A careless, sometimes rude and somewhat indiscipline school boy, 'A' was utterly frustrated as his father used to scold him or ask him to organize his life/studies. It of course was for the betterment of the boy but he thought his father was his biggest enemy and did not want him to enjoy his life.
One day, after a furious argument, the boy decided to leave the house and thought to make his own life. Next day, early morning, without telling anyone he left the house. He caught a train, without thinking of any destination. There he found two boys and they became friends. After landing in Mumbai, along with two boys, a horrible truth dawned at 'A'. He had been kidnapped so easily by those two boys. Those boys were not professional criminals but they wanted to take advantage of A's innocence.
Later, after the help of police, his father's endeavour and by his own cleverness, the boy managed to reach his home safely. It was indeed a terrible incident of his life that no one would like to experience but after this incidence 'A' learned the gist of life. He realized that his father loved him dearly and whatever he said was for his betterment. He was now a decent and disciplined boy.
Similarly, when 'S' casually went to a health camp to have some regular tests, he was shocked to know that his sugar and cholesterol levels were pretty high. He had already gained a lot of weight lately as he never bothered to exercise and had a very irregular style of eating. He was a family man and after visiting to the doctor and getting some warnings, he instantly realized that his life is precious and he had to change his life style and eating habits in order to get the blessing of good health.
He ritually maintained a balanced life style and diet. Within two months, his reports were alright and even doctor was pleasantly surprised when she said 'Well done! You have postponed your disease.' Now he maintains restricted eating habits. He exercises religiously.
Initially 'S' and his family were of course shocked but that irregular report taught them a lesson of healthy lifestyle and now he is determined to continue this. After all health is happiness.
In order to gain momentary delights people sometimes make wrong choices, forgetting the consequences. Keeping conscience awake is a wise option. Mind it; we won't get disguised blessings always because we don't get many chances in life. So, learn to walk smartly and properly on the long and winding road of life.
Recently finished 'You were my crush' by Durjoy Datta and Orvana Ghai. This is my second book by Durjoy Datta.
'You were my crush' is about Binoy, a wealthy careless brat. He misses her mother immensely who died of cancer a year ago. He shares an estranged relationship with his father though he uses all the amenities provided by him. He bribes his professors to get good marks as he doesn't bother to attend college.
His life changes after he meets Diya who later becomes his best friend. He develops huge crush on Shaina, Diya's very pretty sister, after having a look on her facebook profile. As he meets Shaina, he realizes that it's not just a fling but he genuinely loves her. Meanwhile, his relationship with his dad grows positively. But it becomes complicated when Shaina shows interest in him but loves someone else and is ready to marry him.
How much complications he is going to face? Will he get the love of his life? You were my crush is all about that.
The story is very ordinary but I would say it is well executed (As usual, I just have problems with the abusive language he uses in his books). The end is a bit immature. Over all, I won't consider this a 'must read types' but for me it was a simple and okay read.
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As kids, we all have heard and enjoyed bedtime stories from our grandparents. Hearing stories seems a lost thing as we grow up. But I think it can be interesting at any age, if told captivatingly.
One of my aunts used to tell horror stories in such an interesting manner that it used to thrill us. Recently, when travelling in my car, just by chance I got to catch a programme called Mohabattein on 92.7Big FM (At home I generally don't listen FM), hosted by RJ Pallavi. In this programme, she recites different love stories amidst beautiful old Hindi songs. I was surprised that how beautifully she narrated the story and how interesting it sounded.
My best friend once narrated me the story of two films, Dil Se and Gupt. She told it so convincingly that I did not find any need of watching those movies. I did watch them later and remembered every scene my friend narrated to me some years back.
Same thing applies for a novel. I have at least 8-9 unfinished novels on my bookshelf (Yes, there's a problem. Although, I'm a voracious reader, it's difficult for me to complete a novel that I find uninteresting). It's not that I've bought them randomly. I read the blurb before buying and thought I was going to like it. But as the stories progressed (I tried them up to 60-70 pages) they failed to interest me and I put them back.
Recently, I finished two novels by Debbie Macomber (My Favorite author!) The Wyoming Brides (A compilation of two novels: Denim and Diamonds & The Wyoming Kid) and Glad Tidings (Compilation of two novels: There's something about Christmas & Here comes trouble. So actually I've read four books). As usual I liked them especially Denim and Diamond and Here comes Trouble. I love the way Debbie Macomber tells her delightful stories and how beautifully she creates her characters (Especially male characters). Novels by Debbie Macomber are so delightful that they never fail to entertain me.
So, actually story telling is an art. A very simple story, if narrated beautifully, seems very interesting. And sometimes very unique story, not narrated well seems dull.
It's possibly the last prompt by Carry on Tuesday due to decreasing number of participants. I'll be glad if this prompt site continues and some more bloggers participate in it. I really enjoyed writing for Carry on Tuesday!
Carry On Tuesday says that it's their last prompt due to decreasing participants (Maybe sometimes altering the format (single word or photograph apart from phrases or lines) can make a difference). I'll be happy if it continues and many more bloggers participate in Carry on Tuesday prompts. Anyway, I would like to say that it's been a pleasure writing for Carry on Tuesday.
With these uplifting lines, the much awaited television show of Aamir Khan "Satyamev Jayate" has started this Sunday on Star Plus, in 11 a.m. timeslot. Aamir Khan has already proved many times that he puts his ultimate effort in whatever he does and whatever he does becomes special and different in its own way. I am pleasantly surprised that unlike other celebrity shows Aamir Khan is not just trying to entertain us by hansi-mazak or drama, but he is focusing on the very serious social issues in order to create awareness and bring blissful/peaceful changes in our society. "Dil pe lagegi tabhi baat banegi." Very well said!
The First episode highlighted the issue of female feoticide and disappointment on the birth of female child which happens even in our so-called intellectual society (According to the facts and figures, it's more common in urban society than rural areas). Some victims shared their heart-wrenching experiences. Those incredible real-life stories were an emotional eruption. Pity and anger surged at the same time.
It's not that we haven't heard people talking about this issue. But it's much more than we think. And maybe a celebrity voice, like Aamir Khan's, who reflects reality, pain and positivity through his poignant and sensible films (I have seen Taare Zamee Par and Rang De Basanti many times and every time they touch my heart), can make a difference.
