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Players born in Test playing Countries, opting for associate teams.
Most recently its started to come to people's attention. With more and more players who are unable to play for their country of birth. Have opted to search through family documents, family trees and many other options. In search for a link to their history, so they can find another path to International cricket.
Over the last few years, people have even criticized these individuals for pursuing such paths. My view over this article will be to ask why, also what is needed to help the associates. While also protecting them and their future youth.
Everyone involved in cricket, will know about Eoin Morgan and that he's now playing for England. While previously having represented Ireland. Likewise with Dirk Nannes who played for Holland, then he was selected for the Australian cricket side. These are just two examples of players who have been lucky or unlucky enough to be selected by a Test playing country.
Then there is the likes of Tim Murtagh, who most recently was granted Irish citizenship. Or Trent Johnston, a longer time ago who was also asked to play for Ireland.
I've heard people discuss these two sets of groups in the same way. As if both are equally as bad as each other. I'd like to think they're completely different situations.
Trent Johnston met an Irish woman. When they moved here, roughly 17/18 years ago he was approached to play for Ireland. He's always shown to be a strong leader for Ireland. While also being very committed to the cause of Ireland. Also showing to be a highly respected part of the Irish set up.
Also by his own remarks, he knew he wasn't good enough to wear the gold of Australia. So he got the chance to play International cricket, which I can only imagine was very appealing to him, a chance which he grasped with both hands. A decision that would work well for all parties involved.
Then Tim Murtagh likewise, had never played International cricket for England. Then was made aware of his Irish links, he then decided to pursue these links and apply to Ireland for citizenship. In the hope of playing eventually for the Irish cricket team. A move which was recently finalised, when he received his Irish citizenship and his Irish passport.
The problem with the likes of Morgan and Nannes is simple. Morgan was the special case, that he was talented enough to maintain his place in the English side.
However there is far too many players opting for test playing sides. Getting a chance to play for them, then being sidelined. While had they remained with the associate sides they would be of much more valued. Although its hard not to feel for the more talented players in these situations. They get a call from the test side and its hard to turn down.
Although that is a different situation. A decision the ICC needs to make, regarding the power the full members have over the associates.
The idea an Associate player can be played in one game for a Test side. Then he's no longer available to an associate side for four years. While one might expect the same rule would apply to all sides. However it's not, a test side can pick an associate player at any time. They don't need to wait the four years between their last appearance.
For example Ed Joyce of Ireland, was selected for England. However wasn't needed after the 2007 World Cup, so he went nearly four years in International isolation. So Ireland applied to the ICC to allow him to skip the last few months of the four needed. So he could be allowed to play for the associate side during the World Cup. A move which was surprisingly accepted by the ICC, after Clive Lloyd accepted the case put forward by Cricket Ireland.
Still the idea he had to wait so long between games isn't a move I disagree with. I'd go along with it, if both sides had to play by the same rules. However as we all know, Test sides don't need to wait four years before selection. So until the rule is applied to all parties, how can people be surprised that associates don't agree to it.
It's a system currently set up to favour the Test sides, with far too little out there to help the associates survive.
This is something that has to be addressed quickly. If cricket is to develop among the associates then more protection needs to be given to the associates. So the associates can be safe to invest in their youth systems. While nurturing and developing the next star of the future, without fear of losing these players to the big teams. As often it looks like Ireland is a feeder team to the English side, with many of its star players rumoured to be on the verge of selection by England.
Too often this fear is a reality. Ireland currently have two quality younger players in their side. George Dockrell and Paul Stirling. The rumours are all over the cricket world about their future. Will they be snapped up by their neighbours England. Or can they continue to help Ireland develop as a cricketing team. These are decisions these two will likely face sooner rather than later.
So players born in Test playing countries, who pursue options that would allow them be selected by an associate. Is it such a bad thing, why can't players get a chance at International cricket. Just because they've been overlooked by their countries of birth.
I think it's a move which should be supported by all fans of cricket. Although we do need to make sure these players who are opting for this, are 100% committed to their new country. We can't have them deciding to play the big games. Like the World Cup games and skipping the qualifiers.
Then there is another argument to this situation. A very valid point, by playing these more talented players in the associate sides. What message is that sending to the youth of the associate team. They might see the inclusion of such players as limiting their opportunities. That the associate side feels they need to acquire more talented non-national players. That there isn't enough quality in the squad to fill the roles that are needed.
A situation like this occurred recently for an associate side. When Tim Murtagh became available for the Irish cricket team.
A move which was handled excellently by Cricket Ireland recently. When Tim Murtagh was given his passport, he wasn't to be fast tracked into the side. In fact he's named only as one of the replacements for the upcoming T20 World Cup qualifier squad. This sends out a message that he needs to work hard to get in. That he won't be allowed to get in based on his name and experience without hard work.
Overall if a player is willing to be committed and train hard. Then why can't he play for an associate side. If he's not got the exact skills needed by the Test playing country. Then why should one not be given a chance somewhere else.
It's not like these players are mercenaries. Often these players would get paid little or no money, to play for these associates. They would play out of passion for the game, a passion to better themselves. A chance to show their talent on the world stage. An opportunity all players should have.
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Very well written:) Obviously any cricketer who thinks he is good enough to play Test Cricket would want to move to a Test playing nation.It has happened with Eoin Morgan and Ed Joyce,good to see Joyce back with Ireland again.The likes of Dockrell and Rankin are being watched closely by England.Ireland have to granted Test Status.Otherwise,England will offer Dockrell or Rankin a contract which may not be too easy to ignore.Paul Sterling is another one who needs to be watched closely.
You may not recognize my Google name (Mick Jones you might!) Just wanted to add my six-pennyworth. You make the case clearly enough... but in these days of GLOBAL freedom of movement, the four year rule is completely unjustifiable. When the IPL is founded on internationalism & overseas players routinely play for English counties with NO qualification issues (these days I think it's just short-term contracts?) - for the Associates & Affiliates to be disadvantaged in this way must be precariously close to discrimination. I'm no lawyer, but in pure layman's terms, I'd say it certainly looks somewhat similar.
I agree with your contention that the rule should apply both ways equally to Test playing countries and Associates. I don't know the existing rules but I think there should also exist a rule to prevent players discarded by one team from turning up immediately for another. Imagine KP is unwanted in England (as is the case with the England selectors now) and KP is welcomed back by South Africa. Or Hashim Amla, again hypothetically, decides to play for India.
I know these are highly unlikely events but acts of similar nature can occur say in 20 years time. Such a scenario of players switching sides based upon selection or non selection by one country can create a confusion while the heartburn of the player who dont have such a choice will not diminish any degree.
We need equal treatment between Test and Associate nations. But a cooling off period (may be far less than four years) should also apply - again both ways.


