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The Smashing Pumpkins' 10 Best Deep Cuts
A trove of heart-stung lullabies, life-changing anthems, and face-melting guitar solos
by Brian Coney and Doug Nunnally
on November 19, 2018, 12:00am
Deep Cuts is a new feature in which we look past the hits and dig into the buried gems of our favorite back catalogs.
Few modern rock bands have a discography that can match the scope and quality of the The Smashing Pumpkins' catalog. Since the outset of the '90s, William Patrick "Billy" Corgan Jr. has repeatedly emerged as more than just one of the most prolific and versatile songwriters around. His role as a self-proclaimed "auteur of data" for the band's music has yielded some of the most vital musical statements of a generation.
That the Pumpkins have almost as many official compilations as studio albums (seven and ten, including the newly released Shiny and Oh So Bright Vol. 1/LP: No Past. No Future. No Sun.) should come as no surprise. Try to quickly tally up the total tracks from their LPs to date without a calculator and you might find yourself in some trouble. But it's more than sheer number of songs. While Corgan's — and to a lesser, but no less crucial, extent James Iha's – creative potency hasn't always produced pure gold (or even "silvery" output), the band have rarely, if ever, had to favor quantity over quality to pad out a record.
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Iffier eras and incarnations notwithstanding, for the Pumpkins, it's always come down to the transformative power of great standalone songs. As Corgan himself put it back in 2012: "At the risk of self-aggrandizement, I'm a pretty good songwriter." In truth, he could be accused of underselling himself there. To coincide with the release of their 10th album, we delve deep to whittle the resurgent alternative rock heroes' lesser-known gems — from heart-stung lullabies to life-changing anthems with face-melting guitar solos — down to an all-killer top 10.
These are the very best of the band's deep cuts.
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"Alkan, But I Can't"
May 19, 2012 By Frank Daykin Leave a Comment
Once upon a time, in the golden age of pianists, which everyone thinks was some "other" time, Charles Henri Valentin Morhange d'Alkan was mentioned as the equal of Chopin and Liszt in Paris, the "great three." He died in 1888, a recluse, Talmud scholar, and no, he didn't pull a bookshelf down over him while reaching for a volume on a high shelf.
Today, only diehard specialists seem to have heard the name. Fewer still have ever played a note of his (enormous) output of mostly solo piano music. Part of that may be due to its fiendish difficulty, though technical standards do improve, and every young lion seems to cut his teeth on them with little strain.
His music is of striking originality, both in storytelling through music, and piano texture. He wrote fewer of the trivial but brilliant variation sets on popular tunes than most other nineteenth century virtuosi. His conception of the piano was as a stand-alone symphony. In fact, there is a "Symphony" in four movements for piano, also a "Concerto" without orchestra. And so forth. This keeps ten fingers awfully busy!
My former mentor at Manhattan School of Music, the great pianist Raymond Lewenthal, used to stride through the halls in a black cape (lined with red satin) and top hat. We thought he was Alkan. He could infuse the music with the grandeur and ease it needs. The sense of playfulness he brought to the fiercely difficult "Le Festin d'Esope" (Aesop's Feast) was awe inspiring, particularly the impish "flea" variation.
He had been preparing a biography of Alkan, but was "scooped" by British pianist Ronald Smith, to Lewenthal's eternal bitter chagrin.
There are numerous short works that "are" within the reach of even young student pianists, lest you think it's all mammoth works.
I mean how can you NOT like a guy who writes a plaintive little ditty called "The Song of the Madwoman by the Seashore"? No, it's not Snooki on a bender. It's pre-impressionism and expressionism all in one, in the user-unfriendly key of A Flat Minor (seven flats).
There's a programmatic Piano Sonata "Quasi-Faust" depicting the ages of man: 20, 30, 40, 50, with titanic desire, struggle, bargaining, and waning strength, including a giant fugue.
Chamber music fanatics, there's a Piano Trio. Your pianist will kill you if you say "hey let's read through this."
Due to his strange temperament, Alkan didn't thrive as a parading virtuoso and he became a hermit. He did emerge in the late 1870s to give a series of historical recitals encompassing the entire repertoire as it was known at the time, similar to what Anton Rubinstein did. But he then went back into his little world, dying in 1888.

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Slaget vid Köpenhamn (, ) var ett sjöslag under Franska revolutionskrigen som utspelade sig den 2 april 1801 på Köpenhamns redd mellan en brittisk flotta och den dansk-norska flottan.

Upptakt
Amiralerna Hyde Parker och Horatio Nelson seglade till Öresund med en flotta på över 50 fartyg. Den brittiska flottan, med Parker ombord på HMS London och Nelson på HMS Elephant, angrep Danmark för att tvinga landet att gå ut ur det väpnade neutralitetsförbundet.

Det hade rått oenighet beträffande vilken väg man skulle segla för att nå Köpenhamn – via Stora Bält eller Öresund; britterna hyste rädsla för att bli attackerade när de passerade Kronborg slott, såväl från danskt håll som från Helsingborg i Sverige. Slutligen beslutade sig britterna dock för att ta den kortare vägen via Öresund. De passerade så Kronborg kl. 07.00 på morgonen den 31 mars, utan att något som helst hände varken från dansk eller svensk sida.

Slaget

Nelson undersökte personligen farvattnen utanför Köpenhamn och erhöll tillstånd av Parker att anfalla på morgonen den 2 april. Tre brittiska skepp gick på grund nästan omgående och efter tre timmars strid hade ännu inget danskt skepp gett upp.

Två brittiska skepp signalerade om undsättning vilket ledde till att amiral Parker i sin tur signalerade till Nelson att upphöra med anfallet. Nelson (som var andrebefälhavare), lär då ha sagt till kaptenen på flaggskeppet: "Jag har bara ett öga så det kan tillåtas att jag är blind då och då", och han satte så kikaren till sitt högra blinda öga, sade "Jag kan verkligen inte se signalen!", och fortsatte anfallet till dess att den danska flottan var helt besegrad.

Förluster
Förlusterna i slaget vid Köpenhamn var, enligt den samtida brittiske historikern William James i hans stora verk The Naval History of Great Britain från 1837:
 Danmark: 1 600-1 800 döda och sårade
 Storbritannien: 350 döda, 850 sårade
 Dessutom tillfångatogs cirka 2 000 danskar

Trots sin överlägsenhet vann britterna ingen avgörande seger, men den dansk-norske prinsregenten gick med på att träda ur förbundet.

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Sjöslag under franska revolutionskrigen
Brittiska sjöslag
Danska sjöslag
Köpenhamn under 1800-talet
1801 i Danmark
Krigsåret 1801
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Тихоокеанские удавы () — род змей из семейства ложноногих, обитающий в Юго-Восточной Азии.

Описание
Общая длина представителей этого рода колеблется от 50 см до 1,8 м. Изредка встречаются особи до 2 м. Голова почти треугольной формы. Морда немного вытянутая, заострённая и зауженная на конце. Голова возле затылка широкая и уплощённая. Туловище у большинства видов массивное, мускулистое и крепкое, а хвост довольно длинный, однако есть виды стройные и короткохвостые. Окраска в основном коричневатая или жёлтая, со сложным рисунком из полос или пятен.

