THE MODERATOR: We'll get started with an opening statement from coach.
KARL SMESKO: We're just really excited to be part of this, to be here at Stanford, what a great university and a place known for women's basketball and for us to be a part of it is a big thrill for all of us. We feel like we have earned our spot to be here and we're going to prepare to compete at the highest level we can compete at and we know we play a great team and we're looking forward to the challenge.
THE MODERATOR: Open it up for questions for the student-athletes.
Q. Sophie said that in trying to think of a team that maybe compares to you guys they played maybe a mini Georgia. Does Missouri remind you of anybody you guys have played?
KARL SMESKO: Well, they have different styles offensively and defensively, but offensively they execute at a real high level, they're maybe a lot like a DePaul. They can shoot the 3 and still score inside. Defensively, they're very physical, even though they don't play as many passing lanes, so they're maybe a little bit more like Jacksonville in terms of they're not afraid to bump you a little bit when you cut and they're not afraid of contact. So those will be a couple combination of teams that might fit the style a little bit.
Q. Obviously Missouri's probably not the first team you guys have played this season that is a bigger team than you are, how have you had success going up against teams that have height, especially multiple six footers and above?
KARL SMESKO: Well we have to be willing to be physical and we have to be willing to help one another. We got to have all five people competing on the defensive glass, looking for somebody to block out and controlling that block out as long as possible and pursuing the ball. Obviously their posts are their second and third leading scorers and they're both very good players. We're not in a situation where we just go one-on-one, we need all five players doing their job to make it difficult to get the ball inside and understand what our game plan is to try and limit their opportunities.
Q. Stanford hosts almost every year and sometimes there are women on the team who have never been to California, so sometimes we ask that, I know it seems a little silly, but what have you guys been able to do and have y'all been here before and also what's it like to be playing at Stanford that has a storied women's basketball tradition, as well as just athletics in general here.
ROSEMARIE JULIEN: I've been in California but not northern California so it's a little bit different because it's colder. But it's a great experience being here. It's a beautiful campus, a very big campus, we're not used to that because we have a small campus, so it's a good experience playing in this gym. It's big, nice, comfortable.
TAYLOR GRADINJAN: I've also been to California, I've actually been to San Francisco, but as far as what we're going to do today later this evening, we're going to go down town San Francisco for lunch and stuff like that and I know the team's really looking forward to it. Then obviously just playing in this gym it's just a great opportunity, it's big, so I mean we hope that we can win and do great things here and actually get a good crowd for everything that's going to happen here, so I just think it's just an awesome opportunity for us.
CHINA DOW: I would just say that it's a good opportunity to be here and see, we didn't get to see much and we'll get to see a lot later on, so I'm just looking forward to seeing it later on.
Q. Taylor, as proficient an of a three-point shooter as you are, for your team and how many 3s you guys shoot as a team to beat a team like DePaul and to win your conference championship game in games where you don't shoot as many or maybe they try to take it away a little bit more, how does that kind of show that you guys are still able to get your offense without necessarily just firing away from deep as often as you guys do otherwise?
TAYLOR GRADINJAN: I like to think our team is pretty versatile. We have a lot of girls that are very talented and they can shoot, they can also drive and with that comes a defense where you have to take away the 3 and when you have to take away the 3 you can't be as good at helping on drives and that, so I think that the way our offense is set up, as long as we're high and wide and we have space that our drivers can do their job to beat their person, even if the 3 is not open as often.
Q. Rosemarie, when this was announced the other night, didn't know a lot about Missouri, but I think I showed you the stats for Sophie and you kind of went, Wow. Now that you've had a chance to look at her, what do you think about your matchup against her?
ROSEMARIE JULIEN: To be honest, I don't think that that really has anything to do with it. I'm very confident and I'll have a really good chance of wowing everyone and showing them what our team is all about, so. Kudos to her, but I'm ready for tomorrow's game.
Q. Have you met Tara Vanderveer previously?
KARL SMESKO: I have previously. I'm pretty sure this is accurate, we played them when she won her 900th game. I know she's over a thousand now, but that was down in Mexico and she was very gracious and obviously she's a coaching legend, a Hall of Famer, but I can tell you, meeting her again this morning how courteous she was, she insisted on showing me all the facilities and invited me up to the office. I had a practice plan to finish up, so I didn't go there, but she was just really gracious and a great host and everything that you ever hear about her.
Q. China, y'all like playing these power five schools and taller kids don't. Y'all get into it a little extra hard and what do you think about the matchup?
CHINA DOW: I think the matchup will be good. Like coach said, we need five players locked in and helping each other because that's what it's going to take to beat a team like this, because we are shorter. But at the same time we do have fight in us, I think everybody sees that. So the more we fight and push like we'll be okay, as long as we get help from other teammates. So we play together and stay strong and we should pull out the win.
Q. Sophie is such a good scorer, it's also the efficiency that kind of tends to stand out to a lot of people that she's able to put up a lot of points without necessarily taking the volume of shots that others around the nation take. What are some of the things that you kind of noticed about her that are going to be challenges for you guys defensively in terms of stopping her?
KARL SMESKO: One, she's really active and to be six-one and be able to shoot the 3 so well with that kind of length is a challenge, but she's always moving, she reads her screens, she's really smart, and as you said, she's a willing passer, she's not the big time scorer that doesn't look to get other people involved, she moves the ball. She's really good at drawing fouls and initiating and getting contact and getting the call her way, so she's just a smart player who is really talented and can score in a variety of ways. They posted her up a lot this year as well, not just had her shoot 3s. And she scores in conversion a lot too. So she finds different ways to keep putting pressure on your defense.
Q. You guys shoot more 3s than any other team in the country, put up over 1,100 this year. What's your philosophy when it comes it 3-pointers and how it fits into this offense?
KARL SMESKO: Well, we definitely like to shoot 3s. We like to have as many people on the floor as possible that can make them and we want to spread you out and make you have to guard every inch of floor. I think we're pretty selective in terms of we understand what a good 3 is and what a bad 3 is and we just want to work together as a team to get a great shot. If it's a 3, great, if it's a drive and get fouled, great. We just really are more concerned about what our shot selection is and what our likely efficiency is from that shot. That gets defined through the years and our players all know immediately, was that a good shot or was that a bad shot.
Q. With somebody who is as versatile and can kind of do it all like Sophie can, is there kind of a comparable player that you've had to kind of phase your game plan against in that regard?
KARL SMESKO: Well we played some great players, we played some All-Americans, we have gone against Mitchell at Ohio State, DePaul has some great players, South Dakota State, the Miller kid is probably pretty similar to the Cunningham kid. In terms of their versatility and being great shooters as well. So we have faced really good players and Rose has always done an outstanding job on teams' best player and players and we have other players that when Rose needs a break that have been up to the challenge when called upon this year. We understand it's a big challenge, but I feel confident in our team that they're going to compete and they're going to at least make things difficult, you're going to have to work for it.
Q. Rosemarie, I heard that you might not follow the NBA all too closely, but there's an NBA team here that loves to drop 3s as well and it's on your bio that your favorite athlete is Steph Curry. What goes into that, I know, you're not going to get a chance to catch the Warriors while you're out here?
ROSEMARIE JULIEN: I wish. No, I don't think I'll be going to catch it, but, yes, Stephen Curry is my favorite. If his shot is not on he'll continue shooting and that's what coach always tells me to do, because I'm a great shooter and you have to believe in that and have the confidence and no matter what big shots will be there for you to knock it down.
Q. You said on flight over yesterday that the game plan was almost in. How was practice last night, how do you feel going in, the game plan obviously is firmly in at this point and how do you feel about the kids going in?
KARL SMESKO: Well I feel like we have a plan and we know what we want to get accomplished. I think practices have been really good. We have had everybody's attention, they're excited about this opportunity and we all want to have a great showing and we really, we want to win and move on and advance. And we feel like we have a team that's capable of winning and we're looking forward to trying to see how well we can play.