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Q: Launching Installer Via Powershell and WinRM and Nothing Happens I'm currently working on a Powershell script to run some Microsoft Hotfix installers remotely on several Windows Server 2008 R2 servers that I manage. Basically, the script copies all the appropriate files up to the server, and then runs the installer via Invoke-Command, like so:
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Peter255 wrote: Lets cut to the chase here everyone. Trying to restrict access to the spec sheet is pure marketing, and avoiding potential negative publicity.
Ariel market the car as a smidge under £40k. The review test mules were specced to over £60k with tasty £10k wheels, adjustable suspension, big brakes, handbrake, boost control, sports exhaust, optional frame colour, wheel colour etc etc. Indeed they may have been running the 350map But they were described as £40k.
Why allow posting and thus wider distribution of the option list with the £10-20K of options most of us are thinking about. Hiding all the extras makes it seem much more affordable and comparatively cheaper. £40k sounds good value. £60k sounds quite expensive. Its 50% more for flips sake! If you show everyone the sheet those interested will make their goal spec and then have the uncomfortable realisation of the true cost. Best keep that till after a deposit is down.
But as Hedge says that's how Ariel work and we have to accept that or go elsewhere.
I definitely want a decat pipe separately tho! Not worth paying £3k including a exhaust i can't use on track.
Lets cut to the chase here everyone. Trying to restrict access to the spec sheet is pure marketing, and avoiding potential negative publicity.
The price list is Ariel's IP, it's up to them how they distribute it, maybe it's for marketing reasons but I don't think it is. Tom sent me the spec sheet before I went down to see the car (3.5) and before I placed a deposit so I knew what I was getting into. I also looked at the Radical SR3 RS and the Ultima Evo. Ultima is similar by the way they say you can build a car for way less than you can - technically you could have the car in stock but it would not be a fast car on track. My take on this is unless you are going to track the 4, you don't need half those options anyway, why would you need 3 way adj. dampers for the road ! lol or even a dry sump for the road, there are no corners really that you can get up to speed until you get caught up behind a little Corsa doing 40mph in a 60. The only thing that is absolute is the limited slip diff. I did think this was stock but it's not.
I do wonder why some on here are buying an Atom. The level of general distrust - for want of a better word - towards Ariel is a joke. Go buy another car, if you're that unhappy.
I'm not sure there's much distrust in the posts, disagreement perhaps, but that's everyone's prerogative. Ariel isn't a charity, your best mate nor a religion. It is a money making company however. Should we trust them to make a great car? Sure. But should we trust them to do it at cost? No, don't be silly. If they think they can make more money, then they will and should. That's what a company does.
Reg's point is a good one. We know how great the car is when it's got lots of options. But we don't yet know the level of greatness at the base 40K mark.
Did we expect it to cost more? Yes, I think if you read back a few pages we were indeed speculating on how much more, and what cost we'd expect. This sort of debate is healthy, and provided it doesn't become a slanging match, or get too off track, I don't see why it shouldn't continue.
Do I like the cars? heck yeah. Will I buy another? too right. But at the end of the day, I'm handing my hard earned pennies over to a company, and it's not unreasonable to question what we get for those pennies and debate what the right choices are etc.
Depends what you want, the Ohlins, big brakes for me are a must, and the baffled sump, that's just insurance. I'm surprised they don't dry sump the Atom actually given how tall it is. The LSD was stock, absolutely included on the base spec lust, it appears they have changed their minds. Who on earth would buy a 300HP lightweight car without an LSD?
Not many of the costs are a surprise to me. In isolation its all quite expensive, but so were the earlier cars options.
However the point of this thread was to discuss the surprises, and what people are opting for.
Reg is right that there should be more transparency with reviews. "Price as reviewed" should be included IMO, or they should review the base spec car if the price is stated as £40k.
Anyways back to the spec. I am disappointed wheel paint is now getting expensive and you have to pay for most frame colours now even the standard silver!
I'll be honest i have NEVER even seen a supercharged Atom (comparable to the turbo) with standard (not sport) base model brakes. Surely thats an unwise choice even for the road! Fair enough sports all around on the road. And the basic ones were fine for older NA cars. Are they still suitable for the front of a 320BHp Atom 4?
IMO LSD and Sport front brakes should be standard purely for safety.
and you have to pay for most frame colours now even the standard silver!
That one surprised me the most, especially when if I've understood it you now get satin black frame and silver wheels as base. A bit like the LSD in reverse - who would order that?
The LSD, it's not just that it should be there, and you thought it would be there, the Ariel site's spec says it's there.
That all being said, perhaps this is a blessing in disguise. Sure it means we've no LSD and odd paint combo at 40K, buuuut, if they'd included those, even at cost, the price would have been just above 40K, meaning we then have extra road tax at registration and another £300 odd per year for the following 5 years.
So rather than being odd they've not included more, perhaps the only shame is that there really isn't a cheap Atom available new any more.
If it were me, I'd consider a towing eye of some sort so if you get beached in some gravel they don't damage it too much pulling it out. There's lots of other more track focused stuff but it does put the price up.
My other suggestion is find out what the reversing system is, it could be that it's included as some sort of EU compliance type deal, and if so may not be quite as nicely integrated as you'd hope (It won't be shoddy, as Ariel don't do that, but might just not be as you imagined).
One question I do have, does anyone know anything about the "Tail tidy" that appears a few times in various forms through the list?
For me the boost controller is pointless but thats a personal thing.
Traction control could be good if its adjustable. Might be pricey tho. All the missing prices are probably significant!
Reversing Camera System might be a bit pointless. Need to see the install really.
I agree with Phil over the towing straps for track work. Prevents damage if they need to recover your car.
Don't forget the cost of wheel and frame colours!
Am i blind or missing the painted bulkheads option?
At a guess, they're done satin black like the frame, and I think the demo car.
I've been hankering after an Atom for 2 or 3 years now and drove the 3.5 prob a year and 1/2 ago but decided to wait for the atom 4.
I personally think the biggest fau pass is not allowing people to drive the new car. I appreciate that they say they will take people out for a drive but that isn't good enough in my opinion when sinking at least £40K on the car. I just need to convince the mrs which I'm pretty much there with and I'll be leaving my deposit. Had I not already driven a 3.5 and known how good the outgoing car was then I might not have been convinced.
I have added tow eye to my list. The traction control I am estimating between 1k and 2k and my understanding (think I saw it in a review) is it is a 9 stage traction control system. The boost option I think is well worth it as I let me teenage kids drive the car on tract so nice to be able to decrease the power and also increase the traction control. Also would be a great thing to have in the wet especially with 350bhp.
I wonder if it's being done with something like an ABS sensor... that'd explain the cost. My rough understanding is it'd be very very beneficial to know how fast the front and rear wheels are turning (indeed each wheel) to detect overspeed at the rear, and then tame it with cutting the power at the engine.
Indeed I can't think of a good way to do it without.
It is a big ask to put down money on a car you have never driven.
It is especially hard for people who have never driven a supercharged Atom (the closest thing we can get).
A passenger ride won't tell you about the control feedback / feel etc.
I can however understand the insurance problem.


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Q: Alpha blending, transparence and z-ordering I'm making some tests with alpha blending in a projet and I don't understand something.
In my tests I've done something like that and everything look good:

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Every tutorial say that we should:

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So, I'm not sure to understand how it work/what is wrong (I've read this document).
Thanks!

A: You typically disable depth writes (e.g. glDepthMask (GL_FALSE)) for the translucent objects, but the depth test itself is not something you would disable.
You need to test against the depth values generated by the opaque objects for this to function correctly, otherwise you have to sort both your opaque and translucent objects (which is exactly what you did originally).


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Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-S.C.) got a little taste of that Tuesday when one of his potential future Democratic opponents for his Senate seat launched a new campaign ad. In the video, Jaime Harrison begins reading a statement, as Graham's voice creeps into the scene. Viewers are then transported back in time to 1998 as Graham, then a member of the House, advocates for a thorough impeachment case against then-President Bill Clinton in which "everybody had a chance to have their say."
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The National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH) was designed to measure the health and well-being of children from birth to age 17 in the United States while taking into account the environment in which they grow and develop. Conducted for the first time in 2003, the survey collected information from parents about their children's health, including oral, health care utilization and insurance status. Aspects of the child's environment that were assessed in the survey include family structure, poverty level, parental health and behaviors, and community surroundings. The survey was supported and developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau.
One essential aspect of children's health measured in the survey was oral health. Parents of 102,353 children, 1 to 17 years of age who had natural teeth that had erupted were asked about the condition of their child's teeth, their use of, and access to dental care.
In this chart above, the black line indicated each state, starting with the least percentage of its residents drinking fluoridated water. Each state one by one is shown with an increasingly larger percentage of its population consuming fluoridated water - until the states with 100% fluoridation. The yellow line represented the level of "hi-income" households with very good/excellent teeth. The purple line represented the level of "low-income" households with very good/excellent teeth. Apparently weather a state is fluoridating 100% or 1% of its citizens, the dental health is not effected. What is shown is income has more of an effect on oral health than does any fluoride level.
Why the Sacramento City Council which should know all this, continues the water fluoridation program? The citizens of Sacramento have voted down fluoridation twice in the past. It appears the CC members would rather take the advice of dentists who are not qualified to speak on the effects of ingested fluoride on the body. What are you asking Sacramento?


