text:
DEBUG_TRACE=false
#DEBUG_TRACE=true

# *** Setup

. ${PYSERVER_HOME}/../scripts/daily/ccp_export_base.sh \
  "${PYSERVER_HOME}/../scripts/daily/tmp/ccp_export_routes"

# *** Setup directories and paths

#LOGFILE=/ccp/var/log/daily/ccp_export_routes.log

# *** Export VIEWs

# Circa 2010 and earlier: We redirected the ogr2ogr output to STDERR because of
# a few warnings that were produced. But Circa 2012 [lb] fixed it so there are
# no warnings, so ogr2ogr shouldn't produce output unless there's a problem (so
# it's cronsafe now; before, we had logcheck rummage through the output file.)
#
# Bug 2734: Scripts: Fix ogr2ogr warnings and other issues
#   - Remove geofeature exports and use ccp.py to make import/export job
#     instead. (And don't forget to make the nightly and quarterly downloads.)
#   - Add "-a_srs srs_def" so ArcGIS doesn't complain about missing spatial
#     reference information.
#   - Fix warnings:
#     -- "Warning 1:
#         Multi-column primary key in '...' detected but not supported."
#         Solution: Use qgis 1.6.0 or better (itamae was using 1.2.0).
#     -- "Warning 1: Unable to detect single-column primary key for '...'.
#         Use default 'ogc_fid'"
#         Solution: [lb] cannot remember.
#     -- "Warning 6:
#         Field rev_time create as date field, though DateTime requested."
#         Solution: Use qgis 1.7.0-r16894 or better and use -fieldTypeToString.
#         See: http://trac.osgeo.org/gdal/ticket/2968
#     -- "Warning 1:
#         Value '...' of field comments has been truncated to 80 characters."
#         Solution:
#         See: Cast text columns to a wider width than just 80 characters.
#      http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/mapserver-users/2008-August/056997.html
#
# See: man bash: Parameter Expansion

# MAYBE:    Casting text columns directly affects the Shapefile file size.
#           Can we do anything about this? I.e., would we really want to
#           restrict text widths that users can enter, like, names must be
#           under 256 chars? [lb] doesn't like being restrictive. Also,
#           since comments and tags are aggregate values, we're eventually
#           going to hit a limit... that is, we can't just keep casting to
#           a longer width, since the Shapefile size grows and grows, too.
# MAYBE:    Do 'comments' and 'tags' values really need to be part of the
#           Shapefile, or can they be externally linked? Unfortunately, [lb]
#           thinks the Shapefile format is pretty basic, so we're not going
#           to be able to do variable-length text fields, are we?

# Be destructive; clobber the exising logfile.
# FIXME: 2012.10.16: Don't redirect, since we shouldn't get warnings anymore.
#echo "" > ${LOGFILE}

# Start in the tmp. directory.
#cd ${CCP_EXPORT_WORKING} ; cd ..
#cd ${CCP_EXPORT_WORKING}
pushd ${CCP_EXPORT_WORKING} &> /dev/null

# MAYBE: Bash doesn't support arrays-of-arrays, so if you need a more robust
#        set of input parameters, you'll probably want to specify each element
#        of the for-loop as a set of switches,
#         i.e., for table_def in "blocks --cast comments --cast tags" \
#                                "regions" \
#                                etc.

if true; then

  # NOTE: These tables (views) are branch-agnostic.

  for table_def in "rt_line_segs   name "  \
                   "rt_endpoints        "  \
                   "rt_collected        "; do

    defn=( $table_def )

    gis_view=${defn[0]}

    # Get the length of the array and slice it.
    # NOTE: [*] same as [@].
    arr_len=${#defn[*]}
    cast_cols=${defn[*]:1:$arr_len}

    cast_col_sql="*"
    for col_name in $cast_cols; do
      # FIXME: Compare Shapefile file sizes: by casting some text fields, we're
      #        increasing the size of the Shapefile. For Statewide, this might
      #        not be acceptable (i.e., the difference btw. a 20 MB download
      #        and a 200 MB download).
      # FIXME: The Psql VIEW should also cast (i.e., cast down to 255), so that
      #        ogr2ogr doesn't complain when the text width is still greater
      #        than to what we're casting here.
      cast_col_sql="${cast_col_sql}, CAST($col_name AS CHARACTER(255))"
    done

    table_name=${INSTANCE}.gis_${gis_view}

    # FIXME: 2012.10.11: CcpV1 redirects to the logfile (unsuccessfully)
    #        because people didn't solve the warnings. I think the warnings
    #        are solved now. So we shouldn't need to redirect to a logfile...
    #        i.e., the output should be blank, so we can just run from cron and
    #        assume a clean run produces no output.

    # NOTE: Normally, the table name is the last parameter, but since we use
    #       --sql, the table name (or layer name, as ogr2ogr calls it) is
    #       ignored, so we don't specify it (lest we get WARNINGed at).

    # Some helpful ogr2ogr hints:
    #   See: ogr2ogr --long-usage
    #  Also: -nln name: Assign an alternate name to the new layer
    #   and: Last three parameters: dst_datasource_name (target directory)
    #                               src_datasource_name (Postgres database)
    #                               output layer name (i.e., Shapefile name)
    #  -overwrite: Overwrite layers in target Shapefile (i.e., if target
    #        Shapefile already exists -- so you could just /bin/rm the existing
    #        files).

    __2014_02_04__='
    /ccp/opt/gdal-1.10.1/bin/ogr2ogr -f "ESRI Shapefile" \
      -overwrite -nln gis_rt_line_segs \
      -a_srs EPSG:26915 -fieldTypeToString DateTime \
 -sql "SELECT *, CAST(name AS CHARACTER(255)) from minnesota.gis_rt_line_segs"\
      /ccp/dev/cp/pyserver/../scripts/daily/tmp/ccp_export_routes \
      PG:"host=localhost port=5432 user=postgres dbname=ccpv3_lite"
    '

    $DEBUG_TRACE && echo "Processing table: ${gis_view}"

    $OGR2OGR                                        \
      -f "ESRI Shapefile"                           \
      -overwrite                                    \
      -nln $gis_view                                \
      -a_srs EPSG:26915                             \
      -fieldTypeToString DateTime                   \
      -sql "SELECT $cast_col_sql from $table_name"  \
      ${CCP_EXPORT_WORKING}                         \
    PG:"host=localhost port=${CCP_DB_PORT} user=postgres dbname=${CCP_DB_NAME}"
    # \
    #  | tee --append ${LOGFILE} 2>&1
    #
    # NOTE: We used to skip stdout and wrote to the logfile only,
    #         e.g., 2>> ${LOGFILE}
    #
    # Some example warnings deom ogr2ogr:
    #    Warning 1: Field name2 of width 255 truncated to 254.
    #    Warning 1: Field 'name' already exists. Renaming it as 'name2'
    #

  done

fi

popd &> /dev/null

# *** Make the Metadata

# This is done in ccp_export_base.sh.

# *** Make the Archives

$DEBUG_TRACE && echo "Zipping files..."

#cd ${CCP_EXPORT_WORKING}
pushd ${CCP_EXPORT_WORKING} &> /dev/null

# Create/update zip files. Name them using today's date.
zip -q ${PUBLISH_DATE}-ccp_rt_line_segs.zip rt_line_segs.* LICENSE.txt
zip -q ${PUBLISH_DATE}-ccp_rt_endpoints.zip rt_endpoints.* LICENSE.txt
zip -q ${PUBLISH_DATE}-ccp_rt_collected.zip rt_collected.* LICENSE.txt

popd &> /dev/null

# *** Publish the Archives

#cd ${BASE_EXPORTS}
pushd ${BASE_EXPORTS} &> /dev/null

# Make sure the access restrictions are current.
CCPBASEDIR=`dirname $PYSERVER_HOME`
CCPBASEDIR=`basename $CCPBASEDIR`
if [[ -d /ccp/bin/ccpdev/private/runic/ccp/dev/cp/htdocs/reports ]];
then
  #/bin/cp -f \
  #  /ccp/bin/ccpdev/private/runic/ccp/dev/cp/htdocs/reports/.htaccess \
  #  ${BASE_REPORTS}
  m4 \
    --define=CCPBASEDIR=$CCPBASEDIR \
    /ccp/bin/ccpdev/private/runic/ccp/dev/cp/htdocs/reports/.htaccess \
    > ${BASE_REPORTS}/.htaccess
  #
  /bin/cp -f \
    /ccp/bin/ccpdev/private/runic/ccp/dev/cp/htdocs/reports/.htpasswd \
    ${BASE_REPORTS}
fi

if ! $PUBLISH_QUARTERLY; then

  # Delete all of yesterdays' exports.
  yesterdays="${EXPORTS_DAILY}/*-ccp_rt_*.zip"
  $DEBUG_TRACE && echo "yesterdays: ${yesterdays}."
  if [[ -n "${yesterdays}" ]]; then
    $DEBUG_TRACE && echo "Cleaning up all yesterday exports: ${yesterdays}."
    # NOTE: Since we're using the '*' wildcard, we cannot use quotes '' or "".
    #/bin/ls -la ${yesterdays}
    /bin/rm -f ${yesterdays}
  fi
  yesterdays="${EXPORTS_DAILY}/*-ccp_rt_*.htm"
  $DEBUG_TRACE && echo "yesterdays: ${yesterdays}."
  if [[ -n "${yesterdays}" ]]; then
    $DEBUG_TRACE && echo "Cleaning up all yesterdays exports: ${yesterdays}."
    /bin/rm -f ${yesterdays}
  fi
  # Delete all of yesterdays' reports.
  yesterdays="${REPORTS_DAILY}/*-ccp_rt_*.zip"
  $DEBUG_TRACE && echo "yesterdays: ${yesterdays}."
  if [[ -n "${yesterdays}" ]]; then
    $DEBUG_TRACE && echo "Cleaning up all yesterday's reports: ${yesterdays}."
    # NOTE: Since we're using the '*' wildcard, we cannot use quotes '' or "".
    #/bin/ls -la ${yesterdays}
    /bin/rm -f ${yesterdays}
  fi
  yesterdays="${REPORTS_DAILY}/*-ccp_rt_*.htm"
  $DEBUG_TRACE && echo "yesterdays: ${yesterdays}."
  if [[ -n "${yesterdays}" ]]; then
    $DEBUG_TRACE && echo "Cleaning up all yesterdays' reports: ${yesterdays}."
    /bin/rm -f ${yesterdays}
  fi

