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Jacobs defeats Koe to advance to men's final at Canada's Olympic curling trials
Brad Jacobs defeated Kevin Koe 8-3 in the men's semifinal at Canada's Olympic curling trials on Saturday afternoon to move one win away from returning to the Winter Games.
Jones defeats McCarville 8-3 to advance to women's final against Fleury
Gregory Strong · The Canadian Press · Posted: Nov 27, 2021 1:34 PM ET | Last Updated: November 28, 2021
Team Jacobs skip Brad Jacobs, pictured on Friday, is now just one win away from returning to the Winter Olympics after earning an 8-3 victory over Team Koe in the men's semifinal at Canada's Olympic curling trials on Saturday in Saskatoon. (Liam Richards/The Canadian Press)
Vice-skip Marc Kennedy says the members of Team Jacobs are simply trying to follow their skip's lead at Canada's Olympic curling trials.
The plan is working as another near-perfect performance from Brad Jacobs has the rink one win away from a berth in the Winter Games.
Jacobs used a pair of in-off double-takeouts for big scores in an 8-3 rout of Kevin Koe in Saturday's men's semifinal. Jacobs scored four in the third end and added another four-ender in the fifth.
"Brad has been fantastic and I think when you feel like your skip is going to make everything, it allows everybody to be a little more relaxed," said Kennedy. "That has kind of been the story of the week."
WATCH | Jacobs moves on to Olympic trials finals with win over Koe:
Jacobs defeats Koe, advances to finals of Olympic curling trials
With an 8-3 victory over Kevin Koe, Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.'s Brad Jacobs will battle Brad Gushue in the finals of the Olympic curling trials on Sunday. An opportunity to represent Canada at the 2022 Beijing Olympics is on the line. 1:03
Later in the evening, Jennifer Jones defeated Krista McCarville 8-3 to advance to the women's final against Tracy Fleury.
"These are the moments that you play for," said Jones, who like Jacobs, won Olympic gold in 2014 in Sochi, Russia.
WATCH | Jones earns berth into women's final with win over McCarville:
Jennifer Jones books spot in Olympic curling trials women's final
Jennifer Jones beats Krista McCarville 8-3, will face Tracy Fleury in the women's final of Canada's Olympic curling trials. 0:46
Koe, who represented Canada at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games but missed the podium, conceded after only six ends.
"It came to a quick thud out there," Koe said. "It sucks."
Jacobs has rolled through the competition at SaskTel Centre with the lone hiccup a 7-6 extra-end loss to Brad Gushue. He was in full control against Koe after the teams opened with a pair of blanks.
"This is just the best team performance I can remember that we've put together to this point," Jacobs said. "I think we all feel very confident heading into tomorrow's final."
The women's final was set for Sunday morning and the men were scheduled to play in the evening. The winning teams will wear the Maple Leaf at the Feb. 4-20 Beijing Games.
Gushue had the same 7-1 round-robin record as Jacobs but earned the top seed thanks to the head-to-head victory.
WATCH | Marc Kennedy joins That Curling Show to discuss the Olympic trials:
Marc Kennedy, a Battle of the Brads and tight tiebreakers at the Olympic trials
2010 Olympic gold medallist Marc Kennedy stops by That Curling Show on the eve of the Olympic trials final matchup against Brad Gushue. 48:50
Both teams have plenty of Olympic experience. Kennedy won Olympic gold in 2010 with Kevin Martin and returned to the Games in 2018 with Koe.
Jacobs and his front end of E.J. Harnden and Ryan Harnden won an Olympic title in 2014. Gushue and third Mark Nichols were victorious at the 2006 Winter Games.
Koe managed just a single in the fourth and tacked on a deuce in the sixth with the game essentially over.
"That's the best I've seen the Brad Jacobs team in a couple years," said Koe second John Morris. "They've got that look in their eye that they're really hard to beat."
McCarville defeats Einarson in tiebreaker
In the afternoon tiebreaker, McCarville scored a single in an extra end for a 4-3 victory over Kerri Einarson.
Einarson, who beat Casey Scheidegger 8-6 in a morning tiebreaker, had a chance to beat McCarville in the 10th end but was heavy with her draw for two.
"I thought it was very close when I let go of it," Einarson said. "The way it was curling, I thought it was good but it wasn't."
WATCH | McCarville downs Einarson to advance at Canada's Olympic curling trials:
McCarville knocks off Einarson in extras, will play in Olympic curling trial semifinals
Thunder Bay, Ont.'s Krista McCarville defeated Kerri Einarson of Selkirk, Man. 4-3 to advance to the semifinals of the Canadian Olympic curling trials against Jennifer Jones. 1:02
Jones earned the first semifinal berth as the No. 2 seed. Fleury went unbeaten in round-robin play to earn the direct berth to the final.
In the semifinal, Jones scored a deuce in the eighth end and forced McCarville to try an angle-raise double in the ninth to score her deuce. McCarville couldn't clear the stones and gave up a steal of two.
"Fortunately for us we got a couple of misses that kind of turned the momentum of the game our way," Jones said.
Einarson, McCarville and Scheidegger were tied for third place in the round-robin standings at 4-4.
The men's semifinal was moved to the afternoon from the evening due to the women's tiebreaker schedule.
The change allowed both semifinals to be televised and kept the feature games on the same sheet.
WATCH | That Curling Show attempts to recreate Schmirler's in-out shot:
Trying to recreate THAT Sandra Schmirler shot from the '97 Olympic trials
That Curling Show hosts Devin Heroux and Colleen Jones show just how hard it is to accurately throw the in-off shot that made Sandra Schmirler famous at the 1997 Canadian Olympic trials. Joan McCusker joins the conversation with a behind-the-scenes story on how it happened. 7:16
Top curlers at Canadian trials in Saskatoon hope to inspire others to try the sport
Einarson settles for tiebreakers after missing chance to secure playoff berth at Olympic trials
Jacobs downs defending champ Koe to take sole possession of 2nd at Olympic Curling trials
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Bollywood's unsung heroes: Khans making way for 'real' actors?
(L -R) Bollywood actors Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Manoj Bajpai, Irfaan and Ayushmann Khurrana. (Sanskriti Media and Entertainment)
Bindu Suresh Rai
Published Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Back in 2006, one of India's biggest production houses took a remarkable risk on a small-budget film that saw Anupam Kher as one of the few recognisable names in its opening credits.
'Khosla Ka Ghosla' emerged as the sleeper hit of the year, with UTV Motion Pictures laughing all the way to the bank with its bulging bounty from a film that was made on a shoe-string budget (by Bollywood standards at least) of a measly Rs20 million.
The satire, directed by debutante Dibakar Banerjee, went on to win India's highest cinematic honour, the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi.
'Khosla's' commercial draw, even in the overseas market, proved a game changer in Bollywood's pedigree of star sons and daughters ruling the popularity charts.
Fast forward six years later, and Bollywood's maturity was clearly reflected in 2012's choices of cinematic fare, with films such as 'Paan Singh Tomar', 'Gangs of Wasseypur' and 'Vicky Donor' leading the nominations category this awards season.
What was once considered indie cinema was now competing in the commercial category, with actors such as Irfaan Khan, Aysuhmann Khurana and Nawazuddin Siddique overthrowing even the three Khans of Bollywood in their nominations tally.
So what ultimately made this virtually unknown film, with no A-listers hit all the right buttons with cinemagoers?
Film director Mira Nair said earlier: "Small and big doesn't really matter, it's the overall concept of your film that is the key to success.