Филогенетически наиболее близки к неотропическим и мадагаскарским удавам.

Образ жизни
Предпочитают леса, мангровые заросли и плантации. Длиннохвостые виды в основном проводят время на деревьях, короткохвостые — на земле. Активны ночью. Питаются ящерицами, небольшими млекопитающими (в частности — летучими мышами), птицами и амфибиями. Добычу перед поеданием душат, обвивая кольцами тело жертвы.

Размножение
Это живородящие змеи. Самки рождают от 10 до 40 детёнышей.

Распространение
Обитают на островах юго-восточной Азии. Они встречаются в Индонезии, на Новой Гвинее, Новой Каледонии и Соломоновых островах, а также на островах Самоа и Фиджи.

Классификация
На июль 2018 года в род включают 5 видов:

Примечания

Литература
 McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré TA (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp.  (series).
 Mehrtens JM (1987). Living Snakes of the World in Color. New York: Sterling Publishers. 480 pp. .
 * Robert Alexander Pyron, Frank T. Burbrink, John J. Wiens: A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes. BMC evolutionary biology, 13.1:93, 2013

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Пресмыкающиеся Юго-Восточной Азии


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Check most memorable events in history in Montenegro.
History of Montenegro On this day in Montenegro On this day
the Prime Minister of Yugoslavia, in addition to commander-in-chief of the Yugoslav forces
On 12 September 1944, King Peter II called on all Yugoslavs to come together under Tito's leadership and stated that those who did not were "traitors", by which time Tito was recognized by all Allied authorities (including the government-in-exile) as the Prime Minister of Yugoslavia, in addition to commander-in-chief of the Yugoslav forces.
Thursday Sep 28, 1944
Tito signed an agreement with the Soviet Union allowing "temporary entry" of Soviet troops into Yugoslav territory
On 28 September 1944, the Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union (TASS) reported that Tito signed an agreement with the Soviet Union allowing "temporary entry" of Soviet troops into Yugoslav territory, which allowed the Red Army to assist in operations in the northeastern areas of Yugoslavia.
The Anti-bureaucratic Revolution continued in Montenegro
On 10 January 1989, the anti-bureaucratic revolution continued in Montenegro, which had the lowest average monthly wage in Yugoslavia, an unemployment rate of nearly 25 percent, and where one-fifth of the population lived below the poverty line. 50,000 demonstrators gathered in the Montenegrin capital of Titograd (now Podgorica) to protest the republic's economic situation and to demand the resignation of its leadership.
Montenegro's State Presidency tendered its Collective Resignation
On 11 January 1989, Montenegro's state presidency tendered its collective resignation along with the Montenegrin delegates in the Yugoslav Politburo.
Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak
First Covid-19 free Country in Europe
As of 24 May, 68 days since its first recorded case, Montenegro became the first COVID-19-free country in Europe.


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We live in a transitional neighborhood where houses are regularly either being gutted and flipped or being torn down replaced with shiny new houses. There is a series of lots that have sat empty for the past year or two and in one of those lots, there was a beautiful clump of yellow daffodils. A year passed since I noticed them and all this past month I've eagerly awaited their return, not sure if they had already been plowed over and not remembering which lot they were actually on.
Finally, two weeks ago I spotted them just in front of an orange silt-fence next to an old tree stapled with "private property" signs. I looked up the realtor and made a phone call to inquire if I could "save the daffodils." After a bit of back and forth about which lot I was looking at, she said it would be fine. I dug up two grocery bags of flowers, planted most of them near my mailbox and handed off a few more to my neighbor to plant in his yard. I went back a couple days later to grab a couple more stay ones for a friend.
I think I've shared before how I love having stories connected with plants, and these daffodils will probably be some of my favorites. The plants that have stories act as a tether from my heart to the soil and to other people. As much as I enjoy the surprise of not remembering what I've planted until it returns in the spring, I also enjoy the dependability of those that were acquired and planted with intention. I don't know that I will ever be able to move out of our house for that very reason… not without leaving an abundance of holes in the ground where I've had to dig up my memories.
What is a mystery to me is that our house was built in 2000, and before that, the land sat unused for many years. When we moved in in 2007, there was very little landscaping. However, as we removed pine trees a couple years later, there were some strange daffodils that looked nothing like those I was used to seeing. After searching through imagines online, I suspect the variety is "Van Sion". Old House Gardens Heirloom Bulbs has a fun write-up on the variety and it's history, and I'd say the year to year variation in its bloom seems spot on with the description. I've moved them to a new area of the yard and am excited to see them thriving, even if I'll never know the story behind them. Who planted them? Did my neighbors plant them there under the pines when the lot was empty? I will have to share some bulbs with a friend to keep the story going.
I visited the JC Raulston Arboretum on Saturday and Monday. So much was in bloom. Enjoy!


