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Sean Beckwith: A round of Razzies for Aspen and Snowmass
Opinion Opinion | Sep 12, 2018
Sean Beckwith
sbeckwith@aspentimes.com
There's a card game that I learned from my friends in Aspen that we still play more than a decade later. I'm not too sure where they learned it or who originated it. The game, S—head, is a mix of War and Presidents and A–holes. The goal of the game is to beat the card played before you until you run out of cards with rules for certain cards — wilds, see-through, clear and so forth. However, there is no winner; you're just trying no to be the loser because then you're the s—head and, by rule, have to deal the next game.
Basically, you're just striving to not be singled out for sucking, which is the basis of this column. If you didn't know, The Aspen Times recently finished the voting process for "Best of Aspen and Snowmass," a popularity contest to recognize the best businesses, friends, restaurants, columnists, architecture firms, etc. in the area as chosen by the people.
So, in the spirit of S—head and the antithesis of Best Of, here's my personal Worst of Aspen and Snowmass.
Ski run
Sandy Park at Snowmass Ski Area is a blast for the first two-thirds with rollers and other features begging to be jibbed and jumped off, but it rapidly flattens out to a soul-sucking catwalk. More advanced snowboarders can make it but, if you forget about the slow stretch or can't gain the necessary speed, it's a nightmare that forces friends to wait at convergence near the top of the Two Creeks lift.
I avoid the Hotel Jerome mostly due to the valets in cowboy hats (which earned them Worst-dressed Employee in Aspen) but you can add the J-Bar Burger to that list. Maybe it was like a comedy that was over-hyped or the charred-to-tastelessness patty or the cost ($18) before extras like a $2 slice of cheese or a $3 fried egg that turned me off. I didn't add anything, assuming that an $18 burger should be good on principle, and perhaps that was the mistake.
This is usually reserved for Santa-induced stress but not this year. The Fourth of July wins by hot shot. Not only did the depressingly dry weather cancel fireworks but a couple of 20-somethings shooting sulfur-infused rounds started the Lake Christine Fire the day before, which ended up nixing the drone show (but more importantly costing millions of dollars in damages, forcing evacuations and the loss of three homes). The fact that I'm complaining about a nonexistent drone show tells you everything you need to know about this year's Fourth of July.
The ever-revolving space that now houses the Silver City Saloon will forever be tainted. It's kind of similar to how Hunter Bar and Dollar Bar turned everyone who went there into germophobes. You can add all the saddle barstools and lighting you want but that won't stop the flashbacks. When you pile on an unrelenting country-music element, shoot me with your six-shooter.
City/town council
In a battle to see who can enrage Aspenites and Snowmass residents more, Aspen City Council and Snowmass Town Council staged a slowdown showdown: Entrance to Aspen construction versus the move for marijuana shops in Snowmass. As a copy editor and designer for both The Aspen Times and Snowmass Sun, I know both issues intimately from the stories to the letters to the editor. Even though the Castle Creek construction and mobility lab are completely ridiculous, Snowmass Mayor Markey Butler's claim that weed stores are a "men versus women" issue is asinine. The reporter who writes The Aspen Times Weekly's "High Country" column on marijuana is Katie Shapiro, in case you needed concrete evidence that women do in fact smoke weed.
It's hard to find a fault in a pot shop. It's like finding fault in a candy store. You may not like black licorice but that doesn't mean all customers feel the same way. So instead of comparing flower with shatter with dabs with hookah with whatever, I'll go with the place that personally slighted my bank account. Green Dragon shouldn't be mad; it's on this list because it's one of the three shops in town I frequent (which technically makes it a top-three dispensary in town). They just so happened to jack up their prices on half ounces.
In the vein of personal slights/inconveniences, the Grog Shop forcing me to walk across town to Local's Corner after a trip to City Market because they know people don't price compare while on vacation is savvy business. It also is a way to lose out on the sale of countless six-packs of Coors tall boys, which they don't even carry.
Congratulations to all the winners of Worst of Aspen and Snowmass. As a result, you have to deal … with the backlash from my diminishing readers.
Sean Beckwith is a copy editor at The Aspen Times. Reach him at sbeckwith@aspentimes.com.
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Anime/MangaNaruto
Star Fighters
By: CertifyyedGoon
Born an expendable child of the royal family of Otogakure, honorable suicide is the highest thing Sasuke could ever hope to attain. His death was hoped for, expected, but not to be. Captured by the enemy, he must decide to accept death or live anew
Rated: Fiction M - English - Romance/Sci-Fi - Naruto U., Sasuke U. - Chapters: 24 - Words: 132,528 - Reviews: 512 - Favs: 413 - Follows: 237 - Updated: 9/26/2012 - Published: 11/21/2011 - Status: Complete - id: 7569604
1. Prologue2. Chapter 13. Chapter 24. Chapter 35. Chapter 46. Chapter 57. Chapter 68. Chapter 79. Chapter 810. Chapter 911. Chapter 1012. Chapter 1113. Chapter 1214. Chapter 1315. Chapter 1416. Chapter 1517. Chapter 1618. Chapter 1719. Chapter 1820. Chapter 1921. Chapter 2022. Chapter 2123. Chapter 2224. Chapter 23
AU: Last chapter! Finally, after so long!
"Naruto."
He whispered it, the name he sometimes couldn't bear to think of without hurting. With the name came the figure, standing in shadows as still as a statue, save for the electric blue eyes peering from the darkness like living things.
Naruto… and here Sasuke was, before the man he'd thought of every day for years, and he was just standing there?
Enraged at his own stupidity and cowardice, Sasuke found the will to move his limbs and plunged like an animal, dashing for Naruto and leaping at the last minute only to be caught in the most brutally strong embrace he'd ever experienced. It felt as if Naruto's whole body and not just his arms were holding him close, close to his chest, his erratically beating heart.
A loud, boisterous laugh bubbled from Sasuke's lips without his permission. In another moment and his laughter was echoed with Naruto's as they cramped their muscles in the fiercest hug either had ever experienced.
"Sasuke Uchiha," Naruto whispered his name into his ear with a chuckle.
"Naruto Uzumaki," Sasuke quipped back with a smirk, raising his eyes to meet the cerulean orbs above. His breath caught when he met Naruto's eyes, and all pretenses were dropped instantly. The smile on Naruto's lips faded.
The Jounin bent like a man starved of water and food and pressed his lips hungrily against Sasuke's, dragging the soft planes of his mouth over the smaller, paler ones beneath until Sasuke had to gasp for breath from the sheer ferocity. Yet something had changed within him; the years as king had shaped him somewhat. Where Naruto's striking advances would have cowed him in the past, Sasuke felt his heart soar at the ferocity of the embrace and returned it with equal if not greater fervor. His feet met the ground solidly as he groaned and shoved Naruto backwards, until the blonde's sturdy back met the hull of the cruiser behind him. The force of the blow paused Naruto's assault and began Sasuke's. Still comparably smaller than the Jounin, Sasuke had to extend his body to its fullest to eagerly claim Naruto's quivering mouth, even shoving his shoulders down to gain better access. He could feel Naruto's surprise at his sudden reversal of their positions, yet only a breathy moan and the encouraging squeeze of Naruto's hands on his shoulders was the reply.
Fevered, starved, Sasuke lost track of time and savored the touch he'd been craving for so long, willing for once to be spoiled and wanton. His fingers skimmed under Naruto's jacket, enjoying the hardened, warmed muscles beneath the soft fabric, consuming the opened, hot mouth that claimed his with equal fervor. He could feel Naruto's hands as well, perusing under his heavy jacket to his hips and sinking blunted nails into the sensitive skin there. He gasped at the contact, obeying Naruto's upward pull to loop his legs around Naruto's sturdy frame. Naruto gripped him like something precious, clawing at his shoulders and back and burying his head into the crook of Sasuke's neck.
"Sasuke," he heard his name slip from Naruto's mouth hoarsely. "Sasuke, Sasuke, Sasuke. Gods of fire, I missed you." He raised his mouth to Sasuke's, planting a long kiss across them. "Every day." A kiss. "I missed you." Another searing touch, licking across the seam of his lips. "Every memory of you, I held to me." He lowered his head to Sasuke's face, kissing every centimeter of skin, from his forehead to both cheeks to his lips and down a stubbled chin. "Every letter you sent me was an oasis. So long without looking at you, touching you. And now you're here. Finally."
"Naruto," Sasuke whispered, his eyes stinging with unshed tears as he clutched Naruto with all his might. "I've thought of you too. I never stopped thinking of you, not for a moment."
He thought he shuddered for a moment but realized the tremor had radiated from Naruto's body. Slowly, he pulled back to finally see Naruto's face up close. There was a thickness that hadn't been there before, a few wrinkles, just around his eyes. His hair was a lighter around the edges, while his eyebrows remained the darker, dirtier blonde they'd always been. The arms that Sasuke clutched desperately were heavier, stronger, while the torso pressed against his felt bigger than it once had.
