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Game of Thrones fans rejoice: at last, a battle Long-awaited fight against Night King a dark delight By: Jill Wilson, Erin Lebar, Ben MacPhee-Sigurdson and Alan Small Posted: 7:00 PM CDT Wednesday, May. 1, 2019
In this age of fractured viewing, where PVRs and streaming services make "appointment television" seem like an antiquated notion, episode 3 of the final season of HBO's fantasy series Game of Thrones was as close to a water-cooler moment as you can get these days.
It was the episode everyone had been waiting for: after two talky instalments of heartfelt reunions and catty infighting, the Battle of Winterfell was finally upon us, as the united forces of the North, the Dothraki, the Unsullied and two badass dragons prepared to take on the Night King and his army of wights.
Unfortunately, the Night King takes his name seriously, so the battle took place after dark; the murky lighting meant it was a challenge to keep track of whether you were winning your office dead pool. (Real battle nerds should check out Wired.com's The Battle of Winterfell: A Tactical Analysis for a breakdown of myriad failed strategies employed by the allied forces.)
Four Free Press GoT fans sat down to unpack the many high points of the episode aptly titled The Long Night (as always, spoilers await).
Arya Stark (Maisie Williams) tends to a dying Beric Dondarrion (Richard Dormer). (Helen Sloan / HBO)
Erin Lebar: Something finally happened!
Everyone: Hurray!
Ben MacPhee-Sigurdson: Everything happened.
Alan Small: I normally watch television lying on the couch, but I had to sit up and grab onto something; it felt like a roller-coaster.
Ben: You also had to lean in — it was pretty dark.
Jill Wilson: This is the main take-away many people had, post-show, that it was very dark. I didn't have any clue what was going on in those dragon scenes. I didn't know which dragon was which or who was riding whom.
Ben: Yeah, were they above the clouds or below?
Jill: That's a big pet peeve of mine, that kind of quick editing of battles, and then the darkness did drain some of the impact.
Erin: I get that they're trying to make it really chaotic, because that's what it would be like, but sometimes they don't take into consideration the viewer experience. Of course, battle, killing, bodies everywhere, but if I don't know what's going on, I'm not invested.
Jill: The Battle of the Bastards, on an open field in the daytime, was superior, I thought. But quibbles aside, there were some great moments.
Alan Small: Earlier in the week, I had watched the Hardhome episode again, and that was really well done, too. I don't know if this one was done better, but there was way more tension in it.
Lyanna Mormont (Bella Ramse) killed the giant. (HBO)
Jill: Did anyone see Arya's big scene coming?
Ben MacPhee-Sigurdson: That was a pretty good moment, though the buildup was so slow — the Night King is just reaching for his sword so slowly, you knew something was going to happen. I actually thought Theon Greyjoy might make one last stab.
Erin: Me too! And the whole time I was screaming at the TV, "Open your eyes, Bran! Do something!"
Alan: The Night King obviously isn't a watcher of Game of Thrones or he would have known: like when the Mountain fought the guy from Dorne, you don't sit around gloating about your victory — you get it done.
"Oh, I will saunter over to the guy in the wheelchair and pull my sword out very, very dramatically…"
Ben: And he could have killed Arya, too, if he'd been quicker. That was a nice move on her part, though; I feel like I've seen it before in another action movie.
Erin Lebar: I was very happy with the "girl power" aspect of the episode. It was all women doing everything: Melisandre did the flames, Arya killed the Night King, Lyanna Mormont killed the giant, Sansa was down in the crypt with her stick; it was great.
Ben: I was sad to see Lyanna die, and Jorah Mormont — he's been one of my long-standing favourite characters.
Erin: You knew he had to go, though.
Jill Wilson: Did anyone predict who died correctly? I thought there would be more. I was really surprised how many major characters survived.
I did not predict Theon; I hoped he would live to see another day, although it was clearly the perfect way for him to prove he'd changed to a better person.
Alan: He gets a nice, heroic death. A lot of them got heroic deaths; nobody died because of their own stupidity.
Jill: There were some sweet parts, too — I liked that little interaction between Tyrion and Sansa.
Erin: When he kisses her hand? That was nice; I always forget that they were married.
Arya killed the Night King. (Helen Sloan / HBO)
Ben: I liked the Hound's reaction.
Erin Lebar: He had a little PTSD there. But I wanted Sam to die so badly. He's such a little wiener and everyone is dying trying to save him because he keeps falling down — "Oh, I can't get up, uh."
I know that his arc is to become the Maester, so he can't die, but it was very frustrating.
Jill: This has been the case throughout the show, but I'm a fan of the "fast zombie" effect. They seem all creaky and slow and then, bam, they spring into action. It's very scary.
Erin: My favourite shots were the aerial, bird's-eye views — you could see the fire and then this wall of people.
Ben: The standoff between Jon Snow and the Night King was very good, when you realize, oh, he just has to raise his hands and everyone on the battlefield rises.
Jill: Yes, you're caught up in the battle and you forget, the more people die, the more you're creating new warriors.
Ben MacPhee-Sigurdson: So next week, where does it begin? With cleaning up all these bodies?
Jill: That's the first thing I thought: "Ugh, who has to clean this crap up?"
Erin: Ah, they just get a dragon to blow fire on it all.
Jill: That's another question I had: how much collateral damage is there from just dragon-firebombing the battle lines? It didn't seem like there was any sort of strategy involved.
Ben: I guess when you're fighting the dead, you just go for it.
Jill Wilson: I thought maybe it was a comment on U.S. military tactics.
Ben: C'mon, it's not Game of Drones.
Jill: In a way, I felt it was almost anticlimactic. It wasn't over fast — it was a long battle…
Ben: It was the longest episode, I think.
Jill: And the longest battle scene ever filmed, for movies or television. But just — stab! stab! — and the Big Bad is dead. We've been building up to this episode for so long and now it's just over.
Erin: That's what I said to my partner. You've spent eight seasons leading up to this moment, then one jab and it's done.
Arya, right, and Melisandre (Carice van Houten). (Helen Sloan / HBO)
Alan: You know the next three episodes will be a repeat of the first three. They'll be building something up again, because they'll have to go back to King's Landing, and then the second one will be the buildup to the big battle and then the third one will be the battle.
Erin: I can appreciate that symmetry though.
Ben: How many dragons are left?
Jill: Who can say?
Alan: I think one of them is OK, and one is not-so-OK.
Jill: I guess we'll find out next week on… Game of Thrones.
Alan Small: They're going to have to do some kind of inventory to find out how much they have left to take on the Lannisters.
Ben: There's probably about 12 of them left alive. And two of them are Lannisters.
Erin: I was so upset when all the Dothraki went out and you saw all their (flaming swords) get snuffed out. You see a few come running back and you know, if they're retreating, we're in s—.
Jill: That was a beautiful dramatic moment, those lights going out.
Erin: It just made my stomach sink.
Alan: That's some great military strategy there. That's probably what it was like in the First World War — they'd go over the trenches and then there'd be none left.
Jill: Despite the confusion, it felt very visceral, very real.
Ben: Except for the dragons.
Erin: I was hoping for a more intense interaction between Bran and the Night King. Some kind of mind-reading thing or "You can't kill me, I'm the three-eyed raven, I will destroy you."
Ben: Or even a single word from the Night King.
Jill: We all know what the Night King's goal was, but his motivation was never really revealed.
Alan: His death was almost as much an anticlimax as Darth Maul's was in the fourth Star Wars (The Phantom Menace). So much hype built up about how cool he looked and his two lightsabers, and then he just got killed.
Ben: Nerd alert: he doesn't actually get killed; he comes back in The Clone Wars.
Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner), Jon Snow/Aegon Targaryen (Kit Harington), Bran Stark (Isaac Hempstead Wright) and Arya Stark. (Helen Sloan / HBO)
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Arjun Tendulkar, son of legend Sachin Tendulkar, continues to make headlines with his impressive performances.
The 18-year-old is currently in Australia to take part in Spirit of Cricket Global Challenge, a competition organized by the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG).
Recently, playing for Cricketer's Club of India against Hong Kong Cricket Club in a T20 match at the revered Bradman Oval, Arjun produced a sensational all-round performance as he clubbed 48 runs off 27 deliveries as an opener and also grabbed four wickets in four overs.
"I'm just so privileged to play on the ground named after the Bradman, it's unbelievable," Arjun was quoted as saying by abc.net.au on Thursday.
While Sachin made his name as a batsman, breaking numerous records, his son has opted to become a fast bowler. He is a left-arm pacer who also bats left-handed.
"I just got stronger (growing up), grew taller and I loved bowling fast from my childhood. I thought I may as well be a quick bowler because there aren't many in India," the star kid said.
The six-foot-plus Arjun counts Australia's left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc and England all-rounder Ben Stokes among his role models.
Arjun carries enormous weight of expectations being the son of the Master Blaster but he is not affected by that. "I don't take that pressure, when I bowl I just hit the deck hard on every ball and when I bat just play my shots and choose which bowlers to take on and which bowlers not to," he added.
Arjun also shares a great friendship with England's women cricketer Danielle Wyatt. The picture of the duo went viral on the internet when Wyatt posted it on her Twitter.
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To reach the top of Little Rintoul I have to get a little out of my comfort zone by some scrambling. Drop-offs leaving little room for errors. Step by step. I've got plenty of time.
An odd snow shower welcomes me at the top. So without a rest, I descend right back down again to a saddle 250 meters below, connecting Little Rintoul with its bigger brother. And it's a hell of descent. Unbelievably steep over loose scree. I have to be extremely careful not to slide down uncontrolled. My knees are shaking upon reaching the saddle. They had to work hard and it's not over yet. They get challenged again on the 350 meters climb up Mt Rintoul. Still steep but not nearly as difficult as Little Rintoul. Staggering views at the flat top of Mt. Rintoul made the whole effort more than worthwhile.
I sit down, enjoy the views for a few minutes. Simply amazing!
An easy stroll on the flat top of 1731 meters high Rintoul leads to another scree field that needs to be traversed (it looks much steeper than it really is) before descending down to the bush line and the hut. The sandy soil gives me the the feeling of sliding down a giant sand dune. So much fun!
Well, this was the apparently most challenging section of the Richmond Track. It surely had it's fair share of tricky parts but overall I enjoyed it a lot. Fantastic weather and views and it really reminded me of Switzerland. Sure enough a hiked a very similar trail there two summers ago. From St. Moritz via Fuorcla Suvretta to Jenatschhütte and on via Fuorcla dAgnel and Fuorcla Grevasalvas to Malojapass. So if you want to experience the Mt Rintoul feeling in Europe, I can recommend this hike.
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Tired but happy I arrive at Tarn Hut. What a great day it was!
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The suspect was not identified. The incident took place on Halloween night and resulted in two police officers being treated for minor injuries.
JACKSON – A 53-year-old Howell man was charged on Halloween night with aggravated assault and driving while intoxicated after a motor vehicle chase ended in a struggle with police officers.
The suspect has not been identified. The incident took place at 9:53 p.m. Wednesday while Officer Derek Thomason of the Jackson Township Police Department was on patrol on West Countyline Road, according to a prepared statement from Capt. Steven Laskiewicz, commander of the Uniformed Services Division.
Thomason observed a car being driven "erratically," at which time the officer conducted a motor vehicle stop. Although the driver proceeded for several hundred feet, he came to a stop, the statement read.
The officer approached the side of the vehicle to speak with the driver, at which time Thomason detected the odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from inside his car and determined that the motorist himself appeared to be under the influence of alcohol, police said.
In other news in Jackson, see video above from the crash at Glory's Market.
As Thomason started to question the motorist, the civilian shifted his vehicle back into drive and pulled away from the scene at a high rate of speed, according to police.
The officer returned to his police cruiser and pursued the Honda as it turned from West Countyline Road onto Brewers Bridge Road at speeds in excess of 70 mph, police said.
The vehicle then turned onto Buckingham Drive and the motorist switched his headlights off as the officer continued to pursue, while being cognizant of possible trick-or-treaters in the neighborhood, police said.
The driver then turned onto Oxford Road where he abandoned his vehicle and fled on foot, police said.
Thomason ran after the male who then turned on the officer with "an aggressive stance while reaching his hands into his pockets," the statement read.
Officers Cassie De La Torre and Javier De La Torre then arrived on scene as the struggle continued and the officers attempted to place the subject in handcuffs. However, the suspect dug one of his hands into his pockets and the officers could not gain control of his hands, police said.
"After a continued struggle on the ground, the officers were able to subdue the male and place him in handcuffs. It was later discovered during a search incident to arrest that the pocket the male was reaching into contained a screwdriver," police said.
Thomason and De La Torre were treated by first aid personnel for minor injuries. The suspect was treated and then also transported to an area hospital "as he was complaining of being on the verge of having a heart attack," however he became uncooperative at the hospital with having his blood drawn for purposes of testing and assaulted the officers who attempted to subdue him.
"After testing and being treated, he was transported back to police headquarters for processing," the statement read.
The suspect was charged with: driving while intoxicated, driving with a suspended driver's license and other motor vehicle offenses, eluding, resisting arrest, aggravated assault on a police officer, hindering apprehension, obstruction and operating a motor vehicle while suspended for a DWI offense. He was processed and later lodged in the Ocean County Jail in Toms River, all according to the statement.