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The other day I decided to try floating. No, I didn't drop acid and start tripping; I literally floated in salt water. Isolation floating tanks have become all the rage, you see.
If you do a Google search, you may be surprised to find a floating spa near you. Don't search as I did, because I kept getting soda shops (I think Google thought I wanted a root-beer float?) Search for floating spas.
According to the float sites, everyone will have a different experience floating. I was hoping for a profound experience. The only problem is that I was stuck naked and alone with my mind for an hour………..a very frightening and dangerous aspect that I neglected to consider…..
As we were driving home, he said it was okay, but not something he would do again as he'd rather spend the money for a massage. After we got home, I overheard him tell our son it was a rip-off, and he could float in the bathtub or the pool for free. Ugh! In his defense, I didn't have the greatest float experience. I think a lot of this has to do with me. Let me explain.
First off, you are to shower. No problem; nailed it. Next you may plug in your own music if you want. I thought if I did that I would sing along, and that could be bad as my rendition of Un Bel Di* would be mistaken for screaming in agony, and my float session would end abruptly after the police barged through the door. (Yes, I actually think these things through.) They have nature sounds and lights as an option if you want, but I thought to get the best spiritual experience, I should go with silence in the pitch dark.
…..and just as I felt a transcendental experience coming my way, I instead felt something on my leg, and I kicked my foot spontaneously! Now my heart was racing, and I thought, what the hell? I must be imagining things. But I know for a fact that I had felt something! Then I thought; what if my mind actually procured a "mind" shark to brush up against my leg? So as I'm getting to the point of hyperventilation, my hand brushes against this floaty tube. (This is a tube they give you to support your neck if you want, and mine had fallen off the ledge.) Ah, relief! I wasn't going crazy. I put this thing behind my neck, but it was uncomfortable, so I went back to my hands behind my neck. Then my arms started to fall asleep.
Needless to say, the hour was up before I knew it. Unlike my husband, I want to try it again. Why? Je ne sais pas. Maybe I want to have an experience. Well, a different experience. Next time, I'll bring my floaty bath pillow for my head, and listen to nature sounds at the start to help me focus. I definitely think it's something everyone should try……………at least once.
But…. but….but Beer B-vitamins are good too right ?
I bought my husband a Jack bag. You have to think on Jack Bauer from 24 to get a man to sling a purse around.
That's not what girls want.
So that's why I keep striking out ??
I sing it lighter; like Elisabeth Schwartzkopf. Reckon that's not the way to sing the aria as my teachers never included it in my repertoire.
Ahhhh…. Schwartkopf! I have been getting into Korngold this past year.
Bien sur Ma Belle ..
Here's Ponselle singing Korngold's Die tote Stadt. It's 1951…..but she's still got it.


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Wikipedia Description: Valley of Fire State Park
Valley of Fire State Park is Nevada's oldest state park. It covers an area of 34,880 acres (14,120 ha) and was dedicated in 1935. It derives its name from red sandstone formations, formed from great shifting sand dunes during the age of dinosaurs. These features, which are the centerpiece of the park's attractions, often appear to be on fire when reflecting the sun's rays.
Valley of Fire is located 50 mi (80 km) northeast of Las Vegas, at an elevation between 2,000–2,600 ft (610–790 m). It abuts the Lake Mead National Recreation Area at the Virgin River confluence. It lies in a 4 by 6 mi (6.4 by 9.7 km) basin.
Complex uplifting and faulting of the region, followed by extensive erosion, have created the present landscape. The rough floor and jagged walls of the park contain brilliant formations of eroded sandstone and sand dunes more than 150 million years old. Other important rock formations include limestones, shales, and conglomerates.
The park entry from Interstate 15 passes through the Moapa Indian Reservation. The park has a visitor center that should be visited by anyone planning any off-road activities.
The site is marked as Nevada Historical Marker 150.
Prehistoric users of the Valley of Fire included the Ancient Pueblo Peoples, also known as the Anasazi, who were farmers from the nearby fertile Moapa Valley. Their approximate span of occupation has been dated from 300 B.C. to A.D. 1150. Their visits probably involved hunting, food gathering, and religious ceremonies, although scarcity of water would have limited their stay. Fine examples of rock art left by these ancient peoples can be found at several sites within the park. ...
Valley of Fire Road:
Valley of Fire Road is the main road through the park. The 10.5 mi (16.9 km) road connects the east and west entrances of the park. It was designated as a Nevada Scenic Byway on June 30, 1995.
Park features: ...More...
VFIRVC_140713_01.JPG: Window on the Past: The high gray ridge that fills the skyline across the valley in front of you is made of the oldest rocks exposed in the park. Fossils in these rocks place them in the Paleozoic Era, between 250 and 550 million years ago. The red rocks are younger, laid down in the Mesozoic Era, between 250 and 66 million years ago.
VFIRVC_140713_04.JPG: An Ancient Sea: 550 to 250 million years ago: Almost 600 million years ago, the sea invaded this area. It advanced and retreated many times for another 400 million years. Most of the gray rocks that you see in front of you are Paleozoic limestones and dolomites made up of remains of the countless plants and animals that once flourished in this warm, shallow sea. The gray mountains that you see here are composed of deposits laid down on this ancient ocean floor during the course of several hundred million years. Fossils of the algae, trilobites, crinoids, corals, brachiopods and numerous other plants and animals that lived in this sea can be found today in these gray mountains. The drawing shows a 500 million year old reef constructed by a group of fossil spongelike organisms called archaeocyaths. The sea is gone now. The massive deposits if left behind slowly wore away under the relentless forces of rain, snow, heat and wind. From the window to the Muddy Mountains across the valley is a distance of about three miles in space, but five hundred million years in time.
VFIRVC_140713_07.JPG: The Vanishing Sea: 250 to 66 million years ago: The red sands that you see in front of you were laid down about 200 million years ago during the Mesozoic Era. Then the sea retreated for the last time, and this region became a gigantic plain of sand, silt, clay and gravel. Sluggish streams meandered across the land. Wind and rain, heat and cold operated on the exposed ancient sediments, wearing them away and forming beds of mud, silt, sand, and gravel. For tens of millions of years, a desert even more severe than today's covered this region. Strong winds blew thousands of feet of sand from distant highlands, creating huge dunes. These ancient sand dunes, now "fossilized" and eroded into exotic shapes, are the spectacular red and white formations of the Valley of Fire. The original sequence of all these deposits is shown in the geologic column on this panel. But -- and most important to understanding the view across the valley -- this sequence was changed about 100 million years ago, when older materials were shoved up on top of younger ones, creating the Muddy Mountains. At the same time the thick sandstone deposits in front of the Visitor Center warped upward and eroded, exposing the soft shales of the ancient sea bed underneath. These quickly wore away, creating the broad valley if front of you along which the park road now runs. Geological Terms: * Paleozoic Era: 550 million years to about 250 million years ago. * Mesozoic Era: 250 million years to about 66 million years ago. * Cenozoic Era: 66 million years ago to today. Although the remnants of the Paleozoic thrust plate are visible in the hills, only Mesozoic rocks are present in the valley. The upper plate of the Muddy Mountain Thrust has been eroded away in the Valley of Fire area. Approximately 10,000 feet (3 km) of deposits have been lost to erosion over the past 70 million years.
VFIRVC_140713_13.JPG: Muddy Mountain Thrust: 70 million years ago: The mountains across the valley are evidence of a major movement of the earth's crust. During the Paleozoic Era, an oceanic plate slide eastward beneath the western edge of North America along the coast of California. The resulting compression in western North America caused thin slabs of gray Paleozoic rocks to be shoved many miles eastward, over the younger red Mesozoic rocks. This Muddy Mountain Thrust Fault, shown here in cross section, reveals the reaction of local geologic deposits to the powerful pressure placed at the edge of the continent hundreds of miles to the west. Geologists now know this thrust is a continuation of the Keystone Thrust exposed in the Red Rock Canyon area west of Las Vegas. The Muddy Mountain Thrust is a very complex fault. In some places in the Valley of Fire it is nearly horizontal, while elsewhere it is almost vertical. Across the valley you see gray dolomite in contact with red sandstone. This high-angle contact, a nearly vertical segment of the Muddy Mountain Thrust, is sometimes called the Arrowhead Fault. Geological Terms: * Fault: Break in the earth's crust along which movement occurs. * Plates: Large pieces of the earth's crust which move in different directions from one another. Most mountain-building events occur at plate boundaries. * Thrust Fault: A gently sloping break in the earth's crust caused by compression. In many cases, such as the Muddy Mountain Thrust, older rocks are pushed on top of younger rocks, reversing the normal order.
VFIRVC_140713_17.JPG: A Complex Fault: 70 million years ago: Look out the window. Across the valley, the gray rocks you see are much older than the red ones, and until about 70 million years ago, the gray materials lay deep below them. Then compression caused by the interaction of plates off California caused the earth to move, here and the natural order was reversed. This thrust is a very complex fault which geologists still don't understand fully.
VFIRVC_140713_24.JPG: Erosion: Nature's Tool: 70 million years ago to now: 70 million years or more have passed since the Muddy Mountain Thrust Fault built the huge range across from the visitor center. In that time, approximately 10,000 feet (3km) of deposits have eroded away. Aztec Upwarp: During the same event that formed the Muddy Mountain Thrust, the Aztec Sandstone in front of the visitor center warped upward, then gradually wore away. The soft shales of the Mesozoic bed were exposed and eroded, creating the broad valley in front of you. Only a Remnant: The column on your right shows all of the geological deposits laid down by the ancient seas which created the Valley of Fire, after they were acted upon by the Muddy Mountain Thrust. To your left, the deposits are shown in sequence before this thrust forced the older materials on top of the younger ones. Nearly two miles of rock already have worn away. Erosion: Imagine this landscape completely covered by another 10,000 feet of rock. Such a layer is nearly as thick as the distance between the Visitor Center and the top of the mountains across the valley. After 70 million years of erosion nature is still not finished here,. What do you think the final picture will look like? Erosion is the process of breaking own the removing materials. Agents of erosion may be mechanical (water, freezing, and thawing as snow and ice; wind; pressure from plant roots, animal burrows) or chemical (breakdown of rocks by changes in their chemistry, such as the oxidizing or "rusting" of iron in rocks).
VFIRVC_140713_28.JPG: The Valley Today and Tomorrow: The geologic forces that act upon our earth are slow but irresistible. Park visitors will see only small changes, such as the crumbling of a cliff face. But all the time, mostly unnoticed, there will be pressures that build mountains and erosion to wear them down. Hundreds of millions of years have witnessed the creation of the valley of Fire, one of the most geologically interesting and scenic areas in Nevada. Preservation of this magnificent area for future generations to appreciate in its natural state is a challenge to the sensitivity and responsibility of every visitor to this desert wonderland. In this drawing of the Valley of Fire today, the Muddy Mountains across the valley are shown at the left, and the brilliant red remnants of ancient sand dunes behind the visitor center are located at the right. The major, open valley between them was carved out as erosion weathered away the Aztec Sandstone covering the soft shales beneath.
VFIRVC_140713_32.JPG: Petrified Log: This log is evidence of ancient forests that existed in this area about 225 million years ago. The log was covered by clay and silt in a shallow sea. Over the millions of years, the actual wood was replaced by silica, eventually becoming a solid mass of rock in the exact form of the original wood. Large and small pieces of petrified wood may be seen in many places throughout the Valley of Fire.
VFIRVC_140713_39.JPG: Welcome to the Valley of Fire
VFIRVC_140713_56.JPG: Cross Bedding: The beehives not only demonstrate the unique design that can be created by Nature, but is an excellent representation of geologic cross bedding. Those are the grooved lines going in different directions. The layers or beds represent different layers of silt that are deposited at different times. The beds indicate the angle the wind or water was moving at the time the material was deposited. Cross bedding is a very common in sand dunes, beach deposits, , and river sediments. There are numerous examples of cross bedding throughout Valley of Fire. Cryptobiotic Soil: Through most of the desert, you will find patches of a block rust on the soil. This is a community of algae, lichens, mosses, and cyanobacteria that cement the soil together. It provides nutrients for plants and seeds, and increased the soil topography which allows greater moister [moisture?] absorption. This crust is only a few millimeters thick and is easily destroyed when walked on. Recovery can take between 7 and 250 years. Please don't wall on it.
VFIRVC_140713_76.JPG: 500 Million Years Ago This Desert Was a Sea: Warm and shallow, teeming with life. For four hundred million years, marine animals and plants thrived in the sun-lit depths of this watery world.
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2014 photos: Equipment this year: I mostly used my Fuji XS-1 camera but, depending on the event, I also used a Nikon D7000. Trips this year: three Civil War Trust conferences (Winchester, VA in March; Nashville, TN in May, and Atlanta, GA in September), Michigan to visit mom in the hospice before she died (June), annual trip out west for San Diego Comic-Con (including Las Vegas, Reno, Carson City, Sacramento, Oakland, and Los Angeles) (July), and Michigan for mom's tribute event (July). Ego strokes: Paul Dickson used one of my photos as the author photo in his book "Aphorisms: Words Wrought by Writers". Number of photos taken this year: just over 470,000.

