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www.ntnews.com.au Northern Territory News, Monday, January 18, 2010 25 P U B : NTNE-WS-DA-TE:18-JGE:25 CO-LO-R: C-M Y-K Fox excited about getting lost I think Im going to be far moreexcited than Im going to be sad FOUND?:Matthew Fox and Evangeline Lilly in Lost Lost Series 5 out now onDVD. MATTHEWFoxwants off the island. Not just to get his Lost character Jack Shephard off the confounding tropical island, but to leave the actual islandwhere the show is filmed. Oahu in Hawaii may sound a dream location, but it loses its appeal if you have serious reservations about the ocean. Im not necessarily a tropical-island type of person, Fox admits at a London hotel where he is promoting the DVD set of Losts fifth and penultimate season. I grew up in themountains so Im really looking forward to getting off it. As the acclaimed series sixth and final season approaches, Fox is ready tomove on. Mentally his bags are as good as packed for amove toOregon in the US, where he plans to pursue his career on the big screen. If I had to break it down, I think Im going to be farmore excited than Im going to be sad, he says. Asmuch as fans love the show,many are equally ready to reach the end of a nailbiting journey that has lurched from one cliffhanger to the next. It all started five years agowhenOceanic flight 815 travelling fromSydney to Los Angeles crashed on amysterious Pacific island. Several theories emerged about the strange happenings on the island, which was somehow out of touchwith the rest of theworld and inhabited by hostile locals known as theOthers. The introduction of time travel later in the series only served to raisemore questions. Now, with the final season due to start on 7TWO, the creators are promising all will be revealed. Fox knows the answers already, as the only castmember who has been told exactly how the showwill be wound up. I knowwhat the final image of the show will look like and its going to be good, is all he will say on thematter. But an important clue seems to slip out when hes asked about Jacob, amysterious inhabitant of the islandwho is revealed to have subtly contacted each passenger at earlier points in their lives. Thats the reason he touched all the people, to bring them there, to defend . . . Fox catches himselfmid-sentence. Has he just given the game away? On that comment, Lost appears to be all about a fight for the island and the marooned passengers are actually pawns in the battle. Fox, 42, insists he will not be among thosemourning the shows end. Part of it is that hes ready to leaveHawaii with his family. I think I can confidently say Im not going to be doing television again. DAVIDMURRAY


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If you haven’t ever heard (or seen) a wax cylinder, I highly recommend the experience. As the precursor to the flat record album, the wax cylinder was the first format to be mass produced and sold to a music-hungry public at the turn of the last century. Their ghostly presence is made even more ethereal by listening to a version converted for online consumption. What might those musicians of 1895 think of us, over 100 years later, listening to their recordings amplified from a computer connected to the world wide web?
Check out the mp3 files made available through UC Santa Barbara’s Cylinder Preservation and Digitization Program. By selecting “Browse Collection,” you’ll find mostly popular selections, but do check out the opera and orchestra titles. What’s not to love about a 1909 group called the Indestructible Symphony Orchestra?
The prompt for this discussion came from a February post on Joe Horowitz’ Unanswered Question blog discussing the Pittsburgh Symphony’s recent Tchaikovsky Festival. Mr. Horowitz poses an interesting point regarding the penchant for constant tempi fluctuation in vogue when these cylinders were created. Scholars researching their works in critical editions, Groves, and JSTOR should not neglect these old recordings. Check out a recording from the Block collection of wax cylinders here in your Media Library. It will sure give you a new perspective.

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Vicar faces removal from Church of England after being accused of posting anti-Semitic material online and sharing platform with Holocaust deniers
- Vicar faces removal from Church of England after 'posting anti-Semitic material'
- Reverend Stephen Sizer, 68, has denied that his actions were antisemitic
- He said they were political and aimed at the state of Israel, not Jewish people
A vicar is facing removal from the Church of England because of accusations that he posted antisemitic articles online and promoted and shared platforms with holocaust deniers.
Reverend Stephen Sizer, 68, denies his actions were antisemitic arguing they were political and aimed at the state of Israel, not Jewish people.
At a Clergy Disciplinary Measure, the first of its kind to be held in public, Rev Sizer faces claims of 11 separate instances of antisemitism, beginning in 2005 where he participated in a conference run by the Islamic Human Rights Commission called Towards a New Liberation Theology.
He also spoke at a conference in Indonesia in 2008 alongside holocaust denier Fredrick Töben and in the same year promoted Michael Hoffman, another alleged holocaust denier and antisemitic conspiracy theorist.
Reverend Stephen Sizer, 68, denies his actions were antisemitic arguing they were political and aimed at the state of Israel, not Jewish people
Nicholas Leviseur, presenting the case, said: 'Dr Sizer faces three separate allegations, each of which relates to activities between 2005 and 2018.' Pictured: Rev Sizer in 2014
In 2006 he met with Sheik Nabil Kaouk, a senior Hezbollah commander.
He attended an event in 2016 chaired by Baroness Tonge in breach of an agreement with the Bishop of Guildford forbidding him speaking or writing on any theme related to the situation in the Middle East and its historical backdrop.
The vicar is also accused of posting antisemitic material online, including posting a link to an article in 2010 called 'The Mother of All Coincidences' which sought to blame Israel for the 911 attacks in New York.
He later defended this post on Australian radio.
Five years later he posted a link to another article on the same theme entitled '911/Israel did it'.
There was also an item posted on his Facebook page in August 2018 which suggested that Jeremy Corbyn was a victim of the hidden hand of Zionists.
Nicholas Leviseur, presenting the case, said: 'Dr Sizer faces three separate allegations, each of which relates to activities between 2005 and 2018.
'The first allegation is that Dr Sizer's actions were unbecoming or inappropriate to the office of a clergyman, that he provoked and offended the Jewish community.
'The second is engaging in antisemitic activity.'
A third allegation says that Revd Sizer breached the Church of England code and caused 'a just offence to others'.
The vicar, who was ordained in 1984 and has a PhD in Christian Zionism, does not deny the facts but denies his behaviour was antisemitic.
The complaint has been brought by the Board of Deputies of British Jews and two prominent members, president Marie van der Zyl and former president Jonathan Arkush have been called to give evidence.
Mr Leviseur also said that alongside posting an article accusing Israel of plotting the 911 attacks, Rev Sizer asked: 'Is this antisemitic? If so, no doubt I will be asked to remove it. It raises so many questions.'
Mr Leviseur added: 'That is not a rhetorical question because of the content of the article. There was only one answer, yes it is.'
Representing Rev Sizer, Stephen Hofmeyr, asked the tribunal to consider the context of his actions in attending conferences and speaking with members of Hezbollah.
'You will need to consider the purpose of that meeting and what was discussed. Once you know the facts it puts a very different complexion on that meeting.'
He also said Rev Sizer has long been a vocal critic of the state of Israel and of Christian Zionism, which he said promotes the idea that Jews having a home will help the coming of the messiah.
'There is a distinction between antisemitism and antizionism. The former is directed against Jewish people, the latter is against the movement to establish a Jewish state in the Middle East.
'The former is directed against people the latter at a movement or institution.
'If his words or conduct have been antisemitic, he accepts that will amount to misconduct.
'His case is that he has not been antisemitic and that his words and conduct have never been.
'That is the issue of fact you will need to resolve having heard the evidence.'
A leading member of Britain's Jewish community said the views of a Church of England vicar accused of anti-semitism were 'enough to make me sick forever'.
President of the Board of Deputies of British Jews Marie van der Zyl made the comment at a Clergy Disciplinary Measure in Holborn, central London, the first of its kind to be held in public.
He also spoke at a conference in Indonesia in 2008 alongside holocaust denier Fredrick Töben and in the same year promoted Michael Hoffman, another alleged holocaust denier and antisemitic conspiracy theorist
Ms van der Zyl told the hearing that her organisation is the 'democratic representative of British Jewry' and works to promote a 'sympathetic understanding of Israel'.
'We don't represent all Jews because some are going to have a different opinion but it represents the majority of mainstream opinion.'
Stephen Hofmeyr, representing Sizer, said: 'There was a letter sent by hundreds of young people which said the Board of Deputies risks becoming irrelevant to younger British Jews.
'The younger generation is increasingly uneasy about the Zionist project in Israel.'
He also referred to the Board of Deputies as an advocate for Israel.
Ms van der Zyl replied: 'I think it is offensive to call the state of Israel a Zionist project.
'We are not frightened of criticising Israel and I do not know what you are trying to imply because we have younger people in the Board of Deputies.
'It is not a mouthpiece for Israel. Of course I love Israel and I am a Zionist, but we do criticise Israel.
'We have no influence in respect of Israel. We do not have any part of our organisation that is to do with it.
'We have criticised them and you can look that up on the Internet.'
In a testy exchange Mr Hofmeyr asked Ms van der Zyl repeatedly to answer yes or no to his questions.
He said: 'I would really like you to answer the questions.'
'I am but you are repeating yourself.'
'I'm having to because you are arguing instead of answering the questions.'
Ms van der Zyl shot back: 'I believe you are just trying to score points.'
Discussing the allegations against Revd Sizer she said: 'There is a whole series of behaviours in the complaint that you cannot say are not antisemitic.
'It is all really distressing. And to think this came from somebody in the Church of England.
'It is so hurtful, especially the stuff about the holocaust. It's really awful.
'If my grandfather could see this.'
She also said in her witness statement that Revd Sizer promotes antisemitism on every platform he has access to.
The complaint has been brought by the Board of Deputies of British Jews and two prominent members, president Marie van der Zyl (pictured) and former president Jonathan Arkush have been called to give evidence
'We have suffered antisemitism and you are trying to make out we are some sort of outpost for Israel. That is just delusional.
'Posting that the holocaust did not happen, you cannot get much lower than that. A priest!
'I never imagined that a priest could do such things.'
Mr Hofmeyr also asked about the first allegation in which Revd Sizer attended a conference at SOAS University in 2005 where he spoke alongside a representative of Hezbollah.
'You did not attend the conference, you do not know what was said. You cannot give us first-hand evidence of what happened, can you?'
Ms van der Zyl said: 'He spoke alongside Hezbollah, a terrorist organisation. I don't think it matters what was said.
'These are the people he chose to share a platform with,. Just like Jeremy Corbyn, he shared platforms with terrorists as well. It is the company he keeps.'
Mr Hofmeyr said that Sheikh Nabil Kaouk, a Hezbollah military commander who Revd Sizer met in summer 2006, once spoke in the UK Parliament.
'That would mean that anyone who speaks in Parliament would be an antisemite by association, wouldn't it?'
He added: 'Did you know that he helped to negotiate the release of Israeli soldiers. That puts that meeting in quite a different light, doesn't it?'
Ms van der Zyl said: 'I find that absolutely farcical.'
The Bishop of Winchester, in whose diocese Revd Sizer's church is, suspended the Anglican priest from his ministry in 2018 pending the outcome of this hearing.
Revd Sizer denies 11 allegations of antisemitic behaviour, which include attending conferences and accompanying holocaust deniers.
He is also accused of accompanying and defending an Islamic Movement leader Raed Salah in June 2011.
The hearing continues tomorrow.

