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Writer Announced for "Metal Gear Solid" Film Adaptation
Sean Egan
In an exclusive on Deadline, it's been revealed that Jay Basu has been named to write the highly anticipated film adaptation of Hideo Kojima's Metal Gear Solid. Jay is hugely untested and his IMDB leaves many more questions than answers, and while I'm generally not one to dismiss a writer's merit without a test of their skill, it's concerning to have an inexperienced writer at the helm of a project so substantial.
I have to wonder why David Hayter wasn't approached to write the film instead. Hayter, along with being the original English voice of Solid Snake in the game series, is an accomplished screenwriter in Hollywood with credits for X-Men, X2, and the Watchmen adaptation. Just look at these films. Surely, it can't get any better than that, and as he already has a high-quality portfolio to his name, I'm surprised at just why he didn't get selected for the role. To even have credits for such films, it wouldn't come as a shock if he said that he had attended an online film school to help him make a name for himself in this competitive industry. I've heard that this is where all the successful people start and learn the components of making a film. It's just unfathomable to me as to why he wasn't chosen in the first place. You see, Hayer has been highly involved in the MGS series since the beginning and you'd be hard-pressed to find anyone with more knowledge or passion for the project. On top of that, Avi Arad (one of Marvel's lead producers) is leading production on the project and he's worked with Hayter in the past on both X-Men and X2.
1998's Metal Gear Solid has an engaging and twisting storyline, teeming with original and interesting characters and quite a bit of great dialog already included and is widely regarded. I think the real work in writing the screenplay is in deciding what to remove as opposed to crafting new and unique ideas. Perhaps the minds of creatives in the entertainment industry like Roger Wolfson should be consulted for their perspective on how the writing for the project should go forward. It's still unknown how much, if at all, creator Hideo Kojima will be involved with the project – especially after his recent falling out with Konami.
The film seems to be slowly taking steps forward and acquiring key members. Jordan Vogt-Roberts is rumored to be directing and we can only hold out hope that the team can do justice to one of the highest-quality video games ever created.
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Most people can remember this. A full life-size Hot Wheels Double Loop Dare! Of course, it wouldn't be complete without a pair of awesome Hot Wheels cars that were up to the task.
Billy Hammon's team helped to prepare the stunt rigging and the stunt cars to not only make the stunt work, but most importantly keep the drivers safe. Many hours were spent on testing and modifying until everything was absolutely perfect and ready to go.
This exciting dare was revealed at the 2012 X Games at the Los Angeles Convention Center. With everyone watching, drivers Greg Tracy in green and Tanner Foust in yellow were anxious and prepared to complete the challenge.
It was no surprise that the two famous drivers were successful. A six-story double vertical loop into a 75 ft jump, creating a world record! Hopefully no one will be beating that anytime soon. With special thanks to the Hot Wheels team, below is a documentary to see all the work, preparation and bravery that went into this amazing event.


People with HSAM tend to obsess over events (even mundane ones) more than the average person. They ruminate over what happened during the day and organize everything in their minds over and over again.
If you are on Twitter, be sure to also follow Mnemotechnics.org's hashtag #mnem to join group conversations about memory on Twitter.


The most entertaining episode yet, Bill Farmer visits The Night Time Show space station which is currently occupied by Producer Matt Walker, Host Stephen Kramer Glickman and guest announcer and SAG Award winner Josh Sussman from Glee. Bill Farmer regales us with stories about acting in The Goofy Movie, Robocop and Theodore Rex with Whoopi Goldberg. Farmer is absolutely amazing in every way and the show ends with him and Glickman performing a scene from the worst movie of all time...GIGLI.


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Q: Trying to mock MUI's useMediaQuery hook behaviour in Enzyme test EDIT: I was able to determine that MUI's instructions work correctly when using RTL. This issue is only taking place in Enzyme tests!
I'm following MUI's documentation on how to test useMediaQuery, but I am confused as to whether or not the way I am using useMediaQuery (outlined here in MUI's docs) in my component is compatible with the testing instructions in MUI's docs.
Here's the code in my component:
import { useTheme } from '@mui/material/styles';
import useMediaQuery from '@material-ui/core/useMediaQuery';

  const List = () => {
      const theme = useTheme();
      const isDownLargeBreakpoint =
      useMediaQuery(theme.breakpoints.down('lg'));

      ...

      {isDownLargeBreakpoint && (
          <ul className="list">
            // list items
          </ul>
      )}

  }

The useMediaQuery hook works as expected when I run my app locally, it correctly toggles between true and false when I resize the screen below/above MUI's theme lg breakpoint.
When I try to run my test with the recommended method of setup, despite the window.innerWidth falling below what would satisfy useMediaQuery to return a value of true I always get false in my test. Perhaps it's because I'm not rerendering my component from within my test? Or do I have to do something more in my it clause to trigger what is needing to happen?
Here's the block of code using css-mediaquery recommended by MUI as well as this post which was already answered:
import mediaQuery from 'css-mediaquery';

function createMatchMedia(width) {
  return (query) => ({
    matches: mediaQuery.match(query, {
      width,
    }),
    addListener: () => {},
    removeListener: () => {},
  });
}

describe('MyTests', () => {
  beforeAll(() => {
    window.matchMedia = createMatchMedia(window.innerWidth);
  });
});

Here's how I've organized my test file:
import React from 'react';
import { shallow } from 'enzyme';
import mediaQuery from 'css-mediaquery';

import SessionStore from 'app/stores/SessionStore';

import CustomFields from '../CustomFields';
import CustomFieldButton from '../CustomFieldButton';

import PrepareFieldsList from '../PrepareFieldsList';

describe('PrepareFieldsList Component', () => {
  let wrapper;

  function createMatchMedia(width) {
    return (query) => ({
      matches: mediaQuery.match(query, {
        width,
      }),
      addListener: () => {},
      removeListener: () => {},
    });
  }

  beforeAll(() => {
    window.matchMedia = createMatchMedia(window.innerWidth);
  });

  const defaultProps = {
    customFields: [
      {
        data: null,
        id: 'fieldId',
        name: '',
        required: false,
        value: 'test',
      },
    ],
  };

  beforeEach(() => {
    jest.spyOn(SessionStore, 'getSession').mockReturnValue({
      hasFeature: () => true,
    });
    wrapper = shallow(<PrepareFieldsList {...defaultProps} />);
  });

  ...

  it('should render CustomFieldButton and CustomFields when hasFeature is true', () => {
    expect(wrapper.find(CustomFieldButton)).toHaveLength(1);
    expect(wrapper.find(CustomFields)).toHaveLength(1);
  });
});

A: I think it's because innerWidth is not defined in window in jest and you need to set it's value manually, so you can pass value in createMatchMedia like : createMatchMedia(1000) or set value to window.innerWidth like this :
Object.defineProperty(window, 'innerWidth', {writable: true, configurable: true, value: 500})

and in your example would be sth like this :
 beforeAll(() => {
    Object.defineProperty(window, 'innerWidth', {writable: true, configurable: true, value: 500})
    window.matchMedia = createMatchMedia(window.innerWidth);
  });

A: I figured it out. When doing this in Enzyme, you need to mock the hook and its return value with jest.
At the top of the test file:
import useMediaQuery from '@material-ui/core/useMediaQuery';

The mock at the top of the file, below the imports:
jest.mock('@material-ui/core/useMediaQuery');

Then to update the mock value:
useMediaQuery.mockReturnValueOnce(true);

Make sure to do this before you render your component in each test case. So like:
it('should render ChildComponent when useMediaQuery is true', () => {
    useMediaQuery.mockReturnValueOnce(true);
    const wrapper = shallow(<ParentComponent />);
    expect(wrapper).toContainExactlyOneMatchingElement(ChildComponent);
});

