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Q: How to convert CSV floating numbers to double in java Hi i have a CSV file that contains rows like this
Jacop , "Assistant",150,75
i want to convert 3rd column to 150.75 in java
Should i write a function for this .Or is there another way?
thanks

A: Quick idea:

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*get that value as String

*replace "," with "." in String

*try to parse double with Double.parseDouble

A: UBe careful of floating point arithmetic errors, but this is the right idea:
int a = Integer.valueOf("150"); // Since your numbers are coming from a CSV
int b = Integer.valueOf("75");

double c = c = (a * 100 + b) / 100.0;
=> 150.75

Note, the value if 100 is there assuming that your number to the right of the decimal is always two digits. So, if that isn't constant, don't use this answer.

A: Simple regular expression search and replace in your text file (using sed or whatever) to convert the last comma to a decimal point should work fine.
Then use opencsv to pull it all in:
http://opencsv.sourceforge.net/


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Q: TypeScript: General switchExpression function for discriminated unions I'm trying to make a general purpose switch expression function that can take any discriminated union type (for simplicity using a type property as the discriminator) and a map of its discriminator values to callback functions and return the result of the appropriate callback.
e.g.
type One = {
  type: 'one',
  numeric: number
};

type Two = {
  type: 'two',
  text: string
};

type Union = One | Two;

const union: Union = ... // some appropriate assignment

// The function switchExp should be aware of what the map should
// look like based on the type of its first arg. The argument
// passed to each callback should be properly discriminated based
// on the key in the map.
let result: number | string = switchExp(union, {
  one: u => u.numeric, // compiler should know that u is of type One
  two: u => u.text // compiler should know that u is of type Two
});

A: We can use a mapped type and the conditional type ReturnValue to get the desired effect. There is a hitch however in the way we can infer the types for the function parameters. If we try to do it in a single function call the parameters will be typed as any.
So for example this will not work as expected:
function switchExp2<T extends { type: string }, R extends { [P in (T["type"]]: (v: Extract<T, { type: P }>) => any }>(u: T, o: R): ReturnType<R[keyof R]> {
    return null as any;

}

let result2 = switchExp2(union, {
    one: u => u.numeric, // u is implictly tyed as any
    two: u => u.text // u is implictly tyed as any
});

The compiler tries to infer T from all possible sites and just gives up instead of getting to a conclusion. The simple solution is to fix T first and then have a second call for the maping object:
function switchExp<T extends { type: string }>(u: T) {
    return function <R extends { [P in T["type"]]: (v: Extract<T, { type: P }>) => any }>(o: R): ReturnType<R[keyof R]> {
        return null as any; // replace with reasonable implementation
    }
}

let result: number | string = switchExp(union)({
    one: u => u.numeric, //u is of type One
    two: u => u.text //  u is of type Two
});

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Witty, incisive, often prophetic and always original, The Time of Our Lives offers the best of Peggy Noonan's writing. Now with a new preface and columns that bring us through the 2016 Election, the book travels the path of Peggy's remarkable career showing how she became one of the most influential voices in America.
Annotated throughout, The Time of Our Lives articulates Peggy's conservative vision and provides reader a majestic portrait of American life.


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Viișoara este satul de reședință al comunei cu același nume din raionul Glodeni, Republica Moldova. Este situat în apropierea râului Prut la poalele rezervației Pădurea Domnească și se află la o distanță de 20 km de centrul raional Glodeni. Sătenii sunt vorbitori de limba română, majoritatea fiind ortodocși. Activitatea de bază este agricultura.

Demografie

Structura etnică
Structura etnică a satului conform recensământului populației din 2004:

Localități din raionul Glodeni
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There isn't a way to tell which you are going to get. It's luck based really. You need to hit the crate with your attack as well. Hitting the parachute will cause the crate to fall and not activate.
After activating the invasion, all you need to do is survive and kill a bunch of enemies. I'm not sure how many it is because the number of enemies appears to be a mix of invasion and normal enemies. I hadn't killed all the ones on screen but instead took down a bunch of them. The achievement will pop during the game.
If you can, save your missile for use against the invasion. A single missile can take down a good number of the enemies in the splash damage.


I'm a systems programmer working at Information Systems (I/S) at MIT. I'm currently a member of the Integration Team. Formerly, I was a member of the Distributed Computing and Network Services department, but it got re-engineered. While DCNS was in existence, I had been a member of the Network Operations Group and the DCNS Development Team.
I am currently the team leader for the Kerberos V5 development effort at MIT. We've recently released version 1.0.5 of Kerberos V5.
I am a member of the Internet Engineering Task Force, and am currently serving on the Security Area Directorate of the IETF. I am current serving as a working group co-chair for the ONC RPC and IP Security working groups. I also spend a lot of time working as a member of the Common Authentication Technology working group. I'm currentyl finally getting around to working on getting the Telnet Encryption Specifications published as RFC's, after close to a five year hiatus.
I am also one of the core Linux kernel developers, and serve on the technical board of Linux International. See my Linux page for more information about Linux and some of my current projects.
Although I'm primarily a Unix and Linux developer, I am also do a lot of work on many other platforms, including Windows/Windows NT, and the Macintosh. I've collected a set of software which I consider invaluable for making Windows programming a little bit more civilized.
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Fri 19 Mar 2021 | 02:54
Former England centre's conviction quashed
NEWS: Former England dual rugby international Sam Burgess had a conviction for intimidating his ex-father-in-law overturned Friday, Australian media reported.
A district court quashed the ruling against the retired star, saying allegations of intimidation were not proven beyond doubt, public broadcaster ABC reported.
The 32-year-old had been subject to a two-year good behaviour bond after an alleged incident with Mitchell Hooke, father of Burgess' ex-wife Phoebe, in October 2019.
Burgess was accused of looming over Hooke, threatening and shouting profanities, as an argument over child visitation rights escalated.
Justice Mark Williams reportedly noted that the father — a well connected former mining lobbyist — and daughter phoned lawyers before making a call to emergency services.
Burgess spent most of his career in Australia with South Sydney while also playing 24 rugby league matches for England.
He also made a brief code-switch, playing five rugby union Tests for England, including at the 2015 World Cup.
He stepped down from his role as a television commentator last year amid allegations of drug use and domestic violence.
Ireland v England - teams and predictions
England looking for boost ahead of Ireland finale
Ambitious Top League now zoning in on England stars
Hooper: 'We've got a lot more in us' REACTION: Michael Hooper believes the Wallabies still have another gear to go following their win over Springboks on the Gold Coast on Sunday.
Nienaber on why the Boks lost REACTION: Springbok head coach Jacques Nienaber explains why his team lost to Australia on Sunday.
Player Ratings: The magic of Cooper OPINION: Whitewashed against the All Blacks, the Wallabies shocked the Springboks with a hard-fought 28-26 win on Sunday at the Gold Coast.
Player Ratings: Back down to earth OPINION: The Springboks produced their worst performance of the season so far in their 26-28 defeat to the Wallabies on Sunday.

