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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug: The filmmakers waste considerable talent and skill
By Christine Schofelt
Directed by Peter Jackson; written by Jackson, Fran Walsh, Philippa Bowens and Guillermo del Toro; based on the novel by J. R. R. Tolkien
One enters a movie theatre for various reasons: for some insight perhaps into what makes us human or the way we live, or for an engrossing adventure or drama that provides a moment's escape from the way we live. In my view, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, the second installment of a three-part film series based on J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit (1937), offers little along those lines.
In the first place, producer, director and co-writer Peter Jackson confronts a monstrosity, to a large extent of his own making. The Hobbit trilogy, even more than its predecessor, The Lord of the Rings(2001-2003) series, is a gigantic marketing phenomenon created out of a slight, charming children's book, upon which careers, studios and even entire national economies (New Zealand) are said to depend. There is no leeway here for experiment, spontaneity or genuine levity—this is serious, billion-dollar business!
With the exception of a brief flashback at the start, The Desolation of Smaug picks up where The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey left off. The titular Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) and the dwarves he accompanies, after what has already been a hazardous journey, continue on their way to the Lonely Mountain. The dwarves hope to retake their homeland, which they lost to the gold-loving dragon, Smaug, who still lies within the castle.
The group must get there by the last light of the sun on Durin's Day (the dwarves' New Year) to spot the keyhole that will open the door to the mountain. Gandalf (Ian McKellen) leaves them early on in search of a sinister necromancer (Benedict Cumberbatch), who is gathering the forces of Evil.
Along the way, the dwarves and the hobbit are imprisoned by elves, from which predicament they escape by way of a protracted barrel-ride through rapids and down waterfalls, while fighting off the vicious orcs [nasty humanoid goblins] who have been pursuing them since the first installment.
They are aided by a couple of the elves. Tauriel (Evangeline Lilly) was invented for this production since there are no other female characters of note. The second helpful elf is the very popular Legolas (Orlando Bloom), a character who, while a creation of Tolkein, does not appear in The Hobbit. The inclusion of these two also provides the possibility of a tepid and unnecessary love triangle.
That the journey is perilous is driven home to us repeatedly. The Hobbit, The Desolation of Smaug proceeds through a series of narrow escapes, CGI-fueled battle scenes and yet more dizzying scenery. If the first film in Jackson's Hobbit trilogy was dominated by endlessly steep mountains and the characters nearly falling off them, this one throws the spotlight on ridiculously high stairs and walkways, lofty tree branches and the characters swinging from ropes, chains, cables, etc. Lurching from chase scene to battle scene to chase scene and back again, Jackson's latest pseudo-epic drags one along on a frenetic but ultimately tiresome ride.
For all the action and activity, there is little genuine excitement.
The filmmakers have wasted considerable talent and skill on this film. Actors—and there are some fine ones involved—are lost in a sea of makeup, computer-generated effects and leaden dialogue. One has to ask why, for example, so much is being made of Benedict Cumberbatch's involvement in the film when, as both the necromancer and the dragon Smaug, his voice is distorted beyond recognition. Any emotion that might have been brought to these characters by Cumberbatch is obliterated in the editing and effects process.
The dialogue between Smaug and Bilbo Baggins may be the only portion of the film true to the book. The exchange is lifted almost directly from Tolkien's novel, and provides one of the major dramatic passages in the original work. Here the use of vocal effects is especially disappointing. Rather than projecting a sense of threat, as one supposes the deepening of Cumberbatch's voice is intended to do, the end result is cartoonish and distracting. Here, too, as with the extended scene in the previous film between Baggins and Gollum (Andy Serkis), the spectator is allowed to glimpse Freeman's acting abilities—but only just. As was the case with the Gollum scene, this one too seems out of place in the film as the makers have conceived it.
Ian McKellen as Gandalf is relegated to brief, disjointed appearances and, for the scant dialogue given him, could have been played by anybody. Jackson's misuse of this actor is verging on criminal.
The 1937 novel, at around 300 pages (depending on the edition), is an interesting and entertaining diversion. Tolkien's outlook involved a yearning to go back to a pre-industrial utopia. His ideas of good and evil were heavily influenced by his own experiences in the First World War, and he turned those experiences into an engaging body of work with enduring appeal. He wrote with some humor, and had a good eye for the dramatic. The Hobbit, set in the same world Tolkien created for the Fellowship of the Ring, asked some interesting questions and contained some well-developed characters with clear (and sometimes conflicting) motivations. In short, there was something on which to base a good, modest film or possibly two.
What Jackson has done in the latest film, however, as he has largely done from the beginning, is to pound out any of the subtlety Tolkein included. The writer-director-producer's narrow view of what "audiences want" ignores the ability of the viewers to appreciate anything other than the bombastic. That these books have been enjoyed by generations of readers, avidly read and reread, apparently means little. This shows through in Jackson and company's willingness to expand and distort this slim, tightly-woven volume into a sprawling three-part blockbuster comprised largely of filler chase and action scenes that do not propel the story forward.
The viewer waits for something to happen, and the small scraps that are offered—the revelation of the necromancer's identity, the conversation with the dragon—come at a high price in terms of time spent waiting and wading through hacking, slashing, chasing and menacing. Ultimately the only thing truly imperiled is one's patience.
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KU student Kara Fort shares her research on the geography of Nigeria to her classmates on Friday, March 22, 2019. The class is researching many aspects of the African nation for the U.S. Intelligence Community.
University of Kansas student Kara Fort finds her most recent research project has a little more at stake than her other, standard assignments, she said Friday before giving a presentation on how climate change is exasperating the agriculture environment in Nigeria.
Her research into one of the African nation's largest economic industries is not just a project she wants to ace for her college grades. It also will be used by the U.S. Army when it deploys soldiers in Nigeria in the near future.
Before the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command deploys soldiers for a training mission with the Nigerian Armed Forces, the army needs to know what the country's security environment will be like when their soldiers arrive, said Mike Denning, Director of KU's Office of Graduate Military Programs.
Through researching many different facets of the African nation, a group of six KU students are getting real-world experience working for the U.S. Intelligence Community and the U.S. Army, and providing them with the information they are going to use on the ground, he said.
KU student Joseph Hartung, who is researching Nigeria's food, water and energy security for the class, said the project's purpose gives him a little more motivation to do thorough work.
"It's nice to be doing an assignment with practical application, rather than just writing because a teacher would like you to for a grade," he said.
Denning said KU is using a grant it received from the U.S. Intelligence Community to fund the program. He said the government federation awarded the grant to KU in an effort to attract more diversity among those interested in government intelligence careers.
Denning said the university also has a relationship with U.S. Training and Doctrine Command located at Fort Leavenworth, which is a Kansas army base located near the Kansas City metro. The command already has an "e-intern" program that allows college students to gain work experience through researching areas of need for the Army and it is used as a model for the project.
Denning said the command needed research on Nigeria, which lined up well with KU's African and African-Americn Studies and Geography departments.
"So it worked out perfectly," Denning said.
Kara Fort, left, answers questions from Alex Rawson, center, and Joseph Hartung during class on Friday, March 22, 2019. Fort presented her research on Nigeria's environment for a class project that will provide intelligence for the U.S. Army.
