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Online Sportbook computer model ran 10,000 simulations of Dallas Mavericks vs. Denver Nuggets before revealing its NBA picks today.
On Tuesday night, the Denver Nuggets (14-9) take on the Dallas Mavericks (12-11) in a Western Conference matchup. This is the third meeting between these two clubs this season, and each club has won. The Nuggets are 11-12 against the spread. Meanwhile, in 2022, Dallas is a league-worst 7-15-1 against the spread. Peyton Watson (right hamstring strain) and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (wrist) are both questionable, while Denver is missing Michael Porter Jr., Collin Gillespie, and Jeff Green.
The game will begin at 10 p.m. ET in Denver. In the most recent Mavericks vs. Nuggets odds, OKBET Sportsbook has the Nuggets as a 4.5-point favorite, with the total points scored set at 222.5. Before making any Mavericks vs. Nuggets predictions, check out OKBET Asia NBA predictions and betting advice from the proven computer simulation model.
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Now, the model has zeroed in on Mavericks vs. Nuggets and has made its NBA predictions. You can now view the model's picks on OKBET Asia. Here are some NBA odds and betting lines for the Mavericks vs. Nuggets matchup:
Spread for Mavericks vs. Nuggets: Denver -4.5
Over/Under for Mavericks vs. Nuggets: 222.5 points
Money line for the Mavericks vs. Nuggets: Denver -190, Dallas +158
DAL: The over is 7-1 in the Mavericks' last eight games played on 0 days rest.
DEN: The Nuggets are 5-0 ATS in their last five games following a loss by more than ten points.
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Why the Nuggets are capable of covering
Guard Jamal Murray is a quick and instinctive playmaker. Murray, as a scorer or facilitator, can carry the team in spurts. The Kentucky product excels at shooting from downtown and can really push the tempo in transition. Murray is averaging 17.9 points and 4.9 assists per game while shooting 38% from three-point range. In four of his last five games, he has scored 20 or more points and made at least two 3-pointers.
Forward Aaron Gordon is a very athletic and versatile frontcourt player. Gordon is a high-energy, explosive player who can soar above the rim. The Arizona product is constantly cutting to the rim and can defend the three and four. Gordon averages 16.1 points and 6.7 rebounds per contest. He had 19 points and eight rebounds in his previous game.
Why the Mavericks are capable of covering
Guard On the court, Luka Doncic does it all for this team. Doncic has exceptional court vision and the ability to thread the needle. He's fourth in the league in assists (8.5), and he's had ten or more in three of his last five games. The three-time All-Star can easily create his shot from anywhere on the court. Furthermore, Doncic leads the NBA in scoring with 33.4 points per game. He had 33 points, six rebounds, and eight assists on Monday.
Forward Tim Hardaway Jr. is an excellent perimeter shooter. Hardaway Jr. shoots 35% from deep and averages 2.7 three-pointers per game. The Michigan product is athletic and excels at filling the lane. He averages 12.6 points per game but has scored 20 or more in three of his last four games. On Saturday, Hardaway Jr. scored 28 points, grabbed seven rebounds, and shot 8-of-13 from beyond the arc.
How to Pick Mavericks vs. Nuggets
The point total is favored by OKBET Asia model, which predicts 233 points for the teams combined. According to the model, one side of the spread is hit in more than half of the simulations. Only OKBET Asia has the model's Nuggets vs. Mavericks pick.
So, who wins the Mavericks vs. Nuggets matchup? And which side of the spread is correct in more than half of the simulations? Keep reading our NBA news to find out.
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Big Wall Street banks, after spending massive amounts of money and time to get their old, creaking systems in better shape, are now trying to sell technology they've developed in-house to other companies.
U.S. banks including Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS.N), Morgan Stanley (MS.N) and JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) are spinning out or selling a range of tools that pertain to data security, mobile applications and "systems integration," the process of flattening layers of aging technology.
So far, the banks are not making much money from these efforts, especially compared to what they have had to spend on technology in recent years. Between upgrades of hardware and software, creating new apps and bolstering cybersecurity defenses, tech is fast becoming one of the industry's largest expenses.
U.S. banks collectively spent $62.2 billion on technology last year, according to research firm Celent. Selling technology externally recoups only a tiny fraction of that amount. But moving tech from the expense line to the revenue line is an important shift for big banks, which are desperately hunting for new areas of growth as regulations have hemmed in traditional profit engines like trading.
"Banks are looking for other ways to squeeze out profit," said Jonathan Lehr, a managing director at venture capital firm Work-Bench which invests in business technology startups. "They get more eyes on their homegrown technology and it's a good opportunity to build their brand with potential recruits."
Goldman has arguably been the most aggressive developer and seller of its own technology to outside companies, something it has been doing on and off since the dotcom boom of the 1990s. Its chief executive, Lloyd Blankfein, is fond of saying Goldman is more like a technology company than a bank.
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Q: Kitchen-Docker specify image name for Dockerfile I am currently using kitchen-docker driver for testing my cookbooks. Wondering how to specify a image name:tag for the image that is build by the kitchen create command.
Here is my .kitchen.yml :
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driver:
  name: docker
  use_sudo: false
  dockerfile: ../Dockerfile
  remove_images: true
  privileged: true
  run_command: /usr/sbin/init

provisioner:
  name: chef_zero
  data_bags_path: 'data_bags'
  environments_path: 'environments'
  cookbook_path: "cookbooks"
  client_rb:
    environment: development

platforms:
  - name: centos-7
    driver_config:
      container_name: myapp
      instance_name: myapp

suites:
  - name: default
    run_list:
      - recipe[web_server::default]
      - recipe[app_server::default]
    attributes:

Run the command:
kitchen create

Creates a docker image as <none> I would like to call the image as mycompany/app
REPOSITORY                         TAG                 IMAGE ID            CREATED             SIZE
<none>                             <none>              18e663ff7508        17 seconds ago      1.14GB

any help is massively appreciated.

A: There is no option for this, kitchen-docker doesn't use tags as it doesn't need them, it tracks the build image ID itself.

A: Actually I found a way to do it.
you can actually pass the build_options: and tag. As shown in the code below.
.kitchen.yml (the full yml file is in the question above.)
platforms:
 - name: centos-7
   driver_config:
    dockerfile: ../Dockerfile
    build_options:
     tag: mycompany/myapp:latest
     rm: true
    container_name: myapp
    instance_name: myapp

