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Cheating Tristan Brags To Pals That Khloe Will NEVER Leave Him, Sources Say
RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively Tristan Thompson is taking his douchebag ways to the next level — by allegedly bragging Khloe Kardashian will never have the guts to walk away and he can do as he wants cheating-wise!
"It might sound delusional but Tristan actually thinks he can get away with anything now," spilled a snitch.
The reality star's deadbeat beau blamed the scandal on a few over-heated groupies and Khloe bought it! "She's allowed him to walk right back into her life after his shameless behavior and it's given him a power trip."
No one – with the possible exception of Khloe, 33 - believes his lame explanation. "Khloe's got enough to deal with, but when she recovers from the C-section and starts to put two and two together, he might be eating those words."
As RadarOnline.com readers know, photos of Tristan, 27, kissing and cuddling up to multiple other women were exposed, just days before Khloe gave birth to her first child!
While neither of them have spoken out about the drama, sources have claimed that Tristan had not only one but five mistresses around the world, and is now very regretful of his actions — after getting caught.
Meanwhile, the family was livid with the sleazy NBA star. "The family is livid and Tristan is not the person they thought he was. The family said that their main concern is Khloe and the baby now and they will deal with Tristan next. He will be very sorry that he did this to Khloe and will pay dearly for his sins," a source previously told RadarOnline.com exclusively.
But heartbroken Khloe is allegedly blaming herself for Tristan's cheating. "She's beating herself up big time, reasoning she's a terrible lover and that's why men keep cheating on her."
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As fans know, Khloe is extra sensitive to cheating, as she was humiliated by ex-husband Lamar Odom when he went on an infidelity and drug-abuse rampage during their marriage.
"Khloe is the one who has had her heart broken, but she's blaming herself. She thinks there has to be something wrong with her because her boyfriends just can't stay faithful," revealed the informant. "But the problem is that she picks the wrong guys and is convinced that she can fix them."
The pal says Khloe's friends and family would love to see her with someone nice for a change. "She's longing for a lasting marriage and a family, but the reality is that's probably never going to happen if she doesn't stop going for the bad boys."
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PAS 78: Guide to good practice in commissioning accessible websites is a Publicly Available Specification published on March 8, 2006 by the British Standards Institution in collaboration with the Disability Rights Commission. It provides guidance to organisations in how to go about commissioning an accessible website from a design agency. It describes what is expected from websites to comply with the UK Disability Discrimination Act 1995, making websites accessible to and usable by disabled people

History

In December 2010, PAS 78 was superseded by the full British Standard that evolved from it: BS 8878:2010 Web accessibility Code of Practice.

BS 8878 continues PAS 78's emphasis on providing guidance to non-technical website owners for the whole process of commissioning, procuring and producing accessible websites, updating it to handle:
 web 2.0's much wider purposes for websites (e.g. multimedia sites, software as a service sites) and the move from provider-produced content to user-generated content (e.g. blogs, Facebook, YouTube)
 the increasing range of devices on which websites are viewed (e.g. smartphones, tablets, Internet Protocol television)
 the increasing use of non-W3C technologies to produce websites
 the increasing use of "off the shelf" website builder tools to create websites rather than bespoke development
 the increasing use of on-site accessibility personalisation tools like CSS style-switchers
 the changing organisational structure of web product teams and key personnel impacting product accessibility, especially the growing role of web product managers

Audience

The principal audience are businesses within the UK, but it is a relevant document for charity and volunteer organisations, as well as local and central government. It is also a useful document for web design agencies and web developers as a guide to what is expected of them. It is written from a business perspective and describes the web standards and usability testing needed for producing accessible websites.

At the PAS 78 launch the Disability Rights Commission's Legal Operations Director, Nick O'Brien, confirmed that PAS 78 would be used in supporting evidence in a court case against businesses that run inaccessible websites. Although the Disability Rights Commission has so far been conciliatory rather than litigious towards businesses running inaccessible websites, that approach could now change with the publication of PAS 78.

Rationale

In April 2004 the Disability Rights Commission published its findings about the accessibility of 1000 UK websites and found that 81% of websites tested failed to reach basic levels of web accessibility (Level A compliance to the W3C's Web Content Accessibility Guidelines). To alleviate the confusion within UK businesses about their obligations under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, one of the Disability Rights Commission's recommendations was to establish a best practice in how to commission websites that are accessible. PAS 78 is that set of best practice guidelines.

The launch of the Disability Discrimination Act is one of the most significant reason which developed interest in website commissioner's to stress more on developing accessible and user friendly websites. Websites which are accessible also provide the possibilities to broaden a website's present target audience and also has the ability to reach new audience who are more targeted.

The survey of the family Resources revealed that there are nearly 10 million disabled individuals in the United Kingdom who have a combined investing power around 80 billion pounds per year. Furthermore, it is found that there are millions of other individuals that are affected by sensory, bodily and/or intellectual impairments, which includes those caused by the ageing process.

Research carried out by the Disability Rights Commission "The Web : Access and inclusion with regards to disabled people" confirmed that individuals without any afflictions are also able to make use of websites which are optimized with regards to accessibility better and more effectively.

Content material which is developed keeping in mind the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) guidelines along with the specifications could be more easily used in other mediums such as television, cell phones, portable computers and on the internet.

Search engines also prefer to rank accessible content material higher in search engine result pages where the text material's equivalent is presented in graphical components.

By ensuring website accessibility], it may lead to good promotion, as interpersonal inclusion leads to a fairer world along with equality associated with opportunity.

Additional business advantages achieved by developing accessible websites available are given on W3C.

Contents

PAS 78 covers the general principles of building an accessible website, along with a discussion of how disabled people use computers and websites. The heart of the document covers the Web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript), as well as rich media format (such as PDF, Flash, audio and video). The section on testing covers technical testing (page validation) as well as user testing, including testing with disabled people. The last section covers contracting external companies, focusing on choosing a website developer.

The supplementary documentation contains a number of resources including suggested user profiles for building up test cases, success criteria, suggested questions for web design agencies, available accreditation schemes, how to select a content management system and a collection of references including organisations and books about web accessibility.

Comparison with Section 508

Section 508 is part of the US Rehabilitation Act which required Federal Agencies to make their electronic and information technology accessible to people with disabilities. It does this by setting out checkpoints that need to be met for a website to be accessible. This is much like the W3C's Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 1.0.

PAS 78 does not define any new standards or guidelines. It is an umbrella document, or summary document that describes the use of existing web standards and technologies. It currently references the W3C's Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, as well as promoting the use of structured markup, avoiding presentational attributes, and advises the use of CSS layouts. In essence, PAS 78 advocates the use of existing web standards.

