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Paragliding light-weight rescue parachutes in two sizeMain characteristics of the LITE rescue systems:
- small pack size
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- amazing sink rates
- certified surface area.
- LITE 105 for maximal load of 100 kg
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Icaro Comfortpack
Luxurious, ergonomic paraglider backpack from ICARO paragliders. Available in two sizes.
The Annular Classic
The annular series provides excellent pendular stability, thus smooth landings will occur.
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Independence Smart ReserveNew lightweight production possibilities were the reason for us to proceed in developing good rescue technology and make it even better.
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The Skywalk Join'T3
As a responsible tandem pilot, safety is your chief concern. The JOIN'T3 is also fun!
Performance without regretThe POISON3 was certified without the help of folding lines.
All the latest technology packed in our new wing.The CAYENNE4 is not just a pure 3-Liner, it only uses 2 main lines per side and line level. The new suspension system uses a 4-way bridge between the two main lines, reducing line drag by 20% compared to the previous model, the CAYENNE3. With the CAYENNE4, we have designed a glider that will convince you with its exceptional glide performance, its precise, fatigue-free handling and a high degree of passive safety. Compared to the CAYENNE3, we improved performance in every regard. Enjoy the feel good factor! Check out this Video!
Our CHILIs are a class for themselves. The name CHILI has long since been symbol for the optimal synthesis between high performance and balance flying characteristics in the EN-B class. That's why designing a new CHILI is probably the greatest challenge for our R&D team. The goal is to do more than just set a new milestone in the EN-B class. Our aim is to provide CHILI pilots with a glider that makes them feel like they have chosen the product with the highest comfort factor on the market.
Annular EVO
The series name Annular stands for quality, reliability and countless successful rescue openings. With our innovation in annular technology, the new Annular EVO series, we even managed to improve its well-proven technology at some essential attributes!
The TEQUILAs are our easy-to-fly gliders for pilots who are just starting out, switching classes, or working their way up. Since 2004, TEQUILAs have combined amazingly simple flight behavior with accessible performance. That's why even record-holding pilots rely on our well-balanced EN-B glider – like flatlands ace Armin Harich in 2014. His 300-kilometer flight across Germany from Heidelberg in the west to the Austrian border in the east has never been duplicated and impressively demonstrates what is in our TEQUILAs. The new TEQUILA5 continues this tradition.
The MESCAL5 is our paraglider for training and your first flights in thermals. Experienced pilots will also appreciate its balanced flight behavior and its truly simple features – especially when conditions at launch, landing or in the thermals are not easy.


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Provenance Watcher is the final boss of the Voidwatch storyline in Final Fantasy XI. As such, most normal Voidwatch rules and conditions apply to the fight against it, with the exception that spectral alignment is non-existent in Provenance and ascent items are thus unnecessary. In order to fight Provenance Watcher, each player must have conquered the Beguiling Radiance, Maddening Radiance, and Seductive Radiance fights in Provenance in order to obtain the necessary key items.
During the fight, its HP bar is not visible. However, it changes its stance at certain amounts of HP which can be used to give a rough indicator of its current state of health. Each stance also has a different set of attacks.
Whenever Provenance Watcher casts a spell, a Crystal Fetter may be summoned (up to three may exist at once). Besides having harmful aura effects on nearby players, the mere existence of these objects is enough to substantially reduce all damage taken by Provenance Watcher.

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In the name of all things fusion, Wauwatosa is home to a speakeasy-tiki-small-plates joint called Lucky Joe's.
The intended destination is Lucky Joe's Alchemy and Eatery on the downtown Wauwatosa angle street of Underwood Avenue. It seems fitting that we must weave through the jolly Tosa Fest crowd, and a ring of faces pressed around a man, stripped to the waist, seated inside the fest's dunk tank. Lucky Joe's, its striped awning like a cap pulled down low over the forehead, stands inconspicuously on the west side of the street.
Do not confuse this Joe (situated inside the former digs of One Way Café) with its Walker's Point brother (set to close Saturday, Oct. 31), a business with the same name but a pseudo-Polynesian theme. However, there is tiki present here. Tiki in Tosa.
Lucky Joe's Alchemy and Eatery: 1427 Underwood Ave., Tosa Hours: Dinner, Mon-Sat. Brunch, Sun. Prices: $5-$13 Service: Confident, friendly, unhurried.
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Ela Family Farms is the first certified organic, fourth-generation orchard in the Rocky Mountain West.
We are a family farm growing over 55 varieties of organic tree fruits—cherries, peaches, pears, apples, plums, plus organic grapes and multiple varieties of organic heirloom tomatoes. Every last thing we sell or make—from fresh fruit to artisanal organic jams, jellies, fruit butters, sauces, dried fruits, and cider—we grow ourselves. Our business is built on flavor, environmental stewardship, quality, local food we can all believe in, and building relationships.
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Yes our fruit is delicious! It's also certified organic and grown on a zero food-waste farm powered by 80% renewable energy. Ela Family Farms also participates in scientific research projects that support the future of organic agriculture.
I just bit into my first peach from the farmer's market and it was so good it made me come and write this review. Looking forward to more peaches, plums, pears and apples from Ela's.Tuesday Samantha Lee
The best apples I ever ate!!!Kristy Lichtenfeld
Went to the farmers market in Old Town Fort Collins today and met these wonderful farmers. ALL of their samples were delicious, it was hard to choose what to buy. We went with the peach plum jam and were NOT disappointed. The greatest part of this experience was the warmness and kindness from the employees. They were friendly, patient, and helpful. We will definitely be customers again in the future.Kaitlin Farruggia
Back in about 1990, I bought some absolutely amazing Suncrest peaches (from an Eastern Slope orchard's store) that originally came from Ela Family Farms, and I've been DYING to get my hands on some more - I live in peach country in upstate NY now, but NOBODY has Suncrest peaches! There IS no other peach that measures up to YOUR Suncrest peaches!!! Please, someone at Ela Family Farms, SAVE me from my misery!Rebecca Sewell
I purchased 24 peaches online on Sunday, they shipped on Tuesday, and they arrived in Tennessee on Thursday in perfect condition. They are the sweetest, juiciest peaches around, just like I remembered them when I lived in Colorado.Cindy Anderson Craft
Fantastic farm, farmer, and crew. A weekly farmer's market visit for our family for over a decade.Jeff Wright
We will only eat peaches from Ela's. All others taste like plaster. That is all.Susan McAllister


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Out Planting is the term WLGBC uses to refer to evangelism based on the New Testament picture of agriculture. The picture presents an organic/natural approach where Christ-followers engage not-yet-believers in their normal activities in their everyday world. This approach is relational and conversational.