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He offered her admission to Humanities Preparatory Academy, where she became a straight A student, fishing a four-year high school program in just two years. Liz with friends Edwin and Ruben at her graduation from Harvard in 2009 A year or so later, Ma and Daddy finally separated and Ma moved in with a new boyfriend. The Times was looking to make a difference by helping kids who had overcome obstacles. Maybe getting more sleep would have helped, but there was too much going on. So, having lived the experiences she did, why did she write the memoir? Throughout your book exists a question never quite explicitly addressed: What do you think explains why you were able to survive such a horrible life and become an intelligent, successful person? Did you decide on any limitations about the intimacy and details in your book? She was born in 1980 with drugs in her blood because her parents religiously shot cocaine and heroin into their arms Murray 11. So I decided to censor my life from my father, and to have him think everything was just great.
Murray foregrounds the loss of her mother as the occasion of a life-changing epiphany on her part and the nexus between her themes of survival, journey, and forgiveness. It was first released on April 7, 2003 in the United States. What, if any, technical challenges did the book pose? Rather than playing with friends or going to birthday parties, she focused on surviving. Hoare for his direction with this project. At this point Jean has become the model of a woman Liz does not want to be. I started school in the summer of 1985 and, from the outset, I tried to be a good student. Murray, 30, has travelled a long way from lost-cause status.
New York Times scholarship and got into Harvard. While Murray and her sister survived on egg and mayonnaise sandwiches, toothpaste, and even cherry-flavored chapstick, her parents regularly focused on one thing: mainlining cocaine. As freedom and excitement turn to burden and exhaustion though, Liz becomes romantically involved with a charming but deceitful young man named Carlos—her first love—who offers to be her support. She refused to end up like her mom and decided that the best way to avoid that fate was to go back to school. Her transformation was portrayed in a 2003 Lifetime Television movie, , which was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award.
She also won a place on a field trip to Boston. Though he dropped out, he remained an avid reader and influenced Murray to be the same. This is a woman who is strung out and desperate to get high - and she just flushed her drugs down the toilet. Gradually, I took my hair out of my face and started looking people in the eye. Her net worth and salary are still unknown through any sources.
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In spite of all that was wrong with the family, she remembers that a good moment occurred once in a while, but the reader notices that these moments usually entail an acceptance of special responsibility on her part: watching out the window for the mail carrier who would deliver the monthly welfare check or comforting her mother as she came down from another coke binge. Murray opted for the token, which led her to meet Perry Weiner, the founder of Humanities Preparatory Academy. Is this always good advice? She plunged into her studies and took a double load of courses. Liz Murray born September 23, 1980 in The Bronx, New York is an American whose success story has spread around the world. Once released, she quits school for good and begins to live on the streets. She adhered steadfastly to her plan.
It was so ridiculously perfect that I laughed. This extensive reading was her only form of preparation for high school. She'd thrown away the entire hit—despite her desperation. Weiner encouraged her to apply to Harvard, telling her that although it was a reach, it was not impossible. Their apartment was littered with books and Murray had read all of them numerous times. However, Liz is also emotionally scarred by her relationship with her parents and her sister, Lisa Murray. Murray headed his advice, but wondered how she would pay for tuition, room, and board.
But one pretty Latina girl offered to hang out with me. Sometimes it felt as though I made up the memory of her, but I knew I hadn't. I stared at Meredith's face as a baby and compared it to Daddy's. It has been done for me. By itself, that's already something. Thomas, the best thing that you can do for your wife is turn her in or check her in.
I thank him for his support, suggestions, and for his invaluable comments. Murray, whose life was chronicled in the Lifetime television movie Homeless to Harvard, was the keynote speaker at Bryan's back-to-school convocation at Central Baptist Church. She begins to see going back to school as an escape route and her only way to gain control over her life. The kitchen window was cracked, causing the apartment to be freezing cold. Between 1986 and 1990, she suffered six schizophrenic bouts, each requiring her to be institutionalised for up to three months. I demanded that she give me my money, and I shouted mean words at her that are hard for me to think about now. Thank you for sharing your story with the world.
And I care how others feel. When she gets old enough to attend school, she often chooses to and is allowed to just not go. When she returned home half an hour later with a nickel bag, I was furious with her. She would lye and fight with me the same day I got out of the hospital about the pain pills I didn't have. Liz Murray: Career, Salary, and Net worth During her Career, Liz started to peruse writing and study material science, yet at the same time had no steady place to remain. Once Jean finds out, she finally reacts as a mother should and gets the girls away from him and in to see a doctor. I'm simply going to be a loving, generous, giving person.


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Unexpected Love by Liza O'Connor
Three strong women are willing to do anything, include taking on the Mafia, to preserve the last White Oak Forest in Iowa.
Helen has lived and protected the property for most of her long life, but she's dying and needs to find a new caretaker. Her Mafia crazed sons wish to raze down the forest to make themselves billionaires. She locates an avid hiker in New Jersey with the love and money to take over the woods.
Megan is convinced her lottery win came with a curse. The day she receives Helen's offer to buy her woods she also learns a serial killer has her in his sight, so she changes her identity, moves to Iowa, and buys Helen's forest. While the Mafia Don, Benito Campinelli, would not order a hit on his own mother, Megan is fair game.
Tess, the granddaughter of Helen, has lived with her grams since her father tried to force her to marry a Chicago Mafia Don when she turned sixteen. Under Grams' guidance, she learned how to care for the forest. To protect Tess from being forced to sell the lands to her father, Megan turned the lands into a State Park with the caveat that Tess will become the forest manager once she gets her Master's degree. Until then, she will assist the person in charge.
Together these women can take on anything, but what happens when Tess is on her own?
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Megan Clarke had a good life until she wins the Mega Times Lottery and discovers the prize comes with a curse. Worse than the many money-hungry suitors, a serial killer has her in his sight. She changes her name and moves to Iowa with plans to buy their last major forest of white oaks and turn it into a State Park.
Unfortunately, the Lottery Curse doesn't stop at state lines and someone there wants her dead, as well. Good thing a disturbingly handsome law officer is just as determined to keep her alive.
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Tess Campbell is a mafia princess who wants nothing to do with her dangerous family. She'd rather spend her life making Grams' forest the best state park in Iowa.
Alistair Castile, aka Steel, is a British prince, his archeological career in ruins due to his promiscuous nature. He's hired on as forest manager of Tess's woods and quickly falls in love with the charming young woman, so different from the socialites of his world.
Only there are several serious barriers between them: Steel's career cannot withstand another scandal and Tess's father will kill anyone who gets in the way of his daughter marrying a Chicago mobster.
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By the time Tess climbed in the car, she was perilously late. She drove the pot-holed road as fast as she dared, but she saw no chance of making up the time.
She arrived at the airport at 6:16 p.m. "Please let the plane be late," she said to the ceiling of her car. She wondered if God would realize she was talking to him. Since she hadn't spoken to God since her mother died, he probably had no clue who she was.
By the time she parked her car and made it inside, it was 6:28, and according to the board, the plane had arrived at 6:02.
"Shit!' she yelled and held up her sign with Dr. Castile's name. She waved it about as she hurried to the luggage carousels. She rechecked the board to determine which luggage loop she needed to haunt.
She'd made it two-thirds of the way around the carousel when someone gripped her arm and turned her around. An annoyed, blond Adonis with long hair pulled into a ponytail, wearing tight jeans and a tweed jacket, glared at her. "Gads, woman! I've been chasing you through the whole bloody airport!"
His English accent reminded her of James Bond, but his attitude wasn't nearly so polite.
"Shouldn't you stand in one place and let your passenger come to you?" he demanded.
Dear God, this couldn't be her new boss. Surely, Mr. Barkman wouldn't send a hippie to Grams' house. "Are you Doctor Alastair Castile?" Please say no.
He rubbed his temple. "Why else would I chase you all over the airport?" His gaze swept up and down, taking her in. "I must presume you are new to your occupation, and no one has taken the trouble to train you."
Great, a misogynist. But he sure as hell didn't look like a doctor. "May I see your passport please?"
"I beg your pardon?" His voice had a decided chill to it.
"To prove you really are Dr. Alastair Castile."
"Surely, you jest."
"You can either show me your passport or move on. You're too young to have a doctorate, and you look more like a male model than a forest manager, so I'm thinking this is some stupid frat prank."
Tess turned to leave, but he grabbed her arm again. When she turned, an obnoxious smirk formed on his lips as he shoved his passport under her nose.
Opening the passport, she read Dr. Alastair Bastion Castile.
God knows her, all right, and he's clearly pissed as hell.
Liza O'Connor lives in Denville, NJ with her dog Jess. They hike in fabulous woods every day, rain or shine, sleet or snow. Having an adventurous nature, she learned to fly small Cessnas in NJ, hang-glide in New Zealand, kayak in Pennsylvania, ski in New York, scuba dive with great white sharks in Australia, dig up dinosaur bones in Montana, sky dive in Indiana, and raft a class four river in Tasmania. She's an avid gardener, amateur photographer, and dabbler in watercolors and graphic arts. Yet through her entire life, her first love has and always will be writing novels.
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The Dowling Track was named after Vincent James Dowling an explorer and pastoralist who traced the sources of the Paroo and Bulloo Rivers and mapped the river and creek systems as well as the ranges and plains surrounding them. The track stretches from Bourke NSW to Quilpie in QLD and is 567 km in length. Along the way you'll find the historic townships of Bourke, Fords Bridge, Yantabulla, Hungerford, Thargomindah, Toompine and Quilpie. And of course Kilcowera – the best spot to pull up for a week or so and have a really good look around!
In 1859 Dowling also established Fort Bourke Station on the Darling River as well as Caiwaroo and Eulo Stations on the Paroo River around 1861. He settled for a time at Thargomindah Station in 1864.
There is something for everyone along the track with historic pubs, old Cob and Co pubs, opal mining, paddle steamers and fishing in any of the four rivers that you will cross. The bird watching in this part of the outback is fantastic as well. There is a variety of unique accommodation to be found along the way or plenty of camping spots to choose from.
Then there are the National Parks and Station Stays like ours that offer a great insight into life on the land in this arid environment. The track is mainly dirt but there are occasional stretches of bitumen. The local councils do a good job on the upkeep of the gravel parts but it's wise to stay off the road for a few days after rain so as not to wreck the road and upset the locals!
The Bulloo Shire, established in 1880, is one of the largest in Queensland covering an area of 73,807 ² Kms. It has a population of around 377 souls and 220 of them live and work in Thargomindah, the hub of the shire. The main industries in the shire are wool, beef, opals, oil and gas, and of course working for the local council. In 1961 there were 772 people in the shire, back then there were many more people employed on stations and lots more shearers around than there are now.
Other towns and localities in the shire include Hungerford right on the Paroo River and famous for its old pub, bi – annual field day and for being on the NSW – QLD border. Don't forget to ask the publican if you can check out the monstrous big cellar underneath the pub!
Then there is Noccundra on the Wilson River, famous for its gymkhana, beautiful waterhole and its ancient pub. And yes you can fly into Noccundra and taxi right up to the pubs back door.
There is the ghost town of Oontoo over near the SA Border, sort of famous for not being there anymore. But lots of people try to find it and its even on google.
Cameron Corner is where 3 states meet and there you will find The Corner Store stocked up with lots of goodies for the weary traveller. This is a great spot to celebrate New Years Eve. Just don't ask the bloke behind the counter what sort of pies he's got. He'll tell you he's got round ones.
The Burke and Wills dig tree is just up the road a couple of hundred kilometres, a great camping spot right on Cooper Creek, steeped in history. You can fly into all these places and it's a great way to get around but of course you really get the feel of the outback by driving and driving and driving! A lot of the roads are bitumen but there is still plenty of dirt ones around too.
The channel country of Cooper Creek and the Bulloo River overflow are magical places to see in good seasons, the variety of birds, small marsupials, lizards, frogs and snakes is astounding, as well as the assortment of bushes, grasses and forbs that just appear after floods.
And lastly Thargomindah has just about everything the discerning traveller needs including a Toyota dealer ( anything else take it to Turnouts ) an RACQ service, a pub ( home of Surly Shirley ), historic buildings, a new coffee shop, caravan parks, motels, fishing in the river and a visitor info centre.


