August 2018 marks 20 years at Gateway Mastering for mastering engineer Adam Ayan! Adam started at Gateway on August 3rd, 1998, as a production engineer, then quickly became Bob Ludwig's direct assistant. Adam is one of only 2 engineers to ever be directly mentored by Bob. Not long after working as his assistant, Bob and Adam both realized he had the ears and aptitude for mastering, and Adam began mastering projects of his own and developing his own clientele. This of course ultimately lead to his mastering room opening at Gateway in August 2001, just 3 years after his arrival. Adam has mastered countless projects for many of the best recording artists around the world, and has won several Grammy Awards and other achievements along the way. Here's to another 20 years!


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Boscobel Continues Long Run as a Top DC PR Firm
by Michael Rudd
SILVER SPRING, Md. – Boscobel Marketing Communications, Inc. announced today that its placement in the Washington Business Journal 2016 Book of Lists marks the company's 31st straight appearance. Boscobel has made the list as a top DC PR firm every year since the list's inception.
"Anyone in this market will tell you that Boscobel is a humble company, so it's hard for us to toot our own horn," said Joyce Bosc, president and CEO of Boscobel. "Therefore, we're always excited to be acknowledged by a very reputable, third-party organization such as the Washington Business Journal. It was an honor 31 years ago and it's an honor today."
Since 1978, Boscobel has delivered award-winning marketing solutions to its technology clients and has served as the agency-of-record for international launches such as AOL and numerous GE technology products. Today, the company specializes in marketing for private and public mid-tier government contractors that provide IT, engineering or cyber solutions and products to the federal government and commercial markets.
"We're proud of the portfolio we've built over the years," added Bosc. "Our work reflects the wonderful innovations our clients develop daily for their customers."

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Шпунты — деревня в Починковском районе Смоленской области России. Входит в состав Климщинского сельского поселения. Население — 18 жителей (2007 год).

Расположена в центральной части области в 22 км к юго-востоку от Починка, в 25 км восточнее автодороги  Орёл — Витебск. В 20 км юго-западнее деревни расположена железнодорожная станция Энгельгардтовская на линии Смоленск — Рославль.

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На карте Шуберта 1859 г. обозначены Старые и Новые Шпунты. Административно они входили в состав Докудовской волости 1-го стана Ельнинского уезда. Дворов в Новых Шпунтах насчитывалось четыре. Какому помещику относились деревни не совсем ясно. В округе имелось три господских усадьбы: Николаевская, Покровская и Петровская.
В 1930-х гг. Новые Шпунты были выбраны в качестве места сселения окрестных деревень, таких как Станы, Вычуковка (Печи), Мироновка и другие. Предположительно перед войной в Шпунтах насчитывалось около 30-35 дворов.
В годы Великой Отечественной войны деревня была оккупирована гитлеровскими войсками в июле 1941 года, освобождена в сентябре 1943 года.
В деревне с 1930-х гг. существовала школа, которая, по словам очевидцев, сгорела 1 мая 1942 г. После войны её отстроили заново, но она просуществовала только до 1950 г.
На войну из деревни ушло около 30 человек. Из них пропало без вести и погибло 18 человек.
С 1960-х гг. начался исход: количество жителей неуклонно сокращалось.

Примечания

Населённые пункты Починковского района (Смоленская область)

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The temple of Seti I (1294-1279 BC) was dedicated to the six major gods, namely Osiris, Isis, Horus, Amun-Ra, Ra-Horakty and Ptah. It was also built to adore the early pharaohs.
Two courtyards and a largely destroyed pylon (gate) leads to the unusually L-shaped limestone building. Construction works were started by Seti I, but it was left to his son, Ramses II to complete the unfinished temple. The innner 7 chapels and the 2nd hypostyle hall were built by Set I, while the 1st hypostyle hall, the courtyards and the pylon were finished during the reign of Ramses II.
Carved panels of the hypostyle hall depict various scenes from the life of Ramses II. We can see as Khnum is modelling the king in presence of Ptah. The next panel shows Ramses II being suckled by Isis and 4 different Hathor goddesses. We can also find the the king's purification ceremony before entering the temple.
These mysterious hieroglyphs in Temple of Seti I. are said to represent modern vehicles like a helicopter, a yacht, a submarine, and a fighterplane. They are commonly explained as being the result of erosion, and later adjustments, or re-writing over the original inscriptions that left parts of the older text visible creating the illusion of modern looking machines.
The way from the 2nd hypostyle hall leads to seven chapels facing a long corridor. The chapels are dedicated to: Seti I, Ptah, Re-Horakty, Amun-Re, Osiris, Isis, Horus. The Osiris chapel leads forward to the Osiris complex.
The Osiris complex consists of two large halls and 6 small chapels.
Sokar is a god of the Memphite necropolis often displayed as a man with falcon head. He is strongly linked with Ptah and Osiris the god of the dead. These 360° panoramic images are unique since the Ptah-Sokar complex is usually closed to the public.
The Abydos King List is a chronological list showing cartouches of most dynastic pharaohs of Egypt from Menes (Narmer) until Ramesses I, Seti's father. Unsuitable pharaos were excluded from the list like the foreign Hyksos rulers, the female pharaoh Hatsepsut and the Amarna pharaohs (Akhenaten, Tutankhamun etc.).
The Osireion is a widely debated underground historic monument located at the back of the temple of Seti I. It is built from large blocks of granite while limestone and sandstone was used for the temple of Seti I. The Osierion is definitely at a lower level than the temple of Seti I and is flooded nowdays. It used to be considered an Old Kingdom structure but now it is believed to be built by Merneptah (1213-1203 BC). Since the purpose of the temple of Seti I was the adoration of the early pharaohs, it is likely that the Osierion is a symbolic funerary chapel for them. There used to be a burial chamber and a dummy sarcophagus surrounded by water in the middle of it.
The Seti I temple and Osierion are open daily from 7:00 to 18:00.
If staying in Hurghada (like our photographers did), you have to cross the desert to get to Dendera which should take you around 3 and half, maximum 4 hours. Please note that local cabs operating only winthin tourist restorts are not allowed to bring you to Dendera.
It is not recommended to drive on your own in Egypt due to the general negligance of driving rules. Singposts are usually written not only in Arabic, but it might be difficult to find remote places on your own. Our team has shot the 360° virtual tour in December 2010, at that time it was not allowed to travel in the Nive valley without papers and it was common to find lots of checkpoints.
Staying for overnight is definitely not recommended in Abydos due to security reasons, depending on the actual situation, police might even ask you to leave the town before the evening sets in. On the other hand, you can find a variety of hotels in Luxor, from 2* hotels that are ideal for backpackers to 5* luxuary resorts. If taking part at a Nile cruise, you'll stay on your ship.


