Situated on the edge of the Gippsland Lakes and the Bass Strait, Lakes Entrance is a mecca for Australian anglers, renowned for its great fishing all year round. From casting off the Esplanade's many jetties to travelling across the bar to Six Mile Reef, Lakes Entrance is a fishing wonderland that should be on any angler's bucket list.
Lakes Entrance is arguably one of the most talked-about tourist hotspots in eastern Victoria. Many Victorians are able to recall taking the pilgrimage up to this coastal town on family holidays in the past. We sure do at least.
From sitting on the main jetty, watching the boats moor as we knock back fresh fish and chips, to hitting the beach to catch some waves, Lakes Entrance has it all, and then some.
But, there is one thing that draws travellers like no tomorrow – the fishing. You'd be hard-pressed to find a town that has such a huge range of fish species living in and around the 'Lakes' area.
So, with so many great spots in the area, where are the best places to go for fishing in Lakes Entrance? We were stumped ourselves, so we decided to visit Daryl and Sandi Kate-Hutchins from Prime Tourist Park for some local fishing advice.
Before we get too carried away on where to fish in Lakes Entrance, it's worth mentioning the tourist seasons and how they may affect you. Although Lakes Entrance is fairly busy all year-round, according to Daryl and Sandi, from about mid-September to mid-April it becomes a tourism hotspot and enters what many businesses call 'peak season', a term which you'd have likely heard before.
Peak season means more people – and more people means more competition for prime fishing spots. This makes it all the more important to get up early and stake a claim on your little patch of waterside land. You may have to change your tactics when you fish too. Fishing in the night or early morning, avoiding popular spots and venturing further out are all things you may need to do to avoid the crowds.
In peak times, the jetties around the Esplanade, underneath the local bridges, around Bullock Island and along the main surf beaches of Lakes Entrance can become congested with fishos looking for their next big catch. You may need to travel further out along the waterways or further down the beach to avoid swimmers and other anglers.
The cheapest and easiest way to cast your line out in Lakes Entrance is from the land. All you need is your rod, some bait, a bit of free space and some patience and you'll be reeling in catches in no time.
Here's our favourite fishing spots in the Lakes Entrance area.
Located off the first roundabout as you cross over the North Arm Bridge towards the township, Bullock Island is the home to a fair chunk of Lakes Entrance's commercial fishing fleet. Parking – though limited on the Island – can be found along the unsealed road near the jetty.
Bullock Island features two main fishing spots; under the bridge to the island and the Reeve Landing Jetty.
You can get to the bridge by either parking at the North Arm Boat Ramp Car Park and walking down to the bank, or parking on Bullock Island and walking to the shore. We suggest not fishing off the bridge due to there being not much room, so sticking to the shore is a better option.
Reeve Island Jetty requires you to turn off the main road about halfway across the island and follow the unsealed road to the jetty. Keep an eye out for other road users as the S-bend in the road before the jetty is fairly narrow.
Trevally, leather jackets, flathead, whiting and estuary perch can be caught in this area, with bream and crabs being the two most common catches. Bream is commonly found underneath the bridge in the shadows and around the rocks, while crabs and Australian salmon can be caught off the jetty when in season. Hot tip – keep an eye on the local pelican population to see where the schools are located.
This area features jetties scattered from the Apex Park Boat Ramp up to the Lakes Entrance Recreation Reserve near Barker Street. Most jetties in the area are used to moor recreational boats, except for a few privately owned ones used by boat hire companies and local residents. Before casting your line out, check the signage to make sure you're not trespassing on someone's jetty.
Another popular spot is under the North Arm Bridge which has walkways underneath it on both sides. However, to access the far-side (away from the town centre), you must cross the North Arm Bridge and follow the path down to the shore.
There are roughly 10 jetties in total along this stretch of land. The most notable ones include; Apex Boat Ramp Jetty, which although primarily used to guide boats in and out of the ramp, can be fished off with great success in quieter times; North Arm Spit Jetty, which is located near a different boat ramp; and the North Arm Jetty on Barker Street.
There's also the option to fish from the North Arm shore if the jetties are being used or are getting a bit packed. It's fairly flat allowing for chairs to be used close to the water's edge. However, in peak season, North Arm receives a fair bit of boat traffic which may scare many of the fish away towards the Reeve Channel or further up the arm.
Garfish, in the colder months, and estuary perch, in the warmer months, can be caught at the top end of the North Arm. Whiting and bream can also be found in many of the gutters found in the arm. Flathead is also common in warmer months in the sand towards the middle of the arm. If you're an early riser, Australian salmon and bream are commonly caught under the North Arm Bridge around dawn too.
The Esplanade is the main stretch of road that runs along the south-side of the township. Here you'll find the main shopping and dining scene along with a handful of jetties used by recreational and commercial fishing boats. Parking is plentiful in this area with a number of car parks scattered along the waterfront, with parallel parking running also running along the majority of the road.
It's possible to fish pretty much anywhere along the waterfront. Multiple jetties are scattered along the coastline, most of which can be used by anyone to fish off. But, some of the jetties such as the main Eastern Harbour pier, requires a permit to enter and is off-limits to would-be fishos. Common places to fish in this area include; Myer Street Jetty, Post Office Jetty and the two side jetties of the Eastern Harbour.
Keep in mind that these locations will have a fair bit of boat traffic coming in and out of the area, especially in peak season, which may disturb the fish.
You can also fish anywhere along the shorefront or rockwall if the jetties are getting too crowded. That being said, be considerate of others and avoid setting up on any walkways or footpaths.
Luderick, trevally, tailor, mullet, whiting, bream and Australian salmon are common catches near the jetties, due to the shellfish and other offcuts discarded by fishing boats. Fishing close to the pylons and moored boat hulls is a common tactic used by locals to catch fish, in particular, tailor and luderick, as they come to the surface to feed and hide from the hot summer sun. The sand flats near the jetty are also popular in the early morning, with Post Office Jetty and Myer Street Jetty providing easy access to shallow areas that fish tend to hide in.
Created to connect Lakes Entrance Main Beach with the rest of the township, the Main Beach Footbridge quickly fills up with hopeful fishos during peak season. There are a few 'balconies' sticking out from the footbridge to keep us lot off the busy walkway. Closest parking can be found only on the town-side of the bridge.
The Main Beach Footbridge spans the entire length of the Cunninghame Arm. This allows anglers to target a variety of fish anywhere along the channel. Fishing along the beach-side shore near the surf life-saving club is also worth taking a punt at.
The sandbanks around each end of the bridge have proven to be good spots when targeting flathead early in the morning before the bridge gets busy. Trevally is also common as they pass under the bridge in the mornings and night. Bream, luderick and whiting have also been caught off the bridge, although less commonly.
A stones-throw away from the centre of Lakes Entrance, Kalimna Jetty is a short drive to one of the best spots in the area. This area features a long L-shaped jetty with a medium-sized car park nearby. This area can also be accessed by parking on the nearby Hotel Road then walking down the path to the jetty.
The two main features of this area are the main jetty and the rock wall which runs on either side of it. The jetty is a popular spot all year round as many different species of fish feed in the seaweed near it. The rock wall also provides anglers with the opportunity to target fish close to the shore. However, snags can become common in windy conditions or after storms because of the increased junk in the water amongst the seaweed and rocks.
Bream, flathead and whiting are popular in the seaweed beds near the jetty and rock wall. 'Pinkies' (juvenile snapper) and Australian salmon have been caught off the jetty frequently too in the early mornings. Prawn fishing is also popular on ebb tides along the jetty.
Did you know that 90 Mile Beach is actually 94 miles long? Did you also know that 90 Mile Beach is one of the best surf fishing spots in Victoria? It separates the Gippsland Lakes from the Bass Strait and spans the majority of East Gippsland. Within 90 Mile Beach, smaller beaches are scattered along the area, with the two main ones in Lakes Entrance are Eastern Beach and Lakes Entrance Main Beach.
Eastern Beach is located further up the coast towards Cunninghame township. Surf fishing is fairly popular in this area as it is a fair bit quieter than the main beach. It can be accessed easily by following Eastern Beach Road, onto Hummocks which leads to the 2nd Eastern Beach Car Park. Many deep gutters can be found the closer you get to Lake Tyers Beach.
The Lakes Entrance Main Beach is far more popular for beach-goers due to its easy access from the footbridge. Surf fishos tend to either move closer to the bar or up towards Eastern Beach when the main beach becomes busier in peak season. Fishing towards the bar on the rocks can be fruitful on quiet days but can be dangerous in windy or slippery conditions.
Bringing some waders is also a good idea to get deeper into the swell but be cautious of rips near the shore.
Eastern Beach has a number of deep gutters that large Australian salmon are known for hiding in, while flathead has also been caught in the area. Gummy sharks have been regularly caught after dark, while other varieties of shark have been caught further out in the surf.
Lakes Entrance Main Beach is good for targeting fish entering and exiting the bar such as tailor and snapper in mid to late summer. Shark fishing is popular in this area too. Many big sharks have been caught in this area, so be aware of other beach patrons when reeling one in. Onlookers may get Jaws flashbacks if they see you releasing a toothy monster back into the shallows of the beach.
We'd also suggest using a float with your chosen setup to stop crabs from stealing your bait when fishing in the surf.
Here we've created an interactive map that shows all of the best fishing spots around Lakes Entrance. You can filter by land-based and offshore fishing spots, find car parks near your chosen fishing spot and even see key points of interest such as; boat ramps, petrol stations and dump sites.
Here's a quick rundown of some of the catches you can target when fishing in Lakes Entrance, the surrounding Gippsland Lakes and the nearby Bass Strait. Check out our location summaries to find which areas these catches are best targeted in.
Whiting: can be caught all year-round, but most commonly in December through to May. Best baits to use include; prawns, live worms, shrimp, pipis, mussels and crab. Best way to catch them (according to locals) is to use live worms or yabbies in the dark gutters of the channel just as the tide begins to come in to target whiting.
Yelloweye Mullet: can be caught all year round, but the highest frequency of catches occurs from late winter into mid-summer. Best baits include; prawn, cockle, live worms and bread pieces on a running sinker rig.
Trevally: can be caught from mid-spring to mid-autumn using pilchard, whitebait, blue bait, local peeled prawns, soft plastics, local sandworms and squid. We've been told using a slack line in mid-water usually produces the goods around dusk and dawn.
Tailor: can be caught all year round, but migrate up and down the coast during the cooler months, making late spring to late autumn the best time to target them in 'Lakes'. Being a predatory fish, most baitfish will work, but pilchard, whitebait and surface poppers seem to be the most effective.
Estuary Perch: can be caught all year round. Best baits to use include; hard body lures, soft plastics, surface lures and local live baits such as prawns and sandworms. Estuary perch can be typically found near fallen trees, rock walls, seaweed beds and jetties in the shadows.
Australian Salmon: can be caught all year round. The size you'll be targeting will depend on where you're catching them from and bait you'll need to use. Metal slugs with small baitfish work well with smaller fish, while bigger Australian salmon will require large whitebait or blue bait. Metal lures in general are rumoured to work well, especially in the ocean.
Snapper: can be caught from mid-summer to late autumn. Using a mono line with fluoro leaders and a circle hook in 7/0 or 8/0 works well. Using a running sinker rig (not a paternoster), with smaller bait fish like mackerel, whiting, pilchard and arrow squid has worked wonders on the local Snapper population.
Leatherjacket: are best caught during the winter months. Blue bait, fresh peeled prawns or squid on your hook is your best bet for these. Leatherjackets are known to bite through a weak line and low-gauge hooks with their sharp teeth. Locals suggest sinking your bait just off the seabed and waiting for the bite before aggressively hooking the fish.
Morwong: commonly found from mid-winter to late summer, these can be caught by bottom fishing using prawns or squid near most offshore reef structure. Unlike other types of fish, morwong don't tend to travel in schools, making them tricky to target specifically.
Luderick: can be caught from mid-summer to mid-winter and are commonly found in large estuary systems. Weeds, pilchard, whitebait, local prawns on a surface lure or metal spinning lure works well. Bream: can be caught all year-round, but peaks in mid-winter to late spring. Best baits include: blue bait, local prawns, crabs, local sandworms and spinning lures.
Flathead: can be caught all year round but more commonly in late spring to early summer when they migrate to warmer waters. Smaller 'flatties' can be found in estuaries, while larger tiger flathead can be found offshore. Soft plastics, blade lures, whitebait, spinning lures, live mullet and local prawns work best.
Garfish: can be caught from mid-winter to mid-autumn, but most commonly caught in the warmer months in depths of two to five metres. Surface lures work best or using a float with very small pieces of squid, peeled prawn, dough and pilchard.
Tuna: can be caught from late summer through to winter. Trolling hard body lures, deep diving hard body lures, metal slugs and soft plastics in a sizeable ocean current should get you a few bites. Keep an eye on seabirds to find schools of tuna easily and dark cobalt coloured water to find the ocean currents in deep water. They swim at depths of 40 to 80 metres so plan your rig accordingly.
Swordfish: is the pinnacle game fish found in the area. Catching one is definitely something you'll want to brag to your mates back home. They can be found in the area from autumn through to late-winter at depths of around 300m to 600m. Swordfish tend to reside near the sheer drop off of the continental shelf around 80kms out from the mainland. Using a sounder and GPS to map the ocean floor is the best way to find areas that swordfish will be located in.
Bottom-dwelling fish and squid work best with swordfish. In particular arrow squid, blue grenadier and fillets of tuna have worked well in the past. The rig setup will vary from person to person. Some prefer a simplified pelagic longline like a commercial fishing boat uses, while most opt for an 80lb+ braid on a 300lb+ leader. Because you'll be fishing at a depth of around 500m, most anglers choose a 1000m line or longer with a LED or light stick to attract fish to the bait.
But, the gear needed to reel in one of these monsters from the deep isn't cheap. So, if you can't afford to splash out on some fresh kit, or don't own a boat capable of heading far off the coast, we'd suggest contacting a local fishing charter to organise a trip out.
Gummy Shark: can be caught all year round, though they peak in late summer to mid-autumn and tend to be less common in winter. In particular, the Christmas and New Years break have always been the best times to target these. Gummies tend to be found along tidal channels near the beach or near reefs and other structures. If you're not prepared, they'll give you a workout better than you'd have at the gym.
Preferred bait includes squid legs, eel, blue bait and salmon fillets on a bottom-feeding rig. Best time to target them is at dusk or dawn anywhere along 90 Mile Beach. Using berley when targeting them offshore is also a great tactic to attract them quickly.
Other sharks: have been caught in the area, including; mako using snapper as bait, bronze whalers, school sharks, hammerheads, elephant sharks and thresher sharks. Most sharks have been caught offshore near the reefs and oil rigs, although a few bronze whalers and threshers have been caught by surf anglers before.
Whole squid, salmon, snapper and tuna fillets are baits that tend to work on most shark species.
Marlin: can be caught when the water temperature rises in the warmer months of the year. They can be found in similar locations to swordfish – out near the continental shelf at depths of around 400m. They are possibly the rarest catch found in these waters with only a handful caught in the area ever. Trolling or drift fishing your bait through a school of baitfish is a tactic that has worked in the past.
Crabs: although seen as a nuisance by many fishos, crab fishing is becoming more and more popular in the Lakes area. They can be caught all year-round, with most success in the late afternoon. Chicken slices and 'crab mix' baits bought from tackle shops work well. Popular spots include Reeve Landing Jetty on Bullock Island and Kalimna Jetty.
Prawns: can be found from late spring to late autumn. They can be caught from the land or offshore. Best time is at sunset into the evening on a run-out tide using a torch to scare the little buggers into a net.
See, we told you Lakes Entrance was a fishing mecca that you've got to visit. The only downside? You'll probably need more than one rushed day to hit all the good spots we talked about.
Our extremely knowledgeable local guides, Sandi and Daryl Kate-Hutchins at Prime Tourist Park are located just off the Esplanade. They have everything from cabins to powered and unpowered sites perfect for your caravan or boat trailer. Their piece of paradise is well within walking distance of many restaurants and shops and some great fishing spots.
But, the number one thing that piqued our interest about this tourist park is it being pet-friendly all year round – even the cabins! So if you are looking for somewhere to stay with your pooch when exploring the many fishing spots in the area, look no further.
When you need a break from all the fishing you'll be doing, there are a number of other local attractions in the area. You'll be able to find everything from paddle boat and riverboat hire, to mini golf, surfing, cruises in the lakes system and a shell museum. If you decide to explore further inland or along the coast, Buchan caves and Waterwheel Beach Tavern are top places to rest and kick your feet up.
Regardless of the time of year you decide to come up to Lakes, there will be always something to catch. Before coming though, we reckon doing some research on what fish are available at that time of year and base your plans off that. Different fish will require different rods, reels, lures and line, so best stock up beforehand on Outdoria before you head out.
If you're looking to ditch the tourist crowds, we reckon it's worth taking a peek at our guide to offshore fishing in Lakes Entrance for more local advice on the best places to fish out at sea.
Although we like to see ourselves as fishing gurus, we suggest using this guide as a general reference point, due to changing conditions in the Gippsland Lakes and Lakes Entrance area. We can't always guarantee our tips and tricks will be accurate when you're there, so best talk to one of the local fishing charters or clubs for the most up-to-date information on fishing at that time.
We'd like to thank Prime Tourist Park in Lakes Entrance for their vast knowledge about the local area!
Think we overlooked a great fishing spot? Maybe you've stumbled across a secret tactic you're dying to share? Leave us a comment below!


