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Dickson leads Loons to win in his debut
Published 4:00 am EDT, Saturday, May 5, 2012
The newest member of the Great Lakes Loons, O'Koyea Dickson, made quite a landing Friday to help the Loons beat Lansing 9-8.
Just called up from extended spring training, the right-handed-hitting first baseman blasted a two-run homer before an enthusiastic School Kids Day crowd of 5,055 at Dow Diamond.
"Today was exciting," said the 22-year-old Dickson, who was a 12th-round pick by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2011 MLB Draft. "It's an opportunity to get out here and start playing, instead of playing in extended (spring training). There nobody is at the games, but here you get to play in front of some people. I just wanted to make an impact any way I could."
When James Baldwin went on the seven-day disabled list with a strained oblique, Dickson got the call and gave the Loons a lift as he went 2-for-4, scored three runs and drove in three.
"(Dickson) was originally intended to come to Midland, but an injury kept him in spring training," said Loons' manager John Shoemaker. "He wants to make up for lost time."
After taking the series 2-1 over the first-place Lugnuts, the Loons (15-13) head to South Bend today to begin a three-game series against the second-place Silver Hawks. Gustavo Gomez (3-1, 4.43) is the Loons' probable starter.
"Well, we scored some runs today," said Shoemaker. "We needed all of them. Lansing has a solid ballclub. They put quality at-bats on you. If you jump out to a 7-1 lead, you're hoping that it is not the third inning, but the ninth."
Lansing took a 1-0 lead in the top of the second when Andy Burns drilled a Matt Laney pitch over the fence in left. However, the Loons struck back for four runs in their half.
Consecutive singles by Scott Schebler, Noel Cuevas, Jesse Bosnik and Dickson produced two runs. With Pedro Guerrero at bat, Dickson broke for second, but Bosnik ventured too far from third and got caught in a rundown. Alertly, Dickson broke for third during the rundown, and when Lansing catcher Pierce Rankin's throw to third went into leftfield, Dickson ran home for a 3-1 Loons' lead.
"(O'Koyea) delivered in his first at-bat," said Shoemaker. "He played well last year at Ogden. He's got some power and possesses a relatively good eye at the plate."
Guerrero followed with a double off the wall in left and came home on Jesus Arredondo's infield single, giving Great Lakes a 4-1 lead.
The Loons added three more in the third on three hits to make it 7-1. The key hit was Jesse Bosnik's perfectly executed hit-and-run that scored Joe Winker from second.
Dickson, who led Sonoma State (Calif.) to the NCAA Division II World Series in 2011, also led the Pioneer League last year in slugging (.603), finished sixth in average (.333) and tied for sixth in home runs (13).
In the fifth, he blasted a two-run, opposite-field shot to right to make it 9-3.
"It was fastball middle away," said Dickson, whose dad named him after former Kansas City Chiefs' running back Christian Okoye. "I wanted to get a pitch that I could hit a sacrifice fly (on), and luckily it went out."
Loons' relievers Raydel Sanchez and Jason West struggled as the Lugnuts scored four runs in the sixth and one in the eighth. Eric Eadington came on with one out in the eighth and got two of the next three batters to get the Loons out of the inning. He then set Lansing down in order in the ninth to earn his fourth save.
Laney (1-2) earned the win as he went five innings while allowing six hits, three runs (two earned), three walks and striking out six.
"It seems like every inning, Matt is in some kind of trouble," said Shoemaker. "You don't want to live like that your whole career. But, to his credit, he was able to make the pitches today and to keep some runners from scoring that on a bad day would have scored."
After committing three errors on Thursday, the Loons committed three more on Friday.
"We hurt ourselves with three miscues on defense," said Shoemaker. "If we continue to hurt ourselves by giving extra outs, it is going to be tough to catch anybody."
Following an 11-game road trip, Great Lakes will return to Midland on May 16 to take on West Michigan.


