced at INR 5.20 crore (ex-showroom). The supercar was recently unveiled by Navnit Motors, the official dealer for Ferrari in Mumbai. Most of us can not get behind the wheel of the 812 Superfast, let alone test the limits of that V12 engine. But an on-board, POV footage from Germany gives us a glimpse of what it feels like to unleash 800 horses on Read More...
INR 5.20 Crore Ferrari 812 Superfast Unveiled In Mumbai
Navnit Motors, the official dealer for Ferrari in Mumbai, has unveiled the all-new 812 Superfast. True to its name, the 812 Superfast is the fastest road-going Ferrari ever built. Powered by the new naturally aspirated 6.5-litre V12, the vehicle achieves its maximum power output of 789 bhp (800 hp) at 8,500 rpm with a maximum speed of 340 Km/h. The 0 to 100 takes just 2.9 seconds. The Ferrari 812 Superfast was launched in India at INR 5.20 Crore (ex-showroom). Visually, Read More...
New 2018 Ferrari 812 Superfast Launched In India; Priced At INR 5.20 Crore
March 12, 2018 | Suvil Susvirkar
The Ferrari 812 Superfast is the company's most powerful V12 road car ever and it has landed in India. Ferrari launched the 812 Superfast in India with prices started from INR 5.20 crore (ex-showroom). Visually, the 812 Superfast gets more aggressive bodywork with active aerodynamic aids to boost down-force or reduce drag, depending on the scenario. Inside, the car gets a new dashboard with an updated instrument cluster display, along with upgraded sports seats and tweaked steering wheel controls. The Ferrari Read More...

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Why are sales conversion rates important?
Every business focuses on lead and sales conversion rates via their company website or blogs. Many of you are adopting some kind of marketing automation process, in order to convert website visitors or prospects into leads, and nurture them through your sales pipeline using email marketing.
This takes place once they have signed up for downloadable content or a webinar on a landing page. Leads earned this way are classed as marketing qualified leads or MQL's.
Leading marketing automation platforms enable you to build landing pages, add calls to action to your blog posts, and share your content into the social media channels your customers often operate in.
This standard format of marketing is yielding decreasing conversions as the increase in content released onto search engines accrues. Content marketing as it is commonly referred to, saw masses of blog posts released by companies trying to educate their prospects and customers, about new and current products and services. They used content for SEO gains, by targeting both long and short tail keywords within blog post titles, with a focus on search relevancy.
Amazingly, whilst all this has been happening, conversions have been reducing, sales cycles have been extending and sales personnel are complaining evermore, that the quality of lead is still mixed and not as qualified as we first think.
And to think we also lead score in the midst of all of this.
So where does this affect profitability?
Does that seem difficult to comprehend? Are you even tracking your sales cycle in this way?
If not, don't worry as there is an answer (and you just got it) to start to do this.
However, the inbound lead generation process is often long and laborious in terms of lead nurturing and here's why.
This process whilst well thought out, is often focused on a period of weeks to nurture prospects, involving timed release of nurturing emails and blog post articles, and potentially other ebooks or white papers.
It doesn't capture intent. It still works on the premise that your prospect is uneducated, doesn't know what they want and that you can give it to them in a timely relaxed UNOBTRUSIVE fashion.
It doesn't matter what stage of the funnel the prospect enters, they could be ready to buy. We are relying on what keywords we believe to be top of the funnel, or middle or bottom of the funnel to gauge the readiness of the prospect to buy.
If a prospect is ready to buy and you haven't geared that page or blog post up to support that, it's over, you lose them. They will be off, looking for a more intuitive experience that makes their decision easy to commit to.
Now here's an alternative. Let's say you're a business doing great work in generating high levels of traffic but still seeing low conversions, then you need another option in the mix.
A lead bot is a chatbot that is not focused on trying to deliver a fantastic experience through (AI) Artificial Intelligence, but is designed solely to capture the intent of your website or landing page prospect in the heat of the moment.
Let's talk turkey, it's about closing deals, no matter what fancy strategy, marketing automation platform or paid search strategy you have. Bottom line is the bottom line and your sales staff generate that.
A lead bot, unlike a chatbot is designed to support the sales process. It's designed to use minimal questioning to lead a prospect down the funnel and qualify them as a chat qualified lead or a CQL.
Once you have a CQL you have a red hot buyer looking to spend some cash.
So what is a CQL and how does that help a salesperson?
Well that's another good question, ultimately a chat qualified lead is a prospect that has just told your lead bot that they are ready to buy, and have answered questions that back that up – that you have as a record on your dashboard.
If the visitor answers just browsing, he says "Cool, thanks for visiting I hope you enjoy the content" and is registered as a bad lead. This is a scoring mechanism.
Note that I'm offering options, this isn't left open to ambiguity or freedom of choice so you are already narrowing down exactly what the prospect needs help with.
Again, limited options aimed at qualifying the prospect simply and effectively.
And there you go, really easily chat qualified lead ready to buy.
That's not the ultimate service, if you have a good sized sales team then you have additional benefits in the fact that you can have them watch these website or landing page conversations take place in real time allowing them to jump into extremely hot leads as they are being qualified and wow, that should make a huge difference.
In fact it does and I wrote an ebook that covers off 10 huge brands using chatbots for ordering and customer service, yet none of these revealed the conversion rates. I then list 10 B2B businesses using leadbots who have listed the impact it has had to their conversions, sales and lead statistics.
You should download it as it helps you plan your leadbot too!
So there you have it, from a sales perspective you now know how do chatbots improve conversion rates on websites.


