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New Super Mario Bros U/YMMV
Cute Sports Club Manager
Lethal Chef
I Don't Want to Die
Trope, Swimsuit Index, Beach Tropes,
Beach Episode
Sun, sand, bikinis, and grenades... wait, what?
Art: Why does every anime series under the sun have to have a fan-service episode? An episode in which the cast all wander around in swimwear or less for no real reason? It's so low-brow.
Pip: Shall we confirm that by watching it again?
Art: Absolutely.
Simply put, an episode where the cast decided to take a break and go to the beach or a swimming pool for some wet and splashy fun.
Often combined with or immediately following a Recap Episode, the Beach Episode exists solely for the purpose of getting the female (and sometimes males too) cast into bathing suits. Sadly for the fanboys, beach episodes are usually extreme examples of Filler and treated accordingly.
Naturally, it also acts as a Breather Episode in arc-heavy stories.
Common in, but hardly limited to, anime series. Often shows up in Side-Story Bonus Art.
Cousin to the Hot Springs Episode, which usually takes place in highlands. Often, the actual beach also gets replaced by a swimming pool.
In anime and live-action television, a Beach Episode might overlap with the Vacation Episode, usually as a trip to a tropical locale.
Expect one of the characters, usually a female, to exclaim "It's the ocean!" when the gang first arrives on the scene
Note: It sometimes occurs that the Beach Episode is interrupted by the actual plot of the story. For example, the heroes are taking their well deserved beach trip when the villains decide to show up and cause trouble.
Sometimes you'll meet the Surfer Dude here. Also a good spot for a random Beauty Contest. Smashing Watermelons is a popular party game, as is volleyball. And since people usually go barefoot at the beach, don't be surprised if some Foot Focus shows up. Also expect some Beachcombing.
Examples of Beach Episode include:
In the series of campaign advertisements of Orangina, they made one which set in the beach... with animal people. Compare it to the older commercials where it was all about people in bottle costumes. This ad then became the basis for the newer commercials of the campaign.
A trailer for Warner Home Video had a short clip from Tom and Jerry cartoon, "Salt Water Tabby" in which Jerry traps Tom inside a beach umbrella before allowing a crab to run into Tom's suit, which pinches Tom's ass, making Tom scream and jump with the umbrella (which he is stuck in) peak landing in the sand leaving him upside down. The crab then makes a flap in Tom's bathing suit and jumps out, showing the "Coming Soon from warner home video" bumper where Tom's ass would be. This, however, was a preview for a brand new Tom and Jerry'' DVD movie (from a recently released Leap Frog educational DVD).
A trailer for Warner Home Video had a short clip from a earlier Tom and Jerry cartoon, "Salt Water Tabby." After being trapped inside a beach umbrella by Jerry, Tom finds himself jumping into the air in pair with his umbrella tip landing in the sand after a vicious crab pinches his backside. Then the crab cuts out of Tom's suit by creating a square flap, with the "coming soon from warner home video" behind it. This, however, was a preview for a brand new Tom and Jerry'' DVD movie (from a recently released Leap Frog educational DVD.
The post-Zero Hour Legion of Super-Heroes comic has a Beach Issue with Legionnaires #77, when most of the Legion takes a vacation on the resort planet Summer World. This was the outgoing creative team's swan song, giving the kids one last nice day of Silver Age-ity fun times before the incoming creative team would turn everything Darker and Edgier with a story called "Legion of the Damned." Sigh.
In the general spirit of the trope, we also have Legionnaires #7, in which the kids take a vacation in Atlantis, allowing for much swimsuit fun.
The second issue of the first ongoing Gen 13 comics series is a veritable beach/swimsuit extravaganza, made even more notable by the revelation of a major cast member as a homosexual.
Gold Digger, already a fanservice-laden comic, has a "Summer Annual" of pinup beach pictures and short comics drawn by a variety of artists.
Hellblazer. Subverted in that it quickly turns into Nightmare Fuel. Luckily it was All Just a Dream.
Marvel had several Swimsuit Specials in the 90's featuring such exotic locales as Dinosaur Island, Madripoor, and the Dark Side of the Moon.
A lighter issue of Strangers in Paradise takes place on the beach following a serious story arc.
The main characters of Scott Pilgrim go to the beach in Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together. The sequence is the only coloured part of the otherwise black-and-white series.
There is one of these in the Fanfiction More Than Human that actually advances the plot.
Used in Seduction to advance the plot.
In Kyon: Big Damn Hero, the SOS Brigade has one of these arranged for the weekend after Kyon went back in time to create a massive stable time loop and getting 96 on a Math test.
Ultimate Spider Woman: In between fighting supervillains and trying to juggle everything going on in her personal life, Mary Jane Watson needed a break. She got one at first... but then one of her enemies showed up and she was forced to don her Spider-Woman costume anyway. Go figure.
The fancomic Roommates has one too. Being heavy on Fan Service this surprises nobody.
Films -- Live-Action
Consider the plethora of Beachy movies that came out in the 60's, nearly all, seemingly, starring Annette Funicello and/or Frankie Avalon. The list includes (but is not limited to) How to Stuff a Wild Bikini, Beach Blanket Bingo, Bikini Beach, Muscle Beach Party, and the eponymous, Beach Party. Not much fanservice by today's standards, perhaps, but at the time, they were consider passably risqué.
See also Gidget, its movie sequels, and the subsequent TV series.
Into the Blue has Jessica Alba wearing a bikini, but, as Robot Chicken notes, not much of a plot.
Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise
Can a non-visual book have a Beach Episode? Apparently so! In Larry Bond's First Team series, the main character, basically a Cowboy Cop of spies, once refuses to meet his overseer anywhere but on a beach. In a Middle Eastern country where women's swimsuits come in only two sizes: tiny, and microscopic. And she does it! In another scene, one of his female agents is wearing a tiny Wicked Weasel bikini.
Bionicle has absolutely No Hugging, No Kissing, all Matoran are Asexual, the creators have never hinted at any romantic interactions between Macku and Hewkii, and they absolutely, most definitely did not dedicate an entire Beach Episode to them! And even if they did, the two certainly would not have had an Almost Kiss! I don't know where the fangirls get all these silly ideas from....
The current arc in Treading Ground takes place on a beach, complete with skimpy swimsuits, jell-o wrestling, and Accidental Pervert action.
ickle and Lardee from My Milk Toof take a trip to the swimming pool.
Sluggy Freelance has done a couple arcs at the beach. However, those contain plot, and the closest to a gratuitous beach episode happens not for the main cast but for the mostly nameless employees of an antagonistic evil organisation. For some reason.
Monsterful features a page of the Sexy Topaz with a sexier mermaid friend at the beach here. Plus a beach episode has been announced for later.
Spanish webcomic ¡Eh, tío! has also a story arc in the beach. Here the author explains that this is not to attract readers, but only for pure vice.
For about a week, Schlock Mercenary had comics with two female characters (one of whom had Gag Boobs) talking in bikinis. This was Lampshaded.
TRU-Life Adventures gave a store refit as an excuse to send the staff to a nearby water park for a story arc.
Present in Bittersweet Candy Bowl, although it has the excuse of being part of the Summer Arc..
Questionable Content parodied this in the random-filler-art strip the night before the artist's wedding.
Wapsi Square featured a brief arc on a sandbar somewhere in the Bermuda Triangle starting here.
Issue 8 of Sonichu has a beach episode. While part of the story does drive part of the main plot, it was mostly done for the (wholly inappropriate) Fan Service.
Lonelygirl15, "At the Beach". Subverted in an earlier episode, "The Perfect Beach", which has an innocuous sounding description and starts cheerfully enough, only to pull a shock twist ending so severe that some fans accused the show of Jumping the Shark.
Charlyandjosh had "Message in a bottle."
The U.S. 2008 Presidential Election had one of these. In between serious debates on Energy Policy, Climate Change, Terrorism, and Healthcare Reform, someone leaked a picture of President Barack Obama in a swimsuit and a media storm ensued. All serious discussions were put on hold for the day while every major news network focused on then-Senator Obama's washboard abs. Only in America.
And then, a couple weeks later when Sarah Palin was announced as the Republican Vice Presidential nominee, the media spent another day focused on a clearly faked picture of her in a bikini holding a gun.
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While I was dealing with my first agent rejection, an amazingly successful writer I know, sitting in the summer light on the vast table of a beautiful old house gave me some needed perspective, "Wait until you get rejected by entire countries."
But sometimes we spend so much time growing the skills to deal with rejection that it's hard to deal with acceptance.
'Acceptance,' say it out loud with me.
I wasn't. I wasn't prepared AT ALL. We writers spend so much time fighting the rejection battle we don't see the acceptance monster creeping up and blindsiding us. It gets you in the soft parts, this wonderful monster.
All of this means I am a puddle of emotion, proud to share that I have accepted representation by the formidable Alice Sutherland-Hawes and the Madeline Milburn Literary Agency.
Here's to whatever happens next, Geronimo!


