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Dion Waiters
Dion Waiters (born December 10, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Syracuse and was selected with the fourth overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Waiters with the Heat in January 2019
No. 11 – Miami Heat
(1991-12-10) December 10, 1991 (age 27)
Life Center Academy
(Burlington, New Jersey)
Syracuse (2010–2012)
2012 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4th overall
Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers
NBA All-Rookie First Team (2013)
Third-team All-Big East (2012)
Big East Sixth Man of the Year (2012)
Second-team Parade All-American (2010)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Dion Waiters Sr. and Monique Brown, Waiters was raised by his mother, who had him when she was 17; his father was in jail at the time of his birth.[1] Four hours after Waiters was born, his grandmother died.[2] Waiters grew up playing basketball wherever he could, regardless of weather or time of day.[1] Away from basketball, his home life revolved around his mother and stepfather, James Barnes.[1]
High school careerEdit
As a freshman, Waiters attended Bartram High School and South Philadelphia High School in Philadelphia, but did not play basketball at either school.[3] Waiters committed to Syracuse during the summer after his freshman year despite not having played a minute of high school ball.[4] In his sophomore year of high school, Waiters attended South Kent School. Waiters then played basketball at Life Center Academy his junior and senior years. Following his senior year, Waiters was ranked as the 15th best overall recruit according to ESPNU and ranked as the No. 2 best shooting guard in the ESPN 100. Waiters was also ranked as the 29th best overall recruit by Rivals.com.[5]
Freshman seasonEdit
Waiters with Syracuse in January 2012
In his freshman season at Syracuse, Waiters averaged 6.6 points, 1.5 assists and 1.6 rebounds per game.[6] In a second round loss to Marquette in the NCAA Tournament, Waiters shot 8-for-10 with 18 points.[5]
Sophomore seasonEdit
In his sophomore season at Syracuse, Waiters averaged 12.6 points, 2.5 assists and 2.3 rebounds per game.[6] He was named the Big East Sixth Man of the Year, earned third team All-Big East honors, was named AP Honorable Mention All-American, and was selected to the All Big East Tournament team.[7]
Cleveland Cavaliers (2012–2015)Edit
Waiters with Cavaliers in November 2012
Waiters was selected fourth overall in the 2012 NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers despite choosing not to work out for any teams prior to the draft. This was a choice he made after receiving a promise from a team in the middle of the lottery that they would draft him if available. Many scouts also found it a surprise that Waiters was drafted so high because he did not start in college and played zone defense at Syracuse.
On January 14, 2013, Waiters scored a career-high 33 points against the Sacramento Kings, doing so on 12-of-18 shooting.[8] Waiters was selected to play in the Rising Stars Challenge game during 2013 NBA All-Star Weekend, along with teammates Kyrie Irving, Tristan Thompson, and Tyler Zeller.[9] Waiters came off the bench to score 23 points for Team Shaq. Over the course of his rookie season, Waiters both started and came off the bench for the Cavaliers. He was consistently bothered by a sprained ankle and loose cartilage in his knee, forcing him to miss 21 games over the course of the year.[10]
After his rookie season, Waiters was graded as the fourth best overall rookie by NBA.com, and placed fifth in NBA Rookie of the Year voting with 21 points.[11]
On February 14, 2014, Waiters participated in the BBVA Rising Stars challenge. He finished the game with 31 points and 7 assists.
On March 18, 2014, Waiters recorded his first career double-double with 17 points and a career-high 11 assists in a loss to the Miami Heat.[12]
On November 5, 2014, Waiters was absent for the U.S. national anthem and was quoted saying that he stayed in the locker room because of his Muslim faith. He later stated that the report about his religious beliefs having anything to do with him skipping the national anthem was entirely false.[13][14]
Oklahoma City Thunder (2015–2016)Edit
Waiters with the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2015
On January 5, 2015, Waiters was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder from the Cavaliers in a three-team trade that also involved the New York Knicks. Cleveland received Iman Shumpert and J. R. Smith from the Knicks and a first round pick in the 2015 NBA draft from the Thunder, while Cleveland sent Lou Amundson, Alex Kirk, and a second round pick in the 2019 NBA draft to the Knicks, and the Thunder sent Lance Thomas to the Knicks.[15] After a poor debut for the Thunder against the Sacramento Kings on January 7 where he scored 4 points on 1-of-9 shooting, he scored 15 points on 7-of-14 shooting two days later to help the Thunder defeat the Utah Jazz, 99–94.[16] On April 15, 2015, in the team's final game of the season, Waiters tied his career high with 33 points in a 138–113 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.[17]
Waiters garnered a bench role for the Thunder in 2015–16 under new head coach Billy Donovan. He started in just two games for the team over the first half of the season, playing back up to André Roberson. On November 10, 2015, he scored a season-high 25 points in a 125–101 win over the Washington Wizards.[18] With a knee injury to Roberson in late January, Donovan entrusted Waiters with stepping up to a starting role. On January 26, in his first start since November 22, Waiters scored 14 points in a 128–122 overtime win over the New York Knicks.[19] He returned to the bench on February 24 following Roberson's return from injury.[20] On April 6, he tied his season high with 25 points in a 120–115 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers.[21] In Game 2 of the Thunder's semi-final series against the San Antonio Spurs, with San Antonio trailing 98–97 with 13.5 seconds remaining and Oklahoma City out of timeouts, Waiters elbowed Spurs guard Manu Ginóbili to get the space needed to inbound the ball.[22] Following the game, Waiters and the referees were highly scrutinized by the public and media personnel.[23]
On June 27, 2016, the Thunder tendered a qualifying offer to make Waiters a restricted free agent. However, on July 18, the Thunder rescinded their qualifying offer, allowing him to become an unrestricted free agent.[24][25]
Miami Heat (2016–present)Edit
Waiters with the Heat in November 2016
On July 26, 2016, Waiters signed with the Miami Heat.[26] He made his debut for the Heat in their season opener on October 26 against the Orlando Magic. In 34 minutes as a starter, he recorded nine points, six rebounds and four assists in a 108–96 win.[27] On November 26, he scored a then season-high 28 points in a 110–107 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies.[28] Four days later, he was ruled out for two weeks after an MRI revealed he had suffered a Pectineus tear.[29] He returned to action on January 4, 2017 against the Sacramento Kings after missing 20 straight games.[30] On January 21, he tied a career high with 33 points in a 109–97 win over the Milwaukee Bucks.[31] Two days later, he made a three-pointer with 0.6 seconds left to cap his second-straight 33-point effort, as he lifted the Heat to a 105–102 win over the Golden State Warriors. He finished the game with six three-pointers on eight attempts.[32] On January 30, 2017, he was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played Monday, January 23 through Sunday, January 29. Waiters led the Heat to a 4–0 week as Miami extended its winning streak to seven games. He averaged 23.3 points (tied for eighth in the East), 5.0 assists and 4.5 rebounds.[33] Waiters missed the final 13 games of the season with an ankle injury, as the Heat missed a playoff spot with a ninth-seed finish and a 41–41 record.[34]
On July 7, 2017, Waiters re-signed with the Heat.[35] On October 30, 2017, he tied his career high with 33 points in a 125–122 overtime loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves.[36] In January 2018, his long-problematic left ankle forced him to the sidelines indefinitely,[37] and on January 22, he underwent successful surgery to repair instability in the left ankle. A preexisting navicular bone fracture was also repaired.[38]
On December 28, 2018, Waiters was sent to Miami's NBA G League affiliate team, the Sioux Falls Skyforce, for a rehabilitation assignment.[39] On January 2, 2019, he made his return for the Heat, scoring seven points in six minutes in a 117–92 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. It was his first game since December 22, 2017.[40] Far from 100 percent fit, he played the game due to Dwyane Wade being sidelined by a virus.[41] His second game of the season came on January 8, scoring a team-high 15 points in a 103–99 loss to the Denver Nuggets.[42]
GP Games played GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
FG% Field goal percentage 3P% 3-point field goal percentage FT% Free throw percentage
RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game
BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high
NBAEdit
Regular seasonEdit
2012–13 Cleveland 61 48 28.8 .412 .310 .746 2.4 3.0 1.0 .3 14.7
2013–14 Cleveland 70 24 29.6 .433 .368 .685 2.8 3.0 .9 .2 15.9
2014–15 Cleveland 33 3 23.8 .404 .256 .783 1.7 2.2 1.3 .3 10.5
2014–15 Oklahoma City 47 20 30.3 .392 .319 .625 2.9 1.9 1.0 .2 12.7
2015–16 Oklahoma City 78 15 27.6 .399 .357 .713 2.6 2.0 1.0 .2 9.8
2016–17 Miami 46 43 30.1 .423 .394 .646 3.3 4.3 .9 .4 15.8
Career 409 211 28.4 .412 .347 .692 2.7 2.8 .9 .3 13.2
PlayoffsEdit
2016 Oklahoma City 18 0 27.3 .417 .375 .667 2.6 2.3 .6 .2 8.4
Career 18 0 27.3 .417 .375 .667 2.6 2.3 .6 .2 8.4
CollegeEdit
2010–11 Syracuse 34 0 16.3 .411 .329 .813 1.6 1.5 1.1 .1 6.6
2011–12 Syracuse 37 0 24.1 .476 .363 .729 2.3 2.5 1.8 .3 12.6
Career 71 0 20.4 .453 .348 .753 1.9 2.0 1.5 .2 9.7
Jordan Brand All-American (2010)
Big East All-Tournament Team (2012)
NBA Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month (February 2013)[43]
2× NBA Rising Star (2013, 2014)
NBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week (January 23–29, 2017)[44]
^ a b c Swartz, Greg (March 27, 2014). "Dion Waiters Is Finally Growing Up Before Our Very Eyes". BleacherReport.com. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
^ Thamel, Pete (March 23, 2012). "Now, Syracuse Guard Restricts Clashes to the Court". NYTimes.com. Retrieved March 23, 2012.
^ Philly's Waiters can't wait to begin NBA career
^ Tragedy can't define Dion Waiters
^ a b "Dion Waiters - 2011-12 Men's Basketball". Cuse.com. Retrieved June 19, 2012.
^ a b "Dion Waiters Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved June 19, 2012.
^ "Lamb Named AP Honorable Mention All-America". uconnhuskies.com. March 27, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2012.
^ Notebook: Kings 124, Cavaliers 118
^ NBA Rising Stars Challenge 2013 rosters: Get ready to run like mad, Team Shaq
^ Dion Waiters out with a knee injury
^ Portland's Lillard named 2012-13 Kia NBA Rookie of the Year
^ Notebook: Heat 100, Cavaliers 96
^ Peters, Micah. "Dion Waiters says he skipped anthem because of his Muslim faith, then blasts report". USA Today Sports. Archived from the original on 12 November 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
^ Pollakoff, Brett. "Dion Waiters calls report he skipped national anthem due to being Muslim 'a damn lie'". nbcsports.com. NBC Sports. Archived from the original on 9 November 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
^ "Thunder Acquires Dion Waiters". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. January 5, 2015. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
^ "Durant leads Thunder past Jazz 99-94". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. January 9, 2015. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
^ Thunder at Minnesota Timberwolves Game Recap – April 15, 2015
^ Dion Waiters 2015-16 Game Log
^ Durant scores season-high 44, Thunder beat Knicks in OT
