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What time is the SpaceX launch tonight?
SPACEX is set to launch a Falcon 9 rocket into space tonight as part of a secret US Government mission known as Zuma.
The Falcon 9 rocket will deliver the Zuma spacecraft to orbit on behalf of the US Government and aerospace and defence company Northrop Grumman. The Zuma payload is shrouded in mystery but it is thought to be a code name for a US Government satellite on a mission into low Earth orbit. The SpaceX launch has been pushed back to Sunday January 7 with the two-hour launch window between 8pm EST to 10pm EST (1am and 3am GMT on January 8).
The webcast below will stream all the action from the launch live from NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida.
The two-stage Falcon will deliver Zuma into low orbit tonight before part of the rocket returns to Earth and lands at SpaceX's landing site in Cape Canaveral. If tonight's launch cannot take place as planned, the backup two-hour launch window will open at 8pm EST on January 8 (1am GMT on January 9). SpaceX initially pencilled in a November launch date for Zuma, but the launch has repeatedly been postponed until this weekend. On Friday SpaceX tweeted: "Team at the Cape completed additional propellant loading tests today.
"Extreme weather slowed operations but Falcon 9 and the Zuma spacecraft are healthy and go for launch—now targeting January 7 from Pad 40 in Florida." In November 2017, it emerged that US Government had asked Northrop Grumman to contract in SpaceX for the launch of the payload.
Lon Rains, communications director at Northrop Grumman's Space Systems Division, told Express.co.uk: "The US Government assigned Northrop Grumman the responsibility of acquiring launch services for this mission.
"We have procured the Falcon 9 launch service from SpaceX. The Zuma payload is a restricted payload. It will be launched into Low Earth Orbit." Later this month SpaceX launch its bigger cargo rocket Falcon Heavy into space with a cherry red Tesla Roadster on board. Elon Musk posted on Instagram: "Test flights of new rockets usually contain mass simulators in the form of concrete or steel blocks.
"Of course, anything boring is terrible, especially companies, so we decided to send something unusual, something that made us feel. "The payload will be an original Tesla Roadster, playing Space Oddity, on a billion year elliptic Mars orbit."
Why SpaceX's Falcon Heavy Is Such a Big Deal
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Does anyone have any experience or knowledge about web hosting issues? I'm curious if changing web hosts will seriously disrupt the forum, create problems with links, or is even possible. If you have tech knoweldge in this area and are willing to chat, please PM me.
It will not affect but the site may not be visible for some for 2 or 3 days.
Thanks for confirming that. I renewed with current webhost for another year, but it's good to know we can migrate if we need to.
One of my goals for the summer is to get a handle on the web organization of Arts & Faith so that I can make informed decisions going forward. Unfortunately, my knowledge of Internet issues is fairly limited to end-user stuff.
1) Artsandfaith.com is a registered domain main that I have through GoDaddy. That domain is directed to the web-hosting service of my choice.
2) The board has a software license with Invision that allows us to you the forum software. That software has an administrative control panel that allows me to log into the parts of the forum that are Invision (forum) and make changes there. This is similar to Wordpress in my experience where the control panel for the sofware is different form the control panel for the whole site.
3) The board is currently hosted by a company called OVH that is in Canada/Montreal.
2) I have log in account for something called cPanel. It appears to be a personal account for a former administrator or assistant. It is unclear to me whether cPanel actually houses anything or is simply a tool used work on sites/files hosted elsewhere. I presume it is not good security to leave the same account name and passwords to cPanel that Image was using , but I also don't know if it is possible to sever connections between Arts & Faith and that cPanel account or whether that will crash the site.
3) OVH has something called VPS (virtual private server) and something called Cloud hosting. I don't know the difference or which I/we have.
4) As a result of these issues, any time the board software (Invision) has to be updated, the board crashes because some adjustments have to be made manually (I presume) in the web hosted location.
None of these are preventing the site from working right now, but running machinery that you don't understand makes it seem inevitable that you will eventually push the wrong button or alter the wrong file and end up messing things up.
1) Eventually I'd like the hosting to be someplace that I'm more familiar with, like GoDaddy or BluHost. That would be more $$, probably, but experience tells me with GoDaddy, there is at least a 24-hour tech support that speaks English (most of OVH control panel is in French or translated though inelegant web translator), similarly when I called them, language barriers make it hard for us to understand one another.
Just to help and answer a few of your questions.
- /tylermccabe is the forum directory and is where the update files should be updated.
- This website was hosted I think at godaddy before and had all kind of issues & this is why Tyler hired me to setup a vps and add good security.
- I think this is when there is a update and you click on the ACP for auto upgrade but not sure.
- These are terrible hosting companies if you ever decide to move host and opt for a shared hosting choose Site Ground, just keep in mind you will be on a shared server with thousands of other sites.
1) I can't find the -/tylermmcable directory or any other directory. Do you access this via cPanel or by some interface through the webhost (OVH)? When I go to OVH all I see is the account history (when I paid for what orders) not the files themselves.
Also, I don't really know how many people from Image had (access to) the administrative password/log-in information and whether its still floating around. I was able to change that for the Invision (software) control panel, but I honestly don't know who else, if anyone, has access to the forum files via OVH or cPanel.
I recommended OVH to Tyler they have cheap price for VPS and also Ddos protection.
The password you can change from the cPanel or WHM.