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This Isn't Even a Wrist-Slap
"The House of Representatives had plans to vote today on a resolution that's billed as a slap at Rep. Ilhan Omar over her persistent anti-Semitic remarks — but it doesn't even mention her by name. Drafted by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the help of New York's own Eliot Engel and Jerry Nadler, the measure merely denounces a host of anti-Semitic tropes, such as "the myth of dual loyalty, including all allegations that Jews should be suspected of being disloyal neighbors or citizens."
"The resolution will be updated to include anti-Muslim bias and other forms of bigotry, likely pushing a vote to Thursday, a day later than they had originally hoped, according to two Democratic aides. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer told Democratic leaders about the change of plans Tuesday evening, one of the aides said......"
Volumes have already been written postulating on why Jews vote Democrat and think the way they do and it's too complicated to go into here without taking up the entire blog for at least a week. What you have are the twin evils of Leftism and Islam teaming up to achieve a shared geopolitical vision of destroying post-Enlightenment Western civilization, its advances, everything it stands for, and supplanting it with their own. And Bernie Sanders, Donkey Chompers, Nadler, Schumer and all the rest are in for a very rude awakening about what will happen if they succeed.
Last night's sham of a mockery of a charade of two shams of a farce of that non-condemnation condemnation proves my point. To wit, the Democrat Party is an anti-Semitic, anti-Christian, anti-American entity that poses an existential threat to our existence. And it's not just the party which is the political apparatus in government. It is also the media and most crucially the schools. They are acting in concert, using the very freedoms they despise to proclaim that what they are doing is in the name of preserving them.
Another tactic taken up by Democrats, I've noticed, is trolling for supposedly anti-Semitic comments by Republicans to deflect and dilute the attention on Omar. On Monday Democrats found one such strawman, when the ranking member of the oversight committee, Jim Jordan, spelled liberal donor Tom Steyer's name with a dollar sign in a tweet. Liberals across the media quickly took up the cause: "Gee whiz, what if Ilhan Omar had done this?!" Well, if Omar had inserted a dollar sign into the name of a supposedly Jewish donor, considering her history, we'd have to assume she'd was clumsily trying to make another bigoted comment. - JJ Sefton
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Skybot 3.5 Expands Cloud Options with Informatica Cloud Support and Web Services Agent
New version provides access to both Informatica Cloud® and PowerCenter for expanded workload automation options
Minneapolis, MN, January 22, 2014—HelpSystems, developer of the web-based enterprise job scheduler, Skybot Scheduler, announces the release of Skybot Scheduler version 3.5, which includes integration with Informatica Cloud, the industry's most comprehensive cloud integration platform as a service (iPaaS). This integration gives users the versatility to work with both Informatica Cloud and PowerCenter, a widely used extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) tool for building enterprise data warehouses.
In 2013, Skybot Scheduler created an interface that allows users to integrate PowerCenter workflows across the entire enterprise for efficient workload automation. The interface was awarded the Informatica Seal of Approval after passing rigorous lifecycle testing and validation procedures. Skybot makes integrated ETL scheduling within Informatica easier, faster, and broader reaching. Staff intervention can be virtually eliminated—automation, visibility, and control over crossed systems saves time and reduces the risk of error.
With this new release, Informatica users can quickly deploy and automate necessary tasks with minimal effort. Skybot 3.5's advanced scheduling functions (including reactivity to prerequisites) embeds Informatica Cloud tasks into complex job streams, and incorporates business processes occurring outside of Informatica Cloud. Skybot can use Informatica Cloud web services to kick off workflows, and integrate disparate applications and platforms. The 3.5 release can also execute web services as commands in a Skybot job, and create jobs that send web service requests from a Skybot Scheduler agent.
Additional new features delivered in Skybot 3.5 include:
Load balancing: Distribute jobs across a group, allowing users to optimize resource use and maximize throughput—avoiding overload of any one of the agents.
Dashboard drilldown: Users have the ability to drilldown on all data, and are able to customize the size and order of graphs to meet their unique needs.
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Even though their big size could be intimidating, The Neapolitan Mastiff dog breed is a gentle giant which makes a superb family pet. All these dogs love their own families but are cautious of strangers. There is no doubt that these dogs will guard you against an intruder. Their daring and protective attitudes are certain to frighten any undesirable people. Generally, Neapolitan Mastiffs are very low-maintenance, easy-going pets. Like most pets, they still have their quirks. Here is everything you want to learn about this large and adorable dog breed. Neapolitan Mastiffs can look blue, black, ivory and tawny in color. They might also have a brindle pattern in their short coat.
What Else to Know about Neapolitan Mastiff?
Although big in size these are very affectionate dogs. They are in friendly terms with the family members, their friends, and other pets if trained from a young age. At home, they like to play with kids. Make sure that the young ones are not let alone unattended. These Neapolitan Mastiffs are excellent guard dogs and react to outsiders or intruders. Due to their massive structure, they seem to be sluggish in their behavior. They can be trained when young, but most coaches tend the avoid them because once a quarrel it hard to separate them and becomes hard to tackle the situation. Their intelligence is moderate and tends to bark low.
Tales and pictures of this Neapolitan Mastiff are obsolete as early as 700 B.C. Yes, This strain goes far back.
In reality, it is possible to thank Alexander the wonderful due to their excellent reverence and great looks. From the 4th century B.C., he grabbed his renowned giant war puppies with short-haired Indian puppies to make a strain called the Molossus, which he utilized in conflict.
The Romans took notice and afterward embraced the Molossus breed due to their use in battle and searching, and finally crossed them along with other big breeds to make a much larger and intimidating puppy: a strain known as the Mastino.
The Mastino was bred by farmers in southern Italy to create a strain large in dimension with loose, saggy skin and a sleek coating. In their particular breeding, they also aimed to develop a puppy which has been family-friendly compared to Mastino, while being a top-notch guard dog and shield.
The puppy soon became a treasure in Italy, and six of these were allegedly showcased at the very first dog show in Naples in 1946.
The strain spread throughout Europe from the 1970s and shortly Made its way into America. The United States Neapolitan Mastiff Club became the first to register the strain in the 1990s along with the American Kennel Club formally approved the Neapolitan Mastiff to the Working Group in 2004.
Even though Neapolitan Mastiffs may be couch potatoes, you should walk yours at least two per day. They don't demand a good deal of exercise, but routine walks are critical for handling weight and joint health. A two-mile daily walk is mostly enough.
As dogs, this significant strain is not the same story. Neapolitan Mastiff dogs are usually lively and energetic, but it is your choice to know when enough is enough. Their bone being large the joints are suspect to damages. To keep this from happening, restrict your pet's running and leaping activity and be sure they don't go upstairs too fast. Keep a watch on these, particularly in hot weather as they're prone to overheating, and cease play before your puppy becomes too tired.
Coaching your Neapolitan Mastiff should start as soon as possible, preferably throughout puppy-hood. So, it is very important to get along with things from a young age.
These dogs are hard to be trained when they become older, so it is essential to get along with things from a young age.
Since they are cautious of strangers and obviously suspicious of outsiders, socialization and coaching is essential. Take your Neapolitan Mastiff to public areas such as the park or some local cafe on a regular basis, so they can discover how to welcome guests suitably and differentiate between friend and foe.
They react well to lots of treats and love to reward any fantastic behavior during instruction. The same goes during dressing -treat them with love whenever they withstand tub time.
Appears just like a challenge to stay clean. Weekly brushing will make matters simpler by maintaining their fur clean and handling shedding. With regular cleaning, you may keep bathrooms on an as-needed foundation. Just be certain that you wash down their wrinkles -and wash them thoroughly later to get rid of any grime or other debris that is unwanted.
And do not neglect to maintain a slobber rag useful!
Joint health is an issue for Neapolitan Mastiffs because of their size. With all their additional skin and large muscles, their joints are taking a great deal of weight. Because of this, Neapolitan Mastiffs are more prone to problems such as knee and hip dysplasia, in addition to arthritis. When assessing your pet's well being, make sure that you ask your veterinarian for a stylish and elbow evaluation. It is possible to request these evaluations before embracing, also, to make sure your new puppy's good health.
The condition called bloat is another issue to know about, as it may lead to sudden death. Bloat impacts all deep-chested dogs. It also occurs when they drink or eat too fast. While this occurs, their gut can spin and fill with gasoline, which could occasionally rupture their gut or cause harm to other organs.
Bloat can be prevented by maintaining feeding parts small additionally, it is valuable to attempt and lessen your pet's anxiety around feeding period. Not entirely different than people of different pets. They ought to be fed with a high-quality diet program and supplied fresh water in a lot of times.
To discover an excellent dog food, assess the very first ingredient. The healthiest foods are listing a protein source, such as poultry or steak. Avoid foods with plenty of fillers, such as creature by-products and pulp, which lack vital nutrients. Organic, whole ingredients are perfect for your pet's digestive tract.
Neapolitan Mastiff breeders advocate food that's slightly high in fat and lower in protein, particularly for younger dogs that grow quickly. Go over any diet and nutrition concerns with your vet.
On the whole, Napoleon Mastiff is a gentle family dog. The size may be big, but it keeps to itself taking care that there is no intrusion of unknown persons in the house. For the most part, it is adorable both with adult and children of the family. Size is huge but certainly not a ball of fire. If you have not much time for it then better not have it at all.


