Over the past few months, I've posted a few juggling videos to Instagram. One showed me juggling three baseballs in between sets of lifting and the other showed me juggling racquetballs against a wall. Since sharing those brief clips, I've received several questions about juggling. Many athletes have written to me asking whether it makes sense for them to juggle, and if so, how do they learn.
For starters, I'll point out that I am far from a juggling expert. I've never spent more than a few minutes at a time juggling. I took it up several years ago as a way to simply maintain my hand-eye coordination. I wanted something that I could do anywhere without taxing myself physically. Juggling seemed like the perfect option. I even wrote an article about it way back in 2007.
Eight years later and I still subscribe to the same approach. Juggling continues to keep my hand-eye coordination sharp and is also useful for the brain. It's one of those activities where the benefits almost seem too good to be true.
Fortunately, those benefits aren't exaggerated. You'll be hard pressed to find an athlete who doesn't want to maintain or improve his hand-eye coordination. And perhaps more importantly, it is an activity that athletes can practice anywhere. It won't interfere with your lifting or sport-specific training. No one will ever experience soreness or fatigue from juggling a few balls.
As far as getting started, there are balls made specifically for juggling, but I've always just used baseballs or tennis balls. You can see a quick demonstration below.
It can also be useful to juggle balls against a wall. I prefer racquetballs for this variation. The racquetballs will rebound quickly so you need to react equally fast. Many beginners will be surprised at how much different it is to juggle balls against a wall as opposed to juggling in the air.
As far as learning how to juggle, there are loads of useful tutorials online. One of the sites that I first referenced back in 2007 can be found at the link below.
I suggest starting with a basic three ball cascade and eventually progressing from there. Even just a few minutes of practice as a warm-up will prove useful over time. And as you become more proficient, you can include juggling in other ways. For example, I will often perform short periods of juggling in between sets of heavy lifting. It may sound odd, but I like to challenge my coordination while I am fatigued.
As a young boxer, I was always told that it is easy to perform well when you are fresh. My coach instilled upon us the importance of performing equally well when we were fatigued. That mentally stuck with me as I transitioned from athlete to coach. I've always stressed the importance of maintaining composure and ability whether you are fresh or fatigued. Juggling in between sets of exercise is one simple way to reinforce this principle.
It's worth noting that juggling is just one of many ways to improve coordination. Below is a video that I filmed in 2012. Similar to the clips above, the variations that you'll see in the Youtube video won't cost you a dollar. The drills can be practiced almost anywhere.
In summary, almost any athlete will benefit by improving his hand-eye coordination. Learning to juggle a few balls is one of the easiest ways to facilitate this process. Once you've learned to juggle, you'll have a skill that can be practiced anywhere. And there will always be more difficult variations that you can strive to achieve in the future.
Great stuff Ross. I'll have to try this with my developmental tennis players; it should help out a lot.
Brilliant as always Ross. sometimes I practice catching a ball off a wall with an action which is pretty much opposite to the one mentioned in your article. you can call it hand mind coordination. i cant send you a video as it cant be proved with the video. try fixing you gaze at one point on the wall while trying to catch the ball off the wall. you cant look at the ball, try training your mind to 'see' the coming ball. its fun and improves your coverage of vision.
Very interesting perspective. It stands to reason. I've found the more variety you can work into your program, without losing site of your overarching goals, the better. I throw in handstands lately, especially on shoulder days, or pushing days. Juggling, of course, is much more detailed ancillary work, but something I would be open to trying. Thanks!
Good read. My juijitsu sensei showed the class some basic juggling moves years ago and I still fool around with it, usually at the park while my son is running around. I find hackey sacks are good, because they don't roll away when you drop them. Also, round, lead fishing weights are good if you want a little resistance, (just twist off the nibs and file the waste down). It's a fun challenge, and kids always want to try.
Have yo heard of the Sparatacus workout?
Minute drills is no joke.
Funnily enough, juggling used to be recommend exercise for fighters in the medieval period! Progressions included heavier balls, walking around whilst juggling and walking through obstacles etc.


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On the HX50's top plate sits an exposure compensation dial, and while this is a welcome addition you can't help but feel that the aforementioned control dial might have been better located in its place.
All that said, there's no denying that the HX50 is an attractive compact that takes a lot of its design cues from the successful Sony RX100 and RX1, and is no doubt sure to attract many admiring glances.
The Sony HX50 certainly has some performance highlights, although it's not without flaw.
The HX-50's AF performance is impressive, and at the wide angle of the zoom the HX50 locks focus in no time at all. The further you zoom in to the subject the longer it takes to acquire focus, and in low light conditions AF speed is noticeably slower, although this isn't uncommon for such a camera.
Battery life is another highlight – Sony states a battery life of around 400 shots or 200 minutes of video on a full charge, and after some 300 shots on test, along with lots of image review, the camera was still showing a full charge.
The HX50 is generally fast in use, too, even if the 30x optical zoom hampers the start-up speed somewhat, with the camera taking around three seconds to go from off to ready to capture an image.
Once up and shooting, however, the shot-to-shot speed itself is far more promising at around a second between shots, which is about average for such a compact.
As mentioned, however, there are issues with the camera. The LCD screen, for example, suffers badly when it comes to bright conditions. Reflections in harsh sunlight make the screen all but unusable in such conditions, which is an irritating.


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On Friday, minutes after TMZ reported that Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte was preparing an apology, Lochte released an official apology statement for his "behavior last weekend." The so-called "apology" was long but vague and defensive, steering clear of Lochte actually admitting responsibility for lying to the International Olympic Committee and to Brazilian authorities about the events of last Sunday morning.
Lochte described the events of Sunday morning as "traumatic" for him, seemingly suggesting that he could have confused the security guards at the gas station he and his teammates stopped at for robbers. "Regardless of the behavior of anyone else that night," he went on, implying that it was not only the Team USA swimmers' behavior that was at fault, "I should have been much more responsible in how I handled myself." This essentially serves as a "sorry I'm not sorry" statement, avoiding blaming himself for any specific role and suggesting that the whole thing was a misunderstanding.
The note also didn't include a full-throated apology to Brazil, and to Rio specifically, for perpetuating damaging stereotypes around this year's Games that the city has worked hard to prove untrue. The closest Lochte's statement came to an apology was, "I appreciate ... the people of Brazil who welcomed us to Rio and worked so hard to make sure that these Olympic Games provided a lifetime of great new memories." It's generic and avoids the point, and could have easily come from any Olympic athlete's thank-you statement following their participation in the Games.
It's traumatic to be out late with your friends in a foreign country - with a language barrier - and have a stranger point a gun at you and demand money to let you leave, but regardless of the behavior of anyone else that night, I should have been much more responsible in how I handled myself and for that I am sorry to my teammates, my fans, my fellow competitors, my sponsors, and the hosts of this great event.
I accept responsibility for my role in this happening and have learned some valuable lessons. I am grateful for my USA Swimming teammates and the USOC, and appreciate all of the efforts of the IOC, the Rio '16 Host Committee, and the people of Brazil who welcomed us to Rio and worked so hard to make sure that these Olympic Games provided a lifetime of great new memories. There has already been too much said and too many valuable resources dedicated to what happened last weekend, so I hope we spend our time celebrating the great stories and performances of these Games and look ahead to celebrating future successes.
Considering that the behavior of Lochte and his teammates sparked increased tensions between the United States and Brazil, and cast an embarrassing shadow over this year's Games, Rio deserves more from Lochte than this statement, which is essentially one big shrug emoji.


