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Final Cut Pro X v10.2 Training Released by Larry Jordan
Today, Larry Jordan & Associates, Inc., released new and updated video training to support the latest release of Apple® Final Cut Pro X® v.10.2. The highly-regarded producer, director, editor and trainer Larry Jordan has updated all his Final Cut Pro X training with more than 70 new training videos, which are available now on his website: LarryJordan.com.
Renowned digital production instructor Larry Jordan.
"It was important to me to do more than simply cover the new features in the software," said Larry Jordan, President of Larry Jordan & Associates, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) April 13, 2015
The latest version of Apple Final Cut Pro X features significant enhancements in titles, masking, color correction, effects, media management and importing.
Jordan's training updates cover all aspects of Final Cut Pro X v10.2. 50% of the videos in Final Cut Pro X: Effects are new with this release, while 25% of the videos in Final Cut Pro X: Workflow and Editing are new.
"It was important to me to do more than simply cover the new features in the software," said Larry Jordan, President of Larry Jordan & Associates, Inc. "So I looked at our most popular articles on our website and questions from past training and added new materials that answers questions viewers have been asking since my last training was released."
New training that goes beyond the new features includes:
Working with high-resolution media
New effects techniques using existing software features
Totally rewritten chapters on color correction, media management and importing
As well as extensive coverage of all the new features in the software.
"Larry's training is legendary for his ability to explain complex technical subjects in ways that are easy for editors to understand," said James Stevens, Director of Marketing for Larry Jordan & Associates, Inc. "Larry's personality and communication skills, deep technical knowledge, and decades of experience in the industry combine to create training that is used and respected around the world."
Final Cut Pro X: Complete consists of 214 training movies, with a retail price of $129. An upgrade for existing users is $49.
Final Cut Pro X: Workflow and Editing consists of 128 training movies, with a retail price of $99. An upgrade for existing users is $39.
Final Cut Pro X: Effects consists of 86 training movies, with a retail price of $49. An upgrade for existing users is $29.
For a limited time, new users can purchase Final Cut Pro X: Complete for only $99 by using the promo code SAVE30 at checkout. Jordan states: "Apple's changes to this software extend across all sections of the application. Because of this, I wanted everyone to really understand how the new software works by allowing new users to buy FCP X: Complete for the price of FCP X: Workflow & Editing. It's like getting the entire FCP X: Effects training at no additional cost."
All Larry Jordan training is available at: LarryJordan.com/store/. Members of Larry's Video Training Library will find his latest training already posted to the Library, under a new category named: FCP X 10.2. This new training is provided free to all current Library members.
The Final Cut Pro X upgrade is free and available from the Mac App Store.
About Larry Jordan
Larry Jordan & Associates, Inc. (LJA) is a multi-faceted company led by Larry Jordan. LJA provides high-quality, engaging training and information covering video production and post-production for practicing professionals and students through a variety of media worldwide.
James C. Stevens, Director of Marketing
Larry Jordan & Associates, Inc.
@LarryJordanFCP
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Q: How to make media player stop when pressing device back button from a fragment back to activity My problem is that media player keeps playing when i press device back button. How to completely destroy the fragment and the media player and everything in it when pressing device back button so that it is not visible on the screen?
I'm new to programming so all advice and comments on how to improve the code are welcome. Thank you
Activity:
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
import androidx.fragment.app.FragmentManager;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

    Button button1;
    Button button2;
    Button button3;

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

        button1 = findViewById(R.id.button1);
        button2 = findViewById(R.id.button2);
        button3 = findViewById(R.id.button3);

        button1.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View view) {
                FragmentManager fm= getSupportFragmentManager();
                fragment1 fragment = new fragment1();
                fm.beginTransaction()
                        .replace(R.id.container,fragment)
                        .addToBackStack(null)
                        .commit();
            }
        });

        button2.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View view) {
                FragmentManager fm= getSupportFragmentManager();
                fragment2 fragment= new fragment2();
                fm.beginTransaction()
                        .replace(R.id.container,fragment)
                        .addToBackStack(null)
                        .commit();
            }
        });

        button3.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View view) {
                FragmentManager fm= getSupportFragmentManager();
                fragment3 fragment= new fragment3();
                fm.beginTransaction()
                        .replace(R.id.container,fragment)
                        .addToBackStack(null)
                        .commit();
            }
        });
    }
}

Fragment:
import androidx.fragment.app.Fragment;
import android.media.MediaPlayer;
import android.view.LayoutInflater;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.widget.SeekBar;
import android.os.Handler;
import android.os.Message;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.TextView;
import java.io.IOException;

public class fragment1 extends Fragment {

    MediaPlayer mp;
    Button play;
    SeekBar seekBar;
    TextView elapsedTimeLabel;
    TextView remainingTimeLabel;
    int totalTime;

    @Override
    public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container, Bundle savedInstanceState) {

        View rootView = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_fragment1, container, false);

        final MediaPlayer mp = new MediaPlayer();
        try {
            mp.setDataSource("https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com...");
        } catch (IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }

        try {
            mp.prepare();
        } catch (IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }

        final Button play = rootView.findViewById(R.id.play);
        elapsedTimeLabel = rootView.findViewById(R.id.elapsedTimeLabel);
        remainingTimeLabel = rootView.findViewById(R.id.remainingTimeLabel);
        totalTime = mp.getDuration();
        mp.seekTo(0);
        seekBar = rootView.findViewById(R.id.seekBar);
        seekBar.setMax(totalTime);
        seekBar.setOnSeekBarChangeListener

                (new SeekBar.OnSeekBarChangeListener() {
                     @Override
                     public void onProgressChanged(SeekBar seekBar, int progress, boolean fromUser) {
                         if (fromUser) {
                             mp.seekTo(progress);
                             seekBar.setProgress(progress);
                         }
                     }
                     @Override
                     public void onStartTrackingTouch(SeekBar seekBar) {
                     }
                     @Override
                     public void onStopTrackingTouch(SeekBar seekBar) {
                     }
                 }
                );

        new Thread(new Runnable() {
            @Override
            public void run() {
                while (mp != null) {
                    try {
                        Message msg = new Message();
                        msg.what = mp.getCurrentPosition();
                        handler.sendMessage(msg);
                        Thread.sleep(1000);
                    } catch (InterruptedException ignored) {
                    }
                }
            }
        }).start();

        mp.setOnCompletionListener(new MediaPlayer.OnCompletionListener() {

            public void onCompletion(MediaPlayer sound) {

                play.setBackgroundResource(R.drawable.play);
            }
        });

        play.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View view) {
                if (mp.isPlaying()) {
                    mp.pause();
                    play.setBackgroundResource(R.drawable.play);

                } else {

                    mp.start();
                    play.setBackgroundResource(R.drawable.pause);
                }

