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A-Designs Audio EM-PEQs Score Big With John Rodd
By dgershuny
WEST HILLS, California – November 2007 — Renowned score recording and mixing engineer John Rodd is a master of his craft, sought after by some of the biggest composers in Hollywood. In films, television and video games, Rodd's work ranges from large-scale orchestral recordings on the finest scoring stages in the world, to hybrid scores that blend orchestral music with rock, jazz and electronic elements. Working in a variety of Los Angeles facilities, as well as his own private studio, Rodd recently added a pair of A-Designs Audio EM-PEQ modules to his set of essential hardware tools.
A-Designs Audio's new EM-PEQ module emulates the classic Pultec EQP-1A, a sound Rodd chose over and over in a blind test performed at his studio just a few months ago. "I set up blind, level-matched comparisons with an engineer friend on a couple of different occasions so we could take turns comparing high-end hardware EQs with a wide variety of source material," he explains. "It turned out that once the identities of the EQs were revealed, I had consistently preferred the EM-PEQ for adding size and low-end punch. The EM-PEQ has an amazing low-end 'muscle' and a great top end that is ideal for certain tasks. The EQ shootouts were all I needed to convince me to purchase a pair of EM-PEQs to add to my current arsenal of hardware EQs."
Nominated for 'Best Score Mixer' as part of the 2007 Film & TV Music Awards, Rodd's recent credits include mixing the orchestral score for the upcoming animated feature The Legend of Secret Pass, the recently released live-action Bratz movie, and the horror-thriller Primeval. He recorded the orchestral score for the film Victim and the videogame The Golden Compass, as well as music for the video games Stranglehold and Conan. He recently mixed the orchestral score for the videogame BladeStorm: Hundred Years War and serves as scoring mixer for NBC's Journeyman television series.
Recording and mixing music for such a diverse set of projects, Rodd finds himself in many different studios, working on all sizes of analog consoles, and using a variety of DAWs, including Pro Tools, MOTU Digital Performer and Apple Logic, as well as a wide range of outboard hardware. He frequently finds himself reaching for the EM-PEQs to add unique character to sources that need some improvements. "The beauty of the EM-PEQ is that I can EQ to make the bottom end huge without it getting all 'flabby' or 'woofy'," Rodd notes, "and I can make the top end 'pop' without it getting harsh."
Recently mixing an orchestral film score for an upcoming animated feature, Rodd found his new EQs particularly useful. "The EM-PEQs were invaluable for making the overdubbed Taiko drums and other low percussion sound massive," he reports, adding, "I also recently mixed a Hollywood blockbuster film trailer where the EM-PEQs were extremely useful at sculpting some low-end elements."
Between big film, television and video game scores, Rodd also records and mixes for album projects. "I'm about to mix a few more songs for an upcoming album by a rock-electronica artist and I'm positive my EM-PEQs will be put to good use," Rodd assures. "No one hardware EQ is perfect for every application, but for some tasks the EM-PEQs are more than perfect!"
With the new EM-PEQ, A-Designs has captured much of the essence of the classic all-tube Pultec EQP-1A, one of the best equalizers of all time, venerated for its almost mythical ability to improve the sound of just about anything running through it. A-Designs Audio was able to 'shrink' this highly sought after filter design into the now red-hot compact 500 Series format without compromise to either build quality or sonics. The EQ section design and control layout of the classic EQP-1A, as well as its wonderfully smooth musicality, has been meticulously maintained in the EM-PEQ.
The EM-PEQ is an approved API™ 'VPR Alliance' product and may also be used in A-Designs Audio's new 500HR single-rack-space, dual-slot power supply.
A-Designs Audio is a boutique manufacturer of high-quality professional audio products, including the MP-A Series (all-tube microphone preamplifiers), Pacifica (stereo solid-state microphone preamplifier), REDDI (all-tube direct box), ATTY and ATTY2'D (passive line attenuators), and new EM Series (500 Series-compatible microphone preamplifier modules). For more information, please contact A-Designs Audio at 818-716-4153 or visit www.adesignsaudio.com.
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It has to do with food, mood and confidence. For a fashion-conscious gal things have to be right. Now let's complicate that with a poor nights sleep, poor eating habits, menstral cycles and you have a formula for unpredictability. Without even getting emotional issues and relationship influences it's no wonder why a "girl has nothing to wear".
The best intentions can fall victim to the "panic attack".
Countless times such as today I wanted to get an early start but it just didn't happen.Things can and will change overnight. So what is a girl to do? Calm down take a deep breath and clear your mind.
I always start my day with skin care. Get the coffee brewing, wash my face and apply serums and lotions. It calms me and I take the time to massage my face and neck. I always allow time for the skin care to be absorbed before makeup application.
What this does is help set my mood. Clean fresh skin, cup of coffee and a bite to eat make me feel way different than when I got out of bed. Here's where the difference from yesterday and today come into play. The night before I quickly laid out my cloths after a long day, just wanted to get to bed and ate a heavy dinner, some wine and salty food.
In the morning nothing fits, my face is puffy and the mirror is not my friend. That cute outfit I selected the night before made me say "what was I thinking?"
Now it is the trusty fallbacks, that little black dress, but that fits loosely, or the favorite top that works over two sizes. The items that I call comfort clothes that you want to wear all the time. Even still, it's not just clothes. It's what you see in the mirror. You may see the flaws, puffiness, blemishes dull skin and this may set your mood for the whole day!
This is the time to avoid loud bright colors and stick with the muted black and whites, pastel colors that work with your skin tone. Darker colors hide your overnight feast, and don't forget accessories. They help redirect a peering eye and promote conversation.
So what do woman in the limelight do? How can we avoid the "panic attack"?
After following these wonderful procedures for years I have turned my skin around. These are simple things anyone can do to change the mood your in and make you feel beautiful and confident.
When you want to look your best don't think about cloths and makeup, think about what not to eat the days before.
Studies in Sweden found that sleep deprived people were perceived as less attractive and sadder than the same subjects well-rested. Doctors recommend 8 hours, but the average American woman gets only 6.5 hours.
effects Bright on schedule eye awakening cream. Chill in the fridge overnight.
Sugar is another problem in this country. I read this in Glamour magazine; a diet high in sugar dumbs you down, cells are sapped of the energy they need to communicate efficiently, making it harder for you to learn and remember information. Sugar dampens your mood. To much sugar in the blood it starts attaching itself to collagen and elastin -- two substances that ordinarily keep the skin looking young.
The result: your skin becomes stiffer and more prone to wrinkles. Last, it weakens eyesight. Proteins in your retinas keep vision sharp. When the body breaks down simple sugars, by-products latch onto these proteins, accelerating aging, blurred vision and loss of low light vision.
And what about the Cheeseburger you ask? It contains those elements in terms of fats, sugars in the white bread and red meat. That coupled with a soda and fries pretty much sets up your mood for the rest of the day and into the next. Ultimately you are what you eat. This is certainly an oversimplification but I think everyone can relate to it in one way or another.
I hope it helps you understand the cause and effect of what you eat as it relates to mood.
Try a simple test. On the weekend take a nice bubble bath, you know a real bubbly girly bath, wth aroma candles and a glass of wine. We all enjoy a nice long bath to relax. After you come out of the bath, apply a body lotion to moisturize your skin. Take your time, use some of the skincare products that may have been sitting around collecting dust and just feel how wonderful it is.
Now look in the mirror and look closely at your face and make note at what you see. Always apply serums first and gently massage the serum into your skin. Follow the directions on the label. When using a serum, gently massage the forehead, cheeks and under eye area, then the chin and neck. With an outward motion to the side of the face continue to massage. This helps move fluid buildup away from your face. Gently pat eye serum following the ocular ridge outward to the crows feet area. Never pull the skin in this area by swiping the serum under the eye. You should feel very relaxed and ready to apply moisturizer and any other corrective skin care products your skin care specialist recommended.
When you are done look again in the mirror and make note at what you see. As a minimum, you should start to see skin that glows. One day will not make you a Diva but over time your skin will slowly improve. If you are new to skin care take a picture of yourself and see how things improve over time.


