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Lacy v. CSX Transp., Inc., No. 25341.
Court Supreme Court of West Virginia
Writing for the Court McGRAW, Justice
Citation 205 W.Va. 630,520 S.E.2d 418
Parties Tanya L. LACY and Michael Lacy, Her Husband, Plaintiffs Below, Appellants, v. CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC., Defendant Below, Appellee. Richard Brooks, Plaintiff Below, Appellant, v. CSX Transportation, Inc., Defendant Below, Appellee.
Decision Date 28 June 1999
Docket Number No. 25341.
520 S.E.2d 418
205 W.Va. 630
Tanya L. LACY and Michael Lacy, Her Husband, Plaintiffs Below, Appellants,
CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC., Defendant Below, Appellee.
Richard Brooks, Plaintiff Below, Appellant,
CSX Transportation, Inc., Defendant Below, Appellee
Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.
Submitted January 13, 1999.
Decided June 28, 1999.
Dissenting Opinion of Justice Workman July 12, 1999.
John H. Skaggs, Esq., Calwell & McCormick, Charleston, West Virginia, Attorney for Appellant Brooks
William M. Tiano, Esq., Berthold, Tiano & O'Dell, Charleston, West Virginia, Attorney for Appellants Lacy.
Thomas J. Murray, Esq., Mary O'Neill, Murray & Murray, Sandusky, Ohio, Attorneys for Appellants Lacy and Brooks.
Marc E. Williams, Esq., Robert L. Massie, Esq., Paul J. Loftus, Esq., Huddleston, Bolen, Beatty, Porter & Copen, Huntington, West Virginia, Attorneys for Appellee CSX.
McGRAW, Justice
Plaintiff-appellants Tanya Lacy and Richard Brooks were injured when the car in which they were passengers collided with a train operated by appellee CSX Transportation, Inc. ("CSX"), at a grade crossing in St. Albans, West Virginia in January 1995. Plaintiffs brought actions against both CSX and the driver of the car, Cacoe Sullivan, in the Circuit Court of Kanawha County. At the close of a two-week trial, which was bifurcated on the issues of liability and damages, the jury found both defendants negligent, but concluded in its special verdict that CSX's negligence was not a proximate cause of the accident. Plaintiffs challenge the subsequent judgment entered in favor of CSX, arguing that (1) the lower court erred in refusing to instruct the jury on strict liability; (2) counsel for CSX was permitted to engage in improper argument with respect to the effect of West Virginia law concerning joint and several liability; and (3) the trial court erred in excluding a statement contained in a diagram prepared by a CSX employee following the collision indicating the location of one of the locomotives involved in the accident. We reverse, finding merit in the latter two contentions.
Shortly after 11:00 p.m. on January 11, 1995, a car driven by Cacoe Sullivan left the Kroger parking lot in St. Albans, heading west on Third Avenue. Sullivan's fiancee, Richard Brooks, was riding in the front passenger's seat, while her mother, Tanya Lacy, was in the back seat with Sullivan's and Brooks's infant son. CSX's railroad tracks, comprised of two main-line and two side tracks, run parallel to Third Avenue immediately to the south.
While traveling on Third Avenue, Sullivan's car encountered a stop sign from where the occupants could see that the flashing lights and gates of the still-distant Fifth Street crossing were activated. Sullivan's vehicle proceeded to the intersection of Third Avenue and Fifth Street (adjacent to the crossing), slowed but did not stop at a stop sign, made a left turn onto Fifth Street, went around one of the lowered gate arms onto the tracks, and was struck broadside by a westbound train traveling at 50 miles per hour.1 Brooks was apparently rendered paraplegic by the accident.
It was undisputed that from Sullivan's view traveling on Third Avenue, a second, slowermoving
"shifter" locomotive could be seen approaching the crossing from the west. There was, however, conflicting evidence regarding just how distant this locomotive was at the time of the accident. The testimony of the eastbound locomotive's engineer, Calvin Bowen, placed it as close as 300 to 400 feet west of the Fifth Street crossing, traveling at fifteen to twenty miles per hour, when the car was struck by the westbound train. Plaintiffs proffered evidence in the form of a diagram prepared by a CSX accident investigator, G.A. Green (the "accident diagram"), indicating that the eastbound locomotive was further away, as far as two to three blocks to the west of the crossing; however, this evidence was excluded by the trial court.
The central issue at trial with respect to CSX was whether it was negligent in permitting both fast- and slow-moving locomotives to approach the Fifth Street crossing simultaneously on its main-line tracks. The crossing had an active warning system consisting of flashing-light signals and automatic gates. Plaintiffs asserted at trial that the ability of the crossing warning system to provide a "positive warning" of an approaching train was effectively neutralized by CSX's practice of allowing slow-moving switching locomotives to use the main-line tracks. It was alleged that this practice frequently resulted in the extended activation of the crossing's flashing lights and gate arms when no trains were in hazardous proximity. As a result, according to plaintiffs, CSX was not using the warning system in accordance with its design, and thus was not in compliance with 49 C.F.R. § 234.225 (1998).2
Several witnesses, including Sullivan, testified to their past experience of encountering extended activations because of slow-moving trains in the vicinity of the Fifth Street crossing. The former mayor of St. Albans, Edward Bassitt, indicated that he had previously discussed with CSX the problem of extended activations at the Fifth Street crossing as early as 1989. CSX employees also testified to the fact that drivers in the St. Albans area frequently ignored the crossing warning signals.
Plaintiffs' expert in the area of gradecrossing safety, William Berg, Ph.D., testified that the fixed-distance circuitry installed on the main-line tracks at the Fifth Street crossing is designed to activate a warning whenever an approaching train is within 2,000 to 2,200 feet of the crossing, regardless of the train's speed. Thus, while a train traveling at the maximum speed of sixty miles per hour would give a twenty-five second warning, the approach of a slower-moving locomotive could result in much longer warning times. Dr. Berg estimated, based in part upon information contained in the accident diagram, that the eastbound locomotive would have activated the warning system over forty seconds prior to the accident.
Dr. Berg further stated that the optimal warning time was twenty-five to thirty seconds, and that warning times in excess of forty seconds result in a dramatic increase in the number of people driving around deployed gates. He stressed the importance of giving motorists credible warnings, and the need to provide uniform warning times at crossings where there are significant disparities in train speeds.3 As one example of alternatives to CSX's practices, Dr. Berg pointed to so-called constant warning-time technology ("CWT"), which gives a consistent warning regardless of the speed of the approaching train. Other alternatives cited by Dr. Berg included relegating slow-moving
trains to side tracks, where the fixed distance circuitry is specifically designed to accommodate the lower speeds,4 or keeping slower locomotives outside of the circuitry on the main-line tracks when faster trains are approaching.
In its case, CSX presented the testimony of Gary Wolf, an expert in railway operations, and Joseph Blaschke, Ph.D., an expert in traffic engineering and highway design. Both of these witnesses rejected the contention that twenty-five to thirty seconds was an optimal warning time, and cited the absence of any federal regulation mandating maximum warning times.5 Each stated that CWT was intended primarily to improve vehicular flow at crossings, not to increase traffic safety. Dr. Blaschke also testified that CWT was indicated in situations involving both heavy vehicular traffic and heavy train activity, and that the Fifth Street crossing did not generate the level of vehicular traffic necessary to justify the installation of CWT. He gave the opinion that the characteristics of the crossing, including the existing presence of an active warning system with gates, and the excellent sight distance at the crossing, did not make Fifth Street a priority candidate for CWT.
After hearing the evidence, the jury deliberated until sending a note indicating that they were having difficulty reaching a unanimous verdict. The trial court then gave an Allen-type instruction.6 The jury subsequently rendered a special verdict regarding liability, finding CSX and Sullivan, as well as plaintiffs Tanya Lacy and Richard Brooks, negligent, but determining that Sullivan's negligence was the sole proximate cause of the accident. The jury ascribed one percent negligence each to CSX, Lacy and Brooks, and ninety-seven percent to defendant Sullivan.7 The circuit court entered judgment in
favor of CSX based upon the jury's special verdict. Plaintiffs' subsequent Motion for a New Trial and Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict was denied by the trial court.
Joint and Several Liability
Plaintiffs first contend that the trial court erred in permitting counsel for CSX to argue the potential post-judgment effects of joint and several liability to the jury.8 We reverse on this issue, finding that the trial court abused its discretion by permitting counsel for CSX to speculate and otherwise mislead the jury regarding whether the railroad would ultimately be charged with paying the entire judgment if both CSX and defendant Sullivan were found at fault.
Prior to trial, plaintiffs filed a motion in limine "to exclude any questions, suggestions, comments, allegations, testimony or argument by the defendant, [CSX], as to the effect that West Virginia's joint and several liability law may have upon [CSX]." The circuit court ruled on the motion after CSX proposed an instruction on the issue.9 CSX argued to the trial court that the jury needs to understand the relationship between the parties and the effect of a finding of either one percent against CSX, because of the way the plaintiffs have...
United States v. Cone, Nos. 11–4888
U.S. Court of Appeals — Fourth Circuit
...the prosecutor's unchallenged remarks in closing. It is for that reason that the dissent's reliance on Lacy v. CSX Transportation, Inc., 205 W.Va. 630, 520 S.E.2d 418 (1999), is unavailing. In that case, as the dissent observes, the court found that an unsuccessful motion in limine was suff......
Tracy v. Cottrell, No. 25845.
...need not consider the numerous rules cited by Tracy. This issue is controlled by our recent decision in Lacy v. CSX Transportation, Inc., 205 W.Va. 630, 520 S.E.2d 418 (1999). Lacy was a civil action involving injuries received by the plaintiffs when their car collided with the defendant's ......
Perrine v. E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And Co., No. 34333
...resulted therefrom.' Syl. pt. 3, State v. Boggs, 103 W.Va. 641, 138 S.E. 321 (1927)." Syllabus point 2, Lacy v. CSX Transportation, Inc., 205 W.Va. 630, 520 S.E.2d 418 (1999).Syl. pt. 6, Matheny v. Fairmont Gen. Hosp., Inc., 212 W.Va. 740, 575 S.E.2d 350. Finally, this Court has advised tha......
Kenney v. Liston, No. 13–0427.
...so settle prima facie constitutes bad faith toward its insured. 58. The defendant's argument is patterned after Lacy v. CSX Transp. Inc., 205 W.Va. 630, 520 S.E.2d 418 (1999), where we disapproved a circuit court's actions allowing a jury to speculate on the effects of joint and several lia......


