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Drag Queens June 18, 2018
Front Paige News: Kalista Stage
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Not just a pretty face, WeHo drag queen Kalista Stage is sweet, creative and has a passion for the art of drag.
I started doing drag when I was 17, I started sneaking in to clubs when I was 16, 17 was when I got caught, and I got caught by one of the drag queens. My choice was either get be escorted to the police, or do their amateur drag show. So I did their amateur drag show. And I ended up really loving it. I'm a stage performer, I've done that forever, so it was just sort of a second medium and a different canvas to play upon.
While we're certainly not encouraging sneaking into clubs underage here at WERRRK.com, Kalista was lucky enough to not only find a new outlet for creativity, but to find that she had the love and support of her mom as well.
I really liked it and I started sneaking in again and again, and they would let me to do their amateur drag show. And then after a while I guess my mom caught on, and then she found me one night, at one of the shows, and she was just in the crowd. I didn't expect it, I went after her and she just asked me 'why didn't you tell me?' And I said sure because I'm going to tell my mom that I'm a cross dresser. And she was like 'No, I mean I could help you, I could chaperone you. I could make sure that you do this and you're not going to get in trouble, up until you're 18.' So the rest of the time that I was 17 she helped me out and took me there. She's very supportive, I just didn't know where she was going to react. She was probably going to be OK with the gay thing, but I didn't know how she would react to that.
Though she started at a young age, Kalista had no question about who she was, or who she wanted to be, as evidenced in her name.
Kalista is a Greek name meaning "most beautiful" and it can also mean "feminine." So, that's basically who she is she's the epitome of femininity, and she's – I want to say she's beautiful. She is a woman. And then Stage, of course, that's where my influences come from, stage meaning thespian, being on stage since I was a kid, it just all ties into that.
Photo by Brett Saari
Not just a name, Kalista knows who she is, through and though.
I always say, if you were to mix Marilyn Monroe and Britney Spears, you would get Kalista Stage. It's the sweet and innocent, bubbly, but then there's also this super vixen, sexy side and there's both edges to both of them, so that's just where it comes into play. And then mix in the theatricality of Audrey Hepburn, Liza Minnelli, old-time, golden age women. Those are the ones I derive my theatricality off of.
Every queen has a different story, how they got started, how drag has shaped and influenced their lives, and as unique as these stories are from queen to queen, so is the process of becoming your drag persona.
I light a candle, get a good atmosphere going, and then I just start painting. Painting takes about an hour and a half, hour if I'm like, really quick, and then I go to my drag closet, pick out what I'm going to wear, and pad, and that's it. I put my little slippers on, a robe, a shake and go wig and then I get to the gig. I just want to make sure I look presentable yet not ready for the stage. Like I feel like a glamour girl when I do that, just put my robe on and get to the gig! Then I go backstage and then I get ready. You know, I don't wanna give the entire illusion away.
As we've seen by the amazing Alyssa Edwards, some queens really prefer to take their time and feel the fantasy as they get ready, but ever the professional, Kalista knows there is work to be done.
I'm not the kind of person who likes to waste my time, I like to make good use of every single second of my life, or I try to at least. So when I'm painting I'm not like 'oh, let me take all this in!' I can take all that in later, I'm not like Alyssa Edwards staring into the mirror for a good 30 minutes, that's not my thing. Once everything is on, once I'm at the gig, then I can admire myself because then the work has been done.
Feeling the fantasy or not, setting a good atmosphere is important to the process of becoming Kalista. I wondered, aside from the candle, what else helped to set the mood of the evening.
My playlist is always on, and I just have whatever I'm obsessed with at the moment, recently I've been really into pop songs, like, really bubblegum-y pop stuff. There's Kim Petras, I'm obsessed with Carly Rae Jepsen right now, Ariana Grande… just a whole bunch of poppy stuff, that I never would have thought I'd be into, but the songs are just so much fun. I have "Cut to the Feeling" literally on repeat… there are just so many good ones.
Being a drag persona is almost like being both the puppet and the puppet master at the same time. How much does one affect the other? For Kalista, it seems to be about balance.
Kalista and [boy name redacted] are kind of one in the same, they've kind of meshed… before they were very separate. She's this, she's that; he's this, he's that… but now they've kind of meshed together. I'm a very fun, bubbly, cute personality, which has a very serious undertone to it. I can be very serious and quite intense sometimes; I'm a lot to take in. I'm not light-hearted about life. You know, I have fun in life and I make sure that I don't take life too seriously, but also I know the severity that we are on this Earth for just one life. Might as well take it quite seriously. I guess you could say I'm serious about enjoying this life. I mean, if you're not, then why are you here? I like to have fun and be out there, and Kalista is the same. She's actually helped me become more… open with receiving other people. I'm really quite shy, but having to be on 24/7, it's exhausting, but it's actually kind of helped me speak to people and be more open to conversations.
Becoming a woman night after night, as both a creative outlet and career, seems exhausting, and one would assume these performers wouldn't do it unless it brought something to the table other career options couldn't.
I like being able to be whatever woman I want to be that night. You know if I'm feeling edgy and I'm feeling really dark, I will go for super 90's Goth girl and just pull it right out of the bag, if I'm feeling super bubbly and I just want to live my 1960s glamour girl realness, convertible, I'm going to do that and I'm gonna wear my scarf with it. You know, I think the transformation part is the end all, be all of why I do drag. It's just so much fun, and I guess the secondary portion would be connection, being able to connect with people on a different level. I love being able to connect to people over for what I see as art, what I feel is close to my heart, and when I do that makes me happy, being able to connect to people in that way.
Speaking of connecting to people, the phenomena of RuPaul's Drag Race has created more "drag fans" than ever before. For someone who seems so centered and down to earth, I had to ask, is it weird having fans?
[Pregnant pause] Sometimes.
Sometimes fans can be a little weird and I'm not big by any means at all. But there are some fans that treat me like I am and it's kind of like, woah… calm down. I get where you're coming from. I've been a fan of other people, so I know what it feels like. But at the same time we're just people, I'm just a dude in a dress. Somebody wanted me to sign their body and they were going to get it tattooed. I thought they were kidding, but they actually got it tattooed. So, that's on their body forever, or at least until they want it gone. I think that was the weirdest for me. At first I was like 'what did you do?! What did I do?!' But then I took a moment and I had to tell myself, well… they really like me. There is also the issue of weird, I mean I wouldn't consider them "fans," but like creepy guys who are like, suitors. That happens a lot. I'm out there they're always just trying to get out at your girl.
The predatory line for drag queens is crossed more often than is acceptable. It's not only male fans who can be overzealous, female fans are just as guilty of getting grabby. Unfortunately, being a female impersonator also comes with the darker side of the female experience.
I guess I understand, I can't empathize because I'm not a woman, but I can deeply sympathize because I'm so connected with the female form and with what they go through.
But, of course, not every fan experience is a bad one. Most queens, Kalista included, appreciate their fans more than they can say, and with the current mainstreaming of drag, more and more fans are being born. I wondered how Kalista felt the popularity of Drag Race has affected her career.
I think it's helped it so much. I mean I wouldn't I wouldn't have as large a fan base. I wouldn't even have the opportunity to grow as much as I have over the past three years without Drag Race. I mean it's made it so mainstream and it's made it so easy for anyone to become a drag queen or anyone to appreciate drag. You know Drag Con is such a marker for just how far we've come in the drag community. So I really appreciate what Drag Race has done for the girls.
Aside from creating a higher fan base, Drag Race has also created a new medium to showcase drag, if invited to be on the show. As a rule, queens are not allowed to say whether or not they have auditioned, but that doesn't mean we can't talk about interest.
I would love to be on the show, yeah I mean, it's not something that's this huge, like 'I HAVE to be on the show!' I know those kind of people and those people don't make it last, you know, they don't make it past two years in drag. I'm doing what I'm doing and I'm loving it; and if at some point I end up being on the show, then that'd be great because then I can take it across the country and share my art with so many other people. Share how fun it is to dress up in beautiful 1950s chiffon dresses.
Drag Race or not, there is no shortage of gigs for a talented queen like Kalista Stage. She pulls numbers for a variety of genres, and her time in the biz has taught her exactly how and why to select certain numbers.
There are some times where there's a theme that I have to stick by, but for the most part I get to choose what songs I'm going to do. I'm not going to do a Broadway number at The Abbey. It's just not going to work. They want something fun, light, poppy, something they can move to, something that they can have fun with, where as Broadway, I feel, takes a little bit more to think about it, so I'll do those numbers at smaller venues. And it also depends on the sound system; I know the sound system of every single club. So I know what works, what doesn't, and what sounds good. What's going to sound like a Lip Service song, what's going to sound like a Woman Across The Boulevard song, and so on.
Knowing sound systems is a technical side of drag even I never would have thought of, to be honest. And in West Hollywood, there are dozens of clubs to choose from, each with their own unique demographic and allure.
I've only performed there once, but I love Micky's. I just love the way that, you know the stage isn't always there, but when you look at the stage it's like wow they really cater to their drag queens. Micky's is somewhere that you go and it's like okay, this show is a show. There's lights, there's a camera filming you, action. You know it's good. The Abbey of course has a beautiful large crowd and there's an open space that you're just able to play in. You can go into the crowd if you want, you can go up on the rafters if you like. There's a stage to play with.
We've discussed getting ready and we've discussed doing the damn thing, but at the end of the day, all the hard work needs to be washed away. Kalista – if you're just looking for a reason to hate her – has unnaturally perfect skin, I had to get the inside information about her skincare routine.
It really changes all the time because I'm always finding new things. I'm a product junkie, I try to be very minimalistic but I'm always looking for the next fun, best thing. So I've always got new things to try and The Crème Shop gives me a lot of stuff, and I get stuff from another sponsors. So it's just I have a lot to try, and a lot of stuff to go through. But for the most part I guess, taking my makeup off involves some kind of oil, like olive oil, and then Pond's Cold Cream wipes. So that's how I take the makeup off, make sure it's all off, and then I go in with a double cleanse. Double cleanse with something foamy, and then I have like, seven steps after that. My skincare regimen is super, super strict, and it's quite long, but I enjoy it. You know it's something that I love to do because when I'm 40, I want to look 20. I'm that kind of person, so much Peter Pan syndrome.