            }

        });

        return rootView;
    }

    private Handler handler = new Handler() {
        @Override
        public void handleMessage(Message msg) {
            int currentPosition = msg.what;
            seekBar.setProgress(currentPosition);

            String elapsedTime = createTimeLabel(currentPosition);
            elapsedTimeLabel.setText(elapsedTime);

            String remainingTime;
            remainingTime = createTimeLabel(totalTime - currentPosition);
            remainingTimeLabel.setText("-" + remainingTime);
        }
    };

    public String createTimeLabel(int time) {
        String timelabel;
        int min = time / 1000 / 60;
        int sec = time / 1000 % 60;

        timelabel = min + ":";
        if (sec < 10) timelabel += "0";
        timelabel += sec;
        return timelabel;

    }

    public void play(View view) {
        if (mp == null) {
            mp.setOnCompletionListener(new MediaPlayer.OnCompletionListener() {
                @Override
                public void onCompletion(MediaPlayer mp) {
                    stopPlayer();
                }
            });
        }

        mp.start();
    }

    public void pause(View view) {
        if (mp != null) {
            mp.pause();
        }
    }

    private void stopPlayer() {
        if (mp != null) {
            mp.release();
            mp = null;

        }
    }
}

EDIT:
I tried the provided solutions but somehow the mediaplayer in the fragment doesnt get destroyed. When I go back to the fragment the seekbar in it is reset but the audio file is still playing. When I press play again it starts to play again on top of the previous one so that theres 2 files playing on the same time

A: Each Fragment has an onDestroy() callback for when the fragment is popped off the back stack and destroyed. You can call your stopPlayer() from that method.
@Override
public void onDestroy() {
    super.onDestroy();
    stopPlayer();
}

A: Unfortunately, there is no direct way to do that Since the fragment doesn't have an onBackPressed() method, you will have to make a callback and implement it in the fragment to make it work.
First, you need to create an interface and class which implements its interface to have a generic method

*

*Create class interface OnBackPressedListener
OnBackPressedListener.java
public interface OnBackPressedListener {
    void goBack();
}

*in your MainActivity Create the listener and make a setter for it and use it inside the onBackPressed() method after overriding it.

Your MainActivity should be something like this
MainActivity.java
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

    private OnBackPressedListener onBackPressedListener;

    public void setOnBackPressedListener(OnBackPressedListener onBackPressedListener) {
        this.onBackPressedListener = onBackPressedListener;
    }

    @Override
    public void onBackPressed() {
        if (onBackPressedListener != null){
            onBackPressedListener.goBack();
        }
        super.onBackPressed();
    }
}

*In the Fragment you should implement the OnBackPressedListener` interface and use it to stop the player

Fragment1.java
public class fragment1 extends Fragment implements OnBackPressedListener {

    @Override
    public void goBack() {
        stopPlayer();
    }
}

Side note

*

*Consider refactoring your fragment1 name to be Fragment1 with uppercased F

A: @Override
public void onDestroy() {
    stopPlayer();
    super.onDestroy();
}

In Fragment, override the OnDestroy function. and stop the player before calling super.onDestroy()

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Q: Mapreduce code runnning but not giving desired output #!/usr/bin/python2
mapper1.py
import sys
for line in sys.stdin:
   a=line.split(",")
   print (a[7])

Rducer1.py
#!/usr/bin/python2

import sys
fcounter=0
mcounter=0
for i in sys.stdin:
    i.strip()
    if i=="Male":
    mcounter+=1
    else:
    fcounter+=1
tot=mcounter+fcounter
print ("Total no. of Candidates:-"+str(tot))
print ("No. of females:- "+str(fcounter))
print ("No. of males:- "+str(mcounter))

this is output on hadoop cluster
Dataset
Aadhar Card Dataset
Can anyone Help?? Why i am not getting no. of males right????


and also googling, but cant find a absolute answer.
What format does the Chromecast HDMI output audio in?
If I play a video with 3F2R/LFE, what gets sent to my TV?
Does the Videostream App encode it to 2 channel?
Or does it send the full 5,1 stream to my TV?
with its inbuilt (not absolutely horrible but close) 2 channel speakers.
a 2 channel track and a 5.1 channel track.
and some which are deafeningly loud.
Any suggestions on how best to rectify this is welcomed.
Have you tried to play with the audio settings?


Our beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend, Ted Huth, passed away very suddenly on January 26th, 2004. He had just returned from an enjoyable two week Florida vacation with his wife, Angie.
Ted was born on October 21, 1931 in the home where he and Angie lived. The home has been in the Huth family for generations. Together they raised five sons, and later were blessed with four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Ted and Angie enjoyed grandparent-hood. He was a life resident of Bolivar. In fact, you could say he was a town icon. You would be hard pressed to find someone in town who didn't know Ted in some way or other. He graduated from Bolivar High School in 1949 and Bowling Green State University in 1956 with a Bachelor of Science degree in physical education. He was an U.S. Army veteran having served stateside during the Korean War as a Medic and Sergeant 1st class. He retired in 1993 from Fairless Schools where he taught physical education and health at Navarre Elementary. He also served as the head baseball coach at Fairless High and the junior high head basketball and football coach. He was the first paramedic licensed in Tuscarawas County. He was a licensed CPR instructor and probably taught almost everyone in Tuscarawas County how to perform CPR.
Ted belonged to the Church of the Holy Trinity in Zoar. He was a member of the Bolivar American Legion and the Bolivar Fire and Rescue. Ted was a former coach in the Bolivar Pony and Little League Baseball association and also a founding member and volunteer at Wolf Timbers.
Everything that you just read about Dad could be found in the newspaper where they placed the notice of his passing. I am very proud of him, but not just because of what was printed. He was so much more then a column on the second page.
After Dad retired from teaching, he began spending much more of his free time helping out at Wolf Timbers. During the services, several of his former students and athletes stopped to pay their respects to him. They would smile and tell us stories about how Dad would give them detention, telling them he didn't want to be alone while he was on detention duty. Dad also loved to tell jokes, and many still remembered them. One that I had never heard was "how do you put nine horses into ten stalls?" What a wonderful tribute to his life as a teacher and coach, to be remembered so fondly with smiles and jokes.
There were so many different aspects to Dad's life. Wolf Timbers was only one of them, but he was always here to lend a helping hand anytime something needed done. Many times Dad would just "show up", and it always seemed to be at the right moment. Maybe a deer needed picked up, or the wolves needed fed. He never hesitated to do any task, even the dirtiest ones. On Wolf Timbers' open days, Dad was always here an hour early. The signs would be up and the gates would be open by the time the other volunteers arrived. Many of you who have visited Wolf Timbers have met Dad, the tall, white haired gentleman with the quick laugh and big smile. He may have led you down the trail on a tour, or helped drive you up the lane if you couldn't walk. You may have noticed him emptying a water trough or filling his bucket, marked "Grandpa Ted", with stinky parts from the wolves' enclosure. Dad thoroughly enjoyed the wolves and had a special relationship with each one. He would laugh when they would all try and face greet him at the same time. Dad was an enormous part of the Wolf Timbers family. The volunteers looked to him as a friend and father figure. He treated each volunteer with respect and kindness, encouraging them, teasing with them or lending them a shoulder to lean on when one was needed. They all wanted to have Dad work with them on their crew.
Not enough has been said about how special Dad was to all of us; there isn't enough room here to do that. This has been so hard to write through the tears. Tears of sorrow and of laughter.There are so many wonderful stories, so many great memories. The truth is, a man like Dad is rare, and we were blessed that he was ours. And someday Dad, I want you to tell me how to fit nine horses into ten stalls. I only wish you were here to tell me now.
We love you, Dad. It was our joy to have you with us while we could.
I thought I saw you walking up the lane today.
It looked like a dog was walking there beside you.
of the sun upon your face.
and it ruffled through your hair as you walked along.
I thought I heard you humming a little tune as you went by.
You looked so peaceful that I didn't want to disturb you there.
Even though I wanted to go and walk with you, I would have to wait.
For perhaps another day or another time and place.
a dog was there beside you.
You had a smile upon your face.


