Mendoza is one of the most popular destinations in Argentina, and for good reason. This incredible region has something for everyone, whether you're a foodie, and urban culture vulture or a lover of the outdoors. Here are 11 good reasons why you should visit Mendoza.
Mendoza is one of the world's premier wine regions, and many visitors to Argentina will flock to this region at the foothills of the Andes to sample the famous Malbec that is produced here. From tiny boutique bodegas to large-scale wineries, Mendoza will knock your socks off in the wine department, at a fraction of the price you'd pay for a bottle of wine outside of this area.
Locals love a good road trip, and a popular route is from Buenos Aires to Mendoza. Driving across the country, you will see how the pampa stretches out to infinity, and you will get a taste of this as you drive from Mendoza city out towards the Uco Valley. Agricultural flatlands go on for miles, and then the Andes come into view to blow your mind.
One of the world's most famous mountain ranges separates Argentina from Chile, and acts as a backdrop to the entire region of Mendoza. Locals use the Andes to orientate themselves, and for visitors, it is surely an impressive sight the first time you catch a glimpse of this imposing collection of peaks.
The highest peak in South America is located in Mendoza. Mount Aconcagua is one of the Seven Summits, the highest mountains on each of the seven continents on earth. It is famous because of its easy slopes, making it the perfect place for novice climbers to learn the ropes. There are also some more challenging ascents, so if you are a thrill-seeker, Mount Aconcagua will surely satisfy your thirst for adventure.
Because of Mendoza's location at the base of the Andes, there are plenty of hiking trails and longer treks to indulge in. In the Potrerillos district, you can find numerous marked paths so you can take yourself on an independent exploration of the area without the need for a guide. There are also lots of spots near El Challao, including Cerro Arco and Cerro Aspero.
A trip down the Mendoza river is a great way to spend a day in the region. It's a perfect activity for families, friends or couples, and you will feel a great rush of adrenaline as you navigate the rapids on a white-water rafting tour in Mendoza. It is also the perfect way to work up an appetite before you treat yourself to a giant meal at the end of the day, Argentine-style.
One of the best activities to engage in in Mendoza is taking a day-long horseback ride through the Andes. There are lots of tour companies organising this outing, or you can ask in your hotel for a private tour if you don't want to go with a group. You will be taken into the mountains where you will meet a local gaucho, who will lead you deeper into the Andes before cooking you a traditional asado (barbecue) while you watch the sunset.
If you are planning on going to Mendoza, plan to eat well. It is almost impossible to escape a food coma in the region, considering how long, languid and plentiful the meals are. Lunch, in particular, often takes the form of an indulgent tasting menu, and some of the most popular spots are El Enemigo and Bodega la Azul, small wineries and restaurants that will fill you to the brim with delicious food and wine.
No trip to Mendoza would be complete without touring the wineries, and one of the best ways to do this is on a bike. You can rent bikes in lots of places in Mendoza, whether you are in the city or out in the valley. Lujan de Cuyo and Maipu are the best circuits to bike around, as they are more contained, and if you want to explore the wineries in the Uco Valley, it is best to organise a driver for the afternoon to take you around the area.
Mendoza city is full of beautifully landscaped parks, and it is lovely to spend a sunny day wandering around them. Again, renting bikes is a great way to get around the city and see the parks, so why not buy some fiambres, or cold cuts, for a picnic in the park, and grab a tasty bottle of wine from one of the many wine shops in the city to wash it down with.
Mendoza, more than anything, is a lot of fun. Biking around the vineyards, getting tours around wineries and speaking to the owners of boutique bodegas and having them passionately explain their product to you before you taste it, feasting on a five-course lunch overlooking a vineyard with the Andes in the background – what's not to love about that?


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Q: SQL query to fetch products with most top 1 most recent price change I'm using SQL Server 2005.
Let's say I have a table for products and another table for prices so that I can track price changes over time. I need a query that fetches distinct products (easy part) plus each product's most recent price and the date it changed.
Products Table:
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[Products](
    [ID] [int] IDENTITY(1,1) NOT NULL,
    [Name] [varchar](50) NOT NULL,
    [Price] [money] NOT NULL,
 CONSTRAINT [PK_Products] PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED
( [ID] ASC )
) ON [PRIMARY]
GO

INSERT INTO Products (Name, Price) VALUES ('Hat', 10);
INSERT INTO Products (Name, Price) VALUES ('Shirt', 15);
INSERT INTO Products (Name, Price) VALUES ('Pants', 20);
INSERT INTO Products (Name, Price) VALUES ('Coat', 25);
INSERT INTO Products (Name, Price) VALUES ('Shoes', 30);

PriceChanges Table:
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[PriceChanges](
    [ID] [int] IDENTITY(1,1) NOT NULL,
    [ProductId] [int] NOT NULL,
    [Price] [money] NOT NULL,
    [PriceChanged] [datetime] NOT NULL,
 CONSTRAINT [PK_PriceChanges] PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED
( [ID] ASC )
) ON [PRIMARY]
GO

INSERT INTO PriceChanges (ProductId, Price, PriceChanged) VALUES (1, 9.65, '1/1/2010');
INSERT INTO PriceChanges (ProductId, Price, PriceChanged) VALUES (1, 10.10, '1/2/2010');
INSERT INTO PriceChanges (ProductId, Price, PriceChanged) VALUES (1, 11.50, '1/3/2010');
INSERT INTO PriceChanges (ProductId, Price, PriceChanged) VALUES (2, 15.50, '1/4/2010');
INSERT INTO PriceChanges (ProductId, Price, PriceChanged) VALUES (2, 15.65, '1/5/2010');
INSERT INTO PriceChanges (ProductId, Price, PriceChanged) VALUES (3, 19.95, '1/6/2010');
INSERT INTO PriceChanges (ProductId, Price, PriceChanged) VALUES (4, 24.95, '1/7/2010');

Here's a query that returns too much:
SELECT
    p.ID ProductId,
    p.Name,
    COALESCE(c.Price, p.Price) Price,
    c.PriceChanged
FROM dbo.Products AS p LEFT JOIN
        dbo.PriceChanges AS c ON c.ProductId = p.ID

Returns:
1   Hat     9.65    2010-01-01 00:00:00.000
1   Hat     10.10   2010-01-02 00:00:00.000
1   Hat     11.50   2010-01-03 00:00:00.000
2   Shirt   15.50   2010-01-04 00:00:00.000
2   Shirt   15.65   2010-01-05 00:00:00.000
3   Pants   19.95   2010-01-06 00:00:00.000
4   Coat    24.95   2010-01-07 00:00:00.000
5   Shoes   30.00   NULL

What I need it to return is:
1   Hat     11.50   2010-01-03 00:00:00.000
2   Shirt   15.65   2010-01-05 00:00:00.000
3   Pants   19.95   2010-01-06 00:00:00.000
4   Coat    24.95   2010-01-07 00:00:00.000
5   Shoes   30.00   NULL

This query works, but it's got two nested selects and it will make DBA's around the world weep:
SELECT
    p.ID ProductId,
    p.Name,
    COALESCE((SELECT TOP 1 Price FROM dbo.PriceChanges WHERE ProductId = p.ID ORDER BY PriceChanged DESC), p.Price) Price,
    (SELECT TOP 1 PriceChanged FROM dbo.PriceChanges WHERE ProductId = p.ID ORDER BY PriceChanged DESC) PriceChanged
FROM dbo.Products AS p

What's a better way to do this?