  $DEBUG_TRACE && echo "Moving to daily exports."
  #
  mv ${CCP_EXPORT_WORKING}/${PUBLISH_DATE}-ccp_rt_line_segs.zip \
    ${EXPORTS_DAILY}/
  mv ${CCP_EXPORT_WORKING}/ccp_rt_line_segs.htm \
    ${PREFIX_EXPORTS_DAILY}-ccp_rt_line_segs.htm

  $DEBUG_TRACE && echo "Moving to daily reports."
  #
  mv ${CCP_EXPORT_WORKING}/${PUBLISH_DATE}-ccp_rt_endpoints.zip \
    ${REPORTS_DAILY}/
  mv ${CCP_EXPORT_WORKING}/ccp_rt_endpoints.htm \
    ${PREFIX_REPORTS_DAILY}-ccp_rt_endpoints.htm
  #
  mv ${CCP_EXPORT_WORKING}/${PUBLISH_DATE}-ccp_rt_collected.zip \
    ${REPORTS_DAILY}/
  mv ${CCP_EXPORT_WORKING}/ccp_rt_collected.htm \
    ${PREFIX_REPORTS_DAILY}-ccp_rt_collected.htm

else

  $DEBUG_TRACE && echo "Moving to quarterly exports."
  #
  mv ${CCP_EXPORT_WORKING}/${PUBLISH_DATE}-ccp_rt_line_segs.zip \
    ${EXPORTS_QUARTERLY}/
  mv ${CCP_EXPORT_WORKING}/ccp_rt_line_segs.htm \
    ${PREFIX_EXPORTS_QUARTERLY}-ccp_rt_line_segs.htm

  $DEBUG_TRACE && echo "Moving to quarterly reports."
  #
  mv ${CCP_EXPORT_WORKING}/${PUBLISH_DATE}-ccp_rt_endpoints.zip \
    ${REPORTS_QUARTERLY}/
  mv ${CCP_EXPORT_WORKING}/ccp_rt_endpoints.htm \
    ${PREFIX_REPORTS_QUARTERLY}-ccp_rt_endpoints.htm
  #
  mv ${CCP_EXPORT_WORKING}/${PUBLISH_DATE}-ccp_rt_collected.zip \
    ${REPORTS_QUARTERLY}/
  mv ${CCP_EXPORT_WORKING}/ccp_rt_collected.htm \
    ${PREFIX_REPORTS_QUARTERLY}-ccp_rt_collected.htm

  # Make a link from the daily location.
  /bin/ln -f -s ${PREFIX_EXPORTS_QUARTERLY}-ccp_rt_line_segs.zip \
    ${PREFIX_EXPORTS_DAILY}-ccp_rt_line_segs.zip
  /bin/ln -f -s ${PREFIX_EXPORTS_QUARTERLY}-ccp_rt_line_segs.htm \
    ${PREFIX_EXPORTS_DAILY}-ccp_rt_line_segs.htm
  #
  /bin/ln -f -s ${PREFIX_REPORTS_QUARTERLY}-ccp_rt_endpoints.zip \
    ${PREFIX_REPORTS_DAILY}-ccp_rt_endpoints.zip
  /bin/ln -f -s ${PREFIX_REPORTS_QUARTERLY}-ccp_rt_endpoints.htm \
    ${PREFIX_REPORTS_DAILY}-ccp_rt_endpoints.htm
  #
  /bin/ln -f -s ${PREFIX_REPORTS_QUARTERLY}-ccp_rt_collected.zip \
    ${PREFIX_REPORTS_DAILY}-ccp_rt_collected.zip
  /bin/ln -f -s ${PREFIX_REPORTS_QUARTERLY}-ccp_rt_collected.htm \
    ${PREFIX_REPORTS_DAILY}-ccp_rt_collected.htm

  # Update the LICENSE.
  /bin/cp -f \
    ${PYSERVER_HOME}/../scripts/daily/export_docs/metadata/LICENSE.txt \
    ${EXPORTS_QUARTERLY}
  /bin/cp -f \
    ${PYSERVER_HOME}/../scripts/daily/export_docs/metadata/quarterly/README \
    ${REPORTS_QUARTERLY}

fi

# Make well-known links to the new files.
/bin/ln -f -s ${PREFIX_EXPORTS_DAILY}-ccp_rt_line_segs.zip \
  ${BASE_EXPORTS}/ccp_rt_line_segs.zip
/bin/ln -f -s ${PREFIX_EXPORTS_DAILY}-ccp_rt_line_segs.htm \
  ${BASE_EXPORTS}/ccp_rt_line_segs.htm
#
/bin/ln -f -s ${PREFIX_EXPORTS_DAILY}-ccp_rt_line_segs.zip \
  ${EXPORTS_DAILY}/ccp_rt_line_segs.zip
/bin/ln -f -s ${PREFIX_EXPORTS_DAILY}-ccp_rt_line_segs.htm \
  ${EXPORTS_DAILY}/ccp_rt_line_segs.htm

/bin/ln -f -s ${PREFIX_REPORTS_DAILY}-ccp_rt_endpoints.zip \
  ${BASE_REPORTS}/ccp_rt_endpoints.zip
/bin/ln -f -s ${PREFIX_REPORTS_DAILY}-ccp_rt_endpoints.htm \
  ${BASE_REPORTS}/ccp_rt_endpoints.htm
#
/bin/ln -f -s ${PREFIX_REPORTS_DAILY}-ccp_rt_endpoints.zip \
  ${REPORTS_DAILY}/ccp_rt_endpoints.zip
/bin/ln -f -s ${PREFIX_REPORTS_DAILY}-ccp_rt_endpoints.htm \
  ${REPORTS_DAILY}/ccp_rt_endpoints.htm

#
/bin/ln -f -s ${PREFIX_REPORTS_DAILY}-ccp_rt_collected.zip \
  ${BASE_REPORTS}/ccp_rt_collected.zip
/bin/ln -f -s ${PREFIX_REPORTS_DAILY}-ccp_rt_collected.htm \
  ${BASE_REPORTS}/ccp_rt_collected.htm
#
/bin/ln -f -s ${PREFIX_REPORTS_DAILY}-ccp_rt_collected.zip \
  ${REPORTS_DAILY}/ccp_rt_collected.zip
/bin/ln -f -s ${PREFIX_REPORTS_DAILY}-ccp_rt_collected.htm \
  ${REPORTS_DAILY}/ccp_rt_collected.htm

# Update the LICENSE.
/bin/cp -f \
  ${PYSERVER_HOME}/../scripts/daily/export_docs/metadata/LICENSE.txt \
  ${EXPORTS_DAILY}
#
/bin/cp -f \
  ${PYSERVER_HOME}/../scripts/daily/export_docs/metadata/LICENSE.txt \
  ${REPORTS_DAILY}

# Update the LICENSE.
/bin/cp -f \
  ${PYSERVER_HOME}/../scripts/daily/export_docs/metadata/LICENSE.txt \
  ${BASE_EXPORTS}
/bin/cp -f \
  ${PYSERVER_HOME}/../scripts/daily/export_docs/metadata/LICENSE.txt \
  ${BASE_REPORTS}

popd &> /dev/null

# *** Cleanup

if true; then
  /bin/rm -rf ${CCP_EXPORT_WORKING}
fi

# *** Fix permissions

${PYSERVER_HOME}/../scripts/util/fixperms.pl --public ${BASE_EXPORTS}
${PYSERVER_HOME}/../scripts/util/fixperms.pl --public ${BASE_REPORTS}

# *** Print elapsed time

time_1=$(date +%s.%N)

$DEBUG_TRACE && printf "All done: Elapsed: %.2F mins.\n" \
    $(echo "($time_1 - $script_time_0) / 60.0" | bc -l)