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Олександр Олександрович Хомяков (, місто Азов, тепер Ростовської області, Російська Федерація — , місто Москва) — радянський діяч, 1-й секретар Тамбовського і Саратовського обкомів КПРС, заступник голови Ради міністрів Російської РФСР. Член ЦК КПРС у 1981—1990 роках. Депутат Верховної Ради Російської РФСР 8—9-го скликань. Депутат Верховної Ради СРСР 10—11-го скликань. Народний депутат СРСР у 1989—1991 роках. Кандидат економічних наук (1974).

Життєпис
У 1955 році закінчив Новочеркаський політехнічний інститут, інженер-механік.

У 1955—1958 роках — майстер, заступник начальника цеху Краснодарського заводу електровимірювальних приладів.

Член КПРС з 1958 року.

У 1958—1962 роках — завідувач відділу районного комітету КПРС, 2-й секретар Краснодарського міського комітету ВЛКСМ.

У 1962—1965 роках — завідувач відділу промисловості Краснодарського міського комітету КПРС, голова виконавчого комітету районної ради депутатів трудящих, заступник завідувача відділу Краснодарського крайового комітету КПРС.

У 1965—1969 роках — 2-й секретар Краснодарського міського комітету КПРС.

У 1969—1971 роках — секретар Краснодарського крайового комітету КПРС.

У 1971—1978 роках — 2-й секретар Краснодарського крайового комітету КПРС.

11 березня 1978 — 19 квітня 1985 року — 1-й секретар Тамбовського обласного комітету КПРС.

11 квітня 1985 — 10 серпня 1989 року — 1-й секретар Саратовського обласного комітету КПРС.

26 липня 1989 — 15 червня 1990 року — заступник голови Ради міністрів Російської РФСР. 15 червня — 14 липня 1990 року — в.о. заступника голови Ради міністрів Російської РФСР.

Одночасно 26 липня 1989 — 14 липня 1990 року — голова Державної планової комісії Російської РФСР.

У липні 1990 — 1991 року — 1-й заступник голови Державного комітету Російської РФСР з економіки.

З 1991 року — персональний пенсіонер союзного значення в Москві.

Помер 20 березня 2014 року. Похований на Троєкуровському цвинтарі Москви.

Нагороди і звання
 орден Леніна (1982)
 орден Жовтневої Революції (1973)
 два ордени Трудового Червоного Прапора (1971, 1976)
 орден «Знак Пошани» (1966)
 медаль «За доблесну працю. В ознаменування 100-річчя з дня народження Володимира Ілліча Леніна» (1970)
 медаль «Ветеран праці» (1987)
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 Хомяков Александр Александрович

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Rohingya tell Bangladesh officials: 'We won't go' to Myanmar
Rohingya refugee Sitara Begum with her son Mohammed Abbas, who are in the list for repatriation wait in their shelter at Jamtoli refugee camp, near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, on Thursday, November 15, 2018. Photo: AP
COX'S BAZAR, BANGLADESH: About 1,000 Rohingya Muslim refugees demonstrated Thursday at a camp in Bangladesh against plans to repatriate them to Myanmar, from where hundreds of thousands fled army-led violence last year.
At the Unchiprang camp, one of the sprawling refugee settlements near the city of Cox's Bazar, a Bangladeshi refugee official implored the Rohingya to return to their country over a loudspeaker.
"We have arranged everything for you, we have six buses here, we have trucks, we have food. We want to offer everything to you. If you agree to go, we'll take you to the border, to the transit camp," he said.
"We won't go!" hundreds of voices, including children's, chanted in reply.
Bangladesh authorities said the repatriation of some of the more than 700,000 Rohingya would begin Thursday if people were willing to go, despite calls from United Nations officials and human rights groups to hold off. But it's not clear whether there are any volunteers.
Refugee Commissioner Abul Kalam declined to say what Bangladesh authorities would do if refugees refused to go, but according to a UN-brokered deal with Bangladesh and Myanmar, the Rohingya cannot be forced to repatriate.
"If they agree, we will take them to the transit camp and give them three days' worth of food before handing over to Myanmar authorities," he said.
The huge exodus of Rohingya began in August last year after Myanmar security forces launched a brutal crackdown following attacks by an insurgent group on guard posts. The scale, organisation and ferocity of the operation led to accusations from the international community, including the UN, of ethnic cleansing and genocide.
Most people in Buddhist-majority Myanmar do not accept that the Rohingya Muslims are a native ethnic group, viewing them as "Bengalis" who entered illegally from Bangladesh, even though generations of Rohingya have lived in Myanmar. Nearly all have been denied citizenship since 1982, as well as access to education and hospitals.
Despite assurances from Myanmar, human rights activists said Thursday the conditions are not yet safe for Rohingya refugees to go back.
"Nothing the Myanmar government has said or done suggests that the Rohingya will be safe upon return," Human Rights Watch refugee rights director Bill Frelick said in a statement.
The group said 150 people from 30 families had been taken to a transit camp in preparation for their return, but later said the families had not been taken to the transit camp yet.
Bangladesh authorities have said they've worked with the UN refugee agency to compile lists of people willing to return to Myanmar.
At the Jamtoli refugee camp, 25-year-old Setara said she and her two children, age 4 and 7, were on a repatriation list, but her parents were not. She said she had never asked to return to Myanmar, and that she had sent her children to a school run by aid workers Thursday morning as usual.
"They killed my husband; now I live here with my parents," said Setara, who only gave one name. "I don't want to go back."
She said that other refugees whose names have appeared on the Bangladesh government's repatriation list had fled to other camps, hoping to disappear amid the crowded lanes of refugees, aid workers and Bangladeshi soldiers.
Negotiations for repatriation have been continuing for months, but plans last January to begin sending refugees back to Myanmar's Rakhine state were called off amid concerns among aid workers and Rohingya that their return would be met with violence.
Foreign leaders, including US Vice President Mike Pence, have criticised Myanmar's Nobel Peace Prize-winning leader Aung San Suu Kyi this week on the sidelines of a summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Singapore for her handling of the Rohingya crisis.
But on Thursday, Pence said that US officials were "encouraged to hear that" the repatriation process would begin.
In addition to those who arrived in Bangladesh last year, about 200,000 other Rohingya had fled Myanmar during previous waves of violence and persecution.
Source: https://thehimalayantimes.com
Updated On: November 15, 2018

