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Q: Excel Accounting Format - Indian Style Indian style number formatting works with Lakhs and Crores.
A Lakh is "100,000" in US Style, but would be "1,00,000" in Indian Style.
A Crore is "10,000,000" in US Style, but would be "1,00,00,000".
I have not been able to figure out the custom number formatting syntax sufficiently to be able to do the following:

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*Accounting Style currency is left justified

*Negative numbers in red

*number formatting described above

How can I do this?
I don't think it will change anything in this case, but I am on Excel for Mac (Office 365 Version).

A: This is what I found in Quora:

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*Select the cell

*Press ctrl + 1

*Numbers > User Defined

*Write this:

[>=10000000]##\,##\,##\,##0;[>=100000] ##\,##\,##0;##,##0

or
[>=10000000]"RS "##\,##\,##\,##0;[>=100000]"RS " ##\,##\,##0;"RS "##,##0

A: I couldn't see a way of adding the second part of the question (negative numbers in red) without adding a couple of conditional formatting rules:
Format values where the formula is true
=A1<=-100000

With number format
[<=-10000000]##\,##\,##\,##0;[<=-100000] ##\,##\,##0;0

( or just
[<=-10000000]##\,##\,##\,##0;##\,##\,##0

since you already know it's <=-100000)
and
Format values where the formula is true
=A1<0

With number format
##,###;##,###;##,###

and also set font to red in both cases.
The issue was that the first format always displays minus signs for negative numbers > -100000. If you didn't mind the minus signs appearing as well as the red font, you could use
[<=-10000000]-##\,##\,##\,##0;[<=-100000]-##\,##\,##0;-##,###

for all of them.

BTW I'm testing this on Excel 2010 so 365 may be slightly different.

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Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and flour four 9″ round pans. In large bowl mix together 2 2/3 cups granulated sugar, oil, and eggs using electric mixer. In separate bowl, sift together flour, 1 cup Hershey's Cocoa, and baking soda. Add dry mixture to wet and mix well. Scrape sides of bowl with spatula and add sour milk, 1 tablespoon vanilla, and boiling water. Mix until combined and pour evenly into prepared pans. Bake in preheated oven 25 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from pans and allow to cool completely on wire racks.
In medium bowl, combine 3 cups confectioner's sugar, salt, 5 tablespoons butter, and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Add Chambord by the tablespoon full and mix until spreadable consistency is achieved. Set aside.
mixture into heavy bottom saucepan and heat to medium high over stove. Whisk mixture continuously (to prevent lumps) until thickened. Remove from heat and allow to cool completely.
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Q: Open application without tapping on icon Is there any way by which we can launch the app by the external volume button or by any other gestures made on the iPhone instead of launching by the default way?
OR
Can our app recognise the users interaction with the volume button when app is in the background?

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Open application without tapping on icon

you can open app by firing the local or push notification, and it will allow you to get inside your app when allowed. That is the answer of you Heading hope it helps you. Check apple documentation on this. For your detailed question the answers are given above. I know the answer is irrelevant but hope it help for you if you are trying for something like this.

A:
Is there any way by which we can launch the app by the external volume button or by any other gestures made on the iPhone instead of launching by the default way? :

No It's not possible. It's now allowed. There's no way you can achieve this. Apple don't allow this under User Experience section. You can't force open you app unless user don't tap on icon.

Can our app recognise the users interaction with the volume button when app is in the background? :

Yes it does recognize the volume change. However, you can't notify your app that user is doing some action. And perform any action depending on volume change.

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Is there any way by which we can launch the app by the external volume button or by any other gestures made on the iPhone instead of launching by the default way?

I'm pretty sure this is not possible.

Can our app recognise the users interaction with the volume button when app is in the background?

Well there are other apps which recognise this such as Spotify and Sonos so this is possible.
Playing Background Audio
An app that plays audio continuously (even while the app is running in the background) can register as a background audio app by including the UIBackgroundModes key (with the value audio) in its Info.plist file. Apps that include this key must play audible content to the user while in the background.
Apple reference "Playing Background Audio"
Ensuring That Audio Continues When the Screen Locks
For enabling/disabling this feature I found Activating and Deactivating Your Audio Session, I haven't tried it myself, but it looks like what you need.
I don't know if this is possible for other operations other than background audio...


