[Lilithday] - Technology Tree Zone - Act 2 - I like this Zone, except for the damn spaceship following you.
Finished Sasha's Training, I missed a Memory Reel, but I think I'll tackle it when levels will - likely - become visitable.
Party Lvl. 41 - Unlocked the Blossom Bridge dungeon, I love its music!
Had to play this on PC because the Vita port wouldn't work, I'm using the PS2 graphics patch but the original style has its own charm.
Chapter 4 - 8/4 - I'm really liking this game, and coming from Chaos;Child I'm hyped about what's to come.
Fei Lvl. 22 - Margie's rescue was successful! But where is Citan?
Honestly, at this point I consider all games that came out before PS3 era difficult... I started .hack vol. 1 yesterday and I really liked it, but got to the moment where the actual combat began to unfold and oh my... I guess, it's just a side-effect of me being a more modern gamer. I played NES games when I was younger, some other systems but I remember always getting to that one point in the middle of the game, being stuck and sad because there was no way of me finishing the game. So, nowadays if I don't see any difficulty options, I just quit the game unless I know it has a story I will enjoy very much.
I'll watch the summary of hack in Terminal Disc, though!
Nothing in particular caught my eye but I think you have an interesting game collection.
You have a great profile and an interesting set of favorite games!
Persona 5 took me around 75 hours, but it can be longer/shorter, depending on how you play. I was on Easy and still failed so many times on final missions... also some of my play-time took just going to the characters I looked forward to and checking if they have something new to say + of course, Tae Takemi, my Joker fell in love with her, so missing something was not possible!
It did take almost 100 hours, but I'd never say that I ever checked the timer or anything. Time passed by quickly.
Why do you like Persona 2 so much?
Xenogears is an experience. It isn't without its flaws, (big flaws at that) but the good far outweighs the bad; there still really isn't anything quite like it. I hope you're enjoying it so far!
Thanks for the pointing that out to me! I actually haven't heard of Ihatova Monogatari, but the idea of an adventure game made up of standalone stories sounds really neat. I like its soundtrack from what I'm hearing, too.
Sorry if I didn't get back to your last comment, like a month ago. I'm so bad with that. I've yet to play the MediEvil Rolling Demo, because it apparently requires extensive hacking to even be made playable. With enough tinkering around, you can get access to an early first-person mode, which is interesting. Imagine playing all levels on the disc like that, along with tank controls, haha.
And I haven't played Iconoclasts, but I did recently pick it up for sale on GOG! Gosh, that game looks amazing... I still think I'll hold off on it until I've played Hollow Knight first, but I'm equally stoked for both.
Favourite Genres: jRPGs, Dungeon Crawlers and Action Adventures.
Least Favourite Genres: Sports - except for tennis - and photorealistic/movielike/0-gameplay games.
Favourite franchises: Megami Tensei, The Legend of Zelda, Castlevania, Ys, Zero Escape.
My very first games: Project Eden and Tomb Raider - The Last Revelation on PC.
- I've completed the game, but not in the way the site intends: it means that I'm done with that title - and beaten it - and don't want to pick it up again.
100% completion and achievements don't count, except if I want to do it.
- I've beaten the final boss and/or seen credits but have more to do and I intend to bother with it.
- I still haven't beaten the game, it may refers to both an hour of gameplay till the room before final boss.
- The game hasn't been played yet or only for a few minutes.
- This goes to games without a particular goal and therefore cannot be properly finished, but also to titles I don't want to play anymore and aren't beaten.
- Particular task I managed to accomplish in a game, from a 100% completion when it's difficult or long to do, 0-Death Runs, Nuzlocke Runs, other something Runs; I won't probably ever try speedruns, don't like them.
Feel free to contact me or add to Multitap, it's always a pleasure to read comments, and I'll try to add/answer as soon as I can, even if a great celerity isn't assured.
You can also add my 3DS FC, tell me with a public or private message and I'll do the same.
Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth – Hacker's Memory - So far, really interesting.
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning - Level 20 Adventurer.


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Is the U.S. Government Hacking into Twitter Accounts?
By Anthony Cuthbertson On 1/22/16 at 6:26 AM EST
Twitter users informed of being hacked by 'state-sponsored actors' tell 'Newsweek' they suspect the U.S. government. Dado Ruvic/ Reuters
Tech & Science Twitter NSA Hacking Surveillance
In early December 2015, a small group of Twitter users received an email informing them that state-sponsored hackers may have tried to obtain sensitive data from their accounts.
It was the first time the micro-blogging site had warned of such attacks and formed part of a new policy to provide information about cyber attacks from government-backed organizations.
"We believe that these actors (possibly associated with a government) may have been trying to obtain information such as email addresses, IP addresses, and/or phone numbers," the warning stated. "But we don't have any additional information at this time."
Some of the victims, which included security researchers, filmmakers and privacy advocates, responded to the emails with requests for more information. When they were met with a wall of silence they began reaching out to each other and eventually coordinated to publish an open letter this week demanding answers.
We received a warning from @twitter today stating we may be "targeted by state-sponsored actors" pic.twitter.com/oZm83eVFC5
— coldhak (@coldhakca) December 11, 2015
Speculation around who may be behind the attacks has included Russia, China and Iran, however most of those targeted believe the source of the hacks to be the U.S. government, specifically the National Security Agency (NSA).
"Since we are a rather diverse group of people or groups who got those notices, it's really hard to guess," Anne Roth, a senior advisor on a German parliamentary inquiry into mass surveillance, tells Newsweek. "Specifically because we live in a lot of different countries.
"The fact that Twitter doesn't want to release any additional information and didn't even reply to our emails in some cases makes me think they may have a gag order—that makes me think there's a connection to U.S. law enforcement."
Fellow victim Jens Kubieziel, a board member of TorServers.net, also points to a potential gag order imposed on Twitter by the U.S. government preventing any more information about the attacks from getting out. When asked to provide details of its policy to inform users of such attacks, or whether it had received warrants, subpoenas or National Security Letters in connection with the attacks, a company spokesman said Twitter had no further comment on the matter.
The NSA did not respond to a request for comment on Twitter's policy.
It is not clear exactly how many people were sent emails, although more than 50 of the targeted users have joined a Twitter group to highlight the extent of the issue. The open letter, signed by 35 of the victims, lists 22 questions dealing with the nature of the attacks, reasons for targeting and the legalities of not divulging more information.
"Already the term 'state-sponsored actor' leaves me with more questions than answers," Roth says. "Of course it would make a difference to know whether I'm being investigated by the Russian government's bot army, my own government or the NSA.
"Twitter could help us understand some of these questions. They choose to remain silent and that makes me wonder why they sent those emails in the first place."
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Q: Flat modules on Stacks Project. I have been reading through a bit of the material from the Stacks project, and there is a statement that I cannot make sense of.  Lemma 10.36.19(7) states:

Let $R$ be a ring.
(7)  Suppose $R\rightarrow A$ is a ring map, and $M$ is an $A$-module.  Then $M$ is a flat $R$-module if and only if the localization $M_{\mathfrak{m}}$ is a flat $R_{\mathfrak{p}}$-module (with $\mathfrak{p}=R\cap\mathfrak{m}$) for all maximal ideals $\mathfrak{m}$ of $A$.

I just don't understand the "with $\mathfrak{p}=R\cap\mathfrak{m}$" part: $\mathfrak{m}$ is a maximal ideal of $A$, and $A$ does not necessarily intersect with $R$ at all, so what sense does it make to intersect $\mathfrak{m}$ with $R$?  Surely not all $A$-modules are flat if $A\cap R=\emptyset$, right?  Am I just missing something simple here (like: do they simply mean $\text{Im}(f)\cap\mathfrak{m}$, where $f$ is the ring map given in the statement?), or is something amiss?

A: The notation $R \cap \mathfrak m$ is sometimes used to denote the inverse image of $\mathfrak m$ in $R$. It is a prime ideal $\mathfrak p$ of $A$.
There is a canonical morphism $R_{\mathfrak p} \to A_{\mathfrak m}$, and the $A_{\mathfrak m}$-module $M_{\mathfrak m}$ acquires an $R_{\mathfrak p}$-module structure via this map.