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Q: How to get access to HDFS files in Spark standalone cluster mode? I am trying to get access to HDFS files in Spark. Everything works fine when I run Spark in local mode, i.e.
SparkSession.master("local")

and get access to HDFS files by
hdfs://localhost:9000/$FILE_PATH

But when I am trying to run Spark in standalone cluster mode, i.e.
SparkSession.master("spark://$SPARK_MASTER_HOST:7077")

Error throws
 java.lang.ClassCastException: cannot assign instance of java.lang.invoke.SerializedLambda to field org.apache.spark.api.java.JavaPairRDD$$anonfun$toScalaFunction$1.fun$1 of type org.apache.spark.api.java.function.Function in instance of org.apache.spark.api.java.JavaPairRDD$$anonfun$toScalaFunction$1

So far I have only
    start-dfs.sh
in Hadoop and does not really config anything in Spark. Do I need to run Spark using YARN cluster manager instead so that Spark and Hadoop are using the same cluster manager, hence can get access to HDFS files?
I have tried to config yarn-site.xml in Hadoop following tutorialspoint https://www.tutorialspoint.com/hadoop/hadoop_enviornment_setup.htm, and specified HADOOP_CONF_DIR in spark-env.sh, but it does not seem to work and the same error throws. Am I missing some other configurations?
Thanks!
EDIT
The initial Hadoop version is 2.8.0 and the Spark version is 2.1.1 with Hadoop 2.7. Tried to download hadoop-2.7.4 but the same error still exists.
The question here suggests this as a java syntax issue rather than spark hdfs issue. I will try this approach and see if this solves the error here.

A: Inspired by the post here, solved the problem by myself.
This map-reduce job depends on a Serializable class, so when running in Spark local mode, this serializable class can be found and the map-reduce job can be executed dependently.
When running in Spark standalone cluster mode, the best is to submit the application through spark-submit, rather than running in an IDE. Packaged everything in jar and spark-submit the jar, works as a charm!

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Though the economy has recently started to improve, many industries are still feeling the effects of the recession. That isn't the case for health care; regardless of how other industries may perform, people still need health care services. This is one reason why nursing may be an ideal career path for you if you want to help the people of Georgia. Reach out to the nursing schools in Georgia that offer the programs you are interested in to learn more about your options to get your Georgia nursing license.
So, you're ready to learn how to become a registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, or advanced practice nurse. Choosing the right RN programs in GA is an important step in building your career. The type of degree you choose and the institution you attend both play a role in the future opportunities that come your way.
If you are new to postsecondary education, you may want to begin with a licensed practical nursing diploma or a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Those who have already completed their undergraduate education often find what they're looking for in Master's or doctorate programs.
From expanding hiring efforts at established health care companies to new health care organizations popping up around Georgia, LPNs and RNs may have quite a few employment opportunities to choose from. WITZ reports on the construction of a new nursing home in Columbus, Georgia, with high standards for nursing staff and patient-centered staffing levels.
New types of nursing technology have also given local nursing employers an incentive to hire new graduates. The Georgia Partnership for TeleHealth has expanded into nursing schools in Georgia. Having experience in this nursing technology may make you a more appealing candidate to local employers.
Nursing programs in Georgia may work alongside health care employers to combat the nursing shortage in this state. Macon.com notes that much of Georgia has a significant nursing shortage, particularly in the hospital setting. You may have a particularly strong job outlook if you are willing to focus on the elderly population, as gerontology is one of the most needed specialty areas in nursing.
To be properly prepared for a nursing career in Georgia, you must get theoretical training and practical experience in various areas of health care. This is true whether you want to become a licensed practical nurse, an Associate's-level registered nurse, or a Bachelor's-level registered nurse. The skills you gain may be put to use in many different clinical settings, including nursing homes, clinics, and hospitals. Nursing colleges in Georgia often require several hundred clinical hours; this is also true for online nursing programs in Georgia, which may help you connect with a local clinical site for your requirements.
The curriculum for your program should be multifaceted and challenging. Though some of your courses may be based strictly in theory, most blend theory with practical experience. Throughout your time in school, you can plan on taking courses like Health Promotion and Nutrition, Health Assessment Across the Lifespan, Adult Health Nursing, Pediatric Nursing, Geriatric Nursing, and Public Health Nursing. These classes may help you learn how to work with different populations while giving you the chance to figure out which nursing specialty you may be interested in. In a Bachelor's-level program or higher, you may also take courses in nursing management and leadership.
Scholarships and financial aid may be a big part of your school decision and your application process. Colleges in Georgia with nursing programs often offer scholarship programs, particularly for students with financial need or with a strong academic background. The Fuller E. Callaway Foundation offers several nursing scholarships each academic year. Through the Georgia Nurses Association, you may be able to apply for the Katherine Pope Scholarship and the Annie Lou Overton Scholarship. Several named scholarships are funded by West Georgia Health, including the George E. Sims Nursing Scholarship.
If you know the degree program that's right for you, click on the links below to find further information.
Looking for a more broad overview of your program options in the state of Georgia? See what we've outlined below!
Becoming a licensed practical nurse may give you the chance to work in many of Georgia's largest healthcare institutions while deciding if further nursing education suits you. This is one of the most time-efficient options, since most LPN programs last between two and three semesters.
Those who want to become registered nurses can choose to earn an Associate's degree or a Bachelor's degree. Bachelor's programs offer numerous benefits, including specialized study options in departments like OB/GYN, pediatrics, and oncology. Clinical work is a major part of your degree as a BSN student, so plan on spending several hundred hours with patients.
Those interested in earning a Georgia nursing degree online may choose to earn an MSN. This degree requires a Bachelor's degree in nursing. Those who choose to specialize in a clinical role like nurse anesthetist, nurse midwife, or nurse practitioner do have to attend in-person clinical rotations. However, those who go into nursing administration or nurse informatics may be able to go through many of their courses online.
At the doctorate level, students can choose from a DNP or PhD. The DNP focuses on the clinical role of the advanced practice nurse, while the PhD gives more attention to research and postsecondary teaching.
A traditional nursing degree may not be the right fit for you, particularly if you already have an Associate's degree or Bachelor's degree. That's where nursing bridge programs come into play. These degrees utilize the previous education you've received to reduce the amount of time you spend in a nursing program, permitting you to get into the workforce more quickly.
One example of a Georgia nursing school that offers a variety of bridge programs is Erudite Nursing Institute, where you can bridge into LPN, RN or BSN programs to expand your career. One of the hallmarks of bridge programs in nursing is the ability to use the education credits you already have to earn your nursing degree. At Erudite, there are programs that allow you to use your experience as a Patient Care Tech, Surgical Tech or Medical Assistant to enter the nursing profession, as well as expand your current nursing education in an LPNtoRN or RNtoBSN program. These types of bridge programs are part of what allow you to seamlessly transition from one degree to the next, using your experience and knowledge as you move forward in the nursing profession.
Some bridge programs are designed for licensed practical nurses or registered nurses who currently have a diploma, certificate, or Associate's degree. In an LPN or RN to BSN program, you earn a standard BSN Georgia degree in two to three years. Those who already have an ADN may actually complete their education in as little as 18 months. RN students may also look into RN to MSN programs, which condense Bachelor's and Master's degree coursework into about three years.
Other programs are designed for students who possess Bachelor's degrees in other areas of study. Rather than going through four years of education for a second degree, you may complete a BSN in as little as 12 months through an accelerated BSN program.
Direct entry MSN programs are also a popular choice. Students work through an accelerated set of clinical experiences and nursing courses to get their license. They can then use their license to complete their MSN.
Now that you know the differences between all sorts of nursing degrees, how do you choose the right school? Once you eliminate schools that don't have the program you need, you should have a much more manageable list. From there, you can ask a set of targeted question to figure out which degree may give you the most bang for your buck. Everyone learns differently, so you want to attend a program that is well-suited to your specific learning needs.
Before you decide on any nursing program, ensure that it is accredited by the ACEN or CCNE. Graduation from an accredited program is required for licensure in this state.
As you contact nursing schools, make sure to ask the questions that matter. These factors differ for everyone; start with the following questions, and add or subtract questions to suit you.
What is the NCLEX pass rate for the program I'm considering?
Do I have the chance to further my education in the future with this degree?
How many students qualify for financial aid packages through the school?
What types of clinical experience do students get in my degree program?
The benefits of attending registered nursing programs in Georgia are numerous. To start, the demand for nurses is growing at an above-average pace in Georgia. This is common in states with largely rural populations. Rural communities often struggle with a shortage of healthcare providers, so nurses may enjoy a wider variety of job options if they're willing to work in an underserved area. At advanced levels of study, graduates may even qualify for loan forgiveness programs if they work in an underserved area.
The job outlook in Georgia is extremely positive. From 2014 through 2024, job openings for licensed practical nurses are expected to increase 16% (O*Net, 2017). Licensed practical nursing education programs are often available at Georgia technical schools and community colleges. By the year 2024, you may see a 20% boost in job openings for registered nurses (O*Net, 2017). The demand for nurse practitioners is overwhelming in Georgia; O*Net anticipates a 53% jump in job openings by 2024 (2017).
Salaries in Georgia are in line with average salaries reported in other Southern states. Those who work as licensed practical nurses earn a mean income of $40,250 per year (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2017). Those who go on to work as registered nurses currently bring in an average of $64,750 per year (BLS, 2017). Those who attend Master's-level nurse education programs can choose a variety of career paths. Nurse practitioners claim a mean annual income of $100,660 in Georgia (BLS, 2017).
In many parts of Georgia, the population is growing at a rate that significantly exceeds the national average (Times Herald, 2017). In these areas, job openings for healthcare workers are expected to ramp up in coming years.
It's essential to take this time to choose a nursing program that fits your needs and gives you a high-quality education. Through the Georgia Board of Nursing, you can learn more about the licensing process and what it takes to pass the licensing exam. Our list of the best nursing schools in GA may help you choose a handful of programs to apply to.


