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Dillian Whyte has the chance to avenge last month's shock knockout loss to Alexander Povetkin and rescue his career in a rematch scheduled for Nov. 21.
Promoter Matchroom has yet to confirm a venue for Whyte-Povetkin II, and it is still unclear when fans will be allowed to attend sports events in the U.K. again after crowds were locked out in March due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Venues in London — the Royal Albert Hall and Wembley Arena — are being considered by Matchroom for the rematch.
Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn hopes to have a limited crowd in attendance for a show featuring light-heavyweight contender Joshua Buatsi on Oct. 4; he said in a tweet: "We are pushing as hard as we can with the Government for fans to return safely."
Hearn staged four events in the garden of the company's office headquarters in Essex, England, last month and on the last of these on Aug. 22 Whyte suffered a severe setback to his career.
Povetkin (36-2-1, 25 KOs), 40, knocked out Whyte (27-2, 18 KOs), 32, with an uppercut in the fifth round, after Whyte had dropped the Russian twice in round four.
Despite the heavy knockout, Whyte says he does not need to make any major adjustments.
Whyte said: "As soon as I got out of the ring, I was looking for confirmation that the fight would be on. I can't wait to get back in the ring and get back what is rightfully mine. I'm looking to do what I said I would the first time and that's beat Alexander Povetkin.
"There won't be any major adjustments, but I just need to be more switched on and not get distracted. He was able to use his experience against me. I will be a lot more focused and sharper in the rematch. I'm coming to win and knock him out. I'm coming to even the score and the only way to do that is by knocking him out."
It was Whyte's first defeat since being laid out by reigning WBA-IBF-WBO world heavyweight champion and English rival Anthony Joshua in December 2015, which cost him his status as WBC mandatory challenger.
The Jamaica-born, London-based heavyweight must defeat Povetkin to revive his hopes of fighting for the WBC world heavyweight title next year, or beyond.
Oleksandr Usyk is No. 2 in the latest WBC rankings — one spot below the U.S.' Deontay Wilder, while Whyte is No. 5.
Whyte went into the Povetkin fight as the WBC's highest ranked contender and had been told victory would guarantee him a long-awaited world title shot against the winner of Tyson Fury-Wilder III, details of which have yet to be announced.
Povetkin said: "As I said before the first fight and after it too, Dillian Whyte is a good, strong boxer. I will be ready to enter the ring on Nov. 21. I hope it will be another beautiful fight for the fans."
Fury (30-0-1, 21 KOs), 31, of England, became WBC champion with a stoppage defeat over the American Wilder (42-1-1, 41 KOs), 34, in February and, after Whyte lost to Povetkin, now has no restrictions in 2021 to pursue a title unification bout with (23-1, 21 KOs), 30, should he beat Wilder again.
Whyte had a rematch clause in the contract to face Povektin last month.
Hearn announced Ghana-born, London-based Buatsi (12-0, 10 KOs) will face Croatian Marko Calic (11-0, 6 KOs) at the top of a Sunday show that sees England's Chantelle Cameron (12-0, 7 KOs) face Brazil's Adriana Dos Santos Araujo (6-0, 1 KO) for the vacant WBC super lightweight world title.
Matchroom's third announcement of an event was English super lightweight Lewis Ritson against Mexico's former world Champion Miguel Vazquez (42-9, 16 KOs) on October 17.
The bill also features England's Savannah Marshall (8-0, 6 KOs) versus Scotland's Hannah Rankin (9-4, 2 KOs) for the vacant WBO world middleweight title, and Scotland's Kash Farooq (13-1, 6 KOs) against England's Thomas Patrick Ward (29-0, 4 KOs) in a bantamweight contest.


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Chicago-based Petal, announced the release of Petal, a sparkling botanical drink. The beverage brand boasts zero calories, zero sugar, no caffeine and is certified organic, the company says. The rose water is naturally sweetened with Stevia and Erythitol, it adds. The 12-ounce bottles come in three flavors: Original Rose, Mint Rose and Lychee Rose varieties. Petal is available throughout the state of Illinois for a suggested retail price of $1.99.
Petal, Chicago, Ill.
Internet: www.drinkpetal.com
Distribution: Select

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Sipromac 420A
Get more out of your vacuum sealer with double chamber capabilities. You can maintain continuous production by having one chamber vacuuming while you're unloading and loading the other. Guaranteed, you will have sealed all your products in record time.
The pressure-controlled vacuum ensures evacuation and gas flushing processes are consistent and airtight every time.
The Sipromac 420A is made from stainless steel, features a Busch 40m3/h (2.0 hp) pump, (2) 19.1" seal bars per chamber, and a digital control panel that can store up to 20 different programs.
- Seal Bar Length (a): 2 x 19.1" per chamber
- Distance between the bars (b): 18"
- Chamber Height: 8"
- Busch 40m3/h (2.0 hp) vacuum pump
- Vacuum level controlled in percentage directly with microprocessor
- Programmable digital control board (up to 20 programs)
- Stainless steel construction
- Stainless steel lid
- Seal Element: Twin seal
- Inset plates for sealing height adjustment
- Castors
- Silencer (noise reducing of the vacuum aeration)
- ETL Listed C & US (CSA & UL)
- Electricity: 208V / 3 Ph / 60 Hz / 30A
- Machine Dimensions: 55.75" x 31" x 43"
- Machine Weight: 780 lbs


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The dorky comedians at Dorkly have released an infographic detailing how various gaming giants fit into the most common (and a few not-so-common) friend archetypes. Still, we're pretty sure we know at least one person from each of these categories.
We definitely feel like Nintendo's our childhood friend, and that personification of Blizzard is pretty much exactly what we imagine.
We don't want to give the rest away, particularly Valve, so head over to Dorkly and let us know if you can think of any more companies-as-friends in the comments or on Twitter.


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Last week, the Smart Cities New York conference at Pier 36 on the Hudson River welcomed 1,300 people for two days of panel discussions, keynote speeches and seminars on a host of issues facing cities as they look to get smarter.
From broadband internet and blockchain to affordable housing and closing the educational achievement gap, speakers covered a wide gamut of areas where city leaders are looking to innovate and improve their citizens' lives.
With speakers including New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Iceland President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, there was plenty of star power on hand to share best practices with city leaders, private companies and other stakeholders.
Here are five takeaways from the two-day conference.
1. It's time for cities to lead
In a keynote address early in the conference, de Blasio said cities must lead on issues, such as fighting climate change, the opioid crisis and preserving net neutrality, as the federal government appears to have stepped away from a leadership role. "I always say to my dear friends in cities all over this country and all over the world, 'Look at your own power, understand it fully, utilize it fully,'" de Blasio said.
Those sentiments were echoed by Emanuel, who said cities must rely on themselves and each other as the federal government will not be "stepping in and doing things," and the state government now "is basically Medicaid and prisons" and not much else.
"Twenty years from now, when you look back, we're at an inflection point where the nation-state is in decline, and the city-state a la Singapore is driving the cultural and economic activity," Emanuel said.
On everything from the adoption of autonomous vehicle (AVs) technology and expanding access to broadband internet, education and affordable housing, speakers agreed there is unlikely to be much progress, if any, from elected officials at the federal level. "The reality is cities are the only place where things are getting done in this country right now," Columbia, SC Mayor Steve Benjamin said.
2. Smart cities mean smarter citizens
Rather than introducing a raft of new technology to become smarter and more innovative, numerous speakers said the key to becoming a smart city lies in education and giving every resident the opportunity to learn and improve their lives. "For me, a smart city doesn't exist. The thing that exists for me are smart citizens," Rotterdam Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb said during a panel discussion.
That extends to initiatives such as Emanuel's push to offer free community college to all high school graduates from the 2019-2020 school year onward if they maintain a "B" grade average. In addition to the need for all high school seniors to have a post-high school plan before they can receive their diploma, that means "high school is a milestone, not a destination," Emanuel said.
3. Cities must engage citizens, equitably
During a panel discussion to kick off the event, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms recalled how cybersecurity was "not a topic of conversation" in her administration and among constituents until a massive cyberattack crippled government services. When people couldn't pay their water bills or traffic tickets electronically, more people were made to "understand why it matters."
Technology is increasingly viewed as a way to engage more citizens with their governments, as opposed to something that city leaders should want for the sake of having new technology. "The goal is not technology," Emanuel said. "Technology enhances what you're trying to get towards, but technology is a means, not an end."
Government leaders said engaging with people from diverse backgrounds is crucial, especially considering the differences between urban and rural areas and between different regions of the same country. Canada's Minister of Infrastructure and Communities Amarjeet Sohi said he sees it as critical to have more people "sitting at the table trying to solve a problem," as there is "a lot of potential we can tap into."
4. Public and private sector partnerships will drive innovation
Within that spirit of cooperation, private and public-sector leaders said governments and their agencies should be more deliberate about working with private businesses, which often can innovate more quickly and deliver services more cheaply. Columbia, SC Mayor Benjamin said for too long government has been "afraid of public-private partnerships (P3s)," but that seems to be changing as services become more expensive to deliver and tax dollars become scarce.
But with new technology set to descend on cities soon, what Benjamin called a "jaded" view of business must change. On a panel discussion about broadband internet and the need for equitable access, Mrinali Ingram, Verizon's VP for Smart Communities, said the rollout of 5G later this year will require a "strong relationship" between telecommunications companies and the cities they will serve.
Other government leaders said even the smallest jurisdictions can have an impact when they innovate, something Iceland's Johannesson described as "[turning] our smallness into a strength." He urged leaders to think creatively and not be afraid to do things differently, whether it be collaborating more with the private sector or listening to a new viewpoint from inside government. "Think in solutions. The way things have been done are not necessarily how they should be done now," he said.
That is particularly true in transportation, where ride-hailing companies such as Uber and Lyft have become integral to getting people around in cities, in addition to the existing public transportation agencies. "In many ways, they are already a part of our public transit," Rachel Haot, executive director of the Transit Innovation Partnership, said of ride-hailing during a panel discussion. "[We] have to follow what people are using, and understand what people are using so we can adapt to what they need."
5. We are the world
Unlike some smart cities conferences on U.S. shores, Smart Cities New York welcomed a variety of international speakers and guests, with large delegations joining from the Netherlands, France and Scandinavian countries including Sweden, Iceland and Norway.
Top of mind for the American and international guests was the idea that innovations and research should be shared across borders, as cities can learn from each other regardless of where they are in the world. "We've got the world here to talk about smart cities so that American cities can learn," Jerry Hultin, a Smart Cities New York founder, said in a speech.
In their own speeches, the international speakers said they were open to spreading their work and best practices to the U.S. Johannesson emphasized the country's work on geothermal technology, which now heat most homes on the island. But he said the country can still learn from others on areas like helping its tourism industry cope with a massive influx of visitors, modernize its fishing industry and have its transportation be more reliant on electric vehicles (EVs).
He noted his country has already worked with researchers from Cornell University on geothermal, and that while Iceland can be proud of its work, international cooperation is always a two-way street. "Please don't think I think Icelanders are the holders of all knowledge on geothermal," Johannesson said. "That is not the case."


