We are thrilled at our nomination as Finalists of The Essex Business Excellence Awards 2018. Barker Associates were shortlisted for the Awards in three categories: SME of the Year, Professional Services and Company of the Year.
The Essex Business Excellence Awards aim to celebrate success, recoganise achievement and highlight the innovative people and companies throughout Essex who are putting their region on the map by boosting the economy while making a positive contribution to the local community.
Speaking of the nomination, Stuart White, Managing Partner expressed his delight calling it 'a validation of the fantastic work our team does and of the incredible journey Barker Associates has had over the last 30 years'.
The selection process involved review of an application followed by a judges' visit and interview. Having successfully completed and satisfied all selection criteria, Barker Associates were shortlisted as Finalists.


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Q: UIWebview and facebook wall I have a small problem with opening the facebook wall in UIWebview. I have access_token and friends id saved in my local database. Now, I would like to open the UiWebview to show the users wall. It seems it is only possible to fetch the feeds from the user profile in the form of json. Is it really possible to display the users wall with the user id and access_token.
I could fetch the users wall feed in the form of json simply as;
https://graph.facebook.com/<user_id>/feed?access_token=<access_token>

But, this in json format. Is there any way to get the feed in html form or login to facebook such that it stores the cookie in uiwebview with my existing token.

A: To use webview to see the feed without use Json, just make a URL Resquest with the mobile URL from your Facebook Page.
Like this:
http://m.facebook.com/<user_id>

It's not necessary the Access Token to do this.
Best Regards.

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import org.easymock.EasyMock;
import org.junit.Test;

import javax.ws.rs.core.Configuration;

import static org.easymock.EasyMock.eq;
import static org.easymock.EasyMock.expect;
import static org.easymock.EasyMock.replay;
import static org.easymock.EasyMock.verify;
import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.is;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertThat;

/**
 * The JUnit tests for the PropertyUtils class.
 *
 * @author Florian Hirsch
 */
public class PropertyUtilsTest {

	@Test
	public void getProperty() {
		Configuration config = EasyMock.createStrictMock(Configuration.class);
		expect(config.getProperty(eq("host"))).andReturn("java.net");
		expect(config.getProperty(eq("port"))).andReturn(null);
		replay(config);
		assertThat(PropertyUtils.getProperty(config, "host", "oracle.com"), is("java.net"));
		assertThat(PropertyUtils.getProperty(config, "port", 8080), is(8080));
		verify(config);
	}

}

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Iran never accepts change in borders: MP
An Iranian member of Parliament has said that Azerbaijan has become a "nest for Iran's sworn enemies" and Iran never accepts change in borders.
A new chapter opened in nuclear talks: MP
In recent days and after the failure of Westerners in acquiring the desired results from the unrest in Iran, they sent messages and now a new era of negotiations has been opened, the deputy head of security and national commission in the parliament of Iran has said.
U.S., Iran missed out on JCPOA revival opportunities: ex-MP
A former lawmaker has said that the U.S. has tried to use unrest in Iran to advance its policies toward Iran's nuclear program as was done during Obama's time.
Iran, U.S. adopted wait-and-see policy: ex-MP
Iran's former lawmaker has said that Democrats are wrong to kill the opportunities of reviving the JCPOA.
Iran warns IAEA of political moves: MP
The Islamic Republic of Iran has shown its good faith toward the IAEA during the last years, a member of parliament said.
Iran summons Norway envoy over meddlesome remarks by top MP
Iran's Foreign Ministry on Monday summoned Norway's ambassador to Tehran, Sigvald Tomin Hauge, to protest unacceptable remarks by the Norwegian parliament speaker against the Islamic Republic.
Iran sanctions 8 Canadian individuals, entity
Iran's Foreign Ministry, in a reciprocal move, on Wednesday announced sanctions on a Canadian entity and several individuals over their support for terrorism.
U.S. isn't ready for JCPOA revival because of its internal developments: MP
The spokesman for the foreign policy and the national security committee of parliament has said that polls and assessments have shown that the Democratic Party doesn't have a good position in the mid-term elections and because of that, it seems that their doubts about reviving the JCPOA are due to their internal developments.
Iran considers prisoners' swap a humanitarian issue: MP
The spokesman for parliament's foreign policy and international security committee has said that with the meditation of some of the countries of the region, parts of the process of prisoners' swap between Iran and the U.S. has progressed.
International borders shouldn't change: MP
A lawmaker has said that Israel is plotting in the Caucasus region.

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PUBLICATION: MLRC Bulletin
New Developments 2013
INTRODUCTION Right of publicity law and video games were the subject of two of this year's most interesting and debated decisions. A divided Third Circuit panel reinstated a former college quarterback's right of publicity claim against video game maker Electronic Arts over the use of his likeness in EA's NCAA Football video game series. Hart…
Fair Use is Foul and Foul Use is Fair: Legal Certainty or Witches' Cauldron?
By Mickey H. Osterreicher* To say "it's complicated!" is in itself an oversimplification of fair use. Unfortunately far too many people have taken recent copyright decisions involving fair use as a green light that almost any work is subject to appropriation once "transformativeness" has been satisfied. Nowhere is this more prevalent than in the use…
TOPICS : Copyright
Making Fair Use More Client-Friendly: The Set of Principles in Fair Use for Journalism
By Patricia Aufderheide and Peter Jaszi* Executive Summary Fair use has long been regarded with trepidation by many media creators, even while it has been a staple of media creation, including in works produced and distributed by large and small media companies. Fair use is rarely litigated, and then often regarding unusual or liminal situations….
Literary License(s)? Why the First Amendment Protects Fiction and What This Means for Video Games
By Patrick Kabat* [T]he range of free expression would be meaningfully reduced if prominent persons in the present and recent past were forbidden topics for the imaginations of authors of fiction.[1] Two recent right of publicity cases involving the video game NCAA Football have elicited a great deal of handwringing about the right's impact on…
Sex, Lies and Section 230
By John C. Greiner* Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act is, perhaps, the single most effective tool for protecting free expression on the Internet. But with great power comes great responsibility. Congress initially envisioned the statute as a means of protecting Web sites from the awkward and often-inconsistent application of print-media law to an…
TOPICS : Digital Media, Section 230
Download Publication Sex, Lies and Section 230By John C. Greiner Literary License(s)? Why the First Amendment Protects Fiction, and What This Means For Video GamesBy Patrick Kabat Making Fair Use More Client-Friendly: The Set Of Principles In Fair Use For JournalismBy Patricia Aufderheide and Peter Jaszi Fair Use Is Foul and Foul Use Is Fair:…


