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In the past few years, the actor who became a worldwide sensation for his comedic roles in films like "The Hangover" has made a very successful film to drama, earning three Oscar nominations in a row - and it's no wonder to see that Bradley Cooper's dating life makes headlines!
Bradley Cooper's dating life has been the subject of news for years, as the actor famously married actress Jennifer Esposito a few years back, later dating Hollywood stars such as Oscar winner Renée Zellweger and his "Guardians of the Galaxy" co-star Zoe Saldana - now, it seems like the lucky woman in Cooper's life is the beautiful Russian model Irina Shayk!
According to The Mirror, rumors of Bradley Cooper dating Shayk first began a few weeks back, but their relationship was all but confirmed the day before the Met Gala on Monday, when they were spotted leaving a play and looking very uch in love.
The New York Post's Page Six first reported that Bradley Cooper's dating list now included Shayk last month, after the 40 year-old actor and the 29 year-old star of "Hercules" were first spotted watching the Broadway musical "Finding Neverland" together, looking very comfortable with each other only weeks after Cooper was last spotted with ex Suki Waterhouse in Coachella.
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Early in my writing career, there were two people who I consider mentors. Both were New York Times bestselling authors. One worked with me for over a year, the other, only once. Both were instrumental in helping me take my writing from promising to publishable.
I met Gayle Lynds in 2005 at a mystery writers conference in Chicago. Later, after she kindly agreed to read the first 50 pages of my agented-but-not-yet-published novel, to my surprise, she called me on the phone to discuss. We talked about villains and endings and I learned more in those few minutes of discussion specific to my story than I had from years of reading how-to-write books. The conversation inspired me to write a second, stronger ending to my novel without which I don't believe the book would have sold.
I met Carolyn Hougan at a mystery writers conference in Toronto a year earlier when I interviewed her and her husband, Jim, who together wrote thrillers under the pseudonym "John Case." We crossed paths twice more at conferences, and eventually struck up a writing friendship over early morning coffee at the first ThrillerFest convention in Phoenix, Arizona. For the next year until her death after a short, private battle with cancer, Carolyn helped me advance my writing in more ways than I can count.
The commonality in both instances is obvious: I met the authors who later became my writing mentors in person. I believe this is key to finding a mentor. Mentors offer assistance not only because they want to give back to aspiring writers in principle, but also because they want to help a specific person; someone they met, shared a drink with, became friends with.
Creating opportunities for writers to connect with other writers is one of the reasons I organized the Backspace Writers Conferences in New York City for nine years, and more recently, the Salt Cay Writers Retreat on a private island in the Bahamas. I asked Salt Cay students if the face-to-face interaction they experienced during the retreat resulted in mentorship opportunities.
No matter their talent, an aspiring author still has much to learn. Offering help to a less experienced author is a way for more experienced authors to pay it forward. But the relationship isn't one-sided. Mentors benefit as well.
It's important to remember that like other relationships, a student-mentor relationship tends to come about organically. It might take time and more than one event before you find someone with whom you connect, and that's okay – there are a lot of reasons to get out from behind your computer and mingle with other writers aside from finding a mentor. But attending conferences and retreats goes a long way toward finding those special authors and publishing professionals who are eager to help you reach your publishing goals.
When Carolyn Hougan passed away, I learned from comments posted to social network sites and bulletin boards that I wasn't the only aspiring author she was mentoring. I should have known.
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Members of an Ohio National Guard joint task force provide security in support of the Cleveland Police Department during ongoing protests June 6, 2020, in Cleveland, Ohio. (Ohio National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Joe Harwood)
PERSPECTIVE: Why Law Enforcement Needs a Proactive Narrative Strategy with Protests
July 31, 2020 Ajit Maan and Frank Straub
Kinetic engagement often creates second-, third-, and fourth-order problems, and one of the ways it does that is by feeding into hostile narratives that are the real center of gravity of violent extremists. This is true on a global scale. That is why countries and organizations that cannot win a kinetic war still occupy the attention of multinational militaries.
If the protests around the country are not treated carefully, we run the risk of creating the same problem in the homeland. It is imperative to recognize that law enforcement is in a contest not primarily over physical territory but over hearts and minds. The effect of ideologically based violent extremists cannot be physically contained.
If law enforcement learns one thing from special operations and global counterterrorism work, it should be this: the human terrain is the center of gravity in any contest for influence. Physical terrain is only used as a sphere in which to provoke actions that will cause the unsuspecting opponent to lose public support. Experienced violent extremists are well aware that they need the support of the public. They have nothing without it.
It is therefore imperative that law enforcement make the crucial distinction between non-violent (although perhaps angry) protesters practicing their First Amendment rights and violent extremists, and then ensure that our own actions do not turn the former into the later. The actions of law enforcement function as a recruitment tool to both sides – the rule of law or violent extremism – and recruitment can go either way. That is where we either win or lose.
What we are seeing in the streets of America is a battle for influence. And if either side engages in kinetics it means that they are trailing behind the opponent. If your opponent can prod you into physical reaction, your opponent is winning. And your opponent is winning because you have been put in a reactive defensive position.
But there is a path forward, and it is called Narrative Strategy. Leading with soft power, secured by hard power, is the framework of this strategy that has proven its effectiveness in mediating conflict in war-torn countries. We need to lead with a comprehensive strategic narrative that speaks to the identity of its audience because the key terrain is the human terrain. We can counter domestic extremism with methods and tools that shape environments and affect behaviors in a proactive rather than defensive manner. We have no time to waste.
Developing a coherent strategic narrative is the best weapon to combat extremism and stem further recruitment. It is a national security imperative.
Undermining public trust in those who ensure public safety is high on the "to do" list of those forces seeking to destabilize communities. We must not fall in with that agenda by engaging in actions which do exactly that: undermine public trust. Any public safety strategy benefits from the support of the public sentiment, the civilians on the ground, and those tasked with policy decisions.
If the American public saw more images of law enforcement officers protecting non-violent protesters and engaging substantive dialogue, those images would undermine extremist messaging and recruitment. Conversely, images of law enforcement using disproportionate force on civilians provides violent extremists with exactly what they need to succeed.
Putting effort into stabilizing micro-communities while ignoring the hostile environment they are contextualized in will prove to be minimally successful. We need to focus simultaneously on the macro-American community while stabilizing micro-pockets. And a step in that direction is to win back our very contested national narratives: narratives based on constitutional principles.
The views expressed here are the writer's and are not necessarily endorsed by Homeland Security Today, which welcomes a broad range of viewpoints in support of securing our homeland. To submit a piece for consideration, email [email protected] Our editorial guidelines can be found here.
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Ajit Maan, Ph.D. writes the Narrative & National Security column for Homeland Security Today featuring her original work and work by guest experts in narrative strategy focused on identifying active narratives, who is behind them, and what strategies they are deploying to manipulate and muddy facts to the detriment of America. She is founder and CEO of the award-winning think-and-do-tank, Narrative Strategies LLC, affiliate faculty of the Center for Narrative Conflict Resolution at George Mason University, Professor, Global Security, Future of War, and member of the Brain Trust of the Weaponized Narrative Initiative at Arizona State University. She is also author of seven books including Internarrative Identity: Placing the Self, Counter-Terrorism: Narrative Strategies, Narrative Warfare, and the forthcoming Plato's Fear. Maan's breakthrough theory of internarrative identity came in 1997; she published a book by the same name in 1999 which was released in its second edition in 2010 (with the addition of the subtitle Placing the Self). Internarrative identity deals with one's sense of identity as expressed in personal narrative, connecting the formation of identity with one's life experiences. Maan's theories are influenced by Paul Ricoeur's writings in narrative identity theory, and she cites several of his works in her book (Maan, Internarrative Identity: Placing the Self 90). The connection between the interpretation of personal narrative in relation to the larger social group seems to be a key factor in the work of both Maan and Ricoeur. She states that "Following Ricoeur, I've argued that who one is and what one will do will be determined by the story one sees oneself as a part of. Going further than Ricoeur, I have suggested that a genuinely imaginative theory of narrative identity would be inclusive of alternatively structured narratives" (Maan, Internarrative Identity: Placing the Self 71-72). This seems to indicate that Maan believes in the role of identity in behavior, but she also recognizes that one can be constrained by society to accept a self-narrative that fits within existing cultural norms. Maan is also influenced by Jacques Derrida as well as Michel Foucault, as referenced in her article "Post-Colonial Practices and Narrative Nomads: Thinking Sikhism Beyond Metaphysics" (227). After establishing herself through her work on internarrative identity, Maan has now turned her attention to the analysis of narrative as a means of understanding (and combating) terrorist recruitment tactics. Her 2014 book, Counter-Terrorism: Narrative Strategies, examines the scripts perpetuated by a wide range of terrorist organizations while also making important interdisciplinary connections between studies in the humanities and current world events (a workbook companion to the text was published in 2018). She collaborated with the late Brigadier General Amar Cheema on the edited volume titled Soft Power on Hard Problems: Strategic Influence in Irregular Warfare, published in 2016. Maan's 2018 book, titled Narrative Warfare, is a collection of articles examining the topic of weaponized narrative; her 2020 book, Plato's Fear, further examines the role of narrative and power. Her work was also the focus of Representations of Internarrative Identity, a 2014 scholarly monograph dedicated to the exploration of internarrative identity through diverse fields of study and from international perspectives. In addition to her contributions to academia, Maan has also been active in sharing her knowledge with a wider audience. In September of 2015, Maan began work on Narrative Strategies, an online blog dedicated to the application of strategic narrative to international affairs. That project formed the basis for a consultancy group of the same name, uniting military and academic experts in the cause of eradicating violent extremism around the world.
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Q: Java, change a cell content as a function of another cell in the same row I need some help for my problem. I have a table with e.g. a double column and a string column. If the value in the double column is negativ, the string should be "negativ". And the other way if the value is positiv, the string should be "positiv".
The problem is now if I edit the double value in the jTable, the string should also be updated.
Update to my question, the actual code look like this:
But it doesn't work, because the string in the second column wont be updated after I edit the first column value. It only works when I start the program the first time.
import java.util.Vector;
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.event.TableModelEvent;
import javax.swing.event.TableModelListener;
import javax.swing.table.*;