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The acting chairman of the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission, Ann Marie Buerkle, wants to keep you safe this holiday season. Handsome Ron would like the same.
Handsome Ron is one of the many characters that Joseph Galbo, the commission’s social media specialist, developed to put a fresh spin on tried and true safety tips. Via the agency’s Twitter, Instagram and Facebook accounts, Mr. Galbo takes the C.P.S.C.’s standard safety messages and, as he thinks of it, puts them “in a fun wrapper.”
To create that fun wrapper, he pairs whimsical graphics featuring recurring characters, like Handsome Ron, a sun hat-sporting robin inspired by Ron Swanson from the television show “Parks and Recreation,” or Forcefield Baby, one of Mr. Galbo’s early creations, with text-based safety messages about topics ranging from Halloween costume dangers to not walking while texting.
“We have a challenge at the C.P.S.C. to get what we consider extremely important information to the consumer. There’s just so much noise out there, and so one of the avenues that we’ve chosen is,” Ms. Buerkle said with a laugh, “I’ll call it nontraditional.”
Mr. Galbo is aware that he needs to walk a fine line with his messaging. “The mission of the agency is to protect consumers, and that’s something we always have to be working toward,” he said. “So even with the crazy names and the zany characters and the pictures of birds, it’s important that people are learning.”
Stand by your pan
According to the commission, cooking is the No. 1 cause of residential fires — and as the holiday season gets underway, that number triples, with some 1,800 kitchen fires occurring on Thanksgiving Day alone.
There are simple steps to take to stay safe while cooking, starting with not leaving food unattended on the stove or in the oven. “Stand by your pan!” one clever C.P.S.C. graphic reminds you — and when it’s put that way, who could forget? While cooking, avoid wearing loose clothing or long sleeves that can catch on fire, and keep flammable items like potholders and paper or plastic bags away from the stove.
Perhaps most critically, check that there are working fire extinguishers and smoke detectors in your home. “Many of these safety tips apply year round,” Ms. Buerkle said, “but certainly during the holiday season, when people are cooking more, we see the number of incidents go up.” As the commission’s Twitter account will remind you, not all heroes are smoke alarms, but all smoke alarms are heroes.
Holiday décor and danger
Fire hazards abound during the holiday season, and not just in the kitchen. Holiday décor like Christmas trees, candles and holiday lights can also take a quick turn for the dangerous.
If you have a live Christmas tree in the home, make sure it has plenty of water, because dry trees are a major cause of home fires during the holidays — the commission estimates that there are 100 Christmas tree fires annually — as this video dramatically demonstrates.
Artificial trees, too, can be fire hazards and so, when buying one, the C.P.S.C. advises looking for the “fire resistant” label. Christmas trees, whether real or artificial, should be placed well away from heat sources like fireplaces, vents and radiators.
Keep lit candles away from flammable items, so when setting up a menorah or kinara, take note of its surroundings; all burning candles should be placed on a stable, heat-resistant surface where children and pets cannot reach them or knock them over. Burning candles should be kept within sight and extinguished before leaving the room, and wicks should be trimmed to a quarter of an inch.
Holiday lights with broken or cracked sockets, frayed or bare wires or loose connections can also start fires, and each set of lights, new or old, should be checked before being hung.
The right age for the right toy
When shopping for holiday gifts for children, Ms. Buerkle stressed the importance of heeding age labels to buy age-appropriate toys. “Parents want to think their child is ahead of the curve and they’re really smart,” she said. “But the age determination, or grading, means something.” Ms. Buerkle warns that buying a toy graded for an age older than its recipient could have small parts that make it unsafe.
If you’re looking for categories of toys to avoid entirely, look no more: The majority of toy-related deaths involving children under 15 are caused by riding toys, like nonmotorized scooters and tricycles; toys with small parts — including small balls — which are choking hazards; and perhaps surprisingly, balloons. (Uninflated balloons pose choking or suffocation risks to young children, and their strings are a strangulation risk.) If you do buy a riding toy, be sure also to buy protective gear, like helmets and pads.


