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Home » Venues » Andre Rodgers Baseball Complex
The original Andre Rodgers National Stadium was located in the Queen Elizabeth Sports Centre, and was constructed in 1966 adjacent to the old Thomas A. Robinson track and field stadium. However, when the government decided to build the new TAR National Stadium with the People's Republic of China, the Andre Rodgers Stadium was destroyed in 2006.
Named after Kenneth Andre Ian Rodgers, the first Bahamian to play US Major League Baseball. Rogers made his debut with the New York Yankees on April 16, 1957 and finished his career with the Pittsburgh Pirates on September 30, 1967. He also played for the Giants, and the Chicago Cubs. When he returned to his home in The Bahamas, he coached baseball. He died at aged 70 in December 2004.
In November 2014, there was a groundbreaking event for the new Andre Rodgers Complex.
Once the baseball stadium is completed, Dr Johnson said work would commence on the construction of the new Churchill Tener Knowles National Softball Stadium, which was also demolished to make way for the new National Stadium. The new baseball stadium will be located just across from the NSA – Fast Pitch Softball Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex.
In July 2016, the contract signing for the New Andre Rodgers National Baseball Stadium took place.
Features of the Andre Rodgers Baseball Complex
Opening in 2018
Federation Partner: Bahamas Baseball Federation
8,000-seat capacity in the initial stage
Professional, Youth and Practice fields
Will Host: Local, National, and International baseball tournaments
New lighting and green space
Eight smaller diamonds erected for the use of practice fields and the staging of junior league programs and tournaments
Please contact the National Sports Authority


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package foam.nanos.ruler;

import foam.core.*;
import foam.dao.DAO;
import foam.nanos.auth.*;
import foam.nanos.logger.Logger;
import foam.nanos.pm.PM;
import foam.util.SafetyUtil;

import java.lang.Exception;
import java.time.Duration;
import java.time.Instant;
import java.util.*;
import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;

public class RuleEngine extends ContextAwareSupport {
  private DAO                      delegate_         = null;
  private DAO                      ruleHistoryDAO_   = null;
  private AtomicBoolean            stops_            = new AtomicBoolean(false);
  private Map<String, Object>      results_          = new HashMap<>();
  private Map<String, RuleHistory> savedRuleHistory_ = new HashMap<>();
  private Rule                     currentRule_      = null;
  private X                        userX_;

  public RuleEngine(X x, X systemX, DAO delegate) {
    setX(systemX);
    setDelegate(delegate);
    ruleHistoryDAO_ = (DAO) x.get("ruleHistoryDAO");
    userX_ = x;
  }

  public DAO getDelegate() {
    return delegate_;
  }

  public void setDelegate(DAO delegate) {
    this.delegate_ = delegate;
  }

  /**
   * Executes rules by applying their actions synchronously then submitting
   * a chain of their async actions to thread pool for execution.
   *
   * Each rule would check object applicability before applying action.
   *
   * Before generating any logger.debug(...) calls rule.debug property should be tested:
   *  if ( rule.getDebug() ) { logger.debug(…) };
   *
   * @param rules - Rules to be considered applying
   * @param obj - FObject supplied to rules for execution
   * @param oldObj - Old FObject supplied to rules for execution
   */
  public void execute(List<Rule> rules, FObject obj, FObject oldObj) {
    CompoundContextAgency compoundAgency = new CompoundContextAgency();
    ContextualizingAgency agency = new ContextualizingAgency(compoundAgency, userX_, getX());
    Logger logger = (Logger) getX().get("logger");
    for (Rule rule : rules) {
      try {
        if ( stops_.get() ) break;
        if ( ! isRuleActive(rule, rule.getAction()) ) continue;
        if ( ! checkPermission(rule, obj) ) continue;
        if ( ! rule.f(userX_, obj, oldObj) ) continue;

        PM pm = (PM) x_.get("PM");
        pm.setKey(RulerDAO.getOwnClassInfo().getId());
        pm.setName(rule.getDaoKey() + ": " + rule.getId());
        pm.init_();
        applyRule(rule, obj, oldObj, agency);
        pm.log(x_);
        agency.submit(x_, x -> saveHistory(rule, obj), "Save history. Rule id:" + rule.getId());
      } catch (Exception e) {
        // To be expected if a rule blocks an operation. Not an error.
        logger.debug(this.getClass().getSimpleName(), "id", rule.getId(), "\\nrule", rule, "\\nobj", obj, "\\nold", oldObj, "\\n", e);
        throw e;
      }
    }
    try {
      compoundAgency.execute(x_);
    } catch (Exception e) {
      // Allow network exceptions to pass through
      // TODO: use foam.core.Exception when interface properties
      //       are supported in Java generation
      if ( e instanceof foam.core.ExceptionInterface ) {
        RuntimeException clientE = (RuntimeException)
          ((ExceptionInterface) e).getClientRethrowException();
        if ( clientE != null ) {
          throw clientE;
        }
      }

      // This should never happen.
      // It means there's a bug in a Rule agent and it should be fixed.
      var message = "CRITICAL UNEXPECTED EXCEPTION EXECUTING RULE";

      logger.error(message, e);
      // TODO: this breaks CI, enable when all test cases passing
      // throw new RuntimeException(message, e);
    }

    asyncApplyRules(rules, obj, oldObj);
  }

  /**
   * Probes rules execution by applying actions and skipping
   * execution of agents that contain code that effects the system
   *
   * @param rules - Rules to be considered applying
   * @param obj - FObject supplied to rules for execution
   * @param rulerProbe -
   * @param oldObj - Old FObject supplied to rules for execution
   */
  public void probe(List<Rule> rules, RulerProbe rulerProbe, FObject obj, FObject oldObj) {
      PM pm = (PM) x_.get("PM");
      pm.setKey(RulerProbe.getOwnClassInfo().getId());
      pm.setName("Probe:" + obj.getClassInfo());
      pm.init_();
    for (Rule rule : rules) {
      if ( ! isRuleActive(rule, rule.getAction()) ) continue;
      if ( ! checkPermission(rule, obj) ) continue;
      if ( ! rule.f(userX_, obj, oldObj) ) continue;

      TestedRule agent = new TestedRule();
      agent.setRule(rule.getId());
      if ( stops_.get() ) {
        agent.setMessage("Not executed because was overridden and forced to stop.");
        agent.setPassed(false);
        rulerProbe.getAppliedRules().add(agent);
        continue;
      }
      try {
        applyRule(rule, obj, oldObj, agent);
        agent.setMessage("Successfully applied");
      } catch (Exception e ) {
        agent.setPassed(false);
        agent.setMessage(e.getMessage());
      }
      rulerProbe.getAppliedRules().add(agent);
    }
    for (Rule rule : rules) {
      if ( isRuleActive(rule, rule.getAsyncAction())
        && checkPermission(rule, obj)
        && rule.f(x_, obj, oldObj)
      ) {
        TestedRule asyncAgent = new TestedRule();
        asyncAgent.setRule(rule.getId());
        asyncAgent.setMessage("AsyncAction.");
        rulerProbe.appliedRules_.add(asyncAgent);
      }
    }
    pm.log(x_);
  }

  /**
   * Stops the execution of rules.
   */
  public void stop() {
    stops_.set(true);
  }

  /**
   * Store result of current rule execution
   * @param result
   */
  public void putResult(Object result) {
    results_.put(currentRule_.getId(), result);
  }

  public Object getResult(String ruleId) {
    return results_.get(ruleId);
  }

  private void applyRule(Rule rule, FObject obj, FObject oldObj, Agency agency) {
    ProxyX readOnlyX = new ReadOnlyDAOContext(userX_);
    rule.apply(readOnlyX, obj, oldObj, this, rule, agency);
  }

  private boolean isRuleActive(Rule rule, RuleAction action) {
    currentRule_ = rule;

    // Check if the rule is in an ACTIVE state
    Boolean isActive = true;
    if (rule instanceof LifecycleAware) {
      isActive = ((LifecycleAware) rule).getLifecycleState() == LifecycleState.ACTIVE;
    }

    return isActive && action != null;
  }

  private boolean checkPermission(Rule rule, FObject obj) {
    var user = rule.getUser(getX(), obj);
    if ( user != null ) {
      var auth = (AuthService) getX().get("auth");
      return auth.checkUser(getX(), user, "rule.read." + rule.getId());
    }
    return true;
  }

  private void asyncApplyRules(List<Rule> rules, FObject obj, FObject oldObj) {
    if (rules.isEmpty()) return;
    ((Agency) getX().get("threadPool")).submit(userX_, x -> {
      Logger logger = (Logger) x.get("logger");
      for (Rule rule : rules) {
        if ( stops_.get() ) return;

        if ( isRuleActive(rule, rule.getAsyncAction())
          && checkPermission(rule, obj)
          && rule.f(x, obj, oldObj)
        ) {
          // We assume the original object `obj` is stale when running after rules.
          // For that, greedy mode is used for object reload. For before rules,
          // object reload uses non-greedy mode so that changes on the original
          // object will be copied over to the reloaded object.
          FObject nu = getDelegate().find_(x, obj).fclone();
          nu = reloadObject(obj, oldObj, nu, rule.getAfter());
          try {
            rule.asyncApply(x, nu, oldObj, RuleEngine.this, rule);
            saveHistory(rule, nu);
          } catch (Exception ex) {
            logger.warning("Retry asyncApply rule(" + rule.getId() + ").", ex);
            retryAsyncApply(x, rule, nu, oldObj);
          }
        }
      }
    }, "Async apply rules. Rule group: " + rules.get(0).getRuleGroup());
  }

  private void retryAsyncApply(X x, Rule rule, FObject obj, FObject oldObj) {
    new RetryManager(rule.getName()).submit(x, x1 -> {
      rule.asyncApply(x, obj, oldObj, RuleEngine.this, rule);
      saveHistory(rule, obj);
    });
  }

  private void saveHistory(Rule rule, FObject obj) {
    if ( ! rule.getSaveHistory() ) {
      return;
    }