Through the grant, the six students in the program received a scholarship to take the course and the instructor, Abel Chikanda, received a stipend to teach the class.
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But the class isn't just work for the Army to use, said Chikanda, who is an assistant professor of African and African-American Studies and Geography. The class research also focuses on information the students would study in other geography courses.
The students mostly work on the research in their own time and then meet once a month to present what they have learned.
In their most recent class on Friday, the students gave 10 minute individual presentations on their topics. But at the end of the semester, the students will begin working on a group project that brings together all of the information they researched to present a product to the army.
"We'll want to see the links between some of the topics these students are studying," Chikanda said.


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Dr. Myrna Q. Mallari, Chairman
DR. MYRNA Q. MALLARI, a re-elected Trustee, is the Chairman of AACCUP. She brings her valuable experience and exposure in the field of business, finance and administration to her position as the current President of the Tarlac State University and with more than 35 years of service at the University. She is a Certified Public Accountant and a University Professor. She has held a number of key positions at the Tarlac State University such as Vice President for Administration and Finance, Director of Graduate Studies, Dean ofthe College of Business and Accountancy and Chairperson of the Institute of Business Administration.
Her strong leadership and stern management style were established through the various memberships and major positions she held for several organizations. She was President of the National Association of Certified Public Accountants in Education from June 2013-2014. During her term as the President of the Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) – Tarlac Chapter in 1996, the chapter has received its first ever major national awards. She was also a Board Member of the National Association of Government Internal Auditors for six (6) years. Pres. Mallari received her Doctor of Business Administration (D.B.A.) degree from the Polytechnic University of the Philippines in 1994 and Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.) at Tarlac State University in 1985. Her Bachelor's degree in Business Administration - Major in Accounting was obtained from the University of the East in 1979 where she graduated with cum laude honors. She received various awards from Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) as Outstanding Certified Public Accountants in Education, Honorary Life Member Award in 2017, Outstanding PICPA Member for Central Luzon in 1999. In her more than just three (3) years as President, the Tarlac State University, the University has been awarded the Integrated Management System which includes the tripartite awards of the ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System, ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management System, and OHSAS 18011:2007 Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series. The Tarlac State University was also Institutionally Accredited by the AACCUP and Top in terms of the number of accredited programs nationwide.
As a University Professor, Pres. Mallari is also a prolific writer and a multi-awarded researcher in her presentations, publications and other related activities. She holds the Alexander Pascual Professional Chair in Business where she studied the Financial Management Practices of Small and Medium Enterprises as Basis for Enhancing Competitive Advantage. Her paper on the Management Strategies of the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMESs) Towards Sustained Profitability garnered the award of Outstanding Research and Presentation in the International Conference for Academic Disciplines International Journal of Arts and Sciences, University of London,United Kingdom on November 8-11, 2016. Her research on the Vice Presidents of Administration of State Universities and Colleges in the Philippines as Basis for Policy Inputs was presented in the 2016 Conference on Interdisciplinary Business and Economics Research, Osaka, Japan on July 7-8, 2016. The research work entitled, "Status, Problems and Prospects of Internal Audit Services of State Universities and Colleges in the Philippines Towards Strengthening Internal Control System" was the Best Paper in the Society of Interdisciplinary Business Research, Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia on February 15-16, 2013. The same outstanding research work was published in the Review of Integrative Business and Economics Research (RIBER) vol.2, no.1. Pres. Mallari presented "The Scholars Profile and Perspective on the Eduardo Cojuangco Project-Flagship to Reach Academic Excellence (ECF Project free): An Analysis" in the SIBR Conference on Interdisciplinary Business and Economics Research, Bangkok, Thailand on June 7-9, 2012. Also in Bangkok, Thailand, the research paper entitled "An Evaluation of the Internal Audit Services of State Universities and Colleges in Region III: Basis for Policy Formulation" was presented during the 4th International Colloquium on Business Management and 3rd International Conference on Business Management and Education on January 24-27, 2011. The "Evaluation of the Internal audit Services of State Universities and Colleges in Region III: Basis for Policy Formulation" was Pres. Mallari's research which obtained First Place, Best Publishable Paper in the International Conference on Higher Education Research: Utilization, Experience and Discovery on April 28 to May 1, 2012.
Pres. Mallari is an outstanding University President because she is an outstanding Professor, prodigious researcher, ardent community and spiritual leader and much, much more. She is the epitome of the modern Renaissance Woman.
Dr. Manuel T. Corpus, President and Vice-Chair
DR. MANUEL T. CORPUS is the President and Vice-Chairman of AACCUP. Concurrently, he is the President of the National Network of Quality Assurance Agencies (NNQAA).
An acknowledged international expert on quality assurance, he has presented numerous papers on this subject, such as that presented at the APQN Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and later at the INQAAHE Conference in Toronto, Canada. In the APQN International Conference and Annual General Meeting on March 8, 2014 attended by fellow internationally-recognized quality assurance experts, he presented his paper on "Implementing the CHED-sponsored Outcomes-Based Quality Assurance". Dr. Corpus spearheaded the adoption of Institutional Accreditation in the country and today, guides the AACCUP BOT as the Father of Accreditation, in implementing the CHED-sponsored Outcomes-Based Quality Assurance program. He had been a Member of various past CHED Technical Working Groups (TWGs) which could be said to have paved the way for the coming of Outcomes-Based Quality Assurance.
Dr. Corpus also pioneered the introduction of NCC 33 (now NBC 461) the position classification and compensation scheme now enjoyed by the faculty of state universities and colleges in the country.
Dr. Maria Glenda O. De Lara, Treasurer and Trustee
DR. MARIA GLENDA O. DE LARA is the Treasurer and member of the Board of Trustees of the Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities in the Philippines (AACCUP), Inc., where she also serves as Consultant for Institutional Accreditation and Senior Accreditor for Level 3 & Level 4 Programs of State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) in the Philippines. She is also one of the Board of Directors of the United Professionals for the Development and Advancement of Teacher Education (PATEF-UPDATE) Inc., PNU Manila and an active member of different professional organizations.
Dr. De Lara holds the academic rank of Associate Professor and currently serves as a faculty member of the College of Graduate Studies and Teacher Education Research (CGSTER). Prior to her appointment to the PNU Graduate School, she served as Director of the Office of Auxiliary Services at the Philippine Normal University, for ten (10) years, from S.Y. 2007 to 2017.
She obtained her Doctor of Education in Educational Management and Masters of Arts in Administration and Supervision from the Technological University of the Philippines. She has written a number of modules and books. She has also served as evaluator of the K-12 curriculum in the field of T.L.E and Nutrition, DepED and is a Program Consultant, Evaluator in the faculty promotion NBC 461 Region 3 and an assessor of the Technical Education Skills Development Authority (TESDA). She then served as consultant for the Ladderized program in Hotel and Restaurant Services (HRS) offered in the Local Government Universities (LGU's).
Dr. De Lara has presented researches both in national and international conferences and has published in national refereed journal (The Normal Lights). She was awarded as Program Specialist for Hotel and Restaurant Management for crafting the Outcomes-Based Accreditation Survey Instruments (OBQA) utilized by AACCUP for academic accreditation system, in which the research component entitled "The Development and Validation of AACCUP OBQA Accreditation Survey Instrument" was presented during the Asia-Pacific Quality Network, (APQN) Annual Conference in Fiji. Recently she was recognized by AACCUP as the Most Outstanding Accreditor (Rank 1) in the Philippines for the Year 2016.
