I recently finished reading the Keith Richards biography, Life, which I largely enjoyed. It's not a great book, huge gaps, not particularly well organized or written, and it suffers from a classic case of the unreliable narrator (this is Keith Richards, after all), but entertaining nonetheless. For me, born in 1961, the youngest of seven, those great Rolling Stones albums are woven into my earliest memories. My brothers had the original, gate-fold 3D cover of Satanic Majesty's Last Request, the actual zipper cover for Sticky Fingers, and so on. I shared a bedroom wall with my brother, Neal, twelve years my senior, and I can vividly recall his two favorites seeping into my sleep: Dylan and the Stones, endlessly. I grew up listening to Keith and all these years later still find new things to appreciate.
The best outcome from reading Life was that it inspired me to pull out the old disks, and in particular, search out the rare songs when Keith sang lead. There aren't that many, and I missed some of them, because I skipped much of their post-1983 output. But in doing so, bypassed some gems.
These past weeks I'm obsessed with Keith as a lead singer, on minor songs like "This Place Is Empty," "The Worst," "Slipping Away," and "How Can I Stop," not to mention classics like "Happy," "Little T&A," "Before They Make Me Run," and my personal favorite, "You Got the Silver." Despite its limitations, I respond to a quality in his voice, the looseness of his delivery, the bittersweet delicacy, the soul, the undeniable fact that it's Keith in all his low-slung glory, guitar practically at his knees. It's so uncommercial, such an American Idol fail. Say what you want about the man, the drugs and the stupidity, but he's always been the genuine article, committed to the music. As much as it's possible to say about any one man, you can say it about Keith Richards: He is rock and roll. Seriously, who else in the history of rock embodies the authentic spirit more than Keith? Nobody, that's who.
This is from around the time I began to lose interest in the Rolling Stones. Or more accurately, stopped expecting greatness from their new albums. Bands like the Clash and the Talking Heads, to name just two, sounded much more vital. The Stones' time had passed, the incredible run from Beggars Banquet, Let It Bleed, Sticky Fingers, to Exile on Main St, 1968-72, as good a run as any band ever had. However . . . there are gems on every disk. "All About You," the album's melancholy closing track, is certainly one of them. On the recording, that's Bobby Keys on saxophone, Charlie Watts on drums. Reportedly Keith played everything else himself, bass, guitar, piano.
Lyric: "Well I said from the first/ I am the worst kind of guy/ for you to be around." There's a beautiful fiddle part by Frankie Gavin on the original recording.
Another slow ballad from Keith in heartfelt mode, this one off the "Steel Wheels" disc. I prefer the relaxed, natural version from the Stripped CD.
Great line: "You don't have to mean it/ You just got to say it to me, baby." A reggae-inflected tune with a rock-steady shuffle, surely reflecting Keith's years hanging out in Jamaica, jamming with the local talent.
Again, as we often find when Keith sings, this was largely a Richards composition. The lyrics, the vibe: pure Keef.
This great song comes from Keith's 1988 solo album, Talk Is Cheap, which many reviewers correctly called the best Rolling Stones album in years. Love Keith's outro here, the short chord slashes, signature and beautiful.
A rare treat, dug out from the vaults and polished a bit, to benefit the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.
From the Bridges disk, remarkable as a CD because it includes (over Mick's initial protests) three tunes sung by Keith. He wrote with such affection about this song in Life, I had to search it out. Toward the end, the tune morphs into pure jazz, with Charlie Watts providing drum flourishes in conversation with saxophone runs by legend Wayne Shorter. You can hear the band improvising, not quite willing to let the song end. An unusual moment in the Stones discography, nice to hear them stretch in a different direction, with no interest whatsoever in making arena rock. This tune closes the disk.
This song represents the first time Keith had solo vocal chores (though he previously shared lead with Mick on a couple of other tracks, "Salt of the Earth," "Something Happened to Me Yesterday," and "Connection"). Checking my iPod, this is the Stones song I've listened to the most over the past five years. It just kills me, I can't explain it, beyond the pure authenticity I feel in Keith's delivery: "Hey babe, you got my soul/ You the silver, you got the gold." The guitar playing, of course, is understated and perfect. Nice accompaniment from Ronnie Wood in this live version, almost 40 years later.
If Keith has a theme song, this might be it. Off Some Girls in 1978, the last, hands-down great Rolling Stones disk. The Stones effortlessly absorbed the punk attitude — perhaps because they helped invent it — and you can hear it in songs like "Shattered" and "When the Whip Comes Down." As usual, it seems that Keith gets the vocal nod when the lyrics speak directly to his life, or closely reflect his experiences; that is, lyrics that just don't fit Mick. Impressively, these punk-inspired songs sit comfortably beside disco ("Miss You"), country ("Far Away Eyes"), or the roughed-up cover of the Temptations soul classic, "Imagination." At a time when classic rock bands were widely considered no longer relevant, this disk proved that some dinosaurs still lived.
Keith seems to specialize in album-closing tracks, and this one concluded the 40-song retrospective, Forty Licks, which included four new tracks: "Losing My Touch," "Stealing My Heart," "Keys to Your Heart," and "Don't Stop." After 1985 or so, the Stones tended to be at their absolute worst when they were shooting for the next big radio hit — all bluster and desperation — and those were never, ever Keith songs. This one wasn't aimed for the airwaves, just the heart.
14) "Coming Down Again," Goats Head Soup (1973).
A Keith song about the early days of his messy relationship with Anita Pallenberg, who had been living with bandmate Brian Jones: "Slipped my tongue into someone else's pie," or so the song goes. That's the great, great Nicky Hopkins on piano, really an unsung hero from Exile days, and a great musician. It's notable that Keith uses the Wah-Wah Pedal on this track, because typically he's not a guitarist who used many effects. Generally for him, it's about chords and rhythm and riffs, no frivolity, no blistering heroics, no studio trickery, and sound is almost always a function of plugging the right guitar into the right amplifier. Reportedly this song has never been played live on a Stones tour.
Keith keeps the lyrics simple and direct, as usual — he's not a complicated man, really — and gets help here from the founding members of a couple of legendary bands, Joey Spampinato (bass, NRBQ), and Bernie Worrell (clavinet, Parliament-Funkadelic). Pretty sure that's Patti Scialfa on backing vocals.
"Happy" grew out of the chaotic, drug-fueled recording sessions for Exile on Main St., recorded in France at the villa Nellcote. From what I recall from previous reading, Keith just sort of did this one on his own. Mick Jagger wasn't around at the time, so Keith grabbed producer Jimmy Miller who sat in on drums, sax player Bobby Keys, and laid down the tracks for bass, guitar, and vocals himself. The band tinkered with the tune later, adding musical contributions by Nicky Hopkins, Jim Price, and backing vocals by Mick.
Written in 1938 by Hoagy Carmichael and Ned Washington, this standard has been recorded by the Glen Miller Orchestra, Dinah Shore, Frank Sinatra, Willie Nelson, Norah Jones, Paul Anka, Barbara Streisand, and many others. It's a treat to hear Keith get his crooner on. Brilliant and charming. Exceptionally sweet guitar outro on this one, and a great way to end the mix. Thanks for listening, folks. Hope you found a new treasure or two.
"Something Happened to Me Yesterday," alternates with Mick Jagger; "Connection" (co-lead with Jagger), from Beneath the Buttons.
"Memory Motel," alternates with Jagger, Black and Blue.
"Too Rude," "Sleep Tonight," Dirty Work.
"Can't Be Seen," Steel Wheels.
"Thru and Thru," Voodoo Lounge.
"Thief in the Night," Bridges to Babylon.
James Preller is a children's book author of Bystander, Six Innings, the Jigsaw Jones mystery series, and many more books. He likes to imagine Keith Richards reading one of books aloud to his grandchildren. So Keith, if you're reading this — and I'm sure you are — I'd love to send you a signed copy of A Pirate's Guide to First Grade, illustrated by Greg Ruth. Call me crazy, but I think you'd like it.
"Arrr! Shiver me timbers, what a slobberin' moist mornin'!