Their approach to PDF and Flash is that it should be used when it is the most appropriate formats for delivering content. It should be used when it benefits the end user, not the content authors.

References

External links
 BSI: PAS 78 Guide to Good Practice in Commissioning Accessible Websites
 EHRC: PAS 78 Guide to Good Practice in Commissioning Accessible Websites (free to download in multiple formats; checked 2010/07/13)
 DRC: DRC web investigation finds many public websites 'impossible' for disabled people to use
 UK Disability Discrimination Act, Part III
 Section 508 of the US Rehabilitation Act
 BBC: New standards for website access
 out-law: How to commission an accessible website
 Bruce Lawson: PAS 78: Guide to good practice in commissioning accessible websites
 Joe Clark: A critique of PAS 78

Web accessibility
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Colomb puede referirse a:

Personas

 Marie-Elisabeth Colomb (1741-1796), madre de los hermanos von Humboldt.
 Friedrich August Peter von Colomb (1775-1854), general prusiano.
 John Colomb (1838-1909), estratega naval británico.
 Philip Howard Colomb (1831-1899), vicealmirante de la Royal Navy.
 Marie Louis Georges Colomb (1856-1945), dibujante satírico francés.
 Gregory G. Colomb, profesor de la Universidad de Virginia.

Con la forma Collomb puede referirse a:
 Bernard Collomb (1930-), piloto de Fórmula 1 francés.
 Gérard Collomb (1947-), político francés.

Topónimos

 Río Colomb, un afluente del río Broadback, que fluye hacia el oeste en el Rupert Bay que se encuentra en la orilla sur de la Bahía James, región administrativa de Nord-du-Québec, en Quebec, en Canadá.
 Lago Colomb, un cuerpo de agua en la parte superior de río Colomb que desemboca en Broadback río (cuenca del Rupert Bay y la Bahía James), en la región administrativa de Nord-du-Québec, en Quebec, en Canadá.


This car was as new a 1921 Touring and owned by the new grocer in the little village of Kettinge on island Lolland in Denmark.
As the business grew, the need for a closed car to drive erands in for the citizens arose and the car was modified to be a closed 4 door sedan. This conversion took place in 1926 or 27. I believe the 30 x 31/2" wheels where exchanged with 21 x 41/2 wheels so the converted car looked more modern. A picture exists from 1957 with that configuration.
When it was restored by Børge Kaa in the late 1950's it got its 30x31/2 wheels back and the colors it has now.
I bought the car from Børge Kaa in April 2006.


I have been out and about recently watching various new films.
Firstly I got around to watching Amelie at Cornerhouse on Sunday 12 Feb. One of my friends absolutely adores this film and has been telling me to watch it for months. I will admit that I had severe reservations before watching as frankly, I find the poster for the film rather disturbing. Seriously, she looks weird! Look at her here That spoon could easily be an axe and it would not look out of place!
Anyway, the film itself was very enjoyable much to my surprise. I found it to be a mix of funny moments, slightly crazy people and bizarre situations. I am glad I finally listened to my friend and watched this film.
Second film was a freebie courtesy of The Times+ though I had to travel to the Showcase in Liverpool for the screening. Still, this film about a young boy searching for the lock or box that fits the key found amongst his dead Father's possessions is a film to melt your heart. You see the boy struggle to understand why his Father dies on 9/11, try to form a relationship with his Mother & meet a variety of people along the way. In the end the boy helps another person and in the process helps himself.
Woman in Black was the final film which sees Daniel Radcliffe in his first "post Potter" role. He does not disappoint in this film and at some points you almost expect him to pull out his wand and fight the evil spirit! There are parts too that can have you jumping out of your seat. Combining all that with a twisty end, that is both sad & happy, makes this a film worth watching.


Couldn't I just "crack" my own back/neck?
The risk of death from using NSAIDS (ie: ibuprophen) is 400 times the risk from manipulation, when performed by a Chiropractor.
1. Freedman KB, Bernstein J., The Inadequacy of Medical School Education in Musculoskeletal Medicine. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 80-A:1421-1427. Oct. 1998.
Chiropractic care has been evaluated extensively over the past fifty years to determine it's safety and effectiveness for spinal conditions. In fact, no other health care modality has been researched to the extent as has been done to evaluate Chiropractic effectiveness for low back pain relief. Although the majority of Chiropractic research has been in regard to low back pain, current research is providing evidence of a myriad of other health benefits.
The "Agency for Health Care Policy & Research (AHCPR) Guidelines on Acute Low Back Problems", a report from the Federally funded agency of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, found Chiropractic care of acute low back pain to be safe, more effective than pharmaceutical therapies or surgery, and less costly than drugs or surgery.
"Our trial showed that Chiropractic is a very effective treatment, more effective than conventional hospital out-patient treatment for low-back pain, particularly in patients who had back pain in the past and who got severe problems. So in other words, it is most effective in precisely the group of patients that you would like to be able to treat...One of the unexpected findings was that the treatment differences---the benefit of Chiropractic over hospital treatment---actually persists for the whole of that three-year period...it looks as though the treatment that the Chiropractors give does something that results in a very long-term benefit."
In a report by S. Wolk, "Chiropractic vs. Medical Care: A Cost Analysis of Disability and Treatment for Back-Related Workers' Compensation Cases," the cost of Chiropractic care was only 55% and 56% of Medical care for nonsurgical and surgical patients, respectively.
Foundation for Chiropractic Education and Research, 1988.
1. The Landmark Report on Public Perceptions of Alternative Care, Landmark Healthcare, Inc. 1998.
2. Chiropractic in the United States: Training, Practice, and Research. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, publication98-N002, 1997.
3. Dynamic Chiropractic, "Chiropractic Use Going Up!", 16(5), 1998.
Not necessarily! A lot of people assume that all Chiropractors x-ray all their patients all the time. This couldn't be further from the truth.
Rest. The body requires energy to heal. Allowing for enough rest and avoiding over exertion helps the body provide the necessary energy.
Eat well. If a mason doesn't have enough bricks, he cannot build a wall. Likewise, if you don't provide the proper building blocks, your body cannot complete it's task.
Drink plenty of water. It's the single most important element in your body...need we say more?
Over all...Be Patient! Healing takes time. Chances are, it took long time for you to get this way...It will take time to get better.
If you mean "Could I get addicted to a feeling of wellness and health, in which my body functions at the greatest possible level, where I have more energy, strength and stamina, and am able to perform my daily activities in the safest and most efficient manner?" Then...yes, you may never want to stop.
But if you are referring to the over used adage, "Once you go to a Chiropractor, you have to keep going forever," then the answer is a firm, "NO".
Anyone can move bones. Anyone can make joints "pop". Not just anyone can do it right.
The sensation of tightness, restriction or pain that you are feeling in your back or neck is caused by a jammed or fixated bone (vertebra) or joint. Often, this fixated joint is accompanied by one or more joints that moves too much (hypermobile), as a compensation. When you, or a friend, "crack" or "pop" your spine, you are introducing a force and a motion into a series of bones. Without the proper control of this force, it will tend to be taken up by the hypermobile joints, since they are easier to move. The fixated joint stays fixed...the hypermobile joints are forced to move even more. Not only does the problem remain...it gets worse.
When a Chiropractor performs an adjustment, he/she controls the force/motion to alleviate the fixated joint, without applying undue stress or strain to joints that are already moving enough or too much. This is why a Chiropractic student has over a thousand hours of training specifically in manipulation techniques. Add to that the years of experience that Doctor Avard has, and you have a level of care that you cannot easily match.
Dr. John B. Avard, Chiropractor 49 South River Road, Bedford, NH 03110 (603) 623-3030 � Dravard.com 2007 All rights reserved.


