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Cardiostim: Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Done the Right Way
John Mandrola, MD
On the first day of the 2016 CardioStim sessions, I am happy to report a "positive" study on percutaneous left atrial appendage closure[1].
Notice I did not write Watchman. In Europe, the majority of physicians I spoke with close the left atrial appendage with the St Jude Medical Amplatzer Amulet device—which is not FDA-approved in the US.
The European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) EUROPACE-CARDIOSTIM 2016 meeting poster presentation I will tell you about is unique in that it reports not only the outcomes of the procedure, but also the process of deciding who gets the device.
Stefano Bartoletti and colleagues from the Liverpool Heat and Chest Hospital, UK (senior researcher Dihraj Gupta) set out to assess the impact of a process called "commissioning through evaluation" (CTE)
By email, Gupta explained that CTE is a project that NHS England put into place in 2014 for procedures that it does not routinely reimburse but that (according to the website) "show significant promise for the future, while new clinical and patient-experience data are collected within a formal evaluation program." These include left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO), patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure for cryptogenic stroke, and Mitraclip for mitral regurgitation.
The CTE process for appendage closure was meant to allow commissioning for a limited number of these procedures (30 per year per center for 3 years) in 10 high-volume cardiac centers in the UK.
The conditions of funding were a promise of careful selection of patients through a multidisciplinary team process and real-time upload of procedural and follow-up data to the National Institute for Cardiovascular Outcomes Research (NICOR) NHS website. Then the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) would review the CTE data at the end of the 3-year period and decide whether it is a cost-effective intervention for the NHS to fund routinely.
To comply with these CTE requirements, the Liverpool clinician researchers developed a multidisciplinary team that included stroke physicians, noninvasive cardiologists, and proceduralists. Another strategy they used was to allow only two operators, one of them being an experienced electrophysiologist. Gupta said this was a big change from the earlier UK experience, when the procedure was done mostly by non-EP interventionists.
Their study population included 77 patients referred to the multidisciplinary team. The cohort was a typical high-risk group—average age 76 years and a mean CHA2DS2-VASc of 4. The indications for appendage closure included intracranial bleeding (55%), GI bleeding (19%), and other disorders such as severe epistaxis, cerebral amyloid angiopathy, or CNS AV malformation (26%).
Of the 77 patients referred, only 53 (69%) patients were offered the procedure, and 42 actually had the procedure. Reasons patients were not offered the procedure included inappropriate referral (5%), some were maintained on watchful waiting (5%) or required more tests (4%), while others were put on direct acting oral anticoagulant drugs (17%).
The implant procedure was successful in all 42 cases. Bleeding requiring transfusion occurred in two patients. By email, Gupta said that since the abstract was written in January, they have done 60 cases—with a 100% success rate and no additional complications.
They discharged patients on a 6-week course of dual antiplatelet therapy followed by single antiplatelet therapy.
Clinical outcomes (n=36) at a median follow-up of 122 days: one patient had a stroke at 12 months, three patients had bleeding events, and one patient with severe hypertrophic cardiomyopathy died suddenly 3 weeks after the procedure.
Imaging outcome at 6 to 8 weeks (n=32) showed that 87% of patients had no residual leak and 12% of patients had a small (<5 mm) residual leak.
The authors concluded that commissioning through evaluation has changed their practice in their hospital. Careful patient selection resulted in high procedural success and low complications.
This abstract stood out because it supports both innovation and cautious patient care.
I've been negative on Watchman—how else should we see a device that failed both noninferior efficacy end points in a well-performed clinical trial?
But I'm not against innovation. We need something to offer high-risk patients who are truly ineligible for anticoagulation. Appendage closure may help this group. We don't know because they were excluded from the trials.
In the interim, the Liverpool process of careful screening, limiting the number of operators, and meticulous data collection increases the chances we will know whether appendage closure improves outcomes.
Compare this process with another strategy: patients referred for the procedure get the procedure, and few data are collected. Appendage closure has been done in Europe for a decade or more—imagine the information we would have if processes like these were in place from the beginning.
It gets me in trouble with some to say positive things about restrictive national coverage decisions from government payers.
But in the case of allowing access to uncertain and expensive technology, the mandate to slow down and collect data seems the best way to reduce health inequities in health services and health outcomes.
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Any views expressed above are the author's own and do not necessarily reflect the views of WebMD or Medscape.
Cite this: Cardiostim: Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Done the Right Way - Medscape - Jun 09, 2016.
Chief Cardiology Correspondent
John M Mandrola, MD
Clinical Electrophysiologist, Baptist Medical Associates, Louisville, Kentucky
Disclosure: John M Mandrola, MD has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
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2016 has been an incredible year, full of adventures including a trip to Beijing, China and also full of challenges, in particular my quest to get a full-time job.
I'm a long-time software engineer and have worked on many different types of software applications, including cross-platform mobile applications built in Titanium. For the most part, my best opportunities in Titanium mobile development laid in freelance contract work, which I no longer wanted to do. Yearning for some stability in my employment and to get out of the constant cycle of looking for work, which is the life of the freelancer, I decided to learn native iOS development in 2016 and find employment as a native iOS developer. It proved to be a trying year.
You've probably read all the grim statistics about women being under-represented in technology, so I won't bore you with more. I definitely felt like I was facing unconscious bias in my interviews, and what I call "checklist syndrome". Checklist syndrome is when a recruiter won't give you a chance unless you check all the boxes, even if you have skills that don't necessarily check off a box, but are totally transferrable.
And I had been not only a mobile developer, but a software engineer for many years, so I already had experience in C++ (a transferrable skill to Objective-C) for example, and surely I can learn! Despite all this, my transferrable skills and experience; and my many github repos, personal projects, and published mobile apps in the market, no one would hire me. Some recruiters tried to dismiss me before I could get to the first interview. I felt like I was starting over in my career.
1) Women Who Code provided scholarships for me to attend conferences.
I signed up for the Women Who Code email newsletter and would get weekly notices on scholarships to various events, such as conferences. Through these scholarship applications, I was able to attend LambdaConf to learn about functional programming, and the try!Swift conference to learn more about iOS programming in Swift. These conferences also provided me with great opportunities to network, and to meet some amazing people!
2) I met my mentor at a Women Who Code meetup.
Basel Farag gave a presentation on Swift at my local WWC meetup, and as I was learning native iOS development, I attended. From my first meeting with Basel, I knew right away that he was an ally for women in technology. At the time, Basel was the organizer of a local iOS Swift meetup and so I asked how I could help. Before I knew it, I was giving a presentation at Basel's next Swift meetup!
3) A Women Who Code hardware hackathon got me started on the Internet of Things.
So, what is it about this trip to Beijing, China, and how exactly was WWC involved, you ask? That's a good question!
My local WWC meetup hosted a women's hardware hackathon in February 2016, where my team and I built a light sensor project for my turtles' aquarium.
From then on, I was bit by the "IoT bug", so to speak. So, when the Intel IoT Roadshow came to Denver in April of 2016, I competed in that one as well, helping my team win 1st place for our automated faucet dripping system that prevents water pipes from freezing and breaking in cold temperatures.
Since we did so well in the Roadshow, we entered our "Save the Water Pipes!" project online for a chance to compete in the China-US Young Maker Competition. My team was selected as one of the semi-finalists and Intel flew us, all expenses paid, to Beijing, China to compete in the final round of competition, where as the team lead and software architect, I led us to an 11th place finish out of 64 teams!
Outside of the competitions, I gave presentations on "Save the Water Pipes!" and on my own personal IoT projects at local meetups. From my work in IoT and promoting Intel technologies, Intel recognized my expertise by making me an Intel Software Innovator, which is a volunteer technology evangelist.
Because of the incredible opportunities I've experienced as a result of WWC, I started giving back. I gave a presentation about my IoT projects at my local Boulder/Denver WWC meetup.
I also signed up to become a mentor to a college woman studying for a STEM career, through the NEXT Scholars program. Although not associated with WWC, the NEXT Scholars program gives me another opportunity to "be the change" and help promote gender diversity in tech.
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Thanks again to WWC for all that you've done to help my career in 2016, 2017, and beyond! I hope 2017 will be the year that I can continue to give back to WWC and to the cause of gender diversity in tech. Because of WWC and organizations like it, I will never feel alone again in my career!


