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HomeField NotesThe State of American Liberalism—Thoughts on the 2012 Pennsylvania Progressive Summit
The State of American Liberalism—Thoughts on the 2012 Pennsylvania Progressive Summit
February 15, 2012 Drew Simonovich Field Notes, Page 2 0
"They're homogenous, we are not. They're disciplined, we are not.
We got the memo, we know the framing discussion,
we understand the use of language, but we just don't do it."
It is a common understanding—a collective acknowledgement born out of the disaster that was the Nixon administration—the Republican is a vile and bestial creature incapable of possessing even the slightest trace of human decency. Compassion for his fellow man is lost beneath a warped sense of moral justice. Civil liberties are continuously trumped by initiatives neatly packaged in sound bites constructed to appeal to the principles of the working class, while only serving to line the pockets of the wealthiest citizen's and feed the nation's war chest. Despite its shortcomings, the Republican—much to the dismay of progressive thinkers—has mastered the art of framing political discourse, maintaining a rhetorical advantage over Democrats who have grown frustrated over repeatedly failing to capture the vote of the demographic they (ideologically) represent. This frustration was evident this past Saturday, February 11, in Philadelphia when liberal politicians and activists gathered at the Pennsylvania Progressive Summit in hopes of equipping themselves with the necessary rhetorical tools needed to establish a unified and unwavering party capable of muting the conservative linguistic machine.
Although most liberals would cite the Republican Party as a primary source of their collective political agitation, a portion of the frustration mounting within the progressive community can be attributed to feelings of inadequacy that come with the realization of the Democratic Party's failure to fulfill its potential. This secondary source of frustration remains largely unknown to elected officials, yet the success of the progressive movement may be determined by the willingness of legislators to address and take the necessary steps to resolve the issue. Wisconsin State Senator Jon Erpenbach's "inspiring" discussion during the morning's first session, "How Wisconsin Workers Fought Back," was successful in bringing one listener to tears, but failed to address the concerns on the minds of some attendees. These concerns were revealed when a local school board member brought the issue to light: "We don't have faith in ourselves and that is the biggest problem. That's what the Right has done to us—they've got us to the point where we don't trust ourselves. As soon as we trust the wisdom of our collective body, we will start to make progress."
Erpenbach agreed with the statement and noted that importance of determining "What it is we stand for and what we would do." Nobody, including Erpenbach, seemed willing to take the conversation beyond that statement and begin a discussion of developing a clear party line.
Democratic Party leaders have historically displayed a willingness to abandon loosely held political ideologies when necessary to placate their conservative counterparts and as a result its voting base has struggled to develop a sense of political identity. This party-wide identity crisis, while understood and successfully exploited by Republicans, is unrecognizable to many Democrats—elected officials can not provide proper representation for a liberal base incapable of organizing a unified political infrastructure, yet the liberal base will be unable to adhere to a party line if its elected officials routinely disregard progressive policies. The workshops offered on Saturday proved to highlight the disconnect that exists not only among the progressive rank and file, but also between the individuals who have risen to prominent positions within the movement and the legislators who have attempted to facilitate its emergence as a viable political force.
Progressive gatherings never fail to produce a consistent line of questioning from those in attendance–progressives yearn for answers from party leaders that will facilitate in their growth as political thinkers. Often the answers provided by representatives and progressive leaders are vague and devoid of all substance. The importance of self-education and the distribution of knowledge must not be understated, but it is imperative for the progressive activist not to become a mouthpiece for a party, which cannot yet represent the political needs of its base.
Above all else, understand your opposition. In the session "The Right-Wing's Ideological Infrastructure, panelist David Fallk noted, "you have to understand how deeply this stuff is rooted. We have to understand that this is a process." Too many of our people get discouraged—the other side never walks away, they just keep coming."
Drew Simonovich | Raging Chicken Press intern, reporter, independent writer
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David Fallk
Drew Simonovich
Jon Erpenbach
PA Progressive Summit


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We are used to call our cats by their registered name. In Willow's case this was slightly different. Willow's full name is 'Woodwillows Sheba'. And as every one in the Netherlands know, 'Sheba' is a cat food brand which uses blue cats in their advertising. So we did not like the name Sheba. We renamed her Willow, so it would still be a part of her registered name. She quite likes it apparately because she already listens to her name and will come when you call for her.
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I used Minwax stain markers to touch up some older cabinet doors. Before applying, I used TSP followed by lacquer thinner to clean the surface, then sanded lightly. I got a great match of the original color with the markers. I let the doors dry for a day or two, misted the area with de-waxed shellac, then shot the whole door with pre-cat lacquer. The areas where I used the markers did not take the topcoat. It bubbled up, and the topcoat can be scraped off with a fingernail. It's gummy, too. Any clues why this is happening?
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The markers contain mineral spirits. I suspect my problem is that I didn't quite sand down to the bare wood, so the stain was kind of sitting on the surface and not drying completely. So I sanded it all off, this time to bare wood in the damaged areas. I put down an alcohol-based dye to get the background color, now fooling around with various TransTint colors in shellac on top of that as a toner to try and match the color. I'm getting close, but blending the color and sheen into the surrounding areas is tough! Hats off to the refinishers who are good at this.
Most markers contain alcohol, which is why they dry so fast (much faster than MS). Try omitting the shellac, and try misting the touchups before you apply the flow coats.
You're really lucky that the TSP and the lacquer thinners did not soften up the topcoat. TSP is a powerful cleaner when used full strength. Quit while you're ahead. You must be working on a 2 component finish - that's why you either did not remove or soften the finish. Did you try to mist and flow coat it without using the shellac as a sealer?
I doubt it's a 2-component finish. More likely, it's something old school, like varnish or lacquer. The TSP was heavily diluted, at least 20:1. What would you recommend as a good choice for cleaning and wax removal? I used the lacquer thinner on the worn areas, hoping it would clean up the remains of the old finish and allow the stain to penetrate. Wouldn't any softening be temporary, i.e., just until the lacquer thinner evaporated? I did not get a chance to try your suggestion yet. What's the thinking behind skipping the shellac?
Then you're lucky that it was diluted. If it was lacquer, the lacquer thinners would have eaten it up. It could be varnish or poly. No, if it was lacquer, and you washed it down with lacquer thinners, it would have effected the lacquer permanently. My dewaxer is mineral spirits and lacquer thinner. You will need to make adjustments depending on each coating that you will be cleaning. If it's lacquer or shellac, then it's more mineral spirits and less lacquer thinner. If it's varnish or poly, increase the lacquer thinners. What's the thinking behind skipping the shellac? If the marker is alcohol or mineral spirits based and you allow it to dry, and you start out by mist coating and then follow with a flow coat, you will eliminate one step, plus you will avoid a compatibility problem over the marker.
A stain marker is a marker with stain in it. Use it to touch up raw wood. A touchup marker (Dover and Mohawk are two that come to mind) is fast drying. Many of them look different after they've been lacquered, so do a test.


