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How Rockets have been impacted by absence of Russell Westbrook in series vs. OKC Thunder
By Mark Medina
Published: Wed, August 26, 2020 10:34 AM
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Houston Rockets guard Russell Westbrook stormed out of the practice gym. He then walked down the convention center hallway, bouncing a basketball loudly on the carpet floor.
Think Westbrook might feel a little stir-crazy?
But who could blame him? He has missed the past six games since aggravating his right quad on Aug. 11. The Rockets have ruled Westbrook out for Wednesday, when they play the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 5 of their first-round series, which is tied 2-2.
And it remains unclear if or when the Rockets' medical staff will clear Westbrook to play.
"It's day-to-day that he's listed. Not going to rule anything out or rule anything in. We'll see," Rockets coach Mike D'Antoni said. "It's close. We want to be a little careful. I understand the urgency, but they'll make a good call. He'll do the same."
In the meantime, the Rockets have gotten used to playing without Westbrook. Below are a few developments on how their first-round playoff series has been impacted by his absence on the court:
More burden on James Harden
No longer can Harden rely on Westbrook to share scoring (27.2 points) and ball-handling duties (7.0 assists). So, Harden understandably has increased his workload.
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The results have been mixed.
Yes, Harden has logged heavy scoring performances in Game 1 (37 points), Game 3 (38) and Game 4 (32). He has not always shot efficiently, though. In Game 2, Harden had 21 points while going 5-of-16 from the field and 2-of-11 from 3-point range. In Game 4, Harden experienced drop-offs between the first half (6-of-11) and the second half (5-of-14).
Fewer easy baskets and more 3's
The Rockets are never going to apologize for shooting too many 3's. Houston general manager Daryl Morey clings to his math that shows those are the best shots to take in today's NBA, and coach Mike D'Antoni has been one of the key proponents in that sea change over the past decade.
Without Westbrook, though, the Rockets have dialed up their dependency on the 3-pointer. After averaging 45.3 3-point attempts per game in the regular season, the Rockets have increased those numbers in Game 1 (20-of-52), Game 2 (19-of-56), Game 3 (15-of-50) and Game 4 (23-of-58). In Game 4, the Rockets opened the second half making their first eight 3-point attempts only to go 5-of-26 for the rest of the game.
The numbers show the amount of 3-point attempts have not directly dictated a win or loss. But when the Rockets have not made those shots from deep, they do not have Westbrook's presence to offer a different identity. The biggest consequence of this? The Rockets have not taken a lot of free-throws in Game 1 (17-of-19), Game 2 (16-of-18), Game 3 (16-of-23) and Game 4 (9-of-10).
"That's on the refs' perception. We can't control that aspect," Rockets forward Robert Covington said. "We feel like he missed calls. But that's not on us to sit up here (and complain). We just have to keep playing within our offense."
Defense is key
The reason the Rockets won the first two playoff games against OKC? Look no further than Houston's defense.
The Rockets held the Thunder to under 45% shooting in both games. In the fourth quarter of Game 2, Houston held OKC to 20 points on a 33% clip. Afterwards, Rockets guard Austin Rivers, said, "I've never seen our defense look this good, ever."
Those good times became short-lived.
In Game 3, the Rockets coughed up a five-point lead with 59.7 seconds left in regulation. Then, the Thunder opened overtime with a 12-0 run. In Game 4? Similar story. The Thunder closed out the third quarter with another 12-0 run. Then, OKC pulled away with six unanswered points to clinch the win.
How to improve those numbers? Rockets forward PJ Tucker said talking would help since "we have a lot of guys who aren't great communicators." Westbrook is one of those communicators, though, leaving Tucker compelled to be the one "to talk to them more and get on their nerves."
"We lose those games in the second, third and fourth quarter," Tucker said. "Those plays are going to happen sometimes. But we had so many mistakes up to that point. It's never one possession, turnovers or a missed shot. Don't get back in transition points. That kills you. Can look back and go from 100 million mistakes we had throughout the game."
Aug 24, 2020; Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA; Houston Rockets guard Russell Westbrook (right) wears a Los Angeles Laker jersey in honor of the late Kobe Bryant as he talks with an official during the first half in game four of the first round of the 2020 NBA Playoffs against the Oklahoma City...
Aug 24, 2020; Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA; Houston Rockets guard Russell Westbrook (right) wears a Los Angeles Laker jersey in honor of the late Kobe Bryant as he talks with an official during the first half in game four of the first round of the 2020 NBA Playoffs against the Oklahoma City Thunder at AdventHealth Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
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One month after the start of the crawfish season the consensus among the fishermen seems to be the same from one end of the island to the other: the crustaceans are in slightly less number than last year. However, there is the report of a fisherman from Mount Hope who brought home over five hundred pounds of fish on the first day.
Here two young Abaconians show off their catch. Lobster season opened August 1 and closes March 31.
But others, such as Robin Albury who went at sea for two weeks, said that so far the season was pretty average. The weather has also proved uncooperative. For part of August fishermen were confronted with lightning and squalls and on many occasions found a lot of undersized crawfish in the traps. Also, there were reports by several fishermen that traps were worked before the start of the season, though no arrests could be made.
According to Leon Pinder with the Department of Marine Resources in Cooper's Town, fishermen who had prepared traps brought back an average of 100-150 pounds a day. The ones who did not have traps and went spear fishing reported to catch half of that amount. None-the-less, he thought that so far fishing around Little Abaco and Grand Cay had gone fairly well.
Most of the fishing in the North is done around Little Abaco within twelve to twenty miles of shore.
If the results were slightly down in the North, according to long time fisherman, James Green from Sandy Point, it was more like a 10% drop in the South.
His traps released much less craw fish than last year. From the second day, he said, he had to depend on spear fishing for his catch up until now. Even going as far as Bimini he did not catch as much as in the previous years. The crawfish are big but in less numbers than last year, he commented. The largest amount brought back to shore by a single fisherman in Sandy Point was approximately 300 pounds on the first day. The average daily weight retrieved from traps is approximately 60 to 70 pounds.
He too attributes the low number to the heat and warm temperature of the water and hopes than when the weather cools down, there will be more fish around.
Starting at $7.00 per pound the first two weeks of the season, the price for crawfish went up to $8.00 the third week of August.


