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Madison Sawyer Wiki, Married, Family, Salary
By Prabesh Niroula | On: 23 Oct, 2019
CBS 11 network is home to hundreds of reporters and anchors who contribute to various media sectors. One such talented individual is a traffic anchor and reporter for CBS This Morning, Madison Sawyer.
Of all the career achievements, Madison appreciates the fact that she has learned to have a focus on others about her life. With this in mind, she reports stories that are important to the community she serves.
Wiki-Bio, Age
Born in 1993, Madison Sawyer celebrates her birthday on the 28th of June every year. Her 2018 birthday picture can be found on Twitter as she posed for a photo with her co-workers. The beautiful anchor stands at an average height for an American.
Madison is a graduate of Baylor University and has double majors in entrepreneurship and journalism. Not much has surfaced about her high school education journey, but she visited her high school years later in March of 2018. She covered a promo for CBSDFW.
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The anchor has a lovely relationship with her family members. She has a sister named Hillary. Hillary's personal life is visible on her Instagram, and hence it is known that she is married to a guy named Tim. The two are expecting a baby in 2019.
Madison and Hillary's father, David Adams, seems like a person who is fond of adventures and documenting it to the world. His wife, Debbie Adams, supposedly works in Susie Cakes, a bakery owned by her daughter Hillary.
Married, Husband
Madison got married on 26 September 2017 to her husband, Preston B. Sawyer, after their engagement on 24 February 2017. She shared the details of her wedding ceremony on a video on Instagram. Madison also shared her post-engagement details with her television audiences.
Wedding Bells: Madison Sawyer and Preston Sawyer married in September of 2017(Photo: Madison Sawyer's Instagram)
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Her husband, Preston, is a graduate of Christian University and works as an executive member of the Tara Sawyer Foundation. He celebrates his birthday on February 22 every year. Sawyer is also a leading lawyer, according to Madison's Instagram post.
Madison and Preston are still together and celebrated their second anniversary in 2019. The lovely couple shared a click at Las Colinas' Four Seasons Resort and Club Dallas during their anniversary.
Salary/ Career
Details of Madison's earliest career can be traced towards her work as a sports reporter and anchor at Baylor Athletics. Meanwhile, she also co-hosted regional broadcasts for Cotton Bowl, Russell Athletic Bowl, National Signing Day, and NFL Pro Day.
She was also part of Waco's KWTX-TV. There, Madison was the lead reporter for the Emmy Award-winning KWTX Baylor Gameday show. This air before Baylor's home football game. She is now a traffic anchor and reporter for CBS 11 News, sharing Texas citizens with the morning news.
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From her prosperous career, Madison may have earned a considerable amount of salary in her name. Note that, according to Payscale, the traffic reporter's average salary is $ 41,454 per year.
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Guest Blog - Training and development leads to more innovation within SME environments!
Really, I hear you say! Surely technology, raw survival instinct, and R&D funding or legislative impulse mean those SME innovation cogs start whirring. One of the more interesting findings from David Picknell's presentation at the Institute of Business and Entrepreneurship 2018 was looking at how learning and development spend directly equates to a growth and innovation intent. This relationship is established utilising Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) and Federation of Small Business survey data. The working paper presented at the conference suggests a correlation between SME firm level spend on L&D and positive approaches to innovation activity. Mapping this data against the LEP regions in England also illustrates various hotspots in terms of this geography with the South East (no surprise), South West and Midlands Engine areas showing the greatest strength in terms of this innovation intent.
Interestingly, while this data may suggest regional policy making and interventions should focus more on L&D as a driver for innovation and growth, the reduced importance of professional development and executive education in the Higher Education sector could make this a supply-led issue, rather than demand led one. Traditional business schools have struggled to find relevance in a learning world that is dominated by informal and micro-learning options that take individuals away from the classroom and allow meaningful learning without the burden, and blessing, of an institutional environment (see this recent FT article on the slow death of the MBA). Learners needing to upskill in bite-size way hit Udemy or FutureLearn rather than the local vocational college or university, so maybe these institutions need to look at modes and models for delivery that move beyond even their private sector competitors to deliver the learning that will drive this innovation intent within the SME community in the future.
John Barker presented his paper entitled Opening Innovation Doors through Digital Platforms: Ethnographic Insights at ISBE 2018. He is a published researcher and is currently completing his PhD at Cardiff Metropolitan University.


