There's a reason apple crumble is a classic, and we love this five spice apple crumble and ginger creme fraiche recipe from Hemsley & Hemsley.
Combine all the crumble ingredients, except the flaked almonds, in a bowl using your hands or a fork, until they are a crumbly consistency. Gently mix in the flaked almonds once combined.
Chill or freeze the crumble mixture while you cook the apples (this makes for a crisper topping). Preheat the oven to fan 180°C/Gas mark 6.
or until fragrant (the spices can burn easily so stir continuously).
Place the chopped apples and 1 tablespoon water into the saucepan with the spices, cover and cook gently over a medium heat for 10 minutes until softened, but still retaining colour and bite.
Mix in the orange zest or extract, then fill the bottom of a 20 cm square ovenproof dish with the cooked apples.
Evenly crumble the topping mixture over the apples (there's no need to press it down) and bake for about 25 minutes or until golden.
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"""Main application entry point."""

import base.api_fixer

import webapp2

import base
import base.constants
import handlers

# These should all inherit from base.handlers.BaseHandler
_UNAUTHENTICATED_ROUTES = [('/', handlers.RootHandler),
                            ('/static', handlers.StaticHandler)]

# These should all inherit from base.handlers.BaseAjaxHandler
_UNAUTHENTICATED_AJAX_ROUTES = []
# ('/csp', handlers.CspHandler)
# These should all inherit from base.handlers.AuthenticatedHandler
_USER_ROUTES = []
# ('/xsrf', handlers.XsrfHandler)
# These should all inherit from base.handlers.AuthenticatedAjaxHandler
_AJAX_ROUTES = []

# These should all inherit from base.handlers.AdminHandler
_ADMIN_ROUTES = []

# These should all inherit from base.handlers.AdminAjaxHandler
_ADMIN_AJAX_ROUTES = []

# These should all inherit from base.handlers.BaseCronHandler
_CRON_ROUTES = []

# These should all inherit from base.handlers.BaseTaskHandler
_TASK_ROUTES = []

# Place global application configuration settings (e.g. settings for
# 'webapp2_extras.sessions') here.
#
# These values will be accessible from handler methods like this:
# self.app.config.get('foo')
#
# Framework level settings:
#   template: one of base.constants.JINJA2 (default) or base.constants.DJANGO.
#
#   using_angular: True or False (default).  When True, an XSRF-TOKEN cookie
#                  will be set for interception/use by Angular's $http service.
#                  When False, no header will be set (but an XSRF token will
#                  still be available under the _xsrf key for Django/Jinja
#                  templates).  If you set this to True, be especially careful
#                  when mixing Angular and Django/Jinja2 templates:
#                    https://github.com/angular/angular.js/issues/5601
#                  See the summary by IgorMinar for details.
#
#   framing_policy: one of base.constants.DENY (default),
#                   base.constants.SAMEORIGIN, or base.constants.PERMIT
#
#   hsts_policy:    A dictionary with minimally a 'max_age' key, and optionally
#                   a 'includeSubdomains' boolean member.
#                   Default: { 'max_age': 2592000, 'includeSubDomains': True }
#                   implying 30 days of strict HTTPS for all subdomains.
#
#   csp_policy:     A dictionary with keys that correspond to valid CSP
#                   directives, as defined in the W3C CSP 1.1 spec.  Each
#                   key/value pair is transmitted as a distinct
#                   Content-Security-Policy header.
#                   Default: {'default-src': '\'self\''}
#                   which is a very restrictive policy.  An optional
#                   'reportOnly' boolean key substitutes a
#                   'Content-Security-Policy-Report-Only' header
#                   name in lieu of 'Content-Security-Policy' (the default
#                   is base.constants.DEBUG).
#
#  Note that the default values are also configured in app.yaml for files
#  served via the /static/ resources.  You may need to change the settings
#  there as well.

_CONFIG = {
    # Developers are encouraged to build sites that comply with this (or
    # a similarly restrictive) CSP policy.  In particular, adding directives
    # such as unsafe-inline or unsafe-eval is highly discouraged, as these
    # may lead to XSS attacks.
    'csp_policy': {
        # https://developers.google.com/fonts/docs/technical_considerations
        'font-src':    '\'self\' themes.googleusercontent.com '
                       '*.gstatic.com',
        # Maps, YouTube provide <iframe> based embedding at these URIs.
        'frame-src':   '\'self\' www.google.com www.youtube.com',
        # Assorted Google-hosted APIs.
        'script-src':  '\'self\' *.googleanalytics.com *.google-analytics.com',
        # In generated code from http://www.google.com/fonts
        'style-src':   '\'self\' fonts.googleapis.com *.gstatic.com',
        # Fallback.
        'default-src': '\'self\' *.gstatic.com',
        'report-uri':  '/csp',
        'reportOnly': base.constants.DEBUG,
    }
}

#################################
# DO NOT MODIFY BELOW THIS LINE #
#################################

app = webapp2.WSGIApplication(
    routes=(_UNAUTHENTICATED_ROUTES + _UNAUTHENTICATED_AJAX_ROUTES +
            _USER_ROUTES + _AJAX_ROUTES + _ADMIN_ROUTES + _ADMIN_AJAX_ROUTES +
            _CRON_ROUTES + _TASK_ROUTES),
    debug=base.constants.DEBUG,
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I replaced the gallon of alcohol at a hardware store up in Boothbay Harbor and dumped the old supply. The problem persisted, so I fell back on using the right burner and planned to look into it over the winter. Yesterday the time had arrived.
Kenyon Marine has been fantastic with customer support. When I first called them in 2003 for instructions (after scaring myself half to death on first trying to light the stove, with its flare-up -- fortunately I'd first removed it from the boat and had a garden hose at-the-ready!), not only did they send directions and a schematic (see link at left) but provided free-of-charge a new air-pump washer, "the first thing to go," I was told. I've stored it somewhere for safe-keeping -- I've come across it a number of times -- but haven't been able to find it in the boxes of "winter storage" while searching for it. But that isn't my problem now anyway.
I disassembled the entire unit down to its smallest parts, both burners right down to the tank, cleaned every tiny piece with acetone -- removed a layer of what appeared to be rust from many of them -- then reassembled it. Still the burners didn't work correctly, but I had rearranged the holes in the burner flange, lining them up. This morning I put them back to roughly where I'd found them: slightly off-center. The stove now works!


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and yes I do have build-essentials. Somehow changes to > 'configure' were lost. Setting up file (4.10-3) ... configure: error: !!!
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and yes I do have build-essentials.
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Q: How to save TextVectorization to disk in tensorflow? I have trained a TextVectorization layer (see below), and I want to save it to disk, so that I can reload it next time? I have tried pickle and joblib.dump(). It does not work.
from tensorflow.keras.layers.experimental.preprocessing import TextVectorization

text_dataset = tf.data.Dataset.from_tensor_slices(text_clean)

vectorizer = TextVectorization(max_tokens=100000, output_mode='tf-idf',ngrams=None)

vectorizer.adapt(text_dataset.batch(1024))

The generated error is the following:
InvalidArgumentError: Cannot convert a Tensor of dtype resource to a NumPy array

How can I save it?

