National Records of Scotland (NRS) today publishes "Scotland's Population 2013 – the Registrar General's Annual Review of Demographic Trends". It is accompanied by a wide range of other statistics on births, stillbirths, adoptions, marriages, civil partnerships, deaths and life expectancy, which appear in the Vital Events Reference Tables, in "Drug-related Deaths in Scotland in 2013", and in website sections on deaths from certain causes and national life tables.
The report is a compendium that brings together key demographic information from a range of publications produced by NRS. It has been produced annually since it was first published in 1855. It also includes an infographics supplement for the first time.
The estimated population of Scotland on 30 June 2013 was 5,327,700, the highest ever.
There were 56,014 births registered in Scotland in 2013. This was 2,013 (3.5 per cent) fewer births than in 2012.
There were 54,700 deaths registered in Scotland in 2013. This was 237 (0.4 per cent) less than in 2012.
In the year to 30 June 2013, 75,900 people came to Scotland (from the rest of the UK and from overseas) and 65,900 left Scotland (to the rest of the UK and overseas). This gives a net-gain of 10,000 which is lower than previous years.
There were 27,547 marriages in Scotland in 2013. The average age at which people marry for the first time has increased by around two years since 2003, to 33.0 years for men and 31.2 years for women.
In 2013, there were 489 adoptions recorded in Scotland. The number of adoptions each year is around a quarter of what it used to be in the early 1970s.
In mid-2013, there were 2.4 million households in Scotland, which is an increase of around 171,000 over the past ten years.
795 probable suicides, 35 (4 per cent) fewer than in 2012.
Chapters 1 to 8 explain how Scotland's population changed in 2013. Chapter 9 gives an over view of Scotland at the time of the last census in 2011. Chapter 10 gives some background information on Statutory Registration in Scotland and the role NRS has in this. Chapter 11 examines the effect of First World War on Scotland.
The population figures for 2013 are estimates based on the 2011 Census.
The other statistics which NRS released today are the Vital Events Reference Tables (which can be found via http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/theme/vital-events/general/ref-tables/index.html) and statistics on accidental deaths, alcohol-related deaths, clostridium difficile deaths, drug-related deaths, hypothermia deaths, MRSA deaths, probable suicides and age-standardised death rates (all of which are all available via http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/theme/vital-events/deaths/index.html ) and also new National Life Tables Scotland for 2011-2013 available here http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/theme/life-expectancy/scotland/national-life-tables.html.


