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Target Center is a multi-purpose arena located in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. Target Center hosts major family shows, concerts, sporting events, graduations and private events. Target Corporation is the original and current naming rights partner of the arena. Seating over 20,000 for a concert, it contains 702 club seats and 68 suites.
The arena is home to the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves and the WNBA's Minnesota Lynx. The facility has also hosted the LFL's Minnesota Valkyrie, the RHI's Minnesota Arctic Blast and the Arena Football League's Minnesota Fighting Pike in the past.
Original Timberwolves owners Marv Wolfenson and Harvey Ratner built, owned and operated the arena for five years beginning in 1990. The venue was managed by Ogden Entertainment after the city of Minneapolis purchased the arena in 1995. Glen Taylor acquired the Timberwolves in 1994 and the Lynx in 1999.
In 2000, SFX (later Clear Channel Entertainment) took over the contract. The management was changed in May 2004 from Clear Channel to Midwest Entertainment Group, a joint venture of the Timberwolves and Nederlander Concerts.
On May 2, 2007, AEG Facilities assumed the management contract of Target Center. The city of Minneapolis owns the arena and AEG Facilities manages day-to-day operations.
In 2004, Target Center underwent a major renovation that saw the replacement of all 19,006 of its original seats plus the addition of nearly 1,500 new seats as well as the reconfiguration of the lower bowl to make the arena more "fan-friendly". In addition the arena's original scoreboard was replaced with a new 9-by-16 foot video screen and LED signage, LED signage on the upper deck fascia, a new lounge (Club Cambria) and improved access for fans with disabilities.
Target Center was once one of three NBA arenas with parquet floors, including TD Garden in Boston, and Amway Arena (later Amway Center) in Orlando—the floor was replaced prior to the 2007-08 NBA season.
Target Center is the first arena to have a green roof. It was unveiled on September 15, 2009. In February 2011, the Timberwolves and the city of Minneapolis introduced a $155 million proposal to remodel the Target Center. Plans included shifting the main entrance to the corner of 6th Street and First Avenue, two large glass atriums, another restaurant, and a complete remodel of the interior. The plan was approved in 2012 by the Minnesota Legislature, as part of the bill that authorized a new stadium for the Minnesota Vikings.
On April 3, 2015, the Minneapolis City Council gave the final approval for renovation plans for Target Center. The total cost was $140 million, which will upgrade the exterior, seats, technology and loading bays, among other areas. The city contributed $74 million. Glen Taylor, owner of the Timberwolves and Lynx, paid a total of $60 million; AEG contributed $5.9 million. As a result, the Timberwolves' lease will run until 2035. The renovated building reopened in October 2017.
Target extended its naming rights agreement through 2014 in September 2011. In 2012, a "Target Dog" neon sign was installed to face towards Target Field as a home run celebration sign.
It hosted the 1994 NBA All-Star Game, the 1995 NCAA Women's Final Four and the 2000 NBA draft. In 2021, it will host an NCAA Men's Regional Final.
In 2011, Target Center played host to its first championship event, the 2011 WNBA Finals. The Minnesota Lynx won their first two games on their home floor, and ultimately won the WNBA Championship, the first title won by a team that played in Target Center.
Target Center hosted 6 neutral site NHL games during the 1993–94 NHL season. The International Hockey League's Minnesota Moose played several of their games at Target Center during their existence from 1994 to 1996. The Boys' State High School Hockey Tournament was held at Target Center in 1998 and 1999. In June 2012, it was announced that the arena would play host to the future NCHC tournament games starting in 2014. The NCHC moved the tournament to the Xcel Energy Center in nearby St. Paul starting in 2018.
The arena has been a popular venue that has hosted many concerts, including artists like Billy Joel, Garth Brooks, Justin Bieber, Elton John, Katy Perry, Metallica, Paul McCartney, and Minnesota legend Prince.
The Target Center hosting a Rage Against the Machine concert.
December 2 Janet Jackson Janet World Tour Tony! Toni! Toné!
WWE has held many events at this venue and is best known for SummerSlam 1999, Judgment Day 2005, Bragging Rights 2010, Elimination Chamber 2014 & TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2017.
The Target Center held the memorable UFC championship UFC 87: Seek and Destroy in August 2008, which featured the Welterweight title match where Georges St-Pierre defeated Jon Fitch.
In 2016, the arena hosted the Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics Champions.
In 1999, Target Center hosted the "People's Celebration" inaugural event for Gov. Jesse Ventura. The event drew 14,000 people, and included performances by Jonny Lang, Warren Zevon, and America.
The Professional Bull Riders held a Built Ford Tough Series event at Target Center during the 2003 and 2006 seasons.
The Target Center hosted the Rally for the Republic convention organized by the Campaign for Liberty, a movement founded by Texas Congressman Ron Paul, who ran an unsuccessful bid for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination. Among the attendees of the convention included former Governor of Minnesota Jesse Ventura, Barry Goldwater, Jr., and former Governor of New Mexico Gary Johnson.
The Target Center is home to the Target Corporation Annual Sales Meeting, events which host more than 10,000 retail managers and employees near Target's corporate offices. In 2018, Dave Matthews performed a short set at the event.
The highest attendance for a single event in the arena's history was the Timberwolves and Warriors game on March 10, 2017 attended by 20,412 people.
The highest grossing one-day event was UFC on August 8, 2009.
Target Center can convert into a 2,500-to-7,500-seat theater known as the U.S. Bank Theater. The Theater contains a movable floor-to-ceiling curtain system that allows the venue to be transformed based on specific show needs. In addition to concerts, the U.S. Bank Theater can also be used for family and Broadway shows.
The arena is also across the street from the well-known Minneapolis nightclub First Avenue. Target Field, the home of Major League Baseball's Minnesota Twins, is located just across the street from the Target Center, and shares the public parking that the arena also uses.
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America's Got Talent returnd Tuesday night, and ET will be following along throughout the two-hour episode to break down all the best, biggest and most surprising moments from the second night of this season's Judge Cuts rounds.
The show's panel of charismatic judges -- including Simon Cowell, Howie Mandel, and newcomers Gabrielle Union and Julianne Hough -- are joined by a special guest judge, NBA superstar (and Union's husband) Dwyane Wade, as they check out some of the hopefuls who made it through the auditions give it their best shot yet again with all new performances.
Out of 18 acts, only seven will be moving on tonight, and it'll be up to Wade to decide who gets honored with the coveted Golden Buzzer, saving them from any chance of getting the ax this week.
The fun kicks off at 8 p.m. ET/PT on NBC, and you can follow along with ET for a look at all the acts who laid it all on the line for their big shot this week.
The Night's Last Seven
6:59 PM:
So we known V.Unbeatable is moving on, but here are the rest of the seven who are moving on:
- Charming magician Dom Chambers
- The pre-teen girl group GFORCE
- Blind soul singer Robert Finley
- Smash-happy danger act Bir Khalsa
- Light painter Alex Dowis
- Stand-up comic Ryan Niemiller
As predicted, none of the artists whose performances were only shown in part made it through. Also, I'm legitimately surprised that Duo Fusion didn't move on, and shocked that GFORCE did. It's nice to see such young singers so happy and excited for life, so it was a nice surprise.
Ryan Niemiller Brings the Laughs
I know that AGT gets some flack for voting people through based on their emotional backstories, but Ryan Niemiller's pre-taped package is so deeply emotional -- and he's so talented -- there should be a second Golden Buzzer just for him.
The comedian opened up about how the only thing he really bonded with his dad over was stand-up comedy, and he performed a gig the night his dad died. So before his set even kicks off, I'm already crying.
The comic, who is disabled, makes his disability part of his act and owns it in such an amazing way that it doesn't ever feel old or forced. He's just straight-up hilarious.
Howie says it best when he tells Ryan that he just full-on deserves a spot on the show, and everyone else agrees. When Simon asks the audience if they would put him through, he gets a resounding outcry of love from the crowd.
If there's any justice, Ryan will be making it on to the live shows.
Valerie Sassyfras Is... Here?
All you need to know about Valerie Sassyfras is that her song includes the amazing lyric "I'm horny and I'm lazy, let's get crazy," and Gabrielle apparently loves that line.
Even with two new backup dancers, there's really no logical reason that this act made it past the auditions, so this time around things aren't any better.
After three strikes, she's still going, but there's really no chance she moves on.
Duo Fusion Brings the Heat
Duo Fusion are a super sexy acrobatic pair -- and unreasonably gorgeous couple -- who wow the judges with feats of incredible strength and balance.
The pair are stunning, and it's impossible to understand how incredible they really are without seeing it. However, it's clear that Dwyane, a professional athlete, appreciates the difficulty.
It's hard to tell if they will move on, but they deserve it. Even if they don't, they still have each other to climb all over, so that's a win in its own way.
Blind Soul Singer
Everything about Robert Finley is amazing. His audition was a powerhouse performance, and as he takes the stage tonight, the 65-year-old singer says he's living his dream.
Once again, the singer-songwriter performs an original tune that is just as epic as his first number earlier this season.
