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Why Have PC Esports Advanced More Than Console Esports?
With its full meaning as electronic sports, e-sports is a competitive video gaming sport between pro gamers for a cash prize. The esports field has grown tremendously since its early records of video gaming tournaments, with the industry currently worth over $1.3 billion. This revenue comes from video game sales, tournaments, merchandise, and sponsorships. The esports field has become so big that you have hundreds of career opportunities to explore asides from being a pro gamer.
Statistics report over 400 million current fans and followers of the esports field, and is expected to double in number in coming years. The popularity and revenue of the esport field are attributed partly to the sales of games for PC and console users. Particularly, PC users have the versatility to play, stream, and record games to post across social platforms. Console users also have this ability to some extent. This limitation, among others, has raised the topic severally of why PC esports is more advanced than Console Esports.
Why Is PC Esports More Advanced Than Console Esports?
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PC gaming was already in vogue before the advent of consoles. The easy accessibility with which you could access a game's website, download it, and start playing was more than any gamer could ask for. However, when consoles came into the scene, it was a much-welcomed development, isolating the gadget strictly for games. As a result, consoles became quite popular, becoming a must-have for the average gamer to the pro gamer.
Although consoles became a globally accepted gaming gadget, PC games still had the upper edge over them. This edge spread into the esports scene, and you'll always see the biggest pro gamers picking PCs over consoles. The reason for this advancement, among others, are discussed in the headings below.
Better Controls In Gaming
In PC Esports, gamers have the flexibility to customize the controls on their keyboards, mouse, and other connected gadgets. This is unlike PC consoles, where you're limited to the few keys on a controller with limited settings. In addition, you can connect any device you want with a PC to enhance your gaming experience by a millionfold. So it's unsurprising to see pro gamers list their PC specs and additional gadgets to show gamers how they manage certain movements, grips, and skills in tournaments. Again, compared to consoles, this feat can only be achieved with PCs.
Virtually All Games Run On PC
There's almost no game in the esports field that runs on consoles that weren't built for PC first. Game developers, 100% of the time, consider PC users before any other gadgets. Even if the game comes with special requirements in the form of hardware, core, processor, or storage, PC users will always get the game first. Thankfully, with the advent of gaming PCs, such as Alien, PC users do not have to worry much in the form of requirements.
Established Esports Tournaments and Betting Use PCs
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From Counter-Strike: Global Offensive to League of Legends, the tournaments are always played with PCs. Since its inception, PCs, along with special keyboards and mouses, have been the mainstay of online and offline esports competitions. Today, there are several brands of gadgets that design only for gaming PCs and additional gadgets for pro gamers. This influence alone contributes largely to the advancement of PC esports over consoles.
With the way pro gamers list their PC and gadgets specs at tournaments, you can easily make informed predictions to win on esports betting sites. Some of these betting sites, esports, usually list these specifications along with history and full data on teams, players, and events you want to bet on. You'll find the best betting esports website having the previously listed features on the biggest major esports tournaments so you can make a deposit to bet and a withdrawal if you predict correctly. Ensure to follow them on upcoming events and schedule alerts to not miss a single event in 2023 and beyond.
The International (Dota 2)
One of the biggest esports events in the world, The International is a tournament created by game developer Valve Corporation for its Dota 2 game. Held annually since 2012, it is considered the 'Mecca' of globally-recognized eSports events where millions compete online to qualify for prestigious spots at the finals tournament in Seattle, U.S.A.. Players compete for massive prize pools with The International 2016 awards worth over $20 million USD!
League of Legends World Championship (LoL)
Featuring 32 teams from 13 regions over five continents, with over 18 million fans across social media platforms, League of Legends Worlds ( Review Quarterfinals) is one of the biggest esports championships in the world. It is complete with tons of global fanfare that doubles as an opportunity to experience electrifying music performances and celebrity appearances – it's no wonder why LoL Worlds has been named 'the grandest stage of them all.'
DreamHack Masters (Counter Strike: Global Offensive – CS:GO)
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A tournament born from a modest Swedish LAN party in 1994, Dream Hack Masters has since become one of Europe's most popular professional CS:GO championship series across its 15 events held all around Europe and North America! With prize pools totaling up to $250 thousand USD for each event, Dream Hack masters showcases intense CS:GO competition between some of the greatest teams all over the world.
Overwatch Overwatch World Cup (OWWC)
The annual battle between nations that began in 2017 determines which team's strategy reigns supreme by having squads submitted by each region face off against countries around the globe — with even North Korea joining thereafter due to an overwhelming worldwide response! Not only do they battle it out based on nationality but also on individual talents; who will be crowned as Overwatch champions?
Multiple Features Run With PC Esports
Gamers who use PC have the flexibility to run other features with their games. For instance, game streamers have easier access to stream their games, do voiceovers, communicate, and interact with their followers. For content creators, they can easily record their favorite plays, add effects, and post across platforms. If you're into coaching, your best gadget to use will also be a PC.
Accessibility & Cost
Because personal computer technology is constantly evolving, prices are constantly decreasing. PCs are relatively inexpensive compared to consoles and can be upgraded with new hardware as needed without having to buy a new system (although this may require more of an upfront cost). This makes PC esports gaming more accessible because players don't have to worry about investing in a lot of expensive equipment right away and can start playing immediately on an average PC.
PC esports streaming platforms
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Esports streaming platforms have become more popular for PC gamers for a variety of reasons. These platforms allow gamers to broadcast their gameplay live, give viewers the ability to chat and interact with the streamer in real-time and even donate money to show support. Streamers can set up donations in different forms such as paid subscription or micro-transactions.
These platforms have made PC gaming more accessible with less technical obstacles to ensure competitive online tournaments and leagues can be established, giving teams an environment to bolster their performance. Furthermore, streaming platforms can help increase competitiveness within esports scenes by giving players accesses to training sessions and masterclasses with top competitors around the world which can be very helpful when trying new strategies or bettering one's skills.
Without the progress that has been made these past few years, PC esports would not be near where it is today; Twitch, YouTube Gaming Live, Microsoft Mixer and E-League are some of the leading streaming platforms on the rise that have allowed the potential for professional gaming to blossom into a full industry that rivals traditional sports.
With these, we can see why PC esports has the edge over consoles and keeps advancing at the rate it does. Besides, consoles are almost exclusive with the price tags and limited editions that the developers make. Consequently, it's not guaranteed that console esports will ever be as big as that of PC. Important to notice are betting sites are mostly tied with PCs and not so much with consoles, for example foreign betting sites in Ghana.
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Cross-posted from Historical Reminiscents, Krista's public history focused blog.
Following a great trip to Pukaskwa National Park I kept up the natural history and camping adventure by spending a few nights at Neys Provincial Park. I was struck by the difference in landscape between the two parks despite them being less than an hour away from each other. Pukaskwa had very hilly, cliff views of Lake Superior and the shoreline was a rugged . In comparison Ney's had long open beach shorelines, sand dunes, and forested areas.
Star embedded on lawn from POW era. It is believed that the star was around the flag pole.
Prior to becoming a provincial park the land now encompassed by Neys was used as a Prisoner of War Camp known as Neys 100 during the second world war. The camp housed high ranking German officers and others and was primarily staffed by veterans from the First World War. There are bits of this history scattered throughout the present day park — building foundations, bits of embed stone, and other physical remnants are all interpretation points in the Park today. Additionally the physical landscape was fundamentally changed by the POW camp, they flattened sand dunes and used many of the trees for lumber. Trees were later replanted by the Boy Scouts but in standard plantation rows, leaving evidence of how the land has changed.
We didn't do nearly as much hiking at Neys as at Pukaskwa, but I did manage to explore a couple of the trails. The Point Trail is a short 1 km trail that follows the shore of Lake Superior and ends at a rocky outcrop known as Prisoners' Point. The trail then connects to the Under the Volcano Trail that explores the shoreline stretching from the Point. I explored a bit of this trail as well. The trail was a relatively easy walk, albeit a bit wet when I walked it and it was well worth the puddle jumping to reach the views of the lake at the end. There was a few interpretive signs but they were relatively sparse. I did enjoy the one that talked about the remains of old boats located on the point– the boats were left over from the Prisoner of War camp era and the logging days of the region.
This easy loop hike included an interpretive handout that visitors could take with them on the walk. The handout included numbers which matched specific points on the trail and provided interpretive details about that area. The handout included a bit of information about the role of the POW camp on the landscape but primarily focused on flowers, the dunes, trees, and the impact of local animal life on the landscape. Unsurprisingly, I liked the fact that there was a physical thing to hold during the walk and that the interpretation was a bit more developed on this trail.
The Visitors' Centre was only open during the last day I was at the park. Despite this we managed to make a short visit to the Centre and check out some their primary interpretive space. The displays were fairly standard for a provincial park, a lot of focus on the natural landscape with most material geared at families and including a number of touch and feel stations focused on children. There was also a substantial section dedicated to the history of Neys 100 which included a model which demonstrated what the POW camp would have looked like. The staff at the Centre were very friendly and seemed to know a lot about the history of the Park and were happy to answer questions about the way the landscape had changed.
Recently I visited Pukaskwa National Park, the only wilderness national Park in Ontario. The Park features a small campground and 1878 square km of wonderful Northern Ontario natural heritage.
I had a wonderful time camping, exploring, and learning about the landscape at Pukaskwa. We were there prior to the official start of their interpretation season (July and August) but still managed to take in some activities and many of their trails have great interpretive signage that can be used without a guide.
The first morning at Pukaskwa we joined in a walk to the Anishinaabe Camp that was currently under construction. We were the only ones to participate in the walk that morning but it was worth the half hour to talk with the people building an interpretive space based on traditional knowledge. Our guide was from Pic River First Nation and works as at the park as a cultural interpreter and programmer and the builders were a combination of local and visiting people with knowledge of traditional structures. As an added bonus our guide took us into the Visitor Centre despite it not being officially open for the season so we could take a look at some of their other programming spaces and some of the other birch bark items that were made at the Park. I loved that the park integrates traditional knowledge keepers into interpretive programming.
Pukaskwa has a number of short hikes that can all be completed in a hour or two from the campground. This was perfect for us given that we were traveling with a small child. The first hike we did was the "Beach Trail" which visits driftwood filled beaches in three different areas of shoreline – Horseshoe Bay, middle beach, and north beach. The views of Lake Superior and the huge amounts of driftwood were amazing to look at. This trail was a fairly easy hike though there were a few spots that could have used better signage and required some hunting to pick up the trail again. In addition to the natural beauty Horseshoe Bay also featured an easel which explored the Group of Seven's paintings inspired by the landscape contained in Pukaskwa. I loved this integration of history, culture, and natural heritage.
Bimose Kinoomagewnan signage at start of trail.
The second trail we explored was the Bimose Kinoomagewnan trail or the "Walk of Teachings". This trail may have been my favourite of the many hikes we did at Pukaskwa. It didn't have Lake Superior views but the views around Halfway Lake and the interpretive signage focusing on the Seven Grandfather Teachings was extremely well done.
Each teaching had a sign placed at scenic points on the trail and the signage contained stories of Elders' experiences in the park, their thoughts on the teachings, and their memories of the land. Each of these written experiences was paired with artwork by local youth. The signage was in three languages (English, French, Ojibway) and extremely well done and added to the trail significantly. On the natural heritage side of things I loved the variety of this trail which includes forested land, huge rock faces, hills, a beaver lodge, and fantastic views.
Red Chairs as part of the "Share the Chair" Parks Canada program.
This was probably the most popular trail we explored – at least judging by the number of people we saw exploring the views. On many of the other hikes we didn't see anyone else. The Southern Headland trail has breath taking Lake Superior views and overlooks Hattie Cove, Pulpwood Harbour, and Horseshoe Bay.
This walk provides visitors with glimpses of the power of Superior and there is some signage talking about the impact the lake has on the landscape and flora/fauna in the region. This trail also featured the "red chair experience" a Parks Canada national initiative which places red Muskoka style chairs at places with breathtaking views and spots which highlight some of the best spots in national parks. I love the idea of making destination points within parks that are points of connection, shared experience, and social media opportunities.
Also known as "the Spirit Trail", Manito Miikana is a predominately forested trail leading to two viewing platforms with panoramic views of Lake Superior. This was by far the most difficult trail we hiked, it has a lot of changing elevations, a ton of tree roots, uneven ground, and it was very wet the day we walked it. The views were similar to that of the Southern Headland Trail but overlooked different portions of the lake and also allowed for a look at the Pic River Dunes in the distance. It wasn't a bad hike and we probably would have enjoyed it more if it hadn't rained so much prior to our walk.
I really enjoyed Pukaskwa National Park, exploring the natural history and learning a bit more about the landscape of the North Shore. I was also pleasantly surprised by a lot of the interpretation programming and signage in the park. The interpretation I engaged with was really well done and the Park has made an effort to engage local Indigenous communities in programming and include traditional knowledge in their signage.
You might have noticed a distinct lack of new blog content recently. If you visit the Oslicken site instead of using an RSS reader or something you might have also noticed our site being down. Long story short — lots of technical issues caused by really poor customer service from our long time hosting provider.
Many thanks to Andrew for working on this and transferring our sites to a new provider. With any luck we're up and running again and there won't be any similar interruptions in the future. I have a whole backlog of posts waiting to be written so keep an eye out for new content in the coming days.
Selfies scare me. I admit it. I'm not sure why – something about the image itself, combined with the trendiness, and the perceived narcissism just sits oddly with me. But I recently stumbled across an initiative called #365feministselfie.
The project was started in response to some criticism about the selfie culture and images created by women generally. It encourages women to take selfies, to share images of real female bodies, and to conquer the "fear of seeing yourself every.single.day." This idea resonated with me. I think it's important to have positive female images out there and that we don't stop often enough to really see ourselves.
Selfies still scare me. But I've taken a few and thrown them up on Instagram (@kris2335) with the #365feministselfie hashtag. Plus it's given me a chance to take some snaps of some of my lovely TeeFury shirts. I'm sure I won't manage to keep this up all year or take 365 images. But its baby steps to being comfortable with seeing images of myself.