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Published on: July 4, 2019
Plaintiff's Failure to Obtain Expert Testimony Fatal To Malpractice Claim
By The Clinton Law Firm
This case, Alerding Castor Hewitt, LLP v. Paul Fletcher, et al, 16-cv-02453 (S.D. Indiana, Indianapolis Division) (April 18, 2019) illustrates the necessity of obtaining expert testimony to support a claim. Fletcher brought a malpractice claim against his former counsel after counsel sued for legal fees. Fletcher alleged that the attorneys were negligent when they represented him in a civil forgery case. The court disagreed and granted summary judgment for the attorneys.
Fletcher could not show that any alleged error by the attorneys proximately caused his loss because he had no expert testimony to support his claims:
To establish the applicable standard of care, Alerding Castor has presented an expert report from attorney David C. Jensen. Jensen's thorough report discusses his review of the record from the Forgery Lawsuit in light of the applicable standard of care. Dkt. 130-3. Jensen concludes that Alerding Castor exercised ordinary skill and knowledge in litigating the Forgery Lawsuit and met the standard of care they were obligated to provide in its representation of Defendants. Id. at 16. Jensen's conclusions are amply supported by the facts in the record.
Defendants have not met their burden in establishing that there is any triable issue as to whether Alerding Castor exercised ordinary skill and knowledge in representing Defendants in the Forgery Lawsuit. In their Counterclaim, Defendants identify seven actions that Alerding Castor allegedly failed to do: 1) "research the appropriate statute for forgery and cite proper authority for forgery"; 2) "file a Pre-Trial Order"; 3) "properly introduce most critical evidence at trial"; 4) "argue to secure adverse rulings for appeal during trial"; 5) "produce a trial outline"; 6) "know the facts of proof of [Defendants'] case"; and 7) "use experienced attorneys to present [Defendants'] case". Dkt. 14 at 30-31 (¶ 132). Defendants, however, did not timely advance any argument or designate any evidence in response to Alerding Castor's Motion for Partial Summary Judgment. See dkt. 160; dkt. 165; dkt. 169. Additionally, having missed the deadline to file expert disclosures, Defendants are precluded from introducing expert testimony. See dkt. 124; dkt. 148. Therefore, Jensen's report is uncontested. Accordingly, Defendants cannot show that Alerding Castor failed to exercise due care and diligence in their representation of Defendants in the Forgery Lawsuit. See Boczar v. Reuben, 742 N.E.2d 1010, 1018 (Ind. Ct. App. 2001) (affirming the trial court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the attorney, including his clients' legal malpractice counterclaim, because the clients "failed to designate any evidence establishing that [the attorney] committed malpractice," after the clients failed to present expert testimony in support of their claim).
There similarly is no triable issue as to proximate cause. In a legal malpractice action, proximate cause is a "but for" requirement, that is, a plaintiff must show that that the outcome of the underlying action would have been more favorable "but for" the attorney's negligence. Gates v. O'Connor, 111 N.E.3d 215, 224 (Ind. Ct. App. 2018) (citation omitted). "Such proof typically requires a `trial within a trial.'" Flatow v. Ingalls, 932 N.E.2d 726, 729 (Ind. Ct. App. 2010) (citation omitted).
Here, the undisputed facts establish that the outcome of the Forgery Lawsuit would have been the same regardless of how Alerding Castor handled the tasks that Defendants complain they failed to do. Discovery had already closed when Defendants hired Alerding Castor to represent them. Dkt. 14 at 15 (¶ 76). While Alerding Castor sought to reopen discovery, the request was denied by both the Lake Superior Court and the Court of Appeals. Id. at 15-16 (¶ 80). The designated portions of the record from the Forgery Lawsuit do not contain any evidence from which a trier of fact could conclude that Taylor's signature was forged on the Change of Beneficiary Form or that there would have been a different outcome in the Forgery Lawsuit "but for" Alerding Castor's alleged failure to do the things complained of by Defendants. Moreover, having failed to respond to Alerding Castor's motion for summary judgment, Defendants have not designated any evidence from which such a conclusion could be drawn. Defendants therefore cannot establish proximate cause.
Defendants cannot show that Alerding Castor failed to exercise due care and diligence in their handling of the Forgery Lawsuit, or that the outcome of the Forgery Lawsuit would have been different "but for" Alerding Castor's alleged failure to do the things complained of by Defendants. Therefore, Alerding Castor is entitled summary judgment on Count II.
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Poor people easy targets for human traffickers
Update: June, 10/2014 - 08:23
Yoshiko Ogawa, chief advisor for the Japan International Cooperation Agency's communications and hotline anti-trafficking programme, awards certificates to An Giang Province border guards for completing a course on anti-human trafficking activities. — VNS Photo Van Dat
by Van Dat
AN GIANG — A full two years has passed since Thach Thi Sa Lal (not her real name) was rescued from a brothel in Cambodia and brought back to her hometown in An Giang Province in the Mekong Delta.
Despite the passage of time, the memories of those dark days fill her with dread, and when asked during a recent interview to speak about the experience, she would only lower her head in silence.
The 16-year-old Khmer-Vietnamese girl, who had to quit school after the sixth grade because of her family's poverty, said that she wanted to talk about the future, not the past.
Rescued by the Cambodian police, the native of An Giang's Tri Ton District now lives with three other trafficked girls at the Compassion House shelter in Long Xuyen City. The shelter receives support from the US-based Pacific Links Foundation.
For six months, Sa Lal has been studying sewing at a vocational school and now feels confident that she can apply for a job or open her own workshop.
Prior to her experience in Cambodia, she knew little about human trafficking, having read only a little about it in newspapers or on the internet, she said. So, when it happened to her, she felt confused and did not recognise the true intent of the traffickers.
"My family is very poor," she told reporters visiting the province to learn about an anti-trafficking hotline and communication project organised by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
Her dream, she said, was to raise enough money to build a house for her parents and one sibling.
Behind her on the shelter's walls were colourful papers containing the written hopes and dreams of the girls who live with Sa Lal at the shelter. One girl said she wanted to get married and have a baby and another dreamt of having enough money to help her parents.
All of the girls living at the shelter were trafficked to either Cambodia or China.
A cook who has worked at the Compassion House for six years, Le Thi Mai (who did not want to use her real name), said the girls did not want to share their stories because they felt ashamed of their situation.
"I dare not ask them what happened. They see me as their mother, so sometimes they will talk. After they were rescued, they had to be questioned by the police several times," she said.
Since 2008, when the shelter was opened with support from Pacific Links Foundation, most of the girls housed at the shelter have been between 14 and 30 years old.
Some of them returned to their families or got married, but others had to live at the shelter again because of poverty, the cook said.
Nguyen Van Nguyen, deputy head of An Giang Province's Social Evil Prevention Bureau, said the shelter had housed a total of 40 young women since it first opened.
Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao, programme manager at Pacific Links Foundation, in a phone interview with Viet Nam News, said she hoped JICA's new hotline would provide important information that could assist her foundation in offering prompt intervention and support to victims.
The hotline, she said, would be instrumental in locating young women who could stay at Compassion House and receive job training and health care.
In addition to the hotline, the JICA programme for An Giang Province also includes a communication course for local citizens and border guards that raises awareness about trafficking.
Nguyen Thi Thu Thuy, 24, of Tinh Bien District, who attended the JICA communications course, said that previously she had never thought much about trafficking.
"But now I know the consequences, and I'm really concerned. Women who live in poverty and need a job are much more vulnerable to human trafficking," she said, adding that she would call the hotline about any suspicious activity.
"I decided to take part because I see the benefits to the community, and my husband supports my decision, too," Thuy added.
Vo Thi Kim Tram, 54, who has also taken the course, said she had always been sensitive about the issue and had once warned the parents of a 14-year-old girl about a woman who was often visiting their house.
But, now, after receiving training, Tram said she would be even more vigilant and report any suspicious activity to the hotline.
In addition to the training course, a communications club partly financed by JICA has been formed for 30 teenagers at the Nguyen Trai Secondary High School in Long Xuyen.
The teenagers, who visit schools in the province's districts that share a border with Cambodia, perform dramatic skits to raise public awareness about trafficking and later write articles about their field trips for school publications.
La Thanh So, secretary at Nguyen Trai Secondary High School's Communist Youth Union, who is the club's mentor, said the interaction between peers had made the club a success.
"Teenagers are innocent and don't have information about this issue. They're very vulnerable to trafficking," he added.
Acknowledging the need for public awareness, Yoshiko Ogawa, chief advisor for JICA's hotline project, who met recently with the province's Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, urged local agencies to improve coordination via training courses.
Although such efforts will contribute to reducing the number of trafficking victims across the border, Trinh Hoang Phuoc, deputy head of Tinh Bien Township's People's Committee, pointed out that poverty remained a major factor in leading people into prostitution.
Fighting trafficking was essential, but the only sustainable solution would be to offer low-interest loans and jobs to residents in the area, he said.
Of the border district's 3,720 households, 515 live in poverty and 182 live near the poverty line, Phuoc said. — VNS


