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Porzingis, Beasley help Knicks edge Lakers 113-109 in OT
NEW YORK (AP) Lonzo Ball was having a dazzling stretch, every basket bringing his father farther and farther off his courtside seat for an emphatic celebration.
By the end, the New York Knicks were the ones celebrating.
Kristaps Porzingis had 37 points and 11 rebounds, Michael Beasley made the biggest plays in overtime, and the Knicks beat the Los Angeles Lakers 113-109 on Tuesday night.
Beasley finished with 13 points, including the tiebreaking follow shot, and had an assist in the extra period as the Knicks went back over .500 at 14-13. Thirteen of their victories have come at Madison Square Garden.
Rookie Frank Ntilikina went the whole fourth quarter and overtime in a strong defensive effort that helped slow down Ball after his third-quarter flurry.
"A lot of effort, big plays, just keeping our poise on the court, not being stressed and not being overrun by the moment," Ntilikina said. "So I mean that was great and for a young team like this to play like that, it's a huge step in our process."
Ball had 17 points, eight rebounds and six assists, but had just two points after the third quarter.
"It was a lot of fun. I heard the crowd the whole game. It was crazy," he said. "Would have been nice if we got the win, but it was very eventful."
Ball went high to slam down a lob pass from Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, nailed a 3-pointer, drove for a layup, and then fed Brook Lopez for a 3-pointer in the third, with LaVar Ball jumping up with arms waving from his sideline seat next to Lithuania-bound sons LiAngelo and LaMelo.
"I know how he is," Lonzo said of his father. "I like his energy. Some people don't."
The Knicks essentially won it with Beasley's stretch of a tip-in, a pass inside to Doug McDermott for a basket, and a driving layup that turned a 103-all game into a 109-103 lead with 1:24 remaining in the overtime.
"Just thinking go get the win, try to do everything the team needs," Beasley said. "Dive on the floor. Just the little things."
Caldwell-Pope scored 24 points for the Lakers, who had won two in a row on their trip. Rookie Kyle Kuzma added 19 points off the bench.
"We were right there. It says a lot about our group of guys and the way they compete and how far they've come to be in a road game with that type of environment on national TV," coach Luke Walton said. "Obviously disappointed that we weren't at our best, but still finding a way to give ourselves a chance and I'm proud of our group for that."
The Knicks were in good shape when Porzingis' basket made it 99-94 with 1:29 remaining in regulation and Ball threw away a pass. But Caldwell-Pope tipped in a miss and Kuzma made a 3-pointer to tie it with 23.9 seconds to go, before Porzingis missed a 3 at the buzzer.
Lakers: Brandon Ingram missed his first 10 shots before a three-point play with 40 seconds left that made it 79-76 heading to the fourth. Ingram finished with five points on 2-for-12 shooting. He entered as the Lakers' leading scorer and averaged 19.2 points in the previous 11 games, scoring in double digits in all of them.
Knicks: Former Knicks forward Amare Stoudemire was at the game and led a countdown to the lighting of a menorah on the overhead videoboard to celebrate the start of Hanukkah. It was the seventh anniversary of Stoudemire setting a franchise record with his eighth straight 30-point game.
Walton, who played for Phil Jackson with the Lakers, said he still talks to his former coach. He was asked his feelings about Jackson's departure in June after three seasons as Knicks president.
"I don't know all the details on what was going on here," Walton said. "Obviously a mentor to me like that, someone that means as much to me as Phil does, I'm not in favor of it happening. But again, I'm coaching on the West Coast and I'm not around out here to see everything and how and why everything played out the way it did."
The Lakers are about to enter one of the toughest stretches of the season for an NBA team. They visit LeBron James and Cleveland on Thursday, return home to host the defending champion Warriors on Monday, welcome NBA-leading Houston on Dec. 20, and visit Golden State on Dec. 22.
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On the NPR listening bandwagon
With my first inquiry on National Public Radio's website I will admit to having judged the organization by its homepage. I saw a lot of politics, a lot of breaking stories – which is not bad by any means – but a lack of visible homepage feature content discouraged me.
I started my NPR beat assignments reading the majority of its content, listening to a program only every once in a while. Now, I find myself slacking on the reading and becoming more attuned with my listening skills.
Since the beginning it's been the sites blogosphere that attracts me most.
The blogs and individual programs are what add variety to NPR's content. I also find that the special series' offered are unique to the public radio's site. With any content that is taken as special interest by readers a series is made, one of which was Reflecting On Sept. 11, 2011. Lately I have frequented one with content from personal connections and records sent in from around America: StoryCorps. These accounts bring short personal profiles front and center.

