The cast of Modern Family talks to ET about winning the Outstanding Comedy Series award for the fourth year in a row.
"Breaking Bad" won the top drama series award Sunday night at the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards, one of two wins for the series in the five categories in which it was nominated.
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Fly-half Gareth Steenson kicked a Premiership record-equalling nine penalties as Exeter beat Saracens.
Steenson slotted six kicks in the first half, with Charlie Hodgson notching two in reply.
The kicking battle continued in the second period with Hodgson missing the only effort of the game after adding another two successful attempts.
Steenson kicked three more penalties before Sarries added a consolation try through Maro Itoje, Hodgson converting.
Exeter were hoping to consolidate their place in the top four, while Saracens were looking to avoid back-to-back defeats after going down at home against Northampton last week.
Home fly-half Steenson traded two penalties with his opposite number Hodgson, before the Chiefs opened up a six-point lead, as the Irishman continued his 100% record with the boot.
South African Braam van Straaten was the last player to kick nine penalties in a Premiership match, completing the feat with an immaculate display against London Irish while playing for Leeds in 2002.
Steenson is only the fourth person to kick nine penalties, equalling the record set by van Straaten, former Harlequin Thierry Lacroix and Newcastle's Dave Walder.
Exeter's pack was dominating the highly-rated Sarries eight, and they were unfortunate not to be awarded a penalty try late in the half after a series of close-range scrums saw visiting prop James Johnston sent to the sin bin.
Skipper Dean Mumm decided to take the three points on offer, meaning Exeter headed in at half-time with a 12-point lead.
Hodgson reduced the deficit as the kickers' duel continued, striking twice either side of Steenson's seventh successful attempt.
While Hodgson blotted his copybook, hitting the upright with yet another shot at goal, Steenson made no mistake, restoring his side's 12-point lead.
It may have been one of their backs who scored all the points, but it was the forward pack who delivered the victory on a plate.
Another dominant scrum from the Chiefs forced a simple penalty award and Steenson teed up his ninth and record-levelling kick.
Sarries had the last word when replacement Itoje crossed under the posts, but Hodgson's conversion signalled full-time.
The Chiefs sit second in the table behind Bath, but Northampton will return to the top if they beat London Welsh on Sunday.
Exeter Chiefs: Dollman; Nowell, Slade, Hill, Jess; Steenson, Chudley; Moon, Cowan-Dickie, Low; Mumm (capt), Welch; Ewers, Armand, Waldrom.
Replacements: Bateman, Rimmer, Francis, Caldwell, Horstmann, Thomas, Whitten, McGuigan.
Saracens: Goode; Ashton, Taylor, Wyles, Strettle; Hodgson, de Kock; Gill, George, Johnston; Hamilton, Hargreaves (capt); Fraser, Burger, Joubert.
Replacements: Sharman, M. Vunipola, Figallo, Itoje, Brown, Spencer, Tompkins, Ransom.


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It's the season to give thanks and provide help when others are in need. We actually need a season to set a mandate for kindness - but that's off topic. This will not be a personal commentary on society's humanity. No, this will be a simple message to all comedians: love what you do.
It happens so often that we get wrapped up in what we're doing, where we're performing, who we're performing for, attendance numbers, payment, "making it", etc.; that we lose sight of why most of us even started doing this. We started because it felt good to make others laugh; to bring joy for 15, 20, 30 , 90 minutes at a time. It's not about being loved, it's about releasing the pressure people have on themselves, and in the same action relieving our own pressures for a time.
So I am issuing a challenge: I dare anyone reading this blog to make me laugh. Submit any post you want that will make me laugh. If it's REALLY good, we'll add your submission into our next show somehow. But mainly, this is for the love of the game (or comedy).
Come on comedians. You're on in 3...2...1...?
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Searching for a spouse by wading into the uncertain world of dating isn't easy, but fortunately, the excitement of a new relationship outweighs the stress of a series of awkward first dates. Finally deciding to enter into a committed dating relationship brings a sense of relief and hope as a love story begins to unfold.
However, discernment doesn't end when an official relationship begins, and the start of a dating relationship isn't a guarantee that a proposal is in the future. Dating exclusively provides the opportunity to get to know someone on a more intimate level and also explore long-term compatibility. Red flags and warning signs can be easy to ignore at the start of a relationship, but it's important to be able to look past emotions and attraction.
Are you wondering if your relationship is heading in the right direction or if it's time to move on? Prayerfully consider the following questions which can help you evaluate if your significant other is the one for you—or someone to say goodbye to.
Are you growing in holiness together?
All Catholics are called to grow in holiness and each person's particular vocation is a response to that call. In the vocation of marriage spouses love, serve, and sacrifice for one another, and these practices should start before marriage. Is your boyfriend or girlfriend leading you closer to God, or further away from him? Pursuing God and growing in holiness is a lifelong journey, and there are certainly ups and downs, but a shared commitment to making it to heaven is the most important component of any relationship.
Do you have a common dream?
Being able to share your hopes and dreams with someone who understands, supports, and shares them is one of the most rewarding aspects of any relationship. Does your significant other support your dreams and passions, and do your hopes and desires align? Is he or she excited to support you as you pursue your dream, and are you able to do the same?
Does your significant other assume the best or think the worst?
Disagreements and difficulties happen in even the strongest relationship, but a spirit of Christian charity can keep misunderstandings from escalating. A major red flag in a relationship could be a person who consistently assumes negative intentions and is slow to forgive a mistake or oversight. Willingness to assume the best of a person is essential in overcoming the conflicts both small and large.
Are you in love or afraid to be alone?
Love and care for the other person should be the basis of any relationship, rather than the fear of the relationship ending and having to be single again. It's easy to overlook red flags and compromise on deal breakers in an effort to make a relationship work at all costs. Do not let fear motivate your decisions, and remember that it's impossible to find the person God has in store for you if you're afraid or unwilling to end a relationship that isn't working.
These questions are a starting point in discerning whether a relationship could lead to marriage. Remember to invite God into your relationship through praying for clarity and peace, and putting his will before your own. Dating can be stressful and difficult, but the right relationship for you will leave you with peace and confidence rather than confusion and fear.


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Dunked upside down in cockpit seats to the bottom of a swimming pool, two U.S. Army helicopter pilots shed their straps, unhook their helmets and swim out through plexiglass side panels to safety.
The maneuver, a simulation of an escape from an ocean crash, usually lasts five to six seconds. It's vital training for the only U.S. military pilots of AH-64A Apache helicopters who regularly fly missions over water.
The $14.5-million aircraft, a two-seater made by Boeing, is a veteran of the 1989 invasion of Panama, the 1991 Gulf War and peacekeeping in Bosnia. It was originally designed to destroy armored targets on land.
"We turn tanks into scrap metal; that's our job," said Chief Warrant Officer 2 Chad J. Copeland of Orlando, Fla. His craft has the firepower to back his bravado: Hellfire missiles, 70-mm rockets, Stinger air-to-air missiles and a 30-mm machine gun.
But in the event of war with North Korea, the dozens of Apaches based in South Korea could engage in a unique task: offshore combat against North Korean patrol boats, landing craft and mini-submarines expected to stream down to try to drop special forces on South Korean soil.
Training goes on for the 37,000 American military personnel in the south even though tensions have eased since North Korea, desperate for economic aid, made unprecedented political contacts last year with South Korea and its chief ally, the United States. Reconciliation efforts have stalled in recent months.
North Korea's military, a behemoth of more than 1 million soldiers, lacks training because it is short of fuel and spare parts. Many tanks and other vehicles are based on Soviet or Chinese designs from the 1950s and 1960s.
In contrast, Apache pilots of the 6th Cavalry Brigade at Camp Humphreys near Pyongtaek, 43 miles south of Seoul, fly several hundred hours a year. That's twice as much as their colleagues in the United States.
At night, Apache crews often zip at 140 miles an hour among islets off South Korea's east and west coasts, 120 feet above the water. They carry infrared night vision gear, consisting of monocles attached to $13,000 helmets and linked to a swiveling camera in the helicopter nose.
South Korean EP-3 surveillance planes--the same as the U.S. spy craft that collided with a Chinese fighter jet April 1 near China's Hainan island--sometimes help guide the Apaches.
"We've kind of pushed the boundaries of the original mission there," Maj. Stephen Wilson, an Apache pilot from Rogers, Ark., said of the sea flights. "We've just exploited another way to use the weapon in the defense of this theater."
The helicopters, which fly low at relatively slow speeds, would be more exposed at sea than in combat over land. The pilots, however, say the guns of many North Korean navy boats have a range of only 2 1/2 miles, while the Apaches' Hellfire missiles have twice that range.
Every year the pilots must take a dip in the "Dunker," a $500,000 hydraulic simulator designed like an Apache cockpit that helps them prepare for a crash at sea.
Trainees, some stationed in Japan, practice escaping from the machine half a dozen times, sometimes without the aid of a small scuba tank stored in a pouch of their flight suits. They also wear goggles with lenses that have been painted over.
"Some of these guys get hung up, scared, some of the equipment doesn't work, but that's OK because we have an instructor right behind them," said Copeland, the program's director.
At a recent session, instructors deemed the pool too cold--a couple of pilots were shivering--and turned up the water temperature a few notches to just under 70 degrees.
The seas off the Korean peninsula are twice as cold at this time of year, and a lot choppier. The pilot of a ditched Apache faces hypothermia unless swiftly plucked from the waves.
To escape, he must pull a handle inside the Kevlar-coated cockpit that blows out the windows by detonating explosive tape along the frames. Pilots can also pound the plexiglass with their fists or survival knives.
There are 48 Apaches in South Korea. A third Korea-based squadron of 24 craft will return this year from the United States with an upgraded version of the attack helicopter.