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The Department of Health and Human Services of USA issued a nationwide public health emergency declaration in response to recent human infections with a newly discovered swine influenza A (swine flu) virus.
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Akira Kurosawa: The Quiet Duel (1949)
I need your help. It may be the heat (my power went off for a few days), the tragedy (throwing out all that bacon will do things to a man), or just the outright exhaustion (I'm a claim rep in my off-time, and this has been a packed couple of weeks); but didn't we watch this film a couple of weeks ago?
I've sat through the whole blessed thing now and I'm not sure anything beyond the beginning or the end will stick with me longer than my next sweat-fueled inspection. It's like this film looked at the rough template for Drunken Angel, decided that it could have used a bit less moral ambiguity, and threw in a different disease so that it would seem like an entirely new package. Again, I don't think this is what Akira Kurosawa intended in the slightest, but I can't help but feel that it's a recycled package from something that you and I agreed wasn't the best of Kurosawa's early films.
The Quiet Duel centers on another one of those master / pupil relationships that Kurosawa likes to truck out. This time the narrative is less balanced between the two and weighs more heavily on the younger of the half. This time around the duo is a pair of medical professionals, Dr. Kyoji Fujisaki (Toshiro Mifune), and his father Dr. Konosuke Fujisaki (Takashi Shimura). The film opens on a prologue of sorts, showing what happens one fateful night in the Pacific during World War II when Kyoji operated on a patient infected with syphilis.
This sequence is, hands down, the best in the film. There's nothing subtle about it but when the atmosphere is layered on as richly as it is here no audience has cause to complain. The darkness outside the surgery tent is barely being kept at bay by the struggling lights inside. The humidity has caused a light grease to form over the doctor and his surgical assistant. Then there's the procedure itself, when the ceaseless rain forms a constant drip inside of the medical bubble, and the pressure mounts until, finally, the spot of blood we knew we were waiting for appears on Kyoji's hand. He's infected, and given that the overarching theme of the last few films has been the infection of the young from external or internal forces, that should come as no surprise. The problem is that nothing else in the film comes as a surprise. The doctor is of noble stock, as is his father, and the main problem of the film is how the younger deals with his syphilitic infection and does not want to pass it down through to his longing wife or to the next generation.
Again, thematically this makes sense. The younger generation is finally shown to be taking steps to excise itself of the poison of the war and the influence of the west. But in Drunken Angel this excision played out in a boiling swamp of waste and jazz bars, culminating in a broad but beautifully arranged fight between young and old. The Quiet Duel took a 180 from this approach and sprinted headlong in the other direction to the worst kind of melodrama, the kind where the reality of the situation is spelled out so thoroughly in advance that every moment of silence is underlined with the doctor's infection.
What this spells out to is far too many scenes of the younger doctor sitting in silence while his wife, father, or nurse looks on him in kind reverence of the struggle he is going through. Once or twice is fine for establishing how each character relates to this moment, but by the tenth or so time Mifune is trying to do something new with his face to make the silence interesting it gets to be a bit grating. Worse still is the sense that Kurosawa knows how to break these tedious moments and make them interesting.
One of the biggest surprises in the film comes during a moment of weakness when the doctor allows himself to kiss his wife. The screen flashes white for a moment and the weeds that were covering the faces of the wife and the doctor form blinding wires onscreen, then he throws his wife away in disgust at what he might pass on if he allowed himself this one moment. In the midst of all this redundant, if respectful, posturing it's the one moment given air to breathe and a frightening result is produced.
I know that we disagreed over One Wonderful Sunday a few weeks back, and this is surely a film that will stick to me far longer than this will, but The Quiet Duel is a great reminder of how bad melodrama can be. That speech, given by Mifune in the center of the film, epitomizes what is wrong with the form when it is done poorly. He doesn't express anything that hasn't already been visualized or vocalized many times previously, all performed as well as can be expected from Mifune as he has to cram the word desire into as many sentences as time and grammar will allow. The two purely melodramatic moments in One Wonderful Sunday worked the opposite way, in the center of the film vocalizing the real fears neither had accepted as future husband and wife, and the final a fantastic plea to a whole country to pull together.
There was one gender-based issue I also have with the presentation of The Quiet Duel, but let me hear what your thoughts on syphilis are Kyle. Perhaps Toshiro Mifune really caught syphilis because he was too good at being a drunken angel. In a way, that's a movie I'd rather have seen.
I was invested for a little bit longer than you were I think; the movie held my interest through some of the early scenes, where it seemed to be heading in a direction much more psychological, based on Mifune's character's desire to hide something he'd no reason to be ashamed over from his fiance all while slowly unraveling. The early scenes between Mifune and Shimura also work well, though that's more because they're good actors and the movie at least has some minor promise of suspense left at this point.
Where it turns for me is after Kyoji tells his father about his condition and the nurse in their hospital also discovers the truth, and then none of this is put to any use at all. The situation created here could have lead to some legitimately interesting scenes, putting to question what benefit Kyoji's adamant secrecy actually provides and to whom. This would also have forced a question of whether his actions in pushing his fiance away for what he deems her own benefit are actually noble—as he fervently believes—or simply an act of false martyrdom. This is where I thought and hoped The Quiet Duel was heading with an uncomfortable scene between Kyoji, his fiance, and the nurse. Unfortunately the story throws all this out in order to give us a boring, black and white comparison between Kyoji and the soldier who he caught his disease from, who encountered years later is now hiding it from his own pregnant wife despite the advice of the two doctors. You see, Kyoji is the noble one, suffering for the good of others, and the soldier is a selfish jerk. That's what's going on here. Movie over. You can go now.
But the movie isn't over, because we have yet to witness the nurse serve as the full spectrum of Necessary Archetypal Characters, going from the angry and ungrateful Fallen Woman to the fully transformed, caring, responsible mother who even cares for Kyoji so much that she'd be willing to risk infection with his condition and they're totally going to make out.
Add to this that the movie doesn't have an ending—or it does, if you consider as an adequate ending a scene that echoes the first while pointing to the fact that Kyoji is still suffering for the benefit of others as was established 15 minutes into the movie—and what we're left with is essentially a capably made 1 hour TV episode stretched out for no one's benefit. It wasn't the worst one we've watched, but I won't be sad a year from now that it isn't included in the Kurosawa Criterion set.
It was a bit intimidating writing with you initially because you were able to say a lot more in one sitting than I'm used to responding to. The volume of this text you presented speaks a lot to how involved you were in the movie, and you're the one who likes it more than me. Granted, we're talking on a really small scale here, but as far as disappointments go this is the first full-on boring one in the bunch.
Even The Most Beautiful has an image that will stay with me, notwithstanding my annoyance with all the forced laughter. The Quiet Duel just sat there onscreen with an energy more stoic and reserved than Mifune's doctor. There were no surprises, just some of those quaint moments between Mifune and Shimura that you mentioned. I was genuinely moved once when they were sitting on a couch together, trying to laugh off Kyoji's sickness with cigarettes, and they're both silenced by the music playing.
Which brings me to my gender concern, and it may be a bit unfair to level against Kurosawa in a film packed with underwritten characters, but it was reinforced by the visuals. Misao is a complete blank whose sole function is to be tender to Kyoji, much like nurse Rui is there just to be respectful. This is to say nothing about the cypher that is Susumu's wife, who is basically a background decoration during her own baby's death. Kurosawa has almost nothing to say about these women and no means of really connecting them with the audience.
Each one enters a scene in the same unobtrusive, tiny way. They start as small figures in a doorway, approaching the man who envelops the foreground. They remain smaller than the men the whole time, even when the woman is supposed to be occupying the ground closer to the camera. This is why the treatment of Susumu's wife is troubling to me. When Susumu finally lashes out against Kyoji at the end and collapses, she is just a tiny figure in the background. Her white robe makes her distinctive, but not really of any real importance, because all eyes are on Susumu as he trembles between the two mighty doctors and before a pitying crowd. Kurosawa has shown he can write for women somewhat well, especially in One Wonderful Sunday and No Regrets For Our Youth, but the way they are presented here bothered me.
Parting thoughts before this film vanishes to the second layer of my subconscious, or am I swinging at ghosts here?
The moment you mention between the two doctors was the last moment the movie really had me before it fell apart. In terms of how women are presented, the female characters here don't even really work to support or reflect concerns for the male characters—as it seems they were intended with such little else to do—because the male characters are such hollow stand-ins themselves. Kyoji's fiance managed to be adequately pitiful and sad, but that just made me hate Mifune's character, which I don't think was the goal.
And let's consider his climactic explosion over how he's sacrificed in the name of his "desire." The entire quietly building fury throughout the movie, augmented by his witnessing of how the soldier has carried on with his wife without telling her of his condition, builds to Mifune finally losing it over the fact that he waited for his own fiance throughout the entire war—a fiance who loves him deeply and devotedly—remaining faithful the whole time, only to have to turn her away upon his return, and the key problem here is not that he has crushed her with his sudden coldness and lack of explanation, or that she, given a chance, would feel shame to be with him knowing the truth, or even that the disease itself is causing substantial hardship in his life—the issue is that he's all bottled up with "desire."
So if nothing else Andrew, you can remember The Quiet Duel as the movie where Kurosawa goes full-on bro and creates a character whose central tragedy is, "but if I know I was gonna get syphilis anyway I would have been doing it with all the girls during the war, dammit."
A tragic missed opportunity sir, I agree.
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'Libro al Viento' (Book on the Wind) and Other Mobile Books
by Natalia Echeverri
Recently, while taking the Bart, I found a new type of public library in the Cerrito Station. It is a book vending machine called Library-a-Go-Go which caries about 400 popular titles. You just have to be a member, swipe a card and your commute becomes more pleasant. This library system operates in transit stations, shopping malls and under-served areas in the suburban landscapes.
The model for these book vending machines was created in Sweden, but one can find other innovative public library systems for mobile people all around the world. Santiago, Madrid, Sao Paulo and Bogota have the bibliometro (metro-library) or biblioestacion (station-library) in busy transit hubs. These public libraries are larger than the vending machine carrying around 1500 books and are also much more personalized. The goal for these libraries is to give access to books to everyone.
Madrid "Bibliometro."
Sao Paulo "Embarque na Leitura" at estacion La Luz.
In Bogota, millions of books circulate around the city through the Transmilenio, the well-known BRT through a different program. It is called "Libro al Viento" (books on the wind) and was created to promote readership all around the city. The books are free, but their motto, which is written in the back of every book is: "this is a 'libro al viento,' it is for you to read and for others to read as well. For this reason, you should return it when you are done and take another one."
Since 2004, 54 issues of classic literature have been published which sum up to 4 million books. The books have also been distributed to public schools, hospitals and several public spaces. They are now more difficult to find because many readers have never returned them. However, the program is successful because it has brought free books to public schools.
More recently, the city of Bogota began with a system of "biblioestaciones" (library stations) on the Transmilenio transit system. These now control the use of the "libro al viento"as well as many other titles.
Like the BiblioBurro, these are low-key library systems that are helping spread knowledge and culture all around.
Credits: Image of Library a-Go-Go from libraryjournal.com. Image of Bibliometro Madrid from blog.bellostes.com. Image of Sao Paulo metro library from gomesnaldo.wordpress.com. Image of Libro al Viento from Natalia Echeverri.
posted Friday, February 12, 2010
Anonymous Sun Feb 14, 10:46:00 PM EST
great ideas! nice photos too. i wish all books and articles could be free and accessible. writers deserve to be paid, but there must be another way, one that wouldn't restrict access to information. at least this is a good step in that direction.
Anonymous Wed Feb 17, 11:38:00 AM EST
What about reference services?
A librarian is a pretty fundamental part of a library.
Meaghan Wed Feb 17, 01:35:00 PM EST
Anonymous 11:38 - spoken like a librarian, especially since you called it "reference services"
I think some library patrons (aha! I'm a librarian, too) do need and want reference services, and some just want something to read on the train. Libraries should provide both.
When we say "go where the patrons are," we shouldn't only mean Facebook or Twitter. We should also look at how we can do that in the real world, especially since in many American cities libraries are located in historic town centers that are less heavily used thanks to sprawl.
Anonymous Fri Mar 05, 04:14:00 PM EST
On my blog you can read more about the Libraries of the São Paulo Metro. If you do not understand the Portuguese language, no matter, just copy and paste the text in translation: Portuguese-English translator of Google.
Here's the link:http://gomesnaldo.wordpress.com/2009/12/09/biblioteca-do-metro-se-adapta-aos-usuarios/
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The proceedings culminated with a trial before Judge Brad Kolman, sitting in for Judge John Baier.
The City of Delta had filed three charges against the Antillons related to the keeping of junk, the creation of a health or safety hazard, and non-compliance with R1A zoning, which is designed for quiet, low-density single family homes.
Judge Kolman found Antillon guilty on two of the three charges. During the trial, Melissa Antillon convinced the judge the tires are not junk, but business inventory they were forced to store temporarily at their home.
Judge Kolman found that the tires constituted a nuisance, based on testimony from neighbors who said they feared the May rains were pooling in the tires and drawing mosquitoes and rodents. He also convicted Antillon of the zoning violation, but said he wanted to give her credit for her efforts to get rid of the tires. Antillon insisted all the tires were gone the day of the trial, July 22, so Judge Kolman set sentencing for a week later, to give her time to submit photos as proof.
A week later, the photos showed all the tires had been moved from North Delta, but code enforcement officer Roger Christian said it's not the first time the city has had issues with the Antillons. "We need to make sure this doesn't happen again," he said, speaking to possible fines.
"This is not habitual," said Antillon. During the trial, she raised concern about an abandoned house in the neighborhood that's attracting squatters. She feels she's being discriminated against, while the city ignores issues with the house. Christian assured both Antillon and the judge that the property owner has been contacted and the police notified. "I'm confident it will be resolved," he said.
Returning to the matter at hand, Judge Kolman thoughtfully considered the two violations, which he said he considers of equal importance. He ultimately fined Antillon $200 on each charge, but suspended $150 on each, for a total fine of $100. The fine and $15 in court costs must be paid within 30 days. Antillon will also be on unsupervised probation for a year.