A: Borrowing @jakub's model-vehicle trick - with which I couldn't get the model to load - I did in the end go via the JSON serialization route, as follows.
Note that you need to have tensorflow>=2.7 for the TextVectorization layer, and you need to use the same version to save and load the layer/model.
So, following on from the middle of @jakub's brilliant sample,
# Save.
model_json = model.to_json()
with open(filepath, "w") as model_json_fh:
    model_json_fh.write(model_json)

# Load.
with open(filepath, 'r') as model_json_fh:
    loaded_model = tf.keras.models.model_from_json(model_json_fh.read())
    vectorization_layer = loaded_model.layers[0]

loaded_model = tf.keras.models.load_model(filepath)
loaded_vectorizer = loaded_model.layers[0]

That's it.
I am not sure of the advantages of the one route over the other.
This also shows how it goes:
https://machinelearningmastery.com/save-load-keras-deep-learning-models
And this helps with a JSON error you may encounter on your travels in these parts:
https://github.com/keras-team/keras/issues/6971

A: Instead of pickling the object, pickle the configuration and weights. Later unpickle it and use configuration to create the object and load the saved weights. Official docs here.
Code
text_dataset = tf.data.Dataset.from_tensor_slices([
                                                   "this is some clean text",
                                                   "some more text",
                                                   "even some more text"])
# Fit a TextVectorization layer
vectorizer = TextVectorization(max_tokens=10, output_mode='tf-idf',ngrams=None)
vectorizer.adapt(text_dataset.batch(1024))

# Vector for word "this"
print (vectorizer("this"))

# Pickle the config and weights
pickle.dump({'config': vectorizer.get_config(),
             'weights': vectorizer.get_weights()}
            , open("tv_layer.pkl", "wb"))

print ("*"*10)
# Later you can unpickle and use
# `config` to create object and
# `weights` to load the trained weights.

from_disk = pickle.load(open("tv_layer.pkl", "rb"))
new_v = TextVectorization.from_config(from_disk['config'])
# You have to call `adapt` with some dummy data (BUG in Keras)
new_v.adapt(tf.data.Dataset.from_tensor_slices(["xyz"]))
new_v.set_weights(from_disk['weights'])

# Lets see the Vector for word "this"
print (new_v("this"))

Output:
tf.Tensor(
[[0.         0.         0.         0.         0.91629076 0.
  0.         0.         0.         0.        ]], shape=(1, 10), dtype=float32)
**********
tf.Tensor(
[[0.         0.         0.         0.         0.91629076 0.
  0.         0.         0.         0.        ]], shape=(1, 10), dtype=float32)

A: One can use a bit of a hack to do this. Construct your TextVectorization object, then put it in a model. Save the model to save the vectorizer. Loading the model will reproduce the vectorizer. See the example below.
import tensorflow as tf
from tensorflow.keras.layers.experimental.preprocessing import TextVectorization

data = [
    "The sky is blue.",
    "Grass is green.",
    "Hunter2 is my password.",
]

# Create vectorizer.
text_dataset = tf.data.Dataset.from_tensor_slices(data)
vectorizer = TextVectorization(
    max_tokens=100000, output_mode='tf-idf', ngrams=None,
)
vectorizer.adapt(text_dataset.batch(1024))

# Create model.
model = tf.keras.models.Sequential()
model.add(tf.keras.Input(shape=(1,), dtype=tf.string))
model.add(vectorizer)

# Save.
filepath = "tmp-model"
model.save(filepath, save_format="tf")

# Load.
loaded_model = tf.keras.models.load_model(filepath)
loaded_vectorizer = loaded_model.layers[0]

Here is a test that both vectorizers (original and loaded) produce the same output.
import numpy as np

np.testing.assert_allclose(loaded_vectorizer("blue"), vectorizer("blue"))

A: For one anyone asking themselves how to get a dense tensor instead of ragged tensor when loading the config of a TextVectorization layer, try explicitly setting the output_mode. The problem is related to a very recent bug, where the output_mode is not set correctly when it comes from a saved configuration.
This results in a dense Tensor:
text_dataset = tf.data.Dataset.from_tensor_slices([
                                                   "this is some clean text",
                                                   "some more text",
                                                   "even some more text"])
vectorizer = TextVectorization(max_tokens=10, output_mode='int', output_sequence_length = 10)
vectorizer.adapt(text_dataset.batch(1024))

print(vectorizer("this"))
pickle.dump({'config': vectorizer.get_config(),
             'weights': vectorizer.get_weights()}
            , open("tv_layer.pkl", "wb"))

from_disk = pickle.load(open("tv_layer.pkl", "rb"))
new_vectorizer = TextVectorization(max_tokens=from_disk['config']['max_tokens'],
                                          output_mode='int',
                                          output_sequence_length=from_disk['config']['output_sequence_length'])
new_vectorizer.adapt(tf.data.Dataset.from_tensor_slices(["xyz"]))
new_vectorizer.set_weights(from_disk['weights'])

print(new_vectorizer("this"))

tf.Tensor([5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0], shape=(10,), dtype=int64)
tf.Tensor([5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0], shape=(10,), dtype=int64)

This results in a ragged Tensor when loading:
import tensorflow as tf

text_dataset = tf.data.Dataset.from_tensor_slices([
                                                   "this is some clean text",
                                                   "some more text",
                                                   "even some more text"])
vectorizer = TextVectorization(max_tokens=10, output_mode='int', output_sequence_length = 10)
vectorizer.adapt(text_dataset.batch(1024))

print(vectorizer("this"))
pickle.dump({'config': vectorizer.get_config(),
             'weights': vectorizer.get_weights()}
            , open("tv_layer.pkl", "wb"))

from_disk = pickle.load(open("tv_layer.pkl", "rb"))
new_vectorizer = TextVectorization(max_tokens=from_disk['config']['max_tokens'],
                                          output_mode=from_disk['config']['output_mode'],
                                          output_sequence_length=from_disk['config']['output_sequence_length'])
new_vectorizer.adapt(tf.data.Dataset.from_tensor_slices(["xyz"]))
new_vectorizer.set_weights(from_disk['weights'])

print(new_vectorizer("this"))

tf.Tensor([5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0], shape=(10,), dtype=int64)
tf.Tensor([5], shape=(1,), dtype=int64)