Our next trip to Project CURE is scheduled for Saturday, December 3rd, 9 am – 12 pm (2300 Clifton Ave, 37209). We will be sorting medical supplies to be sent to hospitals in developing countries. Everyone is welcome, including newcomers! See you there!


Christmas Dad Ornament; engraved and embossed.
Extremely disappointed in this seller. Ordered 6 weeks before Christmas, seller indicated it was made and shipped in early Dec, then did not respond to query that the item had arrived by 5 days before xmas, then simply just issued a refund when I actually was still wanting this item before Christmas. Very disappointed as this won't be available for my husband as a Christmas gift.
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If the answer is yes, consider delegating the task or automating the process. If the answer is no, then ask yourself a few more questions to evaluate if the task really needs completing at all.
Why are you doing the task? What importance does it hold? How does it impact the bigger picture? If the answers to these questions don't add up, consider removing the task from your to-do list altogether.
For example, does anyone actually read that weekly report you produce? Can any of the emails you send be automated through a service like MailChimp? When was the last time your team opened up your meeting summaries?
There's no point in spending your time on tasks that end up just being wasted time and effort. If you can get rid of this busywork from your calendar, you can concentrate your time on completing work that really matters.


Aug 17, 2015 – What I really enjoy is studio tours, particularly if the work is something you really like.
Every studio is unique. Most are small, particularly in the city.
The ones that I find most interesting are those in the country side, where the artist have space to work properly. These artists tend to have been around for a decade or two and have found some way to survive with their art.
Some are children book illustrators, others are potters, and a few are painters.
There is a print maker near Ottawa, who has this fantastic space. It is a farm made up of several small buildings that have been connected. The main building (located next to the farm house) is his studio and it holds two 19th century presses. There also enough room for two work tables and a nice sitting area. Attached to this space is small building that once stored wood, but now contends a mini gallery for visitors.
Every fall, hundreds of visitors flow through his space and buy his prints.
He has been a successful print makers for three decades. Rural life keeps the costs low and he can afford to travel to different countries to get the raw sketches for future projects. He has also founded two artist's collective stores that feature local artists. As a founder, he is able to reserve an area of each store to display his work. As a result, local tourism provides another source of healthy income stream.
The first studio I ever visited was a painter from France who purchased a century old farm in Flamborough. The place was called "Long Lane Farm." In the huge barn, he would display his oil paintings each weekend. In the stone farm house, his family would sale bake goods and coffee or tea in the kitchen and people would sit down on the front porch.
On Saturdays or Sundays, my parents would drive out to the farm for something to do. I would wander the fields and then explore the barn filled with his art.
He did very well with his art that featured barns and rural landscapes. After a few years, he went back to France.
Another example of a successful artist is the painter, Sylvia Simpson. She combines store with studio in one location. I often drop by her Westdale store/studio to see her latest works.
One studio I wish I could visit is Edward Burtynsky's. He created a business producing high quality photographic prints that also advanced his art. This is how he survived the lean years. I still wished I had purchased the Rock of Ages #4 print for $5,000 at the Nicholas Metivier Gallery back in 2005. He had just had his first New York City showing and prices had not yet sky-rocketed.
So, where am I going with this posting? That there are artists out there who can make a living with their art, but they have to be creative. Studio tours give you a chance to see how some artists are making it, year in, year out.


Schöffling & Co., August 2013, 360pp.
Mirko Bonné's latest novel takes the reader on a journey through European history which is by turns moving, disturbing and delightfully amusing.
Narrator Markus Lee is an artist who is commissioned by an art magazine to sketch the bridges that played a crucial role during the D-Day landings. Markus drives to France with his fifteen-year-old nephew Jesse, who plans to stay with his best friend's family while they are looking after an abandoned hotel on the coast. But it soon becomes apparent that this is no simple road trip. The journey is overshadowed by the loss of Jesse's mother Ira – both her son and her brother are still reeling from her recent suicide. The drive to Normandy is full of tension as Markus and Jesse make awkward efforts to connect with one another while avoiding the one topic they really need to confront. Bonné's expert handling of the relationship between the adult narrator and his teenage nephew produces many wryly humorous moments. In the dream-like atmosphere of the Hotel L'Angleterre, what was supposed to be a week-long stay ends up lasting for a month. The experience marks a turning point in Markus' life and comes to have lasting significance for the other characters.
Night No More offers an unsparing and engrossing account of the liberation of France during which countless young men who were scarcely older than Jesse lost their lives. As the narrator tries to complete his sketches of the D-Day bridges, he struggles to absorb the enormity of the events of World War II and to render that history as an artist. Meanwhile, Markus finds himself strongly attracted to Jesse's best friend's mother, leading him to reflect on his early sexual experiences and on his adolescence more widely in what has become the fraught context of his family history. The memory of his beloved but troubled sister Ira looms large, generating unobtrusive reflection about the ways in which individual lives and national histories intersect with one another.
Bonné's novel approaches an extraordinary chapter of European history from a fresh and productive angle. In a perfectly pitched narrative laced with skilfully observed dialogue, Bonné brings to life an appealing cast of characters whose personal stories suggest new ways of looking at the D-Day landings.
Mirko Bonné was born in 1965 in Tegernsee and lives in Hamburg. He has translated poetry by Keats, e.e.cummings and W. B. Yeats, and has published several novels and volumes of poetry. His novel Wie wir verschwinden was longlisted for the German Book Prize.
Schöffling & Co. has a simple credo: the focus is on the authors. It has gained the reputation of being a 'publishing house that plays a significant role in the shaping of Germany's literary future' (SPIEGEL online). Founded in November 1993, Schöffling & Co. has since emerged as one of Germany's most innovative independent literary publishing houses with a tightly-woven international network. An atmosphere of mutual confidence and esteem and an unceasing commitment to its authors and their works provide the basis for a fruitful literary relationship. New German voices are recognised and published alongside established and famous names, while authors in translation include David Albahari, Jennifer Egan, Miljenko Jergović, Juan Gabriel Vásquez, Clarice Lispector or Amy Waldman.