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Derryck John: Sentencing delayed after teen now denies throwing acid in rampage across Hackney, Islington and Stratford
Emma Bartholomew
Derryck John lifts his helmet and give away his identity in the Texaco garage in Mare Street
Sentencing of the teenager who admitted carrying out six acid attacks in 70 minutes has been delayed - because he has since denied being the one who threw the corrosive liquid at moped riders in a bid to steal their scooters.
Derryck John walks into theTexaco garage in Mare Street to buy petrol during the 90 minute robbing spree
Derryck John was 16 when he went on the rampage across Stratford, Islington and Hackney on July 13 riding pillion behind an "older man", who he has refused to name and who is still at large.
Victims were sprayed through their helmet visors with an extremely noxious liquid - which is thought to be either acid with a pH of one or ammonia with a pH of 14 – leaving some of them with "life-changing injuries".
The pair stole two mopeds and tried to take another four before John was arrested at 3am when he crashed the stolen moped he was driving into the back of a parked lorry in Dalston.
In January John, 17, of Thornton Heath, pleaded guilty to six counts of throwing a corrosive liquid with intent to "disable, burn, maim, disfigure or cause grievous bodily harm", two counts of robbery and four counts of attempted robbery at Wood Green Crown Court.
He changed his plea at the last minute when the CPS produced photos of him lifting off his helmet at the Texaco service station in Mare Street, where the pair stopped to buy £5 worth of petrol.
But today Judge Noel Lucas said it had become apparent there are "unresolved issues", and adjourned sentencing until Monday.
"It seems from the pre-sentencing report that he doesn't accept he threw the substance," he said.
"Because I'm dealing with a young defendant and really serious offences, I must consider dangerousness, and I must proceed with great caution. I'm not prepared to rush it and get it wrong."
Derryck John and his accomplice at the Texaco garage in Mare Street, filling up with fuel during the 90 minute robbery spree
Prosecutor for the CPS, Benjamin Temple, argued that John's denial of having thrown the acid was a crucial point. It would affect the judge's decision on John's level of "dangerousness", he said, which is a factor taken into consideration when sentencing.
John was riding pillion, and three witnesses claimed the pillion rider had squirted the noxious substance. Two others were unsure, while one victim believes the rider attacked him.
But defence barrister Amiot Vollenweilder argued it made no difference whether John had thrown the acid or not.
John had already admitted to him that he had engaged in joint enterprise, he said, and he was aware that "the driver was going to cause really serious harm" by throwing the acid.
Derryck John riding pillion being driven on a moped in St Paul's Road where one of the six attacks took place
"Once the court has decided there was an intention to do serious harm, if it's joint enterprise does it really matter who did the squirting?" he asked.
Judge Lucas pointed out that the pre-sentencing report complied by the Youth Offending Team had concluded John poses a "risk of high harm to the public" – a risk factor which couldn't get any higher, as well as a "high risk of recidivism".
He warned the sentence would be "serious", "bearing in mind his age".
"If I look at the guidelines for assault, the starting point for one of these offences is likely to be 12 years and I'm dealing with six similar offences, each coupled with a robbery, so it has to be more," he said. "I then discount the guilty plea, and his age to arrive at a just sentence."
Derryck John
At the last hearting in January, John claimed in a statement he was "frightened" of his accomplice.
But he has now admitted that he was motivated by the "desire to impress his peer, rather than out of fear," according to Mr Amiot.
"I'm conscious of the people it is said the defendant fell in with after leaving foster care," he added.
"He's clearly, on his own account, been bewitched by the crowd he's fallen in with.
Derryck John in custody wearing his distinctive trainers and jeans which helped identify him
"They've given him things his family never could. They purchased things for him and got him involved with criminality."
Reporting restrictions on naming the boy were lifted in January by judge Lucas, who said there was an "overwhelming public interest" in his identity and age.
One victim lost 30pc of his vision in the attacks according to the CPS, and others had to quit their jobs.
The rampage began in Penny Brookes Street, Stratford, when a moped rider was pursued at 9.30pm, who thankfully managed to lose the thugs.
At 10.25pm they threw acid in the face of a 32-year-old rider in Hackney Road and fled with his moped.
At 10.49pm the pair threw acid at a rider aged 44 in St Paul's Road, Islington. Then at 11.05pm a 52-year-old man was targeted in Shoreditch High Street.
A man aged 24 was attacked in Cazenove Road in Stoke Newington at 11.18pm.
Less than 10 minutes later, at 11.25pm, John was clearly captured on CCTV at the Texaco garage when he lifts his helmet to pay for £5 of petrol.
Within another 10 minutes the pair struck again at 11.37pm, throwing acid in the face of a 33-year-man in Chatsworth Road, Lower Clapton and stealing his moped.
But John crashed the stolen bike in Dalston at 3am, and was arrested soon after.
Ramesh Patel, of the CPS, said the victims' injuries would have been a lot worse had they not been wearing their helmets.
"Derryck John claimed he was not involved in these attacks. CCTV from a petrol station was key to his identification and conviction.
"He was filmed stepping off a stolen Vespa scooter, lifting his motorcycle helmet and revealing his face.
"That evidence, alongside further material including CCTV of Derryck John wearing the same clothes and shoes during the attacks, led to his guilty pleas on the day of the trial."
Derryck John: Jail for teen who attacked six moped riders in Hackney, Islington and Stratford with strong corrosive


