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Kendall Rogers | D1Baseball.com | February 4, 2020
Texas A&M baseball: Complete 2020 projected lineup and preseason grade
The 2020 college baseball season, previewed
With Texas A&M baseball being a perennial success on the mound, the offense needed a change this past fall. Coach Rob Childress identified that gap and hired Southern Mississippi's Chad Caillet to run the offense, and with that positive addition, the Aggies take the No. 20 ranking in D1Baseball.com's preseason top 25.
Last year, Texas A&M was sent home in the regional round by Duke, scoring just one run in the elimination game.
Below are a few facts to consider when breaking down the 2020 Texas A&M team:
2019 record: 39-23 (16-13 SEC)
RPI: 15
Coach (record at school): Rob Childress (577–304–3 in 14 seasons)
Ballpark: Blue Bell Park (7,000)
Postseason history: 35 regionals (active streak: 13), 6 CWS trips (last in 2017)
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In this preview of Texas A&M's 2020 season, we've graded the Aggies in each characteristic of the game: Hitting, power, speed, defense, starting pitching, bullpen and experience/intangibles. But before we begin, let's present our projected lineup for Texas A&M in 2020.
Texas A&M's projected lineup
C Mikey Hoehner, Sr. .292/.381/.380 3 30 2
1B Hunter Coleman, Sr. .244/.390/.537 5 18 1
2B Ty Coleman, So. .241/.301/.340 5 33 1
3B Bryce Blaum, Jr. .292/.374/.474 6 47 9
SS Logan Sartori, Jr. TRANSFER--Hutchinson (Kan.) CC
LF Rody Barker, Jr. TRANSFER--New Mexico CC
CF Ray Alejo, Sr. GR TRANSFER--UCF
RF Zach Deloach .200/.318/.349 3 16 1
DH Cam Blake, Sr. .260/.324/.349 1 26 7
Texas A&M's projected weekend rotation/closer
SP #1 Asa Lacy, Jr. 8-4 2.13 88.2 130 43 0
SP #2 Christian Roa, Jr. 3-2 3.56 48 46 11 1
SP #3 Chris Weber, So. 4-1 3.18 65 78 20 0
Closer Moo Menefee, So. 3-2 3.75 36 51 14 0
Grading the Aggies: Just as scouts grade prospects using the 20-80 scouting scale, we use a 20-80 scale to evaluate teams in our top 25. A score of 50 in each category is average, relative to a typical NCAA tournament team; 55 is slightly above-average; 60 is above-average (plus); 70 is well above-average (plus-plus); 80 is top of the scale, historically strong. Accordingly, 45 is fringe-average or slightly below-average; 40 is below-average; 30 is well below-average; and 20 is the extreme in that direction.
To say the Aggies struggled at the plate last season would be an understatement. At one point late in the season, A&M almost no-hit two teams in the SEC tournament and still managed to lose both games. Craziness, indeed.
With Will Bolt heading to Nebraska as head coach in the offseason, the Aggies had an opportunity to bring in an additional offensive mind, and they did just that with long-time Southern Miss assistant Chad Caillet, who has an excellent reputation in the southern half of the country.
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A&M finished last season with a .251 average, so there's only one way to go, and that's up.
Bryce Blaum and Mikey Hoehner are primed to have strong 2020 campaigns after finishing the 2019 season with .292 averages, respectively, while Cam Blake (.260) and Zach Deloach (.200) are two guys who struggled last season but who were either terrific this past summer or in the fall. Blake brings senior leadership to the batter's box, while Deloach has recently shown huge upside.
Hunter and Ty Coleman should be better. Ty generated some power as a freshman last season, but as with many young bats in the SEC, he struggled at times, too.
UCF graduate transfer Ray Alejo gives the Aggies some big-time speed atop the lineup, while junior college transfers Logan Sartori and Rody Barker each hit in the fall and give the Aggies reason for confidence.
Mason Corbett could be a sleeper to watch. Though he's not listed as a starter for the Aggies, he had a terrific fall at the plate. He'll likely get plenty of opportunities to make an impact early in the season.
The Aggies weren't an overly powerful team last season, but there's a decent chance they'll generate more power this spring.
They lose a good power producer in Braden Shewmake, but return a hard-hitting guy in Blaum, who finished last season with nine doubles and nine home runs. Hoehner has gap and home run power, while the Coleman brothers (Ty and Hunter) both have the ability to generate some power — especially Hunter.
Junior college transfer Rody Barker and Cam Blake should hit for power, while Deloach could be the X-factor. Deloach struggled last season but had a terrific summer at the Cape Cod League with a solid average and power generation. If he can pan out as expected, that's a game changer for the Aggies.
The Aggies should have a bit more speed than they did last season, but that's not saying too much.
A&M welcomes back its top base stealing threat in Blaum, who finished last season with 17 stolen bases. The Aggies didn't have anyone else with double digit stolen bases last season, but that doesn't mean there's not at least some speed present.
One guy to watch from a base-stealing standpoint is graduate transfer Alejo. Alejo might have some swing and miss in his bat but possesses electrifying speed that should allow him to be a versatile hitter and premier defender.
Cam Blake can run a little bit, while shortstop Logan Sartori is an athletic guy the Aggies expect to create some opportunities on the bases.
So, once again, this A&M team isn't filled with burners. But there are more speed opportunities than there was last season.
The Aggies struggled from a defensive standpoint at times last season, but the unit should be better this spring.
Behind the plate, Hoehner gives the Aggies a veteran presence, Blaum or Sartori will man the third base/shortstop positions. Right now, we'd give the edge to Sartori, who reminds the Aggies coaching staff of former middle infielder Michael Helman. However, they are more than comfortable with Blaum up the middle, too. Ty Coleman shifts from third to second, where he's more comfortable from a defensive standpoint, while Deloach and Alejo spearhead what is an athletic and solid outfield. Alejo's addition gives the Aggies a guy who can track down pretty much anything out in center field.
Whereas the defense was a lability at times in the past, the unit should be much improved this season.
The Aggies have several terrific options from a starting standpoint, but the rotation is headlined by one of the best in the business in lefty Asa Lacy and hard-nosed righty Christian Roa.
Lacy is one of the nation's premier prospects and is expected to have another dominant campaign. He will sit anywhere from 92-96 and up to 97 mph with his fastball, while attacking hitters with a high quality 83-85 mph changeup. He also possesses a pair of effective breaking balls in the 77-81 mph range. There have been times in the past when command was an issue with Lacy. But if he can get that under control, the sky is the limit.
Roa is a definite breakout candidate for the Aggies. He put together a solid 2019 campaign but showed better and harder stuff during the fall. Roa can pitch backwards with his 85-86 mph changeup, 82-84 mph slider and 79-80 mph curveball, while the fastball has gotten better, sitting more 91-94 and up to 95 mph during the fall. Roa should have a strong season if he emulates what he did in the fall.
"The team's grown from week one to the last we had, a substantial amount. It's cool to see the progress..."@Brycecolin3 on the team's progression through the fall grind.#FamilyF1rst | #GigEm pic.twitter.com/VQX2ae3dZ9
— Texas A&M Baseball (@AggieBaseball) November 4, 2019