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Applying for a Points Based System Dependant Visa
High net worth business, work and study visa applications are considered under the points based system of the Immigration Rules. Family members of points based system migrants may be able to apply with or to join their family member in the UK under the points based system dependant visa category. Points based system dependants will need to meet the necessary Home Office requirements and provide essential documents, which can be challenging, therefore our team of specialist business immigration experts can schedule a consultation to discuss this further.
Who can apply as a Points Based System Dependant?
Family members of Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 4 and Tier 5 migrants may be able to apply for a Points Based System Dependant Visa, either at the same time as the main points based system applicant or to join them in the UK after. 'Family members' in respect of Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 5 migrants can be the spouse, civil partner, unmarried or same-sex partner and child of the main applicant.
Partners of Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 5 Migrants:
Partners applying at the same time as the main points based system migrant will be granted leave in the UK for the same amount of time as the main applicant. If the partner dependant is applying to join their family member in the UK who has indefinite leave to remain or British citizenship through their previous status as a points based system migrant, then the dependant will be granted 3 years leave in the UK. They will then need to apply for an extension, after which they themselves could be eligible for settlement.
Children of Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 5 Migrants:
For child dependants of points based system migrants under the Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 5 categories, the following criterion applies:
both of the child's parents must either be lawfully present (other than as a visitor) in the UK; or
being granted entry clearance or leave to remain (other than as a visitor) at the same time as the child; or
one parent must be lawfully present (other than as a visitor) in the UK and the other is being granted entry clearance or leave to remain (other than as a visitor) at the same time as the child, unless:
i. The Relevant Points Based System Migrant is the applicant's sole surviving parent, or
ii. The Relevant Points Based System Migrant parent has and has had sole responsibility for the child's upbringing; or
iii. There are serious or compelling family or other considerations which would make it desirable not to refuse the application and suitable arrangements have been made in the UK for the child's care.
For child dependants, they will either be granted leave for the same amount of time as the parent whose leave expires first or where both parents have been granted indefinite leave to remain or British citizenship, then the child dependant will be granted 3 years leave to remain.
What are the main requirements for a Points Based System Dependant Visa application?
The main requirement that all points based system dependant visa applicants will need to demonstrate is their relationship to the main points based system migrant. The relationship must be genuine and subsisting and substantial documentary evidence is needed in order to adequately convey this to the Home Office. In regard to unmarried partners, similar to Appendix FM for Unmarried Partner applications, Applicants will need to demonstrate 2 years cohabitation in a relationship akin to marriage. There are also other requirements all partners and other dependants must satisfy:
Maintenance – Points based system dependants must be able to show that they can support and accommodate themselves in the UK without recourse to public funds. Depending on which points based system category the migrant is applying under, the specified amount of money required to be held in their bank account will vary;
English language – If the main points based system migrant is required to satisfy the English language requirement, then so will any dependants. This is either through a degree taught in English at the relevant level, passing a Home Office approved English language test at the required level or being a national of a majority English speaking country as listed on the Home Office website.
Children must be under the age of 18 at the date of the points based system dependant visa application being submitted. Children must also not be leading independent lives or formed an independent family unit.
Using Legal Representation to submit a Points Based System Dependant Visa Application
Legal representatives, such as our specialist immigration and visa law firm, are qualified to advise you on immigration law and your immigration status. It is possible to instruct an immigration and visa legal representative to submit a Points Based System Dependant Visa application.
Caseworkers at the Home Office are trained to reject applications which are improperly prepared, for example by failing to provide the correct supporting evidence. In order to ensure your application succeeds, all necessary documents must be provided.
This can be a significant administrative task and you will need to submit the correct documentary evidence. The UK Immigration Rules are complex and a legal representative can help ensure that your application meets the Immigration Rules.
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We are based in the legal epicentre of London, just across the road from the Royal Courts of Justice in order to ensure we get the best results for our clients. We are minutes away from the Immigration and Asylum Tribunal, the Royal Courts of Justice and other central London courts.
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Tax law on volunteers' payments under review
An issues paper released today explores a number of options for clarifying and simplifying the tax treatment of reimbursements and honoraria paid to volunteers. The paper seeks feedback on suggested ways of dealing with current uncertainties in the tax law relating to these payments to minimise, as much as possible, compliance costs for volunteers and non-profit organisations. Submissions close on 14 December. For more information see the government's media statement and the issues paper, "The tax treatment of honoraria and reimbursements paid to volunteers".
Hon Dr Michael Cullen
Hon Peter Dunne
Minister of Revenue
Tax treatment of volunteer reimbursements to be reviewed
Clarifying and simplifying the law on how reimbursements and honoraria paid to volunteers in the non-profit sector should be taxed is the subject of an Inland Revenue Department issues paper released today for public consultation.
Finance Minister Dr Michael Cullen and Revenue Minister Peter Dunne welcomed the paper, saying it was "an important step closer towards resolving a long-standing dilemma for volunteers and non-profit organisations over how reimbursements should be taxed.
"Because the law is unclear, volunteers and non-profit organisations have often been uncertain about their tax obligations relating to reimbursement and honoraria payments to volunteers.
"As a result, an inconsistent range of administrative practices has developed over the years, which in turn has contributed to increased compliance costs for these organisations," Mr Dunne said.
"This issues paper looks at a number of possible solutions to this long-standing problem.
"As part of the government's tax policy consultation process, officials are seeking feedback on suggestions for dealing with the lack of clarity surrounding the taxation of reimbursements and simplifying the rules for honoraria paid to volunteers, with a view to making compliance less onerous for those in the non-profit sector.
"The paper suggests a number of options for making payments which reimburse volunteers for the costs they incur exempt from tax.
"The aim is to make the law relating to these types of payments clear and simple to apply, so that the compliance costs for volunteers and non-profit organisations are minimised as much as possible.
"Feedback on the issues explored in the issues paper will be considered by the government as part of its policy of further building a culture of charitable giving in New Zealand," Mr Dunne said.
The closing date for submissions on the options raised in the issues paper is 14 December 2007.
The issues paper, The tax treatment of honoraria and reimbursements paid to volunteers, is published at www.taxpolicy.ird.govt.nz.
Contact: Ted Sheehan, Press secretary to Peter Dunne, 04 470 6985 / 021 638 920