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NCAA Softball
2017 College Softball Power Rankings: Fifth Edition
Apr 12, 2017 2017 College Softball Season, College Softball, NCAA Softball, Softball, Softball Rankings
The fifth edition of our power rankings for the 2017 season sees movement all over the board. The headliner was previously undefeated Oregon dropping not just their first game of the season, but also their second. Below we list the top 16 teams along with the next four teams.
We will start by providing last week's rankings below. Please note the table below is based on records as of April 4.
Week's Ranking
1 Florida SEC 33-2 10-1 1
2 Florida State ACC 35-1-1 15-0 2
3 Arizona Pac-12 37-1 9-0 3
4 Oregon Pac-12 35-0 8-0 4
5 Auburn SEC 31-5 6-3 5
6 Texas A&M SEC 31-3 9-2 6
7 Oklahoma Big 12 31-7 3-0 9
8 Minnesota Big 10 32-3 5-1 7
9 Utah Pac-12 24-7 6-2 11
10 UCLA Pac-12 26-9 2-4 12
11 Baylor Big 12 32-6 5-1 13
12 Alabama SEC 32-6 8-4 8
13 Washington Pac-12 27-8 4-5 10
14 Louisiana Sun Belt 26-5 9-0 15
15 LSU SEC 31-7 7-2 18
16 Tennessee SEC 32-5 6-3 17
17 Michigan Big 10 26-7-1 6-0 19
18 James Madison Colonial 31-6 4-2 14
19 Missouri SEC 20-14 3-5 Not
20 BYU West Coast 23-10 0-0 Not
Below are the previous editions of our Power Rankings.
First Edition (March 15)
Second Edition (March 22)
Third Edition (March 29)
Fourth Edition (April 5)
Below is the fifth edition of our 2017 power rankings. Please note the records listed are through games as of April 11.
#1 – Florida Gators (37-2 Overall, 13-1 SEC)
Florida (#1 last week) went 4-0 with a win over North Florida and sweep of rival Georgia. The Gators allowed just two runs over the four games as all three Gator pitchers, Aleshia Ocasio, Delanie Gourley, and Kelly Barnhill, won during the week. Barnhill threw two complete-game shutouts with 21 strikeouts against Georgia. All three pitchers boast ERAs under 0.85 and rank in the top 10 in the NCAA. The Gators face Florida State at home on Wednesday and then travel to play Kentucky over the weekend.
#2 – Arizona Wildcats (40-1 Overall, 12-0 Pac-12)
Arizona (#3 last week) had an easy week of working sweeping Stanford. All three games were over by the fifth inning as the Wildcats outscored the Cardinal 41-2 over the series. Arizona hit 7 home runs in the first game, 4 the second game, and 4 in the third game. Both Katiyana Mauga and Mo Mercado homered in each game. Arizona will be playing at Utah over the weekend in a three-game series followed by a Tuesday doubleheader at New Mexico State.
#3 – Florida State Seminoles (38-1-1 Overall, 18-0 ACC)
The Seminoles (#2 last week) went on the road and swept Syracuse, but not in their usual dominant pitching fashion. They gave up 18 runs to Syracuse after giving up a total of 17 runs in the previous 19 games coming into the series. The 'Noles won 18-9, 13-4, and 6-5 with the last requiring a late rally to get the victory.
Florida State has a massive midweek game at Florida before playing two games at South Carolina. The week ends with FSU playing a doubleheader at Troy on Tuesday.
#4 – Texas A&M Aggies (35-3 Overall, 9-2 SEC)
Texas A&M (#6 last week) had a foray outside the SEC and won all four games comfortably. Midweek, they defeated McNeese State 10-3 and then swept former Big 12 foe Oklahoma State by at least seven runs in each game. None of the Aggie pitchers allowed more than five hits and the final game was a one-hitter (5 walks) by still undefeated Lexi Smith (10-0). Texas A&M will face a pesky Arkansas squad on the road over the weekend.
#5 – UCLA Bruins (28-10 Overall, 4-5 Pac-12)
For the second week in a row, UCLA (#10 last week) had an excellent series victory over a very good Pac-12 squad. This series victory was a bit bigger and more impressive given their bats were not effective. UCLA defeated Oregon 2-0 and 1-0 (9 innings) in the first two games. They allowed five hits apiece in those games, but the Ducks could not breakthrough. Rachel Garcia won both decisions with the latter in a relief appearance. Oregon crushed the Bruins 11-4 in the final game, but the impression was already made by UCLA.
Imagine this UCLA team with stellar hitting AND pitching. The issue has been getting those in sync at the same time, but the Bruins loom a threat over the next two months if they those together. They play at Oregon State over the weekend and host Cal State Fullerton on Tuesday.
#6 – Oregon Ducks (36-2 Overall, 9-2 Pac-12)
Oregon (#4 last week) could not find timely hitting in the first two games against UCLA (see above) as they lost the series two games to one. The bats awakened in the third game 11-4 crushing of the Bruins, but the damage was done. This series showed how best to beat Oregon: dominant pitching and making the most of opportunities. That is a lot easier said than done, but there are teams across the country that pose those threats.
Oregon has another tough series on the horizon as they welcome Washington to Eugene over the weekend.
#7 – Auburn Tigers (33-6 Overall, 8-4 SEC)
Auburn (#5 last week) won two of three against Ole Miss over the weekend with both victories coming by the same score of 3-1. Kaylee Carlson recorded both wins to improve to 20-1 as she allowed 10 hits against 13 strikeouts and no walks. The loss was a 10-4 clunker despite 13 hits from the Tigers. Auburn will face Georgia State on Wednesday followed by a weekend home series against Missouri.
#8 – Oklahoma Sooners (35-7 Overall, 6-0 Big 12)
Oklahoma (#7 last week) went 4-0 after defeating Arkansas and Texas. The first three games of the week were all within two runs as Mariah Lopez won two games while Paige Parker and Paige Lowary won the other two contests. Oklahoma is rolling at 12 wins a row and will be at Kansas over the weekend and away to North Texas on Tuesday.
#9 – Minnesota Golden Gophers (35-3 Overall, 8-1 Big 10)
Minnesota (#8 last week) went 3-0 after a sweep of Indiana at home. Sara Groenewegen won the first two games while Amber Fiser won the final game in a two-hit performance. Sydney Dwyer recorded 7 RBIs while Danielle Parlich and Kendyl Lindaman both had 3 RBIs. Minnesota finishes their 8 game homestand to Northwestern over the weekend.
#10 – Utah Utes (26-7 Overall, 8-2 Pac-12)
Utah played only two games but won both versus California. The third game on Sunday was canceled after an overnight snowstorm. The Utes won 7-6 on Friday after blowing a 6-1 lead and then reclaiming it to win on Heather Bowen's double in the sixth inning. The second game saw Utah take another big lead, but they never were close to surrendering it. Kelly Martinez hit a walk-off grand slam to end the game in five innings and give her 5 RBIs on the day. Utah has a tough home series against Arizona over the weekend.
#11 – Baylor Bears (35-6 Overall, 8-1 Big 12)
Baylor (#11 last week) swept Iowa State at home. Sydney Christensen recorded 4 RBIs in the series as Jessie Scroggins, Kyla Walker, and Ari Hawkins all recorded an RBI in two of the three games. Baylor plays a tricky Texas State team on Wednesday and then come back home to play Houston on Tuesday.
#12 – Alabama Crimson Tide (36-7 Overall, 10-5 SEC)
Alabama (#12 last week) enjoyed a nice series victory over rival LSU as well as a 5-0 midweek win over Lipscomb. Alexis Osorio pitched a complete game two-hitter on Friday giving up six walks and striking out 11. She was not as dominant on Sunday giving up two runs on four walks and five hits, but she got the win. The loss was a 1-0 duel where the Tide only managed three hits. The Tide ended the week with an 8-0 win over UAB with Madi Moore throwing a three-hitter. Alabama will face a surging Tennessee team on the road over the weekend.
#13– Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (30-5 Overall, 12-0 Sun Belt)
Louisiana-Lafayette (#14 last week) had a 4-0 week and it was done in their typical way of hitting home runs. They swept Troy 25-1 over the three games and then plastered Southeastern Louisiana 13-5 on Tuesday. The NCAA's best home run and the highest-scoring team hit 8 home runs over the four games. DJ Sanders hit a home run in the last two games against Troy and against SE Louisiana with two grand slams. The Ragin' Cajuns play at Texas State over the weekend.
#14 – Tennessee Volunteers (37-5 Overall, 9-3 SEC)
Tennessee (#16 last week) continues to play well as they swept Kentucky on the road over the weekend and Tennessee State in a doubleheader on Tuesday. They defeated Kentucky 23-6 over the three games and 19-1 in the doubleheader. Tennessee has won 16 in a row and welcomes Alabama to Knoxville over the weekend in a big SEC matchup.
#15 – Washington Huskies (29-9 Overall, 6-6 Pac-12)
The Huskies (#13 last week) played in three tightly contested games and won two of them over Oregon State. Washington won the first game 4-3 as they held off OSU in the bottom of the seventh. Washington was not as lucky in game two as they lost 2-1 and they could not put up more than a solo shot in the fifth inning. The final game was a thrilling 10-8 victory led by home runs from Casey Stagel and Morganne Flores as well as two doubles by Ali Aguilar.
The Huskies are a talented team but are in a rut having lost 6 of the last 9. It only gets tougher as they go on the road to face Oregon over the weekend.
#16 – LSU Tigers (32-9 Overall, 8-4 SEC)
LSU (#15 last week) played a three-game set at Alabama and lost two of three. The Tigers played close in all three games losing 3-0 and 4-2 while winning the middle game 1-0. LSU had 12 hits total over the series as they could not overcome the pitching of Alexis Osorio. LSU has another road trip to Ole Miss over the weekend and faces Northwestern State on Tuesday.
Next Four
#17 – Michigan Wolverines (28-8-1 Overall, 8-1 Big 10)
Michigan (#17 last week) saw their win streak and shutout streak end against Ohio State, but they took 2 of 3 from their rival. Megan Betsa was too much for the Buckeyes over the two wins throwing 10 innings while allowing two runs on four hits and 21 strikeouts. The Wolverines had no answer for Shelby McCombs in the final game as she held them to just 3 hits. Michigan has five conference games over the next week with one on Wednesday day at Michigan State, three games at Maryland over the weekend, and another game against Michigan State on Tuesday at home.
#18 – James Madison Dukes (34-6 Overall, 7-2 Colonial)
James Madison (#18 last week) swept Towson over the weekend and the final scores would indicate it was rather easy. The first two were easy wins by scores of 15-3 and 7-0. The last was 15-5, but the game was tied at 2 after seven innings. The Dukes scored 13 runs in the eighth inning to provide the impressive final score. As long as the Dukes avoid the hiccups they have seen the past two weeks, they will move back up the rankings. JMU plays at Delaware over the weekend and then play a Tuesday doubleheader at home against Longwood.
#19 – BYU Cougars (28-10 Overall, 3-0 West Coast)
BYU (#20 last week) went 5-0 after a win over Mountain West leading Utah State, a sweep of Loyola Marymount, and a win over Southern Utah. The Cougars saw all 8 runs against Utah State come from the bats of Lauren Bell (2 RBIs), Brielle Breland (2 RBIs), and Libby Sugg (4 RBIs). BYU won the three games over Loyola Marymount by a combined score of 15-1. Lexi Tarrow, Caitlyn Larsen Alldredge, and Ashley Thompson combined to record 10 of the 13 RBIs against Southern Utah
McKenna Bull won the first and last game with complete-game shutouts in both while Arissa Paulson won the middle contest giving up three hits and four walks with 8 strikeouts. BYU faces Pacific for a three-game stretch at home over the weekend.
#20 – Jacksonville State Gamecocks (30-9 Overall, 9-1 Ohio Valley)
Jacksonville State makes a surprise appearance at #20 mainly due to the lackluster weekend of all the teams in the section below. JSU has won 11 in a row and sit atop the Ohio Valley Conference. Their have losses to South Alabama, Southern Miss (3), Ohio, Loyola-Chicago, Kennesaw State, and UT-Martin. They also lost to Tennessee by a score of 3-2.
Jacksonville State has wins over Nicholls State, Ohio, Kennesaw State, and their biggest: Ole Miss on the road. JSU has a strong team ranking in the top 30 for batting average (28th), ERA (20th), and fielding percentage (17th). Their ability to test top opponents (Tennessee and Ole Miss) makes them a dangerous team down the road. They play a doubleheader on Friday at home versus Austin Peay in their only two games.
Knocking on the Door
Missouri fell out of the top 20 and into the list below. These teams have some work to do to be one of the top twenty, but could make a jump over the new few weeks (in alphabetical order):
Arkansas, Arizona State, California, Cal Poly, Florida International, Georgia, Kentucky, Marshall, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio State, Ole Miss, SIU Edwardsville, and Texas State.
Below is the Week Five Power Rankings table:
2 Arizona Pac-12 40-1 12-0 3
5 UCLA Pac-12 28-10 4-5 10
10 Utah Pac-12 26-7 8-2 9
12 Alabama SEC 36-7 10-5 12
13 Louisiana Sun Belt 30-5 12-0 14
19 BYU West Coast 28-10 3-0 20
20 Jacksonville
State Ohio Valley 30-9 9-1 Not
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Roasting process
Coffee roasting is a complex process that involves the careful application of heat to green coffee in an effort to transform the basic stuff of life contained within each seed – sugars, proteins, acids, etc – into delightful aromas of roasted nuts, malts, chocolate, fruit, berries, flowers and more. We take great care with each coffee, blending scientific data logging with intuition and experience to bring out a balanced taste and optimal flavour.
At the beginning of each batch, raw "green" coffee is loaded into the roaster's charge system. Once the roaster's internal air temperature reaches 500F the batch is dropped into a spinning, hot drum to begin the roasting process. Inside the drum there are many paddles that toss the coffee through the air – this is similar to how a household clothing dryer works.
For the first 5 minutes, a high amount of heat is applied to bring the coffee up to roasting temperatures. This stage has to be done quickly enough to preserve some internal moisture but not so quickly that the outside of the beans are at risk of scorching. The colour of the coffee shifts from green to yellow and the smell shifts from freshly cut grass to hay-like.
In the next 5 minutes the coffee undergoes changes at low roasting temperatures (between 300F and 350F). "Precursers" to tastes and aromas that will develop at higher temperatures are developed and the internal moisture, pressure and temperature are carefully controlled. The colour turns from yellow to light brown and the smell turns from hay-like to that of baking bread.
During the final 2 to 5 minutes (depending on the type of coffee and roast degree) the coffee's full flavour is developed. At around 360F the "first crack" occurs – a popping noise occurs as each bean expands under the pressure of carbon dioxide and water vapour produced from chemical reactions within the bean. At this point the internal pressure drops as these gases are allowed to escape, resulting in a bean with an ideal internal temperature, pressure and moisture for flavour development.
Between 360F and 395F the sugars and amino acids in the coffee react at a rapid pace to create the final flavour of the coffee. The flavour of coffee roasted to a "medium roast" degree is derived from carmelization of sugars and the reaction of sugars and amino acids in the "maillard reaction" – very similar to the flavours developed through the browning of meat on a grill. During this period the coffee turns toward darker shades of brown and the aroma develops into a nutty, cocoa-like and malty character.
Each coffee has a precise final temperature and time of roasting, both developed through a mixture of intuition and experimentation on the part of the roasting team. For example, a Yirgacheffe coffee might be roasted to 380F in 12:30, while a Honduran Espresso coffee will be roasted to 389F in 14:30.
Coffees roasted to temperatures above 395F are considered to be dark roasts. At these temperatures the aromas and tastes developed during the initial stages are combusted and new aromas that are toasty, smoky and spicy develop. Sweet and acidic tastes are replaced by the development of bitters. Most dark roasts develop to between 410F and 420F to achieve full development of these characteristics.