Iowa Valley School Board members and officials started the process Thursday, March 1, of finding Shawn Kreman's successor as the district's junior-senior high principal.
Kreman is leaving the district after being selected as the next superintendent of the West Lyon School District in Inwood, in far northwestern Iowa. He will succeed Jim Hargens as the district's top administrator starting July 1.
"We wish you the very best and you did a great job the past nine years," said superintendent Donita Joens, shortly before board members approved his resignation.
"Congratulations on the new position. It's well-deserved and we'll certainly miss you," added school board president Dale Slaymaker, getting a second from other board members.
Joens, during the special meeting, explained that the position had been posted at TeachIowa, as mandated, and has also been posted internally. If there are internal candidates, she continued, the board can choose to interview or post externally.
In recommending the position be filled, Joens cited the job's duties and capacities. There is expected to be an internal candidate, who was not identified at the meeting.
"We owe it to ourselves, we owe it to ourselves ... to promote from within if we have a qualified candidate to do so," said Slaymaker, in reference to a question from board member Brad Patterson about the process that would take place. Joens added that various focus groups -- a teacher group, support group, administrative team and community groups -- would likely take their turns.
If the internal candidate is deemed qualified and competent, the district would not need to go external, she continued.
Board member Mark Swift noted that at one point in the past, a K-12 principal was considered and that a dean of students would help with managing students. The board ultimatley did not go that route at that time. But Slaymaker agreed that a 7-12 principal was the best route to go.
"We need to remain with two principals at this time, and we should interview an internal candidate," he said, noting that the board still may choose to interview external candidates if needed.
Barry Goettsch, a former board member who was invited to the meeting, asked about what certification the candidate would need. Joens said that for a 7-12 principal, that's the only certification needed, but if they chose to go K-12 later, a course would be needed. Slaymaker said a K-12 certification would be one of the things he'd require, or intent to get one within the next few years.
The board will tentatively meet with the candidate at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 15. Other interview groups will be set up.
Kreman had been principal at Iowa Valley since 2009. Prior to that, he was principal for one year at Riverside High School in Oakland for one year, and had taught 21 years, including local stops at Mid-Prairie of Wellman and Tipton high schools. He is a graduate of Chadron State College in Nebraska; and his master's degree in educational leadership and his advanced studies certificate in superintendents' specialist from University of Northern Iowa.
He was selected as the Southeast Iowa District Official of the Year in 2013 and 2018.
Also during the Iowa Valley School Board's special meeting Thursday, March 1, the board pondered ways to fill the now-vacant K-12 art teaching position after the recent termination of Kathleen Frimml.
A long-term substitute is filling the job until the end of the school year.
Joens said that given the state's financial situation, a number of options might be considered, including a K-12 teacher, or seek an individual who is certified in art to teach.
A certified teacher would be needed for the high school; about 25-30 high school students were enrolled this past school year in art courses. There are also exploratory courses for junior high.
Joens said she would also ask Grant Wood Area Education Agency and nearby school districts to explore sharing opportunities.


