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VIDEO ESSAY: Film Fidelity: Beyoncé's "Lemonade"
Beyoncé knocked the wind out of the Internet when she dropped her nearly hour-long visual album Lemonade on HBO this past Saturday night, April 23rd. The inspired film is a remarkable piece to be sure--even for the Queen Bee herself. And while everything from the sound design to the collective creative direction from the team of filmmakers, editors and art department is exceptional, much of the receptive chatter online has instead circled around the implied infidelity that spurs the narrative of Lemonade; the idea that hubby Jay Z did Beyoncé wrong with a certain "Becky with the good hair." Which is too bad; that's the kind of fodder for tabloids and it marginalizes how much great film art is packed into this thing.
So, as a reactionary cinephile, I thought I'd redirect the public's attention to the striking images that Lemonade presents, the ideas behind them and, more pointedly, where these vignettes drew inspiration from. In contrast to the possible off-screen infidelity, I choose to celebrate the fidelity onscreen--that is the relationship between the music, the images of Lemonade and the cinema itself.
The biggest influence present in Lemonade, is that of the great Terrence Malick. Imagery from his films To The Wonder and The Tree of Life (in particular a standout sequence involving a bedroom underwater) definitely inspired a lot of the overall tone of introspection and spiritual reflection that Beyoncé is striving for here. One of Lemonade's directors, Kahlil Joseph, shot B-roll on Malick's To The Wonder, so the impressionistic style of filmmaking has obviously carried over.
Colors play a crucial part in Lemonade, and none more bold than the redness found in the opening passage showing Beyoncé alone onstage in an auditorium. It's reminiscent of the red curtains found in David Lynch's Mulholland Drive and Twin Peaks. "No hay bande," speaks the man from the stage in Mulholland Drive. There is no band. It sets up Beyoncé's lone quest to seek reconciliation with the implied betrayal she is faced with. It's also important to acknowledge the layer of surrealism that some of the Lemonade's passages evoke; the Twin Peaks parallel here, adds to that idea.
Pipilotti Rist's video art installation Ever Is Over All is the blueprint for the "Hold Up" song passage in Lemonade. In this passage Beyoncé strolls down a sidewalk on a sunny day only to wreak havoc on the windows of parked cars. Rist's art piece must've struck a chord with Beyoncé and her filmmaking team, as the images of empowerment and destruction gel together nicely with the song's lyrics of suspecting wrongdoing from one's lover: "I smell your secrets. I'm not too perfect--to ever feel this worthless."
Whether or not Cameron Jamie's short dance film Massage The History came up during the conception of Lemonade is moot. The sequence featuring Beyoncé and Serena Williams in an empty mansion grinding around furniture juxtaposes nicely with Jamie's piece that coincidentally shows only young men performing suggestive dances around the furniture in their empty home. During this section of my video essay, watch how the parallel clips seem to dance with each other, woman and man, in a primal ritual of lust and sexual appetite. It's a ripe section, one that suggests finding solace in carnal revenge fucking. "I ain't thinkin' 'bout you!" declares Beyoncé.
In a nakedly personal passage, one that seemingly recreates Beyoncé's old home movies, one can't help but look to the prolific personal found footage filmography of Jonas Mekas. Like Mekas, Beyoncé provides voice-over narration to the fragmented and often fleeting film clips of her family and friends from ages ago, as if trying to make sense of where things ended up. How did we get to this point? It's a question we all ask in times of strife, and the power of Mekas' personal cinema is how he learns to accept the present, in all its crude beauty, by looking to the past and acknowledging that this is what he's been preparing for all along.
Terence Nance--whose feature debut An Oversimplification Of Her Beauty was, ironically enough, executive produced by Jay Z--goes to exciting heights of the "confessional documentary" and exploring Afro-futurism in his musical short Swimming In Your Skin Again. Beyoncé looks to be on the same wavelength as Nance in some of the closing passages of Lemonade. Imagery of powerful church sessions, body painting, the swamp, the southern heat and ritualistic, soul-cleansing dances are all prominent here.
It's an appropriate climaxing of all the raw and unearthed feelings that Lemonade stirs for nearly its 66-minute run. Whether or not the real life scenario of infidelity sticks, one thing is certain: Beyoncé has created an exciting, exposing and elevating work of pop culture art.
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Sydney Thomas and crew at Alconbury, England. Syd, Weather Officer, is on the right.
'Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 42-29808 was Damaged Beyond Repair when 500 pound general purpose bombs exploded while being loaded into a 42-42-29685. 28 May 1943, England'
'This Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress*" was Damaged Beyond Repair when 500 pound general purpose bombs exploded while being loaded into a plane**. 28 May 1943, England'. NARA Ref 342-FH-3A15338-A61462AC. * 42-29808 412th BS, 95th BG, 8AF USAAF. Alconbury. ** 42-29685
'This Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress*" was Damaged Beyond Repair when 500 Pound general purpose bombs exploded while being loaded into a plane**. 28 May 1943, England'. NARA Ref 342-FH-3A15340-C61462AC. * 42-29808 412th BS, 95th BG, 8AF USAAF, Framlingham. ** 42-29685
Flying Fortress B-17F 42-29706 'Flower' 412nd BS, 95th BG, 8AF USAAF.
Flying Fortress B-17F 42-29706 'Flower' 412nd BS, 95th BG, 8AF USAAF. L-R: Lt Francos Rue, Capt John Adams, Lt Lou Matter and Lt Robert Hook.
"Hell Cat" Lockheed/Vega B-17F-35-VE Flying Fortress s/n 42-5910, of 365th BS, 305th BG, 8th AF. This aircraft was originally assigned to the 326th BS, 92nd BG and named "Ruthie". She was badly shot up by fighters on the July 4,1943 mission to Nantes but managed to make it back to Alconbury. After being repaired she was transferred to the 305th BG and renamed "Hell Cat". Ran out of fuel and crash landed at Hawkinge, England on September 15,1943. Scrapped two days later. Photo taken at: RAF Chelveston (AAF-105), England,
The 92nd Bomb Group stand in front of a B-17, Lil Audrey, at Alconbury in 1943. Sergeant Jay L Sharp is sitting in the second row, third from the right.
Official Air Ministry Record Site Plan - Airfield Site 1946
Alconbury had been constructed as a satellite airfield for RAF Upwood and Wyton and was used by RAF Squadrons: Nos. 15, 40 and 156. In preparation for the arrival of American heavy bombers, the base was developed in 1942 with the runways extended. When these extensions were finished the total area of land occupied by the base was 500 acres. Alconbury was the first Eighth Air Force base to be visited by King George VI, who visited the 93rd Bomb Group based there on 13 November 1942. In May 1943, while the 95th Bomb Group were stationed there, a fatal accident occurred. A 500lb bomb inexplicably went off whilst a B-17 was being loaded. It set off several others. Eighteen men were killed, twenty-seven injured and four B-17s completely destroyed. In the late summer of 1943 the 92nd Bomb Group left to make way for specialist Pathfinder Groups. It was announced in January 2015 by the US Department of Defense that RAF Alconbury will close as a USAFE base in 2022. The USAF intelligence and support elements currently located at RAF Alconbury and RAF Molesworth will be combined in a new complex at RAF Croughton, Northamptonshire. RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk, will also close as a USAFE base after 2020.