Now you know her and now you love her as much as I do, so where can you find her?
You can find me every Friday, guaranteed, at Blow Fridays at Penthouse in West Hollywood. Online you can find me @kalistastage anywhere. I'm on Facebook, Instagram and there's a YouTube as well. I'm working on some other apps, there are some newer apps that developers have sent me, so I'm trying those out right now, seeing how the platform works and if the interface is any good, so stay tuned.
Well, you heard it here, if you want to know more about the shining beauty Kalista Stage, click the links below and follow, follow, follow!
FACEBOOK: Kalista Stage
INSTAGRAM: @kalistastage
YOUTUBE: KalistaStage
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With these warm temperatures, we can already taste the weekend over here! (Maybe that's because we're drinking at our desks?)
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We've been seeing a steady rise in video marketing through platforms year over year, so it begs the question: should my business be using video marketing?
Spoiler alert! The answer is yes.
No matter the industry or type of business, video marketing has been boasting incredible results for business that incorporate it into their content strategy.
Before you can justify allocating a portion of your marketing budget to video marketing, you'll need to have some statistics to back it up. We love stats and data when it comes to making strategic decisions, and so does company leadership.
54% of consumers prefer video over all other types of content from businesses they support according to a recent HubSpot research study.
Video is the most entertaining and engaging form of content, so consumers are naturally inclined to be more receptive to it. Videos make it much easier for us to receive and digest a large amount of information in a shorter amount of time.
Putting out a piece of content that makes your audience's lives better will boost your conversion rate!
Video marketing gained heavy traction in 2017, and it has continued to grow aggressively leading into 2019.
According to The State of Video Marketing 2019 by Wyzowl, survey results showed that in 2017, 63% of businesses used video marketing in their overall marketing strategy. That number jumped to 81% in 2018 and is now currently at 87% at the beginning of 2019.
Remember back in 2012 when social media was still somewhat optional for businesses, yielding only positive results for the select few that did it correctly? Today, we'd see it as an absurdity if a business didn't have AT LEAST a Facebook page.
The data shows that video marketing is following that same trend.
That leads me to the next point.
Wyzowl's data showed that 90% of marketers feel the level of competition and noise has increased over 2018.
Rising noise levels is great news for the marketers that enjoy being challenged.
For the lazy marketers, this is probably more of a con rather than a pro. When you see the noise level start to rise in an area of marketing, that means it works (for the ones that do it correctly).
Your strategy needs to be well thought out before a chunk of your budget gets spent on video marketing. Building a solid video strategy means studying the successes and failures of video marketing.
Look at it from the consumer lens just as you would any other form of marketing. Study the impact it's had on businesses that are out there killing it! Once your strategic framework is in place, you can begin building out your videos and determine how your business will break through the noise.
Data-driven results are the holy grail of marketing. It paints a picture that shows not only if you're doing the right thing, but also if you're doing the thing right.
The problem with a lot of marketing channels is that you are unable to measure exactly the point at which you lost the attention of your audience.
When you launch a click-ad campaign, influencer spots, or even the good old-fashioned print media, you can generally be able to measure if it works or doesn't work for your business. That's it.
Now businesses are using video, a timed and recorded message that you send to the world.
Then the cool guys and gals over at Google decided to launch Google Analytics. Put video and Google Analytics together, and you're able to see when your audience engages and/or tunes out. To the exact second.
This is the gold standard of insights. It gives you the ability to tweak and improve your messaging to a much higher level of accuracy, and much faster than any other form of marketing.
The overall goal with video marketing is to boost your conversion rates, right? How good can a marketing asset be if it doesn't turn the window shoppers into paying customers?
Nearly two-thirds of shoppers say video has given them ideas and inspiration for making purchases. Of that group, more than 90% say they've discovered products and brands via YouTube.
Consumers are more engaged with brands when viewing their products and services through video. They get a chance to see it in action, which then makes the consumer picture themselves using your product or service.
This all lies within your strategy and how well you execute. If you see your conversions begin to rise after implementing video marketing, it means your message is adding value to your audience's lives.
There is virtually no barrier to entry for video marketing with platforms like YouTube and Facebook. These two platforms dominate the space of internet video.
In 2018, both YouTube and Facebook saw that their users spent an average of 15 hours per month using their services.
Facebook closely trails YouTube for video consumption and brand discovery.
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The ultimate goal of getting people to land on your website (and stay there), is to make a sale. Having a well-crafted website that is easy to maneuver and find information is incredibly important, as is the content within the website.
84% of marketers say that using video has helped increase website traffic, and 80% of marketers say that video has increased the dwell time on their website.
Customers need to be able to quickly find the information they need about your product or service when they land on your site.
As mentioned before, videos are a great way for customers to learn and process large amount of information in a short amount of time. 94% of marketers say video has helped increase user understanding of their product or service.
When a customer is able to get all of the answers they need right away when they land on your website, it makes the path to purchase a seamless experience.
Businesses that have incorporated video content into their marketing strategy are continuing to do so year over year.
When surveyed, 99% of marketers that used video in 2018 will continue to use video in 2019. Of that group, 88% said they plan on increasing their video spend in 2019.
The industry is seeing that happen. In all market sectors, there has been an increase in digital and mobile media investment by 53% since 2016.
Overall, consumers are fairly satisfied with what brands are putting out in the video-sphere.
When surveyed, 87% of people would like to see more video from brands in 2019. When asked what type of videos they want to see more of, 39% of people cited explainer videos.
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When brands are able to package up all the facts and tips about their product or service in a short, digestible video, you've added value to your viewer's shopping experience.
You are making it easier for them to buy in.
Experts predict that video will account for approximately 78% of the world's mobile data traffic in 2019.
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As companies like Google and Facebook continue to ramp up their video streaming services, the average time we all spend watching video is expected to increase.
Consumers prefer video content over all other forms of brand communication. They expect to see more video in the future, and are looking forward to it.
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Montana State Bobcats can't hold on against CSU Bakersfield
(Editor's note: Montana State Athletics press release)
BAKERSFIELD, California -- Montana State and CSU Bakersfield traded baskets for nearly 40 minutes in the Icardo Center on Thursday. The Roadrunners used an offensive rebound and two free throws with 12 seconds remaining to take the final lead and eventually earned a 74-72 victory over the Bobcats in MSU's final nonconference game of the season.
The contest featured 22 lead changes and 18 ties. Montana State held a 39-37 edge after the first half and it was just as close following 40 minutes.
Bakersfield (5-8) gained a 69-66 advantage but a Ladan Ricketts 3-pointer with 2 minutes, 41 seconds remaining tied the game at 69. MSU took the next lead on a layup by Finn Fleute, but the 'Runners responded on their next possession to tie it at 71.
Shawn Stith of Bakersfield was called for a flagrant foul, which resulted in Harald Frey making one of two free throw attempts. An MSU foul with 14 seconds left sent the Roadrunners' Ronne Readus to the line who hit his first free throw, but Taze Moore snagged the second missed attempt and was fouled on the responding put back. Moore knocked in two free throws to put CSUB up 74-72.
Frey's 3-point shot ahead of the final buzzer wouldn't fall as the Bobcat rally fell short.
Montana State was led by Frey's 26 points as the senior guard shot 7-for-12 from the field. He also went 9 of 10 from the free throw line. Mychael Paulo scored 13 points for MSU. Zeke Quinlan paced MSU on the boards with five and Frey recorded a team-high five assists.
Bakersfield had four double-digit scorers while Czar Perry had five assists. CSUB shot 40 percent form the 3-point line after coming into the game only shooting 29.4% from deep. The Bobcats shot 51.1% from the floor. Bakersfield improved to 5-8 overall with the win while Montana State fell to 6-5.
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The 30-foot bar is composed of C channel beams and sits beneath 85 lamps made from recycled fire extinguishers – true Castor! – that have been chopped in half and powder coated.
The bar stools are made from industrial truck spring.
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Moss Rock Preserve is one of Birmingham's favorite suburban gems. It consists of about 350 acres of protected land, largely hidden in the state's most populous city, with 8 miles of challenging trails. The trails meander along a shallow creek, past many small waterfalls, and through the boulder fields that have become a playground for local climbers.
For a little more of a challenge, hiking in the Walls of Jericho area may be strenuous and feature some steep climbs and descents, but the canyons, caves, and natural rock amphitheaters make it all worth the effort.
Oak Mountain State Park has a few more miles of trails to choose from—51 miles to be exact—with many route options. Explore a new combination each day and you'll turn those 51 miles into what feels like hundreds (in a good way). There's everything from an easy 3-mile loop that winds around a stunning lake, to a 17-mile backcountry loop with over 800 feet of elevation gain. Creeks, waterfalls, hardwood forests, pine-studded ridges, and rocky overlooks, are just some of the highlights along the way.
With 350-acres of protected land and 8 miles of challenging trails, Moss Rock Preserve provides hikers and trail runners with a really wonderful experience.
Oak Mountain State Park features about 50-miles of trails ranging in difficulty, mileage, and scenery. It's very easy to find a route (or combine routes) that suits you best.
Little River Canyon is easily one of the most beautiful outdoor destinations in the Birmingham area, affording excellent hiking, challenging whitewater and climbing, and one of the best swimming holes in the country.