A: Use:
   SELECT p.id AS productid,
          p.name,
          COALESCE(x.price, p.price) AS price,
          x.pricechanged
     FROM dbo.PRODUCTS p
LEFT JOIN (SELECT pc.productid,
                  pc.price,
                  pc.pricechanged,
                  ROW_NUMBER() OVER(PARTITION BY pc.productid
                                        ORDER BY pc.pricechanged DESC) AS rownum
             FROM dbo.PRICECHANGES pc) x ON x.productid = p.id
                                        AND x.rownum = 1

A: It executes 2 time faster than [OMG Ponies] one and in 20 times faster than your one (on this data)
select
    p.ID ProductId
    ,p.Name
    ,COALESCE(b.Price, p.Price) Price
    ,b.PriceChanged
from dbo.Products AS p
LEFT JOIN
(
    select
      a.ProductId
      ,a.PriceChanged
      ,pc2.Price
    from
    (
        select
           pc1.ProductId
           ,MAX(pc1.PriceChanged) as PriceChanged
        from dbo.PriceChanges pc1
        group by pc1.ProductId
    ) a
    inner join dbo.PriceChanges pc2
    on (a.PriceChanged = pc2.PriceChanged and a.ProductId = pc2.ProductId)
) b
ON b.ProductId = p.ID