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Frances Allen: Fusing Passions into a Career
When coding, you probably don't think about the code behind the code – but that's exactly what Frances "Fran" Allen spent her life doing. The first female IBM fellow and first woman to win the Turing Award, Fran has been in the computing space since it took off in the 50s! During her illustrious career, she worked on a top-secret NSA computer, helped secure IBM's future as a leader in mainframes through her research and work on compilers, and made massive contributions to research and development for multiproc. If you've ever programmed a computer (or used one for that matter), you've likely been impacted by Fran's work.
Raised in a farmhouse with no electricity, Fran always had big dreams in her small town. Brilliant at math, she graduated from the New York State College For Teachers with a major in mathematics and a minor in physics. After earning her master's degree in mathematics from the University of Michigan and teaching for two years, she took on work with IBM to pay off her loans. Just two months after Fortran launched, Fran was brought on to teach IBM researchers the language. She planned on staying only until she could pay off her loans but ended up building her entire career at IBM.
For Fran, computing was the perfect storm, combining math, problem-solving, and active learning processes. She's adventurous – known for taking off on mountain-climbing expeditions – and that adventurous spirit manifests itself in her work. As she told the Times, "Computer science is a field that came out of the problems we solved and the ones we are still trying to solve. It's in my nature to find the frontiers."
And find them she did! Fran's first assignment at IBM was one that proved formative to her career – teaching Fortran to IBM scientists. They scoffed at a compiler language because they didn't believe a compiler could produce good enough code, but with her teaching skills and tenacity, Fran set out to learn and teach the language. In a 2003 interview she discussed this, saying, "That was of course a learning experience for me too, because I didn't know the language, and that's what teaching is often about: you have to learn the subject as you go."
Teaching Fortran involved having a deep understanding of the language and reading source code for the compiler, and in a way, this experience set the stage for the rest of Fran's career. "It set my interest in compilers," she said, "and it also set the way I thought about compilers."
Fran went on to have an illustrious career in computing, spanning 45 years and including many great accomplishments and contributions. She worked on one of the first supercomputers, known as Stretch/Harvest, for NSA and helped create the first "superscalar processor," which allows a computer to perform tasks simultaneously and efficiently. During a sabbatical from IBM, Fran shared her extensive expertise on compilers by teaching courses to graduate students at NYU – so she had her chance to teach after all!
In 2006, Fran became the first female recipient of the Turing award, the "equivalent of the Nobel Prize in computing." In addition, she was awarded the Ada Lovelace Award in 2002. She's been named a fellow at IBM, IEEE, and ACM.
When reflecting on her career and the process of developing her interests in math, physics, and even history into her life's work, Fran cited educators as instrumental. "The reasons for all of [my] interests were teachers, teachers in high school and in seventh and eighth grade and even before that. These were people that really excited me about the topics." Educators always have been and always will be vital – from introducing topics to encouraging exploration, they inspire kids' futures, just as Fran's teachers inspired her.
Fran Allen is a true testament to what can be accomplished when determination meets integrated interests. During her career, she fused her passions – math, problem solving, and education – to craft opportunities, lead research teams, and accomplish amazing things. Many of the kids who code with Tynker do the same! We've seen projects combining coding with everything from math to social justice, theater, and design. When hard-working people bring their interests together in a meaningful way, incredible things happen!
This article is part of a series on women in STEM – check our blog soon for the next one!