Lead instructor Jodie Fitz shows off a finished "Olaf" marshmallow treat at an activity for kids at the Town of Ballston Library in Burnt Hills. The kids were having a "Frozen" party, based on the animated film.
Working at the Town of Ballston Community Library involves a lot more than just deciphering the Dewey Decimal System.
While the three major library groups in this area — the Mohawk Valley, Upper Hudson and Southern Adirondack library systems — are home to some of the biggest and finest libraries in upstate New York, big doesn't necessarily mean better. According to Sara Dallas, executive director of the Southern Adirondack group, any library, in one very important way, is pretty much like all the others.
"The quality of service you get at the smaller libraries is very similar to what you get at the largest libraries," said Dallas, whose office is in Saratoga Springs.
All libraries serve as meeting places, but in small towns and villages around upstate New York, smaller libraries seem to play an even bigger role in their communities.
While directors at larger libraries can often remain anonymous in their own community, that's not so easy in places such as Northville, where Michael Burnett has been around for nearly 25 years.
"We serve the residents of the Northville School District, and in the summer our population increases because we're right on the Sacandaga Lake," said Burnett, who grew up in Gloversville.
Most directors in the 85 libraries that make up the Mohawk Valley, Southern Adirondack and Upper Hudson systems, have master's degrees in library science. But not all.
Tim Burke, executive director of the Upper Hudson Library System, majored in history at Siena College before getting his Master of Library Science degree at the University of Buffalo.
"I worked in the library as a student at Siena and I just fell in love with the place," said Burke, who was a Scotia-Glenville High School graduate.
The position of director at the Round Lake-Malta Library is a part-time job, but Jennifer Hurd did get her Master of Library Science degree at the University at Albany.
The Southern Adirondack Library System includes three very large libraries, the Crandall Public Library in Glens Falls, the Saratoga Springs Library and the Clifton Park-Halfmoon Library.
The system also has the smallest one in terms of "population chartered to serve:" the Racquette Lake Free Library. The number of people it serves is 114.
All libraries are funded either through the municipality or school district where they are located.
"You can be funded by using the school district as a boundary, or you can be funded by essentially creating your own taxing area," said Burke.
And, along with all the information that comes with libraries, you typically get a smiling face.
When people ask DeAngelo what the No. 1 priority is at the Town of Ballston Library, she says that John Cotton Dana, a Vermont native who became the first director of the Denver Public Library in 1890, summed it up perfectly.
"The public library is a center of public happiness first, of public education next," Dana wrote.