There were two games in the Vanarama National League tonight and it was a point each for Barrow and Sutton as they drew 1-1 at Holker Street.
Bedsente Gomis put the home side ahead on 10 minutes but a goal from Tommy Wright in the 72nd minute denied Barrow a fourth home win of the season.
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Top SUVs in West Michigan
We know that many drivers looking for that new work or family vehicle are searching for the top SUV in Western Michigan, and while we can't say for certain what the top SUV will be for your needs, we have a couple of suggestions. Honda has three SUVs in their lineup, and we've found that many of our drivers seeking a powerful yet capable family vehicle with a respectable towing capacity and available all-wheel drive tend to prefer the 2016 Honda Pilot or the 2016 Honda CR-V.
We want to give you an overview of these top SUVs before you visit a West Michigan Honda Dealer near you for a test drive.
The 2016 Honda Pilot
We think there is a wide range of features that makes the 2016 Honda Pilot a top SUV choice for drivers in West Michigan, including its powerful V6 engine, rated at 280 hp.
The Pilot can tow as much as 5,000 pounds, too (on all-wheel drive models; two-wheel drive vehicles can tow up to 3,500 pounds)—no matter which way you cut it, that's the power to handle the needs of nearly any job or family. And the 2016 Pilot FWD is as fuel-efficient as it is powerful, rated at an EPA-estimated 27 highway mpg.*
Find Your Next 2016 Honda Pilot
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Advanced Tech Features: Every 2016 Honda Pilot comes with a suite of advanced technology features that set it apart from competitors, including Bluetooth HandsFreeLink for phone and audio and a multi-angle rearview camera.
All-Wheel Drive: The Pilot Elite comes standard with all-wheel drive, and the four trims below it all have Honda's Real Time All-Wheel Drive available as an upgrade. Don't worry about the fuel economy: The Pilot AWD only engages all four wheels when it senses a loss of traction.
Upgrade Options: The Pilot LX is one of the best-equipped SUVs on the market, but if you're looking to step above the base-level model, the four higher trim levels include features like a satellite-linked navigation system and a rear DVD entertainment system.
The Pilot is well-equipped, powerful, capable, and fuel-efficient. It's also one other thing: safe. The 2016 Honda Pilot is available with Honda Sensing safety features, and models equipped with that forward collision prevention technology have earned a 2016 Top Safety Pick+ rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).
See how the Pilot compares to vehicles like the Ford Explorer and the Toyota Highlander using our direct comparison tool.
An eight-passenger SUV is great for a work truck or for a large family, but what if you don't need to fill all eight seats or don't need the power of a V6 engine? Then we think your top SUV choice is the 2016 Honda CR-V. Available now at West Michigan Honda Dealers, the latest CR-V comes in five different trim levels—LX, Special Edition, EX, EX-L, and Touring—each available with all-wheel drive to help make it through those tough West Michigan winters.
Powering each CR-V is a 185-hp 2.4L 4-cylinder engine with 181 lb-ft of torque, and properly equipped models can tow as much as 1,500 pounds. Despite the power, you'll find an EPA-estimated fuel economy of 33 highway mpg on 2016 CR-V 2WD models.*
Find Your Next 2016 Honda CR-V
This five-passenger SUV has more than just capabilities going for it; advantages include:
Honda Sensing: A new suite of driver assistance and accident prevention systems can be found on the top-of-the-line Touring trim, and models equipped with Honda Sensing have a 2016 Top Safety Pick+ award from the IIHS.
Accessories: While the five trims of the CR-V should be enough to customize it to fit your needs, if yours is a family that bikes or skis, you might want one of the many available accessories to help outfit this crossover for all of your gear.
Upgrades: The base trim of the CR-V is just the start. The new Special Edition model comes with rear privacy glass, upgraded wheels, and more. Classic luxury features like leather upholstery and heated front seating are available as well, as is a satellite-linked navigation system.
Standard amenities on the CR-V include Bluetooth HandsFreeLink for phone and audio, a multi-angle rearview camera, a digital display screen, and much more. Whether you go for the base-level LX, the top-of-the-line Touring, or a model in between, we think it's clear you've got a top SUV on your hands.
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We know that your definition of a top SUV is going to be different from your neighbor's, and that's OK. With five trims on the Pilot, five trims on the CR-V, and three on the compact crossover HR-V, we think you'll have no trouble finding the SUV that fits the needs of your family and your business.
Visit a West Michigan Honda Dealer near you today for a test drive of one of our SUVs.
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Rubella vaccine was offered to schoolgirls in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970, with antenatal testing and postpartum vaccination for susceptible women introduced during the 1970s. Mass vaccination with MMR of children aged 12-15 months was introduced in 1988; schoolgirl vaccination was discontinued in 1996 and replaced by a second dose of MMR for pre-school children; postpartum vaccination of susceptible women identified through antenatal testing continues. Rubella was made a notifiable disease in 1988, and is monitored through clinical and laboratory reports; data are available on rubella associated terminations and congenital rubella syndrome(CRS) births, rubella susceptibility in population subgroups, and vaccine uptake. Reported cases of CRS declined from about 50 a year 1971-75 to just over 20 a year 1986-90, and rubella associated terminations from an average of 750 to 50 a year. About 40 infants with CRS have been reported since 1991; about a third of their mothers were infected abroad, most in their country of origin (imported infections), a third were born abroad but acquired infection in the UK, and a third were UK-born. Women living in the UK who were born abroad have much higher rubella susceptibility rates than UK-born women. Although there is currently very little rubella infection circulating, uptake of MMR has dropped by over 10% since 1995. If rubella starts to circulate again, immigrant women will be at increased risk of acquiring infection in pregnancy.


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Christian Program Cru Becomes an Official Club at Manhattan College
by, Madalyn Johnson, Web Editor
Manhattan College's Campus Crusade for Christ (Cru) is a program that provides a very inclusive and welcoming community for students who want to talk about their faith and Christianity. In 2019, Cru at MC was introduced and started as a small group of people who would meet regularly to get to know each other and practice bible study. Now, Cru will claim club status heading into the fall semester.
Cru was founded in 1951 at the University of California in Los Angeles by Bill Bright and Vonette Zachary. Since then, Cru has expanded to become a worldwide nonprofit organization that sets out to reach many Christian communities, ranging from athletes to high school students to military families. The organization has also gone just beyond spreading the truth of the Word to local communities. Cru was involved in the release of the Jesus film project, JESUS, in 1979, which became the most translated motion picture. Founder Vonette introduced a legislative law in 1988 that President Ronald Reagan would sign, declaring the first Thursday in May as the National Day of Prayer. Today, Cru programs exist in 190 countries.
Officializing Cru as a club has excited program members, especially Cru leaders. Nick Corrado, a junior majoring in civil engineering, describes how the official status of the club doesn't exactly change what activities members can participate in, but significantly gets the word out about the program.
"It's not so much what people can do differently," Corrado said."But it's how many people know about it. We have been trying to make it more public. We hung up posters and have the website presence, and we have our email address now set up. So, just kind of getting the word out that people have an opportunity to do this."
For Corrado, joining Cru wasn't only to learn about Jesus and study Christianity. He felt that Cru gave him a chance to reflect on his personal life and relate to others about the difficulty of college.
"I just wanted an opportunity to come together with a bunch of people, who wanted to know about Jesus and who wanted to talk about him and talk about what's going on in our lives," Carrado said. Sometimes it's difficult to have those conversations about, 'Oh, I'm doing good, this is happening', or 'I'm doing really bad, this is not going so well in my life'. So it was an opportunity to talk with people about all those things."
Cru will officially obtain club status at the start of the fall semester.
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Corrado shared that what he has loved most about being an active Cru member is seeing people gradually change as they participate and become more involved in the program.
"Other people that I have watched have started seeing things from a spiritual lens which I think is a very transforming way to live," Corrado said. "It's not just going to school and going to classes, doing work. It's, 'Wow it's a beautiful day. God blessed us with the sun and everything today, and it's another awesome day.'"
Sophomore and civil engineering major Brixhilda Jaku is another member who is pleased to see that Cru is receiving club recognition. She joined the club as a freshman to make more friends on campus and loved how accepting the program was.
"I started going to Cru meetings freshman year in October, I found the flyer somewhere and I really wanted to join the community," Jaku said. "Even though it [Manhattan College] is not a big school, I still was trying to find friends and people who had common interests. In the first meeting, everybody was so welcoming, and I felt a really good vibe in the place, and I really liked it."
Wanting Cru to become an official club when Manhattan was restrictive about club activity on campus amid COVID-19 was concerning to Jaku. Although this semester has been hard on students involved in clubs, eager to resume back to in-person activities, Cru was fortunate enough to undergo an easy and fast process to become a club.
"We're very thankful for Manhattan College for giving us the opportunity to open like a new club, especially with the pandemic, you might think things would take longer, but it was very fast," Jaku said. "We just had to submit the request, we found someone to approve us, and from there it was very easy when we didn't really expect it. We're very thankful."
Jaku is mainly grateful for the approval because of the lack of interaction members have experienced this semester when meeting virtually. Along with the other leaders, Jaku's goal for this fall semester is for Cru to have meetings in person for the sake of the experience students can have when joining a Christian program that values connections face to face.
"We've had some people come to the meetings online, but it's definitely a different experience when you're in person," Jaku said. "Sometimes there are internet problems, and there's a different vibe when people bond with each other more, rather than virtu- ally. Our goal next year is that we have a stronger community, and we build stronger relation- ships with other people."
One student who is pleased to see Cru become a club in time for next semester is someone who sadly won't be present when clubs resume in person. Senior Sam Szabo is a kinesiology major and proud leader of Cru. Although he won't be a member when Cr u begins their first academic year as a club, Szabo is appreciative of the memories he made with the program and, even more so, happy that he got to witness students grow closer to Jesus.
"It's really rewarding to see, you know, people grow in Christ," Szabo said.
"There are members who didn't know how to pray, who Jesus was, but throughout the meetings gained an understanding of what Jesus did on the cross and the gospel and how to pray," Szabo said. "It's one thing to just be able to talk amongst each other as friends, but it's also really amazing to see how God meets people in these meetings."
Regardless of students' religious beliefs, Szabo stresses that Cru is a perfect fit for students seeking to find a close group of friends to relate to and feel comfortable with when expressing their true selves.
"[Cru] is more than just a group where we talk about things, we're more like a family," Szabo said. "It's a really close-knit family where there's no judgment. We don't care what background you're in, but our ultimate goal is to shine the love of Jesus to anyone who attends and eventually through- out the whole campus."
To learn more about Cru at Manhattan College, visit https://www.cru.org/communities/campus/us/manhattan-college/.