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Gt East Standen Manor Cottage - Isle of Wight - Sleeps 5
Cottage set in 60 acres of unspoilt downland with splendid views
2 Bedrooms, Sleeps 4
Ron and Linda Scotchbrook would like to welcome you to Great East Standen Manor Cottage
Our beautifully appointed detached cottage is available all year round, set in a tranquil valley in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, near Arreton. The cottage sleeps 4 adults plus a cot bed/z bed.
Set in 60 acres of unspoilt downland with splendid views
Perfect for walking, cycling and bird-watching
Excellent out-riding with stabling available on site
Great local pubs serving food within walking distance
2 miles from Newport, the Island's capital with a good range of interesting shops
15 minutes from Wightlink and Red Funnel ferries
At the entrance gate to Great East Standen Manor there is a large pond, so sit here for a while and feed the ducks. A bridle path leads to a network of footpaths and bridle paths that run across the Island. You are welcome to bring your own horse, carriage or horse box and enjoy the superb out riding from the Cottage. Alternatively, you might enjoy metal detecting on this site where there has been a house since the 13th Century. There is an abundance of wildlife - buzzards, owls, red squirrels, herons, badgers, stoats and foxes. The cottage has its own garden and patio area with a barbecue, where you can sit and hear nothing but the birds. The cottage is an ideal holiday haven for bird watchers, photographers, painters as well as walkers and lovers of the peace, beauty and tranquility of the countryside.
The cottage is thought to date back to around 1503 or earlier. A more detailed history of the Manor can be read on our history page. A stone mullion gothic style window and various ancient timbers were found and they have been incorporated in the restoration of the cottage.The cottage was probably originally built as a chapel and converted to a barn in the 18th century when another floor was added.
This interesting thatched cottage was restored during 2006 & 2007 using traditional methods and materials such as thatch, oak joinery, lime plastering to the highest standards, with the accent on character.
We were successful in winning The Isle of Wight Society Conservation Award in February 2007.
The cottage is south facing and very light and airy. It is cool in the summer and cosy in the winter.
The large ground floor is open plan and has a terracotta tiled floor throughout. The sitting area has a fireplace housing an early Victorian cast iron stove. The kitchen has solid wood units with beech worktops, the kitchen has a built in electric oven and hob, a microwave and dishwasher. There is an easy angled cast iron spiral staircase which allows access to the 1st floor.
This property has been listed with Stilwell's Cottages Direct for 7 years
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Olympic Games Men's Marathon: Kipchoge poised to claim Kenya's second marathon gold
08/20/2016 Rehearsal Final rehearsal
Abbott World Marathon Majors champion Eliud Kipchoge will start as a hot favorite for Olympic gold in the Rio Games men's marathon this Sunday, when he aims to take an outright lead at the top of the Series X leaderboard.
Kipchoge produced a masterful performance in April when he smashed the Virgin Money London Marathon course record in 2:03:05, the second fastest time ever on a record legitimate course. It was the 31-year-old's sixth victory in seven marathons since 2013, a sequence that has brought him four of the best 13 times in history and saw him crowned Series IX Abbott World Marathon Majors champion.
Kipchoge now sits on top of the Series X standings with 25 points alongside this year's Boston marathon winner, Lemi Berhanu Haylu of Ethiopia, and a second victory in Rio would give him an almost unassailable lead in the 12-month, eight-race contest. Kipchoge's London time was just eight seconds outside Dennis Kimetto's world record and in Rio he will have in his sights on Sammy Wanjiru's Olympic record of 2:06:32 from Beijing eight years ago as he aims to emulate his late compatriot by becoming the second Kenyan man to win Olympic marathon gold.
Following Jemima Sumgong's thrilling triumph in the women's race last Sunday, victory for Kipchoge would mark the first time in Olympic marathon history that athletes from the same country have won both marathon titles. But Kipchoge will not be the only Kenyan with that aim in his mind, for he will be joined on the start line in Rio's Sambodrome by Stanley Biwott, the 2015 TCS New York City Marathon champion who lies joint third in the Series X standings after finishing second in London, and Wesley Korir who is seventh in the standings after finishing fourth in Boston.
As ever, the main threat to Kenyan dominance will come from Ethiopia, not least from Lemi Berhanu whose hard fought Boston victory came just three months after placing second at the Dubai Marathon in 2:04:33, nine seconds behind winner and compatriot Tesfaye Abera. Abera's Dubai victory in this year's third fastest time earned him a place in his nation's Olympic team while Tokyo Marathon champion Feyisa Lelisa, Ethiopia's third man in Rio, will also have his eyes on a medal.
Lelisa was third in the BMW BERLIN Marathon last September and placed equal third overall in the Series IX AbbottWMM standings. Both he and Abera will be looking for their first points of the Series X campaign.
The favorites may come from Kenya and Ethiopia but championship marathons are notoriously unpredictable, as proved by Stephen Kiprotich whose shock victory at the London Games four years ago was only Uganda's second Olympic athletics title. Kiprotich's outstanding championships record means he should not be overlooked as he returns to defend his Olympic crown in 2016. He went on to win world gold in 2013 after placing eighth in 2011 and was sixth at the Beijing World Championships last summer.
The man who won that race will also be one to watch in Rio. Ghirmay Ghebreslassie (Eritrea) became the youngest ever championship marathon gold medallist when he took the Beijing title aged just 19 and he followed up with an impressive fourth place at this year's London Marathon. If he wins in Rio, he will break an 84-year old record to become the youngest ever (by 40 days) Olympic marathon champion. Another strong performance from the Eritrean could see him adding to his four Series X points while his compatriots Amanuel Mesel, who was ninth in Beijing last year, and Tewelde Estifanos, the 2015 Oita Marathon champion, could also threaten the top 10.
Runners representing Bahrain were prominent in the women's race last Sunday and Shumi Dechasa should feature among the leaders in the men's event. Dechasa broke the national record to win the Hamburg Marathon in 2014 and was fifth at the Beijing World Championships 12 months ago.
The European challenge should come from former Kenyan Kaan Kigen Özbilen, who broke the Turkish record to finish third in the Seoul Marathon in March, and Swiss record breaker Tadesse Abraham, who was fourth in Seoul and won the European half marathon title just a month ago.
Meb Keflezighi (USA) knows all about running Olympic marathons and the Athens 2004 silver medallist who was fourth at the London Games returns for a third shot at gold at the age of 41. The former Boston and New York winner leads a US team that includes London 2012 10,000m silver medallist Galen Rupp.
The presence of Brazil's two-time New York champion Marilson dos Santos on the start line should attract large crowds to the coast-hugging course for what should be another fascinating race. At 39, Dos Santos's best days may be behind him, but he was fifth at London 2012 and with strong support could be highly placed again at his home Games. He joins Kipchoge, Kiprotich and Keflezighi as the only men in the field with multiple Majors wins.
The Rio Olympic Games men's marathon starts at 09:30 local time Sunday.
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Sweet Crisis – "Black Magic" [single] – rock
Sweet Crisis' new single "Black Magic" is a hit-in-waiting that pays homage to the good old days of classic rock. It's hard not to nod along to the multiple layers of electric guitar (including a layer of slide!) and the strong drum beat. Lead vocalist Leo Robarts' voice ties the group's sound together perfectly as he sings about love being like black magic. On top of all of this wonderful music, Sweet Crisis treats us to not one, but two solos! There's not much else to say about this rock masterpiece. Give "Black Magic" a listen below to experience Sweet Crisis' classic rock vibes for yourself!
Continue reading "Kelsey's Prime Slices of the Week (7/8-7/12): Sweet Crisis, Leif Vollebekk"
Author Kelsey JohnsonPosted on July 12, 2019 July 12, 2019 Categories Blog, Music Review, New Music Picks
Kate Schutt is a New York City-based singer, songwriter, guitarist and producer. Schutt received education in Harvard's English department, where she studied the influence of jazz on modern poetry, and at Berklee College of Music, where she studied jazz guitar. Growing up, her biggest influence was the electrifying music of Tina Turner, which inspired her to learn to play the guitar, bass, and drums, and also how to arrange music, produce records, and write film and theater scores.
Kate stopped by the BIRN studios to play a live set on June 22, 2019. Listen to the entire set here:
Watch Kate play "Fight the Good Fight" and "Nothing I Won't Bear" here:
Author Tony BrownPosted on July 11, 2019 July 12, 2019 Categories Blog
Hippo Campus– Demos II – (indie alternative)
Hippo Campus album Demos II is a collection of material that came to life during the sessions around the band's most recent album Bambi, and includes such fan favorites and live staples as "No Poms," "Chapstick," and "Joy." This album is a window into the creative process that is album making. It allows a glimpse into the different changes that songs take on to eventually become what we know as the finished product. Demos II is an eclectic map of stories and recurring motifs that make this reel of "demos" feel more like a finished album. The album is fun to listen to and will keep you stomping your feet and grooving with it for at least the rest of 2019. While the music from this album would later become Bambi, it is just as great to listen to and it is interesting to compare the two releases.
Here's what the band had to say about the album: "When we made plans to release Demos II, it felt like this incredibly cathartic purge. So we decided not only to include the songs that would eventually become Bambi, but also include other things we were writing and working on over the summer of 2017 and the winter of 2018. It means you can hear a pretty expansive document of where we were creatively throughout the process."
This record is fantastic and could not be more highly recommended. Check them both out on any major platform!
Author Ryan ReidPosted on July 10, 2019 July 12, 2019 Categories Blog
Surf Curse – "Disco" [single] – (indie pop)
With the new single "Disco," musical duo Surf Curse manages to put a modern spin on the idea of disco, while still maintaining the original upbeat aspects of the disco era. "Disco" is a wonderfully dance-worthy song that draws on the lighthearted aspects of the indie pop genre – clean guitars and energizing drumbeats. Light music and simple lyrics come together to create a track that one can easily sing along with or dance to. Why not both though? Listen to "Disco" below!
Continue reading "Kelsey's Prime Slices of the Week (7/1-7/5): Surf Curse, Run River North"
Author Kelsey JohnsonPosted on July 5, 2019 July 10, 2019 Categories Blog, Music Review, New Music Picks
Kishi Bashi – Omoiyari – (indie pop)
Kishi Bashi's newest work, Omoiyari, which translates roughly from Japanese to mean "creating compassion towards others," connects the difficult subject of the internment of the Japanese during WWII and mixes it with summery arrangements of acoustic instruments, modern pop, and indie styling to paint this entire sweet, yet melancholy world around the listener. The album touches on many different aspects of the internment, but in a unique way, to imply that the human spirit will continue through the most trying times. For example, "Summer of '42" is a soft sweet song about a love growing inside one of these camps.
This album is Kishi Bashi's most mature work, and was inspired by visiting the remains of many of these internment camps. As a Japanese American, this subject truly resonated with him to create what would be considered, a masterpiece. This is truly a summer album, but in a bittersweet way, considering the message presented, but the music is perfect to lay down at the end of a hot day and relax too. Continue reading "Ryan's Reviews: Omoiyari by Kishi Bashi"
Author Ryan ReidPosted on July 3, 2019 July 9, 2019 Categories Blog
Video: Brayla plays BIRN Alive!
Brayla and band give a soulful R&B and Latin jazz-inspired serenade, exclusively here at the BIRN studios!
Brayla – Voice
Alec Winter- Keyboard
Fernando Felo Lopez- Percussion
Songs featured in this video: "Alright" and "10 Seconds."
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BIRN Alive is home to great live performances and insightful conversation every Saturday at 4:00 p.m. EDT on BIRN1.
Author Ryan ReidPosted on June 26, 2019 July 9, 2019 Categories Blog
Video: Danielle Ponder plays BIRN Alive!
Danielle Ponder, a vocalist and songwriter whose voice ranks with the best working in the industry today, performed April 20 on BIRN Alive.
In 2016 the soulful powerhouse singer released her debut EP Blow Out The Sun and has since performed around the world. This sensational singer lists powerful influences like Nina Simone, Big Mama Thornton, Shirley Chisholm, Cornel West and Lauryn Hill. Ponder opens her mouth to sing or speak and it's readily apparent, there's another name that belongs in that pantheon as well.
For more information on Danielle Ponder visit danielleponder.com. Instagram: @daniellepondermusic
Video: Anna Clendening plays BIRN Alive!
Watch America's Got Talent contestant and internet star Anna Clendening perform a acoustic version of "Bend & Break" on BIRN Alive!
Clendening first came to the public's attention as a Vine star and later as a contestant on season 9 of America's Got Talent. She has amassed over 89 million views on her YouTube channel and over 50 million streams on Spotify as of March 2019.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/annaclendening/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/annaclendening08
Twitter: @annclendening
Her official site is here.
Author Ryan ReidPosted on June 26, 2019 June 26, 2019 Categories Blog
Video: Hien plays BIRN Alive!
Indie electronica artist Hien graced the BIRN studios for an amazing live in-studio set on Saturday, June 15, 2019.
For more information on Hien:
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Instagram: @hien999
Twitter: @hienmusic
Kelsey's Prime Slices of the Week (6/17-6/21): Aron Blom, Esther Rose
Aron Blom "King Kong" [single] – indie pop
Aron Blom is an artist with a distinct and beautiful voice that you'll want to sit and listen to all day long. His new single "King Kong" shows off his smooth voice, as well as some great production. The song takes listeners on a musical journey as multiple layers come together seamlessly to give them exactly what they want, without being predictable. It starts with simple instrumentation that focuses on a guitar line and Blom's voice, and quickly grows into a musical masterpiece that'll make you want to dance. It even has a brass-y surprise for you at the end! I cannot recommend this single enough – check it out below!
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Author Kelsey JohnsonPosted on June 21, 2019 June 25, 2019 Categories Blog, Music Review, New Music Picks