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Baseball|In Fighting Over the Minors, What Might Baseball Lose?
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In Fighting Over the Minors, What Might Baseball Lose?
M.L.B. says it needs to take a broad look at the structure of the sport, but its proposal to trim the minor leagues risks undercutting part of what makes it special.
AT&T Field is home to the Chattanooga Lookouts, one of the 42 farm teams that could lose their M.L.B. affiliation under a proposal to overhaul the minor leagues.Credit...C.B. Schmelter/Chattanooga Times Free Press, via Associated Press
By Tyler Kepner
When the San Francisco Giants chose catcher Joey Bart second over all in the 2018 draft, the fans in Keizer, Ore., knew what that meant. A decade earlier, they had gotten an early glimpse of another first-round catcher, Buster Posey, who went on to lead the Giants to three World Series titles. Now Posey's likely successor would play in their town, too.
"They made that connection instantly, and they came from a long way to see Joey Bart play," said Jerry Walker, who has owned the Class A Salem-Keizer Volcanoes since their inception in 1997. "Fans will travel to see future stars in the minor leagues, and our players are always accessible for autographs. Fans can do things here and get much closer to the players than they'll ever be at a major league stadium."
Walker, who sold his real-estate company to buy into the affiliated minors in 1989, is proud of his team's connection with the Giants. Thirteen former Volcanoes — including Posey, Tim Lincecum, Pablo Sandoval and Sergio Romo — dotted the rosters of the Giants' recent championship teams.
"As long as we are close to break-even, we're happy," he said. "We're not in this to get rich, but we're not wealthy people where we can afford to lose $400,000 a year, either."
Now — with no warning or explanation, he said — Walker finds the Volcanoes on the list of 42 teams Major League Baseball wants to cut loose as part of its plan to overhaul the minor leagues. The agreement between M.L.B. and the minors expires after the 2020 season. The sides have begun negotiating, but no resolution is coming soon.
Politicians — including the presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders — have weighed in on the issue. The majors and minors have traded sharply worded statements. Commissioner Rob Manfred is exasperated, and frustration is boiling over on both sides.
The leaders of Minor League Baseball had "done damage" to their relationship with M.L.B., Manfred said in a news conference at the winter meetings in San Diego this month. He suggested they "move off the take-it-or-leave-it, status-quo approach and come to the table and try to make a deal."
Dan Halem, Manfred's deputy and chief legal officer, asserts that the idea of eliminating 42 teams is fiction. A so-called Dream League of teams with unaffiliated players would take their place, as Halem has tried to assure concerned lawmakers.
"I have meetings and I'm looking them in the eye and telling them we will keep baseball in their communities — literally," Halem said in an interview at the winter meetings. "It's not like 'maybe.' I'm telling them, 'We will keep baseball in your community and we'll personally come and we'll organize it and we'll make sure it works.' That's the commitment, and when you say that to politicians, you've got to back it up."
Minor League Baseball called the Dream League concept a "shell game" in a statement last week, and Walker dismissed the proposal as politics.
"That's their talking point to Congress," he said. "The Dream League is never going to work and everyone knows that. They're just using that to create a smoke screen that this is all going to be fine. It's not going to be fine. These teams will not exist."
M.L.B. has asserted that most minor league fans care little about the affiliation of the teams, that they come instead for the atmosphere and the entertainment value. But the affiliation — a tangible association with an M.L.B. club, which generally pays for the farm teams' players and coaches — accounts for almost all of a minor league franchise's asset value. The additional operating costs of running an independent team would make the Dream League largely untenable for many owners.
"Even if the revenue stays flat, we contend they won't make it because they've got more expenses," Pat O'Conner, the president of Minor League Baseball, said in an interview at the winter meetings. "I've had owners this week say, 'I would write a check to keep baseball in this town, but I'm not going to write that big a check.'"
Manfred and Halem are skilled labor negotiators, and they hold much of the leverage in this situation. Technically, the leagues do not even need to have an agreement, Halem noted.
"The agreement itself imposes restrictions on our owners," he said. "It doesn't really give our owners any benefits because if we don't have the agreement, they could just go out and affiliate with whatever team they wanted."
M.L.B. has tried to frame its proposal around progress; a new agreement would mean better facilities and more sensible travel. Cutting so many affiliated teams would also help M.L.B. offset the pay increase it is planning for minor leaguers, so they can make something closer to a living wage.
Of course, any team could already do that if it chose to, as the Toronto Blue Jays did last year. But the pay issue, and the broader issue of reorganizing the affiliated minors, underscores the imperial approach M.L.B. is taking: Prospects are serfs, and the low minors are largely irrelevant to the empire.
To league officials and data-oriented executives, there is little point in perpetuating a costly and inefficient player-development system. Under baseball's plan, the draft would be cut to 20 rounds instead of 40, every team would have only four full-season affiliates, and prospects would skip the short-season rookie league teams to be groomed instead at each team's training complex in a more instructional setting.
"I hate to give you numbers because that's what all our G.M.s do, but it's like 3.7 percent of players after the 25th round make it," Halem said. "So, stated in a negative, that's 96 percent who don't. And our idea with respect to the independent leagues — the Dream League — is to have those kids play, and if they want to do it for a year, that's fine, but after that they're not likely to become a major league player."
He added: "If they'd like to be a careerist minor league player, they should play in independent league. The affiliated minor leagues are really to develop players for the major leagues.
"I just think in the future we need to take a broader look at baseball in this country."
To O'Conner, that is a discouraging message, one that undercuts the romantic notion of the long-shot player who makes it big, like Houston's Jose Altuve, a superstar who signed for just $15,000; Tampa Bay's Kevin Kiermaier, a three-time Gold Glove winner who was drafted in the 31st round; and the Hall of Famer Mike Piazza, who was drafted in the 62nd round.
"It basically says if you're not an elite athlete, we're not even going to look at you, we're not even going to come and watch you play," said O'Conner, who grew up going to minor league games in Columbus, Ohio, where he watched the pint-size Freddie Patek, a 22nd-round pick who became a three-time All-Star. "They're not going to miss out on No. 1s, but when they're talking about cutting the draft from 20th on, they're going to miss some players."
They might miss future managers, too. The St. Louis Cardinals' Mike Shildt, the National League manager of the year, grew up around the minors because his mother worked for a team in Charlotte, N.C. Shildt never played professional baseball, but started working at the Cardinals' short-season teams and ascended to the majors.
"I feel strongly about it because I may not be where I'm at without it," Shildt said. "I got to thankfully cut my teeth at a lower level where a lot of people, players and staff, do just that. So if you're eliminating that opportunity, you're taking away some people that could be difference-makers in our sport, on or off the field."
That is part of why this issue stings. Much of baseball's distinctive appeal is the sheer volume of opportunity it offers to connect to the game at the highest level. Every day, in nearly every corner of the country, you can find a game between players with direct ties to the majors.
If you were to start the system all over again, you might not schedule 162 games in the majors, and you might not have 160 affiliate teams in the minors. But inefficiency is part of baseball's charm; it is eminently available. By pushing its proposal, M.L.B. risks hiding its product from people who are used to seeing it.
Baseball takes the same mentality in refusing to schedule a day game in the World Series for more than three decades and in allowing playoff games to be broadcast on FS1 instead of Fox. It seemingly has no qualms about alienating the fan in Iowa City who is prevented from watching six teams — Kansas City, Milwaukee, Minnesota, St. Louis and both Chicago teams — on its online streaming service because of arcane blackout rules.
While major league attendance is falling, minor league attendance is rising. Yet M.L.B. has essentially told fans in 42 communities that it could do without them, or is at least willing to take that chance. It is discouraging that the league so often ignores the benefits of letting more people see the game.
"The short-term gain is far outweighed by the long-term complications — the loss of good will, the loss of fandom," O'Conner said. "At a time when we're trying to build the game, cutting 25 percent of your minor league system seems inconsistent with that approach."

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29 – 31 May 2015, The Big Splash, RIverfront Theatre.
Exhibition: 30th June – 13th July 2015, The Project Space, Newport.
What can you do if you only have 30 minutes? This painting project hopefully inspired visitors to the Riverfront at The Big Splash, that it is possible to get creative with limited time and resources. I worked with artist Barry J Morgan (aka Yuri Nalkhak). We dressed up. Wore blonde wigs. We looked silly. It could have been to mask our nerves... live painting and a mission to capture a likeness...in just 30 minutes?
As well as a portrait, we recorded a story that people shared with us and, in the quiet of the studio afterwards, used elements of their stories to add graphic elements to the portraits.
We were commissioned by Newport Live to paint in front of an audience at The Big Splash from 12 - 6pm. It was intense!
It was important to connect with the people we were painting – questions were chosen randomly and people answered as truthfully as they liked. These fragmented conversations became integral to the finished portraits. It was a great experience to see the finished paintings 2 weeks later at The Project Space. We connected again to our sitters and they loved the contrasting styles.
With thanks to our sponsors: Newport Live, NCC, The Riverfront, Webber Design Ltd, Wickes, Tesco Extra. Also to: Andy Nawroski, Julia Wilkinson, Ellen Roberts, Silvana Leverrier, James Carreon and The Project Space.