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We Care Warsaw is an annual event dedicated to helping meet the needs of citizens in need in our Kosciusko community. It's coordinated by our church, but involves numerous community organizations as well.
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English as a New Language is a free adult learning class that takes place at Jefferson Elementary. Childcare and youth programs are also available.
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Today's post is a podcast that I recently provided for the Lead This! organization.
Mergers and acquisitions consistently top the headlines, yet most of them fail. In this recording I explain the pivotal role that organizational culture has in mergers and acquisitions as well as how to strategically use it to foster a healthy organization. Just click the graphic below and enjoy!
Jeff Suderman is a futurist, consultant, and professor who works in the field of organizational development. He partners with clients to improve culture, leadership, teamwork, organizational alignment, strategy and organizational future-readiness. He resides in Palm Desert, California. Twitter: @jlsuderman Email: firstname.lastname@example.com


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This series of Blogs highlights best practice identified by bank customers who have successfully completed migration to the Single Euro Payments Area ( ). Part II focuses on the transition to the International Bank Account Number (IBAN) and the Business Identifier Code (BIC). The complete series reflects the experience of early movers on the demand side who have shared their lessons learnt in the Newsletter and in the Video ' for Billers' (see links below). The European Union ( ) 'Regulation ( ) No 260/2012 establishing technical and business requirements for credit transfers and direct debits in euro' (the Regulation), defines 1 February 2014 as the deadline in the euro area for compliance with the core provisions of this Regulation. Effectively, this means that as of this date, existing national euro credit transfer and direct debit schemes will be replaced by Credit Transfer ( ) and Direct Debit ( ). Project managers who have already concluded the migration exercise unanimously recommend that organisations which still have to adapt systems and operations to the schemes and technical standards become active immediately. These experts also identified the conversion of customer account data to IBAN and BIC as one of the main challenges.
It is important to note that the Regulation includes detailed provisions on the use of both IBAN and BIC by payers and payees. The Regulation also mandates that after a transitional period, payment service users will no longer have to indicate the BIC. It is recommended however that businesses and public administrations now preparing migration to the harmonised payment schemes continue to collect the BICs related to customer accounts for the reasons detailed below.
The Regulation (see 'related links' below), specifically, states that a payee accepting credit transfers must communicate the IBAN of the account to which the payment should be credited and the BIC of its payment service provider ( ), "but only where necessary", to its business partners (see Article 5 (4) and point (1) (a) of the Annex to the Regulation). Likewise, a payer wishing to make a payment by direct debit must communicate the IBAN of the account which should be debited and the BIC of its , "but only where necessary", to the payee (see Article 5 (5) and point (1) (a) of the Annex to the Regulation). Recital (8) of the Regulation states that "in the vast majority of payment transactions in the Union, it is possible to identify a unique payment account using only IBAN without additionally specifying BIC." It would be helpful if the European legislator could clarify how payers and payees are supposed to determine whether the IBAN alone is sufficient to identify the particular payment account which should be credited or debited.
The Regulation stipulates that payment service users will not have to provide the BIC for national transactions after February 2014 (see Article 5 (7)). The Member States however, have the option to extend this deadline to February 2016 (see Article 16 (6)). This 'IBAN only' rule will apply for cross-border transactions after February 2016 (see Article 5 (7)). The Regulation also states that Member States may allow to provide consumers with conversion services for national payment transactions, enabling consumers to continue using the national account identifier (Basic Bank Account Number - BBAN) instead of the IBAN, until 1 February 2016 (see Article 16 (1) and point (1) (a) of the Annex to the Regulation).
The lawmaker introduced the 'IBAN only' rule at the last stage of the legislative process leading to the adoption of the Regulation. The 'IBAN only' rule effectively overwrites the and Schemes, which since their inception relied on the provision of both the IBAN and the BIC. Early movers on both the supply and demand sides already completed the transition to IBAN and BIC. As stated above, it is recommended that for the time being, businesses and public administrations continue to collect the BICs related to customer accounts taking into consideration the following:
- The February 2014 deadline for application of the 'IBAN only' rule for national transactions could be extended at the level of Member States to February 2016.
- The BIC will be required for cross-border transactions until 2016, as specified in Article 5 of the Regulation.
project managers representing corporate and public entities, who have shared their migration experience in the
Newsletter, stress the need for careful planning when preparing the transition to IBAN and BIC. They also highlight the importance of thorough testing prior to making the move in the live environment. To give an example: Deutsche Post Pension Service Business Division disburses 25 million pension payments per month on behalf of the public German retirement scheme, to retirees residing in Germany and abroad. The division started its
migration project in early 2009 and essentially completed the process in June 2011.
Stefan Scheidgen, Head of Cash Management and Accounting at Deutsche Post Pension Service Business Division, comments: "The division converted all customer account data to the BIC and the IBAN in 2009. Correct customer account data is the precondition for timely and reliable disbursement of pension payments every month. We had national bank account numbers and bank identifiers for some 24 million accounts on file, which we had to convert to IBAN and BIC. The transition of customer account data worried us most, given that mistakes would have resulted in the inability to execute a pension payment. Obviously, the recipients of these payments can not be expected to tolerate any mistakes. We therefore managed the conversion of the account information in two steps: firstly, in the fall of 2009, all bank account related data was automatically converted and validated using tools developed by the German banking industry and recommended by Bundesbank [central bank of the Federal Republic of Germany], such as the 'IBAN-Service-Portal' and the ' Account Converter'. In a second step, we verified and tested the converted data with every bank and group of banks with whom we cooperate. In fact, prior to migration in the live environment, each future payment was run through multiple test phases. Thanks to the great performance of our migration team and the support of cooperating banks, we were able to ensure a very high level of quality (about 99.99 percent) in the process of converting account data to IBAN and BIC."