"You've changed a little I see," he said with a smile.
"Not half as much as you," Naruto replied with another, slow kiss. "Are you ready to go?"
Go, Sasuke thought with a sudden thrill of fear, glancing behind him to the capital's skyline. Otogakure lay there, safe, happy, restored. The Missling Class was no more, Sakura had been both avenged and honored, his family was restored fully at the palace, and Anko would be a wise and beautiful queen.
"Yes. I'm ready."
Naruto smiled his old smile, so full of life and sunshine, and crushed Sasuke against him. The only warning he received to being suddenly lifted in the Jounin's strong arms was the short bark of a laugh Naruto released. He looked more like a child than Sasuke had ever seen him, the lines around his eyes creasing and somehow making his smile even wider.
Sasuke would have protested to being carried, but he was deposited easily into the familiar cruiser's cockpit before he had a chance to open his mouth. Obviously giddy, Naruto sprang into the seat next to him, vibrating with energy.
Sasuke allowed the light radiating off Naruto to sink into him, and as they both worked through the preflight sequence together, Naruto and Sasuke shared a brief, smiling glance between each other. But instead of programming a course for Suna, as Sasuke had initially expected, Naruto gave the navcomputer liftoff instructions only. As the generator came up, Sasuke felt the sweep of his awareness at the edge of his senses, passing over him like a warm, familiar wave of heat. Sasuke pulled in a breath and glanced sideways at his companion, the eye contact intensifying the connection. He didn't realize how much he'd missed Naruto's subtle, chakra-filled caress and suddenly confronted with it, Sasuke felt himself melt willingly into the touch.
Naruto reached across the controls and sealed his mouth against Sasuke's, the pressing sensation becoming deeper as they physically connected. The young king wrapped arms around Naruto's shoulders and welcomed every sensation, welcomed him, with enough desperation to even frighten Naruto, who pulled back and looked at Sasuke through hooded eyes.
"We have to takeoff," Naruto whispered, as if reminding himself. Sasuke nodded, a little bit of heat spreading up his face.
"Right."
"Sasuke?"
He glanced curiously at the Jounin. The ready-lights flashed.
"We're not going to Suna, or anyplace you've been before. We're going to Konohagakure."
Sasuke unconsciously pulled a lever to release the brakes. "Your home?"
Naruto nodded. "Konoha is the sanctuary of my people." Thrust caught them, and they lifted slowly. "It's almost like a retreat— like Naka Shrine, but more pastoral. Home-town-like. And it would be a beautiful place for a wedding. A simple one."
Naruto touched Sasuke's hand on the console. "You know what it would mean, if you want it, Sasuke."
Yes. Sasuke knew. Naruto offered the bonding like a gift, and others had survived it. There had been a time, he remembered, when he had fought for the right to die. Naruto had persuaded him to live, to live with him, and duty to his people had interfered. Yet in the most cynical part of Sasuke's mind he often wondered what had kept from accepting Naruto before, the responsibility of being king or his own cowardice?
"Naruto." Sasuke straightened. "If you're willing to take an outsider, the king of outsiders mind you, then I can face your pair bonding. You gave me back my life, and I've been waiting for too long to share it with you."
Naruto's eyes shone under the blue striplights as he gave the computer final instructions. Starpricks began to spring from the blackness of space, and Oto's horizon curved far below.
"Ready to slip?" Naruto asked with a smile.
Sasuke felt the nostalgic thrill that only came to him while he was flying and smirked haughtily. "Of course."
Like fire kissing water, their little ship winked out of space.
-oOo-
Konohagakure was a rural planet, and the capital city was surrounded on all sides by lush, thick forests, just as Naruto had said it would be.
A stark contrast to the orderly, sometimes cold streets of Oto, Konoha was laid out in a hubbub of mismatched old and new buildings, colored brightly and lining dirt-covered pathways which were too narrow to fit speeders along them. No one really cared, for no Konoha resident rode in speeders. The inhabitants, casually dressed in brightly-colored robes or simple slacks and shirts, ranged in all colors and sizes and milled about happily on the roadways or ducked into restaurants, bars, or cafes.
Sasuke was surprised by the amount of trees lining the sides of the roads. Despite the tropical climate, brawny oaks lined every road and sometimes clustered together between two buildings, creating a miniature park where children played freely. Unfortunately, for Sasuke was fascinated with the city, they didn't spend more than a few minutes over the streets before they passed the capital into the outskirts, where a massive mountain rose out of the roots of the city like an overhanging guardian. Sasuke's eyes widened as he beheld faces, imposing and strong, carved into the side of the alp, their watchful eyes facing the city and protecting it. One of the faces looked particularly familiar: the strong cheeks, curved eyes, wily hair, and even the customary whisker marks…
"Naruto!" Sasuke gasped, his mouth flung open in shock. "T-that's you!"
Naruto laughed as they passed the mountainside, glancing fondly at the structure. "Each Hokage's visage has been carved into that mountain, so their souls, both present and past, can watch over Konoha. I remember as a kid, I used to paint graffiti all over that mountain because I felt the previous Hokage were going to be nothing compared to me. Mind you, at the time no one thought I had a icicle's chance in a furnace to become Hokage." He put a hand to his head in embarrassment. "I can't believe I got away with what I did."
"You defaced that structure?" Sasuke asked incredulously before folding his hands over his chest in sarcastic judgment. "Truly a dobe."
Naruto's eyes brightened considerably. "Haven't heard that in a long time, Your Highness."
In defeat, Sasuke threw his hands in the air, unable to deny his status, and Naruto roared with laughter as they cruised farther out of the city into the dense, forested lands below.
His hand in Naruto's, Sasuke stepped through a sliding, wooden door and surveyed the traditional green courtyard to which Naruto had brought him. All wooden and covered in smooth stones except ahead, where there shimmered a bubbling man-made pond surrounded by a latticed rail, crossed and recrossed by paths of stepping stones and broken by islands of greenery.
Sunlight streamed down from open, blue sky, dancing and refracting on the water, and from somewhere he could hear more water rushing and splashing.
The Master Jounin that Naruto had introduced as Kakashi Hatake stepped around from behind them, very tall and thin, with brown eyes as pale as his white hair. Dressed all in white with an eight-rayed star, he wore his age well: forty, perhaps? or fifty?
"Have you eaten?" He touched a bell.
"Enough." Naruto squeezed Sasuke's hand as the younger man stood in motionless wonder.
A young girl in a pale blue gown with clear, blue eyes and hair that shone a shade lighter than Naruto's approached along a walkway, through a high arch on the right. "Go with
her, Lord Sasuke," said Master Kakashi. "She'll show you to a bath and give you a change of clothes."
Though loathe to leave Naruto, Sasuke followed the girl leftward along the side of the sparkling pool, to another wide, wooden corridor. His guide walked without hesitation to the fourth sliding door, opened it, and stepped aside. He noticed a sheen of red across her nose as she looked shyly up at him then down again, and he gave her a quick bow before walking in.
At first, the movement ahead startled him. It looked as though the inner wall were
quaking. Then he sighed, delighted. As his eyes adjusted to the pale light he saw that the long wall hid behind a pale curtain of water that cascaded endlessly over smooth white stone.
The girl disappeared through an open door, but Sasuke sat for a moment on the bed's white coverlet, watching and listening to the singing waters, wondering if he dared take the step ahead of him.
Then he rose and followed.
Kakashi lead Naruto across the stepping-stones toward his own quarters. Naruto, Kakashi subvocalized as his long legs swung him from stone to stone, yesterday we received formal word from Oto. It appears that a few of the elder council members have misplaced a member of the royal family, the former king I believe.
Naruto grimaced at first but then broke into a longsuffering smile. I told you who I was getting from Otogakure.
You gave me half a name. You could have mentioned he was the king of the place.
Former king, Kakashi.
The older gentleman gave an inward sigh so palpable that Naruto could have tasted his frustration. Naruto, don't you realize that kidnapping a member of the royal family could be perceived as a blatant misuse of your power as High Commander?
Kidnapping, Kakashi? Really? He hardly looks kidnapped to me. And I requested permission from Anko Uchiha, the current queen of Oto. If she's having communication issues with her staff, then that's hardly my fault.
At that, Kakashi broke into a smile, all pretenses of scolding dropped. "I'm glad to see you've gone back to your old self, Naruto. I was worried for you, these past few years."
Naruto actually giggled, bouncing on the heels of his shoes. "No worries, Kakashi! I just got a little impatient." He put a hand on the older man's shoulder.