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Last Week: 9-5
Overall: 85-46
New Orleans @ Atlanta
The Saints bounced back from a surprising loss to the Rams, and came through with a badly needed victory over Tampa Bay to give themselves a little breathing room in the division. Drew Brees threw two touchdowns and the Saint running game picked up over 180 yards.
The Falcons took advantage of the soft Indianapolis Colts with a 31-7 rout. Matt Ryan played one of his better games of the season, throwing for over 250 yards and three touchdowns. Receiver Julio Jones caught only three passes, but managed to gain 131 yards and score two touchdowns. The Atlanta defense held Colts quarterback Curtis Painter to under 100 passing yards.
While I was a believer in the Falcons when the season began, I don't like what I've seen from them in the first half of the season. I'm not convinced that Matt Ryan is over his early season struggles, and I don't believe in their defense either. Even though the Saints have had a bit of an up-and-down season themselves, I've seen enough flashes of greatness to confidently pick them in this game.
Pick: New Orleans
Tennessee @ Carolina
The Titans held a 10-point lead over the Bengals at the half of last week's game, but coughed it up for 24-17 loss at home. Tennessee just looks mediocre right now. They still aren't getting much from Chris Johnson, and they badly miss Kenny Britt's presence in the passing game.
Carolina last played two weeks ago, losing at home to the Minnesota Vikings. Cam Newton was stellar once again, putting up 290 yards and three touchdowns, however he didn't receive any support from his running game or his defense.
It's hard to argue a case for the Titans to win this game. A week ago, they let a young team led by a rookie quarterback rally against them in the second half to deal a serious blow to their remaining playoff hopes. I think Cam Newton has another big game, and the Panthers win their third game of the season.
Pick: Carolina
Pittsburgh @ Cincinnati
The Steelers took a tough loss last week, falling to the Ravens in the final seconds on the fourth quarter on a last minute score. They've now been swept by the Ravens, and have fallen behind them in the division race.
At 6-2, the Bengals are players themselves in the AFC North picture. Last week Andy Dalton completed another fourth quarter comeback by leading his team on a 17-point rally to beat the Titans. The rookie quarterback threw three touchdowns, showing promising poise and a quick release.
We'll get a better idea of how legitimate the Bengals are this week. This is their chance to prove to the league that their 6-2 record is something more than the product of an easy schedule. However, I can't see the Steelers dropping two straight games within the division.
Pick: Pittsburgh
St. Louis @ Cleveland
Just when it looked like the Rams might be able to build up some momentum, they came out completely flat against a terrible Arizona Cardinal team. Sam Bradford's return to the lineup didn't do much to spark the offense, and the Rams slowly let an early lead disappear and turn into an overtime loss on a Patrick Peterson punt return.
Things just aren't going well for the Browns this year. They currently sit at 3-5, have been without Peyton Hillis for most of the season, and have one of the league's most anemic offenses. They've scored just one touchdown in their last three games. Last week they were blown out by the Texans 30-12.
This promises to be one of the uglier games of Week 10. I like the Browns at home though, simply because short of the miracle performance against the Saints, I haven't seen anything from the Rams this year that makes me think they can beat anyone.
Pick: Cleveland
Buffalo @ Dallas
The Bills looked pretty bad last week in a 27-11 loss to the Jets. Ryan Fitzpatrick had his worst game of the season, throwing for just 191 yards and two interceptions. The Jet defense was really able to clamp down on the Bills and prevent them from getting into any consistent rhythm.
Dallas bounced back from an embarrassing game in Philadelphia, and managed to overcome the Seahawks 23-13. Tony Romo threw two touchdowns, DeMarco Murray ran for 139 yards, and the defense intercepted Seattle quarterback Tarvaris Jackson three times.
I think the wheels are beginning to fall off for the Bills, and we're starting to see what their team really is: a much improved team, but a team that isn't going to consistently hang around with the better squads in the league. It's always hard to predict whether or not the Cowboys will come out with a solid effort, or suffer a letdown, but I like them at home this week.
Pick: Dallas
Jacksonville @ Indianapolis
The Jaguars last played two weeks ago, falling 24-14 to the Houston Texans. Blaine Gabbert was held to under 100 yards passing again, and also threw two interceptions. Maurice Jones-Drew also ran for 63 yards and a touchdown in the loss. Jacksonville just doesn't have any other big-play options in their offense other than Jones-Drew, making it easy for teams to defend them.
The Colts suffered another terrible loss, getting blown out by the Falcons at home 31-7. Indianapolis has now scored just 24 points in their last three games, and really look like they've packed it up and given up on the season.
That being said, I think this is the week the Colts get their win. Jacksonville is an incredibly mediocre bunch right now. With Blaine Gabbert struggling to throw for over 90 yards on a week-to-week basis, and a weak defense, the Jaguars may represent the best chance for the Colts to avoid an 0-16 season.
Pick: Indianapolis
Denver @ Kansas City
The Broncos put on an impressive rally in the second half of last week's game against the Raiders, and came away with a 38-24 win. Willis McGahee had his strongest game in several years, rushing for 163 yards and two touchdowns. Tim Tebow also ran for over 100 yards himself, and threw two touchdowns, quieting the talk that he could soon find his way back on the bench.
The Chiefs came out with a miserable effort last week, falling at home 31-3 to the lowly Miami Dolphins. Kansas City made Matt Moore like a little like Dan Marino last week, allowing him to throw for 244 yards and three touchdowns. It was truly a disheartening loss after the Chiefs had won four in a row to get themselves back in the division race.
Even while they were winning, the Chiefs weren't playing particularly well. The hangover of losing to the Dolphins, along with the fact that they face a brutal schedule in the second half of the season could really impact this team's play. I like Denver this week.
Pick: Denver
Washington @ Miami
The Redskins took another loss last week, this time falling at home to the San Francisco 49ers. While the Washington defense is still performing well, their offense simply has no punch to offer right now. John Beck isn't even playing poorly, his supporting cast top to bottom is just wretched.
Miami won their first game of the season in dominating fashion last week, taking the down the Chiefs in Kansas City 31-3. It was the first time since Week 1 that the Dolphins managed to put up more than 20 points in a game. They've been playing much better football over the last three weeks, their previous two losses have been by less than a touchdown.
I think the Redskins snap their losing streak this week. Their defense won't let Matt Moore have a game like he did against the Chiefs last week, and shouldn't have trouble shutting down Reggie Bush. While it may still be a struggle for Beck and the Washington offense to put up more than 17 points, I still like them on the road this week.
Pick: Washington
Arizona @ Philadelphia
The Cardinals won their first game since Week 1 with a 19-13 overtime win over the Rams. John Skelton made the start for the injured Kevin Kolb, and threw for 222 yards and a touchdown. The hero of the game was rookie Patrick Peterson, who ran back a punt return for a touchdown.