Keenan Cornelius has introduced great many innovations into bjj – especially gi bjj. His wormguard offers some techniques that really haven't been reinvented – they are sort of new. This lead Cornelius to issue an extensive encyclopedia of the move and address what he considers the worst impediment to this guard – a limp lapel?! The Wormguard made its debut in 2013. Since then the sequence has been improved upon first in 2015 and now in a significant way.
For Keenan the guard comes down to the Lapel – figuring out how it helps control the other guy. BJJ is all about control hence why this guard comes in handy.
Here's where pushing on a sleeve won't help you, pulling and extending will provide you the leverage to extend someone but pushing will seldom give you results you could capitalize on.
Lapel is unique, in Keenan's mind, because grabbing on it will make someone's body rotate. Now this is really important.
Why? Well if you've ever tried to pass or had someone try to pass your guard to your bad side it's quite difficult. Most people have difficulty. This is why controlling someone via lapel can be very beneficial.


Argentina was a land of immigration and its photography reflects this. Indeed, Annemarie Heinrich, a naturalized Argentine, was born in Germany, in 1912. Some of her work, in the form of vintage prints, were exposed in Buenos Aires Photo 2015 by the Vasari Gallery.


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Agbor Nkongho aka Balla (born  Felix Agbor Anyior Nkongho) is an Anglophone Cameroonian human rights lawyer who is the president of the Fako Lawyers Association, vice president of the African Bar Association in charge of Central Africa, founder and chairman of the Centre for Human Rights and Democracy in Africa and founder of Agbor Nkongho Law Firm an activist and freedom fighter who was arrested on 17 January 2017. Agbor Nkongho was born on August 23, 1970. He is a leading member of the Cameroon Anglophone Civil Society Consortium (CACSC) which has been banned and its activities declared illegal in Cameroon.

Early life and career
Agbor Nkongho is a native from Manyu division, Southwest Region, Cameroon. Popularly known as Agbor-Balla in the ghettos of Great Soppo, Buea where he grew up. He attended CBC Primary School Great Soppo Buea, before moving to Saint Joseph's College, Sasse, Buea where he passed the GCE Ordinary Levels in Form Four which was one class before the final year of secondary studies. He went to CCAS Kumba and then to the Musole GCE Evening Classes after he was wrongfully dismissed from CCAS Kumba for subversive writing popularly known as "Lavoir" which challenged was an article challenging abuses and wrong actions by school administrators, this marked his start of activism in his youthful days. Agbor Nkongho described his dismissal as a blessing in an interview, because it got him a meeting with Bate Besong, renowned Anglophone playwright, poet and critic. He studied at the University of Yaoundé I and graduated with (LLB in English Private Law). He also studied at the Nigerian Law School, the Free University of Brussels, the University of Notre Dame and Leipzig University. He worked as a researcher at the Centre for International Law in Belgium, as an assistant legal officer at Sierra Leone International Criminal Court, a human right officer at United Nations office in Afghanistan, and Congo.

Arrest
On 17 January 2017, it was reported that Balla had been arrested with Fontem Neba who is a university lecturer in Buea by Cameroon's police ordered by the government. He was arrested in connection with the Anglophone problem after organizing peaceful protests to protect the culture and rights of the Anglophone Cameroonians in the form of sit down strikes with more than 2000 Anglophone lawyers, Ghost town and shutdown of schools under the banner of the Anglophone Civil Society Consortium (CACSC), which was banned and its activities declared illegal few days before his arrest.

Charges and military court trial
It was reported by multiple sources that Balla and others were charged on eight counts and may face a death penalty for treason, terrorism, civil unrest, jeopardising the peace and unity of the Republic of Cameroon. Balla's trial was to begin on 1 February 2017 and later rescheduled for 13 February. On 23 March, Balla's trial at the Yaounde military court tribunal was adjourned for another hearing on 27 April, and then on 24 May and then 27 July. On 31 August, President Paul Biya issued a presidential decree ordering the Yaounde military court tribunal to release Balla and others in connection with the protest in Northwest and Southwest regions of the country. On 15 April 2015, according to an interview, Balla told journalists in Buea, "I am ready to die in defense of Common Law".

Reaction of international bodies
The Law Society of Upper Canada reacted immediately to the arrest and detention of Balla and appealed to the Government of Cameroon to immediately and unconditionally release Balla and to respect the full functions of the lawyer professions without any intimidation. On 27 March 2017, the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights organisation urged the Government of Cameroon to immediately release Balla and to drop the charges against him. Professor Sean O'Brien, director for International Human Right Law, who taught Balla at the University of Notre Dame, filed a petition to the United Nations Human Rights Council for the immediate release of Balla.

Release of Agbor Nkongho
On 30 August 2017, through a presidential decree, Balla, Neba Fontem and Paul Abine Ayah were released and all charges against them dropped. Amnesty International deputy regional director for West and Central Africa said that the decision by the government of Cameroon to release Balla and others was good news for everyone and condemned their arrest in the first place.
Agbor Balla continues with his activities for the freedom of southern Cameroons. This has been done via the creation of Tasks Forces to liberate many in jail and He still continues to press on the government of La Republique du Cameroun to liberate all.

By his political ideology, he is a believer of a two state federation of equal status in Cameroon as a solution to resolve the Anglophone crisis. A position he has maintained for over 17 years of his endeavours in the fight for the liberation of the Anglophone community in Cameroon. [TheOverseer.com]

See also
Anglophone problem (Cameroon)
2016–2017 Cameroonian protests

References

Southern Cameroons
1970 births
Living people
Cameroonian democracy activists


Facebook Messenger got a new dark mode, but you will need this quick tutorial to enable it.
The Facebook Messenger app for Android and iOS is getting a new dark theme. This has been the most-requested feature, and it's good a dark mode has finally come to the Messenger app for Android and iOS.
The Social media giant first announced a dark mode for its Facebook Messenger app at last year's F8 developer conference. During the annual developer conference, Facebook said the feature would be coming "very, very soon". However, the feature is now available to all users.
Here is how to activate Facebook Messenger's secret dark-mode theme for night viewing.
*First things first, fire up the Facebook Messenger app on your iPhone or Android smartphone and select any chat thread you want to interact with.
*In the chat thread, type the smiley face icon inside the message compose window.
*Go to the Emoji tab and try to find the Crescent moon emoji and send it over.
*Once done, you will notice an animation with the Crescent moon emoji dropping like rain over your chat.
*When the animation is over, a message pops up notifying that "You found dark mode" at the top.
*Tap it, and you will be taken to the Settings page where you can either turn on or off the so-called dark mode.
In case you don't see the animation when you send the Crescent moon emoji, it is recommended to repeat the process. Hopefully, it should work this time.