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It popped into my head as well. Good song.
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Modern Measure is a hybrid electronic project like none other. Infusing live organic instrumentation with artfully crafted music production is what sets Modern Measure apart from others. Modern Measure was formed in the musical hotbed of Atlanta, GA in 2013. Coming off of sold out performances at Terminal West in ATL, to headlining and supporting shows all across the United States, Modern Measure stays true to art and music. Kyle Holly(Live Drums/Music Production) and Charlie Thornton(Bass Guitar, Saxophone, Music Production) keep the party and vibe up at all times. The sound incorporates elements of future bass, trap, electronica, funk, and hip-hop.
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Modern Measure has performed at music festivals such as Camp Bisco in Scranton, PA, Suwannee Hulaween in Live Oak, Fl, North Coast Music Festival in Chicago, IL, Euphoria Music Festival in Austin TX, Summer Set Music Festival in Somerset, WI, and many more all over the country. Get familiar, get comfortable, and enjoy the ride. MM is a name you'll see in the scene for many years to come.
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The Historic Rice Mill recently announced the Wellness Wednesday series, which will take place the first Wednesday of every month at the venue. The events will include an hour long yoga class led by local certified yoga teacher, Sarah J.
Check-in will start at 5:30 pm and yoga will be from 5:45 pm to 6:45 pm. The yoga class will be followed with healthy snacks from Good Food Catering and attendees will also be able to purchase happy hour drink specials from the bar.
"We are excited to launch Wellness Wednesday at the Historic Rice Mill," lead sales manager Jenna Tito said. "We hope this event will encourage the community to come out and do yoga with us as we make new friends, relax, enjoy the sunset over the marina, and get fit together!
Additional 2019 dates are expected to be announced soon.
For more information and to purchase tickets, visit the ticket website and join the event on Facebook.
Historic Rice Mill encourages anyone interested to purchase their tickets in advance. Space will be available on a first come, first serve basis at the door depending on class availability.
The Historic Rice Mill is located at 17 Lockwood Drive.
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Sales contests: muscle cars, pickups, minivans, and big cars
January 6, 2021 by David Zatz
Ford was late out of the gate with their sales summaries, and we could see why: overall sales for 2020 were down 16% from 2019, compared with a 12% drop at GM and Toyota alike. FCA did slightly worse with a 17% fall, but FCA cut their Q4 incentives by 7% from Q4 2019 while Ford only cut theirs by 3%. (Honda, Subaru, Nissan, and Volkswagen all increased their incentives in the fourth quarter, compared to 2019, but Subaru is by far the lowest in the industry and Honda's incentives are still pretty low.)
With the gray print out of the way, let's look at the sales races.
Pickups: #1 changes hands
Ford won, period, as always; they have the widest range of pickups and have been on top by a large margin for decades. Ford sold 787,422 pickups in 2020, down 12% from 2019, as well as 101,486 Rangers, up by 13%. That was a pretty good showing considering the intense competition between Ford, GM, FCA, and, in compact pickups, Toyota. The big question is "who was #2?" Ram has been outselling Chevrolet and FCA has been coming close to beating GM (we have to phrase it that way because every Chevy pickup has a pricier GMC version).
Chevrolet sold a total of 594,094 full-size pickups and chassis cabs, well behind Ford; add in the Sierra, though, and suddenly GM turns out to be #1, selling 847,110 pickups—easily beating the Blue Oval. That's a bit of a surprise, until you see that Silverado and Sierra sales both went up instead of down. That seems to spell doom for Ram's being the #2 brand, and it does: Ram, after falling by 11%, ended up with 563,676 full-size truck sales for the year. (Footnote: GM sold 96,238 Colorados and 25,190 Canyons, easily beating Ford's 101,486 Rangers, when you add them up. Don't call GM #1 yet, because Toyota sold 238,806 Tundras.
Muscle cars: pretty far apart
The Chevrolet Camaro essentially left the running, with its 38% sales drop to 29,775. That's enough to beat all Alfa Romeos combined, but not enough to be a real player in muscle cars. The Corvette may have been partly at fault: the new mid-engined model brought sales up 20%, to 21,626. Still the muscle car arena is a Dodge/Ford fight, Challenger to Mustang.
The Dodge Challenger faired relatively well for the year, dropping 13% to 42,955 (consider that the 300 dropped by 43% and the Charger by 20%). That was still not nearly enough to beat the Mustang, which dropped by 16% to end up at 61,090 sales for the year. The three muscle cars ended up quite far apart in sales, despite Dodge's power-based rebates and the dominance of the supercharged Hellcat. (We're not counting the three Mustang-badged electric-crossover sales in 2020.)
It was a bad sales year for minivans at FCA, especially in Canada. In the United States, Chrysler Pacifica/Voyager sales fell by just 4%, to 93,802; but the Dodge has usually outsold the Chrysler, and this year it bombed, falling by 68% to 38,767. Part of this is because the Grand Caravan actually ended production, but it's most likely that the lack of fleet sales played a larger role. Reportedly, two thirds of Dodge minivan sales were going to fleets, and fleet sales in 2020 collapsed across automakers. There will still likely be leftover Dodge Grand Caravans being sold in 2021, but they will be inconsequential. Canadians, incidentally, can buy Voyagers with the Chrysler Grand Caravan name attached, at least for now; sales of these, so far, have been minimal, but that might just be because they weren't available for long, and there may still be Dodge-type Caravans in showrooms.
As bad as it was for Dodge and Chrysler minivans, 2020 was devastating for Toyota's Sienna, which fell by 42% to 42,885 sales, total. That means that while last place is safely Kia's, next-to-last place goes to Dodge, and then Toyota. Competing for first are Chrysler and Honda.
Fortunately for Mopar fans, the Honda Odyssey lost 16% in sales, dropping to 83,409 for 2020. This means that the Chrysler Pacifica, despite failing to reach six figures, held onto first place by a comfortable margin—over ten thousand sales. Honda's number was, though, double that of Dodge and nearly double that of Toyota. (Kia, in dead last place, only sold 13,190 minivans for the entire year.) The minivan market seems to be dying quite rapidly, though, and Chrysler's rumored minivan-based crossover is still nowhere to be seen. Light a candle for the faithful Windsor auto workers.
At one time, Chrysler dominated large cars with its L-series 300 and Charger. Do they still carry any weight?
Before we go on, let's look at another class—midsize cars. Here, the Honda Accord (199,458) and Toyota Camry (294,348) dominate—okay, it's mostly the Camry. Dodge's number for the year is 77,425 and Chrysler's is 16,653. Both are well below their normal ranges.
The Toyota Avalon was roughly matched to the 300, with 18,421 sales—down 34% despite a redesign which improved the ride and handling (the Camry had the same redesign, and was down 13%). At GM, the old comparison for the large cars was the Impala, but after being discontinued, it limped in with 9,942 sales. The Malibu midsize is still around, and turned in 102,651 sales for the year, but that's not a direct comparison to the Charger. Still, Charger didn't do too badly in that comparison. The Buick LaCrosse is also dead, so that wouldn't be a fair comparison for Chrysler, but it would be fun: they only sold 230 of them. As for any Cadillac, the most comparable would probably be the CT6, with 3,117 sales; but maybe it would be the CT5, with 14,711.
Ford doesn't have a large car any more, but the Fusion sedan came in at 110,665 sales, down by 33%; again, the Charger doesn't look too bad in comparison. Looking at Lincoln, the closest match to the 300 would be the MKZ, which had a respectable 22,742 sales—ahead of Chrysler but well behind Dodge.
For completeness, the Sonata had 76,997 sales. The days of the superselling sedan appear to be over pretty much anywhere but Toyota and maybe Honda.
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Adopting a rabbit can be a better decision than adopting a dog or cat if you don't want some of the responsibilities that these pets can come with, but they still need quite a bit of care and more attention than you may have expected. If you've just begun the process of looking into adopting a rabbit, it's important that you look into their needs regarding going to the vet.
You've cared for your dog since he was just a pup, watched him grow into a full size playful dog, taught him and played with him for years - your dog is your family. Now your dog is aging, showing gray and probably moving a bit slower than before. Just because your pup is growing old doesn't mean you should care for him any less. If anything, he may need extra care.
Hairballs aren't fun for cats or their owners, and frequent hairballs can leave both feeling distressed. Cats shouldn't have hairballs on a regular basis, especially if you regularly groom your cat. If your cat is still frequently producing hairballs, it might mean that your cat has a disorder called pica. Keep reading to learn more about this problem and what you can do to combat it. What is Pica Pica is an obsessive compulsive disorder where the sufferer feels the need to eat things that aren't food.
Just like humans, furry family members benefit from yearly wellness visits. Older dogs often require twice-yearly visits for closer monitoring. Most check ups are quick, but they can help you identify health problems early, which gives your dog the best possible outcome. Early diagnosis can also save you hundreds or thousands of dollars on treatments for conditions that are more expensive to treat as they advance, such as cancer.
Getting your first dog is exciting, but it also means a long-time commitment to healthy and safety of your new pet. You can enjoy the journey of puppyhood (including the less glamorous tasks of potty training and housebreaking), but there some some essential care tips that every dog owner needs to know. Here are some healthy and safety guidelines that you should follow as you bring a new puppy into your home.
Getting a new pet is exciting, and you'll want to set aside plenty of time to play, cuddle and get to know your new family member. But it's important to look after her health too. Most kittens can leave their mothers when they're around eight weeks old, and they can begin getting their first core vaccinations (the ones every cat should get) as early as six weeks, so make sure to ask for any pet vaccination records your kitten has when you get him and set an appointment with a veterinarian as soon as you can after bringing your baby home.
Noticing that your cat is experiencing a difficulty in breathing, such as wheezing, can be alarming for pet owners. In most cases, wheezing indicates a more serious problem has developed and your cat needs medical attention. Read on to learn four of the more common reasons why your cat may be wheezing. Allergies Cats can experience allergies just like humans do. In fact, your cat could even be more inclined to have an allergic reaction than you do to substances in the outside world.
Bringing a dog into your home and family's life is a wonderful experience. Not only will a dog bring a great deal of love and fun to your life, but this new family member will also teach you and your family about patience and responsibility. From training and feeding to exercising and providing your dog with proper healthcare, parenting a dog offers many challenges. Unfortunately, most people do not realize the importance of spaying their dog.
If you have a cat, then you may know that certain substances are poisonous to cats. Acetaminophen and chocolate are two poisonous substances that many pet owners are familiar with. While you may know about common poisons, you may not understand that certain plants are toxic to cats. Tulips are one flower that can cause issues with your feline. Keep reading to understand the issue and how you can prevent a problem.