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Q: How to use the `where` method along with the `with` method in laravel 4? Given the following, very simple, example:
Country Class
class Country extends Eloquent {
    protected $table = "countries";
    protected $fillable = array(
        'id',
        'name'
    );

    public function state() {
        return $this->hasMany('State', 'country_id');
    }
}

State Class
class State extends Eloquent {
    protected $table = "states";
    protected $fillable = array(
        'id',
        'name',
        'country_id' #foreign
    );

    public function country() {
        return $this->belongsTo('Country', 'country_id');
    }
}

How can I list all the states, based on the id or the name of the country.
Example:
State::with('country')->where('country.id', '=', 1)->get()

The above returns an area, as country is not part of the query (Eloquent must attach the join later, after the where clause).

A: I think you're either misunderstanding the relations or over-complicating this.
class Country extends Eloquent {
    public function states() {
        return $this->hasMany('State', 'state_id');
    }
}

$country = Country::find(1);
$states = $country->states()->get();

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Photography and food blogger, Zoe Rollings, tempts us with her Summer Bruschetta Recipe. Now all we need is some sunny weather to enjoy our new favourite snack to!
Top bread of choice with the ricotta, sliced avocado, a medley of tomatoes, spring onions, and finely chop the parsley to sprinkle.
Handy tip for avocados, cut in half and peel skin instead of scooping out, then slice.
Tomatoes used: red grape tomatoes, golden grape tomatoes, baby roma tomatoes, Zebrino tomatoes, red and yellow cherry tomatoes.


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Angie Thomas, född 1988 i Jackson i Mississippi, är en amerikansk författare.

Barndom och ungdom
Thomas utsattes för flera fall av vapenvåld i ung ålder. Hon växte upp nära hemmet till den mördade medborgerliga aktivisten Medgar Evers och uppgav att hennes mamma hörde skottet som dödade honom. När hon var sex år bevittnade Thomas själv en skottlossning.

I en intervju med The Guardian berättade hon hur hennes mamma tog henne till biblioteket dagen efter för att visa henne att "det fanns mer i världen än vad [Thomas] såg den dagen". Detta inspirerade henne att börja skriva.

I tonåren delade Thomas sina färdigheter som rappare, även om hennes karriär inom musiken var kortvarig. Hon var dock föremål för en artikel i tidskriften Right On!. från Belhaven University. Thomas fortsatte med att ta en Bachelor of Fine Arts från Belhaven University. Hon var den första svarta tonåringen som tog examen från sin kreativa skrivarkurs.

Karriär
Thomas första avsikt var att skriva fantasy- och medelklassromaner. Hon var dock orolig för att hennes historier inte skulle spela någon roll. När hon frågade om sitt första manuskript började hon ett annat som snart skulle visa sig vara hennes första roman, The Hate U Give. Medan hon var högskolestudent sade en av hennes professorer att hennes upplevelser var unika och att hennes skrivande kunde ge röst till dem som hade tystnat och vars historier inte hade berättats. Under denna tid hörde Thomas också om dödsskjutningen av Oscar Grant på nyheterna. Den här historien, förvärrad av att afroamerikanen Trayvon Martin blev skjuten till döds av en polisman, liksom afroamerikanerna Tamir Rice, Michael Brown och Sandra Bland. Deras död hade ett stort inflytande på romanen.

Thomas anser att Tupac Shakur har inspirerat hennes skrivande. Hon har känt många olika känslor när hon lyssnar på hans musik och ville uppnå en liknande effekt som författare och sade: "Jag vill få dig att tänka ibland; jag vill få dig att skratta ibland; jag vill få dig att gråta ibland - så han hade inflytande på det sättet. Hon har förklarat att titeln The Hate U Give var inspirerad av Tupacs THUG LIFE-tatuering, som förmodligen var en förkortning för "The Hate U Give Little Infants Fucks Everybody." Thomas anser att det betyder att "det som samhället matar in i ungdomen har ett sätt att komma tillbaka och påverka oss alla."