A military airfield built in 1938 as a satellite airfield for Royal Air Force Wyton. The airfield initially had 3 runways. Until 1942, it was the base for 15, 40 and 156 Squadrons of the Royal Air Force. In 1942 the airfield was expanded to a 500 acre site, the length of the runways was increased and 26 hardstanding loops were added. In 1943 a Strategic Air Depot was built on the east side of the site in the village of Little Stukely. From 1942 onwards the site was used by the 8th United States Army Air Force. The 93rd bomber group flying Liberators were the first American Unit at the base, from September to December 1942; they were followed by the 92nd Bombardment Group, nicknamed "Fame's Famous Few", operating Flying Fortresses. For a short time between April and June of 1943 they were joined by 95th Bomber Group. On May 27th 1943, as aircraft were being armed there was an accidental detonation of some of the 500 pound bombs, which killed and injured a number of men and destroyed or damaged 15 aircraft. In September 1943 the 92nd moved out to be replaced by 482 Bombardment Group's pathfinders, operating B-17 Flying Fortresses and Liberators. From March 1944 they concentrated on testing and training with radar devices. The depot to the east side of the site was run as a seperate station by 2nd Strategic Air Depot. From November 1945 to 1948 the site was also used by the Royal Air Force 264 Munitions Unit. After World War Two the base continued to be used by the United States Air Force (Europe). The base was upgraded and modernised in 1951. In 1982 until the late 1980s the base was used by the 19th Reconnaissance Squadron. Special extra-wide hardened aircraft shelters were constructed to accommodate their large TR1 aircraft; in the late 1980s a 2-storey bunker was built as a centre for evaluating intelligence. The base closed in 1995. Some buildings survived in 2003, the site is said to be designated as a brown field site for housing or a distribution centre.
1st Air Division
In December 1944, the 1st Bomb Division was redesginated the 1st Air Division.
1st Bomb Division
The groups under the command of the 1st Bomb Wing came under the command of the 1st Bomb Division in August 1943. In December 1944, the Division was redesginated the 1st Air Division.
1st Combat Bomb Wing
94th Combat Bomb Wing
440th Sub-Depot
482nd Bomb Group
The 482nd Bomb Group was a Pathfinder Group, which using radar-equipped aircraft to support bombing missions until March 1944. Aircraft from this Group went ahead of other Bombers and sent information back about the best routes to take and the extent...
92nd Bomb Group Fame's Favoured Few
The 92nd Group sometime after arrivial in the UK converted to the role of in-theater combat crew indocrination and training. For this role, the Group traded its B-17F complement and obtained the B-17E, mostly from the 97th BG which was departing for...
93rd Bomb Group
93rd Bombardment Group (Heavy) was activated 1-March-1942 at Barksdale Field, Louisiana. On 15-May-1942 the Group moved to Ft. Myers, Florida to continue advanced flight training and also to fly anti-submarine patrols over the Gulf of Mexico; they...
95th Bomb Group
The 95th Bomb Group was the only Eighth Air Force Group to be awarded three Distinguished Unit Citations. The first, shared by all four Bomb Wing Groups, was for the bombing of an aircraft factory under intense enemy fire at Regensburg on 17 August...
Andrew Allison
Military | Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 482nd Bomb Group
KIS in B-17F #42-5793 crashed at Brome, Suffolk, en route to leading the 100th Bomb Group. He was the PFF plane, sent to lead the group. This group was a 'secret' group that flew on special OSS missions. DFC, AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster
Military | Major | Pilot | 482nd Bomb Group
Major William Anderson was Commanding Officer of the 813th Bomb Squadron. He was pilot of B-17E Serial 41-9051 on a navigational training exercise to Turnhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland as final destination on 14 Sept 43. The B-17 somehow flew off course by...
Peter Ardizzi
Military | Sergeant | Instrument Mechanic; Airplane Electrician | 440th Sub-Depot
http://www.8thafhs-pa.org/member-profiles/peter-f-ardizzi/
Alfred Asch
Military | Colonel | Pilot | 455th Bomb Group
Flew in WW II, Korea. Served from Sept 1941 to April 1968. 18-November-1942, while serving as Pilot on B-24D 41-23745 "Katy Bug' sustained a collision with a tree when engine failure resulted in a crash landing at Little Stukeley, 4 crew members killed...
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 303rd Bomb Group
1LT Charles N. Austin was originally assigned to the 92BG and arrived in England in August 1942. On 10-Feb-43 he and his crew were transferred from 92BG to 303BG/358BS as a replacement crew and assigned to B-17F 41-24558 "Hunga Dunga". He participated...
William Austin
Military | Sergeant | Left Waist Gunner | 93rd Bomb Group
While serving as a Waist Gunner on B-24D 41-24745 'Katy Bug' his aircraft sustained the failure of two engines and crashed into a tree while attempting an emergency landing at Little Stukeley. 4 crew members were killed. SSgt Austin was uninjured and...
Eugene Baillie
Military | Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 482nd Bomb Group
Hit by flak and exploded in mid-air on a mission to the Marshalling Yards at Frankfurt on 4 Feb 1944 in B-17F #42-5909. Killed in Action (KIA).
Frank Baldassaro
Military | Private First Class | Ordnance | 95th Bomb Group
KIS. 27 May 1943 in an accident at Alconbury, ground crew were loading bombs into B17s for the next day's mission when several bombs detonated. 19 were killed and 14 injured.
Clarence Ballagh
Military | First Lieutenant | passenger | 482nd Bomb Group
Clarence Ballagh was on board of B-17E Serial 41-9051 on a navigational training exercise to Turnhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland as final destination on 14 Sept 43. Piloted by Captain William C. Anderson, CO of 813th BS, the B-17 somehow flew off course by...
Robert Barnes
Military | Sergeant | Right Waist Gunner | 482nd Bomb Group
Hit by flak and exploded in mid-air on a mission to the Marshalling Yards at Frankfurt on 4 Feb 1944 in B-17F 42-5909. Killed in Action (KIA).
41-23711 'Jerks Natural'
Assigned to 328th BS, 93rd BG, 8th AF, TDY 9th Benghazi, Libya. This aircraft flew the Aug. 1, 1943, Ploesti mission, diverting safely to Sicily. A/C was damaged over Austria on mission to Wiener Neustadt Bf 109 factory and crashed in Yugoslavia on...
41-23728 Hot Stuff
The B-24 Liberator Hot Stuff was the 1st heavy bomber in the 8th Air Force to complete 25 missions even though the B-17 Memphis Belle wears the label. Hot Stuff crashed into a mountain in bad weather on its way back to the United States to tour the...
Assigned 301BG Westover 8/9/42; instead of assignment to 12AF, Italy transferred to Chelveston 16/9/42; 813BS/305BG Grafton Underwood/Chelveston 25/11/42, sent to pathfinder base RAF Wyton of installation of Oboe Mk I radar equipment; 325BS/92BG [NV-F]...
Assigned RAF [FA688] but transferred 326BS/92BG Bangor 15/7/42; 341BS/97BG Alconbury 8/42; 429BS/2BG Massicault, Tun 14/11/43; Salvaged 31/1/44. PEACHES II.
Assigned 423BS/306BG [RD-A] Westover 8/42; Thurleigh 13/10/42; wrecked 21/10/42 RAF Sutton Bridge, Cambs. with Wilson, life raft latch broke loose and raft tangled round horizontal stabilizer, rep; transferred 482BG Alconbury 22/8/43; 379BG Kimbolton...
41-24606 Werewolf
B-17F-27-BO 41-24606 "Werewolf" was assigned 358BG/303BG [VK-H] Kellog Field, Battle Creek, Michigan on 14-Sep-42; Arrived at Molesworth, UK 16-Oct-42. ...
41-2578 Butcher Shop/ Big Tin Bird
Boeing B-17E ...
Assigned 341BS/97BG 3/42; courier trip to N.Africa 18/12/42; transferred 327BS/92BG (UX-V) Bovingdon 27/8/43; 482BG Alconbury 27/8/43; 95BG Horham as tow target & hack; 94BG Rougham 10/11/43; Returned to the USA 4136 BU Tinker 22/5/44; Recl Comp 9/2/45.