Initially, this show reminded me of "Zindagi Live" on IBN 7. But it is different in its own special way. This programme has much more in its kitty than just sharing painful experiences. Apart from unveiling the filthy and bitter yet truths of our society, it presented some eye-widening facts/figures with enlightened opinions. This show also highlighted the bright side of our society that brings a ray of hope. Moreover, Aamir Khan's effort to bring some pleasant changes in our society doesn't halt here only. There will be a programme called "Asar" on Star News, dealing with the after effect of this show.
The first episode ended with awareness and hope and a very poignant song "O ri chiraiya, nanhi si chiriya, angna mein phir aa jaa re". I'm really looking forward to watching this show. A very positive step towards awareness and hope through Satyamev Jayate definitely deserves our attention and appreciation.
Many people might have asked you – "What is your hobby?" Sometimes this question seems childish, but I think hobbies hold a special place in anyone's life. In the present scenario when life is hectic for everyone due to time consuming jobs, people get no time for such activities. But still there are many stay-at-home-people in our country like housewives and grandparents of a family.
Madhulika lives in a nuclear family. She generally gets up at 6:00 in the morning. By 9:15 her children and husband leave for their school and office respectively. Her house-helper leaves at 9:30 after finishing her work. She closes the door and exhales a sigh of relief. For every homemaker, morning is like catching a train. Now she has got some time for herself. After taking bath, she sits on the sofa with her breakfast and switches on the television. Until she finished her plate, she browsed through several channels but nothing interesting was coming on TV.
Now, a very clichéd question hit her mind "What to do?" This is a very common question for stay-at-home women. Television is indeed a great mode of entertainment but how long can anyone watch television, or sleep unnecessarily, or talk to their neighbours or friends?
Mr. Sharma is a 64 years old retired government employee. Three years back his wife passed away, and he feels lonely at home. You can't blame anyone. Her daughter is settled in Canada with her family. Both his son and daughter-in-law work in a multinational company. His grandsons are grown up and always busy in their school, tuition, extracurricular activities and friends. It becomes really difficult to kill the loneliness for aged people if they are single. They definitely need something for time pass.
Few days back, I met someone who told me that she doesn't like doing anything at home. She didn't like cleaning her home because she lived in a rented house. She didn't like reading. She had no interest in gardening. What she was interested in? And how she managed to pass her days idly? I wondered. Doing nothing is weird. Many women have different causes and circumstances for not going out for jobs, but they must have some interests to make their life creative and interesting.
What is your hobby? This question cannot be clichéd and childish for people like Madhulika and Mr. Sharma. So, it is very important to develop hobbies or learn new things, especially if you are not doing any job. Apart from watching television and talking to your friends, there are many interesting things in this world. It's up to your interest. You will never feel bored. Staying at home is not so boring. And if you are not interested in anything, you deserved to be bored.
I feel really good that I never feel bored because I am a voracious reader and writer. The time left after my household duties, flies in reading, writing and blogging. When people ask me what to do in my free time, I wonder, why can't they just read. Pleasure of reading is something I relish. Power cut, unavailability of cable connection, cancellation of any program of outing, bad mood and loneliness can't make your day lethargic if you have a good book with you. Books are real friend. You can snuggle in your comfy bed or sofa and get lost to another world of stories. There might be a prince charming or dream girl as a hero/heroin of a book, who create several funny, romantic, problematic or poignant situations which may make you laugh, savor, cry or ponder over them.
If you have creativity in your mind you can pour it on paper or on your word document. Unlock your imagination and write. Trust me that can engage you every time and everywhere. Everywhere means everywhere. Both reading and writing can keep you busy and you won't realize how time flew.
It is really joyous and satisfactory to see your creation flourish. The person who grows and spends time with plants feels utter delight when it blossoms. Gardening is also a hobby for many people. They don't get bored spending time with plants. Watching them grow and bloom. It is so nice to see a prospered garden. A home fringed with lush greenery and vibrant flowers. You can also make your home just like that.
Have you ever seen a beautiful oil painting and thought "I wish I could paint"? You must have. It really takes a lot of hard work, imagination and concentration to create a masterpiece. For many people it is a hobby and they do it delightfully and efficiently. Painting keeps a painter so engrossed that for them time flies in no time. No room to get bored.
Recently, my friend told me that her husband keeps himself busy in composing songs every now and then, apart from his job. So, music is also a beautiful option to keep yourself engage.
A deep silence is stretched in the room. Like every day, Mayank is working on the table, encumbered with laptop, files, phones, pens…. while Vaishali is engrossed in her file with many other files and laptop strewn on the bed, as if they're alone in the room.
This is the penalty of working in multi-national company and drawing handsome salaries. After returning from their offices, they get scanty chance to talk over dinner, before switching to their respective workload of office. Morning is always hectic. Hasty breakfast, hasty goodbye kisses and racing car rides.
Suddenly and unexpectedly, darkness blankets the room, leaving them bewildered. They live in a posh area of the city and power-cut is unusual.
"What the hell is this?" Mayank mutters out of irritation.
Gradually, temperature of May starts to supersede the coolness of air-conditioned room. Fifteen minutes pass waiting for electricity. No, today it was not going to retrieve in a blink.
Putting the file on the bed, Vaishali reaches her neglected terrace with frustrated steps, not remembering after how many days. They usually don't get chance to spend time here. Office meetings, official tours, business parties and tremendous work load. Slumber use to claim just after hitting their heads on the pillow.
The aura, bathed in bright moonlight leaves her awe-struck. Enchanting fragrance wafts up from the Plumeria tree, so close to her flat. Cool and crisp night breeze caresses her softly giving her tickles. So many potted plants are dancing in joy. Thank God her maid waters them regularly. Whisper of wind seems like Lullaby. She yearns to soak in the beauty of the night and her heart fills with delight and contentment. Tension seems to melt away. She sits on the swing and sees Mayank approaching her.
How she ignored this delight? She wonders. A smile appears on her glowing face. Mayank lovingly embraces her in his arms. Ah, this feeling! This serene anbience! In the desire of succeeding in their career and chaos of life, they have almost forgotten the joy of being together. Pleasures of family life! The bond they suppose to share.
Vaishali looks at Mayank. A content smile is playing on his lips. He tightens the grip. No need to say anything. Eyes have exchanged many promises and silent mutual agreement. Promise of love and togetherness. Agreement of savouring this blessing of generous nature every day and filling the emptiness of their family life.