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Tranmere Rovers guarantee safety as experience tells against Walsall
FITTINGLY, it was Andy Robinson, the most talented individual player in Tranmere's repertoire, who created and scored the goal that made their League One status mathematically secure and consigned Walsall to another week or two of chewing nails.
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Rovers have climbed so high into the safety zone after taking 20 points from 10 games under manager Ronnie Moore that the threat of relegation, a pressing issue at the start of March, seems like a distant memory in mid April.
The buzz phrase and principal motivational tool in the Tranmere dressing room these days is "playing for contracts" and no-one looks like he wants to sign up for more of the same next season than the scorer of the winner at the Bescot Stadium.
Robinson was in his element on Saturday, years of guile and tradecraft going into a performance that teased and sometimes confounded Walsall's defenders and riled the anxious home fans.
The 32-year-old was the player who always looked the most likely to fashion a breakthrough in an untidy, sometimes edgy contest.
Perhaps it was more than a coincidence that many of the players who put most into Tranmere's fifth away win of the season were those with long experience.
Ian Goodison had Walsall's front men Jon Macken and Emanuel Ledesma complaining they had been knocked about and bullied, as well as locked out.
Moore reckons the Jamaican centre-back has another season left in him and on this evidence, the value of keeping Goodison on past his 40th birthday is obvious enough. Strikers right across League One will be less than delighted if they learn he's still going to be around in 2012/13.
Skipper John Welsh has the kind of motor that might keep on running for another decade. He was his usual unobtrusive and effective self here, combining with central midfield partner James Wallace to help Tranmere turn the flow of the game in each half.
During a 20-minute spell at the start of the first half, Rovers looked as if they might not find the motivation to stand their ground against a Walsall side that came fast out of the blocks in pursuit of a victory to make their own situation safe.
They allowed the Saddlers to set the pace. And they allowed Ledesma, a young Argentinian with a dangerous left foot, more freedom than was healthy.
But the visitors rode out the storm and might have taken an interval lead from a Robinson free-kick that struck the woodwork.
They then had to withstand another flurry of pressure at the start of the second half. However, during the final half-hour Tranmere kept the game under control with a measure of composure and might have added further goals to Robinson's 61st-minute strike.
Walsall should have gone ahead on 12 minutes when full-back Dave Buchanan inadvertently stabbed a back pass into the path of Hurst, who ran clear into the box then fired wide of the right hand post with goalkeeper Owain Fon Williams narrowing the angle.
Tranmere quickly made it their business to close down Ledesma on his left foot and the threat was reduced, if not snuffed out altogether. They kept the home side at bay until the break, although they would have been flattered if Robinson's sharp, curling free kick from wide on the left had rebounded into the net after hitting the inside of the far post instead of squirting out to safety.
The visitors were under the cosh for 10 minutes at the start of the second half with Ledesma once again centre stage. A fierce 25 yard shot flew just over the bar, then a free kick from the left hand edge of the box had Fon Williams scrambling to block the ball low down with his chest.
Robinson was moved into the attack three minutes before the goal, which owed as much to psychology as skill. Taking the ball off Andy Butler, Robinson gave the big centre back the opportunity to lunge into a retaliatory tackle that was both hasty and late, conceding a free-kick on the very edge of the box.
Robinson's kick was disguised so well that goalkeeper David Graf was left flat-footed as it flew over the wall and high into the net.
Walsall's best chance of an equaliser fell to Macken, who could not make a decisive contact with Mantom's pass.
From that point onwards, Tranmere were the side most likely to score. Substitute Adam McGurk, making the most of some freedom down the left-hand side, grazed the right-hand post with one shot and forced Graf into a flying save with another. Robinson also went close with a long-range effort.
Walsall's afternoon went from bad to worse when right-back Lee Beevers was dismissed for a second bookable offence, dissent, in injury time.
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Directive (EU) 2018/1972 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 establishing the European Electronic Communications Code (Recast) (Text with EEA relevance)
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Article 52Competition
1.National regulatory and other competent authorities shall promote effective competition and avoid distortions of competition in the internal market when deciding to grant, amend or renew rights of use for radio spectrum for electronic communications networks and services in accordance with this Directive.
2.When Member States grant, amend or renew rights of use for radio spectrum, their national regulatory or other competent authorities upon the advice provided by national regulatory authority may take appropriate measures such as:
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MP Board Class 7th Maths Solutions Chapter 3 Data Handling Ex 3.1
March 11, 2021 September 18, 2019 by Bhagya
Find the range of heights of any ten students of your class.
Let the heights (in cm) of 10 students of our class be 125, 129, 131, 132, 134, 136, 139, 142, 144, 146
Highest observation = 146 cm
Lowest observation =125 cm
Range = Highest observation – Lowest observation
= (146 – 125) cm = 21 cm
Organise the following marks in a class assessment, in a tabular form. 4, 6, 7, 5, 3, 5, 4, 5, 2, 6, 2, 5, 1, 9, 6, 5, 8, 4, 6, 7
(i) Highest number = 9
(ii) Lowest number = 1
(iii) Range = (9 – 1) = 8
(iv) Sum of all the observations =4 + 6 + 7 + 5 + 3 + 5 + 4 + 5 + 2 + 6 + 2 + 5 + 1 + 9 + 6 + 5 + 8 + 4 + 6 + 7 = 100
Total number of observations = 20
Find the mean of the first five whole numbers.
First five whole numbers are 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Hence, the mean of first five whole numbers is 2.
A cricketer scores the following runs in eight innings: 58, 76,40, 35,46,45,0,100.
Find the mean score.
Runs scored by the cricketer in eight innings are 58, 76, 40, 35, 46, 45, 0 and 100.
Therefore, mean score is 50.
Following table shows the points of each player scored in four games:
Now answer the following questions:
(i) Find the mean to determine A's average number of points scored per game.
(ii) To find the mean number of points per game for C, would you divide the total points by 3 or by 4? Why?
(iii) B played in all the four games. How would you find the mean?
(iv) Who is the best performer?
(i) A's average number of points
(ii) To find the mean number of points per game for C, we will divide the total points by 3 because C played 3 games.
(iii) Mean of B's Score
(iv) The best performer will have the greatest average among all. Now we can observe that the average of A is 12.5 which is more than that of B and C. Therefore, A is the best performer.
The marks (out of 100) obtained by a group of students in a Science test are 85, 76, 90, 85, 39, 48, 56, 95, 81 and 75. Find the:
(i) Highest and the lowest marks obtained by the students.
(ii) Range of the marks obtained.
(iii) Mean marks obtained by the group.
The marks obtained by the group of students in a Science test can be arranged in ascending order as follows.
(i) Highest marks = 95 Lowest marks = 39
(ii) Range = 95 – 39 = 56
(iii) Mean marks
The enrolment in a school during six consecutive years was as follows:
Find the mean enrolment of the school for this period.
Mean enrolment
The rainfall (in mm) in a city on 7 days of a certain week was recorded as follows:
(i) Find the range of the rainfall in the above data.
(ii) Find the mean rainfall for the week.
(iii) On how many days was the rainfall less than the mean rainfall?
(i) Range = (20.5 – 0.0) mm = 20.5 mm
(ii) Mean rainfall
(iii) For 5 days (i.e., Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday), the rainfall was less than the mean rainfall.
The heights of 10 girls were measured in cm and the results are as follows:
135, 150, 139, 128, 151, 132, 146, 149, 143, 141.
(i) What is the height of the tallest girl?
(ii) What is the height of the shortest girl?
(iii) What is the range of the data?
(iv) What is the mean height of the girls?
(v) How many girls have heights more than the mean height?
Arranging the heights of 10 girls in an ascending order;
(i) Height of the tallest girl = 151 cm
(ii) Height of the shortest girl = 128 cm
(iii) Range = (151 – 128) cm = 23 cm
(iv) Mean height
(v) The heights of 5 girls are greater than the mean height (i.e., 141.4 cm) and these heights are 143 cm, 146 cm, 149 cm, 150 cm and 151 cm.
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2. Of the books I read, have at least one third of them be non-fiction.
These are nominally reasonable goals. I've read over fifty-two books a year since my forty book year five years ago, and decided that was too few. Fifty two is one a week and a solid baseline.
I'm at 98 books so far for the year, not including essay books.
I am delighted that I've kept up my one-third non-fiction goal. I've read 35 non-fiction books so far. I might have to read one more non-fiction book this year to keep the ratio.
What surprised me most about my books, however is that in the fiction books, thirteen of them have black protagonists. Also, five are Asian, two books have a balanced ensemble of protagonists of varied races, and three books I don't actually know the protagonists' races.
Contrast this to last year when I had, I think, seven books of non-white protagonists. I skim counted, I could be mistaken. I also had twelve non-fiction books, of the ninety-eight I read for the year.
I need to add new categories to my book tracking, to better understand my reading trends, but I am really happy with my increased reading diversity.


