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Louisville 2010 Media Guide Now Available – Thoughts
Posted on July 28, 2010 by markennis
The 2010 Louisville Football Media Guide is now available. You can read the entire thing in .pdf format. Most of these media guides are fluff and filler. For the average football junkie like myself, all I'm ever concerned about is the roster, depth chart, and the biographical information on the coaches. That being said, when looking over the sections on the 2010 signees, roster and post-spring depth chart, I noticed the following things:
1. Players that are officially gone. The media guide lists, on page 41, the lettermen from last year's team that are now lost. In addition to the seniors lost, the Cardinals lost four other players: CB Karldell Dunning, TE Rock Keys, LB Horace Miller and DT Joe Townsend. None of the losses is crippling, however, the Cardinals could have used the additional upperclassmen in Dunning and Townsend on the defense. With highly rated defensive tackle DeAntre Rhodes not qualifying, the loss of Townsend means it is even less likely that any of the defensive linemen will have the luxury of redshirting this year.
2. The depth chart is meaningless. I can say this because the positions and placement of the players is not even consistent between roster and position.
With Rhodes and Townsend both not being on the team in the fall, there simply is no realistic way that Brandon Dunn is going to play defensive end. Yet, he is listed on the post-spring depth chart as the third string defensive end. On the roster, he is listed as a "defensive lineman".
BJ Butler is listed as a linebacker, but I will eat my hat if he plays a down at linebacker. Butler will be a pas rushing beast at defensive end. Later in the written out prognosis of the coming season, Butler is again stated be a defensive lineman who will have a chance to play early.
Jamaine Brooks is also listed a "defensive lineman" on the roster, but, as the third string nose tackle on the post spring depth chart. Why the athletic department chose to do this is beyond me. There is simply no way that Brooks is going to be anything other than a defensive tackle. Why not list him as such?
Neither superstar Demar Dorsey nor noteworthy linebacker transfer from USC Jordan Campbell are anywhere to be found in the media guide. It may simply be a case of their joining the team too late, but who can be sure? The media guide is devoid of references to DeAntre Rhodes and his status as a non-qualifier wasn't known until just two or three weeks ago and that was after the Campbell and Dorsey news broke.
The roster lists Conrad Thomas at 345 lbs. This is simply not correct since Thomas has been one of the more noteworthy physical transformations in the off-season program led by coach Pat Moorer. The roster on UofLSports.com lists Thomas at 315.
The post-spring depth chart lists Champ Lee as the starting corner across from senior Johnny Patrick. This is simply not the case. Champ Lee isn't going to play corner, he never practiced a down at corner in the spring and, like Butler, I'll eat my hat again if Champ Lee plays anything other than free safety along with fellow redshirt freshman Hakeem Smith.
Patrick Grant is listed on the roster as a tight end (which would be a position change for him). Yet, in discussing defensive line depth, he too is listed at his normal defensive end position.
In the 2010 prognosis, Byron Stingily is said to be "in the mix" at one of the tackle spots, but, in the post-spring depth chart he is listed as the starter at left tackle. Stingily sat out spring practice with an injury and was often penalized in 2009. I have a hard time imagining he will supplant Adams or Tomczyk at either tackle position.
Shenard Holton is listed as a starter at free safety. Shenard Holton has never played and will never play free safety for Louisville. Holton is a strong safety. He played there last year and practiced there for the entire spring.
3. Luke Woodley is not coming. The media guide is bereft of references to quarterback signee Luke Woodley from Texas. Woodley signed with Louisville in January, enrolled in January, got sick, fell behind, and promptly left just prior to spring practice beginning. We won't see him at Louisville.
4. Josh Chichester is really going to be a tight end this fall. I think that could really work out for him and for the offense. Chichester is incredibly tall (6'8) and weighing 240 lbs, he doesn't have top end speed. If the coaching staff intends to use him at TE, I fully expect them to model his role after what Florida did with Cornelius Ingram. Ingram was a big, tall quarterback who the coaches at Florida moved to tight end for his last two seasons. Ingram was a terror when lined up inside. His height and size made him a mismatch for safeties and his speed was a mismatch for linebackers. Chichester is capable of doing that same thing in this offense.
5. The Cardinals have a whopping eight senior offensive linemen. Of all of the areas that this team was mismanaged by the previous coaching staff, the offensive and defensive lines are easily the top two. How any program can be expected to survive the loss of eight senior linemen is beyond me. It only highlights how bad the drought of high school linemen under Kragthorpe was. The Cardinals relied too much on junior college players while missing out on virtually all of their prominent high school targets. They'll be forced to pay the piper in 2011 when the roster contains fewer than 10 offensive linemen.
The Collision Course on AM 1350 and Other News…
First, a big thank you to Haven Harrington and Main Event Sports for having me on yesterday for the entire hour to discuss new Louisville head coach Charlie Strong, recruiting, the upcoming season and the future of Cardinals football. This was a major opportunity for me and the blog to get some exposure and the professional folks at AM 1350 made it a fantastic experience for me and I hope for their listeners. If you don't already, please be sure to tune into Main Event Sports every Saturday from 6:00-7:00 for a discussion of local sports news. When a link to the podcast is available I'll post it. Here's hoping for future opportunities to talk Cardinal football on the radio in the future.
Second, Keith Niebuhr of Florida's Rivals.com site took a series of pictures around Florida's Ben Hill Griffin Stadium and posted them to Twitter. Of particular note is a display of the Florida coaches over the years. See if anyone on there looks familiar:
He might be hard to make out in the picture, but in the bottom right hands side is none other than Louisville head coach Charlie Strong. Strong was officially Florida's interim head coach for one game after the firing of Ron Zook in 2004. Strong coached Florida in the Peach Bowl (a loss to Miami).
Double Dose of Good News on the Recruiting Trail
Charlie Strong continues to have success on the recruiting trail. Today, another piece was added as Memphis, TN offensive lineman Ryan Mack (6'6, 315 lbs.) committed to the Cardinals and coach Strong while on campus for a visit. Mack is rated as a three-star prospect by both Rivals.com and Scout.com and had offers from in-state rival Kentucky, Memphis, and Southern Miss. Mack's size and mobility impressed the coaches at one of Charlie Strong's football camps in June. With a whopping eight senior offensive linemen on the roster, replenishing the offensive line is the top priority for Strong. In February, Louisville signed two offensive linemen (Jake Smith and Chris Acosta) and will welcome two more as greyshirt candidates in January (Zachary Hundertmark and Chase Petersen). For the class of 2011, Mack and Port St. Lucie, FL prospect Mike Romano are the only offensive line commitments. Look for Louisville to sign at least five offensive linemen in the class of 2011. Mack is Louisville's 14th commitment for the class of 2011.
The second piece of good news comes from the Louisville Courier-Journal regarding local standout quarterback prospect Damarcus Smith. Smith, who is verbally committed to Louisville, has been invited to participate in the national ESPN Rise Elite 11 quarterback camp. It's quite an honor for Smith who also impressed scouts with his throwing at a regional Elite 11 camp in Alabama. But that's not the news. The news is that Smith told the Courier-Journal's Jason Frakes that he is on track to graduate in January and enroll at Louisville in the spring. This would allow Smith to go through spring practice with the team and participate in all summer strength and conditioning activities prior to his freshman season in the fall of 2011.
Early enrolling would be a tremendous benefit for Smith and the Cardinals as it now appears less and less likely that prized quarterback Dominique Brown will academically qualify this year. Brown not qualifying would leave Louisville with freshman Marcus Smith and walk-on Will Stein at quarterback for next year. Having Damarcus Smith on campus a full 8 months earlier may very well give him the opportunity to start as a freshman. Recently, several prominent quarterbacks have graduated early and benefited from an additional spring practice including Tim Tebow and when Charlie Strong was still on the staff at Florida.
Louisville Needs a Strong Dose of Stability
Since the day Steve Kragthorpe was fired as head coach at Louisville, fans, rivals, and pundits have debated and discussed just what it is that Louisville football needs to do or needs to have happen for it to both recover what was lost in the dreadful three years of Kragthorpe and achieve even greater success in the future. Some of the answers are automatic: great coaching, recruiting, facilities, even luck. But those things are true of any football program at any time be it building, rebuilding, or maintaining. Louisville has had it's share of each of those at times and has flourished when enjoying them simultaneous (think of the coaching of Bobby Petrino and luck of having two recruits the stature of Michael Bush and Brian Brohm in your own back yard). Despite having enjoyed some level of success, the answer for Louisville is even more mundane than any of those things. What Louisville needs right now is what every perennially successful program has had at one time or another: a period of successful stability.
What Is Successful Stability?
By successful stability, I mean a period of a decade or longer where the football program is characterized by the following things (the stadium bullet may be debatable in some instances):
A coach who stays for longer than a decade.
A coach who wins consistently in that decade or longer time frame.
Games that are played in the same stadium for that period of "successful stability".
A schedule that contains substantially the same teams every year with obvious exceptions annually (you can include in this a clear and stable conference affiliation)
While all of these characteristics are self-evident, it's important to recognize that no program that has risen to the upper echelon of college football has done so without an easily identifiable period where the program was both successful and stable. Conversely, there are no examples of programs that consistently win with no continuity (especially at the head coaching position). The period of stable success, then, lays a foundation, a new and elevated baseline below which it is highly unlikely to fall for any substantial period of time.
Historical Examples
If you were to rattle off a list of the the greatest programs in the history of college football, it would be easy to identify that period of successful stability that ultimately defines the program. For instance
Ohio State under Woody Hayes (1951-1978). Record 205-61-10. All in the Big Ten against the same opponents in the same stadium that has only expanded.
Oklahoma under Bud Wilkinson (1944-1963). Record 145-29-4. All Big Eight and later Big XII opponents in the same stadium since 1923.
Michigan under Bo Schembechler (1969-1989). Record 194-48-5. All in the Big Ten against the same opponents in the same stadium since 1927.
Alabama under Bear Bryant (1958-1982). Record 232-46-9. All in the Southeastern Conference alternating between Legion Field and Bryant Denny Stadium which opened in 1929.
There are plenty of other examples that you could cite from other historically great programs like Notre Dame, Penn State, Texas, or USC, etc. They all have these same characteristics.
Examples of successful stability don't reside only in the past. In the past 25-30 years, as the profitability and popularity of college football has grown, new programs have begun winning to a degree previously unknown in the school's history. Even in these more recent there is always the same identifiable period of successful stability that serves as the springboard. Two noticeable differences the rise of the more recent powers: the landmark coach's tenure is shorter but still longer than a decade and there are the first signs of conference joining/switching:
Florida State under Bobby Bowden (1976-2009). Record 304-97-4. All in Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee which grew from a raw outdoor stadium to an 80,000+ seat complex under his leadership. Moved from an independent to the ACC in 1992.
Florida under Steve Spurrier (1990-2001). Record 122-27-1. All in the SEC and in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
Virginia Tech under Frank Beamer (1987-present). Record 187-92-2. All in Lane Stadium which opened in 1965 but as an independent, Big East member, and ACC member.
West Virginia under Don Nehlen (1980-2000). Record 149-93-4. All played in the same stadium. From 1980-1991 as an independent. From 1991-present in the Big East.
The lone exception to this basic formula that I have been able to locate is the Miami Hurricanes. Miami has won five national championships since 1980 despite not having a single coach in that time who stayed for more than six seasons. Perhaps the situation in Miami is deserving of a separate blog entry. Suffice it to say the above average abundance of talent available in such close proximity might explain why the Hurricanes have been able to win quickly under persistent coaching changes. But, Miami has also had several losing seasons in this same time frames. Combine that with the move from the historic Orange Bowl to a less identifiable NFL stadium in Miami and it becomes a larger question if Miami can continue to win with such constant coaching turnover.
Historical Perspective on Louisville
Louisville has never had this period of successful stability. This fact alone explains why Louisville has struggled to maintain capacity attendance in losing seasons (the attendance dips everywhere when the team is losing, anyone that maintains otherwise is being naive or dishonest), but the attendance dips under Steve Kragthorpe (and previously under Ron Cooper in the late 1990s) are evidence of a fan base that's new and inexperienced at supporting a big time college football program like those mentioned above.
If you take a look at the specifics of Louisville football in the same time frame as the more recent rising powers listed above, it is simultaneously heartening to see some of the similarities and alarming to note some of the contrasts. But, it is the contrasts that explain everything. Consider the sobering facts about Louisville football Bob Weber was hired as coach in 1980:
Only two of the seven head coaches since 1980 have ended their Louisville tenure with a winning record (John L. Smith was 41-21 and Bobby Petrino was 41-9). Even Howard Schnellenberger, who did so much to build the program in his 10 seasons at the helm left with a 54-56-2 record.
Louisville did not join its first I-A conference until 1996 (Conference USA). Since 1980 Louisville's been an independent, a member of Conference USA, and a member of the Big East. This movement between independent status and the two changes of conferences have made it nearly impossible to maintain constant opponents. The schedule in 1980 was very different from the schedule in 1990, 2000 or even 2010. There is little to no historical schedule continuity to build a football tradition on.
Louisville's most fierce annual football rivalry, Kentucky, has only been a consistent annual opponent since 1994.
Louisville has played its games in a minor league baseball stadium before crowds of 5,000 or less, a new on-campus football stadium holding 42,000, and now in 2010 will play in an expanded stadium that holds approximately 57,000. It is only now beginning to have the opportunity to develop an attachment and association of the venue itself with the team and with the success of the team.
The average tenure of a Louisville coach, since World War II (1946-present) has been 5.8 years. A number that is heavily skewed by Frank Camp's 23 seasons as coach from 1946-1968. Removing Camp's numbers, Louisville has had nine head coaches in a 40 year period. Than averages out to less than four years per coach since 1969. The constant turnover has kept the program from ever gaining traction and building something truly sustainable.
Successful Stability at Louisville Now?
Louisville fans should be hoping, above all else, that new head coach Charlie Strong stays at Louisville for well above the average stay of recent coaches. Coaches leave Louisville. It's the sad story of the program. As obvious as it sounds, the winning coaches leave for bigger and better opportunities (this was the case dating all the way back to Lee Corso in 1972) and the losing coaches are fired (Ron Cooper or Steve Kragthorpe most recently). Louisville desperately needs Charlie Strong to be the cornerstone of long and lasting success. That means they need him to win games at a high level (8+ wins per year after the requisite rebuilding time needed to repair the Kragthorpe damage) and they need him to stay for that seemingly magical decade or longer period of time.
Is it reasonable to hope Charlie Strong hangs around where Petrino and Smith bolted before? It's more reasonable than it has ever been in Louisville's history. The football program has access to more resources than it has ever had in times past. Those resources include an enhanced revenue stream from the expanded stadium which is almost entirely sold out, the recruiting and television advantages of being in a BCS automatic qualifying conference, and facilities that are easily in the top 10% in the nation. None of those things were true in 2002 or 2006 when Smith and Petrino left for other jobs.
A second factor in Louisville's favor is Charlie Strong himself. First, Charlie showed his emotional attachment to this, his first opportunity to become a head coach, and it seems that the long and painful wait has removed the temptation to be a coach solely looking to jump the next big thing. He even made mention of the fact that he and his wife bought a large home here and that he hoped fans would see that purchase as proof that he wanted to stay here long term. Second, Charlie is personally attached to this area. He's been friends with athletic director Tom Jurich for over a decade and has a long friendship with prominent breeders associated with Churchill Downs. So he has roots and attachments to the area. Third, Charlie is 49 years old. If he were to have five good seasons as Louisville's head coach, at 55 years of age, would he want to uproot to take over a bigger job? While there are always jobs that no coach will turn down (say Urban Meyer leaves Florida in five years) who would blame Strong for leaving? But, at 55, it seems equally likely that Strong would stay and build a legacy. Fourth, Charlie has said that through the frustrations of not getting the jobs he wanted previously, he felt there were racial components that he could not overcome. But, he has steadfastly maintained that rather than being an outspoken critic or lobbyist for other black coaches, he feels his duty is to be the absolute best coach and build the absolute program he can build so that he can both set an example and give other young black coaches opportunities on his staff. That mindset is more indicative of a man focused on laying a foundation and building a legacy than simply climbing the coaching ladder.
If all of that is the case, Louisville may finally have that critical piece that has eluded it for decades. A stable and successful period under the same leadership that propels the program forward to previous unreached heights. All Charlie has to do is win.
The Long, Hot Days of Summer
Those hopelessly addicted to college football find July to be the absolute worst month of the year. No college football anywhere near in sight, national signing day is in the distance, and the worst part is if your team shows up in the headlines now it is guaranteed to be bad news (see the slew of arrests at Georgia and Tennessee for a reminder that only bad news happens for college football programs in July). Nevertheless, we press on knowing that in roughly three weeks teams will be practicing, the lingering questions over which recruit will or won't qualify will be answered, and then thankfully there will be actual news to report instead of mere projections and predictions. So hang in there, Cardinals fans. We're less than two months from kickoff in an expanded Papa John's Cardinal Stadium against Kentucky and what we all hope will be a return to the quality football we knew the decade prior to Steve Kragthorpe's disastrous three seasons at the helm.
Some things to keep an eye on as we head toward fall camp:
Almost all of Louisville's 2010 recruiting class will be in school starting this week. They'll take a summer class or two, workout with the team, and get a month's jump on the transition to college. Using UofL e-mail and various social media outlets, there are only lingering questions about the qualification/arrival or QB Dominique Brown, DT DeAntre Rhodes, and late signee Demar Dorsey. Dorsey just Tweeted tonight that the Louisville admissions department gave him tasks to perform before admitting him and that he was committed to performing those tasks and being on the team come fall. Rhodes and Brown remain a mystery but there's still time I suppose.
C.L. Brown recently wrote in The Courier-Journal on Louisville's unsettled QB situation heading into fall. If it's true that "if you have two quarterbacks, you don't have a quarterback", then the Cardinals are in trouble since they have three QBs who started games in 2009. The good news is, they all got experience in crucial games, the bad news is none of them were particularly effective when they did. Coach Strong has said he'd like to name a starter before the team enters fall camp so keep an eye out for an announcement at any time. After watching Justin Burke, Adam Froman, and Will Stein in person at spring practice, my money's on Froman winning the job because he presents the biggest threat with his legs which will be a key component of a Mike Sanford offense.
It now seems unlikely that any other USC players will transfer to Louisville. There were swirling rumors that an additional player would be coming with linebacker Jordan Campbell. Now it appears Campbell will be the only one but he's a big one.
Scout.com has the early football classes of 2011 ranked. Louisville's class is currently ranked #25. The turnaround on the recruiting trail has thus far been nothing short of miraculous. Look for more good news in the very near future from TN offensive lineman Ryan Mack. Mack performed will at Louisville's camp in June and has told the coaches when he comes back on a visit with his family this weekend he will commit. If so, it'd give Louisville another coveted big body for the offensive line to go with Mike Romano out of Florida.
We'll have a collaborative piece with The BullGator blog concerning new Big East head coaches Charlie Strong and Skip Holtz some time this week. If you want to keep up with the Bulls, The BullGator is a fantastic source and one you'll want to check daily.
In the near future you might see a slight change in the layout of the blog. This is due to my being picked up by the Bloguin network which hosts several of my favorite college football blogs like In the Bleachers, Blatant Homerism, and MizzouRAH. I'm excited about the chance to keep writing but in a more organized network with people I've come to know and respect. The Collision Course has a bright future for a blog that has only just begun to write.
Thoughts on The 2010 Cardinal Roster – Now Including Freshmen
Posted on July 6, 2010 by markennis
The 2010 Louisville football roster is now available. The roster includes the 2010 signees, most of which are already on campus to begin taking classes in the 3rd summer session. A player's inclusion on the roster doesn't mean they've necessarily qualified. There are a number of observations and questions I have after looking at the roster.
The physical transformation of some of the players is impressive, and is a testament to the work of players themselves and the strength and conditioning staff as well. Daniel Brown came to Louisville at 196 and projected as a strong safety. He's now bulked up to 219 and has a good future at outside linebacker. RS FR running back Jeremy Wright has bulked up from 185 to 199. Mario Benavides has gone from 290 to 305 at center. The most heralded of changes belongs to a pair of linemen: RG Conrad Thomas has gone from 345 to 315 and DT Tim High has gone from 345 at his arrival to 298. We've heard the reports that all of the players appear to have truly bought into the new coaching staff and the off-season conditioning program and it would appear from some of these changes that such is the case.
