Miroč Mountain, with the village of the same name, make an ambient and ethno-traditional landmark, featuring specific relief, landscapes and diversity of unique scenery between Serbia and Romania, along the course of Danube River, which flows through the Southern Carpathian ranges. Miroč village is located at the altitude of 767 meters, rising from the precipitous peaks of Veliki and Mali Strbac, above the narrowest part of the Danube in Europe. Miroč village is also situated on the northwestern part of the Miroč Plateau, on the elevation which is surrounded by sources of rivers of Gradašnica, Golubinjska reka, Ravna reka, Buljevica and Valja Mare. Unique natural characteristics of Miroc Mountain are truly attractive – Gradašnica pecina Cave, Canyon of Gradašnica River, Kulme, diversified floral and animal life. During the traditional Jorgovan-fest – Lilacs Festival locals present their original customs, ancient songs, folklore of the region. There is the spot on Miroč Mountain named after the Prince Marko – Marko's rock, which used to be a big stone, with the horse-shoe, believed to be one of the Prince Marko's horse Sarac. This particular stone is damaged but still bears its name. Miroč Mountain has ever since been since juncture of fairies, female fairy-like spirits in South-Slavic mythology, particularly the residence of the Ravivojla Fairy, the wood nymph who was, the Serbian folk poem says, sister of Prince Marko.
Archaeological remains of the oldest copper mine in Europe dating about 4000 years BC have been found close to Majdanpek, on the Rudna Glava Hill. Ore wealth of this area contributed significantly that the secret of metal was discovered by man right here. When Rudna Glava mine was explored dating from 3800 – 3200 BC the theory of the Near East as the cradle of mining was rejected. There were 40 mining shafts and numerous tools excavated in Rudna Glava during the period of 20 years of research. Still there are various secrets to be explored for nature lovers.
Miroc Mountain whose waters descend towards the Danube River hides mystical underground pits and caves, not yet explored. In terms of the surface Miroc Mountain covers it feature strong contrasts of its almost vertical crags of Mali and Veliki Strbac peaks, that pankake towards the Danube River, providing breathtaking views and the Strbac valley situated hinterland of the main reef, the large karst plateau abundant with pits and of irregular relief. The net of forest pathways is so chaotic that electronic navigation is inevitable, specially when weather is misty. Miroc Mountain is famous for numerous abysses, among which the deepest in Serbia, and interesting speleological spots, like the tunnel cave on the tiny river of Kasajna, at the very east of the mountain. Although Miroc Mountain seems rather low it is not so well explored so speleologists experience surprises while wandering along its valleys.
Forests and pastures of Miroc Mountain feature plenty of mysteries, that silently penetrate through treetops and visitors, before they are aware of it….The highest peak of Miroč Mountain is Veliki Strbac peak /768 meters/, but it gains respect of its visitors, in terms of the location, configuration of terrain, flora, fauna and rich cultural inheritance.
If we carefully observe the Miroc Mountain we notice it spreads along its entire length towards the Danube River. Yet, Danube River embraces the Miroc Mountain from three sides. Observation points of Veliki and Mali Strbac provide unique opportunity for panorama of cruisers along the river which look like paper boats from the distance of 500 meters. While standing on its peaks we see the green waters of the Danube in the north and its glittering waves by Brza Palanka, which is about 20 km away, although the mighty river flows until that point for 100 km. In Brza Palanka, on the very shore of the Danube River, there is nicely arranged camp site of "Miročka voda", very suitable for stay of nature lovers, researchers, Scouts, bicyclers…. The Mirocka voda camp site features capacity for 80 tents and is equipped with toilets and showers with hot and cold water and other necessities for a pleasant stay in the nature. Visitors have variety of activities at their disposal – fishing, local excursions with hiking along the hiking trails of the Đerdap National Park and the Miroč Mountain, through the beech and oak forests – length of trails is from 3 to 10 km, and visit to the natural localities as the springs with natural hot and cold waters, the wonderful Blederija Waterfall, the Sokolovac caves, mills which still grind corn and wheat, by the force of the Blederija river – the Rečka reka river… From the Mirocka voda camp site spreads beautiful view of the Danube River, the Đerdap Lake and the Miroč Mountain, and visitors can enjoy in outdoor activities on the sandy beach.
Once upon a time, during the Roman times, Miroc Mountain was transportation point with the East along the famous Roman road. It used to be a health resort and an air spa visited by Roman soldiers. Richness of the famous Miroc medicinal herbs are known since the Roman times, whereas nowadays Miroc Mountain is almost forgotten and many would not be able to find it on a map.


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This Beautiful piece of highly productive farm ground and pasture with developed spring would make a great smaller farm and great place to build your dream home with amazing mountain views. It has a private and secluded feel as you move across the land! It is easily accessed off of a nicely maintained county road. Farm ground recently seeded in alfalfa/grass mix, alfalfa, & sainfoin mix. Amazing views of the Beartooth's and Crazy Mountains!
Looking for peaceful seclusion, beautiful views and wildlife? Own your private piece of paradise. Here it is, 20 acres in the prestigious Yellowstone River Ranch. Several building sites, beautiful trees and amazing mountain views all around. Could overlook the Yellowstone River, depending on home location and orientation within the acreage. Just 45 minutes from your nearest Walmart, and 1 hour from Billings, major hospitals and airport. For your medical needs and day to day living, visit nearby Columbus. Annual HOA fee $350 collected semi-annually, for road maintenance, spraying of weeds, and legal fees.
Looking for peaceful seclusion, beautiful views and wildlife? Own your private piece of paradise. Here it is, 19.985 acres in the prestigious Countryman Creek Ranch. Building site, beautiful trees and amazing mountain views all around. Overlooking the Yellowstone River, with views of the Beartooth Mountains. Just 45 minutes from your nearest Walmart, and 1 hour from Billings, major hospitals and airport. For your medical needs and day to day living, visit nearby Columbus.
Right off of Shane Creek Road! Log home with recent updates. Main floor is open from the kitchen to the dining room to the living room - giving you plenty of space! Full bath is located off of the living room on the main level. Upstairs is equipped with two bedrooms and a great storage area. The walk-out basement has recently been updated. It has a bathroom, living room and a bonus room that could be used as another bedroom. There is a gas stove on the main floor, as well as wood fireplace on lower level. Large deck area off of living and dining room. Patio area off lower level for entertaining. Great producing well!
UNIQUE RIVER VIEW RETREAT situated on 198.68 acres just 10 minutes from Columbus, with glorious views of both the YELLOWSTONE RIVER & BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS. 2 bedroom, 2 bath home, with bonus room, attached 1 car garage, detached shop, several outbuildings, and 2 wells. This income property is equipped with a 16 unit cash flowing storage facility, irrigated acreage, ditch rights, and 4 mobile home lots with monthly rental income. Would be great for a river view subdivision or a homestead with monthly income and plenty of room to roam & grow! Turkeys and deer galore!
Almost 12 ACRES of VACANT LAND with BEARTOOTH MOUNTAIN VIEWS plus Views of the Pryor Mountains and the Crazy Mountains - Located conveniently between Columbus and Roberts. Almost 12 acres with fantastic building sites for your Dream Home. Septic System Permit is pre-approved. Location to drill a Well is pre-designated. The land is mostly gently rolling hay pasture with a coulee. Road frontage on 2 sides. The driveway along the west boundary is shared with property to the south. Nearby Cooney Reservoir great for fishing, boating and recreating. Lot can be divided once as long as the lots are at least 5 acres. The West Boundary of the property is located at the intersection of Shane Creek Road and Patterson Ranch Road.
Stunning home on 21 acres with additional 20 acres adjoining if desired(Lot 4 add $85,000 MLS#293044). Could be an amazing horse property. Open floor plan w/vaulted ceilings in living area w/awesome Beartooth Mtn views. 40 gpm well with cistern. Copper metal roof new in last 5 years, barn/shop, 7 fenced acres, New no maintenance deck. Daylight walkout basement to patio. Home site has plenty of room for additional buildings. About 1 mile off pavement. Common area Yellowstone River Access. HOA covers Road Maintenance.
THIS 20 ACRE LOT 134 IS ON THE RIVER WITH FISHING ON THE YELLOWSTONE RIVER IN YOUR FRONT YARD. WITH AN ABUNDANCE OF TREES AND WILD LIFE, SEVERAL BUILDING SITES, A COMMUNITY PICNIC AREA WITH BBQ GRILLS, PICNIC TABLE, BOAT LAUNCH AND FISHING ACCESS. HAS GREAT VIEW FROM THE HIGHER ELEVATION THE SELLER WILL FINANCE IF YOU SHOULD REQUIRE FINANCING. YOU CAN CALL THE LISTING AGENT TO GET THE FULL DETAILS ON THE FINANCING.
EQUINE TRAINING FACILITY WITH PRIVATE RIVER ACCESS. AMAZING 5,000 sq. ft. - 5 Bed/3 Bath home on the Stillwater River that overlooks the Beartooth Mountains! 20 irrigated acres with great hay production. Heated indoor 8 stall horse barn with breezeway & hot water wash rack. Extra large insulated shop for equipment. Home has a MOTHER-IN-LAW living area with 2 living rooms, a second kitchen and separate entry into the basement. There is tons of storage and a secret vault/gun room.
Awesome property for a ranchette or horse property. Sale includes pivot irrigation system w/pumping contract. Approximately 27 irrigated acres, 9 dryland hay, 5 pasture. Seldom does irrigated land become available in the Yellowstone Valley. Just off Hwy 10, N Boundary I-90 ROW. Buyers/Agents to verify all information. Taxes include additional property. Please do not drive the property.
Awesome building lot on the front side of Pine Crest Subdivision. Lot 4 adjoins MLS#296041 (28 Ponderosa Ridge Rd) and would create an awesome horse property. This lot has fantastic views of the Yellowstone River Valley as well as Beartooth Mtns. Some pine covered areas but much open land with nice grass. Fenced on the South and west side. 28 Ponderosa Ridge Road has a 40gpm well. Bridle Canyon Trail is the emergency exit from the subdivision and begins off Ponderosa Ridge Rd, creating two routes out of the area.
High Plains Architects Custom designed home in a secluded rural Montana location. 2 bedroom 2.5 bath. Stunning, contemporary, custom home completely remodeled and updated. Master bedroom with barn door walk-in closet and tiled shower. Updated Kitchen with quartz counter tops and recessed lighting. Radiant floor heat on each level, 2 mini-split A/C units for climate control. New over sized, 2 car garage/shop built to match the homes custom design. Gorgeous views of the Beartooth Mountains.
Location, Views & Privacy! You'll have it all for your new home or getaway cabin. Just minutes from Columbus and less than 40 minutes to Billings. Awesome building site with electric and phone at property line. Good wells in the area. Wonderful views of the Famous Yellowstone River! Private river access for the subdivision for fishing or enjoying a river picnic or BBQ.
Enjoy country living on 20 acre irrigated property with Yellowstone River frontage. Private, convenient location in Stillwater County, accessible to Billings. High end cabin with soaring 18 ceiling expanded to 4 Bed 2 Bath, 3300 sq ft ranch. Maple hardwood flooring & tile, rustic hickory cabinetry. Energy efficient design with gas appliances and radiant floor heating. Solar panels & wind turbine provide supplemental power. Detached heated 24x36 shop/artist studio. Fenced property with several out-buildings, garden, fruit trees, berry bushes.
Beautiful 5 bedroom, 3 bath home on 20 acres ready for horses! Just 5 miles from subdivision turnoff to fabulous views of Beartooth Mountains from the kitchen. Home has 2 pellet stoves (up and down) that heat the large rooms and each room has a radiant heater that can be turned on or off. In addition to attached double garage there is a 3 car shop with running water and toilet/sink that also has a one bedroom apartment above the shop. The barn is set up for numerous horses with individual stalls. Well has a new chlorination system. Seller uses about 2 ton of pellets @$220/ton per year.
Enjoy gorgeous views of the mountains and river! This custom log home is amazing from the custom kitchen and bar, vaulted ceilings, to the impressive wine cellar. The master bedroom also has a loft area for a sitting area or office. The master bath has his and her walk in closets and toilets! Dumbwaiter from garage to pantry. Brand new deck and air conditioning.
Ready for your new construction, located on the outskirts of Columbus. Outstanding views of the Beartooth Mountains. Cul-de-sac street, electric and natural gas are all in place and shops are allowed on these large lots. 4 lots total available in this subdivision. Drive by and take a look. Call Dan or Steph for additional information.
Trifecta of Views! Surrounded by the Beartooths, Crazy's and Yellowstone River! Perfect building site to create your dream getaway! Well, Electric & Phone available. No Neighbors!