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Q: How do you fix a neural network giving the same output for different inputs? I'm trying to make an object detection neural network with keras using YOLOv1, and as of right now, the network is returning very similar outputs for very different inputs. I've tried to change the shape of the input from 416x416 to 100x100, I've tried decreasing the batch size from 32 to 4, and I've tried training it for a long amount of time (hundreds of epochs). Nothing's fixed the error, though. Any ideas?
The code for the neural network is here.
And here's a picture of it.

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The Indonesian archipelago stretches from the Asian mainland all the way to Australia. Our traveller, Shilpa Mehta explores just two contrasting islands of the thirteen thousand that make up Indonesia – Bali and Sulawesi.
Starting in Bali, Shilpa arrives in Kuta. She meets an Australian who came to visit in 1974 and never went home. She then checks out Kuta's beautiful beach, and has a go at surfing, before relaxing with a massage from Kutas' world famous massage ladies.
From Kuta, Shilpa travels by bus to the artists' village, Ubud, where she has a meal in a warung, an Indonesian café. She also visits the rice fields. Bali is renowned for it's extraordinary rice terraces and the ones around Ubud are among its most spectacular. Shilpa tries her hand at mask making and learns how important masks are to Hindu sacred stories.
Not far from Ubud is the volcano of Gunung Batur. Shilpa climbs Gunung Batur with a guide, cooking breakfast in a volcanic geyser on the way. They catch an amazing sunrise. Heading ontoLovina on the North coast, Shilpa joins tourists hoping to catch a glimpse of dolphins swimming.
Before leaving Bali, Shilpa attends the New Year festival. She helps with preparations for the festival where the bad spirits from the old year are scared away, and good luck is ushered in with the new.
From Bali, Shilpa catches a cheap flight to the strangely shaped island of Sulawesi. She explores the southern province starting in the capital city of Ujung Pandang, which is the gateway to the Spice Islands. After the tranquillity of Bali, Sulawesi is rather different and there are many reminders that this is a Muslim country. At the port Shilpa works up an appetite shifting flour before hooking up with some local girls who guide her through the bewildering choice of food on offer at the sea front.
Shilpa takes a bus to Rantepao in the region ofTorajaland, following an inland route that reveals some spectacular scenery along the way. After a ten-hour journey, she finally arrives in Torajaland and heads for Rantepao's noisy market where she is offered all manner of delicacies.
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I think I do this every year. I feel the need to... Today I remember my Grandmother, who we all called "Mutti". The full life she had continues to inspire me, and the unconditional love and support she showed me, as I grew up, keeps me full inside.
She was at every piano recital, drove me to my dance or music lessons when my parents couldn't, and always reminded me of how beautiful or smart I was - even when I was too shy to hear it. She was a third parent to me, could command a room like no one else in my entire family, lived through communism - losing every possession, was married 3 times - with both of her first two husbands killed, lost children, and immigrated to Canada with a young daughter and new husband - who she had two children with, and began a new life for all of us here.
As my family sat around her during her last moments we all agreed the best word to describe her was "strong".
If I write too much, I become a mess about what she meant to me. I know it's more and more becoming that time in the lives of the friend's I have in my age range, that time where our Grandparents age rapidly, and pass away. It's hard.
"Mutti" never fully met the Accordion Girl, but she's in my thoughts when I perform. We had one of those "visits in my dreams-I can sometimes smell her perfume-hear her voice in my ear" kind of relationships.


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*   [Code](https://github.com/huggingface/datasets/blob/master/datasets/menyo20k_mt)
*   [Huggingface](https://huggingface.co/datasets/menyo20k_mt)

## menyo20k_mt

Use the following command to load this dataset in TFDS:

```python
ds = tfds.load('huggingface:menyo20k_mt/menyo20k_mt')
```

*   **Description**:

```
MENYO-20k is a multi-domain parallel dataset with texts obtained from news articles, ted talks, movie transcripts, radio transcripts, science and technology texts, and other short articles curated from the web and professional translators. The dataset has 20,100 parallel sentences split into 10,070 training sentences, 3,397 development sentences, and 6,633 test sentences (3,419 multi-domain, 1,714 news domain, and 1,500 ted talks speech transcript domain). The development and test sets are available upon request.
```

*   **License**: For non-commercial use because some of the data sources like Ted talks and JW news requires permission for commercial use.
*   **Version**: 1.0.0
*   **Splits**:

Split  | Examples
:----- | -------:
`'train'` | 10070

*   **Features**:

```json
{
    "translation": {
        "languages": [
            "en",
            "yo"
        ],
        "id": null,
        "_type": "Translation"
    }
}
```