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Q: Is it possible to read iPhone or Android display data through the audio jack? I'm not very well versed in the iPhone and Android API, so please bear with me if this is a stupid question.
As I understand it, Square's card reader works by converting the magnetic information on the card stripe into an audio tone that its software can then process. [1]
In a similar way, is there a way to somehow read what exactly is being displayed on the device screen simply through a small device inserted into the audio jack on that device?
[1] http://www.quora.com/How-does-Squares-hardware-work

A: It's not quite clear what you wish to achieve. You can indeed make an app that would output a representation (perhaps audio frequency-shift keying?) of the screen's contents to the iPhone's audio jack.
The iPhone (and other iOS-based devices) use TRRS connectors for bi-directional audio (and hence arbitrary modulated data) communication and there are well-supported publicly-documented APIs for using these interfaces.
That said, if you're writing your own app: why would you want to output the contents of the screen? If you are developing the app in question, why not transmit the salient data in a more effective manner? Which leads me to my next assumption:
You want to read what's being displayed on the device's screen at any time, not just when an app of your creation is open. In this case, the answer is that it is not possible, with the possible exception of a jailbroken solution. That said, I can't imagine a jailbroken solution being useful much longer on account of iOS 5 introduced "display mirroring" by means of AirPlay.

On Android, I have no idea. :-)

A: No. The screen is not connected to the audio jack.

A: I think you can make an app to take a screenshot and then encode that photo as music to play it.
It won't sound good though :)

A: For this kind of task, there is built in camera

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Geotextiles manufacturer SKAPS Industries is acquiring Henderson, Kentucky-based Matrix Composites. Matrix Composites manufactures woven glass fabrics and nonwovens at two US plants, in Henderson and Seguin, Texas.
SKAPS Industries, based in Athens, Georgia, has expanded significantly over the past twenty years. Initialy a manufacturer of geonets, it established a nonwoven needlepunch plant in Pendergrass, Georgia in 2003. Two years later, it started-up an India weaving plant in Moraiya, and a second in Mundra in 2007.
A polypropylene staple fibre plant and a needlepunched line were established at the Mundra plant in 2012. In 2016, the Mundra site diversified into glass fibres for composites with the installation of two multiaxial knitting lines.
SKAPS also has a joint venture for geosynthetics in Brazil.


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Relax Gaming continues to expand in Romania via Platinum Casino deal: Scores at EGR B2B Awards
Online gaming software, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Industry News, European Casino News, Online Gambling News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Romania
Coming off its big win at the EGR B2B Awards 2020 and Malta-based igaming aggregator and content supplier Relax Gaming has now expanded its footprint in Romania after inking an integration deal with local operator Platinum Casino.
The operator's players will soon have access to popular slots from the supplier's in-house portfolio, which will include premium games such as the Aztec-themed Temple Tumble, Money Train, and Snake Arena. All three of the slots have already proven to be player favorites in the market.
Also part of the deal is a selection of the supplier's premium titles from its extensive library of aggregated third-party content from leading studios such as 4ThePlayer, Kalamba Games, and Swedish gaming company Fantasma Games.
Casino popularity:
Chief Commercial Officer for Relax Gaming, Daniel Eskola, CCO at Relax Gaming, commented on the new partnership in a company press release, stating…
"As one of Romania's most popular online casinos it is a great advantage to us to be partnering with Platinum Casino and widening the distribution of our proprietary and third-party games to this audience.
The collaboration is a testament to the quality and variety provided through our platform and we are looking forward to working closely with our new partners to deliver a tailored offering of localised content that is primed for the Romanian market."
Growing market share:
The supply agreement increases the St Julian's-headquartered firm's exposure in Romania, which has advanced significantly since becoming one of the first suppliers to be granted a license in the southeastern European country back in 2016. Moreover, it demonstrates the draw of its portfolio with leading operators in their local jurisdiction.
For its part, Platinum Casino's Head of Marketing, Carla Dinca, added…
"Relax's reputation for business simplicity and efficient integration have made it a platform we have been eager to integrate with for some time.
We have great expectations for this partnership and know our customers will be big fans of the range of engaging and market-specific online casino content that is soon set to go live."
Big win:
As mentioned, Relax has been named Casino Software Supplier of the Year at the EGR B2B Awards 2020. The prestigious event took place took place from July 21 – July 23 and for the first time ever was entirely virtual this year due to COVID-19.
Judge's comments from the online-only three-day event include…
"Relax have had a huge year of impressive growth and are definitely the company that competitors fear in a very tough aggregation/reseller market. Their execution has been close to faultless."
Commenting on the win on its Facebook page, Relax said…
We're thrilled to be waking up this morning as EGR Global's CASINO SOFTWARE SUPPLIER! We can't think of any better accolade than the headline award category, it's truly humbling. We're especially touched by the judges' comments last night stating: '[Relax's] execution has been close to faultless.' This means a lot to the entire team and is testament to the passion, experience and commitment of our staff and partners. A huge thank you to every single one of you."
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2016 WSOP.com Online Player of the Year wins first gold bracelet
Tropicana Las Vegas possibly due to be put up for sale
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- Somehow a round trip from PDX to Tokyo is $500 (one stop in LAX), but going from LAX to Tokyo round trip is $650? + Somehow a round trip from PDX to Tokyo is $500 (one stop in LAX), but going from LAX to Tokyo round trip is $650? And one way from LAX to Tokyo is also $650?