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pike just behind the crest of the commanding hills which overlook the Chickahominy, where we remained in position, masked from the observation of the enemy, until Major General A. P. Hill's troops should carry Mechanicsville from the other side. This part of the plan being at length accomplished late in the afternoon, this brigade, along with the rest of the division and Major-General Longstreet's, crossed the Chickahominy, and was drawn up in line of battle under the crest of a hill on the right of the turnpike just in rear of Anderson's brigade. In taking this position the brigade was exposed to a severe artillery fire from the works of the enemy on the Beaver Dam Creek. The fire ceasing as night closed in, the men slept upon their arms in line of battle.
At an early hour on the morning of the 27th we were put in motion, to move off to the position assigned the division en echelon to Major-General Jackson's column on the left as we swept down the Chickahominy. To reach this position it was necessary to cross the Beaver Dam Creek. The line of the Mechanicsville turnpike being still obstructed by an earthwork of the enemy, where they had artillery and some infantry, while our artillery engaged that of the enemy and part of the division remained to support it, this brigade, along with that of General Anderson, moved up a road more to the left, and turning in through the country and crossing the creek higher up at a secret ford, turned the position of the enemy and gained the Mechanicsville turnpike again without firing a shot. The enemy meanwhile withdrew their guns and retired, leaving the way open for the artillery to come up from Mechanicsville and the other brigades also. The whole division was now reunited and effected a junction with Major-General Jackson's forces near where the road from Pole Green Church crosses the turnpike.


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Unit 2 ECONOMY AND INDUSTRY OF UKRAINE
Gas Industry
There is now a process which makes it easier to transport gas over longer distances. It's called liquefied natural gas. Put simply, gas can now be frozen into liquid form and transported to distant countries in refrigerated tankers. When the LNG is delivered it is heated and converted back into gas form. Then it is supplied to customers using local pipelines.
Having said that, there are two main risks associated with LNG: financial and political. Firstly, the cost of producing and shipping LNG today is still higher than transporting oil, although rapid innovations are reducing the costs. For instance, bigger tankers can now be used. What's more, the energy industry is expected to invest a massive $100 billion in LNG over the next ten years despite the high capital costs.
Secondly, Russia and the former Soviet Union hold the world's largest natural gas reserves. Some analysts are therefore concerned that Russia will have a high level of control over the global LNG market within the next decade.
So, as we can see there are political and financial risks associated with the LNG business. Yet, the potential profits are enormous for energy firms with the capital to develop LNG projects. And many experts believe that gas will be the dominant fuel for at least another 50 years.
Unit 3 FROM THE HISTORY OF COMPUTER
This is the VOA Special English Technology Report.
Silicon Valley in Northern California is home of the world's largest technology companies. These include Apple, Google, Oracle, Intel, Cisco Systems and Hewlett-Packard. The valley is also home to the Computer History Museum in Montain View. It reopened last month after nineteen million dollars worth of improvements. The project took nearly two years. One of the additions is permanent exhibit called "Revolution: The First 2000 Years of Computing". Alex Bochannek is a curator at the museum. Mr. Bochannek says the new exhibit tells the story of more than one thousand historical objects.
Alex Bochannek: "Some of the oldest items are actually not computers. They are devices that helped people calculate. And the first object people see walking into the exhibit is an abacus from the 1800. Because this is a daily-use device made from wood, few of them have survived.
Mr. Bochannek says people have the chance to handle some of the objects in the exhibit. He says one of the more popular items is a portable computer from 1981.
Alex Bochanek: We think of portable computers today as laptops. But Osborne One was about the size of sewing machine and weighed 24 pounds. So, just been able to pick one of those up will help our visitors to understand how difficult portability was about 30 years ago.
Unit 4 ROBOTICS
A Japanese company started selling a futuristic home robot on September 16. The meter-high humanoid may make housework a thing of the past – for the rich. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries put its internet-linked Wakamaru robot on sale at a price of $150,000. Just 100 of these home helps will initially be available. The robot is the idea of Japanese designer Toshiyuki Kita. He said his creation was "designed in the shape of a human being so that it is not considered simply a machine" and that it has an "independent personality".
The robot has an impressive number of features. It is capable of recognizing up to ten individuals by name and has a vocabulary of 10,000 words. It can also navigate its way around the house. The Wakamaru website* explains three major functions that will help the lives of the robot's users: It can live with the family and provide daily schedules; it can speak with the family and be a friend; and it has its own role of looking after the house when no one is home. However, the price needs to come down to make it affordable by all.
Unit 5 THE ERA OF HIGH-TECH POLLUTION
Well, to begin with, I can't even open my window most of the time. What with all those cars and factories releasing poisonous chemicals into the air, it's enough to choke you. It's dreadful! And when the chemicals mix with the water in the clouds it comes back as polluted rain, causing all sorts of problems! Yeah, I really worry about the damage it's doing, especially to the environment.
I just dread to think what will happen when there's no coal or oil left! At the moment more than 80% of our energy needs rely on them. Once they've run out, goodness only knows what will happen! I suppose we could be like people from some other countries and use alternative forms of energy. After all they are cheaper and more environmentally friendly, I suppose. Still, I can't help worrying about it.
It was just something I never thought of in the past. Nowadays, it's on everybody's mind. I mean, who knows what we're eating? We could be poisoned with all those insecticides and pesticides that farmers spray on all the fruit and vegetables. I insist on everything I eat being thoroughly washed I drive my wife crazy but you just can't be too careful, can you?
Unit 6 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Interviewer: Excuse me. Good afternoon. May name is Jonathan Adams and I'm from Green World magazine. We are conducting a survey about recycling. Would each of you like to share your views on the matter?
Speaker 1, 2, 3: Yes, of course/ Sure / Alright.
Interviewer: Thank you. Um, the first question is "Do you recycle most of your household waste?
Speaker 1 (woman): Well to be perfectly honest, I don't recycle at all. I can't be bothered.
Interviewer: And you, sir?
Speaker 2 (man): Well, not really. I only recycle paper. The recycling center for glass and aluminium is too far away from my house.
Interviewer: And what about you, miss?
Speaker 3 (teenage girl): At home we recycle just about everything. We've learned to become quite environmentally aware – thanks to our community.
Interviewer: Thanks. Now question 2 "Do you think recycling is too expensive and time consuming?"
Speaker 1 (woman): Yes, I do. I think it's a waste of time without really helping the environment. I mean, a lot of recycled products are quite expensive, anyway.
Speaker 2 (man): Oh, I don't agree. Recycling is quick and cheap, not to mention the fact that it saves a lot of energy, too.
Speaker 3 (teenager girl): I absolutely agree. Not only does it save energy, but it also reduces a lot of waste safely.
Unit 7 FACTS ABOUT FORCES
The Moment of Force
Now what I thought I might do today… What we are going to talk of is the extension of a force. We're going to talk about the moment of a force.
If I apply a force to something, then I find that that force will turn or at least it will try to turn a particular object. It will turn, revolve. So that turning tendency is called a moment, the turning moment of the force. And if I want to measure that turning moment, the turning moment will depend on the size of the force itself. The bigger the force is the bigger the turning effect. But equally the further away the force is from the pivot. … If you can think of a spanner … If you have a short spanner and you try to loosen a bolt or a nut, it might be extremely difficult but if you got a longer spanner you would get what we would call leverage and you would get a bigger leverage. You would get a bigger turning moment.
So the turning moment, the moment depends on the force itself … and the distance … and the distance. It is the force multiplied by the distance. But what you have to remember is that it is the perpendicular distance that we're going to measure. In fact – I'm not going to ask you take it down – we would say that the moment of the force is the product of the force and the perpendicular distance between the line of action of the force and the fulcrum, the turning point.
Moment is equal to force times distance. This, incidentally, you have in your notes. Something simple to illustrate. If we take the drawing of a spanner … The drawing of a spanner there. We apply a force at the end there, your pivot or the turning point, or as we call the fulcrum, is in the center there. Now the moment of that force is that force (F1) multiplied by the perpendicular distance (D1).
Передача мяча двумя руками снизу
Значение правильной осанки для жизнедеятельности человека
Основные ошибки при выполнении передач мяча на месте

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.. _custom-fields:

Custom Fields
=============

The Problem
-----------

South stores field definitions by storing both their class and the arguments that
need to be passed to the field's constructor, so it can recreate the field
instance simply by calling the class with the stored arguments.

However, since Python offers no way to get the arguments used in a class'
constructor directly, South uses something called the *model introspector* to
work out what arguments fields were passed. This knows what variables the
arguments are stored into on the field, and using this knowledge, can
reconstruct the arguments directly.

This isn't the case for custom fields [#]_, however; South has never seen them
before, and it can't guess at which variables mean what arguments, or what
arguments are even needed; it only knows the rules for Django's internal fields
and those of common third-party apps (those which are either South-aware, or
which South ships with a rules module for, such as django-tagging).

.. [#] 'Custom Fields' in this context refers to any field that is not part
       of Django's core. GeoDjango fields are part of the core, but ones in
       third-party apps are 'custom'. Note also that a field is considered
       custom even if it inherits directly from a core field and doesn't
       override anything; there's no way for South to reliably tell that it does
       so.

The Solution
------------

There are two ways to tell South how to work with a custom field; if it's
similar in form to other fields (in that it has a set type and a few options)
you'll probably want to :ref:`extend South's introspection rules
<extending-introspection>`.

However, if it's particularly odd - such as a field which takes fields as
arguments, or dynamically changes based on other factors - you'll probably find
it easier to :ref:`add a south_field_triple method <south-field-triple>`.

.. _extending-introspection:

Extending Introspection
=======================

(Note: This is also featured in the tutorial in :ref:`tutorial-part-4`)

South does the majority of its field introspection using a set of simple rules;
South works out what class a field is, and then runs all rules which have been
defined for either that class or a parent class of it.

This way, all of the common options (such as ``null=``) are defined against the
main ``Field`` class (which all fields inherit from), while specific options
(such as ``max_length``) are defined on the specific fields they apply to
(in this case, ``CharField``).