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import org.junit.Before;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.mockito.Mockito;

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import java.io.IOException;
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WorldDharma – A Former Monk Looks Beyond Buddhism – An Interview With Alan Clements by Jeannie Davis
WorldDharma - A Former Monk Looks Beyond Buddhism - An Interview With Alan Clements by Jeannie Davis
Alan Clements was the first American to have pioneered the dharma for the remote South East Asian Buddhist country of Burma, where he lived in a Buddhist monastery during the 1970's and 80's, five years of which were spent as a monk. During this time he trained in classical Buddhist psychology and vipassana (insight) meditation with two of the most respected meditation masters of our era, the late Venerable Mahasi Sayadaw, and his successor Sayadaw U Pandita.
Since 1989, Clements has expanded his teaching beyond classical Buddhism to become an evocative spokesperson for the transformation of consciousness as the basis of freedom, lecturing and teaching retreats worldwide. His contemporary understanding of "essence Buddhism," and its expression through social and political activism, has brought him international recognition. Mr. Jack Healy, the former director of Amnesty International, has called Alan "one of the most important and compelling voices of our times."
Alan has lived in some of the most highly volatile areas of the world. In the jungles of Burma, in 1991, he witnessed and documented the genocide of the ethnic minorities by the military dictatorship, which he wrote about in his first book, Burma: The Next Killing Fields? He then lived in the former-Yugoslavia for nearly a year during the war where he wrote Legendary Love (a screenplay). Back in Burma he co-authored The Voice of Hope—the internationally acclaimed book of conversations with Aung San Suu Kyi, Nobel Peace laureate and leader of her country's nonviolent struggle for freedom. Clements is also co-author of Burma's Revolution of the Spirit, with foreword by the Dalai Lama.
Clements was the script revisionist and advisor for "Beyond Rangoon," a feature film depicting Burma's struggle for democracy, directed by John Boorman. He has been interviewed on ABC Nightline, CBS Evening News, CBC, VOA, the New York Times, London Times, Time and Newsweek magazines, and others.
Presently, Alan focuses his efforts on evolving his vision, WorldDharma (a spiritually-edgy non-sectarian community located on the Internet at: www.WorldDharma.com) and writing his next book entitled, The Dharma Beyond Buddhism, to be completed later this year.
Jeannine Davies: The Dalai Lama has said "we must all find a new spirituality ...one that is more human... addressing human needs and human issues." Isn't this a remarkable statement, coming from the most respected Buddhist teacher in the world?
Alan Clements: It is interesting that such a major religious leader is asking us to find a new, more human spirituality. Perhaps he has seen that people have become indoctrinated in dogma, and have missed the meaning.
JD: You founded the WorldDharma website and you are writing a new book, The Dharma Beyond Buddhism. Is this an attempt to create this "new spirituality?"
AC: Since I'm no longer a monk, WorldDharma was born from my own changes, not from a need to create a "new spirituality." That would be a job for a Dalai Lama, not an ordinary ex-monk like me. WorldDharma is an English-Sanskrit hybrid, which means to me: 'the way of freedom through living fully in the world.' This approach to spiritual life is opposite to the Buddhist monastic model of renouncing possessions and worldly behaviors. We need to demystify Western Buddhism in order for it to become more accessible, more real and human.
JD: What will keep your ideas from becoming just another form of spiritual indoctrination?
AC: I'm interested in a new genre of spirituality, not a doctrine. WorldDharma can be likened to the World Music movement, whereby autonomous musical traditions, each with their own integrity, jam together, creating synergy, a fresh new sound that is greater than the individual musicians who created it.
Empowering relationships are the most sacred place for our awakening, whereby we bring dharma—the most wise and dignified constituents of consciousness—to the forefront with others and jam, so to speak, creating spiritual synergy, a more expansive expression of freedom than any one of the individuals.
JD: How, in this process, does one guard against the dangers of rigid funda-mentalism or spiritual indoctrination?
AC: By looking at self-deception. People can unwittingly weave themselves into a cocoon of false ideas, all the while assuming they're free. It's very Orwellian. Noam Chomsky, one of the world's leading intellectuals, has written extensively on indoctrination and the role of propaganda. In Thought Control in Democratic Societies he explains how "the powers that be" use "misinformation and propaganda to manufacture consent," whereby one is unknowingly manipulated into believing lies that function to support the needs of the elite.
He also outlines modes of "self-defense" —tools to safeguard one from becoming a political puppet or a spiritual sheep—namely, sharpening self-inquiry, critical analysis, and independent thinking, the basics of a smart spiritual life.
JD: The Dalai Lama's new book, Ethics for a New Millennium, articulates a set of values that could be embraced by everyone, irrespective of their religion. Is your approach similar?
AC: The Dalai Lama's book is brilliant. But imagine if he went so far as to transcend Tibetan Buddhism altogether, not just in an ethical sense, but in every sense, becoming a universal warrior who transcends the 'ism' that even formed him. After all, the historical Buddha who attained enlightenment 26 centuries ago wasn't sitting under the tree after his attainment saying, "this part of me will teach an aspect of my enlightenment that only the Tibetan's will follow, while this other, more rich and deep part of me I will name Dzogchen, the 'secret teachings' reserved only for the most advanced of my followers; and this part will be called Vipassana, and I'll keep it for the most neurotic; and then I'll piece up the rest of me in such a way that thousands of sects will develop, all in my name, who will disagree over the 'real teachings' for millennia to come." This is not even taking into account the numerous other spiritual traditions and what they have to say, which is often quite contrary to classical Buddhism. When is someone going to pull the plug on this story? We need to see beyond our indoctrination.
JD: What is at the core of dharma, as you see it?
AC: Delving with awareness into the matrix of consciousness, understanding the dynamic interplay of being and doing at the confluence of the inner and outer, with eyes wide open, and a heart willing to feel into the truth, not just protecting one's opinion of truth. This is the essence. It's where freedom is gained or lost.
JD: Didn't the Buddha say that mind is the forerunner of all thought, speech and action?