"Impatient being the understatement of the century." The white-haired man turned a serious eye to the younger Jounin. In his youth, Naruto had spent a good deal of time under Kakashi's personal care, and frankly upon meeting him, Kakashi had thought him to be an incompetent troublemaker. Over the years, he watched Naruto gain enough confidence in himself to overcome his learning issues and become one of the finest Jounin Konohagakure had ever seen. Kakashi had never been truly worried about the boy, even through battles and wars, until he'd seen Naruto's face upon his return to Konoha from Otogakure years prior. Naruto's eyes had never appeared more longing, and the Jounin had been listless and void, as if the true Naruto had left his husk of a body behind to venture through the stars.
Naruto's voice had been empty when describing his love for the Otogakure king, whom he'd simply addressed as "Sasuke" in Kakashi's presence. In truth, he hadn't known about Sasuke's prestigious background or rank until his arrival, when he'd instantly recognized the dark-haired youth from countless scandisks of information he'd received on Otogakure's royal family. For some reason he hadn't made the connection between the once-lost and wily boy Naruto described in his stories and Otogakure's young but ambitiously wise king.
Eventually, Naruto's inner stasis had thawed, and the young Jounin immediately threw himself back into work under the Federacy. In record time, Naruto ascended through the ranks, performing beautifully on every assigned mission until finally he'd been appointed to the prestigious High Command— he was the first Jounin to ever obtain such a rank.
And now, with his military success complete, Naruto finally was receiving the one thing he'd pined for all this time. Kakashi shook his head. Such an odd story for a Jounin. Most of their kind pair-bonded on the same day they met. Naruto had waited years.
The blonde man, who looked younger and younger with such a wide smile plastered on his face, addressed Kakashi once more. "I can't thank you enough for helping me with taking time off. I can't believe you could actually get me two months here with him."
"It's nowhere near the time you deserve, Naruto," he replied with the upmost sincerity. "But I did my best. The Jounin are proud of you for getting the High Command. We'll protect you and your bond-mate no matter what. He'll be one of us, just as you are one of us."
"Thank you, Master."
"But there is one more thing I have to ask you about, Naruto," Kakashi persisted, meeting eye-contact with his student. What you told me about— what happened with Sasuke at the Shrine. Have you spoken with him about it?
Naruto's mouth straightened, his light-hearted demeanor vanishing. I haven't. I doubt he really remembers it or thinks it was him. But I've reviewed that memory at least a hundred times, and I'm certain it was Sasuke's energy that sent the Bunshin out of Orochimaru's hands. Not mine.
Do you think you should speak to him before…
Either way, Naruto interrupted quickly, he is mine, and I'm his. If he does have Jounin potential, we'll take it from there.
You don't need to think about it today, Naruto. Kakashi placed a comforting hand on his shoulder. This is a time to be happy, not concerned with the future. You both deserve this.
Naruto nodded, and smiled, some of his brightness returning. "Thanks, Kakashi."
The same blonde girl led Sasuke to Master Kakashi's rooms. Naruto stood inside, clothed in dress whites again, and on Kakashi's desk lay a long document, rough-textured like ancient parchment.
"I have completed all but one thing, Lord Sasuke," he said. "What name will you take?"
"Sasuke Uchiha Uzumaki." He twisted an end of the long blue belt the girl had wound around his loose-fitting tunic. A broad smile spread across Naruto's face.
"I like your name,'" Sasuke whispered as Kakashi filled the last blank space. "I would like to adopt it."
Between the Jounins he walked out upon the stepping-stones. As the sun sank, the hues of the courtyard dimmed, but a band of light began to gleam around the edge of the waters, reflecting blue and green off Naruto's whites.
They halted on a paved island. Sasuke faced Kakashi, his heart stirring nervously; Naruto drew close beside him.
"You have no doubts?" Kakashi asked softly. "You will hold this bond before all other loyalties, Sasuke? And you, Naruto? Your path may not be easy."
Sasuke saw Naruto nod slightly, and did the same. Master Kakashi placed his hands on their shoulders, speaking softly in a tongue he did not know. A blessing, he guessed, or an invocation.
Naruto answered briefly in what he thought was the same language.
Then Kakashi dropped his right hand, leaving one on Sasuke's left shoulder. "Sasuke," he said gently, "you have chosen a Jounin. Your culture has done nothing to prepare you for this."
Sasuke met the steady gaze of Kakashi's brown eyes. "That is true, Master, but Naruto has explained bonding to me. I have accepted it—and him."
"Then, I ask to touch your spirits."
Naruto stepped behind him at once, circled his waist with one arm, and pressed into his mind, far deeper than he had ever gone before. For a sweet moment Sasuke held steady, but the feeling became a hurricane inside him, tearing him from his moorings even as it filled him with the presence he had come to love more than flight, more than freedom, more than life. As it became impossibly intense Sasuke let his body tumble against
Naruto's.
The Jounin gathered him up into his arms. Sasuke sensed the approach of Kakashi's "otherness."
"Yes," the elder Sentinel's voice echoed above the joyous roar of Sasuke's senses. "It is right. I bless your bonding. It is yours to finish."
A burst of light filled his mind's eye as Kakashi spoke.
With a heavy groan and resting against Naruto's chest, Sasuke half opened his eyes. Naruto took a step backward.
"I can walk," he murmured.
"Let me. Please?" Naruto kissed him, then. Carrying him like a holy vessel, he walked back across the stones over the water, along the wide way, and through the open door of their bedchamber.
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The Fix is Still On
Alam Srinivas
Fan fury Bangladesh cricket fans were furious over some of the umpiring decisions. Photo Courtesy: Asaduzzaman Pramanik/bdnews24.com
It seems the International Cricket Council (ICC) has become the Indian Cricket Council — Mustafa Kamal, former ICC president who resigned recently, after the India-Bangladesh quarterfinals in the 2015 World Cup
We would have won (the match) had the umpires not taken those wrong decisions…. Bangladesh will become world champions someday — Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh PM, after the same quarterfinals
Why were four players changed for this match? Those are questions that should be asked — Hashan Tillakaratne, former skipper, Sri Lanka, after the India-Sri Lanka finals in the 2011 World Cup
But now the ICC is not strong enough. That's why DS de Silva is allowed to continue as the Chairman of Sri Lanka Cricket. DS and his wife have links to a bookie family — Arjuna Ranatunga, former captain, Sri Lanka, in 2012
The theory going around… is that (Bob) Woolmer might have been killed by those who wanted to silence him on the issue of match-fixing — Sarfaraz Nawaz, former Pakistan player, after the death of team's coach during the 2007 World Cup
These are some of the questions for which nobody has an answer. After the match-fixing scandal of the late 1990s and the ICC's efforts to set things right, controversies continue to cloud World Cup ODI matches in this century as well. The last four World Cups were wracked by match-fixing, illegal bookies, bad umpiring and even murder. Before each tournament, the ICC categorically and confidently said that this would be the cleanest World Cup. Unfortunately, it was proved wrong.
Ironically, most of the teams, whose names figured in match-fixing were from the subcontinent — Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and, yes, India. These are the nations, where cricket is a passion and the opium of the masses, big bucks stalk cricketers, mafia terrorises teams to accept to their demands and bookies scout for players, who are likely to choose money, and not their teams.
The cat was set among pigeons in the 2015 World Cup during India's quarterfinals with Bangladesh. India batted first, and were 196-4 in the 40th over. Rohit Sharma was on 90, when he holed out to a full toss at midwicket. The third umpire ruled it a no-ball, as he thought it was over the waist. If Sharma had walked back to the pavilion, India may have scored less than 300, and possibly lost the game.
The Bangladeshi players, and millions of global viewers, thought otherwise. Kamal, who is also a minister in the Bangladesh government, lambasted the umpires. "From what I have seen, the umpiring was poor. There was no quality in the umpiring. It seemed as if they had gone into the match with some other thing on their minds," he said. The former ICC president said further that the 2015 World Cup was 'fixed' so that India could easily reach the finals. Close on the heels of these outbursts when he quit from the post of ICC president there were no surprises.
Obviously, the ICC, whose controversial chairman, N Srinivasan, a former BCCI president, reacted to the charges. Srinivasan said, "The umpire's decision is final and must be respected. Any suggestion that the match officials had 'an agenda' or did anything other than perform to the best of their ability is baseless and is refuted in strongest possible terms."
These allegations seem mild compared to the music that India faced in the 2011 World Cup. Ed Hawkins wrote in his book, Bookie Gambler Fixer Spy, that towards the end of India's innings in the 2011 semifinals against Pakistan, he got a tweet update from an Indian bookie. "India will bat first and score over 260, 3 wickets will fall within the first 15 overs, Pak will cruise to 100, then lose 2 quick wickets, at 150 they will be 5 down and crumble and lose by a margin of over 20 runs," it said.