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Nicola Sturgeon's radical vision for easing the lockdown encourages a four-day working week
A four-day working week and pupils attending school on a part-time basis will become the "new normal" as Scotland comes out of the coronavirus lockdown.
by Tom Peterkin
May 21 2020, 6.31pm Updated: May 22 2020, 9.48am
Nicola Sturgeon outlines the steps out of the lockdown.
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A radical vision of the future was outlined by Nicola Sturgeon as she unveiled the Scottish Government plan to ease anti-Covid-19 restrictions over the coming weeks and months.
The process will start with new guidance allowing people to meet friends from one other household in the outdoors from next week.
Games of golf, tennis and bowls will be permitted as well as going fishing, canoeing, outdoor swimming and hiking – provided people don't stray from their local areas. Agriculture and forestry businesses will be able to restart and the construction industry can start preparing building sites for taking up tools again.
But schools will not reopen until August 11 when pupils will have a "blended" education model, which involves "part-time" lessons in conventional classrooms and the rest made up by home learning.
Ms Sturgeon said £30 million will be invested in laptops for disadvantaged children to enable them to study online at home.
Things like a four-day week now are no longer things we should just be talking about, these are things we should be encouraging employers to look at embracing."
The first minister acknowledged that the changes to schooling created a "very difficult balancing act" for parents who needed to work and care for their children when they were at home.
"That is one reason, not the only reason, why we have to look at different working patterns. Things like a four-day week now are no longer things we should just be talking about, these are things we should be encouraging employers to look at embracing," Ms Sturgeon said.
Details of how restrictions will be lifted were contained in the Scottish Government's eagerly awaited document Scotland's Route Map Through and Out of the Crisis.
In a statement to Holyrood, Ms Sturgeon said loosening of the measures was divided into four phases, which will be reviewed every three weeks. But she warned that the proposals were "not set in stone" and were subject to change depending on how successful efforts were to suppress the virus. Under the quickest possible scenario, Scotland would enter the final phase at the end of July beginning of August.
But moving from one phase to the next will be subject to keeping the R-number down as well as meeting stringent criteria including WHO tests – suggesting the process is likely to take longer.
Moving to a test, trace and isolate strategy will also be a key component. Tory leader Jackson Carlaw warned that it would only work if there were enough tests.
If all goes well, the first phase will come into force from the first review date, on May 28 and will focus on easing restrictions outdoors.
Sunbathing, golfing and meeting with one other household
Ms Sturgeon warned the new guidance may not be introduced immediately on May 28, but said from that date it is proposed that people will be able to sunbathe in parks and meet up with others in a restricted form.
"You will be able to meet people from one other household, though initially in small numbers, while you are outside. This is a change which we hope will benefit everyone, but particularly those without gardens, and people who live on their own," Ms Sturgeon said.
Members of two households should stay more than two metres apart during meetings, which can take place in gardens – but not indoors. Gatherings other than this will still be banned for the time being.
People will be allowed to travel, preferably by walking or cycling, to recreation spaces although they should stay close to home.
Recycling centres will resume operation.
Waste and recycling services will resume, as will outdoor businesses like agriculture and forestry. A phased approach will be taken with construction starting with preparing sites, moving into a "soft start" as building activity increases.
The move was welcomed by Aberdeen-based Stewart Milne Homes, which said it would work with the Scottish Government to deliver housing projects.
Take-away and drive-through food outlets will be allowed to reopen as will garden centres. Garden centre cafes will remain closed unless they operate as a take-away.
It will be a little longer before pubs reopen.
Indoor cafes, restaurants and pubs will remain closed during the first phase with beer gardens reopening in the second. Only by the third phase will pubs and restaurants reopen fully.
Remote working will remain the default position for the time being, although indoor offices will be back in action during phase three.
In phase one, Children's Hearings will restart with physical distancing and social workers will have more contact with the vulnerable. Some aspects of the Criminal Justice System will also resume.
Cancelled NHS services, which have been closed to free up hospital capacity, will be "carefully and gradually" restarted.
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St Johnstone may be back in action soon, although not with fans in attendance initially.
Professional sport in some form will take place in the second phase, but mass gatherings will continue to be outlawed until phase four. The limit on the number of people attending funerals will remain in place until phase two.
Schools to reopen in August but in a new format
Ms Sturgeon thanked teachers, parents and children for their patience during the crisis as she announced teachers will return to work next month to prepare classrooms for a "different model" of learning.
"From 11 August, all schools will reopen," Ms Sturgeon said. "However, to allow appropriate physical distancing, children will return to a blended model of part-time in-school and part-time at-home learning.
There will be more childminding over the summer, as well as transition arrangements for children starting primary school and those moving to secondaries. School estates will be expanded to enable social distancing.
The EIS teachers' union described the blended approach as the "biggest curriculum challenge" of the century.
Universities and colleges are to have a phased return next term, combining remote learning and limited campus teaching.
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Adrian Cho discusses applying Jazz performance principles to software development: managing friction, the importance of awareness, diversity, health, and leading on demand, embrace change and conflict.
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A Year Later, Where's Justin Timberlake's Hip New MySpace Makeover?
Brent Lang, Lucas Shaw
Was bringing Justin Timberlake on board a mistake?
It's been a year since Specific Media bought MySpace and vowed to make it hip again, but after 12 months the once-hot brand is still ice cold.A major redesign, promised after Specific Media CEO Tim Vanderhook and COO Chris Vanderhook took over the teetering social network from News Corp., has yet to materialise. Traffic to the website is mostly flat while other music-focused companies like Spotify and Vevo just keep getting bigger.
And what ever happened to Justin Timberlake, who a year ago was named as a creative partner and part owner of the new company?
"I'm not sure what Justin has brought to the table," said MySpace co-founder Chris DeWolfe in an interview with "TheWrap." "He's obviously an extremely talented and creative guy. I'm not sure how that translates into usability on a social media site. Nor is it clear how much time he spends on the creative development of Myspace."
Although the Vanderhook brothers promise that a complete overhaul is in the works, the social network is still shuffling along with more or less the same public face it had when it was bleeding money for Rupert Murdoch.
The lack of high-profile involvement is Timberlake's choice, the brothers say. "Tim and I speak to him regularly and he has his hands in basically everything," Chris Vanderhook told "TheWrap." "But the strategy isn't to make this a marketing platform for Justin, it's to make it a platform for all artists."
Under its new ownership, MySpace has doubled down on its efforts to become a premiere destination for music lovers and, more importantly, a platform for young talent to be discovered, the Vanderhooks say.
It has launched a new music player and unveiled a partnership with Panasonic television.
"When we first were thinking of buying MySpace, we ran a survey on the site and asked users, 'Why are you still coming?'" Tim Vanderhook told "TheWrap." "60 per cent said, 'Because I'm going to be discovered and become famous.' That's when we knew our vision for the site was dead on."
"What you see on MySpace today is lots of what News Corp. was doing, except the focus has become more about music," he said. "I don't want to say that this [current site] is our strategy, because all of the tools, vision and execution will come at a later time."
Indeed, some think the company still has an opportunity when it comes to music discovery and artistic self-expression.
"There are a lot of musicians, artists and creative folks that still look at it positively because for some of them, they got so much value out of it," said one person familiar with MySpace who insisted on anonymity due to past business dealings. "MySpace was so comprehensive, you put your talent and your media up in this environment and didn't need to be your real-life physical self."
The Vanderhooks say that the redesigned site is already being used by its employees and will be accessible to its community of musicians by the end of the year.