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Death's Other Kingdom by Gamel Woolsey
Guest Author - Rachel L Webb
Death's Other Kingdom is an eye-witness account of the start of the Civil War. Gamel, an American poet and the wife of writer Gerald Brenan, paints an evocative picture of life in a poor Andalucian village in the 1930's and the ensuing perversities, changes and fears as the Civil War atrocities close in.
Gamel and Gerald lived in a quiet backwater village and presumed rather innocently, as did many other foreign nationals, that the rising animosities wouldn't disrupt their lives. How wrong they were!
Gamel writes about the people, their lives and the emotional turmoil and inevitable changes that occur even to the most peace-loving people in the midst of awful conflict. Fear, rage and worst of all revenge rape human beings of their previous sense of loyalty.
The book is an eye-opener to the incredible bombastic attitude of the mainly British Ex-pats of the day, and Gamel portrays beautifully yet another warped ideology in those awful days of conflict.
This book has been on my must read pile (a list on paper) for a while and I wasn't disappointed. It's a rare insight into the imminent conflict and all the better in my eyes because it's written by a woman, which brings to light new insights of the life and times.
It's simple yet deep, readable and touching without violence, yet the violent days are felt rather than having to be graphically lived through.
Gamel has some great characters in her employment that sum up years of hardship and deprivation, and who display a loyalty and stalwartness to their "innocent foreign" employers.
This is a beautiful historical piece of writing and not really about war itself but about the effect of war on innocent people's lives.
If learning more about Spain's past, the effects of the Civil War and life for the locals in the harsh campo of the 1930's this is a book you'll walk away from changed, provoked, angry yet inspired by its writer and its people.
That was the gorgeous simplicity of Gamel - who was fighting who or the reasons why, weren't important compared to the people she knew and her love of Spain. Her fears were more for what was being lost and fear for the people she knew than for her own life. It seems that caring for others gave her some fulfillment that she hadn't found either before or after.
A great book, although I can't help feeling it was a sad life that wrote it.
Death's Other Kingdom has also been re-released under the title Malaga's Burning in the U.S
Michael Jacobs of Factory of Light fame writes a touching Afterword that I'd recommend be read first for a little more insight into Gamel.
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Guinn elected to National ABA Post
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Nick Guinn, St. Mary's University School of Law third-year law student and Student Bar Association (SBA) president, was elected to a national position at this summer's American Bar Association (ABA) Annual Meeting in Chicago. He was elected vice chair of Student Bar Associations in the ABA's Law Student Division, where he will serve as virtual president of the nation's student bar associations and oversee all association activity.
Guinn, who applied to the position in the spring and campaigned at the Annual Meeting, is excited to begin this endeavor and glean SBA best practices to bring back to St. Mary's School of Law.
"I am more than honored to serve St. Mary's in this capacity and look forward to taking the strengths of SBAs across the country and putting them together for the greater good," said Guinn.
The ABA explains the importance of this role as 'the SBA is to the Law Student Division what a State Bar Association is to the American Bar Association'.
St. Mary's honors the 2023 Marianist Heritage Awards recipients


Anne, David, and Oleg Have Arrived!
Monday night as I was brushing my teeth and getting ready for bed I started to notice dull aches in my joints. My wrists and knees felt like they had been tensed up all day. My brain was mush and my eyes protested when I opened my book to read. Physically, it felt similar to that time I tried to hover in the Chinook simulator next to Dave.
Earlier that day I spent 10 hours in Flight Control Room 1 preparing the International Space Station for the arrival of three humans. They had only left Earth 6 hours earlier - rendezvousing in space a mere 4 orbits after launch. And even though spaceflight, and these Soyuz missions in particular, may seem almost routine, it is not the time to let your guard down. As flight controllers these are the experiences we train for, "routine" must be translated into "extra vigilant" - six lives are on the line, 3 in a small Soyuz spacecraft, and 3 onboard the International Space Station. Operations in space always present danger, even if they have been performed dozens of times before.
Here is an amazing timelapse of the 57S launch from the vantage point of the International Space Station!
With this launch I am just days away from taking over as the ADCO Increment Lead for Increment 58, needless to say I have been busy preparing for my duties and responsibilities, and have already started the work of planning multiple dynamic events for the next few months. I never realized how many activities with conflicting constraints occur on ISS daily, or how many Flight Rules could swim around in my head! I'm trying to fit my console duties in before my increment starts - this weekend I am on console to support the Dragon installation on Saturday and next Tuesday I will be on console to support the Russian EVA.
This is an exciting time to be at the helm of the ADCO team - it is during my increment that we expect the first Crew Dragon test mission to dock to ISS (without crew, ironically). I can't wait to see everything we will accomplish together!
And a special shout out to the Techno Turtles who have their First Lego League competition this weekend!
Go "Turtles" Best wishes from Arizona!


Non-lawyers tend to imagine that lawyers' demand letters have some sort of powerful magic, enough to merit the label "Lawyer's Letter" (you can actually hear the capitalisation when people talk about them). They can be scary when you receive them, especially because the vast majority are heavy handed and aggressive.
As a lawyer, it isn't difficult to distinguish the letters that have some merit and the letters that are just the expression of a lawyer taking a chance with something. I often have the urge to reply to these letters in less formal language and the responses in this blog post are some of the best I've seen and are almost enough to persuade me to return to practice in my law firm just so I can deal with these sorts of demands again.