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Q: question based RSA Algorithm The RSA system was used to encrypt the message M into the cipher-text C = 6. The
public key is given by n = p  q = 187 and e = 107. In the following, we will try to crack
the system and to determine the original message M.
(a) What parameters comprises the public key and what parameters the private key?
(b) What steps are necessary to determine the private key from the public key?
(c) Determine the private key for the given system.
(d) What is the original message M?
How would i solve this?

A: Hint:
(A) The public key is $(n,e)$ and the private key is $d$. We know $ed=1$  $(mod (p-1)(q-1))$.
(B) $c:=m^e (mod (n))$
If you can compute the private key d, you can compute $c^d (mod \, n)$ to get m, since $c^d = (m^e)^d= m^1 (mod \, n)$ since $ed \equiv 1 (mod \,n) $.


6th grade moves up to in middle school September 2019.
6th grade moves up to middle school starting in September 2019. Highline's middle schools will serve 6th, 7th and 8th grade students, the most common middle school configuration in our state and nation. The opening of Glacier Middle School in SeaTac in fall 2019 will provide capacity in our middle schools to add 6th grade.
Placing 6th grade in middle school supports our goals for students outlined in our strategic plan.
In middle school, students have opportunities for higher level coursework, electives, arts, athletics and extracurricular activities they do not have in elementary school. With three years in middle school, students will develop stronger relationships with their teachers and staff, in keeping with our promise to know every student by name, strength and need.
Planning for the 6th grade transition began in 2015, with a team of staff and parents led by Diana Garcia, a longtime elementary and middle school principal in Highline. This initial effort paused when two bonds failed, but became the foundation work for the renewed planning effort after the November 2016 bond passed.


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Q: Implementing foreign keys on generalized data model Suppose the ASCII tree below is a UML generalized concept model.  To represent these entities/classes in UML, lets assume [mammal] a super class, and the level 1 classes, [wild] and [domestic] are sub classes in UML.  In other words, class [wild] inherits all attributes from [mammal], and [domestic] inherits all attributes from [mammal] as well.  Furthermore, [raccoon] and [white tail deer] inherit all attributes from [wild].
I want to convert the UML model to a relational database model.
Notice how [raccoon] extends both [wild] and [domestic].  In other words, it has two parents.  I would normally make the primary key of all descendant tables the same as their parent primary key.  In addition, I'd make the foreign key in the descendant table the same as the primary key in its parent table.  Because [raccoon] has two parents, how would I build that table?
mammal
 |
 +- wild
 |  |
 |  +- raccoon
 |  |
 |  +- white tail deer
 |
 +- domestic
    |
    +- cat
    |   |
    |   +- siberian
    |
    +- dog
    |   |
    |   +- golden retriever
    |   |
    |   +- lab
    |
    +- raccoon

A: You can have two (or more) foreign keys in a table. They can be both regarding the same attribute and referencing different tables. So you could have 2 foreign keys from racoon(pk), one referencing wild(pk) and the other referencing domestic(pk). Something like:
CREATE TABLE raccon
( mammal_id INT  PRIMARY KEY
, FOREIGN KEY (mammal_id)
    REFERENCES domestic (mammal_id)
, FOREIGN KEY (mammal_id)
    REFERENCES wild (mammal_id)
) ;

(assuming all tables have mammal_id as the primary key)


One of the most enjoyable tasks involved with forming a corporation or limited liability company is the selection of a name. Some people let their vanity run amok and insist on getting their name in the company name.
There are many companies with names such as "Jones and Son Inc." or "Bob Jones Limited Liability Company". In truth, one of the most important tasks of selecting a name is to try and identify the product or service your offering in the company name.
While it may be nice to see your name in print, all your customers care about is the product or service they are looking for. Keep in mind as well, that the name you select is for the state of formation and does not apply to other states.
After selecting a name, you need to see if the name is available in the state you are planning to form your corporation or limited liability company. Each state has its own regulations regarding the naming of a corporation or limited liability company, some allowing names to be similar while others will reject anything close to another name. Some states will allow a name that is close to another with permission from that company.
Names must be appropriate and cannot be offensive to any particular group or people. Particularly important is the name cannot be deceptive or misleading. All states have a name availability service allowing you to check before submitting your formation documents. It is wise to check the regulations within the state your forming your corporation or limited liability company and see what you need to do.
Of course any name you choose will need to be filed with the designation of the type of entity you are forming. Corporations must use the terms, and they may be abbreviated, corporation, inc, incorporated, company, limited, corp, co or ltd. Limited Liability Companies must use the terms, and they may be abbreviated, limited liability company, ltd. liability company, limited liability co., ltd. liability co. limited, l.l.c., llc, or ltd. Of course, each state has its own regulations and need to be checked before filing formation documents. Most of your formation companies will request you submit alternate names with your primary selection and will be able to tell you what designations are available in the state you are forming your entity.
By doing your homework and following state guidelines in regards to name selection, you can avoid delays and problems down the line. Most states have guidelines at the state website and helpful if you call with questions.