Since 1987 we have been dedicated to producing Championship caliber Vizsla's and Pudelpointers with a focus on personality, health, hunting ability and confirmation in that order while supporting numerous breed clubs in Illinois, Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. We go to great effort and expense in our breedings and are selective in our placements. The result is our breedings recently winning 7 national field trial events with 4 DIFFERENT dogs and being featured on the cover of Bird Dog & Retriever news. This has been passed on in our pups with many examples of success in field competition including breeding the 2014 VCA national puppy & derby champion and the NVA derby champion. In 2017 we one of our breedings "Scout" won the National Vizsla Association Open championship which is considered the top trial of our breed. Our dogs are hunted on quail and pheasant and more important remain a part of our family as wonderful pets. In recent years we have added a few select Pudelpointers to our family. The make wonderful hunting companions and fit in perfectly with our Vizslas. We are located in Western Kentucky close to the Tennessee, Missouri, Illinois & Indiana borders.
**** Puppies available now*** See our active add for our current litter!
I got my first Vizsla from an individual Mark directed me to. We spoke as he was taking one of his girls to be bred to a sire out of state. As Pappy started getting s few months older, I thought about adding another pup. While I spoke to numerous breeders (and many well known), the only one I did not pause and have hesitancies with was Mark.
You can't go wrong with Mark - that's guaranteed.
You just may get the best Vizsla breeder in the nation - and that's pretty dang close to guaranteed, also.
Here we are two years later and our Cora is an amazing dog that is as much a part of our family and home life as any blood relative. She is smart and affectionate as well as incredibly driven to hunt anytime I ask her to. She wants nothing more than to hunt birds all day and then cuddle on the couch at night. I have nothing but great things to say about Mark and his dogs and have visited him several times with my wife and Cora for dog days and just enjoying each other's company. I know he has helped me become attached to not just Cora but to the viszla breed. My wife and I are very blessed and wouldn't trade our pup for the world.
Mark Sullivan is a new Vizsla owners dream. He stays engaged to insure his puppies get the best start to a new family life. He is extremely knowledgable and proactive in the care and training of the best breed out there for a family pet or field trial champion. In our case, our dog Jackie is both. Mark patiently walked us through the ente-level Derby Trial system and on to Gun Dog Trials. Our Vizsla, Jackie, has won several events thanks to Mark's keen observations and experienced based recommendations. We can't say enough or thank Mark for his love of our pet and the breed in general. Always there, patient, caring and just a super breeder and enthusiast, Mark is my vote for Breeder of the Year. Call him. Talk thru the characteristics of the breed and Mark Sullivan will make your Vizsla journey the best possible experience you can have as a "Hungarian Pointer" owner.
Growing up in Louisville, KY., my first family pet was a Vizsla. Ruger. One of the best dogs I've ever known and as smart as a dog could be.
But I was going to do my research. I wasn't going to strike out again. I reached out to dozens of Vizsla breeders all across the country. I compared training and breeding methods, along with prices, to find a Vizsla that would remind me of Ruger. A dog that would represent what Vizslas were all about.
I don't hunt. I'm not particularity outdoorsy with the exception of playing sports and exercising. I just wanted a smart, loving and friendly dog. If you're the former, Vizslas are just as much for as the latter, they're versatile dogs.
Years of experience is the first thing that stands out about Mark, but it's not just the experience, it's the commitment to excellence. They do things the right way and are completely patient with their dogs and pups, and patient with new owners. I'm no dog expert but being a journalist I can spot an attention to detail.
Mark gave a detail history of our pup's parents and their behavior/mannerisms. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree with dogs and our puppy, thanks to Mark's instructions and advice, is just like he described the parents to be. A cuddly dog that loves to play and learn new things.
Our male Vizsla, Chili, is the smartest dog we've ever owned. Maybe too smart. He's scarily human oftentimes.. He's been a joy to our lives and had Mark not helped talk me through the dogs and the characteristics of the particular litter and what he bred for, who knows what direction we would have gone. If we add another V to our family, I won't hesitate to call Mark.
When it came to buying my first dog I was like a lost puppy. While searching breeds I decided that I wanted a Vizsla. Many internet forums were littered with people proclaiming that a Vizsla can be "too much dog" for a first puppy. I was confident I would be OK but still slightly worried. My puppy search was in full swing.
When I first spoke with Mark on the phone, he was different from other breeders. He gave me an honest run down of what to expect. He provided advice on how to find my pup, even if it wouldn't be from one of his litters. Most importantly, he told me to find a BREEDER I liked, not one particular puppy I fell in love with. This is still the best piece of advice I got throughout the puppy buying process. By the end of our first call, I had made up my mind that he would be the trusted and reputable breeder I had diligently been searching for.
Me being located in Florida, with Mark's Kennel in Kentucky, I was a bit tentative at first. I knew this was a trust based transaction, on both mine and Mark's end, so I went ahead and mailed off my deposit. The wait was on. Mark does a great job keeping his buyers in the loop via his Facebook page, so I was constantly tracking the progress. When the litter finally arrived I had many more questions. Which pup was mine? What was his temperament? How would Mark match puppies with homes? How would I get him to Florida...Mark patiently answered them all. Going the extra mile, Mark even offered to DRIVE my puppy down to me from Kentucky to Florida vs. shipping him. This saved me money and gave my pup a more relaxed ride.
I've now had Chester, my amazing Vizsla family member, for well over a year. Mark still checks in with me on an occasional basis. (he did this week, which prompted me to write this post). My dog is an absolute stud. Mark will tell you that he breeds dogs for athleticism and intelligence, not conformation. I have yet to run into another Vizsla that is better looking, from a breed standpoint than my Chester. Hell, I can barely even find a picture of a prettier Vizsla on the internet. True to his breed, Chester also excels highly in the intelligence and athletic realm too. His drive for hunting is fierce. From birds in the field to lizzards in the backyard, he hunts relentlessly. His stamina is unmatched with any dog at every daycare or dogpark he has ever been to. In a calm environment, Chester is a big lap dog, yearning for affection. But when it's time to play, he can run four hours and hours on end.
All in all, I think I will be a Vizsla owner for life. It'd be hard to use anyone but Mark if I want another Vizsla pup in the future. Thank you Against the Wind Kennels for the companion you have given me and the breed you helped me love. I am forever grateful.
If I were a Vizsla, I'd want to live at Mark's place/Against the Wind Vizlas! It is clear that Mark cares about his dogs and the breed, which was something that was important to me when I was looking around. I had a great experience getting my (now) 6 month old Vizsla. We spent time on the phone discussing what I was looking for and what would be a good fit…he was also very accommodating when we went down to take a look at the litter before the pick-up date.
I couldn't be happier with my "Arlo". He is a great listener and good "student"…he is very well behaved and a very fast learner, and of course, in great health! I highly recommend Against the Wind Vizslas.