# *** All done!

exit 0


text:
Tuesday Tea Talks
Class Officers
YAM Notes
YAA Reports
Class Projects & Fellowships
Annual Fund & Reunion Giving
Classmates & Activities
Classmate Publications
Classmate Websites & Links
News of Yale
Yale Daily News
Yale News
Yale Sports
YAA
Alfred C. Woodcock
Alfred Cannon Woodcock died on May 3, 2022. Born in Asheville, North Carolina in 1938, he attended The Asheville School and then Yale College, where he graduated in 1960. He received an MBA with a major in marketing from Northwestern University in 1963.
He then embarked on a career with advertising agencies, which took him and his family to Chicago, New York, Tokyo, Buenos Aires, Atlanta, and Cleveland (starting in 1975). He was in account management for clients Procter and Gamble, Coca-Cola, Standard Oil of Ohio, and others. In Cleveland, he was with Marschalk Advertising, then a part of the Interpublic Group of Companies.
The Woodcock family lived in Shaker Heights and at Shaker Square. They loved Cleveland. Al was a volunteer at University Hospitals for 20+ years, working in pre-operation holding, emergency, and the cardiac floor, where he visited and explained to patients the advantages of cardiac rehab, he spoke from experience. Al was also known around town as a dealer in old paper goods: photographs, maps, for example, and especially View-Masters. He was a member of Communion of Saints Parish.
Hiking was one of Al's great pleasures, as was photography. The two interests came together in many striking photographs of the outdoors that Al produced-from vast panoramas to the smallest mushrooms. Travels inspired pictures too, well crafted and thought provoking. Maggy and Al moved to Massachusetts in 2015 to be near their daughter and her family. They lived happily at North Hill Retirement Community in Needham.
Al leaves Maggy, his wife of 59 years; his daughter Heather Woodcock, his son-in-law Daniel G. Monahan, and grandchildren Silas and Louisa, all of Cambridge, Massachusetts; his sister-in-law Nancy Woodcock, her daughters Jackie, Colleen and Elizabeth, and their children, all of London, England. A family service will be held at historic Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge. Those who wish to contribute in Al's memory might consider University Hospitals in Cleveland (UHgiving@UHhospitals.org) (216-231-7556), or WBUR public radio in Boston (800-909-9287).
Copyright © 2023 Yale Class of 1960 - All Rights Reserved

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
Dubai Customs foils smuggling of 258 kg of narcotics worth AED25 mn
DUBAI, 17th August, 2019 (WAM) -- An attempt to smuggle 251.2 kg of crystal meth and 6.4 kg of heroin, with an estimated market value of AED25 million has been foiled by a joint team of the Customs Intelligence Department and Jebel Ali Customs Centre in Dubai The operation was nicknamed "Gear Box" – the illegal drugs were concealed inside used vehicle spare parts. Even though the drugs were very cleverly concealed, the inspectors uncovered the illegal shipment using a combination of tools including an in-house smart detection system and a canine unit.
The shipment owner added different types and sizes of spare parts, to avoid suspicion, and then hid the drugs inside these spare parts.
The Smart Risk Engine, developed in-house by Dubai Customs using the latest AI applications, recognises the upcoming risky shipments and creates a profile for different expected risks. The risk engine classified the spare parts shipment as risky.
"We work together to thwart any smuggling attempts to protect our society from the hazards of drugs," said Yousef Al Hashimi, Director of Jebel Ali Customs Centers Management. "We have built a very advanced system to curb these illegal attempts and this seizure reveals the level of professionalism and skills of our staff."
Shuaib Al Suwaidi, Director of Customs Intelligence Department stated, "We enhanced the security at our entry points with the most advanced systems to protect our society from any threats of these illegal items, and, at the same time, support legitimate trade as part of our vision in Dubai Customs."
WAM/Tariq alfaham


Rice traders in the Mekong Delta said that after WS 2016-2017 crop, rice prices have risen at a high rate.
According to the Vietnam Food Association (VFA), in the first five months of 2017, rice exports reached 2.282 million tons, up 9.71% over the same period in 2015; Average FOB price increased 6.06 USD / ton.
The "Big man" wants a monopoly to sell rice: losing trillions still keep?
The Vietnam Food Association (VFA) does not allow exporters to sell rice to some concentrated markets until the two food corporations (Vinafood 1 and Vinafood 2) ended the transaction and signed the contract.


text:
package com.shinoow.abyssalcraft.common.world;

import net.minecraft.util.Vec3;
import net.minecraft.world.WorldProvider;
import net.minecraft.world.chunk.IChunkProvider;

import com.shinoow.abyssalcraft.AbyssalCraft;

import cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.Side;
import cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.SideOnly;

public class WorldProviderDreadlands extends WorldProvider {

	/**
	 * creates a new world chunk manager for WorldProvider
	 */
	@Override
	public void registerWorldChunkManager() {
		worldChunkMgr = new WorldChunkManagerDreadlands(worldObj.getSeed(), terrainType);
		hasNoSky = true;
		dimensionId = AbyssalCraft.configDimId2;
	}

	@Override
	@SideOnly(Side.CLIENT)
	/**
	 * Return Vec3D with biome specific fog color
	 */
	public Vec3 getFogColor(float par1, float par2) {
		return worldObj.getWorldVec3Pool().getVecFromPool(0.20000000298023224D, 0.029999999329447746D, 0.029999999329447746D);
	}

	/**
	 * Creates the light to brightness table
	 */
	@Override
	protected void generateLightBrightnessTable() {
		float f = 0.35F;

		for (int i = 0; i <= 15; ++i) {
			float f1 = 1.0F - i / 15.0F;
			lightBrightnessTable[i] = (1.0F - f1) / (f1 * 3.0F + 1.0F) * (1.0F - f) + f;
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Returns a new chunk provider which generates chunks for this world
	 */
	@Override
	public IChunkProvider createChunkGenerator() {
		return new ChunkProviderDreadlands(worldObj, worldObj.getSeed(), true);
	}

	/**
	 * Returns 'true' if in the "main surface world", but 'false' if in the Nether or End dimensions.
	 */
	@Override
	public boolean isSurfaceWorld() {
		return false;
	}

	/**
	 * Will check if the x, z position specified is alright to be set as the map spawn point
	 */
	@Override
	public boolean canCoordinateBeSpawn(int par1, int par2) {
		return false;
	}

	/**
	 * Calculates the angle of sun and moon in the sky relative to a specified time (usually worldTime)
	 */
	@Override
	public float calculateCelestialAngle(long par1, float par3) {
		return 0.5F;
	}

	/**
	 * True if the player can respawn in this dimension (true = overworld, false = nether).
	 */
	@Override
	public boolean canRespawnHere() {
		return false;
	}

	@Override
	@SideOnly(Side.CLIENT)
	/**
	 * Returns true if the given X,Z coordinate should show environmental fog.
	 */
	public boolean doesXZShowFog(int par1, int par2) {
		return true;
	}

	@Override
	public String getSaveFolder() {
		return "The_Dreadlands";
	}

	@Override
	public int getAverageGroundLevel() {
		return 50;
	}

	/**
	 * Returns the dimension's name, e.g. "The End", "Nether", or "Overworld".
	 */
	@Override
	public String getDimensionName() {
		return "The Dreadlands";
	}
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


text:
Q: How can I periodically delete all the entries from a GAE datastore? I use the Google App Engine datastore for temporary data storage. I need some way of automatically deleting every entry in a datastore model, every x hours.
How do I do this within Google App Engine? My app uses the Python runtime.

A: Use Scheduled Tasks: https://developers.google.com/appengine/docs/python/config/cron

The App Engine Cron Service allows you to configure regularly
  scheduled tasks that operate at defined times or regular intervals.
  These tasks are commonly known as cron jobs. These cron jobs are
  automatically triggered by the App Engine Cron Service. For instance,
  you might use this to send out a report email on a daily basis, to
  update some cached data every 10 minutes, or to update some summary
  information once an hour.
A cron job will invoke a URL, using an HTTP GET request, at a given
  time of day. An HTTP request invoked by cron can run for up to 10
  minutes, but is subject to the same limits as other HTTP requests.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


