Discuss the function of chorus in King Oedipus.
Ans. The history of chorus goes back to: the ancient Greeks. In the beginning it was a group of dancers and singers who, wearing masks, sang and chanted verse at religious festivals. Lateron, the chorus was used in Greek tragedies where it served mainly as a. commentator on the action. It represented traditional moral, religious,: and social attitudes. Beginning with Euripides the chcus assumed primarily a lyrical function. The other Greek dramatists, Aeschylus and Sophocles, used lt successfully in their dramas. The chorus plays an important role in King Oedzpus. The chorus enters after the prologue, and represents the point of view and the faith of the Thebans, and therefore, of the audience. The chorus acts as one of the dramatis personae. After the entry of the chorus the list of the essential characters: in the drama is' complete, and the main action of the play begins. It marks the stages of the action of the drama.
The opening song of the chorus has two themes: the raging plague in Thebes, and the message from Delphi. The prologue has given these themes already, but the song of the chorus does not give a sense of repetition; rather it makes the themes more immediate, and creates a mood of fear and apprehension. The second ode or song of the chorus comes after the denunciation of Oedipus by Teiresias. It expresses its feeling of perplexity in view of the accusations; it can neither disbelieve the prophet, nor believe him due to its respect for Oedipus. The conflict in the mind of the, chorus represents the conflict in the mind of the audience. The third song of the chorus expresses the reverence it has for the laws of the gods, and denounces the pride of Oedipus and Jocasta. The fourth song speculates about the royal origin of Oedipus. It is full of tragic irony. The last song expresses that happiness is short-lived, as is the fate of Oedipus. The chorus is not just a spectator but a commentator which takes notice of the changing situations and developments and expresses its reaction to them. Its songs express different themes at different-times during the progress of the action of the drama. As an upholder of religious piety. the chorus sings of the sanctity of religion, drawing upon the moral lessons from the various happenings in the drama. Nol only does the chorus exwess .its reactions to the changing and developing plot, but it also takes part in the dialogue, and for that matter, in the action, even though it is unable to influence the course of events to – any appreciable degree. For example, when Oedipus proclaims his purpose- of tracing Laius' killer- and utters a curse upon the criminal, the chorus says that the oracle should have indicated the identity of the murderer. In this way, the chorus participates in the dialogue throughout the drama. Sometimes the chorus provides a change of the scene which the audience can imagine. When Oedipus and Teiresias are angrily arguing with each other, the chorus focuses attention upon their conflict, and the scene becomes lively, close and immediate. ,When they depart from each other, the song of the chorus focuses on a wider aspect, and the audience becomes aware of the concern of the whole city about the matter. Sophocles has thus used the chorus for various purposes in the drama. His handling of the chorus for dramatic purposes has been very effective throughout the drama King Oedzpus. He has not only followed the Greek tradition of chorus, but has founded it on a more solid basis.
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Q: What sentence pattern is followed in exclamatory sentence

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*How lovely these flowers are!

*How lovely flowers these are!

I would like to know if the formation of above 2 sentences is correct. I personally feel the first sentence is correct as the word "THESE" modify the noun flower.

A: What's interesting about your sentence is this:

✔ How lovely these flowers are!
  ✘ How lovely flowers these are!

But:

✘ What lovely these flowers are!
  ✔ What lovely flowers these are!

The problem isn't just with the use of these nor is it just with the word order. It also relates to the specific word used at the start of the sentence. (Additionally, it doesn't have anything to do with the sentences being exclamatory. You could replace the exclamation marks with periods and the same analysis would occur.)

A: Yes, the first one, "How lovely these flowers are!" is correct, and the second is not.
Whether the sentence is exclamatory or not does not matter much here, it depends upon the order and usage of words.

