Win A Molly Ballerina Doll!
Molly Ballerina is sure to be loved by little ballerinas, little ones who just love to dance, and little ones who are obsessed with all things pink. ?
She comes dressed in an adorable pink dress, complete with a tutu, satin ballet shoes, and a perfect ballet bun. She says 200 words, and when you press her hand, she plays eight different classical songs. And the soft body means she's great for cuddles too.
Zee's first words on seeing her new doll? "Oh mommy, she's so beautiful!" She loves her "pretty, soft hair, and her bun is too cute!" She also thinks that Molly Ballerina's "English accent is very cool!" Her favourite feature is the classical music that plays when you press the doll's hand – I've already been summoned to her room a few times to watch the choreography she's come up with to the different songs. ?
And now, the wonderful part – I have one beautiful Molly Ballerina doll to give away! ?
1. Comment on this blog post – let me know how old your little one is, and what you think they would like most about Molly Ballerina.
2. Subscribe to my blog (find the form at the end of the post).
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* Giveaway is open until 9 March 2018 at 13:00.
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Disclaimer: Prima Toys gave the Molly Ballerina to Zee. Thoughts shared in the post are our own.
My daughter is turning 4 at the end of March. And she will love the music because she is also a ballerina. She would love everything about this doll!!
My daughter is 6! She'd definitely love the tutu and the music ?
This is so cute! Nyneve (3) would love this doll.
She would love the music and songs.
My daughter is almost 5 years old and she would LOVE this!! She isn't very graceful or petite but rather a little sporty but strangely she loves all things girly and pretty and pink!! She climbs trees in her plastic high heels! I think Molly would help refine my little one! Amazing prize!!!
My goddaughter is five and loves ballet. I think she would love the tutu most of all!
My daughter is 7. She loves ballet so with Molly being a ballerina, they will be best friends.
M little girl is 5 and loves anything related to ballet. We love the fact that she says 200 words and she plays eight different classical songs.
My daughter is 9.she absolutely loves ballet.she would deff enjoy this ballet doll. So would my nieces have a blast with her.?it's super cute.i myself would join in the fun?.
My 5 year old daughter would love this doll. She loves dancing.
My Prima ballerina in training is seven years old, Emily says she loves Molly's eyes and her pointe shoes. She wishes that she was an alive friend.. so that they could dance for real together.
MIA is 3 years old and a ballerina. She would love the feel and look of ths pretty doll.
My little one is 3 years turning 4 in June. She has just started ballet and is loving being a ballerina! She would love this doll because her new obsession is Ballet on top of being a dolly girl. Holding fingers – this would make her year!!!
My daughter is 2 turning 3 soon. She would just loooove this doll. She is crazy about anything pink and dolls. Would make a awesome birthday present can just hear her say : wooow .lol if she saw it .
My neice is turning 6 next week and is obsessed with ballet and dolls, this would be awesome for her and she will then hand it down to my 8 month old baby girl ??? coz she loves to share.Thanks for the chance to enter.
My little girl has just turned 4 and is obsessed with pink, dolls, hair and hairstyles, dancing and ballet in particular so I can honestly say this is thee perfect gift for her. As a single mum, I can't afford ballet lessons this year so we have downloaded YouTube videos to learn together at home and she has been so understanding. This would be something so special to give to her and I know it would be treasured forever.
My daughter is 2 years and 10 month's old. She would love the music as she loves dancing.
My daughter is 4 years old and has been doing ballet for about 6 months now. She absolutely loves dancing and twirling and she wpuld love a Molly Ballerina doll to dance and twirl with.
My daughter is 7 & loves anything to do with ballet. She would love a talking ballerina doll!
My baby girl is 2 and a half. I think any girl would love this doll for the fact that dolls and ballerinas combined are the epitome of the perfect toy for any princess. I would love to get this for my daughter because she is the light of my life and I know this would make her so extremely happy.
My daughter is 6 and I'm sure she would love Molly to practice her ballet with her!
My daughter is 1. She would love her soft hair.
My eldest little girl, Mila Mei is 4 and a half – turning 5! (She's very proud of this).
Mila absolutely loves ballet, She's forever dancing about! She loves dolls and ballet so this is just the best present she could ever receive ?
Holding thumbs for my Mila Ballerina!?
Ah I would love this for my baby girl. She's currently 10 months old but she loves 'Babas' so much! She would love her talking and would talk back to her.
She is 4 years and would love the music and songs.
Im holding thumbs. My daughter is 8 snd tried winning this doll for her on another bloggers site but wasnt lucky. She loves doing her ballet and would be great if she could have a doll like this. Im holding thumbs that we would be lucky this time. Would mean the world..already posted something …….
My daughter Hannah just turned 6 years old . She has being doing cecchetti for the past 3 years and absolutely loves it. Currently she wants to be a BALLERINA when she grows up 🙂 Ballet has really made my daughter such a happy little girl with so much confidence, watching her every year perform on stage brings me so much joy. When we out in public at the malls or park, you will always catch her walking on her toes hahaha. I know my daughter would be so thrilled to have Molly Ballerina as her very own bestie. I can already picture my daughter with her.
Ava-Belle turning 4 in May. We planned a ballerina party and this doll will be the cherry on the cake!!
She just LOVES to play with dolls. Mimic me with her little sister… Telling me her baba doesn't want to sleep… Don't want to be put down walking and rocking her doll to sleep :-). Or Shhhhhhhh mommy, my baby sleeping!
Molly Ballerina would be LOVED and would love to see her face if she realise she can say words.
Molly is such a darling, I know she would be great companion for our little Daniella 5?


Waterfalls in Engstlental in central Switzerland, Canton of Bern (Berner Oberland). This image was taken on a cloudy day in June of 2006. This panorama photo is stitched from 9 photos taken with a digital camera.


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Say it Loud!
Don Rhodes
Author: Don Rhodes
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
As shy and retiring as your average neutron bomb, James Brown was also one of the most complex public figures in recent memory. His death in 2006 - and the controversy surrounding his life - is chronicled in Don Rhodes' Say It Loud! which, although it doesn't touch on the legal wranglings that almost overshadowed Brown's later years, is a lively, engaging and frank personal memoir. --NME Magazine, 25.02.09
When Don Rhodes took his seat not far behind Michael Jackson at the funeral of the Godfather of Soul on December 30, 2006, it marked the close of a forty-year friendship. In Say It Loud! Rhodes pays tribute to James Brown and his storied career, with a close and comprehensive look at the life of the legendary singer at his home in Augusta, Georgia, and the family he left behind. From the evolution of Brown s fiery, uniquely rhythmic musical style to his social activism, world travels, run-ins with the law, and four marriages (and uncertain number of affairs), Rhodes provides a sensitive but candid look at the life of the man behind such hits as I Feel Good, Please, Please, Please, Sex Machine, and Say It Loud I m Black and I m Proud. He takes us back to the 1960s, when James Brown and other American soul and rock artists were relieved to find that they had nothing to fear from the Beatles and other British artists taking America by storm indeed, as some of the Brits acknowledged, the Americans had inspired them. Mick Jagger, whose dance steps were influenced by Brown, once said of him, His show didn t just have to do with the artist but had to do with the audience. . . . Their reaction was always . . . like being in a church. Unlike his friend Elvis Presley, James Brown went on to be a frequent global traveler, adored by fans throughout the world. Say It Loud! bears out the reputation of the man with the famous cape as the hardest-working man in show business, bringing us the full story of a conscientious performer and consummate professional with a fascinating and controversial personal life. Never-before-published photos, as well as anecdotes from an enduring friendship and details of Brown s life at home, will further ensure that music fans of all ages will cherish this tribute to an American icon by a longtime friend.

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NEW YORK, June 12, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The International Longshoremen's Association, AFL-CIO and New York Shipping Association, Inc. yesterday announced the eight winners of the 2018 Teddy Gleason Scholarships. The two trustees of the Scholarship Program, Stephen Knott, Secretary-Treasurer of the ILA, filling in for ILA President, Harold Daggett and Susan Winfree, Vice President, NYSA filling in for NYSA President John Nardi, introduced the students at a luncheon on June 11, 2018 at the Hyatt Regency, Jersey City on the Hudson.
All eight students are dependents of ILA members working for NYSA member companies in the Greater Metropolitan area. The NYSA-ILA Scholarship Fund, named in honor of the late ILA president Teddy Gleason, is open to dependents of active and retired ILA members in the Port of New York and New Jersey. This is the thirty-eighth annual scholarship program. Students will receive an annual grant of $6,000 per year for each one of four years in college.
Son of Mr. & Mrs. William Kuncken of Point Pleasant, NJ. Mr. Kuncken is a member of ILA Local 1, working at Maher Terminals. Alec plans to attend The College of New Jersey, Ewing Township, New Jersey.
Daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Frank Casquarelli of West Nyack, NY. Mr. Casquarelli is a member of ILA Local 920 working at Ports America. Taylor plans to attend Libscomb University, Nashville, Tennessee.
Son of Mr. & Mrs. John Wierzbicki of Staten Island, NY. Mr. Wierzbicki is a member of ILA Local 1804-1 working at Global Terminal Terminals (GCT), New York. Ben plans to attend New York University, New York, NY.
Daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Robert Cobb of Westhampton, NJ. Mr. Cobb is a member of ILA Local 1233 working at Maher Terminals LLC, Elizabeth, NJ. Ariana plans to attend Howard University, Washington, DC.
Daughter of Mr. &Mrs. Luciano Da Silva of Hillside, NJ. Mr. Da Silva is a member of ILA Local 1235 working at APM Terminals, Newark, NJ. Yohana plans to attend Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Paulo Gomes of Elizabeth, NJ. Mr. Gomes is a member of ILA Local 1235 working at Maher Terminals, Elizabeth, NJ. Brian plans to attend Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Lopez of Teaneck, NJ. Mr. Lopez is a member of Local 1235 working at Red Hook Container Terminals, LLC, Brooklyn, NY. Ashley plans to attend New York University, New York, NY.
Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Testa of Toms River, NJ. Mr. Testa is a member of Local 1235 working at Red Hook container Terminals, LLC. Samantha plans to attend Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts.
The Teddy Gleason Scholarship winners are selected on the basis of academic performance and aptitude testing among other determinations. The scholarships are available to qualified applicants who wish to continue education at undergraduate, apprentice or training programs at any accredited colleges, universities and other institutions of higher learning. An independent agency – the College Scholarship Service based in Princeton, New Jersey – makes the selection of the scholarship winners.
The eight Teddy Gleason Scholarship winners join 32 other students currently enrolled in colleges and universities who were previously awarded these generous grants. The scholarship program was introduced in 1981 following collective bargaining between the ILA and employers represented by NYSA and it provides $192,000 in yearly assistance for 32 students.


