I decided several years ago that I would compete in the 2018 Mont Tremblant Ironman, this race because I heard good things about the race, it is driving distance from home, and this year because I age-up, and at my age (75) it is a significant advantage to be one of the youngest athletes. I had entered IMMT in 2016 in order to reduce the time interval between my last IM, Austria in 2014, and the next. In training for this event I suffered a hamstring injury just weeks before the 2016 race and went as a spectator, not as an athlete. I also decided that 2018 was to be the last year of ironman for me and, with that in mind, I hired my first coach, Greg Pace. In my previous 7 ironman races, my runs had been inconsistent, some good and some poor, which I attributed partly to sub-optimal pacing on the bike; in order to improve my bike pacing and training I invested in my first power meter, a Garmin Vector 2S.
Training went well. Several of my Toronto running friends made the effort to come and support both me and another Toronto friend, Martha doing her first ironman. My daughter, husband and 3 grandkids aged 12, 10 and 7 also came, which was really neat, plus coach Greg and several other Tri Club of Burlington members were competing. My wife Mary and I drove to MT on the Thursday before the race, got settled in the condo and rode most of the way up the chemin duplessis hills; they were even steeper than I remembered from a training weekend back in 2012! Friday I registered and did the Expo thing in foul wet weather. Saturday the weather was good and the forecast for race day Sunday was good. There were only 3 of us in our age group, Graeme, Howard and myself. Greg, Mary and others had all of us plugged into Athlete Tracker so that they could update me on our relative positions as my goal was to win the age group and qualify for Kona.
Thankfully the water temperature was in the wetsuit allowable range for age-groupers, but not for the pros. Race day was fine, except for fog over the lake. At times only one buoy was visible from shore, at other times a few were visible. The start was delayed by about an hour, and then they decided to start and get everyone in the water by 8am. This resulted in more congestion than normal and we subsequently talked to 2 athletes who suffered concussions from being kicked in the head; one was unable to continue. As one of the slowest swimmers, self-seeded as 1:40 to 1:50 estimated time, I missed the worst of the congestion, but couldn't see buoys 2 through 4 at all – I just followed the feet of other swimmers. It gradually cleared with buoy 5 and visibility after that improved rapidly. I wasn't very successful at drafting, but I had a comfortable swim in 1hr 47 min 59 sec, not my best but OK for me. As I jogged to Transition, Greg told me that Graeme was 30 minutes ahead; this was not a surprise or concern as I knew that he was a good swimmer but usually slower than me on the run. Transition 1 was longer than it should have been, 11:32, partly because I picked up the wrong numbered bag, then repacked it and exchanged it for the correct one! I also forgot to look for the volunteer with sunscreen so set off on the bike with no sunscreen.
I set off conservatively, trying to stay within my targeted wattage zones. The sun came out and the temperature climbed to 27 C, warmer than ideal but not nearly as hot as many of our training days. There was a slight tailwind heading north on Rte 117, it seemed to be a stronger head wind coming back! It was great to see all the family and friends at the end of the first loop. The hills were tough, even tougher on the second loop and I wished that I had invested in an 11-30 or 11-32 cassette instead of my 11-28, to reduce the wattage on the steep bits. I was standing up on my pedals and was way above the wattages that Greg had recommended. Several riders were walking the steep bits on the second loop.
I was happy to finish the bike in 7hr 22min, 57 sec and was very happy to learn from Mary that Graeme's lead was only 15 minutes. T2 was an OK 7:00, I prefer to run in running shorts, and the extra time to get out of my bike shorts is well worth it.
It is always a relief for me to get off the bike and run, as running is my strength, but my legs were trashed from those damn hills on duplessis. I walked with Greg for a while, who confirmed the gap to Graeme and gave a description of him to help me spot him. Greg also told me that Howard had dropped out after one lap of the bike. My legs were cramping a little, so I took a couple of the sachets of mustard I carry just in case. I tried to walk just the hills and run the flats and downhills, but there was a lot more walking than planned. I wasn't too worried and was confident that Graeme was also walking. This was confirmed when I spotted him at about 10K close to the turn-around on the petit train du nord trail. I caught and passed him at about 13K; we chatted briefly and I made my best effort to open the gap between us decisively and not look back! It was great to see the grandkids on their bikes in the village and the message they recorded on the Telus big screen. My pace improved a little on the second loop of the run as it cooled down in the dark and the biggest challenge was seeing the edge of the trail in the dark. Mary ran the last 500m with me, then peeled off before Mike Reilly told me that I was an Ironman and everyone else that I was 75 years old. My run was my worst-ever time of 5hr 26min 24 sec, but I was happy with my overall time of 14hr 55 min 49 sec. Graeme finished in 15:38:31.
Former TCOB athlete Helene Desrosiers gave me my finisher tee shirt and cap, and I made the mistake of taking a beer instead of chocolate milk in the food tent; I waited for my Toronto friend Martha to finish, just minutes after me. We hugged, grabbed some food and sat down. Needing a pee, I got up and almost immediately felt dizzy; another athlete asked if I was alright, then sat me down and got the medics to take care of me. They were great, ascertained that my blood pressure was low (69/38) and blood sugar was low, so gave me hot chicken broth, a dextrose tablet and apple juice and wrapped me up in a hot blanket. After an hour, or 90 minutes, I was released to Mary's care and she went to fetch the car and pick me up. I was fine and slept well.
I think that I didn't take enough nutrition late on the run – I was fed up with gels, and didn't think that I could digest orange or apple segments, so was drinking flat cola, even my first ever Red Bull. Otherwise my nutrition worked well and I took about 8 or 10 (250mg) salt tablets combined on the bike and run.