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Bess of Bedlam — Dance until the Crimes End
(Dur et Doux DD-057, 2022, CD / DL)
In 2020, Odessey & Oracle produced the left-field release Crocorama, a charming slice of quirky pop music. That group's Fanny L'Héritier takes on the name Bess of Bedlam for this duo album with Guillaume Médioni, which operates in similar territory, though it has a more consistent artistic vision behind it. "Greenham Women" starts things off sounding like an English folk song arranged with the vocals backed by echoing guitar and keyboards. It's got a cheerful bounce to it that is infectious in spite of the oddness of the instrumentation. Multiple lovely vocal parts weave in and out of the guitar, keyboards, and bass, and there's just a touch of percussion towards the end. "Willie" brings in a finger-picked acoustic guitar and a banjo, and again feels a bit like a modern arrangement of a folk song, though there's some chromaticism in the melody that adds a modern touch. L'Héritier handles all the vocals and keyboards along with some guitar; Médioni plays guitar, bass, and banjo plus "rhythmic arrangements" (which are generally pretty minimal). The sound is clean and has a lovely open feeling, never venturing into noise or chaos. Dance until the Crimes End is a master class in fitting together vocal parts with other instruments. A melodic fragment will be introduced by a background vocal, then picked up by a guitar, and the way it all fits together is just marvelous. It's lush without being overbearing and clever without being fussy. Each of the eleven songs has a distinct charm and character, and while there's not really anything approaching rock, the energy has a tranquil feel to it, a kind of gentle playfulness like a bright summer afternoon remembered through a gauzy haze of time. Bess of Bedlam's music may not fit into any existing category, but is all the more intriguing for its uniqueness.
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Hawkeye recruiting mailbag: Will Joe Toussaint make an immediate impact at Iowa?
The Register's Matthew Bain answers your Iowa recruiting questions in his weekly mailbag.
Hawkeye recruiting mailbag: Will Joe Toussaint make an immediate impact at Iowa? The Register's Matthew Bain answers your Iowa recruiting questions in his weekly mailbag. Check out this story on desmoinesregister.com: https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/bbmen-recruiting/2018/10/31/iowa-recruiting-mailbag-joe-toussaint-make-immediate-impact-hawkeyes-malcolm-lee-tomari-fox/1823525002/
Matthew Bain, Hawk Central Published 11:00 a.m. CT Oct. 31, 2018 | Updated 12:04 p.m. CT Oct. 31, 2018
Hawkeye head coach Kirk Ferentz said he hopes his junior quarterback will start Saturday at Purdue, then makes an excellent baseball analogy. Chad Leistikow, Hawk Central
Iowa 2019 point guard target Joe Toussaint plays a game with PSA Cardinals at the Las Vegas Classic.(Photo: Matthew Bain/The Register)Buy Photo
Let's talk about Anthony Coleman real quick.
I was in Johnson last Friday to watch the Dragons host Cedar Rapids Prairie — specifically, to watch Prairie 2019 running back Keegan Simmons, one of the state's top uncommitted seniors who has interest from Iowa.
But Coleman, Johnston's star 2019 cornerback/receiver, impressed the most. He snagged two interceptions and added a 76-yard catch-and-run touchdown. An unrated prospect, Coleman is committed to North Dakota State as a cornerback.
Johnston 2019 CB Anthony Coleman (@AnthonyColeman0) attacks the ball and snags his sixth INT of the season. He's committed to North Dakota State. pic.twitter.com/XSxVSSkI6E
— Matthew Bain (@MatthewBain_) October 27, 2018
Several factors kept Coleman's recruiting stock from rising more. An injury kept him out for much his junior year. He's also 5-foot-9 and 175 pounds. No matter how skilled you are, it's really, really hard to get FBS offers at that size.
He's got FBS speed, though, and the hands of a receiver. His defensive instincts are sound, and he acts quickly on them.
The Bison are getting a potential under-the-radar gem in Coleman. I look forward to watching his college career unfold.
And now, without further ado, let's get on with the Hawkeye recruiting mailbag.
Could Joe Toussaint make an immediate impact for the Hawks? — @BenFlaherty21
I don't think there's any question Joe Toussaint, Iowa's three-star 2019 point guard recruit, will make an immediate impact. That was the whole reason Fran McCaffery recruited a point guard for this class. He wants someone to help run the show with Connor McCaffery and allow Jordan Bohannon to play more off the ball.
That was part of Fran McCaffery's recruiting pitch to Toussaint and his circle, his high school coach Joseph Lods told me this week.
"(McCaffery) said, 'It helps me a lot if Toussaint can get in the lane and kick it out to Bohannon,'" Lods said. "He said, 'I need him to come in right now and play right away.'"
(Of course, a college coach's recruiting pitch doesn't always wind up 100 percent accurate to what pans out. But this one sounds about right.)
So, like I said, it's not really a question of whether Toussaint makes an immediate impact. The question is: How significant an impact will he make?
Does Toussaint start from Day 1?
Does Connor McCaffery start with Toussaint coming off the bench?
Does Bohannon still get minutes at the point and figure into the rotation?
Those answers obviously don't exist yet. We'll know a lot more about Connor's development this season a get a sense of whether he's ready to be a starting Big Ten point guard. We'll also get a better sense of how much Fran McCaffery plays Bohannon off the ball with another capable ball-handling and play-making guard on the roster.
I have only seen Toussaint play one game — against Malik Hall and MOKAN Elite this summer in Las Vegas. Toussaint's grit and effort stood out. He was 100 percent, full go, all the time. You obviously need more than that to succeed in the Big Ten, but toughness translates.
That kind of toughness makes sense from a kid who grew up playing on the playgrounds of the South Bronx, in the shadow of Yankee Stadium.
"Joe's always the same," Lods said. "He just does his work and goes about his business. Not a lot of highs and lows with Joe."
What chance do you think Iowa has to land (Chester) Graves? Could you imagine him, Epenesa & Anthony Nelson together next year? — @crandall_tyson
First question: There's very little concrete about Chester Graves' recruitment right now. It's anyone's guess as to a school's chance with the Iowa Western linebacker/defensive end, who's considered the top 2019 junior college prospect in the country.
When I talked to him earlier this month, I spoke to a guy who isn't thinking one iota about recruitment. He told me he didn't even know which schools had offered him.
(Spoiler: A lot have.)
"I'm just playing football, man," Graves said. "I'm not worried about that."
Iowa Western linebacker Chester Graves (4) is the country's top junior college prospect, according to 247Sports. (Photo: Special to the Register: Travis Jacobson/Iowa Western Athletics)
From what I can tell, Iowa, Iowa State, Nebraska, TCU, Colorado, Oklahoma State, Houston, Southern Mississippi, Arizona, Kentucky and Florida Atlantic have offered.
That doesn't mean all those schools are actively recruiting Graves. For one thing, he cares so little about recruitment that there's not much coaches can do to recruit him, other than offer and check in with Iowa Western head coach Scott Strohmeier. Graves also won't graduate until May, so schools that want to fill their needs by the early signing period will pursue other targets. That means Graves will probably pick up more offers during spring ball, too, when teams get a better sense of their 2019 roster and might re-evaluate needs.
In terms of Iowa, all I know is that Strohmeier told me the Hawkeyes were recruiting Graves. Again: What that means at this point is hard to tell. Graves is a mystery man.
Now, for your second question: Yeah, I can imagine A.J. Epenesa, Anthony Nelson and Graves together on a defense. That would be quite the combination. Graves, originally from Kansas City (and recruited by Iowa out of high school), is the real deal. Watch the video and you'll see a couple of his highlights.
Iowa and Iowa State are among the many schools that want Iowa Western linebacker Chester Graves. Matthew Bain, Sports writer
Who do you see rounding out the Hawkeyes' 2019 (football) class? — @JoshBlock2
Starting with Iowa's current offers ...
I don't see David Bell picking Iowa. So, if the Hawkeyes do want a second receiver in 2019, it'll likely be somebody they haven't offered yet.
Warren Central senior receiver David Bell. (Photo: Robert Scheer/IndyStar)
I would think Iowa lands one of its three defensive end targets in Georgia three-star Tomari Fox (the Hawkeyes are still positioned well here), Illinois three-star Keith Randolph and Iowa Western three-star Malcolm Lee.
Lee is the mostly likely instant-impact option. He told me on Tuesday that he hasn't scheduled any official visits yet; he wants to get those done in November and choose between Iowa, Texas, Houston, Central Florida and Kansas State.
Iowa Western defensive end Malcolm Lee is one of the country's top junior college football prospects. (Photo: Special to the Register: Travis Jacobson/Iowa Western Athletics)
At linebacker, it's hard to project Graves anywhere right now. (He could also play defensive end in college.) Kuony Deng, a high-profile Kansas juco linebacker Iowa offered, just released a top five and Iowa wasn't included. If Iowa adds another linebacker, it'll likely be somebody it hasn't offered.
Don't be surprised if Iowa adds another safety. It offered Georgia three-star Jamel Starks in late September. Although, something to note: Starks has said he'll probably wait to make a decision until February.
We'll see if Iowa winds up offering Iowa Western defensive tackle Atlias Bell, a former Dowling Catholic standout who reports interest from Iowa, Iowa State, Kentucky, West Virginia, Oklahoma State and Washington State, among others.
A couple athletes Iowa has offered haven't made decisions yet: Da'Shaun Brown, a three-star prospect out of Racine, Wisconsin, and Kobe Myers, another three-star prospect out of Waterford, Michigan. Brown plays quarterback and safety in high school; Myers is likely a college linebacker.
So, long story short: Of Iowa's current offers, I'd guess it lands one defensive end. That means the rest of its 2019 class would come from either guys they haven't offered yet, or guys they'd rekindle relationships with.
Make an 8-man team from the Hawkeyes' roster. Everyone has to play both sides of the ball. — @davidscrivner
David is back with the fire questions this week.
When it comes to 8-player football, speed is king. There's more space to work with, and quick legs provide an even greater advantage than in traditional 11-player.
I'll run a 3-3-2 defense, because there's not a whole lot of passing in 8-player.
OK. So, Riley Moss is quarterback and a defensive back. (Remember, speed rules.) Ivory Kelly-Martin is running back and a linebacker. Brandon Smith will be a receiver and a defensive back. Noah Fant will be a receiver/tight end and a (large) linebacker. Djimon Colbert will be another receiver/tight end and linebacker, because I'll need an actual linebacker out there.
Now for three down linemen to play both ways. One will be Epenesa. Then let's pick Keegan Render to be center and nose tackle. And I'll need another athlete on the other side ... let's go with Anthony Nelson. He'd be a good left tackle, too.