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import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
import React, { Component } from 'react';
import ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
import MDBehaviour from '../../behaviours/material';
import Translation from '../../behaviours/translation';
import filterProps from '../../utils/filter-html-attributes';

const BTN_JS = 'mdl-js-button';
const BTN_CLASS = 'mdl-button';
const BUTTON_PRFX = 'mdl-button--';
const RIPPLE_EFFECT = 'mdl-js-ripple-effect';

@MDBehaviour('materialButton', 'MaterialButton')
@Translation
/**
 * Button component.
 */
class Button extends Component {

    /** DisplayName. */
    static displayName = 'Button';

    /** PropTypes. */
    static propTypes = {
        className: PropTypes.string,
        color: PropTypes.oneOf([undefined, 'colored', 'primary', 'accent']),
        disabled: PropTypes.bool,
        formNoValidate: PropTypes.bool,
        handleOnClick: PropTypes.func, //to remove in V2
        hasRipple: PropTypes.bool,
        id: PropTypes.string,
        icon: PropTypes.string,
        iconLibrary: PropTypes.oneOf(['material', 'font-awesome', 'font-custom']),
        isJs: PropTypes.bool,
        isLoading: PropTypes.bool,
        label: PropTypes.string,
        onClick: PropTypes.func,
        processLabel: PropTypes.string,
        shape: PropTypes.oneOf([undefined, 'raised', 'fab', 'icon', 'mini-fab']),
        type: PropTypes.oneOf(['submit', 'button'])
    };

    /** DefaultProps. */
    static defaultProps = {
        className: '',
        color: undefined,
        disabled: false,
        formNoValidate: false,
        handleOnClick: undefined,
        hasRipple: false,
        icon: null,
        iconLibrary: 'material',
        id: undefined,
        isJs: false,
        isLoading: false,
        label: '',
        onClick: undefined,
        processLabel: '',
        shape: 'raised',
        type: 'submit'
    };

    /** @inheritdoc */
    componentDidMount() {
        const { hasRipple } = this.props;
        const refNode = ReactDOM.findDOMNode(this.refs.materialButton);
        if (hasRipple) {
            componentHandler.upgradeElement(refNode, 'MaterialRipple');
        }
    }

    /** @inheritdoc */
    componentDidUpdate() {
        const spinnerNode = ReactDOM.findDOMNode(this.refs['double-action-button-spinner']);
        if (spinnerNode) {
            componentHandler.upgradeElement(spinnerNode, 'MaterialSpinner');
        }
    }

    /**
    * Date de composant.
    * @return {string} Classe.
    */
    _getComponentClassName() {
        const { shape, color, hasRipple, isJs } = this.props;

        let SHAPE_CLASS;
        switch (shape) {
            case 'raised':
                SHAPE_CLASS = `${BUTTON_PRFX}raised`;
                break;
            case 'fab':
                SHAPE_CLASS = `${BUTTON_PRFX}fab`;
                break;
            case 'icon':
                SHAPE_CLASS = `${BUTTON_PRFX}icon`;
                break;
            case 'mini-fab':
                SHAPE_CLASS = `${BUTTON_PRFX}mini-fab ${BUTTON_PRFX}fab`;
                break;
            case null:
                SHAPE_CLASS = '';
                break;
            default:
                SHAPE_CLASS = null;
                break;
        }
        const COLOR_CLASS = color ? `${BUTTON_PRFX}${color}` : '';
        const JS_CLASS = isJs ? BTN_JS : '';
        const RIPPLE_EFFECT_CLASS = hasRipple ? RIPPLE_EFFECT : '';

        return `${BTN_CLASS} ${COLOR_CLASS} ${SHAPE_CLASS} ${JS_CLASS} ${RIPPLE_EFFECT_CLASS}`;
    }

    /**
     * Render the pressed button.
     * @return {Component} - Component button.
     */
    renderPressedButton() {
        return (<button>{'Loading...'}</button>);
    }

    /**
    * Render an icon.
    * @return {Component} - Composant icone.
    */
    _renderIcon() {
        const { icon, iconLibrary } = this.props;
        switch (iconLibrary) {
            case 'material':
                return ({icon});
            case 'font-awesome':
                return (<i className={`fa fa-${icon}`} />);
            case 'font-custom':
                return (<span className={`icon-${icon}`} />);
            default:
                return null;
        }
    }

    /**
    * Render the label.
    * @return {Component} - Tle button label.
    */
    _renderLabel() {
        const { isLoading, label, processLabel, shape } = this.props;

        if (label && 'fab' !== shape && 'icon' !== shape && 'mini-fab' !== shape && (!isLoading || !processLabel)) {
            return (
                {this.i18n(label)}
            );
        } else if (processLabel && 'fab' !== shape && 'icon' !== shape && 'mini-fab' !== shape && isLoading) {
            return (
                {this.i18n(processLabel)}
            );
        }
        return null;
    }

    /**
     * Wrapper around on click, to prevent click action is spinner is showed.
     *
     * @param {any} event the html event
     * @param {any} onClick the onclick function to call
     *
     * @memberOf Button
     */
    _wrappedOnClick(event, onClick) {
        if (this.props.isLoading) {
            event.preventDefault();
            event.stopPropagation();
        } else {
            onClick(event);
        }
    }

    /** @inheritdoc */
    render() {
        // attribute doc : https://developer.mozilla.org/fr/docs/Web/HTML/Element/Button
        // be careful the way you declare your attribute names : https://developer.mozilla.org/fr/docs/Web/HTML/Element/Button
        const { className, disabled, formNoValidate, handleOnClick, icon, id, onClick, type, label, style, isLoading, ...rest } = this.props;
        const onClickFunc = handleOnClick ? handleOnClick : onClick;
        const otherInputProps = filterProps({ disabled, formNoValidate, style, type, ...rest }); //on click for legacy. Remove handleOnClick in v2

        if (onClickFunc) {
            otherInputProps.onClick = event => this._wrappedOnClick(event, onClickFunc);
        }
        const renderedClassName = `${className} ${this._getComponentClassName()}`.trim();

        return (
            <button
                alt={this.i18n(label)}
                className={renderedClassName}
                data-focus='button-action'
                data-saving={isLoading}
                disabled={isLoading}
                id={id}
                ref='materialButton'
                title={this.i18n(label)}
                {...otherInputProps}
            >
                {icon && this._renderIcon()}
                {this._renderLabel()}
                {isLoading && (

                )}
            </button>
        );
    }
}

export default Button;

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Joe Helmore
You See It, It Sees You
940 x 1240mm
Image Size: 940 x 1240 mm
Born in 1982 in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, artist Joe Helmore now lives and works in South Australia. He completed a Bachelor of Visual Art and Design at Massey University, Wellington in 2005 and has exhibited widely in New Zealand and Australia since.
Helmore chooses the figurative animal and the landscape as his subjects. Working to varying scales, his paintings invite the viewer into his unique vision through semi-abstracted vistas and thoughtful geometric mark making.
Stay up to date on Joe Helmore news, exhibitions, new works and updates.