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Let's assume that, if you attend church regularly, that you trust your pastor and other church leaders. You trust that he or she is a man or woman of God. You trust that they spend regular time in prayer and reading their Bible. You trust that their messages are Holy Spirit-led.
Then they approach you and tell you something you didn't expect. It may be a word in season or it may be a word of correction. Some people take it to heart and are encouraged or work to make necessary changes in their lives. Others may ruminate on it for a while before responding. And others will get mad, stay away, or even leave the church thinking, what right does this person have to say this to me?
The truth is that they have every right. If you consider yourself to be a member of a church, you've put yourself into a position of submission to the pastor and the leaders he or she has put in place. So long as they are speaking and acting according to the Word of God, they have a certain amount of authority over you.
So why does our response matter so much?
Israel has wandered away from God. There are yet a few righteous men and women, but not many. Jehu is leading the army. Elisha is the prophet. Elisha sends a man of God to anoint Jehu as the next king. Jehu can do several things: he can send the man away, scoffing at him, he can listen to what he has to say and think about it, or he can accept the word and act on it.
"You know the way such a man babbles on," Jehu replied.
"You're lying," they said. "Tell us." So Jehu told them what the man had said and that at the Lord's command he had been anointed king over Israel.
Israel may have gone astray, but something (I believe the Holy Spirit) was still working in them. A deep respect and honour for the Word of God still resided in these men and, instead of getting upset that Jehu had been chosen to be the next king or taking the time to think about this news and whether or not they wanted to accept it, they immediately responded to it.
When we have a relationship with God, He will lead us and guide us. His Spirit works in and through us. He brings us insight and revelation.
When we are in submission to the leaders God has placed before us, God uses them to help lead and guide us. Between God speaking to our leaders and the Spirit working in us, I believe that we are well able to discern truth and allow that truth to guide us. When a word is presented to us from a trusted source and resonates within our spirits as truth, our response, like Jehu's men, should be immediate. If we trust God and we trust our leaders, the time to ponder should be minimal. We should respond quickly.


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Remington Pieces Sold Off, But Iconic Brands Will Live On
Roundhill Group will continue firearms brand, Vista Outdoors following suit with ammunition business.
October 02, 2020 By Lynn Burkhead
While the breakup and sale of bankrupt Remington Outdoors has taken place as reported in this space a few days ago, financial lifelines to the company's various components appear to give the iconic brand hope for new life.
For Remington Firearms, that comes through its purchase by Roundhill Group, LLC, an investment company with offices in Pennsylvania and Florida.
According to a news report on the SGB Media website, Roundhill Group has announced its purchase of Remington Firearms, a sale that includes the company's long guns, shotguns, pistols, and manufacturing facilities. The sale even includes Remington's museum and gift shop, a virtually complete transfer of assets in the company's firearms division.
Jeff Edwards, a partner and spokesperson for Roundhill Group, made it clear in a statement that the company plans to keep the Remington Firearms brand alive and well in the future.
"As is known, Roundhill Group LLC and a group of experienced firearms manufacturing and hunting industry professionals are in the process of purchasing Remington Firearms," said Edwards in a press release statement.
"Our intent with this acquisition is to return the company to its traditional place as an iconic American hunting brand," he continued. "We intend to maintain, care for and nurture the brand and all of the dedicated employees who have crafted these products over the years for outdoorsmen and women both here in the USA and abroad.
"More than anything, we want to make Remington a household name that is spoken with pride."
While many in the firearms and hunting industries might argue that such a lofty position has already been achieved by the company's 200+ year history, Edwards left no doubt about Roundhill Group's intentions going forward.
"The Roundhill Group is comprised of a group of individuals all of whom have years of experience in engineering, manufacturing and marketing both in and outside of the firearms space," he said. "They are all life-long hunting advocates and staunch Remington brand loyalists. They will work tirelessly to ensure that this company takes its rightful place as the iconic American brand that it was and still is."
In addition to Roundhill Group's acquisition of Remington Firearms, several other key components of the company have found new homes as well.
For Remington's huge ammunition business, outdoors giant Vista Outdoors, the parent company of Federal Premium Ammunition, is the winning bidder for Big Green's ammo business.
According to a Vista Outdoors press release, the Minnesota-based company will "acquire certain assets related to ROC's ammunition and accessories businesses, including ROC's ammunition manufacturing facility in Lonoke, Arkansas and related intellectual property, including the Remington brand and trademarks. Vista Outdoor has agreed to pay a gross purchase price of $81.4 million for the assets to be acquired, subject to certain customary closing adjustments."
Like the Remington Firearms purchase referenced above, fans of Big Green can apparently rest easy about what the future of Remington's ammunition brands will be.
"Remington ammunition and accessories have a storied role in America's sporting heritage, with a legacy dating back to 1816," said Chris Metz, Vista Outdoor chief executive officer, in the news release. "We are excited and honored to add the iconic Remington brand and green box to Vista Outdoors's portfolio of ammunition brands, and Remington accessories to our portfolio of Hunting and Shooting Accessories. The Remington brand is beloved by hunting and shooting sports enthusiasts everywhere and we look forward to restoring it to greatness by leveraging Vista Outdoors's scale, manufacturing infrastructure, distribution channels and Centers of Excellence."
According to Metz, Vista Outdoors plans to continue Remington's ammunition business, preserve the brand, and help many people stay employed.
"We see a clear path to value creation," said Metz. "With our deep expertise and resources, we can transform Remington's ammunition and accessories businesses to create a more efficient, profitable and sustainable operation. At the same time, by rescuing the Remington ammunition businesses from bankruptcy, we will protect hundreds of jobs, support wildlife and habitat conservation and ensure that hunting and shooting sports enthusiasts can continue to purchase their favorite ammunition and accessories.
"We look at this acquisition as a means of better serving millions of consumers with the products they love from one of the country's original and best-known brands, while furthering Vista Outdoors's mission of being a powerhouse of passionate outdoor sports and recreation brands."Pending final bankruptcy court approval, Vista Outdoor expects to close the transaction early in the third quarter of Fiscal Year 2021.One other big piece of Remington's business holdings, Marlin Firearms, has also found a new home this week.That news came when Sturm, Ruger and Company, Inc. announced that its offer to purchase virtually all of the Marlin Firearms assets had been accepted by Remington Outdoor Company, Inc. and approved by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Alabama.
Terms of the sale were also announced in the Ruger press release, which noted that the company would pay a $30 million purchase price for Marlin — which is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year —from cash on hand at the time of closing, which is expected to occur sometime this month.
"The value of Marlin and its 150-year legacy was too great of an opportunity for us to pass up," said Ruger President and CEO Chris Killoy in a news release. "The brand aligns perfectly with ours and the Marlin product portfolio will help us widen our already diverse product offerings."
Ruger noted that the transaction is exclusively for the Marlin Firearms assets. Once the purchase is completed, Ruger said it will begin the process of relocating the Marlin Firearms assets to existing Ruger manufacturing facilities.
"The important thing for consumers, retailers and distributors to know at this point in time is that the Marlin brand and its great products will live on. Long Live the Lever Gun," said Killoy.
For purists in the firearms and outdoors industry, it might be a tough pill to swallow that one of America's most iconic gun making brands has fallen on such hard times in a year when gun and ammo sales are skyrocketing. But the good news this week seems to be that the valuable assets of Big Green will live on, albeit with new owners.
While it remains to be seen if, and how, Remington's well known rifles, shotguns, handguns, centerfire ammunition, rimfire ammo, and shotgun shells--along with Marlin's various firearms—will change, at least there's more hope for their continuance today than there appeared to be just a few weeks ago.
To play on the words of Killoy's quote above, the firearms making king Remington was recently reported to dead, long live the king. But as of now, rumors of that industry power's demise appear to have been exaggerated as various components of the Big Green brand will apparently live on.
Long live the king, indeed.
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# Bumper
Bumper is a growing collection of front end tools and opinionated best practices.