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23/09/2017 10:07 AM IST | Updated 23/09/2017 10:12 AM IST
No One Told Dr Harsh Vardhan, Our Environment Minister, That Hindi Isn't The 'National Language' Of India
Enough, now.
Harsh Vardhan, Indian Union Minister for Environment, Science and Technology, takes part in a yoga session on International Yoga Day in Amritsar.
Just months after Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said that the citizens of India should make efforts to learn Hindi since it was the national language of the country, Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan said that official events should be conducted in the 'national language'. And what's that? According to Harsh Vardhan, it's Hindi.
Either we didn't get the memo, or our ministers just need a lesson. Last we checked, there was nothing on record to suggest that any provision has been made or order issued declaring Hindi or any other language as Indian's 'national language'.
On Friday, speaking at an event, Vardhan, the minister for environment and forest and science and technology, said he has observed that 95 per cent of the programmes in his ministries is conducted in English.
"I am happy that the programme is being conducted in Hindi. It is not a sin to compere in English. But wherever possible, if we can use our national language for conducting the proceedings, then the environment probably becomes more pleasant (satvik)," Vardhan said, while speaking in Hindi.
The minister made the remarks at a seminar called, 'Role of security forces in combating wildlife crimes', that was organised by the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB). The SSB, a paramilitary force under the Ministry of Home Affairs, guards the borders along Nepal and Bhutan.
So, let's just get the fact straight.
Hindi is one of the 'official' languages of India according to the Constitution. Clause 1 of Article 343 of the Constitution of India states that "The official language of the Union shall be Hindi in Devanagari script."
Just days ago, on the occasion of "Hindi Diwas", Vardhan said that Hindi is the fourth most spoken language in the world.
Just to clarify this, Hindi is considered a collective language including Mewari, Chhattisgarhi, Bhojpuri and others. It's not Hindi, but 'Hindustani' which is considered to be one of the most spoken languages in the world. And that also includes Urdu.
In 2010, the Gujarat High Court, while hearing a PIL, had observed that Hindi was not the country's national language. The PIL had sought direction of the Centre and the state to make it mandatory for print details of good to be in Hindi. But the court had observed, "Normally, in India, majority of the people have accepted Hindi as a national language and many people speak Hindi and write in Devanagari script but there is nothing on record to suggest that any provision has been made or order issued declaring Hindi as a national language of the country."
In the constitution, Hindi is declared as an official language and not a national language. The Constitution also says that states whose official language is not Hindi can have communications in English, another 'official language'.
It's about time our minister stop calling Hindi the 'national language'.
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Q: Bound from Frechet derivative I am not certain about a step in the following argument where I use the frechet derivative.
Problem
Let $F$ be a continuously differentiable function with founded derivative (let $f$ be its derivative) satisfying $F(s)=0$ for all $s\leq 0$ and $F(s)=1$ for all $s\geq 1$. Consider the following operator:
$$
(K\rho)(t)=1-\int_{t}^{1}F(\rho(\tau))dF(\tau)
$$
with $t\in[0,1]$ and $\rho$ a continuous and nondecreasing function defined on $[0,1]$. The frechet derivative of K at $\rho$ is:
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(DF_{\rho})(h)=-\int_{t}^{1}f(\rho(\tau))h(\tau)f(\tau)d\tau
$$
Let $\theta\in[0,1]$ be an scalar and $\rho$ and $\phi$ be two nondecreasign and continuous functions on $[0,1]$. Define $\rho^\theta=\theta \rho(t)+(1-\theta)\phi(t)$. Then,
$$
(K\rho^\theta)(t)=1-\int_{t}^{1}F(\rho^\theta(\tau))dF(\tau)
$$
I want to compute $\frac{dK\rho^\theta}{d\theta}$. What I have is the following:
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\frac{dK\rho^\theta}{d\theta}=-(DF_{\rho^\theta})(h)\frac{d\rho^\theta}{d\theta}\\
=-(DF_{\rho^\theta})(h)[\rho-\phi]
$$
Question
Since $(DF_\rho)(h)$ is a bounded linear operator, it satisfies $||(DF_\rho)(h)||\leq C||h||$ for all $h$ continuous and nondecreasing (here $||\cdot||$ is the sup norm). Then, this must also hold for the constant function $h\equiv 1$ and hence, $||(DF_\rho)(1)||\leq C$. Is the following claim valid?
$$
\left|\frac{dK\rho^\theta}{d\theta}\right|\leq \left|(DF_{\rho^\theta})(1)\right|\left|\rho - \phi\right|\\
\leq \left|\rho - \phi\right|\left||(DF_{\rho^\theta})(1)\right||\\
\leq \left|\rho - \phi\right|C
$$
Thanks for your help/suggestions!

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Last summer, Woldringh Optiek reopened following a thorough refurbishment. The interior concept by WSB's retail designers is characterized by a beautiful mix of design, architecture and good routing. Nico Schreuder: "In the design, we went back to the history of Woldringh Optiek and the architectural features of the building. The design looks modern, yet at the same time you see the building's timeless character. The stone walls and wooden beams combined with steel structures are characteristic of the building.
As a team, we first thought about the identity and the future prospects of Wolderingh Optiek.
We translated this company philosophy into a concrete 3D store design.
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Vp hikes dividend as profits rise
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Vp boosted first-half profits and hiked its dividend after revenue rose. Profit before tax and amortisation increased 13% to £21.2m, as revenue jumped 12% to £136.0m. The company increased its interim dividend by 13% to 6.80p per share. "Vp has again delivered an excellent set of results for the half year," chairman Jeremy Pilkington said. "The UK market remains strong, and whilst there is some uncertainty around the implications that Brexit will have on the UK, the day-to-day demand continues to be highly positive." "There is also an improving trend for our international division in the second half of the year." At 9:26am: (LON:VP.) VP PLC share price was +37.5p at 915p Story provided by StockMarketWire.com