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Moore v. Texas: US Supreme Court Enforces Constitutional Prohibition Against Executing Intellectually Disabled Defendants
Robin M. Maher6th April 2017
A recent Supreme Court judgment in the US is being hailed as a triumph by death penalty abolition advocates. Moore v. Texas has enforced the prohibition against the execution of intellectually disabled defendants, by ruling against the state of Texas' outdated methods of assessing intellectual disabilities – that were based on 'stereotypes, fears, or myths'. In this guest blog, Robin M. Maher gives an overview of the precedent case and why it is reason for celebration.
It has been 15 years since the United States Supreme Court decided Atkins v. Virginia1, the landmark decision finding that it was unconstitutional to execute defendants with an intellectual disability. The Court was clear about why the execution of this vulnerable and 'less morally culpable' group of people violated the Eighth Amendment's prohibition against cruel and unusual punishments. But it gave the states no guidance about how to substantively and procedurally implement its decision, acknowledging the potential for 'serious disagreement… in determining which offenders are in fact [intellectually disabled]'.2
Moore v. Texas involved standard procedures used by the state of Texas to define intellectual disability. In 2004, Texas adopted the definitions and standards from the 1992 edition of the American Association on Mental Retardation3 Manual. It also adopted seven evidentiary factors that became known as the Briseño factors4. These factors were not based on any medical, judicial or scientific authority: instead, they attempted to assess the 'level and degree of mental retardation at which a consensus of Texas citizens would agree that a person should be exempted from the death penalty'.5
Texas' use of a 'we know it when we see it' approach to identify intellectual disability was as bewildering as it was dangerous. Long criticised by legal, medical, and mental health professionals, the Briseño factors had no diagnostic legitimacy. Unfortunately, they were also lethally determinative of who would live or die in Texas.
Bobby James Moore was sentenced to death in 1980 for killing a clerk during a grocery store robbery. At his trial, just two months after his arrest, his incompetent lawyers presented no evidence of Moore's intellectual disability (or any mitigation evidence at all). Moore was granted a new trial, and was again sentenced to death. While on appeal, Atkins v. Virginia was decided. In 2014, in connection with his claim that he should not be executed because he was intellectually disabled, he was granted a two-day evidentiary hearing.
The evidence established that Moore had significant mental and social difficulties which had begun at an early age. At age 13, he lacked a basic understanding of the days of the week, the months of the year and the seasons, and he could scarcely tell the time. Moore's father, teachers and peers called him 'stupid' for his slow reading ability and speech. After failing school and being cast out of his home, Moore was forced to live on the streets and find food in trashcans.6
In its review of Moore's claim, the Texas court consulted current medical diagnostic standards and the generally accepted diagnostic definition of intellectual disability.7 The court did not apply the Briseño factors. After considering all the evidence, the court concluded that Moore was intellectually disabled and could not be executed.8
The Texas appellate court reversed this decision. It held that the lower court was required to apply the Briseño factors, even though the medical diagnosis of intellectual disability had changed dramatically in the intervening years. It rejected five of seven of Moore's subaverage IQ scores as unreliable, then concluded that Moore's ability to live on the streets, mow lawns and play pool for money weakened the significance of his many problems. Finally, the Texas appellate court examined each of the seven Briseño factors and found that they 'weigh[ed] heavily' against the finding that Moore had demonstrated intellectual disability.9
Last week, the United States Supreme Court vacated the Texas appellate court's decision. Justice Ginsburg, writing for the five-person majority, was critical of many aspects of the Texas approach and specifically disapproving of the Briseño factors because they were not tied to any acknowledged, credible source. 'Texas,' Justice Ginsburg wrote, 'cannot satisfactorily explain why it applies current medical standards for diagnosing intellectual disability in other contexts, yet clings to superseded standards when an individual's life is at stake…The Briseño factors are an invention…and 'create an unacceptable risk that persons with intellectual disability will be executed.'"10
Three members of the Supreme Court dissented: Chief Justice Roberts and Justices Thomas and Alito. Although they agreed that the Briseño factors were 'an unacceptable method of enforcing the guarantee of Atkins', they disagreed with the majority's reliance on 'medical consensus about intellectual disability'.11 Among other objections, Chief Justice Roberts argued that 'judges, not clinicians, should determine the content of the Eighth Amendment'.12
The decision in Moore makes clear that the flexibility given to states to implement Atkins has limits. As Justice Ginsburg wrote: 'If the states were to have complete autonomy to define intellectual disability as they wished, Atkins could become a nullity and the Eighth Amendment's protection of human dignity would not become a reality.'13
Moore will now receive a new sentencing hearing, and his intellectual disability will be assessed without the use of outdated stereotypes, fears or myths.
Moore will now receive a new sentencing hearing, and his intellectual disability will be assessed without the use of outdated stereotypes, fears or myths. Before this case was decided however, the Briseño factors were used in dozens of cases. It is estimated that Texas has executed 30-40 people with strong claims of intellectual disability in recent years.14 Marvin Wilson, who had an IQ of 61 and 'sucked his thumb into adulthood', was executed in 2012.15 Elroy Chester, who had an IQ of 68 and could not name all the months of the year, was executed in 2013.16 Robert Ladd, whose IQ was measured at 67 as a teenager, was executed in 2015. For Moore and other intellectually disabled prisoners still on Texas' death row, the Court's decision is reason for celebration. But it will always be important to remember those for whom this decision is just too late.
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Photo credit: Supreme Court of the United States, Phil Roeder
About Robin M. Maher
Robin M. Maher is a US lawyer who represents death-sentenced prisoners. Previously, she was the Director of the American Bar Association (ABA) Death Penalty Representation Project, and served as the ABA's expert on legal representation in death penalty cases. She is a Professorial Lecturer in Law at The George Washington University Law School. Internationally, Ms. Maher has organized and served as faculty at legal conferences with judicial groups and bar associations in China, Japan, Malaysia, Pakistan, Taiwan, and Vietnam. She a frequent author and lecturer.
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A short accessible guide to the fundamental issues and arguments around the abolition of the death penalty.


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'Fresh Voice': Teddy Ogbonna campaigns to be Calgary's next mayor
Teddy Ogbonna enters Calgary's mayoral race (SUPPLIED)
By Omar Sherif
Chibunna Theodore (Teddy) Ogbonna wants to use his diverse international experience and tax policies to bring change to city hall.
The Nigerian-born Calgarian declared his intent to run for mayor in October, saying that now is the time for the city to see a different municipal government.
"I do believe we need a change at city hall," said Ogbonna.
"We need to change the way things work at the City of Calgary, and I do believe we need a stronger, fresh voice."
Orphaned at seven years old, Ogbonna finished his education in Nigeria and went on to work across the not-for-profit sector.
He's worked with organizations such as UNICEF, the UNDP, the World Bank, and several governments across the world.
This, along with other experiences in working with Canadian politicians including Adam Giambrone, set him on a path to advocacy and eventually launching Youth for Transparency International, an organization that works to empower emerging leaders for positive development.
His youth leadership focused mentality is something he hopes will resonate with others in Calgary.
Youthful thinking
Ogbonna said that city hall needs an overhaul.
He wants to change the way that council works and make it more of an innovative and forward thinking institute.
"I've attended the combined meetings of council every month since I've been in Calgary," said Ogbonna.
"My idea is that the whole council should go."
His idea of leadership is that those who have spent a long time in office should mentor the youth and help them develop an interest in politics, which would then create fair representation and positive change.
Ogbonna remembers speaking to some younger relatives of retired Coun. Ray Jones and telling them that Jones should be training them to becoming political leaders.
"I told them 'he should consult you guys, mentor you guys and get you to participate in politics,'" he said.
"That's the way I see leadership"
Teddy Ogbonna will be running for mayor in Calgary's 2021 municipal election (SUPPLIED)
Someone 'real'
Ogbonna said that Calgarians deserve honest leadership. They deserve someone who says things how they are, and is true to themselves.
"I think Calgarians need someone who is real," said Ogbonna.
"They don't need anyone to pretend."
He said that he wants to be taken for who he is and will not let things such as ethnicity define him or his campaign.
"I don't want to defined because I'm Black, I don't want to be given money because I'm Black, I don't wanted to be treated special because I'm Black," said Ogbonna.
"The values that we need to keep here, are not about repeatedly changing things. we need to offer more viable, more sustainable ideas for the city."
Restoring 'the hub' of the Canadian economy
Tax cuts and tax policy are top of mind for Ogbonna's campaign. He said that the city is spending too much money on things that should not be a priority.
Councilors' pension packages and salaries are too high for the current economic climate, he said. The city needs to shift its focus on where money is being spent.
He wants to change the way city council works by dissolving some of the boards and committees, as well as reducing the number of councillors and investing that money into the local economy.
"I believe that small local businesses are the engine. They are the bedrock of growth," said Ogbonna.
By doing that, Ogbonna says that Calgary and Calgarians can go back to a time when things were better for the city.
"This city (Calgary) has always been the hub of Canadian economy," said Ogbonna.
"This city has always helped shift the Canadian economy."