If your custom field inherits from a core Django field, or another field for
which there are already introspection rules, and it doesn't add any new
attributes, then you probably won't have to add any rules for it, as it will
inherit all those from its parents. In this case, a call like this should work::

 from south.modelsinspector import add_introspection_rules
 add_introspection_rules([], ["^myapp\.stuff\.fields\.SomeNewField"])

Note that you must always specify a field as allowed, even if specifies no
new rules of its own - the alternative is that South must presume all fields
without any new rules specified only have the options of their parents, which
is wrong some of the time.

Thus, there are two stages to adding support for your custom field to South;
firstly, adding some rules for the new arguments it introduces (or possibly
not adding any), and secondly, adding its field name to the list of patterns
South knows are safe to introspect.

Rules
-----

Rules are what make up the core logic of the introspector; you'll need to pass
South a (possibly empty) list of them. They consist of a tuple, containing:

 - A tuple or list of one or more classes to which the rules apply (remember, the rules
   apply to the specified classes and all subclasses of them).

 - Rules for recovering positional arguments, in order of the arguments (you are
   strongly advised not to use this feature, and use keyword argument instead).

 - A dictionary of keyword argument rules, with the key being the name of the
   keyword argument, and the value being the rule.

Each rule is itself a list or tuple with two elements:

 - The first element is the name of the attribute the value is taken from - if
   a field stored its max_length argument as ``self.max_length``, say, this
   would be ``"max_length"``.

 - The second element is a (possibly empty) dictionary of options describing the
   various different variations on handling of the value.

An example (this is the South rule for the many-to-one relationships in core
Django)::

  rules = [
    (
      (models.ForeignKey, models.OneToOneField),
      [],
      {
          "to": ["rel.to", {}],
          "to_field": ["rel.field_name", {"default_attr": "rel.to._meta.pk.name"}],
          "related_name": ["rel.related_name", {"default": None}],
          "db_index": ["db_index", {"default": True}],
      },
    )
  ]

You'll notice that you're allowed to have dots in the attribute name; ForeignKeys,
for example, store their destination model as ``self.rel.to``, so the attribute
name is ``"rel.to"``.

The various options are detailed below; most of them allow you to specify the
default value for a parameter, so arguments can be omitted for clarity where
they're not necessary.

.. _is-value-keyword:

The one special case is the ``is_value`` keyword; if this is present and True,
then the first item in the list will be interpreted as the actual value, rather
than the attribute path to it on the field. For example::

 "frozen_by_south": [True, {"is_value": True}],

Parameters
^^^^^^^^^^

 - default: The default value of this field (directly as a Python object).
   If the value retrieved ends up being this, the keyword will be omitted
   from the frozen result. For example, the base Field class' "null" attribute
   has {'default':False}, so it's usually omitted, much like in the models.

 - default_attr: Similar to default, but the value given is another attribute
   to compare to for the default. This is used in to_field above, as this
   attribute's default value is the other model's pk name.

 - default_attr_concat: For when your default value is even more complex,
   default_attr_concat is a list where the first element is a format string,
   and the rest is a list of attribute names whose values should be formatted
   into the string.

 - ignore_if: Specifies an attribute that, if it coerces to true, causes this
   keyword to be omitted. Useful for ``db_index``, which has
   ``{'ignore_if': 'primary_key'}``, since it's always True in that case.

 - ignore_dynamics: If this is True, any value that is "dynamic" - such as model
   instances - will cause the field to be omitted instead. Used internally
   for the ``default`` keyword.

 - is_value: If present, the 'attribute name' is instead used directly as the
   value. See :ref:`above <is-value-keyword>` for more info.

Field name patterns
-------------------

The second of the two steps is to tell South that your field is now safe to
introspect (as you've made sure you've added all the rules it needs).

Internally, South just has a long list of regular expressions it checks fields'
classes against; all you need to do is provide extra arguments to this list.

Example (this is in the GeoDjango module South ships with, and presumes
``rules`` is the rules triple you defined previously)::

 from south.modelsinspector import add_introspection_rules
 add_introspection_rules(rules, ["^django\.contrib\.gis"])

Additionally, you can ignore some fields completely if you know they're not
needed. For example, django-taggit has a manager that actually shows up as a
fake field (this makes the API for using it much nicer, but confuses South to no
end). The django-taggit module we ship with contains this rule to ignore it::

 from south.modelsinspector import add_ignored_fields
 add_ignored_fields(["^taggit\.managers"])

Where to put the code
---------------------

You need to put the call to ``add_introspection_rules`` somewhere where it will
get called before South runs; it's probably a good choice to have it either in
your ``models.py`` file or the module the custom fields are defined in.

General Caveats
---------------

If you have a custom field which adds other fields to the model dynamically
(i.e. it overrides contribute_to_class and adds more fields onto the model),
you'll need to write your introspection rules appropriately, to make South
ignore the extra fields at migration-freezing time, or to add a flag to your
field which tells it not to make the new fields again. An example can be
found `here <http://bitbucket.org/carljm/django-markitup/src/tip/markitup/fields.py#cl-68>`_.

.. _south-field-triple:

south_field_triple
==================

There are some cases where introspection of fields just isn't enough;
for example, field classes which dynamically change their database column
type based on options, or other odd things.

Note: :ref:`Extending the introspector <extending-introspection>` is often far
cleaner and easier than this method.

The method to implement for these fields is ``south_field_triple()``.

It should return the standard triple of::

 ('full.path.to.SomeFieldClass', ['positionalArg1', '"positionalArg2"'], {'kwarg':'"value"'})

(this is the same format used by the :ref:`ORM Freezer <orm-freezing>`;
South will just use your output verbatim).

Note that the strings are ones that will be passed into eval, so for this
reason, a variable reference would be ``'foo'`` while a string
would be ``'"foo"'``.

Example
-------

Here's an example of this method for django-modeltranslation's TranslationField.
This custom field stores the type it's wrapping in an attribute of itself,
so we'll just use that::

 def south_field_triple(self):
     "Returns a suitable description of this field for South."
     # We'll just introspect the _actual_ field.
     from south.modelsinspector import introspector
     field_class = self.translated_field.__class__.__module__ + "." + self.translated_field.__class__.__name__
     args, kwargs = introspector(self.translated_field)
     # That's our definition!
     return (field_class, args, kwargs)