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Coronavirus patients can infect others before their symptoms start. That's why social distancing is necessary.
As the coronavirus pandemic sweeps across the globe, people with symptoms — a fever, dry cough, or difficulty breathing — have been told to self-isolate at home. But a new pair of studies suggests that many coronavirus patients are contagious before their symptoms appear.
Researchers in Belgium and the Netherlands recently examined clusters of coronavirus patients in Singapore and Tianjin, China. Their study, which is still awaiting peer review, found that 48% of the Singapore patients and 62% of the Chinese patients transmitted the virus before their symptoms started to appear.
Other recent research suggests the incubation period for the virus — the length of time between when a person gets infected and when they test positive for the illness — is around five days. The researchers behind the new study determined that an average patient transmits the virus to someone else within a similar time period (about four to five days).
That means "a substantial proportion of transmission appears to occur before symptom onset," the researchers concluded.
The findings align with those of a study published March 3 (also awaiting peer review), which found that up to one quarter of secondary infections — people who contract the virus from someone else — can occur when the initial patient isn't showing symptoms.
That means quarantining patients who are ill may not curb the coronavirus' spread to the degree that public-health officials previously hoped. It also suggests that identifying close contacts of an infected patient, such as friends and family, may be less effective in stopping this pandemic than it was for previous coronavirus outbreaks like SARS or MERS. Those viruses, by contrast, were primarily transmitted by symptomatic patients.
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The new study suggests that measures like social distancing are required to control this pandemic. That means cancelling large public events like concerts, sports games, and festivals, as well as limiting the use of public transportation and asking employees to work from home.
Many states and cities are already enacting such policies: The state of New York has banned public gatherings of more than 500 people, while San Francisco has banned gatherings of more than 1,000. These measures have negative effects on local economies, but they can help curtail an outbreak.
"We've seen evidence of the efficacy of social distancing in China, where they have cancelled public gatherings, advised self-quarantining, and closed off heavy-trafficked areas," Lipi Roy, clinical assistant professor at NYU Langone Health's Department of Population Health, told Insider. "Since these measures were implemented, cases have plateaued."
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Political Ecology viewed from South America
Venezuela votes with its feet
8th August 2004 Tony Phillips Uncategorised 0
With one week until the recall referendum on August 15th, the people and the pollsters have taken to the streets of Venezuela. Today, Sunday, marches were held in cities and towns all over Venezuela. The biggest demonstrations were in the capital, Caracas. By far the largest was the pro-Chavez march in the city center along Bolivar Avenue. Timed to coincide with this, a large anti-Chavez demonstration took place in the upper middle class districts in the east of Caracas on Francisco de Miranda Boulevard.
President Hugo Chavez Friás came out to speak to his supporters at 4:00PM local time. True to form, his speech to his supporters was a long one interspersed with songs and poetry. The sea of red pro-Chavez tee-shirts stretched out more than 1/2 Kilometer down the wide four-lane boulevard. Estimates of 600,000 demonstrators were happy to see their leader and he was happy to see them all. President Chavez was in excellent spirits seeming confident — as well he might be — given the results of recent polls.
Next Sunday's referendum will decide the fate of his presidency. A yes vote will mean that the recall goes through and a new presidential election will be held in September. A no vote will mean that the recall referendum will fail and Chavez will continue to serve out the rest of his six-year term, ending in 2005.
During his speech, Chavez held aloft a copy of the centrist National daily: Últimas Noticias. President Chavez read aloud from an article entitled, "Public poll war culminates today". The article discussed the results of four different polls released last week. All four indicate that his presidency will be upheld by a margin of between 10 and 20% but he pleaded with his supporters to get out and vote no!
An article in the London Financial Times published yesterday Saturday 7th collaborates this view. The article noted that the U.S. government may be willing to soften its recent antagonism toward President Chavez, an implicit acknowledgement that Chavez will likely take his presidency to term. The Bush Administration has issued a number of harsh criticisms and warnings to the Venezuelan President for its anti neoliberal rhetoric and support of Cuba. The U.S. is widely seen as supportive of the 2002 coup that deposed Chavez, albeit only for 48 hours. When Chavez supporters demonstrated on the streets that time the Venezuelan National Guard overturned the coup and returned Chavez to power. Chavez's speech was less than conciliatory this afternoon as he quoted poetry from an allegorical tale entitled "Florentino and the Devil", a popular film in Venezuela, the latter term referring to Bush's administration, which relies on Venezuela for more than 15% of its oil needs.
Venezuela goes to the polls next Sunday in the referendum that will be scrutinized by the U.S. based Carter Foundation. Among the new measures to prevent fraud will be fingerprinting and a new computerized voting system.
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Q: Rank() function. Extract Top 3 count from query, belonged to mother query? I have a Mother Table A like this below.
Animal Category                   Count
      Cat                           15
      Dog                           13
    Raptile                         20