I always enjoy the Awards banquet. It was great that Canadian Cody Beals was the winning male pro in his first Ironman race, with Lionel Sanders second. Beals gave a good speech, partly in French, very humble and giving a lot of credit to training partner Sanders. I was able to have a nice chat with Graeme while we were waiting in line for our awards. He told me that he would have turned down the Kona spot (which I took); his main reason for racing IMMT was that his son was also racing. So now I get to do it all over again in Hawaii in 8 weeks!
Last Saturday March 25 I did my first race for the 2017 season with my daughter Tara here in Arizona. It was a great weather day just a bit cool at 7 am at 50F with the sun rising over the Catalina Mountains for the 800m serpentine swim up and back each of 8 lanes in the Olympic 50m pool at the outdoor Oro Valley Aquatic Center. Then 2 loops on the bike course with a couple of decent hills and 2 loops on the flat run course on the road and park around the pool in quite warm weather by then 70F going towards 80F in the afternoon.
Tara and I started about 7 min apart in the wave time trial like start, but finished with exactly the same time. Actually we were 0.7 seconds apart similar to the Toronto race last year. Guess that's what happens when you train together.
I did win 2cd in my age group and Tara was 7th in hers.
All in all a great day followed the next day with 2 of my grandkids Natalie and Adam doing the half mile kids race and my son – in – law Jason doing the hilly half marathon in the Arizona Distance Classic. Tara and Joanne and I were cheerleaders for that.
Sadly we head home this week after 2 months in the sun in Arizona just before Greg Pace's training camp here. We'll spend a few days in Utah on the way seeing where John Wayne and others shot movies in Monument Valley and the to Moab and Canyonlands.
But looking forward to training outdoors at home and racing with my other daughter Kerri who is getting more serious about triathlon and doing a Sprint in Mont Tremblant with my son Mark in his first ever triathlon.
Today I finished my very first Century Ride. Something very cool and humbling about setting a goal and achieving it. Especially, when it involves others with the same goal.
The first 38 miles were fine, albeit with some wind to deal with. A short stop and off again to 54 miles.
Because of the distance I really focused on nutrition and electrolytes ( the temps were hovering around 85 degrees). I set my Garmin to alert me every hour so I wouldn't get behind with fuelling. I also went into the ride fully hydrated and carbed up'! The last break we stopped a bit longer to eat. We were at 76 miles. As we headed out for the final push my legs and mind were not in harmony. This was pay back time. So I pushed a super light gear until I felt better and we had a reprieve from the stronger winds.
I kept saying to myself 'one more mile'.
Staying as present as possible, relying on one another and listening to my body got me through every one of those 103 miles.
So that was my first Century Ride. But what follows is the reason I was able to complete the distance. My longest ride had been 96 ish kilometres in July at 70.3 Muskoka.
First, I think we are all Stronger than we think we are. We ride all year.
And Greg Pace consistently implores us 1. Find a pace you can ride all day and stay with it. 2. Keep that cadence steady. Strong. 3. Move around the seat. Stand up. Do anything to change positions 3. Ride relaxed.
So with those lessons firmly implanted in my mind and body I completed my first Century Ride.
Thursday morning came we were so excited. Tomorrow we were leaving for Miami half Iron Man, then Thursday afternoon I started to feel quite sick and by Friday morning I was throwing up in the airport restroom. The last place a Germaphobe wants to have her face. I felt so sick, I almost didn't get on the plane. Fortunately Deb did everything for me. She printed my boarding pass, carried my luggage, got me a blanket ( I had tried to cover myself with my wetsuit to keep warm that was in my carry on bag, that didn't work too well). She got me dry toast and tried to keep me hydrated. She got me all the medicine from the pharmacy. I'm so happy that I did get on the plane because within 24 hours I was fine. A little depleted but definitely ready to race. Never before was I so happy to be able to do a race. It made me so thankful for my usual good health. The Miami heat was welcoming.
The swim was held in Biscayne Bay. Our start time was 7:35 right after the pros about 15 minutes after sunrise. What a beautiful way to start the day. The water was 82° therefore no wetsuit. The salt water and freedom of no wetsuit was quite liberating. I encourage everyone to try a race or swim in the ocean at least once. The bike was flat and fast with a nice strong headwind only on the way out. We started out through downtown Miami going out as far as the Everglades. Very flat and fast with beautiful sunshine. Now for the run. It was hot and not as flat as I had anticipated. I was feeling very strong. Deb had caught up to me on the run as she always does, and as everyone knows Deb always passes pretty much everyone but today was different, Deb was struggling and wanted to quit. Her long race season was starting to show. She was nauseous and dizzy and was done. I refused to let her stop. She refused to let me wait and walk with her ( she is so stubborn), but I did it anyway. We walked, cracked some jokes and within 15 minutes she was fine. The sun was shining and we were back on track. By the second half of the race it was my turn, feeling totally depleted I just wanted to let her go ahead of me so I could walk, Deb knew this and she wouldn't let me walk. She stated "we started the race together and we're going to finish this race together." She pushed me through right to the end and we did finally cross the finish line together.
First , can't believe I did it!! I really had doubts about the run.
Thank you everyone for all the encouragement, support and kind words along the way.
Miami. Always exciting to visit. Biscayne Bay is where the swim took place. Saw some manatee in the bay and was comforted at the thought of swimming along side. Water temp warm. Will we be allowed wetsuits? Hmm.
Took a cab to Southbeach. Was going to walk on the beach but my plantar fasciaitis was acting up. Choose to put that out of my mind along with the stomach issues from all the carbs I had consumed. Trial swim for googles in ocean water. No leaks. Hurray!!
Great weather report. What else could go right?
Wake up happy and ready. A little worried for my feet. Decided to bring freezer bag filled with ice .
Make my way to transition area. It was a bit overwhelming. Everyone looked so strong and serious. Felt like I didn't belong. Was getting very nervous. When I saw Anna I felt better. She really knew what she was doing.