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The Senate adopted in Wednesday's plenary sitting, as decision-making Chamber, the bill to amend Law 304/2004 on judicial organisation.
As many as 80 votes "in favour", 28 "against" and 1 abstention were recorded.
None of the amendments rejected in the special Committee were adopted in the plenary sitting.
The bill amending the law on the structure of the judicial system was adopted by the Senate after it received, on Tuesday evening, a favourable report from the special parliamentary committee on judicial laws, a report adopted in a 12-5 vote.
The only significant modifications to the law on the structure of the judicial system, compared to the form adopted by the Lower House, concerned the special section for the investigation of magistrates, which was given enhanced powers in contrast to the version adopted by the Lower House.
The special committee on judicial laws adopted an amendment that confers enhanced powers upon the newly-established section for the investigation of magistrates, so that this new structure will be able to probe all crimes committed by prosecutors and judges.
"The section for the investigation of judicial crimes is set up and will function within the Prosecutor's Office attached to the High Court of Cassation and Justice, having the exclusive prerogative of carrying out the criminal probe into the committal of crimes by judges and prosecutors, including those who are members of the CSM, but also by military prosecutors and judges," reads the amendment adopted by the special committee.
In the variant adopted by the Lower House, the special section had the prerogative to investigate solely some crimes committed by magistrates, not all crimes as decided by the special committee.
Another novelty introduced by the committee was the stipulation according to which the section for the investigation of judicial crimes will maintain its criminal probing prerogative also in case other persons are investigated alongside the magistrates.
The committee also decided that the probe into judicial crimes should be headed by a prosecutor who is chief of section, assisted by a deputy chief prosecutor, and both should be appointed by the plenum of the Supreme Magistracy Council.
Likewise, conflicts of competence involving the section for the investigation of judicial crimes would be solved by the Prosecutor General.
The bill amending law no.304/2004 on the structure of the judicial system was adopted by the Senate as the decisive legislative body.
The legislative act was adopted by the Lower House last Wednesday and will now be sent to President Klaus Iohannis, for promulgation.
Nevertheless, PNL and USR have announced that they will challenge at the Constitutional Court all three laws modified by Parliament.


