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Q: Can someone clarify this linear transformation question for me please? Let $V$ be a vector space, and $T: V \rightarrow V$ a linear transformation such that $T(5\vec{v} + 3\vec{u})$ = $4\vec{v} + 5\vec{u} $ and $T(3\vec{v} + 2\vec{u})$ = $-3\vec{v} -5 \vec{u} .$
Then:
$T(\vec{v})$ = ___ $\vec{v}$ + ____ $\vec{u}$
$T(\vec{u})$ = ___ $\vec{v}$ + ____ $\vec{u}$
$T(-4\vec{v} + 4\vec{u})$  = ___ $\vec{v}$ + ____ $\vec{u}$
I'm having trouble figuring out how to approach this question. If anyone could explain this step by step that would be greatly appreciated.

A: The linearity of $T$ means that, for scalars $a,b$ and $u,v\in V$ we have $T(au+bv)=aT(u)+bT(v)$. Thus,
$$T(3v+2u)=-3v-5u\implies 3T(v)+2T(u)=-3v-5u\qquad (1)\\T(5v+3u)=4v+5u\implies 5T(v)+3T(u)=4v+5u\qquad (2)$$
Using equation $(2)$ we have $T(v)=\frac{1}{5}\left(4v+5u-3T(u)\right)$. Substituting back into equation $(1)$ we have $3\left(\frac{1}{5}\left(4v+5u-3T(u)\right)\right)+2T(u)=-3v-5u$.
Rearrange and solve for $T(u)$, then plug that back into the rearranged equation $(2)$ to find $T(v)$ (both in terms of $u$ and $v$).

A: Hint:
$$
v = 2(5v + 3u) - 3(3v + 2u)\\
u = -\frac 13 [3(5v + 3u) - 5(3v + 2u)]
$$

A: hint
Put $$\vec {a}=5\vec {v}+3\vec {u} $$
and
$$\vec {b}=3\vec {v}+2\vec {u} $$
express $\vec {u} $ and $\vec {v} $.


Ankle sprains are common- 25,000 people sprain an ankle every day! The goal of treatment is to relieve pain and prevent instability. Treatment of an acute sprain consists of rest, ice compression and elevation ("RICE"). Exercises to help stabilize and strengthen the ankle should be started.
Arthritis of the ankle may cause recurrent pain and swelling. Pain from arthritis typically is made worse by weight-bearing particularly on uneven ground. What this means is you should try to avoid excessive walking or running on uneven ground. Anti-inflammatory medication and proper foot support can do wonders.


Milwaukee's interdisciplinary arts event to feature more than 25 performances.
MILWAUKEE, WIS – Coming this weekend, the second annual Milwaukee Fringe Festival is a city-wide two-day performance and visual art festival celebrating Milwaukee's vibrant and diverse arts scene. The event takes place Saturday, August 26 and Sunday, August 27 in Downtown Milwaukee at the Marcus Center's Wilson Theater at Vogel Hall and Todd Wehr Theater and surrounding venues. The festival opens with a Kick-Off Party hosted by Hear Here Presents at Company Brewing at 10 p.m. on Friday, August 25.
The Milwaukee Fringe Festival, which garnered attendance of at least 1,900 last year, will showcase more than 25 live acts from theatre, music, dance and visual art hailing from the greater Milwaukee area and the Midwest. Artists returning to the Fringe for their second year include theatre groups Summit Players, KACM and Theatre Gigante, dancers Catey Ott Dance Collective and SueMo: A Dance Experience, puppeteers Angry Young Men, wordsmith Anja Notanja Sieger, visual artist Brian Nau, and living statue Alice Wilson. Among the festival's newcomers are experimental saxophonist Nick Zoulek, Maya No Maya and dance company Bollywood Dance Scene.
Tickets for indoor events are $15 and Day- and Weekend-Passes are also available. All outdoor activities are free to attend. Ticket information, performer bios, photos and videos can be found on the Milwaukee Fringe Fest website, www.mkefringe.com.
The event will feature free outdoor performances and artist booths in the vicinity of the Marcus Center, as well as ticketed indoor performances at the Marcus Center's Vogel Hall and Todd Wehr Theatre. The event will provide an opportunity for emerging artists to be discovered while strengthening the fabric of Milwaukee's arts community.
The Milwaukee Fringe Festival has received support from renowned television and film actor Willem Dafoe, along with many prominent local organizations. The Fringe is presented under the direction of John Schneider (Theatre Professor at Marquette University), Eric Engelbart (Hollow Vessels), Matt Kemple (Milwaukee Comedy Festival, Underground Collaborative), and Karen Raymond and Katie Rhyme (Dance Revolution Milwaukee, MKE Follies). The festival is produced under Nice Plays, Inc a 501c3 nonprofit organization.
2019 MKE Fringe Festival Announces Dates, Submissions Open!
Fourth year event's theater, dance, visual arts and music submissions open to the public until March 5th.
2018 MKE Fringe Festival Announces Dates, Submissions Open Soon!
Third year event's theater, dance, visual arts and music submissions open to the public on January 15, 2018.
Third year event's theater, dance, visual arts and music submissions open to the public on January 15.


Driving a car is considered a normal part of being an adult. Driving a car is also inherently stressful. Many people tense up at points during their drive - especially while on the freeway - but tensing up becomes so natural that they may not even realize they're doing it.
Combine that with the natural feeling of being unable to escape if something went wrong, and it's no wonder that so many people have panic attacks while driving.
A basic fear of driving is not too much of a problem. In fact, a little bit of anxiety may actually be healthy. It will keep you alert and focused on what's around you, improving your ability to stay safe.
But panic attacks while driving can be terrifying. Panic attack symptoms can overwhelm the senses and actually make it more difficult to drive.
General Stress Panic attacks are more common when you're stressed, and as mentioned, stress when driving is completely natural. There are a lot of dangers on the road. Your driving ability is what keeps you safe, and part of that driving ability comes from being alert.
Thinking About Panic Attacks One cause of panic attacks is thinking about panic attacks. It's the catch-22 of panic disorder. It's very common to think about your panic attacks or even fear panic attacks when you drive, and that fear actually increases the likelihood that you'll experience one.
Driving Hyperventilation Many things can cause you to hyperventilate while you're driving. The way you're sitting, your fear, and even your seatbelt may contribute to mild to moderate hyperventilation. In those with anxiety, hyperventilation is both a cause and a symptom of panic disorder, and so, if you hyperventilate for any reason while driving, it's likely to trigger an attack.
General Sitting Pains Driving can cause a number of pains and sensations that may trigger panic attacks. Those with panic disorder are over-sensitive to the way their body feels. So if they feel any light pains, an increase in heart rate, leg weakness, or anything else that commonly affects those that sit in cars often, it may cause a panic attack.
Panic Attacks and Danger Panic attacks can become associated with various activities, especially if those activities cause any stress or anxiety. If you previously had a panic attack in the car it may increase the likelihood of having another attack because your brain now associates the car with the attack. You'll also likely experience further fear when you try to keep driving during the attack and so your car becomes a place that is even less comfortable.
The latter point is often a big problem for those with panic attacks. As soon as you've had an attack in the car, even if it's unrelated to being in the car, the attack will often become associated in your mind with the anxiety of driving, and future attacks may become more common.
Driving panic attacks are obviously very difficult to live with. You drive everywhere, and if you're also dealing with severe panic attacks, then you're going to be extremely scared while on the road.
Driving With Distractions Give yourself something to listen to so that you can get out of your own head. Music can help but it may be better to listen to something happy, relaxing, or even talk radio or podcasts in order to give yourself something to think about. That will make it harder to focus on the attack and how you feel.
Driving Anyway Depending on how severe your attacks are, you may want to try driving anyway. Those that get very dizzy during their panic attacks may find driving to be too difficult. But those that can still drive should strongly consider facing their fear and driving anyway. The more you fear driving with panic attacks, and the more you avoid driving because of them, the more likely you'll get a panic attack in the future when you do hit the road.
Drive Safely Stress is a major contributor to panic attacks. By driving safely you reduce the amount of stress you are under. Drive the speed limit, take very few risks, keep a GPS in the car so that you're not worried about getting lost, and don't try to swerve around traffic. All of those behaviors increase stress, and stress increases the likelihood of a panic attack.
Controlled Breathing Stress can cause your breathing to quicken, which can lead to hyperventilation and panic attacks. When you feel like you're having a panic attack, don't try to take in as much air as possible. Instead, try to fight the urge and simply slow down your breathing so that each breath takes as long as 15 seconds or more. You should breathe in for 5 seconds, hold for 2 or 3, and breathe out for 7. This will prevent hyperventilation and improve carbon dioxide levels in the blood stream. By taking longer, deeper breaths you can calm your heart rate and your breathing which will help the panic attack to pass.
Practice Driving for Extended Periods of Time The more exposure to driving you have the more comfortable you will get with it. While you may experience periods of anxiety, by facing your fear and driving anyways you can see that driving does not have to be as stressful as you may be making it out to be. See if a trusted friend can come with you for reassurance and drive in a familiar area near your home. Pick an easy route that has lower speed limits and minimal traffic. Once you drive for a long period of time, 20-30 minutes, you may actually find that it becomes relaxing.
None of these are going to act as a rapid cure for anxiety, nor are they going to provide you with a way to prevent all of your anxiety and panic attacks. But they may reduce either the frequency or severity of your anxiety attacks while driving so that hopefully you'll find it easier to be on the road.
Ultimately, the solution is going to be learning how to manage your anxiety. Only then will you give yourself the best opportunity to prevent any and all panic attacks while in the car.