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The perfect addition to your wardrobe this festive season, this beautiful velour top. With a rounded neckline and 3/4 sleeves which flare out to a pretty fluted sleeve. Wear with smart black trousers or skirt to complete the look.


The story of jazz as it has never been told before, from the inside out: a comprehensive, eloquent, scrupulously researched page-turner.
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My query to the IE and Nostratic lists concerning Zoller's Bangani data drew a number of responses, posted on one or the other list, or on the Indology list VYAKARAN. Since some individuals have asked me to summarize the results, I give some illustrative excerpts from the messages below. One word of caution: While what follows appears to indicate a unanimous rejection of Zoller's hypothesis, one respondant, a distinguished Indologist who wrote to me privately, is not so sure. The data do not appear to him to have been invented on the spot, even by a clever informant. He has a point there, and I would counsel withholding judgment until more information comes in. On the other hand, I certainly know (from personal experience, alas!) how a clever informant who wants to please a foreign guest -- such as a naive graduate student in the field for the first time -- can show considerable ingenuity in the invention of non-existent forms. Fortunately, I had other Georgians check over the data, which struck even me as suspicious, and of course I made use of corpora and random observation of conversations between Georgians (i.e. "eavesdropping") to corroborate my findings. As for Zoller, he claims to have taken essentially the same precautions: "Etliche der von meinem Mitarbeiter stammenden archaischen Woerter wurden von mir in Bangan mit anderen Sprechern ueberprueft" (p 198). Among these corroboration procedures (ueberpruefungsverfahren) he mentions the observation of conversations between Banganis and invention of speech situations in which the archaisms are likely to be used (planmaessiges Schaffen von Gespraechssituationen, in denen die Archaismen eingebracht werden konnten). Personally, I am willing to take Zoller at his word -- unless VERY strong evidence of his dishonesty is presented -- but my field experience has left me sufficiently chastened that I will treat his data with caution.
Recently [within the past few years, I think] George van Driem of Leiden went to the Bangani area and found the language to be fully Indo-Aryan, and Zoller's data for the most part misinterpretations. He has recently published his findings,I think, in Indogermanische Forschungen (1996? I do not have access to this myself). If this ref. is not correct, please let me know. The subject came up recently [perhaps this Summer] on the Indology-List, where full reference can be found. If you do not have access to the archives of that list I can track the exact ref. down for you.
As far as I know, Indologists in general have abandoned Zoller's thesis.
You've either come upon the "Olduvai George" of historical linguistics or its "Piltdown Man". On the other hand, it could be a coincidence between ritual language deformation (or the local Pig Latin) and centum. But, who knows, if the evidence holds up, maybe someone can finally convince Kaulins of the futility of "Indo-Latvian".
It is strange, but I read the article by George van driem on the Bangani "enigma" this very day. It is, as George Thompson correctly mentioned, published in "Indogermanische Forschungen". The full reference is: George van Driem/Suhnu: Ra:m Sharma:: In Search of Kentum Indo-Europeans in the Himalayas, IF 101/1996, 107-146. Both authors have in fact been to the Bangani-speaking-area (in Uttarakhand) to check the original claims by Zoller (which have been published in two papers in MSS, 49 and 50, 1988 and 1989). They managed to get in contact with the very same informatns with whom Zoller had worked and could record largely the same texts (quite conventionalized songs and proverbs).
The results are devastating for the Bangani-hypothesis (i.e. for the alleged existence of "Kentum"-I.E. words in the language). The authors' presentation of their methods and the data obtained by them, together with full justifications of their new interpretations, seem to leave no serious doubt on the fact that (as Beekes, who had access to the results of van Driem's campaign earlier, put it in hhe english edition of his "Vergelijkende Taalwetenschap") this marks "the end of the Bangani story".
However, I cannot help mentioning that the style of this paper, especially some of the anecdotes which are told on Zoller and his work in India, well, are somewhat off the mark and border on (for my taste spill over into) outright libeling , something which I greatly disliked reading in this competent and necessary paper, written by our leading specialist in Himalayan linguistics.
"My Leiden colleague George van Driem went to the Bangani area in December 1994, and observed that these forms are incorrect and especially their supposed meanings. Most words have good I-A etymologies ... This is the end of the Bangani story."
Maybe your sources are more recent than, and incorporates, this. But if not ... field work is very often unreliable, unfortunately.
In response to the question on Bangani, I thought I'd forward this piece of information from the mailing list VYAKARAN, which I manage. I've also forwarded your piece to the VYAKARAN list, so you may be getting a few responses from the members of that list.
My friend Asko Parpola kindly forwarded your query about Bangani to me. I received your request for information today upon returning from abroad.
My colleague Dr. Suhnu Ram Sharma of Deccan College at Poona and myself have conducted investigations on Bangani and discussed the implications of our findings for Indo-European linguistics. The results of our work will appear in two installments in *Indogermanische Forschungen*. The first installment is scheduled to appear in the next volume, Band 101, under the title "In search of Kentum Indo-Europeans in the Himalayas". The second installment, to appear in Band 102, is entitled "Some grammatical observations on Bangani". I thank you for your interest in this matter.
In compliance with John Peterson's request of July 26th, I shall make a copy of this letter available to him for the VYAKARAN and LINGUIST mailing lists.