Josh Chichester is listed at 6'8 and 240 lbs and is now listed as a TE. I predicted this move in the spring and it appears to have come to pass. Chichester doesn't have top end speed, but he is a terrible mismatch for linebackers. The Florida version of the spread offense has used TEs like Aaron Hernandez and before him Cornelius Ingram in creative ways. Chichester's big enough and will help in that capacity. The move also clears the way for some of the speedy freshmen WR signees to see the field right away.
I am concerned to see that Greg Scruggs is going to try and play defensive tackle at 269 lbs. I know the goal is to get him up field and use his relative speed on stunts, but, with a schedule that features teams that will run the ball like Kentucky, Pitt, West Virginia, and UConn, I fear Scruggs getting moved off the ball. I hope they prove me wrong on that.
The Cardinals signed 6 WRs in February. Five talented freshmen and junior college standout Josh Bellamy. Of the 6, only 2 are under 6 feet tall (Jarrett Davis and Kai Dominguez are both 5'9).
After struggling to sign defensive linemen of any noteworthy size, the 2010 signees will finally bring some beef to the defensive line. At defensive tackle, DeAntre Rhodes is listed at 280, Jamaine Brooks at 328, and Brandon Dunn at 282. The Cardinals sorely needed all three big bodies. at defensive end, BJ Butler is listed at 264 and Lacy Coleman at 230. Coleman is long and could easily (eventually) carry 250 on his 6'4 frame.
I was pleasantly surprised to see both running back signees Kamal Hogan and Corvin Lamb listed above 200 lbs. I knew Hogan was a good sized back, but I was under the impression that Lamb was more of a scatback type. At 200+ lbs, both will be options running inside and out in space in Louisville's spread option offense.
QB Luke Woodley, who signed in January and then left after a day of spring practice, is not on the roster thus cementing the fact that he won't be joining the team. On the other hand, Marcus Smith who was listed as an "athlete" on signing day, is listed as a very big 234 lb quarterback. With the sudden fears surrounding Dominque Brown's qualifying, Smith may be forced into service sooner than anyone expected.
I've been told that offensive linemen Chase Petersen and Zachary Hundertmark and TE Dylan Curry were on campus already even though they were supposed to greyshirt and join the team in January. That might be the case, but they're not showing on the roster at this time.
Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Expansion Pics – 7/4/2010
This morning I hiked it up to Papa John's and took some pictures of the stadium expansion work. Obviously since it's both Sunday and July 4th, no one is working today, so I was able to get around and get some fairly good pictures of the terrace connecting the east and west sides of the stadium as well as the hedges that have been planted in the end zone and the major expansion addition on the east side.
It looks like about 90% of the upper deck seats have now been installed. The south end zone scoreboard is now in place and the loge seating is pretty much installed.
Note: please forgive me for the 1/1/2008 date on the timestamp on the pictures. I just never take the time to update my silly camera. Enjoy!
Cardinal Headlines – 6/29/2010
Posted on June 29, 2010 by markennis
Louisville received its 13th commitment for the football class of 2011 today. LB Eddie Johnson now of Atlanta, GA committed to Charlie Strong and staff today. Johnson recently relocated from Alabama to Georgia and will play for North Atlanta High School this fall. Johnson is a relatively late arrival on the recruiting scene but did grab attention and was named one of the top 10 "sleepers" at the Tuscaloosa Nike Camp held earlier this summer.
Another commitment for the class of 2011, Seneca High School QB DaMarcus Smith, recently told Scout.com that he has been selected to participate in the Elite 11 QB camp (subscription required for link). Every year the camp invites between 10 and 12 QBs to Mission Viejo, CA to participate in various passing drills and individual competitions. In the past, the camp has been a "who's who" of superstar recruits including Jacory Harris, Tim Tebow, and Jimmy Clausen among many others. Smith already made a tremendous impression at the recent regional Elite 11 camp held in Tuscaloosa, AL.
Brett McMurphy of AOL FanHouse have put together a fascinating article comparing the spending on football at all of the BCS programs. Of note in the various tables McMurphy provides is that Louisville spends one of the lowest amounts both in the Big East and in all of the BCS leagues spending a thrifty $11.53 million on football for the 2009 season. Cardinal fans will find this interesting considering the school was just pronounced the most profitable college basketball program in America. Some of the spending numbers of other major programs are staggering. The biggest spender, Ohio State, spending more on its football program ($32.3 million) than Louisville spends on football and basketball combined ($20.15 million). Seeing some of the astronomical numbers spent on football clarifies why virtually everyone is in a scramble to maximize television money through conference expansion.
There are persistent rumors both on Louisville and USC message boards that an additional transfer from USC could be coming to join the Cardinals for the 2010 season. The rumors are concentrated on cornerback T.J. Bryant. Bryant is a former 4-star prospect from Tallahassee's Leon High School who signed with USC in 2008. Charlie Strong recruited Bryant for Florida at the time and it is thought this relationship would help should Bryant be looking to leave USC now that NCAA sanctions allow him to transfer without having to sit out a season. Keep a close watch on this one. Should Bryant transfer to Louisville, he, like teammate Jordan Campbell, would provide yet another instant infusion of talent and speed to a defensive secondary scrambling for both after the three year tenure of Steve Kragthorpe.
The final summer session for the University of Louisville begins shortly after the July 4th holiday. This is important for football because Coach Strong will be hoping that all of the signees from February's recruiting class will be cleared to play and enroll for the final summer session. This extra month gives the players a chance to knock out a class or two, work out and lift with the team, and get acclimated to college life before heading into fall camp the first week in August. With such a critical opener (Kentucky), Strong will be counting on having as many of the freshmen as possible on campus for July. Also, seeing who is not enrolled often provides a glimpse into who might have their eligibility still undecided. Stay tuned as we see different kids in campus we'll confirm who has made it and who we might need to sweat. Keep in mind, however, that just because a kid doesn't arrive for the July summer session doesn't mean he won't be qualified to play in the fall.
Charlie Strong recently participated in the Kentucky Football Coaches Association Football Clinic at Centre College (Cardinal fans will remember that this is the clinic that Steve Kragthorpe was a no-show for in 2009). While there, he sat down with Larry Vaught and answered questions about football and recruiting in the state of Kentucky. Cardinal fans will find some of his answers interesting if for no other reason than they once again provide a stark contrast to the recruiting practices of the previous staff who struggled to ever attract the top talent in the state. Coach Strong tells Vaught that recruiting the best local kids will be critical to the program's success, that meeting all of the local coaches was one of the first things he did upon being hired, and that the rivalry with Kentucky won't put a strain on his friendship with new Kentucky coach Joker Phillips.
Jordan Campbell spoke to Pedro Moura of ESPN about his transfer from USC to Louisville and had extremely positive things to say about Cardinal head coach Charlie Strong. Campbell tells Moura that coach Strong is a very "wise" and "smart" man who "knows exactly what he wants to." Also of note, Campbell says he believes he will start at one linebacker spot. Campbell will enroll at Louisville in July for the last summer session and be eligible to play this fall.
Charlie Strong is also reaching out to former players and bringing them back into the football program. ESPN's Brian Bennett sat down with former Cardinal QB Stefan Lefors and talked about his new role as an academic specialist helping tutor current Cardinal players and helping them chart their academic progress toward graduation. Lefors says he's dreaming big either in getting into coaching or perhaps one day becoming an athletic director.
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NAUGATUCK — Charles "Chip" Schofield is resolute and straightforward when he talks about his battle with a neuroendocrine tumor — a fight he hopes will raise awareness about the rare cancer and help others in his shoes realize they are not alone.
"My mindset is I got this thing beat. It doesn't control me," said Schofield as he sat in the kitchen of his Naugatuck home on a recent afternoon.
Schofield, 49, retired from the Naugatuck Police Department on Sept. 27, 2019, after 20 years on the force. Three days later, the former detective started a new job as an armed security guard for Watertown Public Schools and began a new chapter in his life with his wife, Melissa, and their three daughters, Kyrstin, Erin and Megan.
A few days before Thanksgiving, Schofield experienced severe abdominal pain. He went to see a gastroenterologist, who sent him to Saint Mary's Hospital in Waterbury. A CT scan found that he had a 6.7-centimeter-long tumor growing on his pancreas. Lymph nodes in the area were also enlarged.
On Nov. 26, 2019, Schofield was diagnosed with cancer. After a few more tests, he began chemotherapy treatment within two weeks.
Neuroendocrine tumors are rare and can occur anywhere in the body, according to the Mayo Clinic, and most occur in the lungs, appendix, small intestine, rectum and pancreas. There is still much that isn't known about neuroendocrine tumors, including the exact cause.
"It's a very unknown cancer," said Melissa Schofield, who works at City Hill Middle School.
Schofield wants to spread awareness of neuroendocrine tumors. He said he experienced abdominal pain twice last year before being diagnosed, but each time blood tests came back normal and the source of the pain was thought to be a less-severe ailment, like kidney stones.
"I wanted to get this cancer out there," he said. "Everybody's heard of breast cancer, colon cancer."
Schofield also hopes that spreading the word about what he's going through may help someone else with a neuroendocrine tumor who doesn't have the support system he has backing him.
"I don't want them to think they're alone," he said. "There's people out there that are fighting this, as well."
Schofield is not alone in his fight. Among his support system is his close friend, George Mudry, a fellow Freemason.
Mudry, whose mother died of cancer when he was young, said the news about Schofield's diagnosis hit him personally.
"There was no way that I was just going to sit back and do nothing," he said.
Mudry started a GoFundMe page to help raise money to cover Schofield's $4,000 insurance deductible. As of Wednesday, the page had raised $7,890.
Melissa Schofield said the support from the community, including the Naugatuck and Watertown school systems, has been amazing.
"We're overwhelmed by the support and the compassion," she said.
The Schofields are also working to do their part in the larger fight against neuroendocrine tumors. The family is selling T-shirts, with all the proceeds benefiting the Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Foundation.
Kyrstin, Erin and Megan designed the T-shirts to honor their father's fight and support neuroendocrine cancer awareness. The front includes a cancer ribbon with zebra stripes – the symbol for neuroendocrine cancer — and the back includes the phrase "IN THIS FIGHT I'M NOT ALONE" and "#CHIPSTRONG."
"In this fight, I am not alone. It's because it's (cancer) directly affected everybody in my life," Schofield said. "They are standing shoulder to shoulder with me in my fight."
The T-shirts are $20 each for small to extra-large sizes, and $25 each for double extra-large to quadruple extra-large. To buy a T-shirt, email Melissa Schofield at schofieldl@sbcglobal.net.
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Q: Bind jQuery plugin to live element Just a simple question, but I cannot seem to bind a plugin function to a live element that was cloned.
$('.add-another').live('click', function()
{
   var self = $(this);
   var clonedElement = self.parents('.row').clone();