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Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022
As reported last month, the Comprehensive Insurance Disclosure Act (CIDA) is soon to take effect. Attorney Dan Kohane has been watching the legislation closely and providing almost daily updates. This is what we know, CIDA, as amended, has passed both houses of the New York State Legislature and is on its way to the Governor. Assuming Governor Hochul signs it, CIDA will only apply to lawsuits that were commenced in 2022 and required disclosures will need to be made within 90 days of answers (or third-party answers) being filed in actions commenced this year. Dan's team has prepared a summary of the CIDA requirements that we will be sharing with all our newsletter subscribers and clients as soon as the Governor signs the bill. Stay tuned.
In Hurwitz & Fine news, I am delighted to share that we have 3 new attorneys as of today who are officially admitted to the New York Bar! Congratulations to Aarti Chandan, a Premises Pointers contributor, Mark Nesbitt and Kyle Ruffner! I still recall the day I was admitted to the bar (25 years ago) which marked the beginning of my legal career (all 25 years spent at Hurwitz & Fine, by the way). I am thrilled to have Aarti, Mark and Kyle as colleagues!
We also have baby news to report! Our very own Marc Schulz (author of Premises Pointers column Homeowner Liability, Recreational Accidents, and Discovery Angles) and his wife welcomed a beautiful baby boy on Valentine's Day. Marc will be taking some time off from Premises Pointers but will be back in a few months.
On a personal note, I am back on the road soon. I will be speaking at FDCC's winter conference in a few weeks in Palm Desert, California, on the topic of Law Practice Management (my new area of expertise as I approach my 2-year anniversary as the Managing Partner of Hurwitz & Fine). It will be a nice break from what has turned into a long Buffalo winter! If you are interested in the FDCC (Federation of Defense and Corporate counsel), let me know. I would love to share with you what the Federation offers. It's a wonderful organization!
Let's hope by next month we will have winter almost behind us!
1/26/22 Leem v. 152-24 Northern, LLC
Court upheld Supreme Court's decision to deny Defendant's motion for summary judgment because Defendant failed to establish that Plaintiff could not identify the cause of her fall.
Plaintiff commenced an action to recover for personal injuries she claimed to have sustained while exiting a restaurant when she tripped on a mat covering a sloped concrete ramp. Defendant filed a motion for summary judgment arguing that Plaintiff did not know what had caused her to fall. On appeal, the Court upheld the Supreme Court's decision, finding that Defendant had failed to meet its prima facie burden and establish both that Plaintiff did not know what caused her to fall and that no dangerous or defective condition existed that could have caused her fall. The transcript of Plaintiff's deposition testimony, which Defendant submitted in support of its motion, raised a triable issue of fact as to whether she tripped and fell on a sloped portion of sidewalk that was under the mat.
2/15/22 Bessette & Bessette v. Lowe's Home Centers, LLC
United States District Court, Northern District of New York
Court found that falling sign at Lowe's store was arguably foreseeable and therefore denied Defendant's motion for summary judgment.
Plaintiff and his wife brought an action to recover damages for personal injuries he sustained in an accident at one of Defendant's stores when Plaintiff attempted to pull a vertically displayed carpet remnant from a stack when the top of the carpet flopped over and hit two signs. The signs were made of foam core board and sat in metal frames, which were hinged at the bottom and attached at the top by magnets. When the carpet hit the signs, they swung down and hit Plaintiff on the head, resulting in alleged injuries.
Defendant filed a motion for summary judgment arguing that the danger of the falling signs was not foreseeable as a matter of law and that it did not have actual or constructive notice of the alleged dangerous condition. The court found that, although the signs were open and obvious, no evidence existed in the record to suggest that the signs' hinges and magnetic attachment system, which allowed them to swing down, were obvious. The court determined that there were facts in the record from which a reasonable jury could conclude that the risk of the condition was foreseeable.
Turning next to notice, the court noted that Defendant did not provide any evidence to suggest that it was not responsible for installing the signs, stocking the carpets, or otherwise creating the condition which led to Plaintiff's accident. The court pointed out that all evidence in the record suggested that Defendant and its employees did in fact create the condition in question, and concluded Defendant failed to demonstrate that there was no dispute of material fact regarding the dangerous condition.
2/16/22 Curry v. Eastern Extension, LLC
Court upheld Supreme Court's decision denying Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment because Plaintiff failed to establish Defendant negligently maintained sidewalk where he fell.
Plaintiff sued to recover damages for personal injuries he allegedly sustained when he tripped and fell on a defect in the sidewalk abutting Defendant's property. Plaintiff then filed a motion for summary judgment on the issue of liability, contending that Defendant's negligent maintenance of the sidewalk had caused his fall. The court denied the motion and the case proceeded to a jury trial on the issue of liability. At trial, Defendant made an application to preclude Plaintiff's expert regarding the alleged defect from testifying, which the court granted on the basis that the expert testimony was unnecessary. The jury decided in favor of Defendant on liability, finding that Defendant had not negligently maintained the sidewalk.
On appeal, following the jury verdict, the Court reiterated that the standard established by New York State case law for a plaintiff to prevail on a motion for summary judgment is that he must demonstrate, prima facie, that the property owner created the defect or had actual or constructive notice of the defect. The Court noted that Plaintiff did not provide any testimony as to the dimensions of the alleged sidewalk defect, that Plaintiff's expert never visited the accident site, and the photographs relied upon by Plaintiff and his expert were of poor quality. Therefore, the Court found that Plaintiff failed to establish, prima facie, that the sidewalk was not maintained in a reasonably safe condition.
As most of you know, Super Bowl LVI took place this weekend. The Los Angeles (St. Louis?) Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20. Despite the loss, Bengals fans had something to cheer about. On January 15, 2022, the Bengals won a Wild-Card matchup against the Las Vegas (Oakland? Los Angeles? Oakland again?) Raiders. This was the Bengals' first playoff victory since January 6, 1991. Why is this important? The first text message or SMS (Short Message Service) was sent on December 3, 1992, when a test engineer used a personal computer to send the text message "Merry Christmas" to the phone of another person. Text messaging has been around for almost 20 years. Yet, no person in the history of the world had ever sent a text message about the Bengals winning a playoff game! Until January 2022. A small victory indeed.
This month there is only one case detailed below. Plaintiff alleged a trip and fall on a mis-leveled elevator. Plaintiff and Defendants all moved for summary judgment. Defendants moved for summary judgment contending they had no notice of the defective condition. Plaintiff also moved for summary judgment contending that res ipsa loquitur applied. The motions were all denied for various reasons.
2/1/2022 Aponte v. Bronx Preservation Housing Development Fund Corp., et al.
Summary Judgment Motions Denied
Plaintiff filed suit for personal injuries sustained when she tripped exiting a mis-leveled elevator (the "Elevator"). Defendants moved for summary judgment contending each did not have notice of any mis-leveling condition. The Court denied Defendants' motion relying on the theory of rep ipsa loquitur (often discussed in this column). "Res ipsa loquitur permits a factfinder to infer negligence based upon the sheer occurrence of an event where a plaintiff proffers sufficient evidence that (1) the occurrence is not one which ordinarily occurs in the absence of negligence; (2) it is caused by an instrumentality or agency within the defendant's exclusive control; and (3) it was not due to any voluntary action or contribution on the plaintiff's part." Ezzard v. One E. Riv. Place Realty Co., LLC, 129 A.D.3d 159, 162 (1st Dep't 2015). The First Department reiterated the long-standing principle that an elevator mis-leveling does not occur in the absence of negligence, which gives rise to the possible application of res ipsa. See Ezzard, 129 A.D.3d at 163 (internal citations omitted). The Court went one step further stating "the fact that plaintiff might not have been watching where she was going does not preclude application of res ipsa loquitur with regard to the mis-leveling of the elevator, because she did not voluntarily contribute to the mis-level." See Carter v. N.Y.C. Hous. Auth., 176 A.D.3d 605, 606 (1st Dep't 2019).
Normally, res ipsa does not apply to an owner or manager of a premise where the maintenance and repair of the elevator is ceded to a service provider pursuant to a comprehensive maintenance and repair contract. This is because the owner and/or manager do not retain sufficient control of the elevator to render rep ipsa applicable to them. Here, the Court found that triable issues of fact existed regarding owner/manager liability "because a factfinder could reasonably infer from the record evidence that these defendants, through the building superintendent, had actual or constructive notice that the elevator was mis-leveling, but failed to contact [the service provider] so it could address the problem."