public class ExampleRemoveAddRows extends JFrame {

    private Object[] columnNames = {"Double", "positiv / negativ"};
    private Object[][] data = {
        {new Double(10.0), "positiv"},
        {new Double(-10.0), "negativ"},
        {new Double(20.0), "positiv"},
        {new Double(-30.0), "negativ"}
    };
    private JTable table;
    private DefaultTableModel model;

    public ExampleRemoveAddRows() {
        model = new DefaultTableModel(data, columnNames) {
            @Override
            public Class getColumnClass(int column) {
                return getValueAt(0, column).getClass();
            }
            @Override
            public Object getValueAt(int row, int column) {
                if (column == 1) {
                    double number = Double.parseDouble(this.getValueAt(row, 0).toString());
                    System.out.println(number);
                    System.out.println("good");
                    System.out.println((number < 0) ? "negativ" : "positiv");
                    return "C: "+ this.getValueAt(row, 0);//((number < 0) ? "negativ" : "positiv");
                } else {
                    return super.getValueAt(row, column);
                }
            }
        };
        table = new JTable(model);
        table.setPreferredScrollableViewportSize(table.getPreferredSize());
        JScrollPane scrollPane = new JScrollPane(table);
        add(scrollPane);
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        javax.swing.SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {

            @Override
            public void run() {
                ExampleRemoveAddRows frame = new ExampleRemoveAddRows();
                frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
                frame.pack();
                frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
                frame.setVisible(true);
            }
        });
    }
}

Thanks for your help.
Sam

A: I've revised your sscce to show the alternate approach suggested here. Note the alternate ways to get a Double constant. I've also re-factored the String constrants.
Addendum: In helpful comments, @kleopatra observes that querying the model directly will always produce the correct result, but a TableModelListener will only see changes to column 0, not column 1. The simple expedient is to make column 1 non-editable, as its value depends completely on column 0.
@Override
public boolean isCellEditable(int row, int col) {
    return col == 0;
}

The first example below uses DefaultTableModel:
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.table.*;

/** @see https://stackoverflow.com/a/13628183/230513 */
public class ExampleRemoveAddRows extends JFrame {

    public static final String NEGATIVE = "negativ";
    public static final String POSITIVE = "positiv";
    private Object[] columnNames = {"Double", POSITIVE + " / " + NEGATIVE};
    private Object[][] data = {
        {10d, null},
        {-10.0, null},
        {Double.valueOf(30), null},
        {Double.valueOf("-30"), null}
    };
    private JTable table;
    private DefaultTableModel model;

    public ExampleRemoveAddRows() {
        model = new DefaultTableModel(data, columnNames) {

            @Override
            public Class getColumnClass(int column) {
                return getValueAt(0, column).getClass();
            }

            @Override
            public boolean isCellEditable(int row, int col) {
                return col == 0;
            }

            @Override
            public Object getValueAt(int row, int col) {
                if (col == 1) {
                    double number = (Double) this.getValueAt(row, 0);
                    return (number < 0) ? NEGATIVE : POSITIVE;
                } else {
                    return super.getValueAt(row, col);
                }
            }

            @Override
            public void setValueAt(Object aValue, int row, int col) {
                super.setValueAt(aValue, row, col);
                fireTableCellUpdated(row, 1); // may have changed
            }
        };
        table = new JTable(model);
        table.setPreferredScrollableViewportSize(table.getPreferredSize());
        JScrollPane scrollPane = new JScrollPane(table);
        add(scrollPane);
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        javax.swing.SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {

            @Override
            public void run() {
                ExampleRemoveAddRows frame = new ExampleRemoveAddRows();
                frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
                frame.pack();
                frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
                frame.setVisible(true);
            }
        });
    }
}

This variation extends AbstractTableModel:
import java.awt.EventQueue;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.table.*;

/**
* @see https://stackoverflow.com/a/13628183/230513
*/
public class ExampleRemoveAddRows extends JFrame {

    public static final String NEGATIVE = "negativ";
    public static final String POSITIVE = "positiv";

    public ExampleRemoveAddRows() {
        DoubleModel model = new DoubleModel();
        model.add(10.1);
        model.add(-10.2);
        model.add(Double.valueOf(30.1));
        model.add(Double.valueOf("-30.2"));
        JTable table = new JTable(model);
        table.setPreferredScrollableViewportSize(table.getPreferredSize());
        JScrollPane scrollPane = new JScrollPane(table);
        add(scrollPane);
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {

            @Override
            public void run() {
                ExampleRemoveAddRows frame = new ExampleRemoveAddRows();
                frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
                frame.pack();
                frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
                frame.setVisible(true);
            }
        });
    }

    private class DoubleModel extends AbstractTableModel {

        List<Double> data = new ArrayList<Double>();

        public void add(Double d) {
            data.add(d);
        }

        @Override
        public int getRowCount() {
            return data.size();
        }

        @Override
        public int getColumnCount() {
            return 2;
        }

        @Override
        public String getColumnName(int col) {
            if (col == 0) {
                return "Double";
            } else {
                return POSITIVE + " / " + NEGATIVE;
            }
        }

        @Override
        public Class<?> getColumnClass(int col) {
            if (col == 0) {
                return Double.class;
            } else {
                return String.class;
            }
        }

        @Override
        public boolean isCellEditable(int row, int col) {
            return col == 0;
        }

        @Override
        public Object getValueAt(int row, int col) {
            if (col == 0) {
                return data.get(row);
            } else {
                double number = (Double) this.getValueAt(row, 0);
                return (number < 0) ? NEGATIVE : POSITIVE;
            }
        }

        @Override
        public void setValueAt(Object aValue, int row, int col) {
            if (col == 0) {
                data.set(row, (Double) aValue);
                fireTableRowsUpdated(row, row);
            }
        }
    }
}

A: You do indeed have access to the TableModel, if I'm not mistaken, through TableModelEvent.getSource().
Just to provide a basic example (mostly because the one sentance answer hardly seems like much of an answer):
TableModel model = (TableModel)te.getSource();
Double number = model.getValueAt(te.firstRow, 0);
model.setValueAt(((number < 0) ? "negativ":"positiv"), te.firstRow, 1);

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In a previous post, I provided an example Vagrantfile to create multiple virtual machines. That Vagrantfile works perfectly fine, but it contains a lot of redundant code. Because a Vagrantfile is written in Ruby, it is possible to create a Vagrantfile with shorter, cleaner syntax using JSON and loops.
The following Vagrantfile uses JSON to define the unique parameters (name, mem, cpu, etc.) for each virtual machine. Then, a for each loop will iterate through the JSON to input the necessary values in the virtual machine definition that now only needs to be defined once instead of three times.


