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Country Case Egypt: A Woman Casting her Ballot in al-Mahalla City. (c): Nehal El-Sherif / Flickr, made available under a "Attribution-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic" license.
Media Landscape
Conflict Cases
Conflict Case 1: Citizenship and collective identities – Christian-Muslim violence
Conflict case 2: Distribution and control of power – Maspero incident
Conflict Case 3: Elections – 2012 and 2014 Presidential election
Egypt – an Overview
The most populous and, traditionally, most influential Arab country, Egypt was one of the first countries to become involved in the so-called 'Arab Spring'. In January-February 2011, unprecedented street demonstrations led to the resignation of Hosni Mubarak and opened a phase of political transition. Since 2011, moments of euphoria and hope alternated with episodes of violence and grief as Egyptians saw three different presidents sworn in and voted for two sets of substantial constitutional amendments. The eventual ascent to power of former Field Marshal Abdel Fattah el-Sisi showed the continuing influence exerted by the Egyptian army on the transitional process, while people's demands for social justice and individual rights are still central in the political arena.
Egypt's Media Landscape
Egypt is a major media powerhouse in the Arab world. Some key media outlets, including the widely-read Al-Ahram newspaper, remain under 'semi-official' governmental supervision, but in the past 20 years their role has been increasingly challenged by privately-owned newspapers. Satellite TV is arguably the main opinion-setter in the country and private TV channels were instrumental in the mobilization process before and after the 25th January 2011 revolution. Egypt also has the sixteenth highest number of internet users in the world and new media are widely attributed with a central role in the build-up of the 25th January revolution.
The Egyptian team will analyse four individual cases that cover two broad typologies of democratisation conflicts and the two main phases of Egypt's transition between 2011 and today – the period before and after the ousting of Mohammed Morsi in July 2013.
TYPES OF CONFLICT
Citizenship and collective identities
Distribution and control of power
PHASES 'Open-ended' transition (2011-13) 2011 Maspero Incident 2012 Presidential election
'Pacted' or 'halted' transition(2013-14) Christian-Muslim violence in July-August 2013 2014 Presidential election
Conflict Case 1:
Citizenship and collective identities – Christian-Muslim violence
This episode of religious violence is a manifestation of the multiple dimensions of sectarian conflicts. Mobilization against President Mohamed Morsi, the leader and the candidate of the Muslim Brotherhood-backed Freedom and Justice Party, was rapidly building up since late 2012. By June 2013 protests against President Morsi reached a peak, creating a situation conducive for the military intervention of July 3rd when the elected President was ousted. Many Copts were among the vocal critics of the ousted president, a position shared by mainstream Muslims. But for Islamic political activists meanwhile, while the anti-Muslim Brotherhood position of mainstream Muslims was politically interpreted, the same position taken by Egypt's Copts was interpreted on a sectarian basis. Tensions and mistrust between Copts and Islamists thus reached an all-time high.
Against this background, violence against individual Coptic citizens, communities, and churches during the summer of 2013 took place. This violence was mainly an extension of the power struggle between political factions in which Copts as a community got caught in the middle. The violent attacks directed against Copts were, to a large extent, deliberate acts orchestrated by Islamic activists rather than a spontaneous outbreak of violence between people of different religious convictions. The essence of the summer of 2013 sectarian conflict was whether or not Copts are entitled to equal citizenship rights, allowing them to voice their political views without being stigmatized for their religious beliefs.
Distribution and control of power – Maspero incident
While the January 2011 revolution was an important moment of inter-communal collaboration in Egypt, it was also followed by one of the most severe attacks on the Coptic community in recent history. One of the main incidents are the demonstrations in front of the headquarters of the Egyptian Radio and Television Union (so-called Maspero building) in which 28 demonstrators lost their lives in a confrontation with security forces and the military. The incident marks a process of politicisation of religion in Egypt, resulting in the emergence of new political actors and broadcast channels with explicit religious affiliation.
Elections – 2012 and 2014 Presidential Elections
The two elections in 2012 and 2014 are crucial turning points in post-revolution Egypt and together reflect the uncertain outcome of the political transformations that are taking place in the country. In 2012, Mohammed Morsi, leader of the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party won the first democratic election in Egypt with less than 52% of the vote, with a turnout of only 46 and 52% in the first and second round respectively.
After Morsi's ousting in 2013, the election in May 2014 confirmed General El-Sisi as president with an overwhelming majority of 97%, even though less than half of Egyptians (48%) turned out to vote. The campaigns for both elections demonstrate the polarisation and limitations of public communication and the role the media are playing in the political power struggles in Egypt today.
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Kosovo Agency of Statistics (KAS) has published data on "Field Crops in the Republic of Kosovo, 2014". This is the second publication that releases data from the Census of Agriculture 2014. In this publication are presented data on subsidies and investment grants in agriculture, data from surveys of agricultural households, as well as some data from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
This publication presents data on total area of agricultural land of arable land areas - fields, surfaces with field crops such as cereals, grain legumes, fruit-root (potatoes), forage crops; vegetables, area cultivated with monoculture crops, vehicles and agricultural equipment, as well as investment subsidies and grants for field crops.
The data presented in this publication are aggregated at Kosovo level, according to region and municipality (in some cases). This publication also presents class sizes for the number of agricultural holdings, and from the area.
Results of the Agriculture Census (AC) 2014 showed that the share of arable land-fields in the total area of agricultural land used is 43.6% (180 381 he). The average area of arable land - fields for farm is 1.6 he.
Cereals occupy the bulk of arable land-fields with a total of 97 026 agriculture holdings with a total area cultivated with cereals 131 949. 39 he. The average size of the area with cereals per agriculture holding is around 1.36 he. Over 81.8% of agricultural holdings, or 79 396 of them, have under 2 he of cultivated agricultural holding with cereals.
Crop which occupies most of the arable land-field is wheat (50.3%), followed by maize (19.4%).
Biggest producers of wheat globally in 2013, according to statistics from the FAOSTAT' (2013) were: China, 115 million/t; India, 80 million/t; US, 60 million/t; Russia, 41 million/t; and Canada, 23 million/t. While for the EU countries, according to Eurostat (2013), the biggest producers were: France, with around 37 million/t; Germany, with 25 million/t; and Bulgaria, with 5.4 million/t. While, from the former Yugoslavia, Serbia leads with 563 403 he, followed by Croatia with 204 506 hectares planted with wheat.
According to the Census of Agriculture in the Republic of Kosovo (CA) 2014, the cultivated area of wheat was 90 727.78 he, while the number of agricultural holdings which cultivated wheat was 74 532 agriculture holdings, or about 1.22 he per agricultural household.
The municipality with the highest participation in the cultivation of wheat for the area cultivated with wheat is Skenderaj with 6 936.96 he, and the municipality of Podujeva has the biggest number of agricultural holdings dealing with the cultivation of wheat.
Largest producers of corn, according to FAOSTAT (2013) were: the United States with over 350 million/t; China with over 217 million/t; Brazil with 80 million/t; and Argentina with over 32 million/t. While in the EU countries (Eurostat, 2013) largest producers were: France with over 15 million/t; Spain and Romania with over 11 million/t; and Hungary with around 7 million/t.
Area under maize, at the country level, according to CA 2014, is 35 038.22 he, while the number of agricultural holdings dealing with the cultivation of maize is 64 979. The average area of cultivated maize per agriculture holding is 0.54 he. Only 15% of the area cultivated with maize belongs to the class with over 5 he, while 66% of the area cultivated with maize belongs to the class under 2 he.
In terms of municipalities, Podujeva has the largest number of agricultural holdings dealing with the cultivation of maize, with a total of 5 237, while the Lipjan municipality has the largest area cultivated with corn, 2 222.40 he.
Regarding the grain legumes, the most cultivated crop is beans. Overall surfaces with grain beans is 3 958.55 he, while the number of agricultural holdings cultivating grain beans is 34 925.