India ended at 260, which wasn't exactly what the bookie said — India will score over 260. Pakistan started well — 43 for no loss at the end of the eighth over. It was 100 for 2 at the end of 27 overs. Suddenly, Pakistan was 106 for 4 — the bookie had said two quick wickets after 100. The fifth wicket fell at 142. Finally, India won by 29 runs — Pakistan will lose by a margin of over 20 runs, as claimed by the bookie earlier.
The bookie's script was perfect — the match progressed as per the illegal director's cues. Hawkins checked with a statistician if the bookie had simply made a 'lucky' guess. The latter found that in matches, where a team chased 250 to 280 runs, such a sequence appeared six times in 2,434 matches. "As a percentage, this is 0.24650780608052586. Translated into odds, it is a 405:1 against shot. To put it into context, a hat-trick is a 106:1 change, a five-wicket haul is 8:1 and a century 11:2. This is not impossible but a long chance nonetheless."
If this was merely a fluke, the worst was yet to come. It was then alleged that the 2011 finals between India and Sri Lanka was also fixed. India won the World Cup, but two former Sri Lankan skippers, Ranatunga and Tillakaratne, claimed that there were several things fishy about the selection of the Sri Lankan team.
Tillakaratne said that he was surprised that four players, who played in the semifinals, were not in the finals. He questioned why Ajantha Mendis, and Chamara Silva were not included in the final? "Kapugedara was never among runs but he was chosen to replace Chamara Silva. It isn't fair, is it?" he said. Ranatunga said, "Although the selectors could select the team, the captain should have the authority to pick the best ones to play, which is not happening now."
However, the worst incidents happened in the 2007 World Cup. There were allegations that Pakistan deliberately lost its league matches against West Indies and Ireland. Former Pakistan medium pace bowler, Sarfaraz Nawaz, said he had doubts about the 2007 game with West Indies. He added that the matches "Pakistan lost to Bangladesh and India in the 1999 World Cup were fixed. All the five matches Pakistan played against India in the World Cups were fixed".
When Pakistan's coach, Bob Woolmer, died after his team's defeat to Ireland in 2007, the talk was that he was murdered. People speculated whether he was strangled to death or poisoned because he was about to reveal the dirty and dark secrets about match-fixing in his forthcoming book. Although the police finally claimed it was a natural death, most cricket enthusiasts refused to believe it.
Clearly, there are several disturbing questions hanging over international cricket, including the World Cups. It is not enough to brush these charges under the carpet. The ICC and the national cricket boards have to insist on a thorough probe into the controversies surrounding the World Cups. Or else the fans will sit at home, and mute their TVs.
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The house in question. Trulia
When the Planning Board in Montclair, New Jersey, approved a new housing development at 44 Pleasant Avenue, they had a condition: the home that currently sat there could not be destroyed. It needed to be moved elsewhere before construction could begin.
Now, that house is on the market for a whopping $10. The catch? The buyer needs to pay for its relocation costs.
Built in 1906, the house was once owned by Aubrey Lewis, a Notre Dame football star who, in 1962, became one of the first black agents to enter the FBI.
This isn't the first home with a similar catch to sell for less than the price of a movie ticket. In 2011, The New York Times reported on a soon-to-be demolished Minnesota house that was on the market for $1. The couple that bought it ended up paying $22,000 to have it moved.
At the time, the company Milbank House Movers Inc. told The New York Times that relocating a home usually requires between $15,000 and $60,000—still around half of what it would cost to build the same house from scratch.
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I am really impressed with the recently passed PHP RFC to extend active support until 31 Dec 2016 and security support until 31 Dec 2018 for PHP 5.6. It's a very pro end user position. Right now, the WordPress stats point to 72% of sites being on a version of PHP that the team which makes PHP doesn't support.
We have to remember that the vast majority of end users and site owners don't know what PHP is, let alone what version of PHP they are running. Many have no control over the version of PHP they are running. It's the hosts responsibility to ensure users are running an up to date server software and software vendors responsibility to ensure they work on the latest and greatest versions.
Many hosts are actively working on getting sites upgraded to the latest version of PHP, but it's not happening quick. By continuing to support 5.6, the PHP internals team is helping give hosts the time they need to get upgraded and vendors the time they need to make sure there code works.
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DEREHAM boss Matty Henman believes his developing squad is well-placed to push for honours in the future.
The Magpies' mid-season stutter saw them fall behind Wroxham in the title race, but their form has improved steadily in recent weeks and on Saturday they battled to a 1-1 draw at third-placed Ely.
Henman insists the 14-point gap between Dereham and Wroxham is not a major concern: "It's not in my thinking," he said. "I'm thinking more about getting our performances right and seeing where that takes us and putting a squad together which can finish higher again next season.
"It's no coincidence that we have improved since we added a few new faces and the squad is in a lot healthier state now than at the start of the season. The difference is like chalk and cheese."
Dereham took the lead in the 11th minute on Saturday as Alex Fitzgerald was fouled in the area and Gary Starling scored from the spot.
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Ophelia Vae Coop, 82, entered Eternal Life Saturday, August 28, 2021. Ophelia was born in Columbia, Kentucky to the late Oliver and Mary Elizabeth Powell. She was a member of Hikes Point Christian Church. She leaves a legacy of love and affection and will be remembered as a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and mother-in-law. She was preceded in death by the love of her life and beloved husband of 56 and a half years, Willie Van Coop; and sister, Trannie Sullivan. Survivors include her sons, Gregory Van Coop (Eva) and Troy Sean Coop; granddaughters, Carissa Coop, Mikaela Coop, and Mackenzie Coop; sisters, Sarah Green (Bob) and Clora Pridemore; and many nieces and nephews. Visitation will be 2-8 p.m. Tuesday at Ratterman and Sons, 3800 Bardstown Road. Her funeral service will be celebrated 10 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with burial to follow at Haven Hill Cemetery in Columbia, Kentucky. Online condolences may be shared at www.Ratterman.com
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I hear what you all are saying, but I am skeptical about style guidelines applied to a historic style that no one has ever tasted.
I have a hard time believing that our grandparents and great grandparents went from being super hothead to swill drinkers during the 15 year course of Prohibition.
I recall reading an article once on historic IPAd, that instead of being hop bombs, they were probably of moderate bitterness, as the hops were not so bitter. I would suspect that to be true of CAPs.
May very well be, Chumley. What I recall of Jeff R's version is an assertive but not "slap you in the face" bitterness.
I don't think they drank anything approaching the hop levels of todays beers. Nobody was making hops bombs because hops were expensive (they still are). But the lessening of flavor started long before prohibition too. Refrigeration probably freed brewers to use less hops because they depended on preservative qualities a little less. CAP probably had bitterness similar to a german pilsner because it was german immigrant brewers who came here and tried to brew the beers they knew with local ingredients.
IPA is nothing like it was either. It doesn't sit in casks in the bottom of a ship for six months before being drunk.
Jeff's CAP instantly reminded me of the beers my dad would drink when I was a kid and sneaked sips a long time ago.
I think something along the line of an assertive German Pils is the right way to look at it, but with the American ingredients.
+1. The German Pils comparison makes good sense.
I would suspect that the bitterness was adjusted to compliment the corn flavors.
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The formatting is funny, but there is a recipe in there. 80/20 6-row/flaked corn.
Amanda I just happen to be bringing a fresh CAP to the meeting Friday, will be interesting to see if a Cap can be "good" without some cluster harshness.
It's the top example of 1c, but I'll bet they'd like to be #1 in 2c also.
I will have to get his current one off of the old laptop. It uses Cluster, which I think is not bad at all if it is fresh. You may perceive it different from me. Some don't like Fuggles, I detest Nelson Sauvin. We all have different tastes.
I did well at comps with this one.
I like my Pre Prohibition CAP with 40/40/20 pils/six row/flaked corn. I usually FWH Sterling and a late addition with Saaz and or Sterling. Not too much hop aroma, just a tickle. This is my go to summer beer when the IPA is just too much.