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Studio footage of Birdy recording music for her forthcoming album, featuring clips of two brand new tracks. The much anticipated Album will released on 23rd September 2013 in the UK.
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VISITORS to a country park are to have their say in the development of an exciting £80m attraction which will create 260 jobs.
Pembrey Country Park owner Carmarthenshire County Council is in negotiations with West Midlands Safari Park for the development.
The all-weather facility will create 110 permanent jobs and 150 seasonal posts.
Regular users of the park are to be asked their views on a range of future attractions at the location.
Questionnaires have been drawn up so that park users can inform the authority which attractions they would like to see there in the future.
A national aquarium, holiday village and leisure facilities are part of the planned development to create a new major tourist destination on the West Wales coastline.
It will blend in with the current character and facilities at the park and will have direct access to Pembrey Forest and Cefn Sidan Beach.
The whole development will be promoted for educational and marine research purposes linked with schools and colleges, as well as tourism.
The council has already agreed an 18-month agreement with West Midlands Safari Park to discuss taking the development further.
The agreement means the council will not negotiate with anyone else over the use of the land at Pembrey for at least the next year-and-a-half.
It is expected that a detailed proposal and full agreement over the plans will have been reached before the end of that time.
The talks include discussions on road infra-structure to alleviate any traffic problems which could arise with an estimated extra one million visitors predicted for the area by 2005.
Pembrey Country Park currently attracts some 500,000 people a year.
It already boasts a host of facilities and activities, including a dry ski slope, tobogganing centre, golf, miniature railway, adventure playground, Celtic trail, diner, riding facilities, camping, nature trails, orienteering and picnicking.
Cefn Sidan holds the prestigious Blue Flag and has eight miles of coastline, fringed by dunes with magnificent views of the Gower coastline.
Other facilities at Pembrey include parking, a disabled beach platform, free hire of easy riders for less mobile people, a ranger service, guided walks and tours.
Head of economic development at Carmarthenshire County Council, Sarah Veck, said, "This development gives us the opportunity to have the best of both worlds. We will keep the existing facilities the park offers and we'll have additional facilities which will be great, especially when the weather is not so good.
"The questionnaire is to make sure that we give the developers a clear idea of what park users want.
"The developers are happy to ensure that these ideas are incorporated in their designs.
"This is going to be a phenomenal attraction for decades to come and will bring a huge boost to Pembrey and the whole of Carmarthenshire."
A West Midlands Safari Park spokeswoman said, "The agreement is very good news and we are very excited by this development in Carmarthenshire.
"We are looking forward to working with the council and to getting people's views on what is a major project."

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On Thursday, former “World of Dance” star Jenna Dewan took to social media to share an adorable photo with someone who is very close to her heart physically and emotionally.
Taking to her Instagram Story, Dewan, 39, shared a cute image of herself cuddling her newborn son, Callum. In the photo, the actress starred directly at the camera as her baby boy nuzzled against her chest.
She captioned the picture writing: “Another day another cuddle.” Dewan shares the newborn baby with her partner Steve Kazee, 44.
Jenna Dewan at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 4, 2018, in Beverly Hills, California | Photo: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
The couple’s family and friends are probably keen to meet the little one, but they will have to wait a while before that happens. The actress and dancer is “limiting visitors” for the newborn, according to a source.
She and her family are currently under self-quarantine amid the coronavirus pandemic. Callum joined his family on Dewan and Kazee on March 6, less than a month after the couple announced their engagement.
The “Step Up” star announced the news by sharing a black-and-white selfie from the delivery room on social media. The image showed off the newborn sleeping on her shoulder comfortably.
Callum isn’t Dewan’s first child as she shares a daughter, Everly, 6, with ex-husband Channing Tatum. The famous couple’s divorce was detailed in the actress’s new wellness book, "Gracefully You: How to Live Your Best Life Every Day."
When she was still pregnant with Callum, she revealed how supportive Kazee was. She explained how her fiancé gave her foot rubs and that he didn’t mind getting her bean burritos.
Last December, Kazee also showed that he was ready to be a parent when he took care of little Everly. In her Instagram Story, Dewan revealed that she and Kazee had stayed up “all night” with her daughter.
The little girl was sick and “puking” but the actor had no problem helping to take care of her. At the beginning of the year, the star was spotted out-and-about, looking gorgeous with her big baby bump.
The “Flirty Dancing” host was pictured while walking in Los Angeles' Studio City neighborhood. At the time, she was meeting a friend for lunch at Sweet Butter Kitchen.
“Flirty Dancing” is Dewan’s new show which is an adaptation from a British version and it premiered on Fox on December 29, 2019.
Jenna Dewan cuddling baby Callum on March 19, 2020 | Photo: Instagram Story/jennadewan
We at AmoMama do our best to give you the most updated news regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, but the situation is constantly changing. We encourage readers to refer to the online updates from CDC, WHO, or Local Health Departments to stay updated. Take care!

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Stay up to date on the latest trends in the bridal industry.
Here is a first look at Jasmine Spring 2020 bridal gowns. With Jose Dias as our new lead designer, we are bringing you retro glam looks and inspiration drawn from the past 100 years of fashion. We first revealed our Jasmine Couture and Jasmine Collection at the 35th Anniversary Fashion Show along with our latest collection, Privé by Jasmine, on the runway. And we couldn’t be happier with the turn out. Read more about the inspiration for Spring 2020 here. But first, take a look at Jose’s favorites from Jasmine Couture and Jasmine Collection below.
This Spring 2020 season, some gorgeous wedding trends walked on this week’s red carpet. Both the MTV VMAs and Venice Film Festival happened this week and we see similarities in style on the red carpet to down the aisle. While Jasmine Spring 2020 collection stays on top of the wedding fashion game, any bride, bridesmaid, and mom in Jasmine will be on trend. These 2020 wedding dress trends epitomize high fashion making your entire bride squad feel like celebrities.
Find the perfect Jasmine dress to go with your wedding theme. We’ve gathered some of our favorite bridal, maids and MOB style for your theme.
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RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the 2011 Redistricting Special Session, summoned by proclamation of the Governor on February 27, 2011, to begin immediately after adjournment sine die of the 2011 Regular Session, shall be governed by the following procedural rules:
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I've been hanging out with various Python folks for a while now, and I
have collected some "feedback" about Launchpad that might be of
Problem is, I'm not sure what's the best place to send it? Or, more
importantly, if people running Lp actually care.
If people are interested, then I'll post it here. If someone has a
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Italian furniture maker Poltrona Frau, a Haworth company, will show off this flexible Foster + Partners–designed seating system at NeoCon 2023. Offered in two ranges (BAY Gate and BAY Lounge) and many configurations, its primary structure of twin central beams supports one or two rows of modular, ergonomically molded seating.
A standout among Momentum Textiles’ NeoCon debuts is its Pindrop collection of acoustic wall tiles. Made entirely from recycled PET, they’re also Red List–free and they come with a Declare label. Numerous combinations of shape (Petal is shown), pattern, color, and size are available.
Handcrafted by artists in Mexico, these playful fiberglass planters are the product of a collaboration between New York–based exterior design and landscapes firm Manscapers and Chelsea art gallery Tuleste Factory.
A line of handwoven 100 percent wool area rugs is a noteworthy debut from contract flooring manufacturer Mannington Commercial. The residential feel of the level-striated wool carpets can lend warmth to commercial interiors normally floored in tiles or sheet material. Available in 5’ x 8’, 8’ x 11’, or 10’ x 14’ sizes.
Originally designed in the 1930s by Werner Glasenapp, the K830 task lamp has been revised in a wall-mount version by Hamburg, Germany–based lighting manufacturer Midgard.
Vitra has updated its Joyn desking system, a 2002 Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec design, with a version made of more natural and sustainably sourced materials, including aluminum bases, cork screens, wood worktops, and recycled plastic components.
Simple design conceals cleverly engineered compartments for easy recycling and waste collection in a single sturdy steel trash bin.
Sebastian Herkimer designed this outdoor collection of aluminum and glass sconces and path lamps for Spanish lighting manufacturer Vibia.
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Maharam is raising the bar on its performance fabrics by debuting a series of bleach-cleanable upholsteries made from rapidly degradable, postconsumer recycled polyester—and able to withstand up to 100,000 double rubs.
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This medication is merely Valium in a rectal preparation. It is a strong medication that requires care in dispensing. But these school nurses are being disingenuous since we are talking about giving it in very special circumstances where any danger from the medication is dwarfed by the danger of the child not receiving the medication. As for the child molester angle the I see that as a mix of projection and an attempt to muddy the waters. I have little respect for these nurses who value the jobs of nurses above the safety of children. But they seem incapable of shame. It is instructive that the only opponents of the legislation are those who stand to benefit financially from its defeat.