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Tribal's Brian Markinson: "Everywhere you see, this is Indigenous peoples' lands"
March 24, 2020 Greg David	1 Comment
I've been a fan of Brian Markinson's for years. I first saw him on Da Vinci's Inquest (Seasons 1 and 2 are on CBC Gem) and Da Vinci's City Hall as Police Chief Bill Jacobs. Since then, he's appeared on countless TV shows I've watched, from Shattered to Sanctuary, Arctic Air to Continuum, The Romeo Section and more.
So when I saw he was co-starring with Jessica Matten on Tribal, I had to reach out and book some time to talk. Ron E. Scott's newest series—airing Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET on APTN and recently renewed for Season 2—puts Matten's interim Tribal police chief Sam Woodburn alongside veteran, white city cop Chuck "Buke" Bukansky, played by Markinson, to solve crimes on and off the reservation. Season 1 storylines include pipeline protects, healing lodge justice and murdered and missing Indigenous women.
How did you come to be on Tribal in the first place?
Brian Markinson: I first heard of Ron through Blackstone. Friends and some other folks that I know, that I respect, had gone and done arcs on the show. I've always heard that he's just one of the nicest guys, a fantastic producer. And so, when I was sent Tribal, I was really only sent three scenes. I read these three scenes from the first episode, and I really had a sense of who [Buke] is. The prototype was maybe a little bit different for me. He was sort of maybe an older, bigger, a big, heavy old school cop.
But I loved those three scenes so much that I called my agent, and I said, 'I have a handle on it.' I thought I did a good job at the audition. I said, 'If there's any interest, let's please pursue this one,' because it's very rare that you see writing, and characters that are sketched for me. This guy, for me, I just understood where he was coming from, and his pain, and all that fun stuff. And then Ron and I met because there was interest, and we sat down, and we thought we would talk for an hour. We talked for three. And then it was sort of sealed at that point.
When we first meet up with Buke, he's sitting in a bar, these young guys are asking about old war stories, and he goes to the washroom and pops some pills. There's some pain there in his life.
BM: You find out a little bit about where that comes from. And then, there's an event that happens. I think he was a very good cop, and I think he had a run-in, that sort of feeds into where his prejudices lie when it comes to Indigenous peoples. After that, I think he's not the same person. He's in physical pain, and I also think he's in immense emotional pain. He's a guy who is not, as you said, he's not a part of these young studs on the force, and he doesn't really have a foot in Tribal, so he's in limbo a lot of the time.
Ironic, because Sam's going through the same thing. She's told by members of the Indigenous peoples that she's a sellout. But yet she doesn't fit with the city cops either.
BM: Exactly. So you have these two people who float, and the whole intention of the justice department is to create this new sort of thing, and, unbeknownst to them, they do. And then, these two seemingly parallel lines, that we never think are going to meet, are skewed enough towards each other, that through the course of this season, they become closer, and they find a way to trust each other, and things that spin outside of their relationship sort of force them together as well. There's a lot of room to plumb some great stuff, and he's created this relationship that we can really hang our hats on. We have the crime of the week that you can hook into, but I think at the core of this, as Ron likes to call it, it's a serialized procedural.
What's it like for you, acting on this show, in these storylines, that is very true to life and involves colonialism?
BM: My politics are very progressive. I live in Vancouver. Whenever you go to any sort of public event, whether it's the theatre or whatever, they start by saying, 'We're honoured to be performing on the unceded lands.' But as Ron said to me, 'It's all ours.' It really hit home when he said that, that everywhere you see, this is Indigenous peoples' lands. Wherever you travel. I don't, in any way, pretend to be anything else except a student of this history.
Tribal airs Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET on APTN.
Images courtesy of Prairie Dog Film + Television.
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Link: Gary Harvey's before and after
From Sabrina Furminger of YVR Screen Scene:
There is a distinct Before in the story of Gary Harvey's life, as well as an adjacent After.
The dividing line between Before and After was drawn on October 28, 2014, in a Vancouver General Hospital operating room. This is where Harvey underwent a surgery that changed nearly every aspect of his life. Continue reading.
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Murdoch Mysteries' Gary Harvey on directing, Arctic Air and kicking cancer's butt
October 27, 2015 Greg David
Gary Harvey has been through a lot. He's not only produced and/or directed everything from Madison, Traders and Cold Squad to Strange Empire, Arctic Air and Robson Arms, but he's battled back from cancer too. The veteran of the Canadian television scene was behind the camera on the most dramatic episode of Murdoch Mysteries yet, as the series said goodbye to Dr. Emily Grace.
We fired off a number of questions to Gary, and here are his replies about Murdoch Mysteries, his health and working in Canada.
Let's start at the beginning: how did you get into directing?
My directing career began on the series Madison in 1994 where, incidentally I met Pete Mitchell, showrunner on Murdoch Mysteries. I didn't have the common trajectory of many career directors where I knew when I was 10 that I had to direct movies. I knew it had to be entertainment, television and movies in particular, but by the time I was 16, I was convinced I was going to make my way into it through acting.
Once out of high school I studied acting. I deeply loved, and still do, the dichotomy of extreme focus and discipline versus the chaotic and random lifestyle of actors. However once I was in it and was able to examine it, I knew that it wasn't what my childhood inspiration had intended. Treading the boards was no longer my way in. When I moved behind the scenes and I saw a director in action for the first time, it was probably the biggest ah-ha moment of my career. I knew then that everything I had been doing since I was a child was leading me to this thing. It was exciting and inspiring. So then it was a matter of breaking down that door. Eventually, that opportunity opened up for me and the rest is history as they say.
You dealt with some health issues over the past year. Was there ever a time when you thought you might have to give up working in the Canadian television industry?
I certainly did. During prep on the last episodes of Strange Empire, I learned that to solve a complication with a cancer I'd been dealing with for the previous 10 months, I would require surgery. It was not a routine type surgery and the prognosis not pretty but 'manageable'. Just five days prior to the scheduled surgery while I was about to shoot the last day of SE, I was informed that the prognosis for my surgery had changed from manageable to nearly the worst possible outcome. And because part of that new prognosis included the removal of my larynx, the result would surely be the end of my career. Not having the surgery would only end in the worst possible outcome. It all happened so fast at that point that I never really got the chance to figure it out. There was a wave rolling up behind me and I just had to ride it out. Have the surgery and figure it out later. There was no turning back now. At that point I felt I had to get the word out to my friends and colleagues to warn them that part who I am was not simply being altered, it was about to dramatically change.
On the back lot lining up a shot. (L-R) Gary Harvey, Yuri Yakubiw director of photography. Photo by David Carruthers
Two days prior to surgery I made a Facebook post. Catch everyone who needed to know. At the time I was not particularly active on Facebook. I thought the message would probably hit most people I needed to tell and they would pass it along to those who might have missed it. Then an odd and wonderful thing happened. While my family and close friends gathered around me to comfort and support, so too did the production community across the country. Just one day later I was looking at well over a thousand interactions of various kinds to my post on Facebook. Even strangers who read what I wrote via friends of friends were reaching out. But it was this production community, largely in Canada but elsewhere too, who rallied behind me. And while reading the messages from well-wishers was admittedly a bit like attending ones own funeral, I wouldn't realize until some time later the profound effect it would have on me. My wife and I cried for hours reading messages from everyone the night before I was to check into the hospital. The response was overwhelming. I can barely explain what I felt.
The following morning I rolled into my surgery and for some inexplicable reason, I was suddenly at peace. All the inner turmoil I'd gone through over the previous five days was gone. I had clearly given it over to the universe and I felt fine. They put me to sleep and I woke 12 hour later to find that things weren't as bad as we had originally thought they were going to be. And for reader who don't know my story, in the end I lost my tongue, or 90 per cent of it anyway. The bonus for me is I also lost my cancer. All of it.
I firmly believe I came through this surgery with much greater success than everyone expected largely as a result of the support I received from so many people in the production community. It not only changed the way I felt going into my surgery—and I firmly believe what I'm about to say—the collective energy of my community changed the outcome of my surgery. Believe what you will. [It has been one year] since my surgery. I am left with quite a remarkable speech impediment, but clearly it's not an issue for some. I've been managing it just fine.
Writer Jordan Christianson on set in Cobourg. Photo by Gary Harvey
Every television show is different; how does the process work with Murdoch Mysteries? Are you working hand-in-hand with the episode's writer—in this case Jordan Christianson—when cameras are rolling, or do they know what to expect from you as a director because of your pedigree?
You're right; every show is a little different. I prefer the process I have routinely experienced in the Toronto production community where more often than not I get the opportunity to prep and shoot a show with the writer. I love having someone with me on the journey who shares a similar sensibility for the material. In this case I got to work closely with Jordan. The DP, assistant director, line producer, sound recordist, everyone on set all have different concerns moment to moment when we're shooting, and rightly so. With the exception of several script supervisors who I know connect to the page, in this case Jane Walker, no one else can fully share my connection to the material. They have a world of drama to deal with themselves.
Having a writer with me gives me a compass, an extra set of eyes to look to when I find myself on the fence over a choice by an actor or even one of my own making. This is especially helpful when I am on someone else's TV show. It's arguably different when I'm doing my own series or a movie but I still prefer that director/writer dynamic there too. I also feel like it has an effect on crew and cast when they feel the writer and me are on the same page moment to moment. And in the case of Murdoch, it was exactly the way it should be in my opinion. Jordan was a tremendous ally. Smart and engaged. And with his experience with the show I felt like his input kept me on the right path forward. He had tremendous ideas and he was able to articulate complexities onto the page quickly if we needed changes on the fly. I loved working with him and made a new friend in the process. I hope we get to do many things together in the future.