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Hearing this news Ye Lu was also a bit confused, he did want to take the Yanjing University of Chinese Medicine, but there were only a few people who knew this news, how could a professor from Yanjing University of Chinese Medicine come to see him? Was he really famous to such an extent?
"Everyone in the capital knows about me?"
Ye Lu muttered somewhat incredulously.
However, a phone call from Liu Qingshan immediately followed to clear up his confusion.
"Ye Luo ah, hurry up and come, my old classmate said she wants to see you, a professor from Yanjing University of Chinese Medicine, yesterday I told her that you might be the top student in our city or even our province, I didn't expect her to get on board with this, hehehe."
Hearing Liu Qingshan's words, Ye Lu then understood that it was him who was helping from this.
"By the way, I also told her that you know how to cure diseases, remember to show them a couple of hands later!"
When he hung up the phone, Ye Lu sighed helplessly, he could probably guess that Liu Qingshan must have had a divine talk in front of his old classmates, probably blowing himself up to the sky for sure, now he could only hope that Liu Qingshan didn't have any bullSh*t.
Soon, Ye Luo arrived at the school's special reception room, which was used by the school to receive valuable guests and was quite well decorated and soundproofed.
Once inside, Ye Lu saw three people inside, there was no Liu Qingshan, all three were women, one of them was Liu Mei, the other two were middle-aged and looked very dignified, one of them wore gold-rimmed glasses, very scholarly.
When she saw Ye Lu enter, Liu Mei smiled and introduced herself.
"Ye Lu, these two are professors from our school, aren't you going to take our school? I'll introduce you to them, Professor Wu and Professor Qin are the gold medal professors of the 'College of Traditional Chinese Medicine' and the 'College of Acupuncture and Tuina' Oh! See which major you want to enter!"
Liu Mei also knew about the two professors coming here from Liu Qingshan, due to her looks and talent, Liu Mei was also a topic of conversation in the college that stirred up the clouds, and she was also the winner of a campus beauty contest, so the two professors knew her too, so Liu Mei strongly recommended Ye Lu to the two professors.
However, Liu Mei did not know that what she had done had actually had the opposite effect. After listening to Liu Qingshan's somewhat god-blowing general introduction, the two professors had already left a pompous and bad impression of Ye Lu, and coupled with Liu Mei's strong recommendation, this made this impression of the two people even deeper by a few points.
Especially when they saw how handsome Ye Luo was, the two people were even more determined in their thoughts.
"It looks like our school girl has been fooled by this pompous and handsome man!"
Professor Wu muttered in his heart, then exchanged a glance with Professor Qin, following which she looked at Ye Lu and said with a smile.
"Hearing Liu Mei's tone, you seem to be very good at studying, and you can get into whatever school you say you're going to and whatever major you say you're going to get into."
Hearing Professor Wu's somewhat tongue-in-cheek tone, Ye Lu then quickly glanced at Liu Mei.
Liu Mei immediately blushed a little and lowered her head, it seemed that Liu Mei should have really said something like that, however, Liu Mei also did not expect such an effect, she had intended to say that Ye Lu was very good.
Seeing Liu Mei's appearance, Ye Lu smiled and said.
"It's not that great, but it shouldn't be a problem to pick one of the schools in the country."
Of course, the reason why he said this was to prove that what Liu Qingshan and Liu Mei said was true, so he couldn't let them lose face.
Hearing Ye Lu's somewhat arrogant-sounding reply, Professor Qin became unhappy, and she looked at Ye Lu and said.
"Young man, don't be too arrogant, I was in charge of college admissions at school, what kind of genius students haven't I seen, I haven't seen you so arrogant yet."
When she finished, Ye Lu smiled and said seriously.
"Professor Qin, you misunderstood, I'm really not arrogant, I just said the truth, if you don't believe me, you can test me, any subject is fine, if you get one question wrong, it's counted as me losing."
Hearing Ye Lu's words, Professor Qin laughed back in anger.
"Oh, what a confident young man, don't you know that overconfidence is conceit, and when conceit is knocked back to the prototype it is inferiority complex? Good, I'd like to see what you're capable of, there's a paper right next door, I'll see how much you weigh."
Now that the college entrance exams were approaching, what the school had no shortage of was all kinds of mock exam papers for the college entrance exams.
Soon, Professor Qin brought a pile of papers, and she threw them on the table with a "bang!" She threw the papers onto the table and then looked at Ye Lu and said.
"You said you'll lose if you get one wrong right, so let's try."
Seeing Professor Qin's appearance, Liu Mei also got worried, she hadn't seen Ye Lu answer the questions, and Ye Lu didn't get full marks in the last mock exam, so she hurriedly looked at Professor Qin and said.
"Professor Qin, don't be angry, Ye Lu was also thoughtless, he was blurting out, you just don't remember the small man's fault, I guess."
However, Ye Lu had already smiled and picked up his pen and said.
"Fine, then Professor Qin can choose one at random."
When he saw that Ye Luo was serious, Professor Qin took out a maths paper from the paper without ceremony and threw it over and said.
"Just this one, don't waste too much of our time."
She thought that Ye Lu would make them wait for a long time for the sake of correctness to do a check and so on.
Ye Luo took the paper and said with a smile.
"Don't worry, I'm usually fast at answering questions, these things all depend on intuition."
As he said that, he filled in his answers quickly.
When he first heard Ye Lu say "all by intuition", Professor Qin was a bit confused, thinking that answering questions all by intuition meant that he was completely blind?
The next scene she saw also seemed to confirm her thoughts, Ye Lu answered the questions so fast that she wondered whether he had finished reading the questions or not.
She saw that Ye Luo simply swept through each question and filled in the answer.
Of course, at this point, Professor Qin didn't know whether Ye Lu had done it correctly or not, but this speed was really D*mn fast anyway!
On the side, Liu Mei was also confused by Ye Lu's speed.
"It's really all about intuition!"
She muttered in a somewhat surprised whisper, because, from the looks of it, Ye Lu did seem to be completely blindly muddling through.
Soon, the multiple-choice questions were over, and the fill-in-the-blank questions were the same, as Ye Luo took a glance at them and "brushed up!" He was writing down the answers as if they were already in his mind.
The same was true for the calculation questions that followed. However, when they saw the latter, Professors Wu and Qin were somewhat surprised, because the multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank questions might be easy to muddle through, but the calculation questions that followed were different, and could not be completed by just writing them down.
It didn't take long for Ye Lu to finish all the questions.
"Professor Qin, here, you can match up the answers and see if they are all correct."
Ye Lu handed the paper over and said politely.
Professor Qin took the paper with some suspicion and then flipped out the answers again, although she was in charge of the college entrance exams, she hadn't studied the questions, so she had to rely on the answers to speak.
"This one is also correct!"
"Also correct."
The more Professor Qin looked, the more shocked he was, as all of Ye Lu's answers seemed to be correct, and Professor Wu at the side also showed the same expression of disbelief, only Wu Mei was completely relieved as she rubbed her chest and let out a long breath.
"How is this …… possible?"
Before he had completely finished reading the answers, Professor Qin was already basically sure that all of Ye Lu's later answers should also be correct, which meant that this handsome teenager was not lying, he was really a superb student, this speed, this correct rate, indeed he could take the exam to whichever university he wanted.
Following that, Professor Qin's mind raced, because wasn't such an outstanding student exactly what their school, and she, needed.
So, she looked at Ye Lu and said with a smile.
"Not bad, not bad, really out of my expectation, however, I heard from Qingshan and also Liu Mei that you are also a master healer, helping both of them to solve their chronic illnesses for many years easily, and using massage techniques, I am the professor of the 'Acupuncture and Tuina Academy', can you show me your techniques?"
Hearing Professor Qin's words, Ye Lu looked at Liu Mei's expectant eyes again, he then nodded solemnly.
It looked like it was time to show the real techniques.
Ye Lu actually felt the change in attitude of Professors Qin and Wu, after all, the iron-clad fact was right in front of them, so they couldn't help but believe it.
At this moment, Professor Wu had also started to make a small calculation in her heart.
She had originally thought that Ye Lu was an arrogant and arrogant guy, but now it really didn't seem that way. She found that Ye Lu hadn't said a word beyond his own ability from the beginning until now, and he was not unruly, and he always had a smile on his face and seemed to be in a very peaceful state of mind.
It was just that she had started off by putting people down and had a preconceived notion that this student could not do it, but the reality was just the opposite.
However, from the bottom of her heart, Professor Wu was still a bit unconvinced that Ye Lu could heal by massage, as he still looked a bit too young, but Ye Lu did look very confident, which made her look forward to it too.
She felt that even if Ye Lu's medical skills were not that godly, she would still want this student, it was hard to find such a smart student.
Ye Luo then looked at Professor Qin and said.
"Professor Qin's myopia has been there for many years, right, if I'm not wrong, you should have failed to recover your vision because of a failed myopia correction surgery when you were small, right?"
Hearing Ye Lu's words, Professor Qin and Professor Wu were once again taken aback, the two of them had been colleagues for many years and of course they knew about it, but eye problems could not be seen from the outside, not to mention that there was a certain distance between Professor Qin and Ye Lu and she was still wearing her glasses.
Professor Qin nodded somewhat incredulously, then asked.
"Could it be that you can cure it?"
If she hadn't gone through that failed operation, Professor Qin herself would have been able to cure herself, but in her current condition, there was nothing she could do.
To Professor Qin's surprise, Ye Lu actually nodded and said.
"Yes, I can cure, and I can do it right now."
Hearing Ye Lu say that he could cure it now, Professor Wu and Professor Qin's eyes widened at the same time, they were completely unable to believe what Ye Lu said, according to their understanding, there should be a process for pushing and pulling even with the use of dark energy.
"Are you sure you're not joking?"
Professor Qin asked as he looked at Ye Lu once again, Ye Lu smiled and nodded and said.
"If you believe me, I can treat you right now, it will only take a few minutes."
This time Professor Qin didn't say anything, he just nodded and then took off his glasses.
Ye Luo walked over and raised his hand to press on Professor Qin's two temples, while his aura slowly began to enter Professor Qin's eyes.
Professor Qin also felt the two streams, but she felt that they were not true qi, as she also used true qi to push and massage, so of course she knew how true qi felt, however, the two warm streams did make her very happy.
For his part, Ye Lu concentrated all his concentration at the moment, for the eyeballs were quite complex and delicate as were the structures in a woman's pelvis, and one slip could have unpredictable consequences.
Everyone held their breath as they watched Ye Lu, especially Professor Wu, who suddenly and inexplicably felt that Ye Lu was capable of success, because when Ye Lu's hand pressed on Professor Qin's temple, she felt a very reassuring aura, a special aura that a good doctor has.
This was because a really good doctor would make the patient feel at ease, and peace of mind and trust were actually very important to the patient.
Liu Mei was not nervous this time, because she had not seen Ye Lu answer questions before, but had personally experienced Ye Lu's medical skills, which were absolutely hand-to-hand.
In this way, time passed by minute by minute.
After five minutes, Ye Lu's treatment finally ended and he let go of his hand, then looked at Professor Qin who still had his eyes closed and said.
"Open your eyes, Professor Qin, and see if your eyesight has returned."
Only then did Professor Qin slowly open her eyes, following which she realised that her eyesight had really returned, and there was no discomfort whatsoever.
"No …… no …… not really ……"
She stammered a little because her heart was so shocked, she couldn't believe that this was something that massage and tui-na could do? This was simply much more godly than surgery.
"Ye …… Ye Lu, apply for our college, we 'Acupuncture and Tuina College' welcome you."
Professor Qin said with some excitement as he grabbed Ye Lu's hands.
However, Professor Wu who was beside her was not happy, she quickly looked at Ye Luo and said.
"Ye Lu, I think your own must not only be so little as Tui Na, come to our College of Chinese Medicine, there is only a wider space here, don't worry, we will definitely do our best to train you into a most excellent master of Chinese medicine."
Just as she finished her words, Professor Qin followed.
"Old Wu, don't argue with me, this is the person I have my eye on first."
Professor Wu was certainly not showing any weakness as she quickly said.
"You still say it's the one you have your eye on, how did you treat someone Ye Lu when you started, it was you who was making things difficult for them, wasn't it?"
"When did I make things difficult for Ye Luo, I was trying to see if Ye Luo had real talent, okay?"
"People Ye Luo originally had real talent, don't you believe in Qingshan's words."
What I didn't expect was that the two people actually argued in the room, right in front of Ye Luo, which made Ye Luo feel quite amused as well.
"Well, Professor Qin and Professor Wu, I think it's better to let Ye Luo decide this matter himself."
Liu Mei said with a smile at the side.
Hearing Liu Mei's words, the two people turned their heads to look at Ye Lu at the same time.
This made it a little difficult for Ye Lu because he had never considered this matter before, he didn't know Sh*t about what these majors were studying.
Having no choice, he could only smile and say.
"Two professors, to be honest, I have never considered this matter, so can you let me study it carefully and then decide for myself when I fill out the volunteer application?"
Hearing Ye Lu's words, the two people looked at each other helplessly, then Professor Wu nodded and said.
"Well, the major is a big deal for you after all, we respect your choice, however, I still think you should come to our Chinese medicine school after all ……"
As a result, the two men couldn't help but talk a lot more.
After the two professors left, Ye Lu was relieved, while Liu Mei looked at him and said with a smile.
"This is great, two colleges are grabbing for you."
Ye Luo then looked at Liu Mei curiously and asked.
"Liu Mei, which academy are you in at school?"
Liu Mei said with a smile.
"I'm in the 'International College', so don't go there, I don't think you're interested in English either, right? Besides, most of our academy are foreigners."
This was true, Ye Lu had indeed never wanted to major in English.
At this moment, Liu Qingshan had just come back from his brother's place, because Qing Songzi wanted to know more about Ye Lu's basic situation and report to the clan.
Of course, Liu Qingshan told him everything. In his opinion, if Ye Lu could really enter the sect, perhaps he would have the chance to go from being a registered disciple to a real disciple, which was something he could only dream of.
However, he had just returned to school when he was caught by Professor Qin and Professor Wu.
"Old Liu, you have to help me this time, let that Ye Lu take the exam for our academy."
Professor Wu looked at Liu Qingshan and said somewhat eagerly.
Professor Qin was not in a hurry this time, she looked at Liu Qingshan and said with a smile.
"Qingshan, do you think, with our friendship, you will not do me a favour? Let Ye Luo come to our 'Acupuncture and Tuina Academy', don't worry, I will thank you."
Seeing the two professors clattering on like machine guns, Liu Qingshan smiled.
"It looks like the two of them have already met Ye Lu."
Liu Qingshan muttered secretly.
At this moment, on the other side of the city, Feng Biao, whose wounds had not yet completely scarred, was waiting anxiously, because today was the day when their old man would come out of the gate, and after he did, he would be a real dark jin powerhouse, and of course, more importantly, the super expert who was following old man, and in Feng Biao's opinion, the day of their revenge would be here.
Soon, the door to the room opened and Lao San walked out together with another man with a scar on his face.
"Hey, hey, our chance to take revenge has finally arrived."
Feng Biao walked over to the two men with a smile on his face.
Super School Student Chapter 89-90