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Our recommendation for Texas' 32nd Congressional District
This race pits Democrat Colin Allred against Republican Antonio Swad.
By Dallas Morning News Editorial
2:00 AM on Oct 15, 2022 CDT
We recommend incumbent Democrat Colin Allred over Republican Antonio Swad for the 32nd Congressional District.
First elected to this seat in 2018, Allred, 39, has supported many key Democratic party priorities, such as voting rights, lower drug costs for seniors, infrastructure spending projects and climate change initiatives. He also has been an attentive steward to the needs of this district, which includes much of the eastern side of Dallas County.
During his first term, Allred successfully led efforts to open a new veterans hospital in Garland.
More recently, his bipartisan efforts with the U.S. Rep. Jake Ellzey, R-Waxahachie, both members of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, produced more than $442 million in upgrades to Veteran Affairs health care facilities in Dallas and El Paso. Allred also was a driving force behind a law to extend health care and benefits to veterans exposed to toxins.
He's also a strong proponent of American economic competitiveness, having voted for the free trade agreement that replaced NAFTA, and federal legislation to increase semiconductor production in the United States.
We found refreshing nuance to Allred's responses on immigration issues. He called Gov. Greg Abbott's decision to transport migrants to other states a political stunt, but he also said the nation needs bipartisan, comprehensive immigration reform that enlists states in the solution.
November 2022 General Election
Candidates for United States Representative - District 32
Colin Allred
Antonio Swad
Compare the candidates' answers to our questions in our Voter Guide.
A restaurant entrepreneur, Swad, 66, says he would bring a businessman's instinct to Washington. He said he wants to reduce spiraling federal spending and restrict the role of government in the lives of Americans. To reduce long-term national debt, for example, Swad said he would consider not paying the debt obligations to China, a fiscally reckless move. He said he would "defend" the Texas-Mexico border to force migrants to arrive at legal ports of entry.
Swad said the nation should increase energy resources, including nuclear power, to lower energy prices, and offered guarded support for a gradual transition to cleaner energies with the caution that the federal government shouldn't mandate changes.
Swad told us he supports enacting "reasonable" background checks for weapon purchases, and preventing those with known mental illness from buying firearms. However, Swad said he opposes "red flag" measures, which he worries that the federal government would use to infringe the exercise of Second Amendment rights based on political beliefs.
Our nod in this contest goes to Allred, who has deep roots in this district, has swiftly amassed a record of accomplishments and demonstrated that he can collaborate across party lines to improve the lives of North Texans. Allred is the better candidate in this race and deserves another opportunity to represent this district in Congress.
We welcome your thoughts in a letter to the editor. See the guidelines and submit your letter here.
Dallas Morning News Editorial. Dallas Morning News editorials are written by the paper's Editorial Board and serve as the voice and view of the paper. The board considers a broad range of topics and is overseen by the Editorial Page Editor.
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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana announced that upcoming layoffs by its parent company will occur in other parts of the country, but its workforce in Montana will be affected. Information technology and server jobs will be included in the layoffs, according to John Doran, senior director of public relations for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana.
Though Health Care Service Corp.'s primary servers are in Illinois and Texas, he said about 2 percent of the company's 580 Montana employees will lose their jobs. That comes out to about 11 or 12 jobs in Montana, but Doran declined to say the exact number or where in the state they are located. The company has about 385 people in Helena and about 120 at its office in Great Falls. Other employees work in sales and customer service roles in other Montana communities. The layoffs are anticipated to be completed by February or March.


What if I don't agree with the case closure notice?
(1) Only the person who applied for support enforcement services, also known as the recipient of services, may request a hearing to challenge closure of a case.
(2) If the recipient of services requests a hearing, the other party may participate in the hearing.
(3) The closure of a child support case does not stop the custodial parent or noncustodial parent from filing an application for support enforcement services in the future, but the reason for closure may affect whether the division of child support will open a new case.


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using RedditSharp;
using RedditSharp.Things;
using SubredditPostGrabber.Holders;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.IO;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using SubredditPostGrabber.Utils;

namespace SubredditPostGrabber.Processors
{
    public class GetPostsFromReddit
    {
        public List<MattPost> AllPosts { get; set; }
        public string SaveDirectory { get; set; }
        public string Subreddit { get; set; }
        public string TemporarySaveFileFormatString { get { return Subreddit + "-{0}--{1}--{2}.xml"; } }
        public string SaveFileFormatString { get { return Subreddit + "_{0}_{1}.xml"; } }
        public string DateTimeFormatString = "yyyy-MM-dd_HH-mm-ss";

        public GetPostsFromReddit(string saveDirectory, string subreddit)
        {
            AllPosts = new List<MattPost>();
            SaveDirectory = saveDirectory;
            Subreddit = subreddit;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Loads the posts from reddit and saves to files.
        /// This is getting everything. All of it.
        /// </summary>
        public void LoadPostsFromRedditAndSave()
        {
            LoadPostsFromRedditViaEnum();
            LoadPostsFromRedditViaSearching();
            LoadPostsByAuthor();
        }

        public void LoadNewPostsFromRedditAndSave(int totalPostsToGet = 1000)
        {
            GetPostsByType(GetBy.New, totalPostsToGet);
        }

        #region Utility
        /// <summary>
        /// Converts the reddit sharp post into a MattPost
        /// </summary>
        public MattPost ConvertRedditSharpPostIntoMattPost(Post post)
        {
            return new MattPost
            {
                Description = post.SelfText,
                URL = post.Url.ToString(),
                Title = post.Title,
                Votes = post.Upvotes,
                Id = post.Id,
                CommentCount = post.CommentCount,
                IsSelfPost = post.IsSelfPost,
                PostDate = post.CreatedUTC,
                Author = post.AuthorName,
                Tag = post.LinkFlairText,
            };
        }
        #endregion

        #region Get Posts Via Search
        public void LoadPostsFromRedditViaSearching()
        {
            var chars = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz".ToCharArray();
            foreach (var letter in chars)
            {
                var posts = new List<MattPost>();
                var started = DateTime.Now.ToString(DateTimeFormatString);
                int counter = 0;
                //1000 is all we can get :(
                var postCount = 1000;
                var lastCounterValue = counter;
                var numTimesStayedSame = 0;
                //postCount.Dump("Total number of Posts we are going to try to get!");
                while (counter < postCount)
                {
                    lastCounterValue = counter;

                    var reddit = new Reddit();
                    var subreddit = reddit.GetSubreddit(Subreddit);

                    foreach (var post in subreddit.GetAllViaSearch().Skip(counter).Take(100))
                    {
                        try
                        {
                            counter++;
                            var mattPost = ConvertRedditSharpPostIntoMattPost(post);
                            posts.Add(mattPost);
                            Console.WriteLine("{0} - {1}", counter, mattPost);
                        }
                        catch (Exception ex)
                        {
                            Console.WriteLine(ex.ToString());
                        }
                    }
                    SaveLoadData.SavePosts(Path.Combine(SaveDirectory, string.Format(TemporarySaveFileFormatString, started, letter, counter)), posts);
                    if (lastCounterValue == counter)
                    {
                        numTimesStayedSame++;
                    }
                    //If we've not changed the amount we're up to 4 times in a row, break out of here.
                    if (numTimesStayedSame > 4)
                    {
                        break;
                    }
                }
                SaveLoadData.SavePosts(Path.Combine(SaveDirectory, string.Format(SaveFileFormatString, letter, started)), posts);
            }
        }
        #endregion