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Newmont Mining to buy Goldcorp for US$10 billion in bid to create the world's largest gold producer
Newmont's successful acquisition of rival Goldcorp could see the combined entity produce up to 7 million ounces of gold annually over the next decade.
Newmont Mining has lobbed a US$10 billion tilt for Canada's Goldcorp, which will create the world's largest gold miner.
Under the definitive agreement, Newmont will acquire each Goldcorp share for 0.328 of a Newmont share, representing a 17% premium on the companies' 20-day volume weighted average share price.
The all-share takeover gives Goldcorp an equity value of US$10 billion, with a premium and enterprise value of US$12.5 billion.
The combined entity will create a gold mining behemoth, with the potential to produce 6-7 million ounces of the precious metal annually over a decade.
Newmont expects the merger to be immediately accretive to its net asset value and cash flow per share. In addition, up to US$100 million in annual pre-tax synergies is expected to be generated.
As well as providing shareholders with the largest gold reserves per share, the new company, called Newmont Goldcorp, will offer the highest annual dividend among senior gold producers.
The new company will be led by Newmont chief executive officer Gary Goldberg until he retires at the end of 2019. Newmont chief operating officer Tom Palmer will then take his position.
Commenting on the transaction, which is expected to close in the second quarter pending shareholder and regulatory approval, Mr Goldberg said it would create the world's leading gold business with enormous value-creation opportunities.
"This combination represents the most promising path to deliver superior and sustainable value for our shareholders, employees, host countries and communities," he said.
If successful, the merged entity will boast the largest reserves and resources base in the gold sector. In 2017, rival Barrick Gold just edged out Newmont to be the largest gold miner, producing 165.6 tonnes of gold for the year, compared to Newmont's 163.8t.
Newmont Goldcorp will also prioritise project development by returns and risk, while targeting US$1-$1.5 billion in divestitures over the next two years.
Gold consolidation heats up with Barrick and Randgold
The tie-up plans between Newmont Mining and Goldcorp follows on from the recent high profile US$5.4 billion merger of Barrick Gold and Africa-focused producer Randgold Resources last year.
Touted as "the new Barrick", the merged entity will be focused on creating profitable growth.
The Kalgoorlie mine (the Super Pit) has produced over 50 million ounces of gold in 30 years. The mine is managed by Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines on behalf of Newmont Mining and its joint venture partner Barrick Gold Australia.
"Our overriding measure of success will be the returns we generate and not the number of ounces we produce, balancing boldness and prudence to deliver consistent and growing returns to our fellow owners, a truly simple but radical and achievable concept," Barrick executive chairman John Thornton said in September.
Trading of the merged entity's shares on the New York Stock Exchange officially kicked off at the beginning of the year, giving Barrick a market capitalisation of about US$23.75 billion.
Cost pressures weigh on miners
The increase in merger and acquisition activity among the big gold companies comes as miners look for ways to boost cost efficiencies to offset higher extraction costs.
Increased cost pressures, a stronger US dollar and lacklustre bullion prices have added to companies' woes and have left many gold investors dissatisfied.
Randgold chief executive officer Mark Bristow noted last year that the gold industry had been criticised for its "short-term focus, undisciplined growth and poor returns on invested capital."
Historical gold prices in USD, recently making higher lows.
The tide, however, looks to be turning in gold's favour this year, as investors flock to the safe-haven metal in an attempt to hedge against risk.
A backdrop of economic and geopolitical instability is likely to support gold prices in 2019 and 2020, which could underpin further gold consolidation on the asset front.
The US gold price is currently sitting at US$1,292 an ounce and looking to test the US$1,300/oz resistance level, while the Australian dollar gold price reached a high of $1,870/oz today and looks set to test the $1,900/oz barrier.
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Chauvin defense asks for mistrial based on Rep. Maxine Waters' 'guilty' comments
Mon, April 19, 2021 by ABC News
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HomePoliticsChauvin defense asks for mistrial based on Rep. Maxine Waters' 'guilty' comments
(WASHINGTON) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday rejected GOP claims Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters was "inciting violence" when she said in Minnesota over the weekend that protesters need "to get more confrontational" if former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is found not guilty in the death of George Floyd.
Later Monday, Chauvin's defense lawyer moved for a mistrial, based on Waters' comments, including that, "I hope that we are going to get a verdict that says, 'guilty, guilty, guilty,' and if we don't, then we cannot go away."
The judge criticized Waters by name for making the comments, calling them "abhorrent," but denied the defense argument that the jury, which wasn't sequestered at that point, could have been prejudiced or intimidated.
House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy said he would be forced to take action against her if Pelosi failed to punish Waters herself.
"Maxine Waters is inciting violence in Minneapolis — just as she has incited it in the past," McCarthy said in a tweet late Sunday evening. "If Speaker Pelosi doesn't act against this dangerous rhetoric, I will bring action this week."
Waters, 82, joined protesters in Brooklyn Center – a suburb of Minneapolis – on Saturday for the seventh night of demonstrations following the death of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man who died earlier this month when a white Minnesota police officer fatally shot him.
His death sparked days of protests in the Minneapolis suburb, as the murder trial for another police killing of an unarmed Black man — George Floyd — is getting close to ending just a few miles away. Closing arguments in the trial of Chauvin, accused of murdering Floyd, began on Monday and the jury may reach a verdict as soon as this week.
The congresswoman on Saturday said she was "going to fight with all of the people who stand for justice" and urged others to do the same, saying, "We've got to get justice in this country, and we cannot allow these killings to continue."
Asked what protesters should do if Chauvin is found not guilty, Waters told reporters: "We've got to stay on the street, and we've got to get more active. We've got to get more confrontational. We've got to make sure that they know that we mean business."
Waters' office did not respond to ABC News' request for a comment.
In an interview with theGrio that was published on Monday, Waters said she was talking about confronting the U.S. criminal justice system and referred to herself as a "nonviolent" person.
"I talk about confronting the justice system, confronting the policing that's going on, I'm talking about speaking up," she said. I'm talking about legislation. I'm talking about elected officials doing what needs to be done to control their budgets and to pass legislation."
Pelosi defended Waters on Capitol Hill on Monday, telling reporters she does not believe Waters needs to apologize for her comments.
"Maxine talked about confrontation in the manner of the Civil Rights movement. I myself think we should take our lead from the George Floyd family. They've handled this with great dignity and no ambiguity or lack of misinterpretation by the other side," Pelosi said.
Asked if she believed Waters' comments have incited violence as Republicans have suggested, Pelosi responded: "No, absolutely not."
Republicans have pounced on Waters' comments and accused her of engaging in dangerous rhetoric.
McCarthy could introduce a privileged resolution to censure Waters on the House floor, but it's not expected to pass if no Democrat supports the measure.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell strongly condemned Waters on Monday, calling her actions "inappropriate" and "beyond the pale."
"It's hard to imagine anything more inappropriate than a member of Congress flying in from California to inform local leaders that this defendant had better be found guilty or else there will be big trouble in the streets," McConnell said in a floor speech on Monday.
GOP firebrand Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said she would introduce a resolution to expel Waters from Congress over her comments.
"As a sitting United States Congresswoman, Rep. Maxine Waters threatened a jury demanding a guilty verdict and threatened violence if Chauvin is found not guilty," Green said. "This is also an abuse of power."
"Very soon I'll be introducing a resolution to expel [Rep. Maxine Waters] from Congress for her continual incitement of violence on innocent American people," she tweeted. "Rep Waters is a danger to our society."
A freshman member from Georgia, Greene herself has a long record of making incendiary remarks ranging from allegedly supporting violence against Pelosi and Democrats, to spreading baseless claims that mass school shootings were staged.
The House approved a resolution in February that removed the embattled congresswoman from her assigned committees.
Waters has long had a reputation for outspoken advocacy on behalf of women, children, and other minorities in her more than 40 years of public service, according to her congressional biography.
Waters is well-known for her candid and direct remarks and was one of the first members of Congress to call for former President Donald Trump's impeachment.
She became engulfed in a feud with Trump in 2018 after she called on her supporters to publicly confront and harass members of the Trump administration in response to the zero tolerance immigration policy that led to thousands of children being separated at the U.S. border.
"If you see anybody from that Cabinet in a restaurant, in a department store, at a gasoline station, you get out and you create a crowd. And you push back on them. And you tell them they're not welcome anymore, anywhere," Waters said.
At the time, Waters maintained she did not intend to incite violence by her comments and said Trump and others were deliberately mischaracterizing her words.
Last week, she told Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, to "shut your mouth" during a heated exchange between Jordan and President Joe Biden's chief medical adviser, Dr. Anthony Fauci, during a congressional oversight hearing.
"Your time has expired, sir," Waters told Jordan as he continued to press Fauci, who was testifying before the panel.
"You need to respect the chair and shut your mouth," Waters said to Jordan.
She explained her outburst during an interview with MSNBC on Sunday.
"While he was there, and he has so much credibility, he was being bullied, and there was an attempt to basically shut him down by Congressman Jordan," Waters said of Fauci. "We only have limited time. We only have five minutes each, and he does not respect the chair. He does not respect the other members. He speaks over time."
ABC News' Allison Pecorin contributed to this report.
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15 facts about SOAS
Brunei Gallery
Explore London
Foyle Special Collections Gallery
SOAS Radio
Student Support and Advice
Things you might not know about SOAS...
Our Director worked for the UN
SOAS' President Graça Machel is one of The Elders - a team of global leaders working for peace and human rights
We offer a truly global perspective
The character of Indiana Jones was inspired by a SOAS lecturer
TS Eliot worked in the Faber Building
Nirvana played here!
News reader Zeinab Badawi studied here
We are extending our campus into the North Block of Senate House in 2016
Anyone can learn a language at SOAS, whether they stay for a year or endeavour never to leave
You can get a free lunch everyday!
Our crest features an elephant and a camel
We provide support for great ideas
We have an ethical food co-op
SOAS Radio brings eclectic music to the masses
We were the first London university to divest from fossil fuels
New Director Valerie Amos has spent the last 5 years as international humanitarian aid chief at the UN.
SOAS Director Valerie Amos and SOAS' President Graça Machel at the President's Dinner 2015
Graça Machel, our president, is a renowned humanitarian and a global campaigner for education and the rights of women. She was also married to Nelson Mandela.
In proportion to our size and numbers, we are one of the most international universities in the world.
SOAS lecturer William McGovern, (grandfather of Downton Abbey actress Elizabeth McGovern) was an inspiration for the film character Indiana Jones.
TS Eliot, the famous poet and dramatist, worked in the Faber Building as an editor when it was the home of independent publishing house Faber & Faber.
Seattle grunge outfit Nirvana played the Students' Union in November of 1989.
News reader Zeinab Badawi is an alumna of the School having graduated in 1989 with an MA in Near and Middle Eastern Studies.
In June 2016, we are moving over the North Block of Senate House, London's first skyscraper and George Orwell's inspiration for the Ministry of Truth in his dystopian novel 1984.
Every student can learn a language from scratch (read about SOAS language teaching during WW2 as featured on the BBC) (read about Josh Parfitt learning Indonesian in one year and winning major speaking competition)
A feature of the precinct is the Hare Krishna lunch queue – free veggie lunches for all-comers – a thousand meals a week are provided!
SOAS' crest features a camel, an elephant and a lion. The motto is 'Knowledge is power'
SOAS Ventures is a student society that supports student's entrepreneurial activities. Got an idea? Find out what support is available to help you make it a reality.
SOAS Food Co-op: a not-for-profit, student run-store stocking organic and ethically sourced food takes place every Tuesday and Wednesday in the Students' Union.
SOAS Radio is dedicated to varied and original programming on world music, culture and current affairs. Every year they recruit a host of talented students to join the team. Find out how you can get involved.
In 2015, SOAS became one of the first universities in the UK (and first in London) to divest from fossil fuels, in a response to a campaign by staff and students.