text:
Posts Tagged 'Steel City.'
Steelers say they'll cut Hines Ward before 2012 NFL calendar year
Written by Dee Dee West	on 02 March 2012
Hines Ward (courtesy of Pittsburgh Steelers)
The National Football League can be cruel at times, even for a star player who helped win division championships and Super Bowls.
Hines Ward, the All-Pro wide receiver of the Pittsburgh Steelers was told that the team will release him before the NFL's calendar year which happens to come in the month of March.
The former University of Georgia quarterback who has spent all of his 14 years in the Steel City, had said several weeks ago that he would take a pay cut to stay with the Steelers, was not given that option by management.
Ward was scheduled to make $4 million in base salary in 2012, was just too much money to pay a #4 receiver in the Steelers minds eventhough he is still a playmaker.
Ward holds the Pittsburgh Steelers franchise records for receptions (1,000), receiving yards (12,083) and receiving touchdowns (85).
Ward said in a statement that he'll play in the NFL in 2012.
Info compiled from Pittsburgh Steelers, Radio & TV news
Tags: Hines Ward., National Football League., NFL, Pittsburgh Steelers., Steel City., Super Bowl., University of Georgia.
Heyward signs with boyhood team, the Steelers
Written by Nancy Mason	on 30 July 2011
Cameron Heyward (file photo)
Growing up in Pittsburgh, Cameron Heyward always dreamed of playing for the hometown team.
He doesn't have to dream anymore.
The Steelers and their number-1 draft pick Heyward have agreed to a contract.
The former defensive tackle at Ohio State is the son of former Pittsburgh Panthers and NFL running back Craig "Ironhead" Heyward. The 6'5, 288-pound giant is a part of the Steelers youth movement on defense, especially the down-lineman.
The 22-year-old who was born in the Steel City, signed in time to join the rest of the team for practice on Friday.
compiled from Pittsburgh Steelers news
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Pittsburgh dumps Haywood immediately after domestic violence arrest
Written by Baron von Froehlich	on 02 January 2011
When Michael Haywood was hired by Pittsburgh athletic director Steve Pederson on December 16, the move was met with on enthusiam by alumni, boosters, fans, former players, students and current players. The question in everybody's mind was how can a school with Top 25 and BCS Bowl game apirations hire a coach with two years heading coaching experience from a mid-major school like Miami of Ohio.
Furthermore, at Haywood's first press conference with the media, he never mentioned winning, but kept on insisting that the Pitt players would be disciplined, attend classes regularly and dress professionally. It was not what people in the Steel City wanted to hear.
They still wonder why head coach Dave Wannstedt, a Pitt graduate was let go in the first place. He was let go after six seasons and is still angered about his ouster and has not said whether he'll coach the Panthers (7-5) in the upcoming Compass Bowl next Saturday against Kentucky (6-6).
Pittsburgh is now without a head football coach once again as they have fired Mike Haywood. The university says they would not allow him to continue in the job that he had held for only 2 1/2 weeks because of his arrest on a domestic violence charge.
Mike Haywood (photo by Glenna Kuhn)
Haywood was released Saturday from St. Joseph County Jail in Indiana on $1,000 cash bond, after the charge was upgraded from a misdemeanor to felony domestic battery in the presence of a minor child.
Haywood was released on Saturday afternoon, and just a few hours later, Pittsburgh Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg moved quickly and issued a press release statement saying that the coach had been dismissed, "effective immediately," and the school was reopening its search.
Haywood's firing came without him moving into the head football coach's office, landing any recruits, hiring any assistants, held a practice, coached a game or had a chance to persuade any of the incoming freshman, which totals 18 to stay with their decision to attend Pittsburgh. Rumors have it that all of those recruits don't like the fact that Wannstedt was fired, Haywood wasn't on the job long enough. What they see is a program with a lot of indecision and a quick trigger on coaches.
No one knows if Haywood had signed a contract or not with the Pitt Panthers. Yes, they did name him head coach, but these types of contracts takes weeks and months to get worked out as they have to go through the the president, chancellor or provost's office for approval and then the final ok is given by the board of trustees. Coaches contracts also have moral clauses that allow colleges and universities to fire a coach if they get into legal trouble which causes embarassment and ugly press from his personal behavior.
Haywood was arrested about 3 p.m. Friday after a custody issue developed with a woman with whom the coach has a child with, police have said. The unidentified woman told police that Haywood grabbed her by the arm and neck and pushed her as she was leaving the home that Haywood owns in South Bend, Indiana, where he was an assistant coach at Notre Dame before taking the Miami job. St. Joseph County Police say that the woman had marks on her neck, arms and back.
Haywood led the Miami (Ohio) RedHawks to a 9-4 record and the Mid-American Conference title in just his second season.
The big question for Haywood now, is who will give him a chance to even be an assistant coach after this incident which will take several months to come to the courts and settle. It'll probably be too late to get a job for 2011.
compiled from staff, TV, radio, Pittsburgh Panthers news
Tags: BCS Bowl., Compass Bowl., Dave Wannstedt., Kentucky., Miami of Ohio., Michael Haywood., Mid-American Conference., Notre Dame., Panthers., Pitt., Pittsburgh Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg., Pittsburgh., RedHawks., South Bend Indiana., St. Joseph County Jail in Indiana., Steel City., Steve Pederson.
Penguins defeat Red Wings in new Consol Energy Center
Written by StephanieLee	on 23 September 2010
There was a sellout crowd of 18,087 with both Detroit and Pittsburgh playing most of their top players in the $321 million new arena in Pittsburgh.
Sidney Crosby, the Penguins star, scored a goal, registered an assist and gave the fans a scare in the first hockey game in the Consol Energy Center.
Consol Energy Center (NHL)
Crosby sat out the last period due to a sore hip flexor muscle in Pittsburgh 5-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings, Wednesday night in preseason play.
The injury is not expected to be serious.
Mike Comrie of Pittsburgh scored the first goal in the new arena, 1:21 of the first period.
The Pittsburgh Penguins played their first home game in the Steel City in their 44-years as a franchise at a building other than the Civic Arena.
compiled from staff, NHL & Pittsburgh Penguins news
Tags: Civic Arena., Consol Energy Center., Detroit., Mike Comrie., Penguins., Pittsburgh., Red Wings., Sidney Crosby., Steel City.


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IPADE Evaluates Its Impact
Impact study surveys stakeholders to see how well the school is meeting its mission.
RAFAEL GÓMEZ-NAVA, MARC J. EPSTEIN, AND ANTONIO CASANUEVA • August 27, 2018
WHEN IPADE BUSINESS SCHOOL celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2017, one way we marked the milestone was to assess the impact our graduates had had on business communities in Mexico—as individuals, managers, family members, and members of their communities. We launched an impact study, conducted by an independent research team and supported by our faculty, to see what progress we had made toward fulfilling our mission "to develop leaders with global vision, social responsibility, and Christian values, who are able to transform organizations and society."
The study, led by Marc Epstein—an independent researcher and co-author of this article—was inspired by a message in Epstein's 2014 book, Measuring and Improving Social Impacts. The book, which he co-authored with Kristi Yuthas, emphasizes that, to evaluate their impact, organizations first must reflect on the goals they want to achieve. Only then can they analyze how they are impacting society and how they can increase positive social impact and reduce negative impact.
To do this, organizations build logic models—a concept first developed by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation in 1998—that determine which of their activities have contributed to what kind of impact. Logic models have five elements: an organization's inputs, or resources; its activities to achieve impact; its outputs, or results of those activities; its outcomes for target populations; and, finally, its impacts, or the causal relationships that have led to desired goals.
At IPADE, we began our impact study by building our own logic model. Our inputs, for example, are our mission, culture, values, resources, facilities, faculty, chaplain, and participants. Our activities include our teamwork-driven curriculum, case studies, tutors, international experiences, and relationships among our participants, faculty, and staff. Our outputs are our curriculum's emphasis on leadership, management, and technical skills, as well as the development of Christian values, global mindsets, and a sense of social responsibility. Our outcomes refer to our goal of producing managers who improve organizations and business communities. Our impact refers to our goal of building a better society.
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After creating the logic model, the team examined the cause-and-effect relationships among these five elements, so the school could better understand—and manage—the ways these relationships might yield tangible benefits for stakeholders (see graphic on facing page).
During the summer and fall of 2016, the research team collected data from three main sources. First, they studied archival data from IPADE internal reports and external media coverage in publications such as the Financial Times and Forbes.
Second, the team talked to 140 alumni from IPADE's main campuses in Mexico City, Monterrey, and Guadalajara, who represented classes in every decade from the 1970s through the 2010s. Finally, they conducted confidential interviews with 34 business leaders—including senior executives, human resource managers, and recruiters from small companies to large corporations—about behaviors they had observed in IPADE graduates. All interviews were confidential.
The interviews revealed, for instance, that our most important inputs were our faculty, mission, culture, and values. The activities that produced the strongest results were the case study method and teamwork exercises. These led to the development of skills, a sense of social responsibility, and Christian values.
IPADE graduates told the interviewers they felt that their programs had helped them become not just better managers, but better human beings; they had learned to respect other people's opinions and become better listeners.
Most executives were complimentary. One noted that IPADE graduates "were humane and good leaders who … understand human processes." Another said that they "are always aware of the needs of the people to make sure that they can perform better at their jobs." However, some were more critical. One respondent called our graduates arrogant; others felt IPADE students were not as technically skilled as graduates from other programs.
But even negative comments sometimes highlighted what we consider our program's strengths. As one interviewee put it, "What distinguishes an IPADE graduate is the human quality. … They don't come back with new skills, but they show enhanced assertiveness, vision, clarity, and ability to relate to others."
Once the study was completed, we reported the results first to our faculty, and then to our board members. We shared the results with all of our alumni at our 50th anniversary celebration. We now are using the results to improve our programs, particularly by addressing areas of concern.
For instance, our tutor and mentor programs received surprisingly low marks, so we are strengthening these activities—we have appointed a senior faculty member and an IPADE board member to evaluate the mentor program. In addition, academic directors of different programs are working from other negative or mixed comments to make changes in the curricula.
Our dean also is using the study to lead a project to develop the future of IPADE. The project will focus on seven strategic areas, which we call IPADE's 7 I's: identity, impact, institutionalization, investigation (research), innovation, internationalization, and inclusion.
Finally, we are developing a new research project, which is still in its early stages. To gain a personal perspective, we will ask friends, spouses, parents, church members, and community associates of IPADE graduates how those graduates make a social impact in their personal lives. For a professional perspective, we will ask peers, subordinates, bosses, competitors, customers, suppliers, and other business leaders to compare the social impact of IPADE graduates to non-IPADE graduates. We also will ask senior corporate leaders, HR leaders, and recruiters to evaluate our graduates' technical skills and personal qualities.
In addition, we will survey participants before they begin their programs and several times after they graduate—possibly three years, ten years, and 20 years later. We also plan web-based surveys that we hope will allow us to collect significantly more responses.
We believe that our first impact study shows causal paths that link our culture with our teaching methods and values to produce better managers, better human beings, and better communities. We feel that it is critical for all business schools to articulate their purpose, measure their scope, and understand all their impacts—whether positive or negative, intentional or unintentional—as they set out to train future leaders. Only then can they determine if they are achieving the desired social impacts, if they are making a difference, and if they can make even greater contributions to society.
Rafael Gómez-Nava is dean and professor of operations management at IPADE Business School in Mexico City, Mexico. Marc J. Epstein is an author and advisor based in Houston, Texas; he has previously been a professor at Rice University, Stanford University, and other schools. Antonio Casanueva is a professor of managerial control and information and the associate dean of IPADE Business School at the campus in Guadalajara.
Read the impact study.
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Frightening footage of a near-miss between a motorbike and a truck has highlighted the dangers on Plymouth's roads.
The rise in drivers using dash cams has lead to an increase in the number of people who are able to document the driving mishaps, near misses and scary accidents that happen on an almost daily basis around the city.
Moments captured on camera include the time that a driver mounted a grass verge to avoid queueing traffic, the police car accused of cutting up another vehicle at a roundabout and the cyclist who almost 'wheelied' into an oncoming car.
Just this week a truck almost collided with a motorbike at the busy Charles Cross roundabout.
Watch these videos and decide for yourself who is it blame for a string of dangerous motoring moments.
The footage was captured from inside a car heading along the outside lane towards Ivybridge, just before the turning off the A38 towards Lee Mill.
The footage shows the blue Viridor lorry's tyres smoking after its driver braked hard hoping to avoid a collision with the blue Vauxhall Corsa in front.
Unfortunately there wasn't enough distance between the two vehicles and the lorry crashes into the back of the seemingly near stationary Corsa.
Police were called to the scene, along with an ambulance, but no injuries were reported.
The inside lane was closed causing major traffic issues.
A group of youths on bikes were captured on a dash-cam heading along Notte Street and onto Vauxhall Street.
They spanned the entire width of the left hand side of the road, weaving between each other and pulling wheelies, meaning traffic couldn't pass by.
As they hit the roundabout at The Dairy and The Jaipur Palace, one cyclist pulls a wheelie and begins to career onto the opposite side of the road.
A car turns the corner and narrowly avoids colliding with the teen.
Despite it being pitch black, some of the bikes didn't have lights and the lads weren't wearing helmets.
They finally pulled over after reaching Bretonside to let motorists pass.
A driver was branded a "moron" after mounting a grass verge in a bid to get ahead of queuing traffic following a crash that claimed the life of a woman from Plymouth.
The dash cam footage shows a silver car travelling along the verge following the collision in September.
Gobsmacked Simon Cole, from Saltash, was in the queue when he clocked the BMW driver going off-road in an attempt to beat the traffic, ignoring all warnings from police for people to approach the scene with caution.
The 43-year-old, who was heading towards Plympton, said: "I couldn't believe when I saw it.
"Some moron in a silver BMW came up on the left side of me. He had mounted the verge and driven past about 10-12 cars just to avoid the traffic.
"I saw the car in my wing mirror swerve up onto the verge and past a few cars and went up to the Parkway roundabout at speed.
"He could have caused another accident. I just don't get it."
An angry, brave, driver honked his horn at a Plymouth police car when he believed he was 'cut up' on a city roundabout, with the confrontation caught on camera.
But the footage has split opinion with no-one sure as to who is in the right.
The police car can be seen in the right-hand lane as they approach the roundabout, with the camera car in the left.
After they pass the left hand turn, the police car then comes in front of the camera car to take the exit.
The dash cam driver then hits his horn and brakes while the police car carries on its way.
The hair-raising moment was caught on dash cam and shows the cyclist swerve in front of the driver who is forced to slam on his brakes.
But to make matters worse, after the driver beeps his horn in anger the cyclist proceeds to BRAKE in front of the car.
The man on the bike also has no helmet on - and no lights.
The driver of the BMW, who wants to remain anonymous, said: "Basically I was driving down the one way street towards the crossroads between Ham Drive and Honicknowle Lane.
"He waits at the end and as soon as lights change he cuts across in front of me. I give him a single toot of my horn, he looks over his shoulder and says something, then brake checks me as soon as I'm behind him on Honicknowle Lane, forcing me once again to brake hard myself. He's in the wrong."
This is the moment a cyclist almost came a cropper on one of the busiest roads in Plymouth.
A motorcyclist's dashcam device captured the dramatic near miss involving the rider and another vehicle whilst riding out of the city along Exeter Street, beyond the Jurys Inn.
The footage shows the rider cruising along in the bus lane with a Plymouth Community Homes van sat alongside in the outside lane.
The van indicates that it's about to turn left, and that's where it starts to get a bit hairy.
The motorcyclist behind flashes the van to say he's happy for him to cross - only it doesn't look like the driver's clocked the man on the bike next to him.
The cyclist, seemingly unaware of what's going on, continues to pedal along at normal speed.
Then the van almost careers into him as he crosses his path.
The footage shows the cyclist braking just in time and having a conversation with the van driver about what just happened.
And then to the frightening footage from this week.
John Smith was turning off Exeter Street and onto the roundabout when he witnessed a hair-raising near miss right in front of his car.
And if it wasn't for the quick reaction of the person on the motorcycle, things could have ended very badly.
But who was in the wrong?