41-9017 Heidi Ho
41-9019 Li'l Skunk Face
Assigned 414BS/97BG 3/42 as LI'L SKUNKFACE; transferred 305BG Grafton Underwood 6/11/42; 381BG Ridgewell 11/6/43; 327BS/92BG Bovingdon [UX-V] 10/7/43 as target tug; 482BG Alconbury 27/8/43 for operations; with Gene Smith in landing accident at Deopham...
Historic England National Monument Record: TL 27 NW 25
25 September 2017 13:37:16 Lucy May Changes to aircraft associations
Connected aircraft records that have 'Alconbury' in their biography fields.
04 June 2015 11:15:09 rossingtonj Changes to usaaf from date and usaaf to date
Dates of American use added. Source: From Far Afield They Came... by Margaret Winham
09 January 2015 11:15:20 IWMPM Changes to description
USAFE-AFAfrica Press Release, 08 January 2015. See http://www.mildenhall.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123435803.
Barry Anderson, Army Air Forces Stations (Alabama, 1985) / Roger Freeman, Airfields of the Eighth Then And Now (London, 1978).


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Review: Rediscovering Soane
For a quick escape from the daily grind, try an all-absorbing visit to the fully restored home and treasures of 19th century architect and master of design Sir John Soane in the heart of legal London
You only see the first clue that number 13 Lincoln's Inn Fields is different if you happen to be looking up. Perched above a protruding extension on the second floor are two female figures, copied from the Acropolis in Athens.
Sir John Soane's Museum is now at the heart of legal London, sharing a terrace with two international law firms and three barristers' chambers. A very different setting to the residential square the young architect, his wife Eliza and their two sons John junior and George made their home in 1792. They immediately made an impression.
'Even in his own time the house was much admired and it was extremely innovative,' says Helen Dorey, the museum's Inspectress – a title given to the second-in-command in the statute that gifted the collection to the nation. And the location was important. 'The house faces south,' Dorey points out, 'meaning that it enjoys very good light – something Soane was a master at exploiting in his design.'
Inside you see this mastery everywhere. There are two courtyards letting the bright winter light stream down to basement level, illuminating stained glass on every floor. Even in the smallest alcove, Soane found a way to let daylight in through domed windows and wonderful skylights.
I start my tour in the dining room and library on the ground floor. The walls – where they aren't hidden by the glass-fronted bookcases – are a vibrant, deep red. The leather-bound volumes reveal the eclectic interests of their collector: Volcanoes of Italy and Malcolm's History of Persia sit alongside copies of Homer's Iliad.
A narrow door leads into Soane's cosy study and dressing room before I reach the most architecturally striking part of the building: Soane's original 'museum' with its double-height colonnade under a domed ceiling, all designed from scratch.
Every wall and surface is full from floor to ceiling with marble busts and figures, some real, some very realistic plaster casts. You could stand for hours examining each one, but there is something equally unique and even more ingenious to see.
The Picture Room only measures about 12 feet square, but it manages to cram in a collection of paintings you would expect from a gallery three times the size. Three hinged walls open up to reveal a hidden treasure of masterpieces.
There are beautiful Venetian scenes by the artist Canaletto and a series of four pictures by William Hogarth called The Humours of An Election. To see everything this room offers, you need to take one of the daily guided tours.
As an extra incentive, your guide will also whisk you all the way to the second floor – stopping in the breakfast room with its hundreds of mirrors and domed ceiling, pausing at a rare early portrait of Napoleon and looking into you the brightly painted first-floor drawing rooms on the way – to the private apartments of Sir John and his wife.
Going through the original iron gate that separates this intimate part of the house from the rest, I arrive in Eliza's private morning room where some of the personality of woman who influenced this house most is on display. When his wife died tragically at the age of 53, Soane couldn't bear to change a thing in her bedroom next door for 19 years until, shortly before his own death, he converted the space to display architectural models. The Greek and Roman buildings that inspired him are placed above his own designs.
I glance into the, surprisingly small, room with its four-poster bed where Sir John himself slept. Then it's back down the stairs, noticing 20 special things I missed on the climb up.
There is one more stop to make before I leave. In the basement, through the catacombs, is the largest and probably the single most impressive object in the collection: the sarcophagus of the Egyptian King Seti I. This white, semi-transparent treasure is inscribed all over, in one corner with the misspelt name of the young Italian who discovered it.
I end my tour feeling simultaneously like I've seen more than I can take in, and like I've missed most of what's on display. The only option is to make a return visit
Opening up the Soane
The historic house, museum and library of Sir John Soane was, at Soane's request, to have been left untouched after his death over 180 years ago. However, alterations over the years to house staff and storage incurred significant losses. The house is now fully restored, including the entire second floor – private apartments where Soane and his wife lived and slept and the model room.
Wednesday to Sunday, 10:00 to 17:00 (last entry at 16:30). Open on Bank Holidays. Entry is free. See www.soane.org for full details, tours and the 'Soane Lates' evening events.
Adam Smith @adamtimsmith worked in journalism at the BBC and ITV News for eight years, focusing on Westminster politics. After a year at the legal human rights charity Reprieve, he is studying for the Bar Professional Training Course.
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COVID-19 cases in NSW rise to 22
05 Mar, 2020, 8:05 am 05 Mar, 2020, 12:12 pm Harrison Vesey
An additional six confirmed cases of COVID-19 across Sydney this evening brings the total number of positive infections in NSW since the outbreak began to 22.
The new cases include an elderly female resident at a Macquarie Park nursing facility, a female doctor who works at Liverpool Hospital, a female patient from the Northern Beaches, a male from Cronulla and a female who is believed to have returned from the Philippines.
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Dr Kerry Chant passed on her sympathy to the family of a 95 year old resident from the Dorothy Henderson Lodge at Macquarie Park who died on Tuesday in hospital and has tested positive to the virus.
A female resident aged in her 70s at Dorothy Henderson Lodge, where a female nurse was diagnosed with the virus, has also tested positive.
"The female doctor who was diagnosed on March 4 had no history of overseas travel. We are immediately establishing which staff and patients may need to self-isolate and be tested for COVID-19 should they be unwell," Dr Chant said.
Another confirmed case, a woman in her 60s who arrived back in Australia on March 3, is believed to have returned from the Philippines. Her travel details are being obtained and will be disclosed if she posed a risk to any other passengers on her flight.
More information about the latest cases – a woman in her 30s tested at the Northern Beaches Hospital, and a man in his 50s from Cronulla – will be disclosed as soon as their movements are established.
Dr Chant also stressed that a Macquarie University lecturer is a man who has previously been diagnosed having returned from Iran. He is not an additional case today and did not attend the campus after his return from overseas.
NSW Health is continuing to find and respond to cases as they are diagnosed to slow any spread of COVID-19 in the community. NSW Health Pandemic Plans are available on the NSW Health website.
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Q: Matrix Multiplication in quadratic form and double product Given a quadratic form:
$$(FW+b)^T M (FW+b)$$
what i got is:
$$W^TF^TMFW+ W^TF^TMb+ b^TMFW + b^TMb$$
my professors sums the central terms in :
$$ 2W^TF^TMb $$
but how is this possible aren't they different?

A: For typing convenience, let $\,a=FW,\:$ then the expansion becomes
$$\eqalign{
\def\c#1{\color{red}{#1}}
(a+b)^TM(a+b) &= a^TMa + \c{a^TMb + b^TMa} + b^TMb \\
}$$
Focus on the terms in red.
A scalar value can be thought of as a $(1\times 1)$ matrix, so it's technically symmetric.