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Very pleased to report that one of our young, talented lads, Ben Eddings, qualified for the National Track and Field Championships in Sydney.
Ben ran in the Under 17, 100m placing 3rd in his heat in a good time of 11.44 which qualified him for the final. A head wind in the final saw Ben record 11.76, placing 9th in a tough field.
Congratulations Ben on making the final, a great experience. Everyone at the Club is delighted for you.
Ben running a 100m race at Doncaster earlier this year
6km Handicap Results
Following the re-introduction of our 6k "All-Comers" handicap last year we ran the event this year on 30th March, in very wintery conditions, on the same course along the Yarra River trail near the Eaglemont Tennis Courts.
The race is a good test for early season form. We had 12 competitors and times compared favourably with last year.
Once again, our official handicapper was Barry Greig who did a great job with the information available.
Times and placings as follows:
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Mary Langdon
Thomas Langdon
Justin Cementon
Enrico Cementon
Chris Struve
Flynn Deacon
Josh Philip
David Greig
Luke Malara
Jal Wishart
Unfortunately the weather was lousy so after the race we retired to Jeff & Joan's home to warm up and BBQ a feast of sausages. It was a good day despite the weather and good preparation for the coming cross country season.
Tom Hancock Retirement
Tom Hancock OAM, Life Member of Ivanhoe Harriers, announced his retirement from Shield competition on Saturday, 2nd February 2019, at Knox.
Tom hastened to add that he intends to continue with coaching and will compete in the Masters while he is still competitive.
Tom, now aged 82, first competed for the club 55 years ago when he joined in 1964. Before that he was a successful competitor with Melbourne High School Old Boys since 1952.
Tom was a very worthy recipient of an OAM in last year's Australia Day Awards for service to athletics.
Congratulations Tom, from all at the Club, a wonderful career and massive contribution to athletics, in particular to throwing. We are so pleased that you will continue to coach and pass on your great knowledge into the future.
Above: Tom Hancock (centre), after announcing his retirement, with old pals and fellow Life Members of Ivanhoe Harriers, John Boas and Jeff Franklin.
Victorian Country Championships
Thomas Langdon is running hot at the moment. Thomas had a great win in the Under 18 1500m final in the Victorian Country Championships at Bendigo.
The final was run on 27th January 2019 with Thomas winning in a new PB time of 4:11.25.
Then on Thursday night at the Collingwood Track, Thomas won the inaugural Men's Under 20 3000m event which was promoted by Richmond Harriers. In windy conditions, Thomas took the lead after 3 laps and went on to record a very good time of 9:12 which is a 12 second PB.
These are excellent results for Thomas who has just turned 17. Thomas has been a very consistent trainer now for several years and is showing steady improvement with his racing.
Congratulations to Thomas from all at the Club.
Bunnings Sausage Sizzle
On Sunday, 27th January 2019, the Club once again staged a sausage sizzle at Bunnings Northland, raising a valuable $1,924.20. For a number of years now, this effort has been a valuable contributor to Club funds. We had marvellous support from members and friends, giving of their valuable time. It is so important that we can share the load with these events so they remain enjoyable and not a burden on just a few. Thank you to all who contributed.
Milers Club Race Results
Thomas Langdon and David Greig ran in the Milers Club 800m at Box Hill track on Thursday night 17th January 2019. Thomas recorded 2:02.1 (a big PB) and David 2:03.5 (also a big PB).
Congratulations boys, that 2:00 minute benchmark target is now within reach.


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Q: Find word in List and Delete it I need find a Word in list of char and delete it from that.
The predicate ocurre([List],[Word],[CleanList]).
[List] is a list of elements for example [a,b,c,d].
[Word] contains in a list the word that I must find in List for example [b,c]
[CleanList] return List with out Word (in the example [a,d])

The Program is:
ocurre([X|LS],[X|P],Aux):- ocurre(LS,P,Aux),!.
ocurre([X|LS],[Y|P],Aux):- concatenar(Aux,[X],Aux2),
                           ocurre(LS,[Y|P],Aux2).
ocurre([],[],Aux):-!.
ocurre([],P,Aux):-!.
ocurre(LS,[],[Aux|LS]):-!.

concatenar([],X,X):-!.
concatenar([X|Y],R,[X|M]):- concatenar(Y,R,M).

So, when I consult ocurre([a,b,c,d] , [b,c] , L). My program return L=[] and It must return L=[a,d]. I don't know what it's wrong. I appreciate your help

A: First of all you can get rid of all useless cut operators. You could rewrite your program without cuts and also you don't need the concatenar/3 predicate:
ocurre([],_,[]).
ocurre([H|T],[],[H|T]).
ocurre([X|LS],[X|P],Aux):- ocurre(LS,P,Aux).
ocurre([X|LS],[Y|P],[X|Aux]):- dif(X,Y),ocurre(LS,[Y|P],Aux).

Example:
?- ocurre([a,b,c,d] , [b,c] , L).
L = [a, d] ;
false.

The problems with your implementation was first of all base cases, you only need tthe two base cases above for empty first list and empty first second list, all other cases are included in the recursion.
Also as I understood what you were trying to do was that when you find an element to add in the third list you concatenate the third list with the new list and passed as a new parameter. In this case you use the third list as an accumulator where you need to initialize in the beginning as the empty list. So instead of all this could just instantiate the third list-Result during the recursion, for example the rule:
ocurre([X|LS],[Y|P],[X|Aux]):- dif(X,Y),ocurre(LS,[Y|P],Aux).

simple says if X and Y are different the call ocurre with the rest of the list e.g LS and with second list [Y|P] and you have instantiated the current first element of third list: [X|Aux] with X and continue with the rest e.g Aux.

A: a library(lists) based alternative:
?- [user].
ocurre(List,Word,CleanList) :-
|:       append([Left,Word,Right], List),
|:       append(Left,Right,CleanList).
|:
|: ^Dtrue.

?- ocurre([a,b,c,d] , [b,c] , L).
L = [a, d] ;
false.