AC: Yes, in the first stanza of the Dhammapada. Consciousness is it. The world forms on the senses, through the six windows of perception—the eye, ear, nose, tongue, body and mind. Here is where we form identities, create myths, and fabricate illusions. It is where separation occurs, values are forged, and principles shaped.
Dostoevsky said "Beauty is mysterious as well as terrible, God and the Devil are fighting there and the battlefield is the heart of man." By realizing that consciousness, or the heart, is the source of our world, a radical self-responsibility arises and true empowerment begins. As my teachers in Burma would say, "to know the mind is the most important task of your life. And to know mind is to know the world." Entering this great inner battle is both humbling and exhilarating. It leaves one both scared and in love, at the same time.
JD: Why is living at this edge a more truthful way of seeing the world?
AC: I'll give you an example from my own experience. I lived in Bosnia for nearly a year during the war and I witnessed staggering levels of suffering. But one day I was jolted awake, shaken from my blind relationships to faith, dogma, doctrine, Buddhism, and other fears and fantasies that had no real basis in my direct personal experience.
I was driving back to Sarajevo one afternoon from Srebrenica, the town where 7,000 Bosnian Muslims were slaughtered. I was with my friend Marcia Jacobs from the International Rescue Committee. After hours of driving through bombed out villages, we stopped by the side of the road to take a break. In a nearby field some men were digging. We walked over and found a mass grave—a pit of putrefying human flesh. It was heart wrenching and frightening. We gasped from the stench.
Protruding from the ground I noticed an exposed hand with a ring on one of the fingers, glistening in the sunlight. There was no way of telling whether it was a man or woman, but the ring symbolized for me a marriage, a bond of love, not just to another, but to God, to a life beyond racism, prejudices, and all forms of separation. To me the ring symbolized a marriage to the world, to dharma, and to the laws that govern this terrifying and beautiful existence which is so sick, so mysterious, so large, so utterly mad and gorgeous. At that moment, I realized that no matter what I knew or how free I assumed myself to be, my heart had a lot more room to open and for wisdom to grow. I asked myself, was it possible to rectify the split of god and devil in one's own heart? Could I transcend love and hatred, good and evil, this world and nirvana? In that moment the notion of spiritual transcendence seemed preposterous and inhuman. The dharma was a means to embody our humanness, not to nullify it. I wanted god and the devil to kiss, not disappear as if they were a dream. Forgiveness suddenly seemed more important than the transcendence of duality.
JD: Are you suggesting that spiritual freedom is found through these human responses.
AC: I'm suggesting that our spiritual path should serve our humanness, not our projections of perfection.
In 1989 I led vipassana meditation at a conference in Los Angeles headlined by the Dalai Lama, who had just received the Nobel peace prize. He told the story of a monk in Tibet who he greatly admired. The Dalai Lama explained that this monk, known as "the Weeper" was given his name because he was so attuned to the suffering of others that he often wept. The Dalai Lama was deeply inspired by the Weeper's highly developed compassion.
Now, weeping all the time isn't your typical, well-adjusted Buddhist stereotype. In fact, in many spiritual circles one might be evaluated as traumatized, in denial of childhood dysfunction, and very likely be given prozac and put into psychotherapy. Yet this weeping monk was an inspiration to the Dalai Lama himself.
I was moved by this story. Now, after so many years of pursuing a path of transcendence, both of self and suffering, I'm more compelled to actually 'be myself' and feel the suffering, as well as enjoy the joy. It's a much more natural way of connecting to the essence of mind, which is innately clear, wise and good. This is the role of meditation, or Bhavana in the Pali language, which means relaxing into the naturally unfolding beauty of consciousness.
JD: What is most urgently needed in the world today?
AC: A "revolution of the spirit" born from a conviction that lasting change occurs when we learn how to overcome our own fear and self-deception. It was Aung San Suu Kyi and the people of Burma who introduced me to this style of revolution. In Burma the non-violent struggle for freedom against the dictatorship is called a "revolution of the spirit." It's a revolution rooted in inquiry and self-honesty. By facing the truth, one is in the best position to act from love and integrity rather than from fear.
The key to that revolution is courage, having the heart to question lies, propaganda and deception, while empowering one's self as sovereign over the spiritual state of one's own mind, and therefore achieving victory over the regime in power.
Courage is the root of all things great, having the heart to enter conflict with soul enough to forgive. The miracle of non-retribution happened in South Africa, where for three years the Truth Council, headed by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, encouraged testimony of bombings, maimings, murders and other atrocities committed during decades of apartheid. He told the people that "forgiveness was the only thing possible to end the bloodshed and make a new beginning." That is having the courage to forgive.
JD: Your Buddhist training began in Burma, but now you're blacklisted from Burma by the regime, because of your book of conversations with Aung San Suu Kyi, The Voice of Hope. Is that difficult?
AC: At times, yes, it is painful, but many people in Burma risk their lives daily for principles and values that provide a dignified existence. Their plight provides me with perspective on the little struggles I face.
The problems people face in the West are precisely opposite of those experienced by someone like Aung San Suu Kyi. We are also governed by a social structure which perpetuates inequities and political corruption, but in the absence of an identifiable enemy such as a brutal military dictatorship. Instead, we face a plague of apathy and anguish and a slow erosion of awareness. This is why meditation, evolving the skill to awaken awareness, is so necessary and precious. I have no doubt that it is the most effective means by which to transform all things for the better. It is because of the great need to counter indifference, hopelessness, and cynicism that I teach and why I feel meditation has individual, social and political relevance.
For information about Alan Clements' upcoming teaching schedule and to subscribe to his free monthly newsletter-broadcast, WorldDharma, visit his Internet Web site or telephone: 604-251-1781.
Jeannine Davies is a writer and free-lance journalist specializing in contemporary Eastern spirituality and Western psychology. You may contact her by eMail. .
WorldDharma-A Former Monk Looks Beyond Buddhism, Part 2
Instinct for Freedom by Alan Clements