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Q: Why free topological groups on Tychonoff spaces? This is a question of the motivation for a common assumption found in the literature.
The free topological group $F(X)$ on a space $X$ exists for all spaces $X$ (It seems this was first shown by Katutani and Samuel). I mean "free topological group" in the sense that $F:Top\rightarrow TG$ is left adjoint to the forgetful functor $U:TG\rightarrow Top$ from the category of topological groups to the category of topological spaces.
$F(X)$ is well studied when $X$ is a Tychonoff space. This permits the application of pseudometrics which seems to be a powerful tool for describing the complicated topological structure of $F(X)$. Also, it seems to be a useful fact that the canonical map $\sigma:X\rightarrow F(X)$ is an embedding when $X$ is Tychonoff.
These two conveniences do seem to make it convenient to study $F(X)$ when $X$ is Tychonoff but it seems almost no one is interested in $F(X)$ when $X$ is not Tychonoff. Why is this? Are these uninteresting for some reason?

A: Let $X$ be a topological space. If $F(X)$ is $T_0$ then I think $F(X)$ is isomorphic (as topological groups) to $F(Y)$, where $Y$ is the Tychonofficiation (see below) of $X$. So it is enough to study topological free groups on a Tychonoff space.
Explanation:
First let me remind myself about some notation. Completely regular means that any point can be separated from a closed set not containing it by a continuous real-valued function. Tychonoff then means completely regular and $T_2$(=Hausdorff). Any topological group is completely regular; and for topological groups $T_0$ is equivalent to $T_2$.
Suppose $X$ is an arbitrary topological space, and let $Y$ be its "Tychonoffication" (!). That is, set theoretically $Y$ is the quotient of $X$ by the equivalence relation $x\sim x'$ if and only $f(x)=f(x')$ for all continuous $f:X\to\mathbb{R}$; each such $f$ descends to $Y$ and we give $Y$ the weak topology induced by all these real-valued maps. This makes $Y$ into a Tychonoff space which I think satisfies the following universal property: any continuous map from $X$ to a Tychonoff space factors uniquely through $Y$. Also, the natural map $X\to Y$ induces an isomorphism $C(Y)\stackrel{\cong}{\to} C(X)$, where $C(-)$ denotes the ring of real-valued continuous functions.
Assuming $F(X)$ is $T_0$, then the natural map $F(X)\to F(Y)$ seems to be an isomorphism of topological groups. It is enough to construct an inverse. Since $F(X)$ is $T_0$, it is even $T_2$, and therefore it is Tychonoff. So the natural map $X\to F(X)$ factors through $Y$ and induces $F(Y)\to F(X)$, which surely does the trick?
What about that $T_0$ assumption?
Lots of people are only interested in Hausdorff topological groups, so it seems reasonable to only study spaces $X$ for which $F(X)$ is $T_0$ (hence $T_2$). Otherwise you could replace $Y$ by the "complete-regularization" of $X$ (i.e. $X$ equipped with the weak topology induced by $C(X)$) and repeat the argument, but it doesn't work so nicely.
Edit:
While I was typing my answer, you asked about this Tychonoffication business!

A: Hi.
This is mainly because one wants to have $X$ as a subspace of $F(X)$. Since every topological group is tychonoff (:=closed sets can be seperated from points outside by continouos functions) and so is every subspace. So being Tychonoff is necessary (and sufficient) for $X$ being a subspace of $F(X)$.

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Diego Maurício Machado de Brito, mais conhecido como Diego Maurício (Rio de Janeiro, 25 de junho de 1991) é um futebolista brasileiro que atua como atacante. Atualmente joga pelo Odisha.

Diego Maurício também é conhecido como Drogbinha, apelido dado por torcedores do Flamengo por sua semelhança estética com Didier Drogba.

Carreira

Flamengo
Em 2010, o jogador subiu das categorias de base promovido por Rogério Lourenço e logo na sua primeira partida contra o , sofreu o pênalti do jogo. Seu primeiro gol saiu numa partida contra o  no qual ele recebeu um passe de Léo Moura e fez o gol do empate com um gol para cada time. Admirado pelo então técnico Vanderlei Luxemburgo, o jogador passou a ganhar mais chances na reta final do Campeonato Brasileiro de 2010 e fez partidas importantes ajudando o  a escapar do rebaixamento.

Em 2011, Diego recebeu chances do técnico Vanderlei Luxemburgo devido a má fase do titular Deivid mas não correspondeu e passou a ser considerado reserva de ouro. O  recusou uma oferta de R$ 11,5 milhões (€ 5 milhões) do Shakhtar Donetsk da Ucrânia pelo atacante.

Já em 2012, Diego recebeu novas chances com o técnico Joel Santana, sendo titular em várias partidas do Campeonato Brasileiro de 2012 daquele ano, mas novamente sem impressionar, acabou voltando para a reserva.