^ Mayberry, Darnell (February 24, 2016). "Oklahoma City Thunder: Andre Roberson returning to the starting lineup". NewsOK.com. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
^ "Trail Blazers defeat Thunder 120-115, clinch playoff berth". NBA.com. April 6, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
^ "Thunder hold on beat Spurs 98-97, even series at 1-1". NBA.com. May 2, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
^ O'Donnell, Ricky (May 2, 2016). "Dion Waiters elbows Manu Ginobili from out of bounds, gets away with it". SBNation.com. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
^ Ingrassia, Nunzio (July 18, 2016). "Thunder reportedly rescind offer to Dion Waiters, making him a free agent". FoxSports.com. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
^ "Why the Thunder reportedly rescinded their qualifying offer to G Dion Waiters". Yahoo.com. July 19, 2016. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
^ "HEAT Signs Dion Waiters". NBA.com. July 26, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
^ "Heat vs. Magic – Box Score". ESPN.com. October 26, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
^ "Conley's late flurry lifts Grizzlies over Heat, 110-107". ESPN.com. November 26, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
^ "Waiters Suffers Pectineus Tear". NBA.com. November 30, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
^ Winderman, Ira (January 5, 2017). "Next challenge for Heat is finding role for Waiters in crowded backcourt". Sun-Sentinel.com. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
^ "Dion Waiters scores 33 to help Heat beat Bucks 109-97". ESPN.com. January 21, 2017. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
^ "Waiters for the win: Heat stun Warriors, 105-102". ESPN.com. January 23, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
^ "Dion Waiters, DeMarcus Cousins named NBA Players of the Week". NBA.com. January 30, 2017. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
^ "Win and stay home: Heat beat Wizards 110-102, miss playoffs". ESPN.com. April 12, 2017. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
^ "HEAT Re-Signs Dion Waiters". NBA.com. July 7, 2017. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
^ "Minnesota hangs on in overtime, tops Miami 125-122". ESPN.com. October 30, 2017. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
^ Reynolds, Tim (January 11, 2018). "Miami Heat guard Dion Waiters to have ankle surgery". NBA.com. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
^ "Dion Waiters Undergoes Surgery". NBA.com. January 23, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
^ Chiang, Anthony (December 28, 2018). "The next step in Heat's Dion Waiters' journey back from ankle surgery? Time in G League". miamiherald.com. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
^ "Richardson leads Wade-less Heat past Cavaliers, 117-92". ESPN.com. January 2, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
^ "Young, Collins power undermanned Hawks past Heat". ESPN.com. January 6, 2019. Retrieved January 6, 2019. Waiters, who played that game because Wade was sidelined by a virus, is still limited by a sore left ankle that required surgery last January.
^ "Jokic has triple-double, Nuggets top Heat 103-99". ESPN.com. January 8, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
^ Waiters Named Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month
^ Dion Waiters becomes Miami Heat's first NBA Player of the Week in a year
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AMERICAN SAVINGS BANK UNVEILS ASB CAMPUS, SETTING A NEW STANDARD IN INNOVATIVE WORKPLACE DESIGN
The 11-story, 373,000-square-foot Campus features a teammate amenities floor, high-tech work areas and a full-service bank branch
HONOLULU, April 9, 2019 – American Savings Bank (ASB) has unveiled its brand new ASB Campus – the first new office building in downtown Honolulu in nearly 25 years. The 11-story, 373,000-square-foot Campus is located at 300 N. Beretania Street, directly across from 'A'ala Park. In true ASB style, the bank celebrated the official grand opening of the building with an epic, festive party for all of its 1,100 teammates on Sunday, April 7, 2019.
The Campus, which features a teammate-focused workspace design, brings together over 650 teammates from five separate locations on O'ahu and serves as a home base for the bank's 1,100+ teammates across the state.
"We couldn't be more excited and proud to open the doors of our ASB Campus to our teammates and the community," said Rich Wacker, president and CEO of ASB. "Now that our entire team is together under one roof, we look forward to working more efficiently, collaboratively and innovatively than ever before, furthering our vision of being a great bank making people's dreams possible."
The grand opening celebration included the presentation of a custom chant written for ASB by Kumu Hula Nalani Kanaka'ole, a traditional Hawaiian blessing and maile lei untying guided by Kahu Kordell Kekoa and Chinese lion dance. Teammates also enjoyed live entertainment and food and drink from nearby Chinatown merchants and ASB business customers.
"Much like the central staircase that connects American Savings Bank teammates to one another in this magnificent new building, the decision to place a $100 million headquarters across the street from 'A'ala Park shows ASB is a company committed to connecting with the community it serves, said Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell. "I want to thank the entire ASB 'ohana for making this meaningful investment that will continue to pay dividends for decades to come."
A Modern Space for a Modern Workforce
Designed to promote a culture of openness and efficiency, the new ASB Campus puts workplace collaboration at the forefront. By breaking down former silos and physical barriers between teams and implementing a design more conducive to partnership, the new Campus serves as one of the most modern and dynamic worksites in the state and will enable the ASB team to make banking easier for customers.
The building team included national architect Leo A. Daly; local architect hiarchy, llp; and general contractor Nordic PCL. The Campus' pre-cast design allows for open-floor layouts on each office floor, with meeting rooms and an elevator lobby at the core of the building. Sustainable features include EV charging stations, photovoltaic panels, reclaimed wood furniture, water dispensers, energy-efficient appliances and a "green benefit" that encourages teammates to carpool, walk, bike or take public transportation to work. It is also the first office building in the state to use View Dynamic Glass, a digitally connected glass that intelligently tints to control glare and heat to create a more comfortable environment.
Developed with the ASB teammate in mind, the Campus features a wide variety of amenities, including a training center, 4,500-square-foot teammate lunchroom, complimentary self-serve Starbucks coffee hui on each office floor, relaxation rooms, arcade, employee fitness center, and 10,000 square feet of outdoor lanai space. Wi-Fi is accessible throughout the building, allowing teammates to work from their desks, at collaborative workspaces and even on one of the two outdoor lanai.
A Partnership in Artful Banking
In commemoration of the Campus, ASB partnered with acclaimed Native Hawaiian designers Manaola Yap and Sig Zane to produce custom art pieces that tell the story of ASB and honor the history and culture of the land.
The ASB/Manaola partnership represents the first corporate undertaking for MANAOLA Group, an ASB customer. Yap incorporated his signature use of 'ohe kāpala (bamboo stamp), an ancestral Hawaiian stamping method that draws inspiration from repetitious patterns found in nature, to create a custom pattern for the bank. The pattern was digitized into bold prints that are incorporated into art throughout the Campus, including wall wraps on the 1st and 10th floors, as well as in ASB's refreshed branding – from marketing collateral to the new ATM design.
Sig Zane Designs worked closely with ASB teammates to develop a set of art elements that combine several Native Hawaiian art techniques such as ʻohe kāpala, kinolau (the drawing of natural elements) and watermark. Through a collaboration with ASB teammates, Sig Zane's design team incorporated the overarching themes of growth, abundance and unity into the custom artwork displayed throughout the building.
ASB worked with several additional local artists and designers to bring the building to life, including Noel Magtanong of Island Reclaimed Wood, Solomon Enos, BLKCORAL, Welcome Stranger and Lauren Trangmar. In addition, the first floor is home to The Lo'i Gallery - a rotating gallery of local artists. Current artists on display include Ka'ili Chun, John De Mello, Abigail Romanchak and Noe Tanigawa.
An Investment in the Community
For years, ASB has committed to being a good neighbor in the community through its bi-annual Seeds of Service Community Cleanups. Since 2015, ASB teammates have contributed more than 8,000 volunteer hours to beautify the area around its Campus, including ʻAʻala Park, College Walk, and Sun Yat-sen Mall. ASB's ninth cleanup event is scheduled for mid-May, and will incorporate the support of area legislators and fellow community organizations.
In addition, to commemorate its grand opening, ASB announced an annual commitment of $15,000 to the Lawakua Charitable Fund, which will provide a full-year tuition scholarship to a student from Mayor Wright Housing to attend private school on O'ahu. Over its 30-year history, Lawakua has guided hundreds of disadvantaged youth to a more hopeful future. The program uses martial arts to teach youth confidence, coordination, structure, and discipline, with a focus on children who live in O'ahu public housing.
Opening Events
The community is invited to celebrate the new ASB Campus at two upcoming events, free and open to the public:
ASB Campus Branch Grand Opening, Thursday April 18 at 8:45 a.m.: ASB will host a grand opening celebration of its Campus Branch, located on the ground level of the building. Festivities will include a traditional Hawaiian blessing, prize giveaways and light refreshments.
ASB Campus Community Open House, Sunday, May 5 from 1-4 p.m.: The public is invited to free building tours, which will spotlight artwork throughout the building, panoramic views and other amenities. Attendees will also have an opportunity to visit The Lo'i Gallery, featuring artwork by Ka'ili Chun, John De Mello, Abigail Romanchak and Noe Tanigawa.
About American Savings Bank
American Savings Bank (ASB) has been serving Hawai'i's businesses and communities since 1925 and currently provides a full range of financial products and services, including business and consumer banking, home loans, insurance and investments. ASB is one of Hawai'i's leading financial institutions, with e-banking services and branch locations throughout the state offering evening, weekend and holiday hours. ASB provides Hawai'i's consumers and businesses with more extended weekday and weekend hours than other similarly sized local banks, as well as convenient in-store branches. ASB was the first Hawaii bank to introduce remote-deposit capture with a mobile banking application.
ASB matches its exceptional customer experience with an employee experience that has garnered local and national awards. ASB has been recognized nationally as one of the "Best Banks to Work For" by American Banker Magazine and locally as one of the "Best Places to Work" by Hawai'i Business Magazine for ten consecutive years and honored nationally as one of the "Best Banks to Work For" by American Banker Magazine. Fortune Magazine has recognized ASB as one of the 100 Best Workplaces for Women and 50 Best Workplaces for Diversity. For more than 90 years, ASB has been helping build strong communities. Through its Seeds of Service program, ASB teammates have contributed nearly 48,000 hours of volunteer service, and ASB has donated millions of dollars to Hawai'i's nonprofits and community organizations. For more information, visit https://www.asbhawaii.com/ or follow American Savings Bank on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.

