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Aussie basketballer Lauren Jackson is world's best
By James DampneyNews Corp Australia
LAUREN Jackson cemented her status as the world's best female basketballer by winning her second American WNBA Most Valuable Player award today.
Finally injury-free after years of battling leg problems, 26-year-old Jackson added the honour to her 2003 award after producing one of the great seasons in WNBA history.
The voting wasn't even close as the Seattle Storm forward received a total of 473 points, including 42 first-place votes, from a panel of American sportswriters and broadcasters.
San Antonio guard Becky Hammon (254 points) finished a distant second, while Jackson's Australian teammate Penny Taylor of the Phoenix Mercury finished sixth with 48 points after the best season of her career.
Already named defensive player of the year, Jackson led the league in scoring for the third time with a career-best 23.8 points per game and also topped the rebounding averages with 9.7 per game.
Overall, Jackson finished in the top 10 in 28 statistical categories. "I think Lauren cemented the MVP award long before the 2007 season ended,'' Storm coach Anne Donovan said.
"She is a dominating force in the women's game and clearly showed this season that she's the best player in the world.''
Jackson will receive $18,238 along with a specially-designed trophy from Tiffany & Co. Two historic performances typified Jackson's efforts in 2007.
On July 24, the seventh-year pro tied Mercury forward Diana Taurasi's record for points in a single game with 47 in the Storm's 97-96 loss at Washington.
Three days later Jackson - a member of the WNBA's All-Decade Team - became the youngest (26 years, 77 days) and fastest (209 games) player in league history to reach 4,000 points after scoring 27 against Indiana.
"Lauren Jackson is an extraordinarily gifted player who turned in one of the most remarkable seasons in WNBA history,'' WNBA president Donna Orender said.
"In leading the Storm to the WNBA playoffs this season, Lauren displayed the kind of all-around excellence that epitomises the term Most Valuable Player.''
It capped a great year for Australians in the WNBA. Taylor and Belinda Snell are in the WNBA finals with Phoenix against Detroit, Tully Bevilaqua won the league's sportsmanship award and Jackson dominated the individual honours.
"We're going to walk back into (Australian) airports knowing we have definitely dominated,'' Jackson said. "I'm so proud of Penny and Tully and Belinda and my teammates, it's fantastic.''
Jackson's next target is to achieve her career goal of an Olympic gold medal with the Opals at next year's Beijing Games.
LAUREN JACKSON FACTFILE:
2007 AVERAGES PER GAME (overall WNBA rank in brackets):
23.8 points (1st)
9.7 rebounds (1st)
2.03 blocks (2nd)
51.9 per cent field goal shooting (3rd)
88.3 per cent free-throw shooting (5th)
40.2 per cent three-point shooting (13th)
OVERALL CLUB ACHIEVEMENTS: WNBA champion 2004.
WNBA MVP 2003, 2007
Australian WNBL champion 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006
WNBL MVP 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004
INTERNATIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS:
Olympic Games silver medalist 2000, 2004.
World championships gold medalist 2006
World championships bronze medalist 1998, 2002
2007 WNBA MOST VALUABLE PLAYER VOTING RESULTS
473 - Lauren Jackson - Seattle Storm
254 - Becky Hammon - San Antonio Silver Stars
144 - Diana Taurasi - Phoenix Mercury
142 - Tamika Catchings - Indiana Fever
93 - Deanna Nolan - Detroit Shock
48 - Penny Taylor - Phoenix Mercury
PREVIOUS WNBA MOST VALUABLE PLAYER WINNERS
2007 - Lauren Jackson - Seattle Storm
2006 - Lisa Leslie - Los Angeles Sparks
2005 - Sheryl Swoopes - Houston Comets
1999 - Yolanda Griffith - Sacramento Monarchs
1998 - Cynthia Cooper - Houston Comets


USDA wasn't kidding a decade ago when it first told farm groups it didn't have sufficient national data for a county-based farm program. The 2014 Farm Act overruled those warnings, instead giving the Secretary broad authority to determine Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) county yields.
The program works fine in places like Iowa, where nearly all counties have National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) county yields, says Kansas State Economist Art Barnaby. It's outside the Corn Belt where he and other farm program forecasters run into problems. At least 30 producers in a county must respond to NASS yield surveys for the agency to issue an official county yield.. At least 25% of acres in a county must be irrigated to split yields between those acres and dryland. That means many counties have no NASS yields or the yields are not split into irrigated or non-irrigated yields by practices, he notes.
For the record, getting payments right matters because many farmers counted them in their cash flows when applying for operating credit this year. (University of Illinois latest corn budgets project 2016 losses of $43 to $194 per acre, a deep chasm without an ARC payment). Some 90% of the corn and soybean farmers and two-thirds of the wheat producers are enrolled in ARC-county coverage.
Barnaby and his K State colleagues have attempted to model what 2015-crop payments will be when checks are mailed this fall. In many parts of Iowa, that's $40 to $90 per acre (before reductions for base or sequester). In many Kansas counties, it's $30 per acre for wheat. But when NASS yield data is missing, both USDA and the K State economists substitute Risk Management Agency yields to make calculations.
"That's not as simple as it sounds," Barnaby says. "RMA only has a county yield by practices, but does not publish the number of acres by practice. If ARC used a combined yield [a blend of irrigated and non-irrigated], then we need to know the percent of the acres that are irrigated and non-irrigated so that we can calculate a weighted average yield. Because RMA doesn't publish the acres, we used acres by practice that were published by the Farm Service Agency."
So far, so good. NASS, RMA, FSA data. But wait.
Take Washington, Idaho and Oregon wheat. RMA reported the same county yield for irrigated, non-irrigated spring wheat, winter wheat, soft white wheat, etc., Barnaby says. In one county, the five-year Olympic average irrigated wheat yield was 90 bu. and non-irrigated was 18 bu. When RMA reported a single, blended yield of 39 bu. per acre for all classes of wheat, K State's calculator forecasted large payments for the irrigated land and none for the non-irrigated, clearly something that wasn't right.
John Gordley, director of the American Soybean Association's Washington office, also sees another fluke with the formula. RMA data isn't equivalent to NASS, he noted in a recent essay on the farm bill's performance. In fact, RMA yields are frequently higher than NASS, Gordley says, something that could make it harder to trigger ARC. This resulted in some neighboring counties with disparate payments for 2014. He says farm groups are laboring for a solution before the current law expires.
The truth is area-based farm programs can be flukey if your county is missing yield data, if it has experienced at least two yield disasters in the last five years (a bigger problem for the Great Plains than the Corn Belt), or if your farm's yields don't track the county average. On the plus side, ARC-county payments kicked in for most growers when prices collapsed for key commodities. Most corn growers stand to collect sizable payments for 2015 as well. In effect it bought time for growers to get their costs in alignment. To date, ARC has far outpaid the alternative Price Loss Coverage, so it's hard to complain too loudly.
"The good news is there are a lot of farmers receiving a real education on county yield-based risk protection before the next farm bill debate," Barnaby says. "Farmers will get their report card measured in dollars and everyone learns then. It's no longer a theory being debated."


Does Google's CEO, Sundar Pichai's trip to India accentuate that the country is a promise land for the company to do more than just be present as a search giant? Mr Pichai's first trip to his homeland after he took over as CEO earlier this year along with other top executives from Google, have thrown light on how the tech giant is planning to work with the government as well as private players to spread its wings in different sectors. India that is progressing towards becoming the second largest internet market and is encouraging its rural population for technology adoption, is constantly being eyed by players like Microsoft, Facebook, Google and Amazon among others, for business development and growth.
Google is planning to connect 400 railway stations in the country with high-speed WiFi. About a 100 stations will be up and operational by 2016, as RailTel Corporation of India has laid down a national optical fibre network in collaboration with Google engineers to achieve the goal of free WiFi to railway commuters. Probably taking the same thought forward, at Sri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi University, on December 19, Mr Pichai addressed students, in a light hearted session, telling them that internet would connect humanity and would have a profound influence on the lives of many.
The tech-giant's rural Internet pilot project called 'Loon' is also going to move to ahead to cover three lakh Indian villages. Project Loon, which is a network of internet-beaming high-altitude balloons, will connect areas with no fiber-optic infrastructure and mobile internet connectivity issues. Along with 'Loon', Mr Pichai hinted that connectivity should also ensure no language barrier, as India is one of the largest Android markets. The company will be rolling out products and services in Indian languages that will be used by the next few hundred million users. With Google's Tap to Translate service, set to launch next year, users can detect and convert real-time text that the phone camera is pointed to as well as include multiple Indian languages as a part of its voice recognition software.
"For me, these steps are indicators of the determination Google has in increasing connectivity to India. As that happens, newer realities will come to fore. All the points made in Sundar Pichai's address are game-changers. The impact that this will have on digital marketing is obvious. But it is also clear that these steps will impact the country as a whole. The more tech-enabled we are, the more information and knowledge we will share, the more conscious we will be as a society. Google's initiatives, if successful, will make impact us not as any industry but as a nation," adds Mr Bhasin.
Mr Pichai also said that Google aims to give people in India and other developing countries better access to the full Internet through better connectivity and high-quality software. The company is focussing on creating tailor-made solutions and services for India. Apart from building connectivity, the search giant is focusing on content in areas such as Bollywood, Cricket, Heritage and Culture, which it claims is of great interest to the Indian diaspora. The company is planning to work on Google maps, identifying and integrating landmarks, heritage and tourism sites in its maps. To tackle the internet speed issue on mobile, Google is launching in AMP pages in India as it wants all its products to work across Indian languages and that search works across 2G networks which will give access to all those who have never experienced Internet before.
While addressing students at SRCC, Mr Pichai said that it is important for women to adopt technology. He said that it is global problem, particularly pronounced in India. Less than one third in usage in rural areas as most women in rural areas don't think the internet applies to them. The most important thing the company can, and will try to do is to bring them online. The company has already started the mission to reach out to each and every village in India. As a first step, 1000 women in different villages are being trained to use the internet.
Google wants to make it easier for Indians to build on top of Google's global platforms like Android and Chrome to build solutions to local problems. Though the company is seeing a steady growth of developers in India, it is poised to provide access and tools to train two million new Android developers over the next three years by working closely with more than 30 universities across the country in partnership with the National Skill Development Corporation.
With Mr Pichai's visit, Google's image of India in the next few quarters and a few years, will be looking at a sea of change when it comes to digital India. Be it the 400 free WiFi Indian Railway stations, Hyderabad campus, Project Loon, enhanced localised maps, customised products and services, offline YouTube, Google searches loading faster through Google AMP pages, rural women taking to internet adoption, Tap-to-translate, Internet Saathi, training of two million android developers, among many others. Google's overall focus is to bring internet access to everyone, making sure that the products and services are delivered in a meaningful manner and ensuring that Google allows the internet-enabled to add their voice on the platform.