The final spot in the rotation is still up for grabs despite sophomore left-hander Chris Weber being the projected starter. Weber blossomed down the stretch last season and dazzled at the SEC tournament. He's gotten in better shape physically and will sit 88-91 and up to 92 mph with his fastball, along with feel for four pitches. He changes speeds well and has a mature approach on the mound.
Chandler Jozwiak, a left hander, sits 88-91 and up to 92 mph at times with the fastball. Jozwiak was more of an 87-89 mph arm last season, but he showed more velocity during fall workouts. He also possesses a sweeping slider that can give hitters fits.
Meanwhile, keep an eye on sophomore lefty Jonathan Childress. Childress is still coming back from Tommy John surgery early last season but is progressing well. Childress will sit 88-92 and up to 93 mph with his fastball, along with a quality big breaking curveball. He's also developed feel for the changeup.
Just like the starting rotation, the Aggies have plenty of intriguing options from a bullpen standpoint.
The two headliners at the backend will be left-hander Moo Menefee and right-hander Bryce Miller, while another lefty, Jozwiak, will be in the mix, too, assuming he doesn't land a starting job, as discussed above.
As for Menefee, he's a hard-nosed guy who is perfect for the closer role. He'll sit anywhere from 90-93 mph with his fastball, along with a put-away slider and much-improved change. Meanwhile, Miller has gotten crisper with his secondary stuff, while the fastball continues to be a weapon, sitting anywhere from 91-94 and up to 95 mph at times.
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Two more returning arms to watch include lefty Dustin Saenz and right-hander Jake Nelson. Saenz needs to go out and prove it, but he has good stuff with a fastball sitting 92-93 mph along with a quality breaking ball, while Nelson was a little raw early last season with a fastball up to 95 mph. But his stuff has gotten better with the breaking ball becoming a better pitch.
Two newcomers to watch out of the pen are righties Cam Wynne and Evan Vanek. Wynne is a physical 6-foot-5, 225-pounder, who was up to 93-95 mph with his fastball in the fall. There's upside there, while Vanek sits 90-93 mph and up to 94 with his fastball which has some sink. He also has a quality slider.
The Aggies have plenty of experience with this group, though they have plenty of new faces from a positional standpoint. However, it welcomes back several experienced pieces.
Mikey Hoehner is a leader and stable backstop, while Bryce Blaum is a heart and soul type who returns to help anchor the infield again this season. In the outfield, Zach Deloach is an experienced guy and Cam Blake, who will split time between the outfield and designated hitter, is another seasoned bat and a senior. There's also speedy outfielder Ray Alejo, who joined the program as a graduate transfer from UCF.
The pitching staff is loaded with experience, too. Sophomore lefty Chris Weber pitched in some huge spots last season, while Asa Lacy and Christian Roa are battle-tested and hard-nosed pitchers. Lacy gives the Aggies a chance to win every Friday night.
In addition to A&M's usual success on the mound, it'll be fascinating to see what kind of impact new hitting coach Chad Caillet makes on the offense. Caillet had tons of success offensively at Southern Miss, but he now tries to turn around a struggling A&M offense.
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Refugee claimants in the U.S. will have limited time to seek asylum in Canada before a controversial agreement comes into effect requiring them to seek a safe haven in the first country they reach.
The move could decrease the number of refugee claims in Canada by as much as one-third, and has already prompted anxiety at refugee shelters in Buffalo, N.Y., and at other locations along the U.S.-Canada border.
The regulation, known as the Safe Third Country Agreement, was announced in December, 2001, by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and then-deputy prime minister John Manley, as part of the "smart border" plan drafted in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
However, while Canada passed its regulations in October, 2002, the U.S. stalled until yesterday when officials in Washington finally followed suit.
"The agreement will be implemented after the public has had an opportunity to comment on the proposed rule over the next (months), the comments are reviewed . . . and the Departments of Homeland Security and Justice each issue an interim or final rule," Eduardo Aguirre, director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said yesterday.
"The agreement will enhance the orderly handling of refugee claims and reflect our humanitarian tradition, but also signals that we are dealing harshly with those who would abuse our generosity," said Jean-Pierre Morin, a spokesman for Citizenship and Immigration Canada.
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Huge congratulations to everyone who organised and took part in the Dulwich Village Easter egg hunt competition.
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Virtual Storytime with Liberation Station
Friday, June 19, 2020 | Noon
Coming to you from the beautiful NCMA galleries we all miss so much, Victoria Scott-Miller of Liberation Station bookstore offers a series of readings and book recommendations for young people and their families, pollinating positivity while using art and literature to build bridges. The first installment of this new monthly program is available on YouTube.
Scott-Miller's recommendations for Juneteenth:
• Words with Wings: A Treasury of African-American Poetry and Art by Belinda Rochelle
• Freedom over Me by Ashley Bryan
"When I think of Juneteenth and after viewing Stacey Lynn Waddell's piece The Gulf Stream (After Winslow Homer), the first thoughts that come to mind are displacement of freedom, one that is everywhere but nowhere at all, and how celebration ignites an opportunity to reclaim our joy, our hope, and ultimately the displaced freedom. When this is truly found from within, we are able to manifest and harness our wildest dreams, the dreams that are often placed in back pockets or hidden in our minds."—Victoria Scott-Miller, owner of Liberation Station
Liberation Station is a local independent bookstore in Durham, North Carolina, that believes in making representation accessible and amplifying Black voices. We take a leadership role in the African American community by promoting reading, writing, and cultural awareness as tools to improve self-esteem, self-love, and ultimately our communities by enriching the lives of children. Liberation Station specializes in the pop-up market concept, carrying a vast selection of books written for, by, or about people of the African diaspora. We believe that history was made for you to write your own story.
Victoria Scott-Miller is the owner of Liberation Station. She is an innovator, liberation strategist, and literacy advocate. She believes there is power in the community and creates initiatives that make her fluent in the language of legacy building, generational safekeeping, and historical guardianship. She has worked as a buyer and bookstore manager, with specializations in children's, antiquarian, and rare books. She is a member of the American Bookseller Association and the founder of The Getaway, a program that connects with the hotel industry to provide micro-residencies for published authors of color while building an accessible nationwide platform for people of color throughout the publishing industry to connect with and promote each other.
"As the community begins to change and the narratives, history, and intention are at risk of being rewritten; our goal is to give a child of color an ounce of territory and assurance that they are and will remain the protagonist in their own stories."—Victoria Scott-Miller, owner of Liberation Station