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Q: Is there a way to find who is the user currently logged in the OS in sqlite3? For example in DB2 there is a "user" that will give you who is logged in and performing the queries. And no, there is no "logging into DB2" I only login once to gain access to the whole OS (IBM i 7.1).
declare global temporary table XYZ ( DUMMY char(1))
      Table XYZ created in QTEMP.
insert into XYZ values('1')
      1 rows inserted in XYZ in QTEMP.
select user from XYZ
Output:
....+....1....+...
 USER
"my-login-user-id-is-shown-here"
********  End of data  ********
in sqlite3:
SQLite version 3.11.1 2016-03-03 16:17:53
Enter ".help" for usage hints.
sqlite> create temporary table XYZ (DUMMY char(1));
sqlite> insert into XYZ values('1')
   ...> ;
sqlite> select user from XYZ;
Error: no such column: user
sqlite>

Thanks in advance!

A: SQLite is a file-based database; it neither cares nor knows about OS users.

A: I tried this (running sqlite from the unix shell) and found it to be an acceptable solution, but I will like to be able to do the same from within the sqlite command shell.
% sqlite3 test.db "select * from NADA where UZER='$USER';"
-- Loading resources from /home/<my-userid>/.sqliterc

UZER                DINERO
----------              ----------
<my-userid>      117.41


Australia is by far the country with the worst gambling problem worldwide. On average, they lose more money per person gambling than any other country. Not only this but the problem is also getting worse with the average expenditure on gambling growing every year as 200,000 people struggle with problem gambling. So, how bad is it really?
Despite the technological advances of gambling and the shift to online slot games and online casinos, the most popular types of gambling take the form of 'pokies', a nickname for the common poker machines in Australia. Pokies are everywhere in Australia, and they are allowed in pubs and clubs nationwide. Therefore, they are typically blamed for Australia's fascination with gambling. Some say that the problems start with the bright lights that draw you in and get you hooked, and then the ease of accessing the pokies are what allow the addiction to grow and develop. This is proven by the discovery that around one-third of people who play pokies develop a gambling problem. Therefore, it is a common occurrence where there are people playing pokies to see ambulances for people showing signs of psychiatric behaviour or even attempting suicide.
Despite the amount of problem gambling that occurs as a result of the pokies, they are only the third most common type of gambling in Australia, following lottery games and instant scratch tickets. However, in relation to the average amount of money that is spent on these gambling types, surprisingly poker is the one that people spent the most amount of money on. Therefore, one could argue that despite the number of people playing the pokies, it would be more efficient to tackle the number of people playing poker as they lose more money over time. Especially when you consider the fact that poker had the highest proportion of regular participants with gambling-related problems. Therefore, Australia must stop focusing on only banning one form of gambling in order to tackle problem gambling in the country. Especially, since the rise of technology has led to an increase in the popularity of online gambling.
In order for the situation to improve, Australia's government must pair up with the Gambling Commission to identify what the cause of the problem is. However, one of the main reasons that the situation has gotten so bad is a result of the close relationship that the government has with the Gambling Commission. It is essentially part of the government, and therefore it is harder to pass any form of legislation that would reduce the problem but damage the companies. In addition to this, the Australian government makes about AUS $2 billion a year in taxes from gambling. However, some may argue that the social cost of gambling, specifically supporting problem gamblers, outweighs the income for the economy. Thus, supporting the use of irresponsible gambling is costing the government as well as the livelihood of its citizens, making it a false economy.
What are they doing to tackle it?
In order to tackle the problem gambling in Australia, many are proposing that there is increased intervention from staff who work in the pubs and clubs where people can gamble. They can then identify problem gamblers and intervene in order to help them. There are also calls to reform the machines that people gamble on in order to make them less addictive as well as reducing the maximum amount that can be bet on pokies in Australia. As a result of this, people would lose less money whilst gambling, thus resulting in a reduction of problem gambling. Despite the Australian government having a close relationship with the gambling industry, they are implementing a freeze on the number of poker machines until 2042. This would mean that there are no extra poker machines being produced and licensed.
A policy has also been implemented recently that gambling advertisements cannot be shown during live sports broadcasts in Australia. This comes as a way of attempting to tackle the exposure of gambling to children. The aim is to reduce the amount of problem gambling in the long term as many believe that the previews of gambling advertisements in sport tend to 'normalise' the idea of gambling for children. This means that many look at it from a different perspective as if it is a part of a daily routine instead of being an activity that should be enjoyed responsibly. As of yet, the ban does not apply to online advertising. Therefore, many believe that it won't be very effective since studies show that children are watching less television and are instead ingesting media from their phones or online media.
Australia's government is clearly trying to make changes to tackle the country's gambling problem. However, in our opinion here at Thor Slots, it is not efficiently tackling it. Gambling is meant to be an enjoyable activity that you can do safely, especially on our site. If the use of gambling advertisements in sport is banned then, in a way, Australia is completely demonising gambling. Therefore, in the long term, more people will end up playing it irresponsibly without being able to learn about the risks and how to keep themselves safe. To conclude, Australia is going to continue to be the country with the biggest gambling problem worldwide unless they implement more ways to teach people about responsible gambling instead of 'covering up' the industry.


Eccomi qui di nuovo con voi per il mio secondo post per Io timbro.
Per questa card ho usato un timbro di gorjuss, che ho colorato con i copic.
Poi ho messo i cuori e i fiori di hero arts , le carte sono miste.
Ho usato un timbro di legno circolare di Hero con dentro una scritta sempre di Hero.
Per abbellire ho aggiunto nastro, strass, bottoni e del twine.
Spero come sempre che sia di vostro gradimento e vi auguro una meravigliosa settimana.
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Lovely card. Love the colour combo.