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Q: How to include RxAndroid in project? I'm using Android Studio. How can I include RxAndroid in my project as a subproject? I want to build it from the sourcecode.
What I've tried:
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I changed the folder name from rxandroid to RxAndroid. I also changed the name in the projects settings.gradle, but I still get the same error.

A: According to http://tools.android.com/tech-docs/new-build-system/user-guide#TOC-Multi-project-setup it should simply work by changing settings.gradle to:
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I should mention that I'm still running Gradle 1.12. I created a new blank project in Android Studio, added RxAndroid to settings.gradle, and a build error appeared:
Error:Cause: startup failed:
Could not instantiate global transform class org.spockframework.compiler.SpockTransform specified at jar:file:/path/spock-core/0.7-groovy-1.8/3a677d19e8d3acf3bd296c4023356256d55da5a3/spock-core-0.7-groovy-1.8.jar!/META-INF/services/org.codehaus.groovy.transform.ASTTransformation  because of exception org.spockframework.util.IncompatibleGroovyVersionException: The Spock compiler plugin cannot execute because Spock 0.7.0-groovy-1.8 is not compatible with Groovy 2.3.6. For more information, see http://versioninfo.spockframework.org
Spock location: file:/path/spock-core-0.7-groovy-1.8.jar
Groovy location: file:/path/gradle-2.1/lib/groovy-all-2.3.6.jar

It seems RxAndroid depends on Spock 0.7-groovy-1.8 which won't work with Groovy 2.3.6 of Gradle 2.1. And the latest com.android.tools.build (0.13.x) requires Gradle 2.1.
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The US Court of Appeals has overturned a ban on sales of Samsung's Galaxy Nexus phone, in a blow to Apple in the ongoing battle between the two rivals.
It said the district court in California, which had issued the ban in June, had "abused its discretion in entering an injunction".
Earlier this month, a sales ban on Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet computer in the US was also lifted.
The two firms are involved in a legal tussle over patent infringement claims.
Samsung welcomed the latest decision saying it "confirms that the role of patent law is to protect innovation and not to unreasonably stifle competition and restrict consumer choice".
"We will continue to take all appropriate measures to ensure the availability of our innovative products," the South Korean manufacturer said.
The smartphone segment is one of the fastest growing sectors for phone manufacturers and Apple and Samsung are among the biggest players in the arena.
Apple, which makes the iPhone, was one of the early pioneers in the segment, while Samsung, which manufactures the Galaxy range of smartphones, has made rapid strides in the sector gaining a strong share of key global markets in recent years.
However, its success has coincided with a growing legal battle with Apple, spread across various countries.
Earlier this year, a California court awarded Apple $1.05bn (£652m) in damages, after ruling several of its software and design technologies had been infringed by Samsung.
Samsung has since challenged that verdict and called for a retrial.
"The intensity of the competition is so high, that it is less about billions of dollars in fines but more about slowing the competition," Manoj Menon, managing director of Frost & Sullivan, told the BBC.
"Apple will try and slow the rapid growth trajectory of Samsung," he said.