Surprise, surprise. In my pick column last week, I stated that I wasn't at all convinced that Eagles were over the issues that had plagued them during their four game losing streak, and sure enough the same problems came back to haunt them in their loss to Chicago. Juan Castillo is still going to struggle as the defensive coordinator, Michael Vick isn't playing like a top five quarterback anymore, and some of the top playmakers in the receiving corp (DeSean Jackon, Jeremy Maclin) have really let the team down with a number of inexcusable errors and turnovers.
The Eagles will give their fans a reason to get hopeful one more time this year on Sunday. They'll have no trouble pushing aside one of the worst teams in the league, and their remaining hopes will come down to next Sunday's game in New York.
Pick: Philadelphia
Houston @ Tampa Bay
The Texans picked up an easy victory over the Browns last week, winning 30-12 at home. They did this despite a terrible performance from quarterback Matt Schaub. The veteran threw for just 119 yards and an interception. However, the Houston running game was there to pick up the slack. Arian Foster and Ben Tate each ran for over 100 yards and a touchdown.
Tampa Bay wasn't able to sneak up on the Saints again. After defeating them several weeks ago, the Bucs the lost last week's rematch 27-16. This time the amount of weapons that Drew Brees had at his disposal proved to be too much for Tampa to handle. In addition to allowing Brees to pass for over 250 yards and two touchdowns, the Bucs gave up over 180 yards combined in the running game.
After the Saints had a lot of success running on the Bucs, expect the Texans to try and do the same with their one-two punch of Foster and Tate. Matt Schaub is going to have to raise his level of play significantly in order for Houston to get a road win this week, and I believe he'll do so.
Pick: Houston
Baltimore @ Seattle
The Ravens are coming off of a great win against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Baltimore has now swept Pittsburgh for the season, and is in the driver's seat of the AFC North. Joe Flacco struggled at times against the Steelers, but was magnificent on the team's final drive to take the lead in the final moments of the fourth quarter.
The Seahawks are just trying to make it through the remainder of the season as quickly as possible. It's surprising that this was a team that just a year ago that managed to win a playoff game against the New Orleans Saints. Tarvaris Jackson was brutal last week against the Cowboys, throwing three interceptions and killing any chance his team had of staying with Dallas in that game.
It's always difficult for a team travel across the continent and win on the road, but I don't think that rule will apply to this game. Seattle is just such a bad team, I can't see Jackson and the Seattle offense doing anything against the Raven defense. Assuming that Flacco and the offense can avoid falling into a lull, Baltimore should win this game.
Pick: Baltimore
Detroit @ Chicago
The Lions last played in Week 8, snapping a two-game losing streak with a rout of the Denver Broncos. Matt Stafford threw for three touchdowns in the win, and Calvin Johnson had his first dominate effort in several weeks with six catches for 125 yards and a touchdown.
Chicago comes off of a nice victory over the Eagles. The Bears took advantage of a weak Eagles defense, and were able to move the ball at will throughout the night. Jay Cutler got great protection from his offensive line, and picked the Eagles apart in the second half. The Chicago defense also played well, giving up just 17 points to the Eagles offense and forcing several turnovers.
I think its going to be hard for the Lions to overcome the Bears without the services of Jahvid Best. The running back was instrumental in Detroit's victory over the Bears early in the season, but won't be available because of his concussion. I think the Bear defense holds Stafford and the Lion offense to a limited amount of damage, and Chicago earns a season split with the Lions at home.
Pick: Chicago
New York Giants @ San Francisco
The Giants delivered their most surprising and impressive win of the season last week, upsetting the Patriots 24-20 in New England. While Eli Manning was fortunate that the Patriots dropped several interceptions (again!), give him credit for being able to finish the job and complete the comeback. He threw for over 250 yards and two touchdowns in the win.
The 49ers notched another ugly victory last week, defeating the Redskins in Washington 19-11. Once again, the 49ers leaned on their defense and their running game, asking the bare minimum of quarterback Alex Smith. Smith threw for only 200 yards and touchdown, but once again was able to avoid costly mistakes.
This is one of the most interesting games that Week 10 has to offer. While the 49ers have an incredible 7-1 record, it's hard to be impressed with the lack of offensive firepower that this team displays week to week. However, they keep riding that underdog mentality, and rallying behind their coach Jim Harbaugh. I feel like the Giants have also been playing over their heads. While their record is impressive, they've only beaten two teams with a winning record. I think they've gotten a lot of favorable breaks that have gotten them to where they are right now. It's always difficult for a team to go out west and win, and I think the Giants suffer a letdown this week after their big win over New England.
Pick: San Francisco
New England @ New York Jets
What's going on with Patriots? Losing two games in a row is something that hasn't happened that often over the last decade in Foxboro, but the Patriots have done just that, dropping games to the Steelers and Giants. The Patriot offense hasn't been very explosive in the last two games, and while the defense has tried to pick up some of the slack, they just aren't good enough to hold opponents down for 60 minutes.
The Jets have gone on a nice three-game winning streak to put themselves in a tie for the lead in the AFC East, with wins over the Bills, Chargers, and Dolphins. They'll play their most important game of the season this week. They've already lost to New England once this year, getting swept would be devastating to their playoff chances.
I would be shocked if the Patriots lost three in a row. A team under Bill Belichick and Tom Brady's leadership can't possibly drop three games in a row to fall out of first place can they? If they lose this game, something's going seriously wrong in New England.
Pick: New England
Minnesota @ Green Bay
The Vikings headed into their bye week on a positive note with a 24-21 win over the Panthers. Christian Ponder has played well since taking over for Donovan McNabb, and Adrian Peterson has finally begun to put together a couple of big games. When Minnesota met the Packers several weeks ago, they gave Green Bay a good run for their money, but ultimately ended up losing 33-27.
Green Bay's powerful offensive was clicking on all cylinders once again in a 45-38 win over the Chargers. Aaron Rodgers threw four touchdowns, and the Green Bay defense also ran back a pair of Phillip Rivers interceptions for scores. No one in the league has been able to slow Rodgers and his weapons down in the least to this point in the year.
The Vikings have had two weeks to prepare, and have all the motivation they need to end Green Bay's perfect season, but it won't be enough. Until further notice, this Green Bay team is simply unstoppable.
Pick: Green Bay
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Le Zögling (   ) est un planeur monoplace allemand à aile haute, à   conçu par Alexander Lippisch en 1926 et produit avec de nombreuses variantes par divers fabricants.