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Stadium: Toyota Center
Colours: Red, black, gray, anthracite & white
Hall of Famers: Rick Barry, Elvin Hayes, Calvin Murphy, Moses Malone, Clyde Drexler, Charles Barkley, Hakeem Olajuwon, Scottie Pippen, Ralph Sampson, Dikembe Mutombo, Yao Ming & Tracy McGrady
Hall of Fame Coaches: Alex Hannum, Tex Winter, Bill Fitch & Rudy Tomjanovich
Rivals: Dallas Mavericks, San Antonio Spurs, Portland Trail Blazers & Los Angeles Lakers
Legends: Hakeem Olajuwon, Moses Malone, Elvin Hayes, Calvin Murphy, Clyde Drexler, Ralph Sampson & Yao Ming
Retired Numbers: 11, 22, 23, 24, 34 & 45
Conference: Western Conference
Division: Southwest Division
NBA Championships 2: 1994 & 1995
Houston Rockets History
With the NBA wanting to expand into Western America, the San Diego Rockets were formed as an expansion team prior to the 1967-68 season. San Diego's first ever draft pick was Pat Riley, with him and Johnny Green leading the team in their inaugural season which saw a 15-67 record. This poor record saw the Rockets be awarded the first pick in the 1968 draft, with the Rockets selecting Elvin Hayes.
Hayes would help the Rockets improve by 22 wins and make the playoffs for the first time in just their second season, where they would be defeated by the Atlanta Hawks in the first round, 4-2.
In an attempt to better support Hayes, the front office added Calvin Murphy and Rudy Tomjanovich however the team was unable to make the following two seasons. The poor performance caused the selling of the team and the Rockets would move to Houston.
The move saw Tax Winter hired as coach and he would immediately clash with Hayes, with Hayes requesting a trade after a 34-48 season. Winter would be fired during the next season with poor performances by the team, which then rallied behind new coach, Johnny Egan.
The Rockets wouldn't return to the playoffs until the 1974-75 where they would beat the New York Knicks 2-1 to win their first ever playoff series, before being defeated by the Boston Celtics 4-1 in the second round.
Houston would miss the playoffs the next season but added John Lucas and dominant big man, Moses Malone. Malone would lead the team back to the playoffs, with the Rockets winning their first division title and Tom Nissalke winning Coach of the Year. Houston were eliminated in the second round by Julius Erving and the Philadelphia 76ers.
An injury to Tomjanovich during the 1977-78 saw the team unable to return to the playoffs, but the following season saw Malone win MVP, who, with the addition of Rick Barry, led the team to a 47-35 record and returning to the playoffs, but were unable to overcome the Hawks in the first round.
The 1979-80 season saw the Rockets make it one round further, being eliminated by the Celtics 4-0 in the second round before being moved to the Western Conference prior to the 1980-81 season.
This move would pay dividends for Houston, where they would again make the playoffs and defeat the Los Angeles Lakers, San Antonio Spurs and Kansas City Kings on their way to their first ever Finals appearance. They would face familiar foes in the Boston Celtics, who would again have the upper hand, winning 4-2.
Malone would win his second MVP in the 1981-82, but similar to the first season he won the award, the Rockets were eliminated in the first round. Despite being one of the best players in the league and leading the team for six seasons, the Rockets were unwilling to pay his new contract and saw him leave. His departure saw Houston have their worst season in franchise history, finishing with a 14-68 record.
The Rockets would win the first pick in the 1983 Draft and select Ralph Sampson, who would go on to win 1984 Rookie of the Year, but the team barely improved seeing them be awarded the first pick again the next season. Houston would select dominant big man Hakeem Olajuwon, who would finish second in the 1985 Rookie of the Year voting to Michael Jordan.
Olajuwon, in his rookie season, would combine with Sampson, who would win the 1985 All Star Game MVP, to take the Rockets back to the playoffs, losing to the Jazz in the first round.
The dominant duo continued the next season, helping Houston win their second division title, whilst returning to the Finals for the second time, after defeating Sacramento Kings, Denver Nuggets and Lakers on their way to another match up with the Boston Celtics. The Rockets would again be overpowered by the Celtics, losing 4-2.
Despite making the playoffs the next season, there was big disappointment surrounding the team, seen as underperforming after a second round elimination. The 1987-88 wouldn't start as expected either, with Sampson being traded and the team being eliminated in the first round in the following four seasons, before missing the playoffs for the first time in eight years in 1992.
Former player Rudy Tomjanovich would be brought on as head coach, and the team responded well to the change, improving by 13 wins in the 1992-93 season, winning the division, Olajuwon winning Defensive Player of the Year and the team returning to the playoffs and winning their first round match up against the Los Angeles Clippers, before being eliminated by the Supersonics.
Houston would improve again the next season, finishing 58-24 and winning the division title for the second straight season. Olajuwon would make history, becoming the second player in NBA history to win MVP and Defensive Player of the Year in the same season.
Olajuwon would lead the Rockets to the Finals for the third time in franchise history, defeating the Portland Trail Blazers, Phoenix Suns and Utah Jazz on their way to facing the New York Knicks.
The Rockets would face a 2-3 deficit but would win two games in a row to win their first Championship. Olajuwon broke more history, by winning Finals MVP, becoming the first and only player to win all three awards in the same season.
Starting the 1994-95 season with a bit of a championship hangover, the Rockets traded for Clyde Drexler, who sparked the team to an improved second half to the season. Houston would defeat the third, second and first seeded teams in the West to advance to the Finals for a second straight season.
They would then sweep the Orlando Magic in the Finals to win their second consecutive Championship, with Olajuwon winning Finals MVP again. Houston became the first and only team who wasn't a top four seed in their conference to win the Championship and first and only team to defeat four 50 win teams in the playoffs.
The Rockets were only able to make the second round the following season, resulting in the team trading for former MVP Charles Barkley in the 1996 off season. The Big 3 of Barkley, Drexler and Olajuwon was able to lead the team to the Western Conference Finals but were unable to overcome the Jazz.
Injuries saw the team only just make the playoffs the next season, losing in the first round, with Drexler retiring after the season. The Rockets traded for Scottie Pippen to replace Dexler but saw another first round elimination and saw Pippen last just one year with the team before being traded.
Barkley would suffer a career ending injury and the team traded up the 1999 draft to select Steve Francis. Francis would win 2000 Rookie of the Year but the team would be unable to make the playoffs for the first time in eight years.
Houston would fail to make the playoffs again and after 17 seasons with the team, Olajuwon requested a trade and after the team did everything they could to keep him, they eventually traded him to the Toronto Raptors.
The Rockets won the first pick in the 2002 draft, selecting another big man, 7'6 center, Yao Ming. Despite the big man's dominance, and the front office building around him, including adding Tracy McGrady, the team only made the playoffs five times over ten years, and only made the second round once in that time.
In the 2012 offseason, aggressive General Manager Daryl Morey traded for reigning Sixth Man of the Year, James Harden. The addition of Harden saw the Rockets go back to the playoffs, but were unable to win a first round series in his first two seasons.
The 2014-15 season saw Houston win a division title for the first time in 20 years and make it to the Western Conference Finals, losing to eventual champions, the Golden State Warriors. This was the first of multiple intense contests with the Warriors, seeing Harden go head to head with Steph Curry.
The 2015-16 season saw regression from the Rockets, only qualifying for the playoffs by winning their last game of the season, coming up against the Warriors in the first round. Again Harden and the Rockets were no match, losing 4-1.
Mike D'Antoni was hired as head coach and Eric Gordon would go on to win Sixth Man of the Year, while Harden was handed the keys to the car and began his real dominance of, not just the Rockets, but the entire NBA. D'Antoni would win Coach of the Year in his first season and Houston would defeat the Thunder before falling to Texas rivals, the San Antonio Spurs.
The 2017-18 season saw the Rockets trade for multi time All Star point guard, Chris Paul, and finish on top of the Western Conference for the first time in franchise history. Harden would dominate the league and win his first MVP, leading Houston past the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Utah Jazz to set up a second Western Conference Finals match up with the Warriors.
Houston were up 3-2 and looking set to advance to the Finals, but Paul went down with a hamstring injury and saw the Warriors win the last two games. Harden and Paul led the team past the Jazz in the first round of the 2019 playoffs, but came up against the Warriors in the playoffs for the fourth time in five seasons, and lost for the fourth time.
With chemistry issues between Harden and Paul, the team traded the latter to the Oklahoma City Thunder, Harden's old team, for former MVP Russell Westbrook. Reuniting Westbrook with Harden brought big expectations for the Rockets, who struggled through the middle part of the season before it was suspended due to COVID-19.
When the season returned, the Rockets went 4-4 in their seeding games and finished fourth in the West, facing the Thunder in the first round. Harden and Westbrook won the first two games against their old team, before Paul led the Thunder two wins in the next two games. The teams split games five and six to set up a winner takes all game seven.
The Rockets played good across the board and a big defensive play by Harden to close out the game gave Houston a two point win to advance to the second round. The Rockets faced the Lakers and won the first game against the one-seed of the Western Conference, before dropping the next four and being eliminated from the playoffs.
Mike D'Antoni's contract finished and a mutual decision between him and the team meant he wasn't offered a new contract and the Rockets ended up signing Stephen Silas as head coach.
Things didn't go as planned for Silas, with Houston trading Westbrook to the Wizards in exchange for John Wall and then trading Harden to the Nets, receiving the injury prone Victor Oladipo and three first round picks as part of a multi-team trade.
John Wall, Christian Wood and Victor Oladipo made a good trio of players but due to injuries to all three, they rarely saw the court together and Houston suffered because of it. They finished with the worst record in the league for the 2020-21 season and have the 2nd pick in the 2021 draft, along with two other first rounders.
It was a rough year for the Houston Rockets in 2022 as they were one of the worst teams in the National Basketball Association. They finished the season with a record of 20-62 and in last place in the Western Conference which led to them having a top three pick in the 2022 Draft.
Expert 2022-23 Picks & Preview on Houston Rockets
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Stephan Silas is the head coach of the Houston Rockets, and this upcoming 2022-23 National Basketball Association season will be his third season in charge of the franchise. He has been coaching in the league for three years overall and over the course of his coaching career he has never made the playoffs, as the Rockets have been in a rebuild. His overall record in the regular season currently sits at 37-117. His father is legendary coach Paul Silas and he is a former college basketball player.
Rafael Stone is the general manager of the Houston Rockets and he has held that position within the franchise since 2020. This upcoming 2022-23 National Basketball Association season will be his third season as the decision maker for the franchise. He has been with the Houston Rockets organization since 2005 and worked his way up through the system before finally becoming the general manager.
Eric Gordon is the best player on this team's roster and he is sure to make a huge impact during the 2022-23 National Basketball Association season. This upcoming season will be his fifteenth season in the National Basketball Association. He has also played for New Orleans and Los Angeles. Last season he put up some impressive numbers as he averaged around 13 points per game. He set up his teammates as well as he averaged around three assists per game. He also managed to do some work on the boards as he averaged around two rebounds per game.
The second key player on this roster is Kevin Porter Jr. and this upcoming season will be his fourth season in the National Basketball Association, and his second full season with the Rockets. Last season he put up some impressive numbers as he averaged around 16 points per game. He set up his teammates as well as he averaged around six assists per game. He also managed to do some work on the boards as he averaged around four and a half rebounds per game.