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Refurbished iPhone X and XS in 2021 – Best Value Phones You Can Buy
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Going by looks, you wouldn't notice much of a difference between the iPhone X and XS. But that can be said about many iPhones from recent times. But while the changes may be subtle, the performance difference has always been not so subtle. It's among the few details Apple will proudly disclose. But faced with a decision of buying either one of them, you would want to know what makes them different. Why each of them is special and what each one can do for you. So, we did just that. Here are the differences between the iPhone X and iPhone XS.
iPhone X vs. XS: Design
The design philosophy on the iPhone X and iPhone XS is identical. The one major difference is that the iPhone XS is IP68 rated for water and dust resistance while the iPhone X is IP67 rated. This means that while the iPhone XS can be submerged under two meters of water for 30-minutes, the iPhone X will only be safe up to a depth of one meter. This isn't something you use daily, but it's a nice safety net to have, just in case. Both phones have an identical notch that houses the front camera and FaceID sensors. FaceID has been the primary security feature for all iPhones since it was introduced on the iPhone X. Likewise, both phones feature round and curved edges, which gives both phones a sleek premium feel on the hands. They are both available in black and space grey, but the iPhone XS is available in Gold as well.
iPhone X vs. XS: Display
The iPhone X and iPhone XS share the same 5.8-inch Super Retina OLED, which is also HDR10 and Dolby Vision capable. However, Apple claims that the OLED panel on the iPhone XS will deliver up to 60% dynamic range on HDR media. You can test this with Dolby Vision and HDR10 content. That aside, the premium resolution offers an excellent opportunity for you to enjoy your media. Both displays have a 60Hz refresh rate. Both phones still maintain an impressive screen-to-body ratio with thin bezels all around and rounded edges. This makes for a strong premium design that you'll surely love.
iPhone X vs. XS: Performance
Most of the differences between the iPhone X and XS stem from the internals. The iPhone XS was the first iPhone with a 7nm+ chip, and while Apple has since moved to 5nm+ on the iPhone 12, it was the first major change between iPhone X and iPhone XS. The smaller the chip, the more efficient it is, and iPhone XS's A12 Bionic chip is a monster. The graphical performance and efficiency got a 50% boost on top of the 15% bump in CPU performance. The iPhone X features the A11 Bionic chipset, which was the fastest chips of its time. The A12 bionic is just an improvement over it, which means it was a solid foundation to start with. The improved neural engine improves image processing, especially for Face ID.
The iPhone XS also improves on the iPhone X, spotting 4GB of RAM compared to 3GB on the iPhone X. The additional RAM translates to better multitasking capabilities and generally an excellent user experience. Both the iPhone X and iPhone XS are available with 64GB and 256GB internal storage, but iPhone XS adds a 512GB variant to its line-up.
iPhone X vs. XS: Camera
Given the many similarities, it is easy to assume that the dual 12MP cameras are also similar. They are not, so while the iPhone X can take good pictures, the iPhone XS takes better shots. Taking advantage of the new processor is an advanced image processing software-the benefits are plainly evident. Portrait mode on the iPhone XS offersmore options compared to the iPhone XS, including the ability to adjust the blur of your background after taking the photo. The HDR10 also adds a ton of detail to photos, and Smart HDR also performs better on the iPhone XS. The main camera is bigger on the iPhone XS, which combines these changing sensor sizes to better light capturing abilities. The iPhone X has a great camera, and you won't be disappointed by its pictures.
iPhone X vs. XS: Battery life
The iPhone X has a 2716mAh battery compared to iPhone XS's 2659mAh. This isn't much of a difference. However, the iPhone XS'smuch more efficient chip gives it an edge. Both phones are, however, capable of over 9 hours of regular use of a single charge. They both do support 15W fast charging and can charge from 50% battery in 30 minutes. That said, they do not support MagSafe accessories, which are only usable on the iPhone 12 as of now.
Based on the above, it is evident that the iPhone XS is a step up from the iPhone X despite both phones looking similar on the exterior. Apple made minute tweaks all over, and this contributes to the whole phone feeling different. That said, it's been a while since both phones were released, which means you could get greater value by buying a refurbished iPhone X from Phonebot. The iPhone X is available for cheaper thanthe iPhone XS, and that a plus if you are looking for a powerful budget phone. So, if you do not need the latest flagship features, you could live comfortably with one of the two.
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Напата () — город на западном берегу Голубого Нила, располагался на 400 километров севернее Хартума, современной столицы Судана. Был основан около 1450 года до н. э. нубийцами. Через 600 лет он стал столицей Куша. После того как столица была перенесена в Мероэ, Напата стала религиозным центром. В 24 году до н. э. разрушена римлянами при царствовании царицы Аманирены. Римлянами командовал Гай Петроний (префект Египта).