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46 Shirley Jackson Quotes on Writing
It could be argued that every word Shirley Jackson wrote is perfection.
Certainly her novels and short stories, along with her fictionalized memoirs, are a master class in the craft of writing. But what writing advice would Shirley Jackson herself have given?
She lived only 48 years and was a fairly private person. What we know of her comes largely from other people—her children, her biographers. But there are a few sources for her own words, and I have mined them for the quotes presented below in which she advises, observes, and is generally Shirley. Even if she is has questionable opinions about garlic.
Shirley Jackson Quotes On Writing
"Notes for a Young Writer," published in Come Along With Me
"In the country of the story the writer is king."
"Remember, the reader is a very tough customer indeed, dragging his feet, easily irritated. He will willingly agree to suspend disbelief for a time: he will go along with you if it is necessary for your story that you both assume temporarily that there really is a Land of Oz, but he will not suspend reason, he will not agree, for any story ever written, that he can see the Land of Oz from his window."
"Your end of the bargain is to play fair, and keep him interested, his end of the bargain is to keep reading."
"You have the right to assume that the reader will accept the story on your own terms."
"Always, always, make the duller parts of your story work for you; the necessary passage of time, the necessary movement must not stop the story dead, but must move it forward."
"As much as possible free yourself from useless and clumsy statements about action."
"Try to remember with description that you must never just let it lie there; nothing in your story should ever be static unless you have a very good reason indeed for keeping your reader still; the essence of the story is motion."
"Conversation is clearly one of the most difficult parts of the story."
"A bore is a bore, on the page or off it."
"Listen always to people talking. Listen to patterns of talking. Listen to patterns of thinking displayed in talking."
"Your characters will make their remarks only once; people hear better in stories than in real life."
"Use all your seasoning sparingly."
"Use all the tools at your disposal. The language is infinitely flexible, and your use of it should be completely deliberate."
"Remember, too, that words on a page have several dimensions: they are seen, they are partially heard, particularly if they seem to suggest a sound, and they have a kind of tangible quality—think of the depressing sight of a whole great paragraph ahead of you, solidly black with huge heavy-sounding words."
"Exclamation points, italics, capitals, and, most particularly, dialect, should all be used with extreme caution. Consider them like garlic, and use them accordingly."
"Do not try to puzzle your reader unnecessarily; a puzzled reader is an antagonistic reader."
"The reader brings with him a great body of knowledge which you may assume, but he must rely on you for all information necessary to the understanding of this story which, after all, you have written."
"If you want your reader to go faster and faster make your writing go faster and faster. If you want your reader to go slower and slower make your writing go slower and slower."
"You will actually find that if you keep your story tight, with no swerving from the proper path, it will curl up quite naturally at the end, provided you stop when you have finished what you have to say."
"All you need to do then is write it, paying attention, please, to grammar and punctuation."
"Memory and Delusion," published in Let Me Tell You
"The children around our house have a saying that everything is either true, not true, or one of Mother's delusions."
"The very nicest thing about being a writer is that you can afford to indulge yourself endlessly with oddness, and nobody can really do anything about it, as long as you keep writing and kind of using it up, as it were."
"All you have to do—and watch this carefully, please—is keep writing."
"Actually, if you're a writer, the only good thing about adolescent children is that they're so easily offended. You can drive one of them out of the room with any sort of simple word or phrase—such as 'Why don't you pick up your room?'—and get a little peace to write in."
"All the time that I am making beds and doing dishes and driving to town for dancing shoes, I am telling myself stories."
"I cannot find any patience for those people who believe that you start writing when you sit down at your desk and pick up your pen and finish writing when you put down your pen again; a writer is always writing, seeing everything through a thin mist of words, fitting swift little descriptions to everything he sees, always noticing."
"On Fans and Fan Mail," published in Let Me Tell You
"I think that the popular notion of the writer as a person hiding away in a garret, unable to face reality, is probably perfectly true."
"There is a certain type of letter that makes me wonder who is crazy these days—me or them."
"Someday the English teachers of the world are going to be made to suffer for what they do to writers."
"How I Write," published in Let Me Tell You
"I find it very difficult to distinguish between life and fiction."
"One of the nicest things about being a writer is that nothing ever gets wasted."
"A writer who is serious and economical can store away small fragments of ideas and events and conversations, and even facial expressions and mannerisms, and use them all someday."
"I began writing stories about my children because, more than any other single being in the world, children possess and kind of magic that makes much of what they do so oddly logical and yet so incredible to grown-ups."
"What I am trying to say is that with the small addition of the one element of fantasy, or unreality, or imagination, all the things that happen are fun to write about."
"Now, no one can get into writing a novel about a haunted house without hitting the subject of reality head-on; either I have to believe in ghosts, which I do, or I have to write another kind of novel altogether."
"I am apt to find, in the laundry list, a scribble reading, 'Shirley, don't forget—no murder before chapter five.'"
"Garlic in Fiction," published in Let Me Tell You
"Far and away the greatest menace to the writer—any writer, beginning or otherwise—is the reader."
"Using any device that might possibly work, the writer has to snare the reader's attention and keep it."
"It is easy to be trapped in a story you are writing, and to suppose that the interest you feel yourself in the story is automatically communicated to the reader; this is terribly important to me, the writer tells himself, and therefore a reader will find it important too."
"I want to call this 'garlic in fiction' because I cannot think of a more vivid way of describing the devices of fiction, the particular, frequently almost unnoticed tricks a writer can use to enormous advantage."
"Adjective are always good, of course; no short story really ought to be without adjectives, particularly odd ones—such as 'fulsome'—that the reader usually has to go and look up."
"Just as a tune or a scent can evoke for most of us an entire scene, so the basic image of the character must evoke that entire character and his place in the story."
"A story is, after all, made up only of words."
"Many experiences in life are common to all of us, and a word or two is frequently enough to enrich a story with a wealth of recollection; take, for instance, the words 'income tax.'"
"Garlic is a splendid thing, and one that is irreplaceable; yet there is no question that it is possible to use too much of it."
"If you don't like my peaches," letter to a reader of "The Lottery"
"If you don't like my peaches, don't shake my tree." Perfect response by SJ to a snippy letter from a reader. pic.twitter.com/Ri24h8MfoH
— Ruth Franklin (@ruth_franklin) August 28, 2015
#Classics#quotes#shirley jackson
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He's been promoted to corporate vice president.
Minecraft has been a huge franchise all over the world, one that's been embraced heavily by Microsoft in particular, and now boss of Minecraft Matt Booty has been promoted to the corporate vice president of Microsoft Studios, as reported by GamesBeat, meaning he'll be working closely with Phil Spencer in the future.
In this role Booty will be overseeing the development and publishing of games after Spencer was promoted to executive vice president overseeing all elements of games, hardware, and more. As for the Minecraft group, this will now be led by Helen Chiang, previous operations chief, while Booty moves on to manage big franchises like Halo and Gears of War, on top of Minecraft as well.
"I wanted to make sure we had the right organization in place to deliver on our content goals. With that, I made the decision that I wanted to anoint a leader of our Microsoft Studios organisation, which if you've tracked it, I've had the leaders of our individual franchises reporting to me for the last three and a half years," Spencer told GamesBeat. "That's been great in driving our all-up strategy and getting us to the point where [Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella] was willing and eager to make the investment in gaming that he's made, but it's also become very clear to me that we're going to invest more in content, which we are doing, and that a unified studios leadership organisation was going to be critical to our long-term success. I've asked Matt Booty to step up into the role of leading Microsoft Studios."
"It goes without saying, but this is an incredible privilege and honor, to step into this role," Booty added. "I really look at it first and foremost as an opportunity to serve and provide a leadership layer to the studio heads, so they can focus even more on making great games. I've worked as a peer with Bonnie and Shannon and Rod and Craig, and obviously very closely with Helen as the No. 2 person on the Minecraft franchise in Redmond. It's a group I have a huge amount of respect for. It's a world-class group of leaders and a world-class collection of studios. It's a privilege to get in and help provide a layer of unification and collaboration across the studios, as we go forward helping drive the initiatives Phil talked about, getting behind the company's vision for gaming."
Is this a good choice by Microsoft?