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State v. Turner, 38 P.3d 1285 (ID Ct. App. 2001)
Defendant: Turner
STATE v. TURNER, 38 P.3d 1285, 136 Idaho 629 (2001)
136 Idaho 629 | 38 P.3d 1285 | 2001 Ida. App. LEXIS 102
STATE of Idaho, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. George L. TURNER, Defendant-Appellant.
Court of Appeals of Idaho.
Review Denied February 5, 2002.
Counsel:
Randall D. Schulthies, Chief Bannock County Public Defender, Pocatello, for appellant. Randall D. Schulthies argued.
Hon. Alan G. Lance, Attorney General; Karen A. Hudelson, Deputy Attorney General, Boise, for respondent. Karen A. Hudelson argued.
PERRY, Judge.
George L. Turner appeals from his judgment of conviction and sentence for first degree murder. We affirm.
FACTS AND PROCEDURE
In March 1998, the body of Danny Pratt was discovered off Michaud Creek Road in Power County. Subsequent investigation revealed that Pratt was shot to death by Turner in the early part of February 1998 in Turner's apartment.
Turner was charged with first degree murder. I.C. § 18-4003. At Turner's jury trial, a man present when the shooting occurred testified that, in his opinion, the shooting was accidental. The next day, however, the district court granted the state's motion to strike the witness's testimony. At the conclusion of the trial, the district court denied Turner's requested jury instruction on self-defense, finding that there was insufficient evidence supporting a self-defense instruction. The jury found Turner guilty of first degree murder.
After trial, Turner contacted members of the jury through an investigator and discovered that some of the jurors considered Turner's failure to testify during the jury's deliberations. Turner filed a motion for a new trial pursuant to I.C.R. 34 along with an affidavit of the investigator relating what some of the jurors had told the investigator. The district court denied Turner's motion. The district court sentenced Turner to a unified term of life in prison, with a minimum period of confinement of thirty years.
Turner appeals, raising four issues: (1) whether the district court abused its discretion by granting the state's motion to strike the witness's testimony that the shooting of Pratt was accidental; (2) whether the district court erred by denying Turner's requested jury instruction on self-defense; (3) whether the district court abused its discretion by denying his motion for new trial based on juror misconduct; and (4) whether the district court abused its discretion by sentencing Turner to a unified term of life in prison, with a minimum period of confinement of thirty years.
A. Striking of Witness's Testimony
One of the witnesses present in Turner's apartment when Pratt was shot testified that, prior to the shooting, Pratt and Turner argued over Pratt allegedly owing Turner money. The argument escalated and Pratt called Turner a "fucking liar." Turner, a paraplegic, traveled in his wheelchair to his bedroom where the witness saw Turner assemble a gun. Turner came out of his bedroom and paused in the hallway for a few seconds to load the gun. Turner returned to the living room, pointed the .22 caliber gun directly at Pratt, who was sitting only a few feet away on a couch, and said, "Now who you calling a fucking liar?" The witness testified he then put his head down and heard Pratt say something like, "You better get me before I get you." The witness testified that he saw movement out of the corner of his eye, as if Pratt were attempting to get up off the couch, and then heard the gun discharge. When the witness looked up, he saw Turner holding the gun and Pratt slumped back on the couch with a gunshot wound to the head. The witness testified that another man who was present asked Turner why he shot Pratt and that Turner replied, "I panicked, I thought he was going to get me."
On cross-examination, counsel for Turner asked the witness whether he thought the shooting was an accident. The witness stated he believed the shooting was an accident because it was a panic situation and because of Turner's statement that he panicked. When the witness was asked whether he agreed with Turner's statement, the state objected on the ground that the witness's answer called for a legal conclusion. The district court overruled the state's objection. However, the next day, the district court granted the state's motion to strike the witness's testimony that the shooting was accidental. On appeal, Turner claims that the district court erred by striking the witness's testimony because it was permissible lay opinion testimony.
The trial court has broad discretion in determining the admissibility of testimonial evidence. A decision to admit or deny such evidence will not be disturbed on appeal absent a clear showing of abuse of that discretion. State v. Smith,117 Idaho 225, 232, 786 P.2d 1127, 1134 (1990). Under I.R.E. 701, a trial court may allow a lay witness to state an opinion about a matter of fact within his or her knowledge, so long as two conditions are met. First, the witness's opinion must be based on his or her perception; and second, the opinion must be helpful to a clear understanding of the witness's testimony or a determination of a fact in issue. State v. Enyeart,123 Idaho 452, 454, 849 P.2d 125, 127 (Ct.App.1993). However, lay opinions are subject to the restriction that when the question is one which can be decided by persons of ordinary experience and knowledge, it is for the trier of fact to decide. State v. Pugsley,128 Idaho 168, 175, 911 P.2d 761, 768 (Ct.App.1995).
Here, the only portion of the witness's testimony that was stricken by the district court was the witness's opinion that the shooting was an accident. At the conclusion of the trial, the district court gave the following instruction relating to its decision to strike the witness's testimony:
I have determined that certain opinion testimony of [the witness] which was presented to you should not have been admitted into evidence, and thus I have granted a motion to strike that testimony from the record.
[The witness] was asked his opinion whether the killing was an accident. His conclusions or opinions on that issue are not relevant to your deliberations and are not evidence. Any references to the witness's conclusions on that issue have been stricken from the record.
"The Jury may evaluate the admissible testimony of the witness and draw its own conclusions."
The facts and circumstances, as testified to by the witness, surrounding the shooting were not stricken from the record and were adequately presented to the jury such that the jurors, with their individual common experience and knowledge, could form their own opinions and draw their own conclusions about whether the shooting was an accident. Turner has failed to show error with the district court's decision to strike the witness's opinion that the shooting was an accident.[1] The witness's opinion in that regard was not helpful to a clear understanding of the witness's testimony nor was it helpful to a determination of a fact in issue. Furthermore, the witness's opinion that the shooting was an accident amounted to inadmissible speculation as to Turner's state of mind. See State v. Parks,71 Or.App. 630, 693 P.2d 657, 659-60 (1985) (witness's testimony that defendant's shooting of the victim was an accident was inadmissible lay opinion testimony). We conclude, as did the district court, that the witness's testimony regarding the accidental nature of the shooting was not proper opinion testimony. Therefore, the district court did not abuse its discretion by striking that portion of the witness's testimony.
B. Requested Self-Defense Instruction
The district court refused Turner's requested self-defense instruction after determining that there was no basis in the evidence for such an instruction. On appeal, Turner claims that there was sufficient evidence presented at trial to justify a self-defense instruction.
The question whether the jury has been properly instructed is a question of law over which we exercise free review. State v. Gleason,123 Idaho 62, 65, 844 P.2d 691, 694 (1992). The trial court is required to charge the jurors with all matters necessary for their information so that the jury may be correctly informed with respect to the nature and elements of the crime charged and any essential legal principles applicable to the evidence admitted. State v. Kodesh,122 Idaho 756, 758, 838 P.2d 885, 887 (Ct.App.1992). A defendant is entitled to have the jury instructed on every defense or theory of defense having any support in the evidence. State v. Hansen,133 Idaho 323, 328, 986 P.2d 346, 351 (Ct.App.1999). This includes the law of self-defense. Id. The law governing the issue of self-defense in a homicide case is found in I.C. § 18-4009, which states in relevant part:
Homicide is also justifiable when committed by any person in either of the following cases:
(3) When committed in the lawful defense of such person . . . when there is reasonable ground to apprehend a design to commit a felony or to do some great bodily injury, and imminent danger of such design being accomplished; but such person, or the person in whose behalf the defense was made, if he was the assailant or engaged in mortal combat, must really and in good faith have endeavored to decline any further struggle before the homicide was committed . . . .
In addition to the defendant's perception of the situation, there must be circumstances sufficient to excite the fears of a reasonable person. State v. Rodriguez,93 Idaho 286, 291, 460 P.2d 711, 716 (1969). The defendant's fear alone is not a legally sufficient reason upon which to base an inference that the defendant acted in self-defense. Id.
Here, two witnesses present when the shooting took place testified at trial. Their testimony demonstrated that after Pratt entered Turner's apartment, Pratt and Turner began arguing about Pratt owing Turner money. Shortly thereafter, one of the witnesses also began arguing with Pratt, and he and Pratt began fighting. Turner hit Pratt on the shoulder two times with a hammer, attempting to break up the fight. When Pratt and the witness stopped fighting, Pratt sat down on the couch and began arguing with Turner. When Pratt called Turner a "fucking liar," Turner went into his bedroom, assembled a gun, paused to load it, and pointed it directly at Pratt. Turner then asked, "Now who you calling a fucking liar." Pratt said something to the effect of, "You better get me before I get you." The other witness, whose head was down, saw movement from the couch and heard the gun discharge. That witness testified that, although he saw movement like Pratt was getting up off the couch, he did not see Pratt get up and go after Turner. The witness who fought with Pratt prior to the shooting testified that he was lying on the floor trying to catch his breath and that he was unaware of what was happening until he heard the gun discharge. Like the other witness, this witness testified that he did not see Pratt go after Turner nor did he ever see Pratt strike Turner.
In refusing to give Turner's requested self-defense instruction, the district court reviewed the evidence and determined that it did not support a self-defense instruction. The district court stated:
The evidence, as I review it in the record, shows that the defendant, Mr. Turner, then proceeded into his bedroom, assembled the gun, returned with the statement, see, now who you calling a liar, or words to that effect. If I evaluate that testimony, I see no basis for the claim of self-defense under those circumstances.
Now, though I will not instruct on the issue of self-defense, I will instruct on the issue of involuntary manslaughter. I do believe that the evidence demonstrated there could support a verdict of involuntary manslaughter.
In addition to instructing the jury on first degree murder, the district court also instructed the jury on second degree murder, voluntary manslaughter, and involuntary manslaughter as lesser included offenses that Turner could possibly be found guilty of by the jury. The jury found Turner guilty of first degree murder, which required a finding by the jury that Turner killed Pratt with premeditation and malice aforethought.
After reviewing the record, we uphold the district court's conclusion that the evidence did not support a self-defense instruction. At most, Turner demonstrated that Pratt was attempting to get up from the couch. Even assuming that Turner's statement that he thought Pratt was going to get him was true, that alone did not create an objectively reasonable belief that Pratt was about to do great bodily harm to Turner. Turner may have subjectively believed he was in imminent danger of great bodily harm due to Pratt's comment, "You better get me before I get you," and Pratt's physical confrontation with one of the witnesses. However, Turner failed to demonstrate that his subjective belief was objectively reasonable based on the testimony of mere movement by Pratt from the couch.