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Lino António Marques de Carvalho (Leiria, Leiria, 4 de outubro de 1946 — Lisboa, 10 de junho de 2004) foi um político português.

Biografia
Técnico oficial de contas de profissão, aderiu ao Partido Comunista Português em 1969. Nesse mesmo ano visitou a URSS. Foi preso duas vezes pela PIDE, em 1971 e em 1974. Foi candidato, pelo Movimento Democrático Português, nas eleições para a Assembleia Constituinte, em 1975. Entre 1987 e 2004 foi deputado à Assembleia da República, pelo Círculo Eleitoral de Évora. Foi vice-presidente da Assembleia da República, membro da Assembleia Parlamentar do Conselho da Europa, vice-presidente do Grupo Parlamentar do PCP e deputado na Assembleia Municipal de Évora. Foi distinguido com o prémio de Melhor Deputado, pela Associação de Jornalistas Parlamentares, em 2003. Defensor da Reforma Agrária, foi vice-presidente da Federação Nacional de Cooperativas Agrícolas de Produção e membro da Comissão Organizadora das doze Conferências da Reforma Agrária. Publicou Reforma Agrária - da utopia à realidade (2004), Um Marco no Caminho da Liberdade (2000) e foi co-autor de As Cooperativas em Questão (1972).

Condecorações
  Comendador da Ordem Real da Estrela Polar da Suécia (22 de Janeiro de 1991)

Ligações externas
 Campo das Letras - Biografia de Lino de Carvalho

Naturais de Leiria
Políticos do Partido Comunista Português
Deputados da Assembleia da República Portuguesa

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The pilgrim who walks the Via Romea experiences a personal voyage, towards Rome but through far corners of historic Tuscany.
The walk from Poggio d'Ancona to Subbiano, in the territory of Arezzo, is perhaps one of the most beautiful sections of this trail. The starting point is along a relatively abandoned road, from which one reaches Castello di Valenzano, located at the edge of the Casentino forest. It's a beautiful valley full of castles, montasteries and Romanesque churches.
With Valenzano behind you, you walk towards Podere Pastina and Rio della Torre, and then towards Podere Mollieto until Fosso Romaggio (4km). Continuing along the trail you go through (or over) the Gravena river, where you meet up with the town of Giuliano.
At this point one takes a little path that goes towards the Lendra river, heading towards Candepole farm, near Subbiano. This wonderful place known for its hospitality and good food is sure to be the perfect resting area for tired pilgrims.