## Modules
### Core `bumper-core.js`
You will always want to include core before all other modules. It holds common helper functions and meta data that other Bumper modules depend on.

### Responsive Breakpoint `bumper-responsive-breakpoint.js`
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#### Methods
---
###### `setBreakpoints` Define your custom breakpoints
> _Arguments_
> ```yaml
object: [Object] required
  A properly formatted object of breakpoint names and min/max values
```

```coffee
Bumper.Responsive.Breakpoint.setBreakpoints
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    min: 0        # the minimum width in pixels
    max: 1023     # the maximum width in pixels of the breakpoint
  'large':
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    max: 4000
```
---
###### `getCurrent` Returns the current breakpoint name
```coffee
Bumper.Responsive.Breakpoint.getCurrent()
```
---
###### `setCurrentFunction` Overwrite the function used to get the current breakpoint
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> _Arguments_
```yaml
function: [Function] required
  An alternative function for return the current breakpoint
```

```coffee
Bumper.Responsive.Breakpoint.setCurrentFunction jRespond.getBreakpoint
```
---
#### Events
Responsive Breakpoint events pass the new breakpoint data as an argument
```yaml
bumper-responsive-breakpoint-change: fires on the window when a breakpoint changes
bumper-responsive-breakpoint-change-increase: fires on the window when a breakpoint changes to a larger breakpoint
bumper-responsive-breakpoint-change-decrease: fires on the window when a breakpoint changes to a smaller breakpoint
```
---
### Responsive Image `bumper-responsive-image.js`
Responsive Image provides tools to request custom image sizes based on current breakpoint size, orientation, or any other conditions you need
* If an `img` is used, it will set the img src attributes
* If a `div` is used, the background-image css attribute will be set
* All responsive image data attributes support Bumper string interpolation _(see DOM Handler docs below)_

Responsive Image relies on certain data attributes to be set to request the correct image

> _Attributes_
> ```yaml
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data-bumper-responsive-image-url-[BREAKPOINT NAME]: optional
  Valid url to an image resource
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> _Example_ with breakpoint specific urls
```html
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  data-bumper-responsive-image-url-large="bike_desktop.jpg"
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  data-bumper-responsive-image-url-params-large="wid=400"
/>
<!-- if at the `small` breakpoint, `bike_mobile.jpg?wid=200` is requested -->
<!-- if at the `large` breakpoint, `bike.jpg?wid=400` is requested -->
```

#### Methods
---
###### `resizeAll` Resizes all responsive image elements on the page
Elements are detected by looking for the class `bumper-repsonsive-image`
```coffee
Bumper.Responsive.Image.resizeAll()
```
---
###### `resize` Resize a single responsive image element
Responsive image elements are resized based on various data attributes
> _Arguments_
> ```yaml
el: [HTML Element] required
  An html element that has the neccessary data attributes
breakpoint: [String] optional
  Name of a breakpoint.  If not passed, `getCurrent` will be called from the responsive breakpoint module
force: [Boolean] optional
  default: false
  When `false`, if the url is the same, no changes are made to the image, and no events are fired
  When `true`, even if the url is the same, the source will be set and events will be fired
```

```coffee
Bumper.Responsive.Image.resize document.getElementById('foo')
```
---
#### Events
Responsive Image events pass the image element as an argument
```yaml
bumper-responsive-image-loaded: fires on the image element after an image is loaded
```
---
### DOM Handlers
DOM Handlers provide additional functionality to Bumper modules. Only one DOM handler can be loaded at a time. The following examples use the jQuery dom handler

###### String Interpolation
Sometimes a Bumper module may need data from another element on the page. Bumper supports this by simply declaring a specific convention within any supported Bumper data attribute string. The convention is:

`{selector:function,arg1,arg2:option=value,foo=bar}`

> _Arguments_
```yaml
selector: required
  A css selector of an element on the DOM
function: optional
  Any function name allowed by your DOM handler
args: optional
  A comma delimited list of arguments to pass to the function
  If the function/args are left out, only the custom function will be run (see docs below)
options: optional
  A comma delimited list of key value pairs of options (separated by an `=`)
  parents: [Boolean]
    default: false
    When `true`, only the elements in the parent chain will be searched
    When `false`, elements anywhere on the page will be searched
```

The following examples use the responsive image module

> _Example_ with function & arguments for url
```html
<div id="foo" class="bar"></div>
<img
  data-bumper-responsive-image-url="bike_{#foo:attr,class}.jpg"
/>
<!-- will request `bike_bar.jpg` -->
```

> _Example_ with function & arguments for url params
```html
<div id="bar" style="width: 100px"></div>
<img
  data-bumper-responsive-image-url="bike.jpg"
  data-bumper-responsive-image-url-params="wid={#bar:width}"
/>
<!-- will request bike.jpg?wid=100 -->
```

Additionally, we can further customize the value by using a custom function that can be attached to a root element, or the target element's data attributes. Say we want to do some additional processing on the width to make sure its an integer.

> _Example_ setting a function on the target element
```coffee
$('#bar').data 'bumper-dom-function', (value) ->
  value * 2
```
> _Example_ setting a function on the root element
```coffee
$('.bumper-responsive-image').data 'bumper-dom-function', (value) ->
  parseInt(value)
```
> _Example_
```html
<div id="bar" style="width: 123.456px"></div>
<img
  class="bumper-responsive-image"
  data-bumper-responsive-image-url="bike.jpg"
  data-bumper-responsive-image-url-params="wid={#bar:width}"
/>
<!-- will request bike.jpg?wid=246 -->
```

* The width returns: `123.456`
* The target element function runs and we double it: `246.912`
* The root element function runs and we parse it for an integer: `246`
* A request is made for `bike.jpg?wid=246`

A 2nd argument is passed to your custom function with additional data if you need it

```coffee
$('.bumper-responsive-image').data 'bumper-dom-function', (value, data) ->
  # data includes...
  #   element
  #   selector
  #   method
  #   arguments
  #   options
```