"Medicine Woman" is a vocal showcase for the soulful singer, whose vocal style sounds like it's right out of 1965 in the best way imaginable.
"Music and performance should move people, and you moved us all up off our seats and onto our feet," Howie marvels, while Gabrielle says he put "everybody backstage on notice."
Dwyane adds to that by asking if he can adopt Robert into his family.
"I wish I could be as cool as you," Simon shares during the feedback.
Robert's style is flawless, his voice is timeless and it would be a real tragedy if he doesn't make it to the next round.
Shadow Dancers Step Up Their Game
With this being the Judge Cuts round, the shadow dance crew Verba Shadow know they have to do more than they've ever done before, and turned to the fantasy genre for an adorable, magical story of wizards and witchcraft.
Using shadows, costumes, projection screens and flawless choreography, the Ukrainian crew tell a captivating story that is different than anything we've seen before.
Everyone loves it, except Howie, who was apparently confused by the narrative. It's unclear why the narrative of an amazing, interpretive dance performance is so important to him, but either way there's enough love for them that they might find a place in the final seven!
Acrobatic Group Gets Golden Buzzer
The astounding VUnbeatable acrobatic dance crew from Mumbai India wowed in the first round of auditions, and return tonight with a whole new act.
Before the performance, the group explains that they are all performing in honor of a boy named Vikas, a friend who dedicated his life to this type of performance but ended up getting paralyzed in an accident and later dying.
It's not hard to understand how such a horrible accident could happen when you watch the group perform. While they dance in perfect unison, the act also involves them forming human pyramids, throwing one another through the air, and all manner of high-flying stunts that are absolutely mind-blowing.
Dwyane has a hard time even watching without cringing, considering how dangerous everything is, but there's not one person in the audience who isn't blown away by the act.
Simon says this type of performance reminds him of why he has the best job in the world, and Dwyane says his heart is beating faster than he's ever felt it, just from watching.
"Today, on this stage, this is y'all's house," Dwyane says as he slams the Golden Buzzer for the crew and jumps on stage to join them in a big group hug.
It's impossible to deny that these kids earned it. Now there's only six spots left for the rest of the acts.
Alex Dowis Paints With Light
Despite telling a beautiful metaphorical story with light and sound during his audition, Alex failed to make Simon understand what he was trying to say with his art, and the judge voted "no."
So, when Alex hits the stage tonight, he's telling a much more familiar story by painting a portrait of President John F. Kennedy and recreating the beauty and majesty of the moon landing through the use of digital screen art, in which he literally paints with light.
While Simon might not have cared about Alex's first performance, he gives this one a standing ovation, and the artist seems overwhelmed by the support.
Dwyane calls him an emotional storyteller, and Simon tries to argue that the reason he criticized him the first time was to inspire him to work harder, which Alex certainly did.
Simon adds that, all kidding aside, he got "goosebumps on my goosebumps," and it seems like Alex might have a chance at making it on to the next round.
So Many Burned Acts
I know they don't have the air time to show every act, but they are burning through contestants at an astounding rate.
Magician Matt Ricardo, Gingzilla, all these different acts aren't getting any real airtime, and so we basically know they aren't going to go through.
Lamont Landers
After getting in a fight with Simon during the auditions rounds (he's the kid Simon called "cocky" and said was annoying him before he came back with a new tune that blew everyone away), Lamont Landers returns with a new, vulnerable performance that he hopes will impress Simon the first time around.
In an attempt to throw Simon a curve ball, he sings and performs a country-tinged cover of Pink's "Walk Me Home," that leaves Julianne feeling a little underwhelmed and Simon suddenly feuding with Howie.
Simon says he was left feeling nothing from the performance, which Howie vocally disagrees with. Gabrielle seems to be in Howie's corner, and it's going to be interesting to see how their divided opinions play out in the debates over this week's cuts.
Aussie Magician Brings Illusions and Charm
Dom Chambers swaps out beer for cocktails in his new magic act for the judges cuts, but he's just as charming.
Using Siri on his iPhone as a his magical assistant, Dom is able to pull a folding playing card from within the phone's screen, and pour a tequila sunrise out from the device.
Dwyane says it's "the best magic I've ever seen" and thanks him for being "innovative," which the other judges seem to agree with.
Simon however, doesn't feel like the act was as dynamic his his first audition -- but the audience clearly doesn't agree. Howie, who seemed to like the comedy of the routine, doesn't get a chance to say anything at all, and that's fairly disappointing.
Olivia Calderon Gets Standing Ovation
After an amazing audition, Olivia Calderon returns to AGT for the Judge Cuts round and her performance gets a standing ovation.
However, they only showed a few seconds of the act and a few moments of the judges' feedback, which basically assures us that she won't be moving on to the next round. Why?
Hopefully I'm wrong, but we'll see when the cuts come in.
GFORCE Return With Original Tune
The five-member girl group GFORCE returns to the stage in the Judge Cuts round with a new song, "Simon Says," that showcases their high-energy choreography and performance skills. They are trying hard to be the next generation of Spice Girls, but with all the positivity of a PSA about believing in yourself.
The group were all smiles, as were the judges who had a lot of love for the act, especially Gabrielle and Dwyane.
Howie, however, doesn't care for the music itself, and says that the girls didn't up their game from their initial audition. Simon disagrees. While it's clear that he's not totally sold just yet, he tells that girls that this performance was "way, way better" than their first.
There's hope yet for them to make it into the final seven!
Danger Act Up First
In the pre-taped package, the trio of danger artists of Bir Khalsa wander Hollywood as besties, and it's important to know they are all friends as they seemingly try to murder each other on stage as part of their act.
The main performer in this act is seven-feet-six-inches tall, and shockingly towers over Dwyane, which is an impressive feat all on its own.
However, once the act is started, there's no messing around. Once again, watermelons are involved, as is a massive hammer.
First, one of the performers balances himself on the head of a sharp spear. Then, a huge block of ice is placed on the tall man's body as another performer smashes it with a metal sledge hammer.
In an moment that would -- in any other circumstance -- just be considered an act of attempted murder, they hit the tall man with a sledge hammer in the chest, and use a baseball bat to crack open coconuts resting on another performer's face.
The judges are equal parts disgusted by the performance, and absolutely in awe of it. There's no arguing that it's entertaining, but can the judges stomach another display of deadly smashing?
Last week, fans were treated to the first night of the Judge Cuts round, with special guest judge Brad Paisley, who awarded the Golden Buzzer to a 15-year-old singer-songwriter named Sophie Pecora, who wowed the crowd with an original song called "Misfits."
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heymom Member
Yeah, that's exactly what I'm wondering myself.
So...how did those hands/arms get in THAT position? They had to be either "tied up" to put them there, someway, frozen in rigor eventually, OR she froze in rigor on her side...in which case, the body was either moved or there's a huge missing piece of the puzzle here.
And we've been deliberately misled...if by omission...all these years.
No, I don't think she was necessarily on her side. Dee Dee said that she could have been lying on her back, and her muscles simply contracted her arms into that "boxer" position. When she was laid down on the floor upstairs, they could have put her on her side at that point, even though she had been on her back in the cellar. She just didn't have a front-on photo taken. Or if she did, we never saw it.
heymom, Jan 4, 2013
heymom said: ↑
She was on her back. Livor mortis PROVES that. She was turned on her side for the photograph. I am sure there are other photos taken where she is turned on her other side, as well as on her stomach, too. Remember, we see only 6-8 photos out of the dozens that were taken.
This is how I always imagined JonBenet was found, not the artist "rendition"
I've taken the one photo we do have and rotated it so that JonBenet is lying on an imaginary floor. That way, we can see the position in which her arms would have been according to rigor mortis.
JonBenet's arms were not drawn up so much into a boxer's position in front of her (as would have resulted from being exposed to extreme heat), but they were drawn up diagonally "above" her head in the vertical plane that extended from her body to the ceiling.
It is possible JonBenet's arms were originally lying along either side of her head but they were pulled into the photographed position by the tightening of the muscles during the process of rigor mortis. This made the muscles draw up and her elbows consequently formed the top of a pyramid with the floor.
JonBenet bent arms.jpg
Cherokee said: ↑
Okay, so livor mortis proves she was ON HER BACK when she lay in the basement for possibly 12+ hours. She wasn't moved...livor mortis sets in...well, Moab contributed this wikipedia info on this topic once for me:
Livor mortis starts twenty minutes to three hours after death and is congealed in the capillaries in four to five hours. Maximum lividity occurs within 6–12 hours. The blood pools into the interstitial tissues of the body.
That's what I'm thinking, Cherokee, as your rotation illustrates--good job.