The Appellate Division further held that Plaintiff was not entitled to summary judgment on liability based on the application of res ipsa loquitur. This is not one of the "rarest of res ipsa loquitur cases" in which the plaintiff is entitled to summary judgment based on the doctrine, which "allows but does not require the jury to infer that the defendant was negligent" based on the circumstantial evidence. Morejon v. Rais Constr. Co., 7 N.Y.3d 203, 209 (2006).
A lot has changed since last month's Premises Pointers: the weather is finally warming up, and notably, I was officially admitted to the practice of law. Admittedly, I woke up this morning feeling a bit weird: I have finally achieved the goal I had been working so long to attain. But in reality, I know the work is just beginning, and I can't wait to get started.
In this month's edition of "Storm in Progress," I will discuss a case out of the First Department in which the appellate court reversed the lower court's denial of defendant's motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint. Here, the Court found that the Plaintiff did not meet its burden of demonstrating a triable issue of fact as to whether the defendant created or exacerbated the hazardous condition through its snow removal activities.
1/27/22 Lewis v. 311 Realty, LLC
First Department reverses lower court's denial of defendant's motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.
Defendant established prima facie that it was not negligent in connection with plaintiff's slip and fall on the exterior landing in front of its building by submitting climatological records and an affidavit showing that there was a winter storm in progress at the time of the accident. Under the storm in progress doctrine, a landowner's duty is ongoing until a reasonable time after the storm has ended. Under the storm in progress doctrine, a plaintiff may defeat summary judgment by raising a triable issue of fact as to whether the landowner had undertaken snow removal activities that created or exacerbated a hazardous condition.
Here, Plaintiff conceded that there was a storm in progress at the time of the accident. Thus, the burden shifted to the plaintiff to demonstrate that the existence of a triable issue of fact as to whether defendant created or exacerbated the hazardous condition through its snow removal activities. Plaintiff did not meet its burden. Moreover, Plaintiff did not allege that the defendant gratuitously and negligently performed snow and ice removal operations or that its failure to place sand or salt on the exterior landing in front of its building created or exacerbated a dangerous condition. The Court found the plaintiff's remaining arguments and found them unavailing. As such, the Plaintiff did not meet its burden and the decision of the lower court was reversed.
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Australian Religious Leaders Criticize 'Immoral' COVID-19 Vaccine Deal
By NDT Bureau August 31, 2020 August 31, 2020
A coronavirus deal signed by Australia with an international drug company is raising ethical concerns among prominent church leaders.
Australia has signed a deal with the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca to produce and distribute a vaccine being developed by Britain's Oxford University… if the treatment works.
But three of Australia's most senior archbishops have written to Prime Minister Scott Morrison urging him to reconsider the agreement, saying the use of "fetal tissue" in the research is "deeply immoral."
"To use that tissue then for science is reprehensible," said Glenn Davies, Anglican Archbishop of Sydney. "Once I know something that is morally compromised, it is my job to speak out about it."
The Oxford University study uses embryonic kidney cells harvested from a female fetus in the Netherlands in 1973.
Dr. Nick Coatsworth, Australia's deputy chief medical officer, says the work adheres to strict guidelines.
"There are strong ethical regulations surrounding the use of any human cell, and this is a very professional, highly-powered research unit," he said.
Other vaccines in Australia use genetic material that originally came from a human fetus. They include inoculations against rubella, hepatitis A and rabies.
Senior religious leaders have not explicitly called for a boycott of the potential Oxford University COVID-19 drug. But they have said that members of their congregations might consider their "individual conscience."
Experts have stressed that any successful vaccine for coronavirus developed using fetal cells would have no remnants of that genetic material in the final product.
Credit : Voice of America (VOA)
Russia offers support to Lukashenko as crackdown on protestors continue in Belarus
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Australia to Ban Chinese Technology Giant From Mobile Data Project
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Australian Media on Trial Over Cardinal Contempt Charges
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Posted: Jan 20, 2015
One nanoparticle, 6 types of medical imaging
(Nanowerk News) It's technology so advanced that the machine capable of using it doesn't yet exist.
Using two biocompatible parts, University at Buffalo researchers and their colleagues have designed a nanoparticle that can be detected by six medical imaging techniques:
– computed tomography (CT) scanning;
– positron emission tomography (PET) scanning;
– photoacoustic imaging;
– fluorescence imaging;
– upconversion imaging; and
– Cerenkov luminescence imaging.
In the future, patients could receive a single injection of the nanoparticles to have all six types of imaging done.
This transmission electron microscopy image shows the nanoparticles, which consist of a core that glows blue when struck by near-infrared light, and an outer fabric of porphyrin-phospholipids (PoP) that wraps around the core. (Image: Jonathan Lovell)
This kind of "hypermodal" imaging -- if it came to fruition -- would give doctors a much clearer picture of patients' organs and tissues than a single method alone could provide. It could help medical professionals diagnose disease and identify the boundaries of tumors.
"This nanoparticle may open the door for new 'hypermodal' imaging systems that allow a lot of new information to be obtained using just one contrast agent," says researcher Jonathan Lovell, PhD, UB assistant professor of biomedical engineering. "Once such systems are developed, a patient could theoretically go in for one scan with one machine instead of multiple scans with multiple machines."
When Lovell and colleagues used the nanoparticles to examine the lymph nodes of mice, they found that CT and PET scans provided the deepest tissue penetration, while the photoacoustic imaging showed blood vessel details that the first two techniques missed.
Differences like these mean doctors can get a much clearer picture of what's happening inside the body by merging the results of multiple modalities.
A machine capable of performing all six imaging techniques at once has not yet been invented, to Lovell's knowledge, but he and his coauthors hope that discoveries like theirs will spur development of such technology.
The research, "Hexamodal Imaging with Porphyrin-Phospholipid-Coated Upconversion Nanoparticles", was published online Jan. 14 in the journal Advanced Materials.
It was led by Lovell; Paras Prasad, PhD, executive director of UB's Institute for Lasers, Photonics and Biophotonics (ILPB); and Guanying Chen, PhD, a researcher at ILPB and Harbin Institute of Technology in China. The team also included additionanl collaborators from these institutions, as well as the University of Wisconsin and POSTECH in South Korea.
The researchers designed the nanoparticles from two components: An "upconversion" core that glows blue when struck by near-infrared light, and an outer fabric of porphyrin-phospholipids (PoP) that wraps around the core.
Each part has unique characteristics that make it ideal for certain types of imaging.
The core, initially designed for upconversion imaging, is made from sodium, ytterbium, fluorine, yttrium and thulium. The ytterbium is dense in electrons -- a property that facilitates detection by CT scans.
The PoP wrapper has biophotonic qualities that make it a great match for fluorescence and photoacoustic imagining. The PoP layer also is adept at attracting copper, which is used in PET and Cerenkov luminescence imaging.
"Combining these two biocompatible components into a single nanoparticle could give tomorrow's doctors a powerful, new tool for medical imaging," says Prasad, also a SUNY Distinguished Professor of chemistry, physics, medicine and electrical engineering at UB. "More studies would have to be done to determine whether the nanoparticle is safe to use for such purposes, but it does not contain toxic metals such as cadmium that are known to pose potential risks and found in some other nanoparticles."
"Another advantage of this core/shell imaging contrast agent is that it could enable biomedical imaging at multiple scales, from single-molecule to cell imaging, as well as from vascular and organ imaging to whole-body bioimaging," Chen adds. "These broad, potential capabilities are due to a plurality of optical, photoacoustic and radionuclide imaging abilities that the agent possesses."
Lovell says the next step in the research is to explore additional uses for the technology.
For example, it might be possible to attach a targeting molecule to the PoP surface that would enable cancer cells to take up the particles, something that photoacoustic and fluorescence imaging can detect due to the properties of the smart PoP coating. This would enable doctors to better see where tumors begin and end, Lovell says.
Source: By Charlotte Hsu, University at Buffalo
Carbon nanotube films enable method to recycle waste heat
Researchers reveal new nanomechanical properties of diamonds mined from meteorite crater
Strange warping geometry helps to push scientific boundaries
Red wine may hold the key to wearable electronics
Imaging molecules in different charge states
Sheaths drive powerful new artificial muscles
Artificial 'muscles' achieve powerful pulling force
Compact atomic gyroscope displays new twists
New superomniphobic glass soars high on butterfly wings using machine learning
A nanoparticle 'EpiPen' for spinal cord injuries