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Astrophysicist; Author, Why?: What Makes Us Curious
The End Of Fundamental Science?
Fundamental physics appears to be entering a new phase. And this new phase has many physicists worried.
Human curiosity about natural phenomena has always exceeded what was merely necessary for survival. On one hand, this curiosity has led to the generation of elaborate mythologies and religions. On the other, it brought about the ascent of science.
The desire to explain the universe, and to make definitive predictions about cosmic phenomena on all scales, has been one of the key drivers of science since the pioneering thinking of Galileo, Descartes, and Newton. The achievements have been truly astounding.
In fact, we now have a verifiable "story" for the evolution of the universe from the time it was no more than a minute old to the present.
One of the main pillars on which scientists have always constructed their theories (the so-called "scientific method") was falsifiability—theories had to make clear predictions that could be directly tested by experiments or observations.
The hope has been, that we can find a theory that would explain not only all the forces that we observe in nature (gravity, electromagnetism, and two nuclear forces), but also all the values of all the "constants of nature" (such as, the relative strength of the forces, the ratio of the masses of the elementary sub-atomic particles, and so on).
In the past two decades, however, ideas started to emerge, that maybe some of the constants of nature are not truly "fundamental", but rather "accidental." In other words, instead of one universe, these theories propose, there is really a huge ensemble of universes (a "multiverse").
Those "accidental" constants take different random values in different members of the ensemble, and the value we happen to observe in our universe is simply one that is consistent with the fact that complexity and life has evolved. This means that there is no true physical explanation to the value of some constants.
The details of these models are unimportant. What is important is that all of these parallel universes may be directly unobservable. And this is what keeps many physicists up at night. A huge number of unobservable universes seems to depart from the scientific method into the realm pure metaphysics.
To some scientists, admitting that some parts of our universe do not have an explanation from first principles marks the end of fundamental science. Well, does it? I don't think so.
We cannot directly observe free quarks (the constituents of protons), and yet all physicists believe in their existence. Why? Because the theory of quarks (the "standard model") makes enough predictions that can be directly verified, so we accept all of its predictions.
For the idea of the multiverse and accidental constants to be accepted, it would also have to make a sufficient number of verifiable predictions in the observable universe. If it will not, it will remain as a mere speculation, not a theory. There is also still a chance that physicists will eventually succeed in formulating a theory that does not require the concept of accidental variables.
This will clearly be fantastic, and in the spirit of the historical development of science. But we do have to keep an open mind to the possibility that our dream of a "theory of everything" was based on a misunderstanding of what is truly fundamental. In that case, the multiverse may simply mark the beginning of a new and exciting era of scientific thinking, rather than the end of science.


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Q: How to move Azure vm data to on-premises is it possible to move azure VM data (disk)to on prem ?
if so please do let me know steps to move the data from azure to on-premises

A: As I know, you can copy the data stored in the VM disk to the on-premise disk. In Windows, you can use the tool directly. For example, you can install the FTP in your VM and then connect the FTP with the FTP tool, and finally, copy the files from the VM to your on-premise machine. And in Linux, you can use the SCP command. But all these ways are complex. You need to copy files or folders one by one.
I will suggest you mount the Azure File Share. Mount the File share both on your VM and your on-premise machine. Then you can share the files between VM and on-premise machine if you copy the files you need into the mount point. Also can share with other machines if necessary.

A: you can also simply use the azure file sync agent. This would have a continuous delta updates and once ready to cutover then remove the sync agent.