She adds: "The taste of the audience is altering, but now it's time for the major producers to stop chasing the formula-based films with recognisable stars to fill up the seats."
Actor John Abraham, who produced the 2012 comedy, 'Vicky Donor' said: "For me the film was not about selling the right face, but backing the right script. Ayshumann fitted that mould perfectly and the success of 'Vicky Donor' is proof I made the right choice."
Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap has been among the few directors who has helmed the new age cinema movement, daring to push the envelope and deviate from the conventional stereotypes.
"I think it has been a great change in the Indian film Industry, with the sort of content being explored. This allows for a whole lot of newer actors to be able to showcase their skills. It's a great time for our industry," he explained.
His unconventional casting in 'Gangs of Wasseypur 2' with Siddique is a case in example.
"Nawaz is a brilliant actor. If you see the film, you will realise that he fits into the mould of the character to perfection. Looking back, I think it might be very difficult for anyone else to have essayed the role. I think filmmakers will always cast based on what is right for the film, I don't think it can be any other way around," Kashyap added. "If you are good you will be recognised. It is true for all other fields too, this one is no different."
Siddique, who also shone in last year's 'Talaash', was recently even quoted in the media as saying he has 104 film offers in hand, while making a fan in actress Deepika Padukone.
"He is simply brilliant," she gushed. "Isn't it fabulous that today we are working in a decade in Bollywood where stars are not bigger than the film? Nawazuddin in 'Gangs' and Ayshumann in 'Vicky Donor' is proof enough that there is no such thing as a 'real hero' stereotypical concept in Indian cinema. Script is king, while actors are the real stars."
Noted filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt refuses to accept that there has been any real change in movie castings, and insists that there were many heroes in the past who banked on talent and not looks.
"Amitabh Bachchan and Ajay Devgn were unconventional looking heroes, yet they were hugely successful," he stressed.
He does, however, admit that the Indian film industry has become more inclusive now.
Saif Ali Khan, who has the conventional features to make it in Bollywood's mass hysteria, tends to agree.
"Of course, glamour sells, but cinema with no sensibility can only work for so long," he explained. "Take my example; my unconventional roles such as that of Langda Tyagi in 'Omakara' is one of my most lauded and not films like 'Agent Vinod' or 'Race', where I wore designer suits and carried off that conventional look that Bollywood markets."
Quiz him about the star power demanded by the Khans of Bollywood and the actor doesn't deny it either.
"Look, why should we box cinema and only allow one set of actors to take home a slice of pie? I think there is space for all sorts of actors to make a mark in Indian films. If you are good, you will succeed," he added.
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Women's 'Weakness' Is an Age-Old Defense for Men Like Harvey Weinstein
Joan Summers
When I was 19, I met an older man so handsome and smart I could barely breathe. When friends asked why I'd suddenly become so distracted, I explained the curve of his jaw, or the way he looked at me when asking me about myself. He was, as I saw it, perfect. Until he showed up at my apartment one night and plied me with alcohol. We drank beer after beer while he cracked jokes. When he moved me to the bed, I protested, then laughed, because I trusted him. He insisted, all but carrying me. When unzipped my pants, I protested again. Then he looked down at me and laughed, and so I laughed, too paralyzed to form words.
The next morning, when friends asked me how my night had gone, I laughed again and told them it was the best I'd ever had. I kept up the charade for over a year, when he would show up to my apartment again, or invite me out. If I pretended like everything was fine, nobody would know how powerless and small I felt, especially him. Nobody would know how many nights I sat at the window, wishing I would jump, wishing that someday I'd be strong enough to say no.
It is not wholly unusual that it took me over five years to admit I'd been sexually assaulted. Despite living and reporting through the bulk of MeToo, I hadn't reckoned with the overwhelming shame and powerlessness I'd felt. Or the fear that, were I to speak it out loud, I'd have to endure the accusations that I should have never accepted the first drink, or that I should have never seen him afterward, or that I should have spoken up sooner. What would my parents think of me? The friends I'd lied to for so long? And legally, there was certainly nothing I could do to explain to lawyers or police the text messages and post-rape visits.
During Harvey Weinstein's ongoing trial, his lawyer Donna Rottuno plucked those same fears out from the minds of countless sexual assault survivors. In an interview with New York Times reporter Megan Twohey, Rotunno claimed she had never been assaulted because "I would never put myself in that position." In this imagined hierarchy of women, Rotunno sees herself as a strong and empowered lawyer, too smart to accept drinks from men or enter their hotel rooms. In contrast, Weinstein's accusers aren't nearly as smart; they're too weak to fight off sexual predators, too weak to defend themselves in court, too weak to tell the truth. It's a classic legal strategy that victims alleging sexual assault have been at the mercy of time and time and time again.
In this worldview, women are victimized only because they are not smart or careful or strong enough to defend themselves. (Or are attacked late at night by hooded, mysterious strangers.) When pressed on the issue by Twohey, Rotunno claimed that the blame should "rest equally." Men should be held accountable for forcing themselves on women but women must also accept the blame for not being careful enough, or purposeful enough in their intentions, or stronger. At its core is the suggestion that even if her client is the sort of monster that would prey on women, those women should have known better when they entered a room with a man as powerful as Weinstein.
The Scariest Thing About Harvey Weinstein's Lawyer Is That She Might Actually Believe This Shit
Stephen Michaud, the interviewer who got Ted Bundy to confess, did so by asking him to describe his
On February 10, the broader strategy behind Rotunno's defense became clear. Page Six reports that actress Talita Maia, testifying on behalf of Weinstein, claimed that accuser Jessica Mann was friendly with Weinstein and never seemed distressed. Maia remembered Mann telling her that Weinstein gave her "the best orgasm I ever had" and called him her "spiritual soulmate."
Of course, this testimony was made to support Rotunno's defense. Not only are Weinstein's accusers to blame for not better asserting their boundaries, but they're also opportunists who have purposefully misconstrued consensual sexual encounters for personal gain. Here, the alleged victims are the real predators, while Weinstein is a man made weak and frail by their attacks. Weinstein has physically been transformed into a man who can barely make it a few steps without his walker. He is burdened by the weight of the injustice against him.
According to his legal team, Weinstein needs that walker; that a laminectomy—a corrective spinal surgery—has rendered him unable to walk without its assistance for months. Despite critics and prosecutors who claim otherwise, Rotunno is smart enough to not claim the walker is a legal strategy. But beyond its practical use, the walker is helpful in gauging who is and isn't allowed to be a victim in American courtrooms. The Hollywood executive, parading through the hallways of the New York City Supreme Court, grasps to a walker with sad, yellow tennis balls attached to its legs, projecting his smallness and frailty to the jury. The accusers on the stand, in contrast, are conniving, latching onto a cultural movement that has, the narrative goes, gone "too far."
In this context, Weinstein's defense strategy relies on a sweeping misclassification about what "authentic" reactions from rape victims look like. Rape victims are supposed to be obviously traumatized; they are supposed to process their trauma in identical and easily processed ways.
That is why I lied to everyone I knew about that older man. I even lied to myself, adamant that I would never feel the way I did when he rolled over from on top of me and laughed. Telling my friends that it was the best sex I'd ever had didn't change the fact that, after what felt like an eternity protesting his advances, he did whatever he wanted with me. Letting him back into my apartment didn't change that either.