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Learning from Libraries – Stress-busting Steven
July 19, 2019 July 19, 2019 abennettgoldleaf
Universities are now much more aware of the need to support students who are feeling stressed by work pressures and exams. Librarians, of course, tend to see more of the anguish than academics, who only encounter students occasionally during the examination period. One of the more imaginative and empathetic ways that has been developed to help alleviate stress is to introduce a therapy dog to the library, to provide "animal assisted wellness". In 2017 MacOdrum Library at Carleton University (Ontario, Canada) appointed Uncle Steven, a dog named after his first foster carer's uncle, to be the stress-buster-in-chief at the university.
Uncle Steven was a rescue dog, a Basset hound saved by the Edmonton Basset Rescue Society from a "puppy mill". For seven years he had been kept in a crate and used as a breeding hound. He had never been in a house or car and did not like to be near men.
His original foster carer was unable to continue to look after him because she already had two babies and two dogs to look after. He was therefore adopted by John Vendel and his wife Erika Banski, both of whom are librarians.
Uncle Steven visited the MacOdrum Library for an hour and a half twice a week during the exam season. His services were appreciated by university staff and students alike, who played with him and talked to him and found him a very effective therapy dog. Apparently there is a scientific reason for the remarkable success these dogs are able to achieve: humans release a de-stressing hormone when petting an animal. 10 or 15 minutes spent with Uncle Steven were therefore very effective for calming students (and staff!) and motivating them to take a positive attitude towards their work. John Vendel said that the benefits were two-way: Uncle Steven had been so neglected as a young dog that he was now enjoying the attention and lapping it up. The students who petted him unanimously agreed that he had helped to calm them and make them more cheerful. John said that he "seemed to know" how anxious students were feeling.
Here is a picture of John with Uncle Steven. Sadly, Uncle Steven passed away in April this year. To mark all the good work he had done, at a ceremony in the President's office his owners, Erika and John received a "posthumous distinction" award. Erika is on the left of the photo, wearing a red dress; John is standing next to the President, who is holding the certificate.
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NSS results 2019 and Learning Resources
July 5, 2019 abennettgoldleaf
On Wednesday, the Office for Students published the results of this year's National Student Survey.
Each year, the NSS results spark discussions about their usefulness and whether or not they actually reflect the performance of a university overall. And every year, universities and service providers keenly await their results and national media celebrates their "winners".
What we do know is that universities take a great deal of notice of their NSS results and often changes in teaching happen with a view on improving NSS results. This – along with increased tuition fees and student expectations – is one of the factors that contribute to the image of the "student as a customer".
The NSS data is one of the most important metrics for the TEF, and many Student Unions, who are en large opposed to the way the TEF measures Teaching Excellence, have initiated NSS boycotts in order to invalidate results. The University of Cambridge is one of them, and has been successful for three years in a row. Once again, the response rate for Cambridge has been below the threshold of 50% required for data to be meaningful enough to be published, which means that it will again be unable to participate in the TEF.
But how did those universities do who did get a high enough response rate?
Overall, it can be said that Scottish and Welsh universities have received better feedback from their students than English ones. To the question "Overall, I'm satisfied with the quality of the course", the University of St. Andrews received the highest number of students agreeing (95.49%). In the top 10 there are 3 Scottish (St. Andrews, Dundee and the Robert Gordon University) and 2 Welsh universities (Aberystwyth, who came second, and Swansea). The Universities of Loughborough, Keele and York top the list of English institutions.
However, these are views on the overall course, and we were particularly interested in section 6 of the NSS, which deals with Learning Resources specifically, including library resources, but also IT infrastructure and access to subject-specific equipment. Of particular interest to us was question 19 – "The library resources (e.g. books, online services and learning spaces) have supported my learning well."
Looking at this question, students at St. Mary's University College Belfast were the most appreciative (93.22% agreed with this statement), followed by the University of Leeds (92.85%) and the University of Dundee (92.7%). It is also interesting to see here that 19.12% of students at the University of Reading disagreed with the statement – by far the highest number of students unsatisfied with library resources; while students at Heriot-Watt and Wrexham Glyndwr University were not particularly happy either (around 10% disagreed at each).
It is difficult to come to conclusions when looking at the broad figures, which of course include all subject areas. David Kernohan of WonkHE has helpfully tried to break down the figures by subjects; looking again at question 19 through his lens, it may come as no surprise that students of specialist subjects like Minerals Technology, Computer Games and Animation, Complementary and Alternative Medicine or Drama are particularly dissatisfied with their library resources. However, subjects like Archaeology, Classics and History are also listed high on the dissatisfaction scale, and publishers and librarians should certainly take such mixed results on board. More surprising, maybe, is that students of Nursing, Microbiology and Dentistry are especially happy with their library resources.
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Thought-provoking commentary on technologies that are changing the way mankind does things.
We touch our phones 2,617 times a day, says study
Feeling a peculiar pull towards your phone? You're not alone. An obsession to touch phones is rampant.
We're obsessed with our phones, a new study has found. The heaviest smartphone users click, tap or swipe on their phone 5,427 times a day, according to researcher Dscout.
That's the top 10 percent of phone users, so one would expect it to be excessive. However, the rest of us still touch the addictive things 2,617 times a day on average. No small number.
+ Also on Network World: Time for digital detox? Searching for Wi-Fi becomes normal vacation behavior +
The research firm, which specializes in consumer reactions to products, recruited 94 Android device users and installed special software on their smartphones. The tool tracked each user's "interaction" over five days, all day, the company says in a blog post on its website.
"And by every interaction, we mean every tap, type, swipe and click. We're calling them touches," it explains.
Averaging out the numbers, the aforementioned figures mean the heaviest users are touching their devices a couple of million times in one year, Dscout says.
The company has been looking into whether interactions with smartphones have become onerous.
RELATED: 12 lesser-known Apple Watch tips and tricks you should know
"Each tap and swipe feels small and harmless. Just a tiny fraction of our brain power and physical effort," but to what extent are the interactions not good, it wonders.
Lots of little sessions
Well, the good news, probably, is that users aren't glued to the slivers of glass and plastic all the time. The firm discovered that long-period usage of phones was quite unusual. Netflix and reading contributed to most phone time in longer sessions. But "in general, people prefer lots of little sessions with breaks in between."
In fact, daily, the average user only used the devices for a total of 145 minutes. Heavier users: 225 daily minutes.
Picking up the phone, as opposed to simply touching it, also wasn't as addiction-prone. "The average user engaged in 76 separate phone sessions a day. Heavy users averaged 132 sessions a day," the researcher found.
The respondents did leave the gadgets alone much of the time at night. They abandoned heavy use of the devices when it became time to go to bed—for the most part.
However, many still liked a touch or two in the midnight hours. In fact 87 percent "of participants checked their phones, and brought them out of a sleep state, at least once between midnight and 5 a.m." over the five-day sample period.
Dscout explains that many phones can be used as a clock without unlocking, and it didn't track activity within unlocked touches, just the initial touch of the locked device. So, the 2,617 daily touches "is actually a low-ball figure," it says. Maybe people did more touching while locked, it says.
Probably the most interesting thing in all this was that the people surveyed completely underestimated their phone touching. While they were initially shocked by the numbers, 41 percent said "it probably won't change the way I use my phone."
And an obstinate 5 percent said they'd try to use the device more when told their number of touches during the test week.
However, all this touching may just be a blip in history. Dscout suggests voice commands could ultimately supplant touching.
Patrick Nelson was editor and publisher of the music industry trade publication Producer Report and has written for a number of technology blogs. Nelson wrote the cult-classic novel Sprawlism.