In this article Women Fitness tries to demistify your myths and provide facts and tips about weight loss,nutrition, and physical activity. This information may help you make healthy changes in your daily habits.
Gluten-free desserts are good for Health: The concept that Gluten-free desserts are not healthier than 'normal' desserts is wrong. In fact, gluten substitutes may actually increase calorie content and contribute to weight gain. With that being said, gluten-free food is great for those diagnosed with celiac disease or who are gluten-intolerant — but gluten-free desserts should be eaten in moderation and with a balanced diet.
Fat free foods lead to less fat deposition in the body: When the words 'sugar free' or 'fat free' are splashed across a box of chocolate it's probably easy to feel less guilty about eating the entire box in one sitting. Fat free and sugar free do not mean foods are calorie free. It doesn't matter what type of food you are eating, if you are consuming more calories than you're expending, you will gain weight. Be a conscious label reader. In fact, the fat content in many of these 'sugar free' items can be extremely high. When nutrients like fat are removed from food, artificial ingredients may be added back to the food to account for taste. This filler may lead to more calories.
Lettuce makes your Figure Slim: The theory adopted behind this fact is that, you can eat a food with low energy density, such as lettuce, and consume a huge amount for few calories. This belief is true to some extent as lettuce leaves practically do not contain calories. A tablespoon of butter has the same number of calories as 10 cups of leaf lettuce. However, generally they are not eaten alone and most lettuce sauces are high in fat.
Carbs make you fat: No particular food is responsible for weight gain. It's the type of carbohydrates we choose to consume that lead to more fat cells in the body. Carbohydrates are the body's main source of fuel. Diet rich in refined carbs and processed foods is basically responsible for weight gain. Binge eating contributes to weight gain. Eating a balanced diet higher in complex carbs and lower in simple or processed carbs is the right way to manage weight . The target should be to consume more fruits, vegetables and whole grains and less processed foods, refined carbohydrates and white flour products.
Healthy food is more expensive: Eating fresh may cost more than loading up your shopping cart with processed foods or fast food from restaurant value menus, but, in the big picture, it will likely cost you more in medical bills to maintain an unhealthy lifestyle. The choice lies with you. You have to look at the larger picture. It is possible to eat clean at an economical price. Seasonal fruits and vegetables are not expensive in-season. Vary your palate — don't be afraid to try the eggplant or cauliflower when it's in season over broccoli or asparagus. Similarly, Extra-virgin olive oil is also thought to be expensive, but we suspected it was meat that made a diet expensive, and extra-virgin olive oil is cheaper than even small amounts of meat. Using extra-virgin olive oil, a plant-based diet is far less expensive and features so many more fruits, vegetables and whole grains. This is really good news for individuals served by the Food Bank – showing that wholesome eating on a tight budget is possible for everyone.
Eat late at night will lead to Weight gain: It doesn't matter what time you're eating as much as what you are eating. Watch your portion size and how you're expending calories. It doesn't matter what time of day you eat as long as you are eating a balanced diet, consuming foods in moderation and burning off more calories than you consume is the right way to manage weight.
Fasting is important to cleanse the body: Our body has a built in cleansing system – our kidneys and liver. Avoid extreme diet that encourage fasting for an extended period of time. Having a diet that's fiber-rich is what moves toxins out of your body naturally. The more fiber you consume the more it's able to move food and the related toxins out of the body. Toxins thrive inside our bodies when we consume a low fibre diet. It's important to know we all have cells with the potential to turn into cancer cells. The way we fuel our body determines if these are transformed into cancer cells or are terminated.
Energy bars are good for weight loss: Energy bars are convenient, but need to be consumed along with a balanced diet and we should be wary of their ingredients. They can be extremely high in fat and sugar content. While they may be a good way for athletes to consume extra calories, I wouldn't recommend them for a person trying to boost fat loss.
High-protein diets cause ketosis, which reduces hunger: Ketosis occurs when fat is used as an energy source instead of carbohydrate during a high-protein diet. Ketone bodies are produced, which turn your breath a bad "fruity" odor. Ketone bodies do not reduce appetite, however, eating sufficient protein for your body type can help reduce hunger and support weight loss. These diets may help you lose weight fast – but most of this weight that you lose would constitute water weight and lean muscle weight instead of fat. The best way to lose weight and keep it off without harming your body is by following a reduced-calorie diet that is well balanced between carbohydrates, proteins, and fats.
Yoghurt is the Perfect Diet Food. Many dieters swear by it, but some yoghurt can be as fattening as ice cream. As a milk product, yoghurt is naturally rich in calcium. Research shows that calcium helps reduce weight gain. Even small changes in the calcium levels of fat cells can change signals within the cell that control the making and burning of fat. What needs to be remembered is no one food is going to prove magic, it is a combination of effective diet and exercise plan that will really work. Avoid yoghurt that contains added sugars or sweetened fruit, as these upset the delicate chemical balance that allow the cultures to thrive. Sugars also feed the growth on unwanted yeasts, so you're better off without it!