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Another factor contributing to the positive gains during Q3 was the decrease in food and beverage costs, which decreased to 28.3 percent of sales.
Execution and Excellence Keep Driving Ruth's Chris' Success
The steakhouse chain posted positive gains across the board in the third quarter.
By Rachel Taylor | October 2018 | Chain Restaurants
Despite a rocky hurricane season inflicting trouble across the Southeast, Ruth's Chris Steakhouse weathered fairly well during the third quarter.
Across the brand, total restaurant sales increased 17.7 percent or $93.5 million over last year. This big increase is a result of the acquisition of six Ruth's Chris franchise locations in Hawaii at the beginning of 2018. The company posted revenues of $99.02 million for the quarter, up from the year-ago figure of $85.17 million.
Overall, the company saw a 3.7 percent increase in same-store sales compared to last year. Restaurant traffic increased 1.5 percent and overall check totals lifted 2.1 percent. This lapped the Q3 2017 negative lag of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, which affected 15 restaurants and 64 total operating days.
Another factor contributing to the positive gains during Q3 was the decrease in food and beverage costs, which declined to 28.3 percent of sales. This was caused by the deflation of beef. Ruth's Chris chief financial officer, Arne Haak, said there was a 20.5 percent in total beef cost for the brand. As the company moves into the fourth quarter the deflation trend will be slower than Q3, but is expected to continue into the near future
"We're being helped by beef," Haak said in a conference call. "I think the thing that really was pleasing to me, obviously last year we had a fair amount of margin compression in the third quarter around the hurricane. And the teams really rebounded well and came back. I mean, their plans had them doing it, but to make it happen it happened. And so, our operators have done a really good job of running their restaurants and growing sales."
Dedication to executing a fine-dining experience for each guest remains top of the priority list for the company.
"During the past six months, I have met with nearly all of our general managers and executive chefs across the country, and will do so again in the next 6 months," said Cheryl Henry, Ruth's Chris' chief executive officer, who transitioned into the role August 10 after 11 years with the brand. "Their success is the absolute foundation of our brand, and everything else is built upon it. The food and presentation have to be perfect every single time. The hospitality and attention to detail are critical, and our people have to be trained, ready, and motivated every night. These principles underlie the foundation of our brand."
"It's interesting, one of my favorite thing to do is get out and in to the restaurants," Henry added. "And really the purpose of that is to make sure that the strategy that we have as a company is getting in to the restaurants when it's lived every day by the teams. And I will tell you, I go there think, well, let me inspire people, and I leave inspired. And really, it's inspiring when I leave. And I think it's great to be able to have that one-on-one time with them and ensure that we're aligned from the top of the organization all the way through the folks in the field on what our strategy is."
Ruth's Chris' overall success also comes down to strong relationships with franchise partners, Henry added. Franchisees operate 75 locations and make up about half of the business. Total franchise comparable sales increased 2 percent compared to last year and domestic franchise sales were up 4 percent during the quarter, Haak said.
"October was the strongest month in the quarter last year in terms of year-over-year comparable sales," he said.
Looking toward the future, the company said it sees growth potential when it comes to franchising. One new restaurant opened in Fort Wayne, Indiana, earlier this year and a second franchise restaurant is set to open in Markham, Ontario, by the end of 2018.
"We have a long history of successful collaboration with our franchise partners, and they are a big part of the success that Ruth's has enjoyed over the years," Henry said. "This group of franchisees is incredibly excited about the Ruth's Chris Steakhouse brand, and I'm pleased to tell you that we are all well aligned on our vision for the brand's prospects, as well as the path to reach our potential."
Along with opening new franchise locations, Ruth's Chris also opened company-owned restaurants in New Jersey and Nevada during the third quarter. Over the next two years, the brand expects to open two more restaurants in Columbus, Ohio and Oklahoma City, while also relocating one of the restaurants in Washington D.C.
The brand is also undergoing a refresh at some locations to make sure the company's high standards are present across all locations. By the end of 2018, eight locations will be done with remodels, bringing the total number of remodeled restaurants close to 30. Over the next year, seven to nine additional locations will undergo a remodel. Henry said the company is prioritizing larger locations that have the potential to increase capacity when a remodel is complete.
There were 78 company-run restaurants and 75 franchised units open at the end of Q3.
Falling Guests Counts is a Trend Restaurants Can't Escape


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Q: Postgresql question: comparing string with an array between 2 tables say I have 2 tables, T1 and T2.
T1.pet =  ["one"]["three"]
T2.pets = [["one, "two"]["three"]]
I want to see whether the elements in T1 exists in T2.
Right now I have a comparison that looks a bit like
AND
(T1.pet = T2.pets->>0 or
T1.pet = T2.pets->>1 or
T1.pet = T2.pets->>2 or
T1.pet = T2.pets->>n)
note: (T2.pets->>0 = ["one"]["three"] and T2.pets->>1 ["two"]]
How would I write this code in a more compact way where n is the largest length that exists in T2 (in this example, it is 2)

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Taking Note: The WHL and its Memorial Cup nightmare: What to do?
The WHL and its Memorial Cup nightmare: What to do?
In the nine Memorial Cup tournaments from 2000 through 2008, WHL teams were 22-19 against teams from the OHL and QMJHL. As well, five different WHL teams won the tournament.
The Vancouver Giants, as the host team, won the title in 2007. The WHL-champion Spokane Chiefs won it in 2008. The WHL was skating in high clover.
Since then, well, if you're a WHL fan the numbers are ugly.
Since then, there have been nine Memorial Cup tournaments and only one has been won by a WHL team — the 2014 Edmonton Oil Kings. Don't forget, too, that three of the tournaments in that stretch were played in WHL cities. That means that only one of 12 WHL teams to have played in the tournament over that time has brought home the loot.
If you take a look at those 12 teams, only four won more games than they lost in the round-robin portion of the tournament — the 2016 Red Deer Rebels, who were the host team, the 2013 Portland Winterhawks, 2010 Calgary Hitmen and 2009 Kelowna Rockets.
In the past two tournaments, the WHL champions — the Brandon Wheat Kings in 2016 and Seattle Thunderbirds this time around — went a combined 0-6 and were outscored 34-8 — yes, 34-8! — in six round-robin games. The Thunderbirds went 0-3 and were outscored 18-3 in the tournament that is ongoing in Windsor, Ont.
So . . . what's going on?
The easy thing is to say, well, junior hockey is cyclical and this is all part of the cycle.
But that is supposed to be a three- or four-year cycle. Could this be deeper than that?
The WHL has 22 teams. There are 20 in the OHL and 18 in the QMJHL. In the past nine years, the OHL has won four Memorial Cup titles, the QMJHL three, with the 2017 event yet to be decided, but likely headed for an OHL team.
The WHL faces stiff competition from junior A teams in recruiting talent. This season, there were 56 junior A teams operating in Western Canada — 11 in the MJHL, 12 in the SJHL, 16 in the AJHL and 17 in the BCHL.
Of course, a player in junior A maintains his NCAA eligibility, while a player who signs a WHL contract loses his. With 22 teams, the WHL has to find a way to attract more of the better players. It needs to raise the talent level on the bottom half its rosters, which is where the OHL teams have an edge.
Then there is the issue of travel.
The WHL's regular-season schedule — each team plays 72 games — with all of the travel that comes with it, works against it as it limits practice time, something that is invaluable in what is a development league. It's worth noting that the OHL and QMJHL regular seasons are 68 games in length.
Memorial Cup teams. The Spitfires, who played only one round, were at 1,146 km. The OHL-champion Erie Otters finished at 5,376, with the QMJHL-champion Saint John Sea Dogs at 10,320. The Thunderbirds travelled 13,724 km. Keep in mind, too, that of all the CHL playoff series this spring, the one between Seattle and the Everett Silvertips featured the two teams in the closest proximity to each other. Yes, the Thunderbirds did some serious travelling in the other three series.
But . . . the Thunderbirds won the WHL title in Regina on a Sunday night, flew to Abbotsford, B.C., the next day and rode the bus home. Two days later, they flew to Windsor. Could they not have cut down on some of the travel by staying in Regina and flying from there to Windsor?
I wondered the same thing a year ago when the Wheat Kings won the championship in Seattle, bussed to Abbotsford, flew home for a couple of days and then drove to Red Deer, only to go 0-3 and be outscored 16-5.
The WHL needs to work harder to get its players more rest and more practice time. When the teams returned from their Christmas break this season, each of the 22 teams, with minimal if any practice time, promptly played three games in four nights. The WHL needs a schedule with a minimum of three games in three nights and no more four in fives. Oh, and one other thing — if a team plays on a Saturday night it shouldn't have to play a Sunday game that starts before 6 p.m.
Of course, none of this would guarantee a WHL victory in the Memorial Cup, but surely it would make life at least a bit easier for its players, which can only be good for the product.
Meanwhile, a former WHL coach told Taking Note that there is one other thing involved in all of this. It seems that not all teams are able to come down from the high of winning a WHL championship and then scale the heights again a few days later at the Memorial Cup.
Just more food for thought . . .