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Cape Breton Hepatitis C rates some of the highest in Canada | CBC News Loaded
Cape Breton Hepatitis C rates some of the highest in Canada
Tuesday is Hepatitis C day in Canada and Cape Breton has the distinction of having some of the highest rates of the disease in the country and one-quarter of all cases in Nova Scotia.
Cape Breton needle exchange handed out 620,000 clean needles last year but rates continue to grow
CBC News · Posted: Jul 27, 2015 7:30 AM AT | Last Updated: July 27, 2015
About 5,000 Nova Scotians have Hepatitis C. (CBC)
Cape Breton has some of the highest rates of Hepatitis C in the country and one-quarter of all cases in Nova Scotia, according to 2013 statistics, a rate health advocates want the province to notice ahead of Hepatitis C Day.
Seventy per cent of those cases are attributed to people sharing equipment to inject drugs. To help combat that, the Cape Breton needle exchange handed out 620,000 clean needles last year, but Hepatitis C rates continue to grow.
A man who goes by the name Ron is a former x-ray technician who contracted the disease even though he said he used clean needles.
"I believe it was from a spoon, not from sharing a needle," he said. "I never did that, but sharing spoons though. Cook the drugs in it. Then say you or me could share what's in there."
Christine Porter heads the Ally Centre and needle exchange. She says they don't always get the needed funding.
"It was only last year in fact, that we could afford to supply cookers that are individually wrapped. I think that's a very, very important piece of work to ensure that all the equipment is being distributed," she said.
Porter says it's time for governments to put more effort into reducing the number of Hepatitis C cases.
"Our standards for bloodborne pathogen prevention services were developed back in 2004 and they haven't been revised or revamped in any way shape or form," she said.
"The province could certainly look at backing those standards with some funding to enable folks to actually take on that work."
About 5,000 Nova Scotians have Hepatitis C, but Porter says the number is likely much higher. She says, many drug users refuse to be tested because of the stigma associated with having Hepatitis C.
The disease attacks the liver and Porter disagrees with specialists who refuse to treat infected patients unless they're clean for six months.
She says, making those people less contagious would reduce the risk of spreading the disease.
Porter would also like the province to crack down on people who tattoo and pierce without following standards.
Tuesday is Hepatitis C day in Canada.
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The number of Covid infections appears to have reached a plateau in parts of the UK, a senior government health adviser has said, with experts expressing optimism about the latest data.
Infections are flattening in London, the south-east and the east of England, while the rise is slowing in the north of England, said Dr Susan Hopkins, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) chief medical adviser.
Case figures remain relatively high, however, with an estimated one in 15 people in England infected, while the figure for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland is one in 20.
About one in 10 people in north-west England had Covid-19 last week, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics. London's rate fell from one in 10 at the end of 2021 to one in 15 in the week ending 6 January.
While hospital admissions have not yet begun to fall, their rate of increase is also slowing down, Hopkins told BBC Radio 4's Today programme. "We are seeing a slowdown in the number of admissions to hospital, but they are slowing down rather than reversing at the moment, so there are still more than 2,000 admissions to hospital across the UK, and nearly 2,500 yesterday."
The latest data comes after more than one in six NHS trusts in England declared critical incidents due to Covid pressures, many as a result of staff shortages. Meanwhile, almost 6 million people in England – a record figure – are currently waiting for hospital treatment, NHS figures show.
Hopkins said hospitals had been able to discharge patients more quickly because of Omicron less severe than previous variants. With about 15,500 people in hospital last week, however, some trusts remain "unable to do much of their elective care".
Dr Chris Smith, a consultant virologist and lecturer based at Cambridge University, said the latest figures gave him "great cause for optimism", telling BBC Breakfast: "The number of people who are going into intensive care or are on mechanical ventilation beds is actually dropping." As 96% of people in the country now have antibodies, the vast majority of people are able to better "fend off" the disease and "we don't see that strong connection of cases turning into consequences".
Linda Bauld, a professor of public health at the Edinburgh University and chief social policy adviser to the Scottish government, also expressed cautious optimism. "The cases, if we look at them, are going down by over 20%," she told BBC Breakfast, adding that Friday was the first day "for a while" that cases in the UK had fallen below 100,000.
Bauld said that "things seem to be moving in the right direction" but warned that hospital numbers remained "very high".
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End of an era: Messi and Ronaldo miss out on Clasico for first time in more than a decade
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Next Sunday's Clasico will have an unfamiliar feel to it, as Barcelona and Real Madrid face off without the two players who have defined an era in the last decade.
Madrid are struggling to adapt to life without Cristiano Ronaldo, who left for Juventus in the summer having led the Blancos attack in stunning style since 2009.
And now Barcelona will also have to soldier on in the absence of their talisman.
Lionel Messi was forced off after just 26 minutes on Saturday when he fell heavily on his right arm during Barca's 4-2 victory over fellow Liga challengers Sevilla.
In typical Messi style, he had already contributed a goal and an assist to the Catalans' efforts before hurting himself, a double salvo that underlines his importance to Ernesto Valverde's team.
And now, with confirmation he will miss three weeks of action with a fracture in the limb, Barca know they must welcome their arch-rivals to Camp Nou without the presence of the record-breaking Argentine wizard.
To find the last time neither Ronaldo nor Messi took part in the Clasico, moreover, one must look all the way back to the end of 2007, a full 11 years.
The Portuguese was still leading the way at Manchester United at that time, while Messi was laid low by a torn thigh muscle once more in the week leading up to the blockbuster match.
Barcelona lined up with Victor Valdes; Eric Abidal, Rafa Marquez, Carles Puyol, Gabriel Milito, Deco, Xavi, Andres Iniesta, Yaya Toure, Ronaldinho and Samuel Eto'o. Madrid's starting XI was Iker Casillas, Gabriel Heinze, Fabio Cannavaro, Sergio Ramos, Pepe, Lassana Diarra, Wesley Sneijder, Julio Baptista, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Raul and Robinho.
In a tight game at Camp Nou, the visitors took the honours thanks to a solitary goal from Julio Baptista, and went on to defend their Liga title by finishing eight points clear of nearest challengers Villarreal and a full 18 points ahead of Barca, who were relegated to third.
Indeed, Barcelona's fortunes in the Clasico without their No. 10 have been positively cursed since Messi burst onto the scene in 2004.
Messi has missed just two Clasicos in the intervening 14 years, neither of which have ended with a Blaugrana win.
On April 1 2006 the youngster was nursing a muscle tear when Frank Rijkaard's men drew 1-1 with Madrid at Camp Nou, on their way to a Liga and Champions League double.
With 26 goals Messi is by far the highest scorer in Clasico history, outstripping both Alfredo Di Stefano and Ronaldo (18 goals each).
And news that he will not be available on Sunday has hit hard at Camp Nou, while it is clear that on the other side of Spanish football's great divide life without Ronaldo continues to disappoint.
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Riviera Nayarit, Mexico – July 10, 2017 –The unprecedented growth of Mexico's Pacific Treasure continues to boom with new projects always on the horizon. From an immersive theme park to new golf courses and luxury hotels, exciting developments are coming in Riviera Nayarit. They will increase the appeal of this destination and its nearly 200 miles of pristine coastline to travelers of all interests from around the globe.