We've compiled our staff's collective experiences into this special section presenting the attractions and drawbacks of living in each coastal region. Our complete guide helps narrow the options.
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Dollar-Ampersand is a variable in perl that is treated differently (arent they all?). If this, or dollar-backquote, or dollar-forwardquote are mentioned in a program they are instantiated and used, at great cost to your running time. Up to perl 5.003 or so the penalty was an extra 50% on the running time of some code I wrote to time this effect; later perls have this down to about 10%. Sometimes 10% matters - 50% nearly always does.


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England Under 21's Fail To Inspire Confidence In The Future Of The National Team
Posted on June 29, 2011 by Mike
Guest contributor Richard Smith takes a look at the recently concluded Under 21 tournament, where at least we drew with the eventual winners…even if we didn't qualify for the semi finals because we forgot a game lasts at least 90 minutes.
If manager Stuart Pearce achieved one thing at the Euro Under-21 Championships in Denmark, it was to mentally prepare the players for future disappointments for when they represent their country at senior level.
The England Under-21 team's humiliating exit from a tournament for which they were the second favourites to win was borne out of the usual reasons and excuses more commonly associated with their senior counterparts. Lack of ideas, inability to keep the ball, insistence on playing the long ball and worst of all, their inability to create clear cut scoring opportunities. In 270 minutes of football at the tournament, they managed to score just two goals!
To be fair it has to be said that England was the better team in their final match against the Czech Republic. They were winning 1-0 with just stoppage time left to play…
Had the score remained 1-0, the headlines would have read completely differently of course. Pearce would have received the plaudits, the players would have been branded "battlers" and more importantly, they would have had every chance of making the final.
Instead in those dying seconds, a Czech Republic attack took full advantage of England's defensive frailties. They scored somewhat fortuitously with a toe poke in the 89th minute before wrapping things up with a second goal in injury time.
Two lacklustre draws and a defeat from their three games meant only third place in their group and ignominy. Admittedly, the England group was the harder of the two, but the side should have had enough talent to qualify to the semi finals, two of which have just completed transfers amassing £38 million!
Was there anything in those three matches for England fans to get excited over for the future?
The truthful answer is no, compared to the technical ability of eventual winners, Spain, England are some way behind achieving success at an international tournament. Performances from the likes of Mata, Herrera, Montoya and Adrian in the Spanish side raise questions about what on earth Man Utd and Liverpool are getting for their huge investments in the bright young stars of English football? Whether it's a case of talent or manager in charge, something continues to be sadly amiss with the England national teams.
As far as Pearce is concerned, the poor showing will not be rewarded with the sack. The FA have punished him instead by giving him the onerous task of guiding the team through the 2013 Euro Under-21 qualification, a quest he obviously felt he could not refuse. What it does however, is rule him out of the search for the next England manager when Capello steps down at thhe end of his current contract, be it in the Autumn, should (god forbid) England fail to qualify for Euro 2012 or in 12 months.
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I thought it was interesting watching the tournament. To what extent could we say that the poor performances were down to the players? How much blame do we attach to Pearce?
I see that the latter has had his contract extended and is being touted as a potential manager for the GB Olympics side, so seems like he has the support of the FA. In which case, are the players simply not good enough?


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If you are lucky enough to know Cathy, you know one of her strongest talents is her ability to envision a transformed space, faster than most around her. Cathy graduated with a BSN in nursing and began pursuing a career in the field. Her transition to real estate later in life seemed like a natural progression due to her dedication to care for people and their happiness.
What some of you may not know, is that Cathy also has an interior design degree. This came from a lifetime passion to study art from when she was a child. She never regretted the knowledge that she gained from being a nurse, but always leaned toward the arts. We sat down with Cathy to learn a bit more about exactly how she got to where she is today.
The passion started at a young age. Cathy shared that her dad, Joe, was a great woodworker and loved "flipping homes" before it was popular.
When Cathy decided it was time to pursue her passion, she began attending nighttime classes twice a week at Harrington Institute of Interior Design. Classes were held at the Fine Arts building on Michigan Ave. The building's elevator was original and classes were on the 5th floor — and she was "always wary of riding in the rickety cage." The 3-year program and passing the ASID exam were very difficult to do.
By the time she passed her exam, she had learned a great deal about plumbing, electrical and HVAC systems. But her favorite class? The color class. "There is more to choosing colors than one can imagine. A basic color can have an unbelievable tonal range depending on the amount of blacks and white that is added to it," said Cathy.
It was while she was designing and building homes that Cathy decided she should be the one to sell the homes, too.
"Who knew the home better than myself?" said Cathy.
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50 years ago this week, we remember the Six Day War – a war that changed the face of the Middle East in ways that continue to reverberate to this day. In just six days, Israel decimated the entire Arab military forces and expanded her size by 3 times.
There are those who say the war was a Pyrrhic victory – a battle that Israel won, but would ultimately lead to her having more losses in the long run, due to the increased administration of territories in which a largely hostile Palestinian population exists.
It's true that Israel faces many challenges today, including the almost insurmountable one of trying to make peace with a Palestinian leadership whose goal has never been about peace, but rather the destruction of the Jewish State.
But when we think back to that time leading up to the Six Day War, we can never forget that the victory was anything, but empty.
Israel stood alone in the world, besieged by Arab States who had openly stated their intention of wiping out the country, including the annihilation of its citizens. There may have been some demonstrations of support in Europe, and the American government was 'sympathetic' to their plight, but no country was prepared to lift their finger to help her. The Egyptians blockaded the Straits of Tiran to Israeli shipping, which was considered an act of war, yet America refused to respond to it, despite the assurances it gave Israel in 1956. The Egyptian leader Gamal Nasser had demanded the UN leave the Sinai, to which the UN complied meekly, proving how ineffective they were as a 'peace' keeping force.
Israel was abandoned, surrounded by bloodthirsty Arab regimes intent on committing another Holocaust on the Jewish people a mere 22 years after the previous one had been carried out. And now, just as then in those dark years of the 1930s and 1940s, the world was silent to the cries of Jewish anguish. No one was going to save the Jews this time, just as they didn't save them last time.
Her people were fearful. The country was isolated. The army was outnumbered.
But unlike before, Israel was not a powerless people anymore. Backed by a population who knew what would happen if they lost, and buoyed by the support of so many Jews who flocked to the country to help, and backed by the solidarity of a people who had vowed 'Never Again,' they struck back and carried out one of the greatest military victories in history.
However, it was not a victory that could be classified in military terms alone, for it was a victory of life itself. It was the victory of the enduring Jewish spirit to fight for life, no matter how bleak the prospects are and no matter how overwhelming the odds may be. It was an announcement not only to her own people, but to the world at large. The Jews were back in their ancestral land, and the era of countries and regimes being able to do with them as they please, had ended.
With the liberation of Jerusalem, it had also ended the reign of ethnic cleansing the Jordanians had carried out in the Jewish Quarter, where they had destroyed ancient Jewish synagogues, expelled the Jewish population, desecrated the graveyards, and denied access to the Western Wall in violation of the Armistice Accords of 1949 – a violation that the world also ignored.
Looking back, there is some thought that because of the war of 1967, Israel inherited more problems, problems that haunt it to this day as it strives to make peace with the Palestinians. There is no doubt that Israel faces enormous challenges today; however we can never and should never lose sight of the alternative of those six fateful days in June for the alternative could well have been catastrophic.
Israel fought a just war against Arab regimes intent on their annihilation. Their victory led not just to their continued survival, but to their ability to live and breathe in their own country. Their victory led to the freedom to be able to walk and prayer in their ancient capital – a freedom previously illegally denied to them.
We should never underestimate the power of what that means.