The Florida Keys actually don't run North to South! Instead, they meander southwest along a single roadway called US1 also known as The Overseas Highway. This road is a fantastic, scenic drive for families with children!
The gulf side of the Florida Keys is actually the Florida Bay and is connected to Gulf of Mexico. This is sometimes called the "back country" and features great family vacation locations for quiet water kayaking and fishing. The Atlantic side is really the Straits of Florida with Cuba being the next land mass before entering the Atlantic Ocean. Fabulous beaches and shallow water snorkeling for children. Just past the Florida Keys Reef is the Gulf Stream. This is an area of spectacular family fishing as well as scuba diving.
The Florida Keys run form Biscayne Bay all the way to the Dry Tortugas which is about 180 miles. From Key Largo to Key West, US 1 is actually 106 miles with Mile Marker Zero, the end of the road, being located in Key West.
All drinking water flows into the Florida Keys within a single 36-inch diameter pipe and is safe for families with even young children to drink. And all electricity travels down an overhead power line from Homestead, Florida located on the mainland.
"Keys" comes from the Spanish word cayos, meaning little islands. The word "key is also associated with tiny islands elsewhere in Florida such as Cedar Key Florida, Siesta Key Florida Key Biscayne Florida and others. The Florida Keys are indeed little as well as fragile. Some people incorrectly refer to this Caribbean island chain as Florida Key, but really it's made up of 1,700 small, individual islands. Many endangered species are located within the Florida Keys as well as an abundance of migratory birds.
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Broader Terms used
Portrait Medallion of Charles Watson Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham (1730-1782)
Factory: Wedgwood
Modeller: Tassie, James (After)
Portrait Medallion of Nicolas-Charles Seringe (1776-1858)
Sculptor: Chinard, Joseph
Portrait medallion of François-Joseph Lefevre, duc de Dantzig (1755-1820), maréchal de France
Sculptor: David d'Angers, Pierre Jean
Portrait medallion of Clémentine Seringe
Portrait Medallion of William Pitt, First Earl of Chatham (1708-78)
Factory: Wedgwood & Bentley (Probably)
Factory: Wedgwood & Byerley
Modeler: Flaxman, John (Attributed to)
Portrait Medallion of Queen Marie-Antoinette (1755-93)
Portrait Medallion of Jan van Oldenbarnevelt (1547-1619)
Factory: Wedgwood, Josiah
Portrait Medallion of Henry V (1387-1422)
Antiquary: Astle FRS, Thomas
Medallion of Queen Mary II
Factory: Wedgwood (Doubtful)
Medallion of Oliver Cromwell
Medallion of Queen Anne
Medallion of Queen Elizabeth
Portrait medallion of James MacLean
Maker: Tassie, James
Portrait Medallion of Dr Erasmus Darwin (1731-1802)
Modeler: Hackwood, William (Attributed to)
Painter: Wright, Joseph (Wright of Derby) (After)
Portrait Medallion of Sir Christopher Wren (1632-1723)
Le Marchand, David (After)
Portrait Medallion of William Pitt (1759-1806)
Modeler: Flaxman, John (Probable)
Medallion of James II
Medallion of Henry VIII
Portrait Medallion of James II (1633-1701)
Medallion of Charles II
Medallion of Charles I
Portrait medallion of Mrs Mary Thomas
Portrait medallion of Philippe-Antoine, comte Merlin, called Merlin de Douai (1754-1838), Jurisconsulte
Portrait medallion of Pierre-Jean de Béranger (1780-1857), chansonnier
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Terminology definition for: portrait medallion" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/terminology/term-107487 Accessed: 2023-01-31 18:13:29
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November 13th (current)
Because you are born on the date of November 13th, it means you are born to play the 7 of Clubs with a Jack of Clubs personality.
Famous people born on November 13th
All of these people share your cards to play. Like you, they were born to play the 7 of Clubs overlaid with a Jack of Clubs personality.
Born to play the 7 of Clubs / Jack of Clubs
Theologian, philosopher, and bishop in North Africa, who is often considered to be the most influential thinker in Western Christianity; he converted to Christianity at age 31 and in his writings, he formulated such doctrines as "Original Sin" and "The Trinity;" he taught that sex was intended by God to be a passionless exercise of procreation, a view which greatly influenced Church teaching on sexuality
John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich
British Lord who is credited with inventing the style of eating that consists of placing a piece of meat between two pieces of bread; it is said he adopted this manner of eating because he was either too busy gambling or too busy working to stop for the customary meal; he would either eat at his desk or at the card table; his peers would then ask of their servants to "bring them the same as Sandwich")
King of England from 1327 - 1377; noted for his military success and for restoring royal authority after the disastrous reign of his father, Edward II; he transformed the Kingdom of England into one of the most formidable military powers in Europe; his reign also saw vital developments in legislation and government, in particular the evolution of the English parliament
Known as the "Penman of the Revolution" for his 12 "Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania;" he was also a militia officer during the American Revolution, President of Delaware, and President of Pennsylvania
Edwin Booth
American actor remembered as one of the greatest performers of Shakespeare's Hamlet
Scottish writer known for his classic novels Treasure Island and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde; he was also a poet, travel writer and playwright
Mexican politician who has served as the 65th president of Mexico since 1 December 2018
Award-winning comedienne, actress, and daytime talkshow host
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Scottish actor and film producer, who after studying law, turned to acting for his career


