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NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — A year ago, Buddy Hield was dropping 3-pointers seemingly at will, leading Oklahoma to win after thrilling win. The Sooners were ranked in the top five, and they eventually earned the Final Four banner that hangs high at the Lloyd Noble Center.
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"We've had a lot of good play, a lot of good stretches, but too many times, the poor stretches have hurt us," Oklahoma coach Lon Kruger said. "We just haven't been consistent in that way and, of course, finishing ball games is a big key."
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Kruger, one of college basketball's most successful coaches, is struggling through one of his worst seasons. He sees a bright future — the Sooners won at West Virginia when the Mountaineers were ranked No. 7 nationally. They hope to duplicate the effort Wednesday, when they host West Virginia in the rematch.
"They've continued to work," Kruger said. "They've had a great attitude about getting better every day in practice. The enthusiasm, the intensity, the effort in practice has been very good. From that standpoint, you can't tell if we're winning ball games or losing ball games, which I guess is a good thing. But they are disappointed in not winning. They are wanting to work to change that."
Senior guard Jordan Woodard is among the conference's leading overall scorers, averaging 15.4 points this season, and freshmen Kameron McGusty and Kristian Doolittle are among the conference's top newcomers. McGusty is Oklahoma's leading scorer in conference play, averaging 15.8 points. Doolittle is the team's top rebounder in conference play (7.3 per game).
Junior center Khadeem Lattin is still anchoring the paint, and he has some help from sophomore Jamuni McNeace. Sophomores Rashard Odomes, Dante Buford and Christian James, reserves last year, are key contributors this season.
Woodard sees potential in his young teammates.
"They have a lot of skill," he said. "They come in, they already know how to play the game. It's just learning when to win. Big 12 basketball is different. We have a lot of guys. They are just young. With more time and experience, they could all be high-caliber Big 12 players."
Woodard is the team's top overall scorer, but he has had some rough patches during conference play. He said teams are defending him differently now that Hield, Isaiah Cousins and Ryan Spangler are gone, but he also knows he still has to deliver.
"They are doing a better job of collapsing when I get in the paint," he said. "Some teams deny me the ball back when I give it up. I just have to maintain my aggression and hopefully get the free throw line and use that against them."
The mix of young talent and holdovers with new roles has flashed signs of coming together and finding answers.
"I think we are," McGusty said. "I think we are slowly, but surely. I think we fixed one to two things every game, but when we figure out a way to put together two full halves, I think we'll be okay."
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Staff Selection Commission, Central Region (SSC CR) has advertised SSC Central Region Recruitment 2017 on its official web portal i.e., www.ssc-cr.orgs. The number of vacancy posts is 113 to fill up Junior Engineer, Supervisor, Store Keeper, Scientific Asst, M & E, Senior Research Assistant And may more posts. It is one of the golden opportunity for the applicants who are seeking for Central Region SSC Vacancies. So, Applicants who are interested in these post can register online from 10-05-2017 to 07-06-2017. Before going to apply candidates must check the eligibility criteria. Applicants can find official notification by following below sections or also download the form on its web portal.
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SOURCE: Gold Resource Corporation
December 17, 2013 07:30 ET
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO--(Marketwired - Dec 17, 2013) - Gold Resource Corporation (NYSE MKT: GORO) (the "Company") announces the expansion of its high-grade Switchback discovery intercepting multiple veins over a 68 meter wide interval. Step-out drilling includes 5.27 meters of 2.93 grams per tonne (0.09 oz/ton) gold, 0.89 meters of 16.95 grams per tonne (0.49 oz/ton) gold and 1.60 meters of 575 grams per tonne (16.79 oz/ton) silver. Gold Resource Corporation is a gold and silver producer with operations in the southern state of Oaxaca, Mexico. The Company has returned over $91 million to shareholders in monthly dividends since declaring production July 1, 2010, and offers shareholders the option to convert their cash dividends into physical gold and silver and take delivery.
The new "Switchback" discovery is located on the Company's El Aguila Project approximately 500 meters northeast of the Arista deposit and underground mine (see maps). In June of 2013, the Company first reported two Switchback intercepts with mineralization over 14 and 15 meter wide zones including 2.2 meters of 12.91 grams per tonne gold and 410 grams per tonne silver (see table).
A better drill more suited to reach the Switchback target zone from underground drill stations was recently brought in and has successfully drilled two additional step-out holes. Hole 513055 extended high-grade mineralization stepping out 40 meters to the southeast and hole 513026 stepped out 200 meters along strike to the northwest and 115 meters vertically below previous intercepts (see maps). A third step-out hole is currently underway at Switchback and several additional holes are planned in the coming months to test the target extensions.
"This mineralization is either an extension of the Arista deposit or a parallel vein system 500 meters to the northeast," stated Gold Resource Corporation's CEO and President, Mr. Jason Reid. "It is very positive to continue to see high-grade gold, silver, copper, lead and zinc associated with these latest drill results. The grades and the drill core at the Switchback look very similar to our veins in the Arista vein system and dramatically speak to the potential size of our high-grade epithermal system on the Aguila Project and our 48 kilometer mineralized structural corridor. If step-out drilling at Switchback continues with similar results we may have our next economic deposit defined sometime next year and plan to position our mine development accordingly."
"Switchback is our highest priority exploration target on the Aguila Project," exclaimed Mr. Barry Devlin, Gold Resource Corporation's Vice President of Exploration. "Follow-up drilling has confirmed previous results and more drill holes are underway to further delineate this exciting new discovery."
About GRC:
Gold Resource Corporation is a mining company focused on production and pursuing development of gold and silver projects that feature low operating costs and produce high returns on capital. The Company has 100% interest in six potential high-grade gold and silver properties in Mexico's southern state of Oaxaca. The Company has 53,779,369 shares outstanding, no warrants and no debt. Gold Resource Corporation offers shareholders the option to convert their cash dividends into physical gold and silver and take delivery. For more information, please visit GRC's website, located at www.Goldresourcecorp.com and read the Company's 10-K for an understanding of the risk factors involved.
