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A  japán mangasorozat, amelynek alkotója Kisimoto Szeisi. A mangasorozatból még nem készült animesorozat. A manga 76 fejezetből áll, melyet 19 kötetbe gyűjtöttek össze. Az első fejezet 2001-ben jelent meg. A mangát a Viz Media forgalmazta az Egyesült Államokban, Japánban pedig a Monthly Sónen Gangan adta ki. A 666 Sátánt Amerikában O-Parts Hunter néven jelentette meg a Viz.

Történet

A történet egy Jio nevű fiúról szól aki egyességet kötött a sátánnal.
Az első fejezetben egy Ruby nevű kincsvadász lány járja az országot. Kalandjai során sok bajba kerül és Jio menti meg. Egy veszélyes o.p.t. megtámadja a lányt, Jio a segítségére siet, hogy megmentse. Először sikertelenül próbálkozik, de legyőzik, és elveszti az eszméletét. A sátán átveszi a teste felett az irányítást és sikerül kiszabadítani Rubyt. A lány ezután felfogadja testőrének és együtt folytatják az útjukat.

Szereplők

Orphan legénysége
Jio Freed
 Kor: 13 (17 a manga második felében)
 O-Part: Zero [C rang] → Shin Zero [B rang] → Zero R [B rang]; Satan (a bal tenyerében levő O-part)

Ruby Crescent
 Kor: 15 (19 a manga második felében)
 O-Part: Jade Pendant

Ball
 Kor: 13 (17 a manga második felében)
 O-Part: Cool Ball (pácoló kő) [C rang]; Tricky [B rang]

Cross Biancina
 Kor: 15 (19 a manga második felében)
 O-Part: Justice (5 gyűrű: hüvelykujj - föld, mutatóujj - elektromos víz, középső ujj - szél, gyűrűs ujj - erőtér, kisujj - bomba) [C rang]

Kirin

Amidaba

Jin
 O-Part: Ashura [B rang]

Zero
 O-Part: Zero [C rang]

Mei

Futomomotarou
 O-Part: Mackerel Sword

Jajamaru

Jojomaru

Stea köztársaság

Amaterasu Miko

Dofuwa Longinus

Mishima Kagesuge

Ponzu

Tsubame

Barisu

Zenom szervezet

Jack Crescent

The Four Guardians

Kujaku

Rock

Spika

Franken Schultz

Baku

Wise Yuri

Museshi

További szereplők

Shuri
 O-Part: Race [B rang]

Yuria

Kaito
 O-Part: Giant Knife [C rang]

Anna
 O-Part: Tennyo [C rang]

Források

Mangák

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Baltic States – CIS, Forum, Latvia, Legislation, Society
Saeima in Latvia approves in principle a ban on ribbons of St. George at public events
Saeima in Latvia on September 17th approved in the first reading amendments to the Law on Safety of Public Entertainment and Festivity Events and the Law on Meetings, Processions, and Pickets, which stipulate banning ribbons of St. George at public events, rallies, protests and processions, informs LETA.
The amendments were submitted by members of Saeima group of the National Alliance.
MPs Janis Dombrava and Janis Iesalnieks (National Alliance) said during Saeima debates that the ribbon of St. George was a symbol of imperialism, which had also been used in Ukraine in 2014.
MPs Ritvars Jansons (National Alliance), Linda Liepina, Artuss Kaimins also spoke in support of the amendments.
On the other hand, Saeima members Boriss Cilevics (Harmony), Aldis Gobzems, Vjaceslavs Dombrovskis, and Regina Locmele-Lunova (Harmony) criticized the amendments as unnecessary.
At the moment, the Law on Meetings, Processions, and Pickets states that flags, coats of arms, anthems, and symbols (also in stylized form) of former Soviet Union and Nazi Germany may not be displayed at public events.

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Abilene High football facing an end of the road test
After losing three straight district games the Abilene High Eagles are staring the end of their season straight in the face.
Abilene High football facing an end of the road test After losing three straight district games the Abilene High Eagles are staring the end of their season straight in the face. Check out this story on reporternews.com: https://www.reporternews.com/story/sports/high-school/football/2018/11/01/ahs-football-facing-end-road-test/1838910002/
Quinton Lilley, Abilene Reporter-News Published 4:32 p.m. CT Nov. 1, 2018 | Updated 7:24 p.m. CT Nov. 1, 2018
The Abilene High School Eagles take the field for their game against the Midland High School Bulldogs Friday Sept. 21, 2018. Abilene won, 13-0.(Photo: Ronald W. Erdrich/Reporter-News, )Buy Photo
The Abilene High football team is now in a predicament it never wanted — having to rely on another team to get into the playoffs.
Nonetheless, that's exactly where the Eagles (5-4 overall, 2-3 district) are after losing three-straight District 3-6A games. Last week's 42-23 loss against Weatherford at home may have been the hardest pill to swallow, as the Eagles will now face one of their toughest opponents all year in Euless Trinity.
Playoff outlook
While the Eagles will likely be focused on what they can control Friday night, the team will need an upset victory over Trinity and Weatherford to lose its finals two games to Richland and Hurst L.D Bell in order to nab the final playoff spot.
The Eagles are currently tied in the loss column with Weatherford (1-3) and Richland (1-3). However, the Eagles hold a tiebreaker over Richland thanks to their 48-41 comeback win in Week 5. Weatherford owns the tiebreaker over Abilene High because of the Kangaroos win last week.
The Eagles, however, have one game left on their schedule as they'll have to sit and watch in Week 11 waiting to hear their playoff fate.
More: Abilene High looking for an upset win in season finale at Euless Trinity
The 2018 season has been a roller coaster ride for most Eagles fans. The team was dealt a difficult blow in Week 1 when starting quarterback Eric Abbe sustained a season-ending knee injury in the Eagles loss to Amarillo Tascosa.
The team then rallied behind the improved play of new quarterback Kallin Sipe as the Eagles ran off five consecutive victories, including a 2-0 start in district play.
Just as things began to look up for the Eagles, the team went on a three-game losing streak, including two home losses.
Last week, the Eagles were forced to play without Sipe and a limited Phonzo Dotson, a running back who is still recovering from an ankle injury in Week 7 against San Angelo Central.
Sipe is now in a similar situation as Dotson — trying to come back from injury for what could be the last game this year.
Abilene High's Colton Wilson slips past the Weatherford defense during Friday's game Oct. 26, 2018. Wilson is tied for fourth on the Eagles with 47 tackles. (Photo: Ronald W. Erdrich/Reporter-News)
Defense wins championships
While the Eagles have had plenty of ups and downs throughout the season, the one unit that's been tested the most has been the defense.
Coming into the season, AHS coach Del Van Cox expected his defense to be the catalyst for success as the offense was trying to find a new identity with just four returning starters. The Eagles defense has had its fair share of victories against some of the regions best offenses.
Strong offenses like Tascosa, Midland Lee, Haltom, Richland, and Central have all tested the Eagles defense in various ways, and if Abilene High wants to keep it's playoff hopes alive, the defense will be a key part of that effort.
Junior safety and return man Colton Wilson has been one of the defenses best performers this season, helping erase big plays. Wilson, who is tied for fourth on the team with 47 tackles, said the team's effort will need to be at an all-time high.
"We have to go harder than we have all season (on Friday)" Wilson said. "We all know this could be our last game of the season. We all should be extra motivated for this one."
Defensive fundamentals have hurt the Eagles at times, especially in losses to Haltom, Central, and Weatherford. Wilson said fundamentals and execution have been a point of emphasis during practice this week.
"We have to fix the little mistakes," Wilson said. "Missed tackles and mental errors can't happen. As a secondary, especially, we all have to be on the same page."
While the Trinity Trojans had previously been more highly touted than the Haltom Buffalos, Wilson said the Buffalos offense was more diverse and difficult to read.
"Haltom definitely has more variety in their offense," Wilson said. "Trinity is more of a physical downhill running team, so there's not many surprises from them."
Abilene High linebacker Juan Torres attempts to tackle Cooper's Jesus Menjivar during Friday's Crosstown Showdown at Shotwell Stadium. Torres is currently leading the Eagles with 72 total tackles. (Photo: Ronald W. Erdrich/Reporter-News, )
Senior linebacker Juan Torres has also played a key role in the defense's improvements since last year. Torres, who has already tallied a team-high 72 tackles, said the defense has been working hard this week to focus on its assignments.
"(Trinity) runs a pretty simple offense, so we've mainly just been working on fitting into our holes and making sure there's no running lanes open," Torres said. "Whoever is able to execute better on Friday will get the win."
Torres also mentioned the defenses' need to tackle better on Friday and not allow extra yardage to an already powerful offense.
"We have to make sure we tackle better like we were doing earlier in the season," Torres said. "Lately we've been giving up some big plays because of missed tackles and we can't do that Friday night if we want to win."
While the Trojans have been lauded by many football media officials for their depth of talent, Torres and the rest of the Eagles team is looking forward to the challenge.
"(Trinity) has a lot of talent and playmakers, but we do too," Torres said. "So we're looking forward to getting out there and showing people what we can do."'
While the Eagles won't need a perfectly played game to beat the highly-touted Trojans, they will need to put together their best 48 minutes to get the win.
Then the team will have to just hope and pray that things go their way in the final week of the regular season.
Texas West Little League tournament pairings
Snyder blasts Pecos for Texas West Senior title
Eleven Big Country players earn academic honors
Breck, Snyder open state L.L. tourney Thursday
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Facebook to launch digital wallet, currency
NEW YORK, 27 days ago
Facebook has announced a new digital currency called "Libra." The social media giant is partnering with 27 other businesses and organizations to start the crypto as an open-source currency.
The company has formed a subsidiary named Calibra, whose goal is to provide financial services that will let people access and participate in the Libra network.
The first product Calibra will introduce is a digital wallet for Libra, a new global currency powered by blockchain technology. The wallet will be available in Messenger, WhatsApp and as a standalone app and is expected to be launched in 2020.
"If you have an internet connection today, you can access all kinds of useful services for little to no cost — whether you're trying to keep in touch with family and friends, learn new things or even start a business. But when it comes to saving, sending and spending money, it's not that simple," said Facebook in a statement.
"For many people around the world, even basic financial services are still out of reach: almost half of the adults in the world don't have an active bank account and those numbers are worse in developing countries and even worse for women. The cost of that exclusion is high — approximately 70% of small businesses in developing countries lack access to credit and $25 billion is lost by migrants every year through remittance fees.
"This is the challenge we're hoping to address with Calibra, a new digital wallet that you'll be able to use to save, send and spend Libra," it said.
From the beginning, Calibra will let users to send Libra to almost anyone with a smartphone, as easily and instantly as one might send a text message and at low to no cost. "And, in time, we hope to offer additional services for people and businesses, like paying bills with the push of a button, buying a cup of coffee with the scan of a code or riding your local public transit without needing to carry cash or a metro pass," it said.
Here's a sneak peek at what the experience of using Calibra will be like, according to Facebook:
* When it launches, Calibra will have strong protections in place to keep your money and your information safe. It will be using all the same verification and anti-fraud processes that banks and credit cards use, and will have automated systems that will proactively monitor activity to detect and prevent fraudulent behaviour. It will also offer dedicated live support to help if one loses the phone or password — and if someone fraudulently gains access to an account and you lose some Libra as a result, we'll offer you a refund.
* We'll also take steps to protect your privacy. Aside from limited cases, Calibra will not share account information or financial data with Facebook or any third party without customer consent. This means Calibra customers' account information and financial data will not be used to improve ad targeting on the Facebook family of products. The limited cases where this data may be shared reflect our need to keep people safe, comply with the law and provide basic functionality to the people who use Calibra. Calibra will use Facebook data to comply with the law, secure customers' accounts, mitigate risk and prevent criminal activity.
* We're still early in the process of developing Calibra. Along the way we'll be consulting with a wide range of experts to make sure we can deliver a product that is safe, private and easy to use for everyone. But we're excited to share this early glimpse and we'll share updates along the way. In the meantime, if you'd like to be among the first to know when Calibra is available, you can sign up here. - TradeArabia News Service
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The words `nice guys finish last' are associated with villainy, or at the very least unsportsmanlike behavior, and used as justification for one's unsavory actions. Hardly anyone would expect that this phrase originates in an act of selflessness.
The town of Greenwell is famous for sports since the second half of the 19th century, and while most think of baseball or bullfighting when it comes to the self styled Green City, other sports are also popular to this day, such as the annual Greenwell Marathon. The run snakes around town spanning many popular areas and draws a considerable live audience.
It was when he heard someone yell `you're not a nice person!' that he reportedly started to slow down, and before too long the runner-up took him over. Then he proceeded to slow even more and fell back to third place, then to fourth, and so on. Some worried that the exertion of the marathon was taking a toll on him and he would faint at any moment, but he finished the race in last place, exactly one second after the runner in front of him.
The phrase `nice guys finish last' was the headline of the news article which chronicled the outcome of the marathon the next day. The phrase eventually became a part of popular culture, while Michael Banks went down in history as the first ever runner in Con County to hold both first and last places on his professional record. He was also the sole focus of Greenwell news outlets for several weeks following the now infamous marathon, in part due to the unprecedented nature of his act of generosity, and in part due to the public outrage among the fans. Numerous members of the audience had placed bets on him winning the match, and they felt cheated by Banks literally handing over the first place to another contestant. They accused him of being in cahoots with betting agencies who, as it turned out, had made a considerable profit on Banks' more than unexpected loss.
Michael Banks denied having any connection to betting rings and the police found no evidence of foul play on his part, so the case was dropped very quickly. The enraged fans turned their ire to the people who had `heckled' their runner throughout the race, convinced that Michael Banks would never have given up the victory if he hadn't been goaded into it by the vocal minority. Two months and about two dozen bar fights later tensions died down and the incident was largely forgotten; or so it seemed.
A year later Michael Banks once again participated in the Greenwell Marathon, and once again found himself the target of a very vocal audience. Only this time, the loudest members of the audience were threatening to subject him to various forms of bodily harm, were he to surrender the race once again. Despite the verbal abuse, he hung back for much of the race, occasionally pointing with his thumbs to the words on the back of his shirt which said, `I'm a nice guy.' That was until several members of the crowd started to chase him with pitchforks.
He was the first across the finish line, a small army of angry fans barely ten seconds behind him. Even then he kept on running, for good reason, since the judges disqualified him for relying on outside help to win the race. The decision did nothing but reinforce the idea that, one way or the other, nice guys finish last.