The largest development project in Riviera Nayarit is the Costa Canuva CIP; an area of over 550 acres, more than four miles of beach and capital of $1.8 billion. The development is expected to add over seven thousand guestrooms in five new luxury hotels including the first Fairmont property in the region and the first PGA golf course co-designed by Lorena Ochoa and Greg Norman.
The 125-room One&Only Mandarina hotel is under construction with a budget of $110 million and a projected opening date in late 2018. The development of La Mandarina in the Monteón at Compostela takes the development one step further. This new complex spans over 630 acres with a total investment of $870 million and will include two polo fields, an equestrian center, two obstacle courses; villas and new hotels including a Rosewood property.
The first stretch of the Jala-Bahía de Banderas Highway, from Jala to Compostela, was recently completed. The second and third sections are underway, with the Compostela to Las Varas section set to be completed by December 2017 and Las Varas & Las Vara to Bahia de Banderasis to begin construction in 2018. This new 105-mile highway will reduce the drive time from Guadalajara to Riviera Nayarit's beach from five hours to approximately two hours.
Grupo Vidanta is bringing new infrastructure to Riviera Nayarit including a golf course (built about one year ago), a new convention center that opened its doors on May 11th and a Cirque du Soleil theme park slated to open in 2018. This first-of-its kind immersive theme park will include a water park and nature park as well as an outdoor evening show that will be able to accommodate 3,000 to 5,000 spectators.
The Government of the State of Nayarit recently inaugurated the new Tepic-San Blas Highway, which reduces the driving distance between the capital and the Historic Port to only 20 minutes. Together with the new dock in San Blas, this coastal town will surely see a spike in domestic visitors.
The Grupo Hotelero Santa Fe announced the acquisition and expansion of the Hotel Bel Air in Flamingos, which will operate under the Krystal Grand brand. This property will add 480 guestrooms and one suite in addition to a new convention center and a dozen restaurants and bars. It is scheduled for completion by the end of 2017.
An investment of $28.5 million will be used to build the second stage of the Grand Serenis Matlali beachfront development including 140 suites that are scheduled to open in December 2017. Future development will take place on the 790 acres situated on the mountain.
The Marival Group has purchased land adjacent to the Marival Residences where they will open their first beachfront property. Set to open on October 2018, the new luxurious property will offer incredible ocean views and unforgettable seaside experiences.
Plans are underway for a second Iberostar hotel in Riviera Nayarit. This $80 million property will have 300 rooms and is set to begin construction soon.
Grupo Brisas is currently scouting land in Riviera Nayarit for a Hotel Nizuc property, the luxury brand for the group.
In 2017, Riviera Nayarit is celebrating its 10th anniversary as the premier destination of Mexico. Renowned for its matchless luxury and protected natural wonders, Riviera Nayarit stretches along 192 miles of pristine Pacific coastline framed by the majestic Sierra Madre Mountains. Just ten minutes north of the Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR), this region within the State of Nayarit includes the resort town of Nuevo Vallarta, the historic village of San Blas, exclusive celebrity hideout Punta Mita, "boho-chic" surfing haven Sayulita, picturesque fishing villages, miles of serene beaches and the spectacular Banderas Bay. Riviera Nayarit dazzles guests from all over the globe with activities such as: PGA golf courses, luxury spas, whale watching, turtle releases, zip lining, surfing, bird watching, international cuisine and artwork from the native Huichol tribe. The region attracts and satiates vacationers of all tastes and budgets with its wide range of accommodations including chic luxury resorts, eco-tourism boutique hotels and quaint B&B inns.
Riviera Nayarit is recognized as a "Virtuoso Preferred Destination." In 2017, National Geographic named Playa del Amor one of the top 21 beaches in the world, Forbes selected Riviera Nayarit as one of the top destinations of the year, and Flight Network ranked Riviera Nayarit the fourth of 22 best luxury honeymoon destinations in the world. Showcasing the high caliber of Riviera Nayarit's accommodations and restaurants, the destination is home to a total of four AAA Five Diamond hotels, 11 AAA Four Diamond hotels, one AAA Five Diamond restaurant, six AAA Four Diamond restaurants, 13 AAA Three Diamond hotels and 26 AAA Three Diamond restaurants.
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2018 NFL Draft Rankings: Top 5 Running Backs
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By Athlon Sports, 3/22/18, 11:30 AM EDT
Saquon Barkley, Derrius Guice top Athlon Sports' list of ball carriers
The 2018 NFL Draft is set for April 26-28, so you still have time to get ready with the Athlon Sports 2018 Draft Guide. With 526 players ranked and needs outlined for every NFL team, it has everything you need.
Here's a sneak peek at our top five running backs in this year's NFL Draft:
1. Saquon Barkley
CLASS: Jr. HEIGHT: 5'11" WEIGHT: 230
STRONG POINTS: Barkley is the prototype for the modern game, a big back with a three-down skill set. Like Leonard Fournette, he moves in ways that a 230-pounder shouldn't be able to. Barkley has the straight-line speed to hit home runs, but he moves better laterally than Fournette and arguably any of the big backs to come out in recent years. His explosiveness moving through the hole is as good as it gets; like Ezekiel Elliott in Dallas, if Barkley isn't hit in the backfield, it's almost guaranteed to be a minimum 4-yard run. His balance and power will allow him to break tackles at the second level with regularity. He has the skill set to thrive on third downs, with the hands to catch the ball away from his body without having to gather himself, and the size and willingness to stand up in blitz pick-up.
WEAK POINTS: His production as a junior was underwhelming considering his skill set — though also understandable with the stacked boxes of opposing defenses. He's still a work in progress as a receiver; he'll certainly be a weapon in space, in the screen game and on swing passes, but he's not yet a Le'Veon Bell-caliber weapon splitting wide or playing the slot (though, no one really is).
SUMMARY: He is arguably the best overall prospect in this draft class. The Elliott comparisons are appropriate, and Barkley probably is slightly better at this stage of his career than Elliott was. He likely won't have the same success as Elliott early since he won't have a historically great line blocking for him, but Barkley has the skill set to be the foundational piece of an offense, a difference-maker as a runner and a budding matchup nightmare in the passing game.
FINAL GRADE: 1st round
2. Derrius Guice
COLLEGE: LSU
STRONG POINTS: As a pure runner, Guice is in the conversation for best in this draft class. He's a big back with explosive athleticism — he can grind out yards between the tackles but also has the quickness to create on the perimeter. He's a slashing runner who packs a ton of violence in traffic, capable of breaking multiple tackles on runs. Marshawn Lynch is a reasonable comp for his skill set and style. Guice also has the balance, leg drive and tenacity to push the pile; he consistently keeps his legs churning through contact. He faced loaded boxes at LSU and showed raw ability and creativity to create yardage. He has the straight-line speed to hit the home run once he's through the second level. He also has the raw skills to be a third-down contributor, with the ability to anchor and hold up as a pass protector.
WEAK POINTS: He's still a work in progress in the passing game, where he just didn't get many opportunities at LSU. He flashes good hands and the ability to catch away from his body, but he has limited experience on anything other than dump-offs and the occasional screen. His medicals will get a close look after a leg injury slowed him early last season, which is especially concerning considering how much he thrives on contact.