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### Dependencies
```shell
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yuyi -m https://raw.githubusercontent.com/brewster1134/bumper/master/yuyi_menu
bundle install
npm install
bower install
```

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To be honest, I can't exactly recount how I decided to look up information on shortstop Ray Oyler, but I did… Oyler was among the best defensive shortstops to play in the late 1960s, but he was among the poorest hitters to play 100 games in a season. I could recount his career, but SABR has a really good biography – so if you want to read more about Ray Oyler, read that one.
As a hitter, Oyler's batting averages were as follows:
DET 1965 – .186
SEA 1969 – .165
CAL 1970 – .083
He also was owned by Oakland for just a brief time between December, 1969 and April 1970, but never played a game for them.
Anyway – the question I had in looking at Oyler's record was whether his glove was really good enough to carry his inadequate bat and at about what level of production, combining offense and defense, would be enough to keep a job.
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I digress. Let's get to a quick review of the 1967 shortstops.
Shortstop (Team) Off Def Total
Luis Aparicio (BAL) 52.3 -7.1 45.2
Rico Petrocelli (BOS) 59 2.3 61.3
Jim Fregosi (CAL) 87.7 8.9 96.6
Ron Hansen (CSX) 56.5 -1.7 54.8
Larry Brown (CLE) 47.3 -7.8 39.5
Ray Oyler (DET) 27.8 16.9 44.7
Bert Campaneris (KC) 67.5 -4.4 63.1
Zoilo Versalles (MIN) 39 5 44
Ruben Amaro (NYY) 34.6 0.4 35
Ed Brinkman (WAS) 18.7 -1.6 17.1
Luis Aparicio was getting old and had lost a step – the Orioles would soon send him to Boston. I know – Brooks Robinson was cutting off a few balls into the hole, but even then Mark Belanger had proven he had the much better range – enough to offset whatever edge Aparacio had in offense.
Rico Petrocelli was also slowing up some – he was never going to be as good as the really mobile shortstops – but he added a few runs that most shortstops didn't do, and as such was a valuable entity.
Jim Fregosi had a pretty good year. He won the gold glove, not because he was better defensively than Oyler, but because he was out there nearly every inning of every game where Oyler was removed for pinch hitters pretty regularly. They played a comparable number of games in the field, but Fregosi played 260 more innings.
Ron Hansen was just your ordinary glove guy, but his offense looked worse because it was hard to look like a good hitter in Comiskey Park.
I had never heard of Larry Brown until I did this review of the 1967 AL shortstops. He was a poor man's Ron Hansen.
This is Ray Oyler's best season – the only time he cleared .200 as a hitter. Let's say that Mayo Smith chose NOT to pull him for pinch hitters and he got 25% more at bats and played 25% more innings. He would have added another, oh, seven runs on offense and might have saved the team another four runs on defense. In terms of productivity, he would have been worth nearly 56 runs – which makes him the fourth best shortstop in the AL. That's just about good enough to keep a job. Of course, if Oyler didn't hit .200, no matter how good a shortstop he was, he wasn't going to save enough runs to offset that lack of offense.
Campy was still pretty young… He was learning his way as a fielder, and able to contribute more than most of these shortstops.
Zoilo Versalles was a former MVP winner still able to help with the glove, but his bat completely left him in 1967.
Ruben Amaro was never going to replace Tony Kubek.
When I think of good glove, no hit guys of this period, I think of Ed Brinkman. In 1967 he didn't hit and his fielding was just ordinary amongst a bunch of guys with good glove reputations. My friend, Ike Futch, says that after his rookie minor league season in 1959, the Washington Senators considered making a free agent bid for his services. This was the Washington Senators that became the Minnesota Twins and not the Senators that played Ed Brinkman, but in either case, had the old Senators or new Senators signed him Futch would have been playing somewhere in either infield by 1967…
Baseball history fans will remember that in 1968, Oyler's batting average fell off to about .135 and Mayo Smith couldn't carry his glove in the lineup anymore. When the Tigers made it to the World Series, Smith chose to play outfielder Mickey Stanley as his shortstop, trading offense for defense. At the end of games, Oyler would come in as the defensive replacement. The Tigers beat St. Louis in seven games, and Mayo Smith looked like a genius.
On the other hand, Smith proved that there was a limit as to how much you could tolerate poor hitting. Granted, they scored fewer runs in the late 1960s than they do today, but the axiom pretty much still holds – If the total amount of your offense and defensive contribution is less than 60 runs, you pretty much won't be a regular in the majors (unless, of course, you were Ed Brinkman).
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MILWAUKEE, Wis. - The Rockford University baseball team (10-26, 4-18 NACC) split its final series of the season on Friday afternoon at the Wisconsin Lutheran College Warriors (14-25, 5-17 NACC). Rockford won the opener 5-0 on back of an extremely impressive pitching performance from its ace right-hander Zack Jones (Rockford, Ill.). Jones threw his first complete game shutout of his collegiate career and also struck out a career-high 14 batters. It was the first nine-inning complete game shutout for a Regent pitcher since March 26, 2017. Unfortunately, the Regents were unable to secure the season sweep, as the Warriors won game two 11-3.
Rockford University 5 Wisconsin Lutheran College 0
Junior pitcher Zack Jones was nearly unhittable in his final start of the season. Jones retired the first 17 batters he faced before allowing an infield single in the sixth to end his bid at a perfect game. The right-hander allowed a total of two hits over his nine innings on the mound and struck out a career-high 14 batters. Jones concluded his day by striking out the side in both the eighth and ninth innings to improve his record to 5-1 this season.
The RU offense staked Jones to a quick 2-0 lead after the top of the first inning. Troy Tucci (Wood Dale, Ill.) jump-started the Rockford attack with a one-out single into left field. He then stole second base and advanced to third on a throwing error. One batter later, Brett Down (Princeville, Ill.) drove in Tucci with an RBI single back up the middle to give Rockford a 1-0 lead. Down then stole second and scored two batters later off a Christian Garcia (Maricopa, Ariz.) RBI single into center field.
Rockford made it a 3-0 game with single run off two hits in the third. Troy Tucci again got things started with a one-out single to right field. Senior third baseman Brett Down followed with an RBI double to right center, to drive in his second run of the game.
The Regents extended their lead to 4-0 with a run off three hits in the top of the sixth inning. Kyle Waugh (Waseca, Minn.), Christian Garcia and Justin Hallberg (Rockford, Ill.) all singled in the frame to load the bases with one out. Freshman Iszak Mestas (Burbank, Ill.) then gave his team a four-run lead with a sacrifice fly to center field.
Rockford's final run of the game came in the top of the eighth inning. The Regents had runners on first and second after a Justin Hallberg single and an Iszak Mestas hit by pitch. A couple of batters later, Hunter Fiorito (Batavia, Ill.) ripped a two-out RBI single through the left side of the infield to help Rockford secure a 5-0 win in the opener.
Wisconsin Lutheran College 11 Rockford University 3
Wisconsin Lutheran scored single runs in the first and third innings to take an early 2-0 lead in game two. The Warriors scored a run off two hits in the first and an unearned run off one hit and one Regent error in the third.
Rockford was able to cut the Wisconsin Lutheran lead in half with a run of its own in the top of the fourth inning. Brett Down singled to center and then stole second to put himself in scoring position with just one out. Two batters later, Cristian Bermeo (Chicago, Ill.) laced a two-out RBI single to left, to make it a 2-1 ballgame.
However, the Warriors responded with single runs in the fourth and fifth innings to extend their lead to 4-1. Wisconsin Lutheran scored a run off two hits in the fourth and another run off three hits in the bottom of the fifth.
RU senior Brett Down single-handedly manufactured a run for the Regents in the top of the sixth. Down began the inning with a leadoff walk, stole second and third and then scored on a muffed catch by the third baseman, to cut the Warrior lead down to 4-2.
Unfortunately, Wisconsin Lutheran got the run right back in the bottom half of the inning to make it a 5-2 game.
The Regents would not go down without a fight though, as they responded with another run in the seventh. Payton Clouse (Shannon, Ill.) singled and then advanced to second on a groundout to put himself in scoring position with two outs. One batter later, Troy Tucci delivered a two-out RBI single to center, scoring Clouse, and cutting the WLC lead to 5-3.
However, things took a turn for the worse over the next two innings. Wisconsin Lutheran scored four runs in the seventh and two runs in the eighth en route to an 11-3 win in the nightcap.
Zack Jones threw his fourth complete game of the season to improve to 5-1 on the mound. Jones allowed just two hits and no walks while striking out out a career-high 14 for his first collegiate complete game shutout. Today's performance capped off an incredible season for the junior right-hander. Jones allowed one earned run or less in five of his eight starts and struck out at least ten batters five times. The right-hander finished the season at or near the top of the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference in every pitching category. Jones led the NACC in earned run average (1.68), strikeouts (85) WHIP (0.87) and complete games (4), was fourth in strikeouts per nine innings (11.93), fifth in innings pitched (64.1) and tied for eighth in wins (5).
Troy Tucci went 4-for-5 with three stolen bases and a pair of runs scored.
Hunter Fiorito was 3-for-5 with two stolen bases and one RBI. Fiorito did an excellent job anchoring the top of the Regent lineup all season long, finishing the year sixth in the NACC in batting average (.389) and stolen bases (21).
Brett Down went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBIs, a stolen base and a run scored.
Christian Garcia was 2-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored.
Justin Hallberg finished 2-for-4 with a run scored.
Troy Tucci went 2-for-5 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Jacob Toepfer (Rockford, Ill.) was 2-for-4.
Payton Clouse finished 1-for-2 with a run scored.
Brett Down went 1-for-4 with three stolen bases and two runs scored.
Joseph Kmiec (Bolingbrook, Ill.) struck out eight and allowed three earned runs during his five innings on the mound.
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Mrs. Melissa Gil, formerly known as Ms. Stonestreet, is currently one of the Administrative Assistants of Mater Lakes Academy as it's her first year in administration. She is also the Peer Counseling teacher and Yearbook Advisor.
Mrs. Gil was born and raised in Miami, FL. She also completed all of her post-secondary education in Miami. Melissa Gil began her career in education as a teacher right after graduating in May 2011 with a Bachelors in Psychology and Liberal Arts with Minors in Education and Philosophy from St. Thomas University. In December 2012, she graduated with her first Masters in Special Education with a Specialization in Gifted Education from St. Thomas University as well. In 2015, Mrs. Gil graduated with a Masters in Educational Leadership from American College of Education.
Melissa Gil has been a part of the MLA family and educational field for eight years. She began as a certified teacher for 9th and 10th grade English and Journalism teacher for three years. Her certification is in English 6- 12th with an ESOL Endorsement. Mrs. Gil then became the Student Activities Director for four years.
Along with the teacher and Activities Director position, other roles she held were Electives Department Chair, Cheerleading Head Coach (4 years), Yearbook Advisor (5 years), Class Sponsor for Class of 2016, 2017, 2018, and Student Government Sponsor. During her time as a sponsor, MLA began participating in the Florida Association of Student Council to MLA for the first time.
Her most recent accomplishment is being accepted into the Doral Leadership Program in their 5th cohort. She is the first Mater Alumni to be accepted into the program. This is a step towards a career goal as she aspires to be an Assistant Principal in the near future.