I also have a Child Table B like this below.
Animal colour                     Count
  Grey Cat                          6
  Red Cat                           3
  White Cat                         4
  Black Cat                         2
  Yellow Dog                        7
  Black Dog                         1
  Red Dog                           2
  Grey Dog                          3
  Red Reptile                       5
  Blue Reptile                      10
  Green Reptile                     2
  Yellow Reptile                    3

But I want to have a table that shows count of only Top3 animal colours from child table B by each animal category from mother table A in one table.
So, my result should be like below.
Animal colour                     Count
  Grey Cat                          6
  White Cat                         4
  Red Cat                           3

  Yellow Dog                        7
  Grey Dog                          3
  Red Dog                           2

  Blue Reptile                      10
  Red Reptile                       5
  Yellow Reptile                    3

Is it possible to use rank(), count(*) over with subquery to retrieve data?

A: You can try this :
select * from (
     select rank() over (partition by categorie order by "Count" DESC) rank,* from (
              select (string_to_array("Animal colour",' '))[2] categorie,* from b
          ) a) b where rank<=3 order by categorie,rank

but your field "Animal colour" containing the categorie and the colour is a very bad idea.

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How can the Jews receive Reparations and Black people get none whatsoever?
Dr. Ramona Brockett – being the dynamic professor that she is – will agree with the common statement that there could never be a dumb question.
The only inappropriate question is the one that is never asked.
Well, all of us as children had tons of questions for our elders because of the clean and empty slates that we were and we had absolutely no inhibitions in inquiring what us as adults knew to be something that was quite obvious.
Well, it appears that the fear of executing a politically incorrect inquiry in the face of those who merely exist on the borderline of denial seems to have crippled that adorable trait of questioning the world around us when we attempt to make sense of what is right and what is wrong.
How is it that we can live in a world with such glaring injustices, unfairness and favoritism yet move about the earth as though everything is just cookies and cream?
The answer to that one is FEAR!
What could strike fear in the hearts and minds of those self ordained frauds called pastors, politicians and acamedic scholars to cause them to cower in the shadow of the worlds most blatant injustices?
There are many answers to that question that might require more time than we now have to respond to it but needless to say it is so very refreshing to hear our Warrior/Queen zero in on an issue that we all know of but most are deathly afraid to tackle.
What might that issue be you ask? Well the title of this episode of The Dr. Ramona Brockett Show says it all and if you would really like to hear the unbridled TRUTH I highly recommend that you listen in on a dialogue that you definitely won't hear on any handcuffed agenda-laced so called major media news platforms.