Go back to my bike for final check before leaving transition. Someone is adjusting their Garmin. Felt sick to my stomach. My Garmins were at the hotel plugged into the wall!!
20 minutes till transition closes. Should I go back? Too stressful. Decide to just get over it and concentrate on what's ahead.
They announce no wetsuits. Ok. Not a problem.
Find Deb, Sam and Anna. Sam is nervous too. I tried to focus on the water. We were following the Pros (except Sam). Having the girls beside me helped with my nerves.
Swim was wonderful in that the water was warm and route clearly marked. Being with younger 45 and up women was more competitive. Punching,kicking, and shoving the entire swim. These girls were out to win. At one point during the swim I noticed no one was kicking me. It was a nice few minutes until I realized I was off course. All in all was a pleasant swim. On later review I thought my time was a bit slow. Looking at all the times I realized all were slower probably due to the current.
Bike was great. Flat and windy on way out. Not nearly as humid as I expected. Nothing like the Welland Long Tri this past summer. Everyone was fast. I realized there were many groups of men that followed our wave. Decided to relax and not worry about the massive amount of people passing me. I concentrated on counting gels to figure out how much time was passing. One gel took 10 minutes to dissolve. Then counted 500 peddle strokes, followed by two gulps of water. Waited a minute or two then started all over. Half way through I had finished 7 gells. That's how I figured out I must have taken about 1 hour 45 minutes on way out. About right going against wind. I really had no idea of course how fast or slow I was going but the counting kept me busy. A very pleasant 62 year old German woman passes me. I was thinking I probably was not doing too well considering I only passed about 3 women the entire way. Anna passed me early and Deb a bit later. Sam was a later wave. Overall I could not have gone faster so I decided to be happy with my unknown progress.
Walked for a while then ran, if you can call it a run. Hobbled is more like it. I really missed my garmin now because I knew I could walk fast and was thinking if I was running slow I would rather be walking.
No more pity parties for me. I had to get this done. I thought of my new outfits just purchased with Miami 70.3 Ironman written across the front. I wanted to wear those clothes proudly !!
I had given myself max 2 hours 30 minutes for this run but was hoping for 2:15. Decided to let go of that thought. Concentrated on Margaret's many mantras.
2 very long loops seemed impossible. Everything marked in miles. Could not convert. My brain would not work. Saw Deb and Anna. They were, I think, almost finished the first loop. Considered briefly hopping over to their side. It would be so easy to cheat in this Race. Decided to make a washroom stop instead. Just wanted to stop. Probably had two more hours to go. Considered quitting again but wasn't sure how to get back.
I saw Sam. I was confused and was not sure If she was ahead or behind me. Didn't matter it was just nice to see her. She looked as hot and tired as I felt but was still smiling. She just had a baby. She was going to finish. I had to finish.
First loop done. Lots of walking and two bathroom breaks. First half of last loop was unbearable. Decided to count my steps (think that's what Greg does) up to 3000 between water stations?? I kept loosing count. Darn brain wasn't cooperating. Then somehow got some energy. I ran the last 5 K without stopping. I thought I was going fast but actually was my slowest pace. Maybe I am a faster walker??
So happy to be nearly done. I saw Deb and Anna cheering me on. My eyes welled up and a few tears were shed. Couldn't believe I had any fluid left in me. The Ironman bridge was up ahead. I passed under in disbelief. Final time about 6:47.
Next, directly to my ice bag, sat and sunk my aching feet into the cold. Bliss.
My race and experience with the 2016 Canadian ITU Triathlon World Championship Team was nothing but amazing. With the support and love I received from family and friends throughout the season right up to my race day and after was overwhelming! The Friday before we left my thoughtful husband had booked me a pedicure and then I was to meet him at my in-laws house for dinner so they could say bye to us….well when I got to my in-laws house I was surprised by all my friends and family from near and far dressed in red and white for a Canadian themed party! It was perfect!
Travel to Cozumel went smoothly on the Monday and I successfully put my bike together that afternoon. Tuesday morning I joined the Canadian team and went for a hot and humid ride/run workout, then went into town to get my race package where I met Kevin Brady and then we did a training swim in the ocean. Cozumel has a designated bike/run path (like the beach strip in Burlington) which runs parallel to the road, it was amazing for training and riding around the island! Wednesday we road 10km down to the race site and put our bikes in the transition zone. I was not feeling well with a head-cold and sore throat that day so I missed the opening ceremonies and team dinner that afternoon/night. The next morning, Thursday, was race day! I woke up at 5:30am to my husband handing me my phone saying I could use data on my phone for the day, he asked me to check Facebook (I had created private Facebook group so people could follow my race journey)…he had made a compilation video of friends and family wishing me good luck before my race! So overwhelming and now it was time to race! I walked into the transition zone at 6am and got ready as the sun came up. My wave was at 8am so I relaxed with Christine Walsh and waited for my wave. When it was time I got in the water and it was beautiful and clear, I was nervous about swimming in salt water but I thankfully didn't drink too much of it! My swim was good, not my fastest time but the clear water sure did distract me. The distance from the water exit to the transition zone was a long 400-500m run and up over a walkway. I got on to my bike and had a great experience riding along the ocean on the designated path that was a flat 10km out and back, it was my first time doing a draft legal race. The run was hot, very humid and lots of turns around the marina….good for spectators but hard to get into a good groove running. I don't normally stop at the aid stations but I stopped at all of them to pour water on myself as it was so humid! I was proud that I finished strong and completed it in 1hr 13min and came 20th out of 45 in my age group. Spent the rest of the week relaxing at the resort and cheering on team mates. All in all an amazing and memorable experience. Side note, I met Sister Madonna Buder, as she stayed at the same resort, what an amazing woman!