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Goodman students adapt quickly as course content moves online
Wednesday, April 15, 2020 | by Jocelyn Titone
Students from Brock University's Goodman School of Business have been hard at work collaborating with community partners and using video conferencing to pitch their creative business solutions.
When in-class courses changed to online teaching last month, Asma Zafar questioned how she would ensure the remainder of her classes would provide students with the educational experience they deserved.
The Assistant Professor of Strategy for the Goodman School of Business at Brock University teaches several courses that include experiential education components that allow students to gain practical experience by applying the skills and knowledge from their course content to their projects.
For the past several months, students in Zafar's Business Strategy class have been working closely with Red Roof Retreat, a local not-for-profit organization that facilitates respite and recreation programs for children and young adults with special needs. After learning about the charity's challenges, student groups were tasked with writing a 25-page report detailing strategic recommendations and preparing a presentation to their professor, classmates, representatives from the School's Experiential Education team and the Executive Director of Red Roof Retreat.
With physical distancing protocols implemented last month in response to the COVID-19 crisis, all Brock courses moved to online formats.
"Presentations are the culmination of weeks of research, collaboration and critical thinking, so I really wanted to come up with a new way students could show off their work," said Zafar. "I was aware that many students were in touch with the client and were motivated knowing they would be presenting their recommendations directly to the client."
She worked with Goodman's Experiential Education team to come up with a new way to conduct the course presentations. They recommended using Zoom video conferencing software and set up 16 meetings so student groups could still present their findings to Red Rood Retreat.
Zafar's Business Strategy course is one of five Business courses that have used video conferencing software to conduct classes and presentations. An additional two have incorporated video capture to record narrated PowerPoints.
Fourth-year Accounting student Chelsea Dorrell found the new challenge less stressful than presenting in person, despite her lack of experience using the videoconferencing technology.
"When we present in class, it's easy to get nervous about standing a certain way and making eye contact with 30 audience members all staring at you," she said. "When we were behind a screen, we didn't have to worry about what we were wearing, we could look down and reference our notes without seeming unprofessional, and when we spoke, only the presenter's face was visible on the screen along with our presentation slides. Because of this, we were able to communicate our points more effectively and the presentation ran more smoothly."
Red Roof Retreat's Executive Director Steffanie Bjorgan was grateful students were able to continue with their presentations and was impressed with the final product.
"The video conferencing technology seemed to encourage students to be concise and accountable for their roles in the presentation," she said. "They demonstrated adaptability and flexibility — skills they will need in the ever-changing business world."
A second course Zafar is teaching, Business and Society, looks at how a single-minded focus on profit can negatively affect the sustainability of the environment.
Zafar used a free simulation program from Massachusetts Institute of Technology that saw students convene against each other as competing fisheries. They were instructed to maximize their profits, which meant sending their ships to the deep sea. Resources depleted rather quickly though.
The simulation allowed Zafar to use a controller module from her home to communicate with students and show graphs as the situation evolved.
"I was very proud of how resourceful the students were," she said. "In addition to connecting with me from their homes using a Lifesize classroom meeting, they were using WhatsApp and FaceTime video chats to connect with their group members."
Some students joined in from as far away as France.
Overall, Zafar was impressed with her students' preparations for the new technological course components.
"If it had presented a challenge to them, they had preplanned how to overcome that challenge," she said.
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In earlier decades, retouching (or "inpainting") using reversible painting materials would have been employed where compositional elements were missing. Nowadays, the recreation of missing elements can be applied in a digital format without introducing non-original materials to the fragile historic surface of the work of art. Digital restoration also allows for reversibility of any additions, which is a basic tenet of professional art conservation. The concept of a digital restoration is intriguing to museum conservators because it is a virtual process that does not alter the original and respects the current condition of the original work of art. The digital restoration of a 3rd-century Egyptian wooden panel in the collection of the RISD Museum is described below.
The research process began with taking small samples of paint from different areas of the surface of the painting to test their chemical compositions. The data acquired gives the conservator an idea of the pigments used by the artist.
Microscopic samples of the portrait were taken to determine the chemical composition of the different pigments used in the painting.
In addition, an image of the painting taken under UV light proves that Egyptian blue was used to cover the background and part of the god Heron's clothing.
The portrait of the god Heron is shown under UV light, where Egyptian blue is seen as bright white.
Once colors of remaining pigments were determined, missing sections of the painting were carefully examined. To the proper right of Heron remain parts of an altar, over which he is pouring libations. Other existing portraits of gods from this era suggest that the missing element to the proper right of the altar could be a snake slithering up a tree. To the proper left of Heron sits Nemesis atop a column, facing him. The figure presumably holds a wheel with spokes. The digital restoration of the panel is just one depiction of what it could have originally looked like. Information about this panel and others like it can be found in Vincent Rondot's book Derniers Visages des Dieux D'Egypte.
Heron faces towards the proper right, wearing the garb of a Roman soldier and carrying incense. To his proper left an acolyte only one-quarter his size stands next to an architectural column. There are the remnants of a polychrome altar in this depiction. The foreground and the background have been clearly established.
Sketches of possible depictions of Nemesis atop a column proper left of the god Heron, and tree with snake and altar, proper right.


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The Gettysburg Address is a speech that U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivered during the American Civil War at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on the afternoon of Thursday, November 19, 1863, four and a half months after the Union armies defeated those of the Confederacy at the Battle of Gettysburg. It is one of the best-known speeches in American history. Although not the day's primary speech, Lincoln's carefully crafted address came to be seen as one of the greatest and most influential statements of American national purpose. In just 271 words, beginning with the now iconic phrase "Four score and seven years ago," referring to the signing of the Declaration of Independence eighty-seven years earlier, Lincoln described the USA as a nation "conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal," and represented the Civil War as a test that would decide whether such a nation, the Union sundered by the secession crisis, could endure. He extolled the sacrifices of those who died at Gettysburg in defense of those principles, and exhorted his listeners to resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain — that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom — and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth. Despite the speech's prominent place in the history and popular culture of the United States, its exact wording is disputed. The five known manuscripts of the Gettysburg Address in Lincoln's hand differ in a number of details, and also differ from contemporary newspaper reprints of the speech. Neither is it clear just where stood the platform from which Lincoln delivered the address. Modern scholarship locates the speakers' platform 40 yards (or more) away from the traditional site in Soldiers' National Cemetery at the Soldiers' National Monument, which means that it stood entirely within the private, adjacent Evergreen Cemetery.
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This cell phone battery guide will help you make your battery last as long as possible.
If you're a common mortal like me, you probably don't want to have to learn all the chemistry involved in charging and operation just to take good care of your batteries. While I am no expert in chemistry, I have sold (and used!) a lot of electronic devices that operate on rechargeable batteries of all types, and my batteries have always lasted far longer than average because I've taken good care of them.
The following cell phone battery guide will give you common guidelines to make your batteries last as long as possible. Having said that however, it is important to always refer to your cell phone user's manual first, because all types of charger operate differently.
Nickel Cadmium (NiCd) – They are seldom used nowadays but are still in use in older handsets.
Nickel Metal Hybride (NiMH) – They are considered better than NiCd batteries because they offer considerably more power for their size.
Lithium Ion (Li-Ion) – More powerful than NiMH and very common in handsets nowadays.
Lithium Polymer (Li-Po) – They are to Li-Ion what NiMH are to NiCd batteries: an upgraded, more powerful version.
Since there are a few different kinds of batteries, the first step is to identify which type of battery you have.
This cell phone battery guide will help you identify which type of battery you have. This is pretty straightforward as it should be clearly identified on a label applied directly on the battery itself. In the rare cases where it's not, refer to the user's manual to find out which type of battery powers your cell phone (look for a specifications table in the manual).
Once you know which type you have, there is a concept it is important to understand in cell phone battery care, especially if you have a NiCd or NiMH battery: the "memory effect".
The "memory effect" is a term I quite dislike myself, because I find it more confusing than anything and I prefer a scientific explanation. I will try to explain this effect it in this cell phone battery guide.
Only NiCd and NiMH batteries are prone to the memory effect. Li-Ion and Li-Po batteries are not affected by this. Basically, when you discharge a NiCd or NiMH battery partially and exactly to the same point many times, oxidation will occur on the internal battery plates. This oxidation will induce a drop of voltage the next time the battery reaches the point at which oxidation occurred. In effect, it means your battery appears to hold less charge, and your cell phone will complain of low battery or turn itself off prematurely.
This is called the "memory effect" because the battery seems to "remember" at which point it was last recharged and "refuses" to drain further. In order to lessen the symptoms of the memory effect, you should know how much your batteries should be discharged before attempting to charge them back to full power. Follow the following advice in this cell phone battery guide to do this.
Good care must be taken to prolong the life of NiCd and NiMH batteries because these are susceptible to suffer from the memory effect.
While NiCd batteries are very prone to this memory effect, NiMH batteries are less so but not completely immune. Good practice is to discharge these batteries entirely before recharging them, and to always recharge them fully when you do so.
On the other hand, Li-Ion and Li-Po batteries do not suffer from the memory effect and can be charged at any time. It is important to note however that they should never be entirely discharged before a charge is attempted. If a lithium battery were to be completely discharged, irreversible damage could happen to the internal battery cells.
Knowing when to charge a battery is important, but we must also consider how long to charge your battery to prevent overcharging. This cell phone battery guide will give you general guidelines on how long to recharge your battery.
NiCd and NiMH battery chargers are often equipped with a timer or a temperature monitor so they know when to stop charging your batteries to prevent overcharging. Cheaper chargers, however, could keep charging your battery into overcharge, which would damage it and lessen its lifetime (if not render it entirely unusable). The timer and temperature method are not very precise if the battery is not almost completely discharged however, which is another reason to discharge your NiCd or NiMH battery completely before attempting a charge.
Typical Li-Ion and Li-Po chargers are usually "intelligent" and will not overcharge your battery because they are equipped with the equivalent of a voltage monitor. Cheaper chargers or older cell phones, however, will keep charging your battery until you disconnect them from the power outlet, which could lead to overcharging if you're not careful. A typical full charge time for a Li-Ion battery is between 3 and 4 hours, so if you see your cell phone still charging after a long period of time your charger could be overcharging your battery and causing permanent damage to it.
This cell phone battery guide will give you approximate numbers on how durable each types of battery are. Rechargeable batteries do not have an unlimited number of uses, regardless of how well you take care of them. As you use them, they will wear out and appear to hold less and less power until their life runs out. This normal wear is often blamed on the "memory effect", but it is seldom the case.
If treated well, a NiCd battery can go through 1000 charging cycles before it's maximum power drops to half of what is originally was.
NiMH batteries can be expected to last for between 500 and 1000 cycles.
Li-Ion and Li-Po batteries both have a normal lifetime of between 300 and 500 charging cycles, though it's usually a bit less for Li-Po batteries as they degrade faster than Li-Ion batteries. It is also to be noted that rechargeable lithium batteries' life start to decrease from the time of manufacturing, regardless of the number of charge cycles the batteries have had. They are expected to last between 2 and 3 years.
You must often take special care when storing batteries, and this cell phone battery guide will you some advice to do so.
NiCd batteries should be stored 40% discharged in a cool place. Furthermore, fully charged NiCd batteries will lose about 10% of their power every month even when not in use.
The self-discharge rate of NiMH batteries is higher than NiCd batteries. A fully charged NiMH battery, stored at the room temperature, will typically lose between 5% and 10% of it's power on the first day and between 0.5% and 1% per day after that. They are thus unsuitable for use in light power using devices such as remote controls, smoke detectors, etc. but this is not an issue in a cell phone as charging is to be expected every few days anyways. Newer NiMH cells have been introduced in 2005 to give NiMH batteries longer shelf lives. Manufacturers claim the newer cells preserve 70% power after one year of storage at room temperature.
Li-Ion batteries have a self-discharge rate of about 5-10% per month, while Li-Po batteries have a self-discharge rate of 5% per month. Li-Ion and Li-Po batteries should be stored at about 40% capacity and kept in a cool place.
I hope this cell phone battery guide was useful to you. It's important to take good care of your cell phone battery if you want to maximize its potential, and it's also normal for a rechargeable battery to wear out after a few years of use.
If you are looking for a new battery, I suggest you buy a new one from a trusted seller. This is especially true with lithium rechargeable batteries, as their shelf time is only 2 or 3 years. For example, Amazon offers cheap Motorola RAZR batteries.