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Jason Griffin
POS. HURDLES, SPRINTS
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HOMETOWN Gallatin, Tenn.
PREV. SCHOOL Gallatin HS
2016 NCAA East Preliminary Round Outdoor Qualifier - 400m Hurdles
2016 OVC Outdoor 110m Hurdles Champion
2016 OVC Outdoor 400m Hurdles Silver Medalist
2016 OVC Outdoor 4x400m Relay Silver Medalist
2016 OVC Indoor 4x400m Relay Silver Medalist
2016 OVC Indoor 55m Hurdles Bronze Medalist
OVC Track Athlete of the Week (5/4/16)
55m Hurdles - Indoors: 7.54 (OVC Indoor Championships, 2014)
60m Hurdles - Indoors: 8.29 (Samford Invitational, 2014)
110m Hurdles - Outdoors: 14.34 (OVC Outdoor Championship, 2016)
400m - Indoors: 50.55 (Vanderbilt Opener, 2016)
400m - Outdoors: 51.03 (Alabama Relays, 2015)
500m - Indoors: 1:07.24 (Music City Challenge, 2013)
600m - Indoors: 1:26.20 (Vanderbilt's Music City Invitational, 2014)
As a Senior, 2015-16 season: Enjoyed a standout senior season that included a gold medal in the 110m hurdles at the Ohio Valley Conference Outdoor Championship… Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary Round for the 400m hurdles during the outdoor season… Won silver medals with the 4x400m relay team at the OVC Indoor and Outdoor Championships… Captured silver in the 400m hurdles at the OVC Outdoor Championship and bronze in the 55m hurdles at the OVC Indoor Championship… Set a personal record in the 400m (50.55) at the Vanderbilt Invitational indoors… Part of TSU's winning 4x400m relay team at the Ed Temple Classic… Won the 110m hurdles (14.83) and as a member of the 4x400m relay at the Govs Invitational… At the OVC Outdoor Championship, set personal records in the 110m hurdles (14.34) and the 400m hurdles (52.20).
As a Junior, 2014-15 season: Competed in six meets during the indoor season and six outdoor meets... Placed second in the 400m (52.05) at the MTSU Christmas Meet... During outdoor season, set a PR in the 400m hurdles at the Kentucky Relays (53.08)... Part of TSU's fourth place 4x400m relay team (3:18.84) at the OVC Outdoor Championships... Also placed fifth in the 400m hurdles (54.83) at the OVC Outdoor Championships.
As a Sophomore, 2013-14 season: Finished third in the 60m hurdles at the Music City Challenge with a time of 8.48...
As a Freshman, 2012-13 season: Finished first in the 55m hurdles at two meets: Valentine Invitational (7.93) and the TSU Invite (7.89)... Placed fourth at the OVC Indoor Championships in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.34... Won the 110m hurdles at the Rhodes College open (15.09)... Finished seventh in the 400m hurdles at the Weems Baskin Invitational crossing the finish line with a time of 55.56... Was a member of the Tigers 4x400 relay team that placed second at the Ed Temple Classic with a mark of 3:23.01...
Gallatin HS: Competed at the state meet and the Selective Great 8 Track meet hosted at Vanderbilt University…


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Though quite notable for his consistent adult and pornographic work, Joe D'Amato (nee Aristide Massaccesi, though he would oscillate between a number of noms de plume over time) also crafted a bevy of controversial horror films – some of which dabbled in a different style of perversion much like his XXX fare. Absurd, released in 1981, is perhaps one of his more accessible and better-structured films thanks to the help of George Eastman on script-writing duties, who also helped make D'Amato's previous movie Anthropophagus something of a success as well. In some sense a sequel to that aforementioned title, Absurd basically offers up more of the same nastiness – this time following a female nurse and a family, including a young disabled girl, with whom she works.
D'Amato's direction is fairly swift throughout the first half of the film, first documenting Mikos' (Eastman) arrival in a small town after he disembowels himself on a fence post and winds up in a hospital where the doctors quickly find he can coagulate his blood and repair injuries. From there, D'Amato adopts a linear slasher storyline as Mikos rampages through the town, killing anyone who gets in his way and ultimately stopping to take revenge on a man who accidentally runs him down with a car. All the while, the American Super Bowl is going on and the police can't be bothered to miss it, so they entrust Sgt. Engleman (Charles Borromel) and a Greek priest (Edmund Purdom) to track down a serial killer who can only be stopped by damage to his brain.
D'Amato's inspirations are quite apparent throughout the film, notably drawing – intentionally or not – from John Carpenter's Halloween series. Absurd often employs first-person camera optics or the trademark pose of a killer standing off in the distance; D'Amato even utilizes a storyline about a babysitter to cement those similarities. But Absurd goes a bit further than Carpenter's mostly bloodless affair, with a lot of grotesque murders that often include increasingly more ridiculous stunts with appliances – a drill to the head, then a band saw, and finally death by oven.
Frankly, Absurd's title aptly describes the film itself, but it is certainly a fun journey as Mikos cuts a violent path through town. The storyline is barely present, but it's also somewhat unnecessary – Mikos' motivations are left as simple as can be, attributed to brain trauma that makes him insane, and so any attempt at backstory would be futile anyway. What Absurd gives viewers is a gory, sometimes comedic story about a crazed murderer, and for the most part its a bloody success.
D'Amato's downfall, though, is in the last half hour of the film, set at the family's house. It drags on for far too long, with D'Amato often drawing out scenes to excruciating length – like Katia's (Katya Berger) attempt to escape her restraints. Trimming back some of D'Amato's fluff would only have done Absurd a good turn, but it's not enough to ruin the acerbic slasher.
Fans of slasher films and D'Amato's past smut will certainly enjoy Absurd in much the same way as Anthropophagus, and as a pseudo-sequel to that film, that's about as much as cult fans can ask for.
Severin Films has done an excellent job with this Blu-ray/CD combo pack release. The video is taken from a 2k scan of the original negative, and it looks absolutely great – there's a heavy grain presence within some scenes, but this looks gritty as Absurd should, and it also manages the dark levels quite well while retaining great clarity. A couple damaged shots here and there, but for the most part, this is an awesome scan that certainly rivals 88 Films' previous release and capitalizes on some of the rougher elements from that Blu-ray. The video includes both the English uncut version at 94 minutes and the alternate Italian cut (83 minutes), otherwise known as Rosso Sangue.
Audio comes in English LPCM 2.0 and Italian LPCM 2.0 for the Rosso Sangue version, and there are optional English subtitles for both versions of the film. Both tracks sound great, though I admit I do prefer the English due to slightly better dubbing quality (except maybe the voice actor for young Willy).
Extra features include a new interview with Luigi Montefiore (better known, at least in this film, as George Eastman) that lasts about 30 minutes – he gives a lot of insight into some of his other works as well as the writing process on Absurd and some backstory about working with D'Amato and Michele Soavi. Other bonus features are ported from previous releases, including an archival interview with D'Amato (Aristide Massaccesi) at around 17 minutes and an interview with Michele Soavi about his appearance as a biker in the film that is carried over from 88 Films' previous release. A trailer is also included.
A great extra, though, comes within the package – the inclusion of a CD containing the soundtrack to Absurd. The film is a great mix of Italian prog rock and some Carpenter-inspired synth tracks, and it's great to have this as an additional disc.
Severin Films gives fans exactly what they want with this release of Absurd, and it's a great deal to grab both this and Anthropophagus while you have the chance.
Rosso Sangue: Alternate Italian cut (with optional English subtitles)
The Return of the Grim Reaper: Interview With Actor / Writer / Co-Producer Luigi Montefiore (George Eastman)
D'Amato on Video: Archive Interview With Director Aristide Massaccesi
A Biker (Uncredited): Interview With Michele Soavi
First 2500 copies includes Bonus CD Soundtrack
Reversible Wrap
Absurd is a great slasher-esque movie from Joe D'Amato that really only suffers from some bloated scene lengths. Severin Films has done a tremendous job on this transfer and has gone to absurd lengths to include a CD soundtrack.
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Q: Chart.js: Chart not resizing in iframe I am trying to show multiple diagrams/charts at the same time using chart.js.
For my setup, I have one chart.html file which displays the diagram and a split.html file which creates multiple iframes (2 so far) and loads the chart.html in them.
When opening the chart.html directly, the resizing works, but when loaded in iframe it doesn't.
I could only imagine the error at chart.js since the sizing itself is already weird. It orients on the next "higher" element (div with fixed 100% width and height in my case) and setting width or height directly on the canvas doesnt change anything, see code below.
chart.html:

        <canvas id="diagram"></canvas>

split.html:

    <link rel="stylesheet" href="./css/splitter.css" />

diagram.js:
$(document).ready(function() {
var ctx = document.getElementById("diagram");
var myChart = new Chart(ctx, {
    type: 'line',
    data: {
        labels: ["Red", "Blue", "Yellow", "Green", "Purple", "Orange"],
        datasets: /** excluded (unimportance) **/
    },
    options: {
        responsive: true,
        maintainAspectRatio: false,
        scales: {
            yAxes: [{
                ticks: {
                    beginAtZero: true
                }
            }]
        }
    }
});
// Resize chart
$(window).resize(function() {
    console.log("resize works!");
    if(myChart) myChart.update();
});
});

splitter.js:
$(document).ready(function () {
const splits = 2;
switch (splits) {
    case 2:
        $("#content").append(
            $('')
                .attr("id", "frame1")
                .attr("src", "./chart.html")
                .addClass("width50 height100")
        );
        $("#content").append(
            $('')
                .attr("id", "frame2")
                .attr("src", "./chart.html")
                .addClass("width50 height100 left50")
        );
        break;
}
});

splitter.css:
iframe {
position: fixed;
border: none;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
.width100 {
width: 100%;
}
.height100 {
height: 100%;
}
.width50 {
width: 50%;
}
.height50 {
height: 50%;
}
.left50 {
left: 50%;
}
.top50 {
top: 50%;
}

A: Change iframes to divs with modifiing your splitter.js:
$(document).ready(function () {
const splits = 2;
for(var i = 0; i < splits;i++){
    var chartContainer = $('

').appendTo("#content");
    var canvas = $('<canvas class="diagram">').appendTo(chartContainer);
    if(i === 0)
        chartContainer.addClass('width50 height100');
    else
        chartContainer.addClass('width50 height100 left50');
}
});

It will add two divs to the content element instead of iframes and also put the canvases into the divs.
Than change your diagram.js to foreach over the canvases and make them work as a chart:
$('canvas.diagram').each(function(){
var ctx = $(this);
var myChart = new Chart(ctx, {
  //here comes the chart configuration...
});
});

Change your css to align the two div next to each other with
.width50 {
width: 50%;
display: inline-block;
}

So the charts are now inside block elements and because of they're set to be responsive if you resize the window they will be resized automatically based on their parent elements' width (so you can remove the resizing part from your script too)


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SHAHEEN, AYOTTE STATEMENT ON LANDYA McCAFFERTY CONFIRMATION
McCafferty confirmed as district of New Hampshire federal district court judge by vote of 79-19
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) released the following statement on Senate confirmation of Landya McCafferty as the next federal district court judge for the District of New Hampshire.
"Landya is exceptionally qualified and experienced and will be a great addition to the federal bench for the District of New Hampshire," said Shaheen and Ayotte. "We look forward to her service as the first woman to hold this position in our state now that the Senate has cleared her historic nomination."
McCafferty has served as the U.S. Magistrate Judge for the District of New Hampshire since June 2010. Her extensive federal court experience includes clerking for the Honorable Norman H. Stahl at both the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire and the First Circuit of Appeals. She has also clerked for the Honorable A. David Mazzone at the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. As a Magistrate Judge, Landya has become a nationally recognized expert and leader on using technology to achieve a more efficient and paperless workflow.