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Team CACI has an exciting and challenging opportunity available for a Project Manager supporting an Intelligence Community customer's wide-area (WAN), local-area (LAN) and campus-area (CAN) networks across multiple security domains. The candidate will be responsible for all phases of project management including initiating, planning, executing, monitoring, cost control, and closing the project. Experience with daily face-to-face customer interface, strong communication skills and ability to quickly and efficiently resolve issues. Perform as a team member, interfacing across the program to manage requirements and meeting stakeholder expectations. Develop Project Plans, schedules, QUAD charts, and budget estimates.
- Manage business, technical, and personnel for individual projects, such as engineering studies, network technologies and systems development for all project life cycle phases.
- Achieve operational objectives by contributing information and recommendations to strategic plans and reviews.
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- Work with customer project managers to clarify requirements, perform project kick-off meetings, determine project resource requirements, and help develop equipment and consumable requirements.
- Develop Project Charters and Project Management plans based on government provided requirements and available resources.
- Develop and maintain Project Master Schedules, milestone dates, and major activities based on priorities and funding.
- Follow all Customer project engineering and management processes and procedures
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-Prefer a Bachelor's degree in Business or related field.
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The Independent published an interesting article this morning regarding that of a 'Forgotten Army' – women over the age of 50 who are actively job seeking, and seemingly meeting nothing but failure along the way.
Although overall, UK's employment levels are constantly improving, it hides the ugly truth of this section of middle aged women in society and their struggle to gain employment. Numbers are reported that the level of unemployed women aged 50 and over has risen from 111,000 in 2010, to 161,000, which shows an increase of 45%. Unemployed men within the same age range during this period actually did the complete opposite; numbers dropped by 13%, going from 264,000 to 229,000. The public sector jobs that are being lost due to the deficit-reduction programme are also taking a lot of jobs from these women. Combine all this with the statistic that women still face earning an average of 16% less than men in general, middle aged women are facing definite obstacles.
Many are heading back to the workforce to help increase their families' incomes. Especially since the state pension has just recently increased the age for women from 60 to 65, and with studies that show we now are having longer life expectancy, more are now actively seeking employment. Some economists argue however, that this sudden influx of women returning to the workforce is because of the recent pension age changes, and is being overly dramatized. Nonetheless, ideas have been voiced to perhaps offer retraining to women coming back into the workplace so that they have an equal chance for hiring, or to investing more in social care. It seems now, that the pressure is now upon the government to take action and try and help this section of society.
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Pick up something handmade at our extended Happy Hour maker's market! This craft fair will feature a number of unique Triangle-based artisans, plus complimentary wine and beer, in our convenient location in the heart of RTP.
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1. The professors are very on point about teaching the material, and I enjoy their teaching style.
2. Seems to cover coding languages that are being used today.
3. Some ICS class semester calendars seem to always be prepared and accessible to all students so they can prepare effectively ahead of time.
Three positive things I have noticed about the UH ICS program in my short time here:
First, there seems to be a lot of effort to replicate real world environments which is really valuable for learning. The second is that accommodations are made for students to learn in the environment they are most comfortable or interested in (Linus/Mac/Windows for instance). Lastly, there is a good variety of higher level coursework to allow specialization by the student in areas they find most interesting.
ACM clubs and competitions.
TAs for almost every class.
I think three good things about being an UH ICS student is that
1 - You get free Microsoft software.
2 - You meet many diverse people in Hawaii and in the program.
3 - You learn to see technology in ways for the community and Hawaii.
As a computer engineering major in the Manoa College of Engineering, I don't know much about the ICS department, but here are my two cents (or three, if you think of each good thing as a cent).
1. I think that it is beneficial for some students to have a physical community, as opposed to a purely online community, to interact with in addition to communicating with others online.
2. I think that having access to free software is great. I know the UH budget is tight, but they should definitely keep the more important software packages free for students.
3. Again, I don't know too much about the ICS department specifically, but some of my previous instructors did give me insights that I would never discover in years, if ever, of Google searching or reading on my own. Although, this may be due to the fact that my Google search skills were not quite as good back then.
Three good things about being a UH ICS Student
1. You start to learn how to learn the moment you start school as a first year college student.
2. Building long-lasting relationships with your professors, TAs, and especially your fellow students.
3. You learn a whole lot about what it takes to be a software developer in the general sense.
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Ryan Briscoe grabbed the IndyCar series points lead by stringing together quietly consistent finishes. Then he took control by putting on a remarkable wheel-to-wheel show under the lights at Chicagoland Speedway on Saturday night.
Briscoe made an aggressive move for the lead going into the final lap of the race, pulling alongside fellow title contender Scott Dixon as the white flag flew. After going side-by-side with their wheels inches apart, Briscoe nosed ahead at the finish line to win by 0.0077 seconds.
Told that his margin of victory – the fourth-closest finish in series history – translated to about 28 1/2 inches on the track, Briscoe didn't balk.
"Nice," Briscoe said. "That's enough."
Dixon finished second by a nose, followed by Mario Moraes and the third remaining championship contender, Dario Franchitti. Three of the series' four closest finishes have come at Chicagoland.
The series title fight remains tight going into the final two races of the season, but Briscoe's third victory of the season represents a significant boost to his title hopes.
Briscoe came into Saturday's race with a slim five-point lead over Franchitti, but leaves Chicagoland leading Franchitti by 25 points and Dixon by 33 points going into the final two races.
Briscoe said extending his lead slightly won't change his strategy.
"No different, really," Briscoe said. "We've seen how quickly that can turn around. Just got to stay focused and try to beat these guys still."
Afterward, Dixon was unhappy that his Chip Ganassi Racing car seemingly wasn't able to keep pace with Briscoe's Penske Racing car.
"Pretty simple – we didn't have enough speed," Dixon said. "I could tell if it was going to come down to a head-to-head race at the end or the finish with Ryan or even Helio (Castroneves), we weren't going to have enough."
But it was a rough day for Castroneves, Briscoe's Penske teammate, who appeared to break a suspension part and hit the wall with 16 laps to go.
Castroneves, who came into Saturday night's race fourth in the points, was eliminated from title contention after his crash. According to series officials, X-rays on Castroneves' right ankle were negative and he was released from the infield medical center.
Franchitti said Castroneves' elimination helps the Penske team, because Castroneves can race in support of Briscoe's bid for the title while the Ganassi teammates presumably continue to race Briscoe, and each other, for the title.
"Ryan's got the luxury of Helio being out of it, so he can help him a little bit," Franchitti said. "But us, both cars are still in the fight right now. I don't know, if we end up backing one horse, Chip (Ganassi) will make that decision. But as of right now we're both still going for it."
Graham Rahal rounded out the top five. Danica Patrick finished 12th.
The race was fast and caution-free until nearly the halfway point, when Andretti Green Racing driver Hideki Mutoh lost control of his car and hit the wall hard on lap 92. Mutoh was able to climb out of the car on his own.
All the leaders pitted on lap 96, putting the leaders close to making it to the end of the race with only one more stop.
Briscoe had a slightly slower stop than the rest of the leaders – apparently misjudging his marks while coming to a stop – and came out in eighth place for the restart. Briscoe struggled in traffic during the middle portion of the race and fell out of the top 10 at one point.
"I wasn't too worried at the time," Briscoe said. "But once we got going, I got a little bit more worried because there were a lot of fast cars out there tonight."
But he eventually climbed back into the lead when Franchitti pitted under green with 42 laps remaining. Franchitti's stop was slowed when a mechanic's air wrench briefly got stuck under his car.
Briscoe and Dixon pitted soon after, and Dixon took the lead back after all the leaders cycled through the pits.
After Castroneves' crash, Dixon led the field to a restart with nine laps to go.
But Briscoe pulled alongside Dixon as they took the white flag signaling one lap to go, and raced him side-by-side for the remainder of the final lap before inching past him as they came to the finish line.
"We did our best job, and we still came up short," Dixon said.
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Marcos Ambrose won the Nationwide Series pole at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal in the rain.
Ambrose turned a fast lap of 80.905 mph to hold off Carl Edwards, whose best lap was 80.116 mph. Defending race winner Ron Fellows of Canada was third in 79.717 mph, followed by fellow road race ace Boris Said.
Belgian Grand Prix
Giancarlo Fisichella gave Force India its first Formula One pole during qualifying in Spa-Francorchamps.
The 36-year-old Italian earned the Indian team its maiden pole with a lap of 1 minute, 46.308 seconds around the high-speed circuit. Entering its 30th race, Force India has yet to win a point by finishing among the top eight.
Toyota driver Jarno Trulli will start second ahead of BMW Sauber's Nick Heidfeld.
ETC.: Mechanic Vasco Rossi is in an induced coma after a pit lane accident at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Belgium. Rossi was airlifted to a hospital following the accident before the start of the Formula One feeder series race. The 57-year-old mechanic for the Trident Racing team was injured when Ricardo Teixeira's car snagged on a cable going through the pit lane and it caught a wheel gun, which hit Rossi's head.
Indianapolis MotoGP
Dani Pedrosa produced a fast lap of 1 minute, 39.730 seconds in ideal weather to outduel fellow countryman Jorge Lorenzo to win the top pole position for today's race. Lorenzo's best lap was 1:40.236.