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This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. The statements contained in this press release that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. When used in this press release, the words "plan", "target", "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "intend" and "expect" and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements include, without limitation, the statements regarding Gold Resource Corporation's strategy, future plans for production, future expenses and costs, future liquidity and capital resources, and estimates of mineralized material. All forward-looking statements in this press release are based upon information available to Gold Resource Corporation on the date of this press release, and the company assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Forward looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties, and there can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate. The Company's actual results could differ materially from those discussed in this press release. In particular, there can be no assurance that production will continue at any specific rate. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed in the Company's 10-K filed with the SEC.
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Sahar K buys knitware for the Evans brand. As a girl she would pretend to sit on a plane and go on a business trip. She also liked fashion programmes on TV, and wondered who the people were who were watching the catwalks. A career advisor told her that people actually do travel round the world buying clothes for shops - "As a girl, it was just the most fascinating thing ever."
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DescriptionBuyers and procurement officers organise and undertake the buying of raw materials, equipment and merchandise from manufacturers, importers, wholesalers and other sources for wholesale distribution, resale or for own internal use.
QualificationsThere are no formal academic requirements although some employers expect A levels/H grades, BTEC/SQA awards or degrees. Employers may ask for specific experience for a particular role. Professional qualifications and NVQs/SVQs in Procurement at Levels 2, 3 and 4 are available.
- Attends trade fairs, shows and demonstrations to research new product lines and suppliers, checks catalogues;
- Keeps up with market trends and chooses products/services;
- Assesses budgetary limitations and customer requirements and decides on quantity, type, range and quality of goods or services to be bought;
- Assesses bids from suppliers, finds suppliers and negotiates prices;
- Helps negotiate contract with supplier and specifies details of goods or services required;
- Looks at ways to improve supply networks, presents new ideas to senior management team;
- Ensures that delivered items comply with order, monitors quality of incoming goods and returns unsatisfactory or faulty items, monitors performance and makes sure targets are met;
- Supervises clerical, administrative and warehouse distribution staff, deals with recruitment and training;
- Works closely with merchandisers who allocate stock and develop sales forecasts;
- Maintains records and prepares reports as necessary.
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On Thursday, May 10th, Harlem Educational Activities Fund (HEAF) and 20 nonprofit college access organizations will gather for the 6th Annual College Decision Day. Continue Reading →
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Harlem's Iconic Apollo Theater Appoints Aldo Scrofani As New COO
Broadway World reports that the Apollo Theater, the soul of American culture and Harlem's town square, today announced the appointment of Aldo Scrofani as its new Chief Operating Officer. Continue Reading →
Apollo Theater Line Up For 2017 Spring Gala
The Apollo Theater today announced details for its largest fundraising event – the, which will take place at the theater on Monday, June 12, 2017 at 7 pm EST in Harlem, NY. Continue Reading →
Apollo Theater To Hold Amateur Night Auditions In Harlem, Philly And DC
The Apollo Theater announced today that it will hold auditions for its legendary Amateur Night show, now in its 82nd year, in multiple cities this Fall. Continue Reading →
Apollo Theater's New Executive Producer Kamilah Forbes
The Apollo Theater today announced the appointment of Kamilah Forbes as the Theater's new Executive Producer. A director, producer, and cofounder of HiARTS/Hip Hop Theater Festival, Forbes will join the Apollo in September 2016. Continue Reading →
Prince To Be Inducted Into Apollo Theater Walk Of Fame
Philippe Dauman, executive chairman, president and CEO of Viacom said, "It is a great honor to accept the corporate award for community leadership from an institution as legendary as the Apollo Theater. Continue Reading →
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In anticipation of the New York premiere of Charlie Parker's YARDBIRD (April 1st and 3rd), a co-production between the Apollo Theater and Opera Philadelphia, the Theater will celebrate its jazz legacy by inducting the iconic and influential jaz saxophonist, Charlie "Ya rd b ird " Pa rker, into the Apollo Walk of Fame. Continue Reading →
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Teaching Music through Performance in Beginning Band
Book chapter contribution: "Ahrirang"
This book is the first comprehensive attempt to identify and analyze the most significant works for band ever published at the Grade 1 level. Building on the success of the best-selling Teaching Music through Performance in Band series, this book includes analyses of fifty-three Grade 1 works, breaking each piece down into Entry Level, Intermediate Level, and Advanced Level repertoire categories.
Each analysis includes information about the composer, the composition, historical background, technical requirements, stylistic considerations, form and structure, and suggested recordings and references. A high-quality recording of these works is available separately from the publisher.
In addition, six world leaders in beginning band education-Thomas Dvorak, Larry Blocher, Scott Emmons, Bruce Pearson, Darhyl S. Ramsey, and Marguerite Wilder-come together to provide compelling insights on the critical issues facing early band conductors today, including teaching philosophies, establishing goals and objectives, recruitment, the rehearsal, technology, and selecting good music.
Compiled and edited by Richard Miles and Thomas Dvorak, Teaching Music through Performance in Beginning Band is the first significant resource of its kind and an invaluable contribution to the field.
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The Kansas City Chiefs will play a league-high six games on primetime during the 2017 season.
The first primetime game - and first of the season - is a trip to the defending Super Bowl champion New England Patriots.
Three of the team's first five games will be nationally televised. The Chiefs return to Monday Night Football with a home game against the Washington Redskins.
Following a Sunday night showdown in Houston, the Chiefs return home Oct. 15 to take on the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Steelers knocked out the Chiefs in the playoffs last season.
The following Thursday, Kansas City makes what could be their final trip to Oakland for a Thursday Night Game.