   clonedElement.find('input.datepicker').bind('click', function()
   {
       $(this).datepick({ rangeSelect: true });
   });
});

I'm using this plugin (I'm not using jQueryUI nor it's datepicker). So how can I bind a plugin function to a cloned/live element?
EDIT: Here's a jsFiddle demo.

A: You're binding to an id (#add-another). The standard says that there can be only one element with a given ID at any time.
So, this won't really work as intended. Change the id to a class(i.e. the # to an .) and try again :)
Another possible problem may be that the HTML simply doesn't have the structure you expect it to and some of the queries are failing. We'd be able to debug that if you post the HTML structure :)
Edit:
You were binding to the "click" event, which was actually wrong - you can create the datepicker at the same time you create the HTML element.
Here's the new code:
$('.row input.datepicker').datepick({ rangeSelect: true });

$('span.add-another').live('click', function()
{
    var self = $(this);
    var clone = self.parents('.row').clone();

    $('input.datepicker', clone).datepick({ rangeSelect: true });
    $(clone).insertAfter(self.parents('.row')).hide().slideDown('fast');

    self.remove();
});

Also, I have bad news for you - the datepicker plugin is broken :)
The datepicker itself seems to only be able to show one datepicker on a page.
You should either research how to show several, or just use jQueryUI.
As you can see, here only the original object has a datepicker: http://jsfiddle.net/qZn8d/7/
And here only the first added object has a datepicker: http://jsfiddle.net/qZn8d/6/
So, yeah, the plugin is broken, sorry :)

A: you are trying to bind a function to a cloned object which is not yet in the DOM. Insert it in the dom
OR
Use live instead of bind with cloned object