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Last year we wrote up ten different ideas for what to do during the Easter holidays–a sort of activity easter egg hunt. Are you up for the hunt this year? Here are five to get you started.
If this Easter you are in the company of kids, or even if you are not, how about you finally make that swimming trip you have been planning for a long while now?
The ten-meter dive in Pirbadet sure sounds impressive if you are brave enough to jump, but would you dare jump in the fjord and initiate the beginning of the swimming season?
Here at the List, we hope you would, so we suggest Sjøbadet. Right in the heart of Trondheim, Sjøbadet is a facility equipped with warm showers you might wish for once you give a spring fjord swimming a go. Needless to say, swimming in the fjord does give you bragging rights.
You might be wondering why we are stopping at the library, but here's why.
Can you imagine yourself snuggled up on the sofa with a crime novel in your hands? It might be snowing outside, or perhaps not, but you are not aware of it since you are racing through the pages of your book, eager to find out what will happen next.
Norwegian Easter – Crime phenomenon (påskekrim) began in 1923 by the Gyldendal Publishing House which published an ad in the newspapers that at first glance looked like a regular news bulletin. The entry read "The Bergen Train Robbed Last Night", promoting a crime novel written by Nordahl Grieg and Nils Lie.
The book was a success, and in the years that followed Easter time became synonymous with the peak season for crime literature.
So, why not snuggle up on your sofa and read a crime novel or two while you are waiting for your Easter leg of lamb to roast in the oven? Have a cup of tea or a glass of wine and enjoy a good book.
If you are searching for a place to escape your couch, let us say a place that also serves great coffee, delicious food and has an abundance of books to choose from, give Sellanraa Bok & Bar's couch a try – you'll hardly regret it.
A farewell to ski season is upon us. Therefore, if the weather allows it, make an effort and go for one last downhill ski trip to Vasfjellet. The sun is finally shining and the idea of some last few turns in this season is tempting, is it not?
You might know by now that cross-country skiing, like the crime novel, is also synonymous with Easter. So, make sure you have packed a few oranges (said to represent the Sun) and KvikkLunsj, as these are the trademarks of an Easter ski trip.
The story goes that a long time ago, Johan Throne Holst, the founder of Freia, went hiking with a colleague one day. Somewhere along the way, they got lost, and the colleague scolded Mr. Holst, who for the very first time had forgotten to bring chocolate on the trip. It is no wonder the KvikkLunsj wrapper displays hiking routes now. So, why don't you pick up a bar or two and choose from many hiking/trekking/possibly skiing routes they suggest?
After all, you remember that time when you went hiking/trekking/skiing and have forgotten to bring few bars of KvikkLunsj with you? Yeah, neither do we.
The time has finally come when those who do not dare to cycle throughout the winter to dust the cobwebs off their bikes. With that said; it is a great time to hop on a bike and go for a ride along Skansen and Ladestien. Along the way, you could stop by Lille Skansen, Ladekaia or Sponhuset for a drink or a quick bite.
Don't own a bike? Well, then we recommend a long, rewarding walk along these trails by the sea.
Vitensenteret is an attractive place for all those who love the wonders of science. Whether you are an adult or a kid, adventure and fun are guaranteed. Besides exciting exhibitions, there are several activities that children are sure to enjoy. Fancy building a ballong bil (we will not tell you what it is, you'll have to check it out yourself), making a vitamin C rocket, casting pewter figurines, or driving Orbitron?
This is where our 'Trondheim egg hunt' ends. The city is stunning during the Easter time too, is it not?
But, if this year you have decided to go on a little adventure somewhere outside the Trondheim's region, why not rent a cabin with few friends? Don't forget to bring your skis, a crime novel, Kvikklunsj and good mood along!


I literally grew up ringing. I started going to bell rehearsals when I was a few months old. Every Thursday night for most of my childhood, I'd go to bell rehearsal with my mom. At first I'd just work on homework or something, but sometime when I was in third grade, about 8 years old, it happened: Someone missed rehearsal and the director said to me, "hey, you can ring this bell," and it kind of stuck.
Playing bells was how I first learned to read music. In fifth grade I studied violin, and I took piano lessons on and off, but I really learned to read music at bell rehearsal, figuring out all the ledger lines in the treble. I remember I started with A and B 5, playing just those two for ages and ages. Then, as our group got better and our director was no longer afraid of giving us challenging music, I learned to play different positions, and pretty soon we were all moving positions for every piece. At first it was tough, but when we got used to it, it was really fun. I got hooked on the challenge, and I'm still hooked. That's one of the reasons that I love ringing with Bay Bells. It's always a fun challenge, and I'm always learning something new.
I also ring with Bell Appeal. They are completely different groups. Bay Bells is a lot more structured. You sign a contract and you show up even if you're dead. Bell appeal is more of a pick-up group. It's less structured, and we do more inventive stuff, just for the fun of it. We even rotate directors. It's more about the fun of ringing, than really being serious about it.
I just love ringing bells. It's one of the few pastimes that I've been able to keep up. I usually do things very intensely for a short time, and then I quit. But with bells, it's easy to keep going because it's so social as well as musical. Part of it is I get to see my mom every week; it's something we can do together. A few years ago, my stepfather joined too, just so he'd get to see us.
I'm sure I'll still be ringing in 20 years. I love being part of the music. Music is not a passive sport to me. I have to be a part of it. Ringing allows me to perform, and playing handbells addresses that need to be part of the music in a very special way.
Theda lives in Mountain View, CA, is 21 years old and is a professional pastry chef. She has been ringing for 13 years and rings with Bay Bells and Bell Appeal.
Way back in 1986, my father regularly attended sort of a meditation group organized by a lady named Isabel Soberal. She had three daughters and a son, all of whom played handbells in the Puerto Rico Handbell Choir, the island's first organized bell ensemble, so she decided to start a group with her kids and the members of the meditation group. I was ten years old when my dad took my first bell rehearsal with Mrs. Soberal's new group. The first piece I played was an arrangement of Bach's Minuet in G. With that group I had the opportunity to attend National Conferences in Daytona Beach, FL (1988), Tulsa, OK (1989) and Hartford, CN (1990) and meet people like William Payn, Hart Morris, Robert Ivey and many others that would greatly influence my future in handbells. In 1991, I was part of a group of friends that decided to start our own handbell ensemble for the sake of spending time together playing bells. Little did I know that two years later, as a college freshman, I would become its music director and the small group would later evolve into an after school music education program, the Coro Polifónico Juvenil de Campanas, with three children's groups, three senior citizens groups and Vivace, its concert ensemble.
In the summer of 1994 Vivace went to the AGHER National Conference in Tampa, Florida. Although I was conducting the group, I still played in a trio that we formed to perform "Plink, Plank Plunk" in one of the Solo Concerts. My two colleagues would play the melody with mallets and I would ring the bass line, which I found quite challenging in a show off kind of way. I was quite pleased with myself. One afternoon we are rehearsing the trio during a lunch brake when suddenly Michael Keller walks by and stops to listen to us. I got really excited because I was sure he was going to compliment my performance of this very difficult piece. When we finished, he did compliment our playing, but he also did something that would dramatically influence the way I saw the instrument. He came behind the tables and said to me: " You are playing quite well, but it looks soooo difficult, like it's sooooo much work. Why don't you try it again, but this time make it look like it's really easy? Start by playing every note in front of your shoulders instead of all over the place and move your feet instead of trying to compensate by overextending your arms." I did what he suggested and of course, it was so much easier. I got through all my changes faster and spending maybe half the energy as before.
It is not that Michael shared some big insider secret into the art of handbell ringing. It was just one of those rare light bulb moments when something clicks inside your brain. It made me start questioning everything I though I knew about bells and realizing how much I didn't know. I got his coordination and rehearsal procedures books and most of the available literature and immersed myself into the world of handbells like never before. It was an awakening. Since then, Michael has become a good friend and mentor and I have incorporated his teachings and those of many others into my own handbell philosophy.
Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Carlos Avila serves as assistant principal percussionist of the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra, musical institution with whom he has been performing since 1997. This experience has allowed him to share the stage with renowned musical figures such as Plácido Domingo, Yo-Yo Ma, Andréa Bocelli, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Giancarlo Guerrero, Sergiu Comisiona, Ruth Laredo, Olga Kern, Guillermo Figueroa, Roberto Alagna, Arnaldo Cohen and Tito Puente, among others. A handbell specialist with more than 25 years of experience, he has appeared as a clinician and guest conductor in handbell festivals and workshops in various cities of the United States, England, Venezuela, Argentina and Puerto Rico. He earned a Bachelor's degree in Percussion Performance at the Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music and a Master of Music degree in orchestral conducting at Illinois State University.
We are pleased to have Carols Avila directing this year's Distinctly Teen at National Seminar in Cincinnati, July 19-21. This event is designed for individual young ringers (8th-12th grade) who wish to stretch their ringing skills and challenge their musicianship. Participants will spend 2 ½ days working on intermediate to advanced repertoire and developing skills in handbell technique and general musicianship.


such a loop. A vector W that is perpendicular to such a loop points in the z-direction.
One can also see this algebraically. Such a vector field must look like 0, 0, f (y) .
which agrees with the orientation on S.
S1 , and S2 with the opposite orientation, together bound a volume V of R3 .