The matrix $M$ is also symmetric, therefore
$${a^TMb = (a^TMb)^T = b^TM^Ta = b^TMa}$$

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Facilities include a superior category club house and resort with 32 suites, each with its own unique style and created by several internationally-renowned designers, the Tee Restaurant & Lounge, an 82-meter outdoor pool in Noto stone, pool bar, Rivierabeauty, a gym with "Technogym" cardio-fitness equipment, a practice course, two 18-hole putting greens, and pitching and chipping greens.
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Resort - 32 suites, each unique and designed and realized by 14 different international designers; 12 in the main body, of which 6 with private garden and 6 with balcony overlooking the golf course, and 20 in small villas with private garden. All have a plasma TV, WI-FI Internet connection, Sky TV, air-conditioning, direct-dial telephone, safe, mini-bar, room service and hairdryer.
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Q: Idempotent, commutative and invertible Is there a mathematical class and structure in which there exist many objects that are distinct, invertible, commutative and idempotent? Like a set of toggle switches with no hysteresis, so the state does not depend on the order in which the switches were flipped (and pressing down on a toggle that is already down, or vice versa, does not alter it further).
My motivation is that this relates to the "module" environment system in Unix, where infinitely many modules are possible, and each can be individually loaded or unloaded. Unfortunately this module system is prone to bugs where it does unexpectedly depend on the order in which different modules are loaded (and unloading or reloading modules is also unreliable), since the modules are each implemented by shell scripts, i.e. sequences of instructions which in general are not commutative, idempotent nor invertible. (I think a module is even permitted to load another module, so the toggle switch analogy is not perfect..)
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Or is inverse too strong a concept? Maybe instead I need there to be two operations, like raise and lower (or add and subtract, or load and unload), since flipping down switch A is not performed by flipping up some other switch A-1?
I suppose I would want properties like:
$x+y=y+x$
$x+x=x$
$x-x=0$
$0-x=0$

A: This is an interesting modelling problem. Suppose first that there is only one switch. A possible model could be the following automaton:
$\hskip 20pt$
where the letter $x$ represents the raise action and $\bar x$ represents the lower action. Note that, in terms of semigroups, this leads to the relations
$x\bar x = \bar x \bar x = \bar x$ and $\bar xx =xx = x$, which define an idempotent, but non-commutative semigroup. Furthermore $\bar x$ is not an inverse of $x$.
If you want a model with $n$ switches, just take the direct product of $n$ copies of this automaton.

A: Suppose that $a$ is idempotent and invertible. Then $a^2=a$ by definiton, so that if $b$ is an inverse of $a$ then we can apply $b$ on both sides to obtain that
$$
a=a(ab)=a^2b=ab,
$$
so that $a$ must be the identity.
(I have not used commutativity, but I have used associativity to re-arrange the parenthesis. I'm not sure if my argument works without assuming associativity.)
Thus, any such operation must be the identity operation (i.e., the one that leaves everything unchanged).
That's the mathematical explanation, but it can also be phrased without using math. If you have an operation that doesn't change anything the second time you apply it, then if you have a way to undo that operation it means it can't have done anything the first time either.

A: If I understand your question correctly, no.  At least not trivially:  a one-point set with the only possible operation would do this.
If every element were both invertible and idempotent, given any $x$ from $x^2=x$ we operate by $x^{-1}$, obtaining $x=1$, the identity element.  Hence your entire set is just $\{1\}$.
EDIT:  As some have pointed out, I instinctually assumed associativity, which you did not require.  If you do not require associativity, this answer won't work for you.  If you do, it does.

A: It is possible to have an idempotent and commutative groupoid with identity, and every element being invertible.
An example would be the three-element one $\{1,a,b\}$, where $1$ is the identity, $aa=a$, $bb=b$, and $ab=ba=1$.
It is not associative since
$$a(ab)=a1=a \neq 1=ab=(aa)b.$$
It is not possible (in the non-trivial case, that is, with more than one element) if you also want associativity, as the answers of Randall and pre-kidney show.
If you want to have that fourth axiom of yours ($0-x=0$, which with multiplicative notation becomes $1x^{-1}=1$), then again, you get a trivial groupoid, since it follows that $x^{-1}=1$ for all $x$, yielding $x=x1=1$.


Neither team could find the breakthrough in the Apertura 2018 edition of the Clásico Regio as Tigres UANL and Monterrey played out a 0-0 draw. The result keeps the universitarios unbeaten in five, but winless in two, while the Rayados ended a two-game losing streak but remain winless in four.
A violent confrontation between groups of fans before the game left several people injured, one seriously, and led to a statement by Liga MX that the incident is being investigated.
There were injuries on the field as well; José María Basanta had to leave the game in the 10th minute after suffering an apparent pulled muscle, and Rodolfo Pizarro left the game at halftime with an injury of his own.
Tigres proved unable to take advantage of Monterrey's forced substitutions, although they had a few good chances, primarily through André-Pierre Gignac who had a pair of dangerous opportunities in the 32nd and 55th minutes.
In the 71st minute, Juninho had a great chance to score the opening goal, but Marcelo Barovero managed an impressive save to keep it 0-0.
Then, in the 76th minute, Juninho was sent off with his second yellow card of the night, leaving the hosts with just 10 men. Monterrey tried to take advantage, and in the 80th minute Dorlan Pabón tried his luck from outside the box but the breakthrough wouldn't come.
In the end, both teams seemed resigned to the goalless draw as the injuries and red card were among the most interesting parts of the match.
With the 0-0 draw, Tigres reach 15 points while Monterrey reaches 17.
Tigres: Nahuel Guzmán, Juninho, Hugo Ayala, Jorge Torres Nilo, Rafael Carioca, Lucas Zelarayán (Eduardo Vargas 62′), Guido Pizarro, Luis Rodríguez, Jesús Dueñas, André-Pierre Gignac (Juan José Sánchez 80′), Julián Quiñones.
Monterrey: Marcelo Barovero, Nicolás Sánchez, Leonel Vangioni, José María Basanta (César Montes 10′), John Stefan Medina, Celso Ortiz, Jesús Molina, Jonathan González, Rogelio Funes Mori (Luis Madrigal 65′), Dorlan Pabón, Rodolfo Pizarro (Jesús Gallardo 45′).
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Allah Grants Help and Victory to
Followers of the True Deen
Imam Ibn ul Qayyim al Jawziyyah
Ighathatul-Lahfan min Masa'idish-Shaytan [2/229]
A lot of people think that followers of the True Religion are humiliated, subdued and always defeated, unlike those who follow other paths. So they do not have certainty in Allah's promise of victory for His religion and His servants. Rather, even if they don't say it, they think that this promise is either particular to a specific group, or to a specific time, or they link it to Allah's will (not related to any rules that Allah set in His creation).
This (attitude and understanding) is due to absence of certainty in the Promise of Allah, the Most High, and due to a poor understanding of His Book.
1. Allah has explained in His Book that He is the Helper of believers in this world and the next.
He said, the Most High,
"Indeed We will support Our messengers and those who believe during the life of this world and on the Day when the witnesses will stand." [Noble Quran 40:51]
"And whoever is an ally of Allah and His Messenger and those who have believed - indeed, the party of Allah - they will be the predominant." [Noble Quran 5:56]
"Indeed, the ones who oppose Allah and His Messenger - those will be among the most humbled. Allah has written [i.e. decreed], 'I will surely overcome, I and My messengers.' Indeed, Allah is Powerful and Exalted in Might." [Noble Quran 58:20-21]
There are many such verses in the Quran.
2. Allah has also explained in the Quran that what befalls a servant from calamity, or defeat, or other than that, is because of his sins.
Allah has explained both of these principles in His Book, so when you join them, the reality of the matter will become clear to you, problems will completely disappear, and you will be in no need of unnecessary, burdening explanations, or far-fetched interpretations.