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Jalen Green will be the breakout player on this team's roster and he is sure to make a huge impact during the 2022-23 National Basketball Association season. He is a former second overall pick in the 2021 National Basketball Association Draft. This upcoming season will be his second season in the National Basketball Association after coming to the league right out of high school at the age of 19. Last season he put up some impressive numbers as he averaged around 17 points per game.
He set up his teammates as well as he averaged around three assists per game. He also managed to do some work on the boards as he averaged around four rebounds per game. He put in some work on the defensive end of the court as well, averaging around one steal per game and one block per game. His list of accolades is impressive as he is a former all rookie team member.
Houston Rockets Betting & Odds Preview 2022-23
The Houston Rockets campaign during the 2021-22 National Basketball Association season went about as you would've expected. They finished the year with a record of 20-62 and in last place of the Southwest Division.
There is a lot of optimism surrounding the franchise heading into the 2022-23 National Basketball Association season. If they want to improve or keep up their current level of play they will certainly need a ton of production from their stars over the course of the 2022-23 National Basketball Association season. The most important thing in any season is how a team starts out of the gate, and then how they look when the all-star break approaches.
In the National Basketball Association, a lot can change over a single off-season. It will be interesting to see how their offseason moves translate onto the basketball court over the course of the 2022-23 National Basketball Association season. Based on their odds to win some hardware headed into the season it is clear how the oddsmakers in Las Vegas feel about them heading into the year.
Their odds to bring home the Southwest Division championship this season currently sit at +25000 heading into the 2022-23 National Basketball Association season, which puts them fourth in the Southwest Division out of five teams.
While their odds to win the Western Conference currently sit at +25000 heading into the 2022-23 National Basketball Association season, which puts them 12th in the Western Conference out of 15 teams. Their overall odds to bring home the championship are currently sitting at +50000 heading into the 2022-23 season, as they rank 24th out of all 30 teams in the National Basketball Association.
Houston Rockets FAQ
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Where do the Houston Rockets play?
The Houston Rockets play their home games at the Toyota Center.
Who owns the Houston Rockets?
Tillman Fertitta is the owner of the Houston Rockets after purchasing the team for $2.2 billion in 2017.
Have the Houston Rockets won an NBA Championship?
The Houston Rockets have won 2 NBA Championships, in 1994 and 1995.
Who is the Houston Rockets coach?
Stephen Silas is the head coach of the Houston Rockets. Silas was hired in the 2020 offseason after being an assistant coach at the Dallas Mavericks.
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What is the Houston Rockets record?
The Houston Rockets had a 20-62 win-loss record for the 2021-22 NBA season.
Did the Houston Rockets win last night?
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How much are the Houston Rockets worth?
According to Forbes Magazine, the Houston Rockets are worth $2.75 billion.
Who do the Houston Rockets play tonight?
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How to watch the Houston Rockets?
You can watch the Houston Rockets on TV channels like ESPN, ABC, TNT, NBA TV or AT&T SportsNet, or subscribe to NBA League Pass.
Will the Houston Rockets make the playoffs this year?
The Houston Rockets did not make the playoffs in the 2021-22 season after finishing with the worst record in the NBA, 20-62.
Will the Houston Rockets get the 1st pick in the NBA Draft?
Despite finishing with the worst record in the league, the Houston Rockets did not have the 1st pick in the 2022 NBA Draft.
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Where did the Houston Rockets finish the season?
The Houston Rockets finished the 2021-22 NBA season last in the Western Conference.
How many games did the Houston Rockets win?
The Houston Rockets won 20 games during the 2021-22 NBA season.
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WORLD STEEL REVIEW, December 2010
Crude steel production in the 66 countries reporting to the World Steel Association totalled 117.6 million tonnes in October, 2.4% up on the October 2009 total. The ten months total was 1165 million tonnes, 17.5% higher than the same period last year. However, excluding China, the monthly total rose by 7.7%, with an increase of 23.7% in the year to date.
Steel production in the 27 member countries of the European Union increased by 4.4% in October to 15.4 million tonnes; however, the ten months total was 29% higher at 145 million tonnes. German production rose by 11% in October, bringing the ten months total up 41% to 36.8 million tonnes. Production in Italy increased by 12% in October, while the year to date total was up by 31% to 21.5 million tonnes. Spanish steel production actually fell by 12% in the month, although the year to date total was up by 17.6% to 13.9 million tonnes. French production was virtually flat in October, with the ten months total increasing by 24.7% to 13 million tonnes. UK monthly steel production decreased by 20%, while the year to date total was 4.7% higher at 8.3 million tonnes.
German imports of steel were 2.1 million tonnes in September, their highest level since October 2008. Steel exports, however, dropped slightly from the first half of 2010 to just 2 million tonnes in September. Germany's main export market is the European Union which accounted for 75% of German exports in 2010. Asian countries accounted for a further 5%.
European car registrations published by ACEA showed a fall of 16% in October, with the ten months total down by 5%. The largest market, Germany, showed a drop in registrations in the month of 20%, while the year to date total was down by nearly 27% at 2.4 million cars. In France registrations decreased by 18.5% in October, but were only down by 1.4% to 1.83 million cars in the year to date. In the United Kingdom, October's total was 22% down, although the year to date total was actually up by 4.8% to 1.77 million cars. Italy's monthly registrations fell by 29%, bringing the year to date total down 7% to 1.68 million cars. In Spain, the fifth largest market, registrations dropped by 37.6% in the month, but rose by 9.4% in the ten months to 849 thousand cars.
In the rest of Europe the largest steel producer is Turkey, where steel production was 18.6% higher in October, and 12.6% up in the year to date at 23.6 million tonnes. Serbia's monthly total fell by 26.7%, although the ten months total still increased by 38.6% to 1103 thousand tonnes. The Swiss year to date total was 1091 thousand tonnes, 40% higher than in 2009.
Among the CIS countries crude steel production in Russia rose by 2.1% in October to 5.7 million tonnes; the year to date total, however, rose by 13.3% to 55.6 million tonnes. In the Ukraine October steel production increased by 10.7%, although the ten months total for Ukraine was up 13.3% to 27.6 million tonnes. Kazakhstan's year to date total rose by 4.9% to 3.5 million tonnes.
Steel production in the USA was up by 9.6% in October, bringing the year to date total up 44.7% to 67.5 million tonnes. Canadian steel production jumped by 44% in October, with the ten months total increasing by 55% to 11.3 million tonnes. Mexican steel production, however, was almost flat in the month, while the year to date total increased by 22.7% to almost 14 million tonnes.
In South America, Brazilian crude steel production rose by 4.7% in October, although the year to date total increased by 31% to 27.8 million tonnes compared to last year. Argentinian production in October increased by 8.7%, while the ten months total was up 33.4% to 4.3 million tonnes. Venezuelan crude steel production, however, was 29% down in the month, bringing the year to date total down by 49% to 1.6 million tonnes. Colombian production in the ten months rose by 14% to just over one million tonnes.
Brazilian exports of steel in October jumped to their highest level this year at 940 thousand tonnes due to a doubling in the exports of semis to 630 thousand tonnes. Asian countries accounted for 54% of the monthly total with South Korea alone taking 24%. Central and South American countries accounted for 21% of the total with North America taking a further 17%.
Among the Middle Eastern countries Iranian steel production increased by 30% in the month, and by 6.4% in the ten months to 9.9 million tonnes. In Saudi Arabia steel production was flat in October, although the year to date total increased by 8.3% to 4.2 million tonnes. Egypt's monthly total rose by 23%, while the year to date total increased by 15.6% to 5.2 million tonnes. South African steel production was only up by 4.3% in the month, although the ten months total was 15% higher at 7 million tonnes.
In Asia Chinese steel production actually fell by 3.8% in October, bringing the ten months total up by 10.7% to 525 million tonnes, 45% of world production. Indian monthly steel production increased by 8.8% while the year to date total was up by 7.8% to 55.8 million tonnes. Japanese production rose by 8% in the month; however, the year to date total jumped by 31% to 91.4 million tonnes. South Korean steel production was 11.4% up in October, bringing the ten months total to 47.3 million tonnes, an increase of 19.3%. Taiwanese steel production, on the other hand, was estimated to be 4% higher in October, but 30% up in the year to date at 16.4 million tonnes.
Chinese steel exports have dropped since their peak of 5.6 million tonnes in June 2010 and were just under 2.8 million tonnes in October. Imports have also dropped slightly and were 1.2 million tonnes in October, their lowest level since January 2009 apart from the February 2010 total of just less than 1.2 million tonnes.
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As usual, the course was helpful in providing the much needed guidance for the implementation of IFRS9. The instructor is highly experienced and gives real life practical examples to put his explanation into perspective.
The instructor provided a very detailed & clear overview of IFRS 15. The course was excellent. I would recommend this course and IASeminars to anyone interested in working with IFRS.
This training gave me a better, clearer and deeper understanding of the IFRS concept. I would definitely like to attend another course.
Course and training materials were excellent. Tutors / instructors were knowledgeable and very professional in their delivery.
Very satisfied with the content covered in this seminar.
Highly professional and the instructor gave applications related to the attendees entities. IFRS very diverse. The updates were helpful.
A very useful seminar where theory and practice are jointly provided in a really effective manner.
Excellent course and the presenter is very knowledgeable. The course content was very well thought out and explained. Easy to follow and straightforward examples provided.
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In addition to looking at security from the perspective of the most common types of threats, enterprises need to consider the main potential targets of attack—the mobile device and the mobile infrastructure—which overlap in several areas.
Physical attacks involve stealing a wireless device and getting access to confidential information stored there, or using the device to access confidential data in the enterprise's network.
This is the easiest attack to launch because wireless devices are small and easily stolen or lost. For this reason, this method of attack poses, by far, the greatest security risk. An enterprise should secure any device that connects to its network and should fully understand the carrier¿s high-level security policies and practices.
Attacks on the airlink (also called over-the-air interception) require highly specialized equipment and a high level of cryptoanalytical skill and computing power. The penalty for illegally intercepting a wireless transmission is up to $250,000 and five years in prison. The cost, difficulty, and risk make this method of attack uncommon, but it is potentially very dangerous.
Peripheral-interface attacks involve attacking a mobile device using communications other than the cellular signal, such as Bluetooth, infrared (IR), or Wi-Fi. Accessing a device through these interfaces presents risks of intrusion (from both humans and malware) and of compromising confidentiality and data integrity.
Peripheral-interface (or peripheral-port) attacks are becoming more common and are a growing concern among enterprise security experts. Users should be taught to turn on Bluetooth (and especially to make their devices Bluetooth "discoverable") only when the feature is needed. They should also change the default name in their Bluetooth settings.
Infrastructure attacks are directed against the wireless network or the carrier's internal IT systems. Two broad categories of infrastructure attacks are denial-of-service and attempts to obtain or alter confidential information. This latter category is what the general public thinks of as "hacking."
Motivation for infrastructure attacks can be malicious or financial. Examples include stealing credit card or other financial information and modifying billing records.
An enterprise's well-run security regime can make it difficult for these attacks to succeed, but they are much more common and more likely to cause damage than are attempts at over-the-air interception.