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package gobblin.util.limiter;

import java.io.Closeable;
import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;

import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;

import com.google.common.base.Optional;

import gobblin.util.ExecutorsUtils;

/**
 * An implementation of {@link Limiter} that limits the time elapsed for some events.
 *
 *

 *   This implementation uses a task scheduled in a {@link ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor} that will
 *   fire once after a given amount of time has elapsed. The task once fired, will flip a boolean
 *   flag that tells if permits should be issued. The flag is initially set to {@code true}. Thus,
 *   no permits are issued once the flag is flipped after the given amount of time has elapsed.
 *

 *
 *

 *   {@link #acquirePermits(long)} will return {@code false} once the time limit is reached. Permit
 *   refills are not supported in this implementation.
 *

 *
 * @author Yinan Li
 */
public class TimeBasedLimiter extends NonRefillableLimiter {

  private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(TimeBasedLimiter.class);

  private final long timeLimit;
  private final TimeUnit timeUnit;
  private final ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor flagFlippingExecutor;
  // A flag telling if a permit is allowed to be issued
  private volatile boolean canIssuePermit = true;

  public TimeBasedLimiter(long timeLimit) {
    this(timeLimit, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
  }

  public TimeBasedLimiter(long timeLimit, TimeUnit timeUnit) {
    this.timeLimit = timeLimit;
    this.timeUnit = timeUnit;
    this.flagFlippingExecutor = new ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor(1,
        ExecutorsUtils.newThreadFactory(Optional.of(LOGGER), Optional.of("TimeBasedThrottler")));
  }

  @Override
  public void start() {
    this.flagFlippingExecutor.schedule(new Runnable() {
      @Override
      public void run() {
        // Flip the flag once the scheduled time is reached
        TimeBasedLimiter.this.canIssuePermit = false;
      }
    }, this.timeLimit, this.timeUnit);
  }

  @Override
  public Closeable acquirePermits(long permits) throws InterruptedException {
    return this.canIssuePermit ? NO_OP_CLOSEABLE : null;
  }

  @Override
  public void stop() {
    this.flagFlippingExecutor.shutdownNow();
  }
}

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A collection of five reflections given by Jesuit Klemens Stock during a presentation to the Carmelites of the Iberian Region. "To Live in Faith Communion with Jesus" is examined from the aspect of call to discipleship, following Christ, the understanding of Christ, and the union with Jesus through the study of diverse texts and the figures of Peter, the disciples, and Mary in the Scriptures.
The English translation was prepared by Joseph Chalmers, O. Carm.