But I have to say...and I'm sorry to be such a pain in the rear about this...I'm not convinced her arms ended up in that position because of a "death process." I've never heard of that before, discounting the "boxing" position, which I'm also not convinced would happen to that extent if she were on her back.
Then again, I'm not remotely familiar with the processes that take place during and after death, so what do I know?
Now I'm back to wondering about what Mr. Walsh said about JR "cutting her down." Maybe he meant her arms? If they were suspended from the wrist binding post mortem, then that would explain the faint white line seen in one wrist photo, since that is what happens rather than bruising, post mortem?
It could also explain the long wrist ligature.
But JR said her arms were tied "behind her head"? Which brought me to the original question: did he mean the ligature was "behind" her head"?
So...where could her arms/wrists have been suspended "from"...?
This is too crazy, right? I'm completely thrown by this question of the position of the arms. I don't get it.
KK, I've added a blue line to my illustration to show how JonBenet's wrists could have been said to be tied "behind her head" and still have her body be lying on the floor on her back in the rigor mortis position.
I am not an expert on rigor mortis, but if JonBenet's wrists were tied in that position, perhaps the natural contraction of the arm muscles/ligaments gave JonBenet's body that position.
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The position of JB's arms in the photo also support Det. Arndt's description. She stated that she immediately knew JB was dead the second she saw JR carrying her upright (like a mannikin) in front of him, his hands were holding her around the waist (Touch DNA transfer right there) and her arms were "up over her head with no support". She was so obviously in rigor mortis that any one would see that, even someone who had never seen a body in rigor before.
I suppose that although the position of her arms in REALITY is not ambiguous, the various descriptions (over her head, in front of her, behind her head, etc) are dependent on the various ways the observer described them.
Now I'm back to wondering about what Mr. Walsh said about JR "cutting her down." Maybe he meant her arms?
I have no problem believing that Walsh was COMPLETELY WRONG regarding the "hanging.â€
I'm not sure if he is mistaken because he is confusing the Ramsey case with some other case, or if he was aware that there was ligature involved and she died of asphyxiation, put 2 and 2 together and came up with 100. (True in a mix of decimal and binary only.)
His statements on the case read like an Aphrodite Jones documentary, and as you know, that is not a compliment.
KING: Have you ever shown an interest the in the JonBenet Ramsey case?
WALSH: You know, we were asked to do that case a year afterward to try to help the Boulder police, you know, get a couple tips on it. But I think everybody knows that the case was compromised by bad police work in the beginning. I'm not the first one to say that and I'm a great supporter of law enforcement.
I mean, you are a detective and you go to a kidnapping of a high -- prominent family in a very wealthy area, and then, you know, police work 101, you clear the house and you clear the crime scene. She allowed the father and his friend to search the house. So he cuts down JonBenet, who is hanging down there. He compromised the crime scene, whether he had anything to do with it or he had nothing to do with it, he cut down his daughter in the crime scene with the DNA.
KING: So there's nothing you can do to help in a situation...
WALSH: You know, we've talked about it a couple of times because there were 200 people in that house at Christmas parties the day before. And I've found over the years it's never your trusted maid. It's a crack-addicted boyfriend that gets the key and comes in and robs your house. You know, it always someone affiliated in that area. I always hope that we would, you know, get a tip on that case, that someone would come forward. But I truly think because of the police work, that this case will never be solved.
Larry King Live, March 4, 2002
KING: We're back with John Walsh. We're going to discuss some other cases of interest. We want to get to some phone calls too. Our first call is from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. Hello.
CALLER: Hello. My question is for your guest, Larry. I wonder, there's three parts to the question. I wanted to know if he has any comments about the JonBenet case in Colorado, and the second part to that question is, if that case will ever be solved? And the third part to that question is, doesn't he think it's really weird the way those parents acted from the beginning of that case, when they were doing everything possible to protect themselves rather than to find out what were -- who were the real killers of his daughter?
KING: OK, we got it. John?
WALSH: I've been to Dubai, hunting fugitives -- terrorists out there.
I don't think that that case will ever, will ever be solved, because now it's been taken over by the state, you know, the attorney general of the state of Colorado, because so many incredible mistakes were made at the crime scene at the beginning.
KING: From the get-go.
WALSH: From the get-go. And then they empanelled a grand jury and brought DAs from every county around Colorado, and they all came to the same conclusion. They said whether the Ramseys had something to do with it or not, there was such poor police work was done in the beginning, this case will probably never be solved.
Parents have the right to get lawyers. They have the right to get -- you know, to have people represent them if they think the cops are doing a bad job. I always wanted to do that case on "America's Most Wanted." And Mr. Ramsey said, I'd like to do it. Mrs. Ramsey said no. I said, I'll treat you fairer than anybody else in the world. Let me do a whole hour on "America's Most Wanted." But they're going to start over and take a re-look at the case. That's what I say you have to do. You have to throw everything out and start again.
KING: Are you open on it?
WALSH: I am open-minded about it, because they only ever focused on the parents. A good investigation is a parallel investigation. Sweat the parents, but don't rule out the sexual offender that may be living within a mile of there.
Larry King Live, June 24, 2003
John Walsh: Well, the, the governor empanelled a grand jury in that case, and they brought the DA's from every county in Colorado, and they came to one conclusion, it was the worst police work they ever saw.
The collection of evidence was so poorly done, the interviewing of the parents, they never interviewed any sex offenders in the neighborhood. They had 200 people at a party the day before. It's always the caterer, or the caterer's bartender, or the boyfriend of your maid whose a crack addicted pedophile or whatever. Those cases are never solved because they're blown in the beginning. The information, the evidence is compromised, the interviewing tactics are horrible, and that's what happens in so many cases.
Kimberly Guilfoyle: Is that ever going to get solved?
John Walsh: I don't think so. I think, I really don't believe the Ramseys had anything to do with it. I believe that they got their nightmare turned into a double nightmare because they probably will never find out who killed JonBenet Ramsey.
Kimberly Guilfoyle: And many people still associate them....
John Walsh: It's terrible, because that's what the media does. The police there only ever focused in on the family. You have to do a parallel search, everybody knows that. You can't rule out the fact that it could have been a Joseph Duncan, a sexual predator, who's roaming through little Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, to get a victim, you have to eliminate the parents, Reve and I had to go through the polygraphs, everybody has to do that, eliminate the family members, that wasn't done. That case was compromised and blown from the first minute.
The LineUp, April 30, 2006
COOPER: When you look at the details of the JonBenet Ramsey case, though, is this thing ever going to get solved?
WALSH: You know, it's not like on TV. You know, the guy who was this main suspect in Adam's murder was never charged. The police work was very shoddy. They lost a piece of bloody carpet in Adam's case of the main suspect. That carpet would have been able to prove with DNA now who killed Adam, if the guy, that was the main suspect, died in prison.
I think the JonBenet Ramsey case is the same thing, that John Ramsey will never see justice. Very poor police work. Everybody admits that. Evidence lost. Nobody looked at, but the Ramseys. I think it's another American tragedy that probably will never be solved and I personally believe that somebody came into that house, and so do a lot of other detectives, and killed JonBenet Ramsey and that killer's still at large.
COOPER: And so -- I mean, the details of it, the ransom note that was taken from the kitchen, written in the kitchen, you know, with the dollar signs that just happened to be the same amount that John Ramsey got as a bonus that year. I mean, there are so many details which sort of raise more questions than they answer.
WALSH: Yes, possibly coincidences. But you know, they never looked at anybody else but the family. And there was a Christmas party with 200 people there the day before. And the FBI always says, is it the maid? Maybe it's not the maid, it's the maid's crack addicted boyfriend that's on work release that has access to the house.
Maybe it's the caterer, maybe it's somebody that knew. And there's so many details that haven't been released in that case. And a grand jury held in the state of Colorado came up with the same conclusion. And this was different D.A.'s from different counties that said the police work was so bad, that case will probably never be solved.
COOPER: And that's the problem, I guess, with a lot of these sort of "cold cases," that as the years go by, evidence gets lost.
WALSH: Oh, absolutely. Evidence disappears, witnesses change addresses, witnesses die. And you know, but I truly -- my belief that justice delayed is not always justice denied. We've caught guys on "America's Most Wanted" that have been out there for 20 years. So I always say, don't give up. Unfortunately, as the case goes on, the chances of solving it are diminished greatly
Anderson Cooper 360, October 13, 2006