But precisely when the new MySpace will be ready for its closeup remains to be seen – the brothers would not give a date for when the general public gets a peek. The lack of any large-scale overhaul has led some prominent people in the tech world and from MySpace's past to conclude that the Vanderhooks lack a grand vision.
"It doesn't seem like the new organisation is really product driven," said DeWolfe. "The site is disjointed and they appeared to have stepped up the advertising. Perhaps they're more concerned about getting their money back from their investment, versus transforming the property into a social hub for the creative community."
Meanwhile, as MySpace went into hibernation, competition reached a fever pitch.
Pandora, Spotify and Vevo have emerged as the dominant players for listening to music online, along with stalwart YouTube. Moreover, upstarts like Soundcloud have established their own footholds, becoming key tools for musicians hoping to get feedback on their compositions.
And MTV launched its own version of a MySpace-like hub for musicians this spring called Artists.MTV. It creates pages for stars like Lady Gaga and Beyoncé, who can then curate them as they like, with tour dates, tweets and photos.
"The influential kids are paying attention to Vevo or Facebook, there's no demographic for whom MySpace applies," Anil Dash, a technology consultant and the director of Expert Lab, said.
"There is enormous awareness of MySpace," he added. "People know the name and brand and there is a residual familiarity in Hollywood and the industry, but those associations are not good associations."
The Vanderhooks understand that the status quo is unacceptable. Until people rediscover why they once liked MySpace, it's going to remain a digital also-ran.
"I don't see how they ever become a brand that people care about or wear T-shirts for again," Robert Scoble, a technology blogger and author, told "TheWrap."
Or, as another tech expert put it, "Historically, if you look at turnarounds on the internet, there aren't any. Your ability to turn the ship correctly is exponentially more difficult than in other mediums that move more slowly."
"Of course it's not the right company to turn it around," the individual told TheWrap, "It's a company that will take advantage of data and traffic to augment and support its ad network. They aren't product guys or tech innovators.
Ironically, pairing Specific's ad technology with MySpace's content was seen as the primary reason for the purchase, but the brothers say they have largely kept the businesses separate, besides laying off roughly eight per cent of their staff to eliminate redundancies.
For the time being Specific's profits are funding the investment in MySpace's redesign.
The social media network, which was losing tens of millions of dollars when News Corp. offloaded it, still is not profitable and the Vanderhooks declined to say how much it is costing them to reinvigorate it.
After they first took the reins at MySpace, the social network's user base continued to shrink, from 33.1 million unique visitors in July 2011 to a low point of just over 24 million in December 2011, according to Comscore. The Vanderhooks say that they have stopped the downward spiral, and the numbers do bear that out, climbing to 32.6 million unique visitors in May and down slightly to 29.3 million unique visitors last month.
"In terms of our site's traffic, we went from negative to neutral," Tim Vanderhook said, arguing that this shift is a sign that "consumers are already responding to where we want to take MySpace."
The Vanderhooks say that what this proves to them is that their strategy of emphasising MySpace's library of 42 million songs with their music player and better promoting emerging talent is what led to the traffic improvement.
Since the new player launched, users have played 129 per cent more songs. It has been particularly popular among teenagers.
Analysts like Scoble and Dash acknowledge that the traffic on the site has improved, but they argue that sustaining those gains will require a substantial investment in people and technology, and that's something MySpace may have trouble pulling off. The best programmers and designers are unlikely to leave a Google or an Apple for a brand believed to be nearing its expiration date.
For their part, the Vanderhooks say they have made no plays for Silicon Valley talent. They've brought in a few people from Los Angeles, but have mostly stuck to the existing team at MySpace, a group they say is loaded with talent.
It better be, because as analysts are quick to point out, the internet is a fickle mistress and once a digital brand is left for dead, resurrection is almost impossible.
"They are trying to do something nobody has ever done in the history of internet – which is bring back a community that has faded," Dash said. "There has never been a site that has peaked and had people move on that became relevant again."
The brothers insist they know what they are up against, and while their first year at the helm has not electrified MySpace watchers, they insist they're up to the challenge.
"We're excited about it," Chris Vanderhook said. "We didn't take this on in blind faith. We knew what needed to be done."
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Tidbits for travelers: Volcano underwear at Schiphol
May 11, 2010 Harriet BaskasFood, free Wi-Fi, Fun Stuff, VolcanoAmsterdam Schiphol Airport, free Wi-Fi, underwear, Volcano
I spent a morning touring Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport in search of new amenities and services to share.
Along the way my tour guide, Marianne de Bie (who reminded me that she'd been my tour guide almost ten years ago!) shared some stories about what the Schiphol staff did to try to make stranded people more comfortable during the "the ash cloud."
The airport brought in shower trucks (the kind you see at festivals) and after a few days asked the First and Business class lounges with on-site showers to open them to passengers; which they did. Stranded passengers were also treated to sandwiches, free Wi-Fi, movies and offered toothpaste, socks, and underwear that the airport had quickly purchased to hand out.
"We have dollar stores like anyplace else," de Bie told me, "But the underwear supplier made a mistake and included 500 pairs of expensive brand-name boxer shorts for men. Those turned out to be very popular."
Tidbits for travelers: free buffets at JFK; free flights to nowhere
April 21, 2010 Harriet BaskasAir Travel, Airlines, Airplanes, aviation, Delays, Volcanofree flights, Free food, JFK, Volcano
Volcano-delayed flights to and from Europe and beyond are resuming, but airport closures and flight cancellations may continue on-and-off for weeks. So this NYT tracking map may be handy for a while longer.
NYT volcano cancellation map
In the meantime, people have been opening their homes to stranded passengers and theaters, museums and restaurants have been offering discounted and free entertainment and meals to folks who found themselves stuck at the airport. At JFK, the company that operates all the restaurants and fast-food outlets in Terminal 4 – SSP America – organized a free buffet meal for about 300 on Monday night. Breakfast for 300 was served Tuesday morning as well.
And no doubt because I spent so much time learning about the ins and outs of some very tiny and unusual airports for a Bing story titled: Easy Flier: 10 airports that reduce the hassle, I was extremely interested in this story on CNN, which discusses some other small airports around the country that end up having to offer free flights in order to maintain federal funding.
Stuck at the airport: British Navy to the rescue
April 19, 2010 Harriet BaskasTransportation, Volcanoash cloud, British Navy, Smithsonian Institution, stuck at the airport, Volcano
This closing-the-airports-because-of-the -volcano, for the fifth day now, is getting to be too much for a lot of travelers and now, for the British government.
That's why, says this article, "Royal Navy ships may be joined by commandeered civilian vessels to bring home British citizens, who have now been stuck since last Thursday across Europe and around the world.
It is possible that Spain, which is largely unaffected by the giant ash cloud from the Icelandic volcano, allowing aircraft to fly in its air space, may be used as the "hub" of the operation for people who are stranded outside Europe, principally in Africa and North America."
And, as long as we're all focused on volcanoes, take a look at this round-up of volcano images and information from around the world, courtesy of the Smithsonian Institution, including this stereograph labeled "Gazing through sulphurous vapors into the crater's frightful depths Aso-San, Japan. 1904 or earlier."
The Smithsonian archivist who gathered up these images notes that there is descriptive text on the back of the stereograph that includes this passage:
"You are in the province of Higo on the island of Kyushu, near the southwestern end of the Mikado's island empire. This is the largest active volcano in the world. You come over from Kumamoto and get coolie guides like these bare-legged fellows, to show you the way up here to the rim of the crater. It is like the open door of the infernal regions. Those vapors are sulphur smoke and scalding steam; if you were to wait awhile, great tongues of fiery flame might very likely shoot up, lapping with hideous suggestiveness these very lips of volcanic rock on which you are dizzily perched. Horrid cracklings and roarings rise continually out of that bottomless pit into which the men are peering – there are sounds of ooiling and bubblings as of the Evil One's own caldron, and every little while the crash of a thunderous explosion fills all this upper air."