Why is this drug prescribed: Monopril is a high blood pressure medication known as an ACE inhibitor. It is effective when used alone or in combination with other medications for the treatment of high blood pressure. Monopril is also prescribed for heart failure. Monopril works by preventing the conversion of a chemical in your blood called angiotensin I into a more potent substance that increases salt and water retention in your body. Monopril also enhances blood flow in your circulatory system.
Most important fact about this drug: You must take Monopril regularly for it to be effective. Since blood pressure declines gradually, it may be several weeks before you get the full benefit of Monopril; and you must continue taking it even if you are feeling well. Monopril does not cure high blood pressure; it merely keeps it under control.
How should you take this medication: Monopril is best taken 1 hour before meals; but it can be taken with food if it upsets your stomach. Take this medication exactly as prescribed by your doctor. --If you miss a dose... Suddenly stopping Monopril could cause your blood pressure to increase. If you forget to take a dose, take it as soon as you remember. If it is almost time for your next dose, skip the one you missed and go back to your regular schedule. Never take 2 doses at the same time. --Storage instructions... Store Monopril at room temperature in a tightly closed container to protect the medication from moisture.
Why should this drug not be prescribed: If you are sensitive to or have ever had an allergic reaction to Monopril or other ACE inhibitors such as Accupril or Zestril, you should not take this medication. Make sure that your doctor is aware of any drug reactions that you have experienced.
Special warnings about this medication: If you develop a sore throat or fever, you should contact your doctor immediately. It could indicate a more serious illness. If you develop swelling of your face, lips, tongue or throat, or arms and legs, or have difficulty swallowing, you should stop taking Monopril and contact your doctor immediately. You may need emergency treatment. Make sure your doctor knows about any kidney or liver problems you may have. If you notice your skin or the whites of your eyes turning yellow, stop taking Monopril and contact your doctor immediately. Your kidney function should be monitored while you are taking Monopril for either high blood pressure or heart failure. If you have heart failure and your kidneys are not functioning properly, you may develop low blood pressure. Also, certain blood tests may be needed if you have a disease of the connective tissue. If you are taking high doses of a diuretic along with Monopril, you may develop excessively low blood pressure. You may experience light-headedness while taking Monopril, especially during the first few days of therapy. If this occurs, notify your doctor. If you actually faint, discontinue the use of this medication and notify your doctor immediately. Do not use potassium-containing salt substitutes or potassium supplements without consulting your doctor. If you have heart failure, this drug should be started under close medical supervision. Your doctor should continue to monitor your progress for the first 2 weeks of treatment and whenever your dosage is increased. Excessive sweating, dehydration, severe diarrhea, or vomiting could lead to excessive loss of water and cause your blood pressure to drop dangerously. Take precautions to avoid excessive water loss while exercising. This drug should be used with caution if you are on dialysis. There have been reports of extreme allergic reactions during dialysis in people taking ACE inhibitors such as Monopril. There have also been reports of severe allergic reactions in people given bee or wasp venom to protect against stings.
Special information if you are pregnant or breastfeeding: ACE inhibitors such as Monopril have been shown to cause injury and even death in the developing baby when used in pregnancy during the second or third trimesters. If you are pregnant your doctor should discontinue the use of this medication as soon as possible. If you plan to become pregnant and are taking Monopril, contact your doctor immediately to discuss the potential hazard to your unborn child. Monopril appears in breast milk and could affect a nursing infant. If this medication is essential to your health, your doctor may advise you to discontinue breastfeeding until your treatment with this medication is finished.
Recommended dosage: ADULTS: High Blood Pressure The usual initial dose is 10 milligrams, taken once a day, either alone or when added to a diuretic. Dosage, after blood pressure is adjusted, should be 20 to 40 milligrams a day in a single dose. For some patients, the doctor may divide the daily total into several smaller doses. Diuretic use should, if possible, be stopped before using Monopril. If not, your physician may give an initial dose of 10 milligrams under his supervision before any further medication is prescribed. Heart Failure The usual starting dose is 10 milligrams once a day, with diuretics and possibly digitalis. Your doctor will gradually increase the dose to one that works for you--usually between 20 milligrams daily and the maximum dose of 40 milligrams per day. If your kidneys are impaired you will probably start with a dose of 5 milligrams. CHILDREN: The safety and effectiveness of Monopril have not been established in children.
Overdosage: Any medication taken in excess can have serious consequences. If you suspect an overdose, seek medical attention immediately. The primary effect of a Monopril overdose is likely to be a sudden drop in blood pressure.


Employee engagement has become more important than ever. Why is that? What do we mean by employee engagement? And how do we get it?
Maybe it was easier in the manufacturing era of the past. Organizations used two simple devices: centralized and hierarchical control, and detailed rules and procedures. Now, in the service era, we talk about the need to "work smart," "use judgement," "take responsibility," and "apply your intelligence" toward organizational goals. This requires self-management which is the defining characteristic of employee engagement.
What are the intrinsic rewards that reinforce self-management?
How can you and your team increase those rewards so that engagement and self-management flourish?
Kenneth Thomas, a Professor Emeritus of Business and Public Policy at the Naval Postgraduate School, teaches us that self-management begins when you commit to a meaningful purpose. You then choose suitable activities to achieve that purpose, perform those activities, monitor your competence and finally monitor your progress.
Enjoy my summary of the three big ideas I garnered from Thomas' excellent work.