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ones, the yacht underwent considerable modernization – a ketch rig, her bowsprit and bumpkin were removed.
and in 1994 he set about persuading the owners of ROSALINDA to return the yacht to her original looks and style.
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After we reviewed SRAM Red eTap last week, this week has been the time for Shimano fans to look ahead to what might be coming out of Japan over the next few years.
Having heard that FDJ had a few Shimano mechanics in tow while at a training camp a couple of weeks ago, we headed straight to the French team's bus at the Challenge Mallorca to have a poke around in search of anything new. And what a treat we got, when we spotted what looks like a Shimano power meter attached to the bikes of Matthieu Ladagnous and Odd Christian Eiking.
When asked about the new boxes FDJ riders and mechanics refused to comment. One mechanic staunchly replied "no one will tell you what it is, you will find out in a couple of months".
At the same time, our man in the Far East was sitting down with Shimano company bosses to discuss what they might have up their sleeves in the coming years. Perhaps unsurprisingly, a power meter was one of the things they mentioned, as well as creating an electronic version of Shimano 105 and a women-specific groupset.
However one thing that we're apparently not going to see any time soon is a wireless Shimano groupset. But that's not because the Japanese company can't produce one, but instead says that there is no demand for it.
Finally we saw a Shimano patent that suggested that it might be working on a hub design that would run completely silently when freewheeling. Unfortunately it's pretty complicated stuff, so you'll have to head over to article for a full explanation.
With all the rumours coming out of Shimano, the race debut of Rotor's new hydraulic groupset sort of flew under the radar. Rotor Uno was announced at Eurobike last year, and has been ridden in training by Dimension Data before now, but finally received its race debut at Challenge Mallorca last week.
The groupset is the first to feature both hydraulic gears and brakes, with the levers and hoses being compatible with either rim or disc brake calipers, and we'll keep an eye out to see if Dimension Data use it in more high profile races as the season progresses.
If you're thinking about picking up some bargain carbon bars through a dodgy online site, then watch this video first, where an admittedly rather ripped mechanic snaps a pair of fake carbon handlebars with his bare hands.
According to Mattias Lundin, the man who filmed the video, the bars were bought online for €30 and designed to look like a pair of Zipp carbon bars. He then repeated the experiment with the genuine product, which could not be broken.
This week also saw more bad news for the thousands of people who had put their money behind the Limits power meter. Completion of the crowdfunded project was initiall predicted for December, but the company has been plagued by delays, and now doesn't expect to be able to deliver products to power meters until February or March.