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In 2015, Canstar Blue asked Kiwi customers what they thought of their Mitsubishi Electric fridges. Mitsubishi Electric were the clear winners in our survey, receiving five stars in every survey criteria.
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Mitsubishi was founded in 1870 by the young Yataro Iwasaki as a shipping firm. He started this firm as his very own after working for years for the Tosa clan and managing their Osaka shipping operations. The name Mitsubishi is a combination of "mitsu" (three) and "hishi" (water chestnut), hence why their emblem is three leaves or three diamonds.
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2001: Mitsubishi Electric wins their first large commercial air-conditioning project, the Mt Cook Hermitage hotel.
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If you're thinking of a home renovation, take a look at the Mitsubishi Electric online showcase for the latest ideas to get you started.
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Sebastian Vettel to join Aston Martin Racing for 2021
Seán Ward
Four-time F1 world champion Sebastian Vettel will drive for Aston Martin Racing in 2021, it has been announced. His drive in 2021 comes at the expense of Mexican Sergio Perez, who currently partners Lance Stroll at Racing Point, the team bought by Aston Martin shareholder Lawrence Stroll that will transform into Aston Martin for 2021.
It's great news for Vettel fans, as the four-time champ and the winner of 53 Grands Prix will remain in the sport, something that looked a little unlikely a few months ago when it was announced, somewhat unceremoniously, he would not have a contract with Ferrari for 2021. Ferrari's decision to let Vettel go led to quite the driver shuffle, as alongside Ferrari's Charles Leclerc in 2021 will sit current McLaren driver Carlos Sainz Jr. Sainz's departure in turn left a space at McLaren which has been filled by Daniel Ricciardo, and Ricciardo's vacant seat was then picked up by two-time champion Fernando Alonso.
Why is Vettel right for Racing Point, soon to be Aston Martin Racing? Because of his experience, says Racing Point: "The signing of Sebastian is a clear statement of the team's ambition to establish itself as one of the most competitive names in the sport.
"As a four-time World Champion, Sebastian brings a fresh mindset to the team. He is one of the most accomplished and respected drivers in world motorsport and knows what it takes to win at the highest level.
Vettel's first win. Monza, 2008, Toro Rosso.
Vettel's last win, under the bright lights at Singapore, Ferrari, 2019.
We hope the change bring a new lease of life to Vettel, who has been a little downtrodden since Charles Leclerc joined the team in 2019 and has since largely outperformed him.
"I am pleased to finally share this exciting news about my future," Vettel said. "I'm extremely proud to say that I will become an Aston Martin driver in 2021.
"It's a new adventure for me with a truly legendary car company. I have been impressed with the results the team has achieved this year and I believe the future looks even brighter.
"The energy and commitment of Lawrence [Stroll] to the sport is inspiring and I believe we can build something very special together.
"I still have so much love for Formula 1 and my only motivation is to race at the front of the grid. To do so with Aston Martin will be a huge privilege."
Otmar Szafnauer, Racing Point's CEO and Team Principal, is clearly very happy: "Everybody at Silverstone is hugely excited by this news. Sebastian is a proven champion and brings a winning mentality that matches our own ambitions for the future as Aston Martin F1 Team.
"On a Saturday or Sunday afternoon, Sebastian is one of the best in the world, and I can't think of a better driver to help take us into this new era. He will play a significant role in taking this team to the next level."
Signing Vettel has come at the expense of Sergio Perez, however. Last August Perez signed a contract extension that would see him stay with the team until the end of the 2022 season, but Perez announced he would be leaving Racing Point at the end of 2020 the evening before Vettel's signing was announced.
"It hurts a bit as I bet on the team during very rough times," said Perez. "We managed to overcome obstacles and I am very proud of saving the jobs of several of my team-mates.
"I'll keep the memories of the great moments lived together, the friendships and the satisfaction of always giving it my all.
"I will always be grateful for the opportunity given to me by Vijay Mallya, who believed in me in 2014 and allowed me to continue my F1 career with Force India.
"To the current administration, led by Lawrence Stroll, I wish nothing but the best in the future, specially [sic] with the upcoming Aston Martin project."
Although the 2021 F1 calendar has not yet been confirmed, it is more than likely that Vettel's first race for Aston Martin Racing will be at Albert Park, Melbourne, the track that has kicked off every F1 season, with the exception of 2020, since 2011.
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What with one thing, what with another, as his having to turn out of his way for sheer rocks, or for slopes so steep that he might not try the peril of them, and again for bogs impassable, he was fully three days more before he had quite come out of the stony waste, and by that time, though he had never lacked water, his scanty victual was quite done, for all his careful husbandry thereof. But this troubled him little, whereas he looked to find wild fruits here and there and to shoot some small deer, as hare or coney, and make a shift to cook the same, since he had with him flint and fire-steel. Moreover the further he went, the surer he was that he should soon come across a dwelling, so smooth and fair as everything looked before him. And he had scant fear, save that he might happen on men who should enthrall him.
But when he was come down past the first green slopes, he was so worn, that he said to himself that rest was better than meat, so little as he had slept for the last three days; so he laid him down under an ash-tree by a stream-side, nor asked what was o'clock, but had his fill of sleep, and even when he awoke in the fresh morning was little fain of rising, but lay betwixt sleeping and waking for some three hours more; then he arose, and went further down the next green bent, yet somewhat slowly because of his hunger-weakness. And the scent of that fair land came up to him like the odour of one great nosegay.
So he came to where the land was level, and there were many trees, as oak and ash, and sweet-chestnut and wych-elm, and hornbeam and quicken-tree, not growing in a close wood or tangled thicket, but set as though in order on the flowery greensward, even as it might be in a great king's park.
So came he to a big bird-cherry, whereof many boughs hung low down laden with fruit: his belly rejoiced at the sight, and he caught hold of a bough, and fell to plucking and eating. But whiles he was amidst of this, he heard suddenly, close anigh him, a strange noise of roaring and braying, not very great, but exceeding fierce and terrible, and not like to the voice of any beast that he knew. As has been aforesaid, Walter was no faint-heart; but what with the weakness of his travail and hunger, what with the strangeness of his adventure and his loneliness, his spirit failed him; he turned round towards the noise, his knees shook and he trembled: this way and that he looked, and then gave a great cry and tumbled down in a swoon; for close before him, at his very feet, was the dwarf whose image he had seen before, clad in his yellow coat, and grinning up at him from his hideous hairy countenance.
"How now! What art thou? Whence comest? What wantest?"
Walter sat up and said: "I am a man; I hight Golden Walter; I come from Langton; I want victual."
Said the dwarf, writhing his face grievously, and laughing forsooth: "I know it all: I asked thee to see what wise thou wouldst lie. I was sent forth to look for thee; and I have brought thee loathsome bread with me, such as ye aliens must needs eat: take it!"
Therewith he drew a loaf from a satchel which he bore, and thrust it towards Walter, who took it somewhat doubtfully for all his hunger.
The dwarf yelled at him: "Art thou dainty, alien? Wouldst thou have flesh? Well, give me thy bow and an arrow or two, since thou art lazy-sick, and I will get thee a coney or a hare, or a quail maybe. Ah, I forgot; thou art dainty, and wilt not eat flesh as I do, blood and all together, but must needs half burn it in the fire, or mar it with hot water; as they say my Lady does: or as the Wretch, the Thing does; I know that, for I have seen It eating."
"Nay," said Walter, "this sufficeth;" and he fell to eating the bread, which was sweet between his teeth. Then when he had eaten a while, for hunger compelled him, he said to the dwarf: "But what meanest thou by the Wretch and the Thing? And what Lady is thy Lady?"
The creature let out another wordless roar as of furious anger; and then the words came: "It hath a face white and red, like to thine; and hands white as thine, yea, but whiter; and the like it is underneath its raiment, only whiter still: for I have seen It--yes, I have seen It; ah yes and yes and yes."
And therewith his words ran into gibber and yelling, and he rolled about and smote at the grass: but in a while he grew quiet again and sat still, and then fell to laughing horribly again, and then said: "But thou, fool, wilt think It fair if thou fallest into Its hands, and wilt repent it thereafter, as I did. Oh, the mocking and gibes of It, and the tears and shrieks of It; and the knife! What! sayest thou of my Lady?--What Lady? O alien, what other Lady is there? And what shall I tell thee of her? it is like that she made me, as she made the Bear men. But she made not the Wretch, the Thing; and she hateth It sorely, as I do. And some day to come--"
Thereat he brake off and fell to wordless yelling a long while, and thereafter spake all panting: "Now I have told thee overmuch, and O if my Lady come to hear thereof. Now I will go."
And therewith he took out two more loaves from his wallet, and tossed them to Walter, and so turned and went his ways; whiles walking upright, as Walter had seen his image on the quay of Langton; whiles bounding and rolling like a ball thrown by a lad; whiles scuttling along on all-fours like an evil beast, and ever and anon giving forth that harsh and evil cry.
Walter sat a while after he was out of sight, so stricken with horror and loathing and a fear of he knew not what, that he might not move. Then he plucked up a heart, and looked to his weapons and put the other loaves into his scrip.
Then he arose and went his ways wondering, yea and dreading, what kind of creature he should next fall in with. For soothly it seemed to him that it would be worse than death if they were all such as this one; and that if it were so, he must needs slay and be slain.