Dom Mazzetti aka The Brofessor is the type of guy that will give you the shirt off his back, even if you don't want his shirt, just so he can be shirtless. Luckily, you can buy those those shirts here.
Quality is our biggest focus at Dom Merch. All of our apparel is made with our customers in mind. We do not cut corners on any of the products we make. Our focus is not to make our shirts in large quantities but rather to focus on the quality of every shirt. All shirts are printed using screen printing that will last through endless washes. If you have any issues with your products, please contact us and we will definitely take care of all our customers. Our goal is for our customers to feel great when they wear any Bro Science Life products.
Customer satisfaction is our biggest priority. Dom Merch accepts returns and exchanges on all their orders as long as the item is in its original and sell-able condition. We accept exchanges up to 60 days after purchasing the item. All seasonal items will have a 30% restocking fee if returned.
In order to exchange or return your item, please mail it back to us and include exchange instructions/order number with the return. We do not offer exchanges on out of stock items, if the item is out of stock, then we will refund the item returned.
90% of all orders are shipped out within 1-2 business days! Priority Orders are always shipped before the standard orders. We do not ship orders over the weekend. Any orders placed on the weekends or the holidays will be shipped on the following business day.


NZTA and Clemenger BBDO have done it again. The sustained success of the Legend campaign, or "ghost chips," drove the jury to award this Gold Effie winner the Grand Effie. The judges were unanimous on this decision, commenting that the entry was a joy to read, had a strong set-up, was strategically sound, creatively disruptive, delivered great success for NZTA and was backed by very strong results. It was richly rewarded in front of 500 communications industry professionals and their clients at last night's New Zealand Effie Awards, organized by CAANZ & held in association with TVNZ, to celebrate New Zealand's most effective marketing communications campaigns.
J Walter Thompson had a good night with a special mention for "Legit Brands. Legit Prices" for The Appliance Shed and an award for Sacred Hill, as did Y&R who won both the Gold and Silver Effie's for their campaign for Land Rover. Also sharing in the 7 Gold Effie's that were awarded by the jury were World Vision, FCB, Saatchi & Saatchi and Colenso.
The Most Effective Agency of the Year for New Zealand went to Colenso BBDO with their impressive haul. This included a Gold Effie for their "Must be Milk" campaign for their client Fonterra, the strategy for which was much admired by the clients amongst the judging panels.
The evening also included a moving tribute to industry legend David Walden who passed away earlier in the week. Everyone had a drink for Devo, which is as he would have wanted it.


A unique opportunity for the avid hunter to enjoy premiere upland game bird hunting in Iowa. This is an excellent area for Iowa pheasant hunting; a major pheasant haven. Access to prime hunting ground with an extended season from September through March each year.


Nestled in the foothills of Mt. Dikti, Villa Mala offers authentic quality Cretan cuisine in a romantic environment on a large verandah with a delightful panoramic view in the midst of the Selakano forest area, resplendent with pine trees. All the raw ingredients are local from Malles village. They do an excellent version of the popular dish of south Crete-Tsigaristo, which is cubes of lamb or pork sautéed with wine and different spices.


Are you an ambitious individual who can implement new ideas? Our client in Earlsfield is looking for an Internal Recruitment Advisor to join their HR team. Their company is fast-growing and prides themselves on having a reputation for high quality customer service, therefore they need someone who will ensure that their teams are continuing to grow whilst also making sure all candidates have an excellent experience in their process.
You should be passionate, show perseverance and be able to prioritise and work under pressure. As part of the Recruitment team, you will play a key role in creatively identifying top talent, improving and contributing the employer brand, and scaling recruiting practice the client grows as an organisation.


As 1940s and '50s major league pitcher Preacher Roe once famously said (and as the film The Big Lebowski more famously adapted), "Sometimes you eat the bear, and sometimes the bear eats you." Highly touted 22-year-old Puerto Rican welterweight prospect Thomas Dulorme stared down the bear on Saturday night in the form of Argentine bruiser Carlos Abregu. And, as happens sometimes when talented but inexperienced fighters are willing to step up and take risks, the bear ended up with a full belly.
Abregu (34-1, 28 KOs) scored a violent knockdown in the third round, then finished off Dulorme (16-1, 12 KOs) in the seventh with another knockdown that prompted the younger fighter's corner to halt the bout. The end came at the 2:35 mark of round seven at Turning Stone Casino in Verona, New York.
The Dulorme bandwagon will empty quickly because of a single unexpected defeat; that's the way things tend to go in sports these days. But it's not necessarily a fair or even correct response. This fight didn't expose Dulorme as a fraud. It merely exposed him as a fighter with a lot of room to improve, particularly defensively. And it happened because Abregu was a high hurdle for any developing fighter to clear, a heavy-handed, in-his-prime warrior who had only lost once in 34 previous pro bouts, against the excellent Timothy Bradley.
Following the "rock'em sock 'em robots" performance for the ages by Brandon Rios and Mike Alvarado, and the technical precision and punching power of Nonito Donaire, HBO's Boxing After Dark returns on Saturday with a triple header featuring some of the sport's more promising prospects, as well as some contenders who have been knocking on the door and looking for a breakthrough.
Puerto Rican Dulorme is widely regarded as one of the brightest prospects in boxing. He brings blinding fast hand speed with one-punch knockout power and a body attack that some have compared to that of countryman Miguel Cotto. But he faces a big step up in class and experience when he takes on hard-hitting Argentine Abregu, whose only loss was a decision to then-junior welterweight titlist Timothy Bradley, and who has won four in a row since then. This will go a long way toward showing us whether Dulorme is the real deal.
The last time we saw Herrera, he was in a fantastic action fight with Mike Alvarado that was a Fight of the Year candidate until Alvarado's battle with Brandon Rios usurped all other contenders. Herrera came out on the losing end of that contest, but the bout went to the scorecards and the decision was close. He feels that level of experience and quality of opposition will prove the difference against the heralded but relatively untested Mayfield.
Vazquez turned professional against a young fellow Mexican by the name of Saul Alvarez, and dropped a four-round split decision. Since then, his only defeats in 33 fights have been in a rematch to Alvarez, now a junior middleweight titlist, in which Vazquez went 10 pounds above his normal weight, and to Tim Bradley. He has held a lightweight title since August 2010 and was the first man to hang a loss on the record of Air Khan's nemesis Breidis Prescott. Quintero has knockout power, but he can also be knocked out – all three of his losses have been by stoppage, two of them within the first two rounds. As a result, one way or the other, this could be an explosive start to the evening.
At age 22, Thomas Dulorme is one of boxing's rising young stars. His height, reach, hand speed, technique and power make him his sport's equivalent of a five-tool player. While he has proven his quality against the usual assortment of journeymen and overmatched foes, Dulorme will take the next step toward his ultimate fate Saturday when he meets his best opponent to date -- Argentine bomber Luis Carlos Abregu (33-1, 27 KO).
Will Dulorme clear this hurdle or will Abregu force him to stumble?
See more Compubox analysis of Thomas Dulorme vs. Luis Carlos Abregu on HBO.com.
The typical model for athletic excellence calls for an early commitment to his sport of choice. For boxers that means engaging in amateur fights before turning 10, fighting dozens (if not hundreds) of bouts, then turning pro in their late teens or early 20s.
See more Compubox analysis of Mauricio Herrera vs. Karim Mayfield on HBO.com.
On a night where contrasting styles are pitted against each other, the IBF lightweight title match between the defender Vazquez and the challenger Quintero is the most stark. Vazquez prefers to operate at long range while Quintero is at his best when he brawls. Vazquez is a right-handed stylist while Quintero is a southpaw stalker. At 5-10 with a 72-inch wingspan, Vazquez's body is built for speed while the squat 5-7 Quintero has a 65-inch reach made for the trenches.
See more Compubox analysis of Miguel Vazquez vs. Marvin Quintero on HBO.com.
Can Dulorme's Blinding Speed and Blistering Power Stop Abregu?
Compared frequently to a young Miguel Cotto, Thomas Dulorme is being hailed as the next great Puerto Rican boxer. Whether this is hype or he's the real deal, Dulorme's next fight against power-packing Argentinean Luis Abregu should provide some answers, along with some dynamite action as the main event in a highly competitive tripleheader on Oct. 27.
So far, Dulorme has done some fine preliminary work in that regard, winning all 16 of his fights and knocking out 12 opponents, while tantalizing fans with his supersonic hand speed and abundant power.
The comparisons of Dulorme to Cotto and Trinidad have some foundation. Like Cotto, Dulorme fires crisp, precision shots while working behind a thudding jab. He also digs extremely well to the body. The parallel with the great Felix Trinidad stems from the level of excitement Dulorme brings to the ring with his one-punch knockout power, excellent boxing skills, and charisma both in the ring and out of it.


