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Potential Men's Basketball Coaches thread
anEngineer wrote: ↑
You also haven't seen this team playing with a point guard all year. I'm upset too, but it's not insignificant to have a bunch of freshmen out there with no one running the offense at all. Even as a redshirt freshman, Barrett should be better, but he is not and there are NO OTHER OPTIONS. You can't just go get a new guy like the pros do. You can fault Dunleavy for getting into this situation, but I don't think this proves that he will or should be fired after this year. I agree that you are just wasting your breaths (not a totally unusual thing on this forum).
No disagreement in most offenses the PG is the floor leader and plays a major factor in the efficiency of the offense. And while missing Ona Embo likely has had an affect on this team, to what degree is really debatable. We have 2 years of evidence of Ona Embo running MD's offense and it produced a 8-28 conference record. Last year, he had two NBA prospects surrounding him and they didn't finish above .500 and had just 5 conference wins. The Dunleavy system does not appear to be based on guard penetration which is the value a good point guard brings. Hell, against zone defenses they just swing the ball around the 3 point line. So even if you put a really good PG on the floor, having him run this MD offensive scheme probably doesn't equate to much. But that is also debatable.
What is not debatable is the other side of the floor. Defensively, the have no help defense principles, are not coached to minimize transition buckets and give up easy looks nearly every possession. Supposedly Ona Embo is a good defender but while he looks good at times putting pressure on the ball, the problem is that once he gets beat, which happens because he's being aggressive, it leads to a layup-fest, Again because we have no help defense.
Possibly we don't lose to Alabama A&M with Ona Embo on the floor. Maybe SE LA is a win. But we have 2 years of proof that an Ona Embo led, Dunleavy coached eam will get us a .323 winning percentage, This year is just the nail in the coffin (hopefully)..
And yes, it is on Dunleavy for not recruiting a backup PG. But honestly, it doesn't even matter who's PG.
For the record I'm not insulting or blaming Ona Embo at all for this fiasco. I think he's a good player. But he's setup to fail in this system as is every other player. It's all on MD.
HoustonWave wrote: ↑
gbgreenie: Calling us pea brains for wanting Dunleavy replaced shows your ignorance. He's had three years, and NONE of his recruits look anything like they're the ones to turn the program around. YOU ARE WHAT YOUR RECORD SAYS YOU ARE and Dunleavy's record is going to put him as the worst coach in Tulane Basketball history.
I respect the man, and wish him well, but he MUST step down or be fired as soon as this season ends. We suck, and are in the bottom 10% of the 330 D1 basketball programs. Unacceptable after 3 years. Do you think a GOOD college coach would have us in this position after 3 years?
+1,000 No way we can keep MD. If we keep him, there could be a mass exodus of players transferring elsewhere. The frustration isn't just with the fans. Most our players probably feel very much like we do, and wondering what MD is doing, or more accurately what is he not doing. In the meantime, the program's free fall continues. I will be very surprised if we win another game this year.
"Most our players probably feel very much like we do"? Probably? How would you propose to know that? You mean the freshmen that he just recruited and are playing double digit minutes in every game? I'm sure they are frustrated with losing but how can you blame the coach when you are the actual person missing the shot or losing your man on defense or throwing the ball to the other team? Who would you worry about losing, the players you complain about as being inferior? This team has 4 players who are upper classmen: Cornish, Paul, Sehic and Ona Embo. One doesn't play at all, one plays very little until he fouls out and the other two contribute something. These young players have it made as far as playing time.
How many programs do you think only have 4 upper classmen on the entire team? If they do, they aren't winning either. Maybe Dunleavy ran the dead weight out of here too soon. I don't think so, but you can't have it both ways by saying we had inadequate players before MD got here and blame him for getting rid of them. I continue to say MD will not be fired, but I don't think the current players are too worried about their situation here at all.
Agree, you can't say the players aren't good and then say we'll be in bad shape because we're going to lose them all. You make a good point, MD has made these players look so bad that they don't have any other options at D1 programs, their playing time is guaranteed here, even if it means that you get b*tch-slapped every game. But the losing has to be killing them.
But your point about only having 4 upper classmen, it's irrelevant. The best programs in the country are playing a ton of underclassmen, some as many as 5 freshman. I'm not saying we should be a Duke and bring in a new fab 5 every year. But it is proven you don't have to have upperclassmen to win. Rebuilding a program can happen with one recruiting class. This is basketball not football. At the end of 3 years we'll have fewer wins this season then Ed Conroy, Dave Dickerson, or Shawn Finney's worse year. 2 of his 3 years are the worst since year 1 returning from the death penalty. I mean geez, how is that not grounds for termination.
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WavyHoops wrote: ↑
Very funny....and very sad...
nawlinspete
Bring back Ed Conroy !
Once and Again, With Smart Choices and a Bit Of Patience
I'm sure the players know enough to recognize that other teams run better plays at the offensive end and compete and work harder than Dunleavy has taught them at the defensive end. In short, they know they're not getting coached up and put in a position to succeed. I don't give a crap what gbg or anEngineer say, these kids are not stupid. The program is in shambles. To ignore that fact is like putting your head under a pillow while your house is on fire. This is the worst state of Tulane basketball in my lifetime, including the years that there was NO basketball program. We're more of an eye sore now than we would be without a team. It IS THAT BAD. This cannot continue another season, and there's nothing to indicate Dunleavy deserves another year. NOTHING.
And as others have posted, there's teams in the top 25 that are as young or younger than this Tulane squad. You know what they say about excuses.....they're like a-holes. Everyone has them and they all stink.
Do the right think Coach Dunleavy and step down during your final post game press conference early in the AAC tournament.
HoustonWave
"...how can you blame the coach when you are the actual person missing the shot...." Wake up Engineer. I've known many basketball players that have absolutely blamed their coach for the team's poor performance--in fact that is usually the case. Who wants to keep playing for a spectacularly bad coach, or a coach who can't get the right talent on the court? And it's about more than just playing time. Yes the one's getting the most playing time, and losing, might be inclined to stay, but many of the other players will conclude they can get a shot at playing, under a better coach, somewhere else. As bad as things are right now, they can easily get worse if we keep MD.
Tulane is the University of Louisiana
Bicoastalwave
Very easy and simple solution- we are really over thinking things. Write a check for $1.5m+ for a great coach that took a resource deplete small private school to the ncaa tournament twice or more. Done. Fin
gbgreenie
Pea brains just like the ones wanting to run Fritz out of town, you are probably the same people. When in the recent past has the caliber of recruits been this good. They are absent a field general on the floor and stars take time to grow, each one was the star on their teams and as freshman have to learn how to take a backseat and contribute in many other ways.
How many of you remember Fritz, ridding the team of players that did not fit his system, His lst year was a step back, same situation here sometimes you take one step back to take two steps forward, just like I told you Debbie Downers, next year will really be Fritz's breakout year as his talent develops, same with Dunleavy, don't worry be happy plans are in place, good things will happen as these players develop.
There are MAJOR differences between Fritz and dunleavy. Fritz has been a winner everywhere he has gone, even without the right players his players fought and grinded there way to many close loses and never gave up. . . Hmmmmmmmm I don't think I have to go any further. I'll also say I have met dunleavy several times and he is a great guy and I like him. But when you are embarrassed by a couple of the WORST teams in College (ranked in 300's) in year 3 that's not going to cut it. It would be like us losing to multiple BAD FCS teams in year 3 of fritz (ignoring also their track records and dunleavy losing his team and coaching them poorly . . . but I digress).
Cut the check Troy !
ajcalhoun
Bicoastalwave wrote: ↑
Name please.
Welcome to gotula.net, where it's never too late to mention Tanner Lee, Andy Cannizaro, Lindsey Scott Jr., Rich Rodriguez, David Pierce, or, of course, Scott Cowen. You see, no horse here is so dead that it cannot be beaten just a little bit more.
nawlinspete wrote: ↑
I know, I know. "Make him tell us 'no!'" Still, I think you're dreaming here.
gbgreenie wrote: ↑
How you continue to justify a coach who's program is markedly worse three years after he took the leadership than it was when he got here? HE HAS THE WORST RECORD IN TULANE HISTORY.
To not fire Dunleavy at season's end would signal no accountability. Sorry, but your claims that the recruiting has been good are inaccurate. This team is not talent laden, if it were it wouldn't lose to the likes of Alabama A&M. It is also obviously not well coached. How often does a well coached team have 3 or 4 players standing flat footed on the offensive end of the floor, or playing matador defense?
THIS TEAM STINKS AND IS POORLY COACHED. Get that through your pea brained head Mrs Dunleavy. Even your sons would say Dad is doing a horrible job.
https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/ ... 501044002/
Alarming stat:
Tulane ranks 285th in the nation in rebound margin, and last in the AAC in that category. That's not exactly ideal for Dunleavy's team, especially when considering Tulane ranks third in the country in average height.
I am not going to respond to gbgreenie or others seeking to argue this point. Nobody with a bit of basketball knowledge or even general common sense could defend Dunleavy's record as a college basketball coach in good faith.
ajcalhoun wrote: ↑
I may be able to name a few.... Pete Carill, P.J. Carlesimo, Dick Tarrant, Bryce Drew...and I suggest MD get a video of Carill's motion offense and install it ASAP if he wants to continue at the College level...if not, I am sure Metry Playground is looking for Coaches...if not Johnny Bright may be an option
Bullseye, D. Most players tend to believe they are better than they are—a natural consequence of a college athlete's competitive nature. As a result there is also a tendency to blame poor team performance on the coach, and in our case it is absolutely the coach. No athlete wants to be condemned to failure after failure, and that's what Tulane's basketball program is currently serving up—and there is no indication that future recruits will change that. Our players do know that they aren't being coached, and even some
of the younger starters are going to look for alternatives to this MD disaster. And I say that not even knowing what may be going on in the locker room.
+1,000,000. MD's performance is totally indefenseable, and what recruits are going to save us?—the one that is averaging 2 points per game—but he is tall.
golfnut69 wrote: ↑
Funny you mention the Princeton offense. Associate Head Coach Stewart actually "liked" this on Twitter recently:
I'm guessing because he was Craig Robinson's assistant at Oregon State.
I remember Petes Princeton's team taking Patrick Ewing and G'town to the wire, in the NCAA tournament... if memory serves a last second shot hit the rim in regulation and G'town would have been eliminated...G'town won in OT...of course I am old enuff to have watched Kentucky play Texas Western of the National Championship.... I will add two more Coaches to the list Al McGuire and Lou Carnesca....I loved watching Al's team's with Dean "the dream" Meminger run their motion O...Al brought his team to play Tulane several times
I will add two more Coaches to the list Al McGuire and Lou Carnesca....I loved watching Al's team's with Dean "the dream" Meminger run their motion O...Al brought his team to play Tulane several times
I know many of us have unrealistic expectations as to whom we can get to come here to coach but I suggest we limit our list to those still breathing.
D.... I was lisitng Coaches who reached the NCAA with small private schools, without outstanding funding...you needed to read my initial posting...oh yeah... I will add one more...Perry Clark
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Thanks for posting that Garrett. Dunleavy has fulfilled everything Troy was looking for but winning. I don't think any of us believed that he'd turn out to be the worst basketball coach in Tulane history but he has. The experiment has failed. The future has never looked bleaker. If he comes back with the seat license you'll lose at least half of your season ticket base. Trust me. You are in denial if you believe otherwise. We've all been down this road before and it never ends well. Please "show me" some accountability and fire him at the end of this season. Break the Tulane culture of keeping a loser on for another year.