Pete Mitchell also spent a fair bit of time on set. I've done more shows with Pete showrunning than anyone, both with me as a producer with him and as a director. When he's with me on set I know by looking at him when I'm hitting or not hitting the mark as well as when I'm surprising him. His on-set notes are thoughtful and we can actually take a moment to debate a perspective if necessary. I suppose when I think about it, years of on set experience with Pete beside me probably taught me how to appreciate the writer/director collaboration the most.
That was a very powerful scene, with Emily Grace realizing the body was that of her girlfriend, Lillian. What made you decide to film it in slow motion? Was that something that was in Jordan Christianson's script, or was it your call?
It was something I conceived. I don't recall the inspiration now but I remember the concept hitting me. I wanted that moment to feel like when adrenaline blinds you to your surroundings and you have no connection to anyone or anything outside of the focus. In this case, Emily trying to reach Lillian. She hasn't a clue that Brackenreid is holding her back or that Crabtree is there, nothing but pure focus on Lillian. And it's hardly a new idea but in this context had a powerful effect. But again, when we discussed the idea, Jordan was completely on board.
What about the black and white flashbacks showing Emily and Lillian packing? Was that in the script or something you came up with?
The flashbacks were scripted and a convention of Murdoch. The treatment of the flashbacks is also a convention of the show. What I added to this was the way I chose to shoot them. Or rather shoot and cut them—in extreme close-ups for all of them, with perhaps the exception of the one packing scene you referenced if I remember. It's funny because what I was doing with the flashbacks was a bit of a departure as I understood it, so because I'd never done the show before, I covered my ass just in case people hated it. I shot versions that were much closer to the way they might normally be shot, but then spent most of my time working on the way I wanted to see them. When I saw the first cut, of course the flashbacks came back the way they were usually done. And fair enough. I hadn't had the opportunity to discuss the idea with Tom Joerin, the editor of the episode. So when I went in we changed it up, using the extreme close ups for the flashback moments. I think he liked what I was up to. We thought it worked.
The close-up idea was because my take on flashbacks is that they should feel more emotionally connected to the characters who are in the flashbacks or who they might be effecting. It's not about establishing geography (unless that's the point you're making) or trying out some cool camera work. That's not the job of a flashback normally. The audience should be connecting with an idea, an emotional expression of the thing we are supposed to learn about the character. Of course, we have to tell a story too, and unless intentional, not be too abstruse or ambiguous. A good example of what I mean is when Emily has the flashback of Lillian showing her the tickets for the ship passage to London. When we come back from the flashback to Emily, the audience intentionally has no sense of surroundings. It was an extreme close up on her. I wanted it to be clear that where we were was in Emily's emotional condition, in her head. I didn't want that moment polluted with distracting visual information that undercut the idea. In the cut I found it quite effective.
Georgina was wonderful in several scenes, showing a serious side to Emily we haven't seen before. Can you talk about her performance a bit?
Ah, Georgina. What a fantastic actor she is. This was obviously a very important episode for the character Emily Grace, and Georgina herself. I felt pressure as well to deliver on the promise of a strong exit for her. Before shooting, Georgina and I had a lengthy discussion about the script over dinner. We had never met before and had no real idea of what each other was going to bring to the episode. I mean, I'd seen Georgina's work and was a fan of hers but that's different than collaboration. We left that dinner seemingly on the same page.
Over the next few days when I ran into her it all seemed cooler. Not in a bad way, just a way I didn't understand. When we began shooting, I realized that what I had experienced over those couple of odd days was her process. I love actors! I really do. They are honestly among my favourite group of artists in this business. Anyway, her process was interesting. As we began shooting, it was easier. We talked about new intentions we'd discovered since our first discussion and some of our discussions referencing things we'd talked about over dinner. Then that seemed to wane as we went along. It wasn't as though we didn't speak. It was just the level of connection between us seemed to decrease. And being as insecure as the next artist on any show I began worrying that I'd said something wrong, or she felt as though I might be over directing, which by the way is my worst nightmare. But what I came to realize was that once again, this was Georgina's process. And it was another lesson or reminder to me of the essence of trust.
For me, trust is not something freely given or expected, but rather earned. And it's a two-way street. So while I'm rolling down the road on set, worrying whether Georgina trusts me as a director, the whole time it seems, what I was seeing was her complex process. This was where she had to go as an actor. My takeaway in this was to stop worrying about her trusting me and simply let my trust in her take over. Or more precisely—suck it up—it's not about me! And as you say, some of what was going on with Emily in this episode was a departure, but Georgina still knew Emily more intimately that any of us. Even in this new territory, her take on the character was spot on. And, in the end, it was more or less what we had initially discussed with plenty of flourish Georgina brought to the table on the day. I completely trust her. She is quite something. A smart actor with clear intent. Even her instincts seem well reasoned. I so look forward to collaborating with her again at some point.
This is a pivotal episode for Murdoch Mysteries with Georgina Reilly leaving the show. Do you remember what the mood was on-set for her last scene?
I think the mood kind of permeated shooting the entire episode for everyone. Certainly on her last day it was emotional for many. Georgina was pretty great keeping it all in perspective. She's strong. But the entire main cast, as well as many of the crew expressed to me how much they love her and how much they'll miss her on the show—each in their own way expressing that mood throughout the shoot.
The Union station scene in Cobourg's Victoria Hall. Photo by Gary Harvey
Where did you film the Union Station/goodbye scene?
That was shot in Cobourg, Ont. We shot the goodbye scene outside Victoria Hall on the main street. That was an awesome experience. For the most part, everything we had been shooting was happening either on the stage, in the back lot or on private property. Everyone had said, 'When you shoot in Cobourg you'll get a lot of people coming out to watch.' I expected perhaps a couple dozen or so. I didn't expect the couple hundred. It was pretty exciting. And once again, this amazing cast (did I mention I love actors?) taking the time to go chat with the fans, sign autographs and have their pictures taken with the fans who had come out and were standing in the blazing sun, some for several hours, waiting to catch a glimpse.
I really miss Arctic Air; any chance of a TV-movie happening to wrap everything up?
Doubtful. I mean, not impossible but it wouldn't look like an episode of Arctic Air. That show was really the result of a larger plan that to my mind required it run for seasons. Sadly, in our case just three seasons. But it required forward thinking and a plan over multiple episodes that allowed us to pull off what we did with the money we had. It wasn't a regular pattern the way a lot of shows are run. On Arctic Air, I didn't want to have discussions about patterns. Budgets can operate in the world of patterns all night long. They're averages—an easy way to understand and break out the numbers. I get it. I have no issue with that, but episodes shouldn't operate in that world. Episodes are not patterns. They should be organic (sorry to use that word). The whole season was one big episode in my mind. One budget number and X number of episodes to spend it on. And contrary to what some in the industry thought, we did it on a Canadian budget. Pulling it off because the essence of our big picture plan was complete. We had to move and adjust as we went along, learning what was and wasn't possible and implementing the adjustments.
But at its core we never wavered from that big picture. I suppose these show forensics should be for another discussion. But I point this out to illustrate that it would be a difficult task to resurrect Arctic Air into a movie and have it feel like the show. A pretty expensive undertaking. Perhaps an order of five movies…
Your IMDB page is a wide cross-section of projects both comedic and dramatic in Canada. Have you ever considered leaving here for work in the U.S.?
I have considered it. Several times. My family is here and they've never been up for relocating. I feel today that I am probably past relocating to the U.S. For television in particular. If features were in the cards it might be a different story.
How has camera technology and the advent of HDTV affected your directing? Have they made your job harder or easier?
Yes, the technological shift has made it both easier and harder. It took awhile but, eventually, we all bought into the shift from film to digital. And that collective buy-in has given rise to a speed in technological developments culminating into changes, some subtle, some not so subtle, in how we do things on set today. I'll just mention a couple. I began directing in the dawn of the digital shift. I only shot film exclusively for maybe five years, then worked through the jump, regularly switching shooting film on some shows, digital on others. Now the last 10 years have been exclusively digital. One of the more obvious developments is that there is now a tremendous amount of control over the look of the show while on set. From a director's perspective, having a show's look dialed in on set is both inspiring and infuriating. I love seeing what the show will look like, mostly, while I'm standing there. But I hate waiting for every shot to be dialed in that way. Now this is not the case with every director of photography, not by a long shot. But when it happens and we begin to fixate, it stalls the process on a TV shooting schedule. One of the things you want as a director is momentum with your day. Momentum and this level of control on set are sometimes mutually exclusive, in my opinion. This has been changing in the last few years however, as post production technology advances, and DPs have more trust in what they can do six weeks from now with a problem shot as apposed to what they need to do now.