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Jim Irsay lashes out at suggestion that the Colts are tanking
Posted by Mike Florio on November 9, 2022, 9:32 AM EST
As the football-following world continues to struggle to understand the craziness that played out on Monday in Indianapolis, some have suggested that Colts owner Jim Irsay may be crazy like a fox. That the decision to make Jeff Saturday the interim head coach is part of an effort to tank the season and, in turn, to solve the chronic quarterback problem by drafting one of the best ones in a strong 2023 class.
"That's the most absurd thing I've ever heard, that we're tanking," Irsay told Bob Kravitz of TheAthletic.com on Tuesday night. "That's bullshit. We're in this thing; 9-7-1 get us in, no question about it. . . . We're not tanking the season. Whoever says these things, that we're not playing [quarterback] Matt [Ryan] because [of an effort to tank], that's all bullshit. That's not true. . . We're going to do what it takes to win. I don't know who people think we are, they don't know us. We don't tank in Indianapolis."
Again, the first rule of Tank Club is you do not talk about Tank Club. So even if Irsay and the Colts were indeed tanking, Irsay would never admit it.
That said, his effort to explain his strategy carries some flaws. To get to 9-7-1, which does not guarantee a playoff berth in any year but could result in one this year, the Colts will have to go 6-2 down the stretch. The Colts are not going 6-2 down the stretch. In fact, if the Colts go 6-2 down the stretch, I'll donate $10,000 to the charity of Jim Irsay's choice.
Also, few if any are saying that Ryan has been benched as part of a tanking strategy. Ryan's benching was and continues to be a business decision. (More on that in a later post.)
So, no, I don't believe Irsay is trying to tank. I think Irsay is earnestly, and desperately, trying to turn the thing around. And I think he's doing so in a way that constitutes an affront to all qualified coaching candidates, that undermines the spirit of the Rooney Rule, and that compels the league to immediate close the loophole by requiring compliance for interim hires if the interim coach will be someone who isn't currently on the staff.
Other than that, it's perfectly fine.
60 responses to "Jim Irsay lashes out at suggestion that the Colts are tanking"
mainewoodchopper says:
9-7-1. He's on the good stuff today.
religionisforidiots says:
If the Colts go 6-2 down the stretch I will never post on here again. And I know you all will miss me.
ezpkns34 says:
"We're just naturally inept!"
bengaljuice says:
If it looks like a tank, sounds like a tank, and rolls like a tank….
hollietamale says:
He not helping his own team so he should go back to helping the Commander's fans get rid of Danny boy.
phillyguy4413 says:
This from the author of "Suck for Luck". Irsay is going back to his old playbook.
mookie34 says:
Snyder gonna buy the Colts with $150 mil out of his $7 bill.
iloveyouneighbor says:
Two things I think I know:
1. If the Raiders players want to rid themselves of Josh McDaniels they will throw the game against the Colts. No way Davis keeps Josh for 5 minutes if the Raiders lose to that team.
2. Karma is a thing. It warms my heart to know the Patriots just burned the Colts "organization" to the ground. Poetry.
patsrule says:
Irsay may be a clown, but at least he is entertaining.
tb12bestqbevah says:
to solve the chronic quarterback problem by drafting one of the best ones in a strong 2023 class.
Lawrence/Wilson/Lance/Fields/Jones….all 1st rounders in their 2nd season, none of which look good.
Herbert and Burrow look to have taken a step back.
Hoping to draft that generational QB is as risky as ever.
The patriots are an irrelevant, QBless, talentless last place joke franchise who have been a laughingstock since Brady ditched their loser parasite coach and left him totally exposed as senile and having been passed by the game a long time ago. Very sad and embarrassing.
The Autumn Wind says:
This guy is very unlikable most billionaires are looking at you Danny Boy.
supercharger says:
Time to sell. Don't let this guy do this again.
1dayatatime says:
To "mainewoodchopper, religion…, bengal juice, and I love you neighbour",
Thank you for your clever responses and putting a smile on my face.
magnusthe1st says:
Would have hired an actual coach if they weren't.
cobrala2 says:
They sucked for Luck… and now this is absurd?
Billionaires think we stoopid.
mongonation says:
They're tanking. Jeff Saturday knows Irsay desperately wants him to lose out.
Hopefully Saturday wins a bunch of games and this all blows up in their faces. This is not the first time Irsay has compromised his integrity and done this (ie "Suck for Luck"). You cannot call yourself an upstanding organization if you are 3-5-1 in a weak division and in the mix for a wild card spot and then decide to tank.
Southpaw says:
They're not playing their best quarterback in favor of saving potential money. I'm not sure what else you can call that. In a country where there are few agreed upon things, I think we all agree that Sam Ehlinger is not their best player at the most important position.
Combine that with firing the coach who's taken you to the playoffs a couple times already, in favor of a coach who's never coached anything more than a losing high school football team, and it's pretty hard to argue this is their best effort at winning right now.
billshistorian says:
Tanking is the only way he knows how to win. Tank for the #1 pick and draft the best QB. Interestingly, the two best QBs (mahomes and Allen) were drafted by teams that made the playoffs the previous year. Maybe you should do a better job of scouting.
minime says:
No coaches.
No QB.
Yeah,tanking.
motown81 says:
Thou protest too loudly.
Tanking has such a negative connotation to it. The Colts are maximizing their draft position.
This guy is just unstable.
deathspiralx says:
Owner, Tanky McTanker, is surely tanking.
HagemeisterPark says:
What's the problem with tanking? Teams do it to better their future. Why would anyone have a problem with this rather than middling around with mid round draft picks.
Football says:
Well, we thought it would be rude and insulting to suggest this was your idea of how to win. But it is what it is I guess.
kissbillsrings says:
Well, if everything he's doing isn't considered an attempt at tanking I wish he'd explain what he believes that would in tale!!!
chillyball says:
This just in: Dan Patrick is now the special teams coach.
chastain00 says:
How does he say that with a straight face 😐
mogogo1 says:
The only way it could be more obvious is if he announced they were only going to play with 9 guys.
jarahawk says:
Wow! Show me six wins on the Colts remaining schedule:
AT Raiders
AT Cowboys
AT Vikings
AT Giants
The only win I see and this if Reich were still coaching is Texans at home in the season finale. They have NO business winning any other game. If Saturday were to win FOUR of the remaining eight games he should win coach of the year. If the Chargers lose to the Colts, Brandon Staley should be fired and Sean Payton hired as his replacement. It probably should happen anyway UNLESS one believes that Herbert is not the talent we were told he was.
"That's the most absurd thing I've ever heard, that we're tanking,"
Translation: "Yeah…we're tanking"
nflfan69 says:
Tabasco says:
OK, so let's remove the benching of Ryan and firing of Reich from the conversation. Say they get a high pick and get a promising young QB. How in the heck is that rookie QB going to change the fortunes of this miserable franchise?
Ryan was 3-1 in his last 4 starts, but he was also getting battered because of the Colts' awful O-line. Get a shiny, new QB to ruin (and, seriously, any QB drafted by the Colts should refuse to sign, it will be the end of his career), because this team isn't "one piece of the puzzle" from contending.
Irsay just wants to hire a new band for the Titanic. That'll fix it.
woomar1000 says:
Kinda like when they signed Kerry Collins off the street during the "Suck for Luck" year."
Tom Brady says:
Undeniably tanking. Not the first time. A forced sale is the only option at this point.
sharpdressedfan17 says:
LIES!!!!!
waterskier19 says:
Suck for Luck!
Oh wait…they tried that already.
edgarapoe says:
Hagmeister Park asked: What's the problem with tanking? The problem with tanking is that neither the Colts nor any other NFL team in their position (nowhere close to contention) will turn around with the addition of a 1st Round QB. Work on instilling (from the top down) a culture of winning instead of crossing your fingers and hoping for a savior in the draft.
chue says:
At what point does the NFL front office decide to investigate? Irsay has done it before. Irsay is doing it again. The ultimate response would be to take away the Colts 1st round pick.
Ugadogs21 says:
Of course they are taking. He couldn't make it more obvious. Any insight on how Saturday is being paid? I don't envy the man for making his money – just trying to get a bead on the going rate for credibility?
watchoutnfl says:
LOL. I agree, at least try to hire a legit coach and everyone stays cool. The Ryan benching makes sense, not just because of the contract situation but more because of his performance (9 INTs, 11 fumbles with 3 lost). 12 turnovers in 7 games is brutal, he had to be benched.
I've enjoyed Irsay going after slimy Snyder but saying "we don't tank in Indianapolis" is a joke. Better to stay quiet than dig yourself in deeper with comments like that.
For the record, Colts QB play since Andrew Luck has been generally poor – but not during the Philip Rivers year (2020). At age 40 Rivers had 24 TDs vs 11 INTs, threw for over 4,000 yards for the 12th time in his career and had a QB rating of 97.0. That was Rivers' last year and he still brought it. The Colts would be delirious to have that kind of QB performance now.
Why would the theory be absurd when they "sucked for Luck" in 2011? It's in their history.
kevpft says:
I disagree that it's a loophole. Interim hires are already all over the place in terms of who gets a chance and it doesn't seem to have much bearing on who gets the permanent job.
The real pipeline for head coaches is assistant coaches, and progress there is excellent.
No matter how oddball this is looking, we have to remember that these are private businesses and they can hire whomever they like at the end of the day. I'm not sure we'd want it to not be that way. Maybe interim is the place to get more out-there and experimental.
Imagine tanking this season for a top pick and you end up drafting Zach Wilson 2.0.
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He should be forced to sell the team.
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The problem with tanking is that it "ruins the integrity of the game," especially now that sports betting is legal. Admittingnto tankingnnot only hurts the "shield,' butbhas huge implications for the betting stuff. It's supposed to be competitive, but tanking negates that.
It really doesn't matter. It's all rigged, anyway.
The truth is the Colts have never tanked. When Manning got injured they didn't have a good backup. They hadn't needed a backup QB for years, so it wasn't a high priority. The roster was not great. Manning covered up a lot of weaknesses. Besides, if they were sucking on purpose, it was probably for RG3. Not Luck. I think Bill Polian was in favor of RG3. But the suck for Luck thing was directed at the 49ers and Jim Harbaugh, who coached Luck at Stanford. They had a strike that year and so no pre-season. Because of that, Harbaugh decided to stick with Alex Smith, who up until then had played horrible. Hence, suck for Luck. He eventually became a game manager under Harbaugh, but at the time it appeared to some that Harbaugh was trying to secure the #1 pick for his college QB, Andrew Luck. The Colts were just poorly managed, and perhaps it was they who floated out the idea to cover their ass. So don't let Irsay off the hook for suggesting that he's bad on purpose. No. He's just bad.
jimmyjohson2020 says:
In fact, if the Colts go 6-2 down the stretch, I'll donate $10,000 to the charity of Jim Irsay's choice.
Not a Colts fan but I think I'll start rooting for them now just to see this happens.
thetooloftools says:
As PTF wrote before… Look at Ryan's contract. We are talking millions and millions in the balance.
They aren't tanking. You can't tank when you already assured of an early draft pick. Saturday wouldn't take the job to tank, either. Matt Ryan is done. Even when he wasn't quite done, he had little effect on the outcomes of games—good stats in losses.
The Rooney Rule doesn't apply to interims. He broke no rule. Furthermore, expecting teams to interview a minority during the season would be difficult. What if nobody wants to interview? Is the team held hostage without a head coach? There are cases where zero minorities are interested in the job; that's happened in the off-season. I like what the Rooney rule is trying to do, but it's kinda stupid too. Trying to satisfy the rule mid season may prevent teams from firing coaches… and we don't want that.
JustMyOpinion2000 says:
HAHA… "Tank Club"
Irsay can hire ANYONE he pleases. What he CANNOT do is expect to hire someone unqualified and not receive criticism for it.
The person who should be criticized more than Irsay however is Saturday. Apparently he has been conspiring to make this move for months. He has not paid his dues and should never live this down.
This Clown can't even lie effectively anymore. We're not about tanking in Indianapolis?
THAT is the most absurd thing I've ever heard….
#suckforluck
gibson45 says:
The truth is the Colts have never tanked. When Manning got injured they didn't have a good backup. They hadn't needed a backup QB for years, so it wasn't a high priority. The roster was not great. Manning covered up a lot of weaknesses. Besides, if they were sucking on purpose, it was probably for RG3. Not Luck. I think Bill Polian was in favor of RG3. But the suck for Luck thing was directed at the 49ers and Jim Harbaugh, who coached Luck at Stanford. They had a strike that year and so no pre-season. Because of that, Harbaugh decided to stick with Alex Smith, who up until then had played horrible. Hence, suck for Luck. He eventually became a game manager under Harbaugh, but at the time it appeared to some that Harbaugh was trying to secure the #1 pick for his college QB, Andrew Luck.
That is some serious revisionist history. There are absolutely no facts, no contemporaneous reporting, no nothing even hinting that Polian preferred RGIII. The same is true for the Harbaugh/Smith/Luck nonsense. Harbaugh went with Smith because he was the only experienced quarterback on the roster.
Reich was probably forced to bench Ryan and start the new kid…i.e. Irsay wanted to see what they had with their new toy. It's poetic justice and then some to see the kid get demolished in New England. After all, the Dolts launched and authored deflate-scam against New England and make complete buffoons out their entire organization.
Did Jeff Saturday receive his interim coach of the week banner yet?
kemp13 says:
Come now – OF COURSE they're tanking. Rookie QB, unqualified head coach, chaotic owner – all the ingredients are in place.
kennylc629 says:
Well that settles it.
Stink the rest if the year. Draft all the top oline prospects you can. Groom them for a year while continuing to stink but Ill bet even with a journeyman placeholder qb the results would still improve if the line is gelling. Then draft a qb.
Ok, i get why ever team is searching for the next TB12, but any OLD FOOTBALL COACH will tell you that the game is won in the TRENCHES. When a team draft a lineman with the first pick then you will see a team that is building for the future. The run game,passing game,quarterback can't do crap without a good line!!!