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            this.tbFrameHeight.KeyUp += new System.Windows.Forms.KeyEventHandler(this.tbFrameHeight_KeyUp);
            this.tbFrameHeight.Leave += new System.EventHandler(this.tbFrameHeight_Leave);
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            this.label9.Text = "Frame Height";
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        private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox tbFrameWidth;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Button btnRemove;
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        private System.Windows.Forms.Button btnEdit;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Panel pnlPlayAnim;
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        private System.Windows.Forms.Button btnStop;
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For lovers of all things foodie, put Sunday 30th September in your diary and visit the new Manor Festival of Food & Drink and Village Fête to be held at the Manor Country House Hotel at Weston on the Green. Located in the grounds of this historic and imposing Manor House hotel, the local community from Weston on the Green will also be holding traditional games to raise money for the village hall and church. The event runs from 11 am to 4 pm and promises to offer something for the whole family.
Organisers of the event are pleased to have brought together an eclectic mix of Artisan Food and Drink producers from around Oxfordshire. There will be a selection of stalls ranging from Well Preserved selling a selection of handmade jams, marmalades and chutneys. Jeanette Howse first started making jams, marmalades and chutneys over 30 years ago to raise money for Didcot Events. Since then she has won several UK Taste Awards for her produce which she sells at food festivals, delis and farm shops around the county.
In addition to the selection of food and drink exhibitors, there are several craft stalls selling jewellery, Shaker style wood and tin Christmas decorations, hats, cards and stationery. With more stall holders signing up each day, as interest in this event gathers momentum, you are sure to find something special to take home with you.
DOES YOUR POOCH HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO BE THE MOST ADORABLE DOG?
We all love our dogs and think our beloved canine is the most adorable dog in the world. Now you have the chance to share your dog's charms and see if they can impress the judges from The National Animal Welfare Trust's fun dog show being held as part of the Manor Hotel's Festival of Food & Drink & Village Fête.
2.45 Dog the Judge Would Like to Take Home and 3.00 Best of the Rest.


Built with ease-of-use and familiarity in mind, the F10 series blends a Microsoft Windows 10 operating system with the superior touch of Avocor Intelligent Touch using InGlass technology, delivering a true tablet like experience that is not limited or restricted. With an extremely precise, smooth and accurate writing experience that is as natural as putting pen to paper, the solution supports up to 10 x simultaneous touch points, facilitating group collaboration and communication and is 5 x more responsive than other technologies available on the market. The 4K resolution of the display creates incredible visuals and brings content to life, while the anti-glare glass prevents tired eyes and is resistant to light interference.


У мене вже минула перша ночі, але щось мені геть не спиться. Буває в мене так перед дорогою, а я завтра вибираюся в гості до хороших друзів, у штат Нью Йорк. Дорога не дуже далека, яких 400 км, але їхатиму сама з двома найменшими дітками. Завжди хвилююся, як перетнемо кордон, який митник трапиться, як будуть дітки в дорозі. Вирішила, що не беру їм мультиків у дорогу, виключно книжки, пісеньки та всілякі перекуси. Сподіваюся, того вистачить, і дорога буде спокійною, наскільки то можливо.
It's way past 1 am here in Ottawa and I should be sleeping, but I planned a little trip - visiting some good friends - for the weekend and I'm always very nervous before longer trips. And since I'm going to NY state I'll have to cross the border and that is nobody's favourite thing. ))) I am not going alone, I will have my two youngest with me and that doesn't really make it easier. I decided to not use any electronics on the way, so we'll only have books, songs and snacks. Hopefully it'll all go well.
And while I can't sleep I decided to share another card with you I made using newest TM Lesia Zgharda stamps. I also used chameleon pens to colour the trees. I love that I can use one pen and have a whole range of colours. Do dark leaves and one leaves and not switch a pen once. Amazes me every time!
Хорошей дороги и ярких выходных!
Beautiful trees, Liliya! They look like the sun is shining on them! Thanks for sharing another beautiful card with us at Happy Little Stampers! Safe travels!
Another beautiful card ... looks like you are having a fun time with your chameleon pens! Thanks for playing along at Happy Little Stampers.
The trees are fabulous! Beautiful detailing. Thank you for playing with us at Happy Little Stampers!
Wow, stunning coloring, I love the white details! Very cool card! Thanks for taking TIME OUT and joining our challenge!
Beautiful image and I love the colors. The stamp is super cute. You make an clean and simple card look very easy. Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful work with us at 4 Crafty Chicks CAS Challenge.


The Scientific Method and Inquiry Process Handout. Help students conduct science experiments. Printable reference guide to the steps to the inquiry process, or scientific method, either by observation or experiment. Illustrates the steps to making valid and reliable observations and experiments in easy kid-friendly language.