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McClatchy Completes The Sale And Leaseback Of Real Property In Kansas City, Missouri
Holds 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
SACRAMENTO, Calif., May 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The McClatchy Company (NYSE American: MNI) announced that yesterday it completed the sale and leaseback of its Kansas City Star headquarters to Ambassador Hospitality, LLC. The state-of-the-art glass building was sold for $30.1 million and leased back for 15 years with initial annual lease payments of $2.8 million. The company previously disclosed that it had completed the sale of a distribution center in Miami, Florida for proceeds of approximately $2.2 million. The company expects to use the approximately $32 million of net proceeds from the real property sales to perform a partial redemption of its 2026 Notes at par as required under its 2026 notes indenture.
Separately, today the company's shareholders elected 11 directors to one-year terms, ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2019, and approved the amendment to the 2012 Omnibus Incentive Plan ("Incentive Plan") to increase the number of shares of Class A Common Stock authorized for issuance under the Incentive Plan. Shareholders did not approve the individual shareholder's proposal to implement a majority voting standard.
Shareholders re-elected Elizabeth Ballantine, Maria Thomas and Anjali Joshi as Class A directors. Class B shareholders re-elected Leroy Barnes, Jr., Molly Maloney Evangelisti, Craig I. Forman, Brown McClatchy Maloney, Kevin S. McClatchy, William McClatchy, Theodore R. Mitchell and Clyde W. Osler as Class B directors.
An audio replay of the meeting will be available at investors.mcclatchy.com/financial-information/annual-meeting.
McClatchy operates 30 media companies in 14 states, providing each of its communities with strong independent local journalism in the public interest and advertising services in a wide array of digital and print formats. McClatchy publishes iconic local brands including the Miami Herald, The Kansas City Star, The Sacramento Bee, The Charlotte Observer, The (Raleigh) News & Observer, and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. McClatchy is headquartered in Sacramento, Calif., and listed on the New York Stock Exchange American under the symbol MNI. #ReadLocal
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John Rampton, pay-to-play, and how AI affects marketing forever – VB Engage
Stewart Rogers@TheRealSJRTravis Wright, CCP.Digital@teedubya	 April 11, 2017 8:26 AM
In this week's episode, Stewart and Travis interview John Rampton, entrepreneur and author, on a range of marketing-focused topics, about which he states that we're now in a "pay-to-play world." What does that mean, and where do we go next? John helps us understand what the future holds.
In the news, we reveal details of three — yes three — brand new AI or machine learning-powered marketing technologies. In customer service, social media, and the fascinating field of narrative analysis, these cognitive computing technologies are taking over, and we try to work out what that means for the future.
Welcome to VB Engage episode 47! [0:10]
This week, we have John Rampton, and next week we'll talk to Everette Taylor Jr! [01:10]
Here's a new marketing tool, Kylie, that uses AI to help brands automate answers to customer service requests. [02:15]
Travis has been working with an outsourcing company in the Philippines and has been monitoring alerts on call center news, most of which are about downsizing, firing, or closing of call centers. [03:00]
People are less likely to call into call centers and wait in queues and more liable to chat, text, or tweet businesses. [03:45]
Hopefully, AI and machine learning won't kill the customer support industry. [04:20]
The temptation to reduce costs is too much for some companies. [05:15]
Kylie's AI will work across a variety of channels, including email, SMS, Twitter, and chat, and it does Pepsi commercials. [06:10]
Sysomos launches its new AI-powered social marketing platform. [07:00]
Sysomos' new platform unifies the company's tools for search, discovery, listening, publishing, engagement, and analysis with AI at the heart. [07:30]
Think of this as a "social cloud." [08:05]
Sysomos can help you find affinities within your audience, and it uses this intelligence to deliver actionable insights. [08:25]
Travis has been blown away by the social data aggregation platforms out there, like Affinio, which allows you to do deep persona and affinity analysis for any audience. [09:15]
Protagonist Platform launches to uncover customer narratives using machine learning. [11:05]
Protagonist Platform claims to be the first software platform specifically designed to analyze complex, cross-platform datasets to reveal the underlying beliefs and motivations of consumers. [11:50]
This includes narrative analysis and strategy, narrative subscription, and narrative playbook. [12:15]
There's a similar company, called Stackla, that is able to do analysis on user-generated content and tap that content for display or use in relevant and targeted advertising. [12:45]
"It's impossible for a human to read every article, Twitter feed, Facebook post, or Reddit post of interest in order to understand what customers believe; Protagonist can do that." [14:15]
These marketing technologies can help with your data science. [15:55]
Welcome John Rampton, author, entrepreneur, journalist, and CEO of Due.com! [16:25]
According to research, organic messages see engagement less than 1% of the time. That's woeful. [17:45]
We live in a pay-to-play world. [18:05]
It's 1% organic, and that's why influencer marketing is becoming more important. [18:45]
According to Beckon and TrackMaven reports, less than 5% of your content gets 90+% of the engagement.
What is the process that John uses to help him create great content? [20:30]
John spends 50% of his time on articles, writing the content, and 50% of his time on the promotion of the content. And of the time he spends creating the content, the majority is devoted to the headline. [20:55]
BuzzSumo and Google Trends allow writers to identify trending headlines. [22:00]
You need a great headline, and the content of the article needs to be solid. [23:10]
A large percentage of people will share an article without even reading it, based on the headline alone. [23:45]
People love personal narratives and compelling stories. Not just your successes, they love to read about your failures, as well. [24:30]
What advice would you give other entrepreneurs out there who want to gain traction? [26:00]
One of the keys to John's success has been the proliferation of content. [26:30]
Instead of his business getting mentioned on a site once a year, he decided to write his insights on various publications weekly. [27:10]
This is how VB Engage started: Travis stalked Stewart incessantly until he finally relented. Stewart has regretted this ever since. [28:00]
Stewart is the Denzel Washington of Marketing Technology, after all. [28:30]
Put out great content that is relevant to your potential customers and solves your prospect's problems. [29:25]
By 2020, there will be 6.1 billion smartphones worldwide, compared to 2.2 billion in 2015. [30:25]
In next week's episode, we chat with Everette Taylor, an entrepreneur and growth marketer at Skurt. Taylor has done some amazing things, all before the age 28. He was homeless 10 years ago and went on an epic journey that he shares with us next week.
If you missed last week's episode VB 046, Travis and Stewart interviewed Spencer Liu, CEO of KTPlay, about the importance of community, how to build one in a smartphone-driven world, and how mobile games can benefit from bringing fans together.
As always, thanks for tuning in. Stewart loves it when you subscribe, rate, and review VB Engage on your favorite podcast platform. Travis is apathetic to your advances.


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This EU pilot action GRAPHENE-CA paves the road to the FET Flagship "Graphene-Driven Revolutions in ICT and Beyond" (GRAPHENE). The GRAPHENE flagship ambition is to bring together a focused, interdisciplinary European research community that aims at a radical technology shift in information and communication technology that exploits the unique properties of graphene and related two-dimensional materials.
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Adam and Sophie Warner and their three-year-old daughter are vacationing in Washington State's Hood Canal for Memorial Day weekend. It's the perfect getaway to unplug—and to calm an uneasy marriage. But on Adam's first day out on the water, he sees Sophie abducted by a stranger. A hundred yards from shore, Adam can't save her. And Sophie disappears.
In a nearby cabin is another couple, Kristen and Connor Moss. Unfortunately, beyond what they've heard in the news, they're in the dark when it comes to Sophie's disappearance. For Adam, at least there's comfort in knowing that Mason County detective Lee Husemann is an old friend of his. She'll do everything she can to help. She must.
But as Adam's paranoia about his missing wife escalates, Lee puts together the pieces of a puzzle. The lives of the two couples are converging in unpredictable ways, and the picture is unsettling. Lee suspects that not everyone is telling the truth about what they know—or they have yet to reveal all the lies they've hidden from the strangers they married.
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The award-winning author has been a guest on dozens of national and local television shows, including educational programs for the History Channel, Learning Channel, and Discovery Channel. He has also appeared on Dateline NBC, William Shatner's Aftermath, Deadly Women on Investigation Discovery, Good Morning America, The Early Show, The Today Show, FOX News, CNN, Anderson Cooper 360, MSNBC, Entertainment Tonight, CBS 48 Hours, Oxygen's Snapped, Court TV's Crier Live, Inside Edition, Extra, Access Hollywood, and A&E's Biography.
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Asian Journal of Biological Sciences
Year: 2014 | Volume: 7 | Issue: 1 | Page No.: 1-12
Characterization of Bovine Subclinical Mastitis Caused by Staphylococcus aureus in Southern Bangladesh by Bacteriological and Molecular Approaches
Nazneen Naher Islam, Zinat Farzana, A.M. Masudul Azad Chowdhury, Adnan Mannan, K.M. Kamaruddin, A.M.A.M. Zonaed Siddiki and Inkeyas Uddin
Abstract: The disease mastitis caused by different microorganisms can lead to significant yield losses of milk and its quality. The detection of disease at subclinical stage is much more effective to prevent the occurrence of the disease than the detection of the disease at later stages. For determining the prevalence of Staphylococcus sp. causing Subclinical Mastitis (SCM) in dairy cows in Chittagong, a Southern district of Bangladesh, milk samples were collected from 4 different dairy farms under Chittagong City Corporation. After initial screening by California mastitis test to identify milk samples infected with SCM pathogens, Staphylococcus sp. were isolated and identified by culturing CMT-positive milk samples on selective Mannitol Salt Agar (MSA) medium which was followed by biochemical characterization. PCR was employed to detect S. aureus from Staphylococcus isolates using species-specific primers. Culture Sensitivity (CS) test was done to determine the antibiotic sensitivity pattern of Staphylococcus isolates against 8 commercially available antibiotic discs (ampicillin, amoxycillin, cephalexin, ciprofloxacin, erythromycin, gentamycin, doxycycline hydrochloride and oxytetracycline). To develop plasmid profiles, further extraction of plasmids from Staphylococcus isolates were performed. The results of this research showed that the prevalence of SCM was 74.49%. The 26.71% of milk samples were infected with Staphylococcus sp., 11.64% were contaminated with coagulase positive Staphylococcus and 15.07% with coagulase negative Staphylococcus. Molecular study using PCR revealed that the prevalence of S. aureus causing SCM was 5.48%. CS test of Staphylococcus isolates showed that a high percentage (88.89%) of Staphylococcus isolates were resistant to oxytetracycline while most (94.44%) of the Staphylococcus isolates were susceptible to ciprofloxacin. Plasmid profile analysis revealed that 72.22% of Staphylococcus isolates carried 1 or more plasmids, while further analyses indicate that the multi drug resistance properties may or may not be associated with their presence.
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• Foot and Mouth Disease-Mastitis Cascade in Dairy Cattle: A Field Study
• Prevalence, Etiology and Antibiogram of Microorganisms Associated with Sub-clinical Mastitis in Buffaloes in Durg, Chhattisgarh State (India)
Nazneen Naher Islam, Zinat Farzana, A.M. Masudul Azad Chowdhury, Adnan Mannan, K.M. Kamaruddin, A.M.A.M. Zonaed Siddiki and Inkeyas Uddin, 2014. Characterization of Bovine Subclinical Mastitis Caused by Staphylococcus aureus in Southern Bangladesh by Bacteriological and Molecular Approaches. Asian Journal of Biological Sciences, 7: 1-12.
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The General Council Approves 3 Confreres for Final Vows
Published by Fr. Jailos Mpina, SMM in Africa Anglophone · 15 March 2019
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NAIROBI, Kenya - The General Council has approved three Africa Anglophone confreres namely Brs. Bernard Maganga, SMM, Damian Abraham, SMM and Innocent Mwanoka, SMM for Perpetual Profession.
The Superior Delegate of Africa Anglophone General Delegation, Fr. Lonely Paul Mashonga, SMM, shared the news to all confreres in the Delegation.
"Beloved confreres, I stand before you to relay an information I have just received from the General Council. During their meeting on the 11th of March, they have approved for final vows our three brothers: Bernard, Damian and Innocent. Please let us praise God for such a wonderful news." He joyfully said.
The three brothers were excited with the news of their approval for Final Vows. Br. Bernard, who is currently the Administrator of Luntha Television in Malawi, did not hide his feelings.
"It is a blessing and manifestation of God's grandiose love. I am very happy, excited and at the same time thankful to God, above all, and to the people that have helped me to answer God's call through their exemplary life, encouragements and pieces of advice."
Br. Damian, who is doing his pastoral experience at St. Louis Balaka Parish in Malawi, disclosed the joy and expressed that he was grateful to God and all confreres.
"I feel so glad, motivated and affirmed in my journey upon hearing the news. It's a great sign that the congregation has trust in me. Many thanks to God and to all my confreres for helping me to reach this far." He said.
Br. Innocent, who is doing his pastoral experience in Mbarara community in Uganda, said that he continues to sing the Magnificat. "I feel happy, peaceful and grateful to God. With Mary, I continue to sing her song of praise until the Lord brings to fullness His plan for me and His people."
The Superior Delegate, Fr. Paul, said that the Preparation for Perpetual Profession (PPP) for the three confreres will begin on the 5th of May and will eventually end with a retreat on the 5th of July this year. It will take place at Montfort Retreat House – Namiasi Mangochi in Malawi. The three confreres will make their final vows on the 6th of July.
Br. Bernard was born in Mulanje, Malawi on February 2, 1992. He hails from Chingoni village in Ntcheu district. Br. Damiano was also born in Mulanje, Malawi on December 30, 1990. His original home village is Katuli, Zomba district. Br. Innocent, a second-born of seven children, was born on July 2, 1992 in Machinga, Malawi.
Fr. Jailos Mpina, SMM