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Bomarzo Park of the Monsters and Viterbo Old Town Tour
Discover the Park of the Monsters in the town of Bomarzo, from figures of mythological characters to a mortuary temple. Visit Viterbo's old town and indulge in a traditional Italian lunch.
Duration 7.5 hours
• Pickup service is offered from all hotels, B&Bs, and apartments located in the city center • Please include the accommodation name and address in your reservation • The pickup will take place at approximately 8:45 AM • There may be an additional wait of 5 to 10 minutes due to local traffic conditions
Limited to 8 participants
Explore the unique Park of the Monsters in Bomarzo
Discover figures of monsters and mythological characters
See a funerary temple
Visit Viterbo's old town, known as the City of the Popes
Indulge in a traditional Italian lunch
Visit the unique Park of the Monsters, also known as the Garden of Bomarzo. Explore the gardens and their wide terraces, fountains with water games and mannerist sculptures. Discover figures of monsters, dragons, mythological characters and exotic animals. See the blocks of peperino, a crooked house, a funerary temple and obelisk monuments with carved mottos. After the visit, indulge in a traditional Italian lunch at a restaurant in Viterbo city center. In the afternoon, enjoy a guided visit of the old town. Known as the City of the Popes, Viterbo's spectacular medieval center is worth seeing. Learn about the time of the Holy See and the fighting between the Guelph and Ghibelline families.
Entrance fee to Bomarzo
Additional stops in Tuscania or Bolsena
Masks are required while indoors
All participants who are 12 years and older must present a Reinforced Green Pass that is valid in the EU and has a verifiable QR code. Reinforced Green Passes can only be obtained by uploading either proof of full vaccination or proof of a Covid-19 infection within the last 6 months to either the Green Pass or Covid Certificate app
All participants must also bring a valid government-issued photo ID (e.g. passport, driver's license, etc)
It is recommended that you wear comfortable shoes and remember that is not permitted to visit churches in shorts, miniskirts or uncovered shoulders. The tour can be changed without notice due to weather and traffic. Visitors could be asked an ID/Passport for security reasons, please make sure you have a valid one with you.
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A major passenger port for the fairly nearby Balearic Islands, Denia is a cheery place that lives for more than just tourism. The old town snuggles up against a small hill mounted by a tumbledown castle and the town's streets buzz with life. The beaches of La Marina, to its northwest, are good and sandy, while southeastwards the fretted coastline of Les Rotes and beyond offers less-frequented rocky coves. With its excellent selection of hotels and restaurants, and mix of local and tourist life, Denia is perhaps the Costa Blanca's most appealing base.
For those who seek more than just a lazy beach holiday, Denia and the surrounding area offers countless options such as sailing, windsurfing, diving, fishing and kayaking. And for those who prefer land to sea there are countless hiking and cycling trails all around the area. Perhaps a game of golf, or tennis? Or for the true thrill seeker there is even the option to go hang gliding!
Dénia "Creative City of Gastronomy by UNESCO"
In 2015 Denia was designated 'Creative city of gastronomy' by UNESCO. Spread between the historic old town, the picturesque port, and the rocky coastline of Les Rotes the many restaurants focus on local seafood and produce to best showcase the Mediterranean diet. By blending tradition with quality and focusing on local produce restauranteurs ensure a sustainable development of the region. Denia offers everything between a 3 star Michelin dinner and a budget lunch prepared in a local 'Tasca', so there are countless options for foodies of all budgets.
In recent years, Denia has been catching up with nearby cities of Benidorm, Alicante, and Valencia regarding the club scene. Of course, the sweltering Spanish summer nights would already go into the early morning but with the addition of two night clubs (Condado and Sounders), one in the town centre and one in the port, they can go on for a little longer.
Valencia - City of Calatrava
Combine city life with beach life! Just an hour away from Denia, Valencia is rapidly becoming one of Spain's most popular tourist cities. Visit the old central market and gawk at the ancient central train station with a bag of fresh fruit and local delicacies. Or, walk through the riverbed converted into a giant walkway towards the coast and marvel at Calatrava's hyper modern and unique architecture on your way in the Arts and science area, we also offer luxury accommodation in this highly sought after area!
A major passenger port to the nearby Balearic Islands, Denia is a bright and family friendly coastal town that lives for more than just tourism. Despite remaining relatively undiscovered by the masses, Denia boasts some of the best and most diverse range of bars & restaurants on the whole of the Costa Blanca, earning itself the Unesco distinction: 'City of Gastronomy', catering to people of all age groups and budgets. The vibrant old town snuggles up against a small hill mounted by a tumbledown 17th century castle overlooking the marina, with bars, restaurants & nightclubs staring back at it, enjoying spectacular views of the old roman structure. Soft sandy beaches stretch north as far as the eye can see. The fretted southerly coastline of Les Rotes and beyond offer less-frequented rocky coves, steep cliffs, and caves that can be reached either by foot or by water. Situated between the two major cities of Alicante and Valencia, Denia provides the Costa Blanca's most appealing base from which to explore the many sights and activities the region has to offer. Denia is a delightful cosmopolitan town located along the Mediterranean coastline, where the sun shines almost all year. Its climate of mild temperatures and its 20kms of sandy beaches and rocky coves makes Denia an ideal place for family beach holidays. Situated about an hour for both Alicante and Valencia airport you have an ample choice of flights.
Denia Restaurants
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Markets in and around Denia
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Just because a large bag of pears or colossal bag of potatoes is a good deal doesn't mean it is necessarily best. In fact you may experience what researchers call sensory specific satiety, which can be summarized as the more variety for our senses, the more we eat. You may find your family consumes more veggies and fruit when there is more variety than the same volume of produce with little selection.
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Q: Kendo UI DropDown list inside a Kendo Grid problems Using Durandal JS framework, and Kendo UI.
In my grid, I want both portfolioName andm InstrumentName to display the text field, but when I hit the SAVE event below I want to pull the ID field.
The problem I have now is when I go to INSERT mode and choose from the instrument/portfolio DropDown lists, it populates the grid with the ID; however I want the TEXT to show. For example, InstrumentId vs. InstrumentName.
I have a grid defined in my ViewModel code as follows with some DropDown editors:
positGrid = $("#positGrid").kendoGrid({
        dataSource: datasource,
        columnMenu: false,
        toolbar: [
            { name: "create", text: "Add" }
        ],
        columns: [{
            field: "id", hidden: true,
        },
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            field: "portfolioName", title: "Portfolio Name",
            editor: portfolioDropDownEditor, template: "#=portfolioName.name#"
        },
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            field: "InstrumentName",
            width: "220px",
            editor: instrumentsDropDownEditor, template: "#=InstrumentName#",
        },
           save: function (e) {             // inline row save event
            InsertUpdatePos(e)
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Here is the dropdown editor function :
      // PULL PORTFOLIO LISTING FROM SERVER AND DISPLAY IN DROPDOWN LIST
function portfolioDropDownEditor(container, options) {

    var pfItems = [{         // FOR TESTING ONLY...
        "pfName": "1"
    }, {
        "pfName": "2"
    }];

    //var input = $('<input id="portfolioName" name="portfolioName">');
    var input = $('<input required id="portfolioName" data-text-field="name" data-value-field="id"> data-bind="value:' + options.field + '" ');
    input.appendTo(container);

   // debugger;

    input.kendoDropDownList({
        dataTextField: "name",
        dataValueField: "id",
        dataSource: {
            type: "json",
            transport: {
                read: "/api/breeze/GetPortfolios"
            },
            pageSize: 6,
        },
        optionLabel: "Choose a portfolio",
    }).appendTo(container);
}

I'm using this kendo sample as a guide but still can't get it working :http://demos.kendoui.com/web/grid/editing-custom.html
thanks.
Bob