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Roku media player shrinks again -- to an HDMI dongle
Stated Kurt Scherf, vice president and principal analyst at Parks Associates, "The Roku Streaming Stick is a game changer for the Smart TV market. It takes the leading streaming platform and integrates into the TV in a way that no one has been able to do."
From the article, "Roku media player shrinks again -- to an HDMI dongle" by Eric Brown


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US business delegation in Bangladesh to explore opportunities
A delegation from the United States, members of the US-Bangladesh Business Council, is visiting Bangladesh till May 11 to explore economic opportunities between the two countries.
Over 25 executives from across sectors like digital, energy, financial services, insurance, and agriculture are part of the executive business delegation.
The delegation of global business leaders is scheduled to meet Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen at Foreign Service Academy Monday afternoon.
US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas had a brief interaction with it Sunday.
Senior officers of the US Embassy in Dhaka and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Bangladesh shared their briefing on high-level opportunities for stronger Bangladesh-US economic and commercial ties.
The purpose of the Council's first trade mission to Bangladesh is to renew old friendships and explore opportunities for new partnerships, said Jay R Pryor, vice-president (business development), Chevron.
Pryor, also inaugural board chair of the US-Bangladesh Business Council, said the US companies want to contribute to Bangladesh's impressive economic development.
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Telecommunication services crucial to tackle disaster: Enamur
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PM to unveil 25 dev projects in Rajshahi on Sunday
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EB-1: Based on current demand, Charlie predicts that a "final action cut-off date" will need to be imposed for EB-1 India and EB-1 China later this fiscal year. If this happens, Form I-140 petitions can continue to be filed with USCIS but Form I-485 Adjustment of Status application cannot be filed until the priority date for those preference categories is current. This could result in several months of delay, as was seen in fall 2016, so applicants who may be affected by this potential retrogression should consider filing their applications as soon as possible.
EB-2 Worldwide: Charlie expects to impose a "final action cut-off date" for EB-2 Worldwide at some point due to sizeable demand. Lingering demand from cases that otherwise would have been approvable in August and September 2016 is partly responsible for this surge in demand, as are EB-3 India upgrades.
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EB-2 India: Charlie continues to hope that EB-2 India will recover to the November 22, 2008 final action date retrogression from May 2015. However, EB-3 upgrades could negatively impact that recovery.
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Hearty thanks to Stephen F. Cohen for a long-overdue counterbalance to the media's endless Putin-bashing: "Media Malpractice?: Distorting Russia" [March 3]. I don't recall NBC or the other networks being this hypercritical about China and the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
In "Media Malpractice?" Stephen F. Cohen seems to practice his own brand of "one country" propaganda. I wonder what Anna Politkovskaya, or any of the fifty-six other Russian journalists who have been murdered for their reportage, would think of Cohen's assertions?
Thank you for this thorough, informed, well-written article about the media's treatment of Russia and President Vladimir Putin. I could not agree more with Mr. Cohen. He is correct about the EU's mistakes. The German weekly Die Zeit introduced me to the Ukrainian writer Serhij Zhadan. He explains the division in his country well. Cohen's contribution is another example of the importance of The Nation. Keep up the good work.
Stephen F. Cohen has adroitly pulled back the curtain that exposes the US media's misrepresentation of Putin, Sochi and Ukraine. Russia, according to the popular media, is the place where the Cold War arrived first, where it never ended and never left. Russia, like Cuba, is a country suspended in time, one that exists off modernity's grid. It's a place where the heirloom of paranoia is taken down and polished daily by the US media and politicians.
An example is an editorial diatribe by NBC's Bob Costas in Sochi, reminding viewers of Putin's many undemocratic goings-on in Russia. Of course, if a sports announcer during the Atlanta or Lake Placid Games reminded viewers of the US support of repressive dictatorships throughout the world, he would be looking for a new job in the morning.
Stephen Cohen's "Distorting Russia" is a crushing rejoinder to the insufferable anti-Putin barrage that has recently appeared in our media. Cohen might have built an even stronger case by mentioning the provocative role played by ex–US Ambassador Michael McFaul, who devoted the vast bulk of his tenure in Moscow to undermining the Russian government through blogs and highly publicized meetings with civil society groups in a joint undertaking to smear the Putin government.
John McCain knows what his politics are, even if many newspapers don't.
It must be said, and said with force: Stephen F. Cohen's analysis of the Ukraine/Russia/Sochi/European Union labyrinth is a brilliant piece of work. He rewinds the entangled media propaganda and leads us out into the cold air of reality. A loud bravo to The Nation for having the guts to publish this exposé of yet another attempt to reconfigure history to coincide with the agenda of the American Empire. The deep psychosis of American exceptionalism continues to distort our view of the world, made even more insane by compliant corporate media. Thank you.
I enjoyed Kosman & Picciotto's Puzzle #3310 [Feb. 3], but discovered a factual error. The answer to 19 Down is "Aramaic," which was made synonymous with the clue phrase "dead language." Aramaic is not a dead language. Although in danger of extinction, it is still spoken in parts of Syria, northern Iraq, Kurdistan and Israel (by Kurdistani Jews)—even in the United States. Most Aramaeophones are Christians. Some of them are referred to as Assyrians or Chaldeans (and some give their children biblical-era Mesopotamian names like Tiglath-Pileser and Sargon).
Check out en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo-Aramaic_languages. You can even hear rock music and hip-hop in Aramaic.