This is what climate change looks like in my neighborhood right now. This tree is in a very well-maintained commercial area and has an automatic sprinkler in its bed. It's still not getting enough water, and after the record high temperatures this summer, it has many leaves that are partially green and healthy but withered around the edges.
I know this is nothing compared to other instances of terrible damage done by weather in the last few seasons, but it tugs at my heart to see such blatant examples. The worst of the heat may be past, but its impact is still with us.
This realization makes me worried for the future, but it also makes me renew my commitments to living mindfully and striving to reduce or offset my negative environmental impacts.
What does climate change look like where you are?
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Seeing so many dying trees around the city.
I know. It's also strange to me how trees of the same species that are just feet apart, in apparently identical plantings, can be totally different: one is half-dead and the other is apparently fine. I don't know enough about trees to know what might be causing it – maybe one has a better (deeper?) root system than the other? And of course microclimate influences like building shade play a role. But it's happening all over.
It's also making me wonder about how effective/workable the mini-plantings in the midst of big stretches of impervious (rain-shedding) surfaces are. Again, I don't know enough about ecology to fully grasp the details, but I have to think that some of the water those trees could have used ended up being shunted into storm drains as runoff from roads and sidewalks rather than being accessible to the root systems.
We seem to be getting a more continental climate in Finland at the moment. Colder winters, hotter and dryer summers. Before that… when I was a child I lived in Oulu. The winters were a time of very short days and lots of snow, and very cold, -25 to -30 degrees C was not rare. Even something like up to ten-eight years ago when I spent only the Yule at Oulu, it was freezing your nostrils just to go outside. Seven to five years ago, it changed completely and the winters there were warm! Approaching zero very often, so if there was snow it was damp, clinging, and melting away in the daytime. Which was not fun when the daylight time is 4 hours. We had had that sort of weather in Helsinki all those years, but I blamed the vicinity of the sea for that and the somewhat more southerly position. I don't know how the winters are there nowadays: my paternal grandmother died and maternal grandparens spend the winter in Cyprus.
But now we're getting proper winters again, even in the south coast, and BOY is everything in chaos and stores out of snow showels when the blizzards hit. (What do people do with them in the summer so that they're always needing new one anyway?) Last two ones have been cold, snowy and just the way they should in my mind be… so on a local scale and looking at just my preferences climate change is not showing as fully negative for me. Of course it may be a sign of the Golf stream growing weaker, at which point we're as fucked as Greenland vikings. It's not like Finland can produce food for itself as it is. We've been dependant on food imports since the 19th century at least.
I understand; I think about things like that sometimes too. And I do think that food-importing nations, along with water-importing areas, have the potential to be major sources of instability in the relatively near future.


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Lerdelimumab (CAT-152, intended trade name Trabio) is a human monoclonal antibody and an immunosuppressive drug targeting TGF beta 2.

It was being developed to reduce scarring after glaucoma drainage surgery. Development was stopped in late 2005 after unsuccessful trial results for that condition.

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Q: Allowed to Extend a baseClass and Implement an interface Went from something like this:
    export class Duck implements IDuckService
To:
    export class Duck extends BaseDuck implements IDuckService
I'm getting a TypeError when I try to run.
Is extending and implementing allowed in Typescript?
Errors in console are like this my objects aren't really ducks so they are edited.
[12:15:59.033] TypeError: b is undefined
[12:15:59.057] Error: [$injector:unpr] Unknown provider: DuckServiceProvider <- DuckService
http://errors.angularjs.org/1.2.2/$injector/unpr?p0=DuckServiceProvider%20%3C-%20DuckService

A: Yes, this is allowed.
Most often, this happens because you did something like:

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*Write BaseDuck.ts, compile to BaseDuck.js

*Write Duck.ts, compile to Duck.js

*Include Duck.js but not BaseDuck.js in a <script> tag in your webpage. Both need to be there.