Dr. De Lara had attended numerous conferences & Trainings the latest of which is the Assessors Preparatory Course conducted by the Philippine Quality Award PQA (Baldrige Performance of the U.S. For Assessing Organizational Performance). She has been serving as Trainor, Lecturer and Facilitator of the capability building trainings for AACCUP accreditors, specifically on the areas concerning Quality Assurance System and in the Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET)
Dr. De Lara is commissioned by SEAMEO VOCTECH as the Country Researcher for the Philippines under the Research Project on FUTURE DEMAND SKILLS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA. To date, she has accomplished her POST-DOCTORATE COURSE in Total Quality Management (TQM) from the Centro Escolar University Manila.
Dr. Eduardo T. Bagtang, Auditor and Trustee
DR. EDUARDO T. BAGTANG is re-elected Auditor and Trustee of AACCUP. He also enjoys a fresh mandate among faculty and staff of the Kalinga State University, after having been re-elected President. Dr. Bagtang also serves as President of the Kalinga Higher Education Institution, an association of the Higher learning institutions in the Province of Kalinga.
He was the President of the Cordillera Administrative Region Association of State Universities and Colleges (CARASUC) from 2011 to 2013. It was during his term as CARASUC President when the amalgamation model for CAR, which is the Amalgamation Accelerated Model, was conceptualized and approved. This model is now being used as reference by CHED and some SUCs.
Dr. Riceli C. Mendoza, Secretary and Trustee
DR. RICELI C. MENDOZA is a re-elected trustee of AACCUP. This indefatigable lady also serves as AACCUP's Training Director for Mindanao.
She is the Faculty Regent of the University of Southern Mindanao. Her various designations also include: Program Coordinator (MALT- English), Research Coordinator (USM Graduate School), Technical Working Group (GAD - USM), Manager, USM Review Center, ISO Quality Management Representative, Chairperson, (PMG-PBB -USM) and Project Technical Staff (RUS Region 12).
A holder of a Ph. D. in Applied Linguistics from the De La Salle University, she is often invited as part time lecturer in the graduate schools of the University of Southeastern Philippines, Ateneo de Davao University, University of Southern Mindanao and University of Immaculate Conception in Davao City. She has presented papers in the national and international conferences and a multi-awarded faculty researcher.
Dr. Raul F. Muyong, Trustee
DR. RAUL F. MUYONG is the newly elected Chairman of AACCUP. Concurrently he serves as the Agency's Training Director for the Visayas. He is the President of Iloilo Science and Technology University (ISAT U). Prior to his appointment as University President, he held various positions in the academe. He rose from the ranks, serving as elementary grades teacher, high school teacher, college instructor, vocational instruction supervisor, department head, and campus administrator. For his stint as Campus Administrator of the former Western Visayas College of Science and Technology (WVCST) - Miagao Campus, he was awarded as Best Performing College Key Official of WVCST System by the Committee on Program on Awards and Incentives for Service Excellence (PRAISE) on December 17, 2004.
A man with dynamism and strong will, he serves as member of the CHED- TPTE Technical Committee for Technology, and Technology and Livelihood Education and the CHED Regional Quality Assessment Team for Teacher Education. A well-travelled person, he is an accreditor of the Asia Pacific Accreditation and Certification Commission (APACC) – Colombo Plan Staff College. He has served AACCUP since 2002 in various roles including as member of the Board of Trustees (2006-2012).
Dr. Cecilio L. Manarpaac, Trustee
DR. CECILIO "TOTO" LAPITAN MANARPAAC is a newly elected Member of the AACCUP Board. He hails from Barangay Bayog, Los Banos Laguna. He finished his Basic Education in Los Baños, Laguna and the Diploma in Fishery Technology course at the CHED-Supervised Los Baños College of Fisheries (now Laguna State Polytechnic University-Los Baños Campus) on April 1978 where he taught at the age of 19. He graduated from Cavite College of Fisheries, Bucana, Naic, Cavite with the degree of Bachelor of Science in Fisheries Technology in 1984. He was a co-author of Sining Pangingisda 4, published and circulated by the National Bookstore and had been a regional trainer and resource person in Tech-Voc seminars and conferences in Region IV-A. He was also awarded the Most Active Filipino Participant in the 4th Regional Training on Strategies for Rural Development sponsored by SEARCA, University of the Philippines at Los Baños and Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand in 1984.
He was pursuing his Master of Arts in Education (Administration & Supervision) at Laguna Colleges, San Pablo City when the opportunity for a Faculty Development Program for Fishery Teachers and Instructors was opened by the then Palawan National Agriculture College-Regional Institute of Fishery Technology (PNAC-RIFT), now Western Philippines University (WPU) where he finished his two-year Certificate in Extension Systems Management in 1988. While pursuing the ladderized program leading to Master of Science in Extension Systems Management and prior to his graduation 1990, he met his wife, Dr. Elsa Palao Manarpaac (WPU President). While serving his scholarship back in Los Banos, Laguna he pursued and finished his Doctor in Educational Management (DEM) degree at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines in 2002.
He transferred to the Palawan State University on November 4, 1996, the birthdate of his daughter Breanna Mari. From then on, he assumed posts as Coordinator of Research, Extension, and Literacy Training Service at the College of Teacher Education and the University Literacy Training Services Director. He became campus director of PSU-CCRD Roxas Campus in 1999-2000 and Narra Campus in 2002-2003. He also became the College Secretary and Chairperson of the Graduate Education Program Department before his designation as Director of the University Quality Assurance Center. He became an AACCUP Accreditor in 2013 and now among the Senior Accreditors.
Dr. Maria Rhodora E. Malicdem, Trustee
MARIA RHODORA ESTEVES- MALICDEM is one of the newly elected members of the AACCUP Board. She is Associate Professor V of Pangasinan State University and concurrently serves as Campus Executive Director of PSU- Bayambang Campus. Prior to this, Dr. Malicdem occupied key-posts in the University as Research Coordinator in PSU-Lingayen from 2008-2012, Deputy Director for Gender and Development from 2012-2014 and Program Adviser of Bachelor of Public Administration in PSU-Lingayen Campus, from 2007-2012. She also served as the University Director for Curriculum, Instruction and Accreditation from 2014- July 2017. Dr. Malicdem was also part of the research team which worked for the publication of the book "Pangasinan: Pinablin Dalin", by the Pangasinan Historical Commission.
She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Social Science, major in History and Political Science from the University of the Philippines, Baguio in 1999; Master of Arts in Public Administration in 2006 and Doctor of Public Administration in 2013 from Lyceum Northwestern University in Dagupan City.
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news24.com / 09 SEPTEMBER 2019, 05:00AM / Mamphela Ramphele
Young people are not only losing hope of future employment, but they are also becoming enraged and turning to violent means to express their frustrations, writes Mamphela Ramphele.
When you are standing on the edge of a cliff and someone pulls you physically away from taking the fateful step forward, would it be reasonable for you to be angry with this person? It is understandable that being on the edge of a cliff may blur one's awareness of the gravity of the situation leading to mistrust of those trying to help.