Our latest Annual Event just wrapped up to another great success!
What a great weekend of magic we just had!
Our four 2019 headliners had a great time here in Portland: David Regal, Jonathan Levit, Tom Burgoon, & Robert Ramirez!
David came full circle after having been at our very first PMJ in 2009. In addition to being a terrific magician and great guy, he's written numerous books on magic, and is a writer/producer for the popular TV show The Carbonaro Effect. Robert Ramirez's close up magic was one of the highlights of last summer's Magic Live in Las Vegas, and we got to see why those accolades were deserved. Jonathan Levit is a longtime favorite at the Magic Castle in Hollywood - and seems to be a consultant for just about every movie made about magic! He lit things up here in Portland as well. Tom Burgoon is considered one of the top comedy magicians in the country - and we got to see firsthand how great he really is.
Our previous year's lineup of headliners were great as well!
David Stone! Richard Osterlind! Rocco Silano! & Whit "Pop" Haydn! A great bunch of diverse talents! Stone flew here from Paris, Osterlind came as one of the all-time great mentalists, Rocco (from Philadelphia) proved why he's a master of classic manipulation magic, and nobody could resist the charm and wisdom that Pop Haydn brought! Here's a nice collection of photos from last year's event.
The PMJ keeps reaching new levels of awesome!
Over the years everyone has been having a fabulous time - including the headliners! And speaking of headliners, looking back 2 years it's still hard to believe these legends all came to our 2017 event: Banachek, Asi Wind, Michael Finney, & Tony Clark! Each of these masters did great lectures, performed in our evening shows, performed close-up shows, and had some great chemistry in our panel discussion. On top of this, they were extremely accessible hanging out with us between the events!
Started in 2009, the PMJ is an annual 3-day magic convention that brings together magicians from Oregon & Washington & beyond for a great weekend of learning & camaraderie. It's open to all levels of magic enthusiasts, from beginners to hobbyists to seasoned pros. It's a weekend packed with instructional lectures, shows, magic dealers, a panel discussion, a contest, and the camaraderie of fellow magicians.
We can't believe the magic headliners we continue to host every year! See the complete list at the Past Headliners tab.
Support Our Local Magic Shop!
Many thanks to our local brick-&-mortar DAVE'S KILLER MAGIC SHOP for their support! Please support Dave's great shop!


All of our R32 gauge pods are angled towards the driver side for easy viewing. We also offer air vents for our single and dual gauge pods if you don't want to lose your cool. Our gauge pod replaces the OEM center vent and is secured to the dash using our included non-permanent flexible adhesive.


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Q: Loading python-mode.el with use-package - still get python.el I just discovered use-package and I'd like to use it with python-mode.el. I'm trying this:
(use-package python-mode
  :mode ("\\.py\\'" . python-mode)
  :interpreter ("python" . python-mode))

but am still getting python.el for python-mode. The use-package example specifically describes using python.el for python-mode, but I want the opposite. Can I accomplish that with use-package?
(I'm using GNU Emacs 24.5.1 on OS X if that's important.)

A: Don't use the keywords :mode and :interpreter. It works for me, like this:
(use-package python-mode
     :init
     ...
     :config
     ...)

A: The only working solution I found is there:
https://superuser.com/questions/108233/how-can-i-prevent-the-python-el-that-ships-with-emacs-23-from-ever-loading/999608#999608
In your .emacs, force the loading of the bad package first, then override it with the correct one:
(require 'python)
(require 'python-mode)

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You are looking for a cozy accommodation close to Hollabrunn - then you are exactly right in our guesthouse!
In the scenic and breathtaking region Hollabrunn in the beautiful Weinviertel we welcome you in our traditional guesthouse "Zum Strell". Whether you book a room or just want to drink a regional wine - you are welcome! Our pleasant guesthouse offers accommodation for up to 28 guests in 10 rooms who want to experience a bit of rural cosiness.
Near to Hollabrunn, especially lovers of quiet nature holidays like to be our guest.
Here you will find insights into our accommodation, the restaurant and of course the rooms.


If you know how big and scary and difficult the world is, this psalm is for you. These are words of comfort: God is our shelter; God will cover us with his feathers spread wide, and under God's wings we will find refuge.
Birds do that by instinct; they see a threat and spread their wings, forming a canopy of protection. Their offspring run for cover and huddle there until the danger passes.
Reflecting on the relationship between God and ourselves, the psalmist says God will protect us in a way like that. We can find refuge under his wings. Surely God will shield and protect us.
But it also happens that sometimes a threat doesn't pass us by, and we don't feel protected at all.
The promise is not that pain and tragedy will magically flow around us, but that ultimately nothing can separate us from the reach of our God's arms, from his love.
We live "in the shelter of the Most High"; we rest and find comfort "in the shadow of the Almighty." We do not fear because the all-powerful God of heaven and earth is here with us, walking alongside and in front of us and behind us, as a mother hen who will never abandon her young.
We're safe in God's care, and he is always with us.
Lord God, protect and shelter us, we pray. Gather us un-der your wings and shield us. Be our refuge in every storm of life. In Jesus' name, Amen.


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Ring's goal lifts Pirates past Vikings 1-0
Chris Miller-Prep Sports Writer/The Daily News
The Ring fit quite nicely in this girls� soccer game between two state powers who are now conference rivals.
Sophomore Tylor Ring scored with two minutes left in the first 10-minute overtime to lift Swansboro to a 1-0 victory at White Oak in a Coastal 3-A Conference game Friday featuring two teams with a combined 10 state titles.
Ring, last year�s state 2-A final most valuable player after she helped Swansboro to its fourth state crown, scored on a breakaway after receiving a pass from Katie Causey.
After getting the ball, Ring dribbled about 10 yards before slipping it past White Oak goalkeeper MaryKate Helms.
�Katie played a beautiful ball over the top and I just ran in,� Ring said. �I saw MaryKate coming for me and I was a little nervous, but I just tapped it in.�
It was a goal that pleased Swansboro coach Doug Kidd, not only because it proved to be the match�s only score but also because he had been looking for a scoring play like that from the Pirates.
�The goal came from them doing what we�ve been telling our players, especially Tylor, which is to anticipate,� Kidd said. �She did and she tucked one away.�
Ring�s goal came after White Oak coach Buddy Carroll moved defender Della Futral forward in an effort to create more offensive attack in overtime.
�When Swansboro played that ball, they got a jump on it,� Carroll said. �It happened to be right where Della was before. We were trying to get a shot off with her up there, but I probably should have left her in the back.�
Trailing 1-0, the Vikings weren�t able to create point-blank scoring chances during the remainder of overtime. With the lead, the Pirates opted to go more defensive.
�We wanted to get the ball forward,� Kidd said. �We wanted to play long ball and kill it (clock) off. We dropped back in a 4-5-1.�
That helped result in the Pirates managing to hold the Vikings back for what Kidd said was a �massive� victory for Swansboro (6-3, 3-1).
The Pirates are hoping to contend for the league title in their first season in 3-A following statewide realignment.
�It�s a massive win for us for several reasons. First of all because of who we were playing, a traditional power,� Kidd said. �This is the first win we�ve had over them in a long time and it�s a win that helps us stay in the conference race. It was huge for our team to grit one out and find a way to win.�
Meanwhile, it�s back to the drawing board for White Oak (3-3, 1-2).
�This is a learning experience for sure,� Carroll said. �We just have to do a little better in attacking and being able to put passes together. We had a couple of opportunities that you have to be able to capitalize on.�
The Vikings seemed poised to find the net after halftime as they had three shots on goal in the first 15 minutes of the second half. Two of those, however, came from outside the 18-yard line. All three shots in this stretch were saved by Swansboro goalie Roxanne Green.
�I think we did (play good defense) tonight,� Kidd said. �Anytime you shut out somebody in your league, it�s going to be a decent showing.�
Swansboro also had several chances that didn�t go through the net.
Just moments before Ring�s goal, the Pirates had three shots in a one-minute span that were saved by Helms, who ended with six saves overall.
Ring said it was trying not finding the net in overtime, despite so many looks.
�MaryKate is a wonderful goalie, but it is frustrating when you go and go and no matter what, she�s always blocking your shots,� Ring said. �But scoring, that was a huge relief.�
And Ring could let out another sigh of relief after the Pirates emerged victorious. Like Kidd, Ring said this was a big win.
�This is major because this is one of the top teams and one of our huge competitors,� she said. �This win is major.�
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package com.github.nrudenko.orm.commons;

public class Column {
    String name;
    DbType type;
    String customAdditional;

    public Column(String name) {
        this.name = name;
        this.type = DbType.NO_TYPE;
    }

    public Column(String name, DbType type) {
        this.name = name;
        this.type = type;
    }

    public Column(String name, DbType type, String customAdditional) {
        this.name = name;
        this.type = type;
        this.customAdditional = customAdditional;
    }

    public String getName() {
        return name;
    }

    public void setName(String name) {
        this.name = name;
    }

    public DbType getType() {
        return type;
    }

    public void setType(DbType type) {
        this.type = type;
    }

    public String getCustomAdditional() {
        return customAdditional;
    }

    public void setCustomAdditional(String customAdditional) {
        this.customAdditional = customAdditional;
    }

    public String getColumnsSql() {

        StringBuilder columnsSql = new StringBuilder(getName());
        columnsSql
            .append(" ")
            .append(type.getSqlRep());

        if (customAdditional != null) {
            columnsSql
                .append(" ")
                .append(customAdditional);
        }
        return columnsSql.toString();
    }

    public Column as(Column column) {
        return new Column(getName() + " AS " + column.getName());
    }

    public boolean isCorrect() {
        return name != null && name.length() > 0 && type != null && type != DbType.NO_TYPE;
    }

    @Override
    public String toString() {
        return "Column{" +
            "name='" + name + '\'' +
            ", type=" + type +
            ", customAdditional='" + customAdditional + '\'' +
            '}';
    }
}