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Matt Martin is a regional executive at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. He is based in the Charlotte office, where he leads the bank's outreach efforts across North Carolina and South Carolina.
As part of the nation's central bank, the Richmond Fed supports the monetary policy process by engaging business, banking, and community leaders throughout the District to gain a real-time understanding of the state of the economy and the challenges facing our communities. As the regional executive, Martin has responsibility for these efforts across the two-state area through a range of activities, including a regional Board of Directors, industry roundtables, speaking engagements, and other undertakings.
Martin joined the Richmond Fed as a regional economist in 2006 and was promoted into his current role in 2009. Prior to joining the Bank, he worked as a senior economist for Moody's Analytics and as an analyst at the Congressional Budget Office. He also spent time as a faculty member at Kent State University where he taught macroeconomics, money and banking, and economic history.
Martin is active in the community having served as past chair of the board for Community Link, a housing non-profit where he continues to serve on the Strategic Planning Committee. He currently serves as a board member for Veteran's Bridge Home, an organization that helps veteran's transition to civilian life. He is also a board member for the North Carolina Council for Economic Education and the Belk School of Business Advisory Board at the University of North Carolina Charlotte. And he recently served as a member of the Charlotte Mecklenburg Opportunity Task Force.
A Pennsylvania native, Martin has a bachelor's degree in economics from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and a doctorate in economics from the University of Delaware, which he earned after completing his military service.
Martin, regional executive at the Richmond Fed, spoke to a group of community bankers in Columbia, S.C., in January 2019.
My work currently focuses on monitoring economic conditions and leading regional outreach in North Carolina and South Carolina.