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Our partnership shines at the Charity Awards
At the Charity Awards in June 2009, The Bankers Benevolent Fund (BBF), now the Bank Workers Charity, were highly commended for their ongoing partnership with the NAS.
The BBF and the NAS set up the Investing in Brighter Futures programme in November 2007, as a joint initiative designed to support families in the banking community affected by autism. By May 2010, the programme had benefited nealry 300 families. In 2009, the programme also extended its reach to include adults with autism working in the banking industry.
The Charity Awards recognise and celebrate talent and excellence within the charity sector. The BBF and the partnership programme with the NAS were shortlisted in the grantmaking category, the first time a benevolence charity has been recognised in this way. The programme was highly commended by the judges.
This has been an exciting project for us and it is great that the judges appreciated the level of innovation and creative thinking, as well as hard work and commitment, which went into getting this off the ground. Above all, it has been so rewarding to hear from people who have benefitted from the programme and to see how it has made a real difference to people's lives.
Alisa Hamzic, Head of Marketing and Development at The Bankers Benevolent Fund
Whilst most people have heard of autism, relatively few understand the real impact it has on families. Having been a member of the NAS since Nick's diagnosis some 14 years ago, the support they have provided over the years has been invaluable.
The partnership with the BBF has been a great way of helping more families, and has helped to highlight this devastating and somewhat misunderstood disability to large corporates, which can only be a good thing.
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Skin Health: Get Serious About It!
As I sit here burned-out and tired from all the preparations involved with the upcoming New York Fashion Week, (NYFW) it's occurred to me that I'm late for my dermatology follow-up. I survived a Beast, and in order to stay healthy I need to be proactive. So while I might be all over the place today, just know that it comes from a good place. My overall goal with today's post is to help illustrate why it's important for you to make a skin health appointment, too. Even if it's just to be on the safe side.
My life is insanely busy. Not that everyone else's isn't too, but when you're prepared at any given time to live out of a couple of pre-packed suitcases you forget to stop, take a deep breath, and appreciate your blessings. The most important being your health.
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Speaking of Australia, it has the highest concentration of Melanoma in the world. So for my personal sun safety, I prefer to use Australian sunscreen and its other sun protection products. I've used Blue Lizard faithfully since the day I was told I was in remission. Another factor in my decision to go Australian is that it provides more research funding than we do here in the U.S. As a result, they're making greater strides than we are in finding better ways to protect skin from the sun's harmful UV rays. That certainly doesn't mean there aren't great sunscreens in the U.S.; in fact there are many! (Send me a message and I'd be happy to share some product names with you.) It's just that I'm a loyal person and, in having remained healthy so far, I don't want to make any changes or break my stride.
Lately I've been worried about the sun damage that's surfacing on my skin. They say that in your 40's sun damage becomes more obvious, and they were right on the money with me. You could play Connect-the-Dots on my stomach; the hyperpigmentation is terrible! Considering this area of my body has not been exposed to the sun in over a decade, I can't imagine what the parts that get exposure (although with sunscreen) will look like in the months and years ahead.
I didn't even tan for years-on-end like most people. I was diagnosed at a young age and, though I learned the hard way, I've never tanned naturally or artificially since. It's been an eye-opener to see all this long-term damage surface on my skin. Like I said in a previous post, my Melanoma did not look like the ones you'd see on the chart. Even more of a reason for me to retire the suitcase for a while and take care of myself and my skin. After all, it's my largest organ…and it's yours, too.
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Team is getting unexpected error in the execution plan at particular job, this is happening when the previous task runs successfully and transition to the next task in process (before the running status).
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Re: Unexpected Error: Execution plan transition from one task to next.
@rahulsbp,what was the error you see in TAC ?
i dont see any error, only see this in the status of execution plan: unexpected error, in the list of jobs this is happening when the first job is success and jumps to next job before it starts running, this transition time comes then this message comes up.
We are also getting a similar issue, intermittently, when scheduled execution plan triggers.
There are no logs and only error text we see is "Unexpected Error".