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Discussion in 'NFL' started by TX WJ, Dec 20, 2008.
With the new 4 team divisions, winning the division does not mean what it once did since you play only 6 games in your division and 10 games outside your division under the current format.
I would like to see them go back to 4 divisions, 2 Divisions in each conference.
Division Champs would get first round bye, there will be four wildcards from the AFC, four from the NFC.
Wildcards will go to the four teams in each conference with the best records regardless of division.
I see what you are saying and I can understand, but to me I like to see some teams stay in some areas and probably start some new feuds? I didn't label what divisions should be in what conferences, so here my idea but this is only if they had eight teams in each division.
I wanted to keep the Titans in the South, but I couldn't think of moving anyone out of the West or South? To me the old Oilers now the Titans play against the Cowboys and Texans.
Also I'm getting tired of these first round bye's, just have 2 divisions champs in each conference and 6 wild cards. So it can make it an even 8 of total of 16 teams making the playoffs.
I would keep it the way it is.
I just don't believe it's right to reward the winner of a bad division with a home game. If the AFC West champs Broncos should play the Wild Card Colts, who have a better record, I'd like for the Colts to have the home game.
I think that if the Broncos get in the playoffs with a 9 and 7 records, and you have 10 and 11 win teams at home is bad for the league.
I agree that people like variety but with regional rivalries I think you would see some interesting matchup's reappear.
To me the best solution would be to eliminate all divisions, take the top 6 teams from each conference and have playoffs from them. Number 1 and 2 seeds get a bye, the 3-6 play wildcard weekend. I think you have to keep the bye to rewards teams for having the best record.
To add variety and make it as fair as possible you would play everyone in your conference once each year, one year at home, the next away. The other game (or 3 if we go to a 18 game schedule) would be played against the opposite conference in some kind of rotation.
That way you would have schedules that are about equal as far as strength of schedule is concerned and you would have a head to head battle with each team in your conference each year.
It's worse that you suggest TX. If the Chargers lose this afternoon, the Broncos could HOST a playoff game as division champs with a 8-8 record!! The other horrible possibility in that division is for SD to win out, and Denver lose today and next week, making SD the division champs at 8-8 and (again) hosting a wildcard that is 2 or 3 games better.
I don't know which would be harder; being a fan of the 0-14 Lions (laughingstock of the league), or of the AFC champion (poster boys for a broken playoff system).
This is nothing new. Division champs with worse records have hosted better Wild Card teams in the past. Just off the top of my head, I remember last season Pittsburgh (10-6) hosted Jacksonville (11-5) in the first round.
Home field advantage in the NFL is extremely overrated anyway. Probably why Wild Card teams have won so many Super Bowls. College is completely different...home field is everything in the college game.
1) Once the 6 playoff teams are determined .... division record means nothing. Seed them best record to worst / conference.
2) Remove the automatic from the 4th best division winner in each conference. Arizona and Denver/SD would need to be better than another division leader or qualify as a wildcard to make the playoffs.
I'll tell you the thing I'm sick of and it playing the Super Bowl in a nice warm sunny or Domed stadium. These guys play all year in all different envionments then come the most important game of the year and it is in a beautiful weather stadium (i know there are exception...it actually rains every once in a while).
Every team should host a Super Bowl. Period. Start in the Northeast and work your way around counterclockwise or start in the Southwest or whatever.
To me right now all of the division are fine right now, just make the playoff system16 teams not 12 teams!
Four team divisons are a joke, you have 6 games per year in your divison.
You could go undefeated in your division and still not win your division.
Just to give some evidence to my claim that home field "advantage" is overrated in the NFL, all four visiting teams are favored in games this weekend.
The 2 worst teams won probably partially because of homefield advantage.
I'm not saying there's ZERO advantage with homefield. What I am saying, however, is that it is very overrated. The media makes it out to be this big deal, almost like a be-all, end-all sort of thing. And it's just not. Professional football players don't get rattled on the road like college student athletes do. The Giants went on the road for three straight weeks in last year's playoffs and won each time, including at Dallas (the overwhelming NFC favorite at the time) and at Lambeau Field in sub-zero temperatures. Pittsburgh accomplished the same feat as well a few years back as a six seed.
How many times do you see both number one seeds in the Super Bowl? How many times have Wild Cards made the Super Bowl?
I disagree that San Diego is one of the worst teams. Don't let the 8-8 record fool you; I'm actually leaning towards them this weekend at Pittsburgh. As far as Atlanta losing...Matt Ryan had an excellent season, but he was still a rookie QB in his first playoff game. Joe Flacco was in the same situation and ended up winning, but he had that stellar Raven defense on his side. Ryan did not.
I'm not saying there's ZERO advantage with homefield. What I am saying, however, is that it is very overrated. The media makes it out to be this big deal, almost like a be-all, end-all sort of thing. And it's just not. Professional football players don't get rattled on the road like college student athletes do.
Home teams' record so far in the playoffs...2-4. And I expect at least one more to lose today.