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Royal Mail staff in Northamptonshire work flat out as they tackle busiest day of the year
Royal Mail in Swan Valley Way has increased staffing by nearly 60 per cent for the festive period.
Carly Roberts
Published: 17:18 Wednesday 12 December 2018 Updated: 10:20 Thursday 13 December 2018
Workers at the Royal Mail processing centre in Swan Valley are working against the clock to deliver Christmas gifts and cards to loved ones in this county and beyond.
Royal Mail South Midlands is the largest processing centre in the country and staff there have been gearing up to deliver five per cent of the countries post before the big day.
The mail centre serves 49 delivery offices and 12 collections hubs.
Wednesday (December 12) marked the busiest day on the calendar for the workers.
More than six million items were handled yesterday - about four million more compared to the average day.
Coach Julie Barrett is tasked to look after 96 Christmas casuals on the early shift who were brought in to help with the festive spike.
"Without them we would struggle," she said.
Coach Julie Barrett looks after the 96 Christmas casuals on the early shift.
But when she's not teaching the newcomers she also works hard to sort catalogues, brochures and magazines into the right piles for delivery.
"For us, in this area, it does not have a massive impact until we send out holiday brochures and magazines for the New Year sales," she added.
'Self-gifting' has become a new trend: "We have seen a big rise in subscription boxes that come to your door once a week. It's really taking off, there's lots of ones offering make up."
She said weather is a contributing factor to how busy her team is.
Baldev Sahota has been working at the depot for 32 years. On Wednesday he was manually sorting Christmas cards - rejected by sorting machines for their size and font - into pigeon holes.
"We have been really lucky that it's been really mild. People are going to Christmas fairs and markets so they are going out and buying things, but when it's rubbish weather we find people are perhaps sitting in more, writing more Christmas cards and ordering presents online."
The sorting office serves four postcode areas, Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Milton Keynes and Coventry, with a catchment area of 2,900 square miles.
Staff numbers have been ramped up to more than 1,500 people to cope with pressure - with 540 seasonal workers employed to work across four processing sites. An additional three sites are used for December.
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150 extra vans have been brought in to assist with deliveries and collections and an additional 26 7.5T vehicles are being used to transport mail and large customer collections - on top of the hundreds of extra vehicles and contractors that are being used to help the national network.
To increase the size of parcel traffic the plant expands to process work across four sites: South Midland Mail Centre,Northampton Delivery Office, Leicester Delivery Office,Coventry Delivery Office.
The last posting dates for Christmas is 18th December for Second Class mail and the 20th December for First Class Mail.
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China this week celebrated its own version of Valentine's Day, based on a myth involving two lovers caught between Earth and heaven. But there will be no love lost between the teams lining up for the event in which South Africa won their sole gold medal of the previous Olympics—the 4x100m freestyle relay.
Michael Phelps, who had his previous campaign for eight Olympic golds in Athens cut short by the South African "awesome foursome", will most likely lead the United States team who go into the race as favourites. And this time he won't want anyone springing any nasty surprises on him.
Phelps will most likely be joined by fellow world-record holder in the event Jason Lezak, as well as Garrett Weber-Gale, with the last spot being filled by any of about five sub-48 second swimmers.
Apart from Phelps's personal mission to better Mark Spitz's record haul of seven medals in 1972, the US are desperate to regain a title which they won on a consistent basis from 1964 to 1996, before the Australians wrested it from them in 2000, as did the South Africans in 2004.
Word is that the race for gold will be a battle between the US and the French, whose team will include 100m freestyle world-record holder Alain Bernard. But unlike four years ago, the South Africans are at least getting a passing mention in the pre-race previews.
The South African swimming team remain tight-lipped over which four swimmers will take to the blocks for the 4x100m freestyle relay heats on Sunday. The other countries in contention are, however, similarly silent in revealing their line-ups, which is normal practice at a major championship.
Rumour has it that it may just be the same four swimmers who won gold four years ago in Athens—Roland Schoeman, Lyndon Ferns, Darian Townsend and Ryk Neethling—who will swim in the final on Monday morning, but with the likes of Gerhard Zandberg and Gideon Louw also in the mix, South African coach Dirk Lange does have a few options available to him.
A swim-off to determine who will compete was conducted during the week and the result (or even information on who took part) remains in the same classified file.
If the squad is changed, the man most likely to lose his place in the quartet is Townsend, who struggled with his form directly after Athens but has been steadily improving since then and has qualified to swim in the individual 200m freestyle and the 200m individual medley.
'I'm definitely a much better relay swimmer. You're not swimming for yourself but for your country with three others. All my relay times this year were almost a second-and-a-half faster than my individual times," he told ESPN recently.
All will be revealed on Sunday when the four selected South Africans don their caps and goggles at the famous 'Water Cube" swimming venue.
It is being suggested that a world-record time in the region of three minutes and 10 seconds (two seconds off the current world record) will be needed to take the gold.
As for which swimsuits the South Africans will choose to use at the Games (either the world-record-breaking Speedo LZR suit or the newly developed Arena version)—that's another tightly kept secret.


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Gov. Baker Vaccine Distribution Plan Gives Priority To Three Groups
BOSTON (State House News Service) — Adults over 65 will join frontline health care workers, residents with underlying medical conditions that increase their risks from COVID-19, and other essential workers as the first to qualify for COVID-19 vaccines in Massachusetts, the Baker administration said Tuesday.
During a visit to a new Suffolk Downs testing facility Tuesday, Gov. Charlie Baker outlined a rough sketch of the state's draft plan for distributing an inoculation for the highly infectious virus once it becomes available.
The plan was submitted by the administration to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week.
"The plan also outlines our messaging efforts to make sure people know, once there is a vaccine available, that it has been approved by the federal government and is safe and effective," Baker said. "We'll also make it a priority to reach out specifically to groups that have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19, including people and communities of color."
Massachusetts can expect between 20,000 and 60,000 doses of a vaccine in the first phase of distribution, according to the plan.
Those on the other end of the age range appear to be driving the most significant chunk of new infections: over the past two weeks, young adults between 20 and 39 represented the highest positive test rate in the state.
The rising infection numbers -- higher on Monday than any day since May, albeit with far more tests conducted -- prompted Baker and his top deputies to renew their warnings Tuesday against large gatherings and other unregulated social events.
Asked if the uptick in cases would prompt him to scale back reopening, Baker told reporters that most of the recent growth in infections has come not from dining or other public activities, but instead from "informal events and social gatherings."
"Those are the places and spaces where, if people are asymptomatic, they will give it to somebody else, and neither of them are wearing a mask, and they're engaged in close contact over an extended period of time," Baker said. "That's exactly what happens when people get together to have a house party or a backyard party or some other celebration -- the kinds of stuff we used to do, once upon a time, as a matter of course almost every weekend."
In recent weeks, the state's COVID enforcement team has observed several private parties bringing together dozens or hundreds of people -- often young -- in close quarters and with spotty use of masks, according to Health and Human Services Secretary Marylou Sudders.
One event in Everett last month "attracted more than 300 people," she said.
"Typically, these are held on private property, away from all of our eyes, without the owner's permission," Sudders said.
Authorities have in some cases broken up events in progress, citing the state's ban on large gatherings, or prevented them from taking place.
Both Sudders and Revere Mayor Brian Arrigo pointed to a party that individuals allegedly attempted to organize in the city for Oct. 10. After noticing promotion of the event on social media, State Police contacted those behind the effort and warned them that going through with it would violate COVID regulations.
Arrigo said during the press conference that an individual was arrested in connection with the incident, though a State Police spokesperson told the News Service the arrest was due to an outstanding warrant "unrelated to COVID guideline violations."
The defendant, 21-year-old Felipe Moreira Oliveria of Chelsea, was arrested on a warrant for malicious damage to a motor vehicle, Massachusetts State Police spokesperson David Procopio wrote in an email.
"We are assisting the COVID command center in identifying organizers of large-scale events that violate the state's COVID restrictions on large gatherings," Procopio said. "As part of that mission we recently identified and located two young adult males who were separately planning rave-type gatherings. We made contact with both men and advised them that the events they were planning were in violation of the state COVID order and instructed them to cease and desist planning and advertising those events. In the process of doing that we determined that one of the young men was the subject of an outstanding criminal warrant unrelated to COVID restrictions."
Baker said during the press conference that those between the ages of 19 and 39 represent "where the vast majority of the increase in positive tests has been happening."
According to weekly data published by the Department of Public Health, the 20-to-29 and 30-to-39 age groups posted the second- and third-largest increases in total cases between Sept. 2 and Oct. 14 -- lagging only the 0-to-19 group.
In terms of total cases, the 0-to-19 age group saw the largest increase between Sept. 2 and Oct. 14 with 996 more cases counted in the weekly DPH report. The second-highest raw increase was for ages 20 to 29, which jumped 816, while the third-highest was for the 30-to-39 cohort, which grew 730.
Altogether, individuals between 20 and 39 represented about 37 percent of total cases in the past two weeks tracked in the DPH's Oct. 14 report.
As infections trend upward, some local officials have increased their efforts to crack down on the kinds of activities -- particularly maskless and in close quarters -- that health experts warn are most likely to contribute to viral spread.
Boston Mayor Martin Walsh said last week that city departments are planning to increase enforcement, including fines on violations of COVID-19 regulations.
By Chris Lisinski, State House News Service
(Photo: Getty Images)