Picking the best headphones is certainly a tough task nowadays. With so much fight among the big brands, it's quite common for a user to confuse for which one to go for. Luckily V-MODA Crossfade M-100 has the perfect headphones in the house, equipped with all the top notched features and a solid build quality.
We today here are going to give an in-depth review of V-MODA Crossfade M-100, which is an award winner headset by Cnet. Though the headphones boast in all the technical terms including sound and bass quality, what makes them stand out of the crowd is their build quality.
As mentioned by the manufacturer they come with Military Level durability which makes them safe from any wear and tear. With that said, let's have a look at the review of these solid headphones.
In all honesty, it'd be tough to discover headphones anywhere that supply this amount of customizability or durability. There are a couple things that set these audiophile headphones besides the norm. Not just that, but how the headphones handle other regions of the music too. These headphones, in regards to overall sound quality, are really the best sounding headphones and are perfect to use as Studio Headphones or DJ headphones too. In terms of observable flaws, they really don't have any major objective issues. These over-ear headphones from V-Moda retain the wonderful audio grade of the organization's other models along with the flexibility.
The M-100's are so clear and exceptionally smooth. The bass-which is another thing in which every headphone have to excel at is much richer in the M-100s. It's punchier for sure, but not overwhelming or uncomfortable. The mids are very well defined and you can hear the vocals as clear like anything. The highs are crisp and original and not too crisps for the listener. One of the first I noticed about them is the sound isolation. It seemed like it was all around me, not just in my ears like any cheap headphones.
This is something I can write a book on. Build quality of the M-100 is par perfection. The headphones are made up of indestructible steel flex, which makes it durable still keeping the overall weight be to very light.
The M-100s are built to last. The first thing we noticed was that many different materials were used for the overall building of the headphones (the headband is a leather type substance and aluminium is used for the high-stress areas so that it doesn't push into the ears). The M-100s give that confidence to your hands that you can handle them without the fear of breaking them. There is really no comparison in the built quality, even going into the peripherals.
The V-MODA Crossfade M-100's are very comfortable to use, doesn't matter if you are using them for a longer period of time. Like other headphones, they do not heat up around the drivers and hardly push any pressure into the head.
For someone looking for a perfect set should not think twice before buying it. Yes, they are pricey for a normal user but we believe you get what you pay for.
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Football team heads south to take on Louisville Trinity
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Micah Coyle evades a Carmel defender in the first half of last Friday's Copper Kettle game.
Ethan McComb and Molly Tapak
Following a 2-0 start to the season, Center Grove will head two hours south to take on Louisville Trinity tonight. The Trojans have had this date circled on their calendar for quite some time, this being the first out-of-state game since 2013. Adding to the anticipation, the continuation of the team's 30-game win streak is on the line.
As an unfamiliar foe, Trinity enters the game as the No. 4 ranked team in Kentucky. In a Week 1 matchup against Carmel, the Rocks controlled possession of the ball far better than the Greyhounds, resulting in a 17-7 victory. Trinity showed a very balanced rushing and passing attack, which is something the Trojans are prepared for.
The star of last week's game-winning drive against Carmel was junior receiver Noah Coy, who caught a 47-yard touchdown pass late in the 4th quarter. He is eager to display the momentum the Trojans now have.
"It gave us a ton of confidence. Going out there with our backs against the wall with a ton of new starters, a first year quarterback, against an elite defense, it proved that we can prevail in the big moment and make big plays," Coy said. "We are confident that we can score at any moment in the game."
On the offensive side of the field, junior quarterback Tyler Cherry has proven that he can fulfill all expectations set before him. Passing the ball has certainly not been a weakness this year for the Trojans, as Cherry has thrown for 262 yards through the first two games of the season.
"Trinity runs a certain type of defense, so it'll depend on how their outside linebackers are playing. We relied heavily on the pass last week and the week before," Cherry said.
One of the most underrated aspects of a successful football program is the production from the offensive line. Senior lineman Luke McDaniel claims the Trojans are ready to go against an experienced Trinity team.
"Trinity's defensive line is fundamentally sound and well-coached," McDaniel said. "They have good strength and size, but we will be prepared to control the line of scrimmage all night."
Senior safety Gavin Oakes is looking to validate the Trojans football reputation. After week two, their rank as No. 1 in the state is seemingly solidified.
"I feel like it's not all about the streak, but showing everyone that we can hang and beat the other 6A teams even though we lost a lot of great players from last year," Oakes said.
After a strong performance in the first two games, junior linebacker Owen Bright hopes to pick up right where he left off. Bright is the team leader in tackles, recording 16 so far this year; he plays with a great deal of energy, especially on the road.
"The locker room energy won't be much different than usual, but we are definitely excited to get an out-of-state road game experience," Bright said.
Another underestimated, yet crucial part of Center Grove's success is special teams. Preseason All-State senior kicker Nolan Foley knows what it takes to win close games.
"It'll be a little different kicking at a field I've never played at before," Foley said. "I would predict it to be a close game just like the last two, so every kick will count. I've been in these situations before, so I'll be comfortable."
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Football team faces No. 2 Carroll in chance at 5th state title
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Football team opens season against No. 6 Warren Central
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Madison Township was organized March 7, 1834 and became a Charter Township in 1980. Madison Township is located in the southern part of Lenawee County.
The township is comprised of a total of 30.9 square miles of which 30.7 square miles of it is land and 0.2 is water.
Last census taken in 2010, Madison had a population of 8,621 with 2,365 households and with 1,751 families residing in the township. The population density was 283.7 per square mile. There are 2,504 housing units at an average density of 78.2 square miles.
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Dorian Finney-Smith Player Prop Bets: Mavericks vs. Cavaliers | December 14
Dorian Finney-Smith and the Dallas Mavericks will face the Cleveland Cavaliers at 9:00 PM ET on Wednesday. Let's break down all of Finney-Smith's prop bets available for this matchup and look at his stats and trends to figure out the best value picks.
Finney-Smith posts 8.4 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. Defensively, he averages 1.1 steals and 0.5 blocked shots.
Dorian Finney-Smith Prop Lines and Game Time
Matchup: Dallas Mavericks vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
TV Channel: BSSW, BSOH
Points Prop: Over 8.5 (+100)
Assists Prop: Over 1.5 (+160)
Dorian Finney-Smith vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
Finney-Smith is averaging 4.3 more points against the Cavaliers than his prop bet total for this game.
He averages 3.2 rebounds against the Cavaliers — 0.3 less than his prop total (3.5).
Finney-Smith puts up an average of 2.2 assists when playing against the Cavaliers, 0.7 more than his prop bet over/under for this game.
In games versus the Cavaliers, Finney-Smith has made 0.7 more three-pointers per game than his current over/under (1.5).
Dorian Finney-Smith Prop Insights
Finney-Smith's 8.4-point scoring average is 0.1 less than Wednesday's over/under.
He averages 0.5 more rebounds than his prop bet Wednesday of 3.5.
Finney-Smith's assists average — 1.1 — is 0.4 lower than Wednesday's prop bet.
Trey Murphy III Player Prop Bets: Pelicans vs. Jazz | December 15
Trey Murphy III and the New Orleans Pelicans will hit the court against the Utah Jazz at 9:00 PM ET on Thursday. In this piece, we'll break down Murphy's stats and trends to help you pick out the top picks among his prop bets for this matchup.Murphy posts 12.4 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.5 assists per contest, shooting 45.6% from the floor and 39.0% from downtown with 2.3 made 3-pointers per game.Trey Murphy III Prop Lines and Game TimeMatchup: New Orleans Pelicans at Utah JazzTime: 9:00 PMDate: December 15, 2022TV Channel: SportsNet RM, BSNONBA League Pass: The most live...
How to watch Hornets vs. Hawks: Live stream info, TV channel, game time | December 16
The Charlotte Hornets (7-21) will look to halt a six-game losing skid when hosting the Atlanta Hawks (14-15) on Friday, December 16, 2022 at Spectrum Center. This game is at 7:00 PM ET on BSSE and BSSEX.On Wednesday, in their most recent game, the Hornets lost to the Pistons 141-134 in OT. With 28 points, Kelly Oubre Jr. was their high scorer. The Hawks dropped their previous game to the Magic, 135-124, on Wednesday. De'Andre Hunter was their top scorer with 25 points.For more details on this matchup, including where and how to watch on FuboTV,...
How to watch Mavericks vs. Trail Blazers: Live stream info, TV channel, game time | December 16
The Portland Trail Blazers (16-12) will attempt to extend a three-game winning streak when visiting the Dallas Mavericks (13-14) on Friday, December 16, 2022 at American Airlines Center. This game is at 8:30 PM ET on BSSW and ROOT Sports NW.In their most recent game, the Mavericks fell to the Cavaliers on Wednesday, 105-90. Luka Doncic scored a team-high 30 points (and contributed six assists and five rebounds). The Trail Blazers won their previous game against the Spurs, 128-112, on Wednesday. Damian Lillard led the way with 37 points, and also had five boards and eight assists.We have more...
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From 2007 to 2012 annual mobile handset sales grew from 1.1bn units to 1.7bn units. This was, obviously enough, driven by an expansion in the number of 'human' mobile phone users from 2.1bn to 3.2bn (the number of total connections was much higher).
Almost all of the growth in subscribers and hence in handset volume growth came from the low end at low prices. So, one would have expected the average price of a phone to fall. It didn't.
ASPs (average selling prices) did indeed fall for a while, bottoming out in late 2010, but since then they've almost doubled, to a little over $180 per phone at the end of 2012.
The reason for this, of course, is the arrival of smartphones, which have persuaded people to pay more for a phone than they ever did before. The iPhone, most obviously, sells in a super-premium $600+ bracket that barely existed before, and parts of the Android market (and to some extent Nokia) have followed. At the end of 2012, top-end smartphones amounted to about 17% of total phone volumes, and about half the revenue. Meanwhile a quarter of phones sold were still plain old basic voice phones.
The interesting question, to me, is what the third and fourth smartphone bought by a given person will cost. When do people decide that a $150 smartphone is good enough that it's an acceptable replacement for a two-year-old smartphone that cost $300 new? Or, do they decide to upgrade - to buy an iPhone 6 or Samsung GS5? Or do they just wait - buy a phone every three years instead of every two?
Moore's Law is working away on phones, and a $150 phone is indeed as good as a $300-$400 phone from two years ago - but the new $300 phone is also a dramatic improvement. The perceptible improvement of new product categories follows a curve over time: 20 years ago a new PC was noticeably better than a 2 year old PC, but today the gap with even a 5 year old PC can be pretty hard to spot. Hence, the PC replacement cycle has lengthened to 5 years, and average selling prices have steadily fallen. Phones today are at the steep part of the curve: there are still compelling reasons to spend the extra money, and to upgrade relatively frequently (and of course a phone gets scuffed and scratched).
Also skewing the purchase decision, of course, is subsidy: a $150 saving is only the price of a coffee and pastry each month over a 24m contract. This applies especially in the USA, where even a $400+ iPhone 4 costs the same to consumers as a $150 Android - both phones are 'free' and there's no difference in the contact price based on which you choose.
My suspicion is that we'll see a polarisation in the market. There is a portion of the market that will pay a premium price for the best phone possible - and for these people $600 (however manifested) is not actually that much money every two years. But the $300 segment may well get squeezed, between people trading up, paying the price of a coffee and croissant and getting an iPhone, and people trading down to a perfectly good $150 phone.
It is also, of course, entirely possible that the phone they trade down to is a $200 iPhone, a $150 Google 'Chrome' phone or a $100 Kindle Fire phone. At that point everything changes again.


