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// //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
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// RMG - Reaction Mechanism Generator
//
// Copyright (c) 2002-2011 Prof. William H. Green (whgreen@mit.edu) and the
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//
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package jing.rxn;

import jing.param.Pressure;
import jing.param.Temperature;
import jing.rxnSys.Logger;

/**
 * A model of pressure-dependent reaction kinetics k(T, P) of the form k(T, P) = A(P) * T ^ n(P) * exp( -Ea(P) / R * T )
 * The values of A(P), n(P), and Ea(P) are stored for multiple pressures and interpolation on a log P scale is used.
 *
 * @author jwallen
 */
public class PDepArrheniusKinetics implements PDepKinetics {
    /**
     * The list of pressures at which we have Arrhenius parameters.
     */
    public Pressure[] pressures;
    /**
     * The list of Arrhenius kinetics fitted at each pressure.
     */
    private ArrheniusKinetics[] kinetics;
    protected int numPressures = 0;

    public PDepArrheniusKinetics(int numP) {
        pressures = new Pressure[numP];
        kinetics = new ArrheniusKinetics[numP];
        setNumPressures(numP);
    }

    public void setKinetics(int index, Pressure P, ArrheniusKinetics kin) {
        if (index < 0 || index >= pressures.length)
            throw new RuntimeException(
                    String.format(
                            "Cannot set kinetics with index %s because array is only of size %s",
                            index, pressures.length));
        pressures[index] = P;
        kinetics[index] = kin;
    }

    /**
     * Calculate the rate cofficient at the specified conditions.
     *
     * @param T
     *            The temperature of interest
     * @param P
     *            The pressure of interest
     * @return The rate coefficient evaluated at T and P
     */
    public double calculateRate(Temperature T, Pressure P) {
        int index1 = -1;
        int index2 = -1;
        for (int i = 0; i < pressures.length - 1; i++) {
            if (pressures[i].getBar() <= P.getBar()
                    && P.getBar() <= pressures[i + 1].getBar()) {
                index1 = i;
                index2 = i + 1;
                break;
            }
        }
        /*
         * Chemkin 4 theory manual specifies: "If the rate of the reaction is desired for a pressure lower than any of
         * those provided, the rate parameters provided for the lowest pressure are used. Likewise, if rate of the
         * reaction is desired for a pressure higher than any of those provided, the rate parameters provided for the
         * highest pressure are used." We take the same approach here, but warn the user (so they can fix their input
         * file).
         */
        if (P.getPa() < pressures[0].getPa()) {
            Logger.warning(String
                    .format("Tried to evaluate rate coefficient at P=%.3g Atm, which is below minimum for this PLOG rate.",
                            P.getAtm()));
            Logger.warning(String.format(
                    "Using rate for minimum %s Atm instead",
                    pressures[0].getAtm()));
            return kinetics[0].calculateRate(T);
        }
        if (P.getPa() > pressures[pressures.length - 1].getPa()) {
            Logger.warning(String
                    .format("Tried to evaluate rate coefficient at P=%.3g Atm, which is above maximum for this PLOG rate.",
                            P.getAtm()));
            Logger.warning(String.format(
                    "Using rate for maximum %s Atm instead",
                    pressures[pressures.length - 1].getAtm()));
            return kinetics[pressures.length - 1].calculateRate(T);
        }
        double logk1 = Math.log10(kinetics[index1].calculateRate(T));
        double logk2 = Math.log10(kinetics[index2].calculateRate(T));
        double logP0 = Math.log10(P.getBar());
        double logP1 = Math.log10(pressures[index1].getBar());
        double logP2 = Math.log10(pressures[index2].getBar());
        // We can't take logarithms of k=0 and get meaningful interpolation, so we have to do something weird.
        // The approach used here is arbitrary, but at least it gives a continuous k(P) function.
        //
        // If interpolating between k1=0 and k2=0, return k=0
        if (logk1 == Double.NEGATIVE_INFINITY
                && logk2 == Double.NEGATIVE_INFINITY)
            return 0.0;
        // if interpolating between k1=0 and k2>0, set k1 to something small but nonzero.
        else if (logk1 == Double.NEGATIVE_INFINITY)
            logk1 = Math.min(0, logk2 - 1); // k1 is a small 1 cm3/mol/sec, or k2/10 if that's even smaller.
        // if interpolating between k1>0 and k2=0, set k2 to something small but nonzero.
        else if (logk2 == Double.NEGATIVE_INFINITY)
            logk2 = Math.min(0, logk1 - 1); // k2 is a small 1 cm3/mol/sec, or k1/10 if that's even smaller.
        double logk0 = logk1 + (logk2 - logk1) / (logP2 - logP1)
                * (logP0 - logP1);
        return Math.pow(10, logk0);
    }

    public String toChemkinString(int numReac) {
        String result = "";
        for (int i = 0; i < pressures.length; i++) {
            double Ea_in_kcalmol = kinetics[i].getEValue();
            // ***note: PLOG uses the same units for Ea and A as Arrhenius expressions; this has been a persistent
// source of confusion; see
// https://github.com/GreenGroup/RMG-Java/commit/2947e7b8d5b1e3e19543f2489990fa42e43ecad2#commitcomment-844009
            double A = kinetics[i].getAValue();
            double A_multiplier = 1.0;// for "moles", multiplier is 1
            if (ArrheniusKinetics.getAUnits().equals("molecules")) {
                A_multiplier = 1 / 6.022e23;
            }
            // convert the units (cf. similar code in ChemParser)
            if (numReac == 1) {
                // do nothing, no conversion needed
            } else if (numReac == 2) {
                A = A * A_multiplier;
            } else if (numReac == 3) {
                A = A * A_multiplier * A_multiplier;
            } else {
                Logger.error("Unsupported number of reactants:" + numReac);
                System.exit(0);
            }
            double Ea = 0.0;
            if (ArrheniusKinetics.getEaUnits().equals("kcal/mol"))
                Ea = Ea_in_kcalmol;
            else if (ArrheniusKinetics.getEaUnits().equals("cal/mol"))
                Ea = Ea_in_kcalmol * 1000.0;
            else if (ArrheniusKinetics.getEaUnits().equals("kJ/mol"))
                Ea = Ea_in_kcalmol * 4.184;
            else if (ArrheniusKinetics.getEaUnits().equals("J/mol"))
                Ea = Ea_in_kcalmol * 4184.0;
            else if (ArrheniusKinetics.getEaUnits().equals("Kelvins"))
                Ea = Ea_in_kcalmol / 1.987e-3;
            result += String.format("PLOG / %10s    %10.2e  %10s  %10s /\n",
                    pressures[i].getAtm(), A, kinetics[i].getNValue(), Ea);
        }
        return result;
    }

    public void setNumPressures(int numP) {
        numPressures = numP;
    }

    public int getNumPressures() {
        return numPressures;
    }

    public ArrheniusKinetics getKinetics(int i) {
        return kinetics[i];
    }

    public void setPressures(Pressure[] ListOfPressures) {
        pressures = ListOfPressures;
    }

    public void setRateCoefficients(ArrheniusKinetics[] ListOfKinetics) {
        kinetics = ListOfKinetics;
    }