In addition, Turner provoked Pratt's response. No evidence was presented that indicated Pratt was armed or that he engaged in any physical confrontation with Turner prior to the shooting. Turner pointed a .22 caliber weapon directly at Pratt merely because Pratt called Turner a liar. A person is not entitled to claim self-defense or justify a homicide when he or she was the aggressor or the one who provoked the altercation in which another person is killed, unless such person in good faith first withdraws from further aggressive action. See State v. Owen, 73 Idaho 394, 413-14, 253 P.2d 203, 213-14 (1953), overruled on other grounds by State v. Shepherd,94 Idaho 227, 486 P.2d 82 (1971); State v. Wilson, 26 Wn.2d 468, 174 P.2d 553, 561 (1946). This is the principle embodied in I.C. § 18-4009(3). Turner had a good faith obligation to retreat from any confrontation with Pratt before resorting to deadly force. Turner presented no reasonable view of the evidence which justified killing Pratt and, therefore, Turner was not entitled to a self-defense instruction. Accordingly, we conclude that the district court did not err by refusing to give such an instruction.
C. Juror Misconduct
After Turner was found guilty, Turner contacted several members of the jury through an investigator and discovered that some of them considered Turner's failure to testify in reaching their verdict. The district court denied Turner's motion for a new trial citing the juror privilege embodied in Idaho Rule of Evidence 606(b). On appeal, Turner urges this Court to declare Rule 606(b) unconstitutional and overturn the Idaho Supreme Court's decision in State v. DeGrat,128 Idaho 352, 913 P.2d 568 (1996).
A decision on a motion for new trial is reviewed under an abuse of discretion standard. State v. Egersdorf,126 Idaho 684, 687, 889 P.2d 118, 121 (Ct.App.1995). Whether a district court properly applies a statutory provision to the facts of a particular case is a question of law over which we exercise free review. State v. Horn,124 Idaho 849, 850, 865 P.2d 176, 177 (Ct.App. 1993). Under Rule 606(b), there are certain matters a juror may not testify about when there is a challenge to the validity of a verdict. A juror may not testify about any matter or statement occurring during the course of the jury's deliberation. A juror cannot testify about the effect of anything upon that juror's or any other juror's mind or emotions as influencing the juror to assent to or dissent from the verdict or concerning the juror's mental processes in connection therewith. Nor may a juror's affidavit or evidence of any statement by the juror concerning a matter about which the juror would be precluded from testifying be received for the purpose of inquiring into the validity of a verdict. A juror may only testify about whether extraneous prejudicial information was improperly brought to bear upon any juror and whether the jury determined any issue by resort to chance.
In DeGrat, the Idaho Supreme Court addressed the issue of whether a juror could impeach a guilty verdict by testifying or submitting an affidavit stating that the jury considered the defendant's failure to testify at trial in its deliberations. DeGrat, 128 Idaho at 354, 913 P.2d at 570. The defendant there challenged the constitutionality of I.R.E. 606(b), claiming that it violated his constitutional right under the Fifth Amendment not to be compelled to be a witness against himself. The Court held that the trial court's jury instruction not to consider the defendant's failure to testify was sufficient to protect the defendant's constitutional privilege not to testify.
Here, Turner supported his motion for a new trial with an affidavit from the investigator who contacted the jurors. The affidavit contained hearsay statements from the jurors concerning their consideration of Turner's failure to testify at trial. Even if Turner supported his motion with affidavits from the jurors themselves, such affidavits were inadmissible to impeach the jury's guilty verdict under Rule 606(b) and the decision in DeGrat. On appeal, Turner presents no new basis upon which to reconsider the constitutionality of Rule 606(b) and merely reiterates the same argument addressed and rejected in DeGrat. Based on the Idaho Supreme Court's previous decision on this question, and being presented with no new basis upon which to consider the issue, we must adhere to the law as expressed in DeGrat. Therefore, we conclude the district court did not err by denying Turner's motion for a new trial.
D. Sentence Review
Turner was sentenced to a unified term of life in prison, with a minimum period of confinement of thirty years. On appeal, Turner claims the district court abused its discretion because it failed to consider rehabilitation for Turner.
An appellate review of a sentence is based on an abuse of discretion standard. State v. Burdett,134 Idaho 271, 276, 1 P.3d 299, 304 (Ct.App.2000). Where a sentence is not illegal, the appellant has the burden to show that it is unreasonable, and thus a clear abuse of discretion. State v. Brown,121 Idaho 385, 393, 825 P.2d 482, 490 (1992). A sentence may represent such an abuse of discretion if it is shown to be unreasonable upon the facts of the case. State v. Nice,103 Idaho 89, 90, 645 P.2d 323, 324 (1982). A sentence of confinement is reasonable if it appears at the time of sentencing that confinement is necessary "to accomplish the primary objective of protecting society and to achieve any or all of the related goals of deterrence, rehabilitation or retribution applicable to a given case." State v. Toohill,103 Idaho 565, 568, 650 P.2d 707, 710 (Ct. App.1982). A sentence need not, however, achieve all of these goals. State v. Thomas,133 Idaho 682, 688, 991 P.2d 870, 876 (Ct. App.1999). Where an appellant contends that the sentencing court imposed an excessively harsh sentence, we conduct an independent review of the record, having regard for the nature of the offense, the character of the offender and the protection of the public interest. State v. Reinke,103 Idaho 771, 772, 653 P.2d 1183, 1185 (Ct.App.1982).
Here, the district court fashioned Turner's sentence taking into account several factors. The district court was aware of Turner's poor health and used it as a basis for not following the state's recommendation of a fixed life sentence. The district court also recognized that there was a twelve-year period, from 1985 to 1997, during which Turner did not have any involvement with the law. However, as the district court noted, Turner had an extensive criminal history containing numerous crimes of violence, many involving guns. Turner's psychological evaluations indicated that he had exhibited paranoia and anti-social tendencies since he was a teenager. After considering the nature of the crime, the district court determined that a lengthy period of incarceration was necessary in this case to adequately protect society. Having reviewed the record in this case, we cannot say that the district court abused its discretion. Therefore, Turner's sentence of a unified term of life in prison, with a minimum period of confinement of thirty years, is not unreasonable or excessive.
We conclude that the witness's testimony that the shooting of Pratt was accidental was impermissible lay opinion testimony and, therefore, the district court did not abuse its discretion by striking it. Turner was not entitled to a jury instruction on self-defense because Turner did not present evidence supporting such an instruction. Therefore, we hold that the district court did not err by denying Turner's requested jury instruction. Because Turner was precluded by I.R.E. 606(b) from offering the jurors' statements that they considered Turner's failure to testify at trial during their deliberations, we conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion by denying Turner's motion for a new trial. Finally, having reviewed the record in this case, we cannot say that Turner's sentence was unreasonable or excessive, and we hold that the district court did not abuse its discretion in fashioning Turner's sentence. For these reasons, Turner's judgment of conviction and sentence are affirmed.
Chief Judge SCHWARTZMAN and Judge LANSING, CONCUR.
1. The district court further explained that Turner was not foreclosed from arguing an accidental killing based upon the witness's testimony, only that the argument could not be based on the witness's opinion.
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The 25th anniversary of the Apostolic Exhortation, Vita consecrata
Prospects for Consecrated Life today
In conversation with Cardinal João Braz de Aviz
Sr. Tiziana Longhitano, SFP, and Fr. Fabio Ciardi, OMI
In these changing times, what is springing forth within consecrated life? What challenges lie ahead? Which are the paths to follow in the coming years? We spoke with Cardinal João Braz de Aviz, Prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life. The interview was conducted by Sr. Tiziana Longhitano SFP, professor and member of the leadership team at the Pontifical Urbaniana University, and Fr. Fabio Ciardi OMI, author of numerous publications on this topic and a professor at the Claretianum Theological Institute of Religious Life in Rome. With their consent, we share here excerpts from that conversation.
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the publication of the post-synodal apostolic exhortation Vita consecrata. How do you see consecrated life today?
Cardinal Joăo Braz de Aviz: The apostolic exhortation Vita consecrata signified a new consciousness after the Council with regard to the need for a renewal of consecrated life. But twenty-five years have passed and we are now grappling with new scenarios.
Signs of Growth and Development
In many ways, consecrated life is in a crisis today. Are there also signs of growth? Can we start from these first?
Card. João Braz de Aviz: To understand here the meaning of "crisis", we need to look at what Pope Francis meant by 'crisis' during his address to the heads of the dicasteries in the Roman Curia, last December 21, 2020. Among the key points to bring out is a growing search for a more 'fraternal' way of living in community. It is not a matter of everyone doing what the superior says, but rather of undertaking a journey together, aimed at having the presence of Jesus among the members of the community. In facing difficulties, we often give a great deal of weight to the help provided by psychology. This is certainly valid, but it is more important to find those elements that allow us to move from a simply individual lifestyle to one that is lived more relationally and together. I witnessed an important experience in this regard. One small community of nuns welcomed a sister who was suffering from severe depression. She began to slowly improve, not only because to medication and psychiatric care, but because she also found relationships based on fraternity. She rediscovered communion. This increased desire for a more fraternal life seems to me to be a fruit of these last 25 years and is a point we must continue to work at.
A second point is to change how we think about what we mean by 'formation'. Formation can no longer be reduced to just a period of a few years with the idea that once the person has undergone this 'formation' they are then formed "forever". No one is ever formed only in this way, not even the formator. One needs a formation that extends throughout the entire length of a person's life. One should feel that calling of the Spirit to be open to the Gospel and to the teaching of one's charism throughout all of life, not just during the initial period. This calling for continuous and ongoing formation is one of the main avenues of renewal which we are working towards. Sensitivities change, ways of doing things change, but it should not be simply because we are searching for something new. Rather it should be because, without this openness, we will be unable to breathe and end up unhappy.
Another aspect which especially concerns larger Institutes is the question of how to use the goods belonging to the community. We need to get out of a "capitalist" mentality that risks making compromises between God and money. There is a need to live in ways which are more decisively dependent on Providence and communion.