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Anthony + Sabine
By the time you will read this I will have written and re-written it at least a dozen times. There is so much to say about this wonderful couple. Anthony and Sabine have always been our biggest fans. They've always showered us with praise, even when we were just babies in the business and it meant the world to us.
When I imagine the relationship I would like to have with my sons as they grow older, I hope with every ounce of my being that they love me like Dominic loved Sabine. He loved her deeply and everyone knew it. He was the only co-worker I told about my plans to marry the love of my life, and he even worked my shift so we could run off into the sunset together because we couldn't wait another minute. I never got to tell him just how much that meant to us, to me but I wish I did. I can't imagine what losing a child, your only child, feels like and I pray to God that I never find out. The strength that this woman has daily is nothing short of inspiring. She is now the voice for her son and she works tirelessly to ensure his passing was not in vain in hopes that no other parent has to suffer through what she carries with her every day.
When Sabine approached us for a photo session with her perfect match Anthony, her Schatzi, before they begin their new chapter in Arkansas, we knew exactly where we wanted to do them. After a day of clouds and gloom, the skies opened up just as we arrived and it could have not been more beautiful. It was an absolute honor to capture their "see you later" to the place they've called home in the place named in memorial of Dominic. May God bless you both as you breathe in this breath of fresh air, you absolutely deserve every minute of it. We love you!
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August 11, 2018
Head Coach Jay Gruden
On reaction to RB Derrius Guice's injury:
"Well we are obviously very upset for Derrius. You know, he's put a lot of work in and had a very promising rookie season ahead of him, but unfortunately these injuries happen. He's a great kid, he's going to work hard, he'll recover and - so there's no problem there. You know, we are disappointed for Derrius. You know we had high hopes for him and what he could do for this football team and what he would accomplish in his rookie year as a person and all that good stuff. But I know that knowing him and knowing the doctors we have and the rehab that we are going to give him, provide for him, he will be 100 percent in no time."
On replacing Guice on the roster:
"Woah okay, he was sixth string on the [unofficial] depth chart, you know (laughter). We have guys in here [that can] play you know, we drafted Derrius because he's the best player we thought at the time of the Draft. We thought he could really help our football team not because we weren't satisfied with the backs we had. We thought he would be a heck of a player for us. So, with Rob [Kelley] and Samaje [Perine], and what Byron [Marshall] did the other night, the flashes he showed off and obviously Chris Thompson, Kapri Bibbs had a couple big hits. I think we are pretty good at the running back spot."
On the benefits and risks of playing four preseason games and would like to see fewer preseason games:
"Probably it could. You know, I think preseason games are still beneficial in a lot of ways, situational work, going against different people, looking at young players who don't get a lot of opportunities throughout practice. We only practice for about an hour and 45 minutes or two hours a day. That's not a lot of reps, we have individuals, special teams and all of that in there so there are going to be guys who don't get a lot of reps. So, it's a great opportunity for those guys to show what they can do and four games gives them that opportunity. So, yes there is a risk involved, but you know the way we play our starters, or our big time players are probably going to play a little bit maybe close to half the third game and maybe a series or two in the second game. So there's not that much rest just try to get them in a groove. You probably could get away with three games and a couple of inter-squad things, but it is what it is right now. Four games is what we have to deal with and we'll make it work."
On Guice's importance to the offense:
"Well, he is an explosive player, you know, he brought what we didn't really know about him because he didn't do it a lot at LSU was his hands, his catching ability, his pass blocking skills were pretty darn good. He picked up a safety blitz in the game the other night. So we were impressed with his total package, not just his running skills but we will continue to be impressed, he will be stronger when he comes back than he is now. And we'll move on with Samaje [Perine], Rob [Kelley], and Chris [Thompson], and Byron [Marshall], and Kapri [Bibbs]."
On New York Jets and WR Terrelle Pryor coming to practice:
"Yeah we'll have a meeting tonight and go over our expectations for the practice session against the Jets. I think it's going to be a great work and you know, Terrelle, you know, I think everybody had high expectations for Terrelle and then didn't work out, his injury cut his season short. I don't have any ill-will towards Terrelle. I have a lot of respect for Terrelle as a player and as a person. I'm sure that there's some Twitter battles going on, I hear it's with Zach [Brown] or whatever but, there won't be an issue."
On the value of joint-practices with the New York Jets:
"Yeah the running backs and the offensive-line, it's good for the offensive liners, young center you know, Chase [Roullier] to make some calls against different looks and go against different type of players. The Jets have a great run defense, they always have, Coach [Todd] Bowles is one of the best defensive coaches in football and you know it will be a great challenge for us. So, just to get a different look, different perspective on how they do things, different speed at linebacker, safeties are very, very good over there so, we have to account for them. I mean there's a lot of things that they do differently that we'll have to account for and it'll be interesting to see how we adjust. So, running backs, offensive linemen, tight ends in the running game, receivers in the running game. So, I think everybody will get a good-great challenge against these guys."
On if RB Chris Thompson and DL Daron Payne will play versus the New York Jets:
"Yeah, I don't know yet. We'll see how it goes this week with the Jets and practice to see where Chris is at. I think this is really a good session this bonus couple of days with the Jets will really provide us for another type game for us you know what I mean. So, we'll see where he is for the Jets. As far as Payne, Payne is going to practice today. As far as the game, I don't know yet."
On the join practice with the Jets:
"Yeah, we're going to have a more situational. Like we'll have a 9-on-7 period runs, you know, bang it up in the middle there, and then we'll have a lot of 7-on-7 periods to see different coverages. They'll see different coverages, we'll see different coverages—the quarterbacks will. Then some situational work, you know, third-down, red zone the next day, two-minute [drill] - some really good situational work. That's what it's really all about more situational-type stuff, going against different opponents than live. You know, we might do a session live with twos or threes maybe, but I'll talk to Coach Bowles about that. That's not for sure yet."
On health of DL Matt Ioannidis:
"Yeah, he's got a sprained ankle and a slight knee strain. He will be week-to-week. As far as the MRI goes I think he got one."
On Ioannidis timeline for return holding him out until regular season Week 1:
"No, I think Matt's is a tough guy he will probably get back here tomorrow; you know he's a nut job. So, I would think he'll probably be out for the Jets practices and the game. I think we will reevaluate him before whoever we play in the third game, I can't remember."
On health of WR Trey Quinn:
"Trey Quinn got checked out and he's cleared, he is OK. They checked out his vitals and he is good to go."
On if Quinn will practice today:
"We're going to see what he can do, depends on how much pain he can deal with. I don't know I haven't talked to him yet."
On teams hosting joint practices:
"Yeah, [New England Patriots] just started doing it this year. I think, for us, it just depends on if we can get someone to come down here, you know. We stay here obviously and we can't go anywhere else so, we need somebody to come here, and we were fortunate to get the Patriots the first year, and then Houston [Texans], and now the Jets came. It's not a do or die situation to make or break your season, but it is a benefit, I think, to break up the monotony of training camp to get somebody else in here and go against somebody different, instead of doing: 'ok, it's 1st-and-10 again, ok, let's go third down' you know what I mean? Against the same people, so, it's a great chance to see different looks, different fronts, different coverages and go against different people to see how they do things."
On how he selects the team for joint practices during training camp:
"Usually, once the schedule comes out, our preseason schedule, we look and see who we have our home games; and then, we try to set it up with one of those two opponents for our home games."
On the final diagnosis of Guice's injury:
"Well we knew we had an injury the doctors do all their tests on the sideline and what was said on the sideline to the doctors between us, was between us and we had a general-pretty good idea that you know this thing had to be checked out. There's – could be some damage in there and we didn't want to comment on anything until we got the results. I don't know who the - who said he had a sprain or whatever, but it didn't come from us so we had to – we like to wait until we actually do the MRI before we announce that he has a sprain or anything."
On CB Josh Holsey's return this season:
"He's on PUP [Physically Unable to Perform] right now so I imagine he'll miss the first necessary what is it eight games, I think six games. So after that we can activate him off that. That could be a possibility for sure, yeah."
On differences seen by RB Semaje Perine and RB Rob Kelley:
"I've been impressed with both those guys. You know, a lot of talk has been on Derrius [Guice] and deservingly so. He's had a great camp and OTA's, but Rob Kelley has lost a little bit of weight. He looks quicker in the hole to me, and Semaje [Perine] just looks more comfortable to me. You know, he had a couple of nice hits in the game the other night, powerful, low to the ground runner. I think those guys are good backs we just got to figure out, you know, if we are going to use both of them on game day If Byron Marshall is going to be up, Chris Thompson. We have a lot of work to do before we decide who's going to be our number one back, or our feature back, or who's dressing on game day. We'll just let it play out and see what happens."
On if he takes a different approach addressing the team regarding injuries depending on the player:
"That's understood. I think a lot of people are disappointed. Derrius [Guice] is a great personality and showed flashes of, you know, what kind of special back he is gonna be-he will be. He's still gonna be that guy once he rehabs it and gets better. He'll be one hundred percent and then-some when he gets back. However, I don't think anybody's gonna blink now that he's out. Obviously, we do have that next man up mentality and that next man up or men up; we can do it by committee. Rob Kelley, Semaje [Perine]-we feel great about Semaje. [He] had a couple back to back hundred-or back to back [100] hundred yard games last year. Rob Kelley had a hundred yards at halftime against the [Los Angeles] Rams before he got injured. So, and obviously, we know what Chris Thompson is all about. So, we'll have it covered no problem, but we are disappointed."
On challenging other running backs:
"You know what, no. Those guys don't need challenging. Rob [Kelley] and Samaje [Perine] and those guys--these guys are pros and they have worked extremely hard and they are battling for the starting spot. Even when we drafted Derrius [Guice], nobody had given anybody a starting spot yet. You know, we're all competing and that will never change. They are competitive guys, they want to be great and Randy [Jordan, Running Backs Coach] is going to coach them up and then I'll decide who the guys are on game day."
On LB Shaun Dion Hamilton:
"He's a little sore, he's a little sore. He might sit out today, but I was impressed with Shaun Dion. He had a couple alignment mistakes here and there, but for the most part I like the way he's moved around and ran. I think he's going to be an excellent player for us, you know. Once he gets his legs back under him 100 percent instinctually. You know, you can see he's got the natural instincts you need at linebacker, so he's an impressive kid. He's just got to get his legs under him and that will happen soon."
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Sample Mahabba group coordinator role description
Note: this is an illustrative example only, and not a requirement or strict expectation. The role will look different in each locality, so this description is purely for reference.
Overall role
- Lead the Mahabba group, coordinating its different functions, relating with local church leaders and seeking God for vision and direction
- Pray for God's work though the prayer group and seek his guidance
- Ensure that the following functions are maintained and developed by the different task groups: Prayer
- Flow of information
- Financial record-keeping
- Training programmes
- Outreach/learning groups
- Relationships with local churches and agencies, wider links in Britain, particularly with other Mahabba groups in the region and the Mahabba Network
- Relate to the Advisory Group regularly through its chair, meeting as a group twice or three times a year
- Manage, guide and encourage volunteer members within the prayer group, particularly the Core Team
Criteria for this role
Essential qualities
(Evident in your life, while not perfected)
- Godly, teachable and accountable in personal life and ministry
- Having an evangelical faith, but willing to work with churches of different denominations and styles
- Able to inspire and encourage people who give their time as volunteers
- Warm in personal relationships
- Efficient and conscientious in administration and communication
- Longing for Muslims to come to Christ and be built up in him
- Love for the local church and commitment to working in and through local congregations
- Having the credibility of several years' experience of ministry with Muslim people
- Some experience in leading a team, and in implementing vision and strategy
Desirable qualities
Would include:
- Familiarity with local area
- The ability to teach on Islam (but if not, facilitate an alternative)
Time Commitment
- One and a half to two days a week [N.B. this is entirely dependent on the local situation and individual]
- Would be by the Advisory Group of the local Mahabba prayer group, after interview
- It would be for a minimum of one year, ideally for at least two
- Depending on the local group, this might be in a volunteer spirit or a stipend, depending on need because the coordinator has to give more time than others
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Characterising AFL Seasons/
I can think of a number of ways that an AFL season might be characterised but for today's blog I'm going to call on a modelling approach that I used back in 2010, which is based on Brownian motion and which was inspired by a JASA paper from Hal S Stern.
The Model
In brief, the approach estimates the probability that the home team will win at any point in a game on the basis of the lead that it has at that point and the time that's remaining in the game by fitting a binary logit of the form Prob(Home Team Wins) = A/(1+A)
where A = exp(C + L*Home Team Lead/sqrt(1-T) + D*sqrt(1-T)) and where T = Time Elapsed in Game (as a proportion of the total game, so 0<=T<=1).
The modelling process estimates C, L and D once we provide it, for each game in our sample, the Home Team Lead at Quarter-time, Half-time and Three-Quarter time (T = 0.25, 0.5 and 0.75, respectively), and the final result from the Home Team's point of view (1 for a win and 0 for a loss; drawn games are excluded from the modelling). So, each game in the sample provides three data points to be fitted.
If we fit a separate model to the results of every game in a single season we can obtain estimates of C, L and D for each season and these values can then be used to characterise that season in a way that I'll describe next.
Interpreting the Coefficients
The estimates of the coefficients in the binary logit tell us something about the typical progress and outcome of the games of a particular season from the viewpoint of the Home team.
- C and D, together, provide an estimate of the Home teams' victory chances at the start of the game (ie when T=0). We obtain this base level Home team victory probability by calculating exp(C+D)/(1+exp(C+D)). When C+D is high it implies that Home teams are likely to have won a larger proportion of games in the season and when C+D is low it implies the opposite.
- D (for Decay), on its own, measures how quickly the Home team's home ground advantage dissipates as the game progresses. Higher values imply a more rapid decaying of the advantage, and lower values a less rapid decay.
- L (for Lead) measures the likelihood of a lead being run down over the remainder of the game. Higher values of L imply that leads are more likely to be run down, and lower values that they are less likely to be run down.
Estimates for 1897 to 2012
The table below provides estimates of C, L and D for every season since 1897 (click it for a larger version). These appear as the leftmost three columns in the table immediately adjacent to the year, which is in red.
On the right of the table are Home team probability estimates produced using the coefficient estimates and estimated for 15 different game scenarios. In the first three scenarios the Home team trails by 20 points at Quarter-time (column 1), Half-time (column 2), and Three-Quarter time (column 3). The next three scenarios consider a Home team trailing by 10 points, the next three a drawn game, the next three a Home team lead of 10 points, and the final three a Home team lead of 20 points.
(Errata: The columns headed 1/sqrt(Time Left) in all of the tables below should be headed sqrt(Time Left))
The sparklines at the bottom of each column provide a thumbnail view of the timeseries of data in that column and very broadly suggest that the trend has been for leads to be less and less likely to be run down over the years (evidenced by the generally downward sloping nature of the sparklines where the Home team trails and the (less prominent) generally upward sloping nature of the sparklines where the Home team leads).
I've noted previously the relative infrequency with which teams that have lead have been run down this season, and this observation is borne out by the value of the L coefficient for the 2012 model. At 0.076 it's the highest value recorded for this coefficient since 1965.
Demonstrating the Link Between Coefficients and Game Outcomes
In this next table I've recorded alongside the coefficients for each season two summary statistics that should be related to those coefficients in the manner I've described above (viz the Home team winning percentage should be related to the 1st and 3rd coefficients (C and D), and the percentage of games in which the ultimately winning team trailed at half time should be related to the 2nd coefficient (L))
Again, 2012 stands out, here in relation to the small proportion of games where the team that ultimately won trailed at half time. This was the case for only 14% of games in 2012, the lowest proportion of such games that we've seen for an entire season since 1985.
It's hard to confirm the link between the model coefficients and the summary statistics based solely on the data in the table, so here are a few charts that might help.
The top chart plots, for each season, the estimate of Home team probability at time 0 (given by exp(C+D)/(1+exp(C+D)) against the actual Home team win percentage for the season and shows a relatively high correlation between the two (the R-squared is about 0.67).
Below that, the lower chart plots, for each season, the L coefficient against the actual proportion of games in which the team that ultimately won trailed at half time. This relationship is not quite as strong as the one above, but the R-squared is still an acceptable 0.43.
Together these charts confirm to a reasonably high level the link between the model coefficients and actual season summary statistics, with the nature of the links as I described them earlier.
Having established this link, another question that seems worth exploring is whether - and, if so, to what extent - games from the home-and-away season differ from Finals and then, within Finals, whether Grand Finals differ further still.
Comparing Home and Away Season Games with Finals and Grand Finals
Since there are only a handful of Finals each year and just one (decisive) Grand Final, if we're to estimate the binary logits for Finals and Grand Finals we need to aggregate results over a number of seasons.
Scanning the data and the sparklines in the earlier charts suggests that there was a change in the game around the time of the end of the First World War. For one set of models then I used the data for all seasons from 1921 to 2012. To investigate the possibility that more recent seasons might have been different, I also fitted models only to the data for seasons from 1980 to 2012.
The results appear in the table below:
From this table we can make a few observations:
- The characteristics of the home-and-away seasons for the period 1921 to 2012 are virtually identical to those for the period 1980 to 2012
- The precariousness of any given sized lead in a Final or Grand Final (ie the middle coefficient estimate, L) has also been remarkably similar across the two periods and remarkably similar for Finals and for Grand Finals within and across those two periods
- What has differed between the two periods is the base winning rate of the Home team in Finals and Grand Finals which has been lower, though still high, in the period 1980 to 2012 compared to the period 1921 to 2012.
The relative dominance of the Home team in Grand Finals (ie the team finishing higher on the ladder) is underscored by the fact that, even based on the model fitted to game data since 1980, a Home team trailing by as much as 20 points at quarter time is still almost an even money proposition, and they remain about a 2/1 prospect even if they trail by this same amount at the main break, and a 4/1 prospect if they find themselves down by this margin at the final change.