As part of its ongoing commitment to ensuring diversity and inclusion within the investment industry, Northern Trust Asset Management seeks requests for information ¬— from broker-dealers owned by minorities, women, veterans or people with disabilities — to provide trade execution services.
Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) has pioneered the capability to deploy legal clauses as smart contracts directly from a digital legal agreement onto its private equity blockchain.
NORTHERN TRUST CORPORATION REPORTS RECORD FOURTH QUARTER NET INCOME OF $409.9 MILLION, EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE OF $1.80, RETURN ON AVERAGE COMMON EQUITY OF 17.0%.
Michael O'Grady, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "Northern Trust's performance in the fourth quarter 2018 produced revenue growth of 6% and earnings per share growth of 19% compared to the prior year. For the full year 2018, the Company generated revenue growth of 11%, earnings per share growth of 35% and a return on average common equity of 16.2%. Our full year results also produced positive fee and total operating leverage, and solid improvements in profitability and returns.
Michael O'Grady is Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Northern Trust, a leading provider of wealth management, asset servicing, asset management and banking to corporations, institutions, affluent families and individuals.
Mike joined Northern Trust in 2011 from Bank of America Merrill Lynch, where he served as a managing director in the firm's Investment Banking Group. He joined Merrill Lynch in 1992. Prior to Merrill Lynch, Mike worked for Price Waterhouse.
Mike earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Notre Dame and an MBA from Harvard Graduate School of Business.
He is a member of the boards of the Field Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Catholic Extension and the Northwestern Medical Group Board of Directors. He also serves on the Finance Council of the Archdiocese of Chicago, the Board of Advisors of Catholic Charities, and the Civic Committee Commercial Club of Chicago.
Pete is an Executive Vice President and a member of Northern Trust's Management Group in Chicago. Pete currently serves as the President of Corporate & Institutional Services business unit.
Northern Trust's C&IS business unit is a leading provider of asset servicing, investment management, banking and related services to institutional clients worldwide including but not limited to corporate and public pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, supranational organizations, investment management firms, foundations and endowments, healthcare organizations, insurance companies, and other financial institutions.
An industry veteran, Pete brings over 25 years experience in working in a global organization and managing extremely large and complex client relationships. Pete originally joined Northern Trust in July 2007 as Head of Institutional Product and Strategy. Prior to joining Northern Trust, Pete served in various executive and lead operational roles at State Street Bank.
Steven L. Fradkin is President of the Wealth Management business unit at Northern Trust and serves as a member of the Corporation's Management Committee. Northern Trust's Wealth Management business unit is a leading provider of asset management, fiduciary and banking services for affluent individuals and families operating from approximately 60 offices located in 18 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., and international locations across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia Pacific regions.
Mr. Fradkin has a diversified financial services career with Northern Trust having previously served as President of Corporate & Institutional Services, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, and head of the Corporation's international business amongst other roles prior to his current appointment.
Mr. Fradkin joined Northern Trust in 1985 after graduating with a B.A. degree in economics from Washington University in St. Louis. He completed the Program for Management Development at Harvard Business School in 1994.
He is a non-executive director of American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, Armor Holdco Inc., Armor Holding II, LLC.
He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Chicago Horticultural Society (Chicago Botanic Garden) and is a member of the Suzanne's Friends for Life Chapter of the Leukemia Research Foundation, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs, the Washington University's Arts & Sciences National Council and Chicago Regional Cabinet and is the founder of CFO Select, a forum for the exchange of ideas and best practices amongst Chief Financial Officers.


A week into April, the race for the Premier League title enters the final stretch. For neutrals, it's interesting. For Liverpool fans, the word is worrisome. The Reds hold a two-point advantage over Manchester City after playing one more game than the defending champions. Each club won its last four games. It's a mutated combination of tennis and chicken. Every round, one side edges in front, exerting pressure on the other to respond. Who will blink first? Swerve to avoid the head-on collision? Drop points? Merseysiders know history says it will be them. They've bottled chances to win their 20th top flight crown more than once. This time, they want to bottle and sell a title-winning formula.
With a nearly 20-point lead over the other four clubs in the top six, every game is winnable for both. They've already played each other. The Anfield leg ended goalless. City won 2-1 at the Etihad. Liverpool host Chelsea this coming Sunday. Six days later, City welcome Tottenham to the Etihad. On the 24th, they go to Old Trafford. On the final matchday, the Reds face a tester against Wolves at Anfield while the Sky Blues head to the AmEx to battle bottom-half club Brighton.
Pep Guardiola must negotiate a more difficult run-in than Jurgen Klopp. Tottenham at least is at home. The Spaniard doesn't know what he will get from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, though. The Norwegian was hired by Manchester United in response to Jose Mourinho's failure against Liverpool. City represent his first opportunity to prove his mettle in a derby. First, the Reds must overcome history. Chelsea battle for a Champions League spot. Blues' fans would love nothing better than ending the Merseysiders title hopes for the second time running. Steven Gerrard's slip in 2014 came at Stamford Bridge where Demba Ba took full advantage.
Critics will shout that Liverpool bottled it if they fail to secure their first Premier League title. It's been 29 years since they last won in the old First Division. Unless the club improves on its runners-up status in last year's Champions League, thereby securing Klopp's first trophy at the club despite losing out to City, the press and social media will be merciless. Forget vultures. Think locusts. They'll attempt to leave a desert where Anfield once stood. That said, it's ridiculous to label a squad as bottlers that are 25 points beyond the pace it set a year ago. In addition, Liverpool is built for the long-term. There will be more opportunities. Public opinion doesn't matter. Liverpool should be proud of the season they've produced in 2018/19.
That said, the race is still on. Manchester City can slip up. Liverpool can win. It will take hard work, discipline, steely determination and more than a bit of good fortune. That recipe is no different than any other champion requires. Ask Pep Guardiola. He'll tell you how lucky City were in 2017/18. The stars aligned. Everything came together perfectly. Other than Benjamin Mendy, there were no significant injuries. They were excellent but everything also broke their way. Will it do so again? Or is it a red-letter year?