After seeing Rogue One I watched the trailer and was surprised to see most of it wasn't in the final film. The trailer gave a good somber emotion to the film which was accurate albeit deceiving. The configuration of shots and dialogue were all put together so as to convey the intent of Rogue One without spoiling any of the actual film.
I have heard angst from some fans that they felt lied to or cheated but thats all silly in my book. Actual good marketing for films gives you flavor. Trailers should be a tasting menu of ideas and intent. The Rogue One trailer did just that. I wish I could trust new Star Wars trailers to do the same but I don't. Looking at you Last Jedi. My ears are plugged and my eyes shall be averted!
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Once you've got your ebook workflow down, paying attention to the nuances of accessibility, how do you check that work? There is no substitute for experience, but I have a couple of tools that can help.
Use these tools to complement your experience and testing. And go make better ebooks!
What? FlightDeck? That's not an ebook accessibility tool, is it? Well, not strictly. But a well-made ebook is more accessible than average and FD will push you there. FlightDeck is not a free tool, but can be affordable when used via one of the subscription packages.
A FD report gives a good all-round overview of the ebook. For example, this EPUB is reflowable EPUB 3, has some embedded fonts, and has 62 images for which I will want to check the image descriptions.
A screen shot from a Flight Deck report illustrating that it is EPUB 3, reflowable, and has 62 images, among other basic statistics.
Here are some areas of the report that you might consider worthy of attention.
The Best Practices tab will point out any areas that you may have missed. This screenshot shows that there are some fonts in the EPUB that aren't being actively used and that I might want to delete to save space. It also suggests that inline styling is not a good idea. This part of the report will also tell you if your ebook is missing a landmarks section and/or a page list – both of which will add rich navigation to your EPUB and are important to accessibility.
The "Best Practices" tab of a FlightDeck report pointing out that the ebook is missing an ISBN, that there are extra font files embedded, and that the cover has inline styling.
When I take a first look at an EPUB, one of the first things I look at is the heading breakdown in FD, comparing it to the table of contents. I want there to be as many level on headers as there are top-level entries in to the TOC. Similarly the number of <h2>s matches secondary entries in the TOC, etc.
Looking at the "Header Levels" and "Table of Contents" on the Stats page is going to point to any problems with the structure of the content.
This new tool is a huge help when it comes both to checking for accessibility and pushing developers to use best practices. If your EPUB is missing accessibility metadata, for example, you will get some serious errors. If epub:type semantics don't have corresponding ARIA roles, you will get a mountain of errors.
A summary of the errors in a well-made EPUB – well-made despite the 4,702 errors pointed out by Ace, by Daisy.
In my experience with a broad cross-selection of good and bad ebooks, the more attention a developer pays to accessibility, the more Ace squawks. So, for example, an EPUB 2 reflowable with no page list, no landmarks, no HTML 5 tags, no image descriptions, and no semantics whatsoever, might turn up a minimal number of Ace errors. And a really well-built EPUB that is missing schema.org metadata and ARIA roles, will generate hundreds of errors, as seen in this slightly alarming screenshot.
I don't say this to dissuade you from using it; on the contrary it is the best tool available to vet the accessibility of your ebooks. But I caution you to use it as one tool in your tool chain. Ace will strong-arm you into folding ARIA roles into your epub:type semantics, and will bully you into adding accessibility metadata – both of which will make you a better ebook developer. This article from Simon Collinson might help convince you that working ACE into your workflow is well worthwhile.
All the errors that show up on Ace are actionable and come with a link that will point you toward answers. This screenshot points out a minor best-practice error, a problem with the epub:type semantics missing its matching ARIA role.
A screen shot from an Ace HTML report showing a minor error which points to a missing complementary ARIA role.
Errors have four handy categorizations: critical, serious, moderate, and minor. They are all worthy of your attention as you take some baby steps toward better ebook development practices.
Explore Ace. Ask questions when the error doesn't make sense (#eprdctn is a good place). A quick piece of Ace's report that I want to point towards: lack of image descriptions is not always an error and can't be reported as such by Ace. The image may be described adequately in the surrounding text, for example, which automated checkers just can't check for. An EPUB that is utterly devoid of image descriptions will not generate any errors for this lack.
As you can see in this screenshot, the alt text for the cover is the abysmal description of "cover.jpg", and the frontispiece map has no description at all. Neither are highlighted as erroneous, which might lead you to think things are cool. They are not.
From the "Images" tab of the HTML report, highlighting the lack of ALT text, and a very poor repetition of the image name as ALT – neither of which are highlighted as an error.
It is important to note that while these tools are useful, they are just one piece of the puzzle and do not replace human testing. The developer behind Ace suggests that it will get you about 30% of the way there, for example.
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Sprong Deserves the "Kessel" Treatment
March 18, 2016 March 18, 2016 Brad FranjioneCharlettetown Islanders, Johnston, Kessel, minus, Penguins, Pens, plus, power play, Sprong, SullivanLeave a comment
It was December 19th. Daniel Sprong, one of the Penguins' brightest future prospects, was sent back down to his QMJHL team, the Charlettetown Islanders. In his 18 games with the Penguins, Daniel Sprong scored 2 goals, had no assists, and was a -1.
One of the biggest criticisms of Sprong is that he has not quite developed a solid defensive game yet, which led to him playing somewhere between 4 and 7 minutes per game on the fourth line.
So yeah, Daniel Sprong's defensive game is not spectacular, but I do not think it ever will be. He can and will get better and has to be more responsible in the defensive zone, there's no doubt about it, but the Penguins need to accept that Sprong isn't going to be winning any Selke Trophies any time soon.
Since Daniel Sprong's return to the QMJHL, he has posted 15 goals and 29 assists, which is good for 44 points in only 31 games. This would give him his best points per game total, 1.42 PPG, since he started playing in the QMJHL. During his previous 2 years he posted 1.01 points per game and 1.29 points per game respectively. This may be in the QMJHL, but the stats don't lie. He is posting impressive numbers.
Daniel Sprong may not be the most sensational defensive forward out there, but boy is he gifted offensively. He has a fantastic release, super quick hands, is a fast skater, and can pass the puck too. But the difference is that he was a constant healthy scratch, played on the 4th line, and barely got to play at all.
So you're probably asking "what difference? You said the difference is…The difference between what?"
Phil Kessel.
Phil Kessel was brought to the Penguins to score goals and provide offense. Many believed, including myself, that Kessel could easily post 40+ goals being that he was a lock to play with either Crosby or Malkin. Although Penguins' fans did set high expectations, I do think Kessel has absolutely under-performed as a whole.
In 70 games, Kessel has 21 goals and 27 assists, giving him 47 points. This is not an awful output, but from a guy like Kessel playing with guys like Malkin and Crosby, it should be higher. Also, he has been insanely inconsistent. Although he just had a goal and an assist last night against the Hurricanes, he scored his first goal in 8 games (and his previous goal was an EN goal), and often follows performances up like these with a dud. That being said, I want him to prove me wrong, and gosh darn it I hope he does against Philly tomorrow.