Is It Time to Teach Media and Information Literacy (MIL)?
A rhetorical question Al Ain TV (UAE) asked in a post to introduce an interview with Media Unlimited director Magda Abu-Fadil.
Abu-Fadil, the lead editor and co-author of "Opportunities for Media and Information Literacy (MIL) in the Middle East and North Africa," spoke of the importance of incorporating MIL in curricula, of promoting critical thinking, and of reinforcing awareness to combat online hate speech and fake news.
The book, in English and Arabic, was funded by the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations and UNESCO and published by Nordicom at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden.
The interview in Arabic can be viewed here.


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Q: Factorising $99999\,00000\,99999\,00001$ I am reading an article in The Mathematical Gazette about factorising the 20 digit number
$$N=99999\,00000\,99999\,00001.$$
It is stated that $N=\dfrac{10^{25}+1}{10^5+1}$ (I understand why this is true), and consequently, if $p$ is a prime factor of $N$, then $p$ must be of the form $50k+1$. Why does this follow?

A: If $p$ is a prime factor of $N$, then it is a factor of $10^{25}+1$ and thus $$10^{25}\equiv -1 \implies 10^{50}\equiv 1\pmod p,$$
i.e. if $d$ is the order of $10$ modulo $p$, then $d$ divides $50$. But $d$ cannot divide $25$ (otherwise we would have $10^{25}\equiv 1\pmod p$), and $d$ cannot divide $10$ either (otherwise $10^{10}\equiv 1\pmod p$, but one can easily verify that $\gcd(N,10^{10}-1)=1$).
Therefore, $d=50$. And Little Fermat says that $d\mid(p-1)$.

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The Independent Civil Aviation Authority of Afghanistan assumed full control of the airspace of Afghanistan after almost 26 years.
Deputy presidential spokesman Shah Hussain Murtazawi said Afghanistan has assumed the full control of its airspace for the first time since 1371 solar year.
According to the Presidential Palace officials, the new radar system was inaugurated in the presence of President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani in Hamid Karzai International Airport.
The Independent Civil Aviation Authority officials had earlier said the installation of the new system will pave the way for further investments in the aviation sector and establishment of the new airlines, and reduce the cost by boosting the capacity of the civil aviation authority.
According to the officials, the Afghan government has stepped up efforts to increase the role of civil aviation authority in control the civil airspace after they took over the responsibility from the NATO-led coalition forces in 2015.
The General Director of the Civil Aviation Authority Mahmood Shah Habibi had last year said that the new system will be installed with a total cost of 24 million Euros, calling it one of the most modern systems being used in the world.


This time last year, we were making smoothies and buddha bowls, and generally enjoying lots of greens! We also had a guest post on garlic scapes — those adorable curly shoots which should be at the market this week or next.
This week at the market, we're looking forward to some first-of-the-season brassicas: broccoli and kale!! plus lots more greens and herbs! Here are some recipes to help you make use of all the greens that are available this time of year.
Heads-up: there's local buttermilk at Green Top Grocery!
Farmer's Market Quinoa Salad – also from Bon Appetit, from a whole series on broccoli. And if you're looking for pea shoots to complete the salad, Finding Eminence farms grows microgreens and pea shoots, and they're available at Green Top!
Kale is often the subject of whole "what do I do with X" posts, so we're going to take advantage of that here, here, and here.
The quick and global version of "what to do with kale" is this: cold: add to any salad for texture and/or flavor; just chop fine or massage the dressing into the leaves. hot: add to stir-fries or soups, or just sautee to add to a bowl of mixed meat/veg/salads. Use just a bit of oil/fat, and low, gentle heat until it softens a bit.
This is also a good time of year for frittatas! Add any vegetables you like, some of those gorgeous local eggs, and enjoy!
Well, we've done it again! We've reached the end of another work week, and are looking ahead to the weekend! There's much to look forward to at the market, and around town! The downtown market event will fill you in on the vendors attending this week's market. A great guide, if you're not sure which farmers are alternating weeks!
This time last year: Week 4 (May 29, 2017). We had bok choi! and swiss chard and strawberries!
I'm pretty sure we're too early for both of those this week, but a little birdie tells me that there might be some cucurbits from hoop houses (cucumbers or summer squash).
And several vendors will still have plants. If you haven't planted tomatoes yet, this is the PERFECT time for them to take root and thrive. I always have quite a few "volunteer" plants in my garden, but they're a couple weeks' behind the plant starts I got from local farmers in terms of size.
Want to get the healthiest plants for your garden? DEFINITELY shop local. I can't tell you how many times I've had blossom end rot from plants purchased at a big box store. Don't let your garden take on that sadness. Life's too short for sickly tomato plants.
Native Plants of IL / Woodland Mushroom Farm will have herb (chervil, sorrel, epazote!) and flower plants, but also shiitake mushrooms!!
Destiny meats has a variety of pork products, including bacon and brats.
Witzig meats has beef and pork in a large variety of cuts; sides and quarters of beef are also available, if you want to stock up for summer grilling.
Above Normal eggs has chicken and duck eggs.
Dearing farms will have eggs, goat and lamb meat, and possibly beef.
Huelskoetter pork has lots of pork! Breakfast sausages and brats and pork burgers.
Tomorrow, we'll have some recipes and ideas for marinades and summer picnics!