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Home FEATURED UGUR YUCEL BIOGRAPHY
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BORN: 26th May 1957
Ugur was born in Istanbul, although his ancestors are from Van in the Anatolian Province. He studied and then graduated from Istanbul Municipal Conservatory. In 1977 his acting career started with a one-man show. He then worked in various theatres onstage. In 1984 he made his on-screen debut in the film Fahriye Abla.
Ugur is a very talented and accomplished actor however his talents don't stop there. He has also directed five movies, produced one, was the scriptwriter for three and also has composed the music for another four films. He also has acted in many films and some TV series. His career into mainstream acting came after the movie Eskiya ( Bandit ) in 1996. In 2010 he directed and starred in the film Ejder Kapani ( Dragon Trap ) and after a few more films he appeared in the hit TV series Icerde for 13 episodes as the character Kudret in 2017. More recently he was in the series Nefes Nefese and played the role of Ayaz but he also directed 7 of the episodes. Unfortunately, Nefes Nefese ended in October 2018 after just a few episodes due to the low ratings.
The actor has recently surprised everyone and has come in for a few questions from fans after he made a surprise guest appearance in the series Muhtesem Ikili alongside Ibrahim Celikkol and Kerem Bursin. He plays the role of the trainer for the police force. However, some have questioned such a quick move after Nefes Nefese had only just ended.
In 2015 Ugur wanted to lose some weight and in the first 18 months lost 46kg, this was reported to have been possible by a gastric bypass. He says that he has always been an average weight until he was in his mid-forties when he gained weight and says now it's nice to be back to average again.
He married actress Derya Alabora in 1983 and they have a son named Can who was born in 1985.
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Ohio vacation turns into a nightmare for two Westland residents who file excessive force lawsuit
By Steve Neavling @MCmuckraker
Put-in-Bay in Ohio.
Two Wayne County residents have filed a federal lawsuit against the Village of Put-in-Bay in Ohio and three former members of its police department, claiming they were assaulted and falsely imprisoned while on a family vacation on Memorial Day weekend.
Monica Gulledge and Lyle Taylor, both of Westland, were at the Put-in-Bay Resort Hotel, where they were registered guests, when police spotted an overturned golf cart that was being used by Gulledge's friend. Put-in-Bay is a small village on South Bass Island that hundreds of thousands of visitors in the summer.
Lt. Michael Russo, who has since resigned, "never made himself known and suddenly and without warning, assaulted Monica from behind, body slamming her to the ground, furthermore defendants also wrongfully and illegally assaulted, detained, and placed Lyle in handcuffs for no reason other than being there with Monica," the suit states.
Cpl. Terry Rutledge Jr. and Officer Dwayne Webb illegally detained Taylor and placed him in "excessively tight handcuffs for no other reason other than he was there with Gulledge," according to the plaintiffs' attorney Ven R. Johnson of Johnson Law PLC in Detroit.
"Lt. Russo has a history of using excessive force both in Put-in-Bay and while serving in the Maple Heights, Ohio, police department," Johnson said in a statement. "The Village of Put-in-Bay was negligent for hiring him. The village also breached its duties in policies, regulations, and lack of training exhibited by the recklessness of the three officers who deliberately, and without probable cause, arrested my clients after using excessive force to detain them. This behavior is unacceptable for anyone, let alone those who we trust to serve and protect."
The lawsuit alleges excessive force, false imprisonment, gross negligence, willful and wanton conduct, assault and battery, and violations of the plaintiff's Fourth, Eighth, and 14th Amendment Rights.
Johnson said the Put-In-Bay Police Department has a history of making false arrests and using excessive force. In fact, Johnson also filed a lawsuit last week against the department on behalf of four Sandusky residents, alleging they were unlawfully arrested on June 6. Russo is accused of pointing his firearm at the plaintiffs and threatening to shoot them. Russo and Rutledge are both listed as defendants. The incident was caught on video.
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Mahopac Central School District residents must be registered by the district and/or Putnam County in order to vote in school matters. After you have registered, you must vote at least once within a four-year period in order to retain your registration. If you continue to vote in school elections, it is not necessary to register each time.
Section 352 of the Election Law (1975) now permits voting in school elections for eligible residents who are duly registered to vote in general elections. Provisions have been established to allow for absentee voting in school elections.
Qualified residents may register at the District Office with the District Clerk during business hours from 9 to 3:00 pm, on any school business day up to May 14, 2019. There will be an extended night registration on May 14, 2019 until 7:00 pm in the District Office located at 179 East Lake Blvd.
New residents or those not registered are reminded that registration of voters is required in order to vote in the May 21, 2019 School Board Elections and Budget Vote. If you have already registered with Putnam County Board of Elections you do not need to register.
Applications for absentee ballots are available at the District Office. All completed ballots are due in the office of the District Clerk by 5:00 pm on May 21, 2019. For more information, contact Melody LaRocca, District Clerk, LaroccaM@mahopac.k12.ny.us or 845-628-3415 x10550.
For information regarding the Board of Education election and candidacy, please click here and scroll to the "Announcement from District Clerk" section.
The public budget hearing is Tuesday, May 7, 7pm at the Mahopac Falls Auditorium.


Discussion Pod :: View topic - New monitor, old danger.
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 11:17 am Post subject: New monitor, old danger.
I just upgraded from a puny 17" CRT to a nice big (well not as big as I'd like, but it's a start) 22" widescreen LCD. What games should I have a look at (at least the demos) to show it off? Just remember that my computer is a ****** old (by today's standards) thing with a Pentium dual core (cut down core 2, basically) and a 7600GT. In case you haven't figured it out already, it won't run most games new enough to support a 1680x1050 resolution well (in my foolishness, I tried Crysis).
Oh and for that one person who cares (yes I read my own threads), I'll be making a widescreen version of War Pong... sometime.
I've got a 7600GT and P4-3.4GHz, I've also noticed you have to be quite careful when selecting games. I'm currently playing Stalker and it runs well on medium quality. Your cpu sounds a bit better than mine so you might be able to get it up to that res on low quality. Going from 1Gig to 2Gig makes a difference in some games and memory is quite cheap these days.
Doom3 ran very well, but is generally a bit dark.
Prey is made using the Doom3 so it runs fine and I thought it looked more impressive (and brighter) than Doom3 anyway.
Half Life 2 also runs very well.
note to self - I really need some better gear so I can try some more recent games.
My 7600GT died on me. Not a bad thing... gave me an excuse to get a new 9600GT. Next time I have money, I'm getting a bigger case (this thing is freaking huge, it just fits) and a better power supply (I hope I don't want to add anything else any time soon, since I'm out of free connectors), although I suppose thats what I get for getting the el cheapo case and power supply in the first place.
Although the most terrifying part of that card's power/size is that, for some people, it's only half of what they need.
Has anyone here gotten a chance to play around with SLI or ATI's equivalent? Is there really a noticeable difference with two of those monsters vs. just one?
I've always been suspicious of sli/crossfire, I don't think I've seen a game benchmark report anything like X2 speed up. It usually seems 30-50% faster and nvidia gave the impression they were writing specific driver tweaks to support specific games which seems a bit mad. Maybe things have improved these days, but there used to be quite a few games where sli didn't work. The power consumption, noise and heat generated must be shocking. I get the impression it's something only needed by people wanting to run at very high resolution with anti-aliasing on. I've got a 21inch CRT monitor and 1280x1024 is fine for me, although I'm sure higher res would be nicer.