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Can I earn miles on a company credit card?
We are a small architectural firm in San Diego. One of the principals has a Mileage Plus Card from United Airlines and was wondering whether a company-backed credit card that would allow mileage to be earned from both miles traveled and purchases made be feasible. I called the customer service number for the United card and was told that they do not deal with companies, only individuals. How do I find out which cards, if any, cater to small businesses? I would appreciate any help you could give me concerning this.
There are indeed mileage-earning credit cards that permit miles earned for charges by multiple company employees to be channeled into a single account. And in these cost-conscious times, those miles can be recycled for future business trips, effectively reducing your company's travel expenditures.
Note that while you may choose to think of, and use, that single frequent flyer account as a "company account," it must in fact be established in the name of an individual, not a company. In practice, the business owner or senior manager who establishes the credit card account is responsible for designating the mileage account into which the earned miles will be deposited.
It should also be noted that while business cards allow the consolidation of miles earned for charges, miles earned for flights and other non-charge activities by different individuals will not, and cannot, be combined in the same account.
Earning Miles: Earn one AAdvantage mile for every $1 spent on purchases on the card, up to a maximum of 150,000 miles per calendar year. AAdvantage elite members are not subject to this limit.
Maximum Cards: One primary card (the account holder) plus up to 24 additional cards for employees, for a total of 25 cards per Business account.
Annual Fee: $75 per year plus $25 per year for each additional card.
Account Reporting: Quarterly and annual account summaries broken out by category and employee. Account status can also be viewed online.
Similar business cards are available from several other airlines (see below).
First, recognize that miles earned in a central account, for use in defraying the costs of business travel, are miles not earned in the accounts of individual employees. So the company's gain can amount to employees' pain. In many companies, frequent-flyer miles are considered to be a salary adjunct, rightful compensation for the extra time and energy expended on business travel. Depriving employees of this long-enjoyed perquisite can be a morale-killer.
Recommendation: Before making a change that will adversely affect your employees' mileage accumulation, discuss the matter with your human resources director. The cost savings may be overshadowed by the negative morale impact.
Secondly, choose a business card with an eye to your company's current and future travel patterns. The miles earned are valuable only insofar as they can be redeemed for travel to destinations where your presence is required for business.
Recommendation: Involve your in-house travel coordinator or independent travel agent in the choice of cards. They can help insure the card actually helps meet your travel goals.