So specifically, how does this affect me? I believe in allowing everyone to do their jobs they way they need to do them. So when I'm delayed by something like this, I sit quietly in the background adjusting my shot list for the day. Don't get me wrong. I will push the DP with what I consider to be the right amount of pressure. I am not a passive director when it comes to schedule but it's a balance. And I will say this, it's not them, it's the technology we get sucked into. I also should qualify that I have always loved my collaborations with DPs, nearly all of them in my career. On Murdoch I had the pleasure of working with Yuri Yakubiw, a DP with a lovely touch and wonderful sensitivity to the material and who is not in the least the people I describe above. But an interesting outcome of this 'problem' is I have admittedly come up with some exceptional work myself as a result of having to edit and adjust my shot list on the fly when I'm seriously delayed. Surprises can be fantastic. Necessity/mother/invention/etc. The other major development with this technology is the issue of the rolling takes. This is a little producer coming out in me too but it is excruciating sitting through that material in the editing room. I know I'll probably get some backlash for this but it's costly and in my opinion lazy work on set. It's one thing to be working through performance with an actor. Like when you see outtakes of a comedian working a line in several forms. That is exactly what comedians do when the camera isn't rolling too. That's how they know they have the best work. But when a director is doing multiple rolling takes without clear direction between the beats. And most specifically in drama, that director hasn't got a handle on what they want. I'm not saying you have to shut out inspiration or that your plan needs to be 100 per cent before you step onto set, but I find it lazy when someone does it beyond a couple of takes. But this sort of thing is a direct result of us buying into the digital possibilities. The whole notion of it being cheap has, in some case made us lazy. We can roll until lunch now if we have to. This is not a good development. And again, a discussion for another time.
I'm about to do movie with Annie Carlucci, an exec- producer I love and have worked with before. I'm very excited to be working with her again. I'm also still working myself into writing. Developing a few things. A movie and a half and a couple of series. (Hey writer friends, I can work in the room!) In the meantime, I am out there trying to make inroads into directing new shows here in Canada. I love working with people I haven't worked with before. Getting inspired by their ideas and the way they do things. I'm working through my disability and working in spite of it.
In fact, I'm feeling that as a result of this issue, my work is better than it's ever been. I am cancer free and loving life like never before. I have no benchmark for where I am or where I'm going. I'm in a future I could never have imagined, riding a wave that is not of my doing. It's a very interesting ride I must say.
Murdoch Mysteries airs Mondays at 8 p.m. on CBC.
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Arctic Air, Degrassi, Heartland
Link: 9 TV shows that highlight Canadian geography
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From Carys Mills of Canadian Geographic:
9 TV shows that highlight Canadian geography
CBC's Arctic adventure series, which was cancelled in 2014 after three seasons, is about an airline based in Yellowknife and the family running the business. While much of the show was shot in Vancouver, the crew went to Yellowknife as well, authentically capturing the north's landscapes, wildlife and people. Continue reading.
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CBC announces winter schedule
November 20, 2013 Diane Wild	5 Comments
From a media release:
CBC TELEVISION REVEALS ITS WINTER SCHEDULE, HEADLINED BY THE SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES AND THREE NEW PRIMETIME SERIES
CBC delivers in-depth and up-to-the minute coverage of SOCHI 2014 as the Official Olympic Broadcaster
FOUR ROOMS reveals its power buyers Scott Landon, Derreck Martin, Jessica Lindsay Phillips and Eddy Rogo and host Reshmi Nair
RECIPE TO RICHES unveils judging panel featuring Arlene Dickinson, Gail Simmons and Vikram Vij
CBC Television heats up winter 2014, delivering a hearty dose of action-packed competition for the month of February with the SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES and a primetime schedule full of returning homegrown hits and three all-new series. With more events and hours of competition than before, CBC delivers comprehensive coverage of the Winter Olympics through multiple media platforms, delivered by an all-star broadcast team. Bolstering the schedule is a roster of popular returning series and new programs. Primetime welcomes political satire THE BEST LAID PLANS; cooking competition RECIPE TO RICHES, with judges Arlene Dickinson (Dragons' Den), Gail Simmons (Top Chef) and Vikram Vij (chef and restaurateur); and the hunt for one-of-a-kind collectibles on FOUR ROOMS, featuring buyers Derreck Martin, Eddy Rogo, Jessica Lindsay Phillips and Scott Landon and host Reshmi Nair.
This February, CBC/Radio-Canada reclaims its position as the Official Olympic Broadcaster with the SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES, providing its traditional standard of world-class broadcasting updated for the digital age. With more than 1,500 broadcast hours in both English and French, Canadians will receive the most engaging and entertaining coverage of the Olympics to date. Supplying live broadcasts, updates, news and more on TV, radio, online, on tablets and through mobile devices, CBC/Radio-Canada allows Canadians to access what they want when they want it, from anywhere in Canada.
CBC'S HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA continues in the new year with an impressive slate of marquee events in addition to the traditional Saturday night match-ups. CBC has exclusive Canadian coverage of the 2014 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic® on Wednesday, January 1, back-to-back games from the 2014 Coors Light Stadium Series™ on January 25 and 26, and the 2014 Tim Hortons Heritage Classic™ on Sunday, March 2. In addition, Scotiabank Hockey Day in Canada goes live from Lloydminster, Alberta/Saskatchewan, on Saturday, January 18.
As announced earlier this week, CBC has partnered with the NHL, NHLPA and NBC to broadcast the seven-part series, NHL REVEALED: A SEASON LIKE NO OTHER, giving viewers an all-access pass into the lives of some of the biggest stars in the NHL. The series premieres in Canada on CBC on Thursday, January 23, and will follow more than two dozen top players on and off the ice as they participate in marquee NHL games including the 2014 Coors Light Stadium Series™ games and the Tim Hortons NHL Heritage Classic™. Cameras will also follow players to Sochi in February and back to their NHL clubs as they begin the march to the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
New this season is political satire THE BEST LAID PLANS, based on author Terry Fallis' award-winning novel. The six-part mini-series premieres Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014 at 9 p.m. (9:30 NT) and moves to Mondays at 9 p.m. (9:30 NT) on Jan. 6. This tongue-in-cheek journey delves into the world of national politics and backroom maneuvering. When Daniel Addison (Jonas Chernick), English PhD and head speech writer for the Leader of the Opposition, decides to return to academe, he quickly learns his freedom has a price. In this case it's finding a candidate (Kenneth Welsh) in a riding 50 kilometers away and managing the campaign in the next election — just eight weeks away — while going head-to-head with an incumbent whose plurality in the last election was over 90 per cent.
New series FOUR ROOMS comes to Canada on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014 at 8 p.m. (8:30 NT). Members of the public come from across Canada with prized possessions that they think could be worth a fortune. Waiting in four rooms are Canada's top buyers, each of them ready to spend BIG money on whatever comes through their doors. But there's a catch. Sellers can only visit one buyer at a time- and if they turn down an offer, it's off the table for good, there's no going back. FOUR ROOMS. Four buyers. Four chances to make- or lose- a fortune.
CBC is thrilled to welcome successful series RECIPE TO RICHES to its schedule on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014 at 9 p.m. (9:30 NT). This competition-style reality series features amateur Canadian cooks as they work to create and share their innovative, favourite personal recipes with the country. Each one of the episodes features a different food category with a weekly winner receiving $25,000. Weekly winners then move on to compete in the series finale for the grand prize of $250,000. The finalists' recipes will be available across the country as a President's Choice® product, available in select Loblaw Companies Limited stores. In the week leading up to the finale, Canadians will be able to join the fun and vote for their favourite.
High-flying adventure series ARCTIC AIR returns for an action-packed third season on Tuesday, January 7, 2014 at 9 p.m. (9:30 NT). The new season finds Krista returning after months of travelling abroad, determined to make changes in her life and followed by her brief overseas romance with Tag Cummins (Niall Matter), who turns up unexpectedly. ARCTIC AIR takes on a search-and-rescue contract with each mission bringing new and unexpected challenges. Avalanche rescue missions, aerial bombing runs, police chases, and serial killers aboard a DC-3? Is just another day at ARCTIC AIR.
School's in as MR.D returns for a hysterical third season on Monday, February 24, 2014 at 9 p.m. (9:30 NT). Gerry (Gerry Dee) returns to Xavier Academy for another year and is determined to finally land his dream job: gym teacher. He may get his chance, but for now he'll have to continue to fake his way through social studies and other subjects he knows nothing about. But what MR. D. lacks in knowledge he makes up for in heart; he doesn't teach by the book and sometimes that approach works. . .by accident.
THE RON JAMES SHOW marches into season 5 on Monday, February 24, 2014 at 9:30 p.m. (10 NT) with a fast-paced new format, stunning set and exciting segments and characters. This year, Ron's signature stand-up is punchier than ever, and now it's shot "in the round" before a live audience. The show is chock-a-block with an eclectic collection of material satirizing political, social and culturally pertinent issues of the day, guaranteed to appeal to a wide demographic of Canadians tuning in for some laughs.
Rounding out the winter season is a slate of CBC's successful homespun series returning with brand-new episodes, including MURDOCH MYSTERIES (Mondays at 8 p.m. / 8:30 NT); DRAGONS' DEN (Wednesdays at 8pm / 8:30 NT); REPUBLIC OF DOYLE (Wednesdays at 9 p.m. / 9:30 NT); HEARTLAND (Sundays at 7 p.m. (7:30NT); GEORGE STROUMBOULOPOULOS TONIGHT (Monday to Friday at 7 p.m./ 7:30 NT and 11:30 p.m. / 12 midnight NT); THE RICK MERCER REPORT (Tuesdays at 8 p.m. / 8:30 NT); THIS HOUR HAS 22 MINUTES (Tuesdays at 8:30 p.m./ 9 NT); MARKETPLACE (Fridays at 8 p.m. 8:30 NT); and the fifth estate (Fridays at 9 p.m. / 9:30 NT); THE NATURE OF THINGS (Thursdays at 8 p.m.); DOC ZONE (Thursdays at 9 p.m.) and THE NATIONAL (Sunday to Friday at 10 p.m. and Saturdays at 6 p.m.).
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Q: Gnuplot: coloring area inside uncertainty I have a bunch of 2D points, each point comes with an error in the x coordinate and in the y coordinate. I don't like how with xyerrorbars shows the points because these are measurement that will be more and more dense.
I'd like if these points could form a colored surface, like these kind of plots:
http://www-cdf.fnal.gov/physics/new/hdg/Results_files/results/hwwmenn_120224/figures/limit/cdf4g17july2011.gif
Do you know if there's there a striagth forward way in Gnuplot?
Thanks!