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Boeing, the world's largest aerospace company and leading manufacturer of commercial jetliners, defense, space and security systems. As part of Boeing's Disruptive Computing and Networks (DC&N) organization, which works on quantum communications and computing, as well as neuromorphic processing and advanced sensing, the company supports collaborative research projects at CQE members institutions.
Scientists from CQE universities collaborating with the IBM Q Network, including the University of Chicago, Argonne National Laboratory, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Northwestern University will work with IBM scientists on software, in particular compilers for distributed quantum systems, as well as quantum transduction for coupling and communicating with quantum computers. This collaboration includes IBM's support of up to five positions for postdoctoral researchers to work closely with scientists across the CQE to advance quantum research.
Applied Materials, Inc., the leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. Applied's expertise in modifying materials at atomic levels and on an industrial scale can help enable technology advancements across a broad range of applications.
ColdQuanta, the leader in applying quantum atomic technology. In addition to work in quantum positioning, sensing and communication, the company recently partnered with CQE member institution University of Wisconsin-Madison to apply cold atom technology to quantum computing.
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Before Kenya Johnson enrolled at KIPP DC Key Academy, she attended a traditional public school where top students earned around a 3.6 grade point average. Now a senior at KIPP College Preparatory, she has balanced athletics with schoolwork, earning a 4.21 GPA and taking classes at Stanford University.
Nine-year-old Maxwell Adrian Khairi May was in the founding class of KIPP Grow Academy, a Pre-k through kindergarten program. Now he is a fifth grader at KIPP WILL Academy, and his sister Naia Aaleahya Imani May got into KIPP Lead through a sibling preference.
"We started our search for a great school, a reputable school with proven results," father Kevin May told Watchdog.org. "We just dipped the whole D.C. lottery and we got lucky."
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GROUNDS FOR SUCCESS: Children play on the new field at KIPP College Preparatory, a new high school facility that opened this fall.
Fifteen years ago, before KIPP DC became the largest charter network in the city, its first school opened in a church basement. It squeezed 80 students into three classrooms and a lunch room that also served as a physical education space and auditorium. Today, KIPP DC enrolls nearly 6,000 students at its 16 schools.
The 15-year anniversary coincided with the opening of the new College Preparatory high school facility to accommodate for an expanding high school program. The project, costing a little over $50 million, is less than D.C. Public Schools $127 million Roosevelt High School renovation and $58 million renovations to open the Ron Brown College Preparatory High School.
DCPS facilities receive funding through the city's six-year capital plan. KIPP DC financed its facility through private philanthropy, New Markets Tax Credits and public bonds. The charter school network will use per-pupil facilities allotments to pay down the loaned money.
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Johnson recalls that KIPP College Prep shared its former building with middle school students, and the athletic facility had old equipment and no air conditioning.
"I am beyond privileged to say that my final memory at KIPP DC College Prep will be an authentic high school experience, where we do not have to share a building with middle-school scholars," she said at KIPP College Prep's campus dedication Saturday.
The Pre-K through middle school programs continue to share campuses. May, who has to get his young children from southwest D.C. to the northwest KIPP Shaw campus, said, "It's helpful to have them in the same building."
He said his children's school facility allows for a diverse set of activities — it has two playgrounds, a basketball court and a nearby community field.
GRAND OPENING: KIPP DC founder Susan Schaeffler (center-left) and KIPP College Preparatory principal Jessica Cunningham (center-right) cut the ribbon to open KIPP College Prep's new facility. The approximately $50 million project allows KIPP College Prep to double its high school program.
But the new high school facility exemplifies one reason May and his wife continue to choose KIPP for their children. "I really do believe that it's a school that continues to invest in itself," he said.
"Both of my kids have had very positive experiences," said May. "It's really easy to make friends in the classroom. The teachers are all approachable from what I found even though they have different [teaching] styles."
Vincent Gray, former mayor and now Democratic candidate for the Ward 7 D.C. Council seat, had helped KIPP secure the building.
"It's been an exciting time to watch the growth of public education in the District of Columbia. I think we still have people that don't realize that charter schools are in fact public schools," said Gray at the campus dedication. "What it has done is be able to create opportunities of choice that just didn't exist, opportunities of competition. The beneficiaries of that environment frankly are our children, who are increasingly getting a better education in the District of Columbia as a result of the choices that have been made."
"What KIPP has done in the city is what we need to do for all of our kids in the city," said Deputy Mayor for Education Jennie Niles, who had worked with KIPP as founder of E.L. Haynes Public Charter School. "We need outstanding public education everywhere, in every ward, for every one of our kids."
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Defiance ETFs Co-Founder and CIO Sylvia Jablonski discusses her fund's goal to expose investors to NFTs, cryptocurrency trading, and blockchains.
AKIKO FUJITA: Tales of non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, are expected to surge to more than $17 billion this year alone, at least according to Cointelegraph Research. A new fund is looking to take advantage of that craze with the launch of the first NFT-themed ETF trading under the ticker symbol, NFTZ. Let's bring in Sylvia Jablonski. She's Defiance ETFs co-founder and CIO. Sylvia, it's good to talk to you today. Talk to me about the structure of this new ETF because it offers exposure. That's kind of the key word. It's about companies who are in this space, not necessarily the NFTs.
SYLVIA JABLONSKI: Yeah, good morning. Thanks for having me. Super excited about this one. So you're absolutely right. So, there are sort of two ways to buy NFTs. One is to buy them directly in a digital marketplace. And the second one that now exists is our ETF. And the way that you get exposure to NFTs through our ETF is that we essentially have an index methodology that selects securities that are involved in the issuance, the creation, and the commercialization of NFTs. So companies that are basically investing in the NFT space in a huge way and are representative of the growth of NFTs and will sort of benefit from that growth over time.
ZACK GUZMAN: Yeah, I mean, I'm curious how you kind of landed on these because it's tricky, right? NFTs are so new, you know? So it's like, you can put a Playboy in here, which is one of the top holdings, because they've issued their own NFTs. But you think about some of, I guess, the infrastructure there or some of the big players like an OpenSea, obviously not a public company. So I mean, how did you kind of weigh some of these that got included? Because it looks like there's a heavy emphasis, too, on mining companies, Bitcoin mining companies, that don't necessarily seem directly linked to NFTs.
SYLVIA JABLONSKI: Yeah, so great question. So this is actually the Defiance Digital Revolution ETF, and there are different components to the NFT marketplace. NFT is one of the core holdings and sort of the core exposures of this fund. So to answer your question, we look at companies like, as you said, Playboy because they have generated a good amount of revenue from these iconic NFTs that they had a couple of weeks ago. You've got companies like Atari in there that are huge in NFTs, whether it's for the old school gaming console or it's for some of their games. And also, they're a big landowner in the Metaverse and might have NFT relevance in terms of land ownership kind of popping up in the blockchain there.
You've got Funko. They've made their world famous figurines into NFTs. Mattel is selling NFTs of some of their big cars. So these companies are-- you know, we tried to think about purity. We want investors to have access to companies that are really investing in the NFT space, really creating and commercializing these products. You know, and I think you're going to be hard to press-- hard pressed to find some of these names and other ETFs out there.
To address the other question about why do you see some blockchain names in there and things like that, well, you know, all of-- there's a huge relevance to NFTs. The trading, exchanging of NFT happens on Ethereum. Blockchain technology drives the NFT participation, trading, and selling. So all of that is relevant. In order to buy NFTs, essentially, you're hooking up your digital wallet to one of these platforms that you mentioned, OpenSea and Wareable. And you're exchanging cryptocurrency to buy and sell NFTs. So it's all part of the digital revolution ecosystem.
And the second point I would make there is this is a fairly new space. So we're really the first ones getting into this on the ground up, and again, just trying to find the purest legitimate names that are publicly listed. So, as you see more companies enter the space, the index methodology would naturally sort of end up picking them up if they fit the standards of commercializing, investing, and creating NFTs.
AKIKO FUJITA: What kind of take-up have you seen so far? I mean, to the point you made, this is still really new. There's a lot of investors out there who are maybe not ready to invest directly. It feels like an ETF like this, it really is about kind of narrowing the divide a little maybe. But can you talk a bit more about that for those who don't want to invest directly, they're not as familiar? What does this ETF offer?
SYLVIA JABLONSKI: Yeah, that's a great question. And I think what's been really cool about ETFs in the past few months, particularly with the launch of some of the cryptocurrency-related products that came out, is that it's sort of democratizing access to digital assets and cryptocurrency to the masses. So you're right. A lot of people have no idea how to set up a digital wallet or just aren't comfortable trading direct in terms of buying Bitcoin, Ethereum, you know, Polygon, whatever it might be, NFTs.
And so, they're going to miss out on that. They might believe in those opportunities. They might like to speculate. They might like to invest for the future because they think it's going to grow. But they're not really looking to enter that digital world direct. So, you know, the closest thing you can do in a sort of cost efficient, transparent way, so you don't have, like, a 2% platform fee to trade this-- it's a management fee of 65 bips-- is you buy this ETF, and you get exposure to names that have a strong exposure to the NFT theme. And buy and sell them in your stock trading account as you would any other sort of equity or ETF.
So I think it's really cool to have different versions of products out there. You have it with Bitcoin, whether you could buy the Bitcoin, you could buy the futures. You can buy the ETF that uses futures to track the price. Same thing here. You can buy an NFT, or you can buy NFTZ.
ZACK GUZMAN: Yeah, and 65 bips, you know, not as high as some of the other things we've seen out there, too. And, you know, NFT, it sounds like you're going have to rebalance this one a bit, depending on what pops up and what opportunities pop up. But in terms of maybe direct exposure, you know, we have seen kind of fractionalization start to come into the NFT space.
I'm thinking about the Beeple NFT that really shot all this out there in the mainstream when we saw that painting, or GIF rather, sell for more-- JPEG-- sell for more than 60 million. So, like, that was a piece of fractionalizing some of this. But when you look at maybe direct ownership here, curious if you own any of these NFTs directly, if you've seen any projects that you've been excited by or if you're kind of tapping into that directly now, too.
SYLVIA JABLONSKI: Yeah, so, you know, when we started talking about this as a firm in terms of launching it, you know, there was just so much interest in the space. And the People news came out. So, you know, I did go out and buy an NFT, actually. I ended up buying my little son a Mattel NFT because I thought I should have that experience, right? And it was really cool. It's sort of a creative thing. What's really neat about NFTs is that it's sort of different than investing in the stock market and investing in a company, right? If I invest in whatever company it is, I buy the stock price. If the company does well, the stock price goes up. I make money, great.
But this is a little bit different. If I invest in an NFT, I can actually co-create with the creator. I can have this relationship with the creator where I determine the future path of that artwork. I have input into that artwork. I can participate in chat rooms and talk about, like, why we did what we did and things like that. So I think it's a cultural revolution in that it's really showing the purity of the sharing economy between the investor and the creator.
So, yeah, I mean, I'm super interested in it myself. I think it's going to be a massive growing space. The growth of the Metaverse really put this on the map I think 100-fold because you're going to need NFTs, basically, to go to concerts in the Metaverse, to own land, to represent the fashion choices you have, to trade art, music, codes for meetings, things like that. So I just think it's absolutely going to blow up. And it's a really fun thing to participate in.
AKIKO FUJITA: Sylvia Jablonski, Defiance ETFs co-founder and CIO, good to talk to you today. Appreciate the--
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Travel just eight kilometers from El Calafate, and you'll discover one of Argentina's most historically significant treasures, the Walichu Caves. Located just off of the shore of Lake Argentina, or Lago Argentino, these caverns filled with Paleolithic cave paintings are both beautiful and archeologically significant.
A visit to the Walichu Caves will transport you back over 4,000 years ago, to a time when Argentinean aborigines used drawings of maps, people, and animals to aid fellow hunters and gatherers in the region. Created with materials such as gypsum, egg-whites, plant resin, and human saliva, many of the painting have survived the ages due to the protective environment of the caves. Others, however, which have given in to thousands of years of weathering have been partially restored to allow full appreciation for the work by cave visitors.
Francisco Pascasio Moreno, notable explorer in the region, was the first to discover the Walichu Caves in 1877.
The Paleolithic Era, which began with use of the first stone tools and ended with the introduction of agriculture, was marked by the necessity of hunting and scavenging activity for survival. Because of this need, many early human beings used cryptic paintings and sketches to illustrate maps of the land and successful hunting areas for their fellow tribe-mates to utilize. This is believed to be the case in the Walichu Caves, which house innumerable illustrations of the surrounding landscape and wildlife. While the early humans of the area had considerable knowledge about plants, herbs, and animal populations, without these informative cave drawings they may have never survived.
Tehuelche is the name given to the numerous native tribes of the Argentinean Patagonia. It was one of these tribes that created the cave paintings that adorn the walls of the Walichu Caves still today. In fact, the name Walichu itself comes from the name of a Tehuelchian deity who was central figure in the culture's spiritual practice. These early Patagonian dwellers are now believed to be synonymous with the Patagones, a race of so-called "giants" described by European explorers traveling within southern South America.
Making your way to the Walichu Caves is simple, as the area is accessible by car, foot, or even on horse-back. While the road from El Calafate to the caves measures only eight kilometers, plan on spending a few hours to appreciate this fascinating excursion.