Alania Vladikavkaz
Foi contratado pelo , da Rússia, em 14 de agosto de 2012.

Sport
Foi emprestado ao Sport, do Brasil, pelo  em 19 de julho de 2013 com um contrato que irá durar até o fim do ano.

Vitória de Setúbal
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Bragantino
Em janeiro de 2015, Diego Maurício rescindiu contrato com o clube português e acertou com o Bragantino até o final do ano.

Shijiazhuang Ever Brigth

Em fevereiro de 2016, Diego Maurício foi anunciado pelo Shijiazhuang Ever Brigth, emprestado pelo Bragantino. O jogador admitiu que recebeu no início desse ano propostas de um rival de seu ex-clube Flamengo.

Gangwon FC
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Busan IPark
Já na temporada de 2019, Diego busca mais espaço indo para o Busan IPark Football Club, da Segunda Divisão do futebol coreano.

CSA
No dia 06 de janeiro de 2020, foi anunciado pelo CSA, de Alagoas, para a temporada de 2020. Retorna ao futebol brasileiro após 4 anos.

Seleção Brasileira

Sub-20
Em 30 de novembro de 2010, foi convocado pelo treinador da Seleção Brasileira Sub-20 Ney Franco, para a disputa do Campeonato Sul-Americano Sub-20.

Em 1 de fevereiro de 2011, marcou seu primeiro gol com a camisa da Seleção Sub-20. E junto com o Neymar, Lucas, Rafael Galhardo, entre tantos outros levaram o Brasil ao título do Campeonato Sul-Americano Sub-20, ganhando a vaga para as Olimpíadas de Londres 2012.

Estatísticas
Até 17 de abril de 2016.

Clubes

 a. Jogos da Copa do Brasil
 b. Jogos da Copa Sul-Americana
 c. Jogos do Campeonato Carioca e Jogos Amistoso

Títulos
  Flamengo
 Campeonato Carioca: 2011
 Taça Guanabara: 2011
 Taça Rio: 2011

  Seleção Brasileira Sub-20
 Sul-Americano Sub-20: 2011

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Naturais da cidade do Rio de Janeiro
Futebolistas do Rio de Janeiro (estado)
Futebolistas do Clube de Regatas do Flamengo
Futebolistas do FC Alania Vladikavkaz
Futebolistas do Sport Club do Recife
Futebolistas do Vitória Futebol Clube (Setúbal)
Futebolistas do Red Bull Bragantino
Futebolistas do Al-Qadisiyah Football Club
Futebolistas do Gangwon FC
Futebolistas do Busan IPark
Futebolistas do Centro Sportivo Alagoano
Futebolistas do Odisha FC
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SB: Gators wrap-up Littlewood Classic with three run-rule wins
By Brian D. Fox, Jr. on February 17, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )
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Florida softball completed the Littlewood Classic with a trio of victories on Saturday and Sunday. The Gators completed the tournament with a 5-0 record including a win over #14 Arizona State on Friday.
Florida defeated San Diego 12-4 to open Saturday's play and finished the day with a 13-1 win over Utah State. Both games were started by true freshmen pitchers.
On Sunday, the Gators also run-ruled Central Michigan by an 8-0 final and moved to 11-0 on the season.
SATURDAY (GAME ONE):
FLORIDA 12, SAN DIEGO 4
RUNS HITS ERRORS
GATORS 12 15 1
USD 4 7 0
Tempe, AZ – The Gators began the second day of the Littlewood Classic with a matchup against the University of San Diego. The Toreros were little competition as the Gators scorched them for 15 hits. Florida improved to 9-0 with the victory.
Game Trends
Florida opened the game with three runs before the Toreros had a chance to bat. Kendyl Lindaman hit a 2-0 pitch back up the middle for the first score of the game. Hannah Adams drew a bases loaded walk that scored Danielle Romanello and Sophia Reynoso singled home Lindaman to get to the 3-0 score.
Florida added a run in the second with a single by Jordan Roberts that scored Amanda Lorenz.
San Diego broke through in the bottom of the second when Sophia Bjerk turned on a 3-2 pitch from freshman Danni Farley for a solo homer.
Lorenz doubled in Hannah Sipos to increase the lead to 5-1.
Florida added three runs in the fourth inning and four runs in the fifth frame highlighted by Jaimie Hoover's two-run triple.
The Toreros got a couple back in the fifth inning including a two-run blast by Lindsay Clare, but it wasn't enough to avoid a run-rule. The Gators finished the contest with a 12-4 victory through five innings of play.
Farley pitched a complete game and earned her first career decision. Her final line read as: 5 innings, 4 runs (3 earned), 7 hits, 3 strikeouts, and 3 walks.
Fast Stats:
Amanda Lorenz went 2-3 with a double, 2 RBI, and a run scored.
Sophia Reynoso finished 3-4 with 3 RBI.
Kendyl Lindaman went 2-2 with a walk and an RBI.
Florida went 10-18 (.556) with runners in scoring position.
W: Farley (1-0)
L: Madison Earnshaw (1-5)
SATURDAY (GAME TWO):
FLORIDA 13, UTAH STATE 1
USU 1 2 3
Tempe, AZ- The Gators finished the Saturday portion of the Littlewood Classic with another rout over inferior competition, this time in Mountain West foe Utah State. Freshman Elizabeth Hightower started the game and pitched all five innings in the run-rule victory for Florida.
Florida scored nine runs in the first two innings to put away the Aggies early. Catcher Kendyl Lindaman crushed a three run homer to open the scoring in the first inning.
Jaimie Hoover followed in the second inning with a three run homer of her own that increased the lead to 9-0.
The Gators added two runs in the third when Amanda Lorenz singled in Alex Voss to increase the lead to 10-0. Jordan Roberts added a sacrifice fly later in the inning to further increase the Florida advantage.
The Gators added a run in both the fourth and fifth innings as well.
Elizabeth Hightower received her first career start and held a perfect game one time through the Aggies lineup. Hightower ran into a problem in the fourth however. Utah State got their only run on a bases loaded walk to Erin Kuba.
Elizabeth Hightower finished with a statline of: 5 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 10 Ks, 2 BB.
Amanda Lorenz went 2-3 with two runs scored and an RBI
Kendyl Lindaman finished 2-2 with 3 RBI and 2 runs scored.
Jaimie Hoover finished 3-4 with 4 RBI in the game.
W: Hightower (1-0)
L: Kapri Toone (0-2)
FLORIDA 8, CENTRAL MICHIGAN 0
CMU 0 2 3
GATORS 8 6 0
Tampa, FL- Florida finished the Littlewood Classic with an 8-0 victory over the Central Michigan Chippewas. Florida improved to 11-0 with the victory.
Game Trends:
The Chippewas actually managed to get out of the first inning unscathed, but Florida would strike in the second inning. Jordan Roberts homered to center to open the scoring and Sophia Reynoso hit a sacrifice fly that scored Danielle Romanello.
In the third inning, Roberts hit an RBI single that scored Jordan Matthews which was followed by a Romanello single that scored Kendyl Lindaman and pushed the Gators lead to 4-0.
Jordan Matthews capped the night with a two run homer in the bottom of the fourth that put the game in run-rule territory.
Kelly Barnhill pitched four innings in picking up her sixth win of the season. Natalie Lugo pitched the fifth inning and the two combined for 11 strikeouts in the contest.
Jordan Matthews went 2-3 with 2 RBI on the afternoon.
Jordan Roberts also went 2-3 with 2 runs scored and two RBI as well.
Kelly Barnhill pitched four innings, allowing only one hit and walked one Chippewas batter.
The Gators went 8-11 (.727) on advancement opportunities against Central Michigan.
W: Barnhill (6-0)
L: Stein (0-2)
Categories: Softball, Spring Sports
Tagged as: Central Michigan Chippewa, Florida Gators, San Diego Toreros, Utah State Aggies
BSB: Gators open 2019 with sweep of Dirtbags; O'Sullivan earns win #500
MBB: Florida PG Andrew Nembhard named SEC co-Freshman of the Week