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Iran's Lobbyists Claim There Is a Battle Between Moderates and Hardliners
Iran's lobbyists contend that there is a battle between moderate elements and hardline conservatives being waged in the Iranian regime. However, in reality, The Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, has the final say, and whoever is President is subject to his commands.
Those who took over the original Islamic revolution now run Tehran. Under this regime, human rights abuses, including prison, torture, and execution, continue.
Even Iranian dissidents outside of Iran are targeted, most notably the members of the People's Mujahedin Organization of Iran, which is one of the largest and oldest resistance groups. Many of the PMOI members formerly resided in refugee camps in Iraq, but were constantly under attack. They have now been safely relocated in Europe.
In the wake of the 2009 presidential elections, mass protests by the Iranian people followed. They were fired upon, arrested, and many were executed. Since then, the regime has instituted broad crackdowns prior to the election cycle, including the arrests of journalists, bloggers, politicians, activists and even students and artists.
Only carefully vetted and approved candidates are allowed on the ballot for presidential and parliamentary elections.
President of the International American Council and a leading expert on Iran and U.S. foreign policy, Dr. Majid Rafizadeh, wrote about this Iran lobby myth in Arab News. Rafizadeh writes that "Iran's moderates are a critical part of the political establishment. Many of them, including the current President Hassan Rouhani, were robust supporters or founding fathers of the Islamic Republic's Shiite theocracy. These 'moderates,' such as the late former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, were once called 'hard-liners,'" he says, adding, "In addition, it is crucial to point out that to be a politician in Iran, your loyalty to the core pillars of the political establishment should be firmly proven. Vilayat-e Faqih is the core pillar of Shiite political thought expounded by the late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, and forces a guardianship-based political system on the people, and requires that a Shiite religious figure be the leader of the nation." According to Rafizadeh, the terms 'moderates' and 'hardliners' are a Western invention, and are not used in Iranian politics. Additionally, the Iran lobby uses these terms with Western media.
Rafizadeh said, "Iran's supreme leader and the senior cadre of IRGC hold the final say when it comes to Iran's foreign policy. They also have significant control over Iran's economic, financial, and political sectors. For example, at the end of the presidential term of the so-called 'moderate' Hassan Rouhani, Iran has not altered its policies toward Syria, in supporting President Bashar Assad, along with Iraq, Lebanon, Yemen and other nations' domestic affairs. In fact, it has intensified its expansionist policies through its military and additional revenues."
Little has changed in Iran since 1979 for Iran's religious and ethnic minorities such as Kurds, Christians, Sunni, Arabs and others.
More horrifying is the use of acid in attacks against women. According to Iranian news agencies, last month, two women in Maashour, within the Ahwaz province, were attacked. Additionally, according to Al-Arabiya, a family of four was attacked on Saturday in Sharada, within Isfahan province, Iran's top tourist destination.
Reports on social networks claim that the victims were not properly veiled, and were therefore sprayed on the face and body by assailants on motorcycles. In press statement, Isfahan's Investigative Police Chief Sitar Khasraoui said that the families were taken to the hospital to treat the burns.
This, while the Iran lobby professes that moderates are battling for control in Iran.
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Mehmed Janjoš (born 5 August 1957) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player who is currently working as an assistant coach of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Playing career
Born in Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia, Janjoš began playing football for local side Sarajevo. He spent eight seasons with the club, winning the Yugoslav First League in the 1984–85 season.

The following season, he moved to Spain to play in La Liga with Hércules. Janjoš went back to Sarajevo after two years in  Spain. In 1988 he went to Adana Demirspor in Turkey where he finished his career in 1990.

Managerial career
After retiring from playing football, Janjoš became a manager and enjoyed success with Sarajevo during the 1997–98 season when he led Sarajevo to victory in the Bosnian Cup and only narrowly missed out on the title.