According to municipality, Podujeva has largest area (375.26 ha) with grain legume, compared to other municipalities in the country level. Also, this municipality has the biggest number of agricultural holdings (3 951) cultivating grain beans.
Regarding fruit-root, potato is the main fruit-root crop cultivated in Kosovo. According to CA 2014, overall surface in national level cultivated with this crop is 3 694.53 he, cultivated by 18 732 agriculture holdings. The municipality which has the largest area cultivated with potatoes is Vushtrri with 1 327.84 he of area.
Regarding forage crops, lucerne, clover, grass mixture, green corn and pumpkin fodder are the most cultivated crops from the surface as well from the number of agricultural holdings. According to the Census of Agriculture 2014 in Kosovo lucerne is grown in the area of 15 010.77 he, out of a total of 23 687 agricultural holdings.
The municipality that stands out with the biggest number of agricultural holdings and cultivation of lucerne is Skenderaj with 2 419 agricultural holdings and 1 734.75 he area.
According to CA 2014, 34 827 agricultural holdings deal with the cultivation of vegetables, in a total area of 6 689.15 he. Planted with vegetables are 3.7% of arable land-fields (6 689 he). Among the vegetables, more than 38% of the land is planted with peppers, and there are 30 533 agricultural holdings who cultivate this crop in a total area of 2 553.01 he.
According to municipality, the municipality of Rahoves dominance as in the number of agricultural holdings that have grown peppers (2 779 of them), as well as in the cultivation of the crop area, 1 160.48 he.


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Garrett Archer joins the ABC15 Arizona Investigators
Former State Elections Analyst Garrett Archer is joining the ABC15 Arizona News team as a Producer/Data Analyst.
In his new role, Garrett will help identify stories that will both better inform our audience and explain the "why" in ABC15's coverage. It will be a true point of difference exclusive to ABC15 News and extremely important in an environment where the truth and facts are constantly challenged.
"I'm energized and excited about the reporting that we'll be bringing to the Valley and Arizona," said Garrett. "Data provides perspective that helps us all better understand why something has occurred and how geography, demography, and other factors shape events."
Until this past spring, Garrett was Senior Elections Analyst for the Arizona Secretary of State. He tweeted as The AZ Data Guru ( @Garrett_Archer ) with Sesame Street's "The Count" as his avatar. Garrett developed a large local and national following that sought his perspective on voter registration, turnout, demography, and horserace polls relevant to Arizona and the nation. He delivered insight based on data, not a political agenda, and that commitment to facts earned the trust of the full spectrum of political insiders.
Garrett brings a unique background in data analysis to ABC15 that includes research and methodology work with Owens-Harkey Predictive Insights (OHPI); constituent outreach and management for Representative David Schweikert (2011-2014); as well as tech work for both the California and Arizona Republican parties. He operated his own firm, Archway Strategic Communications, during the 2014 election cycle. Garrett's a native of California and earned his BA in Political Science from Loyola Marymount in Los Angeles, California.
"We're very fortunate to have someone with Garrett's background and expertise working exclusively with ABC15," said ABC15 Arizona News Director Mark Casey. "The Valley and Arizona will get insight and understanding from ABC15's reporting that they won't find anywhere else."
Garrett's first day at ABC15 Arizona is July 15.

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Let the greyhounds go home
Robert and Jennifer adopted Cortland the greyhound
By Christine Dorchak, President and General Counsel of GREY2K USA Worldwide
Recently, we asked you to share your greyhound's story. As with our annual calendar contest, we received entries describing lucky hounds who had been adopted from anti-racing groups, pro-racing groups and groups that claim no position on dog racing.
This is something we must all celebrate!
In fact, greyhound adoption should never be politicized. The only two questions that should be raised in placing an unwanted puppy or a finished racer are 1) How soon can this dog be transitioned out of the racetrack and 2) Where is the closest, bona fide, adoption group located?
Unfortunately, having sensed its coming dissolution for nearly twenty years, the commercial dog racing industry has begun holding greyhounds hostage and purposely limiting access to select adoption groups. In an attempt to blunt criticism, such groups may be required by contract not to speak critically about racing. Nor can they tell about the condition of the injured or sick greyhounds that they receive. Industry bullying is so effective that groups even refuse donations and avoid inclusion on any referral pages deemed to be against racing.
Sonia Stratemann of Elite Greyhound Adoptions of South Florida learned the hard way that speaking out rouses complaints not only from kennel operators but also from fellow adopters:
"In the past, I only posted photos of dogs that looked good. If one came in that was especially thin or injured, I usually just posted a head shot. For years, I took in sick dogs that other groups would not and I always stayed quiet. But recently, I posted about one dog's condition on Facebook, and when another dog from the same kennel was no longer wanted, he was left at a vet's office to be killed. Out of spite, the kennel worker had refused adoption! The only reason greyhound Holly is still alive is because my friend begged for her life. Ironically, when she dropped Holly off, my friend told me that she hoped I had finally "learned my lesson" and to keep quiet! She hates racing too, but stays neutral to keep them happy. Here's a photo of Holly, seconds after arriving."
This kind of psychological warfare must stop. As one adoption advocate in the Pacific Northwest put it, "The racing industry has succeeded in coercing many rescue groups into changing their public position on racing from 'against' to 'neutral.' These groups can't even use the word 'rescue.' IMO, we should be allowed to help regardless of our feelings about dog racing – pro or con – ESPECIALLY if anyone is expected to believe the racing industry is pro-greyhound."
Another defense mechanism used to prolong the cruelty of dog racing is the panic-inducing talking point that thousands of greyhounds will die should a track or tracks close. It is true that the number of dogs available for release increases in the wake of a track's closure, but that increase is temporary. The immediate problem is real, but it's one that is expected and can be prepared for in advance. The benefits of a track closing are permanent and far-reaching. This is because the cycle of over breeding and killing stops. For good. This is particularly important in Florida, which has an abundance of dogs at breeding farms and racetracks throughout the state. On November 6, when voters decide whether dog racing should be phased out, the historic Miami track will already have stopped dog racing, three other tracks will have ended their final season, and the remaining facilities will have twenty-six months to wind down and release their dogs to waiting adoption groups both in and out-of-state.
It is important to understand that the recent claims by Florida kennel operators that dogs "will be killed" is not a passive statement. This is all about control and anyone who utters these words is literally threatening to kill his or her own dogs. Think about that. Just as greyhound adoption groups are bullied, kennel operators are now also trying to bully the general public into voting against helping dogs.
Empty threats like these must be considered for the scare tactic that they are. We have heard the same cynicism in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Arizona and every other state that has rightfully voted to end commercial dog racing. When Tucson Greyhound Park closed, for example, we worked directly with the track owners to fund adoption. In our home state of Massachusetts, there was a record year for adoption following voter approval of the phase-out of dog racing.
Historically speaking, when a dog track closes, countless volunteers are mobilized to find homes for any and all displaced dogs. Drivers from hundreds of miles away converge on the track and pick up dogs to be taken to adoption groups and foster homes. For example, when Plainfield Greyhound Park in Connecticut closed in 2005 volunteers from as far away as the Midwest and Canada sent rescuers. The closure of Multnomah Greyhound Park in Oregon in 2004 and Geneva Lakes Greyhound Park in Wisconsin in 2006 sparked a similar response. While some dogs were sent on to race elsewhere, many others were made available for adoption.
Later, with the closure of Mile High Park in Colorado (Winter 2008) and The Woodlands in Kansas (Fall 2008), all the dogs were safely moved out. Greyhound advocates, including board members of GREY2K USA, joined hands with track adoption groups to help the dogs. In December 2009, the 200 remaining dogs at Raynham Park were re-homed, and a similar number had been transferred out of Wonderland, also of Massachusetts, when that track held its last season in September of that year.
It's no secret that greyhounds often pay with their lives while competing. They break their necks, suffer paralysis and some are even electrocuted. In Florida, state records show that an innocent greyhound dies every three days. This cannot and should not go on.