Design et développement
Le Zögling a été conçu pour être un planeur d'entraînement pour la formation de base au vol . La méthode de lancement habituelle était par cordon élastique à partir d'une colline en pente. Étant donné que la formation se déroulait uniquement en vol en solo, l'avion devait être très facile à piloter et également facile à réparer.

La conception à aile haute utilise un poteau et un contreventement de câble. La structure principale du planeur est en bois, avec les ailes, les surfaces de queue et le pivot en "V" inversé, tous finis dans un revêtement en tissu aéronautique enduit. Le pilote était assis sur un simple siège à l'air libre, sans pare-brise.

 DD Zögling
 RRG-1 Zögling
 DFS Zögling 33
 DFS Zögling 1
 Lippisch Zögling
 Teichfuss LT30
 G 101
 fabrication en Suède
 Kegel Zögling
 copies ou production sous licence par Kegel-Flugzeugbau Kassel, en utilisant le logo « AK » sur le King-post.

Avions exposés

 National Soaring Museum, Elmira, New York, États-Unis
 réplique du fuselage uniquement

Spécifications (Zögling)
 Crew: one
 Length: 5.290 m (17 ft 4 in)
 Wingspan: 10.040 m (32 ft 11 in)
 Height: 2.010 m (6 ft 7 in)
 Wing area: 15.85 m2 (170.6 sq ft)
 Airfoil: Göttingen 358
 Empty weight: 85 kg (187 lb)
 Max takeoff weight: 155 kg (342 lb)
 Wing loading: 9.8 kg/m2 (2.0 lb/sq ft)

Voir également

 DFS SG 38 Schulgleiter
 Slingsby Primary

Aéronefs de rôle, de configuration et d'époque comparables

 Detroit G1 Gull
 Jongblood Primary
 Schweizer SGP 1-1
 Cloudcraft Dickson Primary

Voir aussi

 National Glider Association

Références

Modèle de planeur
Premier vol en 1926
Avion à ailes hautes
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Q: C++ explicit instantiation of template constructor of non-template class I'm working on a C++ Fraction class that use pimpl idiom, my public header is something like (work in progress)
Fraction.h

code:
#pragma once

#include <memory>
#include <string>

class Fraction
{
public:
    Fraction();
    ~Fraction();

    template <typename N>
    Fraction(N numerator, bool normalize = true);
    template <typename N, typename D>
    Fraction(N numerator, D denominator, bool normalize = true);

    Fraction(Fraction&&);
    Fraction& operator=(Fraction&&);

    template <typename T>
    bool operator==(T const & other);
    template <typename T>
    bool operator!=(T const & other);

    std::string representation ();

private:
    class impl;
    std::unique_ptr<impl> pimpl;
};

I can have correct specialization in my cpp file using explicit instantiation for member (eg. comparison operator overload)
Fraction.cpp

partial code
template <typename T>
bool Fraction::operator==(const T& other)
{
    return pimpl->operator==(other);
}

template bool Fraction::operator==<int>(int const &);
template bool Fraction::operator==<float>(float const &);
template bool Fraction::operator==<double>(double const &);
template bool Fraction::operator==<Fraction>(Fraction const &);

But I have some VS2015 compiler error when I want do the same with the constructor:
template <typename N, typename D>
Fraction::Fraction(N num, D den, bool norm)
    : pimpl{ std::make_unique<impl<N,D>>(num, den, norm) }
{}

template Fraction::Fraction<int, int>(int, int, bool);

I get build error (in french):
C2143   erreur de syntaxe : absence de ';' avant '<' fraction.cpp [156]
C2059   erreur de syntaxe : '<'                      fraction.cpp [156]

The fraction.cpp line 156 is:
template Fraction::Fraction<int, int>(int, int, bool);

The error in english (approx. translation) :
C2143   syntax error : absence of ';' before '<'
C2059   syntax error : '<'

I've test some variation of the explicit instantiation but I can not find a solution. I hope this is allowed by the standard?

EDIT : To answer the comment of Sam Varshavchik, the cpp class integrate the private implementation of the Fraction class in the form of:
class Fraction::impl
{
public:
    Fraction::impl()
        : _num (0)
        , _den (1)
    {}

    ...

    template <typename N, typename D>
    Fraction::impl(N numerator, D denominator, bool normalize = true)
    {
        // TODO
    }

    ...
};

Here, no need explicit specialization of the template because is a .hpp class style.

SOLUTION (Thank to Constructor for is (so evident) solution)
template <typename N, typename D>
Fraction::Fraction(N num, D den, bool norm)
    : pimpl{ std::make_unique<impl>(num, den, norm) }
{}

template Fraction::Fraction(int, int, bool);

Just:

*

*Replace the impl<N,D> by impl.

*Remove the <int, int> in the template explicit instanciation.

A: There is no syntax like this for explicit instantiation of templated contructors in C++:
template Fraction::Fraction<int, int>(int, int, bool);
                           ^^^^^^^^^^

You should use the following simple syntax instead:
template Fraction::Fraction(int, int, bool);

A: impl<N,D>

impl is not a template, it is a class:
class impl;

See? It's a declared class. It's not a template, and your compiler is rightfully upset that you're trying to tell it now that it's a template that must be instantiated with two template parameters, N, and D.
The intent of your code is unclear, so the correct course of action is not obvious. However, another problem is also obvious, which lies in your future: after you square away your compilation error, you will then find yourself immediately staring at a link failure, because templates can only be implemented in header files, and not in the .cpp file, as you're trying to do. At least not without some additional work.


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Worst two months of King's life as deadline day looms
Date: 15th October 2020 at 2:53pm
Written by: DJ
AFC Bournemouth and Norway international Joshua King has described the last two months as "the two worst months of my life".
The 28-year-old has also admitted that if it was down to him he would have already made his Dean Court departure, unfortunately for him however there have only been two official bids for the striker since the Cherries were relegated from the Premier League at the end of the 2019/20 campaign.
Those offers have come from Torino in Italy and West Ham United.
Can confirm #AFCB rejected a 'derisory' bid from Torino Josh King. Offer came in yesterday and they are not expecting an improved one #DeadlineDay
— Alex Crook ⚽🎙 (@alex_crook) October 5, 2020
But as the international transfer window has now closed, King can only look for a domestic move.
West Ham United remain interested according to talkSport reporter Alex Crook, however, BBC Radio Solent's Kris Temple believes that their interest in Brentford's Benrahma could mean a second bid before Friday evening would not be forthcoming.
🍒 Late on this as been off the #AFCB radar for a few days, but if this Benrahma deal goes through, I gather it would be unlikely that Joshua King would join #WHUFC as well. https://t.co/nIOwXCaQpx
— Kris Temple (@kristemple) October 12, 2020
"I don't think the signing of Benrahma closes the door."
"My understanding is Moyes would prefer to sign King over Benrahma."
"My sources at #AFCB are telling me: 'We think it will go down to the wire.'"@Alex_Crook says #WHUFC could still make a move for Josh King. ⚒ pic.twitter.com/A2msISIPhY
— talkSPORT (@talkSPORT) October 15, 2020
Previous interest from Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur has also gone quiet. Whilst Footballinsider have ruled out any potential move to West Bromwich Albion, but believe that Everton could yet make a late bid ahead of the 5 pm deadline.
They have reported…
"The Championship club wanted £20million for the versatile forward, 28, earlier in the window but will now take £15m to get a deal done by the Friday 5pm cut-off.
"King has held talks over moves to West Ham and Aston Villa, while there has also been interest from the likes of Fulham and West Brom.
"A recruitment source has told Football Insider that Everton are plotting a surprise last-gasp swoop for King if the terms of the deal are right for them.
King joined AFC Bournemouth in May 2015 for a reported fee of just £1million from Blackburn Rovers. He is arguably, the Cherries best signing of the Premier League era.
King has made 171 appearances for AFC Bournemouth in all competitions, scoring 50 goals, 48 of which came in the Premier League making him the Cherries highest goalscorer in the top division of English football.
King missed AFC Bournemouth's most recent game against Coventry City with an unfortunately timed migraine and has recently been on international duty with Norway.
Will King stay with Bournemouth?
Whilst King was back in Norway he spoke to broadcaster TV2 about how hard he has found recent months and where his future sits.
King told Norwegian broadcaster TV2 as translated by Sportwitness…
"Honestly, I don't know what's going to happen. There's a lot that's happened. I could have written a book about what's happened the last two months and it had definitely become a bestseller. If I'm to be honest, it's been the two worst months of my life. But I can't give a reason,"
"If it had been up to me, I would have already signed for a club and started the season, played four games and been in top form.
"I think the club would rather me be here but, as I said, I felt like I had done mine and been loyal to the club for many years. We had an agreement between us after what happened in January."
Waz afcb wrote…
Are people starting to realise what I meant now when I said that last seasons group were the most dislikable group of players to wear the shirt? I don't care if the guy has the talent of Messi, (he doesn't) I don't want characters like this anywhere near our club. To come out and say 'the worst two months of my life' while picking up 40k per week during a global pandemic in which people are losing jobs and loved ones left, right and centre, who do these people think they are? I'm sorry Josh that you've had to spend the last two months contracted to Bournemouth you poor little darling, it must have been so incredibly mentally traumatising (migraine-inducing) for a player of your unbelievable talent to have been associated with a minnow such as us for this time period. I can only hope that our evil club does the honourable thing and agrees to give you away for free, you know, to compensate for the ridiculous wages you appear to be after. I feel sick to my stomach that our evil club has put poor innocent Josh through such a traumatic experience, keep fighting you brave little man there is hope yet. – Join the conversation, click here.