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Easter decorating is not something I've put much thought into before. In fact, this is the first year I have decorated for this time of the year but Joss' family have been doing it ages and now we have our own place, I thought it was time we invested in a little seasonal decor. On Easter weekend we're having an egg hunt for my 2 year old niece so the decorating was as much for her as it was for me to satisfy my need change the house up every few months. For the big day itself I've bought a little bonnet and a basket for her to do her hunt, some toys and balloons to find and some chocolate for the adults not to be left out and I have also got some bunny paw prints to guide the right way.
Read on for my tips for easter decorating!
There's literally no need to spend a fortune on Easter decor when the high street and supermarkets are so full of bargains. I bought mine from a mixture of Hobbycraft, Tesco, Morrisons, Tiger and the majority was from Hema and were 1 or 2 quid apiece. The most expensive item was the tree which was £18.00 but will be a one off and last us years, the rest probably came to about 20 quid at best. Shop savvy and it doesn't have to cost you an arm and a leg.
Even better than keeping it cheap? Do it yourself. I was desperate to make a handmade pom pom garland and write a blog post on it but I just ran out of time (next year maybs?) There's one hundred and one ideas on Pinterest and the materials are cheap as chips so get making your easter bunting or your table centre piece and amaze people with your skills.
You don't even have to buy new half the time when it comes to seasonal decorating. I got given bunny tealight holders and a bunny cookie jar for Christmas last year that I couldn't find a permanent home for so instead, I saved them for Easter and now they have pride of place on my coffee table and next to my TV. See if you have some decor bits and bobs that fit in with your theme and use them to your advantage.
You don't have to have it all this year. We bought our easter tree and a few bits and bobs but it's nothing compared to the collection Joss' family have stocked up on over the years. Start with a few little pieces and then year on year collect one or two new bits to add to your stash. It'll be a fun tradition you can keep adding to over the years, and even better when you have kids of your own to help out.
5. There's alternatives to chocolate.
I know I know, you might not want to believe me but it's true. If you're creating an egg hunt alongside your decorating, especially for young kids you might not want to give them a chocolate overload. I found the supermarkets really tapped in to the idea of getting other stuff and I found loads of things for my niece like balloons and little chick toys so there's plenty of things out there to choose from. Check out Friday's post for some inspo!
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Loren LaPorte is an American softball coach who is the current head coach at James Madison.

Coaching career

James Madison
On July 31, 2012, LaPorte was announced as an assistant coach of the James Madison softball program.

On September 14, 2017, Loren LaPorte was promoted to head coach of the James Madison softball program after the departure of Mickey Dean who left for Auburn.

Head coaching record

College

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Female sports coaches
American softball coaches
Year of birth missing (living people)
Radford Highlanders softball coaches
James Madison Dukes softball coaches
Roanoke College alumni
People from Northumberland County, Virginia


Fresh Monkey Fiction's next Amazing Heroes Retroverse figure, The American Crusader. A retro-inspired super hero 4.5" action figure.
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When astronomy professor Archie Masters was bathed in radiation from an Atom Smasher, it granted him flight, invulnerability, and super-strength! As American Crusader he brings his fight against evil to the front lines of World War II. First Appearance: Thrilling Comics #19 (Aug. 1941).
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Andrew Bryant uses his wide array of superpowers, from energy bolts to super-strength, to fight enemies in the present day as Captain Future! His powers the result of an experiment, he takes on enemies like Dr. Bio, as well as the Black Dragon Society. First Appearance: Startling Comics #1 (June 1940).
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The only thing known about The Puzzler is that, once, he was a down-on-his-luck man denied a reward for doing a good deed. With a keen mind and propensity for mind puzzles, he gives The Black Terror and Tim a mind-bending time with his outlandish crimes. First Appearance: America's Best Comics #30 (Apr. 1949).
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This is the time of year when I get questions about incentive compensation payments. SWIB's Board of Trustees recently approved staff incentive compensation awards in recognition of investment performance that added $42 billion to the WRS Trust Funds over the past 10 years. I want to take this opportunity to talk with you about those payments and why they are important.
When we at SWIB determine how to invest the $100 billion in WRS assets, we analyze whether it makes more sense to use external managers to invest the assets or whether we can manage them with our internal staff. We have steadily moved in the direction of increasing the assets we manage internally, and are currently managing $65 billion with our SWIB staff. The reason for this shift is that external investment managers cost the WRS multiples more than what it costs for SWIB's own staff to manage those assets. In addition, using internal staff gives us more control over the investments. To make our strategy successful, SWIB needs to hire talented and skilled staff who could otherwise work for an asset management firm that is willing to pay high salaries and performance-based incentives. Luckily, this is Wisconsin, which means we do not have to pay the same level of salaries as money managers on the East and West coasts. Our Board understands this and has targeted compensation payments to align with the median of a conservative peer group that includes banks and insurance companies in the Midwest. These are the organizations that we compete with for talent; they know how difficult it is to find and keep good staff and use competitive compensation levels to help them do so. Our compensation plans exist to allow us to hire and keep the highly skilled staff we need to prudently and effectively manage our investment strategy.
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Rain once again played spoilsport as Australia narrowly missed out on what was victory in the bag against a Bangladesh outfit, that was thoroughly outplayed.
Damp, soggy, muggy, call it what you may, but England in the first half of June seems to hardly be the time to play cricket, or at least a high profile tournament like the ICC Champions Trophy.
Chasing Bangladesh's modest target, Australia ended up four overs short of making a result in the according to the Duckworth-Lewis system, despite being 44-runs ahead of the par-score.
The players were left twiddling their thumbs for at least three hours as officials and ground staff scurried around to get a game, even as the rain tumbled down. The game was eventually called off, denying Australia a win and keeping Bangladesh's hopes of progressing in the tournament alive.
This was Australia's second straight washout of the tournament that has been marred by rain in three of the five games played so far. Forecast for the rest of the week is not very positive either.
But, there is hardly any solution. England in the first half of June is almost never dry. In 2013, the Champions Trophy, which was also held in England at almost the same juncture in the calendar, saw seven games being affected by rain.
One would have expected the ICC to learn from the experience, but that has not been the case. The experience has only raised questions over the way the tournament was scheduled and even the use of the highly controversial Duckworth-Lewis system that once again proved useless in a game that had a clear winner well before rain had a final say.
A win for Australia was all but certain. Chasing Bangladesh's target of 182, Australia trudged of the field on 83/1 in 16 overs. A win at the stage was a mere formality, with their batsmen dominating the opposition.
According to the rules, a result in a rain-affected game is only possible if the team batting second has played at least 20 overs.
Unfortunately for Australia, they ended up four overs short. However, such was their dominance in the game, that they would have gone onto win the game even without scoring a single had the four overs been bowled.
Ironically, it was Australia who gained from ICC's stringent adherence to protocol in their previous game, where they were saved from imminent defeat as the rains came tumbling down. But, despite that fact, they would be mighty upset at the way things transpired on Monday, where a result was deemed impossible even with the lop-sided equation on hand.
The two-time champions will now have to beat hosts England in a make or break game in Birmingham on June 10 to qualify for the semi-finals.
It is a shame that rain has become such a major talking point of a high-profile tournament like the Champions Trophy.
Rain took centrestage on a day that saw Tamim Iqbal come within touching distance of completing back to back hundreds, even as Australia pacer Mitchell Starc announced his return to form with an incredible triple-wicket maiden, while David Warner broke a 27-year-old record to become the fastest Australian cricketer to reach 4000 ODI runs.
It has become increasingly clear that the ICC tournament is hardly a priority for any host nation. England will go on to play host to two cricket nations in the summer to follow, with a full T20 and Test series against South Africa to begin immediately after the Champions Trophy followed by a visit by the West Indies.
Compared to a tournament like the Champions Trophy, a home series garners more interest is hardly a secret. The financial incentives involved for a bilateral series appears to be higher for cricket boards where focus on their team is higher and the lack of footfall for neutral games is avoided.
The worry, however, is that a low-key event could further embolden critics of the tournament to re-initiate calls for its disbandment.
A few adjustments to the schedule could have salvaged a better start to the multi-nation tournament, which has so far failed to light up, with weather quite literally playing the dampner.
ICC's lack of flexibility during a rain-affected day is also quite comical, with mandatory lunch and drinks breaks causing at times a delay, when the arrival of rain is almost a certainty.
Alas, there is nothing that can be done, but to resign to the fact that cricket in England in the first of June is hardly the brightest of ideas.


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Der Alpine Skiweltcup 2016/17 war die 51. Saison des Alpinen Skiweltcups, der seit 1967 von der FIS ausgetragen wird.

Die Saison begann mit dem Weltcupauftakt vom 22. bis 23. Oktober 2016 in Sölden (Österreich) und endete mit dem Weltcupfinale vom 15. bis 19. März 2017 in Aspen (USA), somit erstmals seit 20 Jahren außerhalb Europas (damals Vail).

Die Alpinen Skiweltmeisterschaften 2017, bei denen keine Weltcuppunkte vergeben wurden, fanden vom 6. bis 19. Februar 2017 in St. Moritz (Schweiz) statt.