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The Learn2Think Foundation is a charitable company (charity number 1170088) focused on empowering the young through the development of creative, independent and compassionate thinking. Developing this approach to thinking deeply about the larger questions in life, children can be equipped with the tools not simply to challenge the status quo, but to prepare them for the challenges they face in a rapidly changing world.
The Foundation is also intended to be an umbrella to promote any and all organisations that want to help achieve the positive change we want to see in our children, our society and our future.
Learn2Think is many different things: a mission, a cause, a way to think, an approach to life, a community. It's an incubator of new thoughts, new ideas and new approaches to the way we educate our children, not least of which is the belief that if we make enough small changes, we have the power to change the world around us.
We encourage the development of philosophical enquiry within the mainstream school curriculum, based on P4C, the philosophical pedagogy introduced by SAPERE (for more information, please explore our History). Children are natural philosophers, asking universal and instinctive questions about why we're here, how we got here, why in the form we did and what happens next. Learn2Think's goal is to ensure that the courage, creativity and intellectual freedom to ask such questions remains a normal part of children's lives as they grow.
We also work with our sister company, Rapscallion Press, to develop children's books exploring the big questions in life: what happens after we die, how did we come to exist, what does friendship mean? Each of these books is published alongside a campaign which aims to see copies of each philosophy book gifted to as many children's primary schools and libraries around the country as possible.
We know that something as worthy sounding as 'philosophical enquiry' needs to be understood in order to be successful. So we also promote philosophical enquiries for teachers, businesses, NGOs and any others who want to understand more about how critical thinking can help them in their work, in their lives and in their approach to the world around them. For further details of this training, please contact info@learn2think.org.uk.