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IN our News and Views again this month we sadly report the passing of yet another of our country's great heroes. John Kenneally, VC, died in September in his 79th year bringing to just 23 the number of survivors of this unparalleled award. Also in the News we report the installation of a new headstone on the grave of another Victoria Cross winner, Private Sam Harvey late York and Lancaster Regiment who won his accolade at the Battle of Loos in 1915. Regretfully Sam died penniless in 1960 and it was not until recently that his surviving relatives, the Regiment and the Western Front Association joined together to provide a fitting memorial. Again in the News we read that the crews of two Motor Torpedo Boats lost in a tragic accident in World War II are to be commemorated with a plaque near the site of the incident and in France two British tanks have been installed near Fortesse Le Havre as a memorial to those who fell in that epic assault. All of these stories strengthen our belief that heroes should receive suitable recognition in death as well as in life. As we have pointed out in the Comment before, with the passing of time more and more people, thankfully often medal collectors, are righting the wrongs of the past and helping to provide fitting memorials for our heroes. As a direct result of our previous plea for all VC winners' graves to be suitably marked we have been in contact with a number of readers who have asked for advice and guidance on just such projects and we understand there are a number of grave sites being re-appraised at the moment. In our small way we feel that MEDAL NEWS is doing its bit. Last month we reported on a ground-breaking idea from Margaret Purves, GC, who suggested that all winners of the Victoria Cross should receive one permanent memorial. She recommends that the vacant plinth at present standing in Trafalgar Square could be used for a fitting statue or image. Field Marshall the Lord Bramall supports the idea but goes a step further in suggesting that George Cross holders too could be commemorated on the same memorial. The VC & GC Association have also endorsed the principle of one permanent site but it appears to have fallen on deaf ears in many circles. We have received a number of letters in support since broaching the subject and we will eventually make the opinions of our readers known to those who are in a position to bring the project to the authorities' attention. Meanwhile on the opposite side of the world the Australian authorities have taken their nation's heroism to heart with the issue of, not just a superb set of stamps portraying their most famous VC winners, but also two coins depicting the coveted Cross itself. Australia is in the odd position of having two official mints-The Royal Australian Mint and the Perth Mint. The first is mainly responsible for the country's circulating coinage and the other for the collectors and investment coins. The RAM has issued a $1 coin which will shortly be released into general circulation, giving Australians a tangible reminder of the bravery of their first VC winner, Captain Neville Howe, whose name and the date of his deed - July 24, 1900 - appears on the coin with a replica of the Victoria Cross. For those interested still further there will be a special collector's pack available listing all 96 Australian VC winners. Meanwhile the Perth Mint has produced a special privy-marked issue of their 2 ounce "Kookaburra" silver bullion coin showing a miniature VC in colour. This amazing technological masterpiece comes in an attractive frame with a replica of a full-size Cross and a description of the epic action in which Howe won his award. The issue is limited to just 1,000 but undoubtedly this project will go a long way to raising world awareness of the premier award for gallantry. John Mussell
The 'Stringbag' survivor by Paul Hill
Bi-planes vs. battleships
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Incident at Inhlobane by Derek Hunt
A VC denied but heroism acknowleged
William Ingram, a provincial policeman by John Tennant
A career with the OPP
A footplateman's medal by Richard Taylor
An unusual tribute award
A China 1842 medal by Tim Ash
HMS Dido fighting the pirates
RESEARCH FILE ?
For the record by Kevin J.P.Joynt
Using diaries for researching awards
BADGES ?
Badges of the Royal Wiltshire Regiment by Philip Haythornthwaite

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January 14, 2018 by The Horror Report
The fake missile warning in Hawaii was scary for residents of that state .. 38 minutes of hell.
Scary for America more may be what ELIANA JOHNSON writes in POLITICO:
A false warning of a missile threat in Hawaii sent White House aides scrambling Saturday, frantically phoning agencies to determine a response and triggering worries about their preparedness almost a year into the Trump administration.
President Donald Trump's Cabinet has yet to test formal plans for how to respond to a domestic missile attack, according to a senior administration official. John Kelly, while serving as Secretary of Homeland Security through last July, planned to conduct the exercise. But he left his post to become White House chief of staff before it was conducted, and acting secretary Elaine Duke never carried it out.
The Old Cold War guard is gone. The newcomers can issue threats but appear to be unaware on how to act on them..
"The U.S. government hasn't tested these plans in 30 years," said the senior administration official involved in the White House response. "All the fresh faces sitting around the table in the situation room have little idea what their roles would be in this scenario. The bottom line is that without a principals level exercise we shouldn't have any confidence that the Cabinet would know what to do in an attack scenario."
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Snorers mostly do want to stop snoring, and they try with many snoring cures to eliminate snoring. The treatment for snoring makes use of natural remedies, medications, nasal devices, dental devices, chin straps, anti-snoring mouth pieces or even life style changes. Most of the dental devices and the other treatments methods for snoring have not had appreciable effect on majority of the users. These have not been able to provide a lasting and permanent solution to snoring.
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Of the entire mouthpieces, Snore Doc Stop snoring mouthpiece is found to be very useful. You get to buy for the cost of $49.99, which is very cost effective, and with a money back guarantee. It has been found to be useful in 95 percent of the wearers, and gives a customized fit.
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PREP WRESTLING PREVIEW: North Torrance believes…
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PREP WRESTLING PREVIEW: North Torrance believes it can win another CIF Div. III championship
By Redlands Daily Facts | redlands@dfmdev.com |
A season ago, a young North Torrance wrestling team shocked a lot of wrestling fans by winning the CIF Division III Team Dual Championships.
That team graduated just two starters.
So, how does CIF reward the Saxons when the first preseason poll is released?
North was ranked the sixth-best team in CIF Division III. Sure, the best wrestler in the area, two-time Daily Breeze Wrestler of the Year Johnson Mai, has graduated. But the 2010-11 state champion didn't wrestle every match for North.
So, maybe it's the loss of coach Luke Santos after six successful years that resulted in North's dropping in the rankings.
"We're ranked a little low," incoming coach Craig Garriott said. "It's OK. We'll sneak up on everybody again."
North returns nine starters, including Daily Breeze All-Area selections Jordan Gurrola, Brandon Yee and Jameson Campbell.
Add to that a strong core of wrestlers in Josh Barranco, Kenji Fujimoto, Gunner Engen, Heshawa Bamunuarachchi and Keith Thompson and the goal is another run to the dual meet championship.
"All we think about is getting another ring," said Gurrola, who returns as one of the area's top wrestlers after placing seventh at 120 pounds at the CIF State Championships as a junior last year.
"People thought (our winning last year) was luck. So, we want to go out there and do it again."
Yee, a senior who will wrestle at 113 pounds, won the SCWAY Class State Championships in Lemore.
"We think we can win it again," Yee said. "We believe we can win it regardless."
The biggest shock to this team's system has been the replacing of Santos, who told the team on the last day of school that he had taken the position of coach and Special Education teacher at James Logan High School in Union City.
The team spent much of the summer with no coach and no access to the wrestling room.
But Gurrola, Yee and the other seniors on the team got together whenever possible.
"It's not like we didn't know the routine," Yee said. "We knew how to take of ourselves."
It was less than two weeks before school started when Garriott, brother of former longtime North Torrance coach Donnie Garriott, was announced as the new coach.
"Basically, we were relieved," Gurrola said.
Garriott said he felt an initial resistance when he walked into the wrestling room the first couple of practices.
"I know the guys were heartbroken when Luke left and Luke is a good guy," Garriott said. "When I came in, I was instantly the bad guy and my new coaches were the bad guys. But I think we're slowly becoming a family again."
"It's the same atmosphere now," said Barranco, a junior who will wrestle at 138 pounds.
Santos said he felt the time was right for a change. But he said he was not as prepared as he thought he was when he told his team he was leaving.
"It was emotional. I tried to approach it like a business speech, but we spend a lot of time with the kids and with their parents. It all rushed up. I told them to stay focused on wrestling. And that they didn't need me. I did my best to teach them about wrestling and about life. I gave them the tools and they have to go out there and use them."
Santos said he was happy to hear that Garriott was named the new coach because he has a long history with North.
As an assistant coach with brother Craig, Garriott helped North win six CIF championships and finish runner-up eight times.
"There are still roots," Santos said. "It's connected. They get somebody from inside the circle. They'll be all right."
In the rest of the Pioneer League …
Torrance: Though the Tartars graduated many from last year's second-place team, second-year coach Chad Greendale is confident Torrance will be a tough league contender.
Matt Boyer returns for his senior year after reaching the Masters at 220 pounds.
Greendale said Boyer will wrestle at either 195 or 220 pounds. He recently won the Long Beach Poly Jackrabbit Tournament. Junior C.J. Pestano will be a tough opponent at 106 pounds. He is the younger brother of A.J. Pestano and spent much of last year ranked in the top 10 in the state before injuries ended his season. Greendale is also excited about the progress seniors Frankie Chaidez (113) and My Tran (Sr., 120) are making. Chaidez took second at the Jackrabbit Tournament.
South Torrance: Second-year coach Kevin McCarthy said South is young, but could be in contention if it can fill its roster on the heavier end. Unfortunately, South needs to fill in the top four weights. An empty roster spot awards an opponent six points.
Senior Shota Sugeta finished in the top eight at CIF last year at 138 pounds and looks to be one of the leaders. Mark Beal reached the top eight at 126 pounds as a sophomore and looks to improve further this year.
Andrew Spitzer is another junior and will be a worthy opponent at 120 pounds. Tim Yoon (152 pounds) and Justin Ching (160) pounds are senior captains. Senior Easton Ramos will be tough at 106 pounds.
West Torrance: Despite a narrow loss to North Torrance on Dec. 11 at their annual Battle for the Bay nonleague dual meet, West continues its run as one of the best teams in the South Bay and should be a lock to win its fifth consecutive Bay League dual meet crown under coach Brian Notch.
The Warriors return nine starters and start the season ranked second in CIF Division VI. Leaders include seniors Mat Boesen (220) and Mohammed Faqhi (heavyweight). The pair are coming off a successful football season, have only a few weeks in the wrestling room behind them, but have shown little signs of rust. Boesen has reached the Masters tournament the past two seasons and a podium finish is a possibility. Senior Chris Whilden, at 182 pounds, is a former all-area selection and makes West formidable at the upper weights.
The middle weights are filled by returning seniors Eric Chon (145), Ramiz Jan (152) and Barrett Hamilton (160).
At the lower weights, West has junior Yoshito Funaksohi (120), who was an all-area selection as a freshman. Alongside him are seniors Tony Liu (126) pounds and junior Kyler Ashimine (132).
Peninsula: After West, the Bay League has teams that compete better as individuals than in dual meets. The battle this year is for second place, but the future is bright for all three teams. The Panthers are ranked fifth in Division VI.
Junior Cameron Williams advanced to wrestle at the CIF Master's Tournament last year and looks to do so again at 152 pounds. Senior Sthefano Alvarado is a four-year starter and Masters is a good bet after he finished sixth at the CIF Central Division a year ago. He will wrestle at 113 pounds this year. Coach Mike Liebig said the progress of senior Minori Mori at 138 pounds has been impressive. Junior Garrett Ahn will be tough to beat at 126 points. Seniors Mitchell Nelson (132) and Sukhman Dhaliwal (heavyweight) round out the nucleus of the team.
Redondo: Redondo's wrestling room is full with 70 members, but most are freshmen and sophomores with little experience and a full lineup may not always be possible.
Coach Arond Schonberg expects the Sea Hawks to have some growing pains, but CIF ranked them 10th in Division VI. Junior Vitor Hoffman (113), senior Niko Madrid (106), junior Kevin James (145) and seniors Tommy Thompson (138, 145, 152) and Izzy Del Real (132) will lead the Sea Hawks.
Schonberg said the Sea Hawks' spirits have lifted since the completion of a new wrestling room and regained ability to host meets at Redondo.
Mira Costa: The Mustangs have a new coach in Jimmy Chaney, who coached Mira Costa for a 10-year period that ended in 2001. Chaney, who rejoined the team as an assistant in 2011, initially came back to help coach his son, Alexander, who is now a freshman. In his previous stint, Chaney won league seven consecutive years.
Seniors Will Goodwin (195), Ben Kolodny (220) and Mustafa Hafezzada (132) will join efforts with juniors Jake Shapiro (145) and Kit Murphy (126). Mira Costa's 75-member roster contains four seniors, three with wrestling experience, and eight juniors. The Mustangs currently are battling a stomach virus and flu bug that has swept through the wrestling room.
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Carson: The Colts have a new coach for the second consecutive year, but a fourth straight league title is very possible. New coach Jesse Hockenberry has a strong pedigree after coaching for several years at North Torrance.
Hockenberry is looking to seniors Sam Holandez (128) and Jonathan Tanap (138) to lead the way against league teams San Pedro, Dorsey, West Adams, Fremont and Palisades. Holandez is a four-year wrestler who took third at 126 pounds at the L.A. City Championships. Tanap is a first-year wrestler, but has the best record on the team. One loss is to a former state qualifier and he holds a win over Edwin Fieros of Sylmar, the defending 128-pound City champion.
Sophomore Jay Afalatui has started the year strong at 132 pounds. Juniors Kenneth Barlis (145) and Tim Holandez (152) will be looked upon to lead. Carson is able to fill a full lineup, and Hockenberry said the Colts could compete with other local teams.
San Pedro: The second-year Pirates and second-year coach Roman Hernandez placed second last year and should close the gap. San Pedro is strong at its upper weights, and with 50 wrestlers on the roster, the future is bright.
Andrew Ballntyne took fifth in the City finals and will be strong at 195 pounds. Seniors Jacob Allen (182), Antonio Montoya (heavyweight) and Ethan Cox (170) round out the core of the team.
Junior Alfonso Aguillera (220) recently placed at the Long Beach Poly Tournament and went 5-0 at the Peninsula Five-Way.
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Cuba Gooding, Jr. (2 de gener de 1968, Bronx, Nova York, Estats Units) és un actor i productor estatunidenc.