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Martian Meteorite Guidelines
Mars Meteorites
Mars pdf file
Missclassification article
JPL Mars website http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/snc/ Excellent information
There are now 4 major groups of Martian Meteorites
1.Shergottite have 4 subgrops
A Basalt Example is Zagami
An olivine-poor basalt subgroup comprising those meteorites with a volcanic origin derived from a
fractionated magma and consisting primarily of the clinopyroxenes pigeonite and augite, in addition
to having a high abundance of feldspathic glass (actually, most basaltic shergottites are more
accurately termed komatiites based on their low plagioclase content and depleted trace element composition).
B. Olivine-phyric Example NWA 1068
The establishment of a new shergottite subgroup has been proposed, one which comprises those similar
shergottites with olivine-porphyritic textures. The name picritic shergottite was suggested for this new
subgroup by Barrat 2002, while the name olivine-phyric shergottite was suggested by
Goodrich, 2002. Goodrich suggests that the term picritic shergottite implies certain petrogenetic characteristics,
such as mixing of two compositionally distinct magma sources, which is not necessarily the
case for all members of this new subgroup; therefore the purely descriptive term olivine-phyric is favored.
C. Ol-opx-pyric Example NWA 2046
Although similar in many respects to the primitive olivine-orthopyroxene-phyric shergottite NWA 1195,
NWA 2046 has olivine megacrysts that are more strongly zoned and have more magnesian cores (Fo84.3)
and more ferroan rims. It is the second most primitive martian meteorite after the olivine-phyric shergottite Y-980459
(containing olivine cores with a more magnesian composition of Fo86, and lacking plagioclase [Mikouchi et al., 2003]).
These zoning features of NWA 2046 suggest that it was derived from a very primitive source magma and
experienced rapid cooling. The crystal faces of the megacrysts in NWA 2046 are better defined than those in NWA 1195.
Using spectral data obtained from the Viking and Pathfinder Mars landers, it was proposed that the
olivine-orthopyroxene-phyric meteorites are compositionally similar to certain rocks analyzed on the
martian surface - the high-silica andesites. These silica-rich rocks are analogous to terrestrial boninites
(SiO2 >;53%, MgO >;8%, and TiO2 <;0.5%), and both of these rock types may have experienced
a similar petrogenesis. They suggested a possible process for the formation of olivine-phyric shergottite magmas:
partial melting and dehydration of hydrous harzburgitic peridotite as a result of the heat from rising mantle plumes.
D Lherzolite Example is NWA 1950
A subgroup with olivine-porphyritic textures. The name picritic shergottite was suggested for this
new subgroup by Barrat et al., 2002, while the name olivine-phyric shergottite was suggested by
Goodrich, 2002. Goodrich suggests that the term picritic shergottite implies certain petrogenetic
characteristics, such as mixing of two compositionally distinct magma sources, which is not necessarily the
case for all members of this new subgroup; therefore the purely descriptive term olivine-phyric is favored.
2. Nakhlite Example is Nakhla
The green cumulate crystals found in Nakhla are composed largely (~80%) of the high-Ca clinopyroxene augite,
with minor amounts (5-10%) of Fe-rich olivine, plagioclase, K-feldspar (~1%), Fe-Ti oxides, pyrrhotite, pyrite,
chalcopyrite, gypsum, a reddish-brown aqueous alteration phase similar to iddingsite (consisting of smectite clays,
ferrihydrides, and iron oxides), and a halite-siderite-anhydrite-chlorapatite assemblage derived from
evaporite deposits and incorporated into silicate melt. In addition, a halite-clay assemblage was identified that was
probably formed by percolating fluids (Rost <i>et al.</i>, 2005). The water-soluble ions of Cl, K, Na, S, C, Ca, and
some others that are found within Nakhla match those that would be expected to precipitate through the
low-temperature evaporation of an acidic brine.
3. Chassignite Example is Chassigny
Chassigny contains noble gases different from the martian atmosphere, and is presumed to originate from the martian mantle.
Chassigny contains 90 vol% Mg-rich olivine (Fo68), resembling a terrestrial cumulate dunite (although more FeO-rich),
with the remaining constituents comprising the pyroxenes pigeonite and augite (5%), plagioclase feldspar (2%),
and chromite (1.4%), along with minor pyrite and both fluorapatite (in melt inclusions) and chlor-fluorapatite
(in interstitial maskelynite). McCubbin and Lindsley (2006) inferred from the apatite structural formulas that
the water content was likely very low during crystallization of Chassigny.
Three different types of glass-bearing inclusions (up to 0.2 mm) are present in Chassigny: polyphase,
pure glass, and glass + crystal (Monkawa 2003). Polyphase inclusions typically contain low- and high-Ca pyroxene,
feldspar- and Si-rich glasses, sometimes Ti-rich kaersutite, and more rarely, chlorapatite, FeS, chromite, anorthite
and albite. Water contained within hydrous minerals accounts for over 0.1 wt%.
Similar magmatic inclusions are present in nakhlites, shergottites, and lherzolites,
which all typically contain Al-Ti augite. Monkawa (2003) argue that both the reverse zoning present in some augites
in Chassigny inclusions, and the absence of Ti-rich phases other than kaersutite, provide evidence for a late impact
shock event on Chassigny. This impact created more reducing conditions (causing
reverse zoning) and higher temperatures and pressures (causing Ti-rich phases other than kaersutite to melt).
4. Orthopyroxenite Example is ALH 84001
PDF Document
ALH84001 is a coarse-grained, cataclastic orthopyroxenite (97% orthopyroxene, 2% chromite,~1% maskelynite,
0.15% phosphate) with minor augite, olivine, pyrite and secondary Fe-Mg-Mn-Ca carbonate.
The igneous minerals are essentially unzoned whereas the carbonate is highly zoned in composition. Mason et al.
(1992) described a thin section with "orthopyroxene crystals up to 5 mm long forming a polygonal-granular mosaic"
Evidence supporting a Martian origin in meteorites includes the following 1. A young crystallization age of only 180 m.y. (however, this age may instead represent a shock event accompanied by maskelynite production [Jagoutz and Dreibus, 2002; Eugster , 1997 2. A mineral composition consisting of 0.043 wt% water (kaersutite), which contains high D/H ratios consistent with the martian atmosphere. 3. The presence of trapped gases, with isotopic percentages matching those measured by the Viking and Pathfinder missions 4. Features of a weak gravity field acting on the crystallizing minerals. 5. Residual magnetic properties. 6. Unique Mn/Fe ratios in pyroxene. 7. A unique O-isotopic signature common to all SNC meteorites, but distinct from other meteorite classes. 8. A positive match between known basaltic shergottites and a rockfrom the plains at Meridiani Planum, named Bounce Rock, from analyses of a suite of instruments employed by the Mars Exploration Rover.


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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said regional security can be attained through regional cooperation, semi-official Fars news agency reported.
"Regional security and stability can be achieved only within the framework of regional cooperation," Rouhani said in a phone conversation with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on Thursday, Xinhua news agency reported.
The Iranian president also called for development of relations with Qatar without any limits.
He expressed the hope that the joint Iran-Qatar economic commission will convene again after the decline of the novel coronavirus pandemic, leading to further promotion of bilateral economic relations.
For his part, the Qatari emir said Qatar attaches special importance to development of ties with Iran.


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- Urinary tract infection can be felt
Vidalista side-effects can be observed for a small duration of time as it tends to disappear in the long run, because the body gets adapted to it. It is a safe and reliable drug that should be taken only after consulting with the doctor for getting the optimum results.
If you are allergic to Tadalafil or ED medicines, then do not take the medicine without consultation. If you are facing any cardiovascular diseases or heart-related diseases then do not start the medication. It is not advisable for those suffering from liver or kidney-related diseases. It is a safe and reliable medication.


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Examining We Happy Few new updates
Wakey wakey, the new Clockwork Update for We Happy Few will give gamers a reason to go back to Wellington Wells.
Wakey wakey, the new Clockwork Update for We Happy Few will give gamers a reason to go back to Wellington Wells.
By Stan Rezaee
Compulsion Games announced a major update for We Happy Few on December 8, dubbed the Clockwork Update (a reference to the movie A Clockwork Orange), which fixes performance issues while improving on the gameplay mechanics and adding several new features.
Among the improvements are quests are now built using a system that changes tracking from a scripting system to a code based system. With this change comes an improved save system that is tied in with the quest state system. This allows for a more robust saving along with faster auto-saving and loading. These new changes also allow for a more in depth conversation mode along with NPCs can now have highly scripted behavior instead of generic behavior.
Other new features, changes and improvements include:
• Faraday should no longer be capable of blocking your progression.
• Tea Time and Lovebirds have been removed.
• The can of grapefruit juice in White Tree Park can now be picked up.
• The houses in the Village of Hamlyn have been dramatically improved.
• Additional house variations in the Village are available.
• Village houses now have exterior signs to add a little bit more happiness to the environment.
• Archways and other decorative elements have been added to the Village.
• The Advanced Electro Lock Shocker should now operate on any lower tier objects.
• The materials required to craft certain items have been generally reduced.
After installing the new updates, I decided to play through We Happy Few once again over the weekend. I wanted to compare my experience with when I first played the Alpha version back in July and note how much the game has changed. As with the previous preview, this is not an official review of the actual game but my thoughts of the overall experiences with the Alpha version.
It's important note that the game is still in the alpha stage, hence glitches are still common during the experience. However this is not what the actual game will be as it's still in development which is why this reflection will not focus on the glitches.
To recap the plot, the game is set in the town of Wellington Wells during an alternative 1960's following an invasion of the United Kingdom. The story follows Arthur Hastings who stops taking his Joy and begins to see the deplorable truth of the real world. However when he is caught, he is forced to take shelter on the edge of town while plotting his escape. In the Alpha, the player is tasked with finding a way to escape Wellington Wells before the society collapses into anarchy. To achieve this, players must complete a series of tasks while collecting the needed resources.
The first obvious change was a tutorial level after your Arthur is knocked out. Before, players would wake up in a safe house with no guidance. Now players will have a chance to learn about the games mechanics and how to over come challenges. It's also during the tutorial that players will notice how the combat system has been improved.
After making it to the surface, I have noticed how the world now feels much larger then it did before. There are now more houses to explore and new key locations while completing the objectives had become more streamlined. While escape is a primary focus, I did get side tracked with several side quest while meeting the interesting characters. At the same time I was wowed by this blend of retro futuristic and dystopian world of 1960's Britain.
We Happy Few is still a work in progress but the quality of the game is improving with each new update. At this point, one could expect this unforgettable title to be ready for release sometime in the Summer of Fall of 2017.