Fall is here! And so is our new Class Schedule. We have some of our continuing groups available including Amy's Cupboard - this group meets once a month to share goodies, patterns and quilts from the 1930's, Love Letters - a Civil War group and The Farmer's Wife. Each group costs $5 each month and you can come one month or many.
Other classes include Wool Stitchery, Paper Piecing, Applique, Beginning Piecing, English Paper Piecing, Buggy Barn, Purses, Flower Power and Binding.
If you sign up for classes before Sept 11, you can still get our Buy One Get One Half-Off special.
Other events include our Fall Frenzy from October 13-16 where you can find treats, specials and a free pattern for a Holiday project.
November 5 from 7:00-10:00 is our 3rd annual Moonlight Madness. This is our Christmas kick-off party. Once again we will spotlight several guest designers, demo holiday gift ideas and have prizes and treats!
Fat Quarter Friday is held once a month and all FQ's are specially priced at 6 for $11.
Double Punch Day also held once a month.
Birthdays - each month we have a special day to celebrate your birthday. If you have a birthday that month, come in to American Quilting on the assigned day and get treats, a fun gift and a store discount!
Pick up one of our calendars at the store so you won't miss all these fun events!
I love the owl pattern and fabric. How can I get my hands on it?!
What is the pattern name for the black, ornage and cream quilt with the stars and pumpkins on it? Would love to have the pattern.


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Q: Objects to be disposed in SharePoint I am referring to the following link for disposing the SharePoint objects. Basically, I understand that mainly SPSite and SPWeb are the 2 objects that use unmanaged code.
Best Practices: Using Disposable Windows SharePoint Services Objects
I have a Windows Service that loops through all the web applications, then site collections within it and then the sub sites in it. In this, I am carefully disposing SPSite and SPWeb objects. Still there appears to be memory leaks, which I am not able to catch. I tried using SPDisposeCheck, but it doesn't seem to be reliable. I know about SPCAF, but it is paid. I am not sure if there are other tools which are free and reliable for checking memory leaks. Can anyone please help?

A: Are there other tools which are free and reliable for checking memory leaks.
Yes, Microsoft provides a tool called the "Microsoft SharePoint Online Code Analysis Framework (MSOCAF)" that is available in a SharePoint 2010 and a SharePoint 2013 version.
For more details about MSOCAF check https://caf.sharepoint.microsoftonline.com/
But what I think it'll give you a similar result as SPDisposeCheck result. So I suggest requesting a free SPCAF trial for at https://trial.spcaf.com/ and compare the result with MSOCAF.
For more details check (MSOCAF) and (SPCAF) features comparison

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from typing import Any, Awaitable, TYPE_CHECKING

from msrest import Deserializer, Serializer

from azure.core.rest import AsyncHttpResponse, HttpRequest
from azure.mgmt.core import AsyncARMPipelineClient

from .. import models
from ._configuration import ApplicationInsightsManagementClientConfiguration
from .operations import ComponentCurrentPricingPlanOperations, EASubscriptionListMigrationDateOperations, EASubscriptionMigrateToNewPricingModelOperations, EASubscriptionRollbackToLegacyPricingModelOperations

if TYPE_CHECKING:
    # pylint: disable=unused-import,ungrouped-imports
    from azure.core.credentials_async import AsyncTokenCredential

class ApplicationInsightsManagementClient:
    """Composite Swagger for Application Insights Management Client.

    :ivar ea_subscription_migrate_to_new_pricing_model:
     EASubscriptionMigrateToNewPricingModelOperations operations
    :vartype ea_subscription_migrate_to_new_pricing_model:
     azure.mgmt.applicationinsights.v2017_10_01.aio.operations.EASubscriptionMigrateToNewPricingModelOperations
    :ivar ea_subscription_rollback_to_legacy_pricing_model:
     EASubscriptionRollbackToLegacyPricingModelOperations operations
    :vartype ea_subscription_rollback_to_legacy_pricing_model:
     azure.mgmt.applicationinsights.v2017_10_01.aio.operations.EASubscriptionRollbackToLegacyPricingModelOperations
    :ivar ea_subscription_list_migration_date: EASubscriptionListMigrationDateOperations operations
    :vartype ea_subscription_list_migration_date:
     azure.mgmt.applicationinsights.v2017_10_01.aio.operations.EASubscriptionListMigrationDateOperations
    :ivar component_current_pricing_plan: ComponentCurrentPricingPlanOperations operations
    :vartype component_current_pricing_plan:
     azure.mgmt.applicationinsights.v2017_10_01.aio.operations.ComponentCurrentPricingPlanOperations
    :param credential: Credential needed for the client to connect to Azure.
    :type credential: ~azure.core.credentials_async.AsyncTokenCredential
    :param subscription_id: The ID of the target subscription.
    :type subscription_id: str
    :param base_url: Service URL. Default value is "https://management.azure.com".
    :type base_url: str
    :keyword api_version: Api Version. Default value is "2017-10-01". Note that overriding this
     default value may result in unsupported behavior.
    :paramtype api_version: str
    """

    def __init__(
        self,
        credential: "AsyncTokenCredential",
        subscription_id: str,
        base_url: str = "https://management.azure.com",
        **kwargs: Any
    ) -> None:
        self._config = ApplicationInsightsManagementClientConfiguration(credential=credential, subscription_id=subscription_id, **kwargs)
        self._client = AsyncARMPipelineClient(base_url=base_url, config=self._config, **kwargs)

        client_models = {k: v for k, v in models.__dict__.items() if isinstance(v, type)}
        self._serialize = Serializer(client_models)
        self._deserialize = Deserializer(client_models)
        self._serialize.client_side_validation = False
        self.ea_subscription_migrate_to_new_pricing_model = EASubscriptionMigrateToNewPricingModelOperations(self._client, self._config, self._serialize, self._deserialize)
        self.ea_subscription_rollback_to_legacy_pricing_model = EASubscriptionRollbackToLegacyPricingModelOperations(self._client, self._config, self._serialize, self._deserialize)
        self.ea_subscription_list_migration_date = EASubscriptionListMigrationDateOperations(self._client, self._config, self._serialize, self._deserialize)
        self.component_current_pricing_plan = ComponentCurrentPricingPlanOperations(self._client, self._config, self._serialize, self._deserialize)

    def _send_request(
        self,
        request: HttpRequest,
        **kwargs: Any
    ) -> Awaitable[AsyncHttpResponse]:
        """Runs the network request through the client's chained policies.