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Wondering where else you can donate to or help out with Typhoon Yolanda / Haiyan relief efforts? We've divided our list into the three tabs that you can click on below.
Be sure to check back here frequently, as we'll update the list below with new more information as we get it.
Benefit Sales & Exhibits
Shows, Concerts & Events
Food-Related Drives
Oil on Canvas by Apol Sta Maria
100% of the proceeds of Apol Sta Maria's first one-man show will go to Typhoon Yolanda relief operations. The exhibit will be on November 16, at the Liongoren Gallery in Quezon City. Please click here to see the Facebook page.
Art Para sa Lahat. Art Para sa Visayas
An online sale of paintings and photographs donated by artists from all over Manila. Half of the proceeds will go to the Philippine Red Cross and the other half will be used to purchase goods to be packed in Manila and delivered to the affected areas. Please click here to see the works for sale.
Aid Couture
Happening on November 16 to 17 at the Alabang Town Center Activity Center, Aid Couture will be selling donated clothes at ukay prices to buy more urgently needed goods. Please click here to see their website.
Books to the Rescue
To help raise funds for the typhoon survivors, Books to the Rescue will sell books and comics on November 17 from 11AM to 7PM at the third floor of POS Building along Scout Madrinan in Quezon City. Please click here for more information.
Samba for Yolanda
A charity samba session for the benefit of the typhoon survivors. Happening on November 16, 12:30 to 1:30PM at Beyond Yoga, Bonifacio High Street Central. There's a minimum donation amount of PHP200. All proceeds will go to Mingo meals for the children affected by the typhoon. Please click here for the Facebook post.
Benefit Gigs
Here's a list of benefit gigs you can check out this week.
Sayaw Mo, Tulong Mo: Dance Jam for a Cause
Happening on November 14, 7PM at BIG Shift LIVE Vibe Centrale, 3rd Level, A. Venue Mall, Makati Avenue, Makati City. There's a PHP100 entrance fee but all proceeds will go to Yolanda survivors. Please click here to see the event page.
Swan Song Series Year 3
Lisa Macuja's Ballet Manila presents "La Bayadere" on November 14, 15 and 16, "The Nutcracker" on Nov. 29 and Dec. 1. All proceeds will be donated to the relief operations for the victims of Typhoon Yolanda through Philippine National Red Cross and DZRH's Operation Tulong. Donations of relief goods brought to Aliw theater on the days of the performances will also gain you entrance to watch the ballet.
Prayer rally and concert
The event will be at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church on Friday, November 15, 7PM 4950 Santa Monica Blvd, LA CA 90029. It will feature various Fil-Am artists in Los Angeles.The event is free but everyone is encouraged to donate/provide love offerings c/o Fr. Rodel G. Balagtas (payable to Immaculate Heart of Mary Church). All donations will be sent to a reputable organization for Tacloban City and other affected areas in the Visayan region. Please click here to see the poster.
Tulong-Tulong Para sa Pilipinas
Organized by Amy Besa and Chef Romy Dorotan, Tulong-Tulong Para sa Pilipinas is a fundraising brunch for Filipinos in the East Coast. Please click here for details.
Dine for a Cause
These restaurants will donate 100% of their proceeds to the Philippine Red Cross. Please click here for the list of restaurants. There's also this list of other restaurants donating proceeds and benefit dinners from Inquirer.net.
Bizu will be donating 100% of their earnings on November 17 to the St Paul hospital in Tacloban. Please click here for details.
Burger Company
Burger Company will be donating 30% of the gross sales on November 18 to the typhoon victims. They will also be accepting donations in-kind for distribution to the affected areas on November 22. Please click here for details.
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why the Stellantis-Amazon alliance promises a technological revolution
April 13, 2022 by sortofmag
Upgrading your car like a smartphone and adding options will soon be a reality. The partnership between manufacturer Stellantis and US giant Amazon is becoming clearer, with increasingly connected cars, on-demand services and remote updates. A great novelty for our cars, which lose value as soon as they leave the dealership and become, de facto, second-hand vehicles. From now on, we can improve our car.
These enhancements are available now, especially for Teslas, with regular updates. Historical manufacturers are getting into this, this is the meaning of the partnership between Stellantis and Amazon. Yves Bonnefont is the software director. To the microphone of Europe 1, he gives an example of what already exists. "In the United States, (there is) the ability to alert you when an emergency vehicle is coming from behind with a pop-up on the center screen that tells you 'park, there's an emergency vehicle that would like to pass.'" he said.
Monthly updates over time
"What we want is to be able to update our cars every quarter, and even every month, to roll out new functions for our customers", specifies Yves Bonnefont, who underlines that last year there were already 12 million updates of the 12 million connected vehicles.
These updates refer to entertainment services, cybersecurity or improve driving comfort according to the needs of the driver. "We can say to ourselves 'well, I have 2,000 km to do with my car, I would like to have more driving assistance', then we can subscribe for a limited period, and then the subscription to the service will be switched off and we can take it back if we want" explains Yves Bonnefont.
The first connected cars manufactured in 2024
"We are trying to simplify the use of the car, while having more and more functions, thanks to artificial intelligence that will adapt to your habits: usual route in the morning, favorite radio…", continues the software director. "And even on the passenger entertainment side, you go up in the back and find the video you started watching at home. It's all connected."
The first cars resulting from this partnership will be manufactured from 2024, with 100% connected cabins at Peugeot, Citroën, Fiat or Jeep. Stellantis boss Carlos Tavares wants to transform the group into a "technological mobility company" capable of generating 20 billion in revenue by 2030 thanks to new services and software.
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Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, who might start a run for Texas governor next year, has mustered support from a majority of Senate and House members to help persuade the Supreme Court to strike down the District of Columbia's gun laws.
Hutchison has long opposed the district's ban on handguns and requirement that rifles and shotguns be registered, stored unloaded and either locked or disassembled. She has sponsored legislation several times to overturn the district's laws. Her 2004 bill passed the House, but not the Senate.
The district's law forced her to dismantle and return to Texas her .357 Magnum she brought with her when she moved from Austin.
"In Texas, of course, the right to keep and bear arms is well-settled. In fact, when in Texas you talk about gun control, they mean using two hands," Hutchison quipped in a speech organized by the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank.
A federal appeals court ruled in March that the district's ban is an unconstitutional infringement on an individual's right to keep and bear arms.
The district appealed the ruling to the Supreme Court, arguing the Second Amendment protects the right to keep and bear arms only in the context of an organized militia. Hutchison argues it is an individual right. The court is expected to hear arguments next month.
"All of the congressional legislative history is assuming that the Second Amendment, which is in the Bill of Rights, is an individual right and for a city or state to thwart this by taking a person's right in their home to have a loaded gun, just seemed to be a perfect opportunity for the Supreme Court to affirm this individual right that Congress has acknowledged throughout its history," Hutchison said.
Tester said the writers of the Constitution did not intend for laws to be applied to some people and not others or to be applied some times and not others.
"We cannot restrict the right to bear arms just like we can't restrict the right to practice religion or the right of a free and independent press," Tester said.
Eleanor Holmes Norton, the congressional delegate for Washington, D.C., said Hutchison's brief is an attempt to get done in the courts what she couldn't get done in Congress. Norton and others have filed friend-of-the court briefs in support of the law.
Norton said the rules have been supported by all four mayors the district has had since it got home rule and has not been opposed by any City Council members.
"This is entirely a home rule, self-government matter. That is not anybody's business but our own," Norton said.
Hutchison said she's willing to accept some restrictions on the Second Amendment, in the same way the right to free speech does not allow a person to yell "Fire!" in a crowded movie house. She said she hopes the case will similarly set a standard for how far the district can go in restricting guns without infringing on a person's right to defend themselves in their home.


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Murder or slaughter? Roaches or abrasions?
about, or merely a slaughter?
14              That is the allegations that I'm talking about.
24    life," that comes from Dr. Spitz?
1         Q    Okay.  What else?
3         you talking about all of the things here?
7         his opinion was they watched her die.
9         Prince, plus Vaughn Young.
12         A    It might even be Stacy Brooks.
4    die, correct?  That is what the allegation is?
5         A    It speaks for itself.
6         Q    But am I right?
7         A    That is right.
10         Q    Well, not just somebody.
13         through the Sea Org, by David Miscavige.
18         wouldn't know a thing about that.
24         Prince, Vaughn Young and Stacy Brooks.
17    through the Sea Org, by David Miscavige, and carried out by"
19    decision to protect Scientology from bad public relations."
1    Scientology.  The publications of the Church of Scientology.
16    complaint in this case?
17         A    At least that much was in my mind.
guess the cult is trying to make a case over him just using the word.
8         they decided to let Lisa McPherson die.
22         I agree with that.
3              THE WITNESS:  Well, no.  I agree with you.
6         her to die intentionally.  That is murder.
7         Manslaughter is reckless indifference to human life.
16              THE COURT:  Whose deposition?
21         really isn't in Dr. Spitz's deposition like that.
8         intentionally did anything to cause the injury.
10         they should have done something.  It is an omission.
14         pretend that is how you phrased it.
17         that told them, don't give her water, let her die.
18         That is what you said.  And you have got no proof.
24         Scientology, to help the person die.
3         not have a terminal illness.
7         walking, breathing girl today.
8              THE WITNESS:  That is exactly right.
9              THE COURT:  So that is right.  And I know it.
13         her die."  That is what you said.
14              THE WITNESS:  That is what I said.
15              THE COURT:  And you don't have any proof of it.
19         not rush them to the hospital.
23         you put in 34.
6         Jesse Prince may have said?
13         shouldn't say you have proof, but you have doctors.
16              THE COURT:  No, you haven't.
19         "murder."  But I didn't.
23         running a stop sign totally drunk.
5         alive," so they chose to step back and let her die.
11         differently.  And I think he said no.
her being at the Hacienda.
theory. Will it fly in this court?
1         than it was to let her die and go through this flap?
4         boggles the mind, it boggles my mind.
10         understand that Mr. Prince may say that.
13         relations and some of those things.
19         it, indeed, did here.
2         her lies about the condition of Lisa McPherson.
16         where there were cockroaches?
21         that, and I'm tired of hearing about it.
24         cockroaches at the Hacienda.
3         McPherson was at the Hacienda instead of at the Ft.
5              THE WITNESS:  Testimony?  No.
6              THE COURT:  Do you have any proof?
10         Q    Well, do you have any proof?
3         cockroaches at the Ft. Harrison.
4              THE WITNESS:  I -- there is other evidence.
10         think you read the same thing I read.
17         medical probability, which is 51 percent.
20         you?  What do you have?
21              THE WITNESS:  You have a prima facie case.
25         she was at Hacienda.
5         insect bites or not.
20         people in the room.
22         go there.  I have already entered that order.
25         you seem to be playing right into their hands here.
7              THE WITNESS:  That is not true at all.
8              THE COURT:  Well, it sure does sound like it.
12         sanctions, that -- it goes beyond that.
22         that is what they're saying?
8         bad, bad nursing home.
13         less about the Church of Scientology.
15         agenda.  I was doing the wrongful death case.
19         doctors, not Jesse Prince.
25    that Judge Moody had entered several years before.  Correct?
5    was the date of that, by the way?
13         her, and I don't care whether Mr. Dandar told her.
20         what is happening in this case.
4              MR. WEINBERG:  I'll do my best.
7         knew this was in the record.  I mean, I knew it.
11         stuff I have been over.
21         to drag it out.
25              MR. WEINBERG:  Are we off the record now?


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I initially adjusted for mininimal clearance -- about 0.002", but there was quite a bit of clatter at that point. So I then went just beyond zero clearance and the clatter disappeared. All of the valves do appear to close properly. The only thing I haven't adjusted on the carbs is the mixture, because it seems to be running well with the nominal setting from the Manual -- two turns out. Maybe I'm going to have to take the tappets out again!