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Why Aren't Americans More Enraged About Russian Interference? World War 2 History Helps Explain
tags: military history, Greatest Generation, World War 2, wartime
by William K. Klingaman
William K. Klingaman holds a Ph.D. in American History from the University of Virginia. Dr. Klingaman taught at U. Va. and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and formerly served as Co-Editor of the Department of State's Foreign Relations of the United States series. The Darkest Year is Dr. Klingaman's eighth book.
No one should be surprised if a substantial minority of American voters remains unconvinced that Russian agents interfered in the 2016 presidential election, or if an even larger percentage of the American public downplays the urgency of the Russian threat to the nation's electoral system. Complacency in the face of foreign dangers is nothing new in the United States; during World War Two, it was plainly visible among Americans less than two months after the Japanese attack upon Pearl Harbor.
In the days immediately following December 7, 1941, outraged patriots flocked to recruiting stations, purchased more than $1 billion worth of war bonds, and destroyed all the Japanese-manufactured merchandise they could find — including Christmas tree ornaments, silver bells on street lights, and china plates which rampaging customers smashed on department store floors. Political leaders of both parties pledged their loyalty to the Roosevelt administration. But the initial outburst of enthusiasm and unity soon faded.
By the middle of January — following the fall of Guam, Wake Island, and Manila to Japanese forces — numerous commentators noticed that Americans seemed to be going about their business "apparently unmindful," as the Chicago Tribune complained, "of the soldiers who are dying in the Philippines," notably on the Bataan peninsula. After traveling across the country, newscaster Edward Murrow agreed that most Americans regarded the war with no sense of urgency, viewing the conflict instead as a spectacle, and themselves as mere spectators. Upon completing his own cross-country journey, columnist Walter Lippmann lamented "the unawareness, the overconfidence, and the complacency" of Americans.
"I find all around me a smugness and satisfaction which to my mind are entirely unjustified," concluded William Batt, director of the War Production Board's materials division. "It is no secret, that, by and large, the American people have not yet settled down to the grim task of fighting for their freedom and their lives," noted the Washington Postwith a palpable sense of frustration. On Capitol Hill, veteran Congressman Hatton Sumners of Texas complained that "I do not see yet that vital, stirring consciousness of responsibility, consciousness of danger . . . which we have got to have."
After touring defense production plants on the Pacific coast in early 1942, Congressman Lyndon Johnson noted that Americans' "lack of mental concern is evident on every facial expression. Their complacency, indifference, and bewilderment are an open invitation to [enemy] direction." In Louisiana, Governor Sam Houston Jones grew so alarmed at his constituents' lethargy that he mounted a three-week, statewide speaking tour in a sound truck with the words "Awake America" on the side.
Declining war bond sales provided hard evidence that a significant segment of the public remained disconnected from the war effort. In January, Americans purchased $1.075 billion worth of bonds, although only one in seven American wage earners bought any bonds at all. February sales tumbled to $711 million, and March fell to $565 million; some people reportedly hesitated to buy bonds because they believed rumors that Roosevelt was putting the cash into his personal savings account.
Instead of buying war bonds, American consumers bought and hoarded goods which they expected to soon become scarce: sugar (sometimes 100 pounds at a time), nylon stockings, radios, wool clothing (after federal officials announced that the Army would require most of the nation's wool supply over the next twelve months), bicycles, soap, socks, and women's foundation garments, which were disappearing rapidly due to a shortage of rubber. From coast to coast, retailers sold more merchandise to consumers in the first several months of 1942 than at any time in the nation's history. Treasury Secretary Henry Morgenthau repeatedly warned the public that excessive spending and the subsequent rise in prices could cripple the war effort, and merchants in New York, Philadelphia and Cincinnati took out newspaper ads begging their customers to stop buying so much. "You cannot buy victory and luxury in the same market at the same time," warned the New York Times, but consumers kept on stockpiling merchandise.
Other Americans, fearful that the Roosevelt administration planned to confiscate their savings to pay for the war, withdrew their savings from banks and buried their cash in a safe (rentals of safe-deposit boxes surged) or stuffed it in a sock, instead of lending it to the federal government or investing it for productive use. "Hoarded dollars are idle dollars, slacker dollars," one New York bank reminded its customers. "Hoarding in times of war amounts to sabotage against the Government." Still the drain continued; by mid-April, Americans were hoarding an estimated $500 million to $1 billion.
By far the most prevalent explanation for the public's "dangerously complacent" attitude was the insistence of military censors and administration spokesmen in painting the military situation in a far too optimistic light. As the War Department and the Navy controlled the release of military information, official communiqués downplayed or concealed American defeats — "Never before in history," complained one critic, "have so few kept so much from so many" — and released stories that transformed relatively minor triumphs into brilliant victories. "They are misleading," charged the Washington Post," in the sense that they are utterly out of proportion."
The government's practice of distorting news reports fueled the conviction of many Americans that "one American can lick ten Japs or five Germans and that is all there is to it." The public's overconfidence was boosted further by the Roosevelt administration's decision to keep arms-production figures secret, while promoting reassuring — but misleading — news stories about the progress of the nation's output of war goods, typically accompanied by multicolored charts and graphs of upwardly spiraling production and the same adjectives used over and over: "huge," "enormous," "immense," "tremendous," or "magnificent." "We here in the United States," observed journalist Alistair Cooke, "studied our own production story and assumed the victory."
Not even the loss of Bataan and Corregidor in April and May could shock Americans out of their complacency. Factory workers who were earning more than a subsistence income for the first time in their lives spent their newfound wealth on good times in restaurants, theaters, night clubs, and strip joints. Sales of jewelry and champagne soared. And throughout the spring and summer, Americans bet more money on sports than ever before. One after another, horse-racing tracks across the nation broke their own records for wagers; on Kentucky Derby Day, bettors at Churchill Downs wagered nearly $2 million on the first leg of the Triple Crown, while nearby booths selling defense bonds reportedly took in less than $200.
Meanwhile, German U-boat commanders were waging an increasingly successful campaign — "Operation Paukenschlag," or "Drumbeat" — against American and Allied merchant shipping along the East Coast. The task of sighting and sinking slow-moving vessels, particularly oil tankers, was made easier by carelessly illuminated shops, homes, and thoroughfares along the coast. Sometimes visible for ten miles or more at sea, the lights from shore silhouetted the tankers and created a "neon shooting gallery" for the submarines. Despite the horrific toll — by the end of April, nearly two hundred ships had been sunk, and more than four thousand sailors and passengers killed — a disturbing number of Americans ignored repeated requests by civilian and military authorities to dim or extinguish their lights. Dimout inspections in early June consistently revealed widespread and "flagrant violations" of Army regulations; New York City remained a "murderous mound of light"; and a sailor on a merchant ship passing a New Jersey resort town at night noted that "the lights were like Coney Island. It was lit up like daylight all along the beach."
In late summer and autumn, a new problem emerged as a rising wave of absenteeism at war plants and shipyards undercut arms production efforts. "The extent to which absenteeism impedes our war effort is beyond belief," grumbled a high-ranking official of the War Manpower Commission, as workers increasingly took time off to nurse hangovers ("Monday morning sickness"), to look for better-paying jobs, or simply to engage in shopping sprees ("Pay-day richness"). In November, a Senate investigating committee headed by Harry Truman reported that excessive worker absences were reducing production by as much as ten percent in many war plants; in some shipyards, the absentee rate reached 18 percent, while Ford's massive Willow Run bomber plant in Michigan, suffered absences of nearly 25 percent. Federal officials attempted to combat the trend with posters and slogans designed to make "work skippers" feel like slackers, but to little effect.
One year after Pearl Harbor, many Americans still refused to give their wholehearted commitment to the war effort; calls for sacrifice often had been ignored, and restrictions evaded. "There's one thing America hasn't yet got around to," claimed the Carrier Corporation in an early December appeal to the public. "We're still waiting for that old-fashioned American 'drive' that hits the line head-on and sweeps everything before it."
The war would have to wait a little while longer.


We will look at a long weekend away which gives you two good days of riding around traffic light free and somewhat mountainous terrain. We will look at different route options for Saturday and a local staple for Sunday.
Flying is the most convenient transport method for small groups and solo travellers. Travelling from Singapore in a large group, bus is the best transport method if you have around 15-20 people it will work out cheaper than flying.
The drive will take between 4 and 7 hours depending on boarder crossings and food/pit stops. Bring a book or preload some Netflix then sit back and relax.
Friday night flights are the way to go, MH have hourly flights, prime times sell out at least 2 weeks in advance so best to plan ahead.
KLIA is one of the major flight hubs in Southeast Asia which almost all major and minor airlines fly to. The airport is roughly 60 minutes drive from the city. The sky train is the fastest way to go from the airport to the city, however for me the most convenient is taxi or hotel transfer with a bike bag.
SZB is closer to the city and serviced by smaller and regional airlines. A great alternative which can save a significant amount of time on ground transport into and out of the city.
My hotel of choice is the Park Royal in KLCC. It's a great location with easy access in and out of the city. Rooms are of more than ample size with comfy beds, and the price is very reasonable. The hotel offers an early breakfast (06:30) which allows you to get on the road before the heat sets in.
Park Royal are also accustomed to cyclists and you'll have no problem as a group or individual with bikes.
The area is scattered with bars, shops and restaurants. Changkat Bukit Bintang has a vibrant night life with good options and is our goto for evening meals and post ride beers.
Get settled and get a good meal on Friday, you will need it for the coming rides.
There are many routes to choose from around KL and traveling to another city to ride usually warrants challenging yourself. The routes below will provide enough parcours to test even the most experienced of riders. Lets take a look, the first 3 are Saturday suggestions and Genting Sempah is the Sunday suggestion.
A 220km loop with lots of metres of climbing, expect to be riding for between 7 and 9 hours. Two climbs (both categorised) on the outbound leg. In the middle a testing 34 kilometre Hors Category climb to the top of Frasers Hill. Home via Bentong with one categorised climb.
A scenic 150 kilometre loop with close to 2,000m of climbing. Ride time will be between 5 and 7 hours. Three categorised peaks on the outbound journey and two categorised peaks on the return leg.
100-150 kilometres with the same two climbs en route to Frasers and after turning right at Batang Kali you face a 15.4 kilometre climb to the guard house located at the foot of Genting Highlands. Riding to the summit is only achievable when Tour de Langkawi finishes at Genting Highlands. Expected ride time in the 3 to 5 hour range.
A relatively easy ride in comparison, this is your Sunday ride. An out and back with an "easy" 15.7 kilometre climb to the south side of Genting Highlands foothills. Expect 2 to 3 hours of riding with the option to extend the route to 100 kilometres.