    public Pressure getPressure(int i) {
        return pressures[i];
    }
}

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World Premiere Track: Mindi Abair and The Boneshakers "Who's Gonna Save My Soul"
By JD Nash June 17, 2019 Updated: April 10, 2020 No Comments3 Mins Read
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Mindi Abair and the Boneshakers live, eat and breathe music as a collective — it's their oxygen. Add to that a balanced mix of diverse musical backgrounds, big personalities and the bond of mutual respect coupled with friendship, and what transpires in the recording studio is sonic magic. It's that kind of chemistry that the Los Angeles-based band has righteously captured and parlayed into their third studio album, No Good Deed, which is set for release June 28th, on Abair's Pretty Good For A Girl Records.
"'Who's Gonna Save My Soul?' is a dark, lonely look from rock bottom," Abair told us. "It combines the soul of the church, the emotion of the blues, and a slow steady conversation ultimately asking 'Who's Gonna Save My Soul?'"
The bluesy, richly textured "Who's Gonna Save My Soul," was written by Abair and Tyrone Stevens and is a haunting dig through the wreckage of love lost and the attempt to reclaim inner strength. Abair's imploring lament, "I've got more life to live but I'm lost and alone, I'll find my strength to get by, make it on my own," adds a stirring, soul-searching dimension to the song.
No Good Deed is the band's most multidimensional album to date and reflects the longtime camaraderie between the Boneshakers' Randy Jacobs (guitar and vocals), Rodney Lee (keys), Ben White (bass, vocals), Third Richardson (drums, vocals) and lead vocalist and award-winning saxophonist Abair.
It took only five days to record the album at the legendary EastWest Studios in Hollywood. Acclaimed producer Kevin Shirley (Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, Joe Bonamassa), who had worked with the band on their first studio record, The EastWest Sessions, returned once again.
Before she and the Boneshakers were a band, Mindi Abair had already made her mark as an award-winning sax player, with two Grammy nominations and eight records to her credit. Her edgy, contemporary style of playing was widely sought after by bands like Aerosmith and Duran Duran — both of whom she toured with extensively. Abair first met Randy Jacobs at a gig where she witnessed him do a back flip off the stage and into the audiences without missing a chord change. Jacobs, who played in Bonnie Raitt's band and Was Not Was, became a regular player on her solo records. But it was later, when Abair sat in with the Boneshakers at the Newport Beach Jazz Festival in 2014, that the two musical forces became one.
Upcoming tour dates:
Sat., Aug. 3 MAMMOTH LAKES, CA Bluesapalooza Mammoth Festival of Beers
Sat., Aug 10 LEXINGTON, KY. Kentucky Horse Park
Thurs., Aug 15 VALPARAISO, IN Memorial Opera House
Fri., Aug 16 CHICAGO, IL City Winery Chicago
Sat., Aug 17 ANN ARBOR, MI Ann Arbor Blues Fest
Fri., Aug 30 FT WORTH, TX Music Fest at South Fork Ranch
Sat., Oct 19 AKRON, OH Tangier – Cabaret Room
Sat., Oct 26 to Nov 2 MEXICAN RIVIERA Legendary Rhythm and Blues Cruise
Fri.-Sun., Nov 15-17 PUNTA GORDA, FL Mindi Abair's Punta Gorda Wine + Music Festival
Sat., Nov 23 READING, PA Reading Blues Festival
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How Long Have You Been Waiting For Kingdom Hearts 3?
1. How Long Have You Been Waiting For Kingdom Hearts 3?
Since Dream Drop Distance was first released in 2012.
Do you think we've been waiting '10 years'? Or have we really been waiting since E3 2013? Or have we been waiting since DDD?
With DDD releasing it was evident that KH3 was going to be a thing, we just never had an official announcement.
When Versus 13 was being developed in 2007, Nomura stated he couldn't work on two huge projects at once (That's a big fat lie now *cough FF7 remake), but he never says "KH3 will never happen"
. A programmer, having heard of Nomura's intentions to add air ships to the game, remarked "Is this Kingdom Hearts III?". Ge-maga followed up by confirming the development of a new Kingdom Hearts game. Nomura responded by saying that it would be impossible to work on two huge projects at once, so he hopes to get started on the next Kingdom Hearts game after having accumulating know-how from Versus XIII.
With KH3 it was a matter of when, we knew it was going to happen since DDD made it apparent that it was leading up to something huge, plus KH1FM was being brought to the West within 1.5. You could tell that it was coming, but we just didn't know how long it would be.
I was too distracted by all the other spin offs to even think about KH3, I didn't even know about any of this Versus 13 business until I joined this site to be honest.
Been waitng For a lifetime it feels like.
I'm going to cry when I have it in my hands legit! Freakin tear up!
tbh, after i first completed KH2 i don't think i was saying "Oh boy I can't wait for KH3!" at the time, i had no real concerns with the future of the series.
then soon after i stumbled upon the news that Nomura had confirmed 3 new KH games (Days, BBS and Coded).
i guess maybe around the time BBS came into the spotlight is when i started to think more about KH3.
i wouldn't say i've been waiting for a decade because KH3 only became relevant to me sometime in 2010, i guess.
and even then it was only until we got that first teaser trailer in 2013 that KH3 became something more than just a concept. that trailer was proof that "Yes, KH3 is actually happening."
the wait hasn't been terrible because i've played other games to occupy my time.
When I finished up with Kingdom Hearts 2, I can't remember if I was thinking they were going to do 3 next. And this was way back when I was still in high school.
I guess then came December 2008 I think and my brother gave me Re:CoM for Christmas. I was like: "WHAT?! They remade this?!"
Then came the following titles in their respective release dates and I was thinking they were going to explain everything first, then Kingdom Hearts 3 will come.
Around the time I was doing some research regarding the Kingdom Hearts series and I picked up and learned some things, from 2 videos, which lead me to other things. I began to understand what I didn't know at the time.
Then after DDD, I was thinking Kingdom Hearts 3 was coming next. I got DDD after Christmas 2012. A year later, I finally played my DDD with the 3DS my brother gave me. And I was reading the "Secret Message" thinking it's referring to 3, but it looks like it was referring to 1.5 ReMix. An HD remaster of 2 titles plus a cinematic version of the DS title 358/2 Days.
I was thinking after 1.5, then 3 will come, and I was thinking to myself about the other titles. I was like: "It wouldn't make any sense if they didn't bother remastering the other titles. And then come the fans, desires of wanting Square to remaster the other titles.
All of this waiting, opens up my mind thinking this. Not all game series have to have just numbered titles (probably plus a fancy title after the number). If the series contains a lot of back storytelling, then let the story telling commence! Answer those potential questions we might or might not have, so we can understand what's going on!
Since Birth by sleep so I've only been waiting about 5/6 years, thought the main storyline was done after 2, then Xehanort showed up and the ending revealed Sora still had stuff to do.
I suppose technically I've been waiting since after finishing KH2 in 2006 (the "10 years" that everyone keeps claiming), but in terms of waiting for the actual KH3 that got announced, then I guess I've been waiting since 2013, so for about 3 years...maybe 4 if you count Dream Drop Distance's hints and teases.
3 Years since it got announced at E3 2013.
I wasn´t into Kingdom Hearts until arround 1.5 came out.
Since I finished 3D, but I've been doing other things so I don't like to call it waiting.
Really though, I've been waiting for it ever site I saw that sweet as Days advert on tv. Why can't we have adverts like that anymore?
Since it was announced back in E3 2013. Before 2012, I've only played and completed KH1 & 2. DDD was the game that got me back into the series... If it wasn't for DDD, I might not be the KH fan I am today.
Since finishing KH2. The wait had better be worth it.
Square Enix was holding us off with other games so I can't really say I've been waiting until they officially announced it because they were just putting out 1.5 and 2.5 which I didn't buy but were reasonable releases. I remember leaving Disney World and people were talking about the Xbox One and then I saw the E3 trailers later on.
Ignorantly and unofficially since 2006. Thanks to the secret ending in KH2 FM in 2007, Casual Rob found his way into the world of interviews that year prior to Coded/Days/BBS announcement at TGS. Officially since E3 2013. You know...because it was announced there. So 3 years.
Personally, in my opinion (real important word here), you can't really "wait" for a game that hasn't been announced yet. Sure, you could probably anticipate its announcement, but between KH2 and E3 2013 there have been plently of KH titles to keep the fanbase occupied. That is why I'm going with the most sensible option to me: since its announcement at E3 2013.
Or are you calling his mom a liar???
Felixx may be a dirty traitor, but that gives you no right to slander the good name of his mother!
Now prepare to face the consequences!
Well, quite literally, I've been waiting 10 whole years for this game! Back when I was finishing up Kingdom Hearts II, I was like: "Okay, as soon as I finish this, I'm gonna get Kingdom Hearts and then Chain Of Memories, and I'll be set!" After I finished Kingdom Hearts II and then the ending after the credits rolled up, when Sora, Riku and Kairi started reading the letter Mickey sent them, I was surprised! And when the music swelled up, I was like: "Oh my God, you mean that this amazing game is going to have a part 3!? I'm sold!"
So yeah, I've been waiting since Kingdom Hearts II! But the wait has been worth it, as we've received a wealth of KH titles that have expanded the lore and our appreciation and love for the series all the more, ya know? And besides, with countless other video games, not to mention anime, cartoons, films, TV shows, family life and work occupying my time, the wait hasn't been agonizing, ya know?
But with that being said though, I'm really looking forward to whatever news we'll receive on Kingdom Hearts III this Winter! I'm really hoping next year is Kingdom Hearts III's year!
I've been waiting since Kingdom Hearts 2. I mean, COME ON!!! It's been almost 11 years since KH2, and i still die a little on the inside to think that KH3 was announced 3 years ago.. although, we should keep hope that Square are taking this time to make sure that it's an awesome, wonderful, perfect game. We gotta have faith that this time's being put to use!