Okay, I'm going to let you in on some of the excitement that my wife, Roxann, and I have in our private conversations. Here's a common conversation of ours. "Where do you want to eat?" "I don't know. Where do you want to eat?" "I don't know. You decide." Yes, we're boring. But, I bet you can you relate! Right?!
However, the same use to be true of Carrabba's, P.F.Chang's, and even Baha Fresh. But, not any more. They came to our area. We ate at them frequently…too frequently. And now, they've just become like every other restaurant in our area. BORING! We go once in a while. They still have decent food. But, they're old hat. We can have them any time. We want something different.
And, there we have it. The interesting truth about appetite. We tend to hunger and long for what we can't have rather than what we can have. It tends to be a huge problem in our lives…in every area. Relationally…we tend to get bored being with the person we once would have given anything to spend a day with. Vocationally…we tend to get bored with the job we once would have given anything to have a shot at. And, tragically…the same thing happens spiritually.
The question is: what can we do? Here's a suggestion…we can intentionally do new things to keep our spiritual lives fresh without changing the underlying appetite. We can't stop hungering for God and His Word. But, we can try new recipes for filling and fulfilling the hunger.
WHY DO I KEEP WATCHING?


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Bodytrack also runs group exercise sessions led by an accredited exercise physiologist who specialises in the delivery of exercise for the prevention and management of chronic disease and injuries. Each session involves aerobic and resistance training, co-ordination and flexibility exercises and balance training.
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Did something change in the way Thunderbird v60 loads extensions. I used to be able to change my source code, restart TB & the new code would take effect. New it seams to be saving/caching the old code & I have to uninstall the extension & reinstall it every time I make a minor change to the code.
Try using the -purgecaches command line option.
I think if the test extension is in the extensions folder in the profile folder, then you don't need to purge the caches - the application does it automatically when the code changes.
I'm using a restart button to purge the caches.
morat, you mention a couple of posts prior that you are using a Restart button to clear cache in Thunderbird.
I believe the Restart button was removed from recent versions of both Thunderbird and Firefox.
Have you been able to add back a Restart button to Thunderbird? To Firefox? If so, how did you do it.
Here is how to create a restart button in the Addons Manager in Thunderbird.
You would need to download a restart.png image to the chrome folder for the style to work correctly.
Here is how to create a restart button in Firefox.