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The story was serialized in McCalls magazine from March to July 1962.

Synopsis
Youngblood Hawke is the story of Arthur Youngblood Hawke, an ex-Navy man from rural Kentucky who comes to New York to publish his first novel Alms for Oblivion. Arthur's late father had literary ambitions, but his mother has a more worldly temperament and spends years trying to pry a fortune from family relations in the coal mining business. Hawke's parentage helps explain the conflict between his mastery of the written word and his sometimes obsessive hunt for wealth.

After publishing his first novel, he falls in with an older married woman, Frieda Winter, with whom he maintains an emotionally tumultuous affair for too long. He also carries a torch for Jeanne Green, his editor who has helped make his work commercially viable. His second novel is an unqualified success, and he becomes a literary sensation.

His fame carries with it some wealth, but Arthur has a weakness for building even more wealth fast. He gets involved with Scott Hoag, a builder from his own town, who gives him the opportunity to participate in real estate developments, such as suburban shopping centers. In a few years, Arthur overextends himself and gets seriously in debt.

In the end, he works himself to death between the money he owes; jealousy over Jeanne, the love of his life (who married a man she didn't love to spite him) and the tragedy of the suicide of Frieda Winter's son, for which Hawke feels responsible. A head trauma from his days of coal trucking also comes into play, and (like Thomas Wolfe) he eventually dies of an infection at a young age. In his legacy after death, he achieves the status that he had sought while alive.

Film adaptation
Warner Brothers adapted the novel into a black-and-white film production in 1964; it featured a musical score composed by longtime Warners staff composer Max Steiner. Released on November 4, 1964, the film had a running time of 137 minutes. Reportedly to save costs, the film was shot in black and white at a time when most major productions were made in color. It was directed by Delmer Daves from a screenplay by Wouk and Daves, and starred James Franciscus as Hawke.

References

1962 American novels
American novels adapted into films
Novels by Herman Wouk
Novels set in Kentucky
Novels set in New York City
Novels about writers
Doubleday (publisher) books