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NHL Morning Coffee Headlines – June 16, 2020
by Lyle Richardson | Jun 16, 2020
Sabres fire GM Jason Botterill, league commissioner Gary Bettman talks about the return-to-play plan, plus the latest on Patrick Kane, David Pastrnak, Braden Holtby, Josh Anderson, and more in today's NHL morning coffee headlines.
The Buffalo Sabres have relieved Jason Botterill of his duties as general manager. They've named Senior VP of Business Administration Kevyn Adams as Botterill's replacement.
SPECTOR'S NOTE: This news broke earlier this morning. I hope to have more about this in tomorrow's update. It was only three weeks ago that Botterill received the backing of Sabres ownership for another season. It'll be interesting to find out what brought about this sudden change of heart, as well as what it could mean for the coaching and scouting staffs.
LATEST RETURN-TO-PLAY NEWS
ESPN.COM: Emily Kaplan reports NHL commissioner Gary Bettman believes the league's return-to-play plan will maintain the integrity of the playoffs without being too gimmicky.
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman (Photo via NHL.com).
"I think everybody can feel good, based on the combination of the play-in round and the way we're going to run the playoffs, that this will be a full competition which will bring out the best in our teams and our players," said Bettman.
The NHL intends to return later this summer with a 24-team tournament involving a round-robin for the top eight teams and a qualifying round for the other 16.
Bettman indicated the league has worked closely with the NHL Players' Association since games were paused in mid-March. The two sides continue to negotiate key details, including playing under a quarantine bubble and the location of the two host cities for the tournament.
The commissioner also said the league intends to test every player and member of each team's 50-person traveling party daily for COVID-19. A player testing positive will be isolated and contact tracing will monitor everyone in close proximity of that player. Bettman said the league has been told an isolated case or two won't affect their plans to go forward.
Bettman also said the league is in discussions with the Canadian government regarding easing restrictions for the country's 14-day quarantine period for visitors.
TSN: Frank Seravalli reports Bettman admitted 56 percent of the league's players remain outside of their respective NHL cities, with 17 percent of them still in Europe. "So we've got a lot of people to move around and we have to get people back from outside of North America."
SPECTOR'S NOTE: The round-robin and qualifying rounds are a bit gimmicky, but necessary given this unusual situation. Once the playoffs begin, it's the usual four-round, best-of-seven tournament.
The discussions with the Canadian government will affect the location of one of the two host cities. It's believed the league wants one in Canada, but that won't be possible if the government maintains its strict border protocols. That will also affect training camps for the six Canadian teams (Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg, Toronto, and Montreal) participating in the tournament. There's already talk that some of them could hold training camps in the United States.
Phase 3 of the return-to-play plan involves training camps opening on July 10. The league has a limited time to get their players back to their respective NHL cities.
SPORTSNET: Hockey analyst and former NHLer Kevin Bieksa said several players he's spoken to remain skeptical of the return-to-play plan. He said they don't have their equipment and still have skated.
Bieksa added there remains several issues to be sorted out. "Not only with the safety measures and protocol and everything but I don't even know if it's been discussed with the (NHLPA) and the league how they're going to divide HRR (hockey-related revenue)."
Some critics have dismissed the proposed tournament as the NHL putting the players at risk solely for the sake of profit. What the league is doing is attempting to recoup roughly half of its $1.1 billion in lost revenue from pausing the schedule. This depends, however, on the willing participation of the players.
With the salary cap tied to hockey-related revenue, the majority of players (based on the 29-2 vote by NHLPA player reps approving the return-to-play plan) are agreeable to this tournament. They aren't being forced into this. If a majority aren't confident their health and safety can be assured, they have the power to shut this down at any time.
AWFUL ANNOUNCING: cites a report in Sports Business Journal claiming the NHL is halting all negotiations for its next television contract until the end of 2020.
THE SCORE: Chicago Blackhawks winger Patrick Kane doesn't believe whoever wins the 2020 Stanley Cup should have an asterisk beside their name.
SPECTOR'S NOTE: There are no asterisks beside the NHL teams that won the Stanley Cup during the Second World War when some of the league's best players were serving overseas. There's no asterisk beside the 1994-95 New Jersey Devils or 2012-13 Chicago Blackhawks for winning the Cup during lockout-shortened seasons. There shouldn't be, and won't be, an asterisk beside the potential 2020 Cup champion.
NBC SPORTS BOSTON: Bruins winger David Pastrnak is more upset about missing the 100-point plateau than the 50-goal mark. With 48 goals and 95 points in 70 games, Pastrnak was on pace for his first 50-goal, 100-point campaign when the schedule was paused.
NBC SPORTS WASHINGTON: Capitals head coach Todd Reirden said the starting goaltender role is Braden Holtby's to lose in the playoff tournament. "Braden Holtby's body of work in playoff games speaks for itself and how he definitely helped our team to win our first-ever Stanley Cup and was a huge, huge part of that," Reirden said.
THE ATHLETIC (subscription required): Aaron Portzline reports Columbus Blue Jackets winger Josh Anderson will remain sidelined by shoulder surgery until after September.
LAS VEGAS SUN: The Vegas Golden Knights re-signed Ryan Reaves to a two-year, $3.5 million contract extension. The 33-year-old winger is completing a two-year, $5.5-million deal.
SPECTOR'S NOTE: Some observers suggest Reaves' accepting less money to re-sign with the Golden Knights could be a harbinger of what many of this year's unrestricted free agents could face when the season is over. However, he likely would've had to accept a similar deal from the Golden Knights even without the possibility of a flat salary cap for next season. Before re-signing Reaves, the Golden Knights had over $73 million invested in 15 players for 2020-21.
SPORTSDAY: Dallas Stars defenseman Roman Polak signed a three-year contract with Czech club HC Vitkovice. He's still under contract with the Stars for this season but told a Czech paper he might not return if the NHL stages its playoff tournament. Stars general manager Jim Nill said the team can't make a player return against their wishes. "If anyone wants to stay home, that is their decision. His contract expires at the end of this season, so no issues there."
SPORTSNET: The American Hockey League has formed a return-to-play task force to prepare for its 2020-21 season.
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NHL Morning Coffee Headlines – September 3, 2018
by Lyle Richardson | Sep 3, 2018
Nate Schmidt receives 20-game suspension, notable remaining UFAs and more in your NHL morning coffee headlines.
LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL: Golden Knights defenseman Nate Schmidt received a 20-game suspension for violating the NHL/NHLPA Performance Enhancing Substances Program, a charge he, his agent and the team denied yesterday. The league didn't reveal what substance Schmidt tested positive for or when the test was conducted. His appeal was denied by an independent arbitrator.
Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Nate Schmidt has been suspended for violating the NHL's PED program. (Photo via NHL Images)
In a statement yesterday, Schmidt professed his innocence, claiming he never knowingly ingested a banned substance. He said the trace amount was "consistent with environmental contamination that I could not possibly have prevented."
Schmidt cited one expert who testified on his behalf claiming the amount of substance found in his system " 7 billionths of a milligram/mL — as the equivalent of a pinch of salt in an Olympic-sized swimming pool." Another who analyzed a sample of his hair concluded there was no evidence of intentional use. "The Vegas Golden Knights track players' strength and performance metrics and my results have remained constant over the past year."
The Golden Knights also released a statement supporting Schmidt, expressing their belief "that the presence of a trace of the banned substance was accidental and unintentional."
SPECTOR'S NOTE: We don't know the full details from the hearings or what Schmidt may have ingested. Going by his story, however, it appears the punishment received was unduly harsh and perhaps unjustified. It's worth noting the Golden Knights are standing by Schmidt. It'll be interesting to see if the league or the PA will issue a statement. it doesn't sound as though there's another appeal option for Schmidt.
In the meantime, Schmidt's absence will leave a significant gap on their blueline early in the coming season that could force the Golden Knights to address via trade, free agency or waivers. I'll have more in my Rumors section later this morning.
THE HOCKEY NEWS: Center Antoine Vermette, left wing Mike Cammalleri, right wing Lee Stempniak, defensemen Luca Sbisa and Cody Franson and goaltender Steve Mason are the notable veterans remaining in this summer's unrestricted free agent market. Others include forwards Scott Hartnell and Daniel Winnik, blueliner Kevin Bieksa and goalie Kari Lehtonen.
SPECTOR'S NOTE: A handful of these players could earn one-year deals via professional tryout offers. The rest face continuing their playing careers in Europe or retirement.
TSN: Former Montreal Canadiens and Nashville Predators defenseman Alexei Emelin signed a three-year contract with KHL club Avangard Omsk.
THE ATHLETIC (subscription required): The Vancouver Canucks need a healthy Chris Tanev to return to form this season.
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Game recaps, Thornton and Kessel reach milestones and more in your NHL morning coffee headlines.
NHL.com: Rookie Danton Heinen scored twice and Anton Khudobin made 36 saves as the Boston Bruins edged the San Jose Sharks 2-1. Joe Thornton scored the Sharks' only goal. It was his 1,398th career point, moving him into a tie with Hall of Famer Jurri Kurri for 20th on the all-time points list.
SPECTOR'S NOTE: Considering Thornton played a significant portion (seven seasons) of his 20 NHL seasons in the Dead Puck Era, joining the top 20 all-time points leaders is a remarkable achievement.
Phil Kessel scored in overtime as the Pittsburgh Penguins edged the Winnipeg Jets 2-1. It was Kessel's 300th career NHL goal.
SPECTOR'S NOTE: For all the talk of how streaky Kessel can be he's tallied at least 20 goals and 50 points in each of the last nine seasons. With 11 points in as many games this season, he's on pace to reach those marks again.
Steven Stamkos and Nikita Kucherov each scored a goal to extend their points streaks to 11 games as the Tampa Bay Lightning nipped the Detroit Red Wings 3-2, handing the latter their sixth straight loss.
Radim Vrbata tallied a hat trick, Evgenii Dadonov scored twice and rookie Owen Tippett netted his first career NHL goal as the Florida Panthers crushed the injury-ravaged Anaheim Ducks 8-3. Earlier in the day, the Ducks announced defenseman Kevin Bieksa is out indefinitely with a hand injury.
Jean-Gabriel Pageau had a goal and two assists as the Ottawa Senators hung on for a 5-4 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers. The Sens were playing without first-line center Kyle Turris (viral infection) while Flyers rookie Nolan Patrick is listed as day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored twice and Leon Draisaitl had three assists as the Edmonton Oilers squeaked past the Dallas Stars 5-4. James Benn had two goals and Alexander Radulov tallied a goal and two assists for the Stars.
Sven Baertschi netted two power-play goals and Brock Boeser had three assists to lead the Vancouver Canucks to a 6-2 victory over the Washington Capitals, who lost winger Brett Connolly to an upper-body injury in this game.
SPECTOR'S NOTE: The Canucks are among the surprising clubs off to a strong start (6-3-1) this season. They exploited a Capitals defense that's still struggling to adjust to the departures of Kevin Shattenkirk, Karl Alzner and Nate Schmidt in the offseason and the sidelining of Matt Niskanen to an early-season injury.
Josh Jooris scored twice and Teuvo Teravainen collected three points to lead the Carolina Hurricanes to a 6-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs. Meanwhile, there's concern complications have arisen in the negotiations regarding a possible sale of the Carolina Hurricanes to a group headed by business Chuck Greenberg. Current Hurricanes owner Peter Karmanos Jr. is apparently concerned the negotiations aren't progressing quicker. However, the two sides "have not turned their backs on each other."
Pavel Buchnevich and Michael Grabner each scored twice to give the New York Rangers a 5-2 win over the hapless Arizona Coyotes, leaving the latter winless (0-9-1) in their opening 10 games of the season.
Luke Kunin and Zack Mitchell each netted their first NHL goals as the Minnesota Wild downed the New York Islanders 6-4. Josh Bailey collected three assists for the Isles. The Wild also learned sidelined winger Nino Niederreiter (high ankle sprain) could return to action next week.
Jonathan Quick turned in a 40-save shutout performance backstopping the Los Angeles Kings to a 4-0 win over the floundering Montreal Canadiens. Earlier in the day, NHLPA agent Dan Milstein created a stir by alleging Canadiens coach Claude Julien doesn't like Russian players, believing that's the reason behind Alex Galchenyuk's struggles this season and the offseason departures of Alexei Emelin, Mikhail Sergachev, Alexander Radulov and Alexei Emelin.
SPECTOR'S NOTE: For a player agent, Milstein is quite ill-informed regarding the Canadiens. Galchenyuk's offensive difficulties began long before Julien took over as coach. The Habs attempted to get Emelin back via trade after he was selected by the Vegas Golden Knights in the expansion draft. Sergachev was used to acquire Jonathan Drouin in a bid to improve the Canadiens offense. The Habs tried to match the contract offer Radulov received (and ultimately signed) with the Dallas Stars. They also wanted to re-sign Markov to a one-year contract but his insistence on two years led to his departure to the KHL.
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NHL Draft Day Rumor Mill – June 23, 2017
Will the New York Islanders move Travis Hamonic this weekend?
Latest on Travis Hamonic, Jason Pominville, Sami Vatanen, Alex Radulov & more in your NHL Draft Day rumor mill.
NEWSDAY: Arthur Staple reports New York Islanders defensemen Travis Hamonic and Calvin de Haan appear to be the most attractive trade targets for other teams. He said there was "strong chatter" on Thursday that Hamonic could be on the move " possibly for a young forward and a draft pick."
SPECTOR'S NOTE: TSN's Bob McKenzie yesterday reported of speculation the Isles could seek two first-round picks for Hamonic. They've obviously set a high price for him, but I doubt they'll get two first-rounders. If they're serious about moving Hamonic they could end up accepting a young player or first-round pick. We'll find out soon enough.
CALGARY SUN: Eric Francis reports Flames GM Brad Treliving is working the phones in search of a defenseman. One option is Islanders blueliner Travis Hamonic. Another could be Vegas Golden Knights rearguard Marc Methot.
STARTRIBUNE.COM: Michael Russo reports Minnesota Wild GM Chuck Fletcher continues to ponder the possibility of moving one of his defensemen during the upcoming NHL draft. There's been strong interest in Jonas Brodin all month. Marco Scandella has also attracted interest, especially from his hometown Montreal Canadiens, but by Thursday talks seemed to cool. It's believed Fletcher has had lots of discussions with the Buffalo Sabres and Tampa Bay Lightning. Fletcher is open to receiving "an immediate player" in return but he could also accept draft picks and prospects, allowing him salary-cap flexibility to re-sign key players.
It's also believed Fletcher tried to move right wing Jason Pominville and his $5.6 million annual cap hit. He has a 10-team no-trade list which rises to 20 teams by July 1. It's thought Fletcher recently spoke to the Boston Bruins regarding Pominville.
SPECTOR'S NOTE: It sounds as though Fletcher might prefer moving Scandella over Brodin. No indication if he's had any discussions regarding Matt Dumba. Of the three, Scandella could be most likely to go.
As for the 34-year-old Pominville, his production has declined over the past couple of years. Unless Fletcher is willing to pick up a good chunk of the winger's cap hit or take back a toxic contract, I don't think he'll find many takers.
THE BUFFALO NEWS: Mike Harrington suggests Wild blueliners Jonas Brodin or Marco Scandella could be good fits on the Sabres blueline. He wonders if offering up Evander Kane would land one of those d-men, though he probably wouldn't be a good fit under their salary cap. Harrington cautions that trading Kane would leave the Sabres searching for a scoring forward.
LOS ANGELES TIMES: Curtis Zupke reports there is still believed to be heavy interest in Anaheim Ducks defenseman Sami Vatanen in the trade market. There's also speculation Ducks GM Bob Murray could try to move veteran Kevin Bieksa despite his no-move clause.
TORONTO SUN: Lance Hornby reports the Toronto Maple Leafs have been linked to Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Colin Miller and are also among the clubs that pursued Anaheim Ducks defenseman Sami Vatanen, However, the Ducks gave up defenseman Shea Theodore to Vegas to protect Vatanen and Josh Manson in the expansion draft and could either keep both or set a high price for them.
SPECTOR'S NOTE: I wouldn't fully rule out a Vatanen trade, especially if the Ducks get an offer of a good scoring winger. However, the departure of Clayton Stone and Shea Theodore via the expansion draft could make Murray reluctant to move Vatanen now.
TSN's Pierre LeBrun reports hearing Montreal Canadiens right wing Alexander Radulov seeks a six-year deal worth an annual cap hit of $7 million.
SPECTOR'S NOTE: If that's what Radulov truly wants, he can forget about re-signing with the Canadiens. And good luck finding any takers elsewhere in the NHL for that price.
TAMPA BAY TIMES: Joe Smith reports Tampa Bay Lightning GM Steve Yzerman is in the market for a top-nine winger and a defenseman, Yzerman isn't fussy if the winger is a right- or left-handed shot. He also said he's had some talks with teams regarding a blueliner. Smith observes the Vegas Golden Knights and Minnesota Wild are getting offers for blueliners. If the Colorado Avalanche trade Matt Duchene for a defenseman, Tyson Barrie could be available.
PHILLY.COM: Sam Carchidi reports Philadelphia Flyers GM Ron Hextall could be in the market for a goaltender. His tandem for next season consists of Michal Neuvirth and Anthony Stolarz. "Hextall may make a deal at the draft or he might pursue the goalie free-agent market July 1. Among the prospective free-agent goalies besides Steve Mason: Jonathan Bernier, Brian Elliott, Anders Nilsson, Keith Kinkaid, and Ryan Miller."
SPECTOR'S NOTE: Not many suitable options available for Hextall via the trade market or free agency. I expect he'll do something via one option or another but finding a quality starter in his playing prime seems unlikely.
TSN: The Edmonton Oilers are reportedly close to re-signing defenseman Kris Russell to a four-year deal worth around $4 million annually. The deal could be in place by today.
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Looking like a bloated Beetle, the Vanguard was made during a time when the maker had a much better image than the Triumph name that it recently took over. Boasting the engine that powered the four-cylinder TRs, the Vanguard was advanced for its era. Later, more modern looking replacements that survived before the Triumph 2000 came along also included that six-cylinder engine (Vignale/Luxury Six). All sell for peanuts – five grand max usually.
With Rover and Triumph not really into large luxury limos, and Humber not known for small cars, you're left with the upmarket Hawk (pictured) and the posher Super Snipe and Imperial models. Identified by their quad headlamp frontal and lavish cabins their handling always deterred sporty driving thanks to a pitch-prone handling. But comfort certainly reigns and inside there's as much wood and leather as you find in a Rolls and are great value.
Launched just after the Rover and Riley, yet in design terms seemed from the distant future, the MG Magnette ZA and ZB is one of the best cars of its generation and a serious Jag Mk1 alternative. Stylish and classy if not fast, their sporty handling that was better than the Jag's made up for it while the Jaguar-like interior made it a cut above the rest. Later Farinas are not half as good but cheap for what they offer, otherwise you can pay well over 13 grand for a ZA/ZB Magnette with strong attraction.
Ford replaced the plodding Pilot with its Mk1 Zephyr and Zodiac along with a lower ranking four-cylinder Consul all with their new fangled McPherson strut front suspension making them decidedly advanced for their era while the new six-cylinder engine resulted in some go – and there's that flamboyant 50's style! When the range gave way to the finned Mk2, Ford established itself as maker of swish saloons that were right in tune with the rock and roll era and are prized as classics in saloon, estate or fantastic convertible guises.
They represented a time when Triumph prided itself on its traditional-built quaintly named 'Town and Country' saloons, in this case aluminium bodies upon an ash frame and steel chassis – very Morgan-like. There's essentially three ranges, the 1800 and 2000 and then later on the Renown which ran from 1948-54. The Renown was much the same, but the body sat on a modified Standard Vanguard chassis and so greatly benefited by its more modern coil spring front suspension. A TR they are not but are charmingly sedate and comfortable cars, if vintage for their era.
A bigger more plush and powerful Cambridge, with its C 'six' engine, the Westminster remains a Healey for households as they shared the same basic engine and running gear. Initially, just 85bhp but progressed to 102bhp. Despite even a Rolls-like Vanden Plas offshoot, Westies remain undistinguished and underrated but fans love 'em and with good reason.
Surfacing just as the Riley bowed out, the Mk1 kicked off the wonderful range of Jaguar saloons that continues to this day. Only made for four years before the Mk2 took over, Mk1s used to be poor relation but not anymore and values can exceed the later range which sees well over £50,000 for 3.4s meaning the sedate 2.4 is only remotely on price-parirty with this group but even so you are looking at £20,000 for a decent one. Handling, due to its narrow rear axle, is skittish and the drum brakes adequate but there's a character in Mk1 which the Mk2 lacks.
Essentially, straight-laced derivatives of the MG Magnette with the exception of the larger 6/90, itself earlier known as the (twin cam) Riley Pathfinder which replaced the RM, also using the Austin Westminster 2.6 straight six. The 4/44 may look like the MG yet few body parts were shared but it did use the TF-derived 1250cc engine before the later 15/50 fell in line with the MG. Pathfinder was known as 'Ditchfinder' due to its wayward handling until later 2.6 came along with its modified rear suspension and is the last true Wolseley. All can be had for under £9K.