        >>> from azure.core.rest import HttpRequest
        >>> request = HttpRequest("GET", "https://www.example.org/")
        <HttpRequest [GET], url: 'https://www.example.org/'>
        >>> response = await client._send_request(request)
        <AsyncHttpResponse: 200 OK>

        For more information on this code flow, see https://aka.ms/azsdk/python/protocol/quickstart

        :param request: The network request you want to make. Required.
        :type request: ~azure.core.rest.HttpRequest
        :keyword bool stream: Whether the response payload will be streamed. Defaults to False.
        :return: The response of your network call. Does not do error handling on your response.
        :rtype: ~azure.core.rest.AsyncHttpResponse
        """

        request_copy = deepcopy(request)
        request_copy.url = self._client.format_url(request_copy.url)
        return self._client.send_request(request_copy, **kwargs)

    async def close(self) -> None:
        await self._client.close()

    async def __aenter__(self) -> "ApplicationInsightsManagementClient":
        await self._client.__aenter__()
        return self

    async def __aexit__(self, *exc_details) -> None:
        await self._client.__aexit__(*exc_details)

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Australia's education gravity shift to Asia
Suzette Corr
Group General Manager Institutional Human Resources, ANZ
It was a while ago, but I often tell colleagues that as a student at the University of Western Australia I was more likely to be sitting in an economics lecture next to a peer from Asia than I was another woman from Australia.
However, despite our great success in attracting Asian students to Australia over the past 60 years, our Australian students have typically bypassed our nearest geographical neighbours, opting to work and study in western countries.
"Higher education meets foreign policy meets our economic imperative - preparing our next generation of leaders to capitalise on Asia's rise."
Suzette Corr, General Manager Human Resources Australia & Group General Manager Talent and Culture | ANZ
Perhaps we have felt more historically aligned with the United Kingdom or had aspirations more closely aligned with the United States? Or maybe it was the language barrier, or even a fear of the unknown shaping our comprehension of what was possible?
Either way, it seems we'd failed to see the huge cultural, social and economic opportunities available from study within our Asia-Pacific region.
This centre of gravity is now starting to shift - we're witnessing an evolution of the Australian mindset. With the fastest growing region on our doorstep we've developed a shared understanding it's time to equip the Australian workforce for the Asian century is clearly developing.
In a relatively short time frame the Australian Government's New Colombo Plan is turbo-charging this shift.
Photographer: Stephen Ries
The brainchild of Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop, the New Colombo Plan has been widely supported and welcomed by the university and business sectors as well as the region and most importantly students, with 5000 participating in study assistance and scholarships across the region over the course of 2014 and 2015.
In addition, the New Colombo Plan Business Program will allow business to support and reap the benefits of the program by providing private-sector internships to New Colombo Plan students, bringing a breadth to their experience and helping to prepare this generation for longer term engagement in the Asia-Pacific region.
In essence this is 'higher education meets foreign policy meets our economic imperative', as we prepare our next generation of leaders to capitalise on Asia's rise.
It's a nod to the original Colombo Plan which ran from the 1950s-1980s. A highly successful initiative which saw 40,000 Asian students educated at Australian Universities.
Its aim was to strengthen the social and economic ties between Asia and Australia and we know from engagement with the region that this continues to benefit Australia today.
BENEFITS CLEAR
For a bank with a super-regional focus like ANZ the benefits of the New Colombo Plan are clear - cultivating a pipeline of talent with a regional mindset is essential to our success.
ANZ will be participating in the New Colombo Plan's internship program, rolling out the pilot in Singapore, Hong Kong and China. Students with a particular interest in banking and commerce will have the opportunity to experience real-life professional situations and gain insight into what it's like to work for ANZ in the region.
But it's not just ANZ who will reap the benefits. Let me share four reasons why I think the New Colombo Plan is a great initiative.
BOOSTING AUSTRALIA'S ASIA-CAPABLE WORKFORCE
With Asia's status as the world's growth engine firmly established, it's more important than ever for us to better engage with our nearest neighbours. The New Colombo Plan will be vital in developing the pipeline of future leaders with the skills and connections needed to successfully do business in Asia.
It will help students better understand how Asia ticks. It will thicken the weave of relationships between people who are from, what are at times, starkly different cultures.
The New Colombo Plan will give students the chance to develop lasting connections and relationships, but importantly it will give them a unique understanding of how things are done in Asia.
Put simply, Asian capability is a clear competitive advantage for business. A recent AsiaLink taskforce chaired by ANZ CEO Mike Smith found the higher the proportion of leaders who have cultural training, speak an Asian language or have lived and worked in Asia for more than three months, the more likely business performance will exceed expectations.
It makes good business sense to employ people who actually understand a market in which you are trying to grow. At ANZ, the pilot program will support our existing recruitment activities and act as a feeder of high calibre graduate talent.
In years to come we will look back on the New Colombo Plan as an investment made not just in a generation of students but in Australia's future.
When young people from across the Asia-Pacific came and studied in Australia as part of the original plan it engendered generations of goodwill towards our country - this will be no different.
Through the New Colombo Plan, Australia will create a steady flow of Asia-literate ambassadors who are familiar with the region, and who are likely to become the future community, business and political leaders of this country.
COORDINATED APPROACH
To make a meaningful shift in the capabilities of our nation's workforce we need a coordinated plan involving Government, business and academia.
It's come down to a question of leadership, and it's needed from each of these sectors in order to achieve real change.
Minister Bishop should be applauded for the extraordinary vision and commitment in championing this significant initiative which will pay dividends for decades to come as we deepen regional ties for the next 40 years.
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade should be commended for the speed and coordination effort in ensuring the roll out of this program at rapid pace.
It's ambitious, but there is no doubt in my mind that the New Colombo Plan will leave a legacy ensuring our next generation of leaders are well placed to engage and capitalise on Asia's rise.
Suzette Corr is Group General Manager Talent & Culture and General Manager HR Australia at ANZ and a member of the New Colombo Plan Reference Group.
For further information go to www.dfat.gov.au/new-colombo-plan
Opinion Talent Asia Pacific Career Culture Policy
Banks finally have capital certainty
Paul Edwards | Manager Operations Strategy, ANZ
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority's latest recommendations give the country's biggest banks much of the clarity around capital they have been waiting for, ANZ chief financial officer Shayne Elliott says, and the lender has a number of options available to ensure it meets the new requirements.
Adding exams would give Murray report extra marks
Amanda Gome | Former head of digital and social media, ANZ
ANZ welcomes recommendations from David Murray's year-long review into the financial services industry to lift education, training and competency standards for financial advisers.
Culture is the challenge in Asia but language is a vital key
Jonathan Harvey | Former Group General Manager Executive Development, ANZ
On a return flight from Singapore recently, where I had been interviewing candidates for ANZ's Generalist Bankers Program (a Management Trainee project designed to build an internal pipeline of future Country CEOs), I reflected on the fact 70 per cent of the 700 applicants for the 2015 intake and eight out of the 10 candidates who we had decided to progress to the final stage of the selection process, speak an Asian language in addition to English.


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Pat Beach- In Memoriam
In Memory of Pat Beach
Can you remember the first time you met Pat Beach?
I sure can. It was in 1993. I met Pat at a Trade Show in Chicago. She was working in the VSI booth. At that time, VSI was the dominant player in the niche industry of orbital forming and riveting. We had already poached a few good people from VSI…of which Pat was well aware.
As she approached me I can remember thinking "This is the Pat Beach everyone has told me about? This diminutive gal, with red hair and the look of a librarian…was the person everyone told me was the heartbeat and the energizer bunny of VSI?"
But after about 90 seconds the picture became clear. Her questions of natural inquiry, her soft but confident voice of command in the subject manner, her quick reference to common customers and applications… where we had prevailed in winning over VSI, her uncommon ability to get into "your space" without being intrusive, and her heart….yes her heart…that radiated her immeasurable love for life and for everyone and everything she interacted with…all removed any doubts about the strength and impact this little lady wielded.
With Pat, even though you may have been a competitor, you were never an enemy.
It took us about two years before it seemed to make sense to attempt to pry Pat away from what was a near 20 year career with VSI. It was still a risk on our part to add additional personnel to our sales and customer service team. We really didn't know exactly what she would be doing. We certainly didn't know at that time, in the words of Phil, how best to measure how she was going to ADD VALUE!
But it wasn't only risky for us. Imagine how risky it must have seemed to Pat. Leaving a 20+ year career, moving from Auburn Hills area to the hinterlands of Jackson, working with a bunch of mostly guys who mostly talked about things like hunting and fishing, and going to work with a self- professed, hard core conservative. Which reminds me, Pat regularly told me I was the only Republican she ever voted for.
Risky indeed. And oh, by the way, Pat accepted a rather material pay cut in the process.
Why did Pat make the move? I believe it was because she saw two things. First, she observed that the customer service culture at Orbitform more closely aligned with her philosophies…even though our execution had much room for improvement. Second, I believe Pat saw an opportunity to help a young company further develop this notion of customer service excellence and she knew she could play a key role. That might be an understatement.
If you ever interacted with Pat, unless you were dead, you learned something. Those of us who have had the privilege to work with her a lot….learned a lot!
In Matthew 20:26 the Bible explains what the attributes of leadership or greatness are…."He who is greatest among them is first servant of all".
Orbitform is blessed with terrific leadership. At all levels. Virtually everyone has some leadership traits in them that can be developed and nurtured. But greatness, that's another level.
I don't know about you, but I have not met anyone in my life who exemplifies "servant leadership" better than Pat. She demonstrated this for us every day for the last 20 years, three months, and 12 days.
She was forever buying something for someone or crafting something for someone….all intended to lift and encourage. Who can forget the creative greeting cards she routinely shared. Where she found these cards….that were always "spot on" for the celebration or life situation at hand…was yet another demonstration of how hard she worked….for the joy and benefit of others.
She was always giving something away. Even when we knew she didn't have it to give. Most of all, she gave of herself.
Pat was a walking encyclopedia of knowledge. She remembered customers by name and applications by industry…and personalized these at every chance. She not only created a feeling of "home" for fellow employees, but for customers as well.
We can confidently say that Pat was responsible for hundreds of customers choosing Orbitform over our competition. She lured them in with her warm, confident phone demeanor, secured their interest with her depth of knowledge and unique ability to ask probing questions, and convinced them to partner with us…because she made them feel like they were a part of our team and we were part of theirs.
Pat was a story teller, a culture framer, an historian, and a legacy builder. There is no way to understate the impact Pat has had on our jobs, our careers, our business, and even our families.
She loved as big as her stature was small.
What many may not know is that Pat suffered significant and often severe health issues throughout her life. She never complained, always kept a stiff upper lip, and was eternally optimistic with the uncanny ability to inspire others thru her challenges and illnesses.
She was strong and courageous…….right up to the end. Her nurses repeatedly commented on her resilience when it looked like the end was near. Even in her last days, even when she couldn't speak, she did her best to cheer those who visited.
Kind hearted with everyone she ever interacted with…to many of us Pat was a heavenly angel walking among us here on earth.
It was a blessing when God finally called Pat home.
But somehow that blessing seems to pale in comparison to the blessing she was to us.