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IPL 4 update and the composition of Indian team to tour West Indies.
IPL 4 has been different – so many matches, occurring immediately after a successful WC 2011, watched and enjoyed by millions albeit it was a 50 over a side affair. The race between the 10 teams to finish within the top 4 is culminating into hard fought battles and some interesting displays. With most teams having two matches save Kochi which has one, CSK leads the table followed by MI, KKR & King XI as of date.
IPL has unearthed lot of new talent but the Indian selectors seemingly have ignored the performances in IPL. In the team that was announced for the solitary T20 and 5 onedayers at West Indies, Gautam Gambhir leads a side depleted by top players like Sachin, Dhoni. The squad of Gautam Gambhir (captain), Suresh Raina, Parthiv Patel (wk), Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, S Badrinath, Rohit Sharma, Harbhajan Singh, R Ashwin, Praveen Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Munaf Patel, Vinay Kumar, Yusuf Pathan, Amit Mishra, Wriddhiman Saha (wk). – has not thrown any great surprise.
Badrinath has been knocking the doors strongly and Rohit Sharma has performance. Board has been relying on the keeping skills of Parthiv Patel and Vinaykumar, Ishant and Amit Mishra returned replacing Nehra, Sreesanth and Piyush Chawla. Praveen kumar is also back recovering from his injury in the spot created by the rest of Zaheer. Sehwag is injured. The heores of IPL - Ambati Rayudu, Valthaty, Rahul Sharma have missed out.
Watching the IPL matches, one does wonder the quality of Varun Aaron in a Nation starved of genuine quickies. Earlier I had posted one about him touted to be fastest ball in Indian soil. Varun is reported to be bowling consistently above 140 kmph. He was not picked by his team Delhi Daredevils in all matches but did get a chance against CSK at Chennai on a batting pitch. The third over he was on view in the 4th over and his 4th ball clocked 147.6 kmph thudding on to the gloves of the keeper.
It was the exhibition of the other side in another match. Munaf Musa Patel was once hailed to be a pacer – now his supporters are hailing him for his line and length. Already he is a poor fielder, who would not bend or put in that extra effort in saving a single or going all out for a ballooned hit. DC were struggling and the last over was to be bowled by this bowler who was once hit all over the park for all fours by Sarwan. This time, it was lesser batsmen (Dhawan and Amit Mishra). The first ball was hit over midwicket by Dhawan for a 6. next was a single. He ran into bowl to Mishra, who does not have tall claims to be a hitter. Third – short pitched on leg stump, top edged and landed just short of the ropes for a 4; Munaf let out some missives from his mouth in an ungainly gesture. 4th a full toss dispatched over square for another 4. Munaf runs in and tries to stare hard at Mishra. 5th – a slower one, cut fine and another 4. Mishra collides with Munaf and there is war of words. Last ball another full toss hit over midwicket for another 4. (6,1,4,4,4,4) – a poor last over which changed the game and more than the over the display of ire was ignominious. Expression of frustration from somebody who did not did not have his basics right.
RCB with 17 points are ensured of a place but lot would depend on which team finishes on 1 & 2. CSK and MI have 16 points each but will have some trouble if Punjab were to win their last two games by a huge margin. Earlier MI were running away with victories and the poor 87 all out against Punjab has adversely affected their NRR. They have an easy match against Rajasthan and a win would see them easily through. It is interesting to see whether Kolkata Knight Riders who have not qualified in any of the 3 previous editions does it this time.
This is a different format wherein 1&2 play – winner goes to Finals; 3 & 4 play – winner of 3 & 4 plays loser of 1&2 to qualify for the Finals and then there will be Finals. Team 1, 2 & 3 qualify for the Champions League. That makes it more lively………….
Regards – S. Sampathkumar
Posted by Srinivasan Sampathkumar at Tuesday, May 17, 2011


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Title: Dallas Frazier
Subject: List of songs recorded by Elvis Presley, Suspicious Minds (album), True Love Travels on a Gravel Road, Wearin' That Loved-On Look, Bakersfield sound
Collection: 1939 Births, American Country Singers, American Country Singer-Songwriters, Bakersfield Sound, Country Musicians from Oklahoma, Living People, Musicians from Oklahoma, People from Spiro, Oklahoma
Dallas Frazier in 1966
(1939-10-27) October 27, 1939
Spiro, Oklahoma, USA
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Dallas Frazier (born October 27, 1939) is an American country musician and songwriter who had success in the 1950s and 60s.[1]
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Singles 2.2
Frazier was born in Spiro, Oklahoma but was raised in Bakersfield, California. As a teenager, he played with Ferlin Husky and on the program Hometown Jamboree; and released his first single, "Space Command", at age 14 in 1954.[1]
Frazier's 1957 song Alley Oop, later taken to #1 in the US by The Hollywood Argyles was his first hit. After Hometown Jamboree went off the air, Frazier moved to Nashville, Tennessee and found work as a songwriter. Among his early successes was "Timber I'm Falling", a hit for Husky in 1964, and There Goes My Everything, a big hit for Jack Greene in 1966.
In 1966 he released his solo debut album Elvira, containing his song Elvira. His follow-up Tell It Like It Is (1967), was also a success.[1]
While his singing success was limited, Frazier became an oft-covered songwriter. His tunes were recorded by Randy Travis, and Patty Loveless have all also recorded Frazier tunes.[1] Frazier himself charted eight times on the U.S. country charts.
He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1976.
In 1988, Frazier left the music industry and became a minister.[1]
1966 Elvira Capitol
1967 Tell It Like It Is
1970 Singing My Songs RCA Victor
1971 My Baby Packed Up My Mind and Left Me
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1954 "Space Command" — — — — single only
1966 "Elvira" — 72 — 27 Elvira
"Just a Little Bit of You" — 108 — —
"Especially for You" — — — —
1967 "My Woman Up't and Gone" — — — — Tell It Like It Is
"Everybody Oughta Sing a Song" 28 — 23 — singles only
1968 "The Sunshine of My World" 43 — — —
"I Hope I Like Mexico Blues" 59 — — —
1969 "The Conspiracy of Homer Jones" 63 120 — —
"California Cotton Fields" 45 — — — Singing My Songs
1970 "She Wants to Be Good" — — — —
"The Birthmark Henry Thompson Talks About" 45 — — — single only
1971 "Big Mable Murphy" 43 — — — My Baby Packed Up My Mind and Left Me
"My Baby Packed Up My Mind and Left Me" — — — —
"High Steppin' Mama" — — — — singles only
1972 "North Carolina" 42 — 55 —
1973 "Let That Lonesome Fiddle Man Take the Lead" — — — —
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Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton, Rockabilly, Western swing, Grand Ole Opry
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United States Army, Miss USA, University of South Alabama, USA Network, United Soccer Association
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List of songs recorded by Elvis Presley
Ben Weisman, Bill Giant, Sid Tepper, Roy C. Bennett, Bernie Baum
Suspicious Minds (album)
Elvis Presley, From Elvis in Memphis, From Memphis to Vegas/From Vegas to Memphis, Eddie Rabbitt, Mac Davis
True Love Travels on a Gravel Road
Elvis Presley, YouTube, Percy Sledge, Nick Lowe, Duane Dee
Wearin' That Loved-On Look
Elvis Presley, Composer, Dallas Frazier, A.L. "Doodle" Owens, From Elvis in Memphis
Country music, California, Buck Owens, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Merle Haggard


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Export of Computer Data Storage Units
Germany - Export of Computer Data Storage Units
Since 2014, Germany Export of Computer Data Storage Units jumped by 23.1% year on year. With $6,086,769,882.85 in 2019, the country was ranked number 2 among other countries in Export of Computer Data Storage Units. China topped the ranking with $96,446,058,024.42 in 2019, that is a growth of 0.6% compared to 2018. Solomon Islands witnessed the best average annual growth at +453.3% per year, while Ethiopia recorded the worst performance at -85% per year.
2019 6,086,769,882.85
How does Germany rank in Export of Computer Data Storage Units?
96,446,058,024.42 2019 +0.6 % +42.1 % View data
6,086,769,882.85 2019 +2.2 % +23.1 % View data
5,450,432,561.00 2019 +1.1 % -1.9 % View data
How does Germany perform in the Computer industry?
Share of Scientific Publications Involving International Collaboration in Human-Computer Interaction in Germany
Total Number of Scientific Publications in Human-Computer Interaction in Germany
Share of Scientific Publications Involving International Collaboration in Computer Science Applications in Germany
Share of Computer, Communications and Other Services Exports in Germany
Import of Computer Data Storage Units to Germany


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Today I decided I would finish stripping down the Glimakra single unit drawloom and really start over as it had been in storage for 13+ years. The newly washed cords for counterweights are back on the loom, and the counterweights are in a box nearby.
The old drawcord warp was made from a wonderful well-sized linen of a quality that is no longer made. After unwinding the warp and finding a few of the cords broken or chewed through, it was removed from the loom. I am using the information in "Opphampta and Damask" for length of the new warp.
I'll also be ordering two new reeds for the drawcord warp, one for the overhead warp beam, and one that sits in the reed holders behind the round metal beam and over the pattern heddles. The reed removed from overhead today had a removable cap, and despite being tied, it had opened on one end while in storage.
The Texsolv cords on the sides of the shafts as well as the long "V" cords were also removed today, examined, and washed; two of the "V" cords need to be replaced.
Tomorrow I will remove what is left of the old warp. Since the loom has been in storage for so long I expect there would be considerable breakage of the fine cotton threads when weaving. Rather than set myself up for problems, I will re-warp the loom with new cotton.
Tonight, I am continuing research on what to use for the drawcord warp, as well as what sizes would be good for warp and weft. If all goes well, everything will be ordered tomorrow.
While waiting for the orders to arrive, the loom will be wiped down with a slightly damp cloth to remove dust (a log home/studio has dust, plus we get some of our heat from a woodrange in the kitchen), and the rest of the newly washed cords will be placed back on the loom. Meanwhile, there are more towels to weave, and socks to crank.
This morning, Shirley, another co-op gallery member, asked if I had any socks her size as her feet have been cold. I'll be taking a selection over for her to choose from.