I am ridiculously behind in everything. Including wrapping up posts for the Chronicles of Narnia Reading Challenge! Unfortunately I didn't get the kids started on The Voyage of the Dawn Treader in time to complete the read in July along with the challenge. We wrapped it up about mid-August but at least we finished it, right?
The boys enjoyed the whole story and this should be noted as the first book which we have read aloud that Bookworm2 (age 3) has asked me to read to him on a daily basis. "Mommy, I want to read Dawn Treader" came forth from this beautiful boy's lips more than once - which caught me off guard and made me very happy at the same time. I'm not honestly sure what he took away from the story, but I know that he never asks to do things which he does not like doing. Something about the story captured his imagination and although he didn't pay rapt attention when I was read it, he was always very close by occupying himself in a quiet manner. Score!
Eustace left the group and ran off to explore Dragon Island all by himself. Those of you familiar with the story know that this ended in an apparent disaster for him but I liked what C.S. Lewis wrote of Eustace at this point.
That is so life! The hard times come and we go through changes that we find to be unpleasant. We have a situation which requires more of us than we'd like to give. Perhaps we have to endure a conflict with a friend or a relative that we'd rather have avoided or are working to eat healthier when we'd rather not. Our life journey's are not supposed to be easy or pleasant (despite what we'd like to believe). Looking back on hard moments though, it's easier to see how God uses conflict to make us more like Him. He uses those rough moments in life, those things we deem unpleasant, to change who we are and grow is in the faith.
Do not fear the hard times! They have a great purpose!
Eustace had left the group in order to a.) avoid work and b.) explore the island and c.) rest in a manner he found worthy. When he turned up missing, various individuals reacted to his disappearance in different ways.
"Confound the fellow," said Edmund. "What on earth did he want to slink away like this for?
"But we must do something," said Lucy. "He may have got lost, or fallen into a hole, or been captured by savages."
"Or killed by wild beasts," said Drinian.
"And a good riddance if he has, I say," muttered Rhince.
"Master Rhince," said Reepicheep, "you never spoke a word that became you less. The create is no friend of mine but he is of the Queen's blood, and while he is one of our fellowship it concerns our honor to find him and to avenge him if he be dead."
Now, at this point in the story, Eustace did not believe in Aslan, but he was on Aslan's mission whether he liked it or not. He was a member of the Narnian party and, as Reepicheep pointed out, that made him eligible for their protection and concern.
How often are we tempted to slam our fellow believers because they differ from us in their opinions about what one should wear, what music they should listen to and what not? How easy is it for us to enter into gossip over someone that we don't exactly see eye-to-eye with? When our fellow Christian is attacked unjustly, do we consider it a matter of honor to rise up and defend him or her, or do we just stand silently by hoping that no one will notice our presence or will require something of us?
"Well, that doesn't involve me."
"They got themselves into this mess and they can jolly well get themselves out of it!"
Involving yourself in the defense of another might be considered unpleasant and maybe it's not as fun as an amusement park ride. However, if your fellow brother or sister in Christ has fallen down in some way, the honorable thing to do is get your hands a little dirty and help them back up. Refuse to speak ill of them. Refuse to let others speak ill of then in your presence. Defend what is honorable, true and right - regardless of what it is going to cost you. And yes, it may cost you something.
This is getting a little long so I'll wrap it up by saying that we thoroughly enjoyed the read. As I re-read The Silver Chair in July (linked to my thoughts) I'm looking forward to taking my boys on the next adventure here shortly. I don't think we'll need to wait until next July to get to it - but we'll see how things go!
So glad the boys are enjoying it! I think there is plenty of adventure there for boys, and plenty of great truths and analogies, too. You brought out some good points I hadn't thought of, like defending and helping Eustace (and other believers).
I esp loved your highlighting of how Eustace had been changed by his new life 'little as he suspected it'. As much as I'd love to live a life of ease and skip the difficulties I want to be changed too much!!
Ah, this one is such a pleasure to read aloud! My girls loved it, too. And doesn't it have the best first line?!?!
I fell in love with Reepicheep in this book.


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Q: Chance of data mismatch when Multiple users share datafiles The sceanrio is: change user password(User will change password to new password).
I have to run a fixed number of users for 1hr duration.
Input I have is: A fixed number of userids set to the same password.
The data file (username,password,newpassword) in case of 3 users ( users can vary Up to 200) is like:
u1,p1,newp1
u2,p1,newp1
u3,p1,newp1
u1,newp1,newp2
u2,newp1,newp2
u3,newp1,newp2
u1,newp2,newp3
u2,newp2,newp3
u3,newp2,newp3....

The mode used for csv data config  is shared across " all threads".
So basically all users will start with password p1 and change it to newp1 in the first iteration. Then for next iteration the current password will be newp1 and it will changed to newp1.
Initially I will use a 5-10 minute ramp up.
The doubt is: This is working in case of few users. But is it sure that all the users will pick the data from csv in the correct order for a prolonged duration?
For example  if some of the users finish the iteration earlier will they pick the userids already in process by other ids?
Any miss match will affect the execution since assumption is the users will pick the correct current and new passwords. Also one failure will fail all reamaining iterations.
Please check this approach is correct and suggest modifications if needed. Also feel free to suggest if you have a better approach for the scenario.