        #region Get Posts Via Enum
        /// <summary>
        /// Loads the posts from reddit via enum.
        /// It gets posts by iterating through the enum and getting posts based off that
        /// </summary>
        public void LoadPostsFromRedditViaEnum()
        {
            foreach (GetBy getBy in (GetBy[])Enum.GetValues(typeof(GetBy)))
            {
                GetPostsByType(getBy);
            }
        }

        public void GetPostsByType(GetBy getBy, int totalPostsToGet = 1000)
        {
            var posts = new List<MattPost>();
            var started = DateTime.Now.ToString(DateTimeFormatString);
            int counter = 0;
            var lastCounterValue = counter;
            var numTimesStayedSame = 0;

            while (counter < totalPostsToGet)
            {
                lastCounterValue = counter;
                counter = GetPosts(counter, getBy, posts, out posts);
                SaveLoadData.SavePosts(Path.Combine(SaveDirectory, string.Format(TemporarySaveFileFormatString, started, getBy, counter)), posts);
                if (lastCounterValue == counter)
                {
                    numTimesStayedSame++;
                }
                //If we've not changed the amount we're up to 4 times in a row, break out of here.
                if (numTimesStayedSame > 4)
                {
                    break;
                }
            }
            SaveLoadData.SavePosts(Path.Combine(SaveDirectory, string.Format(SaveFileFormatString, getBy, started)), posts);
        }

        /// <Summary>
        /// Gets Posts from reddit. Limited by 100 so we don't fall afoul of the timeout
        /// The counter is what we're up to in the collection of Posts.
        /// </Summary>
        /// <param name="counter">the number of Posts to skip before parsing the next 100 Posts</param>
        /// <param name="getBy">An enum which shows what to call in the Reddit API to get these Posts</param>
        private int GetPosts(int counter, GetBy getBy, List<MattPost> inPosts, out List<MattPost> posts)
        {
            posts = inPosts;
            try
            {
                var reddit = new Reddit();
                var subreddit = reddit.GetSubreddit(Subreddit);

                switch (getBy)
                {
                    case GetBy.GetAllViaSearch:
                        foreach (var post in subreddit.GetAllViaSearch().Skip(counter).Take(100))
                        {
                            counter++;
                            var mattPost = ConvertRedditSharpPostIntoMattPost(post);
                            posts.Add(mattPost);
                            Console.WriteLine("{0} - {1}", counter, mattPost);
                        }
                        break;
                    case GetBy.GetTopAll:
                        foreach (var post in subreddit.GetTop(FromTime.All).Skip(counter).Take(100))
                        {
                            counter++;
                            var mattPost = ConvertRedditSharpPostIntoMattPost(post);
                            posts.Add(mattPost);
                            Console.WriteLine("{0} - {1}", counter, mattPost);
                        }
                        break;
                    case GetBy.GetTopMonth:
                        foreach (var post in subreddit.GetTop(FromTime.Month).Skip(counter).Take(100))
                        {
                            counter++;
                            var mattPost = ConvertRedditSharpPostIntoMattPost(post);
                            posts.Add(mattPost);
                            Console.WriteLine("{0} - {1}", counter, mattPost);
                        }
                        break;
                    case GetBy.GetTopYear:
                        foreach (var post in subreddit.GetTop(FromTime.Year).Skip(counter).Take(100))
                        {
                            counter++;
                            var mattPost = ConvertRedditSharpPostIntoMattPost(post);
                            posts.Add(mattPost);
                            Console.WriteLine("{0} - {1}", counter, mattPost);
                        }
                        break;
                    case GetBy.Hot:
                        foreach (var post in subreddit.Hot.Skip(counter).Take(100))
                        {
                            counter++;
                            var mattPost = ConvertRedditSharpPostIntoMattPost(post);
                            posts.Add(mattPost);
                            Console.WriteLine("{0} - {1}", counter, mattPost);
                        }
                        break;
                    case GetBy.New:
                        foreach (var post in subreddit.New.Skip(counter).Take(100))
                        {
                            counter++;
                            var mattPost = ConvertRedditSharpPostIntoMattPost(post);
                            posts.Add(mattPost);
                            Console.WriteLine("{0} - {1}", counter, mattPost);
                        }
                        break;
                    case GetBy.Posts:
                        foreach (var post in subreddit.Posts.Skip(counter).Take(100))
                        {
                            counter++;
                            var mattPost = ConvertRedditSharpPostIntoMattPost(post);
                            posts.Add(mattPost);
                            Console.WriteLine("{0} - {1}", counter, mattPost);
                        }
                        break;
                }
                return counter;
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                Console.WriteLine(ex.ToString());
                return counter;
            }
        }
        #endregion

        #region Get Posts By Author
        /// <summary>
        /// Loads in the directory of posts first.
        /// Builds a list of all authors who've posted to this subreddit
        /// Goes through those authors and gets all posts to that subreddit.
        /// Saves to the SaveDir all posts by that author.
        /// </summary>
        public void LoadPostsByAuthor()
        {
            var posts = SaveLoadData.LoadDirectoryOfPosts(SaveDirectory, "*", SearchOption.TopDirectoryOnly);
            var allAuthors = posts
                    .Select(x => new { Author = x.Author, Post = x })
                    .GroupBy(x => x.Author)
                    .Select(x => new { Author = x.Key, Count = x.Count() })
                    .OrderBy(x => x.Count);

            var authorPosts = new List<MattPost>();
            var started = DateTime.Now.ToString(DateTimeFormatString);
            var reddit = new Reddit();

            foreach (var authorPost in allAuthors)
            {
                try
                {
                    var user = reddit.GetUser(authorPost.Author);
                    foreach (var post in user.Posts.Where(x => x.Subreddit.CIEqual(Subreddit)))
                    {
                        var mattPost = new MattPost
                        {
                            Description = post.SelfText,
                            URL = post.Url.ToString(),
                            Title = post.Title,
                            Votes = post.Upvotes,
                            Id = post.Id,
                            CommentCount = post.CommentCount,
                            IsSelfPost = post.IsSelfPost,
                            PostDate = post.CreatedUTC,
                            Author = post.AuthorName,
                            Tag = post.LinkFlairText
                        };
                        authorPosts.Add(mattPost);
                        Console.WriteLine("Added Author " + mattPost.Author + " post " + mattPost.Title);
                    }
                    Console.WriteLine("Got Posts for Author " + authorPost.Author);
                    SaveLoadData.SavePosts(Path.Combine(SaveDirectory, string.Format(TemporarySaveFileFormatString, "Authors", started, posts.Count)), authorPosts);
                }
                catch (Exception ex)
                {
                    Console.WriteLine("Exception when getting author {0}'s posts. Exception: {1}", authorPost.Author, ex);
                }
            }
            SaveLoadData.SavePosts(Path.Combine(SaveDirectory, string.Format(SaveFileFormatString, "Authors", started)), authorPosts);
        }
        #endregion
    }
}