Biografia
Nascut el 2 de gener de 1968 a Nova York, Cuba Gooding Jr és un actor que va fet les seves primeres armes en les sèries de televisió com a «Hill street blues» i «Mac Gyver». El 1988 fa el pas a la pantalla gran a la pel·lícula Coming to America, on té un petit paper al costat d'Eddie Murphy. Encadena, llavors, papers secundaris a grans produccions com Alguns homes bons de Rob Reiner i Outbreak  (1994) de Wolfgang Petersen.

L'any 1996 marca un gir en la seva carrera quan s'emporta l'Oscar al millor actor secundari per a  Jerry Maguire . En aquesta pel·lícula, encarna un futbolista professional, Rod Tidwell i treballa amb Tom Cruise.

Ben rebut per la crítica, rep diversos premis: l'«Screen Actors Guild Award», el «Chicago Film Critics Award», el «Broadcasters Film Critics Award», el «Blockbuster Entertainement Award», el «Black Oscars Award» i l'"American Comedy Award", tots per al millor actor secundari. També va ser nominat pel «Globus d'Or».

Des de, Cuba Gooding Jr ha interpretat en gèneres molt diversos, anant de la comèdia (Millor, impossible ,  Boat Trip ) al thriller (Instint ), al drama (Men of Honor ,  Radio ), al cinema de guerra ( Pearl Harbor ) i fins i tot als dibuixos animats (Home on the Range  de Walt Disney.

Obté la seva estrella al Passeig de la Fama de Hollywood el 2002.

Filmografia

Actor

 1988: Coming to America: Boy Getting Haircut 1989: MacGyver (TV): Temporada 4 Ep 12: Ray Collins 1989: Judgement: Oficial Alvarez
 1989: Sing: Stanley 1991: Els nois del barri (Boyz No The Hood): Tré Styles
 1992: Murder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story (TV): Tyree 1992: Gladiator: Abraham Lincoln Haines
 1992: Alguns homes bons (A Few Good Men): Cpl. Carl Hammaker
 1993: Daybreak (TV): Torch 1993: Judgment Night (Judgment Night): Mike Peterson 1994: Lightning Jack: Ben Doyle
 1994: Volar pels aires (Blown Away): Bomb Squad Class Member 1995: Esclat (Outbreak): Major Salt
 1995: Losing Isaiah: Eddie Hughes
 1995: The Tuskegee Airmen (TV): Billy Roberts 1996: The Audition 1996: Jerry Maguire: Rod Tidwell
 1997: Trading Favors: dependent de licoreria
 1997: Millor, impossible (As Good as It Gets): Frank Sachs
 1998: Més enllà dels somnis (What Dreams May Come): Albert Lewis
 1999: A Murder of Crows (vídeo): Lawson Russell

 1999: Instint (Instinct): Theo Caulder 1999: Chill Factor: Arlo
 2000: Men of Honor: BM2 / Cap Carl Brashear 2001: Pearl Harbor: Oficial Doris Miller
 2001: Rates a correcuita (Rat Race): Owen Templeton 2001: In the Shadows: Draven
 2002: Snow Dogs: Dr. Ted Brooks 2002: Boat Trip: Jerry Robinson
 2003: Radio: Radio 2004: Home on the Range de Will Finn i John Sanford: Buck (veu)
 2005: Lightfield's Home Videos 2005: Shadowboxer: Mikey
 2005: Dirty: Oficial Salim Adel 2006: End Game: Alex Thomas
 2007: Norbit: Deion Hughes
 2007: American Gangster: Nicky Barnes 2008: Hero Wanted: Liam Case
 2008: Line watch: Kevin Bray
 2009: The devil's tomb: Mack
 2009: Hardwired: Luke Gibson  2009: Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story (TV)

Cameo el 2001 a Zoolander, pel·lícula amb Ben Stiller.