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A-List Estates in the Hollywood Hills
Luxury brokerages say Los Angeles's Hollywood Hills West market is thriving; browse some of the area's exceptional listings
By Gina Faridniya
| Originally Published On May 15, 2015 | Mansion Global
Los Angeles's Sunset Strip in West Hollywood is known for its trendy boutiques and nightlife. But now the allure of the 1½-mile stretch of Sunset Boulevard could be the homes above it. Prices are on the rise for homes in the Sunset Strip/Hollywood Hills West area, commonly referred to as the Hollywood Hills, according to new reports from Sotheby's International Realty and the Agency. According to Sotheby's, the average list price between January and March of this year for a home in the Hollywood Hills was nearly $2.5 million, up 24% from the same period the year before. The Agency reports that homes near the Strip recorded an average sales price of $2.8 million. These four properties in the Hollywood Hills, all listed on Mansion Global, range in price from just over $2 million to nearly $9 million. Visit these links for the complete listings: Astral Drive: $8.999 millionJupiter Drive: $4.495 millionTorreyson Drive: $3.499 millionMulholland Drive: $2.075 million Listed on Mansion Global as of May 18, 2015. Write to gina.faridniya@dowjones.com


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The Gummy Bear Lobby
Public education faces drastic cuts—where are the parents who can argue against them?
Abby Rapoport Feb 21, 2011, 8:39 pm CST
My latest print column:
In the Senate Education Committee hearing room, gummy bears were getting stuck between the seat cushions. Crumbs from animal crackers spread over the floor while some of those waiting to speak began coloring on the walls. "Cutting public education funding by over $9 billion might keep me from learning to read at grade level," said Jose, age 6. First-grader Cindy, who was waiting for her turn to speak, began to get impatient until someone handed her a juice box. Luckily, the committee broke for nap-time.
Well, it's a nice scene, right? Too bad I just made it up.
In truth, the education committee heard from superintendents and a few parents as hearings began over proposals to cut more than $9 billion from Texas schools. As the state House and Senate continue to discuss education, we'll hear from plenty of textbook lobbyists and teacher's groups. But not so much from those who can speak most directly to the impact on their lives. Hearings on reductions in social services often include heart-rending testimony from those affected. But when it comes to education, talk tends to turn to the businessy side of education, with superintendents and product vendors throwing around words like "efficiency" and "flexibility." Instead of, you know, "education."
With the unprecedented cuts being contemplated, school districts will be hard-pressed to find the funds to keep their schools operating. How bad could it be? Here's one measure: Under current state law, the proposed budget-slashing is so severe that it can't even go into effect—unless lawmakers change the current minimal funding requirements. Another measure: The current House budget has zero funding for instructional materials, even as schools are due for new science and English books, and tests based on the new curricula are supposed to start next year.
At the actual first meeting of the Senate Education Committee, a slew of superintendents from districts as big as Dallas and as small as Millsap Independent School District (total students: 770) came to speak. By and large, they did not push the senators to meet the state's current obligations, appearing resigned to the potentially devastating cuts. Most of the witnesses focused on where school districts could trim—if only the state would loosen its regulations and let them. There were two consistent requests: raising class-size limits, and reforming the ways to hand out furloughs and pink slips to teachers. Senators, meanwhile, held forth about the need for cutting teachers' aides and increasing class sizes.
The costs of inadequate education aren't always easy to quantify. And with a $27 billion budget deficit, those who rely on health and human-service programs are also bracing for big cuts. But some of those people, unlike Cindy or Jose, can come to advocate for themselves. "My muscles will become weak and atrophied" if certain programs are cut, explained Hayden Adkins, a 29 year-old with cerebral palsy. She was one of hundreds of witnesses before the Senate Finance Committee who receive services directly. By the end of the testimony, most of the senators were promising to do what they could to protect programs that help people like Adkins.
There's no equivalent for schools. With superintendents and lobbyists serving as the faces and voices of this public service, it's easy to miss the human costs of these cuts.
When Education Commissioner Robert Scott came to talk to the Senate Finance Committee about the drastic cuts, he said his first priority was getting $6 billion more to put into public schools. His argument: Without it, there will undoubtedly be lawsuits from parents and districts. Scott did go on to express concern that schools wouldn't be able to educate. "These are bare bones for what we need to continue to move on," he said.
But his eager-to-please demeanor rubbed some Democrats the wrong way.
"How do you make it work when you're losing hundreds of millions of dollars?" asked a frustrated Sen. John Whitmire, D-Houston. When it came to the need for instructional materials, Whitmire pushed Scott to be explicit. "I was asking you to put a face on how that impacts a student," the senator said, "and why we ought to be concerned."
But Scott, dressed in his nice suit and conveying an eager-to-please boyishness, isn't the face of public schools. Parents and children are. Most of the time, parents protest to their local district when funding cuts come. This year, they'd be better served by organizing caravans to the Capitol, kids and gummy bears in tow.