Braid-so-New Medicated Braid Sheen Spray is designed to impart the moisture to the innermost part of the structure of braided hair to revitalize and to rejuvenate.
Braid-so-New Medicated Braid Sheen Spray is great for synthetic or natural human hair. The natural herbs and other conditioners keep hair looking fresh and healthy. THis light formula also soothes the itching and tightness at the scalp which is often associated with cornrows, braids, weaves and extensions.


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Chad Beyer (Kansas City, 15 augustus 1986) is een Amerikaans wielrenner die anno 2017 rijdt voor Hangar 15 Bicycles.

Carrière
Beyer werd in 2003 derde op het Amerikaanse kampioenschap op de weg bij de junioren, en een jaar later tweede.

In 2008 won hij met het Amerikaanse nationale team ploegentijdrit in de Ronde van Belize. Een jaar later behaalde hij zijn eerste eigen overwinning: de eerste etappe van de Ronde van Murrieta, waarvan hij uiteindelijk ook het eindklassement won. In 2010 won hij het sprintklassement van de Ronde van Romandië en werd hij tweede in het bergklassement.

Overwinningen

2008
3e etappe Ronde van Belize (ploegentijdrit)
2010
Sprintklassement Ronde van Romandië
2017
3e etappe Grote Prijs van Saguenay

Resultaten in voornaamste wedstrijden

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Ploegen
 2009 –  BMC Racing Team
 2010 –  BMC Racing Team
 2011 –  BMC Racing Team
 2012 –  Competitive Cyclist Racing Team
 2013 –  Champion System Pro Cycling Team
 2014 –  5-Hour Energy
 2015 –  Lupus Racing Team (vanaf 20-8)
 2016 –  Lupus Racing Team
 2017 –  Hangar 15 Bicycles

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Windows and doors have two primary tasks: they offer homeowners a beautiful view of the outdoors, allowing them to appreciate nature and visually make it part of their interior environment, and they also provide protection from the elements. Marvin replacement windows in New Jersey are no exception. These products – whether it's a bay window, casement, double-hung or awning – offer some of the clearest views available with minimum maintenance. And they can stand up to the elements. In fact, some Marvin windows are made especially for volatile environments where hurricane force winds are to be expected. Even impact resistance is top notch.
But the real difference that separates Marvin products from other windows comes with energy efficiency. The green revolution is only just getting underway, and these windows are leading the charge. Marvin is the market leader when it comes to energy efficiency in windows and doors, offering more than 150,000 qualifying options. Fiberglass replacement windows can save homeowners 15 to 25 percent on monthly heating or cooling bills, thanks to the leading technology Marvin employs.
Consider how energy efficiency options can benefit your home, specifically depending on your climate. Dual-pane and tri-pane windows can offer extra efficiency, as can glass coatings or special inter-pane gasses used to buffer insulation. Furthermore, all Marvin windows meet or exceed Windows and Doors Manufacturers Association standards for air infiltration.
But better windows are only the first step in a more eco-friendly house, apartment or condo. If you're looking to be a greener homeowner, you'll want to invest in a few other options. Several of them, like Marvin windows, may meet the federal Energy Star standards for Most Efficient 2013. Others could even grab you a tax credit. Consider these major renovations or appliances to start.
According to Good Housekeeping, just about every corner of your kitchen can be remodeled as stylish and sustainable. But when it comes to energy savings, you'll want to look at the major offenders like your dishwasher, fridge and stove first. Consider how an electric-induction cooktop might reduce your energy consumption when cooking. And the right eco-friendly dishwasher can lower both water and electricity usage by 30 percent or more over current Energy Star standards.
When homeowners are investing in an air conditioner, they'll want to look for a unit with a high seasonal energy efficiency ratio, or SEER rating. SEERs indicate how much energy your AC unit needs, and the minimum allowed today by the U.S. Department of Energy is a 13. Luckily, you can find plenty of units with SEER rating way above that – seek them out and watch your carbon footprint fade.
Believe it or not, your roof actually has an immense impact on your home's energy efficiency. Not only is asphalt roofing not particularly sustainable – old asphalt tends to pack landfills each year – but it absorbs heat into the home. The right metal roofing on the other hand can deflect UV rays, reducing the need for home cooling. This is especially useful in warmer climates.


Seeing great potential for further cooperation, China and Vietnam should better align the Belt and Road Initiative with the "Two Corridors and One Economic Circle" plan, Vice-President Wang Qishan told a Vietnamese delegation on Tuesday.
The plan was jointly released by the two nations in September 2015, aiming to promote cooperation in trade, agriculture, tourism and infrastructure between five Vietnamese provinces and the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region and Yunnan, Guangdong and Hainan provinces.
The two corridors connect Vietnam's capital of Hanoi with Kunming, capital of Yunnan, and with Nanning, capital of Guangxi.
The delegation was headed by Nguyen Van Binh, a member of the Political Bureau of the 12th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam and the head of the CPV Commission for Economy.
China and Vietnam are socialist neighbors linked as a community of shared destiny, Wang said. They should implement consensuses reached by leaders of the two nations and effectively align the Belt and Road Initiative with Vietnam's development strategies to make new progress in the comprehensive strategic partnership they forged, he said.
The vice-president said China has entered a new era for socialism with Chinese characteristics and must be under the leadership of the Communist Party of China. The world's second-largest economy firmly adheres to a new concept of innovative, balanced, green, open and shared development, he said.
China has made endeavors to balance relations between today's needs and emerging development and between efficiency and equality to shift from high-speed growth to high-quality development, which is in line with the fundamental interests of the people, Wang said.
Binh said that China has registered huge achievements in its reform and opening-up, which provides helpful experiences for Vietnam. He said his country would like to expand cooperation with China in various fields.
Binh congratulated Wang on China's successful annual sessions of the 13th National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference National Committee in March.