1We will meet to discuss your thoughts and hopes for your birth.
2We will also do a complete history, physical, initial labs, class scheduling, and cover any questions or concerns.
3Monthly prenatal visits will follow until 28 weeks.
4Visits every 2 weeks up to 36 weeks, and weekly visits until the birth of your baby.
5Care throughout your labor, birth and early postpartum.
6Home visits at 24-48 hours after birth and as needed in the first two weeks.
7Your postpartum check-up in the office between 4-6 weeks.
1Classes for pregnancy, birth and breastfeeding.
2Support for labor, birth and early breastfeeding.
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The 1999 Men's Al-Ahram World Team Squash Championships were held in Egypt and took place from September 17 until September 22, 1999.

Seeds

Results

Pool A

Pool B

Pool C

Pool D

Note*
Scotland were missing the world champion Peter Nicol and world semi-finalist Martin Heath who both refused to play quoting lack of financial assistance.

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Third Place Play Off

Final

References

See also
World Team Squash Championships
World Squash Federation
World Open (squash)

World Squash Championships
Squash tournaments in Egypt
International sports competitions hosted by Egypt
Squash
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Q: MongoDB takes an hour to delete_many() 1GB of data We have a 3GB collection in mongoDB 4.2 and this python 3.7, pymongo 3.12 function that deletes rows from the collection:
def delete_from_mongo_collection(table_name):
    # connect to mongo cluster
    cluster = MongoClient(MONGO_URI)
    db = cluster["cbbap"]

    # remove rows and return
    query = { 'competitionId': { '$in': [30629, 30630] } }
    db[table_name].delete_many(query)
    return

Here is the relevant info on this collection, note that it has 360MB worth of indexes which are set to speed up retrievals of data from this collection by our Node API, although they may be the problem here.

The delete_many() is part of a pattern where we (a) remove stale data and (b) upload fresh data, each day. However, given that it is taking over an hour to remove the rows that match the query { 'competitionId': { '$in': [30629, 30630] } }, we'd be better off just dropping and re-inserting the entire table. What's frustrating is that competitionId is an index, and as the first index in our compound indexes, I thought it should be very fast to drop rows using an index. I wonder if having 360MB of indexes is responsible for the slow deletes?
We cannot use the hint parameter as we have mongoDB 4.2, not 4.4, and we do not want to upgrade to 4.4 yet as we are worried about major breaking changes that may occur in our pipelines and our node API.
What else can be done here to improve the performance of delete_many()?


Andres Bonifacio (November 30, 1863 – May 10, 1897). Political Hero.
1716 – December 25, 1784. Haiku Poet and Painter.
. EIKAN, Priest Eikan of Temple Zenrin-Ji 永観 .
Pen-name of tanka poet Kitahara Ryūkichi (北原隆吉).
Female Higuchi Natsu (樋口奈津), Higuchi Natsuko (樋口夏子).
High Priest of the Tendai Sect. He was close to Tokugawa Ieyasu.
First chief priest of the Temple Hongan-ji, Kyoto.
. Keichuu, Keichū 契沖 阿闍梨 Keichu Ajari .
October 23. (1741-1789)。Disciple of Buson. Second Son of Kikei.
January 14, 1925–November 25, 1970. Author and playwright.
St. Nicholas. Nikolaus. December 6.
(Seki Osuga) Poet from Fukushima.
Haiku poet and disciple of Basho.
Haiku Poet of the Hototogisu group.
October 2. 1465-1553. Haikai and renga poet.
St Stephen was the first Martyr in Christian history.
Founder of the Teitoku Haiku Group.
His name was Enni Ben'en 圓爾辯圓 (1201–1280).
. yosamusa ya hyakki yagyoo no emakimono .
17 March 1898 - 30 December 1947) Autor. Friend of Kyoshi.
The first Zen Buddhist Master.
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MRI (Magnetic resonance imaging) : Magnetic resonance imaging is a medical imaging technique used in radiology to form pictures of the anatomy and the physiological processes of the body in both health and disease.
What is an MRI scan used to diagnose?: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a noninvasive medical test that physicians use to diagnose medical conditions. MRI uses a powerful magnetic field, radio frequency pulses and a computer to produce detailed pictures of organs, soft tissues, bone and virtually all other internal body structures.
What shows up on an MRI scan?: The radiologist compares the size and distributions of these bright and dark areas to determine whether a tissue is healthy. Head and neck (Fig. 1). MRI can be used to detect brain tumors, traumatic brain injury, developmental anomalies, multiple sclerosis, stroke, dementia, infection, and the causes of headache.
Why MRI test is done?: The following are just some of the examples where an MRI scanner is used: Abnormalities of the brain and spinal cord. Tumors, cysts, and other abnormalities in various parts of the body. Injuries or abnormalities of the joints, such as back pain.
How long does it take to get the results of an MRI?: The turnaround time for an MRI scan depends on the radiologists' schedule. At many medical centers, the radiologist may interpret the scan and write a report on the order of several hours to one day. From that point, it is up to the physician who ordered the MRI scan to share the results with the patient.
Can you eat and drink before an MRI?: On the day of your MRI scan, you should be able to eat, drink and take any medication as usual, unless advised otherwise. In some cases, you may be asked not to eat or drink anything for up to four hours before the scan, and sometimes you may be asked to drink a fairly large amount of water beforehand.
hole body check karne ke liye kitna cost lagega?
Mri scene to maine bhi karwaya hai sir..
Muje bhi M R I karneko bola hai doctor ne, lekin mai jyada der tak sida nahi so sakta... Mera ek pair bahut dukhta hai... Muje dar lag raha hai... MRI karneka .
Sir kya MRI scan se heart blockage ka bhi pata chalta hai.
What's the Difference Between an MRI and a CT?


Fillings are used to restore areas of your child's tooth affected by decay. Dr. Pahls uses composite (tooth-colored) materials to "fill in" the surface of the tooth after all decay has been removed.
First, Dr. Pahls will answer any questions you or your child may have and will apply anesthetic to the tooth requiring the filling. Then, Dr. Pahls will thoroughly remove the decay that is present and prepare the tooth to successfully bond with the composite material.
What Are Tooth Colored (Composite) Fillings?
In addition, composites are "bonded" or attached with adhesive to the tooth often allowing a more conservative repair. Composite fillings require that the tooth be kept clean and dry during the entire filling process, and they are subject to stain and discoloration over time. The life expectancy of a white filling can depend greatly on where it is in your child's mouth and how heavily their teeth come together when they bite.
If your child's tooth is sensitive for a week or more it is important to Call Our Office so we can examine the tooth and determine if additional treatment is needed.


Hey, guess what? LUGRadio Live and Unleashed 2006 has been released in audio and video form. Go and grab it, and don't forget to help seed the video torrent.
Well, thats the end of Season 3. It has been one hell of a ride, and I want to give great thanks to my three great pals who I co-present with, and of course the incredible community spread across the forums, #lugradio, planet and our awesome mirror maintainers. This fantastic community has spread across the world into virtually all countries, and we never ever forget how awesome you folks are.
Also, thanks to the ever amazing Bytemark who have supported us hugely in terms of hosting and sponsorship for LUGRadio Live. If you need hosting, get one of their VMs, they are awesome.
Is there any reason Matt's blog isn't part of planet.lugradio.org?
Troy – yeah, we decided that he was just too boring, reserved and uninteresting, and he is too short and angry.
Just kidding! No, I am not sure to be honest, the LUGRadio team don't maintain the planet, the community do.