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In the tropics, ticks parasitize many classes of vertebrate hosts. However, because many tropical tick species are only identifiable in the adult stage, and these adults usually parasitize mammals, most attention on the ecology of tick-host interactions has focused on mammalian hosts. In contrast, immature Neotropical ticks are often found on wild birds, yet difficulties in identifying immatures hinder studies of birds' role in tropical tick ecology and tick-borne disease transmission.
In the American tropics the most dangerous tick-borne disease for human is caused by Rickettsia rickettsii, the etiological agent of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, which is also known as blue disease. It is the most lethal (20-40% fatality rate) and most frequently reported rickettsial illness in the United States. However, it has been diagnosed throughout the Americas. There is a fairly good understanding what vector species transmit the disease, e.g. in Panama there are four tick species that are confirmed intermediate hosts. Due to our inability to identify immature ticks we lack knowledge on bird-tick associations which in turn hampers our understanding of their role in disease transmission.
As a new study by colleagues in Panama shows DNA barcoding can be used to close this knowledge gap. The colleagues collected adult ticks for their reference library and generated DNA barcodes for 20 species. This library was subsequently used to identify immature ticks collected from a variety of different bird species (93 species). The authors also studied potential host specificity but were unable to find any indication for that. Only 6.5% of all birds examined for the study carried ticks but given the range of bird species identified indicates that wild birds may play an important role in the life history of tick species and have the potential to play a role in the transmission of tick-borne diseases.
The authors estimate based on typical avian densities recorded for Panama, that as many as 96,000,000 Panamanian wild birds might be infested with ticks. but although certain avian ecological traits are positively associated with parasitism, we found no evidence that individual tick species show specificity to particular avian host ecological traits. Finally, our data suggest that the four principal vectors of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in the Neotropics rarely, if ever, parasitize Panamanian birds. However, other tick species that harbor newly–discovered rickettsial parasites of unknown pathogenicity are frequently found on these birds. Given our discovery of broad interaction between Panamanian tick and avian biodiversity, future work on tick ecology and the dynamics of emerging tropical tick-borne pathogens should explicitly consider wild bird as hosts.
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Disney Music Group (DMG) is the music recording arm of Walt Disney Studios, a division of The Walt Disney Company. The division's subsidiaries consist of two owned record labels—Walt Disney Records, Hollywood Records—and Disney Music Publishing, the publishing entity that administers the company's music, as well as Disney Concerts. The president of the group is Ken Bunt, who reports to Alan F. Horn, the chairman of Walt Disney Studios. It is currently headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank.
Music was key to the Disney Brother Studios' success. Either public domain or original music were used for their cartoons. With neither Walt Disney nor Roy O. Disney having any music industry experience, the studio had to rely on outside music publishers.[MTk 1] In 1928, Walt Disney produced the third animated Mickey Mouse short, Steamboat Willie, which had a soundtrack while previous efforts were silent films. Thus soundtracks are added to the previously two produced Mickey Mouse short films.[ChWDC 1] In 1929, Walt Disney and Carl Stalling wrote "Minnie's Yoo-Hoo", the first song from the Walt Disney Studios, for Mickey's Follies.[ChWDC 2] On December 16, 1929, the Disney Film Recording Company, Limited was incorporated as a subsidiary of Walt Disney Productions.
Walt Disney Productions formed the Wonderland Music Company in 1951.
The Walt Disney Company traces the Disney Music Group back to the founding of Disneyland Records in 1956. In that year, the Walt Disney Music Company's Disneyland Records record company was founded on the strength of Fess Parker's 1954 hit recording of the "Ballad of Davy Crockett" using the Disneyland label which was licensed to Columbia Records. The Disneyland label issued its first album, A Child's Garden of Verses.[ChWDC 5] Also, Disneyland Records issued a Parker's "Wringle Wrangle" single from the "Westward Ho the Wagons!" film within a year of starting operations; the single became a hit. This led the company to start recording music from outside the films. However, whatever was released by the company the industry categorized as children. Pricing was directed towards an adult audience, which was more than standard children fare. The only outside success was "Tutti's Trumpets". Thus in 1959, the Disneyland label became the children's label and Buena Vista the label for the occasional pop song record. The Lyric Street Records label was founded in July 1997 as a division of Hollywood Records. In August 1997 Mammoth Records was purchased for $25 million to act as an independent music label within Disney.
The industry recognized founding of the group was in March 1998 with the reorganization in Disney that brought all Disney music labels into one unit, Buena Vista Music Group, in the Walt Disney Studios. The group consisted of Hollywood Records, Buena Vista Records, Lyric Street Records and Mammoth Records with Walt Disney Records and Disney Music Publishing transferred out of Disney Consumer Products.
In September 2005, BVMG signed with EMI for distribution of its album in the UK, Europe, South Africa and the Middle East replacing Warner Music Group. In November 2006, Disney Music Publishing and Warner/Chappell Music Inc. agreed to a licensing agreement for Europe and South America major markets. In 2006, BVMG launched a concert production arm, Buena Vista Concerts starting with The Cheetah Girls: The Party's Just Begun Tour and High School Musical: The Concert.
In April 2007, Disney decided to semi-retire the Buena Vista brand from the group's name. Lyric Street launched a subsidiary label, Carolwood Records, in October 2008 which was soon shuttered in November 2009. On April 14, 2010, Disney Music Group announced the closure of the Lyric Street label with some bands transferred to other branches of Disney Music Group and others dropped altogether. A unified licensing department was formed with in Disney Music Group by December 2012 under vice president of licensing Dominic Griffin.
On January 31, 2012, DMG chair Bob Cavallo retired with Ken Bunt succeeding him as head of DMG with a promotion to executive vice president from his post as senior vice president of marketing. Lucy Hale signed with Hollywood Records' Lyric Street sublabel in June 2012 indicated a return to country music changed to DMG Nashville with her single release "You Sound Good To Me" in the 2nd quarter of 2014.
In February 2016, Disney Music Group, in collaboration with Philips Lighting, launched LightVibes. In January 2017, DMG acquired the distribution rights to the entire Star Wars music catalog from Sony Classical; the soundtrack albums were then released by Walt Disney Records in digital formats the same day. Disney digitally remastered and reissued the original Star Wars soundtrack albums in physical formats on May 4, 2018.
In early April 2017, DMG and Universal Music Group Nashville relaunched Buena Vista Records as a joint venture label for country music and worldwide country music genre projects with the label's first signed act of CB30 duo of brothers, Christian and Brody. The company and DigiTour Media formed in June 2017, RMI Recordings, a new label for "digital-first" talent.
During American Idol's Disney Night on April 29, 2018, DCappella, Disney Music Group's new a cappella singing group, made their debut followed by their live concert debut on May 25 at the Hollywood Bowl during the Beauty and the Beast in Concert show along with ABC's first Idol winner Maddie Poppe.
Walt Disney Records, the flagship record label of the group, was founded in 1956 as Disneyland Records, so that Disney would not have to release through third-party labels not associated with the studio, such as RCA Victor or Capitol Records, which had issued Disney albums in the past. Under the Disneyland label, among its other recordings, the studio also released new soundtrack LP's of some of the animated Disney films, including, a 3-LP album set in monophonic sound of all of the classical music heard in Fantasia, perhaps the first soundtrack album containing virtually all the music from a feature-length film. (The "Meet the Soundtrack" intermission segment and the jam session were not included, and Deems Taylor's commentary was also omitted.) Disneyland Records released cover versions (rather than soundtracks) of the songs from some of the other animated films, such as Lady and the Tramp. In 1989, the label was renamed to its current branding and now releases a broad range of Disney-branded music, such as soundtracks to Walt Disney Pictures' films, original studio albums from Disney Channel artists, compilations albums by Radio Disney, and soundtracks to the Star Wars films.
Hollywood Records, primarily focuses on pop, rock, alternative and country genres, as well as soundtracks from Marvel Studios' films, in conjunction with Marvel Music. Originally, the label was primarily a soundtrack label for non-Disney branded releases by Touchstone Pictures and Hollywood Pictures, with few major artists, like Queen. The label now releases music from a roster of major artists such as: Sabrina Carpenter, Olivia Holt and Shawn Hook.
DMG Nashville, is the brand name used by Hollywood Records to specialize in country music.[not in citation given] Patrick Joseph Music and DMG Nashville signed a co-pub agreement with songwriter Melissa Peirce in 2012 with an extension in May 2015. In June 2012, Lucy Hale was signed to Hollywood Record formerly defunct country sublabel, Lyric Street, for a single and album due in 2013. In June 2013, Patrick Clifford was named Vice President of Music Publishing and A&R for Disney Music Publishing in Nashville with responsibility for the A&R functions for Disney Music Group in Nashville. In November 2013, DMG and Bigger Picture Group signed an agreement for DMG to handle music licensing for Bigger Picture. After Bigger Picture's closure in 2014, DMG Nashville released its first studio album, Lucy Hale's Road Between, on June 3.
Buena Vista Records, a label founded in 1959 largely devoted to authentic soundtrack albums of mostly live-action Disney film musicals, such as Mary Poppins, The Happiest Millionaire, Summer Magic, and Babes in Toyland, as well as recordings by actors then under contract to Disney, such as Annette Funicello and Hayley Mills. Often, at the same time that Buena Vista Records released a genuine soundtrack album of one of the Disney movies, Disneyland Records, another, less expensive Disney label, would release a cover version of the songs from that film. Buena Vista Records also operates as an imprint of Walt Disney Records and most recently has been employed to serve as a pseudonym for certain releases by Walt Disney Records such as the more adult-oriented Almost Alice and non Disney-branded releases, as well as releasing traditional albums for Walt Disney Records adult artists such as Billy Ray Cyrus and Nathan Pacheco.
Buena Vista Records was relaunched in April 2017 as a joint DMG and Universal Music Group Nashville country label. The label's first signed act is CB30 duo of brothers, Christian and Brody. A rising duo their catchy track "Marina" has a Luke Bryan appearance.
RMI Recordings, a new label formed in June 2017 to sign "digital-first" talent. It was formed with the founders of DigiTour Media, which produces live events with social media artists. The first talent signed to the label was Max & Harvey, a pair of UK twins, in April 2018.
Disney Music Publishing, controls the publishing rights to music from Disney's film, television, theater and theme park divisions. Imprints include Walt Disney Music Company, Wonderland Music Company, Agarita Music, Bantha Music, Buena Vista Music Co., Falferious Music, Five Hundred South Songs, Fuzzy Muppet Songs, Holpic Music, Inc., Hollywood Pictures Music, Mad Muppet Melodies, Marvel Comics Music, Marvel Superheroes Music, Pixar Music, Pixar Talking Pictures, Seven Peaks Music, Seven Summits Music, Touchstone Pictures Music & Songs, Inc., Utapau Music, and Wampa-Tauntaun Music.
Disney Concerts is themselves involved in the holding, production, distribution and sponsoring of concert events related to Disney.
Lyric Street Records, was an American record label specializing in country music. President Randy Goodman, formerly a general manager for RCA Records, founded the label in 1997. Among its first artists were Lari White, John Berry, Aaron Tippin, SHeDAISY and extremely popular Rascal Flatts. The label launched a short-lived subsidiary label, Carolwood Records, in October 2008. In April 2010 the label was folded into Hollywood Records.
Mammoth Records, the formerly independent record label was founded by Jay Faires in 1989. In 1993 it became part of a joint venture with WEA-owned Atlantic Records but hit the market again in 1997, when it was bought by the then Buena Vista Music Group, up until which it was based in North Carolina. It had a very successful alternative artist roster including acts such as Antenna, Blake Babies, Chainsaw Kittens, Dash Rip Rock, Dillon Fence, Frente!, Fun-Da-Mental, Fu Manchu, Jason & the Scorchers, Joe Henry, Juliana Hatfield, Kill Creek, Machines of Loving Grace, the Bats, the Melvins, My Friend Steve, Seven Mary Three, Squirrel Nut Zippers, the Sidewinders, Vanilla Trainwreck, and Victoria Williams. In 2003, the label was folded into Hollywood Records.
Originally, Disney Music Group did not have its own distribution network, either in its native market of the US or internationally. It had a licensing deal with Warner Music Group from 1995 to 2005. Furthermore, Sony Music Entertainment was also a distributor of Hollywood Records' releases in mainland Asia. After the agreement with Warner expired, Disney engaged in distribution negotiations with other third-party companies.
In 2005, Disney relied mainly on Universal Music Group and EMI Music, given the territory. UMG's Universal Music Distribution was responsible for distribution in the United States, Canada, India and other territories across North America, South America, Asia and Japan. Meanwhile, EMI conducted distribution in the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and several other territories across Europe, Africa and the Middle East. In both agreements, Disney handled its own marketing and other similar functions.
In September 2012, Universal Music Group acquired EMI and initially pledged not to renew EMI's European distribution license with Disney. However, in March 2013, Disney Music Group renegotiated their agreement with Universal Music Group, in which distribution and marketing rights were expanded on a worldwide basis, as a method of incurring collaboration between Disney's record labels and artists with Universal's production department. This allows DMG access to Universal's large roster of award-winning music producers and songwriters. In return, UMG now will have access to Disney's extensive marketing entities (including ABC, Radio Disney, Disney Channel, ABC Radio etc.).
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After a record season in 2014, The Harbourview Sculpture Trail, the picturesque outdoor art exhibition is set to return for a third time in March 2016, held at Harbourview Peoples Park, Te Atatu Peninsula.
The Harbourview Sculpture Trail, a biennial exhibition of contemporary New Zealand art is currently considering proposals from artists for the 2016 season, with successfully selected artists due to be announced at the end of June. Run by local charity Peninsula Arts Inc, the trail has become know for attracting some of New Zealand's most talented emergin and established artists. Over 13,000 visitors attened the Harbourview Sculpture Trail in 2014, with many local businesses reporting an increase in custom during the trail month.
During the 17 day exhibition, running 4-20 March 2016, sculptures will be set in and around ponds, amongst native flaxes and bush, in open fields and tidal salt marshes and against the spectacular backdrop of the harbour and Auckland City that residents of the Peninsula know so well.