In 1999, he was appointed assistant coach to Faruk Hadžibegić for Bosnia and Herzegovina's UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying campaign.

After Bosnia and Herzegovina, Janjoš was an assistant coach to Hadžibegić in Turkish clubs Gaziantepspor in 2005, Diyarbakırspor in 2006 and Denizlispor also in 2006.

Between 2008 and 2011, he managed Jedinstvo Bihać (2008), Sarajevo (2008–2010) and Olimpik (2010–2011). In the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League season, Janjoš led Sarajevo to the play-off round where the club lost to CFR Cluj 2–3 on aggregate.

During 2013 and 2015, he was for a second and third time the manager of Jedinstvo Bihać in the First League of FBiH.

On 29 August 2016, Janjoš was appointed manager of Sarajevo for a third time. He left the club after a home league loss against Zrinjski Mostar 1–2 on 23 July 2017.

After Faruk Hadžibegić became the new Montenegro national team head coach on 25 July 2019, in August 2019 it was announced that Janjoš took over the position of Hadžibegić's assistant coach in the national team. After Hadžibegić was let go by the Montenegrin FA on 28 December 2020, Janjoš left the national team.

Following Hadžibegić's appointment as head coach of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team, Janjoš was once again named as his assistant in January 2023.

Personal life
Janjoš's son Emir also played for Sarajevo.

Honours

Player
Sarajevo
Yugoslav First League: 1984–85

Manager
Sarajevo
Bosnian Cup: 1997–98
Bosnian Supercup: 1997

Individual
Bosnian Premier League Manager of the Season:  2016–17

References

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1957 births
Living people
Footballers from Sarajevo
Association football midfielders
Yugoslav footballers
FK Sarajevo players
Hércules CF players
Adana Demirspor footballers
Yugoslav First League players
La Liga players
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Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Expatriate footballers in Turkey
Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
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FK Sarajevo managers
NK Jedinstvo Bihać managers
FK Olimpik managers
Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina managers
Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate football managers
Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Kuwait
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I was a professional opera singer in Europe before returning to take care of my family. I have a Master of Music degree and have been teaching since 1988. I developed my methods myself, based on sound scientific data and original research.


I think I opened one hell of a can of worms when I offered to post one of my sample biographies last week. Three hours later, I've done the prep work and I'm ready to post.
The biography I'm including today is for a secondary character in the manuscript I'm working on now. Because I wanted to make comments so you could see my process, I typed it into MS Word, used the Review>Comment button to add info along the right side (in pretty blue bubbles) and, occasionally, in the text itself (but also in blue).
You can download the PDF here* and it will also be available on my Downloads page for always.
*When you click on the sample graphic or the text link, it just opens the PDF up in your browser. If you like that sort of thing, we're golden. If not, right click (PC) or Control + Click (Mac) to save.
Everything I wanted to say is on that PDF. I'll be happy to discuss my process or answer any questions if you leave them for me in the comments or @me on Twitter.
I'll show you how I used that backstory to create an internal and external goal/motivation/conflict chart as well as a real, live picture of GMC charts hanging on my wall and diagrammed for your use. Because, yes, I am that awesome. Or it's not a big deal.


Tracson Cordera and his cousin Billy were best friends. They'd built their cattle ranches side by side during the Gold Rush years in Montana Territory. One spring day Trac made a foolish bet with his head-strong cousin. Billy was killed, leaving his young wife Janie a widow. Trac's guilt and Janie's hatred of him changed everything. He couldn't stay and he couldn't go, but one thing he knew... he could not abide Janie's contempt.There was one other secret he kept buried deep in his heart. She'd chosen Billy, but Trac had loved Janie from the moment he'd laid eyes on her when she was a young girl. And what could he do about that now?Patricia Strefling, author of three published romance books, enjoys writing stories that inspire and encourage. She loves to travel and crochet and is currently working on three new novels. Mother of three grown sons and five grandsons, Patricia lives with her husband in Southwest Lower Michigan.
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To meet its GHG reduction goal, the U.S. city of Minneapolis wants to cut driving trips by at least 37% by 2040. It won't be the last city to pursue such a goal.
1. Science Daily: Emissions from Most Diesel Cars in Europe Greatly Exceed Laboratory Testing Levels — A new study from MIT has found that in Europe, 10 major auto manufacturers produced diesel cars, sold between 2000 and 2015, that generate up to 16 times more emissions on the road than in regulatory tests, similar to what studies from ICCT and Transport & Environment, among others, have shown. The researchers predict these excess emissions will have a significant health impact, causing approximately 2,700 premature deaths per year across Europe.
This sentiment echoes another study released this month by Greenpeace, calling for an end to new gasoline and diesel passenger car sales by 2030 as necessary to meet the EU's climate targets. This includes plug-in hybrids as well. The last vehicle with an internal combustion engine would be sold in 2028 and diesel and gasoline powered-cars would be banished from the roads by the mid-2040s. Behavioral change towards walking, cycling and public transport would also be necessary, according to one of the scientists involved in the study told The Guardian.
Where are vehicle sales currently in the EU? The chart below, from the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA), shows the split for the year 2017. Diesel vehicle sales declined from 49.9% to 44.8% from 2016-2017. There was some growth for hybrid electric and other electrically charged vehicles during that same timeframe, but the percentage of sales remains low.
2. 2025 AD: Forget Universal Basic Income. We Need Universal Basic Mobility. — The race driver and investor Alex Ford argues in this piece that no one transport solution is global, "nor will any single mix of solutions work everywhere. All mobility is local, and history suggests only the free market — within the constraints of local culture and infrastructure — will allow mobility to reach its modal equilibrium. Yet, as private companies seek to resolve the failures of overstressed and underfunded public transportation systems, we run the risk of improving mobility for some while tacitly reducing freedom of movement and increasing inequality for others." His solution is universal basic mobility (UBM), modeled after the concept of universal basic income (UBI).
Ford argues there is a "mobility underclass" that is only growing, creating structural immobility that seeks to limits some people's access to jobs, services and the opportunity to make their lives better. UBI can't necessarily solve that, but he argues UBM can. What's the solution then? He doesn't say because it depends on the local situation. But his point is that policymakers and other stakeholders need to start having the discussion. The concept may seem nebulous now, but it will be interesting to see how and if UBM will translate into the policy space.
3. Anthropocene: We Are Stuck With Oil For Now. Are There Ways to Make it Greener? — A Stanford study published in Science has found that flaring, the burning of unwanted gas associated with oil production, remains the most carbon-intensive part of producing oil. By comparing data from oil fields around the world, the researchers have provided the first detailed analysis of oil production emissions, identifying the main culprits (flaring, for example) as well as first steps towards reducing the industry's carbon footprint. Despite the moves toward renewable energy and transport powered by it (EVs) by a number of countries along with other GHG mitigating strategies in energy and transport, oil is still going to dominate and so finding ways to reduce the industry's footprint will become more and more important.
The study team found that oil fields accounted for 5% of global GHG emissions in 2015, higher than the industry estimates. On average, oil production from these fields released 10.3 grams of CO2 equivalent emissions for every megajoule of energy in crude. U.S. crude production emits around 11 grams of emissions. Saudi oil production averages 5 grams because the country's conventional oil fields do not involve much gas-flaring. Heavy and unconventional sources are much more emissions-intensive: Venezuelan crude releases on average 20 grams and Canadian oil sands average about 18 grams.
Gas flaring was responsible for an average of 22% of the carbon-intensity of oil production. Algeria, Iraq, Nigeria, Iran and the U.S. are among the top 10 in flaring, which amounts to 18–40% of the carbon intensity. The study suggests that eliminating flaring, and cutting methane leaks and venting to rates found in Norway could cut around 43 percent, or 700 megatons of emissions from the oil sector's annual carbon footprint.
4. Wall Street Journal: Despite Cleanup Vows, Smartphones and Electric Cars Still Keep Miners Digging by Hand in Congo (Subscription Required) — While the 2018 Climate Summit kicked off in San Francisco with many several events and announcements focus on EVs, the Journal published an extensive article on its investigation in to the human rights issues surrounding the mining of cobalt. In short, the situation has not improved for miners in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where 20% cobalt supplies there are mined by hand even by children. The article discusses the challenges for companies that need cobalt for batteries, including companies like Apple, and the auto industry. Creating transparent supply chains has been challenging for the industries involved. Meantime, global demand for cobalt is soaring, as the figure below shows.
The announcements to increase EV adoption around the world increase, and there were many announcements and commitments made during the summit. EV market growth is happening and that trend is going to continue. But, I continue to believe this human sustainability issue is a big optics problem not just for the industries involved, but for policymakers in rich countries pushing hard for EVs but that are not addressing this sustainability issue. See my recent Automotive News op-ed on this issue.
5. Minneapolis Star Tribune: To Cut Pollution from Cars, Minneapolis Wants More Neighborhood Destinations — To meet its 2014 80% GHG reduction goal, the city says driving trips need to be cut by 37% by 2040 from the current 90%. "What we're saying is, what 37 percent of trips could you eliminate from your life?" said Paul Mogush, city planning manager. "And what would it take to help you get there?" What's the city planning? Mogush says, "Put the stuff closer together so it's easier to get to the stuff." The idea is to bring goods and services closer to where people actually live, and make them easier to get to by foot, bicycling or public transport.
A couple of observations. One, this is not a car ban by any means, but look for other U.S. cities committed to battling climate change to be taking very hard looks at how to cut driving trips. Two, last year, for Future Fuel Outlook members, I looked at U.S. city climate plans focusing on those cities that had pledged to implement the Paris Agreement. Minneapolis was one of those cities. In addition to the above measures, with respect to fuels and vehicles, the city has also pledged to invest in low carbon fuels and electric vehicle infrastructure. I will update that report this year to track progress.