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2020 was a deadly year in the United States for more reasons than COVID-19, says a new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Compared with the previous five years, March through November 2020 saw an increase of more than 450,000 deaths—and more than 176,000 of those were not from COVID-19, according to an analysis of publicly available data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Though much attention has been paid to COVID-19's spread, mechanisms and death toll, the increase of deaths from other causes is much less understood, say Sheldon H. Jacobson, a professor of computer science and of the Carle Illinois College of Medicine, and Janet A. Jokela, the acting regional dean of the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Urbana. The duo published their findings in the journal Health Care Management Science.
"Focusing only on deaths directly attributable to COVID-19 misses the full impact of the pandemic," Jokela said. "COVID-19 has upended society, including our health care system. Public health does exactly what its name suggests, supporting the health of the public. The past 16 months have demonstrated its importance far beyond just the virus."
While other studies have noted the 2020 mortality uptick in the context of looking at overall excess deaths, Jacobson and Jokela were the first to focus on the odds of non-COVID-19 deaths in 2020. Looking at data grouped by age and gender, both with and without COVID-19 deaths, they analyzed both the numbers and relative risk of death for each demographic in 2020 and compared them with the previous five years.
They found that some demographics were hit harder than others—particularly men ages 15 to 64. There were more than 42,000 excess deaths from non-COVID-19 causes among males in that age group than in the previous five years, while there were less than 16,000 additional deaths among females.
"Everyone understands that those over 65 have been particularly hard hit by COVID-19," Jacobson said. "What is less recognized is that those 15-64 years of age have seen their odds of dying jump up, with many of these additional deaths not directly due to COVID-19."
Jacobson pointed to the 15- to 24-year-old male group as an example. Though the death rate from COVID-19 was low—representing roughly 1.9% of deaths in that demographic—the death rate from other causes was 18% higher than in the previous five years.
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The public screening of the documentary movie "Racing to Zero" will take place on 16 November. The film will be presented by the United States Consul for culture, education and media Peter Burba. It is not a secret that ecology is a universal, international important topic for the whole mankind. The Forum will finish on 16 November 2017.
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Q: Octobercms show title and image of a gallery in backend I have 2 tables, "Actuality" and "Gallery", with Many to Many relationships,  and I included attach Many relationships to Gallery table. Now when doing the relations in Octobercms backend, I want to show the images of the gallery with the title when creating an actuality.
Gallery table

List-view

How can I achieve Below layout for relation form field ?

A: Original Post here : https://tutorialmeta.com/october-cms/customizing-form-field-widget-markup

Result Output

Relation

// Hardik\Demo\Models\Collection <- model
public $belongsToMany = [
    'galleries' => [
        'Hardik\Demo\Models\Gallery',
        'table' => 'hardik_demo_collection_gallery'
    ]
];

Field configuration

fields:
    galleries:
        label: Galaries
        nameFrom: title
        descriptionFrom: description
        span: left
        type: relation

Lets override relation widget partial

use System\Classes\PluginBase;
use Hardik\Demo\Controllers\Collection;
use Hardik\Demo\Models\Collection as CollectionModel;

class Plugin extends PluginBase
{
    public function boot() {

        // we only want to happen on Collection controller

        Collection::extendFormFields(function($form, $model, $context) {

            // and when model is CollectionModel
            if (!$model instanceof CollectionModel) {
             return;
            }

            // we add path for our own partial file
            \Backend\FormWidgets\Relation::extend(function($widget) {
                $widget->addViewPath(
                   \File::symbolizePath('~/plugins/hardik/demo/field_partials')
                );
          });
      });
    }

    // ....  other code
}

Now, lets create our own _realtion.htm file with our own markup which will override default partial file. plugins/hardik/demo/field_partials/_relation.htm

I added marks which things I added manually with // WE ADDED THIS - start and // WE ADDED THIS - start comments.
<div class="relation-widget" id="<?= $this->getId() ?>">
<?php
// We added this condition exclusivly for our gallery relation
// we also know its many to many and we will do only
// for this field 'Collection[galleries]' else it will render normally
if($field->getName() != 'Collection[galleries]') {
    // for other relation fields we do normal partial as it is
    // modules/backend/formwidgets/relation/partials/_relation.htm
    echo $this->makePartial('~/modules/backend/widgets/form/partials/_field_'.$field->type.'.htm', ['field' => $field]);
} else {
    // for our 'Collection[galleries]' field
    // we used this _field_checkboxlist's content
    // modules/backend/widgets/form/partials/_field_checkboxlist.htm
    $fieldOptions = $field->options();
    $checkedValues = (array) $field->value;
    $isScrollable = count($fieldOptions) > 10;
    $readOnly = $this->previewMode || $field->readOnly || $field->disabled;
    $quickselectEnabled = $field->getConfig('quickselect', $isScrollable);

    // WE ADDED THIS - start
    list($model, $attribute) = $this->resolveModelAttribute($this->valueFrom);
    $relationType = $model->getRelationType($attribute);
    $relationModel = $model->makeRelation($attribute);
    // WE ADDED THIS - end
    ?>

    <?php if ($readOnly && $field->value): ?>

            <?php $index = 0; foreach ($fieldOptions as $value => $option): ?>
                <?php
                    $index++;
                    $checkboxId = 'checkbox_'.$field->getId().'_'.$index;
                    if (!in_array($value, $checkedValues)) continue;
                    if (is_string($option)) $option = [$option];
                ?>

                    <input
                        type="checkbox"
                        id="<?= $checkboxId ?>"
                        name="<?= $field->getName() ?>[]"
                        value="<?= e($value) ?>"
                        disabled="disabled"
                        checked="checked">

                    <label for="<?= $checkboxId ?>">
                        <?= e(trans($option[0])) ?>

                    <?php if (isset($option[1])): ?>

<?= e(trans($option[1])) ?>

                    <?php endif ?>

            <?php endforeach ?>

    <?php elseif (!$readOnly && count($fieldOptions)): ?>

        <div class="field-checkboxlist <?= $isScrollable ? 'is-scrollable' : '' ?>">
            <?php if ($quickselectEnabled): ?>

                             <?= e(trans('backend::lang.form.select_all')) ?>

                             <?= e(trans('backend::lang.form.select_none')) ?>

            <?php endif ?>

                <?php if ($isScrollable): ?>

                <?php endif ?>

                <input
                    type="hidden"
                    name="<?= $field->getName() ?>"
                    value="0" />

                <?php $index = 0; foreach ($fieldOptions as $value => $option): ?>
                    <?php
                        $index++;
                        $checkboxId = 'checkbox_'.$field->getId().'_'.$index;
                        if (is_string($option)) $option = [$option];
                        $gallery = $relationModel::find($value);
                    ?>

                        <input
                            type="checkbox"
                            id="<?= $checkboxId ?>"
                            name="<?= $field->getName() ?>[]"
                            value="<?= e($value) ?>"
                            <?= in_array($value, $checkedValues) ? 'checked="checked"' : '' ?>>

                        <label for="<?= $checkboxId ?>">
                            <?= e(trans($option[0])) ?>

                          <?php
                            // WE ADDED THIS - start
                            $style = 'height:80px;width:100px;margin-right:1rem;';
                            foreach ($gallery->photos as $photo) {
                              echo "getPath()}' />";
                            }
                            // WE ADDED THIS - end
                          ?>