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Q: change color of red box on tri-state checkbox I'm trying to get the green box that appears on the second click of a tri-state checkbox to be red, and also to fill up the box.
I found an article here that demonstrates a little bit about using templates to do this:
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/wpf/thread/98cf8a65-f4ca-4ff5-9851-c2989b91a013
However, I can't figure out how to interpret all that.  I only understand a few of the things in that template and don't know how to get my red box.  Can anyone help, and also tell me how you knew what to do?

A: You would change this part of the original ControlTemplate:
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2. From the debug log, the query passed in both the scenario is the same.Does that mean both scenarios are same or are they different?

A: Scenario 1 is good if Table B is really large, or records take a long time to fetch from the database. In this case, Table B is only returning rows that are based on what you marked in Table A. This means that the number of rows could be significantly less, but this also means that every time the marking changes, those rows have to be fetched at that time. If the database takes a long time, this can become frustrating. On the flip side, if the database is really fast and you are limiting rows down enough, this can be almost seamless. At the end of the day, you are pulling this data into memory after the query runs, so all Spotfire functionality is available.
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https://docs.tibco.com/pub/spotfire/6.5.1/doc/html/data/data_overview.htm
https://docs.tibco.com/pub/spotfire/6.5.1/doc/html/data/data_working_with_in-database_data.htm


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24 October 2020 Venue John Smith's Stadium Attendance
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English Football League - Championship
PREVIEW: PRESTON NORTH END (H)
Hannah Croft
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Everything you need to know ahead of Saturday's game
- Huddersfield Town vs Preston North End preview
- The ones to watch on Alex Neil's side
- Watch the game on iFollow HTAFC
Huddersfield Town will welcome Preston North End to the John Smith's Stadium on Saturday 24 October 2020; 3pm kick-off.
Carlos Corberán's Terriers will be hoping to stretch their unbeaten run to five league matches this weekend.
Town go into this game off of the back of a 1-0 win against Derby County on Tuesday after Juninho Bacuna's solitary strike. The win means Town have picked up 10 points from the last 12 available.
This is the second of the two home games in week for Town as they face Preston North End on Saturday.
Having finished just four points off the play-off places in 2019/20, Alex Neil's side will be looking at pushing towards promotion at the end of this season.
They have so far endured an even start to the season after winning three out of their first six games.
Goals have not been hard to come by at the beginning of this season; they have scored eight in their six games.
PNE have been particularly impressive on their travels boasting the best away form in the Sky Bet Championship.
As mentioned earlier, the Terriers will be looking to make it five games unbeaten when they face Alex Neil's side on Saturday.
The win against Derby on Tuesday continued the winning streak after the win against Swansea last weekend after coming back from the international break.
As for the visitors, they will be looking to back up their 2-0 win during the week against QPR.
Before this victory, Preston had only won one other game this season; the Lilywhites beat Brentford prior to the international break.
Ryan Ledson
Ledson joined Preston in the summer of the 2018/19 season from Oxford United and in his first season alone he made almost 30 appearances. The 23-year-old was part of England's youth set-up between 2012 and 2017. This season has seen a good start for the midfielder as he has started each game in the first five fixtures of the 2020/21 campaign. He's been impressing alongside Ben Pearson in the middle of midfield.
Alan Browne
Club Captain Alan Browne joined PNE in January 2014 and has been a key player ever since. The midfielder has been capped for the Republic of Ireland on 10 occasions and scored his only international goal against Bulgaria in September 2019. He has won countless awards at Preston such as: Fans' Young Player of the Year, Player of the Year, Goal of the Season and Players' Player of the Year.
Scott Sinclair
The forward joined Preston from Celtic in January this year and has been in the starting line-up in each game this season so far. Sinclair is responsible for half of the goals that Preston have scored this season; he has scored four goals in five games. The 31-year-old will be looking to continue this run against the Terriers.
PREVIOUS ENCOUNTERS
The Terriers go into this fixture with the better record; they have won 36 out of the 93 encounters and have drawn 23, while the visitors are coming into the fixture having won only 34.
In the last decade, however, Preston have won five out of the nine matches since October 2011.
Town's last win in the fixture came back in the 2016/17 season when Collin Quaner scored in the 90th minute to give the Terriers all three points in a 3-2 win at the John Smith's Stadium.
ACTION ELSEWHERE
Saturday's meeting with the Lilywhites is one of 12 fixtures across the Sky Bet Championship this weekend.
Here is a look at the full list of games in the division in this round of matches (all kick-offs are at 3pm unless stated otherwise):
Nottingham Forest vs Derby County (7.45pm KO)
Watford vs AFC Bournemouth (12.30pm KO)
Huddersfield Town vs Preston North End
Queens Park Rangers vs Birmingham City
Norwich City vs Wycombe Wanderers
Reading vs Rotherham United
Cardiff City vs Middlesbrough
Sheffield Wednesday vs Luton Town
Bristol City vs Swansea City
Millwall vs Barnsley
Coventry City vs Blackburn Rovers
Stoke City vs Brentford
Carlos Corberán will provide an update on his side ahead of Saturday's game during his virtual press conference on Friday 23 October 2020.
The Terriers will once again be in the blue-and-white striped home kit this weekend. CLICK HERE to order yours!
With the game being played behind-closed-doors, Town Season Card holders will be able to watch the match for FREE on iFollow HTAFC!
If you aren't a Season Card Holder, then you can purchase a match pass for £10. CLICK HERE for more information.
REPORT: TOWN 1-2 PRESTON
Mikey Partington
A second half turnaround saw Huddersfield Town beaten 2-1 by Preston North End at the John Smith's Stadium.
Fraizer Campbell had given the Terriers an early lead but two quickfire strikes from Alan Browne shortly after the interval put the visitors ahead.
Town also finished the game a man down after Naby Sarr was dismissed for bringing down Emil Riis Jakobsen who was through on goal late on.
Town's Head Coach made two changes to the side that overcame Derby County on the same pitch on Tuesday evening.
Captain Christopher Schindler returned to the starting XI alongside Lewis O'Brien who was making his first start of the season for the Terriers.
Going into the encounter off the back of two wins earlier in the week, it was Town who put in the more confident and free-flowing start in the drizzly West Yorkshire rain.
With the majority of the opening five minutes being played in the visitors' half, the Terriers were looking dangerous in attacking areas with alert goalkeeping from Preston 'keeper Declan Rudd required to cut out through balls directed into the path of first Juninho Bacuna, and then Fraizer Campbell.
The man in the Lilywhites goal got the better of the battle with Town's no.22 on the first occasion, but second time around it was Campbell who won the race to get the Terriers off to a lightning quick start.
The forward met Lewis O'Brien's inch-perfect pass through the Preston backline before sliding the ball under the 'keeper to give Town an eighth minute lead on his 200th career start in English league football.
He nearly made it a double moments later, nodding Harry Toffolo's cross from the left goal-bound but just wide of the far post.
After a quick start, the visitors began to grow into the encounter themselves, with Scott Sinclair slicing a good opportunity wide from inside the box with their first real chance of the contest.
Moments later, Naby Sarr's superb sliding block stopped Emil Riis Jakobsen getting the Lilywhites level, with Patrick Bauer heading wide from the resulting corner.
At the other end, it was Pipa who nearly doubled the Town lead. The Terriers full-back cut in from the right and curled an effort goalwards on his weaker left foot, producing a good diving save from Rudd to keep it out.
After the break, it was Carlos Corberán's side who went close with the first chance of the half. After Juninho Bacuna had done well to win a free-kick outside the box, Isaac Mbenza's effort beat the wall but fell just on the wrong side of the post.
A frantic five minutes followed in which the visitors completed a quick turnaround to take the lead.
Preston Captain Alan Browne cut in from the left and found the bottom corner to level the scores on 51 minutes before he doubled up moments later, capitalising on a mis-communication at the back to give the Lilywhites the lead.
As the game ticked over the hour mark, two last-ditch efforts stopped the visitors from extending on their lead.
First, it was Sarr who got back to take the ball off the toes of Brad Potts before Richard Stearman's goal-saving tackle prevented Riis Jakobsen from finding the net.
The task of getting back into the game was made harder, when Town were reduced to 10 after Sarr was sent off for pulling down Riis Jakobsen who was through on goal.
Despite being a man down, the Terriers continued to rally and could have had an equaliser but were twice denied by Rudd, who stretched well to tip both Josh Koroma's and Pipa's efforts round the post.
In the five minutes of added time that followed, Town's Spanish full-back again found himself in an attacking area and hit the post with what turned out to be the Terriers final attempt on goal as the visitors saw out the game to claim all three points.
Next up for Town is a midweek trip to St. Andrew's to face Birmingham City in the Sky Bet Championship on Wednesday 28 October 2020; 7.45pm kick-off.
HUDDERSFIELD TOWN (3-5-2)
Ben Hamer; Naby Sarr, Christopher Schindler (c) (Adama Diakhaby, 58'), Richard Stearman; Harry Toffolo, Jonathan Hogg, Lewis O'Brien (Carel Eiting, 58'), Juninho Bacuna, Pipa; Isaac Mbenza (Josh Koroma, 71'), Fraizer Campbell
Unused subs
Joel Pereira; Alex Pritchard, Demeaco Duhaney, Romoney Crichlow
PRESTON NORTH END (3-4-1-2)
Declan Rudd; Andrew Hughes, Patrick Bauer, Jordan Storey; Joe Rafferty, Ryan Ledson (Josh Harrop, 90+1'), Brad Potts, Alan Browne (c); Daniel Johnson (Sean Maguire, 84'); Scott Sinclair (Tom Barkhuisen, 72'), Emil Riis Jakobsen
Connor Ripley; Tom Bayliss, Jayden Stockley, Paul Huntington
Huddersfield Town v Preston North End - Replay - Sat 24th October 2020
Huddersfield Town v Preston North End - Highlights - Sat 24th October 2020
Huddersfield Town v Preston North End - Extended highlights - Sat 24th October 2020