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Part 2: Applying National Incident Management Processes in a Critical Incident
Imagine you have been called to an emergency situation at a large event venue in your area. After addressing the situation, you need to make a presentation to your supervisor explaining the management of the critical incident and how the various agencies worked together.
Consider a large event (e.g., professional sporting event, concert, large conference, carnival, festival, showcase) occurring at a venue in your area and identify a hypothetical critical incident that might occur during the event.
Create a 12- to 15-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation describing how the incident was handled and the relationship between the different governmental agencies, including communication and collaboration, during the incident. Address the following:
- Describe the venue and event you have selected.
- Summarize the details of the incident, including the main phases of emergency management.
- Explain how the different governmental organizations worked together and communicated regarding the incident.
- Discuss the role of dual-status commanders during the incident.
- Describe how interagency communication and collaboration were achieved during the incident response.
- Explain how management, collaboration, and communication during the incident aligned with the guidelines set forth in the National Response Framework.
Cite 2 sources within the presentation.
Format your citations according to APA guidelines.


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Need Does Not Create Right -- Socialized Medicine Must Go
By Gord Gekko
The Fraser Institute recently released a report concerning Canadas vaunted medical system. The news was not as good as Great Society types would have us believe in regard to the efficiency of our socialist Medicare regime. One of the main conclusions of the report was that Canadians are waiting longer for medical treatment. The survey, which covered more than 2 000 specialists, says that some Canadians have to wait up to three months for elective surgery.
That little nugget frames nicely the debate over national healthcare. As a free society, we must ask ourselves if we have the right to regulate an entire industry as vital as medicine. Doubtless that is the very reason that people often give in this country for nationalized healthcare. The reason we need Medicare, people of that ideological persuasion opine, is because people need healthcare they have a right to it, and because they have a need means that people are entitled to it.
That argument is effective if one only forgets several things. The first is that no one has the moral right to take from someone else without the others permission. Simply, in a free capitalist state, one must enter into an agreement with the other without either side using coercion.
That being so, does the government have the right to mandate what a doctor will charge for their services? The answer, in a free society, is no. Under the current Canadian Medicare system, doctors do not have the right to charge their own rates based on market conditions and their own ability. The government effectively decides how the Medicare system will be run and who gets access to it. Doctors do not have the right to open private clinics even if they choose to opt out (which cannot be done) out of the system.
The argument used often enough in support of Medicare is that the average person cannot afford health care without a collectivist program. This is complete balderdash. Who is paying for health care now? The average person. If the current load of social programs were to be cut completely, as would be morally proper, the average person could pay for their own health care or purchase what level of insurance they wished to cover health costs.
The second problem with Medicare is the very coercive nature of the program. If one does not wish to be a part of the Medicare system, one has no recourse. Your taxes pay for the institutional slavery of doctors and patients whether you support it or not. At the barrel of a proverbial gun you are told that you must be a part of Medicare because it is good for you and society.
"If I had known how to name them, I should then
have signed off in detail from all the societies which I never signed
on to; but I did not know where to find such a complete list."
As a capitalist, I have no problems with monopolies, as long as they are earned. Nothing that is not earned can have value to a rational human being. The value of government run healthcare is laid bare for all to see. Massive cost over-runs, over-billing, and dare I say some corruption, have created a program that is slowly spiraling into perdition. Waiting lists for procedures, both elective and necessary grow longer every year. Educated men and women are moving out of Canada to work in the freer American medical system. How far away is rationing? Think it cannot happen here?
We are also holding an entire productive class under a system of slavery. Doctors must be treated as traders, not serfs. Their skills, important as they are, should not be placed under the control of society due to some dubious concept of the public good. What makes me dejected is that many doctors support the current system or some limited reforms for two reasons. Either they see it as their duty to help people, which is their right to believe, or because they make a very comfortable living. Both reasons are morally wrong if they force other doctors who do not support the current system to join it. Mid-August saw a unanimous vote by delegates to the Canadian Medical Association's meeting in Sydney, Nova Scotia in support of the Medicare system. Their gripe? It was underfunded.
I also find it offensive for a profession like medicine to be regulated by bureaucrats. Imagine the enormous skill it takes to perform a medical procedure. I am in complete awe of the immense skill it takes to perform some of the more complex procedures. When I think about this skill, I find it even more abhorrent that a small-minded clerk dares to inform the medical profession what is permissible in this country, and what it not. I would wager that doctors have been immeasurably more useful to you then a clerk ever will, yet we impose heinous regulations on the avatars of intelligence, disallowing them from practicing their chosen profession in freedom.
We also have different regions of Canada wanting to limit what the health care system has to pay for. Alberta clearly wanted to remove funding for abortions a year ago. Other provinces would no doubt love to scale back some services but cannot afford the bully from Ottawa punishing them monetarily. The argument from Ottawa is that we cannot have different tiers of medicine, as if that was somehow morally wrong. Indeed, late August saw Prime Minister Chrétien state that the Medicare system will not be given to the provinces to administer because he believes that it would create a two-tiered system. Only a federal government, he stated, can enforce standards.
You might object to what I say because you believe medicine is above the petty concerns of economics. You might argue that doctors have the obligation to help the public because their services are so essential. You may also say that you have the right to medical services because you need them. You are wrong on all counts. You do not have the right to something because you need it. You have no right to enslave an entire profession to your own concerns. You are wrong for not treating doctors as traders.
And where are the conservatives when it comes to this debate? In Canada there do not seem to be any sometimes. I often hear conservatives preach about how we need cuts in spending to social programs but tearfully defend healthcare because they use it. If you support socialized Medicare in any degree, you are no different from Liberals and New Democrats. The Progressive Conservatives, at their recent Policy Convention, defeated a proposal by the youth wing to dismantle healthcare. Who argued most against it? Jean Charest, leader of the supposed Conservative Party.
The argument is often made that health care is so important that only a government mandate can insure that people receive healthcare, that ordinary people cannot help themselves with such a complex system. It always makes me wince to think that there are people who do not think twice about dropping a lot of money on what they consider a luxury, but are vociferously opposed to spending a dime in their own health. These people may be incapable of distinguishing the relative importance of some things in life, but their inability should not mean that I am compelled to belong to this vile program.
Whether you believe it or not, I have the right to self-determination. I have a right to decide what I wish to be a part of, and conversely, what I do not wish to be a part of. I am not responsible for other people in this society, though I may choose to help them. No government or organization has the right to decide for me that my production and membership can be co-opted for the purposes of a bureaucrat in Ottawa.
The medical industry is no different from any other industry in this nation. It should be subject to the same rules that govern the marketplace. Doctors must be allowed to practice their profession in freedom, selling their services as they see fit, not as the mob sees fit. Theirs is a profession that is marked by intelligence surely we cannot penalize the very attribute that makes them so special. Allowing freedom in this sector of the economy is a priority for every conservative who believes in individual rights. Conservatives were successful in stopping Clintons health care plan in the United States now lets see if Canadian conservatives are up to the task of promoting freedom here.
The day may be coming for healthcare. I already see it tottering. As a student of history I know well the signs of future collapse, and the health care system in Canada will collapse. Much as the Farmers for Freedom are fighting for laissez-faire capitalism against the Canadian Wheat Board, I can see doctors fighting for their right to engage in commerce without government interference. Sooner or later the program will collapse. The questions for you are: Do you want the program to collapse and create chaos? Or will you begin to dismantle it voluntarily? Do you have the right to make decisions for other people, or will you let people create their own choices? Choose fast you might not have time if you wait.
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An overgrowth of Candida Albicans results in a yeast infection that begins in the digestive system in which eventually goes systemic finding its way to the blood stream and other parts of the body. It is a powerful, invasive yeast that attaches itself to the intestinal walls and dwells inside one's system. It inflicts over 30 million men and women and is estimated that nearly everyone will become affected by the fungus at some point in their lifetime.
When your immune system is strong, candida yeast is not a problem, but when the system is compromised by antibiotic use, which destroys friendly bacteria, this in turn allows the yeast to multiply and thrive. The yeast will then put out mycotoxins such as acetaldehyde and the by-product ethanol. Ethanol, being an alcohol, then in turn causes symptoms such as a sick-all-over feeling, chronic ear and sinus infections, allergies, asthma, migraines, depression, manic depression, fibromyalgia, psoriasis, cystitis, sexual dysfunction, vaginal yeast infections, endometriosis, infertility, PMS, irritability, autism, autoimmune diseases and symptoms identified as and confused with multiple sclerosis such as blurred vision, tingling, numbness, muscular stiffness, loss of balance, slurred speech, staggering gait, weakness and fatigue (note: yeast lets off a toxic alcohol in the system. MS symptoms resemble drunkenness or vice-versa, yeast symptoms resemble MS). Think about it! Conventional medicine already know that with MS the white blood cells are causing damage to the myelin sheath, but why? My own personal theory with MS is that yeast surrounds the nerves causing the white blood cells to react to the candida by trying to destroy it as their duty requires and therefore, attacking the myelin sheath, not intending to damage it, but to rid the invader, the yeast.
Candida creates chaos in the intestines and contributes to diseases of which allopathic, mainstream doctors have little or no answers. Candida Albicans is an insatiable, voracious destroyer of health and is truly the main missing link in many of our modern day diseases and health conditions. Consider this. We have many, many new disease conditions totally unheard of 50 years ago but they manifested themselves along with a great deal of processed, refined foods loaded with chemicals and preservatives. No wonder we're a sick and tired nation! For many, especially those afflicted with cancer, autoimmune diseases, the elderly and children with weakened immune systems are wasting away due to malnutrition/Malabsorption because they are not utilizing or absorbing the foods they eat. Most people actually digest less than 50% of their food because the candida creates digestive distress and robs one of their nutrition.
Once "leaky gut" has been established and yeast has made its way into the bloodstream it is continually being fed and steels our bodies much needed nutrients. Yeast feeds off of sugar and other simple carbohydrate foods and drinks (junk food). Yeast feeds off of yeast foods and drinks (breads, pastries and beer). Yeast feeds off of fermented foods and drinks (vinegar's, condiments, soy sauce & wine). Yeast feeds of fungi foods (mushrooms). Yeast feeds off mold producing foods (cheese). So, inevitably the Standard American Diet (S.A.D., and that it is) is extremely detrimental and toxic to our health.
Other factors causing yeast overgrowth include: Use of birth control pills, acne medications, steroid medications taken as pill form, injection, topical salves and creams and/or inhalers, diabetes, sexual transmission, hormonal changes, pregnancy (the baby is then subjected to it also: oral thrush is a sign) and genital irritation or abrasions.
Several symptoms can manifest simultaneously in different areas of the body such as, immune deficiency, endocrine insufficiency, central nervous system related problems along with joint pain for instance giving a feeling of being sick all over. Always remember every part of your body is connected to every other part of your body and yeast plays no favorites as far as where it wishes to reside and how it desires to manifest as a symptomatic picture according to your own personal constitutional makeup. It can encase the nerves and organs such as the heart and brain, it can congest the lymphatic system, the liver, the kidneys, the pancreas, the bowels and it can find its way to the connective tissues and muscles…IT IS DESTRUCTIVE!
If you are sick and tired of finding yourself sick and tired from any of the above noted health concerns then you are most likely a prime candidate for being a host to candida albicans. If you have put on weight, yet eat like a bird, then you more than likely suffer from a candida infestation. People have been noted to drop up to 50 pounds when they removed the candida from the system. If you have any digestive problems, such as living on TUMS so your tummy can handle eating, then you more than likely suffer from candida. If you wake up exhausted in the morning, then you more than likely suffer from candida. If you have exhausted the medical field and still have no answers about why you feel the way you do or you suspect that this may be a health concern for you then there are tests available for you to find out. It is called Live Blood And Dry Layer Analysis, where you can view and witness this tenacious health threat first hand and see for yourself what degree of damage it has caused in your system. You can find out more information by making an appointment with a naturopathic doctor, such as myself, that offers this type of testing in their practice. With this test you will also find out other health issues including: the condition and count of the red and white blood cells and to what degree of oxygen deprivation, parasitic infestation, anemia, thrombosis, rouleauing, fibrin spicules (liver stress), heavy metal poisoning, uric acid crystals, undigested fat particles, protein linkage, free radical damage, viral activity, hormonal imbalances and the amount of stress there is in the system and where in the body your health issues reside.
You don't have to live the majority of your life feeling sick and tired. There are hidden reasons why you are not feeling well and as a naturopath, my life's work is to educate and guide you in the right direction and find the root cause of your dis-ease so that you can take back your health physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually and begin your path to DISCOVERING WELLNESS.
Dr. Kimberly Kaye Castaneda, ND
Dr. Kimberly's reputation in health and wellness spans across the United States bringing healing to thousands of people over the past 25 years. Her private formula's have stood the test of time in achieving optimal results from everything from the common cold to many types of cancer. There is not an illness known to mankind that she will not fight.
Rachelle Cain, NBC-HWC
Rachelle Cain is a certified Holistic Health Coach. As an HHC Rachelle is a supportive mentor and wellness authority that works with clients to help them feel their best through food and lifestyle changes.
Rachelle's passion is to continue educating people on how to take care of themselves in a way that provides them with long, healthy, vibrant lives.