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Gov't Secrets #27 – JFK Part 2, Wall Street Turned Upside Down, & Oil Subsidies
To get PART 1 of the JFK series, Click Here. You can also listen to the "Government Secrets" podcast on iTunes, Spotify, and Stitcher for free.
Paul Davies says:
Check out Mae Brussell. She was all over this literally immediately
Iris says:
Who is Behind Much-Hyped Short Squeeze against Hedge Funds Seeking to Bankrupt Gamestop? ***
BlackRock may have raked in $2.4 billion on GameStop's retail-driven stock frenzy | Reuters – BlackRock is world's largest asset manager with almost $9 Trillion under management, including 13% of all GameStop shares-Not a bunch of scruffy populists! https://www.reuters.com/article/us-blackrock-investment-gamestop-idUSKBN29W22T
GameStop Shares: Dark Pools Owned by Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, UBS, et al, Have Made Tens of Thousands of Trades https://wallstreetonparade.com/2021/01/gamestop-shares-dark-pools-owned-by-goldman-sachs-jpmorgan-ubs-et-al-have-made-tens-of-thousands-of-trades/
GameStop Shares: 5-Count Felon JPMorgan Could Have Made Upwards of $174 Million Friday-Dark pools run by zombie banks trade GameStop shares-small traders are in danger- https://wallstreetonparade.com/2021/01/gamestop-shares-dark-pools-owned-by-goldman-sachs-jpmorgan-ubs-et-al-have-made-tens-of-thousands-of-trades/
https://wallstreetonparade.com/2021/01/gamestop-will-the-real-keith-gill-please-stand-up/
Bottom Line: No Bailouts of Hedge Fund Hyenas No Matter What; 1% Wall Street Sales Tax Needed to Deter Speculative Parasites and Predators! ****
Bernadene Zennie says:
Thanks Lee & Graham Been following you Lee since OWS. Seems a century ago! With the knowledge of everything since, and just the shit WE KNOW FOR SURE THE CIA has done, this makes more sense than anything. Just b c its a conspiracy theory does NOT MEAN THERE WAS NO CONSPIRACY . What a world. Stay safe.
A good podcast as usual. This may be a matter siimply of computer glitches but I sometimes have the impression that I'm being blocked in various comment sections. It isn't surprising when I am blocked by TYT. I just watched Government Secrets and was blocked there and on the right there was a picture of Lee and Graham featruing piano pieces by Schumann. I'll go back to G. Secrets now and see if it's OK now. No, it's not O.K. I'm still blocked there. Later I went back to Government Secrets again and now I am blocked there as well by youtube.. Let's see if this goes
jeff grosse says:
HI ! Lee love your work so, was this virus created in a lab in Wuhan or not?
Joy Wilder says:
I thoroughly enjoyed enjoyed this podcast! I was a young housewife in Indiana when they murdered JFK, and I watched the whole thing play out on my little black & white TV, making me aware for the first time that the narrative fed to the U.S. population by the ruling elites had been nothing but lies all along. It's astonishing that even after 60 years of supposed advances in information transmission, the official consensus on what took place in our nation's history is a complete wall-to-wall fiction. Thanks for shining some much-needed and way overdue light into the Orwellian disinformation and darkness that all but suffocates the truth.
Barton Campbell says:
My uncle was also gone under suspicious circumstances, Thomas Frederick Eckman. August 1, 1966, University of Texas tower shooting. My dad said that my uncle was one of the leaders of the University of Texas, Austin campus, SDS Chapter. My dad also said that there were so many shot and gone from the SDS Chapter. The guests in the hospital looked like an SDS convention. Side note: My dad said that the SDS newspaper was actually outselling the mainstream Austin daily Newspapers at the time.
Rick Marino says:
Thank you for doing this.
Another Lee says:
Admire both of you, Thanks .
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Dan Mullen targeted to be Florida's next coach (report)
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STARKVILLE — Florida is targeting Dan Mullen as its next coach, according to a report from Yahoo Sports.
Mississippi State is expected to have a meeting around 5 p.m. Sunday, so a decision is anticipated at some point Sunday, sources said. A staff meeting was originally scheduled for earlier in the day and was postponed.
Mississippi State has been active in trying to negotiate a contract extension in recent weeks that would keep Mullen in Starkville. The belief around MSU, per sources, is that Mullen has a decision to make.
Mullen is 69-46 as the Bulldogs' head coach, six wins shy of tying Jackie Sherrill's all-time mark for most career wins at the school. Mullen has guided MSU to unprecedented heights.
Mullen produced three seasons of at least nine victories in the last seven years, including the school's first back-to-back nine-win seasons in 2014 and 2015. To put that in perspective, there were only four nine-win seasons at Mississippi State in the 109 years prior to Mullen's arrival. Bowl games have become the norm at MSU under Mullen, too. Prior to his arrival, the school's record for consecutive bowl game appearances was three from 1998-2000. Next month, MSU will play in its eighth straight bowl game.
Mullen was Florida's offensive coordinator from 2005-08 before he took the MSU head coaching job. Mullen's old boss Scott Stricklin is now Florida's athletic director after holding the same position at MSU. Florida is an elite job, one that has won national and SEC championships under multiple coaches in the recent past.
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Local Accountability is HAPPENING: New, Peer-Reviewed, and LIVE in D.C.!
Posted on November 20, 2014 by Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig	7 comments
What's happening now!? Join us LIVE in DC this weekend to discuss community-based reform as an alternative to the top-down, Texas-style reform that we have utilized across the country for the past decade!
I have noticed that some blogs have post titles that don't make much sense at first glance— so I am going with that approach today. First I will talk about a new peer-reviewed article that will be published in the journal Urban Education on the new Local Accountability Approach in California. Then I will pub our free LIVE community seminar in DC at the University Council For Education Administration 2014 conference this weekend at the (Washington Hilton 9/22/14 at 9 a.m. in Colombia Room #2) on the new accountability paradigm currently being implemented in California.
Next month, Urban Education will release a special issue entitled "Community-Based Education Reform in Urban Contexts: Implications for Leadership, Policy, and Accountability" In the introduction to the peer-reviewed issue, Sonya Horsford and I write:
The top-down nature of school reform in urban communities has prompted educators, students, parents, and citizens alike to question the ways in which we hold public schools accountable for student learning and performance. Education research representing a wide range of disciplinary perspectives including history, sociology, political science, and public policy and interdisciplinary fields, such as leadership studies and program evaluation, has con- tributed greatly to our understanding of the role of schools, neighborhoods, and communities in urban education reform. Although research and policy discourses analyzing and comparing the effectiveness and drawbacks of reform, whether top-down or grassroots, are far from new, the knowledge base concerning how such efforts should take place, by whom, and the degree to which they are sustainable remain underdeveloped.
This special issue of Urban Education presents a timely exploration of com- munity-based reform efforts designed to improve student achievement and school success within the decades-long era of high-stakes, performance-based accountability. Given increased support for testing and standardization, policies incentivizing the expansion of school vouchers and charters, and a federal role in education of historic proportions, the articles in this volume con- sider the role of community, broadly defined, within the present school reform discourse and education policy landscape. More specifically, they examine the policy contexts, actors, challenges, and possibilities associated with commu- nity-based school reform at a time when urban school populations are increasingly "majority–minority" and racialized gaps in student achievement, income, wealth, and thus, opportunity, are on the rise. Together, the articles revisit long- held notions of community schools and community organizing for school improvement alongside newer conceptualizations of community-based school finance, accountability, and capacity building as approaches to improving urban schools.
I first discussed the now two-year-old-seminal idea to approach local accountability in the post Accountability: Are you ready for a new idea?. We dubbed this new approach Community-Based Accountability (For all post on Community-Based Accountability click here). California is calling the approach Local Accountability.
Where did this No Child Left Behind federal control of education testing and accountability come from? What is its origin? What is a potential alternative? Here is the introduction to the new Urban Education article entitled A New Era for Local Control in Education Policy?:
In the American public education system, longstanding achievement gaps have persisted between Whites and Latina/os, African Americans, and Native Americans in urban schools in the United States (Vasquez Heilig & Darling-Hammond, 2008). Urban students comprise a large sector of students attending poorly performing schools, plagued by failing academics, weak performance on standardized exams, low graduation rates, and high dropout rates (Vasquez Heilig, Cole & Springel, 2011). These gaps aren't coincidence, as the United States has a long history of legislative, executive, and judicial enactments that have codified unequal provision of resources for urban schools (Vasquez Heilig, Williams, & Jez, 2010). To remedy these long-standing gaps, without necessarily addressing persisting inequalities, systemic reformers argued in the early 1990s that high-stakes testing linked to standards and accountability formulas would improve the success of urban students (Smith and O'Day, 1991).
Texas was one of the first states to implement systemic top-down accountability due in large part to several state Supreme Court challenges resulting in the dismantling of the Texas school funding system. In response to the Court's decisions, the Texas Legislature crafted new school finance legislation that would later become the policy underpinnings of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) accountability. Former Lt. Governor Bill Ratliff, then a Republican senator, sponsored Texas Senate Bill 7 (1993). The Texas Legislature sought to address two issues in Senate Bill 7. First, create a school finance system that would survive the Texas Supreme Court. Second, pass legislation with a new policy approach to address long-standing achievement gaps exhibited by urban students in Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, and other areas across the state. To address these issues, the Texas Legislature enacted SB 7, a Robin Hood school finance redistribution bill and the incipient statute for the creation of the top-down Texas public school accountability system to rate school districts and evaluate campuses.
As noted, SB 7 introduced the primary components of the top-down accountability system that would be codified into national law through the enactment of NCLB. Lieutenant Governor Ratliff relayed that the accountability provisions were a necessary measure to gain passage of the proposed school finance system,
If you are going to pass a school finance bill, it's almost inevitable to get the votes to pass one that you have to put considerably more money into the system, because if you don't you have school districts who are winners and you have school districts who are losers, and the losers, the members who represent losing districts can't vote for it… But many members were skeptical about putting that much new money in unless we required some kind of an accountability for the money. That is… are we getting the bang for our buck? (as cited by Vasquez Heilig, Williams & Young, 2012).
The current form of Texas-inspired, top-down, NCLB high-stakes testing and accountability may have run its course. It has become apparent that after 20 years in Texas and 10 years across the United States, the Texas-style sanctions and rewards-based education evaluation system did not produce an education miracle in Texas nor result in all students across the nation being proficient by NCLB'S target year of 2014. Furthermore, the state of Texas has found itself in and out of court every few years due to lawsuits brought against the school finance system over the past two decades.
So what's next for accountability and school finance? Considering the historical context that detailed the birth of top-down accountability in school finance, the purpose of this paper is to identify and provide a conceptual understanding of new bottom-up reforms that are emerging in the field. Specifically, we conduct an in-depth statutory analysis of California's new Local Accountability law and consider whether it is a potential national alternative to current top-down Texas-inspired approaches to accountability and school finance. The Local Accountability approach has been hailed as a seismic shift to the local level in the way state funding and accountability operate. Thus, we will address in this paper the central question: Could bottom-up approaches to accountability change the role of communities in the current educational reform context?
In order to answer this question, we address in this paper the conceptual approach for community-based reform. We then turn to the California case and conduct a statutory analysis (Putman & Albright, 2013). The statutory analysis includes a review of the major components of California's locally based approach and then details the state's new funding formula in comparison to its predecessor. We also analyze the state's new system of district implementation, support, and intervention. Further, we address intended and unintended consequences of the recent decisions made by the Legislature and the Governor in crafting new K-12 funding and local accountability systems for California. We conclude by considering implications the legislation may have not only in California— but also in other states such as Texas that have a documented history of favoring top-down approaches to accountability.
For a first sneak peak only for Cloaking Inequity readers of the new (not yet released) accountability article click the APA reference below.
Vasquez Heilig, J., Ward, D.R., Weisman, E. & Cole, H. (in press). Community-Based School Finance and Accountability: A New Era for Local Control in Education Policy? Urban Education, 49(8), 871-894. doi: 10.1177/0042085914557647
And finally, I would like to invite you to join our session on community-based reform this weekend at the 2014 University Council for Educational Administration this weekend. See the details on the session in the Tweet below:
In D.C.? Join us for conversation about locally based alternatives to top-down accountability & reform @CarmelatCAP pic.twitter.com/Hq3noTSPdi
— JulianVasquezHeilig (@ProfessorJVH) November 17, 2014
Hope I see you there if you are in DC this weekend. Say HI!
Please blame "Everyone who voted for Texas-style No Child Left Behind testing and accountability" for any typos.
Interested in joining us in the sunny capitol of California and obtaining your Doctorate in Educational Leadership from California State University Sacramento? Apply by March 1. Go here.
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Thank you! So hot off the press, my fingers are still smoking'!