    RuleHistory record = savedRuleHistory_.get(rule.getId());
    if ( record == null ) {
      record = new RuleHistory.Builder(getX())
        .setRuleId(rule.getId())
        .setObjectId(obj.getProperty("id"))
        .setObjectDaoKey(rule.getDaoKey())
        .build();
    }
    record.setResult(getResult(rule.getId()));
    if ( rule.getValidity() > 0 ) {
      Duration validity = Duration.ofDays(rule.getValidity());
      Date expirationDate = Date.from(Instant.now().plus(validity));
      record.setExpirationDate(expirationDate);
      record.setStatus(RuleHistoryStatus.SCHEDULED);
    }

    savedRuleHistory_.put(rule.getId(),
      (RuleHistory) ruleHistoryDAO_.put(record).fclone());
  }

  /**
   * Reloads object when running async action since the original object `obj`
   * might be stale at the time of execution.
   *
   * If reloaded object `nu` hasn't changed (reloaded object equals to old
   * object) then return the original object as the reloaded object.
   *
   * If reloaded object has changed and already saved to DAO (reloaded object
   * equals to original object) then return the original object.
   *
   * Otherwise, return the reloaded object. If greedy flag is set to true then
   * also copy changes from the original object to the reloaded object.
   *
   * @param obj - Original object
   * @param oldObj - Old object
   * @param nu - Reloaded object
   * @param greedy - Flag to set greedy mode
   * @return Reloaded object
   */
  private FObject reloadObject(FObject obj, FObject oldObj, FObject nu, boolean greedy) {
    FObject old = (FObject) SafetyUtil.deepClone(oldObj);
    if ( old == null ) {
      try {
        old = obj.getClass().newInstance();
      } catch (Exception e) {
        // Object instantiation should not fail but if it does fail then return
        // the original object as the reloaded object.
        // REVIEW: this may result in Object is Frozen assertion errors
        return obj;
      }
    }
    FObject cloned = obj.fclone();

    // Update lastModified and lastModifiedBy of old and cloned objects so that
    // equality comparisons would not be skewed by these properties.
    if ( obj instanceof LastModifiedAware ) {
      Date lastModified = ((LastModifiedAware) nu).getLastModified();
      ((LastModifiedAware) cloned).setLastModified(lastModified);
      ((LastModifiedAware) old).setLastModified(lastModified);
    }
    if ( obj instanceof LastModifiedByAware ) {
      long lastModifiedBy = ((LastModifiedByAware) nu).getLastModifiedBy();
      ((LastModifiedByAware) cloned).setLastModifiedBy(lastModifiedBy);
      ((LastModifiedByAware) old).setLastModifiedBy(lastModifiedBy);
    }

    // Return the original object as the reloaded object if nu == old or nu == obj.
    if ( nu.equals(old) || nu.equals(cloned) ) {
      return cloned;
    }

    // For greedy mode, return the reloaded object `nu` as is. Otherwise,
    // override the reloaded object with the changes from the original object.
    return greedy ? nu : nu.copyFrom(obj);
  }
}

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Destiny is like a river and there's only one thing that keeps people from sinking under its tide: love. It doesn't matter how far one's life stretches back into the past, or how long a life might extend out into the future, even Immortals can sink during life's rocky times without a raft of love to bear them up. You'll find this story and many other wonderful tales in the 'zine Futures Without End #2.
The old man has wandered off when the intimacy got too much. What happens when Duncan finds him? And how far will Duncan go to assure Methos' staying around?
Methos is on his own, and discovers an interesting place that has him thinking about settling down. But is it the right place?
Sometimes it takes a bad thing happening to us or those we love before we wake up and realize what's important to us.
The sweet scent of blooming plum and cherry carried upon spring breezes presages hope and renewal in Japan... and for old and weary Immortals, nourishes a deepened friendship and promise for the future. First published in the 'zine Futures Without End #1.
Duncan and Methos vacation on the barrier islands of NC, and end up encountering more excitement than they bargained for.
A Highlander / X-Files crossover series. When the world of Immortals intersects unexpectedly with the world of two FBI agents, how does it effect the lives of those involved?
Skinner's curiosity about Mulder's personal life spills over into his own...in more ways than one.
An original entry in the first SAS contest at the HLQC, is a period piece that's an outrageous and wild romp through an imagined past of Duncan and Methos.


Mains level: Power tussle between centre and states affecting the funding of disaster management. Critically examine.
• The Centre and the Kerala government on the offer and acceptance of foreign aid following the floods has drawn attention away from the core question at stake one of fiscal federalism.
• The goods and services tax (GST) has increased the centralization of fiscal powers, limiting the autonomy of states to raise their own revenue for public expenditure.
• The interplay of the fledgeling GST regime with the role and responsibilities of the Centre and states under the Disaster Management Act, 2005.
• It has led to an uncharted situation.
• Public health, roads, bridges and ferries, inland waterways, agriculture and land are state subjects, under List II of the Constitution.
• The Kerala government has sought to impose a cess of 10% to finance the rebuilding of the state following the devastation caused by floods.
• In terms of Article 279A of the Constitution, the GST Council is the forum for approving any new state tax on account of a natural calamity or disaster.
• Given that the taxation powers (and consequently, budgets) of states are significantly constrained on account of GST.
What are the problems of DMA?
• This problem is compounded by the lack of fund outlay under the DMA.
• While the DMA, which predates the GST Act, expands the role of the Centre in disaster management, this has not resulted in adequate budgetary apportionment for states.
• The prime minister is the ex-officio chairperson of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), and secretaries of the concerned central government ministries and departments are members of the National Executive Committee (NEC).
• Similar arrangements are made at the state and district levels.
• The NEC is responsible for formulating the national plan, which the central government is to finance by making "adequate provisions".
• Despite the statutory role of the Centre under the DMA, it places primary responsibility for disaster management on the states.
• According to a PRS legislative research analysis of the demand for grants by the Union ministry of home affairs (MHA) in 2017-18.
• It's roughly 80% of the MHA's budget expenditure went to the police, while only 6% was spent on disaster management, rehabilitation of refugees and migrants, census and Cabinet expenses, put together.
• The SDRF is the primary means available to the states of financing disaster relief and response.
• The Centre contributes 75% of the SDRF for general category states and 90% to special category states.
• Thus, its total budgeted expenditure for the entire country for 2018-19 was ₹12,500 crore. Compare this to Assocham's estimates of the loss suffered by Kerala alone, at ₹15,000-20,000 crore.
• As per the operational guidelines for the NDRF, the fund is intended only to provide immediate relief to disaster victims.
• Neither the NDRF nor the SDRF can be used for restoration or reconstruction in the aftermath of a disaster.
• These expenses are to be met from normal budgetary heads or plan funds.
• In 2016, the Centre decided not to establish a mitigation fund, finding that these expenses could be met through its other schemes.
• The GST Council has now been asked to determine whether Kerala can raise revenues through a disaster cess.
• If the council finds that such a cess will destroy the uniformity of tax rates across the country, the Centre must step in with additional disaster relief to prevent excessive borrowing by the state and the makings of another disaster.


Power BI Area Chart is same as Line Chart where the Area between the X-Axis and lines are filled with a color. In this article we will show you, How to Create an Area Chart in Power BI with example.
For this Power BI Area chart demonstration, we are going to use the SQL Data Source that we created in our previous article. So, Please refer Connect Power BI to SQL Server article to understand the Data Source.
In order to create an Area Chart in Power BI, first Drag and Drop the Sales Amount from Fields section to Canvas region. This will automatically create a Column Chart as we shown in below.
Next, let me add English Product Subcategory Name to Axis section.
Click on the Area Chart under the Visualization section. This will automatically convert the Column Chart into an Area Chart. From the below screenshot, you can see the Area Chart that shows the Sales by Product Subcategory.
First, click on the Area Chart under the Visualization section. This will automatically create an Area Chart with dummy data as shown in below screenshot.
Axis: Please specify the Column Name that represent the Area.
Let me drag the Sales Amount from Fields section to Values field.
Let me sort the data by State Province Name (By default, it is sorted by Sales Amount). To do this, click on the … (3 dots) on top right corner, and select the Sort By StateProvinceName option as we shown below.
By adding Product Color to the Legend section will convert the Power BI Area chart into Stacked Area chart.
Let me remove the Color field from Legend section and add one more field i.e., Total Product Cost to Values section. This will compare the Area of Sales Amount against the Total Product Cost.
NOTE: I suggest you to refer Format Area Chart article to understand the steps involved in formatting the Area.