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One of the reason why I became interested in the environmental issues, especially water circulation which is very important factor for our environment as an artist is my father's influence. My father was a wild bird researcher before he became a severely disabled person. Fortunately, I could spend meaningful time with him for twenty years since he had a very free positive spirit despite of his unmovable body. There are two things I learned from him.How important water for the environment is, and everything is all related each other.
He was a member to establish Osaka Nankou Bird Sanctuary, and he spent all his passion for nature to this work. While I have been very proud of his this amazing work, I also have grown my interest toward the nature around us.
After the big earthquake in 2011, my perspective of the world has completely changed. I thought about the environmental contamination in Japan and the world by this disaster. This happened because of the contradiction lying at the heart of our life. Materialistic innovation and Environmental pollution.
All our life stands on this contradiction.
As an artist living in this world, I create the moment for the viewers to feel and think that we are all related and can find gods everywhere around you. I believe the moment our compassionate thought towards trees, flowers, ocean, rivers, mountains and sky will change something.
As far as I live in this world, I will continue to make my art works with the hope for the future.
feeling, thought, and senses when I finish it up as a final work. The whole process of creating the series "Record" is how I can make a balance between the outer and inner world, or I should say between the objective and subjective world.
I start my creative process by walking outside and recording it by taking pictures.
The photos I take during my walks connect the inside and outside of me as a pivot.
Photography is more objective than drawing or sketching as a media. Observation and decision making are important processes when we take pictures. It is the perfect media to keep the right distance between polar opposites such as; inside and outside, subjective and objective, conscious and unconscious.
First I print out the photos and select a few. I then scrape off unnecessary parts of the picture by using sand paper. The oxidation process is a metaphor for living. All human beings continuously take in oxygen into our body and oxidize our cells by breathing. I also burn photos by using incense stick. This symbolizes the purifying phenomenon I captured on the photos. Thus I believe I could create the circulation between the reality on this world and beyond.
I draw on the photos on the board to finish. During this process, I examine the relationship and distances between the inside and outside one last time.
I use the work I created in process 2 as my draft or inspiration for the final painting. I integrate the aluminum drawing, my spontaneous feelings, and my original landscape onto my oil painting. Fragments of nature on my photo-picture awake something inside of me and connect with each other with unstable vibrations.
My works are monochromatic and minimal. White as a blank space and black as a shadow. These two colors represent the spirit and body in Taoism.
I then paint by aligning my breath with my heart beats. My final painting then comes truly out of the result of integration of my inner and outer world.


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Borno Awards N2.8 Billion Road Construction Contract To Indigenous Firm
By:Babagana Bukar Wakil, Maiduguri
Borno State Government has awarded a road contract of N2.8 billion to an indigenous construction company, Obtuse Tech Engineering and Construction Company limited.
The contract, which is the construction of 8.2 kilometers of road within Maiduguri Metropolis, the state capital, was awarded to the company in order to encourage the growth of Nigerian business and encourage the economy of indigenous people.
According to the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Works, Engineer Ali Goni Lawan, who spoke at the official contract signing ceremony at the weekend, said the project consists of Baga road market- Jajeri – Umarari- Bulabulin with another one linking Texaco- Churchkime – Abdu One road.
Lawan recalled that, in September last year, a tender/bid documents in respect to these projects were advertised in some national dailies, after which, companies were invited for the bid, adding that, Obtuse Tech Engineering Company won and was considered to execute the projects.
He added that the projects were approved by committed and patriotic governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, and are expected to be completed and commissioned before the end of this year 2022.
The Managing Director, Obtuse Tech Engineering and Construction Company, Engineer Umar Sheriff Lawan who spoke to journalists after the ceremony, said his company has been in the business of construction works in the last 10 years and has executed several standard road projects all across the state.
He assured deployment of his professional team of engineers/workers to site immediately to complete the projects within the specified 365 days as stipulated in Terms of Reference (ToR).
He commended Borno State Government under the leadership of Professor Babagana Zulum for considering his company worthy to execute the projects, and assured that they will do everything possible to meet specifications.
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Bob Moore Oral History Interview (2 of 2)
Interviewee: Bob Moore
Interviewer: Janice Dilg
Interview Date: January 10, 2018
Location: Bob's Red Mill Natural Foods headquarters, Milwaukie, Oregon
In interview 2, Moore expands a bit more on the outcomes of his decision to turn Bob's Red Mill over to its employees through an Employee Stock Option Plan (ESOP). Relieved of the demands of running the business and with resources available from the sale of the business, Moore's attention turned to philanthropy. The combination of OSU's history as a land grant college, its research interests, and its extension services that operated throughout the state all appealed to Bob and Charlee Moore as the place to direct their philanthropy. In 2011, the Moores donated $5 million dollars to endow the Moore Family Center for Whole Grain Foods, Nutrition and Preventive Health (MFC) in the College of Public Health and Human Sciences. Moore recounts the relationships that developed, and continue, with President Ed Ray, then Dean Tammy Bray, MFC Endowed Outreach Coordinator Renee Carr, and MFC Endowed Director Emily Ho as they make the Moore Family Center a reality.
Bob Moore was born in 1929 in Portland, Oregon. For much of his life, Moore managed an automobile service center. In 1978 – inspired by his wife Charlee, who had long harbored an interest in healthy eating – Moore founded Bob's Red Mill Natural Foods, headquartered in Milwaukie, Oregon. A prominent producer of whole grain products, the company now employs over 600 people and sells its products worldwide. In addition to success in business, Moore is well-known for his philanthropic efforts, which include OSU's Moore Family Center for Whole Grain Foods, Nutrition and Natural Medicine. Created in 2011 as a result of a $5 million gift, the Moore Family Center researches the roles that whole grains and other foods can play in improving human health and preventing disease.
Janice Dilg
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Bob's Red Mill Natural Foods headquarters, Milwaukie, Oregon
Bob Moore, "Bob Moore Oral History Interview (2 of 2)," Special Collections & Archives Research Center, accessed January 20, 2020, http://scarc.library.oregonstate.edu/omeka/items/show/31751.


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DraftedRD 1, PK 14 (2011)
John Norton, Dec 8
Sean Settle, Dec 1
IDP Dynasty Sleepers, Week 12
Darin Tietgen, Nov 24
IDP Upgrades: Week 12
Aaron Rudnicki, Nov 23
1 @ Los Angeles Rams
2 vs Cincinnati Bengals
3 @ Cleveland Browns
4 vs Detroit Lions
6 vs Green Bay Packers
8 vs San Francisco 49ers
9 @ Pittsburgh Steelers
12 @ Detroit Lions
13 vs Arizona Cardinals
14 @ Green Bay Packers
15 vs Minnesota Vikings
16 @ Seattle Seahawks
18 @ Minnesota Vikings
2011 STL 15 20 3 5 1 0 0 2 0
2012 STL 16 24 5 10.5 1 0 0 2 0
2013 STL 16 50 7 19 7 2 0 1 1
2015 LA 8 13 8 5 3 0 0 3 0
2016 LA 8 8 2 4 2 0 0 2 0
2017 LAR 15 21 11 7.5 2 0 0 0 0
2018 MIA 16 25 12 6.5 2 0 0 0 0
2019 DAL 14 26 8 11.5 2 0 0 3 0
2020 CHI 16 13 6 2 3 1 0 0 0
2021 CHI 17 38 11 17.5 5 0 0 0 0
Total 157 277 80 99 33 3 0 19 1
2021 1 LAR 33 0 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
2021 2 CIN 38 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
2021 3 CLE 63 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
2021 4 DET 53 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
2021 6 GB 47 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
2021 7 TB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021 8 SF 52 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021 9 PIT 56 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
2021 11 BAL 61 4 1 3.5 1 0 0 0 0
2021 12 DET 41 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
2021 13 ARI 40 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021 14 GB 53 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
2021 15 MIN 49 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0
2021 16 SEA 46 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
2021 18 MIN 33 0 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
2021 MIN 755 38 11 17.5 5 0 0 0 0
2020 1 DET 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020 2 NYG 25 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
2020 6 CAR 30 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020 7 LAR 31 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
2020 8 NO 38 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020 9 TEN 41 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020 14 HOU 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020 16 JAX 30 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020 GB 548 13 6 2 3 1 0 0 0
2019 3 MIA 45 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
2019 6 NYJ 47 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
2019 7 PHI 23 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
2019 9 NYG 51 0 2 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
2019 13 BUF 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019 14 CHI 47 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019 15 LAR 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019 16 PHI 51 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
2019 17 WAS 45 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
2019 WAS 659 26 8 11.5 2 0 0 3 0
2018 3 OAK 54 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018 6 CHI 50 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
2018 10 GB 37 2 1 1.5 0 0 0 0 0
2018 12 IND 41 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018 BUF 636 25 12 6.5 2 0 0 0 0
2017 2 WAS 45 1 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
2017 4 DAL 44 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017 5 SEA 43 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
2017 7 ARI 34 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017 12 NO 46 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
2017 17 SF 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017 SF 636 21 11 7.5 2 0 0 0 0
2016 11 MIA 43 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
2016 NO 333 8 2 4 2 0 0 2 0
2015 2 WAS 58 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
2015 CHI 339 13 8 5 3 0 0 3 0
2014 1 MIN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014 2 TB 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014 3 DAL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014 5 PHI 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014 6 SF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014 7 SEA 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
2014 8 KC 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
2014 10 ARI 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
2014 11 DEN 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2014 12 SD 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2014 13 OAK 5 0 3 2 0 0 0 0
2014 14 WAS 3 2 1.5 1 0 0 1 0
2014 16 NYG 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014 17 SEA 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014 SEA 39 7 10.5 5 0 0 6 0
2013 1 ARI 3 0 3 2 0 0 0 0
2013 2 ATL 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
2013 5 JAX 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013 6 HOU 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
2013 7 CAR 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
2013 9 TEN 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013 10 IND 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
2013 12 CHI 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 1
2013 13 SF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013 15 NO 5 0 2 1 1 0 0 0
2013 16 TB 6 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
2013 SEA 50 7 19 7 2 0 1 1
2012 1 DET 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
2012 2 WAS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
2012 3 CHI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012 6 MIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012 7 GB 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
2012 8 NE 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012 10 SF 3 1 1.5 0 0 0 0 0
2012 11 NYJ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012 14 BUF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
2012 15 MIN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011 2 NYG 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
2011 3 BAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011 8 NO 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
2011 10 CLE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011 15 CIN 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2011 16 PIT 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Week 18 injury report for Chicago
Chicago Bears DL Akiem Hicks (ankle) did not practice all week and has been ruled out for Week 18 against the Minnesota Vikings. LB Robert Quinn (shoulder), DL Eddie Goldman (finger) and CB Duke Shelley (heel) practiced in full Friday, Jan. 7, but are listed as questionable. TE Jimmy Graham (rest) and QB Andy Dalton (groin) also practiced in full on Friday and no longer appear on the injury report.
Thursday practice report for Bears
Chicago Bears DT Akiem Hicks (ankle) did not participate in practice Thursday, Jan. 6. TE Jimmy Graham (non-injury), LB Robert Quinn (shoulder), DT Eddie Goldman (finger) and CB Duke Shelley (heel) fully participated in practice.
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Wednesday practice report for Bears
Chicago Bears TE Jimmy Graham (non-injury), WR Jakeem Grant (ankle), DT Akiem Hicks (ankle) and LB Robert Quinn (shoulder) did not participate in practice Wednesday, Jan. 5. DT Eddie Goldman (finger) and CB Duke Shelley (heel) fully participated in practice.
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Robert Quinn with two more sacks
Chicago Bears LB Robert Quinn had two more sacks Monday, Dec. 20, against the Minnesota Vikings. He has sacks in the last six games and 10.5 sacks during the stretch.