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Public Service Commission Wisconsin Unanimously Approves 149 MW Badger Solar Farm Of Ranger Power With Dairyland Power Cooperative On Board As Power Purchaser For Entire Output
Ranger Power's 149 MW Badger Solar Farm has cleared the last round of approvals for its construction
The PSCW unanimously approved its construction on agricultural land in Jefferson County
Dairyland Power Cooperative has already been roped in as the offtaker once it comes online in 2022
Solar power development company Ranger Power has secured green light for its proposed 149 MW solar PV facility in Jefferson County, Wisconsin from the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSCW). Back in March 2019, the project signed up wholesale electricity distributor Dairyland Power Cooperative under a power purchase agreement (PPA) to sell all the power generated by the plant.
Ranger Power plans to break ground on site for the 149 MW plant in 2021 as it aims for a commercial operation date of 2022. It will be located on agricultural land of participating land owners in Jefferson and Oakland towns. PSCW says an independent power producer (IPP) called Badger State Solar LLC, a subsidiary of D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments, LLC, sought approval for this project.
Dairyland says approval from the PSCW was unanimous. It came soon after the commission cleared its application to build a $700 million 625 MW natural gas generator that the company claims is critical to provide reliable back-up power to intermittent sources as wind and solar. The electricity supplier also announced shuttering its 345 MW coal power plant in mid-to late-2021.
Wisconsin is one among the 12 states in the Great Lakes and Plains region of the Midwest US which could help the US add 100 GW of solar power capacity additions between 2018 and 2028, according to a Fitch Solutions Macro Research October 2019 report (see Midwest To Help US add 100 GW Solar Over 10 Years).
In November 2019, US utility Alliant Energy said it will develop up to 1 GW of solar PV capacity in Wisconsin by 2023 (see Alliant Energy Shares 1 GW Solar Plan For Wisconsin).
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Real Ales for the Home Brewer was written by Marc Ollosson between 1992 and 1996 and first published in 1997 by Nexus Special Interest.
The book was instantly successful with brewers, both beginner and seasoned alike, and contained over 100 quality recipes. Each one tried and tested many times by the author and/or customers of the home brew shop Marc owned.
Between 1992 and 1998 Marc ran a successful home brew business in Bridgend. The shop was not just a place to buy from but also a place for customers to speak to fellow brewers and wine makers with coffee freely thrown in.
Not content with just selling kits and ingredients Marc constantly brewed both wine and beer, on and off the premises, so that customers could see how the processes worked and to taste the final results.
Marc let customer demand decide where to buy his stock from and this led to dealings with Tuckers Maltings and Brupaks in the quest for quality ingredients for his customers. His ethos was you can only make quality beer with quality ingredients. It was an ethos that served him and his customers well.
Sadly the home-brew shop in Bridgend closed in April 1998, after 6 fantastic years, and Marc eventually moved from Wales to Norfolk, where he now enjoys the Norfolk Broads and works for a large public sector employer.
The title remained a constant seller in shops and attracted much praise for the book and the recipes it contained, especially Styrian Stunner.
In 2008, after 11 years of popularity, Nexus decided not to reprint the book and the publishing rights reverted to Marc.
For 5 years the book was sold digitally and then early in 2013 Amateur Winemaker & Special Interest Model Books approached Marc with a view to reprint the book. Marc was very keen and the publishing rights were passed to the publisher.


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What is the difference between a mystery and a crime novel?
It's a stupid question, I know, but I honestly have no clue. Basically, what's the difference between a mystery and crime novel? Is there a huge difference? Or are the two genres similar?
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Re: What is the difference between a mystery and a crime novel?
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The two genres are very similar, because they both have to do with crimes being committed. But my understanding is that generally a mystery novel focuses on just that--the mystery of who committed the crime, which usually is not discovered until the end--whereas crime novels are more about exploring the idea of crime in general--why do people commit crimes? How does it impact their victims, the people trying to catch them, themselves? Which is why in crime novels you often get multiple POVs, many times including one or more of the criminals. Mystery novels I think usually stick to the POV of the mystery solver, so that the reader only discovers clues to the mystery as they do.
But of course many (most?) crime novels also include some mystery about who the main antagonist is, and some mystery novels break the standard mold (Agatha Christie plays with the tropes a lot, for ex).
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I agree with the above. Huge overlap but in theory a mystery need not involve a crime (some do not, though there may be a perception of crime at the beginning) and not all crime novels involve a mystery.
Thanks, Megan.
I'm now curious. . . is there any one here on the BB whom writes YA crime?
Plunge!
Maybe I'm being TOO inclusive, but I'd say that mysteries are more inclusive -- I can think of books that are clearly mysteries that involve no crime per se, or where the crime is hardly the point -- like the Westing Game or even a book like The Golden Compass -- where the main plot is to figure something out.
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I really think that a mystery is a crime novel. I think "crime fiction" includes mystery, thriller, etc... much like "YA" includes "teen romance"
jeffman
This may sound obvious, but for a crime novel to be a mystery, we cannot know "the truth" until the climax.
A crime thriller has no such limitation. (Ever see an episode of Columbo?)
A lot of mysteries retain certain aspects of what are now called cozies. Think Agatha Christie. For example, it is not required, but still often the case, that the villain and the primary suspects are all introduced within the first half of the story, and much of the plot involves following red herrings and excluding suspects. This allows the reader to play detective also, because most of the evidence has been presented before the big reveal.
It's a common formula and still has a lot of legs. But it's by no means the rule.
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Book Review: The Wilderness Campaign
by edited by Gary W. Gallagher
Chapel Hill: Univ. North Carolina Press, 1997. 283 pp. Illus, maps, notes, index. $29.95. ISBN:0-8078-2334-1
A number of years ago Gary W. Gallagher inaugurated a series of essay collections on significant campaigns of the Civil War. It is one of the best series on the Civil War that has ever been done. The latest volume in the series, The Wilderness Campaign, which is an excellent addition to the literature on the war. The volume includes eight very good essays..
Brooks D. Simpson, one of the best Grant scholars today, starts off with a very perceptive article on the relationship between Ulysses S. Grant, the northern press, and the manner in which the Wilderness campaign was covered. The condition of the respective armies, the Army of Northern Virginia and the Army of the Potomac on the eve of the campaign are dealt with by Gary Gallagher and John Hennessy, respectively.
Gordon Rhea, author of one of the better volumes on the Wilderness, is justly critical of the performance of the Union cavalry in the campaign, which marked Philip Sheridan's debut as commander of the Cavalry Corps. Peter Carmichael's article is sympathetic towards the much maligned A.P. Hill and Richard Ewell, and much more critical of Robert E. Lee, whose failure to concentrate the army quickly almost resulted in a disaster on May 6 1864, before Longstreet's counterattack restored the situation. Carol Reardon's essay on Lewis Grant's Vermont Brigade is a fine examination of the unit that suffered the most casualties of all units involved in the battle on either side.
Finally, the book features a father-son combination. Robert K. Krick covers with his typically exhaustive research the famous "Lee to the rear" incident with the Texas Brigade, while his son Robert E. L. Krick provides an excellent study of Longstreet's flank attack on May 6 that resulted in that commander being wounded in a manner much like Jackson a year earlier at Chancellorsville.
Taken together, this is yet another terrific collection of essays, and a must for anyone with an interest in the American Civil War.
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"VEF Riga" captain basketball players to the strong "Himki" team – Basketball – Sports
November 12, 2018 by latvia
The Rigans suffered six defeats this season in seven games, taking the last place among the 14 teams on the tournament table.
The Latvian scored 11 points and 6 rebounds with Andrejs Gražulis, nine points were played by Kristaps Janičenoks, and eight points were in Jebel Durem's account.
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Meanwhile, Alexey Svedski scored "Himki" in 16 rows, but 13 points, 17 rebounds and three blocked blocks were George Mickey.
The first quarter of the match was in a similar fight, but for the last three minutes of the first cut of the game, VEF Riga failed to win an opponent's basket, which resulted in the first ten minutes lost at 15:17.
In the first quarter of the second quarter, the opponents took two more shots and had a six-point lead, but in the fourth minute Arthur Ausier and Winsend's Consul reduced their opponent's handicap to two points (22:24). It is true that in the second half of the quarter, the Rigans arrived with 10 points, but in the big break was 13 points deficit – 27:40.
In the first half of the second half, the crowd has already reached 20 points (47:27). The Rigans responded with a seven-point lead but the inability to go even further, and by the end of the third quarter has already lost 24 points (38:62).
The fourth quarter continued in the same note, with the introduction of the team "Himki" already with handicap of 30 points (68:38). Following the quarter-finals, Janis Gailitis gave the opportunity to play the reserves that did not significantly change the score, "VEF Rīga" unit suffered a loss with a score of 51:75.
These teams met as early as October 5, when basketball players "Himki" from "Arena Riga" scored a shocking 96:67 victory. It is true that last year the Rigans managed to surprise and defeat a strong opponent in off-road matches.
The VEF Riga, in its previous match, celebrated on November 4, when Kazan "Unics" competed with 74:89 without major variants.
"VEF Riga", with a win in seven games in the General Unified League ranked last in the 14-team competition, while "Himki", with seven wins in seven games, split the lead with CSKA Moscow.
Meanwhile, in the OlyBet Championship of the Basketball League of Latvia, the Rigans with six wins in seven games are third in the overall ranking. Himki, in addition to the Unified League, started ULEB in the Euroleague, where he won a win in six games.
VEF Rīga was arrested by American defender Beiden Jackson last week, who has not yet completed the Russian visa, so he did not go to Moscow. The club also opted not to extend the deal with striker Arjom Butjankov this month and the contract with amateur coach Austin Luke was interrupted, replacing another American basketball player, James Durem.
In this one-league season, 14 teams start in the regular tournament, taking two rounds and then eight best qualifiers for the play-off fights. Nine Russian teams start in the tournament as well as a unit from Latvia, Estonia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Poland.
The previous season, Cossack basketball players from Moscow were crowned champions who beat the team of "Himki" Moscow in the final 3-0.
VEF Riga won the silver medal in the Latvian championship last season with 0-3 defeats in the semi-finals, 0-3 in the quarter-finals, having lost 2-4 at Ventspils.
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A government working group has met to discuss strengthening a draft law on the management of hazardous goods such as poisonous chemicals and flammable materials.
Revisions to the law are intended to protect people, animals and the environment from potentially dangerous substances.
Commonly used hazardous goods include petrol, paints and pesticides.
Um Sotha, spokesman for the Industry Ministry, yesterday said that changes to the law would be sent to the Council of Ministers for consultation, before going to the National Assembly for approval.
Cham Prasidh, Minister of Industry, said the law would reduce risks in the manufacturing, use, transportation, storage, import and export of hazardous goods.
Relating to a separate food safety issue, Mak Pichrith, the director general of the Commerce Ministry's Camcontrol department, issued a notice to provincial officers, ordering them to prevent the import of two products; Yuan's Oyster Sauce and Golden Oyster Sauce.
The move came after the Hong Kong food safety centre detected the presence of chemicals in samples of the sauces.
Mr Pichrith also urged the authorities to inform supermarkets and other vendors to remove the products from sale.