It is also recommended that businesses and public administrations preparing for the conversion of account data to IBAN and BIC, take the following steps:
- Review invoicing and accounting procedures.
- Identify and adapt all systems that operate on the basis of account numbers and bank codes.
- Define standardised processes for cross-border payments to add missing IBAN and BIC codes.
- Provide easily accessible information on IBAN and BIC to business partners and customers. This includes, for example, updating invoices, stationery and other documents used to communicate account information to others.
In addition, the recommends that national banking communities provide centralised conversion services to their business customers. To obtain related information, businesses and public administrations should contact the appropriate bodies at national level. The European Central Bank (ECB) makes country-specific information, including -related contact links, available (see link to 'ECB- -by-Country Hub' below).
Stefan Scheidgen of Deutsche Post Pension Service Business Division concludes: "In November 2009, the first pension payments were disbursed as SCTs. We made the decisive step in the transition to in April 2010, when approximately 1.6 million payments to retirees with an account at Postbank were executed for the first time as payments. This step served as our benchmark, which allowed the verification of all related concepts and processes. By June 2011, 20 million retirement payments were compliant and the migration project was essentially complete."
The next Blog, highlighting key aspects relevant for bank customers migrating to , will focus on best practice identified by early movers when determining the appropriate IT strategy to achieve compliance.
Related links:
- Regulation (EU) No 260/2012 establishing technical and business requirements for credit transfers and direct debits in euro and amending Regulation (EC) No 924/2009
- EPC Blog: Part I - Get Ready for SEPA by February 2014. Early Movers on the Customer Side Share Lessons Learnt. The Time to Act is Now
- EPC Video 'SEPA for Billers. The Time to Act is Now': This Film is Available with Subtitles in the EU Languages
- EPC Video: The IBAN - Your New Best Friend
- ECB SEPA-by-Country Hub (SEPA-related links at national level)
- EPC Blog: SEPA and EU Governments - A Love-Hate Thing? Efforts Must be Stepped Up to Communicate the SEPA Objectives at National Level
- EPC Newsletter Series: SEPA Case Studies - Learn from the SEPA migration experience of early movers in the business and public sectors
- EPC Website: SEPA Direct Debit
- EPC Website: SEPA Credit Transfer
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Desktop Heap (To Outlook): I am exhausted!
I recently worked on an issue where the customer was getting this error message when attempting to export items from his Calendar to a PST: "The add-in '<DLL Path>' could not be installed or loaded. This problem may be resolved by using Detect and Repair on the Help menu." We were able to narrow the problem down to a specific set of items along with an Exchange Client Extension (ECE). After debugging it I realized that Outlook was attempting to create a menu for each item it copied to the PST. When a large number of items were copied this design decision causes Outlook to exhaust the memory in the Desktop Heap. Turns out this is a known issue with ECE's. Unfortunately there is no workaround short of copying less items, or disabling the ECE. As a side note we are encouraging customers to move their ECE code to Outlook COM Addins for Outlook 2007 and beyond. If you are an ECE developer and you have a reason why you can't move to COM Addins, please let your voice be heard. Apparently Duet has run into this problem as well.


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From the Main Street Director's Desk
Development is a testament to caliber of volunteers, staff
by Rae Gosling | Grayling Main Street Executive Director
In 2015 Grayling Main Street (GMSt) completed its first full year as a Select Level Main Street community, welcomed a new director, hosted events in Downtown Grayling, ramped up design services for business and property owners, and created new partnerships with local economic development organizations and projects. In short, GMSt started to build momentum in 2015.
This week I will begin to speak to two elements that have become integral parts of the GMSt program that began in 2015 and blossomed in 2016. How they have developed is a true testament to the caliber of volunteers and staff the program has, as well as the value of strategic planning and positioning.
In communities where resources are limited there is a heavy emphasis on combined efforts to properly leverage available capital. Resources include volunteers, expertise, time, and financial support. While many factors contribute to these limitations there is one glaring solution to successfully overcoming the barrier: collaboration.
Creating a collective effort with groups like the Grayling Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Grayling Promotional Association allowed GMSt to grow relationships and find partnerships for more effective execution of events. Additionally, joining forces with the local municipality proved to also be an effective way to increase available resources and utilize them to yield better results, for both sides of the table.
Before 2015 ended, the director, Mrs. Danielle Stein-Seabolt, was asked to join the table with the Crawford County Economic Development Partnership (CCEDP). She was able to incorporate the development of Downtown Grayling into the conversation of economic development throughout the county. Additionally, the City of Grayling began engaging with the Talent and Economic Development (TED) Team, Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), and Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) as a participant in Project Rising Tide (PRT) and working toward certification as a Redevelopment Ready Community (RRC). Local stakeholders, including GMSt, were invited to discuss the community's background, assets, needs, challenges, and potential.
The first quarter of 2016 was an exciting time not only for the GMSt organization but also the City of Grayling. In January the city received its Action Strategy for the PRT initiative, and Mrs. Seabolt was invited to be on the Steering Committee for the project going forward. This allowed GMSt to have a voice in, and be a recipient of, the coming technical services provided by the project.
Shortly after work began with PRT, Michigan Main Street Center announced GMSt would be the recipient of the Branding and Marketing Services for 2016. GMSt was also informed that due to the close relationship that the TED Team and Michigan Main Street have – both are housed by MEDC – that the City of Grayling could also receive some services from the Branding and Marketing consultant. This was a request that had been made by GMSt and the PRT Steering Committee. Collaboration at the state level and the local level resulted in increased service value for multiple elements of the community.
Want to know more about how GMSt was a part of Project Rising Tide, new fundraising ideas, and how they ended up with a third director (for real, I promise)? Check back in future editions of the Avalanche for more From the Main Street Director's Desk. You can also check out our website, www.DowntownGrayling.com, find us on Facebook, or email your questions to email@example.com.
Rae Gosling is the Grayling Main Street Executive Director. She has been with the program since April 2016. She is a Grayling resident, wife, mother, local shopper, avid supporter of all things Grayling, and keeps everyone on their toes wondering what color her eye shadow and hair will be next.