Allah has explained the first principle in different ways, including what has preceded (in the verses above).
Likewise, He censured one who seeks help and honor from other than the believers, as in His saying:
"O you who have believed do not take the Jews and the Christians as allies. They are [in fact] allies of one another. And whoever is an ally to them among you then indeed, he is [one] of them. Indeed, Allah guides not the wrongdoing people. [Noble Quran 5:51]
So you see those in whose hearts is disease [i.e. hypocrisy] hastening into [association with] them, saying, 'We are afraid a misfortune may strike us.' But perhaps Allah will bring conquest or a decision from Him, and they will become, over what they have been concealing within themselves, regretful.[Noble Quran 5:52]
And those who believe will say [i.e. about the hypocrites and their exposure], 'Are these the ones who swore by Allah their strongest oaths that indeed they were with you?' Their deeds have become worthless, and they have become losers.[Noble Quran 5:53]
O you who have believed, whoever of you should revert from his religion - Allah will bring forth [in place of them] a people He will love and who will love Him [who are] humble toward the believers, powerful against the disbelievers; they strive in the cause of Allah and do not fear the blame of a critic. That is the favor of Allah; He bestows it upon whom He wills. And Allah is all-Encompassing and Knowing.[Noble Quran 5:54]
Your ally is none but Allah and [therefore] His Messenger and those who have believed - those who establish prayer and give Zakah, and they bow [in worship].[Noble Quran 5:55]
And whoever is an ally of Allah and His Messenger and those who have believed - indeed, the party of Allah - they will be the predominant." [Noble Quran 5:56]
So Allah rebuked those who seek help from other than His party and informed that His party - they will be the predominant.
In this regards, He said,
"Give tidings to the hypocrites that there is for them a painful punishment. Those who take disbelievers as allies instead of the believers. Do they seek with them honor [through power]? But indeed, honor belongs to Allah entirely *." [Noble Quran 4:138-139]
[* Being the source of all power and honor, Allah grants them to whom He wills.]
" They say, 'If we return to Al-Madinah, the more honored [for power] will surely expel therefrom the more humble.' And to Allah belongs [all] honor, and to His Messenger, and to the believers, but the hypocrites do not know." [Noble Quran 63:8]
"Whoever desires honor [through power] - then to Allah belong all honor. To Him ascends good speech, and righteous work raises it *." [Noble Quran 35:10]
[*For acceptance by Allah, meaning that righteous deeds are confirmation and proof of what is uttered by tongue.]
That is, whoever seeks honor, let him seek it by obedience to Allah through good speech and righteous work.
"It is He who has sent His Messenger with the guidance and the religion of truth to manifest it over all religion, although they will associate others with Allah dislike it." [Noble Quran 9:33]
"O you who have believed, shall I guide you to a transaction that will save you from a painful punishment? [Noble Quran 61:10]
[It is that] you believe in Allah and His Messenger and strive in the cause of Allah with your wealth and your lives. That is best for you, if you should know. [Noble Quran 61:11]
He will forgive for you your sins and admit you to gardens beneath which rivers flow and pleasant dwellings in gardens of perpetual residence. That is the great attainment. [Noble Quran 61:12]
And [you will obtain] another [favor] that you love - victory from Allah and an imminent conquest; and give good tidings to the believers." [Noble Quran 61:13]
That is, He will give them another [favor] besides forgiveness of their sins and entrance to the Paradise - help and victory:
"O you who have believed, be supporters of Allah, as when Jesus, the son of Mary, said to the disciples, 'Who are my supporters for Allah?' The disciples said, 'We are supporters of Allah.' And a faction of the Children of Israel believed and a faction disbelieved. So We supported those who believed against their enemy, and they became dominant." [Noble Quran 61:14]
Allah said to Jesus (peace be upon him),
"Indeed I will take you and raise you to Myself and purify [i.e. free] you from those who disbelieve and make those who follow you [in submission to Allah alone] superior to those who disbelieve until the Day of Resurrection." [Noble Quran 3:55]
So because the Christians follow him, they are superior to the Jews until the Day of Resurrection, and because Muslims follow him more than the Christians, they are superior to them until the Day of Resurrection.
Allah said to the believers,
"And if these [Makkans] who disbelieve were to fight you, they would certainly turn their backs [in flight]. Then they would not find a protector or a helper. [Noble Quran 48:22]
[This is] the established way of Allah which has occurred before. And you will never find in the way of Allah any change." [Noble Quran 48:23]
This is addressed to the believers who fulfilled both outward and inward realities of faith.
" Indeed, the [best] outcome is for the righteous." [Noble Quran 11:49]
"The [best] outcome is for [those of] righteousness." [Noble Quran 20:132]
The intended here is the outcome in this world before the next, because He mentioned this after the story of Nuh, and his victory over his people and patience with them. So He said,
"This is from the news of the unseen which We reveal to you, [O Muhammad]. You knew it not, neither you nor your people, before this. So be patient, indeed, the [best] outcome is for the righteous." [Noble Quran 11:49]
That is, the outcome of help for you and those with you, as it was for Nuh (peace be upon him) and those who believed with him.
Likewise His saying,
"And enjoin prayer upon your family [and people] and be steadfast therein. We ask you not for provision; We provide for you and the [best] outcome is for [those of] righteousness." [Noble Quran 20:132]
"If good touches you, it distresses them; but if harm strikes you, they rejoice at it. And if you are patient and fear Allah, their plot will not harm you at all. Indeed, Allah is encompassing of what they do." [Noble Quran 3:120]
"Yes, if you remain patient and conscious of Allah and they [i.e. the enemy] come upon you [attacking] in rage, your Lord will reinforce you with five thousand angels having marks [of distinction]." [Noble Quran 3:125]
He said, relating the words of Yusuf (peace be upon him) that he was helped due to his Taqwa and his patience. So he said,
"'I am Joseph, and this is my brother. Allah has certainly favored us. Indeed, he who fears Allah and is patient, then indeed, Allah does not allow to be lost the reward of those who do good.'" [Noble Quran 12:90]
"O you who have believed, if you fear Allah, He will grant you a criterion and will remove from you your misdeeds and forgive you. And Allah is the possessor of great bounty." [Noble Quran 8:29]
The criterion is honor and help, and victory and light, which distinguish between the Truth and the falsehood.
"And whoever fears Allah - He will make for him a way out. And will provide for him from where he does not expect. And whoever relies upon Allah - then He is sufficient for him. Indeed, Allah will accomplish His purpose. Allah has already set for everything a [decreed] extent. " [Noble Quran 65:3-4]
Ibn Majah and Ibn Abi Dunya have related on the authority of Abu Dharr, that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: " If all people acted in accordance with this ayah, it would suffice them. " [Narrators of the Hadith are trustworthy except that the chain is disconnected, so the Hadith is weak] This is related to the first principle.