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Princeton Game Notes Up
Does Cart Kelly have a bulls eye on his back? (CREDIT: Princeton Athletics)
The Princeton game notes and two-deep are now available on the Tiger website.
Some points of interest:
1) Princeton has an undersized offensive line too. But they're not as small as Marist was and the Red Foxes ran all over us.
2) Princeton had the best defense I've ever seen in the Ivies last year, and despite some key losses to graduation, the unit still looks good. But I wonder if the Lions will try to pick on Princeton's new corner, sophomore Cart Kelly. The other corner is another sophomore, Dan Kopolovich, who seems to be emerging as the better player right now.
3) Princeton's lead running back, R.C. Lagomarsino, broke his nose last week against Lehigh, but still came back into the game to score a TD. He may be wearing one of those Ladanian Tomlinson-style visors to protect his face.
And please chime in with any thoughts you might have for getting to the game Saturday. The post below talks about some added traffic we'll have to expect on the roads because of the Rutgers game against Maryland. One commenter has suggested taking I-78 instead of the Turnpike, but I think there may be some Rutgers traffic there too. Any thoughts?

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Doc speaks with Ra vocalist, guitarist, and producer, Sahaj Ticotin, about how he got his start playing music, his philosophy on producing new rock bands, starting the band Ra and landing a major label record deal, the difficulty of dealing with the pressure of a big budget and trying to crack active rock radio, hitting a wall on Ra’s sophomore album, “the Ra curse”, struggling with the touring lifestyle, transitioning into becoming a producer and songwriter for other artists, debate the future of guitars in modern popular music and the validity of Greta Van Fleet.
This episode features the song “Use Once and Destroy” by Smack Factor and “Supermegadubstep” by Ra.
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A remarkable and heart warming story of survival that avoids sadness or sentimentality because of its original story telling and brilliant black humour. Junior relates the complicated journey of his life travelling from the poverty and lack of opportunity on a reservation to a new life with different problems a shrewd eye, compassion and exceptional understanding. A fantastic journey of discovery for all readers.
In his first book for young adults, bestselling author Sherman Alexie tells the story of Junior, a budding cartoonist who leaves his school on the Spokane Indian Reservation to attend an all-white high school. This heartbreaking, funny, and beautifully written tale, coupled with poignant drawings that reflect the character's art, is based on the author's own experience and chronicles the contemporary adolescence of one Native American boy as he attempts to break away from the life he seems destined to live. It is illustrated in a contemporary cartoon style by Ellen Forney.
Teens love to read and so in addition to our Lovereading expert review, some of our Lovereading4kids Reader Review Panel were also lucky enough to read and review this title.
'I have no doubt that in a year or so it'll be winning awards and being banned.' Neil Gaiman
'Overflows with truth, pain and black comedy amid lacerating memories of life on the rez... the novel is an unforgettable portrait of getting by in harsh circumstances, then getting out.' New York Times
|Publication date:||5th June 2008|
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Sherman Alexie combines his successful writing career with stand-up comedy. His siblings, with whom he grew up on the Spokane Indian reservation in the east of Washington state, are surprised people find him funny, he says. "I was always the depressed guy in the basement. But I've borrowed their sense of humour and made it darker and more deadly - a weapon of self-defence. Being funny you win hearts quicker; people laughing are more apt to listen."More About Sherman Alexie