"On Matthewstown Road outside of Easton, near Tuckahoe, is a marker for the farm that was the 1818 birthplace of slave-turned-abolitionist statesman Frederick Douglass. Harriet Tubman, one of the leaders of the pre-Civil War "Underground Railroad," was a slave on a plantation near Oxford, 10 miles southwest of Easton on Maryland Highway 333."
Michael Kilian, Chicago Tribune Staff Writer.


This is my first attempt at an action... hopefully things will work out ok.
Automatically converts twittered links to clickable links.
* Cache and display an Twitter RSS feed.
* clue about the cause of any error.
* find the cause of any problem.
* NOTE 3: A major portion of this was taken from the rss.php action.
* @input boolean $replies optional: True for displaying @username replies. Defaults to false.
* 3rdParty plugin; implements feed aggregation.
* Extension to plugin; implements error handling.
$str_desc = substr($str_desc, $pos); // Get everything after the "TwitterNick: "
The coding for dropping "Username: " isn't quite up to par. Change line #133 to $str_desc = substr($str_desc, #); where # is the number of characters from of your twitter name + 2 (for ':' and ' '). Working on the fix.
Thoughts? Questions? Let me know. I'm on IRC as Pezhore.


Best Writers Quotes | Writers Sayings | Top Quotes About Writers !
But when I did think about it and looked at the whole package – the producers behind the show, the writers, the cast I would be working with – I would have been a fool to turn it down just because the role for me was another gay role.
I am one of the writers who wish to create serious works of literature which dissociate themselves from those novels which are mere reflections of the vast consumer cultures of Tokyo and the subcultures of the world at large.
You can take wonderfully talented actors, wonderfully talented writers and producers, and, uh, do a wonderful show!… but if it doesn't hit with the public in two minutes, it's bye-bye.
It's always a mistake for writers to key their submissions to world events, because they move so quickly and unpredictably, as has certainly proven the case in Afghanistan.
I'm more concerned with getting them to find and strengthen their original voice as writers rather than imposing my own subjective tastes, judgements or sensibility on the project.
Most writers can write, most rock 'n rollers cannot.
I'm always amazed by writers who tell me they plan everything at the beginning. I feel their writing days must be very bland.
How that works is our first season was the year we had a threatened writers' strike, so what we did was that instead of doing 22 episodes, we did 30. We put 10 in the bank.


My latest textile art piece 'Forever'.
It's wonderful to be back doing some botanical work again. Here is my interpretation of the classic red rose. Red roses have always been associated with love and romance so seemed the perfect choice with Valentine's Day approaching. Created with layers of silks and velvet, these flowers really will last a lifetime.
This piece is available as an original, textile art print or box canvas.
If you'd like to treat someone you love (or yourself!) check out my florals and originals collections for more details.


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Wellington man's suicide spurs family to promote mental health drive
Leslie Gray Streeter
Jan 31, 2018 at 12:01 AM Jan 31, 2018 at 12:45 PM
"No one likes to talk about it."
When Justin Merrell's father John committed suicide in 2012, after years of battling long-term depression and coping with family illness, well-wishers who knew what happened struggled to find words to comfort the family. So instead of deflecting the awkwardness, Justin decided to let them know it was alright to discuss it. And almost without fail, they started to speak up.
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"It was typically a clammy type of conversation, but probably 90-plus percent of the population has an example of their own story," says Justin, 37. "So I guided their comments, and they would say 'That felt great.' Now everyone talks about it."
The need for that sort of openness about mental health led the Merrells, who own Wellington's Ultima Fitness, to a partnership with Palm Healthcare Foundation, Inc. for a campaign called "Train The Brain." It's a month-long effort to inspire local residents to reduce stress through brain fitness, life balance and compassion for those with persistent mental health challenges.
Participants are asked to make a pledge to brain fitness by committing to getting seven hours of sleep nightly, as well as eating fruits and vegetables daily and getting least 30 minutes of physical activity a day. They are also asked to focus on finding calm in a quiet place and spending time with loved ones.
Mental health challenges affect more people than you might think. According to the National Institute on Mental Health, 1 in 4 people in Palm Beach County, approximately 330,000 people, have a mental health disorder. And Palm Healthcare Foundation says that despite the fact that 80 percent of Americans will develop a mental illness that could be diagnosed at some time in their lives, Florida ranks 49th among the 50 states in the country for behavioral health.
Marge Sullivan, vice president of communications, Palm Healthcare Foundation, Inc. says the foundation hopes to chip away at the long-held stigma against talking about and recognizing mental illness and mental health challenges. During a planning meeting for the campaign, she said that within minutes "everyone was so open, and said 'I have a relative who had schizophrenia,' or 'My brother struggled with drug abuse' or 'I have anxiety.' It really opened our eyes."
For Jill Merrill, 57, who now lives in West Palm Beach, working on "Train The Brain" means that they might be able to help another family prevent what her husband went through. "One way to honor him was to start an open dialogue. We need to have the conversation."
Since John's death, the family had collected donations in his name and waited "for a perfect partner" to help keep that conversation going. They believe that the campaign, which asks participants to examine the connection between stress and physical and emotional issues, is that partner, primarily because it not only gets people to talk about such issues but offers practical solutions.
"There is a stigma attached, and by telling this very personal story, we want to reduce that," says daughter Jessica Merrell, 33. "We want to focus on mind, body and soul. You can't just look at the body. We want people to see brain fitness as important."
As part of the campaign, the foundation is also offering courses in mental health first aid, where laypeople can learn "to identify someone who might in in crisis, and how to handle it," Sullivan says.
The Merrells say that they know first-hand that it might be hard to identify such issues, because "There's a stigma of a mentally ill person as a a homeless person walking down the street," Jessica Merrell says. "We are a normal middle-class family, so connected to the community, and we couldn't figure it out. How many people are without resources, who don't know what to do? We didn't know what to do."
On the surface, John Merrell was the last person one might expect to be battling emotional or mental issues.
"My husband was the light of the room.," says Jill Merrell. "He had a great attitude, and was incredible."
But suddenly, in the fall of 2011, his family noticed a change in his mood and personality, and the former extrovert, "who was always the one to say 'Let's do this, let's do that', the guy who wanted to do everything, didn't want to do anything. He started to shut down."
Although it's always difficult to pinpoint where these things start, the Merrells say there were some possible factors, including an accident Jill had that resulted in a traumatic brain injury, and the Alzheimer's diagnosis of John's mother, as well as his long-term depression and an anxiety disorder.
"Half of what we've told you, we didn't know," Jessica says. "Looking back now, you can look at pictures and see it in his face."
John and the family sought help but, sadly, it did not prevent his death. There's no sense, of course, in beating oneself up about cues you think you missed, signs you didn't recognize.
"Hindsight is 20/20," Jill says.
What they want to do now, through the "Train The Brain" campaign, is to encourage themselves and others to recognize triggers, like stress.
As the owner of a gym, Jessica is reminded of how people who want to lose weight look for the elusive "'skinny pill, and there isn't one. Everyone realizes you just can't take something. I think we're still in the 1990s of mental health, comparatively. There's a lot of steps you have to take."
The Merrells are excited that the Train The Brain campaign might be able to make a difference with other families.
"If we can make a difference in one person's life, we would have honored John's memory," Jill says. "We just all want to do something that will hopefully make an impact."