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Home Arizona Cardinals NFL Season Week 11 Pick 'Ems
NFL Season Week 11 Pick 'Ems
This past week was a bit rough. 7-7 is nothing to brag about, so let us not dwell on the past and let us look to the future. Or at least this upcoming week. But before we get to that it has to be said, there was some amazing football this weekend. I hate the Seahawks and the Patriots as a fan, but as an unbiased observer it was a hell of a game. But the game that stole the show was that shootout between the Steelers and the Cowboys. 7 lead changes! 7!!!
I give the NFL and modern football a lot of grief sometimes, but when it is done right it is truly a joy to behold.
Now on with the picks:
New Orleans @ Carolina Panthers
Last week New Orleans lost on a fluke play. The Saints had tied the game in the waining moments with a touchdown and lined up to kick the go-ahead extra point, only to have it blocked and returned for two points by the Broncos. It was a tough loss to take, especially with the Falcons also taking a loss and giving up ground in the NFC South.
But that loss was nothing compared to the Panthers. Carolina was up 17-3. The Chiefs proceeded to score 17 unanswered points and win 20-17, extending their win streak to 5 in a row and tied for 1st in the AFC West. It was a devastating loss, at home, that all but knocked the Panthers out of the playoffs.
This is a must win for both team. The fact of the matter is I trust Drew Brees more than Cam Newton, I think Sean Payton is a better coach than Ron Rivera, and I think the Saints have played better all season than the Panthers. Therefore I like the Saints to win.
Buffalo Bills @ Cincinnati Bengals
This is a tough game to call. Both teams have had flashes of brilliance and moments of ineptitude and neither one of them look playoff bound.
For me the biggest question mark is the Bengals defense. This is a usually stout group that has allowed opponents to score 210 points against them, while they have only scored 187 themselves. Having Tyler Eiffert back has not had the effect that many predicted and the running game has been as inconsistent as their defense. With a team that stacked with talent, one has to wonder how long Marvin Lewis will retained as coach.
The Bills are a plucky group that has had a tough schedule and were flat out screwed against the Seahawks. Tyrod Taylor has been fantastic, at times single-handedly willing this team down the field. Normally I would say that Taylor's heart would not be enough, but as previously mentioned, the Bengals area shell of their former selves this season. The Bengals have seemingly reverted back to the Bungles. So I am going with the Bills on this one.
Pittsburgh Steelers @ Cleveland Browns
After losing that heartbreaker to the Cowboys the Steelers will not only be out for blood, but they will also be fighting for their playoff lives. Neither of those elements bodes well for a woeful Cleveland Browns team that is fielding a practice squad every Sunday.
I do not think there is any way that the Steelers lose this game.
Baltimore Ravens @ Dallas Cowboys
The Ravens have a winning record as a by-product of competing in a fairly downtrodden division. Thus far the Ravens have survived on a combination of surprisingly stout defense and passable offense, but all of that comes to a stop when they face the buzz saw that is the Dallas Cowboys.
Ezekiel Elliott is making me look like a prophet. Not only is he the front-runner for rookie of the year (like I predicted), but he is also in the discussion for MVP (which I also predicted) and Dak Prescott has been so good that even Tony Romo has publicly endorsed him as the ongoing starter for America's Team.
The Cowboys are rolling and it is going to take a much better team than the Ravens to stop them. Cowboys win.
Jacksonville Jaguars @ Detroit Lions
How Gus Bradley is still the head coach of this team is a mystery. The Jaguars have to be one of the biggest disappointments of the season. With so much young talent and so little to show for it, one can expect major changes to take place within the organization this offseason.
But until that point they still have Gus Bradley drawing up terrible game plans for a mediocre quarterback in Blake Bortles. This will likely be a close game, because the Lions wouldn't know what to do with a healthy lead, but like they have all season the Lions will pull off the victory in the end on the back and arm of Matthew Stafford.
Tennessee Titans @ Indianapolis Colts
We all have to acknowledge that the Titans are a much better team than we anticipated. The running game is more effective than most people predicted and Marcus Mariota has been tremendous given the lack of quality skill position players he has around him. And with that efficient running game, the defense has been surprisingly good.
The Colts on the other hand are a one-man team. Lets face it, the Colts have spent years neglecting their offensive and defensive lines and it has come to bite them in the butt. This will likely be a close game with the Titans controlling the ball and the tempo and the Colts making enough big plays to keep themselves in it, but in the end the Titans will get the W.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Kansas City Chiefs
Last week the Bucs looked like they finally turned a corner, but to be fair that was against one of the worst teams in the league in the Bears (more on that later). But beating the Bears is completely different than going to Kansas City and knocking off the Chiefs who are undefeated at home.
The Chiefs have won 5 in a row and have one of the best home field advantages in the NFL. The Bucs are just not good enough to beat a team of their caliber. Chiefs extend their streak to 6.
Arizona Cardinals @ Minnesota Vikings
The NFL has figured out the Vikings. Blitz off the edge, forcing Bradford to move, and block up the interior to prevent a consistent running attack. Bradford has been very good for the Vikings, but they cannot have sustained success with him throwing the ball 35-45 times per game.
The Cardinals have taken a step back from last year, but seem to be hitting their stride going 3-1-1 in their last 5 games. Arizona's success is predicated on Carsen Palmer minimizing his turnovers and David Johnson running like a bat out of hell. Fortunately for the Cardinals the Vikings' defense is getting worn out and their offense has sputtered. I like the Cardinals to win and keep pace with the Seahawks.
Chicago Bears @ New York Giants
Jay Cutler has got to go. The game he played against Tampa Bay last week only happens when you do not prepare. The Bears made a monumental mistake when they gave him a 7 year $100+ million contract. Since getting that contract Cutler has gone through 2 general managers, 2 head coaches, and 3 offensive coordinators; thereby solidifying his reputation as a coach-killer.
The Giants' defense has not been living up to the massive contracts they have been signed to, but they are more than a match for a Bears team that had 3 of their 5 starting offensive linemen injured in last week's game and facing arguably one of the worst starting quarterback in the NFL.
Giants win and they win big.
Miami Dolphins @ Los Angeles Rams
Let the Jared Goff era begin, because apparently Jeff Fisher was the last to realize that you cannot win consistently in the NFL with Case Keenum as your starting quarterback. Unfortunately for Goff he is going against a suddenly hot Dolphins team that has won 4 in a row and is playing with a new confidence under rookie head coach Adam Gase.
The Rams defense has been spectacular given the horrendous circumstances they have consistently found themselves in, but even if the offense improves under Goff, I highly doubt it will be enough to keep pace with a surging Dolphins franchise. Dolphins make it 5 in a row.
Philadelphia Eagles @ Seattle Seahawks
The Seahawks are 4-0 at home and the Eagles are 1-4 on the road. That kind of says it all doesn't it? The league has seemingly caught up with Carsen Wentz and Russell Wilson is making a strong case for MVP. The Eagles have obviously set themselves up well for the future and they have built a solid foundation upon which to build, but they do not have the weapons to consistently challenge that Seattle defense and they do not have the ability to contain Russell Wilson. Seahawks remain undefeated at home.
New England Patriots @ San Francisco 49ers
This game should be declared for the Patriots right now. It would considered a mercy killing for the 49ers. I do not know what the spread of this game is, but I would take the 49ers and give the points because this is going to be a slaughter.
Patriots win in a cake walk.
Green Bay Packers @ Washington Redskins
I have said for years that the Packers were completely overrated and that their success has been due completely to the phenomenal play of Aaron Rodgers. Well, even with Rodgers playing well by most normal standards, he is not playing well enough to carry this team of mediocre talent. And to be quite frank, I do not see that changing.
The Redskins have not been stellar, but they have been a very solid team that has been competitive in all of their games and they have the ability to score against any defense and the ability to stop any offense.
I like the Redskins to take this game.
Houston Texans @ Oakland Raiders
The Texans are in first place in the AFC South…which is kind of like saying you are the smartest of the 3 Stooges or toughest of the Back Street Boys, etc.; it just really does not mean anything. Without J.J. Watt the Texan run defense has been abysmal and Brock Osweiler has not been worth a penny of that $90+ million contract.
But the Raiders have had no such problems. In fact the Raiders are running like a well-oiled machine with an elite offense and a rapidly improving defense, they have established themselves as a team to be reckoned with. They have a very real chance at making some noise in the playoffs and could even be a contender to the AFC Championship crown.
I like the Raiders in this game because they are superior in pretty much every way.
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Consumer >> Analyst Interviews >> December 22, 2009
Trends In Interactive Entertainment – Colin A. Sebastian – Lazard Capital Markets
COLIN A. SEBASTIAN is a Senior Vice President in equity research covering Internet and interactive entertainment companies at Lazard Capital Markets. Prior to joining Lazard in 2006 as a Senior Analyst, he covered e-commerce and interactive entertainment at Thomas Weisel Partners, and was part of the Internet team that ranked second in the annual Greenwich survey. He is widely quoted in industry and financial media publications, including The Wall Street Journal, Business Week, Investors Business Daily, Financial Times and The New York Times, and he has appeared frequently on CNBC, Bloomberg and CNN. Prior to Wall Street, Mr. Sebastian served as Founder/COO of a Web-based career services start-up and as a business analyst leading a software development team for a Fortune 500 company. He received a B.A. from Vanderbilt University and an MBA from The Anderson School at UCLA. Profile
TWST: How have the video game/interactive entertainment software companies fared during the recession? In particular, how have sales been in the holiday season?
Mr. Sebastian: 2009 may be remembered