Similar to Sprong, Phil Kessel is not any threat defensively. Currently, Phil Kessel is a +2 for the Penguins. His only other season he was a "plus player" was 2008-2009 with Boston when he posted a +23. That being said, Phil Kessel was not brought here to play defense: he was brought here to score goals.
Kessel has not left Crosby or Malkin's side for the most part. And, well, he's Phil Kessel. It doesn't make much sense to move him down to the 3rd or 4th line. He has been kept on the first PP unit until only recently, despite not shooting as often as he should or scoring for that matter.
Meanwhile, Daniel Sprong never had any legitimate chances to play with Crosby or Malkin because the coaches felt he was a liability. Then, when it came time for power plays, which is where Sprong would be extremely effective on the right side, the coaching staff still did not use Sprong, and continues to use guys like Kessel and, at the time, Perron.
It should also be noted that Sprong not only did not get these opportunities, but he played almost all of his game under Mike Johnston's system. He played only 2 games under Sullivan, which were within that 0-4 start when Sullivan was hired. Now, the Penguins have an identity, and for me, Daniel Sprong fits right in.
So, although I am not advocating for Sprong to play over Kessel, my argument is this: if Kessel gets a chance on the top PP, and a chance to play with Malkin and Crosby, why not let Sprong have his chance next year?
Kessel hasn't been "demoted" due to his lack of defense. Rather, the coaching staff feels he can score, and so they give him his chances. Okay, fair. So give Sprong a chance.
Kessel, until recently, continued to be put on the top PP unit despite his lack of quality shots and goals. But the coaching staff felt he would turn around. Again, fair. So why not let Sprong, who is often selfish with the puck (in the best sense of the word), a chance with the top PP, or at least one of the power play units?
Let Sprong do what he does best and provide offense. Sprong is only 19, and will only be getting better, but the Penguins need to give him a chance to do so in the top 6 if they want him to develop correctly.
What To Think of Sullivan
January 4, 2016 January 4, 2016 Brad FranjioneCrosby, Kessel, Letang, Malkin, Mike Johnston, Mike Sullivan, Penguins, Pens, power play, Sprong, What to think of SullivanLeave a comment
Mike Sullivan has now been behind the Penguins bench for 10 games now. The Penguins have a 4-5-1 record under Sullivan, however, they boast a 4-1-1 record in their previous 6 games after their 4 game losing skid when Sullivan was hired.
So, was the Sullivan hire the right move?
Oh my gosh, yes.
I wrote an article after the first game that the Penguins played under Sullivan. It was a 4-1 loss to the Capitals. Although they lost that game, and the next 3 after that, I wanted to make a point clear: I believed in Sullivan, and I still do.
If you are a Penguins fan, you need to believe in him, too.
So let's look at some statistical analysis here:
First, the Penguins are starting to score again. Although the Penguins are still only averaging 2.4 goals per game under Sullivan (they averaged 2.35 under Johnston this year), they have now scored 5 goals in three of Sullivan's 10 games behind the bench. The Penguins only had 1 game in which they scored 5 or more under Johnston this year.
Second, the stars are producing. This is arguably the most important and most significant difference between Johnston and Sullivan. Johnston was extremely structured in his coaching from what I have read through multiple sources. He was very particular about guys playing a certain way and this, that, and the other. Sullivan has similar beliefs, but he believes that the superstars are superstars because of their instinctive abilities.
He wants to back of them a little bit and let them do what they do best: score goals.
Although the Penguins have a plethora of great players, I want to look at their 4 elite skaters: Kessel, Letang, Malkin, and Crosby, and break them down one guy at a time.
Under Johnston this year…
Kessel played 28 games, racking up 17 points (9 G – 8A), which is good for approximately .608 points per game and .321 goals per game
Letang played 25 games, tallying 14 points (1G – 13A), which gave him .56 points per game and .04 goals per game
Malkin played 28 games, leading the Penguins with 26 points (13G – 13A), which gave him .929 points per game and .464 goals for per game
Crosby played 28 games and tallied only 19 points (6G – 13A) which gave him .679 points per game and .214 goals per game
Under Sullivan this year…
Kessel's numbers have dropped slightly, but I believe this is because he played a ton of time on the third line, which gave him less ice time. That being said, in 10 games under Sullivan, Kessel has 5 points (3G – 2A), which gives him a .5 points per game and .3 goals per game. This will improve, however, as Kessel has been reunited with Malkin
Letang has only played 4 games under Sullivan, but thus far has 8 points (2G – 6A) which is good for 2 points per game and .5 goals per game. By no means will Letang keep that kind of pace up, but he looks more confident on the ice and is beginning to shoot the puck more on the power play and in general
Even Malkin's numbers have increased, despite his dominant performances early in the season. In 10 games Malkin has 11 points (5G – 6A), which gives him 1.1 points per game and .5 goals per game
Crosby has by far seen the most improvement under Sullivan, and thank goodness, because the Penguins need him to play like what he is: the best player in the world. In 9 games, Crosby has 10 points (5G – 5A), which gives him about 1.1 points per game and .55 goals per game
Stats speak for themselves. Although it may be a small sample size, the stars are really beginning to find their stride under Sullivan, and if they continue to do so, look out NHL.
Third, the power play is clicking. They are shooting the puck, creating movement, screening the goalie…you name it. The Penguins are finally beginning to have a power play that LOOKS like it should. The Penguins power play was darn near last in the league, clicking at only 15.6% (15 of 96).
In only 10 games under Sullivan, the power play has been clicking at a 27.3% rate (9 of 33), which brought the Penguins all the way up to 19th in the league in that department. AND that includes an 0 for 10 stretch in Sullivan's first 3 games before he even had a practice with the team. Take away that 0 for 10 stretch, and the Penguins are at a ridiculous 39.1% clip (9 of 23).
I know it's hard sometimes, but believe in these Penguins. Believe in Sullivan.
Just a few side notes:
The Penguins play a home-and-home against the Balckhawks on back-to-back nights (Tuesday and Wednesday). This should tell us a lot about how this team stands as it is right now.
Also, just because I am a huge fan, Daniel Sprong now has 6 goals and 1 assist in 4 games since behind shipped back to juniors. He may not play for the Pens this year, but he is going to be special.
Johnston, Agnew Out. Sullivan, Martin In.
December 12, 2015 December 12, 2015 Brad FranjioneAdam Clendening, Daniel Sprong, David Warsofsky, Gary Agnew, Jacques Martin, Mike Johnston, Mike Sullivan, Penguins, Pens, power playLeave a comment
I want to begin this article by apologizing to everyone who actually keeps up with my blog. I know it may not be many, but I have not been posting nearly as much as I would like.
For me, I got late into the semester and just found that I was so busy and did not have time to write.
But I assure you, recap articles are coming back, a Q and A will be coming up soon, and I'll be getting back on track now that finals (for the most part) are over.
Anyways, let's move onto the news of the day: Mike Johnston (and Gary Agnew for that matter) are finally gone. It surprisingly took the Rutherford 28 games to make the move. The Penguins are currently 15-10-3 and not in the playoff picture, keeping in mind that this includes a stretch where they went 9-1 in a 10 game span. Take those 10 games away, and the Penguins are 6-9-3.
Under Johnston, the Penguins ranked (oh what fun it is to use past tense when talking about Johnston) 27th in goals for per game (2.36), 27th on the power play (15.6%), 6th in goals against (2.32), and 19th in Corsi for percentage (48.3%). For those of you that do not know, Corsi for percentage basically tells you how often your team has possession of the puck.
The only reason the goals against isn't also horrendous is because of the guy playing the role of brick wall. Because it certainly is not the talent of the defensive corps. That being said, I want to once again acknowledge the pairing of Dumoulin and Lovejoy. These 2 continue to be the shutdown pair night in and night out, so props to these 2 guys.