Weltcupwertungen

Gesamt

Abfahrt

Super-G

Riesenslalom

Slalom

Alpine Kombination

Podestplatzierungen Herren

Abfahrt

Super-G

Riesenslalom

Slalom

Alpine Kombination

City Event

Parallel-Riesenslalom

Podestplatzierungen Damen

Abfahrt

Super-G

Riesenslalom

Slalom

Alpine Kombination

City Event

Mannschaftswettbewerb

Nationencup

Statistik zu den Rennsiegen
Zwölf Damen teilten sich die 37 Rennsiege. Dabei war Mikaela Shiffrin elfmal erfolgreich, gefolgt von Ilka Štuhec mit sieben und Lara Gut mit fünf Siegen. Debütsiege gab es nebst Štuhec auch für Sofia Goggia und Christine Scheyer. Sowohl Štuhec als auch Goggia zählten zu den Aufsteigerinnen des Jahres: Beide hatten zuvor noch nie eine Podestplatzierung. Štuhec konnte sich zwei Disziplinenwertungen sichern (überhaupt die erste in der Abfahrt für den slowenischen Verband) und zusammen mit Goggia die Ehrenplätze in der Gesamtweltcup-Wertung hinter Shiffrin einnehmen.

18 verschiedene Läufer gewannen die Rennen der Herren, wobei Marcel Hirscher mit 6 vor Kjetil Jansrud und Henrik Kristoffersen mit je 5 und Alexis Pinturault mit 4 die Spitze bilden. Debütsiege gab es für Mathieu Faivre, Niels Hintermann, Boštjan Kline, Michael Matt, Cyprien Sarrazin und Linus Straßer. Auffallend ist, dass sowohl mit Hintermann bei den Schweizer Herren als auch Scheyer bei den Österreicherinnen zwei Debütsieger die einzigen Saisonsiege erzielten.

Podestplätze der Damen

Podestplätze der Herren

Saisonverlauf
Von allen geplanten Rennen mussten sechs (davon eines nach Abbruch) zu einem anderen Termin nachgetragen und eines (Herren-Abfahrt in Santa Caterina) ersatzlos gestrichen werden. Einen weiteren Abbruch gab es in der Damen-Kombination in Crans-Montana am 24. Februar, als der Super-G nach dem Sturz der ersten drei Läuferinnen gestoppt und später mit verkürztem Start neu begonnen wurde. Trotzdem verzichten drei Läuferinnen des US-Skiteams (Mikaela Shiffrin, Lindsey Vonn und Laurenne Ross) auf die Teilnahme, weil die Verhältnisse wegen des aufgeweichten Schnees nicht sicher gewesen seien.

Die Entscheidungen in den Weltcupwertungen
Bei den Damen war eine gewisse Vorentscheidung hinsichtlich des Gesamtweltcups schon während der Weltmeisterschaft gefallen, als Lara Gut durch ihre Knieverletzung auf die weitere Teilnahme an den Weltcuprennen verzichten musste. Zu diesem Zeitpunkt hatte Shiffrin 180 Punkte mehr als die Schweizerin. Am 26. Februar konnte Ilka Štuhec dank Rang 3 in Crans-Montana die Kombinationswertung sichern.

Mit dem Ausfall von Veronika Velez-Zuzulová im ersten Durchgang des Slaloms von Squaw Valley am 11. März fiel die Entscheidung im Slalom-Weltcup zugunsten von Shiffrin. Bis auf die Super-G-Wertung bestanden zudem für die jeweils Zweitplatzierten der übrigen Disziplinenwertungen nur noch geringe Chancen. In der Abfahrt hatte Štuhec einen Vorsprung von 97 Punkten auf Sofia Goggia und machte mit ihrem Sieg alles klar. Die nächste und auch knappste Entscheidung fiel im Super-G, in welchem Tina Weirather mit ihrem einzigen Sieg in dieser Saison den 15-Punkte-Rückstand auf Štuhec noch in einen Vorsprung von 5 Punkten umwandelte. Da Štuhec am 17. März ihre Nichtteilnahme am Slalom bekanntgab, war auch die ohnehin nur mehr theoretische Frage nach dem Gesamtweltcupsieg beantwortet. Im letzten Saisonrennen wurde der Riesenslalom-Weltcup entschieden, in welchem Tessa Worley mit 80 Punkten voran gelegen war; die Französin klassierte sich schlussendlich noch um einen Rang vor der Fünftklassierten Shiffrin. Insgesamt konnten sich 134 Damen im Gesamtweltcup-Ranking klassieren.

Nachdem bei den Herren der Kombinations-Weltcup mit nur zwei Rennen bereits am 13. Januar – wie schon im Jahr zuvor – an Alexis Pinturault gegangen war, wurden sowohl der Gesamt- als auch der Riesenslalom- und Slalomweltcup mit den Rennen in Kranjska Gora (4./5. März) entschieden, jener im Super-G sogar eine Woche früher in Kvitfjell, als Kjetil Jansrud dafür Rang 7 genügte. In der letzten Abfahrt sicherte sich Peter Fill mit knappen Vorsprung zum zweiten Mal in Folge die Disziplinenwertung. 153 Herren klassierten sich im Gesamtweltcup-Ranking.

Neuerung
Es gab eine geänderte Form der Startnummernvergabe in Abfahrten und Super-Gs (inkl. jener, die bei den Alpinen Kombinationen ausgetragen wurden). Die jeweils zehn besten Athleten der Weltcup-Startliste wählten in der Reihenfolge ihres Rankings eine ungerade Nummer von 1 bis 19. Die Athleten, die auf der Weltcup-Startliste die Ränge 11 bis 20 belegten, erhielten eine gerade Nummer von 2 bis 20 zugelost. Eine Auslosung erfolgte auch für die Nummern 21 bis 30, die danach folgenden kamen analog ihrer Weltrangplatzierung an die Reihe.

Comebacks und Verletzungen
Damen:
 Anna Veith war erstmals bei den Riesenslaloms am Semmering Ende Dezember wieder dabei, gab aber nach den Weltmeisterschaften ihr vorzeitiges Saisonende bekannt.
 Sara Hector (Verletzung am 12. Dezember 2015 in Åre) kam am 7. Januar in Maribor zurück.
 Lindsey Vonn startete (nach ihrer Verletzung in Soldeu und nachdem sie sich beim Training im November einen Handbruch zugezogen hatte) erst wieder am 15. Januar bei der Abfahrt in Zauchensee.
 Viktoria Rebensburg war nach ihrem Trainingssturz Anfang Oktober erst wieder im November in Killington am Start.
 Eva-Maria Brem startete zwar am 22. Oktober in Sölden, jedoch führte ein Trainingssturz eine gute Woche später zu schweren Verletzungen und somit zu ihrem Saisonende. Das ÖSV-Damenteam verkleinerte sich durch weitere Trainingsstürze, und zwar von Carmen Thalmann am 21. November, Cornelia Hütter am 4. Januar und Mirjam Puchner am 8. Februar in St. Moritz.
 Eine rund sechswöchige Rennpause musste Maria Pietilä Holmner nach ihrem Sturz im Riesenslalom am Semmering einlegen; sie kehrte während der Weltmeisterschaft ins Renngeschehen zurück.
 Beim vor der Abfahrt in Zauchensee am 15. Januar angesetzten Trainingslauf stürzten Edit Miklós und Nadia Fanchini schwer und mussten per Helikopter ins Krankenhaus geflogen werden.

Herren:
 Dustin Cook, der sich am 21. Oktober 2015 bei Trainings im Pitztal schwere Knieverletzungen zugezogen hatte, startete (nach dem Auslassen der Saison 2015/16) gleich zu Saisonbeginn, am 23. Oktober in Sölden in den dortigen Riesenslalom, wo er sich aber mit Rang 63 nicht für den zweiten Lauf qualifizierte. Besser lief es ihm in den Super-Gs, wobei ihm schon sein erster Start (2. Dezember in Val d'Isère) Rang 13 einbrachte.
 Die bei der Hahnenkamm-Abfahrt im Januar 2016 schwer gestürzten Rennläufer Aksel Lund Svindal, Georg Streitberger und Hannes Reichelt kehrten in den Weltcup zurück, ebenso der schon im Dezember 2015 in der Gröden-Abfahrt verunglückte Matthias Mayer und Ted Ligety, der am 28. Januar 2016 in Oberjoch im Training gestürzt war. Nach recht guten Resultaten beendeten Streitberger bzw. Svindal die Saison jedoch vorzeitig. Auch Ligety kehrte nach vier Einsätzen in Riesenslaloms bereits im Dezember in die USA zurück.
 Die Rückkehr von Giuliano Razzoli (Sturz beim Hahnenkamm-Slalom) erwies sich als unspektakulär.
 Nur in zwei Rennen (Riesenslalom Sölden mit Rang 27 und Slalom Levi mit Rang 8) war Fritz Dopfer dabei, ehe er wegen eines Schien- und Wadenbeinbruchs bei einem Trainingssturz am 20. November im Zillertal die Saison abbrechen musste.
 Für Kombinations-Olympiasieger Sandro Viletta nahm die Saison am 16. Dezember im Weltcup-Super-G in Gröden ein Ende, bevor sie eigentlich für ihn richtig begonnen hatte: Er war nach fast einem Jahr Verletzungspause erst am 2. Dezember beim Super-G in Val d'Isère (Rang 41) wieder zurückgekehrt, und war (mit Start-Nr. 46) unterwegs, als es ihn die Beine auseinander riss und er daraufhin mit dem Kopf voraus in Richtung Fangnetze schlittere, wobei er einen Riss des Kreuzbandes im rechten Knie erlitt. Er wurde mit dem Hubschrauber abtransportiert. (Bereits 2014 und 2015 war er in Gröden zu Sturz gekommen, wobei er 2014/15 wegen seiner Rückenschmerzen nach Kitzbühel am 23. Januar die Saison nicht zu Ende fuhr, 2015/16 gab er am 18. Dezember auf.)
 Christof Innerhofer wurde während des zur Super-Kombination zählenden Super-Gs in Santa Caterina bei einem Sturz durch die Luft gewirbelt, fuhr dann aber nach kurzer Rennpause im Kitzbüheler Super-G auf den zweiten Rang. Er nahm einen Tag später auch an der Abfahrt teil (Rang 17), doch in der Folge musste er für die weitere Saison «w.o.» geben.
 Sowohl für Steven Nyman (Dritter der Gröden-Abfahrt) als auch für den Abfahrtszweiten von Kitzbühel, Valentin Giraud Moine, wurde die erste der beiden Abfahrten in Garmisch-Partenkirchen (27. Januar) zum Verhängnis, als sie schwer stürzten. Dies bedeutete für sie das Saisonende.
 Frühzeitig zog sich auch der ohnehin gesundheitlich schwer angeschlagen gewesene Marcus Sandell zurück (er bestritt ab 10. Dezember kein Rennen mehr). Riesenslalom-Spezialist Thomas Fanara gab am 6. Dezember bekannt, dass er wegen einer Knieverletzung, die er sich zwei Tage zuvor bei Rang 4 in Val d'Isère zugezogen hatte, keine weiteren-Rennen bestreiten werde.