Inspire Loyalty secured Amazon as it's preferred partner for independent hotel's who want to offer online retail as part of their reward for loyal customers. This approach works very well for a corporate base of customers, especially a small group of independent hotels, and it can be featured for staff incentives where the hotel's own product might not be enough as a reward carrot!
In that spirit, Hilton announced major changes to its loyalty program, previously called Hilton HHonors and now rebranded to the "more authentic, less marketing-centric" Hilton Honors, according to Mark Weinstein, Hilton's senior vice president and global head of loyalty and partnerships. The new program offers the ability to redeem points for purchases on Amazon. Hilton is the first chain hotel group to partner with Amazon's Shop With Points, which allows customers to use rewards points just as they would any other payment method on Amazon. "We see this as a more immediate value for people who don't travel as frequently," Weinstein said.


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Q: how to append output of a function in a Vector in R I am calculating the mode of column based on the other column, but I am not able to append the return of a function to a vector:
    getmode <- function(v) {
     uniqv <- unique(v)
     uniqv[which.max(tabulate(match(v, uniqv)))]
    }
Above function give me the mode of a column. When I call the function I get the
output in the following way:
x<-income_train$workclass[income_train$educational_num == '16']
x

Output:
[1] Private
Levels: ? Federal-gov Local-gov Never-worked Private Self-emp-inc Self-emp-not-inc State-gov Without-pay

Now I want to create a function that for each value of educational_num column i.e 1 to 16 I get the mode for work class. So I wrote code:
`z <-c()
 for (i in 1:16){
  x<-NULL
  x<-income_train$workclass[income_train$educational_num == i]
  result <- getmode(income_train$workclass)
  print(result)
  z <- c(z,result)

 }
 print(z)`

Above code is giving me output like below:
[1] Private
Levels: ? Federal-gov Local-gov Never-worked Private Self-emp-inc Self-emp-  not-inc State-gov Without-pay
[1] 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

I don't know from where 5 is coming. I want it to result to contain 16 "Private". Which proves that for each and every value of educational_num column mode of workplace column is "Private". Please help.

A: In the future, try to provide a dataset with dput so that others can have an easier time understanding your data.
Try using data.table:
library(data.table)
setDT(income_train)
income_train[, getmode(workclass), educational_num]

This effectively calls getmode on each group on educational_num.
Hope this works for you.

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Teladoc loses $394M in Q4: 6 things to know
Jackie Drees - Wednesday, February 24th, 2021 Print	| Email
Teladoc Health reported a $394 million net loss for the fourth quarter of 2020, with significant costs tied to the telehealth company's multibillion-dollar merger with Livongo Health.
Six things to know about Teladoc's financial performance for the fourth quarter of 2020 and the full fiscal year, which ended Dec. 31, 2020.
1. For the full year, Teladoc posted a net loss of $485.1 million compared to $98.9 million in 2019.
2. Teladoc said the fourth quarter and full year 2020 includes $57.6 million and $88.2 million, respectively, in acquisition and integration related costs as well as $331.7 million of accelerated stock-based awards expense related to its merger with Livongo.
3. Teladoc announced in October 2020 it closed its merger with Livongo. The deal was valued at $18.5 billion.
4. Teladoc posted $383.3 million in revenue for the fourth quarter, up 145 percent year over year. The company's full-year revenue grew 98 percent from 2019 at $1.09 billion.
5. Teladoc reported 10.6 million total visits for 2020, up 156 percent year over year.
6. For the first quarter of 2021, Teladoc said it anticipates total revenue between $445 million to $455 million and between $1.95 billion and $2 billion for the full year.


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Jefferson County Jayhawkers and Forgotten Freestaters
J.B. Hazen's Wagon Train, Oskaloosa to California
The Immortal Ten and the Rescue of John Doy
Tag: Jefferson County Kansas Territory
An Underground Railroad Ambush In Jefferson County, Part VII. A Glorious Return: Supper and Rest with Rev. Josiah B. McAfee
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Our previous post introduced a few Jefferson County settlers, some of whom were ready and willing Underground Railroad volunteers, who were called upon in July 1859 to help James B. Abbott's "Immortal Ten" rescuers with the last leg of a deftly performed rescue. Abbott and nine Lawrence-area freestaters had just freed Underground Railroad operator John Doy from a St. Joseph, Missouri, jail before he would be shipped off to the state's penitentiary. Doy had been incarcerated for his part in helping enslaved and free black people make their way to safer states and places. With Doy along, Abbott's crew worked their way south through Kansas Territory from an area probably in Doniphan County, reaching Jefferson County. You can read the entire account of Abbott's supremely operated mission here.
"… About ten o'clock that night we found our way to a farm-house situated a little off from the road, near what was then known as Grasshopper Falls, owned and occupied by Rev. J.B. McAfee, now known as Hon. J.B. McAfee, present member of the Legislature from Shawnee county, at which place we were well fed and made very comfortable. Thinking that it was more than likely that the horseman who followed us would endeavor to get reinforced at Lecompton and try to recapture Dr. Doy, …" Abbott wrote for a speech given 30 years later. The group got back on the road and continued toward Lawrence
Guest poster Wendi Bevitt has been researching the minister from Grasshopper Falls. Wendi is a historical and genealogical researcher specializing in Kansas history and she kindly shares a little of her research on Josiah B. McAfee.
By Wendi Bevitt
Josiah B. McAfee, born in 1830 in Juniata County, Pennsylvania, came to Kansas Territory in 1855. He and his pregnant wife, Anna, and their toddler, Celeste, traveled by railroad and steamer, finding immediate and constant conflict in the pro-slavery dominated town of Leavenworth. This did not keep the fiery young pastor from speaking against slavery when provoked, and he often faced threats on his life.
Within a month of his arrival, Josiah McAfee opened a small subscription school called Leavenworth Collegiate Institute. His own schooling included Pennsylvania College at Gettysburg, followed by Lutheran seminary in Maryland. McAfee's Leavenworth school was the first school in Kansas Territory aside from mission or military schools.
Josiah engaged himself with ensuring Kansas entered the Union as a free state, and in 1856 along with other free-state men he traveled east to Ohio to visit Gov. Salmon P. Chase and on to Washington D. C. to meet President Franklin Pierce and Speaker of the House Nathaniel Banks. He made 27 speeches encouraging the election of the Republican John C. Fremont and William L. Dayton in the fall of 1856[1]. When McAfee returned to Kansas Territory, he found that his home had been taken over, the school closed, his church used as a store, and his fellow preachers chased out of Leavenworth by local proslavery forces who also gave him notice to leave.
Pictured is Caplain J.B. McAfee, a Pennsylvania-born early Kansas settler. The image is from the Kansas State Historical Society's Kansas Memory website, Item 216367 and may be seen here.
His family found refuge nearby in Jefferson County at the free-state community of Grasshopper Falls. There he was welcomed by Lorenzo Northrup, who gave him land and invited him to start a school and to preach. He built the first Lutheran church west of the Missouri, primarily by himself, and started classes immediately, lodging the teacher in his house. He preached every other week at Grasshopper Falls and at three other area churches on the off Sunday. He refused payment for his ministry, which placed him in financial straits because of earlier losses caused by the border ruffians.
In the Civil War, McAfee served in and recruited for the 11th Regiment of the Kansas Volunteer Cavalry, Company I, which included soldiers from Burlingame and Grasshopper Falls. Like many from Co. I, he transferred out of that company to serve in a U.S. Colored troops regiment. As chaplain of 2nd Kansas Colored (which eventually became the 83rd US Colored Troops), when his unit was stationed at Fort Smith, Arkansas he was assigned the care of the more than 4,000 refugees in the area. He personally accompanied some of the 2,600 refugees who came to Kansas[2].
Prior to the end of the war, he followed his former commander and soon to be Kansas governor, Samuel J. Crawford to Topeka to serve as Crawford's personal secretary. Still retaining some ties to Grasshopper Falls, he for a time owned a newspaper named The Jeffersonian along with George T. Isbell from 1865-66[3], which served as a voice for Gov. Crawford's politics. Josiah then put down deeper roots in Topeka by establishing a Lutheran church there and becoming adjutant general for the state of Kansas.
His Topeka home consisted of a sizable stock farm north of present day Gage Park. On his farm he employed former U.S. Colored Troops soldiers.
From 1870-1871 Josiah served as mayor of Topeka. He would give half of his salary to the police force, encouraging them to enforce the laws, and the other half to the temperance cause and charity. During McAfee's tenure as mayor no liquor licenses were issued and gambling paraphernalia was publicly burned. His actions resulted in his being "unmercifully reversed" in the next election.
He was a three-time member of the Kansas House of Representatives starting in 1883. He maintained a staunch opposition to liquor and promoted fierce prohibition laws, conceding to less stringent ones only to allow for their passage. His leadership within the prohibition movement prompted him to be among the individuals to post bail for Carry A. Nation when she was arrested for smashing a liquor establishment with some of her followers[4].
Josiah died in Topeka in 1908 at the age of 77.
*Most of the general history obout McAfee was taken from A History of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Kansas by Rev. H. A. Ott, D.D. F. M. Steves & Sons, Topeka, KS , 1907.
[1] The Weekly Commonwealth (newspaper) "Kansas Legislature: Brief Sketches of the Representatives", December 16, 1886.
[2] Vicki Betts. Fort Smith New Era, October 1863-December 1864. University of Texas at Tyler, 2016.
[3] Valley Falls New Era July 1, 1876.
[4] Marshall County News (newspaper), "Mrs. Nation is out on Bond", March 1, 1901.
Posted in Jefferson County, Kansas, Kansas Territory, Missouri-Kansas Border War, Slavery, Underground RailroadTagged 2nd Kansas Colored Regiment 83rd U.S. Colored Troops, Anna Yowler McAfee, Carry A. Nation, Celeste McAfee, Dr. Lorenzo Northrup, Grasshopper Falls Kansas Territory, James B. Abbott, Jefferson County Kansas Territory, John Doy, Kansas Gov. Samuel J. Crawford, Lecompton Kansas Territory, Lutheran church, Oskaloosa Kansas Territory, Rev. Josiah B. McAfee, U.S Colored Troops