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Q: Flow of Hamiltonian vector fields, time dependent flow I have trouble understanding the notion of time dependent flows of Hamiltonian vector fields:
Let $(M, \omega)$ be a symplectic manifold, $H:M \rightarrow M$ a Hamiltonian function.

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*question: In my lecture, we haven't properly defined what Hamiltonian function means. Is it correct, that it's just a smooth function?

Now let $X_H$ be the Hamiltonian vector field which means $\omega(X_H,.)=-dH$). Then the flow of $X_H$, $\varphi_t$, is the Hamiltonian flow.
Now I know the definition of the flow from differential geometry. Here it means that $X_H(\varphi_t)= \dfrac{d}{dt} \varphi_t$.
Now we have the notion of a time-$t$ map, which I don't understand.
For example, I don't understand the following exercise:
Let $\varphi_t:(M, \omega) \rightarrow (M, \omega)$ be the family of diffeomorphisms determined by the time-dependent Hamiltonian function $H : [0, 1] \times M \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ via
$\overset{.}{\varphi} = X_{H_{t}} \circ \varphi_t$.
For each $t \in (0,1)$, write $\varphi_t$ as time one map of a family of diffeomorphisms
determined by a new Hamiltonian function built from $H$.
I don't understand this exercise at all. As I see it, you can get a family of flows $\{\varphi^{s}_t\}_{s \in [0,1]}$ such that for each fixed $s$, $\varphi^s_t$ is the Hamiltonian flow of the function $H_s: M \rightarrow M$.
But I don't see why the parameter $t$ of the flow here is identified with the parameter $t \in [0,1]$ of the function $H$.

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File #: RES 16-707 Version: 2
Title: Establishing an open data program, including an open data portal, and authorizing the appropriate City representatives to execute all aspects of the open data program.
Sponsors: Dan Bostrom, Amy Brendmoen, Rebecca Noecker, Russ Stark, Dai Thao, Chris Tolbert, Jane L. Prince
4/27/2016 2 City Council Adopted Pass Action details Meeting details Video
Establishing an open data program, including an open data portal, and authorizing the appropriate City representatives to execute all aspects of the open data program.
WHEREAS, the government of the City of Saint Paul is committed to making Saint Paul "The Most Livable City in America" and providing its residents with safe and vibrant neighborhoods, great jobs, a strong system of education and innovation, and high quality of life; and
WHEREAS, the City seeks to better allocate resources, enhance coordination and collaboration among city agencies, and ultimately make data-driven decisions across all departments; and
WHEREAS, the City is committed to managing data generated through the course of the City's operations as a public asset; and
WHEREAS, the City recognizes that open data is a key component to enhancing the City's ability to turn data into actionable information; and
WHEREAS, the City seeks to improve effectiveness, efficiency and equity in service delivery for residents; and
WHEREAS, the City seeks to leverage data to improve both internal and external communications; and
WHEREAS, open data has the potential to drive innovation, economic development, and external collaborations; and
WHEREAS, Mayor Coleman allocated resources in the 2016 proposed budget to establish an open data program; and
WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul was awarded the What Works Cities partnership with Bloomberg Philanthropies and received pro bono consultation from the Sunlight Foundation to support development of Saint Paul's open data policy and governance practices; and
WHEREAS, the thoughtful implementation of an open data program enhances government transparency and the public's access to information, promoting higher levels of civic engagement and thereby increased feedback to government officials regarding local issues; and
WHEREAS, in commitment to the spirit of open government, the City is committed to proactively publishing high value data as broadly as possible via an open data portal, subject to the requirements and non-discretionary limitations upon the disclosure of data as set forth in the Minnesota Data Practices Act and other applicable laws; and
WHEREAS, proactive release of information currently sought through public records requests will reduce staff time spent responding to such requests; and
WHEREAS, information technologies, including web-based and other internet applications and services, are essential means for open government, and good government generally; and
WHEREAS, by publishing structured standardized data in machine-readable formats the City seeks to encourage the local software community to develop civic software applications and tools to collect, organize, and share public data in new and innovative ways; and therefore
BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Saint Paul, Minnesota, as follows:
1. The City shall establish an open data program to advance the timely and consistent publication of publicly disclosable information as open data
2. The City shall develop and implement practices allowing it to prioritize the proactive release of high quality, machine-readable, disclosable city data, making it freely available via an open license without restrictions on use, reuse, or redistribution, ensuring it is fully accessible to the broadest range of users possible.
3. The City shall encourage optimal use of data by maintaining descriptors that define the published data, and by keeping datasets as current and consistent as possible.
4. The City shall establish and maintain an open data web portal that provides a central location for published city data.
5. The City shall minimize limitations on the disclosure of public information while appropriately safeguarding protected and sensitive information in accordance with the Minnesota Data Practices Act and other applicable laws.
6. The appropriate City representatives shall plan, execute, and monitor the Open Data Initiative including actively encouraging departmental, partner and public participation.