Erwähnenswertes
 Marcel Hirscher wurde mit dem sechsten Weltcup-Gesamtsieg (dies außerdem in Serie) zum alleinigen Rekordhalter. Sowohl hinsichtlich Podestplätze (107) als auch Zahl aller Weltcup-Kugeln (14) liegt er im Gesamtranking an zweiter Stelle hinter Ingemar Stenmark (155/18). Der von ihm erreichte Vorsprung von 643 Punkten bedeutet zwar persönlichen Rekord, jedoch stellte Hermann Maier mit 743 Punkten 2000/01 die Bestmarke auf. Im Riesenslalom gab es seit seinem schweren Sturz am 6. Februar 2011 in Hinterstoder keinen Ausfall im Weltcup (und auch nicht bei Weltmeisterschaften und Olympischen Spielen); bis auf Rang 16 am 12. Januar 2013 in Adelboden erzielte er keine schlechtere Platzierung als Rang 6.
 Erstmals seit der Saison 1997/98 konnte das österreichische Damenteam in der Nationenwertung nicht Platz 1 belegen.
 Österreichs Damen hatten letztmals in der Saison 1996/97 nur einen Sieg (damals Renate Götschl am 7. Dezember 1996 in Vail) errungen. Außerdem gab es seit 1987/88 erstmals keine Podestplatzierung im Riesenslalom. Zuvor war das schon von 1979/80 bis 1983/84 und 1986/87 im Rahmen der elfjährigen Sieglosigkeit (März 1978 bis Dezember 1989) in dieser Disziplin der Fall gewesen.
 Der Damen-Riesenslalom in Courchevel (20. Dezember) wurde nach 16 Läuferinnen unter- und nach 19 abgebrochen: Vorerst war ein Neubeginn vom Reservestart um 12:30 Uhr vorgesehen, doch ließen die Sturmböen nicht nach. Zu diesem Zeitpunkt gab es eine italienische Doppelführung (Goggia vor Brignone). Eine Verschiebung auf den nächsten Tag war aus Quartiergründen nicht möglich. Lara Gut postete: "Wir sind keine Windsurfer".
 Tessa Worley war die erste Französin seit Carole Montillet 2002/03 (damals Super-G), die eine Weltcup-Kugel erhielt, und die erste im Riesenslalom seit Carole Merle 1992/93.
 Tina Weirather holte im elften vollen Jahr ihrer Teilnahme im Weltcup mit dem Sieg in der Super-G-Disziplinenwertung erstmals eine Weltcup-Kugel.
 Hatte das italienische Herrenteam bis vor 2015/16 nie eine Abfahrts-Disziplinenwertung für sich entscheiden können, gelang dies nun, außerdem jeweils durch Peter Fill, zweimal hintereinander.
 Nach acht Jahren gab es im Damen-Riesenslalom mit dem Dreifach-Erfolg der Italienerinnen wieder ein Podium für nur eine Nation, wobei dies den italienischen Damen zum zweiten Mal nach Narvik 1996 (Compagnoni, Panzanini, Kostner) gelang.
 Der Streit mit dem Norwegischen Skiverband wegen eines Kopfsponsorvertrages führte dazu, dass Henrik Kristoffersen an den ersten beiden Saisonrennen (Riesenslalom Sölden, Slalom Levi) nicht teilnahm. Kristoffersen lieferte eine recht bemerkenswerte Saison mit fünf (teilweise deutlichen) Slalomsiegen, doch nebst der Abstinenz in Levi schwächelte er in der Schlussphase der Saison.
 Das Damen-Abfahrts- und Super-G-Podium am 4./5. März in Jeongseon mit Goggia, Vonn und Štuhec ist bemerkenswert, weil es erstmals seit 18./19. Februar 1989 geschah, dass es an einem Ort zweimal in Folge dieselbe Reihenfolge am Podest gab (damals bei zwei Abfahrten in Lake Louise waren es Michela Figini, Maria Walliser und Michaela Gerg gewesen). Die Abfahrt am 4. März brachte außerdem wegen des Ausfalls der Zeitnahme ein Rätselraten um die mit Nr. 21 und 22 gestarteten Jasmine Flury und Tamara Tippler, was erst nach 25 Minuten korrigiert werden konnte.
 Der zweite Rang von Dave Ryding im Kitzbühel-Slalom ist der erste Podestplatz eines Briten seit dem zweiten Rang von Konrad Bartelski am 13. Dezember 1981 in der Abfahrt von Gröden.
 Mikaela Shiffrin fiel am 3. Januar 2017 in Zagreb erstmals wieder seit dem 29. Dezember 2012 (Semmering) in einem Slalomrennen aus.