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Nashville artist Jeff Dayton was Glen Campbell's right-hand man, bandleader and guitarist for 15 years. Together they toured the world, played all 50 states and appeared on The Today Show and Glen's PBS special with the South Dakota Orchestra. You will get an intimate look inside the career of this late Hall of Fame artist with music and stories that will make you laugh, cheer, cry and rave.
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South Florida's Hotel Hotspots SPECIFICALLY for the Munchkins
Alexander Medvedovski
Trump International Beach Resort
Location: Sunny Isles, Miami, Florida
Unlike at most other Miami hotels, the Kids Club at the Trump is free. The large, family-sizerooms all have kitchenettes, and many suites also include washer/dryers. The grotto-style poolcomes with a broad shallow area that's great for little swimmers. Plus, there's always Globie -- the hotel mascot -- who entertains kids around the pool.
Acqualina Resort & Spa
Since more than two-thirds of the Acqualina is dedicated to family residences -- not hotel rooms -- the hotel comes with a relaxed, kid-focused air. All standard rooms come with elegantsofas that pull out to queen beds. The hotel's kids' program, AcquaMarine -- open Wednesday through Sunday for children ages 4 to 12 -- focuses on all things oceanic, from the Coast Guard to science projects about waves. The kids' room features a complete computer gaming center.
Location: South Beach, Miami, Florida
The Loews is one of South Beach's first family hotels, and its "Loews Loves Kids" motto still rings true. Enthusiastic counselors host beach tours and Nintendo Wii competitions at the Kids Camp, the Toy Library loans out beach shovels, and the hotel can even send DVDs and PlayStation games up to your room. Plus, there's the Loews' enormous -- and shallow -- free-form pool.
Newport Beachside Hotel and Resort
Kids gone wild, with parents (usually) in tow. The Newport Beachside is a lot like a cruise on land, with organized kids' activities all day long, entertainment at night, and tykes dominating the landscape. Plus, the hotel has two video-game rooms, a make-your-own-album CD creator, and family-appropriate movie nights.
Trump Doral Golf Resort & Spa
Location: Doral, Miami, Florida
The $80-per-day Camp Doral, for kids 5 to 12, includes swimming, arts, fishing, karaoke, sports, and more. The Doral even makes golf family-friendly: Club rental and greens fees are free for adolescents (or anyone under 15 who can play 18 holes) after 3 p.m. when they're accompanied by an adult. Kids' menus are available at most restaurants.
Turnberry Isle Miami
Location: Aventura, Miami, Florida
With a newly renovated pool and a serpentine waterslide, the Fairmont is an excellent place for families -- especially considering its large, comfortable rooms and bathrooms. Well-lit tennis courts with coaches on hand are great for older children, and the supervised Kids' Connection club -- available with 24 hours advance notice -- offers younger kids everything from arts and crafts to karate classes. It'll even take them to the resort's kid-friendly beach (a free 10-minute shuttle ride away).
Fontainebleau Resort Miami Beach
Location: Miami Beach, Miami, Florida
Among the Fontainebleau's eight pools are several shallow pools for kids to splash around in, as well as a swing for the water-shy. The kids' club -- for 4- to 12-year-olds -- features supervising instructors to lead various sports, art, and drama activities. Full-day programs are from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and include a lunch for $75 per child. Half-day programs -- held twice daily and excluding the meal -- are $50. A crib or rollaway can be a tight squeeze in the small, Art Deco-era rooms, but larger suites are also available.
Biltmore Coral Gables - Miami
Location: Coral Gables, Miami, Florida
There's no kids' club, but the Biltmore offers great activities for children. Apart from tennis lessons, children can also learn how to play golf on the freshly restored Donald Ross 18-hole par 71 course. Kids receive training from the hotel's award-winning chefs at the unique culinary class. And let's not forget the massive, free-form pool, with synchronized swimmers doing vintage routines
The Ritz-Carlton South Beach
Though the Ritz-Carlton is located in a prime party section of South Beach, families still flock to its enormous pool. "Ritz Kidz" -- the hotel's supervised club for children ages 5 to 12 -- is open from Thursday through Saturday and offers various activities, from kite decorating to video games to basic Spanish lessons.