Weinstein and Rotunno suggest this is weakness. But it's not. I am not weak, and neither are the many women who have testified against Weinstein. Were they weak, the once-powerful Hollywood exec wouldn't be limping into court with a walker, performing his frailty and defending himself against the accusations of more than 80 women. But don't tell that to Donna Rotunno. Her defense relies on a New York jury believing the opposite.
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Oh man, this hits close to home. I was taken advantage of by a man who was 14 years older than me. I was 21, in a physically abusive relationship, isolated, and he was my next door neighbor. He was kind, good-looking, and would listen to me, and one night he pushed himself on me while we were sitting out on my deck. I told him no and pulled away more than once, but he kept pushing. I was too scared to yell so my shitty boyfriend would wake up and help me, and I let it happen. And then in the following weeks, I slept with him a couple more times after that.
I hated myself for a very long time- for a while I was angry at myself for being such a home wrecking slut, and once I snapped out of that, I was angry at myself for letting two horrible men overpower me in two different ways at the same time. I only recently stopped being angry and started to heal. I definitely understand what it is to feel weak when this kind of stuff happens, but it takes a massive amount of strength to go through with what these women are doing.


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A high-energy fitness fanatic and a popular local gym that needed some extra muscle.
One of Alex Carbone's favorite quotes is, "A journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step."
Carbone is taking that ancient pearl of wisdom to heart as he embarks on a new business venture as The Fitness Mill's new owner and operator.
He will remain the face of the Carbone Auto Group brand and stay involved with its marketing, however right now, his attention is focused on the day-to-day operations of the popular New York Mills gym and workout facility located in the original Mill #3.
"My passion is fitness," Carbone said. "I've always been into it and played sports my whole life. We had some fortunate transition take place that allowed me to do some other things. I had an opportunity through numerous conversations with Al Calogero to acquire The Fitness Mill and it was perfect timing. We had transitioned from Carbone Auto Group to Lithia Automotive Group, which gave me opportunity to venture out to where I can still maintain my brand presence in the auto group while expanding my talents and abilities to apply to my passion for fitness. It was perfect timing and also the desire to my own boss again, and it worked out great."
Carbone adapted parts of the auto group's business model to The Fitness Mill's, applying much of what he learned through his 30 years of past experience to the present day fitness operation. There are some differences but also many similarities.
"Running a business requires different measurements and focuses," Carbon explained. "For the auto group the focus was on urgency, driving traffic, and making sales. In this business, it's growing customers month after month, becoming a consistent revenue generator, and building long-term relationships."
"I love to interact with the members and the staff," he stated. "I know the majority of members by first name and greet them and shake their hand. I'm very much into relationships. I learn from every single person in the gym and really enjoy working with Al, who is still on board for the next few years and will continue to run his boot camp classes. I've learned so much just sitting with him in the morning having a cup of coffee and talking before class."
Former owner Al Calogero successfully ran The Fitness Mill for 25 years but when circumstances suddenly changed for Carbone, the two began a serious conversation about taking it to the next level. Carbone soon acquired the business but was intent on keeping Calogero on board to ensure a smooth transition. He also invested substantially in re-branding the business.
"Im re-branding it #LiveIt! but you can ask anyone, Al's really the brand," Carbone said. "I'm using my resources to rebuild it to give Al that sense of pride so he can leave this business knowing it's in good hands, and he can retire from it. And then it gives me opportunity to now compete with the big box gyms to get those members that I watched leave and invite them to get back to The Fitness Mill."
A member himself for 10 years, Carbone is confident that The Fitness Mill is now solidly positioned, and has the financial resources, to continue to grow and to sustain the business through a challenging time if there is one. He's researched the local market and is optimistic that his new business will benefit from changes already taking place locally in terms of reduced competition, not to mention a fresh brand.
The re-branding theme Live It! comes from a social media post by Carbone to promote The Fitness Mill that referred to his personal lifelong commitment to health and fitness, as well as his involvement in the business. He wrote: "I don't just own it, I live it!" "I wanted that to resonate with people who read my stuff that I'm not just a guy who owns a gym and has another company" Carbone explained. "I'm with you. I'm right beside you doing it myself. The pain I put you through in a class, I'm right next to you doing it myself. I'm not saying I'm the fittest person, but when it comes time for fitness and working out and putting the energy in, I'm next to you, and that's an inspiration to a lot of people."
Carbone immerses himself in the daily operation of the fitness center, actively running TRX classes, training staff and searching for different ways to keep the business vibrant and members coming through the door. The Fitness Mill offers 22 different group classes and a program for kids.
"We're right now in the infancy stage of group classes, which are going well," Carbone said. "We're focused on growing them and I'm very active inside those classes. Whatever we're building and the projects were involved in, I'm personally engaged in the process and want to be sure everyone sees me engaged and is enjoying what I'm building for everyone else."
As he travels, Carbone visits big box gyms and tries to learn from them. He wants to bring some of those elements into The Fitness Mill while maintaining what he calls its "hometown feel."
"I love the atmosphere of the gym itself and the members also love that." Carbone said. "Bringing all the different facets of a big box fitness club into Utica with a hometown feel is really what I'm focused on, along with community."
Community has always been important to the Carbone family, ever since Alex's grandfather, Joe Carbone, established Carbone Auto Group in 1929. They realized the value in contributing back, of forging partnerships, and the community returning that goodwill with customer loyalty. He's continuing that legacy with The Fitness Mill by sponsoring a number or community events, including this year's Heart Run & Walk Expo, Boilermaker Expo and the 125th anniversary celebration.
"Community is important to me," he stated. "Utica is a tight community and I learned from my 30 years in the auto business that if you contribute back to the community, they will be so good to you. It's about forming a partnership; not about making money. It's about giving back to the city that you love. That's how I feel. I love Utica. The people are great, and when they show me that they're active in my business, I want to use that as inspiration to give back."
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A hidden, sacred canyon. Eight women. Twelve centuries. And a mystical song that connects it all. This is the layout of Robert DeMayo?s new novel, ?The Sirens of Oak Creek?, a gripping tale that intertwines local myths with historical facts and the author?s vibrant imagination. The story is also about the different people who passed through Arizona?s magical Oak Creek Canyon over the centuries: Ancient huntergatherers, Mayan visitors, Spanish conquistadors, early American settlers and modern-day seekers of bliss. They all will have to face their truth in this remote high-desert canyon. ?The Sirens of Oak Creek? is a meditation on the power of immaterial realms, and of nature itself, as perceived through the eyes of these women.
Descriptions A hidden, sacred canyon. Eight women. Twelve centuries. And a mystical song that connects it all. This is the layout of Robert DeMayo?s new novel, ?The Sirens of Oak Creek?, a gripping tale that intertwines local myths with historical facts and the author?s vibrant imagination. The story is also about the different people who passed through Arizona?s magical Oak Creek Canyon over the centuries: Ancient hunter-gatherers, Mayan visitors, Spanish conquistadors, early American settlers and modern-day seekers of bliss. They all will have to face their truth in this remote highdesert canyon. ?The Sirens of Oak Creek? is a meditation on the power of immaterial realms, and of nature itself, as perceived through the eyes of these women.


In this thread, we'll be keeping a running list of Game Programmers here at Dream.In.Code. This will give us a great opportunity to get to know each other, learn more about others coding abilities, and find other Game Programmers with similar interests. Reply to this thread and we'll try to keep an updated list up at the top of our Game Programming D.I.C Heads!
When you reply, tell us a little about what you're current Game Programming situation so others know what you're up to.
I'm not at the level of some of you guys, but I'm getting there.
