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Andrew's bio
From the silence to the first chords, feelings that move through melodic lines, the richness of simplicity, the expression of the soul through lyric and sound, intimate and engaging at the same time: this is the proposal of the Brazilian singer/songwriter Andrew Laureth.
Andrew has an extensive experience in music. His career first began in 2003. After 10 years touring in Brazil and Europe, releasing albums with his old bands and getting attention from the media, Laureth decided to fly to greater heights.
He started his solo project in 2011. Three years later, "Janelas da Alma" (Windows of the Soul) was released, an album that would be featured in several publications on international media. It introduces important songs like "The sun will come back", "A vida é Bela", and "Alice". In 2020, Andrew presents to the world "Pieces of me", an album rich in feelings and emotions that brings a living piece of the songwriter into each song. 10 songs are being released, one per month, in audio and video.
Currently living in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Andrew has been touring around Brazil and Europe for years, having shared the stage with great Brazilian artists like Nando Reis and Natiruts. A mix of folk and Brazilian music, led by the acoustic sound of a guitar, is what can be expected from an Andrew Laureth's concert. In addition to presenting his own music, there is also room for classics of Brazilian music and Pop Rock.


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upcoming performance
Olympus Festival in Prague
Utterly beguiling.. The concert by members of the Phillips C (...)
Chamber music programs
Solo programs
photo's & videos
Cello & Piano
PROGRAM 1 - DANCES FOR CELLO AND PIANO
FREDERIC CHOPIN - Polonaise Brillante in C major, Op. 3
MAURICE RAVEL - Alborada del Grazioso
GASPAR CASSADO - Danse du Diable Vert
FREDERIC CHOPIN - Valse Brillante in A flat major
MANUEL DE FALLA - Suite Popular Espanola
ARAM KATCHATURIAN - Waltz from the ballet "Masquerade"
ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV - Spanish Serenade
ASTOR PIAZZOLLA - Le Grand Tango
PROGRAM 2 - ALL - RUSSIAN ROMANTICS
SERGEI RACHMANINOV -- Sonata in G Minor Op. 19
NICOLAI MIASKOVSKY -- Cello Sonata No.2 in A minor, op. 81
ALEXANDER SCRIABIN -- Etude Op. 8, No. 11 (Piatigorsky transcription)
ALFRED SCHNITTKE -- Musica Nostalgica
SERGEI PROKOVIEF -- Adagio from Cinderella
PROGRAM 3 - BEETHOVEN COMPLETE WORKS FOR CELLO AND PIANO (in 2 concerts)
Sonata for cello & piano No. 1 in F major, Op. 5/1
Sonata for cello & piano No. 2 in G minor, Op. 5/2
Sonata for cello & piano No. 3 in A major, Op. 69
Sonata for cello & piano No. 4 in C major, Op. 102/1
Sonata for cello & piano No. 5 in D major, Op. 102/2
Three Variations for cello and piano
ROBERT SCHUMANN - Fantasie Pieces, Op. 73
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN - Sonata Op. 5 No. 2 in G-Minor
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH - Sonata in D Minor for Cello and Piano, Op. 40
Other chamber music - see list of repertoire
| Concert Calendar
| Recordings
| Photo's & Videos
| Biography
© Irina Nuzova

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package org.springframework.aop.target;

import java.util.Set;

import junit.framework.TestCase;

import org.springframework.beans.ITestBean;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.XmlBeanFactory;
import org.springframework.core.io.ClassPathResource;

/**
 * @author Juergen Hoeller
 * @author Rob Harrop
 * @since 07.01.2005
 */
public class LazyInitTargetSourceTests extends TestCase {

	public void testLazyInitSingletonTargetSource() {
		XmlBeanFactory bf = new XmlBeanFactory(new ClassPathResource("lazyInitSingletonTests.xml", getClass()));
		bf.preInstantiateSingletons();

		ITestBean tb = (ITestBean) bf.getBean("proxy");
		assertFalse(bf.containsSingleton("target"));
		assertEquals(10, tb.getAge());
		assertTrue(bf.containsSingleton("target"));
	}

	public void testCustomLazyInitSingletonTargetSource() {
		XmlBeanFactory bf = new XmlBeanFactory(new ClassPathResource("customLazyInitTarget.xml", getClass()));
		bf.preInstantiateSingletons();

		ITestBean tb = (ITestBean) bf.getBean("proxy");
		assertFalse(bf.containsSingleton("target"));
		assertEquals("Rob Harrop", tb.getName());
		assertTrue(bf.containsSingleton("target"));
	}

	public void testLazyInitFactoryBeanTargetSource() {
		XmlBeanFactory bf = new XmlBeanFactory(new ClassPathResource("lazyInitFactoryBean.xml", getClass()));
		bf.preInstantiateSingletons();

		Set set1 = (Set) bf.getBean("proxy1");
		assertFalse(bf.containsSingleton("target1"));
		assertTrue(set1.contains("10"));
		assertTrue(bf.containsSingleton("target1"));

		Set set2 = (Set) bf.getBean("proxy2");
		assertFalse(bf.containsSingleton("target2"));
		assertTrue(set2.contains("20"));
		assertTrue(bf.containsSingleton("target2"));
	}

	public static class CustomLazyInitTargetSource extends LazyInitTargetSource {

		protected void postProcessTargetObject(Object targetObject) {
			((ITestBean) targetObject).setName("Rob Harrop");
		}
	}