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The quilt cover designs change every year, with new colour schemes and new materials and technologies forming the fashion trends. In a sense bed covers are just like clothes or accessories.
Look at our quilt cover collection. We have the latest designs and technologies like Hot Press Microfiber as well as our favourite 100% Cotton. We also have quilt covers with embroidery and sequins to suit every taste and bedroom look.
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Better Plant Some Loving
Song Review by Jo-Ann Greene
The classical and classic piano riff from "Beethoven's Fifth Symphony" that opens this piece hardly sets the stage for this haunting number, as producer Gussie Clarke remodels another old melody into a fiercely roots arrangement. The rhythm sizzles underneath, all snapping beats and a deeply throbbing bass line, further fueled by the piano riffs, but it's the brass section of Dean Fraser, Nambo Robinson and Chico Chin that conjures up the moody atmosphere, buttressed by Willie Lindo's evocative guitar riffs and lead. Lindo oversaw the song's arrangement, and gave it plenty of atmosphere, which Clarke accentuated in the production.
It's a sublime backdrop for Gregory Isaacs to offer up an always timely warning to potential gunslingers that without love, you will harvest only woe. The singer is entirely sympathetic to their plight, as the pressure drops builds ever more intensely around them. Cool Ruler no more, here his voice warms to his theme, coaxing, reasoning, and providing support for the youth not to give in to hatred and violence. It's a superb performance that comes straight from the heart, and made "Plant" one of the stand-outs on the artist's classic Private Beach Party album.
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While striker Arnaud Danzuma (26, Villarreal) has become influential as Tottenham's first recruit in the winter transfer market, local forecasts have emerged that Son Heung-min (31) will be pushed out of the selection competition when signing Danzuma. Like Son Heung-min, he is a left winger who mainly uses his right foot, and Son Heung-min's recent poor form is expected to mesh.
The British Evening Standard said on the 25th (Korean time), "If Danzuma joins, it will provide new offensive options to coach Antonio Conte (54, Italy)." It will be a negative factor," he said.
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Great plot twists, interesting character conflicts/motivations, and strong female character. There's a lot going on in this world of faeries, political intrigue, and family dramas. The story centers around Jude, a human girl taken to live among the faery royals. All Jude wanted was to prove herself, fit in and become a well-respected member of that society – however, in her quest to prove herself she soon gets embroiled in unraveling a huge scandal. For me, the romance aspect of this novel didn't feel compelling, whilst it was explained in the plot why she was bullied but I just don't get how you could still fall in love with someone that bullies you. That aspect aside, it is a fast-paced story with an intricately woven plot. It also explores Jude's journey in navigating a world that discriminates mortals and one filled with faery trickery and politics. It explores themes of displacement, discrimination, identity, and choices. Recommended for fans of A Court of Thorns and Roses series and The Winner's Curse series, and readers that enjoys the underdog trope.
I really enjoyed this book as it took me down memory lane and reminded me of one of my favourite childhood movies called Firestarter; a movie with a very young Drew Barrymore with the ability to control fire with her mind and I loved how the author also included the importance of water and then added in so so much more. Full of conspiracies theory's to keep the mind boggled and puzzling out what is going to happen next with plenty of suspense. A very enjoyable read that will give an insight into what it's like to be faced with the impossible odds and having to make hard choices for the sake of survival.
I'm going to say ages 13 and up depending on maturity level as it has a lot of conspiracies that might confuse some of the young readers. However if you love conspiracies and intrigue then this is a great book.
Many thanks to Bloomsbury Publishers for sending me a review copy in exchange for my honest review.
Firstly I would like to give my special thanks to Pan Macmillan Publishers for selecting me to be part of this Summer Reading Blog Tour and for sending me an Advanced Review Copy of this book.
Sadly, when I came on board, my excitement was rattled as a controversial issue came to light regarding the author of this book. Whilst I do not support any level of bad form anywhere, in any community, I would like to state my posting here does not endorse or reject the issue that came to light. As I was not directly involved in the incident that occurred, I cannot make comment on the matter other than I sincerely hope both parties are able to reach a mutual resolution amicably and I send my best to both of them.
I am a fan of the Young Adult genre and as an adult reading this book, I didn't mind the story line as it was interesting to experience the life of a young tennis player who was dumped by her coach and is trying to deal with this and life in general. I agree, the character can be unlikeable with such problematic behaviour demonstrated throughout the book. However, the way I saw this character, it felt like reading about child stars. It doesn't excuse the behaviour but it could explain it to a degree. Some say child stars who engage in reprehensible behaviour aren't always held accountable as they may not have the maturity or capacity to understand or self-reflect due to the pressure to be perfection. Personally, I can see the book going 2 ways. I can see a contemporary young adult reader enjoy the story, especially with the sporty/tennis elements illustrated throughout the book that you would not often see and I can also see the reader having issue with the character herself.
As far as a recommendation goes – I would recommend anyone who has heard about this book simply to read it for themselves to form their own opinion on the book as I normally do with books I hear about.
Is "The Harper Effect" is this your debut novel? Tell us what you have written/published to date.
Yes, The Harper Effect is my debut novel. That's not to say there aren't a fair few unpublished ones keeping each other company in a trunk in the attic!
What was your inspiration to write "The Harper Effect" and how did you come up with the characters in your story?
The Harper Effect has been through quite a transformation because it began as a middle grade novel when I first wrote it at the age of 14. At the time, my brother was entering the professional tennis world, while I was training for the Olympics track events. Sport was and still is a big part of my life, so it was only natural that 'GAME FACE' as it was once called, was pulled out of said trunk. I already had Aria and Harper in the original story, although back then they were twins! The feedback I got from publishers was that the market was over twins, and so they became sisters instead. I added Jacob and Colt because having read about a hundred YA novels by that stage, I knew I needed a love interest, and a bit of guy conflict is always good. They both came to me quickly and strongly, and sort of wrote themselves into the story.
There appears to be a tennis theme in "The Harper Effect" I am wondering if you a sports fan or player yourself? Is tennis your favourite sport?
My brother is the tennis nut. He played professionally and then became a coach, working with amazing players like Amelie Mauresmo, Michael Chang and Marcos Baghdatis. As an adult I'm very interested in exploring teens who surpass the norm – not just in sport but in any aspect of life. I'm keen to explore what it takes, why they are able to achieve such amazing things, and then to also reveal that they still have flaws, like any average person. I think that makes them more real, and it makes teens wanting to achieve great things feel like it's a possibility – that anyone can achieve their dreams.
As you were writing this story, what was the best piece of advice you were given that you would pass on to aspiring writers?
To write every day. Even if it's just for an hour. It keeps you connected to the story and the characters, and it helps you stay in control of all the threads that you're weaving. I also find that it's easier to stay immersed in the story world, and that means it becomes so real to you that the characters begin to tell you what story to write.
If you had to choose winter by the fireplace or summer by the beach to read your favourite book, where would you choose?
Definitely winter by the fireplace. When I'm at the beach I like to swim and rock climb and hunt for crabs.
Do you have any book signing tour plans or scheduled appearances in Australia?
I have an exciting event planned for the 18th January at Annie's Books in Peregian Beach, QLD. As I'm promoting #GirlsInSport, I have a panel of elite athletes coming to the book launch to reveal how they got into the sport they love and what it takes to reach the levels they have. The panel includes Queensland's 18 & Under Captain and one of our sprint hopefuls who's been selected for the Commonwealth Games nomination event. I hope that The Harper Effect will provide sporty and confident role models for our teens, and I hope that the story inspires girls to stay in sport and to dream big.
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BikeBiz 22nd October 2018	Features
Frog Bikes has so far had a winning year, having expanded its operations in the US and had a visit from the US ambassador. Not bad for a children's bike brand founded only five years ago.
Frog's most recent accolade was receiving the Queen's Award for Enterprise at a ceremony held at its offices in Ascot, Berkshire. The award is a reflection of the rapid growth in exports that the young company has achieved in recent years. Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire James Puxley presented a glass bowl to the team before local Cadet Jade Honke read out the Royal declaration.
This is just the latest in a string of accolades for Frog. It took home a Red Dot Design Award earlier this year and was also crowned Manufacturer of the Year in the under £25 million category for its factory in South Wales. Frog now exports its bikes to more than 40 countries worldwide, selling only via independent bike shops. It is this export prowess that piqued the interest of those deciding the Queen's Award for Enterprise for International Trade.
The family-run company was set up in 2013 by Jerry and Shelley Lawson and now employs 50 people. "To win a Queen's Award is absolutely fantastic for a business of our size," says Shelley. "Despite recent uncertainty in the UK's trading position, we export an increasing number of bicycles each year and are determined to continue our export growth. We have seen a surge in demand in US markets and throughout Europe in recent months."
Now in its 52nd year, the Queen's Awards for Enterprise enable winning businesses to use the Queen's Awards emblem for the next five years. Shelley continues: "We are so proud of what our team has achieved in such a short time, introducing a new brand into a mature market, and it's exciting to be recognised for our successes. We're very pleased to assemble our bikes in Wales using a skilled local workforce, and many of our customers around the world value the fact that we are a British brand which builds bikes locally."
Frog's Red Dot Design Award was presented to the brand after a rigorous evaluation spanning several days. The panel of experts awards the internationally recognised seal of quality only to products that "win them over with their high design quality". Jerry says: "We put scientific research at the forefront of our bike designs to ensure they are built optimally for smaller riders. We combine cutting-edge research from Brunel University with British design and manufacturing, to create jobs in the UK and export our bikes globally."
He continues: "Our range is designed with the child in mind: lighter frames, shorter cranks and finely-tuned forks are just some of the changes we have made to the geometry to ensure that cycling is a positive experience for younger riders."
In 2016, with support from the US Commercial Service in London, Frog Bikes opened up offices in Ocean, New Jersey as well as Alberta, Canada, from which it jointly runs its US operations. And earlier this year, the Frog bicycle factory in Wales hosted a visit from US Ambassador to the UK Woody Johnson. He was keen to see first-hand how Frog Bikes assembles the bikes, and he chatted to the team who work on the assembly line.
At the time, Shelley said: "As a relatively young company, it was daunting to consider entering such a vast market as the US, but the US Commercial Service gave us invaluable support, especially in the early months. They introduced us to a lot of experts and specialist sources of information, guiding us through the operational, legal and financial processes establishing ourselves in the US."
Frog has 160 bike dealers throughout the US and Canada. In spring, it announced a three-year partnership with USA Cycling to be the official kids' bike of the US national cycling organisation. The relationship allows the two organisations to achieve the shared goal of "make biking more accessible to young people".
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How Indians Voted On Brexit
Written by Editor's Desk Sunday, 26 June 2016 11:48
The "British Indians for IN" campaign was launched with the backing of 15 British-Indian lawmakers including Keith Vaz, Shailesh Vara, Lord Karan Bilimoria, Virendra Sharma and Seema Malhotra among others Image Courtsey: NDTV.com
In voting in favour of Brexit, the United Kingdom's people have delivered the biggest shock to the international system since the global financial crisis of 2008.
To some degree, there is a continuum. The world, especially Europe and the West, has still not recovered from the economic meltdown that followed 2008. It has cost many countries including the UK jobs, hopes and GDP growth. The political consequences of this are still playing out, and the Brexit vote was one example.
A lurch towards protectionism and a rise in nativist identity and sentiment - not necessarily xenophobia, as some commentators have insisted, that being a far more extreme and toxic emotion - has been apparent in many European countries, in the UK and frankly in the United States as well. As the US election campaign has shown us, the appetite for free trade is at a low. The persistent mess in the Middle East, with the resultant inflow of refugees to Europe, has only exacerbated matters.
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Fotografia ràpida o fotografia d'alta velocitat, és el nom donat a una característica de la imatge fotogràfica i a la tècnica utilitzada en la seva obtenció, en la que la velocitat de desplaçament del motiu és àmpliament inferior al de la velocitat d'obturació emprada, de tal manera que el subjecte fotografiat apareix totalment quiet en la imatge, com si estigués congelat.