The UK General Election is almost upon us on 8 June 2017. We do think that whoever wins, the UK visa system is in need of reform. An organisation sponsored by the Home Office has behaved very badly for years and so far nothing has been done about it. People coming to the UK have been treated unjustly and unfairly.
A leading think tank says that net annual UK visa numbers need to be at 200,000 to avoid the collapse of the British economy, post-Brexit. Presumably many of these people will be employed by employers with Tier 2 Sponsorship Licences on Tier 2 visas. The figure is double the net target amount the government is looking to achieve. An ageing population, labour shortages and low productivity in the UK have been attributed to the need for net migration at 200,000 people per year.
A Global Future report, which had the support of three employer groups, slammed the Labour Party and the Conservative government for failing to be honest about the level of migration required by the UK. The report warns that if Britain slams the door on foreign labour, it faces a potential 10-year period of slow growth similar to Japan's economy.
The Australian Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, announced that his government will scrap the 457 visa scheme for skilled temporary foreign workers. A video posted on Mr Turnbull's Facebook page said that his conservative government would 'axe the 457 visa programme' amid growing immigration concerns among voters.
The decision to abolish the scheme, which permits skilled foreigners to work in Australia for a maximum of four years, follows a similar pattern seen in the US where President Donald Trump seeks to crackdown on the H-1B and L1 visa schemes.