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Regulatory Outlook: Financial Regulation
Suitability and effective governance
The regulatory spotlight was turned on the financial advisory, alternative investment and wealth management worlds in January, with three "Dear CEO" letters issued by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). In each case, the FCA has outlined its approach to tackling key areas of concern and summarised the action it expects firms to undertake.
Suitability and effective governance are central elements of the FCA's supervision strategy. In the alternatives investment sector, this means that firms must adequately consider the appropriateness of investments for their target investors. In relation to financial advice, this requires firms to ensure the advice they provide to consumers is suitable for their needs. In each sector, the FCA will also be focussing on firms' standard of governance, and their efforts to implement the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SM&CR), where applicable.
New financial services directory
The FCA is due to launch a new financial services directory for banks and insurers in March 2020, which will operate alongside the existing financial services register. The directory will also apply to FCA solo-regulated firms from December 2020.
The directory will include all those who hold senior manager positions requiring FCA approval and those whose roles require firms to certify that they are "fit and proper" under the SM&CR. This includes those in consumer-facing roles, such as mortgage and investment advisers.
Doing the right thing for vulnerable consumers
The FCA plans to issue a response to its consultation on guidance for firms on the fair treatment of vulnerable customers in the first half of 2020.
The proposed guidance sets out the FCA's view of what its Principles for Businesses require of firms to ensure that vulnerable customers are consistently treated fairly across the sector. It is relevant to all firms involved in the supply of products or services to retail customers even if they do not have a direct client relationship with the customers.
The FCA plans to use the guidance as a basis for monitoring and assessing firms' practices, supporting both its supervisory and enforcement work.
In Focus | Responsible business
Which aspects of responsible business are driving the regulatory agenda?
Financial regulation is driven by the need to protect society from both systemic risk and risks posed by individual firms. There are more stringent rules, particularly in areas such as consumer finance, aimed at protecting more vulnerable sections of society.
One of the current areas of concern for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is that firms increasingly depend on third-party providers and outsourcers (for example, cloud service providers) to perform certain processes, services or activities on their behalf. Such arrangements give rise to a risk of operational disruption and harm to consumers if they are not effectively managed. This risk is heightened where the outsourcing is concentrated in, for example, a limited number of technology providers. Badly conceived or executed outsourcing arrangements also increases regulatory risk and, in more complex situations, may result in firms having to hold additional capital to cover operational risk.
Addressing the risks of harm that could result from insufficient operational resilience in firms and poor governance of outsourcing and third-party service provision is a key priority for the Bank of England (BoE), Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and FCA. These regulators have recently launched co-ordinated consultations on the extent to which their existing policies should be supplemented to improve the resilience of the system as a whole, and to increase the focus on this area within individual firms.
Another major area of focus for the FCA is firm culture, stemming from criticisms that irresponsible practices within firms were a significant contributor to the financial crisis.
In an effort to drive greater responsibility and personal accountability in the financial sector, the FCA introduced the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SM&CR). The SM&CR requires firms to clearly define the responsibilities and functions covered by senior managers, whose fitness, skill and propriety must be certified on an on-going basis. Conduct rules – including the requirements to act with integrity, to treat customers fairly and to exercise due care, skill and diligence – apply to nearly all staff within scope of the regime. That scope has been expanded, to now cover almost all regulated firms.
Are responsible business considerations having an impact on the tools that regulators are using?
According to the FCA's Mission paper "Approach to Supervision" (April 2019), the FCA's focus is on the drivers of behaviour and the role individuals play within firms. A firm’s managers are responsible for the firm’s culture and for preventing harm. Rather than laying down prescriptive rules, the FCA will look at the purpose of a firm to understand what it is trying to achieve in practice.
Under the SM&CR, the FCA has set out its expectations of firms and the behaviour of their employees in the form of five conduct rules that represent minimum standards of behaviour (see above). These five principles set the framework for establishing a culture of accountability for conduct at the heart of all firms' activities.
The FCA has also published guidance for firms that fall within scope of the regime. This includes final guidance on how the FCA will enforce a Senior Manager's Duty of Responsibility, and guidance within the FCA's Handbook, for example, about the types of things firms should consider as part of assessing a person’s fitness and propriety.
Which of the recent or upcoming developments are based on international consensus or agreements?
The 2008 financial crisis sparked major changes in global financial services regulation with attention and resources focused on the behaviour of firms and senior individuals and how they conduct their business. Regulatory reforms have been designed and implemented globally to address accountability and conduct in financial services.
In line with this trend, the European Commission has, in its recent consultation on the implementation of Basel III reforms, raised the possibility of an "accountability regime" under the Capital Requirements Directive. This could result in an EU-wide individual accountability regime for banks, highlighting the Commission’s desire to tackle misconduct, poor culture and excessive risk-taking within the financial sector.
Achieving a better and more trusted corporate culture within the financial services industry was also a key pillar of the speech delivered by Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, in February 2019. In her view, it is not stringent legal sanctions or compensation and governance rules that will bring about the necessary cultural change. Rather, what is required is strong individual responsibility that is grounded in values and ethics.
What are the main challenges for businesses in complying with these developments?
In an increasingly complex and fast changing business environment, firms will need to be able to prevent, adapt, respond, recover and learn from disruptive operational incidents. To achieve this, firms will need to consider their dependency on services supplied by third parties and the resilience of these third-party services. This includes those third parties typically outside the regulatory perimeter, where firms retain responsibility for the delivery of their regulated services. The FCA has found that these concepts are not yet part of all firms’ thinking.
Similarly, being compliant with the SM&CR is not just about providing accurate and up-to-date records, ultimately it will require a cultural change within financial services firms to ensure that all staff understand where responsibility lies, and who is accountable when things go wrong. This may be challenging for many firms, particularly those that have evolved from start-ups in recent years, who may not have the formal structures in place to attribute responsibility in the manner envisaged under SM&CR. Being able to create firm-wide cultural change is an issue all businesses face, and in financial services there is no definitive rulebook to follow.
Dates for the diary
|March 2020||The FCA’s directory (the FCA’s proposed public register that enables consumers, firms and other stakeholders to find information on key individuals working in financial services) is expected to go live in March 2020 for banks and insurers.|
|3 April 2020||Deadline for comments on the PRA's Consultation Paper: Outsourcing and third-party risk management (CP30/19) and the FCA, PRA and BoE's joint consultation papers (CP 29/19) on operational resilience in the financial services sector.
The PRA intends to publish its final policy on outsourcing and third party risk management in the second half of 2020, in line with the final policy on operational resilience.
|Autumn 2020||Findings from the FCA's Financial Advice Market Review and Retail Distribution Review (aimed to improve consumer outcomes from financial advice and guidance) are due to be published.|
|December 2020||The FCA's directory will apply to FCA solo-regulated firms.|
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Even as EPA boss Scott Pruitt’s corruption scandals have become more cartoonish and problematic for the troubled Trump administration, the question has been why Donald Trump hasn’t simply forced him to resign in order to make the problem go away. After all, we’ve seen Trump sacrifice another cabinet member, HHS boss Tom Price, for a far less headache-inducing scandal. Now it looks like Trump has finally decided to sacrifice Pruitt after all.
There have long been leaks to the media claiming that Donald Trump has been keeping Scott Pruitt around in case he ever works up the nerve to fire Attorney General Jeff Sessions and needs a viable replacement. We’ve never put much stock in this theory, both because Trump knows the GOP Senate won’t let him get away with firing their pal Sessions, and because the extraordinarily scandalous Pruitt would have a uniquely difficult time surviving Attorney General confirmation hearings.
If Trump does have a “Plan B” to replace Sessions, we can’t imagine that Scott Pruitt is it; Trump would need someone far less controversial to have even a slight chance of successfully replacing Sessions. But today a very different kind of leak has surfaced. Three people familiar with the matter have told CNN that Pruitt previously asked Trump to install him in Sessions’ place. Today’s leak could only have come from Pruitt or from Trump.
There is no logical reason why Scott Pruitt would leak that he unsuccessfully lobbied Donald Trump to install him in place of Jeff Sessions. However, there is a very logical reason why Trump would leak this: to make Pruitt look like he’s power-mad and out of control, as a precursor for forcing him out. While this is still developing, it sure looks like Trump has decided to sacrifice Pruitt after all, in order to make Pruitt’s scandals go away, and Trump is softening up the ground first.
Bill Palmer is the publisher of the political news outlet Palmer Report


Incat Crowther announced the launch of the 24m Catamaran Ferry Titiroa by Q-west Boatbuilders in Wanganui, New Zealand. The vessel has completed sea trials, and has been delivered to Real Journeys, who will operate the vessel on New Zealand’s South Island. The delivery of the vessel is a story in itself. Titiroa will operate on land-locked Lake Manipouri, in the middle of the South Island near Queenstown. The delivery journey entailed sailing Titiroa to Bluff, on the southern tip of the island, removing the roof and transporting the vessel to the lake by truck. Titoroa was specifically designed and built with the removal of the roof and upper deck side structure in mind. Titiroa is the fourth Incat Crowther-designed vessel to be built for Real Journeys, following on from Fiordland Flyer, Patea Explorer and Luminosa.
As well as considerations for transporting the vessel, it was designed with three priorities. Real Journeys wanted
to maximize passengers’ experience of the outside environment. Incat Crowther has implemented design features such as low window sills, large forward windows and a polycarbonate roof on the upper exterior deck. All
windows are double glazed to minimize fogging, whilst the main deck windows also feature gutters above to keep them clear of rainwater. The second goal was to create a vessel that has minimal impact on the environment in which it is operating. Significant steps were taken to reduce the wash generated by the vessel, as well as the fuel used in operation. All waste is stored on board and discharged shore-side. The third goal was to have the vessel be as reliable as possible and minimize maintenance. Due to the remote location of the operation, breakdowns can have a disastrous effect on the operation. The vessel is fitted with a pair of MTU 12V 2000 M70 main engines, each producing 1055hp. On trials, Titiroa achieved its service speed of 25 knots fully loaded at 66% MCR, as well as exceeding 30 knots in a light load condition. This vessel, including its specific design considerations for transport and environmental impact, once again demonstrates why Incat Crowther remains at the forefront of marine design.


A CNN can still distinguish extremely subtle differences of various animal breeds, exceeding human performance in such tasks. Why was that advance not a warning sign? The rotational-translational invariance prior of the convolutional neural network probably helps because, by default, local changes of the patterns can massively change the output value without the need to train that subtle change for all translations. Also, AlphaGo does a tree search all the way to the games end, which can probably easily detect such dramatic changes of single extra stones. Reality is likely much too unconstrained to to able to efficiently simulate such things.