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IBM puts workers' health records online
In one big step towards electronic medical records, IBM announced it would let employees volunteer to have their health records available online.
By ZDNet UK for ZDNet Government | October 19, 2005 -- 12:32 GMT (05:32 PDT) | Topic: Enterprise Software
The company's roughly 133,000 workers in the United States will have the option to enroll in the online-information system, IBM said in a memo scheduled to be sent to employees early on Wednesday. They can also sign up their dependents.
. . . "The long-term goal for electronic health records is to make patient data securely available to health care providers such as hospitals and emergency personnel, when and where the information is needed," IBM said in the memo.
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WO2002016078A3	 POLISHING APPARATUS AND METHODS CONTROLLING THE POLISHING PRESSURE AS A FUNCTION OF THE OVERLAPPING AREA BETWEEN THE POLISHING HEAD AND THE SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE
CMP systems and methods implement instructions for moving a polishing pad (202) relative to a wafer (206) and a retainer ring (282) and for applying pressure for CMP operations. Feedback of polishing pad position is coordinated with dete...
WO2002016080A3	 SUBSTRATE SUPPORTING CARRIER PAD
A carrier head assembly (200) of a substrate (202) polishing apparatus and a substrate supporting carrier pad (220) is disclosed. A down force is uniformly distributed over the backside of the substrate (202) by the carrier pad (220) ada...
WO/2002/047870A1	 ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING A BACKING FILM TO A POLISH HEAD
Applying heat and pressure to a backing film (3) comprising an adhesive layer (4) during the procedure of mounting it to a polish head (1) for use in chemical mechanical polishing (CMP), inhomogeneities inside the adhesive layer (4), e.g...
WO2002008636A3	 AN AUTOMATIC BALANCER FOR BALANCING A MASS ROTATING ABOUT AN AXIS
Automatic balancer (300) for balancing a mass rotating at high speed reduces the impact of unbalanced rotary tools and other devices. The automatic balancer provides a housing (301) within which is defined a race (309). The race is acces...
WO/2002/042033A1	 SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER, POLISHING APPARATUS AND METHOD
A wafer polishing apparatus for polishing a semiconductor wafer. The polisher comprises a base (23), a turntable (27), a polishing pad (29) and a drive mechanism (45) for driven rotation of a polishing head (63). The polishing head is ad...
WO/2002/036306A2	 COMPENSATION DEVICE FOR A LENS GRINDING APPARATUS
An apparatus for eliminating the differences in the curvatures of a facing lens blank and an abrasive pad mounted on a formable lap (20) includes a drivable track portion (14), a compensation pl ate (12) disposed on the drivable track po...
WO/2002/036305A1	 CENTRELESS CYLINDRICAL GRINDING MACHINE
A centreless cylindrical grinding machine, for through-feed and in-feed grinding of various workpieces (8), has a first driven positioning axis X¿S? for a grinding spindle head (2) with a grinding wheel (1) and a second driven positioni...
WO2001064391A3	 PLANARIZATION SYSTEM WITH A WAFER TRANSFER CORRIDOR AND MULTIPLE POLISHING MODULES
A chemical mechanical planarization system and method for planarizing wafers is provided. The system generally includes a transfer corridor (104), at least one corridor robot (138,140), one or more polishing modules (106a,106b) and at le...
WO2002011198A3	 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING WAFER UNIFORMITY IN A CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING TOOL USING CARRIER HEAD SIGNATURES
A method for controlling wafer uniformity in a polishing tool (20) includes providing a plurality of carrier heads (40), determining a signature for each of the carrier heads (40), and installing carrier heads (40) with similar signature...
WO2000066903A9	 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GRINDING ROTORS FOR HYDRAULIC MOTORS AND APPARATUS THEREFOR
A fixture (80) for selectively locating and retaining hydraulic gerotor rotors (30) in position in respect to a grinding wheel (20), the fixture clamping the rotor between two oversized positioning rolls (84) located in rotor lobe valley...
WO/2002/026443A1	 ARRANGEMENT FOR POLISHING DISK-LIKE OBJECTS
A polish head (3) for Chemical Mechanical Polishing comprises a backing film (5) made of silicone on a rigid support element (6, 7), preferably consisting of amorphous ceramic. The silicone backing film (5) is fabricated by molding, ther...
WO/2002/024409A1	 POLISHING APPARATUS WITH ELECTROMAGNETICAL ATTITUDE CONTROLLER FOR THE POLISHING PAD CARRIER
The CMP apparatus (1) is equipped with an attitude-maintaining means (50) which maintains a polishing member (40) in a fixed attitude with respect to a wafer (W) by applying a corrective moment to the polishing member during the polishin...
WO/2002/024410A1	 CMP APPARATUS AND METHODS TO CONTROL THE TILT OF THE CARRIER HEAD, THE RETAINING RING AND THE PAD CONDITIONER
A CMP system make repeatable measurements of eccentric forces applied to carriers for wafer or conditioning pucks. Force applied to the carrier may be accurately measured even though such force is eccentrically applied to such carrier. A...
WO/2002/016078A2	 POLISHING APPARATUS AND METHODS CONTROLLING THE POLISHING PRESSURE AS A FUNCTION OF THE OVERLAPPING AREA BETWEEN THE POLISHING HEAD AND THE SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE
WO/2002/016076A1	 SHEET PERIPHERAL EDGE GRINDER
A sheet peripheral edge grinder, comprising a grinding wheel axis tilting mechanism (1) capable of varying the tilt angle of the rotating axis of a grinding wheel (3) relative to the rotating axis of a sheet (2) and also varying the dire...
WO/2002/016080A2	 SUBSTRATE SUPPORTING CARRIER PAD
WO/2002/011198A2	 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING WAFER UNIFORMITY IN A CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING TOOL USING CARRIER HEAD SIGNATURES
WO/2002/007920A1	 MACHINE TOOL
Known headstocks are relatively long since clamping chucks, the rotationally mounted spindle and the clamping cylinder etc are situated axially behind each other. The invention provides for a shortening of the headstock by accommodating ...
WO/2002/007931A2	 MULTI-CHAMBER CARRIER HEAD WITH A FLEXIBLE MEMBRANE
A carrier head (100) that has a base assembly (104) and a flexible membrane (140). The flexible membrane has a generally circular main portion (142) with a lower surface (144) that provides a substrate-mounting surface and a plurality of...
WO/2002/008636A2	 AN AUTOMATIC BALANCER FOR BALANCING A MASS ROTATING ABOUT AN AXIS
WO/2002/006005A1	 LENS LATHE WITH VIBRATION CANCELLING ARRANGEMENT
A method and apparatus for substantially nullifying vibration and deflection in a single point lens turning lathe (100) having a rapidly reciprocating lens cutting tool (114) and shuttle assembly. The apparatus includes three or more too...
WO2001056743B1	 INTERFACE ASSEMBLY FOR LAPPING CONTROL FEEDBACK
An interfaced carrier assembly including an interface circuit (150) having printed contacts (152) to provide electrical interface or feedback control for lapping operations. The printed contacts are formed on a base material (154) on the...
WO/2002/002276A2	 PROJECTED GIMBAL POINT DRIVE
A projected gimbal point drive system is disclosed. The projected gimbal point drive system includes a spindle (412) capable of apply a torque, and having a concave spherical surface formed on its lower portion. Further included is a waf...