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Oh, baby! The 2013-14 NBA season is nearly here! The optimism of 30 separate media days is wafting into the air like that time New York City smelled like maple syrup. Every player has either lost or gained 15 pounds — whichever works best — and the league's most injury-prone players are all feeling great, thanks for asking! No one is tanking, or "skipping steps," or neglecting their franchise "culture." Dwight Howard is talking about shooting 75 percent on free throws. Giddyup!
We never stop thinking about the NBA, but it's time to sharpen our focus on the 2013-14 season. That starts here, with a look at the 10 players I'm most curious-slash-excited to watch this season. I've tried to steer away from the obvious, which means minimizing the presence of both superstars and second-year players with drool-worthy skill sets. We're all excited to watch LeBron James, Jonas Valanciunas, and Andre Drummond. JaVale McGee is a permanent art exhibit at this point. The goal is (mostly) to highlight players whose degree of short- and long-term improvement could define the half-decade arc of a franchise, semi-known commodities operating in new contexts, and straight-up unsolved mysteries.
PG: Eric Bledsoe, Phoenix Suns
It's a bummer we won't immediately get to see "Eric Bledsoe, full-blown NBA starting point guard," but with the Suns in total rebuild mode, Goran Dragic could be out the door the moment Phoenix finds anyone willing to give up a future asset or two.
Bledsoe is quietly one of the more divisive players in the league among executives. There are a lot of higher-ups who view him as an All-Star in waiting, but there's a competing current of skepticism about Bledsoe's ability to run a team solo for 35 minutes per game — a feeling his strong per-minute numbers won't translate. He's sort of like pre-Rockets James Harden in this way, only with a lower ceiling.
There are no concerns about his defense. Bledsoe is a long-armed terror capable of generating steals without sacrificing sound position, and his massive wingspan allows him to hound bigger players; Jeff Hornacek, the Suns' new head coach, has talked about trying Bledsoe on shooting guards when Bledsoe and Dragic play together.
The skepticism surrounds Bledsoe's offense. Defenses don't respect his shooting, which limits his value off the ball and can make it hard for Bledsoe to get to the rim on pick-and-rolls. He hit 40 percent of his 3s last season, a massive jump, but he took only 79 triples, and teams are generally happy to let him shoot. He shot only 29 percent on long 2-pointers last season, one of the dozen worst marks in the league among players who jack them regularly, and those elbow jumpers are the very shots for which Bledsoe has to settle when defenses wall off the paint.
He can also be frighteningly turnover-prone, though he cut his rate last season to sub-disaster levels. Playing with Chris Paul and (to a much lesser extent) Jamal Crawford deflated Bledsoe's assist rate, but those numbers1 still ranked on the very low end for point guards even when you isolate the minutes he played without Paul.
Both raw assists per minute and assist percentage.
But you can see Paul's influence in ways that bode well. Bledsoe has surprisingly good floor vision, and he has taken on some of Paul's sophisticated hesitation moves — the start-and-stop dribbles that allow a good point guard to keep his bounce alive, penetrate further, and coax defenders off balance. He even wields his ass as a weapon, in true CP3 style, keeping point guard defenders behind him and forcing helpers to linger in front of him.
He gets all the basic point guard reads — when shooters will be in the corners, what defensive rotation is coming next — and he was dynamite at scurrying underneath the basket, drawing a defense's full attention, and then finding cutters (especially Matt Barnes) darting to the rim. He just hasn't been able to execute them all consistently.
The questions are real, and in a league loaded with top point guards, I'd be mildly surprised if Bledsoe ever makes an All-Star team. The Clippers scored at a rate slightly below the league's average when Bledsoe ran things without Paul, but it wasn't a disaster, and Bledsoe had to play a ton of minutes with big men who brought zero shooting/spacing. It will be interesting to watch him work with Channing Frye and Markieff Morris this season, and the Suns might help by simplifying things and pushing the pace — a must for Hornacek. Having Dragic around will lessen Bledsoe's burden and free him some to work off the ball. But the talent level here is obviously going to be low.
SG: Evan Turner, Philadelphia 76ers
Turner is entering the last season of his rookie contract on a tanking team, and if the Sixers get the sniff of just a decent offer for him, he could be out the door fast. But until then, he'll have the chance to work as a primary ball handler and perhaps prove to the new Sixers regime that he can fit their preferred style.
And that's a long shot, even though Turner hit at about league-average rates on both corner and non-corner 3s last season — a crucial part of his development. But he still doesn't shoot much from deep for a high-usage player, and defenses happily ignore him in order to clog up more threatening stuff in the paint.
The rest of Turner's offense is a bit of a mess. I'm not sure there's a player in the league with a bigger gap between style and substance. Turner looks fantastic. He's got a nifty herky-jerky game full of crossovers, behind-the-back dribbles, abrupt pull-ups, and spins that dazzle when they work. But they too often go almost literally nowhere. Turner puts a lot of aesthetically pleasing effort into moving from 20 to 18 feet away from the basket, but the result is usually a contested midrange jumper. Even when Turner gets a head of steam and some space on the pick-and-roll, he tends to stop the moment he sees a help defender lurking, and then spin backward into a brutally tough midrange shot.
And he's not even a bad midrange shooter! He's about average. But "average" isn't good enough when a guy takes a ton of midrangers and rarely supplements them with rim attacks or free throws — especially not for the new efficiency-oriented front office of Sam Hinkie & Co. Turner's an average wing defender at best with a poor first step and so-so habits.
Turner still holds some appeal to old-guard GMs who remember when teams barely used the 3-point shot and needed ball handlers who could find slivers of space even with all 10 players packed below the top of the key. But that league doesn't exist anymore.
SF: Jeff Green, Boston Celtics
Green gets the small forward slot, since Boston has a bunch of bigs who need minutes — Brandon Bass, Kris Humphries, Kelly Olynyk, Jared Sullinger, Vitor Faverani (don't laugh, the C's like him!) — and a wing in Gerald Wallace who probably works better than Green as a small-ball power forward.
Green split his minutes between the forward positions last season, and he looked good on offense spotting up around pick-and-rolls or bulling his way to the rim on drives with the floor spread. He nailed 46 percent of his corner 3s, a killer mark, and he was able to spot up for a lot of those even as the small forward in traditional lineups, in part because of all the focus Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, and Rajon Rondo drew. Teams even left him open in the strongside corner, usually a no-no, because they were so concerned about actions involving two of those three stars.
Everything changes now. Green will have to work harder for shots, but he'll also get to work differently. Boston rarely allowed Green to run pick-and-rolls, or even to catch the ball flying off screens and going to his right — where Green almost always goes. Almost all his dribble drives had high degrees of difficulty — isolation attacks after sets designed for other Celtics went nowhere. And Green, with his rare combination of size and speed, did well driving past bigger defenders and right through smaller ones.
We'll see some of that this season, and more of Boston working Green in the post against shorter wing players — a hit-or-miss proposition. But we'll also see if Green can adapt to more involved modes of offense, and if he can progress as a defender outside of one-on-one situations. Green has some trade cachet, despite what is still an above-market contract.
F/C: Derrick Favors, Utah Jazz
There is still huge optimism around Favors as he enters his fourth season; a slight majority of league executives I polled in the summer said they would take Favors over DeMarcus Cousins long-term. But the idea that Favors might be a true franchise player took a bit of a hit last season, when his developmental curve flattened out.
The questions come mostly on offense, where accumulated flashes of brilliance make Favors appear much more productive than he actually is. He's explosive enough to catch the ball on a pick-and-roll near the foul line and dunk without a dribble — a proto–Tyson Chandler. But Favors shot just 42 percent out of the pick-and-roll last season, a shockingly low number; that mark ranked 90th among 112 players who finished at least 50 pick-and-rolls as the roll man last season, per Synergy, and lots of the guys below him were pick-and-pop shooters.
The cause jumps off the tape: Favors just takes too many tough shots. He gets a little skittish when he catches the ball in space and sees a third help defender waiting for him, in part because he's not yet confident as a passer on the move. Utah ran Favors in a ton of side pick-and-rolls, especially on the right wing, and Favors would often settle for a tricky little jumper from the edge of the paint after catching the ball, turning to face the hoop, and seeing a defender in his way:
Those look like easy shots, but they're not; the league as a whole shoots about as poorly from that in-between range as it does on long 2-pointers. And if he doesn't take that sort of jumper, Favors will sometimes just career into bodies without a plan.
And yet the positive finishes are so, so tantalizing. If he has enough space, he can catch and dunk before the defense can react. And he'll sometimes catch, take one dribble, and loft a feathery lefty layup that could make Matt Harpring just start screaming "JAZZ NATION!" over and over until he dissolves into a puddle.
The same dichotomy is true of Favors's post-up game — lots of very difficult misses sandwiched around a few spins and drop steps and jump hooks that find their way in. Favors will get many more chances this season with Al Jefferson and Paul Millsap gone, and Utah's defense has always been stingier with Favors on the floor. He's quick enough to contain pick-and-rolls in any defensive system, he's already one of the 15 or so best two-way rebounders in the league, and he's a legitimately terrifying help defender who alters shots he doesn't block. The Jazz were ultra-stingy last season when Favors and Enes Kanter shared the floor, but they'll have to prove that can translate against starter-level competition — and that Utah can score when they play together.
The lack of anything even resembling an average passing point guard will hurt, just as it did last season. Any big man looks better alongside a pick-and-roll partner who can get deep into a defense and time interior passes just right.
F/C: Anthony Davis, New Orleans Pelicans
Davis is the exception to my rule against second-year players. The Pelicans had a fascinating offseason, shifting into "win now" mode in the potentially franchise-defining trade (for both franchises involved) of Nerlens Noel for Jrue Holiday, as well as capping themselves out behind a high-priced trio of ball-dominant players. It was a fun peek at one version of the team-building process — a kickoff point for wonky NBA debates.