But without Fleury, the goals against would be probably right around that 27th range, considering the Penguins are allowing the 3rd most shots against per game at 31.8. Letang has not been nearly what anyone expected him to be this year, many even thought he could win a Norris including myself but that is not going to happen. Cole has been awful as of late. Scuderi shouldn't be in the NHL…
Anyways, Fleury has been doing everything he can to help this team win. And honestly, he is a big reason as to why Mike Johnston's firing did not happen earlier, as he was able to help the Penguins maintain a somewhat respectable record.
Heck, Evgeni Malkin kept Johnston behind the bench for a few more games after that ridiculous run he had after calling out the team against New Jersey.
Even Beau Bennett may have gave Johnston one more game, as he helped the Penguins mount a comeback 2 games ago against the Avalanche while scoring 2 goals in the 3rd period.
All of that being said, Johnston is finally gone. An early Christmas present. Thanks Santa.
I do want to say this: Johnston is not a terrible coach. The players respected him for the most part, according to GMJR's interview today, and his philosophy was not bad. His problem was that he was with the wrong team.
After a 2-1 loss against the Ducks, he said that the Penguins need to tighten up defensively….
You're kidding right? A team with Crosby, Malkin, Kessel and co. need to tighten up defensively after losing 2-1? Give me a break… They need to start scoring goals is what they need to do.
So who was hired? Mike Sullivan. Who is he? Oh, you know, the guy who has Wilkes-Barre at a 18-5 record with one of the top offenses (3rd) in the AHL. I have faith Sullivan can be that guy to really bring a spark to this offense. Plus, who remembers last time the Penguins made a mid-season coaching change?
Yeah, that.
So now that you are up to speed, I want to share some of my personal opinions on what Sullivan can do to really get this team rolling.
1. Let the stars play their game
From my understanding based off of what I have read from multiple sources, Johnston was extremely structured and wanted his players to play a certain way. He really was a junior coach. These coaches tend to want more structure and need to be more of a mentor to the younger hockey players. In the NHL, the coach should not be all that influential. Let the stars play their game.
I watched an interview with Sullivan, and he was quoted saying this:
"I've always been a believer that you have to allow your top players the latitude to make plays and act on their instincts. There's a fine line as a coach between making sure you stay out of the way in certain circumstances but you provide the necessary structure so that you don't become a high risk team."
I love this. Guys like Crosby, Malkin, and Kessel need to cut loose and start doing what they're getting paid to do: score. If Sullivan words are true, I'm excited to see what could happen to this offense.
2. Young guns
I just find it hilarious that in Johnston's last game, after being told multiple times by GMJR to play Clendening/Sprong, he plays Scuderi over Clendening when the Penguins needed a puck moving defenseman on the back end against the Kings, and sits Sprong for the last 31 minutes of the game because he pinched in the offensive zone…..
31 minutes?! Yeah, for pinching in the offensive zone.
In that case, may as well sit Crosby, Malkin, Kessel, and every other offensive minded forward because they are not responsible enough defensively. And to Sprong's credit, I saw him make multiple, solid defensive plays in the Penguins' defensive zone.
He's called a forward, Mike. Let him play his game and do the thing that you apparently didn't want this team to do: score.
My point? Give these young guys a shot, and sit Scuderi…unless you REALLY have to play him…
3. Power play
This may possibly be one of the biggest expectations after the coaching change. Although the power play was kicking it up a little bit as of late, they still rank 27th in the NHL which is just absurd considering their offensive talent.
The power play should easily be top 5, at least on paper. They need to have a shot first mentality, and plenty of traffic around the net. Heck, watch Malkin's goal he scored last night when the Penguins had a man advantage because they pulled their goalie. David Perron literally threw a puck on net with traffic in front, and Malkin knocked the puck home past Quick to tie the game late, 2-2.
The power play production will lead to more goals, which can only play to the Penguins' favor.
If I were Mike Sullivan, here would be my line combinations for Monday night against Ovechkin and the Caps:
Kunitz – Crosby – Bennett
Perron – Malkin – Kessel
Sprong – Bonino – Hornqvist
Plotnikov – Cullen – Fehr
Maatta – Warsofsky
Clendening – Cole/Scuderi
I kept the first 2 lines the same that they have been, but these lines could very well change. Kessel has not been getting puck luck, but has looked good offensively the past few games.
I moved Sprong to the third line because he needs to be given a chance. He should be playing 10-15 minutes per night, and he only has until the 40th game, because after this the coaches and GM can still send him back to juniors. They need to give him a chance to see what they really have in Sprong, because if he can increase the scoring, then he needs to stay. I wouldn't even be at all opposed to giving him a shot with Crosby/Malkin, but I don't think it will happen realistically.
Also, I did not put Letang in the lineup because he is reportedly out around 2 weeks with an upper body injury. I put Warsofsky with Maatta because he has actually silently surprised me in his short stint with the Penguins. He should be playing in every game until he shows he should not be.
Clendening should play, and the scratch could be Scuderi or Cole. In this case, I would play Cole even though he has been terrible as of late, because Scuderi is just absolutely pathetic at this point. Oh by the way, he makes $3.875 million. Yikes.
Can the Penguins start to turn this season around? I think they can. If Sullivan can get this offense clicking how it should, I think this team can be dangerous. It just feels like there is a ticking bomb waiting to go off. Here is to hoping it happens soon…
The Penguins, as mentioned earlier, are currently 15-10-3, one point out of the playoff picture. The hill they have to climb is not too steep, but they still need to begin improving.
It starts Monday against Washington, who currently leads the Metropolitan Division with 40 points.
I'll have an article up on Monday night recapping the Penguins vs. Caps game, and giving my impressions on Sullivan behind the bench. Let's Go Pens.
Week 2 Q and A
November 4, 2015 November 4, 2015 Brad FranjioneBeau Bennett, Byfuglien, iCorsi, iFenwick, Mike Johnston, Penguins, power play, Q and A, Rick Tocchet1 Comment
It's that time of the week!
Just as a quick note before we get going: since there aren't too many Penguins games in a week, I am going to start doing the Q and A monthly rather than weekly.
Often times, there is not too much that happens in a week that becomes "question worthy," and I would rather answer upwards of 10 questions in one huge article every month than answer around 1-3 in a week.
So the next Q and A will be published on December 1st regarding the Penguins progress up through the end of November.
With that being said, let's get to this week's questions.
Tyler Godwin: I know it's early, but what are some positions the Penguins could look to improve through trade and who could they target for those positions?
Brad Franjione: The Penguins have been playing well as of late, but I really think they need a physical presence somewhere in their lineup. Enter Dustin Byfuglien.
I actually briefly mentioned Byfuglien in my previous Q and A article, but let's talk about him a little bit more.
First of all, the Penguins do not have many physical players. David Perron is tied for 2nd on the Penguins in hits. That should not be the case. Perron should be more busy trying to score goals instead of trying to hit people…
Dustin Byfuglien is an absolute monster at 6′ 5″ and 265 pounds. He can hit, clear out the front of the net, and also be the guy that could even come to the aid of guys like Crosby and Malkin if need be.
The biggest upside of Byfuglien is that he isn't just some big guy who can hit people and do nothing else. He is actually a smooth skater and has potential offensive upside as well. Byfuglien currently is a +4 with Winnipeg and has 6 points (2G – 4A – 6P) in 12 games. Pretty solid stat line from a 6′ 5″ guy weighing 265 pounds.