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Raikkonen tops morning session of day 3 at Barcelona
By Steven De Groote on Wed Feb 20, 2019 1:16 pm
Alfa Romeo's Kimi Raikkonen seems to have confirmed that the new C38 is no slouch, something that followers had already expected based on their performances in the first two days of testing.
Around 12 o'clock, Raikkonen set the fastest time of the test so far, rounding a lap in 1m17.762s, on the red-marked C5 tyre, the softest available. The Finn seemed to be on form today as he went pretty quickly around the track quite early on in the day as well.
After one hour of testing, Kimi already going under 1:20s (19:989)⚡⚡⚡ #Kimi7 #F1Testing pic.twitter.com/BapSJ97shA
— Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN (@alfaromeoracing) February 20, 2019
When Raikkonen did so, McLaren were still busy adapting their car, allowing Sainz to only join the other teams on track at 11:20.
The team have been working on finalising some changes made overnight, but @Carlossainz55 is now out on track getting day three of #F1Testing underway. ☑ pic.twitter.com/11Ppffy6z1
— McLaren (@McLarenF1) February 20, 2019
Quite contrary to Alfa Romeo's performance is that of Renault. Hulkenberg was repeatedly seen pushing, with some oversteer going into a few corners, but he didn't really get anywhere near the top of the timesheet. On the C4 tyre, he managed 1m18.800s.
The morning session only saw a single red flag, when Fittipaldi stopped the Haas VF-19 on track at Turn 9. The Haas stopped in Grosjean's hands on Monday morning too, which was caused by a fuel pressure issue. We'll have to wait to see what's caused this stoppage. The stoppage was immediately the end of Fittipaldi's action, as Haas announced Grosjean would take over for the rest of the day.
Once again, from Mercedes' point of view, there was no performance news. Bottas completed the most laps of any driver this morning (88), but his best was slowest of all. He completed most of his laps on the C2 and C3 compounds.
1 Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo Racing 1:17.762 - 64
2 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:18.350 +0.588 80
3 Nico Hülkenberg Renault 1:18.800 +1.038 63
4 Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso 1:18.897 +1.135 48
5 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing 1:18.899 +1.137 34
6 Pietro Fittipaldi Haas F1 1:19.249 +1.487 48
7 Carlos Sainz jr McLaren 1:19.354 +1.592 28
8 Sergio Perez Racing Point 1:20.102 +2.340 44
9 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes AMG 1:20.693 +2.931 88
10 Daniel Ricciardo Renault no time - 0
11 Robert Kubica Williams no time - 0
12 Romain Grosjean Haas F1 no time - 0
13 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes AMG no time - 0
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Life History of the Malay Staff Sergeant
Life History of the Malay Staff Sergeant (Athyma reta moorei)
Butterfly Biodata:
Genus: Athyma Westwood, 1850
Species: reta Moore, 1858
Subspecies: moorei Fruhstorfer, 1906
Wingspan of Adult Butterfly: 50-60mm
Caterpillar Local Host Plant: Glochidion zeylanicum (Phyllanthaceae).
A female Malay Staff Sergeant enjoying a good meal on the ripened fruits of the Singapore Rhododendron.
A male Malay Staff Sergeant puddling on wet ground.
A male Malay Staff Sergeant with closed wings giving a view of its underside.
Physical Description of Adult Butterfly:
Forewing cell is closed. Malay Staff Sergeant is sexually dimorphic with a black-and-white (white markings on black background) male and a black-and-orange female. On the forewing upperside, the cell streak is twice-constricted, and the arrowhead-shaped marking beyond the cell streak is well apart in the male. The cell streaks of the left and right forewings are connected via a dorsal band on the thorax. The post-discal spots in spaces 4, 5 and 6 are well separated in the male but confluent in the female. There is no post-discal spot in space 3 in the male but there is a small one in the female. The post-discal spot in space 2 is oval and well separated from that in space 1b in the male, but is oblong and adjoining the spot in space 1b in the female. On the hindwing upperside, there are sub-discal band, post-discal band and marginal band which run from the costa to the dorsum. On the underside, the spots and streaks are arranged as on the upperside but with the ground colour yellowish to dark brown.
Another male Malay Staff Sergeant puddling on wet ground.
A female Malay Staff Sergeant bathing in the sun on the leaves of its host plant Glochidion zeylanicum.
A female Malay Staff Sergeant with closed wings giving a view of its underside.
Field Observations of Butterfly Behaviour:
The Malay Staff Sergeant is a uncommon butterfly in Singapore. The strong and fast-flying adults can be sighted at the fringe of nature reserves, and several forested wastelands across the island. The adults visit flowers and ripened fruits for the sugary contents. The male has been sighted puddling on wet grounds.
A video record of the life history of the Malay Staff Sergeant.
A sun-bathing male Malay Staff Sergeant sighted in the western region of Singapore.
Another male Malay Staff Sergeant sighted in the western region of Singapore, resting on a flower of Bidens alba.
A newly eclosed female Malay Staff Sergeant.
Early Stages:
Only one host plant, Glochidion zeylanicum, has been recorded as larval hosts for the Malay Staff Sergeant in Singapore so far. It is likely that other Glochidion species could serve as larval hosts, as in the case of the closely related Athyma nefte (Colour Sergeant).
Local host plant: Glochidion zeylanicum.
The caterpillars of the Malay Staff Sergeant adopt the same feeding and frass management routines as described for other Athyma species in earlier blog articles. The caterpillars feed on mature leaves of the host plant in all five instars of its development. On each leaf, they feed systematically from the leaf tip towards the petiole, leaving the midrib intact. From the 1st to the 4th instar, they build an extension of the exposed midrib using frass pellets held together by silk. Frass pellets are also sewn together beneath the midrib at the base of the extension. The caterpillars rest on either the frass extension or the exposed midrib above the bundle of frass pellets there. In the 5th (and final) instar, the caterpillars abandon these habits, resting on the leaf upperside and feeding irregularly from the leaf margin.
A mating pair of the Malay Staff Sergeant. Top: male; Bottom: female.
The eggs of the Malay Staff Sergeant are laid singly at the tip of a leaf of the host plant. Each dome-shaped egg is yellow in colour, with its surface marked with polygonal ridges which are tipped with fine, translucent spines at intersections of these ridges. Basal diameter is approximately 1.0mm.
A female Malay Staff Sergeant ovipositing at the tip of a leaf of Glochidion zeylanicum.
A time-lapse sequence of a female Malay Staff Sergeant ovipositing at the tip of a leaf of Glochidion zeylanicum.
Two views of an egg of the Malay Staff Sergeant.
The egg takes about 3 days to hatch. The young caterpillar nibbles away a portion of the egg shell to exit and then proceeds to devour the rest of the egg shell. It has a cylindrical body in pale, dull brown, and an initial body length of about 2.2mm. The body is covered with fine setae, and dorso-lateral, lateral and sub-spiracular tubercles. The head is brown in colour.
Two views of a fully developed egg of the Malay Staff Sergeant.
A newly hatched caterpillar of the Malay Staff Sergeant eating its egg shell.
Two views of a newly hatched caterpillar, length: 2.2mm.
An early 1st instar caterpillar of the Malay Staff Sergeant, observed in the field, resting on the frass extension a few hours after hatching.
Soon after its emergence, it feeds on the leaf lamina around the midrib, and builds an extension of the exposed midrib using frass pellets sewn together with silk. The first instar lasts about 3 days with the body length increases to about 4.8mm.
Two views of an early 1st instar caterpillar, resting at the base of the frass extension, length: 2.5mm.
Two views of a late 1st instar caterpillar, length: 4.8mm.
In the 2nd instar, the dorso-lateral, lateral and sub-spiracular tubercles have short, branched setae. An obscure, pale brown diamond-shaped dorsal patch stretches from the 5th abdominal segment to the 4th abdominal segment, and a similar coloured triangular dorsal patch extend from the 3rd abdominal segment to the 4th abdominal segment. The dark brown head is adorned with short pale brown tubercles and peripheral spines. The 2nd instar lasts about 2 days with the body length reaches about 7.0mm.
Two views of a 2nd instar caterpillar, newly moulted, length: 4.2mm.
Two views of a 2nd instar caterpillar, length: 5.8mm.
Two views of a late 2nd instar caterpillar, dormant prior to its moult, length: 7mm.
A 2nd instar caterpillar of the Malay Staff Sergeant, observed in the field, resting on the exposed midrib.
Another 2nd instar caterpillar of the Malay Staff Sergeant, observed in the field, resting on the exposed midrib.
The 3rd instar caterpillar mostly resembles the the second instar caterpillar, but with the body tubercles, setae and the head spines longer and more prominent. The body and the head are now much darker, and pale brown dorsal patches more distinct. Another pale brown triangular dorsal patch appears from the 3rd thoracic segment to the 1st abdominal segment. There are also whitish sub-spiracular processes from the 7th to 9th abdominal segments. This instar takes about 2 days to complete with body length reaching about 10.5mm.
Two views of a 3nd instar caterpillar, early in this stage, length: 7mm.
Two views of a 3nd instar caterpillar, length: 10.5mm. Inset: head.
Two views of a late 3nd instar caterpillar, dormant prior to its moult, length: 10.3mm.
A 3rd instar caterpillar of the Malay Staff Sergeant, observed in the field, resting on the exposed midrib.
The 4th instar caterpillar has distinctly longer dorso-lateral branched setae in the 2nd and 3rd thoracic segments than the other setae. Peripheral head spines are longer than those in the previous instar. The anterior two dorsal patches are initially brown, but turning green in the latter part of the instar. The dorsal patch in the 5th abdominal segment is reddish brown. The 4th instar lasts about 3 days with body length reaching about 15mm.