SpaceX has released spectacular video of the latest test of its vertical take-off and vertical landing (VTVL) Grasshopper which reached 2,440 feet (744 m) altitude – the highest flight yet – on Oct 7. Like some of the latest 'hops' the Grasshopper was filmed from a single camera hexacopter which appears to have been hovering at around 2,000 feet. The video shows the Merlin 1D-powered Falcon 9 first stage tank passing by the hexacopter before getting much closer to the camera during the descent. The final phases of the flight also show significant amounts of flame burning alongside the vehicle and through the legs attached to the support structure, in addition to the normal exhaust plume from the vehicle's single rocket engine.
As with previous tests the latest flight was conducted in McGregor, Texas. Up until now the demonstrator had flown to a height of 820 feet and included a lateral transfer of some 330 feet. In coming months SpaceX is expected to move onto tests of a larger version of the Grasshopper also dubbed by SpaceX founder Elon Musk as Falcon 9R (re-usable). Instead of a single Merlin 1D, the v1.1 successor will have nine -1Ds. Testing will be conducted at a specially constructed site at Spaceport America in New Mexico. The VTVL is designed to test the technologies needed to return a rocket back to Earth intact instead of burning up on atmospheric re-entry. The recent Falcon 9 Heavy flight from Vandenberg AFB, Calif, also included a first attempt at slowing the first stage.
A SpaceX Grasshopper rocket launched 744 meters, or 2,440 feet, into the air and landed perfectly intact on Oct. 7, 2013. This is no small feat, considering the rocket in question is the same height as a 10-story building.
The SpaceX Grasshopper Vertical Takeoff Vertical Landing (VTVL) vehicle is designed to test the technology required to return a rocket back to Earth in one piece. The largest VTVL ever launched, the Grasshopper features a Falcon 9 first stage, a single Merlin 1D engine, four steel landing legs with hydraulic dampers, and a steel support structure. As the name implies, the goal of the Vertical Takeoff Vertical Landing vehicle is to return a rocket to the pad it launched from, unscathed and ready to be used again.
One of the goals of SpaceX is to make rockets reusable, which will cut costs for space travel and, in turn, allow for the exploration of space not to be limited solely to astronauts. In addition, this reusability will revolutionize manned space travel and allow for human habitation of other planets.
To break down what the cost of space travel in a reusable vehicle would amount to, here are some numbers. The Falcon 9, the rocket inside of the Grasshopper, has a list price of $54 million. The cost of fuel for each flight, however, is only about $200,000 — approximately 0.4 percent of the total. Since the reusable rocket only needs to be built once, most of that list price is already paid for once production is completed. As stated by Musk, SpaceX is inspired by the reusability of the commercial airline model. A typical commercial airliner costs about the same amount of money to produce as a Falcon 9 and can make several trips per day, and thousands of trips over its lifetime. This reusability is what SpaceX hopes to achieve with its rockets.
The test launch done recently with the Grasshopper VTVL is a monumental step towards achieving this goal. The test, conducted at SpaceX's Rocket Development Facility in McGregor, Texas, lasted 78.8 seconds and marks the highest point a rocket has been launched and successfully landed. SpaceX has future tests planned for the Grasshopper VTVL, with a goal height of 1,000 meters, or 3,280 feet.
The idea of reusable rockets makes the dream of space travel for the everyday person seem within reach. If this program cuts costs of space exploration by a hundredfold, perhaps the colonization of Mars really will happen during our lifetime. As SpaceX continues to develop and test this technology, we can only wonder if we will someday join the astronauts in the stars.