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When Beneteau launched its Sense range almost eight years ago, it introduced the sailing world to an entirely new concept of what a large sailing yacht could be and do. She was designed to be a cruising yacht for all horizons — equally at ease on the open ocean as well as bays and inlets and more than ready to handle anything from a casual day cruise to months-long expeditions. Since then, this range of luxury cruisers has become known for their drama-free, low-heel angle sailing characteristics as well as no-compromise livable design.
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Where Sense really shines is her abundance of space inside and out. Above deck, it seems somehow inappropriate to refer to her helm as a cockpit. Rather, it's more like a veranda complete with a semi-rigid bimini for shade, a topside galley for entertaining and an electronically activated hydraulic transom for access to the water. She boasts plenty of elbowroom as well as comfortable seating for entertaining guests or showing off your sailing prowess. From topside, it's only three shallow steps down to the open and airy galley, saloon and luxurious staterooms featuring ensuite heads with separate showers all located far forward away from the engines and cockpit to provide quiet, restful quarters.
The Sense 51 provides one surprise after another. Her low profile hull makes for stable handling and livable space normally found only on much larger boats. Her Nauta designed interior is filled with natural light from large windows creating a catamaran-like environment for living and entertaining. Seaworthiness and simplicity are her watchwords. Overall, the Sense 51 is about as well balanced as a mid-sized cruiser can get.
The Sense 57 is the queen of the range and is a full-on adventure seeker. She's a fast, highly maneuverable sailing yacht no matter what the weather has in store with a huge cockpit and clever deck plan. Her main saloon and galley, trimmed in a choice of Alpi Walnut or Alpi Mat Light Oak, are bathed in ambient light from large windows lining her port and starboard sides. Forward, you'll find three spacious cabins including an opulent master suite for total relaxation at sea.
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Wi-Fi Inspector or Smart Scan in Avast Antivirus may have detected that your PC is vulnerable or has been subjected to the DoublePulsar attack which is used by WannaCry ransomware and other malicious threats. This means that your PC is running an outdated version of the Windows File and Printer Sharing service (SMB), which contains a vulnerability known as EternalBlue. The vulnerability can be resolved by installing the MS17-010 security update.
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Attorney Katherine J. De Lorenzo focuses her Milwaukee, WI practice on family law matters. She represents clients in paternity, divorce and legal separation actions and accepts judicial Guardian ad Litem appointments. As a family law attorney, she is qualified to address issues of property division, child custody and placement, child and family support, maintenance and domestic violence. Ms. De Lorenzo is also well versed in the various methods of alternative dispute resolution available to her clients.
Attorney De Lorenzo provides each of her clients with experience, dedication, advocacy and compassion. She works to resolve each case efficiently and respectfully, always keeping her client's best interests at the forefront.
Family law attorney De Lorenzo graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1995, receiving dual bachelor of arts degrees in Psychology and Women's Studies. Ms. De Lorenzo spent the next ten years gaining invaluable legal work experience, first as a family law paralegal and then as an intellectual property paralegal.
In 2007, she graduated from Marquette University Law School . While attending law school, Ms. De Lorenzo volunteered for the Task Force on Family Violence restraining order clinic and became trained as a small claims mediator. Her interest in dispute resolution was enhanced by participation in several mediation competitions, including the International Chamber of Commerce Commercial Mediation competition in Paris, France and the American Bar Association Representation in Mediation competition in Washington D.C.
Ms. De Lorenzo is a member of the American Bar Association, State Bar of Wisconsin, the Justinian Society of Lawyers, the Divorce Cooperation Institute, the Collaborative Family Law Council of Wisconsin, the Eastern District of Wisconsin Bar Association, and the Milwaukee and Waukesha County Bar Associations.
Ms. De Lorenzo was voted a Super Lawyers "Rising Star" in 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012. She was recognized as a Super Lawyer in 2013 and 2014.