No one, not even myself, can figure out where my fascination with religion came from: I wasn't raised in a religious family, and I certainly wasn't raised within any Christian tradition. I don't know what my Jewish parents thought about my early fascination with saints and martyrdom; surely it wasn't normal, at an age when most girls I knew were into reading The Babysitter's Club and Boxcar Children series. As an adult, it's clear to me that God had a firm grip on my life. The question is which God.
My fascination with Christianity, particularly the idea of a god in human form, led to inevitable conversion. I spent many years trying to shoehorn my new Christian beliefs into a Jewish identity while trying to ignore the dramatic differences between the two faiths: evangelical Christianity places heavy emphasis on an afterlife, which is not a top priority in Judaism. Some Christians define sin as a state of being, while Jews view sin as an action only. And that's just the beginning.
Messianic Judaism was a loophole I thought I found in college that would allow me to "be both," but it quickly proved to be another branch of Christianity, albeit with some Hebrew and Jewish worship garb tossed in. I was treated like as much of a novelty in those congregations for being a Jew by blood, as I was in elementary school for being the only Jewish kid in a school full of Christians. Most disturbingly, the sermons and discussion groups centered on "outreach" and emphasized Jesus "fulfilling" the Old Law, and that never sat well with me.
If I'm being honest with myself, another huge appeal Christianity had for me, besides the Incarnation, was something that Jews in my home town lacked: community. There is no shortage of churches where I'm from, but only one synagogue: a building that used to be, incidentally, a church. I was Bat Mitzvahed there before the crosses in the stained glass windows were replaced. You could say my conversion was almost prophetic.
If I'm being even more honest with myself, I feel more like "me" wearing Hebrew jewelry than I ever have with a cross. I cannot fluently speak the language that many evangelical Christians use – phrases like "Born again," "Time in the Word," "Washed in the blood," etc. But my ears can't help but perk up whenever I hear the expressions my mother and grandmother use: kvetching, chutzpah, mitzvah, oy vey. My cupboards are filled with coffee mugs labeled "Jewish penicillin" and other Yiddish-isms instead of Bible verses with cutesy floral designs. I feel a more instant connection with other Jews than I ever do when I meet a Christian, because there are so few of us. Clearly, there is more to being Jewish than a set of beliefs, and even those are not uniform among Jews (though to be fair, beliefs aren't uniform among all Christians, either).
I now fully accept the reality that Judaism and Christianity are two very different faiths. A Jewish identity, however, is something a bit more fluid, something I have room to work with. No matter what I believe, my childhood of lighting Hanukkah candles and having Shabbos dinners cannot be erased. My strong sense of tikkun olam cannot be denied, particularly when I hear of missions groups choosing to send bibles overseas to tsunami victims instead of food or water. These are just a few of the things that make up my still-Jewish identity.
My biggest problem, however, is figuring out the best way to explain it to people. I am constantly paranoid about killing a chance for meaningful conversation because someone might not be able to accept my interfaith self. Those people are not my friends, but rejection and accusations of hypocrisy and even apostasy still hurt.
It's actually something of a comfort for me to remember that everyone is considered an apostate to someone. For instance, I know there are Christians who won't consider me a "true Christian" because I support gay rights. At some point, one must own who one is and where one has been, no matter how contradictory. Life journeys, particularly religious ones, are deeply personal. If there's anything I've learned from being interfaith, it's not to condemn a person for having beliefs I might find distasteful in some way. Diversity thrives when the journey behind the belief is respected, even if we disagree with the beliefs themselves.
Sarahbeth Caplin is a stay-at-home author, blogger, editor, and freelancer in northern Colorado with a degree in English Literature from Kent State University and an MFA in progress at Colorado State. Her first book, Confessions of a Prodigal Daughter, is a memoir of her religious journey. Follow her blog at http://www.sbethcaplin.com.
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Ruth Moschner ("Big Brother", "Das Supertalent") promotes Sea-Eye. She explains the connection between Sea-Eye and her family's story.
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The Iranian leadership is engaged in a brutal, grueling war. They have identified their enemy and are pulling out all the stops in an attempt to defeat it. That enemy?
"Sara and Dara", the Islamic version of Barbie and Ken, don't enjoy the same popularity? Really? I wonder if the packaging has the two dolls separated by a thick wall, with strict instructions that the dolls should never be in the same room together? Does the deluxe version come with miniature members of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice?
The fact that the culture police in Iran are this concerned about the corrupting influence of Western toys like the absurdly unimportant Barbie doll, just exposes the decrepit nature of the Iranian/Islamic system. Much like the Soviet dictators were concerned about the westernizing influence of Levi's (and a correspondingly huge black market sprung up, funneling tons of blue jeans under the Iron Curtain) the Iranian leaders are railing against an external threat to try and cover up the rotten foundations of their ideology.
If in this case, a Barbie gives a young Iranian girl some hope that she will one day experience the freedom that her counterpart in Indiana has, or that one day she may be able to wear a summer dress or drive a pink car while talking to a boy without fear of public stoning, then Iran's prosecutor general is right to be worried.
Great post, and remember, never underestimate Barbie!
I think you summed it up best in your last paragraph. Barbie, as a cultural icon, is a force to be reckoned with. It doesn't matter how many stickers they put on her, they can't destroy the image of all her bright-eyed (what's left after the chador goes on), fun-loving, overtly feminine fabulousness.
Just think of all the feminists who tried to keep Barbie from their daughters for fear her unrealistic figure would lead to low self-esteem and unhappiness later in life. In response to this fear, plenty of more realistic "fashion dolls" have been made over the years, but none have stood the test of time quite like Barbie. Why makes her so attractive? Who wants a doll is a reflection of her real life? We want play things to act out our dreams.
I, for one, am shocked, not to mention happy and hopeful that Barbie is an ambassador of America in Iran. Even as a young girl I knew that if loving Barbie was wrong, I didn't want to be right. Maybe it'll work the same for some little Iranian girl.
I can't get the image out of my head of a Barbie in full camouflage and night-vision goggles on some Rambo-like mission in Tehran.
But you're right. As a representative of an irrepressible American spirit, in contrast to the tightly wound and violent cultural repression in Iran, it seems that Barbie is actually a great underground ambassador.
On some level, I can't believe I just wrote that. I'm going to go back to imagining Strike Force Barbie(TM) in a matching Humvee with optional 1-kilowatt laser mount.