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Q: How can I share an unfinished answer without using the Sandbox? Occasionally, when I find myself working on a particularly lengthy answer, I'll want to share my answer with a friend or college to ask questions or receive feedback before posting. My typical workaround is to post answers I want to share in the formatting sandbox if they aren't ready for submssion.
I don't enjoy this solution, as it feels like an unintended use of the sandbox. It bumps the formatting sandbox to Meta's front page, is only possible for users with 10+ rep, and crowds more answers onto a post that, according to Shog9, was already overflowing with 900+ answers before it was wiped clean and archived.
Is there a better way to share unfinished questions or answers before posting?

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Very similar to Github gists, you could use a Gitlab snippet.
Not to be left out, Bitbucket also has snippets, but I can't verify that they support markdown since I've never used them.

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History of the 160th SOAR(A)
The Army owes its modern night fighting aviation capabilities to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) who pioneered night flight techniques, shared in the development of equipment, and proved that "Night Stalkers Don't Quit," a motto the Regiment lives by. The unit originally formed from attachments of the 101st Airborne Division. It immediately entered into a period of intensive night flying, quickly becoming the Army's premier night fighting aviation force and the Army's only Special Operations Aviation force. Task Force 160 was officially recognized as a unit on 16 October 1981, when it was designated the 160th Aviation Battalion. Since that time, the 160th has become known as the "Night Stalkers" because of its capability to strike undetected during the hours of darkness and its impeccable performance around the world.
The 160th received its baptism by fire during Operation Urgent Fury in Grenada in 1983. While conducting an assault on simultaneous targets, the unit suffered its first combat loss, CPT Lucas. Since that time, the unit has responded to numerous missions at the request of the President of the United States and the Secretary of Defense. On 16 October 1986, the tough warrior spirit of the Airborne and the tenacious determination of the Night Stalkers were joined as the Task Force further evolved and became an Airborne unit. With re-designation as the 160th Special Operations Aviation Group (Airborne) came the honored and rich tradition of the airborne Soldier. In September 1987, Night Stalkers participated in Operation Prime Chance, engaging and neutralizing an enemy threat while using aviator night vision goggles and forward-looking infrared devices over water, the first successful night combat engagement under these conditions. The successful Mount Hope III operation in June 1988, performed in the most demanding environmental flight conditions imaginable, clearly demonstrated the ability of man and machine to strike deep, accomplish the mission, and return safely.
In December 1989, Night Stalkers were called upon to spearhead Operation Just Cause, the liberation of Panama. Soldiers of the 160th deployed from Fort Campbell during the harshest winter conditions on record into the sweltering heat and darkness of Panama, again simultaneously engaging multiple targets, which resulted in two combat losses and two aircraft destroyed. The organization continued to grow and was officially activated as the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) in June 1990. In 1991, the reckless and senseless destruction of Kuwait was met by the swift introduction of Special Operations Aviation into the Southwest Asian Theater of Operations during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Both operations proved the 160th's ability to conduct complicated night missions and sustain combat operations as a unit against a determined enemy.
In October 1993, while supporting the requirements of the President of the United States, Night Stalkers engaged an unconventional, hostile force in Somalia. The Soldiers of the 160th entered into an 18-hour firefight of intensity that had not been encountered since Vietnam. This battle resulted in the loss of five Night Stalkers and eight aircraft damaged or destroyed. The dedicated efforts exhibited by these Soldiers to overcome adversity and rescue fellow comrades once again demonstrated that "Night Stalkers Don't Quit." The Regiment supported Operation Uphold Democracy in late 1994, validating the Adaptive Joint Force Package concept, by conducting missions from the aircraft carrier USS America.
By February 2001, the Regiment had been comprised of three assault battalions, the Headquarters Company, the Special Operations Aviation Training Company, D/160th which was forward deployed in support of USSOUTHCOM, and E/160th which was forward deployed in the USPACOM area of responsibility.
Since the devastating attack on our Nation on September 11, 2001, the 160th SOAR(A) has been continuously and actively engaged in combat operations. Night Stalkers first deployed in support of the War on Terror in October 2001 for Operation Enduring Freedom Afghanistan, with a short period supporting OEF-Philippines. In spring 2003, the 160th deployed its first assets supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. As the organization continued to mature to meet the Nation's Special Operations Aviation requirements, the Regiment continued to grow and provisionally established its 4th Battalion at Fort Lewis, Washington, in December 2005. Following the deactivation of E/160th on 31 July 2007, the USPACOM area of responsibility was handed over to 4th Battalion, which was formally activated in December 2007. On 24 April 2008, D/160th was officially deactivated with 3/160th assuming the responsibility of the USSOUTHCOM area of operations. Today, the Regiment maintains a sustained forward presence in both Afghanistan and Iraq, while simultaneously providing increased training support to USPACOM, an in-extremis force for USSOUTHCOM, and maintaining a national mission alert force.
The courageous response of the Army's only Special Operations Aviation unit has successfully deterred aggressive and provocative threats by those who seek to harm our country, bolstered national morale and prestige, and supported national foreign policy goals. Today, as in the past, the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) continues to take the fight to the enemy and is constantly ready for the next mission, anytime, anywhere, and is poised to arrive time on target plus or minus 30 seconds.
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Dead Flowers Productions: Get Down With It!
With Most Of What Follows Is True, Detroit's The Sights have achieved an unprecedented level of song and studio craftsmanship. In an era of soulless keyboards, drum machines and Autotune, The Sights respond with thrillingly catchy songs. No gimmicks, no studio trickery—just rock'n'roll from the heart. The Sights combine the unobtrusive honesty of The Band with countless slivers of influence from their own personal record collections: Ike & Tina, Solomon Burke, The Everly Brothers, Bob Seger, Tim Hardin, and all manner of raucous, infectious song-writing.
Raucous? Infectious? That pretty well sums up The Sight's live shows as well. It's a rocket-ride that has been experienced by countless audiences throughout North America and Europe. The Sights have shared the stage with some best in the business: Robert Plant, The Dirtbombs, Sloan, The Datsuns, The Donnas, The Kills, etc.