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Study examines the mountain laurel's powerful pollen catapults
By Peter Reuell Harvard Staff Writer
Date February 28, 2018 February 28, 2018
Flowers are just about the last thing in nature you'd list as fast, but the mountain laurels' filaments are an exception.
The defining characteristic of the flowers, which are native to the eastern United States, is a series of 10 arms or filaments that act like catapults, flinging pollen into the air with startling speed.
To understand how those filaments work and why they evolved that way, a team of researchers, including recent Harvard Ph.D. Callin Switzer (now a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Washington), Robin Hopkins, assistant professor of organismic and evolutionary biology at Harvard and a faculty fellow of the Arnold Arboretum, and Stacey Combes, a professor at the University of California, Davis, used high-speed video to determine how fast the filaments move and to show how they target likely pollinators. The study is described in a recent paper in the journal American Naturalist.
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"Those filaments are under tension, so when an insect comes along and pulls at them, they launch the pollen onto whatever is there," Switzer said. "There had been two longstanding hypotheses about these catapults. One was that they're used for wind pollination. But our findings point to the idea that the pollen attaches to pollinators that are likely to take it to another flower."
Those filament catapults are actually long stalks that end with the male part of the plant, called the anther. When the flower develops, the anthers become stuck in tiny pockets on each petal. As the petals open, they pull back on the filaments, increasing the tension on them, and in effect leaving the catapults ready to fire.
To understand the speed of those catapults and what they target, Switzer, Hopkins, and Combes conducted four studies.
The first focused on the biomechanics of the catapults and tried to quantify how fast they fire pollen. The second created a heat map showing where the pollen was launched, while the third examined which pollinators visited the flowers. The final study involved preventing pollinators from visiting the plants as a way to investigate their ability to self-pollinate.
The researchers' findings put the mountain laurel in rare company as one of the fastest-moving plants on the globe. When triggered, the catapults launch the pollen at more than 400 times the acceleration due to gravity, reaching a top speed of about 8 miles an hour.
The evidence also showed that the catapults launch pollen toward the center of the flower, Switzer said, leading to a hypothesis that they might be triggered only by larger insects, like bumblebees, which are likely to land there and carry pollen from one flower to another.
"It looks like pollinators play a really important role in fertilizing these flowers," Switzer said. "In one of our later experiments, we bagged some flowers in the Arboretum to prevent pollinators from visiting them … and they hardly produced any seeds."
While the study quantifies the speed of the catapults, Switzer said many questions remain about the mountain laurel's flowers.
"This plant still has a lot of mysterious properties," he said. "Usually, bees will collect pollen and use it as a protein source, (but) we don't know whether bees actually collect the pollen from these flowers. The plants also produce almost no nectar, so the bees that visit don't get much of a reward for visiting, so it's somewhat of a mystery to us why they visit the flowers.
"There are definitely a lot of unanswered questions. We don't know where the pollen is attached to the bees, and we don't know whether some of the catapults are triggered by wind or weather," Switzer added. "If the flower isn't pollinated, we know it will stay open for as many as 20 days, and we don't know anything about whether the catapult changes or develops more of a hair trigger as it ages … so there are a number of interesting areas to follow up on."
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Q: Mongoose removing double nested object with id's I have the following mongoose structure:
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            "name": "Countries"
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Lets say i want to delete the card france, how can i do this? ive looked at many examples but i cant seem to figure it out.
This is my mongoose query right now:
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Thank you in advance
UPDATE!:
I got it eventually, solution:
Decks.update({"_id": req.body.globalid, "decks._id": req.params.deckid},{$pull: {"decks.$.cards": {"_id": req.params.cardid}}}, function(err) {

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During four-on-four play with a little more than two minutes to go in the third period, Grabovski snuck up behind Swiss defenseman Eric Blum and took a long range pass from Sergei Kostitsyn. Grabo deked a few times and then snuck the puck past Reto Berra's outstretched pad.
To celebrate, Grabo skated full speed to center ice, pumped his fist, and then made a beeline towards the Belarus bench. Grabovski chose this moment to make a suicide leap into his teammates' arms at the bench.
After watching this GIF repeatedly, I'm not sure how he avoided breaking a bone or six.
With two points in the game (Grabovski also assisted on a goal by ex-NHLer Sergei Kostitsyn earlier in the third period), Grabo is in a ten-way tie for third place in points at the tournament (one goal and three assists).


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