}

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Origin and Habitat: Cylindropuntia echinocarpa is native to the Southwestern United States and Northwestern Mexico, where it can be found the Sonoran Desert, the Mojave Desert, and Colorado Desert in Arizona, California, and Nevada. It can be locally abundant despite its scattered distribution.
Altitude range: 50 to 1700 metres above sea level.
Habitat and ecology: Cylindropuntia echinocarpa is a common plant in much of the Mojave and Sonoran deserts. It is widespread in a wide variety of habitats comprising desert dry wash, canyons, desert grasslands, and creosote bush scrub, Joshua tree woodland, coastal sage scrub on sand dunes, Pinyon-juniper woodland on sandy, loamy, alluvial to gravelly substrates. Flowering spring (Mar-Jun). It provides important nesting sites for birds. There are no threats to this species.
Description: The silver cholla or golden cholla (Cylindropuntia echinocarpa) is a morphologically variable cactus ranging from low, densely branched bushes to tree-like, spreading shrubs to 2 m tall. The plants may produce a distinct trunk-like stem that may account for half of the total height. The stems are densely covered by white, yellow, tan, or occasionally red-brown spines which obscure the epidermis. The flowers are usually greenish yellow, sometimes suffused pinkish or reddish-brownish in the exterior and bloom in the spring; they are more interesting than showy. The fruit is lumpy, spiny, and tan in colour, with white seeds and a foul scent, reminiscent of rancid butter. There are various colour forms and it is sold by nurseries.
Distinguishing characteristics: This species has tubercles 1-2 time long than wide and the terminal joints are less than 12 cm long.
Derivation of specific name Echino means "prickly" or "spiny" and carpa means "fruit."
Stem: 0.5-2 m high much branched. Stem segments usually firmly attached, terminal segments sometimes easily detached, cylindrical, green to light grey-green, 3-7.5(-12) cm long, sometimes as long as 12 cm, and 1-2.5 cm in diameter, with distinct fleshy tubercles 4-13(-15) mm long, moderately broad. The width of the tubercles is less than twice the length, which helps to distinguish it from buckhorn cholla (Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa), which occurs in a similar geographical distribution.
Areoles: White, yellow, or tan becoming grey, round to broadly elliptical 4-4.5 × 2-3.5 mm.
Glochids: Yellow, very small but conspicuous (3-5 mm long).
Spines 6-22 on most areoles, straight, prominent on distal ones, interlaced and obscuring stems, white, greyish, yellowish to brown, sometimes darker, erect to spreading, 2.2-5 cm long, often accompanied by 0-5 bristle-like spines at areole margins obscuring stems, sometimes brushlike. Sheaths range from white below golden yellow aboveand are baggy.
Flowers: Light green to yellowish green and sometimes tinged orange, 2-2.3 cm long and somewhat persistent on the fruit. Inner tepals spatulate, 20-23 mm long, emarginate-apiculate. Filaments are greenish-white to yellow, sometimes suffused with bronze or rose, but not red; anthers yellow. The style and stigma lobes are white, cream to light green.
Fruits: Becoming dry upon maturation, spherical or obconical to very shallow saucer-shaped with apical flange around deep umbilicus, dry, densely spiny, tan, 1.3-2.3 cm long, 1.1-2 cm in diameter with few large seeds. Areoles 16-24(-36). Very few fruits reach maturity, and many immature fruits can often be seen lying on the ground below.
Seeds: Pale yellow, angular to squarish in outline, warped, 4-6 × 3.5-5 mm, sides smooth, each with 2-4 large depressions.
Comments: A dwarf form, with narrow terminal stem segments bearing few spines per areole, and one spine longer than the others, occurs on the very arid flats along the lower Colorado River in California and Arizona and has been recognized as Opuntia wigginsii. Although exceptions occur, plants to the north and west in the range tend to be more spiny and to bear yellow to yellow-green flowers. C. echinocarpa has been shown to hybridize with Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa (Cylindropuntia x deserta), Cylindropuntia whipplei, and Cylindropuntia munzii. A single hybrid individual between C. echinocarpa and Cylindropuntia ramosissima has also been found.
2) Pam MacKay, "Mojave Desert Wildflowers", 2nd ed.
3) Engelmann & J. M. Bigelow. "Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences" 3: 305 1856.
6) Wikipedia contributors. "Cylindropuntia echinocarpa." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 31 Jul. 2017. Web. 11 Dec. 2017.
8) Pinkava, D.J., Baker, M. & Puente, R. 2017. Cylindropuntia echinocarpa. (amended version published in 2013) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T152740A121486897. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T152740A121486897.en. Downloaded on 11 December 2017.
9) Hunt, D., Taylor, N. and Charles, G. (compilers and editors). 2006. "The New Cactus Lexicon". dh Books, Milborne Port, UK.
Cultivation and Propagation: Cylindropuntla echinocarpa is usually found in cultivation in two colour variations. One form has silver spines, the other has golden; therefore the two common names. The abundant spines are arranged neatly on the stems, making both forms highly decorative. The plant is slow to become bushy in colder climates, but in time can be almost half as wide as it is tall. In winter, when it is dormant, it is a nicer looking plant than many of the other cold-climate chollas because its arms do not droop as dramatically as many of the others do. As a whole, this is a very attractive plant and will remain that way year-round [Leo J. Chance 2012].


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Nigeria at 58: 'Gov. Wike lists Buhari's achievements'
The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has outlined what he described as the negative achievement of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and President Muhammadu Buhari government for more than three years.
Wike said for the past three years, the ruling government had done nothing to advance the ideals of independence.
Governor Wike, while addressing Rivers people during the 58th Independence Day anniversary, at the Sharks Stadium in Port Harcourt, yesterday, said the Buhari-led government had only succeeded in deliberately damaging the National Assembly, the Judiciary, and the security agencies.
He continued, "After over three years in power, the federal government has done nothing to advance the promise of independence, except failures, excuses, intimidation, insecurity, stealing of elections and weakening of democratic institutions, including the National Assembly, the judiciary, and the security agencies.
"These are difficult times and our nation is on the edge. Democracy is at the crossroads and good governance in abeyance.
"The economy has remained comatose, and is reportedly receding again with associated economic consequences and hardship on ordinary Nigerians.
"Never in our history have Nigerians been subjected to untold sufferings as a result of the direct, erratic and ill-conceived economic policies and decisions of the Federal Government.
"Under their watch, our beloved country is now certified as the world's headquarters of abject poverty, with over 87 million people living below two dollars per day," he said.
"We need leaders who will not interfere with our collective rights to live as free citizens and pursue our goals and dreams in peace, security and happiness.
"As 2019 beckons, with promise, I hope Nigerians will all rise up to the challenge of leadership and vote for the candidate that would restore our faith in the promise of independence."
Wike said his administration has translated the new Rivers development blueprint into reality through meaningful projects and programmes.
"Today, we are delivering on all our core priorities. Our economy is stronger, creating jobs and attracting new investments; our schools are getting better for our children; our healthcare system is delivering better services and our communities are safer.
"In deed, everyday brings home the progress we have collectively made, the transformational projects we have delivered, the changes in our rural areas and above all, the fact that our state is steadily moving towards the promise of a new Rivers State with boundless opportunities for all," he added.


J Mish, as manufacturer, warrants for a period of five (5) years from the date of invoice that the quality wool carpet products will not suffer excessive surface wear, delamination from primary backing or tuft pull problems under ordinary indoor commercial and/or hospitality use in direct-glue application when installed and maintained in strict accordance with the Carpet and Rug Institute. Excessive Surface Wear is defined as a 10-percent loss of face fiber. When wool carpet is installed underneath desks or work-stations where intense, repetitious rollers are likely, chair pads must be used for this portion of the warranty to remain valid. Warranty coverage against delamination and/or tuft pull problems will be for a period of five (5) years under ordinary indoor residential use when wool carpet is installed in a stretch-in application over padding. Also, for this portion of the warranty to remain valid, padding must be a maximum thickness of 3/8 inch with a minimum density of 10 pounds, and architectural or double tack strip must be used throughout the perimeter of the installation site. Installation and maintenance must be in strict accordance with guidelines from the Carpet and Rug Institute. Carpet installed on stairs is excluded from this warranty.
J Mish works to provide and maintain color consistency with regard to all yarn dyed wool products. As our wool yarns are inherently natural with natural variations from blend-to-blend and season-to-season, the dyeing process is calibrated accordingly for each color to match the original lot formulated for color or sample development. Slight differences will occur from dyelot to dyelot, but each will remain within industry standards. For custom projects, the dyelot used to create the approved sample will remain as the standard for the production yarns. Presentation samples over 3 years old or those that have been exposed to long-term sunlight should be color-checked for accuracy prior to order placement.