The entire schedule, which includes multiple national televised games:
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Thursday, Sept. 7 at New England Patriots 7:30 p.m. NBC
Sunday, Sept. 17 Philadelphia Eagles Noon FOX
Sunday, Sept. 24 at Los Angeles Chargers 3:25 p.m. CBS
Monday, Oct. 2 Washington Redskins 7:30 p.m. ESPN
Sunday, Oct. 8 at Houston Texans* 7:30 p.m. NBC
Sunday, Oct. 15 Pittsburgh Steelers* 3:25 p.m. CBS
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Sunday, Dec. 31 at Denver Broncos* 3:25 p.m. CBS
"Being selected to play in the season-opening game and having a league-high six primetime contests is a tremendous honor and a tribute to our team and organization," Chiefs Head Coach Andy Reid said in a statement. "We've already started preparation for these teams and we know we have a lot of great challenges ahead of us. We are looking forward to getting in front of Chiefs Kingdom and building off the success we had last season."
Kansas City finished the 2016-2017 season as the AFC West Champions and with a 12-4 record.
Questions remain for the Chiefs as they come off a widely successful 2016-2017 season. One of the questions focuses on who will open the season as the team's quarterback.
The 2017 NFL Draft starts at 7 p.m. on April 27. The Chiefs own the 27th pick, one many are calling for them to use on a quarterback. The team has not drafted a quarterback in the first round since drafting Todd Blackledge with the seventh pick in the 1983 draft.
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Big Bird and the Big Mother
US intelligence community monitoring of the Soviet lunar program after Apollo
by Dwayne Day
|The Swiss make fine watches, the Germans make fine cars, and the Americans made sophisticated spacecraft like HEXAGON.
Throughout the 1960s, American CORONA and GAMBIT reconnaissance satellites had overflown the sprawling Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, which the CIA referred to as Tyura-Tam, and photographed the development of what National Photographic Interpretation Center (NPIC, or "enpic") experts had labeled "Complex J," the massive launch pad facility where the Soviets launched their N-1 rockets. In 1969, several American intelligence systems had detected a massive explosion of the rocket that CIA analysts had initially called "the big mother" and later formally designated the "J vehicle." The rocket had barely cleared its tower when it malfunctioned, fell back onto the pad, and blew itself to kingdom come. The explosion had been devastating, causing major damage to the pad.
Seventeen days later, Neil and Buzz landed at Tranquility.
The July explosion was, in fact, the second N-1 launch and the second failure. The first had occurred in February 1969 and been missed by US intelligence agencies when it blew up too far downrange to leave a visible debris field, but not high enough to appear on tracking radar. The July 1969 failure had dealt a more serious blow to the program, however, taking one of the two launch pads out of service for years. Over the next few years, US intelligence satellites continued to monitor that facility for signs of recovery and new activity. CORONA flew a few more missions before it was retired, and a GAMBIT spacecraft flew every few months, providing very high resolution images of the launch complex.
In 1971, the US intelligence community gained a significant new asset in the form of the bus-sized HEXAGON spacecraft built by Lockheed. The HEXAGON was the biggest reconnaissance satellite ever lofted into orbit at that time, launched atop a Titan IIIB rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California where it had earned the nickname "the big bird" from ground crews. HEXAGON represented the best of American ingenuity and engineering prowess. The Swiss make fine watches, the Germans make fine cars, and the Americans made sophisticated spacecraft like HEXAGON. The HEXAGON's two powerful cameras, manufactured by Perkin-Elmer, could photograph vast swaths of Soviet territory at a time, imaging thousands of square kilometers of the Tyura-Tam complex in seconds.
HEXAGON was declassified in 2011 and, although officially its resolution was two to three feet (0.6 to 0.9 meters), in reality it was far better than that when looking straight down. As soon as HEXAGON entered service it began returning imagery of the Tyura-Tam missile test range, including Complex J. Photo-interpreters working in Washington, DC, produced voluminous reports about the things spotted in HEXAGON's imagery, such as all the activities taking place at various launch pads and silos. These imagery interpretation reports were called "OAK," from the old saying that from an acorn a mighty oak grows. Ironically, many trees gave their lives for the production of imagery reports that ran to many thousands of pages for each reconnaissance mission.
|On November 21, 1972, the fourth HEXAGON mission, designated 1204, observed a launch vehicle on pad J2, but it was gone on November 30. The reason the launch vehicle was gone was because it launched on November 23.
The first HEXAGON was launched in mid-June 1971, returning its first set of film on June 20 and its second set on June 26. OAK imagery interpretation reports from this part of the HEXAGON's mission have not been declassified yet, but if the HEXAGON flew over Tyura-Tam and if the launch range was cloud free—both of which seem likely—then the HEXAGON undoubtedly took photographs of the third N-1 "J vehicle" rocket on its launch pad. That rocket launched on June 26, but quickly experienced problems and disintegrated 48 seconds after liftoff.
According to a newly declassified NPIC report, in summer 1972, between July and September, the third HEXAGON mission imaged Complex J and spotted "little or no change" in the reconstruction effort at the damaged J1 pad. During that time a launch vehicle was moved to the undamaged pad J2 and both transporter/erectors were visible at the northern end of the vehicle assembly building. In a later image one of the transporters was gone, undoubtedly inside the building, but it appeared again during another photographic pass.
On November 21, 1972, the fourth HEXAGON mission, designated 1204, observed a launch vehicle on pad J2, but it was gone on November 30. "Little or no change was observed in the reconstruction of launch pad J1," a mission report stated.