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By Joe Farkus, NDG Contributing Writer
With campaign season already underway, the three candidates for Dallas County Democratic Party (DCDP) Chair met at a forum hosted by the Dallas Stonewall Democrats and Dallas County Young Democrats (DCYD) at the CWA Hall Tuesday, Nov. 14. Current Chair Carol Donovan, elected in 2015, is in a fight against attorney Chris Hamilton and Lancaster-native Carolyn Ann Morris.
Issues discussed at the forum included the removal of the straight ticket option on election ballots (starting in the 2020 elections), how each candidate would deal with sexual assault and harassment within the party, opportunities for transgender Democrats, and the possibility of winning back the District Attorney's (DA) office.
"We have an African American female Republican DA," said Hamilton. "There are racial divisions in our party that need to be addressed. People are disillusioned in the African American community with the Democratic Party. They feel like we show up, ask for their vote, but not deliver."
Donovan, who before serving as Chair ran unsuccessfully for Texas House District 107 and served as a precinct chair, dismissed claims of racial divisions among Dallas Democrats, pointing to personality rather than racial differences and urging voters to vote straight-ticket Democrat in next year's election to secure a victory in the race for Dallas County DA.
"I live in the south of Dallas," Morris, the only African American candidate in the race, told the largely white audience during a discussion about the need for diversity and tolerance in the party. "Some of you all probably have never went to the south of Dallas other than driving through to go to Waco."
Morris has served as a DCDP precinct chair and as a Lancaster ISD school board member. She also founded the Lancaster NAACP. She currently serves as the head of a nonprofit she created, Parent2Parent Connection Advocacy, Inc. which helps parents whose children have disabilities with school.
Hamilton, who is a civil justice attorney and self-described "progressive activist", clashed with Donovan over his strategy to expand the party's electoral success beyond what she has attempted to accomplish thus far.
"I believe we can win every seat in Dallas County," said Hamilton. "We have a court of appeals, that sits in Dallas…that is entirely held by Republicans and is the worst court of appeals in this state on issues for working people and criminal justice issues."
"We can win back the Court of Appeals with just the votes that we have in Dallas County," Hamilton continued. "There are five other counties, but if we have a five percent increase in countywide turnout – we will win every seat on that court of appeals."
"Do the math," Donovan later responded, "those other [counties] are going to have to get a little more blue before we can successfully put all of our candidates in the Court of Appeals."
Donovan and Hamilton continued to clash over whether Hamilton's plan to grow the number of elected Democrats is realistic or not, while Morris refused to engage in the heated debate and continued to make her case as the candidate with the experience and background to lead the party into the future.
With the election of DCDP Chair not until Mar. 6, 2018, many more forums and debates are expected to be scheduled.