Fitter and Faster is coming to Columbus for an Elite Video Filming and Analysis Day at the Columbus School for Girls on April 20th!
At this event, each swimmer's stroke will be filmed with high quality cameras both above and below the water. Then the video will be analyzed with voice over and graphics on the actual video by Olympic Coach Todd Schmitz. Schmitz has coached six swimmers to Olympic teams – including Olympic superstar Missy Franklin from the time she was 9-years old through the 2012 and 2016 Olympics.
Swimmers can have one, two, or ALL FOUR strokes analyzed! Each participant will also receive one free month of Swim Videos on Demand!
We strongly recommend all of our swimmers take advantage of this incredible opportunity and share the video with their coach as well! Click the link to learn more and sign up before the sessions fill up!
Communication & Social Media - Follow Us!
Slack: Slack is our newest platform and is an app that we use to get quick communication to everyone. Full slack instructions will be at the end of this post.
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/BuckeyeSwimming/ - Facebook will automatically post our Instagram posts, plus we will share useful swimming articles.
Many of the calendars above have yet to be updated to our website. Only Senior and the Meet calendar have events on them as of the creation of this post. All of these will be updated in the coming weeks.
Twitter https://twitter.com/buckeyeswimming We are not actually on twitter often, however many of our posts will auto post there as a convenience to those of you that use this platform.
We use our registration system (Active) to send all emails specific to a group or meet. These come from the no-reply@active.com email address that will need to be added to your safe sender list.
Website we primarily use our website as a marketing platform. However, you can get team news, calendars, season information and other updates there. At some point we will start embedding slack feeds as well.
We're glad you asked! Slack is a collaboration hub that connects your organization — all the pieces and the people — so you can get things done.
Collaborate online just like you would in person.
Bring the right people and information together in one place.
Communicate efficiently, stay connected, and get things done faster.
Slack is comprised of channels: a single place for messaging, tools, and files. Most of your communication with other members will happen in channels.
They can be organized around anything — departments, projects, or even office locations — and you can create as many channels as you need. Every workspace starts with two by default: a #general channel and a #random channel.
Public channels are open to your entire workspace.
Messages are archived in Slack and searchable by all members, except guests.
A public channel has a # hashtag icon in its name.
Private channels are not open to your entire workspace.
You have to be invited to view and participate in the channel's discussion.
A private channel has a lock icon in its name.
The first responses we received was a desire to keep important announcements in one place. To do this we changed the name of the #general folder to #team-announcements. The only things posted there should be time sensitive information that the entire team needs. Please adhere to this, so that everyone keeps their notifications on for this channel.
We have the following additional channels to help communicate with smaller groups of people.
In the week leading up to the meet we will post any updates such as psych sheets and warm-up schedules.
This is a safe place to throw any pictures from team events, practices, etc.
Anything you feel like sharing can go here. This channel was used to find a team suit this past week-end. Great use of Slack!
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Morality in Media: Lindsay Lohan Pictorial in New York Magazine Softcore Porn
Robert Peters, President of MIM, had the following comments in response to New York Magazines (2/25/08 issue) effort to use Lindsay Lohan to re-create Marilyn Monroes legendary last (nude) photo shoot.I thankfully cannot claim to have examined every mainstream magazine that has published nude photographs of women, but of the ones I have seen, New York Magazines effort to recreate Marilyn Monroes legendary last (nude) photo shoot pushes the envelope further than them all.
This is, of course, part of the problem with pushing the envelope. What at first offends and even shocks loses its power to do so, after viewers are repeatedly exposed to similar content. That leaves the exploiter of sex with two choices. Back off or push the envelope even further.
In this issue, New York hasnt just recreated a series of photographs of Marilyn Monroe that have blasphemously become known as The Last Sitting, it has followed in the footsteps of Playboy magazine.
I describe the New York nude photo shoot as soft-core porn, for the same reason that people describe Playboy magazines nude photo shoots as soft-core porn. Men who subscribe to Playboy for the purpose of viewing naked women dont do so because of their appreciation for great art; so men who buy New York to see a naked Lindsay Lohan wont be doing so because of their appreciation for great art.
Of course, with this particular issue of New York, some people can be expected to buy the publication just to see how low a mainstream magazine and Hollywood starlet will go for the sake of notoriety. http://news.yahoo.com/s/usnw/20080221/pl_usnw/new_york_magazine_publishes_soft_core_porn____photo_shoot_____while_lindsay_lohan_shows_that_a_young_woman___s_breasts_can_grow
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Tagged: Celebrity, Lindsay Lohan, Marilyn Monroe, New York magazine, Nude, Nudity
Oprah: Carson Kressley on How to Look Good Naked
Many women hate their bodies, disregarding their beauty and magnifying the smallest imperfections. If you see only jiggling thighs, saggy breasts and a flabby belly when you look in the mirror, Carson Kressley has a message for you!
For four years, Carson and the other members of the Fab Five transformed sloppy straight guys into gentlemen of style on Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. Now, Carson is putting his stylish sensibilities back to work as he helps women of all sizes learn to love their bodies on the show How To Look Good Naked. In January 2008, the show became the most-watched reality series premiere in the Lifetime Television Network's history.
http://www.oprah.com/beauty/skinbody/slide/20080215/skinbody_20080215_101.jhtml
Tagged: Beauty, Naked, Nude, Nudity, Real Beauty
Leonard Nimoy and The Full Body Project on Colbert Report
Comedy Central's Steven Colbert interviews Leonard Nimoy who challenges American standard of beauty with photographs of nude overweight women.
http://www.comedycentral.com/motherload/?lnk=v&ml_video=156265
Tagged: Beauty, Nude, Nudity, Real Beauty
AP: Oregon Mayor Unnerved by Lingerie Photos
ARLINGTON, Ore. (AP) – Mayor Carmen Kontur-Gronquist, whose MySpace photos of her posing in black lingerie on a fire engine put this Columbia River town of 600 into something of a pother, told ABC's 20/20 Friday night that she's not stepping down.
"They're going to have to drag me out of here," she said.
The pictures were taken before she thought of running for mayor, said Kontur-Gronquist, 42, the first woman to hold the unpaid position. She said she had permission from the fire chief to use the engine and had intended to use the photos in a contest about fitness in women.
http://www.wtopnews.com/?nid=104&sid=1329531
Filed in Media, Society
Tagged: Lingerie, MySpace, Photos


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Professor Veerabhadran Ramanathan, researcher at Scripp's Institution of Oceanography at the University of California and member of the Coalition's Scientific Advisory Panel, provided a public lecture as awardee of the 2018 Bert Bolin Lecture on Climate Research award.
Professor Ramanathan presented his work on "bending the curve" on climate change using the most efficient ways to minimize global temperature increase due to emissions of greenhouse agents. This effort includes quickly mitigating short-lived climate pollutants, such as methane and black carbon, alongside carbon dioxide to significantly reduce global warming and avoid climate disruptions as well as damage to public health and ecosystems.
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Sur le chemin de Kyôto est le huitième volume du manga Kenshin le vagabond.