The reason the launch vehicle was gone was because it launched on November 23. But it too experienced problems like its three predecessors, and 103 seconds after launch it exploded downrange. This time the US intelligence community gathered intelligence on the failure through a variety of means, including interception of signals from the rocket and the launch site. According to declassified National Security Agency cables labeled "Top Secret UMBRA"—a designation indicating that they were derived from signals intelligence—the rocket was launched on November 23 at approximately 0612 GMT, and "the vehicle malfunctioned early in flight, possibly approximately 120 seconds after launch." The NSA cables identified this as the third launching of the rocket, and estimated the rocket's liftoff thrust between "12 and 14 million pounds" (53 to 62 million newtons), which was substantially higher than the actual thrust of the rocket: a rare example of the intelligence community's analysis being mistaken when it came to the N-1.
Between March 10 and May 11, 1973, HEXAGON mission 1205 photographed Tyura-Tam. In March, a mission report stated that "the large excavation adjacent to pad J1 has been backfilled." A later mission report noted, "The reconstruction of pad J1 was externally complete except for the erection of one of the two 600-foot-high lightning arrester towers." That tower had been blown down nearly four years earlier. "The service tower was at the launch point at launch pad J2," the report stated, and although both transporter/erectors were parked outside, no rocket was visible at the pad.
HEXAGON mission 1206, which was launched in summer 1973, also produced relevant imagery of the Zagorsk Missile and Space Development Center. Zagorsk was the site of a miniature N-1 launch pad, and in later July or early August the HEXAGON spotted activity there for the first time in apparently many months. "Darkened areas were on the apron around one of the three exhaust flues and the tripod device was positioned over the launch position," according to a declassified mission report. "A triangular transporter was positioned on the apron." A great deal of equipment was also present on the apron, the report stated.
Between mid-December 1973 and mid-January 1974 HEXAGON mission 1207 photographed Tyura-Tam and got lucky. According to a newly declassified mission report, "At launch pad J1, the lower three stages of a J launch vehicle were erected. This portion of the J vehicle was approximately 215 feet high." The width of the tapered launch vehicle has been deleted from the document, but NPIC's measurements were certainly quite accurate. The more important issue was that the presence of a vehicle at the formerly damaged J1 pad indicated that it was about to reenter service. The mission report indicates that no other activity was seen at the pad. During this time a J vehicle was removed from the J2 launch pad and returned to the vehicle assembly building, although it is unclear if there were two vehicles on the pads simultaneously, or if the vehicle was moved from one pad to another.
|Despite this flurry of activity in late 1973, the Soviets never launched another N-1 rocket.
At one point the satellite photographed a launch vehicle at the pad with the transporter/erector alongside with its bed in the vertical position, implying that the rocket was being removed from the pad. A short time later (the observation dates remain classified), the rocket and one transporter were gone, indicating that they had gone into the vehicle assembly building, but the other transporter was parked outside. At other times no rocket was visible and both transporters were parked outside. These kinds of details allowed interpreters to understand how launch operations worked, leaving no doubt that a lot of activity was still going on more than four years after Americans first walked on the Moon.
The newly declassified HEXAGON mission report indicates that the launch complex was photographed eight times during the coverage period, but the specific dates that activity was observed have been deleted. What is clear from the mission reports is that the Soviet launch crews moved their rocket and the transporters around quite a bit during this time, possibly bringing the rocket to and from the pad several times in a few weeks. Clearly they were planning another N-1 rocket launch.
According to space historian Bart Hendrickx, a Russian book by a former N-1 engineer indicates that a non-flight test vehicle named 1M1B was on the J2 pad during this period. That test vehicle underwent a number of modifications over the years (1M, 1M1, 1MA, and finally 1M1B). At the present time it is unclear if US intelligence analysts, using much higher resolution GAMBIT photography, ever spotted differences between the operational N-1 rockets at the pad and the 1M1B test vehicle.
Despite this flurry of activity in late 1973, the Soviets never launched another N-1 rocket. According to Asif Siddiqi in Challenge to Apollo, the Soviets initially planned a fifth launch for August 1974 and many in the program had high confidence that the updated launch vehicle would finally be successful. The mission was more ambitious than previous launches and would have involved sending an unmanned lunar lander to perform maneuvers at the Moon before the return vehicle headed back to Earth. Had it worked, a cosmonaut team might have eventually followed, sending humans back to the Moon for the first time since Apollo 17 had been there in December 1972. Although the likelihood of mission success was slim, a success would have occurred during a lull in NASA's human spaceflight program and could have upstaged the Americans. But the Soviet lunar program was canceled in May 1974 during a political shakeup in the space leadership.
The N-1 launch facility—still designated Complex J by American intelligence agencies—was put in mothballs. Far overhead, American spysats continued to float silently by taking their photographs. But at Complex J, there was no longer anything to see.


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AUBURN HILLS, MI--(Marketwired - September 15, 2016) - Amy Perifanos has been named Vice President of Gongos' insight curation practice, Arti│fact, as announced today by president & CEO Camille Nicita. In this new leadership role, Perifanos will fuel the growth of Gongos' ongoing engagement programs to fulfill on clients' integration, visualization, storytelling and socialization needs; and provide a hands-on consultative approach with clients working with the company's primary research and data science teams. She will continue to lead a multi-disciplinary team of curators, communication designers and multimedia developers that fuse strategic business-minded thinking and creative execution.
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In addition to her appointment, Perifanos has been invited to co-present the Data Curation & Insight Socialization Workshop at the American Marketing Association's annual conference on October 5th in Orlando. This two-hour session and training will illustrate how to leverage the principles of data curation to drive better lifetime value and actionability of consumer insights; and arm attendees with the mindsets, skillsets and tools to socialize them across organizations.
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I honor any person, Democrat or Republican, pro-war or anti-war, who joins our military to serve our country in whatever way the country's leadership (House, Senate, Executive) determine is best.
I honor them more for being willing to do so when the current majority party in the House and Senate are disowning their own commitment to sending our troops to war, are belittling their acheivements in that war, and are playing games with their funding in order to score political points so their own left-wing base doesn't desert them, all the while knowing they can't actually undercut our troops or victory no matter how hard they try.