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Featured articles · Volcanoes
Etna's first flank eruption in more than 10 years, Aviation Color Code raised to Red, Italy
Monday, December 24, 2018 Friday, March 4, 2022 Updated on Friday, March 4, 2022 18:26 UTC
A new flank eruption, the first in nearly 11 years, has begun at Mount Etna, Italy on December 24, 2018, forcing authorities to raise the Aviation Color Code to Red.
An intense earthquake swarm started at the volcano at 07:50 UTC, with more than 130 earthquakes in the first three hours. The largest was M4.0 at 12:08 UTC, located on the NE side of the volcano at a depth of 2 km (1.2 miles).
The seismic activity was accompanied by a gradual increase in the degassing from the summit, initially with sporadic ash emissions emitted by the Bocca Nuova and the NE Crater which culminated at about 11:00 UTC with increased explosive activity and a continuous dense plume of dark ash.
According to the Toulouse VAAC, volcanic ash cloud is rising up to 5.5 km (18 000 feet) above sea level.
The Catania Airport was partially closed at 13:00 UTC (14:00 CET), following an emergency meeting held at 12:00 UTC. All incoming flights were diverted to other airports, while all parked aircraft were expected to departure if conditions allow. All travelers need to check the status of their flights by contacting individual airlines or Catania Airport website.
Etna eruption 12/18
Intense Strombolian activity began at the southern base of the New SE Crater, probably triggered by an eruptive fissure, INGV volcanologists said. At the same time, Strombolian activity was further increased also at the Bocca Nuova and the Northeast Crater.
A large lava flow is descending from a new fissure vent at the New SE crater on the upper Valle del Bove.
The GPS and clinometric geodetical networks show conspicuous deformations of the summit area.
The Osservatorio Etneo is continuously monitoring the evolution of this eruption and is in close contact with the Department of Civil Protection (DPC) and all Civil Protection Authorities.
Featured image: Volcanic ash rising above Mount Etna on December 24, 2018
Two effusive vents open up at Etna volcano, Italy Monday, May 30, 2022
Strong eruption at Etna, Aviation Color Code raised to Red, Italy Monday, February 21, 2022
Powerful eruption at Etna volcano, heavy ash emissions to 10 km (32 800 feet) a.s.l., Italy Friday, February 11, 2022
New eruptive fissures open up at Etna volcano, Italy Wednesday, June 8, 2022
Lava flow eruption at Etna, tremor at high levels and rising, Italy Saturday, May 14, 2022
Etna showing signs of renewed unrest, Italy Wednesday, November 16, 2022
Effusive eruption at Etna volcano, Italy Tuesday, January 3, 2023
Widespread destruction after massive landslide hits the island of Ischia, Italy Sunday, November 27, 2022
Violent storm hits Stromboli, covering streets and homes in tons of mud Saturday, August 13, 2022
Violent floods hit central Italy after 6 months' worth of rain within 3 hours- authorities describe the situation as apocalyptic and compare it to a tsunami Saturday, September 17, 2022
Very bright fireball over central Italy Monday, March 7, 2022
Strong explosive eruption at Stromboli volcano, Italy Thursday, May 26, 2022
Post Tags: #etna#italy#mount etna
Strong and shallow M6.1 earthquake hits Komandorskiye Ostrova, Russia
Major storm over much of the Western U.S., post-Christmas winter storm to bring heavy snow from the Central Plains through the Great Lakes


Unfortunately, we don't have any sort of mechanism to make use of the worker processes. We need to let client processes check out a worker, do some work with it, and check the worker back in once the client is done with it.
Pretty easy, right? Add checkout/0 and checkin/1 to the API (lines 1-7), and implement the matching server-side functions (lines13-23). When a client wants to check out a worker, we reply :full if none are available (line 14), and otherwise we provide the pid of the first available worker (line 18). When checking in a worker, we simply add that pid to the list of available worker pids (line 22). Note that since all workers are equal, there is no need to differentiate them and we can therefore always take/return pids from the head of the workers list (i.e. workers at the head of the list will be used more often, but we don't care in this case).
Since any message, including the ones sent via send/2, go to handle_info/2, there is a chance unexpected messages will arrive to the server. Therefore, if we don't define the catch-all clause, those messages could cause our [pool manager] to crash, because no clause would match. We don't need to worry about such cases for handle_call/3 and handle_cast/2though. Calls and casts are only done via the GenServer API, so an unknown message is quite likely a developer mistake.
In other words, this is the "let it crash" philosophy in action: we shouldn't receive any unexpected messages in calls or casts. But if we do, it means something went wrong and we should simply crash.
Great success! We were able to check out workers until the pool told us it was :full, but then as soon as we checked in a worker (and the pool was therefore no longer full), we were once again able to check out a worker.
So we're done with the basic pool implementation, right? No. When working in the OTP world, we need to constantly think about how processes failing will impact our software, and how it should react.
In this case for example, what happens if a client checks out a worker, but dies before it can check the worker back in? We've got a worker that isn't doing any work (because the client died), but still isn't available for other clients to check out because it was never returned to the pool.
Within the Observer, if you go to the applications tab (selecting pool_toy on the left if it isn't already displayed) and double-click PoolMan, then navigate to the "state" tab in the newly opened window, you can see that only 2 workers are available. In other words, even though the worker we checked out is no longer is use by the client (since that process died), the worker process will never be assigned any more work because it was never checked back into the pool.
How can we handle this problem? How about babysitting? Coming right up next!


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Q: How do I dynamically get the value of an element from an array of elements? I have a form with 3 checkboxes. I'm trying to the value of whichever checkbox is clicked on. I'm able to get the value of a hardcoded checkbox index (checkbox[0] for example), but I can't get the value of checkbox[i] with vanilla JS.

document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function() {

  var checkboxes = document.getElementsByClassName('checkbox');
  var listType = document.getElementById('ListType');
  for (var i = 0; i < checkboxes.length; i++) {

    checkboxes[i].addEventListener('click', function() {

      var inputByIndex = checkboxes[0].value; //I can get the value of the first element, but I can't get the value of whichever checkbox is checked. checkbox[i] doesn't work.
      listType.classList.add(inputByIndex);
      var spanType = document.getElementById("type");
      spanType.innerText = inputByIndex;

    });
  }
});
input {
  margin: 20px;
}

#ListType.basiclist {
  color: red;
}

#ListType.accordionlist {
  color: blue;
}

#ListType.internalonly {
  color: pink;
}
<form id="ListTypes">
  <input type="checkbox" id="basicList" class="checkbox" name="basicList" value="basiclist"/>Basic List
  <input type="checkbox" id="accordionList" class="checkbox" name="accordionList" value="accordionlist"/>Accordion List
  <input type="checkbox" id="internalOnly" class="checkbox" name="internalOnly" value="internalonly" />Internal Use Only
</form>

  List Type:

Fiddle

A: You can use event.currentTarget to access the element on which event has occurred.