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For Random Profiles, we randomly pick one of our 98,000-plus attorneys and do a Q&A. We've found that every Texas lawyer has an interesting story. Will yours be next?
Born: I was born in Coldwater, Michigan on January 6, 1963.
Family: My husband, Tom, and I have two daughters: Haley, who is 14, and Miranda, who is 12. We also have two dogs: Austin, our 90-pound golden retriever and Henry, a seven-month-old border collie mix.
Areas of practice: I'm general counsel for a community health center so my days revolve around contracts, health law, and employee law issues.
Education: I graduated from the University of Michigan (GO BLUE!) with a B.A. in Art History and English Literature. I went to law school at the University of Detroit/Mercy Law School.
Bet you didn't know: I lived in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and survived winters with 300 inches of snow.
Another little known fact: I can drive a car with a manual transmission.
Likes/Dislikes: I like my dogs, but I dislike picking up after them for poop patrol!
Bad habit: I bite my nails.
Doesn't: like long work commutes in Houston traffic.
Is not good at: keeping my car washed on a regular basis.
Culinary talent: none! My husband is the cook in the family.
What kind of car do you drive? Ford Explorer so we have room for all the dogs and kids.
Community Involvement: Golden Beginnings Golden Retriever Rescue.
Mentors/heroes: My dad who always worked more than one job to provide for his family. My husband for his courage and strength in coping with his cancer diagnosis.
Most important career lesson: Never take work issues personally. As a new lawyer, my best friend was the assistant prosecuting attorney, and I was the local public defender. We fought in court, but never outside of the office.
Latest pursuit: Beginning to run again, so I'm training for a 5k race later this year.
Current Project: Planning for our family vacation to Disney World in May.
Favorite place to find albums: Apple or Amazon music. We only stream now.
Favorite movie: "The Sound of Music" because it's the first movie I remember seeing as a kid.
The last movie I saw was: Just watched "The Martian" with Matt Damon. It needed aliens.
Favorite magazine: I don't read magazines anymore.
Favorite sport: Running and volleyball.
Favorite food: Any kind of French cooking and eggs/bacon.
Favorite restaurant: the neighborhood sushi place down the street from us.
Where to be found on a Saturday night: Usually at home watching a movie with the family.
Talents (besides law): I'm really good at planning a vacation.
Collects: Dog fur in my house from the golden retriever!
Current reading material: I've started reading novels by Dean Koontz. He loves golden retrievers too.
Memorable vacation: All the times we went to Disney World. Yes, we are Disney nerds.
My favorite weekend retreats are: In my backyard with the pool, the fire pit, and a cocktail.
If I had more time, I would: Travel more and volunteer more.
Best thing about being a lawyer: Solving a problem.
Biggest misconception about me: That I'm tough.
What most people don't know about me: I don't like meeting new people.
The part of my job I do best is: Keeping projects organized.
If you could be anyone else for a day, who would it be? My dogs. They have a great life.
What do you think is the biggest challenge facing attorneys today? Lack of professional courtesy.
Who is your favorite on-screen or literary attorney, and why? Jimmy Stewart in "Anatomy of a Murder." I practiced law in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan where the movie takes place.
If you weren't an attorney, what profession do you think you would be in? English literature professor.
What's the turning point that made you decide to become an attorney? I hated my first job after graduating college.
When you are not practicing law, what do you like to do? Spend time with my family.
Who are the people you admire most, and why? My family. They keep me going every day.
What has changed the most technologically or practice wise since you have been licensed? Online filing and Internet research. I miss doing research in a big library.
How do you think the practice will change in the next 15 years? Less lawyers and large firms.
Any words of wisdom or advice for the new president of the State Bar of Texas? Good luck.
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I'll say it again: I've loved this assignment. I'll be sure to have another one soon.
Before I announce the winner, here's what I loved about each finalist. Each of these finalists gets a $50 gift card to the Apple Store.
By kckenlin. I loved this silhouetted family shot. Nice composition and color.
By Heather Knittel. I love the colors and perspective of this shot. So crisp, too!
By S.Voros. I'm not sure how this geometrical flare was achieved, but I love it. Very artsy.
By esteselle. I'm head over heels in love with this floating-in-water shot. The colors are gorgeous, the subject beautiful. It has the feel of an abstract painting. Love it.
By kgilbert_shots. Eerie, stunning skies. This takes my breath away; can't believe it was caught with a cell phone!
By merrick_christy. This story tells a story, too. The man and the child look so tiny compared to the huge sky. I love the composition.
By lissabarker. Splendidly beautiful. The colors are so subtle and gorgeous, and the clouds are stunning.
By Keri Payne. Fantastic concert shot, and another one that demonstrates what's so great about cell phones.
By barefootstephco. The composition got me on this one–so wonderful! And the plain pale green wall is out of this world.
By melanie327. This is a truly fabulous cell phone shot. I feel like I'm right there–the water is so crisp, the light so wonderful. Great job, Melanie!
By elishaguido. I love that almost all the focus is on the beautiful birds flying…but then you see the mountains in the background.
By Lindsay Valentine. I chose this photo because it makes me happy. Colorful, bright, happy. Love it.
By 365orbust. Looks like Ansel Adams!
By lucasbotz. Those pool stairs create such a lovely canvas. What a great shot!
By shevaunbphotography.com. This is magical. Pure and simple.
By fadedwords41581. My favorite kind of shot! Horse ears, slower pace, lovely flare from the sun. Very well done!
By ginamari. This is so stunning, it takes my breath away. Again: I can't believe it's a cell phone. Gorgeous!
By Melanie. Congratulations, Melanie! Contact prizes@thepioneerwoman.com to claim your grand prize—a $350 gift card to the Apple Store.
Thank you again, everyone, for your great participation!
Love it! Looks like somewhere in the Florida Keys to me…. Congrats winners!
it is at Baldwin Beach on Maui. Is my absolute favorite beach there. Heaven.
Congrats, Melanie – I love your photo!
I LOVE your choice, Ree! It makes me want to be on that beach and playing in the water. Great job, Melanie!
Congrats Melanie and to all the finalists as well as the contenders, I loved this assignment more than any other because the shots were so personal and spontaneous (thank goodness your comments have spell check Ree!) AND I am so trading my old boring phone for one that takes shots with apps because more than any other type of shooting, I love capturing a special moment in my life and sharing it with my family and friends right then!
I don't know how you pick from these great shots – all wonderful – but I think the winning choice is a good choice! Congratulations Melanie!
Beautiful shot of the beach, I loved how there was an almost 3D aspect to it.
I've achieved that geometric lens flare a couple times, I think it must be something iPhones do naturally. The last time it showed up I was taking a photo looking at a bedside halogen light. I was pleased it showed up in the actual photo and wasn't just onscreen!
Oh my goodness! Thanks so much, Ree. I've so enjoyed looking at everyone else's phone photos. What a fun assignment!
Congratulations to all – these photos in the finalist category are breathtaking! Have to say it must be so hard to pick a "winner" because they're all winners. I particularly loved the photo by esteselle, could be a book jacket for perhaps a mystery story! There are some very talented (with the cell phone cameras) people out there.
Congratulations Melanie! Such a beautiful shot!
Congratulations. Wish I was there!
yea! I love this shot! excellent choice! congrats to all the winners!
Melissa H from So. Fla.
I picked Melanie so it feels like I won too….ha ha.!
This was my fave too! Love it when that happens. Lots of great photos, but that one of Melanie's transported me to the beach. Lovely.
I am still blown away by what people are achieving with their cell phone cameras. Congratulations to the winner, to everyone whose picture got posted. I kind of feel like a winner too… inspired to do more with, and expect more of, my mobile device!
Lovely set of finalists. Melanie–your shot is fantastic.
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With its limestone cliffs, emerald green waters, and craggy karst formations, the Big Lagoon can almost seem fake—too beautiful to possibly be real. This isn't some tropical dream, however, but an actual place with a placid lagoon that's perfect for snorkeling and swimming.
From the moment you enter the Big Lagoon on an island hopping tour from El Nido, the rest of the world seems to fade away, unable to penetrate the cliffs, and there's a moment of stillness, serenity, and calm as smooth as the tropical waters. If you choose to jump off the boat for a swim when visiting the Big Lagoon, take a second to look back at your boat and notice how small and toy-like it appears at the base of the towering cliffs. Everything here is grandiose, and it's little wonder why the Big Lagoon is considered one of the most scenic spots in El Nido, the Philippines, and the world.
Much like the neighboring Big Lagoon, the Small Lagoon is a scenic cove where reality seems to meld with a place that's out of a tropical dream. Unlike its larger cousin, however, the Small Lagoon offers added adventures like swimming in hidden sea caves, and squeezing through narrow holes in the rocks to access the placid waters. This spot is popular with kayaking tours since they can squeeze through the narrow openings, but it's just as easy to swim through the channel and emerge in the tranquil lagoon.
Because of the shear, near vertical walls and towering karst formations, swimming or paddling through the Small Lagoon can make you feel like you're on the set of a Hollywood action film. A place this naturally stunning, after all, couldn't possibly be real, yet here it is just a boat ride away from impossibly gorgeous El Nido.
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Q: Как добавить версионирование json файлов в Laravel Mix В Laravel v5.5 (back-end) генерируются порядка ста *.json файлов, к которым буду обращаться на клиентской стороне (front-end). Необходимо добавить версионирование этих файлов.
Я изменил файл webpack.mix.js таким образом:
let mix = require('laravel-mix');