But I feel sorry for Setti Warren, this staffer who has made a great sacrifice for his country, to have bloggers like "beachmom" compare him to a phony soldier like Jesse Macbeth, a man so phony that even those trying to attack Rush have to admit it:
That would be Jesse MacBeth, who stoked opposition to the war last year speaking out about atrocities he committed as an Army Ranger. MacBeth, 23, of Tacoma, Wash., claimed to have killed more than 200 people, many at close range, some at prayer in mosques.
The only problem with MacBeth's story was MacBeth himself: He had finished only six weeks of Army basic training, was never a Ranger and never deployed in Iraq. After conservative bloggers exposed him last year, he faced further trouble: Pleading guilty in June in federal court in Seattle to one count of making false statements to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
So when a diarist on Raising Kaine asks if a Kerry Staffer will be called phony like Jesse Macbeth, it's really a smear against all the real soldiers, both pro and anti-war, both democrat and republican, who actually SERVE our country rather than just pretending to so they can make up stories that smear real soldiers.
The left SHOULD BE OUTRAGED at a person like Jesse MacBeth, whose wild false stories put all of our soldiers at risk, and smeared them all as being war criminals. But instead, they attacked Rush Limbaugh for calling Jesse MacBeth a "phony soldier". And now rather than admit their mistake, they are ready to smear people like Setti Warren by comparing him to Jesse MacBeth.


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Lake, NJ, Kotze, PR & Rooke, AR 2012, 'XLevel 2 bridge inspection contracts: how to get what you really want!', 5th Australian Small Bridges Conference, Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast, 19-20 November, CommStrat Publications, Melbourne, Vic.
With the legislative requirements for asset management now in place and the difficulty of hiring people of sufficient skill level, jurisdictions are increasingly using third parties to conduct Level 2, condition based bridge inspections. The difficulty within Australia is that each state road authority has its own inspection manual and methodology. Many councils also have different variations on the general theme or none at all. The key challenge is creating tender documentation that is consistent with what you actually want and need as well as to be able to clearly understand what the tenderer is intending to deliver under the contract. Accurate understanding of your needs and accurate specifications are the key to achieving what you really want. This paper explores the nuances of bridge inspection contracts and specifications and also looks at council responsibilities and the impact of the contract documentation on fulfilling these responsibilities.


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The idea of "raising the stakes" for LARP game design
I'm in the process of creating a basic beat sheet for writing line-course LARP games. Part of almost all beat sheets details the concept of "raising the stakes" in a scene or chapter, which increases the tension. That tension leads to an eventual climax and resolution (ala Creative Writing 101).
This is a fascinating concept to adapt for LARP, since the "viewer" is also the protagonist, and there are multiple viewer/protagonists. As a result, the tools available to raise the stakes are pretty different than those used for screenplays & novels.
I'm going to use a method I've mentioned before, which is to put these "stake raisings" on different axes.
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The vertical stakes are when the consequences for failure are increased.
example: The players move into a graveyard after hearing that there were some zombies coming out of the graves. At that time, the "stakes" are that if they fail, the nearby village will continue to have the occasional zombie wandering into town to nom-nom.
They clear some zombies, but then they see a mark on the foreheads of the zombies, indicating that they were created by the Ritual of Necro-Bad-Assitude. As a result, it's clear that there is a necromancer nearby, and now all the nearby villages are threatened. The vertical stakes are increased.
The important observation here is that you need to leave room for the vertical stakes to go up. If at the outset of the adventure the players are presented with "kill the demon or the world will end", then there's nowhere to build tension vertically. This is a mistake, since it's the journey of the story that is important. It makes the players feel like they have agency (e.g. "I started out just looking to make a bit of coin, but now I have to decide if I'm going to be a hero or not").
Horizontal Stakes
The horizontal stakes are increased when the problem becomes more complicated.
example: The players now track down the necromancer, and the solution to their problem seems pretty simple. Bash his skull in and burn down his hut. Unfortunately, when they do exactly that, his body crumbles to ash, and his spirit can be visibly seen to dissipate. Ooops, he's is now a lich, and it's going to be lot more complicated to solve the problem.
This is a similar station with vertical stakes, in that you should not start with high horizontal stakes at the inception of a game. The foils need to get added on. This enables the illusion of player agency. (e.g. "Shit, we were trying to do the right thing bashing in that necromancer's skull, but we made it worse instead.") Horizontal stakes are a great way to get player buy-in to a problem, since it often can be done in a way that makes the player feel like the situation is now partially their fault.
Another pitfall is making the horizontal stakes too high (i.e. too complicated). Players (and NPCs and GMs) can only juggle so many permutations. This is another reason to keep the initial horizontal stakes really really low (i.e. make the initial conflict dirt simple)
Z-Axis Stakes
The z-axis of stakes are increased when the problem becomes more personal to a player (or players).
example: The players track down where the lich is hiding his phylactery. Unfortunately, the phylactery is the heart of one of the player's friends.
Z-axis breaks the rules of the other two stakes. You can start with serious z-axis stakes right at the beginning of a game. This does involve a collaboration between writer and player.
writer: "Hey Joe, I'm writing this game, and I'd like to fuck with your character in the plot."
Joe: "Umm… okay. Just don't kill my mom. I have plans for my personal plot with my mother."
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just a quick ramble about my weight loss
I have lost 63 lbs now. I never thought when I started that I would have lost this amount. It seemed so overwhelming, so out of reach. I just kept looking at the next 10 lbs. For every 10 lbs I have lost I have bought myself a pair of earrings. Nothing fancy, just some funky earrings that I happen to like. I think maybe for the next 10 lbs I should buy myself some new makeup. After loosing so much weight I think it is time for a mini makeover. I am going to get my hair colored and cut this weekend. I usually do my makeup very soft in neutral colors, I think I would like to do something a little bolder. Not way out there, just a little bolder. I really dont feel like I have lost that much but when I see pics, or when I try on clothes, or I see other people on here that have lost about the same it sinks in. I know I still have a ways to go. When I first started I decided I would try to lose 100 lbs and then decide if I needed to lose more. So that is the plan. But now I know I can do it, it is a plan not just a dream......