Fruit trees can easily flourish in coastal areas, as long as they are protected from cool temperatures and are hardy. Pick dwarf or semi-dwarf varieties (the smaller size make them easier to maintain and harvest fruit), as well as fruit that can survive in salty air and sandy soil. As long as you pick your planting site carefully and provide regular maintenance, your fruit tree will thrive in coastal areas.
Choose fruit tree varieties that are specifically cultivated for your region and climate. Some coastal fruit trees will only encounter warm weather, as in Florida. Others will need to be cold tolerant, for areas such as the Northeast.
Select a planting site that has full sun for most of the day. Ideally, the site will be on a hillside so that damp fog won't settle over it in a lower plateau.
Anticipate the need to protect the fruit trees from the coastal winds by choosing a site behind taller trees or behind an additional hill that will block the wind. You can also install tall garden walls to break up the wind.
Prepare the soil in the fall season. Dig a hole that is at least 2 feet deep and 4 feet in diameter. Add a 1-inch layer of compost, then an additional layer of peat moss and dirt. Repeat this layering until half full. In early spring, shift the dirt layers deep. Test your soil with a pH testing kit. Add what is necessary to achieve a 5.5 to 7.0 pH balance, using lime or nitrogen, to ensure the optimum growth of the fruit tree. Plant the tree in this prepared soil in late spring.
Water the newly planted fruit trees immediately. You want this first watering to soak all the way through the roots, so make sure it is a deep watering for about five to 10 minutes. During the growing season, you will need to water the fruit tree consistently, as the coastal breezes will dry it out more easily.
Protect the fruit tree from cold to freezing temperatures, if necessary, with a tree blanket and insulation wrap. If exposed to very cold temperatures for too long, your fruit tree will suffer.


Well-maintained tyres are key to having a smooth and safe trip. They are also important if you want to save trips to your tyre dealers. Although getting professional help is necessary when you need to do a wheel alignment or balance, there are some simple things you can do to extend the life of your tyres. We've included some of these below.
The first thing you must do is to inspect your tyres at least a few times a week. Your driving style and the condition of the road are just some of the things that can affect your tyres. Hitting speed bumps, potholes, cracks, kerbs or large rocks can cause damage or misalignment. Fast driving and hard braking will also wear the tyres prematurely. Do regular visual inspections to help you discover any potential issues with your tyres so you can act upon it right away.
Tyres don't wear out at the same time. Because front tyres carry more engine weight and do more manoeuvering when steering, they wear out much faster than rear tyres. To help even out the wearing of your tires and get their maximum tread life, you need to rotate the tyres at least every 10,000 kilometres.
However, don't hesitate to rotate them sooner if you see uneven wear or you hear a humming sound when travelling. You might also need more frequent tyre rotations if you are often driving long distances or use your vehicle to transport heavy loads.
When tyres are under-inflated, it can result in internal damage and more fuel consumption. On the other hand, over-inflating will wear the tyres unevenly. That's why it's critical that car tyres have the correct air pressure.
Tyres deflate 1-2 psi per month by itself, more so if you do long trips or run off-road frequently. Temperature also affects tyre pressure. During colder weather, the tyre pressure can drop. Vehicles with a Tyre Pressure Monitor System can easily detect these changes. But if you have an older car model, you should consult the user manual for your car tyres' correct air pressure and check at least once a month if they are still compliant.
Another good tip to maintain your car tyres is checking for any tread problems. Tread affects the traction or grip of the tyres on the road surface. It keeps the tyres from slipping and losing control, particularly on wet road surfaces. Regularly check the tyres for objects that could be stuck in the tread, such as small rocks or screws. Also, regularly inspect the wear of the tread. You can except tread to wear faster from unsafe driving, overinflated or misaligned tyres, or faulty suspension systems.
In Australia, the minimum tread depth is between 1.5mm and 1.6mm, depending on which state you are driving. You can see if your tyres' tread depths are still compliant by checking the tread wear bars. If your tyres are worn out and you can see these indicator bars, then it might be time to get a new set of tyres.
You risk causing your tyres to wear unevenly and earlier than they're meant to if they aren't in alignment. This is because parts of the tyres will hit the road harder, and eventually wear faster. You can prevent this by maintaining the correct alignment of the tyres and the axles. A common misconception is that wheel alignment can only be done through servicing, but this is not true. There are many DIY videos that you can watch to help you align your tyres even at home.
Car tyres eventually wear out and replacing them when required is a necessary part of being a car owner. Still, knowing how to maintain your tyres is useful if you want to extend their lifespan and save yourself some money. By keeping them in good condition, you will also get the optimum performance from your vehicle.
Bank, Broker or Dealership: Which Car Finance Should You Choose?


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Q: PHP - Getting data from XML feed I have the following code:
<?php

  $url = 'http://www.floatrates.com/daily/gbp.xml';
  $xml = simplexml_load_file($url) or die("feed not loading");

  foreach ($xml as $val) {
    echo "<pre>" . print_r($val) . "</pre>";
  }

?>

Which outputs loads of these (1 per currency) :
SimpleXMLElement Object ( [title] => 1 GBP = 1.39687377 USD [link] => http://www.floatrates.com/gbp/usd/ [description] => 1 U.K. Pound Sterling = 1.39687377 U.S. Dollar [pubDate] => Mon, 29 Feb 2016 00:00:01 GMT [baseCurrency] => GBP [baseName] => U.K. Pound Sterling [targetCurrency] => USD [targetName] => U.S. Dollar [exchangeRate] => 1.39687377 )

How do I grab only the USD one? And then extract the exchange rate?
I've tried
if ($val['targetCurrency'] == "USD") {
}

But that doesn't work for now

A: Thanks to the link from Robbie:
if ($val->targetCurrency == "USD") {
  echo $val->exchangeRate;
}

A: You can also use XPath for doing this
$url = 'http://www.floatrates.com/daily/gbp.xml';
$xml = simplexml_load_file($url) or die("feed not loading");

$results = $xml->xpath('/channel/item/targetCurrency[.="USD"]/following-sibling::exchangeRate');

$exchangeRate = (float)$results[0];


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Style Grammars for Interactive Visualization of Architecture Aliaga, Daniel G.
Interactive Example-Based Urban Layout Synthesis Aliaga, Daniel G.
Interactive Procedural Street Modeling Esch, G.
Procedural Generation of Roads Galin, E.
Simulating Atmospheric Pollution Weathering on Buildings Mérillou, N.
Procedural Modeling of Cities Parish, Yoav I. H.
Building Reconstruction using Manhattan-World Grammars Vanegas, Carlos A.
Modelling the Appearance and Behaviour of Urban Spaces Vanegas, Carlos A.
Visualization of Simulated Urban Spaces: Inferring Parameterized Generation of Streets, Parcels, and Aerial Imagery Vanegas, Carlos A.
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Q: Testing ClassNotFound Exception I'm trying to test that a class is not found with UnitTest on Android.
What's going on:
 1. I'm writing an android library with transitive dependencies which are resolved in the host application
 2. The developer may remove some dependencies for example remove all com.example.package
 3. I have a Factory that will try to instantiate (using reflection) an Object and catch the ClassNotFoundException. If the developer remove the dependencies, the exception should be thrown.
 4. I want to test this case, but all I found is issue with dependencies, not how to test for it.
Example code I want to test
try {
    sNetworkResponseBuilderClass = OkHttpNetworkResponse.Builder.class;
} catch (Exception e){
    // <<<< I want to test this case
    new ClassNotFoundException("Unable to find OkHttpNetworkResponse.Builder.class").printStackTrace();
    return null;
}

library used:  hamcrast, mockito, JUnit 4.
Do you know how to do it?

A: Not quite sure if I understood your question correctly, but you can check with JUnit if an exception gets thrown:
@Test(expected=ClassNotFoundException.class)
public void testClassNotFoundException() {
    // a case where the exception gets thrown
}

A: OkHttpNetworkResponse.Builder might be as follows:
package com.example.model;

public class OkHttpNetworkResponse {
    public static class Builder {

    }
}

*I have a Factory that will try to instantiate (using reflection) an Object and catch the ClassNotFoundException. If the developer remove
  the dependencies, the exception should be thrown.

Factory Class: which will create any object might be as follows:
package com.example.factory;

public class Factory {
    public static Object getInstance(String className)
            throws ClassNotFoundException, InstantiationException,
            IllegalAccessException {
        Class clazz = Class.forName(className);
        return clazz.newInstance();
    }
}

*The developer may remove some dependencies for example remove all com.example.package

*I want to test this case, but all I found is issue with dependencies, not how to test for it.