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In case you've missed it, South London Orienteers have been releasing a series of get up to speed videos, presented by members of the GB Orienteering team, focussing on some key skills. There are six available currently, with a further...
LOC Coaching Events
The Spring 2018 series of coaching events coordinated by Derek Allison, working with the other LOC coaching team members have now been completed. Thanks to Derek for his work.
The next coaching series will be in Autumn.
Orienteering Training managed by Richard Lecky-Thompson
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Hello lovelies? Have you guys checked out Allison's decorating tips yet? If not you need to scroll down and check her out. Not only is she one of my besties, but she is one crafty chicka. Love that girl!
Anywho, I have a confession...Sometimes I am a pretty lame blogger. In June Jamberry nails sent some fabulous Zebra Print Nail shields to review.I loved them the moment they came in the mail. I loved them so much I wanted to wait for the perfect time to wear them. Well that time has finally come and gone. I wore these babies for a fabulous date night with my hot hubby!
Now I want to share how cute my nails were. I felt quite fabulous. Here's how they turned out.
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Understanding Sikhism, The Research Journal, is available in paper (printed) form. To subscribe, please contact Prof. Devinder Singh Chahal by emailing at email@example.com. Articles of some of the issues and Table of Contents for the past issues are available in electronic form.
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Vaisakhi is a very important day for the Sikhs because on this day the New Year starts for the Punjabis and they have harvested their wheat crops. On this day Guru Gobind Singh invested the political power to the Five Elects.
Guru Nanak laid the foundation of a scientifically and logically sound religion, Sikhism, during the 15th century. It was nurtured by the next nine Gurus to the beginning of the 18th century. During this period of about 239 years the whole Sikh philosophy was developed to create a New Nation free from rituals, superstitions, and ancient philosophy. It is based on a new philosophy of self-disciplined life, to realize the Almighty, to lead a truthful life by honest earning and sharing wealth of knowledge and material with other human beings of the world to create a universal fellowship with equal opportunity for progress and development without any discrimination of caste, creed, color, and social or political status. During this period the Sikh Gurus especially Guru Arjun and Guru Teg Bahadur also infused the spirit of nonviolence and sacrificing the life for maintaining the human rights and the right of freedom for everyone.
The Tenth Guru, Guru Gobind Singh, finally put the finishing touches to the evolution of the New Nation when he introduced an entirely new political system, not existing in the Indian subcontinent before. He called a big gathering at Anandpur Sahib on the Vaisakhi-day (it usually falls on April 13 every year) of 1699 CE. He gave a call five times to elect the five Sikhs who could sacrifice their lives for the welfare of the New Nation. Guru Gobind Singh initiated them into a new system, the Panj Pyaras (Five Elects). Then he requested them to be initiated himself into the new system.
After this ceremony he declared that from now onward the sovereignty of the Sikh Nation is in the hands of these Five Elects, even he put himself under their command. By doing this he gave a practical shape to the philosophy of Guru Nanak: "Aapey Gurchela" (Guru as well as follower). On this day the democracy was introduced in the Indian subcontinent by handing over the political power in the hands of the Five Elects. He being the Guru also ordained that from now onward he would abide their orders.
Sikhism is one of the recent religions of the world, unfortunately, it is the most misunderstood and the most misrepresented religion of the world. A couple of misrepresentations about the Vaisakhi issue are given as follows:
It is a general notion that the New Nation was created by Guru Gobind Singh on the Vaisakhi of 1699 CE. In fact the New Nation, The Sikhs, was created by Guru Nanak in 1469 CE, but it was Guru Gobind Singh, who invested the political power to the Five Elects on the Vaisakhi of 1699. On that day he also ended Guruship of living Guru when Guru Gobind Singh submitted himself to the Five Elects. Nevertheless, the Guruship was already bestowed to the revealed words (Gurbani) of the Sikh Gurus by Guru Nanak and when the Gurbani was incorporated into a Granth, Aad Guru Granth Sahib, by Guru Arjun in 1604 CE, by that very fact, the Granth became the Guru of the Sikhs. In 1708 CE when Guru Gobind Singh was leaving for heavenly abode, he reiterated the Guruship to the Granth, the Aad Guru Granth Sahib.


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I was sitting in my 6th grade classroom when for the first time ever the speaker for the intercom system came on with a live radio report. John Kennedy had been killed. We sat in silence except for the muffled sobbing of some of the girls in the class. We were too young to fully realize the implications but we knew from the look on our teacher's face that history was in the making and we had better try and absorb the best we could what was happening.
Watching TV on Sunday morning the 24th, we saw Jack Ruby shoot Lee Harvey Oswald.
School was canceled on Monday. I was outside shooting basketball on my goal with an oak post, obviously rotted at ground level, when it fell.
I always looked back at this goal post falling as symbolic of the falling of America.
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Kristen Manieri who founded the Orlando Date Night blog hosted a Do Good Date Night at Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida (411 Mercy Dr, Orlando, Florida 32805). Couples were invited to a night of pitching in for a good cause combined with date night fun with your sweetie. An hour was spent sorting food during this very busy time of year. Skids full of large boxed items were lined up on the left and couples walked down the line inserting items in a baggie as they moved to the right. Finished bags were sealed and then packed into boxes on the right. It became a playful and then efficient assembly line with a bit of a competitive spirit.
Then the second hour was spent enjoying gourmet bites (burger slider station and more) and sipping one great beer or wine, which were included with the $20 tickets. Additional glasses of wine or beer could be purchased. Entertainment was provided by Curtis Earth Trivia, who led a fun trivia game complete with prizes for the top three winners.
The Do Good Date Night is a 100% non-profit event series that joins couples with local non-profits through a fun and connective volunteer project. Couples volunteer for about an hour and then enjoy food, refreshments and entertainment.
The next Do Good Date Night is coming up in Orlando on Friday, September 15, 2017. Tickets go on sale 8/24. The Do Good Date Night series is expanding into Tampa, FL and Asheville, NC.


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I've been paying attention to the growing animosity between the police and their sympathizers and the growing number of frustrated citizens feeling a distance between the general populace and those sworn to serve and protect. It is harrowing to see the distrust on both sides and to see damning evidence to support both as well.