mix
  .setPublicPath('public/build')
  .setResourceRoot('build')
  .js('resources/assets/js/app.js', 'js')
  .sass('resources/assets/sass/app.scss', 'css')
  // .json('resources/assets/json/*', 'json')
  .version();

При выполнении команды npm run dev с методом .json(...) получаю ошибку о том, что .json(...) не является функцией.
Как выполнить копирование из resources/assets/json/ в public/build/ всех файлов *.json с добавлением хеша в файле mix-manifest.json также как это делается для *.js и *.css файлов:
{
  "/js/app.js": "/js/app.js?id=1201bfb6e0c7cc454cde",
  "/css/app.css": "/css/app.css?id=dec12e109f69d0aea8d2"
}

Не знаю как это реализовать. Есть варианты?

A: Есть такой рабочий вариант, проверен на Laravel v5.8 и Laravel Mix v4.1.2:
const mix = require('laravel-mix');

mix.js('resources/js/app.js', 'public/js')
  .sass('resources/sass/app.scss', 'public/css')
  // Копируем директорию с файлами.
  .copyDirectory('resources/json', 'public/json');

if (mix.inProduction()) {
  // Передаем массив путей с файлами или папками,
  // для которых нужно дополнительно установить версионирование.
  mix.version([
    'public/json'
  ]);
}

NB: не забудьте поменять пути к папкам на свои.

Недостаток: Mix не дожидается, когда папка с файлами скопируется, поэтому приходится дважды запускать npm run production. Использование метода .then() не решает эту проблему.

A: сделал так:
let mix = require('laravel-mix');

/*
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 | Mix Asset Management
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 | Mix provides a clean, fluent API for defining some Webpack build steps
 | for your Laravel application. By default, we are compiling the Sass
 | file for the application as well as bundling up all the JS files.
 |
 */

mix
    .setPublicPath('public/build')
    .setResourceRoot('build')
    .js('resources/assets/js/app.js', 'js')
    .sass('resources/assets/sass/app.scss', 'css')
    .copyDirectory('resources/assets/json', 'public/build/json')
    .version(['public/build/json']);

и два раза npm run dev, после этого работает нормально


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Gamla Uppsala Buss AB, GUB, ägs sedan 2012 av Region Uppsala och var innan det ett bolag inom Uppsala kommun. GUB kör stadsbussarna och viss regiontrafik i Uppsala på uppdrag av regionförvaltningen Trafik och samhälle som är regional kollektivtrafikmyndighet med varumärket UL. Sedan mitten av 1990-talet är bolaget skilt från den tidigare beställaren AB Uppsalabuss.

Idag omfattar GUB:s trafikverksamhet stadsbusstrafik och viss regiontrafik, sjukresor, bokbussar och viss beställningstrafik. GUB hyr även ut förskolebussar till Uppsala kommuns mobila förskoleverksamhet samt bedriver sedan 2008 bussförarutbildning i egen regi. Till verksamheten hör även en teknisk avdelning som i verkstäder och servicehall hanterar allt underhåll och reparationsarbete för fordonen samt i samverkan med Trafik och Samhälle sköter hållplatsservice för regionens samtliga hållplatser.