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Mormon convert takes interrogation skills to national audience in 'Take the Money and Run'
By Deseret News Aug 15, 2011, 5:00am MDT
Rhett Wilkinson
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Paul Bishop, center, a 35-year veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department and member of the LDS Church, interrogates a contestant of ABC's "Take the Money and Run," a summer reality show involving the race for a case containing $100,000. He has worked with Mary Hanlon Stone, right, for more than two decades. ABC
Paul Bishop, a 35-year veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department and member of the LDS Church, has been one of two interrogators for ABC's "Take the Money and Run," a summer reality show involving the race for a case containing $100,000. ABC
Paul Bishop, left, a 35-year veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department and member of the LDS Church, with longtime partner-in-crime Mary Hanlon Stone for ABC's "Take the Money and Run," a summer reality show. Bishop and Stone have worked together solving and prosecuting sex crime cases for more than two decades. ABC
LOS ANGELES — The people Paul Bishop interrogates as a Los Angeles police detective are usually potential suspects. And he will ask many questions of witnesses and others to find who committed the crime.
On the ABC summer reality show "Take the Money and Run," the people Bishop, a member of the LDS Church, is interrogating are only guilty of hiding a case of $100,000.
Bishop and his co-interrogator, Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney Mary Hanlon Stone, took a lengthy path to be on the Jerry Bruckheimer-produced show. Bishop's crime-solving chronicles as a nationally-recognized interrogator was pitched by his agents to various studios, including the one that has brought films like "Pirates of the Caribbean" and "National Treasure" to audiences across the world. The studio executives liked what they heard — but Bishop expected it would be what the studio read that would stand out to them, as he was trying to get on as a writer.
"When the VP for Bruckheimer called after he sold the concept to Disney, saying they wanted to use me in ('Take the Money and Run'), I just wanted to know what I would be writing," said Bishop, who's had 10 crime-thriller works published and is a 35-year veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department. "I didn't think they were serious when he said they wanted me in front of the camera."
Yet Bruckheimer and Bertram van Munster, one of the show's executive producers, knew they had struck gold in landing Bishop — and Stone soon afterwards — for a series of plots that challenges two contestants to hide a case with $100,000 somewhere in various cities, including San Francisco and Miami. In the following 48 hours, Bishop and Stone are given the opportunity to interrogate each of the contestants in their cells, where the contestants are required to stay, while two seekers are in the city desperately trying to somehow locate the case.
"They bring tremendous amounts of knowledge and experience of bringing people to the truth. They're just excellent at doing it," van Munster said. "We're trying to do an entertaining show and that involves great detectives, subjects and interrogators. Mary and Paul have a high standard and an amazing track record."
Such a resume includes Bishop as twice-named Detective of the Year and as a recipient of the Quality and Productivity Commission Award from the City of Los Angeles.
But the 25-year sex crime investigator said that after more than two decades of working together, he's grateful to have had Stone by his side on-screen as well.
Stone first met Bishop while she was a self-described "baby DA" and she is very much a writer, too. A mutual sentiment for sex crimes only added to the interest the two had in collaborating over both subjects.
Bishop's literary instruction and his direction in how to carve out engaging characters like Fey Croaker, a female detective facing a world that Bishop said is largely best suited for a man's psyche, played a large influence on Stone's ability to bring forth her first published novel, "Invisible Girl," in 2010 which explores the dynamic of a young woman managing natural self-consciousness within an abusive relationship.
Not that such mentorship would get to the man's head, Stone insists.
"Paul is very grounded, so he is the perfect partner to do the show with because there's the unexpected at every turn," she said. "He has a very profound spiritual core."
Such a divine base stems from Bishop's conversion in 2002, which began years earlier when he met his wife, Dell and later sent their son Greg on a mission. Though he didn't always see a need for organized religion, Bishop's personal relationship with the Savior provided the foundation for a "more serious look" at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints once Greg began his missionary service.
When Bishop found himself sharing his testimony of the truthfulness of the gospel to a 16-year-old who was investigating the church and two Mormon missionaries who came to his home for dinner while Greg was still serving.
"There's a thousand reasons not to join the church, but there's only one reason to join, and that's because it's true," he told the young seeker. He knew that night that "it was time to get wet," he said.
There was just one problem, according to Dell, who joined the LDS Church in her 20s.
"She said, 'You can't, not until Greg gets off his mission,'" Bishop said. "It was like, 'Wait a minute, she's never pressured me, though that's what she's wanted, and now we're waiting?'"
Good thing Greg stepped in. The now-mechanical engineer in Texas was quick to respond.
"'Why do you think I'm on a mission?'" Bishop remembers his son writing. "He was fine to go the temple (with me) when he got back."
Following an initial calling in his ward's young men presidency and a position in a young single adult bishopric one year later, Bishop now fills a current assignment with Dell as young adult mentors. The 20-somethings come to their home for family home evenings and for other activities.
"Of course, nothing starts before nine at night," Bishop said of the visits or activities he and his wife will have with the young single adults in their ward. "It keeps us young. I've already said I'm not going back to our family ward when we're released. We're too immature for family wards anyway, so they sent us back."
Either congregation would likely beat out the settings that Bishop is typically used to seeing — a jaunt from the British world he remembers as a young boy before his parents took him to southern California.
"My job is not to judge the individuals, but the first process on the road to redemption is confession, and it's my job to do that," Bishop said. "Whatever happens after that is up to them, but if I can get them to take the first step toward redemption, I've achieved what I can do."
And the detective wouldn't have it any other way.
"Take the Money and Run" airs Tuesday evenings on ABC.
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The students gathered on Friday morning, hearing from a number of people involved with recreational trails in Cañon City and Fremont County, including Fremont County Commissioner Tim Payne, Brian VanIwarden with Fremont Adventure Recreation and Lisa Bennett, a former nurse in the school district who developed the ecology park.
The group of students were part of the Tigers Open Pathway program at the high school, led by Steve Carter.
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She said many people thought the idea was a long shot, but a group of students presented the park idea to the County Commissioners at the time, were given the approval, and began to build the park by hand.
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VanIwarden, who was a student who helped build the park, then discussed how all of the trails in the area have an impact on the area's local economy, as it attracts recreationalists to the area.
After the three guests spoke, the students hiked two different regions of the park with local geologist Dan Grenard, who discussed the area's geological history.