FactoryTest Class: which will test whether ClassNotFoundException is thrown or not might be as follows: N.B: please Check the comments carefully.
package com.example.factory;

import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;

import org.junit.Test;

public class FactoryTest {
    Factory factory;

    @Test(expected=ClassNotFoundException.class)
    public void test() throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException, InstantiationException, IllegalAccessException {
        ClassLoader loader = FactoryTest.class.getClassLoader();
        String directory = loader.getResource(".").getPath() + "/com/example/model";
        File dir = new File(directory);
        //Checking directory already existed or not..
        assertTrue("Directory:"+dir.getPath()+" not exist",dir.exists());
          //Deleting directory
        deleteDirectoryProgramatically(directory);
        //Checking directory already deleted or not..
        assertFalse("Directory:"+dir.getPath()+" still exist",dir.exists());
        //Now getInstance Method will throw ClassNotFoundException because OkHttpNetworkResponse.Builder.class has been deleted programatically.
        Factory.getInstance("OkHttpNetworkResponse.Builder.class");
    }

    private void deleteDirectoryProgramatically(String directory) {
        File dir = new File(directory);
        System.out.println(dir.getAbsolutePath());
        String[] files = dir.list();
        for (String f : files) {
            File fl = new File(directory,f);
            System.out.println(f+ " deleted?"+fl.delete());
        }
        System.out.println(dir+ " deleted?"+dir.delete());
    }
}

A: It is very simple issue. JUnit4 exception unit testing is given below with an example. Hope it will clarify you.
MyNumber.java
public class MyNumber {
   int number;
   public MyNumber div(MyNumber rhs) {
      if (rhs.number == 0) throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot divide by 0!");
      this.number /= rhs.number;
      return this;
   }
}

MyNumberTest.java
public class MyNumberTest {
   private MyNumber number1, number2; // Test fixtures
   @Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
   public void testDivByZero() {
      System.out.println("Run @Test testDivByZero"); // for illustration
      number2.setNumber(0);
      number1.div(number2);
   }
}

JUnit - Exceptions Test
To test if the code throws a desired exception, use annotation @Test(expected = exception.class), as illustrated in the previous example. For your case it will be
/**
* Check for class not found exception
**/
@Test(expected=ClassNotFoundException.class)
public void testClassNotFoundException() {
    .....
}

For better understanding, you can go through this tutorial: Java Unit
  Testing - JUnit & TestNG. It contains full running code example
  step by step with explanation.

A: So for me the first thing you need to do is to extract the part of the code that can throw a ClassNotFoundException in order to be able to easily mock it, something like:
public Class<? extends NetworkResponseBuilder> getNetworkResponseBuilderClass()
    throws ClassNotFoundException {
    // Your logic here
}

Then you can test a real factory instance using Mockito.spy to be able to redefine the behavior of the method getNetworkResponseBuilderClass() as next:
public void testFactoryIfNetworkResponseBuilderNotFound() {
    Factory factory = spy(new Factory());
    when(factory.getNetworkResponseBuilderClass()).thenThrow(
        new ClassNotFoundException()
    );
    // The rest of your test here
}

public void testFactoryIfNetworkResponseBuilderFound() {
    Factory factory = spy(new Factory());
    when(factory.getNetworkResponseBuilderClass()).thenReturn(
        OkHttpNetworkResponse.Builder.class
    );
    // The rest of your test here
}

More details about Mockito.spy.

A: inside catch you can check the object with the instanceof operator as :
try {
    sNetworkResponseBuilderClass = OkHttpNetworkResponse.Builder.class;
} catch (Exception e){
    if(e instanceof ClassNotFoundException){
        // here you can do the code you want in case of ClassNotFoundException thrown
    }
}

A: it is your dictionary problem. in your dictionary in test class will not have . change your dictionary.

A: Use Class.forName("com.example.ClassName")
try {
 Class.forName("com.example.OkHttpNetworkResponse.Builder");
} catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
  // This class was not found
}

See Class.forName(String className)


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Q: Error-page in WEB-INF not found when using PrimeExceptionHandler In my web.xml, I have
<error-page>
    <exception-type>javax.faces.application.ViewExpiredException</exception-type>
    <location>/WEB-INF/errorpages/expired.xhtml</location>
</error-page>

But if a ViewExpiredException is thrown (Non - AJAX), it ends up in a 404 - Not Found basic page with an url /WEB-INF/errorpages/expired.xhtml. If I change the location to /expired.xhtml (and copy the file expired.xhtml under webapp directory) it works fine and the url is /expired.xhtml after the ViewExpiredException is thrown.
Well, the file expired.xhtml should be in WEB-INF directory. Why is it not working with the WEB-INF path ?

A: It turned out you are using the PrimeFaces PrimeExceptionHandler. This handler will redirect you to the error location, which will fail if the location is within the WEB-INF folder. To fix this you can use no specific handler or use one that does not redirect.
I personally use a customized version of the OmniFaces FullAjaxExceptionHandler (which does support locations within the WEB-INF folder).

A: Files inside WEB-INF are not serveable via browser without forward/rewrite
So just dont put views in WEB-INF, thats not a good pattern