There is an increasing need to harvest alternative energy, and offshore wind is a valuable potential resource. A prerequisite for development is to determine appropriate sites where the impact to natural habitats would be minimal. Prospective sites may be in outer continental shelf waters, where there has been limited or no research performed in the past due to difficulties in reaching these distant locations as well as associated high costs.
In late 2010 the Department of Interior's Bureau of Offshore Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) issued a Request for Interest (RFI) for commercial wind energy development in outer continental shelf waters off Massachusetts. The area south of Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard was originally 3,000 square miles, but was reduced to about half that size in response to the Commonwealth's recommendations representing the fishing industry. Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) in partnership with the state's Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to perform surveys in the RFI area. The 18-month contract was awarded to the New England Aquarium for marine resource characterization surveys of sea turtles, right whales and other large whales. MassCEC requires a year's worth of seasonal migratory data to inform the federal leasing process.
The Aquarium collaborated with other prestigious New England research groups in order to fulfill survey objectives, forming the Northeast Large Pelagics Survey Collaborative (NLPSC). University of Rhode Island, current curators of the right whale sightings database, will be involved in data collection methodology, density and distribution analyses and data quality control. Two experienced aerial observers / photographers on each survey flight are from Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies (PCCS) and the Aquarium. The two pilots from ASSIST-U.S. also have a background in aerial surveillance. The goal is to perform two aerial surveys per month with additional surveys in response to biological hotspots or areas of particular interest. The Bioacoustic Research Program (BRP) at Cornell University deployed six BRP-developed Marine Autonomous Recording Units (called "pop-ups") in a configuration to detect whales within and around the survey area. Automated data recognition and expert human validation detect vocalizations of blue, fin, right, humpback and minke whales. All five species are known to occur near the survey area and are readily identifiable by their species-specific vocalizations.
The survey aircraft is a Cessna O-2A, the military version of the C-337 (see image). Two observers in the rear seats scan for large whales, while the automated digital SLR camera mounted over optical glass in the belly port of the plane collects vertical photographic data at 5-second intervals for turtles on the tracklines. Aerial Imaging Solutions (AIS) developed and customized the camera mount system and data logging program. It enables us to acquire high quality images that compensate for the plane's forward motion, while we remotely operate the camera from our laptop. Each georeferenced image also has details of associated flight parameters such as altitude and speed.
Through the Aquarium's involvement in this project, we have developed a skilled aerial survey team with cutting edge technology to obtain high quality, reliable data. Consistent aerial surveys to retrieve valuable environmental data where historical survey data has been spatially and temporally inconsistent will help advancements towards assessing seasonal migration and habitat use in this region. We are proud to be an integral part of this collaborative effort in the contribution to informed decisions for offshore renewable energy development.


The Oklahoma City Philharmonic, with the support of The Inasmuch Foundation, announces a special concert featuring Ben Folds, Tuesday, May 1st 7:30 at The Civic Center Music Hall. Tickets are now available for this lively, creative concert featuring one of the major music influencers of our generation. Tickets begin at $29 with a limited number of VIP Experience tickets available for $289.00. In addition this concert will be conducted by OKC Phil Music Director Designate Alexander Mickelthwate! Call (405) 842-5387, go on line to okcphil.org/benfolds or okcciviccenter.com to purchase tickets online NOW!
Says Eddie Walker of the Oklahoma City Philharmonic, "We are thrilled to bring Ben Folds back to Oklahoma City. After selling out his last engagement with OKC Phil in 2011, it's clear our community has a hunger for his creative approach to music making and songwriting, and it's that spirit of innovation we want to foster in our audiences at The Phil. An added bonus is that Alexander Mickelthwate, our Music Director Designate will conduct this concert, so its sure to be an exciting night not to be missed."
For over ten years Ben Folds has shared the stage with some of the world's greatest symphony orchestras, performing his pop hits and critically acclaimed concerto for Piano and Orchestra. He was recently named as the first-ever Artistic Advisor to the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center where he will bring pop artists together with the nation's orchestra to collaborate on new music.
An avid photographer, Folds is a member of the distinguished Sony Artisans of Imagery, and earlier this year completed an assignment as a photo editor for National Geographic. And he's an outspoken advocate for music education and music therapy as a member of Americans for the Arts, and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Nashville Symphony.


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Tom Perez Announces Resignation from Venable Following Hogan UI Lawsuit
Former Labor Secretary Tom Perez released the following statement on his resignation from Venable: "I have spent my life fighting on behalf of working people. Over the last few months I've been traveling and listening across Maryland, and one of the most frequent concerns I've heard has been from people who lost jobs during the pandemic. I met with the leaders of one union who told me that 85 percent of their members -- hospitality workers -- are still out of work. They desperately want to work, but the industry is nowhere near full recovery. Many Marylanders have waited six months or more to receive unemployment benefits. Now, instead of focusing on fixing the system, the governor is taking critical benefits away from families that need them to pay the rent and put food on the table. This is unconscionable.
"I have reviewed the lawsuit filed against Governor Hogan and spoken with advocates. The complaint raises key issues that are important to every Marylander. I learned late yesterday that Venable would be representing Governor Hogan in this case.
"After decades in public service, I decided to work part time at Venable while I was considering a run for governor. At Venable, I had an opportunity to work on issues of importance to me and the entire country, such as advancing clean energy priorities that benefit workers, the environment and communities. In addition, having been heavily involved in the Department of Justice's police reform work as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, I respect the police reform work the firm has done in monitoring the Baltimore City Police Department's consent decree.
"However, the firm has agreed to represent Governor Hogan in the case against unemployed Marylanders, and the governor's position is inconsistent with my values and the future I want to build for Maryland. As a result, I have resigned from my position with the firm.
"I will continue to work to fight for the issues that I care about most and that I've been working for my entire life, and that is exactly why I'm running for Governor of Maryland."