Новый город Амона
Руины этого города впервые описаны европейскими исследователями в 1820 году. При последующих исследованиях были обнаружены руины 13 храмов и 3 дворцов. Самый большой храм — храм Амона — и по сей день считается священным среди местного населения.

Город находился ниже четвёртого порога Нила. Сегодня некоторые постройки в Напате входят в Список всемирного наследия Африки. Развалины этого древнего города расположены у подножия священной для древних египтян скалы Джебель-Баркал — места, где жил сам бог Амон и где был выстроен в честь этого бога большой храм.

Культ Амона в Напате начал складываться во времена XVIII династии. Он пришёл на смену многочисленным местным божествам. Амон в Напате часто изображался сидящим на троне с телом человека и головой барана.

Храмы и кладбища находились на окраине города, за скалой Джебель-Баркал, между пустыней и сельскохозяйственными угодьями, сам же город тянулся вдоль берега реки. Важную роль в жизни Напаты играла религия. Город являлся не только важным местом паломничества, но и находился на пересечении нескольких торговых путей. Важной торговой артерией для торговли являлся Нил, по которому караваны из центральной Африки могли добираться через Египет до Средиземного моря и далее к берегам других государств.

Раскопки Напаты
Самые масштабные раскопки предпринимались в 1916—1920 годах Джорджем Э. Рейснером. При этом лишь небольшая часть собранной информации была опубликована и стала доступна для широкой аудитории. Сегодня здесь проводятся раскопки итальянскими исследователями.

В 2003 году ЮНЕСКО присвоило статус Всемирного наследия руинам пирамиды Амунтемпела и некоторым другим древним архитектурным постройкам в Напате.

Напата в культуре
Напата упоминается в либретто оперы Джузеппе Верди «Аида» (говорится об ущелье у Напаты).