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President & CEO Buamim leaves Dubai Chambers after 16 years
By Kate Birch
Dubai Chambers HQ in the city
HE Abdul-Aziz Abdulla Al Ghurair, Chairman, Dubai Chambers, commends leadership of HE Hamad Buamim, President & CEO, who is moving on after 16 years
The Dubai Chambers says His Excellency Hamad Buamim, President & CEO, is moving on after 16 years of service to the organisation. He will continue to support Dubai Chambers for the next three months.
Hassan Al Hashemi, Vice President, International Relations – Dubai Chambers will take the role of President & CEO in an acting capacity.
Dubai Chambers is a non-profit public entity that supports Dubai's vision as a global player by empowering businesses. Established in 1965, it has been integral to the emirate's transformational growth and development.
Last year, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, announced the restructuring of Dubai Chamber and the formation of three chambers – Dubai Chamber of Commerce, Dubai International Chamber, and Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy, which now operate under the Dubai Chambers umbrella. The plan is to boost Dubai's foreign trade to AED 2 trillion (US$0.54 trillion) within the next five years.
Under H.E. Buamim's stewardship, membership grew fourfold from 80,000 to 320,000 members – making Dubai Chambers one of the top 10 chambers in the world. He also launched 12 international offices and focussed on emerging markets, particularly in Latin America and ASEAN. He also unlocked partnerships with African nations and positioned Dubai as a gateway to Africa.
Buamim played an instrumental role in positioning Dubai as a strategic hub
Announcing the move, His Excellency Abdul-Aziz Abdulla Al Ghurair, Chairman, said H.E. Buamim has played an instrumental role in positioning Dubai as a strategic hub for global trade and commerce.
H.E. Buamim said: "Dubai Chambers today serves over 320,000 members in a wide range of economic sectors. This would not have been possible without the unwavering support of our leadership and the guidance of the Dubai Chambers Board of Directors. As I move to pursue new interests including advisory and non-executive positions, I thank the leadership and the Dubai Chambers team for their dedication and commitment to achieve exceptional growth and to widen our geographic outreach."
H.E. Buamim also played a defining role in unlocking partnerships with African nations and positioning Dubai as a global gateway to Africa. He also established the Dubai Association Centre, within the Chambers, and attracted more than 80 international Associations. He also established the Dubai Centre for Responsible Business, the first organisation in Dubai focused on corporate social responsibility initiatives by businesses.
Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy forms new Digital Assets Business Group
Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy has also just announced the formation of the Dubai Digital Assets Business Group (D2A2), which aims to strengthen the digital asset industry and support the growth of digital companies in Dubai.
Gaurang Desai, Chairman of D2A2, said: "We see an opportunity to turn Dubai and the UAE into a regional hub for digital assets. That is why it is very important to work towards creating a bridge for the digital asset industry to further integrate into the world economy by cooperating with counterpart organisations across the world. We wish to welcome all experts in the industry to come and join D2A2, to help us spread the principles of accountability, integrity and transparency, and promote the highest professional and ethical standards."
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STI ends higher despite rout of tech counters
Aug 1, 2018, 5:00 am SGT
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Earnings for local tech industry have likely peaked, says analyst
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Tech stocks took a beating yesterday, but that failed to stop the local market from closing higher.
The Straits Times Index ended 12.70 points, or 0.38 per cent, up at 3,319.85, but that still leaves it down 2.44 per cent this year. Losers edged out gainers 209 to 178 on turnover of 1.21 billion shares worth $1.48 billion.
The day's main talking point was the rout of local tech stocks, which suffered a spillover effect from a torrid earnings season for American tech shares. The FTSE ST Technology index closed in the red, down 0.5 per cent or 1.23 points, and is 8 per cent lower this year.
Local tech stocks, including AEM, Hi-P, UMS and Creative, all fell.
AEM recorded the largest percentage decline, plunging 16.39 per cent to end the day at 99.5 cents.
The semiconductor equipment maker announced on Monday a 15.6 per cent rise in net profit to $9.5 million for the second quarter on the back of a 16.5 per cent increase in revenue to $72.7 million.
ASTI Holdings fell 3.57 per cent to 8.1 cents while Hi-P, an industrial mould manufacturing company, slid 6.67 per cent to $1.26.
CIMB Research analyst William Tng noted that earnings for the local tech industry have "likely peaked", adding: "Share prices will probably remain weak till the end of the year."
He noted that the long-term outlook remains positive, but the sector is unlikely to see short-term gains.
The volatility in the industry can be attributed to investors adjusting their growth expectations from several factors, including the impact of trade tensions, central banks raising interest rates and some less impressive results, said Mr Johnson Loh, an analyst at Credit Suisse.
"We remain selectively positive in the longer-term growth opportunities in technology space. However, given the relatively high expectations, we have recommended investors to adopt a more diversified approach," he added.
"Given the relatively low market depth, technology stocks in Singapore have also shown the tendency to move in tandem during US/global short-term shocks/developments."
Meanwhile, OCBC announced an initiative to equip more than 330 retail banking wealth advisers with private banking skills. The stock gained five cents to $11.57.
Elsewhere, Hong Kong's Hang Seng ended lower, dragged down by tech stocks. The sector ended 3.22 per cent lower, with index stalwart Tencent shedding 3.3 per cent.
Tokyo's Nikkei ended flat after the Bank of Japan reassured investors that it would keep its super-easy monetary policies in place for an extended period, against expectations that it would scale back its stimulus programme.
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WHAT DO FUNERAL DIRECTORS DO?
Published: September 1, 2018