But it obscured the obvious big picture: If Davis can become one of the top five players in the league, the Pelicans will someday find the surrounding roster of a title contender. Davis will miss Greivis Vasquez's distribution skills, but there are still plenty of handlers here, and Davis has already made huge progress in the little tricks of footwork that will get him open looks near the basket. He got better last season at cutting to the rim on pick-and-rolls, using the sort of change-of-pace ballet any big needs to secure those juicy lob dunks. And when the Pellies used Ryan Anderson or Robin Lopez in the pick-and-roll, forcing Davis's man to slide into help position, Davis learned to shift into open spaces along the baseline.
He's going to be a devastating off-ball force on offense. But to make The Leap, he'll need to develop more skills with the ball and actually become the sort of defender everyone is certain he can be. He was unsteady on defense last season, lunging too soon or too far to try to contain point guards on the pick-and-roll, biting on pump fakes, and looking at times almost as if he were running around on ice. But the instincts and the raw potential are there, and Monty Williams, the team's coach, has told me he's optimistic the team can survive defensively with the Davis-Anderson combination — especially with Holiday in Vasquez's place at the top.
Davis didn't do much productive stuff with the ball last season, though Williams allowed him to handle it now and then at the elbows. He settled mostly for jumpers, which he shot nearly as poorly as Bledsoe, but he also showed he can drive by slower players with both hands. He'll have more space to do that if he gets extended time with Anderson hanging around the 3-point arc.
Davis is just 20. The Pelicans are playing the long game here, even if they need to hang around the playoff race this season — to please their owner, Tom Benson, and to minimize the pain of sending a 2014 first-rounder to the Sixers. But the long game with Davis starts now.
Tristan Thompson, Cleveland Cavaliers
Dirty little secret: The Thompson shooting-hand switch is a less dramatic story inside the Cavs' offices than it is from the outside. The Cavs knew when they drafted Thompson that he was very nearly ambidextrous and that he was a poor shooter with his left hand. The left-to-right change is something the team contemplated even before drafting him.
But it's going to be fun watching this play out as a real-time NBA lab experiment, even if it started in the FIBA Americas tournament, when Thompson (shooting righty) upped his free throw percentage but hit a ho-hum number from the floor. Thompson's righty floater was already a funky weapon on the pick-and-roll last season, and he generally expanded his game — as a finisher, rebounder, and even as a passer on the pick-and-roll — after a knee injury and a scary blood clot ended Anderson Varejao's season. He's an active, speedy defender, though not much of a rim protector.
Thompson (and the rest of the Cavs) are also fascinating because of the glut of weirdo bigs here — a hand switcher, two star-level guys with long injury histories (Varejao and Andrew Bynum), the rare surprise no. 1 pick (Anthony Bennett), last year's first-rounder (Tyler Zeller), and even Earl Clark, who probably has to play more small forward this season. If they get even so-so health, the Cavs are a real playoff threat. If they don't, they could be a massive disappointment, prone to a panic trade that GM Chris Grant might need to make to placate owner Dan Gilbert's win-now ambitions. Thompson could be part of the bait in such a trade, so his development is important in lots of different ways.
Kawhi Leonard, San Antonio Spurs
Let's just say I'm excited enough that there's more to come on this topic in the nearish future.
Rudy Gay, Toronto Raptors
Watching tape of the Rudy-era Toronto offense, I can't help but think of George Karl's teams in Denver. Those clubs often featured an undersize water bug point guard (Ty Lawson or Kyle Lowry) and two wings with unreliable outside shots. Both Denver and Rudy-era Toronto featured a ton of pick-and-rolls all over the floor as well as plays on which those so-so shooting wings would fly off sideline screens and catch the ball on the move.
And that's where the similarities ended — at the moment of that catch. Denver's wings knew they had to keep the motion going — hesitation meant death, and benching. Even if they had no obvious opening, Andre Iguodala or Danilo Gallinari would catch the ball, maintain speed, and either try to drive into the lane or pitch the ball out to the next man in line.
Gay and DeMar DeRozan, trade candidates if Toronto plays poorly over a very tough first 35 games, don't operate this way. They like to either launch midrange shots off the catch or hold the ball, pause, and survey the scene, giving the defense a chance to reset itself.
Good things might happen if they just kept the damn thing moving. Both are artful at slithering through tight spaces on the way to the rim. Neither is a good passer, but they can at least make the functional pass, and DeRozan got better last season at understanding where his teammates were on the floor.2
And it's not as if the Raptors were dreadful with Gay and DeRozan on the floor. Gay shot better as a Raptor than he did in Memphis, and Toronto's projected starting lineup for this season — Lowry, Gay, DeRozan, Valanciunas, and Amir Johnson — whupped the league in the 343 minutes they shared the floor last season, per NBA.com. The Raps had a solidly positive scoring margin in the broader category of Gay-DeRozan minutes, and they scored at an above-average rate when the two wings shared the floor. That nice finish is part of what makes the Drakes so fascinating: They should be a feisty player in the race for the final two playoff spots, but they could also blow up the entire thing midseason. And yes, I'm referring to the Raptors as the Drakes until further notice.
Look, Gay's never going to live up to his contract or work as a major plus on defense. Toronto just needs him to be average on that end and refine his shoot/pass/dribble choices a bit on offense. It will help if he can rediscover the 3-point stroke that seems to have vanished since his shoulder injury in 2011. Gay shot an unthinkable 9-of-44 on spot-up triples as a Raptor, but he had eye surgery in the summer to correct his vision, and he could get plenty of decent looks from deep with Lowry and DeRozan doing their fair share of pick-and-roll work. Toronto also played Gay at power forward some toward the end of last season, and with only three reliable bigs on the roster, they should revisit that style.
Gay has a $19.3 million player option for next season, and though Toronto expected him to opt out when it traded for him last season, the league is still trying to suss out Gay's plans — and his trade value.
Andrea Bargnani, New York Knicks
The trade was bad. The Raptors weren't going to amnesty Bargnani — that was always slated for Linas Kleiza — but they were happy to dump him for almost nothing, and the Knicks offered them three draft picks.
We all know the flaws: Bargnani's a shooting specialist who hasn't hit a league-average mark from 3-point range since 2010. He might be the worst rebounding big man ever. He's a useful post defender but cartoonishly bad at every other aspect of defense.
But he presents Mike Woodson with an interesting lineup option, and Woodson probably leads the league in interesting lineup options. There's a notion that Bargnani's presence as a "power forward" might mean less of Carmelo Anthony in that spot this season. That's true in a very basic sense, but perhaps not in the sense that matters. A lot of teams that kept two big men on the floor against New York's small-ball lineups still had their own small forward defend Anthony, preferring to hide the spare big man on the perimeter against Jason Kidd/Ronnie Brewer types. In these alignments, the Knicks didn't gain leverage because Anthony was blowing by some plodding big man. They gained leverage because Anthony could bully smaller wing players, either in the post or via the pick-and-roll, while the Knicks surrounded him with three shooters and Tyson Chandler.
Bargnani's presence doesn't change the core effect of that setup. The Anthony–Chandler–Steve Novak trio logged 279 minutes last season, and teams sometimes had their big men hide on Novak. Ditto for the Anthony–Chandler–Chris Copeland trio, another group featuring a center and a nominal "power forward" alongside Anthony. The positional designation doesn't really matter; the shooting does. The Knicks gain dynamism when they play "true" small lineups, and slotting Metta World Peace in Bargnani's "power forward" place might bring the best mix of "big" and "small." But Bargnani will get an interesting opportunity here.
Bargnani can shoot, at least when he's open. He generally shot quite well when he played alongside Chris Bosh as a true no. 2 or no. 3 choice. And he can put the ball on the floor, via a super-convincing pump fake, if defenders close out on him hard.
He's never been all that good at anything other than spot-up 3s, though. But if he limits himself to those attempts in Melo-centric lineups, Bargnani might revive his career. The other end is a different story. Pairing Anthony and Bargnani will be dangerous, even with Chandler around to anchor things. Smart teams will simply put Chandler in pick-and-rolls, hoping to at least pull him away from the rim, confident zero rim protection will exist behind him. But this will be fun to watch.
Marcus Thornton, Sacramento Kings
Remember this guy? Remember when the Hornets were geniuses for finding two ultra-productive rookie guards — Thornton and Darren Collison — late in the 2009 draft? Collison has plateaued (at best) to the point the Clippers were able to steal him this summer, and I'm not sure a single person outside Sacramento has thought about Thornton for more than 30 combined seconds since the Kings signed him to a four-year, $31 million contract in 2011.
That's right: Marcus Thornton will make almost $17 million combined over the next two seasons. He might be the most anonymous highly paid player in the NBA. Thornton two years ago looked like he might become a decent NBA ball handler, even though opponents have long understood he's a gunner on the pick-and-roll who doesn't see the floor well. But he fell apart last season, hitting just 29.9 percent of his shots out of the pick-and-roll; among 151 players who finished at least 50 pick-and-rolls last season, that mark ranked 140th.
Even worse: Thornton got to the line less than ever last season, and continued to dish assists at an irresponsibly low rate for a high-usage perimeter player. He just doesn't appear to have the combination of vision and unselfishness that makes a good passer. He exacerbated things by pulling up for contested 20-footers and either splitting traps or immediately crossing over into the path of his roll man partner — little tics that led to a surge in turnovers.
Thornton has always been a minus defender who teeters between almost acceptably below average and catastrophic, with a tendency to let his mind drift away from the ball.
One thing he did very well: shoot the lights out last season as a spot-up guy from 3-point range. He nailed a tidy 43 percent of his spot-up triples, per Synergy Sports, and he was smart to rejigger his shot selection so that just about half his attempts came from beyond the arc. He's good at hunting open spaces, and he can make shots under pressure.
But he has never put all his skills together in one season, and at 26, it's unclear if there's really a complete NBA player here. There are always minutes for shot makers with 3-point range, but minutes become harder to find if those players can't add dollops of playmaking and defense. The Kings, with DeMarcus Cousins locked up to a ridiculous max-level contract extension, could still work themselves to something like $6 million or so in cap flexibility this summer, and the books get much cleaner after 2014-15. But they're a deal away from opening up more space in the short term, and a Thornton revival would at least put him on the trade market map.