Bibliografi
 2017 – The Hate U Give (The hate u give, översättning av Amanda Svensson, 2017)
2019 – On the Come Up (Min tur nu, översättning av Niklas Darke, 2019)
2021 - Concrete Rose (Betongrosor, översättning av Erik MacQueen, 2021)

Referenser

Noter

Engelskspråkiga författare
Födda 1988
Kvinnor
Levande personer
Amerikanska författare under 2000-talet
Personer från Jackson, Mississippi

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Thirteen championships, four Super Bowls and one Lombardi Trophy later, the Green Bay Packers became the world champions Sunday night after defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-25 in Super bowl XLV.
In what many believed would be a close game, fought defensively between the two best defenses in the NFL, this Super bowl almost came down to the wire as the Packers won by six points.
Green Bay's quarterback and the SuperBowl MVP, Aaron Rogers, had a stellar game with a passer rating of 24-39, and was the fourth QB in Superbowl history to have 300+ yards, three TD's and zero interceptions (Jake Delhomme, Steve Young and Joe Montana were the other three).
Rogers was the difference maker in this game as both defenses pounded hard against the line, but the Steelers QB, Ben Roethlisberger, couldn't keep up with Rogers almost flawless performance, as Roethlisberger was 25-40 in pass completions, threw for 263 yards, had two TD's and two interceptions.
The Packers also took advantage of the three turnovers by the Steelers and converted them into points each time. This was the third straight Superbowl with a pick-6 as well.
The game proved to be a tough one from the beginning, as the Steelers went 3-and-out on their first possession and no one getting far down field until the Packers second possession, where Jordy Nelson made a small gain but big catch to get Green Bay down the field, and then right after caught a 30-yarder for first touchdown of the game.
The Steelers came back out strong, but within seconds, Nick Collins got a pick-6 and put the Packers up 14-0.
Roethlisberger wasn't ready to let that happen again and despite a hard fall on his knee and having trouble getting up, right after ran for a gain of 18-yards when Green Bay's defensive line went in for the sack but made the one error defense never wants to make with the mobile Big Ben—giving him the open pocket to run.
This would lead to a 33-yard field goal attempt to make the score 14-3.
But the Packers defense gave Big Ben more trouble as they scored once more after Bush intercepted the ball, leading to a TD pass to Greg Jennings.
The score going into the half would end up 21-10 after Roethlisberger finally found his receiver, Hines Ward, in the end zone with 39-seconds left in the half.
The Steelers, with 28 players with Superbowl experience, came out of the locker room in the second half (after a pretty atrocious half time show) ready to prove why they have six SuperBowl rings.
Rashard Mendenhall ran into the endzone, dragging a defensive player as he pounded his way in, and the Pittsburgh defense held the Packers back, allowing only one first down since the score had been 21-3.
The Packers seemed to be getting a little lose at the edges at the end of the third quarter with the score 21-17 (and were in luck after Steelers kicker Shaun Suisham missed a 52-yard FG attempt).
Clay Matthews, the big man on defense for Green Bay, wasn't ready to let this game slip through his teams' fingers. He forced a big cough up when he caused Mendenhall to fumble and the Packers recovered on their 45.
Rogers, without veteran WR Donald Driver (ankle), who had been sidelined in the first half, was looking up to Jordy Nelson, who had four dropped passes and James Jones who couldn't seem to get it together after dropping perfect throws.
But when Rogers anticipated the blitz from Pittsburgh and quickly found Nelson–who redeemed himself for those dropped passes—and he ran the ball down to the 1-yard line. Jennings caught the big pass in the end zone from Rogers just under 12 minutes to go in the fourth quarter bumping the score to 28-17.
Roethlisberger led his team down the field, and found Mike Wallace, who had a 25-yard running catch into the endzone, and the Steelers went for the two-point conversion, tossing the ball to Antwaan Randle El to get the Steelers to 25 and trail the Packers by three.
Former Buffalo kicker Crosby would hit a 23-yard field goal right after to put the Packers up 31-25, where the score would remain after the Steelers wasted the last two minutes of the game and couldn't get the first down as the Packers defense held strong…and would take the rings and trophy.
"It's a great day to be Green Bay," receiver Jennings yelled out at the end of the game with a big smile on his face.
And he couldn't be more right. The Lombardi trophy is now back in Green Bay and the Packers gave America's cheese head fans a reason to celebrate their new world champions.
Superbowl Sunday is a holy day of obligation for many sports fanatics, and Superbowl XLV won't be an exception as the Steelers hope to grab their seventh ring when they face the Packers.
The Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers have been prepping all week for one of the biggest days in sports at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, and what it will come down to is defense.
Both teams own the bragging rights of being the top two defenses in the league, but at the same time, both teams have two of the smarter quarterbacks that are going to be needing protection.
Who will come away with that Lombardi trophy come February 6?
It will all come down to the offensive linemen protecting their leader in Ben Roethlisberger and Aaron Rogers.
Key plays for both QBs are going to be protecting the ball from the rush, quick snaps and throwing immediately, and being mobile.
If it comes down to that, I believe Aaron Rogers will lead the Green Bay Packers to victory as he knows how to look quickly and find his receiver, and even if James Harrison and the rest of the "fantastic four" linebackers for the Steelers get past the Packers line, Rogers knows how to hold onto the ball and not fumble.
He also seems to have a knack of knowing where to drop the ball perfectly into the hands of his receivers within three seconds after the snap, which is going to be a big difference maker Sunday.
On the Steelers side, Roethlisberger is a little bit more clumsy when hit, and with Clay Matthews dominance and the absence of Maurkice Pouncey (Steelers center) out due to high ankle sprain, the Steelers might find themselves in trouble when the Packers defense presses hard. Especially after a botched snap caused a fumble in the AFC championship game.
Don't be too quick to overlook Big Ben, though; he also is extremely talented in being mobile on his feet and can change a play as needed and gets the ball down the field and in the endzone.
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The Baltimore Ravens gave a lot of hope and excitement for this 2010 season based off of off-season actions, but so far, many fans have been none to pleased with the 4-2, 2-1 record.
Coming off two big games–one being a huge 17-14 win against the Pittsburgh Steelers with a touchdown throw to T.J. Houshmandzadeh with 32-seconds left in the game in week 4, and eating the Denver Broncos alive in week 5 winning 31-17—Baltimore fans should be more than happy with their team.
But nonetheless, every talk show Sunday afternoon and Monday morning was full of fans bashing the Ravens and their performance after the Ravens basically gave away week 6's game against the Patriots as they fell 23-20 in overtime.
The first three quarters of the game, the Ravens seemed that they would walk away with the win as they navigated the field in uncharted territory–not an easy feat at Foxborough, one of the hardest fields to travel to.
The Ravens were ten up for at least half of the game and in the third, with the score 20-10, the game should have been a slam dunk.
CINCINNATI, OH (October 13, 2010)– The Baltimore Ravens put up a season-best 415 yards on offense, including four rushing touchdowns and 233 yards on the ground in a convincing 31-17 victory over the Denver Broncos Sunday afternoon. By doing so, the Ravens offensive line has joined this year's list of contenders for the 2ndAnnual Madden Most Valuable Protectors Award, presented byPrilosec OTC. The award honors the NFL's best offensive line and will be presented during the week of Super Bowl XLV which will be played on February 6, 2011 in North Texas.
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Baltimore running back RAY RICE (Rutgers) rushed for a season best 133 yards and scored two touchdowns as the Ravens ran out to a 17-0 lead and coasted to its third straight victory. The win allowed Baltimore to move past Pittsburgh into sole possession of first place in the AFC North.