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Jim Murray has been electrifying the world for over 50 years. His lifetime of experience has produced dozens of patents, inventions and now a truly remarkable discovery that can fundamentally change the way that human beings use energy forever.
When he was just five years old, Jim tells the Free Thought Project that he had already developed an affinity for motors and electricity. This curiosity was piqued by his father's model train sets which Jim spent hours tinkering with. His natural gift and childhood passion fostered the creation of his first electromagnet when he was only six years old.
Over the next several years, Jim allowed his intellectual curiosity to carry him into multiple fields. He studied and built rockets and radios when he was in grade school and by the time he entered high school had developed an interest in nuclear physics. This led Jim to the construction of a linear electron accelerator, which was entered in the New England Science Talent Search of 1964. This entry won young Murray first place in school, city and state science competitions. Additionally, his project was displayed in the Boston Museum of Science.
It was not long after graduation that Jim began seriously examining the work of Nikola Tesla. He was fascinated by Tesla's incredible claims concerning power generation and transmission, and he vowed to rediscover the great scientist's undisclosed secrets. Jim's efforts eventually led him to individuals like Otis T. Carr, who claimed to have known Tesla personally. They also gave him a greater understanding of several lost Tesla secrets.
During his professional life, Jim has conducted research and experimentation on a variety of different technological applications all of which eventually contributed to the development of his SERPS (Switched Energy Resonance Power Supply) device. This highly specialized electronic circuit has the ability to "Magnify" the effective power applied to it by nearly 50 times. When Jim coupled his device with his friend Paul Babcock's patented ultra fast 5 nanosecond switching technology, they achieved a 4790% increase in electrical power compared to the input. This type of performance, if commercialized, would cause the largest electric utility companies to shake in their boots.
Jim explains:
"Electric power is supplied by a special transformer to energize a resistive load. The undissipated magnetic potential is then captured and stored temporarily, before being sent back to the source through the very same electrical load. This oscillating power has completely different properties than conventional electrical power, and actually reduces the total power required from the source. The consequence of this energy dynamic is that the resistive load can be powered more than twice as efficiently, while the net power supplied by the line is reduced to a very small value. The implications of this technology for power conservation in the future are absolutely astonishing!"
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What rank are you to be 60th??? I hear it's a diamond 3 to become a GM .
There is a leaderboard, mate http://curvefever.io/leaderboard/
fine, fine
just wanted to hear from a grandmaster!!!
My Goal was top 3 of GM i was 6th this season, but after i could not play so much anymore, so my goal is top 50now
When i can play again i want to get to top 20, and i want to play a relevant role in a tournament
Getting in a Arena 3 match as the only Rocket in a room full of snails.
Wow, thats specific.
You call that ambitions
Definitely grandmaster maybe top 50
Being grand master at the end of the season
first place at the end of the season
- Vathes beast ^^ 3k soon?
I hope so !
Would be amazing
I hope u will finish at least better than Frederik Aagaard last season HAHA #goforit
Wanted to say get back to top 10, but I have just done it so only goal is of course final of the tour ^^ In fact when teams are out, I would like to be a deciding factor
Top 10 and good performance in tournaments.
@xXBirdmanXx how close are you to that!!!
I'm almost diamond 2
nice goals Lenz…


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I'm sitting here listening to Kim Walker... "I am my beloved's and He is mine, I am my beloved's and He is mine, I am my beloved's and He is mine". Sometimes you need a good friend to smack you in the face with some truth. I have been home for almost 2 wks and it has been a pretty rough two weeks, and i have to confess that I have not handled these attacks and trials with the best faith. This will probably end up being jumbled thoughts, as most of my blogging is :)
Africa was exciting and i loved my trip, but afterwards I wasn't on some huge spiritual high, the trip wasn't earth shattering, i learned things i needed to learn and we were met by God, but it wasn't like I saw those things i've just never seen before. The thing that made the mission so perfect for me is simply getting to live simple. Waking up spending time w/ the Lord, having breakfast, going out and working for the Lord, preaching, praying, evangelising, spreading the GOOD NEWS, having lunch, and going out to do more work for the Lrod, then having dinner and going to bed. No cell phone, minimal internet, and just lots of living as a vessel. The days i found myself most frustrated in Africa were the days that were our off days, safari day, or days we didn't have plans for the afternoon. I'm a doer, i in myself struggle w/ sabbath, i struggle w/ rest, i want to DO, and that was just intensified being in a foreign country and seeing so much that needed to be done.
So as I came back, w/o naming it, i wanted to just stay in step w/ Africa, I wanted to come back and keep preaching, keep ministering, keep seeing salvations everywehre i walked. Sunday i thought sweet God, you've brought me here and there is no turning back. My Pastor allowed me to testify about Africa and ended up having a healing service where I was able to minister, lay hands on, pray for, and see people healed. I loved it, it felt like Africa w/ english and air conditioning. Then i taught youth taht night. But then Monday set in. Just another normal day of waking up, meeting w/ some friends, hanging out, . . living. I didn't realize it immediately but do now of course. A bitterness began to set in. Of God why do I get to go and do all these things, use my gifts, love seeing lives transformed for you, just to come back to liberty and be normal again!!! I see the pride in this now, OBVIOUSLY. On top of feeling this way my family is being attacked greatly. One grandmother in the hospital, my grandma's aunt dying, my mom flipping her car... Though God's protection and presence has been all over the scene, i have been frustrated w/ Him. Maegan having obviously picked up on this attitude had encouraged me to come up here (i'm in college stations where she lives) and spend the mornings w/ the Lord alone and the afternoons hanging out w/ her. This morning i arose and decided to clean before getting into my personal Jesus time, but she had asked that i just listen to kim walker's cd while cleaning. As I cleaned one block at a time began breaking off of my heart... until it got to this part.. "I am my beloved's and He is mine..." i've heard this song numerous times at lubbock international house of prayer, but in that moment it just began to make me weep. I finished my cleaning and climbed into the shower (my secret place w/ the Lord haha) as i began to pray and hear the words coming from the stereo i fell face down weeping and the spirit of the Lord came in THICK and a song rose up in my spirit... "redeemed, redeemed, redeemed, you are redeemed, I see the blood, you are redeemed, I lift you up, redeemed, redeemed, redeemed" i began singing it back to the Lord...
This morning was restoration, it was redemption. Over a week's worth of attitude wiped a way in a single prayer of humbleness. I think post-africa i've learned there are seasons. Seasons of training and learning. In africa i learned more about myself than i did about anything else. I understood ministry, salvation, healings, preaching etc. i'd known those things, but maybe i hadn't known me so much. i learned what i enjoyed doing, what i didn't enjoy doing, i learned when i got an attitude and when i allowed things to bother me, i learned where i lacked in faith and where i was strong in faith, where i trusted God and where i absolutely did not, i learned where i was open and where i was closed... I found me there. But africa was a season, and now it's a new one. For now it's liberty, then youth camp, then back to lubbock for 6 more months before it's on to grad school. Each is a season, some of those seasons i'm called to sweep the floors, some to preach, some to minister, some to intercede, some to sit in the pew and learn... but each a season.
I'm thankful for friendship that has learned to push me. I'm thankful for redemption.
On a really personal and side note: In this i've desired a husband more than ever. A husband to travel the nations with. To watch him (God willing) preach and be a vessel for the Lord to bring healing, salvation, redemption to the nations. I've wanted him to push me and encourage me. So I pray for him and can't wait til the day that we'll live this life for the Lord, together.
J. Tate
The Return...
I'm sitting here listening to Kim Walker... "I am my beloved's and He is mine, I am my beloved's and He is mine, I am my beloved's and He is mine". Sometimes you need a good friend to smack you in the face with some truth. I have been home for almost 2 wks and it has been a pretty rough two weeks, and i have to confess that I have not handled these attacks and trials with the best faith. This will probably end up being jumbled thoughts, as most of my blogging is :)