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A Mid-season Windward OIA Prep Basketball Review
Jack Danilewicz
As the boys' Oahu Interscholastic Association's prep basketball season reaches the midway point, MidWeek takes a look at the prospects for Castle, Kahuku, Kalaheo and Kailua.
Castle Record: (0-4 in the OIA White East)
What's Next: Thursday at Kalaheo; Saturday at Kaimuki
Players to Watch: Joseph Lilio (11.5 points per game; 6th best in the league), Kela Shea (7.8), Keanu Furtado (6.8), Justin Pang (4.8)
Knights at a Glance: Castle has been competitive to date, but needs a win to see some reward for its efforts. Upcoming games with Kailua and Anuenue should figure big for the Knights, who need to pick up some wins to ensure a playoff berth. The top three teams from the White East will move into the post-season. The Knights were tied with Anuenue, which is also winless, for last at press time, making their upcoming game Jan. 29 the equivalent of an "elimination game" for a playoff spot.
Must-See Game on the Remaining Slate: Versus Kailua at home Feb. 1
Make Plans for the State Tournament If: the Knights can take care of business against their remaining Division II foes and get on a roll down the stretch and continue to win at the OIA DII Tournament.
Kahuku Record: 3-1 in the OIA Red
What's Next: Versus Kalani at home Thursday; Kalaheo at home Saturday
Key Wins: Over Roosevelt (52-45 Jan. 3)
Players to Watch: Kawe Johnson (13.0 points per game; 5th leading scorer in the league), Lasselle Thompson (9.3), Hirkley Latu (9.0), Will Cravens (5.5)
Red Raiders at a Glance: The Red Raiders are always better late than early, as the bulk of their roster gets a late start in basketball because they are still competing for the nationally ranked Kahuku football program. With that in mind, a 3-1 start places Kahuku right on schedule to do some damage when it will matter most. The outcome of upcoming games with Kalaheo (Saturday) and Moanalua (Feb. 2) will figure big in how successful the Red Raiders are this regular season, not to mention their seeding for the upcoming tournament.
Must-See Game on the Remaining Slate: Versus Kalaheo at home Saturday
Make Plans for the State Tournament If: the Red Raiders continue to improve game by game. Kahuku has come around nicely after spending most of December looking to get in sync. Athletically, the Red Raiders remain one of the OIA's most talented teams.
Kailua Record: (9-5 overall, 2-2 in the OIA White East)
What's Next: Versus Anuenue at home on Thursday; versus Kaiser at home Saturday
Key Win: Over Kahuku (47-45 Jan. 5)
Players to Watch: Kirk Ronolo Jr. (first in the White in scoring at 17.3 points per game), Kekoa Ford (10.0) and Cason Kalei (5.5)
Surfriders at a Glance: Kailua has been impressive to date with wins over Division I schools Kahuku and Kaimuki as well as a near-miss versus Kalani. In the race to secure a No. 1 seed for the upcoming OIA White Tournament, no game is perhaps bigger than Saturday's matchup with Kaiser, since the Cougars also will compete in DII during the post-season. As three of Kailua's remaining opponents (Anuenue, Castle and McKinley) are a combined 1-11 at present, there's a chance for Kailua to close out its regular season on a nice run.
Must-See Game on the Remaining Slate: versus Kaiser Saturday at home
Make Plans for the State Tournament If: the Surfriders come ready to play every remaining game. Kailua's schedule lines up nicely for the Surfriders to earn a favorable seed for the OIA White Tournament as well as one of the league's State Tournament berths.
Kalaheo Record: (15-4 overall, 4-0 in OIA Red East)
What's Next: Thursday versus Castle at home. At Kahuku Saturday
Key Win: over Moanalua (41-40) Jan. 5
Players to Watch: Alec MacLeod (14.0 points per game), Derick Morgan (10.8), Kalei Zuttermeister (8.0), Elijah Erickson (8.5), Shem Sukumaran (7.5), Josh Ko (6.5)
Mustangs at a Glance:
As expected, Kalaheo hasn't missed a beat in moving up to Division I this winter, as the veteran Mustangs were basically DI caliber last year when they won the Division II State Title. Defense remains the Mustangs' forte, as they yielded an average of just 30 points per game to their first four regular-season opponents. Offensively, Kalaheo's balance has paid huge dividends to date with any one of five or six players capable of having a huge scoring night.
Must-See Game on the Remaining Slate: Saturday at Kahuku
Make Plans for the State Tournament If: the Mustangs can stay on pace, defensively. Kalaheo has been one of the top defensive teams in the state to date and should be in the mix for a DII State Title.
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On a Sunday drive in our beat up Mini Van, I vented my frustrations to my wife about publishing our on-line beer magazine. I told her I was just going to close it up and start selling hats. The first one was just going to say BUY ME A BEER! "Well at least say please" she said.. Ok fine.. PLEASE Buy Me A Beer! Lets try to make America Polite again. Here it is! Cheers!