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Welcome to another NYIAD Design Snack! In this week's video, we learn how to accessorize for spring.
You've heard of spring cleaning, but have you heard of spring accessorizing? Designers tell us they have accessory wardrobes that they change for the seasons.
In Spring, you can add a bit of lightness and freshness to any interior with a combination of light, bright pillows, fresh, bold plants, and a new coat of paint. Also consider picking up rugs and showing off the bare floor.
As the seasons change, so too should our interiors. It keeps any space feeling current and fresh, and will make its inhabitants happier.
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The Man Who Killed Republican Reform
The retiring House speaker played a huge role in shaping today's GOP.
Paul Ryan, then the Republican vice presidential candidate, speaks on the campaign trail in Pennsylvania in 2012. Matt Rourke / AP
It's hard to remember now, but a dozen years ago the conservative world was pulsing with intellectual creativity. Paul Ryan did not kill that vitality single-handedly, but he ranks high among the principal suspects.
Those were days when Newt Gingrich wanted action on climate change. When Mitt Romney pioneered universal health coverage in Massachusetts in 2006—and Jim DeMint cited that accomplishment when he endorsed Romney for president in 2007. Tim Pawlenty urged Republicans to be the party of Sam's Club, not the country club—and that phrase carried him to the governorship of Minnesota and a campaign for president. Conservative policy intellectuals competed to offer content for Pawlenty's promise, most notably Ross Douthat and Reihan Salam in their 2008 book, Grand New Party. I offered my own small contribution to the literature that same year. "The age of Reagan is over," Gingrich pronounced, and a startling number of conservatives seemed to agree.
As so often happens, this moment of innovation was born amid frustration and failure. On the battlefield and in the economy, the Bush years had not yielded good results. Bush himself barely scraped through to reelection in 2004; the Republican Party was plainly headed to bad losses in 2006 and likely in 2008. The old ways had visibly failed; something new was needed.
Then came the financial crisis. Eight years of deficit-financed tax cuts and light-handed regulation had ended in the collapse of the housing market, a global financial crash, and the worst slump since the 1930s. Millions of Americans lost their homes; millions more lost their jobs. In November 2008, Barack Obama would win the presidency with 53 percent of the vote, the best showing for a Democrat in 44 years.
All this might seem to confirm the urgency of change. Change came all right, but of the opposite kind. Conservatives reacted to the Obama presidency by recoiling upon the old-time religion at its old-timiest.
Newt Gingrich disavowed his carbon activism as "the dumbest single thing I've done in the last few years." Romney repented of his healthcare initiative as an "experiment," of which "some parts did not work." When former Sam's Clubber Pawlenty did run for president in 2012, he offered the most weighted-to-the-wealthy tax plan of any candidate that year.
The one person who did most to quash the new thinking was the Obama term's breakout Republican star: Paul Ryan. Republican gains in 2010 elevated Ryan to the chairmanship of the House Budget Committee. There he rolled out a sequence of plans ostensibly aimed at balancing the budget—plans that would severely constrain the future growth of Medicaid and remove the Medicare guarantee in its present form from middle-aged and younger workers. The plan proved instantly politically toxic among voters in general—and equally sacrosanct among Republican elites. When Newt Gingrich tried to score points off the plan as "radical" and "right-wing social engineering" in 2011, he was quickly compelled to humble himself and apologize to Ryan. The ultimate 2012 nominee, Mitt Romney, would select Paul Ryan as his running mate to assure the party faithful that Romney had repented of his healthcare unorthodoxy and would never repeat it. Romney's single biggest error of the campaign, his notorious 47 percent remark, more or less recycled Paul Ryan's single most famous speech, delivered at AEI in 2010.
America is drawing perilously close to a tipping point that has the potential to curtail free enterprise, transform our government, and weaken our national identity in ways that may not be reversible. The tipping point represents two dangers: first, long-term economic decline as the number of makers diminishes and the number of takers grows—and second, gradual moral-political decline as dependency and passivity weaken the nation's character …
Romney lost, of course. The running mate whose ideas arguably doomed the ticket was elevated to the speakership.
And then … Trump happened. Donald Trump positioned himself as the anti-Ryan in 2015 and 2016, fiercely opposed to upper-income tax cuts, devoted to the defense of Social Security and Medicare against Ryan-style entitlement reforms. Through most of his career, Ryan was an open-borders libertarian on immigration. Trump championed immigration restriction joined to an outright ban on Muslims. Trump championed protectionism against foreign trade, anathema to Ryan, and promised a huge spending binge on roads and bridges—not exactly anathema but not easy to reconcile with Ryan's budget plans. And Trump won and won again, besting 16 party rivals who more or less shared Paul Ryan's view of the world.
After the election, though, Ryan and Trump struck a quiet deal. Ryan got his tax cut; Trump got impunity. Trump seems to have expected the tax cut to be popular. Ryan seems to have known better—and cared less.
It is an interesting question what might have happened to the Trump presidency had Trump listened to Ryan less and to Steve Bannon more—had 2017 Trump sought solutions to the problems so uniquely noticed by 2015 Trump, from declining blue-collar wages to drug addiction to retirement insecurity.
Ryan got accolades from party insiders. Trump, like Romney before him, will be stuck with the predictable political consequences of Ryan's unpopular agenda.
Ryan's congressional party seems on the verge of immolation in the November 2018 elections, as much because of Ryan's agenda as because of Trump's vagaries. Ryan's own career will end before its political cost comes due—and far, far before its economic costs arrives. For Ryan's legacy is all debt. And the question for the soon-to-be-shattered party he headed will be: Can the time ever return when Republicans can lay aside the dogma Ryan enforced to offer useful solutions to the chasm of unsolved and unaddressed problems Ryan left behind?
David Frum is a staff writer at The Atlantic and the author of Trumpocracy: The Corruption of the American Republic. In 2001 and 2002, he was a speechwriter for President George W. Bush.

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Unfortunately, many of us are still not aware of the enormous threats posed by global warming and how much human activity is accelerating climate change. New research shows that climate change was the culprit for the mass extinction known as the Great Dying which wiped out 96 percent of marine fauna around 250 million years ago.
This new study has been carried out by experts from Stanford University and Washington University, who combined climate models and animal metabolism data with laboratory data and paleoceanographic records so that they have been able to explain why that mass extinction took place at the end of the Permian era.
That event known as the Great Dying, which took place about 250 million years ago, is the most massive extinction our planet witnessed, surpassing even that of the dinosaurs. According to the scientists who participated in the new research, their study is the first to imply a mechanistic prediction to find out what could have happened during the Great Dying based on fossil records that allowed the scientists to study the possible causes of the phenomenon.
Thanks to the climate models the researchers developed, the terrestrial configuration of the Permian era can be estimated so that the scientists managed to assess the temperatures and oxygen levels of that era. According to the study, both the temperatures and oxygen levels about 250 million ago were pretty much similar to those of today.
By raising greenhouse gas levels in their climate models, the researchers observed that a significant increase in temperatures of the ocean water triggered a loss of oxygen. Accordingly, about 80% of the oxygen in the entire world's water evaporated which caused the depletion of marine fauna by 96%, especially in the deepest areas.
As the scientists reported, those sea creatures that lived near the poles were most affected, disappearing almost completely. Meanwhile, those that had adapted to particular conditions ceased to exist, while others were very restricted, as their natural habitat was damaged and dramatically reduced.


Do you go for that advanced degree or begin your career? What are those crucial conversations you need to have with your advisor, new boss? Why are your failures as important as your successes? And how do you advance?


In honor of National Poetry Month and the bicentennial year of poet James Russell Lowell, literary historian Rob Velella presents this dramatic reading and illustrated presentation of James Russell Lowell's hilarious 1848 poem "A Fable for Critics." After the talk in Story Chapel we will walk to the Lowell lot on Fountain Avenue for a brief wreath-laying ceremony.
Not new, so to speak, lest our report seem askew.
Earning him some acclaim and some serious ire.
Ralph Waldo Emerson and, of course, Longfellow.