I work on my game programming in the little free time I have, I'm currently working on a 2D RPG engine, written in C++ with SDL. Also planning on learning a little OpenGL when I get the time. I've also dabbled in a little GBA stuff with no2.
I haven't spent a lot of time on it, and no fancy graphics - you just walk around on a screen print of some code. But it's got some of the starter functionality.
The other game programmers that come to mind are stayscrisp and Tom, they're awesome.
If not doing some graphics programming, using DirectX, OpenGL and SDL, I'm usually working on my open source DS homebrew framework.
I use C++ and Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate(thank you Academic Alliance).
I'm not in your list but I want to add my game project. Right now I'm working on an open source RPG using XNA 3.0. Trying to make it skinable. It is a 2D top down with a skill based character system. Right now working on the tile engine.
Thinking of starting a 3D project in C++/DirectX, possibly OpenGL instead of DirectX. Still fleshing out the design.
Working on Dagger3d (http://dagger3d.sf.net/) in my free time.
Edit: Umm specifically I am trying to write a Blender exporter for my 3D model format (CDM) and I am working on documentation and examples using my engine.
And I've been doing this religiously for about 6 years or more.
I am just starting up on my first game! It's going to be a 2D platformer written in Objective C for you guessed it... the iphone. It's an ambitious project and we have got quite the team together to tackle it here at school for our year end project next year!
I'm a vb 5/6 converted vb.net programmer building a 2d RPG with networking abilities. I like making space shooters as well, and have made many in the past. Strong C knowledge with prior MUD coding experience. Currently learning C#. I also know HTML and currently learning Ajax.
I'm in my 40's and have been programming since 1980 in the Navy, at work, and as a hobby. All my game programming has been after working hours and with my wife's blessings. I'm pretty good at basic, VB, and C++. I'm an Excel/VBA junkie and have used Excel as a "poor man's game editor".
I learned I took 1st place over at GI (gameinstitute.com) in their 11th student game challenge. It was by far my best game in terms of design, programming, art, and sound.
I've got a thread going here at DIC for a summer project.
It's nice to meet everyone here.
I guess this sorta means me too, huh?
Libraries and packages: LWJGL, JOrbis.
I am a somewhat new game developer. I mainly use XNA, since most of my games are going to be on Xbox Live.Right now I am working on an old-fashioned space shooter. What makes it unique is how I am incorporating some RPG level-up systems to it.
I'm currently learning to make 2d games with XNA. I have been experimenting with both OGRE and OpenGL, but I'm leaning toward OGRE for most of my 3d development.


The coming new year tragically sees no end in sight to the war in Syria. This means that hunger will continue as well, threatening the lives of millions. Children will be at risk from severe malnutrition.


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Dwayne Johnson introduces Maui in new 'Moana' clip on social media
By Wade Sheridan
Dwayne Johnson attends Warner Bros. Pictures' The Big Picture on April 21, 2015. Johnson shared a new clip on social media from his upcoming Disney animated film, "Moana." File Photo by David Becker/UPI | License Photo
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- Dwayne Johnson has taken to social media to share a new Maui focused clip from his upcoming Disney animated adventure, Moana.
"A @Twitter EXCLUSIVE: A lesson on how to address the demigod, Maui. Enjoy the clip! #MoanaMondays," the wrote on Twitter Monday alongside the minute long clip.
The footage features Johnson's demigod Maui as he meets main protagonist Moana (Auli'i Cravalho) for the first time.
"It's Maui, shapeshifter, demigod of the wind and sea, hero of men," Maui says interrupting a greeting Moana as he attempts to correct her on his full title.
After interrupting her again about how he is also a "hero to women" and after giving out an unwanted autograph, Moana gets loud in order to grab Maui's attention.
"You are not my hero and I'm not here so you can sign my oar," she says forcefully.
A @Twitter EXCLUSIVE: A lesson on how to address the demigod, Maui. Enjoy the clip! #MoanaMondays 🎼🌊 pic.twitter.com/7p0zxhH0VH
— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) October 17, 2016
Moana which is set for release on Nov. 23, will also feature music from Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda. Recently the soundtrack to the film was given a release date of Nov. 18.
"From Walt Disney Animation Studios comes "Moana," a sweeping, CG-animated feature film about an adventurous teenager who sails out on a daring mission to save her people," reads the official synopsis.
"During her journey, Moana (Cravalho) meets the once-mighty demigod Maui (Johnson), who guides her in her quest to become a master wayfinder. Together, they sail across the open ocean on an action-packed voyage, encountering enormous monsters and impossible odds, and along the way, Moana fulfills the ancient quest of her ancestors and discovers the one thing she's always sought: her own identity," it continues.
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Lessons in Sundar Pichai's Rise to the Top
Spoiler alert: a good education and a fire in the belly goes a long way!
Sundar Pichai, Google's young CEO from Chennai, is an inspiration to many. His commitment to the democratization of technology across the globe is driven by his life experiences, which allow him to see opportunities where others don't. His rise to the top exhibits a quiet determination and an unmoving focus on improving the lives of people through technology.
The Steep Climb to the Top
Sundar Pichai Education: An Unshakable Foundation
From Employee to CEO
What Makes a Sundar Pichai?
Sundar Pichai's path to the Silicon Valley started from a small house in Ashok Nagar, Chennai.
The Pichais' lived a simple life, sharing a two-bedroom home among the four of them. The family didn't have a car or a television, and only got a telephone when Sundar was 12 years old.
When the family brought a refrigerator home, Pichai's mother's life changed dramatically. She no longer had to cook food every single day. Instead, she could store cooked food and fresh vegetables in the fridge, without fear of them getting spoilt. Freed from hours spent in the kitchen, she suddenly had more time to spend with her family.
Seeing the revolutionary impact technology had on his family's life gave root to Pichai's own lasting relationship with technology. It also shaped his ethos: technology can, and should, benefit everyone. This belief continues to underpin all of Pichai's actions.
Pichai's educational journey undoubtedly guided his professional one. He is an alumnus of the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, where he completed his Bachelor in Engineering in the field of Metallurgical Engineering. Later, he pursued an MS in Material Sciences and Engineering from Stanford University. He capped off his already impressive educational journey with an MBA from the Wharton School, where he was a Siebel as well as a Palmer Scholar. Sundar Pichai's education took place in India and the United States, where he gained the knowledge he needed.
Pichai launched his career working with Applied Materials, before joining the management consultancy firm, McKinsey and Company.
In 2004, he joined Google as a Product Manager and oversaw product development. While user experience may be the "in" thing in the tech world today, it has been the focus of Pichai's work all along.
One of Pichai's most successful — and challenging — projects was Google Chrome.
Despite intense scepticism and fear about taking on the then-dominant Internet Explorer, Pichai resolutely committed to the development of Chrome and convinced co-founder, Larry Page, to launch the revolutionary browser in 2008. Today, Chrome commands 60% of the market share while Internet Explorer holds on to a measly 16%.
Pichai is the brains behind many of the programs and services we love and use every day.
Pichai's Google Charts its Own Course
Given that all of Pichai's projects furthered the company's mission to "organise the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful," he was the natural — and popular — choice for CEO.
Pichai may not fit the mould of the "ruthless CEO," but he definitely embodies Google's ethos and approach to technology.
As CEO, Pichai oversees several products with more than one billion users each YouTube, Android, Gmail, Chrome, Maps and Google Play Store are just some of them. Android alone has over 2 billion users across the globe!