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July 2003-July 2010 InteractiveDig Sagalassos
Pottery from the last occupation on Alexander's Hill
Photos courtesy Sagalassos Archaeological Research Project. Click on images to enlarge.
by Marc Waelkens
Ceramic Studies: August 10-16, 2003
As usual during the second half of the campaign, the ceramological analysis of the finds of this year's surveys and excavations was initiated by Jeroen Poblome (K.U. Leuven) assisted by Philip Bes (Leiden) and Senem Özden (Istanbul). The process involves fabric and typological identification and full quantification of the finds. From the various contexts already analysed, three preliminary results are worth mentioning.
The sondage executed in Room 3 of the southern part of the Lower Agora (see Lower Agora - South, August 3-9) contained a well defined assemblage of the second half of the first century A.D., providing an earlier date for the original layout of the eastern portico than previously established. The new date corresponds better to the architectural context and decoration of the portico complex. The assemblage can be associated with secondary filling operations, therefore disallowing detailed contextual analyses.
Secondly, a lot of attention was paid to the top two layers of the sondages in the northern portico of the temple of Hadrian and Antoninus Pius (see Antoninus Pius, August 3-9). The taphonomic features of the assemblage consist mainly of weathering because of trampling or secondary filling and not erosion. Chronologically two groups--early and middle Byzantine--can be distinguished. This may imply that the actual top soil corresponds closer to the original walking surface in these periods than previously assumed, with sub-recent soil formation processes mixing the material. The identification of a limited series of fabrics of the seventh to tenth centuries A.D., on the other hand, is a breakthrough in our knowledge of the ceramic development of the town and region and suggests some form of continuity of occupation in this part of Sagalassos. The exact nature of the mid-Byzantine assemblage in the imperial portico needs to be further established, but the quantification and fabric determination does not suggest an extensive occupation over the mentioned three centuries. Most fabrics seem to be regional in nature.
Finally, the results of the sondages on Alexander's Hill imply an organized presence at Sagalassos into the thirteenth century A.D. The assemblage consisted of a variety of regional fabrics for storage and other household wares, and a series of imported lead-glazed tablewares. The latter were most probably imported through Antalya and can be seen in relation to the military occupation and provisioning of the hilltop.
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The North Pacific Fishery Management Council submitted Amendment 50 to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands (BSAI) King and Tanner Crabs (Crab FMP) (Amendment 50), to the Secretary of Commerce for review. If approved, Amendment 50 would add a new rebuilding plan for St. Matthew blue king crab (SMBKC) to the Crab FMP. The objective of this amendment is to rebuild the SMBKC stock. In order to comply with provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), this action is necessary to implement a rebuilding plan prior to the start of the 2020/2021 fishing season. Amendment 50 is intended to promote the goals and objectives of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, the Crab FMP, and other applicable laws.
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The Magnuson-Stevens Act requires that each regional fishery management council submit any FMP amendment it prepares to NMFS for review and approval, disapproval, or partial approval by the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary). The Magnuson-Stevens Act also requires that NMFS, upon receiving an FMP amendment, immediately publish notification in the Federal Register announcing that the amendment is available for public review and comment. The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) has submitted Amendment 50 to the Secretary for review. This document announces that proposed Amendment 50 is available for public review and comment.
NMFS manages the crab fisheries in the exclusive economic zone under the Crab FMP. The Council prepared the Crab FMP under the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Regulations governing U.S. fisheries and implementing the FMP appear at 50 CFR parts 600 and 680.
Through the Crab FMP, the State of Alaska (the State) is delegated management authority over certain aspects of the SMBKC fishery consistent with the Magnuson-Stevens Act and the FMP. Specific to this Crab FMP amendment, the State has established a harvest strategy to set total allowable catch (TAC) levels and guideline harvest levels (GHLs), and season or area closures when the TAC or GHL is reached. The State's SMBKC harvest strategy is provided in the Alaska Administrative Code at 5 AAC 34.917 and that strategy applies during rebuilding. The State harvest strategy is more conservative than the Crab FMP's control rule parameters for SMBKC because, under the State harvest strategy, directed fishing is prohibited at or below a larger biomass level than under the overfishing level (FOFL) control rule.
The SMBKC stock was declared overfished on October 22, 2018, because the estimated spawning biomass was below the minimum stock size threshold specified in the Crab FMP. In order to comply with provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, a rebuilding plan must be implemented prior to the start of the 2020/2021 fishing season.
In June 2020, the Council chose a rebuilding plan for SMBKC that would only allow directed harvest during rebuilding if estimates of stock biomass are sufficient to open the fishery under the State's crab harvest strategy. The proposed rebuilding plan is consistent with the Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. 1854(e)), with the National Standards (see Analysis Section 4.1), and with National Standard Guidelines (50 CFR 600.310) on time for rebuilding, specifically rebuilding within a time (Ttarget) that is as short as possible, taking into account the status and biology of any overfished stocks of fish, the needs of fishing communities, recommendations by international organizations in which the United States participates, and the interaction of the overfished stock of fish with the marine ecosystems. This rebuilding plan would allow directed fishing pursuant to the State's harvest strategy because such fishing, though limited, may provide important economic opportunities for harvesters, processors, and Alaska communities. Maintaining this economic opportunity for a limited directed commercial fishery under the State harvest strategy is important for harvesters, processors, and communities, particularly during this time when the majority of commercial crab stocks are in a state of decline and future openings are likely to be limited and/or closed. Fishermen and Start Printed Page 42818communities must be able to diversify their portfolios and be flexible enough to take advantage of fishing opportunities as they come each season to remain viable.
Under the Magnuson-Stevens Act, the time period specified for rebuilding a fishery generally should not exceed 10 years unless the biology of the stock or environmental conditions dictate otherwise, as is the case for SMBKC. Because ecological conditions represent the primary constraint on rebuilding the SMBKC fishery, the projected time for rebuilding, taking into account the biology of the species and current environmental conditions, is 25.5 years.
The directed fishery has been closed since 2016 under the State harvest strategy, and has only been open 6 out of the past 20 years. In addition to the State's conservative SMBKC harvest policy, multiple measures for habitat protection and bycatch reduction are in place for the stock. The St. Matthew Island Habitat Conservation Area (SMIHCA) was created in 2008 and expanded through Amendment 94 to the BSAI Groundfish FMP to protect blue king crab habitat. Vessels fishing with non-pelagic trawl gear are prohibited from fishing in the SMIHCA. Other fishery closure areas include a 20 nautical miles (nm) closure around the southern tip of Hall Island to trawling, hook-and-line, and pot fisheries for pollock, Pacific cod, and Atka mackerel to protect Steller sea lions, but it also serves to limit potential fishing effort in areas occupied by SMBKC. In addition, State jurisdictional waters (0 to 3 nm from shore) surrounding St. Matthew, Hall, and Pinnacle Islands are closed to the taking of king and Tanner crab and to commercial groundfish fishing.
Fishing mortality is not considered to be the primary constraining factor for SMBKC. The groundfish fisheries incur low levels of bycatch of SMBKC, but in analytical projections, average bycatch rates had no constraining effect on rebuilding. Instead, rebuilding will depend on successful recruitment of crab under ecosystem conditions that have recently been very unfavorable. Warm bottom temperatures, low pre-recruit biomass, and northward movement of predator species, primarily Pacific cod, have constrained stock growth (see Analysis Section 3.3.6). For this reason, the rebuilding plan aims to maintain existing low levels of fishing mortality with the hope that future ecosystem conditions will support SMBKC stock growth.
Amendment 50 would add Section 6.2.5 to the Crab FMP to include the proposed rebuilding plan for SMBKC. Under the proposed rebuilding plan, ecosystem indicators developed for the stock would be monitored in the coming years. The NMFS eastern Bering Sea bottom-trawl survey provides data for the annual assessment of the status of crab stocks in the BSAI, including SMBKC, and this survey and assessment would continue throughout rebuilding. The Council's BSAI Crab Plan Team would report stock status and progress towards the rebuilt level in the Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation (SAFE) Report for the king and Tanner crab fisheries of the BSAI. Additionally, the State and NMFS monitor directed fishery catch and bycatch of blue king crabs in other fisheries. When the fishery is open, the State requires full observer coverage (100 percent) for both catcher vessels and catcher processors participating in the crab fishery. Observers monitor harvest at sea and landings by catcher vessels shoreside processors. The State reports the total harvest from the commercial crab fishery and that report will be included annually in the SAFE. The contribution of the rebuilding plan to stock recovery would be additive to measures already in place that limit the effects of fishing activity on SMBKC.
NMFS is soliciting public comments on proposed Amendment 50 through the end of the comment period (see DATES). All relevant written comments received by the end of the applicable comment period will be considered by NMFS in the approval/partial approval/disapproval decision for Amendment 50 and addressed in the response to comments in the final decision. Comments received after the end of the applicable comment period will not be considered in the approval/disapproval decision on Amendment 50. To be considered, comments must be received, not just postmarked or otherwise transmitted, by the last day of the comment period (see DATES).
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Former UNA football player indicted on murder charge
Khadedryck Todd beat a man in a gas station parking lot, leading to the man's death a week later, police said.
Posted: Apr 30, 2018 1:22 PM
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A former UNA football player has been indicted on a murder charge for a fight that left a man dead in early April.
Khadedryck Devonte Todd, 23, was indicted on charges of murder, first-degree marijuana possession and harassment by a Lauderdale County grand jury.
Todd got into a fight with Anthony Coleman, 21, in a Chevron parking lot April 2, police said. Witnesses told police Todd hit Coleman in the head and knocked him to the ground. He then went to his vehicle to leave, police said, but went back to Coleman and hit him in the head again.
Coleman was airlifted to Huntsville Hospital, where authorities said he died April 12.
Todd's bond was set at $150,000. He also will not be allowed contact with Coleman's family if he is released on bond, according to court documents.
He is due to be arraigned May 23.
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Bail not lowered for former UNA football player
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UNA basketball players receive top honors
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It is these incentives that are primarily responsible for a low effective rate of taxation. The effective tax rate for FY2010-11 was 24.1 per cent and 23.9 per cent in FY2009-10, which were substantially lower than the statutory tax rate of 33.9 per cent. Two hundred sixteen companies with profits before taxes (PBT) of Rs. 500 crore and above accounted for 55.8 per cent of the total PBT and 53.4 per cent of the total corporate tax payable. Hence, there was slight regressivity among companies in their payment of corporate income tax.
Out of the entire revenue foregone, the largest portion is accounted for by profit-linked deductions, (Rs. 19,881 crore) and accelerated depreciation (Rs. 33,243 crore). Together, these amounted to Rs. 51,000 crore out of a total foregone revenue of Rs.57,000 crore. It needs to be pointed out that these work more to the benefit of larger companies in the corporate sector. This issue is proposed to be addressed in the Direct Taxes Code (DTC) by phasing out profit-linked deductions, and opting for investment-linked deductions. By its very nature, there cannot be a study of the 'projected revenue gain' after phasing out profit linked deductions. This is because growth of new businesses and expansion of existing businesses depend upon several inter-related macroeconomic factors such as GDP growth rate, demographics, exploitation and exploration of natural resources, general business climate, international business climate etc. from which isolating a specific direct tax measure and estimating its impact would not be a feasible exercise. However, as a rough estimate, it can be seen that the current effective tax rate of the corporate sector is about 24 per cent whereas the statutory rate is 30 per cent. Therefore, at the same level of corporate tax, if profit-linked deductions and accelerated depreciation were to be totally phased out, the rise in the effective tax rate would give some indication of whether the rise has been noticeable.
While the revenue forgone in the non-corporate sector has been going up, the revenue forgone in the corporate sector has come down from 58.35 per cent to 54 per cent over the period FY2006- 07 to FY20 10-11. Although the corporate sector has expanded manifold during these years, revenue growth from the sector has not increased proportionately as the statute is still riddled with exemptions/incentives given specifically to this sector.