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Q: What Scala libraries are necessary at runtime? What Scala standard libraries are necessary at runtime?
I'm using Scala to write an AWS Lambda handler. When building the deployment package, all of its dependencies get packaged up, including a number of (some pretty bulky) Scala libraries.
I'm wondering if these packages are actually necessary at runtime, since the jars shouldn't know that they were built using Scala (or according to this discussion, maybe they should?)
If they are not necessary, I will exclude them from my deployment package and make it smaller, which is great.
The libraries I'm seeing in my dependency closure are below. Would any runtime issues appear if I don't include them in my lambda jars?
scala-actors.jar
scala-continuations-library.jar
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scala-library.jar
scala-parser-combinators.jar
scala-reflect.jar
scala-swing.jar
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We are a welcoming and friendly school and encourage parents to play an active part in their children's education. If you have any queries, no matter how small, then please come in and speak to a member of staff. Julie Newton, the Headteacher, is always willing to meet with parents and you do not have to make a formal appointment to see her. She will also be around in the playground before school on some days. Teachers have more time at the end of the school day to meet with you, but you will also be able to speak to them briefly at morning bell time. You are more than welcome to pop in to see members of staff after school for an informal chat or if your child wants to show you something they have been doing. We endeavour to ensure that there will always be someone available for you to speak to throughout the school day if you have any queries or concerns.
The school bell rings at 8.55am to signal the start of the school day. Children line up in their class lines when the bell is rung and are accompanied into school by a member of staff. Please ensure that your child is in the main yard before 8.55am so that a prompt start can be made.
There is always a member of staff on duty in the main yard from 8.45am and in bad weather the school door will be opened at this time.
Morning break takes place from 10.35am to 10.50am. Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 also have a 15 minute break in the afternoon.
Children go for lunch by year group between 12noon and 12.10pm and afternoon school starts at 12.55pm.
At hometime, children line up on the ramp in the main playground with their teacher. Children are permitted to leave only when their adult is seen. Reception children leave at 3.05pm and the rest of the school at 3.10pm. If your child is to be picked up by someone other than yourself then please inform the class teacher. We cannot allow anyone else to take your child unless we have your permission. If you have to alter arrangements due to unforeseen circumstances on a particular day, then please inform the school office.
Children may have a carton of milk and a piece of fresh fruit during the morning. Milk is free to 4 year olds and ordered through the school office in the term of your child's fifth birthday. Fruit is free until your child is in Year 3 and again, it can be ordered through the school office from this point. Your child may bring in their own piece of fruit if you prefer.
We encourage children to drink water throughout the day so please provide a named water bottle or cup. School water bottles can be purchased from the office.
All children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 are entitled to free school meals under the Government's Universal Free School Meals Initiative. However, should you prefer to provide a healthy packed lunch instead, then please let us know (no sweets, chocolate or fizzy drinks please). Children in Year 3 and Year 4 can pay £2 for a school meal (unless your child is eligible for free school meals) or bring in a healthy packed lunch. You will be provided with a menu to see what your child has each day and there is always a choice of a baked potato with various filling as an alternative to the main course. Having a school lunch provides excellent learning opportunities for trying new foods, using cutlery and developing table manners.
Children from families who receive certain benefits are entitled to free school meals. Schools receive pupil premium (currently £1300 per pupil) for each child who is eligible and this funding forms a vital part of our school budget. We are accountable for ensuring that this money is used to benefit children who are eligible for the premium. It is really important that families register their children for free school meals, even for children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 who already receive free meals under the Universal Free School Meal Initiative. Registering is a simple process. Please contact the school office or the free school meal office at Northumberland County Council (via the County website or telephone 01670 623 592) for further information.
Blue and white or yellow and white checked dresses for warmer weather.
Uniform with the school logo is available from our Online Supplier.
The majority of our children wear a school sweatshirt. However, any other plain clothing in the school colours is acceptable.
PE kit should be put in an appropriate bag and hung on your child's peg so that it is available every day. It can be taken home half termly to be washed.
Jewellery, apart from watches and stud earrings, should not be worn to school. Earrings cannot be worn for PE. Please do not send your child into school wearing earrings on PE days unless they are able to remove these themselves. Long hair should be tied back on PE days.
Year 3 and Year 4 will need to bring a bag containing a one piece costume or close fitting shorts/trunks (which finish above the knees) for swimming lessons. A pair of swimming goggles may also be useful.
*Please remember to label all clothes and shoes with your child's name.
School book bags can be purchased from the school office. All children should have a suitable book bag which needs to be brought into school on a daily basis. This is used to keep school reading books and home school diaries in. Letters and other communication will be placed in book bags for safe delivery to parents and book bags should be checked on a regular basis. Bags can also be used to send money (in clearly labelled envelopes) and return slips into school.
Please telephone the school if your child is absent for any reason at your earliest convenience. If there is no-one available to answer the phone then please leave a message on our answering machine. If no reason is given for an absence it has to be recorded as unauthorised. Absence can be authorised by the school for illness, medical/dental appointment or religious observance.
Any sickness or diarrhoea must be followed by 48 hours absence.
If your child becomes ill at school we will contact you to collect them. Please make sure your contact details are up to date.
If your child has any medical needs, please let us know. We can only administer medicine prescribed by a doctor if a consent form has been signed. Medicine must be clearly labelled with your child's name and must be accompanied by the instruction leaflet or dosage label.
Head lice are common. Please check regularly and treat as needed.
Further details regarding medical needs can be found in the 'Policies' section of this website.
If your child has an accident at school it will be recorded in our accident file. Parents are informed via an accident form and we also endeavour to tell you verbally at the end of that day. You would be contacted immediately if your child had a serious injury. Please make sure your contact details are up to date.
We hold an assembly every day, which is either whole school or class based. Every Friday the children enjoy our Celebration Assembly where your child may be awarded 'Star of the Week.' They will receive a certificate to keep and will bring home our 'Star of the Week' trophy. Please return the trophy the following Thursday. Headteacher stickers, certificates and trophies are also given for a range of achievements. Parents are invited to join us each half term for a special assembly, celebration or performance.
Ensuring your child completes the homework his/her class teacher sets.
Young children learn by practising skills little and often and parents who support their children at home will really help their child make progress.
Extra pairs of hands are always welcome! We appreciate the help of parents/family members in many different ways, whether to support activities in the classroom, listening to children read, preparing resources or volunteering to assist with school trips. If you have a particular skill or area of expertise that you feel could benefit the school in any way then please do not hesitate to get in touch.
The school is grateful to have an enthusiastic 'Friends' committee who help the school to raise funds for extra resources and activities which enhance the school experience for our pupils. Fundraising events are very well supported and have been extremely successful over the years. If you would like to join the committee or are prepared to help at a specific event then please let us know.
If you have any queries regarding the above or require further information then please do not hesitate to contact the school. Each class teacher also produces an information booklet which is handed out at parent welcome meetings and also to the parents of children who join us during the school year.
Large type formats of any school produced documentation can be made available via the school office.