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Diana lifts a tank ready to crush Doctor Poison with it, but hesitates when she thinks about the love and compassion that Steve brought to her life when she realizes that he professed his love for her before leaving to sacrifice himself. Dropping the tank, Diana spares Doctor Poison, telling Ares that he is wrong about humanity. She tells him that while humans are everything Ares says and can be capable of the worst crimes, she's learned that they are equally capable of so much more: unbridled love and compassion. Ares engages Diana in a final fight, but is defeated after she fully embraces her powers as the God Killer and blasts Ares with powerful divine lightning. The soldiers, free from Ares' corruption, stop their fighting, thereby finally ending the war.[3]
Coming to America for the first time, Wonder Woman comes upon a wailing army nurse. Inquiring about her state, she finds that the nurse wanted to leave for South America with her fiancé but was unable due to shortage of money. As both of them looked identical and Wonder Woman needed a job and a valid identity to look after Steve (who was admitted in the same army hospital), she gives her the money she had earned earlier to help her go to her fiancé in exchange for her credentials. The nurse reveals her name as Diana Prince, and thus, Wonder Woman's secret identity was created, and she began working as a nurse in the army.[59][88]
Diana is depicted as a masterful athlete, acrobat, fighter and strategist, trained and experienced in many ancient and modern forms of armed and unarmed combat, including exclusive Amazonian martial arts. With her godlike abilities of incalculable superhuman strength, nigh-invulnerability, speed, flight, healing factor and semi-immortality, Diana's fighting prowess is enhanced. In some versions, her mother trained her, as Wonder Girl, for a future career as Wonder Woman. From the beginning, she is portrayed as highly skilled in using her Amazon bracelets to stop bullets and in wielding her golden lasso.[165] Batman once called her the "best melee fighter in the world".[166] The modern version of the character is known to use lethal force when she deems it necessary.[63] In the New 52 continuity, her superior combat skills are the result of her Amazon training, as well as receiving further training from Ares, the God of War, himself, since as early as her childhood.[148] The Golden Age Wonder Woman also had knowledge in psychology, as did her Amazon sisters.[167][168]
Wonder Woman (vol. 1) #105 revealed that Diana was formed from clay by the Queen of the Amazons, given life and power by four of the Greek and Roman gods (otherwise known as the Olympian deities) as gifts, corresponding to her renowned epithet: "Beautiful as Aphrodite, wise as Athena, swifter than Hermes, and stronger than Hercules", making her the strongest of the Amazons.[34] Wonder Woman's Amazon training gave her limited telepathy, profound scientific knowledge,[34] and the ability to speak every language – even caveman[34] and Martian languages.[175]
Critics such as Valerie Estelle Frankel support Jenkins's vision. Frankel argues that the film subverts the male gaze,[242] stating that the construction of Wonder Woman tends to shift every few decades as it reflects the state of feminism during different time periods, including third-wave feminism (which reflects Jenkins's approach).[242][246][247] Zoe Williams offers a similar argument, stating that while Wonder Woman "is sort of naked a lot of the time," that is not, at the same time, "objectification so much as a cultural reset: having thighs, actual thighs you can kick things with, not thighs that look like arms, is a feminist act".[248] Williams then juxtaposes Wonder Woman to past female action heroes such as Sarah Connor, Ellen Ripley, and Lara Croft, whom she suggests were all constructed for the male gaze, in which a "female warrior becomes a sex object", (a point which she argues that Jenkins directly references in the film).[248]
The storyline "The Circle" was focused on the revelation of a failed assassination attempt on Diana when she was a baby, by four rogue Amazons.[121] These Amazons – Myrto, Charis, Philomela and Alkyone, collectively referred to as The Circle – were Hippolyta's personal guards and were extremely loyal and devoted to her.[122] However, when Hippolyta decided to raise a daughter, The Circle was horrified and considered the baby ill-fate, one who would ruin their entire race.[123] Thus, after Diana was sculpted out of clay and brought to life, The Circle decided to assassinate the baby. Their attempt was foiled however, and the four Amazons were imprisoned.[124] After years, the Circle escaped their prisons with the help of Captain Nazi, and decided to accomplish their previously failed mission and kill Diana. Diana defeated Myrto, Charis, Philomela and then approached Alkyone, who runs off and succumbs to her death by falling into the ocean. The other three Amazons return to their prisons.[124][125]
for a long time, people didn't know how to approach the story. When Patty and I had our creative conversations about the character, we realized that Diana can still be a normal woman, one with very high values, but still a woman. She can be sensitive. She is smart and independent and emotional. She can be confused. She can lose her confidence. She can have confidence. She is everything. She has a human heart.[7]
Arcane Lore Expert: Wonder Woman, as both an Amazon demigoddess and an antiquities expert, possesses immense knowledge of and skill in wielding mystical artifacts and arcane lore, notably her Sword of Athena and Lasso of Hestia. Her encyclopedic knowledge was demonstrated when Wonder Woman reacted in dismay to Lex Luthor's speech (knowing how he had twisted the Olympians' history concerning Zeus and Prometheus), when she instantly identified a Parademon in Commissioner Gordon's sketch, and when she explained the history behind Steppenwolf and the 3 Mother Boxes to the remainder of the Justice League.
Steppenwolf then grabs Silas Stone, which Cyborg shots Steppenwolf and saves his father, and Wonder Woman helps out by attacking the Parademons and taking Steppenwolf to a different part of the factory. While Batman fights the Parademons, Barry goes and save one of the employees. Steppenwolf tells the Parademons that he will deal with Diana alone; meanwhile, Batman is being attacked by one of the Parademons as he tells Alfred that he needs the Knightcrawler, which he sent the machine to Bruce.
Princess Diana commands respect both as Wonder Woman and Diana Prince; her epithetical title – The Amazon Princess – illustrates the dichotomy of her character. She is a powerful, strong-willed character who does not back down from a fight or a challenge. Yet, she is a diplomat who strongly "favors the pen", and a lover of peace who would never seek to fight or escalate a conflict. She's simultaneously both the most fierce and most nurturing member of the Justice League; and her political connections as a United Nations Honorary Ambassador and the ambassador of a warrior nation makes her an invaluable addition to the team. With her powerful abilities, centuries of training and experience at handling threats that range from petty crime to threats that are of a magical or supernatural nature, Diana is capable of competing with nearly any hero or villain.
The story then focuses on Wonder Woman's quest to rescue Zola from Hades, who had abducted her and taken her to Hell at the end of the sixth issue of the series.[138][139][140][141] The male children of the Amazons are introduced and Diana learns about the birth of her "brothers" – the Amazons used to infrequently invade ships coming near their island and force themselves on the sailors, before killing them. After nine months, the birth of the resulting female children was highly celebrated and they were inducted into the ranks of the Amazons while the male children were rejected. In order to save the male children from being drowned to death by the Amazons, Hephaestus traded weapons to the Amazons in exchange for them.[138][142][143]
Robinson's run has not been inspiring and, while I'd argue that this is better than his earlier two volumes - in that there's at least an attempt at some characterisation amidst the fighting - it's still not really enough. The main problem is the rather uninteresting villains, generic manifestations of war, chaos, and so on, whose powers don't even seem terribly consistent. Plus, Jason gets a bunch of new powers, that essentially allow him to do whatever the plot requires so long as he can think ...more
The New 52 version of Earth 2 was introduced in Earth 2 #1 (2012). In that issue, the Earth 2 Wonder Woman is introduced via flashback. She, along with Superman and Batman, are depicted dying in battle with forces from Apokolips five years in the past.[158] This Wonder Woman worshiped the deities of Roman mythology as opposed to the Greek; the Roman gods perish as a result of the conflict. An earlier version of the Earth-2 Wonder Woman, prior to the Apokoliptian invasion, is seen in the comic book Batman/Superman, where she is seen riding a pegasus.
^ Lyons, Charles. "Suffering Sappho! A Look at the Creator & Creation of Wonder Woman". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved August 23, 2006. Maxwell Charles Gaines, then publisher of All-American Comics, saw the interview and offered Marston a job as an educational consultant to All-American and sister company DC Comics.
Another major outfit change for Wonder Woman came about as part of DC Comics' 2011 relaunch of its entire line of publications, The New 52. The character's original one-piece outfit was restored, although the color combination of red and blue was changed to dark red and blue-black. Her chest-plate, belt and tiara were also changed from gold to a platinum or sterling silver color. Along with her sword, she now also utilizes a shield. She wears many accessories such as arm and neck jewelry styled as the "WW" motif. Her outfit is no longer made of fabric, as it now resembles a type of light, flexible body armor. Her boots are now a very dark blue rather than red. The design previously included black trousers, but they were removed and the one-piece look was restored during the time of publication.[196]
Flash and Cyborg save all the hostage, which Silas Stone tells Victor that Steppenwolf can not get the final Mother Box. Batman then jumps down into the Knightcrawler and saves Wonder Woman after a Parademon manages to briefly knock her out. The Knightcrawler gets attacked by Steppenwolf, and Barry helps Wonder Woman get her sword so she can help Batman.
After Sekowsky's run ended in the early 1970s, Diana's roots were reverted to her old mythological ones and she wore a more modernized version of her original outfit, a predecessor to her "bathing suit" outfit.[194] Later, in 1976, her glowing white belt was turned into a yellow one.[194] For Series 3, artist Terry Dodson redrew her outfit as a strapless swimsuit.[195]
^ Lyons, Charles. "Suffering Sappho! A Look at the Creator & Creation of Wonder Woman". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved August 23, 2006. In October 1940, the popular women's magazine "Family Circle" published an interview with Marston entitled "Don't Laugh at the Comics," in which the psychologist discussed the unfulfilled potential of the medium.
While the story is very flawed, the art of this arc has been fantastic, and this issue is no exception. Jesús Merino continues to show off his mastery as an illustrator with the battle against King Best. The design of the leader of the Dark Gods is terrific, and the Amazon twins have never looked better. Jason, in particular, looks great as the details in his powers make him appear more powerful than ever. Even if next issue falls apart, I do not doubt that the art will still go above and beyond.
A stand-alone #0 issue was released in September which explored Diana's childhood and her tutelage under Ares, the God of War, now known most often as simply 'War'.[148] The issue was narrated in the style of a typical Silver Age comic book and saw Diana in her childhood years.[149] The main plot of the issue was Diana training under War as he thought of her being an extraordinary girl with immense potential. The issue ultimately concluded with Diana learning and experiencing the importance of mercy, which she first learned when War showed it to her during their sparring. This later translated into her refusal to kill the Minotaur – a task given to her by War; however, this show of mercy makes her a failure in War's eyes, which was actually his fault since he inadvertently "taught" her mercy and affection as his protege.[148][149][150] Later in the series, Wonder Woman is forced to kill War during a conflict with her evil half-brother, Zeus' son First Born, and herself becomes the God of War. After the Amazons are restored, she rules over them both as a warrior queen and God of War, as the ongoing conflict with First Born escalates. At the end of Azzarello's run, as part of a final conflict, Wonder Woman kills First Born, while Zeke is revealed to have been Zeus' plan for resurrection, with Zola revealed to have been a mortal shell for the goddess Athena, who gave birth to Zeus just as he once did to her. Wonder Woman pleads with Athena not to allow the Zola personality, whom she has grown to love as a friend, die with Athena's awakening. Athena leaves the site in animal form, leaving a stunned and confused Zola behind with Wonder Woman.[151]
A ho-hum end to James Robinson's ho-hum run on Wonder Woman. Most things to come out of Dark Nights: Metal have been crap and that trend continues with these Dark Gods. They are so damn generic, with titles like Mob God, and God with No Name. James Robinson used to be one of my favorite comic book writers in the 90's but he's really shit the bed the last several years. The only good thing to come of this run is that Jason's story line is finally over. That tool is pretty much useless. I'm also g ...more
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Are you in search of some cool nicknames? Probably looking at calling your boyfriend something nice, something personal? Well, here is an article that will give you not one, but 80 funny, smart and good nicknames for guys.
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Decoding the Encryption Dilemma: A Conversation on Backdoors, Going Dark, and Cybersecurity
Thursday, March 31, 2016 - 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
1101 K Street NW, Suite 610A
As a steady stream of advancements in encryption have made products and services more secure for consumers and businesses, some members of the law enforcement and intelligence community have grown concerned that these innovations will inhibit their ability to prevent terrorism and prosecute crimes. While these advancements will undoubtedly impact how the government fights crime and terrorism, attempts to limit encryption are impractical, create new cybersecurity vulnerabilities, and make it more difficult for U.S. companies to compete abroad.
At this event, ITIF will discuss a new report that analyzes the current proposals put forth to address the "going dark" problem. Following a presentation on the report, panelists will offer their reactions and discuss how policymakers can harness the benefits of encryption and put in place policies that both encourage advances in cryptography and protect the rule of law.
03/31/2016 09:0003/31/2016 10:30America/New_YorkITIF Event: Decoding the Encryption Dilemma: A Conversation on Backdoors, Going Dark, and CybersecurityInformation Technology and Innovation Foundation, 1101 K Street NW, Suite 610A, Washington, DC 20005More information: https://itif.org/events/2016/03/31/decoding-encryption-dilemma-conversation-backdoors-going-dark-and-cybersecurityMM/DD/YYYY
David Bitkower
Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division
Chris Calabrese
Vice President, Policy
Center for Democracy & Technology
Vice President, ITIF, and Director, Center for Data Innovation
Ryan Hagemann
Technology and Civil Liberties Policy Analyst
Niskanen Center
Bruce J. Heiman
Practice Area Leader — Policy / Regulatory
Jules Polonetsky
Executive Director and Co-Chair
Future of Privacy Forum
Morgan Reed
ACT | The App Association
ITIF Welcomes Introduction of the ENCRYPT Act
Crypto Wars 2.0: How Should The U.S. Balance Privacy and National Security?
Why FBI Is Wrong On Encryption Workaround