A society with more than half its able-bodied people unemployed and more than half its young citizens unable to find jobs nor opportunities for on-the-job training is a society on the edge of a fiscal cliff. We have more people on social grants (17 million) than in jobs (16 million). Our pools of pension funds are sure to run out. The young people who should be contributing to these common pools cannot find jobs, nor create jobs themselves.
Minister Mboweni has risen to the challenge of leadership by making concrete proposals to tackle the long-standing structural problems in our economy. Our economy was designed for the benefit of 10% of the population designated as chosen on a colour-coded basis. His proposals are offering us a practical way of addressing well-known bottlenecks and barriers to create platforms for sustainable shared prosperity.
The strategies outlined in his document are long overdue. They are essential interventions in the key network industrial sectors to get our economy going from its stalled position: Energy; telecommunications; transport and water. These industries are the engines necessary to drive our socio-economic development forward.
Organised labour should have been the first to welcome these proposals and to make suggestions to strengthen them wherever necessary, in order to secure the jobs at risk in our stalled economy. Union members' pensions are at risk unless we can generate the jobs desperately needed to absorb the millions of young people to enable them to contribute to the national common pools of pension funds.
Young people are not only losing hope of future employment, but they are also becoming enraged and turning to violent means to express their frustrations. Idle hands are fueling violent public protests that are destroying public property, further undermining our common asset base and social stability. Their sense of alienation is driving high levels of substance abuse, violent crime and gangsterism in the degrading neighbourhoods they are forced to live in. We dare not miss the opportunity to signal to young people that we have the capacity and determination to implement strategies to turn our joint futures around.
Organised Labour, as members of the governing alliance, should also acknowledge its own complicity in the development of a culture of poor accountability at the heart of state capture and incompetence that have combined to undermine these key network industries in both urban and rural areas. The unions have also to accept major responsibility for the poor performance of the education system, as the Volmink Report on KZN "money for jobs" scandal shows. Who would not want to see these key sectors cleaned up to provide platforms for on-the-job training for millions of young people?
Organised Labour should also acknowledge that the Skills Training System imposed on our society by the unions and their experts, despite its demonstrated failures elsewhere in the world, has failed dismally to create the skills needed by our economy. A recent report indicated that the SETAs have admitted that they could only successfully place an average of 30% of the trainee cohorts who go through their system over more than a decade of operation. Imagine that – a skills system costing no less than R8bn per year performing at no higher than a third of its required level! In addition, the total number of beneficiaries of the Skills Development Fund stands at no more than 50 000 per year! This in the face of no less than 6 million unemployed young people is scandalous! It is time to stop the betrayal of young people.
This week's ENCA's Checkpoint Report, appropriately titled: Tertiary Trickery, brings home to viewers the extent of the betrayal of young people through our current skills development programme. The SETA system has largely become a major feeding loop of the state capture culture. Universities such as Limpopo are running Learnership Programs that receive millions annually from SETAs. These funds disappear into the patronage networks, without any trace of benefit to intended trainees. No one has to date been held to account for this wastage. We need to stop feeding the beast that is this failed SETA system.
The network industries reforms proposed by Minister Mboweni, coupled with President Ramaphosa's District Development approach, should become the arenas of real on-the-job training for all able-bodied people currently marginalised in our society. We have to learn from successful countries such as the German, Dutch and Singapore, with seamless systems that train young people from school to the workplace. The best people to run on-the-job training in all cases are people who have the experience in the relevant professions, trades, and technical areas, not tenderpreneurs.
South Africa has to close the gap between good public policies and implementation on the ground. Finance Minister Tito Mboweni's intervention provides the missing link – a business plan to move from policy discussions and consensus to implementation. We should be grateful for his leadership in showing us the pathway from the edge of the cliff to shared prosperity. Let us get to work.
– Mamphela Ramphele is co-founder of ReimagineSA.
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The successful rebrand and £1.2m refurbishment of a long-standing animal supplies firm marked a watershed in the North Wales pet industry.
With plans to roll out the new look at the group's other stores in Llangefni, Chirk, Mold and Ruthin from 2019, managing director Sion Pritchard has a clear vision for the road ahead.
Sion – who joined the firm in 2000 before taking the helm five years ago – has recruited three staff in recent weeks to add to the 90 already employed across the region.
"It became apparent looking at the market and where the sector was going that we needed a change," said Mr Pritchard.
"The industry has advanced significantly in past years. It's now more about the health and happiness of pets rather than just filling up with stock. They are very much a part of the family.
"The toys and accessories are designed for comfort rather than just functionality, such as memory foam dog beds and advanced dog coats, and the way the store is laid out makes it a more sociable environment.
Mr Pritchard, whose own dog Rocky has benefited from a more natural raw food diet, added: "Before the rebrand people would drive up, rush in and buy a bag of animal feed or product, but now they take their time and enjoy the whole experience.
He added: "You could see the landscape was changing but we haven't increased our prices or our attitudes.
Catering for everything from dogs and cats to birds, smallholding and small animals, PetPlace has more than 13,500 product lines in store.
Business is booming, but for Mr Pritchard, who turns 38 next week, it's all about giving back to the community, as well as to regular shoppers.
The group has raised more than £33,000 for Hope House Hospice and will hold further fundraising events in the future.
There are also major plans for expansion at the Abergele site, which Mr Pritchard looks forward to announcing in the run-up to Christmas, and the launch of a unique loyalty card that matches offers and discounts to a customer's purchase history.
"What we've created is a whole new experience where the pet comes first," said Mr Pritchard.
He added: "PetPlace is in a good position. We want the company and our staff to grow together and are pushing that for no other reason than to raise the quality levels for pets and their owners.


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Ruth's Redemption
Dr. Yael Ziegler
By Dr. Yael Ziegler
Dedicated in memory of Joseph Y. Nadler, z'l, Yosef ben Yechezkel Tzvi.
Shiur #25: Ruth's Redemption
"I am Ruth, your maidservant. Spread your wings (khenafekha) over your maidservant, for you are a redeemer." (Ruth 3:9)
Ruth's Personal Redemption
This statement represents Ruth's newfound identity, her profound transformation from object to subject. But what is the actual meaning of her words? What is Ruth requesting from Boaz?
Rashi, Ibn Ezra, and Ramban[1] assume that Ruth's request for Boaz to spread his khanaf[2] over her is a request for marriage.[3] Indeed, a corresponding expression is found in Yechezkel 16:8 in an allusion to the metaphorical marital relationship between God and His people:[4]
And I passed over you and saw you, and behold, it is your time for love. And I spread my wings (khenafi) over you and I covered your nakedness and I swore to you and entered a covenant with you, says God, and you became Mine. (Yechezkel 16:8)
Nevertheless, it is less clear what Ruth means when she states plainly, "For you are the go'el." In what way does this relate to Ruth's previous request?[5] Is it also a bid for marriage, which Ruth terms her redemption, or does this refer to Boaz's ostensible duty to buy Naomi's property?