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"Reging" of the Abors, which is so conspicuous an object from Sudiya; while the latter may refer to the high Naga hills, which may have been regarded as extending to the exterior sea, or gulph of Siam. India, which Ammianus Marcellinus mentions as bounding Serica on the south, is evidently India extra Gangem. This, coupled with the circumstance of Serica being described as extending to the Ganges, seems quite conclusive of the identity of that country and Assam. It is mentioned as an extensive and fertile valley, inhabited by various nations, watered by large rivers, and abounding in silk, and it is evident, therefore, that the description applies to no other valley than Assam. The account, which Ammianus Marcellinus gives of the country of the Seres (namely, as extending to the Ganges) renders it probable that the eastern part of Bengal or the countries east of the Brahmaputra and Tistha, as Rungpore, Mymensing, and Sylhet, were designated India Serica. In the second book of "Ravennatis Anonymi," we find mention made of an extensive region called "India Serica," which was traversed by numerous rivers "Per quam Indiam Sericam transeunt plurima flumina: inter cetera, quæ dicuntur id est Ganges, Torgoris, et Accessenis quæ exeunt in Oceanum," (Vide Ravennatis Anonymi Geographia, Edit. by Gronovius.)
The mountains called Anniva (the Annibi of Ptolemy) are the Abor hills. Nazaricium is the Naga range. Asmira is the range inhabited by the Miris. Emodon refers to the Himalaya. Opurocarra (or the Ottorocara of Ptolemy) is Uttararocora or Outtargorah or the mountains on the north eastern part of this valley.
The Oechardes and the Bautes, as I have already mentioned, are the Sanpoo and the Brahmaputra, or rather the two paralled branches of the latter which enclose Majuli and the other islands in Upper Assam. They are mentioned as rivers "nominis famosi." This refers to the Brahmaputra, or rather the Brahmakund, which has always been a celebrated place of pilgrimage among the Hindoos. "During the time of the Ahoms," says Lieut. Rowlatt, "it was necessary for the king on his ascension to the throne to be washed in water brought from this place, and until this ceremony was completed he was not considered fit to take upon himself the reins of government." (Asiatic Society's Journal, Vol. XV. p. 486.) This romantic spot is described by Capt. Bedford as situated on the left bank of the river: it is formed by a projecting
rock, which runs up the river parallel to the bank and forms a good-sized pool that receives two or three rills from the hills immediately above it When seen from the land side by which it is approached, the rock ha much the appearance of an old gothic ruin, and a chasm about half-way up which resembles a carved window, assists the similitude. At the foot of the rock is a rude stone seat: the ascent is narrow and choked with jungle, half way up is another kind of seat in a niche or fissure where offerings are made: still higher up from a tabular ledge of the rock, a fine view is obtained of the Kund, the river, and the neighbouring hills: access to the summit, which resembles gothic pinnacles and spires, is utterly impracticable." (See As. Res. Vol. XVII. p. 353.)
The Oechardes and the Bautes are represented by Ammianus Marcellinus as meandering through a plain or valley, which he describes as undique prona declivitate præruptam, and through wide or open tracts of country (terrasque lato situ distentas). This is a correct description of Assam, which is an extensive valley surrounded on its eastern and northern sides by lofty mountains, which rise abruptly like a wall to a height of five or six thousand feet above the level of the adjacent plains. The diversified scenery which Serica is described as presenting-dispar est tractuum diversorum ingenium; hic patulum, alibi moli diversitate subductum corresponds with the varied physical aspect which Assam exhibits in its low ranges of undulating hills, its extensive plains, and the conical-shaped hills which rise from its surface. The luxuriant fertility of Serica refers to the rich productive soil of Assam, which, though now greatly overrun with jungle, appears to have been highly cultivated in former times. Mahomed Cazim describes Upper Assam in A. D. 1661, "as a wide, agreeable country which delights the heart of the beholder. The whole face of it is marked with population and tillage, and it presents on every side charming prospects of ploughed fields, harvests, gardens, and groves." The country extending from Salagireh to the city of Ghergong is further described "as a space of about fifty coss, filled with such an uninterrupted range of gardens plentifully stocked with fruit trees that it appears as one garden. Within these are the houses of the peasants, and a beautiful assemblage of coloured and fragrant herbs, and of garden and wild flowers blooming together."* He states that "the strength and fertility of the soil are such that what*As. Res. Vol. II. p. 173.
ever seed is sown or slips planted they always thrive.'" Tavernier, likewise describes it about the same date, "as one of the best countries in Asia, as producing all the necessaries of life and standing in no need of foreign supplies;" also "as possessing mines of gold, silver, lead, and iron, and as abounding in silk, and lac." Speaking of the natural resources of Assam, Mr. McCosh observes: "This beautiful tract of country enjoys all the qualities for rendering it one of the finest in the world: its numerous crystal streams abound in gold dust and masses of the solid metal: its mountains are pregnant with precious stones and silver: its atmosphere is perfumed with tea growing wild and luxuriantly and its soil is so well adapted to all kinds of agricultural purposes that it might be connected into one continued garden of silk, cotton, coffee, and sugar, and tea, over an area of many hundred miles." (McCosh's Topography of Assam, p. 133.)
The people or nations mentioned by Ammianus Marcellinus, as inad habiting the most fertile and productive region of Serica, are many of those enumerated by Ptolemy. The Alitrophagi are (as Vossius interprets the word) the Anthropophagi of Ptolemy, or the Androphagi of 'Pomponius Mela: they occupied a mountainous country north of the Annibi or Abor tribes, and are apparently identical with the Tikleya Nages of Dr. Buchanan, or the Mishmees of Bubbajeea reported to Capt. Bedford, "as being a fierce race of cannibals."
The Annibi
referred to a situation on the northern side of the valley of Serica and
deriving their name, according to Ptolemy, from their own mountains
(Annibi a suis montibus denominati, Cellarius), are, beyond doubt, the
Abor tribes occupying the hills on the north side of the eastern part of
Assam. The Chardi would seem, from their name, to be the people of
the district of Chardwar: they are mentioned under the name of Oe-
chardi by Ptolemy, and as inhabiting a tract of country on the banks of
the river of the same name.
In the Rabanne (the Nabbannæ of
Ptolemy-rendered Rabannæ by his commentators) are recognized the
aboriginal tribe or people of Assam called Rabhas. The Asmiræ seem
to be the Miris. Ptolemy mentions their country as situated between
two rivers and as extending to the mountains of the same name (inter
fluvios Asmiræ gens ad montes Asmireos, Cellarius). The Bate are
evidently the Booteahs: they are erroneously described, as inhabiting a
mountainous country on the southern, instead of the western, part o Serica. They are the Betæ of Ptolemy and are referred by him to the latter situation. The Essedones are the Issedones of Ptolemy, describ ed by him as a great people. The other nations of Serica mentioned by Ammianus Marcellinus cannot be identified with any people of Assam in the present day. It is probable that they occupied the rich and fertile parts of the valley. That Assam was anciently inhabited by an industrious and civilized people is abundantly proved by the remains of various and extensive works of public utility, as embankments, tanks, bridges, and forts, which are still to be seen. The ruins of temples, also, are scattered over the country. "These temples," says Major Jenkins, "all completely overthrown, speak of long periods of prosperity and great revolutious of which we are entirely ignorant."-From one of the temples at Hajoo being frequented by pilgrims from all parts of Thibet and Tartary he imagines that the Buddhist faith formerly prevailed in Assam and that this may account in part for the destruction of the temples. "That faith," he remarks, was succeeded perhaps by the Brahminical under the Pals, i. e. the Pal dynasty: they were swept away by the Koches, who probably were not Hindoos till they ceased to' be conquerors, as was the case with the Ahoms, who with the Mahomedans then contended for Kamroop, and both perhaps destroying the temples which fell into their power."*
Asmira and Essedon are mentioned, as the largest, and Asparata and Sera, as the most noted cities of Serica. Sera, which was the capital or metropolis of the Sinæ, is described by Ptolemy as the city of Serica, situated farthest to the east. It seems, therefore, to have stood in Sadiya in Upper Assam, and as its site is laid down in the map attached to Ptolemy's Geography, as being close to the mountains called Ottorrocorras which bounded Serica on the north-east, and near one of the rivers which formed the Bautes, it would seem to be identical with the site of one of the forts which have lately been discovered by Lieut. Rowlatt, close to the hills east of Sadiya. He has given an account of these forts in a highly interesting Report of his expedition to the Mishmee hills in November 1844; published in the Journal of this Society (Vol. XIV. p. 477.) He states:
"Soon after my return from the Mishmee hills I again left Saikwah
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and proceeded by elephant up the Koondil-pance, and after passing the mouth of the Depho-panee, followed up the course of that stream, until I arrived at the foot of the hills; and as the fort I was in search of was said by my Khamptee guide to be between the Depho and Jameesa, I took a direction through the jungle about east, and without much difficulty arrived at the fort five days after quitting Saikwah.
"This fort is said to have been built by Raja Sisopal, and is situated on an elevated plain at the foot of the hills; the extent of it is considerable, as it took me about four hours to walk along one side of its faces: the defence is double, consisting of a rampart of stiff red clay, or which, as the surrounding soil appears of a different nature, must have been brought from some distance. Below this rampart is a terrace of about 20 yards in breadth, beyond which the side of the hill is perpendicularly scarped, and varies from 10 to 30 feet high; the principal entrance, and the defences for some distance on either side, are built of brick, and on many spots in the interior I observed remains of the same materials, so that in all probability the houses occupied by the inhabitants must have been built of masonry. scarcity of provisions to remain more than one day at this place, I could not examine it so minutely as I could have wished. It seemed however to be composed of only three sides, the steepness of the hill at its north face precluding the necessity of any other works. At present the whole of the northern part of it is thickly covered with tea, which extends, according to the Khamptees who know the locality well, in a belt of more than a mile in depth all along the foot of the hill within the fort, and not as marked in my map, which was drawn before
As I was unable from
I visited the place. More to the west between the Dihing and Dehong is a much larger fort, and, as I believe, entirely composed of brick, as well as a tank of similar construction, surrounding which are numerous hill forts of small dimensions erected by a Raja named Bhishmuk, and the popular tradition amongst the people of this part of the country is, that on the destruction of the empire of these kings by the Hindoo god Krishno, the people who were able to make their escape fled to the hills, and have in the course of time become converted into the present tribes of Abors. Near these forts a great number of wild Methuns* are to be met with, and the whole of the country, from the mouth of
* Bos frontalis, or allied species.-Cur. As. Soc.