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Big form factor phones are the one which people expect the maximum out of them. Apart from the specs and looks what they provide, essentially they are expected to serve more than a phone. Now, the segment again gains all the attention with the series of launches by various companies in the recent times. LG does blow its horn with the new V20 smartphone launched in India recently.
Announcing a flagship offering is a great deal which including offering good specs within the price segment. What if when the phone pushes the price boundaries without a strong reason? The fact is that LG V20 claims the first to get Android 7.0 Nougat with few unique specs. LG had made sure that the flagship does not miss any of the latest offerings including the pioneering dual-cameras. Specifications and features do compete with other competitors in the segment irrelevant to price tag.
Digging into LG V20 review, let’s get to know what it has stored for the price of Rs. 54,999 in India.
LG V20 sports a great design which stands tough in the premium smartphone looks competition. It measures 159.7 x 78.1 x 7.6mm in dimensions and weighs about 174g. The built quality is amazing as LG uses AL-6013 aluminum, a popular material in the aircraft industry.
If you think phablets are not so easy ones to carry, LG V20 ensures a great feel in holding without any loss in the grip. The device flaunts a 5.7-inch screen which is pretty good in looks and dual rear cameras. On the back, a finger print is adjusted just below the camera. The front panel of the phone has come up with a slight attractive look with front facing camera sensor takes place on the left edge of the display panel.
The left edge makes space for physical keys, and bottom incorporates a 3.5mm audio out jack and USB- type C port. Microphone and audio out speaker are also observed on the underside edge.
LG V20 features a dual IPS screen which the main screen has a 5.7″ diagonal and QHD resolution with 513ppi. The second screen is a 2.1″ in diagonal with 160 x 1040 pixel resolution. It is not the full 1440 pixel wide, as a part of the screen is cut off for the selfie cam and sensors.
Unlike the LG G5, LG V20 makes use of only second screen. The touch input still works and allows you to access shortcuts even when the phone is locked. The main screen resolution is bright and images are sharp. The display measures a maximum of 475pixel units in manual mode which is much higher when compared to LG G5 screen.
LG V20 provides a popular blue light filter which reduces emitting blue light from the screen. The device provides a great color accuracy comparative to other LCDs in fact. The contrast what the device offers is good. In spite of IPS display, the device managed to produce good blacks.
Hardware and performance:
The LG V20 is powered by the Snapdragon 820 chipset which has become common in all Android flagships. It’s paired with 4 gigs of RAM, and the latest Android 7.0 Nougat provides further optimizations. While the optimizations only limit to apps, there is a need for improvement in RAM usage as well.
Overall, LG V20’s performance is great with its Snapdragon 820. Moto Z-Droid and OnePlus 3 came close to the likes of the LG V20 performance. But where the main conflict comes is which one to choose? While the other offerings in this price segment boast 6GB RAM utilizing the Snapdragon 820 chipset. But Android 7.0 Nougat is the main embossing element in the section while the rest still offers 6.0 Marshmallow.
The audio department is where the phone excels, and you can enjoy premium audio through wired headphones or speakers for a crisper, fuller playback experience.
When you compare with other Snapdragon 820 powered phones, LG V20 performance lags behind. LG V20 again finds itself in a dominant position if we talk about the GPU. Adreno 530 GPU is a perfect mate for the processor for a battery gaming performance. AnTuTu 6 and Basemark OS 2.0 benchmarks state LG V20 stands above Lenovo Moto Z and OnePlus 3.
Besides the fact the first phone with Android 7.0 Nougat, LG V20 also supports Vulkan 3D Graphics API. There are plenty of features to show off about Nougat which Android has long lacked. A native split screen multitasking feature is live on LG V20 while some companies are offering custom versions.
The split-screen mode allows you to use either in portrait and landscape. However, portrait mode alone allows you to adjust dividing line and many apps do work well. Other app squishes into the keyboard when an app needs a keyboard and leads a small space to keyboard.
LG’s floating app implementation, QSlide, is still making its existence in some places like Messaging, Phone, and the video player. Android Nougat premieres Google in Apps which is a recent addition. The quick switch is another valuable feature with which you can easily juggle more than two apps.
The home button displays your home screen but does not dismiss the apps in the split screen view. The app switcher button shows the split screen icon and double tapping it gets back the two.
The V20 packs a curate selection of wallpapers which also include some B&O branded ones. Pinching out is a nice way to show off the beautiful wallpapers which hide all shortcuts and widgets temporarily. Sugary Nougat performs multitasking with ease and the notifications have Quick actions.
LG V20 has got two physical cameras on the rear panel. Just like its predecessor, V20 does have the most advanced settings and controls of its generation. The unique dual cameras provide a wide-angle view in addition to the field view which normal smartphones get.
To capture more of the scene, the main camera switches from 75° to 135°. The normal camera is equipped with 16 MP sensor of f/1.8 aperture, and the wide camera has a fixed focus, an 8MP sensor of f/2.4 aperture. LG claims the highest resolution wide-angle camera which produces both the normal and wide views in lower resolution for consistency.
Another interesting and exclusive feature is LG V20 has implemented built in Qualcomm’s video stabilization with Snapdragon 820. The camera works really well, and there is no delay between reading the sensors and adjusting the image. Few traditional features remain same like optical image stabilization (OIS), Laser Phase Detection Autofocus system.
The shutter speed, white balances are amazing, and focusing is sharp. The 5MP selfie camera has a single lens and sensor. It is good at its range if we expect a decent result what a 5 MP camera cam provide. Surprisingly, it offers 83° normal and 120° wide modes which is more than enough for a 5MP camera. LG V20 does offer a good video quality of 1080p at 30fps, 1080p at 60fps and also 2160p which comes out very well.
LG V20 comes with a 3,200mAh non-removable battery at its back. Considering the 5.7″ split screen, we can’t agree up on the battery capacity is huge by any standard. Another fact is that the device comes with an IPS screen which provides a bright display and consumers more power as well.
Though there are energy saving options like ambient light and proximity sensors, the procedure is quit challenging. The battery served around 20 hours on calling and also managed about more than 7 hours on web browsing.
Other flagships in the range manage to serve more than 10 hours. On Video play test, LG V20 showed similar results and lasted about 8 and half hours.
- Dual Display – Primary and secondary
- Dual-lens camera
- Powered by Android 7.0 Nougat OS
- Removable battery,
- Smooth Gaming Experience with powerful GPU
- Screen edges feel sharp
- Not water-resistant
After the G-series, V20 is another anticipated phone from LG. Coming to the phone itself, LG V20 is not the one for all. There are few scenarios where it works the best, but this is not just enough for a phone of that price. In spite of the known competition in the Android segment, the company has failed to show uniqueness in the device.
There are a couple of element to show off, be it Split screen and dual cameras, those aren’t actually enough if you are spending such a huge amount. Keeping all this aside, there is a subdued fact that LG V20 is a good device to use. Where the main conflict arises is if we think about compromising on things to choose the first Android Nougat phone. And that too at this cost??


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Kansas honors veterans with 'Remembering our Fallen' display
For Gold Star mother, Debbie Austin, freedom comes at a cost. She remembers her son, Shane Austin, smiling and telling jokes, putting his fingers in a certain way to show he was happy. And then one day, he was gone.
"He lived life to the fullest," she said. "He died living his dream."
Shane Austin, who grew up in Edgerton, was killed in Iraq at age 19. Like him, dozens of other young men and women's smiling faces are a part of the Remembering our Fallen Soldiers display at the Kansas State Fair.
Each bright and smiling Kansas face has a story to tell. Each uniformed member of the U.S. military had a dream and a mission to fulfill. Each one's life was cut short by a bullet, an IED, a bomb or in the case of Ronald Hemenway of Shawnee, an electronics technician first class of the U.S. Navy, the impact of American Airlines Flight 77 that hit the Pentagon on 9/11 two decades ago.
"My heart goes out to these families who have given the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom," said Paula Landoll-Smith of Marysville.
Bobby Sturchio, who raised his son Nathan in Harper, came to honor his son, who made it home from Kuwait and Iraq, and his son's friend who did not.
"Those are our heroes," he said.
Many photos held messages of thanks, "We miss you," "Godspeed" and "Thank you for your service." Some had pictures of wives or fiancés mounted beside them; others had pictures of children tacked on.
There was William Mulvihill, 20, of Leavenworth; Travis Bachman, 30, of Garden City; Ronald Schmidt, 18, of Newton; Derrick Lutters, 24, of Goodland and Brian Excalante, 25, of Dodge City.
The exhibit, "Remembering our Fallen," travels around the state. It was scheduled for the fair last year, but came this year, as the fair was closed.
The Lankers made a special trip to see a young man from Partridge whom they had watched grow up - Peter Wagler, 18.
"It's an honor to have this here," Greg Lanker of Hutchinson said. "These people made a sacrifice so we could be doing what we are doing. They should be remembered, not forgotten."
Wagler's portrait is on display just a few photos away from Christopher Perez, 30, of Hutchinson and Matthew Huston, 24, of Haven.
"We don't want people to forget," Austin said. "We don't want sympathy; we want you to live your days honoring these men and women."