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Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger 'is being sued by insurance company for failing to disclose a pre-existing throat condition'
By Kayla Caldwell For Dailymail.com
Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger is being sued by Lloyd's of London for failing to disclose a pre-existing throat condition, according to TMZ.
The 41-year-old had a cyst on his vocal chords that prevented him from performing, which resulted in the band canceling more than 60 dates from their No Fixed Address tour.
Chad filed a $13 million claim with the band's insurance to cover their losses after the cancellations, but the company is alleging that he knew about the condition before filing with them.
Legal woes: Lloyd's of London is suing Chad Kroeger (pictured in November 2014) for failing to disclose a pre-existing condition, one which then caused him to file a $13 million claim after cancelling over 60 shows
Documents allegedly prove that the star - who underwent surgery to remove the cyst in July - had the condition before getting the Lloyd's of London policy, but simply never disclosed it.
The insurance company is now suing to cancel their policy with the band.
Nickelback had originally shared the bad news with fans in June, saying they had just received word of the cyst on Chad's vocal chords.
They were only two dates into the second leg of their US tour when Chad took to the band's website to break the news.
'I am sorry I have to interrupt the party this summer and I am definitely not thrilled with the prospect of being silent for many weeks to come when I could be out there playing for our fans,' he wrote.
The musician - who split with wife of two years Avril Lavigne in September - continued: 'I am relying on my doctor and his team to help get my voice back in good form as quickly as possible.'
Later, his brother and band bassist Mike Kroeger joined guitarist Ryan Peake in a video shared on their site to apologize for the notice-less cancellations.
Out of commission: Chad (pictured performing in April 2015) cancelled over 60 shows during Nickelback's No Fixed Address tour as he dealt with the cyst, undergoing surgery in July
'Unfortunately we have to make another video under these circumstances,' he said, sounding genuinely upset.
'Chad was diagnosed with an operable cyst on his vocal cords very recently, and we're going to have to cancel the rest of the North American tour.'
'We completely understand people will be upset about this but unfortunately I don't know what you do in these situations... sometimes these things happen, and we need him to properly take care of his voice so we can continue to do this and have people come to shows and continue to play for our fans,' Mike added.
Nickelback's Chad Kroeger 'is being sued by Lloyd's of London'
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Q: Do Font Glyphs Stay Proportionate When Scaled? The little web application I am writing populates a temporary invisible container with some text, measures the resulting height, and then uses it to generate some guis based on that height.
This is done because, not all fonts are mon-spaced and as such need to be measured each time to determine how much space they will take up.
Now, I may need to scale the entire UI to fit a different screen size and was wondering if I can just scale the resulting height reliably.
Simply Put:  Are all front glyphs guaranteed to be proportionate when scaled or can you have different glyph widths/spacing at different font sizes?
e.g. Will a font set at size 20 always be exactly 2 times the size of a font set at size 10?
EDIT:  Here is another view of the test I did and posted in the comments below:

A: When you double font size, it is doubled exactly. But this does not mean that glyphs are scaled proportionally. The font size is simply a property of the font, not a property of glyphs. Glyphs are scaled, but the results are not and cannot be exact, due to the granularity of rendering: the abstract glyph shapes must be rasterized, i.e. converted to pixel maps, and this inevitably changes their shapes.
For example, consider the horizontal stroke of the letter "e". The width depends on the font size, of course, but in rasterization, it needs to be mapped to one pixel, two pixels, or some other number of pixels. Even subpixel rendering does not change this; it just modifies the way rasterization works. Thus, the width of the stroke as rendered on screen (or paper) cannot exactly reflect the font size. And different strokes in a glyph will behave differently, so that an increase of font size does not mean exact magnification of a glyph.

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Пятн. 6/11 9:30 a.m. ESPN/ESPN360.com South Africa vs. Mexico A Johannesburg 1
Пятн. 6/11 2 p.m. ESPN/ESPN360.com Uruguay vs. France A Cape Town 2
Суб 6/12 7 a.m. ESPN/ESPN360.com Korea Republic vs. Greece B Port Elizabeth 3
Суб 6/12 9:30 a.m. ESPN/ESPN360.com Argentina vs. Nigeria B Johannesburg 4
Суб 6/12 2 p.m. ABC England vs. USA C Rustenburg 5
Воск 6/13 7 a.m. ESPN/ESPN360.com Algeria vs. Slovenia C Polokwane 6
Воск 6/13 9:30 a.m. ESPN/ESPN360.com Serbia vs. Ghana D Pretoria 7
Воск 6/13 2 p.m. ABC Germany vs. Australia D Durban 8
Пон 6/14 7 a.m. ESPN/ESPN360.com Netherlands vs. Denmark E Johannesburg 9
Пон 6/14 9:30 a.m. ESPN/ESPN360.com Japan vs. Cameroon E Bloemfontein 10
Пон 6/14 2 p.m. ESPN/ESPN360.com Italy vs. Paraguay F Cape Town 11
Вт 6/15 7 a.m. ESPN/ESPN360.com New Zealand vs. Slovakia F Rustenburg 12
Вт 6/15 9:30 a.m. ESPN/ESPN360.com Ivory Coast vs. Portugal G Port Elizabeth 13
Вт 6/15 2 p.m. ESPN/ESPN360.com Brazil vs. Korea DPR G Johannesburg 14
Ср 6/16 7 a.m. ESPN/ESPN360.com Honduras vs. Chile H Nelspruit 15
Ср 6/16 9:30 a.m. ESPN/ESPN360.com Spain vs. Switzerland H Durban 16
Ср 6/16 2 p.m. ESPN/ESPN360.com South Africa vs. Uruguay A Pretoria 17
Четв 6/17 7 a.m. ESPN/ESPN360.com Argentina vs. Korea Rep. B Johannesburg 18
Четв 6/17 9:30 a.m. ESPN/ESPN360.com Greece vs. Nigeria B Bloemfontein 19
Четв 6/17 2 p.m. ESPN2/ESPN360.com France vs. Mexico A Polokwane 20
Пятн. 6/18 7 a.m. ESPN/ESPN360.com Germany vs. Serbia D Port Elizabeth 21
Пятн. 6/18 9:30 a.m. ESPN/ESPN360.com Slovenia vs. USA C Johannesburg 22
Пятн. 6/18 2 p.m. ESPN2/ESPN360.com England vs. Algeria C Cape Town 23
Суб 6/19 7 a.m. ESPN/ESPN360.com Netherlands vs. Japan E Durban 24
Суб 6/19 9:30 a.m. ESPN/ESPN360.com Ghana vs. Australia D Rustenburg 25
Суб 6/19 2 p.m. ABC Cameroon vs. Denmark E Pretoria 26
Суб 6/20 7 a.m. ESPN/ESPN360.com Slovakia vs. Paraguay F Bloemfontein 27
Воск 6/20 9:30 a.m. ESPN/ESPN360.com Italy vs. New Zealand F Nelspruit 28
Воск 6/20 2 p.m. ABC Brazil vs. Ivory Coast G Johannesburg 29
Пон 6/21 7 a.m. ESPN/ESPN360.com Portugal vs. Korea DPR G Cape Town 30
Пон 6/21 9:30 a.m. ESPN/ESPN360.com Chile vs. Switzerland H Port Elizabeth 31
Пон 6/21 2 p.m. ESPN/ESPN360.com Spain vs. Honduras H Johannesburg 32
Вт 6/22 9:30 a.m. ESPN/ESPN360.com Mexico vs. Uruguay A Rustenburg 33
Вт 6/22 9:30 a.m. ESPN2/ESPN360.com France vs. South Africa A Bloemfontein 34
Вт 6/22 2 p.m. ESPN2/ESPN360.com Nigeria vs. Korea Republic B Durban 35
Вт 6/22 2 p.m. ESPN/ESPN360.com Greece vs. Argentina B Polokwane 36
Ср 6/23 9:30 a.m. ESPN2/ESPN360.com Slovenia vs. England C Port Elizabeth 37
Ср 6/23 9:30 a.m. ESPN/ESPN360.com USA vs. Algeria C Pretoria 38
Ср 6/23 2 p.m. ESPN/ESPN360.com Ghana vs. Germany D Johannesburg 39
Ср 6/23 2 p.m. ESPN2/ESPN360.com Australia vs. Serbia D Nelspruit 40
Четв 6/24 9:30 a.m. ESPN/ESPN360.com Slovakia vs. Italy E Johannesburg 41
Четв 6/24 9:30 a.m. ESPN2/ESPN360.com Paraguay vs. New Zealand E Polokwane 42
Четв 6/24 2 p.m. ESPN/ESPN360.com Denmark vs. Japan F Rustenburg 43
Четв 6/24 2 p.m. ESPN2/ESPN360.com Cameroon vs. Netherlands F Cape Town 44
Пятн. 6/25 9:30 a.m. ESPN/ESPN360.com Portugal vs. Brazil G Durban 45
Пятн. 6/25 9:30 a.m. ESPN2/ESPN360.com Ivory Coast vs. Korea DPR G Nelspruit 46
Пятн. 6/25 2 p.m. ESPN/ESPN360.com Chile vs. Spain H Pretoria 47
Пятн. 6/25 2 p.m. ESPN2/ESPN360.com Switzerland vs. Honduras H Bloemfontein 48
Суб 6/26 9:30 a.m. ESPN/ESPN360.com 1st A vs. 2nd B Port Elizabeth 49
Суб 6/26 2 p.m. ABC 1st C vs. 2nd D Rustenburg 50
Воск 6/27 9:30 a.m. ESPN/ESPN360.com 1st D vs. 2nd C Bloemfontein 51
Воск 6/27 2 p.m. ABC 1st B vs. 2nd A Johannesburg 52
Пон 6/28 9:30 a.m. ESPN/ESPN360.com 1st E vs. 2nd F Durban 53
Пон 6/28 2 p.m. ESPN/ESPN360.com 1st G vs. 2nd H Johannesburg 54
Вт 6/29 9:30 a.m. ESPN/ESPN360.com 1st F vs. 2nd E Pretoria 55
Вт 6/29 2 p.m. ESPN/ESPN360.com 1st H vs. 2nd G Cape Town 56
Пятн. 7/2 9:30 a.m. ESPN/ESPN360.com Winners 53 vs. 54 Port Elizabeth 57
Пятн. 7/2 2 p.m. ESPN/ESPN360.com Winners 49 vs. 50 Johannesburg 58
Суб 7/3 9:30 a.m. ABC Winners 52 vs. 51 Cape Town 59
Суб 7/3 2 p.m. ABC Winners 55 vs. 56 Johannesburg 60
Вт 7/6 2 p.m. ESPN/ESPN360.com Winners 57 vs. 59 Cape Town 61
Ср 7/7 2 p.m. ESPN/ESPN360.com Winners 58 vs. 60 Durban 62
Суб 7/10 2 p.m. ABC Losers: 61 vs. 62 Port Elizabeth 63
Воск 7/11 1:30 p.m. ABC Winners: 61 vs. 62 Johannesburg 64
Имя: impardy Дата: Воскресение, 21 ноября 2010 Время: 10:37
Благодарю за данный пост.. По больше таких надо!