If your beds are full of roses, lilies and peonies, you won't attract many butterflies. Unfortunately, most of these plants produce very little nectar. As a rule, perennials produce more nectar than annuals, with a few exceptions: common heliotrope (Heliotropium arborescens), cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus) and Mexican sunflower (Tithonia rotundifolia) are good sources of food.
It's best to offer a variety of plants, including perennials, annuals, herbs, climbers and shrubs.
Choose simple flowers, which generally produce larger amounts of more readily accessible nectar.
Plan for a succession of blooms from May to October. You'll be sure to see butterflies in your garden all summer long if you provide them with a constant source of nectar.
While you should start with highly fragrant yellow or mauve flowers, remember that a wide palette of colours will be very attractive for both you and your winged guests.
Add a few "star" species to your garden, a few plants that are particularly attractive for butterflies, including spotted Joe-pye weed, milkweed, yellow sage and star cluster, to improve your chances of success.
Butterfly bush (Buddleja davidii) is another plant that is well-known for being irresistible to many butterfly species. It is not very hardy in the Montréal region, however, even with winter protection.


The fourth installment of Gnostech's cyber incident response blog series will focus on containment, eradication, and recovery. Containing an incident before it escalates is critical for any business, including port and maritime organizations. If not, they could face devastating disruptions to both operations and commerce. While the global average cost of a data breach is $3.86 million and it takes 69 days on average to contain a data breach, according to the Ponemon Institute, companies that were able to respond quickly and contain a breach in less than 30 days saved more than $1 million.
Containment is the point at which you stop the incident from spreading so that it can be eradicated. The key to containment is having a strategy already in place based on known threats. Your containment strategy must prevent the incident from escalating while preserving information needed to support an investigation and possibly legal action. An essential part of containment is decision-making: creating pre-determined strategies and procedures for containing an incident.
Keep in mind that your Information Technology (IT) strategy most likely will not work for your Industrial Control Systems (ICS). Containment for an ICS may simply be a reboot and you will not have any investigative information to save. While having these strategies and procedures to prevent future occurrences is important, it may be necessary to forgo that effort to protect information and/or property. In the case of ICS, it could even be a matter of life or death as they typically provide a level of safety to an industrial process.
Evidence gathering, if possible, is valuable for determining how the threat was introduced and could even provide law enforcement with the proof to prosecute an attacker. Evidence should be recorded with identifying information, the name, title, and phone number of individuals who handled the evidence, and the time of each occurrence. However, to use this information in court, strict custody and collection procedures must be adhered to. The NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-86, Guide to Integrating Forensic Techniques into Incident Response, provides information on preserving evidence.
With eradication, it is essential to identify all affected hosts. Sometimes this includes recovery resources, such as back-up tapes and cloud services. Often, a threat has been in place long before it has been identified and may be persistent in back-ups. Commonly performed activities for attacking host identification include validating the attacking host's IP address, researching the attacking host through search engines, using incident databases, and monitoring possible attacker communication channels.
In recovery, administrators will restore systems to normal operations. Recovery can be as simple as installing a malware removal tool or using antivirus software, but it could also be as intensive as rebuilding a system from scratch and reloading everything from back-up devices. It could span hours, days, or even months. As part of the process of recovery, you must incorporate prevention, or you will suffer the same failure in the future. This could require patching, updating versions, or a mitigation strategy to eliminate the threat. In most cases, having a good back-up policy and disaster recovery plan will prepare you for a successful recovery.
Port and maritime organizations must have these strategies in place to return to normalcy in the event of a cyber incident.


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import javax.inject.Singleton

import base.Constants.AQUARIUS_API_VERSION

import play.api.mvc.{Action, Controller}

/**
  * Samsara Aquarius API v1
  * API Version Controller
  */
@Singleton
class ApiVersionController extends Controller {

  def version = Action { implicit request =>
    Ok(AQUARIUS_API_VERSION)
  }

}

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Sherrard Middle School Team One Wins West Virginia State History Bowl
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Sherrard Middle School Team One from Wheeling, Marshall County, won the West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History's (WVDACH) 13th annual West Virginia State History Bowl Championship held Tuesday, April 26, at the Culture Center, State Capitol Complex.
Shady Spring Middle School Team One from Shady Spring, Raleigh County, was the runner-up in the competition that included 24 teams of eighth graders from 19 middle schools in 12 counties across the state.
Lila Roman of Sherrard Middle School Team One was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player. The all-tournament team, made up of students who demonstrated exceptional knowledge and teamwork during the day-long tournament, included Morgan Messner, Sherrard Middle School Team One; Roman Gevenosky, Shady Spring Middle School Team One; Eli Broyles, Peterstown Middle School Team One; Levi Dalton, Peterstown Middle School Team One; and Isabel Miller, Keyser Middle School Team One.
The double-elimination tournament includes lightning rounds and team rounds featuring questions about state and county history, culture, heritage, tourism, geography, government and sports prepared by the staff of the department's Archives and History section. Eighth graders in public, private and home-school education programs are eligible to compete on the four-person teams.
The championship team, Sherrard Middle School Team One, included students Avery Etzel, Joell Gonchoff, Morgan Messner and Lila Roman.
The runner-up team, Shady Spring Middle School Team One, included students Avary Bragg, Roman Gevenosky and Alyssa Sweeney.
The third-place team, Peterstown Middle School Team One, included students Eli Broyles, Levi Dalton, Conner Dillon and Piper Hickman.
The fourth-place team, Keyser Middle School Team One, included students Celia Cole, Ben Heavener, Isaac Jones and Isabel Miller.
For more information, contact Matt McGrew, tournament director and education coordinator for Archives and History, at (304) 558-0230 or Matt.McGrew@wv.gov.
Competitors included the following teams:
Barboursville Middle School (Barboursville, Cabell County)
Braxton County Middle School (Sutton, Braxton County)
Cameron High School (Cameron, Marshall County)
Edison Middle School (Parkersburg, Wood County)
Huntington Middle School (Huntington, Cabell County)
Hurricane Middle School (Hurricane, Putnam County)
Jackson Middle School (Vienna, Wood County)
Keyser Middle School Team 1 (Keyser, Mineral County) (Fourth Place)
Keyser Middle School Team 2 (Keyser, Mineral County)
Midland Trail High School (Hico, Fayette County)
Milton Middle School (Milton, Cabell County)
Mountaineer Middle School Team 1 (Morgantown, Monongalia County) (Sixth Place)
Mountaineer Middle School Team 2 (Morgantown, Monongalia County) (Seventh Place)
Mountain View Middle School (Union, Monroe County)
Peterstown Middle School Team 1 (Peterstown, Monroe County) (Third Place)
Peterstown Middle School Team 2 (Peterstown, Monroe County) (Fifth Place)
Shady Spring Middle School Team 1 (Shady Spring, Raleigh County) (Second Place)
Shady Spring Middle School Team 2 (Shady Spring, Raleigh County)
Shepherdstown Middle School (Shepherdstown, Jefferson County)
Sherrard Middle School Team 1 (Wheeling, Marshall County) (First Place)
Sherrard Middle School Team 2 (Wheeling, Marshall County)
South Middle School (Morgantown, Monongalia County) (Eighth Place)
Summersville Middle School (Summersville, Nicholas County)
Winfield Middle School (Winfield, Putnam County)
MEDIA NOTE: Photographs for winner and runner-up teams are available at the links below. Photographs by Stephen Brightwell, West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History.
Sherrard Middle School Team One, 2022 History Bowl winners, from left to right: Team Sponsor Dan Gatts, Lila Roman, Avery Etzel, Morgan Messner, Joell Gonchoff, WVDACH Curator Randall Reid-Smith, and Team Sponsor Jeff Stephens.
https://wvculture.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Sherrard-Middle-School-Team-One-scaled.jpg
Shady Spring Middle School Team One, 2022 History Bowl runners-up, from Left to right: Principal Tamara Mills, Team Sponsor Melody Cox, Alyssa Sweeney, Avary Bragg, Roman Gevenosky, and WVDACH Curator Randall Reid-Smith.
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package org.jfree.chart.plot;

import java.awt.Paint;
import java.awt.Shape;
import java.awt.Stroke;

/**
 * A supplier of Paint and Stroke objects.
 *

 * To support the cloning of charts, classes that implement this interface
 * should also implement PublicCloneable.
 */
public interface DrawingSupplier {