The Word Go'el
In order to understand what Ruth means, we must turn our attention to the meaning of the word go'el, which I have translated "redeemer." This word first appears in Yaakov's description of the divine personal salvation he has received (Bereishit 48:16): "The angel who has redeemed (ha-go'el) me from all evil, he shall bless the lads." Nevertheless, in the Torah, the word ga'al usually refers to human intercession on behalf of a kinsman.[6] Generally, the kinsman is obligated to intervene as a go'el when a relative has fallen on dire economic straits and has been forced to sell his ancestral land,[7] his house, or himself into slavery (Vayikra 25). Sometimes, the word go'el refers to a relative who is seeking to avenge (literally, redeem) the blood of his kinsman (Bamidbar 35; Devarim 19; Yehoshua 20).
The Torah only uses the word go'el twice to describe God's intercession on behalf of the nation of Israel (Shemot 6:6; 15:13). The prophets and the psalms, however, tend to utilize the uncommon usage in the Torah, frequently employing the word go'el to refer to God as the redeemer of His nation (see especially Yeshayahu, chapters 40-66).
In the context of Megillat Ruth, the ubiquitous go'el[8] clearly refers to a human redeemer. Therefore, it is not surprising that most exegetes assume that Ruth's statement that Boaz is the go'el refers to Boaz's obligation to redeem the property of Naomi, who has returned impoverished from the fields of Moav:
And he said, "Who are you?" And she said, "I am Ruth your maidservant." He said to her, "What have you come here to do?" And she said, "To uphold the Torah, as it says (Vayikra 25:25), 'If your kinsman is in straits [and has to sell part of his land inheritance, his closest redeemer shall come and redeem that which his brother has sold].' Stand up and uphold the Torah!" (Tanchuma, Behar 8)
Rashi suggests that Ruth's statement connects the redemption of the field and her marriage:
"For you are a redeemer" – To redeem the inheritance of my husband, as it says (Vayikra 25:25): "The nearest redeemer shall come and redeem…" And I and my mother-in-law need to sell our inheritance. And now it is upon you to buy; buy also me along with [the inheritance] so that the name of the deceased will be recalled upon his inheritance. (Rashi, Ruth 3:9)
In this reading, Ruth's midnight request of Boaz contains two parts: the first pertains to her marriage, and the second to the purchase (redemption) of Naomi's lands. According to Rashi, it is Ruth who links the responsibility to buy Naomi's land with her own hand in marriage. This linkage has no legal basis whatsoever. Nevertheless, Boaz will also connect these two duties, and this will become a major theme in chapter four. We will further examine the purpose in joining together these two seemingly unrelated commitments in a later shiur.
Alternatively, Ruth's proclamation that Boaz is a go'el may be causally linked to her previous statement. In fact, Ruth may be explaining to Boaz that he should marry her because he is a redeemer – that is, the one who bears the responsibility to marry her. The Targum on this verse has this reading:
And she said, "I am Ruth your maidservant. Let your name be called over your maidservant by taking me as a wife, for you are a redeemer." (Targum, Ruth 3:9)
According to the Targum, the redemption involves marriage to Ruth and does not refer to the redemption of land.
While there is no indication of this usage of the word go'el anywhere else in the Tanakh, Ramban maintains that this is in fact one usage of this word, albeit employed in this fashion exclusively in Megillat Ruth. In discussing the situation of yibbum in the story of Tamar and Yehuda,[9] Ramban suggests that due to the importance of yibbum, early sages developed a yibbum-like custom which was called geula.[10] Ramban explains that a yibbum-like marriage could be performed among any relatives who are in line to inherit the land (so long as there is no forbidden incestuous relationship involved). His proof for this custom is in fact the marriage of Boaz and Ruth.
In the Ramban's reading, the word go'el here indeed refers to Boaz's obligation to marry Ruth and has little to do with his obligation to redeem the land. This understanding of the word go'el is derived by broadly applying the idea of familial responsibility inherent in the biblical concept of geula. In this schema, the principle of geula should be applied in any situation in which the extended family is required to assume responsibility for the continued well-being of a relative. This includes concern for a relative's ancestral land, his sale into servitude, and presumably also the matter of his family's continuity. As Ramban astutely notes, the laws of yibbum support the notion that the extended family shoulders responsibility for the continuity of the family line. As a kinsman, Boaz must act as a go'el in this case by marrying Ruth, and thereby delivering the house of Elimelekh from the threat of oblivion.
Ruth and National Redemption
The word go'el is a pivotal word in our narrative, thereby implying its conceptual centrality. Ruth's singular speech in this scene revolves around the word go'el. The centrality of this word is sustained by Boaz's remarkable six-fold use of this word in short succession in response to Ruth's bold assertion:
"And now it is true that I am a redeemer (go'el), but there is still a redeemer (go'el) who is closer than me. Lodge here tonight, and it will be in the morning, if he shall redeem you (yig'aleikh), good, he shall redeem (yigal), but if he shall not desire to redeem you (le-go'aleikh), I myself shall redeem you (u-ge'altikh anokhi), I swear by God. Lie until the morning." (Ruth 3:12-13)
Ruth's redemption will receive due attention in the next chapter as well, where the narrative revolves around the question of who will step up to fulfill his responsibility as redeemer.[11] Indeed, the goal of redemption appears to be a primary objective of the narrative.
It seems to me that the notion of redemption in Megillat Ruth should be understood on three separate levels: its simple meaning and two deeper layers of meaning. The primary sense of the text records Ruth's own intention. She seeks her personal redemption, which is also the redemption of the house of Elimelekh. Nevertheless, I propose that there are two supplementary meanings to the idea of redemption embedded within the narrative, even if they are not Ruth's intended meaning.
One deeper level of meaning refers to the urgently needed national redemption during the period of the Judges, a devastating time for the Jewish nation. In this schema, Ruth's declaration that Boaz is a redeemer may unwittingly refer to the ultimate goal of the union of Boaz and Ruth. The son who is born to them at the conclusion of the Megilla may provide the solution for the reigning chaos: the beginning of a dynasty which can restore stability to the land, build the Temple,[12] and create a strong religious and social infrastructure. In this scene, Boaz has the ability to function not merely as the go'el of Ruth and the house of Elimelekh; he may also act as the go'el of the nation.[13]
The "Geula"
The final layer of meaning for the word go'el in this chapter may refer to the ultimate, future national redemption, which is, of course, the conventional usage of the term "geula." This last level of understanding offers an insight into a deeper meaning of this brief book, one which bears upon the most fervent aims of the Tanakh narratives: the manner in which the Jewish nation can arrive at an ideal society.
Indeed, Megillat Ruth should be regarded as a book that facilitates the future geula of the nation, the eschatological vision often referred to as "the end of days." This idea, featured prominently in rabbinic literature, draws inspiration from the tranquil picture drawn by Yeshayahu in chapter 11. It is a vision of justice and righteousness, faithfulness, and peace between creatures. Above all, the end of days is a time in which all creatures are awash with knowledge of God, an existence which generates the erasure of evil and perversions (Yeshayahu 11:9). However, this vision does not erupt spontaneously. Rather, it revolves around the appearance of an ideal king, a shoot which will grow from the stump of Yishai and will facilitate this idyllic scenario. In other words, this king will emerge from the Davidic line. This king is described as a man upon whom rests the spirit of God, which grants him the spirit of wisdom and insight, counsel and valor, knowledge, and reverence for God (Yeshayahu 11:2). For our purposes, it is important to bear in mind that this king is also a product of our narrative, born of the union of Ruth and Boaz, who have thereby produced national redemption both for their current situation and for the future.