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Zehnder ComfoAir Q Ventilation
comfoconnect component lets you control Zehnder ComfoAir Q350/450/600
ventilation units from Home Assistant. You need a ComfoConnect LAN C
bridge to connect the unit to your local network.
There is an official iPhone and Android app to configure and control your unit. This platform connects with the help of the unofficial pycomfoconnect library.
The component has a fan platform to view and control the ventilation speed, and a sensors platform to read out the outdoor temperature and humidity, the indoor temperature and humidity, and the extract and supply air flow (in m³ per hour).
To set it up, add the following information to your
configuration.yaml file:
host: 192.168.1.213
Configuration variables:
- host (Required): The ip or hostname of the ComfoConnect LAN C bridge.
- name (Optional): The name of this device as you want to see it in Home Assistant.
token (Optional): The token you want to use when registering with the device. This is a random 32 char hexadecimal string. The default value is
user_agent (Optional): The name you want to supply when registering with the device. The default value is
Home Assistant.
pin (Optional): The pin code to use when registering. This is
0000by default. You only need to change this if you have changed the factory default pin.
To register the sensors, add the following to your
configuration.yaml file:
- platform: comfoconnect
- current_temperature
- current_humidity
- outside_temperature
- outside_humidity
- air_flow_supply
- air_flow_exhaust
Note that it's not possible to have multiple connection to the bridge at the same time. This component will keep the connection open, and if you open the app, it will ask you to disconnect Home Assistant. If you close the app again, Home Assistant will reconnect automatically.


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By Howard T. Brody
For the first time in 108 years, the Chicago Cubs will open a Major League Baseball season as the defending world champions breaking the longest drought in professional sports history when they defeated the Cleveland Indians in seven games to win the 2016 World Series.
The question now is can they do it again?
While Las Vegas sports books have made the Cubs the early odds-on favorite to repeat as Major League Baseball world champions, that might be easier said than done. Only two National League teams have been able to win back-to-back world championships since the Cubs last did it in 1907 and 1908 – the New York Giants in 1921 and 1922 (defeating the New York Yankees), and the Cincinnati Reds in 1975 and 1976 (beating the Boston Red Sox and the Yankees).
While the Cubs finally beat the odds last year, is there enough momentum for them to win two in a row? Or will this be the year that the Cleveland Indians finally break their dry spell and win the World Series for the first time since 1948? Perhaps we will see a team that has never won a World Series, like the Houston Astros, experience the thrill of victory. Or maybe the time has come for the Seattle Mariners or the Washington Nationals, the only two franchises who have never appeared in a World Series, to make their Fall Classic debut.
While other publications and websites are making their predictions, STRIPLV is doing the same and here's how we see the 2017 Major League Baseball season unfolding.
National League Projected Finish
Eastern Division
Washington Nationals
New York Mets*
Miami Marlins
Philadelphia Phillies
Atlanta Braves
Central Division
Chicago Cubs
St. Louis Cardinals
Pittsburgh Pirates
Milwaukee Brewers
Cincinnati Reds
Western Division
San Francisco Giants
Los Angeles Dodgers*
Arizona Diamondbacks
Colorado Rockies
San Diego Padres
American League Projected Finish
Eastern Division
Boston Red Sox
Baltimore Orioles*
New York Yankees
Toronto Blue Jays
Tampa Bay Rays
entral Division
Cleveland Indians
Kansas City Royals
Detroit Tigers
Chicago White Sox
Minnesota Twins
Western Division
Houston Astros
Texas Rangers*
Los Angeles Angels
Seattle Mariners
Oakland Athletics
With the Atlanta Braves, Miami Marlins and Philadelphia Phillies all coming off of disappointing seasons (all three finished below the .500 mark), the rebuilding process continues in those cities. Despite some roster moves here and there, none of the three pose a threat to capture the division crown, but they can play spoiler.
The biggest setback for the Marlins has to be the loss of pitcher José Fernández, who was killed in a boating accident last September. In an era when quality pitchers are a commodity, Fernández will be hard to replace as he was 16-8 with a 2.86 ERA. While catcher J.T. Realmuto and outfielder Christian Yelich are ready to become breakout stars, it just won't be enough for the Marlins to climb higher than third place.
This leaves the New York Mets and Washington Nationals to battle it out for the top spot in the division. The great Mets teams of the past have always had great pitching, and heading into spring training the Mets have three solid starters in Noah Syndergaard, Jacob DeGrom, and Matt Harvey. But will that be enough to unseat the Nationals who remain virtually unchanged since last year, and who had the second-best record in the NL after the Cubs? Perhaps if Zack Wheeler can finally return after two years on the shelf following Tommy John's surgery the Mets would be the favorite, but that might be wishful thinking.
Bryce Harper, the potential comeback player of the year, could help the Nationals once again win the NL East—this time in the final week of the season, just squeaking by the Mets. But, even though the Mets won't win the division, they will earn one of the two NL Wild Card spots.
The defending world champion Chicago Cubs, who won 103 games last season, are poised for another 100-win season. With the exception of outfielder Dexter Fowler, the team returns for the most part intact. If outfielder Kyle Schwarber stays healthy all season and performs even close to what he did in last year's Fall Classic, that can be the stuff MVP seasons are made of.