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Walsh is a good man, but he is NOT a forensic specialist and did not see the body or the crime photos, nor did he take any eyewitness testimony. JN was not hung or suspended in any way and was not cut down. The livor pattern was well-established and it would be VERY obvious that she had been suspended. She was not.
One of the VERY frustrating things with this case is that there are some things we KNOW and some things we do NOT know. Of the things we know, some are facts that are not open to interpretation. The process of livor mortis and rigor mortis fall in this category. And it is very frustrating when they are ignored, though Walsh may be unaware of them, but that makes it all the more wrong that he opines about things that he clearly has no knowledge of.
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Almost every damn thing he said is about 9 miles from right.
In doing those interviews IMO he joined the media circus and helped to propagate all the wrong information. Those interview answers he gave are no better than anything read in the Globe and National Enquirer.
I feel for him because of what happened to his son, but I think in this case he really should have kept his mouth shut.
Karen, Jan 6, 2013
I didn't mean, was it possible the child's entire body was hanging, just to be clear. I was wondering if her ARMS could have been suspended in some way.
See, as you mentioned, Cherokee, I wondered if the cord tied behind the neck and to both wrists could have caused her arms to rest in that position until rigor set it. But it doesn't seem natural if she was flat on her back--gravity would come into play and I imagine her arms would fall to the floor beside her head. That's like the drawing in question?
Anyway, thanks for the quotes, cynic. I know it's off topic, but this is my fav quote from the whole shebang:
Walsh: "I always wanted to do that case on 'America's Most Wanted.' And Mr. Ramsey said, I'd like to do it. Mrs. Ramsey said no."
I bet she did. At least, that's what they told Walsh, anyway.
I understand and agree. I'm just trying to figure out the discrepancy in the position of the arms/hands in rigor to the child lying on her back. There just has to be something there other than what we know. Whatever it is, I'm clueless.
Karen said: ↑
It appears to me Walsh spent some time talking to Team Ramsey. Putting all the blame on the BPD repeatedly, not to mention misstating the facts of evidence so completely, I smell "lots of detectives" Lou Smit, Ollie, and Agustin: a crack-addicted maid/caterer/boyfriend? Who wrote and talked just like Patsy! Yeah, brilliant deduction, there, Walsh. Sorry, you got this one MAJOR WRONG.
Obviously Walsh easily related to the parents because he lost his own child violently. What Walsh either missed or just conveniently forgot was the Ramseys never took a polygraph for LE, refused to be interviewed by the BPD for four months, obstructed and derailed the investigation at every turn, and lied repeatedly every time they finally did talk to Boulder LE.
The only reason my mind went back to Walsh's "cut her down" statement is because so far, we have no explanation as to HOW the child's hands got into the rigor position in that photo.
That particular photo wasn't released for many years, in fact. We only have the "cropped" version now. I initially paid more attention to the paper bags on the hands because Smit testified under oath in his deposition in the Wolf lawsuit the paper bag with the "rope" in it was the source for the fibers in the body bag, bed, etc., and were evidence of an INTRUDER. He also conveniently forgot that HE, HIMSELF, TOLD JOHN RAMSEY IN THE '98 DA INTERVIEWS THE ROPE WAS IN A PAPER BAG THAT BELONGED TO LE. Carnes uses that, among OTHER disinformation Smit shared in his deposition with Wood, to pronounce upon her DISMISSAL OF THE CASE BEFORE TRIAL THAT HER OPINION--as opposed to Team Ramsey's BS spin it was a TRIAL VERDICT--that an intruder was more likely the perp than the Ramseys. But I digress....
When it finally registered for me that the hands were not in the position we'd always been led to believe they were, I understood why the picture was so narrowly cropped--Team Ramsey hiding the facts of evidence to mislead the public--AGAIN...IMO.
Anyway, this is what angers me about DAs Hunter and Lacy giving ONLY PRIVATE CITIZEN AND RAMSEY SHILL LOU SMIT access to those crime scene photos to use as propaganda, deceiving the public to this day about what they actually indicate in this "unsolved" murder case.
Oh my. I went and got started....
I don't think her arms were in any other position. I think she was laid down on that carpet and her arms were probably like this: flat on the ground, raised up so her shoulders were parallel to her chin, bent at the elbows so her hands were parallel to her ears, palms up. In the drawing we all have seen, her arms are depicted as STRAIGHT out extending over her head. This is incorrect. My description fits in with the photo of her on the carpet. Rigor can easily have pulled her arms in a bit so they are in front of her rather than next to her, as they had been when she was placed there.
I do not think the crime photo was cropped for any nefarious reason. ALL the crime photos were cropped. I don't think anyone was trying to hide the original position of her arms because I do not think there was anything remarkable about them as far as hiding evidence, etc.
I think too much is being made over the position of her arms. Forensics tells us she was not hung or suspended in any way. Even the ligature furrow is specifically noted as being "circumferential" with little deviation - this means she was NOT suspended or hung. It was wrapped around her throat while she lay on her stomach and tightened till she died, just the way it looks. I try not to pay much attention to anyone whose source of info is Smit, Tracy, etc. And certainly not to anyone who has not seen the body, crime scene, or autopsy photos.
I'm only speculating here but if Patsy did this via corporal cleansing, perhaps she had to restrain JonBenet by tying her hands to keep her hands from flailing around.
I'm pretty sure I've never said or implied she was hanged--as in suspended by the neck.
As far as making too much of the position of her arms in the photo in question, I'm just a curious person.
And I still have questions with your assessment, as I've never seen one case of anyone whose arms tightened in rigor to lift them against gravity, as you believe happened here. Obviously you have, so perhaps you can direct me to those cases or a source or online site, and thanks in advance.
At least, that's how it appears to me. Maybe I'm just not perceiving the photo correctly.
But then, it's cropped tightly, so...my bad, I guess.
And for the record, as I don't want to be starting rumors: I never said Walsh DID talk to Smit, Ollie, or Agustin. I was speculating. I have no personal knowledge or any source to determine exactly with whom in the Ramsey camp Walsh spoke. I'd guess he had to speak with the Ramsey's lawyers or the Ramseys themselves, but I only mentioned the terrible threesome because Walsh mentioned "lot of detectives" believe an intruder committed these crimes. I find that highly unlikely outside of Team Ramsey. But again, that's just a guess.
It's an interesting thought. Wouldn't there be bruising from the ligature on the wrists?
Also, the loops around them were so loose, they were slipped over her hands, so I think the general thought is the wrist ligatures were strictly for staging, I'm remembering, now that you've brought this up.
The only reason I ventured a question about the arms being "tied and suspended" is because if she were lying on her back while livor mortis was setting and rigor was
setting" her muscles in the position of her arms/hands raised in FRONT of her face and "over" her head in that way, I can't account for how that was possible. Gravity is a force in this question for me.
But then, I'm not that smart, so maybe I'm just asking dumb questions.
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377: How to Be More Confident
seanwes podcast – Wednesday, August 22, 2018 – 1 hour, 54 minutes
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Do you question yourself a lot? Do you wonder why you don't have things figured out? Why aren't you more confident?
These thoughts can run rampant through your mind and repeat themselves over and over.
How you think and feel about yourself affects how you act. How you act determines a lot—including how successful you are in life.
We know successful people are confident, but that can make it feel like a "chicken and egg" problem. That's great for successful people, you say, but what if I'm not already confident? How can I become more confident?
We all have areas of our lives where we feel confident. We also all have areas of our lives where we lack self-confidence. This is natural, for we can't have all experiences.
You may be good at drawing but not at cooking.
You may be good at cooking, but not at writing.
You may be good at writing, but not at rock climbing.
This is okay! But how do we manage the way we think about ourselves, and what we say, in areas where we have no experience? How do we feel about that? How can we intentionally develop and increase our self confidence in areas where we lack?
Highlights, Takeaways, & Quick Wins:
When you admit you don't know something you put yourself in a position to learn and learning is the foundation of building confidence.
If there's an area of your life where you haven't built confidence, it doesn't mean you're not a confident person.
Don't fear moving in the wrong direction — more action equals more progress.
First, stop speaking negatively about yourself, then work on actively speaking positively about yourself.
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Q: calling gdal_merge.py into another python script running GDAL processes I want to use gdal_merge.py to merge a series of .tif files prior to clipping the merged file to a shapefile boundary, but want to do so as part of another larger script that will execute a number of other processes.  I am a python/GDAL newbie and am not sure how to go about calling gdal_merge.py into another script.
I cannot merely run gdal_merge.py on its own as it is but one step in a script that will hopefully execute a number of processes. Any thoughts on the best way to do this?