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(3) If you find no detectable morphine at LOD upon further testing, you must report that fact to ODAPC immediately.
Who is subject to testing?
Part 382.305 All employers with drivers possessing a Commercial Drivers License (CDL), regardless of size, randomly test their CDL licensed drivers using a scientifically valid method. This includes Canadian and Mexican carriers whose drivers operate in the United States and who possess a Canadian CDL or a Licencia Federal de Conductor.
Appendix I and J All Part 121 and Part 135 Certificate holders, an operator as defined in §135.1(c), or air traffic control facilities not operated by the FAA or by or under contract to the U.S. military comply with the anti-drug program regulations. Part 145 Repair Facilities are subject to these regulations.
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) 49 CFR Part 219 All covered employees who have been assigned to perform service in the United States subject to the hours of service laws (49 U.S.C. ch. 211) during a duty tour.
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) 49 CFR Part 199 All employees who perform an operations, maintenance, or emergency-response function regulated by part 192, 193, or 195 of this chapter that is performed on a pipeline or on an LNG facility. This includes all persons employed by operators, contractors engaged by operators, and persons employed by such contractors.
Federal Transit Administration (FTA) 49 CFR Part 655 All recipients and subrecipients receiving Federal assistance under (i) 49 U.S.C. 5307, 5309, or 5311; or (ii) 23 U.S.C. 103(e)(4) including contractors Safety Sensitive employees as defined by §655.4.
(1) Occupy a position, or perform the duties and functions of a position, required by the vessel 's Certificate of Inspection; (2) Perform the duties and functions of patrolmen or watchmen required by this chapter; or, (3) Are specifically assigned the duties of warning, mustering, assembling, assisting, or controlling the movement of passengers during emergencies.
(1) Are required by law or regulation to hold a license issued by the Coast Guard in order to perform their duties on the vessel; (2) Perform duties and functions directly related to the safe operation of the vessel; (3) Perform the duties and functions of patrolmen or watchmen required by this chapter; or, (4) Are specifically assigned the duties of warning, mustering, assembling, assisting, or controlling the movement of passengers during emergencies.
When will I be tested?
As a new hire, you are required to submit to a drug test. Employers may, but are not required to, conduct alcohol testing after your employer receives a negative drug test result (and negative alcohol test result – if administered) may you begin performing safety-sensitive functions. This also applies if you are a current employee transferring from a non-safety-sensitive function into a safety-sensitive position (even if it is the same employer).
You are required to submit to any test (whether drug, alcohol or both) that a supervisor requests based on reasonable suspicion. Reasonable suspicion means that one or more trained supervisors reasonably believes or suspects that you are under the influence of drugs or alcohol. They cannot require testing based on a hunch or guess alone; their suspicion must be based on observations concerning your appearance, behavior, speech and smell that are usually associated with drug or alcohol use.
You are subject to unannounced random drug & alcohol testing. Alcohol testing is administered just prior to, during or just after performing safety-sensitive functions. Depending on the industry specific regulations, you may only be subject to random drug testing.
No manager, supervisor, official or agent may select you for testing just because they want to. Under DOT regulations, employers must use a truly random selection process. Each employee must have an equal chance to be selected and tested.
Just prior to the testing event, you will be notified of your selection and provided enough time to stop performing your safety sensitive function and report to the testing location. Failure to show for a test or interfering with the testing process can be considered a refusal.
If you are involved in an event (accident, crash, etc.) meeting certain criteria of the DOT agency, a post-accident test will be required. You will then have to take a drug test and an alcohol test. You are required to remain available for this testing and are not permitted to refuse testing.
Remember: Safety-sensitive employees are obligated by law to submit to and cooperate in drug & alcohol testing mandated by DOT regulations.
If you have violated the prohibited drug & alcohol rules, you are required to take a drug and/or alcohol test before returning to safety-sensitive functions for any DOT regulated employer. You are subject to unannounced follow-up testing at least 6 times in the first 12 months following your return to active safety-sensitive service.
The amount of follow-up testing you receive is determined by a Substance Abuse Professional (SAP) and may continue for up to 5 years. This means the SAP will determine how many times you will be tested (at least 6 times in the first year), for how long, and for what substance (i.e. drugs, alcohol, or both). Your employer is responsible for ensuring that follow-up testing is conducted and completed, and your employer may have a policy that all follow-up tests are collected under direct observation. Follow-up testing is in addition to all other DOT required testing.
* USCG & PHMSA do not perform random alcohol tests.
* In post-accident testing, the FRA requires a blood specimen for drug testing.
How is an Alcohol Test Administered?
The DOT performs alcohol testing in a manner to ensure the validity of the testing as well as provide confidentiality of the employee's testing information.
Establish a private testing area to prevent unauthorized people from hearing or seeing your test result.
Require you to sign Step #2 of the Alcohol Testing Form (ATF).
Wait at least 15 minutes, but not more than 30 minutes, before conducting the confirmation test. During that time, you are not be allowed to eat, drink, smoke, belch, put anything in your mouth or leave the testing area.
Leaving the testing area without authorization may be considered a refusal to test.
Perform an "air blank" (which must read 0.00) on the EBT device to ensure that there is no residual alcohol in the EBT or in the air around it.
Perform a confirmation test using a new mouthpiece.
All DOT alcohol tests are documented with a form with the words Department of Transportation at the top.
Display the test result to you on the EBT and on the printout from the EBT.
Document the confirmation test result on the ATF, provide you a copy and provide your employer a copy.
Report any result of 0.02 or greater immediately to the employer. If after several attempts you are unable to provide an adequate amount of breath, the testing will be stopped. You will be instructed to take a medical evaluation to determine if there is an acceptable medical reason for not providing a sample. If it is determined that there is no legitimate physiological or psychological reason, the test will be treated as a refusal to test.
Should I Refuse A Test If I Believe I Was Unfairly Selected For Testing?
Rule of Thumb: Comply then make a timely complaint.
If you are instructed to submit to a DOT drug or alcohol test and you don't agree with the reason or rationale for the test, take the test anyway. Don't interfere with the testing process or refuse the test. After the test, express your concerns to your employer through a letter to your company's dispute resolution office, by following an agreed upon labor grievance or other company procedures. You can also express your concerns to the appropriate DOT agency drug & alcohol program office. Whomever you decide to contact, please contact them as soon as possible after the test.
What Is Considered A Refusal To Test?
Failure to appear for any test after being directed to do so by your employer.
Failure to remain at the testing site until the testing process is complete.
Failure to provide a urine or breath sample for any test required by federal regulations.
Failure to permit the observation or monitoring of you providing a urine sample (Please note tests conducted under direct observation or monitoring occur in limited situations. The majority of specimens are provided in private).
Failure to provide a sufficient urine or breath sample when directed, and it has been determined, through a required medical evaluation, that there was not adequate medical explanation for the failure.
Failure to take a second test when directed to do so.
Failure to cooperate with any part of the testing process.
Failure to undergo a medical evaluation as part of "shy bladder" or "shy lung" procedures.
Failure to sign Step #2 of the ATF.
Providing a specimen that is verified as adulterated or substituted.
What Happens If I Test Positive, Refuse A Test, Or Violate An Agency Specific Drug & Alcohol Rule?
A supervisor or company official will immediately remove you from DOT regulated safety-sensitive functions.
Provided a negative test result for drugs and a breath test less than 0.02 of alcohol. (Return to duty testing).
Upon return to a safety-sensitive job, you will be subject to unannounced testing for drugs and/or alcohol no less than 6 times during the first 12 months of active service with the possibility of unannounced testing for up to 60 months as prescribed by the Substance Abuse Professional, SAP.
NOTE: Employers (and C/TPAs) subject to more than one DOT Agency drug and alcohol testing rule may continue to combine covered employees into a single random selection pool. However, companies (and C/TPAs) doing so must test at or above the highest minimum annual random testing rates established by the DOT Agencies under whose jurisdiction they fall. For example, an employer having both FMCSA- and FRA-covered employees in one pool must test, as a minimum rate, 50% for drugs and 10% for alcohol. PHMSA- and USCG-regulated employees should not to be placed in random alcohol testing pools. Contact the appropriate DOT Agency for additional clarification.
Please note that USCG covered employees may be combined with DOT covered employees in drug testing pools even though the USCG is part of the Department of Homeland Security.