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If you have been injured in a slip and fall case, talk to a skilled personal injury attorney that can help. Time is of the essence in these cases due to the fact that under DC Code 12301 Sub-Section 8, the statute of limitations for a personal injury is three years. The statute of limitations is just one of the DC slip and fall case considerations that an attorney can keep in mind when filing your personal injury claim. Speak with a lawyer today, and know that you are in capable hands.
One of the DC slip and fall case considerations to take into account is whether there is a singular defendant or multiple defendants. Potential defendants in slip and fall case include the property owner, the operator of a business or premises, a cleaning company or a subcontractor, and all of them can be held responsible.
Duty of care standards depend on the facts of the case. Property owners have to ensure that the property is in a reasonably safe condition. In terms of premises liability, by and large, there is not a statutory scheme that addresses the issue but it is understood that there are certain requirements and regulations that govern the standard of care under certain circumstances. Also, industry standards dictate what is and is not appropriate or reasonably safe under similar circumstances.
The second thing is that witnesses are incredibly important.
A judge might reject a case if the plaintiff cannot prove notice of the dangerous condition by the individual who they are seeking to hold liable. For instance, if a party is a restaurant and water gets spilled and somebody slips and falls two seconds after the water is spilled, it is very difficult to be held liable because they did not have a reasonable amount of time to rectify the condition.
Another one of the DC slip and fall case considerations to keep in mind is that the doctrine of contributory negligence is a very powerful doctrine. That means that even if someone has a slip and fall, they might not get any money. Incidents, where someone slips and falls and is found contributorily negligent, include when a person is shown to be drunk, on drugs, or on their cellphone. That person can be held contributorily negligent as a matter of law, although that is an incredibly rare find.
A slip and fall case is appealed the same way as any other case. They have to file a notice of appeal within 30 days of the decision, triggering the appeal. They have to file a request for the record on appeal within 10 days of filing the notice of appeal. Within 40 days of receiving the record and filing the record with the court, the appellant has to file a brief. The respondent to the appeal has 30 days to respond to the brief, and the reply brief to the respondent's brief is due 7 days thereafter.
What Happens if Someone Develops Injuries Over Time?
More injuries developing over time just means that more discovery is done on the person's medical care. Typically, they do not file a lawsuit before the medical care is done, so if somebody broke their arm and they are getting active treatment, by and large, they do not file a claim; they wait until they are done with their medical care.
If that is not practical, then they file additional discovery and the medical records, they get copies of the medical records and then, if necessary, they spend the time for discovery and both parties are entitled to do more investigation on the nature and cause of the injuries.
Once the case has concluded, the settlement document includes a hold harmless agreement which states that they hold the defendant harmless for all claims, known and unknown, arising out of the incident. If they sign over those, they have no further recourse notwithstanding the fact that subsequent injuries have arisen after the claim is settled.
If you have been injured in a slip and fall case, it is important that you get in contact with a qualified attorney. If you slip and fall and break your arm, once you get into a hospital, you should wait two or three days and then reach out to a lawyer. By and large, slips and falls occur on transient conditions, which means that when someone slips and falls on water or a cleaning solution and by the time the person is done with their initial medical treatment, the condition is cleaned up.
When meeting with a lawyer, you should bring all the information that you have with you. That includes pictures, medical documentation, names and numbers of any witnesses, as well as a concise statement about what happened. Consult a knowledgeable attorney that is aware of DC slip and fall case considerations and could keep them in mind when filing your claim.


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Lamar performs onstage during 105.1's Powerhouse 2015.
Kendrick Lamar is facing a lawsuit for copyright infringement.
According to Reuters, the Grammy-winning rapper was sued Thursday for using a "direct and complete" copy of Bill Withers' 1975 song "Don't You Want to Stay" for his 2009 hit "I Do This."
Filed by Golden Withers Music and Musidex Music, who hold the copyright for Withers' song, the complaint said Lamar sampled the music "with a thumb to the nose, catch me if you can attitude."
They are seeking unspecified damages, and the suit was filed in the same court that awarded Marvin Gaye's family more than $7 million for the "Blurred Lines" trial in March 2015.
That same court will also decide if Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" copied Spirit's "Taurus."


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Sharon Speedway hosts Friday Night Thunder, 6 PAK Saturday- Win $100 in Cornhole Tournament
From Sharon Speedway
HARTFORD, Ohio (July 13, 2010) – In addition to door-grinding race action on Friday and Saturday nights, fans young and old at Sharon Speedway will get a chance to win a little extra cash.
6 PAK Saturday will be another points battle for the Gibson Insurance Agency 410 Sprints, Governor Insurance Inc. Big Block Modifieds, E-Mods, Pro Stocks, Limited Sprints and Hobby Stocks. 6 PAK Saturday on July 17 will also include a $100-to-win cornhole tournament, so bring a partner and get to the races early for your chance to win $100. There will also be an exciting opportunity for younger race fans to scoop up extra change with the Gold Rush competition for kids.
Tickets for 6 PAK Saturday are $13 for adults, $5 for teens and children under 12 are free. Family passes are available for $32, which covers admission for two adults and up to four students. Fans who bring tickets from Friday Night Thunder on July 16 will receive $3 off general admission tickets during Saturday 6 PAK on July 17.
Friday Night Thunder at Sharon Speedway on July 16 will feature Mod Lites, Sportsman, Micro Sprints, 2 bbl E-Mods and Hobby Stocks. Tickets for Friday Night Thunder are $10 and Tickets are available on sharonspeedway.com, at the speedway ticket windows, or by by calling (330) 772-5481 during office hours on Monday, Thursday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
UPCOMING EVENTS: 6 PAK Saturday July 17 and 24. Friday Night Thunder July 16. Northwest Pa. Truck & Tractor Pullers July 25. World of Outlaws Late Models and Fastrak Late Models on July 28. Fastrak Late Models, again, July 31. ASCS 360 Sprints, September 4. Bill Kirila Memorial, September 6.
Sharon Speedway is a 3/8-mile dirt oval located in Hartford, Ohio. Sharon Speedway is one of the oldest, continuously running weekly racetracks in the United States. Visit sharonspeedway.com for a complete schedule, directions to the track and the latest news. Buckle up and hang on as Sharon Speedway brings you dirt track racing at its finest!
Friday Night Thunder Rained Out for the 6th Time in 7 Weeks at Sharon
"FRIDAY NIGHT THUNDER" OPENER POSTPONED AGAIN AT SHARON
Rain Halts Racing at Sharon
SHARON SPEEDWAY HOSTS 6 PAK SATURDAY
2010 Sharon Speedway Schedule


The Online Dating Jungle - What Kind of Creature Are You?
It's like a jungle sometimes! The Sugar Hill Gang could have been talking about online dating when they penned their greatest hit. Of course, back in the early 1980s the idea of finding a partner via the Internet would have been regarded in the same light as taking a day trip to the moon; twenty plus years on and strolling around Copernicus for the afternoon is still the stuff of fantasy, but finding the perfect match on the Internet is something that more and more of us are doing.
Out there in the online jungle are a great many different creatures, all of whom make their respective ways down to the watering hole with their own aims in mind. Some come merely to socialise, to chew the fat with the other denizens of this fertile environment, rub shoulders with the great and the tiny, hear the latest gossip on the bush telegraph and keep abreast of recent goings on; others come to prowl, surveying the ranks of assorted beasts, picking the choicest morsels to feast their eyes upon (or more)! Still more come in hope of something less tangible, they come seeking companionship from creatures like themselves; a life partner to raise a brood with or share a nest.
With their long legs and lurid pink plumage; the flamingos come down to the watering hole to preen, flirt and catch tiny krill. The slightest noise or sudden move and they take to the air, startled. Flamingos in the world of online singles are equally skittish; they upload pictures of themselves so that they can be admired, preening in the water, thriving on compliments they snap up like so much krill. These flamingos will take to the wing at the slightest mention of meeting, or taking things to a more serious level.
Howler monkeys are the jungle's gossips; rampantly sociable, they come to the water to meet and chatter, to groom and to reinforce their social bonds. Howler monkey dating site users are often looking for friends to chat and gossip with. They tend to use the sites very regularly and sometimes for hours on end, chatting to new friends and adding to their favourites lists. This can be a great way to use dating sites for people who have just moved to a new town or city, or who find it difficult to meet people because of work constraints.
And then the lion - the self-styled King of the Jungle may have a mighty roar but is actually quite a timid creature, shying away from large groups of prey, preferring to circle silently and pick the perfect target. These types of daters will often view your profile six or seven times before sending you a hello; they like to make sure of what they're getting as lions don't like to waste energy. Of course when they do make their choice this skilled hunter's charms can often prove hard to resist!
So flamingo, monkey or lion; whatever type of dating creature you are have fun, be safe and remember - it's a jungle out there!
Croydon Hounslow works for a leading UK free dating and chat site.