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Q: Why is this generic member constraint not understood Given the following function definition
let inline add<'X,'Y when 'X : (member Add : 'Y -> unit)>
    (target:'X) (value:'Y) = target.Add value

Why do I get this error?
  target.Add v
----^^^^^^^^^^
stdin(64,5): error FS0072: Lookup on object of indeterminate type based on
information prior to this program point. A type annotation may be needed
prior to this program point to constrain the type of the object. This may
allow the lookup to be resolved.

I am a bit perplexed to what other type annotation would be needed here.
Can anybody explain?

A: I believe the proper way to do this is:
let inline add (target : ^X when ^X : (member Add : ^Y -> unit)) (value : ^Y) =
    (^X : (member Add :  ^Y -> unit) target, value)

The answer and comments in this answer explains a bit as to why that syntax is necessary.
We can see it in action here:
let l = System.Collections.Generic.List<string>()
add l "Hello"

kvb also points out that given that the member constraint is now in the body, explicitly defining it in the arguments is not needed since the compiler can infer it, so we can clean it up a bit:
let inline add target value =
    (^X : (member Add : ^Y -> unit) target, value)


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Q: writing an improved version of the Chaos Help Here is the question proposed by the text.
Write an improved version of the Chaos program from Chapter 1 that allows a user to input two initial values and the number of iterations and then prints a nicely formatted table showing how the values change over time. for example, if the starting values were .25 and .26 with 10 iterations, the table would look like so:
following this is a table with a index 0.25 0.26 as headers and then the 10 iterations in two columns.
here is my initial Chaos program.
# File: chaos.py

def main ():
    print ("This program illustrates a chaotic function")
    x=eval (input("enter a number between 0 and 1: "))
    for i in range (10):
        x = 3.9 * x * (1-x)
        print (x)

main()

my question is how do i change it to fulfil the above question..
Please if answering take in mind this is my first programming class ever.

A: You really just have to duplicate the functionality you already have.  Instead of just asking the user for an x value, also ask for a y value.
x= float(input("enter a number between 0 and 1: "))
y= float(input("enter another number between 0 and 1: "))

Then in your loop you need to do the same thing you did with the x value to the y value.  When you print, remember that you can print two values (x and y) at once by separating them with a comma.
Also, as PiotrLegnica said, you should use float(input(...)) instead of eval(input(...)).  Since you know that the user should enter a floating point number (between 0 and 1) you don't have to call eval.  Calling eval could be dangerous as it will execute any instruction given to it.  That might not matter right now, but it's better to not get in the habit of using it.