A: The easiest way to do this is by importing the path where gdal_merge.py is located, in my case, /usr/bin/ -- substitute with the path to gdal_merge on your system, which, obviously, could be a Windows path too.
import sys
sys.path.append('/usr/bin/')
import gdal_merge as gm

You will now have to build up an array for sys.argv, as if you were calling gdal_merge directly, e.g.,
sys.argv = ['-o','outputfile.tiff','inputfile1.png', 'inputfile2.png', ....'inputfile10.png']
gm.main()

There is more information on this Stack Overflow post
There is also the __init__.py mechanism, but this requires the file you are importing to be in a sub-directory of wherever you are running your python file from.

A: Edit:
Just read that this option was suggested in the comments already. Anyway, for completeness sake. Maybe someone can merge the answers?
Of course it also possible to use python's subprocess, e.g.
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Two charged in former beauty queen's OD
Former Washington Twp. valedictorian overdosed in Manhattan
Two charged in former beauty queen's OD Former Washington Twp. valedictorian overdosed in Manhattan Check out this story on courierpostonline.com: https://on.cpsj.com/1ViKHAu
Jim Walsh, @jimwalsh_cp Published 6:01 p.m. ET May 25, 2016 | Updated 4:32 p.m. ET May 26, 2016
Two men face charges in connection with the October 2015 overdose death of Kiersten Rickenback Cerveny, a former beauty queen from Washington Township.(Photo: Photo provided)
NEW YORK - Two men have been charged with supplying the cocaine that killed a former South Jersey beauty queen in New York last year.
The suspects allegedly watched Kiersten Rickenbach Cerveny overdose, then carried the woman — a Washington Township native who became a Long Island dermatologist — to the lobby of an apartment building in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood in October 2015, authorities said.
More: Former beauty queen found dead
Cerveny, a 38-year-old mother of three young children, was pronounced dead a short time after being found unconscious at the West 16th Street building.
More: OD survivor in custody
Her death followed a night of partying and drug use, according to a federal complaint filed against the suspects, James "Pepsi" Holder and Marc Henry Johnson. The men are Manhattan residents.
Authorities allege Holder, 60, was a longtime drug dealer and Johnson, 54, was his friend and customer.
Marc Johnson of Manhattan, in custody of federal agents, is accused of supplying cocaine to overdose victim Kiersten Cerveny, a former beauty queen from Washington Township. (Photo: Photo provided)
Holder is charged with conspiring to distribute at least five kilograms of cocaine.
Johnson is charged with attempting to distribute cocaine and acting as an accessory after the fact in relation to the conspiracy charge against Holder.
In a statement, New York City Police Commissioner William J. Bratt said the alleged treatment of Cerveny was "unimaginable." He said the men "dragged" the woman downstairs from Holder's third-floor walk-up apartment.
James 'Pepsi' Holder, in the custody of federal agents, is accused of supplying cocaine to overdose victim Kiersten Cerveny, a former beauty queen from Washington Township. (Photo: Photo provided)
Johnson called 911 but did not give his name, provided no information about Cerveny and left the scene after EMTs arrived, the complaint said.
A New York Police Department officer stands outside an apartment building where Kiersten Rickenbach Cerveny had a fatal overdose in October 2015. (Photo: Associated Press)
A surveillance camera showed Holder walking away from the building.
The arrests tell drug suppliers "that the consequences of their actions affect them as well as the families of drug users," said James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge for the Drug Enforcement Administration in Manhattan.
According to the complaint, Johnson texted Holder on the night of Oct. 3 and early-morning hours of Oct. 4, 2015, saying he might stop by for a pick-up. It says Johnson, an HBO producer, had met up with Cerveny at a bar earlier in the night, and the two took a cab to Holder's apartment building around 4:30 a.m.
Cerveny was found unconscious in the vestibule around 8:30 a.m. A medical examiner ruled later that she had died from acute cocaine and alcohol intoxication.
Cerveny, a Manhasset resident, had been valedictorian at Washington Township High School in 1995, the same year she was crowned America's Junior Miss.
A ceremony after the pageant featured a red-carpet welcome at Washington Township's municipal building. Cerveny, then 17, "gracefully glided (past) flashing cameras, TV lights and ogling fans to make her triumphant entrance," a Courier-Post account said at the time.
Cerveny used scholarship winnings from the pageant to attend Duke University, where she graduated magna cum laude. She met her husband, also a dermatologist, during medical school in Louisiana.
Jim Walsh; (856) 486-2646; jwalsh@gannettnj.com
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Clarification regarding my opposition
Thank you for your story in the March 28th edition of The Reminder that reported on the Select Board's decision to remove a proposed $96,752 spending article from the Longmeadow Town Meeting warrant. I believe that additional clarification to my opposition to that proposal would round out that article by providing insight into my reason for my vote to remove that article from the warrant.
As background, one should note that the article proposed to modify the Wolf Swamp Road fields to remove two softball fields and infill them with grass so that additional soccer/lacrosse fields can be placed in this area. However, the cost breakdown of the project shows $20,000 as the cost of that field conversion, the balance of the project funding being designated to: replace the fencing between the fields and the road ($27,186), install 15 foot high netting on top of that fencing ($21,883), installing a guardrail along Wolf Swamp Road ($15,053) and project contingency ($12,620). To be clear, that's 21 percent of the project cost to convert the fields. The need for new fencing and netting was because the proposal also called for the fields to be reoriented to a North-South alignment (perpendicular to Wolf Swamp Road) rather than the current East-West (parallel to Wolf Swamp Road) orientation of the playing fields.
I opposed taking this proposal for funds to Town Meeting for the following reasons:
First, as reported in your article, Mr. Goodhines, the Parks and Recreation Committee liaison to the Community Preservation Committee, indicated that the highest priority of the Parks and Recreation committee is to maximize the number of playing fields within Longmeadow. Based on the diagrams submitted with the project proposal, this goal of maximizing fields is achieved simply by infilling the softball fields at the Wolf Swamp Road fields – and no additional playing fields are gained by changing the orientation of the fields by 90 degrees. With the fields remaining in their current East-West orientation the need for the fencing and netting is eliminated. If the primary goal of the project can be achieved for 21 percent of the cost, it is our fiduciary responsibility to save those funds. Just because the funds exist in the Community Preservation Committee's account is no reason to spend them.
Second, the inclusion of 15 foot high netting on top of a five foot high chain link fence would inextricably alter the appearance of the fields. This proposed change conjured up memories of the changes made to Turner Fields less than ten years earlier. In an eerily similar situation, the Parks and Recreation commissions (they were elected commissioners at that time) unilaterally chose to alter Turner Field by cutting down trees, installing a road-front barrier of hemlock, and revising the traffic pattern – much to the dismay of town residents and neighbors who were impacted by a change in everything from visual appearance of the neighborhood to a changed water table that created localized flooding. My opposition was also based on the fact that this Wolf Swamp Road field project would implement a significant change in appearance of the fields without proper consideration by the Planning Board. Imagine what would happen if Bay Path College or St. Mary's school erected a 20 foot high fence and netting along a town street without review by proper town authorities.
Third; the inclusion of a barrier along Wolf Swamp Road to isolate the parking lot was proposed without review by the Town Safety committee. Although it may appear that the installation of a barrier between the parking lot and the road would be beneficial, a safety review by individuals trained in such issues might determine that the current situation is safer where cars parked facing the road can pull out directly into the road, thereby not backing up into a narrow parking lot filled with children. Such a decision should be made by the town safety team, a group composed of police, DPW, and the Town Manager.
Finally, there's the issue of jurisdiction. Although least important of the reasons, it must be noted that the Wolf Swamp Road fields are not a park, under the jurisdiction of the Parks and Recreation Department, but are open space, under the jurisdiction of the Select Board. When the Parks and Recreation Commissioners altered Turner field years ago, they did so outside of their jurisdiction. Even with a review by the Community Preservation Committee, this was clearly a project request beyond the jurisdiction of the submitting party. Although the Parks and Recreation committee is advisory to the Parks and Recreation department, the responsibility for proposing changes to Open Space is with the Select Board, and although the Parks and Recreation committee members can and should pursue additional playing fields, that goal should not include permanent changes to the fencing and roadside appearance.
In summary, my decision to oppose the Town Meeting warrant article that proposed to spend $96,752 to modify the Wolf Swamp Road fields was based on the knowledge that the goal of additional playing fields could be achieved at lower cost (without including changes to the fencing appearance), and my belief that it is the responsibility of the Select Board to make sure that proposals are fully vetted by appropriate groups (Planning Commission, safety committee) before they are brought before Town Meeting for a capital appropriation request.
Mark P. Gold
Selectman, Longmeadow


Highlights from Cardiff's 2-0 win over West Ham in the Premier League.
Cardiff City produced a big performance at the right time as they put pressure on their relegation rivals with a vital home victory over a lacklustre West Ham.
Declan Rice says West Ham United need to get to the bottom of why they have passed up so many opportunities to strengthen their challenge for a top-seven Premier League finish.
It is 28 years to the day since a 21-year-old Academy of Football graduate caught the attention of the football world with the best performance of his young career.
Julia Simic has undergone minor knee surgery and will begin rehabilitation in the near future.
Cardiff manager Neil Warnock claimed that his side were "fabulous" in defeating a well below par West Ham by two goal to nil.
Manuel Pellegrini says that West Ham's away form is set to be the subject of an urgent review after the Hammers fell to a 2-0 defeat against lowly Cardiff on Saturday afternoon.
Well it had to happen eventually. Following seven straight wins in all competitions, the Hammers found themselves on the end of a defeat against our Welsh cousins.