If you are looking for a new home in the Sunnyvale area, then you are probably concerned over what the current mortgage rates are. This is natural for anyone who wants to buy a house, and it is something that you should always learn before buying, even if you have plenty of money. You want to get the best rates possible, and that means that you have to find a lender that can give you those good rates.
Whether you are considering a home in Sunnyvale, or anywhere else in the nation, it is important that you have good credit in order to get the best rates possible. The lower your rates the more affordable your home will be. Fortunately, you will be able to find some great mortgage rates in Sunnyvale. You can find homes of all different sizes in the area, from large, sprawling home for your big family, to small starter homes for a newlywed couple. The city has everything that you could need when it comes to living arrangements.
Check out all of the information regarding properties in the area, and you will be able to look at all of the available homes, as well their prices. You can look for a lender, or a real estate agent that will be able to help you understand the mortgage process and how to get loans. Like all things in life, the more information you have before you get started, the easier the process will become.
One of the mistakes that many people make is buying a home that they cannot truly afford. Banks are becoming more stringent with their requirements, and this should be seen as a good thing. Fewer people will be in homes that they can't pay for, and this should help to stabilize the real estate market around the country. If you cannot afford that dream home in Sunnyvale quite yet, you will still be able to find a number of great properties that are less expensive, and you will be able to find some great rates.
Take the time to seek out good lenders, as well as professional real estate agents and the current mortgage rates. It will help you in the search for your new home. You can even find information on movers that will be able to help you get into the home when you buy it.


We often hear employees' complaints about management. They frequently lead to lawsuits, contract negotiations and threatened walkouts. Disgruntled personnel rally against their "bad" bosses, which often gets media attention.
Here's the reverse question. Is there recourse when an employee's egregious mistake means great financial and public relations damage? The answer is often "no", so an "oops" or "I'm sorry" may not cut it when the harm can be long-lasting.
Last December, a Trump Taj Mahal dealer in Atlantic City dealt three hours of mini-baccarat, placing eight unshuffled decks of cards, which came out in the same suits/number order, in a dealing shoe.
Although ultimately caught, the mistake cost the Taj a net loss of about $400,000, plus a $100,000 fine from the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE). The DGE accused the Taj of failing to spot the security lapse, despite multiple casino supervisors viewing the surveillance system many times. The Taj fired nine employees, including three dealers and a supervisor, but the money is gone.
Across town, the new Golden Nugget had a similar incident, but management reacted differently. It has sued the 14 table players, requesting the court declare the game illegal and order the players to return the winnings.
Golden Nugget alleges that despite knowing something was wrong, gamblers continued their play by increasing their bets from $10 to $5,000. The 14 players won 41 consecutive hands and immediately cashed out $558,900 in chips. However, $977,800 remains unredeemed. Unlike the Taj, these dealers and supervisors recognized something was wrong, but had no solution so the game continued.
Three non-English speaking Chinese players are countersuing for discrimination, charging they were treated like "cheaters, swindlers and schemers." One plaintiff says he was detained in his room for eight hours without food, water or an interpreter.
The Golden Nugget's lawsuit also names Missouri card manufacturer Gemaco. It alleges the factory improperly certified the cards. It turns out Gemaco's workers failed to activate a mechanical preshuffling device prior to delivery. Gemaco never discovered their mistake, but has acknowledged the deck's defect.
Unfortunately, high-tech production methods, coupled with revised equipment regulations, are creating potential problems and the DGE has been criticized for relaxing compliance. Technology is great when it works under supervision. The Taj has since installed a $2.2 million digital recording system for improved surveillance capabilities, along with eight new surveillance officers.
Opinions may disagree as to blame, but someone clearly dropped the ball. Transgressions may mean firings, but financial restitution is rare. The properties' reputations also frequently suffer public relations damage.
I've worked on both sides. So, staff members, with some obvious exceptions, most employers don't want to ruin your life, work you until you collapse or rip you off. They just want productivity, a good attitude and conscientiousness.
Employment is a partnership that requires good faith from both sides, but truthfully, some mistakes are just unforgivable. Employers and employees should react with common sense.
Speaking of common sense, don't you wish everyone had some? Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards, which resemble ATM or credit cards and replaced paper vouchers, are facing controversy nationwide. Loaded with cash amounts from state governments, EBT cards expedite and simplify food purchases for the poor.
While most recipients are honorable, multiple states have tracked millions in redemptions at ATM machines in casinos, liquor stores, strip clubs and cruise ships. After a public outcry, many states have banned redemption in these specific locations.
The usual groups have protested that restricting access undermines the recipient's dignity. They claim no proof exists that individuals actually use that money to gamble, buy alcohol/cigarettes or watch strip shows.
So of all the places to cash out, this is coincidental? It is economic waste/fraud and a public relations no-brainer. Although an industry advocate, I pay taxes and don't want to pay for someone else's slot play.
It is risky to allow accessibility to welfare funds in casinos. After decades of promoting the industry's positives, the negative publicity could quickly set gaming back by reinvigorating gaming opponents.
Fortunately, proactive companies like Global Cash Access (GCA) now offer options that let states block EBT access at the company's ATM, POS debit and credit card cash access machines network. This equipment is available at more than 1,000 casinos nationwide. After analyzing Bank Identification Numbers (BIN) GCA reports that 48 states, plus Puerto Rico and Washington D.C., have opted to use the block. Delaware and Wyoming, both with very small populations, do not participate. I hope others follow this responsible plan.


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Монені Пайретс () — свазілендський футбольний клуб, який базується у місті Манзіні.

Історія
Клуб був створений Нгунгун'яне Мацен'явою для того щоб об'єднати молодих людей з елища Монені та околиць міста Манзіні.

До заснування клубу Мацен'явою в селищі існував ФК «Блу Бьордс». У 1967 році назва клубу змінилася на ФК «Монені Пайретс», на честь відомого клубу з Соєто, «Орландо Пайретс». Багато клубів Свазіленду були названі в честь популярних клубів Південної Африки. Це пов'язано з тим, що свазілендські шанувальники футболу слідують за клубами Південної Африки, а місцеві клуби продають найталановитіших молодих футболістів до більш професійної Національної Соккер-ліги.

Клуб вилітав з вищого дивізіону чемпіонату Свазіленду двічі в своїй історії — в сезонах 1998/1999 та 2005/06 років. Після повернення до Прем'єр-ліги з Національної першого дивізіону в сезоні 2009/10 років клуб виграв один трофей — Благодійний турнір Свазі Телеком; який є щорічним та відкриває сезон у свазілендській прем'єр-лізі.

Досягнення
  Кубок Свазіленду з футболу:
  Володар (3): 1987, 1988, 2015

  Благодійний кубок Свазі Телеком:
  Володар (1): 2009

  Кубок Топ-8:
  Володар (1): 1995

Статистика виступів на континентальних турнірах

Відомі гравці
  Єн Сімуламбо

Примітки

Джерела
 Сторінка клубу в соціальній мережі Facebook
 Профіль клубу  на сайті soccerway.com
 Профіль клубу  на сайті weltfussballarchiv.com
 Профіль клубу на сайті metafootball.com
 Свазіленд - Таблиця переможців національного кубку
 Виступи клубу на континентальних турнірах

Футбольні клуби Есватіні
Футбольні клуби, засновані 1967


Kerlin was engaged by the owners and management of Sunbelt Battery, LLC of Scottsdale, Arizona to sell the Company. Kerlin developed a descriptive memorandum and financial model for the company and initiated discussions with a limited group of potential buyers based on a highly controlled process. Kerlin assisted in the development and negotiation of the terms of the offer from Battery Systems, Inc. and assisted in the negotiation of a revised master distribution agreement between Trojan Battery Company and Battery Systems, Inc.