This article is about the music genre. For the record label, see Acid Jazz Records. For the wrestler, see Da Soul Touchaz.
Acid jazz, also known as club jazz, is a music genre that combines elements of jazz, soul, funk, and disco. Acid jazz originated in the London club scene of the mid-1980s in the rare groove movement and spread to the US, Japan, Eastern Europe, and Brazil. Major acts included the Brand New Heavies, Incognito, Us3, and Jamiroquai from the UK and Buckshot LeFonque and Digable Planets from the US. The rise of electronic club music in the mid to late 1990s led to a decline in interest, and in the twenty-first century, the movement became indistinct as a genre. Many acts that might have been defined as acid jazz are now seen as jazz-funk, neo soul, or jazz rap.
The genre got its name in 1987 from Gilles Peterson, a disc jockey in London. The name is a play on the acid house genre, which was popular in UK clubs in the 1980s.
Acid jazz consisted of two related movements. The first was based on records released by DJs and producers that included rare jazz tracks, particularly from the 1960s and 1970s, often mixing them with percussion tracks and electronic dance beats. The second were groups influenced by these recordings and who emphasised a groove-based approach to music. Acid jazz uses elements of jazz, funk and hip-hop. Because of its existence as a percussion-heavy, primarily live music, it was closer to jazz than any other dance style, but its focus on maintaining a groove allied it with funk, hip-hop, and dance music. The style is characterized by danceable grooves and long, repetitive compositions. Typical ensembles include horns, a full rhythm section (often with a drum set and additional percussion), a vocalist that may sing and rap and often a DJ.
Acid jazz has its origins in the 1960s, when psychedelic styles were being incorporated into other musical genres, jazz being one of these. Some cite "Six Pack" and "Soul Fiesta" by The Apostles (1969) as acid jazz records during the 1960s.
Acid jazz became popular in the London club scene of the mid-1980s, with DJs of the rare groove movement, who played obscure jazz records. Their main interests were in the fringe of jazz fusion, jazz funk, and with lesser input from soul jazz of the 1950s and 1960s. Particularly significant were records from the Blue Note catalogue.
These DJs included Gilles Peterson, who had residencies at several London clubs in the 1980s, began in his own small pirate radio station and then moved to the much larger Kiss-FM. In 1988 with producer Eddie Piller he formed the label Acid Jazz Records. The first release from the company was the compilation Totally Wired, which contained obscure jazz funk tracks from the 1970s with updated new tracks. In 1990 Peterson left to found his own label Talkin' Loud at Phonogram. The company signed acts such as Galliano, Young Disciples and Urban Species. Another British record label, Fourth And Broadway Records, was formed in 1990 and began a compilation series with the title "The Rebirth of Cool". Artists included Pharoah Sanders, Stereo MCs, the French rapper MC Solaar, Japanese production team United Future Organization and saxophonist Courtney Pine.
In 1991 the genre broke into the mainstream with the success of Brand New Heavies. After one eponymous album (1990) with Acid Jazz Records the group moved on to FFRR Records for their hit singles "Never Stop" and "Dreams Come True". Other bands included Incognito and Us3, whose "Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)" (1993) was the biggest hit in the genre. Also highly successful were Jamiroquai, who, having been an early signing for Acid Jazz Records, signed for Sony Music for their highly successful album Travelling Without Moving (1996), which spawned the international hit single "Virtual Insanity". Other live acts included Stereo MC's and the James Taylor Quartet. The initial mainstream success of acid jazz was followed by a large number of compilations that left the public confused as to the nature of and key performers in the genre.
In the early 1990s local acid jazz scenes developed in the US. It reached New York in 1990 when British promoter Maurice Bernstein, and his South African partner, Jonathan Rudnick opened Groove Academy as a party at the Giant Step club in the basement of the Metropolis Café in Union Square. From this Groove Academy developed into a record label and media company. Other acid jazz recording artists in New York were Brooklyn Funk Essentials (Doublemoon), DJ Smash (Eightball Records), and Jerome Van Rossum (Irma Records). In San Francisco there was Ubiquity Records and in Los Angeles Solsonics.
Notable acid jazz groups that emerged from this scene included A Tribe Called Quest, who borrowed from a variety of jazz sources for their Platinum-selling The Low End Theory (1991), Buckshot LeFonque, a project of Branford Marsalis, and Digable Planets, who were awarded a Grammy for their 1993 single "Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)". Formed in New York in 1990, Groove Collective produced their self-titled debut in 1993 and have continued to be influential into the twenty-first century. The rapper Guru released a series of collaborative albums with major figures in jazz as the Jazzmatazz series. From Chicago, Liquid Soul achieved a national profile from 1996 when their self-titled debut LP was re-released on the Ark21 label.
Acid jazz soon gained an international following, including in Japan, Germany, Brazil and Eastern Europe. From Japan, United Future Organization gained an international reputation, signing an American record deal in 1994. Other notable artists from Japan included Mondo Grosso, and Gota. From Eastern Europe came bands such as Skalpel from Poland.
The rise of electronic club music in the mid to late 1990s led to a decline in interest in acid jazz among the record buying public, although the genre continued to have a reduced worldwide following. In the twenty-first century the movement became so intertwined with other forms that it became indistinct as a genre and many acts that might have been defined as acid jazz are now seen as jazz funk, neo soul or jazz rap.
Q magazine stated "Acid jazz was the most significant jazz form to emerge out of the British music scene". One major legacy of the genre was on the jam band movement, with acid jazz proving a suitable medium for extended improvisation for acts such as Medeski, Martin and Wood.
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^ a b c d Ted Gioia, The History of Jazz (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2nd edn., 2011), ISBN 0-19-983187-4, pp. 333–4.
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Amy Rohrer, a lifelong resident in the Champaign County area and graduate of the University of Illinois, began working for Signature and Ironwood Homes in August 2000 as their office manager. She also managed lot sales for Prairie Fields and Ironwood Subdivision. Amy joined Signature Homes exclusively in 2004 as home selections liaison between new clients and subcontractors. After completing her real estate license in January 2004, Amy joined Champaign County Realty. She will initially be listing Signature Homes zero lot lines in Sawgrass Subdivision.


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Q: How do I use the The login_required decorator in my URL? I want to check that the user is authorized for certain URLs. I'm using generic views.
The docs here say the login_required can be passed as an optional arguments but I'm not sure. Something like this maybe: (r'^$', 'archive_index', link_info_dict, 'coltrane_link_archive_index', login_required=True,),
I have this and I would like to be able to use the login_required decorator within the URL. Is it possible? How can I do it?
from django.conf.urls.defaults import *

from coltrane.models import Link

link_info_dict = {
    'queryset': Link.live.all(),
    'date_field': 'pub_date',
}

urlpatterns = patterns('django.views.generic.date_based',
    (r'^$', 'archive_index', link_info_dict, 'coltrane_link_archive_index'),

    (r'^(?P<year>\d{4})/$', 'archive_year', link_info_dict, 'coltrane_link_archive_year'),

    (r'^(?P<year>\d{4})/(?P<month>\w{3})/$', 'archive_month', link_info_dict, 'coltrane_link_archive_month'),

    (r'^(?P<year>\d{4})/(?P<month>\w{3})/(?P<day>\d{2})/$', 'archive_day', link_info_dict, 'coltrane_link_archive_day'),

    (r'^(?P<year>\d{4})/(?P<month>\w{3})/(?P<day>\d{2})/(?P<slug>[-\w]+)/$', 'object_detail', link_info_dict, 'coltrane_link_detail'),

    )

For example how would I protect this page here(there's no view to add the login_Required decorator to)?
(r'^$', 'django.views.generic.simple.direct_to_template', {
        'template': 'home.html'
    }, ),

A: In Django 1.11+, at least, you can do it directly as you want. For example:
# urls.py

from django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_required

urlpatterns = [
    # Home path
    path('', login_required(TemplateView.as_view(template_name='core/home.html')), name='home'),
    # Another paths
    # ...
]

In this case, each time you try to enter the homepage, you must be logged in, otherwise you will go to the login screen and then return to your homepage.