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Rembrandt Self Portraits, Louvre
Rembrandt portrait of the artist at his easel
This is part of a series I am doing on the Louvre, stuff I really love. There is so much art at the Louvre this is an endless task, but at least I am giving it a try. The portrait above was done in 1660 (he died in 1669), late in his life titled "Portrait of the Artist at his Easel."
Having achieved youthful success as a portrait painter, Rembrandt's later years were marked by personal tragedy and financial hardships. Yet his etchings and paintings were popular throughout his lifetime, his reputation as an artist remained high, and for twenty years he taught many important Dutch painters. Rembrandt's greatest creative triumphs are exemplified especially in his portraits of his contemporaries, self-portraits and illustrations of scenes from the Bible. His self-portraits form a unique and intimate biography, in which the artist surveyed himself without vanity and with the utmost sincerity.
It wasn't until the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, when scholars studied Rembrandt's oeuvre as a whole, that it was discovered how very many times the artist had portrayed himself. The number is still a matter of contention, but it seems he depicted himself in approximately forty to fifty extant paintings, about thirty-two etchings, and seven drawings. It is an output unique in history; most artists produce only a handful of self-portraits, if that. And why Rembrandt did this is one of the great mysteries of art history.
Rembrandt may have used his own face because the model was cheap, but perhaps he was killing two birds with one stone. The art-buying public–which now included people from many walks of life, not only aristocratic or clerical patrons, as in the past–went for etchings of famous people, including artists. By using himself as the model for these and other studies, Rembrandt was making himself into a recognizable celebrity at the same time that he gave the public strikingly original and expressive tronies. The wide dissemination of these and other prints was important in establishing Rembrandt's reputation as an artist.
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Mobile operators in India have long focused on voice services and new customer acquisition. I have long argued that this strategy has severe limitations since voice pricing can and has to be matched by everyone else. Thus, all it does is give one a fleeting advantage in the marketplace, and that too, for the lower part of the subscriber pyramid.
The real value lies in the 100 million subscriber base at the top of the pyramid. These subscribers want more than just voice. Their data needs have not been fully addressed by the operator portals and VAS services. The result is that VAS in India is still at 10% of revenue, with half of that being accounted by P2P SMS.
In other emerging markets (Latin America, China), VAS is at over 20%. If India can double the contribution of VAS, it can add another Rs 10,000 cr to the operators, with very high margins. This can offset the declining revenues from voice and SMS.
This is easier said than done. Operators, historically, have focused on the voice component. Making the shift to thinking non-voice and data is not going to be easy. In my view, the ones who can make this transition are the ones who will emerge stronger from the ongoing and coming battles.
So, what steps can the Indian mobile operators take?
We are seeing different problem in other part of the world, .. heaviest data users, saying that 40 percent of AT&T's data traffic came from just 3 percent of its smartphone customers.
If that is the case in US then serving 100 million top of the pyramid subscribers with non voice is going to be big challenge for Indian mobile operators.


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USNS Range Recoverer (T-AG-161/T-AGM-2/YFRT-524) was a missile range instrumentation ship responsible for providing radar and/or telemetry track data on missiles launched from American launch sites.

She was built during World War II as U.S. Army U.S. Army FS-278, and was acquired by the U.S. Navy in 1960 as miscellaneous auxiliary and was converted into a missile tracking ship. She continued her missile tracking until being placed out of service in 1972, at which time she was reclassified range tender YFRT-524, and eventually sold for scrap in 1974. However, she avoided the scrapyards and served as a fishing vessel until at least 2016.

U.S. Army
FS-278 was built for the Army in 1944, by the Wheeler Shipbuilding Corp., Whitestone, New York. FS-278 was a Coast Guard-crewed Army vessel commissioned at New York on 25 November 1944 departing New York on 17 December 1944, for the Southwest Pacific where she operated at Peleliu, Palawan, etc. during the war. Command transferred to LT A. W. Engle, USCGR on 25 June 1945. From 28 August until 20 September FS-278 transported General Douglas MacArthur's defense planning staff for the Philippine Islands. She was decommissioned 3 October 1945.

U.S. Navy
The ship was acquired by the Navy in April 1960; converted by Pacific Ship Repair, San Francisco, California; and placed in service with the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) as T-AG-161 on 22 June 1960.

Missile tracking activities
Named Range Recoverer on 12 July, she reported to the Navy's Pacific Missile Range in August 1960. At the time Navy had command and control authority over nearly all Vandenberg Air Force Base launches and the range. On 27 November she was reclassified a missile range instrumentation ship and designated T-AGM-2. She is equipped with telemetry, data processing and radio instruments as well as recovery facilities to retrieve nose cones.

Manned by a Civil Service crew of the Military Sea Transportation Service, Range Recoverer served first as a telemetry and recovery ship on the Pacific Missile Range where she launched, tested, and evaluated the Regulus missile. In July 1962 Range Recoverer shifted to Little Creek, Virginia, to support the NASA facility at Wallops Island, Virginia. NASA technical party operators used on board equipment, including helix antennas, data recording systems and a communications suite with direction finders to locate and recover payloads. There she replaced two T-1 tankers, Dumont and Whitlock, damaged during a storm.

Since that time, into 1970, Range Recoverer operated out of Little Creek primarily between Wallops Island and the splash down area near Bermuda.

Other services provided
During the mid-sixties the ship traveled to Greece for coordinated research on a solar eclipse and was visited by the Greek royal family. NASA, assisting other government agencies, has also loaned Range Recoverer to the Virginia Institute of Marine Science and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, to conduct oceanographic surveys off the coast of Virginia.

Final disposition
Range Recoverer was placed out-of-service in 1972 and reclassified as range tender YFRT-524. She was struck from the Navy List (unknown date) and sold for scrap 1 November 1974.

Despite being sold for scrap, Range Recoverer remained extant until at least 2016 as the Virginia-based fishing vessel Reedville.