The currentTarget read-only property of the Event interface identifies the current target for the event, as the event traverses the DOM.

document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function() {
  var checkboxes = document.getElementsByClassName('checkbox');
  var listType = document.getElementById('ListType');
  for (var i = 0; i < checkboxes.length; i++) {

    checkboxes[i].addEventListener('click', function(event) {
      var inputByIndex = event.currentTarget.value;
      listType.classList.add(inputByIndex);
      var spanType = document.getElementById("type");
      spanType.innerText = inputByIndex;

    });
  }
});
input {
  margin: 20px;
}

#ListType.basiclist {
  color: red;
}

#ListType.accordionlist {
  color: blue;
}

#ListType.internalonly {
  color: pink;
}
<form id="ListTypes">
  <input type="checkbox" id="basicList" class="checkbox" name="basicList" value="basiclist"/>Basic List
  <input type="checkbox" id="accordionList" class="checkbox" name="accordionList" value="accordionlist"/>Accordion List
  <input type="checkbox" id="internalOnly" class="checkbox" name="internalOnly" value="internalonly" />Internal Use Only
</form>

  List Type:

A: In the for loop, use let instead of var to make it work:

document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function() {

  var checkboxes = document.getElementsByClassName('checkbox');
  var listType = document.getElementById('ListType');
  for (let i = 0; i < checkboxes.length; i++) {
    checkboxes[i].addEventListener('click', function() {

      var inputByIndex = checkboxes[i].value; //I can get the value of the first element, but I can't get the value of whichever checkbox is checked. checkbox[i] doesn't work.
      listType.classList.add(inputByIndex);
      var spanType = document.getElementById("type");
      spanType.innerText = inputByIndex;

    });
  }
});
input {
  margin: 20px;
}

#ListType.basiclist {
  color: red;
}

#ListType.accordionlist {
  color: blue;
}

#ListType.internalonly {
  color: pink;
}
<form id="ListTypes">
  <input type="checkbox" id="basicList" class="checkbox" name="basicList" value="basiclist"/>Basic List
  <input type="checkbox" id="accordionList" class="checkbox" name="accordionList" value="accordionlist"/>Accordion List
  <input type="checkbox" id="internalOnly" class="checkbox" name="internalOnly" value="internalonly" />Internal Use Only
</form>

  List Type:

A: Delegate
You need to think of the CSS for more than one listType color or use a set of radio buttons

document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function() {
  document.getElementById('ListTypes').addEventListener("click", function(e) {
    const tgt = e.target;
    if (tgt.type && tgt.type === 'checkbox') {
      const values = [...tgt.form.querySelectorAll("[type=checkbox]:checked")].map(chk => chk.value);
      document.getElementById("type").textContent = values.join(", ")
      document.getElementById("ListType").classList.add(...values);
    }
  });
});
input {
  margin: 20px;
}

#ListType.basiclist {
  color: red;
}

#ListType.accordionlist {
  color: blue;
}

#ListType.internalonly {
  color: pink;
}
<form id="ListTypes">
  <input type="checkbox" id="basicList" class="checkbox" name="basicList" value="basiclist"/>Basic List
  <input type="checkbox" id="accordionList" class="checkbox" name="accordionList" value="accordionlist"/>Accordion List
  <input type="checkbox" id="internalOnly" class="checkbox" name="internalOnly" value="internalonly" />Internal Use Only
</form>

  List Type:

A: the checkboxes list doesn't exist within the closure of the onclick funcion. Instead use this.value.
JS fiddle

A: You just need to select them all using the method you would like (I used querySelectorAll & ) and do an iteration over them (I used forEach()).
This is the most simple function you can ever find.

const checkboxes = document.querySelectorAll('input[type="checkbox"]');

checkboxes.forEach(singleCheckbox => {
  singleCheckbox.addEventListener('click', () => alert(singleCheckbox.id))
});
First<input type="checkbox" id="first"/>
Second<input type="checkbox" id="second"/>
Third<input type="checkbox" id="third"/>

A: Just to make clear what was actually the problem with your code...
At the time you click handler will be fired the for loop will end its work and thus, the value of i will become exactly checkboxes.length, and of course, there is no checkbox with such an index, because the last of them has index (checkboxes.length - 1). So the reason is that the code inside of the handler is executed after for loop ends its work.
The solutions were already provided by other users.