                        <?php if (isset($option[1])): ?>

<?= e(trans($option[1])) ?>

                        <?php endif ?>

                <?php endforeach ?>

                <?php if ($isScrollable): ?>

                <?php endif ?>

    <?php else: ?>

        <?php if ($field->placeholder): ?>

<?= e(trans($field->placeholder)) ?>

        <?php endif ?>

    <?php endif ?>
<?php } ?>

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\section{Main Reduction Formulas}
The results to be proved in this paper are given in the following three theorems.\\

 \noindent
\textbf{Theorem 1 : }
For $m, n \in \mathbb N_0$,   $\Re(e)>\Re(d)>0$ and $\alpha, \beta \in \mathbb C$, the following results hold true.   \small \begin{align}
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&\times \mathcal{S}_{1: 0 ; 3}^{1:\,0; 2}\left[\begin{array}{c}
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\end{align}
\small
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~~& = F^{(3)}\left[\begin{array}{c} d::\, -\,;\, -\,;\, -\,;\, -\,;\, \alpha\,;\,\beta\,\\  e:: -;-;-;-; 2\alpha+m; 2\beta+n \end{array} \left| -x, x, x \right. \right] \notag \\
&  = \sum_{j  = 0}^m \sum_{k = 0}^n  \frac{(d)_{j+k}~(-m)_j~ (-n)_k (2\alpha-1)_j (2\beta-1)_k\, x^{j+k}}{(e)_{j+k} (2\alpha+m)_j
(2\beta+n)_k  \left(\alpha-\frac{1}{2}\right)_j~\left(\beta-\frac{1}{2}\right)_k ~ 2^{2j+2k}\,j!\,k!} \notag \\
 &  ~~\times   {}_4F_5 \left[ \begin{array}{c} \frac{  \alpha + \beta + j+k }{2},~ \frac{ \alpha + \beta + j+k+1 }{2}, \frac{d+j+k}{2}, \, \frac{ d+j+k+1}{2} \\ \alpha + j + \frac{1}{2}, \beta + k + \frac{1}{2},\, \alpha+\beta+j+k,\,\frac{ e+j+k}{2},\, \frac{ e+j+k+1}{2}\end{array} \left| \frac{1}{4}{x^2} \right. \right]
\end{align}
\small \begin{align}
& F_{0:\,1;1}^{1:\,1;1}  \left[\begin{array}{c} d:\,\alpha\,;\, \beta   \\ - : 2\alpha+m; 2\beta+n \end{array} \left| \begin{array}{c} x\\x \end{array}  \right.\right] \nonumber \\
 ~~& = \sum_{j  = 0}^m \sum_{k = 0}^n \frac{(d)_{j+k}(-m)_j (-n)_k (2\alpha-1)_j (2\beta-1)_k 	   x^{j+k}}{ (2\alpha +m)_j  (2\beta+n)_k \left(\alpha-\frac{1}{2}\right)_j \left(\beta-\frac{1}{2}\right)_k\, 2^{2j+2k}~ j!~ k!} \nonumber \\
&\times \mathcal{S}_{0: 0 ; 3}^{1:\,0; 2}\left[\begin{array}{c}
{[d+j+k: 1,2]:-; \frac{ \alpha+\beta+j+k}{2}  ; \frac{  \alpha+\beta+j+k+1}{2}} \\{-:~ -;~   \alpha+j+\frac{1}{2}; \beta+k+\frac{1}{2};  \alpha+\beta+j+k}\end{array} \left| \begin{array}{c} x \\ \frac{1}{4} x^{2} \end{array}\right. \right]
\end{align}
\small \begin{align}
 &F_{0:~1;1}^{ 1:~1;1} \left[\begin{array}{c} d:\,  \alpha; \, \beta +n \\    - : 2\alpha+m; 2\beta + n \end{array}\left|\begin{array}{c} x\\-x \end{array} \right. \right] \nonumber \\
~~& = F^{(3)}\left[\begin{array}{c} d::\, -\,;\, -\,;\, -\,;\, -\,;\, \alpha\,;\,\beta\,\\ -:: -;-;-;-; 2\alpha+m; 2\beta+n \end{array} \left| -x, x, x \right. \right] \notag \\
&  = \sum_{j  = 0}^m \sum_{k = 0}^n  \frac{(d)_{j+k}~(-m)_j~ (-n)_k (2\alpha-1)_j (2\beta-1)_k\, x^{j+k}}{  (2\alpha+m)_j
(2\beta+n)_k  \left(\alpha-\frac{1}{2}\right)_j~\left(\beta-\frac{1}{2}\right)_k ~ 2^{2j+2k}\,j!\,k!} \notag \\
 &  \times   {}_4F_3 \left[ \begin{array}{c} \frac{  \alpha + \beta + j+k}{2},~ \frac{ \alpha + \beta + j+k+1 }{2}, \frac{  d+j+k}{2}, \, \frac{  d+j+k+1}{2} \\ \alpha + j + \frac{1}{2}, \beta + k + \frac{1}{2},\, \alpha+\beta+j+k\end{array} \left| \frac{1}{4}{x^2} \right. \right]
\end{align}