Then, lastly, there is need to go towards the poor without fear or hesitation, because Jesus is there, that is the place where the Church should be. Consecrated men and women are consistently present wherever there is pain and the need for care in the world. There are very beautiful, profound examples of people who are not only present and sharing in the pain of those who suffer, but who have even given their lives. In these times, there is a new sensitivity to the realities of misery, loss of life and to increasingly widespread waste. Furthermore, although there has been progress in this sense, there are still many fields in which we are not present, such as universities. Certainly, there is a small and valid presence there, but this needs to be further developed across different dimensions and new horizons. Here, I am speaking above all to religious, to Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, because there is also the entire lay sector as well.
Critical Elements
Despite having embarked on these paths of renewal, consecrated life no longer appears to be as attractive today as it was in the past. There is a crisis. What would you say regarding this?
Fabio Ciardi: We must take note of how fragile things are now and there are many points of fragility. We need to be aware of them and see how to face them and live with them. I believe that John Paul II would not write the exhortation, Vita consecrata, in the same way today as he did back then. He would write it differently. That lofty, powerful, decisive vision is no longer there. The view of religious Institutes and of religious life has had to be re-dimensioned to something much humbler. In the past, Institutes, religious life, consecrated life were seen as powerful factors in the Church. Today, with all that has happened in recent years, things have become more modest. We are aware of our fragilities and weaknesses, and this brought us down from a pedestal. Perhaps, though, it has brought us closer to people who have made the same mistakes. There is a challenge presenting itself to us now: How do we assume, accept, and "take advantage" of our weakness? It depends on how we take on and live our fragility.
Card. Joăo Braz de Aviz: We can try to mirror the mind of Pope Francis as much as possible. Right now, where a certain model of consecrated life is seemingly ending, there is a marked sense of unease in communities. We continue to have high numbers of people leaving their congregations each year. The path we are on is reflected also with what is happening in Europe where involvement in the contemplative consecrated life is in sharp decline. There will likely be a 50% decrease in the coming years. Given this situation, things that are secondary will need to return to their role of being secondary, while essential things must return to being essential again. This is not an easy path, because what is essential today has a different character. It is no longer the same as in the past, and this makes things more complex.
In addition, there is also an intercultural challenge. Not infrequently, there is still a model that places some cultures above others. This is not good, even if these cultures are based on very beautiful and profound things. All cultures carry within themselves many elements that are in need of the Gospel encounter. It is in that encounter that we all find ourselves. We need to be on the same level, not above or below. This is a serious problem, one which we need to patiently work on, and which will take time. Some things are beginning to take shape, but it is not easy.
Lastly, there is a problem regarding the exercise of authority and obedience: a true evangelical experience cannot undermine true fraternity among brothers and sisters. In short, many find it difficult to keep going ahead, because they no longer feel at home, they no longer feel free. When you ask them: "But are you really happy?", you sense their difficulty. On the other hand, consecrated life is a beautiful and extraordinary vocation, and should lead to stable and authentic joy.
Steps Ahead
Let us return to reading the signs of the times. What are the new horizons and new steps forward for consecrated life today?
Fabio Ciardi: In my opinion, one step forward is in the awareness of the reality of the "charismatic family" that Pope Francis has stressed several times. By becoming aware of the circularity, and therefore the necessary communion among various vocations and states of life. We start to view the large 'halo' of volunteers, friends, and collaborators which revolves around Institutes of Consecrated Life in a much different way. It is not a question of lay people being granted the privilege of tasting a few crumbs that fall from the table of the 'real children' of the charism. Rather it is a speaking of everyone involved as being "true children" of the charism and who belong to differing states of life, all with the right to participate in a charismatic gift according to their own vocation (married, committed lay people, consecrated persons in Institutes – all born from the same charism, etc.). This is where the idea of "charismatic families" comes from. In this way, charisms reach their true universality. Although here, too, not everything is completely rosy. Some are doing this very well, while in others there is a need for improvement.
Tiziana Longhitano: For me, a step forward has also occurred at the level of dialogue, not only externally - ecumenical dialogue and dialogue with other religions - but also in the way dialogue is happening within the Church, in terms of synodality. There is a need for an open dialogue within Institutes themselves, one that responds to the desire of everyone to feel that they are participating in the journey and in the building of their own Institute's history.
Another new and increasingly all-encompassing dimension is that of ecology. In the past, the need for a comprehensive formation of the person was attentive not only to the spiritual dimension but also to the physical aspect. However, our relationship with nature was not as well developed. It is only in the last 20 years that anyone really began thinking about these topics or discussed them as a part of provincial or general chapters. Now, however, we realize these are not only integral to consecrated life but is a dimension which allows it to be perceived in a markedly more eschatological light. Many Institutes, especially international and missionary ones, are striving to deepen this aspect . . . But there are, in fact, Institutes where this sensitivity is still completely lacking. Little by little we will find a balance even in these matters that are, in my opinion, a part of the richness and patrimony of consecrated life It also depends on how we talk about them: simply as topics to be explored where they remain ideas and discussions between experts – or as dimensions that we can derive from life.
Card. Joăo Braz de Aviz: I agree. We can no longer move forward without a maturing of ecological consciousness. The current Covid crisis shows us this. Do we not bear some responsibility for the emergence of this virus, for the climate change, for the air we breathe and the situations we experience? Ecology has become a central issue. According to creation theology, the "common home" is an essential part of our lives. We cannot look at it in isolation: we "are" water, we "are" food, and so on.
Fabio Ciardi: Steps forward have also been taken at the level of concrete communion among Institutes. Many formation initiatives are now consolidated. Communion among Institutes is also taking place in relation to apostolic activities, too: social initiatives, combatting poverty, joint projects, sharing of pastoral practices, etc.
Tiziana Longhitano: Another positive element is the changing understanding of leadership formation. This does not stop with the vow of obedience, but aims at a formation in participation, at making history together in one's own Institute, in one's own community. This is not just a charismatic history but a concrete, real, lived history of daily life as well. In this way, we have slowly moved from leadership training only for a select group, such as superiors for example, to leadership training for all sisters. In the past, I do not think there was this sensitivity.
Fabio Ciardi: I do not like the word "leadership" too much. I would rather speak of a "synodal journey" in which everyone is actively involved. Perhaps this is the new translation of the term "spirituality of communion": Concrete life is marked by the active participation of everyone. 'Communion' and 'synodal journey': These are the new phrases for today.
Ongoing Steps Ahead
What aspects seem to you to be still in need of further attention?
Tiziana Longhitano: One thing that makes me stop and think is the cultural difference between men religious and consecrated women, especially in the abysmal differences regarding theological formation. I teach at the Urbaniana University. For several years now I have been asking myself the question: 'Men religious normally complete seven or eight years of theological studies, also because many are preparing for the priesthood. Yet, in the case of young women, why is it that after women study theology for three years, superiors have the impression that they are wasting their time?'
Thankfully, this is not always the case. But, as dean of the Higher Institute of Catechesis and Missionary Spirituality, I often see sisters hurry to finish their studies because they must "get back to work". Many also had insufficient time to devote to studying. They come to classes in the morning, but often must work in the afternoon. Why is there no ecclesiastical norm that rightfully provides for credible formation of women religious as well as for men? Why must this be left to the free choice of superiors who are often fearful of even sending sisters to universities? In the realm of theology, I would like to see consecrated women have the same dignity as consecrated men.
Card. Joăo Braz de Aviz: I understand what Sister Tiziana is saying about the gap between consecrated men and women. There is also a gap between consecrated presbyters and consecrated laity. What is the difference between them, in terms of the exercise of authority within Institutes? Pope Francis has asked us in the dicastery to relativize this distinction at the level of local superiors in mixed Institutes. However, when you arrive to the level of provincials and superior generals, this distinction is still powerfully present. We will have to resolve this, too, especially for those Institutes where the founders wanted this equal dignity.
Another step that remains to be taken is that of a vision of consecrated life as more grounded and rooted in the mystery of the Trinity. In the light of this mystery, it is necessary to deepen the co-essentiality of hierarchical and charismatic gifts in the Church, where it is still not easily understood and accepted.
Editor's Note: We have only offered a small taste of the rich dialogue that took place during our interview. However, it demonstrates the many perspectives and ideas still in need of consideration and further development. This dialogue permitted us to become aware that within this diverse 'mix' of consecrated life, of the old and the new, an innovative reality is emerging, one that will bear fruit in the years to come. (Carlos García Andrade, CMF, Manuel Barbiero, S.S.S., and Hubertus Blaumeiser)
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The Pro Football Hall of Fame induction ceremony was Saturday night, and Terrell Owens wasn't there, choosing to hold an induction ceremony of his very own in Chattanooga, Tenn. It was, he said, an act of protest: In Owens's eyes, the Hall of Fame's voters kept him out of Canton for three years after his initial eligibility because of his character, which goes against the Hall's rules that state only on-field accomplishments must be considered. So he inducted himself during a speech at his college gymnasium.
Florio's sources told him that Owens's protest was not well received by other Hall of Famers who were in attendance for the festivities this past weekend, with "most if not all" agreeing that they had to stop it before it became a trend. Left undecided, however, is what will happen if the new rule is enacted and a candidate either declines to sign the agreement or declines to show up after he's voted in.
Owens, in any case, has a point: A player who ranks second in NFL history in receiving yards, third in receiving touchdowns and eighth in receptions should be a first-ballot Hall of Famer. Randy Moss ranks below Owens in two of those categories - and finished his career with just three more touchdown catches - and he got in on the first ballot. Save for Jerry Rice, Owens' numbers are better than the other modern-era wideouts who got in on their first attempt (the full list: Rice, Moss, Lance Alworth, Raymond Berry, Steve Largent and Paul Warfield). It's fairly inconceivable that Owens did not join that list.