Knowing where to find a tradesperson is very important for getting the help you need, but knowing what type of tradesperson you need is perhaps equally as important.
One of the biggest confusions we see customers experience a lot is whether they need a drainage engineer or a plumber – both deal with pipes and the flow of water and other liquids, so which is needed for your job?
If you're in a hurry, with a blocked drain or a leaking pipe, a simple tip to follow is: inside = plumber, outside = drainage engineer.
There are plenty of exceptions and crossovers of course, but this rule of thumb is a great place to start. Another basic explanation is: plumbers are concerned with water coming into your home, drainage engineers with taking it away.
All trades require specific skills and experience but few trades cross over to the extent of plumbing and drainage. Most people are familiar with what a plumber does, but what exactly does a drainage engineer do?
Drainage engineers work with systems to ensure water, sewage and other materials can flow between systems as efficiently as possible.
When these systems fail – typically due to a blockage or burst pipe – drainage engineers are responsible for finding and fixing the issue. As often these pipes contain sewage, drainage engineering is not for the faint hearted.
One of the most famous recent examples of drainage engineering at work was London's fatberg, a huge mass of household and industrial waste that weighed as much as 11 double decker buses. Drainage engineers were called in to dislodge the monstrosity and the work took almost three weeks.
Drainage engineers are also responsible for planning drainage systems for new builds, including excavating, laying foundations and installing pipes.
In more domestic settings, drainage engineers – like the ones on the Local Heroes platform – survey a home's sewers and drainage systems to determine where a blockage is located, its likely cause and how to fix it.
A full drainage survey can also involve the use of CCTV to determine the likelihood of future drainage problems.
To clear a blockage, a drainage engineer may use a tool as simple as a long, flexible rod but are more likely now to use high pressure water to clear a blockage.
In most cases, calling a drainage engineer to your home should be a last resort and you can reduce the risk with a few good habits such as not pouring oil or fat down the drain and binning rather than flushing wet wipes.
Another rule of thumb for drainage: bin it, don't block it.


Python operations available from the display module, used to control the VMD camera as well as screen updates.
update_ui(): Update the display as well as any other user interfaces.
update_off(): Tell VMD not to regularly update the display. The display will be updated only when display.update() is called.
stereomodes(): Returns a list of the available stereo modes.
PROJ_PERSP, PROJ_ORTHO: String constants defined in the display module for setting the projection keyword in the set method.
get(key): set() and get() control various display properties. The following keywords accept/return floating-point values: eyesep, focallength, height, distance, nearclip, farclip. The following keywords accept boolean values for on or off, respectively: antialias, depthcue, culling. stereo should be one of the values returned by stereomodes(). projection should be one of the PROJ constants defined in this module. size should be a list of two integers corresponding to the width and height of the display in pixels.


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Embattled UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigns
Published July 7, 2022 at 3:03 AM AKDT
Sang Tan
Britain Conservative Party MP, Boris Johnson, left, speaks to the media to launch his campaign as a candidate to be the Mayor of London, outside City Hall in central London, Monday, July 16, 2007.
Updated July 7, 2022 at 7:34 AM ET
LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson finally succumbed to political reality Thursday and resigned after the latest ethics scandal around his leadership led some 50 senior lawmakers to quit the government.
Johnson had clung to power for two days, defiantly telling lawmakers on Wednesday that he had a "colossal mandate" from voters and intended to get on with the business of government.
But he was forced to concede defeat Thursday morning after two more members of his Cabinet quit and one of his closest allies, Treasury Chief Nadhim Zahawi, publicly told him to resign for the good of the country.
It wasn't immediately clear when Johnson would leave office, however.
His resignation will trigger an internal election to pick a new leader of the Conservative Party, who will also be the next prime minister. That process is likely to take place over the summer.
Johnson signaled that he intends to stay in office until that concludes. Such a move would be controversial, and critics say he should not be allowed to remain even as caretaker prime minister.
"Now PM has finally done the decent thing he needs to hand in the seals of office, apologise to Her Majesty (Queen Elizabeth II), allow her to appoint a Caretaker under whom Ministers can serve, so the Conservative Party can choose a new leader properly," George Freeman, who quit as science minister on Thursday, said in a tweet.
Zahawi, who was promoted earlier this week as Johnson tried to shore up his Cabinet, said he and a group of colleagues had privately expressed their concerns to the prime minister on Wednesday and he decided to go public after Johnson ignored the advice to resign.
"I am heartbroken that he hasn't listened and that he is now undermining the incredible achievements of this government," Zahawi said in a letter posted on Twitter. "But the country deserves a government that is not only stable, but which acts with integrity."
Thursday morning's resignations meant that 50 Cabinet secretaries, ministers and lower-level officials had quit the government over two days, often castigating the prime minister for his lack of integrity. With more than 20 positions unfilled, the crisis had stalled the business of some parliamentary committees because there were no ministers available to speak on the government's behalf.
It is a humiliating defeat for Johnson, who succeeded in leading Britain out of the European Union and was credited with rolling out one of the world's most successful mass vaccination campaigns to combat COVID-19.
But the perpetually rumpled leader known for greeting critics with bombast and bluster was also dogged by criticism that he was willing to bend, and sometimes break, the rules to achieve his goals.
Johnson, 58, managed to remain in power for almost three years, despite allegations that he was too close to party donors, that he protected supporters from bullying and corruption allegations, and that he misled Parliament about government office parties that broke pandemic lockdown rules.
Recent disclosures that Johnson knew about sexual misconduct allegations against a Conservative lawmaker before he promoted him to a senior position in government proved to be one scandal too many.
The crisis began when Chris Pincher resigned as deputy chief whip amid allegations that he had groped two men at a private club. That triggered a series of reports about past allegations leveled against Pincher.
Johnson tried to deflect criticism with shifting explanations about what he knew and when he knew it, but that just highlighted concerns that the prime minister couldn't be trusted.
Health Secretary Sajid Javid and Treasury chief Rishi Sunak resigned within minutes of each other Tuesday night, triggering a wave of departures among their Cabinet colleagues and lower level officials.
Javid captured the mood of many lawmakers when he said Johnson's actions threatened to undermine the integrity of the Conservative Party and the British government.
"At some point we have to conclude that enough is enough," he said Wednesday in the House of Commons. "I believe that point is now."
Bernard Jenkin, a senior Conservative Party lawmaker, told the BBC he met with Johnson later in the day and advised him to step down.
"I just said to him, 'Look, it's just when you go now, and it's how you go. You can go with some dignity or you can be forced out like Donald Trump clinging to power and pretending he's won the election when he's lost.'''