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Generating icons and splash screen images ends up being a much more difficult task than you might anticipate before doing it for the first time. The difficulty stems from the fact that there are a bunch of different devices that your application could be running on, a lot of which will have different resolutions/pixel density. Both iOS and Android applications have systems in place to pull in images of the correct resolution for the particular device the application is running on, but that means that we need to supply a lot of different resolution icons and splash screens.
Unlike Cordova, where splash screens and icons were specified in the config.xml file, in Capacitor projects we can just manage the splash screens and icons directly in the native project like any normal native application developer would. Capacitor already has a default set of icons and splash screens provided, but in this tutorial, we are going to look at how to replace those with our own images.
The first step is to prepare the assets that we will be using for our icons and splash screens. As I mentioned, there are a lot of different sizes/resolutions we need to cater for, so it is often easier to use some kind of tool to help us create these assets.
If you are interested in seeing the variously sized assets we require for iOS, you can check out the documentation: Icons | Launch Screens.
It is going to be a little easier for Android because we can use Android Studio to automatically generate and set up the icons for us, so we don't need an external tool to help us with this. You may still want to use a tool to generate splash screens for Android, though.
These are just a few of the options available. For this example, I used MakeAppIcon for the iOS icons, ImageGorilla for the Android splash screens, I generated the iOS splash screens manually (as I was just using a universal size), and I had Android Studio create the Android icons for me automatically.
If you used a tool that generates the Contents.json file for you as well as the icons, then you can just replace everything in this folder with your new icon set. If you don't have a Contents.json file you would either need to replace each icon making sure to keep the same name and size, or update the existing Contents.json to reflect the new file. If you are going this route then it may just be easier to drag and drop into the XCode interface so you don't need to worry about messing with the Contents.json file.
Supplying the launch images is basically the same as the icons. You would have also seen a Splash entry under Assets.xcassets, and you can also reveal these files in your file system by right-clicking on Splash. You should take the same approach here – either update the images in the file system or drag your new splash screen into the XCode interface. Since there are only three images here, it's actually also quite easy to just open up the .png files through the file system, edit them, and resave them with your desired splash screen.
The benefit of using a universal image for the launch image is that you only need to create a single design, and that can be used across all devices. The downside to this is that the image will be cropped to fit devices, so it's important that the important parts of your design are centered. If you would prefer, you can create specific designs for each of the available resolutions to make better use of the available space.
All you need to do is select the Image option and then select your icon (which should be at least 1024×1024 pixels). Once you have chosen your icon, click Next and then Finish. I have just used an ugly icon as an example, but if you are interested in learning more about how Google recommends you design your icons, you should read this.
You will need to replace the splash.png file in each of these drawable folders with your own. If you have used a generator that automatically generates this file structure, you may be able to just drag and drop them all in at once rather than doing it one by one.
Creating icons and splash screens is usually tedious work that is done right at the end of your project when you're eager to get everything wrapped up and submitted. However, you should take some time with this to make sure you get everything right. You don't want an ugly low-resolution icon, or the incorrect icon, to be the first thing a new user sees when using your application.
I suspect that this will all be neatly integrated into the Ionic or Capacitor CLI in the future, but for now, there is a bit of manual work involved. With the help of a variety of tools that are available, it's not too bad!


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Q: how to open new browser window from asp.net handler file? Code below works fine in debug from visual studio but when I publish it to IIS server doesn't work. Just nothing happens. I'm guessing some security issues. Question is if there are any alternatives for System.Diagnostics.Process.Start to open an url in new window or tab?  Or how to make Process.Strat work in IIS?
thanks
public void ProcessRequest(HttpContext context)
    {
        Context = context;
        if (context.Request.QueryString["path"] == null)
        {
            return;
        }
        string path = Context.Server.UrlDecode(Context.Request.QueryString["path"]);

        var item = DataServer.GetItem(path);
        if (item == null) return;

        System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(item["sourcePath"].ToString());
}

A: Your file is being opened at server side and that's why client see nothing. If you want your client to open a document then you need to create a response, write the content of the file in the response and specify mime type (in ContentType property). That way client's browser will figure out what program to use for opening that document (for example ContentType "application/pdf" opens with Acrobat, "application/msword" opens with Microsoft Word, etc).
See: ASP.NET file download from server
And http://www.sitepoint.com/web-foundations/mime-types-summary-list/