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Commonwealth Games 2014: My time is now, says Harry Aikines-Aryeetey
Harry Aikines-Aryeetey is determined the time has come for him to fulfil the promise he showed as a teenager
Thursday 24 July 2014, 15:18 UK
At the age of 25, Harry Aikines-Aryeetey is determined the time has come for him to fulfil the promise he showed as a teenager and claim a medal at the Commonwealth Games.
A former World Youth and Junior champion, the Sutton sprinter missed out on London 2012 after suffering a hamstring injury in the build-up to the Games.
But after an impressive season in which he equalled his personal best of 10.08seconds over 100m in Hengelo at the start of June, Aikines-Aryeetey is in a bullish mood heading into Glasgow 2014.
"Preparations for the Commonwealth Games are going really well," said Aikines-Aryeetey, who claimed victory in the B 100m race at the Sainsbury's Anniversary Games last weekend in 10.26.
"I've equalled my PB this year and I like championships, so I'm looking forward to going through the rounds and taking in the vibe.
"The stadium is a lovely place to compete and I can't wait to go there, perform well, make the final and get a medal.
"I missed out on 2012, I tore my hamstring before the championships, but even so I hadn't had the greatest of seasons competing individually, so to get a medal at the Commonwealth Games at what is kind of like a home Games for me would be amazing."
Aikines-Aryeetey is part of a strong English sprint squad with Adam Gemili and Richard Kilty also contesting the 100m.
But the sprinter, who claimed silver at the Sainsbury's British Championships behind Dwain Chambers, believes he is in the right shape to get on the podium.
"For me it's just about being competitive, being in each race and doing the best I can, so I can walk away from each race and look back and said I did well," he added.
"I want to get medals. It's about time, I'm 25 years old and I want to be in the mix.
"I'm enjoying competing again which is nice, and moving forward it's about realising my potential and trusting myself."
Sainsbury's is proud to support British Athletics through the Summer Series events and is committed to helping young people lead healthier, more active lifestyles. For more information visit www.sainsburys.co.uk/legacy
Olympic champion Mo Farah ruled out of Commonwealth Games
Queen 'photo-bombs' hockey players' selfie in Glasgow


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Ana Ivanovic from Serbia wins her first Grand Slam!
9. June 2008 - 13:00
The new queen of tennis will not forget this day, June 7th, 2008, as she reached a major milestone in her young career. Ana conquered her first Grand Slam crown at the French Open, as she beat Russian Dinara Safina 6-4, 6-3 on a cloudy afternoon in Paris.
It was the perfect way to end a dream fortnight for the 20-year-old, who will appear at the top of the Sony Ericsson WTA Rankings on Monday. She had secured the top spot with the semi-final win over third seed Jelena Jankovic. Justine Henin, former No.1 and a four-time French Open champion, gave her the winner's trophy. The image served like a metaphor: the abdicating queen offering the crown to her successor. Ana is the only winner who is at least 6-foot tall in the Open era.Ana got off to a perfect start, hammering unretrievable returns to break Safina in the opening game. She looked fast, confident, and used to a big-match scenario. The Russian, on the other hand, started to feel the pressure and double-faulted to give the Serb a 4-1 lead. From that moment on, Safina recomposed herself, adjusted her movements, took advantage of Ana's brief moment of hesitation and broke back twice to even the score with a backhand winner. Ana became aware of the danger and started dictating right on time, in order to get another break with a formidable down-the-line backhand winner. The first wouldn't end without a touch of suspense, as Ana had to save two break points while leading 5-4, both thanks to winners. During that first set, the 20-year-old converted three of her four break point chances. The second chapter did not offer major changes: Ana was still forcing Safina with her trademark forehand and the cross-court backhand. The new N° 1 won the best point of the match with a wonderful backhand touch after a series of lobs and overheads, and gained a crucial break to lead 2-1. She wouldn't lose a service game again, while Safina appeared to grow in anger and tiredness, and played a shaky game when trailing 3-5. Ana gained three match points and, incidentally, a mishit backhand gave her the desired win. "I still can't believe what happened!," said a joyful Ana. "The crowd was amazing, they've been a great support. I've got no words to describe that. Last year's final was a great learning experience for me and I could make it this time". Ana had lost her previous two Grand Slam finals (Roland Garros 2007 to Henin and Australia 2008 to Maria Sharapova). Now the four magic letters became a champion's war cry: Ajde!ва.
Source: http://www.anaivanovic.com/?path=start/news&detailpage=1194
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To Kill A King es un grupo británico de rock que en la actualidad reside en Londres. La banda ha sido comparada con The National, Grizzly Bear Frightened Rabbit.

Han sido los teloneros de los recientes tours Dog Is Dead y Bastille.
To Kill A King tocó en el Reading and Leeds Festivals en agosto de 2013.

Historia
La banda fue formada en 2009, originalmente llamada Kid iD, por el cantante Ralph Pelleymounter con Ian Dudfield y Josh Platman durante sus estudios en la University of Leeds. Más tarde en 2009, después de un cambio en la alineación, se renombraron como To Kill A King en cuanto Jonathan Willoughby y Ben Jackson se unieron al grupo.

Su primer single, "Fictional State", fue lanzado el 29 de mayo de 2011.  Se hizo un vídeo dirigido por Jack King para el sencillo en abril de 2011. El primer EP de To Kill A King, My Crooked Saint, fue lanzado el 16 de octubre de ese mismo año.

Entre abril y julio de 2012, To Kill A King subió vídeos para las canciones de "Funeral", "Let It Die" y "Rays", los cuales fueron vídeos que ellos mismos habían hecho durante los ensayos de las canciones. El Word Of Mouth EP fue lanzado el 23 de julio de 2012. Subieron un vídeo a su canal de Youtube para "Howling" el 8 de octubre de 2012. Para el making of del vídeo Ralph Pelleymounter tuvo que mantenerse sentado durante 36 horas mientras se tomaban 5.000 fotografías para formar un vídeo. El Word of Mouth EP se hizo disponible para descargas digitales gratis. La banda también organizó una competición en la que aquellos que mostrasen las novedades de su nuevo EP de la manera más creativa posible recibirían una copia gratis del CD de Word of Mouth. El CD puede ser ahora adquirido en la tienda en línea de su página web oficial.

La banda firmó con Xtra Mile Recordings en agosto de  2013 y volvió a lanzar su álbum debut, Cannibals With Cutlery, en una versión deluxe, añadiendo 4 canciones adicionales el 7 de octubre. El álbum alcanzó el número 13 en la Official Record Store Chart.

En septiembre de 2013 la banda tuvo otro gran cambio en su alineación, ya que Ian Dudfield y Jonathan Willoughby se marcharon. Grant McNeill (guitarra eléctrica) y Joshua Taffel (batería) les sustituyeron.

El siguiente EP de la banda—Exit, Pursued A By Bear—fue lanzado el 20 de octubre de 2014. El cantante Ralph Pelleymounter describe el EP como "una salida desde donde estuvimos pero no donde vamos a acabar. Llámalo una parada técnica en la carretera hacia el optimismo. un sitio donde tomar algunos snacks y gasolina, tal vez echar un vistazo a las atracciones locales, como una chica con una barba de abejas o el cigarrillo más largo del mundo". El EP presenta 5 nuevas canciones. "Exit, Pursued By a Bear" es una de las más famosas obras dirigidas por Shakespeare, que se presentó en su obra de 1623 The Winter's Tale.

El 7 de enero de 2015, la banda anunció la salida de su segundo álbum, titulado con el epónimo de "To Kill A King" con 11 nuevas canciones. To Kill a King está  ahora disponible a través de iTunes y en la página de la banda en descarga digital, CD y vinilo. Fue lanzado el 2 de marzo de 2015. <ref?>

Con el lanzamiento de su segundo álbum y un tour por Gran Bretaña y Europa, la banda además tocará en un gran número de festivales en 2015, incluyendo una actuación en Junio en el 110 Above Festival enTwycross, Leicestershire.