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Shackelford v. Blades
DALE CARTER SHACKELFORD, Petitioner,
WARDEN RANDY BLADES, Respondent.
DAVID C. NYE CHIEF U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE
Pending before the Court is an Amended Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by Idaho prisoner Dale Carter Shackelford ("Petitioner" or "Shackelford"), challenging Petitioner's Latah County convictions and fixed life sentences. Dkt. 9. The Court previously dismissed Claims 2(a), 5, 6, 7, 8, and 10 of the Amended Petition. See Dkt. 29. The remaining claims in the Amended Petition-Claims 1, 2(b), 3, 4, and 9-are now fully briefed and ripe for adjudication. Dkt. 37, 39, 44.
The Court takes judicial notice of the records from Petitioner's state court proceedings, which have been lodged by Respondent. (Dkt. 14.) See Fed. R. Evid. 201(b); Dawson v. Mahoney, 451 F.3d 550, 551 n.1 (9th Cir. 2006).
Having carefully reviewed the record in this matter, including the state court record, the Court concludes that oral argument is unnecessary. See D. Idaho L. Civ. R. 7.1(d). Accordingly, the Court enters the following Order denying habeas corpus relief.
Absent clear and convincing evidence to the contrary, see 28 U.S.C. § 2254(e)(1), the following facts of Petitioner's case, as described by the Idaho Supreme Court, are presumed correct[1]:
Dale Shackelford was convicted of the murders of his ex-wife, Donna Fontaine, and her boyfriend, Fred Palahniuk, which occurred near the Latah County town of Kendrick, Idaho, in May 1999. The State alleged that Shackelford conspired with Martha Millar, Bernadette Lasater, Mary Abitz, Sonja Abitz, and, John Abitz. Millar and Lasater worked for Shackelford's trucking business, Shackelford Enterprises, in Missouri. The Abitz family lived near the residence where the bodies of Donna and Fred were found. Sonja Abitz was Shackelford's fiancée at the time of the murders, and John and Mary Abitz are Sonja's parents. The alleged conspirators eventually pled guilty to charges related to the murders.
Shackelford and Donna married in Missouri in December 1995 and the relationship ended in the summer of 1997, with the couple divorcing in November of that year. Donna accused Shackelford of raping her in July 1997, and charges were filed in 1998. In the spring of 1999, Donna developed a relationship with Fred and, on May 28, 1999, the two visited Donna's brother, Gary Fontaine, at the home Gary and Donna's daughter owned together outside of Kendrick. The morning of May 29, Donna, Fred, and Gary went to the Locust Blossom Festival in Kendrick, where they met John, Mary, and Sonja Abitz.
After leaving the festival, Gary went to the Abitz's house, but he left around dark, returned home, noticed Donna's pickup in the driveway, and smelled smoke. Gary called the Abitz's house and reported that his two-story garage was on fire. Mary, Sonja, Ted Meske (Mary's brother), and Shackelford arrived at the fire and various individuals tried to extinguish it, but were unsuccessful.
At 7:40 p.m., Latah County Sheriff Patrol Deputy Richard Skiles was called to investigate the fire at 2168 Three Bear Road. When Skiles arrived at the scene, nearly an hour later, he observed several persons-including Gary Fontaine, Mary Abitz, Sonja Abitz, Brian Abitz (Sonja's brother), Ted Meske, and Shackelford-standing near the garage that was completely engulfed in flames. Based upon information obtained from Ted and Shackelford, Deputy Skiles contacted dispatch to have an on-call detective sent "because there was a possibility there could be a suicide victim in the fire." By the time the fire department arrived, the garage had been utterly destroyed. Several hours later, after the fire had been extinguished, two bodies were found in the rubble. The bodies were subsequently identified as the remains of Donna and Fred. At trial, a state fire investigator testified as to his opinion that the fire was arson.
Doctor Robert Cihak conducted autopsies of the remains, which were severely burned. Shotgun pellets were found in Donna's right chest region and a bullet was found in the back of her neck. Dr. Cihak opined that the bullet wound was fatal and was inflicted when Donna was still alive. A bullet was also found in Fred's body behind the upper breastbone, which Dr. Cihak concluded was the cause of death. Dr. Cihak offered his opinion that Donna and Fred were dead at the time of the fire.
State v. Shackelford, 247 P.3d 582, 588-89 (Idaho 2010) (Shackelford I) (also found at State's Lodging C-19 at 2-3) (footnote omitted).
The jury found Petitioner guilty of two counts of first-degree murder, as well as conspiracy to commit murder, arson, conspiracy to commit arson, and preparing false evidence. Petitioner received fixed life sentences for each murder conviction and the murder-conspiracy conviction, [2] and he received shorter fixed terms of imprisonment on the remaining convictions.
CLAIMS PRESENTLY AT ISSUE
Petitioner's federal habeas corpus petition asserts numerous claims, five of which remain for adjudication on the merits.[3] Claim 1 asserts that Petitioner was denied his counsel of choice in violation of the Sixth Amendment. Claim 2(b) asserts a due process violation based on the jury instruction on the false-evidence charge, which did not define the word "produced." In Claim 3, Petitioner asserts a violation of the Ex Post Facto Clause based on the trial court's refusal to give an instruction regarding circumstantial evidence. Claim 4 alleges that the trial court improperly failed to give an instruction requiring unanimity with respect to the overt acts committed, and which co-conspirator committed those acts, in furtherance of the conspiracy to commit arson and murder. And in Claim 9, Petitioner alleges that, under the Sixth Amendment, the jury was required to find aggravating factors that would render Petitioner eligible for a fixed life sentence. See Dkt. 9 at 12-85.
HABEAS CORPUS STANDARD OF LAW
Federal habeas corpus relief may be granted when a federal court determines that the petitioner "is in custody in violation of the Constitution or laws or treaties of the United States." 28 U.S.C. § 2254(a). If the state court has adjudicated a claim on the merits, habeas relief is further limited by § 2254(d), as amended by the Anti-terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 ("AEDPA"). Under AEDPA, federal habeas relief may be granted only where the state court's adjudication of the petitioner's claim:
(1) resulted in a decision that was contrary to, or involved an unreasonable application of, clearly established Federal law, as determined by the Supreme Court of the United States; or
(2) resulted in a decision that was based on an unreasonable determination of the facts in light of the evidence presented in the State court proceeding.
28 U.S.C. § 2254(d). "Deciding whether a state court's decision involved an unreasonable application of federal law or was based on an unreasonable determination of fact requires the federal habeas court to train its attention on the particular reasons-both legal and factual-why state courts rejected a state prisoner's federal claims and to give appropriate deference to that decision." Wilson v. Sellers, 138 S.Ct. 1188, 1191-92 (2018) (internal quotation marks and citations omitted).
When a party contests the state court's legal conclusions, including application of the law to the facts, § 2254(d)(1) governs. That section consists of two alternative tests: the "contrary to" test and the "unreasonable application" test.
Under the first test, a state court's decision is "contrary to" clearly established federal law "if the state court applies a rule different from the governing law set forth in [the Supreme Court's] cases, or if it decides a case differently than [the Supreme Court] [has] done on a set of materially indistinguishable facts." Bell v. Cone, 535 U.S. 685, 694 (2002). Under the second test, to satisfy the "unreasonable application" clause of § 2254(d)(1), the petitioner must show that the state court-although identifying "the correct governing legal rule" from Supreme Court precedent-nonetheless "unreasonably applie[d] it to the facts of the particular state prisoner's case." Williams (Terry) v. Taylor, 529 U.S. 362, 407 (2000). "Section 2254(d)(1) provides a remedy for instances in which a state court unreasonably applies [Supreme Court] precedent; it does not require state courts to extend that precedent or license federal courts to treat the failure to do so as error." White v. Woodall, 134 S.Ct. 1697, 1706 (2014) (emphasis omitted).
A federal court cannot grant habeas relief simply because it concludes in its independent judgment that the decision is incorrect or wrong; rather, the state court's application of federal law must be objectively unreasonable to warrant relief. Lockyer v. Andrade, 538 U.S. 63, 75 (2003); Bell, 535 U.S. at 694. If there is any possibility that fair-minded jurists could disagree on the correctness of the state court's decision, then relief is not warranted under § 2254(d)(1). Harrington v. Richter, 562 U.S. 86, 102 (2011). The Supreme Court has emphasized that "even a strong case for relief does not mean the state court's contrary conclusion was unreasonable." Id. To be entitled to habeas relief under § 2254(d)(1), "a state prisoner must show that the state court's ruling on the claim being presented in federal court was so lacking in justification that there was an error well understood and comprehended in existing law beyond any possibility for fairminded disagreement." Id. at 103.
Though the source of clearly established federal law must come only from the holdings of the United States Supreme Court, circuit precedent may be persuasive authority for determining whether a state court decision is an unreasonable application of Supreme Court precedent. Duhaime v. Ducharme, 200 F.3d 597, 600-01 (9th Cir. 2000). However, circuit law may not be used "to refine or sharpen a general principle of Supreme Court jurisprudence into a specific legal rule that th[e] Court has not announced." Marshall v. Rodgers, 569 U.S. 58, 64 (2013).
"[R]eview under § 2254(d)(1) is limited to the record that was before the state court that adjudicated the claim on the merits." Cullen v. Pinholster, 563 U.S. 170, 180 (2011). Therefore, evidence that was not presented to the state court cannot be introduced on federal habeas review if a claim was adjudicated on the merits in state court and if the underlying factual determinations of the state court were reasonable. See Murray v. Schriro, 745 F.3d 984, 999-1000 (9th Cir. 2014); ("After Pinholster, a federal habeas court may consider new evidence only on de novo review, subject to the limitations of § 2254(e)(2)."); Hurles v. Ryan, 752 F.3d 768, 778 (9th Cir. 2014) ("If we determine, considering only the evidence before the state court, that the adjudication of a claim on the merits ... was based on an unreasonable determination of the facts, we evaluate the claim de novo, and we may consider evidence properly presented for the first time in federal court.").
To be eligible for relief under § 2254(d)(2), the petitioner must show that the state court decision was based upon factual determinations that were "unreasonable ... in light of the evidence presented in the State court proceeding." A "state-court factual determination is not unreasonable merely because the federal habeas court would have reached a different conclusion in the first instance." Wood v. Allen, 558 U.S. 290, 301 (2010); see also Schriro v. Landrigan, 550 U.S. 465, 473 (2007) ("The question under AEDPA is not whether a federal court believes the state court's determination was incorrect but whether that determination was unreasonable-a substantially higher threshold."). State court factual findings are presumed to be correct and are binding on the federal court unless the petitioner rebuts this presumption by clear and convincing evidence. 28 U.S.C. § 2254(e)(1).
If a petitioner satisfies § 2254(d)-either by showing that the state court's adjudication of the claim was contrary to, or an unreasonable application of Supreme Court precedent or by establishing that the state court's factual findings were unreasonable-then the federal habeas court must review the petitioner's claim de novo, meaning without deference to the state court's decision. Hurles, 752 F.3d at 778.
When considering a habeas claim de novo, a district court may, as in the pre-AEDPA era, draw from both United States Supreme Court and well as circuit precedent, limited only by the non-retroactivity rule of Teague v. Lane, 489 U.S. 288 (1989). Even under de novo review, however, if the factual findings of the state court are not unreasonable under § 2254(d)(2), the Court must apply the presumption of correctness found in 28 U.S.C. § 2254(e)(1) to any facts found by the state courts. Pirtle, 313 F.3d at 1167-68. Conversely, if a state court factual determination is unreasonable, the federal court is not limited by § 2254(e)(1) and may consider evidence outside the state court record, except to the extent that § 2254(e)(2) might apply. Murray v. Schriro, 745 F.3d at 1000.
Generally, even if a petitioner succeeds in demonstrating a constitutional error in his conviction, he is entitled to federal habeas relief only if the petitioner "can establish that [the error] resulted in 'actual prejudice.'" Brecht v. Abrahamson, 507 U.S. 619, 637 (1993). Under the Brecht standard, an error is not harmless, and habeas relief must be granted, only if the federal court has "grave doubt about whether a trial error of federal law had substantial and injurious effect or influence in determining the jury's verdict." O'Neal v. McAninch, 513 U.S. 432, 436 (1995) (internal quotation marks omitted).
1. Claim 1: Denial of Counsel of Choice
When Petitioner was arrested on February 12, 2000, the police seized approximately $5, 000 from him. Petitioner claims he had intended to use this money to hire private counsel "for his initial appearance and arraignment in the event of his impending arrest." (Dkt. 9 at 12.) Claim 1 asserts that, as a result of the seizure of these funds, Petitioner was denied his right to hire private counsel of his choice.
At Petitioner's initial arraignment, he did not assert his right to hire private counsel. Instead, he requested the appointment of counsel. (State's Lodging A-16 at 16.) The trial court instructed Petitioner to fill out the required financial form, but Petitioner claimed he did not have enough information to do so:
THE DEFENDANT: …I have no information. I didn't even have shoes or glasses until the minute I walked in this door. I don't have any of my information. I have nothing whatsoever.
THE COURT: What information do you need?
THE DEFENDANT: I don't even know where I am right now. I mean, as far as Latah County, I do know that. My current address, anything about employers, things of that nature. My secretaries have been arrested, my friends have been arrested.
I don't even know if I have a house left. I don't even know if my dogs are starving to death.
… [A]s far as my monthly earnings prior to arrest, I don't know of anything. I do know that I had enough money in my pocket when I was thrown to the floor in the sheriff's office to actually hire an attorney to appear with me at this proceeding. But that money has been-according to the deputy-the corporal who was at the jail that evening-was turned over as evidence to a detective over $4, 000.
THE COURT: So you believe you have the wherewithal to retain counsel?
THE DEFENDANT: I may well have, but at this point I don't know what I have left ….
THE COURT: Let's deal with your request to have counsel appointed for you. Do you have other assets that would be available to you to retain counsel?
THE DEFENDANT: It's a possibility, Your Honor. I do not know at this point. I have vehicles which I could sell, but I don't know where the vehicles are right now. I had money in my pocket, but Detective Hall took it as evidence and now I'm being told that I have no money ….
THE COURT: Well, Mr. Shackelford, do you wish to be considered for the appointment of counsel or do you want to have counsel retained by you?
THE DEFENDANT: I do not know if I can afford counsel, Your Honor. I've not been able to … find out if I can retain counsel…. I cannot tell you a lot of the answers that are required on here. In all honesty I cannot.
THE COURT: Well, what information do you need in order to make an informed decision on that?
THE DEFENDANT: Whether I have any income from any source right now would be one of ...