Dean Boyd knows what Jermani Green can do.
Boyd, the Marlboro County coach, has seen the Myrtle Beach senior go off against his team in three straight games.
There was the game a little over a month ago, when Green ran for 100 yards and caught nine passes for another 42. There was the time last fall when Green went for 114 rushing yards and three touchdowns against the Bulldogs while also intercepting a pass and recording three tackles on defense. And then there was the time, when Green was a sophomore, when he piled up 167 rushing yards and a touchdown and 44 more yards worth of receptions.
Boyd's squad will be heading to Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium on Friday for the two teams' second-round playoff game, and the Marlboro County coach admits maybe he's not the best person to ask for advice on slowing down Green, one of the primary cogs of Mickey Wilson's offense.
That certainly hasn't happened yet, nor should Boyd feel like Green is solely using Marlboro County to unleash his full potential. Just look at his 298 yards from scrimmage and five touchdowns to open the playoffs against Dreher last week.
And even though that performance was one of the better ones of Green's career, the fact that he's had one as long as his has been is maybe even more impressive. Friday's game will be Green's 45th start. That is a figure reached by only a small handful of players during Wilson's decade in charge.
The 5-foot-7, 175-pounder has staved off injuries and prevented another player from beating him out for a job. Or, should we say, jobs.
Over the span of his four-year career, Green has started games at outside linebacker, safety, receiver, running back and kickoff returner. Additionally, he's played a few snaps at cornerback, taken a few direct ones out of the Seahawks' rhino package in and around the goal line and returned punts.
It's not just that he's done all that; he's done it well.
On offense, he's rushed 130 times for 2,295 yards and 21 touchdowns and added 114 receptions for 1,022 yards and six touchdowns. On the other side of the ball, there are 215 career tackles (mostly from his freshman season), six forced fumbles, five fumble recoveries, three interceptions and a defensive touchdown on his resume.
So, what exactly is Green's natural position?
Green wasn't needed to carry the ball much his freshman season – Brandon Sinclair's final year at Myrtle Beach. But with one one more really good game (or two average ones, by his standard), Green can finally do what Sinclair did -rush for 1,000 yards in a single season.
So far in 2018, Green is at 833 yards. If he reaches quadruple figures, it stands to reason that Myrtle Beach got past Marlboro County again and advanced to the third round. That game would be at home, too. A win there and the Seahawks would have a potential shot at a rematch against Hartsville in the lower state finals.
A lot of moving pieces would have to fall just right for that game to happen, but Green and his teammates would love the opportunity just the same. Hartsville embarrassed Myrtle Beach in the regular-season finale. Not surprisingly, that was one of Green's worst showings.
First, Myrtle Beach has other business to attend to — Marlboro County.
History says Wilson will again find a solid plan to make the use of his most diverse offensive weapon. He's taken advantage of Green's skill set, much like he did with former multi-faceted standouts Trell Harrell and Kelton Greene before him.
Part of Green's value, then, is the freedom he gives the staff.
"It's matchups. It's a feel thing. He's a guy who can help us with some injuries, whether we have guys who are hurt or whatever," Wilson said. "'Let's just plug Jermani in there.' He's kind of been our glue. Maybe need him to play safety this week, or maybe there's a mismatch in the secondary, let's get the ball out to him. He's never, ever, ever said anything about that. He just plays that position, and plays it well.


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Guy Jeannard, né le  à Douala, Cameroun, est un joueur de rugby à XV français d'origine camerounaise, qui évolue au poste de deuxième ligne ( pour ). Ses surnoms sont "la poutre", "le manager", "le panard", "guitare".

Biographie
Ayant pratiqué longtemps le tennis, il vient sur le tard au rugby qu'il découvre à l'occasion de ses études à Toulouse.
Il commence chez les juniors du Stade toulousain mais barrés par les futurs internationaux Franck Belot et Hugues Miorin, décide de signer à Blagnac en groupe B2 pour la saison 1993-1994.
Il est alors recruté par le Castres olympique où il s'impose comme titulaire dès sa première saison et atteint alors la finale du championnat contre le Stade toulousain.

Guy Jeannard dispute la saison suivante la Coupe d'Europe où le CO bat la province irlandaise du Munster (19-12) au stade de la Chevalière de Mazamet.

Cependant, le CO manque de peu la qualification pour les demi-finales de l'épreuve à cause d'une défaite 22-10 à Swansea au Pays de Galles où il est expulsé par l'arbitre ce qui entraîne la colère du Président du Pierre-Yves Revol devandera à ses joueurs de quitter le terrain.
Par la suite il joue moins, devancés dans la hiérarchie par Jean-François Gourragne et Colin Gaston et pris par ses études de chimie à l'université Paul-Sabatier de Toulouse.

En manque de temps de jeu, il rejoint alors le RC Toulon pour deux saisons.
Fréquemment aligné la première saison, il joue moins en 1999 et signe alors à l'US Montauban.
S'il connaît la relégation la première année, il remporte en 2001 le championnat de France de Pro D2 contre son ancien club, le RC Toulon.
Il connaît alors deux saisons en Top 16 où Montauban atteint notamment les quarts de finale du challenge européen, battu de 3 points sur l'ensemble des 2 matchs par Bath.

Il joue ensuite pour les clubs de Béziers, Pau, Blagnac et Carcassonne où il termine sa carrière à l'âge de 40 ans.

Il est diplômé du Mastère spécialisé Gestion des Institutions et des Activités sportives, à la Toulouse Business School.

Palmarès
 Avec le Stade toulousain
 Coupe Frantz-Reichel :
 Vainqueur (1) : 1991
 Avec le Castres olympique
 Championnat de France de première division :
 Vice-champion (1) : 1995
 Avec l'US Montauban
 Championnat de France de Pro D2 :
 Champion (1) : 2001
 Avec l'US Carcassonne
 Championnat de France de Fédérale 1 :
 Champion (1) : 2010

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Joueur français de rugby à XV
Joueur camerounais de rugby à XV
Joueur du Stade toulousain
Joueur du Blagnac rugby
Joueur du Castres olympique
Joueur du RC Toulon
Joueur de l'US Montauban
Joueur de l'AS Béziers Hérault
Joueur de la Section paloise
Joueur de l'US Carcassonne
Deuxième ligne (rugby à XV)
Naissance en février 1972
Naissance à Douala

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