El 12 de enero de 2018 ha lanzado su tercer álbum, titulado The Spiritual Dark Age.  Para iniciar esta nueva etapa musical, el grupo ha comenzado una gira por Gran Bretaña con doce conciertos que se inició el 11 de enero. Todas las fechas de su nuevo tour pueden encontrarse en su página web.

Discografía
My Crooked Saint EP - (2011)Word Of Mouth EP - (2012)Cannibals With Cutlery [Versión Deluxe] - (2013)Exit, Pursued By a Bear EP - (2014)To Kill a King - (2015)

The Spiritual Dark Age - (2018)

Referencias

Grupos de folk rock del Reino Unido

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Vitamin K deficiency-induced hemorrhagic shock after thoracentesis: a case report
Hideya Itagaki1Email authorView ORCID ID profile and
Takuro Hagino1
Accepted: 5 April 2019
Vitamin K deficiency results in serious coagulation dysfunction, but hemorrhagic shock is rare. Herein, we describe a case of vitamin K deficiency and abnormality in the path of the intercostal artery, the combination of which led to hemorrhagic shock.
An 83-year-old woman was hospitalized for suspected gallstones. She developed septic shock after 4 days of hospitalization. We considered cholecystitis or cholangitis and performed abdominal ultrasonography, which revealed gallbladder enlargement, biliary sludge, and hyperplasia of the bile duct wall. Antibiotic treatment with sulbactam/ampicillin (SBT/ABPC) was initiated on day four, and percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage (PTGBD) was performed on day five. The treatment was successful, but the patient developed bilateral pleural effusion because of hypoalbuminemia. We performed drainage for bilateral pleural effusion on days 13 and 17. The patient developed hypotension on day 18; blood tests showed anemia and severe coagulation dysfunction but a normal platelet count. We suspected vitamin K deficiency-induced coagulation dysfunction because of previous antibiotic treatment and restricted diet, and it led to hemorrhagic shock. Massive right hemothorax was observed by computed tomography, and urgent interventional radiology was performed. We observed no injury to the intercostal artery truncus but confirmed an abnormality in the course of the intercostal artery; therefore, we inferred that the cause of hemothorax in this case was injury to a small vessel, not truncus because of the abnormality. Because of the likelihood of rebleeding, we performed coil embolization from the seventh to the ninth intercostal artery. Because we confirmed vitamin K deficiency-induced coagulation dysfunction, we referred to the concentration of protein induced by vitamin K absence/antagonist-II (PIVKA-II), and it was found to increase by 23,000.
A combination of vitamin K deficiency and abnormality in the course of the intercostal artery led to hemorrhagic shock. When using certain antibiotics and restricting diet, it is important to measure coagulation function, even if the platelet count is normal. Further, when thoracentesis is performed, abnormalities in the course of the intercostal artery should be identified. Thoracentesis with ultrasound may prevent hemothorax.
Hemorrhagic shock
Intercostal artery
Vitamin K is a fat-soluble vitamin. Fat malabsorption leads to secondary vitamin K deficiency. Causes of fat malabsorption include bile tract obstruction, intestinal mucosal dysfunction, and hepatic failure. Other causes include deficient fat intake and use of broad-spectrum antibiotics [1]. Vitamin K deficiency causes bleeding in various organs [2]. However, reports of vitamin K deficiency leading to hemorrhagic shock are rare. In the present case, when treating cholecystitis, we found that a combination of antibiotic treatment and restricted fat diet led to vitamin K deficiency and hemorrhagic shock.
An 83-year-old woman with epigastric pain was hospitalized for suspected gallstones. The patient's medical history included diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and dementia from stroke. The symptoms of epigastric pain disappeared after admission, but she developed a fever on day 2. Blood examination on day 4 revealed an inflammatory reaction (white blood cells, 12,200/μL; C-reactive protein, 27.39 mg/dL) and increased hepatobiliary enzymes (total bilirubin, 4.4 mg/dL; aspartate transaminase, 31 U/L; alanine transaminase, 54 U/L; lactate dehydrogenase, 217 U/L; alkaline phosphatase, 494 U/L; and gamma glutamyl transferase, 53 U/L). Urinalysis showed bilirubinuria. We considered cholecystitis or cholangitis and performed abdominal ultrasonography, which revealed gallbladder enlargement, biliary sludge, and hyperplasia of the bile duct wall. However, biliary expansion was not evident. Gallstone-related cholecystitis with bile duct inflammation was diagnosed. Antibiotic treatment with SBT/ABPC was initiated on day 4, and PTGBD was performed on day 5. The patient developed hypotension on day 6, and we therefore began noradrenaline administration. The disseminated intravascular coagulation did not merge (platelet count, 10.9 × 104/μL; prothrombin time(PT), 11.4 s; activated partial thromboplastin time(APTT), 31.9 s). The treatment was successful, and the noradrenaline was discontinued on day 8. However, the patient developed bilateral pleural effusion because of hypoalbuminemia. We were unable to discontinue oxygenation. Therefore, we drained the right and left pleural cavities on days 13 and 17 (Fig. 1), respectively. The thoracentesis decided a puncture position in an echo, but we did not use the echo at the time of puncture. No signs of vascular injury that may have caused the hypotension were found. There was pleural effusion discharge of 300–400 ml from both drains, and the pleural effusion were transudative pleural effusion. On the morning of day 18, the patient had tachycardia (pulse rate, 130 beats/min) and hypotension (systolic blood pressure, 50 mmHg). We confirmed the presence of severe anemia using a blood test, and hemorrhagic shock was diagnosed. Because bloody fluid was exiting the drain in the right thoracic cavity at the time and we were unable to examine the right lung using chest X-ray, we suspected that the hemorrhagic shock was due to massive hemothorax (Fig. 2). A blood test showed extensive coagulation dysfunction (PT, 68.0; APTT, immeasurable), and we considered the presence of vitamin K deficiency because the platelet level was normal. We performed red blood cell and fresh frozen plasma transfusions, and administered vitamin K to improve the anemia and coagulation disorder as quickly as possible (PT, 11.5; APTT, 32.0). On day 19, we performed cystography–computed tomography to identify the bleeding source. Enhancement rose from the 8th to 11th intercostal space during the arterial phase, and we considered this to be the bleeding site (Fig. 3). We performed contrast-enhanced examination of the intercostal arteries during urgent interventional radiology. We were unable to clearly identify the bleeding source, but confirmed an abnormality in the path of the intercostal artery (Fig. 4). We inferred that the cause of hemothorax in this case was injury to a small vessel, and not truncus due of the abnormality. Because of the likelihood of rebleeding, we performed coil embolization from the seventh to the ninth intercostal artery. Subsequently, because we confirmed vitamin K deficiency-induced coagulation dysfunction, we measured the concentration of PIVKA-II, and it was found to increase with 23,000. The patient's condition stabilized, and she was awaiting hospital transfer at the time of this writing.
Draining of the left pleural cavities on day 17
Massive hemothorax on day 18
Enhancement rose from the 8th to the 11th intercostal(Red circle)
Abnormality in the path of the intercostal artery
Vitamin K deficiency causes bleeding in various organs, mucosal bleeding, bloody bowel discharge, and hematuria [2]. The absence of vitamin K affects the composition of coagulation factors II, VII, IX, and X and prolongs PT and APTT. However, other causes of PT, and APTT prolongation must be considered, such as hepatic failure and disseminated intravascular coagulation. Our patient was not believed to have hepatic failure because hepatic failure is associated with increase in liver enzymes and symptoms of hepatic failure. Because her platelet level was normal and her coagulation dysfunction normalized immediately upon transfusion, she was also not thought to have disseminated intravascular coagulation. Because high levels of PIVKA-II, an abnormal protein, were found and vitamin K deficiency was high, vitamin K deficiency was diagnosed.
Fat malabsorption, deficient fat intake, and use of broad-spectrum antibiotic treatment can lead to vitamin K deficiency. Particularly, use of antibiotics with an N-methyl-tetrazole-thiol group including sulbactam/cefoperazone, cefamandole, cefmetazole, and cefotetan leads to vitamin K deficiency [1]. In the present case, the patient underwent long-term fasting because of cholecystitis; antibiotic treatment was performed with SBT/ABPC, which led to vitamin K deficiency. Coagulation disorder due to cholecystitis is rare, but one such case report has been published [3]. Because we discontinued the patient's diet, the patient was not supplemented with vitamin K. SBT/ABPC does not have an N-methyl-tetrazole-thiol group and therefore is not expected to cause vitamin K deficiency, but one case report has described vitamin K deficiency in association with SBT/ABPC [4]. Although this is considered a rare cause of vitamin K deficiency, one study showed that patients entering the intensive care unit present with vitamin K deficiency [5].
Pneumothorax, hemothorax, and hypotension are the main complications associated with thoracentesis. Risk factors for these complications include a clinician with limited technical experience, the presence of emphysema, and a history of chest puncture. Hemothorax occurs in approximately 1.6% of thoracentesis procedures and is thus a rare complication [6]. In the present case, we observed no injury to the intercostal artery truncus but confirmed an abnormality in the course of the intercostal artery; therefore, we inferred that the cause of hemothorax in this case was injury to a small vessel, and not truncus due to the abnormality. In another case report similar to ours, a patient developed massive hemothorax due to an abnormality in the course of the intercostal artery [7]. The use of ultrasound guidance is considered useful to prevent injury to the intercostal artery. One study showed that the risk of bleeding associated with thoracentesis was 0.27 and 1.25% with and without ultrasound guidance, respectively [8]. Thus, it seems that the use of ultrasound will be indicated in the future.
We have reported a case of hemorrhagic shock caused by vitamin K deficiency and an abnormality in the path of the intercostal artery. Even if platelet count is normal, measurement of coagulation function and supplementation of vitamin K are necessary in high-risk patients. Additionally, ultrasound guidance is useful during thoracentesis.
APTT:
PIVKA-II:
Protein induced by vitamin K absence/antagonist-II
PTGBD:
Percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage
SBT/ABPC:
Sulbactam/ampicillin
We thank Angela Morben, DVM, from Edanz Group (www.edanzediting.com/ac) for editing a draft of this manuscript.
All the data regarding the findings are available within the manuscript.
TH collected data and treated the patient with HI. HI treated the patient, interpreted the data and was a contributor in writing the manuscript. Both authors read and approved the final manuscript.
This study was approved by the Honjou Daiichi Hospital ethical committee.
Because the patient herself could not communicate, written informed consent was obtained from the patient' family for publication of this case report and any accompanying images.
Honjoudaiichi Hospital, 110, Iwabuchishita, Yurihonnjou, Akita 015-8567, Japan
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Law enforcement groups and legislators have called on governor to clarify his orders
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Secretary of the NC Department Health and Human Services Dr. Mandy Cohen speaks as Gov. Roy Cooper looks on during a briefing on North Carolina's coronavirus pandemic response Tuesday, May 5, 2020 at the NC Emergency Operations Center in Raleigh. (Travis Long/The News & Observer via AP)
RALEIGH — North Carolina legislators and leading sheriffs want Gov. Roy Cooper to clarify or remove a portion of his executive order that limits how religious services can convene under his stay-at-home orders.
Cooper's health and human services secretary said on Monday that state lawyers and others are taking a second look at the language designed to provide an exception to the continued ban on mass gatherings of more than 10 people.
The governor's order said the permitted worship services "shall take place outdoors unless impossible." While 18 Republican state senators wrote the Democratic governor thanking him for allowing worship services to proceed, they said faith leaders were worried about what "impossible" meant. Outdoor services could be impossible due to bad weather, the lack of suitable outdoor space or potential damage to equipment, they said.
Clairification is necessary so that faith organizations can plan "without fear of potential criminal penalties if they don't reach the correct interpretation of 'impossible,'" the senators wrote.
The 12-member executive committee of the North Carolina Sheriffs' Association went farther, asking Cooper to simply allow indoor church services, saying the modified order's restrictions and guidelines for churches should be no more severe as those for retailers. Most businesses can open now as long as they limit customer occupancy, usually to 50% of what the fire code allows.
The order's wording "creates interpetation and enforcement issues for law enforcement," according to the resolution dated Friday and first reported by the North State Journal.
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When 9/11 attacks happened, it was explained by Westerner Muslim-apologetics as Islam being hijacked by terrorists. When atrocities committed by Muslim seperatists in Southern Thailand under the very eye of army with a Muslim general in high command installed by ignorant Thais in Thailand,we keep quiet. When a large number of illegal Muslim immigrants flooded into Spain,we still view it as an ordinary refugee problem. When Palestinians attacked with rockets against Israel on frequent basis,we view it as desperate act of poor,hopeless,economically disadvantaged people just trying to vent out their anger.
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Gorytes ist eine Gattung der Grabwespen (Spheciformes) aus der Familie Crabronidae. Es sind 55 Arten bekannt, von denen 34 in der Paläarktis vorkommen. In Europa sind 17 Arten verbreitet, in Mitteleuropa sind es vermutlich 10.