If you're passionate about gardening, or you simply love nature, this Tulip Time cruise is for you! A special interest departure designed with inspirational horticultural art in mind. Special features combined with the season of endless rows of blooming colors make your cruise through Holland and Belgium one to be pressed in the memory books.
If you've dreamed of a view filled with windmills and blooming fields of color in Holland and Belgium, it all comes true on your European river cruise from Amsterdam to Brussels! Cruise on the Rhine River with a visit to Arnhem's WWII Airborne Museum, and join your ship in Nijmegen and visit the lovely forest setting of 's-Hertogenbosch for decadent Dutch chocolate desserts. You may otherwise visit a fruit and flower farm to hear the history of a 15th-century windmill. Take a carriage ride through the nearby nature reserve to watch for herons, storks, birds of prey, and wild horses or, if you prefer, take a guided bike ride along the Rhine River banks of Arnhem. In Maastricht, tour the old cobblestoned university town, or visit a working mill to make Limburg pie.
On to Belgium for a sightseeing tour of medieval Namur. In Liège, see the ancient quarters of the "Fiery City" as well as its romantic streets, steps, and tiny alleyways. Next, you'll explore the city of Antwerp-birthplace of the master painter Pieter Paul Rubens. Stroll its cobbled lanes amid 16th-century guildhall houses and the cathedral's stunning altarpiece paintings by the famous artist on your guided tour of the diamond capital. In Brussels, you'll find landmark buildings of Town Hall with a collection of cafes and shops on the Lower Town streets on your guided tour.


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Q: Getting the error "No provider for NavController" when trying to pass data from child component to parent component I'm trying to send data from my home.ts file to the app.component.ts file using EventEmitter and Output. But everytime I reference the home page component in my app.html I get this seemingly random error. When I remove NavController from the constructor in home.ts, the error goes away.
home.ts :
     import { Component, EventEmitter, Output } from '@angular/core';
     import { NavController } from 'ionic-angular';

     @Component({
     selector: 'page-home',
     templateUrl: 'home.html',
     })

     export class HomePage {
     message : any;
     @Output() notify : EventEmitter<Object> = new EventEmitter<Object>();

    constructor(public navCtrl: NavController) {

    }
    ionViewDidLoad(){
    this.message = {"Name":"Sid", "Age":17};
    this.notify.emit(this.message);
   }
 }

app.html :
  <ion-nav [root]="rootPage"></ion-nav>
  <page-home (notify)="getChildData($event)"></page-home>

app.component.ts :
  import { Component, ViewChild, ViewChildren } from '@angular/core';
  import { Platform } from 'ionic-angular';
  import { StatusBar } from '@ionic-native/status-bar';
  import { SplashScreen } from '@ionic-native/splash-screen';

 import { HomePage } from '../pages/home/home';
 @Component({
  templateUrl: 'app.html'
 })
 export class MyApp {
 rootPage:any = HomePage;

 constructor(platform: Platform, statusBar: StatusBar, splashScreen:
 SplashScreen) {
  platform.ready().then(() => {
  // Okay, so the platform is ready and our plugins are available.
  // Here you can do any higher level native things you might need.
  statusBar.styleDefault();
  splashScreen.hide();

  });

 }
 getChildData(message){
   console.log(message["Name"]);
   console.log(message["Age"]);

 }
}

How do I fix this error ? I need to use the NavController so I can't remove it. I want to still be able to send data from the child component to the parent component

A: The error is pointing out that you should provide the NavController in the providers section somewhere. This section could be in several modules of your application but the general one is the app.module.ts file.
In there you have a providers section in which you can provide services or providers for the Angular dependency injection mechanism to work appropriately.
So my first thougth would be to add the navController in the providers section of your app.module.ts file. This ensures that Angular can resolve the dependency to your NavController. Putting it in the app.module.ts file makes it having the same instance fo your navcontroller all over your application.
@NgModule({
    bootstrap: [ AppComponent ],
    declarations: [
        ...
    ],
    imports: [
        ...
    ],
    exports: [
    ],
    providers: [
    ...
        NavController
    ]
})

However, since you are using ionic, I would check out a related topic on the following url.
Ionic 2 - Runtime Error No provider for NavController