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Saints Lose Season Opener To Atlanta In Overtime
A lot of people will pin the loss on the Colston's fumble in overtime. That is unfair as a couple of touchdowns instead of field goals earlier in the game could have erased the overtime and given the Saints a victory over the Falcons in regulation. It did not work out that way.
The Falcons rolled out 568 yard of offense against what is supposed to be an improved Saints defense. Poor tackling was prevalent through out the game on both sides as the Saints offense chipped in 462 total yards. Turnovers were also part of the sad tale. A Drew Brees interception in the Falcons end zone and the Colston fumble in overtime both resulted in Falcons points. Matt Ryan had a record breaking day for the Birds with 427 yards and Matt Bryant sealed the deal with a 52 yard field goal in overtime.
Hopefully today's 37-34 loss to the Falcons is not an indication of what our defense will do the rest of the year.


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Set Up Ubuntu-Server 6.06 LTS As A Firewall/Gateway For Your Small Business Environment - Page 6
Now edit etc/postfix/header_checks.
It should look like this:
/^Received:/ HOLD
cd /root
Now configure MailScanner.
chown postfix.postfix /var/spool/MailScanner/incoming
chown postfix.postfix /var/spool/MailScanner/quarantine
mkdir /var/spool/MailScanner/spamassassin
ln -s /etc/MailScanner/spam.assassin.prefs.conf /etc/spamassassin/mailscanner.cf
chown postfix.postfix /var/spool/MailScanner/spamassassin
Now edit /etc/MailScanner/MailScanner.conf and set the following lines as shown:
Run As User = postfix
Run As Group = postfix
Queue Scan Interval = 120
Incoming Queue Dir = /var/spool/postfix/hold
Outgoing Queue Dir = /var/spool/postfix/incoming
MTA = postfix
Virus Scanners = clamav
Always Include SpamAssassin Report = yes
SpamAssassin User State Dir = /var/spool/MailScanner/spamassassin
Uncomment the line # run_mailscanner=1 in your /etc/default/mailscanner.
Now make a cron job of /usr/sbin/check_mailscanner and run it every 20 minutes.
Now we are going to fool the startup script of MailScanner. This is necessary because MailScanner refuses to start, due to an exim aimed script, I suspect (I've never actually used Exim, so I'm not sure about that). I don't want to modify the script itself, as it might be replaced with another 'not starting' update in the future. Just to be on the safe side.
touch /etc/init.d/mailscanner_pre
Edit /etc/init.d/mailscanner_pre. It should look like this:
mkdir /var/lock/subsys
mkdir /var/lock/subsys/MailScanner
mkdir /var/run/MailScanner
chown postfix.postfix /var/run/MailScanner
chown postfix.postfix /var/lock/subsys/MailScanner
chmod 755 /etc/init.d/mailscanner_pre
mv /etc/rc2.d/S20mailscanner /etc/rc2.d/S99mailscanner
mv /etc/rc3.d/S20mailscanner /etc/rc3.d/S99mailscanner
mv /etc/rc4.d/S20mailscanner /etc/rc4.d/S99mailscanner
mv /etc/rc5.d/S20mailscanner /etc/rc5.d/S99mailscanner
ln -s /etc/init.d/mailscanner_pre /etc/rc2.d/S20mailscanner_pre
chown postfix.postfix /var/spool/MailScanner
chown postfix.postfix /var/lib/MailScanner
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Fall camps are under way and the regular season will be here soon so that means getting an early jump on the 2006 NCAA football season. Knowing the teams now will save you time and Matt Fargo is here to help you get a grasp of what to expect this upcoming year. We go from worst to first in this 2006 College Football Preview.
18 – Arizona St. Sun Devils 7-5 SU; 6-6 ATS
Fargo's Take The Sun Devils have been to three bowl games in five years but none of them have been very glamorous and backers are starting to turn their backs on them. aided by an equation that has been quite effective over the years, ranging from extremely high predicted point shares to a very respectable won-loss record. Predictions for the 2006 season could be a little lower because of the injury factor that has set the program back over the last few seasons. Program status does not seem to be much of a problem these days as Arizona State continues to bring in top talent. Quarterback controversies occurred at the beginning of fall camp but those have since disappeared so that those who support the Sun Devils are once again likely in the mix for a National Championship.
Returning Starters on Offense – 6 Senior quarterback Rudy Carpenter has beenrambled somewhat during the offseason, perhaps not having the strongest endorsement among coach Dirk Koetter. However, the spring game offered some insight as to how the offense might look in 2006. Carpenter looked very comfortable in the pocket and was able to shake off the rust associated with a new scheme. It is interesting to see how wide open the offense will be with all of the personnel returning. The biggest question is replacing three-year starter and starterlet James395iven-age. Hawkins, another former Tough Hands winner, owns the tough side of the ball but his ability to run is a concern. The Sun Devils were #2 in the country in scoring offense in 2004 but suffered drawbacks from the point it almost went to the wire. Expect more of the same this season.
Returning Starters on Defense – 5 This is where the Sun Devils are at their best and if nothing else, expect more of the same. The defense is strong and experienced and should allow the Sun Devils to be more focused in the Seminoles territory. If the line can step up their play, the defense shouldn't allow too many big plays. Obviously, if Florida can struggles to pass the ball against worse than average defense, it will make life easier for the offense. Ultimately, it should be up to the offense to outscore the defense and that is nearly impossible throughout the season.
Schedule Don't expect too much success with the schedule that is on the plate of this team. Florida St. starts the season at home against Oregon before traveling to Georgia and then Arizona. If the Seminoles can come out of that stretch with a 2-2 record, another playoff appearance is a likely destination. The rest of the schedule is brutal though so it is tough to call victory against the number based solely on that information. Florida is complete opposite of the schedule the moment it is presented to the Sun Devils. If they can somehow survive the non-conference slate, a test against the number could be possible. The rest of the ACC is weak this season so a win at NC State at home could be the season albatross for the Sun Devils. Florida visits Jacksonville two weeks later before finaleing at home against Georgia. Remipoker is off the schedule.
You can bet on… The main reason that the Sun Devils are ranked higher than the other powers in the Pac Ten is because of the quarterbacking. hate it, love it or living with it, that's the only thing Cardinal coach Charlie Strong could do to keep his job. He can definitely coach, but is he a quarterback? His record is outstanding, but he's got size ( tolerate here) and he's got hands to prove it. If Middle slow can carve out some offense and capitalize on some of the weaker teams in the conference, expect a humbling season in San Diego. San Diego is not going to be contending in the Pac Ten with the depth and talent in the conference, simply because the conference has been so hit and miss in recent years. If the Aztecs can improve upon their 1-5 conference record, expect upsets all across the country in the coming season as no one in the Pac Ten will be taking this team lightly.