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Wie auch bei der ähnlichen Gattung Argogorytes besitzen viele Arten der Gattung durch den gelb gebänderten Hinterleib das Aussehen von Solitären Faltenwespen (Eumeninae). Unterscheiden kann man die beiden Gruppen durch die Flügelfaltungsmethode, die bei den Grabwespen nicht in Längsrichtung erfolgt. Die Artbestimmung ist meistens schwierig.

Lebensweise
Die Weibchen legen ihre Nester einzeln oder in Gemeinschaft an. Sie reichen etwa 12 Zentimeter tief in den Boden und beinhalten bis zu vier Zellen. Die Brut wird mit Imagines und Nymphen von Zikaden der Familien der Zwergzikaden (Cicadellidae), Fulgoridae, Blutzikaden (Cercropidae) und Buckelzirpen (Membracidae) versorgt. Je nach Größe werden vier bis 19 Zikaden pro Zelle eingebracht. Fliegt das Weibchen aus, wird der Nesteingang immer verschlossen. Die Beute wird im Flug transportiert und dabei vor allem mit dem mittleren Beinpaar festgehalten. Die Eiablage erfolgt auf der Unterseite des Thorax des letzten Beutetiers in Längsrichtung. Die Larve schlüpft nach etwa vier Tagen.

Die Grabwespen werden durch verschiedene Fleischfliegen (Sarcophagidae) und Nysson-Arten parasitiert.