 Productor
 1999: A Murder of Crows (vídeo)

 Premis i nominacions
 Premis
 Oscar al millor actor secundari per Jerry Maguire (1997)

 Nominacions
 Globus d'Or al millor actor secundari per Jerry Maguire'' (1997)

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Troy Dorsey Crose, Sr., 77, passed away on April 14, 2022, in Gainesville, GA, after a brief illness.
Troy was born on January 4, 1945, in Winter Park, FL, to Troy and Vivian Crose. He graduated from Osceola High School in Kissimmee, FL, in 1962. Shortly after graduation, he joined the Air Force and was stationed in San Antonio, TX.
Troy and Karen Macy were married in Kissimmee, FL. They were married 58 years and had two children, Troy and Todd. He worked as an offset pressman in the printing industry and took great pride in the work he produced.
Troy enjoyed his family, friends, gardening, fishing, hunting, reading, John Wayne movies, other western/adventure movies, and his poodle, Buddy.
Troy is survived by Karen - spouse, Troy (Sandra) Crose, and Todd (Kerrie) Crose - sons. He is also survived by four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by Troy Crose, father, and Vivian Crose, mother.
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"His involvement is still being investigated," said Rodriguez.
Patel, 29, who moved to Miami Beach from Dallas three weeks ago to manage a Prada store in Bal Harbour was shot and killed just before midnight last Thursday as he and his girlfriend walked through an alley just off of Española Way after leaving Mac's Club Deuce and on their way to a karaoke bar.
Surveillance video released by police show the couple walking hand-in-hand, then disappearing from view as a white Honda turns onto the street behind them. Patel's girlfriend Katy Park told police a thin black male with dreadlocks got out of the passenger seat of the Honda and shot Patel twice before getting back into the car and taking off.
Police said nothing was stolen from the couple. They also don't know who was driving the Honda as it sped off.
After an intense search, the Honda Accord was located at the Miami Metrorail station Tuesday afternoon. That's where police say they also found a man who they questioned at length.
"The subject taken into police custody yesterday afternoon was released late last night," Rodriguez said.
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Park, Patel's girlfriend, created an intense social media campaign to help find the shooter and raise money. A GoFundMe page in his honor has already raised more than $23,000 and the reward for the arrest and conviction of the shooter increased to $15,000 after donations from Prada and Mango's Cafe on South Beach.
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Q: Is the creation of a Database, User and assigning privileges using evolutions a bad practice in Play? It is possible to manage database structures using evolutions in Play. In the example I only see examples of creating tables. May the creation of users, assigning privileges and creating databases reside in these scripts as well or is it a bad practice and why or why not?

A: It is a bad idea to have your application connect to the database using a super user on the database. You could run into trouble with cases of sql injections, or if someone gains access to the database login/password.
As evolutions are mainly used by an application, and so use the same user account, it is recommended to have a separate user account with little privileges on the database.
Evolutions by themselves are quite modular and could be used by themselves to manage a database (if the user facing applications use other users). But there may be more complete tools that may do the same job, like flyway

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What has a weather routeing expert got to say about the future of digitalisation across the whole spectrum of shipping operations? Quite a lot, it turned out, when I met Svein Kåre Giskegjerde, vice president for shipping at StormGeo.
StormGeo is a Norwegian company with offices worldwide that supplies weather intelligence and other support services across a number of industries worldwide, including shipping, oil and gas and renewable energy. But acquisitions and other agreements have brought it into a larger orbit that embraces fleet management, data handling and digitalisation.
It has made some important purchases in the past five years: Applied Weather Technology, in 2014, which bolstered its weather routeing in the shipping sector; Nena Analysis in 2016, which allowed it to include weather data into energy market analysis; Nautisk in 2018, adding charts and publications to its portfolio; and, in February this year, it acquired 51% of the Brazilian meteorological services provider, Grupo Climatempo.
StormGeo has been part-owned by DNV GL since 2012 and the class society currently owns 26.4% of the company. Its majority owner is the venture capital company EQT, which holds 56.2% and, earlier this month (9 July), EQT provided finance for another maritime venture: Oakley Capital's investment in the marine training providers Seagull and Videotel.
StormGeo's involvement with DNV GL is also operational. In February this year the two companies signed an agreement to consolidate their fleet performance products – DNV GL's ECO Insight and Navigator Insight and StormGeo's FleetDSS and ship reporting solutions – into a single fleet performance management programme as part of StormGeo.
Most recently – during the Nor-Shipping exhibition in June – it revealed new versions of Nautisk's Bon Voyage System (BVS): NaviPlanner BVS and NaviUpdate. In its publicity material at the time, StormGeo said that these updates address "a major challenge in the shipping industry – the lack of connectivity between voyage planning, route optimisation solutions and shore-based decision-making." Its statement quoted Mr Giskegjerde saying that this improvement would be enough to double BVS' penetration from its current 6,000 vessels.
He told me that all this route optimisation information would be visible both on the ship and ashore, giving managers the ability to "participate in the decision" being made on the bridge. "They want to know why [the Captain] made this decision. What are the alternatives? Are you sure you're doing the right thing?"
I put it to Mr Giskegjerde that many captains would see this as meddling with their authority but he believes that some younger ships' officers "actually need it and feel they need it." But he conceded that "those have been sailing for 35 years can have a different attitude." How it is perceived will also be affected by how companies manage this new capability, he suggested.
Weather routeing is at the heart of this extension into remote management. It is one of "the three pillars" of shipping, he said – the others are navigation planning and fleet performance management – "because it influences everything."
This is all very interesting, but my motivation for meeting Mr Giskegjerde was to talk about the broader topic of data and digitalisation as vehicles that will deliver tangible benefits. StormGeo and its services are good examples of what can be done with better data but can its experience tell us more generally whether more data is always better? Whether sensors are always better than humans at collecting data? Whether there a limit to what digitalisation can do for us?
Let's take those in turn. Is more data always better? No. "You'll achieve more with better data than with more data," he replied. "We see a lot of bad data so start with the quality of the data and then you can work … to increase the amount of data." I am reminded of the old saying from the early days of computing – 'rubbish in; rubbish out' – but it is still relevant today. "We clean a lot of bad data; it's part of the expertise we have.
"If the source is better, you get that much better output from the analysis," Mr Giskegjerde said and posed this question for shipowners to consider: "How much data do you actually need? Do you need data from the vessel every minute, or every ten seconds or every ten minutes?"
And is the best data obtained from sensors? Not necessarily. Most data is collected manually and that will continue "for several years to come," Mr Giskegjerde said. And some automated data "needs a lot of monitoring to see if it is actually of good enough quality." But surely automation removes human error? I protested. "In theory, that is right. But if it's not set up correctly or you have a failure with a sensor, you need to manually intervene."
When data collection goes well, its benefits are impressive. Shortly before I spoke to him, Mr Giskegjerde had heard from a client who told him it had cut fuel consumption by 30% as a result of StormGeo's weather routeing and other voyage management tools. And it believes it can still do better than that.
So is there a limit to what digitalisation can bring to shipping? The volume of data being created and stored across the industry is huge and growing, but applying it "is in its infancy because most companies are not working on this in a systematic way," he said. They might have graphs and charts and comparisons, "but you need to put this into decisions."
To help guide that process, he posed some more questions: "Who should look at the data? How will you look at the data? Are you looking at the right data?" And there must be organisational structures in place that will translate the information that the data reveals into actions. "You need to do it in the right way and for the right reasons," he said.
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Q: Laravel + Angular 2 integration After working with many different frameworks (Symfony, Ruby-On-Rails, Angular) I discovered Laravel framework, and find it very nice.
I would like to combine the advantages of Laravel as a backend app with the possibilities of creating a great frontend with Angular 2.
I managed to integrate them manually, by creating an Angular app, then deploy it, and then export it to the public directory of my laravel app.
I also found this article.
However, I find it hard to believe that there is no easier way.
I would love to take advantage of great Angular CLI and composer, and let them do the work for me, but haven't find anything about it.
(I found this one, but couldn't manage to make it work...)
Is there some out-of-the-box solution?

A: The simple way, in my opinion, while keeping Angular and Laravel 2 as decoupled as possible and without having to use a third party package, is by writing a small bash script to do this for you.
You would start your Laravel server as normal, start your Angular development server as normal, and when you're ready to deploy you just run a one line script to build your Angular project and move the files to the respective Laravel folders, and voila.
The only prerequisite is that you need to have your Laravel routes include a catchall that directs every request to resourves/views/index.blade.php.
Here's a script I made a while ago:
#!/usr/bin/env bash

green='\033[1;32m'
nc='\033[0m'

say()
{
    printf "${green}=> $1${nc}\n"
}

cp_to_laravel()
{
    say 'Removing old files from public'
    rm -rf public/assets
    mkdir public/assets

    say 'Copying "client/dist" to "public/assets"'
    cp -r client/dist/ public/assets/

    say 'Flattening assets'
    cp -r public/assets/assets/ public/assets/
    rm -rf public/assets/assets

    say 'Copying "client/dist/index.html" to "resources/views/index.blade.php"'
    cp client/dist/index.html resources/views/index.blade.php

    say 'Build complete!'
}

say 'Building client with --aot and --prod'
cd client
ng build --aot --prod
cd ..
cp_to_laravel

From the root of your Laravel project, run the script with bash build-client.sh or sh build-client.sh.
The script above assumes your project structure looks something like this:
- app
- bootstrap
- client // Angular project inside here
    - dist
    - node_modules
    - src
    .angular-cli.json
    // ...
- config
- database
- public
- resources
- routes
- storage
- tests
build-client.sh
// ...

This is what it does:

*

*CD's into your angular project and runs ng build -prod -aot to build the project.