WO/2002/000392A1	 DEVICE FOR LOADING AND UNLOADING OPTICAL WORKPIECES
The invention relates to a device for loading and unloading optical workpieces, for an optical machine. Said device comprises a loading arm (24) which is pivotally driven about an axis (A) and is pivoted in controlled movement sequences ...
WO2001038045A8	 LOADING SYSTEM AND COLLET ASSEMBLY FOR GRINDING A WORKPIECE
An assembly (10) for holding a cylindrical workpiece (12) for grinding. A support frame (11) includes a support arm (17) to initially hold the workpiece, a tailstock (20) mounted on the support frame to engage the proximal end (13) of th...
WO/2001/098025A1	 FERRULE HOLDER ASSEMBLY FOR OPTICAL FIBER END FACE POLISHING MACHINE
A ferrule holder assembly for an optical fiber end face polishing machine capable of solving a problem of a variation in length of a ferrule, comprising a ferrule holder panel (1) supported on the polishing panel of the optical fiber end...
WO/2001/098026A1	 GRINDING MACHINE
A grinding machine uses a conical grinding wheel (10) to create a non-circularly symmetric surface (defining, for example, a re-entrant cam) on a workpiece. The machine is operable to rotate such a workpiece about a first axis (5) and th...
WO/2001/096063A1	 MAGNETIC HEAD GRINDING DEVICE AND METHOD
A grinding device capable of applying a further grinding process to a locally heavily ground ceramic bar, which process corresponds to each element on the ceramic bar, and reducing the cost required for the process without using any jig ...
WO/2001/096066A1	 WAFER POLISHING METHOD
In a method of chemical/mechanical polishing of a workpiece-employing a polishing apparatus, higher polishing uniformity is achieved by using a modified one-piece/one material backing film (20) to render the backing film (20) substantial...
WO1999062671A9	 APPARATUS FOR POLISHING SILICON WAFERS
An apparatus for polishing a silicon wafer comprises a polishing turntable mounted for rotation and adapted to receive a polishing pad. The apparatus further comprises a mounting fixture for rotating the wafer relative to the polishing p...
WO/2001/094073A1	 ERGONOMICALLY FRIENDLY ORBITAL SANDER CONSTRUCTION
A random orbital sander (10; 150) including a housing (17), a motor (24) having a vertical axis (71) in the housing (17), a pad (14) coupled to the motor (24), a face (70) on the pad (14) extending substantially perpendicularly to the ve...
WO/2001/091967A1	 CENTERLESS GRINDING MACHINE
A centerless grinding machine (1) comprising a bed (108), a grinding wheel head (101), an adjusting grinding wheel head (102), and a work rest (103), wherein the grinding wheel head (101) and the adjusting grinding wheel head (102) are m...
WO2001047665B1	 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GRINDING FLUTED TOOLS
The invention relates to a method and device for grinding fluted tools (10) that have an essentially circular envelope curve, in particular, for grinding spiral fluted tools. The device provided with a steady for guiding the tool to be g...
WO/2001/083165A1	 APPARATUS FOR MECHANICALLY TREATING A SURFACE, AS WELL AS A METHOD FOR MECHANICALLY TREATING A SURFACE
The present invention relates to an apparatus (1) for mechanically treating a surface, in particular milling, scouring, grinding and/or polishing the same, using a treatment device (3-9) which rotates about a horizontal axis, which treat...
WO/2001/076820A1	 DEVICE FOR MACHINING WORKPIECES
The invention relates to a device for machining workpieces, in particular for finishing metal or ceramic mass-produced parts comprising small components and for machining, using micro-tools. Said device comprises a housing (1), a drive b...
WO2001017724A3	 ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER SLURRY DISPENSER
The present invention is an ultrasonic transducer slurry dispensing device (110) and method for efficiently distributing slurry. The present invention utilizes ultrasonic energy to facilitate efficient slurry application in a IC wafer fa...
WO/2001/070458A1	 POLISHING SYSTEM FOR CERAMIC PRODUCTS
A machine for surface working flat ceramic products comprises an operating head comprising tool means (10) suitable for working an external surface of said products (6), cooling conduit means (38, 40, 41, 42, 44, 46) arranged for cooling...
WO/2001/068314A2	 MACHINING CENTER
The invention relates to a machining center provided with a workpiece machine tool. Said machine tool comprises: an essentially horizontal working plate (10) which is supported by a machine tool stand (2); a workpiece support (20) which ...
WO/2001/066304A1	 MASS REDUCED GRINDING CUP
The present invention provides a grinding cup (1) having a lower grinding section (2) and an upper body section (3) integrally connected to form a grinding cup having top (4) and bottom (5) surfaces. The grinding section (2) is formed fr...
WO/2001/064391A2	 PLANARIZATION SYSTEM WITH A WAFER TRANSFER CORRIDOR AND MULTIPLE POLISHING MODULES
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A lens layout block device, comprising a device for sticking an elastic seal on a lens holder, a device for holding a lens on the lens holder having the elastic seal stuck thereon, a rotating arm (160), an arm driving device for rotating...
WO/2001/060565A1	 GRINDING METHOD AND GRINDING MACHINE
The invention relates to a method for the rotary grinding of a workpiece (14), whereby a rotating grinding disc (18) is brought against the surface (30) of the workpiece (14) to be ground, whilst the workpiece simultaneously turns about ...
WO/2001/056743A1	 INTERFACE ASSEMBLY FOR LAPPING CONTROL FEEDBACK
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The invention relates to a polishing head for a polishing machine, especially for polishing optical surfaces. The inventive polishing head comprises a polishing plate that is linked with a rotation-driven primary shaft. Said polishing pl...
WO/2001/056742A1	 POLISHING DEVICE AND METHOD
A polishing device and a polishing method, wherein high-efficiency high-accuracy mirror finishing of work (including wafers) is made possible; a novel work holding plate for effectively holding work; and a work bonding method capable of ...
WO/2001/054861A1	 RECEIVING CHUCK FOR OPTICAL COMPONENTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PRECISION-GRINDING AND/OR POLISHING
The invention relates to a receiving chuck for optical components for the purpose of precision grinding and/or polishing. The inventive receiving chuck is provided with a plurality of support elements consisting of an elastic material fo...
WO/2001/049432A1	 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR WORKING CAVITY WALLS IN CONTINUOUS CASTING MOULDS
The invention relates to a machine, for the working of the walls which define the cavity of a continuous casting mould, with machine-cutting and/or polishing tools (12). The machine comprises a machine stand (1), with an arm (6), for mou...
WO/2001/047665A1	 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GRINDING FLUTED TOOLS
WO/2001/047664A1	 WAFER POLISHING METHOD AND WAFER POLISHING DEVICE
A polishing method and polishing device capable of improving the flatness of wafers. When a wafer is brought into contact with a wafer holding board and the surface to be polished of the wafer is pressed and abraded against an abrasive c...
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An automatic trimmer machine (5) for finding the geometrical center of an optic having a non-round periphery, trimming the edge of the optic to a prescribed diameter for each optic, cleaning and drying the optic, and verifying the diamet...