Résumé par chapitres

Vers Kyōto ( partie)
Sanosuké est furieux d'apprendre que Kenshin est parti à Kyōto sans lui, et décide de le suivre, empruntant de l'argent à Tsunan qui lui donne en cadeau des mini-bombes pour se défendre.

Mais Hajimé tente de persuader Sanosuké de ne pas y aller, son existence même, et celle de Yahiko ou Kaoru sont le véritable point faible de Kenshin explique-t-il.

Kaoru, pendant ce temps-là, déprime depuis deux jours, n'ayant rien mangé.

Vers Kyōto ()
Devant l'obstination de Sanosuké, Hajimé se met à son niveau et n'a pas difficulté à le surpasser. Cependant Sanosuké contre en disant que si Kenshin et Hajimé sont devenus forts c'est par leurs expériences à Kyōto il y a dix ans. Devant l'obstination de son adversaire, Hajimé renonce à le dissuader d'aller se faire tuer.

Confiant Kaoru à Yahiko, Sanosuké part s'entraîner sur le chemin de l'ancienne capitale.

Les sentiments de Megumi et Kaoru
Kaoru, toujours prostrée dans son lit, reçoit la visite de Megumi. Celle-ci lui fait comprendre qu'elle Megumi, amoureuse de Kenshin, ne peut pas le suivre, car elle doit se consacrer à la médecine pour purger sa peine.

Kaoru réplique qu'elle ne sait pas ce que cela lui a fait d'entendre Kenshin dire « adieu » en face. Ce à quoi Megumi répond qu'elle a pour sa part été totalement négligée par Kenshin, puis elle sort.

Yahiko alors entre, et dit à Kaoru que Kenshin n'a dit adieu qu'à elle, signe qu'il avait de la peine de se séparer, et elle est la seule à pouvoir le ramener au dôjô. En larmes, Kaoru décide finalement de partir à Kyōto.

Le soir, Megumi voit le dôjô ouvert et espère y trouver Kenshin, mais le visiteur n'est autre que Aoshi Shinomori.

Un homme sans pitié
Celui-ci désire savoir où est parti Kenshin. Il menace Megumi, mais Hajimé intervient, lui explique toute la situation et le manipule pour qu'il aille lui aussi à Kyōto.

Revenu sur la terre où sont enterrés les membres de l'Obiwabanshû, il élimine quatre hommes de Makoto qui salissent cette terre et se voit proposer par Sōjirō de les rejoindre, et ainsi avoir une deuxième chance de changer l'histoire.

Sur le chemin de Kyōto
Plutôt que de voyager par bateau, Kenshin a choisi d'aller à Kyōto à pieds, en évitant le plus possible tout contact avec les habitants, pour ne pas les entraîner dans des combats inutiles.

Alors qu'il s'apprête à dormir à la belle étoile, pensant à ceux qu'il a laissés à Tôkyô et en particulier à Kaoru dont il voit le visage en larmes, il entend des bandits et un cri féminin. Ne pouvant rester indifférent quand un innocent est en danger, il se dirige vers l'origine du bruit. Mais la victime se révèle une jeune fille parfaitement capable de se défendre qui a volontairement attirer des voleurs pour les voler, et elle neutralise ses adversaires facilement.

Misao Makimachi
La jeune fille tente de voler à Kenshin son argent, puis proteste quand il insiste pour rendre l'argent des voleurs à son propriétaire initial.

Kenshin réalise qu'elle est douée en kung fu, et d'ailleurs sa tenue n'est pas standard.

Après avoir rendu l'argent au propriétaire, tous deux marchent, et Misao Makimachi, car c'est son nom, explique qu'elle cherche quelqu'un et vit à Kyōto, y revenant après avoir été à Tôkyô.

Mais les brigands qu'elle a volés reviennent en force. Acculés sur un pont, Kenshin le fait s'effondrer, car les voleurs et Misao sont tous coupables.

Misao, un peu sonnée après la chute, dit à Kenshin qu'il est cependant certainement moins fort que celui qu'elle cherche... Aoshi et ses compagnons Obiwabanshû.

Le jeu du chat et de la souris
Voyant la réaction de Kenshin, Misao comprend qu'il connaît Aoshi et ses amis, et commence à le suivre.

Kenshin tente de la semer, allant jusqu'à franchir un large précipice. Il lui explique que les Obiwabanshû ne vivent que pour le combat, et qu'elle risque donc sa vie. C'est sans doute pourquoi Aoshi l'a laissée elle chez quelqu'un plutôt que de la prendre avec lui. La meilleure chose est qu'elle l'oublie.

Mais Misao, loin de renoncer, s'écrie qu'elle ne pourra jamais être heureuse en oubliant l'amour de sa vie, tente de franchir le précipice et tombe.

Kenshin la rattrape à temps, et elle s'évanouit.

Le lendemain, quand Misao reprend ses esprits, Kenshin lui permet de la suivre car elle ne renoncera pas de toute façon, à condition qu'elle prenne ses distances pour ne pas être impliquée s'il était attaqué.

Chacun son chemin
Pendant que Kenshin et Misao marchent dans la forêt, Sanosuké lui aussi en forêt tente de comprendre que faire pour s'entraîner. Megumi soigne des patients, mais commet pas mal d'erreurs car elle a la tête ailleurs. Kaoru et Yahiko sont sur un bateau pour Kyōto. Elle a décidé de ne plus se plaindre, lui a le mal de mer.

Kenshin et Misao entendent soudain un bruit et, cherchant la source, trouvent un homme mourant. Sa dernière volonté est que Kenshin sauve son village et son petit frère des mains de Shishio.

Le village abandonné
Ce village est depuis deux ans aux mains de Shishio et sa bande, qui a tué tous les policiers et tous les nouveaux mutés. Le nom du village n'apparaît même plus sur les cartes officielles.

Ayant retrouvé le petit frère, Kenshin le confie à Misao et se rend au village où les corps des parents des deux frères sont exposés, horriblement mutilés.

Des hommes de Senkaku, subalterne de Shishio qui gère le village, tentent de tuer Kenshin, qui contre.

Misao et le jeune garçon, repérés par un autre homme de Senkaku, sont sauvés de justesse par Hajimé, stupéfait de trouver Kenshin ici.

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Players have returned from dinner break in Day 1B of the @WSOP Circuit @TVWSOPCircuit Main Event. @JCTran23 and 207 more take their seats to play six more levels tonight before reaching the Bag-N-Tag portion of the night.
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INSPIRED. Our Champions
The outcome of the football game at Carter Finley Stadium in Raleigh between the Lee County Yellow Jackets and the Weddington Warriors on Dec. 14 didn't go the way folks in Lee County wanted it to. The game, which decided the NCHSAA 3AA state championship, went Weddington's way, as the Matthews, N.C. based team won its second consecutive title. But for folks at home, the Yellow Jackets are champions anyway, and for the team, the lessons learned are as valuable as anything.
INSPIRED. Winter Games
Last Friday, Tucker Debo watched as a day of fun known as the "Winter Games" unfolded at Floyd L. Knight School. Nearly 80 JROTC students from Lee County High School, where Debo is a senior, visited the elementary campus for a day of fun, games and connecting with the school's special needs student body. Activities throughout the day included multiple sporting relay events in the gym – a basketball shoot, a "snowman bowling" event and several more – as well as arts and crafts activities in the school's classrooms.
INSPIRED. Region 4 HS Science Teacher of the Year - Dillon Crockett
For sixth-year science Southern Lee High teacher School Dillon Crockett, what happens outside the classroom is as important as what happens inside the classroom — Quiz Bowl. Science Olympiad. Chairman of the School Improvement Team. AIG adviser. The list goes on, and it's all in addition to his regular, advanced and honors biology classes. Crockett's busy schedule was rewarded recently when the North Carolina Science Teachers Association named him the Outstanding Science Teacher of the Year for the state's fourth district, which includes Lee and 10 other counties. He was presented with the honor at the NCSTA's annual conference in Winston-Salem.
INSPIRED. One Brick At A Time
Josephine Shelton has always had a knack for building things. So it was a logical move for her to enroll in Chris Garner's core construction class when she entered Lee County High School as a freshman. Shelton – now a junior – has not only completed that core class, but Masonry 1 as well, and will start Masonry 2 next semester. Shelton is now looking towards construction management as a career after taking Garner's classes, which is something Garner tries to teach his students about. "My main focus is to show these kids that they can learn a trade. Even if they don't want to do it for a living, it can still help them get to where they want to be. And if they do want to do it for a living, there are doors I can open for them."
INSPIRED. Never An 'Average' Day
Chris McNeill was at W.B. Wicker Elementary so much at the start of this school year that students began asking him if he was some kind of principal. McNeill, the maintenance department director for Lee County Schools, is not some kind of principal. But for the district's 17 campuses and other auxiliary buildings, he and his department are often unsung heroes – the team that keeps the lights on, the water running and the temperature right for the teachers, staff and students every day.