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ASU's student Percussion Ensemble will present its fall concert on Friday, Nov. 9, in the Carr Education-Fine Arts (EFA) Building, 2602 Dena Drive.
The Percussion Ensemble students will perform on marimbas, xylophone, glockenspiel, chimes, crotales, vibraphone, timpani, ocean drum, djembe, drum set, rain stick, concert bass drum, tambourines, conga, bongos, tam tams, cymbals, a coffee can, and many other auxiliary percussion instruments.
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Un locomòbil o màquina locomòbil és una màquina de vapor dissenyada per rodar sense necessitat de via fèrria, encara que estaven pensades per funcionar a semblança dels trens. Antigament estaven dotades de rodes de tractor connectades amb politges al motor de vapor. L'inventor de la locomòbil va ser el valencià Valentín Silvestre, qui la denominà originalment "locomotora per a camins ordinaris".

Al canvi del  al  les locomòbils eren utilitzades per encarrilar els vagons que se sortien de les vies en accidents, per arrossegar maquinària pesant o per dur a terme treballs d'instal·lació dels rails.

A Catalunya, l'any 1902 l'empresa General de Asfaltos y Portland, Asland, S. A., promotora de la Fàbrica de Ciment Asland, comprà una locomòbil de vapor de 15 tones i sis vagons de 18 tones de càrrega màxima, adquirits a la firma Best Manufacturing de Califòrnia. Aquesta locomòbil circulava per camins i s'usà inicialment per transportar maquinària cap a la fàbrica situada a Castellar de n'Hug, i després de d'inauguració, per transportar el ciment produït. La locomòbil va tenir molta oposició a la comarca. L'any 1905 fou prohibit l'ús de la locomòbil per carreteres públiques, i a partir d'aquell moment el transport de ciment es feu mitjançant carros de transport i mules.