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Q: Performance Issue with SwiftUI List I have a List with displays the result of a dynamic FetchRequest.
The code works fine, but having a bigger result set (e.g. 3000), the list is built quite slowly when the dynamic predicate changed.
struct ItemList: View {
    @State var startsWith: String = "A"

    var body: some View {
        NavigationView {
            VStack {
                TextField("Startswith", text:$startsWith)
                FilterRequestList(filter: startsWith)
            }
            .navigationBarTitle("Tasks CD")
        }
    }
}

struct FilterRequestList: View {
    var fetchRequest: FetchRequest<Item>

    init(filter: String) {
        if filter == "" {
            fetchRequest = FetchRequest<Item>(entity: Item.entity(),
                                              sortDescriptors: [],
                                              predicate: nil)
        } else {
            fetchRequest = FetchRequest<Item>(entity: Item.entity(),
                                              sortDescriptors: [],
                                              predicate: NSPredicate(format: "title BEGINSWITH %@", filter))
        }
    }

    var body: some View {
        VStack {
            Text("Count: \(fetchRequest.wrappedValue.count)")
            List(fetchRequest.wrappedValue, id: \.self) { item in
                Text("\(item.title) ")
            }
        }
    }
}

Any Idea, how to improve that?
Update:
What I discovered:
The first List is quite fast, but if the startsWith State changes, the reload is very slow.
I added
FilterRequestList(filter: startsWith)
    .onAppear(perform: { print("appear F") })
    .onDisappear(perform: { print("disappear F") })

and discovered, the the FilterRequestList is not disappearing and reappearing, when the filter changed.
Could that be the problem? How can a recreation be forced?

A: Thanks to Paul Hudson I found the solution for the problem.
In "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0SgafWwoh8" he explains it in detail.
You simply have to add the modifier
.id(UUID())

to the list.
The problem was, that swiftUI tries to detect any changes form the old list to the new one to animate the changes.
With the modifier the old and the new list for swiftUI are not the same lists (because of the always changing id), so there is no need to detect the changes. Swift can simply create the new list very fast.
The only downcast is, that therefore there is no animation.
struct ItemList: View {
    @State var startsWith: String = "A"

    var body: some View {
        NavigationView {
            VStack {
                TextField("Startswith", text:$startsWith)
                FilterRequestList(filter: startsWith)
            }
            .navigationBarTitle("Tasks CD")
        }
    }
}

struct FilterRequestList: View {
    var fetchRequest: FetchRequest<Item>

    init(filter: String) {
        if filter == "" {
            fetchRequest = FetchRequest<Item>(entity: Item.entity(),
                                              sortDescriptors: [],
                                              predicate: nil)
        } else {
            fetchRequest = FetchRequest<Item>(entity: Item.entity(),
                                              sortDescriptors: [],
                                              predicate: NSPredicate(format: "title BEGINSWITH %@", filter))
        }
    }

    var body: some View {
        VStack {
            Text("Count: \(fetchRequest.wrappedValue.count)")
            List(fetchRequest.wrappedValue, id: \.self) { item in
                Text("\(item.title) ")
            }
            .id(UUID())
        }
    }
}


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Q: Update UI On RunWorkerCompleted I've used Background workers lots of times in the passed to use the DoWork to go and get the data and then the WorkerComplete which I believe runs on the UI thread to update the UI. But in the way I have it working at the minute I keep getting a cross-thread error?
Heres what I have:
public partial class Form1 : Form
{
 Public Form1()
 {
 }

    BackgroundWorker CheckPopUps;
    DataSet Popups = new DataSet();
    public void Rotate()
    {
        CheckPopUps = new BackgroundWorker();
        CheckPopUps.DoWork += CheckPopUps_DoWork;
        CheckPopUps.RunWorkerCompleted += CheckPopUps_RunWorkerCompleted;
        CheckPopUps.RunWorkerAsync();
    }

           void CheckPopUps_DoWork(object sender, DoWorkEventArgs e)
    {
        DataTable Pops1 = SharedTools.DataProcedures.Popup_GetListToPop(2, ScreenName, "Interviews");
        if (Pops1.Rows.Count > 1) { Popups.Tables.Add(Pops1.Copy()); }

    }

 void CheckPopUps_RunWorkerCompleted(object sender, RunWorkerCompletedEventArgs e)
    {
        foreach (DataTable myTable in Popups.Tables)
        {
            foreach (DataRow myRow in myTable.Rows)
            {
                PopUp Pop = new PopUp();
                Pop.SetDetails(myRow);
                this.Controls.Add(Pop);
  //Error occurs on this line ^
  //Cross-thread operation not valid: Control 'Form1' accessed from a thread other than the thread it was created on.
            }
        }
    }
}

A: When RunWorkerAsync it will look at the value of SynchronizationContext.Current and, if not null, use that as the mechanism to marshal the event handlers to the UI thread.  It doesn't magically know how to run code in the UI thread; it needs to be given some means from somewhere.
This means that Rotate needs to be called from the UI thread, since that's where you call RunWorkerAsync.  You're apparently calling it from a non-UI thread.

A: You should only get a cross-thread error if you call Rotate on a thread other than the UI thread.  The RunWorkerCompleted handler will not necessarily run on the UI thread - it actually runs on the SynchornizationContext that is current when RunWorkerAsync is called.  This means if you call Rotate on the UI thread, it should happen on the UI thread.

A: I have these extension methods defined which allow me to call UI elements from any thread
public delegate void EmptyHandler();
public delegate void ParamHandler(params object[] args);
public static void SafeCall(this System.Windows.Forms.Control control, ParamHandler method, params object[] args)
{
    if (control.InvokeRequired)
    {
        control.Invoke(method, args);
    }
    else
    {
        method(args);
    }
}
public static void SafeCall(this System.Windows.Forms.Control control, EmptyHandler method)
{
    if (control.InvokeRequired)
    {
        control.Invoke(method);
    }
    else
    {
        method();
    }
}

To be used for example as
progress.SafeCall(() => progress.Value=100);

In your case it would be
var pop = new PopUp();
...
this.SafeCall( ()=> this.Controls.Add(pop) );


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Air Is Streaming Past A Horizontal Aeroplane Wing Such That Its Speed Is 120 Ms–1 at The Upper Surface And 90 Ms–1 at The Lower Surface. If The Density Of Air Is 1.3 Kg/m3, Find The Difference In Pressures Between The Two Surfaces Of The Wing. If The Wing Is 10 m long And Has An Average Width Of 2 M, Then Calculate The Gross Lift On It.
IIT JEE Physics Waves Fluid Mechanics
4849 N/m2, 88985 N
None of these
By the principle of continuity and the Bernoulli's theorem, the difference in pressure between the upper and the lower surface of the aeroplane wing is
Here v1 and v2 are speeds of air streams at upper and lower surface respectively, and is density of air.
Substituting the values :
If the area of the wing is A, then the gross lift on it is
= 81900 N.
A metal sphere of diameter enters water after falling a distance h freely in the gravitational field of the earth. After entrance in water, its velocity remains unchanged. Calculate the value of h. The coefficient of viscosity of water , density of water and acceleration due to gravity = 10 N/kg.
An air bubble of radius 1.0 mm rises with uniform velocity through a viscous liquid of density 1625 kg/m3. Calculate the velocity of the bubble if the coefficient of viscosity of the liquid is 10 poise and the density of air is negligible. (g = 10 m/s2).
An air bubble of radius 0.1 mm is moving upwards in water with a velocity of 0.35 cm/s. If the density of water is and gravitational acceleration is 9.8 m/s2 and the density of the air is negligible, then find out the coefficient of viscosity of water.
A small sphere falls from rest under gravity in a viscous medium, producing heat due to friction. Find how rate of production of heat does depend upon the radius of the sphere at terminal velocity.
Water at a pressure of flows at 2.0 m/s through a pipe of 0.02 m2 cross-sectional area which reduces to 0.01 m2. What is the pressure in the smaller in the cross-section of the pipe?
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Water is flowing through two horizontal pipes of different diameters which are connected together. In the first pipe the speed of water is 4.0 m/s and the pressure is . Calculate the speed and pressure of water in the second pipe. The diameters of the pipes are 3.0 cm and 6.0 cm respectively.
A liquid is kept in a cylindrical vessel which is being rotated about its axis. The liquid rises at the sides. If the radius of the vessel is 0.05 m and the speed of rotation is 2 rev/s, find the difference in the heights of liquid at the centre of the vessel and at its sides.
The pressure difference between two points along a horizontal pipe, through which water is flowing, is 1.4 cm of mercury. If, due to non-uniform cross-section, the speed of flow of water at the point of greater cross-section is 60 cm/s, calculate the speed at the other point. Density of mercury .
Water flows into a horizontal pipe whose one end is closed with a valve and the reading of a pressure gauge attached to the pipe is . This reading of the pressure gauge falls to when the valve is opened. Calculate the speed of water flowing into the pipe.
A horizontal tube has different cross-sectional areas at points A and B. The diameter of A is 4 cm and that of B is 2 cm. Two manometer limbs are attached at A and B. When a liquid of density 0.8 g/cm3 flows through the tube, the pressure-difference between the limbs of the manometer is 8 cm. calculate the rate of flow of the liquid in the tube. (g = 980 cm/s2)