The discipline of herpetology in New Zealand includes lizards, frogs, tuatara, sea turtles, sea snakes, and in rare instances involves the capture of stowaway snakes and turtles/tortoises from other parts of the world. New Zealand rivals temperate Australia in terms of lizard biodiversity, and our herpetofauna have many ancient traits that make them unique internationally; e.g. all New Zealand geckos give birth to live young (usually twins) every 1-2 years.
There are currently c.100 species of lizards recognised for New Zealand, one species of tuatara and three species of native frogs. New Zealand also has three species of sea snakes and five species of turtles in our seas; these species frequently turn up on northern beaches.
Archey's frog, CoromandelNew Zealand lizards are threatened by habitat modification and destruction, predators, and in some cases poaching. Large-bodied lizards tend to be most threatened as they tend to be longer-lived, have fewer young, and require more specific habitat to avoid predation than smaller-bodied species. All New Zealand herpetofauna are assigned a threat ranking by the Department of Conservation every 3-4 years (most recently in 2015). There are now 37 species of "Threatened" herpetofauna in New Zealand including eight "Nationally Critical" species. There are 52 "At Risk", seven "Data Deficient", and 10 "Not Threatened" species. Over 80% of Threatened and At Risk species have at least one record on private land, and some occur exclusively on private land.
Lizards must be considered in scoping reports and in AEEs in order to achieve an "adequate" assessment of environmental effects (as per Section 88, clause 3 of the Resource Management Act 1991).
Barrier skink, FiordlandWildland Consultants consistently delivers high quality and cost-effective services, the hallmark of which is a creative and pragmatic approach to problem solving under the RMA (1991).
The Wildlands herpetological team includes experienced RMA practitioners and highly respected scientists. Team members are well versed in the resource consent process, including significance assessments, mitigation plans, the preparation of environment court expert evidence, and in the design, analysis and publication of scientific field experiments. Team members have experience in all aspects of project management and reporting, including the formulation of strategic and restoration plans.
All team members have a proven track record in using up-to-date methodology to find rare and cryptic species. The Wildlands herpetological team have DOC Wildlife (handling) permits for both public and private land, which enables a quick response for lizard survey, lizard identification, and assessment of environmental effects.
Wildland Consultants actively support professional development and consequently we remain at the fore-front of innovation in environmental planning and herpetological methodology. Wildlands has a DOC certified gecko-sniffer dog, and a MAF accredited venomous snake-handler to tackle border incursions.
Wildlands staff are represented on the DOC Lizard technical advisory group and the Native frog recovery group, and are members of NZFrog research group, Society of Reptile and Amphibian Research in New Zealand, and Ecological Society of New Zealand.


Here it comes. Finally. This Wednesday, June 5, we mock Atlas Shrugged, Part the First. Look upon John Galt, ye compassionate, and giggle. Or fall asleep.
Just try not to mock it. This one is, of course, not freely available, but it is on Netflix and Amazon Instant.
Two weeks later, on June 19, we take a different view of what it means to free yourself from pesky government intervention with Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection, a movie that appears to be so incoherent that even it's IMDb description can't be followed.
This movie is freely available on YouTube.
Then, on July 3, we're back to cheap, cheesy sci fi with the 1978 War of the Robots. This Italian film doesn't seem to have a trailer–or no one has bothered to save it for posterity–but here's a quick taste.
This one is also all over YouTube for free.
And I know I said "last", but can I just take a moment to go back to the time period thing and rant about the hat? Yes, it was in all the original imagery, but you have deliberately and incomprehensibly chosen to set the movie in a century when WE DON'T WEAR THOSE ANYMORE! You just made your genius scientist revolution-leading visionary look OLD-FASHIONED.
And if you absolutely had to set the movie in the modern day then it should have been "Midas Martinez" or "Midas Muhammad" because THAT WAS ABOUT RACISM, DUMBASS!
Okay, that felt good. I don't have Twitter or Netflix and I do have work in the evening, so I probably won't join in tomorrow, but, yeah. Cool.
I hate to break this awful news, but Atlas Shrugged II is now on Netflix.
I'm not sure there's enough booze in all of their fake Jazz Age for that.


Summary View of 1245 Newport Street in the Montclair neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The red brick mid-century minimal style house has a two front gables, a chimney and elevated porch with an awning. A glass block window is beside the front door. This was the home of Professor Tom Noel.
Subject Noel, Thomas J. (Thomas Jacob)--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Montclair (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Houses.; Noel, Thomas J. (Thomas Jacob)--Homes and haunts.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Montclair (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.


This wrapper was posted at Cross near Axbridge and 1d. postage was paid as indicated by the manuscript "1" in red and "paid". The item was carried to Wells, receiving a double arc mark dated 6 March 1846, long after the introduction of the penny adhesive stamps. The wrapper had a Glastonbury double arc arrival mark applied on 7 March.


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Q: how force set selected i'm try set selected with javascript and jquery but dont set the value, my code:
<select class="form-control" id="destino" name="destino" required>
</select>

this is my select for append the options i use a cycle for:
for(i=0; i<subdirectorios.length; i++){
 temporal_value =path_directorioPrincipal.concat(subdirectorios[i]);
 var option = $("<option value="+temporal_value+">"+ subdirectorios[i] +"</option>");

  //append option
  $("#modalProceso #destino").append(option);

}

the output:

i don't understand why set value as :
value="media/gestionDocumental/Operativos/Prueba" produccion=""

in the console return this value:
media/gestionDocumental/Operativos/Troquelado
media/gestionDocumental/Operativos/Prueba Produccion

for set selected use:
$('#destino option:contains("' + destino_path + '")').attr("selected", true)
//or this:
$('#destino').val(destino_path);

but dont set selected.
please any suggest..thanks..!!

A: Firstly - You need to wrap your options value in quotes otherwise when space occurs it'll be parsed as a separate property.
$("<option value='"+ temporal_value +"'>"+ subdirectorios[i] +"</option>");

As for your second issue you actually should call .change() after setting the option value, like below:
$("#destino").val(destino_path).change();

Sample JSFiddle


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Ko and The Knockouts es un grupo de rock estadounidense. Se formaron en Detroit (Míchigan, Estados Unidos) en el año 2000.

Long Gone John, dueño del sello "Sympathy for the Records Industry" (SFTRI), propuso a Ko Melina, que entonces ejercía de bajista y cantante en The Breakdowns (y que había tocado el órgano Hammond en The Come Ons) que grabase una canción para un recopilatorio que estaba preparando para el sello en el que se recogiesen bandas de la emergente escena de garage rock de Detroit.

Ko contactó con Steve Nawara (guitarrista de The Detroit Cobras y Electric Six) y Jeff Klein (ex batería de The Come Ons y de Gore Gore Girls), con los que entra al estudio a grabar "Black and Blue", con Jack White (de The White Stripes) a la producción. La canción, mezclada por White y Jim Diamond (entonces en The Dirtbombs), apareció en el álbum Sympathetic Sounds Of Detroit (2001).

En SFTRI quedaron encantados con el resultado y animaron a Ko a continuar. Nawara abandona y es sustituido por Eddie Baranek, que había colaborado con The Come Ons, con el que graban su primer LP: Ko and The Knockouts (2002), donde se escuchan su particular visión del garage, con trazos de pop, country y rock.

En 2003 se unió a ellos el Nate Cavalieri al órgano.

Miembros

 Ko Melina Zydeco: voz y bajo.
 Eddie Baranek: guitarra.
 Jeff Klein: batería.
 Nate Cavalieri: órgano.

Miembros anteriores

 Steve Nawara: guitarra

Discografía

Álbumes

 And The Knockouts (Sympathy For The Record Industry, 2002). CD y LP.

Participaciones en Recopilatorios

 "Black And Blue" en Sympathetic Sounds Of Detroit (Sympathy For The Record Industry, 2001). LP y CD.
 "Set Me Free" y "Go Getter" en Ghettoblaster Vol. 2 (Motor City Brewing Works, 2002). CD.