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I played Codenames for the first time at PAX Australia in 2015. After a couple of plays, I was in love. It was obvious to me that we had a pretty special party game on our hands, and so I bought it later that day. Unfortunately, by then, the retailers knew it too. They'd hiked the price by $5 by the time I bought my copy, and over the course of the con I saw the price of Codenames jump a few more $5 increments.
Two years later, and Codenames has become something of a juggernaut. There are now six versions of the game, including an "adult" version, one which replaces the codename cards with pictures, and versions based on Disney and Marvel properties (which use a combinations of pictures and words). Codenames also has the weird distinction of being one of the few party games that self-labelled "hardcore" gamers don't turn their nose up at.
The game really is that good.
So, when I say that this recent version of the Codenames franchise is, in my view, the best, I hope you'll recognise the enormity of that statement.
Duet takes the wildly successful Codenames system and repurposes it for cooperative play in a way that is nothing short of genius. It's fast, fun, and combines seamlessly with the original Codenames, thereby effectively doubling the word pool of both games. You could even combine the mechanics from Duet with the card pool from Deep Undercover if you were looking for a naughty cooperative experience which, targeted correctly, would probably make a good third date.
So, what did Vlaada Chvatil and Scot Eaton change about classic Codenames to adapt a large group competitive party game into a two player cooperative experience?
Well, rather than two teams racing to guess the words which represent their pool of agents first, Duet challenges you and a partner to identify a shared pool of Agents, while avoiding the dreaded Assassins, before the time runs out. The trick is that each of you only knows the identities of some of the Agents and that words have different identities (Agent/Bystander/Assassin) depending on which player is guessing.
The key card.
A lot of the contents of Duet's box will look pretty familiar if you already own a copy of Codenames. As has already been mentioned, the codenames cards are the same, albeit with 400 new words on them, and the Agent cards look pretty similar too, although they're all a single colour, green. The big differences in the box contents are timer tokens which replace the sandglass timer and the unique Duet Key cards.
The Key cards are double sided so that both you and your opponent are looking at a different arrangement of Agents, Bystanders, and Assassins. On my side of the card, I see a grid of nine Agents, thirteen Bystanders, and three Assassins. Suzanne's grid, on the other side of the card, will have the same distribution of identities, but only a third of them will match the positions I see on my side of the card. More importantly, of the three Assassins that I can see, one of them looks like an agent to Suzanne.
This distribution of identities is far cleverer than it might appear at first, because when I'm guessing, it's the identities on Suzanne's side of the card that matter. This means I can't go about guessing the words that I see as Agents, because only a third of them are correct answers from Suzanne's point of view, and one of them is an Assassin that will lose us the game.
Further, it means that at some point, I'm going to have to guess one of the three words that I see as an Assassin, knowing that if I've gotten it wrong, I've probably lost us the game.
The difficulty of Duet is set by the number of timer tokens; the number of turns a team has, collectively, to reveal all fifteen agents. Players start the game taking alternating turns, but, if things are going well, eventually one player will manage to reveal all of the agents that are visible to them. At that point, they tell their partner, who takes the remaining turns providing clues.
An innocent bystander (who must not be too mad if they're offering us pizza).
The timer tokens also serve as Bystander identity cards, although they're slightly different to the ones in Codenames, as they don't entirely cover the words on the codenames cards. Rather, they cover part of the card and have an arrow which I placed pointing towards the player who guessed incorrectly.
You have to play the rest of the game with that bystander pointing at you in mute accusation, which also serves a reminder that the word might still be one that the other player needs to guess.
Duet also includes a map pad for campaign style play, where you and your teammate bounce from city to city around the world, each with slightly different win and loss conditions. We've not played this mode yet, but it's safe to say that I'm dying to.
A win!
I can also see playing this mode competitively, pitting two teams against each other and seeing who can get the furthest without busting out.
So, Duet adds a great new style of play to the Codenames franchise, expands play options to pairs and for small groups, and doubles the word pool of the base game. In my view, if you've had any fun playing Codenames it's definitely worth your time to take a look at Duet.
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Turns out Andrew Andrews had a bad bout of food poisoning before Washington's 67-61 loss to Utah in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament.
He began feeling queasy Tuesday evening and had bouts of vomiting that began at midnight and stopped shortly before the game. Trainers gave him fluids intravenously.
Andrews was the last UW player to step on the floor for pregame warmups and sipped on a Gatorade while teammates ran through drills.
Andrews finished with three points on 1-for-3 shooting. He also had one rebounds, one assist and a turnover in 24 minutes.
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My only ever experience of watching Bob Dylan play was back in 1996 in Hyde Park, London. It was a one day festival and Bob was on in the early evening. As soon as he hit the stage a filthy old man in ragged clothes with a thin tatty old sleeping bag appeared out of nowhere and stood a row or two in front of me. The old man had prepared a huge "cigarette" for the show, lighting it just as Bob delivered his first notes. There he stood puffing away in slow motion, eyes shut with a look of contentment across his face like he'd been waiting for this moment his whole life. My Mum had always told me it was rude to stare at people but I couldn't help myself, I was more fixated on this guy than I was on Bob! A small circle of space in a somewhat squashed up crowd cleared around him. Bob's set lasted for about half an hour and when it was over I looked around to find the old man and his sleeping bag had simply vanished. There was no sign of him and I did check the ground to make sure he hadn't collapsed.
That was my standing in a crowd at a Dylan concert experience, do you have a Dylan story?
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What struck me most about the report, was what it said about the staff at Kingston Hospital.
Having seen myself the Hospital's superb work in areas like dementia care, I'm not surprised — and it is a testament to the staff's dedication — and the volunteers.
It's worth seeing this success in context: the Care Quality Commission (CQC) isn't always so glowing.
Two years ago, it rated Kingston as "requires improvement" with "care" as "good".
This time, Kingston Hospital was rated overall "outstanding", particularly for its leadership. Indeed, Kingston is the first acute hospital trust in London to receive an "outstanding" rating for being "well-led".
This recognition comes on the back of Kingston this May being rated in the top 40 NHS hospitals in the country for the 18th consecutive year.
Despite the overall "outstanding" rating, many areas were rated only as "good". A "good" inspection will identify areas for improvement — and the report does highlight these.
Not surprisingly, they relate to areas like pressures on A&E and money — although performance on waiting time targets at Kingston is still better than the England average.
CQC says, for example, that the Emergency Department needs more medical staff. It identified areas like triaging of mental health patients.
On money, Kingston Hospital has a structural deficit — like almost every hospital in England. While the deficit is smaller than most, a review of its finances before this inspection found the trust "requires improvement" for its use of resources.
The challenge for the Trust, after years of improvement, is continuing to find more areas to save money, safely. Kingston is already in the top 10% of NHS hospitals for productivity, and appears to be suffering from the NHS's current financial framework, because it is efficient!
In my recent discussions with the senior team at Kingston Hospital, they recognise these challenges — alongside the staffing challenges posed by issues like Brexit, given they have many staff from other EU countries.
If you are interested, I'd recommend you reading this new report on Kingston Hospital — you can find a link to it on CQC's website here."


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RALPH ELLISON: A Biography, by Arnold Rampersad. (Vintage, $17.95.) With "Invisible Man," published in 1952, and the essays collected in "Shadow and Act" (1964), Ralph Ellison established himself as a gifted novelist and analyst of black American culture. But as he struggled with a second novel he withdrew from the black community, growing "ever more protective of his position as the ranking black novelist of the day and as the only black person in whatever room he happened to be standing in," Brent Staples wrote in the Book Review. Rampersad, a professor of English at Stanford, Staples continued, "is uniquely qualified to examine the Ellison case." The first biography of Ellison, originally published in 2002, is also newly available in paperback. Lawrence Jackson's RALPH ELLISON: Emergence of Genius (University of Georgia, $22.95) focuses on Ellison's early years and ends as he wins the National Book Award in 1953.
CHRYSALIS: Maria Sibylla Merian and the Secrets of Metamorphosis, by Kim Todd. (Harvest/Harcourt, $15.) Merian, a 17th-century German artist and naturalist, became famous for her engravings of insects. Todd combines the story of her life — she left her husband and, at 52, traveled to Surinam — with the intellectual history of metamorphosis. Unlike her contemporaries, Merian viewed insects in their natural habitat and focused on the relationship between plants and animals, pointing in the direction of modern biological science.
CHARITY GIRL, by Michael Lowenthal. (Mariner/Houghton Mifflin, $13.95.) During and just after World War I, nearly 20,000 women, most of them infected with venereal diseases, were confined to prisons without being formally charged with a crime. This novel imagines one of them, a 17-year-old immigrant department-store girl from Boston who is infected by a soldier and then taken to an internment camp. Although the subject is grim, Lowenthal writes with humor and an eye for period details. He does not insist on the parallel with discrimination against people with AIDS, but it is inevitably there.
BECOMING CHARLEMAGNE: Europe, Baghdad, and the Empires of A.D. 800, by Jeff Sypeck. (Ecco/Harper Perennial, $13.95.) This readable popular history follows a Frankish king named Karl who was named emperor of a restored Roman Empire by Pope Leo III. Sypeck, who teaches medieval literature, has modern concerns in mind as he examines the politics of this early experiment in European unity, focusing on Charlemagne's relations with the caliph of Baghdad, the Jewish communities in his kingdom and the scandal-plagued pope.
PRISONERS: A Story of Friendship and Terror, by Jeffrey Goldberg. (Vintage, $14.95.) Goldberg, who grew up on Long Island, immigrated to Israel in the late 1980s. While serving in the Israeli military, he was a guard at a prison camp for Palestinian leaders of the first Intifada. He began to talk with one of them, Rafiq Hijazi. Goldberg, who later returned to the United States and became a writer for The New Yorker, continued to meet with Hijazi, who turned out to be less moderate than Goldberg had imagined. This book is a "lucid, richly layered memoir" about Goldberg's quest for connection, Elena Lappin wrote in the Book Review. But she added, "We really don't know what's on Rafiq's mind, and in his heart, because his Jewish friend doesn't either." A fictional take on Israeli-Palestinian relationships is Robert Littell's VICIOUS CIRCLE (Penguin, $14). In this thriller, a Muslim terrorist kidnaps an ultra-Orthodox rabbi. As Mossad attempts to find and free the hostage, a friendship between the two men ensues.
PIECE OF WORK, by Laura Zigman. (Grand Central, $13.99.) A former publicist who is enjoying her time at home with her small son is forced back to work when her husband loses his job. She finds herself at a third-rate firm handling a monstrous 74-year-old movie star. Zigman observes the conflict between home and work with a sharp eye and good humor.