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Bedla vlnatá, nazývaná též bedla hávnatá (Lepiota clypeolaria (Bull.) Quél, 1871), je houba z čeledi pečárkovitých. V některé, zejména starší literatuře je uváděna jako jedlá, v literatuře novější je uváděna jako jedovatá či nejedlá. Z tohoto důvodu ji ke sběru a konzumaci nelze doporučit.

Synonyma
 Agaricus clypeolarius Bull.,  1789
 Agaricus colubrinus Pers.,  1801
 Agaricus columbinus Bull., 1789
 Lepiota clypeolaria var. minor J.E. Lange,  1940
 Lepiota clypeolaria var. ochraceosulfurescens Locq., (1953)
 Lepiota colubrina (Pers.) Gray,  1821
 Lepiota ochraceosulfurescens (Locq.) Bon,  1981

Vzhled

Makroskopický
Klobouk má v průměru 3–10 cm. V mládí zpočátku vejcovitý, později zvoncovitý až plochý, uprostřed s tupým hrbolem. Klobouk je bělavý, někdy až okrově či červeně hnědý, hustě pokrytý nahnědlými vlnatými šupinkami. Pavučinovitý závoj zanechává okraj klobouku třepenitý.

Lupeny jsou bílé někdy až krémové barvy, husté a různě vysoké, volné. Otlačením hnědnou.

Třeň je 4–12 cm vysoký a 0,3–1 cm tlustý, dole mírně rozšířený až kyjovitý, v celé své délce poměrně křehký a lámavý, rourkovitě dutý. V mládí je bělavý, později bývá okrově žlutý až světle hnědý, nad pavučinovitým prstenem hladký (prsten však často chybí), pod ním hnědě šupinkatý nebo vlnatý. Třeň je od klobouku dobře vylomitelný.

Dužnina je bílá, ne řezu barvu nemění. Chuť je příjemná, nasládlá. Vůně je značně proměnlivá, většinou výrazně houbová, ale i pestřecová až štiplavá, někdy však lehce ovocná.

Mikroskopický
Výtrusy jsou hladké, dlouze a úzce elipsovité 12-16 x 5-5,5 μm velké. Výtrusný prach je bílý.

Výskyt
Roste v červenci až říjnu v lesích všeho druhu, zejména na okrajích a lesních cestách. Obvykle však v živnějších půdách, v opadu listnatých a jehličnatých stromů, někdy i v zahradách a v parcích.

Nejčastější záměny
Podobná je nejedlá bedla nažloutlá (Lepiota magnispora) s vesele oranžovými zbytky plachetky a žlutookrovým třeněm. Dále pak taktéž nejedlá bedla ohňopochvová (Lepiota ignivolvata), která má oranžově hnědou oblast kolem prstene a při otlačení ve spodní části třeně červená.

Reference

Odkazy
 Bedla vlnatá na Biolibu
 Bedla vlanatá na Nahuby.sk
 záznam na index fungorum

Literatura
 Josef a Marie Erhartovi: "Houbařský atlas", str. 128. Nakladatelství Finidr, Český Těšín.
 Rudolf Novotný, František Kotlaba, Zdeněk Pouzar: "Přehled československých hub", str. 249. Nakladatelství Academia, Praha, 1972.
 Andreas Gminder, Tanja Böhningová: "Houby", str. 129. Euromedia Group, k.s, Praha, 2009.

Externí odkazy

Pečárkovité
Nejedlé houby


Set during the London riots, right off the bat we see the film's protagonist, Tommy (Joe Cole) being arrested and sent to Feltham, a young offender's institution. Unknown to his fellow inmates, Tommy is there for the sole purpose of vengeance.
Whilst the plot sounds promising the film is not. Joe Cole is billed as being a hot new talent, but he seems very inexperienced – in the same way the supporting cast members are as well. The director Ron Scapello tries to give the viewer the realistic view of life in an offender's institution by using violence, drugs, corruption, religion and Hip Hop to relate.
Baring in mind that this is a realistic vengeance story, the audience gets to see what led Tommy to get himself convicted, whilst experiencing his day-to-day life in Feltham. While we're not expecting him to go "Frank Castle" on his enemies, you are left wishing he had. The action scenes, however, are brutal, realistic, unrehearsed and short-lived. Other than the flow of the fighting scenes, everything in this film feels rather forced even down to the repetitive dialogue.
The character roles feel overtly stereotyped, to the point that it becomes quite annoying. The main antagonist Jake (English Frank) seems to be trying too hard to be gangster. The warden is trying too hard to be corrupt. Tommy is trying too hard to be emotional and the director is trying too hard to capture emotion. Hopefully by now you are getting the point; most things do not seem natural in this film. If Scapello was hoping that his camera techniques, enhanced stereotypes and emotions would get the viewer to root for vengeance and understand Tommy's mind-set he is sadly mistaken. Instead, it drags the movie and makes everything feel scripted.
Offender is a very average movie. It is a real story based on real possibilities, but is plagued by really annoying characters. Joe Cole may be the new on the scene, and it shows, but he is the only promising actor here. Maybe with a better cast and more character development his young career could have gotten a better start, but Offender only succeeds in offending your expectations of a promising concept.