Durant el mes de març de 1908 una composició formada per una locomòbil i tres vagons formant un tren Renard — amb dos de viatgers, de primera i segona classe, i un per al transport de mercaderies—, desplaçada expressament des de França, va realitzar una demostració del sistema per algunes localitats de la província de Barcelona, encara que el sistema de transport finalment es va descartar.

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Journey to the west: OPPO Creators explore natural beauty, photography skills in China's Gansu province
Earlier this year, over 10 talented image-makers were crowned winners by a panel of photography experts in OPPO's Creators Award 2019. They garnered recognition from a pool of over 42,000 submissions from 36 countries and regions for their dynamic storytelling skills as well as deft technical ability.
Even more impressively, all winning entries were shot on smartphones, demonstrating the quality and range of today's mobile cameras.
'Fish Are Diving': Winning photo by Nan Shan.
Picture: Taken by Benjamin Lee as part of the 'Another Journey' photo tour of Japan, celebrating OPPO Creators Awards 2019, shot on OPPO Reno 10x Zoom.
In order to help the winners further expand their horizons and build upon already impressive talent, OPPO gathered together 11 winners for a five-day photography talent program in remote Gansu Province, China.
From August 10 to 15, they received personalized feedback and instruction from experienced mentors: Norwegian photojournalist Jonas Bendiksen, who previously won accolades from the World Press Photo Contest and the International Center for Photography, as well as Spanish documentary photographer Lua Ribeira, recipient of the Jerwood Photoworks Award.
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The windswept site is known among locals for its colorful, variegated rock formations, shaped by the same tectonic movements that created part of the Himalayas. Shot on the Reno 10x Zoom, a bright landscape-style photo highlighted the undulating curves of rock that seem to stream away from the camera in shades of red, ochre, brown, and gray. Thanks to the phone's ability to juggle high contrast along with fine detail, a pale rising moon is also visible in the upper right of the composition.
Another image captured a different section of the Zhangye rock formations, which rise more steeply in contrasting green and red. The Reno 10x Zoom's superior zoom feature allows the triple-lens camera to pick up distinct figures in the foreground, down to a slim telephone pole, while the blue-tinged skyline of the farthest mountain range is still distinct against the sky.
Despite the challenges of shooting in outdoor settings, the Reno Series' portrait-optimizing AI algorithms shone through. In this spontaneous shot, for instance, despite standing in shadow, the main subject's concentration is evident in his clearly defined, minute frown lines and the slight tensing of one wrist, while other figures fade into the background.
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Forge of Empires announced that there's going to be a winter event. From the 1st of December, until the 24th of December, a "days of winter" quest will open each day, and you'll have until the 6th of January to complete them all.
As for the prizes of these quests, we're quoting the relevant part of the official announcement:
"The new Quest giver Frosty (frozen not stirred) will be entertaining you with new and exciting quests. There are many new rewards you can earn depending on the number of winter quests you complete. Note that you receive a special prize if you complete them all. If you do skip a quest you cannot receive the final prize (As your name will be on the "naughty" list), so keep this in mind."
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Events to focus on education about advance directives
Apr. 4, 2019—Health care professionals throughout the United States are encouraging patients and their families to document their preferences related to their health care during an awareness campaign known as National Healthcare Decisions Day, celebrated on Tuesday, April 16. Vanderbilt University Medical Center is hosting several events for employees to promote the importance of completing an advance directive for health care.
Brady to Succeed Miller as Senior Associate Dean and EVP for Educational Affairs
Oct. 15, 2018—After more than three decades of service to Vanderbilt, Bonnie Miller, MD, MMHC, Senior Associate Dean for Health Sciences Education at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM) and Executive Vice-President for Educational Affairs at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has decided to retire from her leadership positions on July 1, 2019.
QuizTime app created to aid opioid education efforts for providers
Sep. 13, 2018—Vanderbilt University Medical Center will partner with the Tennessee Department of Health to offer workplace-based education to health professionals across the state via QuizTime, a smartphone application developed at VUMC. This continuing education activity will focus on proper utilization of opioid and non-opioid therapies in managing pain.
Integrated, multidisciplinary approach key to opioid fight: panel
Jul. 26, 2018—No single approach will end the epidemic of fatal overdoses caused by addiction to opioid painkillers and heroin that is ravaging this country, the U.S. Assistant Secretary for Health, Adm. Brett Giroir, MD, warned Tuesday during a panel discussion in a packed lecture hall at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Commission aims to revise opioid education efforts
Jul. 12, 2018—The Tennessee Commission on Pain and Addiction Medicine Education, a group representing medicine, nursing, pharmacy, dentistry and other health professions, recently submitted its initial recommendations on addressing the opiate crisis to Gov. Bill Haslam.
Vanderbilt hosts National Transformation Network to discuss "Triple Aim" of medical education
Jun. 21, 2018—The National Transformation Network, a collaborative of seven medical schools that seeks to transform medical education by focusing on its "Triple Aim" — character, caring and competence, met at Vanderbilt on June 14-15 for its semi-annual in-person meeting.
Partnership enhances eye care for Ebola survivors in Liberia
Feb. 8, 2018—Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM), the Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health (VIGH) and the Vanderbilt Eye Institute (VEI) have joined forces with partners in Liberia to strengthen medical education and increase access to ophthalmology care in the aftermath of the 2014-2015 West African Ebola epidemic that killed more than 11,000 people.
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine to offer new master's degree in genetic counseling
Dec. 11, 2017—Genetic counseling is one of the fastest growing health professions in the country. Demand for genetic counselors is far outpacing the number of trained specialists, prompting the creation of a new degree program at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. The Board of Trust recently approved a master of genetic counseling degree, and the first students are expected to enroll for the fall 2019 semester.
Educational journey begins for new medical students
Aug. 3, 2017—As family members, friends and faculty gathered in 208 Light Hall, many with cell phones positioned to capture the moment, Bonnie Miller, M.D., MMHC, welcomed them to the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine's (VUSM) annual Convocation and White Coat Ceremony, and then turned to the first-year students and asked a simple question.
Eskind Biomedical Library to close for transformative renovation
Jul. 5, 2017—The Eskind Biomedical Library will close Aug. 1 for a a yearlong renovation, and updated information on services and collections will be available on the library's homepage.
VUSM joins initiative to transform medical education
Jun. 8, 2017—Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM) has been chosen to be a part of the newly formed Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Institute for the Transformation of Medical Education (Kern Institute), a national initiative to transform medical education across the continuum from pre-medical school to physician practice.