The Shizhudi site is located in Tianba village, Loudong Town, Yibin City, Sichuan province. It is on the terraces from level 1 to level 5, north bank of the Jinsha River, which is within the submerged area by the Xiangjiaba Hydropower Station. In May, 2011, Sichuan Provincial institute of Archaeology and cultural relics organized a professional team to carry out a coring work and found cultural deposits dated to Neolithic, Shang and Zhou dynasties and a large number of tombs dated to Han dynasty. This site covers about 10 ha and could be divided into four sections. During June, 2010 to November, 2011, four times of archaeological excavations were carried out in the section I and III, and the total excavation area was about 1 ha. As a result, over 800 cultural remains in total were excavated dated respectively to Neolithic period, Shang, Zhou, Warring States, Qin, Han, Ming and Qing dynasties. While a large number of soil samples, charcoal samples, faunal and floral samples were collected, and many potteries, bronze, iron and lithic artifacts were unearthed.
Section I: the deposit could be divided into 22 cultural layers. Among them, Layer 19-22 were dated to the Neolithic period; Layer 15-18 were dated to Shang and Zhou dynasties; Layer 11-14 were dated to Qin and Han dynasties; Layer 2-10 were dated to Ming and Qing dynasties.
Section III: the deposit could be divided into 12 cultural layers. Layer 12 were dated to the Neolithic period; Layer 9-11 were sand layers; Layer 6-8 were dated to Shang and Zhou dynasties; Layer 4-5 were dated to Han dynasty and Layer 2-3 were dated to Ming and Qing dynasties.
The remains dated to the Neolithic period include house remains and ash pits. House remains were almost square pile-dwelling style building. 2010PSF2 was 3 meters long and 2.2 meters wide, covering about 7 square meters. It consisted of 14 post holes, each of which was 12-18cm in diameter and 29-40cm in depth. In addition, the fill in the post holes was grey brown soil with half sand.
The artefacts are mostly pottery and lithic tools. The majority of the pottery is made of sandy clay and the minority is of fine clay. The pottery is in yellow-brown, red-brown, black-brown, gray and so on in color. The patterns include cord mark, thin string mark, additional heap pattern, engraved lines etc. The identified artifacts include jars with wide folded-edge and lace rim and cord pattern, plate-rim ware, jars with wide flared mouth and folded-rim, lids of wares, ringed-foot wares, net pendant, etc. The lithic tools include ground stone tools and chipped stone tools, but the ground stone tools are the majority. And the categories of the stone tools are ground stone adzes, stone axe, stone pestles, stone balls, choppers and scrapers, etc.
There are over 250 remains dated to Shang and Zhou dynasties, including ash pits, house ruins, tombs and ash ditches, etc. Moreover, there were 20 house ruins discovered and all of them were above ground buildings. These buildings could be divided into two categories based on their styles: one with foundation trench and post holes, the other round or square buildings without foundation trench but composed of post holes, such as 2011PSF12, which was composed of eight post holes and oval shape in plane with a 3m maximum diameter and a 2m minimum diameter. Only two tombs dated to Shang and Zhou dynasties, both of which were pit tombs. The skeletons were not preserved well. In addition, there were not many grave goods in the tombs. The identified artifacts include pointed bottom jars, pointed bottom cups, pointed bottom small cups and flat bottom jars with wide flared mouth, etc.
The cultural relics are mostly pottery and stone tools. The pottery is mainly sandy clay pottery with some fine clay pottery, and mostly gray-brown and red in color. They were not decorated or decorated with cords patterns, and a few others, such as string patterns, additional heap patterns and lozenge patterns. The identified artifacts include pointed bottom jars, pointed bottom cups, round bottom bowls, pointed bottom small cups, small flat bottom jars, high neck wares, ringed foot wares, dou plates, net pedants, spinning wheels, etc. The majority of the stone tools are mostly ground stone tools, including axes, awls, adzes and rings, etc. The minority of the stone tools are chipped stone tools, including double-shouldered axes and choppers, etc.
By preliminary analysis, the sharp bottom cups and small flat bottom jars are dated to the Shang and Zhou dynasties, but the similar artifacts from the Shierqiao Culture in Chengdu Plain were dated to the West Zhou dynasty.
Over 250 remains were excavated, including tombs, ash pits, ash ditches and house ruins etc. Most of them are tombs which were over 140 and became one of the most important cemeteries in the South of Sichuan Province. The tombs are varied in category and distributed regularly. The category includes square pit tombs, round pit tombs, brick chamber tombs, stone chamber tombs, urn-coffin tombs and so on, but the majority is pit tomb. The grave goods are numerous and have their characters, including pottery, bronze, iron, silver, stone, metal beads and others. The pottery is mostly sandy clay pottery and gray, gray-brown, black-brown, red, yellow-brown in color. The identified artifacts include caldrons, steamers, cooking pots with one handle, basins, round bottom jars, flat bottom jars, flat bottom jars with small mouth, jars with two handles, lids, bowls, ceramic houses model, field models, ceramic tables, chickens, dogs, servants holding shield and servants, etc. The bronze artifacts include swords, spears, mirrors, coins and others. The iron artifacts include swords, axes and forks.
Almost 250 remains were unclosed, dating to the Ming and Qing dynasties, including house ruins, ash pits, ash ditches and tombs etc. The tombs are square pit tombs or stone chamber tomb, but the tombs were heavily destroyed and only two of them were preserved well. The ash pits are oval, round and irregular with a great quantity grave goods including pottery, iron artifacts, bronzes, stone tools and numerous porcelains. Most of the porcelains are blue and white, celadon and glaze in color. The identified artifacts include plates, small cups, bottles, cups and jars, etc.
In addition, there is a street ruins discovered. It was paved with blocks and only about 100 meter long and 1.5-3 meters wide were remained, dating to the end of Ming dynasty.


Visiting Eltham is the best way to get a real sense of who we are and to assess if you would be happy here.
We encourage you to come to one of our open days, visitor mornings, or for a tour and we are always delighted to welcome families to Eltham College at any of our concerts, drama productions, private art views or sport fixtures throughout the year.
Please note the 11+ Visitor Afternoon (Year 7 entry in 2020) is fully booked. As space is limited, any available places will be advertised here. Please do book onto the Whole School Open Day below.
This is an opportunity to visit the College during a normal working day. There will be a short introduction from the Headmaster, followed by a tour with a current student, then a talk from the Head of Lower School, about the transition to Year 7, and the Registrar who will explain the admissions process, including information about scholarships and bursaries, as well as the assessment day. The afternoon will finish with refreshments and an opportunity to ask individual questions of senior members of staff.
Open Days are a fantastic opportunity to visit the school, meet staff, see the facilities and get a real sense of who we are, and to assess whether your child would be happy here.
Saturday 21 September 2019, 10.00am – 1.00pm.
Headmaster's Talks for 11+ and 13+ entry will take place at 10.00am, 10.45am, 11.30am and 12.15pm at the Senior School. A dedicated talk for 16+ entry will take place at 11.15am. Due to limited space on the talks please ensure you book to attend.
The Head of the Junior School will give a short talk every half hour from 10.00am at the Junior School. There is no need to book for the Junior School talk.