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However, Rev. Ellison and other area African-American conservatives have more on their minds than cheering the new American leader.
"This will be a working inauguration for me and others. This is an opportunity to network with people who will be making policy in the coming years," said Rev. Ellison, pastor of City Park Church in Henrico County and the former Virginia director for the Republican National Committee's African-American Engagement.
He said he and other African-Americans have taken "a lot of heat" for supporting the new president, but he said the foes are ignoring the good that can come from that support.
He believes that being on the right side of the election will enable the Richmond delegation to make connections with people who will play key roles in the new administration and who can steer additional resources to Richmond.
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"We supported Mr. Trump because of his promise to work with inner cities," Rev. Ellison said. "Now we need to find out what his plans are to carry out that promise.
"We need to know what is gong on, not as tokens, but as people who want to be engaged and who can help put this area on the radar screen of policymakers," Rev. Ellison said.
Joining Rev. Ellison at the inaugural festivities will be two ministers who have played roles in the Faith Leaders Advisory Transition Team for the president-elect. They are Bishop Leon Benjamin Jr., pastor of New Harvest Life Church in South Side, and Steve Parson Sr., founder and former pastor of the Richmond Christian Center.
On his Facebook page, Mr. Parson is urging people to prepare for a torrent of billions of dollars in new funding that the Trump administration could shift to urban areas to promote jobs and economic growth in blighted areas.
The delegation of black conservatives from Richmond also is to include Jackee Gonzales, who ran unsuccessfully for the GOP nomination for the 4th Congressional District seat last year, and conservative activist Wendell Sauls.
Rev. Ellison said he hopes to make contact with such influential figures as Vice President Mike Pence, Dr. Benjamin Carson, the Trump nominee to lead the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and their staffs.
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Foster Farms' Dr. Robert O'Connor honored with 2015 Food Safety Innovation Award from NSF International
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NSF International, a global independent public health organization, today honored Robert O'Connor, DVM, senior vice president of technical services at Foster Farms, with a 2015 Food Safety Innovation Award. The award, announced at the Food Safety Leadership Awards ceremony during the Food Safety Summit in Baltimore, Maryland, honors outstanding breakthroughs in food safety and individuals who have made a lasting impact.
Dr. O'Connor was selected for the award by NSF International's independent panel of food safety experts for his leadership in developing a comprehensive Salmonella control program. Under Dr. O'Connor's leadership, Foster Farms implemented a multi-hurdle approach to controlling Salmonella which extended through all areas of the company's operations – from breeder stock, through grow-out, to the processing plant. Since April 2014, Foster Farms has consistently achieved a Salmonella prevalence in raw parts of 5 percent or less – an industry-leading level that is three times lower than 15.4 percent parts prevalence standard proposed by the USDA in January 2015, and five times lower than the 2011-2012 USDA-measured industry benchmark of 25 percent. Dr. O'Connor has actively shared the program with the USDA, CDC and members of the poultry industry as part of a collaborative effort to improve Salmonella control nationwide.
"We are pleased to recognize Dr. O'Connor's food safety contributions with an NSF International Food Safety Leadership Award in the category of innovation," said Kevan P. Lawlor, NSF International president and CEO. "His leadership and enthusiasm in applying science-based methods and encouraging information-sharing embodies the spirit of this award and our mission of protecting and improving human health."
"All of us at Foster Farms are proud of Dr. O'Connor's accomplishments and his dedication to continual advancement in poultry health and food safety – not only for the benefit of our company, our consumer and customers, but for the entire industry," said Ron Foster, Foster Farms president and CEO. "Dr. O'Connor's dedication is helping to advance poultry production throughout the United States."
As part of the food safety program, Dr. O'Connor recruited and formed a Food Safety Advisory Board, an independent group of food safety experts, to inform and validate the company's strategic approach and assess best practices for continuous advancement. He also led the National Chicken Council's working group on Salmonella reduction and continues to participate as an active member.
"I am honored to receive this award and would like to recognize my staff and company leadership who applied countless time to this effort, as well as our food safety advisors who also contributed to the program's success," said Dr. O'Connor. "Food safety is a complex issue that requires collaboration and data sharing. All producers have a stake in improving the quality of American foods and the welfare of the birds in their care."
Source: Foster Farms
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By Karthik Mudaliar
When Cristiano Ronaldo left Real Madrid in the summer of 2018, the big question was who would be the Portuguese superstar's successor. Madrid needed a young player up front who had the potential to lead the club in the long run and they were dead set on bringing Vinicius in. The day Vinicius Jr turned 18, he was legally allowed to move out of Brazil and sign a professional contract and the club wasted no time.
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Big things were expected of the Brazilian who was also dubbed as the next Neymar with the parallel of his move to Barcelona at a really young age. Although Vinicius has been consistently decent for Madrid in his first 3 seasons, his performances never stood out. That is until last season as we can see Vinicius's true potential in the opening games of their new campaign. Since then he has gone from strength to strength, set to take the centre stage this campaign.
Vinicius was born and brought up in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and he came from a simple family. The player actually started training for Futsal at a really young age and later decided to switch to playing football. He was playing for Sao Goncalo FC, a local club in his locality and matured into a fine looking player.
Flamengo had their eyes on Vinicius ever since he was 8 and he later joined their U20 squad. When he was 17, he joined and made his debut for Flamengo's senior team and two days later, Real Madrid had already approached the Brazilian club for the youngster's services.
Vinicius Jr also made it into the senior squad of Brazil and played his first game for them in 2019 during an international friendly against Peru and was also included in the Copa America 2021 squad of Brazil and had two appearances in the tournament as the Selecao reached the final on home soil.
VINICIUS JR STYLE OF PLAY
Vinicius Jr has been playing as a left-winger in Real Madrid ever since he joined the Spanish giants and he will surely continue to do so considering how he perfectly fits the job description. He is one of the fastest players out there even with the ball on his feet since he has commendable ball control for a 21-year old.
He is a right-footed left winger which naturally means he often cuts in and takes the shot or plays the ball in the final third. Vinicius, like most Brazilian players out there has many tricks up his sleeve to deceive the opposing defenders which complement well with his pace as well.
He is also a tough man to mark with his explosive nature often leaving the defenders chasing him astray. His movement both on and off the ball is generally wide near the sideline since he likes to stretch the opposing backline thin and exploit the open spaces.
Image Courtesy: Instagram/ Vinicius Jr
Although he could work on his passing more, his aggressive pressing helps them win back the possession if lost up the field. What makes him different from other players in Spain is how confident he is in everything he does. There is a certain flair in his movement and game which makes him a showman and match-winner.
PERFORMANCE SO FAR THIS SEASON
When Carlo Ancelotti joined Real Madrid back earlier this summer, he said, "he has quality and is going to be important for us this season." It seems like Don Carlo actually meant it since he has played Vinicius in all their games so far this season.
He has scored 5 goals and provided 1 assist in his 6 appearances in all competitions and has an Xg (expected goals ratio) of 0.68 per 90 which is even higher than Karim Benzema. Under Ancelotti, Vinicius has started to play more centrally than he used to do which is why he is getting into good goal scoring positions. He takes 3.72 shots and has a goal involvement of 1.73 per game on an average. He takes 6.89 touches in the penalty box per 90 which depicts how big a threat he is for the opposing goal.
Vinicius has unlocked his true potential under Ancelotti this season and who knows what's in store for us ahead. Although there is still a long way to go, if Vinicius keeps this up, Real Madrid might be able to make him their starting left-winger and the first name on the team sheet just like Cristiano Ronaldo was for them in his 9 years for Los Blancos. Real Madrid are currently unbeaten and first in the table and are looking stronger with every week.
Karthik Mudaliar
A Manchester City fan, who idolizes Guardiola. Never blue unlike the team he supports, you will always find him smiling. He spends his free time playing Fifa and watching anime on most days.
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With all the messy crafts and kid's cooking projects we do on a regular basis, I could start my own landfill with empty bottles of cleaning supplies. So, when the opportunity arose to review a greener alternative landed in my inbox, I jumped on it. I'm so glad I did!
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Ferguson acquires Blackman Plumbing Supply and Wallwork Bros., Inc.
Ferguson Enterprises, the largest plumbing distributor and a major distributor of HVAC and Waterworks equipment in the U.S., announces the acquisitions of Blackman Plumbing Supply and Wallwork Bros, Inc. expanding its presence in the New York metro area.
Founded in 1921, Blackman Plumbing Supply has 21 locations and employs more than 450 associates in New York and New Jersey and is one of the Northeast's largest distributors of plumbing supplies and a leading supplier of HVAC and Waterworks products and solutions. The company will transition to the Ferguson brand over the next several months.
With 12 locations across New York and New Jersey, Wallwork Bros, Inc. is a leading supplier of heating and cooling products in the Northeast. Founded in 1920, the company employs 68 associates and is a major distributor of both residential and commercial Trane products. The company will rebrand as Wallwork, a Ferguson enterprise.
Ferguson solidified its growth in the New York metro area with the acquisition of Davis & Warshow in 2012 and the creation of its first Market Distribution Center in 2015 – a facility designed to provide its customers in the New York-metro area same day or next day product deliveries within a 100-mile radius. Last year, the company expanded its foothold in the market with the opening of a new showroom in Brooklyn's waterfront neighborhood, Brooklyn Bridge Park. After the acquisitions of Blackman Plumbing Supply and Wallwork, Ferguson has 99 locations in New York and New Jersey.
"Blackman Plumbing Supply and Wallwork are two well-established companies in the New York metro area. Both have a long history and great customer relationships in the market," said Ferguson CEO Kevin Murphy. "Our expanded footprint will allow us to better serve our customer base, particularly on Long Island."
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Q: Adding a row to a JTable by use of a JButton's actionListener The following is my code for attempting to add create a JButton which will add a row to the connected JTable.
My variables are shown below, tables and tbm are created but were initialized in another part of the program that is not currently shown. These are all instance variables.
int currentUser = 0;
JTable[] tables = new JTable[5];
DefaultTableModel[] tbm = new DefaultTableModel[5];
JButton[] addRow = new JButton[5]