Pichai told Jemima Kiss of The Guardian, "We don't build only Google products and services. We build an underlying platform too, so that when you enable smartphones to work well in a country, you also bootstrap the entrepreneurial system there. The two go hand in hand."
It is interesting to consider whether an all-American CEO would have the same understanding of the opportunities technology presents to those in developing countries. It is unlikely that they would.
Pichai is one of many middle-class Indians who has personally seen the transformative effects of technology on people, businesses and countries.
Having greatly benefitted from the democratization of technology himself, it is no surprise that his goal is to "make Android so cheap that it can be used as part of a $30 smartphone."
Pichai's vision is part of a global movement welcomed in countries like Rwanda, where the production of the first smartphone is underway. These cheap phones, when coupled with 4G LTE capabilities, have the power to transform entire economies.
As CEO of one of the biggest tech companies in the world, Pichai is in the position to drive tremendous and lasting change through the products and services his company develops. And it is clear that he takes his role seriously. Already his actions are creating opportunities and expanding markets in developed and developing countries alike.
Carving Your Own Path to Success
A strong educational background is a given for any measure of professional success.
It also opens the doors to a job with any of the big tech giants. CNN reported that to work for companies like Facebook, Twitter, Air BnB and Google, you need a Masters in any one of the in-demand fields of the day — computer science, infrastructure, management or software development. At 36%, Google has the highest number of employees with a PhD compared to Facebook's 11% (around 13% of the US population have advanced degrees, according to US Census data on educational attainment.)
Pichai's remarkable rise demonstrates not just the benefits of a good education, but the power of grabbing every opportunity that comes your way. His story is proof that hard work, built on a strong educational foundation and fuelled by life experiences, can help you carve your own path to success.
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The ruling, in Sharmilla & Ors, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department  EWCA Civ 8, will make it easier for adult dependant children of Gurkha veterans to come to the UK to live with their fathers.
Previously, the courts have held that the Gurkhas were subject to a "historic injustice", as they had no right to live in the UK, whereas other foreign and Commonwealth soldiers (FCO) did have settlement rights. The situation changed first in 2004 and then in 2008, following a high-profile campaign waged by the Gurkha Justice Campaign with actress Joanna Lumley.
In 2004, those who had served after July 1997 were given rights to settle in the UK with their wife and children. In 2008, this was extended to veterans who served before 1997.
However, the right to settle did not extend to adult dependant children, which meant those veterans who came here often had to say goodbye for good to their family. On top of this, the Home Office charged £2,000 for a visa application from Nepal, "the fourth poorest country on the planet", which often required adult children to sell land for an application that was usually not granted, according to Martin Howe, senior partner of Howe & Co, and a founding member of the Gurkha Justice Campaign.
"We challenged the refusal of adult children on the basis there had been a historic injustice to the Gurkhas, since, if they had been any other FCO serving soldiers, they would have had a discretionary right to settle here," says Howe, who acted for the two adult children.
There will now be a presumption of a settlement right where an adult child can: establish "family life" within the meaning of Art 8(1) of the European Convention on Human Rights, and "dependency" (for example, they rely on their father for income, or are living in the family home, or are emotionally dependant); and show that, but for the "historic injustice" of being unable to settle, the father would have settled and the child would then have been a minor.


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Soils are definitely drying out over western portions of the Southern Plains. Very warm and dry weather is taking its toll on soil moisture levels. Western Kansas topsoil ratings now have 76 to 82% rated short to very short. Oklahoma reported experiencing one of its warmest Februarys on record.
This dry weather is having little impact on crop conditions so far. The reason for this is that crop moisture needs are low at this time of the year with the crop vegetative to some early jointing. The greatest moisture needs are when the crop is heading. However, Good to Excellent wheat rating totals in Kansas, at 43%, are running 13 percentage points below a year ago. In addition, the portion of the Kansas wheat crop rated Poor to Very Poor is triple that of last year -- 22% in 2017 versus 7% Poor to Very Poor at this same time a year ago.
With an El Nino signature to the weather pattern across the U.S., we would expect to see an increase in rainfall in the Southern Plains during the spring and would not be surprised if some beneficial rains occur by the end of the month. This moisture will be necessary for wheat moving into the high-moisture requirement stages of post-dormancy. The timeline for wheat's post-dormancy phase has also been accelerated by the very warm weather in February, when, for example, western Kansas average temperatures were between 7 and 9 degrees Fahrenheit above normal.
Regarding El Nino: Our latest calculation of the sea surface temperature departure in the eastern equatorial Pacific stands at 1.9 degrees Celsius (about 4 degrees Fahrenheit) above normal for the month of February. This is up from 0.9 degree Celsius above normal observed during the month of January.


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by G. P. R. James
Published 1844 by R. Bentley in London .
Statement by G.P.R. James
LC Classifications PR4821.J4 A3 1844
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OCLC/WorldCa 2131373
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This is the third part of our look back at the past decade in netball. Today we look at 2017 and 2018. Here are the two previous parts in the series:
2017 was the start of a new era. After nine seasons, the trans-Tasman competition, the ANZ Championship was no more. The two partners, Netball Australia and Netball New Zealand went their separate ways and reverted to their own national leagues.
In New Zealand, not an awful lot changed, with ANZ staying on as the sponsor and Sky Sport continuing on as the broadcaster. A new team was formed in Auckland, the Northern Stars, to create a six team competition, the ANZ Premiership.
But in Australia, there was a big change. The new competition, Suncorp Super Netball, was supported by a rich new television deal with the Nine Network and Telstra, and featured three new teams; Giants Netball, Collingwood Magpies and Sunshine Coast Lightning.
With all three new teams backed by strong football clubs, they were able to lure many of the top players away from the existing five teams from the old competition. And in another important change, there was now no restriction on the number of imports a team could have. As a result, numerous international players signed on to be a part of the new league.
Magpies didn't go looking for imports, however. Instead, they recruited several top-line Australian players. Caitlin Thwaites, Madi Robinson, Kim Ravaillion, Ash Brazill, April Brandley and Sharni Layton all signed on. As a result, they were tipped by many to be the winners of the first Super Netball title. Indeed, most experts believed the competition would turn out to be a battle between the three new clubs, with the other five teams left in their wake.
Two of the new clubs on the block, Lightning and Magpies, were draw cards for some of the best netballers in the world. Photo: Marcela Massey
As it turned out, it was actually the Melbourne Vixens, having retained most of their talent from the ANZ Championship, who became the first Super Netball minor-premiers after they went through the regular season losing just two matches. The other spots in the finals fell to the three new clubs.
Sadly for the Vixens, they lost two straight finals matches at home and missed the grand final. Meanwhile, the Magpies struggled with the burden of expectation and never reached any great heights, finishing fourth. So, the first Super Netball grand final was set with two of the new teams competing. The Sunshine Coast Lightning hosted the Giants in Brisbane in front of 9,000 fans. And Lightning dominated, winning 65-48.
Coached by kiwi Noeline Taurua, the Lightning team was a major beneficiary of Super Netball's new rule regarding unrestricted imports. An international back three of Geva Mentor, Karla Mostert and Laura Langman was sublime, with Mostert voted player of the match. Meanwhile, Caitlin Bassett (49/51) and Steph Wood (16/20) starred in the shooting circle.
Despite the presence of English internationals, Jo Harten and Serena Guthrie, Giants were no match for Lightning in the grand final. Giants had suffered a major setback earlier in the season, losing their captain Kim Green to a ruptured ACL, so it was a great effort from them just to reach the big one.