However, one of the biggest reasons the Penguins should go after Byfuglien?
He is a power play threat.
The Penguins power play, although it converted once in their most recent game, is still 28th in the NHL. Byfuglien would help their cause. He has a bomb of a shot, as you would expect from a guy his size, and can quarterback a power play quite well.
Although I love Kris Letang, he never really has proven himself as a good "power play quarterback." That's just my opinion. Although Pouliot is in the AHL, I would love to see him quarterback the top power play if and when he gets called up this year. I also would not mind giving Maatta that chance.
But if the Penguins acquired Byfuglien, I think he becomes your power play quarterback, and a guy that will help the power play numbers improve drastically.
So what do the Penguins give up to get Byfuglien? I would use Perron in the centerpiece of that trade. I mentioned this also in my previous Q and A. He is a good player, but just does not seem to be meshing anywhere in the Penguins lineup right now. He still does not have a goal, and is currently on a line with Evgeni Malkin and Phil Kessel.
That's a problem.
The Penguins' forward depth is outstanding, and although their defense could use a top 4 guy, the Penguins are tied 1st in the NHL is goals allowed per game (although this is partially due to the tremendous play of Fleury).
Byfluglien is a top 4 defenseman, a physical presence, a power play quarterback…
You fill all the potential "needs" of the Penguins with Byfuglien.
Doug Godwin: After the quick start last year, the power play has been horrible ever since. Besides just shooting the puck, what is the true issue here?
Brad Franjione: This is a great question. Actually, it is such a good question that I am not sure if there is a clear cut answer. That being said, I'll let you know what I think.
So the Penguins have a top power play unit consisting of Phil Kessel, Evgeni Malkin, Sidney Crosby, Kris Letang, and Patric Hornqvist.
Last year, the Penguins had a similar top unit, except obviously excluding Kessel.
In the first 11 games of last season, the power play was clearly working. The Penguins scored on 19 of 46 opportunities, which is about a 41.3% success rate. Although I would love to see the Penguins with a power play consistently clicking at 41.3%, I think we all knew the power play was going to drop off. That being said, it dropped off way more than it should have.
After the first 11 games of last season, the power play only succeeded 30 times in 208 tries, which is about a 14.4% success rate. About 2/5 of the Penguins total power play goals last year came in the first 11 games of the season!!
Under Mike Johnston and Rick Tocchet (excluding the first 11 games of last year), the Penguins power play has succeeded 34 times in 243 tries, which is about a 13.9% success rate.
The Penguins have, arguably, the best forward corps in the NHL. Minimally, they are top 5 team in this category. Their power play SHOULD be at about 25% in my opinion. But they are not even close.
So, why?
Well, obviously they need to start shooting the puck more. You can't score goals by just passing the puck around in the offensive zone all night.
So, besides that. What's the issue? I see two main issues, personally. Again, who knows if these are the real issues behind this power play, but here's what I think.
First issue, when the Penguins shoot, the puck needs to be on net. I watched a game the other night and it seemed like every shot or one-timer was fired high and wide, banked off of the boards, and went all the way out to neutral ice.
They can't be helping the other team do their job.
Every shot that they shoot doesn't have to go in, but at least hit the net with it. Even if it means taking a little bit of anger out of the shot.
Second issue, the Penguins need to shoot faster. And no, I'm not talking about the speed of the shot.
I mean they need to shoot the puck early in the power play.
Most teams while shorthanded will play in a box-type formation in the defensive zone. When they Penguins control the puck and refuse to shoot the puck on net, this box will stay in formation. The Penguins can pass and pass all they want, but that box will not move. What I do notice, however, is that when the Penguins DO shoot the puck early, that defensive box collapses, which opens the door for more opportunities.
If the Penguins power play is going to improve, they need to get the puck on net early and often, put it on goal, and get the other team out of position. This is how I think they are going to succeed.
Casey Chafin: Why is Beau Bennett still on this team? He should have been gone 3 years ago. Most injury prone players like Bennett typically make up for it by being really good when they are healthy, but he does not seem to do that. Considering we now have a new coach and GM, as opposed to the ones that drafted him and thought highly of him, why is he still around?
Brad Franjione: Well Casey, I see your argument here. I have not been a huge Beau Bennett fan myself due to his consistent injury problems.
The guy got injured celebrating a goal this season. Geez.
So, why is Beau Bennett still around? Here are some arguments in support of Beau Bennett.
First of all, he is only 23 and still has potential. I remember last preseason, Bob Steigerwald, one of the Penguins' announcers, was quoted saying something along the lines of "Besides Crosby and Malkin, Beau Bennett is the most skilled player on this team." That is saying something.
I know, he's injury prone. But he is young. Give the guy a chance. Do you really just drop a young talented player like Bennett JUST because he has been prone to injury? That is a bit harsh…
Second of all, he is only signed to a 1 year deal at $800,000. To have a guy like him on your team for that cheap is huge. AND it is only a 1 year contract. The Penguins did not want to offer him anything long term because he has been injury prone. If Bennett had a 3 year deal woth 2 million a year, then yeah, I definitely see your argument, but that is not the case.
Thirdly, Bennett made some huge improvements in the offseason. He knew that he has been injury prone, and he wanted to get better and earn himself a roster spot. In the preseason, Bennett scored a team high 3 goals, and so far this year, he has 2 goals in only 6 games.
To put this in perspective, Malkin and Kessel have 4 goals each. They have played all 11 games. Past that, Hornqvist, Bonino, and Kunitz have 2 goals each, and they have also played in all 11 games. Bennett has more goals than Crosby, Letang, and Perron, all of who have played all 11 games.
Give the guy some credit here.
Let's get into some advanced statistics. In the NHL, there are stats such as plus/minus, goals, assists, and points. However, I am going to look at iCorsi/60 and iFenwick/60 stats for Beau Bennett.
You're probably asking yourself "what the heck is iCorsi/60 and iFenwick/60?" Corsi itself is calculated by the following formula:
Corsi = shots on goal + missed shots + blocked shots
iCorsi/60 is just basically an individuals Corsi for every 60 minutes that they play.
Fenwick itself is calculated by the following formula:
Fenwick = shots on goal + missed shots
Similarly, iFenwick/60 is just an individuals Fenwick for every 60 minutes they play.
Both of these stats, Fenwick especially, are strong indicators of possession, since a skater needs possession to shoot the puck.
So far this year, Beau Bennett has a iCorsi/60 of 15.84 and an iFenwick/60 of 13.2. Out of 13 forwards, his iCorsi/60 ranks 4th among forwards behind only David Perron, Daniel Sprong, and Phil Kessel. His iFenwick/60 ranks 3rd among Penguins forwards behind only Daniel Sprong and David Perron.
To put this into perspective even more, Crosby ranks 8th with an iCorsi/60 of 11.48 and Malkin ranks 12th with an iCorsi/60 of 8.73. In addition, Crosby is 9th among forwards with an iFenwick/60 of 8.97, and Malkin ranks 12th with an iFenwick/60 of 5.95.
You do not have to be completely sold that Bennett is some God-send. I am not making that claim. But for his salary that he has and his impact to the team, even with being injury prone, I do not have a problem with where he is, and would not be surprised if the Penguins signed him to a one-year deal after this season, even with a new coach and GM.
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My next article will be posted late tomorrow night after the Penguins battle the Canucks in Vancouver looking for their 5th straight win. Puck drop at 10 pm.