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Wild Animal Attacks: Does the Premises Owner Have Liability?
April 18, 2014 | Robin Frazer Clark
As a plaintiff's personal injury trial lawyer who handles premises safety cases on a regular basis, I have been reading with interest an article about a wrongful death lawsuit recently filed in Illinois against a condominium owner regarding the death of a resident killed by black swans on the property. The dead man actually cared for the black swans for the condo and the condo kept them on the property to keep away geese and limit geese droppings on the grounds. You may recall this incident when it first happened, as it was on national news, certainly made news here in Atlanta, and was a shocking event with a rather bizarre manner of death. On the morning of April 14, 2012, one of the swans attacked the man, Anthony Hensley, causing his kayak to topple, according to witnesses at the time. The bird continued to lunge at him as he struggled to make it to shore before he disappeared under water, authorities said after the attack. He was pronounced dead at a hospital after dive crews scoured the 50-foot-deep pond to find him, authorities added.
The lawsuit claims that the defendants "knew or should have known that mute swans are strongly territorial with a dangerous propensity to attack." Amy Hensley's attorney, Kenneth Apicella, pointed to Illinois' Animal Control Act, which says that the owner of an animal that attacks a person in certain circumstances can be held liable for damages.
This case will be an interesting one to follow, but it begs the question: would such a case here in Georgia "fly" (sorry for the pun). My answer is probably not. The Georgia Supreme Court in 2012 decided a very similar case that involved the death of a woman by alligator. The case, The Landings Club v. Williams, 291 Ga. 397, 728 S.E.2d 577 (Ga. 2012) was watched with great interest in the Georgia legal community, as it could have meant enormous liability for landowners in Georgia, which our law have heavily favored since Oglethorpe first founded our beautiful state. In The Landings case, a woman who was visiting her family at a planned residential/golf club community that had several lagoons on the property, which was on Skidaway Island off the Georgia coast. No person had ever been attacked until the night of October 5, 2007, when Williams, who was 83 at the time, went for a walk near one of the lagoons near her daughter's home some time after 6:00 p.m. The following morning, Williams' body was found floating in the lagoon. Williams' right foot and both forearms had been bitten off. Later, an eight-foot alligator was caught in the same lagoon, and, after the alligator was killed, parts of Williams' body were found in its stomach.
No question this was a gruesome death; but was The Landings Club responsible? The majority of the Georgia Supreme Court said no and largely blamed the death on the decedent herself for walking outside at night when she knew or should have known there were likely alligators living in the lagoons. The Landings Club won the case on Summary Judgment, meaning there never was even a jury trial in the case.
Three Georgia Supreme Court Justices dissented, meaning they didn't agree with the majority (the other four Justices). In an eloquent dissent that reinforced the American Jury, Justice Robert Benham wrote:
"Based on the facts presented at the time of summary judgment in this case, reasonable minds could differ as to the essential elements of appellees' premises liability claim. Indeed, there are very specific questions in this case that must go to a jury: whether decedent knew that large and aggressive alligators were living on the premises and in the lagoon in which her body was discovered; 2 and whether appellants exercised reasonable care in inspecting and keeping the premises safe from alligators—in particular, alligators that were over seven feet long and alligators that were aggressive toward humans and pets as per appellants' removal policy. Rather than allowing this evidence to be reviewed by a fact-finder, the majority opinion bars appellees' premises liability claim simply because the decedent once observed an alligator standing on the roadside. Such a result disregards all the other factual circumstances in the case and is not in keeping with our jurisprudence. ("all the circumstances at the time and place of the incident" must be considered). Accordingly, I would affirm the judgment of the Court of Appeals and allow the premises liability claim to be tried before a jury." Benham, J., dissenting.
So, the Chicago Black Swan case made me think of the Georgia Alligator Case, which made me conclude that, under Georgia law, at least, the Black Swan case wouldn't have a flying chance. But, Illinois Law will apply in the Black Swan case, so we will just have to stay tuned for now. Will be interesting to follow.
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Reforming the EU General Court
Last week, the European Commission adopted a formal position on the reform of EU Courts. The document refers to both the ECJ and the General Court, but for the moment we will focus on the latter as the main subject of the proposed reform.
The Commission´s position advocates for the appointment of 12 new Judges to the General Court (which would make a total of 39) as well as for the creation of at least two new specialised chambers (one of which would most likely be devoted to competition cases). These reforms are aimed at addressing the enormous workload that the General Court currently faces (with over 600 new cases registered every year and ever growing delays).
The Commission´s proposal -which to a great extent endorses that of the President of the ECJ, Mr. Skouris- has now been circulated to the Parliament and to the Council.
Unsurprisingly, the most contentious issue that has arisen in the context of the ongoing discussions between Member States relates to the designation and nationalities of the new Judges. As you know, the method for the designation of Judges falls entirely upon Member State, which have always acted on the basis of informal consensus. The Commission, fully aware of the fact that abandoning the principle of equal representation would be tough to swallow for some Member States, has attempted to tackle the issue by proposing two alternative methods of designation (see recitals 42-50 of the document that appears in the link above). In our view, the merits of the candidates should weigh much more than their nationality, and therefore the second option proposed by the Commission appears to be preferrable.
We feel nonetheless, that several important issues remain unaddressed:
First, whereas the nationality of the Judges may certainly be important, there is another very relevant nationality factor at the General Court that has so far gone unnoticed.
What would you say is the percentage of French référendaires (clerks) at the General Court? Under a system of equal representation, the answer should be approximately 4%. In real life, that number is however…..40%!
We know some truly excellent French référendaires, and of course French is the working language at the Courts, but, as a mater of principle, when it comes to judging shouldn´t quality and credentials matter more than language abilities? (I´m using "we", but maybe Nico, being a froggy French citizen sees things differentlly…) 😉
Secondly, there is nothing the Commission can do about designations of candidates at the national level. The Committee envisaged in Art. 255 TFEU has certainly helped by acting as minimum filter in the most flagrant cases. Nonetheless, some Member States may still be tempted by the possibility of appointing candidates on grounds other than those strictly technical (although the second option proposed by the Commission has the virtue of perhaps shifting those incentives).
In our view, Member States should ideally follow the Dutch example (we believe that other Member States are already doing it). They arranged a merit-based competition and eventually appointed two outstanding Judges such as Sacha Prechal (ECJ) and Marc van der Woude (GC).
Written by Alfonso Lamadrid
Posted in Case-Law, Uncategorized