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There's a lot to like for P-47 fans in this new IL-2 dev diary
Posted by ShamrockOneFive on June 26, 2020 June 26, 2020
If you're a fan of the P-47 Thunderbolt I think you're going to have a lot to like about this next update for IL-2: Great Battles and the latest IL-2 developer diary details a lot of what 1CGS is doing with both the new P-47D-22 coming to the sim as well as the P-47D-28 that is already present. Here are the details!
Appreciating the new P-47D-22
Early access for Battle of Normandy kicks off with the introduction of the P-47D-22 which is expected to come in just a couple of weeks now. This latest developer diary is the clearest indication yet of just how complete this aircraft now is with what appears to be a finished cockpit and plenty of new skins. Let's have a look at those first!
Notably, the P-47D-22 with its razorback design is actually faster with Han filling in some interesting details for us here.
It is interesting to note that while Razorback was an earlier model than D-28, it has a bit higher climb rate and significantly (+27 kph) speed at emergency engine mode. To a degree, this difference comes from a different propeller, but mainly it was caused by the dorsal spine. Bubble canopy, while being vastly superior for offering a much better view, creates flow swirling behind them. Dorsal spine fairing increases the lift-drag ratio of a plane.
Han on the IL-2 developer diary
The P-47D-22 is coming in the next patch and 1CGS have even announced that it will be integrated with the Bodenplatte Career mode as many older D-22 models soldiered on into 1945. So you'll be able to have a single player experience here right away – if you own Battle of Bodenplatte.
From high octane to flight model refinements
Now that we have the eye candy out of the way, let's have a look at both the new P-47 as well as the changes that are coming to the P-47D-28 as well.
First, it looks like 1CGS has taken the time put into the P-47D-22 to further refine the flight model. For those who have noted the much higher than expected lift provided by the flaps to others who have had concerns about control effectiveness at different speeds, it looks like 1CGS has made another pass at this aircraft which will hopefully result in a more accurate experience – and potentially a more satisfying one too.
They have also taken the opportunity to add in a new high-octane boost option. This is not only for the P-47D-22 but also for the D-28. That should provide some added power and stay in line with some of the other high-octane or high boost Allied fighters and connect with the history of the P-47 which was often 'hot rodded' by squadrons and individual crew chiefs.
Here are some of the notable changes:
Flap effectiveness reduced especially beyond stall angles
Aircraft won't stall as unpredictably and will buffet first
Aileron affected by ram air effects earlier but load increase comes on more smoothly
Elevator load at high speeds reduced
The overall effect, according to 1CGS, is an overall better match to reference data for the fighter. I know a lot of you are going to want to read into exactly how these will affect the P-47 and how it will affect both P-47D-28 and D-22, however, I think a lot of these effects are subtle and it will take some time flying both of these to really feel the difference in all circumstances.
1CGS does say that the changes should better match the heavy weight of the P-47 (it is, at empty, a 10,000lb fighter after all). I initially was worried about that, however, the weight of the P-47 is a complex thing that both has positive and negative effects on the aircraft. Getting that right and getting the right feel may be a complex process. We'll see how it ends up appearing in the end but I am optimistic that it will make the P-47 a more satisfying aircraft to fly. For fans of both DCS World and IL-2: Great Battles, it may be interesting to see how it compares with the P-47 over there as well.
Early war German pilot update
We've also got a quick look at the newest pilot model to join the series. An early war German pilot in winter. Looks great!
You can read the full developer diary for the extra details.
IL-2: Battle of BodenplatteIL-2: Battle of NormandyIL-2: Great Battles SeriesP-47 ThunderboltP-47D-22P-47D-28
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Oyster says:
I felt this year's 777 studio have particularly powerful energy in development, They always make great progress on their core goals this year, because it is not necessary to deal with three projects at once as before? or the team was entended?
Anyway, glad to hear that P-47 will have better FM, I waiting for this over a year.
sorry…entended→extended
ShamrockOneFive says:
I think we're seeing 1CGS enjoy several benefits. They have years of experience using their current tools and engine, they've done a wider variety of WWII aircraft than ever before, and they've been able to build on their past successes without it weighing them down.
I do think more focused development is helping, although the detour to WWI and tanks has has several benefits to things like pilot models and ballistics models too.
Lots of good things coming together here I think!
Francesco Kasta says:
P-51B/C
P-47D "Razorback"
Typhoon Mk.Ib
Mosquito F.B. Mk.VI
Give me. Give me. Give me. Give me.
Mac says:
Stop putting in ace and individual skins. Just do generic camo, bare metal, invasion stripes etc.
The livery system in Il-2 with markings, numbers and nose art was much better than the Rise of Flight-style one we're stuck with, and the devs are either unwilling or unable to change it.
It's such a disappointment to look over at your squad-mates in formation and see they all have identical liveries.
This has been getting steadily worse rather than better.
Aaron C White says:
The new Il-2 definitely makes me miss the the original Il-2 way skins worked.
I really enjoyed the ability to have random skins that I could use for my wingmen, so we all looked different, but like a unit.
The numbering system in MAT manager was also a nice feature.
mjolnir says:
I'm curious if they didn't decide to revisit the flight model after seeing the release of the P-47 into DCS. In my opinion, the P-47 left a lot to be desired in Il-2. I could still manage to fight with it, but not like you can in DCS. In DCS, the 47 has teeth, but you feel how heavy the darn thing is. It's an absolute hoot to fly. In Il-2 it always seemed like it was bogged down. I'm very much looking forward to the progress they make on the FM in Il-2. I love both sims, and who can withstand the allure of such a beautiful beast?
If they did, it would have been done months before the DCS release so I can't see that having much of an impact aside from there being knowledge that another sim P-47 was coming.
I haven't bought it yet but I likely will check out the DCS version and maybe even do some comparisons.
Jackflash says:
I have to agree with you, @mjolnir. The IL2 P47 feels very "off" to me, and I haven't had much success with it. Also, the .50 cal sound effects are … not good. All around, I have been disappointed with it.


Lyft drivers are known to hook up with their passengers. In this case, this Lyft passenger kept getting harassed by this driver long after the ride ended. Persistence is good, but this loser didn't stop when it was obvious this woman had no interest in him.
Does Lyft actually hire pathetic drivers like this, and then deactivate good drivers who do the right thing? This Lyft driver has no game whatsoever. He doesn't know how to talk to women at all. The moment he gets rejected, he puts the blame on this female rider.
How about hiring a dating consultant to learn how to treat women? You won't get anywhere with these poor communication skills. No woman will accept this loser.
This is one driver who deserved a "1" star and an immediate deactivation. Lyft's Performance Review Team must have their heads in the gutter to allow this stalker to bother their passenger.
Reading these text messages made us cringe for this innocent woman who had to deal with this lame punk. What can we expect? This is Lyft for you.


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