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package legacy.performance.us.kbase.workspace.performance.workspace;

import static legacy.performance.us.kbase.workspace.performance.utils.Utils.makeString;
import static legacy.performance.us.kbase.workspace.performance.utils.Utils.printElapse;

import java.net.URL;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.LinkedList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

import us.kbase.auth.AuthService;
import us.kbase.auth.AuthToken;
import us.kbase.common.service.UObject;
import us.kbase.workspace.ObjectSaveData;
import us.kbase.workspace.SaveObjectsParams;
import us.kbase.workspace.WorkspaceClient;

/** Saves test objects of a (approximate) specified size to a preexisting workspace.
 * @author gaprice@lbl.gov
 *
 */
public class SaveTestObjects {

//	public static final String WS_URL = "https://ci.kbase.us/services/ws";
	public static final String WS_URL = "http://localhost:7058";
	public static final String WORKSPACE = "TestObjs";
	public static final String TYPE = "Empty.AType-0.1";
	public static final int ITERS = 200;
	public static final int BATCH_SIZE = 1000;
	public static final int APPROX_OBJ_SIZE = 400;

	public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
		final String strtoken = args[0];
		final String contents = makeString(400);
		final AuthToken token = AuthService.validateToken(strtoken);
		final WorkspaceClient ws = new WorkspaceClient(new URL(WS_URL), token);
		ws.setIsInsecureHttpConnectionAllowed(true);
		int totalCount = 1;
		for (int i = 0; i < ITERS; i++) {
			final List<ObjectSaveData> objs = new LinkedList<>();
			final SaveObjectsParams sop = new SaveObjectsParams().withWorkspace(WORKSPACE)
					.withObjects(objs);
			for (int j = 0; j < BATCH_SIZE; j++) {
				final Map<String, Object> obj = new HashMap<>();
				obj.put("id", totalCount); // ensure object gets new shocknode
				obj.put("s", contents);
				objs.add(new ObjectSaveData().withName("obj-" + totalCount).withType(TYPE)
						.withData(new UObject(obj)));
				totalCount++;
			}
			final long now = System.nanoTime();
			ws.saveObjects(sop);
			printElapse("iter " + i + " save " + BATCH_SIZE, now);
		}
	}

}


Note: The photo shown in this article was taken prior to the start of the fit-out/redevelopment of this existing property.
Oatway Design Ltd are very pleased to have completed the mechanical and electrical services design for the development of this existing office to a new funeral director offices/facility. On this project our remit was to complete all duties associated with RIBA Stages 1 – 4, which included working closely with the Client, Client Agent, Architect and interior designer to develop a design brief document, concept and developed design to ensure the finished project suits the requirements of the Client and their potential customers/Clients.
The project also included a gated rear courtyard, garaged area for numerous cars and a prefabricated florist building to the front of the building all of which required specialist services design to allow these areas to operate as intended.
There were no natural gas services on site or around the industrial estate, it was therefore decided that the most appropriate solution for this particular project was to upgrade the existing electrical supply to serve the building services. The fit-out consisted of new heating, hot/cold water systems, above ground drainage, internal and external artificial lighting, fire alarm systems, CCTV, small power, security systems and specialist ventilation systems.


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What it means if Covid lateral flow test result shows a faint red line
UPDATE: Bedford has almost 350 cases - and records two deaths
Boris Johnson 'confident' lockdown restrictions will end in England on 19 July
Tuesday, 15th June 2021, 8:37 am
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he is "confident" that no further delay to the lifting of remaining Covid restrictions in England will be necessary, and will come to an end on 19 July (Photo: Shutterstock)
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he is "confident" that no further delay to the lifting of remaining Covid restrictions in England will be necessary, and will come to an end on 19 July.
The Prime Minister confirmed on Monday (14 June) that lockdown measures would remain in place until July - pushed back from 21 June - due to the rapid spread of the Delta variant.
'Now is the time to ease off the accelerator'
The Prime Minister said 19 July will now be the "terminus date" for the remaining restrictions on social contact.
Covid restrictions in England were due to come to an end on 21 June, but this has been pushed back by four weeks to 19 July amid the rise of the Delta variant.
Limits on numbers for sports events, pubs and cinemas will remain in place, with nightclubs to stay shuttered and people will be asked to continue working from home where possible.
However, the 30-person cap for wedding ceremonies and receptions, as well as wakes, will be lifted on 21 June, with limits to be set by venues based on social distancing requirements.
Mr Johnson said it is "sensible to wait just a little longer" and that he is "confident" no further delay will be necessary.
"It's unmistakably clear that vaccines are working and the sheer scale of the vaccine rollout has made our position incomparably better than in previous waves," he said.
"But now is the time to ease off the accelerator because by being cautious now we have the chance in the next four weeks to save many thousands of lives by vaccinating millions more people."
Health Secretary Matt Hancock said: "We must learn to live with this virus and we must learn how we can live our normal lives with this virus so I reflect the Prime Minister's words, which I of course concur with entirely on July 19."
Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove said it was "regrettable" that ministers had to order a delay of up to a month to the final phase of the road map.
Asked if restrictions would ease on 19 July or whether there could be another delay, Mr Gove told Sky News: "That will be the terminus date.
"What we said is that we won't lift those restrictions before June 21, in the road map it says not before, and the whole point about the road map was to build in an element of flexibility and caution.
"It is regrettable that we do have this pause before moving to Step 4, but what we want to do is to make sure that when we do make that move, that we don't go back.
"Because the worst thing for business, worst thing for any of us, would be to open up again and then to very quickly find that we have to reimpose restrictions."
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Wednesday night I took part in a group Skype call with The Outer Dark host Scott Nicolay and Justin Steele, who usually joins Scott during the "News of the Weird" segment to end each show. The purpose of my call was to talk a bit about the announcement of my collection, which had happened on the morning of the day our call took place.
If you're at all interested in The Weird, broadly defined to cover Horror, the traditional Weird Tale, the modern Weird, Bizarro and other associated niches and subgenres, you really out to check out The Outer Dark. For me, it's been a must-listen since the beginning, with great interviews and appearances from some very interesting writers, editors and artists.
My sincere thanks to Scott and Justin for taking some time to chat about my book, and help spread the word!


Miscellaneous stuff that doesn't really fit anywhere else.
Print *args if DIOFANT_DEBUG is True, else do nothing.
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Обрушение моста в Эчжоу — обрушение пролёта одностоечного пандусного моста (эстакады) скоростной автомагистрали длиной около 500 метров в городе Эчжоу провинции Хубэй в Китае 18 декабря 2021 года, при котором погибли четыре человека, восемь получили травмы.

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Обрушение 500-метрового участка моста скоростной автотрассы, стоящего на одностоечных железобетонных опорах, произошло 18 декабря 2021 года в 15:36 по местному времени (10:36 мск), когда на него въехал перегруженный грузовик весом 198 тонн, что в 4 раза превышало допустимую нагрузку. Под весом грузовика полотно моста, сохраняя свою целостность практически по всему 500-метровому участку, накренилось на одну сторону и перевернулось почти на 90 градусов, упало на ребро и заблокировало расположенную под ним другую скоростную трассу. При падении перегруженный грузовик разломился на две части и увлёк за собой вниз два других грузовика, а один легковой автомобиль, проезжавший в это время под мостом по нижней скоростной трассе, оказался раздавленным рухнувшим мостом.

Во время аварии на мосту работало неизвестное количество людей, осуществлявших «мелкомасштабное строительство». Погибло четыре человека, ещё восемь были госпитализированы с травмами.

Эстакада длиной 731 метр и шириной 13 метров, соединяющая скоростные трассы Шанхай — Чунцин протяженностью 1,9 тыс. км и Дацин — Гуанчжоу, была введена в эксплуатацию 28 сентября 2010 года.

Недавний подобный случай произошёл в Китае в октябре 2019 года, когда три автомобиля оказались придавлены обрушившейся эстакадой в городе Уси в восточной провинции Цзянсу, что привело к гибели трёх и ранению двух человек, где причиной обрушения также стал перегруженный грузовик.