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Humans live in landscapes of make-believe. We spin fantasies. We devour novels, films, and plays. Even sporting events and criminal trials unfold as narratives. Yet the world of story has long remained an undiscovered and unmapped country. Its easy to say that humans are wired for story, but why?
In this delightful and original book, Jonathan Gottschall offers the first unified theory of storytelling. He argues that stories help us navigate lifes complex social problemsjust as flight simulators prepare pilots for difficult situations. Storytelling has evolved, like other behaviors, to ensure our survival.
Drawing on the latest research in neuroscience, psychology, and evolutionary biology, Gottschall tells us what it means to be a storytelling animal. Did you know that the more absorbed you are in a story, the more it changes your behavior? That all children act out the same kinds of stories, whether they grow up in a slum or a suburb? That people who read more fiction are more empathetic?
Of course, our story instinct has a darker side. It makes us vulnerable to conspiracy theories, advertisements, and narratives about ourselves that are more truthy than true. National myths can also be terribly dangerous: Hitlers ambitions were partly fueled by a story.
But as Gottschall shows in this remarkable book, stories can also change the world for the better. Most successful stories are moralthey teach us how to live, whether explicitly or implicitly, and bind us together around common values. We know we are master shapers of story. The Storytelling Animal finally reveals how stories shape us.


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My Legend Still Exists in the Cultivation World
Web Novel (CN)
Action Adventure Comedy Shounen Ai Xianxia
Confident Protagonist Cultivation Demons Devoted Love Interests Famous Protagonist Fast Cultivation Heavenly Tribulation Hiding True Identity Loyal Subordinates Magic Formations Manly Gay Couple Multiple Realms Overpowered Protagonist Past Plays a Big Role Pets Popular Love Interests Power Couple Previous Life Talent Reincarnation Romantic Subplot Slow Romance Strong Love Interests Sword And Magic Sword Wielder Time Travel
Rating(4.4 / 5.0, 74 votes)
2 11% (8 votes)
Li Siwei
李思危
198 Chapters + 3 Extras (Complete)
jjwxc
Centuries ago, Daoist Jing Yuan died from lightning. A millennium later, he comes back to life, but discovers that the stars have shifted and the world has transformed by leaps and bounds.
Marketplace: Selling herbs for 10 coppers each, alleviates fevers and detoxifies, reduces swelling and relieves pain.
Jing Yuan: Isn't this the main precious herb used for Foundation Establishment Pills?
Auction house: Advanced level cultivation method starting at 30,000 spirit-stones!
Jing Yuan: Isn't this the tr*shiest cultivation method you could find anywhere on the streets?
Art gallery: "The 100 Influential Figures of the Cultivation World"
Jing Yuan: Aren't these my good friends A, B, C, D and old enemies 1, 2, 3, 4?
Bookstore: "Jing Yuan: A Biography", "Memoirs of Jing Yuan", "An Intro to Daoist-Master Jing Yuan's Legendary Life", "Honored Master Jing Yuan Teaches You How to Guide Qi into the Body", "The Seven Habits of Founder Jing Yuan"
Jing Yuan: ?? Isn't this me? Wait, when did I gain seven habits?
The companions he once journeyed with have long passed away, and not even 1/10 of the formerly glorious cultivation legacies remain. Yet, in this world without him, his legend still exists. This kind of feeling, is a bit embarrassing…
修真界依然有我的传说
Quick Transmigration: The Host Is Sweeter Than Sugar (2)
Never Marry a Man With Two Tintins (1)
The Reader and Protagonist Definitely Have to Be in True Love (1)
Transmigrating into a Mob Character to Rehabilitate the Villain Plan (1)
I Have Medicine (1)
The Villain's White Lotus Halo (1)
These are recommendation lists which contains My Legend Still Exists in the Cultivation World. You should give them a visit if you're looking for similar novels to read. Alternatively, you can also create your own list.
Nosebleeds from heaven - 4
I Will Read This
Love takes time~ Slowly and Cutie~
DANMEI IS LIFE
Complete 2
01/20/22 Isohungry Translations	 c116 part2
(Disclaimer: This novel got pretty difficult to read at times, so I did quite a bit of skimming.)
My Legend Still Exists in the Cultivation World reminded me quite a lot of classic Xianxia fantasy (just with extra BL elements). A reborn protagonist who grows at an extremely OP rate, who runs into a plethora of different characters/factions/timelines, who consistently shows up and face-slaps those who look down on him. It's a novel with a truly astronomical amount of content packed into it--for better or for worse.
1) Plot
It's hard... more>> to pin down a single primary plotline in My Legend Still Exists. It's a very character-focused story. Of course there's going to be a final battle against the Xianxia equivalent of the "Anti-Christ incarnate", but every single arc is extremely different: from small city politics, to academy exams, to getting stuck in a time-warping mini-world, to infiltrating the monster kingdom, to getting transported millennia into the past... yeaaaahhh the story took a while to get going. In addition, the entire novel absolutely loves the idea of reincarnation as a way of reconnecting with one's lost past (again, for better or for worse).
Sometimes it does feel like the author wrote down every Xianxia plot idea that has ever existed, and then started pulling ideas one at a time out of a hat. Don't get me wrong, every idea was really different and unique, and it did make sense how the characters transitioned from one arc to another. But at a certain point, the sheer number of side stories made my eyes glaze over at times (especially since I'm not a native Chinese speaker lol). I've always nurtured a dislike for filler, and this story definitely has a ton of unnecessary detours, plot points that are only useful for a little while before being discarded, etc.
Overall, though, I would say you don't really read this novel for the plot--you read it for the two main characters. That brings us to...
2) Characters
Luckily, the 2 main characters are wonderfully badass/intelligent, with distinct strengths and flaws.
The main character is Jing Yue (previously widely known as Jing Yuan in his last life), one of the founders of "modern-day" cultivation before he died 10, 000 years ago. While his new reborn body basically has to start cultivation over, he advances at a frankly "ridiculously overpowered" pace because of his previous experience lol. His personality is an interesting combination of both warm and cold: warm to those he cares about (especially his disciples), harsh to everyone else (especially those who get in the way of his cultivation). His drive, cunning, and ruthlessness all make him feel larger than life. He really seems like the type of historical figure who would get legends and songs written after him, millennia later. At the same time, his fondness for his sect, his disciples, and his love interest give him a cute human touch--especially when he struggles to understand his personal feelings and then reconcile them with his grand ambitions.
This brings us to the love interest, Qin Yanzhi, a once-in-a-generation talented sword cultivator. He starts off as somewhat on the stoic side since he's devoted to the path of the sword and all. But it's an absolute joy to see him open up, show his affectionate side, and always kick ass. Qin Yanzhi is my favorite character in the novel, and one of my favorite love interests in Danmei :D
Unfortunately, none of the side characters really stuck out to me. The vast majority of side characters only appeared for one arc before never getting mentioned again, kind of like microcosms within the immense world of My Legend Still Exists. This is "realistic", but it means I can't even recall a single likable side character off the top of my head. Even the recurring side characters weren't that compelling either. And yeah, the villains weren't memorable at all lol.
3) Overall Enjoyment: Hmm... this novel was pretty fun overall I guess. The heartwarming relationship moments between Jing Yue and Qin Yanzhi were 100% worth reading. Everything else... was skimmable I suppose. It feels like the author was getting paid by the word when writing this, so the novel truly went all out with the filler.
Perhaps if someone picks up this novel for translation, I might appreciate the subtleties more. Until then, I'd probably give it a 3.5/5.
Qin Yanzhi is best boy though~ <<less
xiin
An extremely good cultivation novel with an incredible amount of plot, great characters, story development, and world building. Romance is very slow build but satisfying~
It's infused with hints of modern/amusing elements to lighten it up. These things don't detract from the plot (and aren't jarring at all) but rather make it a bit easier to read and acts as hilarious ways to lighten up the mood.
poyopoyo
(I thought this was fully translated aaaaaa going I'm insane QAQ)
Good read!!
My favourite thing about this book is the world building. Sure, cultivation novels are built on the same foundation but I really like the lores in this one.
... more>> This isn't a lovey dovey book. In fact, you have to wait until after dozens of chapters for them to actually interact but nonetheless, the CP would truly be a power couple once they get together (soon, I hope hahaha).
It's really good though! I like the plot progression and reading about MC's progress is really satisfying. There aren't many characters that stand out but they're still lovely.
I just can't believe it's been 59 chapters and the most romantic thing the main CP has done is ML looking at MC warmly XD The slowburn is truly magnificent hahaha
It's pretty slow and mellow (not that I mind) so if you're looking for something exciting, this is probably not the one.
IT'S HE!!!!! AND THEY'RE THE SWEETEST, MOST POWERFUL DAOIST COMPANIONS IN QIFENG!!!!
thank you author for making this book considerably easy to MTL.
that being said, oh wow I was wrong, there are so many adventures here. the main CP kept getting lost in secret realms with Very Serious Plot Development left and right but everyone thought they're hardcore double cultivating lmao it's the funniest thing.
also, the twists and story progression are very satisfying. they really said time is relative and reality is a social construct.
the side characters' stories are great too especially WZ and RJ's story... (;∀;)
wait sh*t I think there are like 5 couples where the other half dies
lore heavy and the romance is slow but once they develop Feelings™, muah chef's kiss. very good read. 10000/10 will read again <<less
rhianirory
it's a better than average start, though there are a few logical inconsistencies that stand out ... more>>
i.e. The MC is a 10 yo child and has to pay an adult fee to enter the town but Lil Pebble, also a child, is free to enter. In the town he is sometimes treated like a little kid and at others he's treated as an adult, even before he cultivates much. The author also sometimes calls him a child and then turns around at other times and calls him a teenager or even a young man (and he's treated as an adult and not a 10 yo child) ; it all seems to be at the authors whim or which way the plot is moving.
it's not really a spoiler IMO since it's in the first two chapters but some people are picky about stuff like that so I put in a spoiler tag.
so far this is more a cultivation novel where the MC happens to be gay, rather than being a romance novel set in a cultivation world and that's just fine with me. The MC is interesting and I can't wait to read more.
this is a genre I never MTL because there's so much specialized language that it's impossible to work through with more than a 50% understanding at most (usually it's much lower). So thank you to the translator for picking this up! I'll probably stockpile for a while and come back when the chapters hit 100 or more. <<less
Knightime
I absolutely LOVE this story. It's very entertaining- just when I think I know how the plot will go, it very subtly makes fun of the standard cultivation tropes and goes off on its own tangent. The author is amazing and the translation very well done as well.
P.S. My favorite character has gotta be the chicken. @[email protected]
Melting Snow
This is nice and all. The only thing that bothered me is the translation. Not that the translation is not good, it's actually superb but, I guess the translator is new to this cultivation type of novels. Because some of the cultivation stages have strange name like "stalwart"??!??
naomisugoon
[status c26pt2, 12/27/20]: Hehehe just recently made an acct so had to come to review this. I love it very much. This is the only web novel I am actively checking for new updates on and continue to read. Absolutely I recommend it. As for now, there has not been any interaction between the MC and ML, I only have a vague guess as to who the ML will be. But honestly, I do not really care too much as I know it will be a slow burn romance, especially... more>> because the MC is in the body of a child around the age of 10-12. Most of all I just love the xianxia part, the main part. After I initially read through what was available at the time I initially found this, there was a cliffhanger that felt very huge, then the next chapter kinda just deflated, but I don't even mind. It was just the cliff hanger made me expect a large face slapping which only turned into a small face slapping. The MC is pretty calm so I did not get as much face slapping as I had wished for in that scene lolol. I feel one with Ji-ji (the little blue chicken "system") to say that lol. Anyway, I am excited to see how the romance will be integrated later on, and I am very much enjoying reading this. [status c52, 4/15/21]: Really fun to read still, MC and ML have met, ML is who I thought it would be lolol. MC and ML are on friendly terms and slowly getting closer which is really cute to see.///. The body MC is in is still a preteen so I'm not expecting romantic development anytime soon unless there's a big time-skip somewhere haha but it's still really nice to see them getting along and I'm having fun with the xianxia plot hehe, I'm really happy to find and read a novel where it's a cultivation world with a BL subplot, sometimes is nice reading stuff where it's not always the main focus <3 <<less
It's great so far. Though I have my guesses, the ML hasn't been introduced yet. Not to mention, the chapter I'm on ended at a cliffhanger. I haven't noticed any problem with the translation, but I've gotten pretty good at filtering those kinds of things out so who knows.
MehrM
As someone said it's more of a xianxia than a bl
However it's good
Some chapters did bored me hence the 4*
But overall it was good the relationship between the ML and the MC was nice whether before or after they ended up in a relationship
They fought side by side
The MC admired the ML before even meeting him...
His attachment to the ML is beyond this life
xianaddit
The beginning was entertaining for a while but I got quite bored reading up to chapter 65. Characters get introduced left and right then goes to the sideline. At time, I could barely remember who is who.
The story just wasn't exciting enough. The comedy got quite dry and everything goes well for the MC without much effort. Lots of scenarios are repeated.
Not sure who ML is yet, so if you're reading for that, I'd say curb expectations or don't read. Otherwise it's a solid story, unique but not dumb humor.
SararaGold
This is a tiring novel to be honest. What I admire is the setting of this novel, it was a vast universe, certainly what you would expect from a xianxia novel.
The beginning was pretty exciting, the middle part was tiring to read (especially because I was MTLing them), that I felt relief when I come towards the end.
Although I said it was tiring, the plot was arranged nicely, uncovering hidden plot here and there while building it for the last climax, which was the end.
MC was already strong (in term... more>> of knowledge but not physical strength) and he became more stronger while always disappearing to another realm every time something happen. Maybe because I read too much novel with witty MC, that I feel this MC is a bit bland (but I still like him as a calm beauty). But looking from a different aspects, MC is fit with his character because he already live for so many years. This novel focused mainly on the cultivation part, so the romance between MC and ML is very very slow. Basically there was not enough dog food to be fed to the reader. However, their interactions are definitely heartwarming.
Another thing I appreciate was that this novel does not dwell on face-slapping too much, because MC is magnanimous and wise (and soft-hearted). Maybe that's why the villains are not memorable at all throughout the novel. One last thing, the only one who move the story forward is not the MC or ML or whoever it was, it was Jiji!
The blue chicken!
elvira12
Urgh. This was a tiring story. I persisted mtling this, but man, it was a pain in the @ss.
Not much fluffiness. Not much character development. The focus was more on the background people and it may seem as if the MC and ML were the passerbys instead.
To be fair, it is a nice Xianxia novel. As for BL.. Not really. Only the blue chicken.. Oops, phoenix was interesting.