The Sunshine Coast Lightning were the inaugural Suncorp Super Netball premiers. Photo: Marcela Massey
In New Zealand, Southern Steel was heavily favoured to take out the first ANZ Premiership. While other kiwi teams had lost their star imports to Super Netball, the Steel had managed to retain Jhaniele Fowler in their lineup, making them a dominant force. They went through the season unbeaten. There certainly wasn't a lack of drama though.
Just over two weeks out from the grand final, six Steel players were in a van on their way to do a promotional visit, when they crashed. The van slid on its side for 30 metres. Four of the players were hurt, with a battered captain Wendy Frew being the worst affected. She required 70 stitches. Te Paea Selby-Rickit also had injured ribs.
Just two days after the crash, Steel had a game against bottom placed Tactix. The four injured players were ruled out. Somehow, Steel managed to scrape together a team. And somehow, they managed to win after trailing for much of the game.
The grand final was just 16 days after the crash, and incredibly Frew was there, along with all the other players involved in the crash. It had been an enormous task just to get a patched up Frew back in time for the grand final, and there was no way Steel was going to be beaten after all they had gone through. They defeated Central Pulse 69-53, with Fowler shooting 56 goals. Steel then went on to win the inaugural Super Club tournament the following week, capping off an undefeated season of 21 matches.
In the UK, 2017 was also the start of a new era, with three brand new teams entering the Superleague. As in Australia, powerful football clubs were starting to have an influence. In this case it was Rugby club Wasps who were granted a licence to field a team. Severn Stars and Scottish Sirens were also included. In a decision that disappointed many however, the Yorkshire Jets were dumped, left out of the expanded ten-team competition altogether.
Wasps hit the ground running, having gained the services of two time winning coach Tamsin Greenway from Surrey Storm. Greenway brought several Storm players with her to the new franchise, and just as the Sunshine Coast did, Wasps went on to take out the title in their very first year. They defeated Loughborough Lightning 55-51 in a tight grand final, with Rachel Dunn scoring 43/47. Lightning had gone into the game as favourites, having lost only one game during the regular season, but Wasps gained the upper hand in the final quarter.
In international netball in 2017, the Silver Ferns won the Quad Series for the first time in September when they beat Australia by 10 goals in Invercargill. This game was noteworthy for the performance of shooters Te Paea Selby-Rickit and Bailey Mes, who teamed up beautifully in the absence of Maria Tutaia who was on bereavement leave. Meanwhile, at the other end of the court, tall youngster Kelly Jury managed to put Caitlin Bassett off her game.
When the two countries met again for the Constellation Cup just a month later however, the Diamonds won all four tests by ever increasing margins, 3, 8, 12, and 16 goals. This was the beginning of a dramatic form slump in New Zealand netball that would carry on into 2018.
Winning the 2017 Southern Quad series will be the only highlight for the New Zealand Silver Ferns for the next two years. Photo: Simon Leonard
Increased competition via the Quad Series was definitely improving the overall standard of both England and South Africa. The Roses lost to Australia by just one goal in a frantic encounter in London in February and then they managed to beat New Zealand in September. Meanwhile, the Proteas took the Roses to extra time in Durban, and then beat them in Invercargill.
On the selection front, after having being rested for the January Quad Series tour, goal attack Nat Medhurst's name was missing altogether from the Diamonds' 2017/18 squad when it was announced in June. This was an unpopular decision with many Australian netball fans, as it was felt that Medhurst was being unfairly punished for the West Coast Fever's poor season. It was a particularly bad time to be on the outer with selectors with the Commonwealth Games coming up early in 2018.
While Medhurst was missing from the Diamonds, Laura Langman was missing from the Silver Ferns. Langman hadn't played a test since late in 2016 as Netball New Zealand stringently stuck to its policy of not selecting a player who wasn't playing in the New Zealand competition. Late in 2017, having earlier agreed to play with the Lightning again, Langman was granted a release, and announced she was going to be taking time away from netball in 2018.
2017 Honour Roll
Constellation Cup: Australia
Jan/Feb Quad Series: Australia
Aug/Sep Quad Series: New Zealand
Suncorp Super Netball: Sunshine Coast Lightning
ANZ Premiership: Southern Steel
Super-Club: Southern Steel
UK Superleague: Wasps Netball
Brutal Fruit Netball League: Gauteng Jaguars
Liz Ellis Diamond: Gabi Simpson
NS World's Best Netballer: Geva Mentor
It's doubtful that any netball team has ever played any better than Australia did in its first six matches at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast. They won all of their matches leading into the final by over 20 goals, and displayed form that made them the overwhelming favourites for gold.
But somebody forgot to tell the English team that. England had gone through to the final undefeated as well, albeit not as impressively as the Australians. But perhaps more importantly, they had played tougher and more competitive matches in the lead up. That included a come from behind one-goal victory against Jamaica in a pulsating semi final.
That match was highlighted by the battle between Geva Mentor and Jhaniele Fowler. For three and a half quarters, Jamaica's giant shooter Fowler was on top. And so was her team. But Mentor refused to give up, and kept on pressuring Fowler, even when all looked lost.
Slowly but surely, all that pressure from Mentor bore fruit, and she induced some errors in the last quarter. Having been in control, the Sunshine Girls were suddenly flustered in attack. Finally, it was left to Jo Harten who nailed the winning goal for England with one second left, prompting huge celebrations. Final score: England 56 Jamaica 55.
Jamaican Sunshine Girls upset after their close loss in the Commonwealth Games semi-finals. Photo: Simon Leonard
Leading up to the final, Australia had dominated all of its opponents to such a degree, the proud boast was that they didn't know what their strongest seven was. Sadly for them, those words would prove prophetic in the battle for the gold medal on Sunday April 15.
It was 25-25 at half time, and under pressure from a composed and motivated England team that just wouldn't go away, coach Lisa Alexander made a host of changes, while England coach Tracey Neville stuck solid with her regular starting seven.
For England, Mentor had an enormous game once again. She got on top of Australian captain Caitlin Bassett in the first two quarters, then dominated Caitlin Thwaites in the third, before Bassett returned for the final quarter. Mentor had 12 possession gains for the match and was a constant menace when Australia had the ball. Serena Guthrie also starred in the pivotal role of centre.
For Australia, former captain Laura Geitz had five gains in the first half, but was then replaced by Courtney Bruce and spent what would be the last two quarters of her international career on the bench. This was just one of numerous positional changes made by Alexander as she tried to find the winning formula.
Australia led 38-36 at three-quarter time, and it appeared they had weathered the English storm when they extended their lead to four goals in the final period. It was then that Australian centre Kim Ravaillion unfortunately made two crucial errors, both of which the England team gleefully pounced on.
With the scores level at 51-51 and only 14 seconds left on the clock, England had the last possession of the game. In a frantic ending, a rushed Jo Harten threw up an air-ball which somehow fell fortuitously into the hands of Helen Housby. Housby then missed with her shot too. But Bruce was penalised. Given a second chance, Housby didn't miss this time. Final score: England 52 Australia 51
England had done it. Neville and her team had pulled off one of the biggest upsets in the history of international netball. Cue scenes of absolute delirium as the England players celebrated madly. It was a huge moment for English netball. They had stood up when it counted on the biggest stage, just as they had promised, but failed to do on previous occasions.
England celebrate a momentous win. Photo: Simon Leonard
The Australian players were shell shocked, as were most of the crowd and no doubt most of those watching on television. They had played well below the level they had displayed earlier in the tournament. But you can put that down to the pressure England put on them, creating doubts in their minds where there had been none to that point.