The Baltimore offensive line was dominating throughout the game helping the Ravens pick up 17 rushing first downs while allowing just one sack and scoring touchdowns on three drives of 67 or more yards. As a result of the long drives, Baltimore dominated the time of possession (36:17 vs. 23:43 for Denver). Providing the powerful protection up front for the Ravens were tackles MICHAEL OHER (Mississippi) and MARSHAL YANDA (Iowa), guards CHRIS CHESTER (Oklahoma) and BEN GRUBBS (Auburn) as well as 13-year veteran MATT BIRK(Harvard). The Baltimore offensive line has allowed just five quarterbacks sacks on quarterback JOE FLACCO (Delaware) all season, tied for 2nd fewest in the league. JOHN MATSKO, a 37-year coaching veteran, is in his third season directing the Ravens' offensive line.
Other offensive lines from around the league delivering powerful protection during Week 5 of the season included theDALLAS COWBOYS (370 net yards passing, and a 6.1 average yards per rushing attempt), NEW YORK GIANTS (414 total net yards including 117 yards rushing and 297 yards passing) and the SAN DIEGO CHARGERS (506 total net yards including 431 yards passing).
In case you missed the news, sportscenter, or any other ESPN/news program, you might have missed some headline making news covering the NFL in the past two days.
Injuries, arrests and deaths. Heavy stuff and not the way any fan wants to begin the season.
First, the tragic death of Denver Broncos WR Kenny McKinley. McKinley was found Monday in his home from apparent suicide from a gun wound.
The promising wide receiver was a young 23-years old and the father of a baby boy. As of now, there are no reasons of why or what may have happened to have caused this only two weeks into the season. Some speculations are McKinley's current injuries or maybe money.
The Hard Knock life of a DWI The New York Jets have been loud and proud of the progress they have made over the past few years. After this summer's show "A Hard Knock Life" featuring the team, they made it clear they intended to make moves and dominate the field this season.
However, WR Braylon Edwards must have started celebrating early after the Jets big win over the New England Patriots on Sunday after being arrested for a DWI on Tuesday morning.
He was pulled over due to the tinting of his SUV's windows, and when the police on scene smelled alcohol, had him use a breathalyzer; he blew a .16 which is two times the legal limit.
The Ravens met their division rivals Sunday afternoon and lost in another sloppy game to the Cincinnati Bengals 15-10.
With such a high-powered offense, there was not a lot to brag about in this game. Was the Bengals defense that good? That does not account for QB Joe Flacco not looking comfortable or fluid this game or last weeks against the Jets.
Many fans out there the past few days have been crying to "bench Flacco" and to "bring in Bulger." Many Baltimoreans are not happy with losing and the fact that Flacco threw four interceptions against the Bengals and another against the Jets—five picks just two games in makes Baltimore very unhappy.
These errors were costly in yards, turnovers and production as Flacco, very uncharacteristically, completed only 48.1 percent of his passes for 402 yards in the past two games (he was 13/34 for 85 yards on Sunday). He only threw for one TD, but had five interceptions and a fumble.
True statement the offensive line couldn't pass protect and Baltimore's promising offense just could not seem to get open against Leon Hall, Pacman Jones and Johnathon Joseph, or when they did would fail to catch the ball.
They still remain the top team. Strong and steady on both sides of the ball, it is going to take a lot to knock last seasons World Champs off their journey to a second year to getting a ring in a row.
Aaron Rogers remained at ease and confident during this past weeks game. He knows who to throw to and how to prevent too many turnovers. And if Jennings keeps up with more passes like that one handed one he had last week, the rest of the division should be worried. However, the Packers were only 8/55 pass completions so need to step that game up against better competitors.
Baltimore dropped down one this week for me. Yes, they won but they won a messy game against a sloppy defense. Anquan Boldin took the game winning ball against the Jets with 7 catches and 111 yards. But QB Joe Flacco needs to remember to look up and out and expand on the offense he has in front of him and not rely on the rushing yards (Ravens only had 49).
Even though Indianapolis lost to the Texans, they are still a strong team that can't go under the wire. Peyton Manning always pulls through and this coming weeks game, I predict he will pull his team to a win.
The Baltimore Ravens traveled up to the New Meadowlands Stadium to take on the Jets for the first Monday night football game and just barely walked away with a 10-9 win in a tough, uphill battle of a game full of penalties, but for once not against Baltimore.
In a game that pinned up one of the NFLs best defense in the Jets against a new NFL threat in the Ravens offense, this game was sure to be a "hard knock" one.
Jets defense proved that early on with a sack by Shaun Ellis on QB Joe Flacco, where Flacco lost the ball on the Ravens own 11-yard line. The well-known mighty Baltimore defense would hold back Jets QB Mark Sanchez and would only result in a 28-yard FG by Nick Folk.
But the Ravens, despite a thinning defense, upheld against a Jets mediocre offense.
And Monday nights game came down to the Jets D and the Ravens new offense–and in the end it was number 81 in purple who helped bring home the win for Baltimore against a spotty Jets defense.
Anquan Boldin (81) made a major difference in Mondays game for the Ravens. Boldin had seven catches for 110 yards (21 in the first half, 89 in the second) and was a big part of converting third downs to firsts. Baltimore was 11 for 19 on 3rd down conversion, and Boldin was part of three of them as he always seemed one step ahead of the Jets Kyle Wilson.
Baltimore also doubled the Jets in time of possession, controlling the ball with an 38:32 to 21:28 advantage despite being out-rushed 116 yards to 49.
Football season is officially here as the first Sunday of the season has come and gone.
In case you might have missed some of the games, here is a quick recap of each game to keep you up to speed.
The team we love to hate played a pretty tentative game Sunday afternoon against Atlanta, who also seemed hesitant. The game was a slow, FG kind of game. Both kickers even were having an off day as Pittsburgh's Reed was 2-4 for the day, including a missed FG going into halftime with 17 seconds to go (the ball would hit the post and bounce away). But the Falcons were on the same page as the Steelers; despite Falcons QB Matt Ryan throwing a strong pass down the middle late in the second quarter, Atlanta can't get a TD to pull ahead. Kicker Bryant does make it through the posts this time (he missed an earlier 46 yard attempt) to tie the score at 3-3 going into the second half.
In the end, with "mighty mouse" Hines Ward and Redman making big catches and picking up a few yards to help the once third string QB, Dennis Dixon gave the Steelers the advantage to win. Late in the fourth quarter, Lofton and Bierhmann take down Dixon, making it seem like the Falcons could pull away; but an interception by Troy Polamero led the Steelers to another FG attempt which Reed misses, going too far to the right with the 40-yard attempt, sending the game into overtime.
But it was Mendenhall who took the game away from Atlanta in overtime with a TD; final score 15-9.
Falcons player to keep an eye on: Roody White, who had 13 catches and 111 yards.
With the Titans, you can't hold back RB Chris Johnson and QB Vince Young for too long. The Raiders rallied against Tennessee for a good while in the first half, or so it seemed. Passing yards for the Raiders in the first half was a -8, while the Titans were at 85. Both not impressing, especially when the Titans RB, Johnson averages about 125.4 yards a game and had 36 going into the second half.
But N. Washington drew first blood with the first TD of the game which propelled the Titans later to win against Oakland 38-13.
Both QB's, Young and Campbell, played rookie-esq. If either team wants to improve, their leaders need to step up their own game a little better.
The New Orleans Saints proved that the "Superbowl hungover" was not going to deter them as they overcame the Minnesota Vikings 14-9 Thursday in the NFL season opener.
The Saints QB Drew Brees held strong and showed how this game was going to go within the first few minutes of the game as they scored a TD with 12 minutes left in the first quarter as well as the Vikings picking up a penalty, losing yards on the kick-off.
The Vikings weren't going to make this an easy victory for the World Champs. They respond with a 33-yard pass to Shiancoe, which then led to a TD pass to Shiancoe with 40 seconds left in the first half; the teams would go into the locker room at halftime with the Vikings leading 9-7.
But the Saints would prevail in the end and took the W ending the game 14-9.