Years ago, as I first thought about this issue, I consulted with one of GREY2K USA's founders, Dr. Jill Hopfenbeck. She once served as the president of a local greyhound adoption group and had treated over 1,000 rescued racers by that time. She listened to me expressing at length my concern about the industry's threat to kill dogs should our 2008 Massachusetts ballot question pass. She paused and then looked me straight in the eyes and said with all the certainty of her many years of saving greyhounds: "Christine, the best thing that can happen to a greyhound is for racing to end. The injuries stop, the cages open and greyhounds get to become just dogs again. Don't ever forget that."
Whether one agrees with Jill or thinks dog racing is the best invention of 1919, the truth is that we all love our greyhounds. Now it's time to show it.
We applaud independent networks like that the Greyhound Adoption Action Alliance for saving dogs now and for preparing to help even more greyhounds as tracks wind down operations in Florida. With the passage of Amendment 13 and as other tracks also close around the country, let's work together to promote adoption and put the dogs first.
Posted by GREY2K USA Worldwide at 11:14 AM
we have 5 Grays 2 hard to place dogs one is almost 12 years and 2 six years old and 1 nine.
greys need a home not a race track
Christine Dorchak April 25, 2018 at 4:47 PM
We agree!!!
lls April 25, 2018 at 5:31 PM
This ammendment can't happen too soon, for me...for my late friend, Sue Law, who fostered greyhounds, this one is for you, your friends who campaign/ed so tirelessly and for all of the angel babies, out there, who deserve so much better!
Abbey April 26, 2018 at 11:55 AM
I adore this blog. And I think the pro-racing people are doing the greyhounds harm by NOT letting adoption groups, such as Elite Greyhounds, have dogs. They are deplorable people, not thinking or considering the greyhounds, just themselves.
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by: Patterson, James; Fox, Candice
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
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In this action-packed thriller, a quiet seafront town is targeted by vicious criminals, leaving locals no choice but to team up and save the place they love.
The Inn at Gloucester stands alone on the rocky shoreline. Its seclusion suits former Boston police detective Bill Robinson, novice owner and innkeeper. As long as the dozen residents pay their rent, Robinson doesn't ask any questions. Neither does Sheriff Clayton Spears, who lives on the second floor.
Then Mitchell Cline arrives, with a deadly new way of doing business. His crew of local killers break laws, deal drugs, and bring violence to the doors of the Inn. That's when Robinson realizes, with the help of journalist Susan Solie, that leaving the city is no escape from the reality of evil -- or the responsibility for action.
Teaming up with Sheriff Spears and two fearless residents -- Army veteran Nick Jones and groundskeeper Effie Johnson -- Robinson begins a risky defense. The solitary inhabitants of the Inn will have to learn, before time runs out, that their only choice is between standing together -- or dying alone.
James Patterson is the world's bestselling author and most trusted storyteller. He has created many enduring fictional characters and series, including Alex Cross, the Women's Murder Club, Michael Bennett, Maximum Ride, Middle School, and I Funny. Among his notable literary collaborations are The President Is Missing, with President Bill Clinton, and the Max Einstein series, produced in partnership with the Albert Einstein Estate.
Patterson's writing career is characterized by a single mission: to prove that there is no such thing as a person who "doesn't like to read," only people who haven't found the right book. He's given over three million books to schoolkids and the military, donated more than seventy million dollars to support education, and endowed over five thousand college scholarships for teachers. The National Book Foundation recently presented Patterson with the Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community, and he is also the recipient of an Edgar Award and six Emmy Awards. He lives in Florida with his family.
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Enrollment By Race/Gender Report
Enrollment by Kindergarten
Enrollment by Pre-kindergarten
Enrollment Data
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity (2022-23)
Race % of District % of State
African American 8.7 9.4
Asian 4.5 7.3
Hispanic 17.1 24.2
Native American 0.3 0.2
White 62.7 54.4
Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Multi-Race, Non-Hispanic 6.6 4.4
Enrollment by Gender (2022-23)
District State
Female 2,789 442,564
Male 3,124 469,563
Non-Binary 13 1,608
Total 5,926 913,735
Enrollment by Grade (2022-23)
PK K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 SP Total
A. Irvin Studley Elementary School 0 73 77 58 66 77 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 351
Attleboro Community Academy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 22 27 0 56
Attleboro High 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 506 497 428 399 14 1,844
Attleboro Virtual Academy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 17 13 0 40
Cyril K. Brennan Middle School 0 0 0 0 0 0 136 150 164 173 0 0 0 0 0 623
Early Learning Center 190 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 190
Hill-Roberts Elementary School 0 66 92 74 93 84 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 409
Hyman Fine Elementary School 0 83 100 81 95 91 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 450
Peter Thacher Elementary School 0 94 93 83 91 81 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 442
Robert J. Coelho Middle School 0 0 0 0 0 0 135 145 145 148 0 0 0 0 0 573
Thomas Willett Elementary School 0 74 73 74 70 81 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 372
Wamsutta Middle School 0 0 0 0 0 0 148 134 155 139 0 0 0 0 0 576
District 190 390 435 370 415 414 419 429 464 460 510 510 467 439 14 5,926
Kindergarten Enrollment (2022-23)
Student Group Kindergarten Enrollment Full-day Kindergarten
Total Part-time Tuitioned Full-time Total Percent
All Students 390 0 0 390 390 100.0
High Needs 205 0 0 205 205 100.0
Low Income 164 0 0 164 164 100.0
LEP English language learner 50 0 0 50 50 100.0
Students with disabilities 54 0 0 54 54 100.0
African American/Black 31 0 0 31 31 100.0
American Indian or Alaskan Native 2
Asian 12 0 0 12 12 100.0
Hispanic or Latino 76 0 0 76 76 100.0
Multi-race, non-Hispanic or Latino 26 0 0 26 26 100.0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 1
White 242 0 0 242 242 100.0
Pre-Kindergarten Enrollment (2022-23)
Student Group Total PK Enrolled # Student Group Enrolled % Student Group Enrolled
All Students 190 190 100.0
Female 190 76 40.0
Male 190 114 60.0
High Needs 190 125 65.8
Low Income 190 85 44.7
Students with disabilities 190 82 43.2
African American/Black 190 16 8.4
American Indian or Alaskan Native 190 1 .5
Asian 190 11 5.8
Hispanic or Latino 190 30 15.8
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France beat Russia at EuroBasket Women to win Group F
Belarus and Italy qualify for quarter-final
Italy's adventure at EuroBasket Women 2009 continues. They beat Lithuania (72-58) with 17 points coming from Marte Alexander.
Belarus needed to win by 7 points to qualify for the quarter-final. They beat Turkey (86-70) with the last points coming from Yuliya Dureika.
As Belarus won by more points than Italy they move ahead of Italy into third position in the EuroBasket Women 2009 group standing. This also means they do not play Spain in the quarter-final.
France remain unbeaten after beating Russia (72-66) in the final match of the evening to win EuroBasket Women Group F.
Sandrine Gruda led France with 18 points and Céline Dumerc finished with 17 points.
For Russia Becky Hammon led the Russians with a game high 18 points. Her audio comments will be found after the match report.