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NFL commissioner Roger Goodell met with reporters Wednesday at the league meeting in Dallas and provided updates on several different topics, including the ongoing investigation into the New England Patriots.
Here are the answers to some of the questions Goodell was asked.
On the Patriots-Bengals investigation...
The New England Patriots are being investigated by the NFL after a video crew taped the Cincinnati Bengals' sideline at last Sunday's Week 14 game in Cleveland. The Patriots said in a statement that the video crew was set there to shoot footage for an upcoming episode of their "Do Your Job" web series.
There is no set timetable for when the investigation will be concluded, according to Goodell.
"I've actually been down here almost the entire time," Goodell said. "I only had an opportunity to spend some time with a couple of our staff. Obviously, it's under review. We're going to be thorough. We'll take our time and make sure we look at everything that's pertinent here, and then we'll make a decision."
Will the Patriots' history of illegal videotaping (a.k.a. Spygate) play a factor in this current investigation?
"Of course. That's a factor," Goodell said. "But I think the key things are the new information that we have — that (old) information, we obviously already had. I think the issue is what information do we have from this incident."
Does Goodell anticipate a conclusion to the investigation by the end of the season?
"I don't have any anticipation," he said. "We're going to be thorough. We're going to get all the facts. We'll go from there."
Patriots add three players to practice squad>>>
On the Antonio Brown investigation...
The investigation into the allegations made against former Patriots wide receiver Antonio Brown has not concluded. Goodell noted investigators still have more work to do before giving the league an update.
"They still have not completed the investigation," Goodell said. "The investigators did; I did not meet with Antonio. They have more work to do. They are following up on that. I will get an update when they have more information."
Brown was released by the Patriots on Sept. 20 after a brief 11-day tenure in New England.
On the possibility of reseeding in the playoffs...
It's looking increasingly likely that the winner of the NFC East -- the Dallas Cowboys or Philadelphia Eagles -- will finish with a losing record, but based on the current playoff format, that division winner probably will host a team with 10-plus wins (likely the NFC West runner-up) in the Wild Card round. Should the league reseed in the playoffs to not give teams with losing records a home playoff game just because they won their division? Goodell admitted it's not something being discussed right now.
"This is not the first time this conversation has occurred, or the situation has occurred," Goodell said. "Teams go into the season and the first objective is to win the division. That's what they work on -- we win the division and we get in the playoffs. That is something that we've considered over the years. I have not heard that this year. I don't anticipate hearing it again. It's been discussed in the past, but I don't see that as an issue. If it comes up, we'll certainly have the conversation. I don't anticipate it."
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We have new details about the new Alienware M11x R3 ultraportable gaming notebook. The model will be availabe starting this April at an undisclosed price. There are no impressive features, but it certainly worths our attention. So let's find out more about it and see if it is what you are looking for.
Some of its features are Intel's latest Core i5 and i7 Sandy Bridge CPUs or a LED backlit 11.6-inch screen with a resolution of 1366 x 768, having a TrueLife glossy panel. Let's not forget about the 8GB of RAM, a two megapixel webcam or a 8-Cell 63 WHr battery.
Storage options will be up to 750GB HDD with a 256GB SSD option also included. And Alienware M11x R3 has a slim, modern and unique design, with two different color options – red and black.
The model seems to be good in theory, but in practice it's not powerful enough and does not have enough screen real estate – rumours said. They are not wong – we have to admit. So we are talking about a gaming notebook limited in performance, but probably the price is the most indicated factor for the final decision.