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Q: Scrapy Debug: Redirecting 301 to get After writing my first ?recursive? spider, i face  some problems, i cant get fixed the whole day..
I did research, which misstakes can cause that 301 error, but every solution i tried, didnt help me out yet.
My console output

My modified settings.py
USER_AGENT = 'kartonage (Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Ubuntu; Linux x86_64; rv:31.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/31.0)'
DOWNLOAD_DELAY = 0.5
HTTPERROR_ALLOW_ALL = True

this user_Agent and httperror_allow_all were some solutions for other people with a redirected 301 error
My modified items.py
import scrapy

class KartonageItem(scrapy.Item):
    SKU = scrapy.Field()
    Title = scrapy.Field()
    Link = scrapy.Field()
    Price = scrapy.Field()
    Delivery_Status = scrapy.Field()
    Weight = scrapy.Field()
    QTY = scrapy.Field()
    Volume = scrapy.Field()

My code i used
import scrapy
from ..items import KartonageItem

class KartonSpider(scrapy.Spider):
    name = "kartons12"
    allow_domains = ['karton.eu']
    start_urls = [
        'https://www.karton.eu/Faltkartons'
        ]
    custom_settings = {'FEED_EXPORT_FIELDS': ['SKU', 'Title', 'Link', 'Price', 'Delivery_Status', 'Weight', 'QTY', 'Volume'] }

    def parse(self, response):
        url = response.xpath('//div[@class="cat-thumbnails"]')

        for a in url:
            link = a.xpath('a/@href')
            yield response.follow(url=link.get(), callback=self.parse_category_cartons)

    def parse_category_cartons(self, response):
        url2 = response.xpath('//div[@class="cat-thumbnails"]')

        for a in url2:
            link = a.xpath('a/@href')
            yield response.follow(url=link.get(), callback=self.parse_target_page)

    def parse_target_page(self, response):
        card = response.xpath('//div[@class="text-center articelbox"]')

        for a in card:
            items = KartonageItem()
            link = a.xpath('a/@href')
            items ['SKU'] = a.xpath('.//div[@class="delivery-status"]/small/text()').get()
            items ['Title'] = a.xpath('.//h5[@class="title"]/a/text()').get()
            items ['Link'] = a.xpath('.//h5[@class="text-center artikelbox"]/a/@href').extract()
            items ['Price'] = a.xpath('.//strong[@class="price-ger price text-nowrap"]/span/text()').get()
            items ['Delivery_Status'] = a.xpath('.//div[@class="signal_image status-2"]/small/text()').get()
            yield response.follow(url=link.get(),callback=self.parse_item, meta={'items':items})

    def parse_item(self,response):
        table = response.xpath('//span[@class="product-info-inner"]')

        items = KartonageItem()
        items = response.meta['items']
        items['Weight'] = a.xpath('.//span[@class="staffelpreise-small"]/text()').get()
        items['Volume'] = a.xpath('.//td[@class="icon_contenct"][7]/text()').get()
        yield items

A: HTTP 301 isn't an error, it is a response for Moved Permanently. It automatically redirects you to the new address for that page. You can see in your execution logs that you got redirected.
That by itself shouldn't be a problem. Is it something else this may be causing? Any behavior from the spider that is unexpected?


When Abdul Blakney tries to get DirecTV on his laptop, the connection doesn't work. Now he's out $80 for a useless Cinema Connection Kit. Is there any hope for this customer?
Question: I just experienced the absolute worst customer service ever with DirecTV. A few weeks ago, I tried to get help with receiving DirecTV programming on my laptop. A representative recommended a Cinema Connection Kit, an adapter for my DVR that connects to my computer.
DirecTV didn't tell me there would be an $80 charge for the kit. I agreed to try it, but I haven't been able to connect the device.
After I received the connection kit, I opened a "chat" window through DirecTV's website to get help. The representatives couldn't make it work. I called and was connected to another employee who was very condescending and rude to me. He never resolved my issue or offered any other options to fix the problem.
To make matters worse, DirecTV is billing me for the Cinema Connection Kit that doesn't work, even though it never informed me there would be a charge for it.
I haven't paid my DirecTV bill because I need the charge for the kit to be taken off before I pay for it. I've dealt with issues before where this happened and I ended up having to eat a mistake a company made just to maintain service. I wish I wasn't in a contract or I would cancel right now. Can you help? — Abdul Blakney, Valley Village, Calif.
Answer: I feel your pain. I spent some quality time on the DirecTV site to find out more about the Cinema Connection Kit and how much you'd pay. I'm fairly certain the kit isn't "free." I see it listed on Amazon for $45.
Unfortunately, this is one of those "he-said/she-said" scenarios, where the customer claims a representative implied the device would be "free" and the company claims no such conversation took place.
The only way to know for certain would be to either have an email, in which DirecTV promises to send you the kit at no additional charge, or a recording of the phone conversation. And unfortunately for you, the only party with access to a recorded phone conversation is DirecTV. You can, of course, record such calls and request an email confirmation (for which you should wait before ending the conversation).
Parenthetically, I've always felt that when the "record" button is pushed, then both parties should have easy access to the tape. It levels the playing field and in an age of cheap memory and reasonably good IT, how hard can it be to email a customer a call recording?
Well, I said "reasonably" good IT. If it were actually good, then you wouldn't have had any trouble connecting to your Cinema Kit.
Of course, there's no excuse for being clueless or rude to a customer. DirecTV should have done what it promised: sent you the kit, made it work and charged you what it said it would. How hard can that be?
I might have appealed to someone higher up at DirecTV in writing. I list the names, numbers and emails of the appropriate managers on my consumer advocacy website. A polite, written appeal to them might have helped resolve this quickly.
I contacted DirecTV on your behalf. It reviewed your complaint and credited your account with the $80 for the Cinema Connection Kit. It also contacted you directly and offered to help you install the device.
Should DirecTV have refunded Abdul Blakney's kit?
Yes, it didn't tell him there was a charge.
No, just because it didn't tell him doesn't mean it's "free."


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KMS and Killington Ski Club to Host USSA Alpine Eastern J3 Finals, March 8-11
Posted By: TSC Admin on February 28, 2012 7:26 pm
The best 13- and 14-year-old alpine racers in the East will compete for championship status at the USSA Alpine Eastern J3 Finals March 8-11 at Killington Resort. Hosted by Killington Mountain School (KMS) and Killington Ski Club (KSC), about 175 racers from Virginia to Maine will fly through the gates set on the Panic Button/Needle's Eye trail. Competition will be tough as there are qualifying spots on the line for athletes to make it to the Eastern Junior Olympics as well.
As part of KMS' continued growth and expansion of its programs and offerings, the Northeast ski academy now maintains and executes all USSA and FIS events held at Killington Resort. Chuck Hughes, a veteran coach with international coaching and officiating credentials and deep ties to KMS and Killington Resort, is the department's new events manager this season.
Super-G training begins on Thursday, March 8 with Super-G racing on March 9. Giant slalom racing takes place on Saturday, March 10 and the weekend finishes with slalom racing on Sunday, March 11.\
Eastern J3 racers compete at the state level in qualifying series for selections to regional events. The Eastern J3 Finals and J3 Junior Olympics are major season-long goals. A complete schedule and more information can be found here.
Killington Mountain School is a fully approved Vermont independent school whose mission is to inspire students to pursue excellence in academics and athletics in a culture that promotes integrity, leadership, responsibility, and respect. Participants in the KMS alpine racing program train and race in all four disciplines: downhill, slalom, giant slalom, and Super-G.
To learn more about alpine, snowboard, freestyle, freeskiing training and opportunities, visit www.killingtonmountainschool.org or call 802.422.KMS1.


The Festival celebrates women's cycling and brings women together to ride, eat, drink and party in Victoria's beautiful high country, the premiere cycling destination in the state.
Thanks to the rural women who have contributed images and words celebrating your place and why you love where you live. Your contributions are attracting great interest as part of our social media campaign #50places50faces.
Victorian agriculture and food sector businesses can now benefit from a new voucher scheme and virtual network to help grow their business.
The 2018 Women on Farms Gathering Committee (WOFG2018) wants to welcome 18-35 years olds who have found their way to the farm, as a wife, a mum, a friend and a farmer.
As Victoria's first and only female premier, the late Joan Kirner's political legacy is characterised by her commitment to promoting women and reforming education.
We are pleased to introduce to you Jasmine Glover, our new Rural Women's Coordinator (RWC).
Joining a board can be a daunting prospect. Never fear Women on Boards is here to help.


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