Artistas de Sympathy for the Record Industry
Grupos de música de Míchigan
Grupos de rock de Míchigan
Grupos de garage rock de Estados Unidos
Grupos de música de los años 2000
Grupos de música de los años 2010
Grupos de música formados en 2000
Grupos de música formados en los años 2000


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The Women Inspiration Series: Dr Catherine Hamlin
This article was written by Zenith via UN Volunteers
Chapter 4 – Dr Catherine Hamlin (Australia)
In this series, we shift our focus to another continent and country of its own – Australia. It is common for people to want to achieve comfort and stability in our lives and one of the easiest way to do it, is to live in a country of peace and stability. However in this series, we are going to hear the story of a woman who decided to dedicate her life to the 'restoration of women's dignity and health' in Ethiopia.
Dr Hamlin at Fitsula Hospital
Catherine Halim and her late-husband Reginald are both physicians and they arrived in Ethiopia in 1959 to establish a midwifery school and they expected to return to Australia in 2 years time. But never did she expect that today, in 2014, she is still there, continuing the work that they began in their youth – giving young women of Ethiopia a second chance at life by repairing fistulas. They have opened the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital in 1974 and have since treated more than 35,000 women.
Obstetric fistula is a degrading condition in which women who suffer traumatising labours are left incontinent and often ostracized by their community. Fistula patients are ashamed of their injuries and are often ostracized by their village communities, living alone and hiding from others, which contributes to the lack of awareness.
However, Catherine goes beyond saving the women from fistula, she also empowers recovering fistula patients to help in the treatment of others. Mahabouba Muhammad was sold at age 13 to be the second wife of a 60 year old man. She became pregnant and delivered by herself in the bush where she suffered a severe fistula. Villagers believed Mahabouba to be cursed and left her for the hyenas. But she fought them off and due to nerve damage from labour that left her unable to walk, she crawled for miles to get help. After undergoing the surgery at Dr Hamlin's hospital, she is now a nurse's aide at the hospital.
Mamitu Gashe, who helped doctors during her recovery, was soon recognized as a first-rate talent. She was illiterate but learnt to perform complex fistula repairs and because the hospital does so many, has now become one of the world's experts in fistula surgery. She also often trains distinguished professors of obstetrics from around the world who come to the hospital for training in fistula repair.
At her 90th birthday party this year, former patients cheered as she blew out 90 candles on her cake. Her son, Richard, referring to the patients she has helped, declared: "Catherine has one son and 35,000 daughters." Giving the crowd a pep talk about the need for a big push to improve the world's maternal care, "we have to eradicate Ethiopia of this awful thing that's happening to women: suffering, untold suffering, in the countryside," she said, "I leave this with you to do in the future, to carry on."
A woman, who could have well lived happily ever after in Australia and lead a comfortable life, dedicated her life to giving a second chance at living with dignity for the women in Ethiopia. This story shows us that one need not be extremely talented or gifted, but knowing how to tap on your skills and capabilities and be willing to move out of comfort zone, to bring about a change to others' lives. Nothing is impossible, in the face of strong resolve fused with a dosage of love and care.
Written by Zenith Chua, UN Volunteers
Zenith is in her senior year at Singapore Management University, majoring in strategic management and organizational behavior & human resources. Beyond school, she learns from various MOOCs (massive open online courses), so as to satisfy her seemingly ever growing desire for knowledge. Setting academics apart, she is an active UN Volunteer with various NGOs around the world, as well as a dragonboat paddler.
Firmly driven by her life motto, "To Live, Not Just Exist", Zenith is always on the move for new ideas and opportunities to fulfill her not-so-humble ambition of changing the world to be a better place for all.
NY TIMES: This Doctor is Still Calling
GUARDIAN: Fistula Women Ethiopia
Most Inspiring Person of the Year 2007: Dr Catherine Hamlin


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Police clashed Monday with protesters in Lafayette Park as they attempted to establish an autonomous zone a block from the White House. Screenshot from Washington Post video
Protestors Attempt to Establish Autonomous Zone Outside White House; Seattle CHOP 'Is Over'
By Joshua Skovlund & Ethan E. Rocke | June 25, 2020
Protesters tried to tear down a statue of former President Andrew Jackson and establish a "Black House Autonomous Zone" (BHAZ) a block from the White House in Lafayette Park Monday night.
The crowd smashed wooden wheels of replica cannons surrounding the monument before clashing with law enforcement and Secret Service agents, who prevented protesters from destroying the statue completely.
On Tuesday, President Donald Trump tweeted, "There will never be an 'Autonomous Zone' in Washington, D.C., as long as I'm your President. If they try they will be met with serious force!"
Protesters attempted to tear down a statue of former President Andrew Jackson. Screenshot from Washington Post video.
Trump was heavily criticized for his administration's use of force to clear protesters in Lafayette Park June 1 so that he could be photographed holding a Bible in front of St. John's Episcopal Church.
Protesters on Monday tagged the columns outside St. John's Episcopal Church with "B.H.A.Z." and set up makeshift barricades to cordon a section of the street at 16th Street NW and H Street.
The Washington Post reported that "U.S. Park Police officers in riot gear […] clashed with the protesters, swinging batons and releasing pepper spray as they moved the protesters back."
Police clashed Monday with protesters in Lafayette Park as they attempted to establish an autonomous zone a block from the White House. Screenshot from Washington Post video.
Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser, who established the Black Lives Matter Plaza corridor for peaceful protests, ordered police to prevent access to the plaza after the incident, according to a tweet from BLM DC.
Interior Secretary David Bernhardt, whose agency oversees the Park Police, tweeted, "Let me be clear: we will not bow to anarchists."
Since protesters in Seattle established a so-called autonomous zone in the city's Capitol Hill neighborhood, protesters have attempted to replicate the strategy in other U.S. cities, including Asheville, North Carolina, and Portland, Oregon.
Protesters inside Seattle's CHOP June 13. Photo by Ethan E. Rocke/Coffee or Die
The same day protesters failed to establish a BHAZ in Washington, D.C., Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan announced that her office would be working to get protesters to clear the so-called "Capitol Hill Occupied Protest" area peacefully, saying "it's time for people to go home."
On Wednesday, community leaders in Seattle declared the CHOP "is over." Andre Taylor, who Durkan tasked with convincing people to leave peacefully, told CNN the original motivation for CHOP was lost after two recent shootings inside the zone.
"It is over because of the violence," Taylor said. "I've told people here don't be focused on the location. CHOP is not a location, it is an idea."
A community gathering inside Seattle's CHOP June 13. Photo by Ethan E. Rocke/Coffee or Die
Hip-hop artist and de facto CHOP leader Raz Simone told CNN, "The protesters […] have targets on their backs, and that is an issue. A lot of peaceful protesters are being harmed, so it's sad that's where we're at in America."
Simone added that "a lot of people are going to leave. A lot of people already left."
A Twitter account titled Capitol Hill Occupied Protest (Official Account) published a lengthy statement declaring, "The CHOP projects is now concluded."
An important message from #CHOP #CHOPSeattle. Please amplify. Thank you for your support over the last two weeks. #ChopWasASuccess #CHOPcomms #CHOPCHAZ ☂☂☂ #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/7e5ISrWvX6
— Capitol Hill Occupied Protest (Official Account) (@CHOPOfficialSEA) June 24, 2020
"Over the last two weeks, we achieved what no one thought possible," the statement begins. "We successfully built a self-governing community and convinced city leaders to enact meaningful police reform including substantial budget cuts to the SPD."
On June 12, protestors in Asheville attempted to establish an autonomous zone in the city, but police quickly shut down the effort.
Similarly in Portland, police tore down makeshift barricades and disbursed protestors after they attempted to establish an autonomous zone in the city's Pearl District, where Mayor Ted Wheeler's home is located.
Wheeler said later, "I want to state unequivocally — I absolutely do not support that, and I do believe it's a distraction from the larger movement, which is to support and uplift black voices in our community."
Editor's note: On June 9, 2021, The Office of Inspector General released a report stating that they reviewed the actions of the US Park Police at Lafayette Park in Washington, DC, on June 1, 2020.
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China factory activity slows to 7-month low
Published Wed, Feb 19 20148:50 PM EST Updated Wed, Feb 19 201411:31 PM EST
Li Anne Wong@/profile/view?id=33365591@LiAnneCNBC
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China's manufacturing activity slowed to a seven-month low in February, a private survey showed on Thursday, once again stirring concerns over the health of the world's second-largest economy.
The flash Markit/HSBC Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) fell to 48.3 from a final reading of 49.5 in January.
This is the second straight month the PMI has fallen below 50, which signals contraction.
"Economic activity has slowed in early 2014. Tighter credit in the fourth quarter of 2013 has made inventories more difficult to finance, prompting manufacturers to destock in February," said Bill Adams, senior international economist with financial services firm PNC.
The reaction in markets was swift; the Australia dollar fell half a U.S. cent to $0.8957, from $0.9004 before the data, while Aussie stocks turned negative. Australia is particularly sensitive to data from China, its top export market.
(Read more: China,Japan headed down opposite policy paths)
Chinese stocks also pared gains, with the Shanghai Composite trading up 0.7 percent compared with its earlier rise of over 1 percent. Hong Kong's Hang Seng was down 1 percent.
A breakdown of the PMI showed new orders falling to 48.1 from 50.1 in January, and production dropping to 49.2 from 50.8. New export orders, however, rose to 49.3 from 48.4.
But getting the most attention is the employment sub-index, which Chinese policymakers are particularly attuned to. That came in at 46.9, its lowest reading since February 2009.
According to Zhiwei Zhang of Nomura, the figures back the bank's view that China will struggle to maintain its rebound.
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"We reiterate our view that the recovery in China is not sustainable and that GDP (gross domestic product) growth will slow to 7.5 percent year-on-year in the first quarter and 7.1 percent in the second quarter, despite favorable base effects," he said.
"We expect the government to loosen monetary policy in the second quarter to support growth," he added.
(Read more: Is China's love for Treasurys waning?)
Earlier this week, China's central bank unexpectedly drained 48 billion yuan ($7.9 billion) from money markets following a boom in lending at the start of the year, a sign that the tightening bias by the central bank remains in place.
Data confusion
The latest data adds to confusion over the true state of China's economy. While factory activity has been weakening since the start of the year, bank lending and trade data in January painted a rosy picture.
Blurring the picture further is the fact that Chinese data at the start of the year is typically distorted due to the Lunar New Year effect, when many businesses wind down operations.
According to Steve Brice, chief investment strategist at Standard Chartered Wealth Management, the fluctuations in the data won't change the fact that Chinese policymakers want to rebalance the economy and will tolerate slower growth in the forseeable future.
(Read more: The China risk you may have forgotten about)
"The authorities clearly want to support growth at some levels around 7 percent, they don't want to blow up above 8 percent as they manage the credit bubble," he said. "Overall, the picture will not be positive coming out of china for some time."
Swan: Don't panic over weak Chinese PMI
Former Treasurer of Australia, Wayne Swan, also weighed in on the China debate.
"China growing at 7 percent plus is still very big and important contribution to global growth, we should never lose sight of that. The Chinese are reorienting their economy from export-led growth to more domestic consumption, so this is not going to be an easy thing for them," he told CNBC on the sidelines of the G20 meeting that will kick off in Sydney this weekend.
"But I believe Chinese government has the will power and the confidence to ensure that their economy continue to grow. I don't think there's a need to panic every time we see a PMI which might be a bit below the average," he added.
— By CNBC's Li Anne Wong. Follow her on Twitter @LiAnneCNBC