To mark the 150th Anniversary of the birth of Beatrix Potter we released a set of Special Stamps. The 10-stamp issue celebrates the timeless characters she created and which are still loved the world over.
Six of the most popular characters from Beatrix Potter's 23 Original Tales feature in the Special Stamps. They are: Peter Rabbit; Mrs Tiggy-Winkle; Squirrel Nutkin; Jemima Puddle-Duck; Tom Kitten and Benjamin Bunny.
A further four stamps feature images taken from Beatrix Potter's first book, The Tale of Peter Rabbit.
When Mrs. Rabbit leaves for the baker's, Peter runs straight to Mr. McGregor's garden and squeezes under the gate. A terrifying cat-and-mouse game ensues, during which Peter loses both his shoes and his new jacket.
Beatrix conceived the story of Peter Rabbit in September 1893 in a delightfully illustrated letter to Noel Moore, the five-year-old son of her friend and former governess, Annie Moore. Beatrix had purchased the real Peter Rabbit two years earlier in Shepherd's Bush, London, and drew inspiration for the setting of her published tale from several locations, including the potting shed at Bedwell Lodge in Hertfordshire, and gardens at Lingholm in Keswick, Cumbria and Tenby, Pembrokeshire.
Beatrix wrote the story in a picture-letter to Noel Moore's sister, Norah, in September 1901, having conceived the idea for it four years earlier in a letter to Noel. On both occasions, Beatrix was residing at Lingholm, a house on the north-west shore of Derwentwater with dramatic views across the lake to St. Herbert's Island – Owl Island in the story.
The setting for the tale is Fawe Park, a commodious house on the north-west shore of Derwentwater. Beatrix stayed there with her family in 1903 and sketched "every imaginable rabbit background", including an assortment of flower pots, cold frames and tubs in the kitchen garden. The real Benjamin Bunny, however, had come "to a premature end" years earlier "through persistent devotion to peppermints".
Between 1871 and 1881 the Potters spent the summers at Dalguise House in Perthshire. Kitty MacDonald was their washerwoman, "a comical, round little woman", who wore a "multitude of petticoats and a white mutch". Beatrix located her tale in the picturesque Newlands Valley with the slopes of Catbells rising in the distance. The real Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle was a comical model; if "propped up on end for half an hour" the hedgehog would "yawn pathetically" and bite.
The tale was the first to be located at Hill Top. Beatrix borrowed the name Tabitha Twitchit from a cat belonging to the wife of the local Sawrey blacksmith. In 1906 Beatrix was planting her garden with cuttings from neighbours, "something out of nearly every garden in the village". Many flowers depicted in her tale survive, including the roses, snapdragons and Japanese anemones around the porch.
Beatrix dedicated her "farmyard tale" to Ralph and Betsy Cannon, the children of her farm manager at Hill Top Farm in Sawrey. Her illustrations depict the Cannon family, the farmhouse and its outbuildings, the Tower Bank Arms public house and other village locations, including a magnificent view across nearby Esthwaite Water. Jemima was the name of one of the ducks at Hill Top Farm. Kep, however, was Beatrix's favourite sheepdog, and the "intelligent and sympathetic" hero of her story.
For seven days from 28 July to 3 August, Royal Mail provided a special handstamp on all mail posted in the post box located on at the junction of the B5285 and Stones Lane, the actual postbox Beatrix Potter used while she lived at Hill Top Farm. The image to be used is one of the first sketches Beatrix made of Peter Rabbit.


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Everyone knows that a good book can shine like a bright light in your mind. But no other book will actually illuminate your living room! When you shut it, it looks like any old book with a stylish black cover. But once you open it up, you will become absorbed in its colourful stories.
The (blank) pages light up in white, green, purple, blue or red. Are you done with a particular chapter and you'd like to move on? Just close the book and open it again: the book will now shine its light in a different colour.
Open the book and put it on the table to use it as a desk or reading light. But if you're looking for optimal illumination, you can also open up the book a full 360°! Strong magnets in the front and back covers will keep the book open. This book is the perfect design gift for anyone who loves atmospheric lighting and good books!


As humans beings, we're inherently biased. Natural biases serve a critical social function—they allow us to use previous experiences to navigate personal interactions and interpret non-verbal cues. To assess every person and situation from scratch would be exhausting.
Our natural biases can range from the inconsequential—cognitive shortcuts that help us deal with the world—to the roots of much larger societal issues, like gender bias and pay inequality. Research has shown when teams and leaders operate without recognizing existing biases, it affects company culture. As designers, we are not immune. Our biases can impact the products we design.
Despite the universal nature of bias, it's still difficult to personally acknowledge and overcome. When I took an implicit bias test on gender and career, it revealed a couple of surprises. I have a slight association between women and family and men and career. This insight was eye-opening for me. As a hard-working mother of two, it contradicts my conscious beliefs.
Becoming conscious of biases is just the first step. The next is to ensure we don't allow them to negatively impact the products we design or our experiences with teams.
What follows are a few tactics we've used at Moment to help designers feel empowered to combat bias.
It's a common question early in a new client relationship or project kickoff: "Who will be on the team?" In the getting-to-know-you phase, we want to make sure the client becomes familiar with the team members based on their credentials and qualifications, rather than assumptions based on age, gender, race, or the fact that we're designers. This step is worth thoughtful consideration because it's pivotal to a team's success.
To get it right, our teams use a technique where the project lead introduces each team member along with some of their professional accomplishments. At first glance, this seems counter to empowerment. Shouldn't everyone speak for themselves? Yes, but this tactic allows the project lead—who has already started to build credibility with the client through shaping the project—to endorse individuals on the team based on their skills.
The result is the start of a client-team relationship where the client knows each team member's superpowers. It leaves team members feeling empowered because the project lead is able to speak highly of their professional history.
To create awareness of biases from the get-go, we do a small activity during kickoff workshops. The point is to get everyone in the room to first acknowledge their own biases about the project, target user, or technology, then set them aside and start with a clean slate.
Depending on who you ask, "millennial" is a loaded label with both broad and narrow definitions. When designing a service targeted at millennials, it's important to unpack any baggage so team members know where each other stand.
On a recent project for a product targeted at millennials, we heard everything from, "I'm a millennial and I don't think this product is for me, but I know I'm not every millennial" to "Most of my opinions around the needs of millennials come from Buzzfeed articles." Getting these assumptions out in the open built trust amongst the team. The exercise helped everyone realize where their biases stood, allowing us to start fresh without anything weighing us down.
Design is a subjective sport. In design reviews, a client or team member might offer a critique that's counterproductive to the needs of a project. For example, someone expresses an opinion that they believe an experience won't be easy enough for an elderly population. Biases like these can derail projects—especially when one person's opinion wins out over the research.
Probing questions tend to reveal flawed critiques based on assumptions and biases. Asking the "Five Whys" (literally asking "why" five times) when someone expresses a biased opinion or idea helps redirect the conversation.
This classic interview technique helps designers refrain from an emotional reaction to a biased comment. Instead, it helps develop an understanding of where the other person is coming from. Through dialogue, it also highlights to the other person that their opinion wasn't based on something relevant to the discussion.
Compared to the previous techniques, creating a culture where teams feel comfortable enough to question each other takes time.
At Moment, we rely on project retrospectives to give and receive feedback from our teams. Each person shares three points of self-assessment before asking for feedback. In response, each team member gives two pieces of positive feedback and constructive criticism.
Though challenging, this practice is invaluable. It helps each of us grow as individual practitioners and leaders. I often receive feedback about my performance and leadership that helps me on my next project, and I'm extremely grateful for any willingness to be candid.
To encourage conversation outside of client projects, we've held a series of internal company workshops called "Understanding Bias" as well as an evolving conversation around "Women at Work." Both forums provide a chance for everyone to express their perspectives and provide support.
Success relies on building relationships with collaborators. With design's growing influence on business, designers find themselves engaging in new, complex situations. As a result, designers have an opportunity to make a big impact on the organizations and the people they serve.
These opportunities expose designers to different perspectives, work cultures, and, of course, biases. At the end of the day, we're the ones who need to acknowledge and work through our biases and help each other create the best user-centered products possible.
So the next time you feel bias creep in—whether it's your own or a teammate's—take a step back and find ways to change the conversation.
Since joining Moment in 2003, Shannon has consistently guided design teams toward purposeful ideation with key clients like American Express, Philips, and ESPN. In addition to building client relationships, Shannon leads Moment's recruiting and people-first processes, which include highly-regarded career management and mentorship programs, as well as volunteer and parental leave policies.