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2015 Pre-season Rookie Update: #'s 1-12
Posted by deanondraft in NBA
Bobby Portis, D'angelo Russell, Emmanuel Mudiay, Jahlil Okafor, Justise Winslow, Karl Towns, Kelly Oubre, Kristaps Porzingis, Mario Hezonja, Myles Turner, Stanley Johnson, Willie Cauley-Stein
1. Karl Towns (Final Big: 1st, Drafted: 1st)
One problem with the exercise of ranking draft prospects is that it can result in a lack of attention to a consensus #1 overall pick. After a season where 5 or 6 players could be argued to deserve the #1 pick, I have yet to see a credible argument that Towns is not the best prospect in the draft. Consequently, nobody discusses his precise level of goodness.
He's arguably the 3rd best prospect to enter the draft post Oden/Durant. Anthony Davis is #1, and I would have taken Joel Embiid ahead of Towns before he was revealed to be an incorrigible Shirley Temple guzzler.
The next tier of prospects includes Derrick Rose, John Wall, Blake Griffin, and Kyrie Irving. Rose did not dominate college enough, and Kyrie is a non-athletic non-defense PG so I wouldn't even consider either of them ahead of towns. Griffin and Wall both dominated college and have extreme levels of athleticism that Towns lacks, but I wouldn't take a non-shooting non-rim protecting Griffin over a center who does both. Wall had the strongest case as an elite 2 way PG (he could have become so much better than he is), but I still favor Towns. A two way 3 point shooting center with no significant leaks in his prospect profile outside of merely good not great physical tools is just too attractive to pass up.
Of course Towns had to get drafted to the team with the most pre-historic NBA offense, and consequently he has a mere 2 attempts from 3 in the pre-season as the front office is paying Kevin Garnett $17M to mentor Towns to take jumpers with his heels on the arc. So perhaps like Wall his potential will never be fully realized, but I nevertheless rate him as the 3rd best prospect in the last 8 drafts. He should be awesome in spite of his un-sharp environment.
Good Prospects Who Are Significantly Inferior to KAT
2. Justise Winslow (Final Big: 3rd, Drafted: 10th)
Winslow has been a passing machine in the pre-season, tallying 20 assists vs 10 turnovers. This is largely due to his inability to score, as he struggled to put the biscuit in the basket from all parts of the court this pre-season. He has the ability to create quality shots for himself, but it doesn't show in his pre-season stats as he averaged a meager 8 pts per 36 minutes.
After shooting just 25/93 (27%) on non-rim 2's in college, Winslow only converted 2/17 of two pointers 5+ feet from the rim in the pre-season. It seems unfathomable that he can continue to be this bad from short and mid-range, but it's nevertheless concerning if the trend continues to hold. For now, Winslow is leaning heavily on rim attempts and free throws to get his buckets.
It's possible that he's a career eFG% disaster if he can't convert non-layups. But I stand by my pre-draft assessment that he is awesome at everything other than shooting. He is only 19, and he has time to learn to score away from the hoop. If he does and develops his slashing ability, he has star potential. If he doesn't he may fall well short of the lofty praise I heaped on him pre-draft. This is a weak #2 ranking, as Justise's scoring concerns are real and he is closer to #10 than he is to #1.
3. Stanley Johnson (Final Big: 7th, Drafted: 8th)
4. D'Angelo Russell (Final Big: 2nd, Drafted: 2nd)
This may feel like an overreaction to pre-season and summer league, but the only reason Russell ever rated ahead of Stanley is because of a not large 35 game NCAA sample. Stanley was the #3 RSCI recruit vs. Russell's #16, and statistically the two weren't THAT far apart. They both had questionable athleticism and questionable splits vs. good defenses, and after summer league and pre-season Russell's concerns are much more glaring.
After a dismal summer league where Russell posted 16 assists vs 26 turnovers, he cut the turnovers in the pre-season but offered little outside of a few mid-range jumpers made off the dribble and an 11 assist game vs. Maccabi Haifa. And it's not encouraging that he landed with one of the worst coaches surrounded by chuckers in the backcourt, which is a terrible scenario for his development. This is not enough to cast aside his excellent skill level and vision, but my optimism is tempered.
On the other hand, Johnson quelled concerns about rim finishing concerns when he converted an awesome 25/40 inside the arc in summer league. He also showed an improved handle, as he was able to slash through the defense to create layups for himself on multiple occasions while still posting more assists (10) than TOVs (9). His pre-season 2P% was mildly disappointing at 42% (28/67), and he still looks a bit clumsy with the ball so minor concerns linger. But he finished rim attempts efficiently, and only struggled to make short-mid range 2's as he converted just 11/41 of 2PA that were 5+ feet from the rim according to ESPN shot charts. He excelled at these shots in college and pre-season, so this is likely attributable to bad variance.
Johnson is so solidly good across the board at such a young age that it's hard to envision him amounting to not much. He doesn't specialize in any one skill, but being average or better across the board can sum up to a valuable player to give him sneaky upside. After resisting all NCAA season, I'm finally ready to hop on board with the Stanimal. He's the most likely non-Towns prospect to become an above average player.
5. Mario Hezonja (Final Big: 11th, Drafted: 5th)
I wasn't high on Hezonja entering the draft, but that's mostly because I was too lazy to scout him and chalked him up as a mystery box. There's a lot to like here:
-He's the most explosive player in the draft class
-He has good size at 6'8″
-He is a good 3 point shooter and bombs away with decent volume.
-He is a willing passer
-He has good shot selection and better feel for the game than you'd expect
The only holes in his game is that his handle is somewhat limited and he is bizarrely turnover prone. But I don't see any clear reason why his turnovers won't be cut, and his handle is good enough to do this.
To the masses he has become a caricature of overconfidence, as his swagger has overshadowed his play. So while he has solidified himself as a source of entertainment, nobody seems to be predicting greatness. It's hard to read his quotes and expect a good team player. But in summer league 31 of his 66 FGA have come from 3, and he converted 51% (18/35) of his 2PA. His shot selection seems generally good, and this is supported by his ACB and Euro stats. He hasn't been perfect, as he did drain the shot clock to skip the 2 for 1 and take a long 2 off the dribble. But overall there were many more good attempts than awful ones.
It cannot be taken for granted that team player Mario will continue to show up over the course of his NBA career. It's possible that once he is on track to greatness, his stubbornness causes him to regress to poor habits. But if he stays on track, he can be anywhere from an efficient 3 + D piece to a full fledged star. His personality risks are well worth bearing given his upside. There's an argument that he belongs even higher, and he could easily close the season as the #2 rookie in the class.
6. Willie Cauley-Stein (Final Big: 6th, Drafted: 6th)
With all of the negative pre-draft reports and him landing on one of the most incompetent NBA franchises, there is a natural aversion to WCS loving. But this is the same league where Clint Capela inexplicably slid to 26th overall in 2014, and the Kings may have made a decent pick in spite of being themselves.
WCS quietly had a good pre-season and SL, and possibly earned himself a starting role. Offensively he is limited but he is a solid garbageman who avoids mistakes as he posted a microscopic 0.85 TOVs per 36 in 253 SL + PS minutes. Defensively he isn't perfect, but he has good instincts poking away passes and his size, athleticism, and superhuman quickness gives him upside.
It's hard to envision him not becoming a useful NBA player, and a Tyson Chandler-ish upside isn't bad.
7. Kelly Oubre (Final Big: 8th, Drafted: 15th)
Oubre struggled to make 3's shooting 8/32 in SL and 1/14 pre-season, but I suspect this is largely poor variance since there weren't questions about his shot entering the draft. More importantly, he showed a better than expected slashing ability (especially in summer league), which is exciting for a player with his awesome tools. He also posted a monster free throw rate, continued to rack up huge steal totals with his excellent length and quickness, and kept his turnover total reasonably low.
He still needs to improve his passing ability, as his assist rate did not improve from his disappointing NCAA rate. And he needs to prove that he has the feel for the game to score and defend at the NBA level. These deficiencies are why he slid to 15th overall, and they could preclude him from becoming a good NBA'er. But his tools and overall statistical production are both good enough such that they could easily trump his flaws in the long run.
Wings with Oubre's tools who can do a little bit of everything don't come around often, and he was a great gamble for Washington at 15th overall.
8. Jahlil Okafor (Final Big: 4th, Drafted: 3rd)
Okafor was awful in both summer league and pre-season. His value is largely entirely tied into his ability to finish at the rim with his excellent length and touch, but in the pre-season he struggled to create attempts and has instead settled for mid-range shots. Consequently he shot 38.6 FG% (22/57) and drew a mere 9 FTA. He also had a terrible 4 assists vs 18 turnovers, as he did not display passing ability to offset his plummet in scoring efficiency.
Some blame can be placed on Philly's poor guard play and spacing, and he still can become an efficient offensive weapon if he finds a way to get a higher volume shots at the rim. But thus far he has been a black hole of extreme inefficiency, and efficient scoring was his only real strength entering the draft. This is especially scary considering his poor shooting and lackluster defense, as his offense needs to translate to the NBA exceptionally well for him to have any compelling upside scenario.
I felt I gave Okafor the benefit of the doubt by ranking him 4th in the class, and now that all of his translation flags are glaring it is hard to feel optimistic. How excited would you be if your favorite team drafted a one trick pony who may not be able to translate his one trick to the NBA level?
9. Emmanuel Mudiay (Final Big: 5th, Drafted: 7th)
A number of intelligent people think highly of Mudiay, as he has great tools and legitimate PG skills. But he still has a long road to go to become a good NBA player, and it starts with his shooting. Combining SL, PS, China, and high school all-star games he has shot 28% (22/79) from 3 and 58% (55/95) FT. It's hard to project his shot confidently from a mish mash of small samples, but it looks bad.
There's a short list of PG's since 2000 who have been successful with a FT% < 70%: it's mostly a bunch of Rondo seasons and a smattering of young Baron Davis and Tony Parker before they graduated to consistent 70%+ shooting. This is for good reason– a point guard that runs frequent pick and rolls is inevitably going to pull up for jumpers and floaters, and an inability to convert will tank his efficiency. Even Rondo was a respectable 40% career shooter from 16-23 feet. If Mudiay doesn't learn to shoot, the rest of his game needs to be pristine to become a good starting PG
In PS + SL, Mudiay's rebounds, steals, and blocks totals were all decent but unspectacular. He was given a large role offensively and permitted to take his lumps, and lumpy it was. He barely posted more assists (50) than TOVs (44) and his scoring was hyper-inefficient. There is clear room for improvement as he trims the fat, but there sure is lots of fat to trim. While he has potential on defense, he doesn't have the best fundamentals and it's unlikely that he becomes lockdown while shouldering such a big offensive load. And even though he's athletic, he's not on Westbrook, Wall, or Rose's level of explosiveness. Perhaps his handle, passing, vision, and tools are enough to muster a respectable career as a non-shooting PG, but I don't see how he is amazing enough to buck historical trends and become anything near a star without learning to shoot.
He is young enough to have a chance of developing into a respectable shooter, and this is largely where all of his upside lies. But he will almost certainly never become an above average shooter. Even if progression slightly below average shooting is guaranteed, he still has a long way to go to develop the rest of his game into a star. I see his upside as John Wall-ish, and a number of things need to go right for this to be achieved. It's a good upside, but it's not great and it's dragged down by a boatload of bust equity.
Stretch 5's
10. Bobby Portis (Final Big: 14th, Drafted: 22nd)
Portis is in a different vein from Porzingis and Turner, as he is slightly undersized for a center and not explosive enough to be a prolific shot blocker. But his mobility, high basketball IQ, and non-stop motor make him ideal for a defense that switches heavily. Given questions regarding Porzingis's instincts and rebounding and Turner's ability to defend the pick and roll, it wouldn't be shocking if Portis ended up as the best defensive player of the trio.
It was a stretch to call Portis a stretch big entering the draft, with just 8% of his college FGA coming behind the arc. But playing for 3 point happy Fred Hoiberg, Portis increased his 3PA rate to 15% in his combined PS + SL sample in spite of the greater distance. It is too soon to tell how reliably he will make these, but merely attempting them is a good sign.
His biggest flaw remains his lack of explosiveness. Consequently he struggles to finish in traffic, and his 43% preseason 2P% is not inspiring. But he gets most of his shots in the flow of the offense, which keeps his turnover rate low. He also posted monster rebound numbers, and overall he had a reasonably efficient pre-season on above average usage.
Halfway through his freshman season, I wrote about the curious lack of draft hype for Portis. Some level of skepticism made sense, as his lack of burst is a genuine damper on his upside. But he is also overlooked due to lacking sex appeal in his game (i.e. a turnaround jumpshot) that he doesn't need to be effective. His edge lies in size, mobility, effort, smarts, rebounding, shotmaking ability, and fitting in well with the team concept. It is not certain that this will sum to much, but it looks like it will amount to something. And based on pre-season something could be more than most are expecting.
11. Kristaps Porzingis (Final Big: 12th, Drafted: 4th)
12. Myles Turner (Final Big: 20th, Drafted: 11th)
Has anybody noticed that Porzingis and Turner are nearly the exact same thing? Both are awkward bigs who offer shot blocking, shooting (including turnarounds!), and not much else.
Porzingis's hype train is comical. Knick fans are so starved for any ray of hope that every minutely positive Staps play gets blown out of proportion as if he just cured cancer. There are things to like– he is a giant with decent mobility, and is comfortable operating behind the arc with 22% of his PS + SL FGA coming from 3. He also posted more cumulative assists (13) than turnovers (11) in spite of being flagged for a poor ratio in Europe, so his feel for the game may not be that bad after all.
The downside is that he is not Dirk. Not even close. As expected for a 7'2″ player, he is neither fluid nor coordinated. This doesn't mean he will be bad on offense, as he spaces the floor and his quickness comes in handy when he gets a clear lane against a mismatch. And if he continues to move the ball and limit turnovers, that's a nice offensive piece for a rim protecting giant. But his value could be diminished if the Knicks expect him to create regularly. He doesn't have the fluidity or burst to regularly attack off the dribble with efficiency and his shot isn't good enough to score efficiently on regular mid-range attempts.
Defensively is where Staps has the most potential, as his size and length enables him to protect the rim, and his mobility enables him to defend the pick and roll and hold his own on switches. But he is nevertheless difficult to project on this end as his lackluster instincts may prevent him from becoming a great defensive piece. Also his poor rebounding detracts from his strengths on this end and puts pressure on the PF to pick up his slack on the glass.
Staps has an interesting blend of forces working in his favor opposed by flaws working against him. In the best case he becomes a quality 3 + D center who can also exploit offensive mismatches, and in the worst case he becomes a black hole on offense who never becomes a positive defensively in spite of his physical advantages. He definitely has some compelling upside, but his upside is vastly overstated by ESPN/NYC and he has clear bust risk. Also he is the type of player who could get a big boost from coaching, so it is unfortunate that he was drafted to the Knicks.
Turner lacks confidence in his NBA 3 pointer, as just 7 of his 76 SL + PS FGA came beyond the arc. Larry Bird said that Turner might be the best shooter on the team, and this is supported by his 84% college FT's. But his 27.4 NCAA 3P% along with his scarce 3PA rate in the NBA bodes ill for the current state of his shooting range. He has a nice turnaround mid-range jumper, but he loves it so much he may as well marry it. 28 of his 37 pre-season FGA came on non-rim 2PA, and 22 came on 2PA that were 11+ feet from the hoop. In a related story, he posted a putrid 43.3% TS. This figure suffers from poor shooting variance, but it is nevertheless challenging to score efficiently with such an extreme rate of mid-range attempts. Extending his range beyond the arc and displacing a portion of mid-range attempts with 3 pointers would do a world of good for Turner's value.
The upside is that Turner rebounds reasonably well and he blocks shots at an insane rate. There are questions about his ability to defend the pick and roll given his poor lateral quickness, and he isn't fit for a defense that heavily switches. But Frank Vogel has already built an elite defense with an immobile big swatting away shots at the rim, so Indiana is a great landing spot for Turner to thrive on D.
14 thoughts on "2015 Pre-season Rookie Update: #'s 1-12"
Alex S said:
Towns is going to be so damn good.
Andrew Sutton said:
I have Towns behind Davis and ahead of Love as the best prospect since 2003. Kyrie Irving could have been in the top 3 if he had a larger sample. Lebron was a mystery bag. I know people love saying he was a can't miss but he could have been a bust. That saying i'm going to wait before I make any claims on these rookies. Preseason is essentially a regular season week when every team is doing their Pop impression by limiting minutes on the starters. Bring on the season (i'm kinda disappointed that men's college basketball isn't going to quarters like women's). I more hype for this season as ever because I'm starting to get into betting. I like reading this blog simply because I like differing opinions besides ESPN and DX. Vashro is another one too. Even though i'm not a believer in EWP and plus/minus, i like the conversation.
deanondraft said:
I don't think Kyrie is top 3 even with a bigger sample, because he's a non-athletic non-defense playing little person. He also had the most amazing skill set + footwork I had ever seen and was the easy choice at #1 in his particular draft, but taking him over a two way big is bold. As it is he's a very good player, but Towns will probably be better and Embiid definitely would have been better if he could have stayed healthy and laid off the Shirley Temples.
Same goes for Love– things went well for him translating his scoring to the NBA given meh physical profile (he could have ended up closer to Cody Zeller), and he still peaked as like a fringe top 10 player in Minny bc he doesn't play defense. Stats (including EWP) always overrate players who play poor defense.
Both guys are very good and probably top 10 prospects of the past 8 years, but not top 5 IMO. It's really hard to be a transcendental star only playing one end of the court.
Good point WRT LeBron– we didn't really *know* he would be this good. He definitely worked out about as well as he could have. I don't think he could have been a complete bust given that he had perfect physical tools and legit PG skills + vision. He could have ended up with a busted shot or poor decision making vs. NBA defenses, but it's hard to imagine a Darko level flop. That said it's an interesting exercise trying to figure out what his worst case outcome– I really don't know what this might have been.
Thanks for the compliment, glad I can provide a different perspective!
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Looking at Love's combine data, he is more athletic than people give him credit for. One the defense note with both Love and Irving, defense is a team activity. People shit on Harden for defense but yet Houston had the 2nd best defense. Minnesota was a top 5 defensive team Love's last year there.
Combine data can't be trusted. Doug McDermott had the same vertical as Russell Westbrook. Love may not be the least athletic PF in the NBA, but it certainly was below average for a top 5 pick.
Houston had the #8 defense last year and Minnesota was #12 the last year with Love, dunno where you are getting those #'s.
FactsWom said:
He's a subscriber to "wins produced" dean. kevin love is their patron saint
That stat is still a thing? Doesn't it get crushed in any sort of predictive testing?
I got the numbers from realgm but if we don't agree with each other's respective data. For Harden and Love to be so terrible, I would think they would hurt their team's overall defensive productivity. Houston was #2 in defensive efficiency when pace adjusted. http://basketball.realgm.com/nba/team_stats/2015/Advanced_Stats/Team_Totals/Regular_Season/drtg/asc?pace_adjustment=
Minnesota was 5th in 2014:
http://basketball.realgm.com/nba/team_stats/2014/Advanced_Stats/Team_Totals/Regular_Season/drtg/asc?pace_adjustment=
Ah OK. They are pace adjusting a stat that is already pace adjusted, so it's going to make any up tempo team look better on defense + worse on offense than reality.
WP is predictive because it is explanatory. The consistency of the output in production(basketball is a pretty stable sport when it comes to player stats) is what makes this the best model out. Being put the rigors of academic peer reviews is another positive on the model.
MasaiBRaps said:
With Johnson's rise, Detroit taking him over Winslow is looking a lot less bad than it did on draft day. So if the Pistons are off the hook, which teams do you think missed most blatantly by not taking the conventional choice (other than Hornets)? Is Toronto & Dallas passing over Portis starting to seem like a mistake or is it just way too early to make that kind of call about picks from the late first round?
Nah I think those picks are fine. Portis looks good pre-season but at the time Delon and Anderson were right in the same ballpark and could still end up as better pros. Portis looks nice but he's not exactly teeming with upside so I don't think you can really beat up a team for passing him up unless it was because they took Terry Rozier.
Christian said:
So, mr. Demakis, don't you think its time to thrown in the towel on our take on Poringiz. I know he started slow, but just over the past 5-10 games i think he's showing signs of being for real.