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The Lamborghini company is a famous Italian manufacturer of high-performance, stylish mid-engine supercars. The brand is known for the luxury it offers, and many of its cars cost over $200,000, but the Lamborghini company is much more than just a car. It sells an experience and lifestyle that customers crave. Here are some reasons to buy a Lamborghini. Read on to learn more.
Lamborghini is an Italian manufacturer of exotic mid-engine supercars
The Lamborghini Miura is an ultra-exotic production car that was made by the company in their spare time. Its body is low, wide, and long, and it was one of the fastest production cars ever made. It was designed by three engineers in their spare time and was the first Lamborghini car to bear the new company shield, which features a bull. The company's name comes from its founder, Ferruccio Lamborghini, who himself was a Taurus.
Though the Lamborghini brand is a part of the Volkswagen Group, it continues to make its cars in Italy. The company's headquarters is in Sant'Agata Bolognese, Italy. Founded in 1963 by Ferruccio Lamborghini, the company initially focused on making GT cars. While early Lamborghini models used a front-engine layout, later models would incorporate a mid-engine design. The Miura has been the ultimate supercar ever made.
In 1966, the Lamborghini Miura made its debut. Unlike previous vehicles, the Lamborghini Miura's engine and transaxle were mounted transversely. The engine had separate oil reservoirs and had a low-profile design. The Miura's introduction to the world of mid-engine supercars made Ferruccio Lamborghini the first to join the revolution. Ferrari's Dino 206 GT came along a year later.
It sells a high-end car that typically costs at least $200,000
If you're looking to buy a high-end car that costs over $200,000, you'll be happy to hear that Lamborghini is selling a version of its latest supercar, the Huracan, for less than that price. The car's performance capabilities are truly outrageous. It can reach a top speed of 217 mph electronically. The car was built by Lamborghini's Ad Personam customization division. The company did not specify exactly what customizations customers can expect but said they offer the widest variety of options. The exterior can be custom-painted, with fully exposed carbon fiber.
The cost of a Lamborghini varies, but the base Huracan runs around $200,000. It's usually worth more than $200,000 if you want an extra-special model, such as a one-of-a-kind one. However, you can find cheaper Lamborghini models, too – some go for less than $100,000. Even better, you can find an early-2000s Gallardo for under $100k if you're willing to put in the maintenance required to keep it running properly. A rarer model, however, can cost upwards of $1 million.
Although a Lamborghini may be a dream car for some people, the expense of owning one is more than likely prohibitive. You'll have to pay for gas, maintenance, and repairs for several years, so you'll need a lot of money. But, if you're not ready to pay this much up front, you can lease a Lamborghini instead and use it for as little as $1600 per month. It also gives you peace of mind if it breaks down.
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Fuckup Nights is a global movement to share business failure stories in a candid, irreverent way and was born in Mexico in 2012. It's grown a hundred fold since.And now for the first time ever, Fuckup Nights is in Singapore!
The Game Plan: You bring yourself. We bring the cool vibe and drinks. 3-4 entrepreneurs share their failures — each speaker gets 6:40, for 10 images or 40 seconds each. You ask them questions. We unite at 7pm, say goodbye at 9pm, and reunite every other month.
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Deborah Emmanuel is a writer and performance poet from Singapore. Her striking and intimate work has been heard at TEDx Singapore, The Cooler Lumpur Festival in Kuala Lumpur and the Queensland Poetry Festival in Brisbane. Deborah's first collection, When I Giggle In My Sleep, will be launched by Red Wheelbarrow Books on the 14th of March.
Kazuya Nakamura CEO of qeuep, service design firm in Singapore. Prior to launching his own venture, he had experienced various leadership role at Microsoft, working on customer experience from 1995 using service design to understand customer journey in trouble shooting and improve customer experience for Microsoft technical support.
Shariff Rafi is a 3-time college dropout serial entrepreneur who is fearless in turning ideas into businesses. Just to name a few ventures, he's done tech, F&B, investments, social enterprise, creative agency etc… He's now a business development director with Terato Tech, a premier mobile app development studio in Malaysia, and has a role as Mentor in Residence with the Malaysian Global Innovation and Creativity Centre (MaGIC).
Sam Wan, a serial entrepreneur decided he did not want to work for anyone and kickstarted his journey in the late 90s with $5000 – capital borrowed from his credit card. 15 years later, he now runs a creative and event management agency, a renovation and interior design firm and his most recent start up, Orange Express which joins Singapore's huge pool of bubble tea offerings.
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Fed Cited Sluggish Growth for Patience on Rates
Policymakers still appear to have left themselves "some wiggle room" in determining monetary policy for the rest of 2019.
Matthew Heller
The majority of U.S. Federal Reserve policymakers believe economic conditions warrant no further interest rate increases this year, according to the minutes of their March meeting.
As Reuters reports, the Fed "pivoted abruptly at that meeting to a much-less aggressive posture," agreeing to be "patient" about making any moves on rates.
Policymakers expressed concerns over, among other things, sluggish U.S. growth early in the new year, a weaker global economy, the U.K.'s ongoing Brexit struggle, and festering trade tensions between the Trump administration and China.
"In light of these uncertainties as well as continued evidence of muted inflation pressures, participants generally agreed that a patient approach to determining future adjustments to the target range for the federal funds rate remained appropriate," the minutes state.
With regard to the outlook for monetary policy, a majority "expected that the evolution of the economic outlook and risks to the outlook would likely warrant leaving the target [federal funds] range unchanged for the remainder of the year."
Several participants, however, noted that their views of the appropriate target range "could shift in either direction based on incoming data and other developments" and some indicated that if the economy evolved as they currently expected, with economic growth above its longer-run trend rate, "they would likely judge it appropriate to raise the target range for the federal funds rate modestly later this year."
A strong labor market could help contribute to a rebound in consumer spending and boost economic growth in the months ahead, though not as rapidly as last year, policymakers suggested.
According to MarketWatch, the Fed is "still leaving itself wiggle room" as it determines monetary policy for the rest of the year.
"Policymakers are happy that their about-turn in January helped trigger a clear improvement in financial conditions but some, at least, are concerned about the danger of being boxed-in," said Ian Shepherdson, chief economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics.
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Core Inflation Posts Biggest Jump in 17 Months
The pick-up in underlying inflation in June "argues against aggressive monetary stimulus from the central bank," an economist says.
Fed Chair Powell Signals a Rate Cut is Coming
In Powell's testimony to Congress, he said 'crosscurrents' have been weighing on economic activity and the central bank will 'act as appropriate.'
CBO Gives Mixed Verdict on $15 Minimum Wage
A hike in the minimum wage to $15 per hour would boost the income of 17 million workers but could also lead to the loss of 1.3 million jobs, the CBO says.