Head Neck. 2018 Jan;40(1):170-181. doi: 10.1002/hed.24862. Epub 2017 Oct 27.
Tamaki A1, Miles BA2, Lango M3, Kowalski L4, Zender CA1.
Ear, Nose, and Throat Institute, Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio.
Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York.
Department of Surgical Oncology, Division of Head and Neck Surgery, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The following article is part of a series in an initiative by the American Head and Neck Society's Education Committee and will review clinical practice guidelines for head and neck oncology. The primary goal is to increase awareness of current best practices pertaining to head and neck surgery and oncology. This manuscript is a review of current knowledge in laryngeal cancer with a focus on anatomy, epidemiology, diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment.


Created by Catherine Daravi, Toulé's luxurious products harness the natural power of plant oils and active ingredients.
Since Bijan's death, revenue has roughly doubled, to nearly $30 million in 2016. Profits, in a good year, are 25%. "My father was able to build something that lived longer than him," Nicolas Bijan says. "He underestimated that when he was alive."Nicolas Bijan plans to expand the luxe menswear brand beyond Rodeo Drive and open stores in Hong Kong, London and Dubai.
Behnaze Pure Rose : les produits de beauté de Behnaz Sarafpour se vendent / se trouvent parmi les plus grandes marques.


Nopoor advocates methods that lead to a deeper understanding of poverty and poor people's vulnerability. Research focuses on non-monetary dimensions of people's wellbeing such as civil rights and accountability, inclusion or discrimination, as well as environmental concerns. Throughout the project, Nopoor ensures that the applied scientific methods are coordinated and mutually complementary. The researchers identify the gaps in current ways of measuring and understanding poverty and develop concrete indicators to enhance poor people's capacity and participation in decision making processes.
Accountability of national governments is an important research dimension. Nopoor measures the access of poor people to public or collectively provided goods and services, in particular in the context of spatial or social segregation. The project further explores mechanisms and strategies, at both household and individual levels, that are likely to mitigate poor people's exposure to chronic transitory food insecurity.
We reassess the usual concept of poverty in order to revise the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), notably the first target of poverty eradication, and to improve and implement methods to better measure multidimensional poverty.
The outputs feed into tasks in other Nopoor research fields and policy implications will be exploited. It ensures that the methods used by NOPOOR are harmonized and mutually complementary. Building on recent poverty measurement progress (e.g. multidimensional index of poverty), we identify the gaps in and limits of existing indicators and we propose improvements to NOPOOR field work. We consider a set of methodologies (quantitative and qualitative) to be implemented by NOPOOR in a range of countries.
What is our work for this specific research ?
Why does policy fail to reduce poverty significantly among the ethnic minorities that are in most need of support?
Living in a polluted urban environment lacking security and public goods implies lower standard of living. Such circumstances contribute to pass on poverty from one generation to the next. To what extent are unequal opportunities that poor people face based on residential segregation?
Which factors explain the state of a household in a situation of chronic transitory poverty?


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use PHPUnit\Runner\BaseTestRunner;
use PHPUnit\Util\Blacklist;
use PHPUnit\Util\Test;
use Symfony\Bridge\PhpUnit\ClockMock;
use Symfony\Bridge\PhpUnit\DnsMock;
use Symfony\Component\Debug\DebugClassLoader as LegacyDebugClassLoader;
use Symfony\Component\ErrorHandler\DebugClassLoader;