Es té en compte aquest concepte especialment quan es parla de la fotografia de subjectes que es mouen a velocitats en les que és difícil per a l'ull humà capturar els detalls, permetent l'anàlisi detallada de subjectes en moviment. Té la seva aplicació en la fotografia d'esports, el fotoperiodisme, la fotografia científica i en general en les disciplines on es requereix l'estudi del moviment.

Tècnica

Una imatge congelada s'obté modificant la velocitat d'obturació de la càmera, de tal manera que sobrepassi àmpliament la velocitat del moviment del subjecte a fotografiar. Per a això és necessari que les condicions de llum de l'escena siguin apropiades perquè amb la combinació de obturador i diafragma es pugui obtenir una exposició apropiada.

Vegeu també
 Càmera fotogràfica
 Velocitat d'obturació
 Diafragma (òptica)

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Enllaços externs

 supply/demand pattern High Speed

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Hamish and Andy commenced their radio career in the early 2000s, rising to unparalleled success and becoming the highest rating radio program in Australian history. Their national drive show reached around 2.5 million listeners each week and held that audience for an extraordinary 4 years, before they retired from the drive slot in 2011 to pursue other media ambitions.
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2017 also saw a sensational TV development, as they made their return to the Nine Network with two seasons of their AACTA and Logie nominated "True Story with Hamish and Andy". Hamish and Andy also feature in separate projects on the Nine Network, with Andy as the Gen Y Team Captain on Shaun Micallef's revamped iteration of "Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation" and Hamish as the host of the brand new "LEGO Masters Australia".
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Snoring impacts 30 percent of men and women in America, while second-hand snoring–being kept up or having your rest disrupted by a snoring partner–impacts approximately 73 percent of individuals that sleep at night with someone who snores.
You snore. So what? It's not hurting you because you're asleep and can't hear the chainsaw rumbles. Well, research shows that you are hurting your body and brain when you spend hours every night snoring away. The whole night is a struggle for your brain to get enough oxygen through your constricted airway. That doesn't sound like a rejuvenation of the mind and body. That sounds more like out and out warfare.
…may repeat itself 50 or maybe more times per hour throughout the night. Together with a blocked air passage, the person who snores cannot obtain enough oxygen, and this may lead to additional difficulties.
Everyone knows about the negative effects of second-hand smoke, but have you heard of how harmful second-hand snoring can be to you? Research shows that bedmates of chronic snorers can lose as much or more sleep as the snorer. When you consider that snorers may top out at nearly 80 decibels, a bed partner's nightly blasts are louder than trying to get a good night's sleep while strapped to a hand-held vacuum cleaner.
According to recent research by the Mayo Clinic and Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, those who are unlucky enough to have a snorer in their bed have more pain, fight against higher levels of fatigue, are more likely to fall asleep at the wheel, and could eventually find themselves deaf in certain sound frequencies. One telling Mayo Clinic study showed that spouses of loud snorers were roused from sleep an average of 21 times an hour, coming close to the 27 times an hour the actual snorer awakened.
What works on most people's snoring problem is a lightweight dental device worn by the snorer like a mouthguard and offered by a dentist, like Dr. Lee, with advanced training in snoring causes and treatment. The anti-snore oral device can comfortably position the lower jaw into a forward position, increasing the airway space and reducing air velocity, soft tissue vibration and snoring up to 85 percent. You can test this on yourself right now. By lying back, moving your jaw forward and trying to get your throat to make snoring vibrations, you'll see how the principle works.
If you are sharing a mattress with a snorer who makes you irritable, cranky, and chronically fatigued, suggest a visit to a qualified dentist, like Dr. Lee. It might mean that you'll soon be enjoying a quiet night at home.
A solution available to those who snore as well as have sleep apnea is an oral appliance offered by West Mill Smiles. A device is placed in the mouth and worn similar to a mouth protector used in sports. It cuts down on sleep apnea associated health threats without resorting to surgery or medications.
By simply promoting enough air intake, the appliance allows snorers to at long last get some rest.