*Calls the cp_to_laravel function, which does the following:

*

*gets rid of the contents in public/assets in case there were any previous files there from a previous build

*copies the built files from client/dist into public/assets

*gets rid of the double asset folders by moving the contents of public/assets/assets into public/assets (this is necessary because ng build -prod -aot will create it's own assets folder, which is why there is a duplicate

*copies the contents of client/dist/index.html into resources/views/index.blade.php


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namespace CompareSortAlgorithms
{
    using System;
    using System.Collections.Generic;

    public static class SortAlgorithms
    {
        public static void InsertionSort<T>(T[] arr, Comparer<T> comparer = null) where T : IComparable
        {
            comparer = comparer ?? Comparer<T>.Default;
            int sortedArrayIndex;
            T insertValue;

            for (int outer = 1; outer < arr.Length; outer++)
            {
                insertValue = arr[outer];
                sortedArrayIndex = outer;
                while (sortedArrayIndex > 0 && comparer.Compare(arr[sortedArrayIndex - 1], insertValue) >= 0)
                {
                    arr[sortedArrayIndex] = arr[sortedArrayIndex - 1];
                    sortedArrayIndex -= 1;
                }

                arr[sortedArrayIndex] = insertValue;
            }
        }

        public static void SelectionSortArray<T>(T[] array, Comparer<T> comparer = null) where T : IComparable
        {
            comparer = comparer ?? Comparer<T>.Default;
            for (int i = 0; i < array.Length - 1; i++)
            {
                int min = i;
                for (int j = i + 1; j < array.Length; j++)
                {
                    if (comparer.Compare(array[min], array[j]) > 0)
                    {
                        min = j;
                    }
                }

                T temp = array[i];
                array[i] = array[min];
                array[min] = temp;
            }
        }

        public static void QuickSort<T>(T[] collection, Comparer<T> comparer = null) where T : IComparable
        {
            comparer = comparer ?? Comparer<T>.Default;
            QuickSortRecursive(collection, 0, collection.Length - 1, comparer);
        }

        private static void QuickSortRecursive<T>(T[] collection, int left, int right, Comparer<T> comparer) where T : IComparable
        {
            T pivot = collection[(left + right) / 2];

            int i = left;
            int j = right;

            while (i <= j)
            {
                while (comparer.Compare(collection[i], pivot) < 0)
                {
                    i++;
                }

                while (comparer.Compare(collection[j], pivot) > 0)
                {
                    j--;
                }

                if (i <= j)
                {
                    T temp = collection[i];
                    collection[i] = collection[j];
                    collection[j] = temp;

                    i++;
                    j--;
                }
            }

            if (left < j)
            {
                QuickSortRecursive(collection, left, j, comparer);
            }

            if (i < right)
            {
                QuickSortRecursive(collection, i, right, comparer);
            }
        }
    }
}

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Had a very relaxing weekend, caravan spotless as usual and all mod cons just like home from home, so much so we didn't want to come home, but we will be back sometime next year. Thanks to everyone at Eyemouth you all do a wonderful job, keep up the good work.
Excellent holiday at Eyemouth - my 3rd time there and certainly not my last!
This site is glorious, the views are tremendous and the whole holiday was very relaxing. Being so close to the sea is very good for your well being, I can't wait to return.
The site, accommodation and location were all that we could have wished for. We had a great holiday and would certainly do it again.
I would like to recommend this holiday if you are looking for a restful holiday.
Fabulous accommodation and park location - great place for a relaxing break!


We offer quality, experienced and skilled labourers that all come with a 'can do' attitude and willingness to work.
We perform licenced demolition and are experienced in efficient jobs for flexible needs.
With a fleet of vehicles differing in size we can swiftly remove rubbish in both small and large loads.
Noble Works Australia have been providing Labour Hire to the Sydney area for over 10 years. We pride ourselves on the quality of our labourers and our last minute request fulfilment. Our experienced and skilled labourers all come with a 'can do' attitude and willingness to get the job done.
Over the past years of growth and expansion we have become much more than just another labour hire company. Our expertise in the Building and Construction Industry has seen us welcome Demolition, Commercial Fencing, Temporary Fencing, Rubbish Removal and more recently Excavation to our extensive bag of tricks.
Whilst running our own contract jobs we trial most of our labourers before placing them on our client's jobs. This ensures that our valued clients are getting the best possible labourer for their projects. This method has received positive feedback from both our labourers and clients, labourers get the chance to come in and meet the rest of the team and our clients know they are getting hard working labourers.
Our contract work and labour hire placement has seen us on many high profile construction sites across Sydney including Centennial Park, Sydney Opera House, Sydney Equestrian Centre, Fox Studios, The International Towers Sydney (Barangaroo), Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney Uni, UNSW, UTS, UWS, as well as many Hospitals, Schools, Shopping Centres, Police Stations, Fire Stations, Juvenile Justice Centres, and Sydney Train Stations.
With all the manpower, tools and equipment needed, Noble Works Australia are more than ready to tackle your project first hand or provide you with the labour required to meet your targets.
"Having worked with NWA for over 10 years, I can honestly say that as a business, they go above and beyond what is expected of a subcontractor. The detailed and extensive involvement of their Director's ensure that any request is actioned immediately and closely monitored until completion. As a labour hire company, NWA supply workers who are appropriately skilled and continue to work the requested extensive hours required to complete the task at hand. The lateral thinking, co-ordination and untiring effort of the NWA's skilled staff and management ensures that the project works are completed safely and to the highest of quality. There are no areas that require improvement and I look forward to continuing our working relationship."
"I have been using the services of NWA for approximately 5 years. In this time I have always appreciated the efforts that Blain and Arron have gone to. No request is too small or too big, they do everything they can to ensure that they are assisting us in getting the results and resources we need. I wish we had more like them."
"NWA have been especially good is in the quality of their labour. We have noticed a significant difference between their men's competence and punctuality. With most other firms this has been more hit and miss. NWA's ability to respond quickly, even to a significant amount of men, with short notice has also been impressive. We would have no hesitation recommending NWA."
"NWA is our go to organization for labour hire and demolition services. Blain and his team are reliable, cooperative, problem solvers that provide valued based solutions."
"We've been working with NWA for almost 10 years now and throughout that time Blain and Arron have always taken a professional approach to their business. There has never been an issue too big or small which couldn't be resolved; be it a huge demolition project done under difficult time constraints or a last minute/late afternoon labour hire call up. The team at NWA have always met and exceeded our expectations. I look forward to another 10 years doing business with Noble Works Australia."
"Noble Works Australia - Blain is our go to guy for last minute labour hire. His service is impeccable as he provides hard working staff that are suited to the task requested and that always arrive on time."
"We have used Noble Works Australia on several of our major projects including construction of the recent Aquatiopia (Prairiewood water park) and more notably Wet & Wild, Sydney. During that time we found the labourers and skilled workers to be of a very high standard. We will continue to use NWA on all of our Sydney projects and can highly recommend them to anyone. During our dealings with the Director Blain, we found him to be very professional and most importantly responsive, which is essential when managing a large team."


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/ Brightness and Magnitude in Astronomy
Brightness and Magnitude in Astronomy
Magnitude is an astronomical term that is used to describe precisely how bright a stellar object is. It can be done with both objective scientific measurements and a more qualitative classification of how bright the object is in the sky. Magnitude is measured on an inverse scale where lower numbers equal a brighter object. The traditional magnitude scale used in astronomy runs from 1 to 6.
The two major scales of magnitude are visual magnitude and absolute magnitude. Absolute magnitude is a scientific scale of how much light an object would shed if the observer was precisely 10 parsecs away from it. This distance equals about 33 light years, or 200 trillion miles, and the exact absolute brightness value of a heavenly body is determined by complex calculations of the elemental composition of the object, the amount of light it sheds measured in lumens and other scientific considerations. Absolute magnitude is rarely used outside of the scientific context.
Apparent magnitude, also known as visual magnitude, is a more intuitive form of classification. It measures how bright the object is by the time that its light reaches the earth. This value can be measured precisely through the use of light meters and telescopes, or it can be approximated simply by looking at the stellar objects with binoculars or the naked eye.
In fact, the magnitude scale of stellar brightness was invented thousands of years before telescopes or binoculars. The scale of apparent magnitude that we use today was laid down by the ancient Greek astronomers Hipparchus and Ptolemy, who classified the objects in the sky according to six categories of brightness. They chose about twenty of the stars that looked brightest to them and assigned them to the category of the first magnitude. The next brightest set of stellar objects was assigned to the second magnitude, all the way to the ones which could only barely be seen, which were all grouped in the sixth magnitude.
When telescopes, prisms and other optical devices were invented, they brought with them two important discoveries related to magnitude. The first was that there were a whole lot more stars below the sixth category than anyone had ever expected. The telescope revealed uncountable numbers of tiny lights that were far too dim to be seen with the unassisted eye. What is more, the telescope made it possible to measure the brightness coming from a particular star with ever-increasing specificity. Since the first magnitude was such a well-defined category and the sixth magnitude was used to apply to a vast number of objects at the very edge of human decision, the arbitrary decision was made to set the brightness of the sixth magnitude at 100 times less than the 1st magnitude. This transformed the magnitude scale into a logarithmic scale, which means that the quantities measured increased exponentially as the measurements increased arithmetically.
This historical tradition of astronomy explains why the stellar magnitude chart appears almost upside-down. Since the scale has been extended to cover things far outside the original scope, and since the measured brightness falls as the magnitude climbs, the chart can sometime seem to operate in a counter-intuitive manner. However, so long as one remembers that a bright star has a magnitude of about one, it is easy to reason the rest through.
The magnitude chart was expanded in the other direction as well. It became possible to measure exactly how much brighter planets such as Venus were than the heavenly bodies around them. In other words, they recorded precisely how much light there was coming from Venus when it was at its fullest brightness. It was found to be about a hundred times brighter than the objects that made up the traditional first magnitude, so the scale was simply extended into the negative numbers to accommodate. Venus has a visual magnitude of about -4. The Moon, by far the brightest of the planets we can see in the sky, has a magnitude of about -12 when it is at its fullest. The sun puts out about 400,000 times as much light as the full moon. This means that its visual magnitude is about -26.
As can be seen, this scale represents an excellent way to deal with the widely divergent lights seen in the sky. Although local atmospheric conditions are always paramount, on a clear night it should be possible to see stellar bodies all the way up to magnitude 6. A typical pair of field binoculars should be sufficient to see objects as dim as magnitude 9.5, which is more than a hundred times darker than the eyes can see alone. A telescope will naturally improve this ability to detect dimmer objects to an almost unimaginable degree. The wider the diameter of the telescope, the more light it will capture and the higher magnitude objects that can be seen. The only limits to this are found in the diameter of lens that can be procured and the atmospheric conditions prevailing at the viewing location. The Hubble Space Telescope has been able to resolve objects as dim as 31.5 magnitude in its nearly perfect viewing conditions outside the Earth's atmosphere.