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Preview: 2nd test: Australia vs India: Perth Stadium.
India won the 1st test by 31 runs, their first win since 2008, their sixth overall in Australia, and the first time they've ever won the first test of a series in Australia, and now they are 1-0 up in a 4 test series with every hope of winning the series. If they can win the 2nd test then they will just need a draw in one of the last two to win the series. A loss will bring it back to 1-1 and Australia will suddenly be favourites to win the series again. This test match is a big deal, and it is the first time ever that any team is playing at Perth Stadium. The last time before Adelaide that India won in Australia was at the WACA in 2008.
So far we have had 6 Sheffield Shield matches and 2 one day internationals at Perth Stadium and the general consensus is that it is playing like a bigger version of the WACA but without the wind. The WACA was a ground that was very bowler friendly, especially for pace bowlers, with the wind offering the only hope for spin bowlers, and most teams, both Australian and overseas, going all-pace. In the two ODIs played, a total of 3 spin bowlers were used, with Australia going all-pace in the 2nd ODI. Spin bowlers picked up a combined total of 6 out of the 34 wickets to fall. Put simply, there is precious little reason to pick a spin bowler unless they are a lot better than the pace bowlers. Curiously, the only time that a team played without a spin bowler, when Australia took on South Africa in October, they suffered the biggest loss of the two.
While there was speculation that one or more of Aaron Finch (form), Tim Paine (finger injury), Mitchell Starc (form) and Nathan Lyon (due to it not being spin friendly) might miss out for Australia, to be replaced by Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey and Chris Tremain and/or Peter Siddle, Australia have surprisingly named an unchanged side.
India, on the other hand, have announced otherwise unknown injuries to both Rohit Sharma and Ravichandran Ashwin, who have both been left out of the XIII, replaced by three players, namely batsman Hanuma Vihari, spin bowling all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja and pace bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar. They have not announced which of the three will be dropped, though it is speculated that the one to miss out will likely be Jadeja, and India may go all pace for the first time in a year on a pitch not expected to take any spin whatsoever. However, India may also choose to pick both, to go with 5 bowlers, as India had done on a regular basis for most of the past 3 years, meaning that Vihari may miss out. Given Jadeja's batting prowess, playing him as a batting all-rounder may be reasonable.
Usman Khawaja failed somewhat in Adelaide, but is still in great form and the Perth Stadium pitch may give him the time to make really big. While Marcus Harris and Shaun Marsh are more familiar with the Perth Stadium, or at least its predecessor, the WACA, it is Usman Khawaja who Australia will be relying on the most to make a big score.
Mitchell Starc has been under a lot of pressure for his place after another lacklustre performance, albeit one in which he took 5 wickets at an average of 20, compared to Ishant Sharma's 3 wickets at an average of 30, which was said to be good bowling. Perhaps figures don't always tell the tale but arguably Starc bowled better than Ishant in Adelaide. Perth should be ideal for Starc's ultra-fast bowling and if he fails here then he might find himself dropped come Melbourne and Sydney, with the likes of Jackson Bird coming through and James Pattinson returning from injury. Starc should do well here, and might pick up 10 wickets in quick time but he might not. This will be critical not only for his own future but also for Australia's chances in the test.
Virat Kohli may have had low scores in Adelaide, but he is still India's main batsman – that title hasn't magically transferred to Cheteshwar Pujara after one good test match. Kohli can expect to be targeted again and at Perth it will be that much harder for Kohli to resist but if he can somehow manage it then India may yet have a chance on a venue that is otherwise difficult for them.
Jasprit Bumrah was by far the best of India's bowlers in Adelaide and looks like being the only one likely to succeed at the new Perth Stadium, which looks like being an unforgiving surface for all but the best fast bowlers.
At Adelaide Oval, India successfully reviewed incorrectly being given out three times (twice to Pujara and once to Rahane) for a combined total of 149 extra runs, while Australia successfully reviewed incorrectly being given out twice (once to Aaron Finch and once to Pat Cummins) for a combined total of 39 extra runs, a difference of 110 runs. On top of that, Australia failed to review one incorrect not out decision (to Pujara) at a cost of 33 runs, and failed to review two incorrect out decisions (once to Aaron Finch and once to Josh Hazlewood). The difference between the two teams was DRS, to the tune of 143 runs, plus however many more Finch and Hazlewood would have scored, perhaps 200 runs total, compared to the margin of 31 runs, suggesting that, had DRS not existed, Australia would have won by around 170 runs (or 5 wickets). While everyone is talking about good batting, good bowling, bad batting and bad bowling, they are forgetting what was the important battle in Adelaide. If India can continue to utilise DRS and Australia continue to use it badly, then this test will be closer than it should be, but I suspect that this will even out in Perth.
Australia don't always win at the WACA and have lost both ODIs at Perth Stadium, but they were against teams who are used to these kinds of conditions, in England and South Africa, while India are very different. India are not expected to have much of a chance on form but, with that one win under their belt, perhaps they can intimidate their way into a win.
My prediction: Australia by an innings and 200 runs.
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Rajputana
The map of the Rajputana Agency in 1909
Map of Rajputana or Rajasthan, 1920
Districts of the present-day state of Rajasthan
Rajpootana region as depicted in the Map of India by Anthony Finley in 1831
Rājputāna, meaning "Land of the Rajputs",[1] was a region in India that included mainly the present-day Indian state of Rajasthan, as well as parts of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat,[1] and some adjoining areas of Sindh in modern-day southern Pakistan.[2]
The main settlements to the west of the Aravalli Hills came to be known as Rajputana, early in the Medieval Period.[3] The name was later adopted by British government as the Rajputana Agency for its dependencies in the region of the present-day Indian state of Rājasthān.[4] The Rajputana Agency included 18 princely states, two chiefships and the British district of Ajmer-Merwara. This British official term remained until its replacement by "Rajasthan" in the constitution of 1949.[4]
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George Thomas (Military Memories) was the first in 1800, to term this region the Rajputana Agency.[5] The historian John Keay in his book, India: A History, stated that the Rajputana name was coined by the British, but that the word achieved a retrospective authenticity: in an 1829 translation of Ferishta's history of early Islamic India, John Briggs discarded the phrase "Indian princes", as rendered in Dow's earlier version, and substituted "Rajpoot princes".
The region was previously long known as Gujratra (an early form of "Gujarat"), before it came to be called Rajputana during the medieval period.[6][7]
The area of Rajputana is estimated to be 343,328 square km (132,559 square miles) and breaks down into two geographic divisions:
An area northwest of the Arāvalli Range including part of the Great Indian (Thar) Desert, with characteristics of being sandy and unproductive.
A higher area southeast of the range, which is fertile by comparison.
The whole area forms the hill and plateau country between the north Indian plains and the main plateau of peninsular India.[citation needed]
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^ Bose, Manilal (1998). Social Cultural History of Ancient India. Concept Publishing Company. p. 27. ISBN 978-81-702-2598-0.
^ a b R.K. Gupta; S.R. Bakshi (1 January 2008). Studies In Indian History: Rajasthan Through The Ages The Heritage Of Rajputs (Set Of 5 Vols.). Sarup & Sons. pp. 143–. ISBN 978-81-7625-841-8. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
^ F. K. Kapil (1999). Rajputana states, 1817-1950. Book Treasure. p. 1. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
^ John Keay (2001). India: a history. Grove Press. pp. 231–232. ISBN 0-8021-3797-0, ISBN 978-0-8021-3797-5. Colonel James Tod, who as the first British official to visit Rajasthan spent most of the 1820s exploring its political potential, formed a very different idea of "Rashboots".....and the whole region thenceforth became, for the British, 'Rajputana'. Historian R. C. Majumdar explained that the region was long known as Gurjaratra early form of Gujarat, before it came to be called Rajputana, early in the Muslim period.
^ R.C. Majumdar (1994). Ancient India. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 263. ISBN 8120804368, ISBN 978-81-208-0436-4.
Low, Sir Francis (ed.) The Indian Year Book & Who's Who 1945-46, The Times of India Press, Bombay.
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Siri, Cortana, Google's voice assistant and Amazon's voice assistant. These are the four well-known assistants that we know today. With the advancing technologies, the internet search is changing too. Google is making its voice assistant more sophisticated by the day.
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Pawtucket is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 71,148 at the 2010 census. It is the fourth largest city in the state. Pawtucket borders Providence, Rhode Island and the state of Massachusetts. The Pawtucket region was said to have been one of the most populous places in New England prior to the arrival of European settlers. Native Americans would gather here to take advantage of the salmon and smaller fish which gathered at the falls. The first European settler here was Joseph Jenckes, who came to the region from Lynn, Massachusetts. He purchased about 60 acres near Pawtucket Falls in 1671. He established a sawmill and forge. These, along with the entire town, were later destroyed during King Philip's War.