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News - Ladies Indoor Netball squad take World Cup Gold!
A number of squads made the long trip over to New Zealand, a mixed team, an U21s team and the Ladies team. They arrived on the 12th August where they embarked on a week of acclimatising and training before the competition began.
The World Championships began on the 21st August with the Super 6s competition. After a very competitive first day it was clear that the host national were the team to beat! A highlight was the Ladies team beating Australia for the first time ever!
Following another competitive day of matches the mixed team were unfortunately knocked out in the quarter final stage by South Africa. The U21s were able to overcome South Africa in the Quarter Finals where they faced a strong Australian side. The game was tied at the end of the match which resulted in extra time. The teams were so evenly matched that this also ended in a draw! A penalty shoot out was the only way to separate the two teams and unfortunately Australia just edged them out.
The Ladies Team also faced the challenge of Australia in the semi-final after an incredible 74-33 win v South Africa in the quarter final stage. After another hard fought game England lost narrowly 48-44. The hosts New Zealand took Gold across the board in the Men's, Ladies, Mixed and U21 categories.
The teams had a day to recover and train before the 7s campaign started on the 24th August. All three squads were looking to build on their achievements in the Super 6s.
The U21's started the 7s championship well and made it through to the finals again, with a strong 54-33 win over South Africa. But they were knocked out in the Semi Finals by Australia.
The Ladies team began with an amazing victory over hosts New Zealand, beating them by a single point! The team were on fine form, and with a close win over South Africa in the quarter finals they progressed to meet New Zealand. They made history by beating New Zealand AGAIN by just one goal 42-41 and reach the final of the 7s tournament!
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During my college application season, the adults around me (in addition to books like 50 Successful Harvard Application Essays, which I would not recommend reading) gave a lot of advice that sounded like this: "Show the admissions committee who you are!", "Be passionate!", "Don't worry so much! You'll be happy wherever you end up!", and so on.
Okay—I mean, these tips certainly make a lot of sense in hindsight, but they didn't help me at all when I was actually writing my essays. If you are applying to college now, you probably know what I mean.
I remember being extremely stressed out by cutthroat competition and judgment from high-achieving peers. I did not have a unifying passion, just a handful of scattered interests, a strong work ethic, and a busy life (kind of like now, ha). When I expressed concerns about my essays, my parents literally said to me, "your SAT score is high and you are a good writer so you will probably be fine." Man, I love my parents, but this was neither helpful nor encouraging1.
In lieu of repeating clichés or telling you that you will probably be fine, I'll say a few concrete things about my essays. These facts about my essays are not advice, or even guidelines. I can only tell you what I did; your mileage may vary. I will also try to offer general advice. I hope some of it is helpful.
You have your GPA, your SAT/ACT scores, etc.—you can't do anything about those, so please try not to worry about them (i.e. promise me that you will stay off of College Confidential). Also, and this really goes without saying: if you feel that you have to misrepresent the truth dramatically in order to convince an admissions committee that you are a good fit for their school, you should reevaluate your approach2.
A big variable that still remains under your control is your essays.
What's important in an essay? Well, I'm not on any admissions committee, so I can only speculate. Fortunately, to make your life easier, MIT published a page about what it values. Focus your application on some of these points. Or at least keep them in mind.
But there is no checklist for an essay. An essay should not serve as proof that you have some list of qualities and are therefore a perfect applicant—you are not, and you do not need to be. Rather, essays can shed light on how you think about the world and how you grapple with obstacles3.
Remember that you are applying to be part of a student body, not just an academic community. Wherever you are applying: you are applying not only to take classes and do work there, but also to eat and sleep and socialize and grow and cry there for the next four-ish years. Don't ever assume your numerical scores and lists of activities will speak for themselves—you have much, much more to offer than that. So flaunt it.
On the content of essays: someone has probably said to you, "Write about your passions." So you try to do exactly that. But it's hard to go into college admissions knowing exactly what your passions are, especially because grade school tends to prevent intense pursuit of a single passion. It is not as simple as "finding what you love to do" because such loves generally are not just sitting around waiting to be discovered4.
People throw around the word "passion" a lot, but passion is just an emotional reaction (an ill-defined one, at that), and emotions are unreliable.6 A better guideline: write about what you've spent a lot of time on.
Start by looking at what you've spent the most time on, then figure out which activities you particularly enjoyed, and then remember how you became interested in those activities and detail why they are important to you. You can also see what unifying themes (potential passions?) these activities share.
Be genuine, be honest, and do not worry if you have not been interested in the same thing since the age of three. Do not worry if you do not have a single defining experience that shaped every single goal you had afterwards. No one's life story is that neat.
My essays were restrained. My essays were not overly confessional.
Nonetheless, remember that any application process is a process of persuasion. The college application process just happens to be a lot more soul-baring and personal than most.
It can be a taboo to mention impressing an admissions committee, but it is also idealistic to say "Just be yourself and you will end up exactly where you need to be." Yes, you should be yourself, but not in a completely uncontrolled way. It is necessary to consider the values of different schools and demonstrate that your personal history aligns with those values. Try to be convincing. If you're unable to be convincing without lying, you are applying to the wrong school or using the wrong approach.
I wrote two essays for the Common Application. The first essay was supposed to be a standard personal growth story. An exaggerated telling of a single night's events, it came out sounding self-pitying and cloying. I spent about a month trying to rework it into something that represented me better, but I eventually threw it out and wrote an entirely different one. The second essay was weird. It was like...a listicle about Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi7, written by a Joan Didion fanatic. But it was also sincere and revealing, and I loved it, especially after having it proofread and revising it many times. When December came around, I submitted it. I was not completely successful with college admissions, but I have no regrets about that essay.
If you have a specific essay that makes you say, "This essay is awful, and if I don't get in, I am going to regret not working harder on this essay"...work on that essay first, instead of the ones you already like. Even if you don't want to look at it. Please.
My essays were focused. My essays were not my entire life story.
Remember that there is no way you'll be able to fit your entire life story into your application.
When you're caught in your own writing, it can be hard to part with distracting details. But cutting out content often makes an argument/essay stronger. If you struggle with making your essays fit word limits, it can be very helpful to get a second opinion (from someone who you think writes well) about which details are important.
In the vein of what I said about not writing an unconventional essay just for the sake of standing out: don't include details without purpose! When I was revising my friends' essays, I constantly asked, "Why is this sentence here? What does it illustrate about you/your life/this story? What is the point of your essay, and how does this sentence move you towards your point?" If a detail doesn't have a clear reason for being in your essay, take it out or change it. Be concise. 500 words is not a lot.
Read this. Try to include incisive, relevant anecdotes. Find a reliable proofreader. Revise, revise, revise. Try not to worry about things that are out of your control. And, of course, best of luck with everything!
You can be successful with an essay I hate, an essay that looks nothing like any of mine. You are not me. Do whatever represents you best.
1 Footnote 1: the one where Phoebe checks her privilege. I am lucky that I grew up in a community where I was able to even cultivate so many interests. I am lucky that people had faith in me, so I was able to thrive without a unifying passion or really needing to be convincing about my mission. I am lucky that the people around me basically trusted me to get into MIT and that deciding to apply was not an uphill battle in and of itself. Sure, this came with its own set of mental health problems, but again, I am speaking from a background of socioeconomic and academic privilege, and I am incredibly grateful for all the opportunities I was given in my young life. Not all of the expectations placed on me have been fair or healthy, but I acknowledge that being born into a high-potential, high-expectation environment is itself a privilege. Okay. Phoebe out.
3 Sorry, I know "write about overcoming obstacles" is another cliché.
4"Passion, like discriminating taste, grows on its use. You more likely act yourself into feeling than feel yourself into action." So begin by looking at your actions. Then figure out what your feelings are.
5 Man, it sounds like I'm talking about a romantic relationship—is my love for math passionate or companionate?!?! I don't understand it, but I love it, which causes pain—is it all worth it?!!?!?!
6 I don't like the way this sounds...I do trust my emotions sometimes, but boy are they ever fickle when it comes to big decisions.
7Here is a TED talk related to my essay. If you're in the right mood, maybe a video will inspire you.
8 Soooo…I try to avoid making grand statements, especially in personal essays. But then again, part of my personality is that I pay a lot of attention to nuance—hmmm. Hm hm. I micromanage everything. You can probably tell from my writing—for God's sake, my blog posts have footnotes. But if you're unlike me and are a "big picture person", you can probably get away with generalizations in your essays because that's how you view the world. So do that.