Karriereende

Weblinks
 Offizielle Website des Alpinen Skiweltcups
 Weltcup Herren

 Weltcup Damen

Einzelnachweise

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NWN2 - Moonshadows Chapter One Mod Review
Discussion in 'Mod Reviews' started by chevalier, Jun 2, 2009.
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Moonshadows - Chapter One (1.10 Compatible)
Creator: Alex "Hugie" Hugon
Type: Forest fun
Creator's description: This is an exploration-driven module with heavy combat and a story that really gets going towards the end. Subsequent installments in the series will continue the story in a more linear fashion.
Requires: NWN2 Patch 1.10
Download location: Link
Review first posted June 2, 2009
Quick characterisation
This module is like a good cup of coffee: strong, full-bodied, smooth and rich in savoury aroma. Alex's writing supplies the cream and his area design the chocolate to finish off the mocha.
You've been hitting the bottle with a particularly "charming" dwarf and from this new friend of yours you have found out, before he gave in to caffeine deficiency, about a strange crystal structure being up somewhere there in the Star Mounts amid the High Forest. Since anything is better than sitting in the office, you immediately set out, "against your better judgement." Immediately after switching out of office reply on, you are given access to a couple of chests by your new buddy - a half-orc that doesn't want to stick your head on a pike unlike almost anything you will meet later on (Sreenshot: OOC Area).
Since you probably don't want your head to go up on a pike, you'd better make use of the assortment of +1 to +2 items thus left at your disposal. Be you a paladin or a ranger or a rogue or Joe Fighter, you'll find just enough (and no more than necessary) to give you a good start, considering you've been raised to level 8. Generally, the tank and the dps (damage per second) will have to content themselves with +1 equipment, while sneaky fellas can count on +2 armour. Pack the whole chest of healing stuff in your pockets and you're ready to go. Almost. Don't forget to check out the trinkets. An amulet of Natural Armour +2 is far from useless to anyone. As D&D's sumptuary laws allow you to carry rings on two out of your ten fingers, you may want to look for another +2 to AC or some spell resistance. There's also a Ring of the Ram that gives you a free Knockdown feat and that's good for casters, so you want to have it. They kinda can't cast when they're kissing the walkmesh. If you want to be a caster yourself, you can do it but don't expect any advice from me (other than buff up and fight).
So then you wind up in the forest and breath fresh air without developing a cold from the A/C, while reading into Alex's flowery depictions worthy of Welch vs Helvering. You actually forget that you're coming there to face the prospect of your head being stuck on a pike. The music of the wild fills your veins and you no longer worry about securing an adequate supply of caffeine, as you look around and can almost smell the forest bed or feel the sun translucing through the treetops right on your skin. What is this 2d6 doing in my hand, you wonder (Screenshot: Forest Idyll), everything is so peaceful. Except there's an upsetting crystal somewhere up there, so you go on.
After a while you're halted by the sentry posted by a nearby elven war party (Screenshot: A meeting). No longer is the bucolic going to continue. Apparently, the time has come to to put the 2d6 to use. Ever felt like taking the game straight to the drow's court right off the bat? Now you have an opportunity. If you don't want to get down to messy business right away, you can first test Divine Might with Rapid Shot on some orcs. Oh, I probably haven't told you I was playing with a Ranger/Paladin/Harper Agent (Screenshot: I'm gonna make it).
Area Design
The area design is awesome. It's in no way behind the official releases. I often stopped by to take a screenshot or two and sometimes it turned into a small session (Screenshot: What a view!, Screenshot: Waterfall in a cave, Screenshot: Claymore jogging in the Highlands). There is much to look at, even though Alex's primary focus was on the writing. In retrospect, it feels as if he had delivered a more than competent area design job with the areas being a secondary concern, while he was seeing his role as a story designer and writer first and foremost, not stepping too far into the engine room. And yet you don't need nanotools to create something remarkable. I wonder what he will be capable of after a couple of years spent at Ossian. The forest areas and especially the eastern part, since basically everything above the ground is a forest here, reminded me of the Baldur's Gate series and brought a tear to my eye (Screenshot: Red poppies).
Critters and Combat
Critters also bring you back to sweet Baldur's Gate field times. There are just enough orcs to provide some early fun while you're getting through to the drow. The other parts of the forest which you vist later in the course of the module match you with varied enemies and you get the obligatory horde undead to deal with (Screenshot: Line up, doods!, Screenshot: Back to where you came from!). Finally, and this is really Baldur's Gate I kind of fun, you get to hack through some gnolls and ogres. The bosses can be tough, but nothing lament inducing, and you can safely tell them the Light Side is stronger (Screenshot: The Light Side is stronger!). You get enough opportunity for smiting too, if you're in this line of adventuring (Screenshot: DIE!).
Combat is generally well balanced and much more so than in most adventures I've played, including official releases. There were no particularly distressing situations for me, even though in larger battles, I sometimes had to abuse the system and retreat to a previous area for healing, but that's what happens when you go into melee with 14 DEX and a chain shirt (you can pick a proper full plate +1 from the initial chests, but I was hoping to play around with ranger skills). After levelling up a bit, however, I generally laughed at the opposing numbers. Still, it's not a good idea to rush head on, just like in real life. Battles tend to have a tactical dimension and you need to make your decisions quickly. Taking the casters down from distance generally proves to be profitable, but just as you finish sniping (Screenshot: Snipe at the casters), you barely have the time to switch to a melee weapon before the big guys get to you (Screenshot: Dances with Gnolls). This is not to say that fast-paced 2d6 Power Attack dynamics last throughout the whole game (Screenshot: Nightly attack). In fact, it's your choice which mode you use depending on your current combat situation. I actually found myself switching Power Attack on and off rather frequently to address my dynamic needs, as a matter of tactical assessment.
I can't really speculate on how the battles could have gone either in the sword & shield style that gives you a lot of defence but more modest offence, or in the dual-wielding style that delivers your plentiful damage output in instalments. After all, I was happily landing two handed Power Attacks with Divine Might all around (Screenshot: One Hit, Screenshot: That's what a ranger's gonna do). Still, I suppose you should be fine, too, especially as with the neat keen scimitar +2 that you get from the grateful elves, anything that has a pulse had better make solid preparations before your visit. Small weapon loot isn't bad either, so dual-wielders don't have a reason to cry. It begs mention here that you get a unique opportunity to keep adding small bonuses to your weapon throughout the adventure.
Skills, Items and Other Such
As far as skills go, Stealth is of limited use and you can forget about Sneak Attacking people if that's your preferred mode of combat. While you should be able to scout before battle, if you're so inclined, that's where it ends. Being able to search for traps helped me in the beginning, however. I never got to pick a lock but that's fine because picking locks is not what paladins write home about anyway. I never got to disable a trap, either, because there were simply no traps after I invested a point in opening up the skill.
What needs to be said is that this is a module without a single Diplomacy check that I would know about and I enjoyed it. Sometimes you can have a very fulfilling adventure without much use of character dialogue skills. I know this sounds weird at this day and age, but that's how games were made back in the old time. Lore is used as a check: not enough to make you swoon but enough to give us geeks some additional info, make the dialogue list look better and justify the skill investment. There were no riddles or puzzles, but at the same time there was little mournful absence to be felt, given the forest exploration and nature of the module's gameplay that made you answer to emergencies as they came up. Only at some point there were four switches to find in an optional quest and one of them was hiding in a particularly awful location.
Throughout the course of the module, you are able to find very little commerce and I like it this way. The initial equipment more than suffices and the loot is realistic rather than skimpy. You can gain access to supposedly not so bad a trader at some point, but such was the outcome of one of my roleplaying decisions that I didn't end up talking to him much and I didn't miss it much. My bag of holding was full of standard issue +1/+2 items for later sale, so the monetary aspects of my future were secured and who would care more when there was an adventure to be had! In fact, not worrying about money and economic concerns was a refreshing change. We've become used to having a merchant wait behind every corner or even follow us on our adventures and here is a module that does it the old way: no shops in the forest or mountains, but no particular need of them, either. And I didn't notice any tax collectors.
Visuals, Sound and the Rest
I can't tell a custom animation or piece of graphics from an official one, so I really shouldn't be gettng into it. Notwithstanding the foregoing, there is a very pretty boom when you kill that sneaky lich that lives in a cliff to the North East (Screenshot: Immune to Crits, bah). As far as we concern ourselves with what Alex can piece together out of components from whatever source derived, I believe the screenshots supply the best answer to the riddle. I liked what I saw and I liked what I heard. I've already said my piece about area design and that's clearly the most inviting aspect of visualisation here at play. I want to see more of it.
As I mentioned before, the writing is outstanding (Screenshot: Introduction). In the same vein, its level of polish exceeds that of official releases. I need candidly to admit, however, that at times I didn't take the time to read every word of it (Screenshot: Ascent), (Screenshot: Ascent...).
The level of polish is more than satisfying for a custom module. There was one scripting error with funny, if potentially distressing, results, of which more will be said later. At times something did look like it could use a final stroke of the maker's brush, but nothing was strikingly unfinished and as far I can tell, the recurring penciled in aspect is a function of design which involves the player's imagination and contributes to the general atmosphere that you experience throughout the whole module. It's a tale in the telling of which you participate instead of having it handed to you.
Things That Weren't So Great
As much as I don't want to do this, I need to discuss the negatives for the sake of being objective. There was a scripting error in a side quest, which made a hostile boss friendly. After one of the reloads, some in-fighting broke out and the other guys killed him and I got the XP and the key I needed from his body. From the perspective of the game experience, I don't care that much, though.
At some other times, I had the impression that too many was too many, as far as critters went, but that impression is not absent from most adventures, custom or official, and does not detract from the fact that combat was generally well-balanced and manageable. Only in some places perhaps fewer but tougher or more varied enemies could have done a somewhat better job.
Some areas, quests or other aspects of the adventure did feel a bit as if they needed a bit more stuffing, but who knows how they would have turned out if it had been supplied. Sometimes if you pencil it in, it leaves more room for the player's imagination and allows him to focus on the whole adventure instead of the details. So not much gripe from me here, except a minor experience of imperfection.
The Overall Grading Time
I am mostly going to grade the module by gameplay and reasonably adhere to NWVault's voting guidelines. Coming from the premise than 10 is conceivably hard to meet by anyone ever and 8 is an easy recommendation, I believe this module falls somewhere in between, while it's positively hard to pinpoint the exact whereabouts of where it does. To some extent, Moonshadows eludes grading. Considering that I need to make some allowance for things that were not in and that I need to give fair weight to the shortcomings and considering that the guidelines do not admit thinking that this much or that much should be added to or detracted from a "must have" or a "recommended to anyone" and not much when it comes to the general "excellent", "outstanding" or "masterpiece", either, I can but conclude that the module is oustanding and a must have and I give it a rating of 8.75 out of 10. The author achieved this not in particular details but in the overall composition of the module and the gameplay it enabled. I am aware of the possible charge that the atmosphere of the module somewhat elevated the grade, but this is precisely what delivering good adventures is about. Judgement accordingly.
chevalier, Jun 2, 2009


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Zimbabwe's Brendan Taylor Announces Retirement From International Cricket
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Former Zimbabwe skipper and wicket-keeper batsman Brendan Taylor has decided to retire from international cricket and will play his last match on Monday against Ireland.
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Brendan Taylor will play his final international game on Monday.© Instagram
Former Zimbabwe skipper and wicket-keeper batsman Brendan Taylor has decided to retire from international cricket and will play his last match on Monday against Ireland. Taylor made his debut in 2004 in an ODI against Sri Lanka and went on to become one of Zimbabwe's finest ever cricketers in international cricket. "It's with a heavy heart that I'm announcing that tomorrow is my last game for my beloved country. 17 year's of extreme highs and extreme lows and I wouldn't change it for the world," Taylor said in a statement on Twitter.
"It's taught me to humble, to always remind myself how lucky I was to be in the position I was in for so long. To wear the badge with pride and leave everything on the field.
Forever grateful for the journey. Thank you pic.twitter.com/tOsYzoE5eH
— Brendan Taylor (@BrendanTaylor86) September 12, 2021
"My goal was to always leave the team in better position as to when I first arrived back in 2004 , I hope I have done that," Taylor added.
The 34-year batsman on Sunday thanked Zimbabwe Cricket, teammates, family, and fans in an emotional note.
"Finally to my wife @tkellyanne and our four beautiful boy's (sic). You have meant everything to me on this journey and it wouldn't have been possible without you," said Taylor
"No more airport heartaches. I look forward to our next chapter. I love you all very much," he added.
Taylor has scored 6677 runs from 204 ODI matches and is just 112 short of former Zimbabwe batsman Andy Flower's national record of 6786.
Zimbabwe Cricket Team Ireland Cricket Team Brendan Taylor Cricket Ireland vs Zimbabwe, 3rd ODI