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Australia is in a curious economic situation. On the one hand, a BBC journalist has called Australia the "democratic coup capital of the western world" because of all the changes in prime minister. On the other hand, the magazine The Economist has called Australia "the wonder Downunder" because Australia has clocked up the longest consecutive period (27 years) of economic growth in western history.
The time of greatest danger comes at the time of greatest success. Just when everything seems to be going so well, we let down our guard.
I fear that Australia is at risk of being too complacent. We could be blind-sided by change. Here are three economic challenges for Australia.
First, there is a need for a new narrative. From 1901 to the late 1970s, the prevailing view was that government should have a dominant role in the economy.
Then with the growth of "new right economic rationalism" a new narrative emerged. The Australian dollar was floated, banks were deregulated, government corporations (such as QANTAS) were privatized, protectionism was phased out, and Australia embraced globalization.
These developments transformed the economy. But they are not enough to cope with the new economic era that is emerging.
The second challenge arises from the new information technology economy. Examples include: the "sharing economy" (for example) Uber; the "new service economy (for example delivering education online, such as Phoenix University and Khan Academy; the "gig" economy may require "gig" learning and not a standard degree programme); the "3D economy/ maker economy (for example, make your own products at home) and the "digital asset economy": assets are no longer just physical (bricks and mortar); anything that is digital can be monetized, for example data, images, sounds, documents.
These developments in turn mean a movement away from the Monday to Friday 9-5 economy invented to cope with the 1750 Industrial Revolution. We are seeing the rise of the "gig economy".
There is plenty of "work" to do but not "jobs". "Jobs" were invented in 1750 for the Industrial Revolution and are being replaced by "gigs". This is self-organized self-employment, working on-demand, with every worker as a "manager" running their own business.
Of course, if we are not careful, this could be a race to the bottom with workers living on piece-work (as in England before the 1750 Industrial Revolution): little certainty, little opportunity to accumulate assets, increased tension, and social unrest. Perhaps the next generation will not live as long as predicted?
The third challenge is to create a new narrative to make the most of the new era of work. Here are two suggestions.
First schools need to be reorganized. The 1750 factory-based era for which schools were designed is now over and the "industrial model" of education is now out of date. Educational institutions need to be viewed in the larger social and economic context: that context is changing and so we must expect that change to flow into educational institutions.


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Class 2 Sectional: Oran Lady Eagles to battle New Haven, South Pemiscot postponed (High School Sports ~ 03/05/14)
PARK HILLS -- Led by a senior core, the Oran Lady Eagles find themselves back in the Class 2 sectionals for the first time since 2000. They'll face Class 2, District 4 champions New Haven (20-8) tonight at 6 p.m. at Park Hills High School...
Class 1 Sectional: SCC awaits a new challenge in Clarkton (High School Sports ~ 03/05/14)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- For the first time in recent memory, the Scott County Central Braves were tested in the Class 1, District 2 championship. If not for some late game heroics, Leopold would have upended the Braves in the title game and ended a stretch of 11-straight districts titles...
Class 4, District 1: Lady Bulldogs get set for Notre Dame (High School Sports ~ 03/05/14)
sports@standard-democrat.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- It's brought them this far, so the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs won't be turning their back on their top weapon. Sikeston's plan going into their Class 4, District 1 semifinal game against Notre Dame on Thursday stems from their success of holding their first round opponent, Perryville, to 26 points...
Class 3 Sectional: Bluejays take on Clearwater (High School Sports ~ 03/05/14)
DEXTER -- After winning their fourth consecutive district championship, the Charleston Bluejays are back on the playoff basketball trail. The Bluejays (21-6) held on to defeat Class 3, District 1 counterpart Caruthersville 71-65 last Thursday and will take on Class 3, District 2 winner Clearwater tonight at the Bearcat Event Center in Dexter at 7:30 p.m...
Class 4, District 1: Sikeston using extra time to prepare for playoff grind (High School Sports ~ 03/05/14)
sports@standard-democrat.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Weather delays and postponements are unfortunate, but the Sikeston Bulldogs are using them to their advantage. Despite slick roads and restrictive driving orders throughout Sikeston following the winter storm that hit Sunday evening, the Bulldogs were in the gym both Monday and Tuesday and plan to be today as they prepare for the Class 4, District 1 tournament...
'Obama defenders' just keep following (Column ~ 03/05/14)
You have to give credit to the liberals - which I hesitate to do. The liberals know that if you put a derogatory name or slur on your opposition, you demean their value to some. And that's why we have "birthers" or "teabaggers" or "climate deniers."...
Class 1 Sectional: Braves advance to seventh-straight quarterfinal after 70-56 win over Clarkton (High School Sports ~ 03/05/14)
sports@standard-democrat.com VAN BUREN -- Clarkton's Antwoine Johnson knows what it takes to beat Scott County Central. Having been a member of the Braves' team a year ago, he's got first-hand knowledge of the team's personnel. But knowing what it takes and then executing on the court are two separate entities...
Class 1 Sectional: Bravettes pair with Naylor for rematch (High School Sports ~ 03/05/14)
sports@standard-democrat.com BLOOMFIELD -- The end of the season isn't when you want to experience a shakeup within your lineup, but so far the Scott County Central Bravettes are handling it in style. Coming off their second-straight Class 1, District 2 championship, they'll face their biggest test of the season Wednesday when they take on Naylor in a rematch of last year's sectional...
Freezing fog reported in region (Local News ~ 03/05/14)
PADUCAH, Ky. -- A freezing fog advisory is in effect until 8 a.m. for areas of Southeast Missouri, the National Weather Service reports. Widespread freezing fog will continue through mid-morning. Visibility will be reduced to one-quarter mile or less in some areas...
10 Things to Know for Today (Local News ~ 03/05/14)
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. NO RUSSIAN WITHDRAWAL SEEN Analysts say Putin is likely to keep his troops in Ukraine's Crimea Peninsula indefinitely. 2. WHO'S CONTINUING FAMILY POLITICAL DYNASTY...
Opal Williams (Obituary ~ 03/05/14)
WYATT - Opal Hess Williams, 92, died March 4, 2014, at the Charleston Manor. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
Johnathan Spears (Obituary ~ 03/05/14)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Johnathan Luke Spears, 7 weeks old, died March 3, 2014, at his home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition...
Patsy Farmer (Obituary ~ 03/05/14)
DEXTER -- Patsy Dean Farmer, 78, died Feb. 28, 2014, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition...
Henry Coffer (Obituary ~ 03/05/14)
CHARLESTON -- Henry D. Coffer, 83, died March 2, 2014, at his home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
Ella Bates (Obituary ~ 03/05/14)
SIKESTON - Ella Mae Orr Bates, 76, died March 1, 2014, at her home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
Bob Williams Sr. (Obituary ~ 03/05/14)
CHARLESTON - Bob F. Williams Sr., 83, died March 2, 2014, at the Charleston Manor. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
Marilyn Jo Evans (Obituary ~ 03/05/14)
SIKESTON -- Marilyn Jo Evans, 71, died March 3, 2014, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
Alice Kiefer (Obituary ~ 03/05/14)
CHAFFEE -- Alice Marie Horman Kiefer, 82, died March 3, 2014. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
Endless winter (Local News ~ 03/05/14)
Employees of Causey's Lawn Care clear a parking lot Tuesday afternoon. Temperatures should warm into the upper 30s today and into the 40s by Thursday helping to melt the snow and ice in the area.
SPEAKOUT (Opinion ~ 03/05/14)
What are the poor elderly seniors supposed to do nowadays? I've called looking for my aunt a dentist. I called a place that is supposed to be helping poor people and they say it's gonna run between $100 and $160 just to get a tooth pulled, when before it was just $40. ...
Winters/Duncan (Engagement ~ 03/05/14)
George and Rosie Winters of Dyersburg, TN are proud to announce the engagement of their daughter, Valerie Lauren Winters, to Corey Brandon Duncan of Harrisburg, MO. Valerie is a 2009 graduate of Dyersburg County High School. After high school she attended UT-Martin and is a 2016 candidate for her doctorate of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri...
Statewide Tornado Drill Postponed (Local News ~ 03/05/14)
The National Weather Service announced Monday it is postponing the Missouri Statewide Tornado Drill until 1:30 p.m. Thursday. The 40th annual statewide drill is part of Missouri 2014 Severe Weather Awareness Week, which runs through Friday, according to a news release from the Missouri Department of Public Safety...


Are you familiar with Drift Roses? They have all the disease resistance of Knock-Outs, but they mound and spread instead of growing tall. I've had several for a few years, and I'm so sold on them that I created a bed just for them.
I created a bed just for the Drift roses.
These Red Drift roses bloom red and fade to pink.
Chartreuse border grass contrasts nicely with the color of the roses.
Will try and let you know. I'm going garden center shopping....again.
@Connie B Thanks Connie! That would be great!
Beautiful. Never heard of Drift Roses. Will have to try and find them.
@Dianna Blumricl Yes, I think you'll really love them. The ones I planted last year have doubled in size, and the others are loaded with blooms right now! They fill in a bed rather quickly!