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"It was so cold that I saw a Greyhound bus drive by and the dog was on the inside"
A Greyhound bus usually has an illustration of a greyhound dog on the outside. "I didn't know it was this cold in Cleveland. I saw a Greyhound bus, the dog was on the inside," Cedric the Entertainer was quoted in January 2007. "It's so cold outside, I went by a Greyhound bus and the dog was on the inside looking out at me," he was quoted in a February 2007 newspaper.
The joke has been printed in many "It's so cold that..." joke collections, usually without credit to Cedric the Entertainer (who possibly did not say it first).
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Wikipedia: Cedric the Entertainer
Cedric Antonio Kyles (born April 24, 1964), better known by his stage name, Cedric the Entertainer, is an American actor, comedian, and game show host. He was originally the host on It's Showtime at the Apollo. He also hosted BET's ComicView during the 1993–1994 season and Def Comedy Jam in 1995. He is best known for co-starring with Steve Harvey on The WB sitcom The Steve Harvey Show one of The Original Kings of Comedy and starring as Eddie Walker in Barbershop.
29 January 2007, Newhouse News Service (Washington, DC), "Jesters skewer 'The King' (LeBron James)" by Michael K. McIntyre:
Cedric the Entertainer launched into (...) "Did you enjoy your poached salmon and cupcake for dinner? For a thousand dollars? I didn't know it was this cold in Cleveland. I saw a greyhound bus, the dog was on the inside."
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Cedric 'The Entertainer' Does Foxwoods
February 3, 2007 Paulette Brown-Hinds
By Earl Heath
MASHANTUCKET, CT
It was one of those nights when Cedric was being himself. Cedric 'The Entertainer' was doing one of his comic shows at Foxwoods Resort Casino located in Connecticut. Just off the recent release of his latest movie "Code Name: The Cleaner', one of America's funniest comedians took the stage in front of two sell out crowds at the Fox Theater.
New England in January is one of the coldest places anywhere. "It's so cold outside," said Cedric. "I went by a Greyhound bus and the dog was on the inside looking out at me." That along with many other lines kept the crowd laughing out of their seats.
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"I arrived at the voting station on a cold Monday, at 11:30am only the workers were there, all white. It was so cold on voting day, on the way to the voting station I saw on a Greyhound Bus, it was so cold, the dog was running on the inside."
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10 December 2014, Des Moines (IA) Register, "Sure it was cold, but just how cold was it, Eb?" by Arvid Huisman, pg. 2:
"That's nothing," Eb (Ebenezer Griper—ed.) said, "it was so cold one day in 1949 I saw a Greyhound bus go through town and the dog was riding on the inside,"
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Sleeping With the Fishes (or the Lawn) in Hong Kong
A man in black burns offerings in the Garden of Remembrance in Cape Collinson, at the easternmost point of Hong Kong Island. Ashes float in the misty rain. On the edge of Hong Kong's busy downtown, the garden, surrounded by stately walls and abuzz with insects, is always peaceful and serene. There are several walls full of photos of smiling people who are now laid to rest here.
On the pathways the signs read: "Please keep off, lawn for scattering cremated ashes" – a new way of going to rest in one of the world's most expensive cities in which to live, and also one of the most expensive in which to die. Facing a scarcity of space and a rise in deaths in a city with the world's longest life expectancy, the government spent over four decades persuading citizens to turn to cremations instead of burials. Now, however, space to store ashes is also quickly running out. A niche to hold a funeral urn in cemeteries can cost over HK$1 million (US$128,125). Even if it were affordable, the average waiting time is four years. Some ashes have been waiting and gradually forgotten in coffin shops for more than 10 years.
Since 2005, the government has been promoting "green burials." With financial support, people are encouraged to scatter ashes in 11 gardens of remembrance or at sea for free.
"We are providing a new choice for Hong Kong residents," said Tang Chunlung, Health Inspector of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department. "Scattering ashes in gardens or at sea is a more practical and sustainable way to honor the dead." Even so, there were 877 burials at sea and 3196 cases in gardens in 2015, only 8.7% of cremations.
Generations in Hong Kong have been following ancient traditions to worship the dead. They spend lots of money on ceremonious funerals and prime burial spots. These rites also represent the social and economic standing of a family.
Religion is another challenge. "Green burials are disrespect towards the dead," said Father Dominic Chan Chi-Ming, president of The Catholic Cemeteries, "If someone's remains are scattered, the person would be incomplete, let alone giving the person a home." Hong Kong Catholics are following a 2016 directive from the Vatican, which ruled that Catholics are not allowed to scatter ashes into the air, soil, water or anywhere else, if there is anywhere else. Only a traditional burial conforms to the Catholic belief of the bodily resurrection.
"Burials are always in first priority, and then follow cremation niches, scattering ashes at sea or gardens rank at the bottom. This is the hierarchy in people's mind," said Dr Hi-Po Lau, a training officer working on death education from The University of Hong Kong. Her grandfather passed away seven years ago and was buried in a private cemetery in Aberdeen.
"We were so lucky that there happened to be a spot," Lau recalled. The spot cost about HK$400,000 then. "Now it's not about money. There is just no space of burial anymore," she said.
Lau has asked her parents about their plans after death. They are willing to be scattered in gardens. "They find niches so expensive," Lau said with a weak smile. "We are already paying too much for a place to live. A niche to die costs even more."
But her parents can't accept to be scattered at sea. "In gardens, they can still have a plaque bearing their names and photos. That is the most important," Lau said, "A plaque is like a home. Future generations can visit to pay homage. Most funeral rites are not for the dead, but for the alive."
For herself, Lau wants her ashes to be kept at home. "I don't want people to step on me in gardens or be eaten by fish at sea," she said. Rare people choose to keep ashes at home in Hong Kong. Chinese people believe that the dead are on another side of the world. Mixing home for the dead and for the living is crossing the two sides and seen as anathema. But as the society is being more open and international, taboos like this are gently fading.
Teresa, who asked that her full name not be used, is keeping her husband's remains at home. She was born during the Japanese occupation in Hong Kong and married an American. Her husband died in Hong Kong in 2010. "I wouldn't mind spreading my own ashes together with my husband's in the deep blue sea when the time comes," Teresa said, "provided I can find the right hands that I can trust to scatter our ashes."
To promote green burials, the government is putting more effort into death education. But it isn't easy. "There is an age gap. People in their 50s might pay attention to the websites and brochures. But the promotion hardly approaches people in their 90s, who might pass away soon," Lau said.
"It is hard. But we are making progress step by step. The rate of green burials rises from 0.97 percent in 2007 to 8.7 percent in 2015," Tang said, "just like we succeeded several decades in making people accept cremation. Through public education, people will gradually change their minds."
At an MTR station, a promotional video on scattering of ashes is being broadcast. There is an endless ocean on the screen with the sound of waves. An elderly local actor is saying with a smile: return to nature where every end is a new beginning. In front of the big screen busy office workers are passing by, intently looking down at their phones.
Deng Yang is a graduate student at the Hong Kong University Journalism and Media Studies Center. This was written as part of a publishing partnership with Asia Sentinel


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As I reflect on this class I must say reflecting on the most interesting topic or area is a difficult one because I do have so many, climate vs culture, dirt vs digital world, citizenship etc. but most of all really enjoyed differentiating between bullying and discriminatory harassment. As a teacher I never considered discriminatory harassment in school or online for that matter, I always had one broad term, bullying. I will definitely incorporate this in my teaching and ensuring my students understand the difference between the concepts etc. I found Generation Text's Eight Essential Questions most useful. The method of questioning helps students listen, react and respond. It allows students to think about the action, the affective and alternative solutions. Using the Eight essential questions fosters the 4'C's, communication, critical thinking, collaboration and creative thinking. Having all this knowledge and strategies will promote a positive climate and culture in my classroom and the school community. Students will feel safe and supported as I will not be just teaching them the do's and the don'ts but through collaboration we will all explore and share with each other making learning more meaningful.