\noindent
\textbf{Theorem 2 : }
For $m, n \in \mathbb N_0$,   $\Re(e)>\Re(d)>0$ and $\alpha, \beta \in \mathbb C$, the following results hold true.   \small \begin{align}
& F_{1:\,1;1}^{1:\,1;1}  \left[\begin{array}{c} d:\,\alpha\,;\, \beta   \\  e : 2\alpha-m; 2\beta-n \end{array} \left| \begin{array}{c} x\\x \end{array}  \right.\right] \nonumber \\
 ~~& = \sum_{j  = 0}^m \sum_{k = 0}^n \frac{(d)_{j+k}\, (-1)^{j+k}~(-m)_j (-n)_k (2\alpha-2m-1)_j (2\beta-2n-1)_k   x^{j+k}}{(e)_{j+k}(2\alpha -m)_j  (2\beta-n)_k \left(\alpha-m-\frac{1}{2}\right)_j \left(\beta-n-\frac{1}{2}\right)_k\, 2^{2j+2k}~ j!~ k!} \nonumber \\
&\times \mathcal{S}_{1: 0 ; 3}^{1:\,0; 2}\left[\begin{array}{c}
{[d+j+k: 1,2]:-; \frac{ \alpha+\beta+j+k-m-n}{2}  ; \frac{\alpha+\beta+j+k-m-n+1}{2}} \\ {[e+j+k: 1,2]:-; \alpha+j-m+\frac{1}{2}; \beta+k-n+\frac{1}{2};  \alpha+\beta+j+k-m-n}\end{array} \left| \begin{array}{c} x \\ \frac{1}{4} x^{2} \end{array}\right. \right]
\end{align}
\small \begin{align}
 &F_{1:~1;1}^{ 1:~1;1} \left[\begin{array}{c} d:\,  \alpha; \, \beta -n \\    e : 2\alpha-m; 2\beta - n \end{array}\left|\begin{array}{c} x\\-x \end{array} \right. \right] \nonumber \\
~~& = F^{(3)}\left[\begin{array}{c} d::\, -\,;\, -\,;\, -\,;\, -\,;\, \alpha\,;\,\beta\,\\  e:: -;-;-;-; 2\alpha-m; 2\beta-n \end{array} \left| -x, x, x \right. \right] \notag \\
&  = \sum_{j  = 0}^m \sum_{k = 0}^n  \frac{(d)_{j+k}~(-1)^{j+k}~(-m)_j~ (-n)_k (2\alpha-2m-1)_j (2\beta-2n-1)_k\, x^{j+k}}{(e)_{j+k} (2\alpha-m)_j
(2\beta-n)_k  \left(\alpha-m-\frac{1}{2}\right)_j~\left(\beta-n-\frac{1}{2}\right)_k ~ 2^{2j+2k}\,j!\,k!} \notag \\
 &  \times   {}_4F_5 \left[ \begin{array}{c} \frac{  \alpha + \beta + j+k-m-n }{2},~ \frac{ \alpha + \beta + j+k-m-n+1 }{2}, \frac{ d+j+k}{2}, \, \frac{ d+j+k+1}{2} \\ \alpha + j-m + \frac{1}{2}, \beta + k-n + \frac{1}{2},\, \alpha+\beta+j+k-m-n,\,\frac{ e+j+k}{2},\, \frac{ e+j+k+1}{2}\end{array} \left| \frac{1}{4}{x^2} \right. \right]
\end{align}
\small \begin{align}
& F_{0:\,1;1}^{1:\,1;1}  \left[\begin{array}{c} d:\,\alpha\,;\, \beta   \\ - : 2\alpha-m; 2\beta-n \end{array} \left| \begin{array}{c} x\\x \end{array}  \right.\right] \nonumber \\
 ~~& = \sum_{j  = 0}^m \sum_{k = 0}^n \frac{(d)_{j+k}\, (-1)^{j+k}~(-m)_j (-n)_k (2\alpha-2m-1)_j (2\beta-2n-1)_k   x^{j+k}}{ (2\alpha -m)_j  (2\beta-n)_k \left(\alpha-m-\frac{1}{2}\right)_j \left(\beta-n-\frac{1}{2}\right)_k\, 2^{2j+2k}~ j!~ k!} \nonumber \\
&\times \mathcal{S}_{0: 0 ; 3}^{1:\,0; 2}\left[\begin{array}{c}
{[d+j+k: 1,2]:-; \frac{ \alpha+\beta+j+k-m-n}{2}  ; \frac{ \alpha+\beta+j+k-m-n+1}{2}} \\ {-:-; \alpha+j-m+\frac{1}{2}; \beta+k-n+\frac{1}{2};  \alpha+\beta+j+k-m-n}\end{array} \left| \begin{array}{c} x \\ \frac{1}{4} x^{2} \end{array}\right. \right]
\end{align}
\small \begin{align}
 &F_{0:~1;1}^{ 1:~1;1} \left[\begin{array}{c} d:\,  \alpha; \, \beta-n  \\  - : 2\alpha-m; 2\beta - n \end{array}\left|\begin{array}{c} x\\-x \end{array} \right. \right] \nonumber \\
~~& = F^{(3)}\left[\begin{array}{c} d::\, -\,;\, -\,;\, -\,;\, -\,;\, \alpha\,;\,\beta\,\\  -:: -;-;-;-; 2\alpha-m; 2\beta-n \end{array} \left| -x, x, x \right. \right] \notag \\
&  = \sum_{j  = 0}^m \sum_{k = 0}^n  \frac{(d)_{j+k}~(-1)^{j+k}~(-m)_j~ (-n)_k (2\alpha-2m-1)_j (2\beta-2n-1)_k\, x^{j+k}}{ (2\alpha-m)_j
(2\beta-n)_k  \left(\alpha-m-\frac{1}{2}\right)_j~\left(\beta-n-\frac{1}{2}\right)_k ~ 2^{2j+2k}\,j!\,k!} \notag \\
 &  \times   {}_4F_3 \left[ \begin{array}{c} \frac{  \alpha + \beta + j+k-m-n }{2},~ \frac{ \alpha + \beta + j+k-m-n+1 }{2}, \frac{ d+j+k}{2}, \, \frac{ d+j+k+1}{2} \\ \alpha + j-m + \frac{1}{2}, \beta + k-n + \frac{1}{2},\, \alpha+\beta+j+k-m-n \end{array} \left| \frac{1}{4}{x^2} \right. \right]
\end{align}
\noindent \textbf{Theorem 3 :} For $m, n \in \mathbb N_0$,   $\Re(e)>\Re(d)>0$ and $\alpha, \beta \in \mathbb C$, the following results hold true.
\small \begin{align}
& F_{1:\,1;1}^{1:\,1;1}  \left[\begin{array}{c} d:\,\alpha\,;\, \beta   \\  e : 2\alpha+m; 2\beta-n \end{array} \left| \begin{array}{c} x\\x \end{array}  \right.\right] \nonumber \\
 ~~& = \sum_{j  = 0}^m \sum_{k = 0}^n \frac{(d)_{j+k}~(-1)^k ~(-m)_j (-n)_k (2\alpha-1)_j (2\beta-2n-1)_k 	   x^{j+k}}{(e)_{j+k}(2\alpha +m)_j  (2\beta-n)_k \left(\alpha-\frac{1}{2}\right)_j \left(\beta-n-\frac{1}{2}\right)_k\, 2^{2j+2k}~ j!~ k!} \nonumber \\
&\times \mathcal{S}_{1: 0 ; 3}^{1:\,0; 2}\left[\begin{array}{c}
{[d+j+k: 1,2]:-; \frac{ \alpha+\beta+j+k-n}{2}  ; \frac{ \alpha+\beta+j+k-n+1}{2}} \\ {[e+j+k: 1,2]:-; \alpha+j+\frac{1}{2}; \beta+k-n+\frac{1}{2};  \alpha+\beta+j+k-n}\end{array} \left| \begin{array}{c} x \\ \frac{1}{4} x^{2} \end{array}\right. \right]
\end{align}
\small \begin{align}
 &F_{1:~1;1}^{ 1:~1;1} \left[\begin{array}{c} d:\,  \alpha; \, \beta-n \\    e : 2\alpha+m; 2\beta - n \end{array}\left|\begin{array}{c} x\\-x \end{array} \right. \right] \nonumber \\
~~& = F^{(3)}\left[\begin{array}{c} d::\, -\,;\, -\,;\, -\,;\, -\,;\, \alpha\,;\,\beta\,\\  e:: -;-;-;-; 2\alpha+m; 2\beta-n \end{array} \left| -x, x, x \right. \right] \notag \\
&  = \sum_{j  = 0}^m \sum_{k = 0}^n  \frac{(d)_{j+k}~(-1)^k~(-m)_j~ (-n)_k (2\alpha-1)_j (2\beta-2n-1)_k\, x^{j+k}}{(e)_{j+k} (2\alpha+m)_j
(2\beta-n)_k  \left(\alpha-\frac{1}{2}\right)_j~\left(\beta-n-\frac{1}{2}\right)_k ~ 2^{2j+2k}\,j!\,k!} \notag \\
 &  \times   {}_4F_5 \left[ \begin{array}{c} \frac{  \alpha + \beta + j+k-n}{2},~ \frac{ \alpha + \beta + j+k-n+1 }{2}, \frac{1 d+j+k}{2}, \, \frac{ d+j+k+1}{2} \\ \alpha + j + \frac{1}{2}, \beta + k -n+ \frac{1}{2},\, \alpha+\beta+j+k-n,\,\frac{ e+j+k}{2},\, \frac{ e+j+k+1}{2}\end{array} \left| \frac{1}{4}{x^2} \right. \right]
\end{align}
\small \begin{align}
& F_{0:\,1;1}^{1:\,1;1}  \left[\begin{array}{c} d:\,\alpha\,;\, \beta   \\ - : 2\alpha+m; 2\beta-n \end{array} \left| \begin{array}{c} x\\x \end{array}  \right.\right] \nonumber \\
 ~~& = \sum_{j  = 0}^m \sum_{k = 0}^n \frac{(d)_{j+k}~(-1)^k~(-m)_j (-n)_k (2\alpha-1)_j (2\beta-2n-1)_k 	   x^{j+k}}{(e)_{j+k}~ (2\alpha +m)_j  (2\beta-n)_k \left(\alpha-\frac{1}{2}\right)_j \left(\beta-n-\frac{1}{2}\right)_k\, 2^{2j+2k}~ j!~ k!} \nonumber \\
&\times \mathcal{S}_{0: 0 ; 3}^{1:\,0; 2}\left[\begin{array}{c}
{[d+j+k: 1,2]:-; \frac{ \alpha+\beta+j+k-n}{2}  ; \frac{ \alpha+\beta+j+k-n+1}{2}} \\{-:~ -;~   \alpha+j+\frac{1}{2}; \beta+k-n+\frac{1}{2};  \alpha+\beta+j+k-n}\end{array} \left| \begin{array}{c} x \\ \frac{1}{4} x^{2} \end{array}\right. \right]
\end{align}
\small \begin{align}
 &F_{0:~1;1}^{ 1:~1;1} \left[\begin{array}{c} d:\,  \alpha; \, \beta -n \\    - : 2\alpha+m; 2\beta - n \end{array}\left|\begin{array}{c} x\\-x \end{array} \right. \right] \nonumber \\
~~& = F^{(3)}\left[\begin{array}{c} d::\, -\,;\, -\,;\, -\,;\, -\,;\, \alpha\,;\,\beta\,\\ -:: -;-;-;-; 2\alpha+m; 2\beta-n \end{array} \left| -x, x, x \right. \right] \notag \\
&  = \sum_{j  = 0}^m \sum_{k = 0}^n  \frac{(d)_{j+k}~(-1)^k~(-m)_j~ (-n)_k (2\alpha-1)_j (2\beta-2n-1)_k\, x^{j+k}}{  (2\alpha+m)_j
(2\beta-n)_k  \left(\alpha-\frac{1}{2}\right)_j~\left(\beta-n-\frac{1}{2}\right)_k ~ 2^{2j+2k}\,j!\,k!} \notag \\
 &  \times   {}_4F_3 \left[ \begin{array}{c} \frac{  \alpha + \beta + j+k-n }{2},~ \frac{ \alpha + \beta + j+k-n+1 }{2}, \frac{ d+j+k}{2}, \, \frac{ d+j+k+1}{2} \\ \alpha + j + \frac{1}{2}, \beta + k -n+ \frac{1}{2},\, \alpha+\beta+j+k-n\end{array} \left| \frac{1}{4}{x^2} \right. \right]
\end{align}
Proofs : The proofs of the results given in the Theorems 1 , 2 and 3 are same as given in the paper[3]. However, while deriving the results, we shall make use of the results (2.1), (2.2) and (2.3) given in the paper [1].\\