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Peter Hulme
Fellow | Hutchins Center of African and African American Research, Harvard University | 2018
Peter Hulme was a Stuart Hall Fellow at the Hutchins Center for African and African-American Research at Harvard University in 2018.
Peter is Emeritus Professor of Literature at the University of Essex, where he taught for 40 years. Most of his research has focused on the Caribbean, both English- and Spanish-speaking, although he was also closely associated with the development of postcolonial studies.
He has published three single-authored books:
Colonial Encounters: Europe and the Native Caribbean, 1492‑1797 (1986), Remnants of Conquest: The Caribs and Their Visitors, 1877-1998 (2000), and Cuba's Wild East: A Literary Geography of Oriente (2011). The fourth, The Dinner at Gonfarone's: Salomón de la Selva's Pan-American Project in Nueva York, 1915-1919, will be published in spring 2019 by Liverpool University Press.
At the Hutchins Center, he worked on an anthology and biography of the Jamaican writer and political activist, Wilfred Domingo, who was a key figure in both the Harlem Renaissance and the early struggle for Jamaican independence.
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The Thessaloniki International Fair (Greek: Διεθνής Έκθεση Θεσσαλονίκης (ΔΕΘ), Diethnis Ekthesi Thessalonikis (DETH)) is an annual commercial exhibition event of great importance in Greece and Southeastern Europe, taking place at the 180,000m² Thessaloniki International Exhibition Center in Thessaloniki, Greece. The fair was first held in 1926 and today is organised by HELEXPO.
It has been customary for the country's prime minister to set out his government's policies for each coming year in a speech at the annual Thessaloniki International Trade Fair, and for this reason the event has political significance in addition to its commercial importance.
Similar trade fairs of the city have occurred regularly since the Byzantine era, attracting traders from all over the Balkans.


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package org.apache.hadoop.ipc;

import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;

import javax.net.SocketFactory;

import org.apache.hadoop.classification.InterfaceAudience;
import org.apache.hadoop.classification.InterfaceStability;
import org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration;
import org.apache.hadoop.io.ObjectWritable;
import org.apache.hadoop.io.Writable;

import org.apache.hadoop.classification.VisibleForTesting;

/* Cache a client using its socket factory as the hash key */
@InterfaceAudience.LimitedPrivate({"HDFS", "MapReduce"})
@InterfaceStability.Evolving
public class ClientCache {
  private Map<SocketFactory, Client> clients =
    new HashMap<SocketFactory, Client>();

  /**
   * Construct & cache an IPC client with the user-provided SocketFactory
   * if no cached client exists.
   *
   * @param conf Configuration
   * @param factory SocketFactory for client socket
   * @param valueClass Class of the expected response
   * @return an IPC client
   */
  public synchronized Client getClient(Configuration conf,
      SocketFactory factory, Class<? extends Writable> valueClass) {
    // Construct & cache client.  The configuration is only used for timeout,
    // and Clients have connection pools.  So we can either (a) lose some
    // connection pooling and leak sockets, or (b) use the same timeout for all
    // configurations.  Since the IPC is usually intended globally, not
    // per-job, we choose (a).
    Client client = clients.get(factory);
    if (client == null) {
      client = new Client(valueClass, conf, factory);
      clients.put(factory, client);
    } else {
      client.incCount();
    }
    if (Client.LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
      Client.LOG.debug("getting client out of cache: " + client);
    }
    return client;
  }

  /**
   * Construct & cache an IPC client with the default SocketFactory
   * and default valueClass if no cached client exists.
   *
   * @param conf Configuration
   * @return an IPC client
   */
  public synchronized Client getClient(Configuration conf) {
    return getClient(conf, SocketFactory.getDefault(), ObjectWritable.class);
  }

  /**
   * Construct & cache an IPC client with the user-provided SocketFactory
   * if no cached client exists. Default response type is ObjectWritable.
   *
   * @param conf Configuration
   * @param factory SocketFactory for client socket
   * @return an IPC client
   */
  public synchronized Client getClient(Configuration conf, SocketFactory factory) {
    return this.getClient(conf, factory, ObjectWritable.class);
  }

  /**
   * Stop a RPC client connection
   * A RPC client is closed only when its reference count becomes zero.
   */
  public void stopClient(Client client) {
    if (Client.LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
      Client.LOG.debug("stopping client from cache: " + client);
    }
    final int count;
    synchronized (this) {
      count = client.decAndGetCount();
      if (count == 0) {
        if (Client.LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
          Client.LOG.debug("removing client from cache: " + client);
        }
        clients.remove(client.getSocketFactory());
      }
    }
    if (count == 0) {
      if (Client.LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
        Client.LOG.debug("stopping actual client because no more references remain: "
            + client);
      }
      client.stop();
    }
  }

  @VisibleForTesting
  public void clearCache() {
    clients.values().forEach(c -> c.stop());
    clients.clear();
  }
}

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Thursday Night DFS Dunks: The Final Countdown
April 7, 2022 | 2021-22 Fantasy Basketball, DFS |
by: Tim Speros
Welcome back to DFS Dunks! Today marks the final regular season Thursday Night DFS Dunks edition and the 23rd for the season. The NBA play-in tournament begins April 12, so we'll be looking at either a showdown or very small slate next week. I'll have you guys covered through the playoffs as small slates and playoff showdowns are my specialty. The past week has been wild. We've seen a few 25-point comebacks, we've seen guys off the street play 40+ minutes for the Thunder, and most importantly, we saw the Lakers get eliminated from the playoffs. "We Beat LA" is my go-to Celtics t-shirt. Some of tonight's games are meaningless for the standings (only two games left on the schedule) so we may see some silly lineups (Lakers) and players get ruled out before game time so make sure to pay attention to the news. Ok, let's get it!
If you're new to this article, I break down tonight's seven-game NBA slate and give you my starting five for both FanDuel and DraftKings. These will be my core plays (guys I'll be playing in my lineups with my money) for hitting the cash line. Due to all the protocols, injury management, and general rest of players a lot can change from now until tip-off. There's a good chance I'll use a player or two not listed here so make sure to follow me on Twitter for any important player swaps closer to lock. At the end of the article, I'll have a pool of three to five players I like that you can use to fill in the rest of your lineups. It's important to have a process in DFS so let's review the strategies I use.
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Focus on teams with high game totals and a high pace of play. On tonight's slate, the Bucks run at the second-fastest pace while their opponent Washington, ranks 26th in defensive rating. This game has a total of 229.5. Using some Bucks and Wizards in our lineups is a good place to start.
Select players who play a lot of minutes, have high usage rates, and/or produce a high FP/M (fantasy points per minute).
NBA may be the toughest DFS sport to play for a few reasons. Number one is time. Throughout the season players will get ruled out for rest, injury, or health and safety protocols. This tends to happen shortly before lock or even after lock as we experienced in the past. It's imperative that you make yourself available for the 15 minutes before lock or you may lose some money for a simple user error.
OK now that you know the basics, it's time for tonight's slam dunks.
Tonight's seven-game slate (totals courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook):
Game ORL @ CHA BOS @ MIL PHI @ TOR SAS @ MIN POR @ NOP MEM @ DEN LAL @ GSW
Time 7:00 PM ET 7:30 PM ET 7:30 PM ET 8:00 PM ET 8:00 PM ET 9:00 PM ET 10:00 PM ET
Total 230.5 227.5 220 240 222.5 232.5 218.5
Tre Jones, PG, SAS (DK $5300, FD $5800)
Dejounte Murray is out again tonight missing his fourth straight game and Tre Jones has shined in his absence, playing 33 minutes in each of those games, averaging 1.05 FP/M and 37 DraftKings points in that span. The Timberwolves run at the fastest pace in the league and have the second-worst defensive rating over the last five games. Plenty of opportunity for Jones tonight in an uptempo games.
Terry Rozier, PG/SG, CHA (DK $6900, FD $6700)
Scary Terry has seen his price drop dramatically since the $8400 tag on March 19. He's has some so-so games a long the way but I think this is the perfect spot tonight vs the Magic. Orlando is allowing 14 3PM a game over their last 10 and Rozier is averaging 8.2 3PA on the season. Charlotte will want some momentum going into the playoffs and I think Terry get hots tonight.
Ignas Brazdeikis, SF, ORL (DK $3500, FD $4200)
The Magic have been eliminated from the playoffs and the Hornets have clinched a spot in the play-in tournament but could improve their seeding over these next two games so I fully expect the Magic to get blown out in this game. Ignas has played 36+ minutes in each of the last two games with a 20% usage at .85 FP/M. The Hornets run at a fast pace as know and Orlando is without Wendell Carter Jr., Cole Anthony, and Franz Wagner. Charlotte gives up a lot of fantasy points to big forwards, sixth-most to be exact. This price is too cheap on both sites. Lock him in.
Jaylen Brown, SG/SF, BOS (DK $8900, FD $8700)
This game's total is only 227.5 likely because the Celtics have the best defensive rating in the league but let me tell you why Jaylen Brown is going to win the tournaments tonight. Over the past five games Brown has averaged 50.85 DraftKings points. The Bucks surrender 14 3pM a game on the season, worst in the league and run at the fifth fastest pace. Brown is shooting 54% from downtown over his last 10 games and I foresee five or six 3PM tonight. In two of the last three meetings between these two teams, the total went over 230 points, the one that didn't (220), Giannis did not play in.
Joel Embiid, C, PHI (DK $12000, FD $11500)
The Sixers, Bucks, and Celtics are separated by half a game for the 2-4 seeds in the East. I expect all of them to play for the win tonight but I like Embiid the most tonight. I think he really wants to win MVP. He's currently ahead of LeBron, Durant, and Giannis by .5 points in the scoring race and I think he'll put a stamp on that tonight vs the Raptors weak interior who rank 26th vs. versatile bigs.
Reserves:
Jordan Poole, PG/SG, GSW (DK $8500, FD $8900)
Jayson Tatum, SF/PF, BOS (DK $10500, FD $9300)
Pascal Siakam, PF/C, TOR (DK $9500, FD $10000)
Karl-Anthony Towns, C, MIN (DK $9600, FD $8900)
Devin Vassell, SG/SF, SAS (DK $6000, FD $5500)
Keon Johnson, SG/SF, POR (DK $5300, FD $4400)
*LeBron, AD, and Westbrook are all listed questionable tonight and likely will not play so we should have some Lakers value opening up later. Malik Monk, Austin Reeves, and Stanley Johnson should become playable when we get the official news the big three are sitting.
GPP Game Stack:
MEM vs DEN – both teams are top-10 in pace over the last five games.
Jokic, Barton, Tyus Jones, Bane, Melton, Morris, Bones Hyland are good options
– Cousin Timmy
Ignas Brazdeikis, Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum, Joel Embiid, Jordan Poole, Karl-Anthony Towns, Keon Johnson, Pascal Siakam, Terry Rozier, tre jones