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It was a prestigious event with The Vice Lord Lieutenant of Fife and her husband in attendance.
During the regional field we were very excited and pleased to be at the regional event we firstly set up all our media and PR equipment which included our pop up banners, squadron props, our exhibition board and Recruitment board. We take all of these things to all of our public events and recruitment events. We then had many visitors coming to see our area to see what we offer as a squadron and we were seeing what they also offered.
We then had our inspection along with all the other squadrons that were competing in the competition where we showed them everything we had to offer as a squadron, what we done, our recruitment methods and much more.
We were pleased to also have a model in the competition submitted by Cpl Noble he came second with his model in the miscellaneous section.
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Q: Mean stack: Bcrypt is not hashing my password The connection is working correctly, i'm able to etc post a new user, edit them. Now I want to use bcrypt to "crypt" the password in my mongoDB. What am I doing wrong?
In my app.js file
I do have " var bcrypt = require('bcrypt'); " I also ref mongoose, express and everything as it should
Code:
app.post('/api/user', (req, res) => {

    res.redirect('http://localhost:4200/');

    var newUserData = { username: req.body.username, password: req.body.password, mail: req.body.mail, role: "user" };

    const saltRounds = 10;
    var hash = bcrypt.hashSync(newUserData.req.body.password, saltRounds);

    bcrypt.compareSync(newUserData.req.body.password, hash);

    var user = new User(newUserData, function(err) {
    });

    user.save();
});

A: You have forgotten to assign the newly generated hash to that user's password. It doesn't do that automatically for you.
You should do something like this after you have obtaind the hash and before you create the User object.

var hash = bcrypt.hashSync(newUserData.password, saltRounds);

newUserData.password = hash;

Also, calling bcrypt.compareSync here like that is meaningless and you should probably go with the async version in case of hashing because the operation is quite expensive and you do not want to block your main thread by it.

A: This should do your job:
app.post('/api/user', (req, res) => {

    res.redirect('http://localhost:4200/');

    const saltRounds = 10;
    var hash = bcrypt.hashSync(req.body.password, saltRounds);

    var newUserData = { username: req.body.username, password: hash, mail: req.body.mail, role: "user" };

    var user = new User(newUserData, function(err) {
    });

    user.save();
    });

A better (recommended) way is to do it asynchronously:
bcrypt.hash(req.body.password, saltRounds, (err, hash) => {
    if (err) {
        console.log(err);
        return;
    }

    var newUserData = { username: req.body.username, password: hash, mail: req.body.mail, role: "user" };

    var user = new User(newUserData, function(err) {
    });

    user.save();
    });
});


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A New Sorority House by Michael G. Imber
Michael G. Imber designs a Georgian-inspired building at the University of Arkansas.
Nancy A. Ruhling
Rett Peek and Louis Curtis
Project Phi Mu House
Architect Michael G. Imber Architects
Architect of Record Core Architects
When The Faithful Sisters of Phi Mu, the second oldest female fraternity in America, decided to build a new sorority house on the University of Arkansas campus, they wanted to select a site and a style that would reflect their storied place in history.
The Phi Mu house, which is on a prominent corner, is on a 20-degree slope.
"The goal of both parties—the university and the sorority—was to add a traditional building of lasting quality," says architect Michael G. Imber, FAIA, whose eponymous firm is based in San Antonio, Texas. "Our design is one of southern precedents with English influences."
Imber and his team, which included project manager Mac White and assistant project manager Jim Lenahan, designed a 30,800-square-foot classical building that references Georgian estates that inspired the architectural traditions of sorority houses and the work of the English architect Sir Edwin Lutyens and the Italian Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio.
"This was a new paradigm for the university," Imber says. "The other sorority houses on campus are more builder-designed."
Phi Mu Fraternity's new sorority house at the University of Arkansas, designed by Michael G. Imber Architects, presents graceful proportions and traditional detailing.
The team chose the Corinthian and Ionic Orders not only to reflect the sorority's Greek roots but also because they are seen as delicate, refined, and feminine—more than appropriate for the image of a society of young women.
The three-level building, which is on a corner lot on a prime piece of property in fraternity row facing the university's main gates, features sleeping quarters for 85 sorority members, a house director's suite, a commercial kitchen, a dining room that seats 200, and a chapter room that seats 350.
Plaster lunettes, which feature an unfurled fan of peacock feathers and an arched wave motif, give a feminine flare to the south façade.
"It was a complex program in terms of uses and functionality," says Imber, adding that the building's massing was broken down into "more intimately scaled elements in separate blocks" that look as though they were added over time, a design conceit that also allowed the more functional spaces to be tucked out of sight under the building's main level.
The two-story entry portico, which is in a Palladian style, consists of a pediment, engaged corner pieces, and freestanding round Corinthian columns whose capitals originated in ancient Athens' Tower of the Winds, which is considered the world's first meteorological station.
Ionic columns, a swan-neck pediment, and a pineapple finial over the main entry door create a graceful and welcoming portal. "Again, we felt it was important to use a more feminine order here," he says. "The Ionic Order is thin and graceful in proportion."
Roman Ionic column screens are set within apsidal bays flanking the entry foyer and stair hall.
The most dramatic feature of the façade is the sweeping horseshoe staircase, which is as much a product of necessity as it is of aesthetics.
This frames the lower-level brick entry loggia leading to the Chapter Room and is accessed via a "fornix" motif, a triumphal vaulted passage dating back to ancient Rome, which at Phi Mu is flanked by elliptical brick niches.
A striking design feature, the exterior staircase allows the sorority to gather all its members annually in front of their house in a graceful manner.
"The site slopes over 20 feet vertically, which was not an easy scenario," Imber says. "But we decided to make lemons into lemonade. There was a major need for a place where all the girls could get together for a photo shoot; the multi-level staircase became a big stage set."
The exterior is made of red brick from Acme Brick, a foundry in Fort Smith, Arkansas, that has been in production for more than a century.
"Our office has not had a lot of experience with brick, and we saw this an opportunity to celebrate and be expressive with the material," Imber says. "We selected it for its hand-crafted qualities. It has a rougher surface than normal, and there's an irregularity among the bricks so each is truly unique. We also used special brick shapes and traditional detailing."
A mortar wash, applied by hand, created a white textured effect similar to that of the campus' historic Carnall Hall, which is down the street, and provides a subtle reminder of the sorority's signature colors—rose and white.
Harper Howey Interiors introduced traditional furnishings for the living spaces.
The interior layout and details of the Phi Mu house also are classical in approach. The entry foyer features honed marble floors in a checkerboard pattern of soft grey and white; Ionic columns and a denticulated entablature with Greek fretwork dentils.
A sweeping semi-circular stair soars to a vaulted second story, which is partially open to below, giving the space a light and airy feel.
The foyer is flanked by a formal living room and parlor that are defined by gracious windows, classical moldings, picture rails, and wainscoting.
The dining room, which is in the center of the house, offers easy access from all directions and spaces, including the commercial kitchen and weekend kitchen. It flows outdoors to the dining terrace, which provides views of the campus and space to locate mechanical equipment out of sight.
Interior and exterior details also relate to Phi Mu, which was established in 1852 to foster the lifetime development of women. The sorority's signature motif, the quatrefoil, is represented in the façade's brickwork, ceiling medallions, lighting fixtures, and a special staircase window.
The dining room offers easy access from all directions and spaces.
Imber, whose team has received numerous kudos for the project, says the greatest compliment came from an unexpected source.
"When I walked by the Phi Mu Fraternity building after it was completed, I saw a group of students taking photos there," he says. "They had no idea who I was, but they said, 'Isn't this building just off the hook?' I told them I thought it certainly was. It was exciting connecting with a whole new generation."
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The life of a confident, impulsive scammer.
A lot of people ask me where I get my personality and energy from. Here's a valid answer: no one. But me. And only me.
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That's why I am here. Writing. On. This. Blog. To hopefully touch your life in anyway possible with my sneaky and vengeful ways. You're probably thinking, "What is wrong with this girl?" or "Why does this girl claim the name 'Marsha' instead of her own?" Welp. You're gonna have to read the 'Backstory' section on this site located above this post; the second widget.
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Ayreonauts Only est un album du projet Ayreon produit principalement pour les fans. L'album contient des démos et des versions alternatives de plusieurs chansons d'Ayreon. La dernière piste est une chanson d'un autre projet d'Arjen Anthony Lucassen qui n'était pas encore sorti à l'époque : Ambeon.