As for the second principle:
"Why [is it that] when a [single] disaster struck you [on the day of Uhud], although you had struck [the enemy in the Battle of Badr] with one twice as great, you said, 'From where is this?' Say, 'It is from yourselves [i.e. due to your sin].' And Allah, over all things, is competent." [Noble Quran 3:165]
"Indeed, those of you who turned back on the day the two armies met [at Uhud] - it was Satan who caused them to slip because of some [blame] they had earned. But Allah has already forgiven them. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Forbearing." [Noble Quran 3:155]
"And whatever strikes you of disaster - it is for what your hands have earned; but He pardons much." [Noble Quran 42:30]
"Corruption has appeared throughout the land and sea by [reason of] what the hands of people have earned so He [i.e. Allah] may let them taste part of [the consequence of] what they have done that perhaps they will return [i.e. refrain]." [Noble Quran 30:41]
"But if they turn away - then We have not sent you [O Muhammad], over them as a guardian; upon you is only [the duty of] notification. And indeed, when We let man taste mercy from Us, he rejoices in it; but if evil afflicts him for what his hands have put forth, then indeed, man is ungrateful." [Noble Quran 42:48]
"And when We let the people taste mercy, they rejoice therein, but if evil afflicts them for what their hands have put forth, immediately they despair." [Noble Quran 30:36]
"Or He could destroy them for what they earned; but He pardons much." [Noble Quran 42:34]
"What comes to you of good is from Allah, but what comes to you of evil, [O man], is from yourself. And We have sent you, [O Muhammad], to the people as a messenger, and sufficient is Allah as Witness." [Noble Quran 4:79]
This is why Allah ordered His Messenger and believers to follow what was sent to them, that is, to be obedient to Him. This is the first principle. He also ordered them to wait for His Promise, and this is the second principle. And He ordered them to seek forgiveness and practice patience because the servant will certainly have shortcomings and seeking forgiveness will clear those shortcomings. Likewise, patience is required while waiting for the Promise. Obedience is perfected and completed with seeking forgiveness, and certainty in the Promise is perfected and completed with patience. Allah has joined the two in His saying,
"So be patient. Indeed, the promise of Allah is truth. And ask for forgiveness of your sin and exalt [Allah] with praise of your Lord in the evening and the morning." [Noble Quran 40:55]
Allah has mentioned in His book the stories of the Prophets and their followers and how they saved themselves with patience and obedience. Then He said,
"There were certainly in their stories a lesson for those of understanding." [Noble Quran 12:111]


After another successful breakfast meeting with a partner contact, we had some unplanned free time due to rescheduling of a meeting. This allowed us a chance late morning to walk the Solutions Exchange floor to meet with Heraflux hardware and software alliance contacts.
The additional free time worked out well, as it allowed us time to meet another new software alliance partner for Heraflux (and one of the Silver level sponsors for VMworld) that will be working with us on an upcoming whitepaper and webinar. Please continue to check heraflux.com/blog for details on the date for the webinar.
This day also included another highly successful VMworld session, Performance Tuning and Monitoring for Virtualization Database Servers VIRT7511. David co-presented with Thomas LaRock, Head Geek from SolarWinds. I estimate the final attendance numbers for this session at over five hundred people. It really was a great session with outstanding information for anyone that attended.
David and Tom answered many questions post-session, and then we met a partner contact at the VMvillage for a conference lunch. After lunch it was off to the casino floor to meet a customer contact at the VMworld Alumni Reception. It was great to meet this customer contact and discuss his company's (both brick and mortar and on-line retailer) continued investments in VMware for their SQL Server environments. Side note, thank you to VMware for the very nice key chain and afternoon snack for the VMworld alumni that showed up for this event!
The late afternoon concluded with us meeting a contact that works for a company headquartered in my home town of Chicago. Again, another contact that updated us on the system he supports, and his company's use of SQL Server and VMware.
After that meeting, I left David to return to the hotel to change into much more appropriate attire for an outdoor August evening in Las Vegas. David ended up heading to the Luxor to meet with some old friends for dinner.
I went to the VMworld Customer Appreciation Party at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The event was incredible with all types of activities including pace cars, virtual racing, video games, and multiple food and drink stations. I stayed for 90 minutes, and unfortunately, did not get to see Fall Out Boy perform. Although the event was fun, it definitely was a hot weather evening in the desert – around 100 degrees Fahrenheit, and so I wanted to return to a location with some A/C.
Great job to the VMworld event coordinators that planned this party!
I returned from the Las Vegas Motor Speedway on a VMworld bus. After getting back to the hotel, we ended up putting the finishing touches on David's presentation for his #vBrownBag Thursday session.
It was hard to believe the fifth day in Las Vegas at VMworld was complete, and we were preparing for the final day of the conference.


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Spurs season preview: Looking at the Northwest Division
Project Spurs kicks off its San Antonio Spurs 2013-14 season preview with an article from Mike Rehome previewing the Northwest Division.
Denver Nuggets 57-25 (2nd 2012-2013)
Subtractions: Andre Iguodala, Corey Brewer, Kosta Koufas, Julyan Stone
Additions: J.J. Hickson, Darrell Arthur, Randy Foye, Nate Robinson
The Denver Nuggets will be entering the 2012-2013 season with some new faces added onto their roster. In the past few months the team has had a lot of movement going whether it be in their front office and/or their players. One huge hit that this team took was that of losing Andre Iguodala, who left for the Golden State Warriors, after just one season.
The team has also made changes to their head coaching spot as Brian Shaw will now be barking out orders to the team. Though many are wondering how the players will react to Shaw as this season will indeed be a learning process for both sides as to learn from one another. The Executive of the Year, General Manager Masai Ujiri also was allowed to leave for the Toronto Raptors.
It is always good to bring in more talent when you have players leaving. For the Nuggets they did make some key moves to bring in four players in which I feel could help this team make noise in the Northwest Division.
Nuggets have brought on J.J. Hickson, Darrell Arthur, Randy Foye and Nate Robinson. Each player can contribute in their own specific way to this team. The one player on this team that I really like and can be a game changer is that of Nate Robinson. If you watched the playoffs last year, Robinson filled a key loss to the Chicago Bulls when Derrick Rose sat out the whole season. Robinson stepped up and played at the highest level in which I have seen him. He will bring his penetration as well as ability to create his own shot.
Many Denver fans are hoping that with their depleted front office and the addition of key players their team will make another run into the playoffs. Ty Lawson is coming off of a season in which he averaged 16.7 points per game while shooting 46.1% from the field. He is their top offensive player. The emergence of Kenneth Faried and what he did last season with averaging close to a double-double (11.5 points, 9.2 rebounds), his energy and willingness to be around the ball at all times will be what this team needs in their rebuilding process.
My final prediction for this Denver Nuggets team. I feel that they can make some noise in a division that many feel the Oklahoma City Thunder will, or should, come out on top. The Nuggets though, if they can start gelling together can make a big impression and make those that are doubters
into believers.
Division Prediction: 3rd
Minnesota Timberwolves 31-51 (5th 2012-2013)
Subtractions: Andrei Kirilenko, Luke Ridnour, Brandon Roy, Greg Stiemsma, Malcome Lee and Michael Gelabale
Additions: Kevin Martin, Corey Brewer, Shabazz Muhammad, Gorgui Dieng and Ronny Turiaf
This is no breaking news to anyone, but the Minnesota Timberwolves last year simply put were, "turrible" (Charles Barkley voice). They have not made the playoffs in nine years. What is good for this team is that over the past few seasons they have been increasing their win totals since way back in the 2009-2010 season where they had a franchise-worst 15-67 campaign.
With the subtraction and additions of players, the Minnesota Timberwolves have something to look forward to this coming season. On paper, this team looks to be a contender in the division. I am not going all out and say they are championship caliber. This team needs to stay healthy above all things and play with one another. They do have the talent to make the playoffs, not sure about a deep run but to get there, yes. Minnesota to me will be that team that others will not take seriously, a la Chicago Bulls last season and look what happened there. The Bulls made it to the playoffs and played as hard as any other team while there.
This teams leader and best offensive player is Kevin Love. Going back to injuries, last season, Love played in just 18 games. He has grown into a complete player and can score everywhere on the floor. He does most of his damage on the glass where he continues to impress many with rebounds. Back during the 2011-2012 campaign, he set a career high in points per game with 26. Point guard Ricky Rubio whom is probably one of the flashiest in the league. He has the knack of just creating for others and putting them in a good position to make a positive outcome. Minnesota fans will be in for another treat as Kevin Martin has joined the team during the offseason. Martin is a premier shooting guard and will open up things for both Rubio and Love down on the block. Martin has fallen off on the scoring end the past few seasons. With what he has working for him in Minnesota, he should have himself a bounce back year.