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The research project "KoksAgglomeration", funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) aims at the agglomeration tendency of solid biofuels during bubbling fluidized bed gasification. Special emphasis lies on the influence of residual carbon on agglomerate boundary layers.
The principle goals are
Eventually, this leads to a better understanding of the underlying effects and prevailing agglomeration mechanisms during fluidized bed gasification, potentially facilitating a transferable toolkit for the prediction of bed agglomeration in industrial plant setups.
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The McPherson Chamber of Commerce Agriculture Committee has selected two outstanding McPherson County seniors to receive scholarships this year.
Andrea Vandever-Moore of Inman High School, plans to attend Kansas State University and major in Agricultural Education with a minor in Animal Science and Industry. Andrea has been involved in Country Cousins 4-H Club and the various club activities, Angel Tree, Inman Food Bank Drive and Inman FFA Chapter activities.
Thomas J. Smith of McPherson High School, plans to attend Kansas State University majoring in Agricultural Economics. Thomas has been involved with McPherson Food Bank Drive, When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest, Farm Safety Day Camp, McPherson High School Student Council, Kansas Association for Youth (KAY), JAM, FCA, YAC and Student Class President.
The McPherson Chamber of Commerce Agriculture Committee has been a community partner with AFA since 2000, supporting 24 students with agriculture scholarships and 6 students with Leadership Conference tuition, totaling $71,000. Read more about various fund raising events to support this scholarship, what the $4,200 scholarship includes and who is eligible to apply.
Congratulations to Andrea and Thomas!


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Illustrations by Andrés Ariza
Awesome illustrations by street / digital artist Andrés Ariza.
"Andrés Ariza is a quiet guy. He is a fan of arts, videogames and films. He loves the Japanese cuisine and the tartar sauce.
He likes to spend time with his friends and his passions are street and digital art. When time is not a matter issue, he doodles and imagines stories without meaning or time."
via AA13 Andrés Ariza's portfolioArt Illustration Posted on January 6, 2013


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The Software Engineer in Test will be working alongside both Quality Assurance teams and development partners to create, maintain, and enhance automation scripts. SETs will be able to provide technical insights and expertise to QA teams in order to ensure higher quality test cases.
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text: Home/ For You/ Medical Negligence/ Case Studies Case Studies Seven Week-Old Baby Boy with Skull Fractures - Significant Settlement Aug 30, 2016 AB suffered a non-accidental injury at the hands of his natural father at the age of approximately seven weeks resulting in bilateral and parietal skull fractures. Neurosurgery was undertaken and a subdural peritoneal shunt was inserted. AB was fostered and then adopted by Mr and Mrs A. At the age of eighteen months he developed an infection in the shunt. Initially, a CICA claim was commenced by solicitors instructed by Mr and Mrs A on AB's behalf. That claim was investigated over a lengthy period of time but the CICA obtained a paediatric neurosurgeon's report which was critical of the management of the infection of the shunt and supportive of a claim in negligence. With the benefit of Legal Aid, investigations were undertaken in respect of a clinical negligence claim. The main difficulty in this case was establishing the nature of the injury caused to AB by that alleged negligence compared to the previous non-accidental injury. Further neurosurgical evidence obtained appeared to indicate that all of AB's disabilities arose as a result of the non-accidental injury. In those circumstances the clinical negligence claim was abandoned and the stay was lifted on the CICA proceedings. The matter proceeded to a hearing before the CICA and the gross seven figure sum was recovered by way of General Damages, past and future losses. « Back


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Title: The Moon and More
Author: Sarah Dessen
Genre: Contemporary
Publisher: Viking Juvenile
Pages: 435
Rating: 3.5/5
Luke is the perfect boyfriend: handsome, kind, fun. He and Emaline have been together all through high school in Colby, the beach town where they both grew up. But now, in the summer before college, Emaline wonders if perfect is good enough.
Enter Theo, a super-ambitious outsider, a New Yorker assisting on a documentary film about a reclusive local artist. Theo's sophisticated, exciting, and, best of all, he thinks Emaline is much too smart for Colby.
Emaline's mostly-absentee father, too, thinks Emaline should have a bigger life, and he's convinced that an Ivy League education is the only route to realizing her potential. Emaline is attracted to the bright future that Theo and her father promise. But she also clings to the deep roots of her loving mother, stepfather, and sisters. Can she ignore the pull of the happily familiar world of Colby?
Emaline wants the moon and more, but how can she balance where she comes from with where she's going?
Sarah Dessen's devoted fans will welcome this story of romance, yearning, and, finally, empowerment. It could only happen in the summer.
Sarah Dessen's latest book, and the last one to read for my Summer of Sarah Dessen challenge! It definitely had some of the things I like about her later books (namely, fun secondary characters!), but it wasn't my favorite from her.
Emaline was an interesting enough protagonist. She seemed unique enough that I think I'll remember her from the large assortment of Dessen protagonists, but you never really know. She's in a transition period in her life, and I'm not sure we always get who she really is, because she's trying to figure it out just as much as we are.
The romance is interesting enough. Emaline starts the book off with a "perfect" boyfriend, which makes it hard to believe that she'll end up with the "sophisticated" and "exciting" Theo mentioned in the summary, but the cracks in her relationship quickly appear. Luke may be a great guy, but their relationship isn't solid, and I don't think it's a spoiler (but you may think different, so fair warning) to say that they end up breaking up and Emaline gets together with Theo. That's not that interesting or surprising. No, the interesting things with the romance, at least in my opinion, happen near the end of the book.
OK, now there are DEFINITELY SPOILERS IN THIS PARAGRAPH! AVOID IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BE SPOILED! After the initial honeymoon period, Theo started bugging him. He was often looking down on Emaline's way of life and her small town without even realizing that he was doing so. There were times I saw bits of myself in Theo, and it both made me sad about myself and ticked off at Theo for making me feel that way. He's not a bad guy, but he is quite misguided in ways. Initially this was a major problem for me because I figured, like in most Dessen novels, Emaline would finish the book with this guy, because I've only read a handful of Dessen novels that end with the protagonist single, and those were all her earlier books. I was resigned to the fact that Emaline would end up with this guy and they'd have a happily ever after and such and such. BUT, things changed. Emaline actually realized that her relationship with Theo wasn't worked, and it ended! And, even though there were signs that she might end up with Luke again, the ending was ambiguous and Emaline made it clear that she wanted to find herself in college before she thought about starting up a relationship with Luke again. All in all, the ending left me feeling very satisified with the story. OK, IT'S SAFE TO READ NOW, NO MORE SPOILERS!
So, secondary characters. Like most Dessen novels, this book had some great secondary characters that kept me entertained when the main storyline or romance were boring me. There are Emaline's friends, her half-brother, her (adopted) sisters, her "dad" (not her father – bit confusing at times because her dad is the man her mother married while her father is her biological father and the father of her half-brother – don't worry, it's less confusing when you read it), the man at the center of the documentary. All in all, they tended to keep me entertained.
I just had trouble really caring about the main plot at times, and this is what kept the book from getting a higher rating. It was enjoyable enough, but it wasn't a new favorite. I really liked the ending, though, as you can reading in the spoiler-ific paragraph above. Now that I've read all of Dessen's published books (all in one summer!), I definitely plan on checking out future books from her, if only for the memorable secondary characters.