My husband and I were watching a show the other day set in the sixties where racial tension was high, as was a wide divide between people increasingly more militant and a movement of peace-loving yet anti-police activism.
It looked a little familiar.
It seems to me that (due to numerous cause and effect situations on both sides) the view of the public toward the police has, for many, turned from the protector of the people, to cold enforcers of the law.
Take this video (Sesame Street's We'll Watch Out For You) of what I grew up thinking of the police, versus what we see now when our kids google Cops, Police, etc. See the difference?
There used to be Beat cops. Then they moved to cars and now tanks. There is a visual and ethical separation between the populace and the Police force and it is driving wedges hard into that relationship that is such a huge part of our society. We need laws to prevent anarchy. Laws need to be enforced, but if the people are the enemy of the police, and police are the enemy of the people, we are left with anarchy anyway. No one wins.
When I read debates involving these wedges, I see officers or their supporters arguing that if people were more respectful, if there were less bad guys, if this next generation of kids weren't entitled brats, etc… there would be no need for violence toward the populace. I see people insisting that officers are bullies with power that isn't questioned. That the people feel they can't ask why they are being detained, questioned, etc. because they are accused of resisting arrest and that is reason to be shot now.
I saw a video today talking about how the unrest involving officers would lead to them not protecting the people… it was by an officer.
There are many online people insisting that if you are respectful, sit down, shut up and fall in line, all will be well… but we see plenty of videos where people do this and still have a problem. Adversely there are still people who provoke the police, attack them and try to kill officers doing their jobs correctly. It is that cause and effect cycle I referred to before.
There was a time when Police Officers were the people. Each one, was one of us who had signed up to put their life on the line to serve and protect. We protected them as much as they did us. That was a lot more Sesame Street and less 1963 Harlem Riots. There was a time when people waved to an officer and supported them. When we felt telling our kids to go to the police for help was not only right, but the best option. Now? Not so much.
So what is the solution? How do we break the cycle? Are we going to live through another 1960s decade of war and peace mongers? What do you think?


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I always listen to music when I write. Though art and literature both inspire me on so many levels, neither does so as though it were eating into me the way music does. Art and literature make me think; music makes me feel. I suppose that'd be the simplest way of putting things.
Most of the time, my CDs serve as background music when I write. However, there are times when a specific piece raises itself up above the rest for odd – but very welcome! – reasons. That special composition ends up shaping my plots, scenes, or characters in that elusive way that only music can. I've tried to identify these unique characteristics and how they've helped me in writing.
1. The Soundtrack – This is the piece of music that, to me, somehow "tells" the story in five minutes or so. When I wrote Icarus in Flight, I listened to Chopin's waltzes over and over again. Light, poetic, and romantic, they helped me stick to the novel's mood, and they also "reminded" me to keep the romance understated and quiet. The Grand Valse Brillante, out of the entire CD, turned into that special piece of music that I felt captured James and Daniel's coming-of-age and blooming romance quite nicely. Call me a sentimental old sap, but I tend to picture them both walking quietly down footpaths in the more isolated parts of Wiltshire or enjoying tea together now that I listen to this song well after the novel's been released.
Chopin – Grand Valse Brillante
in E flat Major, Op. 18
2. The Scene-Maker – One of my favorite scenes to write in Banshee was the ballroom scene in Chapter 6. It's Natty's first time outside his cozy little village, and it's also his first time in fashionable company, in the middle of a ball. Smetana's polka from The Bartered Bride is one of those ballroom pieces that's brilliant, breathless, and, I suppose if I were actually in a 19th century ballroom watching a polka (in the case of Banshee, it's a waltz), magical. As I'd never written a ballroom scene before, I turned to my "dance" classical CDs for help in conjuring up the marvelous alien quality of the scene, when viewed by a wide-eyed 17-year-old rustic.
Smetana – The Bartered Bride: Polka
3. The Character Designer – One of the qualities that I want my young main characters to have is spunk, which reveals itself in one way or another, depending on the story. Norris Woodhead is my most spirited historical character so far. Though at first somewhat passive (he's learned to be nothing else), he eventually finds that little spark in himself that helps him make a life-changing decision in the end of the book. Because so many forces acted against him through his journey of self-discovery, I did find it a little difficult to keep myself on track in his development. I turned to some Baroque pieces for inspiration, and Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 proved to be an exceptional ally. The music is exuberant and energetic. It lifts my spirits all the time, evoking hope, which I ensured that Norris would represent, as a boy who's pretty much on his own during a very difficult part of his young life.
Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 3
4. The Story-Weaver – Then there's the song that started it all. Once in a rare while, I'll listen to a piece of music and then get hit pretty hard with images of characters or scenes or a vague sense of a story's emotions. It's happened with Offenbach's "Barcarolle," which gave birth to a still-in-stasis novel, Baroque, as one example. The most significant inspiration along these lines for me is a traditional Christmas carol: "In Dulci Jubilo." When I listened to Chanticleer's 1996 recording of the song, I felt one of those deeply emotional stirrings that came with random images of snow, a solitary old man in his workshop, and oddly, a glass ornament. What pervaded the moment, though, was the strong, strong feeling of melancholy due to loss. I've no idea why that association was made, but it happened, and I never questioned it. From there, I wrote a short story that was a Christmas folktale called "The Glass Minstrel," which I eventually developed into a novel. And I'm pleased to say that all the images and all the feelings of sadness were retained, though everything coalesces into hope at the end. Just like a Christmas carol.
In Dulci Jubilo – The Choir of King's College, Cambridge
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MANGO: MultiAgent eNvironment for Global Optimization
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MANGO: MultiAgent eNvironment for Global Optimization
MANGO (MultiAgent ENvironment for Global Optimization) project aims at designing an extensible multiagent platform for solving global optimization problems.
Agents in the proposed environment are autonomous and asynchronously execute deterministic or stochastic, single-point or multi-point optimization methods. The cooperation mechanism is quite flexible to allow any type of hybrid implementation. The cooperation is via messaging and various cooperation protocols are being designed. The agents introduce themselves to the system through a registry mechanism but no agent exactly knows the algorithms other agents own. Through communication, agents share partial solutions and coordinate their search.
The Environment
- Middleware Architecture
- Communication Protocol
Each message contains by default the following fields:
- messageSenderId: ID of the sender agent, which is assigned by the system.