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What to Expect from the Czech Presidential Election
Vladimir Franz, one of the eleven candidates to run for the Czech presidency. Demotix/Frantisek Gela. All rights reserved.
by Jan Hornát
For the first time in their history, Czech citizens will directly elect their president next year, to replace the notoriously Eurosceptic incumbent Vaclav Klaus. The stakes are high in this election, for it will be a large-scale stress test for Czech democracy and European integration in Central Europe.
In the first ever direct presidential election, the Czechs will head to the polls in January to elect their future head of state. The list of official candidates, who met the legal conditions to enter the presidential race, consists of eleven names, ranging from former prime ministers and members of parliament to an artist and an actress. However, as the powers of the president are limited, opinion polls show that the aptitude of the presidential candidate to represent the country abroad is one of the most important aspects in the decision-making of the Czech voter.
The next occupant of the Prague Castle will replace the current president Vaclav Klaus, whose second and final term ends on 7 March. Klaus is a staunch Eurosceptic known for his rhetorical attacks on European integration, long reluctance to sign the Lisbon Treaty and his remarks about the non-existence of anthropogenic global warming – he also infamously declared that he "knew no dirty money". The president's cynical statements have upset many Czechs and some even claim to be ashamed of their head of state – this partly explains why most voters seem to put so much emphasis on the "representativeness" capacity of the candidates. The presidential elections will indicate whether the Czechs want another EU-bashing president to represent them abroad or whether they wish to change the Eurosceptic tone that has emanated from Prague Castle for the last ten years.
The emphasis on the EU and foreign relations
The direct presidential election is an opportunity for Czech think-tanks and non-governmental organizations to initiate a wider discussion about the role of the president within the governmental structure and about the particular visions of individual candidates. The main objective of the discussion so far was to directly engage the voters in public presidential debates, where candidates presented their standpoints on various topics and then answered questions from the audience.
The first debate with candidates was prepared by Prague Pride, a non-profit association organizing the annual "queer pride festival" in the streets of Prague. The debate was dedicated to the discussion of human rights, social tolerance and LGBT rights. The second debate was organized by Glopolis, a think-tank devoted to the study of sustainable development, globalization and climate change. The focal point of the debate was Czech relations with the EU and Czech national interests. Candidates discussed their strategic views vis-à-vis the EU and their visions of Czech foreign policy. The same topics were at the centre of debates organized by the Association for International Affairs or by the anti-EU civic association Akce D.O.S.T. (loosely translated "Action Enough"), of which the latter concentrated on the prospective loss of Czech sovereignty in the face of deeper integration in the EU. The Vaclav Havel Library also prepared a conference with the candidates – the theme of the discussion was "The Czechoslovakian Presidential Tradition", however most of the talking revolved, again, around Czech relations with the EU. The most publicized and latest presidential debate was prepared by the liberal think-tank European Values, which asked the candidates to present their "European visions". The Prague Security Studies Institute in cooperation with Charles University is planning another presidential debate to take place at the end of November – once more focused on Czech foreign policy.
The thematic focus of the debates seem to imply that foreign policy and Czech relations with the EU will play a vital part in the elections. However, such an assumption would be myopic. The reasons for the predominantly foreign relations-oriented debates are diverse.
First of all, the Czech president has limited influence on internal affairs. Although he holds more powers than his counterparts in Austria or Germany, the bulk of internal decision-making rests in the hands of the prime minister and his ministries. Nevertheless, the Czechs have a tendency to overlook some of the president's powers and assume that the president is a mere symbol of the state. Yet, the president names board members of the central bank, judges of the constitutional court and ministers and accepts their resignations. In the democratic process, these powers may turn out to be decisive in many aspects. Czech history provides an example – when postwar president Edvard Benes accepted the resignation of twelve ministers in 1948, the act cleared the way for the Communist party to fill the vacated ministries and facilitated the takeover of the country – the so-called Czech coup. Most recently, given the success of the Communist Party in this year's regional elections, the Czechs are curious whether presidential candidates might potentially name a government which would include communist ministers. Some candidates have stated that not naming such a government would be unconstitutional, while others have rejected the idea.
Secondly, most Czech think-tanks are foreign-policy oriented and thus the debates are organized rather along the themes of the EU and national interests. In this sense, Czech civil society needs more think-tanks which actively focus on internal affairs of the state.
The third reason is the legacy of Vaclav Havel. Havel was a well-known and respected figure around the world and helped the new country gain a firm posture in the international community. He emphasized the spread of democracy and the promotion of human rights, addressed a joint session of the US Congress and was a close friend of the Dalai Lama. Havel is the symbol of Czech statehood and, along with the first president of Czechoslovakia Tomas Garrigue Masaryk, he is considered one of the most prominent figures in modern Czech history. It seems that the Czechs will always have the tendency to measure their future presidents against the backdrop of Havel and Masaryk. But it is important to note that the two have assumed presidency in the midst of revolutionary moments fueled by national pride – Masaryk became the president of a newly established Czechoslovakia, free from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and Havel helped overthrow communist rule. Such historical moments commonly generate national symbols and outstanding personalities, whose actions become immortal and almost mythical. So, understandably, none of the current candidates has such strong moral authority as Havel or Masaryk. Nevertheless the future president has the opportunity to continue in the tradition of Havel and Masaryk and become a respected representative of the Czech Republic in the EU and the world.
So what are the perspectives of individual candidates on the EU and the world? Perhaps the only candidate who would follow in the Eurosceptic footsteps of Vaclav Klaus is Jana Bobosikova, who in 2002 established the Eurosceptic party Suverenita (Sovereignty). The party nominee of the Civic Democrats (the former party of Klaus) and former president of the Senate, Premysl Sobotka, seems to share some views with the current president. During the campaign, however, he appeared more moderate in tone. On the other side of the spectrum stand Jiri Dienstbier and Zuzana Roithova. Dienstbier, the nominee of the Social Democrats, claims that the remarks of Klaus are discrediting the Czech Republic in the eyes of the EU – as a result, Europe perceives the country rather more as a "troublemaker" than a partner. He calls for deeper integration, supports the banking union, the harmonization of taxes within the EU and proposed the creation of a second chamber of the European parliament. Roithova, Christian Democratic Union nominee and member of the European Parliament, is considered to be one of the most "euro-optimist politicians in the Czech Republic".
The rest of the candidates seem to be between these two opposite poles – they promote cooperation with the EU and do not oppose further integration if Czech national interests are protected. Former prime minister of the caretaker government Jan Fischer is proposing a concept of "flexible integration", which aims to reconcile different views of individual EU member-states on the appropriate scope and depth of integration, while Minister of Foreign Affairs and candidate of the TOP 09 party Karel Schwarzenberg claims he will restore Czech dignity and respect within the EU. Former prime minister Milos Zeman, for example, asserted that he would support the idea of a European federation and a unitary European army, which, according to his words, would be more effective.
Challenges facing the direct election
The constitutional act which mandated the direct election, passed in February 2012, was generally acclaimed by the public. As presidential campaigns gain momentum, however, certain unforeseen challenges face the election. Commentators argue that the legislation guiding presidential campaigns is shallow and vague. To be eligible to run for president, candidates were obliged to hand in petitions signed either by fifty thousand citizens, twenty deputies or ten senators. Critics claim that citizens' signatures are easily falsifiable and that a sample of signatories should be personally contacted to confirm their signature. The law only orders the Ministry of Interior to prove the mere existence of the signatories on the basis of the census. (At the time of writing, the Ministry is in the process of vetting the petitions. However, some sources have already reported that nearly half of all the signatures may be invalid. The Ministry will announce the final results of the vetting process on 23 November.)
The main point of concern is the transparency of campaign funding. The law states that all candidates must create a transparent bank account and disclose all revenues and spending. Candidates are allowed to spend a maximum of forty million Czech crowns (1.6 million euros) on their campaign in the first round and ten million (400 thousand euros) in the second round. However, the law does not clearly specify as to when a campaign officially starts and does not pose clear sanctions for breaching the given rules. Some of the campaigns have set up their offices and begun renting billboards already during the summer, but the official start of the campaigns is often interpreted as the moment candidates handed in their petitions (6 November). Therefore, some of the candidates started disclosing their finances later than others.
One of the first candidates to disclose campaign contributions and spending was Jan Fischer, who has done so in July and was followed by others such as Vladimir Dlouhy and Milos Zeman. Nevertheless, speculations have arisen as to whether candidates faithfully disclose every donor and every crown spent. In reaction, the Czech office of Transparency International and the non-governmental organization Nasi Politici (Our Politicians) have decided to step in and closely monitor campaign funding, since the Czech Republic lacks a similar regulatory agency as for example the US Federal Election Commission.
According to current polling data, Jan Fischer and Milos Zeman will be the two candidates likely to advance to the second round. Both are estimated to have a 25-30 percent support among voters. Third place seems to be constantly shifting between Karel Schwarzenberg, Jiri Dienstbier, the candidate of Japanese descent Tomio Okamura and the eccentric artist Vladimir Franz – at this moment all would receive around six percent of the vote. The Communist party, despite its success in the October regional elections, has not nominated a candidate from amongst its ranks.
The role of Vladimir Franz in the election is worth mentioning. For most Czech citizens he is an unacceptable presidential candidate – his entire body, including face, is covered in tattoos. Franz has a law degree, but he is mostly associated with theatre and the arts. Most young voters, however, are poised to vote for Franz as a protest against the current political establishment tarnished by corruption scandals, nepotism and corporate ties. Franz has not made many political proclamations, but we are yet to see how his campaign evolves. He claims that it was not his proper intention to run for the office, but that he was persuaded by the massive support of the people. Tana Fischerova, an actress and former deputy, chose a similar approach to her campaign.
In fact, this is the model other candidates wish to offer to the Czech voter. Five of the eleven candidates are independents and distance themselves and their campaigns from political parties. Even the party-nominated candidates avoid mentioning their party affiliations and attempt to present themselves as disengaged from the party structure. The Czech voter is dismayed by the oscandals, political bickering and elitism of the ruling parties and in that sense a campaign which is independent from party politics appears as a logical step to attract voters.
The first direct presidential election in the Czech Republic will demonstrate how mature Czech democracy is after 23 years of freedom from communist rule. The election will be closely monitored by the press and non-governmental organizations to assure that individual campaigns comply with the electoral law, despite its alleged vagueness. Still, future elections are needed to provide deeper experience with the processes of direct presidential elections. Knowledge of the mistakes from the first election will aid in enhancing future legislation guiding presidential elections. Think-tanks will develop skills to lead presidential debates and choose the right debating topics. Analysts and commentators will distinguish which aspects of individual campaigns need to receive more scrutiny. In addition, the distrustful public will simply need to get used to what is basically "American-style campaigning" (i.e. ceaseless campaign fundraising) – a novelty in the Czech context.
Even before the race is actually over, one fact is certain. The ever-Eurosceptic Vaclav Klaus is leaving Prague Castle and the claims of all front-running candidates indicate that they will choose a more cooperative approach to the EU than their predecessor.
Piece originally posted at Open Democracy |
Czech Republic, Democracy, Elections, European Union, Vaclav Klaus
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I would like to have a dataset loaded each day (with a scenario, I guess) from a FTP.
However, I want my DSS dataset to load a different file from the FTP each day : dataset_2016-12-01.txt today, dataset_2016-12-02.txt tomorrow, and so on.
You can use partitioning (by date) on an Uncached FTP dataset: you specify just / as the path, the in the Partitioning tab, activate partitioning, add a time dimension and set the partitioning pattern to dataset_%Y-%M-%D.txt.
You can then create a Sync recipe from this dataset to another dataset on a local storage connection (e.g. File System) with the same partitioning (the default is to keep the same partitioning and and equals partition dependency.
Finally, you can build this dataset (or other downstream datasets with the same partitioning) from a Scenario: just add a build step and specify CURRENT_DAY in the partition (note: you have other placeholders, like PREVIOUS_DAY, should you need them).
This is helpful, @andrian Laoillote, is there a way to store the output dataset in this format dataset_%Y-%M-%D.txt after running the scenario?
That is not doable easily in DSS. You can setup an output dataset with partitioning dataset_%Y-%M-%D/.* and, in advanced options, click "Force single output file" to get only one file, but it will still be "dataset_2019-04-18/out-s0.csv.gz". If you want to change that, you'll have to write a python or shell recipe for instance.
Check whether the parent recipe for that dataset is in append mode. You can see that in the Input/Output tab of the recipe, there is a checkbox labelled "Append instead of overwrite". If not, I suggest opening a support ticket with a job diagnostic.