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Buying a home with bad credit can be challenging, especially when the housing competition is so fierce.
The recent inventory shortage is pushing home prices up, making it more difficult for people with bad credit to secure large loan amounts.
There is an option that could help close the gap. It means skipping the bank altogether or supplementing a bank loan with a purchase money mortgage.
But just because it's an option doesn't mean it's a good one. Purchase money mortgages come with huge risks for the seller and higher prices for the buyer.
What Is a Purchase Money Mortgage and How Does it Work?
Purchase money loans, also known as seller financing or owner financing, allow buyers to avoid banks altogether by having the seller step in as the lender. It's used mainly for buyers who might have difficulty qualifying for a bank loan.
This is different from a traditional home sale with a bank. With a bank-lender sale, funds from the buyer's down payment and loan are used to pay off the seller's existing mortgage and closing costs. The sellers keep any leftover funds as profit.
With a purchase money mortgage, though, the bank is not involved. Instead, the seller takes the place of the bank as the lender. There are many ways this could be structured, but in essence, the buyer of a home makes payments directly to the seller as if they were a bank. The buyer would sign a loan agreement with the seller outlining the loan terms, such as the interest rate, loan amount, and the amount of the monthly payments.
Types of Purchase Money Mortgage Situations
Purchase money mortgages can be structured in a number of ways.
Bank loan with a money mortgage. A purchase money mortgage can be used in addition to a bank loan if the buyer is not able to get a loan large enough to cover the home costs. For example, a buyer can purchase a $300,000 house with a $200,000 bank loan, $50,000 in upfront cash, and a $50,000 purchase money mortgage.
Land contract. The seller and buyer agree on the amount of the down payment, home price, payment frequency, and interest rate. The buyer of the home does not gain full legal ownership of the property until the last payment on the loan has been made.
Assumable mortgages with a purchase money mortgage. With the approval of the seller's mortgage lender, the buyer takes over the seller's existing mortgage terms. The difference between the balance on the assumed mortgage and the home's sale price could be financed through a purchase money mortgage. For example, a buyer assumes a seller's $250,000 mortgage, payment terms, and interest rate. But the home is listed for $300,000. The buyer could use a $50,000 purchase money mortgage to cover the rest.
Purchase Money Mortgage Pros and Cons for Buyers
Since compliance regulations require banks to adhere to strict lending requirements, there are a number of factors that could make a person or a property ineligible for financing. "Purchase money loans offer buyers easy financing [because there are] no restrictions on your debt ratio, credit score, or down payment," says Huy Nguyen, a former lending supervisor at Wescom Credit Union in California.
While seller-financing may be easier for a buyer to purchase a home, that doesn't mean it comes without downsides. If you are a homebuyer with credit issues and can't qualify for a traditional mortgage loan, you'll likely pay a higher overall price for the house with a purchase money mortgage. This accounts for the risk the owner is now assuming that the bank normally would take on. The home will likely be listed for a higher price, and the interest rate will also be higher.
Here are a few other pros and cons buyers should consider:
More flexibility in negotiating loan terms
Fewer overall fees
Lower closing costs
Flexible qualifications
Ability to close more quickly by forgoing bank approval process
Option for bad credit buyers
Difficult to find sellers offering purchase money loans
Interest rates might be higher than a mortgage loan from a bank
Difficult to compare rates across different lenders
Pay a higher price for the house
Higher monthly payments
The seller can default on their mortgage causing a foreclosure, leaving the buyer without recourse or a home
If the seller has a lien on the property it could complicate the deed transfer
Potential for unexpected repairs since typically sold as-is
Without title insurance, there is no guarantee the seller owns the property leaving the buyer vulnerable to scams
Purchase Money Mortgage Pros and Cons for Sellers
For sellers, bypassing the requirements of a bank means that the transaction can be completed faster and cheaper. You could also attract a wider variety of borrowers, including those who do not qualify for a mortgage loan from a bank.
But the buyer could default on payments, and the house could go into foreclosure. "Sellers sometimes lack the means to effectively enforce loan payments, at least when compared to a financial institution," says Jason Zarraga, a California real estate agent at Homequest. Eviction or foreclosure processes can be very lengthy and expensive, making this a huge risk for the seller if the buyer defaults on payments.
Ability to attract more offers, such as those unable to qualify for financing from a bank
Closing the transaction can be done faster and cheaper
Can charge above-market interest rate on the loan
Higher risk of loan default
Payment made in monthly installments, instead of one lump-sum
Due diligence needed to assess ability of buyer to repay the loan
At risk of defaulted payments, foreclosure, or eviction process
Purchase money mortgages offer some advantages and an additional path to homeownership for those who can't qualify for a bank loan. But there are significant trade-offs.
The buyer can refinance the house later to potentially lower the interest rate or monthly payments. But that is still not guaranteed if the buyer doesn't improve their credit enough to qualify.
By eliminating the need for a bank, sellers can benefit financially because the house could sell faster and cost less to close without the bank fees and inspections.
"Seller financing should only be used in some cases where the seller absolutely trusts the buyer's ability to repay the loan," says Zarraga. This is because sellers no longer have the assurance that a bank has gone through a borrower's finances to make sure the buyer can afford the house payments.
Potential homebuyers with bad credit should consider other options before getting involved in a purchase money mortgage. You can look into a government-backed loan such as an FHA, USDA, or VA loan. There are also options for low-income families and programs for lower down payments that could offer better financial terms. You can always reach out to a HUD-approved housing counselor.
Take careful consideration with a purchase money mortgage. Unless you are willing to take on all the financial risks associated, it's best to avoid them completely.
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Istanbul offers a great variety of choices when it comes to restaurants and street food. Seafood is quite often overlooked. When people mention Turkish food – fish does not come to mind. However, Istanbul will surprise a visitor with excellent seafood dishes, without hesitation you can call Istanbul – a seafood city. Fish markets are abundant, fish is fresh and numerous street vendors sell a variety of healthy freshly cooked seafood snacks.
Waterfront around the Golden Horn bay is home to many fishermen, they land their daily catch here and cook it right away, sometimes on the boat. So it is not exactly street food, but rather boat food. One of the staples very popular with local people is grilled mackerel sandwich. The Galata Bridge houses many seafood restaurants, but to get a real treat one has to get into a taxi and go to Mavi-Yesil restaurant. It is situated on the European shore between the two bridges. View is amazing and so is the food. More traditional Turkish fair can be found in numerous street cafes and for the taste and ambiance of the previous era Orient Express restaurant is still operating near the train station. If you feel adventurous and like street food you can taste kokorec grilled sandwich from the street food vendor. Or simply take colorful food pictures to remember your experiences later.