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DE Trent Cole
On this marking the end of the season: "It's a terrible feeling. We come out and expect to play like there's no tomorrow. It just didn't work out today. We kind of started off the game pretty badly and turned it up the next half and got back on track. We just didn't pull it out. The guys fought hard to get back. We just didn't pull it out. Green Bay is a good team. Aaron Rodgers is a great quarterback."
On the success of QB Aaron Rodgers converting third-downs:"We knew they were going to do that. The only thing you can do in a situation like that -- it's hard to get through -- you've just got to (go in a) straight line, go straight to him. We were trying to do that, and he was just throwing. We tried to do what we can to execute in all aspects of the field, but we just didn't all come together as a team."
On the balance of the Packers offense: "They used the running game here and there. They passed the ball quite a few times. We just tried to get the pressure on (Rodgers) and do what we were supposed to do. When it comes to third-down, you've got to get off the field. You must get off the field."
DT Antonio Dixon
On how the Eagles executed the game plan against Green Bay QB Aaron Rodgers: "You can blitz and run, but he's a good quarterback. Our coach called a pretty good game."
On whether he was surprised at Green Bay RB Brandon Jackson having so much success at running the football against the Eagles defense:"Yeah, he surprised me a little bit. But, it's the NFL. Anything can happen any week. We just have to learn from it."
LB Ernie Sims
On the play of Packers RB James Starks: "We knew he had potential and that he would expose us if we let him. That is exactly what he did."
On the overall performance of the defense on 3rd down: "3rd down wasn't the only problem. We have to do better on 1st and 2nd down. We have to limit the offense on those downs to give us a chance on 3rd down."
LB Jamar Chaney
On whether the Packers did anything unexpected on offense:"Not really. Everything they did, we pretty much practiced. I thought we did a good job, but this is the playoffs -- stuff is going to be magnified. You're going to find out your weaknesses and your strengths."
On the Packers success running the ball: "They're a good running team. We didn't downplay that at all this week. They've got a good formation they run out of with those three backs in the backfield, and they just create extra gaps. We practiced all week but it's a tough running game to stop when they get into that kind of formation. We knew they were going to come in and run the ball. The first time they played us, they ran the ball pretty well, when they had (RB) Ryan Grant. We knew they were going to run the ball, but when it's time to make plays, you've got to make plays. It's the playoffs -- you've got to step up."
CB Asante Samuel
On the defense's performance:"We allowed a few (big plays) the first half. We came back in the second half and corrected things, but at the end of the day when you don't get the victory, we didn't make the plays to win the game."
On whether he was surprised Green Bay ran the ball as well as it did:"Yeah, definitely surprised. The first downs they made running the ball, passing the ball, I'm surprised at everything. Not surprised at all."
On what he says to his teammates after a loss like this: "Stick together, we're a family."
On how far he thinks this team is away from going to the next level: "Not far at all. We've got work to do. We've got to put it all together and play more consistent."
On what his thoughts were on the final play of the last drive while being on the sideline and if he thought the team was going to pull it out:"Yeah, definitely. You think you're going to win the game, you think to yourself 'Are you going to make it?' When you see him (CB Tramon Williams) intercept the ball, it took all the breath out of you."
CB Dimitri Patterson
On the defensive gameplan: "We just wanted to come out and challenge the receivers, make it hard for (QB Aaron) Rodgers, not give him any easy looks. That's what we tried to do. That was our goal."
On the struggles defensively in the red zone:"It's just one of those things we just could not get corrected all year. It came back to bite us again. We just couldn't capitalize, for whatever reason."
On the Packers' success converting on third-downs:"They were very successful on third-down. I don't really know exactly why they were so successful without looking at the film. The bottom-line is we didn't get off the field for whatever reason. And I played a big part. They had, what, 18 first-down completions? That was tough, especially in a critical game like this where everything counts. But with all that being said, we were in position to win the game."
On what this loss feels like: "It doesn't feel good at all. We had high expectations coming into the playoffs. Not to reach that expectation is definitely disappointing. You work all year, all season, training camp, for this moment. Not to secure this win is very disappointing."
S Quintin Mikell
On his feelings after the loss: "It hurts. I felt like we would go much further than we did. Anytime you lose, it hurts. An exit in the first-round when we were playing so well mid-season is frustrating."
On the difference between the defense mid-season and today:"I'm not sure. It's hard to put a finger on it. I really don't know. Obviously, we were playing with much more confidence, we were getting turnovers. We got a couple today. We were playing with confidence in the second half, but I think in the first-half, defensively, we let too many points on the board."
On the struggles defensively in the red zone: "It was just execution. The first (touchdown), we weren't executing right. There was one where he was scrambling around, and it's tough when he gets out of the pocket and he's scrambling. That was tough. They threw a screen on the other one. We just have to get there and make the tackle."
On what the team needs to be a contender next year: "It's hard to say without really knowing what's going to happen next year. I think this was a good experience for us defensively. You can't come out and spot a good team points. We've been saying that all year. We've been having trouble with the red zone all year, and it came back to bite us today."
On the experience for the younger players: "We've been saying all along that it's not easy. It's not easy to win in this league, especially in the playoffs. For us to come out and play the first-half (like) a completely different defense than in the second-half. It's playoff football -- every half has to be like that second-half. And for some reason, it just wasn't there at the end."
S Kurt Coleman
On whether the Packers did anything unexpected on offense: "To be honest, nothing really surprised us. We had a really good gameplan about how they were going to attack us. They ran the ball well that first half. I thought in the second half we stepped it up, especially stopping the run, and I don't know the stats, but I thought passing-wise we did a solid job, especially on the outside with their explosive receivers."
On the success of Packers RB James Starks: "If we won, I wouldn't have cared. But, obviously, that was probably the biggest difference. They just kept running the ball and they ran the ball well. He found a lot of holes, and kept on running and got the tough yards."
On the red-zone situations:"It's tough. They got down in the red-zone three times, and they scored three times. It's frustrating, especially when you get them in third-and-longs and a lot of third-down situations. But at the end of the day, we gave up 21 points against a great offense. I thought this defense played very well in the second half."
K David Akers
On this being the toughest moment of his career: "Sure, football-wise, yes. It's the playoffs and you've got to do your job to keep things going. It's a tough day."
On the wind affecting his kicks: "It was really all over the place today. You could see, we were kicking deep both ways at times and short both ways at times. It shifted all over the place. It's Lincoln Financial (Field) and I've played here a lot of years. You just go out and feel it how you feel it at that time. Sometimes you guess right, sometimes you guess wrong, and I did on the 41 (yard field goal attempt), that's for sure."
On the snap and hold being executed well on both missed field goals: "Yes. Those guys are always great."
On the missed 34-yard field goal: "I don't know. I have to watch again. It didn't feel right. It came off a little weird. I don't know, I just have to look at it. It doesn't really matter -- it didn't go through."
On his mindset late in the game: "I want to do whatever I can to help the team. I just don't want to hurt. Any opportunity I go out there, I want to do well for them. I really feel badly for my teammates, coaches, the organization and all that. I've made a lot of kicks in my day. Today, missing them, it hurts. I don't know what else to say. I didn't do what I should be doing.
Spadaro: An inside look at NFC Championship Game Week
From the media swarm to the stadium prep, the Eagles Insider takes fans behind the scenes.
The latest on the Birds: Nick Sirianni has a message for the fans
The head coach wants fans to take the same approach as the players – just be yourselves.
49ers vs. Eagles injury report
Avonte Maddox says his injury is a 'day-by-day thing' after returning to practice in a limited capacity on Wednesday and Thursday.
Game Preview | 49ers vs. Eagles
The two best teams in the NFC clash for a trip to Super Bowl LVII.


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import junit.framework.TestCase;
import net.minidev.json.JSONValue;
import net.minidev.json.parser.ParseException;
import net.minidev.json.test.MustThrows;

public class TestExcessiveComma extends TestCase {
	public void testExcessiveComma1A() throws Exception {
		String s = "[1,2,,3]";
		MustThrows.testStrictInvalidJson(s, ParseException.ERROR_UNEXPECTED_CHAR);
		JSONValue.parseWithException(s);
	}

	public void testExcessiveComma2A() throws Exception {
		String s = "[1,2,]";
		MustThrows.testStrictInvalidJson(s, ParseException.ERROR_UNEXPECTED_CHAR);
		JSONValue.parseWithException(s);
	}

	public void testExcessiveComma3A() throws Exception {
		String s = "[,]";
		MustThrows.testStrictInvalidJson(s, ParseException.ERROR_UNEXPECTED_CHAR);
		JSONValue.parseWithException(s);
	}

	public void testExcessiveComma1O() throws Exception {
		String s = "{\"a\":1,,\"b\":1}";
		MustThrows.testStrictInvalidJson(s, ParseException.ERROR_UNEXPECTED_CHAR);
		JSONValue.parseWithException(s);
	}

	public void testExcessiveComma2O() throws Exception {
		String s = "{\"a\":1,}";
		MustThrows.testStrictInvalidJson(s, ParseException.ERROR_UNEXPECTED_CHAR);
		JSONValue.parseWithException(s);
	}

	public void testExcessiveComma3O() throws Exception {
		String s = "{,}";
		MustThrows.testStrictInvalidJson(s, ParseException.ERROR_UNEXPECTED_CHAR);
		JSONValue.parseWithException(s);
	}
}

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