Posta Rangers beat Nairobi Stima to escape chop
FOOTBALL By Washington Onyango | June 20th 2019
Posta Rangers held a firm grip on SportPesa Premier League (SPL) after beating National Super League (NSL) side Nairobi Stima 3-2 in the two-legged promotion play-off.
John Kamau’s charges sealed their fate in the SPL by holding the super league side to a 1-1 yesterday at Kenyatta Stadium.
Carrying a 2-1 goal advantage from the first leg staged last week at Karuturi Sports Ground, Rangers were determined in the return leg and they just needed to avoid defeat to ensure they remain in the top tier league.
Francis Nambute’s goal in the fourth minute raised their confidence before NSL top scorer Dennis Oalo pulled one back for Stima. But there was no turning back for Rangers.
The win ended Nairobi Stima aim of becoming the first super league side to earn promotion to the Kenyan Premier League through play-offs as Posta Rangers prolonged their three-year stay in the KPL.
Speaking after the match, Rangers head coach Kamau said he was happy his side managed the high pressure.
“Congratulations to the players for giving their best today and making sure that we continue playing in the top league. We had a bad season but I think we did well today,” said the former KCB coach.
Kamau, who took over from Sammy Omollo in January when the team was fighting relegation and moved them one place above the automatic relegation spot in the top flight SPL, said he will prepare for next season.
“We have made and now it’s time we start rebuilding from here. For us to avoid playing in the playoffs again next season, we have to make good preparations before the league resumes,” he added.
His Stima counterpart Evans Mafuta hailed his striker Oalo and the team for trying their best saying they will stage a good show next season.
“We played our best and lost. We concede defeat despite the disappointment of failing to ascend to the premier league but we will do our best in the super league next season to finish among the top two automatic spots,” Mafuta said.
Stima, who only lost two games from 38 matches and were on the verge of gaining automatic promotion but had an inferior goal difference as compared to NSL runners-up Kisumu All Stars, will battle in the super league next season.
Wazito and Kisumu All Stars remain the only NSL side teams to be promoted in the KPL with Posta Rangers completing the full 18 teams.
KPL Playoffs Result
First Leg: Nairobi Stima 1-2 Posta Rangers
Second Leg: Posta Rangers 1-1 Nairobi Stima
Rangers win 3-2 on aggregate
Footballer left in floods of tears after receiving good news during game


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YMMV: The Adventures of Pinocchio
- Anvilicious: A really big book dedicated to teach: If you're a disobedient boy, you will be bound, tortured and killed.
- Jerkass Woobie: Pinocchio.
- Moral Event Horizon: The Coachman/The Little Man is beyond the line because of what he does to children.
- Some Anvils Need to Be Dropped: Well, needed. The moral of "if you don't study, you'll become a donkey'' needed to be dropped because when Collodi published it, the percentage of analphabets was really high.
- What Do You Mean, It's for Kids?


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Faisal Khawer Butt
PTI’s President Central Punjab, Omar Dar on Wednesday said that PTI led-government determined to wipe out menace of corruption and corrupt elements from the country.
“All corrupt elements of the country have to face music and looted money would be added to country’s wealth,” he expressed these views while addressing party workers at Jinnah House.
He said that every corrupt politician including top bigwigs have to give answer of corruption. Brushing aside of tall claims of his opponents, he said that the people assured him for their support in war against corruption.
He said that the people of Pakistan fed up with the policies of the previous governments and wanted to bring change in the country. He said that PTI government would complete its all promises within 100 days.


text: DEC 21, 2015 – It was a bit later at night than I had expected when I arrived in Oaxaca. Luckily it was Saturday night, and my CouchSurfing host was still awake. The next day, he showed me around in the center, where a festival with a lot of street vendors and ad-hoc restaurants was going on. In the afternoon I visited Montealbán, the ancient city that was built on a hill overlooking Oaxaca. It is not as big as Teotihuacán, but impressive nevertheless. In the evening, Oaxaca’s main square was surprisingly crowded – it was the beginning of the holidays. I tasted my first Tlayuda, an extra large tortilla filled e. g. with cheese, mushrooms, refried beans, and lettuce.


dSPACE Sensor Vehicle as an Example of Working with Data-Driven Development
In recent years, data-driven development has become one of the most important methods of software development in various industries. The automotive industry is leading the race, focusing on solving the self-driving car problem, where high-quality data plays a key role. To further develop its tools and provide cutting-edge features for the automotive industry, dSPACE has built an ecosystem for collecting high-quality data. To do this, the company uses its own sensor vehicle, which was developed specifically for this purpose.
The dSPACE Sensor Vehicle
As a key component of the above-mentioned ecosystem, the dSPACE Sensor Vehicle is equipped with the following sensors:
• A high resolution Velodyne Alpha Prime LiDAR with 128 channels.
• 9 cameras with surround and stereo vision with a resolution of 2,880 x 1,860 pixels.
• A 4-D UHD Radar.
• A high-precision GPS sensor for localization with an accuracy of a few centimeters.
Together, the sensors generate about 10 TB of data per hour. The dSPACE AUTERA Autobox data logger in the roof box records all the sensors' data and writes it to the SSD at a transfer rate of about 23 GBit/s. Sensor data acquisition and system management are handled by the RTMaps middleware software, which performs tasks such as synchronizing all the hardware, management of the processes of the system, and recording data.
However, before data collection can begin on the road, some prerequisites, such as sensor calibration, must be performed to enable certain processes along the data-driven development pipeline that follows data collection.
Sensor Calibration: The What and the Why
What is sensor calibration? In general, sensor calibration refers to the process of measuring the correspondence between the output of a sensor and the data actually measured by the sensor. However, in the context of data acquisition with a sensor setup, the term sensor calibration refers to the geometric calibration of the sensors. Generally, there are two types of calibration: intrinsic and extrinsic.
Intrinsic calibration refers to the calibration of the sensors to themselves to achieve a geometric match between the measured data and the actual data. Intrinsic camera calibration, also referred to as camera re-sectioning, involves estimating lens and image sensor parameters, for example. The estimated parameters can be used to remove image distortion caused by the lens.
Extrinsic calibration refers to the calibration of one sensor to another, resulting in a geometric match between the data measured by one sensor and the data measured by another sensor. For example, in a sensor setup with a LiDAR and a camera, extrinsic calibration involves estimating the parameters that define the relative positions of the sensors and that can be used to transmit the measurement data from the LiDAR to the camera in the setup.
Why do we need sensor calibration? Calibration generally verifies the precision and reproducibility of sensors. Geometric calibration is necessary to transfer information from one sensor to another. Calibration of different sensors in relation to each other is necessary for the operation of an autonomous vehicle so that it can coordinate information received from multiple sensors. For example, many 3-D object detection algorithms combine camera images with LiDAR point cloud data to improve object detection performance. In addition, objects in the 3-D LiDAR point cloud can be precisely labelled to generate 3-D bounding box labels that can be easily applied to 2-D images from one or more cameras, to train neural networks for object recognition. This requires both intrinsic and extrinsic calibration of the camera with respect to the LiDAR.
How to Calibrate the Sensors
The most common example of sensor calibration for autonomous driving applications is the calibration of the camera and the LiDAR sensor. First and foremost, intrinsic calibration of the camera must be performed. The classic method for performing intrinsic camera calibration is to use a planar checkerboard target to compute the camera matrix and distortion parameters. The key points or corners of the checkerboard are detected in the image. Then, the parameters are computed by comparing the detected key points in the image with the known actual key points on the checkerboard pattern. To improve the accuracy and robustness of the calibration, certain heuristic approaches are used to ensure that the key-point detections are acquired with different target positions and enough samples per target position. The calculated intrinsic parameters are also used for the extrinsic calibration process.
For the extrinsic calibration, the key-points must be detected in both the camera images and the LiDAR point cloud data. Since the amount of LiDAR point cloud data is sparse compared to the amount of image data, the detection of key points on the calibration targets becomes difficult. The quality of calibration depends on the accuracy of key-point detection in both sensor data. To investigate the calibration accuracy of the sensor setup, multiple calibration targets can be used to measure the calibration performance. The classic method is to use a planar checkerboard target for key-point detection. However, new state-of-the-art methods propose the use of a 3-D target with circular holes, which is also suitable for the detection of key points in the presence of sparse point clouds.
Heuristics ensure that only accurate key-point detections are retained to obtain a robust calibration. The detected key points in the camera coordinate system are compared to the corresponding key points in the LiDAR coordinate system to compute the extrinsic calibration parameters that define the translation and rotation of the coordinate systems relative to each other. Both the intrinsic and extrinsic calibration algorithms built into the RTMaps software record live key-point detections with high quality and evaluate the performance of the calibration algorithm.
Thanks to the high-resolution LiDAR, both methods achieve high accuracy with a reprojection error in the range of 1 ± 0.1 pixel for the extrinsic calibration. The checkerboard pattern-based calibration converges faster than the 3-D target-based calibration for the sensor setup because the checkerboard pattern used contains three times more key points than the 3-D target. The calculated calibration parameters can be used to merge the RGB data of the image with the LiDAR point cloud data or the depth information of the LiDAR point cloud data with the image.
Everything in sight
The video clearly shows how the dSPACE Sensor Vehicle's camera and LiDAR capture the environment in parallel.