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AMVETS Post 911 Judge Advocate PPC Michael L. Emerson is the originator, build manager, and key donation collector for this Memorial. Michael also was the emcee of and spoke at the Dedication. AMVETS Post 911 was the sponsor of the Memorial. Also AMVETS Post 911 member and Medal of Honor Recipient Woody Williams designed the Memorial and spoke at the Dedication. This Gold Star Memorial of Woody's is the 29th built and the first built in California and first built west of the Mississippi river. We also had Gold Star Families, US Congressman Eric Swalwell, Hayward Mayor Barbara Halliday and other dignitaries speak. AMVETS was presented a Certificate of Appreciation thanking them for their support, sponsorship and donations. The Memorial was dedicated at Lone Tree Cemetery (who donated the land) in Hayward, California on 2 December 2017.
AMVETS Hayward Post 911 Judge Advocate Michael L. Emerson spoke at the 9/11 Ceremony at the Flight 93 Memorial in Union City, CA. Michael is the originator, founder, co-designer, and key donation collector for this Flight 93 Memorial which was dedicated in 2007 in Union City, California on 11 September 2017.
AMVETS Hayward Post 911 Officers and members presented Tad Miller the owner of Liberty Tax a U.S. Flag Award for flying the U.S. Flag correctly and respectfully in front of their building. Hayward Veterans Memorial Building in Hayward, California on 1 June 2017.
AMVETS Hayward Post 911 Officers and members presented the owner and editor Bill Marshak of the Tri-City Voice newspaper a U.S. Flag Award for flying the U.S. Flag correctly and respectfully in front of their building. Hayward Veterans Memorial Building in Hayward, California on 1 June 2017.
AMVETS Hayward Post 911 Commander Michael L. Emerson presented the Castro Valley California Highway Patrol a U.S. Flag Award for flying the U.S. Flag correctly and respectfully in front of their building. Castro Valley, California on 11 May 2017.
AMVETS Hayward Post 911 Officers and members presented the Hayward Fire Department a U.S. Flag Award for flying the U.S. Flag correctly and respectfully in front of their building. Hayward Veterans Memorial Building in Hayward, California on 6 April 2017.
AMVETS Hayward Post 911 Commander Michael L. Emerson went to the Hayward California Highway Patrol Offices and presented Captain Pearson a U.S. Flag Award for flying the U.S. Flag correctly and respectfully in front of their building. Hayward, California on 5 April 2017.
AMVETS Hayward Post 911 members went to the Alameda County Sheriffs Office in Pleasanton, CA TWO U.S. Flag Awards for flying the U.S. Flag correctly and respectfully in front of their buildings in Pleasanton and San Leandro. The first photo is with Alameda County Sheriff Greg Ahern. Pleasanton, California on 28 March 2017.
AMVETS Hayward Post 911 Commander Emerson went to the Castro Valley Library and presented a U.S. Flag Award for flying the U.S. Flag correctly and respectfully in front of their building. Castro Valley, California on 27 March 2017.
AMVETS Hayward Post 911 Commander Emerson went to the Hayward City Police Department Offices and presented a Certificate of Appreciation U.S. Flag Award for flying the U.S. Flag correctly and respectfully in front of their building. Hayward, California on 21 March 2017.
During AMVETS Hayward Post 911 monthly Post meeting presented the Ladies of the "Quilts of Valor" group a Certificate of Appreciation for their great work supporting and honoring veterans. Also, during the Post meeting the Ladies of the Quilts of Valor presented Post Commander Michael L. Emerson with one of their Quilts. At the Hayward Veterans Memorial Building in Hayward, California on 2 March 2017.
AMVETS Hayward Post 911 Commander Michael L. Emerson was able to get tickets to President Trump's Inauguration from U.S. California State Senator Dianne Feinstein. Since he is friends with Medal of Honor and AMVETS Post 911 member WWII Marine Hershel "Woody" Williams, Michael was able to sit with the Medal of Honor (MOH) recipients whose seats were very close to the front. Later that night Michael also was able to attend the Veterans Inaugural Ball and got a chance to meet even more MOH - A total of 15, check out the photos. In addition, Michael met Marine Corps veteran & TV star Drew Carey along with "Apprentice" TV show star Omarosa Manigault-Newman. Michael had a historic and amazing time. Washington, D.C. Friday, 20 January 2017.
AMVETS Hayward Post 911 chose to have our Holiday Party and monthly Post meeting at Landmark Villa - Which is an assisted retirement facility. We have many Post members who live there. We also presented Landmark Villa our U.S. Flag award for correctly and respectfully fly the U.S. Flag in front of their facility in Hayward, California on 5 January 2017.
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english_nurse works as a renal nurse.
You are reading page 2 of embassy interview thursday. If you want to start from the beginning Go to First Page.
RGN1 works as a RN.
:rotfl: You tell the story so well though, I still can't believe your timing - maybe you'll get the sympathy vote at the Embassy though!!
arys1075 has 20 years experience and works as a O.R. Nurse.
just thought i would say, i ill not be online for a few days as im off to london for my interview which is at 10am on thursday.
oh by the way, good luck jackie, maybe i will see you there!!!
Hi you dont go into a cubicle you stand at a window a bit like you do at the post office and they talk to you for a few mins you go sit down and then they call you back later. They dont really ask you anything.
You take a ticket when you get insude the Embassy and they call your number and tell you which window to go to.
Dont go to the Embassy more than an hour before your time as they dont let you in til the time, and it is freezing to stand in the street.
ukrn2ca works as a Surgical nurse(UK)/now med/surg(USA).
We had big grins on our faces all the way home, some how it dosen't seem real.
It was fantastic to see you there Gater!:icon_hug: so glad it's all over now.
I'm not getting the champagne out though untill we get the passports & visa's in our hands:biere:, OK may be I'll have to have just one bottle tonight.
Let me know how you got on GW.
apriljan works as a Staff Nurse in Palliative care.
Congratulations!:balloons: :hatparty: :Melody: :biere: I wish you well.
not really, we were denied due to some of our documents being incorrect, this is despite the documents all being checked by my agent, as we have sent photocopies of everything to them, i suppose even the experts cant account for embassy officials!
just feel upset really, we are trying to fix the error by obtaining new, certifed copies of the documents but to be honest, i feel like i have had enough of the whole thing, retrogression will probably delay us further, and i am a bit fed up that this could have been sorted out quite simply beforehand if anyone had noticed.
You mean if my actual interview is 10:00am, should I be there in a queue about 09:00 am? You mean they even don't have a shed just in case it rains or snows? Sounds hard! Thanks for advice!
congratulations by the way, it was great to meet you, you have a lovely family.
i wouldnt even go that early as you will just be waiting in a queue turn up about 15 minutes before that should be fine.
it was interesting to see the security around the embassy, concrete barricades to stop vehicles being driven into the building, security fences, police with machine guns!!
no cameras, they must be left at the entrance but you get them back on the way out, no phones are allowed to be switched on.
just feel upset really, we are trying to fix the error by obtaining new, certifed copies of the documents but to be honest, i feel like i have had enough of the whole thing, retrogression will probably delay us further, and i am angry that this could have been sorted out if the agents lawyer had noticed this problem prior to interview, i suppose i should have noticed but im not an immigration expert unlike my agent!!
Did you bring all your originals as well as photocopies? How many copies did you submit? Does it need to be authenticated?
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54 South Drive - $5,650,000
$5,650,000 MLS# C5563139
54 South Drive
6+1 bedrooms & 5 bathrooms
This storied Rosedale Victorian is genuinely a work of art. Built in 1860, the picturesque property, known as John Thom House, was one of the first ten homes in the area now known as prestigious South Rosedale. This impressive, impeccably restored heritage home boasts spectacular curb appeal, with its unique facade serving as a reminder of its significance as a part of Toronto's architectural history.
Originally constructed as a farmhouse, the home is situated on an expansive lot at the top of Park Road and housed Stables at the rear, which the Post Office often used to switch horses as they travelled on Mount Pleasant Road. Now a charming Garden Suite, set within the English style yard, the former Stables can be converted into a unique studio or workshop.
The tale of this charming heritage home is told throughout, with the intricate millwork, handcrafted plaster crown moulding, soaring ceilings, stained and leaded glass windows, aged hardwood flooring, and endless character details that collectively define the essence of this quintessential Rosedale home.
The main level features stately principal rooms that evoke a sense of unmatched grandeur. The welcoming foyer boasts a chandelier with an ornate plaster medallion and a hallway featuring an anse de panier archway leading to a character-rich living room. The oversized formal living room features a bay window overlooking South Drive, detailed millwork, elaborate plaster cornice mouldings, and a 19th-century heritage Victorian cast iron fireplace with a marble and a handcrafted oak surround. A formal dining room features a stunning ceiling medallion, a fireplace, and a charming set of French doors opening to the side porch. The main level also boasts a sizable eat-in kitchen with well-preserved cabinetry, an abundance of storage space, a breakfast area, a pantry, and a window overlooking the tranquil rear gardens. Also featured is an enchanting studio that was once a summer kitchen featuring exposed beams and overlooks the rear garden. A lovely light-filled bedroom with windows on three sides, suggestive of a treehouse, with an ensuite bathroom graces the second level.
This home features a separate wing in the front that includes two distinct apartments. The light-filled second level suite boasts an oversized living room and dining room, two spacious bedrooms, a renovated eat-in kitchen with laundry and a large, renovated bathroom. Two lovely fireplaces evoke a sense of history and warmth.
The third level suite offers stunning views of the city from the spacious living room and both bedrooms. An additional fireplace and an updated bathroom complete this suite. The entire home is blessed with ample closet and storage space.
This unique and lovingly restored artist's home offers an opportunity to own a prestigious part of Rosedale's history and may be maintained as a multi-unit property or imaginatively transformed into a spectacular single-family home.
The lower level offers the perfect opportunity to be reimagined into an additional family-centric space complete with an office, a bedroom, a full bathroom, ample additional storage space, and a sizeable laundry and utility room. It also features two separate stairwells to the main level.
The vast south-facing rear gardens provide a private and serene oasis with lush greenery and mature trees and an expansive back patio. The home has a long private driveway with ample parking, a second, double-width cobblestone driveway and an attached garage featuring original wood doors and lovely exposed brickwork.
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112 Douglas Drive
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Even if video gaming stocks have not been spared by the massive Tech correction of the last few weeks, it's worth noting that several Tech giants keep spending big on gaming M&A, in a clear sign of confidence in the industry's outlook and valuation in a post-pandemic world.
Just a few weeks after the completion of its $7.5bn acquisition of Bethesda (publisher of Doom, Fallout, Elder Scrolls…), Microsoft is now reportedly in exclusive talks to buy game chat platform Discord in a deal worth at least $10bn that would add a social brick to the Tech giant's video gaming empire of hardware and software.
If confirmed, these transactions would come after Electronic Arts' recent takeovers of Glu Mobile for $2.1bn and Codemasters for $1.2bn (after a rival bid from Take Two).
Meanwhile, in China, social media giant ByteDance (owner of TikTok), which has been making inroads into the video games business for the last 18 months, announced the acquisition for $4bn of gaming studio Moonton Technology, which develops the popular multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game Mobile Legends. Chinese rival Tencent was also eyeing Moonton.
This M&A frenzy clearly suggests that demand for video games is likely to remain strong over coming years thanks to a new console cycle, to new gaming experiences on mobile devices (5G, augmented reality…) and to the advent of streaming/subscription services (Netflix-like) that are expected to democratize even further video games.
In the short term, this appetite for gaming assets also suggests that the potential end of lockdowns and restrictions in coming months is not considered as a major risk for video game engagement and for the industry's growth rates in coming quarters. The recent Chinese example confirms this view: despite the end of lockdowns last year and no major Covid second wave, local game publishers such as NetEase didn't suffer from any material deceleration in video game consumption when people returned to work and school.
On the valuation front, the $10bn price ascribed to Discord is quite interesting. First, it's 50% higher than the company's $7bn valuation achieved in a December funding round. During that same period, most listed video game stocks are down year-to-date or barely flat.
Then, this $10bn valuation points to an (estimated) EV/Sales ratio of around 30x this year, close to the valuation multiple Roblox achieved in its recent IPO. Once again, it's much higher than most video game software publishers (including high-growth companies such as Sea Ltd.), which trade on average at 10x EV/Sales (and 25-30x EPS).
Overall, this newsflow from the private space implies that listed video gaming assets are far from being in bubbly territory and that the correction might have gone too far.
Categories: Gaming, News, Next Gen 29 March 2021