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require 'spec_helper'
require 'date'

describe References do
	describe References::Book do
		before :all do
		  @libro = References::Book.new([References::Name.new("Thomas", "Dave"),
                                     References::Name.new("Hunt","Andy"),
                                     References::Name.new("Chad","Fowler")],
			                              "Programming Ruby 1.9 & 2.0: The Pragmatic Programmers' Guide",
			                              "The Facets of Ruby",
			                              "Pragmatic Bookshelf",4,Date.new(2013,7,7),
			                              ["ISBN-13: 978-1937785499", "ISBN-10: 1937785491"])
		end

	  it "Debe de existir una clase Book que reciba parametros" do
	    expect(References::Book.new(["Dave Thomas", "Andy Hunt", "Chad Fowler"],
			                            "Programming Ruby 1.9 & 2.0: The Pragmatic Programmers' Guide",
			                            "The Facets of Ruby",
			                            "Pragmatic Bookshelf",4,Date.new(2013,7,7),
			                            ["ISBN-13: 978-1937785499", "ISBN-10: 1937785491"])).to_not be nil
    end

    it "Debe ser un Book" do
		  expect(@libro.is_a?References::Book).to eq true
		end

		it "Debe se una subclase de Reference" do
		  expect(@libro.is_a?References::Reference).to eq true
		end

		it "Debe se una subclase de Object" do
		  expect(@libro.is_a?Object).to eq true
		end

	  it "Debe se una subclase de BasicObject" do
		  expect(@libro.is_a?BasicObject).to eq true
		end

    it "Debe seguir el estandar APA" do
      expect(@libro.formatAPA).to eq "Thomas, D. Hunt, A.  & Chad, F. (2013) Programming Ruby 1.9 & 2.0: The Pragmatic Programmers' Guide: The Facets of Ruby.\n\t(Pragmatic Bookshelf) (4) ISBN-13: 978-1937785499, ISBN-10: 1937785491"
    end

	end
end

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All good boxer have a one-two punch. You guard your face to protect from the right cross or the left hook and then he jabbed you in the stomach. Your are looking for the one and are unsuspecting of the other. This is the way Satan works. When he is tempting you with sexual sins, it is all-consuming. You are in such a struggle to resist and that you are unaware that he is hitting you in another area.
While sexual temptation is very common and works a great deal of the time; there is something that has a higher success rate and it has to do with man's understanding of ownership. Screwtape told Woodworm, "The humans are always putting up claims to ownership which sound equally funny in Heaven or hell and we must keep them doing so." The earth is the LORD's and everything on it and in it. Yet we do fling the possessive pronoun "My" around like it all belonged to us…My car, my house, my wife, my children, my church, my country, my time, my job and even my God.
Paul asked a thought provoking question in I Corinthians 4:7– "What do you have that you did not recieve?" I have a friend who is an unbeliever and has an anti-Christ spirit. He doesn't like for me to talk about Jesus in his presence. One day I ask him the above question. He paused for a few seconds and then said, "Nothing, I guess preacher." I couldn't believe it. He got it right–everything is a gift. Your mother gave your birth and God gives you breath. How long would it take for you to lose everything? One heart beat!
It's not your time, your money, your talent or your body. You may as well lay claim to the moon or the sun. You do not own a single thing. I thing "Human ownership" is the most productive lie in Satan's repertoire. Satan will wreck a lot of men with sexual temptation but he is far more productive in the area of ownership and greed. We all know men who would not think of cheating on their wife but they don't mind robbing God. While they are feeling good about their chastity, the devil is getting a horse laugh because the poor soul, in his pride, is not aware that he has taken the bait is now claiming God's resources as his own.
Once the devil convinces us that ownership belongs to us, we become selfish in our management and very unkind in our behavior. I can get really bent out of shape if you start taking up my time or asking for my money.


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HomeStatisticsScarlett Moffatt Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics
Scarlett Moffatt Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics
Scarlett Sigourney Moffatt
Scarlett Moffatt poses for a modeling photo shoot in 2016
Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England, United Kingdom
Scarlett Moffatt went to the York St John University. At the university, she studied PE and Sports Coaching.
Presenter and reality television personality
Father – Mark Moffatt
Mother – Betty Moffatt
Siblings – Ava-Grace Moffatt (Younger Sister)
Scarlett Moffatt is represented by John Noel Management.
5 ft 0½ in or 154 cm
56 kg or 123.5 lbs
Boyfriend / Spouse
Scarlett has dated –
Luke Crodden (2016-2017) – Scarlett started going out with model and TV personality Luke Crodden in the early months of 2016. They had first met in New York City in 2013. They met again in January 2016 in a bar in Newcastle and started going out soon after. In December 2016, she announced that she was moving in with her boyfriend and decided to leave Newcastle and move to London, where Luke was based. They wanted to have a tree in the house for their first Christmas together. However, in February 2017, they announced that they had decided to go separate ways. She wanted to concentrate on her career and because of it, they were struggling to spend time together.
Scarlett Moffatt and Luke Crodden in a social media picture posted in 2016
35-25-35 in or 89-63.5-89 cm
10 (US) or 42 (EU)
Scarlett Moffatt in a selfie uploaded on social media in 2016
30DD (or 30E)
7.5 (US) or 38 (EU)
Scarlett Moffatt has done endorsement work for EE Mobile. She was seen in their commercial alongside Kevin Bacon.
Best Known For
Having participated in the British reality TV show, Gogglebox.
Having co-presenting the British variety show, Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway.
First TV Show
In 2013, Scarlett made her TV show debut in the MTV reality series, Beauty School Cop Outs.
Scarlett decided to change her lifestyle and to make exercise a fixture in her routine after the doctor told her that her BMI was in danger zone. She was also pre-diabetic. By adopting a healthy lifestyle and working out regularly, she managed to shed 3 st and 4 lbs of fat.
She was hitting the gym on a regular basis and had hired personal trainer Lee Constantinou. Her workouts were heavily focused on cardio work and lifting weight at high intensity. In fact, she was doing 7 different high-intensity interval training workouts. These exercises stretched from 5 to 7 minutes. And, she was repeating them for about an hour. In the latter stages of her weight loss journey, she was squeezing in HIIT workout sessions 3 times a week.
As she knew that if she cut her favorite foods out, she won't be able to go far, she decided to limit their portions. For example, she swapped king-size Snickers bar with a small size. Also, she allowed herself to have her favorite doner meat once or a twice in the week. Plus, she made sure that she was chugging water all day long. Overall, she focused on eating a lot of protein food items such as chicken and tuna and included green vegetables as sides in her meals.
Scarlet Moffatt Favorite Things
Food – Doner Kebab Meat
Source – Mirror
Scarlett Moffatt at the National Television Awards in January 2017
Scarlett Moffatt Facts
Her middle name Sigourney was inspired from actress Sigourney Weaver, who was cast as leading actress in her father's favorite movie, Alien.
She started taking training in ballroom dancing at the age of 6. She took part in a number of ballroom competitions. She blames her passion for ballroom dancing for her love for fake tan.
At the age of 11, she was run over by the car. Due to the accident, she suffers from a type of facial paralysis, Bell's palsy. Those suffering from this condition have difficulty in controlling facial muscles on the affected side.
While growing up she had a monobrow and believed in aliens, which resulted in incessant bullying at the school.
In December 2016, she won the 16th season of the survival reality TV series, I'm a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!
In April 2016, she published her first book, Scarlett Says, in which she discussed her journey to fame and her struggles. Her book managed to climb to the top of the Sunday Times Bestseller List.
She released her fitness DVD, Scarlett's Superslim Me Plan to document her immense weight loss and to help those struggling to get the weight off their body.
Connect with Scarlett on Twitter and Instagram.
Scarlett Moffatt
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The Oak Harbor High School tennis team opened Western Conference play with a 4-3 win at Arlington Tuesday, April 9.
In addition to picking up the league win, the Wildcats upped their season record to 3-4. Arlington fell to 0-2 and 0-7.
Oak Harbor now hosts unbeaten Snohomish (1-0, 4-0) at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, April 11.
Singles: 1, MJ Timm won 6-1, 6-3; 2, Annie Salinger lost 3-6, 6-3, 6-2; 3, Danielle Lonborg won 6-2, 6-2; 4, Jasmine Schultz lost 6-4, 4-6, 6-2.
Doubles: 1, Monique Stolmeier/Olivia Lerch won 7-6(7-3), 6-1; 2, Frances Empinado/Anne-Jun Lemoine lost 6-2, 6-1; 3, Emily Gouge/Elica Atienza won 6-1, 6-3.