Cannell Capital disclosed a position in the specialty retailer of 846,453 shares, equal to 5.7% of the tradable stock, following the sale of 10,000 shares on March 18 at $5.53 per share.
In its filing, Cannell revealed that it has switched from a passive to an active stance, so it may discuss the "lack of alignment between the interests of [Build-A-Bear's] owners and that of its board of directors." Cannell noted that together, the directors do not possess a significant stake in the retailer, and what they do own was largely granted to them as compensation. Therefore, Cannell feels the need to engage the board and management in discussions covering a myriad of operational and strategic topics, including "nominees for representation" on the board. So far, Cannell has not offered any specific plans or proposals.
ValueAct Capital increased its holding of the expedition and adventure cruise operator to 2,890,831 shares after a block-trade purchase of 500,000 shares on March 26. The buy was executed at $14.75 per share, which gives ValueAct a 6.3% stake in Linblad's outstanding stock.
Key Colony Management raised its position in the taxi-cab medallion financier to 1,563,028 shares after the purchase of 131,459 shares at $5.50 to $7.03 each. The acquisitions occurred during the span of Feb. 12 to March 8 and gives Key Colony a 6.4% stake in the specialty financial company.
Scopia Management reduced its stake in the utility-metering technology company to 4,460,227 shares. From March 3 through March 28, Scopia sold 280,895 shares at prices ranging from $46.18 to $51.67 each, giving it an 11.2% stake in Itron's outstanding stock.
Advent International slashed its ownership in the "athleisure ware" retailer to 5,105,279 shares after it sold nearly half of its stake on March 28. Advent sold five million shares at $163.53 apiece, one million of which were sold back to lululemon in a private repurchase agreement at that same price.
Advent was a pre-initial-public-offering investor, and the sale came as lululemon's price surpassed $170 for the first time.
Whitebox Advisors cut its position in the petroleum refiner to 5% of the outstanding stock. During the span of Feb. 20 to April 2, Whitebox sold a total of 457,388 shares at a per share range of $16.34 to $18.06. It now owns 2,493,602 shares of the energy firm, inclusive of 354,350 underlying corresponding warrants. At its height, Whitebox once owned nearly a quarter of Par Pacific, approximately 8.96 million shares, in August 2015. It has steadily trimmed its position ever since.
Mast Capital Management cut its stake in the investment management company to 1,711,708 shares by selling 7,815 from March 26 through April 1 at prices of $8.20 to $8.35 apiece. Mast owned 46% of the investment firm at the end of 2016, amounting to nearly 5.9 million shares, and has been a steady seller ever since; it now owns just under 16.1% of the outstanding stock.
Cove Street Capital reported on April 1 a reduced position in the digital media platform provider to 5,608,616 common shares, or 13.4% of those outstanding. Cove Street first bought 183,428 shares at $4.85 to $4.93 from Feb. 1 to Feb. 21 and then sold 1,056,669 shares on Feb. 21 through April 1 at per share prices of $4.89 to $7.94. Cove Street revealed last year that a representative joined the board in March 2018 after earlier discussions with Avid to "enhance the composition" of the board.
What's Happening: Caligan Partners and Falcon Edge have nominated Sam Merksamer, a Caligan principal, and Jonathan Christodoro, of Patriot Global, to the board.
$30: Knowles share price in 2014, at spinoff from Dover .
Behind the Scenes: Caligan is a new activist-oriented investor created by former Icahn Managing Director Sam Merksamer and former Carlyle Group Managing Director David Johnson. It looks to work constructively with companies but won't shy away from a proxy fight if necessary.
Knowles has a core expertise in acoustic components with three main businesses: 1) transducers for hearing aids; 2) acoustic products, including microphones and audio processing technologies used in mobile handsets and wearables; and 3) precision devices for products like pacemakers and missile-defense systems.
Despite Knowles' ownership of these three strong businesses, its stock has severely underperformed. Caligan would like Knowles to provide more transparency on its intelligent audio segment, which Caligan estimates lost $70 million in 2018. It would also like to conduct a strategic review of its precision device segment.
The 13D Activist Fund, a mutual fund run by an affiliate of the author and not connected to Barron's, has a long position in Knowles. In addition, the author publishes and sells 13D research reports, whose buyers may include representatives of participants in, and targets of, shareholder activism.


The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) had a dramatic impact on U.S. owners of closely held foreign corporations. TCJA overhauled many international provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, but few areas saw as many changes as the controlled foreign corporation (CFC) rules. These changes were part of a broader constellation of provisions targeted at U.S. multinational corporations that were intended to reduce incentives for U.S. companies to shift earnings overseas without putting U.S.


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Beyonce's Former Drummer Claims Singer Cursed Her With "Magic Spells Of Sexual Molestation"
Beyonce's former drummer, Kimberly Thompson has reportedly filed a civil harassment restraining order against the Queen Bey, according to court records reviewed by Pitchfork.
Beyoncé's former drummer, Kimberly Thompson, requested a restraining order against her because she claimed the singer practices "extreme witchcraft", The Blast reported.
Kimberly in some court documents obtained by The Blast further explained that the singer harasses her with "extreme witchcraft, dark magic" and "magic spells of sexual molestation".
She also accused the star of tapping her phone calls and murdering her pet kitten.
The restraining order was denied of course, likely because of how wild the claims are.
Efforts to reach the Beyonce and Kimberly team have not been fruitful and Beyonce's management has not either released any statement in that respect. The hearing for her second effort is scheduled for October 11.
Neither Thompson nor Beyonce have commented publicly on the matter.
Outside of working for Bey, Thompson also played drums in the Fred Armisen-led house band during the first season of Late Night With Seth Meyers, however, no accusations of witchcraft against him have surfaced yet. The singer is now touring the USA with her husband Jay-Z on their "On The Run II" Tour.
Even the 2018 Toyota Camry, a sedan that matched the Model 3's flawless scores in every test, had a 9.9% rollover resistance. The results are in, and Tesla Inc.'s Model 3 sedan has been awarded five stars in all crash tests conducted by the U.S.
Prof Ford, Mr Kavanaugh and the judge's wife have all been receiving threats, as the case becomes increasingly contentious. Committee Republicans have planned for only Kavanaugh and Ford to testify, but Democrats want other witnesses, too.
The alliance says the integrated tech will be compatible with other devices including Apple products. Since 2005, Alphabet Inc.'s Google has been trying to chart a path into the auto .
Branding is seen outside Tesco's new discount supermarket Jack's, in Chatteris, Britain, September 19, 2018. The German duo have eaten up their market share by offering products at knock down prices.