Dr. Daniel Chamié, Dante Pazzanese Institute of Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology Department, 500 Dr. Dante Pazzanese Avenue, Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, SP 04012-180, Brazil.
A 69-year-old man underwent percutaneous coronary intervention of a left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) diagonal bifurcation lesion with 2 platinum-chromium everolimus-eluting stents with the culotte technique in September 2014. Dual-antiplatelet therapy was maintained for 1 year. In March 2016 (18 months later), while only on aspirin, the patient presented with anterolateral wall ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction and pulmonary edema while in treatment for community-acquired pneumonia. Emergent coronary angiography revealed in-stent haziness in the LAD immediately proximal to the bifurcation, extending into the diagonal branch. TIMI (Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction) flow was grade 3 in the LAD and grade 1 in the diagonal branch (Figure 1, Online Video 1).
Coronary angiography in right anterior oblique (RAO) caudal view (A), anteroposterior cranial view (B), and RAO cranial view (C) present a patent left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) with in-stent haziness proximal to the first diagonal branch takeoff. The distal LAD flow was preserved (TIMI [Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction] flow grade 3). The hazy image extended into the diagonal branch, which presented TIMI flow grade 1 (A,C). The inset in C presents an enhanced angiographic image of the stents without contrast depicting structural deformation of the stents in the main vessel proximal to the bifurcation. See Online Video 1.
Coronary angiography in right anterior oblique cranial view depicts a patent left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) with in-stent haziness proximal to the first diagonal branch takeoff. Distal LAD flow was preserved (TIMI [Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction] flow grade 3). The hazy image extended into the diagonal branch, which presented TIMI grade 1 flow.
Optical coherence tomography revealed complete coverage of the stent struts in the LAD stent distal to the carina of the bifurcation. The vascular response was mixed, with regions of peristrut low-intensity areas and lipid accumulation interspersed with normal-looking neointima. At the bifurcation site, a large thrombus burden was present, and the main vessel stents proximal to the side branch origin were crushed to 1 side of the vessel. Large malapposition was seen at the proximal stent edge (Figure 2, Online Video 2). Under reloading of aspirin 300 mg and loading of prasugrel 60 mg in addition to unfractionated heparin (70 U/kg) and abciximab (0.25 mg/kg bolus followed by 0.125 mg/kg/min maintenance for 12 h), the lesion was ultimately treated with a 4.0 × 15 mm zotarolimus-eluting stent Figure 3.
Optical coherence tomographic (OCT) images were acquired in the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) before any vessel manipulation. (Top) The longitudinal view displayed from distal (left) to proximal (right). (Middle) Selected OCT cross-sectional images of the sites indicated in the longitudinal view, numbered from 1 to 6. (Bottom) Magnified views of cross sections 4 to 6. Angiography is presented (left) for coregistration. The distal LAD stent was completely covered with regions of peristrut low-backscattering areas (white arrows in cross section 1) and neoatherosclerosis with lipid-laden neointima (L in cross section 3; the curved arrow indicates a 208° arc of lipid). A large thrombus burden was seen in the LAD stent proximal to the first diagonal origin (cross sections 4 to 6). A large area of incomplete strut apposition was detected at the proximal stent edge (cross section 6). Immediately distal to it, a relatively long (6.4-mm) segment of crushed stent was seen, as indicated by the multiple layers of struts to the left of the vessel and the OCT catheter outside of the stent to the right, in a region lacking stent struts (curved white double arrow in cross sections 4 and 5). See Online Video 2.
The distal left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) stent was completely covered with regions of peristrut low-backscattering areas and neoatherosclerosis with lipid-laden neointima. A large thrombus burden was seen in the LAD stent proximal to the first diagonal origin. At this site, a long (6.4-mm) segment of crushed stent was seen, as indicated by all stent struts dislocated to 1 side of the vessel with the optical coherence tomographic catheter positioned outside the stent. Proximal to this region, a large area of incomplete strut apposition was detected at the proximal stent edge, suggesting that this might have been the region where the post-dilatation balloon crossed behind the struts during the index procedure, crushing the stent struts to the opposite side of the vessel, which ultimately generated the stent distortion that served as mechanical trigger for the very late stent thrombosis.
A 4.0 × 15 mm zotarolimus-eluting stent was deployed in the main branch (A, positioning; B, deployment; C, control angiography after deployment) to correct the structural deformities caused during the index procedure. Upon stent deployment in the main branch, a 0.014-inch wire was crossed through the stent struts toward the first diagonal branch. High-pressure dilatations with noncompliant balloons were applied independently into the diagonal branch (D) and into the main branch (E), followed by simultaneous kissing balloon inflation (F). (G) The final angiographic result. The inset in G presents an enhanced angiographic image of the stents without contrast depicting correction of the structural deformation of the stents in the main vessel proximal to the bifurcation. (Bottom) Cross-sectional optical coherence tomographic images of the regions numbered 1 to 3 in the angiographic image. Note the overlapping of the newly implanted stent with the previously implanted stent (2 layers of struts seen in cross sections 3 and 3a) and the region where the new stent overlaps the crushed region of the previous stent (3 layers of struts seen in cross sections 2 and 2a) in the main branch proximal to the bifurcation. The 3 layers of struts are numbered 1 to 3 in yellow in magnified cross section 2a. The very proximal edge of the newly implanted stent (single strut layer) is shown in cross section 1.
Mechanical triggers are usually related to acute or subacute stent failures (1–3). This case illustrates an unusual situation of suboptimal stent implantation serving as a potential nidus for long-term percutaneous coronary intervention failure in association with a clinical condition. It underscores the importance of meticulous technique for bifurcation percutaneous coronary intervention, particularly when 2-stent techniques are used, and the role of intracoronary optical coherence tomography as an auxiliary method for understanding the mechanisms of failure and guiding subsequent management.


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Jakob Carmon (* 2. März 1677 in Rostock; † 25. Juli 1743 ebenda) war ein deutscher Rechtswissenschaftler.

Leben
Geboren als Sohn des Pfarrers an der Jakobskirche M. Heinrich Carmon und dessen Frau Anna (geb. Eibelürßen), stammte er aus einer Familie die ursprünglich im englischen Adel ansässig war. So war sein Vorfahre Walter von Carmano mit einer Baroness von Ramstein verheiratet und wurde von Heinrich VIII. in den Ritterstand erhoben. Am 10. Oktober 1682 wurde er bereits im Alter von 5 Jahren an der Universität Rostock immatrikuliert, ein damals in solchen Familienkreisen üblicher Vorgang. Am 30. Juni 1694 erneuerte er seine Matrikel und nahm schließlich ein Studium der Theologie auf, wechselte dann jedoch zu den Rechtswissenschaften. Am 19. November 1696 bezog er die Universität Königsberg und am 20. Dezember 1697 die Universität Jena. Im Anschluss an sein Studium wurde er 1704 Notar und Schreiber an der Rostocker Hochschule. In jener Zeit hielt er Vorlesungen und betätigte sich als Anwalt. Am 25. Oktober 1706 unterwarf er sich den gewöhnlichen Prüfungen zum Examen. Er wurde Prokurator am Rostocker Konsistorium und erhielt am 10. März 1707 den akademischen Grad eines Doktors der Rechte. Am 11. März 1712 wurde er außerordentlicher Professor der Rhetorik, erwarb am 23. Mai 1713 den philosophischen Magistergrad und wurde am selben Tag zum Poeta laurus ernannt. Am 22. Mai 1718 wurde er Präsident und Direktor des fürstlichen Hof- und Landgerichts. Am 14. Mai zum Vorsteher des Kreuzklosters und Professor der Pandekten. Er unterrichtete in Lehn und Staatsrecht und war für den herzoglichen Hof tätig. Nachdem er zehn Mal Dekan der juristischen Fakultät gewesen war, wurde er 1719, 1721, 1722, 1725, 1728, 1731, 1734 und 1740 Rektor der Rostocker Hochschule.

Familie
In erster Ehe war er 1705 verheiratet mit Katherina Dorothea († 4. Dezember 1714), der Tochter des Pastors an der Domkirche zum heiligen Kreuz Dr. Heinrich Simon. Aus jener Ehe gingen drei Töchter hervor. Seine zweite Ehe ging er mit Gertrud Julia († 19. April 1738), der Tochter des Amtmanns in Schönberg Joachim Ernst Dittmar, ein. Diese Ehe blieb kinderlos.