Peoria Bishop Daniel R. Jenky in his office in 2002.
A prominent advocate for the separation of church and state filed a formal complaint with the Internal Revenue Service Thursday, accusing the Roman Catholic Diocese of Peoria of violating federal law by intervening in a political campaign.
The Rev. Barry Lynn, executive director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, alleges that a fiery homily by Peoria Bishop Daniel Jenky last Sunday effectively urged Catholics to vote against Obama in the 2012 presidential election.
Jenky's homily criticized policies proposed by the Obama administration that would require all employers, including religious groups, to provide free birth control coverage in their health care plans. The bishop included Obama's policies in a litany of government challenges the Catholic Church has overcome in previous centuries, including actions by Hitler and Stalin.
Lynn has said church-affiliated agencies who operate on taxpayer dollars should follow public policy guidelines or only collect money from parishioners. But remarks delivered later in the homily prompted Lynn's complaint to the IRS.
"This fall, every practicing Catholic must vote, and must vote their Catholic consciences, or by the following fall our Catholic schools, our Catholic hospitals, our Catholic Newman Centers, all our public ministries -- only excepting our church buildings – could easily be shut down," Jenky said.
In a letter to the IRS, Lynn wrote that Jenky violated the rules that prohibit issue advocacy and that he had called on Catholics to vote as a bloc at the polls.
A spokeswoman for the diocese said the comments were taken out of context and misunderstood.
"Based upon the current government's threatened infringement upon the Church's religious exercise of its ministry, Bishop Jenky offered historical context and comparisons as a means to prevent a repetition of historical attacks upon the Catholic Church and other religions," said Patricia Gibson, chancellor of the Peoria Diocese.


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Inspired by the August celebrity cellphone hack. A struggling filmmaker has his wish for fame fulfilled, but gets more than what he bargains for. In.
Inspired by the August celebrity cellphone hack. A struggling filmmaker has his wish for fame fulfilled, but gets more than what he bargains for. In. Play trailer
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According to a recently-unsealed search warrant and affidavit, US law enforcement have tracked the attacks on Apple customers back to one IP address, based at the Chicago residence of one Emilio Herrera.
That IP address was used to enter those compromised s 3, times between 31 May and 31 August That's if there are mitigations to flag this kind of suspicious activity. The tech giant had not responded to a request for comment at the time of publication.
Herrera, who lives with his family at the address named in the affidavit, had his home searched in October and computing equipment seized. There was no mention of other password cracking software linked to the Fappening, including iBrute and Jack The Ripper.
'fappening' celebrity nude leak suspect linked to icloud hacks
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Reed a cult director from the seventies.


Marvin "Sonny" Etheridge, 81, of Matlacha, FL passed away on March 29, 2019. Arrangements are by Coral Ridge Funeral Home and Cemetery, Cape Coral. Please visit www.coralridgefuneralhome.com for additional information.


When it comes to shopping online, trust is critical. People will shop with brands they trust, but they will overlook those they do not. Security in your ecommerce platform is paramount to building that trust, and SSL certificates are part of your security plan.
An SSL certificate is installed on a web server to encrypt the information users place on the website before it is sent over the server. When an SSL certificate is in place, hackers cannot access that data on the trip from the website to the server.
Once it lands at the server, it is decrypted and you can use it as intended. This critical security measure has a number of important benefits specific to ecommerce websites.
Here is a closer look at why SSL for ecommerce websites is so important.
Are you weighing the pros and cons of SSL? Here are some benefits that you need to understand.
First and foremost, SSL protects your customers.
A data breach can mean serious problems for your company, and putting proper security measures in place means that your customers can shop with you without fear of their data being compromised.
This builds trust with your brand, which is critical to your online marketing success.
Google has prioritized a secure Internet space. Google also realizes that many online searchers will abandon a website if it is not secure, even if they land on it for a moment.
Thus, Google is starting to reward sites that are fully secure with https addresses. Not only that, but Google Chrome actually labels sites with the HTTP designation as "insecure," which will hurt user's trust.
This has been the case as early as 2014, when new algorithms started favoring HTTPS sites. The next update in 2015 indicated that HTTPS sites would be boosted if there was a tie between the quality signals for one site and its competitor.
Today, 40 percent of Google's page one ranking sites are HTTPS sites. If you have proper security in place, your site has a better chance of reaching that coveted top page spot.
Ecommerce can be a highly competitive world. When you add an SSL certificate to your website, you give yourself a leg up on your competition.
The increased trust and SEO boost provided by the right security both help you look like a better choice when someone is ready to make a purchase.
In addition to being favored by Google, HTTPS sites load faster than HTTP sites, and Google rewards fast load times with a higher rank.
Faster load times improve the customer's experience while also helping boost your search engine rank.
Phishing scams use email that looks like it comes from your brand to trap your customers into giving away important information. These scammers will set up a site that is almost identical to yours, send an email, and entice people to shop with "you," only to take their money and run.
SSL certificates make it almost impossible to create a site that looks enough like yours to make a phishing scam work.
As an ecommerce store, you are going to be taking payments. To stay compliant with Payment Card Industry standards, you need to have an SSL certificate that provides an encryption of a minimum of 128-bit.
If you do not have this in place, you cannot accept credit card payments on your site.
Your SSL security certificate will come with a badge that you can add to your site that indicates it is properly secured. This adds a visible reminder of your trustworthiness, and this can help increase brand trust even further.
As an ecommerce website, you are going to want to look carefully for the right SSL certificate. Your customers are at the biggest risk, because they are preparing to use their credit card information on your site.
While there are many SSL certificate providers out there, here are some of the best for you to consider that work particularly well for ecommerce stores.
GoDaddy - GoDaddy is known for web hosting plans, but its SSL services are available for a starting price of $59.99 a year.
Comodo SSL - One of the most affordable options, Comodo SSL offers a base package for $5.99 per year and a premium package that is $49.99 for four years.
DigiCert - DigiCert has a higher starting price of $198 for the year, but it is beneficial because of a wildcard option that includes a multi-level domain and unlimited servers.
Network Solutions - Network Solutions has a $59.99 per year base cost depending on what you need.
RapidSSL - Another on the affordable side, RapidSSL offers encryption for a starting price of $17.95 per year.
No matter which of these you choose, the reality is this: SSL for ecommerce stores is an absolute necessity. SSL will improve your SEO efforts and your Google ranking, will build trust with your customers, and will protect you from the risks of a data breach.
If you are not using a quality SSL provider, take measures now to make a change, and start building trust with your customers through better security.


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import * as TKUnit from '../../tk-unit';
import * as testModule from '../../ui-test';

// >> webview-require
import * as webViewModule from '@nativescript/core/ui/web-view';
// << webview-require

// >> declare-webview-xml
//  <Page>
//       {%raw%}<WebView src="{{ someUrl | pathToLocalFile | htmlString }}" />{%endraw%}
//  </Page>
// << declare-webview-xml

export class WebViewTest extends testModule.UITest<webViewModule.WebView> {
	public create(): webViewModule.WebView {
		// >> declare-webview
		let webView = new webViewModule.WebView();

		// << declare-webview
		return webView;
	}

	public testLoadExistingUrl(done) {
		let webView = this.testView;

		// >> webview-url
		webView.on(webViewModule.WebView.loadFinishedEvent, function (args: webViewModule.LoadEventData) {
			let message;
			if (!args.error) {
				message = 'WebView finished loading ' + args.url;
			} else {
				message = 'Error loading ' + args.url + ': ' + args.error;
			}

			// >> (hide)
			try {
				TKUnit.assertNull(args.error, args.error);
				TKUnit.assertEqual(args.url, 'https://github.com/', 'args.url');
				done(null);
			} catch (e) {
				done(e);
			}

			// << (hide)
		});
		webView.src = 'https://github.com/';
		// << webview-url
	}

	public testLoadLocalFile(done) {
		let webView = this.testView;

		// >> webview-localfile
		webView.on(webViewModule.WebView.loadFinishedEvent, function (args: webViewModule.LoadEventData) {
			// >> (hide)
			let actual;
			let expectedTitle = 'MyTitle';

			if (webView.ios) {
				actual = webView.ios.title;
			} else if (webView.android) {
				actual = webView.android.getTitle();
			}

			try {
				TKUnit.assertNull(args.error, args.error);
				TKUnit.assertEqual(actual, expectedTitle, 'File ~/ui/web-view/test.html not loaded properly.');
				done(null);
			} catch (e) {
				done(e);
			}
			// << (hide)

			let message;
			if (!args.error) {
				message = 'WebView finished loading ' + args.url;
			} else {
				message = 'Error loading ' + args.url + ': ' + args.error;
			}
		});
		webView.src = '~/ui/web-view/test.html';
		// << webview-localfile
	}

	public testLoadLocalFileWithSpaceInPath(done) {
		let webView = this.testView;

		webView.on(webViewModule.WebView.loadFinishedEvent, function (args: webViewModule.LoadEventData) {
			let actual;
			let expectedTitle = 'MyTitle';

			if (webView.ios) {
				actual = webView.ios.title;
			} else if (webView.android) {
				actual = webView.android.getTitle();
			}

			try {
				TKUnit.assertNull(args.error, args.error);
				TKUnit.assertEqual(actual, expectedTitle, 'File ~/ui/web-view/test.html not loaded properly.');
				done(null);
			} catch (e) {
				done(e);
			}

			let message;
			if (!args.error) {
				message = 'WebView finished loading ' + args.url;
			} else {
				message = 'Error loading ' + args.url + ': ' + args.error;
			}
		});
		webView.src = '~/ui/web-view/test with spaces.html';
	}

	public testLoadHTMLString(done) {
		let webView = this.testView;

		// >> webview-string
		webView.on(webViewModule.WebView.loadFinishedEvent, function (args: webViewModule.LoadEventData) {
			// >> (hide)

			let actual;
			const expected = 'MyTitle';

			if (webView.ios) {
				actual = webView.ios.title;
			} else if (webView.android) {
				actual = webView.android.getTitle();
			}

			try {
				TKUnit.assertNull(args.error, args.error);
				TKUnit.assertEqual(actual, expected, 'HTML string not loaded properly. Actual: ');
				done(null);
			} catch (e) {
				done(e);
			}
			// << (hide)

			let message;
			if (!args.error) {
				message = 'WebView finished loading ' + args.url;
			} else {
				message = 'Error loading ' + args.url + ': ' + args.error;
			}
		});
		webView.src = '<!DOCTYPE html><title>MyTitle</title><meta charset="utf-8" />TestÖ';
		// << webview-string
	}

	public testLoadUpperCaseSrc(done) {
		let webView = this.testView;
		let targetSrc = 'HTTPS://github.com/';

		webView.on(webViewModule.WebView.loadFinishedEvent, function (args: webViewModule.LoadEventData) {
			try {
				TKUnit.assertNull(args.error, args.error);
				TKUnit.assertEqual(args.url, targetSrc.toLowerCase(), 'args.url');
				done(null);
			} catch (e) {
				done(e);
			}
		});

		webView.src = targetSrc;
	}
}

export function createTestCase(): WebViewTest {
	return new WebViewTest();
}


Jessie Jensen Elementary » Faculty » Montalvo, Ann R.
"A child is the root the heart."
I am a graduated from U.T.P.A. and have been teaching for twenty- seven years. I have been with Sharyland I.S.D. for nine years. I am extremely excited to begin teaching my first year at Jessie Jensen Elementary. I enjoy working with all students, and believe that all students can and will be successful!