The details are given in [2].
\section{Special Cases}
\noindent 1. In theorems 1, 2 and 3, if we set $\beta=\alpha$, we get the known results recently obtained in [3].\\
2. In theorems 1 or 2 or 3, if we set $m=n=0$, we get the following interesting results.
\begin{align
 F_{1:\,1;1}^{1:\,1;1}&  \left[\begin{array}{c} d:\,\alpha\,;\, \beta   \\  e : 2\alpha ; 2\beta  \end{array} \left| \begin{array}{c} x\\x \end{array}  \right.\right] \nonumber \\
  ~~ &= \mathcal{S}_{1: 0 ; 3}^{1:\,0; 2}\left[\begin{array}{c}
{[d : 1,2]:-; \frac{1}{2}(\alpha+\beta ), \frac{1}{2}(\alpha+\beta +1)} \\ {[e : 1,2]:-; \alpha +\frac{1}{2}, \beta+ \frac{1}{2},  \alpha+\beta }\end{array} \left| \begin{array}{c} x \\ \frac{1}{4} x^{2} \end{array}\right. \right]
\end{align}
\begin{align}
  F_{1:~1;1}^{ 1:~1;1}& \left[\begin{array}{c} d:\,  \alpha; \, \beta  \\    e : 2\alpha ; 2\beta   \end{array}\left|\begin{array}{c} x\\-x \end{array} \right. \right] \nonumber \\
~~& = F^{(3)}\left[\begin{array}{c} d::\, -\,;\, -\,;\, -\,;\, -\,;\, \alpha\,;\,\beta\,\\  e:: -;-;-;-; 2\alpha ; 2\beta  \end{array} \left| -x, x, x \right. \right] \notag \\
&  =    {}_4F_5 \left[ \begin{array}{c} \frac{1}{2}( \alpha + \beta   ),~ \frac{1}{2}(\alpha + \beta  +1 ), \frac{1}{2}(d ), \, \frac{1}{2}(d +1) \\ \alpha   + \frac{1}{2}, \beta   + \frac{1}{2},\, \alpha+\beta,\,\frac{1}{2}(e ),\, \frac{1}{2}(e +1)\end{array} \left| \frac{1}{4}{x^2} \right. \right]
\end{align}
\begin{align}
  F_{0:\,1;1}^{1:\,1;1}&  \left[\begin{array}{c} d:\,\alpha\,;\, \beta   \\ - : 2\alpha ; 2\beta  \end{array} \left| \begin{array}{c} x\\x \end{array}  \right.\right] \nonumber \\
 ~~& =  \mathcal{S}_{0: 0 ; 3}^{1:\,0; 2}\left[\begin{array}{c}
{[d : 1,2]:-; \frac{1}{2}(\alpha+\beta )  ; \frac{1}{2}(\alpha+\beta +1)} \\{-:~ -;~   \alpha +\frac{1}{2}; \beta +\frac{1}{2};  \alpha+\beta }\end{array} \left| \begin{array}{c} x \\ \frac{1}{4} x^{2} \end{array}\right. \right]
\end{align}
\begin{align}
 F_{0:~1;1}^{ 1:~1;1}& \left[\begin{array}{c} d:\,  \alpha; \, \beta   \\    - : 2\alpha ; 2\beta   \end{array}\left|\begin{array}{c} x\\-x \end{array} \right. \right] \nonumber \\
~~& = F^{(3)}\left[\begin{array}{c} d::\, -\,;\, -\,;\, -\,;\, -\,;\, \alpha\,;\,\beta\,\\ -:: -;-;-;-; 2\alpha ; 2\beta  \end{array} \left| -x, x, x \right. \right] \notag \\
&  =     {}_4F_3 \left[ \begin{array}{c} \frac{1}{2}( \alpha + \beta   ),~ \frac{1}{2}(\alpha + \beta  +1 ), \frac{1}{2}(d ), \, \frac{1}{2}(d +1) \\ \alpha   + \frac{1}{2}, \beta   + \frac{1}{2},\, \alpha+\beta \end{array} \left| \frac{1}{4}{x^2} \right. \right]
\end{align}
\noindent Similarly other results can be obtained.