Unless the Cubbies completely fall apart this season, the only team that has the potential to give them a run for the division crown is the St. Louis Cardinals, the team that signed Fowler, but the division crown will be based solely on their pitching. Top prospect Alex Reyes' future looks bright, and Carlos Martinez is pretty solid as the ace of the staff. If Adam Wainwright can return to form like he was in 2013 and 2014 where his ERA was under 3 (last year it was 4.62), and he won 19 and 20 games respectively, and if Lance Lynn, who missed all of last year, can return with even a decent showing, then the Cardinals could make a run for the playoffs in a Wild Card spot.
Like the Braves, Marlins, and Phillies, the Pittsburgh Pirates, Milwaukee Brewers and Cincinnati Reds all finished under .500 last year, and despite making some roster moves, none of these three (except perhaps the Pirates) are expected to reach the .500 mark this year.
With all things considered, look for the Cubs to be the only Central Division team heading to the playoffs.
Last year the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants were the only two teams in the Western Division to finish above .500. At the end of the season, only four games separated the two teams, with the Giants ending up taking a Wild Card spot.
The San Diego Padres finished 23 games off the pace last year in the cellar of the NL West. With Andrew Cashner, Matt Kemp, James Shields, and Melvin Upton Jr. all gone, young players like Luis Perdomo and Hunter Renfroe will lead the charge, but it just won't be enough. The Padres are rebuilding, and for 2017 the best role they can play is spoilers.
While the Arizona Diamondbacks have the nucleus of a solid team behind starting pitchers Zack Greinke and Shelby Miller, while their young, everyday players are overall getting better. However, they are still a year or two away from gelling as a serious playoff threat.
The Colorado Rockies, led by third baseman Nolan Arenado who tied for the league lead in home runs in 2015 and 2016, have all the makings of a potential Cinderella team. With outfielders Carlos Gonzalez and Charlie Blackmon returning after career making years and shortstop Trevor Story getting in a full season after his 2016 NL "Rookie of the Year" bid was cut short due to injury, their batting lineup
Right-hander Jon Gray, righties Tyler Chatwood and Chad Bettis and left-hander Tyler Anderson, and you have four twenty-something starters who are coming into their own. However, like Arizona, their roster is a year or two away, so unless they mature faster as expected, expect the Diamondbacks to finish third.
That brings us back to the Dodgers and Giants. Reminiscent of the battles these two franchises had throughout the 1950s when they both played on the East Coast in the shadow of the Yankees, look for the Dodgers and Giants to once again slug it out for first place in the NL West. However, this year should be a reversal of fortune as the Giants will take the division title while the Dodgers get a Wild Card spot.
While the Tampa Bay Rays finished their 2016 campaign strong, they still finished 25 games out, and they're going to need more than a good defense led by shortstop Matt Duffy and a decent but questionable pitching staff that includes Chris Archer, Alex Cobb, Jake Odorizzi, Drew Smyly, and Blake Snell. They're going to need some oomph in their lineup. Unfortunately, perennial All-Star third baseman Evan Longoria and the ever-improving outfielder Kevin Kiermaier just aren't enough.
For the first time in several seasons, youth will be the name of the game in the Bronx as catcher Gary Sanchez, and outfielder Aaron Judge are two of the question marks for the New York Yankees. Starlin Castro at second base and Didi Gregorius at shortstop give the Yanks a solid tandem up the middle, but pitching remains the biggest question mark for the Yankees, and if they are going to have any chance at all of making the playoff, they need more than Masahiro Tanaka, Michael Pineda, CC Sabathia and Chad Green. Much more.
While some are picking the Toronto Blue Jays to return to championship form, they will be hard pressed to do so. Heading into spring training it was thought Joe Biagini could be a strong starter for the Jays to go along with their projected rotation of Marcus Stroman, Aaron Sanchez, J.A. Happ, and Marco Estrada, but a strong spring by Mat Latos could change that. With Edwin Encarnación going to the Cleveland Indians and Michael Saunders going to the Philadelphia Phillies via free agency, the Blue Jays lose a lot of run production, although they still have former AL MVP Josh Donaldson and Jose Bautista.
If third baseman Manny Machado, first baseman Chris Davis, and designated hitter Mark Trumbo provide as much power this year as they did in 2016 – they all hit over 30 homers – the Baltimore Orioles will once again make a run for the AL East title. However, their big question mark is pitching. While they may have Zach Britton as their closer, their starting pitching is nothing to write home about as Kevin Gausman is their only potential starter who had an ERA last year under 4. Baseball being the game it is, 2017 could easily see the O's go from a potential Wild Card spot to the AL East cellar.
Expect the Boston Red Sox to repeat as AL East champs. In addition to a pitching staff that includes starters David Price, Chris Sale, Rick Porcello and closer Craig Kimbrel, the Red Sox return with a balanced offense that includes outfielders Mookie Betts and Andrew Benintendi, second baseman Dustin Pedroia, designated hitter Hanley Ramirez, and shortstop Xander Bogaerts.
Last year the Minnesota Twins had the worst record in the Major Leagues. With a team whose 40-man roster with just one pitcher who had an ERA under 3 (Buddy Boshers 2.65 in just 34 innings) and not one hitter with a batting average over .300 last year, despite some potential home run power behind second baseman Brian Dozier and third baseman Miguel Sano Twins fans can expect to see more of the same in 2017.
For the most part, the Chicago White Sox played a lot better last year than their stats would lead you to believe. And while they seemed to have made some improvements over 2016, they only have one bona fide winning starter on their pitching staff with Jose Quintana, a decent closer in David Robertson, and two above average bats in the lineup with first baseman Jose Abreu and third baseman Todd Frazier. Perhaps if outfielder Melky Cabrera has a stellar year, the best the South Siders can hope for is a third place finish in the AL Central.
Like most teams in the AL Central, the Detroit Tigers don't seem to have the pitching to make a playoff run. Justin Verlander was the only starter with a winning record (13-9) on the team, and while closer Francisco Rodriguez may have had 33 saves in 2016, his ERA was 3.76. Only Detroit setup reliever Justin Wilson had an ERA under 3 (2.95). So as much as Tigers fans are hoping for a playoff spot in 2017, you simply can't win a championship by giving up nearly four runs a game.