Some investors need to brush up on their math.
Shares of Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) were down 5% as of 2:40 p.m. EST on Thursday, as investors reacted to an earnings warning announced at Delta's investor day in New York.
In a press release preceding the actual conference, Delta revealed that it would be updating guidance today to reflect an expectation for $6 to $7 per share in net earnings next year.
Investors are dragging Delta down today, but Delta stock is priced to take off. Image source: Getty Images.
Delta spun this news as a positive, noting that $6 to $7 in earnings will represent double-digit earnings growth for the company, undergirded by top-line growth in 2019 of 4 to 6 percent and margin expansion.
Travelers should note that Delta also says it will be expanding its capacity, but only by 3%. Thus, to get to 4% to 6% revenue growth, it's likely Delta will raise fares next year.
Problem is, analysts who follow Delta have been thinking the company would earn more along the lines of $6.70 per share. Taken at the midpoint, Delta's new forecast implies an earnings miss of roughly $0.20 per share next year -- which is why investors are selling. But is that the right call?
At a PEG ratio of barely 0.5, some investors' decision to sell Delta shares today may be exactly the wrong thing to do. It creates a buying opportunity for other investors who are better at math.


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Q: XSL: Placing multiple entries in one html tag without breaking the tag structure My XML source looks as follows:
<query>
  <Rows>
    <Row ID="1" name="person1" title="p1package1" />
    <Row ID="2" name="person1" title="p1package2" />
    <Row ID="3" name="person2" title="p2package1" />
  </Rows>
</query>

And I want to create an output with XSL like this:

    person1
    p1package1, p1package2

    person2
    p2package1

I tried it with the following XSL-sylesheet, but the open  before the first  seems to cause an invalid structure so the page cannot load.
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
  <xsl:output version="1.0" indent="yes" encoding="UTF-8" method="xml" />
    <xsl:template match='query'>

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          <xsl:if test="preceding-sibling::Row/@name != @name or position() = 1">

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          <xsl:value-of select="@title" />
          <xsl:if test="not(following-sibling::Row/@name = @name)">

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How could I approach this? I know the XML is not structured nicely but I have no influence on the data source.

A: For completeness here's the equivalent in XSLT 2.0
<xsl:stylesheet version="2.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
    <xsl:output version="1.0" indent="yes" encoding="UTF-8" method="xml" />
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A: The standard approach to grouping problems like this in XSLT 1.0 is Muenchian grouping - you define a key that groups your items in the way you want and then use a generate-id() trick to process just the first item with each key value.
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
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  <xsl:key name="rowByName" match="Row" use="@name" />

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GOSSIP GIRL Launches Social Game
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announces the studio's expansion into social games with the launch of Gossip Girl: Social Climbing, a new game playable on Facebook. Based on the popular Warner Bros. Television series Gossip Girl — airing Mondays 9/8c on The CW Network and returning with all-new episodes on January 24 — the game is free and accessible for everyone to play.
"We recognize Facebook is a very important, growing platform for games, and for our first step in the space we have made a fun game for the hugely popular franchise Gossip Girl," said Martin Tremblay, President, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. "Working with Warner Bros. Television, we are creating new categories of social games with built-in appeal to their extensive fan base."
"After four seasons, more than 80 episodes and close to eight million Facebook fans, Gossip Girl remains a pop culture phenomenon. Fans will relish the Gossip Girl: Social Climbing game play, where they earn rewards by attending virtual fashion shows, sample sales, club openings and classic events like the Assassin Party and Sweetheart Ball with their favorite characters, including Blair, Serena, Chuck and Nate," said Lisa Gregorian, Chief Marketing Officer, Warner Bros. Television Group. "I just went to my closet and picked an outfit for tonight's Club Opening at Ransom!!!"
In Gossip Girl: Social Climbing, published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and developed by Arkadium, fans can participate in the scandalous lives of privileged young adults in New York City. Players earn points to climb the social ladder of Manhattan's elite by attending events, being spotted with the right people and dressing in fashionable attire.  Gamers can accomplish social agenda missions such as attending parties with friends, flirting with a mysterious stranger, and unleashing one's wild side to get noticed by "You know who"- be careful though, push it too far and social climbers might get kicked out of the event. Players can also purchase in-game items to boost their progress and complete higher level missions.
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Join the thousands of players – and growing – who are climbing the virtual social ladder and living out the scandalous lives of Manhattan's elite in Gossip Girl: Social Climbing. The game can be found at http://www.facebook.com/gossipgirlsocialclimbing. Players can also access the game on the official Gossip Girl Facebook fan at http://www.facebook.com/GossipGirl as well as on the official CWTV website for Gossip Girl at http://www.cwtv.com/shows/gossip-girl.
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SPOTLIGHTS: Total Trainwreck, Or Trying to Watch an Episode of "Total Divas"
by huracanrana July 12, 2015 February 20, 2016
Obviously, I am biased against the whole "Diva" concept or the uniformity of one character for all of the female wrestlers of the WWE. (Sure there is some variation: you can be a crazy Diva, a sexy Diva, a punk Diva; just so long as you are an arrogant, self important bitch). So take my write up with a critical lens, but I did try to objectively watch the "reality show" connected to the women to see if it was fun, interesting, or even a compelling look behind the scenes of their challenging lives. What I'm left with is hard to describe, but emotionally and mentally I think it's a mixture of confusion, boredom and mild irritation. Often wrestling is described as: soap opera for men. I think this metaphor was taken very literally when designing Total Divas.
Total Divas is billed as a reality show, now I'm keen enough to know that most reality programming has little reality in it. Once all of the editing and camera confessionals are included, very little spontaneous material actually emerges. And of course the writers and directors, manufacture moments continuously to make anything and everything seem over dramatic. Because, in truth, real life is not really good TV. It's filled with slow moments in which nothing much of consequence occurs and tiny moments of great significance. Real life plays more like a baseball game than an episode of the Real Housewives of Timbuktu or Total Divas.
There appears to be nothing but highly polished editing to Total Divas, the women always look camera ready, and never caught in a moment of real excitement, pain and/or anguish. Wouldn't it make more sense to follow them around backstage say right after a match, versus watching them all perfectly made-up and dressed up to go out to a restaurant? How about having the real life chemistry or animosity between these women actually play into story lines in the ring? Nope! Instead, the show revolves around gossip, talking behind each others back, silly marital spats and family confessionals. All of it appears very staged as if every word coming out the women's mouths was scripted, audience tested and approved. Whether or not this was the intent or it just comes off this way, I have no idea. Basically, Total Divas looks 99% edited, 1% real.
My main point of confusion in watching this show was wondering who was the target audience? It's on the E network , so I would assume it's meant for women. But honestly, what woman watching the E network wants to watch a reality show about female wrestlers? I noticed the cameos and appearances by the male "superstars" seems to be the centerpiece of the show. Appearances by John Cena and Daniel Bryan are teased and hinted at as if some big secret will be revealed once they arrive. With that in mind, is the mostly male viewing audience of the WWE, the target audience here? Do men in their 20's, 30's and 40's really want to see women, portraying fake characters, in a supposed reality show gossiping and bitching about each other for an hour, just so they can see John Cena for 10 minutes?
Total Divas is a train wreck of confusion for me. Some ladies use their ring name, some use their real name, but all stick to playing out the basic story line of a Diva. What can be expected of a reality show about women portraying fake characters in a fake world? I think expectations should be rightfully low, and the creators of this show should just admit what they have really created. This is not "reality" TV; it's a soap opera. Whether its a soap opera for men, women or giraffes, I leave that up to you to decide.
Categories: SpotlightsTags: bella twins, e network, nikki bella, sexism, total divas
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Very well said. A series that simultaneously gets nominated for a Teen Choice Award…yet seeks a clearly older audience based on time slot, network and marketing…shouldn't be surprised by the seesaw ratings it achieves, each week. This show – at this stage – seems more like a bad science experiment.