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New Prospects for U.S.-Korea-Japan Cooperation
Posted on 30 January 2020. Tags: china, diplomacy, education, energy, environment, Japan, US - ROK Relations
By Emanuel Pastreich
The difficulties in promoting cooperation between Seoul, Tokyo, and Washington, D.C. in response to the rising technological and economic strength of China has been the hot topic of discussion in the United States. The standard answer is to attribute the difficulties to historical issues that have created an emotional gap between these two allies of the United States.
Although the resentment of Koreans regarding the events of the pre-war period are real, and they do occasionally create major obstacles, it is far from certain that they are the primary cause of the divergent views. It is entirely natural that South Korea, Japan, and the United States have divergent geopolitical interests. It is also clear that all three countries are riven domestically by ideological schisms that make a "NATO of Asia" difficult, if not impossible.
The push for collaboration has focused largely on military and security, with China postulated as a potential threat that must be countered through deterrence. Although this perspective has become commonplace in Washington, D.C., it is far from the consensus among experts on security in the United States, let alone in South Korea and Japan. If anything, concerns about nuclear war, climate change, the unprecedented concentration of wealth, and the negative impact of artificial intelligence and automation on human society dwarf any security threat from China, or from North Korea.
Thus, it is no surprise that there is no consensus on forging deeper military ties centered on potential threats from North Korea and China in the three countries.
In addition, we must ask ourselves whether future conflicts will follow familiar patterns. The rapid evolution of new technologies, from 3D printing to micro drones, to next-generation artificial intelligence assures us of a future in which powerful destructive tools will be available to small groups at the same time that internet-based links bring together similar groups around the world for like purposes. Such developments could make many current weapons systems obsolete from the start.
Technological change has also encouraged deep fragmentation within nation-states, at home and abroad. Simply raising military budgets, or preaching about our alliances, is not going to make us safer. We need to understand the nature of emerging threats that go beyond the schemata we have used previously to define security, and make sure that citizens in all three countries are properly informed.
Whether we are talking about preventing nuclear war, climate catastrophe, or hybrid conflicts at the national, regional and international levels, we need to use our creativity.
Cooperation between the United States, South Korea, and Japan in the security realm, either traditional or non-traditional, can be extremely positive, but it must be the result of a rigorous and robust discussion between the three countries on science, technology, the environment, policy and strategy as well. That discussion will not only assure us that we are spending the tax dollars of citizens on responses to security threats that are up to date and effective, but will also create a broad consensus among the citizens and experts involved in this discussion at every level that will help to avoid misunderstandings in the future.
The economic and technological integration between these three nations is considerable and offers paths for effective cooperation to address emerging challenges.
Rather than force through military-military cooperation which does not grow naturally out of a broader discussion, the three countries need to broaden and deepen cooperation in fields that deeply inform security, but which are not strictly military.
There is tremendous potential for cooperation in education between the United States, South Korea, and Japan which should be pursued in a systematic manner. For example, we can create sister relations between elementary schools, middle schools and high schools at the local level in all three countries that will be the foundations for deep exchanges. Internet-based learning can serve as an opportunity for students in the three countries to meet up with each other on-line, engage in common projects and learn about each other's neighborhoods, regions and countries.
If those exchanges are carried on long-term, they may evolve into lifetime relationships that will bring the three countries together.
Whether it is American, Korean and Japanese first-graders making presentations about their neighborhoods for each other, or community college students discussing with their peers how we should respond to the threat of nuclear war or the fragmentation of society, these opportunities for direct collaboration in education would be immensely valuable in building lasting ties.
We cannot discuss the future of security unless our discussion is grounded in science. We must encourage the use of the scientific method in all three countries at every level, from discussions among friends up to the formulation of national policy.
Towards this end, we must promote long-term collaboration in scientific research between the three countries which is combined with a broader effort to promote scientific thinking in society as a whole.
There are projects in scientific research that involve researchers in the three nations already, as well as other nations. It would be possible to focus government funding on collaborative research between the three countries for long-term research projects on critical issues that would tie the three together in a stable and predictable manner and promote broader cooperation.
The joint research in biology and bioengineering between Professor Heiwan Lee of Hanyang University and Hara Masahiko of RIKEN that was active from 2010 to 2016 is a model for how joint collaboration can be conducted between Japan and South Korea. Bringing in an American institutional partner to that project would have made it even stronger.
But science is not just about research. It is critical that we invest heavily in increasing the understanding of science among citizens in the three countries and international cooperation in civic education is another critical field. Town Hall forums that encourage a scientific analysis of the challenges facing human society can be planned that link together citizens from the three countries and that provide, through translation, opportunities for deeper exchanges. Shared best practices between the United States, South Korea, and Japan, for example, could be valuable.
Technology and policy
Existing networks for cooperation for the development of technology and for the formulation of policy between the three countries can be enhanced and brought to focus on the needs of society, rather than financial profit.