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Civil Procedure II
Michaels Stores v. Castle Ridge Plaza Assocs.
Back to Civil Procedure II Briefs
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, 1998
Plaintiff bought Castle Ridge L.T.'s assets, principally a lease for a store in a shopping center. Castle Ridge L.T. assigned and transferred its title and interest, and plaintiff indemnified Castle Ridge L.T. against its obligations. Castle Ridge L.T. was not allowed to assign the lease unless one purchased all or substantially all of Castle Ridge L.T.'s assets and liabilities and Castle Ridge L.T. gave the landlord, defendant, notice of the new tenant. Castle Ridge L.T. provided defendant the required notice.
Plaintiff then received a copy of notice from defendant's counsel asserting that plaintiff would not be permitted to operate as an arts and crafts store in the leased premises due to Rag Shop's objections. Plaintiff argues that this was not prohibited in the terms of the lease. Rag Shop states that its lease gives it the exclusive right to operate an arts and crafts store at the shopping center. Defendant rejected plaintiff's payment for the rent, so plaintiff sued for a declaration that its intended use is proper.
Rag Shop seeks to intervene to protect its position with respect to the other parties.
Can Rag Shop intervene as of right or permissively intervene?
FRCP 24
To intervene as of right, an applicant must meet four separate requirements. The application must be timely, the applicant must have an interest relating to the subject matter of the action, there must be a practical impairment of the applicant's ability to protect that interest, and the applicant's interest must not be adequately represented by the existing parties.
[A]n intervenor's interest in the action must be one that is significantly protectable. To be significantly protectable, the applicant's interest must be "a legal interest as distinguished from interests of a general and indefinite character." "The applicant must demonstrate that there is a tangible threat to a legally cognizable interest to have the right to intervene."
The case was only filed three months ago and is still in its preliminary stages. Rag Shop will still have a week or two to make submissions regarding summary judgment. It is too early for the parties to possibly suffer any prejudice as a result.
Rag Shop would have a significant interest in enforcing its exclusivity provisions. Plaintiff opening a another arts and crafts store would impair this interest.
While defendant's position is not directly adverse to Rag Shop's, Rag Shop would have a bigger burden if plaintiff were to prevail as they would have to deal with a new competitor in addition to filing suit against defendant. Defendant would simply have to begin charging plaintiff instead of Rag Shop. Defendant would still collect money from plaintiff.
Rag Shop can intervene as of right. Motion granted.


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LINGUIST List 32.985
Wed Mar 17 2021
Support: Chibchan; Cabécar; General Linguistics: PhD, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Editor for this issue: Becca Morris <beccalinguistlist.org>
Date: 16-Mar-2021
From: Elisabeth Verhoeven <elisabeth.verhoevenhu-berlin.de>
Subject: Chibchan; Cabécar; General Linguistics: PhD, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany
Department: Institut für deutsche Sprache und Linguistik
Web Address: https://www.linguistik.hu-berlin.de/de/institut/professuren/allgemeine-sprachwissenschaft/allgemeine-sprachwissenschaft
Institution/Organization: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Duties: Research,Project Work
Specialty Areas: General Linguistics; Morphology; Syntax
Morphosyntax
Required Language(s): Cabécar (cjp)
Chibchan
PhD Position in the DFG-funded project CHIBERGIS "Ergativity and Information Structure in Chibchan Languages" (involving part-time employment (65 %) - E 13 TV-L HU - short term for 3 years)
Project Summary:
CHIBERGIS is a collaboration between research teams at Humboldt-University Berlin, University of Göttingen and CNRS/SeDyL Paris. It investigates two layers of clause structure: alignment and information structure as well as the interaction between these layers. It will provide deeply annotated corpora and empirical studies on the Chibchan language family. The methodological approach combines exploratory research based on corpora and confirmatory research through field experiments.
The research goals include:
- A detailed structural investigation of the syntactic and semantic properties of ergativity,
- A study on information structure focusing on the role of microvariation in word order possibilities, and
- A precise examination of the role of information structure in languages with optional ergative marking, which is a phenomenon that has been observed for several languages but is not yet studied or understood in detail.
Additional information can be found at https://www.linguistik.hu-berlin.de/en/institut-en/professuren-en/general-linguistics-1/research/ergativity-and-information-structure-chibcha?set_language=en
PhD Project Description:
The PhD Project is expected to address a topic related to the syntax and semantics in Chibchan. Possible specializations include a language-specific study on a Chibchan language or a comparative study of micro-variation in Chibchan.
This position involves:
- Collaboration in the DFG-funded research project CHIBERGIS "Ergativity and Information Structure in Chibchan Languages" (Central America);
- Experimental research and data collection on a Chibchan language;
- Presentation and publication of research results;
- Tasks for own scientific qualification (PhD).
We expect:
- Completed university studies (Master's, Magister, or comparable degree) in General Linguistics or a related subject;
- Knowledge of grammar theory (especially in the area of morpho-syntax);
- Expertise in experimental and/or field research methods;
- Experience with under-researched languages desirable;
- Very good command of English;
- Knowledge of German and/or Spanish desirable
Please send your application quoting the reference number DR/013/21 to Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Faculty of Language and Literature, Department German Language and Linguistics, Prof. Elisabeth Verhoeven, Unter den Linden 6, 10099 Berlin or preferably via e-mail in pdf file to: anina.kleinstaff.hu-berlin.de.
The application should include a CV, list of publications, and a cover letter stating your interest in the advertised position.
HU is seeking to increase the proportion of women in research and teaching, and specifically encourages qualified female scholars to apply. Severely disabled applicants with equivalent qualifications will be given preferential consideration. People with an immigration background are specifically encouraged to apply. Since we will not return your documents, please submit copies in the application only.
Please visit our website www.hu-berlin.de/stellenangebote, which gives you access to the legally binding German version.
Applications Deadline: 31-Mar-2021
Web Address for Applications: anina.kleinstaff.hu-berlin.de
Prof. Elisabeth Verhoeven
elisabeth.verhoevenhu-berlin.de
Page Updated: 17-Mar-2021


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Iris West~Allen è un personaggio immaginario che comparve in numerose pubblicazioni della DC Comics. È la moglie del secondo Flash, Barry Allen, zia del terzo Flash, Wally West, e nonna del quarto Flash, Bart Allen. Iris Allen comparve per la prima volta in Showcase n. 4 (settembre-ottobre 1956).

Biografia del personaggio

Nella sua prima apparizione, Iris era una reporter per la Picture News, con ubicazione a Central City, e la fidanzata del ritardatario cronico Barry Allen. Col tempo, non solo scoprì che Barry era il secondo Flash, ma che addirittura suo nipote Wally ne era la spalla, Kid Flash. In Flash n. 165 (novembre 1966) sposò Barry, scoprendo proprio quella notte che Barry era Flash (lo scoprì perché Barry parlava nel sonno). Durante quel periodo, la coppia scoprì che Iris era nata nel XXX secolo (ca. nel 2945), e che fu mandata indietro nel tempo (cioè nel nostro presente) poco prima che la Terra-Est attaccasse la Terra-Ovest, quando Central City era una città indipendente. Dopo anni di prominente presenza nella vita di Flash e di Central City, Iris venne uccisa dal Professor Zoom durante una festa in costume. Zoom fece vibrare la sua mano nella testa di Iris, e la solidificò abbastanza da ucciderla. Arrabbiato per la morte di Iris, Barry uccise Zoom spezzandogli il collo, per sostenere poi un processo per omicidio volontario.

Iris non rimase morta a lungo. Come per i suoi genitori biologici, i Russells (con l'aiuto di un Flash del futuro, John Fox), inviò la neonata Iris nel passato, dove fu adottata da Ira West, e la sua "morte" causò un paradosso che venne risolto dopo che i Russells misero la sua coscienza in un nuovo corpo. Barry fu riunito ad Iris nel XXX secolo, e riuscirono a passare un mese insieme. Tuttavia, la coppia sapeva che se Barry fosse ritornato al passato, sarebbe morto nella Crisi sulle Terre infinite. Durante il loro tempo insieme, ebbero i Gemelli Tornado, Don e Dawn. Don sposò la discendente del Professor Zoom, Meloni Thawne, sperando di mettere una fine alla faida che intratteneva le due famiglie di velocisti da secoli. Ebbero un figlio, Bart, i cui poteri si manifestarono fin dalla più tenera età, ma che lo fecero invecchiare precocemente. Tragicamente, Don e Dawn morirono salvando la Terra del XXX secolo dall'invasione dei Dominatori. Iris portò Bart nel passato dove cercò un aiuto per suo nipote (in quel periodo, Wally era appena diventato il nuovo Flash). Non appena si trovò un modo per decelerare il suo invecchiamento, a Bart fu dato il soprannome di Impulso. Non si sa molto di Iris dopo questi fatti, ma si sa che si prese cura del figlio orfano del Mago del Tempo. Successivamente, Wally soprannominò sua figlia Iris in onore di sua zia.

Un Anno Dopo

Una misteriosa figura incappucciata chiese l'aiuto di Zoom perché attaccasse Bart mentre si confrontava con Capitan Cold, per poi rivelare di essere Iris. Il suo piano, in qualche modo, era di mettere suo nipote, che nel frattempo aveva assunto l'identità di Flash, fuori combattimento per una settimana per proteggerlo da un futuro che lei voleva cambiare. Sfortunatamente, un Bart indebolito fu ucciso dai Nemici, grazie ad un piano elaborato del suo fratello "clone" Inertia.

In Final Crisis: Rouges' Revenge n. 1, si vede Iris guardare in lacrime le foto di Barry, quando una voce lontana improvvisamente la chiama. Barry ritornò in vita in DC Universe n. 0 e in Crisi Finale n. 2. In Crisi Finale n. 4, Iris fu mostrata dopo essere stata corrotta dall'Equazione Anti-Vita, e fu liberata quando Barry la baciò e la ricoprì con la Forza della velocità. Iris cominciò a piangere alla vista di Barry, che la rassicurò affermando che tutto sarebbe andato bene.