This is the code to create JButtons with actionlisteners.
for(int i=0;i<tbm.length;i++) {
addRow[i] = new JButton("Add Row");
selectionModel = tables[i].getSelectionModel();
currentUser=i;
addRow[i].addActionListener(new ActionListener() {public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
Object[] temp = {"",""};
tbm[currentUser].addRow(temp);
selectionModel.setSelectionInterval(tbm[currentUser].getRowCount()-1,tbm[currentUser].getRowCount()-1);
}});
}

I later assemble the JTable and JButton into a JPanel by use of a for loop running from 0-tables.length and put it in a respective JFrame. The issue here is that when I go to press the button, the wrong actionListener is triggered. For instance, pressing "Add Row" in Frame 0 should trigger addRow[0], but instead triggers addRow[4].

A: You're adding a row to the table at tables[currentUser] whenever any button is clicked.  It sounds like you want to add a row to table[X] when you click button X.  Here's the quick and dirty way to do it:
for(int i=0;i<tbm.length;i++) {
    final int tblIdx = i;
    addRow[i] = new JButton("Add Row");
    selectionModel = tables[i].getSelectionModel();
    currentUser=i;
    addRow[i].addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
            Object[] temp = {"",""};
            tbm[tblIdx].addRow(temp);
            selectionModel.setSelectionInterval(tbm[tblIdx].getRowCount()-1,tbm[tblIdx].getRowCount()-1);
        }
    });
}