Cloudera's Dave Shuman talks about the value of big data from autonomous vehicles, and using analytics to counter new and emerging cyber threats.
There will be several areas where data can be collected and processed in autonomous vehicles. You have this concept of the edge, which in this instance would be the autonomous vehicle. When the vehicle is driving you around, it won't be collecting data, sending it to the cloud, and having decisions made then sent back. If you have a child with a ball running across the street, it has to make a decision on the spot. So you are looking at a local computer processing capability to achieve that. You can see instances of this with Google, Uber and the rest, driving all these autonomous vehicles around and collecting data. Right now, it's all about building and training models, which is a big data application in which we play a big role.
You will have compute and storage capabilities within the vehicles, allowing them to make autonomous decisions, which may run on Cloudera, or other data storage and compute capabilities.
The way we do cyber protection today is mainly based on signature, which is great for things we know about, but not for the new and emerging threats. The ability to use predictive analytics models on top of data allows you to detect abnormal behavior, and the model can be trained to detect this. I can give that feedback to an operator who analyzes it and agrees that it is a threat. The model has this human feedback that validates the detection, allowing it to detect other instances better.
Cloudera has partnered with Intel and others in the open source community to create an open source project called Apache Spot, to handle such scenarios. That is a new model for handling cyber threats, leveraging open source, which is more than existing solutions would economically be able to tackle today.
We also have to think about the numerous sensors around us. We have a partnership with Intel and another company to use facial recognition for recognizing bad actors, all in near real-time.
Developing an early warning system presumably involves data signals that you don't have today. You've decided to put sensor networks out in different areas, to use image processing in a new way, and are basically collecting and curating data to build a new level of functionality. This ability to collect and curate data is one of the things that Apache brings to the table, not having to model your data prior to ingestion. You are able to collect and curate all of the data you have accessible to you, much in the way that you would load data to your C: drive on a computer.
Once you have that in place, you can build and discover elements in your data to build both a data model, and processing model to match your hypothesis. If you have a new sensor network out there, then you can use audio data that is coming off that to discover an intrusion, or you can use image processing to identify troop movements, or even use a cyber model to discover activities that are unnatural to that environment. It involves looking for patterns, and anomalies within those patterns to identify the type of instance that would allow you to make detections, then you build an application that uses that. All of this happens within this ecosystem.
We contribute to a vibrant open source community, and are part of the Apache open source community. If someone wanted to start work on an analytics workload, using data and building analytics, the person could go to our website, download our community edition, and start using it for free. Millions of people have actually done this.
For a commercial entity, the process is a bit different. For instance, Navister – a manufacturer of large, industrial vehicles such as school buses and military vehicles – analyzed their business and wanted to offer their customers a way to benefit by using IoT data coming off those trucks to create a more efficient model for doing maintenance. They turned to the cloud, and started ingesting the data coming in from edge devices. The cost was low and the impact was minimal. They were experimenting to find out what they could do with data, and were able to identify a use case where they established where to apply maintenance to vehicles in a timely manner, translating to a more economical transaction for their customers.
Machine learning helped them understand how to apply predictive maintenance on vehicles, available inventory, available driving hours for drivers, and the contacts available to service that. All of this was accomplished with a very small footprint, but with significant value.
We make what is impossible today, possible tomorrow, with data, continued Shuman. We have various objectives of things we want to achieve as a society – serve our customers better, create better models to understand model behavior within our supply chain in different environments, address human trafficking and the sustainability around food to address the problem of how to feed everybody. Other problems we tackle include how to protect people, either through cyber or physical security methods, and how to protect the environment. All of this can be enhanced through data, allowing us to say that the perspectives that we cannot see today can be made possible through data, and the application of machine learning and analytics.
Dave Shuman is industry lead for IoT & manufacturing at Cloudera. He is a recognized retail and consumer products industry expert in leveraging explicit and implicit data to derive actionable insights.
Rocky DeStefano is Cloudera's subject matter expert on cybersecurity. He has supported cybersecurity advancement in the public and private sectors for almost a quarter of a century and was a finalist for the Cybersecurity Professional of the Year this year.
Cloudera delivers the modern platform for machine learning and advanced analytics built on the latest open source technologies. The world's leading organizations trust Cloudera to help solve their most challenging business problems with Cloudera Enterprise, the fastest, easiest and most secure data platform available for the modern world. Cloudera's customers efficiently capture, store, process and analyze vast amounts of data, empowering them to use advanced analytics and machine learning to drive business decisions quickly, flexibly and at lower cost than has been possible before. To ensure their customers are successful, Cloudera offers comprehensive support, training and professional services. Learn more at cloudera.com.


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Al-Qaeda Begins a Strategy to Hunt Down Leaders of Southern Factions
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Al-Qaeda, the local branch in Yemen, began on Wednesday a new strategy in southern Yemen, coinciding with the start of restructuring the factions loyal to the coalition, which raises controversy in terms of timing.
Exclusive-alkhabar alyemeni:
The organization claimed targeting a prominent leader in the southern factions in Abyan, explaining in a statement that the operation targeted the commander of the Falcons Brigade in the First Brigade, supporting Brigadier General Abdul-Khaleq al-Hakami.
The adoption of targeting al-Hakami came hours after the STC confessed to the killing of the reconnaissance staff anti-terror faction's, Nabil al-Tami, in an operation in Mudiyah.
These targeting, which also expanded to Shabwah during the last hours, coincide with the targeting of military kit in Al-Masyna'ah with Al-Qaeda revealing a new strategy for it in southern Yemen, it indicated that he has adopted a strategy of ambushes and explosive devices to hunt down senior leaders.
Al-Qaeda announced its new strategy against what it described as the Emirati factions, its data was covered by Saudi intelligence,
in conjunction with developments in the south scene, in light of news talking on the return of Emirati forces to take over tasks of securing Aden, more than two years after his expulsion by Saudi forces, not to mention the start of restructuring the leaders of the transitional factions.
It is not yet clear whether al-Qaeda announcement was in response to the transitional, who expanded the deployment of his forces in its strongholds in Abyan, or for other motives, but its coincidence with the aforementioned developments also indicates that it has more than one dimension.
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