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The United States has 63 National Parks spread across 30 states and 2 territories. Yellowstone became the fist national park in 1872. Today, California is home to 9 parks with Alaska following close behind with 8. Alaska contains the 4 largest parks, the biggest, Wrangell-St. Elias is larger than 9 U.S. states. The park system now protects millions of acres of natural habitat for many endangered plant and animal species.
The first national park east of the Mississippi River and the only one in the northeastern United States.
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Enjoy the beauty of these unique sandstone arches.
Originally a reservation for the Oglala Sioux Indians, the park now protects their prior territory.
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Bordering Mexico, the park is named after a large bend in the Rio Grande/Rio Bravo river.
Photo by Alexander Hatley
95% water, the park preserves offshore reefs and the delicate ecosystem that relies upon it.
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Parts of this steep, dark, narrow canyon only receive 33 minutes of daylight per day.
Photo by Jeff Hollett
Explore the colorful rock structures called hoodoos formed from weathering and erosion.
A magical place of mesas, canyons, and buttes carved by the Colorado and Green rivers.
Enjoy the colorful canyons, ridges, buttes, and monoliths that reside in the park's desert landscape.
Photo by Wolfgang Staudt
Explore the underground caves that take you to the "Big Room", the largest chamber in North America.
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A series of islands off the coast of California with human activity dating back to over 37,000 years ago.
Photo by David Fulmer
The park preserves the largest area of old growth bottomland hardwood forest in the United States.
Photo by Ken Lund
The 1,949-foot deep lake sits in the remains of the Mount Mazama volcano.
Photo by Road Travel America
The park protects the Cuyahoga River area in Northeast Ohio.
Photo by Tim Evanson
A harsh desert environment that is the hottest, driest, and lowest of all the national parks.
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The park is centered on Denali, the highest mountain in North America.
Photo by Alan Sandercock
Accessible only by seaplane or boat, this isolated park preserves Fort Jefferson and the Dry Tortugas islands.
Photo by NPS Natural Resources
A network of wetlands and forests making up the largest tropical wilderness in the United States.
Photo by Stig Nygaard
Gates of the Arctic National Park
Slightly larger than Belgium, this expansive park is located completely north the Arctic Circle.
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A 630-foot tall arch stands above this park that commemorates the Louisiana Purchase and the Dred Scott case.
Photo by Steve Harbula
The park preserves over 3 million acres of Southeast Alaska.
The park was formed by massive glaciers millions of years ago.
Carved by the Colorado River, the canyon is over a mile deep and up to 18 miles wide.
The park was named after the tallest mountain in the Teton Range.
Photo by Stefan Serena
The park features the Lehman Caves, groves of ancient bristlecone pines, and the 13,063-foot Wheeler Peak.
Sandboard or sled the largest sand dunes in North America.
Photo by U.S. Department of the Interior
The Appalachian Trail passes through the center of the park on its path from Georgia to Maine.
Photo by Jody Claborn
Guadalupe Mountains National Park
The park includes the highest peak in Texas and the Butterfield Overland Mail stagecoach line.
Photo by Patrick Alexander
Haleakalā National Park
The now dormant volcano is popular destination for beautiful sunrises.
Photo by Navin Rajagopalan
Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park
Take in the dramatic volcanic landscape of two active volcanoes.
Photo by Scot Nelson
Protected since 1832, these popular hot springs flow from nearby Hot Springs Mountain.
This lake front park protects the dune ridges along Lake Michigan.
Established in 1940, the park protects Isle Royale, the 4th largest lake island in the world.
Photo by Ray Dumas
View the unique Joshua trees native to the Mojave Desert.
Photo by Henrique Pinto
Named after Mount Katmai, a major eruption in 1912 created the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes.
Photo by Katmai National Park and Preserve
Kenai Fjords National Park
Named for its numerous fjords carved by glaciers over thousands of years.
Photo by Kenai Fjords National Park
Home to 14,000 foot peaks, high mountain meadows, and some of the largest trees in the world.
Kobuk Valley National Park
Sitting 25 miles north of the Arctic Circle, the park preserves the Great Kobuk Sand Dunes.
Photo by Western Arctic National Parklands
Lake Clark National Park
This remote park is only accessible by boat or seaplane.
Photo by Lake Clark National Park & Preserve
All four types of volcano can be found here including the largest plug dome volcano in the world.
Explore the beauty of the world's longest known cave system.
Photo by James St. John
The park preserves the largest cliff dwellings in North America.
The park preserves the area in and around Mt Rainier, a 14,411-foot stratovolcano.
Photo by Mark Gunn
National Park of American Samoa
The only US National Park located south of the equator.
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
A scenic, deep river gorge carved in the Appalachian Mountains.
Photo by Mike Goad
This rugged mountain region has the most expansive glacial system in the contiguous United States.
The park cover everything from rugged ocean coastlines to forests to wildflower meadows.
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View this park's large deposits of petrified wood, pueblos, and colorful badlands.
See eroded rock formations leftover from an extinct volcano.
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Take in the beauty of the towering redwood trees that live for over 1000 years and soar to over 300 feet tall.
Photo by Redwood National and State Parks
The Continental Divide runs directly through the center of this mountainous park.
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The Sonoran Desert landscape provides for a unique opportunity to see giant saguaro cacti.
Photo by Desert LCC
View the giant sequoia trees including the General Sherman tree, the largest on earth.
A long, narrow park located in the rolling hills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Photo by MatthewBenson
The only US national park to be named after a single person.
Photo by Rennett Stowe
Scuba dive and snorkel with sea turtles or enjoy a hike through the parks tropical rainforest.
Enjoy a day on the water at this park that is mostly only accessible by boat.
Photo by Fighting Irish 1977
Explore the white sand dunes composed of gypsum crystals, the largest gypsum dunefield on Earth.
Known for its calcite formations called boxwork, it's the first cave in the world to be designated a national park.
Photo by Bernard DUPONT
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
The largest of the 63 US National Parks, tall mountain peaks, volcanoes, ice fields and glaciers make up this remote terrain.
Experience the wildlife and geothermal features of the first national park in the world.
Enjoy the beauty of the granite cliffs, rushing waterfalls, and crystal clear lakes.
Enjoy the spectacular reddish and tan-colored walls of the canyon eroded by the Virgin River.
Photo by Alan Levine
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Кери Линч (р. 1959) е американска киноактриса. Известна е с ролите си в "Drugstore Cowboy" (1989) с Мат Дилън, "Виртуален убиец" (1995) с Дензъл Уошингтън, "Студено сърце" (1997) с Дейвид Карузо и "Усмиряване" (2005).

Биография
Родена е на 31 януари 1959 г. в Голдън Вали в Минесота. Родителите ѝ се развеждат, когато тя е дете. Прекарва много време с баща си Робърт Линч и работи в неговия ресторант "Булевард" в Голдън Вали. Била е модел за Elite Modeling Agency. Започва актьорската си кариера като извършва малка работа в театъра "Гатрий". Учи актьорско майсторство при Санфорд Майснер и става модел на известната агенция Elite Modeling.

Става известна покрай ролята си във филма "Drugstore Cowboy" от 1989 на Гас Ван Сант. Отказва ролята в "Първичен инстинкт" (1992), която се играе от Шарън Стоун. Получава номинация за Награда за независим дух за ролята си в "The Beans of Egypt, Maine" (1994). От 1992 г. е женена за сценариста Мич Глейзър. Има дъщеря (Шейн, р. 1986).

Частична филмография

Актриса
 "Усмиряване" (2005)
 "Невероятният Джо" (2001)
 "Ангелите на Чарли" (2000)
 "Братството на убийците" (1999)
 "Мистър Магу" (1997)
 "Студено сърце" (1997)
 "Пленници в рая" (1996)
 "Бремето на белия човек" (1995)
 "Виртуален убиец" (1995)
 "Въображаеми престъпления" (1994)
 "Три сърца" (1993)
 "Къдрокосата Сю" (1991), известен още като "Къдравата Сю"
 "Часове на отчаянието" (1990)
 "Крайпътна къща" (1989)
 "Коктейл" (1988)

Външни препратки

Американски актриси
Модели от САЩ
Хора от Минесота

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