That leaves the 2015 World Champion Kansas City Royals and the defending American League Champion Cleveland Indians to fight for the AL Central title.
The Royals went from winning back-to-back league championships in 2014 and 2015 to playing .500 ball last year. The Indians were just the opposite. They went from playing one game over .500 in 2015 to winning the Central Division by eight games over the Tigers in 2016.
While there's no reason to believe the Indians will falter— because if anything their team has gotten stronger with the addition of Edwin Encarnacion to their lineup— many Vegas odds makers have picked Cleveland to win the AL crown. We believe the Royals will bounce back to give the Indians a run for their money. Although the team looks nothing like it did in 2015, the Royals have consistently put a competitive team on the field the last four seasons. However, if their pitching, which is questionable, does not get the job done, they can easily return to the form we saw them a few years ago when they would finish 20 or more games out. At the end of the day look for the Indians to repeat their division title while the Royals just miss a Wild Card spot.
While the Seattle Mariners finished nine games out last year behind the Texas Rangers, unfortunately they will not have enough steam to battle for first in the AL West. This is despite a batting lineup that includes designated hitter Nelson Cruz, second baseman Robinson Cano, and third baseman Kyle Seager, as well as a pitching staff led by starter James Paxton and closer Edwin Diaz. Relievers Steve Cishek and Tony Zych are coming off injuries, and they put two big question marks in the Mariners' roster.
Both the Oakland Athletics and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are in the rebuilding process and and are probably a year or two from making a serious run at the playoffs. Of the two, the A's have no chance whatsoever. Aside from outfielder Khris David, who slugged 39 home runs last year, the team lacks players who hit for average or who have decent on-base percentages. Their pitching is abysmal. On the other hand, if the Angels can find some pitching, their bats could carry them toward a Wild Card spot. Any lineup that has outfielder Mike Trout and designated hitter Albert Pujols (even if he is in the latter part of his career) is a dangerous one, and they would certainly need to get another bat aside from third baseman Yunel Escobar to hit over .300.
Instead expect the Houston Astros to step up and challenge their cross-state rivals, the Texas Rangers. The Rangers will be tough to beat behind starters Cole Hamels and Yu Darvish, setup men Matt Bush and Jeremy Jeffress, closer Sam Dyson and a starting lineup that includes first baseman Mike Napoli, second baseman Rougned Odor, third baseman Adrian Beltre and outfielder Norman Mazara. Starting pitcher, Tyson Ross is expected back from rib surgery sometime before the All-Star Game, and shortstop Elvis Andrus might or might not be ready for the start of the season.
However, the Astros are poised to take down the Rangers. The Astros pitching staff is solid with starters Collin McHugh, Lance McCullers, and Dallas Keuchel, reliever David Paulino, setup men Luke Gregerson and Will Harris, and closer Ken Giles. There is also a lot of talk about pitching prospect Brady Rodgers cracking into the starting rotation, but pitching isn't their only strength. The Astros have a great balanced offense led by shortstop Carlos Correa, outfielders George Springer and Josh Reddick, catcher Brian McCann, second baseman Jose Altuve and designated hitters Evan Gattis and Carlos Beltran, who split the 2016 season between the Yankees and Rangers and last played for the Astros in 2004.
Not only will the Astros challenge the Rangers, but they will take the AL West title, while the team from Arlington takes the Wild Card spot.
In the National League, the Mets will travel to Los Angeles for the Wild Card game only to have the Dodgers beat them.
The Division Series will see the Cubs top the Giants while the Nationals beat the Dodgers.
And in the League Championship, playing in their 13th season in Washington since the franchise moved from Montreal following the 2004 campaign, the Nationals will upset the Chicago Cubs and go to the World Series for the first time in their team's history.
In the American League, the Texas Rangers will continue to slide as the Baltimore Orioles will upset them in the Wild Card game.
The Division Series will witness the Cleveland Indians beating the Boston Red Sox, while the Houston Astros will top the Orioles.
And in the League Championship, the Indians will be denied a return to the Fall Classic in their bid for their first World Championship since 1948 as the Astros will become the first team ever to make the World Series having represented both the National and American League.
In 2005 the Astros, representing the National League, were swept in four games by the Chicago White Sox. Their appearance in this year's Fall Classic would no doubt be historic simply for the fact that no team has ever even won the championship from one league and then won the championship from the other league. The only other team in baseball that could do that aside from the Astros would be the Milwaukee Brewers who represented the American League in 1982, losing to the St. Louis Cardinals in seven games and now play in the National League Central Division.
But the past is the past, and the present is the present.
And so at the end of the season, it will be the Houston Astros that will forever seal their place in history as an American League team by defeating the Washington Nationals in a World Series that will go six games, making them the 2017 Major League Baseball World Champions.


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The WWSettings.xml file is used for storing various configuration settings for Smart Connection and Content Station. Each system on which Smart Connection or Content Station is run will have a WWSettings.xml file installed (see also Where can I find the WWSettings.xml file for Smart Connection?).
Validating the file
Configuring the file can be done in any (XML) editor such as TextWrangler or Notepad++, but it is important to verify if the XML code is valid when changes have been made. Especially when URLs are configured, the risk of adding invalid characters is quite high.
Some ways of validating the file include:
- Using www.xmlvalidation.com
- Opening the file in a Firefox Web browser
Note: Other browsers, like Safari and Chrome don't accept the WWSettings.xml file due to name spaces.
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Bible Verse : Behold, we consider those blessed who remained steadfast. You have heard of the steadfastness of Job, and you have seen the purpose of the Lord, how the Lord is compassionate and merciful. - James 5:11
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