    /**
     * Returns the next paint in a sequence maintained by the supplier.
     *
     * @return The paint.
     */
    public Paint getNextPaint();

    /**
     * Returns the next outline paint in a sequence maintained by the supplier.
     *
     * @return The paint.
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    public Paint getNextOutlinePaint();

    /**
     * Returns the next Stroke object in a sequence maintained by
     * the supplier.
     *
     * @return The stroke.
     */
    public Stroke getNextStroke();

    /**
     * Returns the next Stroke object in a sequence maintained by
     * the supplier.
     *
     * @return The stroke.
     */
    public Stroke getNextOutlineStroke();

    /**
     * Returns the next Shape object in a sequence maintained by
     * the supplier.
     *
     * @return The shape.
     */
    public Shape getNextShape();

}


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Nariman Farvardin Professor
3110 Jeong H. Kim Engineering Building
samuelg@umd.edu
Samuel Graham, Jr. became dean of the Clark School on October 1, 2021 after serving as the Eugene C. Gwaltney Jr. Chair of the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
A recipient of the National Science Foundation CAREER Award, he serves on the advisory board of the Engineering Science Research Foundation of Sandia National Laboratories and the Emerging Technologies Technical Advisory Committee of the U.S. Department of Commerce. He is a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. He also serves on the Board of Directors for the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations.
Graham earned his B.S. from Florida State University and his M.S. and Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Georgia Tech.
Three University of Maryland professors are among the 124 engineers newly elected to the 2023 Class of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE).
UMD faculty member receives the K16 2022 Outstanding Early Faculty Career in Thermal Management Award.
Seven ME alumni are inducted into the inaugural class of the Early Career Distinguished Alumni Society.
Graham Delivers Hawkins Memorial Lecture
Maryland Engineering's Dean presents approaches to thermal management of wide bandgap electronics.
Damena Agonafer: Taming Thermal Management
UMD Clark Faculty Fellow's research could yield more efficient and environmentally friendly technology.
Introducing the Early Career Distinguished Alumni Society
The ECDA Society launches an exclusive professional network of Maryland Engineering alums leading the next generation of innovators, entrepreneurs, and change agents.
$25 Million Commitment Will Fund New World-Class Engineering Facility at the University of Maryland
The interdisciplinary engineering building, named in honor of benefactor Stanley R. Zupnik '59, will help prepare engineers to solve society's grand challenges.
Maryland Engineering ranks #11 among public colleges in the U.S.
The University of Maryland's A. James Clark School of Engineering ranks #11 among the country's public universities in U.S. News & World Report 2022-23 Best Colleges rankings, rising one spot from #12 in 2022.
Dean Graham Receives Top ASME Award
The ASME has selected Dean Graham as the recipient of the 2022 Allan Kraus Thermal Management Medal.
CEEE: Three Decades of Innovation
The UMD-based center marked its 30th anniversary at a gala event on June 9.
A New Milestone for NuScale Power
Firm cofounded by UMD alumnus, IHOF inductee Reyes is now trading on the NYSE.
UMD Dedicates IDEA Factory
Building designed to inspire innovation, entrepreneurship, and research across disciplines.
Maryland Engineering Graduate Programs: Top 10 Public, Four Years in a Row
Maryland Engineering earns a top spot in the 2023 U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools rankings among over 200 colleges.
Energy innovator José Reyes sees a cleaner, greener, more equitable future—through nuclear.
New Work by Graham, Colleagues Aids Design of Cooler Electronics
Study identifies gaps in current theories on interfacial heat transfer.
Messages to our Winter 2021 Clark School graduates from Dean Samuel Graham, Jr. and Jaser Attallah '21, electrical engineering graduate.
Nuclear Energy Pioneer José Reyes Inducted Into IHOF
NuScale co-founder recognized for work in developing Small Modular Reactors (SMR).
Graham Honored at InterPACK, Nets Best Paper Award
Clark School dean's research highlights promising new materials in ultrawide bandgap electronics.
Engineering at Maryland magazine introduces new leader, new look
The Fall 2021 issue introduces our new dean, rolls out a new look and feel, and tackles timely topics from bias in the built environment to disaster resilience in the face of a changing climate.
Newly-Opened SMART Building to Spur Autonomy Research
Maryland engineering will benefit from state-of-the-art labs and facilities at USMSM.
Welcome, Samuel Graham, Jr., Dean of Maryland Engineering
When an innovator wanted to engineer a more advanced and equitable society, he chose a research and education powerhouse with global impact, and came to Maryland.
Georgia Tech Professor, Researcher Named Dean of Clark School
Mechanical engineering leader Samuel Graham, Jr. to take helm October 1.
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Home > News > University of Tennessee, Knoxville and Florida State University Win APLU's Second Annual MVP Project Degree Completion Awards
University of Tennessee, Knoxville and Florida State University Win APLU's Second Annual MVP Project Degree Completion Awards
Awards Honor their Efforts Toward Increased Retention & Graduation
As part of its ongoing effort to promote increasing degree completion rates, the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU) today announced the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UT) and Florida State University (FSU) as the recipients of its second annual MVP Project Degree Completion Awards. The universities were each presented with a sculpture and a $20,000 prize to further advance degree completion initiatives on their respective campuses during a special ceremony at the 127th APLU Annual Meeting underway in Orlando, Florida.
"Our member institutions recognize that access — walking in the front door to college – is not the primary goal; it's getting a complete education, learning to learn, and walking back out with a degree in hand ready to contribute to the world," said APLU President Peter McPherson. "The University of Tennessee, Knoxville and Florida State University have significantly advanced their goals to increase retention and degree completion success on their campuses and they've done it in their own way. APLU honors their accomplishments and will help share their efforts with other public universities so that these innovative approaches can be modeled and replicated elsewhere in order to reach the collective goals of the 'Project Degree Completion' initiative."
The MVP Awards are part of a comprehensive, joint effort by APLU and the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) to help achieve a national goal of 60 percent degree attainment among the U.S. working age population by 2025. Nearly 500 public universities have pledged to boost college completion as a part of the Project Degree Completion initiative. Additional information on 'Project Degree Completion' can be found here.
There are two different honors that comprise the MVP Awards. The MVP Project Degree Completion Trailblazer Award is presented to the APLU member institution that has made exceptional progress in increasing retention toward or completion of a bachelor's degree for all students during the last three years. The MVP Project Degree Completion Opportunity Award goes to one APLU member institution that has made exceptional progress in increasing retention toward or successful completion of a bachelor's degree for historically underrepresented and underserved students during the last three years. The scope of this initiative must impact all students on the campus in that specific category (e.g., all underrepresented minorities, all low-income students, all veterans, etc.).
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The University of Tennessee, Knoxville was awarded for focusing on improving graduation and retention rates. In January 2010, UT — the state's flagship institution –was challenged by then-Governor Phil Bredesen to become a "Top 25 public research university." UT responded by first comparing its performance to the nation's leading public universities. The findings revealed that the ACT performance of its entering students was higher than the average of the Top 25 peer group; however, first-to-second year retention and six-year graduation rates lagged behind this same peer group by significant margins. These gaps triggered action by the institution and revitalized its commitment to improvement in the form of the Vol Vision/ Top 25 Undergraduate Education Plan.
UT developed a benchmarking methodology that compared itself to a peer group, which included the nation's best public universities. The resulting gaps served as the basis for development of recommended strategies, including use of data and analysis to discover opportunities for both immediate and long-term improvement; identifying necessary investments needed; establishing an expectation for accountability, assessment, and continuous improvement; and surfacing opportunities for operational effectiveness. During the course of the plan's implementation, efforts by multiple units of the university have aligned to accomplish the goal of increasing first-to-second year retention and the number of students that graduate from the university each year.
Opportunity Award: Florida State University
Florida State University was awarded for its work addressing the postsecondary education needs of veterans. The Florida State Veterans Campaign (FSVC) concept was brought to the university's president by student veterans in the fall of 2010 and officially launched a year later. The concept was rooted in the recognition that current and former military personnel possess the talent, skills, and know how to have success as students and contribute to enhancement of the campus community.
The resulting initiative provides comprehensive support to Florida State University students who are veterans, veteran-dependents, active duty personnel, Reserve and National Guard members, and ROTC cadets. Some of the strategies included in the initiative focus on easing the transition to campus life with veteran-specific orientation sessions and first-semester courses; and being advocates to state and federal lawmakers on behalf of issues relevant to student veterans. Each approach is designed to more aptly connect students to the academic and social spaces of the university with the hopes of fostering student success.
In the fall of 2013 FSVC served a total of 372 undergraduate and graduate students: 274 student veterans using federal Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits and another 98 active (duty personnel or members of the National Guard or Reserve). The number of entering veterans who were retained into their second year averaged 98 percent over the past five years. As a result, the six year graduation rate for veterans has increased from 69 percent to 86 percent during that time.
The University of Arizona's Schedule for Success Program (S4S) initiative was a finalist for the Trailblazer Award.
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The MVP National Degree Completion Awards is made possible through the generous support of the APLU Office of Access and Success (OAS) Advisory Board. Corporate sponsors for the awards include Educational Testing Services, Enterprise Holdings, Geico, Monsanto, the Siemens Foundation, and USA Funds.
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<!doctype html>

  <meta charset="UTF-8">
  <title>Wallop Slider</title>

  <meta name="viewport" content="initial-scale=1, user-scalable=no">

  <link href='http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Voltaire' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/all.css">

Wallop Slider

Another bloody slider, I know... but this one's different.