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События 18 декабря
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Home>Music Videos>Kris the $pirit Videos> Kris The $pirit Delivers A Cool Drink Of "LEMONADE"
Montreal rapper Kris The $pirit has been making a name for himself, proving to be an impressive and multifaceted solo artist. A former member of the rap group, The Posterz, $pirit is not a newcomer to the game. Becoming passionate about music at a young age, the artist has long known that making music was an act that fulfilled him.
"Kris the $pirit is Christian Gordon, a dude from Montreal," he told Redbull. "I grew up in South West of my city (Pointe-Saint-Charles) and spent my early childhood in the Mile End. I was always freestyling with my cousins since I was 12, but I only started getting into recording studios at age 19. I just love to record and make stuff."
In the music video for "LEMONADE," a single from his latest mixtape THE PRANA, $pirit gives fans and new listeners a glimpse at his hard-hitting style and rhyming ability.
MUSIC VIDEOS Kris The $pirit Delivers A Cool Drink Of "LEMONADE"


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BY Mollee Francisco
From the January/February 2023 issue
Maple Grove sisters earn top spots at Pan Am tournament.
To say that Ava and Jessica Lee have taekwondo in their blood would be an understatement. The Maple Grove sisters are the daughters of Eui Lee, one of the most accomplished taekwondo grandmasters in the Midwest. They are the granddaughters of Byung Yul Lee, the founder of Maple Grove's World Taekwondo Academy and one of the original Masters who immigrated from Korea to the U.S. in the 1960s to teach and grow the martial art.
These days, the Lee sisters are carving out their own places in the sport. Last June, they each brought home gold medals from the Pan American Championships in Costa Rica. Competing for Haiti, where their father has been working to develop an Olympic team, Jessica won her gold medal in the morning, taking top honors in the Kyorugi Cadet -47 kg division. Ava followed later that afternoon with her own gold medal in the Kyorugi Junior -68 kg division. Ava was also named best female athlete at the event.
"It was a really cool experience to share with her," says Ava, of winning gold alongside Jessica.
"We feel really blessed," Cheri Lee, Jessica and Ava's mom, says. "It's a strong team. We knew they had a good chance to place." Ava, 16, a junior at Maple Grove High School, and Jessica, 13, who attends Osseo Middle School, along with their older sister Lauren, 18, a freshman at the University of Minnesota, each started practicing taekwondo around the age of 2. "We grew up with it," Ava says. "It was a good way for our family to get close."
Maple Grove High School 11th grader Ava Lee demonstrates her taekwondo form.
Cheri says the only expectation she and her husband had for the girls was that they earn their black belt. "It was known that they would have to get their black belt, but they never had to compete. They decided to do that on their own," she says.
Ava started competing at 5. By 12, she was vying for international titles. Her little sister has followed suit. As members of the U.S. National Team (which Eui has coached since 2006), Ava and Jessica have filled their passports with stamps from competitions around the world, including Brazil, Serbia, Uzbekistan, Mexico, France, South Korea, Canada, Bulgaria and the Dominican Republic.
Along the way, there have been wins and losses and all of the emotions that come with the pressure of competition. "It's a big deal to lose," Jessica says. "The more you win, the more fun it gets."
Osseo Middle School student Jessica Lee reaches for new heights with her taekwondo kick.
For Ava, who took home gold at the Tashkent 2019 World Taekwondo Cadet Championships, winning is a double-edged sword. "Once you win such a big tournament, you can struggle with expectations. It's something I'm working on right now," she says.
"I didn't understand how massive the tournament was," Ava says. "These were basically the best of the best." But best of the best is what Ava strives for. She has her sights set on the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris and added gold medals to her collection at the Poland Open and the Slovenia Open G-2 in September. She trains twice a day during the summer and two to five days a week during the school year, combining taekwondo practice with strength training and conditioning.
Ava says she meditates and focuses on her breathing to stay calm before matches. "Talking is also a big thing. I usually talk to my sisters or my teammates to get in a good mindset," she says. Ava also leans on her coach. "Dad and I have a good bond that I wouldn't change for the world," she says.
Jessica isn't ready to start thinking Olympics just yet. She is currently preparing for the next Pan American Championships, training three to five times a week for an hour to an hour and a half each. At 13, she leans on her teammates for motivation and tries "not to worry too much," though she admits to being competitive with Ava. "They push each other," Cheri says. "The competition helps them."
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Although my family now lives Newmarket Ontario, it's no secret we consider New York our second home. Having lived in Bayville (Long Island) for almost six years, there's something magical and infectious about New York you can't shake off.
While brainstorming ideas for their engagement session, Maggie and Steven both suggested Dumbo Brooklyn. Having both lived there, it was the perfect backdrop for this free spirited couple. Our first stop was Brooklyn Flea (Dumbo). Located directly under the Brooklyn Bridge the Flea Market provided a bustling and eclectic backdrop that set the tone for this fun and unconventional engagement session.
For the majority of this Brooklyn engagement session, I opted to shoot with my Fuji X100F which allowed us (for the most part) to go completely unnoticed.