A: To use decorators in urls.py you need use real functions instead of their names:
from django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_required
import django.views.generic.date_based as views

urlpatterns = patterns('',
    (r'^$', login_required(views.archive_index), link_info_dict,
            'coltrane_link_archive_index'),
    ...

A: you can use decorate_url
http://github.com/vorujack/decorate_url
pip install decorate_url

A: Those docs are for generic views, which work slightly differently than custom views. Normally login_required is used to decorate a view; if you want to use it within a urlconf then you'll need to write a lambda to wrap the view.

A: For Django v4.1.4,
In addition to @catavaran's answer, when you are using a Custom Login URL instead of django's default login, then you need to give the custom url to the login_url parameter.
urls.py
from django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_required

urlpatterns = [
    path('', login_required(TemplateView.as_view(template_name='app_name/template_name.html'),login_url='/custom_login_url/'), name='path-name'),
]


When Chevrolet introduced the third-generation Camaro in 1982, it was a serious upgrade compared with the car it replaced.
When Chevrolet introduced the third-generation Camaro in 1982, it was a serious upgrade compared with the car it replaced. The second-generation Camaro was introduced in 1970, and with each passing year, it grew heavier, slower and more cobbled together. It was a car that needed a makeover, and the 1982 model accomplished this by bringing back some modicum of engine performance, terrific handling and a great modern look.
The star of the Camaro lineup was the Z28, and the Pick of The Day is one of the first-year cars, a 1982 Camaro Z28 located in Ontario, Canada.
According to the private seller's advertisement on ClassicCars.com, this Z28 is an all-original, one-owner vehicle in excellent condition despite its 139,000 miles, with all-original paint and accessories. The Camaro has never been driven in the winter, the seller says, and is completely rust free, optioned with a T top and wears a new set of Firestone Tires.
What's so special about a 1982 Z28? Well, this was GM's first foray into building a performance-orientated car after years of lackluster offerings. This one also represents the first year of the iconic model.
When collecting such cars as the Z28, it is a good rule of thumb to buy either the first or last year of a particular model, and I always lean towards the first-year cars for a number of reasons. First, they are the car that started or restarted a phenomenon, and second, they tend to be more rare, as they often are used until they fall apart or else travel to a score of owners who modify, customize or alter them beyond recognition.
This Z28 looks to be an honest survivor in a good color combination with desirable options. It is equipped with an automatic, but before you think that is a bad thing for this car, realize that the automatic-equipped 1982 Camaro Z28 came with an engine that had 20 more horsepower than the manual-equipped Z28.
Straight-line performance in the Z28 is not staggering, but about on a par at the time with a Ferrari 308 GTSi. According to Car and Driver magazine's comparison test at the time, the Z28 recorded a zero-60 time of 9.4 seconds with a top speed of 134 mph. Even better were the handling figures of .83 G on the skid pad, bettering Ford Mustang by a mile.
With the muscle-car craze getting a serious jump start in the past few years, finding a survivor car like this has a lot of potential upside, especially with how original and nice this one appears to be.
When Motor Trend magazine tested the 1982 Z28, the writers summed up the car by stating, "If you're making up your personal shopping list of great road cars and you don't have a Z28 or Trans Am on it, you need a new list." Pretty strong words from a major enthusiast publication.
Car and Driver also had great things to say about the Z28 in its comparison with Mustang. "When it comes to real driving, to harnessing the power of a big American V8 and putting it down on the road, the Camaro Z28 H.O. is the clear winner," the testers said.
Here is the best part: the 1982 Z28 is still off the radar for many collectors, and the asking price of this Z28 is only $8,500. I can't think of a less expensive way of breaking into the 1980s muscle-car market that this Z28 at that price.