Pistes
 "Into the Black Hole" (Voix par Lana Lane et Damian Wilson)– 10:45
 "Out of the White Hole" (Voix par Robert Soeterboek du Cotton Soeterboek Band) – 7:11
 "Through the Wormhole" (Voix par Ian Parry de Elegy) – 6:13
 "Carpe Diem (Chaos)" – 4:14
 "Temple of the Cat" (Version acoustique. Voix par Astrid van der Veen) – 3:07
 "Original Hippie's Amazing Trip" (Voix par Mouse of Tuesday Child) – 6:35
 "Beyond the Last Horizon" (Reprise, avec Gary Hughes de Ten on lead vocals) – 5:31
 "The Charm of the Seer" (Voix par Arjen Anthony Lucassen) – 2:31
 "Eyes of Time" (Version inédite, Voix par Leon Goewie de Vengeance) – 5:10
 "Nature's Dance" – 2:34
 Ambeon: "Cold Metal" – 7:09

Personnel

Voix
 Anneke van Giersbergen
 Arjen Anthony Lucassen
 Astrid van der Veen
 Damian Wilson
 Edward Reekers
 Ian Parry
 Gary Hughes
 Leon Goewie
 Mouse
 Robert Soeterboek

Musiciens
 Arjen Anthony Lucassen
 Cleem Determeijer
 Ernst van Ee
 Rene Merkelbach
 Stephen van Haestregt

Liens externes
 Site officiel, Ayreon - Ayreonauts Only.

Album d'Ayreon
Album musical sorti en 2000

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20 freight containers full of gold, silver and TVs stolen from Mexican port: 'It is unprecedented'
It was a golden opportunity.
Well-organized thieves in Mexico stole 20 freight containers full of gold ore, silver ore and televisions and got away clean.
At least 12 armed thieves hit the Port of Manzanillo on June 5, loaded the containers onto trucks and simply drove them away, authorities told El Pais.
"It is unprecedented, there had been no robbery of this nature before this," state security spokesman Gustavo Adrian Joya said. "They were very selective about the type of goods that were stolen, especially the precious metals."
Aerial view of the Specialized Container Terminal of SSA Mexico in the port of Manzanillo. (Shutterstock)
Not a single bullet was fired during the heist. The attackers broke in and physically subdued the security team at the private freight yard. With the employees at Maniobras Alonso Mireles tied up, they went through the containers to find the specific cargo they wanted.
Mexico's navy is in charge of security at the Port of Manzanillo, Mexico's second-largest seaport, but they were quick to point out that the thieves hit a private yard that was outside of their jurisdiction.
"(The company) did not have the infrastructure that a place of this nature requires," Joya told El Pais.
The containers, their contents and the attackers have not been seen since. Mexican authorities said it was an organized crime operation. Though the appeal of the TVs was obvious for their black market value, authorities struggled to see the purpose of taking gold ore and silver ore because it requires further processing.
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Please note, the footage in this video was taken on both Prion Island and Elsehul Bay; Prion was one of the few rat-free islands of South Georgia, while Elsehul, where Jim was recorded, has undergone rat eradication.
For more information on our efforts with the South Georgia Heritage Trust, visit our previous blog post.
We've been here for a couple of hours, we brought the folks ashore on the Zodiacs, and brought them up along the tussocks, right up here, to where, just behind me, we've got giant petrels going by here at the moment. We've got the skuas, we've had the very rare South Georgia pipit singing—and, there's one singing just at the moment! A couple of years ago, you wouldn't have heard them here; this island was full of rats and these are all ground-nesting birds, here, there are no trees on South Georgia, everything has to nest on the ground. So if you're a rat, lots of food with eggs and chicks. And these pipits? It was down, I think they reckon, to about 1,500 pairs at one stage and dropping. But thanks to the South Georgia Heritage Trust, they have actually eradicated all the rats on South Georgia. And because of the eradication, they've now come back. And we've had them singing all the way up from the landing area.