When you stay at Anantara Angkor Resort in Siem Reap, you'll be in the historical district, a 5-minute drive from Cambodian Cultural Village and 9 minutes from Royal Garden. This 5-star hotel is 2.4 mi (3.9 km) from Pub Street and 6.1 mi (9.8 km) from Angkor Wat.
Make yourself at home in one of the 39 air-conditioned rooms featuring free minibar items and flat-screen televisions. Your memory foam bed comes with Egyptian cotton sheets, and all rooms are furnished with sofa beds. Rooms have private balconies. Wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary, while DVD players and cable programming provide entertainment. Bathrooms have rainfall showerheads and designer toiletries.
Pamper yourself with a visit to the spa, which offers massages, body treatments, and facials. You can take advantage of recreational amenities such as a health club, an outdoor pool, and a sauna. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless Internet access, concierge services, and babysitting/childcare (surcharge). Getting to nearby attractions is a breeze with the complimentary area shuttle.
Enjoy international cuisine at Chi Restaurant & Bar, one of the hotel's 2 restaurants, or stay in and take advantage of the 24-hour room service. Snacks are also available at the coffee shop/café. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. Continental breakfasts are available daily from 6:30 AM to 10 AM for a fee.
Airport shuttle service is available on request from 6 AM to 11:30 PM. Fees may apply. Contact the property in advance to make arrangements.


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Kpop groups with the highest total album sales of all time
Hachi1207August 22, 2021Last Updated: August 22, 2021
Let's take a look at the ranking of Kpop idol groups with the most album sales of all time to see if the new generation idols can catch up with their seniors.
Digital music achievements are critical for a K-pop idol group to demonstrate public awareness. However, besides that, the album sales achievement is equally important. This not only reflects the strength of fandoms but also brings considerable benefits to both idols and management companies.
We used to compare album sales statistics charts amongst groups of the same gene in the past. However, it's uncommon to look back on a comprehensive ranking that includes all of the bands with the highest album sales of all time. As a result, a post summarizing Kpop idol groups' overall album sales has lately been a hot subject on Korean internet forums.
All albums released in Korea (known as domestic sales), as well as albums published elsewhere in the world, are taken into account.
All albums by solo artists or unit groups are taken into account.
Total sales are estimated from the group's debut day to July 2021.
26th place: Red Velvet (debut in 2014)
Total sales: 2,147,826 copies
98% is domestic sales
2% is sales from Japan
25th: Sechskies (debut in 1997)
Total sales: 2.48 million copies
100% domestic sales
24th place: Stray Kids (debut in 2018)
23rd place: INFINITE (debut in 2010)
16% is sales from Japan
22nd place: TXT (debut in 2019)
21st place: IZ*ONE (2018 debut)
31% are sales from Japan
20th place: 2PM (debut in 2008)
19th place: Shinhwa (debut in 1998)
18th place: BLACKPINK (debut in 2016)
17th place: MONSTA X (debut in 2015)
16th place: S.E.S (debut in 1997)
15th place: Wanna One (debut in 2017)
14th place: KARA (debut in 2007)
13th place: GOT7 (debut in 2014)
12th place: g.o.d (debut in 1999)
11th place: BIGBANG (debut in 2006)
10th place: H.O.T. (debut in 1996)
9th place: SNSD (debut in 2007)
8th place: Super Junior (debut in 2005)
7th place: SHINee (debut in 2008)
6th place: SEVENTEEN (debut in 2015)
5th place: TWICE (debut in 2015)
Total sales: 10,030,509 copies
4th place: DBSK (debut in 2004)
3rd place: NCT (NCT + NCT 127 + NCT Dream + WayV) (debut in 2016)
2nd place: EXO (debut in 2012)
1st place: BTS (debut in 2013)
In fact, there are still quite a few stereotypes when it comes to an artist's album sales. Many people often think that releasing many albums will be an advantage, but this only really happens if the group really has a solid fanbase. On the other hand, the continuous release of many albums will also easily create fewer buyers (because of financial conditions or personal reasons). It cannot guarantee stable sales. That's why TWICE is still praised by Knets as the Kpop girl group with the best album sales power, no matter how many albums they release.
On the other hand, while the achievements by 1st and 2nd generation K-pop groups are laudable, the accomplishments of 3rd and subsequent generations are even more so. The reason is that in this day and age when anybody can readily access music online, spending a significant amount of money to purchase albums really demonstrates the fans' love and support for idols.
Finally, while knowing that BTS will undoubtedly top the list, netizens are nevertheless surprised by the group's album sales figures. The fast expansion of BTS has even shocked many people. And it appears that the group's successes have become one of the motivators for other fandoms to work hard to acquire records and achieve new goals for their idols. That's why, once BTS broke the million-selling milestone with just one album, several other K-pop boy and girl groups also joined the fray.
Some comments of Korean netizens:
TWICE is freaking crazy!!
Over 35 million copies, BTS is legendary!!!
Look at TWICE!! Exactly as expected!!
No matter what anyone thinks of TWICE, the truth is they have sold over 10 million albums!! It's crazy!!
2 years ago, I remember BTS sold 15 million copies, but now that number has increased by 20 million copies!!!
One BTS' Korean album alone has surpassed 30 million copies (*photo attached below)
TWICE is a K-pop girl group, but they can reach the top!!
Wow, NCT debuted in 2016 and ranked 3rd. NCT is amazing!!
TWICE is a legend among female idols… 10 million copies!!
Wow, IZ*ONE is crazy? They had only been active for just over 2 years!
It's great that 4th generation groups like TXT and Stray Kids also made it to the top.
Wow, but BTS is really cool. BTS has yet to release an album this year*. If they release an album in the second half of the year, I bet their cumulative number will reach 40 million copies. (*BTS just released the CD single 'Butter' in 2021)
Many people claim that TWICE's success is since they released so many albums. Why don't they realize that numerous bands continuously release albums but don't have the same success as TWICE?
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Bigbang BlackPink BTS EXO GOT7 iz*one MONSTA X NCT Red Velvet Seventeen SNSD TWICE wanna one
BLACKPINK's comeback plan is like a joke, fans got to know about the comeback news from financial experts instead of YG?
Wanna One's plan to release the new song "Beautiful 3" is on the verge of failure due to unsettled contract with some members
After Park Shin Hye, another "The Heirs" actress announces marriage + reveals unique wedding photos with a ballet concept
The Japanese remake of "My Love from the Star" released its trailer, netizens are not satisfied with the casting


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This is a list of people who held the office of mayor of the Metropolitan Borough of Paddington. The office was created in 1900 and abolished in 1965.

List of mayors of Paddington from 1900-1965

1900s
 1900-1901 John Aird MP. Created a baronet, March 1901.
 1901-1902 Sir John Aird MP (second term)
 1902-1903 Henry Andrade Harben
 1903-1904 John Williams
 1904-1905 William Urquhart
 1905-1906 Herbert Lidiard
 1906-1907 Herbert Lidiard (second term)
 1907-1908 Lieutenant-General John Wimburn Laurie
 1908-1909 Herbert Henry Fuller
 1909-1910 Herbert Henry Fuller (second term)

1910s
 1910-1911 Herbert Lidiard (third term)
 1911-1912 William George Perring
 1912-1913 Harry George Handover
 1913-1914 Harry George Handover (second term)
 1914-1915 Harry George Handover (third term)
 1915-1916 Harry George Handover (fourth term)
 1916-1917 Harry George Handover (fifth term)
 1917-1918 Harry George Handover (sixth term)
 1918-1919 Harry George Handover (seventh term)
 1919-1920 Harry George Handover (eighth term)

1920s
 1920-1921 Harold Vaughan Kenyon
 1921-1922 Harold Vaughan Kenyon (second term)
 1922-1923 Harold Vaughan Kenyon (third term)
 1923-1924 Harold Vaughan Kenyon (fourth term)
 1924-1925 Colin Stanley Crosse
 1925-1926 Leonard Thomas Snell
 1926-1927 Leonard Thomas Snell (second term)
 1927-1928 Alfred Instone
 1928-1929 Leonard Thomas Snell (third term)
 1929-1930 Leonard Thomas Snell (fourth term)

1930s
 1930-1931 Leonard Thomas Snell (fifth term)
 1931-1932 Sir Harry George Handover (ninth term)
 1932-1933 Sir Harry George Handover (tenth term)
 1933-1934 Sir Harry George Handover (eleventh term)
 1934-1935 Sir Harry George Handover (twelfth term)
 1935-1936 Harold Vaughan Kenyon (fifth term)
 1936-1937 Harold Vaughan Kenyon (sixth term). Knighted 1937.
 1937-1938 John Burgess Preston Karslake
 1938-1939 Henry Halford Dawes
 1939-1940 Henry Halford Dawes (second term) (died 17 February 1940)

1940s
 1940 (February–November) John Burgess Preston Karslake (second term)
 1940-1941 Frank Stanley Henwood
 1941-1942 Frank Stanley Henwood (second term)
 1942-1943 Arthur Henry Barrett
 1943-1944 Arthur Henry Barrett (second term)
 1944-1945 Frederick Lawrence
 1945-1946 Henry Berkwood Hobsbaum
 1946-1947 Edward Avery
 1947-1949 James Eugene MacColl
 1949-1950 Arthur Henry Barrett (third term)