I don't hate Twitch. I don't hate the fact that I have to buy viewers to help increase exposure all over again. What I do hate is the fact that YouTube has forced me into this situation when I was easily making four figures a month from doing something that I love more than anything else. YouTube was careless; they didn't even bother reaching out to the users who bring them so much content and so many ad views. Instead they just let the program run without any forewarning with the results of thousands of videos being taken down.
Even those in the industry who worked hard to help design the games, to create the games themselves, were on our side. If it hadn't been for Twitch to help us pick up the pieces again and even offer us a new platform has so far proven to be far more superior than what YouTube could ever hope to offer us, I don't know what I would be doing with myself. I know that I would probably be a lot more broke than I am now but at least I have something like hope!
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RRS Discovery DY077
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RRS Discovery (74EQ)
Cruise identifier
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Port of departure
Port of return
The oceanic water column and the underlying seabed change on a variety of temporal and spatial scales. The objective of the Porcupine Abyssal Plain Sustained observatory is to provide high temporal resolution (hours) of an increasing number of variables which are relevant from the perspective of the biology, physics and chemistry over a relatively small spatial scale (30km). The site has been under examination for over 20 years and during that time, substantial changes have been observed in the benthic environment. The intention is to sustain and enhance these observations in order that a deeper understanding is obtained into the processes which operate; in particular the responses to the changes which are currently taking place in the global environment. The objective of the cruise was primarily to service the infrastructure required for continuous sustained observation, and to put these into context using observations from the ship which as yet cannot be carried out autonomously. In parallel to maintaining and extending exisiting measurements, the over view was enhanced by parallel research into comparing methods of drifting sediment traps and collection of marine aggregates along with studies of the abundance, distribution of and composition of those aggregates. These investigations were carried out using a multi instrument observational approach combined with direct sampling. In addition the cruise achieved sampling of the abyssal plain seabed and its fauna via coring, trawling, and baited traps, and left in place a time-lapse camera system for extended (1-year) seafloor observation.
Richard Stephen Lampitt (National Oceanography Centre, Southampton)
Porcupine Abyssal Plain deep ocean observatory
Coordinating body
Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
Cruise report
Ocean/sea areas
North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W)
Porcupine Abyssal Plain
CTD stations Quantity: number of profiles = 23
Description: CTD measurements of pressure, salinity, temperature, oxygen, chlorophyll, plus water samples from some CTDs for chlorophyll, oxygen, salinity, DIC and Ammonia
Biology and fisheries
Particulate organic matter (inc POC, PON) Quantity: number of stations = 3
Description: SAPS microplastics, ammonium, POC PA
Particulate organic matter (inc POC, PON) Quantity: number of stations = 10
Description: Snowcatcher water samples analysed for particle size and sinking speed
Description: In situ in-line Hologram water column profiles, (0-250m); Biogeochemical analysis
Zooplankton Quantity: number of stations = 5
Description: WP2, plankton net, 200µm, to 200m, 3 x midnight, 3 x noon
Zoobenthos Quantity: number of hauls = 2
Description: Otter trawl samples of megabenthos
Zoobenthos Quantity: number of stations = 10
Description: Multiple sediment cores for various analyses
Demersal fish Quantity: number of hauls = 2
Molluscs Quantity: number of hauls = 2
Crustaceans Quantity: number of hauls = 2
Other biological/fisheries measurement Quantity: number of stations = 3
Moorings, landers, buoys
Optics (eg underwater light levels) 49° 2' 9" N 16° 20' 21" W — PAP1 Longterm Observatory Recovery
Optics (eg underwater light levels) 49° 2' 49" N 16° 18' 4" W — PAP1 Longterm Observatory Deployment
Current meters 49° 0' 27" N 16° 29' 35" W — PAP3 deepwater sediment traps Recovery
Current meters 49° 0' 18" N 16° 27' 53" W — PAP3 deepwater sediment traps Deployment
Surface drifters/drifting buoys 49° 3' 15" N 16° 20' 22" W — NBST tethered traps
Neutrally buoyant floats 48° 58' 0" N 16° 21' 0" W — PELAGRA traps
Neutrally buoyant floats 49° 3' 15" N 16° 20' 21" W — Marine Snow Catcher
Oxygen 49° 2' 9" N 16° 20' 21" W — PAP1 Longterm Observatory Recovery
Oxygen 49° 2' 49" N 16° 18' 4" W — PAP1 Longterm Observatory Deployment
Oxygen 49° 0' 18" N 16° 27' 53" W — PAP3 deepwater sediment traps Deployment
Oxygen 49° 0' 27" N 16° 29' 35" W — PAP3 deepwater sediment traps Recovery
Carbon dioxide 49° 2' 49" N 16° 18' 4" W — PAP1 Longterm Observatory Deployment
Carbon dioxide 49° 2' 9" N 16° 20' 21" W — PAP1 Longterm Observatory Recovery
Nitrate 49° 2' 49" N 16° 18' 4" W — PAP1 Longterm Observatory Deployment
Nitrate 49° 2' 9" N 16° 20' 21" W — PAP1 Longterm Observatory Recovery
pH 49° 2' 49" N 16° 18' 4" W — PAP1 Longterm Observatory Deployment
pH 49° 2' 9" N 16° 20' 21" W — PAP1 Longterm Observatory Recovery
Primary productivity 49° 2' 49" N 16° 18' 4" W — PAP1 Longterm Observatory Deployment
Primary productivity 49° 2' 9" N 16° 20' 21" W — PAP1 Longterm Observatory Recovery
Sediment traps 48° 58' 0" N 16° 21' 0" W — PELAGRA traps
Sediment traps 49° 3' 15" N 16° 20' 22" W — NBST tethered traps
Sediment traps 49° 3' 15" N 16° 20' 21" W — Marine Snow Catcher
Sediment traps 49° 0' 27" N 16° 29' 35" W — PAP3 deepwater sediment traps Recovery
Sediment traps 49° 0' 18" N 16° 27' 53" W — PAP3 deepwater sediment traps Deployment
Zooplankton 49° 2' 9" N 16° 20' 21" W — PAP1 Longterm Observatory Recovery
Zooplankton 49° 2' 49" N 16° 18' 4" W — PAP1 Longterm Observatory Deployment
Zoobenthos 49° 0' 23" N 16° 23' 52" W — Time-lapse camera deployment
Zoobenthos 49° 0' 0" N 16° 25' 10" W — 2 x amphipod trap deployment recovery
Crustaceans 49° 0' 0" N 16° 25' 10" W — 2 x amphipod trap deployment recovery
Bottom photography 49° 0' 23" N 16° 23' 52" W — Time-lapse camera deployment
Data held at BODC Get data
Series/Profiles
7 Bottle station
Vertical spatial coordinates
Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
Quality control flags
[Show series]
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1874343 2017-04-16 20:52 49° 3' 15" N 16° 20' 22" W
1874379 2017-04-19 12:47 48° 57' 8" N 16° 25' 52" W
1874367 2017-04-19 09:18 48° 59' 37" N 16° 19' 29" W
1874380 2017-04-21 00:03 48° 58' 7" N 16° 28' 4" W
22 CTD/STD cast
Transmittance and attenuance of the water column
Optical backscatter
Temperature of the water column
Salinity of the water column
Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the water column
Density of the water column
Electrical conductivity of the water column
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies
1816844 2017-04-24 12:39:51 48° 56' 20" N 16° 15' 44" W
1816715 2017-04-16 20:39:35 49° 3' 15" N 16° 20' 22" W
1816807 2017-04-21 08:55:29 49° 11' 17" N 16° 42' 1" W
1816788 2017-04-21 05:22:42 49° 7' 3" N 16° 37' 1" W
1816900 2017-04-26 12:01:42 48° 52' 4" N 16° 35' 10" W
1816819 2017-04-21 12:35:53 49° 12' 3" N 16° 34' 0" W
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Concentration of suspended particulate material in the water column
1922851 2017-04-18 16:11:27 — 2018-05-23 12:51:26 49° 2' 49" N 16° 18' 4" W
1 In-situ nutrient analyser
Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column
1 Meteorological data logger
Horizontal spatial co-ordinates
Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the atmosphere
Raw light meter output
Wind strength and direction
Atmospheric humidity
1836808 2017-04-14 08:33 — 2017-05-01 07:08 48° 40' 23" N 16° 56' 48" W — 50° 53' 30" N 1° 17' 30" W
1 Multiple instrument types
Raw fluorometer output
Metadata parameters
Raw suspended particulate material concentration sensor output
1 Single-beam echosounder
Platform or instrument orientation
Horizontal platform movement
Bathymetry and Elevation
Discrete samples
22 CTD frame plus rosette sampler Salinity of the water column
2 Instrument mooring
BODC holdings