Footnotes

See also
 Missile Range Instrumentation Ship

References

 NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive - T-AG-161 / T-AGM-2 / YFRT-524 Range Recoverer

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37 Peruvian Jews move to Israel to flee COVID-19 and street riots
Posted June 15, 2020 / Marcus M. Gilban, JTA
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(JTA) — A group of 37 members of the Peruvian Jewish community flew to Israel on a special charter flight amid high rates of COVID-19 in their native country and street riots that have broken out as a result of a scarcity of food and medical supplies.
The group landed at Israel's Ben Gurion Airport on Friday and, like all other newcomers, was forced into a 14-day quarantine. The flight was organized by the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, a nonprofit that works to build support for and facilitate immigration to Israel.
The Peruvian government has imposed strict lockdowns and halted most flights. Despite that, because of the country's lagging economy, many have taken to the streets to protest and to try to leave cities such as the capital, Lima.
"We are required to stay at home as a result of the closure. From the window of our house we can see the riots happening outside," said Gabriel Shnaider Ackerman, 20, who was on the special flight and will soon enlist in the Israeli army.
Peru has the second-largest coronavirus outbreak in Latin America after Brazil, with over 200,000 confirmed cases and 5,700 deaths, according to the Peruvian Ministry of Health. Nearly half of the cases are in Lima, home to most of the country's 2,000-strong Jewish community.
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Photography in general can quickly become a rabbit hole of sunken costs as the photographer strives for the very best in image quality, and in no genre is that more true than astrophotography. Gear is important in this genre, and using the best lens for astrophotography that you have available can make a huge difference to your images.
I'm a big believer in Ansel Adams' famous old quote:
" The most important component of a camera is twelve inches behind it."
Indeed, the skill, knowledge, and creativity of the photographer trumps all when it comes to photography, but sometimes even that isn't enough. In astrophotography you're trying to capture things that are almost invisible to the naked eye, and that means that you sometimes have to push your equipment to it's limits.
It goes without saying that the higher those limits are, the more options that become available to you. Simply put: The better your equipment is, the more potential you have to capture some truly stunning astrophotography.
All of your equipment is important in astrophotography, with everything from your remote shutter release to your camera body playing an important role. However, the lens you use is undoubtedly one of the biggest factors in how your image of the night sky turns out.
Here, we'll be discussing the options you have when it comes to selecting a lens for your astrophotography.
It doesn't matter whether you're shooting the night sky with a Canon, Nikon, Sony, or Fuji, we've got lens options for all of them!
Top Lens for Astrophotography What is It by Editors
Samyang SYXP14-C XP 14mm f/2.4 High Speed Wide Angle Lens for Canon EF with Built-in AE...
14mm F1.8 DG HSM Art
SAMYANG 10mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS CS Manual Focus Lens Micro Four Thirds Mount
Irix Blackstone 15mm f/2.4-22 Ultra Wide Angle Lens with Built-In Chip for Nikon EF...
Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L III USM Lens (International Model) with Cleaning Kit and Filter...
Canon RF 15-35mm F2.8 L IS USM
NIKON NIKKOR Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S Ultra-Wide Angle Zoom Lens for Nikon Z Mirrorless Cameras
Sony FE 12-24mm F2.8 G Master Full-Frame Constant-Aperture Ultra-Wide Zoom Lens...
Tokina FIRIN 20mm F2 AF for Sony FE Mount Black
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Samyang F2.4 XP AE 14 mm Manual Focus Lens for Canon
Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8 DG HSM Art Lens for Canon EF with Cleaning Kit, Full Size Tripod, and...
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Best Focal Length for Astrophotography
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Rokinon / Samyang 14mm f/2.8 IF ED UMC
Irix 15mm f/2.4 (Blackstone or Firefly)
Sigma 20mm f/1.4 DG HSM
Rokinon / Samyang 24mm f/1.4 ED AS UMC
Best Zoom Lenses for Astrophotography
Tamron 15-30mm f/2.8 Di VC USD
Tokina AT-X 11-16mm f/2.8 DXII
Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8 ED
Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM
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It's always difficult to recommend a 'best' of anything in a medium as fluid and creative as photography, but for astrophotography I do have some very strong recommendations.
One of these is focal length. If you're just starting out in astrophotography I strongly suggest that you look towards the wider end of the spectrum. It's very difficult to get a usable image of the night sky with telephoto lenses, and considering most photographers are aiming to show off as many stars as possible a wide-angle lens is a natural fit.
How wide though? Well, alongside your standard zoom lens (such as the 18-55mm on APS-C cameras and the 24-70mm on full frame cameras) I would recommend picking up a super wide prime lens. We've already discussed the benefits of using prime lenses, and all of these translate perfectly into astrophotography too. Especially the section on aperture.
In addition to being able to pick up a lens with a very wide aperture, you also want a shorter focal length to fit more of the beautiful night sky in. Not only that, but using the rule of 500 ( see here) you can use longer shutter speeds without causing the stars to trail.
All this being said, it is possible to get great astrophotography images with a longer focal length. For example, using a 50mm prime lens and shooting a series of images to stitch into a panorama is one way to do this.
As we know from the Exposure Triangle, the wider the aperture in your lens the more light it will let through to the sensor.
In a field where you need as much light as possible, but also constrained on shutter speed due to star trailing, this ability to open your aperture up is incredibly useful.
This is an area where prime lenses shine. You can pick up a wide angle prime lens with a wide aperture for peanuts compared to their zoom equivalents, which at least takes some of the cost out of a potentially expensive hobby!
Simply taking the f/number doesn't tell the whole story though. There's also the clear aperture size to consider. This is a physical measurement of the lens opening. Warning: Numbers coming up.
So, the clear aperture size is the aperture size divided by the focal length of the lens. The higher the result, the better our signal to noise ratio, which results in overall better image quality. Let's take a look at a couple of examples:
50mm f/1.8 lens has a clear aperture of 27.7mm (50 / 1.8 = 27.7).
14mm f/2.8 lens has a clear aperture of 5mm.
24mm f/1.8 lens has a clear aperture of 13.3mm.
Lenses with a bigger clear aperture will gather more light from the same portion of sky, on account of their physically larger aperture. This results in more detail being captured.
However, the trade off comes when you have to start shortening exposure times due to the longer focal length. For example, the 50mm lens above can only realistically go to 10 seconds exposure time on a full frame camera, whereas a 14mm f/2.8 lens can go up to 36 seconds.
The result? The 14mm f/2.8 is a slightly better lens for astrophotography than the 50mm f/1.8.
You just need to remember that picking a lens is all about the tradeoff between clear aperture, focal length (and therefore exposure time), and image quality.
So, by looking into the previous two sections we know that the best starter lens for astrophotography is a relatively wide-angle lens with as big a clear aperture as possible.
That's narrowed it down significantly, but there are still plenty of options to consider. Let's take a look at some of the best lens options on offer:
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Rokinon FE14M-C 14mm F2.8 Ultra Wide Lens for Canon (Black)
Ultra wide-angle 14mm lens with an approximately 90° angle of view using an APS-C camera, for dramatic effects
Lens has a minimum focusing distance of 0.9' (28 cm) for enhanced close-up shots. Lens includes a built-in petal-type lens hood.Do not soak the lens in water, and avoid water splashing onto the lens
Lens Mount Availability - Nikon, Sony E Mount, Samsung NX, Pentax KAF, Sony A, Canon EOS, Sony Alpha, Minolta AF, Olympus 4/3rds, Pentax K SMC-F, Canon EF, Sony FE
Max Shutter Speed (using Rule of 500) - 35 seconds
Autofocus - No
Full Frame Compatible - Yes
Clear Aperture Size - 5mm
Irix Firefly 15mm f/2.4-22 Ultra Wide Angle Lens with...
Neutrino coating for minimum ghosting, CA and flare
Features built-in chip for auto metering with Canon DSLR cameras
Lens Mount Availability - Nikon F, Canon EF, Pentax K
Clear Aperture Size - 6.25mm
Sigma 20mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art Lens for Nikon F DSLR Cameras +...
Lens Mount Availability - Nikon F, Sigma SA, Canon EF, Sony E
Autofocus - Yes
Clear Aperture Size - 14.3mm
Rokinon 24mm F/1.4 Aspherical Wide Angle Lens for Canon...
Aperture range of f/14 ~22; Manual Focus Maximum Diameter: 330"(83mm), Length: 384"(975mm)
Constructed of 13 elements in 12 groups (2 apspherical lenses)
Lens Mount Availability - Nikon F, Sony E, Samsung NX, Pentax KAF, Sony A, CAnon EOS, Sony Alpha, Minolta AF, Olympus 4/3rds, Pentax K SMC-F, Canon EF, Sony FE
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Tamron AFA012N700 SP 15-30mm f/2.8 Di VC USD Wide-Angle Lens...
Vibration Compensation for sharper images
Maximum diameter: 98.4mm.Minimum Focus Distance : 11 in(028m), Focal Length : 15-30 mm
Lens Mount Availability - Nikon F, Canon EF, Sony A
Tokina AT-X 116 PRO DX-II 11-16mm f/2.8 Lens for Canon Mount
USA Version. 3 Year Tokina Warranty included. Intended for sale within the USA.
Aperture Range: f/2.8 to f/22 Designed for Cameras with APS-C Sensors.
Lens Mount Availability - Nikon F, Canon EF, Sony Alpha
Full Frame Compatible - No
Focal Length Range: 14 -24 millimeter
Minimum focus distance 0.9 feet. (0.28 meter), minimum f/stop 22
Lens Mount Availability - Nikon F
Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L ll USM Zoom Lens for Canon EF...
16 35mm ultra wide angle zoom lens with f/2.8 maximum aperture
3 high precision aspherical lens elements produce superior image quality, Closest focusing distance: 0.92 feet
Lens Mount Availability - Canon EF
Deciding which lens to actually purchase depends a lot on your situation. Do you have a large budget or are you looking for a more wallet friendly solution? Is autofocus important to you? Could you kill two birds with one stone and buy a lens to use in other areas of your photography as well?
Hopefully the list below should lead you in the right direction:
Best Budget Lens for Astrophotography - Rokinon / Samyang 14mm f/2.8 IF ED UMC
Best Zoom Lens for Astrophotography - Tamron 15-30mm f/2.8 Di VC USD
Best Mid-Range Astrophotography Lens - Irix 15mm f/2.4 Blackstone
Overall Best Lens for Astrophotography - Rokinon / Samyang 24mm f/1.4 Aspherical
That's right, our overall winner isn't the most expensive lens! The Rokinon 24mm f/1.4 offers better image quality than its 14mm f/2.8 little brother, as well as a wider aperture. In addition, the clear aperture is impressively large at just over 17mm, while retaining a short enough focal length for a 20 second exposure.
This lens is absolutely the best balance between image quality, astrophotography suitability, and affordability.
Astrophotography is a genre of photography that can be taken as far as your wallet allows. The sky is the limit, literally.
You can spend tens of thousands of dollars on telescopes, adaptors, star trackers, and all manner of things and delve into an entire new subset of photography. Buying a more suitable lens could be all you ever need to fulfil your astrophotography ambitions, and as you can see it can be done on a rather modest budget if you're willing to make some small sacrifices.
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Letter from the Editor 1.30.19
Fears are better processed in the Street office.
Photo: Anne Chen
By ANNABELLE WILLIAMS
Breaking news, Street readers—I actually did my homework this week. I wrote out a list of 100 fears. Turns out that when you take a class titled "The Art of Haunting," you have to get familiar with what's scary. You have to write it out and let it sit. But this assignment was starting to freak me out.
I sat at my desk and experienced that familiar but still nauseating cocktail of writer's block muddled with a splash of anxiety. I stared at a blank document and tried to write down, in no particular order, at least 100 things that scared me.
Street's managing editor Dalton and I sprawled out in The Daily Pennsylvanian office around 1 a.m. on Sunday—Monday?—night. I had a blank Google Doc open in front of me, daring me to be anxious, as if I needed an invitation. And then Dalton and I started talking.
Fast–forward to 3 a.m. We'd been shooting the shit for two hours about what scared us, Dalton pacing around the office like an old–timey therapist.
We started with the banal—feeling awkward in conversation, oversleeping.
We moved onto the Street–related, which I'll pass on sharing here.
We covered the unlikely—electroshock therapy, nuclear fallout, being buried alive.
Then on to the creature feature—spiders, cockroaches, mice, centipedes.
We talked about The Polar Express, and Dalton taught me about uncanny valley theory, which is the reason that movie scared me so much as a kid. The characters in it lived in that liminal space between real and not real, lifelike and just off–putting enough to not be.
And we touched on the really dark—mine being that my family would all die in a plane crash without me and leave me to take care of the family affairs alone.
Now the list numbers 116 and I have to print it out and give it to my professor—with a few redactions. And as helpful as this list will be in a class devoted to writing horror fiction, I think what's more important is the process of getting there.
Talking about things that scare you sucks. But talking about it with your friends isn't so bad. I'm lucky to work with mine.