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Morristown, NJ – January 19th, 2023 – Majesco, a global leader of cloud insurance software solutions for insurance business transformation, today announced the success of its third annual alliance partner summit. The 2023 event brought together senior leadership from over a dozen leading consulting and system integration partners including Capgemini, Deloitte, KPMG, EY, PwC and LTIMindtree. The value packed sessions zeroed in on Majesco's growth strategy, product innovation agenda, market success, and processes to enhance delivery outcomes for our joint customers.
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It's rarely a good sign when you start hearing voices. It's even worse when you have, y'know, a kingdom to run.
And Elsa really wants to be a good queen to the tiny city-state of Arendelle. Who could blame her? It's her duty for one thing, given that she inherited the place from her father. Second, Elsa went to all the trouble of saving the kingdom in the last movie (with a little help from her friends and especially her sister, Anna). And she can't let that sort of derring-do and sacrifice go to waste now, can she?
But the singing voice is maddeningly persistent. And it seems to be calling her to a mysterious, magical forest—a land that her father told her and Anna about long ago.
That territory, Northuldra by name, isn't exactly a vacation spot in Arendelle lore. Long ago, Elsa and Anna were told when they were just children, their grandfather went up to make peace with the people there (even giving them a shiny new dam). But he was betrayed. What followed might've been the shortest war in Arendelle history: A fearsome battle broke out, but then the forest's nature spirits got involved—sending many an Arendellian scurrying and sealing the whole place away behind an impenetrable wall of magical mist.
Could the voice be now calling Elsa into that mist? And if so, for what purpose?
Elsa needs to find out quickly. Because even though the mist is still firmly in place, the forest's magical spirits have begun causing havoc beyond that foggy perimeter. Arendelle is under attack not by the Northuldrians, but by these elemental forces themselves, magical manifestations of earth, air, fire and water. Soon, the city's citizens are forced to flee to the countryside.
Elsa is determined to save her kingdom. But she's also determined to find the source of this mysterious voice. Could it be whispering to her to help her better understand the source of her own magical powers? Is it related to the elemental attacks on her kingdom? She doesn't know for sure. But she tells Anna, "I believe whatever is calling me is good."
Anna's not so sure, and she's determined to protect her big sis at any cost. She's going with Elsa to the fearsome north, and don't try to stop her. Anna's beau Kristoff and his hulking reindeer, Sven, volunteer as well. And Olaf, the talking snowman? He promises to bring snacks.
Yes, Elsa's ready for another adventure: to investigate the voice and further explore the nature of her wonderous, fearsome powers. But this time she won't be doing it alone. This time, she knows there are people in her life that she can't let go.
What's stronger than Elsa's fearsome freezing powers? Why, the love of two sisters, of course. No chill has fallen over Elsa and Anna's relationship here: Both are deeply committed to each other's well-being, and the sacrifices that Anna especially is willing to make for her sister are powerful and, at times, profound.
But on some level, Frozen II is about (ahem) letting go—about the separate paths that we sometimes must travel to pursue what we're meant to do and, by extension, to pursue the greater good. Elsa, for instance knows that Anna can't follow her all the way to where she needs to go, despite her sister's loyal determination not to be separated from her again.
But it's not easy. And at one pivotal point, Anna falls nearly into despair. But she perseveres and does what she can do to help both Elsa and Arendelle itself. She realizes that her next step, though it seems as if it might destroy everything, is still the right choice for her to make.
The film reinforces this one-step-at-a-time approach to decision-making with a song called "The Next Right Thing." Though desperation threatens to overwhelm her ("Hello darkness/I'm ready to succumb"), Anna makes the brave decision to trust "a tiny voice [that] whispers in my mind" that tells her, "'You are lost, hope is gone/But you must go on/And do the next right thing.'" And so she does.
Kristoff, incidentally, is still completely committed to Anna (despite some rough patches here and there). And Olaf, now gifted with permafrost that heat can't melt, is growing up and growing more thoughtful. He mulls a number of existential questions and laments the changes he sees going on all around him. But eventually, he realizes that there's one thing that'll never change: love.
Elsa's powers in the original Frozen were fairly unfettered by particular spiritual baggage. Like the enchantments we've seen in a bevy of other magic-coated tales, her potent ice-shaping powers simply are.
But Frozen II takes a step past that understanding of Elsa's abilities, pushing into an "origin story" explaining her magic abilities that seems more akin to nature-centric paganism.
Four elemental "spirits" are at work here—those of earth, air, fire and water. Each has its own symbolic stone totem in the enchanted forest, visually evoking the monoliths at Stonehenge. Elsa accidentally creates a sky filled with ice crystals, each of which bears elemental symbols as well.
Each spirit comes with its own physical embodiment, too: Fire comes as a gecko-like creature (a reference to the mythical salamander, perhaps); water as a horse; earth as giant, rocklike critters; and air as a tornado-like swirling wind that characters start calling "Gale." (Elsa later learns of a fifth element that she must find.)
All of these elements are powerful, godlike entities that in many ways shape the world around them, for good or ill. And when the destruction of a place is circumvented, we're sagely told that the "spirits" spared it. [Spoiler Warning] Elsa, we eventually learn, is somehow the magical key to uniting these four spirits in a kind of harmony. And by movie's end, Elsa begins to feel like something closer to a goddess herself.
We hear a troll say that everyone must "pray" that everything will turn out right.
Despite highly publicized speculation, Elsa does not come out as a lesbian here. She does develop a friendship with another young woman named Honeymaren, but there's nothing in the film that suggests a sexual or romantic connection between the two.
Frozen II's only romantic subplot advances in the form of Kristoff and Anna's relationship. Kristoff really wants to ask Anna to marry him, though he struggles to find the right way to pop the question. Nevertheless, they're still clearly an item, and we see them both hug and kiss repeatedly.
When they're riding in a Sven-pulled sled, Anna asks Kristoff what he'd like to do—hinting that she'd like to make out (which, the film suggests, is something that's happened before). Kristoff sings passionately, with the help of several reindeer, about a love gone wrong. (Anna also tells a dressed-up Kristoff that she prefers him "in leather," an innocent remark in context but one that may sound suggestive to some in the audience.)
Elsa, meanwhile, is still very much wedded to her duties and the exploration of her powers¬—still shunning any explicit romantic attachment at all. In a flashback, we see the girls playing with icy figurines. And while Anna has the boy and girl figures smooch and "get married," Elsa makes a face in disgust.
An Arendelle soldier still pines for an old flame he last saw some 34 years ago. In flashbacks, we see Elsa and Anna's father and mother together frequently, clearly very attached to each other. When people look at Olaf askance, he assumes they're staring at his snowy nudity. "I just find clothes restricting," he explains. Elsa wears a slightly low-cut gown on one occasion.
In flashback, the sisters' father recounts that when he was a boy, the people of Northuldra betrayed his own father. We don't see the act of betrayal, but we do watch as sword-wielding Arendelle soldiers battle with the forest's human inhabitants.
Olaf insists that water can remember things, and it turns out that's true here. Using her powers, Elsa conjures up "memories" (in the form of icy sculptures) that seem to point to the moment right before someone died. She sees two people about to be drowned in a shipwreck in one instance. And later, a sculpture materializes of a man about to murder another.
The nature spirits we see can be quite violent and, at times, dangerous. Fire races through the forest, and while Elsa tries to extinguish the flames with her ice, Anna's still nearly overcome by the smoky fumes. A watery avatar pushes Elsa under as if in attempt to kill her; a flood threatens to engulf a city. Rocky giants galumph after people, tear up trees and throw titanic rocks, destroying things (as titanic rocks are prone to do). One character is rescued just in the nick of time from them. All the spirits create quite a bit of havoc in Arendelle—tearing up streets and threatening citizens. Several characters are yanked up in a pretty frightening tornado.
Characters fall from some significant heights. One freezes. Two slide down a massive hill in an icy boat, eventually landing in a rushing, giant-infested river. Olaf suffers lots of abuse that snowmen, you think, would be prone to: his twig arms are yanked off, his nose is pushed through his face, etc. Sometimes his whole segmented body falls apart, albeit comically. But he and others suffer forms of trauma that might make sensitive watchers cry.
We hear references to death and dying.
Olaf is a font of often useless information, including the fact that certain animals "poop squares." He warns people from handling his disembodied feet because, "I don't know what I've been walking in."
An act of betrayal forms a critical piece of the narrative. Also, we should make note of some more socio-political elements, that we'll unpack down below.
The original Frozen, released in 2013, was something of an animated revelation. Beyond its long and storied run at the box office (it eventually made nearly $1.3 billion worldwide) and its iconic song "Let It Go" (a song that likely haunts many a parent to this day), it purposefully upended Disney's "true love's kiss" trope and turned it into an inspiring statement on familial love. And while the movie was not without controversy, I thought that most of the messages were pretty great.
Six years later, all those little 5-year-olds who sang "Let It Go" ad nauseum are older now, on the verge of teenhood themselves. And it seems like Disney wants this franchise to grow up a little, too—while still bringing new 5-year-olds into the Frozen fold.
Olaf is the most obvious conduit for the franchise's growing maturity: As a snowman whom Elsa has magically enabled to survive heat, he's growing older, too, and he's got questions, man—along with a certain faux world-weary charm.
But that thematic approach extends to the movie's other themes as well. Messages about family and friendship and love are still here, but the characters are dealing with issues related to loss and grief and betrayal and what to do in the face of all of those things. The movie's exhortation to do the "next right thing" when things look hopeless is deeper than it might first appear. For those who suffer from their own dark struggles, this message may resonate powerfully.
But the movie treads into still more complex territory as well, offering barely hidden allusions to real-world issues: Frozen 2 comes with an explicit environmental message, of course, but it goes deeper—one that might lead to thoughts and conversations about America's own complicated history with its land and its people. You don't need to step too far afield to see its commentary on duplicitous leaders, fearful policies, environmental overreach and even issues related to reparations.
All that may well make Frozen II feel, to many conservatives, relentlessly and problematically progressive. And that's before we even get to the spiritual issues discussed earlier. Any whiff of Christian influence we find here comes well buried in quasi-pagan mulch.
For these reasons, Frozen II is not a slam-dunk, take-the-whole-fam movie for everyone. In its attempt to create a more mature movie, Disney made it, ironically, a little more superficial. Its feints toward current, complex questions move it away from the original's timeless, inspirational relevance. And for some, those same feints—along with some much darker narrative moments, too—will push this movie out of bounds.
That said, other families may see this film as a great opportunity to talk about Frozen II's spiritual issues, as well as its other themes of loss, change and hope, from a Christian point of view.
Parents naturally influence their children when they're young. But as kids grow, they begin to notice other voices, too: friends, other adults and the media around them. That process can feel disorienting for parents. But you still have a significant window to influence the kinds of adults your children will one day become. Here are more ideas on how to be a voice of influence.
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BOISE, Idaho -- Jim Montgomery finally saw Julius Honka flash a smile on Saturday afternoon.
Honka, the much-debated 22-year-old defenseman, has a new chance and a fresh start under the first-year coach Montgomery. Last season playing for Ken Hitchcock, Honka shuffled in and out of the lineup, up and down from AHL affiliate Texas.
So when Honka smiled on the ice during the second day of Montgomery's training camp, it stood out -- especially why he was grinning.
"I think he said to [assistant coach] Rick Bowness that he likes the way we're going to play," Montgomery said.
At 5-foot-11 and 185 pounds, Honka is somewhat undersized for a defenseman. But he makes up for it by possessing smooth skating ability and offensive skills that can bolster a power play unit. With Montgomery's more modern puck-possession style, Honka could find more of a role.
Through the first two days of camp, he's been paired with veteran Marc Methot.
"I think the biggest thing is I want to be myself more," Honka said. "I really haven't had a chance to bring my best out of me yet. I'm ready. It was a good summer, I feel healthy and ready to go."
Honka was a first-round pick in 2014 but hasn't been able to stick in the NHL. In 2016-17, he played 16 games. Last year, he played in 42 games. In the AHL, though, Honka has excelled with 108 points in 201 games.
"Overall, I want to get the confidence back and play the offensive style of game, what I do," Honka said. "Not think too much, just play and just pay attention to those little details. But at the same time, just enjoy and play and go with the flow."
Montgomery said Honka's skillset would help the Stars: "I think he's starting to see that his feet are going to be something that can really help us with the way we want to play, defensively and offensively."
-- Almost all of the Stars' expected NHL roster will play in Sunday morning's scrimmage that caps training camp in Boise. All 15 forwards that either will be on the NHL roster or are fighting for a spot will play.
The only NHL defensemen not scheduled to play is Marc Methot. Dillon Heatherington was not on the roster, either.
"All the big boys want to play, so they're going to play," Montgomery said.
Montgomery said the Stars would practice for 35 minutes, then scrimmage using two 30-minute periods. At some point, they'll incorporate 3-on-3.
"We want to create our team identity by the end of training camp, before the season starts," Montgomery said. "We're starting to see it. The good thing is the players have smiles on their faces. They want to be out there right now. They're a fun group to work with right now."
-- When Montgomery was asked Saturday who has stood out through the first two days of training camp, he responded with an exciting name: Miro Heiskanen.
"Oh, Heiskanen, Jesus," Montgomery said. "Can he ever skate? The one time, he got the puck on a pass from Spezza on a 2-on-1, I actually thought he was supposed to be the defenseman defending it, he was so far up the ice. The big line today I thought took their game to another level."
Heiskanen impressed Montgomery on Friday morning with his ability to learn quickly, and then flashed his elite skating on Saturday. The 19-year-old Finnish defenseman will play in his first NHL season this year.


Every time extremists are forced out of Anbar's cities they take refuge in nearby desert and attack again. Now it seems like the same guerilla war is starting again.
Plenty of effort has gone into pushing the extremist group known as the Islamic State out of major cities in the central Iraqi province of Anbar. And recently there have been a number of announcements that the city of Fallujah, formerly an Islamic State, or IS, group stronghold was now also free of the extremists.
However many of the locals left behind and soldiers still fighting in the area say that the battle is far from over. In fact, the real fight – to keep Anbar clear of extremists – may only just be beginning.
Anbar is a huge province and much of it is desert. There are also plenty of valleys and hills. And all of this provides excellent hiding places for groups like the Islamic State who may be switching to a more guerrilla style of warfare, given that their urban strongholds have been taken back and that the population in those strongholds has tended to turn against them because of their cruelty. It is very difficult for official armed forces to chase down extremist fighters in terrain like this.
In fact, the IS group would not be the first to seek shelter in Anbar's back country. Since 2004, armed gangs like the IS group have set up training camps in Anbar's desert – most significantly this included the IS group's predecessor, Al Qaeda in Iraq. The camps have tended to be set up in the Wadi Horan and Rutba desert areas, turning the Euphrates River into a kind of natural border, separating militant camps from Anbar's more populated areas.
In the land north of Fallujah there are many back roads connecting Mosul, the IS group's remaining urban stronghold in Iraq, with their base in Syria, the city of Raqqa. These back roads allow IS members to travel secretly and safely between Iraq and Syria and are not under any kind of control by Iraqi security forces, which have been busy fighting in the province's cities and more populated areas.
This is a long standing problem, Rajeh al-Issawi, a local politician who heads Anbar's provincial security committee, told NIQASH.
Al-Issawi believes the answer lies in the formation of a special military task force that could be trained in how to deal with extremist camps in the desert and well equipped. "The members of this task force should be chosen from among the sons of this province, who know the desert and the geography better than anyone," al-Issawi concludes.