Short Title These regulations may be cited as the NERC Regulations 2012. Commencement (1) These regulations shall come into force on the date on which they are approved by a resolution of the Commission. (2) These regulations shall be signed by the Chairman of the Commission who shall also cause the seal of the Commission to be affixed thereon.
(b) Words or expressions used in these regulations but not defined shall have the same meanings respectively assigned to them in the Act; (c) Any reference to a statute or statutory provision includes a reference to that provision as amended re-enacted or replaced and any regulations or orders made under such provisions from time to time; and (d) If the date on which an event is scheduled to occur by these regulations is a day which is not a business day, then the event shall be deemed to occur on the next business day. 4. Application of the Regulations These regulations shall apply to all independent electricity distribution systems, and the owners, operators and users of the distribution systems.
CHAPTER II CHARACTERISTICS OF INDEPENDENT DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS 5. Structure/Arrangement a) An IEDN may be any one of the following: (i) Isolated off-grid rural IEDN (ii) Isolated off-grid urban IEDN (iii) Embedded IEDN b) An IEDN may be required by the Commission to have a generator in its network c) Where an embedded IEDN does not have a generator it shall enter into service agreement with the distribution company supplying the IEDN electric power d) Where the embedded IEDN has a generator, the generator shall be regarded as an embedded generator in the Successor Distribution Company to which the IEDN is connected. 6. Geographical Delineation of Distribution Systems (1) The Commission may grant a licensee the exclusive right to construct, own, operate and maintain a distribution system in a designated geographical area within the area of operations of a Successor Distribution Company.
description of its proposed distribution system, including geographical depiction.
Participation in Other Regulated Activities (1) An affiliate of the IEDN may be licensed to engage in other regulated activities provided the Commission is satisfied that the applicant will not abuse market power to the detriment of consumers or that appropriate safeguards exist to prevent such abuse. (2) Pursuant to sub-section (1), the IEDN licensee and its licensed affiliate shall prepare separate accounts for each of its licensed activities as would be required under the Companies and Allied Matters Act as if each activity was carried on by a separate company.
CHAPTER III GRANT OF LICENCE AND MANDATORY CONDITIONS OF LICENCE 8. Conditions for Grant of a License (1) The Commission may issue a licence to construct, own, operate and maintain, or to procure the construction, operation and maintenance of an independent electricity distribution system; provided that a licence shall not be issued unless the Commission is satisfied that a. there is no existing distribution system within the geographical area to be served by the proposed independent distribution system; b. where the infrastructure of an existing distribution licensee is unable to meet the demand of customers in the area, the IEDN Operator shall satisfy the following conditions before the issue of a licence: i. ii. iii. iv. v. Undertake in writing that the facility of the existing distribution licensee will not be used in its operations; There shall not be any parallel overhead lines to existing facility; Ensure the safety of equipment, workers and the public; The minimum distribution capacity of the IEDNO shall be 5,000kW; Show the ability to provide generation capacity for the IEDN.
Get the accounting statements prepared in accordance with foregoing clauses, duly certified by the Auditors in respect of each financial year, stating whether in their opinion the statements have been properly prepared and give a true and fair view of the revenues, costs, assets, liabilities, reserves reasonably attributable to the business to which the statements relate.
12. Inspection of accounts Any person authorised by the Commission shall be entitled to inspect and verify the accounts of the licensee at any reasonable time and the licensee shall be under obligation to render all necessary assistance to the person so authorized for inspection of accounts. 13. Submission of information The licensee shall submit such information, as required by the Reporting Compliance Regulations 2009 and any amendments thereto or such other regulations as may be in force from time to time.
CHAPTER IV OPERATION OF THE DISTRIBUTION NETWORK 14. Installation and maintenance of the distribution system 1) The licensee shall design, construct, commission, operate and maintain its distribution system and related facilities in compliance with the Technical codes and standards, terms and conditions of its licence and in accordance with any other standards of design, construction, and maintenance as may be prescribed by the Commission from time to time. 2) Where there is any inconsistency between these Regulations and the Technical Codes, the provisions of the Technical Codes shall prevail.
Network Losses 1) Good construction and maintenance practice shall be observed by the IEDN operator as provided in the Distribution Code to curtail network losses within allowable range as set out by the Commission. 2) Losses outside the MYTO limit shall not be passed through to the customer.
16. Interruption and curtailment 1) A licensee may interrupt or curtail the transfer of electricity to or from a connection or the provision of an access service in respect of a connection to the extent, and for such period of time, as the licensee considers is necessary: (a) To carry out planned improvement, maintenance, testing or repair of that part of the distribution system which has the ability to transfer electricity to or from the connection or the plant or equipment used to provide the access service in respect of the connection; (b) To carry out unplanned maintenance, testing or repair of that part of the distribution system used to transfer electricity to or from the connection or the plant or equipment used to provide the access service in respect of the connection, if the licensee considers that doing so is necessary to avoid injury to any person or material damage to any property or the environment; (c) In the event of breakdown or damage to any part of the distribution system which has the ability to transfer electricity to or from the connection or the plant or equipment used to provide the access service in respect of the connection which affects the licensees ability to transfer electricity to or from the connection or provide the access service; or (d) If a force majeure event occurs which affects the licensees ability to transfer electricity to or from the connection or to provide the access service. 2) A licensee shall (a) Give users at least 10 business days prior notice of any planned maintenance, testing or repair that will require interruption to or curtailment of the transfer of electricity to or from, or the provision of an access service to, one or more of the users connections under these regulations and must liaise with the user concerning the timing of that planned, maintenance, testing or repair; and (b) Use reasonable endeavors to promptly notify a user of any unplanned interruptions to or curtailments of the transfer of electricity to or from, or the provision of an access service to, one or more of the users connections under these regulations.
3) Subject to regulation 16 (2) a licensee has no responsibility to inform any person of any interruption or curtailment to the transfer of electricity to or from, or the provision of an access service to a connection. 4) If a licensee notifies a user of any interruption to or curtailment of the transfer of electricity to or from, or the provision of an access service to, a connection (under this regulation or otherwise), then the user shall (a) (b) Comply with any reasonable requirements concerning the interruption or curtailment set out in the notice; and If the connection is an exit point, shall use all reasonable endeavours to ensure that the persons taking a supply of electricity through the connection also comply with those requirements.
17. General Provision for Connection to Customers 1) An IEDN shall sign connection agreement with every user who accepts to connect to the IEDN. 2) In providing new connection, the IEDN shall connect and install the relevant customer meter as provided in the Regulations for Connection & Disconnection Procedures for Electricity Services. 3) For new customer connections, the provision of meters shall be the responsibility of the IEDN. 4) Connection charge to customers shall be at the rate approved by the Commission 5) The IEDN shall provide, for Commission review and approval, the connection charges for each class of customer and that such connection charges shall be cost based. 6) Provision of service by a licensed IEDN shall be disconnected at the request of a customer. 7) In the addition to the regulations in this section, the procedure for connections and disconnection shall be as prescribed in Connections and Disconnections Procedure for Electricity Services Regulations. 8) In off-grid rural and off-grid urban IEDN, the IEDNO shall be responsible for the procurement, certification, installation, and maintenance and vending of all meters in its network. The licensee shall prepare meter maintenance schedule as approved by the Commission.
9) In embedded IEDN, the successor distribution company connected to the embedded IEDN shall be responsible for the procurement, certification, installation, and maintenance and vending of all meters in the embedded IEDN. 18. General Provision for Connection of Embedded Generator 1) For every 20MW generating unit, a 33kv medium distribution voltage shall be utilized for evacuation to the IEDN. 2) Embedded generating unit(s) above 5MW shall comply with the provisions of the Grid Code 3) Embedded generating units of more than 1MW but lower than 6MW shall be connected on 11kV networks of the IEDN 4) Embedded generating units of 6MW or more shall be connected on 33kV networks 5) The Distribution licensee shall publish its policies, procedures, technical requirements, commercial arrangements, connection procedures and the standard charges associated with the connection of a generating unit to its distribution system. 6) The general requirements for connection of an embedded generator are as specified under Part 2 Section 4.14 of the Distribution Code generating unit, and any additional requirements which may be specifically applicable to the generator, and as approved by the Commission. 7) The IEDN Licensee shall discuss the general requirements for connection of generators to the distribution networks specified under Part 2, Section 4.14 of the Distribution Code and any other requirement which may be applicable to IEDN and approved by the Commission. 8) An IEDN licensee shall be relieved of its obligation to connect an EG unit in the event that the Embedded Generator is unable or unwilling to fulfil the general requirements as set out in these regulations. 9) In the event of being aware of a breach of these Regulations, the Distribution Licensee shall notify the Commission, the Generator and any other directly affected parties, of the breach and shall advise the EG of the Distribution Licensees policy and procedures for handling disputes. 10) The generator or any one directly affected may also report such breach to the Commission once aware of the breach of these Regulations.
11) The technical requirements at the connection point shall be as provided in Part 2, Section 4 of the Distribution Code. 12) The Distribution Licensee shall comply with Appendix 4 of the Distribution Code, and the Health and Safety Code approved by the Commission. 13) In addition to the above listed requirements, operators of Renewable Energy Power System shall ensure that where storage is not required, flexible generation shall exist to allow the intermittent and uncertain power to be absorbed into the network on a priority basis. 14) During commissioning, the generator shall provide the IEDN licensee with a written test report and proof of compliance with provisions of the Distribution Code, Metering Code and the Health and Safety Code. 19. Safety and Security of Distribution System (1) If a licensee is satisfied that it is necessary, for reasons of public safety or the security of the distribution system, the licensee may direct a user to do any one or more of the following (a) establish or remove a connection ; (b) disconnect a connection; (c) Take a plant or equipment out of service; (d) Call a plant or equipment into service; or (e) Commence operation of any plant or equipment or maintain, increase or reduce generation or absorption of active or reactive power output by any plant or equipment; (f) Shut down or vary operation of any plant or equipment; (g) Shed or restore load; or (h) Do any other act or thing necessary to be done to give effect to this provision. (2) A direction under regulation 19(1) shall specify the period within which the direction must be complied with and for how long the direction must be complied with. (3) If a person is directed to do something under regulation 19(1) but does not comply with the direction, then the licensee may authorize any of its employees or any other person to carry out that direction and the person to whom the initial direction was issued must do all such things as that person is requested by the authorized person to do in order to assist the authorized person to carry out that direction. (4) Nothing in this Regulation shall limit any power or right conferred by any other law or by agreement on a licensee or user.
(4) The agreement in clause 3 above shall be subject to the approval of the Commission.
CHAPTER V COMMERCIAL ARRANGEMENT 21. Determination of Tariffs and Other Charges (1) The tariffs and other charges due to a licensee for distribution services shall be determined in accordance with the methodology for determination of distribution tariffs adopted by the Commission under section 76 of the Act and in force from time to time. (2) Notwithstanding regulation 21(1), a licensee may propose to the Commission, charges, tariffs and tariff methodologies outside the limit of the methodology developed in accordance with section 76 of the Act in force, and the Commission may consider the application of such tariffs, charges and methodologies where there are special circumstances requiring it to do so. (3) Where an IEDN Licensee cannot undertake the re-enforcements and extension needed to evacuate the power generated into the network, the Connection Agreement shall provide for the recovery of the cost incurred by the Embedded Generator for any re-enforcements or extension executed based on an agreed timeline.
(4) Where users of the IEDN contribute to the provision of the distribution infrastructure such contribution shall be taken into account in the determination of the end use tariff. (5) Where a generator supplies electric power to an IEDN, the procurement process shall be competitive and in accordance with the provisions of the bulk power and ancillary services procurement guidelines approved by the Commission. (6) Feed-in-Tariff to be determined by the Commission shall apply to renewable power supply system connected to an IEDN. (7) Where the situation warrants, the parties agree and upon proper documentation, the Commission may grant consent to a distribution licensee to appoint an Embedded IEDN as agent to undertake part of the Distribution licensees regulated functions. (8) Eligible customers connected to an IEDN shall pay a Distribution Use of System Charge to the IEDNO.
CHAPTER VI MISCELLANEOUS 22. Procedure for Securing Compliance with Licences (1) Where the Commission, on the basis of material or evidence in its possession is satisfied that the licensee is contravening, or is likely to contravene, the terms and conditions of licence, it shall serve an Order to the licensee to do, or not to do, such things as are specified in the Order for the purpose of rectifying or avoiding any contravention or threaten contravention of any term or condition of the licence. (2) The Order shall specify the period within which the licensee shall rectifying or avoid the contravention or threaten contravention of the term or condition of the licence. (3) Upon expiry of the period specified in the Order, if no compliance is achieved, the Commission shall proceed to enforce the Order through the enforcement mechanism established by it. 23. Proceedings before the Commission All proceedings before the Commission under these regulations shall be governed by the Business Rules of the Commission as may be amended from time to time. 24. Complaint Procedure (1) All customer complaints shall be resolved in accordance with the Commissions Regulation on Customer Complaints: Standard and Handling Procedure.