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After receiving a diagnosis of Parkinson's disease, experienced keynote and motivational speaker, Alex Flynn, decided to set himself the 10MillionMetres Challenge. Since then, he has faced adversity by taking on some of the world's most daring races: from completing the Marathon des Sables (a 250km race across the Sahara Desert) to running from London to Rome to meet the Pope, Alex's inspirational story is one that galvanises audiences into action.
How would most people react upon a diagnosis of Parkinson's disease?
For keynote and motivational speaker, Alex Flynn, it meant establishing the 10MillionMetres Challenge.
Alex had worked as a lawyer for numerous multinationals when he received the devastating news in 2008. But in the face of adversity, Alex achieved something truly inspirational: he, quite literally, went to the ends of the earth to show that it is possible to do anything, even when living with a degenerative disease.
Encompassing some of the world's most daring races, the 10MillionMetres Challenge took Alex 10,000,010m around the world through deserts, mountains, and even open water.
By running, cycling, swimming, and walking, Alex's incredible feats of courage raised more than one million pounds for research into Parkinson's.
While fighting against the relentless progression of the disease, Alex completed The 2010 Marathon des Sables, raced across the Bavarian Alps, and traversed from London to Rome in 30 days, not to mention taking on Ironman and an Olympic Triathlon.
In 2014, he passed the 10 million metre mark at the finishing line of the Dubai Marathon.
Humorous and insightful, Alex's fierce belief in himself and everyone around him is infectious.
A living example of human perseverance against the odds, he demonstrates that positive change, whether in a company or in one's personal life, can be carved out from even the greatest of trials.
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Striking Records: James Jambois Bowling Profile
Jayden Bisson, Profile Editor
For more than ten years, senior James Jambois has been doing what he loves, and doing it well. With a nearly perfect high score of 287, Jambois plays for more than just fun; he plays to win. He is the first boy in Kennedy history to make first team all-state, as well as first and second team all-conference and first team all-metro.
Jambois has bowled for Kennedy all four years of high school, practicing four times a week for about three hours at a time. He started playing at the age of seven, and started to bowl competitively two years later. He entered his first tournament under his coaches' advice when he was nine years old, and has enjoyed bowling ever since.
It hasn't always been easy, however, and Jambois knows what it is like to feel inadequate. He constantly wants to do the best that he possibly can for his teammates, and there have been times that he felt as if he wasn't performing well. At moments like these, he turns to his teammates for support.
"Honestly, my biggest motivator is my teammates. They continue to challenge me to work to the best of my ability," Jambois said.
Watching his teammates play inspires him to do better, and the support that they have for one another is irreplaceable. He gets just as excited as his teammates when they achieve high scores, and his favorite memory from bowling was when his teammate bowled his first perfect match.
Even when he is in his off-season, he practices about twice a week for two hours at a time. Jambois enjoys the accessibility of bowling, and still enjoys playing the sport he discovered over a decade ago.
"I will definitely continue bowling throughout my life, as I can do it anytime that I like," Jambois said.
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Dispatches from Spain, Part One: Ávila: Art History in a "Strange, tragic place"
by Michelle Kraft March 19, 2022
Ed Note: In fall 2021, Michelle Kraft taught art history for a semester in Spain to a group of university students from Texas. In this series of three articles, "Dispatches from Spain," she reflects upon her time there.
At the west end of the Plazuela de Pedro Dávila, within the old walled city of Ávila, Spain, a plaque marks the 16th century building where Orson Welles lived while filming Chimes at Midnight (1965). Even before that — he traveled to Ávila in his younger years — the location had made an impression on the actor/director/screenwriter. When asked, during a 1960 interview with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, where he'd most like to live, he declared without pausing, "I'd like to live in Spain better than anywhere else in the world … Ávila." Welles then added, "Horrible climate. Too hot in the summer, too cold in the winter." (He might well have been describing the Panhandle of Texas.) He then concludes his description of Ávila: "Very strange, tragic place. I don't know why I've got a great thing about it."
Ávila, which is situated about an hour-and-a-half northwest of Madrid, has been my home for a year, albeit spread across four separate semesters, in three-month increments. Among other university duties, I teach an undergraduate course in art history, where the old city itself serves as a classroom. For a survey of art history in Spain, Ávila just about has it all; and much of what it doesn't, the rest of the country does.
Long before the Roman Empire claimed the Iberian Peninsula, a Celt-Iberian culture, the pastoralist Vettones, settled the region. Their verracos — immense granite statues of bulls and pigs — are scattered throughout Ávila's walled city and found in archeological sites within the province. The fine metalworks of these Late Bronze-/Iron-Age peoples, as well as their pottery, are housed in the Museo Provincial de Ávila. At the archeological site of Ulaca, in Ávila Province, is the tragic altar where it is believed the Vettones — similar in practice to their Lusitanian allies — offered human sacrifices.
The city of Ávila is best-known for its murallas, or Medieval walls, to which it — in large part — owes its designation as a UNESCO World-Heritage Site. The ramparts' mile-and-a-half circumference is dotted by eighty-eight towers and includes nine gates. Beginning at the end of the 1000s, construction on the walls continued into the fourteenth century. Some of its stones are grave markers salvaged from what was once a nearby Roman cemetery. Still visible in these blocks are troughs and channels into which the Romans once poured wine and oil, libations to their dead. Mudejar elements — design motifs rooted in the time when Spain was a land of Islam — are also found within the fortification's brickwork and crenellations. These walls read as a synopsis of the epochs and cultures that have inhabited Spain's Meseta Central.
Ávila's storied murallas have also been the site of strange and tragic events. In the town's Plaza of San Miguel stands a statue of Ximena Blázquez, the mayor's wife who protected Ávila from Moorish attack in the twelfth century. According to the legend, while the town's men were out conquering elsewhere, Muslim forces advanced upon Ávila's walls. Blázquez rallied the town's women, dressed as men, to the ramparts with torches. When the invaders saw that the city was indeed heavily protected by what they believed were soldiers, they abandoned their plan, and the area altogether. In the Middle Ages, too, the Puerta de la Malaventura, or Gate of Misfortune, on the southwestern side of the walls, was the exit through which sixty ill-fated knights were marched out as hostages. They were ultimately boiled in oil by Alfonso the Battler. This Gate of Misfortune is likewise believed to be the one through which the city's Jewish population was expelled, later, during Spain's Reconquest.
San Vicente Basilica
Ávila, too, is a city of churches, mostly Romanesque, though there is a fine Baroque example dedicated to the hometown saint, Teresa. As a Medieval (and present-day) pilgrimage stop, one of the most imposing of these churches is the Basilica of San Vicente. This example of Romanesque architecture — one of Spain's finest — stands just outside the walls, upon the site of the erstwhile Roman cemetery. The basilica is dedicated to the siblings Vicente, Sabina, and Cristeta, martyred for their Christian beliefs during the reign of Rome's Emperor Diocletian. The edifice marks the spot where, according to lore, the young saints were crushed to death beneath a great rock. Near the altar of the basilica sits an immense Medieval wood cenotaph, styled as a sepulcher; its carved relief panels, painted in jewel-like polychrome, tell the story of the martyred youths.
Avila Cathedral as seen from the walls
Not far from San Vicente is Ávila's cathedral, San Salvador, which sits not just within the walled city but literally inside the walls themselves: its rounded apse juts through the fortifications, appearing like a fancier version of the neighboring turrets. The Ávila Cathedral is the earliest in Spain to incorporate Gothic elements from neighboring France. (The final example of Gothic architecture, before it yielded to the Renaissance, is also nearby, in the town of Segovia.) Begun in the twelfth century in the Romanesque style under Master Fruchel, the cathedral's construction continued after his death in the French Gothic style. Among the church's most striking features is its use of "Blood Stone" — so called for its high iron-oxide content, resulting in a rosy hue — for the apse masonry. The cathedral also displays a fine, enormous retablo painted by Italian- and Flemish-influenced Pedro Berruguete, as well as excellent carved reliefs by Vasco de la Zarza. Its museum holds works by El Greco, Ribera, and Luis de Morales. Also, entombed within the cathedral is Adolfo Suárez, Spain's first democratically-elected premier (after the death of the dictator Francisco Franco), a native of Ávila.
Aside from the rich content that the site of Ávila affords, what is most enjoyable about teaching there is watching art history — well, history and the world, really — unfold for nineteen- and twenty-year-old students. Rather than studying art history from a textbook, we are in it, walking through it together. Facts that had once been mere abstractions suddenly snap into concrete focus as students recognize that they are in the places, seeing the things, and moving in the spaces where events actually took place — events that they had heretofore known only in a classroom. The "realness" of it now changes everything as they begin to see themselves as global citizens, invested in the currents of history, culture, religion, and politics.
And they take what they know with them, they generalize what they have learned to other places, and they are excited to share their newfound knowledge. They messaged me during their free weekend travels with video from inside Mallorca's cathedral, images of the Sagrada Familia, their impressions of the expansiveness of Rome's Pantheon. This fall, one student's father came to Ávila to visit her, and she took him to see the cathedral, providing him a guided tour. "I told him how the rounded arches were Romanesque, but the pointed ones were Gothic, built later," she related to me after her dad had returned to Madrid. Then she added, "He asked me, 'How do you know all of this?'" Her smile, as she told me this, was shy, conspiratorial, but also something else: self-assured. She owned what she had learned; and knowledge is to be shared with others, after all.
It is perhaps because of our circumstance as a "school" of fish-out-of-water that I am allowed these glimpses of student-thought; in Spain, anyway, it occurs with greater frequency than it does on-campus, back at home in Texas. Our learning in Ávila is relational, it extends beyond the classroom and into the world-at-large. By the time we leave at the end of the semester, we, too — like Orson Welles — have "got a great thing about" Ávila. Unlike him, though, we know perfectly well why.
Judith Garrett Segura March 20, 2022 - 17:49
This exceptional essay gets to the heart of why the humanities are transformational in education. Students become "global citizens invested in the currents of history." And those are the citizens who become leaders of their communities, their states and their country—because they saw that art and architecture are manifestations of human activity making a difference in the world.
Michelle March 22, 2022 - 11:18
Thank you so much, Judith–as you can guess, I wholeheartedly agree. It is through the transformative experiences of travel–and all that that entails, including becoming comfortable with being uncomfortable, and witnessing the expansive contribution of the arts and humanities WITHIN a long historical framework–that I've most often witnessed students' compartmentalized learning coalesce. It's a huge ground-shift to be uprooted and planted elsewhere for a time–connections are made. I appreciate your comments!