It's late, why is the light on at the funeral home? Today, there was a funeral. People cried. Tissues were crumpled and left on the tables. Flower petals fell to the floor. Now, the cleaning staff is making things tidy for the family who will be here tomorrow. It's late, why is the light on at the funeral home? Someone in our town died away from home, the funeral director is traveling many miles to bring him home and into the funeral home's care. The light is on in anticipation of his safe return. It's late, why is the light on at the funeral home? Hospice called. The teacher who taught the funeral director -- and you -- in the third grade isn't expected to make it through the night. He's catching up on paperwork while he keeps vigil. Soon he'll be called to the home and it will be his turn to take care of the teacher. It's late, why is the light on at the funeral home? There are computer problems. The video tribute file a family sent won't work. We're staying late to make it right for their service. It's late, why is the light on at the funeral home? It was a busy day today and we still need to notify Social Security and the Veteran's Administration of Mr. Smith's death. It's late, why is the light on at the funeral home? There's been a terrible accident. We're doing our best to make a loved one presentable so that they can say goodbye with dignity. It's late, why is the light on at the funeral home? The obituary the Jones's gave us for their father is full of misspellings. We need to correct them and get it to the paper. It's late, why is the light on at the funeral home? We're reviewing all of the details for tomorrow's service. When will the celebrant arrive? Do we have drivers for the cars? Who will be the pallbearers? It's late, why is the light on at the funeral home? We're checking tomorrow's weather in case we need the umbrellas. It's late, why is the light on at the funeral home? The light is on because your neighbor, the funeral director, is pacing the floor. He can't sleep. Tomorrow, he will oversee the service for his daughter's classmate. Sometimes death is just too close, even for him.
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Here are the 10 players reportedly invited to 2017 NBA draft
By Dan FeldmanJun 8, 2017, 1:45 PM EDT
There are few better indicators of NBA-wide consensus on prospects than draft invites.
The league confers with team executives to determine which players are most highly rated, wanting to avoid another Rashard Lewis-esque wait in the green room. It's not a perfect process, but teams are less likely to mislead the league than mislead the media. In a time of year filled with rumors, accurate and inaccurate, this is one of the more meaningful tells.
Jonathan Givony of DraftExpress:
Ten players, including projected top-two picks Markelle Fultz and Lonzo Ball, have been invited to attend the 2017 NBA draft at the Barclays Center in New York on June 22nd, league sources told DraftExpress.
The invited players, in alphabetical order:
Zach Collins
Jonathan Isaac
Lauri Markkanen
Malik Monk
Dennis Smith
The group of green room prospects is expected to reach up to 20 when ten more invites go out in the next few days
All those players already appeared likely to get drafted high in the first round. No real surprises there.
Frank Ntilikina is the most highly touted player omitted, an interesting signal on his stock. But I bet he gets included in the next round of invites, which will be far more interesting.
Even the most hyped candidates come with major questions that could sink them deep into the draft: Donovan Mitchell (point guard skills for someone with point guard height), Luke Kennard (athleticism), O.G. Anunoby (injury), Harry Giles (injury). And that's just five players, including Ntilikina. Whom will the NBA pick for the other five or so invites?
Mavericks reportedly reach out to Joakim Noah to help at center
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Dallas' starting center Dwight Powell is lost for the season due to a torn Achilles suffered Tuesday night.
The Mavs have other centers on the roster, Maxi Kleber and Boban Marjanovic, but they want more depth behind those guys. That has led to them touching base with Joakim Noah, reports Tim MacMahon of ESPN.
Sources: The Mavs have touched base with Joakim Noah as they search for center depth in the wake of Dwight Powell's season-ending injury. Dallas has concerns about Noah's health and is considering several other options, including G League and overseas players.
— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) January 22, 2020
The Lakers worked Noah out before the season but decided to go with Dwight Howard.
Noah had a solid second half of last season with Memphis, coming off the bench and providing good defense and 7.1 points per game. He was moving well and fit in as a role player at giving them 16.5 minutes a night.
That's all Dallas would need, someone to grab rebounds and do the dirty work inside that lets Kristaps Prozingis play his pick-and-pop game. We'll see if Dallas goes this direction, or another one.
Tags: Boban Marjanovic, Dwight Howard, Dwight Powell, Joakim Noah, Maxi Kleber
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Historical geology is the field of study which seeks to decipher the clues and records bearing on the earth's history. Since the historical geologist cannot observe the history he attempts to interpret (he cannot relive ancient times), scientific methods involving repeatable observation and experimentation cannot be utilized. The method relied upon is much like that used by a detective as he seeks to unravel the many evidences and furnish a tentative description of a crime. The conclusions reached by the historical geologist, as those of the detective, rely on numerous assumptions and much fragmentary evidence making scientific proof impossible. The conclusions made in any type of historical investigation—no matter how "scientific" they are claimed to be—depend largely on the basic conceptual framework (values, beliefs, and methodology) used by the investigator.
In the seventeenth century great scientific and technological discoveries were made by the English scientists Isaac Newton, Robert Boyle, and Robert Hooke. These discoveries were fostered by empiricism, a philosophical theory of knowledge stressing the importance of the scientific methods of hypothesis, observation, and experimentation. Francis Bacon (1561-1626) and John Locke (1632-1704) were the early advocates of the empirical method, stressing the importance of sense experience above reasoning procedures to understand the natural causes in the physical world.