Arten (Europa)
Gorytes africanus , 1905
Gorytes albilabris (, 1832)
Gorytes fallax , 1888
Gorytes foveolatus , 1888
Gorytes kohlii , 1888
Gorytes laticinctus (, 1832)
Gorytes neglectus , 1895
Gorytes nigrifacies (, 1879)
Gorytes planifrons (, 1852)
Gorytes pleuripunctatus (, 1859)
Gorytes procrustes , 1888
Gorytes quadrifasciatus (, 1804)
Gorytes quinquecinctus (, 1793)
Gorytes quinquefasciatus (, 1798)
Gorytes schlettereri , 1893
Gorytes schmiedeknechti , 1888
Gorytes sulcifrons , 1869

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Bembicinae (Unterfamilie)
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San Boldo Pass, Italy
San Boldo Pass or Passo San Boldo is a small amazing mountain pass located in the Italian Veneto region between the towns of Trichian and Tovena. The mountain pass was previously known as Passo Sant'Ubaldo and Umbaldopass. The mountain pass lies at the southern edge of the Alps and links the Val Belluna with the Val Mareno over a height of approx. 706 meters. The mountain pass is named the SP 635 (former SS), through the so-called Canale della Scala or San Boldo (in dialect Canal de San Boit) has considerable historical importance, and only one lane is drivable, the traffic is controlled by several sets of lights. There is a speed limit of 30 km/h (19 mph) and a height limit of 3.2 m (10.5 ft.), after buses were frequently stuck in the tunnel. The five tunnels blasted into the rock with hairpin turns or loops, and six bridges.
Italian sheperd Luigino Balzan and his flock are reaching San Boldo pass. The pastor Luigino Balzan leading the flock towards the last curves of the pass san Boldo, between the province of Treviso and that of Belluno. Image credit giancarlo rado Bighugelabs
Although the need to rebuild the steep road over the San Boldo pass into a motor-able road was clear by the end of the 19th century, this project languished until the Austro-Hungarian army accomplished it from February to June 1918 as part of its World War I logistical efforts. The road to supply the Piave front was built in only three months, under the direction of Ing. Giuseppe Carpenè. Due to its short construction period, it is nicknamed the "Road of 100 Days." Prisoners of war, the elderly, women, and children of the local population were pressed into service to build it. In its final construction phase, 1,400 workers worked in three shifts to build this strategically important connection. Despite the extreme topography, the requirement that the road be used for transporting heavy artillery and supplies meant that the grade could not exceed 12%. [Source]
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This has now become a big game for us, with Arsenal now only 4 behind us, and they win their next game we can not afford to loose this, otherwise our lead i fear will be one point.
We must have our strongest team out, they will not lie down for us, and im not even going to make a prediction, because at the moment i find it easier tipping horses that tipping Spurs to win.
better position and I want us to stay in 3rd place till the end of the season.
last few games but I will go for a 3--1 win to the Spurs.
I think we will get a win this weekend. Steven Pienaar won't be allowed to play against his parent club, so that will already force changes in Everton's starting line-up. Everton also have a derby against Liverpool only three days after playing us, so hopefully the players will have one eye on that knowing what the fixture means to the fans.
never thought about their derby game so you could be right hopefully.
Very hard game to call I was right when I said 3-1 united (if only I was a betting man) but I don't think I would put any money down for this one, Lennon looks like he could be out defoe has to start.
you say Lennon is out, bl**dy h*ll Dawson as well, this is going to be a toughie me thinks.
Tottenham are stuttering a little bit and are having to get used to being without a few key players - Michael Dawson is the latest one to get injured.
Everton, on the other hand, are unbeaten in eight games and we know how competitive they are against the leading teams. They will swamp the midfield and really get at Spurs.
Spurs are going through a poor run that has killed off any lingering title hopes but I don't think they have gone off the boil because of the talk of their manager Harry Redknapp taking the England job or even that this is them finished for the season.
They have just hit the buffers a bit, something which happens to everyone.
very sorry to say sadly i agree with him.
Or any combination including Saha against his old team, VDV etc etc. Although knowing Redknapp hes going to play Livermore and force Modric out wide and leave on form Defoe on the bench. I really hope he suprises me though.
It's hard to feel overly confident at the moment, but we have to believe we can and will win!! We totally dominated Everton at home and with Bale Modric Parker and one other in midfield, perhaps Kranjcar, but for me Sandro, either way we should have too much for them!! For me, I would like to see Defoe and Ade up top with Saha and VDV on the bench, good options if needed!! COYS, i'LL TAKE A 2-1 WIN!!
That would be the team and formation for me, but I think we will see a 442 or 451 deployed by Harry!!! COYS!!!!
Agree and like your line up but think we will see 4-4-2.
4-1-2-2-1 bit narrow for me!
Well i hope for once that JD does start, if he doesnt, theres only one person responsable!!!
Good to see defoe starting but I dont like to see modric not in the middle. It makes him not play as well and affects Walker as has the whole side to himself. Still should have enough to win though!
Also seen somewhere that apparently Saha is on the bench because of a gentlemans agreement when we signed him :S Cant say I believe that at all.
Never again Sandro and parker in the middle, as good as they are our midfield creativity is 0 and Bale was so lost. Bad times to be a spurs supporter.
total sh*te. Time for wobbly to pi*s off, what a fu**ing show, monday night we will be one point ahead of Arsenal I bet. Can you beleive thats 3 league games on the trot weve lost, got stoke and chelski next Oh my gawd.
really thought we'd win that, and in 2nd half we deserved to. Hit the post twice, and we had 22 shots on target to their 8 in the game. We completely dominated and got nothing for it.
Agree Sandro and Parker in midfield doesn't work, I said in January what we really needed was another winger. I know a lot of people like Krancjar here but really think we need another pacey winger to cover Lennon/Bale as our game plan falls apart if we only have pace on one wing.
It seems to me we are rapidy becoming a club that relies on 3/4 key players, weve got stoke next and when you look chelski were lucky to beat them 1-0, and stoke only had 10 men for most of the game, they could probably field 10 from the start and still beat us. Very disspondent with things at the moment.


Sources are telling us that a 62-year-old male was allegedly thrown off a third story balcony at the Andras Court building (100 block of Cumberland Street South) this morning around 7:43am.
Witnesses on the scene told us that there may have been an altercation leading up to the man suffering the fall.
From what we have been told, witnesses heard a lot of screaming and commotion, then a male was allegedly assaulted and then thrown out of a third story balcony, dying on impact with the ground, and a pool of blood had surrounded the body where he lay.
The province's Special Investigations Unit is investigating the circumstances surrounding death of a 62-year-old man this morning in Thunder Bay.
In the morning hours of April 1, 2018, the Thunder Bay Police Service was notified of a dispute at an apartment building in the area of South Water Street and Cumberland Street South.
Officers arrived at the building at approximately 7:35 a.m.
A short time later, a man was found on the ground below a 3rd floor apartment unit.


We made it to Caprock Canyons State Park in Texas this afternoon, about 150+ miles west of where we were this morning in the Wichita mountains.
The terrain changes depending on whether you are looking into the canyon or up the canyon walls. Truly breathtaking in places, and easily accessed by road and short trails.
Buffalo. We didn't see any live, but plenty of these 1/4 inch steel plate. 4 ft by 6 ft laser cuts. Here at Caprock is the Texas herd, from the original few saved by Charles Goodnight's wife about 100 years ago.
Beautiful vistas, great prairie, lots of gypsum.
Cactus, red berries, blue berries, lots of thorns as well.
Picture of the day. Can you even get a sense of how big this is just from the picture?
This morning, we decide to hike up the upper canyon trail. It starts just about where the picture above was taken. If you look at the first picture of the truck, you will also see this in the background.
Do the photos give you a sense of the grandeur? This park is like a miniature Canyonlands in Utah, and you don't have to hike down into the canyon to take the pictures (or up again after you have spent yourself hiking).