There are so many TV show reboots scheduled this year with Latinos that it might be hard for you to keep up. There's the "Party of Five" reboot, the new version of "Charmed" — and now "Magnum P.I." This is clearly a trend since "Full House" and "One Day At A Time" were also rebooted with Latino stories. "Magnum P.I." might be a little too old for some people but here is the young face they are including that you probably know.
Jay Hernandez will be playing the lead role of Magnum P.I. in an upcoming reboot.
The Montebello-native, who most recently can be seen in "Scandal" and "Suicide Squad," has signed up to play the title role of Thomas Magnum, aka Magnum P.I.
People are totally into Hernandez being cast for the lead role.
Freddy Rodriguez and Luis Guzman were co-stars with Hernandez on "Nothing Like the Holidays" in 2008.
And him being a Latino in the lead definitely plays into people's excitement.
The show aired for eight years from 1980 to 1988 and people loved it.
The show was hugely popular mostly because Tom Selleck, who played Magnum P.I., was pretty hot.
Clearly Hernandez will do perfectly well in that category.
Audiences also couldn't get enough of Selleck's mustache.
We're not sure if the new version of Magnum P.I. will also feature a mustache, but we could definitely be into Hernandez sporting some facial hair.
The show is still just in the development stages so there is no date set for its release.
All we do know is that Hernandez will definitely deliver.
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Latinos come in all shapes, sizes and colors. We can be white with blonde hair and blues eyes and we can be black. We are gay, Muslim, Asian, indigenous, etc. Because of our genetic diversity, some Latinos exist in plain sight without anyone knowing. Here are 32 Latino celebrities that you probably didn't know are, in fact, Latino.
Source: Uma Thurman. Digital Image. El Heraldo. November 24, 2017.
You probably know Uma Thurman from her role in "Pulp Fiction" but did you know she has Mexican roots? Her mother, a fashion model named Nena von Schlebrügge, was born in Mexico City before moving to New York to be a model.
Source: Snooki. Digital Image. Hawt Celebs. September 14, 2015.
Snooki first became famous because of her role on "The Jersey Shore." While she was raised by an Italian-American family, Snooki was actually born in Santiago, Chile.
Source: David Gallagher. Digital Image. Ethnic Celebs. August 9, 2009.
Model and actor, Noel Gallagher, is Cuban on his mother's side. The "7th Heaven" star was born in New York City.
Source: Bruno Mars. Digital Image. UK Mix. January 2, 2017.
Bruno Mars' real name is Pete Gene Hernandez. He was born in Hawaii but he is half Puerto Rican on his father side. This is something the singer has become more and more vocal about.
Source: Victoria Justice. Digital Image. Famous Birthdays.
The Disney television star is a proud Puerto Rican thanks to her mother. Her mother was raised in the Bronx, a predominately Latino neighborhood so she definitely grew up with Latino values.
Source: Fergie. Digital Image. Z1035. January 26, 2016.
Fergie was everywhere in the early 2000s as part of the musical group The Black Eyed Peas. But, now you know that she has Mexican ancestry in her family line.
Source: Sara Paxton. Digital Image. Celeb Mafia.
Los Angeles-born Sara Paxton can thank her mother for her Jewish and Mexican backgrounds. Her father is a mix of European countries.
Source: Nicole Richie. Digital Image. Hello Magazine. May 2, 2014.
You likely know Nicole Richie as Lionel Richie's daughter and "The Simple Life" with bestie Paris Hilton. Nicole was actually adopted by Lionel and her biological family has Mexican ancestry.
Source: Hulk Hogan. Digital Image. Flickering Myth. July 24, 2015.
Considered by some as the greatest professional wrestler ever, Hulk Hogan, born in Georgia. But did you know that he has Panamanian roots?
Source: Kid Cudi.Digital Image. Billboard. April 22, 2016.
Kid Cudi's real name is Scott Ramon Seguro. His father is a proud Mexican-American.
Source: Andrew Keegan. Digital Image. The Huffington Post. August 18, 2014.
He has been on "Party of Five," "10 Things I Hate About You" and "Independence Day," but did you know Andrew Keegan is Colombian on his mother's side? Another fun fact is that the actor has his own cult in Venice Beach, California.
Source: Bella Thorne. Digital image. The Hollywood Gossip.
Bella Thorne's father, who passed away in a traffic accident, was Cuban. The Cuban-American actor has come out as bisexual recently adding another layer to her already complicated persona.
Source: Frankie Muniz. DIgital Image. Famous Birthdays.
Everyone knew of Frankie Muniz while growing up thanks to "Malcolm in the Middle" and "Agent Cody Banks." While Frankie is his stage name, his real name is Francisco, probably thanks to his Puerto Rican father.
Source: Raquel Welch. Digital Image.
Raquel Welch's maiden name is Tejada. The soap opera star changed her name while trying to make it in Hollywood, but her father was born in La Paz, Bolivia.
Source: Odette Yustman. Digital Image. Ethnicelebs. June 17, 2010.
Gorgeous Odette Yustman, known for her role in "House," has a very strong Latino background. Her father was born in Bogota, Colombia and her mother is Cuban.
Source: Pedro Pascal. Digital Image. Aqui lo mire. September 10, 2017.
This one is kind of obvious, but just so we are all on the same page, Pedro Pascal, the star of Netflix's "Narcos" is Chilean.
Source: Nina Garcia. Digital Image. Marie Claire. August 25, 2015.
Nina Garcia is the editor-in-chief of Elle and one of the judges of "Project Runway." She is also a proud Latina who was born in Barranquilla, Colombia.
Source: Aubrey Plaza. Digital Image. Advocate. July 7, 2016.
Known for her role in "Parks and Recreation," Aubrey Plaza is half Puerto Rican. This is also mentioned in her character's storyline in the show giving you a look at the real Plaza.
Source: Linda Christian. Digital Image. The Guardian. July 26, 2011.
The first Bond Girl was born actually born in Tampico, Mexico. Her real name is Blanca Rosa Welter. How's that for groundbreaking.
Source: Q'orianka Kilcher. Digital Image. Image Event.
Q'orianka Kilcher portrayed Pocahontas in "The New World" in 2005, which makes sense because her background is indigenous. Her father is of Quechua-Huachipaeri descent, passing down the heritage through Q'orianka's name. Not technically Latina but the tribe is the indigenous people from Peru.
Source: Helena Christensen. Digital Image. Pop Sugar.
Christensen was a Victoria's Secret model for years. While she was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, the former model is Peruvian thanks to her mama.
Source: Heather Hemmens. Digital image. FCBA History.
Heather Hemmens, known for her role in "Hellcats," was born in Maine. She is Costa Rican, proud and has no problem telling you.
Source: Jordana Brewster. Digital Image. Beauty Banter.
Known for her role in the "Fast and Furious" series, Brewster's father is an American investment banker and her mother is Brazilian model Maria João. Brewster was born in Panama City, Panama.
Source: Ryan Lochte. Digital Image. LA Times. April 27, 2017.
Lochte made the wrong kind of news during the Rio de Janeiro Olympics by claiming he was robbed at gun point. The story turned out to be false. Any way, the swimmer is a New York-born Cuban on his mother's side.
Source: Alexis Bledel. Digital Image. Gazette Review . January 5, 2017.
Bledel became a household name on the set of "Gilmore Girls" and it hasn't stopped since. Her father, by the way, was born in Argentina and her mother was born in Arizona but raised in Mexico City. She is quick to let you know that she is Latina.
Source: David Blaine. Digital Image. Biography.
A world renowned magician, Blaine holds multiple word records. No doubt it makes is father's Puerto Rican family very happy.
Source: Ted Williams. Digital Image. Doc Stull. September 19, 2016.
Former professional baseball player and later manager, Williams was born in California but had Mexican background. He was not the first Latino to play baseball. that title belongs to Luis Manuel Castro from Medellín, Colombia.
Source: Vanna White. Digital Image. Latin Trends.
Vanna White has spent decades as the beautiful woman that reveals the letters on "Wheel of Fortune." She is half Puerto Rican but uses her step father's last name because her biological father abandoned her.
Source: Vanessa Marcil. Digital Image. Bartcop.
Born Sally Vanessa Ortiza and known for her role on "General Hospital," Marcil is half Mexican on her father's side.
Source: Howie D. Digital Image. Bands In Town.
Howie D is one of two Latino members of the Backstreet Boys, the other being AJ McLean. It wasn't spoken about back in the day, but now there is no denying it. Thank you, Internet.
Source: Ryan Cabrera. Digital Image. Gazette Review. January 14, 2017.
Remember Ashlee Simpson's ex-boyfriend Ryan Cabrera? Well, he was born to a Colombian father which makes him half Latino.
Source: Harry Schum Jr. Digital Image. Billboard. March 3, 2011.
Known for playing Mike Chang on "Glee," Harry Shum Jr. was actually born in Costa Rica.


Kit Juckes, Global Head of Currency Strategy at Societe Generale feels that the UK´s energy dependence situation is a good reason for being a long term bear on GBP/USD.
However, Juckes sees more supporting factors on the horizon. Firstly, he notes concern expressed by the fed´s Professor Stein about asset bubbles. Fed hawkes are slowly building influence and a policy rethink may still be months away but will be inevitable in the long run. Secondly, he notes the trend in UK inflation which has been above the MPC´s target since 2009.
Brown Brothers Harriman analysts feel that the Euro zone Finance Ministers meet Monday in Brussels is a warm up for the G20 later in the week, so there is potential for some tape bombs for most of the week.


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In it, we see a guy holding a shield with the Greek letter lambda, which also happens to be the letter to designate functional programming. I've added the title with the Komika Title font.
Consider this cover in beta, it'll probably evolve some more. But I couldn't wait to use it!
I love it. Hope you'll love it too!