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With such a wide variety of tyre on the market, how do we know what to choose? Where do we get good advice? How do we know we are not paying too much… or which are safe?
UK Tyre Law and EU Legislation protect the motorist in so far as what the manufacturer provides, but it is down to the motorist to ensure their tyres are consistently roadworthy.
Tread depth and condition – the legal minimum is 1.6mm across the central ¾ of tyre and around the full circumference of the tyre. The AA recommends 3mm in adverse weather conditions.
Tyre Pressure – is crucial for your safety and the longevity of your tyre. Without the correct inflation there is a decreased grip on the road and increased braking distance damaging your tyres and wheels. Check the tyre pressure whilst the car is cold as hot air increases the pressure and will give an inaccurate reading. If carrying a heavy load, adjust the tyre pressure accordingly.
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Neville Longbottom is the Most Important Person in Harry Potter—And Here's Why
Emily Asher-Perrin
Tue Nov 19, 2013 3:00pm 170 comments 20 Favorites [+]
So here's the thing: out of all your wizarding students and house elves and headmasters and Death Eaters and muggles and centaurs, there is really only one person who determines the course of the Harry Potter series.
It's Neville Longbottom.
Neville Longbottom has quite a following in the Harry Potter fandom, and for good reason—he is humble and noble, brave and kind, he's a wonderful friend and a fierce supporter. Neville is what most Gryffindors would be like in the real world, a person capable of heroic feats under dire circumstances, but not inclined to them every waking moment. Neville understands that it's not about being loud and brash every day, it's about picking your battles and knowing what's dear and worth fighting for.
Neville also might have been the chosen one, according to Trelawney's prophecy. If Voldemort had simply decided he was the real threat, then Harry could have avoided his mark and lived life out… well, a little more normally.
But it's not quite so simple as all that. See, Rowling largely operates Harry's generation in a clear system of parallels to the previous generation, Marauders and all. Harry is his father—Quidditch star, a little pig-headed sometimes, an excellent leader. Ron is Sirius Black—snarky and fun, loyal to a fault, mired in self-doubts. Hermione is Remus Lupin—book smart and meticulous, always level-headed, unfailingly perceptive. Ginny is Lily Evans—a firecracker, clever and kind, unwilling to take excuses. Draco Malfoy is Severus Snape—a natural foil to Harry, pretentious, possessed of the frailest ego and also deeper sense of right and wrong when it counts. And guess what?
Neville Longbottom is Peter Pettigrew.
Think about it—the tag along friend who looks up to the trio, but is looked down on by everyone else for not being remarkably talented or suave. Someone who is trusted with a lot of Harry's most important secrets, in a perfect position to give everyone away. "Foolish boy," as McGonagall said of little Pettigrew. Another pureblood who has no respect from the higher-up notable wizarding families. Gullible, the easy mark, someone who other children make fun of when Harry, Hermione, and Ron aren't on hand to defend him. Neville is Peter's brand new analog in the story.
Or, at least, he could have been. Neville is a perfect example of how one single ingredient in the recipe can either ruin your casserole (or stew, or treacle tart, whatever you like), or utterly perfect your whole dish. Neville is the tide-turner, the shiny hinge. And all because he happens to be in the same position as Wormtail… but makes all the hard choices that Pettigrew refused the first time around. Other characters are in similar positions, but none of them go so far as Neville. None of them prove that the shaping of destiny is all on the individual the way he does.
Of course, Neville does embody many characteristics that are worth emulating all on his own, but the more important part of that equation is how his strengths fill a gap in group dynamics that the Marauders were missing. Harry and company need Neville in the exact way that James and Lily and the Order of the Phoenix needed Peter. The difference is that Neville is more than up to the task.
It's a lesson in self-worth under stronger personalities that most human beings could do with at some point or another. Because society at large insists that the only people of value are leaders and their closest confederates, people like Neville are dismissed at first blush much in the same manner that he is dismissed by his classmates in his first years at Hogwarts. But that lack of confidence from his peers doesn't lead him to throw in the towel; his self-deprecation eventually turns into a dogged insistence on growing his skill set, on offering his help whether or not it's been called for, on figuring out how he can best be of use in the coming fight.
Peter Pettigrew was in that very same place, but let his weaknesses carry through life; he hero-worshipped James and Sirius, then simply transferred that sensibility to Voldemort. He is the ultimate follower, he moves to what he perceives as the strongest single voice in the room. Which is the reason why Peter doesn't seem to lose much sleep over his decisions—while he's aware that what he has done is wrong, his basic excuse for everything is "But You Know Who had so much power! There was no other choice that makes sense!" Sirius says that he would have died rather than betray Lily and James the way Peter did, but the real point to take away is that dying was never the only option. If Peter had worked a little harder, relied less on the protection of others, believed in the power of his friendships and family, he need never have made those choices in the first place.
This is why Neville's very first act of heroism is a perfect juxtaposition to Peter's failings when he stands up to Harry, Ron, and Hermione in the Philosopher's Stone. Dumbledore recognizes it as such, and rewards him for his body bind with the final points needed to win Gryffindor the House Cup. He makes it Neville's personal victory by announcing him last. (You have to surmise that Dumbledore sees how history might repeat itself and is relieved to see Neville going down a different road.) Where Peter spent his life in the shadow of his friends, remembered even by professors as little more than a sycophant—recall that Professor McGonagall thinks of him primarily as that boy who trailed after James and Sirius—Neville steps away from that position immediately and shows everyone that while he may be meek, he's no one to mess around with.
More important than Neville's defense of what's right is his role as a keeper of hope. Neville comes to Harry's aid when no one believes what he says, fights alongside him when most flee at the prospect of real danger, then keeps his platoon going from inside Hogwarts during Harry's absence. He has the hardest job of anyone, and it's a responsibility he takes on without being asked or expected to do so. He houses refuges in the Room of Requirement, lets everyone know that Dumbledore's Army is alive and well. Epic tales always demand that someone never give up the cause no matter how bleak things seem, and that's Neville through and through. His friends are kidnapped, tortured and gone, but he stays at Hogwarts while two Death Eaters are teaching classes and keeps the candle burning for Harry, Ron, and Hermione's return. If he hadn't, who knows if the Battle of Hogwarts could have even taken place. Still, Harry didn't come up with Neville's role in a brilliant moment of strategic awareness—they simply got lucky that Neville decided he wanted the job.
You could argue that his parentage has a lot to do with his journey. Frank and Alice Longbottom were tortured to insanity by the Lestranges, and so he has a deeply personal reason to stand against Voldemort. But by all accounts, Peter also had a good family who would have been horrified by the choices he made. This ties into Pettigrew's decision to fake his own death—his mother could believe that he died a hero. Neville's situation is exactly opposite and once again shows Peter up in every sense; he fights for a family that is no longer present, wants to make his parents proud though they will never consciously know what he is doing in their memory.