The EuroBasket Women 2009 quarter-final pairing are as follows:
Slovak Republic vs. Belarus
Spain vs. Italy
France vs.Greece
Russia vs Latvia
You can read more about the games of interest by clicking on the following links or scrolling down the page:
Italy 72-58 Lithuania
Turkey 70-86 Belarus
France 72-66 Russia
Italy make it to the EuroBasket Women quarter-final
Sandra Valuzyte from Lithuania picked up 2 quick fouls within 100 seconds from the start of game. She was not able to defend as she would have liked during an intense first period. Gintare Petronyte scored the first 5 points for Lithuania while Laura Macchi and Marte Alexander scored for Italy. Raffaella Masciadri then put Italy in the lead with a trey (7-5). The two teams started trading baskets regularly. Italy did most of their work inside the paint while Lithuania relied on clutch shooting from Egle Stakneviciene and Ausra Bimbaite. Lithuania were dangerous from behind the arc with Bimbaite connecting twice. Her second three-pointer was to tie the game (17-17). Italy finished the first period strong and ended the first period in front (21-19). Rutenis Paulauskas, the Lithuanian head coach, decided with just over five minutes to play in the second quarter that he needed a time-out. Simona Ballardini from Italy was not having a productive game offensively with just 2 points to her name. So she returned to the bench after turning over the ball while driving to the basket. Valuzyte played through her early foul problems and controlled the pace of the game as Lithuania increased their lead (35-29). Manuela Zanon and Marte's foul problems complicated things for Italy. Despite Ballardini's lay-up on the buzzer, Lithuania led at the interval (37-31). Italy decided to press their opponents at the start of the third period. With just over three minutes played Lithuania had committed 4 team fouls. Italy continued the system and regained the lead through Alexander connecting from the land of many. Masciadri completed the 10-0 run by concluding a fast break (41-37) which resulted in a Lithuanian time-out with just under six minutes to play. Lithuania ended the barren spell with exactly four minutes remaining in the quarter as Agne Ciudariene was left free under the basket. Italy continued playing in the same way while Lithuania adjusted and started to run more into the paint. However Italy went into the final period ahead (48-43) after Ballardini hit a turn-around jump shot that left her sliding down the floor. Kathrin Ress picked up 3 fouls in the first 70 seconds of the final period for Italy. So she had to return to the bench. For Lithuania Valuzyte picked up 2 quick fouls and had to leave the game for good with 81/2 minutes to play. During this time the only points for Italy came through Mariangela Cirone at the free-throw line. The game went through a rather scrappy phase with both sides turning over the ball a number of times and missing what appeared to be easy shots. Italy led (55-48) with five minutes to play after Alexander found herself in the zone under the basket to score. The Lithuanian coaching staff decided it was time for a time-out. They switched back to the system they played in the first quarter and it worked well as Stakneviciene fired in a three-pointer. Lithuania scored again from the free-throw line. But their run ended as Ballardini fired a shot in from beyond the arc. Then Alexandra scored with a lay-up and drew a foul. She converted the free-throw (62-53). Macchi was to foul out for Italy. Yet this did not stop Italy as Masciadri hit her trademark 3-pointer jump shot as the game entered money-time (66-55). Alexandra was having a field day under the basket and scored again and drew the foul, Shortly afterwards Ballardini made the game safe. Italy won (72-58) and have qualified for the EuroBasket Women 2009 quarter-final.
EuroBasket Women 2009 Box Scores.
EuroBasket Women 2009 audio after match comments Raffaella Masciadri said she was very happy for the EuroBasket Women quarter-final qualification after missing out during the 2007 edition. She thought that they were more intense and they played better as a team.
Kathrin Ress said it felt good to be in the last 8 because this had not happened for many years.
She added that qualifying for the quarter-final and having the dream of finishing higher was like a big emotion for everybody.
She also explained what happened in the first half and that the coach told them at the interval to go back to the game plan.
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Belarus in Eurobasket Women drama eliminate Turkey
The two teams went on the attack right from the start with Belarus scoring first and staying in front for the first five minutes (14-10) with 7 points coming from Nataliya Trafimava. Natallia Marchanka, playing in a face mask, started a sequence of three-pointers for Belarus. With Marina Kress and Trafimava connecting Belarus extended their advantage (23-14) with seven minutes played. Turkey weathered the storm and with Sariye Gökce and Bahar Caglar scoring they were quickly back on the tail of Belarus. The last minute was frantic and both sides went for their shots. Volha Padabed scored the last points of the first period just on the buzzer for Belarus (27-21). Belarus opened up the first significant lead of the game after Yelena Leuchanka was allowed to run to the basket and reverse spin to lay up (33-23) with just over seven minutes to play. Then Birsel Vardarli from Italy was allowed to score back to back 3-pointers for Turkey. Also Katsiaryna Snytsina from Belarus hit a three-pointer which she quickly followed up with a baseline jumper of 2 points. The two teams continued to play at a quick tempo and most of the points came from distance shooting. Belarus held on to the lead (43-37) with one minute left to play in the second quarter. Anastasiya Verameyenka was the centre of movement for Belarus as she controlled the paint at the defensive end with 3 blocks. But she was also responsible at the offensive end for three assists as her side went into the locker room leading (45-37). Belarus reverted back to what they did best at the start of the third period with shooting from beyond the arc from Trafimava and Tatyana Troina (53-41). However Turkey also shot from far with Saziye Ivegin hitting a three-pointer. Turkey were more dangerous in fast breaks and continued to lower the deficit (49-55) with four minutes left in the third period. Turkey's advance was stopped by Snytsina who came to the rescue of Belarus with 5 points. Belarus were back with 10 points in front after Leuchanka hit two free-throws. The offensive festival continued right up to the buzzer with Belarus in front (67-58) going into the final period. After the offensive festival of the first three periods, the first four minutes of the final quarter were dull with only 3 points scored by Troina. Troina hit another three-pointer with four minutes left to play as Belarus pushed the lead up to 14 points (74-60). Belarus became more patient in their approach with Marchanka running the plays. She set up Yuliya Dureika for the final knock-out blow with 2:21 minutes remaining who then had all the time she needed to fire in a three-pointer (81-65). Turkey did not give up. However with Ivegin and Nevin Kristen Nevlin they ran out of time and luck leaving the victory for Belarus (86-70).
EuroBasket Women 2009 audio after match comments Marina Kress explained that they had troubles in the first round of games but today and in the previous game they had improved. So she hoped that they would play even better in the next game.
Katsiaryna Snytsina knew that they had to win by 8 points to qualify.They were informed that if they finished third the following game would be against the Slovak Republic.
France remain unbeaten at Eurobasket Women 2009
Sandrine Gruda scored the first points of the game and France got off to the best of starts with a trey from Céline Dumerc for France to lead (5-2) after only a minute played. Ilona Korstin was making life difficult for France with 6 quick points as Russia regained the advantage (10-7). The battle in the paint between the Maria Stepanova and Gruda was living up to expectation. Both sides defended well under the basket making scoring hard. However Russia moved 6 points clear as Becky Hammon knocked down a trey (17-11) with 4 1/2 minutes remaining to play in the first period. Isabelle Yacoubou-Dehoui was throwing herself about at both ends of the court. Hence France came right back into the game with a Dumerc baseline trey (18-19). France led briefly after Yacoubou-Dehoui tapped the ball away from Stepanova. She went all the way to the basket, yet her lay-up did not go in. But Emilie Gomis followed up to pick up the rebound and scored. Russia quickly regained the advantage. But France ended the first quarter level with Dumerc hitting a running jumper from beyond the arc on the buzzer (23-23). France became more aggressive at the start of the second period and hustled the Russians into turnovers. Gruda was at the end of all the French moves with 6 points as France regained the lead (29-25). Stepanova was everywhere for Russia and added 2 points from the free-throw line. Anaël Lardy was on briefly and had the task of watching Hammond. For the split second Lardy took her eye of her, Hammon made some room way behind the the arc and hit a three for Russia to go back in front. However France were back on level term when Olga Arteshina was called for an intentional foul at mid-court on Emméline Ndongue. Ndongue hit the free-throw and through Gruda France was back in front. Yacoubou-Dehoui was on fire and appeared to be enjoying the physical battle with back to back baskets for France to lead (37-31) with three minutes remaining in the second period. France continued to dominate and went 8 points clear after Yacoubou-Dehoui blocked Irina Osipova. This led to Gruda scoring at the other end. However France made one mistake: leaving Hammonn wide open for her to hit a period-ending three-point buzzer shot. France still led (41-36) at the interval. Dumerc and Hammon traded three-pointers at the start of the third period. Both teams were strong defensively and points from open play were difficult to come by. As a result most of the points came from the free-throw line with France holding on to the lead (48-42) after five minutes of the quarter. The game came to a climax in the last seconds of this period. Lardy went coast to coast for France and then Korstin hit a buzzer beater three-pointer for Russia. Then Pierre Vincent and the Russian General Manager had a clash of words on the side line. France led (50-47). France and Russia played very physical basketball at the beginning of the final quarter and Russia reduced their deficit (51-52). France then switched to distance shooting. With three-pointers coming from Emmanuelle Hermouet and Cathy Melain, France moved 10 points clears (63-53) with five minutes left to play. After a time-out called by Russia, the system of play changed. It was the turn of Svetlana Abrosimova to score from down-town.Stepanova also came in the action and knocked in 2 points. France were now in trouble and on the back foot and then allowed Marina Karpunina to steal it and score. It was the turn of Vincent, the French coach, to call a time-out as his team's lead was just 3 points (65-62) with three minutes remaining. France hung on to win (72-66).