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Ann Tiyaa – A Success Story 12 Years in the Making
18-year-old Ann Tiyaa is a Form Four (senior) at Sambut Secondary School in Eldoret, Kenya, who has made great strides in her life.
For one thing, she has accomplished something only few children and youth are able to do in Kenya – attend 12 years of school and poised to graduate with a bright future ahead of her.
This would not have been possible for this orphaned young woman who first found a home in the loving arms of Phyllis Keino at the Lewa Children's Home, and then began her education as a young child 12 years ago and steadily progressing through each grade, without the supporters of Bread and Water for Africa® who made it possible for Phyllis to pay her school fees.
"She was born and raised in a family of four children before her mother's demise," reported Phyllis. "She was an orphan so she was raised up in the Lewa Children's Home."
Phyllis has full faith in Ann who has already demonstrated in her young life that she has the will and determination to succeed at anything she puts her mind to.
"She is working hard to achieve her dream of becoming a journalist, and her best subjects are business studies, languages and history," added Phyllis.
In her term one academic report, her teacher expressed encouragement to Ann to "put more effort" into the subjects where she has been struggling in the knowledge that "you have the potential."
As for Ann herself, she is grateful and appreciative of the supporters of Bread and Water for Africa® school fee assistance program. In a letter of appreciation she wrote this to those who made it possible for her to continue her education to its completion:
"It is my pleasure to thank my sponsors for their efforts, and good hearts.
"If not for your support, I could not have reached where I am today or even have visions and missions…or even become the person that I am today.
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Th3 Saga on Returning to URL Battles; Reveals New Album (Interview)
Th3 beard is back! After spending much of 2017 on the battle rap bench, Th3 Saga will be making his triumphant return to the URL stage. On June 2 he will be part of the upcoming Survivor Series DMV 2 event. The Horsemen affiliate will be jumping back in the ring to match pens with the Saint Louis heavy hitter B Magic. Rapzilla reached out to the Queens emcee to chop it about his upcoming battle and find out what else he's been up to.
Rapzilla: Last time we saw you on a URL stage you were casting out Tink Da Demon. How does it feel to be back?
Th3 Saga: It feels great to be back on URL. It's been a while. It's been a little over a year and a lot has happened over that year. I'm just happy to be back. I think I have a lot to share with the culture… All in all, I'm excited to be back.
RZ: Your opponent B Magic at a time had one of the top pens in the game. What kind of statement do you want to make with this battle?
TS: At this point, I'm excited to be battling B Magic at Survivor Series. B Magic is one of the best punchers to ever do it. I think for me it's about showing people that I still got it. It wasn't like I ever lost it, but when you're away from the public eye for so long, they wonder if you still got what it takes. I don't care if the crowd has me losing. I don't care if they don't rock with me. The bigger statement is showing what I got and put on a great performance. Doing what I got to do, that's the bigger statement. Magic is nothing more, in this particular situation than a punching bag for me to show what I can do again. That's what I'm coming to do.
RZ: Why do you believe it took you so long to return to the only stage that matters? Would you battle on RBE or Bullpen?
TS: Why do I believe it took so long to return to the "only stage that matters?" I'll keep those opinions to myself, but I'll let ppl have their imagination take them wherever it wants to take them. I definitely have my own thing on that that I'll keep to myself… As far as battling on RBE or Bullpen? If the situation is right, I definitely would. You know Bullpen is run by Jon Jon Da Don, he's Proving Ground alumni. Like, that's the homie so I feel that wouldn't be something I'm opposed to. And ARP (head of Rare Breed Ent.) has always shown mad love at his events. I feel like it would be dope to venture out and see what I can do.
RZ: You were once apart of NWX, one the most hated on crews in battle rap. Now you're part of the Four Horsemen, a group with arguably the best pens in the game today. What has been the biggest change for you?
TS: One of the biggest changes for me was leaving NWX. In some ways it was good, in some ways it was bad. With leaving NWX, you had a bunch of people who were down and supported and really back the Four Horsemen idea before it was properly announced. But also with that, people that were in NWX were trying to discredit what I do with lies, and with them being bigger names within the culture, and with their names carrying more weight, people believed them. It kind of made me see whose really on your side and how people treat you when you can no longer do something for them and choose to do things for yourself. It taught me a lot.
RZ: I see you're always in the lab cooking up the hits. "Man Down" was a crazy record. "More Than This" was a dope track as well. Will we be getting an actual project from you in the near future? When will we get a posse track featuring all of the Horsemen?
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TS: Man, I'm excited. "Man Down" has been doing fairly well. We're at a little over 40,000 plays with that one. "More Than This" has been doing really well with Bizzle. Shouts to the big homie Bizzle for jumping on that record. You will be getting a full project from me. I'm getting ready to release a new project called A.O.L and its an acronym for As Of Late. It's going to take y'all through my journey, the ups and downs, my current status, my relationships, God, battle rap and how I've been dealing with this newfound fame. And don't forget me and the Horsemen are going to be dropping some really dope content soon, whether it be merch or cyphers or features or songs! So be on the lookout because we got some stuff along the way.
RZ: Word is that you're helping spearhead the up and coming Overflow Rap League. Can you tell us about the league? What makes this league different from the others? Are you guys looking for battlers?
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TS: With Overflow Rap League I'm not really spearheading the league. It's dope to see, as the pioneer or OG in a sense. It's dope to see how things trickle down into other ways that God can implement Christians in battle rap. I think that's dope. That's all Voice The Poet and Lee Majors' league. They definitely have my respect in regard to how they are putting that together. I think what makes it different is that they're approaching it in a Christian aspect, but they are still bringing the bars while keeping the competitive nature. And I believe that they are looking for battlers, so if you are a believer and you want to get into battling, Overflow may be for you.
RZ: What's next for Th3 Saga?
TS: What's next for Th3 Saga? The List. I have a thing called the list and it will help me pinpoint who I want to battle and who I feel would be great opponents to get in the ring and smack around on SMACK. That's going to be really dope. You're going to see a lot of promotion for that. It's a totally new rebranding of Th3 saga and you're going to see that when I battle B-Magic on the 22nd. Just doing music, working on a tour, doing some great things, some great features with some friends of mine. Who knows, maybe a "Man Down Remix" down the line. All I can say is that there's a lot going on and I'm excited.
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A TRIBUTE TO WN9DDV AND OUR NET'S BEGINNING ( BELOW)
Richard Pumphrey WN9DDV
Our Net manager, Richard Pumphrey, was unexpectedly taken from us in an automobile
accident on Sept. 1, 2017. He had been an active net
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His wife Tricia (formerly KM4IOD) now has Richard's call sign WN9DDV and is a member of the Hams for Christ Net.
The Hams For Christ Fellowship net began on Saturday, February 9, 1981. Dave Friar, AF8D, and Hugh Wilson, WB0HUP, had been in frequent contact via amateur teletype. Both felt led of the Lord to establish a network of Christian hams that would meet regularly for fellowship on amateur radio. Dave suggested a net be established on the 20 meter band. However, due to long skip conditions on 20 meters, Hugh could not always hear Dave or other nearby stations. He suggested they use the 40 meter band. They decided to use both bands! On February 9, 1981 at 4 PM, the first "CQ Hams for Christ" went out, by Dave on 20 meters, and by Hugh on 40 meters. Weekly Saturday sessions were scheduled thereafter on both bands. Dave's effort on 20 meters had little success and soon was discontinued. However, two or three hams faithfully checked in with Hugh on 40 meters. Their persistence and faithfulness resulted in a Christian fellowship net that has continued ever since and is currently found on 7263 Khz six days a week.
In this new millennium we can only guess what the future may hold. As it is with amateur radio in general, many of the members of Hams For Christ are entering their twilight years or have already passed into the Lord's presence. Changes in technology continue to come at a rapid pace, but the purpose of Hams for Christ remains unchanged—to share the unchanging gospel in a changing world. As we review our history we remember many blessings of yesterday. As we look ahead we must work while it is still day, for the night comes when no man can work. May Hams For Christ always be faithful to teach the Word, encourage the saints, praise our Lord and Savior, and be a blessing to all who participate in the fellowship.