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Symphony In Motion wins the Cape & Cutter Final
Friday, February 17, 2012 - from the Meadowlands Media Relations Department
East Rutherford, NJ --- Symphony In Motion caught the favorite, Higher And Higher, in the final strides to win the $63,750 Cape & Cutter Final on Friday night at the Meadowlands Racetrack.
Symphony In Motion passed an important earnings milestone on Friday by winning the Cape & Cutter Final.
Symphony In Motion drafted behind the early leader, Go On BB, and darted between horses in the stretch to prevail by a nose in 1:52.1. Ginger And Fred closed stoutly to finish third. Symphony In Motion, trained by Mark Harder, paid $7.00 to win the fourth race feature.
"It worked out perfectly," winning driver Ron Pierce said. "We buzzed out of there pretty good, fell in the two hole and followed Yannick (Gingras and Go On BB) around. We got a bit of a breather in the third quarter. (Yannick Gingras) backed things off a little and she swelled up in the hole. The horse coming first-up, Higher And Higher, just got a little tired and we were able to slip up the inside and nip her.
"I didn't think we had it because Higher And Higher is so long and tall and this mare is kind of short," Pierce continued. "I thought he (Higher And Higher's driver, Daryl Bier) had me by a couple of inches."
The victory was the first of the season for Symphony In Motion, who surpassed $1 million in career earnings. Lifetime, she is now 35-for-119. Joseph Jannuzzelli of Manalapan, N.J. bred and co-owns the 8-year-old daughter of Bettor's Delight with Carol Demarch of Springfield, N.J.
"She's toiled away for a few years and done it the hard way against open mares," Harder said about reaching the earnings milestone. "She's just such a sweetheart and a pleasure to race."
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Jamie Sue lowered her mark in winning the Tender Loving Care Final.
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Tim Tetrick steered the 3-year-old Art Major lass to a career-best 1:54 victory. Jamie Sue, trained by Mark Ford, improved her record to two wins in 18 career starts.
"She really likes a target and she got it today," Tetrick said. "I got out and she did the rest. She doesn't always pay attention. She's got an open bridle on and she looks at everything. When she finally does get in gear, she goes well.
"It made my job easier when Yannick's horse (Winning It) ran, but we got there. She's really green. She hasn't really figured out how to race yet."
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David Pawson is now an 81 year Bible teacher nearing the end of his course and he recently came to Kansas City and taught 24 60-90 minute messages over the course of a week (quite a feat for someone in their 30s, let alone someone in their 82nd year) I have the greatest respect for this saint of God and since he left I have felt compelled to write a small piece outlining my debt to him.
Not only did David's father have a great impact on my Grandfather's life, but he also became somewhat of a mentor to my own father. Giving input regarding entering the Methodist ministry, first as a lay preacher and then eventually to literally "sell the farm" and enter into full time Christian work. Although my eldest brother Wesley was born on the farm, it was not a life that I was destined for and from my earliest days I can only remember Dad being in ministry. Sometime early in his ministry Dad was chatting with the Prof about good Bible teachers in England. When talking about some of the finest teachers the Prof made a comment that shocked my Father – The Prof thought that although the men they were talking about were all fine teachers, he could think of no finer teacher than his own son David. My father had known David on and off growing up however it was not long after this that Dad started to listen regularly to the recorded talks of David coming from his church Millmead in the town of Guildford.
After the Prof died it was to David that my Father would travel for advice and biblical insight, for a brief period travelling together as part of Youth for Christ and helping launch a well-known camp in the UK called Spring Harvest. It was also in the early 80s when David suggested to my Father that a new church fellowship be planted in our hometown of Hexham. I believe around 60 people gathered in our crowded front room on that Saturday, and I remember spending some formative years as part of that fellowship. Hexham Community Church still exists http://www.hexhamcc.com.
It was only in my later teens and early twenties that the link with David began again. My parents (who had moved to several places around the UK) moved back to the North East of England and in particular to the West End of Newcastle, only a few houses away from David's childhood home. I began to listen to David's teaching., really for the first time as an "adult" I had since an early age known that the Lord has no grandchildren, only children. I needed to grow up and David's teaching amongst others was most helpful in this "growing up" process. I remember a few times when he came to visit for a cup of tea being slightly in awe. Nevertheless, I was growing in my faith and for this I thank David.
It is only in recent years that I have begun to recognize a calling on my own life to teach that my respect for this teacher has again been heightened. A few years ago he came to teach in Kansas City and stayed with Shari and I for the visit. At the close of the visit he prayed with us a couple and gave us some sound advice. He said that he had noticed all the things I was doing and noted was too busy. He told me all the things I was doing were not of the Lord because the Lord was not a hard taskmaster. He therefore told me to write down all the responsibilities I had and to ask the Lord about each of them. I had to determine if I was doing something out of faith in the Lord or not – if the Lord had not led me and it wasn't of faith it was sin… gulp.
I knew he was right. He had however highlighted something that was confirmed again and again by all the voices of spiritual authority in my life. The Lord had called me to teach. This is a frightening prospect in one respect as I recognize that the Lord holds teachers to a higher degree of judgment (James 3:1). However the other side of the coin is worse, if he calls me to teach and I disobey I am in a far worse situation.
This leads me to my final debt of gratitude to David.As I have begun to give myself to teaching more and feeling the pain of how this effects the rest of my life I have looked across the Body of Christ in the western world, in the UK and US and seen a Biblical illiteracy that alarms me. Many of the leaders in the Body of Christ are making claims that are simply not rooted in the Scriptures, this saddens me as I look around at the young men (and I highlight men particularly as I see far more spiritually mature women than men) and realize the teaching is not making true disciples of Jesus I am sad and see the urgent need for a remedy of lives that are given as true disciples.The reason I mention this is because there is one group that as I look across the Body that are truly genuine about their commitment to the scriptures and they would be the new Calvinists. People who I highly respect such as John Piper, Mark Driscoll, Tim Keller, C.J. Mahaney and my favorite Bible School teacher Sam Storms. I love these men for their commitment to the things of God found in the scriptures and truly making disciples of Jesus, however the thing that I cannot accept as Biblical is the infection of Beza's Calvinism and the five points of Calvinism outlined in the acronym TULIP. I do not wish to come down on ANY side in the Calvinist-Arminian debate, however I do want to be true to scripture and as I read the scriptures I simply cannot find those five points in scripture. The reason that I mention David is because of all the theologians that I most respect David would be in the small minority who falls on the so-called "Arminian" side. He is by no means an Open Theist as many in the Reformed camp are so easy to call any who are not Reformed in their theology. But he is dedicated to preaching the scripture and not a human construct and for this I am grateful.
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Imagine that you are invited to friend's house for dinner. You arrive and are greeted politely. You are offered a beverage and choose a glass of wine. During dinner you accept another glass of wine. There is conversation before and during dinner and the evening is overall very pleasant.
You depart thinking that you have just enjoyed a wonderful evening of friendship, food, and wine. The poor decision that you have made is to drive home after two to three glasses of wine. The impairment from the wine contributes to an horrific accident in which there are severe injuries and a fatality.
You now face criminal prosecution for vehicular manslaughter. Rightfully so.
Government in some cases refuses to even acknowledge secular options. You are not given a clear or equal choice of a secular option. You do not feel free to object because you are under the duress of criminal prosecution and sentencing. Some jurisdictions will allow a secular option, but only if a defendant objects. Some jurisdictions allow no option.
Substance abuse problems are epidemic throughout the country. If a person comes into contact with local government as a result of alcohol or drug use, you can be sure that they will be referred to a religious sobriety support program. In most cases, the referral will not mention any specific secular option. Local government's Behavioral Health Departments are entangled with religious support programs to the extent of declaring the religious program to be "the only way" to address sobriety issues.
Government should certainly have the right to order or coerce persons with substance use issues to attend support. Government does not have the right to exclusively order or coerce citizens into religious support without a clear and equal choice of a secular option. A person's choice of support should have no affect on their freedom. Secular sobriety support organizations exist throughout the U.S. but experience resistance and even refusal to be recognized by local governments and courts. Secular support organizations have difficulty growing because they are not recognized. They are not recognized partly because they have been unable to grow.
One specific challenge to this practice is occurring in Sonoma County, CA. Over the course of the last year the County has repeatedly refused requests to change county policy and language as it relates to this issue. The County has refused to offer clear and equal choice of support for county clients.
Secular sobriety support organizations in the U.S. include Women For Sobriety (WFS) www.womenforsobriety.org, LifeRing Secular Recovery lifering.org, SMART Recovery www.smartrecovery.org, Secular Organizations for Sobriety (SOS), and Rational Recovery. Most of these programs offer both face to face support meetings as well as extensive online support. Please help advocate for choice of sobriety support.
For more information, please contact Byron Kerr at liferingsr@gmail.com or 707-596-8860. For the record, I live a substance use abstinent life style after finding a secular option for support. I do not have a criminal record for substance use issues. I discovered this issue during my own journey through sobriety. See http://www.bohemian.com/northbay/step-by-step/Content?oid=2305383 for news coverage.