While England's win was the biggest story of the Commonwealth Games, the second biggest story was the performance of New Zealand. For a country with such a proud history on the international stage, the Silver Ferns were by this stage, a total train wreck. There were reports of infighting, the morale was low, and it was obvious that coach Janine Southby was struggling to find any answers.
Malawi, the country that had pushed New Zealand so hard at the previous Games in Glasgow, managed to beat them for the very first time. If not for Uganda's surprise two goal win over Malawi the previous day, the kiwis would have failed to even make the semi-finals. As it was, they were no match for Australia when they got there, going down by 21 goals. Beaten 60-55 by a deserving Jamaican team in the bronze medal game, New Zealand went home without a medal of any colour, the first time that had ever happened in a major tournament.
It continued what was for them a dreadful run of form, with the team managing just six wins from their last 18 tests. They had lost their last two matches against England, their last three against Jamaica, and their last six against Australia. Not surprisingly, Southby resigned as New Zealand coach in July. Also not surprisingly, Sunshine Coast Lightning coach Noeline Taurua was named as Southby's replacement on August 30.
Some kiwis had been disappointed when Taurua wasn't given the job instead of Southby initially, and at this point in time she was seen as the only viable option to lift the Ferns. Perhaps the only surprising thing about Taurua's appointment was that she was going to take over the reigns of New Zealand while still fulfilling her 2019 contract at the Lightning.
It was no wonder Taurua wanted to continue at the Sunshine Coast, as just days before the announcement, she had guided them to their second straight Super Netball title. Lightning overcame the loss of their first three matches of the season, finishing strongly to win their last seven games straight, five of them away from home.
In a dramatic grand final in Perth, Lightning defeated the West Coast Fever 62-59 in front of 13,722 fans, a record crowd for an Australian national league game. Fever led by as much as seven goals in the second quarter, before Lightning rallied. A dominant third quarter then had the visitors up by three goals. After being challenged and briefly headed in the last quarter, Taurua's team responded strongly in the closing minutes to take the title.
Despite the loss, Fever had been the big improvers in 2018, thanks to the recruiting of Jhaniele Fowler. She dominated right from the start of the competition, scoring 66 goals in the opening round against the Thunderbirds to set the record for most goals in a Super Netball game, a record she equalled in round eight against the same opposition.
Jhaniele Fowler and Geva Mentor locked in another tight 2018 battle in the Suncorp Super Netball grand final. Photo: Steve McLeod
Fowler's combination with goal attack Nat Medhurst had proven to be a hit, but at season's end, Fever incredibly decided that Medhurst was no longer needed. Her dumping and the very messy way it was handled by West Coast, got many people offside.
Medhurst eventually found a new team for 2019 in the Magpies, alongside Geva Mentor and Kelsey Browne, who had come from Lightning. Also leaving the two time champions was Australian captain Caitlin Bassett, who joined the Giants.
Meanwhile, Laura Geitz announced her retirement, ending a tremendous career where she led the Firebirds to three ANZ Championships and the Diamonds to a World Cup and Commonwealth Games gold.
One thing that certainly had people talking during 2018 was the introduction of bonus points in Super Netball. In an effort to increase excitement, it was decided that teams would be awarded a point for each quarter they won. And it did have the desired effect of increasing interest during matches, but at what cost?
For large parts of the season, it appeared that bonus points might see a team miss out on a finals berth to another team with less wins. Luckily, that didn't eventuate, and Super Netball was delighted with the interest they had created.
Meanwhile in New Zealand, Southern netball legend Wendy Frew bowed out on a high as Steel replicated Sunshine Coast's feat of winning back to back titles. Having totally dominated the league in 2017, Steel was now without their superstar goal shooter Jhaniele Fowler. As a result, a strong Central Pulse team was considered the front runner.
It looked that way in the final too, as Pulse shot out to a 16-10 lead at quarter time, and they were still leading by that six goal margin with less than four minutes to go in the game. Subconsciously, some of the Pulse players no doubt thought they had their first title in the bag. But what came next was almost unbelievable; a mixture of Pulse panic and Steel spirit.
In those last four extraordinary minutes, Steel scored seven straight goals, six of them to Fowler's replacement Jen O'Connell, who ended up with 40/44. Pulse didn't even manage to put up another shot at goal until Ameliaranne Ekenasio's unsuccessful last ditch effort to draw the game. Final score: Steel 54 Pulse 53.
The Steel team was understandably ecstatic, while the Pulse players were totally shattered. They had no answer for what had happened in the closing minutes. It was probably of little consolation that they went on to win the Super Club competition less than two weeks later.
Continuing with the theme of back to back winners, Wasps also won their second straight Superleague title in 2018. Not only did Wasps repeat their success but they defeated the same opposition (Loughborough Lightning), and by exactly the same scoreline (55-51). It was a fourth straight Superleague title for Tamsin Greenway as player-coach, two with Surrey Storm and two with Wasps. With that, she decided to step away from club coaching.
Just before quarter time in the final, Lightning's Beth Cobden went down with a knee injury, and it was later confirmed that she had ruptured her ACL. Having played a key role in England's Commonwealth Games success a few months earlier, it was hoped that she would be fit for the 2019 World Cup in Liverpool.
In the end of year internationals, we saw the return of a couple of Silver Ferns legends. With Noeline Taurua now in charge, Casey Kopua and Laura Langman were both now back in black. There were signs of a comeback, including a good win over Australia in the third Constellation Cup test. But the Diamonds still won the series 3-1, as well as the Quad Series. So there was no doubt they were still favourites for the 2019 World Cup in Liverpool.
Commonwealth Games: England
January Quad Series: Australia
September Quad Series: Australia
Super-Club: Central Pulse
Liz Ellis Diamond: Liz Watson
About the Author: Ian Harkin
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IIP growth remains muted at 1.4 pc, consumer inflation jumps to 5.59 pc
In the food basket, inflation was on higher side in 'cereals and products', eggs, 'milk and products', spices, and 'prepared meals, snacks and sweets' segments in December over the preceding month
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In twin blows for the economy, industrial production remained muted for the third straight month in November 2021 while retail inflation rose to a six-month of 5.59 per cent in December.
The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) grew by 1.4 per cent in November as most components like manufacturing, electricity, mining, primary goods, and consumer durables witnessed a slowdown, according to data released by the National Statistical Office (NSO) on Wednesday.
This is on the base of a decline of 1.6 per cent in November 2020 and before the new Covid variant started impacting economic activity.
IIP growth was lower than the 4 per cent expansion recorded in the previous month but was better than a 1.6 per cent contraction seen in November 2020.
Separately, rising prices of kitchen staples pushed retail inflation, or rate of price increase, to 5.59 per cent in December 2021, bringing it close to the upper band of Reserve Bank's comfort zone.
The consumer price index (CPI) based retail inflation was 4.91 per cent in the previous month and 4.59 per cent in December 2020.
The RBI, which mainly factors in the CPI-based retail inflation while arriving at its bi-monthly monetary policy, has been tasked by the government to keep the inflation at 4 per cent with margin of 2 per cent on either side or in the range of 2-6 per cent.
Core inflation continues to be elevated and estimated at 6.2 per cent for December 2021, almost at similar levels as in the previous month.
The data is crucial as this was the last metric before the interest-rate setting Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meets next month.
Retail inflation has been on the rise since October 2021. In July, the rate of price rise was 5.59 per cent before slowing down in the subsequent two months but it started to move up again from October.