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Give imaginative play a hand with these easy to use play clips. These large play clips are made for securing blankets and sheets when building living room forts, castles, or tents. These are designed to be easy for young children to open, yet hold fort materials tightly.
Each set of 4 play clips comes with 8 colorful rubber bands. The colors vary between purple, blue, yellow, red, and green.
The clips are made of solid unfinished poplar that has been sanded smooth. All edges have been rounded to keep small hands safe while using.
1 1/4" thick x 5" long x 2" tall
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Hello and happy Sunday! Welcome to the August collaboration of Coffee and Cards with Celeste and Deb. This month Deb thought it would be fun to create a birthday card. I was pretty happy about that since these are the cards I send the most. This month's card was a Pinterest inspired card. I have seen numerous washi tape candle cards on the site, but have never made one. I have a large collection of washi tapes but admit to rarely using them for anything other than sealing my envelopes. So, I cut a panel down to 4 x 5.25 and adhered several pretty washi tapes to it cutting them at various angles at the top. I trimmed the bottoms off and then added a hand-drawn wick to each candle using my dual tip Memento tuxedo black marker. Using my Copic markers I added flames to each one. I die cut a sentiment using black cardstock and adhered it directly the panel over the candles. I added a black A2 panel to my white card base and then popped the panel up using 3M foam tape for some dimension. To finish my card off I added clear Wink of Stella to the flames and then topped them off with Glossy Accents for some pretty shine and dimension. I love how this turned out. Will have to try this with more masculine washi tapes.
For my coffee this month I opted for a nice chilled Matcha. Our little cool streak we had last week is gone and we are back to steamy hot, humid days here in Southeast Missouri. This beverage hit the spot while I was out doing my obligatory errands! Now, be sure to pop over to Deb's site and see what fun she created this month for our birthday collaboration.
Cute with the washi tape candles.
WOW! Love this card and this idea. Great way to use up washi tapes. Great card.
Oh, I like this!! What a cute ides and your hand drawn wicks look great!
Well, shoot, why haven't I thought of this simple, yet very effective and festive birthday design using up my Washi?! You girls are brilliant! Thank you for the inspiration, Celeste. Hugs, Darnell
Darnell, I wish I could take credit for it. I found it on Pinterest and just replicated it with supplies I had on hand.
Wonderful birthday greeting. I adore how you alternated the direction that the tops of the candles are pointed at. Fantastic touch!
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Paul Cadmus, one of the twentieth century’s greatest figurative artists, gained renown for his paintings, but also produced masterful nude drawings, the model for which was often his partner of thirty years, Jon Andersson. Cadmus died in 1999, just a few years after enactment of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). After Cadmus is the reimagining of one of his drawings, but rather than a line drawing, it is composed from the words of the Writ of Certiorari and the transcript of oral arguments before the United States Supreme Court in the case of United States v. Windsor, 133 S. Ct. 2675 (2013) which successfully sought the repeal of Section 3 of DOMA.


Rodgers, ahead of tomorrow's derby game gives the impression that his side is built on far less resources than their rivals.
"We have talent and we have players who are humble, said Rodgers.
"They have not been distorted by football, by the money and the media attention and all the other stuff that surrounds big players.
"Money can't buy what we've got in guys like Alan Tate and Garry Monk."
The comments prompted Jones to question their pauperish claims.
"What's their lack of resources? They've got a training ground, a new stadium, players," said Jones.
"I don't know what their finances are.
"They paid half a million for a striker. They are always the paupers as they keep trying to make out, but I think a lot of it is just mind games at the end of the day.
"You've got it at Forest with Billy (Davies), they are always bemoaning their luck and then he seems to sign players and everything else.
"Do I get involved in it? Not really, it's down to everyone else."
Away from the mind games both managers also showed a level of respect for each other.
Rodgers said: "I respect them - they have a terrific manager and some terrific players and we know there's a threat there.
"But if we play with the aggression and charisma we showed at Bristol City [2-0 win on Tuesday] we have a great chance."
Dave Jones said: "Everybody at this club knows how big derby games are, including me because I've played in them. It's very important to us - there are three points on offer and we want them.
"Our next game happens to be against our local rivals, but sometimes you do have put things into perspective a little bit so as not to fall into the trap of playing against the occasion."
Swansea City v Cardiff City
Sunday February 6th, ko 1:15pm.


Luke and Leia are the safest (and most obvious) baby name choices for “Star Wars” fans, but now a new name from the film franchise is on the rise: Anakin.
According to U.S. Social Security Administration, Anakin is now in the top 1,000 baby names in America. Last year, the moniker was the 957th most popular among boys in the States and 218 newborns were given this name. This number of newborns puts Anakin on par with other monikers such as Emmet, Baylor and Truman.
As you might recall, Anakin Skywalker from “Star Wars” becomes Darth Vader after he’s seduced by the Dark Side. So why is the name of a famed villain becoming so popular?
Pamela Redmond Satran, of Nameberry, told Yahoo Parenting: “I think it’s the influence of other fantasy properties, like ‘Game of Thrones’ and ‘Hunger Games.’ Those two dramatizations also have outsized heroes and a devoted fan base, and they’ve broken through a barrier in terms of parents using names that were invented specifically for a movie or book.”
“Game of Thrones” fans, for instance, have been naming their baby girls Khaleesi and Arya. Surprisingly, Khaleesi was the 755th most popular baby name last year and was given to 368 newborns. Arya, on the other hand, was 216th most popular, with over 1,500 baby girls given the name.
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