For example, the development of the technology for next-generation electric batteries, solar cells, or wind-powered generators that will be in the public domain could be undertaken by the three countries. So also, programs for the development of new policies to implement those resilient technologies at the local level could be developed through cooperation between the three countries. The sharing of best practices could be done in the form of sister city/sister state relations, thereby encouraging collaboration between citizens.
The arts and the humanities
Cooperation in the performing arts, film, painting, sculpture, and writing could be a critical means of drawing the three countries together and creating a consensus on current issues. What we think about security in the United States, South Korea, and Japan will be determined by how "security" is represented and discussed. Security is ultimately a cultural, and not a technological, issue. Therefore the humanities are not secondary fields to policy and technology, but rather they are the front line where philosophy, morality, and methods of representation intersect.
The three countries can cooperate in making films that address the concerns of youth, the threat of climate change, the growing inequity in our society and numerous other topics. Providing reliable funding for such efforts can help artists and intellectuals from the three countries to join forces in efforts to create works of art that help citizens to conceive of current threats like climate change and nuclear war and that offer new directions for international collaboration between citizens for security.
Cultural exchanges can do much to deepen current discussions between the three countries. If we include creative activities like writing and music into otherwise dry and formalized discussions about security and trade, we can create an environment in which innovative approaches are possible and a more honest debate conceivable.
I have attended many meetings between high-level figures from government, industry, and research in which the conversation never went beyond the most superficial greetings. Such overly formalized meetings are tremendous loss because often the experts assembled represented a treasure of expertise.
Just having a chance to listen to a musical performance together, or create a work of art together, can transform such meetings into something remarkably positive. The arts and humanities can contribute not only to helping citizens to understand the challenges of our age, but also in facilitating a discourse between policymakers that goes beyond the rituals of state and gives real gravitas to the exchange.
The goal of enhancing cooperation between the United States, South Korea and Japan in the field of security is worthy. Achieving that goal will be a complex process. Identifying what exactly security will mean in the 21st century, and how we can cooperate in our response is a task that will require the three countries to cooperate closely at all levels, from kindergarten to advanced research laboratories, for the long term. Before we start signing any narrow military and intelligence agreements, let us make sure that we have worked together closely as citizens, experts and policy makers to understand scientifically the current challenges and to respond in a constructive and effective manner.
Emanuel Pastreich is the President of The Asia Institute and a Non-Resident Fellow at the Korea Economic Institute. The views expressed here are his own.
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Take off the mask, Sheikh … A request from President El-Sisi...
Egypt Sunday 11th October 2020 04:17 PM REPORT
President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi asked the Islamic preacher Khaled Al-Jundi to remove the medical mask during his speech at the activities of the 32nd educational seminar for the armed forces, with mercy so that he would not suffocate during the conversation, commenting: "Take off the catcher, Sheikh Khaled."
President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of the Republic and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, witnessed the proceedings of the educational symposium, organized by the Department of Moral Affairs of the Armed Forces, on the occasion of the 47th anniversary of the victory of Nasr on the 6th of October 1973.
These days, Egypt celebrates 47 years of the anniversary of the liberation of that holy land from the Israeli enemy, which it occupied after the June 5, 1967 war, and the Egyptians for 6 years, from the period 1967 to 1973, prepared for the battle of apparent victory, which ended The legend of the invincible army, the Israeli army, on October 6, 1973.
Tens of thousands of armed forces heroes expressed their great happiness on the sixth of October 1973, after crossing to the east bank of the Suez Canal, to regain the most valuable spot in the homeland, which is Sinai, and the Egyptians succeeded in restoring their land, their dignity and their respect for the world, where the glorious October War is a sign Shining in the history of the ancient Egyptian military, in which all formations and leaderships competed to be the key to a clear victory.
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Want to add an e-mail notification window to the browser that brings up your latest mails form your preferred mail service? Different add-ons, of course, will have different preferences that you can edit. Gom Player is known for modifying browser behavior, injecting ads, and changing search behavior in browsers. I have other installs of Opera v12, is there a way I can export a installed extension? This prevents the extension from working in the Opera browser. Step 2 Once you have installed your Opera extensions, you can get to actually managing them. As you can see from this , Gom Player is manually installing the dhdgffkkebhmkfjojejmpbldmpobfkfo extension to the victim's drive. Step 3 If there is an extension you want to enable, disable, or uninstall, just find it from the link of add-ons in the Manage Extensions menu.
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If that's not happening, try launching Opera 12 and opening them in the browser from the file menu. Need more reasons to give Opera a try? The latest changes to the have caught the attention of many influencers and web users around the world. Step 4 You can also change the settings for different extensions. If your favorite web tool is there, Download Chrome Extension can add it to your Opera browser. When we saw this story first reported by , BleepingComputer began researching malware samples and was able to discover a sample of an adware called that is installing the Chrome Web Store version of Tampermonkey. Opera blacklisted the version of Tampermonkey that is currently offered on the Chrome Web Store as it is being installed by Windows malware. Other premium features are available during a trial period, such as link tracking and email tracking daily reports.