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completed an accredited architectural degree recognised by the professional architectural accreditation body whether in the country of origin or host country or assessed and recognised as having the equivalent of such a degree. The education for architects should be no less than five years duration delivered on a full time basis in an accredited programme in an accredited/validated university in the Country of Origin while allowing flexibility for equivalency;
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The Sergeant (1968 film)
The Sergeant is a 1968 American drama film directed by John Flynn and starring Rod Steiger and John Phillip Law. It was released by Warner Bros.-Seven Arts.[2]
For the Western, see The Sergeant (1910 film).
John Flynn
Richard Goldstone
Dennis Murphy (screenplay)
Dennis Murphy (novel)
John Phillip Law
Ludmila Mikaël
Warner Bros.-Seven Arts
December 25, 1968 (1968-12-25)
$1.2 million (US/ Canada rentals)[1]
A dedicated, decorated war veteran, Master Sergeant Callan (Rod Steiger), is posted in France at a fuel supply depot in 1952. Finding a lack of discipline under the frequently drunk Capt. Loring, he takes charge in a tough, no-nonsense manner.
But distracting the sergeant is a physical attraction to one of his men, Private First Class Thomas Swanson (John Phillip Law), that seems at odds with everything in Callan's personality. He makes Swanson his orderly and befriends him socially, but behind his back scares off Solange, the private's girlfriend (Ludmila Mikaël).
Callan's confusion and depression grows and he begins to drink. Unable to resist the urge, the sergeant attempts to kiss Swanson and is violently warded off. He turns up for morning formation hungover and Loring relieves him of duty. Callan goes off to a nearby woods alone, rifle in hand, and commits suicide.
Rod Steiger as MSgt. Albert Callan
John Phillip Law as Pfc. Tom Swanson
Ludmila Mikaël as Solange
Frank Latimore as Capt. Loring
Elliott Sullivan as Pop Henneken
In 1966, Robert Wise set up a company to produce low-budget films that others would direct. He optioned Dennis Murphy's novel The Sergeant and hired his former assistant, John Flynn, to direct. Flynn says Simon Oakland badly wanted to play the lead, but so did Rod Steiger, who was in much demand at the time, and Steiger played it for less than his usual fee.[3]
The film was excerpted in the documentary film The Celluloid Closet (1996).
List of American films of 1968
Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967)
"Big Rental Films of 1969", Variety, 7 January 1970 p 15
Harvey Chartand, "Interview with John Flynn", Shock Cinema 2005 accessed 16 February 2015
The Sergeant at IMDB
The Sergeant at TCM Database
Films directed by John Flynn
The Sergeant (1968)
The Jerusalem File (1972)
The Outfit (1973)
Rolling Thunder (1977)
Marilyn: The Untold Story (1980)
Touched (1983)
Best Seller (1987)
Lock Up (1989)
Out for Justice (1991)
Nails (1992)
Scam (1993)
Brainscan (1994)
Absence of the Good (1999)
Protection (2001)


We were delighted to attend the launch last year of St Francis at the Engine Room, the first purpose-built Anglican church to open in London for 40 years.
The church is on the ground floor of a block of flats, part of a vast new housing and regeneration development at Tottenham Hale, and is the result of a brilliant move by the Diocese of London. They suggested to the developers that the statutory element of community benefit that has to be provided should in this instance be a much-needed community church.
Newlon Housing Trust, London City Mission and the London Borough of Haringey were also involved with the local community in bringing the Engine Room to life and 500 people a week are already making good use of it.
The Engine Room provides a community centre, a nursery, workshop space and café as well as a place of worship. It cost less than £3m, funded by the Diocese of London, the developers of Hale Village and donations, including £30,000 from Allchurches Trust.
The reredos, or altar screen, at St Francis is the largest contemporary altarpiece in the UK and was commissioned from internationally renowned artist Graeme Mortimer Evelyn who spent a year living and working in Hale Village to create it. It was unveiled at the Grand Opening by David Lammy MP with leaders and members of the Tottenham Hale community.
"Someone at No 10 [Downing St] once said: 'We don't do God.' I've always been very clear that here in Tottenham we do do God….Strong faith is a tradition in Tottenham, and for many people faith supports them through tough times. But this is not just about turning up on a Sunday – the church also fights for social justice, speaks truth to power and supports communities." David Lammy MP at the opening ceremony.
The idea of a new church originated during the riots of 2011, which started after police shot dead a Tottenham man, Mark Duggan.


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The 1959–60 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University in the 1959–60 college basketball season. At the time, the Mountaineers were a member of the Southern Conference and coached by Fred Schaus in what proved to be his final year in Morgantown. After the season, he became head coach of the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers, newly relocated from Minneapolis, where he was reunited with his graduated superstar player Jerry West.

NCAA basketball tournament
East
West Virginia 94, Navy 86
NYU 82, West Virginia 81

Team players drafted into the NBA

 The Lakers participated in the draft as the Minneapolis Lakers, but moved to Los Angeles before the start of the 1960–61 season.

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Southern Conference men's basketball champion seasons
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By Omkar K Last updated Feb 13, 2018
BMW Reveals Their new i8 Roadster and The i3s at The Auto Expo 2018. Will launch them within the next two years if feasible enough
BMW is alive and kicking at the Auto Expo. The German giant had in store a bunch of exciting cars like the M5, M4, M3, the new X6 M-Sport and the 6 series GT. However, the cars that we were particularly excited about were the BMW i8 and the i3. The i8, we all know is at the epitome of hybrid sports cars. Blending in futuristic hybrid technology into the sportscar segment along with offering superior hardware over its rivals, the car is nothing short of a marvel. To spice things up, BMW has released a roadster version of the car. The new i8 roadster will be available later this year and will be the flagship model in Beemer's lineup. i8 Roadster and the i3s are here to offer the future in its luxury form, let's have a look at them in detail.
The roadster version is propelled via the very same 1.5 litre 3 cylinder engine paired with an electric motor at the front pumping out a total 362hp. For 2018, the new batteries give the i8 an additional 12hp boost, raising the total power output to 374hp. The new batteries also promise increased electric driving range.
The roadster's folding top takes 15 seconds to open or close and can be done at speeds of upto 50kmph. The mechanism adds 60kgs of weight to the i8. Lastly the rear seats now are swapped for some additional space. The BMW i8 is a rival to the cars like the Jaguar F-type, Maserati GT, Porsche 911 Turbo and the Mercedes AMG-GT.
The other car to grab attention was the smaller i3s hatchback. The i3s is already on sale in the international markets. It looks quirky with its U- shaped headlamps, blacked out signature BMW grille and glass B pillar. The rear gets a diffuser shaped bumper and glass enclosed LED tailights. To make the car even more desirable BMW has equipped it with suicide doors.
The i3 has an electric motor that develops 184PS of power and manages a range of 280km. The car gets a 5.7 inch TFT colour instrument cluster and a 10.25 inch infotainment system with iDrive and Apple CarPlay. BMW goes eco-friendly by using seats made out of recycled plastics and plant based fibres. The i3s is bestowed with safety features like dynamic stability and traction control, reversing camera, park assist and a cruise control.
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