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UK and Dutch data protection regulators fine Uber over following data breach
European Union, United Kingdom December 3 2018
Uber has been fined by both the UK and Dutch data protection regulators following a data breach in which the personal data of Uber users and drivers was downloaded by hackers. Uber did not inform either regulators or the relevant individuals after becoming aware of the incident, but instead paid $100,000 to the hackers to destroy the data. The UK's ICO fined Uber £385,000 for breaching the seventh data protection principle under the UK's Data Protection Act 1998 ("DPA 1998"). This requires firms to take appropriate technical and organisational measures against unauthorised or unlawful processing, or loss or destruction, of personal data. Uber were also fined €600,000 by the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, the Dutch Data Protection Authority, for failing to report the data breach to the Dutch authority within 72 hours.
In late 2016, hackers gained access to a cloud-based database maintained by Uber's US entity and downloaded 16 files containing personal data of users and drivers worldwide. The files included the full name, mobile number and email address of 32 million Uber users as well as the "initial sign-up location" data and encrypted passwords for some of them. Once the files were downloaded, the attackers alerted Uber US to the incident and demanded a payment of at least $100,000 to reveal how they had accessed Uber's cloud storage and to destroy the files they had downloaded. Uber paid the $100,000 and received assurances that the downloaded data had been destroyed.
The data breach was not initially reported by Uber. Regulators and the public were not aware of the breach until it was leaked to the press in November 2017, only a few months after Uber's new CEO, Dara Khosrowshahi, had taken charge. That prompted regulatory investigations in a number of jurisdictions. In September 2018, the first fines were imposed in the US, an aggregate penalty of $148 million for all 50 states and the District of Columbia. This has now been followed by the first European fines.
The ICO's penalty notice is notable for a number of points:
The hackers were able to gain access to the database in which the personal data was stored, by using credentials found in another third party database, which Uber used as a coding repository. The hackers used a process of "credential stuffing" to access Uber's account in this repository i.e. they obtained username and password pairs from other (non Uber) accounts and then injected those compromised credentials into websites until they matched with additional accounts. One of the reasons they were able to use this method to access the Uber repository was the lack of multi-factor authentication for employees to log into it, a common failing in businesses across all sectors. The ICO alighted on this specific failing as one of the reasons for concluding that the security arrangements were inadequate.
Similarly, the ICO was critical that the credentials were stored in Uber's repository in simple plain text without any code.
Uber was not able to confirm definitively whether additional records were accessed beyond the downloaded 16 files. This is because Uber did not have a record of all information that it stored on the database at every point in time (and a significant period had elapsed between the breach and the ICO's investigation). The ICO labelled that as "poor data protection practice", but in reality not all firms will be backing up data continuously to enable them to recreate records in this way.
The ICO's approach to the payment of $100,000 to the attackers was interesting. The payment was made under Uber's bug bounty programme. Many firms have programmes of this type where they pay individuals to identify and alert them to vulnerabilities in their systems. The ICO recognises the legitimacy of these programmes but here a payment was being made to actors who had not only identified a vulnerability, but then proceeded to exploit it and remove personal data. It may have been perceived more as 'hush money' to keep the incident quiet and avoid notification. The principle of making payments to hackers is common in other jurisdictions, particularly after ransomware attacks where firms take an expedient approach in order to re-secure access to their systems quickly. Whilst the penalty notice did not expressly condemn the practice of making payments to hackers, the tone suggests that the ICO is not supportive of it. It will be interesting to see if the ICO's stance softens as ransomware attacks become increasingly common in the UK.
The 72 hour notification requirement that now exists under the GDPR did not exist under UK law when the breach occurred. Nevertheless the ICO was strongly critical of Uber's decision not to disclose the breach, either to the ICO or the relevant data subjects, and included this as aggravating factors in determining the fine. The fine itself was subject to the lower £500,000 cap as it was imposed under the old regime.
The simultaneous publication of the UK and Dutch fines suggested a co-ordinated international approach to enforcement, at least in Europe. The ICO confirmed this in its press release, stating that the Dutch regulator was the lead member of an international task force which co-operated in investigating the effects of the incident in their respective jurisdictions. We expect that international coordination to continue, even post Brexit.
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Rectory and Church of the Immaculate Conception
The Immaculate Conception Church was dedicated in 1865, and Norfolk Parish was established in 1889 under the pastoral leadership of Father Patrick Keating. The church and rectory underwent significant alterations by architect Alfredo Taylor in 1924.
The exterior walls feature rubble stone (lower half) and stucco (upper half). (source: Archdiocese of Hartford)
In 1924, noted architect Alfredo Guido Taylor redesigned the church into its present appearance. It had previously been Greek Revival Style. Taylor enlarged the church, making room for 320 people. He also added a layer of rubble stone (at the base of the structure) and a layer of stucco (higher up on the exterior of the walls). The rectory also received a layer of stucco to march the church. As David Ransom noted in his summary for the Connecticut Historical Commission, "The result is difficult to categorize...The character of the church has been changed to something vaguely Spanish Colonial Revival, but without the elaborate ornamentation associated with churches of that style."
"Parish History: Immaculate Conception Church." Archdiocese of Hartford. Accessed March 03, 2017. http://www.archdioceseofhartford.org/cgi-bin/history.pl?textdata=227.
Ransom, D. "Historic Resources Inventory Form: Rectory & Church of the Immaculate Conception." Connecticut Historical Commission. October 1978. Accessed March 03, 2017. https://npgallery.nps.gov/pdfhost/docs/NRHP/Text/82004459.pdf.
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Q: i18n in web service How you guys usually do i18n in web service? especially XmlRpc. You guys just throw code number (e.g Error 1011 - Password not valid) or what?
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The project that we worked on consists of 3 tiers: the presentation tier, the business logic tier and data tier, I will call them here the front, mid and back.
The front is written in PHP and it communicates with the mid via web service (XML-RPC). Users can also write their own clients to talk to the mid. The mid is developed in Java, it performs business logic and provides data to the front, it may also throws exception to the front.
Now, we want to make it multi-lingual support (i18n). So, we need input/opinion from you guys here on how we can make it possible in mid tier especially for throws exception to the front.

A: You can use ws-i18n for SOAP web services.
Basically you can pass a SOAP header from the client that indicates its international preferences, and use it on the server to provide the appropriate response.
I don't know much abou xmlrpc, but maybe you could use an Accept-Language header to do something similar.

A: Define some protocol, document it well and give it to 'front'-developers. Error codes should be included in the protocol document, together with their meaning - hence the i18n of error messages.