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Shaul Rosolio (; 1923–1992) was the 5th Israeli Police Commissioner. He held this post from 1972 to 1977.

Biography
Rosolio was born in 1923 in Tel Aviv. Rosolio's brother Daniel later became a Knesset member. He is buried on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem.

Police career
At age 19 Rosolio enlisted and served as a guard in 1946. During the 1947–1949 Palestine war he helped build a training program for the Israel Police. Rosolio enlisted with the rank of inspector. He served at the national headquarters and in 1951 he was appointed commander of the police training base. In 1956 he was appointed deputy commander of the District. Later he became deputy commander of the Jerusalem district.

In 1960 he was responsible for the place of imprisonment of Adolf Eichmann. From 1962 to 1970 was commander of the Southern District. From 1970 - 1972 he was chief of the police organization. On 1 August 1972 he was appointed assistant chief, and after the death of commissioner Aaron Rock, Rosolio was appointed commissioner on November 1.

Diplomatic career
On 30 December 1977 he retired as Israeli ambassador to Mexico.

References

1923 births
1992 deaths
Israel Police
Burials at Mount Herzl

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There's no illustrious history about Strickland Ranch, nor huge financial gains; what there is a love for the woods, cattle and Florida. The first Stricklands came to Florida around 1845; they settled first in Levy County and later in Marion County in the town of Romeo. Henry Clay Strickland had many children; one of his son's, Andrew Jackson Strickland, was Jim's grandfather. Andrew married Fleta Cannon and they settled in Red Level (just west of Dunnellon) and raised nine children. Andrew Jackson was killed breaking a horse when Jim's father, Hiram Lloyd Strickland, was 13 years old. Hiram grew up in open range cattle and hog days and worked cattle for others — along with the ones they had in the woods between Crystal River and Gulf hammock.
It was during this time that Hiram established Strickland Ranch. Like so many young men Hiram joined World War II before he was of legal age; he came home after the war and pursued the cattle business and also started Strickland Brothers Sausage Company. He attended University of Florida, earned an insurance license, and became a fireman while still doing what he loved — being in the woods with cattle. During a trip peddling sausage he met Eleanor McDonald; they eloped, had two children and settled in Manatee County. He bought thousands of the small cracker cattle from his stomping grounds in North Florida and brought them south to leased land across three counties while also working as a fireman. He later ran for Manatee County Property Appraiser was elected and stayed in that position till his untimely death in 1973. Jim took over running the cattle on leased land at age 17.
Jim grew up working cattle for his father in Manatee County. In 1973 after his father's death he took over Strickland Ranch — which was nearly all leased land—spanning from Sarasota Bay on the coast to east manatee county. For many years he watched the dramatic change of Florida as he moved his cattle out of many leased pastures and native ranges when they converted to housing developments. He has been fortunate to have many mentors and partners along the way. Jim has been on many agricultural committees and always enjoys being involved with something a little out of the ordinary. In 2007 Parke Wright, Bud Adams and Jim shipped the first beef cattle to Cuba since the revolution. This led to Jim forming Strickland Exports and shipping cattle around the world for several years. He is past President of Florida Cattlemen's Association and past Chairman of Florida Cattlemen Foundation. He's Past Chairman of the second largest agricultural Political Action Committee in the county, the National Cattlemen's Political Action Committee.
Jim is a partner in Florida Cattle Ranchers Inc and the managing Partner of Blackbeard's Ranch, Big Red Cattle Company as well as Strickland Ranch. He is also a part owner in Quincey Strickland Cattle. Jim is also working on numerous sustainable local food projects and Strickland Ranch produces beef for Ulele restaurant in Tampa. Blackbeard's Ranch is now producing beef, Wildflower Honey, Mangalista Pigs and a has a small brewery for visitors to the ranch. Jim is passionate advocate for the conservation of our natural and agricultural lands and serves as Vice Chairman of Florida Conservation Group.