Werke (Auswahl)
 Diss. de praeludiis torturae. (Präs.Johann Joachim Schoepfer) Rostock 1717
 Rede auf das Absterben der Frau Varien zu Rostock. Rostock 1712
 Nachruhm der Frau A. M. Stockmannin. 1715
 Rede von dem hochfürstlichen Mecklenburgischen im Altertthume gegründeten und in Sr. Regierenden hochfürstlichen Durchlaucht bei schönster Erweiterung erfreulichst gesehehenen hohen Tugend und Ehrenschein. 1703
 Oratio de nomine druorum, non fine omine. 1714
 De palladiis ciuitatum. Rostock 1715
 Rede von der angenehmen Winterwitterung. 1716
 Oratio de Luthero vitro nec vitro. 1717
 Rede von den Vorrechten der lutherischen hohen Reichsstände. 1717
 Rede auf den Geburtstag Herzog Friedrich Wilhelms, von der mit den angehenehmsten Farben lieblich spielenden Sonne.1713

Literatur
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Farmers who milk in herringbones now have an easy to use and high tech solution to accurately identify which of their cows are on heat.
The innovative system has been developed in New Zealand by farmer owned co-operative LIC, and is now commercially available in this country and overseas. It uses exclusive camera technology to automatically identify heat events, saving farmers time and money.
The technology was developed to meet farmer demand for a herringbone heat detection solution, LIC Automation Chief Executive Paul Whiston said. Protrack EZ Heat for rotaries had been available for four years and a large number of farmers had asked for a herringbone solution.
A prototype for herringbones was first released at Fieldays last year and refined in field tests before commercial release now. The Protrack EZ Heat system for both herringbones and rotaries integrates with LIC Automation's Protrack system to draft cows after heat detection. It also integrates with LIC's MINDA herd management software to record the heat events – making life even easier for farmers.
For the coming 2016-17 season LIC is offering interest-free terms on a range of products, including Protrack EZ Heat and Protrack drafting solutions, in light of the current economic environment facing dairy farmers.
Whiston said the heat detection technology was designed to improve efficiency and herd management decisions. "Protrack EZ Heat reduces production losses through missed heats, while removing the stress and labour costs associated with manual heat detection." Identifying cows on heat is critical during the farm's mating season and the following year's production depends on it. Achieving accuracy can be challenging for even the most experienced farmer.
"The system is very accurate at detecting activated and missing heat patches," Whiston said.
The herringbone system includes a unique in-race photo booth that cows walk through as they leave the shed after milking. A camera in the booth photographs the cow's heat patch above its tail, and evaluates the heat patch for signs of activation. By comparison, the rotary system photographs the heat patch while the cow is on the platform.
In both systems, cows deemed to have no activity are drafted back to the paddock. If a patch is deemed activated or missing, the cow is automatically drafted by Protrack to a pen ready for the farmer to inspect and put the cow up for artificial insemination. Heats detected by Protrack EZ Heat are automatically recorded in MINDA, removing the need for manual data entry.


When externalWallHeatFluxTemperature is used in fixed power or heat flux mode the refValue() = 0 is set for temperature.
In mixedEnergyFvPatchScalarField.C this value is used to set the he refValue() which means that he value at T = 0 is requested from thermo.
This leads to a FPE when thermo combinations that use the functions defined in HtoEthermo.H and EtoHthermo.H. For example with perfectGas equationOfState.
A simple fix is to set the temperature refValue() in externalWallHeatFluxTemperature to non-zero value, for example the patch temperature (diff attached). This doesn't affect the results because the valueFraction() is simultaneously set to 0.


A Comox resident is suing a member of the Comox Valley RCMP for an alleged assault, battery, false arrest and false imprisonment stemming from an incident in November 2017.
On April 6, 2018, a notice of civil claim was brought forth to the supreme court in Victoria by Richard Neary, lawyer for Oliver Cosette, against the B.C. Minister of Public Safety and Attorney General and Const. Geory Penner of the Comox Valley RCMP.
In the notice, it states the plaintiff was pulled over for a traffic stop in Comox on Nov. 7 around 1 p.m. when Penner searched Cosette's name and discovered a Notice of Prohibition on record against him, indicating a three-month licence prohibition that had not yet been served.
Cosette claims he was unaware of any Notice of Prohibition at the time.
Penner wrote up a notice and served it to Cosette. As he approached Cosette's vehicle with the document, Cosette activated video and audio recording on his mobile device and placed the device inside his pocket such that only audio was being recorded.
It is alleged in the notice that Penner then asked if Cosette had any drugs or alcohol in the vehicle, to which he answered 'no.' He then told Cosette he was on "a bunch of conditions" related to criminal charges and family violence. He disagreed with the constable, and the two argued for a moment on that topic.
It is stated in the notice the plaintiff was not facing any such charges or subject to any conditions.
Penner then noted he was going to take Cosette's vehicle and attempted to grab the notice document from his hand, and Cosette did not immediately release the document.
Cosette was then pulled to his feet and placed in the back seat of an RCMP cruiser. The audio recording of the incident ends at this point.
Later that day, the plaintiff visited the hospital due to the injuries sustained during the altercation.
In the notice, it states Cosette suffered and continues to suffer personal injuries to his shoulders, facial injuries and anxiety and emotional distress.
He is seeking general damages, special damages, damages pursuant to section 24(1) of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, interest, costs of the action and any further relief as the court may see fit.
Calls by The Record to Cosette for comment were not returned.
Sgt. Janelle Shoihet, media relations officer for RCMP 'E' Division said the RCMP have yet to be served.


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        vorbis->duration = stb_vorbis_stream_length_in_seconds(stbVorbisData);

        return vorbis;
    }

	int Vorbis::ReadSamples(int16_t *samples, int count)
	{
		return stb_vorbis_get_samples_short_interleaved(stbVorbisData, channels, samples, count);
	}

	void Vorbis::Reset()
	{
		stb_vorbis_seek_start(stbVorbisData);
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John Wawrow
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A front end loader moves snow from a residential street, Friday, Nov. 18, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y. A dangerous lake-effect snowstorm paralyzed parts of western and northern New York, with nearly 2 feet of snow already on the ground in some places and possibly much more on the way. (AP Photo/Carolyn Thompson)
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Buffalo Bills executives Ron Raccuia and Derek Boyko weren't going to let a little — actually, a lot — of snow stop them from picking up left tackle Dion Dawkins on Saturday morning.
When their vehicle couldn't get any further because of mounds of snow blocking the road in one of Buffalo's southern suburbs, Raccuia did the next best thing.
"Ron said, 'I'm going to walk to Dion's house and walk him back to the car.′ And that's exactly what he did," said Boyko, the vice president of communications for the Bills.
No big deal, Raccuia added during a phone interview with The Associated Press as he and Boyko headed to Buffalo International Airport to catch the Bills' flight to Detroit for their relocated "home" game against the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.
"It was probably a quarter of a mile," said Raccuia, the team's executive vice president and chief operating officer. "Boyko would have done the same thing."
The operation of getting everyone to the team facility began at 9:30 a.m. and ended with every member of the staff and players boarding buses, which received a police escort to the airport for a 45-minute flight that departed at about 4:45 p.m. EST.
The Bills-Browns game was moved to Ford Field in downtown Detroit because of the massive lake-effect storm that had dumped as much as 7 feet of snow over western New York since Thursday night.
One of the hardest hit areas was Orchard Park, where the Bills are based and many of their players live.
"We had a lot of resources willing to help, including a couple of snowmobile clubs," Raccuia said, though snowmobiles weren't needed in the end.
"We had snowplow drivers, we had staff members, everyone in football ops, security, game-day ticketing, Derek, myself, everybody chipped in," he added. "We had car pools. We dug players out of their driveways. We picked up players. Anything you can think of to get it done."
Numerous players posted videos and pictures on social media to thank the many residents who assisted them; Buffalo is known as "The City of Good Neighbors."
"Wow, let's go. Never seen anything like it," Dawson Knox said in a video showing neighbors digging a path for him and fellow tight end Tommy Sweeney to get from their house to the road.
Backup quarterback Case Keenum showed a video of several people snow-blowing clear his driveway.
Tight end Quinten Morris woke up to find his driveway already cleared, and posted a picture with a note that read: "Lord gone bless you whoever did this."
The storm hit nearly on the exact same day as in 2014, when another major snowfall forced the Bills to relocate to Detroit. Buffalo went on to beat the New York Jets 38-3.
This time, the logistics of moving the game were more complicated. The NFL was unable to push the game back a day as it did eight years ago because the Bills already face a short week — they play the Lions in Detroit on Thanksgiving.
Lions coach Dan Campbell said stadium crews had to dismantle some equipment already in place for a pregame show on Thursday in order for the Browns and Bills to play.
Despite the short notice, tickets for the game on Sunday sold out within the first few hours they were made available on Friday, Raccuia said.
"The Lions deserve a tremendous amount of credit for getting the stadium ready for us. Our fans have been unbelievable," Raccuia said. "It's very impressive the dedication, the skill and commitment that everybody has shown."
NOTES: The Bills elevated CB Xavier Rhodes and WR Tanner Gentry from their practice squad for the game Sunday. ... The Browns made plans to make the 170-mile trip to Detroit by bus.
AP Sports Writer Larry Lage contributed to this report.