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I started my career as an Associate Consultant at Cygnus Software. Currently, I am working at KPIT Cummins Infosystems as Senior Program Manager. I am a Technocrat with over 15 years of rich and comprehensive experience in the areas of Project Planning & execution, Delivery Management, Application Design & Development, Testing, Implementation and Support.
Key important career decisions have been aligning towards company vision and goals and focusing on the right mix of technology and managerial abilities.
Always looking at future and developing competencies.
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There have been many inflection points along the career, key being Devotion towards work and trying to focus on innovative ways.
Focusing on innovation in the present job is the key. As part of Testing as a Service (TaaS) Practice we have created a competency in Testing area. Our focus has been to develop Testing accelerators to speed up Time to Market and improve Quality in Quantitative and Qualitative terms.


SHOLTI WOOLI is tucked into the dunes and offers absolutely blissful beachfront access along with a comfortable, relaxed ambience. This nifty beach house is well suited to families, avid anglers and those who want to bask in the serenity of vintage Wooli Village.
Three large bedrooms, with ceiling fans throughout, tidy, roomy living areas and an undercover outdoor area that is perfect for BBQs or feasting on fresh fish and oysters.
Step out the back door and up the path where you can chill out and take in the pristine ocean views out to Solitary Island. The river and boat ramp are just a quick stroll away. There is ample off street car and boat parking. A public beach access easement is located on the southern boundary of the property.


A viola mute is a small accessory, usually made of rubber, that attaches to the bridge of a viola and "mutes" the viola by dampening the higher notes. This makes the sound much more mellow than usual. Below we'll discuss the best viola mutes you can buy.
Ease of use: Being able to put the viola mute on and remove it quickly during concerts is vital so you need to choose the mute that will be easiest for you to use. There are two main types of mutes: sliding and over-the-bridge. Sliding mutes are extremely to put on and take off, though they don't provide as much dampening. Over-the-bridge mutes require a little more effort to put on, but not a significant amount.
Look and Feel: It's important to pick a viola mute that will complement the overall appearance of your viola. Mutes come in a variety of colors and styles, so make sure you pick one that you're happy with.
Sound: While every mute will change the way your viola sounds, you need to make sure it doesn't adversely affect the overall sound. If you don't like the way your viola sounds after you've tried a new mute, send it back and try another one. Don't settle for any mute just because it works.
Below we cover six of the various viola mute types. If you're uncomfortable buying a viola mute online or want to test out the sound before you buy, try going to your local music shop. They're guaranteed to have several viola mutes available that you can try in-store with your viola.
This is the most popular mute used for solo and orchestral playing due to both its quality sound, low cost, and extreme ease-of-use. You can find many tourte viola mutes for less than $10 and there's even a viola mute on Amazon for 99 cents! The shape of the mute doesn't fully dampen your viola's sound, so that makes this mute a great option for orchestral settings. This is definitely one of the best viola mutes as it sounds great and is really inexpensive.
Tourte shaped mutes are made out of rubber, so they won't harm your instrument, and they have a single pull-tab that you use to get them onto the bridge. When not in use, the mute is near the tailpiece, hooked on to the D or G string.
Nearly as popular as the shaped tourte mute above, the round tourte mute is also made of rubber and sits on two strings (D+G) instead of one. It is frequently used in orchestras since it is easy to put on while playing. When not in use, the mute is near the tailpiece, hooked on to the D or G string.
This style of mute is simply the easiest viola mute to put on. All you need to do is swipe a spare finger behind it and you're viola is muted! This is actually the kind of mute I use on my own instrument.
This style of mute dampens the viola's sound even less than the tourte mutes above, but makes up for that fact due to the ease-of-use. The limited dampening and quick application make this style of mute ideal for orchestra players and we'd definitely like to see this mute become more popular among players.
The mute is made mostly of wire that wraps around your strings and a little rubber cover that connects with your bridge to dampen. Because the wire touches the string directly, you need to make sure that you aren't too aggressive while sliding or else you may damage your strings prematurely.
This is a great mute to use when you don't want to disturb your neighbors or roommates while practicing. Since it is made of metal and quite heavy, you get a very muted sound, but still get a clear tone.
If you plan on practicing late at night, this mute is a must.
Another great practice mute, the Ultra USA mute is made of solid rubber and thoroughly dampens your viola's sound so that you do not disturb your neighbors. Since the sound is so dampened, this mute is not ideal in performance settings and unlike most of the mutes above, you can't keep the mute on the instrument when the mute is not being used.
This mute adds a whole different tone to your viola. Since it is made of plastic instead of rubber or metal like the other viola mutes on this list, the sound is a lot smoother and higher quality.
While originally created as a violin mute, the Finissima mute can be used on a viola as well. It sits near the tailpiece until ready to use, then slides easily over the bridge. Try one out and see if it works with your viola!
Not every mute on this list will suit your viola, so you may want to try several. Every violist needs at least one mute to properly play in an orchestra, so make sure to always keep one in your case.
If you want to make more friends in orchestra, try keeping a few spare mutes in your case as well. I've played in many orchestras where fellow violists have forgotten or don't even own a mute! If anything, you'll be glad you have extras in case (pun intended) you lose one.