The meeting between Boaz and Ruth on the threshing floor, then, contains the stirrings of the ultimate redemption of the Jewish people. A midrashic reading recognizes this deeper level in the narrative and suggests a homiletic reading of Boaz's words to Ruth:
"Lodge here tonight, and it will be in the morning, if he shall redeem you, good, he shall redeem, but if he shall not desire to redeem you, I myself shall redeem you, I swear by God. Lie until the morning." (Ruth 3:13)
The imagery of night and day is often used to connote exile and redemption in Tanakh.[14] Accordingly, the Zohar draws our attention to the deeper meaning in the Megilla by regarding these words of Boaz as the words of God addressing His nation during the course of their long years in exile:
Lodge here tonight – You are presently in exile and are occupied informing your sons [in exile] of Torah and good deeds. If your good deeds shall testify in your favor to deliver you, then you shall be delivered. But if not, I shall redeem you Myself, swears God. Lie until the morning – Until the light comes and lights [the way for] your delivery. (Zohar Chadash, Ruth 8)
This passage suggests that underlying Boaz's words to Ruth are God's words to His people during the long period of darkness and exile. Thus, this narrative is not simply occupied with Ruth and Naomi's individual deliverance or even merely with the salvation of the nation during the period of the Judges. One layer of our narrative aspires toward ultimate salvation of the Jewish people. This eventual deliverance will be facilitated by the emergence of a scion of the Davidic dynasty, the Mashiach, who will sprout from the seeds of this narrative.
While it is certainly important to distinguish between the simple sense of the text and what has emerged as deeper meanings in the narrative, to omit the deeper levels of understanding this narrative would result in neglecting a significant stratum of the story along with its theological aim. Indeed, the coexistence of these different layers of this narrative is one of the most compelling lessons which emerge from Megillat Ruth.
This series of shiurim is dedicated to the memory of my mother Naomi Ruth z"l bat Aharon Simcha, a woman defined by Naomi's unwavering commitment to family and continuity, and Ruth's selflessness and kindness.
I welcome all comments and questions: [email protected]
[1] See Ramban's comment on Devarim 27:20, where he explains this verse.
[2] We noted in last week's shiur that the word kanaf often means wing or the hem of a garment in Tanakh. Both of these meanings connote protection, and may well allude to marriage.
[3] The notion that spreading one's kanaf over someone connotes marital protection may likewise be indicated in several passages in which having sexual relations with one's father's wife is referred to as uncovering of the kanaf of one's father (e.g., Devarim 23:1; 27:20). The Malbim (Ruth 3:9) regards Ruth's request as a solicitation for marital relations: "This [word] is taken from the birds, who spread out their wings on their partner during cohabitation." This is consistent with Malbim's general perception of this scenario as a fulfillment of the mitzva of yibbum (see his explanations on Ruth 3:4, 9, 10, 11; 4:5). Malbim (4:13) later qualifies this by explaining that this is not yibbum, but rather a custom related to yibbum, and therefore operates with a different legal procedure.
[4] The metaphor of a marital relationship for the man-God relationship appears throughout the Bible. See e.g. Yeshayahu 62:5; Hoshea 2:21-22. Most traditional sources (e.g. Shir Ha-shirim Rabba; Targum, Shir Ha-shirim) maintain that all of Shir Ha-shirim is written as a metaphor for the love relationship between God and His people. This parallel to the book of Yechezkel, in which marriage is a metaphor for the covenant between God and His people, may suggest that Ruth is asking for more than marriage. Ruth's request for Boaz's protection may imply a request to draw her into the covenantal community. Compare to Ruth 2:12.
[5] This question also hinges on the meaning of the word ki, which may be understood in different ways in the Tanakh. (See e.g. Brown, Driver, and Briggs' lexicon, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament, 1951, pp. 471-474.) The word ki may be understood here either as a causal connection, "because you are the redeemer," or in an exclamatory or emphatic sense, "Indeed, you are a redeemer!"
[6] The word ga'al is also used when someone wishes to extricate himself from a vow that he has taken (Vayikra 27). This usage of the word seems to have no relation to the acts of a close kinsman and therefore does not pertain to our discussion.
[7] See also Yirmiyahu 34.
[8] The pronominal use of this word appears nine times in the Megilla, while the verbal usage appears twelve times. The nominal use appears twice. Altogether, this root appears 23 times in the Megilla.
[9] See Ramban, Bereishit 38:8.
[10] We will have occasion to examine the fuller version of this excursus of Ramban in a later shiur.
[11] The word go'el appears fifteen times in chapter four, rendering it the key word of that chapter as well. Its sevenfold appearance in chapter three suggests its deliberate placement as a key word. Umberto Cassuto often notes the significance of the number seven in the appearance of a leitwort (leading word). See, for example, A Commentary on the Book of Exodus (1967) pp. 75, 91ff.
[12] The fact that the place where Boaz promises Ruth redemption takes place in a goren, a threshing floor, may point forward to the moment when David buys the goren from Aravna (II Shemuel 24:18, 21), which is the place where the Temple is to be built.
[13] This portrait lends new meaning to a previously examined midrash, which identifies Machlon and Khilyon as Yoash and Saraf, offering several etymological explanations for the names of Naomi's sons. One explanation suggested is that the name Yoash is used for Naomi's son because "they had [both] despaired (nitya'ashu) of ge'ula" (Bava Batra 91b). In light of the manner in which we have explained the deeper goals of the Megilla, it transpires that Machlon and Khilyon disappear from the narrative because they are unable to push it forward toward its ultimate goal of national redemption, geula.
[14] While this topic can easily comprise an essay in its own right, I will suffice with referring to several salient examples of this in the Tanakh. See for example, Yeshayahu, especially chapters 59 and 60, and images of darkness/night and bright morning in the Shemot narrative detailing redemption from Egypt (e.g. Shemot 12:29, 41). Because Shir Ha-shirim is also treated as a book about exile and redemption, it is intriguing to examine the manner in which images of night and day are consciously employed in Shir Ha-shirim 2:17; 4:6; 6:10. See also Yerushalmi, Yoma 3:2.
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Concerns regarding the new refund policy vs refusal to fix bugs
DalBot Posts: 1,452 ★★★★★
July 2019 in General Discussion
So I'm one of those people who spent a lot of money to acquire, and then dupe, 6* Cull Obsidian. Like, an obscene amount of money (for which I have some admitted shame). That said, I really can't pretend that there isn't a level of hypocrisy with Kabams new refund punishment policy, and let me explain why.
As some know (but probably most don't know), there is a major bug right now with Cull Obsidian. Basically his Thanos Favor buffs are supposed to pause duration when you are attacking the opponent for ALL of the stacks. However recently the duration only seems to pause on the initial buff and the other (up to)9 stacks seem to disappear prematurely. This is a MAJOR issue for this champ as it is the stacks of the Favor that increase his damage output.
This is a known issue to Kabam. There was a thread started June 28 in the bugs section about it. That will be two weeks ago tomorrow. To this date Kabams reply has been two simple "we're looking in to this" replies. That's it.
So what has gone on in those two weeks? You guessed it, the implementation of this new refund policy followed by, of course, the years biggest sales date (4th of July US). On the 4th there were a massive amount of deals for rank up items, as well as shards for shots at 5/6* feature hero crystals. And who do you ask is in those crystals and who did many people use those newly acquired resources on? You guessed it, Cull Obsidian.