If any one tries to tell you differently, all you need to do is show them the chart below. As last week's trading illustrates, every time oil went up, stocks went down, and every time oil pulled back, the market gained steam.
No, it's all about momentum money pouring into whatever is going up the most. I would like to see a chart of this relationship going back 5-10 years.


* These races were regarded as the Classics. ( Mick won four Classics ) Though the Welsh Derby win of 1930 would nowadays also be considered a Classic.
Mick also won 10 Matches (one-on-ones) against other leading greyhounds of the day for which he won substantial rewards. For eg the Match on 14th Nov 1930 against Bishops Dream earned Mick £1,100 and a gold cup.
Mick is one of only four dogs to have won the English Greyhound Derby twice (1929,1930). He was the first to do so - a feat that wasn`t equalled until 1972/73.
He was also the first dog to win 19 consecutive races - a feat that wasn`t equalled until 1974.
He was the first dog to win the English Greyhound Derby and the Greyhound St Leger.
This feat wasn`t equalled until 1971.
Mick ran 68 track races (20 in Ireland and 48 in UK).
He won 51 of those races (15 in Ireland and 36 in UK).
He was the first greyhound to run 525 yards in under 30 seconds.
Mick set six World Records (525 yards three times, 550 yards once and 600 yards twice).
He also equalled or set several Track Records.
In total he won 24 racing trophies.
18 were silver and 6 were gold.
And over £9,000 in prize money, a fortune at the time.
a truly remarkable level of consistency.


MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Brewers have filled out their staff under new manager Ron Roenicke with three new coaches and three returning from last year's group.
Former Reds manager Jerry Narron takes over as bench coach in place of former Mets manager Willie Randolph, former Orioles pitching coach Rick Kranitz replaces Rick Peterson in the same role and longtime Brewers minor league coach Garth Iorg becomes the first base and infield coach.
The Brewers previously said Dale Sveum would return as hitting coach and Ed Sedar would return to the staff. He's shifting from first base to third-base coach.
The Brewers also announced that bullpen coach Stan Kyles would return.
Roenicke was selected as manager on Nov. 4 from a group of four finalists to replace Ken Macha.
Randolph became Mets manager from 2005 and was fired 69 games into the 2008 season, as was Peterson who served as pitching coach.


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European Businesses Highlight Main Barriers to Trade in Russia at Meeting with Commissioner Mandelson
AEB raises its concerns during meeting on the EU's Market Access Strategy for Russia
On February 14, a delegation from the Association of European Businesses led by AEB Chairman Reiner Hartmann met with EU Commissioner for Trade Peter Mandelson during his two-day visit to Moscow to raise issues of concern for European business operating in Russia.
The meeting with Commissioner Mandelson represents the latest stage in the AEB's cooperation with the European Commission on the EU's Market Access Strategy, which seeks to ensure fair trade conditions for European companies operating in third-party states.
At the meeting, the AEB highlighted four main areas of concern for foreign businesses in Russia:
Customs : legal uncertainties in the Customs Code and uneven enforcement of customs regulations
Visas: burdensome bureaucratic procedures on both sides are posing an indirect barrier to EU-Russia trade
Taxation, in particular VAT refunds: businesses are facing unacceptable delays in claiming back taxes and are too often forced to turn to the court system.
Intellectual Property Rights: improvements have been made in this area and enforcement of the new law on patents is very much welcomed by European business. However, improvement is still needed in terms of its implementation by the Russian authorities.
Commissioner Mandelson reiterated the need for European businesses in Russia to work closely with the EC in identifying concrete cases of trade barriers that discriminate against European companies.
AEB Chairman Reiner Hartmann commented: "The feedback from European companies about conditions on the ground here in Russia is vitally important in helping the European Commission formulate appropriate policies and responses within the framework of its Market Access Strategy. The AEB is grateful to the Commission for having launched this useful initiative and will certainly intensify its participation in the process".


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Cook Islands PM pays tribute to his close friend the late Sir Toke Talagi
Cook Islands Prime Minister Henry Puna and Niue's former Premier Sir Toke Talagi.
Photo Credit : Cook Islands Foreign Affairs and Immigration
The Cook Islands Prime Minister, Honourable Henry Puna, has expressed his deepest sympathies and that of Government on the recent passing of Niue's former Premier.
The statement was posted by the Cook Islands Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration.
"On behalf of the Government and people of the Cook Islands, I wish to offer my heartfelt condolences to the family of my dear friend, the late Honourable Sir Toke Tufukia Talagi KNZM, and to the Government and people of Niue."
Sir Toke was elected to Niue's Assembly in 1999 and served as Premier from 2008 to June 2020. He was an unwavering champion of fundamental Pacific values of family, collectivism, reciprocity and respect. These values were never more apparent than during his passionate advocacy and leadership on issues which presented unique challenges to the communities of Small Island States to which Niue and the Cook Islands both belong. "This has been a defining characteristic of the former Premier," said Prime Minister Puna.
"As one of the longest-serving regional leaders, I wish to acknowledge his significant contributions to matters of national and regional importance, and his advocacy for those priorities in regional and multilateral fora are achievements for which he will be fondly remembered."
Sir Toke was a founding member of the Polynesian Leaders Group and had made significant contributions to various regional initiatives.
"His unwavering activism in encouraging vigorous health initiatives, including addressing the serious threat posed by Non-Communicable Diseases to the well-being of our Pacific People, has been long supported by our Government and will continue to be a central part of our overall regional health agenda," said the Prime Minister.
The realisation of the Moana Mahu Marine Protected Area, the second largest marine protected reserve in the Pacific, is another key accomplishment of Sir Toke's enduring leadership.
The Cook Islands and Niue enjoy a close and steadfast relationship, grounded in our shared historical ties of Polynesian cultural ancestry as well as being constituent members of the Realm of New Zealand.
"The Cook Islands values greatly Sir Toke's contribution to strengthening ties between our countries as well as promoting our mutual interests within the Realm," said Prime Minister Puna.
In paying tribute to his close friend, the Prime Minister stressed the importance of upholding and promoting those values that underpin the service of individuals like Sir Toke who committed most of his life towards persistent advocacy and protection of the interests of future generations.
"His life will serve as an inspiration to many," the Prime Minister observed, "particularly during these unprecedented times as our region looks to implement robust frameworks for recovery and transformation post COVID-19. Sir Toke's constant defending of Pacific interests will undoubtedly drive the next generation of regional leaders to ensure we as a region continue to thrive and prosper."
"Sir Toke was a great friend to the Cook Islands. He will be greatly missed by all in the region. Te Atua te Aroa – Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family of the late Sir Toke Talagi and the people of Niue as they mourn the loss of a dedicated son and leader.
Previous Premier Dalton Tagelagi pays tribute to his predecessor and mentor Sir Toke Talagi
Next The late Sir Toke Talagi will be laid to rest on Monday, July 27th


Czech Games Edition (CGZ) is offering retailers a special oversized demo kit containing oversize versions of its popular card games Codenames, Codenames: Pictures and the upcoming Codenames: Duet for Q4.
Retailers are required to purchase 24 Codenames, 24 Codenames: Pictures and 12 Codenames: Duet to qualify for the Oversized Retailer Demo Kit. The demo kit includes oversized components for all three Codenames products, packed in one oversized display box (12.7" x 4" x 18.2"). The demo product is not for resale.
Vlaada Chvatil's popular Codenames won both the Spiel des Jahres (see "'Spiel des Jahres' 2016 Winner Announced") and Origins Award for Game of Year in 2016 (see "2016 Origins Award Winners"). Codenames: Duet will release on August 15 (see "'Codenames Duet'").
USAopoly announced a licensing agreement with CGE earlier this year to produce licensed versions of the game (see "Disney and Marvel Editions of Hit Game 'Codenames'").


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Joining a homework club can be a fantastic way to boost your motivation and ensure you complete your assignments on time. At the same time, they offer the opportunity to make new friends and to work in a stimulating environment. Staff are on hand to help you out and offer guidance, whilst many clubs have an impressive variety of resources on offer, helping you to get the most from your homework and build on your study skills.
How Do I Find Out About Local Homework Clubs?
First of all, ask your teacher if your school runs a homework club. Many hold homework clubs at lunch times or after school. If your school does not have its own club, the next step is to get in touch with your local authority or ask your parent or guardian to do so. Many councils run homework clubs at local libraries, offering you the chance to meet students from different schools. In most cases, you will be required to request a form which your parent or guardian will need to sign. They may also need to give their permission for you to have access to the Internet at a homework club. The majority of homework clubs run in term time only and most are free of charge.
What are the Benefits of Attending a Homework Club?
Many homework clubs offer resources that you might not have access to at home. Computer facilities and Internet access are useful for completing homework tasks. Many homework clubs have subscriptions to online reference services such as journal archives and encyclopaedias. These are invaluable when completing research tasks for a longer homework project. Trained staff will be on hand to help you navigate the systems, enabling you to build on your IT and online skills. Both school and library homework clubs often offer you access to an exciting variety of non-fiction reference books, magazines and CD-ROMs.
What are the Disadvantages of Attending a Homework Club?
Whilst homework clubs are great places to meet new people and work with others, this social aspect may not be right for you and your preferred style of study. You may be tempted to chat with other club members and consequently neglect your homework tasks. Some students find the timetabled nature of homework clubs to be a blessing as it encourages them to get their homework done at specific times. However, the dates and times of homework clubs may conflict with your extra-curricular activities. If this is a problem for you, working at home can offer more flexibility. It is also important to think about how you will get to and from your homework club. You might need to arrange to walk home or share lifts with friends.
Homework clubs offer fun and supportive environments in which to complete your homework. However, the availability of such facilities varies from area to area. It requires a little research, but find one that is right for you and it might just be the answer to all your homework stresses.