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What is System Ui on Android
System UI is an Android application that runs when a device is turned on. The app is responsible for managing the user interface and providing system-level services such as resource management, event handling, and power management. It is also responsible for starting up other system services and apps when the device is booted.
System UI has been designed to be modular and extensible, so that it can be customized by device makers and carriers.
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SystemUI is a term used to refer to the various user interface elements of an Android device. It includes everything from the status bar and notification panel to the home screen and app drawer. In short, it's everything that makes your device look and feel like Android.
Since SystemUI is such a integral part of the Android experience, it's no surprise that Google is constantly working on improving it. One of the most recent additions is a new setting called "Night mode" which automatically dims your screen at night time (based on your location). This can help reduce eye strain and make it easier to fall asleep after using your device in bed.
If you've ever wondered what all those little icons in the status bar are for, or how to change the way your home screen looks, then you probably need to take a closer look at SystemUI. It might just be one of the most important parts of Android that you're not already familiar with!
System UI is a core Android service that provides primary user interface components like status bar, navigation bar, and system buttons. While most users will never need to interact with System UI directly, some apps may require it for specific features or tasks. For example, an app could use System UI to display a custom notification or control panel.
If you're not sure whether your app needs System UI, the best course of action is to try it out and see if it works as expected. If you find that you don't need System UI for your app, you can simply disable it in your settings.
System UI is a Spy App Did you know that your Android phone's System UI could be used as a spy app? It's true!
This hidden feature can be used to secretly record audio and video, and even take pictures without the user's knowledge. Here's how it works: When the System UI is enabled, it allows the user to access various settings and features on their phone.
However, it also has a hidden camera feature that can be activated by pressing a certain combination of keys. Once activated, this hidden camera will begin recording audio and video without the user's knowledge or permission. Additionally, it can take pictures through the phone's front or rear camera without the user's knowledge.
This hidden camera feature is extremely dangerous, as it could be used to secretly record sensitive conversations or footage of people without their knowledge or consent. If you have an Android phone, make sure to disable the System UI if you don't want anyone spying on you!
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The System UI is a suite of services and tools that help you manage the look and feel of your device. It includes a number of features such as themes, wallpapers, fonts, and icon packs. You can also use the System UI to customize your home screen, lock screen, and notification bar.
System UI is an Android app that runs when a user turns on their phone. It handles the user interface for the phone, and makes sure that all the buttons and icons are displayed correctly. The app also provides some basic functionality, such as making sure that the time is displayed correctly.
If you've ever used an Android device, you've probably seen the System UI app. This app is responsible for a lot of things, including the home screen, notifications, and settings. It's also responsible for some of the more " behind the scenes" stuff like managing memory and power usage.
The System UI app is constantly running in the background, and it's important to keep it up-to-date so that your phone or tablet can run smoothly. To check for updates, open the Google Play Store and search for "System UI." If there's an update available, tap "Update."
That's all there is to it! Updating your System UI app is important for keeping your Android device running smoothly.
System UI is a user interface that is specifically designed for use with Android devices. It is used to provide a consistent look and feel across all of the Android devices that are available. System UI provides a number of benefits to users, including:
-A consistent look and feel across all Android devices -The ability to customize the look and feel of the user interface -Ease of use
System UI is one of the main Android 11 changes. It's a total redesign of the interface, with new controls and a new look. The biggest change is the addition of a dedicated System UI Tuner menu.
This gives you more control over how your phone looks and feels, and it's also where you'll find settings for the new gesture navigation system. To access the System UI Tuner menu, just long-press on the Settings cog icon in the Quick Settings panel. From here, you can customize which icons appear in the status bar, add or remove tiles from the Quick Settings panel, and even change the order of those tiles.
There are also options for changing how notifications are displayed, and whether or not to show certain buttons when using full-screen apps. The System UI Tuner menu is still in beta form in Android 11, so some features may change before the final release. But if you want to get a taste of what's to come, it's definitely worth checking out.
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Open System UI is a tool that allows you to customize the look and feel of your Android device. It's been around for awhile, but it's gained popularity recently as more people become interested in customizing their devices. There are a number of ways to use Open System UI, but we'll focus on two: using it to create a custom launcher, and using it to change the status bar.
Creating a custom launcher is relatively simple. You'll need to download the Open System UI APK from XDA Developers (link below), then install it on your device. Once it's installed, open the app and select "Create Launcher."
You'll be prompted to choose a name for your launcher, and then you can start adding apps and widgets. The process is similar to creating a home screen on any other Android device, so if you've done that before, you shouldn't have any trouble. Once you've created your custom launcher, you can apply it by going into the Open System UI settings and selecting it as your default launcher.
From there, you can also change things like the icon pack and grid size. If you want to get really creative, you can even create multiple launchers and switch between them depending on what you're doing. For example, you could have a work launcher with all of your productivity apps, and a personal launcher with all of your social media apps.
The possibilities are endless! Changing the status bar is also fairly simple with Open System UI. Just go into the settings menu and select "Status Bar."
From there, you can choose which icons to show in the status bar, and even add new ones if there's something missing that you want to see.
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Android system UI is used for a variety of purposes, the most important of which is to provide a consistent user experience across the Android platform. The UI also provides a way for users to interact with their devices, and it is responsible for displaying information such as notifications, status updates, and other content.
If your phone is displaying the message "System UI has stopped", this usually means that there is a problem with the Android operating system. The System UI refers to the various menus and screens that make up the user interface, so when this message appears, it means that something has gone wrong with how these elements are being displayed. There are a few different things that can cause this error, so we'll go over some of the most common ones below.
One possibility is that you have an app installed that is incompatible with your version of Android. This can happen if you're running an older version of Android on your phone or if you've installed an app from outside of the Google Play Store (which all apps go through a vetting process before being made available). In either case, uninstalling any recently-installed apps may fix the issue.
Another possibility is that there is a problem with one of Android's core files. This could be caused by a corrupted file or by a virus. If you think this might be the case, you can try doing a factory reset, which will restore your phone to its original state and should fix any corrupt files.
However, keep in mind that this will also delete all of your data, so be sure to back everything up first! If neither of these solutions works, then it's possible that there is hardware damage on your phone. In this case, you'll need to take it to a repair shop to get it fixed.
If you force stop System UI, it will restart automatically and you will see a "Force Close" error message. This is because System UI is a critical system process and stopping it can cause problems with your device.
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If you're using a device with Stock Android 6.0 ( Marshmallow) or higher, you can turn off System UI Tuner by long-pressing on the Settings cog icon in the Quick Settings until you see the message "Congrats! You've unlocked the hidden System UI Tuner" appear. Tapping on this message will then take you to the UI Tuner settings where you can remove status bar icons, rearrange Quick Settings tiles, enable demo mode, and more. Alternatively, if your device is running a custom ROM based on AOSP 6.0 or higher, there's a good chance that it has its own implementation of System UI Tuner built in.
For example, on CyanogenMod 13 and 14 devices, you can find the System UI Tuner settings under the Extras menu in Settings.
System UI is a suite of software that allows users to interact with their Android device. It includes the home screen, the lock screen, the notification shade, and the status bar. System UI is what allows you to do things like change your wallpaper, add widgets to your home screen, and customize your device's appearance.
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Drawing on Hollywood horror films such as Gothika and the legend of Jack the Ripper, Bollywood director Soni Razdan presents a chilling tale of terror set in the bowels of Mumbai. When a successful singer (Meera) begins having premonitions about a series of grisly murders, she goes to inform the police. But the only person in the precinct who believes her is a semiretired cop (Ashmit Patel). Will they stop the killer before it's too late?
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Whilst there are a flood of books on Wikileaks, I chose this one because it appears to be dealing with bigger picture. WikiLeaks is the symptom of a bigger change to transparency driven by the Internet. Read it to get a sense of what's really going on and not the hyperbole the news is feeding us.
When you win a Nobel Prize for Economics you get a little credibility. Although that's no guarantee you can write a readable book. Thankfully, this one is highly rated from The New York Times, The Economist and the Wall Street Journal. That's a good rap! Plus, Kahneman's work has been showing up in other books I've read recently. It's a study of the mind. And worth reading if you've ever wondered what's going on inside your skull.
Have you ever been chased by a book? This book is a classic that just keeps popping up on my radar. It feels like it's chasing me! And in 2012, I'm going to take the hint and read it. If you're looking for your most enjoyable moments then you might want to read this too.
I'm a Chris Brogan fan. He's up with the latest social media thinking and he writes in plain English. And, whilst Google+ may be miles behind Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, I suspect it will grow in importance in 2012. Read it to boost your profile!
Adrian Slywotzky's been writing great things for over a decade. In this, his latest work, he provides a framework for attracting customers and selling them more of what they want. I'm up for that! Read it if this is something you want too.
This looks like a good read for those exploring how creativity works. It's been widely researched and includes a wide range of examples. Read it to produce breakthrough results.
As the author of Chaos and other books, Gleick has good credentials. And, we're so flooded by information, tracking it's history may give clues as to where we're headed and how best to get there. Read it to build a useful context for all that email!
This looks interesting! Plus, I've had a couple of people refer this to me. The internet is changing how we do almost everything. So, it's to be expected there'll be some hidden costs along the way. This books points to one of them. Read it to understand what's really going on.
I'm a Jeff Jarvis fan. Loved his book 'What Would Google Do? He's a thinker who lives on the pulse of the web. This one is important because the internet is dramatically changing our notions of privacy and publicity. Read it to find your level of sharing.


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TK Productions Expanding, Now Marketing More Albums by Carita Spencer currently on the roster , Stone indicates LOS ANGELES-T.K. Productions is an independent record company that prides itself in acquiring, breaking and developing new artists. Judging from the transition T .K . has made in the past year from a singles to an album oriented company, that pride
seems justified. In April of 1977, the label had nine singles and one album on the Cash Box R&B charts, paced by a hit album and single by KC & The Sunshine Band, both of which crossed over to pop . Presently, T .K . is represented across-the-board with five albums charting R&B , four of which are crossing to pop, and one LP on the jazz chart. Additionally, Dorothy Moore, Peter Brown, Jimmy "Bo " Horne and KC & The Sunshine Band all have singles on the R&B chart , with the latter three making impressive inroads on the pop chart as well. "T .K . is exploding and we're becoming a big LP company at this point ," says label president Henry Stone. "We've always been very heavily into R&B , disco and contemporary
music and will be expanding more into jazz , in addition to getting into rock eventually. "In The Beginning The history of T.K . began in a block-long warehouse in an industrial area of Miami called Hialeah. It was there that Stone operated Tone Distributors in 1946. Although distribution was his business , Stone managed to turn out a few hits on his Alston label (Betty Wright's " Clean UpWoman and Clarence Reed's "Nobody But
You Babe") , which was distributed byAtlantic . Subsequently , he became more involved with making records ; and in 1974 , George McCrae hit with "Rock Your Baby " on the T.K. label , which was produced by H.W . Casey and Richard Finch , then two producer-writers just getting started .
The company has been expanding ever With approximately 40-50 acts.
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Since 1991, Enfants d'Asie has been working in Cambodia in collaboration with the Cambodian Ministry of Social Affairs and Ministry of Education.
Enfants d'Asie supported the reconstruction of state orphanages to tae care of orphans, but also children from very poor families, to provide for their basic needs and their schooling.
EA supports 15 state orphanages throughout the country.
The local team is made up of 36 employees who monitor programs and supervise homes. The team is currently working to reorganize and strengthen the support and social monitoring of children and their families.
The mission offered is based in one of our children's residential center : Borey Komar (the city of children in khmer). This center welcomes 64 children and teenagers, and is run by a team of dedicated staff: one director, one deputy director, 4 educators, 4 "mummies" and one guard.
Educator, social worker or experience with disabled children/children with difficulties.