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We had a pretty busy weekend around here last weekend - Uncle J (my brother) got married! I offered to make the lovely couple cupcakes instead of a wedding cake, it seemed to go well with the fun, cocktail reception they had planned. I loved getting to contribute something and my contribution was about 200 cupcakes, seen here on the awesome stand I got at Cupcake Tower (medium size). We had Almond Pound cake with Vanilla Buttercream, Red Velvet with Cream Cheese Frosting and Cappuccino Chocolate Chip with Mocha Buttercream. The bride and groom enjoyed cutting their cupcake and the stand was instantly emptied as soon as they walked away from the table - a hit, yay! I had been debating with my husband and BFF about whether people would eat more than one and I thought (against everyone else's opinion) that people WOULD in fact eat more than one because there were a variety of flavors. I'm happy to report that I spoke to more than one guest who sampled ALL THREE flavors. Sweet. If you're interested I can tell you that I allowed a cupcake and a half per person and that seemed to work out well.
Check out the post-ceremony shoe and jacket change - that flower girl already has a mind of her own when it comes to fashion! She LOVED the flowers petal filled basket and took the job of emptying and refilling it very seriously. All night and on into this week. Give that girl a job and she will get it done!
So now that our big event has been successfully crossed off our list I'm hoping life will be settling down a little bit. I took my sewing machine to get serviced and learned that I'd been using the wrong bobbin for oh, the entire time I've owned it! Whoops! But that's a story for another day. So anyway, back to sewing, baking for fun and life as normal as possible!
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Hi everyone! The Atlanta Modern Sewing Guild has some exciting news - we are now going to be having TWO sewing days a month at Whipstitch! Not familiar with AMSG? It's just a group of like-minded ladies who meet at Whipstitch to share a love of sewing, meet some new people and get help and/or inspiration - think of a modern sewing circle. Deborah has been gracious enough to support our group with free space to sew and a great atmosphere filled with lovely fabrics and people!
So our NEW schedule is going to be an open sewing day on the second Saturday of every month, from 8AM till noon. The fourth Saturday (also 8 - 12) we're going to have be a project based day, meaning we'll all be working through the same project/pattern together. This day will be perfect for new sewers and anyone who has a fun project they'd like to share or work on together with the group. This will NOT be a class but there will be one person choosing and facilitating that day's project, so anyone who needs some support will have it.
So the dates for April's meeting are the 9th (open sew) and the 23rd will be the project day. I've volunteered to lead the first project and I'm really excited to share this pattern - it's the Ali Foster Slouch Hobo bag. You can find Ali Foster patterns HERE in her etsy shop.
This is a GREAT pattern for you novice bag makers out there, it goes together quickly enough that you'll be able to finish it in one session no problem! The bag in the top photos was done with two IKEA home decorator weight fabrics.
You can use lighter weight quilting cottons as well, you'll just want to add a layer of canvas, fusible fleece or other interfacing to give it a little structure. For my next bag I'm thinking that I'm going to use this Echino for my exterior and a Kona cotton for the lining. Whipstitch has loads of great fabric choices if you'll be shopping on the sewing day. This pattern also includes a magnetic snap closure which is truly very easy and a great thing to learn if you haven't tried one yet. This bag is such a great simple shape and could be changed and customized so easily, I promise once you make it one time, you'll be ready to make another and another.
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they go together so quickly and suddenly you can see so many possibilities. Oh and because they're so stinkin cute.
Then you have a realization that you're making these tiny things as much for yourself and the fun that you have just in the making of them. It's nice when something makes everyone happy. Especially when it comes in such a tiny package!
These little bags were just basically two rectangles for the outside and two for the lining and a couple of tiny straps. I used fusible fleece on the outer fabrics to give them some structure and boxed the corners. Easy peasy tiny totes!
There are *many* things I am not good at: algebra, giving directions, eating vegetables. I tell you this so that you won't think I'm being all braggy when I say that one of the things I AM good at is baking, cupcakes in particular. Someone around here has a birthday coming right up and these are the cupcakes the office will be celebrating with - Chocolate Stout Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting and a few dark chocolate shavings - recipe courtesy of Dave Lieberman. Remember him, his show on Food Network? Wonder whatever happened to him? Ah well, I digress. I used the Left Handed Brewing Company's Milk Stout, because that's what we had in the fridge and even though the batter was extremely runny they seemed to bake up just fine. I haven't tasted one yet so the true test will come tomorrow. Oh and that adorable cupcake stand? Vessels and Wares on etsy - local ceramic artist Jeanette Zeis, whose work I love. If you're local and you ask her nicely, she'll even let you come by the studio and pick things up to save on the shipping costs - how great is that?
Life has been pretty busy around here lately and doesn't look to slow down until the beginning of April (come on April, and yes, I know it's only the very beginning of March). I'm trying to get things done in little pockets here and there but honestly it doesn't feel like I'm getting much done at all these days - too many things in progress if you know what I mean. Thank goodness for cupcakes, usually a project that can be started and savored the same day!