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 Rudolf Fischer: Die schwarzen Pharaonen, Bergisch Gladbach 1986, S. 153-58 ISBN 3-88199-303-7

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Having sat down for an extended period with the game I'm sure we all have a list of things we personally feel could likely improve the play experience. Feel free to drop your list below, but here's mine as follows.
It's an unused button and would help this next suggestion.
This is actually a pretty steep ask considering you enter multiple different areas requiring multiple different maps and would actually take a decent amount of resources to implement. I can't tell you though, something that I can pull out every time I enter an area, which are several times more expanded in previous games, it only seems to make sense you want to double check where you are or if you passed a collectible, achievement hunters would greatly appreciate an expandable map.
Feel free to chime in here, I have not played 2.8 in roughly two years, but I'm pretty sure there was some form of boss rush mode discoverable by players in game? To youtube!
Maybe actually disable things like situation commands, effecting spells, attractions, and form changes to play the game bare bones and more methodical in a similar vein to KH1. Really only the flow motion movement, and command map + shortcuts would really be all you need.
An expandable map--YES. I tried several times early in the game to find one (I assumed I hadn't realized what to press or where to look in the menu). Critical Mode goes without saying.
Have at least one of the 18 spell options we have be defensive in the vein of KH1 Aero.
Ah, I hadn't realized that you could swap between control Types A/B. You know, i've seen other games use different sections of the touchpad to perform certain functions. Dedicating the entire pad, when I can press the left/right/or swipe would be a greater benefit to get additional use out of it. Even something like holding a button combination or a single button to expand the map would be an optimal way to map a new input. While we're on the topic, allowing us to map our own inputs to the controller we're using would be nice, I have paddles on mine and it'd make using the situation commands less...frenetic I guess is a good descriptor?
-Possibly adjust the AI aggression when they're off screen from the auto-lock on/lock-on? I would assume this automatically scales based on what difficulty setting you're playing on. This wouldn't apply to bosses, just your standard trash mobs/tier I enemy AI. How many times have you randomly taken a damage spike from something like a Neo-Shadow when your at a fixed camera angle and where you assume the enemy AI are aggro with stomping your party members, BOOM! Randomly you get chunked and your a million miles away randomly taking said aggro.


can someone please write a step-by-step guide installation? i'm new to ubuntu and I can't figure out how to use this menu icon. thank you.
3. Right click on your gnomenu and select preferences.
5.your menu should be installed Just select it from with in preferences and reload if asked too.
Note: These instructions will not work if you do not have GNOMENU installed on your system.
Great work! Nice, sober and intuitive.
This is what I'm looking for, It's great.
Haha, I actually modified mine to use AwOken Icons. It looks nice.
Image to shows The Icon Menu 2 using the AwOken Icons. It is using the gtk them option hence the dark blue background.
I'm going to consider it.
Dude, this is an awesome piece of work you got here. It's so intuitive, it just feels RIGHT! Thank you for FINALLY ending my search for the perfect GNOmenu theme!
Thanks a lot man, it's working like a charm. It's people like who really make my life easy. Keep up the good work!!!
What might be the problem, sorry I'm still on the learning curve.
This theme looks beautiful, I'm new to Linux and am not trying to take you back to the basics but will you please guide me on how to use/install this theme.
Afert that, activate in the panel.
And change the gnomenu propierties.
Very well designed Menu. The only suggestion I have is that you may want to switch the Trash and Search icons since Search is a function and Trash opens the trash folder. Just seems to make more sense that way.
I change the buttons, thanks.


Obtaining a mortgage may not be straightforward when operating as a freelancer or contractor.
For some small business owners, the lack of stability in cash flow can be a major hurdle when buying a new home. Learn about the steps needed to be taken to ensure the application process is as smooth as possible.
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KOBI5.com > News > Sports > Olympic Zone > Beat Feuz wins fastest-ever downhill, 41-year-old takes silver
Olympic ZoneSportsU.S. & World
Beat Feuz wins fastest-ever downhill, 41-year-old takes silver
Beat Feuz of Switzerland in the men's downhill Alpine skiing race at Yanqing Alpine Skiing Centre. – Credit: Imagn
In the fastest Alpine skiing race in Olympic history, Beat Feuz was quickest of all.
The 35-year-old Swiss averaged a Winter Games record 68.7 mph to win the men's downhill gold medal, his first in three Olympic appearances. Feuz conquered "The Rock" downhill course in 1:42.69, edging 41-year-old Frenchman Johan Clarey by one tenth of a second.
With his silver, Clarey became the oldest Olympic medalist in Alpine skiing history. Austria's Matthias Mayer, a gold medalist at the previous two Winter Games, took bronze.
For Feuz, widely considered the most consistent downhill skier ever, Olympic gold was the lone missing piece to a legendary resume in the sport's fastest discipline. He was crowned season-long champion in the downhill in every World Cup season from 2018-2021 and holds a total of 13 World Cup wins and 43 podiums. Feuz won two medals – a bronze in the downhill and silver in super-G – at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games.
Clarey had never won a medal in three previous tries at the Winter Olympics. His run drew cheers and applause from his fellow competitors at the bottom of the course. "Just having a medal, whether you're 20 or 41 like I am, is just incredible," the Frenchman said. Clarey replaces American Bode Miller, 36 when he took super-G bronze in 2014, as the oldest Alpine medalist ever.
All three Americans in the field – Bryce Bennett, Ryan Cochran-Siegle and Travis Ganong – finished inside the top-20. Cochran-Siegle led the trio with a 14th-place finish.
Norway's Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, the world's top-ranked downhill skier and favorite going into the race, finished fifth. He and girlfriend Mikaela Shiffrin both came away from a busy Monday on the slope without hardware after Shiffrin crashed out of the women's giant slalom during her first run.
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Along with a group of 30 Catalysts strong, The Chain Reaction Project took part in Mercy Relief's inaugural Ground Zero - Run for Humanity 2015!
Along with a group of 30 Catalysts strong, The Chain Reaction Project took part in Mercy Relief's inaugural Ground Zero - Run for Humanity 2015! Catalysts took part in the 10KM race against time and the 5KM relief aid challenge.
During the acute relief phase of a disaster relief operation, Mercy Relief provides survivors with emergency supplies weighing between 5kg to 10kg. To get these relief packs, survivors living in remote areas may have to walk several hours to and from the relief distribution point. Similarly, Catalysts in the second category carried a relief pack of equal weight for 5km. These relief packs were then distributed to low income families in Singapore to mark Mercy Relief's observance of World Food Day.
Mercy Relief is a Singaporean humanitarian organisation which implements both disaster relief and sustainable development programmes for the distressed, disadvantaged and destitute in Asia.


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Panama: A Millennium Tribute to Van Halen è un album tributo dedicato alla band statunitense Van Halen pubblicato nel 2006.