inches from head to heel, which is about the size of a banana. Apparently it was hard to measure from head to toe before 20 weeks because your legs are curled up against your torso, so all your length measurements are taken from head to bottom. You are swallowing several ounces of amniotic fluid every day, which gives your digestive system good practice. You are producing a black, sticky-by-product of digestion called meconium, which will be the first dirty diaper we will see.
This was a rough week only because your big sister got me sick and I felt awful all week. Of course over the course of the week I slowly started feeling better but it's not an instant thing. There has been a lot of lazy and and sleeping around here. I'm definitely good with the sleeping because I am still struggling to get comfortable every night, which means I'm not getting a good night's sleep. It's getting better because I have found little tricks like sandwiching myself between two pillows but some nights are way worst than others. Eating is the same. I'm doing it all the time! You are definitely growing in there because I just can't seem to stop eating. I can also feel you moving around like crazy in there. Your dad felt you for the first time the other day which is always pretty cool. But all day long I can feel you squirming around in there.
It really is hard to believe that I am halfway through this pregnancy already. I think I struggle believing it even more when I think about the fact that I didn't believe I would ever get pregnant and stay pregnant again. I had truly given up hope when we got pregnant but now here we are, 20 weeks along expecting a little boy. The first half of this pregnancy has already gone by so fast, so I have no doubt the last half will definitely fly by. The second half is full of holidays so it will definitely go by quickly. The first half wasn't all sunshine and roses but it went pretty well. There was a bit of worry at the beginning thanks to previous losses, but every step of the way I just kept hoping for the best. Then worry was taken over by constant nausea and morning sickness. I definitely never had the this much morning sickness with my pregnancy with Addison. I was frustrated with all the throwing up and feeling so crummy all the time. But then the second trimester came along and I started feeling better. I was still exhausted all the time but I was feeling good overall. Then I started to just get excited. I started looking forward to finding out if we were having a boy or a girl, and of course was thrilled to find out we were having a boy. Even though I ended the first half of this pregnancy being sick thanks to a certain toddler, I'm feeling awesome. I love seeing my bump grow. I love feeling him moving around in there. I'm excited to plan the nursery and shop for clothes. 20 more weeks then we get to meet this little guy and I'm so excited.