. The first single from the upcoming new La Chansons album "King and Queen Of The Dancefloor" will be released on December 15th. It features the single "Candy Bar Man" as well as the instrumental version of "Candy Bar Man" and a remix of Spy For Hire's "Money". La Chansons is the Atlanta husband and wife, dance pop duo, Greg and Carson Keller.


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Marshall P. Shaffer
Partner Mergers & Acquisitions Private Equity
marshall.shaffer@kirkland.com
Shareholder Activism & Hostile Takeover Defense
Marshall Shaffer's practice concentrates primarily on mergers and acquisitions, corporate and securities law matters and corporate governance.
Marshall has advised both public and private companies in a wide range of industries in connection with mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, cross-border transactions and securities offerings. Marshall has also advised with respect to proxy contests, shareholder activism, takeover defense strategies and other corporate governance matters.
Marshall received his B.A., cum laude, from Yale University in 2007. Marshall completed a J.D. from Stanford Law School in 2010, where he served as articles editor of the Stanford Law & Policy Review.
Prior Experience
Mergers and Acquisitions*
RS Energy Group Inc. in its sale to Enverus
The Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Taubman Centers, Inc. in Taubman's $9.8 billion merger and joint venture with Simon Property Group
Gamut Capital Management in its acquisition of Grede
Le Tote Inc. in its acquisition of Lord + Taylor
Chubb in its $28.3 billion acquisition by ACE Limited
Medivation in its $14.6 billion acquisition by Pfizer
Zoetis in its $2.0 billion acquisition of Abaxis
URS in its $6.0 billion sale to AECOM Technology
Transaction Committee of the Board of Directors of Jefferies in its $2.6 billion merger with Leucadia National Corporation
Special Committee of the Facebook Board of Directors in the terminated reclassification of Facebook's capital structure through the creation of a new class of publicly listed, non-voting common stock, including negotiation of related governance agreements with Mark Zuckerberg
Lions Gate Entertainment in its $4.3 billion merger with Starz
CBS in the $2.0 billion sale of CBS Radio to Entercom Communications through a Reverse Morris Trust transaction
CBS in the $225 million sale of its international outdoor advertising business to affiliates of Platinum Equity
Affiliates of Searchlight Capital Partners in their $2 billion acquisition of Mitel Networks Corporation
Affiliates of Apollo Global Management in their $5.1 billion acquisition of West Corporation
Affiliates of Apollo Global Management in their acquisition by its affiliated funds of Presidio from American Securities
West Corporation, a portfolio company of funds affiliated with Apollo Global Management, in its $335 million acquisition of Nasdaq's Public Relations Solutions and Digital Media Services Businesses
Presidio, a portfolio company of funds affiliated with Apollo Global Management, in its sale of Atlantix Global Systems to Millstein & Co.
AMB Property Corporation in its $14.0 billion merger with ProLogis, to create a REIT with combined assets owned and under management of $46.0 billion
Sunrise Senior Living in its $4.3 billion sale to Health Care REIT, including various related financing matters and buy-outs of joint venture partners
Sunrise Senior Living in the sale of its management company to KKR, Beecken Petty and Health Care REIT
Cousins Properties in its merger with Parkway Properties and simultaneous spin-off of their combined Houston assets, creating two publicly-traded REITs with a combined gross asset value of $7.0 billion
Alleghany Corporation in its $3.4 billion acquisition of Transatlantic Holdings
ANN INC., the parent company of Ann Taylor, in its $2.2 billion sale to ascena retail group
Chesapeake Energy Corporation in its $338 million acquisition of Bronco Drilling Company
Itaú Unibanco Holding S.A. in its acquisition of Citigroup's retail banking and insurance assets in Brazil
Itaú Unibanco Holding S.A. in its restructured acquisition of Citigroup's retail banking and insurance assets in Brazil
Invesco Ltd. in its $1.2 billion acquisition of Guggenheim's exchange-traded funds (ETF) business
Sterne Agee Group in its $150 million acquisition by Stifel Financial
Sterne Agee Group in its sale of its equity sales, trading and research division to CRT Capital
Sterne Agee Group in its sale of its FBC Mortgage subsidiary to the founders of FBC Mortgage
Triumph Bancorp in its $133 million acquisition of Doral Money in connection with the FDIC's auction process for Doral Bank
Hilltop Holdings in its acquisition of PlainsCapital Corporation for approximately $537 million in cash and stock
McGraw Hill Companies in its ultimately terminated acquisition of Oil Price Information Service, LLC from United Communications Group
AMPORTS, a portfolio company of a private equity fund, in its sale
Blyth in its $98 million acquisition by The Carlyle Group
The Carlyle Group in its acquisition of additional interests in Duff & Phelps
Evolve IP in its sale to Great Hill Partners
Miller Investment Management as lead investor in a $20 million follow-on investment in honeygrow and $5 million acquisition of interests in honeygrow from an existing shareholder
Le Tote Inc. on the sale of its intellectual property and e-commerce assets to Saadia Group LLC
Restructurings, Recapitalizations and Investments*
Clearwater Analytics in its new investment from Permira, Warburg Pincus and Durable Capital, with Welsh Carson remaining a majority stockholder
Le Tote, Inc., Lord & Taylor LLC and their affiliates in their Chapter 11 cases filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
TPG RE Finance Trust in its up to $325 million investment from Starwood Capital
TPG RE Finance Trust in the sale of its $572 million debt securities portfolio
CBS Radio in its $1.7 billion financing transactions
Lions Gate Entertainment in its entry into commercial agreements with Liberty Global and Discovery Communications and in the acquisition by Liberty Global and Discovery Communications of a minority stake in Lions Gate from MHR Fund Management
Lions Gate Entertainment in its acquisition of a minority interest in Starz from John Malone in exchange for a minority interest in Lionsgate
Education Management Corporation in its $1.5 billion restructuring and related delisting transactions
Presidio, a portfolio company of funds affiliated with Apollo Global Management, in its $160 million stock buyback from affiliates of Apollo Global Management
Presidio, a portfolio company of funds affiliated with Apollo Global Management, in its $700 million term loan financing
Presidio, a portfolio company of funds affiliated with Apollo Global Management, in the refinancing of its $700 million term loan facility
Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Activision Blizzard in an $8.2 billion purchase of shares of Activision from Vivendi, S.A., its controlling stockholder, by Activision and ASAC II L.P., an investment vehicle formed by Activision's CEO Bobby Kotick and Co-Chairman Brian Kelly
hibu in seeking Chapter 15 recognition of its $1.5 billion debt restructuring through a UK scheme of arrangement
Key Energy Services in its $1.0 billion debt restructuring through a pre-packaged Chapter 11 plan
Metropolitan Bank Group in its $206.7 million recapitalization by an investor group led by Roberto Herencia, former President and Director of Popular North America, Inc.
M&T Bank Corporation in its $500 million sale of 500,000 depositary shares to J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
Fortune 100 Company in a $2.5 billion ownership transfer by its controlling shareholder in connection with implementation of a succession plan
Spin-Offs and Securities Offerings*
CBS Outdoor Americas in its $644 million initial public offering
Triumph Bancorp in its $100 million initial public offering
CBS in connection with the terminated initial public offering of CBS Radio
Lions Gate Entertainment in the $368 million underwritten secondary offering of its common shares by investment funds affiliated with MHR Fund Management
Lions Gate Entertainment in the underwritten offering of Lions Gate common shares by Bank of America, as counterparty to certain derivatives transactions with Liberty Global and Discovery Communications, with J.P. Morgan as underwriter
Funds affiliated with Apollo Global Management in their sale of 3,000,000 shares of Presidio common stock
Presidio, a portfolio company of funds affiliated with Apollo Global Management, in its $250 million initial public offering
Funds affiliated with Apollo Global Management in the $145.5 million secondary offering of Presidio common stock
ViSalus and Blyth in the $175 million proposed initial public offering of ViSalus, a majority-owned subsidiary of Blyth
Covidien plc in its $2.5 billion spinoff of Mallinckrodt plc, its pharmaceuticals business
*Certain transactions occurred prior to joining Kirkland
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Stanford Law SchoolJ.D.2010
Articles Editor, Stanford Law & Policy Review
Yale UniversityB.A., Political Science & Economicscum laude2007
16 November 2020 Press Release Kirkland Represents Special Committee of Taubman Centers on Amended and Restated Merger Agreement with Simon Property Group
29 May 2020 Press Release Kirkland Represents TPG RE Finance Trust, Inc. on Strategic Investment from Starwood Capital
10 February 2020 Press Release Kirkland Represents Special Committee of Taubman Centers on Acquisition by Simon Property Group
16 December 2019 Press Release Kirkland Advises Funds Managed by Gamut Capital Management in Acquisition of Grede
12 November 2019 Press Release Kirkland Represents Le Tote on Acquisition of Lord + Taylor From HBC