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Jonathan Jones - CB - Signed Tender on 4/16.
Brandon King - DB - Re-signed 3/8.
Compensatory 2019 NFL Draft pick news: The Patriots received two third-round picks, a sixth-round pick and a seventh-round pick.
Updated with the release of Dwayne Allen.
This makes Allen a Street Free Agent and free to sign Anywhere at anytime. Allen will not be part of the Compensatorty Draft Pick Formula.
Darren Andrews was released the same day as Dwayne Allen. Andrews is a street free agent and will no t be part of the Compensatory draft pick formula.
Updated with the fact that Cody Hollister wasn't tendered by the Patriots. This makes him a street free agent and not eligible for the compensatory pick formula.
Update with the confirmation that Riley McCarron was waived after the Super Bowl. He is a Street Free Agent and not eligible for the compensatory pick formula.
Updated with the addition of Michel Bennett via trade.
Updated with the re-signings of Dorsett, Simon, and JMac.
Maurice Harris - WR - Not Eligible for Comp pick formula. Was not tendered.
Bruce Ellington - WR - Not Eligible for Comp pick formula. Released by Detroit.
Matt LaCosse - TE - Not Eligible for Comp pick formula (Per @Miguel ) Denver did not tender LaCosse.
Updated with the Loss of Malcolm Brown.
Updated with the release of Adrian Clayborn.
Updated with the signing of Jakob Johnson from the German League. Johnson will, essentially, not count against the 90 man roster limit..
Updated with Gostkowski being re-signed to a 2 year deal.
Updated with the signing of Austin Sefarian-Jenkins.
Updated with the signing of Demaryius Thomas.
Updated with Jonathan Jones signing his tender offer.
Updated with Josh Gordon signing his tender offer. He is still suspended indefinitely.


Mick and Jaison were pathetic, sry.
I liked them as people, but i do agree that they were pathetic players and also totally underserving.
Guatemala was the first season with an idol and had a colorful cast that I think is under appreciated, some obvious great seasons in that first tier are due to "returnee" status, and I thought some unique folks in Philippines/Cook/China/Samoa were fantastic, Russel owned his season and I don't find him nearly as unlikable. Todd's China dominance and Brian's Thailand game really appealed to me, even if Brian nearly bombed out in his FTC to edge out the horrendous Clay.
Post-merge SJDS was awesome too.
Some early series greats created a lot of foundation for me in watching this show, even though I watched S3-S10 after a lot of newer ones. Tribe dynamics in Tocantins, Panama, and Cagayan were fun to watch and see play out, much like Worlds Apart is currently (and depending on what happens moving forward, World Apart could move up to Tier 1 for me.) The first instance of BvW was a nice twist and Nicaragua has a slew of colorful characters I'd love to see play again, even if people didn't like the season overall.
Redemption Island + SPacific - in theory, cool to have 2 returnees from other seasons and see how that dynamic works out, but Redemption Island as a concept was always SO predictable, rarely did someone "upset" out there and kick out someone super strong. Not to mention I'm not a Boston Rob fan, Philip was disgusting (now I appreciate Ashley from that season SO much more for her fierce play), and Coach was tiring in his third appearance.
From recent seasons, Cagayan is definitely the best.
My personal ranking and organization of tiers.
Pearl Islands was AN AMAZING season imo. I can't believe you put RI ahead of it.
RI and SoPa are definitely at the bottom of my list.
^ OMG YES, South Pacific was a horrific season, Savaii getting pagogned and then Ozzy almost winning to make the season a little better but chokes at F4 IC, and a F3 of Sophie,Albert, & Coach? Hated the F3.
In SoPa I was rooting for Savaii - Keith, Whitney, Jim, Dawn (before she was a Caramoan freak) - and all of the worst people made it to the top, thank God Sophie won and not someone like Albert or Rick.. And btw I liked Ozzy & Coach on for entertainment (though I'd have rather had just 18 newbies), but didn't liked their gameplay that specific season and didn't want a returnee to win.
SoPa's Christine/Stacey <3<3 - I loved Dawn that season, and Sophie winning redeemed a lackluster season. I am anti-Coach, though. Also Rick, like easily up there for one of the MOST invisible castaways of all time. Barely any confessionals and somewhat of a Keith in that he had no clue what he was doing.
Redemption concept could have worked out well, just an odd mix cast and HATE Philip.
Pretty much the same was with RI - Kristina and Francesca were on the outs and they were like my favourite people on Ometepe.... AND I'm a superfan of Russell because he brings so much to the game, but he and the awesome Stephanie + Krista as well got booted pre-merge At least one of them might return.
The rolling giant ball down mountain challenge with Ace/Dan as goalies was fun to watch haha.
Jeff hated Gabon but the viewers loved it. Maybe seasons Jeff hates = viewers love and seasons Jeff likes = viewers hate?
Could be true! As far as I know, he hates San Juan Del Sur, and that season was just as good if not better than Cagayan!
I'm hoping for another culture-themed season like China, Guatemala and Pearl Islands. I think Philippines was the last season of that kind.


NEW YORK, June 27, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AIT Therapeutics, Inc. (OTC:AITB), a clinical-stage medical device and biopharmaceutical company focused on developing inhaled Nitric Oxide (NO) for the treatment of patients with respiratory conditions including serious lung infections and pulmonary hypertension, today announced that in-vitro data as well as data from a compassionate use study will be presented at the 3rd Annual World Bronchiectasis Conference being held at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. on July 12-14, 2018.
The first poster, entitled: "High-Dose Inhaled Nitric Oxide as a Potential Therapy Against Mycobacterium abscessus Lung Infection in Cystic Fibrosis," demonstrates the antibacterial activity of exogenous NO against multi-drug resistant Mycobacterium abscessus clinical strains in vitro.
The second poster, entitled: "Treatment of Refractory Mycobacterium abscessus Lung Infection with Inhaled Intermittent Nitric Oxide," demonstrates inhaled nitric oxide was associated with clinical improvement but not microbiologic improvement in a cystic fibrosis patient with refractory Mycobacterium abscessus infection and may be a viable treatment option.
Both posters will be available for viewing on Friday, July 13 at 11:45 a.m. to 1:20 p.m., and then again from 3:45 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
MABSC is the most aggressive and difficult to treat species of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM). There are currently no approved treatments for MABSC. Current standard-of-care is a cocktail of antibiotics that often proves to be ineffective with severe adverse effects. Most patients suffering from MABSC have an underlying disease, such as cystic fibrosis or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The median survival of those suffering from MABSC is less than 5 years.
Nitric Oxide (NO) is a powerful molecule proven to play a critical role in a broad array of biological functions. In the airways, NO is believed to play a key role in the innate immune system at concentrations of approximately 200 ppm. In vitro studies suggest that NO possesses anti-microbial activity not only against common bacteria, both gram-positive and gram-negative, but also against other diverse organisms including mycobacteria, fungi, yeast and parasites, and has the potential to eliminate multi-drug resistant strains.
The Conference is a focused, cutting-edge gathering of the world's experts on bronchiectasis and nontuberculous mycobacterial lung infections. Highlights of the conference include presentations of the most up to date research on disease mechanisms in bronchiectasis, including new understandings on the role of inflammation, infection and the microbiome. Clinical topics will include sessions on the diagnosis and treatment of bronchiectasis and NTM infections, including small group, case-based presentations specifically aimed at understanding the role of airway clearance, anti-inflammatory treatments and antibiotics.
AIT Therapeutics Inc. is a clinical-stage medical device and biopharmaceutical company using nitric oxide (NO) to treat respiratory and other diseases. The Company is currently applying its therapeutic expertise to treat lower respiratory tract infections that are not effectively addressed with current standards of care, as well as pulmonary hypertension, in various settings. AIT Therapeutics is currently advancing its revolutionary NO Generator and Delivery System in clinical trials for the treatment of bronchiolitis and severe lung infections such as nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM). For more information, visit www.AIT-Pharm.com.