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Tag Archives: The Beatles
They Say It's Your Birthday
I know that I shouldn't be so surprised.
After all, his first group (you might just have heard of them) split up the year before I was born (I've took it personally ever since), and I'm now 50.
But still: Macca is 80 😱
Posted in Life, Uncategorized | Tagged Birthday, Britain, Creative, Culture, England, Entertainment, Inspiration, Life, Manchester, Music, Musing, Paul McCartney, The Beatles, UK | 11 Replies
Celebrating The Big Five-O #2: The Cavern
"Let's see a show of hands," the tour guide said. "Put your hand up if Ringo is your favourite Beatle."
No hands. He nodded, both sagely and sympathetically.
"George?" There was one hand. "You know what? It's always the George fans that come up with really deep snippets of information that nobody else knows."
"Paul?" Five hands went up which, as there were only thirteen people on this midday tour, meant that for "John?" seven hands went up.
So Lennon nicked it, but, as Millie voted for him and is only just on the start of her journey, things can change. You don't have to have favourites (though of course everybody does) as the group truly was the sum of its parts.
I watched an interview last night from 1988 when George and Ringo were on a chat show together. The drummer explained their following (when the group was still active) as thus: "I got all the mums. And the kids. George got the mystics, John got the intellectuals and Paul got the teens."
Our tour finished and Millie and I headed for the place that this selective following first started.
Matthew Street, dark and grainy in the old sixties film footage, was now neon bright but empty as the pre-Christmas afternoon crowds sought the bars and restaurants as refuge from the cold.
You can see from this photo that the place is a bit more swish now.
Our tour gave us free entry to the legendary Cavern. It's not exactly the same, but it's mostly the same. John's murder marked the beginning of Beatles-based tourism, but the original Matthew Street buildings above ground had been demolished. But of course below ground buildings aren't demolished but filled in.
In 1982 it was excavated and the above ground section rebuilt using the original bricks. I once wrote a Jackdaw post called If Walls Could Talk, Concrete Confess, about a pub that used to be run by ancestors of mine, a pub long gone but holding 'that which is valued in meaning'.
I like to think that those Cavern bricks have somehow soaked up to hold every note that has ever been played there. Not just by the Fab Four but also all of the other legendary performers that have graced the place too.
Imagine one day having the ability, along the lines of our DNA technology, to extract that trapped sound and being able to replay it again. Wouldn't that be cool? Doing it in this same place – The Beatles playing the Cavern all over again.
Today the Cavern occupies 70% of its original space, and as far as I was concerned, when my daughter and I descended those steps, we were following in the footsteps of The Beatles and all.
It's The Cavern, guys!
There was the enclosed space; there was live music; there was a performer recounting his time when he once met Paul McCartney; there were other artists waiting in a line that stretched back decades.
And there were us – an eager audience sat drinking, singing along to Beatles covers and generally soaking up the atmosphere.
Just like those bricks.
I had a beer and my daughter a coke, before having to set off to catch our train back to Manchester. We gave our seats to a couple of women who'd just arrived from Sheffield and seemed to know every song word for word. Words that had returned to source.
I fancy coming back again one weekend to spend a bit longer here. Have a few more drinks and maybe stay over. I might even do the tour again.
I think someone else is tempted, too.
Posted in Life | Tagged Britain, Creative, England, History, Inspiration, Life, Liverpool, Manchester, Music, Musing, The Beatles, UK, Urban | 12 Replies
Celebrating The Big Five-O #1: Beatles Tour
Well, we almost never made it. Not to fifty, I mean, for you just can't pause time, but to the tour itself.
I'd booked my fourteen-year-old daughter, Millie, and myself onto the Cavern Club's Magical Mystery Tour, as part of my rearranged plans (rearranged because of Covid, surprise surprise), to mark my fiftieth birthday. A Beatles tour for us both in Liverpool followed by a few nights in Edinburgh on my lonesome.
I'm notoriously hopeless at finding my way around (not a good asset for a one-time postman) and I thought I'd given us enough time to allow for the odd wrong turning. The tour was set to start at 1.00pm, with no option to roll over onto a later tour, and so it was a now-or-never situation we'd stumbled into.
After a train journey from Manchester and then walking for a while in the general direction, we had ten minutes to find the office where we were to pick up our tickets. I'd already stopped for two sets of directions from locals, and a puffing Millie was asking me to slow down as I kept glancing at the time. I knew we were near, being close to the docks, but it didn't help that my Google Maps was insisting that we were currently in the middle of the Mersey! Yellow Submarine, anyone? Talk about your magical mystery tours
Technology was proving no help at all and I was just beginning to accept the fact that we weren't going to make it when we turned the next, oblique corner and a wave of relief set in.
Our chariot was awaiting in all its gaudy colour.
We boarded the coach bang on 1.00pm, playing it casual while Millie wiped her brow. Only a little familiar with Beatles music (yes, I feel have been failing as a father), she was worried that she might be asked questions along the way that would expose her. I told her that she might just be asked what her favourite song was.
"What will you say?" I asked.
With no sense of irony: "Help!"
And so we were off into Beatleland. Or rather Ringoland, to begin with, for we were first to encounter a few places within a stone's throw of each other that are related to the Beatles drummer. There was his primary school, his first home and, within sight of this, his second home, and also a pub that was to feature on the cover of his first solo album, Sentimental Journey. This was to be the first indication of a Beatle member's Sense of Nostalgia.
As you look at the cream painted window sills on this photograph, count down five houses. You'll see that that particular house has no window sill because this was the house where Ringo was born and fans have chipped it away to take as souvenirs!
Madryn Street, site of window sill theft
Next up was another birthplace, this one belonging to one George Harrison. Situated on a small cul-de-sac, he was born in this house in 1943, living there until 1950. His early years passed behind that upstairs window which was his bedroom.
12 Arnold Grove
You could picture him as a young lad, coming and going through that doorway, little knowing what lay in store for him.
A man named Ernie has lived next door to this house since right back in the sixties, and can remember fans gathering outside. He would often go out talking to them. One evening, long after The Beatles had split, he looked out and who should he see through his net curtains but George Harrison himself, stood in the road, looking up at his former home. (Sense of Nostalgia #2.) And so he went outside and spoke with him too, over a cigarette.
The place must have retained a place in George's heart, for in years to come whenever he checked into a hotel he did so under the pseudonym of Mr Arnold Grove.
By this point Millie had been drawn in and was thoroughly enjoying the tour, having her photograph taken in front of these landmarks. Me? I may have had a few taken . . .
The young tour guide made things entertaining, and asked if it was anyone's birthday as, if so, that person would hold the honour of choosing their favourite song to be played to everybody on the coach. Mine was in four days time but I kept quiet, deferring to a lad in his twenties whose birthday was on that very day. He picked A Day In The Life. I would have gone with Hey Bulldog.
I'm not sure now if I've got our order of stops in the correct order, but anyway I'm sure most people will recognise these iconic gates, festooned with a Christmas touch.
Let me take you down, 'cause I'm going to . . .
Walls and gate posts daubed in fans' graffiti
These gates held no significance for the young John Lennon because he was a trespasser. He'd climb over the walls to gain access to the grounds, most probably to the rear of here as that was closer to his home. He'd go in and climb trees, and when writing the song that immortalised this place he would refer to his long-held idea that he was somehow different to other people, although he didn't know if he was a genius or insane:
No-one I think is in my tree / I mean, it must be high or low
As a Beatles nut I thought I knew the stories behind most of the Beatles song lyrics, but I learned something new here. When John's Aunt Mimi used to chide him for going into Strawberry Field, saying he'd get into trouble if he was caught, he'd reply that they wouldn't hang him for it. Hence the line:
And nothing to get hung about
I missed out on a couple of photographs of places when we didn't disembark the coach, due to my technical incompetence. One, alas, was a place of great significance, considered as the birthplace of the Beatles: St.Peter's Church hall, in Woolton where, on the 6th of July, 1957, following a performance by Lennon's skiffle group The Quarrymen, mutual friend Ivan Vaughan introduced John Lennon to Paul McCartney. This is where it all began.
But now, more graffiti!
We travelled along Penny Lane, and as we did so we listened to the song. We saw the barber's shop:
In Penny Lane, there is a barber showing photographs . . .
We also saw the bank (and cocked up the photograph 🙈)
On the corner is a banker with a motorcar . . .
I knew that Paul had been writing about this place that he knew well, but I thought that he'd taken a little creative license as I didn't think that there was actually a
. . . shelter in the middle of a roundabout
(Yes, I lost that photograph too!)
But it's still there. Paul used to wait for his next bus behind that shelter, watching the pretty nurse
. . . selling poppies from a tray
He was just writing about the things that he saw on his journey along the way. Ordinary, everyday things that he would make special. I don't think I'll ever listen to the song in the same way again.
The graffiti bit I mentioned?
If you look closely in the bottom right hand corner,
you will see McCartney's signature, added in 2018 during an episode of James Corden's Carpool Karaoke
As we travelled along, our guide gave an almost casual "See that white house on your left ?"
"That's where Beatles manager Brian Epstein lived."
And then another:
"That was John Lennon's home." It was bought by Yoko and donated to the National Trust for the fans.
Mendips, where John lived with his Aunt Mimi. The window on the far left was his room where he wrote some of his songs. This was the house where Mimi famously told him "The guitar's alright, John, but you'll never make a living out of it."
This last stop was my favourite.
Paul's childhood home of 20 Forthlin Road
This was the home where he lost his mother. This was the home where John used to call around to write songs with his mate, sitting toe-to-toe, encouraged by Paul's music loving father. Behind that window above the door, magic was created. One After 909; She Loves You; When I'm 64; She Was Just Seventeen. The list goes on.
Sense Of Nostalgia #3:
You may have seen that aforementioned Carpool Karaoke episode where Paul and Corden returned to Forthlin Road, but I preferred this story that we were told: One day Paul had returned with his son, James, showing him the places where he'd grown up as a child. Sat in the back of a car at the end of the street, windows blacked out to preserve the musician's anonymity, they were disturbed by a knock on the window. Seeing it was just a young boy on his own, Paul wound down the window.
"If you give me a pound I'll show you the house where Paul McCartney used to live."
A laughing Paul handed all the coins that he had on him over to the bemused young entrepreneur.
From this house we can follow Paul's journey, as explained in A Day In The Life:
Woke up, got out of bed / dragged the comb across my head
He would come out of this house, out of this gate, to turn left and head down the street to the bus stop at the end.
Found my coat and grabbed my hat / Made the bus in seconds in flat
This is where he'd get the number 86 bus to Penny Lane. That place with the shelter on the roundabout.
Found my way upstairs and had a smoke / And somebody spoke and I went into a dream
I wonder who that person who spoke was, but we do know that one day, on one of those countless bus journeys, he saw another lad in school uniform, carrying a guitar: George Harrison.
I will leave this post here, as it's longer than the usual posts that I write in Jackdaw, but I wanted to share some of this journey with you guys while also preserving it for myself. I'll speak of our visit to The Cavern in my next post.
If I took one thing away from this day it was this: these were just four ordinary working class kids, writing about their average daily lives.
They each created songs and images about their day-to-day life, places of trespass where they spent their childhood; things that they saw from the upper deck of a bus. Local scenes that one day would be experienced by the rest of the world.
I think Millie took something from that, too. She wants to go again.
Posted in Life, Uncategorized | Tagged Britain, Creative, England, Entertainment, History, Inspiration, Life, Liverpool, Manchester, Music, Musing, The Beatles, UK, Urban, Writing | 4 Replies
Milestone Mystery Tours
It's happened – after looming large on the horizon for so long I have finally reached the milestone of fifty years on this planet. Millstone, milestone, I guess it's all about perspective. Half a century and I'm still here.
My original plan to mark it was to take a trip over to Paris to visit the grave of one Jim Morrison (for what's a Happy Birthday without a cemetery?) 😂
But, with all of the shifting sands of Covid requirements, I decided to postpone that for now to remain on this side of the Channel. And so my next couple of posts will be about what I did instead, including a few nights spent in the breezy Scottish capital of Edinburgh.
The first, though, will be about a tour I took my fourteen-year-old daughter on. A hopefully inspirational tour of a certain neighbouring northern city, centred upon a certain neighbouring northern pop group . . .
Posted in Life | Tagged Britain, Children, England, Inspiration, Life, Liverpool, Manchester, Milestones, Music, Musing, North, Northern, The Beatles, The Doors, Travel, UK, Urban | 12 Replies
#80 Dream
John Lennon would have been eighty today. Can you imagine that? The founder of The Beatles being an octogenarian. He's now been dead for the same number of years that he lived, and there's always a sadness in that. It's hard to consider the life without the tragic end. But we must try.
The other morning I downloaded this and listened to it over a coffee in McDonald's.
A two-parter, it features both Sean and Julian Lennon for the first time speaking publicly about their father. Sean also interviews his Godfather, Elton John, and also Lennon's songwriting partner Paul McCartney.
Speaking to the latter, Sean mentioned how Love Me Do was written before The Beatles existed as the group we all know, and asked if there were other such early songs? Paul confirmed that there were, for example One After 909 and I Saw Her Standing There. Commenting that they were such strong songs that still stand today, Sean asked did they ever write any bad songs or did they always strike gold straight away?
When Paul replied that there were bad ones, the reaction was along the lines of Oh, thank Christ for that!
I guess that gives hope to we mere mortals, scribbling along in the sand.
Sean also asked about Paul's first meeting with his father, which I guess every fan knows took place on the 6th July 1957, when John's skiffle band The Quarry Men were performing at a church fete.
What I didn't know was that Paul had seen John around a few times before this, but that he didn't know him. A couple of times he'd caught Paul's eye when on the same bus, when John would have been travelling to see his mother. Paul had thought that Lennon had looked cool, sporting the rebellious, Teddy Boy look of the time. Then another time he saw him in the queue at a chippy, thinking hey, that's the guy from the bus. But at this point they'd still never spoke to each other.
That all changed when mutual friend Ivan Vaughan took Paul so see John playing at the fete, and the penny dropped that his friend's friend was the same guy he'd been noticing around the neighbourhood.
This is artist Eric Cash's conception of John and Paul's introductory meeting in the church hall after the performance.
Sometimes in life it seems like the paths of certain individuals keep crossing. The universe has a way of bringing together people who are meant to meet.
Just this morning I saw this image posted, announcing the birth of a young son to Julia and Alfred Lennon.
Who could have had any idea at the time, when skimming the announcements in the local newspaper, the impact that that boy would have on the world?
I wonder about those other babies, too, for example the Looney daughter stated immediately below the Lennon son. What life did she go on to lead? Did she ever know the brief illustrious company that she once shared in her origin? Did she go on to impact the world in some other, less celebrated way?
Eighty years on, I was draining the last of my coffee as Sean finished the show with:
Here's wishing a Happy Birthday to my Dad. People may grow old, but great music never does.
And that's true. All art is nailed at the time in a form that lasts forever, untouched by shifting context and the changing mores.
Posted in Life | Tagged Birthday, Britain, England, Entertainment, History, John Lennon, Life, Manchester, Music, Musing, The Beatles, UK | 8 Replies
It was only their music that was infectious.
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Long Time Ago And We're Still Fab
I apologise for paraphrasing the George Harrison song in the title of this post, but fifty years after it first topped the charts, The Beatles' Abbey Road has returned to number one. In doing so, it set a record – the gap of 49 years and 252 days since its initial chart-topping run ended in early 1970 is the longest gap before returning to number one. It was the last album the group ever recorded.
As McCartney put: "It's hard to believe that Abbey Road still holds up after all these years. But then again it's a bloody cool album."
Can't argue with that.
Posted in Life | Tagged Abbey Road, Britain, Creative, Culture, England, History, Life, Manchester, Music, Musing, The Beatles, UK | 4 Replies
Long Johns Sally
In the morning half-light of the school run, gulls glimpsed on ice with my kids' school in the background.
Tonight and tomorrow has been predicted to be as low as -12, which is pretty unheard of for Manchester. Bring on the school run tomorrow then. Long Johns Sally weather.
Posted in Life | Tagged Britain, England, Funny, Humor, Humour, Life, Manchester, Musing, Seasons, The Beatles, UK, Winter | 6 Replies
Entrances And Exits/Morrison And Lennon
The 8th of December is a date that links together my two favourite musical artists, two artists that I have been listening to for what seems most of my life.
On the 8th of December, 1943, James Douglas Morrison, son of a Navy Officer, was born. He would go on to become the focal point and frontman of The Doors, known by self-given and tongue in cheek epithets such as the Lizard King, Shaman, and Erotic Politician.
He is one of the few rock or pop stars whose poetry is read seriously, as poetry. As a poet he tends to polarise opinion, but I like his writing, and his song lyrics helped to set the group apart from the usual music crowd. In the days when The Mama's And The Papa's were dreaming of California and over the pond The Beatles were telling the world that all you need is love, Morrison was channeling Oedipus, saying he wanted to kill his father and fuck his mother. They were a darker group, harder to pigeonhole, with elements of rock, jazz, blues, and yes, poetry.
Morrison's was an intellect and creativity that was drowned in excess, a pursuit of a muse that would not be tempered or compromised. The recording life of The Doors, when Morrison was with them, lasted for just four, short, years. But what an outpouring it was.
Also on the 8th of December, in 1980, John Lennon was shot dead in New York. I was a Lennon fan before I even knew who Lennon was. As a kid, almost all of my favourite Beatles songs were his. On his true collaborations with McCartney, for example We Can Work It Out, I always preferred the parts that he sang, the parts that he wrote, without at the time being able to discern who did what.
My favourite Christmas song, right from my childhood, and still, is Happy Xmas (War Is Over), but it was a few years before I discovered that the song was by Lennon. I was a fan of the music before I knew whose music it was.
Today Lennon is regarded almost as a saint, but the truth seems to be that he could be a real shit to the people who were closest to him. He would sing about peace and love yet at times be unable to demonstrate such sentiments. The figure of Lennon is a conundrum. He appeared to be a man of contradictions, which I think has its roots in his troubled childhood. His anger drove him and so made him a Beatle. Always transparent, the lyrics
I heard something 'bout my Ma and my Pa /They didn't want me so they made me a star
Tomorrow, the 9th of December, is my birthday. I can remember opening my birthday presents on my ninth birthday, back in 1980, and the news was all over the television and the newspapers. All that I was aware of at the time, in my young ignorance, was that some guy who was in a group called The Beatles had died.
Little would I know that, for years, for decades later, I would always be struck by a terrible sense of waste when reflecting on his untimely, senseless death.
Fans are selfish. We barely see beyond our own wants and fixations.
There is a woman who lost a husband, and two boys who lost a father, yet all I think of is the music that we could have had, the wit that the world has lost, and the extra pages that could have been in the biography.
And that's got to be wrong.
Two men, linked by one date, whose words and music provided a soundtrack to my life. R.I.P Mr Mojo Risin' and Dr Winston O' Boogie. Thanks for the inspiration.
Posted in Life | Tagged Britain, England, Jim Morrison, John Lennon, Life, Manchester, Music, Musing, Poetry, Songwriting, The Beatles, The Doors, UK | 5 Replies