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Before it made him famous, Marc Maron absolutely hated the internet
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Dylan Matthews is a senior correspondent and head writer for Vox's Future Perfect section and has worked at Vox since 2014. He is particularly interested in global health and pandemic prevention, anti-poverty efforts, economic policy and theory, and conflicts about the right way to do philanthropy.
Comedian Marc Maron has always been something of a professional curmudgeon, a persona he uses to great effect on his interview podcast, WTF. So on a certain level it's not super surprising that, when the internet began to become a mainstream household technology in the mid-90s, he was skeptical. All the same, it's pretty amazing to watch his 1995 half-hour HBO stand-up special , and witness the full force of his loathing for the Internet, email, and all associated phenomena (NSFW audio, so get your headphones):
Of course, WTF, the cause of Maron's recent career renaissance, is distributed exclusively on the internet.
The special was available in full on HBO Go in August but has since been taken down, so there doesn't appear to be a legal way to watch it, unfortunately. But if you like outdated denunciations of then-new, now-ubiquitous technologies, check out a similar incident in 2004 where the Daily Show's Ed Helms mocked the concept of camera phones.
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Odell Beckham Jr.: Why the NY Giants made the investment and what's next for their star WR
Odell Beckham Jr. and NY Giants finalize record-setting contract extension that will make him the highest paid wide receiver in the NFL
Odell Beckham Jr.: Why the NY Giants made the investment and what's next for their star WR Odell Beckham Jr. and NY Giants finalize record-setting contract extension that will make him the highest paid wide receiver in the NFL Check out this story on northjersey.com: https://njersy.co/2BSJWME
Art Stapleton, Staff Writer, @art_stapleton, North Jersey Record Published 1:56 p.m. ET Aug. 27, 2018 | Updated 10:13 p.m. ET Aug. 27, 2018
NY Giants WR Odell Beckham Jr. says this week's joint practices against the Lions helped him get his game back. Art Stapleton, Staff Writer, @art_stapleton
New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. on the field during NFL training camp in East Rutherford, NJ on Wednesday, August 1, 2018.(Photo: Danielle Parhizkaran/NorthJersey.com)
EAST RUTHERFORD — When Odell Beckham Jr. put pen to paper, he closed one chapter and started another Monday afternoon.
Money in the bank.
Now it's about rings and a jacket.
And if Beckham does that, continuing his quest for a Super Bowl and eventual induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, he'll make good on the mammoth investment and then some the Giants have made in him as a player, a competitor, teammate and person.
Beckham has signed a record-setting five-year contract extension with the Giants that will make him the highest paid wide receiver in the NFL.
A source confirmed to NorthJersey.com and the USA TODAY NETWORK New Jersey that Beckham, 25, and the Giants were "close" on a deal early Monday, while another indicated an agreement was being finalized.
The NFL Network initially reported that the two sides had come to terms.
Beckham's new contract is worth $95 million, including $65 million guaranteed.
"Honestly, I don't even know how to explain it," Beckham said in a team release announcing his signing. A news conference is scheduled for Tuesday after the Giants' previously scheduled practice at 11:05 a.m. "I don't know if it's a relief, I don't know – it's a combination of everything. You've worked all your life to get to this point and it's finally here. I have to thank Mr. [John] Mara, Steve Tisch, Mr. [Dave] Gettleman, coach [Pat] Shurmur, Eli [Manning], all the guys I played with in the past years. Everybody was really a part of this - my mom, my dad, my family, everybody who was supporting me through this. It's just such an amazing feeling, I can't even explain. Most importantly, I have to thank God for being able to put me back together mentally, physically, spiritually. This is just truly amazing; I don't even know the right words to describe.
"It was just a time of patience and waiting and I knew that it would get done, it just was a matter of when and I'm just so happy that it is finally done now."
When contemplating what comes next for Beckham and the Giants, consider what he told me during training camp three years ago: "You want to be able to stand up there at the end of your career, and be able to put on the gold jacket, have Lombardi trophies, and memories and a legacy that will last way beyond your lifetime."
That's what this is about for Beckham now.
Zeke Sandhu, his agent, and Heather Van Norman, his mom, arrived here at the Giants' training facility for the moment when Beckham signed his contract and made everything official Monday afternoon.
"It's a five-year extension, six years total," Giants general manager Dave Gettleman said in a statement. "We got him until he's 108. I never worried whether or not we would get it done. I'm pleased, because the litmus test for a contract is that neither side is ticked off before the ink can dry, and neither side should be ticked off. It's a very fair deal."
New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. on the field during warm-ups. The New York Giants face the Cleveland Browns in a preseason game in East Rutherford, NJ on Thursday, August 9, 2018. (Photo: Danielle Parhizkaran/NorthJersey.com)
Beckham has been impressive on and off the field since training camp began July 25, making an impact with just how good he looks between the lines and how comfortable he appears despite the glaring spotlight that comes with his desire for a new long-term contract.
Beckham deserves a lot of credit for doing what he had to do to earn the trust of a new GM and a new head coach after earning this new deal on the field. This is also a credit to Shurmur (and Gettleman, too), but especially the former for gaining Beckham's trust from Day 1.
And Shurmur gained Beckham's trust by treating him with respect almost immediately, and that respect was mutual essentially from jump. They have been in lock step for months, and this deal is in part a product of that relationship.
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Beckham has tried to make it clear that he plans on talking with actions more than words, hammering home the new reality he has created with the Giants entering the most important season of his career.
Team brass acknowledged negotiations were open with Beckham's representatives earlier this month, and co-owners Mara and Tisch have said they want No. 13 on their team for a long time. Beckham has said that he was optimistic a deal would get done, but would not put a timetable on it, saying he had confidence in his team to work out the details.
Giants vs. Jets preseason game at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford on Friday, August 24, 2018. G #13 Odell Beckham Jr. before the start of the first quarter. (Photo: Michael Karas/NorthJersey.com)
"It'll all work itself out," Beckham said previously. "Life always does."
Beckham is among the league's best wide receivers, challenging Antonio Brown and Julio Jones for that honor when healthy. He played in four games last season before breaking his ankle, but that was a follow-up to the best three-year start for a receiver in NFL history.
Beckham was set to play out the final year of his rookie contract, which would pay him $8.459 million. His new deal eclipses Brown's $17 million per year and the $55 million in guarantees the Buccaneers gave Mike Evans.
Beckham has had at least 90 catches, 1,300 yards and 10 touchdowns in each of his first three professional seasons. He was quickest to 200 receptions and 3,000 yards in NFL history, needing just 30 games to accomplish each of those milestones.
With what has transpired over the past year, it's easy to forget just how good Beckham is on a football field.
Part of that is Beckham's fault. Part of that is also our refusal sometimes to see anything beyond the 280 characters within a tweet, the latest juicy rumor that will draw the most clicks or keep the phone lines of your favorite sports radio talk show tied up all afternoon.
Those who dislike Beckham wanted him out of town. They want to trash his name and his game, and in some ways that tactic is successful in altering perception in the echo chamber of our current society, the stick to sports community included.
Those who love Beckham believe he can do no wrong, that his haters are responsible for all the drama in his life both within and away from the NFL.
The truth lies somewhere in between.
This soap opera has engulfed the most polarizing athlete in New York area sports, and certainly - when factoring in his social media following and worldwide celebrity - well beyond those borders.
Yes, he's more than The Catch. Beckham single-handedly carried an offense to the playoffs two years ago. The Giants don't beat the Ravens and the Cowboys (the second time) without those Beckham home runs, and without those two victories, they very likely don't make the postseason.
Giants defeat Jets in preseason game
Giants vs. Jets preseason game at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford on Friday, August 24, 2018. G #55 Ray-Ray Armstrong celebrates after causing a fumble in the second quarter. Michael Karas/NorthJersey.com
Giants vs. Jets preseason game at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford on Friday, August 24, 2018. G #10 Eli Manning throws in the second quarter. Michael Karas/NorthJersey.com
Giants vs. Jets preseason game at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford on Friday, August 24, 2018. J #14 QB Sam Darnold looks to pass in the first quarter. Michael Karas/NorthJersey.com
Giants vs. Jets preseason game at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford on Friday, August 24, 2018. G #10 Eli Manning in the first quarter. Michael Karas/NorthJersey.com
Giants vs. Jets preseason game at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford on Friday, August 24, 2018. J #14 QB Sam Darnold looks to pass in the second quarter. Michael Karas/NorthJersey.com
Giants vs. Jets preseason game at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford on Friday, August 24, 2018. G #13 Odell Beckham Jr. in the fourth quarter. Michael Karas/NorthJersey.com
Giants vs. Jets preseason game at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford on Friday, August 24, 2018. G #13 Odell Beckham Jr. and #26 Saquon Barkley eat popcorn in the fourth quarter. Michael Karas/NorthJersey.com
Giants vs. Jets preseason game at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford on Friday, August 24, 2018. G #10 QB Eli Manning in the fourth quarter. Michael Karas/NorthJersey.com
Giants vs. Jets preseason game at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford on Friday, August 24, 2018. G #88 Evan Engram after getting tackled in the second quarter. Michael Karas/NorthJersey.com
Giants vs. Jets preseason game at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford on Friday, August 24, 2018. Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. (13) in the first quarter. Michael Karas/NorthJersey.com
Giants vs. Jets preseason game at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford on Friday, August 24, 2018. Jets QB Sam Darnold (14) looks to pass in the second quarter. Michael Karas/NorthJersey.com
Giants vs. Jets preseason game at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford on Friday, August 24, 2018. J #14 QB Sam Darnold and G #10 QB Eli Manning after the game. Michael Karas/NorthJersey.com
Giants vs. Jets preseason game at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford on Friday, August 24, 2018. Giants QB Eli Manning (10)looks to pass in the first quarter. Michael Karas/NorthJersey.com
Giants vs. Jets preseason game at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford on Friday, August 24, 2018. Jets QB Sam Darnold (14) runs with the ball in the first quarter. Michael Karas/NorthJersey.com
Giants vs. Jets preseason game at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford on Friday, August 24, 2018. Giants Hunter Sharp (15) scores a touchdown in the first quarter. Michael Karas/NorthJersey.com
Giants vs. Jets preseason game at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford on Friday, August 24, 2018. J #29 Bilal Powell celebrates after scoring a touchdown the first quarter. Michael Karas/NorthJersey.com
Giants vs. Jets preseason game at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford on Friday, August 24, 2018. (right) G #15 Hunter Sharp celebrates after scorring a touchdown in the first quarter. Michael Karas/NorthJersey.com
Giants vs. Jets preseason game at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford on Friday, August 24, 2018. J #14 QB Sam Darnold runs with the ball in the first quarter. Michael Karas/NorthJersey.com
Giants vs. Jets preseason game at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford on Friday, August 24, 2018. G #10 QB Eli Manning before the start of the first quarter. Michael Karas/NorthJersey.com
Giants vs. Jets preseason game at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford on Friday, August 24, 2018. G #13 Odell Beckham Jr. before the start of the first quarter. Michael Karas/NorthJersey.com
Giants vs. Jets preseason game at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford on Friday, August 24, 2018. J #14 QB Sam Darnold hands off to J #20 Isaiah Crowell in the first quarter. Michael Karas/NorthJersey.com
Giants vs. Jets preseason game at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford on Friday, August 24, 2018. (from left) Luke Arndt, 7, Will Dwyer, 10, and Ryan Nallin, 10, play football in the parking lot before the start of the game. Michael Karas/NorthJersey.com
Last season was supposed to represent his redemption to the disaster of a playoff week from start to finish in Green Bay, including the worst game of his career.
But a preseason high ankle sprain was the precursor to a broken ankle four games into his fourth season on a freakish play.
And that was that. Ben McAdoo was fired. Jerry Reese was fired.
Beckham went into an offseason of uncertainty, and he found himself the subject of trade rumors on the heels of a video from a Paris hotel room that threatened everything he had built in the Big Apple.
You think the #NYG locker room is happy Odell got the bag? From Sterling Shepard's instagram story 3 minutes ago 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/iQRbv42SWo
— PreSZN Ethan (@EthanGSN) August 27, 2018
Instead of lashing out, Beckham rededicated himself to the game, to the Giants and ultimately to his legacy - knowing exactly what was at stake.
Beckham wanted the Giants. He wants a Super Bowl ring. He wants to one day slip a gold jacket over his shoulders in Canton.
Seeing Beckham potentially achieve those goals elsewhere is not something that sit well with the Giants. They see the talent, the competitor and they have embraced the missteps as part of a learning curve for a rookie whose fame shot to the moon on a November night back in 2014 and that football life has not gone silent since.
"He's ready to have a great season and we're ready for him to have a great season," Mara said Monday.
Much will be made about Beckham's spiritual awakening in quiet times while training in Los Angeles, or the renewed faith gained on a trip with his mom to Jerusalem. All of that was significant in Beckham's growth to where he is today.
What convinced the Giants is what they saw on the practice fields behind their training facility: Beckham doing everything they asked to be a great teammate, an even better player and someone they can believe in.
"For me, it's not going to change my goals that I have on the field. If anything, it just increased them even more," Beckham said. "I just want to be able to come out and play football the way that I've always played, the way that I love it and have some of my best years that I've ever had in my entire life. This is nothing but more motivation to go even harder and to do even better."
Odell Beckham Jr. has earned his contract from the Giants.
What comes next is his football legacy.
If No. 13 wants to BEckham legendary, this is not the finish line, but just the start.
Email: stapleton@northjersey.com
Giants vs. Jets preseason game at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford on Friday, August 24, 2018. G #13 Odell Beckham Jr. and #26 Saquon Barkley eat popcorn in the fourth quarter. (Photo: Michael Karas/NorthJersey.com)


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El Campeonato Europeo de Atletismo Sub-20 de 2019 se celebró entre los días 18 y 21 de julio en el Estadio Ryavallen de la localidad sueca de Borås. Participaron 1114 atletas (588 hombres y 526 mujeres) de 48 federaciones nacionales.

Resultados

Masculino

Femenino

Medallero

Récords

Récords europeos sub-20
En el transcurso del campeonato se superó un récord europeo sub-20. Fue también el único récord del campeonato que se batió:

Récords de España sub-20
Las atletas españolas batieron cuatro récords nacionales sub-20, todos ellos en categoría femenina:

Referencias

Enlaces externos

Resultados

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Atletismo
Deporte en Suecia en 2019
Campeonato Europeo de Atletismo Sub-20
Deporte en Borås

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