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Q: How to reshape an matrix of grayscale images in Numpy? I have a numpy matrix of images with shape (50, 17500). Each image has shape (50, 50), so my matrix is like a long row of 350 grayscale images.
I want to use plt.imshow() to display those images. How do I change the dimension of the concatenated images matrix? Say reshaping the array to shape (1750, 500), which is 35 rows and 10 columns of images.
Some posts suggest to use np.reshape(), but if I use my_array.reshape((1750, 500)) the individual image in the new matrix is broken.
My question is how to reshape while preserving each individual (50,50) image?


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First black news channel comes to FAMU's SJGC
February 25, 2017 11:49 am by Paris Ellis and Jacques Chrispin -- Senior Writers
FAMU's School of Journalism and Graphic Communication will be the
future headquarters for BTNC.
FAMU, BTNC celebrate ribbon cutting.
Close to 200 students, alumni, faculty, staff and invited guests filled Florida A&M University's School of Journalism & Graphic Communication (FAMU SJGC) on Feb. 24 to mark an historic occasion and celebration: announcing the future headquarters for the nation's first 24-hour black news channel.
A press conference, ribbon cutting ceremony and student media showcase was held to better acquaint FAMU's SJGC with the representatives of the Black Television News Channel (BTNC), who have joined together to mark a huge milestone in the African-American community.
Former Tallahassee Mayor, John Marks attended the festivities and emphasized the significance of the partnership.
"This will take FAMU to another level," Marks said. "This will make FAMU the premier HBCU in the world!"
The state-of-the-art facility will house two main studios: an active newsroom and multiple sets including a weather set, a café-style set for interviews and a virtual set using advanced technology from Sony.
FAMU President Larry Robinson said BTNC is going to be a "game-changer." He added that it will allow students the opportunity to work side-by-side with experienced multimedia professionals.
"I am extremely delighted to be here this morning," Robinson said. "I believe that this partnership will be among those that are chronicled in the history of partnerships when it comes to educational institutions – certainly in the HBCU community."
The BTNC studio will be an open training facility, with mentor stations at the tip of students' fingers, alongside equipment training, all used by media professionals.
"This will give students on-the-job training and give them experience behind the scenes," said J.C. Watts, former U.S. Congressman from Oklahoma and founder of BTNC.
Ensuring that students have nothing but the best training and equipment, BTNC will be the nation's first 4k Ultra-HD production studio, with worldwide news gathering infrastructure. Sony serves as a major partner for BTNC in providing the equipment for the newsroom that will in-turn allow students to have first-hand access to the latest technology.
Students of FAMU's School of Architecture, alongside Delvin Design Group, designed the blueprint for the BTNC studios. The engineering, broadcast engineering and building designs are underway and will continue through April. BTNC plans to air their first show in February 2018.
BTNC representatives say the network will be the premier source of news information for African Americans.
BTNC Co-Founder and former owner of the Florida News Channel Robert Brillante said, "This is going to be our world operation center. Think of Tallahassee as an aggregation center for video."
The network will provide more than 100 new jobs and is expected to reach as many as 33 million viewers nationwide. According to the Florida State University Center for Economic Forecasting and Analysis, BTNC will have more than a $30 million impact on the local economy.
"The financial impact – not only will it make on FAMU – but make on the Tallahassee community is very significant," said U.S. Rep. Al Lawson, D-Florida.
Nielsen reports that African Americans watch a reported 10 hours of television per week, more than any other ethnic group. However, they are one of the most underrepresented groups in the media.
State Sen. Bobby Powell, D-West Palm Beach said, "Through media, certain images shown aren't always so positive. So, having the opportunity to control the conversation … I am very thankful."
BTNC visionaries, Brillante and Watts, alongside many others have been working with the project for the past 13 years. In 2014, FAMU Board of Trustees approved the partnership with BTNC.
"BTNC will be our 'teaching hospital.' This partnership will give our students the internships they need to lead to future jobs," said FAMU SJGC Dean Ann Kimbrough. "We are humbled and proud to house such an historic network."
SJGC graduate, and former editor-in-chief of the FAMUAN, Reggie Mizell said, "I believe BTNC is a great-progressive step for the School of Journalism. It's enhancing the multimedia aspect of what this world of broadcast journalism is really about."
Brillante said that the vision for BTNC is to shape future, budding journalists.
"This is going to be revolutionizing the way we train the next generation of aspiring young journalists," he said. "There's no better place than to have the network right here on the campus of Florida A&M University."
For more information about BTNC, call (877) 469-2862


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Category Archives: Ricky Martin
Ricky Martin New Single News!
Posted on 15 September, 2005 by admin
Ricky Martin's new cd sounds great apparently. The first single is titled "I Don't Care", a song vry much in tune with today's hot Bollywood funk numbers.
The single will be released to the clubs before it's release to radio stations. The track is "incredible, sexy and danceable" according to Ricky, so get ready to dance! Also featured on the single are Fat Joe and Amerie.
Fans should be happy to know that this song was also recorded in Spanish and in Spanglish, for all to enjoy. The title for the Spanish version is Que Mas Da.
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Ricky Martin To Raise Child Trafficking Awareness In Light Of Tsunami Disaster
Posted on 16 January, 2005 by admin
Ricky Martin left for Thailand on Monday night to visit tsunami victims and Thai officials. "He's going to be visiting shelters and he's meeting with the Thai foreign minister and interior minister, as well as various ambassadors, to raise awareness in the trafficking of children," the singer's representative told The New York Daily News.
"Ricky has been very active in fighting child abuse and child trafficking in Latin America and he wants to see what his foundation can do to help and to raise awareness in Thailand."
Ricky Matin Was In India For Charity
Singing superstar Ricky Martin visited Kolkata, India on a charity tour during which he met and spent time with three young girls he sponsors, reports said Sunday.
According to one news report from The Hindustan Times, the hush hush tour began on Wednesday when Ricky arrived from London for a four day trip with none but officials of the Sabera Foundation, the charitable home he supports, knowing about the trip.
Sabera chief Carlos Duran was quoted as saying that he himself was taken by surprise when he was told by Ricky Martin's agents Monday about his plans to pay a visit.
Carlos Duran said the Puerto Rican singer came to "just see the children and spend some time with them". Ricky was last in town in June 2002.Ricky visited the Sabera home on the southern fringes of the city on Friday where he spent time speaking to the children, having lunch with them and watching a sci-fi film together.
He apparently also played some soccer with the boys. The singer spent more time with the three girls of Sabera Foundation whom he personally sponsors. He invited them to dinner at a plush hotel where he stayed.
A report in a local English daily said the singer then watched television with the girls. He also met the mother of the three kids at her home in a slum in central Kolkata.
The Livin La Vida Loca star flew out of Kolkata on Saturday.
New Ricky Martin LP In March 2003
Posted on 26 December, 2002 by admin
Sony management officially announced the international release date of 31st of March 2003 for Ricky Martin's next album.
The Spanish language album will have the first single release come 28th of February, a track written by Franco de Vita that's entitled 'Tal Vez'.
Other collaborators on the album include Juanes and Alejandro Sanz.
The video for 'Tal Vez' is rumored to start filming in January.
Ricky Martin Loves Indian, Latino, Spicy Women
Posted on 2 November, 2002 by admin
Ricky Martin revealed recently the kinds of women that make him go weak in the knees.
The singer said "Well, to be honest, I love women who look good. Love to look at them and I find that I fancy Indian women a lot, like Sushmita Sen and Aishwariya Rai."
"And of course, I love Latinas as well. All of these women seem so spicy so yeah, I guess I like spicy women too huh?"
Ricky Martin Not Defending Michael Jackson
Posted on 17 July, 2002 by admin
The 'Livin La Vida Loca' hitmaker, Ricky Martin is exactly happy over Michael Jackson's supposedly wild charges against Sony boss, Tommy Mottola, branding him a racist and what not.
Ricky was, a while back, in the news that claimed he was planning to engineer a fake retirement to get himself out of his contract with the label because of his own disagreements with Tommy. Those disagreements must have been settled, if not he would be on Michael's side.
Defending Sony, Ricky said "They've done an amazing, outstanding job for me all over the world. Tommy has always been my friend. He's been there unconditionally for me, 24/7."
From his home in Miami, Ricky scoffed at Micheal Jackson's claims that Tommy is a racist. "Really I don't think it has any foundation" he said. "I've met Michael a few times and I wish him the best. But I have no idea why he said that, though."
In the meantime, fans of Ricky can look forward to new material. Ricky, who is slated to release both an English and a Spanish album before the end of October, says he has no intention of leaving Sony.


Batman: The Enemy Within, the follow up to the popular Batman: The Telltale Series, has been rated by the ESRB for the Nintendo Switch. This is the second rating for Batman: The Enemy Within for Switch, following similar ratings from the USK in May. It may not be too much longer before we see the Dark Knight swoop on to the Nintendo Switch once again.
Batman: The Telltale Series is currently available for Switch. Batman: The Enemy Within acts as a sequel with five new episodes.