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IMS Health files for IPO
Rachel Landen
Healthcare information technology company IMS Health Holdings is going public.
The Danbury, Conn.-based company, which provides analytics and consulting services to more than 5,000 clients in the healthcare sector, filed Thursday with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering of $100 million. The $100 million figure is used to calculate registration fees with the SEC and could become upwards of $750 million when the deal occurs, according to IPO investment firm Renaissance Capital.
IMS Health was acquired nearly four years ago when affiliates of TPG Global, CPP Investment Board Private Holdings and Leonard Green & Partners purchased the company in a leveraged buyout for just under $6 billion. In the succeeding years, IMS Health has invested approximately $587 million in 22 acquisitions, including Seattle-based software-as-a-service company Appature and Web-based analytics company PharmaDeals.
The company plans to use the net proceeds from the IPO to repay a portion of its long-term debt, which was approximately $4.9 million when the company reported its most recent quarterly earnings as of Sept. 30, 2013, according to a release from IMS Health. For the nine months ended Sept. 30, IMS Health showed revenue of close to $1.9 billion.
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Goldman Sachs Group and Morgan Stanley are managing the IPO. IMS Health said the company plans to apply to list its common stock on the New York Stock Exchange using the symbol IMS.
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Eric Todoroff | Miami (Fla.) Athletics | July 31, 2014
Angel's homecoming
Miami native Angel Rodriguez will suit up for the Hurricanes after transferring from Kansas State.
CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- It has been two weeks since Miami basketball fans began mourning the highly publicized decision by superstar free agent LeBron James to leave Miami and return to northeast Ohio to play for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Last May, a similar homecoming occurred in Coral Gables. It lacked the same media attention as Lebron's, but it brought an impact basketball player back to his Miami roots.
Angel Rodriguez, a Puerto Rico native who moved to Miami as a teenager to pursue his dream of playing college basketball in the United States, returned to finish his collegiate career with the Miami Hurricanes. As a child, Rodriguez always imagined playing college basketball. But as he grew up and developed as a basketball player, his goals faded and the vast ocean that separated him from his dream seemingly grew larger.
In order for Puerto Rican basketball players to garner the attention of Division I coaching staffs, it is a necessary part of recruitment for the player to attend some high school in the United States. Rodriguez said the most important step of that process is having a connection and fortunately for him, he had one.
"If you don't have connections, you won't get [to the United States]," Rodriguez explained. "I was fortunate enough that I had my cousin [Javi Gonzalez] who actually played for NC State. He went to high school in Miami and in the off season he went to see me play and he liked how I played and asked me if I wanted to go to the U.S."
ANGEL RODRIGUEZ CAREER STATS
3PG%
2012-13 .361 .344 5.2 11.4
2011-12 .360 .317 3.2 8.3
Rodriguez knew he wanted to play high school basketball in Miami, but needed to speak with his mother first. After his father passed away when he was a child, Rodriguez's widowed mother raised him in Puerto Rico. He could not make a move to the United States without her approval.
After receiving his mother's blessing, Rodriguez moved to Miami and enrolled at Dr. Michael M. Krop Senior High School. He was just 15 years old and in a completely new city, but he did not have anything on his mind "other than basketball." Transitioning to the fast-paced life in Miami was a challenge. It was different than what Rodriguez was accustomed to in San Juan and his new basketball competition was unlike anything he had played against.
"Basketball here was a lot different," he said. "But, it was what I expected. I expected to play against much bigger people, more athletic. That actually gave me a lot of trouble when I got here, but I got used to it and it was normal."
The improved competition forced Rodriguez to elevate his game. As a sophomore Rodriguez started at guard on the varsity team, leading the squad in scoring and assists. He guided the team to a district title and was named first team All-Dade County by the Miami Herald. Rodriguez's sophomore campaign was the first of three that ended in all-county honors.
Following his junior season, Rodriguez was tabbed the Miami-Dade County Player of the Year. By the time he was a senior, Rodriguez was the No. 4 rated player in the state of Florida. The talented guard was averaging 23 points per game along with six assists and was garnering recruiting interest from the likes of Rick Pitino at Louisville and Billy Donovan at Florida.
Rodriguez was attracted to the program Cuban-American and Miami native Frank Martin was building at Kansas State. Martin is highly regarded in Miami basketball circles, where he began his career locally at Miami Senior High, coaching high-caliber players such as the Miami Heat's Udonis Haslem. "My high school coach had a good relationship with Frank and he always showed loved from the beginning and I built a good relationship with him," Rodriguez said, reminiscing on his recruiting trip. "I felt like I was at home. Frank is Cuban and back then I didn't know much English and it was comfortable for me to have a good relationship with my coach going that far away from home."
Rodriguez was also intrigued by the success transfer Denis Clemente had at K-State after playing at the University of Miami. Clemente was a Puerto Rican guard from Miami and the system the Wildcats played was something Rodriguez looked forward to becoming a part of.
As a freshman, Rodriguez made an immediate impact in Manhattan, starting in 17 games including the team's two NCAA tournament contests. As quickly as Rodriguez defined his role at K-State, he was not sure if he was to remain a Wildcat for the remainder of his college career. At the end of the season, Frank Martin stepped down and accepted the head coaching position at South Carolina. "I was lost when Frank said he was leaving," he said. "I didn't know what to do."
Bruce Weber was named Martin's successor at Kansas State, and after speaking with his AAU coach and mentor Marcos "Shakey" Rodriguez, Angel decided to stay in Manhattan and play for Weber.
"Shakey told me to relax," Rodriguez said. "They signed coach Weber and I figured I might as well stay. He had a good reputation with guards and we figured we should stay because regardless if I transferred, I still had to sit one year and try a new coach. It was the smartest decision to stay."
Rodriguez was in a new system under Weber, but he was still the same dynamic player. As a sophomore, he started all 33 games for Weber, leading the Wildcats in 3-points field goals (55), assists (173) and steals (50) and earning spots on the Big 12 All-Defensive team and All-Big 12 second team.
Despite two winning seasons at K-State and surviving a coaching change, Rodriguez believed it was time to move on from Manhattan.
"When I made that decision, I really wanted to come and get close to my family," Rodriguez said.
Kansas State granted Rodriguez his release and schools immediately began calling the highly-coveted point guard, including Jim Larrañaga's Miami staff. Rodriguez's first and only recruiting trip as a transfer was to Coral Gables, but this time he did not arrive in South Florida alone as he did as a 15-year-old.
Angel's mother joined him on his visit and he will always remember how Coach L and his staff embraced her.
Angel Rodriguez started 50 games at K-State.
"We went around the campus on the golf cart, they were showing me everything and as coach L was talking to me, my mom was riding in the back and they had a translator for her because she doesn't speak English," Rodriguez said. "It felt special. Coach L wanted her to feel like she was part of it, which she was, and no school had actually ever done that."
His visit to Miami assured Rodriguez that the Canes were the program for him.
"I couldn't ask for anything better once I said I was going to transfer," Rodriguez said. "That's why I didn't even waste my time visiting other schools."
Rodriguez was unable to play, sitting out 2013-14 due to transfer rules. While he could not make an impact in games, he was an active member of the Hurricanes in practice. But his biggest impact may have been drawing the attention of another talented Big 12 player looking for a new opportunity.
"Shortly after Angel made a decision to come to the University of Miami, Sheldon McClellan announced that he going to be transferring and Miami was going to be one of the schools he was going to consider," Larrañaga explained. "Angel was instrumental in helping us recruit Sheldon."
Confined to bench, the highly competitive Rodriguez watched helplessly as his team lost close game after close game, seven of which were decided by five points or fewer. Rather than sulk with his teammates in defeat, Rodriguez provided support by motivating them and ramping up his efforts in practice. As the point guard, Rodriguez was the quarterback for the scout team and simulated the opponents' game plans. Larrañaga ensured that his tenacity in the gym "made every scrimmage situation very competitive because he was trying so hard to win." In practice, Rodriguez would become angry and frustrated if his team would not win.
With the 2014-15 campaign only months away, Rodriguez has begun to cement his role as a leader, using his experience and work ethic as cornerstones. "I'm definitely a bigger leader because I have a lot of experience and I know what it takes to get where we want to go," he said. "I can lead the guys based on my work ethic and how hard I practice and I can lead them to the right path."
Rodriguez has become a court commander, being more vocal in practice. No longer simply leading by physical example, Rodriguez now has the confidence to call out directions and plays like the team leader that he is. Coach L has witnessed his tenacity translate into a relentless style of defense from the point guard.
"Angel is a bulldog on defense, he's one of those guys that clenches his teeth, sinks his teeth into you and doesn't let you go," Larrañaga described. "You've got to try and shake free from him. It's a great characteristic for a point guard and a great way for a coach to build the team defense."
Rodriguez's homecoming has brought him back to the city that provided him the possibility to chase his dream of playing college basketball. While some would feel pressure playing in their home city, the Puerto Rican is finally comfortable in his adopted hometown and is eager for the chance to play in front of family and friends.
"I never feel pressure," Rodriguez said. "I am excited. I'm looking forward to having a great year so the BUC will be packed every game. You attract fans by winning and that's what we're trying to do."
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Ли́ванский край () — административно-территориальная единица на юго-востоке Латвии, в историко-культурной области Латгалия. Край состоит из пяти волостей и города Ливаны, который является центром края. Площадь края — 624,6 км².