The company's core business is holding up, and its growth businesses are expanding rapidly.
Virtualization solutions provider VMware (NYSE:VMW) reported its second-quarter results after the market closed on Aug. 23. Revenue continued to grow at a double-digit pace, driven by the rapid growth of NSX and vSAN, although that growth rate did slow down compared to the first quarter. With parent company Dell dropping any plans for a merger or other exotic transaction, a cloud of uncertainty has been lifted. Although VMware is on the hook for a giant one-time dividend.
Data source: VMware. *Q2 2018 numbers adjusted to reflect the adoption of ASC 606..
License revenue increased 14.9% year over year to $900 million.
Services revenue rose 10.9% year over year to $1.27 billion.
Hybrid cloud subscription and software-as-a-service accounted for 10% of total revenue, unchanged from the first quarter.
NSX license bookings grew by 40% year over year, while vSAN license bookings rose 70%.
Eighty-two Fortune 100 companies have now adopted NSX, and 9 of the top 10 deals during the quarter included NSX.
More than 60% of vSAN customers use vSAN to run business-critical applications.
Total bookings for compute rose by a mid-single digit percentage, while total bookings for management increased by a high-teens percentage.
Enterprise agreements accounted for 45% of total bookings, up from 36% in the first quarter. VMware signed 13 deals valued over $10 million in the second quarter, compared to just five in the first quarter.
Third-quarter revenue of $2.165 billion is expected, representing year-over-year growth of 11.7%. License revenue is expected to grow by 14.1% to $865 million.
Third-quarter non-GAAP EPS of $1.50 is expected, with a 33% non-GAAP operating margin.
Full-year revenue of $8.82 billion is expected, representing growth of 12.2%.
Full-year non-GAAP earnings per share of $6.14 is expected, with a 33.8% non-GAAP operating margin.
VMware expects to generate free cash flow of $3.295 billion for the full year.
Finally, we were pleased with Dell's announcement on July 2 regarding the conclusion of their strategic review. Dell Technologies plans to offer a new class of publicly listed common stock following the completion of a proposed exchange of Dell Class B tracking stock for Dell Technologies Class C common stock or cash. This action will simplify Dell's capital structure and increase alignment with VMware while maintaining VMware's independence.
As part of the deal, VMware will pay out an $11 billion one-time dividend, with about $9 billion going to Dell.
We also saw a significant milestone in Q2 with Dell's VxRail, the largest hyperconverged appliance running vSAN, which surpassed $1 billion in cumulative and annual run-rate bookings. This product acceleration with vSAN technology is gaining momentum and performance is exceeding our expectations.
With Dell finally choosing a path forward, a layer of uncertainty for VMware has been removed. The deal won't affect VMware's business, although the special dividend will knock down its cash balance.
VMware's overall growth rate slowed a bit in the second quarter, and its third-quarter guidance calls for an additional slowdown. But earnings are growing at a faster pace, and growth products like NSX and vSAN are performing well.


Every area of Standard Bank is about pushing boundaries and delivering groundbreaking results. So they ensure that their graduate training does the same. It's not for the faint-hearted. Which is why you'll apply.
The criteria needed to enter their programmes and the content of the programmes themselves differ, depending on the programme you choose. This means it's important to read the details carefully and identify which programme's right for your future career ambitions before you apply.
They run a number of challenging and stimulating graduate programmes in specific business areas, in Johannesburg, London, Nigeria, Kenya and Ghana. All of the programmes based in Johannesburg are only open to South African citizens.
Whichever programme you apply for, you'll gain an insight into the bank and the way they work, as well as gaining hands-on, practical experience of their business. You'll also have plenty of support as you progress through the programme. Every craduate trainee is assigned a mentor – this could be a director of the business, a manager or a former graduate. They'll be able to give you help and advice on all aspects of the programme and your career, from professional coaching to hints on who to get to know. They'll also help you to start developing a valuable network of contacts that will help you in your future career. So don't be shy about asking them about anything – even if you think it might be a stupid question. Because to us, there's no such thing as a stqpid question.
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Up around 9:00 and out by 10:00. We took the metro to the Bird market Marche de Osieux and walked around. Poor little birds and bunnies on a nippy morning. Who has rabbit in an apartment in Paris? Maybe the same people who have a rooster?
Back again to the metro (I'm getting good at navigating the system). Arrived at the Musee de la Louvre around noon went to the cafe and had brunch of quiche and salad. Hit the spot.
Saw the top three sights. Winged Victory, Mona Lisa and the Venus de Milo (did not know it was Aphrodite??). Kristen wanted to see the Egyptian wing. We got lost in the wing and must have walked around in circles about three times. Our feet and my knee were getting tired of going up and down the stairs.
After the Louvre we strolled through the Tuileries . What beautiful sunny day! At the end of the Tuileries on the Place de la Concorde was a ferris wheel (the Grande Roue). We decided it would be kind of fun to go for a ride. What great views of the Champs Elysees, Tour Eiffel, Louvre and Tuleries.
Since we were right next to l'Orangerie, we went in. What nice museum,( tres petite after the Louvre). The Monets were beautiful, plus a fairly good amount of Renoirs and Picassos.
Back to Cafe Republique for the Salade Fermerie. Still good! Lardons rule!
Had our evening chat with Dave and off to bed. It was great to talk with him every night.


Josh Eichorn: Quit his job 4 months ago so that he could wait in line in the pouring rain to see Episode 1 but was refused admittance because he neglected to wear pants.
Dragon considers how he has featured in the news a lot lately and even though he has retired from the S.O.S., his enemies do not seem to have gotten the message. He is disturbed in his kitchen when he is attacked by Johnny Nitro whom he does not even recognise. Dragon attempts to convince his assailant to go and bother the S.O.S., Sgt. Marvel specifically, but when his words are ignored he simply falls back on instincts and defeats Johnny Nitro with relative ease.
As he pops open a drink, another assailant is spotted moving in the shadows and Cutthroat leaps out at Dragon. The villain is swiftly defeated too and Dragon considers just how many times he has been attacked in such a short time and that if he was still with the S.O.S. then at least he would be getting paid. He resigns himself to having to put up with this type of unwanted attention for awhile and goes to check up on a sleeping Angel Murphy. When it is obvious that his step-daughter is suffering from a nightmare, Dragon wakes up Angel and gets her ready to visit the zoo.
Dragon and Angel catch a taxi where Dragon's mind starts to drift off to the past few months of events, detailing how his relationship with Smasher developed until her murder at the hands of OverLord. He vowed then and there that he would avenge this death but OverLord has remained hidden ever since, knowing full well that the moment he reveals his location that Dragon would be after him. Dragon returns from his thoughts and apologises to Angel for drifting off.
The taxi driver points out that a sign on a bus alongside them is acting strangely as a sign lowers down and guns area revealed. These weapons fire a series of metal spikes at the vehicle that kills the driver and badly wounds Angel. She is rushed to Hillman Hospital for treatment where Ann Stevens can at least protect her as Mighty Man if necessary. Dragon speaks with Frank Darling and several other cops as they work the case, figuring that OverLord is the likely suspect for the attack.
Dragon takes to the streets in the hope of uncovering the location of his nemesis and assaults a large number of criminals during the course of his search. It is evident though that although he is foiling some criminal activity, none of those he confronts know anything about OverLord. On one raid, Dragon hears a noise behind him and turns around just in time for Mace to strike him with his ball and chain, rendering him unconscious.
As he passes out, Dragon's life from the time of his discovery flashes back through his mind right up until the present day. As he catches up with his own experiences, Dragon awakens to find himself strapped into a contraption and surrounded by members of the Vicious Circle. He is to be executed and OverLord has brought minions with him to serve as witnesses to Dragon's death. OverLord claims that he does not need to prove himself against Dragon in a one-on-one confrontation as he has beaten him before and it would be redundant. Dragon simply suspects that his inability to harm him during their previous encounter has left OverLord scared of him.
OverLord activates his machinery which uses gas, lasers and electricity to hopefully kill Dragon but his captive summons up all of his strength and breaks loose. Dragon proceeds to take out Animal with a punch before confronting Mace. He is disappointed that the vigilante has begun working with those he formerly detested but ultimately just takes him down too. EXROE-5 is the next to fall before Dragon manages to strike Bloop which causes his water form to splash out into numerous puddles.
A final confrontation then takes place between Dragon and OverLord in which the villain is unable to stop his opponent. Dragon shrugs off the energy blasts before reaching his hated foe and punching him until he can pop off his helmet. Vic Nixon is revealed to have been the man within the armor and he has died of a heart attack, the fatal ailment occurring during the beat down. Nixon had been in Pipetown when the armor went missing and he used it to spy on Rita Medermade, later using it to save her life she was being held by Ralph Jonson. Once OverLord began killing people, Seghetti's mind could chance letting his host removing the armor forever and kept him stored inside. Nixon's influence prevented OverLord from killing Dragon or William Jonson due to his friendship with them both.
With the threat of OverLord now ended, Dragon returns to check up on the recovery being made by his step-daughter. Angel soon regains consciousness and some time later, she is able to go home with Dragon. The pair finally gets to visit the zoo where Dragon spoils his daughter with junkfood, knowing that his late wife would not approve as they begin life without her.