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Q: Why is there no net current in a wire without a voltage applied? Atoms of materials with loosely bound outermost electrons constantly exchange charges between each other over time, and these materials are called conductors. Now, the conducting process is different from the one often described in the electrical engineering textbooks.

This implies that in order for current to flow in the circuit, an electron has to move from one lead all the way to the other, which is simply not true. Reality is something like this:

The electron at the far left coming from the negative lead of a battery, for example, is then colliding at the nearest atom and because of its acceleration it's knocking out the electron which is revolving at this shell level. The knocked electron is heading to its closest atom and in turn it's doing the same, knocking out an electron which creates a chain reaction. So, basically, electrons move just a little bit, but the overall outcome is virtually instantaneous.
What I don't understand is if we take a regular conductive wire WITHOUT applied voltage on it, electrons still constantly bounce from atom to atom which means that literally there is "an electron flow" in the wire, but if we connect the wire to a LED diode nothing would happen. So, what I am really asking is how differs "an electron flow WITH applied voltage" from "an electron flow WITHOUT applied voltage" in a wire.

A: Statistically, there are as many electrons moving in one direction as there are in the 180º opposite so there is effectively no net current.  What we know as "current" is the movement of more electrons in one direction than all the others (1D, 2D or 3D through a piece of metal).  That's how you can have "tons of free electrons" but no net currents flowing or measurable.
The random agitation of those electrons has a name: thermal noise.  This agitation is proportional to temperature so you get more of it as you heat things up.  However, the average motion is always zero so you can never do any useful "work" or equivalently extract usable energy from the process.
This is in agreement with the laws of thermodynamics.

A: Short answer:  some textbooks are infected with a misconception, the idea that electrons always orbit the individual metal atoms.  Nope.  They'll also tell you that electrons only jump between atoms when a voltage is applied along the wires.  Wrong.
In metals, the outer electron(s) of each metal atom have left their original atom.  This happens when the metal is first formed.  If electrons kept sticking to each atom, then the metal would be an insulator, and at low values of current, the ohms wouldn't be constant.  In reality, the outer or "conduction band" electrons are orbiting among all the metal atoms, all the time.  A metal wire resembles a kind of "solidified plasma."  Metals are weird.
Physicists call the metal's mobile electron-population by the name "electron sea" or "ocean of charge."   In chemistry it's called the "metallic bond."
From a non-quantum viewpoint, we can view metal objects as being like containers filled with an "electric fluid," Ben Franklin-style!   The metal's electrons are jittering around at high speed, wandering all around, much like the molecules of gas inside a hose.  But this electron-motion is in random directions.  It's a storehouse for thermal energy, but it has no single direction, so it's not "wind;" not electric current.  For every electron going one way, there's another going backwards.
Therefore, an actual DC electric current in a metal is a slow average drift of this electron cloud.  Individual electrons don't move slow of course.  Instead they wander around at nearly the speed of light all the time.  But during a DC current, their average wandering path has a tiny DC drift superimposed.  Earth's atmosphere does the same: each molecule is moving at nearly the speed of sound, even in dead still conditions; no wind.  We regard the wandering as "thermal," as Brownian Motion.  Same with individual electrons in a metal.
A correct animation of atoms/electrons of metals would depict the electrons jumping in both directions for zero current.  Or, show them wiggling back and forth across several atoms, with random motion during zero amperes.  (Or, show the inside of the wire looking like 'television snow,' like flickering white-noise.)   Then, during a DC current, the entire pattern of electrons will slowly slide along as a unit.  The higher the amperes, the faster the flow.  The "liquid white-noise" moves slow, like water in a pipe, but the individual particles never remain still.
Note that this picture DOES NOT APPLY TO ALL CONDUCTORS.  It only applies to solid metals (the most common form of conductor used in electrical engineering), but not to salt water, acids, ground currents, human tissue/nerves, liquid metals, moving metals, plasma, sparks, etc.  Electricity isn't electrons, that's why engineers and scientists use the "Conventional Current" which applies to all types of conductors.  Electron-flow within metals is a special case of electric currents in general.
PS
Note that electrons aren't invisible!  (In fact, electrons are about the only things that are visible.)   So, whenever we look at a bare wire, we're seeing its electron-sea.  The mobile electrons are extreme reflectors of EM waves. The "metallic" look of a metal surface is our view of the free electrons.  So, electrons are like a silvery fluid.   During electric currents in a metal, it's the silvery stuff that flows along.   But there's no dirt or bubbles in this flow, so although we can see the "fluid," we can't see its motion.  (Heh, even if we could see something moving, the charge-drift would be too slow to notice; like the minute hand on a clock!)

A: If the wire is a superconductor, current can indeed flow without voltage.

A: There was this example one of my teacher gave me.
Electrons without voltage are simply like independent people liking at some random city. They happily move freely but they aren't part of any movement. They are individual that don't matter.
Now all of a sudden a foreign party establishes the rule. That makes electrons march to the establishment of the foreign party(Not the conventional current) in revolt , rebel etc etc. They are the part of the movement and that is called Current.

A: Current requires electrons in the conduction band to flow, and without voltage (or pressure as an flow analogy), there is no energy to excite the electrons into the conduction band. Resistance is always present due to atomic properties, and the voltage drop must be the total voltage as resistance becomes essentially infinite as the valence shells in metals are much different than conduction bands in that they are bound to the lattice structure of the metal. They require excitation and a gradient to break their bond with the valence she'll. Valence electrons can interact but they are not uniformly directional and are not free flowing like they would be if excited into the conduction band. This is of course for simple conductive metals.

A: From your question, it is clear that you don't know the distinction between random electron movement and directional electron movement.  Random electron movement is not current. Directional electron movement is.
It is the voltage that gives direction to the electrons, thus causing directional electron flow - the "electron current."
Your assertion that "an electron has to move from one lead... to the other, is simply not true," is wrong. The fact is that for every electron that "enters" into the wire, another electron must "exit" from the other end.  If this doesn't happen, then you don't have current flow!  This is exactly why "nothing happens when you connect the LED to the wire" with no voltage applied.

A: We are told to not bother because there is more physics in it and less practical importance.
In physics the wire is not a dead short but has resistance, capacitance and inductance.When you apply voltage in a wire many thinks happens.
When there is no voltage applied there are not enought electrons jumping from atom to atom to make the LED light.
A physisist could answer that better than an EE. There is a physics section in the stack exchange.


Positive effects of chatbot technology are becoming apparent, social network giant reveals.
Chatbots on Facebook's Messenger have helped companies increase their sales more than expected, meaning the technology could soon become widespread.
The news was announced during Facebook's F8 keynote last night, with company VP of messaging products David Marcus discussing a number of big-name brands such as Sephora, SnapTravel and Tommy Hilfiger.
Sephora has allegedly seen an 11 per cent increase in booking rates through the Sephora Reservation Assistant. The bot also helped increase in-store sales, as well. Those consumers that booked an in-store service via Messenger usually spend more than $50.
SnapTravel has seen $1 million in hotel bookings in less than a year, since starting to use Messenger bots, and Tommy Hilfiger has seen an 87 per cent return rate for people coming back again to use the Messenger.
The company says 3.5 times more was spent through Messenger than any other digital platform.
Businesses are just beginning to reap the benefits of chatbots, mostly since the introduction of Messenger 2.0. The new Messenger comes with features like the Discover tab, which allows businesses more visibility.
"The new capabilities of Facebook Messenger 2.0 greatly increased the customer user experience potential. Companies that can launch a Facebook Messenger bot on the new platform are poised to lock in a first mover advantage," said Bobby Mukherjee, the CEO of Loka.
"Bots are clearly the next wave in customer focused innovation, taking over the mantle from mobile apps. It's exciting to see a new wave cresting, and helping companies maximise the opportunity," said Mukherjee.


Web Vision Therapy is designed to augment office-based vision therapy at home. Comprised of over 70 activities specifically designed to address various needs, Web Vision Therapy replaces several dedicated purpose vision therapy programs with one cohesive solution. The various activities can be configured by a eye care professional to change difficulty or require the use of Red / Blue glasses or an underlying stroboscope. Activities configured to use of Red / Blue glasses to separate the function of each eye and record patient performance for each eye independently. Web Vision Therapy is designed to be used under the supervision of an eye care professional. Improper use may be detrimental. An eye care professional must configure Web Vision Therapy to meet a patient's specific needs. Patient progress can be monitored remotely and changes to patient's therapy can be addressed by a configuration change.
Vergence, Tracking, Sequence, Visual, and Memory.
Patient is asked to detect images that are displayed with varying degrees of vergence in four directions, Up, Down, In, and Out. Additional activities alternate between vergence In and Out or record depth perception.
Pursuits and Saccades with patient feedback. Several visual motor integration activities combine tracking with hand eye coordination. Random dot stereogram, shape tracking / identification, and Oscillating bars complete this section.
Both prompted and independent scanning of text, numbers, and shapes. Patient will be asked to identify individual or sequences of symbols.
Visual prompts to enter sequences of symbols, match colors, or perform closure on images.
A series of memory activities starting with "concentration" to match numbered cards. Additional activities prompt with a series of numbers that are displayed for only a short time before the patient is asked to enter them.
Computers using Microsoft Windows®, Apple OS X® or Linux. Smartphones and tablets using Android® or Apple iOS®. Does not need to be installed or configured by the patient. Accessed using a web browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, and others.
Both on screen and printed reports showing patient usage and progress are available. Charts can be customized by activity, eye, or date / time.
Patient access and subscription status reports are readily available.
When considering providing a home vision therapy solution to your patients there are several factors that need to be considered. Click the button below for more information.
See a presentation about Web Vision Therapy by clicking the button below.
Please send us an email at info@webvisiontherapy.com or call us at 973-552-4080 to request access to a demonstration of what your patients would see when using Web Vision Therapy.
To access Web Vision Therapy activities click the button below.
At the log in screen enter your user name and password. You can then begin to use the activities prescribed by your doctor.