Now let's be honest here, any time we have seen a bug that has been beneficial to players, it gets addressed and fixed post-haste. We have seen it time and time again. This issue however, we're going on two weeks with no real addressing of the issue. This is not acceptable. Yet if players want a refund for spending on a glitched champ, they get punished for it. That is highly disingenuous. Why do issues that affect players get such little attention compared to issues that affect Kabam? I mean, that's a redundant question since the answer is obvious, but it needs to be asked.
Can we please get some straight answers on this? Why do you punish players who feel slighted as a result of your legitimately flawed product? Do you intend to compensate those of us who have spent massive sums of money for a champion that you refuse to fix in a timely manner (considering this "bug" has only existed since the last update)?
RoOOts Posts: 234 ★★
Awkwardly, every "OP" champ has its issues. ghost with the timing and being hit by certain champs as fury or KM, nick fury got his synergy "fixed", OR has his issues with the block hit -SP counter, cull obsidion as you issued.
For real: I'm excited to see what's next for stealth spidy and mystic.
Fool me once ...
But for real: How much have you spent? Just out of curiosity. And thanks for funding the game!
What's always comical to me is the people who hit "disagree" on a thread that, really, is entirely fact based and not just illegitimate griping. 🤷🏻♂
Cliffordcan Posts: 1,341 ★★★★
1. What happened to all the Cull hype? It seems like no way home. 5 Cosmic in KT1'sgxc video. I've seen no gameplayb7 outside of the initial hype. Several Youtubers who have him don't use him to clear content.
2. How much did you spend?
3. If you get a refund because you are dissatisfied you can. And you will have a debt. When they fix it you can pay that debt.
Mathking13 Posts: 982 ★★★
RoOOts said:
Awkwardly, every "OP" champ has its issues. ghost with the timing and being hit by certain champs as fury, nick fury got his synergy "fixed", OR has his issues with the block hit -SP counter, cull obsidion as you issued.
Sorry, but I haven't heard about that Omega Red issue... could you possibly enlighten me?
But yeah I think the OP has some point. While I think it's not reasonable to go 'oh hey it's been going on for two weeks this is just unacceptable' (which I'm not assuming is the OP's entire point there, but hey I think that there are some people for who it is...), I think Kabam should at least keep us up to date on these issues. Just something as simple as 'hey thanks for all this feedback; we're doing X, Y and Z' every day or every other day.
They need to let us know that they are actively knowledgable of the issues we find and aren't just leaving it to rot in the forums, and either regularly tell us (on the relevant thread) that they're actively trying to fix that bug, or make a general bugfix update post that only the mods can post in, and make that a general place where they go and say 'hey summoners. This is how we're going with all our bugs. We've got new bugs we've discovered thanks to you guys, and here's some progress on some of the bugs we've found that we think we need to fix first'.
And maybe tell us why you chose those bugs to prioritise working on. It could be as simple as 'yeah these bugs are the ones that are impacting the most people directly', or 'oh we know exactly what we need to do so it's one thing we can fix really easily', or whatever. Otherwise we get people saying all this stuff like 'oh kabam only rushes to fix pro-player issues'. And that doesn't help anyone.
Here is a video I took where you see the ten stacks drop to just one and his damage is a wet noodle when back to one stack
GroundedWisdom Posts: 29,282 ★★★★★
There have never been refunds allowed. If you took the time to read the TOS, they've always been agaisnt them. It's not as if it's something that was taken away. This new policy allows people to prevent themselves from being banned due to fraudulent activity, albeit not in extreme cases.
This whole idea that they only fix bugs that benefit Players is just not true. It also ignores the overall effect of those bugs, and whether a fix is possible. In the case of exploits and Reward leaks, that forces their hands to find a solution as fast as possible because those are game-breaking. In most cases, a next-best-thing solution is made with as little collateral damage as possible.
Thoae situations are not optimal. They're dealt with in the best way possible. They don't just fix issues people benefit from.
Shrimkins Posts: 1,479 ★★★★
DalBot said:
uhh the only factual thing in your entire OP was mentioning Cull is bugged... The rest was baseless griping.
It's been a whole 10 days since this bug appeared. Sorry to say, but 1 bugged champ that 99% of the player base doesn't even have yet is not a big deal. It will probably be fixed in next month's patch.
Asking for a refund because of a temporary technical issue is ridiculous.
Shrimkins said:
Hmm... reported on a forum post June 28
Today is July 10
Last I checked that's more than 10 days
But cool on trying to distort fact to suck up
Fact based lol
GroundedWisdom said:
What you're saying is deminstrably untrue and there is factual evidence to prove such. Look at how quickly bugs get fixed regarding broken synergies (Fury) or crystal abnormalities. Compare that to the time frame to fix champs that people spend literally hundreds or thousands of dollars on (Domino and Cull for example)where the issues get ignored or back burnered for weeks or months with little to no transparency for the player.
I know your knee-jerk reaction is to defend at all times but you're blatently wrong here. In the time since this bug was reported we have seen both this new refund policy and the biggest deals of the year. All the while a massively in-demand champion is broken but they are legitimately selling resources to obtain and rank this champion that they refuse to fix. That is wrong, full stop
Sayeth he who cannot rebut...
Your factual evidence is incomplete conjecture. Crystal abnormalities, no idea what you mean there. That's on the server and it is well within their control. Fury wasn't intended to be that OP, and they weren't that fast on it. That would have been one of those game-breaking things I mentioned. Who's ignoring issues? The point you're not getting is they do what they can to fix things. Sometimes it takes time. If It's game-breaking, they have to find a solution fast. Otherwise it can take longer. Sometimes the issue can't be fixed right away. I'm not even going to entertain Cull. How long has it been reported?
Neither can you. This age old arguement from the extremely biased community. You THINK bugs that help player get fixed fast but others dont. 100% untrue and people use this to rile up people just to try to get your point across. This isnt fact based and you stated but only a figiment of your imagination. This bug hasn't been out long and maybe they just dont know whats wrong with him at the moment.
Nothing you said warrants any discussion for a refund as ther isn't any plans to make what's wrong with him permanent, so what would they refund?
Are you Prof Hoff in disguise? All you are doing is trying to spread conspiracy for no reason what so ever.
TankRichardson Posts: 87 ★
I have no dog in this fight, but you're not providing any more evidence than he is.. he's saying what he thinks, and you're saying it's 100% wrong. You haven't given any evidence to the contrary while saying he isn't giving any evidence.
I mean, not like I've replied to the comment thread in the bugs category specifically mentioning you prior to today or anything 🤦🏻♂
I mean, we can hash through bugs like Nick Fury synergies (fixed after his crystals re-ran mind you)and crystal drops vs Domino/Cull, but somehow I doubt I'll get a facts driven response from you. This bug has been going on for two weeks. That's a long time in a mobile gaming environment. It's a big that occurred after an update. It's not as complicated a diagnosis and fix as you would want others to believe. What transparency is there to show that this is being worked on? Two forum replies saying "we're looking in to it"? That's adequate to you?
As for refunds, you're good with players who dropped serious coin not having access to what they were promised? That's acceptable? Seriously?