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Marine and ocean sciences in Mexico: living with our backs to the sea
Ana Claudia Nepote, Pedro Medina-Rosas
Despite Mexico has coasts in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, people's connection towards the sea and marine environments is quite poor. Our commentary focuses on Mexico's coral reefs, relevant tropical ecosystems to human and oceanic welfare, and it emerges from the experience of the production of an itinerant coral reefs exhibit in Mexico, committed to the conservation and awareness of this threatened habitat. The UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development starts in 2021 and represents an opportunity to increase initiatives for public communication of science on marine and oceanic issues in Mexico and the world.
Science communication in the developing world
1 Development of marine sciences in Mexico
2 Coral reefs and Mexican marine science
3 Exhibitions on marine science
4 What comes next for Marine Science Communication in Mexico?
The objectives of public communication of science include informing the public about science, strengthening the public's trust in science, tailoring messages about science and defending science from misinformation [Dudo and Besley, 2016]. However, marine and oceanic sciences are an overlooked topic in science communication not only in Mexico but globally, with very few academic publications on the public communication of marine science and scarce attention has been devoted to this field in science communication. Existing articles published in JCOM have addressed a typology of the modes of interaction between researchers and stakeholders for coastal zone management [Milligan et al., 2004], public participation issues in a citizen marine science project [Martin et al., 2016], experiences in risk communication due to sea level rise [DeLorme et al., 2018], and the need to include local cultural approaches in science communication in the Philippines [Navarro and McKinnon, 2020], however there is still an opportunity to expand consideration of the role of marine sciences in science communication, and particularly in the context of local communities.
Mexico is a country with more than 11 thousand kilometers of coasts along both the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. About 60% of the Mexican territory corresponds to its Exclusive Economic Zone in the oceans [CONABIO, 2019]. Out of 32 states that make up the country, half are along the coastlines. This implies the enormous value for the Mexican economy of the coast, due to fishing activity, tourism developments, sports activities and the oil industry. The tourism industry by the sea generates 7.5 million jobs and contributes to 9% of the Gross Domestic Product [UNWTO, 2020]. In 2018, the World Tourism Organization [UNWTO, 2020] estimated that 11.2 billion USD of international tourism were spent in Mexico, making it one of the worlds most visited countries [Mercado Vargas and Palmerín Cerna, 2012], with beaches being one of its main destinations. Mexico's development policies have favored tourism emphasizing sun and beach tourism, mostly in the Mayan Riviera, in the Mexican Caribbean, and Nayarit in the Pacific. These policies have brought about territory transformations that affect ecosystems, societies and their cultures [Valverde and Benavides Cortés, 2017]. Among the main consequences of coastal tourism development are land use change, mangrove destruction and raw sewage dumping into the sea. These actions have significantly reduced local and regional water quality [McField et al., 2020]. However, the impacts are not only environmental, in relation to social and cultural aspects, some communities have been forced to modify their traditions and vocations, such as fishing or agriculture, to dedicate themselves to jobs that support conventional tourism.
In Mexico, the situation related to coastal and marine environments is so critical that it has become paradoxical. Almost 80% of the Mexican population live in towns and cities that are located over 350 meters above sea level, and on the other hand, most of the economic activities that sustain the country happen below this height. For example, 75% of irrigated land, 70% of livestock and 75% revenue generated by tourist activities happen below 350 meters [Azuz et al., 2011]. Mexico is an urban land oriented and centralized nation, whereas the coasts are a vacation destination symbolized by a walk on the beach [Azuz et al., 2011; Zambrano Salgado and Gutiérrez-Yurrita, 2019].
Knowledge of the coastal and marine ecosystem in Mexico at the end of the 20th century was scarce and fragmented [Arriaga Cabrera et al., 1998]. Despite the great potential that Mexico has for developing oceanic and marine sciences, it started late and with limited economic resources. Ocean and coast literature emphasizes the idea that "Mexico has lived with its back to the sea" due to the scarce knowledge, exploration and value that has been given to what the sea and the oceans preserve [Cifuentes Lemus, Torres-García and Frías M., 2000; Cámara de Diputados, 2008]. Recently, the need to create a national agenda that addresses the Mexican oceans and coasts main problems has been recognized, with the absence of a National Ocean Policy that could promote and articulate its decision-making central to this issue [Zambrano Salgado and Gutiérrez-Yurrita, 2019]. However, Mexico currently has only 31 decreed marine reserves whose area is equivalent to 3.29% of the territorial sea and 0.11% of the Exclusive Economic Zone, in which local communities and civil society organizations have been involved in the planning, managing and protection of their own common goods [Comunidad y Biodiversidad A.C., 2018].
The foundation of the history of Mexican sea's studies has been divided by Schwartzlose and Alvarez-Borrego [2002] into three major periods: explorations, collections, and specializations. The explorations period began almost three centuries ago and was led by foreigners; followed by specimen collections of relevant species, such as fish and invertebrates, around 135 years ago, and most recently large-scale specialized systematic studies which date back around 35 years [Schwartzlose and Alvarez-Borrego, 2002]. The development of marine sciences in modern times was promoted through the editorial work of specialized Mexican journals created at the National Autonomous University of Mexico.
As the field of public communication of science develops globally, sub-specialties have emerged such as climate change communication [León Anguiano, 2013], communication for environmental conservation [Román Núñez and Cuesta Moreno, 2016; de Castro, 2005], or the public communication of astronomy, promoted since 2005 by the International Astronomical Union, including its eight international conferences. For the communication of marine sciences, since 2014 mostly European conferences have been held on communication practices in the marine science discipline. The first was organized in Porto, Portugal and aimed to "bring in the state-of-the-art in Marine Science Communication and to highlight new tools and practices in this field, in order to support scientists and marine science communicators in developing their communication skills to set up a more efficient dialogue with journalists, decision-makers, and the general public"; this initiative had been funded by the European Union under the theme "Oceans of Tomorrow" OCEAN 2011-3 [PERSEUS, 2020]. This conference has evolved and just held the fourth meeting in December 2020, as a fully virtual edition of the International Marine Science Communication Conference (CommOCEAN).
Among the oceanic neglected ecosystems in Mexico are the coral reefs, an important component of the tourism experience. Coral reefs are fundamental planetary ecosystems, their health is critical for humans. In the last thirty years, a third of the world's coral reefs has been significantly impacted or disappeared due to the increasing ocean temperature and other climate change effects. The most recent United Nations global report on biodiversity, the Global Biodiversity Outlook, states "corals have shown the most rapid increase in extinction risk of all assessed groups" [Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, 2020]. Additional threats, such as overfishing, sedimentation and plastics affect their landscape and structure.
Mexico has coral reefs in both coasts, mostly in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, with an incipient but significant coral cover in the Pacific, particularly surrounding several tropical islands. The history of the studies of coral reefs in Mexico is also recent, with more Mexican researchers studying them over the last 40 years. This increase in studies and people dedicated to their research and protection gave rise to the foundation of the Mexican Coral Reef Society [SOMAC in Spanish, 2020] in 2005. Studies are focused in the natural sciences, but recently some projects have been dedicated to improving science communication in this field.
In 2015, considering the current critical situation of the Mexican reefs a group of scientists implemented the first collaboration with environment journalists through workshops and courses about coral reefs ending with the coverage of the VIII Mexican Coral Reef Conference. In a second, larger and more ambitious project, a collaboration with specialists on museums, education, and design created as a final product a travelling exhibition entitled Live the Reef [Vive el Arrecife in Spanish, 2020]. The purpose of the exhibition was to share the knowledge about coral reefs with people unable to visit the oceans. This collective work, where scientists from several Mexican institutions and members of the SOMAC collaborated, was dedicated to the present and future generations of Mexico encouraging them to become active agents of changes, in order to improve coral reefs' conservation and recovery, based on the concept that if people do not know or have visited this ecosystem, it will be difficult to identify its value or even feel the need to protect it.