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Oklahoma State beats Texas Tech for first Big 12 win
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) -- Jeffrey Carroll scored 25 points as Oklahoma State broke its Big 12 Conference losing streak by beating Texas Tech, 83-64 in a Saturday afternoon matchup.
Oklahoma State got its first conference win this season and the Red Raiders suffered their first loss at home this year.
With 12 minutes remaining, Tech shot 7-of-9 from the field while holding the Cowboys to a five-minute scoring drought.
Tech cut the lead to single digits, but then went on a shooting drought of its own.
The Red Raiders were led in scoring by Keenan Evans, who scored 15 and Justin Gray snatched a team-high eight rebounds. Devon Thomas and Zach Smith each added 11 points.
Along with his scoring, Carroll also led the Cowboys in rebounds with nine.
The Cowboys shot 55.2 percent from the floor, including 11 of 16 from 3-point range. Texas Tech shot 44.2 percent, including 7-of-20 from deep.
Oklahoma State: The Cowboys' true talent showed against the Red Raiders. In the first half, the Cowboys went 7-of-8 from beyond the arc. Oklahoma State went on three key runs in the first 20 minutes of play that would later pay off.
Texas Tech: Tech head coach Chris Beard will have to regroup. The Red Raiders face No. 6 Baylor on the road. Tech is winless away from Lubbock in conference play.


serious drug trafficking offences are not allowed to serve their sentence as home detention.
"There are a range of serious offences where home detention should not be an option and serious drug trafficking offences are amongst them," said Shadow Attorney-General Vickie Chapman.
being allowed to serve their sentence in the comfort of their own home.
done in prison, not at home.
Act, to ensure a tightening of the use of home detention to bring it in line with community standards.
its bungled handling of the South Australia's corrections system.
had exceeded 3000 despite the system only having capacity of 2861.
unsustainable environment within the prisons.
prisoner numbers versus prisoners beds will remain extremely tight.
'mask' their home detention monitoring devices.


Profitable growth requires a cost focus which is at times, easily forgotten by the front lines of the business; sales and business development. Although austerity headlines have waned today, CFO research surveys(1) show that reducing costs is always a key CFO priority.
CFOs we speak to are often alarmed by the realization that gains made by their cost reduction efforts over the course of the last three years have eroded with support costs proving particularly intransigent, and they are looking for solutions to identify where to focus efforts and how to best design and institute sustainable cost reduction.
While it is true that you should carefully track cost performance based on hard metrics and benchmarks, the real sustainability and long term gain comes in the form of a transformation of the company's culture. The front line managers and employees must think and act differently or the gains will not last. And there needs to be an organizational design and incentive to help them in their efforts.
More regular and tired change management efforts will only result in employees getting more anxious. True change will come with an effort that includes and incorporates the most junior employee's point of view.
Feedback and action on suggested process changes elicited from employees. Also, reward the effort!
Finally, the above actions necessitate a process and operational change plan that is respectfully introduced to and supported by employees. If process risks are reduced and employees are not penalized for taking ownership of tasks outside their area, a sustainable cost reduction can be experienced by the company.


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Lukáš Sedlák (born 25 February 1993) is a Czech professional ice hockey forward for HC Dynamo Pardubice of the Czech Extraliga (ELH). Sedlak was selected by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the sixth round (158th overall) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career
Sedlák played in his native Czech Republic in the junior ranks of HC Mountfield before he was selected in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft by the Blue Jackets. Sedlák immediately embarked on transitioning to the North American game, joining the Chicoutimi Saguenéens of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League for the 2011–12 season, with whom he was drafted with their first selection in the CHL import draft.

On 10 April 2013, Sedlák was signed by the Columbus Blue Jackets to a three-year, entry-level contract. He was assigned to begin his professional career with the Blue Jackets AHL affiliate, the Springfield Falcons of the American Hockey League for the 2013–14 season.

Despite contributing in a depth role defensively, Sedlák was unable to produce offensively throughout the tenure of his rookie contract within the Blue Jackets organization. Sedlák surprisingly saw a late-season spurt offensively toward the end of the 2015–16 season, continuing through to the post-season, in recording 9 goals and 16 points in 17 games to help the Lake Erie Monsters claim the Calder Cup. He was re-signed by the Blue Jackets to a one-year extension in the midst of their playoff run on 26 May 2016.

Sedlák continued his ascent within the Blue Jackets organization after the summer in making the opening night roster for the 2016–17 season with the Blue Jackets. Initially on the roster as the teams extra forward, Sedlák drew into action in the Blue Jackets third game, making his NHL debut in a 3–2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on 21 October 2016. In his fourth game, Sedlák registered his first NHL point, an assist, in a 3–1 defeat to the San Jose Sharks on 28 October 2016. He scored his first NHL goal against goalie Petr Mrázek on 9 December 2016, in a 4–1 win over the Red Wings.

Following the completion of his third season with the Blue Jackets in the 2018–19 season, Sedlák opted to pause his NHL career as an impending restricted free agent, signing a two-year Kontinental Hockey League contract with Russian club, Traktor Chelyabinsk, on 31 May 2019.

Sedlák posted 18 goals and 25 assists for 43 points in 49 games for Traktor Chelyabinsk during the 2021–22 season, his third season in the KHL. He added six points in 10 playoff games, finishing tied for fourth on the team in goals. Over his three-year tenure in the KHL, Sedlák collected 121 points in 164 outings, placing sixth in franchise history.

On 10 May 2022, Sedlák as a free agent, was initially signed to a three-year contract to return to his homeland with HC Dynamo Pardubice of the Czech Extraliga (ELH). However after gaining NHL interest, Sedlák opted to enact an NHL out-clause, securing a one-year contract with the Colorado Avalanche for the 2022–23 season on 13 June 2022.

In reuniting with former AHL head coach, Jared Bednar, from his tenure with Calder Cup-winning Lake Erie Monsters, Sedlák showed his versatility through pre-season and secured the fourth-line center role for the Avalanche. He made his debut with Colorado on opening night, in a 5–2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on 13 October 2022. After just three games, Sedlák was placed on waivers in order for the Avalanche to gain roster flexibility, on 18 October 2022. The following day, his tenure with the Avalanche was cut short after he was claimed off waivers by the Philadelphia Flyers, marking another reunion in joining head coach John Tortorella from their previous tenure with the Blue Jackets. Added to the Flyers lineup, Sedlák established himself within the team in a checking-line role and responded with three goals and eight points through 27 games. On 17 December 2022, despite having secured a role within Philadelphia, Sedlák citing a desire to return to his native Czech Republic was placed on unconditional waivers in order to mutually terminate the remainder of his contract with the Flyers. The following day on 18 December, it was announced by HC Dynamo Pardubice that Sedlák would reactivate his three-year contract previously agreed to prior to his signing with the Avalanche.

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Regular season and playoffs

International

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1993 births
Living people
Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL) players
Colorado Avalanche players
Columbus Blue Jackets draft picks
Columbus Blue Jackets players
Czech ice hockey centres
HC Dynamo Pardubice players
Lake Erie Monsters players
Philadelphia Flyers players
Springfield Falcons players
Sportspeople from České Budějovice
Traktor Chelyabinsk players
Ice hockey players at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Olympic ice hockey players of the Czech Republic
Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Canada
Czech expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Russia


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import java.util.Scanner;

public class Grader{

	// ONLY ONCE
	public static void main(String[] args){
		// setup our program
		Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);

		// ask user for name and age
		System.out.print("What is your name and age? ");

		String name = input.next();
		int age = input.nextInt();

		// ask for how many
		System.out.print("How many grades?");
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Šuto Orizari (makedonski: Шуто Оризари,  Romski: Shuto Orizari), poznata je i kao Šutka je jedna od 10 općina koje tvore grad Skoplje, glavni grad Republike Makedonije.

Šuto Orizari je jedina općina u Makedoniji gdje Romi tvore većinu, i jedina općina u kojoj je uz makedonski, albanski i romski službeni jezik.

Zemljopisne odlike

Općina Šuto Orizari graniči sa; Općinom Butel na jugu i Općinom Čučer-Sandevo na sjeveru.

Stanovništvo

Po posljednjem službenom popisu 2002 općina Šuto Orizari imala je 22 017  stanovnika, ali to je općina u kojoj je izuzetno teško ustanoviti broj stanovnika, zbog velikog broja izbjeglica ( osobito Roma ) koji su se tu skrasili nakon posljednjih događaja za vrijeme kosovske krize.

Nacionalni sastav:
Romi = 13 342 (60,60%)
Albanci = 6 675 (30,32%)
Makedonci = 1 438 (6,53%)
Bošnjaci = 177 (0,80%)
Srbi = 67 (0,30%)
Turci = 56 (0,25%)
Ostali = 262 (1,19%)

Politika

Općina Šuto Orizari je zbog demografske situacije, jedina općina u Makedoniji gdje je uz makedonski i romski jezik službeni. U općini je najveći problem izuzetno visok postotak nezaposlenih ( po popisu iz 1994. samo 1 549 ljudi je imalo stalan posao ). Situacija ni danas nije bolja zbog velikog broja izbjeglica koji su došli živjeti u općinu Šuto Orizari nakon Kosovske krize, posljednjih godina. U općini je i izuzetno veliki broj nepismenih ( 3 956 po popisu iz 1994. ). Šuto Orizari je izuzetno siromašna općina, u kojoj većina obitelji živi na rubu egzistencije, zbog toga je izuzetno raširen rad na crno, šverc, kriminal, droga i ostale ovisnosti.
Gradonačelnik općine je Rom Elvis Bajram.