A: I will assume that your data file is in the following format:
x y sx sy

where sx and sy are the standard deviations in x and y.  You can use the filledcurves option to plot:
plot 'data.dat' using 1:($2+2*$4):($2-2*$4) title '+/- 2 SD', \
     'data.dat' using 1:($2+$4):($2-$4) title '+/- 1 SD', \
     'data.dat' title 'data'

help filledcurves gives you a couple of examples.

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Q: Largest number formed from an array (understanding a solution) Write a function that, given a list of non-negative integers, arranges them such that they form the largest possible number. For example, given [0, 1, 2, 3], the largest formed number is 3210.
Logic I understand:
We compare two numbers XY (Y appended at the end of X) and YX (X appended at the end of Y). If XY is larger, then X should come before Y in output, else Y should come before. For example, let X and Y be 542 and 60. To compare X and Y, we compare 54260 and 60542. Since 60542 is greater than 54260, we put Y first. I can also write code for this.
What surprises me is this solution:
#include <stdio.h>
#include<stdlib.h>

int swap(const void *c, const void *d) {
    int n1 = *(int*)c;
    int n2 = *(int*)d;

    int a = pow(10, floor(log10(n2)) + 1) * n1 + n2;
    int b = pow(10, floor(log10(n1)) + 1) * n2 + n1;

    if (n1 == 0) return 1;
    if (a < b) return 1;

    return 0;
}

int main() {
    int t = 0, tc = 0;

    scanf("%d", &t);
    for(tc = 1; tc <= t; tc++) {
        int n;
        scanf("%d",&n);
        int arr[n];

        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
            scanf("%d", &arr[i]);
        }

        qsort(arr, n, sizeof(int), swap);

        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
            printf("%d", arr[i]);
        printf("\n");
    }
    return 0;
}

To my surprise, it passes all the test cases. Can anyone explain to me this logic?

A: This does exactly what you described:
int a = pow(10, floor(log10(n2)) + 1) * n1 + n2;
int b = pow(10, floor(log10(n1)) + 1) * n2 + n1;

If we're passed in X and Y, then a is XY, and b is YX.
If you're concatenating 2 and 34, you need to multiply 2 by 100 (to get 200) and then add 34 (to get 234). Where did the 100 come from? It's 10 to the power of the number of digits in 34. To get the number of digits, we compute the base-10 logarithm of 34 and round it up.
So:
log10(34) ~= 1.5
floor(log10(34)) == 1
floor(log10(34)) + 1 == 2

10^2 = 100, so now we know what to multiply the first number by before adding the second.
The second line does the same thing with the variables in the opposite order (computing YX concatenated).
Finally, we return 1 if a < b and 0 otherwise. This makes it a working comparator for a sort function:
if (a < b) return 1;

EDIT
I'm not sure what this line is doing:
if (n1 == 0) return 1;

I think it may be protecting us from the result of log10(0). (I'm not sure what that returns... the mathematical result is negative infinity.)
Basically, the result of this in the comparator is "Put n2 first if n1 is 0," which is always right. (I'm just not 100% sure why it's needed.)

A: Let's say that an array arr[] is the solution to your problem, i.e. its elements are arranged in such a way as to produce the max result M. Therefore, swapping arbitrary array elements i and j cannot yield a result that would be greater than M.
Consider comparing arbitrary indexes i and j in your comparator function swap, and digits surrounding them:
XXXXXXXX IIIIII XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX JJJJJJ XXXXXXXXX
-------- ------ ---------------- ------ ---------
arr[...] arr[i]     arr[...]     arr[j]  arr[...]

Note that if IIIIII block sorts before JJJJJJ block, it would continue sorting ahead of it regardless of the content of the X blocks. Therefore, comparing individual elements of arr in isolation produces an optimal solution when the entire array is sorted using this comparison.
Your comparator implementation performs this logic using "decimal shifting": if you want to add digits of x behind digits of y, you need to decimal-shift y by the number of digits in the x. The number of digits in the x can be determined as log10(x); decimal shifting left by k positions is achieved by multiplying y by 10k.
Note: This line
if (n1 == 0) return 1;

should be at the top, before you call decimal logarithm. There should also be another line
if (n2 == 0) return 0;

to ensure that we do not pass zero to log10.

A: What has been done in the code is,

*

*Take input the array

*Sort it descending order

*Output it

The input & output part is easy to understand.
Now the sorting is done using qsort which accepts a compare function. In the code though the function is named swap, it is actually a compare function - which returns 1 when the first element is greater then the second one. Otherwise returns 0. Like is 54 > 45? and is 45>54?
Now, why a descending sort gives the deserved output? Let's see an example:
54 > 45 , This means if the big number is a left position the number is greater. A descending sort keeps the greater number left.

A: You already have some very good explanations of why the code you posted works. However, it should be noted that this method suffers from overflow whenever the decimal shifted version of any number exceeds the max representable int. If we assume a 32-bit int then this has 10 digits (2147483647), so comparing relatively small numbers such as 32412 and 12345 will cause problems.
As an alternative we can compare the numbers directly using a recursive function. Let the two numbers be n1 and n2, with d1 and d2 digits respectively. Our comparison function needs to handle three cases:

*

*If d1 == d2we compare n1 and n2 directly, e.g. 345 and 463

*If d1 < d2 we compare n1 to the d1 high-order digits of n2, e.g. for 37 and 398 we compare 37 and 39. If these are equal, we recursively compare n1 with the d2-d1 low-order digits of n2. So for 37 and 378 we'd compare 37 and 8.

*If d1 > d2 we can swap n1 and n2 and compare as per case 2, though we then have to reverse the order of the result.

Here's some code to illustrate.
int swap(const void *c, const void *d)
{
   int n1 = *(int*)c;
   int n2 = *(int*)d;

   int d1 = numDigits(n1);
   int d2 = numDigits(n2);
   return compare0(n1, d1, n2, d2);
}

int compare0(int n1, int d1, int n2, int d2)
{
    if (d1 == d2)
        return n2 - n1;
    else if (d1 < d2)
        return  compare1(n1, d1, n2, d2);
    else
        return -compare1(n2, d2, n1, d1);
}

int compare1(int n1, int d1, int n2, int d2)
{
    int pd = (int) pow(10, d2 - d1);
    int nh2 = n2 / pd;
    if (n1 == nh2)
        return compare0(n1, d1, n2 % pd, d2 - d1);
    else
        return nh2 - n1;
}