SUMMARY: He was overshadowed by Leonard Fournette at LSU, and overshadowed by Saquon Barkley during this draft process, but Guice is talented enough to warrant a first-round pick and could develop into a foundational back for a team building a run-heavy offense. He's a talented, versatile runner; the question is whether or not he can develop into a three-down option.
FINAL GRADE: 1st/2nd round
3. Kerryon Johnson
COLLEGE: Auburn
CLASS: Jr. HEIGHT: 6'0" WEIGHT: 220
STRONG POINTS: Johnson is a unique big back. He's exceptionally patient in feeling out his blocks and shows great vision. And he has the twitchy athleticism to create once he sees his opening, getting to the second level quickly. He's a creative runner, but he also has the ability to lower his shoulder and power through traffic; he's a force in short-yardage situations and consistently falls forward. His speed is very good, especially at his size. He can create in space as well, and he showed improvement as a receiver over his three seasons at Auburn; he is a screen-game weapon. He also has the size and strength to hold up in blitz pick-up. He'll earn high marks for intangibles and a willingness to play through pain; he rolled up 104 yards on 30 carries while playing through a shoulder injury in a heroic Iron Bowl performance, fueling the Tigers' upset of Alabama.
WEAK POINTS: He can be slow getting to the line of scrimmage — too patient at times — and that's a problem that can be exacerbated behind a subpar offensive line. He's relatively limited in the passing game, and his receiving skills will have to be developed at the next level. His medicals will be key; he played through a series of ailments last season (shoulder, ribs). He'll also be coming off an enormous workload as a junior, as one of only eight backs in FBS with 300-plus touches.
SUMMARY: He needs some polish in the passing game, but Johnson is an exciting prospect even if you're only considering his early-down skill set. He's a perennial Pro Bowler if he's running behind a serviceable offensive line. And if he develops as a receiver (the raw skills are there), you're looking at a foundational back.
4. Sony Michel
COLLEGE: Georgia
CLASS: Sr. HEIGHT: 5'11" WEIGHT: 210
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STRONG POINTS: Michel was hugely productive as the 1B back for Georgia, improving significantly over the past three seasons. And he finished his career with two monster postseason games (222 yards and four TDs on just 15 touches against Oklahoma, 98 yards on 14 carries against Alabama). He's an explosive, slashing runner who shows tremendous burst through the line of scrimmage. That initial burst combined with his long speed makes him a home-run threat. He can get a bit upright at times, but he runs with impressive power and violence for his size, and he can be used between the tackles. While he wasn't used often as a receiver, he showed good hands and the ability to make plays in space when involved. He's also a willing pass protector. Teams will like the fact that he comes into the NFL with less wear and tear than most high-end backs.
WEAK POINTS: Michel can be a bit straight-line-ish as a runner. He's much more of a one-cut back than a creative, power runner. He too often goes low and tries to cut as a pass protector, which is much less effective in the NFL than it is at the collegiate level. While he's willing, he's something of a question mark when it comes to blitz pick-up. After fewer than 175 touches in each of the last two seasons, he's unlikely to last 16 games as a workhorse early in his NFL career.
SUMMARY: He fits best in a one-cut, zone-blocking scheme, and he's probably better off starting his career in a committee situation from a workload standpoint. But Michel has the explosiveness to be a bigger star in the NFL than he was at the collegiate level.
5. Ronald Jones II
COLLEGE: USC
STRONG POINTS: Jones' game is built around speed and elusiveness. He's fast on a straight line, but he's also incredibly quick when cutting and shows exceptional agility. His best asset is his ability to maintain near-top speed when changing directions. He's very quick moving through the line of scrimmage and getting to the second level; he also showed the vision to get small and pick up yards between the tackles, consistently leaning and falling forward. He's a nightmare in space and could be developed into a major screen-game weapon for the way he's able to transition upfield smoothly and quickly.
WEAK POINTS: Even after adding weight last offseason, his frame is on the slight side; he might never be a true workhorse back. He's more slippery than powerful when running between the tackles, and he doesn't pack the kind of leg drive to push the pile. He was also not a big part of the passing game, despite an intriguing skill set. He did a little work in the screen game, but not much else.
SUMMARY: Jones will have to become more well rounded in the passing game, but his explosiveness and home-run ability could make him a star.
Other running backs that could get drafted: Nick Chubb, Georgia; Rashaad Penny, San Diego State; Nyheim Hines, NC State; Akrum Wadley, Iowa; Royce Freeman, Oregon; Josh Adams, Notre Dame; Mark Walton, Miami; Kalen Ballage, Arizona State; Bo Scarbrough, Alabama; Ito Smith, Southern Miss; Jordan Wilkins, Ole Miss; Justin Jackson, Northwestern; John Kelly, Tennessee; Chase Edmonds, Fordham; Kamryn Pettway, Auburn
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There's that burning question you ask yourself. . .
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Your question may now become a statement.
Give yourself a little credit. You already stated the problem. Now you know what you need to do.
On the surface it seems like common sense. You have a home with too much stuff or items that just need a place to be. And because you aren't a neat freak (or you don't have time to be one), you'd like to think that you can at least find something when you are looking for it. You don't have to hire a professional. The most cost-effective way is to do it yourself.
You know other people who do it and they make it seem like a piece of cake. In the past, you may have tried to go it alone and for some reason, it didn't work. Doubt plagues your mind when you think about trying again but you're back to square one. Square one= messy. Square one = overwhelmed. Now let's admit, we didn't exactly sign up for messy and overwhelmed. Did we? It's not where we want to be.
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1 December 2011 Examination of a Virulence Mutant Uncovers the Ribosome Biogenesis Regulatory Protein of Toxoplasma gondii
Kathy C Milligan-Myhre, Peggy J Rooney, Laura J Knoll
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Kathy C Milligan-Myhre,* Peggy J Rooney,*,** Laura J Knoll***,**
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J. of Parasitology, 97(6):1173-1177 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1645/GE-2741.1
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Several insertional mutants identified in a screen for Toxoplasma gondii that were defective in establishing a chronic infection had a common site of plasmid insertion. This insertion site was determined to be 43 bp upstream of the transcription initiation site of a gene whose predicted product has homology to ribosome biogenesis regulatory protein Rrs1p, an essential protein required for ribosome biogenesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Northern blot analysis of this locus, termed TgRRS1, showed that in the C3 mutant, the full-length transcript is down-regulated and at least 1 new smaller transcript is present. Restoration of the intact predicted promoter and locus to TgRRS1 insertional mutant strain C3 did not restore brain cyst formation to the levels of the parent strain. Epitope-tagged TgRRS1 was found to localize to the parasite nucleolus, in an area corresponding to the granular component region. TgRRS1 can serve as a marker for the sub-nucleolar granular component region of T. gondii.
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All About Vertigo: A Fact Sheet
What is Vertigo?
Vertigo is a false feeling that you or everything surrounding you is spinning when there is no movement at all. The sensation is similar to what you experience when riding a fast, spinning carnival ride that has stopped suddenly. Vertigo is unpleasant to deal with and can be dangerous if it hits during risky situations, such as when driving a car or being on a ladder.
What's the Difference Between Vertigo and Dizziness?
Vertigo and dizziness are two terms often used interchangeably. Dizziness can mean several different things:
Feeling lightheaded
Feeling unsteady on your feet
Feeling faint
According to Dr. Diego Kaski, neuro-otologist at London's Charing Cross Hospital, vertigo is different as it creates the illusion of movement, unlike dizziness. Here's how the balance system works: The inner ears, eyes, and other body receptors sense body movements and send signals to the brain, which interprets the movements. With vertigo, the brain is receiving mixed signals from the sensory receptors of the body. This explains why you feel as though you are moving, but your environment is not actually moving.
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Why Does Vertigo Happen?
Vertigo is most often caused by one of these two conditions:
A migraine: Studies report that 1 out of 10 people with migraines experience a bout of vertigo. These episodes occur for a short time and go away, and do not necessarily coincide with symptoms of the common migraine. They may persist for a few seconds to a couple of days. People who have this are said to be more sensitive to sound, lights, and odors. Just like in migraines, caring for this type of vertigo requires avoidance of triggers.
BPPV (benign paroxysmal positional vertigo): This is an inner ear problem. As you move your head into certain positions, small crystals inside the inner ear that have gotten into the fluid-filled canals of the ear cause a distortion of the fluid movement. This leads to the sending of mixed signals to the brain, resulting in the illusion of movement or vertigo. Sometimes Nystagmus may happen – uncoordinated, jerky eye movements. It may last for 30 seconds.
What Else Can Cause Vertigo?
Meniere's disease is another condition associated with vertigo. It is a rare disorder of the inner ear. It can bring vertigo episodes that last for 2 or 3 hours, accompanied by progressive hearing loss and ringing in the ears. The following severe conditions may also bring about vertigo:
Acoustic neuromas (benign growths on the inner ear nerve)
Why Do Some People Get Vertigo While Others Do Not?
Some people are more visually dependent than others. For some reason, the signals that come from the eyes do not match the information coming from the body, which brings confusion to the brain.
How Do You Cope With Vertigo?
Vertigo sufferers can choose from various home remedies and treatment options available. Before deciding, consider the cause of your vertigo. For vestibular neuritis, most doctors will recommend not resting in bed but staying active and getting back to your routine as soon as possible. By doing so, the brain is kicked back into compensating for vertigo, and it does not linger as a long-term issue.
Using head movement exercises, such as the Epley maneuver or Brandt-Daroff exercises, can treat BPPV. These exercises reset the inner ear organ of balance. New technologies are also underway to reset the balance organ, including those that involve virtual reality glasses and a mobile phone app. Forget about medications if you have BPPV as it has been proven that they are ineffective for the condition.
Another treatment being considered is noninvasive brain stimulation involving putting an electric coil over the head (near the parietal lobe) to attempt to alter the electrical activity in this region in hopes of relieving vertigo symptoms.
Can Upper Cervical Chiropractic Treat Vertigo?
When it comes to pinpointing the root cause of vertigo, an often overlooked factor is the health of the spine. Vertigo can be caused by a misalignment in the bones of the upper cervical spine. The C1 and C2 vertebrae, the uppermost bones in this region, protect the brainstem. However, they are more prone to misalignment compared to other bones due to their shape, location, and mobility. If they misalign, they can put the brainstem under pressure and cause it to relay unreliable signals to the brain about the body's location in its environment. This results in vertigo symptoms.
Upper cervical chiropractors, including us here at Upper Cervical of Sioux Falls, are skilled and trained to identify the locations of these small misalignments. We use imaging and scientific measurements to do so. Once identified, we then perform a very gentle yet accurate technique to encourage the bones to return into position. Our practice helps the bones get into the correct alignment naturally, without the use of strong force. Once adjusted, the body can repair the damage inflicted by the misalignment, and normal functions of the ear and brainstem can be restored. Do you need the help of a vertigo chiropractor in South Dakota? Visit our clinic or call us to start your journey to vertigo recovery.
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The Drum has teamed up with Publicis for a five-part video series during Cannes Lions to explore how brands can use data and technology to stay relevant with today's always-connected consumer.
On day one, Bank of America's chief marketing officer Meredith Verdone, and global brand president at Starcom, Lisa Donohue speak about the impact of data-driven storytelling and how that is driving deeper understandings of consumer behaviour.
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Νίκη πρόκρισης για Ηρακλή στο Μενίδι, «πέρασε» και ο ΠΑΣ
Ολοκληρώνεται το τριήμερο 15-17, το παζλ των ομάδων που θα δώσουν το «παρών» στη φάση των «16» του Κυπέλλου Ελλάδας.
Και νίκη και πρόκριση και πρώτη θέση στον όμιλο πέτυχε ο Ηρακλής μέσα στο Μενίδι. Ο «γηραιός» νίκησε 2-0 τον Αχαρναϊκό στην 3η και τελευταία αγωνιστική του 1ου ομίλου στο Κύπελλο Ελλάδας κι έτσι προκρίθηκε σε βάρος του αντιπάλου του, ενώ το 0-0 που έφερε ο ΠΑΣ στην Καρδίτσα, του έδωσε και την πρώτη θέση.
Το πρώτο γκολ σημείωσε στο 38′ ο Πασάς με σουτ πάνω στην κίνηση, μετά από σέντρα του Μπουκουβάλα. Στα τελευταία λεπτά οι γηπεδούχοι πίεσαν για να αντιστρέψουν την κατάσταση, αλλά χωρίς αποτέλεσμα. Και όχι μόνο αυτό, αλλά στις καθυστερήσεις του αγώνα (91′) δέχθηκαν και δεύτερο γκολ από τον Περόνε, που έφυγε μόνος μπροστά και πλάσαρε εύστοχα.
ΔΙΑΙΤΗΤΗΣ: Κομίνης
ΚΙΤΡΙΝΕΣ: Ιωαννίδης, Κωστόπουλος – Στάμου
ΑΧΑΡΝΑΪΚΟΣ (Τίμος Καβακάς): Παγούδης, Σωτηράκος, Εμέκα, Μωυσιάδης, Μαρής, Κωστόπουλος, Ιωαννίδης, Ματσούκας (43′ Σιάνης), Καλογερόπουλος (80′ Αναστασίου), Ομπράντοβιτς (63′ Παπατόλιος), Παβίσεβιτς.
ΗΡΑΚΛΗΣ (Ν. Παπαδόπουλος): Περνίς, Μπαρτολίνι, Ζιαμπάρης, Μπουκουβάλας, Κυριακίδης, Ιντζόγλου (89′ Τσότρας), Στάμου, Περόνε, Ρομάνο (41′ Τσιλιανίδης), Μπουλούτ (63′ Ζαμπάζης), Πασάς.
Χ-άρηκε και ο ΠΑΣ στην Καρδίτσα
Χωρίς τέρματα έληξε η αναμέτρηση της Καρδίτσας ανάμεσα στην Αναγέννηση και τον ΠΑΣ Γιάννινα, για την 3η και τελευταία αγωνιστική του 1ου ομίλου στο Κύπελλο Ελλάδας.
Οι γηπεδούχοι ήταν αδιάφοροι, αφού έχουν ήδη αποκλειστεί, ωστόσο πήραν τον πρώτο (και τελευταίο) βαθμό, καθώς μέχρι τώρα είχαν δύο ήττες. Οι δύο ομάδες είχαν από ένα δοκάρι, η Αναγέννηση με σουτ του Δημόπουλου στο 9′ και ο ΠΑΣ με σουτ του Σαπαλίδη στο 13′.
ΔΙΑΙΤΗΤΗΣ: Κύζας
ΚΙΤΡΙΝΕΣ: Τσίτας, Αργυρίου, Δημόπουλος – Μιχαήλ, Γαρουφαλιάς
ΑΝΑΓΕΝΝΗΣΗ ΚΑΡΔΙΤΣΑΣ (Σάκης Θεοδοσιάδης): Γεωργαντζάς, Αργυρίου, Δημόπουλος, Ρούσσης, Στάμος, Κοντός (71′ Υφαντής), Ακασσού, Σκαθαρούδης (84΄ Τσούκαλος), Τσίτας, Μοσχάκης, Πιτταράς (74′ Μαυρίας).
ΠΑΣ ΓΙΑΝΝΙΝΑ (Γιάννης Πετράκης): Περιστερίδης, Μιχαήλ, Φερφελής (59′ Γιάκος), Σκόνδρας, Τσουκαλάς, Σαπαλίδης, Ηλιάδης (53′ Λίλα), Γαρουφαλιάς (73′ Τζημόπουλος), Ναδάλες, Στρούνα, Καρανίκας.
Ήδη την πρόκριση για την επόμενη φάση της διοργάνωσης έχουν πάρει και οι Παναθηναϊκός, ΑΕΚ, ΠΑΟΚ, Πανιώνιος, Αστέρας Τρίπολης (από την Super League) και Λάρισα (από την Football League), ενώ εκτός συνέχειας έχουν μείνει -μέχρι στιγμής- δύο ομάδες της Super League και συγκεκριμένα Ξάνθη και Παναιτωλικός.
Ο κάτοχος του τίτλου, Ολυμπιακός, αντιμετωπίζει την Τετάρτη (19.30), τον Απόλλωνα Σμύρνης. Οι «ερυθρόλευκοι» προκρίνονται στην επόμενη φάση ακόμη και με τον βαθμό της ισοπαλίας.
Οι αναμετρήσεις της 3ης αγωνιστικής για τη φάση των ομίλων του Κυπέλλου Ελλάδος έχουν ως εξής:
Τρίτη 15 Δεκεμβρίου
1ος όμιλος
Αχαρναϊκός – Ηρακλής 0-2
Αναγέννηση Καρδίτσας – ΠΑΣ Γιάννινα 0-0
Ν-Ι-Η ΤΕΡΜ. ΒΑΘ.
1. Ηρακλής 2-1-0 7-1 7
2. ΠΑΣ Γιάννινα 1-2-0 3-2 5
3. Αχαρναϊκός 1-0-2 2-4 3
4. Αναγέννηση Καρδίτσας 0-1-2 0-5 1
Τετάρτη 16 Δεκεμβρίου
15.00: Εργοτέλης – Πανιώνιος
15.00: Ζάκυνθος – Παναιτωλικός
1. Πανιώνιος 2-0-0 3-1 6 -ΠΡΟΚΡΙΘΗΚΕ
2. Εργοτέλης 1-1-0 5-4 4
3. Ζάκυνθος 0-1-1 2-3 1
4. Παναιτωλικός 0-0-2 3-5 0
19.30: Παναιγιάλειος – Πλατανιάς
19.30: Απόλλων Σμύρνης – Ολυμπιακός
1. Ολυμπιακός 1-1-0 6-2 4
2. Πλατανιάς 1-1-0 5-3 4
3. Απόλλων Σμύρνης 1-0-1 4-4 3
4. Παναιγιάλειος 0-0-2 1-7 0
17.15: Λαμία – Βέροια
17.15: Καλλιθέα – Ατρόμητος
1. Βέροια 1-1-0 3-2 4