Vanjske poveznice

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 Stranica o Šutki na romskim novostima
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'Destiny 2' PC Players Are Being Banned, And Bungie Hasn't Said Why
Never let it be said that Bungie doesn't take cheating seriously. The company was accused of taking it just a little bit too seriously, in fact, because many Destiny 2 players on PC claim they are being banned from the game for using overlays and common hardware monitoring tools. In response, Bungie said that it has not and will not ban players from using these tools despite the community's claims.
Many popular gaming tools, from communication services like Discord to hardware monitors like Fraps, use some kind of overlay shown in-game via code injection. Unfortunately, aimbots and other cheating tools use the same techniques to help cheaters get an upper hand over other players. As part of its efforts to preserve Destiny 2's integrity, Bungie decided to prevent anything that relies on code injection from working.
We knew before the title's launch that Destiny 2 wouldn't let players use these in-game overlays; Bungie also banned them from the game's beta. Yet there's a good chance many of the game's players won't have participated in the beta or gone crawling through the company's support site to learn that nigh-ubiquitous tools won't function in the game, and Destiny 2 doesn't make these restrictions clear when it's first launched.
Now, many Destiny 2 players have taken to Twitter, Reddit, and the game's official forums to complain about unfair bans. It's not clear what's causing the bans, but the prevailing theory is that players are using or attempting to use in-game overlays. Bungie has denied these claims—a representative said on the Destiny 2 forums that in-game overlays might cause the game not to run but will not result in a ban.
Bungie's David Shaw denied that players are being banned for using in-game overlays in a tweet:
We do block programs from pushing their code into our game. Most overlays work like that. We don't ban for that tho. That's internet BS.
Yet if the in-game overlays aren't the problem, and if the many reports of unfair bans are to be believed, it wasn't clear why Destiny 2 players are being removed from the game shortly after its release. Bungie abstained from responding to these claims for a while, but it finally published a post saying:
We have seen lots of questions about bans being issued in the PC version of Destiny 2. To provide some information, we would like to share some facts. The following is true:Destiny 2 cannot automatically ban you, only Bungie can ban a player after a manual investigationYesterday, we banned approximately 400 players on PCBans were applied to players who were using tools that pose a threat to the shared ecosystem of the gameWe did not (and will not) issue any bans for the use of overlays or performance tools, including Discord, Xsplit, OBS, RTSS, etc.Information on using third-party applications can be found here: https://www.bungie.net/en/Help/Article/46101 We are overturning 4 of the bans that were issued during the PC BetaWe are committed to providing an experience that is fun and fair for the millions of players who have joined us in this community.
It's interesting that the company overturned four bans issued during the PC beta, because in a help article, Bungie said there's no way for players to appeal bans. That was actually part of the reason why people were so upset—many feared they would be permanently banned from a game they just bought with little to no explanation why. On this, at least, Bungie decided to reverse its course and restore a handful of accounts.
Bungie has not responded to a request for comment.
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Nathaniel Mott is a freelance news and features writer for Tom's Hardware US, covering breaking news, security, and the silliest aspects of the tech industry.
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Realist9
I 100% support any company that perma-bans cheaters. No second chances.
Cheating in PC multiplayer games is rampant, and stopping it (or reducing it really) is required for anyone to want to keep playing the game.
If the company determines they made a mistake, then of course remove the ban.
If your anti cheat program is a joke, and your policy with cheaters that are caught is weak (non perma ban), then don't expect people to keep playing your game. I'm looking at you BF1 on PC.
Gam3r01
I appreciate how up front an prompt they are with their statement.
There's nothing vague about it, there's no automatic system gone awry, its good old fashion looking after their game.
cryoburner
It's certainly possible that these players were actually attempting to cheat at the game. 400 players should only be a fraction of a percent of the game's PC playerbase, and there's undoubtedly going to be some players trying to cheat at every big game release.
Bans were applied to players who were using tools that pose a threat to the shared ecosystem of the game
The only concern I would have about this is how those tools are detected. Does the game simply search through the player's installed software, looking for tools that could potentially be used to cheat at games whether they are running or not? If so, that could result in lots of false positives. I keep certain tools installed for programming-related purposes that could be used for manipulation of a running program's memory, but wouldn't use them to cheat at online games. Now, if such a program were actually running when the game detects something messing with its memory, then chances would be much higher that someone is trying to cheat.
atxvvv
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Many "Destiny 2" players on PC claim they are being banned from the game for using overlays and common hardware monitoring tools.
'Destiny 2' PC Players Are Being Banned, And Bungie Hasn't Said Why : Read more
I'm one of the supposedly 400 to get hand-picked banned by a bungie employee. I can assure you 200% there isn't a shred of hacking software on my PC. I have no software to manipulating the game or gain any unfair advantage (besides having a balla rig). I will fight tooth and nail to get my account back. It was wrongly banned.
Can anyone with a Bungie account please check this out and upvote? - https://www.bungie.net/en/Forums/Post/236628824?sort=0&page=0
bigdragon
Something fishy is going on with Destiny 2. Too many people are getting banned 5-15 minutes into playing the game. That tells me Bungie is probably scanning peoples' systems for things they don't like. Cheating and hacking software is likely getting picked up during the scan even if it's not running or being used against Destiny 2. People who use cheats in other games or use their gaming machines for pentesting are probably getting wrongfully banned. I recall this scenario has happened before.
Bungie is handling this poorly. They're giving me the perception that their game is broken and anti-cheat software is effectively acting like malware.
peterf28
I was illegaly banned from GTA Online by R* corporate f4scists. Whithout any explanation, without possibility to appeal the BAN. I never cheated or used any MODs. From that moment I will never bought a game again and never will.
Generally speaking, I imagine they snoop in memory to see what programs and drivers are currently loaded. Back in the day, if you loaded up some games, they'd detect software that's used to manage ISO files and virtual CD drives. You'd get a prompt demanding that you close the program and disable the virtual drive in order to run the game. Those were rare as far as I know.
Everquest, one of the granddads of MMOs banned you if you're running the software in a virtual machine. They probably still do, as they should. A lot of the games do create dumps of memory if they crash to help with troubleshooting. It seems like it would be illegal to snoop on dormant files on the system.
I've never played Destiny before, and pretty much had fallen out of love with shooters over the years, but this game is really scratching that itch. The shooting and movement, the aesthetic, and amazing music and sound really make it a cut above the rest.
alidan
@REALIST9
I am 100% against full banning people, and despise any anti cheat software. False positives exist in every system and have overturned countless bans. There is a reason I refuse to buy vac games if I know vac is in them, and then every single person on any forum the moment you are banned defaults to you did something wrong.
I hate dealing with any kind of automated ban system.
Hell, I find it fun to play with people who are cheating, I make sport of killing them. you have an aimbot, then my goal is to kill you before you kill me.
you know my prefered method of banning? give people serves they can host and let the community deal with it. you get banned from serves not from games. and you know what's even better, when an online game has a heavy server component so only superficial things can be done on the user side.
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Updated Tue 4 Oct 2016, 10:30 AM AEDT
In just a matter of hours the golden plains north of Adelaide were transformed into scorched earth as a deadly bushfire tore through the area with frightening speed and ferocity.
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Towns, livestock and houses all went up in flames, leaving two people dead and more fighting for their lives. Here's what happened where.
More information at www.cfs.sa.gov.au or 1300 362 361
Hamley Bridge
Lat/Long: -34.344247,138.6267978
Janet Hughes, 56, died as the fires swept through Hamley Bridge, a township of about 600 people.
Hamley Bridge cafe owner Wendy Williams said she was in shock to have lost her friend of several years.
"I can't believe it, I still can't fathom that she's gone," she said. "She was a lovely person."
Resident Paul Vogue, who lost his house, said everything was gone in 20 seconds.
"It just came over and it just absolutely took everything out, just the whole lot," Mr Vogue said.
"Two houses here, the barn, cars, everything it just took it straight out, all in a matter of 20 seconds.
"It was just a horrendous fireball that you just wouldn't know what it was until you saw it ... it was devastating."
A Darwin man watched his wheat farm on the outskirts of Hamley Bridge "explode in a fireball" via CCTV cameras at the property and says his house survived the bushfire because he activated a sprinkler system with his mobile phone.
Charles Darwin University vice chancellor Professor Simon Maddocks says he found out about the fire from Country Fire Service (CFS) messages and friends.