int numDigits(int n)
{
    return (n == 0) ? 1 : 1 + (int) log10(n);
}


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Sarah Palin uses video railing against consultants to raise money for consultants
SarahPAC's Federal Election Commission filings reveal she spent $4.8 million on consultants last election cycle
By Katie McDonough
March 29, 2013 8:33PM (UTC)
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Sarah Palin relaunched her political action committee on Thursday, the adorably named SarahPAC, with a rousing video slamming "the big consultants, the big money men, and the big bad media" fueling our elections. But as John Alvon at the Daily Beast reports, Palin is using SarahPAC to raise a political war chest ahead of the 2014 elections -- money she will spend, handsomely, on conservative political consultants.
Alvon went through SarahPAC's Federal Election Commission filings; his findings may surprise you. (Or not. It is Sarah Palin we're talking about, after all):
Seen through the lens of the invaluable Center for Responsive Politics, Palin's PAC spent $5.1 million in the last election cycle (more than it raised in that time period, raising some questions about Palin's claims of fiscal responsibility).
But the real news comes when you look at how donors' money was actually doled out: just $298,500 to candidates. The bulk of the rest of it, more than $4.8 million, went to -- you guessed it -- consultants...
Palin's chief PAC consultant, Tim Crawford, pocketed more than $321,000 this election cycle in direct payments alone, according to the documents. Aries Petra Consulting was taking in between $6,000 and $8,000 a month for speechwriting and "grassroots consulting" -- something that sounds like an oxymoron, but ended up costing north of $160,000.
In fact, Alvon had difficulty finding a single, non-administrative budget item that consultants weren't somehow involved in, leading him to note wryly:
So when Palin thundered at CPAC that "Now is the time to furlough the consultants, and tune out the pollsters, send the focus groups home and throw out the political scripts, because if we truly know what we believe, we don't need professionals to tell us" -- it was a riff written by speechwriters and informed by all tools she tried to diss.
You can watch Palin's action committee relaunch video "Loaded for Bear" below.
And for those confused about what the heck "loaded for bear" means, a definition can be found here. (Spoiler: It kind of implies paranoia.)
Katie McDonough
Katie McDonough is Salon's politics writer, focusing on gender, sexuality and reproductive justice. Follow her on Twitter @kmcdonovgh or email her at kmcdonough@salon.com.
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Volkswagen dealers, execs to meet in Las Vegas to discuss moves to improve sales
Hundreds of Volkswagen dealers from across the country will descend upon Las Vegas this week looking for some answers and help in rebuilding their sales following months of controversy over emissions cheating. A closed meeting between dealers and Volkswagen executives is set for Saturday morning.
By BUCK WARGO SPECIAL TO THE LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
April 1, 2016 - 10:15 am
A Volkswagen is seen covered in protective plastic ahead of the New York International Auto Show at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York, March 22, 2016. (Mike Segar/Reuters)
Hundreds of Volkswagen dealers from across the country will descend upon Las Vegas this week seeking some answers and help in rebuilding their sales following months of controversy over emissions cheating.
A closed meeting between dealers and Volkswagen executives is set for Saturday morning, a day after dealers hold an internal meeting at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The VW dealers are in town for the National Auto Dealers Association convention Thursday through Sunday. More than 90 percent of the 652 dealers nationwide are expected.
In September, Volkswagen told its dealers to stop the sale of four-cylinder diesel engine vehicles after federal regulators accused the Germany-based automaker of falsifying emissions tests by using illegal software. About 600,000 vehicles on the road were affected.
The Las Vegas meeting comes less than two weeks after dealers traveled to Germany to meet with Herbert Diess, who heads the Volkswagen brand. Dealers have been on edge since Michael Horn, president of Volkswagen of America, departed last month. He was replaced by Hinrich Woebcken.
In Germany, Diess told dealers about the need to boost sales. There are plans to introduce new SUVs in the American market in 2017, said Alan Brown, chairman of the Volkswagen National Dealer Advisory Council and a VW dealer in Texas.
Brown said dealers are excited to hear from Volkswagen top executives about short-term and long-term goals. "A lot of dealers don't come to NADA, but a lot are coming this year because of how important this conference is especially to hear from Dr. Diess and Mr. Woebcken," he said.
The conversation is expected to cover everything from the investigation by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, reparations for lost sales, lower prices and introduction of new models.
Although every dealer has different struggles, Brown stressed the importance of getting back into volume selling in its stores. "That was a big part of our discussion in Germany … how do we take the product we have so we do well against the competition?"
Brown said Volkswagen dealers have plenty of inventory, but the question remains whether its vehicles are competitively priced against Honda, Toyota and Nissan. Some models are struggling to compete, he said, citing the Passat sedan and its price point against the Toyota Camry. Brown said the difference in price between the two cars is about $3,000 to $5,000.
Volkswagen sold about 350,000 vehicles in 2015, and the volume is expected to fall to 330,000 in 2016, Brown said. "The high was 424,000 in 2012, and the number keeps going down, and down and down."
Volkswagen invested significantly — more than a billion dollars — in infrastructure in 2007 and 2008, building up for volume, Brown said.
Besides a price drop, updated models and new models will help with sales volume, he said. The last models were introduced 18 months ago.
Brown said Volkswagen has committed to selling two new sport utility vehicles in the U.S. market: an entry-level SUV coupe derivative of a midsize SUV by 2017 and an all-wheel drive vehicle by the end of the year.
Doug Fleming, general manager of Findlay Volkswagen in Henderson, said he is glad new models will be introduced. Giving customers more options will bolster sales, he said.
"That's exciting news," Fleming said. "I'm really excited for the new SUVs because that's going to be great for families."
As for existing product, Volkswagen had a March 24 deadline from a federal judge to come up with its plan to fix vehicles that cheated the emissions test. That deadline has been extended to April 21 since the company has been dealing with engineering issues to solve the problem. Some have suggested the company might buy back some of the vehicles.
That's not the only problem.
In November, Volkswagen issued a recall of more than 90,000 vehicles for a camshaft failure. Volkswagen has recalled more than 900,000 vehicles this year to deal with a problem with the driver's side airbag inflators of a Japanese supplier.
"All of these things that have hit in the last six to seven months have taken the winds out of our sails," Brown said.
Volkswagen leadership has a chance to make some headway during the National Auto Dealers Association meeting on a plan to help dealers "get some wins with the product that we have," Brown said.
"We're trying to be very positive and optimistic," he said. "At the end of the day, the dealers got their livelihood tied up in these stores, and we have to keep a winning attitude and start getting some wins under our belt quickly."
Fleming, who will attend this week's conference, commended Volkswagen executives for their accessibility to discuss what's happening. He said manufacturers have their ups and downs, but he remains optimistic everything will work out.
"Volkswagen still one of the greatest companies in the world. They own Lamborghini, Bugatti, Audi, Bentley, and Porsche," Fleming said. "They have some great days ahead."
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PAHO urges public health measures, vaccination in light of Omicron variant
Published:Thursday | December 2, 2021 | 12:08 AM
Dr Carissa Etienne
WASHINGTON (CMC):
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) on Wednesday called for increased vaccination and public health measures to ensure the best possible protection against the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 pandemic.
PAHO Director Dr Carissa Etienne said while experts work to better understand the new Wold Health Organization (WHO)-designated "variant of concern," there was no need for panic among the various populations in the Americas.
She told the weekly PAHO media conference that there are still many unknowns and the studies will take some time to complete, and until then, "it is not clear whether Omicron is more transmissible than other variants, or if it causes more severe disease".
PAHO said that in the Americas, which reported 753,000 new COVID infections and over 13,000 deaths over the past week, Omicron has so far been detected in Canada and Brazil.
"But it is likely that other countries will begin seeing this new variant in circulation soon," the director said, noting that while PAHO continues to track all variants in the region, for now Delta remains the predominant variant in the Americas.
Etienne said with just over half the population in Latin America and the Caribbean fully vaccinated against COVID-19, "our region remains especially vulnerable," adding "vaccine inequity is prolonging the COVID crisis, and this is exactly what we're seeing with the arrival of Omicron".
The Dominican-born PAHO director called on governments to sustain public health measures, such as mask wearing, and redouble their surveillance efforts, noting "the more COVID-19 circulates, the more opportunities the virus has to mutate and change".
She reminded reporters that "COVID is not the first infectious disease that has shaken the world," as she turned her attention to the commemoration of World AIDS Day being observed globally on December 1 every year.
PAHO said that prior to the pandemic, just 65 per cent of people living with HIV in the region were receiving ARV therapy, and as the pandemic progressed, interruptions increased four-fold, leaving millions at risk.
Etienne said as there are effective drugs that control the disease and interrupt transmission, "we must ensure consistent and equitable access to these powerful tools".
The director noted that 2.4 million people in Latin America and the Caribbean live with HIV.
PAHO is this week observing its 119th anniversary, and Etienne highlighted the progress that has been made in public health in the Americas – in the treatment of HIV/AIDS and in the development of effective vaccines against COVID.
"We must work together to finish the job, so that everyone in our region has access to the services and tools they need to live healthy and productive lives."
Over the past week, COVID-19 cases have remained steady but high in the US and Canada and have dropped in Mexico. Reductions have also been seen in most countries in Central America.
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Eastport Pine Barrens State Forest
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Open for Recreation: Year-round
Fee: Free
DEC Region 1 Stony Brook Office: 631-444-0270 (M-F, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM); R1info@dec.ny.gov
Enforcement Matters: 518-408-5850 (24/7) or 911
Location: Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County
Wildlife Management Unit: 1C
Map: View the Eastport Bike Trail Map || View same map in PDF (25.5 KB) || Google Earth || State Lands Interactive Mapper
Eastport Pine Barrens State Forest is a 647-acre undeveloped property consisting of pine barrens habitat. It is located south of the Long Island Expressway between Moriches-Riverhead Road and Captain Daniel Roe Highway/Route 111. The area is open to hunting, trapping, biking, hiking, skiing and wildlife viewing.
A free seasonal access permit is required for using this property.
Users must observe regulations for use of DEC-managed lands in Suffolk County.
Featured Activities
General information on hunting and general information on trapping includes how-to and safety tips with links to seasons, rules and regulations.
Hunt for both small and big game. Hunting is allowed anywhere on the property, except on areas marked as restricted or excluded. Please abide by all hunting regulations. Consult hunting on Long Island for information on hunting opportunities and obtaining hunting permits.
See Long Island Public Hunting Areas for specifics on the types of hunting that are allowed on this property. Eastport falls under the hunting dates for the Otis Pike Preserve Cooperative Hunting Area.
For questions related to hunting on this property, call the Stony Brook office at 631-444-0310.
General information on biking includes how-to and safety tips and links to rules and regulations.
There is a 9-mile long one-way single track trail that loops through the eastern part of the property that runs next to Moriches-Riverhead Road. The trail is mostly flat and crosses through both woods and open fields. This trail is maintained by Concerned Long Island Mountain Bicyclists (CLIMB) (leaves DEC website).
Additional Rules for Bicyclists
Bicycling is permitted on Rocky Point Pine Barrens State Forest, Otis Pike Preserve, Edgewood Oak Brush Plains Preserve, Eastport Pine Barrens State Forest and Calverton Pine Barrens State Forest.
Bicycling is allowed only on marked bicycling trails, except on the Otis Pike Preserve where only established roads may be used.
Cyclists must wear hard-shell helmets and eye protection and shall yield to official vehicles and equipment, horseback riders and hikers.
Bicycling is not permitted at Rocky Point, Otis Pike, Eastport and Calverton from November 1 through January 31 due to the small game and deer shotgun seasons, or as posted.
Trails at these four properties may remain closed until as late as April 1,or as posted, due to excessive impacts from the late winter freeze and thaw cycles.
Mountain biking is allowed year-round on DEC's Edgewood Oak Brush Plains Preserve.
General information on hiking includes how-to and safety tips and links to rules and regulations.
The trails on the property can be used for hiking and other recreational activities.
General information on cross-country skiing and snowshoeing includes how-to and safety tips and links to rules and regulations.
Cross-country skiing and snowshoeing are permitted on all hiking trails.
General information on animals includes links to information about birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, amphibians and insects that inhabit or migrate through the state.
A variety of mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians use the unique habitats of the pine barrens. Animals you might find here include white-tailed deer, red fox, opossum, Eastern cottontail, red-tailed hawk, osprey, pine warbler, turkey, bald eagle, Eastern box turtle and Eastern hognose snake.
The property is located south of the Long Island Expressway between Moriches-Riverhead Road and Captain Daniel Roe Highway/Route 111 in the Town of Brookhaven. There is one main parking area that provides access.
Moriches-Riverhead Road parking area (40.849498°N, 72.733490°W) Google Maps (leaves DEC website).
During hunting season, there are several other parking areas that are only available for use by hunters.
All coordinates provided are in decimal degrees using NAD83/WGS84 datum.
Rules, Regulations and Outdoor Safety
Practice Leave No Trace Principles (leaves DEC website) when recreating on state land to enjoy the outdoors responsibly; minimize impact on the natural resources and avoid conflicts with other users.
All users of Eastport Pine Barrens State Forest must follow all State Land Use Regulations and should follow all Outdoor Safety Practices for the safety of the user and protection of the resource.
How We Manage Eastport Pine Barrens State Forest
DEC is developing a management plan which will describe the management activities for these lands. In addition to management objectives, the UMP will contain detailed information on natural features, recreational infrastructure, geology, natural and human history, habitats, wildlife, fisheries and much more.
If you have questions and/or comments about this UMP, please email us at R1.UMP@dec.ny.gov.
Nearby State Lands, Facilities, Amenities & Other Information
State Lands and Facilities
David A. Sarnoff Preserve
Otis Pike Preserve
Westhampton Dwarf Pine Plains Preserve
Gas can be found in the nearby communities of Calverton, Eastport, Manorville and Riverhead.
Food and other supplies can be found in the nearby communities of Eastport, Manorville and Riverhead.
Dining opportunities can be found in the nearby communities of Calverton, Eastport, Manorville and Riverhead.
Lodging can be found in the nearby community of Riverhead.
Discover Long Island (leaves DEC website) can provide information about other recreation, attractions and amenities in this area.
Numerous guide books and maps are available with information on the lands, waters, trails and other recreational facilities in this area. These can be purchased at most outdoor equipment retailers, bookstores, and on-line booksellers.
Additional information, outdoor equipment, trip suggestions and guided or self-guided tours may be obtained from outdoor guide and outfitting businesses. Check area chambers of commerce, telephone directories or search the internet for listings.
Consider hiring an outdoor guide if you have little experience or woodland skills. See the NYS Outdoor Guides Association (leaves DEC website) for information on outdoor guides.
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White-throated Kingbird Couch's Kingbird
Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus
Authors: Alex. E. Jahn, Philip C. Stouffer, and R. Terry Chesser
Tropical Kingbird consumes both insects and fruit; aerial sallies for insects are the predominant foraging mode (Fitzpatrick 1980, Rosenberg 1990, Jahn et al. 2010a). Insects consumed include beetles (Coleoptera), bugs (Hemiptera), dragonflies (Odonata), grasshoppers (Orthoptera), bees and wasps (Hymenoptera, especially vespid wasps Vespidae), termites (Isoptera), butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera) (Eisenmann 1961, Haverschmidt 1968, Howell 1972, Fitzpatrick 1983, Voous 1983, P.C. Stouffer, personal observation). Based on fecal sample analysis, the main arthropod prey consumed at a site in Bolivia were insects of the orders Coleoptera, Hymenoptera, and Odonata (all present in at least 10% of fecal samples analyzed); kingbirds foraged on a greater variety of insects during the nonbreeding/dry season (Jahn et al. 2010a).
Fruits consumed are mostly arillate fruits and berries, including Bursera simaruba (Trainer and Will 1984), Ormosia isthamensis (Foster and Delay 1998), Cabralea canjerana (Pizo 1997), Stemmadenia donnell-smithii (McDiarmid et al. 1977), mistletoes (Loranthaceae; Haverschmidt 1968, Fitzpatrick 1983), peppers (Capsicum spp., Solanaceae; Haverschmidt 1968), Lantana camara (Verbenaceae; Leck 1971, 1972), Didymopanax morototoni (Araliaceae; Leck 1971), Tetracera spp. (Dilleniaceae; Leck 1971), figs (Ficus spp., Moraceae; Kantak 1979, Fitzpatrick 1983), and guava (Psidium guajava, Myrtaceae; Voous 1983). Also consumes fruits of Myrsine coriacea (Basler et al. 2009) and Myrsine lancifolia (Guerta et al. 2011), Miconia albicans (Allenspach and Dias 2012), and Trichilia claussenii (Athiê and Dias 2012), among those of other Neotropical plant species (Stouffer and Chesser 1998).
Jahn, A. E., P. C. Stouffer, and R. T. Chesser (2013). Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus), version 1.0. In Neotropical Birds Online (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/nb.trokin.01