      <button class="wallop-slider__btn wallop-slider__btn--previous btn btn--previous" disabled="disabled">Previous</button>
      <button class="wallop-slider__btn wallop-slider__btn--next btn btn--next">Next</button>

Benefits:

I wrote a more detailed section about how WallopSlider works at the bottom of this page, but here's an overview:

Mobile first

Progressive enhancement

Transitions/Animations are all in CSS

Minimal JavaScript

Flexible & Scalable

Custom events and API available

3KB minified

Dependency free - That's right, no jQuery

Download

Download the WallopSlider files here. Alternatively, have a look at the GitHub page here.

Usage:

Basic

<head>
  <!-- Include CSS -->
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="path-to-wallop-slider.css">
</head>

<div class="wallop-slider">
  <ul class="wallop-slider__list">
    <li class="wallop-slider__item wallop-slider__item--current">
      <img src="path-to-image">
    </li>
    <li class="wallop-slider__item">
      <img src="path-to-image">
    </li>
    <li class="wallop-slider__item">
      <img src="path-to-image">
    </li>
  </ul>
  <button class="wallop-slider__btn wallop-slider__btn--previous" disabled="disabled">Previous</button>
  <button class="wallop-slider__btn wallop-slider__btn--next">Next</button>
</div>

<!-- Include Javascript -->
<script src="path-to-wallopSlider.js"></script>
<script>
  // Create new instance of WallopSlider
  var slider = new WallopSlider('.wallop-slider');
</script>

Standalone demo page

This is the most basic set up of WallopSlider, as you can see the demo page is not using any custom CSS and it is responsive by nature.

Options

<script>
  // Create new instance of WallopSlider
  var slider = new WallopSlider('.wallop-slider', {
    wSBtnPreviousClass: 'wallop-slider__btn--previous',
    wSBtnNextClass: 'wallop-slider__btn--next',
    wSItemClass: 'wallop-slider__item',
    wSCurrentItemClass: 'wallop-slider__item--current',
    wSShowPreviousClass: 'wallop-slider__item--show-previous',
    wSShowNextClass: 'wallop-slider__item--show-next',
    wSHidePreviousClass: 'wallop-slider__item--hide-previous',
    wSHideNextClass: 'wallop-slider__item--hide-next',
    wsCarousel: false
  });
</script>

WallopSlider uses BEM Class Methodology but if you don't like that then you can pass your own classes through the options object.

API

WallopSlider offers a basic API for you to use, so you can control it from your own buttons or gestures.

Sample usage

<script>
  // Create new instance of WallopSlider
  var slider = new WallopSlider('.wallop-slider');

  // Let's say you want to go to the 2nd slide when you click on your button:
  document.querySelector('.my-button').addEventListener('click', function () {
    slider.toGo(2);
  });

  // If you're using jQuery, you can do the same thing like this:
  $('.my-button').click(function () {
    slider.goTo(2);
  });
</script>

Make sure to check out this demo to see it in action!

Custom Events

WallopSlider dispatches a Custom Event everytime a slide changes, and it returns a custom detail object which contains the current slide index and the parent selector as a string.

        !important note: The slide index starts from 0, like a proper index, you know? So... keep that in mind.

Sample usage

<script>
  // Create new instance of WallopSlider
  var slider = new WallopSlider('.wallop-slider');

  // Subscribe to change event
  slider.on('change', function (event) {
    console.log(event.detail.currentItemIndex); // Returns the index of the current slide
    console.log(event.detail.parentSelector); // Returns '.wallop-slider'
  });
</script>

Make sure to check out this demo to see it in action!

Demos

The basic wallop-slider.css has no animation, but to extend the animation to something of your own is really easy, so I've put together a few demos here that you can use:

Standalone demo - as basic as it gets

Fade Animation

Vertical Slide

Fold Animation

Scale Animation

Rotate Animation

Multiple Sliders

Targeted Animations (animation based on breakpoint)

Using the API

Using Custom Events

I also created an "exercise" branch which you can download to help you create your own custom animations, see wallop-slider--custom.css. To download the exercise files click here

Geek info and that

Recently there has been a lot of talk about progressive enhancement, mobile first, responsive sites, performance optimisation and a whole lot of other stuff that we all do. Or at least like to think we do.

There are shit loads of sliders/carousels out there, seriously. More sliders than anything else. More sliders than fucking developers. So that's why I decided to also make one, why not? Surely one more won't hurt anyone.

!important note: before you start to hate me and think that I'm saying this is how sliders should be built, take a deep breath… this slider is simply a concept, and now I'm going to explain why I decided to build this…

Simple JavaScript

Unless you are making the most complex slider in the world, I see absolutely no need for your slider to be so JavaScript heavy. I wanted to make a slider which JavaScript is only used to:

listen to the click event on the previous/next buttons

add HTML classes to the right elements

add disabled attribute to the relevant button

Giving the power back to CSS

I wanted to have a slider which I could have different animations for different breakpoints, and I wanted to be able to do this with ease, and not have to hack around someone else's plugin... or write complex JavaScript and attach window resize listeners.

The animations are fully controlled with CSS. By default, wallop-slider.css contains no transitions at all (progressive enhacement?). The default styles are super simple and fluid (mobile first?), no hardcoded pixel values or none of that nonsense.

Custom animations

WallopSlider adds five different HTML classes for you:

wallop-slider__item--current: added to the current item

wallop-slider__item--show-previous: added to the item before the current item when the previous button is clicked

wallop-slider__item--show-next: added to the item after the current item when the next button is clicked

wallop-slider__item--hide-previous: added to the current item when the next button is clicked

wallop-slider__item--hide-next: added to the current item when the previous button is clicked

Tip: if you want to animate the hiding classes (…--hide-previous & …--hide-next) you'll need to reset them to display: block;

With the classes above you should be able to do pretty much any animation you wish. Hopefully.

GitHub Addicts

The repo can be found here. Feel free to fork it or just look around.

Share the love

If you are like me, and want to try and get good practices out there, feel free to share this page. Tweet

If you want to ask something you can contact me on Twitter.

Concept by Pedro Duarte

Illustrations by Stuart Ruel


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With impact of Baltimore sinkhole unclear entering homestand, Orioles advise fans on working around road closures
| Baltimore Sun |
With a large sinkhole on Howard Street and a nine-game homestand beginning Friday, the Orioles offered fans planning to go to Camden Yards suggestions on working their way around closures.
The sinkhole on Howard Street, the result of an underground water main break, has caused road closures on Pratt Street between Paca Street and Hopkins Place. Northbound Interstate 395, which becomes Howard Street, is closed north of Conway Streets; all drivers are required to turn right onto Conway.
A Light Rail platform at Howard and Pratt streets collapsed into the sinkhole, creating difficulties for fans who use the public transportation systems to get to games. However, the service is running normally from the south to Camden Yards, and although Light Rail service between North Avenue and Camden Yards is disrupted for those coming from the north, shuttle bus service will be available to accommodate fans between those points.
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The Orioles declined to comment on the specific impact the sinkhole and its effect on traffic will potentially have on their attendance and revenue. Some of the Orioles' upcoming promotions figure to be among their most popular, including the Orioles Hawaiian shirt on Saturday, the Brooks Robinson bobblehead on Tuesday and the Hot Dog Race T-shirts on Wednesday.
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I'm already invested because I used my USA Credit Card to buy $500 worth, which by the way charged me a $15 fee at 3%.
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