In keeping with the early success of empiricism in physics and chemistry, an attempt was made to apply the method to other fields of inquiry. If empiricism could explain natural events solely in terms of physical causes or laws, must not this apply also to the origin of religion, the writing of the Bible, and the life of Jesus Christ? Must not the action of present processes and laws also explain the origin and present configuration of the earth? It is, therefore, not surprising that a framework for historical geology based primarily on observation of present types of processes (called uniformitarianism) first appeared late in the eighteenth century in Britain and Scotland.
The essence of the Huttonian theory and his uniformitarianism was belief in the constancy of the laws of nature, and belief that geologic processes were cyclic and dynamic, operating at essentially the same rates as observed today. This prevailing uniformity and slowness of geologic processes which Hutton imagined allowed for almost unlimited amounts of time for earth history. Although Hutton credited the present operations of nature as worthy of divine wisdom, his empirical approach did not allow for an original creation or divine suspensions of the laws of nature. The earth has always existed in a state more or less like it exists today.
Although the interpretive frameworks of Hutton and Lyell relied somewhat on rationalism to extrapolate observed rates and laws into the unseen past, their frameworks were based primarily on empiricism. We notice that Hutton and Lyell were very reluctant to speculate on the origin of geologic phenomena unless their origin could be observed in the present. Thus, one of Hutton's works was titled, "Theory of the Earth; or an Investigation of the Laws Observable in the Composition, Dissolution and Restoration of Land upon the Globe". We learn that Lyell's major work had an empirical slant from its full title, Principles of Geology; Being an Attempt to Explain the Former Changes of the Earth's Surface by Reference to Causes Now in Operation.
Lyell failed to adequately refute catastrophism and his extreme view soon became inconsistent with geological evidence. Study of the differences between modern oceanic sediments and ancient marine sedimentary rocks led geologists to recognize that different regimes of climate and sedimentation existed in the past. Lava flows in the ancient rock record reveal tremendous volcanic episodes dwarfing any of modern times. Meteorite impact craters in the earth's crust up to 50 miles in diameter have been well documented.
Although many modern historical geologists give lip service to the empirical framework of Lyell, few geologists are willing to accept his static, steady-state view. Most modern geologists have a dynamic, evolutionary view of earth history which is quite different from that originally proposed by Lyell.
Three types of research led to the demise of the classical uniformitarian framework. These are: (1) evidences for a finite age to the earth rather than an earth eternally old, (2) evidences for unique and catastrophic processes during geologic history, and (3) theories suggesting evolution of the solid earth. Because of these, Lyell's empirical framework was significantly modified late in the nineteenth century to form an evolutionary-uniformitarian framework. Thus, the earth's history under the new approach was to be interpreted by analogy to modern laws and processes and also after an evolutionary model postulating an historical (not static), step-by-step development of the earth.
The evolutionary approach was based, to a large degree, on rationalism, a philosophy suggesting that the employment of certain procedures of reasoning would lead to historical knowledge about the earth. Under the philosophy of rationalism the principal measure of a good geologic theory was not necessarily how well it accorded with present process rates and natural laws, but how well it formed a logical portion of an entire conceptual history.
It is not surprising that the first of the modern rationalist philosophers, René Descartes (1596-1650), a French mathematician, was also the first since classical times to propose a plausible secular theory utilizing the innate natural processes of gaseous condensation and gravitational attraction to form the earth. This theory was modified to form the famous "nebular hypothesis" by the German rationalist Immanuel Kant (1724-1804). Kant influenced Georg Hegel (1770-1831) to found a rationalist school in Germany called "higher criticism". These rationalists later systematically discounted the supernatural elements of the Bible as products of mythology.
The French rationalist G.L. Buffon (1707-1788) was one of the first scientists to question the account of the six days of Creation in the Book of Genesis. Buffon imagined that the earth originated through detachment of a hot portion of the sun during a near collision with a great comet. He allowed a great interval of time for the earth to cool to its present temperature.
Rationalist criticism of the Biblical account of creation was greatly promoted by Charles Darwin's book Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection (1859). Darwin's observation that natural selection was an inherent process in the biological world led him to propose a rationalistic, evolutionary theory supposing that all the species had developed from a few separate stocks.
Geology of the present century has been dominated by rationalistic, evolutionary theories. Geologists have recently labored with models for the evolution of the earth's crust suggesting that a single supercontinent broke apart with fragments drifting to their present locations. For several years geologists have attempted to construct a plausible physical and chemical environment under which life could have spontaneously appeared from inorganic substances. One's mind is stretched to imagine how processes operating with extreme slowness over millions of years could cause significant changes to occur.
The evolutionary-uniformitarian synthesis of the empirical and rationalistic frameworks of earth history appeared late in the nineteenth century and is presently the popular framework among modern geologists. The popular framework is evolutionary because it visualizes an unfolding, unidirectional development of the earth through time. The popular framework is also uniformitarian because of its distaste for catastrophes and need for gradually acting processes over vast periods of time. However, Lyellian uniformitarianism has little place. The empirical uniformity is in vogue only to the extent that it helps promote the rationalistic, evolutionary view.