EuroBasket Women 2009 audio after match comments Becky Hammon mentioned that offensively they did not do well and that they allowed Sandrine Gruda and Céline Dumerc (point guard) to have a good start. She also mentioned that she was told that they always lost one game at EuroBasket Women and she was hoping that this game was the only one. She went into detail about the chances they had at the end but the ball just would not drop and that was it. She finished by saying that she was still learning about the format of the competition. However she is excited to be playing at a European Championship.
Isabelle Yacoubou-Dehoui explained in French that the victory was nice but the quarter-final started the following day, so they had won nothing yet.
She concluded that they needed to remain focused for the rest of EuroBasket Women 2009.
Emmanuelle Hermouet explained that for the moment all was well because of the victories including those matches that were taken to the wire.
She is of the belief that the difficulties were beneficial because the players were young and it helped them in the match this evening and proved that they could cope in difficult situations.
She was happy with the victory.
Spain down hosts, while Greece qualify for quarter-final
Belarus keep hope alive while Russia win again
Spain are the only team undefeated in Group E
France stay on track in beating Turkey (55-43)
Russia in quarter-final
France taken to the wire against Lithuania (57-55)
Spain and Latvia in quarter-final
France beat Israel (73-70) to end first phase unbeaten
Four teams go home
France need overtime to beat Belarus (63-61)
Five teams qualify for the next phase
France beat Italy (76-61)
EuroBasket Women news from day 1
Return from EuroBasket Women 2009 finals to "What's New" page
Return to Senior International Basketball
EuroBasket Women 2009 pictures credits :
Toulouse Métropole Basket


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Q: How do RRD values in a database dump translate to the input values? I am having trouble understanding the values that I have saved in my Round Robin Database.  I do a dump with rrdtool dump mydatabase and I get a dump of the data.  I found the most recent update, and matched it to my rrd update command:
$rrdupdate --template=var1:var2:var3:var4:var5 N:15834740:839964:247212:156320:13493356

In my dump at the matching timestamp, I find these values:
<!-- 2016-12-01 10:30:00 CST / 1480609800 --> <row><v>9.0950245287e+04</v><v>4.8264158237e+03</v><v>1.4182428703e+03</v><v>8.9785764359e+02</v><v>7.7501969607e+04</v></row>

The first value is supposed to be var1.  Out of scientific notation, that's 90,950.245287, which does not match up at all to my input value.  (None of them are decimal.)
Is there something special I have to do to be able to convert values from my dump to get the standard value that I entered?

A: I can't give you specifics for your case, as you have not shown the full definition of your RRD file (internals, DS definition, etc), however...
Values stored in an RRDTool database are subject to Data Normalisation, and are then converted to Rates (unless the DS is of type Gauge in which case they are assumed to be rates already).
Normalisation is when the values are adjusted on a linear basis to make them fit exactly into the time sequence as defined by the Interval (which is often 300 seconds).
If you want to see the values stored exactly as you write them, you need to set the DS type to 'gauge', and make Normalisation a null step.  The only way to do the latter is to store the values exactly on a time boundary.  So, if the Interval is 300s, then store at 12:00:00, 12:05:00, and so on - otherwise the values will be adjusted.
There is a lot more information about Normalisation - what it is, and why it is done - in Alex van den Bogaerdt's tutorial

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These are Lymm Round Table's big fundraisers in Lymm each year. All profits after running expenses from these events, and the cost of running the organization, go to charities, 'good causes' and community groups via our Charitable Trust. Within our operating expenses are included venue hire, purchase of beer for the beer festival, fireworks and prize money. Along with other expenses, £696 is paid to Round Table Britain & Ireland from the funds we raise. This allows us to operate as part of 'Round Table', and covers central administration and insurance costs for our 3 big events.
Easter Monday in Lymm village centre. 1000 pedigree yellow ducks are released into Lymm Lower Dam and it's a cut-throat race to the bottom (well, nearly!). We sell duck tickets to for £1 and the winner gets a big wad of cash.
Read a bit more about Lymm Duck Race or visit the official Lymm Duck Race website, where you can buy tickets and read about the event in detail, at www.lymmduckrace.co.uk.
The first Lymm Beer Festival took place in September 2011. By all accounts, it was a roaring success and we'll be back with more real beer, real cider and real pies in September 2012.
Read more about Lymm Beer Festival.
We'll be at Lymm RFC on Saturday 3th November 2012 letting off some unfeasibly big fireworks and trying not to blow ourselves up in the process.
Find out about The Big Lymm Bonfire.
You'll also see Lymm Round Table around each year at the Lymm Dickensian fayre, where we bring along Santa and his Grotto.
You can read more about the Lymm Dickensian at www.lymmdickensian.org.uk.


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A seat at the table: Raeisha Williams on police reform and revitalizing development for Ward 5
By Gino Terrell | March 27, 2017
Raeisha Williams is running for Minneapolis City Council in Ward 5. Photo by Anna Rajdl Photography.
The night of the grand jury decision in the 2014 Mike Brown shooting, protesters from across the Twin Cities filled the streets. While watching the news, Raeisha Williams kept thinking to herself, "I wish I was out there with them."
At the time she worked at the international engineering and contracting company Hamon Deltak in Plymouth, Minnesota, where she said she was one of three African American employees out of 400. She was bothered when she heard her colleagues' voice frustration that the protests were holding up traffic.
"I have been admiring and appreciating young brothers and sisters who had shutdown [Interstate] 94 when Mike Brown was murdered," Williams said. But it was another, closer, tragic police encounter that would lead her into public service. "Tania Harris was the moment," Williams said, when she found her calling.
Harris was shot by police in Robbinsdale on April 16, 2015. When officers wouldn't allow Harris' family to see her at North Memorial Hospital, the Minneapolis Chapter of Black Lives Matter organized a protest 200 people strong. At the protest, Williams met then President of the NAACP-Minneapolis, Nekima Levy-Pounds, who later offered Williams a position in the organization as communications chair.
"Protesting is in my blood," Williams said, whose mother participated in the Black Power movement in Oakland, California, and brought Williams along to actions in a stroller as a baby.
Two years after Harris, Williams – having spent that time organizing with NAACP on criminal justice reform and promoting Black-owned businesses – is now running for the Minneapolis City Council seat for Ward 5.
As a fourth generation Minnesotan, Williams has family ties to the city dating back to 1821. She grew up in South Minneapolis, but was active on the Northside as a theater and dance student at the Capri Theater, in pageants where she was once crowned Miss Black Minnesota Jr., and as a student at Minneapolis North Community High School.
After high school, Williams attended Howard University in Washington D.C., and spent two years working as a community outreach specialist for former Mayor Vincent C. Gray. During that time, she worked with constituents, business developers, business owners and organizers to determine how they could best work together on development projects and bring jobs to the community. She also worked with those same community partners to discuss public safety and police brutality.