In the final hour, Neville is given a chance to make the same cowardly choice that Peter did, to join Voldemort's forces and go the easy route. And instead he pulls Godric Gryffindor's sword out of a burning Sorting Hat and destroys the final horcrux by slicing off Nagini's head. It couldn't be more clear than it is in that moment; Harry needs Neville in order to end this war just as much as he needs Ron and Hermione, the same way that his parents needed Peter. And it is true that Harry is a much better friend to Neville than his father might have been to Peter, but at the end of the day, that's still down to Neville—down to a boy who demanded respect from his friends right from the start, no matter how small or unremarkable he felt. Who had the gumption to do what he knew was right, not when it was hard but because it was hard.
That distinction makes Neville Longbottom the truest of Gryffindors and a surprising balancing point of the entire Harry Potter narrative. Who Peter Pettigrew might have been had he understood that courage wasn't about blind action, but about doing what was needed even if no one ever asked. In a world of leaders and followers, there are some who don't attempt to fit either mold, and it is those distinct few who really determine the future of us all. That is what Neville Longbottom can teach us.
Emily Asher-Perrin always loved how Potter generations paralleled so beautifully. You can bug her on Twitter and read more of her work here and elsewhere.
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Keeping Up With The Daggers….
"Well, if they can keep with us, maybe." – Nigel Adkins 23rd November 2010, having been asked if Saints and Brighton would be battling it out for promotion come the end of the season.
Brighton were eight points clear of Saints at the time.
"They play the same kind of football as Dagenham and Redbridge. The only difference is they've got (Rickie) Lambert. If you gave Dagenham and Redbridge (Lee) Barnard and Lambert they would be in the top six." – Gus Poyet speaking on the 23rd April 2011 after Saints 2-1 victory at the Withdean ended Brighton's undefeated home run.
Southampton were being praised from all corners of the media and opposition fans for their attractive flowing football under Adkins.
Poyet v Adkins. Mouths of the South?
Last season something funny happened between the respective prides of Hampshire and Sussex. Almost as a sub-plot to the season, a rivalry (many fans will insist that it wasn't a rivalry , but it was) developed between two of League One's South coast clubs. Saints fans had never really cared about Brighton (and vice-versa I am sure), in fact I've always kind of liked them, but the events of last season brought about a new outlook on each other, that was fuelled mainly by the quoted comments above.
The great thing about rivalries is that they are the added to spice to any season, and last season's campaign saw both teams without games against their real rivals. In fact both had been starved of regular derby games for a few years, so when a side reasonably local becomes your main promotion challenger things are likely to hot up. Add to that a sprinkling of former Brighton players now turning out for Saints and there was already enough reasons to see some full blooded encounters between the two.
The fanning of the flames though, didn't come from the terraces, but from the clubs respective managers.
Nigel Adkins comments, following the 0-0 draw at St. Mary's were unwise to say the least. Perhaps said tongue in cheek, as we all know Adkins likes a little joke with interviewers, but when you are eight points behind, it was enough ammunition to make the Saints boss a figure of hate for the Seagulls faithful. The disdain from the Saints fans point of view came from events on the pitch in that game. I was never a fan of Poyet as a player, and what I saw that night was a team very much influenced by their manager. Time wasting, play acting and imaginary card waving seemed to be the order of the day from the team in blue and white and incensed the Saints fans.
So the scene was set for the rest of the season.
The build up to the return match at the Withdean was almost comical, mainly because despite the months of 'banter' between the two sets of fans, both claimed to not really care about the other. The banners made especially for Nigel Adkins by the Brighton fans and the wild celebrations of the Saints fan after Jose Fonte's winner would suggest nothing could be further from the truth. Another incident surrounding this match, that was blown out of proportion was the non-guard of honour. A contentious issue no doubt, but one that was spoken about far more because of the bad blood that had already built up between the clubs. Brighton were deserved champions, and under any other circumstances I am sure that Saints would have obliged, but I backed Adkins decision then, and I do now. Guards of honour are usually provided by teams with nothing left to play for in a season, and when the game means nothing to either side. That certainly wasn't the case for a Saints team still chasing automatic promotion and the game clearly did mean a lot to both teams, managers and fans.
Adkins gets a warm reception from the Withdean Crowd. Image courtesy of Russell Masters.
If Saints fans had cringed in November when Adkins had made his vocal faux pas, it was time for the Brighton fans to put their fingers in their ears, as a clearly disappointed Poyet came out with his uninformed and factually incorrect rant after the game. A man who had also claimed that the game wasn't important to him, but had withdrew the ball boys with twenty minutes to go when 1-0 up, Poyet's South American passion had clearly got the better of him.
The comments may have been fair had they been aimed at Saints under Alan Pardew, who did like to go the direct route often, but it was now a weapon that was used only rarely by Adkins, albeit effectively to seal a last minute winner at the Withdean. The most insulting thing about it though was the disrespect to the Saints squad, dismissed as pawns for Lambert by Poyet. Many Saints fans (myself included) have since take glee from the reports of opposition fans in Brighton's last few games, which suggest that since the signing of Billy Paynter, Poyet himself has mixed it up a bit with some punts to the big man, style is one thing, adapting to situations is another…..
Fonte celebrates the Withdean winner. We didn't care though honest.
So where does it leave us this season? As Saints and Brighton prepare to face off for the first time in the new campaign, things have very much died down. Brighton have found the step up slightly tougher than Saints, but neither has looked out of their depth. We both have our 'real' rivals to worry about now.
Saturday will have some needle though, there is no doubt about that. Poyet won the war last year, but didn't win any battles and that will hurt him. Nigel Adkins and the Saints players will be fuelled by the Dagenham and Redbridge comments, and both sides will be looking at a possible reverse of the unbeaten home record situation.
It will be a good game, of that I am sure, and a little bit of rivalry and friendly banter never hurt anybody. We will rib Gus, and the Seagulls fans will rib Nigel, but I expect it will all be done with an undertone of begrudging respect for the fantastic jobs both men have done.
Both teams play nice football, and there are some great players in both sides. The additions to Brighton's squad this season, particularly Mackail-Smith and Vicente are impressive and this could be Saints toughest home game so far. Let's hope that the talking points all come from the pitch though, and not the post match interviews.
I for one can say honestly, that I have enjoyed the online battle of wills with the Brighton fans, and found it to be humour filled and fun, and long may it continue. Can you keep up?
Spare a thought for poor old Dagenham & Redbridge though. Staring non-league football in the face, but for a Rickie Lambert they would be on the brink of the Premier League….