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Home Africa Live Ouattara, Macron pay tribute to victims of 2004 bombing in Cote D'Ivoire
Ouattara, Macron pay tribute to victims of 2004 bombing in Cote D'Ivoire
French President Emmanuel Macron and Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara pictured at the airport in Abidjan on December 20, 2019. Luc Gnago, Reuters
The presidents of France and Cote D'Ivoire paid tribute Sunday to the victims of a 2004 bombing during the Ivorian Civil War that killed nine French soldiers and an American civilian.
French President Emmanuel Macron and Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara, joined by their wives, observed a moment of silence in front of a high school in the city of Bouake that served as a French military base at the time.
Macron said Saturday that the ceremony would mark another step toward reconciliation in Cote D'Ivoire. The country, a former French colony, was split into a rebel-controlled north and a loyalist south during the 2002-2007 war.
The French soldiers and the American civilian were killed during a November 2004 airstrike by Cote D'Ivoire's air force.
France accuses the Belarussian pilot and two Ivorian co-pilots who carried out the bombing of murder and attempted murder. A trial is to begin in France next year but the three defendants will not be there because international warrants for their arrests were never carried out.
The American victim, Robert Carsky, 49, grew up in Syracuse, N.Y. and spent most of his adult life working in West Africa as a soil scientist and crop researcher.
Later Sunday, Macron and Ouattara laid the first stone of a modern building that will house a market in Bouake.
Macron is scheduled to continue a three-day visit to West Africa that started Friday with a brief stop in Niger, where he is to discuss with President Mahamadou Issoufou about rising violence by Islamic extremists.
The French leader is due to return to France on Sunday night.
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Jessica Simpson Shares New Photos of Her Children, Maxwell and Ace
Cassandra Rose
Devone Byrd, Pacific Coast News
A mere month after giving birth to her son Ace, Jessica Simpson has shared photos of her growing family, which includes daughter Maxwell and fiance Eric Johnson -- and the family photos are pretty gosh darn adorable.
Published in Us Weekly, the snaps include blue-eyed, blonde-haired Maxwell holding onto her new baby brother Ace, being tossed into the air by her dad and hanging out with her mom.
In the article, Simpson admitted that Maxwell met Ace before anyone else. "At first, she kind of pouted a little bit because she's a daddy's girl and Eric was holding Ace and couldn't pick her up. Now she's holding the baby. It's so cute to see."
"With two kids, we have our hands full, but every day is a new adventure. It's fun! I feel very at peace with being a mom," she added.
Of her soon-to-be husband, Simpson said, "Eric is beyond any father that has ever existed ... I can honestly say that I have not had to change many diapers! At the same time, he makes me feel like I'm an incredible mom and still a great lover and woman. And I still get my back rubs!"
As for expanding her family, Simpson admitted, "I feel in my heart that I'm done. But obviously, accidents do happen!" (Which is apparently what happened the last two times.)
The photos were taken in the family's Hidden Hills, Calif., home which they purchased back in April from the Osbourne family.
You can peruse those photos by clicking the link below.
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Welcome back my lovelies, today I'm going to talk about simple and easy ways to up your 'fitness' a little and mix more exercise into your day to day life.
Fitness is probably something I struggle with the most! I've just never ever ever been 'super' fit. I can do about 5 burpees until I need to take a break, but I can walk for ages with no problem haha. Fitness is very strange, everyone is unique and everyone has their own levels – which is something you 100% need to remember. You are never going to be the same as anyone else no matter what you do! & you shouldn't want to be the same, just be you & work on yourself.
Take the stairs – an obvious choice, but its such a good work out.
Walk – anywhere pretty much! If you live within walking distance of places you normally drive to… walk to them, this will really increase your step count for the day and get your body moving.
Drink water – again so many people preach this, but it is so good for you! Just drink drink drink… (water).
HIIT – High Intensity Interval Training. This is so unbelievable amazing for you, if you're not a gym goer do not fear, you can generally do HIIT workouts anywhere (along as you have a big enough space). You can make them as short or as long as you want, I usually watch a real time youtube video and follow it/cry while doing it (lolz). Burpees are the devil.
Research your food – I use 'my fitness pal' and the 'fit bit' app to scan my food. I don't necessarily log my food or track my macros etc. But I find it super interesting/helpful to know what exactly I'm putting in my body – proteins, cards and fats. Either apps are great for when you're in the super market as you can just scan the barcode and it will tell you the info about the item.
I hope this helps some of you! Feel free to share any tips you have.
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Number 1 is so simple but there lies the root of my laziness haha. I still always take the elevator at work, time for a change I'd say. I'm also trying to incorporate drinking more water. I'm so bad at it but I finally bought one of those 1L bottles that is now staring at me on my desk. It's working so far, which is good. Loving these tips, simple yet so effective.
Hi there! Thanks for responding! Hmm I do think it's set on public, meaning everyone can join. I think that means that posts can pop up on timelines I'm afraid. No worries if you wouldn't feel comfortable joining because of that, I'd totally understand! Either way good luck with your blog, and if you'd be interested in sharing your thoughts on Creators.co then that might be an option for you?
Hey, I really liked this post and its information. I would appreciate it if you were to check out my blog post on High Intensity Interval Training, as I also have a workout you could possibly try there, which I created myself and it only requires 20 minutes to do.