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By Lori Verderame
To discover the real George Washington, you must visit historic Mount Vernon. Just 16 miles south of Washington, DC, the stately home of our country's first President is a site to behold. President and Mrs. Washington made Mount Vernon home from 1759, the year of their marriage until Washington's passing in 1799. The 21 room mansion was purchased by the Mount Vernon Ladies Association in 1858 and government tax dollars are not used to support the 500 acre estate or related programs. As one can imagines, Mount Vernon is an historical treasure trove and features fabulous collectibles. For instance, George Washington custom ordered the weathervane the decorates Mount Vernon's cupola from a Philadelphia craftsman in 1787. The weathervane was modeled in the form of a peace dove and is made of copper and cast lead and covered in gold leaf. It is one of the most recognizable symbols of the estate.
Today, Mount Vernon is maintained as it was back in the 1790s. The home demonstrates the fashion sense of George and Martha Washington with original furnishings dating to the 18th Century, objects belonging to the Washington and Custis families, and vibrantly colored walls. The estate is the site for the central Colonial era mansion home and other structures.
Like other entrepreneurs of his day, Washington was a farmer/businessman as well as a patriot. He ran a distillery and gristmill near the property. Mount Vernon, like many 18th Century estates, was self sufficient when it came to foodstuffs and other necessities. For instance, the farm provided vegetables and fruits, meats were cured in the smokehouse, and fish came to the Washingtons' dinner table from the nearby Potomac River. Flour was produced in the gristmill and liquor and beer were made from the President's distillery on the estate's grounds.
There are four darling octagonal structures on the garden grounds which were known in the 1790s as "garden houses" and sometimes referred to as "schoolhouses". Situated in the upper and lower gardens, these small buildings were used for the cultivation of plants and as sites of study for the Washington's grandchildren, Nelly and Washy Custis. Washington's brick tomb and burial vault are located on the property and they house the bodies of both President and Mrs. Washington. Wreath laying ceremonies take place daily at Mount Vernon to pay respects. Flower gardens, greenhouses, boxwoods, and vegetables are maintained there, too.
The Mount Vernon museum and education center features personal objects and pieces that speak to American history such as Washington's dentures, his Brown Bess musket used by many colonial era soldiers, gifts from the Marquis de Lafayette, and a lifelike portrait bust of Washington by the master sculptor, Houdon. Collectible objects adorned Mount Vernon such as the famous 18th Century blue/white Canton ware china. This china (pictured above) would have been used as the Washington family's everyday china and the porcelain was collected in large numbers. The Washingtons had hundreds of serving pieces of Cantonware. The porcelain features hand painted river, landscape, and genre scenes. Eventually, the blue white china was bequeathed from Martha Washington to her granddaughter, Nelly Custis.
For visitors, Mount Vernon features beautiful landscapes along the mighty Potomac River. Twenty five new galleries chronicling the life and times of George Washington are also the focus of the highly historic and educational site in the heart of Virginia's countryside. For more information, visit www.mountvernon.org.
Ph.D. antiques appraiser, author, and award-winning TV personality, Dr. Lori presents antique appraisal events nationwide. Dr. Lori is the expert appraiser on Discovery channel and has been featured on The Tonight Show, The Daily Show, and with CNN's Anderson Cooper. Visit www.DrLoriV.com, www.Facebook.com/DoctorLori, Lori Verderame on Google+ or call (888) 431-1010.


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On Friday night, once everyone arrived in Edmonton, we had arranged to meet at a bowling alley. It was 5 pin, which was great for the kids.
For little kids who can't push the ball all the way to the end of the lane, they have ramps that they can slide the ball down.
This is how it's supposed to be used:
This is how Jack thought it should be used:


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If you are transferring lot of data through your mobile tablet often then you might probably know about Superbeam, SuperBeam helps to transfer bulky files between mobile devices with just scan of a QR code. SuperBeam uses your bluetooth to transfer files between mobiles/tablets and can achieve speed ranging from 7 Mbps – 11 Mbps which has totally transformed the way people used to exchange data between devices. The app has gaining worldwide popularity steadily and is has emerged as the most convenient way to transfer data between two Android smartphones. The technology was earlier exploited by branded companies as WiFi direct but was not standardized for global use.Later NFC took over the market but could not gain much popularity.Combining both of these tools,SuperBeam was developed aiming to provide trouble free sharing under a universal name.
Suggested Reading: Install BBM on PC without Bluestacks.
Many users are now hitting up the web for some ways to run Superbeam on PC as this would totally eliminate the need to carry cables to transfer huge files between smartphone and PC. People are searching for tutorial such as how to install Superbeam on Windows computer or SuperBeam for PC download, so in this article I have detailed the steps to download Superbeam on your Windows 7 PC or Macbook. Lets have a quick look at features offered by Superbeam.
- Super fast transfer speeds using WiFi direct. Pair devices using NFC or QR code scanning.
- Sharing with devices that do not have SuperBeam through web interface.
- SuperBeam makes use of port 8080 for all types of transmissions that gives you compatibility on restricted WiFi networks.
- File sharing within seconds without any interruption in connection.
- All you need to do is to scan a QR code from the donor and you will be able to get the file without keeping the devices in contact
Since superbeam is not yet officially available for PC, we cannot directly install and use it as is the case with smartphones. To run SuperBeam on PC, we will use an Android Emulator which will let apk file of the app install on PC. Android Emulators make the environment of your PC adaptable to android to that they can run on PC. Many emulators are present online but we will be using Bluestacks for out tuorial as it works great and is compatible with most of the devices. You can always try other such as Andyroid, Youwave etc.
Suggested Reading: Download BMX boy for PC/ Windows 7/8.
Steps to Download SuperBeam for Laptop
- Download Bluestacks for your PC according to your proccesor and OS type.
- Now install the downloaded file and run it.
- In the following interface that opens up, search for SuperBeam via search bar.
- From the results download Superbeam and wait until it gets downloaded.
- Once downloaded you can anytime launch Superbeam from 'My apps' and do seamless transfers.
Superbeam now officially supports Windows laptops and PC's so you can directly download the setup and install it. Click the link below to download it.
If you face any difficulty in downloading or setting up the app you can always contact via the comment section and leave your message. We will try to resolve your problem as soon as possible and if you found the article interesting don't forget to share it with your friends.


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#StreetStylePolaroids Famous Faces @ London Collections: Men AW15
After shooting Street Style on polaroids at the last London Fashion Week, I thought it would be a fun idea to capture some of the magical men of LC:M. Here a just a few of the recognisable characters I saw on my escapades.
Joshua Kane Bespoke – London Collections: Men AW15
The night before everything kicks off at LC:M, we were blessed with an invitation to see Joshua Kane's first ever proper menswear collection. Held in Old Spitalfields Market with champagne reception and a flurry of eagerly awaiting guests.
The collection was sensational. I have never lusted for a suit so much in my life after seeing what looks graced the runway. It felt incredibly fresh and modern but still managing to keep a sense of old school British tailoring design. I went crazy for the black and white dogtooth suit and again, craved the beautiful electric blue Gostick Hats.
Well done Mr Kane. A beautiful first collection and I look forward to seeing what the future holds for your next.