"I have that experience and know how to be the connection to all the different nuances in the community," Williams said. "I would report directly to the mayor's office about upcoming issues and projects that were coming up through the pipeline-"
Now back in Minnesota, Williams is a small business owner, opening a tea house. Having also run a consulting business, Williams said her leadership experience and managing budgets would be useful experience as a City Council member.
During our interview, when she came across people she knew and greeted them all – striking up conversations and asking what they are up to. Every time she saw a familiar face, it was as if they were reuniting at a family reunion.
"We need more of that in Ward 5," Williams' campaign manager Wisdom Mawusi said.
That's exactly what African American Ward 5 resident Ruvanda Foster, 68, wants in a leader. Having moved back to her childhood home after a short stay in Brooklyn Park, Foster noticed people were more isolated than before. "There's no closeness," Foster said, "everyone is locked up in their homes. It's real crazy." She said she wants to see North Minneapolis be a real neighborhood again.
To help bring people together, especially those who have become disenchanted with politics, Williams has built her campaign around five commitments instead of a traditional "platform." Her commitments include: economic development, safe and thriving communities, affordable housing and homeownership, education and community engagement.
Focus on revitalizing economic development
Williams wants to bring more business to the Northside, businesses like Starbucks, Caribou Coffee or Chipotle.
She emphasized bringing in those big businesses will create jobs for people within the community, especially the Black community, which has the highest unemployment and lowest income rates, Williams said, but are also top consumers in the state.
"That should tell [businesses] we have a market here, people who will come and spend with us," Williams said. She wants to provide constituents with connections to businesses such as Thor and Target, which will "bring jobs, prosperity and quality infrastructure and new building in North Minneapolis," Williams stated.
Photos by Anna Rajdl Photography.
South Minneapolis resident Michael Chaney, who owns property in Ward 5 and works with Northside youth through Project Sweetie Pie, is hoping to see more Northside investment reflected in the city budget.
"I want to see the city addressing all the people not just the people in power," Chaney said, and not just areas like downtown Minneapolis. He wants to see the city "change that paradigm" by stepping up to provide for other communities like North Minneapolis. Beginning to see a shift, he's hopeful it will continue.
A "more social economical community" that has more than one grocery store in the area, and offers gas stations and places where the community can come together like a designated community center are things the city should prioritize in Ward 5, said Foster.
Williams shares that sentiment, which is why she disagreed with Ward 5 incumbent Council Member Blong Yang's budget proposal that would have granted $605,000 towards repairs and upgrades for the Fourth Police Precinct. That's money that could be going toward the community, she said.
Williams would also like to see more redevelopments in Ward 5.
"City Hall is doing great things for other parts of the city such as the redevelopment of the Mississippi Riverfront," Williams said. "but they seem to forget about North Minneapolis as they get left out on some of the city's plans." She wants to see investment in infrastructure, including creating more bike lanes on the Northside for greater accessibility.
Improving public safety by building relationships
Justin Schauls, 18, grew up near North Community High School and has personally witnessed mistreatment and discrimination at the hands of police. Even at a young age, Schauls – who is multiracial – said he and his friends have often been stopped by police. Schauls said the officers would provoke his friends to get a response out of them – only to see those friends get arrested for doing nothing wrong.
On Nov. 15, 2015, the night Jamar Clark was shot and killed by Minneapolis police, Schauls was just a few blocks away. He remembers police helicopters overhead keeping him up that night. The next morning, when they heard news of Clark's death, Schauls said he and many of his fellow classmates either missed or were late to school. Months of protests followed, against the police, against the city and against the injustice of Clark's death. It was the kind of incident that lead many in the community to demand change in police relations with civilians.
"We need the kind of leadership that's going to shake some things up," said Pastor Brian Herron of the Zion Baptist Church in North Minneapolis. "Leadership that insists on bringing community and police together."
Reforming the police so they become part of the community and "actually protect and serve us," is one of Williams commitments. In Williams' plan, police officers would be required to walk the beat rather than just patrolling in their cars – naturally prompting them to engage with residents. By encouraging the officers to be more actively involved in the community, Williams expects to see their law enforcement tactics change for the better.
One change Williams would implement would be to create a non-police community response action team for mental health crisis and domestic violence calls.
But still, violent crime is a factor in Ward 5. While most of the ward's neighborhoods, like Near North and Jordan, have either seen flat or decreasing violent crime rates, Hawthorne and Willard-Hay saw increases in 2015. Both Foster and Schauls attest that they often hear sirens ringing throughout the night.
"Over North you get used to crime, and people saying 'oh, somebody died today,'" said Schauls. Schauls was once followed and approached by three people that attempted to rob him and his friend after exiting a store. Burglary is high among Foster's worries. The crimes and the fear that some residents have don't sit well with Williams.
"I'm sick of babies being shot in drive-by's," Williams said. "I'm sick of the 'no snitch' culture, that day is dead."
Williams wants to establish a public safety campaign that encourages Ward 5 residents to take charge of community safety by getting to know who their neighbors are. Working in conjunction with community leaders, Williams is looking to create a "Neighbor's Keeper" campaign, "a play on the brotherhood motto, 'My Brother's Keeper,' which means to watch out for one another, to protect one another, to call each other out when we are wrong and to support one another."
Safe, affordable housing for a changing neighborhood
After the May 2011 tornado, the resulting foreclosures left the city with over 200 empty lots, something Williams calls "an injustice to the city," referring to those lots as once good bones, or key factors to the community's structure. Building new stores on lots along Plymouth and Penn avenues calls for some concern since they'll likely attract more young white professionals to live in the area.
"You do things to make it more appealing for them and move Black people further [away.]" Foster said, "[the] neighborhood is changing."
While Williams welcomes people who want to move into the community she also stands for making sure current Northside residents have affordable housing options. She's fighting for them by making sure business developments by outsiders aren't pushing out the people who are already living in the community.
"That's not going to happen, not on my watch," Williams said.
Williams wants to create more community-led development projects including things like rent caps and cooperative housing to help more North Minneapolis residents stay in their neighborhoods.
Photo by Anna Rajdl Photography.
Since people of color and indigenous residents make up 82 percent of Ward 5, local leadership has to "racially demonstrate indigenous leadership," said Chaney. Empowering the constituents and giving them a voice is key to representing this community, Chaney added.
"And that's the way it should be," Schauls said. He wants to see more people from the community step up and run for office because "they know [the] city and can relate."
With the DFL caucus coming up fast on April 4, the Williams campaign does face some steep challenges. Williams doesn't have a name associated with politics, her campaign isn't funded by family wealth and Ward 5 incumbent Yang, is running for re-election, Mawusi said. Her campaign has aggressively been countering these barriers with fundraising and speaking engagements to spread the word about her campaign and build grassroots momentum. This month, the campaign has held nearly a dozen conversations in local cafés and barbershops to reach out to more Ward 5 residents.
As an African American, Williams said she's particularly focused on representing African Americans – a group that has been disproportionately affected by systemically racist policy. Williams said it's no different than other politicians saying they represent the general public, but seeing that they mean the general white public.
"My constituents happen to be Black," Williams said. Black residents make up the largest percentage of North Minneapolis' residents at 53 percent.
"It's grassroots, it's a people's campaign…working on behalf of the people [that's] what really sold me on Ra. True representation," Mawusi said.
If elected, Williams intends to continue building her relationships with constituents by holding office hours in Ward 5 weekly and hosting coffee and town hall meetings on a monthly basis.
"She's not politics as usual. She is real authentic, strategic and focused on results instead of rhetoric," Mawusi said of Williams.
Correction: A previous version of this article stated that Williams graduated from North Community High School. She attended the school for one year, but received her diploma from Washburn High School. Williams also was one of three African American employees during her time at Hamon Deltak, not the only one. This article has been corrected.
Gino Terrell


This week's STAR spot is From Blonde at Heart. Please follow her blog.
Technically, I have been blogging since 2005 (I checked, hehe!), but I don't think that I really came into my own until September of 2009.