- messageReceiverId: ID of the receiver agent, which is assigned by the system.
- messageAuthentication: Authentication info of the requester.
- messageType: Type of the message.
- messageId: Unique ID number of the message.
- correlationId: ID to link request messages to reply messages.
Addition to these fields each message contains a content, which is explained in the rest of this document.
Following abbreviations are used in the rest of this document:
- OA = OptimizationAgent
- DA = DirectoryAgent
- Cases
- Directory Registration
- OA -> RegistrationRequest(String agentName, Capability[] capabilities) -> DA
- OA <- RegistrationReply(String agentID, String agentQueueName) <- DA
- Agent Lookup
- OA -> LookupRequest(String agentID, Capability[] capabilities) -> DA
- QA <- LookupReply(String[] capableAgentQueueNames) <- DA
- Solution Sharing
- OA -> SolutionRequest(String agentID, SolutionType !solutionType) -> OA
- OA <- SolutionReply(String agentID, SolutionInformation solutionInformation) -> OA
- Exploration
- OA -> ExplorationRequest(String agentID, Region explorationRegion) -> OA
- OA <- ExplorationReply(String agentID, Boolean accepted) -> OA
- Refraining
- OA -> RefrainingRequest(String agentID, Region refrainingRegion) -> OA
- OA <- RefrainingReply(String agentID, Boolean accepted) -> OA
- Content Objects
- Capability: A Capability object describes a capability of an agent. For instance each optimization algorithm that can be used by an agent is a capability of this agent.
- SolutionType: A SolutionType object defines what type of information is required as a solution request. For instance the requested solution might be the best solution so far or the last solution. Additionally the requester may also request the history until the solution obtained.
- SolutionInformation: SolutionInformation object represents a shared solution. It contains following objects: a Cost object and one or more Solution objects.
- Cost: A Cost object represents the cost of a solution. It consist of the information about the cpu time, the number of gradient evaluations and the number of function evaluations.
- Solution: A Solution object contains a Point object that represents the solution point and a Double value that represents the objective value of this point.
- Region: A Region is a set of Points, which describe a region in the search space.
- Point: A Point is a set of coordinates, which describe a point in the search space.
- Directory Registration
- Problem Definition Format
- MangoLib.jar : Environment
- Source Code: Source code for agents, problems and algorithms
Install and Run
Download and extract the .zip file for the source code. Add MangoLib.jar to build path.
- MANGO: A MultiAgent ENvironment for Global Optimization, L. Kerçelli, A. Sezer, F. Öztoprak, P. Yolum, and Ş. İ. Birbil, 1st International Workshop on Optimization in Multiagent Systems (OPTMAS), in 7th International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems (AAMAS'08), Estoril, Portugal, (2008).
- Solving Global Optimization Problems using MANGO, A. Günay, F. Öztoprak, Ş. İ. Birbil, and P. Yolum, In Proceedings of the 3rd International KES Symposium on Agents and Multi-agent Systems—Technologies and Applications, pp. 783–792, LNAI 5559, Springer, 2009.
- Multiagent cooperation for solving global optimization problems: An extendible framework with example cooperation strategies, F. B. Aydemir, A. Günay, F. Öztoprak, Ş. İ. Birbil and P. Yolum, Journal of Global Optimization, Volume 57, Issue 2, pp 499-519, October 2013, Springer. <doi:10.1007/s10898-012-0012-3>


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The flowery riverside meadows at what was previously known as the Grove Farm nature reserve are already one of the largest and richest in central Suffolk.
And now, following a public campaign and legacies from Gerald Ford and Mary Newman, 70 acres of river valley have been added to the site to create a magnificent landscape for wildlife that sweeps down the valley sides with the Black Bourn at its heart.
The linking of Grove Farm to the river to form the Black Bourn Valley nature reserve will, in time, enable the rejuvenation of the valley and the creation of an even wilder, wetter river corridor.
Grove Farm was bequeathed to Suffolk Wildlife Trust in 1995 by Laura Cooper. Laura arrived as a land girl during the Second World War and after a lifetime's enjoyment of the farm's wildlife, wanted to secure its future.
The farm borders the Black Bourn, and a walk amongst the flower-rich meadows is like stumbling across a piece of forgotten Suffolk. Over the past 15 years we have replanted and gapped up hedges and taken field margins and corners out of arable production to create more opportunity and space for wildlife. These are ideal habitat for field voles and harvest mice which in turn are hunted by the resident barn owls.
The many ponds scattered across the farm have been restored and more have been dug to encourage the local population of great crested newts to increase and spread.
Thanks to the combination of thick hedges and wide field margins, there are good numbers of farmland birds like yellowhammer and song thrush and we are creating new areas of scrub which in time, we hope will encourage bullfinch and whitethroat to nest.
In 2001 we planted a new woodland, Cooper's Copse, to celebrate Laura Cooper's generosity. Wildlife thrived under Laura's custodianship and as a working farm, Black Bourn valley nature reserve continues to provide an example of how farming and wildlife can coexist.


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Month: December 2017
Project 200 – December 2017
Thank you to all of you who have left me messages of support and friendship yesterday. I feel very grateful for each one of you and each one of your words.
As I mentionned yesterday, today I want to share my Project 200 goals for this month with you. I also wrote that I would share about where I am physically. I realized that I have done this already on September 2nd when I first started this blog. If you have not read this post and are interested see the post titled X Marks the Spot, by clicking Here.
Project 200 has 5 components: Food, Exercise, Mindet, Self-Compassion and Accountability. Every month, I will set a goal for each one of these components.
My goals for December are:
- FOOD: Reduce night eating by at least 50% – Most evening after dinner, I eat and this is whether I'm hungry or not. This is when my compulsion to binge is at its strongest. For me, watching stuff on my iPad and eating go hand in hand. One of my goals this month is to significantly reduce the number of times I eat in the evening. I will keep a watch on my hunger level and do the best I can to not eat when I'm not hungry. If this means putting my iPad away in the evening, then I will do that.