Two views of a 4th instar caterpillar, early in this stage, length: 10.5mm.
Two views of a 4th instar caterpillar, length: 10.5mm. Inset: head.
Two views of a late 4th instar caterpillar, length: 15mm.
A 4th instar caterpillar of the Malay Staff Sergeant, observed in the field, resting on the exposed midrib.
The next moult brings the caterpillar to its 5th and final instar. Now the dorso-lateral setae are alongated and branched distally and peripheral spines on the head becomes much more pointed. The body colour is initially brown, but turning green within a day. At the same time, the dorso-lateral and lateral processes turn reddish, and the anterior two dorsal patches disappear. The dorsal patch on the 5th abdominal segment is rectangular, black initially but turning purplish to reddish brown as the body turns green. The head is dark brown to black, with off-white or pale pinkish front stripes flanking the adfrontal suture. Tubercles present on the head are of the same colour as the frontal stripes.
The heads of two 5th instar caterpillars, showing the two different colorations of stripes and tubercles.
Two views of a newly moulted 5th instar caterpillar.
An early 5th instar caterpillar of the Malay Staff Sergeant sighted in the field.
Two views of an early 5th instar caterpillar, with the body colour transiting to green.
Two views of a 5th instar caterpillar, with the body colour transition completed, length: 27mm. Inset: head.
Two views of a 5th instar caterpillar, length: 32mm.
Towards the end of the 5th instar, the body ground colour changes to yellow and then pale beige, with pale blue to dark blue markings appearing on all body segments. The tubercles one the head also turn bluish. The 5th instar lasts about 4-5 days, with the body length reaches up to 32mm. On the last day, the caterpillar ceases feeding and seek out a spot on the underside of a leaf (usually on the midrib) or rarely a stem/branch to spin a silk pad. It then anchors itself there via its posterior end, and assumes its upside-down pre-pupatory pose.
Two views of a 5th instar caterpillar, late in this stage, length: 32mm.
Two views of a prep-pupa of the Malay Staff Sergeant. Left: early; Right: late.
After one day of the immobile pre-pupatory phase, the transformation process to the pupal phase takes place. The pupa has cephalic protuberances with their apices extended laterally. There are also dorsal protuberances on the first thoracic segment and the first abdominal segment which are long and keeled, and pointed towards each other. The pupa is initially pale biege brown but turning orange-brown with golden patches a few hours later. Length of pupae: 22-23.5mm.
Three views of a pupa of the Malay Staff Sergeant.
After about 6 days of development, the pupa becomes darkened in color, and the spots/streaks on the forewings are visible through the pupal skin in the wing pads. The next day the eclosion event takes place with the adult butterfly emerges to start the next phase of its life cycle.
Three views of a fully developed pupa of the Malay Staff Sergeant.
The eclosion events of both male and female Malay Staff Sergeant.
A newly eclosed male Malay Staff Sergeant.
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Text by Horace Tan, Photos by Sunny Chir, Khew SK and Horace Tan
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The 2017 regular season has arrived for a handful of area high school football teams! Tune in for the Northwest Georgia High School Football Game of the Week tonight on 95.7 FM The Ridge. In this week's match-up, the Armuchee Indians will travel to LaFayette to face the Ramblers. Matt Davis will bring you the play by play story and will be joined in the broadcast booth by Ian Griffin and Brian Lovering. Air time is 7 pm; kick off is 7:30 pm. Coverage will be provided online at www.theridge957.com.
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The most important, and often overlooked, aspect of packing for a lengthy road trip is to make sure you have plenty of musical instruments for your kids to play. We got 'em packed, and boy did we hear them.
We left the house this morning at 6:03 a.m. Then we left the house again at 6:08 a.m. after a return trip when we realized Miles, age 14, forgot his spending money.
The first few hours of any road trip is very exciting. The trip is full of promise, and nothing has gone wrong yet. Everything was perfect this morning until Mallory, age 11, told us she was going to take a picture of herself at every stop, then realized she didn't bring the power cable for her camera. And the camera was already dead.
Mallory persevered though. She kept us entertained by blasting music from her iPod. Before the sun even came up, Mallory had the Party Rock Anthem playing while Marissa, age 8, would bang her new light-up shoes on the floor to the beat. We had a night club on wheels complete with flashing lights and loud music.
Our van rolled into Chandler an hour later where we met up with my folks, KK & PK, my brother Scott, and his wife Erin, and my Uncle Joe & Aunt Judy. Together, we formed a formidable traveling group of 11 Cowboy fans ready for the Fiesta Bowl in Phoenix, Arizona.
Scott had cooked up an enormous batch of monster cookies the day before, and very generously endowed each one of the three vehicles in our caravan their own supply. That, along with a refill of our coffee mugs, was all we needed to hit the road.
We made our way through Oklahoma City, where there is a skyscraper under construction that dwarfs the rest of the downtown. I don't make it to OKC very often, so it is still surprising when I see that. We also got to see the new outlet mall west of OKC. That outlet mall is a source of conversation, even in Tulsa.
Our initial destination was Amarillo, Texas, for lunch. That drive allowed for plenty of time to break out the musical instruments. Both Miles and Mallory take percussion at school, so we had a drum pad and a set of bells in the van. And just for good measure, a recorder.
Miles spent a good chunk of the morning working on his drum pad. This is a great instrument because it is not very LOUD.
Lunch was at one of our all-time favorite places – the Big Texan Steak Ranch. Miles honestly gave their 72oz Steak Challenge serious consideration before deciding against it. Probably a wise decision.
We were not the only pack of Oklahoma State fans at the Big Texan. There were several other tables represented in orange, enjoying their lunch.
A group this large means only one thing - an automatic gratuity.
We had not been seated very long when I had a tap on my shoulder. I turned around and it was a high school classmate of mine that I have not seen in probably 10 years. Of course, we would run into each other in Amarillo!
Is there anyone sweeter than Nancy? I don't think so. That's why I insisted on taking my picture with her.
I am normally quite enamored with my experience at the Big Texan, but was disappointed today. My steak was subpar and the service was worse than that. But I will say that plenty of others in our group had a great meal. Don't worry Big Texan, we'll be back.
Before we hit the road, we stopped for fuel. Evidently, the kids were energized by lunch as all three instruments came out and we were serenaded by their melodious tunes. Given the brilliance of their music, you would have thought my Mom or Dad or brother would want to ride in our van. That was not the case.
The kids were wound up, but in a good way. We spent much of the time between Amarillo and the New Mexico State Line with Miles playing a drum beat while Mallory, Marissa and I took turns rapping. The highlight of this stretch was definitely the drum beat.
In an exciting development, when we stopped at the New Mexico Information Center, KK traded places with Mallory in our van. Nothing against Mallory, but that was a good trade!
My Dad gets excited about bowl trips. One of his happiest days of each year is the Saturday that the Cowboys get their 6th win, thus assuring a trip to a bowl game. His enthusiasm in the days leading up to our departure today has given the whole traveling party a boost. We could count on an email about roughly every 6 hours providing us an updated countdown to our trip.
Miles continues to practice on the drum pad. Dedication!
KK and I were able to visit for several hours. We both expressed our appreciation for the fact that our family has the opportunity to take trips like this, and that we enjoy each other's company. It is a blessing!
We pulled into Santa Rosa, New Mexico just as the sun was fading. There was a shared feeling that what this group needed was a Dairy Queen stop. Our party took over half the seating at the Santa Rosa DQ and made ourselves at home. We did that until a busload of kids showed up, which we took as our cue to head out.
This DQ was barely able to hold all of us.
Nobody takes DQ etiquette more seriously than my brother. Check out that pinkie!
Once the sun went down, the energy level seemed to go up in our van. Stephanie was camped out in the 3rd row while Mallory rode shotgun next to me. The rapping continued. Mallory paid Miles the ultimate compliment by telling Stephanie "he lays down a sick beat".
We rolled into Albuquerque around 7 p.m. I am glad we arrived after dark, because this town likes to light things up. As you descend through the final mountain pass into town, there is an oversized cactus(?) on the side of the road that glows different colors. Green, then blue, then red. I'll bet it causes lots of accidents.
Once in town, many of the overpasses and retaining walls were lit up in various colors. This was obviously lighting that was unnecessary, but I loved it. Good job, Albuquerque!
We checked in at the Monterey Non-Smokers Motel near Old Town. We stayed at this very motel 3 years ago on our way through New Mexico. The motel has a European flavor to it, punctuated by the desk clerk who was very obviously from Europe. He had a great rapport and we were all laughing in the small lobby while checking in.
Arriving at our destination by 7 p.m. is not something we are accustomed to, but we're not against trying new things. A Phase 10 card game broke out in my parent's room that involved half our group. The rest of us kicked back and went straight into relaxation mode.
Fun 'n Games at the Monterey Non-Smokers Motel.
Plans were made for tomorrow, and we have intentions for hitting the road at 7 a.m.
We aren't coming to the game so are mentally on the trip with you and will be yelling loud for our Cowboys.