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The Alex Ovechkin Playoff Narrative Has Always Been Stupid
Ovi consistently produces and got the Capitals past the Penguins and into the East final, which should finally shut people up who question his ability to deliver in the playoffs.
by Kyle Cantlon
May 8, 2018, 8:03pm
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With the Washington Capitals finally slaying Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins en route to their first Eastern Conference final of the Ovi era, now is a good time to take all those dumb, lazy, and unfounded Alex Ovechkin playoff narratives and toss them right in the trash.
Because over the past decade, No. 8 has been as legit and consistent a postseason performer you could ask for, despite the hoards of criticism that have been directed at the future Hall of Famer for what many saw as the inability of a captain to get his team past the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
From an individual standpoint, however, the production has always been there. With 105 points in 109 career playoff games, his point-per-game clip of 0.96 ranks fourth since 2008 among players with at least 100 postseason games, while his 54 goals are third best behind only Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. He's averaged almost a half-goal per game in his playoff career, a goal-scoring clip of .495 that ranks first among active players and eighth all time among skaters with at least 100 postseason contests.
His surface offensive numbers are sparkling, and the deeper metrics support the notion that Ovi has easily remained Washington's go-to guy come playoff time.
He ranks seventh in both game score per 60 (3.38), points per 60 (2.69) and primary points per 60 (2.10) among players with a minimum of 1,500 postseason minutes, while Ovechkin's relative Corsi percentage of 17.41 and his expected goals per 60 of 1.22 rank first over the last 11 postseasons.
In other words, the dude's always produced. He's one of the all-time greats despite boasting a relatively shitty supporting cast for most of his career. It's as if the detractors somehow believe that a single skater on a 20-man NHL roster could win a playoff series, or two, by himself.
Unfortunately for the Capitals, they know firsthand just how inaccurate that sentiment is. Unlike a sport like basketball—where a guy like LeBron James can almost single-handedly shred apart a first-place team like the Raptors with his own two hands—individual contributions are much less impactful in hockey. The best forwards in the world, a group of which Ovi is firmly apart of, play at most 21-23 minutes of a 60-minute contest, meaning your most productive weapons are on the bench for much more than half the game. That said, it's critical to have three or four lines you can throw out consistently over a long playoff run, something the Capitals have never really had going for them come spring. And when they did, they fell just short, including to a powerhouse Penguins team in seven games last year, and six the year before. The same Penguins teams that went on to win back-to-back Stanley Cups.
The old adage that assumes a great postseason player should elevate his teammates to new heights is outdated and stale. What is he supposed to do? Literally carry his teammates around the ice and shovel pucks into the net with their sticks? Become a solid stay-at-home defenseman? Put on the pads and post a couple shutouts? As a goal-scoring winger, as pure a finisher we've seen, Ovechkin's role is to create offense and put pucks in the net, and he's done all that and more.
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In the series that finally saw Washington take down the Penguins after two straight playoff exits at the hands of Crosby, Malkin and Co., it was of course Ovechkin leading the way in goals and points while fittingly recording the primary assist on Evgeny Kuznetsov's series-clinching tally. This time around, Backstrom and Kuznetsov provided enough secondary offence to match Pittsburgh's potent depth, and Braden Holtby was lights out in goal. Ovechkin got more help and boom, Washington took down the defending champs. It's no coincidence.
If you want to point the finger at someone or something for Washington's past playoff failures, make sure you look right past Ovi.
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POLL: Americans Are More Concerned About Education Than The Economy
Rob Shimshock Education Reporter
January 26, 2018 11:29 AM ET
Americans are more concerned about education than the economy, according to a Thursday Pew Research Center poll.
While the second-most and third-most number of Americans listed education and the economy as priorities, respectively, terrorism placed first with 73 percent of Americans say it's a top priority, reported The Washington Post.
"The public's improving economic outlook is reflected in its policy agenda for President Trump and Congress in the coming year," said Pew. "Economic issues — improving the job situation, strengthening the economy and reducing the budget deficit — are viewed as less important policy priorities than they were just a few years ago."
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Sixty-one percent of Republicans or Republican-leaning poll participants deemed education a top priority for Congress and President Donald Trump, while 78 percent of Democrat or Democrat-leaning individuals thought the same. Meanwhile, 78 percent of Republicans or Republican-leaning poll participants viewed the economy as a top priority, compared with 64 percent of Democrat or Democrat-leaning ones.
More than 10 percent fewer Americans view the economy as a top priority in 2018 than in 2010. Pew conducted the poll from January 10 – 15, 2018 and used a sample size of 1,503 American adults.
Widespread support for school choice may account for some of the focus on it as a priority. Two-thirds of likely 2018 voters support the initiative and Lance Izumi, senior director of education studies at the Pacific Research Institute, suggested it receives bipartisan support. (RELATED: Two-Thirds Of Voters Support School Choice, Minorities More Likely Than White Americans)
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Ken Peck, owner of Dakota Creek winery in Washington state, had a surprise visitor in August: an inspector from the state Department of Agriculture wearing a lab coat and hairnet. She wanted to know if he and his winery workers also wear hairnets. Peck replied that he'd never heard of anyone in the wine industry who does. The inspector said that she usually surveys dairy plants and this was her first winery inspection.
The visit was one of 23 inspections of Washington state wineries the U.S. Food and Drug Administration contracted the state agency to perform in the 2011–12 fiscal year. In a little-known program, the FDA performed 261 winery inspections nationwide, either directly or through state agencies, compared with 132 in 2009–10. While winery inspections are not new, they're being ramped up under the 2011 Food Safety Modernization Act, according to FDA spokeswoman Patricia El-Hinnawy.
The federal law mandates that the FDA inspect all food processing establishments. The frequency of inspections is based on safety risk and compliance history. While wineries are considered low risk because the fermentation process kills pathogens, all food facilities must be inspected within seven years and at least once every five years after that. "The FDA may be conducting more inspections [at wineries] than it has done in the recent past, in order to meet the [law's] requirements," El-Hinnawy said.
Wendell Lee, general counsel of California's Wine Institute, said his organization had tracked the Food Safety Modernization Act in Congress and knew about it and the potential for inspections. But they have not heard anything from members or from the state about an increased regimen of inspections.
Leaders of two associations of small Washington wineries expressed alarm, saying they had never encountered such inspections or requirements before and received no prior notification. "This could be quite onerous and expensive for small wineries," said Bill Kimmerly, president of the Whatcom County Winery Association.
But Kirk Robinson, assistant director of food safety for the Washington State Department of Agriculture, said his agency tried to notify wineries about the inspections last year and that wineries have always had to meet state food safety requirements.
He acknowledged, however, that wineries may be surprised because most haven't seen inspectors over the past 20 years. He said his agency curtailed its inspection program because wineries are low risk, noting he's never heard of any food-borne illnesses related to wine. But he stressed that his agency wants to work cooperatively with winemakers to ensure good sanitation practices without putting a significant burden on them.
Peck described the recent FDA visit as a three-hour inspection of his small winery, invoking standards that sometimes raised his eyebrows. Learning that Peck, like many winemakers, performs crush outdoors, the inspector told him that would have to stop because birds could fly over and poop in the crusher, Peck said. He responded by pointing to his vineyard where birds were sitting on the vines, defecating freely. She spotted his cat and warned that pets are prohibited in the winery. He asked if she'd ever seen the popular book Winery Dogs of Washington.
Another example of the nanny-state run amok. The inspectors will find things to complain about as proof that their jobs are critical enough to need more people and more OPM to spend (Other People's Money).
This is ridiculous! What a waste of everyone's time. When was the last time you've heard about someone being sickened by a bottle of wine? If someone is, it's usually because they had a little too much! The FDA would have us eat only those things that have come from a factory. Isn't it those factory produced products that are responsible for making the most people sick? Things in their most natural state, raw apple cider, raw milk, and now wine, are under attack by the FDA. It's unbelievable really. Does the FDA understand the concept of terroir? Apparently not. I'd rather not consume wine produced in a lab by someone in a Bio-Suit! If there are living creatures in and around the vineyard, it's a very good sign. It's the vineyards that don't have those things that scare me! Bird droppings would actually be better for you than some of the stuff the FDA has approved for human consumption, that's for sure!