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Faculties / Organisational entities
Fachbereich Informatik
IEEE 802.15.4 (1) (remove)
Feasibility and Applications of a Wireless Firewall (2016)
Wilhelm, Matthias
Most of today's wireless communication devices operate on unlicensed bands with uncoordinated spectrum access, with the consequence that RF interference and collisions are impairing the overall performance of wireless networks. In the classical design of network protocols, both packets in a collision are considered lost, such that channel access mechanisms attempt to avoid collisions proactively. However, with the current proliferation of wireless applications, e.g., WLANs, car-to-car networks, or the Internet of Things, this conservative approach is increasingly limiting the achievable network performance in practice. Instead of shunning interference, this thesis questions the notion of "harmful" interference and argues that interference can, when generated in a controlled manner, be used to increase the performance and security of wireless systems. Using results from information theory and communications engineering, we identify the causes for reception or loss of packets and apply these insights to design system architectures that benefit from interference. Because the effect of signal propagation and channel fading, receiver design and implementation, and higher layer interactions on reception performance is complex and hard to reproduce by simulations, we design and implement an experimental platform for controlled interference generation to strengthen our theoretical findings with experimental results. Following this philosophy, we introduce and evaluate a system architecture that leverage interference. First, we identify the conditions for successful reception of concurrent transmissions in wireless networks. We focus on the inherent ability of angular modulation receivers to reject interference when the power difference of the colliding signals is sufficiently large, the so-called capture effect. Because signal power fades over distance, the capture effect enables two or more sender–receiver pairs to transmit concurrently if they are positioned appropriately, in turn boosting network performance. Second, we show how to increase the security of wireless networks with a centralized network access control system (called WiFire) that selectively interferes with packets that violate a local security policy, thus effectively protecting legitimate devices from receiving such packets. WiFire's working principle is as follows: a small number of specialized infrastructure devices, the guardians, are distributed alongside a network and continuously monitor all packet transmissions in the proximity, demodulating them iteratively. This enables the guardians to access the packet's content before the packet fully arrives at the receiver. Using this knowledge the guardians classify the packet according to a programmable security policy. If a packet is deemed malicious, e.g., because its header fields indicate an unknown client, one or more guardians emit a limited burst of interference targeting the end of the packet, with the objective to introduce bit errors into it. Established communication standards use frame check sequences to ensure that packets are received correctly; WiFire leverages this built-in behavior to prevent a receiver from processing a harmful packet at all. This paradigm of "over-the-air" protection without requiring any prior modification of client devices enables novel security services such as the protection of devices that cannot defend themselves because their performance limitations prohibit the use of complex cryptographic protocols, or of devices that cannot be altered after deployment. This thesis makes several contributions. We introduce the first software-defined radio based experimental platform that is able to generate selective interference with the timing precision needed to evaluate the novel architectures developed in this thesis. It implements a real-time receiver for IEEE 802.15.4, giving it the ability to react to packets in a channel-aware way. Extending this system design and implementation, we introduce a security architecture that enables a remote protection of wireless clients, the wireless firewall. We augment our system with a rule checker (similar in design to Netfilter) to enable rule-based selective interference. We analyze the security properties of this architecture using physical layer modeling and validate our analysis with experiments in diverse environmental settings. Finally, we perform an analysis of concurrent transmissions. We introduce a new model that captures the physical properties correctly and show its validity with experiments, improving the state of the art in the design and analysis of cross-layer protocols for wireless networks.
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Thank you for joining me today for my regular Jill and Gez Go Crafting post, where I showcase three great projects made by my crafty friend Gez Carpenter aka Nigezza.
She has an amazing blog on which she publishes new projects several times a week, with really detailed written instructions and video tutorials. I am sure you will want to check it. This is the link to her YouTube channel where she posts fab tutorials much more regularly than me!
Once again, Gez has been very busy over the past two weeks and today I have three of her amazing projects. Gez has been entering a few challenges just recently and my first two chosen projects are cards she has made for the Global Design Project challenges.
First off is this lovely card which Gez made for a Challenge Blog, which had the theme of Sweeyer Than Candy. Gez has used the "How Sweet It Is" patterned papers to make her card - very appropriate!
Read all about it on Gez's blog HERE.
This card was made for another Global Design Project Challenge and this time the theme was "CASE the Designer". Gez has used the very lovely printed vellum which is in the "Floral Romance" pack. So pretty! And has used several dies from three different die sets to produce this very elegant card. Read more about it HERE.
Last for today is this oh so cute little handbag. If you've been following my Jill and Gez posts in the past, you will know that Gez makes a lot of 3D projects and this is one of my favourites.
I hope you enjoyed the 3 projects I have chosen today and I hope you will go and check out Gez's Blog - you won't be sorry. She also has a grwat YouTube channel and is hoping to get to 2000 subscribers by April 12th - could you help?