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Why Are Mosquitoes So Dangerous?
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As astonishing as it may sound, mosquitoes are considered to be the most deadly animals on earth. Yes, they are even more deadly than grizzly bears, sharks, and poisonous rattlesnakes put together. But why are mosquitoes so dangerous?
There are many reasons why these pests cause so many deaths, but one significant reason has to be the fact that they live in almost every human habitat (besides Iceland). So while a grizzly bear may indeed kill you more quickly and more violently than a mosquito, the odds of most people ever crossing paths with a ferocious grizzly are slim to none.
On the other hand, eventually bumping into a mosquito is almost guaranteed. If you live in a humid area of the country such as the South and Southeast, mosquitoes are everywhere. The hot and humid weather here in Atlanta puts you at elevated risk for mosquito-borne illnesses.
That's why it is so vital to ensure that you and your family are protected from these deadly pests. It is crucial to implement the proper mosquito control practices in and around your home. That's the mission Mr. Mister's mosquito control service was conceived for in the first place.
Our mission, at Mr. Mister, is to create a mosquito-free safe place; and we do this by offering a wide range of mosquito control solutions for residents throughout the surrounding communities. However, while mosquito control is readily available for the masses, most simply shrug off the idea of truly stomping out these pests altogether.
One of the main reasons for this lack of respect for mosquito control is a lack of knowledge when it comes to the actual dangers of mosquitoes. With that in mind, we at Mr. Mister want you to be as informed as possible about the real dangers of mosquitoes.
First discovered and identified in Uganda in 1947, Zika Virus is spread by the Aedes mosquito, which is the same mosquito that can transmit other deadly illnesses such as dengue and yellow fever, as well as chikungunya.
Up until 2007, Zika was contained solely to Africa and parts of Asia. Some historical studies point to widespread human infection, but only a handful of cases were reported. Starting in 2007, cases of Zika spread to Micronesia. It spread to many new areas over the next decade. In 2015 and 2016 there was a widely publicized epidemic in the Americas. Cases were also reported in a handful of major cities in the United States. While the virus has not entirely disappeared from the U.S., the epidemic waned by 2017.
Zika is spread by mosquito bites. However, it can also be transmitted sexually and is believed to cause birth defects in children born to infected women. During the 2015-2016 epidemic, this led many countries to promote safer sex or even abstinence. The virus itself produces flu-like symptoms and can be deadly if not treated properly.
The Dangers Of Zika In Pregnant Women
While contracting Zika virus is dangerous for anyone, including your children, it is especially hazardous for pregnant women.
This is because Zika can is linked to a serious birth defect in infants whose mothers had Zika during their pregnancy. The defect, called microcephaly, is a condition where babies are born with brain damage and underdeveloped heads. The CDC advises pregnant women to avoid traveling to areas of the world with ongoing Zika transmission.
With Zika virus taking the national and international spotlight, many people, as well as local governments, have overlooked West Nile.
While West Nile may not be making the type of headlines that Zika did, it is, by no means, a thing of the past. Documented cases of West Nile have increased every year in the U.S. since late 2009. West Nile usually passes with very few symptoms. But that's also what makes West Nile so dangerous. Once a human contracts the virus, it typically produces no symptoms, making it undetectable until, in some cases, it's too late.
In some rare cases, West Nile virus can lead to a brain damaging neurological infection, which can, in turn, lead to encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) and meningitis (inflammation of the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord).
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Additional Mosquito-Transmitted Diseases To Watch Out For
In addition to the mosquito-transmitted diseases that are currently affecting parts of the United States, like Zika and West Nile Virus, there are a number of other mosquito-borne illnesses that you should watch out for.
Despite its low public profile, 360 million cases of dengue fever are reported each year. While most of these cases occur in tropical areas of the globe—including Southeast Asia, Southern China, Taiwan, the Pacific islands, Mexico, and Africa—this doesn't mean U.S. residents are immune to the illness.
This is because many of the areas affected by dengue are tourist destinations for thousands of U.S. citizens each year. Most American cases contracted the disease in one of those areas and brought the virus home with them.
The illness itself, which commonly referred to as dengue fever, is a debilitating and painful mosquito-transmitted disease that is caused by one of four closely related dengue viruses. Surprisingly, these viruses are in close relation to the viruses that cause West Nile and yellow fever.
Symptoms of dengue fever typically appear four to six days after being bit by a mosquito carrying the disease. They include sudden high fever, severe headaches, severe joint and muscle pain, pain behind the eyes, fatigue, nausea, skin rash, and mild bleeding.
Many people are unfamiliar chikungunya, and if you're one of these people, consider yourself lucky. Chikungunya is another illness that is transmitted by the Aedes mosquito, along with Zika and many others, and it causes a multitude of severe symptoms.
First discovered in Tanzania in 1952, chikungunya has gone on to infect millions of people worldwide including populations in Africa, Asia, Europe, and (most recently) North and South America. Mosquitoes infected with the virus are known to bite throughout daylight hours, which is why the disease is so easy to catch. Infected mosquitoes are active and biting when humans are outdoors the most.
Chikungunya disease is characterized by an abrupt onset of fever followed by extreme joint pain which typically leaves the sufferer stooped over in pain, unable to walk upright.
The most troubling part about chikungunya is the fact that there is currently little remedy. There are no vaccines and no specific antiviral drug treatments for the virus. This means that if you contract chikungunya, you'll only be able to receive treatment for the symptoms while the infection itself persists.
What You Can Do To Prevent Mosquito-Borne Illnesses
Now that you're aware of just has dangerous mosquitoes can be, you should be looking into proper mosquito control measures to prevent these diseases.
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Le Zungbach est un cours d'eau de Suisse. C'est un affluent de la Sitter, dans le bassin versant du Rhin.