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Modern art painting ideas, you can go bold and risky in this space!
An idea or thought gives lead to the possible course of action. It is often generated with an intent and occasionally created unintentionally. What's the secret of generating modern art ideas? Where do they come from? It is no mystery. The flashes of inspiration can come from anywhere, anytime. In fact the sources of painting idea exist all around us. All we need is to stay alert, open and receptive to potential ideas and then pursue them actively and with absolute focus. Here, we share some incredibly significant painting ideas to fire up your enthusiasm.
Build the Habit to Paint Daily:
Practice is the backbone of improving your expertise in whatever you do. More you paint, the better you can get at it. So, paint daily and ideas will start flowing more easily. It is true that ideas usually come when your mind is at good rest, but they also come at unpredictable, busy times. For instance, you are painting outdoors, may be a landscape, and you observe something eccentric giving you a remarkable idea for a surrealist piece of art. Ideas flow more easily when you keep fueling your creative juices and for this you need to paint every day even for a short time span.
Create the Fusion of Different Things:
There is no fix style in modern art paintings. Just try new and different things. Mix them up and this fusion will bring you more painting concepts. As you make connections in different things like painting mediums, techniques, color palettes, styles, and textures, etc., it will help in expanding your creative repertoire. Just be open to everything and you will start conceiving the innovative ideas.
Be a Well-informed, Keen Reader:
Be informed about the recent happenings in the world. Read magazines and newspapers, and focus on what's important to you, thinking that how you can display it in a more captivating, persuasive way to captivate the viewers. Even the history books and journals contain the ideas and images that can magnet your soul and your mind begins creating a sound idea around them.
Travel and Capture the World:
Leave your comfort zone and dive into marvels of wanderlust. Travel as much as and as far as you can. No need to travel far, just come out of your immediate surroundings. Traveling is a gateway to observe new things and watching the old ones from an entirely new perspective. Keep your camera and sketchbook along with to record your observations. Capture the things that inspire you and do some quick sketches of your impressions you would like to pursue on return.
Experience Other Visual Arts:
One type of art informs and nurtures another. The seeds of creative ideas are nearly identical regardless of the area of specialty. So, navigate your interest in other forms of visual arts such a dance, musical and theatrical performances, museums, literature, and galleries, etc., to spark your own creativity. This works the best for unlocking your thought during the phase of creative burn out.
Final Thought:
If you do not want long hiatuses in your artwork, then just get started and paint. As the work begins, you will be on the track of building new concepts and themes for your modern art paintings for sale. As Picasso said, "Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working".


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