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There are few feats in sports that are as difficult as coming back, both mentally and physically, from a devastating loss. Any athlete who has been through a close game knows the physical toll that a tough defeat takes on both the players and the coaches, and the empty feeling that results from coming out on the losing end. The Cornell women's basketball team experienced that feeling not once, but two twice over the Thanksgiving break.
On Tuesday, Nov. 22, New Hampshire (2-1) defeated the Red (2-4) on a last second buzzer beater to finish with a one-point victory, 63-62. Three days later, the squad lost in the same fashion to a scrappy Eastern Michigan team that came out on top by a mere two points in a low-scoring affair, 54-52. After seeing its last three contests come down to the final possession of the game, Cornell emerged firing on all cylinders on Sunday against Cleveland State and never looked back, winning by a comfortable 20 points, 79-59.
Junior forward Claire Fitzpatrick was a catalyst for the Red throughout the week, leading the team in both scoring and rebounds. Reaching double figures in all three games, Fitzpatrick executed key shots down the stretch to keep Cornell in the game against Eastern Michigan. With 25 seconds to play, Fitzpatrick managed to knot the game at 50 with a jumper in the paint; however, Eastern Michigan pushed the ball down the court to score what would ultimately be the winning basket.
With close losses to both Eastern Michigan and New Hampshire burning in the players' minds, the Red boarded the team bus to face a Cleveland State team that had blown them out in Ithaca a year earlier.
"The team was really excited to get another shot at Cleveland State, and we felt like it was a good chance to prove ourselves against a high-quality team," said junior guard Taylor Flynn.
The Red did just that, shooting a blistering 53.7 percent from the field and 54.5 percent from 3-point range to go up nine at the half. Then, in the first four minutes of the second period, Cornell held its opponent scoreless to build a substantial lead, 44-27. The Red never looked back after that run, finishing strong to win the game on the road, 79-59.
According to Flynn, the Cleveland State game was a "turning point" for the team.
The Red returns to Newman Arena on Wednesday to play Binghamton (4-2) at 7 p.m.


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