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Q: Can I use JQuery for performing operation the html elements made inside an ajax success block? This is my ajax code it is simply HTML code but there is a need to write this code inside AJAX success block:
$('#cmp').append(''+
'
Give Your Priority Here
'+
                                '

'+
                                '
'+
                                  '
'+
                                    '
'+
                                      ''+
                                        '<select id="select1">'+
                                          '<option value="" selected disabled>First priority</option>'+
                                          '<option id="op1" value="Processor">Processor</option>'+
                                          '<option id="op2" value="RAM">RAM</option>'+
                                          '<option id="op3" value="Hard_Disc">Hard Disc</option>'+
                                          '<option id="op4" value="Battary">Battary</option>'+
                                          '<option id="op5" value="Price">Price</option>'+
                                        '</select>'+
                                      '	'+
                                      '	'+
                                      ''+
                                        '<button type="button" name="button" class="btnn" id="btnn1">Add</button>'+
                                      '	'+
                                    '
'+
                                    '
'+
                                      ''+
                                        '<select id="select2">'+
                                          '<option value="" selected disabled>Second priority</option>'+
                                          '<option id="op11" value="Processor">Processor</option>'+
                                          '<option id="op22" value="RAM">RAM</option>'+
                                          '<option id="op33" value="Hard_Disc">Hard Disc</option>'+
                                          '<option id="op44" value="Battary">Battary</option>'+
                                          '<option id="op55" value="Price">Price</option>'+
                                        '</select>'+
                                      '	'+
                                      '	'+
                                      ''+
                                        '<button type="button" name="button" class="btnn" id="btnn2">Add</button>'+
                                      '	'+
                                    '
'+
                                    '
'+
                                      ''+
                                        '<select id="select3">'+
                                          '<option value="" selected disabled>Third priority</option>'+
                                          '<option id="op111" value="Processor">Processor</option>'+
                                          '<option id="op222" value="RAM">RAM</option>'+
                                          '<option id="op333" value="Hard_Disc">Hard Disc</option>'+
                                          '<option id="op444" value="Battary">Battary</option>'+
                                          '<option id="op555" value="Price">Price</option>'+
                                        '</select>'+
                                      '	'+
                                      '	'+
                                      ''+
                                        '<button type="button" name="button" class="btnn" id="btnn3">Add</button>'+
                                      '	'+
                                    '
'+
                                    '
'+
                                      ''+
                                        '<select id="select4">'+
                                          '<option value="" selected disabled>Fourth priority</option>'+
                                          '<option id="op1111" value="Processor">Processor</option>'+
                                          '<option id="op2222" value="RAM">RAM</option>'+
                                          '<option id="op3333" value="Hard_Disc">Hard Disc</option>'+
                                          '<option id="op4444" value="Battary">Battary</option>'+
                                          '<option id="op5555" value="Price">Price</option>'+
                                        '</select>'+
                                      '	'+
                                      '	'+
                                      ''+
                                        '<button type="button" name="button" class="btnn" id="btnn4">Add</button>'+
                                      '	'+
                                    '
'+
                                    '
'+
                                      ''+
                                        '<select id="select5">'+
                                          '<option value="" selected disabled>Fifth priority</option>'+
                                          '<option id="op11111" value="Processor">Processor</option>'+
                                          '<option id="op22222" value="RAM">RAM</option>'+
                                          '<option id="op33333" value="Hard_Disc">Hard Disc</option>'+
                                          '<option id="op44444" value="Battary">Battary</option>'+
                                          '<option id="op55555" value="Price">Price</option>'+
                                        '</select>'+
                                      '	'+
                                      '	'+
                                      ''+
                                        '<button type="button" name="button" class="btnn" id="btnn5">Add</button>'+
                                      '	'+
                                    '
'+
                                  '
'+
                                '
'+
                                '
'+
                                '<button id="nc" type="button" name="button">Now Compare</button>'+
                        '

');

It is work perfectly as I want.
Now I am using javascript like:
$('#lt').click(function(){
alert("I am here");
$("#lt").off('click');
$('#drp1').show();
});

$('#btnn1').click(function(){
var val1 = $('#select1').val();
if(val1 == null)
{
   alert("Please select your first priority");
   return false;
}
else {
  $('#btnn1').hide();
  $('#select1').attr('disabled', true);
  $('#drp2').show();
  if(val1 == 'Processor')
  {
  // alert(val1);
  $('#op11').hide();
  $('#op111').hide();
  $('#op1111').hide();
  $('#op11111').hide();
  }
  else if(val1 == 'RAM')
  {
    // alert(val1);
    $('#op22').hide();
    $('#op222').hide();
    $('#op2222').hide();
    $('#op22222').hide();
  }
   else if(val1 == 'Hard_Disc')
   {
    // alert(val1);
      $('#op33').hide();
       $('#op333').hide();
      $('#op3333').hide();
      $('#op33333').hide();
    }
    else if(val1 == 'Battary')
    {
      // alert(val1);
      $('#op44').hide();
      $('#op444').hide();
      $('#op4444').hide();
      $('#op44444').hide();
    }
    else
  {
    // alert(val1);
    $('#op55').hide();
    $('#op555').hide();
    $('#op5555').hide();
    $('#op55555').hide();
  }
  $('#nc').show();
  }
 });

$('#btnn2').click(function(){
var val1 = $('#select2').val();
if(val1 == null)
{
  alert("Please select your Second priority");
  return false;
}
else {
  $('#btnn2').hide();
  $('#select2').attr('disabled', true);
  $('#drp3').show();
  if(val1 == 'Processor')
  {
    // alert(val1);
    $('#op111').hide();
    $('#op1111').hide();
    $('#op11111').hide();
  }
  else if(val1 == 'RAM')
{
  // alert(val1);
  $('#op222').hide();
  $('#op2222').hide();
  $('#op22222').hide();
}
else if(val1 == 'Hard_Disc')
{
  // alert(val1);
  $('#op333').hide();
  $('#op3333').hide();
  $('#op33333').hide();
}
else if(val1 == 'Battary')
{
  // alert(val1);
  $('#op444').hide();
  $('#op4444').hide();
  $('#op44444').hide();
}
else
{
  // alert(val1);
  $('#op555').hide();
  $('#op5555').hide();
  $('#op55555').hide();
}
 }
 });