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Distress as Woman Gives Birth, Dumps Infant in Snake-Infested Man Hole
Written by Mark Chumba on September 22, 2020
Residents of Mkaomoto area, Malindi sub-county were on Sunday treated to a rare shocking encounter after a woman gave birth and dumped her newborn baby in a snake-infested septic tank.
The unidentified woman is said to have dumped the infant in a 15 meter deep hole moments after giving birth.
According to reports, the child was rescued by a passerby, who heard the baby crying before alerting the locals, who climbed down the manhole using a ladder.
The child is said to have been placed in a box without any cloths by the heartless mother before being rescued by the good Samaritan.
Shockingly, there were two snakes that had surrounded the child when he was rescued but luckily, they did not harm him.
Malindi OCS Stephen Mwachia with the rescued infant. Photo/Courtesy
The rescuer is said to have wrapped the baby with a leso, before lifting him out of the septic tank and handing him over to a group of women waiting outside.
Curious onlookers who had turned up to witness the rare shocking occurrence in the area cursed the mother, who is still under the police radar.
"We will have to first go and wash her with warm water before he is taken to hospital," a woman was heard talking in the local Giriama dialect.
The child was later taken to Malindi sub-county hospital where he was examined and confirmed to be in a good condition by the medics. The infant was later handed over to Malindi Gender-Based Violence team for care.
While condemning the inhuman act by the mother, the team later posted a photo of the baby being held by Malindi OCS Stephen Mwachia with a caption of thanking him for supporting after he bought diapers, milk and clothes.
Malindi Infant


Effective October 3, PerkinElmer will institute changes in its organizational structure. The company will consist of two business segments—Diagnostics and Discovery & Analytical Solutions.
The standalone Diagnostics business will be headed by Prahlad Singh, senior vice president, and president, Diagnostics.
The Environmental Health and Life Science Solutions businesses together will comprise the new Discovery & Analytical Solutions business, led by Jim Corbett, executive vice president, and president, Discovery & Analytical Solutions.
"These organizational changes will accelerate our application and technology development efforts for the benefit of PerkinElmer's customers as we expand our capabilities to provide more integrated solutions that address critical needs around the globe," commented Robert Friel, chairman and CEO, PerkinElmer.


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Q: 502 Bad Gateway Nginx When I try to view my website homepage I get the following error dislayed: 502 Bad Gateway Nginx
The error log found at /var/log/nginx shows the message: *2014/04/21 10:30:39 [error] 3807#0: 228 upstream sent invalid header while reading response header from upstream, client: 95.136.96.5, server: agronegocios.eu, request: "GET / HTTP/1.1", upstream: (MyIPaddress):7080/", host: "agronegocios.eu"
My environment: CentOS 6.5; PHP 5.3.3; nginx/1.5.0; MySQL 5.1.73; Joomla 3.2.3
Anyone know how can I get rid of this problem? I´ve seen some related questions and answers but none is to the same problem...(and also I'm not an expert on linux servers...).
Thanks.
My nginx.conf file:
#user  nginx;
worker_processes  1;

#error_log  /var/log/nginx/error.log;
#error_log  /var/log/nginx/error.log  notice;
#error_log  /var/log/nginx/error.log  info;

#pid        /var/run/nginx.pid;

events {
  worker_connections  1024;
}

http {
  include       mime.types;
  default_type  application/octet-stream;

  #log_format  main  '$remote_addr - $remote_user [$time_local] "$request" '
  #                  '$status $body_bytes_sent "$http_referer" '
  #                  '"$http_user_agent" "$http_x_forwarded_for"';

  #access_log  /var/log/nginx/access.log  main;

  sendfile        on;
  #tcp_nopush     on;

  #keepalive_timeout  0;
  keepalive_timeout  65;
  #tcp_nodelay        on;

  #gzip  on;
  #gzip_disable "MSIE [1-6]\.(?!.*SV1)";

fastcgi_buffers 8 16k;
  fastcgi_buffer_size 32k;
  server_tokens off;

  include /etc/nginx/conf.d/*.conf;
}

A: I detected where (yet not what) was causing the error: a template module in the CMS extensions that is not working properly. Disabling the module made the error go away.
Anyway, thanks for your opinions and efforts!

A: I was an administrator for a McAfee Web Gateway product in another job that I had.  While not Nginx, it's a RHEL proxy server operating on standard HTTP response codes.
Whenever I received a Bad Gateway error, it's always been an upstream device causing the issue.  The error, as I understand, means that the proxy received a response from the upstream device that it didn't like.  My environment had many "homegrown" apps, and it was typically found that the app was not properly communicating per the RFCs.  Other times we found it was issues with unparsable headers that we needed to create a policy to exempt those sites from deep header inspection.  I'm going to try to remember what headers it was tripping over, and I'll repost back here when I find out.