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Waldman and Sennott: The crisis in journalism has become a crisis of democracy
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By Steven Waldman and Charles Sennott
Shortly after starting as a newspaper reporter in the coal-fields region of eastern Kentucky, Will Wright wrote an alarming article about how residents hadn't had running water for five days.
One woman talked about how her husband's grandfather could no longer bathe; another said the water hadn't been safe for a long time: "You turn it on, and it smells like bleach."
One month later, the man overseeing the troubled water system in that part of Appalachia abruptly retired. Then, the state "found" $3.4 million to help fix the problem.
The articles Wright wrote this year for the Lexington Herald-Leader were not months-long investigations. He attended community meetings in this usually under-covered part of the state and interviewed residents. His articles illustrate an often neglected point about journalism today: The key solution is not technology. It's having more reporters – a lot of them – on the scene.
Journalism faces many problems. Trust in the press is declining. Americans increasingly turn to partisan sources for information.
The editorial staff at The Denver Post took dramatic steps recently to draw attention to the crisis in community journalism. After another round of severe layoffs were announced, the staff published an attack on its owners, arguing that the private investment firm that controls its newspaper chain had no interest in supporting local journalism. An editorial, "News Matters: Colo. should demand the newspaper it deserves," included a photo of the staff shortly after it won a Pulitzer Prize for its coverage of the Aurora shooting in 2013 – with more than half of the staff blackened out to indicate that they no longer worked there.
This experience is typical. From 1990 to 2016, the number of newspaper employees in the United States dropped from 456,300 to about 183,000, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Those numbers understate the decline in many areas. For example, in the 1990s, the San Jose Mercury News, a major newspaper in Northern California, employed 400 union-represented journalists. But in a recent count by the newspaper union, the number of unionized newsroom staffers in the South Bay for Bay Area News Group, which includes the Mercury News, was down to 41.
The crisis in journalism has turned into a crisis of democracy. In concrete terms, what does that really mean?
First, the reporter shortage means residents don't have the information to make decisions for their families or hold institutions accountable. They don't know if their schools are underperforming or their mayor is corrupt or their courts are fair.
Residents walk into the voting booth carrying only small shards of information about the local candidates. That is, if they bother to vote. Several studies have shown that voting turnout declines as reporting does.
The paucity of reporters has triggered an invisible power shift toward elected officials. A Pew Research Center study of Baltimore showed an increase in local stories based on press releases from elected officials.
The trends in journalism exacerbate the divide between the coasts and the rest of the country. In 2014, almost 1 out of 5 U.S. reporters worked in New York, Washington or Los Angeles, compared with 1 in 8 in 2004. Isn't it likely that this contributed to the media missing the two biggest stories of the past few years – the rise of the opioid epidemic in middle America and the political strength of Donald Trump?
In addition, with less local reporting, residents come to understand each other less. Fellow citizens become caricatures rather than neighbors – and we become more polarized. People rely more on national sources, which tend to be ideologically driven. By contrast, local issues – Why are there so many traffic deaths at Maple and Main? How do our teacher salaries compare with the rest of the state? – often cross party lines.
Finally, the lack of reporters helps erode trust in journalism. Residents would be less likely to view "the media" as arrogant, ideologically driven miscreants if they see real reporters at school board meetings until midnight, covering nitty-gritty stories of importance to them.
You might think, well, sure – more reporters would be nice. But that's not going to happen within the commercial model.
Actually, it can happen if we think differently. Let's consider how transformative a public service model could be. For instance, Report for America, a nonprofit initiative established last year as part of the GroundTruth Project, recruits talented emerging reporters – like Will Wright – from around the country, and then places them in local newsrooms.
Report for America pays half the salary, and the other half is split between the news organization and local donors. News organizations, both commercial and nonprofit, apply to host these corps members. Our goal is 1,000 reporters in the field by 2022.
To underline their public service commitment, the reporters also do volunteer projects – for instance, working in high schools to help with student-run news websites or podcasts.
Implicit in this approach: The nonprofit sector should play a bigger role in local journalism. In 2012, foundations put $2.1 billion into arts and culture but just $36.1 million into investigative reporting.
Whether it's Report for America or some other model, a sea change is required: Local donors – and the community as a whole – need to view journalism as essential as local libraries, museums and hospitals. It's not complicated. We need more reporters – not for the sake of journalism but for the health of America's democracy.
Steven Waldman is president and co-founder of Report for America. Charles Sennott, co-founder of RFA, is chief executive of the GroundTruth Project.
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