Bendy Posts: 2,042 ★★★★
I actually agree with the OP with champs broken it's like supreme at start of fight he either removes buffs or dont but he doesnt get damaged, its been told about a few times about this and has had a mod comment to say about it being investigated and with cull it was his sig at first but now his thanos favor. it's like if they dont get fixed asap why should u try get a broken champ that's amazing but turns put is bugged and doesnt get fixed for months on end. And why should bugs that help us or anything get fixed asap.
Kabam Lyra Posts: 2,937Administrator › ★★★
Some issues may take time to investigate, determine a solution and implement a fix. Depending on the nature of the issue, some can be resolved quickly and others take time. If we've said we are investigating an issue, we are doing that and would appreciate patience. When we have any update related to issues, we'll be sure to provide them in the dedicated existing discussions. Thanks for your understanding.


Looking at the options for Zapier and my large amount of YouTube subscriptions I started hunting around for better (free) options but couldn't find anything; then a friend suggested just doing it myself in python.
Note 1: This pertains largely to windows.
Right click on my computer and click properties.
Click "advanced system settings", then under the advanced tab click "environmental variables", in the second box edit the "path" variables, and on the very end add the string " ;C:/Python34 "
And download the .zip version of feedparser, and unzip it.
Next we need to change the directory to the location of the extracted feedparser, in particular the file setup.py.
Download the above file and save to your /Python34 folder.
Right click on the file and click "Edit with IDLE" (Or notepad, it doesn't matter).
change PLEX_QUEUE_ADDRESS to your Plex queue email you can find by going to your web client and click the help (question mark) next to queue, under "add videos by email"
change PASSWORD to your email password.
I've left the smtp server as the Gmail server, however if you want to use a different email I'll update this page with more servers, or you can just google for "smtp server outlook" or whatever service you're using, change the 587 to the TLS port the service uses.
Save the file once you've made your changes.
In your python directory (C:/Python34), right click>new>text document.
In the start menu search "Task Scheduler" and in the right hand side select "create basic task".
Name/Describe the task whatever you want, select next, set the task to start daily, next.
The action you want to perform is "start a program". Browse to python.exe in your python installation directory. Then in the "add arguments field" add "C:\Python34\youtube.py"
Make sure for the add arguments to add the quotations.
Select next and check the box that says "open properties dialog for this task when I click finish".
Under general change option to "run whether user is logged on or not".
Under the Trigger tab, select your daily trigger and 'edit'.
Under advanced settings select "repeat task every:" and choose whatever interval you would like for a duration of "indefinitely".
The first time you run the code it will take a couple of minutes to send all (25 of) the emails (the YouTube atom feed is fixed at 25 items, so 25 emails).
The script is finished when the input option returns. If any errors are returned let me know in the comments and I'll try and help you out!
If you check your email outbox, plex queue, and the bin text file "youtubeurls.txt" the 25 most recent subscription videos should be there.
Once the first task scheduler task has run, it should run every 15 minutes or whatever you chose and send the URLs of any videos that weren't there previously.


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Allosmaitia est un genre de lépidoptères (papillons) de la famille des Lycaenidae et de la sous-famille des Theclinae présent en Amérique centrale et Amérique du Sud.

Dénomination
Le genre a été décrit par  en 1964.

Liste d'espèces
Selon  :
Allosmaitia coelebs (Herrich-Schäffer, 1862) présent à Cuba et à Haïti
Allosmaitia fidena (Hewitson, 1867) présent en Guyane
Allosmaitia myrtusa (Hewitson, 1867) présent en Colombie, en Bolivie, au Surinam, en Guyane et au Brésil.
Allosmaitia piplea (Godman & Salvin, 1896) présent à La Dominique et à Saint-Vincent.
Allosmaitia strophius (Godart, [1824]) présent au Mexique, au Guatemala, à Panama, en Guyane et au Brésil.

Répartition
Les espèces du genre Allosmaitia sont présentes en Amérique centrale et Amérique du Sud.

Notes et références

Liens externes

Bibliographie
 Lépidoptères de Guyane, Lépidoptéristes de France, tome V,

Lycaenidae
Genre de Lépidoptères (nom scientifique)

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"Central America and the Caribbean." Geography, North America, Q-files Encyclopedia, 3 Mar. 2014.
Geography, North America, s.v. "Central America and the Caribbean," accessed April 22, 2019.
The southern part of mainland North America is made up of the seven countries of Central America: Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama. Panama forms a neck of land, called an isthmus, that links North America to South America. At its narrowest point, about 60 kilometres (37 miles) wide, the Panama Canal cuts through, linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. There are 7000 islands, islets and cays (coral islands) in the Caribbean Sea. Amongst them are 16 independent nations, and 9 island groupings that are dependencies or territories of other countries.
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A level playing field for everyone.
Once a valid application has been submitted, a minimum of five expert reviewers will be assigned to score each submission. Those expert reviewers will offer both scores and comments against each of four distinct traits. Each trait will be scored on a 0-5 point scale, in increments of 0.1. Those scores will combine to produce a total normalized score. Examples of possible scores for a trait are: 1.4, 3.7, etc.
The most straightforward way to ensure that everyone is treated by the same set of standards would be to have the same expert reviewers score every application; unfortunately, due to the number of applications that we may receive, that is not possible.
Since the same expert reviewers will not score every application, we have carefully crafted an approach to ensure that each application will be treated fairly. One expert reviewer scoring an application may take a more critical view, giving any assigned candidate a range of scores only between 1.0 and 2.0, as an example; meanwhile, another expert reviewers may be more generous and want to score every submission between 4.0 and 5.0.
For illustrative purposes, let's look at the scores from two expert reviewers:
The first expert reviewer is far more generous, as a scorer, than the second expert reviewer, who gives much lower scores. If your application was rated by the first expert reviewer, it would earn a much higher total score than if it was assigned to the second expert reviewer.
We have a way to address this issue. We ensure that no matter which expert reviewer are assigned to you, each application will be treated fairly. To do this, we utilize a mathematical technique relying on two measures of distribution, the mean and the standard deviation.The mean takes all the scores assigned by a expert reviewer, adds them up, and divides them by the number of scores assigned, giving an average score.
Formally, we denote the mean like this:
The standard deviation measures the "spread" of a expert reviewer's scores. As an example, imagine that two expert reviewers both give the same mean (average) score, but one gives many zeros and fives, while the other gives more ones and fours. It wouldn't be fair, if we didn't consider this difference.
Formally, we denote the standard deviation like this:
To ensure that the judging process is fair, we rescale all the scores to match the judging population. In order to do this, we measure the mean and the standard deviation of all scores across all expert reviewers. Then, we change the mean score and the standard deviation of each expert reviewer to match.
We rescale the standard deviation like this:
Then, we rescale mean like this:
Basically, we are finding the difference between both distributions for a single expert reviewer and those for all of the expert reviewers combined, then adjusting each score so that no one is treated unfairly according to which expert reviewers they are assigned.
If we apply this rescaling process to the same two expert reviewers in the example above, we can see the outcome of the final resolved and normalized scores. They appear more similar, because they are now aligned with typical distributions across the total judging population.
We are pleased to answer any questions you have about the scoring process. You are able to ask questions related to the scoring process on the discussion forums once you register and begin developing your application.
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