- EXERCISE: Add a minimum of 15 minutes of exercising 4 times a week – I'm highly resistant to exercise. I. Don't. Like. It! It has become a bit tricky now that my knees and hips joints are in such bad shape. I don't want to speed up their deterioration. Yet I know that I have to exercise. I need to exercise. This month, I will ensure that I do exercise 4 times a week for at least15 minutes ensuring that I do not place an unnecessary burden on my joints.
- MINDSET, SELF-COMPASSION and ACCOUNTABILITY: Keep a daily journal – I will take time daily to write about what is going on within myself and do my best to re-frame any negative mindset and bring more self-compassion to myself. This will help with keeping me mindful and at the same time will help with accountability. I will also share, on the 1st of January how things have gone for me in regard to these.
I will return on January 1st to share the first month of the Project 200 journey with you all.
Project 200 LAUNCH!
I've been looking forward to today because I'm quite excited about what I'm about to share with you all. I'm actually excited about this!
Today, friends, I'm launching Project 200 and I thought it would be fabulous if you were to accompany me on this journey in whichever way you choose to. Support and accountability are important components of this project. I invite you to be part of my support team on this project. I hope you will accept my invitation.
What is Project 200?
Project 200, in a nutshell, is about me getting serious about my health, my body and my weight. It is about my goal of reaching 200 lbs. It is about releasing 142.2 lbs as of today's weigh in. It is about dropping the pounds one by one, lightening my body in the process and giving my joints a much needed respite from being overburdened for so many years. It is about giving myself the gift of an increase in the quality of my life. All this without a specific date in mind but with the intent of mindfully and compassionately making choices day after day that is moving me forward on this journey.
How will I bring Project 200 to a successful completion?
I will do this by addressing the following: food, exercise, mindset, self-compassion and accountability.
- FOOD I will be mindful as often as I can of what I eat and drink and when I eat and drink, letting my body guide me.
- EXERCISE: I will be mindful of moving my body in some fashion most days with the intent of making my body stronger, specifically my knees and hips joints and my core.
- MINDSET: I will be mindful of what is going on in my thoughts and do the best I can to shift any thought patterns that are not aligned with bringing this project to a successful conclusion.
- SELF-COMPASSION: I will be mindful to bring compassion to myself as I journey this project. I will remind myself that I don't need to do this perfectly or that it is ok to fall sometimes. I'm human. I have some deeply rooted patterns that have led me where I am in my body today. I will be compassionate with myself and love myself through the imperfection and the falls.
- ACCOUNTABILITY: I will share my progress here on this blog with you on the 1st of every month. I will share my successes, challenges and failures; tools and strategies I may be using; and anything else I might feel like sharing.
I will do this, also, by setting MONTHLY GOALS in the form of very small achievable steps in areas that I want to focus on. I will share these goals and my progress with these with you.
As I wrote at the beginning of the post, I'm quite excited to launch Project 200. I wouldn't be fully honest though if I didn't tell you that it does also bring about its fair share of trepidation. I have a very poor track record when it comes to losing weight and in truth, my self-trust is quite thin in this regard. HOWEVER, I refuse to give up on my body! So there! Ready, set, GO!
PROJECT 200 is now officially LAUNCHED!
Since this post is quite long as it is, I will wait until tomorrow to share my monthly goal with you. Since I think it will be interesting to track the changes that inevitably will take place in my body as I journey through this project, I will also share where I am physically. If I'm courageous enough, I'm might even share pictures. Gulp!
We are so much stronger when others stand with us. I would love for you to support me as I journey through this project if you are so inclined. And if you are interested in embarking on your own health project, whatever it might be, I will definitely be there standing beside you with my support. It would be a joy for me to do so.
Here's to OUR health! Here's to MY health!


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Ted Cruz Looks to Galvanize GOP's Right Wing
Senator Ted Cruz of Texas, a champion of the tea party movement who hopes to woo the GOP's most conservative voters, announced Monday that he is a candidate for president. Photo: Getty
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Rumors that the National Guard had been called to deal with rioting in Ferguson, Missouri proved false but many clamored for a more serious response as crowds looted stores and engaged in stand offs with police after the fatal shooting of an unarmed teenager on Saturday night.
18-year-old Michael Brown was shot by police multiple times after an apparent struggle with an officer inside a patrol car.
The incident, similar in nature to the 2011 shooting of Mark Duggan, which led to riots across the United Kingdom, sparked chaotic scenes in Ferguson, with stores being looted and set ablaze.
Afterward, an Associated Press reporter saw some people looting a convenience store. Several other stores along a main road near the shooting scene were broken into and looted, including a check-cashing store, a boutique and a small grocery store.
People were seen carrying arm loads of goods such as bags of food and toilet paper. Television footage showed streams of people walking out of a liquor store carrying bottles of alcohol, and in some cases protesters were standing on top of police cars or taunting officers, some in riot gear.
Other witnesses reported seeing people vandalise police cars and kick in windows. Television footage showed windows busted out of a TV station van.
According to reports, the disorder escalated into "full scale riots," with shots being fired at a police helicopter and looters attempting to steal an ATM from a gas station.
With the unrest continuing into the early hours of this morning and SWAT teams arriving, rumors began to fly that the National Guard had been called in, although this soon proved inaccurate.
For those who saw this picture tonight of tanks, these are on a train heading to a military base, not #Ferguson pic.twitter.com/O7d0vPNhkk
— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 11, 2014
However, the shocking scenes did prompt many on Twitter to call for a National Guard response.
Shouldn't they send the national guard to sand bag Ferguson to seal it off and have the missouri militia help the police out?
— Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr (@JonBaur) August 11, 2014
The national guard needs to be in #Ferguson There is now way police can handle all of this + protect homeowners. #stl #mikebrown
— Chris Moreno (@MorenoDadKC) August 11, 2014
Time to call in the National Guard #Ferguson
— Michelle Thomas (@danigirl1149) August 11, 2014
An unsavory incident involving a possible racially motivated attack also reportedly took place despite the fact that the victim was also taking part in the rioting.
Unconfirmed report that a white man was jumped by some of those involved in the protest. #Ferguson pic.twitter.com/5rVg3Z4oCc
— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 11, 2014
Mayor James Knowles begged the looters to stop, saying they were only harming their own community.
"We're only hurting ourselves, only hurting our community, hurting our neighbours. There's nothing productive from this," he said.