This article first appeared in Perennial Notes, Volume XI, No. 3, Summer 1996.
Not every perennial belongs in the border. A climber that embraces a sturdy shrub is a perennial plant in its natural habitat. One herbaceous vine that flourishes in a few Georgia gardens, but ought to be more widely planted, is the yellow bleeding heart, Dicentra scandens. Its lemon-colored flowers are produced throughout the summer and elicit glances from everyone familiar with the more common, rosy bleeding hearts.
Allan Armitage admired Dicentra scandens several years ago in the Dublin garden of plantswoman Hellen Dillon. He brought seed back to the University of Georgia, where some of the resultant plants displayed blooms of a deeper yellow than the parent. Allan christened his selection 'Athens Yellow'.
Dicentra is included in the family Fumariaceae and possesses ternately compound leaves (in threes). 'Dicentra' comes from the Greek 'di' (two) and 'kentron' (in threes). This is an accurate description of the two-spurred flowers which are laterally flattened to create the recognizable chordate form. The blooms first appear in May and continue until Fall, an extraordinary bloom period for a perennial. 'Scandens' translates from the Latin (climbing), a reference to the plant's growth habit. The tendrils are actually modified leaflets that look to me like fragile stick-legs with tiny feet. These function variously as props or curling appendages, depending on what they are touching. Once started up a post, a shrub, or even a bit of window screen, Dicentra scandens will clamber effortlessly to a height of ten feet or so. I allow one of mine to weave through an established Japanese holly hedge, where the luminous citron hearts display themselves against the dark shrubbery. A second vine winds up a concrete pedestal to curl around a small piece of wrought iron sculpture.
Humus-enriched, woodland soils are ideal, and the plant needs at least a half-day of sun to bloom its best. Cuttings root easily in warm, moist conditions, but Armitage recommends making the cutting rather far from the terminal shoot, so as to include mature stem tissue. Yellow bleeding heart is not exactly a profligate producer of seed, though I have had an occasional self-sown plant turn up near the base of the parent vine. Others have reported similar volunteering in cases where soil conditions remain moist and somewhat shaded. Hardiness is still a question and one mail-order source rather optimistically suggests a northern limit of zone 6. Some losses were reported in the Atlanta area this winter (1995-96), attributable perhaps to the freakish frosts that took their toll on a number of normally reliable perennial plants.
Like many vines, Dicentra scandens presents marketing problems for growers. Its twining habit causes it to outgrow a pot quickly and its delicate herbaceous stem breaks easily, making it a poor candidate for shipping. My first mail-order specimen arrived bruised despite careful packaging and eventually dies back to the soil, although it re-sprouted in due course. For best results, try local perennial sources, or obtain a cutting from a friend.
Allen Sistrunk of Vines Botanical Garden cautions that Dicentra scandens can get lost in a border. Despite this shortcoming he appreciates the plant's subtlety and its ability to do well in a small space with limited light. Adaptability must be counted as another attribute, for this topaz-blossomed native of Nepal and China, having sojourned for a time in Ireland, is now receiving a warm welcome in gardens of the American southeast.


The HIA is the official body of Australia's home building industry and we're very happy to be in partnership with them.
The partnership between the HIA and NHG places us in the best possible position to assist consumers who are active in the new homes sector. As the only national industry association for Australian building professionals, the HIA represents the interests of the housing industry and have been supporting the home building sector for more than 60 years The HIA's extensive membership program supports residential builders, trade contractors, developers, design professionals, kitchen and bathroom specialists, manufacturers and suppliers. They also help people who are searching for their perfect new home and the best company to build it for them. The HIA have a wide variety of content that has been developed specifically to help guide Australian's safely through the process of building a new home and developing property. We're pleased to be able to present that content to you here. We're happy to help and wish you al the very best with your new home.


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Q: What character is this drawing of in Pop's Barbershop? In season 2 of Luke Cage, you can see a children's drawing on the wall of Pop's Barbershop.

Given that the Defenders series is chock full of easter eggs, I figured this random drawing must be intentional.
So, who or what is this a drawing of?
See below for an enhanced and cropped version of the drawing.

A: Jay from LEGO Ninjago
Of all things this could have been, it appears to be the character Jay from the Ninjago TV series and toy LEGO line. From this photo posted on the r/lego subreddit it seems pretty obvious.

Added to that, the completely round, open circle hands and bent arms heavily suggests a LEGO figure. Furthermore, Jay is referred to as the "Ninja of Lightning" and has lightning based powers, which are present in the drawing.


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Conoco Moves to Sell North Sea Oilfields
May 14, 2018 EnergyNow Media
May 14, 2018, by Ron Bousso
LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. oil major ConocoPhillips is preparing to sell its North Sea fields as the company focuses on shale operations in its home market, industry and banking sources said.
The disposal of Conoco's North Sea assets after more than 50 years in the British offshore basin could fetch as much as $2 billion, but it was unclear how much of the portfolio would be put up for sale, the three sources said.
Conoco declined to comment.
The company has yet to launch a formal process or appoint a bank but executives from Conoco have spoken in recent weeks to a number of North Sea operators and bankers to "gauge the appetite for the sale", one of the sources said.
The assets include a 24 percent stake in the west Shetlands region's Clair field, which its operator BP says is the largest undeveloped oil and gas resource in the UK North Sea. The Clair Ridge project is expected to begin production this year, according to BP.
Other fields include holdings in the Britannia and J-Block hubs.
Conoco's production in the UK North Sea reached 75,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day in 2017, its annual report said.
The company tried to sell some of its North Sea assets in 2014 but the process failed, the sources added.
Conoco is the latest major oil company seeking to exit the North Sea as production in the aging basin declines, other areas become more competitive and costs for dismantling aging infrastructure weigh.
Conoco earlier this year said it would cut some 450 jobs in Britain, more than a quarter of its UK workforce.
Additional reporting by Gary Williams and Ernest Scheyder in Houston; Editing by Dale Hudson
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Social media has made an enormous impact on societal dialogue, at once giving more individuals a voice while lessening the amount we collectively listen, potentially limiting the depth of our understanding. With unprecedented amounts of information available, collaboration is essential toward making a greater society. Creating opportunity for civility should be a design goal for every project.
CannonDesign, a global architecture practice with more than 1,000 employees across 21 offices, addresses the human condition through all phases of life through designing our society's schools, universities, hospitals, civic spaces and workplaces. From an elementary school's small gathering space in Rockford, Illinois, to the Applied Physics Laboratory at Johns Hopkins University, CannonDesign's projects are rooted in the firm belief of the power of people coming together.
Design Principal Robert Benson will utilize CannonDesign work across the sociopolitical spectrum to show how civility begins with a conversation. He will present projects that promote civility by creating spaces that encourage such conversations, instilling hope not only in the immediate users, but in the greater society we inhabit.
Speaker: Robert Benson is a design leader based in CannonDesign's Chicago office. Regarded for his ability to leverage design to empower clients, he brings a conceptual mind with an eye towards value to each assignment. Having taught as an adjunct professor for eight years, Robert leads with a studio-driven philosophy and a strong belief in mentorship. With his distinct voice and influential design, Robert has won numerous accolades including many AIA and IIDA design awards. He has been published and exhibited in a number of national/international design competitions and exhibitions and was inducted into Building Design + Construction's 40 Under 40 program.
Cocktails: Cash bar opens at 4:30 p.m.
Free Program: Begins 6:15 p.m.