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1745 Sheet of British Regal Medals of King William III + Queen Mary, Set of 2
Rapin, Paul de (after)
Size: 9.5 x 15.5 inches (each)
About The Poster: These two engravings from 1745 are from a book produced by Mr. Tindal, as a continuation of Mr. Rapin's History of England. Rapin's "The History of England. This publication chronicles the time of Britain from the invasion of the Romans to the death of Charles I. It was published in Holland in 1724 in 8 volumes. The work was an attempt to be exhaustive in the spirit of the eighteenth century philosophies by treating the subject from prehistoric times up to the date of publication. It was translated into English and published by Nicholas Tindal in London between 1725-31. Tindal was chaplain to Sir Charles Wager in the Baltic in 1726. It was at this time he published the first of fifteen volumes of his translation of Rapin's History of England."
These original prints are incredibly detailed and include not only the visages of kings and queens but symbols that were important to them as well. They will frame up beautifully and would, we feel, add a sense of charm and elegance to any room, office, or even country house!


According to CNBC, the US bond yield curve has inverted, a significant indicator of a slowed economy.
Now I'm no professional economic analysis expert by any means – but is it not just as simple as knowing that the industries and, indeed, industrial models you've relied upon for "growth" all this time have started to fail because they should? Did the steam engine not get replaced by the Diesel? Then the Diesel-electric? Did stone houses not make way for brick, then wood, then steel & glass?
Instead of looking at this as a doom-and-gloom thing, this seems to me to be a sure indicator of the need for innovation, changes to the status-quo, advancement of "alternatives" (as though oil is the benchmark and everything else is an alternative). In short, the stuff you've invested in is losing ground. Stop trying to prop it up with make-shift measures. Let it die. Move into something else.
And Trumpy wants to open up more coal mines and "put Americans to work again", as though going back in time will save us all. Fool! And you're dragging everyone else down with you.


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Jasper André Friedrich, auch Jasper A. Friedrich, (* 7. Mai 1965 in Leipzig)
ist ein deutscher Kommunikations- und Medienwissenschaftler und Journalist. Er promovierte in Sozialwissenschaften und Philosophie.

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Jasper André Friedrich besuchte von 1971 bis 1981 die POS in Leipzig und machte anschließend eine Berufsausbildung als Bautischler. Nach seinem 1992 in Meißen abgelegten Abitur studierte er Kommunikations- und Medienwissenschaft und Philosophie an der Universität Leipzig sowie 1996 zehn Monate Philosophie an der Universität Bologna (Italien). Von 2003 bis 2007 war Friedrich Doktorand für Kommunikations- und Medienwissenschaft an der Universität Leipzig.

Jasper André Friedrich ist verheiratet, hat ein Kind und lebt in Leipzig.