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New phrase, and an electric screwdriver. (copied from old weblog)
After several weeks of Laurel watching whoever changed her diaper empty any stool from it into the toilet and flushing, she seems to have made the connection that she made what's being flushed. Grandma (my mom) tells her that her poop is going bye-bye, so I do a much weaker version of her patter when I do the same with Laurel. But today after her post-lunchtime change, the munchkin ran into the bathroom (she'd been in the hallway) when she heard the toilet flush. Laurel stopped in front of the flushing toilet, waved vigorously, and said "bye poop!"
The South Park-esqeue visions that put in my head caught me between laughing or worrying that my daughter is nuts, so instead I called my mom and told her what Laurel had just done. She laughed, so I guess it's kosher for toddlers to do that. I'm relieved.
I finished two cross-stitch Pooh ornaments that Chuck stitched and sent to me for finishing. Laurel saw the first one I finished (with Pooh on it) and promptly identified it as "POOH!"... I thought it was clever, but she said the same thing about the second one (which was of Eeyore) and about a Tigger toy she presented me with. At least she knows that they're all in the Pooh stories, which we read bits of on a regular basis. (We also watch The New Adventures of Winnie-the-Pooh on Disney, but not as much since they moved its time slot so it conflicts with Trading Spaces.)
In addition to her ease with cabinet locks (unlike some of us in my parents' house), she now knows how to make the electric screwdriver go. David set it down in her reach after I got a shoelace caught in the vacuum (don't ask, the shoe it was attached to was clearly visible in the hallway but I wasn't looking in its direction at the time) and he helped me open the vacuum. He pretended to go after her bellybutton with it, then set it down. Lala picked it up, played with it a moment before pushing on the rocker switch that controls its direction and poked him in the side with it.
As long as she doesn't also take after me and put a pair of scissors in an outlet after prying the safety cap off, I think we're okay.
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Greta Van Susteren: 'News Orgs and Hosts Need to Stop Talking About Competitors as Each News Org Has So Many Skeletons In Their Closets'
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By A.J. Katz on Oct. 1, 2019 - 9:57 AM
Two high-profile TV newsers feuded publicly on Twitter this morning concerning whether hosts should be critical of how other networks cover the news.
Greta Van Susteren tweeted out a Mediaite story about Joe Scarborough attacking Fox News' opinion programming today on Morning Joe. Scarborough said the shows are "making things up from whole cloth."
Van Susteren –who currently hosts a syndicated Sunday public affairs program on Gray TV, and previously hosted shows on all three major cable news networks– responded to the story by saying, "News orgs and hosts need to stop talking about competitors as each news org has so many skeletons in their closets…They should focus on their own jobs and stop watching each other."
News orgs and hosts need to stop talking about competitors as each news org has so many skeletons in their closets…They should focus on their own jobs and stop watching each other pic.twitter.com/qC9iZ2R9HE
— Greta Van Susteren (@greta) October 1, 2019
Morning Joe co-host Mika Brzezinski saw Van Susteren's remark, and fired back to what she deemed a ""disturbing tweet," and told Van Susteren "please stop watching us."
Then please stop watching us. What a disturbing tweet. This is about corruption in the Presidency and the hosts that promulgate the President's lies. A shame not to recognize the importance of this moment. https://t.co/6KTJ5S9icD
— Mika Brzezinski (@morningmika) October 1, 2019
Van Susteren responded, saying that cable newsers shouldn't watch their competitors, and instead focus more on holding politicians accountable.
You can do better – I know it. Stop watching your competitors and your competitors need to stop watching you and doing the same back at you. The inter cable fighting is taking eye off ball to scrutinize government/politicians which is critical https://t.co/Yeaj5aOxCU
Brzezinski wasn't finished, and again responded to her former MSNBC colleague.
Actually the truth matters. It may not to you. There are those using their platforms to promulgate the President's lies. You know that. We will recognize it and condemn it when it happens. You may not care about the truth. We do. https://t.co/HNjM5yY5tp
Do you really believe – even for one second – that I don't care about the truth? https://t.co/ohpeT5zY7P
Van Susteren, for years an active Twitter user, spent a chunk of the 7 a.m. ET hour responding to critics and defending her statements.
There are more than 300 million in USA…a small percentage has cable and watches any of the 3 cable networks..yes, it is important to sometimes call out a competitor who gets it wrong but it seems to me that we are at the point where there is too much time at expense of news https://t.co/507fjnAL4s
Brezinski and Van Susteren shared an employer for six months in 2017, though the latter was Washington-based while the former was (and still is) New York-based. Their contact was likely limited during that time.
Van Susteren's MSNBC show For the Record with Greta launched on Jan. 9, 2017 and aired in the network's 6 p.m. timeslot. The program lasted just six months, and Van Susteren left MSNBC in June 2017,
In addition to her gig at Gray, Van Susteren also hosts Plugged in with Greta Van Susteren on Voice of America, a news service which broadcasts exclusively outside the U.S.


Manbok Galbi @Tangong Pagar Road (Singapore) | Get Your Grub On!
Totally worth the smelly clothes.
It was meat o'clock and so we headed for Tanjong Pagar, 'Korean BBQ' heaven. We ordered the 'Beef Set' at 'Manbok Galbi' which was massive and for only S$85 more than reasonable. All the cuts were tasty but my favourite by far was the wine marinated short rib which had the richest flavours of all. The sirloin was a bit streaky and chunky tonight but the rest of the meats were lean and tender. I also liked their free flow appetisers especially the strong fermented tasting kimchi and the onion salad. As always we added the 'Kimchi-Jeon' (pancake) to our order which tasted pretty good but could've done well with some more actual kimchi. It looked quite pale too and I wished it to be more crispy and less oily as well.
The service was rather unemotional except that one waiter so kindly showed me how to properly lettuce wrap my meat (thanks for touching my food dude) but just at the very end also the boss couldn't resist anymore and gave us a smile on the way. This was great, I'll come back.