Division Prediction: 4th
Oklahoma City Thunder 60-22 (1st 2012-2013)
Subtractions: Kevin Martin, Ronnie Brewer, DeAndre Liggins
Additions: Steven Adams, Derek Fisher, Ryan Gomes, Andre Roberson
The past few season the Oklahoma City Thunder have been at the top of the Northwest division and this coming season is no different. Their starting five will return as they will be welcoming back point guard Russell Westbrook whom suffered a knee injury during the first round of the playoffs last season. Their 60-22 record deemed them top seeing in the Western Conference playoffs and as stated, look to be there again.
This team lost just three players during the offseason. Kevin Martin and Ronnie Brewer are the noticeable players. When you have a dynamic and explosive point guard as Russell Westbrook and a premier scorer in Kevin Durant, there is no reason for any fan or players on the team to panic.
These two are probably one of if not the best one-two punch in the league. Surely their are fans that are saying what if. I am speaking of James Harden. Harden was with the Houston Rockets last season and for few years was another scorer for the duo. Frankly, if Harden were still with the Thunder, they possibly could of gone deeper into the playoffs because Durant would of then had another scorer on his side.
It is what it is. Durant continues to become a huge threat and MVP type of player every season. His ability to create his own shot and get to the rim causes havoc and nightmares for teams. Durant is the teams best offensive player. A three time scoring champ, Durant last season nearly captured his fourth in a row after averaging, 28.1 points per game. Another achievement for this young player, he was the sixth player in NBA history to join the 50-40-90 club (50% field goals, 40% three-pointers and 90% from free-throw line).
When teams game-plan against the Thunder, it is more Westbrook and Durant. One player that has worked hard and his proving to be a threat of his own is that of Serge Ibaka. Ibaka is dubbed and looked at as a shot-blocker, not a scorer. Last season he set career highs in points and rebounds. He averaged 13.2 points and 7.7 rebounds. He also turned heads with his impressive field-goal shooting from the floor. He hit .586 from the floor which ranked him fourth in the league.
The Thunder has all the keys for another run into the playoffs and possibly another trip back to the finals. What everyone will be looking at though is how Westbrook will be when he comes back from that knee injury. Will he be the same player? Will he be tentative? We shall see.
Division Prediction: 1st
Portland Trail Blazers 33-49 (4th 2012-2013)
Subtractions: J.J. Hickson, Eric Maynor, Jared Jeffries, Luke Babbitt, Nolan Smith
Additions: C.J. McCollum, Robin Lopez, Dorell Wright, Mo Williams, Thomas Robinson, Allen Crabbe, Earl Watson
The Trailblazers finished fourth in the division last season while having arguably the worst bench in the entire NBA. LaMarcus Aldridge, Damian Lillard and Nicolas Batum last season had to do everything imaginable for this team. These three were the team. Once the bench was called on, everything went down-hill. They knew that something needed to be done this offseason to surround their three players with some role players. The team went out and brought in seven players that should boost their bench play.
Rookie of the Year last season Damian Lillard may have put some hope into this Portland team. The fans can breathe a short sigh of relief from what they got a chance to see from the young player last season. LaMarcus Aldridge is one of my favorite players in the league. His skill set is just tremendous for a big man. He continues to produce at such a high level every season, despite the lack of wins, he still goes out and proves to be the leader of this team. Seeming as the Blazers have made moves to surround Aldridge and others with role players, this could take a lot of burden off of the three trying to do so much and let everything just fall into place.
Going back to Lillard, he is the teams top playmaker. He is not your average point-guard whom looks to pass first, his take, shoot first. Don't take
his passing ability and what he can do on the floor because he is this type of guard. He did average just under seven assists a game last season. This year, I see this improving tremendously. He could possibly get to 8 a game with the players added and how the team has one season with Lillard and knows what his abilities are. Teams should not sleep on Nicolas Batum. With all eyes going to be on Aldridge and Lillard, Batum last season averaged 14.3 points, 5.6 rebounds and 4.9 assists. He was also the only player on the team that averaged at least one steal and block a game.
This team can be scary in this division and put heat on the others. I see them clicking this season with some key additions.
Division Prediction: 2nd
Utah Jazz 43-39 (3rd 2012-2013)
Subtractions: Paul Millsap, Al Jefferson, Mo Williams, Randy Foye, Jamaal Tinsley, Kevin Murphy, Earl Watson, DeMarre Carroll
Additions: Trey Burke, Richard Jefferson, Andris Biedrins, Brandon Rush, John Lucas III, Rudy Gobert, Jerel McNeal, Ian Clark
The Utah Jazz are coming off of a season in which they finished third in the division. They are the one team that made a huge change to their roster. Al Jefferson, Paul Millsap and Mo Williams seemed to be the building block of what the Utah Jazz was trying to become. With the three of them gone, the Jazz are back at square one.
This season, the Jazz are going to be very young. The future is bright for the team but we know what comes before things get getter. This season I can see the Jazz lose, and a lot of it too. With the lack of leadership on the team, this team will not be able to compete with the more veteran-savy teams in the league. Their mental state will be tested as their are going to be a lot more bumps than smooth roads this coming season.
The Jazz did add some veterans to their team bringing on Richard Jefferson, Andris Biedrins and Brandon Rush. Even with these three, you have to come to wonder whom they will get the bulk of their scoring from. As of right now, their best offensive choice is Gordon Hayward. Last season he was third on the team averaging 14.1 points per game while also hitting 41% from beyond the arc.
All eyes will indeed be on the teams first round pick in Trey Burke. Burke made a name for himself while in Michigan as he looks to now be the starting point guard on opening night for the Jazz. One area that Burke excels as it pick-and-roll situations, he is very efficient. Given the history of the Utah Jazz, Burke looks to be right in his wheelhouse with the Jazz.
With a deplete roster and some additions, this team again will be tested through-out the season.
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Vid With a beard, garish Hawaiian shirt and hideous tattoos, the ESA's Dr Matt Taylor looks more like a hipster hobo than lead scientist on a historic space mission.
But in spite of his questionable dress sense, Dr Taylor remains science boffin on the Rosetta mission, which will see the European Space Agency spaceship attempt to land its Philae probe on a comet.
The probe is slated to land at 16.00 GMT today, Wednesday. But meanwhile, we've dug out this timelapse footage of the Doctor getting a truly appalling commemorative tattoo on his upper thigh.
Music fans may notice his Cannibal Corpse t-shirt, indicating the good doctor is a heavy metal fan.
For the sake of all humankind, let's hope his space skills are sharper than his music taste and dress sense.


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The Death Mark sequel has a western release date
News by Matt S.
Death Mark was everything that I like to see in my horror. Chilling, disturbing, and also at times sensuous, even erotic, the game perfectly encapsulated that contrasting and at time complimentary mix of horror and sexuality that should be there, but often isn't in video games.
Earlier this year, the publisher, Aksys Games, announced that it would be localising the sequel to Death Mark; Spirit Hunter: NG. Now we have a release date - NG lands on PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PC and PlayStation Vita (yay!) on October 10 in the US. A Europe/Australia release hasn't been confirmed, but one assume that it's around the corner too.
NG promises to be much the same kind of experience as its predecessor, only built around the theme of "horror in the mundane." Where Death Mark took you to exotic, terrifying locations, NG will find its horror in the every day... right down to your very home.
It goes without saying that this is one of my most anticipated games of the year. I cannot wait.
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Is the Social CEO a new age business imperative?