While his fellow students were watching a soap opera or taking a nap, Terrence Van Loren Burroughs '82 was in the library. "He was very social, but he always got his work done first," remembers classmate Debra P. Clayton '82. "He was at all the parties, but he was always very focused on making sure his work was done." Both his diligence and his sociability remain much in evidence today. Now president of the health care services firm Burroughs Management Group, president of the National Pharmaceutical Association Foundation, and an active member of several boards — including, until his term ended recently, the UNC Board of Visitors — Terrence continues to makes time for others.


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In the recent judgment of Boulois v. Luxembourg, the Grand Chamber denied a prisoner his right of access to court (Art. 6, § 1 ECHR) in a case concerning the refusal to grant him prison leave. The Grand Chamber's reasoning is tainted by legal formalism and fails to do justice to the importance of social reintegration prospects for prisoners.
The applicant in Boulois v. Luxembourg was serving a fifteen year prison sentence. He repeatedly submitted requests for prison leave of one day, which were all refused by the prison board. Paradoxically, the main reason for these refusals was that he had not yet compensated his victim, while the purpose of the intended prison leave was exactly to put his affairs in order, as to allow him to start paying damages to the victim as quickly as possible. His applications for judicial review against two of these decisions were dismissed, because the administrative courts declined jurisdiction. He complained to the Strasbourg Court that this violated his right of access to court, as guaranteed under Art. 6, § 1 ECHR. However, unlike the Chamber judgment, the Grand Chamber dismissed his claim by ruling that Art. 6, § 1 ECHR in its civil limb was not applicable, as the case did not concern a 'right'.
Luxembourgian law 'on certain means of executing custodial sentences' holds that prison leave is a 'privilege' which 'may be granted' to first offenders once a third of their sentence has been served. As the prison board enjoys a certain discretion in deciding whether a prisoner may enjoy prison leave, the Court held that "the applicant could not claim, on arguable grounds, to possess a 'right' recognised in the domestic legal system." Therefore the Court ruled that Art. 6, § 1 ECHR was not applicable.
Furthermore, regardless how wide the discretion of a state authority may be, it can never be absolute, as it is limited by the prohibition of arbitrariness, which is an inherent element of the rule of law. Therefore, the fact that prison leave was allowed for by law at the very least indicates that there must be a right not to be arbitrarily denied this 'privilege'. While it may well be legitimate that state authorities have a considerable leeway in deciding on prison leave, and while a state may decide not to make the feasibility of a decision on prison leave subject to judicial review, access to court should nonetheless be granted to a prisoner who wishes to challenge the alleged arbitrary nature of a refusal of prison leave. Admittedly, it may not be beyond dispute what amounts to prohibited arbitrary use of power, but arguably it covers at least the following cases in which there are serious reasons to question the acceptability of the authorities' motives (cf. a reason-blocking model of rights, such as Dworkin's Rights as Trumps): discriminatory decisions; decisions that do not give any reasons; decisions that give reasons which are pretext for unacceptable motives; manifestly inconsistent decisions; decisions that manifestly disregard criteria established by the law; and decisions that blatantly ignore arguments in favour of the individual's position.
However, unlike the dissenters, the majority ignored the importance of what was at stake for the applicant. When the right to access of court was introduced in the Golder v. United Kingdom judgment, the text of the Convention had to yield for its 'object and purpose'. However, in Boulois v. Luxembourg, legal formalism is back with a vengeance. By denying prisoners access to court, based upon a formalistic interpretation of the term 'right', the Grand Chamber gives prison authorities a carte blanche to hamper a prisoner's prospects of social reintegration. Although the Grand Chamber recognized "the legitimate aim of a policy of progressive social reintegration of persons sentenced to imprisonment", it's a pity that it did not seize the opportunity to effectively advance this aim. This is particularly regrettable in the light of reoffending statistics which sadly illustrate the failure of European prison policies to achieve social reintegration.