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Polycrystalline Solar Panels is a clean energy, its application is growing rapidly in the world. The use of solar power is a way to use Polycrystalline Solar Panels, but the current cost of building a solar power system is still high, from the current stage of China's solar power costs, the cost of solar modules in the cost of about 60 to 70 %, Therefore, in order to more fully and effectively use Polycrystalline Solar Panels, how to select the sun battery square azimuth and tilt angle is a very important issue.
The azimuth angle of the square of the solar cell is the angle between the vertical plane of the square and the direction of the south (the east side is set to the negative angle and the west side is set to the positive angle). Under normal circumstances, the square toward the south (that is, the square vertical and the south angle of 0 °), the solar cell power generation is the largest. The power generation in the square will be reduced by about 10% to about 15% when the distance from the south (north hemisphere) is 30 ° C; the power generation of the square will be reduced by about 20% to 30% The
However, in the sunny summer, the maximum time of solar radiation energy is later in the afternoon, so the square position slightly westward, in the afternoon time to get the maximum power generation. In different seasons, the direction of the solar cell square is slightly eastward or west some have the most time to get the power generation. The location of the square is limited by a number of conditions, such as the azimuth of the land at the time of setting on the ground, the azimuth of the roof when the roof is set, or the azimuth angle of the sun shade, and the planning, power generation efficiency, Design planning, construction purposes and many other factors have a relationship.
If you want to adjust the azimuth angle to the peak time of the load in the day and the peak time of the power generation, please refer to the following formula. As for the grid-connected power generation, it is desirable to select the azimuth angle in consideration of the above aspects. (24 hours) -12) × 15 + (longitude -116) October 9, Beijing's solar cell array at different azimuth angle, the amount of solar radiation and time-lapse curve. In different seasons, the peak of each day of the peak amount of time is not the same.
With the use of photovoltaic power generation, optoelectronic technology, solar thermal applications are currently being extended to mobile phones, automobiles, lighting, air conditioning and other civilian consumer goods. Standing high to see the solar panels, you must imagine "a mirror", Yao was blinded. Because the battery plate to get the energy of the sun, so that the sun goes in. This situation is expected to change.
Indoor can also use solar film
Another kind of transfiguration seems to be more thorough, that is, to abandon the roof of this traditional territory. The Virginia Tech team is developing low-cost flexible solar cells that can hide in windows and walls, incorporate curtains and wallpapers, and harvest energy from sunlight and even scattered light.
Power generation and storage of Polycrystalline Solar Panels fabric
With the rise of mobile technology, mobile power is essential; and the most appropriate way, than its direct weaving into our clothes. Scientists have recently invented the solar power wire, moving towards the goal of a flexible battery.
Slender ribbon made of copper, soft and surplus. One side of the function is solar power, the other side is a super capacitor. When exposed to sunlight, the electricity side of the electrons directly to the negative side, stored in the energy storage layer. The team tested the ribbon activated in simulated sunlight, providing an energy density of 1.15 mW / cm & lt; 3 & gt ;, with a power density of 243 mW / cm & lt; 3 & gt ;. In order to facilitate the display effect, the team tried to weave looms, the ribbon will be successfully woven into a square fabric, the function is not affected.


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A pair of temple doors
These two doors are inside doors of a citang, a family or ancestor temple. Both doors are painted with civil door guardians, based on scholar-official figures. The ceremonial robes of the guardians are decorated with dragons.
The guardian on the right door holds a dignity sceptre in the left arm and with the right hand, he carries a saucer with the representation of a deer with a flower branch in his mouth. The one on the left door holds the dignity sceptre in the right arm and with the right hand, he carries a saucer with the image of a white heron.
The deer refers to the path that leads to success, honour and glory. The flower branch that the deer has in the mouth is a peony, a symbol of wealth and rank. The heron represents the leading class and righteousness.
All these meanings are wishes of happiness, prosperity and wealth for the whole clan associated with the temple.
Lacquered wood
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Temporary Indoor Courts Over Wood/Tile Floors
Bill Jones and his Canadian bocce posse liked our indoor court set-up but had no carpeted area for play. Their ingenious solution is shown here and others would do well to copy the model. {Click the photo above to see our temporary indoor court set-up.}
Bill Jones and company(Chilliwack British Columbia, Canada)
used light-weight vinyl fence post material for the boundaries and painted lines right on the carpet. They roll the carpet out and roll it back up when play is done for the day.
Quite an ingenious mechanism - contact Bill Jones at firstname.lastname@example.com with questions.
For a look at another temporary indoor court set-up in Canonsburg, PA, click this text.
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WINNIPEG -- A South American man who was caught in Canada after being deported has been sentenced to nine months in jail.
Raul Roberto Kalbfleisch pleaded guilty to one count of returning to Canada without authorization in provincial court in Winnipeg on Thursday.
The Canadian Border Services Agency says it charged Kalbfleisch in February after he'd been arrested by RCMP under a different identity.
The border agency says Kalbfleisch was deported in 1995 because of his criminal record, but returned to Canada illegally in 1999.
Agency spokesperson Lisa White says privacy rules prevent her from saying which country Kalbfleisch is from, but she did narrow it down to South America.
White says Kalbfleisch will be deported again when he sentence is completed.
Kalbfleisch had seven convictions in Canada when he was deported in 1995, including one for robbery which netted him a five-year prison sentence.
The border agency says that his phoney identity was revealed when police checked his fingerprints.


text: This is a weathered stela (stone inscription) sitting at the foot of the steps of the Nunnery Quadrangle in Uxmal, Mexico. It is believed that the stela is being supported by a turtle, as the carrier of the earth. This is just one of the artifacts, with a turtle, found in many Mayan archeological sites. It is a symbolism deeply embedded in ancient Mayan beliefs. Mysterious or not, could there have been a cultural connection between some of the civilization in Asia which used an almost similar depiction? Perhaps, or just like all other unsolved mysteries in Uxmal, and other ancient Mayan sites, we may never find the real answers because of very limited evidence. Uxmal, a #UNESCO World Heritage Site, is one of the Mayan cities which had reached a significant level of economic and political power in the ancient world. It had gained a period of decadence for reasons that still remain unknown to the modern world. Unlike other Mayan archeological sites, there is very little known of the rulers and people of Uxmal and there are not a lot of inscriptions that could tell the history of each dynasties and major events that happened in the city. Uxmal is unique among all other Mayan sites I'd visited. Most of the structural facades were carefully and precisely decorated with cut stone mosaics and circular stemmed columns. Also, the fascination and the mystery itself that surround this palatial city can all be summed up in a monument that is unique in the entire world of pre-Columbian era, i.e. the Pyramid of the Magician with rounded corners (see, https://www.trover.com/d/1f2l3-uxmal-mexico). With its amazing architectural wonders, one can easily imagine its elegance and sophistication back in its heyday. Additional interesting visitation tip: At night, discover Mayan culture and history through a narrated laser light show in the middle of the ruins. This requires a separate entrance fee, unless it is prearranged with a tour company. How to get here: Uxmal is accessible by private car or rental car, about 80 km or 1h drive from Merida. It is located south of Merida, the capital and the largest city of the Mexican state of Yucatan. Day tours can also be arranged at any hotels within Merida. #InStone


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132 Red Bank Road
Goose Creek, SC
Ground Burial
This is in Pet Rest Cemetery, which is adjacent to Whispering Pines Memorial Gardens. The cemetery is cared for year-round and can be visited any time during visiting hours.
Dogs, Cats and Smaller Pets
Ground Burial- $625.00
50 lbs or over - $725.00
This price includes:
Ground Burial of Cremains In Pet Rest Cemetery
Ground Burial of Cremains- $445.00
50 lbs or over - $545.00
Pick-Up service is available. Larger animals by estimate.