I started blogging as a way to keep my family back in California updated with what we were up to and then it just snowballed into the blog I have now. I decided to continue to do updates, but changed the focus a little.


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E3 2021 hasn't even started yet, and it's already exhausting
This year's E3 is competition with dozens of digital events and it's a mess.
Giovanni Colantonio
E3 2021 hasn't even started yet and I'm already sick of it.
In previous years, the Electronic Entertainment Expo was a time of celebration for gamers. it was a massive social event that was essentially the Super Bowl for nerds (though minus the football game, only leaving in the commercials). For one week, fans of the industry got to pal around and enjoy a few exciting days of announcements that would set the stage for the next year of their gaming life.
Things look much different this year. Rather than getting ready for a news-dense three days, E3 has turned into a full-blown season. Digital events are springing up every day, huge announcements are casually getting dropped on Twitter, and Geoff Keighley is trying his darndest to swallow the ESA whole with Summer Game Fest.
It's a headache for both fans who want to stay informed and the press who have to.
The E3 2021 companion app. ESA
In some way, what's happening in the gaming world right now makes a lot of sense. For the past few years, E3 has started to feel like an unnecessary gala. With companies like Nintendo ditching live presentations in favor of digital Directs, fans were starting to envision a world where publishers would just drop news whenever they wanted rather than saving their announcements for the summer.
That's still looking like the logical conclusion of the modern game press cycle as E3's power slowly fades. The problem is that we're now living in an awkward in-between space where multiple ideas are fighting for relevancy.
On one hand, you have the traditional E3 format. After missing last year due to the pandemic, the ESA came back in 2021 with a reimagined vision for its expo. While it's all digital this year, it follows the same format as previous events: a multi-day affair that acts as a who's who of gaming publishers under one roof.
On top of that, we now have copycats who are trying to capitalize on E3's fall from relevancy by taking over its niche. This year's Summer Game Fest begins the same day as E3 and will feature an exclusive world premiere. To make matters even more confusing, both E3 and Summer Game Fest are claiming that Microsoft's upcoming digital showcase is part of their events. It's impossible to keep track of what's happening at which show or where to even watch the events associated with them.
The logo for this year's Summer Game Fest. Summer Game Fest
To make matters worse, publishers seem noncommittal about the idea of an 'all-in-one' show at all. Today alone saw four digital publisher events, which revealed some E3-sized games. Dragon Quest XII getting announced two weeks before E3 during a late-night live stream leaves us wondering what Square Enix actually plans on saving for the show. The same goes for Ubisoft, who are revealing new details on Far Cry 6 this week outside of its planned Foreword event.
To add to the pile, Nintendo is doing its own thing entirely. It dropped release dates for two of its biggest games, Pokemon Legends Arceus and the upcoming Diamond and Pearl remakes, casually on Twitter. Now there's speculation that the company plans to announce the Switch Pro before E3 too. It's hard to imagine Nintendo's E3 stream being action-packed if giant news like that is going to drop well before it.
The gaming industry is a mess. That's always been true, but it's especially accurate in this situation. It's clear that E3 isn't working for publishers. Rather than throwing everything at the wall, companies need to come together to either unify or formally wave goodbye to the "expo" format.
The current mix is, frankly, exhausting for players. It's impossible to keep up with every event. That's hurting the actual fun part of gaming announcements: the social component. Ultimately, the point of events like E3 is to get gamers talking. It's a marketing play, but it doubles as a fun water cooler moment for the community. With so many "can't miss" events scheduled this summer, people will spend every day in the breakroom talking about games instead of actually playing them.
Persona's best villain still hasn't been topped
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2023's first GOTY contender revives a horror masterpiece
By Joseph Yaden
Here's exactly how to beat all three phases of Forspoken's final boss


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Another week of free sample news updates fresh off the press for you. As usual I'm sticking with the "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" theme for this update. Let's start with the good news.
Freebies received: Square Reader (still active, but price is a little higher), Marlboro "Get Outta Dodge" Rugged Bluetooth Speaker (still active?), Apricot Power from Mom's Week (expired), Philosophy Take A Deep Breath Energizing Oil-Free Oxygenating Gel Cream (still active), LANCÔME Visionnaire Nuit Beauty Sleep Perfector (expired), T'ZIKAL Beauty's Hydrating Shampoo and Deep Moisturizing Conditioner (expired), Noodle & Boo Heavenly Skin Care Samples (expired), BioTerra Herbs Travel Pack (expired), National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Magnet (still active), VegWASH from Nutraneering Offer (expired), Pair of Transitions Adaptive Eyeglass Lens Decals (still active), Tresemme Botanique From Family Dollar's "Value Meets Beauty" Offer (expired), Austrian Crystal Heart Pendant Necklace from the Francois et Mimi email list (I'll be reviewing this too) & derma|e Firming DMAE Moisturizer (expired).
Review items received for free or nearly free: Etekcity Ultra Bright Portable LED Camping Lantern (closed for now, but you can still sign up), Meat Thermometer by Instant Read Thermometer (Review Kick), Portion Control Boxes (Review Kick) & Vegetable Peeler by DinaChef (Review Kick).
Susan Posnick: Received this email from them saying that the samples are back ordered 10-12 weeks. Good news to know they are still planning to honor the samples!
Wikki Stix: They sent me an email asking to verify my address, that isn't a bad sign, looks like they are going to be shipping soon!
Solo Eyewear: I had them in the "Bad" section last update because they missed a key date after the refer-a-friend giveaway ended. A few days after I got an email and reports of other readers getting emails with their prize being acknowledged. So, this is good news, we'll see if they miss the end of June date as promised here though: "We will follow up with you by the end of this month to provide directions to order your sunglasses." (from June 9th).
TalyorMade Project (a) Golf Balls: I got an email saying that they will be coming soon, not bad!
Vornado: You maybe getting a Vornado, but, maybe not. An email from them said: "Thank you for signing up. Due to a limited number of samples, we cannot guarantee that everyone will receive one. If you are selected we will notify you shortly." – time will tell.
WaterBottles.com: I got multiple reports saying they won't be honoring the recent sample requests, most claimed it was a false advertisement. How nice of them. I won't be ordering any water bottles from there anytime soon with that attitude.
Bag of Dicks: I saw an email published on Reddit here, then I emailed them and got the exact same message. The key part of the message: "If you haven't gotten them by now, likely you won't at all b/c either it got lost in transit, mistakenly thrown out as junk mail, or fucked up during fulfillment due to sheer volume." – so if you haven't got a bag of dicks yet, well, you most likely won't ever get them.
Gamblin Conservation Colors: This never got posted on YoFreeSamples but it was on other freebie sites so worth the update. They posted a message where the sample URL linked to and the key part was: "We do not make watercolors; there is no free watercolor sample set." – sorry folks, this one was never coming.
Scruffy Stoner Beard Oil: This one turned from "free sample" to "contest" after getting this email the other day, oh well, I hope you are a lucky one who gets a random sample. Hopefully this company comes back with another sample that works out for their business now that they learned the power of sampling.
Lelo Hex: I'm confused after this email and this email. Wait, no I'm not, it's just another bait and switch type deal. Sign up for samples, wait a few weeks, then release only 500 samples that you have to pay for shipping on too. At least they got a bunch of good press recently, and their product seems unique. I wish them luck on their mission, but our relationship started on a lie, ugh.
Unbreakable Kid's Sunglasses: No dice, according to their email they "originally set out to give away 100 pairs but we were hit with almost 11,000 (yes, 11 thousand) requests before we could even shut down the offer. Your request was among those and unfortunately we can't give that many sets away." – at least they let us know and gave us a coupon anyways, a good attitude and clear communication is a good way to start a relationship.
MacFly Fresh T-shirt: According to their terms, the contest ended June 14th. I posted it on the site June 15th. I apologize for letting the one slip past me.
Wipe Easy Table Cloths: After posting this I realized it was a UK only offer, again, my apologies for letting this slip too. It has since been deleted from the site too.