История
Край был образован в 1999 году как самоуправление в составе Прейльского района из города Ливаны и двух волостей — Рожупской и Туркской. 1 июля 2009 года, по упразднении Прейльского района, в состав края были включены также Ерсикская, Рудзатская и Сутрская волости.

Население
На 1 января 2010 года население края составляло 14 046 человек. По оценке на 1 января 2015 года, население края составляет 11 652 постоянных жителя.

Национальный состав
Национальный состав населения края по итогам переписи населения Латвии 2011 года был распределён таким образом:

Территориальное деление
 город Ливаны ();
 Ерсикская волость (), центр — Упениеки;
 Рожупская волость (), центр — Рожупе;
 Рудзатская волость (), центр — Рудзаты;
 Сутрская волость (), центр — Сутри;
 Туркская волость (), центр — Зунданы.

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Ссылки
 Официальный сайт Ливанского края


Our capacious and triangulated nervous system is expanded by internet to understand the synapses of today's changing and chaotic world. It actually enhanced our capacity to forage for the nourishment of our imagination. In our childhood, we had only dreamed of libraries and archives but internet has literally brought it to our fingertips. Knowledge is no longer armed with any kind of barriers, internet made the access to information only a click away.
The technological advancement does not only made available the information at hand but also made it possible for us to access it whenever we want. Internet made it possible to save something that catches our attention to read later. Today, when you open up a page, a popup appears in your news-feed or email letter to ask if you want to save it for later. It does sound so simple but every service is not equal. Saving links on the web made it possible to read articles later at any time. So many apps like Pocket and Instapaper allowed users to pin articles, shopping inspiration or create playlist on YouTube or even just making use of the bookmarking feature while searching on web.
A recent app 'Stash' has been developed to do everything seamlessly. It provides a better link-saving service to help you to search, save, and organize any information you want to keep for later. This app has been developed by Rahul Shah (CEO), Sachin Rudraraju (CPO), and Chris Goes (CTO).
They have been working for building analytic software for media publications named as Speare and they are now using that classified technology for their new app named "Stash". This technology helps to categorize and tag the web pages users want to save. As more people will use Stash, the correction of data will improve overtime.
This app is fairly simple to use but there are a few steps involved. Such as for enabling access in iOS share sheet for using it in your smartphone or android devices. You will have to enable notifications in the web browser through Chrome extensions or adding other devices to your account. Once you are set up with Stash, you can search for your saved items by using filters and can even share them with others through "Inbox" feature.
Stash app is available both for iOS and Android and is not at all like a simple bookmarking manager.
It can help you store all kinds of content such as places, books, recipes, files, movies, songs, products, videos, etc. it not just only stores the content but automatically categorizes the links with the type of content that users include. It stores every item into its own category.
Unlike other bookmarking services, Stash helps to move saved information between devices and actually makes you remember to reconsider the content you have saved earlier. It's amazing "push to device" feature lets you send an article that you have saved on web to any of the device you want i.e. smartphone, tablet etc.
With Stash you can enable notifications or set alerts on individual elements so that you check on every item you have saved and do not miss anything. You can save an article for a holiday which you cannot find time to read in week days.
According to the Co-Founder and CTO of Stash, the developments of Stash was also backed by the idea to build an app that is devoid of long-overdue issues which are a common part of the already available bookmarking services. The Stash app incorporates all the elements in one place such as Set reminder, push to device and instant share.
This app is available for free and is not generating any kind of revenue from its services.


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The dirty BLEEP: things you can't say / things left unsaid
posted by Tim Carmody Aug 27, 2013
Maria Bustillos' "Curses! The birth of the bleep and modern American censorship" has a blacked-out subhed. Mouse over the black virtual ink and you see "Shit, piss, fuck, cunt, cocksucker, motherfucker, and tits," George Carlin's original list of Seven Dirty Words that can't be said on radio or television.
How'd we get here? Supposedly it was because of a nursery rhyme vaguely referencing contraception read live on a Newark radio station by actress Olga Petrova: "There was an old woman who lived in a shoe, She had so many children because she didn't know what to do." The rhyme wasn't censored, but engineers later built a switch to turn on music in case anyone recording went blue.
In the US, the government owns the airwaves and regulates their content, and bases its criteria for obscenity in part on past court cases regulating print.
In order to be considered obscenity, the material in question must pass a three-pronged test: first, it has to "appeal to the prurient interest," or be be liable to turn the average person on sexually; secondly, it must describe sexual conduct "in a patently offensive way;" and finally, "the material taken as a whole, must lack serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value." The last is how both Ulysses and Lolita slide out of being considered "obscene."
But in addition to obscenity, the FCC also has rules governing "indecency" and "profanity"; all three are technically distinct in the same way that a moron is different from an imbecile, which in turn is different from an idiot. And most of the censorship action happens within TV or radio networks' standards and practices departments anyways.
Once the bleep is introduced, however, it takes on its own meaning. It's a kind of zero-sign that artists can use deliberately for effect.
The writers of Arrested Development are masters of this comic technique, repeatedly pushing the envelope. They snuck the word "fucking" past prime time television censors by putting half the word at the beginning of the show, and half at the end.
But it was with the aid of censor bleeping that Arrested Development reached the summit of its satiric genius. The show's creator, Mitch Hurwitz, told Neda Ulaby of NPR, "We realized, you know, it's more fun to not know exactly what it is that we're saying … It becomes kind of a puzzle for people. And I think it's about, you know, letting your imagination do the work."
The full essay tracks the legal and cultural history of the bleep from its high-analog origins up to its culmination/obsolescence in the digital dump track. Now if a producer really wants to keep you from hearing something that might make someone uncomfortable, they just cut it right out of the audio, and you'd never know it was there.
Disclosure: I worked at The Verge and discussed this feature when it was in development. Also, freelance writer Maria Bustillos is awesome.
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Queensboro Trolley Kiosk
A forgotten relic from New York's bygone trolley system hides in plain sight under a bridge.
The kiosk. Luke J Spencer (Atlas Obscura User)
The modern gondola. Luke J Spencer (Atlas Obscura User)
The tramway from Manhattan to Roosevelt Island is one of the most spectacular ways to travel in New York City. The gondola zips over the East River, leaving the city's iconic skyline in its wake. But traveling to Roosevelt Island wasn't always an aerial affair. A lone kiosk under the Queensboro Bridge is a forgotten reminder of the area's shuttered street trolley system.
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Starting in 1909, beautiful Beaux-Arts kiosks serviced a trolley line which ran from Second Avenue in Manhattan and from Queens on the other side of the East River. The trolleys would stop on the bridge, where riders could descend by elevator to Roosevelt Island, which back then was known as Welfare Island because of the many hospitals located there.
There were once five kiosks, ornately decorated with copper roofs and colored, glazed tiles. When the street trolleys stopped running in 1957, three of the structures were sadly demolished. One was moved in the 1970s to the Brooklyn Children's Museum, where it also faced being destroyed. Saved by the Roosevelt Island Historical Society, it was restored and transported back to the island, where it currently serves today as a visitor center.
Only one of the old kiosks can still be found in its original location, on Second Avenue between 59th and 60th streets, just underneath the bridge and tramway. The green and white structure is fenced in on a traffic island, where it sits empty, forlorn, and largely unnoticed amid the constant traffic crossing the bridge. The stairs no longer lead to the old trolley line, which was replaced by roads, and the doors marked "Entrance" and "Exit" remain unused, no longer witnesses to a steady stream of pedestrians.
The unused kiosk is on a no-man's land traffic island with no pedestrian paths that allow easy access to it. Be very careful if you attempt to cross the street to see it as there is fast-moving traffic getting on and off the bridge here. The second kiosk is on Roosevelt Island and is used as a visitor center.
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