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The Blackhawks were hoping to avoid a regular season sweep at the hands of the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night.
Chicago game in without Corey Crawford (upper-body), Artem Anisimov (lower-body) and Brent Seabrook (ill). Then Duncan Keith got ejected less than ten minutes into the game. So a Hawks team that struggled against the Wild at full strength was without four key contributors.
Plenty of excuses.
Chicago was already trailing 1-0 when Keith got the showers. Jarret Stoll scored his fourth of the year only 2:37 into the game to give Minnesota a lead.
When Keith left, the Hawks were left facing a five minute penalty kill (with Richard Panik in the box), down one goal, and without two of their top three defensemen.
Thankfully, Marian Hossa wasn't having it.
Hossa's 499th career regular season goal tied him with Troy Murray on the Blackhawks all-time short-handed goal list, and tied the game at one.
The second period was frustratingly vanilla from the Blackhawks. Chicago had two power play opportunities but generated only seven total shots on net in the middle 20 minutes. The Wild allowed the Hawks the opportunity to hang around by only putting six shots on net in the second, and the game remained tied.
Andrew Shaw dropped the gloves with Matt Dumba in the second, clearly stepping up after Dumba leveled Patrick Kane in the last meeting between these two teams.
Jared Spurgeon gave Minnesota a 2-1 lead at 4:07 into the third period, and an unfortunately predictable outcome started to present itself. When Hawks killer Erik Haula scored his 13th of the season to extend the lead to 3-1, the end result reached "it's over" status. When Nino Niederreiter scored into an empty net inside the final two minutes, we knew the final score would be 4-1 in favor of the home team.
Scott Darling played much better than the box score will indicate. He was fantastic in the opening two periods to keep the Hawks alive, but lacking both Keith and Seabrook was simply too much for the Blackhawks blue line. Devan Dubnyk was also very good once again, stopping 18 of 19.
Trevor van Riemsdyk skated 26:16 to lead Chicago skaters, while Niklas Hjalmarsson skated 24:59 on the ice in the loss. Michal Rozsival and Shaw led the Hawks with three hits each, and Hjalmarsson and Rozsival finished tied for the team lead with three blocked shots each. Christian Ehrhoff led the Blackhawks with four shots on net.
The Blackhawks weren't credited with a single takeaway in the game, and Chicago's power play finished 0-3 to extend their streak to 26 consecutive advantages without a goal.
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MIAMI — James Johnson may not be getting the national attention he deserves, but he is getting plenty of love from his teammates.
From one teammate, especially.
"JJ is No. 1 in the NBA in iso defense," Heat center Hassan Whiteside said. "Why does nobody know that? He's the best iso defender, go look it up. You all like numbers so he should be a first-team All-Defensive guy to me. Nobody talks about it. We have a ton of guys that's just amazing defenders. I just used him because he's No. 1 in the NBA. A lot of people would be like Kawhi Leonard or Draymond (Green). No, James Johnson is No. 1."
Whiteside is correct.
Johnson leads the NBA in opponent field goal percentage in isolation situations this season. He's limiting players to 5-of-32 shooting (15.6 percent) when they play isolation basketball against him.
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The 30-year-old forward has also been a quality overall defender this season. He ranks seventh in the NBA among players who have played at least 40 games, limiting players to 39.4 percent shooting.
"I think it's just our team defense, our team concepts," Johnson said when asked about his defensive play. "It's about being in the right spot at the right time and sticking to your defensive details. I just end up being where I'm supposed to be just trying to make a play and make myself vulnerable out there. I jump for everything regardless of what the end result is."
Despite being a bench player and averaging 26.6 minutes per game, Johnson's defensive impact is obvious. Among those who have played 27 minutes per game or fewer this season, he ranks seventh with 0.041 defensive win shares (a player statistic that attempts to divide credit for team success to the individuals on the team).
One of Johnson's most valuable traits as a defender is his ability to guard multiple positions. Listed at 6-foot-9 and 250 pounds, Johnson is comfortable defending guards and forwards and has even found himself on centers multiple times this season.
That versatility was on display in Wednesday's win over New Orleans as Johnson spent his minutes defending the Pelicans' All-Star frontcourt of Anthony Davis and DeMarcus Cousins.
"James Johnson continues to show his versatility and how important that is for this basketball team on both ends of the court," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. "He took the challenge of guarding those two guys. Basically all the minutes he was out there, he was guarding one of those two guys. To be able to have a wing player step up to that kind of challenge says a lot about him."
There was one particular play with four minutes remaining in Wednesday's game against New Orleans that highlighted Johnson's defensive ability. Johnson spent about 10 seconds battling with the 6-foot-11 Cousins in the post, fronting him and denying the post pass, and eventually helped force a shot-clock violation.
But this isn't a surprise to Whiteside. It just confirms what he already knew.
"Y'all got to look up the numbers on defense, but he should be in the All-Defense conversation," Whiteside said of Johnson. "All-Defensive team, he's an All-Defensive team guy. I don't feel like he gets enough credit for his defense. I feel like if he was on another team that was on ESPN, we would be talking about it all day. But I feel like he's an All-Defensive guy."
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Following the announcement of a long overdue back flip on the backpacker tax by Treasurer Morrison today, JLN Independent Tasmanian Senator Jacqui Lambie has called on the Federal Government and Labor Opposition to both support a new Backpacker Tax - which at least matches that of New Zealand's Backpacker Tax - at 10.5%.*
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- http://www.backpackerguide.nz/new-zealand-work-tax-system-work-pay-taxes/
"When it comes to competing for vital backpacker farm labour and tourists - New Zealand is one of our biggest and most aggressive competitors. So it makes sense for our Government to at least reduce our backpacker tax rate to one that's competitive with NZ - at 10.5%." said Senator Lambie.
"I and many Tasmanian farmers would like the backpacker rate to remain unchanged at 0% - however we're happy to meet the Government and the Labor Opposition halfway at $10.5%. By fixing the rate at 10.5% the government's $10M tourism/backpacker advertising campaign is guaranteed to work – and the unnecessary damage that the Liberal Government caused to our farming and tourism sectors will be more quickly repaired" said Senator Lambie.
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