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Fantasy Recap: Week 1
With week 1 of the NFL season in the books, we get to take a look back and see what players helped fantasy football owners start the season 1-0, and what players may find themselves on virtual unemployment when the Tuesday morning waiver wires' open.
Not only will we look at the highs and the lows of the scoring system, but I will also give you the latest information on any big injuries that occurred over the weekend. A league normally won't be won in the draft; it can be lost in the draft however with bad picks. No, a league is most often won on the waiver wire by smart GMs who add and drop players at the right moment to maximize their overall roster with depth for the injuries happen and bye weeks start knocking their starters out line-ups.
So, let's get to knowing what the other guys are waiting to see on Sportscenter still!
Doug Martin was knocked out of the game after just 9 carries (9 yards) with a knee injury. Martin himself said he would have to wait and see on the severity of the injury before commenting on his future status. While it isn't encouraging to hear a player talk about his own injury with so little knowledge of it, I wouldn't make any knee-jerk drops of Martin and adds of Bobby Rainey. Rainey is little more than bench fodder that should be looked at as just that, bench material.
It took Ben Tate one game to remind us all about his fragile state as he too was knocked out of Sunday's game with a knee injury. Unlike Martin though, Tate actually had a productive game running the ball 6 times for 41 yards before exiting. Tate is questionable to play in week 2 as of right now, and the smart money for me is Terrence West (16 carries for 100 yards) as opposed to Isaiah Crowell (5 carries for 32 yards and 2 TDs). Staying with the Browns, Jordan Cameron aggravated the shoulder injury (sprained AC joint) he suffered in training camp, and he is considered day-to-day.
Jordan Reed tweaked his hamstring as he tried to hurdle a Texans defender on Sunday. Word from Coach Jay Gruden is that Reed could be sidelined "some time." What exactly that means is anyone's guess right now, so we'll just have to wait until Wednesday and see what information we get then.
Tyler Eifert dislocated his elbow on Sunday and looks to miss a few weeks at the least. If you own Eifert, it is safe to cut him and find other options on the waiver wire at this point.
The Texans fantasy defense took a major blow this weekend as Jadeveon Clowney is now out 4-6 weeks after undergoing surgery to repair a torn lateral meniscus in his knee. One player on defense rarely makes the difference between fantasy stud and fantasy dud unless your name happens to be J.J. Watt. The loss of Clowney clearly hurts the Texans pass rush though, and the defense should be considered a streaming option as opposed to an every weeks plug-and-play option.
And lastly we have another devastating injury to a fantasy defense as the Chiefs lost Linebacker Derrick Johnson for the season with a torn Achilles'. It hits the Chiefs defense harder than Clowney's loss hits the Texans because the Chiefs are also without Linebacker Joe Mays (wrist surgery) until week 10 at the earliest. I'm not sure I would be keeping the Chiefs defense right now if there are other legit options on your waiver wire.
I would be negligent if I didn't at least mention the whole Ravens situation at RB. By now I am sure you all know that the Ravens released Ray Rice, leaving Justin Forsett and Bernard Pierce as the top two options for carries. I'm sure the team will take a look at rookie Lorenzo Taliaferro at some point, but the main two players you need to concern yourself with are Forsett and Pierce. Here is my evaluation of the situation: Forsett is a journeyman RB whose strengths and weaknesses are well known by now, whereas Pierce is a 23-year-old kid who projects as an NFL starting caliber RB. I think benching Pierce for a single fumble was harsh and he will eventually turn out to be the player with the most fantasy value of the committee.
Jake Locker – Titans: Owned in just 2.5 percent of NFL.com leagues, Locker put up the 5th most fantasy points there with 266 yards passing, 14 yards rushing, and 2 touchdowns on Sunday. Locker did well against one of the better defenses in the NFL in week 1, and week 2 he gets perhaps the worst defense in the league with the Cowboys. Those looking for a cheap option next week in cap leagues could do MUCH worse than Locker.
Andy Dalton – Bengals: Whenever Dalton's name comes up I am quick to defend him because his stats completely justify his new contract and his rightful position as a fantasy QB that SHOULD be owned. This week he finished with QB1 stats thanks to his 301 yards passing, 1 touchdown, and a 2-point conversion. Rarely do you see a QB who finishes with QB1 stats and is owned in 93.4 percent of NFL.com leagues sit on the bench in 87.4 percent of those leagues. But, that is exactly what happens to Dalton. Wake up and be a contender instead of a pretender in your league!
Mark Ingram – Saints: The Saints backfield is a dilemma for fantasy owners because you have Ingram, Pierre Thomas, and Khiry Robinson all vying for touches in a pass-heavy offense. This week however Ingram came out as the big dog at the bowl when he finished the game with 13 carries for 60 yards and 2 touchdowns. I wouldn't put Ingram in one of my 2 RB slots for fantasy football, but he is an interesting option as a flex option if he continues to see the carries.
Justin Forsett – Ravens: Speaking of Forsett, he did manage to gain 70 yards and a touchdown on the ground to go along with his 14 yards in the air on Sunday. He finished just inside the RB1 rankings and has since been picked up by over 155,000 people on NFL.com. I still think Pierce is the better back to own, but if Forsett is out there you have to grab him just to see where this goes.
Allen Hurns – Jaguars: Before this week I doubt anyone considered undrafted free agent Allen Hurns a fantasy asset. That all changed though on Sunday when Hurns started for Cecil Shorts (hamstring) and hauled in 4 passes for 110 yards and 2 touchdowns. Because of that almost 66,000 people have already picked Hurns up on NFL.com as of Monday night. I'll be honest here and say that I am not one of those people because there is no way he unseats Shorts and Marquis Lee for a starting job. I know he dominated the pre-season with 14 catches, 232 yards, and a touchdown in 136 snaps, but I need to hear some definitive comments about his playing time from the coaches before I pick him up in standard 12-team leagues.
Brandin Cooks – Saints: I have been talking up Cooks all pre-season as a sleeper WR to target in the middle rounds of fantasy drafts, did you listen? Well, on Sunday Cooks showed why I was so excited about him as he reeled in 7 passes for 77 yards and a touchdown, then added 18 yards rushing on one carry. Cooks is going to shine with Kenny Stills out, and I would be asking his owner what it would take to snag him while he may still think he is selling high on him.
Zach Ertz – Eagles: Ertz entered the fantasy draft season as a somewhat underdrafted player given his ability and role within an Eagles offense that should put points up on the board. Ertz was able to reel in 3 passes on 5 targets to finish with 77 yards and a touchdown on Sunday. Tight End is an all-or-nothing position for fantasy football, but Ertz will have enough chances this season to be worth trading for if you find yourself in need of a TE.
Minnesota Vikingsdefense: Here is my fantasy defense advice for the season: just stream whoever the Rams play for defense and you'll do well. This week it was the Vikings as they finished with 5 sacks, 2 INTs, 1 defensive touchdown, and 6 points allowed. Only 6.9 percent of people own the Vikings on NFL.com, so chances are you didn't get burned by your opponent owning/playing them. Next week the Rams play the Buccaneers as an FYI.
Aaron Rodgers – Packers: I don't think there was a single person who knows anything about football who thought Rodgers would roast the Seahawks defense. But, I also don't think anyone could have predicted them holding Rodgers to just 189 passing yards and a TD-INT ration of 1-1 either. Rodgers was clearly scared of Seahawks DB Richard Sherman as he didn't throw at him one time during the game. When a DB can shut down an entire side of the field, it really limits what a QB can do offensively
Robert Griffin III – Redskins: The more I watch RGIII, the more questions I have about Coach Gruden's confidence in his ability to lead his team down the field. Griffin basically just checked down the entire game on Sunday, and finished with 267 empty passing yards and a lost fumble. No touchdowns means no meaningful fantasy points on NFL.com (8.88) and a 28th best fantasy QB ranking to start the season.
Maurice Jones-Drew – Raiders: I warned people about MJD this week, but I doubt many listened because he was still started in a good portion of fantasy leagues throughout the various websites. MJD managed just 23 yards of total offense (11 rushing and 12 receiving) this week, and it is clear to me that his tank is near empty. I know he did great things in Jacksonville, but there is no burst left in him and he isn't breaking any tackles. If you own Jones-Drew, it is best to cut him now and find other options on the waiver wire.
Stevan Ridley – Patriots: Remember last year when Ridley was a must-own fantasy player? Now fast-forward to training camp this year and Ridley almost didn't make the 53-man roster. His fumbling problems have really knocked him out of favor in New England, and there are 94.5 percent of fantasy owners on NFL.com who are probably regretting drafting Ridley right about now (I personally cut him and picked up Toby Gerhart when Scott from FuelOnline cut him in my Pro league).
Ruben Randle – Giants: I personally put everyone on the Giants on my Do-Not-Draft list except Rashad Jennings because I have zero (0) faith in Eli Manning's ability to be a fantasy asset. What did Randle do to prove me wrong? Nothing! Randle finished with 2 catches for 1 yard on Sunday. That means 85.3 percent of people on NFL.com own a guy who got them 0.10 points to start the season. I don't want to waste another spot saying it, but Victor Cruz only managed 2 catches for 24 yards, which equals 2.40 fantasy points on NFL.com.
Michael Crabtree – 49ers: I had an emailer ask if he should play Crabtree or one of Cooks, Randle, Bishop Sankey, or Danny Woodhead, and I told him Crabtree. Why if I am SO high on Cooks you ask? Because the 49ers/Cowboys game should have been a shootout if Tony Romo didn't think the Ice-Bucket challenge was only done on Sunday's, in uniform, during a live game. Moving on from that; Crabtree finished with just 2 catches for 25 yards in a game that was over early on.
Jason Witten – Cowboys: It's hard to put up stats that keep you off this list when your QB throws 3 INTs and just one TD on the day. Alas, Witten makes the list with his 11 yards receiving on one reception in week 1. The truth of the matter is that Witten is 32-years-old and this is his 12th year in the NFL, so there are a LOT of miles on his body. Terrence Williams looks like he is going to be Romo's No. 2 option in the passing game, pushing Witten to No. 3. Add in DeMarco Murray needing his touches and Witten no longer looks like the fantasy TE he once was. I'm sure he'll have his good games this season, but if I owned him I'd be shopping him around to see if I could get something for him on name value.
Baltimore Ravens defense: I was a little surprised to find out that 33.7 percent of people own the Ravens defense on NFL.com. Far too many people think of Ray Lewis when they draft than they do about the current roster of players. The Ravens allowed 23 points to the Bengals on Sunday and didn't record a single sack or INT to help fantasy owners. Because of the points allowed and lack of defensive state, the Ravens scored 0.00 fantasy points. That's right, you would have gotten the same amount of points if you hadn't even played a defense this week!
And for those wondering how I did in my picks, I went 15-18, missing on Gerhart, and both the Bucs and Bills defenses this week. And remember, it was I that told you to sit Cam Newton before he was ruled out; I told you to sit DeSean Jackson and Antonio Gates; it was I that told you to play Jay Cutler (owned in 96.9 percent of NFL.com leagues, but started in just 13.4 percent of them); I told you to start Terrence Williams (owned in 91.3 percent of NFL.com leagues, started in 3.7 percent of them!
I wonder if any of those big-box websites were 83.3 percent accurate in their fantasy predictions and advice this week? I was! #Winning
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