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Stephen Keshi To Be Buried On July 29th 2016.
and end on Sunday July 31st.
also in Benin-City, by 11:00am.
in honour of the late soccer star at the stadium.
Evangelist Catholic Church, Illah, by 6:00pm, according to the obsequies release.
On Friday, July 29th, his body will leave Asaba for his hometown, Illah by 7am.
compound, Ukpologwu Quarters, Illah, from 12:30pm.
A thanksgiving will be held at the Evangelist Catholic Church, Illah on Sunday July 31st.


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I'm so sorry I'm not better at being brief. The following is SO IMPORTANT, but it's written the only way I know how to say it, which I'm sure is too long. You have to be able to get this, however, or the devil will beat the snot out of you with your own evil conscience.
I'm not going to apologize for laying a heavy load on myself and you yesterday because that load is based on simply believing. We can believe like that. The things I wrote are true!
However, if we're going to walk in real belief and real power, then we're also going to have to be honest and real about the following, which I got from Jeff Milam's Transient Glory blog.
There are two things that are constant in the lives of the Hebrew people from the time they leave Egypt until they are on the brink of crossing the Jordan. First, God is always with them; guiding, instructing, providing, delivering, protecting, and performing miracles for them. The other constant is the complaining that reveals their unbelief. … As I've been reading through the story of the Hebrews, I'm left with the notion that these people somehow either persistently failed to remember what God had accomplished for them or simply and stubbornly refused to embrace belief in Him. … But do I have any room to talk?
I wasn't completely comfortable with yesterday's post. It seemed too likely to make people feel like failures rather than lifting them up to the wonderful standard I was talking about.
On the other hand, I feel like I'm as bad at being a good Christian as most people I know, yet I not only have real hope of living in those incredible promises; I've experienced it, and not all that rarely.
Think about it. Have you ever paid attention to the discussion Moses had with God while a bush was burning without being burned right in front of his eyes? This was going on the whole time they were talking. Oh, yeah, and he was TALKING TO GOD!!!
So God says he's going to send Moses (Ex. 3:7-10).
Moses says, "Who? Me?" Then he says he doesn't think he can do it (v. 11).
So God says he'll be with Moses and give him a sign (v. 12).
Moses asks who he's supposed to say is sending him. He asks for God's name (v. 13).
So God gives him 2 different versions of his name (vv. 14-15).
Then God explains the whole scenario to Moses. He explains that the elders of Israel will listen to him, but Pharaoh will not, but God will do miracles to bring the Israelites out. He even tells him that the Israelites will leave wealthy (vv. 16-22).
Moses disagrees with God and says the elders won't believe him (4:1).
God gives him THREE miracles to show the elders, two of which he works right on the spot so Moses can see them (vv. 2-9).
Moses says he's not eloquent (v. 10).
Now God, understandably, gets irritated. Picture a parent with a child. The conversation changes from the parent helping the child to understand, to, "Listen, just go do what I tell you" (vv. 11-12).
Can you imagine this? Moses is so scared that he won't look at God. He believes the superstition common among the Jews that if you look at God, you'll die, and he acts in accordance with that. But while the God he won't look at is telling him what to do, he's refusing!
Superstitions are ridiculous. Yes, God himself says that if you look at his face, you'll die, but Moses wasn't looking at his face … or his body … or any other part of God. He was looking at a miraculous fire on a bush.
All sorts of Old Testament figures saw "angels"—representative, created-on-the-spot, spiritual bodies—of God, and they lived.
But disobeying God, now that can lead to death, but Moses wasn't afraid of that!
Now God's not irritated. He's angry. The Scripture says, "The anger of Yahweh was kindled against Moses" (v. 14).
So God tells Moses that Aaron is on his way and will be his spokesman. Then he tells Moses that he will take his rod and go do signs (vv. 15-17).
You know the rest of the story. After this ridiculous episode, Moses is pretty awesome. In fact, he's so awesome that at the end of his life he gets a little haughty and isn't allowed to enter Canaan.
As an aside, I think about that, and I think Moses was probably pretty frustrated with those people. Their unbelief resulted in his wandering around in the desert for 40 years for a second time.
But that's just the point. The first time was his own fault, and when God came to end that first 40 years in the desert, God was very patient with Moses' phenomenal obstinance. So he wasn't very patient when Moses couldn't handle the Israelites' unbelief.
I talked about a high standard of belief yesterday. Thank God for wonderful people like Hudson Taylor and Amy Carmichael who set terribly convicting examples of how to live in faith like that.
I think I've given up on ever being Hudson Taylor or Amy Carmichael. Those were good Christians.
But Moses? I could be Moses!
That's not a joke. It is meant to be ironic or even to make you chuckle, but it's not a joke. You can be Moses.
The great men I've known personally seem to be oblivious to how unworthy they are to do the things they do. Unlike me, they don't spend time wringing their hands, wondering why anyone ought to listen to them when they're such wretched creatures, always finding ways to irritate God.
It's because they've got their eyes off themselves and on the throne of God, where Jesus—the rightful and righteous King—is sitting.
I've had a lot of experience with God: 28 years. After 28 years, it has become clear that God has never gotten up on even one morning fretting over what I did yesterday. Only I do.
Our King always has a right to ask—or demand—that his will be done. He always has a right to speak, and he always has a right to speak through whomever he wants. When he asks you to stand up for him, that's not the time for you to let all your previous failures be an excuse to fail again!
God's too busy to fret about what you did last time.
When I was in high school, I made the baseball team for our Air Force base. I wasn't a starter, though, and I wanted to be. One day, before a game, while the coach was hitting us grounders, I let a ball scoot under the end of my glove. I wanted the coach to know that wasn't normal for me, so I did a little "I can't believe that happened" dance of frustration.
The coach was frustrated, too, but not with my error, but with my ridiculous show. "Just pick the *@&* ball up and throw it back to me," he said. "Do you want to play today or not?"
I still like to do a mental dance of mourning when it's time to rise to the occasion for God. "Look God! Now's a time I could really be useful, and I'm worthy to be useful, I'm sure! Look how I'm repenting! Look at my mourning over the fact that I've been distracted by my own interests for the last 3 hours! Use me now!"
God usually says, "I'm trying to, but you won't shut up. I don't have time for all this. I'm going to go find some other fallible, imperfect human that goes out of his way to please me when he can and who will SHUT UP AND LISTEN when I try to get him to do something."
Pretty human, pretty earthy, somewhat gross, but the route to real power with God is along that route. God uses and chooses not only Moses but even Sampson. You might as well line up with Isaiah and say, "Here am I, use me."
You won't believe the people that are getting called to work out of that line. You could even be one of them.
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Yes, such an encouraging post.
When you talk on this subject it is the most encouraging thing I ever hear Your post yesterday and then this one today make me feel like I can do anything. I can be like Elijah. I can be like Caleb. I can do the things God asks of me. Even after 25 years of tripping over my own two feet. Moses argued with God, and so did Elijah, so do I. But his mercy and love keep me going forward. He never asked me to not make any mistakes He asks me to learn. He asks me to learn to be like all the other fallible men who serve Him. He asks me to learn to imitate Him. And to do this in faith.