Scroll Pen: I posted this on the site and I sincerely apologize for letting this slip, a couple hours later I posted it I realized it was a fake (servers in Panoma, other factors). It has been deleted from the site.


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World Bank provides USD 1.5M to improve Bhutan's climate resilience – Kuensel Online
World Bank provides USD 1.5M to improve Bhutan's climate resilience
March 2, 2017 /0 Comments/in Lead Story, News /by Samdrup
GRANT: The government and the World Bank signed into effect today the preparation of the Strategic Program for Climate Resilience (SPCR) Grant of USD 1.5 million, which will support Bhutan to formulate a long-term plan to improve climate resilience, according to a press release issued by the World Bank.
The SPCR builds on ongoing initiatives and activities throughout Bhutan while providing a structure to incorporate resilience into development planning, putting in place a coordination mechanism and process of engagement on climate issues building on existing institutions, and developing a roadmap to build capacity and increase investment opportunities in the future.
Bhutan is highly exposed to hydro-meteorological hazards such as floods, flash-floods, landslides, glacier lake outburst floods, windstorms, and cyclones. Extreme weather events expose infrastructure assets (such as hydropower and road network) to increasing risk of floods and landslides, jeopardizing the efficiency of operations.
Changes in precipitation also have consequences on availability of water for drinking, agriculture and energy production. With climate change, the frequency and intensity of major hydro-meteorological hazards is expected to increase. Therefore, the SPCR process comes as a very timely intervention to support Bhutan's capacity to develop a programmatic multi-sector and climate-resilient investment plan.
"The World Bank is very glad to support the Royal Government of Bhutan in taking forward it's commitment and initiatives to integrate climate resilience as a core part of development planning," said the World Bank's resident representative for Bhutan, Yoichiro Ishihara. "We are happy to take a lead from the side of the multilateral development banks which includes International Finance Corporation and Asian Development Bank to work with the Gross National Happiness Commission for the preparation of the SPCR. It is being developed through a participatory process and will identify priorities for mainstreaming climate resilience into development planning and related investments. The World Bank stands ready to collaborate further in this area with the Royal Government.
"The SPCR process will be used as a foundation to provide inputs in the 12th Five-Year Plan and help in translating the Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDC) into action," said Lyonpo Namgay Dorji "It will also examine the potential, merits, criteria and mechanisms for Bhutan to access, combine, and leverage climate finance opportunities to support a long-term series of transformational investments."
The project is supported through a preparatory grant fund provided by the Climate Investment Fund (CIF) through the pilot program for the Climate Resilience Program (PPCR). The project is expected to be completed by June 30, 2019.
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Minister jailed
Denmark's former immigration minister has been sentenced to two months in prison for separating asylum-seeking couples in cases when the woman was under 18. A court found that in introducing the policy, Inger Støjberg (pictured) had breached the European Convention on Human Rights. In 2016, 23 couples were split up. Støjberg said that the policy protected girls from forced marriages, but in most cases, the age difference was small. Støjberg, who served in the previous centre-right administration, was known for bringing in a host of hard-line policies, and for celebrating the 50th of her legal amendments with a cake.
Commuting at home
Kassel, Germany
A German court has ruled that a man who fell over and broke his back while walking downstairs from his bedroom to his home office is eligible for compensation under his employer's workplace insurance scheme. The insurer had refused to pay out, leading to a lawsuit in which two lower courts disagreed as to whether the man's short journey down the spiral staircase could be classed as a "commute". In its final ruling, Germany's federal social court, in Kassel, took into account the fact that the employee – an area sales manager for a company identified only as "R-GmbH" – usually started working in his home office "immediately, without having breakfast beforehand". As such, it found that "the first morning journey from bed to the home office [was] an insured work route", making the insurer liable for compensation under the employer's policy.
A group of opposition politicians who were arrested in the crackdown that accompanied Belarus's rigged election in August 2020 have been jailed for between 14 and 18 years. Among them was the opposition leader Sergei Tikhanovsky (pictured), who was arrested before the vote, and whose wife, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, then became the face of a unified campaign against President Lukashenko. He got 18 years in a "maximum security colony". His wife – who fled the country with their children immediately after the election – described the sentences as Lukashenko's "revenge".
Germany has confirmed that the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline – linking Russia to Germany via the Baltic – will not become operational if Russia invades Ukraine. Germany's new foreign minister, the Greens' Annalena Baerbock, revealed on Sunday that Berlin had agreed that position with Washington last week. The pipeline is controversial because it bypasses Ukraine – which currently receives billions of dollars in transfer fees from Russian gas; and analysts had warned that it could also prove a fault line in the new coalition in Germany. Chancellor Olaf Scholz's SDP has long supported the project, but the Greens oppose it, on environmental and foreign policy grounds. However, Scholz recently promised to do "everything possible" to ensure that gas keeps flowing through Ukraine, and that Moscow doesn't use the pipeline to cripple the country's economy.
PM reprimanded
Finland's prime minister Sanna Marin (pictured) has been forced to apologise for going out clubbing until 4am although a close contact of hers – her foreign minister Pekka Haavisto – had just tested positive for Covid. Marin, 36, said she had initially been advised that she didn't need to isolate because she had been fully vaccinated. Her officials later sent her a message saying that, in fact, she should be avoiding unnecessary social contacts, but she missed the text because she had left her work phone at home. Per capita, Finland has the lowest number of Covid-19 cases in Europe, and the third lowest death toll (after Iceland and Norway). However, cases are currently at their whole-pandemic peak and rising.
Omicron "lockdown"
Norway has banned the sale of alcohol in all pubs, bars and restaurants as part of its efforts to head off the threat of a "contagion bomb" caused by the Omicron variant. The ban – which was announced on Monday, and came into force at midnight the following day – will remain in place for at least four weeks. Other new measures include advice to work from home where possible, the closure to some users of gyms and public swimming pools, further mask mandates, and the acceleration of the vaccine campaign. "There is no doubt that the new variant changes the rules," said PM Jonas Gahr Støre. "For many, this will feel like a lockdown, if not of society, then of their lives and of their livelihoods." The country's public health agency had warned that without new restrictions, the health service would be overwhelmed – even if the variant proves to cause relatively mild symptoms. Omicron is also causing a rapid rise in cases in Denmark.
Notre-Dame battle
A panel of heritage experts established to oversee the renovation of Notre-Dame cathedral has approved a controversial revamp of its interior, which includes modern art works, Bible quotes projected onto the walls, and new sound and light effects to create "emotional spaces". Supporters of the scheme, put forward by the Diocese of Paris, say it is not revolutionary. They say that it merely aims to foster a "dialogue" between the old and the new, and make the 800-year-old cathedral, which received 12 million visitors a year before 2019's devastating fire, more relevant to modern audiences. But days before the plan was given the green light, 100 historians and intellectuals had put their names to an article in Le Figaro warning that the proposals were inane and kitsch, and risked "completely distorting the decor and liturgical space".


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Special and inclusive education in the Republic of Ireland: reviewing the literature from 2000 to 2009
Richard Rose, Michael Shevlin, Eileen Winter, Paul O'Raw
Special Education Needs & Inclusion
Provision for pupils with special educational needs in Ireland has undergone considerable change and review in the first decade of the twenty first century. In response to international demands for a more equitable education system which recognises diversity and considers how schools might address the needs of pupils who have been previously marginalised, Irish legislation has focused upon the development of inclusive schooling. Researchers during this period have endeavoured to understand how responses to the demand for greater inclusion have impacted upon the perceived need for change. This paper reviews the research literature for this period and identifies four key themes under which research has been conducted. The literature pertaining to these themes is explored and a possible agenda for future researchers identified
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Rose, R., Shevlin, M., Winter, E., & O'Raw, P. (2010). Special and inclusive education in the Republic of Ireland: reviewing the literature from 2000 to 2009. European Journal of Special Needs Education, 25(4), 359-373. https://doi.org/10.1080/08856257.2010.513540
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