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In new filing, Flynn's lawyers say judge 'exceeded his power' in not dismissing case
The judge 'has no authority to gin up his own case or controversy where none exists.'
Updated: June 12, 2020 - 9:30am
Lawyers for Michael Flynn argued in a brief filed Thursday that Judge Emmet Sullivan "exceeded his power" when he refused to dismiss a case per a Justice Department request, arguing that the judge is legally compelled to follow federal prosecutors' desire to end prosecution against the former Trump national security adviser.
The Justice Department in a surprise move last month announced it would be dismissing its case against Flynn, who had plead guilty to lying to FBI agents but later withdrew the plea.
Federal officials in May claimed the FBI interview with Flynn had been immaterial to its investigation of him, as part of the federal Russia collusion probe, and that his statements in the 2017 meeting were thus legally irrelevant.
But Sullivan, who is overseeing Flynn's case, refused to accept the Justice Department request, instead calling in ex-Judge John Gleeson to file an an opinion arguing in favor of keeping the case against Flynn.
In their Thursday filing, Flynn's lawyers slammed Sullivan, arguing that he is "not in the Executive branch and, being an Article III judge, has no authority to gin up his own case or controversy where none exists."
"The game is over and this Court should order the umpire to leave the field," they wrote of the case, arguing that the ultimate authority for dismissing charges lies with prosecutors.
Gleeson in his filing earlier this week argued that the court should consider Flynn's withdrawal of his guilty plea to itself be perjury, and that Sullivan "should take Flynn's perjury into account in sentencing him on the offense to which he has already admitted guilt."
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Q: how to read multiple elements in xml in sequence with python I have a xml files in this format:
<stage rend="italic center" type="entrance"> aaaaa </stage>
<sp who="#F-mm-duk">bbbbb </sp>
<sp who="#smdwo">ccccc </sp>
<sp who="#F-mm-acb">cccc </sp>
<stage rend="italic center" type="entrance"> ddddd </stage>

how could I extract the text from those elements in order to be :
aaaaa
bbbbb
ccccc
ddddd

A: If you don't care some exceptional situations, like the text includes '>', '</' etc.
You can use one regex expression to extract out the texts of all nodes.
the codes is like below:
import re

xml_str = """
<stage rend="italic center" type="entrance"> aaaaa </stage>
<sp who="#F-mm-duk">bbbbb </sp>
<sp who="#smdwo">ccccc </sp>
<sp who="#F-mm-acb">cccc </sp>
<stage rend="italic center" type="entrance"> ddddd </stage>
"""

match_list = re.findall(r'>(?P<xml>.*)</', xml_str, flags=0)
print (match_list)

output:
[' aaaaa ', 'bbbbb ', 'ccccc ', 'cccc ', ' ddddd ']
[Finished in 0.287s]

But the better solution is using one XML library like xml.etree.elementtree, then pick out all texts for the nodes.
The codes will be like below:
import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET

xml_str = """
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<data>
<stage rend="italic center" type="entrance"> aaaaa </stage>
<sp who="#F-mm-duk">bbbbb </sp>
<sp who="#smdwo">ccccc </sp>
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<stage rend="italic center" type="entrance"> ddddd </stage>
</data>
"""

tree = ET.fromstring(xml_str.strip())
for child in tree:
    print(child.text)

And some XML libraries support XPath(xml.etree.elementtree provides limited support.). You can google it then study how to implement same output with XPath.


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Q: Calling COM-based function written in C++ using some VARIANT pointer as argument to return a value in Python I have a COM function written in C++ using some VARIANT pointer as argument to return a value.
I want to call that function with Python but I run out of solutions;
I tried to use VARIANT(pythoncom.VT_VARIANT | pythoncom.VT_BYREF, value) from pywin32 and pythonnet python libraries with no success.
Here is the syntax of the COM function:
object.ExtendedGetSourceName(int iSource, VARIANT* ovSourceName) as Boolean

with:
object: a COM object
iSource: index of the source (starting from 0)
ovSourceName: name of the source

ovSourceName gets the returned value.
import win32com.client
import pythoncom

xmpmapPath = r"C:\LM.Irradiance.1.xmp"
XMPViewer = win32com.client.Dispatch("XMPViewer.Application") # START INSTANCE
XMPViewer.OpenFile(xmpmapPath)# Opens XMP file
iNbSource = XMPViewer.ExtendedGetNbSource #Returns the number of sources
for sourceindex in range(0, iNbSource):
    sSourceName = win32com.client.VARIANT(pythoncom.VT_VARIANT | pythoncom.VT_BYREF, 1)

    RetVal = XMPViewer.ExtendedGetSourceName(sourceindex,  sSourceName) #Returns TRUE if the call has succeeded, FALSE otherwise.
    print(str(RetVal))
    print(str(sSourceName))

Visual Studio Codes returns
True
win32com.client.VARIANT(16396, 1)

Would you know how to make a COM variant pointer, then get its returned in Python?


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Q: How to handle OSError: [Errno 36] File name too long When handling the errors that occur when trying to create an existing file or trying to use a file that doesn't exist the OSErrors that get thrown have a subclass (FileExistsError, FileNotFoundError). I couldn't find that subclass for the special case when the filename is too long.
The exact error message is:
OSError: [Errno 36] File name too long: 'filename'

I would like to catch the OSError that occurs when the filename is too long, but only when the filename is too long. I do not want to catch other OSErrors that might occur. Is there a way to achieve this?
Edit: I know that I could check the filename against a length but the maximum filename length varies too much depending on the OS and the filesystem and I don't see a "clean" solution that way.

A: You can specify just how you want to catch a specific error such as errno.ENAMETOOLONG:
Specific to your question...
try:
    # try stuff
except OSError as oserr:
    if oserr.errno != errno.ENAMETOOLONG:
        # ignore
    else:
        # caught...now what?

Specific to your comments...
try:
    # try stuff
except Exception as err:
    # get the name attribute from the exception class
    errname = type(err).__name__
    # get the errno attribute from the exception class
    errnum = err.errno
    if (errname == 'OSError') and (errnum == errno.ENAMETOOLONG):
        # handle specific to OSError [Errno 36]
    else if (errname == 'ExceptionNameHere' and ...:
        # handle specific to blah blah blah
    .
    .
    .
    else:
        raise # if you want to re-raise; otherwise code your ignore

This will grab all exceptions caused by errors in the try. Then it checks if the __name__ matches any specific exception and any additional conditions you want to specify.
You should know there is no getting around the except if an error is encountered unless you specific a concrete exception.

A: Simply check errno attribute of caught exception.
try:
    do_something()
except OSError as exc:
    if exc.errno == 36:
        handle_filename_too_long()
    else:
        raise  # re-raise previously caught exception

For readability you may consider using appropriate constant from errno built-in module instead of hardcoded constant.