Currently I only have the original asset files added to Git without the compiled .xnb files, the latter ones get built into the output folder which is, as expected, ignored by Git.
But is this the intended way that the pipeline tool should be used?
Should both be added? Perhaps only the .xnb files be added?
Adding only the .xnb and having the original files in a separate repository seems somewhat logical to me but also cumbersome.
If you add xnbs to git: each time you will add an asset and build it, it will be indexed by git if you dont tell to handle it as binary content.
Git can handle many files but the purpose is to share code not all kind of data.
The content files (.mgcb) work very well with Git. If that's in your repository, others working on the project should be able to simply pull/clone and build it to get the XNBs. As such, you'd be able to see changes to your output files by just looking at the content file, so you likely won't need the XNBs in source control.


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The name David's Troupers was chosen as a whim, but I looked up the word "Trouper" yesterday and was pleasantly surprised. It means: 1. A member of a theatrical company, 2. A veteran actor or performer, 3. A staunch worker or colleague. A trouper also sounds like trooper, and describes a strong soldier.
We believe that pure Gospel music is a powerful spiritual force, and that, eventually, the Song of the Lamb will drown out all others.
We believe that spiritual warfare is not against people, but against forces of darkness which kill, rob and destroy, and that Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, as He proclaimed, came to destroy the works of the enemy and that is true divine love which sets us free heals us and empowers us.
We desire the humble and repentant heart of David, the great shepherd boy, bold warrior, harp player and psalmist. We believe, that as forces of darkness sweep into our cities, and our nation, the power of God raises up a standard against it. We want to exercise our God-given Liberty, freedom of speech and religion.
We are open to musicians who play a wide variety of instruments, and also welcome vocalists. We play Christian Gospel and roots music, drawing from Gospel, country, rock, folk and jazz, and maybe even some classical.
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Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Title: Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Subject: Gwyneth Paltrow, Jessica Chastain, 2nd Screen Actors Guild Awards, The Impossible (2012 film), Jodie Foster
SAG Award for Best Actress
Awarded for
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Currently held by
Julianne Moore for Still Alice (2014)
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The Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role is an award given by the Screen Actors Guild to honor the finest acting achievements in film.
"†" indicates the winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress.
"‡" indicates a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress.
"††" indicates the winner of the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
"‡‡" indicates a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
1 Winners and nominees
1.1 1990s
2 Superlatives
3.1 Multiple nominees
(1st)
Jodie Foster ‡ Nell Nell
Jessica Lange † Blue Sky Carly Marshall
Meg Ryan When a Man Loves a Woman Alice Green
Susan Sarandon ‡ The Client Reggie Love
Meryl Streep The River Wild Gail Hartman
(2nd)
Susan Sarandon † Dead Man Walking Helen Prejean
Joan Allen ‡‡ Nixon Pat Nixon
Elisabeth Shue ‡ Leaving Las Vegas Sera
Meryl Streep ‡ The Bridges of Madison County Francesca Johnson
Emma Thompson ‡ Sense and Sensibility Elinor Dashwood
(3rd)
Frances McDormand † Fargo Marge Gunderson
Brenda Blethyn ‡ Secrets & Lies Cynthia Rose Purley
Diane Keaton ‡ Marvin's Room Bessie
Gena Rowlands Unhook the Stars Mildred Hawks
Kristin Scott Thomas ‡ The English Patient Katharine Clifton
(4th)
Helen Hunt † As Good as It Gets Carol Connelly
Helena Bonham Carter ‡ The Wings of the Dove Kate Croy
Judi Dench ‡ Mrs. Brown Queen Victoria
Pam Grier Jackie Brown Jackie Brown
Kate Winslet ‡ Titanic Rose DeWitt Bukater
Robin Wright Penn She's So Lovely Maureen Murphy Quinn
Gwyneth Paltrow † Shakespeare in Love Viola De Lesseps
Cate Blanchett ‡ Elizabeth Queen Elizabeth I
Jane Horrocks Little Voice LV
Meryl Streep ‡ One True Thing Kate Gulden
Emily Watson ‡ Hilary and Jackie Jacqueline du Pré
Annette Bening ‡ American Beauty Carolyn Burnham
Janet McTeer ‡ Tumbleweeds Mary Jo Walker
Julianne Moore ‡ The End of the Affair Sarah Miles
Meryl Streep ‡ Music of the Heart Roberta Guaspari
Hilary Swank † Boys Don't Cry Brandon Teena
Julia Roberts † Erin Brockovich Erin Brockovich
Joan Allen ‡ The Contender Laine Hanson
Juliette Binoche ‡ Chocolat Vianne Liberato
Ellen Burstyn ‡ Requiem for a Dream Sara Goldfarb
Laura Linney ‡ You Can Count on Me Sammy Taylor
Halle Berry † Monster's Ball Leticia Musgrove
Jennifer Connelly †† A Beautiful Mind Alicia Nash
Judi Dench ‡ Iris Iris Murdoch
Sissy Spacek ‡ In the Bedroom Ruth Fowler
Renée Zellweger ‡ Bridget Jones's Diary Bridget Jones
Renée Zellweger ‡ Chicago Roxie Hart
Salma Hayek ‡ Frida Frida Kahlo
Nicole Kidman † The Hours Virginia Woolf
Diane Lane ‡ Unfaithful Connie Sumner
Julianne Moore ‡ Far from Heaven Cathy Whitaker
(10th)
Charlize Theron † Monster Aileen Wuornos
Patricia Clarkson The Station Agent Olivia Harris
Diane Keaton ‡ Something's Gotta Give Erica Barry
Naomi Watts ‡ 21 Grams Cristina Gallagher
Evan Rachel Wood Thirteen Tracy Freeland
Hilary Swank † Million Dollar Baby Maggie Fitzgerald
Annette Bening ‡ Being Julia Julia Lambert
Catalina Sandino Moreno ‡ Maria Full of Grace María Álvarez
Imelda Staunton ‡ Vera Drake Vera Drake
Kate Winslet ‡ Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Clemetine Kruczynski
Reese Witherspoon † Walk the Line June Carter
Judi Dench ‡ Mrs Henderson Presents Mrs. Laura Henderson
Felicity Huffman ‡ Transamerica Bree Hoffman
Charlize Theron ‡ North Country Josey Aimes
Ziyi Zhang Memoirs of a Geisha Sayuri Takanasja
Helen Mirren † The Queen Queen Elizabeth II
Penélope Cruz ‡ To Return (Volver) Raimunda Nedine
Judi Dench ‡ Notes on a Scandal Barbara Covett