You can't pass i directly into your anonymous ActionListener since it's not a final variable, so at the beginning of each iteration through the loop a temporary final variable tblIdx is created and set to whatever i currently is.
I personally would accomplish this by subclassing ActionListener and passing the table index as a parameter to the constructor, but that's just me.


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A Must-See In The Summer – NILO Farms
One of the most historic sites in the world of shooting is nestled upon 640 oak- and hickory-filled acres just outside Alton, Ill. The land was once the personal paradise of one of North America's conservation pioneers, John M. Olin of Winchester.
Named for Mr. Olin ("Nilo" is Olin backwards), Nilo Farms was established in 1952 as one of America's first game preserves. For decades, it has maintained a commitment to the development and demonstration of hunting preserve and game management techniques. Nilo has contributed a wealth of new information to the hunting and game preserve community.
Many of the land management, farm crop selection and rotation and plant cover design techniques developed on the property's 640 acres are now standard in the management of waterfowl and upland game bird preserves.
Hunting the hallowed grounds of Nilo for upland game birds truly is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. There are no "average" days at Nilo. The staff is first rate and the hunting dogs are some of the finest in the world. In fact, Nilo has a special place carved out in sporting dog history with its association with Mr. Olin's most prized champion: the immortal black Labrador, King Buck. Artwork and faded photos of Mr. Olin and King Buck adorn the walls of most of the buildings at the facility, while an iconic statue of King Buck watches over the kennel—home to the current stock of hunting dogs at on the property. A morning spent watching these thoroughbreds flush pheasants on a sorghum field or retrieve a fallen mallard from a pond on the property is the culmination of Mr. Olin's one-time vision for his property.
Even amidst the hustle of today, time seems to stand still at Nilo Farms with its nod toward the location's rich sporting heritage. To truly appreciate it, you have to visit the historic shooting grounds yourself. Fortunately, you can.
Nilo Farms is open to the public nearly year round, and reservations can be made by visiting NiloFarms.com. Hunting seasons at Nilo generally run from the beginning of October through the end of March, but summer offers an excellent chance to tour the property and its famed clubhouse, as well as get in some sporting clays, trap, skeet or 5-stand. Need to improve upon your shotgun skills? Nilo also offers world-class shooting instruction from certified NSCA Level II instructors.
If traveling through the Midwest this summer or even later in the year, be sure you make Nilo Farms one of the places you visit. It's both a must-see and a must-shoot.
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Q: Recieving Error Code 60 connecting iCal to OS X Server I have a problem with my Mac mini running OS X Server 10.6.6. I want to use iCal and Address Book on my iPhone, iPad, and MacBook Pro.

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*I started the two services without SSL.

*I installed port forwarding on my router: 8008, 8800, 8843, 8443

*I added the account on my iPhone and iPad

But now, on my iPad and Mac I get the error: Code 60.
What did I do wrong?

A: This may help:

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*Open iCal on your client computer > Preferences

*Go to the Accounts tab

*Go to Server Settings tab

*Make sure there is a port number entered. It should match the port number being used by the iCal server. Originally, this setting was on "Auto" and it worked fine. The "Auto" option no longer works. Also, be sure to check "Use SSL" if you are doing so. (In my setup, I have it on port 8443, with SSL on.)

Also make sure everything has been updated.