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Finley takes fourth at NACAC Senior Championships
TORONTO – Kansas track & field alum Mason Finley placed fourth in the discus at the North American, Central American and Caribbean (NACAC) Senior Championships while representing the United States on Sunday, August 12 at Varsity Stadium in Toronto, Canada.
Finley recorded a mark of 61.55 meters (201-11 ft.) on his fifth attempt of the day for his best throw. Jamaica's Fredrick Dacres won the event with a mark of 68.47 meters (224-7 ft.).
KU junior Ivan Henry competed on Jamaica's 4×400-meter relay team as well on Sunday, but the team was one of two disqualified in the race.
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What is the difference between the two?  Is there anyway to make the second function work?
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PJ Washington averaged 15.8 points per 40 minutes on 55.8% true shooting and posted a 16.7 PER in 37 appearances last season.
Kentucky played the 12th toughest schedule in the country and had a +9.9 pace-adjusted point differential in Washington's 1,012 minutes.
Through the second half of the season, the six-foot-seven bruising big showed the more cerebral and skilled game he was known for before arriving in Lexington.
He took outside shots more comfortably, incorporated a little more finesse to his post up routine and started aiding the shot creation process with some passing more proactively.
On the other end, the 19-year-old offered some more rim protection via verticality and flashed some intriguing positional defense but his lack of lift near the basket and general quickness out in the perimeter still kept him from being a meaningfully impactful defender.
Other than his one year of college basketball, Washington has 222 minutes with the United States National Team at the 2016 U18 FIBA Americas and 2017 U19 FIBA World Cup, 99 minutes at the 2015 Nike Global Challenge and 68 minutes at the 2016 adidas Nations of experience under his belt.
At this point, it's hard to foresee how Washington fits in a modern lineup in the near future. He needs to improve a lot as a shooter to start drawing opposing big men out of the lane consistently, can't play above the rim as a target for lobs, isn't an asset to pick up smaller players on switches and doesn't really protect the rim effectively just yet.
The bulk of Washington's offense came in the post, as he used the strength in his thick 236-pound frame to set deep position consistently.
Later in the season, as opponents were able to match up with his size, Washington no longer relied on power moves 100% of the time and flashed some more skill.
He showed some fake pivots and head fakes to try getting his man out of position, though continued to almost always look for a right-handed hook within close range.
He can move his feet OK on pivot moves and his touch is pretty good, as he converted his 139 shots at the rim at a 69.8% clip, with half of his makes unassisted, though part of them came on putbacks.
He also showed a face-up game on a few instances; he lacks a quick first step to get by his man but can maintain his balance through contract to bully him all the way to the rim quite often. His face-up jumper is not yet an efficient asset, though he can make a floater to finish over length from the in-between area from time-to-time.
Washington proved he is able to handle double teams, showing dexterity taking escape dribbles to buy himself room and court vision to find teammates on the opposite end of the floor on cross-court passes.
He still did most of his eating on power moves, though. As a wrecking ball, he earned 8.2 foul shots per 40 minutes.
His second best way to contribute on offense was on the offensive glass, where he converted 90.5% of his 28 putback attempts, able to create space to go back for immediate scores thanks to his strength. He is not a quick leaper or all that instinctive chasing the ball off the rim, though – collecting just 7.9% of Kentucky's misses when he was on the floor.
Washington lacks the lift to play above the rim as a target for lobs going up in traffic.
When opponents zoned against Kentucky, Washington was put in the foul line to try igniting passing sequences. He flashed a decent understanding on how to operate as a hub to facilitate and some nifty interior passing – assisting on 10.4% of Kentucky's scores when he was on the floor.
His catch-and-shoot jumper looked more fluid as he seemed more comfortable taking outside shots later in the season, even getting up a few out of the pick-and-pop, but his release is slow at this point of his development and the ball doesn't go in yet.
He missed 16 of his 21 three-point attempts, while hitting just 60.6% of his 208 free throws.
Washington was proactive stepping up to the front of the basket and can go up off two feet to challenge shots via verticality and his eight-foot-nine standing reach. He was also aggressive rotating inside in help defense, sometimes to a fault, helping off the strong-side corner.
But he has no explosiveness to play above the rim as a shot blocker – averaging just 1.2 blocks per 40 minutes.
He averaged four personal fouls per 40 minutes.
Washington proved to be attentive to his boxout responsibilities but struggled to rebound in volume for the same reasons he wasn't all that productive on the offensive glass – collecting just 14.7% of opponents' misses when he was on the floor.
He is a stout post defender.
Washington flashed the ability to wall off dribble penetration in drop-back pick-and-roll defense.
He can bend his knees but doesn't get that low in a stance and isn't suited to pick up smaller players on switches, lacking the lateral quickness to react side-to-side out in the perimeter.
He sells out on closeouts, gets blown by and exposes the defense behind him.
He has not shown much of a knack for making plays in the passing lanes, despite his seven-foot-three wingspan – averaging just 1.1 steals per 40 minutes.


Representatives from six national farm groups will join U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service Administrator Phil Karsting in Kansas City Wednesday for a press event to discuss the implications of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) for American agriculture. The event will feature farmer leaders from the American Soybean Association, National Pork Producers Council, National Corn Growers Association, National Cattlemen's Beef Association, U.S. Grains Council and National Association of Wheat Growers, exploring the importance of the TPP for their individual industry sectors. The event is open press and will be held at 5:00 p.m. CST in the Liberty Room at the Westin Crown Center hotel.
Agriculture and the Trans-Pacific Partnership — USDA and six of the nation's leading agricultural organizations discuss the TPP and what it means for American farmers.


I was sexually harassed by another cyclist while riding to work. He came up behind me, and groped my bottom. He rode off after I swore at him. I couldn't quite believe his audacity. Feeling very angry.
Last night, a man just followed me from the bus to my home, knocked on the door and asked me out. Even after I'd explained how unacceptable this was he continued and told me his name – Michael.
Excuse me, excuse me, oi!
Men in a park intimidating women as they cycle past.


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Sade Adu's been on my mind lately. I often wonder what my favorite artists are up to - you know, the ones who aren't highly visible in the age of social media. Honestly, I'm thankful for her reclusiveness, although she was once quoted as saying, "I'm not shy or reclusive. I just spend my time with people rather than journalists."
Sade is one of the most significant names in music, and one of the biggest entertainers on the planet, yet, we hardly know anything about her. I find that really admirable, and quite impressive. I feel as though all artists should possess some level of mystery. Sure, there are only a handful of artists who are truly able to pull this off and still be wildly successful, but when you deliver nothing but quality content to last for decades as Sade consistently has, you can do what the hell you want. She navigates her career with intention and purpose, and is revered now more than she's ever been, thanks to a whole new generation of fans. I don't recall her ever being in the news for any scandal; she just dips in every few years and blesses the world with timeless art, and I think that's why everyone is so fascinated by her. Can you believe her last album, Soldier of Love, was eight years ago? And before that, there was the magnum opus, Lovers Rock, which was released in 2000. Over the span of 26 years, she's only released three studio albums. THREE. Sade, it's time. We miss you.
"I only make records when I feel I have something to say. I'm not interested in releasing music just for the sake of selling something. Sade is not a brand."
"You can only grow as an artist as long as you allow yourself to grow as a person. We're all parents, our lives have all moved on. I couldn't have made Soldier of Love any time before now, and though it's been a long wait for the fans - and I'm sorry about that - I'm incredibly proud of it."
I cope with her extended absence from the music business by listening to her discography. As every living, breathing being patiently waits for another album announcement from our beloved Helen, check out some of my favorites from her catalog to hold you over, because I know you're waiting too.
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I finished my Damascus water tower model. It's not a terribly exciting piece but it will make a nice objective piece.
This is not something I'll be offering through my company, I just made this one for myself. If you want one, I uploaded a 3D CAD file to Shapeways and you can order one there if you want.
I saw this photo of a tower in Damascus Syria and thought it would be a really cool piece of scenery to make for my middle east games. So, here it is almost done and wearing it's first coat of primer.
So, here's the stupid question; Does anyone know what it is? My best guess would be some sort of memorial or monument or maybe one of those towers with speakers at the top that do the daily call to prayer thing. But it seems like a lot of work (and concrete) for a speaker tower.
Tonight I finished up my Airport Terminal building with Control Tower. This is something I wanted for small airports and I'm making it available as a kit on the gcmini.com website.
Working on a 1/285th scale tower crane.
Progress photos of a 285th scale Eiffel Tower. Don't ask why, I just did it to prove to myself that I could. Also I think I've set a record for the single largest piece of 285th scale scenery at over 4′ tall.


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Worked with relocating an Architect and his wife to build their family home. We assisted with some design features. This is a very "Green-Built" home with very low electric bills due to the design details. 5400 sf. Home, Mediterranean Style.


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