1950s
 1950-1951 Norris Kenyon
 1951-1952 Norris Kenyon (second term)
 1952-1953 (William) Ernest Harriss
 1953-1954 Col Walter Parkes. Chairman of the Board of Governors of St Mary's Hospital 1920-49.
 1954-1955 Stanley Howard Crosse
 1955-1956 Catherine Priscilla Rabagliati 3 January 1885–1973
 1956-1957 Catherine Rabagliati (second term)
 1957-1958 Major James Collins
 1958-1959 Alexander Norman Carruthers born 1901
 1959-1960 Raymond Robert Brown 20 August 1895–1973

1960s
 1960-1961 Arthur C Barrett
 1961-1962 Patrick Barry
 1962-1963 Denis McNair
 1963-1964 Major James Collins (second term)
 1964-1965 Jack Gillett (later Lord Mayor of Westminster 1976-77)

References

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Teekay Books Newbuilds After Signing Long-Term Contract to Ship U.S. LNG
Photo: Teekay Corporation
Teekay LNG Parters, the LNG shipping unit of Bermuda-based Teekay Corporation, has placed an order for two fuel-efficient LNG carriers after booking up to two time-charter contracts with BP Shipping Limited for use of the vessels.
The order was placed at Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. of South Korea and calls for the construction of two 174,000 cubic meter LNG carriers with the option for a third ship.
Teekay LNG placed the order after it entered into a 13-year time-charter contract with BP Shipping Limited for one LNG newbuilding, plus BP has the option for one additional LNG carrier under similar terms. The option exercisable by the end of the third quarter of 2015.
The vessels, including the optional third vessel, will primarily be used to transport BP's LNG volumes from the Freeport LNG export facility located on Quintana Island near Freeport, Texas. Freeport LNG received final approval to construct and operate the export facility in November 2014 after a four-year permitting process. The facility will consist of three LNG trains with a total capacity of 13.2 metric tonnes per annum and it is expected to begin commercial operations in 2018.
Teekay says the new vessels will be fuel-efficient and initially financed by installment payments from a portion of its existing liquidity. The company says it expects to secure long-term debt financing for the vessels prior to the scheduled deliveries.
The two vessels are scheduled for delivery in the first quarter of 2019.
"We are excited to be supporting our second U.S. LNG export project, adding Freeport LNG to our existing charters committed to Cheniere Energy's Sabine Pass, and we look forward to the continued growth in U.S. LNG exports, which are expected to create substantial future demand for LNG transportation services," commented Peter Evensen, Chief Executive Officer of Teekay GP LLC. "This accretive transaction both builds on our strong relationship with BP and our portfolio of fuel-efficient LNG carrier newbuildings on long-term contracts."


All stationery for your special event is done to compliment your invitation cards and suit your décor and personal style.
Save the dates, order of service, unity candles, table seating charts, menus, programs, guest books, favour boxes, table numbers and serviette rings are just a few of the stationery items we can design and create for your wedding or special event.
Olive oil with rosemary favor bottles. Thank you tag attached with ribbon.


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Sunseeker Announces Record Apprentice Intake For 2016
Sunseeker International is delighted to announce that it is hiring a record intake of apprentices in 2016, with 14 being recruited to join the team in Portland and a further 26 to the team in Poole. These 40 new hires will bring the total number of apprentices to 120 – the highest number of apprentices at Sunseeker to date.
Announcing the intake at the start of National Apprenticeship Week, Sunseeker is proud to be a part of the government's apprenticeship scheme and helps to provide many international and domestic career opportunities, with many senior managers developing from the programme. The government's aim is to reach 3 million apprenticeship starts by 2020 and with the help from employers in the UK, the number of apprenticeship starts in 2014/2015 stood at 871,800, with an increase of 74% in the engineering and manufacturing sector.
There are four different specialisms at Sunseeker for the 40 apprentices to choose from, including Composite Boat Builders, Carpentry Boat Builders, Marine Electricians and Marine Engineers. The apprentices will play a pivotal role on the production lines of the iconic yacht range, from the 48ft San Remo through to the brand's flagship 155ft superyacht, learning traditional shipwright methods to loft and construct boats from wood, as well as installing a wide variety of mechanical and electrical systems such as hydraulic circuits and stunning audio and visual systems.
Sunseeker has recognised the benefits of developing apprentices since 1979 and works with Bournemouth & Poole College and its specialist Marine Technology Centre to hone the high level skills required to develop the young marine engineers and boat builders of the future.
Commenting on the new apprenticeships, Sunseeker's Training Manager Alex Bowman said: "We are delighted to be recruiting 40 apprentices to join our team in Portland and Poole. Our record intake of apprentices demonstrates our investment in the future of the marine industry, enabling young people in the local community to kick-start their career in this sector. Developing new talent within the workforce is essential to maintaining our reputation and position as a world leader in luxury performance motor yacht design and manufacture and we fully recognise that. Not only will these apprentices get to work on our range of stunning boats on a daily basis, but there are huge career development opportunities at Sunseeker and in the wider UK marine industry."
More about the roles
Sunseeker International is offering apprentices three x four year Advance Apprenticeship pathways in Marine Mechanical Engineering, Marine Electrical and Carpentry Boat Building, as well as one, three-year intermediate apprenticeship pathway in Composite Boat Building.
The team at Poole will be looking to recruit, ten Composite Boat Builders, eight Carpentry Boat Builders, four Marine Electricians and four Marine Engineers, while the team at Portland are looking to recruit ten Composite Boat Builders, two Carpentry Boat Builders, one Marine Electrician and one Marine Engineer.
To apply, students should visit www.thecollege.co.uk/sunseeker and use the 'apply online' function.
For more information please visit: https://www.sunseeker.com/en/recruitment/apprenticeships
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I was born in Jamaica in 1975; the same year Peter Tosh recorded Legalize It. Although ganja is a massive part of Jamaican culture, the plant didn't really touch my life in a significant way. My parents never used it and, although I never turned down the joints passed around at parties, I was never really into it – it made me sleep.
Fast forward to my 40s… two kids, self-employed and sleepless. I tried the yoga, the meditation, the sleep apps. Nothing worked. I was grumpy, irritable and spiralling.
"Anyone who's suffered with insomnia or sleep deprivation can relate to just how much sleep affects every facet of your life."
A friend suggested I use cannabis to sleep, and it was as if a light bulb went off…it used to make me sleep at parties. And so began my journey. For a while I relied on friends to give me weed, and then I checked out a dispensary called 1066 in my hometown, Toronto.
That dispensary changed my life. That sounds dramatic, right? Changed my life? Ok, well the existence of that dispensary changed my life. The people who worked there changed my life. The staff at 1066 guided me on a journey…recommending strains…explaining the lingo…listening and answering my endless stream of questions. I could sleep again.
"A mystical, powerful, magical plant, (and a bunch of people who understood and believed in it) changed my life."
Anyone who's suffered with insomnia or sleep deprivation can relate to just how much sleep affects every facet of your life. A mystical, powerful, magical plant, (and a bunch of people who understood and believed in it) changed my life.
The experience of experimenting with cannabis is where the idea for Stashie came from. A nasty by-product of the industry is all the plastic cannabis comes in. I was using sticky notes, tape and shipping labels to keep track of my strains and label my jars. At one point I had 16 strains I was trying, and 16 plastic bags with scribbled handwriting. So annoying!
"The experience of experimenting with cannabis is where the idea for Stashie came from."
It was unbelievable to me that no one had developed a consumer-focused, cannabis-specific label that was beautiful and practical. No one…until now.
Wherever your cannabis journey takes you, I hope that it's ultimately to good places. And I hope you think the labels I've created are as useful and beautiful as the plant itself.


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Asteroseismology of the ZZ Ceti star KUV 08368+4026
Li, C.; Fu, J.-N.; Vauclair, G.; Dolez, N.; Fox-Machado, L.; Michel, R.; Chavez, M.; Bertone, E.
Asteroseismology is a unique tool to explore the internal structure of stars through both observational and theoretical research. The internal structure of pulsating hydrogen shell white dwarfs (ZZ Ceti stars) detected by asteroseismology is regarded as the representative of all DA white dwarfs. Observations for KUV 08368+4026, which locates in the middle of the ZZ Ceti instability strip, have been carried out in 1999 and from 2009 to 2012 with either single-site runs or multisite campaigns. Time series photometric data of about 300 h were collected in total. Through data reduction and analysis, 30 frequencies were extracted, including four triplets, two doublets, one single mode and further signals. The independent modes are identified as either l = 1 or l = 2 modes. Hence, a rotation period of 5.52 ± 0.22 d was deduced from the period spacing in the multiplets. Theoretical static models were built and a best-fitting model for KUV 08368+4026 was obtained with 0.692 ± 0.002 M⊙, (2.92 ± 0.02) × 10-3L⊙ and the hydrogen mass fraction of 10-4 stellar mass.