With more than 30 years' experience, Todd guided Curry to its position as one of the top commercial real estate businesses in Kansas City and carries out strategic planning, business development and oversight of the company day-to-day execution of work.
Brock steered the Curry ship for more than 50 years, creating a dual legacy of innovation, quality and longevity seen in flagship properties throughout the metro, and of community commitment as reflected in the dedication of his own and the company's time and resources giving back to the communities we serve.
Lipari lives in the numbers world and manages complex financing modeling, tracking and reporting for the accounting and finance functions for Curry and Curry's treasured clients.
Sweeney has gone around, over, under and through wall to make it happen throughout his 35 years of providing brokerage services – managing the sales, leasing, asset/property management for office, retail, mixed use, and industrial for both company-owned and investor-owned properties.
He's a genial multi-tasker, impossible to fluster and with a laser focus on and attention to what needs to get done. Whether it's in his dedicated professional and community services or managing multiple multi-family properties throughout the metro, Long keeps a sharp eye on every ball, always calls it and always catches it.
McCan uses her mad data science and analytical skills to build the proofs that guide business planning and investment all while smoothly navigating the HR and IT lanes at Curry.
Relentless when it comes to transaction success, Hogan always closes the deal. Always. With 45-plus years at Curry, he expertly manages properties and provides brokerage services, property use analysis, consulting and land development.
Forty-five plus years in with Curry and Wertz is a whiz at managing more than 1,000 apartment units, meeting client needs like a will-oiled machine – proven, consistent and reliably just right. He is one of five Curry dream team members who is a past president of the Kansas City chapter of IREM.
Flynn fits in. No matter where he is in the metropolitan area handling the day-to-day operations of multi-family properties and the people who run them, it s like he has always been there. Comfortable, assured and committed to making things happen.
Todd is a best-in-class problem solver. No property management task is too small, or too large, for this good-spirited and talented man who is happy to get it done, well and in a a timely fashion, for you.
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Station One is located near historic downtown and just four blocks from the river. This station features a six-bay apparatus floor that houses one city engine, one city ladder truck, one rural engine, one rural tanker, a brush attack truck, and a HazMat / Rescue truck. Station Two is in the center of Yankton, housing our administrative offices along with one city engine, two rural tankers, an incident command vehicle and a restored 1937 Luverne pumper. A third station is located approximately five miles west of Yankton near the entrance to Lewis & Clark Recreation Area, and houses a rural pumper, one rural tanker, a special response truck, and an ATV brush attack unit.
Fire prevention and education is an important aspect of our business. Our fire safety trailer teaches hundreds of children each year how to crawl low under smoke and find an escape. We also give demonstrations and bring equipment to kindergarten through third grade classes in Yankton every October during fire prevention week. Our annual open house gives the entire community an opportunity to visit our station and get a glimpse of what we do.
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The topic of the exegesis is travel documentary photography. The exegesis is based on previous written academic work on travel documentary photography and it is related to my own experience when photographing the people and the landscapes of Kyrgyzstan. In the exegesis I argue that travel documentary photography is highly subjective and ambiguous. There is no such thing as a purely objective representation of the 'Other'. Rather it is and illusion of objectivity that emerges through the eye of the photographer. In travel documentary photography I argue that we make the 'Others' seem less like us than they are because it is the difference that is interesting. Even though one wishes to photograph things just as they are one just cannot because travel documentary photograph is much more complicated than this. In addition, the exegesis looks at the concept of Orientalism. Orientalism is the key discourse in representing other cultures. Travel documentary photography mostly represents other cultures therefore the concept of Orientalism needs to be taken into account. It is what separates the East from West or as Stuart Hall (1992) calls it the 'West' from the 'Rest'. In terms of my project, Kyrgyzstan could be viewed as the 'Rest' in Orientalising discourses. I then used Edward Said's critique of Orientalism and argued that one cannot consider Kyrgyzstan as the 'Rest'. The 'Rest' is a larger entity compared to the 'West' with different people and cultures that cannot be represented as one. Furthermore, coming from the 'West' and documenting 'Otherness' complicates documentary work because of the tourist gaze and the fact that it is a one-way representation by the photographer. As a result, power relations and ethical issues arise which a documentary photographer needs to consider as part of the research. When photographing in Kyrgyzstan I tried to represent the northern parts of the country in as balanced a manner as possible, for example by not only photographing the exotic, but also modem parts of Kyrgyzstan in the capital. Within the genre of travel documentary photography there are limited strategies of representing the 'Other'. Stereotyped depictions include victims, villains or heroes. One may argue that the Kyrgyz people are victims of poverty, and are depicted as such in my photographic project, but as I experienced when traveling there people did not seem to be discontented because of this. Rather they seemed to be a people with dignity and pride, which I argue is also apparent in my photographs. In the exegesis, I argue that travel documentary photography relies on what Muecke calls contingency, or unforeseen events. By contingency Muecke (2005) means what opportunities that arise by accident, kismet. In other words, one cannot know how the photographs will tum out before one has actually been there. For example in Kyrgyzstan I never knew what people I would meet on the streets at the exact time I was there. What's more, even though I wished to represent Kyrgyzstan as a romantic/exotic place it didn't happen because not everything in Kyrgyzstan was romantic.


The photon is the elementary particle of Electromagnetic energy and represents quanta of energy. For Radiation Protection purposes they are represented by Gamma Rays and X-Ray Photons (Non-Ionising Radiation would, of course, include light Photons). They are taken to have no mass and no electrical charge.