4th May 2016 PR Insight
Last week, Baba Ramdev let fly against MNCs saying that his Patanjali Ayurved brand will 'close the gate in Colgate, make the birds from the Nestle logo disappear and spoil the lever in Unilever (translated from Hindi)' .I am not going to repeat what he said about Pantene- but you can guess the trend. You may be excused for thinking that the corporate arena has turned into an animosity ridden, trash talking India –Australia cricket match.
While the topless, bearded Baba may be an extreme and rather silly example of trying to pyche out the competition; the fact is that increasingly the Indian CEO, previously mostly seen and occasionally heard in well controlled CII and WEF seminars or the pages of ET is far more vocal about his opinions today. Social media has crashed the wall between the CEO and their audience.
The early social media stars: Anand Mahindra
While the phenomenon is mostly start-up led, one of the early pioneers of CEOs on social media was Anand Mahindra, chairman and managing director of Mahindra Group. Mahindra strikes a good balance between being available to customers, open and yet mostly sensible about what he says.
Varsha Chainani, senior vice president-group communications, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. points out that, "As companies strive to build trust with their customers, employees and other stakeholders, an open, honest and authentic conversation in traditional media, online and in social media, is becoming the new normal."
Shonali Burke, president & CEO, Shonali Burke Consulting feels, "It's a reality of living in a world woven together by the social web. If you want people to pay attention to you, you need to talk to them... and be willing to listen."
Sheetal Singh head, external communication for Micromax and YU Televentures, "The Social CEO is a new age imperative. Businesses that are future thinking are embracing social conversations and these conversations are sometimes led by the CEOs, as they are the poster boys and girls for the brand and sometimes they get involved in the conversation. Consumers want to know the view point of leaders on many things and they want it instantly."
Is the vocal CEO a new business trend?
Recently, the CEOs of Flipkart and Snapdeal clashed over the reported entry of Alibaba into the Indian market. Flipkart founder Sachin Bansal, commented on Alibaba's plans to enter India with a bit of a pot shot at Snapdeal:
It's rare to see corporate CEOs sparring in public, but it's something Flipkart and Snapdeal heads do quite often.
Amit Gundh, head - digital & social media strategy, Ruder Finn Asia says, "The phenomenon on social media is more skewed towards start-ups that are led by young executives who are attempting at reinventing the rules of business and business communication, although such verbal duels between competitors have been witnessed in print media too. "
Amit Gundh: "Be it start-ups or old economy businesses, taking such conflicts to social media is really about the person behind the brand."
Shonali warns that initially being brash may be, "The type of personality that gets attention. At some point, though, "brash" gets old, though "blunt" usually stays refreshing... and these CEOs grow up."
How should PR professionals handle their socially active CEO?
Senior corporate communications leads such as Varsha believe that, "While this trend of being more transparent online may have been highlighted within the start-up community, it is rapidly spreading through the entire corporate sector in India."
Sheetal, who heads PR at Micromax believes that, "it's a need for the businesses that their CEOs are social but it is not the need for the businesses that every CEO is blunt or lock horns. Like any other business situation that requires the CEO to lead from the front, social conversations may require the same involvement but you need to choose which situations to pick up."
So how should PR professionals play it? While there are clearly things you can and cannot say on social media whoever you are, Senjam Raj Shekhar, head of corporate communications, Flipkart feels that in a situation where the CEO is empowered enough to speak on his own, PR professionals can only be a largely advisory presence.
Speaking at PRmoment India seminar in April, Raj said that, "It's OK to have a fight or banter on Twitter", as it makes the CEO more human.
Raj believes PR should only come in when there is a real impact on business.
Amit concurs that, "While a lot of corporate communications teams and consultants are yet get used to it, and may want to have editorial rights over all content that goes out from brand spokespersons, we must accept that businesses are run by humans and such verbal conflicts are natural. And social media offers exactly that – an honest, direct vent to the people behind brands. Of course, the person putting out blunt or brash words into social media would also have to be prepared to face the reaction from not only the opponents, but also the audience – positive or negative."
Varsha advises that, "CEOs should be mindful that any spin or 'corporate speak' doesn't really help their cause and is quickly dismissed."
Udit Pathak, co-founder and MD of Media Mantra points out that, " Constant communication with prospects can lead to improved brand perception on a larger scale and open multiple avenues in business. Understanding this remarkable advantage, CEO's from diverse industries are adopting the social route to touch- base, interact and connect with prospects in a speedy fashion."
Adds Amit, "Smart PR teams can really use this to their benefit instead of opposing or censoring it. Backed with real figures and positive performance, such bullish statements on social media can actually reflect confidence of the leadership. Hollow statements, or remarks in poor taste that lack any substance can on the other hand dent the reputation of the person making at as well as of the brand he or she represents. Actions speak louder than words - we must not forget."


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If we only think about "right and wrong" or "good and bad," where is the opportunity to learn and grow?
Since the day Jay chose to let his secret out about his secret eating, his outlook on the path to achieve his goal has grown in so many ways. The way he's completely open and honest about what he shares, how he shares it, and what he's learning from each decision he makes is exciting and fun to watch. Like most of you, besides the days Jay and I talk, I am invited to see all of his daily food choices on Instagram by following Jay at @smartphonefitjay.
Imagine what it would be like for you to share every meal you have with the world, no matter what your conscious choice of options it was.
What would your life look like if you never had those thoughts, feelings, or inability to take such action? How free would you feel to live your life the way you WANT to? Do you realize the TRUTH is you absolutely can, just like Jay is doing right now?
The only person holding you back from being able to live your life the way you want is yourself, and the judgments you have about yourself.
This is so bad for me, but…..
Why is it so hard for me….
I'm limited to what's available to me….
They look at me like….
I can keep going but I think you get the gist of what I'm referring to and maybe you came up with a whole bunch of other thoughts too. You are not alone in any of these thoughts or feelings. The other side of these types of thoughts is when we have them about ourselves, we automatically have them about others, and instinctively think that those others are thinking exactly the way we are about ourselves. This is true but it is not TRUTH.
Let me share some TRUTH about how judgment distracts us and prevents us from living the life we want. Judgment is a very catabolic use of our personal available energy. It drains us, restricts our ability to make decisions, and we believe there are only two possible outcomes. We make decisions based on these judgments and later on can feel as if we had no choice because we were a victim to the situation with only a limited choice.
Now, what if instead believing we only had two choices, we had many in that situation. I will provide you with what Jay shared on his Instagram page and show you how he was able to see many options available to him.
This past weekend, Jay was away for an event, which many friends surrounded him the entire time. Most of the food choices were on a predetermined menu, but here is one very specific situation.
But instead of self judgment, Jay had a completely different view of the situation. One that was fully utilizing the anabolic energy available to him to find options and opportunities, made with the thoughts of understanding and feeling at peace. His action was one of acceptance of the situation he was in to create a teaching experience of how there are more than just two options. As you can see, Jay consciously chose to have two slices and knew they were the best option available. The anabolic energy Jay had going into this decision was not one based on fear of what others were going to think of him, but exemplifying the ability to see an array of opportunities to respect his value of freedom. Freedom of choice, freedom from self judgment and freedom to live how he WANTS to, not has to.
I love watching Jay live freely because the energy he is tapping into and living his life with now is bringing amazing results that he sees and feels. All of this started happening when he let go of his own judgment of himself, the life he was lying about (secret eating) to himself, the fighting over feeling out of control, and fear of losing his freedom.
The FUN is just beginning with Jay and I!
By tapping into his anabolic energy, Jay's TRUTH is full of opportunities, no matter what the situation is. There is success and lessons learned, not right or wrong, or good or bad. There is choice and the result is no matter what the situation, he is growing and getting closer and closer to the best version of himself yet. His goal to become vibrantly fit is now viewed as focusing on the "vibrant" life he can lead, and how he continues to learn so much about himself and who he wants to be.