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Happy Tuesday! Yes it is me I am back again already with another card.
As I previously mentioned there are quite a few reasons for me to do this card challenge.
4. Be creative every day which will help me relax and clear my head.
5. Strengthen my wrist after surgery and make small attempts at rehabbing my injury myself.
Todays card is Wedding Cards. I created 4 of the same card. The reason for doing this is so that I could put 2 in an order that I am working through as well as adding 2 to my personal stash so that I am able to have them on hand ready for when I need them.
This card again was another card that was made all from scraps, and things that I already had cut out. I am loving creating Something from Nothing. This in itself is something else that I have been working hard to challenge myself to do frequently to use up the older things before playing with the newer things.
I wanted to create something classic as well as elegant, so I decided to keep my colours VERY traditional. I haven't made a lot of wedding cards, so thought that it would be nice to change it up and do something different for a change.
Sizzix Flourish Dies - used to cut the flourishes and positioned them behind the hearts.
2 sided tape - used to adhere various layers of the card to the card base.
foam adhesive - used to adhere the hearts and add dimensions to the card.
ranger matte medium - used to attach the elements to the hearts.
Black Card Stock - used to cut out the flourishes and the mats.
Because the paper was all scraps, and the silver pieces (rectangles) attached to the black rectangles were in my scrap box I am unable to source the exact paper.
Additionally...the ribbon pieces are also scraps, so I am not able to source them either.


This summer Yannick and Alex went to the UK to discover the thrills that are offered at Thorpe Park, the "Nation's Thrill Capital". Read on for our opinions about their world-class roller coasters!
Despite the fact that we visited in different weeks, we both found Flying Fish and Stealth closed due to maintenance, so unfortunately we couldn't ride those two. But all the other coasters were operating, so we had an awesome time trying them all!
Let's start talking about the newest coaster at the park, "The Swarm", a Wing Coaster from B&M that opened in 2012. Probably thanks to its age, its manufacturer and its new restraint design, this coaster is comfortable and butter smooth.
It has a good layout that interacts pretty well with the theming around it, including some unique near-miss elements that enhance the ride experience, such as the billboard, the turn over the lake and the station fly-by. But we felt that the ride time was a little short.
Also, "The Swarm" had the first dive drop ever made which is quite an impressive start of the ride, especially if you are on the right side.
Many people complained that it's quite forceless and that it could be more intense, but we don't see this as a problem here. It's very enjoyable and re-rideable and that also mean guests from various ages can enjoy the ride.
We found the theming of the area quite impressive. It feels very complete, with a defined storyline and some clever themed elements. Simple but effective. And of course, there's THE FIRE BALL!!
Colossus is the ride that put Thorpe Park on the map. At the time of opening, it was a record-breaking roller coaster, as it broke the record of most inversions, featuring 10 of them. That, plus a cool layout made Colossus a great coaster.
The problem is that Colossus hasn't aged very well. Now it's rough and uncomfortable, due to its very tiny trains, which makes the experience even worse. The Intamin over-the-shoulder restraints don't helps at all as your head is banging.
Because of all those things, we don't think Colossus is a re-rideable coaster if you only have 1 day to visit the park. Yes, it has 10 inversions, but it's not amazing – it has neither great G-forces nor amazing airtime.
Despite all those drawbacks about the coaster, we loved the theming and the surroundings. The area has paths and bridges here and there, and the coaster goes through trenches and then over your head, which creates an amazing atmosphere for a coaster lover, as you have trains constantly passing by you, especially while in the queue.
Also part of the experience is the very noticeable amazing soundtrack which fits perfectly with the coaster (and it will get stuck on your head for days).
We have to say that this one is the coaster that disappointed us the most. With Thorpe Park having such awesome coasters we simply think that is the least interesting of them all. It's a familiar coaster that is getting old and is trying to survive being rethemed and being interesting for the new generations. The actual theme is electronic music, and despite the theme is good, the execution is pretty bad, with low quality theming and nonsense elements.
Nemesis Inferno was the first B&M at Thorpe Park. The story of this ride is linked to the original Nemesis at Alton Towers and despite its differences, comparing them is inevitable.
First of all, Nemesis Inferno is a great coaster. It's forceful, it has a good layout and the theming is good, but as the original Nemesis is such an amazing and top coaster, the one at Thorpe tends to be underrated. Probably is a mistake from Merlin to link them, and a different name could do a favor to Nemesis Inferno.
But let's talk about this volcano-themed coaster. We loved the interaction this ride makes with the environment, especially in the queue section. The trains run very close to people's heads, which creates a cool effect. In addition, the area features plenty of vegetation, so it really looks like a jungle.
The layout, despite being pretty traditional, has some main elements that are particularly aesthetic and photogenic such as the interlocked corkscrews.
As many other coasters, the experience is different depending on the row you ride in. In the last row you got more intense forces, while in the first row the ride feels significantly faster. Like other rides at the park, there's a free first row queue you can take advantage of and wait a little longer to be the leader of the train, totally worth it!
As Colossus, the soundtrack at Nemesis Inferno is very catchy, and it's worth mentioning – and listening.
It is said by many people that Saw: The Ride is the best ride at the park. This Gerstlauer's Eurofighter is the only rollercoaster to be themed to a horror franchise and well-projects the sensation that something bad is about to happen.
In the queue, you can hear frightening sounds from inside the main building, which hypes you up for the coaster and about what's awaiting you inside. The main show building is one of the surprises of this ride. The coaster has an indoor section featuring unexpected elements and effects.
Once outside, the coaster doesn't disappoint either. As opposed to other coasters in the park, Saw is away from any pathway and gets around the forest, so you really don't know what you're going to find.
With a layout filled with ejector airtime and sudden and beyond vertical drops, Saw is not as rough as it may seem. Yes, it's intense, because there are some points where G forces are pretty insane, such as the bottom of the main drop. But after that, the ride is quite enjoyable.
We have some extra content for you! Following our "Slow Motion" video series, we brought to you the one from Thorpe Park. Enjoy!
Thanks so much for reading our Thorpe Park Coasters Review. Please keep in mind, all images found on this site, unless otherwise stated, are owned by European Coaster Kings! Sharing them is fine, but only if credit to europeancoasterkings.com is given!
I liked reading this because Thorpe Park is my home Park, when you said about colossus being a head banger, if you ride it in the front row it's normally fine. I agree what you said about saw because it is my favourite ride in the park and you don get some good forces on it. Also I agree with you swarm review, it is annoying it's not a longer ride. Lastly X is a kid Coaster that isn't meant to be intense, that's since the re theme of the ride. Unlucky about stealth because it's mega intense and you pull 4.5g's on it, don't be bothered about riding flying fish, it's another forceless Kiddie Coaster.
Hi Edward, thanks for the comment 🙂 I see we agree in many opinions and I like to read your opinion as a frequent visitor. About Colossus, I rode second and last row and, at least for me, it wasn't very different. It's a pity we couldn't ride Stealth, but now we have an excuse to visit the park again!


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Eloho makes a stunning comeback with her latest single titled – ''Praise Jam''featuring Sunkey – off the still trending musical project – ''Unrestrained'', which was released earlier this year and has continued to bless, edify and uplift our Spirit man and that of every other listener the world over.
''Praise Jam'' can be defined as a genius collaboration and excellent blend of unique musical elements [which include amongst others – the anointing, vocal dexterity, commendable musicianship, beautiful songwriting and of course, a world class production] makes for a worthy offering to the King of Kings, the captain of our Savior and Master of the universe – Jesus Christ for His love and faithfulness through the course of the year.
"Praise Jam" is World Fusion – a cocktail of a contemporary rhythm meshed with African percussive elements. A periodical intermission of Jazz with the horns section and an ever constant melodic rhythm of acoustic guitars.
As the title goes is expected to usher you into newer realms of praise and worship, at the same time creating within the listener a heart filled with gratitude to God for His grace and mercies.
Borne from a grateful heart, Eloho and Sunkey teams up to create a masterpiece that will in no time become a favorite on the playlist of every lover of good Gospel music.
''Unrestained'' is still available on every major online music stores.