"I have my farm technologically connected, I can look at CCTV cams on my phone, I have irrigation systems on remote control," Professor Maddocks, an agricultural scientist, said.
He said he watched as "all of a sudden everything went dark, then [there] was a red fireball ... everything just turned in a split second".
He said it took only "a matter of minutes" for the wheat crop to be engulfed.
Fortunately, the house escaped, something Professor Maddocks said was thanks to the remotely activated sprinkler systems and the vigilance of his neighbours.
Lat/long: -34.2980569,138.4008706
The fire started at Pinery, between Mallala and Balaklava, about midday on Wednesday and travelled 50 kilometres in just four hours.
A 69-year-old Pinery man, Allan Tiller, was killed in the fires.
Friend Peter Harrald said Mr Tiller was a former Country Fire Service volunteer and died trying to fight the fire on a neighbour's property.
"All I know about it is that one of their workmen was rushed to hospital and Allan was continuing to fight the fire there and the wind changed tragically, and he got caught with the smoke and the fire and he's lost his life."
Mallala
Video 0:42 Massive fires threaten houses, cars in South Australia
Mallala farmer Peter March said about a dozen farmhouses were destroyed, and most likely all the farm animals on those properties were killed.
"Our house here and house and sheds here have survived, but every square inch of ground I think has been burnt," he said.
"We've got neighbours who haven't got any houses and haven't got any stock - we've got neighbours who are a lot worse off than we are."
The size and speed of the fire were fearsome, residents said.
Mark Gardiner, who owns a home about one kilometre from the firefront, said the blaze was jumping hundreds of metres.
"It would be pretty hard to stop in this wind, it's jumping ahead probably 300 metres at a time."
Pinkerton Plains
Lat/long: -34.401965, 138.625361
In tiny Pinkerton Plains, the fire moved so quickly it caught people by surprise.
"The speed - I've never seen anything like it," Ashley Haydon said.
"It was about midday, dad walked out the front of our other property and we saw the smoke over near Mallala, so we just jumped on the back of the fire unit.
"We just followed CFS trucks around for most of the day, putting out stuff behind it.
"The bits we saw, when the wind picks up and then the fire's turned within 100 metres, you've put out a bit of fire behind the CFS truck, and then you've turned and it's all lit up again behind you."
Wasleys
In the small town of Wasleys, the local bowls club, post office and one of the state's largest piggeries were gutted.
Locals on social media estimate that as many as 9,000 pigs may be dead.
Andrew, who works at the piggery, said he and his colleagues had no choice but to evacuate.
"It was pretty scary seeing it coming over the hill coming towards work," he said.
"We were there with firefighters ready to fight it and we just turned and ran.
"It was big. I think my work's gone or at least the majority of it."
One resident, Dave Walker, described how he saved his home.
"I eventually got through the back routes because the cops wouldn't let me through," he said.
"I got to my joint and the shed's ablaze, all the yard's ablaze. So I didn't know what to do. I didn't have any water to my house.
"A gentleman came past and helped me fix where it had burnt the water meter.
"We got that fixed and ended up getting some water to the back of my house. Some firies helped me with getting it so it doesn't get to the house."
Some properties were destroyed around Roseworthy, and University of Adelaide Professor Warren Bebbington said vets at its Roseworthy campus were treating many seriously injured animals.
"The equine hospital is at capacity but the vet clinic still has plenty of space," he said. "People need to know that if they have animals we can certainly look at them."
Freeling
Lat/long: -34.4525474,138.791438
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Freeling resident Terry Curtis lost his garage and said his neighbours lost their home.
"They're pretty devastated they lost their whole house. I just spoke with them a while ago. He come down and was giving me a hand."
Mr Curtis said he fled first to Kapunda, then Eudunda and then Morgan to escape the flames.
ABC journalist Nathan Stitt drove through Freeling on Thursday morning: "On one side of the road there were homes - I should say sheds and structures - that were severely damaged and then on the other side of the road, homes and properties that were just fine."
Kapunda
Brendan Moten, who owns a bakery in Kapunda, told AAP he fled his rural property and sheltered with his family in town as the bushfire raged around them.
"A lot of people were gathered in the main street and there was smoke and ash and it was Armageddon for a while," he told AAP.
"I feel lucky. Our place was under threat for a while ... It was heading our way but it didn't get there. It went around."
Light Regional Council Mayor Bill O'Brien said "the sky lit up and it was very frightening".
"I feel absolutely gutted, you know. I love this region. I just don't know where to start, what to do first," he said.
Tarlee
Video 1:24 George Hooker filmed the bushfire as he drove through an area near Tarlee.
Clare resident George Hooker saw a home burn down and had flames "lapping" at his car in a terrifying ordeal near Tarlee.
Mr Hooker recorded the fire's activity; when he reached Hamley Bridge, police officers had closed access.
"I just continued to travel towards Adelaide along the Horrocks Highway because there were no road blocks," he said.
"And before I knew it ... there was fire up the side of the road ... lapping up my car, gale force winds. There were cinders blowing up all over my car. I couldn't see in front of me from the thick smoke.
"It was pretty scary because just passing through those flames, I actually swore at myself and thought, what am I doing here? I shouldn't be here ... how did I get in this situation?
"And then ... I was quite frightened."
He said he chose to keep going and came across a home burning down.
"I pulled over ... and waited until the house burnt down basically and then the police came. As I got past, there were two cars that had had a head-on [collision]."
He said he was later pulled over by SES and CFS volunteers, who had a dog with them.
"They asked me to take the dog to the Roseworthy police station.
"The dog was one of the ones rescued from the house that just burnt down. I pulled into a service station [down the road] and it just so happened the owners were there.
"The lady was quite distraught ... and her husband was a big burly guy but he gave me a big hug. So I just left the dog with them and kept travelling to Adelaide."
The town of Owen is on the northern edge of the affected area, and Owen Road has been closed.
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Public Release: 17-Jul-2013
Personality may predict if you like spicy foods
Institute of Food Technologists
CHICAGO - Certain aspects of an individual's personality may be a determining factor in whether they like their food plain and bland or spicy and hot, according to research presented at the 2013 Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Annual Meeting & Food Expo®.
Nadia Byrnes, MS, a doctoral candidate at Pennsylvania State University, presented her research that set out to determine whether there was a correlation between personality types and hot-spice preferences. She conducted a study of 184 participants--nonsmokers ages 18 to 45 without any known issues that would compromise their ability to taste, primarily Caucasian and slightly more women than men (63 percent).
Byrnes assessed the group using the Arnett Inventory of Sensation Seeking (AISS), a test for the personality trait of sensation-seeking, defined as desiring novel and intense stimulation and presumed to contribute to risk preferences. Those in the group who score above the mean AISS score are considered more open to risks and new experiences, while those scoring below the mean are considered less open to those things.
The subjects were given 25 micrometers of capsaicin, the active component of chili peppers, and asked to rate how much they liked a spicy meal as the burn from the capsaicin increased in intensity. Those in the group who fell below the mean AISS rapidly disliked the meal as the burn increased. People who were above the mean AISS had a consistently high liking of the meal even as the burn increased. Those in the mean group liked the meal less as the burn increased, but not nearly as rapidly as those below the mean.
"Theoretically, we know that burn intensity and liking are linear related. The more irritating a compound or food gets, the less people should like it," she said. "But that's not always the case."
Also during the same panel. Shane McDonald, Ph.D., principal flavor chemist at Kalsec, discussed the addition of "tingling" spices to foods, which is not very prevalent in the U.S. diet outside of carbonation. He said "Ma La," a traditional Szechuan cuisine that combines chili peppers (the heat) and Szechuan peppers (the tingle), shows promise for American food manufacturers.
The combination of the two sensates enhances the tingling while reducing the heat, which could make certain traditionally spicy foods more appealing to consumers, he said.
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For more than 70 years, IFT has existed to advance the science of food. Our nonprofit scientific society--more than 18,000 members from more than 100 countries--brings together food scientists, technologists and related professions from academia, government, and industry. For more information, please visit ift.org.
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The funeral has been held for Aymen Morjan, the police officer who was killed in the Bardo National Museum of Tunisia attack. Colleagues and state officials mourned alongside his family. Interior Minister Najem Gharsalli embraced Morjan's mother.
At the blood-smeared scene of the killings, lie flowers.
People who survived the attack described grenade explosions, shooting they first mistook for fireworks, bullets being sprayed around to intimidate them, and direct firing.
A French patient said: "I saw a terrorist reach the end of a corridor, firing everywhere. As if by miracle, the people in front of me protected me, but it was bad for them, since they were hit. Here I am safe, while the person who was in front of me took a bullet in the head."
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