Toward the end of my hour-long soak in the Renaissance Hotel's "hot tub" I began to have serious doubts—later confirmed—about my chances of making weight. For one, the hot tub's water was somewhere in the range of "tepid" to "cool", meaning I wasn't exactly doing a lot of sweating. And the only reason I was in the hot tub in the first place was in the hopes of sweating off a kilo of water. I normally try to avoid hot tubs—petri dishes that they are—but the hotel's sauna was inoperative, something I only learned an hour and a half before weigh-in.
Checking weight after my epic soak confirmed what I had feared: total weight loss in the hot tub was something like .3 kilos, which you can lose with a good sneeze. By the time the weigh-in hour closed I was still .5 over, despite a last-ditch run to a nearby YMCA, where USAW's man-about-town Lou Mangiaracina had managed to locate a functioning sauna.
But my trip to Mobile for this year's American Open was not really about competing, as much as I would have enjoyed doing so. By this point a national weightlifting meet can be enjoyable in its own right, and I was glad to have gone to engage in some coaching, watch a bit of lifting, and catch up with the hoi polloi of USAW. And on a number of fronts this year's American Open was a well-run show, although with the memory of Council Bluffs still fresh in my mind it probably wasn't too hard to impress me. But the Renaissance hotel was a fine establishment—sauna issues aside—and the rate provided was more than reasonable. Plus Mobile itself turned out to be a surprisingly decent place to spend an afternoon after you've just failed to make weight, or an evening following a day watching lifting. Mobile may not be Chicago or New York, but it had its own charm, and compared to a place like Council Bluffs or Peoria it may as well be the golden age of Imperial Rome. Perhaps most importantly, there was good and reasonably priced food to be found within walking distance of the hotels and venue.
The venue was also done well, although from what I understand the promised "stadium seating" didn't exactly materialize. But the raised stage did a good job of giving a good view, and from what I hear the platform was far better than the uneven, waxed ballroom-dancing floor they've been using for previous national meets.
But as anyone who actually attended the American Open can attest to, all was not well in Mobile. There were some big hits, to be certain, including the food, the city, the venue size, the hotel. But as is often the case in American weightlifting it was in the critical details that the event came up short. The lack of a functioning sauna—or information about alternatives—was only one area where I felt Mobile failed to deliver, and while it wasn't critical for my own performance that is something that serious competitors rely on. Even more significant—and far more critical, from a logistical and legal standpoint—was the apparent lack of medical staff on hand. There was also the issue of some very last-minute preparations, and were it not for a titanic effort on the part of a few dedicated individuals the opening of the competition on Friday morning would have taken place without a platform.
For some more thoughts on the American Open and the current CrossFit/Olympic Weightlifting scenario being played out, head right over to USAW Greatist.
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