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Le cours du Zungbach est entièrement compris dans le canton d'Appenzell Rhodes-Intérieures.

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Christopher Durang est un acteur américain, né le  à Montclair (New Jersey) dans le New Jersey.

Filmographie
 1986: Heaven help us de Michael Dinner : le prêtre
 1987: Le Secret de mon succès de Herbert Ross : Davis
 1989: Mr. North de Danny Huston
 1989 : Penn and Teller Get Killed d'Arthur Penn
 1991: Business oblige de Jan Egleson : le speaker de la convention
 1992: Fais comme chez toi ! de Frank Oz : Révérend Lipton
 1994: Deux cow-boys à New York de Gregg Champion : client au Waldorf Astoria
 1999: Simplement irrésistible de Mark Tarlov : Gene O'Reilly
 1999: Escapade à New York de Sam Weisman : l'homme paranoïaque

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 Vania et Sonia et Macha et Spike, 2012

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Naissance en janvier 1949
Naissance à Montclair (New Jersey)
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Dramaturge américain du XXIe siècle
Étudiant de l'université Harvard
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Q: How to draw a map using mkmapview with driving directions between map annotations I'm developing an App with some maps functionalities (among other things), I'd like to draw a map from my current location to a given destination, but I do not want to use the shareadapplication, The shared application does not have a BACK button for example and some other navigation items I already have.
I want to do it in my own viewcontroller with mkmapview on it.
I already have the code to place the pin annotations, what I need is to trace the driving directions from A to B.
The other option is to use the [[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url] call to appear inside the viewcontroller window so I can keep my navigation items.
Any ideas?
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A: You can't do the "other option". iOS apps do not run inside windows that you can put within your app, they are full screen apps and you can make you app switch to them, but you can't make other apps switch back to yours.
So, the big question is, where are you going to get driving directions from? Check out GoogleMapsSDK, OpenStreetMap and CloudMade, because iOS maps won't give you the directions.

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It's more fun in Yiddish!
This book teaches you to read Yiddish as it goes along. Starting off with only the occasional word, it gradually introduces phrases, grammatical constructions, and whole sentences, until the very last chapter is 100% Yiddish. We've posted 23 exerpts from the book, including MP3 VOICE CLIPS so you can hear what the Yiddish sounds like!
Words that are introduced for the first time are translated in parentheses, unless their meaning can be easily guessed by the reader...for example, in this passage, the reader is supposed to figure out that a khasseneh is a wedding. When a word or phrase appears in quotations or italics, it sometimes means that the reader is not expected to guess the exact meaning, but merely to get the general drift. In this example, the reader should understand that a khasseneh with all the "sheva brokhos" is, in some sense, a "proper wedding"; and his understanding of the passage as a whole does not depend on any specific knowledge of the "seven blessings" involved in a traditional Jewish wedding.
In this passage, the reader is to understand that her father's former home had been a frequent meeting-place for religious Jews; that "der Yoyzel" is a not-too-complimentary reference to the icons hanging on the walls of the typical Gentile home; and that Zolf's mother adamantly refuses "to let the mezzuzahs be torn from (her father's) doorposts", that is, to let her home be occupied by Christians.
Here we get some idea how much Hebrew was invovled in the study of Talmud. Remember that young Zolf was only ten years old in this incident, yet he is already expected to learn abstruse legal concepts and principles! Note also the use of parallel grammatical constructions to hint at the meaning Yiddish phrases, as exemplified by the passage: "...which was (the camp of Israel)......vus iz geve'en (the camp of the Phillistines)...".The reader who is sensitive to such techniques will find the Yiddish much easier to decipher.
The City of Brisk attracted every kind of travelling preacher and story-teller (see "A Fire-and-Brimstone Preacher"). Here the author recalls the feeling of being transported on words back to ancient Egypt, where the Patriarch Jacob lies on his death-bed in the presence of his twelve sons. Joseph, the youngest, the King's Minister, has just brought forward his two sons Menasseh and Ephraim to receive their grandfather's blessing.
Young Falk has taken refuge in the Town of Molodetchno when news arrives that the Czar has ordered the deportation of all Jews from the Lithuanian front. The Jewish townsfolk witness the first convoys of railroad cars packed with deportees. They rush to the train station to bring food and water to the starving Jews, but are forced back at the train station by armed guards! Apparently, the local authorities have ordered that no food is to be allowed to these "enemies of the Fatherland".