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Q: Get counts of specific values within a nested Python dictionary I have a giant nested dictionary (6k records) that I need to sort and count based on two values within my second dict.
item_dict = {
    64762.0: {
        'In Sheet': 'No',
        'Paid': Y,
        'Region': "AMER'",
        'Matrix Position': 'Check'
    },
    130301.0: {
        'Paid': N,
        'Region': "AMER'",
        'Matrix Position': 'Calculate'
    },
    13111.0: {
        'In Sheet': 'Yes',
        'Region': "EMEA'",
        'Matrix Position': 'Check'
    },
    130321.0: {
        'Matrix Position': 'Enhance',
        'In Sheet': 'No',
        'Paid': Y,
        'Region': "JP'"
    }
}

So, I need to get counts between regions and Matrix positions. So, I'd wind up with:
Amer and Calculate: 1
EMEA and Calculate: 0
EMEA and Check= 1
AMER and Check= 1
EMEA and Enhance= 0
JP and Check=0

Et cetera. The thing is, the full data set has 5 regions with 4 potential matrix positions. Is the best way to do this by using a for loop to search for each potential combination, then adding that to its own list?
AmerCalculate=[]
for row in item_dict:
    if item_dict[row]['Region'] == "AMER'" and item_dict[row]['Matrix Position'] == "Calculate":
        AmerCalculate.append(row)

Then, to get the lengths, do len(AmerCalculate)? Is there a more elegant way of doing this so I don't have to manually type out all 20 combinations?

A: AmerCalculate={}
Regions = ["AMER", "EMEA", "JP"]
Positions = ["Calculate", "Check"]
for row in item_dict():
    for region in regions:
        for pos in Positions:
            if (item_dict[row]['Region']==region) and (item_dict[row][MatrixPosition] == pos:
    AmerCalculate(str(region)+ ' and ' +str(pos) + ":")+=1

This will return a dictionary with the format as follows: {"region + matrixposition:": total} for example
{Amer and Calculate: 1, EMEA and calculate: 1}
Do you need to return the key? or just the totals of each position per region?

A: Use another dictionary to couple that data set together, from there you can generate the output you're looking for:
def dict_counter(dict_arg):
    d = {'AMER':[],'EMEA':[],'JP':[]}  # Regions as keys.

    for int_key in dict_arg:
        sub_dict = dict_arg[int_key]
        for key, value in sub_dict.items():
            if value in d:
                d[value].append(sub_dict['Matrix Position'])
    return d

Sample Output:
>>> item_dict= {12.0: {'In Sheet': 'No', 'Paid': 'Y', 'Region': "AMER",  'Matrix Position': 'Enhance'},1232.0: {'In Sheet': 'No', 'Paid': 'Y', 'Region': "AMER",  'Matrix Position': 'Check'}, 64762.0: {'In Sheet': 'No', 'Paid': 'Y', 'Region': "AMER",  'Matrix Position': 'Check'}, 130301.0: {'Paid': 'N', 'Region': "AMER",  'Matrix Position': 'Calculate'}, 13111.0: {'In Sheet': 'Yes', 'Region': "EMEA",  'Matrix Position': 'Check'}, 130321.0: {'Matrix Position': 'Enhance','In Sheet': 'No', 'Paid': 'Y', 'Region': "JP"}}
>>> print dict_counter(item_dict)
{'JP': ['Enhance'], 'AMER': ['Check', 'Calculate'], 'EMEA': ['Check']}

We now have the basis to generate the report you're looking for. We can use Counter to get a count of all position instances. Here's an example of how we could go about checking for counts in the list mapped value.
from collections import Counter

d = dict_counter(item_dict)
for k, v in d.items():
    for i, j in Counter(v).items():
        print k,'and',i,'=',j

>>> JP and Enhance = 1
>>> AMER and Enhance = 1
>>> AMER and Check = 2
>>> AMER and Calculate = 1
>>> EMEA and Check = 1

A: To get all combinations, you can use itertools.product. Then you can store the result in a dictionary:
result = {}
for r, p in itertools.product(regions, positions):
    result[(r,p)] = len( [None for item in item_dict.values() if item['Region'] == r and item['Matrix Position'] == p] )

print(result[("AMER", "Calculate")])

A: Is it critical for you to use pure Python? I guess, if you wanted just to do this once, you could do this without care of performance or beauty, either you want to know something new.
What's about pandas library which can solve this problem in fast and elegant way without ugly loops? It allows to group your data in way you want to and manipulate it. For example, this code
data_frame.groupby(['Region', 'Matrix Position'])['Matrix Position'].count()

Will give you what you wanted without doing any loops, not needed subroutines in fast and convenient way
Region  Matrix Position
AMER'   Calculate          1
        Check              1
EMEA'   Check              1
JP'     Enhance            1

It may help you to continue processing/preparation of your data as it has a lot of abilities for data processing and analysis.
One more example: following code will calculate amount of rows with AMER' region and Check matrix position
from pandas import DataFrame

data_frame = DataFrame(item_dict).transpose()
filtered_data = data_frame[(data_frame['Region'] == "AMER'")
                           & (data_frame['Matrix Position'] == 'Check')]
result = len(filtered_data.index)


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