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Shaan studied at Aitchison College where he engaged in acting. Later Shaan moved to the United States and admitted into Newton High School in pursuit of being a lawyer. He stayed here for seven years comes to Pakistan on vacation and obtained the family business Film.
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they could go a number of ways with the pick. its hard to say which needs we will fill in FA and trades vs the draft. Bowers could be a force on the DL for years to come and you could argue that the best possible scenario would be to fill gaps so that there are no true immediate needs allowing you to take the best player at an impact position LT/DE/QB.
we need linebackers, corners, safety, center and guard. if they go and take another defensive lineman im starting the fire mayhew bandwagon.. i said this last off season, the best defensive line doesnt make up for a suspect secondary. just imagine if we had some corners that could press and cover with our pass rush. it totally eliminates all them quick short passes and would create more sacks.
If there's no rookie cap, then the top three picks can only be used on DEs, WRs, QBs, and LTs (and maybe, maybe RBs but I think the odds of this are less and less every year) due to money concerns. This is why top picks are so hard to trade away.
Occasionally, like last year, other positions can be taken, but only if the guys playing these positions are absolute studs. And for this upcoming draft there are none of these guys. There is no one at LB, S, CB, C, or G even close to being worth the 2nd pick. You can make a case for Patrick Peterson, but the obvious comparison there is to Pacman Jones, and he went #6--not #2. The ideal pick would be a LT, but there aren't any great ones coming out this year. So it comes down to Bowers or AJ Green. I think they'd opt for Bowers.
If the Lions practice what they preach, BPA will be the selection. I think it's painfully obvious that, as you said, " we need linebackers, corners, safety, center and guard." But if none of the top 5 or 6 players fits our positional needs, it would be foolish to reach. I have high hopes that this will finally be the year we can trade back. With Luck, Newton, Locker as potential early first rounders, as well as an abundance of D-line talent in Bowers, Quinn, Fairley, and Heyward, just to name a few. With the depth that we have at DT and DE it seems like they wouldn't consider adding to it. But, Avril is a res. free agent. McBride is fa as well I believe, and KVB is approaching the twilight of his career.
I could see adding a DE if there are no other options. I haven't seen Bowers or Quinn play, but I have seen Fairley a couple of times in the last month, he looks like the real deal. Avril played great on Sunday and has had a pretty good season, when he has played. May be that I'm being to critical, but I'm not as high on him as others. So, if the Lions are stuck at top 5 on d-day, it might be a no-brainer.
Mayew has done a impressive job of remaking the roster, and Schwartz has them playing hard every game, nuf said.
As fans who follow a team like we all do, BPA is kind of a frustrating approach to take for us. We all see the holes on this team, and we want them to be filled. Unfortunately, as we've all seen, draft positioning affects the position we can take in round 1. Of course Mayhew is a BPA type of guy, they're always picking in the top 5! They have to pick those guys! It would be great if we could take a WLB with our first pick, but are there any that are top 5 material? Nope. I like Akeem Ayers, but not at #2. Is anyone going to really want to trade up to take..... nope. Stuck.
As far as trading, there is only 1 top 5 QB IMO (Locker had looked 1st rd, but is really struggling this season) so our best hope is that if Carolinagets the #1 pick.. that they think Clausen is going to be their QB leaving Luck at #2 allowing us to trade to at least later in the top 10. Cardinals anyone?
Erm forgot about Mallet. Luck is by far the top Dog though. Very impressive.
There's no way I can see anyone other than Luck going #1. Jimmy Clausen was a second rounder, so they aren't really in for too much money on him anyway. With 3 potential first rounders and a handful of teams wanting/needing a QB, would anyone be desperate enough to move all the way up to number 2 to take Mallett over Locker? The teams below have QB needs, as far as I can tell, not all, though, will want a first rounder.
I think Buffalo will roll with Fitz. I dont think he is their issue (i dont think hes a probowler, but def not their issue).
Seattle picked whitehurts (current admin) as their future QB and gave up a lot for him. Why would they draft someone else 1 year later?
If you don't have a franchise QB on your roster and you have a chance to get one, you go get him.
I wouldn't want to roll with Charlie Whitehurst as the leader of my franchise. But that's just me. If John Schneider wants to do it, that's his deal. From an outsiders prospective, I'd say they should take a QB. Whitehurst started once this season, week 9, a 41-7 beatdown by the Giants.
Considering that they traded for whitehurst, and give him a decent contract, I'd guess they dont draft a QB.
If a new CBA with a rookie wage scale is in place by the draft, the Lions will have their best opportunity to trade down in years. That's what I'm hoping for. While I would still like to draft Peterson, I'd be just as happy with Prince a few spots lower. He's probably the better all around CB at this point, but Peterson has the most upside. If they drop out of the top ten completely, then they could be looking at any number of positions including LB, DE, CB, or OT.
i dont mean to single you out wayneO, but the last time i checked most scouts have patrick peterson ranked as the second best player in the draft. i think they are a little more qualified than any of us to rank players what they should be ranked. for any who say there isnt any worthy cbs to go top 5. scouts inc on espn has peterson graded at 98. who was the last corner to get that high of a grade? as a matter in fact they have peterson as having the same draft grade as andrew luck. which says thats they believe patrick peterson is the andrew luck of cornerbacks.


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Hires Rajesh Menon as ECD and Felicia Almario as client services director
BBDO Asia, an Omnicom company, has strengthened the senior management team of BBDO Indonesia with the hire of Rajesh Menon as Executive Creative Director of BBDO Indonesia, and Felicia Almario as Client Services Director at Energy BBDO Indonesia.
BBDO welcomes Menon back after a hiatus of 8 years which he spent establishing the creative power of his previous agencies. With 17 years of industry experience in Indonesia and over 50 local and international awards to his name, Menon believes that "great creativity comes from great strategy". A firm follower of BBDO's single-minded focus on 'the work, the work, the work', he described his return to BBDO as "coming home".
Felicia Almario joins Energy BBDO Indonesia from BBDO Guerrero in the Philippines, where she gained experience working across an array of multinational and local clients including Johnson & Johnson, Visa, GE Money Bank, Bayer, Wrigley, Mars and Splash Corporation. With over 15 years in advertising, Almario joins Energy BBDO to work on clients including Johnson & Johnson, SC Johnson and Guinness.
"I'm truly excited to be working in a large growing market like Indonesia. There's so much potential here!" said Almario of her move.
Ricky Subrata, CEO of BBDO Indonesia, stated: "It's great to have Rajesh and Felicia join us at BBDO Indonesia, to help take us to the next level. There are exciting times ahead!"
Jean-Paul Burge, SEA President for BBDO commented: "Felicia and Raj both know the network well and both believe in the work, the work, the work. As we continue building our Indonesia team we are focusing on bringing in best-in-class people across all disciplines who understand our values and who balance strong local insights with world class skills."
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