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Ilias Akhomach 'keen to stay at Barcelona despite interest'
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Teenage attacker Ilias Akhomach is reportedly planning to stay with Barcelona despite suggestions that he is attracting interest from Premier League clubs.
The 17-year-old has made three appearances for the Catalan giants during the 2021-22 campaign, including two outings in La Liga, playing 80 minutes of their 1-0 win over Mallorca last weekend.
Akhomach will find it more difficult to secure regular action in the coming weeks, though, as Barcelona have added Ferran Torres to their ranks, while a number of injured players have recovered their fitness.
According to Mundo Deportivo, the Spaniard has offers to leave Camp Nou in January, with La Liga clubs and Premier League sides keeping a close eye on his situation.
However, the report claims that the youngster has no plans to leave Barcelona in search of first-team action elsewhere and wants to sign a new contract.
Akhomach, who only has 18 months left to run on his deal at Camp Nou, has come through the youth system at the Catalan club.


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Spring Training is finally starting, bringing and end to the long, dull offseason. Naturally, this seemed like a good time to talk about the postseason.
Well, sort of. This was actually sort of inspired by the recent Super Bowl, the ongoing NHL and NBA seasons, and (of course) not having much baseball news to chew over in the offseason. Obviously, although they lost to the Philadelphia Eagles, the lead-up to the Super Bowl saw much talk of the NFL's modern New England Patriots dynasty. At the same time, the NHL and NBA have seen their own share of dynasty-like teams as of late, including the Pittsburgh Penguins, Chicago Blackhawks, Golden State Warriors, San Antonio Spurs, and LeBron James & Co. Meanwhile, I've seen some people contrast this with baseball, with its relative lack of dynasties at the moment.
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The obvious is championships; you need some amount of titles in a short span of time, although we don't really have a hard and fast number. I'd say there are other factors as well, though, like title game appearances, playoff appearances, and win totals. Also, I'd argue that those carry even more importance in baseball compared to other sports, since the baseball playoffs are easily the most random (which makes sense; all playoffs are of somewhat similar length, but baseball's regular season is much, much longer, so the playoffs are a much less indicative sample size). This, in turn, means there are a lot more edge cases for what might make a run of years a dynasty or not. Helpfully, there are some recent National League teams that make for interesting demonstrations of this effect.
First, let's look at the recent Giants. They fit the most conventional definition of a dynasty, with three World Series titles in five seasons (2010 to 2014, if you forgot). But you could also easily argue that they weren't dominant in that stretch, either; they actually had fewer division titles than World Series titles in that stretch, they never won more than 94 games in any season, and the odd numbered years in that stretch were pretty mediocre, leading to an average record of just 87-75. Also, even if you think they're a dynasty, does that span extend to 2016? While they only won 87 games that year, that's just one win less than their 2014 total. And we're already skipping mediocre odd years to count the even years, so why draw the line there? And what if they win it all in 2018? Would we extend that dynasty label then, even with their awful 2017 season in between? More on that in a bit, though.
The Cardinals of the 2000s also make for an interesting test case. They have two titles, in 2006 and 2011. They have two more pennants in that stretch as well, in 2004 and 2013, plus five more NLCS appearances and plenty of 95+ and 100+ win teams. You could easily break it into two successful runs, given that they missed the playoffs in 2007, 2008, and 2010. But at the same time, there was a good deal of continuity throughout, and that 2011 title year looks a lot more like the 2000-2010 period than the 2012-present period, given the departure of Tony La Russa and Albert Pujols that followed. Also, two of the years of missed playoffs in the middle (2008 and 2010) saw them win more games than their 2006 title run.
If the Giants are one extreme, the Braves run would be the other end of the spectrum. They appeared in every postseason between 1991 and 2005 and picked up five pennants in that span. They averaged a .606 winning percentage in that time, which translates to a little over 98 wins. But on the other hand, they only won one actual World Series in that time. Does that count against them enough to make them not a dynasty?
Ultimately, this is just going to come down to personal preference. Personally, I think all of those things should be a factor in determining a dynasty, and I'd count all three of those as examples. Of course, if someone thinks that ultimately titles outweigh the rest and only the Giants count…the definition is fuzzy enough that I don't think I can really argue against it. Really, with any combination of those, it just comes down to personal preferences; as long as your reasoning is internally consistent, it is what it is.
The one other factor that's harder to quantify is continuity; it's sort of a mini Ship of Theseus paradox. As you continually replace players, the team eventually no longer looks like it once did. At what point is it just become a new "dynasty". See the 1947-1964 Yankees for an example of this; sure, they appeared in all but three World Series in that span, but they also went through four managers in that time, and had enough roster turnover that the 22-year-old rookie catcher on the 1947 team was the manager of the 1964 team. Do you draw a line in there? If so, where? It's another factor that just muddies the water some (more on this later).
Of course, the other thing about dynasties is that they're really only clear in retrospect. We don't really have many teams at that stage yet, but I'd argue that there are some teams that could become dynasties depending on how this year (and maybe the next couple after that) play out. Multiple dynasties seem like the starting place for determining a dynasty, so let's play a game of hypotheticals: if the 2018 World Series winner is one of the most recent champions, would that make their run a dynasty?
Houston Astros-Probably
Back-to-back titles is obviously a great starting point in a dynasty argument. They'd also have at least one 100+ win season, as well as three playoff appearances in four seasons and most likely an average of over 90 wins in that span. The 2018 team looks a lot like the 2017 team, so that's obviously pretty strong continuity. And if you think they need a few more good seasons after that, their core is locked in for a while, so a few more postseason appearances after 2018 doesn't seem too far-fetched.
Chicago Cubs-Yes