I koncernen Gamla Uppsala Buss ingår, förutom moderbolaget, dotterbolagen AB Prebus och Uppsala Läns Trafik (ULT). Prebus bedriver beställningscentral för sjukresor och arbetar dessutom med utveckling och drift av datastöd främst inom kollektivtrafikens användningsområde. ULT är vilande och har för närvarande ingen verksamhet.

Historia
Namnet Gamla Uppsala Bussbolag härrör från 1923, då Sven O. Gustafsson (1899–1964) startade busstrafik mellan Gamla Uppsala och Uppsala centrum. År 1938 ägde Gustafsson tre bussar, hade två anställda samt var styrelseledamot och kassör i Uppsala läns omnibusägareförening.

Källor
Gamla Uppsala Buss: Vad är GUB?, läst 19 juni 2006

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Officiell webbplats

Svenska bussbolag
Företag bildade 1923
Transport i Uppsala

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Watch this super tank jump like a dirt bike – 'The most obnoxious vehicle ever made!'
The single-seater 'sports' tank is designed to tear through rough terrain – be it mud, sand or snow.
By Shubham Sharma
Updated January 18, 2018 13:21 GMT
Ripsaw tank seen drifting and performing a wheelie on snow Howe & Howe/Youtube screengrab
Whenever we hear the word 'tank', the only thing that comes to our mind is usually a deadly military-grade vehicle capable of annihilating anything on its path. The description is pretty much apt. However, for Howe & Howe technologies, tanks could also be off-roading vehicles rather than just armoured military machines.
On Monday, 15 January, the leading US-based tank fabricator shared a video showcasing its latest creation, the Ripsaw EV3-F1, a vehicle that spectacularly combines the power of a tank with the speed of a modern SUV to tear through rough terrain – be it mud, sand or snow.
Touted as "the most obnoxious vehicle ever made", this new version of Ripsaw literally dominates the terrain like a boss. It features more than 112 inches of typical military grade tracks and can jump, drift and even nail wheelies like a typical lightweight sports bike.
As seen in the video, the single-seater 'sports' tank is a dream come true for off-roading enthusiasts. It packs a 727 cubic-inch Hellcat Hemi engine under the hood, which delivers 1,500 horsepower – enough to transverse the steepest slopes on Earth. As for speed, the vehicle can race up to an impressive 120kmph.
Over the last five years, Howe & Howe has developed various iterations of high-performance luxury Ripsaw tanks like this one. The first-ever Ripsaw from the company was developed as a lightweight and fast vehicle for the military.
"From 16 inches of suspension travel to luxurious interiors and up to 1,500 horsepower, the Ripsaw platform is in a league of its own when it comes to capability, speed, sheer adrenaline and luxury," the company noted on its website.
The price of this insanely awesome sports tank is unclear. However, the website noted that these vehicles could cost over half a million dollars, depending on the required features, and could be fabricated within six months.
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Finally, the tiniest crack seems to have appeared in Margie Lepsi`s armor.
Certainly no tennis foe can make the newly crowned state singles champion quake. After all, the Lyons Township sophomore shot back everything the state`s best players fired at her during her recent march to the title. Never once in seven matches was she in danger of losing a set.
But then there are the TV cameras at the finals, which are taped for later showings on cable. Watching herself on television? Oooh, that`s scary.
''I don`t know if I`m looking forward to that or not. I`ve never seen myself play on TV,'' said Lepsi, the Tribune Athlete of the Month for October after capping her surge to the state title with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over New Trier junior Wendy Fix and helping the Lions win their second consecutive team title.
Her only loss this season came to Fix at the Prospect Invitational. And Lepsi, who finished fourth as a freshman, has only three losses during her high school career.
She earned Athlete of the Month honors over state golf champions Dana Mackey of Providence and Tim Carlson of St. Charles, Buffalo Grove quarterback Mike Rudolph and Hinsdale Central swimmer Greta Steffenson.
To opponents, Lepsi is like some huge plexiglass wall. No matter what kind of shot you hit, the ball is coming back at you.
Fix, Lepsi`s good friend and sometimes doubles partner, tried smashing forehands down the line. Back they came. She tried drops. Little luck. Finally, she got frustrated and started missing shots she might otherwise have turned into winners.
''What I wanted to do was keep the ball in play and let Wendy make the mistakes,'' Lepsi said.
But Lepsi doesn`t just wait for opponents to aggravate themselves out of a match.
''That`s just a part of my game. Another part is hitting winners and moving people around,'' she said.
By the time she returns to defend her title in 1992, Lepsi undoubtedly will have added another facet or two to her already formidable game. We`re likely to see a much more aggressive Lepsi charging the net whenever possible. Work on next season starts in a couple of weeks when Lepsi and Fix, who probably will renew their rivalry in `92, head for a weekend camp in Indianapolis.
All season Lepsi was expected to win the school`s first individual championship, and the Lions were expected to successfully defend their team title. Now that all that has happened, she is taking a few days off to let the reality set in.


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Stichting New Smile Foundation puts smiles on face of the needy in Nkoranza
As part of the commemoration of the Christmas festivities, Stichting New Smile Foundation has presented various items to needy people in Bodom, Busunya and Mempeasem communities in the NKoranza District of the Bono East Region.
The main aim of the presentation was part of efforts of the foundation to distribute food and sanitary items to the needy in rural communities across Ghana, in line with its objective of bringing smiles to the faces of the needy, particularly, in this festive season.
The objective of the Foundation is to assist their livelihood, including the provision of basic amenities needed for their daily survival.
The Foundation's primary intent is to provide support in cash and in kind to the needy and vulnerable in rural areas.
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It is also looking beyond the provision of food items to building a stable future for widows, single parents, and the physically challenged in society.
The donation was also part of the Foundation's efforts to extend a helping hand to the needy, particularly, disabled, widow and single parents in rural communities.
The beneficiaries received antiseptic soaps, 2 bags of rice, tin fish (mackerel), Sardines, vegetable oil, spaghetti, toilet rolls, bread, beverages, tomatoes and other provisional items.
Addressing beneficiaries through a WhatsApp video call, the CEO of Stichting New Smiles Foundation, Evelyn Adjei, noted the most vulnerable people in the society are widows, physically challenged orphans and single parents.
The CEO assured the recipients that the Foundation will continue to extend their support to them and other needy people in rural communities across Ghana.
The beneficiaries, in turn, expressed gratitude to the Foundation and appealed for the gesture to continue.
Source: 3news.com|Ghana
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