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Q: Error : You may have an infinite update loop in a component render function I am new to vuejs. I am trying to display checkbox on a table based on some condition. using bootstrapvue lib for checkbox. Below is my code,
template :

      <slot :row="item" >

              {{itemValue(item, column)}}

      </slot>

Script :
data() {
    return {
      checked : false
    }
  },
methods: {
    hasValue(item, column) {
      return item[column] !== "undefined"
    },
    checkForCol(item, column) {
      if(column === "statusInfo") {
        this.checked = item[column] === "ONLINE" ? true : false
        return true
      }
    },
    itemValue(item, column) {
      return item[column]
    }
  }

Column data:
[{
"label": "label 1",
"id": "5f123456",
"statusInfo": "OFFLINE",
},
{
"label": "label 2",
"id": "5f1236786",
"statusInfo": "ONLINE",
}]

for all "ONLINE" values not getting any error. but if any row is having "OFFLINE" then getting the infinite loop error. I have understood the problem that it is because of the mutation issue of this.checked. But don't have solution to resolve it. Any help would be helpful. Thanks in advance.

A: I have found alternative component vue-js-toggle-button which accepts the direct value instead of binding it to data variable. my requirement is achieved with vue-js-toggle-button.
With more studies about Vuejs, if any one has similar requirement then this can be achieved by creating new component for row element and maintaining statues of each row inside the each row component. If need more details let me know, I am happy to post some code sample.
Thanks

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Q: Why does the chain rule apply in this problem involving iterated partials? In the section in my multivar book covering iterated partials, there is this example:
Example

Let $$z = f(x, y) = e^xsinxy$$
  and write $x = g(s, t)$, $y = h(s, t)$ for certain functions $g$ and $h$.
  Let $$k(s, t) = f(g(s, t), h(s, t)).$$
  Calculate $k_{st}$.

Solution

By the chain rule,
  $$k_s = f_xg_s + f_yh_s = \ldots$$
  Differentiating in $t$ using the product rule gives
  $$k_{st} = (f_x)_tg_s + f_xg(s)_t + (f_y)_th_s + f_y(h_s)_t.$$
  Applying the chain rule again to $(f_x)_t$ and $(f_y)_t$ gives
  $$(f_x)_t = f_{xx}g_t + f_{xy}h_t \quad \text{and} \quad (f_y)_t = f_{yx}g_t + f_{yy}h_t$$
  ... (rest of solution omitted)

This is the first time the chain rule is used in this way, and no explanation is given. I don't understand how the chain rule is used in the last step. Where do $g_t$ and $h_t$ come into the picture, since $g$ and $h$ are not related to $f$, they are only related to $k$ (which is just $f$ such that $x = g(s,t)$ and $y = h(s,t)$)? Can someone point me in the right direction?