"Faith", as the author of Hebrews says, "is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen" (Hebrews 11:1). Faith forms a valid means of perceiving earth history for "through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God" (Hebrews 11:3). As an alternate path to the perilous way of the empiricist, who trusts in his ability to observe the regularity of nature, or the rationalist, who trusts in his ability to frame a plausible conceptual history from basic immanent characteristics of matter, the Bible-believing Christian recognizes that his unaided mind and faculties of observation cannot solve the basic problems dealing with earth history. The Christian trusts in a revealed record from God, Himself, providing a basic framework within which the data of historical geology must be interpreted. Such a revealed history from a credible observer is the only way man can have absolute knowledge about the earth's history.
The basic framework which the Christian is to accept by faith is the one plainly taught in Scripture. This framework is Biblical Catastrophism. The Bible-believing Christian accepts three great events which form a framework into which the data of geology are to be interpreted. First is the special creation of the universe by the spoken word of God (Genesis 1:1-31; Psalm 33:6,9; Hebrews 11:3). Second is the Fall, subsequent curse, and entrance of death into the world due to man's sin (Genesis 3:1-24; Romans 5:12; 8:19-22; I Corinthians 15:21). Third is the worldwide Noachian Flood (Genesis 6-9; Psalm 104:6-9; II Peter 3:5,6). Thus, the Bible is the Christian's vital key to the past.
Among Bible-believing Christians there should be little disagreement about the status of the empirical, uniformitarian framework and the rationalistic, evolutionary framework. Both are untrue. Thus, the Apostle Peter specifically warned that scoffers of the faith would come in the last days denying the imminent and personal return of Christ, the great Flood, and the miraculous creation of the cosmos by the spoken word of God (II Peter 3:3-6). Peter warned that these scoffers would propose an empirical, uniformitarian framework supposing that "all things continue as from the beginning of the creation" (II Peter 3:4). The Apostle Paul denied the empirical philosophy when he said, "We walk by faith, not by sight" (II Corinthians 5:7).
The rationalistic approach epitomized by the evolutionary model is merely an exercise of man's wisdom, being an attempt to explain earth history by a conceptual scheme derived from the basic rudimentary and elementary characteristics inherent in nature. This system denies God from the outset. The Apostle Paul, who was well educated in the rationalism of the Greeks, gave a stern reprimand of this thinking when he admonished Christians to beware of philosophy "according to the traditions of men, after the rudiments of the world" (Colossians 2:8) which does not follow Christ. In contrast to the rationalistic approach, the truth which Paul proclaimed to the Greek Christians at Corinth was not "words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth" (I Corinthians 2:13).
The Proverbs warn us, "There is a way which seemeth right unto a man" (Proverbs 16:25). Each of us is admonished to "Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and lean not unto thine own understanding" (Proverbs 3:5).
The previous comments do not imply that the Christian denies the validity of sense experience or reasoning procedures. Sense perception and reason were given to man by God. The problem occurs when man separates from God and attempts to place reason or perception on a higher level than the Word of God.
Each of the three approaches to interpreting earth history leads to a different view of man's condition. The empirical, uniformitarian framework supposes that everything can be explained by the interaction of the immutable laws of nature. Man in this view becomes trapped in the deterministic machine of nature. He is a helpless pawn powerless to choose his own destiny. If God exists, He is certainly unable to help man because everything continues in the same fashion under the autonomous, eternally operating system.
The rationalistic, evolutionary framework attempts to explain the origin of everything without need for a supernatural power by a naturally operating, integrative process. Man in this view is a cosmic accident, the product of the impersonal evolutionary process operating by blind chance over vast eons. On the basis of reason there is no meaning, purpose, or significance to man's existence. There is only pessimism concerning man. His condition must continue to be improved by struggle and death or his species will face extinction. A philosophy of despair is also the rational outcome of the evolutionary framework.
Not all evolutionists are pessimists. There is presently a popular movement known as "optimistic evolutionary humanism" which believes that a glorious future is ahead for man. The leaders of this philosophy insist that man's normal evolutionary method (a cruel and immoral process of struggle and death leading to the survival of the fittest) must be eliminated in the future by the acceptance of a new evolutionary mystique stressing more virtuous behavior. Thus, according to the leaders of optimistic evolutionary humanism, society will function better by believing in the existence of a god, even though no god is actually present. The philosophy involves a non-rationalistic leap of faith, for in order to be optimistic and benevolent, man must believe and function upon what his reason tells him is a lie.
In the Christian view man is created in the image of God. Although man is deliberately sinful, he continues to be God's image-bearer and is of great value to God, who made atonement through Christ for man's sin. Each person by trusting Christ as Saviour is restored to fellowship with God and given purpose and reward for all eternity. There is no reason for man to despair, for he has been given a position of dignity in God's creation. Christianity is not a nebulous set of experiences or an irrational leap in the dark, but a faith which has substantial basis in valid experience and a rational groundwork in real evidence (Hebrews 11:1).
1. James Hutton, Theory of the Earth with Proofs and Illustrations: Facsimile reprint, Hafner Pub. Co., New York, Vol. 1, 1959, p. 19.
2. K.M. Lyell, Life, Letters and Journals of Sir Charles Lyell: London, John Murray, Vol. 1, 1881, p. 234.
3. William B.N. Berry, Growth of a Prehistoric Time Scale Based on Organic Evolution: San Francisco, W.H. Freeman, 1968, pp. 12, 13.
* Stuart E. Nevins has B.S. and M.S. degrees in geology and is Assistant Professor of Geology at Christian Heritage College.