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Home Game Previews NY Jets Game Preview (Toronto Bills)
NY Jets Game Preview (Toronto Bills)
On Thursday night, 8:20 pm EST, the (5-6) New York Jets take on the (4-7) Buffalo Bills in Toronto, Canada. While some may think this game is meaningless, there are possible playoff implications for both teams, as the wildcard spot remains up for grabs in the AFC. These two teams last met in week 6, where Buffalo capitalized on a litany of Jets mistakes to win 16-13 in overtime. Lets see how they match-up in week 13.
Jets Offense vs. Bills Defense
The last time these two teams played the Jets offensive line dominated the line of scrimmage with Gang Green rushing for over 300 yards. While the same performance is not expected the Jets will look to control the line of scrimmage and move the chains by running the ball. If the running game can be effective, Mark Sanchez can then manage the offense with the short passing attack and the play action pass. One thing to keep an eye on is the health of Mark Sanchez. Sanchez "tweaked" his knee in his last week's victory over the Carolina Panthers, and based on whom you believe has been somewhat gimpy in practice. If Mark's knee becomes bothersome and limits his mobility, the Jets passing game could really struggle.
Other than the Jets being able to effectively run the ball, another key for the offense is to stop turning over the ball. Whether it is interceptions or fumbles, the Jets have to stop shooting themselves in the foot with these costly mistakes. It is great to control the ball, as well as the time of possession, but if no points are put in the board it means nothing. Just look back to the week 6 game.
Key Stat – Jets rushing offense ranked 2nd in the NFL averaging 161 yards per game vs. Buffalo rush defense ranked last in the NFL giving up 165 yards per game.
Jets Defense vs. Bills Offense
Under new coach Perry Fewell the Buffalo Bills have opened up their offense and have started to put points up on the board. The bulk of the resurgence has to be pinned on Ryan Fitzpatrick and Terrell Owens who are finding ways to make big plays. While the Bills try to run the ball with Fred Jackson, the key to their success is getting the ball down the field to their wideouts. The goal for the Jets defense is to make the Buffalo offense one-dimensional by completely stifling the running game. This includes keeping quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick in the pocket. The Buffalo signal caller has a knack for making plays with his feet and the Jets needs to keep an eye on him. If the Jets are able to shut down the ground game, Gang Green should be able to slow down Terrell Owens with All-Pro corner Darrelle Revis following him all over the field. Shutting down Owens, especially early on in the game, is very important for the Jets. Terrell is a very emotional player and loves the spotlight of playing in front of a national audience. If the Jets can slow Owens down in the first half of the game, he will become very frustrated and start to become a distraction while disrupting the offense. Before you know it Fitzpatrick will try to force passes his way and the Jets should be able to take advantage.
If the Jets have any pride or character they will be out to avenge their embarrassing week 6 loss to the Bills. Add in the fact that Gang Green remarkably remains in the hunt for a playoff spot, and the Jets should come up with a big time performance. In typical Jet fashion the game will be too close for comfort, but in the end they find a way to win. Jets 21-17
For the remainder of my week 13 predictions click here.
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Late October work started to get a first pre-build for KDE 4.12 up (beta1 at that time). Since then five full versions of this new major release have been built and well tested, so with the announcement today of KDE releasing 4.12, KaOS is ready and happy to present you with a new stable ISO including this version. Some highlights of this release are substantial improvements in the KDE PIM stack, giving much better performance and many new features. Kate streamlined the integration of Python plugins and added initial Vim-macro support.
All current stable KaOS users, as always, there is no need to reinstall, KDE 4.12.0 will be available with your next pacman -Syu. Please see the forum post regarding this update.
KDE is not the only bigger news on this ISO, the new kernel, linux 3.12.5, comes with major improvements for hybrid graphics cards. Switching the discrete card on and off is now handled at kernel level, leading to considerable power savings.
The Installer has had a complete overhaul for its look and is now fully integrated with the Kotonaru theme used in this distribution.
It handles localization packages for Calligra too with this release, all available language packs for Calligra are included in this ISO. Correct localization of home directories is added.
Thanks to the translators Dagodex, Cellix, DrumBE, ShalokShalom, and Forerunner, the Installer is available in five more languages.
A few applications running on Qt5 are included in this ISO. With the release of Qt 5.2.0 some noticeable improvements were added. Checkout applications like Hotot, Flickrview or SameGame to see the smoothness of QML and Qt5.
To improve security of every KaOS install the firewall is enabled by default and login requires a password, unless you disable this feature during the install.
For those looking for some help during the install, the installation guide is available in both English and Spanish, thanks to the translation of Dago.
Since the last ISO six weeks ago, the repositories have seen hundreds of updates, as to be expected with a rolling release. A new xorg stack with mesa 10.0.1, xorg-server 1.14.5 is included. Glib2 is at 2.38.2 and all that depend on it updated to their latest. Networkmanager 0.9.8.8, Calligra 2.7.5, Clementine 1.2.1, Plasma-nm 0.9.3.2, Octopi 0.3.1 are part of the default install.
The repositories have grown to a good nineteen hundred, users had requested some interesting additions, among those added are scilab, dolphin-emu, nfs-utils, keepassx, scala, jdownloader, dfc and lyx.


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Q: Does normalcy in one base imply normalcy in any other base? Let $b\geq 2$ be an integer. A real $r \in [0,1]$ is said to be normal with respect to $b$ if every finite string made from the elements $\{0,\ldots,b-1\}$ appears in the $b$-ary expansion of $r$.
Are there integers $b, b'\geq 2$ as well as a real number $r\in[0,1]$ such that $r$ is normal with respect to $b$, but not with respect to $b'$?

A: A 1960 paper by Wolfgang Schmidt states the following:

We write $r \sim s$, if there exist integers $n$, $m$ with $r^n = s^m$. Otherwise, we put $r \not\sim s$.
In this paper we solve the following problem. Under what conditions on $r$, $s$ is every number $\xi$ which is normal to base $r$ also normal
to base $s$? The answer is given by
THEOREM 1.
A) Assume $r \sim s$. Then any number normal to base $r$ is normal to base $s$.
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NewsScience & Environment
Black Hole's magnetic field mapped for the first time, see spectacular images
Images released by the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration revealed how the black hole, some 55 million light-years away at the centre of galaxy M87, appears in polarised light.
Edited By: Ritesh K Srivastava|Last Updated: Mar 26, 2021, 10:46 AM IST|Source: PTI
In a first, astronomers have captured astonishing image of black hole's magnetic fields
Images have been released by the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT)
It revealed how the black hole, some 55 million light-years away at the centre of galaxy M87, appears in polarised light.
New York: A new view of a supermassive black hole marks the first time astronomers have captured and mapped polarisation, a sign of magnetic fields, so close to the edge of a black hole.
The EHT collaboration involves more than 300 researchers from Africa, Asia, Europe, North and South America. Scientists still do not understand how magnetic fields -- areas where magnetism affects how matter moves -- influence black hole activity.
Do they help direct matter into the hungry mouths of black holes? Can they explain the mysterious jets of energy that extend out of the galaxy`s core?
In two studies published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, EHT astronomers revealed their latest findings and how magnetic fields may be influencing the black hole at the centre of M87.
"One of the main science drivers of the EHT is distinguishing different magnetic field configurations around the black hole," said Angelo Ricarte, a co-author and researcher at the Center for Astrophysics; Harvard and Smithsonian.
"Polarisation is one of the most direct probes into the magnetic field that nature provides." The EHT collaboration has been studying the supermassive object at the heart of M87 for well over a decade.
(An artistic impression depicts the black hole at the heart of the enormous elliptical galaxy Messier 87 (M87). This black hole was chosen as the object of paradigm-shifting observations by the Event Horizon Telescope)
In April 2019, the team`s hard work paid off when they revealed the very first image of a black hole. Since then, scientists have delved deeper into the data, discovering that a significant fraction of the light around the M87 black hole is polarised.
Light becomes polarised when it goes through certain filters, like the lenses of polarised sunglasses, or when it is emitted in hot regions of space that are magnetised.
In the same way polarised sunglasses help us see better by reducing reflections and glare from bright surfaces, astronomers can sharpen their view of the black hole by looking at how light originating from there is polarised.
Specifically, polarisation allows astronomers to map the magnetic field lines present around the inner edge of the black hole.
"In order to gain confidence in our analysis, we used as many as five distinct methods to calibrate the data and reconstruct polarimetric images," said Maciek Wielgus, a researcher at Harvard`s Black Hole Initiative and the Center for Astrophysics (CfA) who participated in the study.
"This huge team effort paid off as we found very good consistency between results obtained with all the different techniques."
To observe the heart of the M87 galaxy, the EHT collaboration linked eight telescopes around the world, including the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory`s Submillimeter Array, to create a virtual Earth-sized telescope.
Black holeMagnetic fieldsEvent Horizon TelescopeGalaxy M87Astrophysical Journal


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