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Relias breaks down organizational silos and improves CX with Adobe Commerce Cloud
by Giselle Abramovich
As a software company operating in the healthcare space, Relias is keenly aware of the need to create an intuitive customer experience for the 11,000 healthcare organizations and the 4.5 million caregivers around the world for whom it provides digital and in-person training and education.
From its inception in 2012, Relias' north star has always been to empower its healthcare customers to deliver the best clinical outcomes possible by elevating the performance of care teams. When it came to revamping the customer experience across its direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands, the company took on the challenge with the same ethos: how does it provide a consistent, engaging customer experience across seven different websites that were previously built on varying technology solutions?
"We wanted to create a robust and consistent digital experience. But over the past several years, we brought together a number of different e-commerce websites into our business, and that resulted in a somewhat disjointed experience for our users," says Emily Christian, director of e-commerce domains at Relias. "For us internally, it posed a significant challenge to support these websites that were previously built on different technologies. It created unnecessary siloes of expertise."
To consolidate its various websites under one unified technology stack, Relias turned to Adobe Commerce Cloud — which combines Magento Commerce with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) — to take a more experience-driven approach in its retail division.
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Accelerate business growth by delivering the world's most powerful shopping experiences.
"Our investment in Adobe was about partnering with a cutting-edge company that's going to help us grow our e-commerce business long term," Christian says.
Agile content management drives efficiency
Thus far, Relias has completed the migration of ContinuingEducation.com to the Adobe Commerce Cloud stack. As a result, the new site is responsive, mobile-friendly, and gives the Relias user experience (UX) team greater control of the customer experience (CX) without overreliance on its engineering and IT teams. AEM 6.5 serves as the content management system while Magento Commerce powers the storefront part of the experience like merchandizing, product catalogue, and checkout.
Relias recently migrated ContinuingEducation.com to the Adobe Commerce Cloud stack to improve its customer experience.
Prior to the Adobe implementation, Christian says, most changes made to the website had to go through the IT team. "If we needed a change on the front end of the website, we would have to get it into a sprint, or we would have to stop another sprint if it was an urgent issue," Christian says.
However, with the use of AEM, Relias is now supporting close to 10,000 webpages on ContinuingEducation.com with significantly less reliance on their engineering team.
"AEM has been a really intuitive tool …. And no longer being totally dependent on the engineering team has been a big win for our marketing and e-commerce teams. As we continue forward with our migration plans, it's going to continue to create a lot of efficiencies and over time, I see it representing a significant savings for Relias," she says.
Customizable e-commerce integrations
Magento Commerce, Christian says, is customizable and can integrate with a lot of other solutions, including Relias' learning management system (LMS). At this point, Relias has implemented a direct enrollment and single sign-on (SSO) functionality between Magento Commerce and the Relias LMS so that, for example, once a provider purchases a training course, they are directly enrolled and able to access the content on the Relias LMS without having to input all their information again. Relias has also enabled a site membership subscription that auto-renews through the Magento Commerce platform and gives subscribers discounts on courses and more.
Relias has also integrated Magento Commerce with its core product database, built on Quick Base, which is the source of the company's training catalogue. Marketo and CRM integrations are also on the company's roadmap for personalized email marketing and customer account management.
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Personalized experiences to improve engagement
According to Christian, healthcare customers today can filter trainings based on their profession and location, and these selections will follow them throughout the site. In the future, Relias hopes to dynamically personalize the retail experience based on customer profiles to offer relevant courses in their respective fields. In addition, Relias is also working on geographical personalization since all states in the U.S. have different training requirements for their healthcare providers.
Christian's team also performs a lot of conversion rate optimization and A/B testing with custom landing pages to further personalize and improve experiences that shoppers have within the site.
"One thing we are really looking forward to testing is the way that our catalogue is displayed to users," Christian says. "We'll be looking at list views versus card views, and which will lead to better conversion and engagement with our training catalogue."
Another example of personalization: During the initial months of the COVID-19 outbreak, Relias saw an increase in demand for training about infection control or how to properly wash hands or proper use of personal protection equipment on its other retail sites and the corporate website. In response, it quickly put together specific packages of learning content to help organizations and healthcare professionals get access to these refresher courses on those sites.
Relias quickly pulled together relevant COVID-19 training courses on its website to help organizations and healthcare professionals.
Customer engagement leads to increases in revenue
In the month following the implementation of Adobe Commerce Cloud, Relias saw a 14 percent lift in e-commerce transaction revenue, a 70 percent increase in conversion rate, and almost a 28 percent increase in average order value.
The improvement in the mobile experience, Christian says, is also paying dividends, with mobile web conversion up 80 percent since the implementation. Christian also expects to see benefits from her team's work with search engine optimization.
"Our next migration is going to be for one of our retail websites that offers live online training, and this will require a new custom integration between Magento and our Relias Live Platform," Christian says. "Our end goal is to have an ecosystem with many different features, where we can do a lot of testing on what features work well for specific user groups, and then personalize shopping experiences as well as the training that we're bringing to healthcare providers through these different channels."
Over the next year Relias plans to continue building out its Adobe Commerce Cloud stack, and begin using Adobe Analytics more robustly, as well as Adobe Target.
"The growth we've seen thus far is driven primarily by an improved user interface," Christian says. "Our new site is a lot more modern, it's easy to shop, and the mobile experience is much better."
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Products: Commerce Cloud, Magento Commerce, Experience Manager, Experience Cloud, Marketo Engage, Target, Analytics


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A new method of delivering broadband internet access to millions of Americans has the potential to expand greatly the number of students with broadband service at home--and it could provide a cheaper way for schools in remote areas to get online. But the method faces steep regulatory hurdles before it can become available.
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HyperX backs NBA 2K League
Gaming products manufacturer HyperX has entered into a partnership with the NBA basketball league's new esports competition, the NBA 2K League.
HyperX will serve as the official gaming headset of the NBA 2K League, which launches later today (Tuesday).
HyperX gaming headsets will be used during all live gameplay, which includes weekly matchups, three in-season tournaments, playoffs and the NBA 2K League Finals. Headsets will be worn by both players and casters. Practice facilities will also be equipped with HyperX gaming headsets.
In return, HyperX will benefit from prominent brand exposure over the course of the season, while it will also connect with the gaming community through promotions and sweepstakes on NBA 2K League social channels.
The new league runs until August and will feature 17 NBA teams and 102 players competing in the NBA 2K video game. HyperX also has partnerships with a range of NBA 2K League teams including Mavs Gaming, Pacers Gaming, Grizz Gaming, Bucks Gaming and Jazz Gaming.
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NBPA joins forces with gaming startup
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