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Q: Del tag not closing on WooCommerce sale price (IE only) On Woocommerce 2, products on sale display the regular price in a  tag, followed by the sale price (which is itself in an  tag). IE8 is showing a  tag on the regular price—and then reapplies the  on all text after the sale item (even down to the footer). Only the regular item should display a  tag. All other browsers are displaying this correctly. It seems to be on class-wc-product-variation.php. I see this reference to the  tag insertion:

public function get_price_html() {
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I don't see anything in there that should make IE fail to close the  tag. I didn't see anything in WooCommerce's CSS files at all relating to ,  or line-through.
Clearly, my cataracts are working overtime and I am missing something obvious. Anyone? Bueller?


Ideologically a liberal and a secularist, she chaired or co-chaired the center-left Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) from the early 1980's until her assassination.
Bhutto was born in Karachi to a politically important, aristocratic family; her father, the PPP's founder and leader Zulfikar, was elected Prime Minister on a socialist platform in 1973. Bhutto studied at Harvard University and the University of Oxford, where she was President of the Oxford Union.
"The government I led gave ordinary people peace, security, dignity, and opportunity to progress."
"Military hardliners called me a 'security threat' for promoting peace in South Asia and for supporting a broad-based government in Afghanistan."
"General Musharraf needs my participation to give credibility to the electoral process, as well as to respect the fundamental right of all those who wish to vote for me."
"The next few months are critical to Pakistan's future direction as a democratic state committed to promoting peace, fighting terrorism and working for social justice."
"Democracy is necessary to peace and to undermining the forces of terrorism."


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Q: How do I annotate a Map when the map key does not come from the entity I've read the entries in this forum discussing how to annotate a typed Map with Hibernate and I've read the Hibernate docs that are referenced here. None of them answer my question. My code is as follows:
@OneToMany
@JoinTable(name="administrator_filters")
private Map<String, BaseFilter> filters;

I want to use an arbitrary String as the key to this map that contains a BaseFilter object (which is one of my entities) and store it in the join table. Hibernate seems to require a property from the BaseFilter object as the key in the map.
I see the following error
    Cannot define PRIMARY KEY constraint on nullable column in table 'administrator_filters'.
I've added nullable=false to JoinColumn elements in the JoinTable and MapKey annotation, but I always get the same error.
I could add a property to the BaseFilter containing the map key, but I am trying not to do that. The Hibernate docs say:
Maps can borrow their keys from one of the associated entity properties or have dedicated columns to store an explicit key.

But they don't explain how to use an explicit key.

A: @MapKey(columns = {@Column(name = "mapkeycolumn")} , targetElement = BaseFilter.class)

targetElement is optional when using generic collections