Live the Reef is the first museographic and traveling exhibition produced in Mexico focused on coral reefs, their current status, and actual research. The exhibit includes soundscapes from Mexican reefs, a library, games, and 15 interactive sections from which the visitors can learn details about the components and organisms of the coral reefs by interacting with different elements. The exhibit opened in 2018 in an interactive science museum in the Guadalajara, Jalisco metropolitan area, the second largest city in Mexico; it then moved to a science museum in Leon, Guanajuato, and later was transferred to another science museum in Aguascalientes, a nearby city. All these venues are in the center of the country and above 350 meters over sea level. The original objective was that at least half a million people could visit the exhibition in different venues. Currently, the exhibition is closed and waiting for more locations to visit, mainly due to the current economic and the COVID-19 situation, but the exhibition has also found there has been a lack of interest on this topic. It is a vicious circle, there are no exhibitions about the marine ecosystems because there is no interest in the ocean, and there is no interest in the ocean because there is no endorsement and information about the sea. Additionally, museums have very low budgets to host exhibitions. Despite this issue, currently, after visiting three venues and under two years of activities, around 50 thousand people have visited the Live the Reef exhibition.
Before Live the Reef was developed, an online survey was conducted among almost a thousand participants. The results, formative research, allowed us to identify topics and materials to include in the exhibit. We have also examined important comments left by the visitors to the exhibit, relevant for its analysis and evaluation, including those about the learning achieved about marine life by people that live far from the coast, where there are little, or no opportunities to know or visit the sea, coral reefs and other coastal habitats. These comments show that the interactive design and the book collection in the library increased the interest in the visitors to learn more about coral reefs. The use of these elements resulted in attractive and engaging ways for people, from children to adults, to learn about coral reefs and related topics.
Although museums are solid cultural institutions, they require extra funding and open attitudes to receive temporary, innovative exhibitions that allow the public to dialogue with the work of scientists and to understand how scientists solve the significant problems that society faces. The results of the exhibition Live the Reef motivated us to reflect on the possibilities that exist through the formats, models, and spaces for the public communication of science on about the seas and oceans. A recent project that took this concern to communicate further and approached it in an active way was a workshop in the Mexican Caribbean. It was organized by the Mexican Network of Environment Journalists, and funded by the Earth Journalism Network, which later on supported the Mesoamerican Reef Reporting Project, to produce and improve the news coverage on the environmental health of the Mesoamerican Reef across the coasts of Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras. The project, which was supported by the Summit Foundation, helped prepare ten journalists from these four countries to report on the findings of marine research and improve public awareness, as well as national, regional, and international responses to marine management, particularly on coral reefs. There are several groups supporting and promoting the scientific findings of the relevance of the Mesoamerican Reef, the largest reef system in America. One of them, Healthy Reefs Initiative, has been doing an admirable work, producing materials for the public and users related to the local communities in this Caribbean region, including an annual Report Card for more than 10 years, to show current condition of the different sites in the Mesoamerican Reef.
Despite important communication projects, such as the documentary Oasis Marino, produced by the San Diego Natural History Museum in 2000, which showed the extraordinary biodiversity of the Gulf of California and the Baja California peninsula, as well as the work promoted by the increasing number of aquaria in Mexico, we consider that there is still much work to be done to promote marine knowledge and studies, in order to be able to face the challenges that currently exist in marine and oceanic ecosystems.
Although in Mexico science communication on marine issues have been promoted for more than two decades, more initiatives are gradually emerging in the communication of marine sciences whose scope is also increasing. Another consolidated example are those carried out by the institutional offices of research centers and universities, such as the itinerant science fairs like the Ensenada Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education (CICESE) in Baja California, Mexico. However, such science fairs work, and that of research centers and universities are often linked to the media and outreach conferences, and not so much to museum exhibitions or activities.
Globally there is a concern and commitment to increase knowledge and public awareness of the seas and oceans values. This has been reflected through science-society mediations based on education and communication processes. In 2002, a group of oceanographers and educators from the United States identified the lack of ocean-related issues in their national education system. After that, they developed a framework on the essential principles for an oceanic culture. This concept has been echoed in the European community, United States and Canada [Santoro et al., 2017; Fauville et al., 2019]. The concept has taken hold and is taken as the understanding of human influence on the ocean and the influence of the ocean on people. This approach is not only concerned with increasing awareness about the oceans and our relationships with them, but also promotes tools to transform knowledge about these environments into actions that promote sustainability. Cava and collaborators [2005] proposed a framework that identifies in a general way three characteristics of a person with ocean literacy: someone who has general knowledge about the oceans, who is capable of communicating information about the oceans that makes sense to other people; and that is capable of making informed and responsible decisions about the ocean and its resources [Cava et al., 2005; Santoro et al., 2017]. Ocean literacy has been considered a fundamental piece for the sustainable development and governance of the oceans [Dupont and Fauville, 2017]. However, this concept needs to be appropriated, adapted and promoted among Latinamerican context and cultures.
The 2015 decree by the General Assembly of the United Nations Organization for the International Day of Women and Girls in Science motivated the Spanish Institute of Oceanography to promote a program to vindicate gender equality in science. Thus in 2016 "Oceánica" was created, a project that communicates the work of scientists dedicated to the study of the oceans, both current and past, through their personal lives and their contributions to the development of knowledge. "Oceánica" also awakens scientific vocations in girls and boys, fosters their creativity, their decision-making capacity, and equal treatment in the face of gender inequalities from an early age. In 2020 they launched a call for the first edition of the National Oceanic Journalism Prize in order to recognize the works that journalism can highlight to strengthen gender equality in this specialty of science.
Approaching the start of the Decade for Ocean Sciences for Sustainable Development in 2021, Audrey Azoulay, Director General of UNESCO, has recognized the oceans as our new frontier, as there are many knowledge gaps about them despite the important role that they play in maintaining life on the planet. We believe that it is time not only to deepen our knowledge about biodiversity and ecosystems, but we will also have the opportunity to reconfigure and strengthen different social, cultural and economic connections with the seas and oceans. This decade could drive us to recover the stories and cultures of the sea that allow us to weave networks that support marine life and that contribute to strengthening identity as interconnected global citizens on this little blue planet. We acknowledge the marine cultures that are present along the Mexican seashore, understood as the set of practices, knowledge, and identities determined by the relationship of communities, social groups, and workers related to the sea [Delgado, 2020]. We consider that we have a window of opportunity to return our view to the sea and strengthen the links between the different cultures and perspectives related to the seas and oceans through the public communication of science in Mexico and Latin America.
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Schadenfreude? Tony Parker sinks game-winner to beat OKC Thunder in 1st game of the year
Tony Parker became a hero to some in Seattle for the day, beating the Zombie Sonics at the buzzer.
By Ryan Rosenblatt Nov 2, 2012, 7:11pm PDT
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The Sonics left Seattle years ago and the city is making significant progress on getting an arena built to host a new NBA team so it's time to get over the bitterness towards Clay Bennett and his Oklahoma City Thunder, right? Well, for some, sure. For others? Nah.
When Tony Parker nailed a buzzer beater to take down the Thunder on Thursday night, you can bet that some former Sonics fans were plenty happy and at least for one day, Parker was their favorite player. He calmly squared up from 21 feet and buried his jumper to seal a 86-64 Spurs win that sent the Thunder slumping their way off of the court.
Kevin Durant had a predictably good game, scoring 23 points and grabbing 14 rebounds, while Russell Westbrook added 18 points, eight rebounds and five assists of his own, but it wasn't enough. The Thunder lost their season opener and are on pace to go 0-82 this season.