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Physiotherapy after surgery – the best solution for shoulder problems
"Age-related changes in tissue combined with acute trauma can contribute to shoulder problems. The most common cause of such problems, however, is compression of the tendons in the shoulder due to a reduction in the space available", says Ingrid Hultenheim Klintberg, physiotherapist and researcher at the Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology.
Patients with these symptoms should initially be treated by physiotherapy. Those for whom physiotherapy does not have an adequate effect are offered surgical treatment, in which the space available is enlarged and the tendons repaired, if necessary. The two most common procedures are known as arthroscopic subacromial decompression and rotator cuff repair.
The aim is that the patient should become free of pain, regain muscular strength, regain mobility, and be able to resume work and leisure activities. Patients who undergo either of these two procedures are offered physiotherapy, following a tailored programme of treatment.
"The results presented in the thesis show that most patients state that pain and discomfort are reduced by 50%, 3-6 months after the surgery. They had achieved full mobility and muscle strength compared with reference values at the two-year follow up after the surgery", says Ingrid Hultenheim Klintberg.
Follow up 8-11 years after the surgery showed that many of the patients had retained good shoulder function, mobility and strength.
"Their quality of life was good and they display the same pattern of physical activity as do Swedish people in general", states Ingrid Hultenheim Klintberg.
Just over 1½ million people in Sweden experience shoulder and neck pain, or problems with shoulder function, often leading to time off work. It has been estimated that approximately 8,000 operations are carried out each year for this type of shoulder problem. Women are affected somewhat more than men, and the risk of being affected rises with age. Heavy loads from work or from sport involving heavy and repeated operations with the hands above shoulder height are also risk factors for developing shoulder problems.
Ingrid Hultenheim Klintberg, licensed physiotherapist
Mobile: +46 701 501790, e-mail: ingrid.hultenheim@gu.se
Associate professor Ulla Svantesson, +46 31 786 5742, e-mail: ulla.svantesson@gu.se
Professor Jón Karlsson, +46 31 342 8225, e-mail: jon.karlsson@vgregion.se
A thesis presented for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Medicine) at the Sahlgrenska Academy, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Physiotherapy.
Title of the thesis: Physiotherapy after surgery in patients with subacromial pain – An evaluation of functional outcome and health-related quality of life in the mid- and long-term perspective
idw 2010/0823. August 2010


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Q: Epimorphism of Algebras For a $k$-algebra $R$, let $Mod R$ denote the category of all left $R$-modules. Furthermore, by $mod R$ we denote the full subcategory of $Mod R$ which consists of all finitely generated left $R$-modules.
For two $k$-algebras $A$ and $B$, it seems to be a well-known fact that $\phi:A\rightarrow B$ is an epimorphism of algebras if and only if the corresponding forgetful functor $Mod B \rightarrow Mod A$ is full.
I have two questions about this fact:

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*I could not find an easy reference for that. I would be thankful for such information.

*In the above equivalence, can one replace the module categories $Mod A$ and $Mod B$, respectively by $mod A$ and $mod B$? If not, a concrete non-example would be appreciated.

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Q: Checkbutton in perl Tk is selecting all options I'm creating a list of checkbuttons in perl tk using a loop.
    $i=1;
    $n=5;
    @x=1;
    while($i <= $n){
    $mw->Checkbutton(->text=>$i,-variable=>\$ckval,->command=>sub{
                 if($ckval){print $i}
    })->pack;
    $i=$i+@x;
    }

The correct value of i is printed on the screen, but all the checkbuttons seem to be selected. How do I avoid this? Thanks in advance.

A: All checkbuttons are sharing the same variable $ckval. Maybe you want a radiobutton instead?

A: @Slaven is right: you are using the same variable. You could use a hash table or an array instead.
my $i=1;
my $n=5;
my $incr=1;
my @ckval;
while($i <= $n){
    $mw->Checkbutton(-text=>$i,-variable=>\$ckval[$i],->command=>sub{
             if($ckval[$i]){ print $i; }
    })->pack;
    $i=$i+$incr;
}


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Местните избори в Република Македония през 2017 година се провеждат на 15 октомври.

Избират се кметове и общински съветници на 80 общини, вкл. общините на град Скопие. В списъците с кандидати взимат участие 19 политически партии и коалиции, както и 64 независими кандидати. Предизборната кампания е в периода от 25 септември до 13 октомври. Гласуването се провежда в 3480 избирателни секции.