 $('#btnn3').click(function(){
var val1 = $('#select3').val();
if(val1 == null)
{
  alert("Please select your Third priority");
  return false;
 }
 else {
  $('#btnn3').hide();
  $('#select3').attr('disabled', true);
  $('#drp4').show();
  if(val1 == 'Processor')
  {
    // alert(val1);
    $('#op1111').hide();
    $('#op11111').hide();
  }
  else if(val1 == 'RAM')
  {
    // alert(val1);
    $('#op2222').hide();
    $('#op22222').hide();
}
else if(val1 == 'Hard_Disc')
{
  // alert(val1);
  $('#op3333').hide();
  $('#op33333').hide();
}
else if(val1 == 'Battary')
{
  // alert(val1);
  $('#op4444').hide();
  $('#op44444').hide();
}
else
{
  // alert(val1);
  $('#op5555').hide();
  $('#op55555').hide();
}
}
});

$('#btnn4').click(function(){
var val1 = $('#select4').val();
if(val1 == null)
{
alert("Please select your Fourth priority");
return false;
}
else {
$('#btnn4').hide();
$('#select4').attr('disabled', true);
$('#drp5').show();
if(val1 == 'Processor')
{
  // alert(val1);
  $('#op11111').hide();
}
else if(val1 == 'RAM')
{
  // alert(val1);
  $('#op22222').hide();
}
else if(val1 == 'Hard_Disc')
{
  // alert(val1);
  $('#op33333').hide();
}
else if(val1 == 'Battary')
{
  // alert(val1);
  $('#op44444').hide();
}
else
{
  // alert(val1);
  $('#op55555').hide();
}
}
});

$('#btnn5').click(function(){
var val1 = $('#select5').val();
if(val1 == null)
{
 alert("Please select your Fifth priority");
return false;
}
 else {
 $('#btnn5').hide();
$('#select5').attr('disabled', true);
alert("You can select maximum five attributes");
}
  });`

It is not working but when I use the above ajax code in HTML file and then call the javascript code it is working perfectly. Why this javascript code is not work and how can I solve this?

A: Yes, you can.
However, you have to be a little considerate with how you set up your event listeners. You have two ways to handle this.
The first is to register things like click() after the AJAX is already in the page.
$('.something').append('<button id="click">Click</button>');
setTimeout(() => {
  $('#click').click(() => {});
}, 1); // have to wait for a moment to make sure it is actually there

The other (usually preferable) option is to instead us on against document with a sub-selector:
$(document).on('click', '#click', () => {});

With on() against document, it'll always be listening for the click on document (which is the top-level), but will only call the function if the element that was clicked matches the selector #click.

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This thread is for all feedback related to the map Fontenay-le-Pesnel as part of Relic's 2v2 Map Making Contest. This map has made by a member of the community and they would LOVE of your feedback to help them iterate on and improve their map before the next submission deadline of the contest.
1. Map looks good. Water is a little fast and disorienting but not a problem. It would be cool if the water could push infantry around when going this fast.
1. The far Left and Right hedgerows along the river are a little large and create choke points.
2. The smaller hedgerows are not totally balanced as the south hedge has a hole in it.
3. Fighting across the red cover river may be an issue leaving artillery and indirect fire to decide the winner. There are some good flanking areas so time will tell if this is the case.
4. The interactivity stage has corners which will stop camera movement in odd ways when panning around that area.
1. Could use some more splats/splines and possibly alpha blending on existing items.
2. The upper fuel point area feels unfinished. Could use some hedges or posts to punch it up visually.
3. The tank traps along the middle may hinder vehicle play. I did not have major issues but its possible and deserves a second look.
4. Some object placements may hinder light vehicles such as the wood pile/dead truck outside the north base. Items could be moved away/close to create larger paths thru the area.
8/10 - This map is very close to great. With some visual and hedgerow adjustments it could be great. Time will tell if top players veto it due to the large red cover river area.
Overall this is a very strong map with a careful attention taken to point balance, cover balance and pathing.
Visually the map is also very impressive.
One slight issue which we noticed is that the southern VP has a hedge that blocks the approach of units moving in from the NW. They can potentially use this slight blocker to harass and use the cut through in this hedge to good effect. The sight blockers on the opposite VP to not confer the same advantage for the opposing team.
The map is pretty well made and to be honest cant say much bad about it, altough i think the ammo points should be a bit closer to the center like in many other maps, the bridge on the left could maybe be put in to the map, and there could be some more balancing done around the placement of hedges.
I really like the map balance. I played both sides and it felt equal.
More face in face action and less ganking from other directions which is fine. Few houses that you can use as cover.
Houses are well placed and offer good protection. Few more fences and other random stuff that you can use as cover.
Good balance. Equal points for both sides. Lots of normal points to use as fuel or ammu deposits.
Very nice countrysided map. River in the middle looks really awesome and gives the map an unique feel.
Feels authentic. Few roads and a country houses.
I didn't noticed anything major here. All my infantary was walking fine. Also vehicle pathing is fine.
Very open map, open line of sight.
Nice country map, few barricades to block vehicle pathing for unique movement. Good combat flow.
Nothing here again that I found worth criticizing.
The map feels fine. I played it two times and I liked it. There are lots of different strategies that you can use here.
* Played both sides on thsi map and it was very fair, good balance I'd say.
Another very open and flat map, just like Butgenbach Lake. Most clashes happen in the river. The middle victory point could be placed on an area that looked a bit more "important", fighting over a small island in the middle of the river feels weird.
The windmill makes it a bit difficult to navigate the southwestern area, but it's no big deal. Like most open maps, the lack of chokepoints can add to the tension and make combat flow rapidly but can also make it a bit tiresome after a few matches.
It's overall a good map to be played between more urban and cluttered ones for a change of pace.
A beautiful, chilling map of a battle ravaged countryside, with craters and tank wrecks all over the small river, though strangely, the buildings nearby seem to be completely intact and in full health despite the settings, which may seem a bit weird, especially where the windmill is situated so closely to the multiple destroyed tank wrecks that indicated there was a violent battle before, it should have at least taken a bit of dent.
Balance is done very well, my only main gripe is that player 3,4 on the top side gets too many large buildings and green cover sandbags that favor them at the frontlines, player 1,2's side don't get as much benefit and makes them at a disadvantage at holding the middle frontlines. I would say either reduce the health points of those buildings at the middle of the map, or mirror/relocate them so that they don't give any side a noticeable early advantage.
Other than that, this map is done spectacularly with decent balance, and I would enjoy playing it regularly with some friends.
Looking for a map maker, any takers?


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