Werdegang
Friedrich war freier Journalist bei verschiedenen Zeitungen und Zeitschriften. 1987 gründete er das erste ostdeutsche Musikfanzine für Independent- und Punkmusik "Messitsch" in Leipzig mit Raban Ruddigkeit und Jan Hohmann. Mit Unterbrechungen arbeitete er in der Sendevorbereitung von MDR Info und als Redakteur für verschiedene Produktionen von VOX, ZDF, Geo TV. 2007 gründete er das Leipziger Marktforschungs- und beratungsunternehmen Comstrat und war dessen Geschäftsführer bis 2012.

Nach dem Studium der Philosophie und Kommunikations- und Medienwissenschaften in Leipzig und Bologna wirkte Friedrich unter anderem als wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter an der TU Ilmenau, der Universität Bern, als Hochschuldozent in Vertretung von Professuren an der HTWK Leipzig und der Universität Leipzig. Danach wurde er als Professor für Journalismus und Unternehmenskommunikation an die Berliner Hochschule für Medien, Kommunikation und Wissenschaft HMKW berufen. Seit 2017 hält er den Lehrstuhl für Öffentliche Kommunikation an der Hochschule Hannover.

Forschungsschwerpunkte

Seine Forschungsschwerpunkte sind Kommunikationswissenschaft, Kommunikationsphilosophie, Trendforschung, Digitalisierung und Alltag, Medien und Bildung, Gender- und Medien, Mediensport.

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NBA News: Derek Fisher Continues to Weigh Options in Free Agency
Lakers News: Dwight Howard Will Not Be Ready for Training Camp
The biggest surprise at the NBA trade deadline on March 15 last season was the Los Angeles Lakers trading five-time NBA champion Derek Fisher to the Houston Rockets in exchange for forward Jordan Hill. The move came out of nowhere with no one foreseeing the Lakers moving Fisher before the deadline despite talk of the team looking for an upgrade at the point guard position.
As of result of the trade, Fisher agreed to a buyout with the Houston Rockets and became a free agent. Shortly after hitting free agency, Fisher agreed to terms with the Oklahoma City Thunder to play behind up-and-comer Russell Westbrook.
After losing to the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals, Fisher became a free agent once again with an uncertain future ahead. There was talk of Fisher returning to the Lakers, but won't be able to sign with the team again until March 15, 2013 due to the rules in the new CBA (Collective Bargaining Agreement).
With Fisher's return to the Lakers unlikely, the consensus has been that he'd find a backup role with another title contending team with a one-year deal.
Apparently, the search for a new team isn't going all that well for Fisher according to Sam Amick of SI.com:
"Fisher, according to a source close to him, turned down an opportunity to join Chicago before the Bulls signed Nate Robinson to back up Kirk Hinrich. But he now finds himself in a similar situation to Martin.
"Does he sign on with a non-contender (say, New Orleans, Milwaukee, Cleveland or Charlotte) for the minimum, or wait it out until mid- or late-season and jump on someone's championship-bound train? And if the ideal situation never arises, is there a chance the 38-year-old calls it a career and retires? We shall see."
It's seems as though retirement may be drawing near for the veteran guard as teams appear to have little interest in the former Lakers star. It'd be hard to imagine Fisher playing on a second tier team after some many consecutive years of competing for titles with the Lakers and last season with the Thunder.
Even though Fisher may ultimately decide to call it a career, the window of opportunity isn't closed yet as there remains a chance he'll land with a new team before next season. A return to the Lakers is highly unlikely, but possibly not out of the question if he remains unsigned and hasn't officially retired heading towards March of next year.
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The End of the Legion of Boom Era Marks the Beginning of a New One
By: Karley Sibert | March 21, 2019 February 21, 2021
The realism of 2019 free agency has hit as a slew of players have signed with their new teams. It's also a bit of a bittersweet time for Seattle fans as the Seahawks have said goodbye to the last remaining member of the Legion of Boom.
Inevitably, it was going to happen at some point, but fans would rather believe it would come in part due to retirement rather than free agency.
End of the Legion of Boom Marks A New Era
They Made an Everlasting Impression
Fans will remember Richard Sherman, Earl Thomas, and Kam Chancellor as the most notable, and prominent, members of the Legion of Boom. Others such as Brandon Browner, Walter Thurmond, Byron Maxwell, and Jeremy Lane came and went over time.
The L.O.B was only one part to the Seahawks empowering defense. With credit due to Pete Carroll and former defensive coordinator Dan Quinn, they built a defense that has been regarded as one of the best in NFL history. Alongside the L.O.B, the Seahawks defense consisted of other star players such as Bobby Wagner, Bruce Irvin, K.J. Wright, Malcolm Smith, Cliff Avril, and Michael Bennett. This defense was credited for the Seahawks successful 2013 season and Super Bowl win over the Denver Broncos.
The greatest part about the L.O.B is that two of it's most memorable players, Chancellor and Sherman, were drafted in the fifth rounds of the 2010 and 2011 draft, respectively. Two of the greatest defensive players in Seahawks and most likely NFL history were passed on by all 32 teams a handful of times.
When Sherman decided to leave the team after the 2017 season, it was clear the Legion of Boom was coming to an end in more ways than one. It was also Kam Chancellor's final season after sustaining a neck injury in week 10 that same year. To make matters worse, it also became Avril's final season due to a similar neck injury.
March 13, 2019 marked the official end of the Legion of Boom after Earl Thomas signed a four-year contract with the Baltimore Ravens. Even after some questionable incidents with Thomas, fans were quick to thank him for his accomplishments with the team.
What The Future Holds for the Seahawks Defense
With Earl Thomas' departure, it really marks the end of an era for Seattle's defense. But it also marks the beginning of a new one. Seattle may no longer have their Legion of Boom, but they do have a new prominent group of young rising stars on the defensive side of the ball.
In 2018, the defense didn't need to overwork themselves to salvage the season because Seattle's offense had successfully established a ground-and-pound philosophy they so desperately needed since Marshawn Lynch's (short-lived) retirement. Even so, Bobby Wagner, Bradley McDougald, and Shaquill Griffin combined for over 205 total tackles. Frank Clark and Jarran Reed together had 23.5 sacks and McDougald and Griffin combined for five interceptions. This alone should have fans excited for the future of football in Seattle. It leaves the door wide open for the defense's success in 2019 and beyond.
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