I think it's safe to say that a championship this year would put this Cubs team on the shortlist for dynasties; it'd be a four-year run that featured two titles, four straight NLCS appearances, and an average four-year win total likely north of 95. On top of that, in this scenario, they'd likely be favorites to pick up more playoff appearances the next few seasons given their still-young core, in case you don't think four years is enough to qualify a team.
Kansas City Royals-Debatable, but probably
This one is interesting, given that the last two seasons have been pretty unremarkable (winning just 80 and 81 games). But if we're counting the Giants, two titles and three pennants in five years would be hard to argue against, even if they only have one 95-win season so far and no other 90-win seasons in that span yet. Making this slightly more questionable would be the amount of roster turnover in that time (Eric Hosmer, Lorenzo Cain, Greg Holland, Wade Davis, Johnny Cueto, Ben Zobrist, Edinson Volquez, Kendrys Morales, and likely Mike Moustakas have all moved on, and Yordano Ventura unfortunately passed away), but there are enough pieces still here, plus the same leadership, so it's not the worst argument. Of course, they probably have the lowest chances to repeat of any team listed here, so it's probably a moot point.
San Francisco Giants-Yes?
There's been some turnover here as well, but a lot of the core from 2014 is still here, so it still looks like the 2010-2014 run. I think the only argument you could make against it is that their awful 2017 separates a possible 2018 title from the other three. But you already have to overlook the underwhelming odd years in the 2010-2014 run anyway, and four titles and five playoff appearances in nine years is pretty convincing.
Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Cardinals-Probably not
Even those these two are technically two of our most recent champions, it still feels like their wins were a long time ago. Probably in part because of how much each team has been remade. Both of these teams had good runs for a while, but they're probably too far removed from those to have a potential 2018 win count towards those runs.
I had always considered the Red Sox's 2013 win to be a continuation of their 2000s success, and 2018 would be closer to 2013 than 2003 was to 2007. But the more I look at it, the less I'm sure they should be lumped together. Technically, it's three World Series wins in a decade. But there are three years in between their 2009 playoff appearance and their 2013 win where the team just missed October twice and finished last once. And sure, Dustin Pedroia and David Ortiz were key members of both 2007 and 2013, but there aren't many other commonalities between them otherwise; even the manager and front office changed. So, if 2013 isn't a continuation of their earlier run, a potential 2018 win definitely wouldn't be. It could be part of something new, especially given their strong, young core, but with only two 93-win, LDS exits preceding it, they would definitely need more after 2018.
The Cardinals are a harder case. As mentioned earlier, there's a pretty good argument that 2000 to 2015 represents a run, but they've missed the playoffs twice since then. Neither year has seen them below .500, but there's still been a lot of roster turnover, so the team feels like a very different thing from the 2013 team that last won a pennant. Only Matt Carpenter, Yadier Molina, and Adam Wainwright remain from that core, plus manager Mike Matheny (and the front office) and a handful of young players who had bit parts back in 2013. I'm also pretty bearish on Matheny's management skill, so I have a bit of a feeling he won't be the head of the next Cardinals pennant winner anyway. That would almost definitely represent a sort of "cut off" for a dynasty.
Other Potential Candidates
Are there any other teams who could make a case with a win this year? I'd argue there's at least one decent case in last year's runner-up, the Los Angeles Dodgers. They may not be there yet, depending on your definition of a dynasty, but if you think the '90s Braves qualify, the Dodgers would at least be on the right track. A title in 2018 would probably mean six straight division titles, four NLCS appearances including three in a row, two pennants, a World Series, and likely six straight seasons of more than 90 wins, plus an opportunity to grow that streak going forward thanks to their young stars and seemingly-limitless budget. It's probably still a little light for some of you, but that's close enough for me that I'd be willing to consider it.*
*Of course, I think the late-2000s Phillies are also right on the border of being a dynasty too, so your mileage may vary in that regard. Sure, it's only five seasons, but from 2007 to 2011, they averaged nearly 95 wins a year, won one World Series plus a second pennant, and were just an all-around nightmare to face, as a fan of an opposing team.
There are some weaker cases, too. The Nationals, Yankees, and Indians all have good sets of young players and could go far in 2019 and beyond should they rise to the top this year, but even with a 2018 win, I think they'd all be a little light on achievements. The Indians would be top-heavy, with a title, a pennant, and at least seasons of 94 and 102 wins, but it would only be a three-year run at this point. The Nationals go back a little further, with four postseason appearances in the last six years (with win totals of 95, 96, 97, and 98), but they still have yet to win a single postseason series, and I don't know if one World Series and four Division Series exits makes a dynasty.
The Yankees are maybe the most interesting, in that they have an "unbroken streak" like the Braves; the Bronx Bombers have not had a losing season since 1992, and have a bunch of titles and other wins in that time. But like I said earlier, at a certain point, you need to draw a dividing line. The 2009 team felt radically different from the 1990s teams even with all of the Core Four still around. Now that Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera, Andy Pettitte, and Jorge Posada are in the "appearing on Hall ballots" stage of their careers, I really don't think you could argue the 1990s team is still around in spirit or anything. Plus, one Wild Card Game appearance and nothing else from 2013 to 2016, plus a new manager in 2018, makes it feel even more like a natural dividing line. Any dynasty involving the 2018 Yankees will have to be from 2017 on rather than drawing back on '90s successes.
Obviously, we won't know all of this for a while, but in the early days of the 2018 season, it's a fun exercise to speculate on all of the different ways this can go. While there's no immediately apparent dynasty ruling over MLB right now, there are a lot of teams that look like they have the potential to do so. There truly are a bunch of stellar young stars and teams around the sport right now.
Posted by Theo at 11:31 PM
Labels: 2018 Season, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Dynasties, Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Thought Experiments, World Series
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