A: You wouldn't need to apply the multivariable chain rule to find any partial derivatives of $f(x,y)=e^y \sin xy$, since $x$ and $y$ don't depend on any other variables/parameters.
Perhaps this example is trying to introduce how the multivariable chain rule is used by having you suppose that $x$ and $y$ do depend on the parameters $s$ and $t$: assume $x=g(s,t)$ and $y=h(s,t)$.
Before you try to understand why you may want to do this make sure that you understand how the chain rule works if $x$ and $y$ only depend on a single parameter $t$: $x=g(t)$ and $y=h(t)$. Why would you want to do this? Suppose $f(x,y)$ represents the temperature at a point $(x,y)$ in the plane. In addition, suppose your position is changing with respect to time $t$ according to the parametric equations $x=g(t), y=h(t)$. The chain rule here allows you to calculate the rate at which the temperature is changing along your path.

A: Well, it's because when derived in $t$ you have to take into account that $h$ also depends on it. The chain rule states that
\begin{align}
\frac{\partial}{\partial s} f\big(x(s,t),y(s,t)\big) &= \frac{\partial f}{\partial x} \frac{\partial x}{\partial s} + \frac{\partial f}{\partial y} \frac{\partial y}{\partial s}\\
\frac{\partial}{\partial t} f\big(x(s,t),y(s,t)\big) &= \frac{\partial f}{\partial x} \frac{\partial x}{\partial t} + \frac{\partial f}{\partial y} \frac{\partial y}{\partial t}
\end{align}
so, if instead of $f$ you have $f_x$ or $f_y$, then
\begin{align}
\frac{\partial}{\partial t} f_x\big(x(s,t),y(s,t)\big) &= \frac{\partial f_x}{\partial x} \frac{\partial x}{\partial t} + \frac{\partial f_x}{\partial y} \frac{\partial y}{\partial t} = \frac{\partial^2 f}{\partial x^2} \frac{\partial x}{\partial t} + \frac{\partial^2 f}{\partial y \partial x} \frac{\partial y}{\partial t}\\
\frac{\partial}{\partial t} f_y\big(x(s,t),y(s,t)\big) &= \frac{\partial f_y}{\partial x} \frac{\partial x}{\partial t} + \frac{\partial f_y}{\partial y} \frac{\partial y}{\partial t} = \frac{\partial^2 f}{\partial x \partial y} \frac{\partial x}{\partial t} + \frac{\partial^2 f}{\partial y^2} \frac{\partial y}{\partial t}
\end{align}
In the books case $x = g$ and $y = h$. The thing is that, unless I made a huge mistake, the crossed derivatives on your last equality are reversed.


How to call method in Activity only once if database holds existing data?
This successfully adds the image to the favourites arraylist and displays it when the user visits the favourites activity page.
However, every time the app is closed and reopened, the favourites activity is empty, and does not show favourites already added to the database, as the loadFavourites method hasn't been called.
However, if I call the loadFavourites method in the favourites activity onCreate(), every time the page is loaded, the favourites from the database are all added again to the arraylist, so this creates duplicates of each favourite item.
Please could someone suggest how I could fix my loop so that when my app launches, only existing favourite items from the database are added, and are not added again to the arraylist each time the activity is loaded?
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With the 2019 NFL Draft just weeks away, it's time to start really getting serious about considering who the Dallas Cowboys may add to their roster. The positions of need are well documented, as are both the official and unofficial visitors the Cowboys have had at The Star the last couple of months.
Using that information, as well as my own personal evaluations of the draft eligible players, here is a seven round mock draft which would make the 2019 Cowboys better than they are currently. This draft was simulated using TheDraftNetwork.com's mock draft machine.
By the time the Cowboys finally got on the clock, I was just about wiped out at safety. Taylor Rapp, a personal favorite, was taken about ten spots before 58th overall, Jonathan Abram went at the top of the second round, and Chauncey Gardner-Johnson slid in as an early second rounder as well.
This left Alabama safety Deionte Thompson as the best available defensive back, and while he may have his flaws, he is well worth taking a chance on at the end of round two.
Thompson projects as a single high safety with excellent range and a ton of upside, but he will need to hone his coverage skills to reach that ceiling in the NFL. Thompson isn't refined technically, especially in his feet. He also gets too aggressive at times, though that aggressiveness can produce big time interceptions as well.
After addressing the back end of their defense in round two, the Cowboys look to beef up their front seven in the third round. UCF's Trysten Hill is a Rod Marinelli type of player, and would immediately improve the Cowboys' rotation across the defensive front.
Hill had 10.5 tackles for loss and 3 sacks during his Junior season in 2018, and has been a riser throughout the draft process. Hill will provide production from the 1-technique early in his career, and could possibly develop into a full-time starter at the position as well.
Now that the Cowboys have added talent to their most "dire" areas of need on the defensive side of the ball, it's time to start attacking the offense. The Cowboys could use another young wide receiver, as outside of Amari Cooper and Michael Gallup, none of the current wide outs have a clear future with the team.
Stanley Morgan Jr. has been linked to the Cowboys in the fourth round in a ton of mock drafts, and I think there's fire with this smoke here. Morgan Jr. is a candidate to be the Cowboys' next slot receiver to replace the departed Cole Beasley.
Unlike the first three picks, Devin Singletary has rarely been linked to the Dallas Cowboys in mock drafts or draft rumors. Singletary has second round tape, but tested more like a day three running back at the Combine. In this draft simulation, Singletary fell to the fourth round, and the Cowboys pounced on the talent.
Singletary would be a nice RB2 behind Ezekiel Elliott, and provides strong value in round four.
I don't know that the Cowboys will double dip at any position, let alone wide receiver, but Penny Hart was too talented for me to pass up here. Hart will compete for a roster spot as a slot receiver, though Randall Cobb's signing and already adding Stanley Morgan Jr. will make it an uphill battle for Hart.
Having already addressed safety, defensive line, and running back in this draft though, the Cowboys find another talented wide out to compete for a spot.
In the seventh round we get a Kris Richard special, as the Cowboys take a height/weight/speed cornerback with their final selection. With a 4.31 40 yard dash time at 6'4" Westry would make a ton of sense for the Cowboys to take a chance on late in this draft.
And, after all, he was an official visitor at The Star, so you know the Cowboys are interested.