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College Basketball Daily Fantasy Helper: Thursday 1/2/20
NHL Betting Guide: Friday 1/17/20
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Matt Hiatt Jan 2nd, 2020
Tres Tinkle is in a good spot against Utah on Thursday night. Who else should we be targeting?
College basketball season is entering conference play, and we have a six-game slate tonight.
Ethan Thompson, Oregon State ($7,200) - Thompson leads the Oregon State Beavers in minutes (34.9 per game) and assists (4.7 per game). He's taken the second most field goal attempts (11.8 per game) on the team and is the Beavers' second leading scorer (15.8 per game). On tap of that, he's in a great spot against the vulnerable Utah Utes' defense. The Utes are ranked 164th in Ken Pom's adjusted defense metric.
Tyler Bey, Colorado ($6,800) - Bey is one of the best two-way players in college basketball. The junior is averaging 12.5 points, 9.4 rebounds, 1.8 assists, and 3.3 blocks/steals in 27.3 minutes. His price tag has declined significantly after a few average performances. Despite the recent struggles, he still owns a 24.3% usage rate, which leads the Colorado Buffaloes.
Quade Green, Washington ($6,200) - The Washington Huskies' point guard has scored at least 11 points and dished out six assists while playing at least 34 minutes in three straight games. On tap is a matchup with the defensive-deficient UCLA Bruins. The Bruins are 199th by Ken Pom's adjusted defense. Green is a solid play at a middling price tag.
Jaime Jaquez Jr., UCLA ($4,900) - The freshman is playing a ton of minutes and taking a lot of shots for the struggling UCLA Bruins. Over the last five games, Jaquez Jr. is averaging 11.0 field goal attempts in 28.2 minutes of action. He also topped 30 FanDuel points in three out of the last five games. However, his price tag hasn't adjusted to his recent production as he's still listed under $5,000.
Sasha Stefanovic, Purdue ($4,400) - Stefanovic has started each of the last six games for the Purdue Boilermakers. Known as a sharpshooter, Stefanovic's presence on the court is much needed for a Purdue team that struggles to score. The sophomore has played at least 24 minutes in all six of his starts. If his jumper is falling, he has 30-FanDuel-point upside. That's hard to find at his cheap price.
Tres Tinkle, Oregon State ($8,200) - Tinkle is one of the best college basketball players that you're rarely hear about. The Oregon State big man is averaging 1.18 fantasy points per minute. At his current production rate, he'll hit value in 27.8 minutes of action (assuming value is 4x of player's price tag). Tinkle has logged at least 31 minutes in four out of the last five games.
Obi Toppin, Dayton ($8,100) - Toppin is having a monster sophomore season for the Dayton Flyers. The Flyers' forward is averaging 19.8 points, 7.9 rebounds, 2.2 assists, and 2.4 blocks/steals in 31.3 minutes. He provides a solid floor (at least 23.9 FanDuel points in every game) with a high ceiling (seven games with at least 35 FanDuel points). Toppin is one of the best plays on the slate.
Nahziah Carter, Washington ($6,100) - Carter is a valuable DFS asset because he plays a ton of minutes and contributes in every statistical category. The junior is averaging 13.4 points, 5.8 rebounds, 1.4 assists, and 2.5 steals/blocks in 31.8 minutes. As noted above, this is a fantastic matchup for Washington; UCLA is in the midst of a three-game losing streak. They've allowed at least 74 points in all three losses.
Jaden McDaniels, Washington ($6,000) - The Huskies are a good team to target as they play only six to seven guys on a consistent basis. The former McDonald's All-American is averaging 0.76 fantasy points per minute. At his current production rate, he'll hit value in 31.5 minutes of action. McDaniels has logged at least 33 minutes in five consecutive games.
N'Faly Dante, Oregon ($4,300) - Dante is now eligible after missing the first nine games of the season. The projected lottery pick played a season-high 22 minutes in the Oregon Ducks' last game. With the Ducks potentially missing two frontcourt players, Dante should see plenty of action. He's too cheap for his talent level and expected playing time.


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Q: tampermonkey script to extension (io is not defined) I always used tampermonkey to install my scipt and it worked perfectly.
Now to make it easier for my clients, i wanted to make a chrome extension.
In my tampermonkey script i was able to add
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and use above:
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to use it in my extension i added a .jsonfile - the important part:
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and downloaded the socket.io.min.js from https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/socket.io/1.4.4/socket.io.min.js
 and included it in the folder js/ ....
after i installed the extension, it says in the console: io is not defined


Whales and dolphins are getting ready to feast on sardines ahead of the annual and eagerly awaited Sardine Run on the KZN South Coast.
Excitement is all round with sardines having been spotted at various sites around the Eastern Cape as they make their way up to the KZN South Coast. In the meantime, big shoals of baitfish off Southbroom and Port Edward have given the predators a chance to rehearse for the ultimate Sardine Run.
The Sardine Run is a natural phenomenon when millions of sardines travel in giant shoals offering pelagic predators along the way a tasty feast. The bait balls are often driven close to the shores to the delight of Cape Gannets, onlookers and fishing charters, who race out and bring in their catch for everyone to enjoy. Seen from the shores, this creates a spectacular frenzy of activity with nets and bucket loads of silvery fish everywhere. The Sardine Run off the KZN South Coast is one of South Africa's bucket list items for local and international travellers, who try time their arrival with that of the sardines. The sardines generally arrive anytime from May to August, but all indicators are that they will arrive early this year, possibly between June and July, perfect timing for the school holidays.
According to the KwaZulu-Natal Sharks Board "numerous shoals of various species of bait fish can be seen off the KZN coast on a daily basis, especially during calm sea conditions. The first positive signs of heavy predator activity was seen just south of Mazeppa Point on the Eastern Cape Coast. This area is still some 200km south of KwaZulu-Natal and it may well be some time before they eventually reach KwaZulu-Natal. This however does not exclude the possibility of some small shoals of sardines currently occurring off the KZN coast." Mike Anderson-Reade, Head of Operations added that shark safety gear remains in place at all protected beaches along the way.
To keep everyone entertained during this time, the KZN South Coast puts on a diverse and comprehensive events calendar. A Sardine Beach Festival held at various beaches include beach sports from volleyball to touch rugby, competitions and giveaways. Major events not to miss include the South Coast Lions Show, the Umtamvuna Sardine Festival, the South Coast Fever MTB Series, the Mercury Ski Boat Festival, the Annual Sardine Run Golf Tournament, the Ugu Jazz and Arts Festival and the Ramsgate Book & Art Festival. And for a cultural experience, don't miss the Maidens Ceremony and the newly launched Great Drives Out – 4 authentic culture & heritage experiences in the hinterland that showcases attractions such as rock art, waterfalls, holy mountains, sangomas and the traditional homestead of local reality TV superstars, the polygamist Mseleku family, all within scenic surroundings.


Many people think that money can give them peace and joy. Some think that power will do so, while some think that getting married is the answer. Yet others think that success in their career or business will certainly make their lives peaceful and joyful. The list can go on and on. But many people have discovered that having all these still won't give them what they deeply desire: peace that passes all understanding and Christian joy full of glory.
Now, I know you are wondering how you are to fellowship with God. It is so simple that many people don't pay attention to it. To fellowship with God is to spend time in His word and prayer. You may say you are too busy to do so, but the truth is that you can always make out time for anything, including bible study and prayer. Which one is better, to build a strong relationship with God when there is no crisis or to seek Him during crisis? I certainly will choose the first option.
Fellowshipping with God in His word and prayer builds up your faith in God and His ability to do what He says He will do. People are anxious, worried, depressed, etc. because they don't know or believe that God can handle the situation before them. Those who know their God are always at rest no matter the challenge. This is because they are assured that their father in heaven can never forsake nor leave them. Jesus Christ always has the answer!
So should you fold your hands and pretend the problem is not there? No! Your fellowship with God will give you peace of mind while you seek God's face on what steps to take in order to solve the problem. Your mind will be at rest so you can pick directions from God. Furthermore, the bible is full of wisdom on how to handle any challenge in life. It may not be exact to your case but the principles are the same.
Also, fellowshipping with God builds the joy of the Lord within you. Joy is the fruit of the Holy Spirit and it is nurtured as you fellowship with God in prayer. When you have this fruit within you, you will still be excited even if things are not yet as you desire. Christian joy is not dependent on the circumstances around you. It is anchored on how much of God is manifesting in your life.
Yes, you can enjoy peace and joy in this fast and unpredictable world. Only make God the number one priority and fellowship with Him always. So, has this article been of help to you in any way?