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The Astonishing is het dertiende studioalbum van de Amerikaanse progressieve-metalgroep Dream Theater. Het is een dubbelalbum, uitgebracht op 29 januari 2016. Het is een conceptalbum.

Achtergrond
Gitarist John Petrucci begon halverwege 2013 met het schrijven van het verhaal voor dit album. Een jaar later legde hij het idee voor aan de rest van groep. Zowel de groep als de platenmaatschappij stonden positief tegenover dit idee, John Petrucci zei hierover: "Everybody had the 'go for it' mentality. And from the very first meeting that we had with Dave Rath at Roadrunner, when I presented this and even just said the title, he was 100 percent on board. The involvement of everybody at Roadrunner has been absolutely unbelievable, so supportive. It kind of ignited the secret nerd in all of us that loves this sort of stuff, because it's fun, it's different." (Iedereen wilde ervoor gaan. En vanaf ons allereerste gesprek met Dave Rath bij Roadrunner Records, toen ik het plan presenteerde en eigenlijk alleen maar de titel noemde, stond hij er 100 procent achter. Het is werkelijk ongelooflijk hoe iedereen bij Roadrunner de hele tijd heeft meegeholpen. Het maakte in ons allemaal een beetje de heimelijke nerd wakker die gek is op dit soort dingen, want het is apart, het is grappig.) Vanaf het begin dacht Petrucci al aan de mogelijkheid van een verfilming, toneelstuk of computerspel.

Het verhaal is geïnspireerd op film- en televisieseries zoals Game of Thrones en Star Wars en op Petrucci's visie op de rol van technologie in de maatschappij. In een interview met Billboard sprak hij over automatisering en over hoe hij die ontwikkeling had doorgetrokken naar de muziek: "What would happen if with all the advances in technology in music that music [became] all artificial?" (Wat zou er gebeuren als door alle technologische vooruitgang in de muziekindustrie de muziek ook helemaal kunstmatig zou worden?).

Nummers

Het verhaal

In 2285 is het noordoosten van de Verenigde Staten van Amerika een dystopie geworden. Het wordt geregeerd door de Great Northern Empire of the Americas. Vermaak is verboden, het enige dat bestaat is het elektronische geluid van NOMACS (Noise Machines). Keizer Nafaryus en zijn vrouw Arabelle staan aan het hoofd van het rijk, samen hebben ze twee kinderen: kroonprins Daryus en prinses Faythe.
In de afgelegen stad Ravenskill woont Gabriel, die van nature muziek kan maken en zingen ("The gift of music"). Hij heeft een oudere broer, Arhys, die leider is van de Ravenskill Rebel Militia, die tegen het keizerrijk is. Arhys heeft een zoon, Xander. Zijn vrouw Evangeline is overleden ("A better life").

Akte 1 begint met Nafaryus die een gerucht opvangt dat Gabriel de redder van de mensen zou zijn. Hij reist met zijn familie naar Ravenskill om Gabriel met eigen ogen te zien ("Lord Nafaryus"). Als ze aankomen, is Gabriel net aan het optreden op het stadsplein. Op verzoek van de keizerlijke familie gaat hij door met het optreden en brengt iedereen in vervoering ("A savior in the square"). Prinses Faythe herinnert zich tijdens het optreden dat ze als kind een speeldoos vond en deze in het geheim heeft bewaard. Wanneer Gabriel en Faythe elkaar aankijken worden ze verliefd ("Act of Faythe"). Hoewel ook Nafaryus wordt geraakt door het lied van Gabriel, ziet hij hem voornamelijk als bedreiging van zijn heerschappij. Hij geeft de bewoners van Ravenskill drie dagen om deze 'redder' uit te leveren ("Three days"). Arhys laat zijn broer onderduiken en weigert hem over te geven ("Brother, can you hear me?").

Terug in het paleis besluit Faythe dat ze Gabriel wil terugzien. Ze reist anoniem naar Ravenskill. Haar moeder Arabelle weet echter van haar plan en stuurt Daryus achter haar aan om haar te beschermen. Hij voelt zich echter achtergesteld en reist haar achterna, maar met andere bedoelingen ("A life left behind"). Faythe ontmoet Xander in Ravenskill en weet hem te overtuigen van haar goede bedoelingen. Xander laat haar door zijn vader Arhys naar Gabriel brengen. Zij belooft dat ze haar vader zal proberen te bewegen om de onderdrukking te stoppen ("Ravenskill").

In de tussentijd is ook Daryus in de stad aangekomen en hij neemt Xander gevangen. Hij belooft rijkdom voor Xander als Arhys zijn broer naar hem brengt. Daryus hoopt hiermee het respect van zijn vader te krijgen waar hij zo naar verlangt ("A tempting offer"). Arhys voelt zich verplicht om hierop in te gaan, hij heeft aan zijn vrouw beloofd om altijd hun zoon te beschermen ("The X aspect"). Faythe is teruggereisd naar haar vader. Haar geheime speeldoos blijkt vroeger van hem te zijn geweest. Ze overreedt haar vader ("A new beginning") en hij stemt in om Gabriel te ontmoeten in een verlaten amfitheater ("The road to revolution").

De tweede akte begint met Arhys die aan Daryus vertelt dat Gabriel die nacht bij Heaven's Cove zal zijn ("Moment of Betrayal"). Ook Arhys is bij het amfitheater en daar komt hij tot inkeer. Zodra Daryus aankomt, begint hij met hem te vechten. Daryus blijkt sterker en doodt Arhys ("The path that divides"). Xander heeft zijn vader gevolgd en ziet alles gebeuren. Hij rent naar zijn vader. Vanuit de schaduw komt er nog op iemand aangerend. Daryus denkt dat het Gabriel is en probeert deze te doden. Dan komt hij erachter dat het zijn zus Faythe is ("The walking shadow"). Gabriel komt aan en ziet zijn dode broer en Faythe. Hij bedekt de oren van zijn neef en schreeuwt zo hard dat Daryus doof wordt. De schreeuw wordt gehoord door de Keizer, zijn vrouw en de bevolking van Ravenskill ("My last farewell").

Als keizer Nafaryus en zijn vrouw Arrabelle aankomen, smeken ze Gabriel om Faythe te redden ("Losing Faythe"). Maar Gabriel kan niet meer zingen na zijn schreeuw ("Whispers on the wind"). De bevolking van Ravenskill, ook aangetrokken door de schreeuw, geven Gabriel hoop. Hij kan weer zingen en geneest met zijn stem Faythe ("Hymn of a thousand voices"). Nafaryus beseft de gevolgen van zijn bewind en besluit het conflict met Gabriel te beëindigen. Hij laat de NOMACS uitzetten ("Power down"). Daryus zijn acties worden hem vergeven. Gabriel en Faythe nemen de zorg voor Xander op zich ("Our new world"). Nafaryus belooft het keizerrijk voortaan te besturen als een humaan leider, en muziek weer toe te staan ("Astonishing").

Release
Dream Theater begon de marketingcampagne voor The Astonishing door bezoekers van hun website te laten kiezen voor een van de twee partijen: "The Great Northern Empire" of "The Ravenskill Rebel Militia". Hierna kregen respondenten regelmatig emails van hun kamp.
Begin november 2015 werd de titel van het album bekendgemaakt en werd ook op de website vermeld dat het een conceptalbum zou gaan worden. Op de website werd telkens meer informatie over de karakters en het verhaal gegeven. ook maakte de band bekend dat ze het album in zijn geheel zouden gaan spelen en dat in eerste instantie zou worden opgetreden in Europese theaters.
In december werd 29 januari vermeld als officiële releasedatum en werden ook de verschillende uitvoeringen bekendgemaakt. Ook werd de eerste single uitgebracht, The gift of music. In januari werd een tweede nummer uitgebracht, Moment of betrayal.