Dopo il ritorno di suo marito, Iris fu mostrata mentre tornava ad una vita normale con l'intera Flash Family. Ancora raggiante per il ritorno di Barry, non trovò molto tempo per stare con lui, dato che Barry era ancora mentalmente ferito dalla sua prova mortale e rifiutava fermamente di fermarsi e godersi anche un solo momento di vita "normale".

Altri media

 Iris Allen ebbe una comparsa nell'episodio pilota della serie televisiva Flash, interpretata dall'attrice Paula Marshall. Qui, è la fidanzata di Barry Allen, come nei fumetti, però si lasciarono e non si sposarono. È possibile che volessero riunirsi nella seconda stagione ma lo show fu cancellato dopo 22 puntate.
 Iris Allen comparve nel film animato Justice League: The New Frontier. Anche qui è descritta come la moglie di Barry Allen.
 Iris Allen comparve nel romanzo della Justice League Flash: Sto Motion di Mark Shultz. La storia racconta che Iris e il suo defunto marito, Barry Allen, crebbero Wally West dopo che i suoi genitori morirono. Da adulto, Wally dovette difenderla da una creatura di nome Superluminoid che poteva viaggiare ad una velocità superiore a quella della luce. Wally scoprì che sia lui che Iris possedevano il metagene che gli diede i superpoteri quando un fulmine lo colpì nel laboratorio. Il romanzo afferma che il metagene di Iris non si mise mai in moto da solo e non mostrò nessun potere, anche se il potenziale si sarebbe dimostrato sotto le giuste circostanze.
 Iris è uno dei personaggi principali del serial The Flash trasmesso sul canale The CW. È interpretata da Candice Patton e nella versione italiana è doppiata da Valentina Favazza. Iris e Barry sono cresciuti insieme, dato che suo padre si è fatto carico del futuro supereroe dopo la morte della madre e l'ingiusto arresto del padre. Iris è una giornalista, voleva diventare un poliziotto come suo padre Joe, infatti lui è un detective del dipartimento di polizia di Central City, ma Joe le ha impedito di farlo essendo molto protettivo con lei. Iris e Barry sono amici da una vita, anche se segretamente sono innamorati l'uno dell'altra. Quando Barry diventerà l'eroe Flash, sarà Iris la prima a dipingerlo come un supereroe, inizialmente ne ignorava la vera identità, solo verso il finale della prima stagione scoprirà che Barry e il velocista scarlatto sono la stessa persona.
Kiersey Clemons interpreta Iris West nel DC Extended Universe, a partire da Justice League (2017) ma le sue scene sono state tagliate. Comparirà in Zack Snyder's Justice League, director's cut del film (2021) e nella pellicola The Flash (2023).

Voci correlate

 Flash (DC Comics)
 Anti-Flash
 Iris West II
 Crisi sulle Terre infinite

Collegamenti esterni

Personaggi DC Comics
West Allen, Iris
Flash

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Smiling is a gesture of love, joy and good spirit. But how many of you can smile flashing your teeth without a second thought? This is because often the food you eat or the drinks you consume might have a large amount of caffeine and other colors which will affect the natural color of your teeth and make them look yellow and dull.
This would prevent you from smiling with confidence. That is why it is better you opt for the cosmetic teeth whitening so that you can get a flawless teeth as well as smile.
This is the most popular method of teeth whitening as the cost of it is reasonable enough and the process is effective, as well. These treatments are available at the dentist's chamber. Besides this, you can also try this at home with the help of your dentist. In both the cases, the result achieved is spectacular and very effective.
This will increase the self confidence as these products have the ability to whiten even a darker teeth. But if your teeth have any fillings or caps, they will remain the same as the whiteners have no effects on them.
There are various types of teeth whitening products but the most effective one is what a dentist will select for you after seeing your dull teeth. Whitening those teeth is a greater challenge. This might be mainly due to the habit of chewing tobacco, smoking or drinking alcohol and hence the help of a cosmetic dentist is inevitable. If you have a normal tooth with slight discoloration or yellow color, you can try the over the counter products.
In this method of teeth whitening, the carbide or hydrogen peroxide level needs to be decided by a professional. This level depends on the extremity of discoloration of the teeth as well as the body condition of the patient. Most usually the gels which are used in this method are about 35 to 50% .
After applying the gels, the special light is applied which penetrates through the teeth and activates the gel and this in turn makes the teeth whiter. This is very effective and the result is long lasting. Above all, the technique is very accurate.
In this process, your dentist fabricates the trays depending on the custom made tooth impressions that he had collected earlier. After that, he will offer tooth whitening gel as well as carbamide peroxide concentrate gel to use at home. The gels given by the dentist are enough to last for 2 weeks.
You have to wear the trays with the gels for at least 2 hours on the regular basis. The dentist may ask you to wear these trays having the gels for whole night depending on the teeth condition. Within a period of 2 weeks to 6 weeks, you can have whiter teeth.
This method is less successful and is available in any drug store in your locality. These are not FDA approved and might have very low or no effect on the teeth.


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Q: paste rows if doesn't already exist in excel sheet using c# I've 2 excel sheets(Sheet1 & Sheet2) in my Excel workbook. I want to copy row data from Sheet2 to Sheet1.
Condition is:
if Sheet2 copied row doesn't exist in Sheet1 then paste it otherwise don't paste the row.
Copied Rows except 1st row in Sheet2:
Range dataWithoutFirstRow = xlAccrualSheet.Range[xlAccrualSheet.UsedRange.Cells[2, 1],
                            xlAccrualSheet.UsedRange.SpecialCells(XlCellType.xlCellTypeLastCell)];
dataWithoutFirstRow.Copy();

Paste in below used range in Sheet1:
Range DataRange = xlAccrualWorkSheet.Cells[emptycell, 1];
DataRange.PasteSpecial(XlPasteType.xlPasteAllUsingSourceTheme);

Please Tell me How to check already exist rows in Sheet1.
Awaiting for Your Response

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Please Tell me How to check already exist rows in Sheet1.

Use Range to read out all data from the workSheet. You are already doing a similar thing accrualSheet. Then, you can use range.Cells(i,j) or range.Rows(r).Value or even range.Rows(r).Cells(i,j) to get the data inside each specific row.
When pasting occurs, loop over all pasted rows, and for each pasted row compare it with rows from workSheet. You may do it directly by reading that on the fly (as mentioned above), or you may read all rows from workSheet and store them in a List and compare incoming rows against that list - it will work much faster that way.
Now, one of the most interesting things is probably what does it mean to "compare rows". Either you will need to compare all cells within a row with another one, or you will need to compare just a specific set of "columns" like "date, time, cause, origin, caseId" etc. But that.. noone knows, you said nothing about that. If there's no info on that, then you probably should compare whole rows and assume that any difference in any cell means that the rows are different.


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Spoil-Free Reviews: The Imitation Game
Posted by Che Shabazz on December 24, 2014 in Movies, Spoil-Free Reviews! |One Comment
So it has finally arrived. Benedict Cumberbatch's Oscar bait film of the year The Imitation Game has made its slow ass way to DC. I have finally seen it and I will tell you how good it really was. Admittedly I am a little biased when it comes to this movie, I'm obsessed with everything English and even more so if it has to do with Benedict Cumberbatch. It certainly doesn't hurt the film's case that it is about Alan Turning, easily my favorite figure in human history, and set in World War, II the fodder of all male cinephile's wet dream.
The Imitation Game is the film based on the life of Alan Turning, the father of modern computer science, inventor of artificial intelligence, and war hero. Cumberbatch plays the anti-social genius Turning as he is tasked with cracking the German cryptographic machine, Enigma. As with all character pieces the film is never really about one thing. While the backdrop of the film is the team's effort to crack the code that would eventually lead to the allies' victory the film itself is about Turning's struggle with homosexuality and what appears to be a relatively severe case of aspergers in an unforgiving 1940s America. I know, I know it sounds boring as hell. But Cumberbatch is so stellar as Turning and Kiera Knightley equally impressive as Joan Clarke.
If you're even a little bit familiar with history you won't be surprised with the ending. But it's not the plot but the story structure that holds the attention of the audience. The film opens with the famous break in at Turing's home and the story is told through a flashback interrogation with his arresting detective, an overly curious nuisance played by Rory Kinnear.
The film itself is relatively cookie cutter, there are no risks taken here. The plot and directorial choices come straight out of every other Oscar bait biopic of the last century. The story of a troubled man overcoming his issues to become better as he tackles a seemingly insurmountable problem with a little bit of childhood issues sprinkled in for explanation as to why the man is so troubled. Could have been said about 75% of Oscar nominees in recent memory. The difference here is that the cast is busy running circles around the dull cinematic structure. Cumberbatch and Knightley are incredible as usual and their on screen chemistry is fantastic. But it hardly ends there, Turning's team of slightly less genius men who eventually come to love him is played by an ensemble made up of Matthew Goode, Allen Leech, and Matthew Beard (I feel like costume and make up should get a nomination just for this).
There isn't much else to say about this movie except that it's acted superbly and written incredibly. The director managed to get out of his star studded casts way and it is the story of a man greater than anyone your middle school history teacher made you do a report on.
"It is those that no one imagines anything of that do the things that no one imagines."
Casting: 9/10
Acting (Main Cast): 10/10
Acting (Supporting Cast): 10/10
Directing: 6/10
Writing: 8/10
Plot: 7/10
Cinematography: 6/10
Overall Rating: 8.1/10 (great)
Pop Culture Che Suggests: 5/5
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At Sydney's southern coast lies Cronulla Beach, a top surfing destination favored by tourists for its warm and friendly beach culture. In addition to surfing, other favorite activities in this part of Sydney include whale watching, sports fishing and kayaking. Dolphins and turtles are also regular attractions in its clean and inviting waters. Cronulla Beach's natural beauty is complemented by two of Australia's best National Parks, The Royal National Park and Heathcote National Park, located nearby where visitors can go bushwalking to see the natural landscapes and magnificent views of the coast.