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На първи тур от изборите са избрани 45 кметове на общини, от тях: СДСМ – 37; ВМРО–ДПМНЕ – 3; ДСИ – 2; независими – 2 (в общините Ранковце и Чучер). Победители на изборите за кметове на общини:

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Parkersburg Catholic's Leslie Huffman leads deep LKC girls basketball POY field
Joseph P. Albright
Associate Sports Editor
jalbright@newsandsentinel.com
Parkersburg Catholic's Leslie Huffman directs the offense in a regular-season game against St. Marys. Blue Devils head coach Howie Meeks looks on in the background. Huffman tops the list of 2021 candidates for the LKC Player of the Year Award. She is looking to become the first repeat winner since the Blue Devils' Kelsie Fickeisen in 2010-11. File Photo
PARKERSBURG — Williamstown head coach Fred Sauro enters his 36th year of coaching Little Kanawha Conference girls' basketball in 2021. So, it is safe to say he has seen his fair share of LKC Player of the Year races. But, has he witnessed one comparable to what is coming up this season?
"I think I have. Back in the late 90s it was very similar to this year," he said.
He's still excited with how this race could play out.
"When you look at how basketball has grown and the opportunities these kids have to expand their horizons, they really put themselves out there against competition. These kids know what good is. And they put themselves in the pond and hats off to them," he said. "There are so many candidates for our award this season. We have had challenges before but this year is going to be a tough decision. These kids have all grown into their roles."
That is especially true seeing as six different girls are among the top considerations if W.Va. Governor Jim Justice doesn't shut the season down due to COVID-19 spikes around the state.
Beginning all the pomp and circumstance is reigning player of the year Parkersburg Catholic's Leslie Huffman. The junior returns to the court after a breakout year on the offensive side of the basketball. Her scoring average jumped from 12.3 points per game to a team-high 19.4 points in 2019-20. Defensively, she played the same smothering style of on-ball defense she flashed her freshman season. In many ways, she closed in on the status of becoming a complete player.
"She became a much better shooter, too" Sauro said of the junior, who also led the MOV with 54 makes from downtown.
Another rival LKC West coach said this about her: "She has one of those all around games you are not sure how you are going to defend. When you are on offense you aren't sure how much she is going to affect you with her skills. She is a good on-the-ball defender and makes it hard on your ball-handlers and that allows her other teammates to get in the passing lanes a little easier."
It all creates a threatening package for Crusaderette head coach Marty Vierheller.
Besides all the havoc she brings, the other problem for anyone trying to knock Huffman off the top of the mountain is pretty straightforward. With sister Madeline off to Fairmont State, a large amount of the Crusaderettes' offense is likely to run through Leslie and teammate Aaliyah Brunny. Even if it doesn't, head coach Marty Vierheller feels like those two will still have their scoring opportunities thanks to the amount of depth on the team.
Sauro though won't go so far as to call Huffman the favorite.
"I hate that thing where they say 'It is your title to lose.' She should go out and try to be the best she can be," he said.
Yet, he will admit any hopeful winners have their work cut out for them.
"To unseat her it is going to take somebody who is very good. She beat her sister out to win the award last year and that was something else," he said.
Sauro also thinks whoever wins the award will be on a successful team. "The odds are pretty high that if you have that player who does well while your team does well than the chances go up," he said.
Ravenswood's Annie Hunt agrees with the Yellowjacket leader.
"I think every girl deserves it. I think who anyone picks it is going to be a good pick. It will be backed by a lot of talent and a lot of hardwork," she said.
When asked who has an early leg up, Hunt gave Huffman as her choice to win the award.
"She is a strong girl and I love watching her play," she said. "If it isn't me, I would lose to her."
Huffman looks to become the first repeat winner of the award since St. Marys' Kelsie Fickeisen won back-to-back in 2010-11.
THE OTHER CONTENDERS
Aaliyah Brunny, Parkersburg Catholic — The Crusaderette put up Class A All-State First-Team numbers in 2019-20 but was voted the second-team captain after earning first-team honors as a sophomore. This vote did not sit well with her, according to her mother Kati. That percieved snub could be the catalyst that propels her to the top of the league and past her teammate this season. Though it will be hard to improve on big numbers like 17.2 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 4.8 steals per game, Aaliyah isn't one to back down from a challenge.
One LKC West rival coach said this about Brunny: "When you talk about an athletic athlete, this is it. She runs the floor and defensively she can play in the post and put pressure on your scorers with her length. Offensively, it is hard to stop her getting to the basket or keeping her from running the court in transition."
Trinity Bancroft, Gilmer County — Gilmer County's dynamic No. 23 set a pretty high bar for herself in the last game she played in the 2019-20 season. Her 35-point outburst against Wheeling Central stirring up excitment for what is possible her junior season. The possibilities are quite high according to her head coach Amy Chapman. Bancroft only kept working and improving her game on both ends of the court this past summer.
One LKC East rival coach said of Bancroft: "She is an offensive threat that can handle the ball and shoot the ball and that is what makes her so dangerous. We try to keep someone on her and have to keep people running in and out a lot to try to shut her down. She still comes out on top a lot. You try to contain her the best you can."
Sydney Baird, Webster County — The Highlander mostly flew under the radar last season. That likely changes after she scored 23 points per game and shot 50% from the field. Leaving her open or alone this year simply isn't an option for Webster's opponents. Stopping her may be just as hard. Several new additions and the Highlanders' big ability to shoot and space the floor offers more offensive variety for head coach Sharon Baird.
One LKC East rival coach said this of Sydney: "What I like about her is that she truly brings her team around and tries to include them to make the program better. She doesn't want the limelight all to herself. She wants to help her teammates evolve, grow, and get better and I have a lot of respect for that kid. She is hard working young lady and good things are going to happen for her."
Annie Hunt, Ravenswood — The Red Devils' top player has plenty to motivate her during her senior campaign. She's within reach of 1,000 points and a spot on the Class AA All-State First-Team squad. Her surgically repaired ACL held up well one year ago. Providing her enough support and mobility to get into the paint and cause trouble on the defensive side of the ball. She has more help coming her way this year, as well. A large influx of freshman combining with returning players give Cara Williams' squad a depth they haven't had in several years. Hunt, at times, will play off the ball this season. Making it harder for people to zone in on her.
One LKC West rival coach said this of Hunt: "She is proof that setbacks do not build character but indeed reveal it. She has taken an injury and worked hard to return even better; an awesome inspiration from a family with a history of inspiring others!"
Kylie Wright, St. Marys — The versatile Blue Devils enters her final season. She has one final chance to show what she can do. As she will be surrounded by a veteran team, including several ballhandlers, that could be quite a lot. Shooting, rebounding, outside shooting, and solid defense are all in her repertoire and at head coach Howie Meeks' disposal.
One LKC West rival coach said this of Wright: She really can play and is a very good shooter and is willing to do a lot of things. She has a high confidence level and has really pushed forward from where she first started when she came to St. Marys."
DARK HORSES
Rebekah Rupert, Ritchie County — One LKC West rival coach said this of Rupert: "Criminy Martin is she an athlete. She is a kid who can play out on the permieter or face up and take you to the basket. The kid is a worker who believes in herself and you are not going to get her down. Nothing stopes her and she is always after it. She plays an extremely versatile game."
Carrah Ferguson, Gilmer County — Bancroft's teammate brings the defensive pressure to a Titans team that relies on a physical style of play. Her long arms and ability to jump into passing lanes make her a perfect candidate to start a fast break. But what really makes her a candidate to pop up and surprise voters is her ability to score and get to the basket. An all-around package similar to what Leslie put together last year would be hard for many voters to say no to at season's end.
One LKC East rival coach said this of Ferguson: "She's really put the time in during the off-season. She has worked on her fundamentals and you can tell. Her ability to score is good and she can play both ends of the floor really well."
Waterford senior wrestlers celebrate
Dudley, Kowalsky lead Caldwell past Frontier, 56-37
Waterford hangs on to claim victory over Belpre
LKC boys basketball will be loaded with talent this season