2. Ατρόμητος 1-1-0 4-2 4
3. Καλλιθέα 1-0-1 2-2 3
4. Λαμία 0-0-2 1-4 0
17.15: Κισσαμικός – Καλλονή
17.15: Πανσερραϊκός – Αστέρας Τρίπολης
1. Αστέρας Τρίπολης 2-0-0 7-1 6 -ΠΡΟΚΡΙΘΗΚΕ
2. Καλλονή 1-0-1 2-5 3
3. Κισσαμικός 0-1-1 1-3 1
4. Πανσερραϊκός 0-1-1 1-2 1
Πέμπτη 17 Δεκεμβρίου
15.00: Χανιά – Πανθρακικός
15.00: Ολυμπιακός Βόλου – ΠΑΟΚ
1. ΠΑΟΚ 2-0-0 8-2 6 -ΠΡΟΚΡΙΘΗΚΕ
2. Πανθρακικός 1-0-1 1-2 3
3. Χανιά 1-0-1 4-7 3
4. Ολυμπιακός Βόλου 0-0-2 1-3 0
17.00: Παναχαϊκή – Λεβαδειακός
17.00: Κέρκυρα – Παναθηναϊκός
1. Παναθηναϊκός 2-0-0 5-1 6 -ΠΡΟΚΡΙΘΗΚΕ
2. Λεβαδειακός 1-0-1 2-3 3
3. Παναχαϊκή 0-1-1 2-3 1
4. Κέρκυρα 0-1-1 1-3 1
19.30: Λάρισα – ΑΕΚ
19.30: Πανελευσινιακός – Ξάνθη
1. ΑΕΚ 2-0-0 7-0 6 -ΠΡΟΚΡΙΘΗΚΕ
2. Λάρισα 2-0-0 5-1 6 -ΠΡΟΚΡΙΘΗΚΕ
3. Πανελευσινιακός 0-0-2 1-10 0
4. Ξάνθη 0-0-2 0-2 0
Greek chestnut seller convicted over lack of license
A Thessaloniki court on Tuesday handed down a six-month suspended prison sentence to a chestnut seller who was arrested last Friday in central Thessaloniki for trading without a license.
The 61-year-old told the court that he had been selling roast chestnuts off a cart for years in central Thessaloniki.
He said he had a five-year license which expired in 2007 and that he was unable to renew it due to financial constraints, noting that he has debts of 150,000 euros.
"I don't want to have debts. I just want a license to sell chestnuts and make a living," he said, adding that he has eight siblings.
The 61-year-old rebuffed claims that he verbally insulted the police officers who arrested him, claiming that he briefly fainted during the inspection but then followed the officers to the local precinct.
'Conditions more than ripe' for a name solution, says FYROM's FM
"Don't make excessive demands of us," stresses Nikola Poposki, foreign minister of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), on the issue of Greece's name dispute with its northern neighbor, ahead of a scheduled visit to Athens on Thursday. "We are both proud people," he told Kathimerini in this interview translated into English from the Greek version, adding that the "conditions are more than ripe" for there to be a positive step toward a resolution of the dispute.
Poposki is expected in Athens following a visit to Skopje in July by Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias. It will be the first visit to Greece by a foreign minister or other high-ranking official from FYROM since Alexander Dimitrov's in 2000.
"We have no intention to surprise – at least not negatively – but to express our earnest willingness and friendship," he says about his visit, adding that Greece and FYROM are "on a very good path" in terms of mutual confidence building.
What can we expect from your visit to Athens? Is it a routine diplomatic mission to reciprocate the visit to Skopje by your Greek counterpart, or are the two sides preparing, shall we say, any surprises?
It is certainly not routine, since something like this has not happened in over a decade. There were no visits on an official bilateral level, as would befit neighbors. At the same time, at least from our side, we have no intention to surprise – at least not negatively – but want to express our honest intentions and friendship toward Greece. We will do our utmost to make our hosts feel this. There should be no animosity between us. In contrast, over the past 20 years it has become apparent that there is a lot in common between the two peoples. Particularly in terms of way of thinking and behavior, one could say we are first cousins. Maybe that's why we get along so well in tourism, the economy and many other sectors, despite the crisis.
In your opinion, is the time ripe for real progress over the name dispute? Is your side willing to take a step away from its "red lines" if Athens does the same so that there can be a breakthrough?
I think the conditions are overripe, given that we've been waiting for more than two decades. As far as the differences are concerned, it is our firm belief that we have made a lot of compromises, from changing the constitution and the flag, to accepting the disrespectful temporary name at the UN, etc. On the other hand, the list of the concessions being demanded seems endless, while previous commitments, such as that there would be no obstacles to our bids for entry in NATO and the EU, are forgotten. The explanation we usually get is: We are in the club, while you want to join. You will pay a price, and as far as the cost goes, the sky is the limit. Honestly, we do not want to have such irrational differences with a neighbor, with whom we have the same strategic interests. This is why we are participating in the process. However, for there to be a successful outcome we need to feel that you are not making excessive demands of us. We are both proud nations. The happiness of the strongest should not be at the expense of his neighbor. What is encouraging, though, is that we agree on the benefits of a rapprochement in all the practical areas.
The confidence building measures (CBMs) that were agreed on are seen as the most important outcome of Kotzias's visit to Skopje. The prevailing view, however, is that nothing has really happened since. Is that wrong?
There are ongoing talks between teams of the two foreign ministries, meetings with journalists of the two countries, joint initiatives of the academic communities and increased cooperation between the police forces of the two sides. Maybe those don't have a lot of resonance with the public; this is not our objective, but rather whether they essentially contribute to increasing contacts and joint program. Personally I think we can do more and faster. However, building trust is essential. It appears that we are on the right path. We'll see.
How is cooperation between the two countries over the refugee crisis? Could there be a common approach on this issue that would make it form the basis of a further improvement in relations?
From a strategic point of view we have a common goal and communication has improved. In the short term, though, Greece's aim is for all the migrants to move on to Northern Europe as fast as possible and that means through our country. The reasoning is that Greece does not have unlimited resources and the inflow on the islands is constant. We understand that. Our duty, however, is not to take in more than we can record and ensure humane and safe transport through the European route. For this to work, we need a greater effort from Greece in registration and a European response, which can be implemented, in relation to long-term trends.
You have suggested in statements that Greece is not only doing nothing to prevent inflows from Turkey, but rather (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung) allowing migrants to attack your border guards. What would you do differently, for example, to protect the entrance to the Aegean?
It is true that the Greek islands are in a vulnerable position. The inflows are very big and the question is whether Greece has the resources to manage this. I am convinced that it needs help and Turkey's cooperation. However, Turkey also has a point when it says it has been responsible for over 2 million migrants in the past few years. This costs a lot of money and has certainly created tension. However, economic migrants are allowed to pelt our border guards with rocks from Greek territory without any measures to stop them as they attempt to force their way into Macedonia. This should not be allowed to happen.
Is your country facing a problem of Islamist extremism, as President Gjorge Ivanov suggested in recent statements? What is the situation as regards this issue?
It is, without doubt, a global threat. Macedonia is not immune from the dangers of religious extremism. Surely, though, this exists in most European countries. The fact that there are citizens of ours who incite, spread propaganda and even go to Syria to fight for Daesh [ISIS] is a cause for concern. These are young people who have grown up in our environment and reject the culture that we believe is widely accepted in Europe. Their views vary on whether they agree or not with the beheadings or terrorist attacks. We mustn't be indifferent but we must also not paint everyone with the same brush on the basis of their religion alone. The majority of those suffering at the hands of the Muslim extremists – who are, as we speak, implementing their plan to form a state in Syria and Iraq – are probably Muslims themselves. It is essential that we are all united against this threat.
The stats that put Leicester City alongside the likes of Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid
Leicester City's dramatic rise to the top of the Premier League has taken the football world by storm.
And while queries have been levelled at the Foxes over whether they can maintain what is an incredible title charge, the stats suggest Claudio Ranieri's thrilling outfit are here to stay.
A 2-1 victory over reigning champions Chelsea confirmed Leicester's status as 'the real deal' this season, while the club's form over the last eight months puts them well and truly among Europe's elite.
In total, Leicester have won 17 of its last 25 league matches. Only Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid have won more in that time across Europe's big four leagues.
It's also far more than fellow European heavyweights such as Juventus, Chelsea, Atletico Madrid and Borussia Dortmund have managed.
Now all Leicester needs to do is maintain their run.
Had the season started back in April, the club's record of 57 points from 25 matches would have been enough to put them on pace with the Premier League's best over the last five years.
Of the last five domestic champions in England, only Manchester United's 2012-13 team and Chelsea's 2014-15 team had accrued more than 57 points after 25 games.
Furthermore, the average points total for English champions over the last decade is 2.3 per game. Over the last 25 matches, Leicester have gone at 2.28.
There's no doubting Leicester are in illustrious company, but the comparisons with Europe's best don't end there.
The free-scoring Foxes are fourth in the big four leagues for goals this season, behind only Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich and Barcelona.
Such has been the shock of Leicester rocketing to the top of the Premier League table nearing Christmas; it has become easy to forget just how dire the situation was a few months ago.
On 1 April 2015, the Foxes were dead last on the Premier League table with just eight matches remaining in the season. They were a game behind 19th-placed Burnley and four points from safety.
But so began a miraculous escape from danger. The club would win four straight games to exit the relegation zone and seven of their last nine matches in total.
Leicester ultimately finished 14th on the table, six points ahead of the relegated Hull City.
Then came another setback. Nigel Pearson was sacked as manager following a swift falling out with the club's board and the local media, replaced by 64-year-old Claudio Ranieri.
While the criticism was that Ranieri was 'past his best' and 'too old' to succeed at the King Power Stadium, his results this season suggest he is anything but.
Challenges do remain. Leicester have just secured four points from clashes against Manchester United and Chelsea, but have Everton, Liverpool, Manchester City and Tottenham to play in the next three weeks.
However, if they can continue to string points together and produce another few months like the ones that have preceded it, anything is possible.
POINTS FROM LAST 25 LEAGUE MATCHES
Leicester City (57)
Manchester City (53)
PREMIER LEAGUE CHAMPIONS AFTER 25 MATCHES
2010-11: Manchester United (54)
2011-12: Manchester City (53)
2014-15: Chelsea (59)
Last 25: Leicester City (57)
source:foxsports.com.au
Bishop Mulkearns 'profoundly sorry' for concealing child sex crimes
Ballarat Bishop Ronald Mulkearns struggles to sleep at night due his role in concealing the child sex crimes of priests spanning decades, an inquiry has heard.
Retired Ballarat diocese priest John McKinnon, who still visits the terminally ill bishop at hospital, told the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse Bishop Mulkearns was "profoundly sorry" for what "he had done" or failed to do.
"He says he struggles to sleep at night…he probably still struggles to sleep of a night and so these things now are on his mind but beyond that there wasn't much more we could say," Fr McKinnon said.
Fr McKinnon said he had re-established contact with the bishop in the last two years as he became gravely ill with cancer.
He told the inquiry the two don't often discuss Bishop Mulkearns's role in covering up decades of child sex abuse but he knew had remorse for failing to act.
"His memory is worse than mine.. so it was useless doing it…he didn't remember ," Fr McKinnon told the inquiry. "We don't talk about it."
Fr McKinnon told the inquiry Bishop Mulkearns always stressed the importance of confidentiality of priests, but admitted there was a time when his protection of priests became "destructive."
The inquiry also heard Bishop Mulkearns was "very reluctant" to mention the paedophilia of a priest.
"He just didn't do it, unless it was public knowledge," Fr McKinnon said.
Fr McKinnon said he took responsibility for not asking more questions when he suspected a priest was molesting children.
"We should have asked more questions," he said.
Bishop Mulkearns is receiving palliative care and is unfit to give evidence at the inquiry.
The hearing continues.
source:theherald.com.au
HSC Results 2015: Girls outperform boys in traditionally male subjects
Grace Parker was sick of her family car breaking down – so she took matters into her own hands and enrolled in automotive studies as part of her HSC.
Self-confessed city girl Mala Rigby's love of animals drew her to agriculture and Claudia Nielsen, a rising hockey star who hopes for a career in science, was attracted to the practical side of primary industries.
The trio helped girls increase their reign over boys in this year's HSC results, with females blitzing subjects traditionally dominated by males as well as making a clean sweep of the history and English courses.
At the prestigious First in Course ceremony on Tuesday, 82 girls, including Grace, Mala and Claudia, and 34 boys were recognised for topping the state in at least one of their subjects.
This year, 116 students from 81 schools received First in Course awards, including six students who topped two courses.
Sophia Henning, from Presbyterian Ladies' College Sydney, was first in ancient history, while Pola Cohen, from Sydney Girls' High, topped history extension and Caitlin Semsarian, from St George Girls High, came first in modern history.
Girls from Cherrybrook Technology High, St Francis De Sales Regional College, North Sydney Girls and Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Senior Campus topped the five English courses.
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"Yet again, the girls have well and truly outperformed the boys, it is about a 70/30 split in terms of girls who have topped courses as opposed to boys," said NSW Education Minister Adrian Piccoli.
"Girls have done very well in languages, as they have done over the past years, and we have girls topping what would be historically, but fortunately no longer, male-dominated courses including subjects like agriculture."
The president of the NSW Board of Studies, Tom Alegounarias, said boys were still strong performers in maths and science.
"I can say that broadly in STEM males still dominate, but the gap is closing and the margin is one now that you cannot say there is a subject that is inherently better suited to females or males," Mr Alegounarias said
The top students recognised on Tuesday will be joined by about 70,000 students who will receive their HSC results online or via SMS from 6am on Wednesday. The Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) is released on Thursday at 9am.
Mala, 18, from Pymble Ladies' College, fell in love with agriculture after spending some time working on her north shore school's small farming plot.
"As a Sydney girl, studying agriculture really made me see the skill involved and showed me just how important agriculture is," Mala said.
For Claudia, the top student in primary industries, the subject is a family affair. Her dad, Geoff, was her primary industries teacher at Calrossy Anglican School in Tamworth while her mother, Bronwyn, was her agriculture teacher at the school.
A talented hockey player, Claudia, 18, hopes to spend next year at the Australian Institute of Sport before studying science at the University of Western Australia the following year.
Grace, who already has an offer to study international studies at Wollongong University, said she would love to continue her passion for repairing cars.
"I'd love to be a mechanic, I see so many females get ripped off by mechanics because the men think they don't know what they are talking about," Grace, 18, from Dubbo, said. "If females knew what mechanics were up to, it would be a whole different game.
"It's not about a woman's revolution, it's about giving women the same opportunities."