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Goodbye to Legos. Hello to Treasure! at the Museum of Arts and Culture
This is the last weekend for the Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture's wildly popular Lego exhibit called 'Nature Connects: Lego Brick Sculptures.'
If you haven't seen the 28 giant nature-themed sculptures made from 500,000 Lego bricks by New York-based artist Sean Kenney, you're missing out! There's an eight-foot-tall hummingbird, a seven-foot-tall rose, and a life-size bison and calf made out of 61,371 Legos! The Lego exhibit runs through this Sunday, February 7, and includes 200 smaller Lego sculptures made by local folks, ages kindergarten through adult.
A new exhibit opened at the Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture on January 23 called 'Treasure!' which is the history and science of treasure-hunting. Treasure! explores underwater riches, buried treasure, gold rushes, treasure in the attic, and modern treasure hunts. 'Treasure!' runs until May 15.
Come this weekend to the Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture and you can see both the Lego and Treasure exhibits. The museums is open 10am to 5pm, Wednesdays through Sundays in Browne's Addition at 2316 W. First Avenue. Free parking in the museum's parking structure or on the street. Admission prices: Members (free), Adults: $10, Seniors: $7.50, Youth ages 6-18, $5, Students 18+ with ID: $5. $1 off for active duty or retired military and AAA members. Admission to the historic Campbell House is included in admission price.
Note: Starting on Tuesday, February 9, the museum will be open every Tuesday from 10am to 5pm, and every Tuesday will be half price! Adults: $5, Seniors (60+): $3.75, Children Ages 6-18: $2.50, College Students w/ID: $2.50, All active museum members and children 5 & under are free. Discount does not apply to school group visitation or group discounts. No other offer or discounts apply.
For more information, visit www.northwestmuseum.org.
Spokane Arts Visual Arts Tour starts this First Friday
The City-wide arts tour will be this First Friday, February 5, and will run through Sunday, February 7. Over 40 venues are participating with countless artists and amazing artwork.
For more information and listing of venues and artists, visit www.spokanearts.org/visual-arts-tour.
Spokane Boat Show at the Fairgrounds through Saturday
The 62nd annual Spokane boat show has docked at the Fairgrounds now through Saturday, February 6 showing hundreds of boats of all sizes, in 9 buildings. Go to spokaneboatshow.com for all the details.
'T 4 2' at Trackside this Month
Trackside Studio Ceramic Art Gallery, 115 S. Adams Street, has a sweetheart of an exhibit featuring one-of-a-kind ceramic teapots, paired with cups, creamers and sugars this Valentine Month. The show, called 'T 4 2' runs February 5-26, with First Friday Receptions, this Friday, February 5 from 5-8pm and Saturday, February 6, noon-4pm.
Gallery hours through the month of February are Wednesday through Friday, noon-5:30pm. For more information and to shop online go to tracksidestuido.net or call 509-863-9904.
Charlie Chaplin's 'City Lights' at the Fox
Charlie Chaplin's 1931 'comedy romance pantomime,' 'City Lights,' complete with Chaplin's original score, performed Live by the Spokane Symphony, will be shown on the big screen at Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox this Saturday, February 6 at 7:30pm.
'City Lights' follows the misadventures of Charlie Chaplin's iconic Little Tramp as he falls in love with a beautiful blind flower seller. It was ranked as the 11th greatest American film of all time by the American Film Institute.
Brad Paisley comes to the Arena Feb. 12
Country music superstar Brad Paisley is bringing his 'Crushin' It World Tour' to the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena on Friday, February 12 at 7:30pm. Paisley is a critically acclaimed singer, songwriter, guitarist and entertainer whose talents have earned him numerous awards, including three GRAMMYs, two American Music Awards, 14 Academy of Country Music Awards and 14 Country Music Association Awards (including Entertainer of the Year), among many others.
Tickets available at www.ticketswest.com or 800-325-SEAT.
Hospice of Spokane to host 11th Annual Taste of Life
Join Hospice of Spokane on Friday, February 26 from 5:30-8:30pm at the Spokane Club, 1002 W Riverside Ave, for their annual Taste of Life. This fun event pairs great local wines, premium microbrews, ciders and delicious food, along with live music. This is a very popular event, benefitting a wonderful organization, Hospice of Spokane.
For more information or to purchase tickets for $75 each, visit www.hospiceofspokane.org/taste or call 509-456-0438 and ask for Development.
Mardi Gras celebration at Mirabeau Feb. 13
Spokane Valley Partners Presents the Mardi Gras Masquerade Ball at the Mirabeau Park Hotel, 1100 N Sullivan Rd in Spokane Valley on Saturday, February 13. Dance the night away to Zydeco DJ Music. Room packages available starting at $169, which includes two dinner and party tickets to the masquerade ball. Separate dinner tickets are $50, Party tickets only, $20.
Bach is back Feb 23-March 6
The 38th Annual Northwest Bach Festival with Zuill Bailey, Artistic Director, will bring 12 days of musical excitement with concerts, films, Flash-Bach! appearances, special events and more. Starting on Wednesday, February 23 and running through Sunday, March 6 at a wide variety of Spokane venues.
The Festival concerts begin on Wednesday, February 24 at 7:30pm with a Festival Classics Concert, Bach XXI--Bach for the 21st Century, featuring the Matt Herskowitz Piano Jazz Trio with Zuill Bailey, cello, turning Barrister Winery, into a Bach Jazz Club. The Festival Classics will conclude with a grand Finale Concert in St. John's Cathedral, on Sunday, March 6 at 3pm.
For a complete listing of events including special and free events, and ticket information, visit www.nwbachfest.com.
Monster Jam coming this Friday through Sunday
Don't miss this year's Monster Jam, coming to the Spokane Arena this Friday, February 5 and continuing through Sunday, February 7. Show times are Friday, 7:30pm; Saturday, 2pm & 7:30pm; and Sunday, 2pm. Tickets available at www.ticketswest.com or 800-325-SEAT.
SPiFF continues through Feb. 6
The 18th Annual Spokane International Film Festival continues this week and runs through Saturday, February 6. Films will be shown at The Martin Woldson Theatre and The Fox, Magic Lantern Theatre, The Bing Crosby Theater, and AMC River Park Square 20, and there will be a special engagement at the Garland Theater in the Garland District.
Visit spokanefilmfestival.org for more information.
Torn Felt - Felt Torn at Spokane Art School Gallery
Spokane Art School Gallery, 811 W. Garland Avenue, presents 'Torn Felt - Felt Torn', a show by the Artreach program at Crosswalk. There's an artists' reception this Friday, February 5 from 5-9pm with live music from Front Porch Trio. The show runs through March 26. Art School hours are Monday-Friday 10am-5pm and Saturday 10am-4pm.
The Spokane Art School provides quality fine arts instruction in the visual arts from professional artists in a variety of teaching environments. The Art School holds classes for children or adults, ranging from single-day workshops, multi-day workshops for more complicated projects and techniques and weekly classes in different disciplines such as painting and drawing. Instruction is geared towards all levels of proficiency from beginning to master.
Go to spokaneartschool.net for more information.
Harlem Globetrotters 90th Anniversary World Tour at the Arena
Listen for the sweet sounds of 'Sweet Georgia Brown' as the world famous Harlem Globetrotters come to the Spokane Arena, Tuesday, February 16 at 7pm.
The Harlem Globetrotters are on their most epic tour in history, as the team celebrates its 90th Anniversary World Tour. A star-studded roster will have fans on the edge of their seats to witness the ball handling wizardry, basketball artistry and one-of-a-kind family entertainment that thrills fans of all ages.
Discount to National Geographic series for library card holders
If you enjoy adventure travel, breathtaking photography, or engaging stories told by explorers, scientists, and artists, then you won't want to miss the National Geographic Live series at the INB Performing Arts Center. We are excited to share a special discount to this series of talks. All Spokane Public Library card holders can purchase tickets to the National Geographic Live series at a special library rate of $19.50 per ticket (normally $42.50). This month's showing is Tuesday, February 9, at 7pm. Check www.inbpac.com for dates of upcoming monthly shows.
To purchase tickets, visit www.ticketswest.com or 800-325-SEAT. Use promo code SPOLIBRARY.


With our Ikea kitchen flat packed and hanging out in the living room and the contractors not quite ready to get started on their end of things, we're in a kitchen limbo. I'm using it as an opportunity to inventory and cleanse, following the KonMari method as much as my impatient heart will allow.
Kitchen drawers are a real wasteland for unused/unnecessary gadgets. If you have a cast iron skillet, a good chef's knife, and some solid mixing bowls, your kitchen is complete. The rest is gravy and that gravy needs a home.
This is a picture of only 1/3 of our kitchen cabinet space emptied. Getting it all out so I can only put the good stuff back in (re: KonMari).
The dining room is about to become the kitchen for a few weeks while we tear some things apart and build something new. The less we have to deal with inventory-wise, the better life will be when we come out of this (hopefully) alive. I posted a few things I'm getting rid of over on Instagram if you're interested.
I know it to be true that prep work pays off, but I also know it to be true that I forget to finish my prep work 9/10.


In Part I, this Article briefly discusses the Whren decision. Part II discusses the three states that have considered whether to divert from the Whren decision under their own state constitutions. This Article then concludes that while these states have made efforts to combat traffic stops initiated on unconstitutional grounds, such as racial profiling, these state courts are finding it hard to do in the absence of police admission of using a pretext. While this case law suggests that other means of addressing police use of pretext would be more effective than relying on state constitutional law remedies, the Washington mixedmotive test perhaps comes the closest to providing a reviewing court with the means to address whether a police officer has exercised her discretion appropriately.