finding the book that heals: literature therapy: Are you tossing and turning?
We dread insomnia, but sometimes, if we give in to it, it can reveal a strange kind of magic. I recall a particular night when fear of financial ruin was keeping me up because our old home hadn't sold while the new one had a substantial mortgage. Finally I got up, wandered downstairs, turned on the tv, and watched a small city news station from thousands of miles away. I knew that whatever was happening in that foreign town couldn't possibly affect me, yet I was mesmerized.
Just as Norval, the town banker in Cool Water is lulled into relaxation by watching the weather channel at all hours, I was lulled by foreign leaves sprouting on trees behind the scene of a car crash, a promise that leaves would eventually bud in our area, and that life would get better, eventually.
Although the worry that kept me awake was awful, that night had a magical effect on me, so much so that it remains one of my favourite nights ever. I've had other nights like that, where anxiety kept me up, so I sat looking out a window to watch the sun rise, or out in the hot tub to listen for the first birds, then watch the greying sky, finally the pink dawn and then the normalcy of the day. There is something enchanting about the quiet and the dark. What starts out as insomniac dread and anxiety, if I get up and stay up, has always ended in a magical and memorable night for me.
Some philosophers and mystics say the veil between our reality and others is the thinnest in the middle of the night, and this is the time when we can most easily communicate with the dead, with animals, with the deepest parts of our own souls.
In this novel, several characters experience that unease associated with insomnia, but instead of tossing and turning, they get out of bed, and are better able to feel and follow their instincts. Lee discovers a silvery Arabian horse outside his bedroom window, and sets off on a trek back into his childhood that is both magical and exhausting. While his nocturnal adventure is the most dramatic of the various characters in this novel, all experience something profound.
This isn't a plot driven book. But the characterization is crystal perfect. Even the most minor character, a woman applying for a teaching job, is realistic and vivid.
As far as literature therapy goes, this book can remind you that instead of reaching for that sleeping pill, or getting frustrated because you can't sleep, sometimes the best activity is to get up and enjoy the night. Who knows? It could be an enlightening experience.


Jet Skis International was founded by PWC enthusiasts. After many years and a several dozen trips to our local Honda dealer, countless hours reading PWC forums and shop manuals, we decided it was time to share our experience with other jet ski owners. What started in a 12' x 16' shed, because our Honda Aquatrax skis broke down, has grown into a thriving business with several employees. We are known for our expertise of the Honda Aquatrax models and we stock all the hard to find parts that most dealers will tell you are back-ordered.
In late 2015 we reached a major milestone and were able to acquire a larger, modernized facility to accommodate the growing needs of our company. During this transition we have made vital industry alliances that have allowed to expand our product base to all the major Personal Watercraft manufacturers. This growth will allow us to better accommodate our valued customers, "You".
We have been extremely diligent in building relationships with PWC supply and manufacturing companies so that we can pass this savings on to our valued customers and friends. Jet Skis International has a reputation of providing superb service, support, and customer satisfaction. Our goal is to make sure every customer receives the best service and parts available. We specialize in new Honda Aquatrax parts and gently used parts. We are available 7 days a week to help you meet your service and parts needs.


The kitchen is typically the most difficult and time-consuming room to pack in the house. Each appliance and piece of glass tableware is fragile and must be wrapped and transported safely from one occupancy to the next. If you are wondering how to pack a kitchen, you are not alone. Keep reading to discover some quick kitchen packing tips!
Bubble Wrap and Towels: Packing dishes for moving is a project in itself. Place the largest pot or pan in the bottom of the box and nest smaller pans inside of one another. To prevent scratches, bubble wrap or a towel should separate each pot or pan. When packing pots and pans, nesting is a good way to save on space, as well as stay organized. Make sure pots and pans can't jostle around in their boxes by placing crumpled up paper, or even smaller items, in any unfilled spaces in the box.
Start Early: Do not wait until the last minute to start packing. Procrastinating and waiting until your moving date will cause additional stress, as well as a greater chance of items being damaged during the move. A smart way to start packing early, while still staying organized, is to utilize a self storage unit. Self storage units will get items you aren't currently using of the way and into a safe location. Also, using a storage unit is a smart way to pack early and reduce stress in the long run. For fragile items like musical instruments, wine and artwork, consider using a climate controlled storage unit.
Clean and Tape All Appliances: When packing appliances, make sure they are cleaned thoroughly. Cleaning out appliances, as well as fully drying them, will go a long way in preventing mold. This is especially important for the items you place in storage. To prevent damage during the move, make sure to tape all appliance doors shut.
Plan Ahead: When in a rush, it may be tempting to just throw items in a box, without any method to the madness. Put similar items, or items that belong in the same room, in the same box and clearly label the outside of the box with its contents.
First Day Box: Pack all items you will need on the first day in your new home into a box labeled "first day" box. This box should have items like some simple food, plates and utensils to get you through the first few days at your new house.
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Japan Airlines introduces health and safety measures
1 Jun 2020 by Seher Asaf
Japan Airlines has introduced new hygiene measures onboard its flights and at the airports the airline operates in.
The carrier said in a press release it has implemented the following health and safety protocols at its airports:
Stepped up thorough cleaning by disinfecting counters, equipment and machines used by customers and employees.
Antibacterial hand wipes offered to customers and "easy-accessible" sanitising stations have increases at airports and in lounges.
Social distancing markers are being displayed at airports.
Staggered boarding has been implemented (limit 10 to 20 customers).
Partitions are installed at airport counters.
Airport staff and cabin crew are required to wear face masks and/or face guards.
JAL also said in its press release that customers are required to wear a face mask at the airport and on aircraft. Customers who do not wear face masks and those who feel unwell due to fever "may be asked to refrain from taking the flight". This requirement excludes infants or for those with medical conditions, JAL said.
The carrier is also asking passenger to check-in online before coming to the airport.
JAL told Business Traveller Asia-Pacific that it is conducting temperature checks at the following airports in Japan, in line with a request from Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism:
Tokyo – Haneda & Narita
Osaka – Itami & Kansai
The carrier said it is also regularly cleaning and disinfecting aircraft operating both on international and domestic flights.
jal.co.jp/en
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Get ready for ministry! This Phase covers all the aspects of being a chalk artist for the Lord. It involves hands-on training in a small group setting, with personalized instruction.
Free lunch provided at studio Monday through Thursday.
LIVES CHANGED THROUGH CHALK ART TRAINING!
"The chalk art course is more than an art class. It is a ministry training school. God used it in my life not only to call me to preach the gospel but also to shape my ministry philosophy. The training is both biblical and practical. I left each class with a greater passion for God and stronger motivation to serve Him. I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world! "
Brian Pate, Little Mountain, SC.
"I am so grateful for God's faithfulness in providing this training and keeping me involved in this ministry! Not only have I been blessed by seeing my skills grow and watching God glorify Himself through these skills, but it has also given me a greater burden for souls."
"Chalk art offered me dynamic ministry preparation both spiritual and artistic. The instruction was extremely practical and individualized. I have continual opportunities to use this training at home and on the mission field. I came to chalk art class with little artistic talent and a lot of fear of public speaking. I left equipped and excited about a ministry that communicates beyond age, language, and cultural barriers."
"Phase II was truely an enriching experience. I learned new techniques, enhanced my drawing style, discovered the secrets of black light hidden scenes, acquired several new pictures, and got every question answered!"
Please enroll me in the April 6-10, 2020 Phase 2 Chalk Art Class ($395 tuition).
___ I will be coming alone. ____ My spouse is coming but not enrolled in the class.
___ I will be staying in a motel which I will arrange.
___ I will be flying into the Greensboro Triad International Airport (GSO).
is an opportunity for preparing for the ministry of chalk art with personal instruction by Matt Bowman.
If you have any materials you have the option of bringing them with you to the course.
Course fee $395 (includes instruction, use of easel, and lunch).
arrive sometime on the Sunday afternoon April 5 and depart anytime after noon April 10.
driving, please call for directions.
to help keep them clean.
to attend this class, watch for other dates on our website at chalkmart.com.
prepare for this special time of training.
1. Chalk and paper if you have them (or can be purchased in class).
2. Note pad and sketch pad, pen, and No. 2 pencil.
if you do not want to wash it daily.
can be purchased in class if you need them).
available such as books, DVD's, etc.
1. An easel if you have one.
2. Colored pencils for drawings in tablets.
3. A flashlight for taking notes during black light demos.
4. Wipes for hands, like unscented ones for babies.
5. A video camera, or digital camera.