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According to Caroll Mortensen, Director, CalRecycle, the grants will help companies to support their capital investment initiatives in order to divert more materials from landfills by promoting composting, recycling and waste prevention. Such advancements will also support clean environment initiatives by helping to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The program has earmarked $19.5 million to be distributed top companies towards construction of new facilities, expansion and equipment upgrades at existing facilities.
Peninsula Plastics Recycling is a 180,000 square foot recycling plant located in Turlock, California. It is a full service PET plastic recycler and processor in California's Central Valley and the only merchant processor of PET materials in the state of California.
Peninsula Plastics Recycling utilizes proprietary technology developed by its sister company, Merlin Plastics Alberta, to sort, whole bottle wash, and grind recycle PET materials. The company also has the capability to melt-filter, pelletize, and crystallize recycled post-consumer PET flake for direct sale and reuse back into consumer packaging applications. The annual production capacity of the company exceeds 50 million pounds.
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Russian gold coin for Coronation of Nicholas II realizes $217,375
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Published: May 2, 2014, 7 AM
The top lot in Heritage Auctions' April 10 to 12 auction during the Chicago International Coin Fair was the 1896 gold 25-ruble piece of Nicholas II. Graded Mint State 61 by Numismatic Guaranty Corp., it realized $217,375.
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One of the classic gold rarities of 19th century Russian numismatics, an 1896 Nicholas II 25-ruble coin sold for $217,375 in Heritage Auctions' $15 million world and ancient coin auctions held April 10 to 12 at the Chicago International Coin Fair.
The price realized broke the previous record for the type by nearly $30,000, according to the auction house.
The coin is also called 2½ Imperials. It shows Nicholas II on the obverse, and is thought to be a special commemorative issue for his coronation. The reverse shows the crowned double-headed Imperial eagle.
The presentation piece, graded Mint State 61 by Numismatic Guaranty Corp., is from a mintage of 300 pieces and "very few" have survived, according to Heritage.
The 1895 gold 25-ruble piece is tied with two other coins as the largest Russian coins of the era in terms of gold weight, each containing 32.26 grams of pure gold.
For more information about the auction, visit www.ha.com or telephone the auction house at 800-872-6467.


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Tigers Fall To 1-3
Harrison Ellison kicked a 35 yard field goal as time expired to give Concordia (2- 3) a come from behind 23-21 win over Savannah State in the Southern Georgia Heritage Classic played at Laney Stadium in Augusta, GA on September 23. SSU led 21-14 early in the fourth quarter but the Hornets scored the final nine points to send SSU to their third straight loss. Justin Babb scored twice for the Tigers (1-3) and rushed for 74 yards. AJ DeFilippis passed for 95 yards and two touchdowns and Deron Talley caught three passes for 45 yards. Defensively, Antwan Allen had 12 tackles. Edward Ndem, who had five tackles and blocked a extra point attempt, was named the game Defensive MVP. Although SSU never trailed, they were sloppy, getting 10 penalties for 122 yards.
Charleston Southern Wins First Game
Charleston Southern rolled up 516 yards of offense as the Buccaneers beat North Greenville 34-0 to win their first game of the season. The CSU defense limited North Greenville (0-5) to just 90 yards of offense. AJ Toscano threw for 235 yards and a touchdown while Gerald Stevenson caught eight passes for 114 yards. CSU improved to 1-3.
FAMU Downs Tennessee State
Curtis Pulley threw for 315 yards and two touchdowns to lead Florida A&M to a 31-12 victory over Tennessee State in the Atlanta Football Classic. Pulley was 24-for-34 and threw second-half touchdown passes of 2 and 26 yards to help the Rattlers (4- 0) rally from a 12-10 halftime deficit. TSU fell to 1-3.
Albany State Wins Homecoming
Albany State gave their fans and alumni something to cheer about with a 38-6 homecoming win over Benedict before 12,113 fans. The Rams (4-0) led 14-6 at halftime but scored 24 unanswered points in the second half. AJ McKenna passed for 252 and three touchdowns for ASU while Demetrice Johnson ran for 94 yards and a score and caught four passes for 108 yards and a touchdown. Benedict fell to 3-3.
SSU To Hold Shannon Sharpe Day
The Savannah State athletics department will honor former football star Shannon Sharpe on October 17 on the SSU campus. On that same day at 5pm, the Tigers will play Bethune-Cookman at TA Wright Stadium. According to SSU athletics director Bart Bellairs, the school will have a reception for Sharpe as well as a autograph session. All former teammates and coaches of Sharpe are invited to attend the festivities. For more info, Bellairs can be contacted at bellairs@savannahstate. edu or 912-353- 5181 or 912-704-1183.
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Eric Redd: "Push"- a jaw-dropping beat and superb vocals
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Eric Redd began on Soul Train and has parlayed his initial success as a teen-age regular on the show into a four-decade career that includes the 2017 club hit, "Right Time" and the 2010 club hit "Breathe". Red was once signed to the well-known Jive Records label, where he stayed for two years He has shared the stage with artists such as Ani DiFranco, Sara Lee (of the B-52's), the Pointer Sisters and KD Lang. While touring, Redd caught the ear of Carrillo Records boss, Rod Carrillo. A collaboration started between Redd and the independent dance music label, which soon resulted in Redd cracking the Billboard Charts with his single "Breathe". He has since continued to grow his dance music catalog with Carrillo Records, and has worked with house music producers EDX, Eddie Amador, Ralphi Rosario, Liam Keegan, and Fenix. "Push" is Eric Redd's first solo release of 2019.
"Push" which was recorded by Eric Redd in Panama City and produced by Rod Carrillo, is being played in over 89,000 stores around the United States and has reached the Top25 House Charts on Traxsource.com.
In a world where the music is often projected with jaw-dropping beats, heavy bass and no words, and when there are words, they are usually sung by some sexy diva. However there are a handful of male EDM vocalists breaking the stereotype with their exceptional singing talents. One of them is Eric Redd.
To be honest, Eric Redd is in a league of its own. His voice is very distinct, and you immediately recognize it. Redd has an extended high register which is perfect for propelling high energy dancefloor hits. Redd is equipped with powerful vocal chords to create explosive catchy vocals over a driving beat.
His tone of voice is everything, and when Redd sings he brings everything to the mic. He never lets up. Eric Redd epitomizes consistency – period. He has remained throughout his career incredibly underrated, I feel, and "Push" confirms my sensation.
The Rod Carrillo production bristles with piano-driven funkiness, supported by an underbelly of propulsive percussion, and subtle sprinkles of spicy synth lines. Then Eric Redd breaks into song with a voice unshakable and unmistakable; his singing has the power to make the blind see.
Rod and Eric both share a matchless ability of fusing soul, funk and groove into "Push" in a way that appeals to all music industries. They also have the rare ability to capture the most nuanced of feelings and then channel them into EDM songs with a subtle cathartic power.
"Push" is a funky, euphoric explosion of rhythm and melody, from beginning to end. The production is amazing, and the vocals are fantastic all the way through. Regardless of what kind of music you normally listen too, this is a 'must have' spirit lifting work of excellence. "Push" strikes a balance between great writing, compelling vocals and impeccable sound design.
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Tags:: Push Carrillo Music Dance EDM Electronic Eric Redd Funk House Rod Carrillo Soul
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