"The combination of weakening growth, in-line inflation and Omicron fears may potentially delay the monetary policy normalization in India. The Union Budget is the only Big event before the next MPC. "Though a reverse repo rate hike is still on the table in February, it may be postponed to April as well," said Nikhil Gupta, Chief Economist at Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd.
Aditi Nayar, chief economist at Icra, said the increase in CPI inflation in December 2021 relative to the previous month was primarily led by food and beverages, and clothing and footwear.
There was a welcome moderation in the prints for fuel and light, and pan, tobacco etc amidst a mild dip in miscellaneous items and housing, she said.
"Overall, we expect the headline CPI inflation to range between 5.7-6 per cent in Q4 FY2022, as compared to the MPC's forecast of 5.7 per cent.
"While the CPI inflation has hardened sharply between November and December 2021, the uncertainty triggered by the third wave is sure to take precedence when the MPC meets next month. We now see a negligible likelihood of a change in stance or reverse repo hike in the February 2022 policy review," Nayar said.
With a higher inflation target, the MPC can choose to prioritise growth revival for much longer than other major central banks, for many of whom inflation control has become a pressing policy focus, she added.
As per the data released by NSO, food inflation was at 4.05 per cent in December 2021 compared to 1.87 per cent in the preceding month.
In the food basket, the inflation was on the higher side in 'cereals and products', eggs, 'milk and products', spices, and 'prepared meals, snacks and sweets' over the preceding month.
However, the rate of price rise was slower in case of vegetables, fruits, and 'oil and fats' compared to November 2021.
In the 'fuel and light' category, though the inflation softened from a month ago, it remained elevated at 10.95 per cent during the month. It was 13.35 per cent in November 2021.
The RBI expects the inflation print to be somewhat higher over the rest of the year as base effects turn adverse.
According to the RBI, it is expected that headline inflation will peak in the fourth quarter of the current fiscal and soften thereafter.
According to NSO, the manufacturing sector, which constitutes 77.63 per cent of the IIP, grew 0.9 per cent in November, while mining sector output rose 5 per cent and power generation increased 2.1 per cent.
The factory output had recorded double-digit growth between May and August 2021 before slipping to 3.3 per cent in September and 4 per cent in the month thereafter, mainly due to the waning low base effect. PTI
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Public Schools in Polk County, Minnesota
There are 19 Public Schools in Polk County, Minnesota, serving a population of 31,564 people in an area of 1,971 square miles. There is 1 Public School per 1,661 people, and 1 Public School per 103 square miles.
In Minnesota, Polk County is ranked 39th of 87 counties in Public Schools per capita, and 68th of 87 counties in Public Schools per square mile.
List of Polk County Public Schools
Find Polk County, Minnesota public schools, including charter schools, k-12, elementary, middle, and high schools.
Area Special Education Co-Op 1505 Central Avenue Northwest East Grand Forks, MN
Central Middle 1827 Bygland Road Southeast East Grand Forks, MN
Climax Elementary 111 East Broadway Climax, MN
Climax Secondary 111 East Broadway Climax, MN
Crookston Secondary 402 Fisher Avenue Crookston, MN
East Grand Forks Senior High 1420 4th Avenue Northwest East Grand Forks, MN
Fertile-Beltrami Elementary School 210 South Mill Street Fertile, MN
Fertile-Beltrami Secondary Mill Street South Fertile, MN
Fisher High School 313 Park Avenue Fisher, MN
Fisher Secondary 313 Park Avenue Fisher, MN
Fosston Secondary 301 1st Street East Fosston, MN
Highland Elementary 801 Central Avenue North Crookston, MN
Magelssen Elementary 700 1st Street East Fosston, MN
New Heights Elementary 1427 6th Avenue Northwest East Grand Forks, MN
New Paths Area Learning Center 202 East 4th Street Crookston, MN
Northern Lights Academy 600 Bruce Street Crookston, MN
South Point Elementary 1900 13th Street Southeast East Grand Forks, MN
Washington Elementary 724 University Avenue Crookston, MN
Win-E-Mac Secondary 23130 345th Street Southeast Erskine, MN
About Polk County Public Schools
Polk County Public Schools are tuition-free, publicly funded schools that are legally required to accept and provide an education to all children from Kindergarten age through Grade 12 in Polk County, MN. Each of the fifty state constitutions includes a requirement for the provision of a Public School system, and each state, including Minnesota, also has a compulsory education law that requires school-age children to attend school.
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Polk County Public School Statistics
Find Polk County Public School Enrollment and Educational Attainment (Age 25+). Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey, 2018 ACS 5-Year Estimates.
Polk County Public School Enrollment
Kindergarten Enrollment 412 (88.4%) 63,077 (88.4%)
Elementary School Enrollment (Grades 1-4) 1,500 (87.8%) 253,970 (89.1%)
High School Enrollment (Grades 9-12) 1,562 (94.3%) 268,982 (91.8%)
Polk County Educational Attainment (Age 25+)
9-12th Grade (No Diploma) 1,072 (5.1%) 153,159 (4.1%)
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In today's contemporary society, people experience elevated levels of stress on a daily basis. When asked, most people will state that they feel stressed. Studies show that people have chronically elevated levels of the stress hormone, cortisol. As a result, many suffer from insomnia, anxiety, irritability, and various other symptoms preventing them from living happy, fulfilling lives.
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In 2015, the School of Nursing at UBCO began offering smartUBC to all first-year students in a mandatory Relational Practice course. The rationale was two-fold: to provide undergraduate students with mindfulness skills and capacities to help them navigate and succeed in their first year of university, as well as stress management and resiliency techniques for their nursing practice.
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I love a good tip.
When someone recommends a restaurant to you, especially one you've never heard of before, it makes you want to go there at least 25 per cent more.
And so it was that I found myself at causal Vietnamese eatery Hanoi Mee, a hornets' nest of activity in Port Melbourne where the cocktails rock and the spring rolls, er, roll, after receiving a tip from a guest on A Moveable Feast.
Ok, I may have massaged his quotes into terrible Vietnamese puns, but it's definitely in keeping with the spirit of his sentiments.
So after a slight reservation hiccup (online booking would be handy), we took our seats at a comfy banquette where 333 beers and a trio of contemporary Vietnamese starters arrived in rapid-fire succession.
Confit salmon with coconut, avocado and granny smith apple stuffed in a petit sesame cone is not something you expect to see on a Vietnamese menu.
But, for those who like their Vietnamese familiar, you will find plenty of the dishes you know and love – think wagyu beef pho, rice paper rolls, beef betel leaves, fried chicken ribs.
The soft shell crab bao looked menacing – its claws hanging out of the spongey soft bun at all angles – but was scarily tasty.
As were the calamari, crab and prawn spring rolls with double-dippingly good nuoc cham sauce.
For something a little more substantial – and very substantial it was! – we shared the hulking caramalised pork hock with tamarind sauce, a succulent beast of a thing that was mollified by fresh, crispy lettuce, pickled carrot and sweet papaya.
Another highlight was the Vietnamese 'gnocchi', just the kind of dish I like.
Rather than spuds though, rolled rice noodles are wok tossed with wagyu beef, lemongrass and chilli to produce a tasty plate of food that's gentle yet satisfying.
So the Hanoi Mee tip proved to be spot on.
Now it's your turn, dear listeners. I want your restaurant tips.
What is the one restaurant you always send people to? Email me at mark.davidson@3aw.com.au.