Band en ander personeel
Dream Theater
 James LaBrie – zanger
 Mike Mangini – drums, percussie
 John Myung – basgitaar
 John Petrucci – gitaar, productie, verhaal en concept
 Jordan Rudess – keyboards

Overige muzikanten
 Eric Rigler - doedelzak op "The X Aspect"
 Praags Filharmonisch Orkest

Productie
 Richard Chycki – Audio-engineer en mix
 Jie Ma - Grafisch ontwerp
 David Campbell - Orkest- en koor-arrangementen

Muziekalbum uit 2016
Muziekalbum van Dream Theater
Conceptalbum

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Dr Aliya Sarmanova is a Research Associate in Musculoskeletal and Clinical Outcomes working on the Wellcome Trust funded AUGMENT project. Her current research is focused on deriving joint shape and osteoarthritis-related features (i.e. osteophytes, joint space narrowing, subchondral sclerosis) using statistical shape modelling (SSM) on knee DXA scans obtained in UK Biobank.
Other current projects include investigating confounding by population structure in genetic studies and causal inference (UK Biobank), and the association between genetic predisposition to osteoarthritis and musculoskeletal pain in adolescents (ALSPAC, GO Consortium).
Aliya's previous research was on osteoarthritis phenotypes including "inflammatory" changes in knee synovium detected by ultrasound and contribution of central pain mechanisms to knee pain severity and progression (Arthritis Research UK Pain Cetre), the effect of statins on risk of joint replacement (collaboration with Central South University in China), gout treatment (randomised controlled trial comparing nurse-led optimal care to general practitioner led usual care for people with gout, the Lancet, 2018).
Aliya's research interests include musculoskeletal epidemiology (osteoarthritis, gout, rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia), big data analysis (CPRD, UK Biobank), causal inference (e.g. risk factors, pain mechanisms, placebo response), application of imaging (i.e. ultrasound, radiographs, DXA), clinical trials and genetics (heritability, GWAS, mendelian randomization).
Aliya graduated with a first class diploma (hons) in Internal Medicine in 2009 from the Astana Medical University, Kazakhstan. She completed rheumatologist training and worked in hospital and outpatient centre for 4 years in Kazakhstan.
Her research career started in 2014 when she was awarded a prestigious Bolashak PhD scholarship with the Kazakhstan Government (2014-2017). Aliya completed her PhD in synovial changes on knee ultrasound in people with knee pain and the general population in the University of Nottingham.
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Q: data imputation of missing values in non-normally distributed explanatory variables I have been told that mean imputation of missing values is inappropriate when the variables underlying distribution is non-normal. my variable is contiunous (but bound at 100) and most observations are either 98 or 99 (with the odd few in the lower 90's), hence the distribution is highly skewed. how would i best input for missing values?

A: The typical modern approach in this sort of situation is to use some form of multiple imputation.
The general idea is that instead of imputing just one 'best' value to the missing data, you repeat an imputation process many times using the known statistics of the missing value (including considering whether the missing data might be correlated with other variables that are not missing), generating multiple distinct sets of data. Then you run your analyses on each imputed copy of the data, and finally pool those analyses together.
MICE is a popular implementation in R.
You can expect that other major statistical packages like Stata will also have functions for multiple imputation.

A: I suggest that you implement multiple imputation, specifically the 'Predictive Mean Matching' algorithm. A highly relevant reference to your problem is given below, which provides empirical evidence of this method performing reasonably with various levels of skew in the data (and semicontinuous data). It also claims that this is the only method that retains the original distribution of the data and gives plausible imputations for non-normally distributed data.
Vink, G., Frank, L.E., Pannekoek, J. and Van Buuren, S., 2014. Predictive mean matching imputation of semicontinuous variables. Statistica Neerlandica, 68(1), pp.61-90.
Although I am neither very familiar with STATA, it appears that this is what you are looking for.
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To clarify, this method corresponds to the case where data are missing at random (MAR). Data missing not at random (MNAR) is complicated, and options are more limited (in certain cases with no fix). Possible approaches require the distribution of missingness to be incorporated into the model. Selection models and pattern mixture models have been proposed for dealing with this situation - demonstrated nicely here.
In the case of MNAR I suggest conducting a sensitivity analysis to determine whether your data are robust to the MAR assumption.

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WJC rosters include 14 WHLers . . . Tourney opens with four games . . . Finland-Sweden in Day 1 spotlight
If you didn't see this photo on Twitter earlier, it was taken on Christmas Day at about 2 p.m. Hey, I was born in Sherridon, Man., and raised in Lynn Lake, Man. — look them up on Google Maps — so I had never before seen grass this green on Dec. 25. LOL! . . . This is at the back of our home; there were nine deer on a field just west of the front yard. Now that I think about it, I didn't get a really close look, so it may have been Rudolph and some friends.
F Radel Fazleyev (Calgary, 2014-16) has signed a two-way contract for the rest of this season with Ak Bars Kazan (Russia, KHL) after clearing NHL unconditional waivers and having his contract with the Philadelphia Flyers (NHL) terminated. He had two assists in 15 games with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms (AHL).
The 10-team World Junior Championship opens today in Vancouver and Victoria with two games in each venue.
In Vancouver, it's Czech Republic versus Switzerland (1 p.m. PT) and Canada versus Denmark (5 p.m.)
In Victoria, it's U.S.A. versus Slovakia (3:30 p.m.) and Finland versus Sweden (7:30 p.m.).
In other words, Day 1 should bring us three no-contests and one thriller. Don't forget that as much as we look forward to this tournament, the early-going often is full of lop-sided games. What today's schedule means is that you will be able to go out and soak up some of those Boxing Day sales before coming home to watch Finland and Sweden do battle.
BTW, make certain that you're aware of the IIHF's new late-hit rule because if you aren't it's going to make you crazy.
And note that you aren't going to read a whole lot about the WJC on this site after this report. I'm not there, nor will I pay particular attention through the early part of the tournament. But there will be a whole lot of other places loaded with info from those who are taking in the games in person.
The 10 teams taking part in the WJC filed their preliminary rosters on Tuesday.
Under IIHF regulations teams had to register at least 15 skaters and two goaltenders. If a team doesn't file the maximum (20 skaters and three goaltenders), it is allowed to add players to its roster until two hours before games until reaching the maximum.
By my count, there are 14 WHL players on those rosters. Here's a look:
Canada (6) — G Ian Scott, Prince Albert Raiders; D Josh Brook, Moose Jaw Warriors; D Ty Smith, Spokane Chiefs; F Jaret Anderson-Dolan, Spokane; F Cody Glass, Portland Winterhawks; F Brett Leason, Prince Albert. . . . Tim Hunter of Moose Jaw is Canada's head coach; Brent Kisio of the Lethbridge Hurricanes is one of the assistant coaches. . . . Registered 13 forwards, seven defencemen and two goaltenders.
Czech Republic (3) — G Jiri Patera, Brandon Wheat Kings; D Filip Kral, Spokane; F Krystof Hrabik, Tri-City Americans. . . . The roster also includes former Brandon D Daniel Bukac, now of the OHL's Niagara IceDogs, and F Martin Kaut of the AHL's Colorado Eagles, whose CHL rights belong to Brandon. . . . Registered 12 forwards, six defencemen and three goaltenders.
Denmark (2) — G Mads Sogaard, Medicine Hat Tigers; F Phillip Schultz, Victoria Royals. . . . Registered 13 forwards, seven defencemen and three goaltenders.
Finland (0) — The roster includes D Henri Jokiharju of the NHL's Chicago Blackhawks, who played the previous two seasons with Portland; F Aleksi Heponiemi of the Finnish pro team Karpan Oulu, who spent the previous two seasons with the Swift Current Broncos; and F Sami Moilanen of Tappara Tampere, who played the past two seasons with the Seattle Thunderbirds. . . . Registered 12 forwards, six defencemen and two goaltenders.
Kazakhstan (0) — None. . . . Registered 13 forwards, seven defencemen and three goaltenders.
Russia (1) — D Alex Alexeyev, Red Deer Rebels. . . . D Mark Rubinchik, who plays for Toros Neftekamsk of the VHL, was with the Saskatoon Blades for the previous two seasons. . . . Registered 11 forwards, six defencemen and three goaltenders.
Slovakia (2) — F Andrej Kukuca, Seattle; F Milos Roman, Vancouver Giants. . . . Registered 12 forwards, seven defencemen and three goaltenders.
Sweden (0) — Brandon holds the CHL rights to D Erik Brannstrom of the AHL's Chicago Wolves. . . . Registered 13 forwards, seven defencemen and two goaltenders.
Switzerland (0) — F Justin Sigrist of the GCK Lions Zurich played with the Kamloops Blazers in 2017-18. . . . Registered 12 forwards, six defencemen and three goaltenders.
USA (0) — None. . . . Registered 13 forwards, seven defencemen and three goaltenders.
Meanwhile, Mason Black, who is on Twitter at @NHL RankKing, went over the WJC rosters and has an easy-to-read NHL team-by-team list of prospects right here.
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This piece is four years old, but if you're a fan of National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation and haven't seen it yet, it's worth your time. It's from Rolling Stone and it's a behind-the-scenes look at what went into what has become a movie with an amazing following. . . . The story — it's an oral history — is right here.
Here is one more great read for you. . . . It's not that long ago when Austin Murphy was one of the best and most-prolific writers employed by Sports Illustrated. These days, as he writes, "I drive a van for Amazon." . . . He has written a first-person piece on the adventure of a package deliverer and it's awesome stuff. You'll find it right here.
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Hyundai Santa Fe recall involves nearly 225,000 vehicles.
Hyundai Santa Fe recall involves nearly 225,000 vehicles. Affected by the recall are model-years 2001-2006 crossovers. The vehicles were manufactured between March 31, 2000, and February 15, 2006. These cars are currently driven in states like the District of Columbia: Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
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