Tracce

Artisti
 Traccia 1: Brad Stemple
 Traccia 2: Marko Pukkila (basso e voce), Costello Hautamki (chitarra), Phil Varone (batteria)
 Traccia 3: Hot For Teacher (cover band)
 Traccia 4: Jimmy Crespo (chitarra), Richard Kendrick (chitarra)
 Traccia 5: Gravity Pharm - Scott Szeryk (chitarra)
 Traccia 6: Jet Black Joy
 Traccia 7: Marko Pukkila (basso e voce), Rowan Robertson (chitarra), Vinny Appice (batteria)
 Traccia 8: The Slashtones - Harry Slash (voce), Arno Hecht (sassofono), Mark Hitt, Steve Werner
 Traccia 9: Derrick LeFevre (voce), Randy Cantor (tastiere)
 Traccia 10: American Dog
 Traccia 11: Richard Kendrick (voce, chitarra e basso), Blayne Coupel (batteria)
 Traccia 12: 5150 (cover band)
 Traccia 13: Chris Heaven (voce), Tracy G
 Traccia 14: Recklace Fortune

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Album tributo


The top three occupations in the Religious organizations Industry Group are Clergy; Secretaries & administrative assistants; and Janitors & building cleaners. On average, full-time employees in the Religious organizations Industry Group work 45.2 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $45,582. Part-time employees in the same industry work 17 hours and earn an average annual salary of $12,943.
The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the Religious organizations Industry Group are LA City (East Central/Hollywood) PUMA, CA; Edmond & Oklahoma City (North Central) Cities PUMA, OK; and Colorado Springs City (North) & Monument Town PUMA, CO. The industry that purchases the most products or services from the Religious organizations Industry Group is Hospitals.
A snapshot of jobs, wages, and opportunities in the Religious organizations Industry Group. Clergy are the most common position, but the Religious organizations Industry Group employs a relatively high number of Directors, religious activities & education, compared to other industries. The highest average salary in Religious organizations goes to Photographers.
The number of people employed in the Religious organizations Industry Group has been growing at a rate of 3.64%, from 1.09M people in 2015 to 1.13M people in 2016.
This graphic shows the share of Religious organizations employment by various occupations. Clergy represent the largest share of positions held in Religious organizations at 34.6%, followed by Secretaries & administrative assistants with 11.6% and Janitors & building cleaners with 6.97%.
The most common occupations in the Religious organizations Industry Group, by number of employees, are Clergy; Secretaries & administrative assistants; and Janitors & building cleaners.
Compared to other Industry Groups, Religious organizations employs an unusually high number of Directors, religious activities & education; Religious workers, all other; and Clergy.
The highest paid occupations in Religious organizations, by average wage, are Photographers; Chief executives & legislators; and Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers.
On average, employees in the Religious organizations Industry Group make $31,827 per year. This number makes Religious organizations the 229th highest paying Industry Group in the United States out of a total of 266 Industry Groups.
This map shows which public use microdata areas (PUMAs) pay the highest average salary to employees in the Religious organizations Industry Group.
Religious organizations has a wage GINI of 0.464, which is lower than the national average of 0.485. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Religious organizations (shown in red) in comparison to the national average for those wage buckets (shown in gray).
This map shows the PUMAs in the United States that have revealed comparative advantage in the Religious organizations Industry Group.
These are locations that employ more people in the Religious organizations Industry Group than expected given both the size of that location's overall labor pool and the national size of the Religious organizations Industry Group.
Demographic information on the Religious organizations Industry Group in the US. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $40,905 and $23,040. So too tend to earn more than other races and ethnicities in this industry.
50.8% of workers in the Religious organizations Industry Group are Female, making them the more common gender in the workforce. This chart shows the gender breakdown of the Religious organizations Industry Group.
On average, Male workers in the Religious organizations Industry Group make 1.78 times more than their Female counterparts. This chart shows the gender-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in the Religious organizations Industry Group.
On average, Black or African American employees in the Religious organizations Industry Group earn 1.06 times more than other races and ethnicities. This chart shows the race and ethnicity-based wage disparities in the 5 most common occupations in the Religious organizations Industry Group.
Estimates of the sources of the costs and the purchasers of the products in the Religious organizations Industry Group. Based on estimates from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, this section indicates the amount of money spent by a specific industry in other industries. Miscellaneous professional, scientific, and technical services has the highest single input, by dollars, to the Religious organizations Industry Group, and the largest industry purchasing services from the Religious organizations Industry Group is Hospitals.
The closest comparable data for Religious organizations is from Other services, except government.
The Religious organizations Industry Group gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Miscellaneous professional, scientific, and technical services Industry. This visualization does not include labor and capital costs.
The Hospitals Industry purchases the greatest share of products and services from the Religious organizations Industry Group in order to produce other goods and services. Purchases of the Religious organizations Industry Group for final consumption by consumers, businesses, or government are not included here.
Growth projections of the Religious organizations Industry Group, both by number of employees and output, from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. The national workforce is projected to grow 0.6% in the next ten years. The Religious organizations Industry Group has a lower projected workforce growth at 0.3%. Its projected 10-year growth in output (2.6%) is higher than the projected national growth in output (2.2%). Web developers is the occupation within Religious organizations expected to see the most growth in the next ten years.
This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for the Religious organizations Industry Group, which is lower than the national average of 0.6%.
This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in output of the Religious organizations Industry Group, which is higher than the national average of 2.2%.
Filtered by the occupations employed in the Religious organizations Industry Group, here are the 5 occupations with the largest estimated 10-year change in employment across all industries.


To evaluate the early diastolic peak filling rate of the left ventricle, three groups of children (normal children, patients with aortic valvular stenosis, and patients with aortic coarctation) were examined with the peak filling rate normalized to stroke volume calculated from the mitral valve inflow Doppler recording as the peak E velocity divided by the velocity time integral. The normal value for this index in children was 6.78 +/- 0.99 SV/sec and did not vary with age, weight, body surface area, or heart rate. Compared with normal subjects, both patients with aortic stenosis and patients with coarctation had increased left ventricular mass, but patients with aortic stenosis had decreased normalized peak filling rates (5.3 +/- 0.84 SV/sec, p < 0.01), while patients with coarctation had normal rates (6.79 +/- 0.98 SV/sec, p = 0.97). Compared with patients with aortic coarctation, patients with aortic stenosis had higher Doppler gradients. Thus the Doppler index of peak filling rate normalized to stroke volume is particularly useful in children because it is independent of heart rate, age, weight, and body surface area. Patients with coarctation may have normal peak filling rates normalized to stroke volume despite increased left ventricular mass because of milder obstruction or better coronary artery perfusion compared with that of patients with aortic stenosis.


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Q: Is there a way to remove changes to a collection of committed files? I have a PR on Github that has changes to Files A, B, C, D, E, F and G in it. I want to remove the changes I've made to files B, C, D and E. Is there an easy way to do it without manually going in and removing the differences via file compare?
Ideally, I'd want some kind of checklist where I could tick the files I want to revert the changes back to what they were before I changed anything

A: You can use the undo commit action without auto-commit.
Then you can only commit the files you want to keep as modified from your previous commit
git revert <commit hash>

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