Meryl Streep ‡ The Devil Wears Prada Miranda Priestly
Kate Winslet ‡ Little Children Sarah Pierce
Julie Christie ‡ Away From Her Fiona Anderson
Cate Blanchett ‡ Elizabeth: The Golden Age Queen Elizabeth I
Marion Cotillard † La Vie en Rose (La Môme) Edith Piaf
Angelina Jolie A Mighty Heart Mariane Pearl
Ellen Page ‡ Juno Juno MacGuff
Meryl Streep ‡ Doubt Sister Aloysius Beauvier
Anne Hathaway ‡ Rachel Getting Married Kym Ryder
Angelina Jolie ‡ Changeling Christine Collins
Melissa Leo ‡ Frozen River Ray Eddy
Kate Winslet Revolutionary Road April Wheeler
Sandra Bullock † The Blind Side Leigh Anne Tuohy
Helen Mirren ‡ The Last Station Sophia Tolstaya
Carey Mulligan ‡ An Education Jenny Mellor
Gabourey Sidibe ‡ Precious Precious Jones
Meryl Streep ‡ Julie & Julia Julia Child
Natalie Portman † Black Swan Nina Sayers
Annette Bening ‡ The Kids Are All Right Dr. Nicole "Nic" Allgood
Nicole Kidman ‡ Rabbit Hole Becca Corbett
Jennifer Lawrence ‡ Winter's Bone Ree Dolly
Hilary Swank Conviction Betty Anne Waters
Viola Davis ‡ The Help Aibileen Clark
Glenn Close ‡ Albert Nobbs Albert Nobbs
Meryl Streep † The Iron Lady Margaret Thatcher
Tilda Swinton We Need to Talk About Kevin Eva Khatchadourian
Michelle Williams ‡ My Week with Marilyn Marilyn Monroe
Jennifer Lawrence † Silver Linings Playbook Tiffany Maxwell
Jessica Chastain ‡ Zero Dark Thirty Maya
Marion Cotillard Rust and Bone (De rouille et d'os) Stéphanie
Helen Mirren Hitchcock Alma Reville
Naomi Watts ‡ The Impossible Maria Bennett
Cate Blanchett † Blue Jasmine Jeanette "Jasmine" Francis
Sandra Bullock ‡ Gravity Dr. Ryan Stone
Judi Dench ‡ Philomena Philomena Lee
Meryl Streep ‡ August: Osage County Violet Weston
Emma Thompson Saving Mr. Banks P. L. Travers
(21st)
Julianne Moore † Still Alice Alice Howland
Jennifer Aniston Cake Claire Bennett
Felicity Jones ‡ The Theory of Everything Jane Wilde Hawking
Rosamund Pike ‡ Gone Girl Amy Elliott-Dunne
Reese Witherspoon ‡ Wild Cheryl Strayed
Leading Actress
Supporting Actress
Actress with most awards
— Kate Winslet 2 Cate Blanchett, Helen Mirren, Kate Winslet, Renée Zellweger 2
Actress with most nominations
Meryl Streep 9 Cate Blanchett 4 Meryl Streep 10
Actress with most nominations without ever winning
Judi Dench 5 Amy Adams, Catherine Keener, Julianne Moore 3 Amy Adams, Penélope Cruz, Catherine Keener, Nicole Kidman, Naomi Watts 3
Film with most nominations
— Almost Famous, Babel, Being John Malkovich, Chicago, Doubt, The Fighter, Forrest Gump, The Help, Up in the Air 2 Chicago, Doubt, The Help 3
Oldest winner
(Away from Her, 2008) 66 Gloria Stuart
(Titanic, 1998) 87 Gloria Stuart
(Titanic, 1998) 87
Oldest nominee
(Philomena, 2014) 79
Youngest winner
(Silver Linings Playbook, 2013) 22 Kate Winslet
(Sense and Sensibility, 1996) 20 Kate Winslet
(Sense and Sensibility, 1996) 20
Youngest nominee
(Thirteen, 2004) 16 Dakota Fanning
(I Am Sam, 2002) 8 Dakota Fanning
(I Am Sam, 2002) 8
Occasions over the past 21 years did the winner of the SAG Award for Best Leading Actress not win the Academy Award for Best Actress.This happened in:
1994: Jodie Foster (Nell) lost to Jessica Lange (Blue Sky),
1999: Annette Bening (American Beauty) lost to Hilary Swank (Boys Don't Cry),
2002: Renée Zellweger (Chicago) lost to Nicole Kidman (The Hours)
2007: Julie Christie (Away From Her) lost to Marion Cotillard (La Vie en Rose).
2008: Meryl Streep (Doubt) lost to Kate Winslet (The Reader). Winslet did win the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role.
2011: Viola Davis (The Help) lost to Meryl Streep (The Iron Lady)
Multiple nominees
Joan Allen (Nixon (1995), The Contender (2000))
Sandra Bullock (The Blind Side (2009), Gravity (2013))
Marion Cotillard (La Vie en Rose (2007), Rust and Bone (2012))
Angelina Jolie (A Mighty Heart (2007), Changeling (2008))
Diane Keaton (Marvin's Room (1996), Something's Gotta Give (2003))
Nicole Kidman (The Hours (2002), Rabbit Hole (2010))
Jennifer Lawrence (Winter's Bone (2010), Silver Linings Playbook (2012))
Susan Sarandon (The Client (1994), Dead Man Walking (1995))
Charlize Theron (Monster (2003), North Country (2005))
Emma Thompson (Sense and Sensibility (1995), Saving Mr. Banks (2013))
Naomi Watts (21 Grams (2003), The Impossible (2012))
Reese Witherspoon (Walk the Line (2005), Wild (2014))
Renée Zellweger (Bridget Jones's Diary (2001), Chicago (2002))
Annette Bening (American Beauty (1999), Being Julia (2004), The Kids Are All Right (2010))
Cate Blanchett (Elizabeth (1998), Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007), Blue Jasmine (2013))
Helen Mirren (The Queen (2006), The Last Station (2009), Hitchcock (2012))
Julianne Moore (The End of the Affair (1999), Far from Heaven (2002), Still Alice (2014))
Hilary Swank (Boys Don't Cry (1999), Million Dollar Baby (2004), Conviction (2010))
Kate Winslet (Titanic (1997), Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), Little Children (2006), Revolutionary Road (2008))
Judi Dench (Mrs. Brown (1997), Iris (2001), Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005), Notes on a Scandal (2006), Philomena (2013))
Meryl Streep (The River Wild (1994), The Bridges of Madison County (1995), One True Thing (1998), Music of the Heart (1999), The Devil Wears Prada (2006), Doubt (2008), Julie & Julia (2009), The Iron Lady (2011), August: Osage County (2013))
BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
Critics Choice Movie Award for Best Actress
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
List of actors who won the Academy, BAFTA, Golden Globe, SAG, and Critic's Choice Award for a single performance
SAG Awards official site
Articles needing additional references from June 2015
Articles lacking in-text citations from June 2015
Film awards for lead actress
Virginia Woolf, Keith Urban, Baz Luhrmann, Robbie Williams, Tom Cruise
Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, Katharine Hepburn, Shakespeare in Love, Ben Affleck
Meryl Streep, Jessica Lange, Liv Ullmann, Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore
2nd Screen Actors Guild Awards
Seinfeld, Friends, ER (TV series), NYPD Blue, The X-Files
The Impossible (2012 film)
Juan Antonio Bayona, Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor, Tom Holland (actor), 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami


I wanted to send a formal thank you to the Musicians Foundation for their support in my time of need. With the support I received from the Musicians Foundation that went toward my monthly health insurance premium, I was able to use my money towards my medical treatment. This treatment was a very difficult financial burden for me, and this help lifted some of that burden.
I was able to seek and receive the treatment for my chronic stomach condition. I am at the moment recovering, and hopefully very soon will be fully recovered and well.
Thank you again for your help. It is so very comforting to know that support like this exists for professional artists in times of great need.


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Newcastle arts cuts are disastrous, say stars of north-east
Charlotte Higgins and Maev Kennedy
Sunday, 16 Dec 2012
# Arts funding
# Arts policy
# Bryan Ferry
# Local government
# Local politics
# Mark Knopfler
# Newcastle
# Pat Barker
# Sting
# Tony Harrison
Artists including Sting, Neil Tennant, Bryan Ferry and Mark Knopfler have written to the Guardian expressing alarm
A host of artists connected to north-east England – including musicians Sting, Neil Tennant, Bryan Ferry, Mark Knopfler and Thomas Allen, writers such as Pat Barker and Tony Harrison, and actors including Robson Green and Kevin Whately – have written to the Guardian expressing "alarm" at what they call Newcastle city council's "shortsighted attack" on the city's cultural life.
The artists are protesting against the local authority's plan to cut completely its £2.5m culture budget. The council, argue the artists, risk "throwing away a shared cultural heritage … built up by generations and generations of ordinary people in the city." Its decision, they say, is "baffling".
Arguing that the cuts would be "economically disastrous", they write: "The council's support helps these arts organisations attract many millions of pounds in yearly investment to the city."
The "blanket and pre-emptory" cuts could result in "generations of young people denied access to the opportunities we were given and, without the council's support, the arts will simply become a pursuit for the most wealthy", they add.
Organisations affected by the proposed cut include the Northern Stage and Live Theatre, as well as the Laing Art Gallery and Great North Museum. The Theatre Royal would be particularly hard hit if the cuts were made, losing around £600,000 per year.
The proposal is part of a planned budget to cut £90m from Newcastle's public services by 2016, after the city's central government grant was reduced by £39.3m. The proposal is now out for public consultation, and due to be ratified in March. Across the Tyne in Gateshead, arts organisations the Baltic centre for contemporary art and the Sage, created as part of the town's ambitious cultural regeneration programme, remain protected from deep local authority cuts.
The spectre of squeezed councils cutting cultural budgets is now regarded as posing a serious danger to the arts in England — one recently highlighted by Danny Boyle, director of the 2012 Olympics opening ceremony, who has recently written to David Cameron and George Osborne urging a "national-led" solution to the problem.
Labour-led Newcastle is not the first council to have proposed completely removing support for the arts. Last year, Conservative-led Somerset carried through a 100% arts cut, leaving local cultural organisations reeling. It is feared that over the coming months others will follow suit, arguing that functions such as welfare and children's services need to take precedence over theatres and galleries.
Such cuts are in the context of the 30% reduction in Arts Council England's budget made at the last comprehensive spending review, plus the extra £11.6m cut between 2013 and 2015 announced last week.
Arts Council England is understood to have made it clear to local councils that it is not able to shore up organisations that would founder without local authority funding. The council has been consulting on the proposed cuts under the heading Fair Choices for Tough Times. It says it must cut £90m over three years, equivalent to £760 for every household in the city, on top of a £100m saving over the last two years, and admits that will cost 1,300 jobs, close 10 libraries, and cut "services that people have come to rely on".
A spokesman for Newcastle city council said: "Newcastle is one of the very few councils that is setting out three years of its budget rather than year by year and is therefore being much more transparent about the implications of the government's austerity measures.
"We face unpalatable decisions which we know are counterproductive and, in many cases, a false economy but the council can only spend the resources that it has as it faces losing more than a third of its budget over the next three years, forcing difficult choices about its priorities.
"The reason for a long-term approach is to be able to talk with cultural organisations to find alternative sources of funding, and we are having positive discussions with organisations across the city about what we need to do together.
"The Arts Council, which is a much more significant funder of the arts than the city council, has also announced multimillion pound cuts to the arts and we therefore need to apply our efforts together in lobbying government for greater funding for Newcastle.
"Although the total amount the city council contributes to the arts sector is significant it is much smaller to individual bodies – between 2.5% and 15% of the amount that they receive – and we would therefore not expect that our reductions alone would result in the closure of an arts organisation."
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UPDATED: Compared to avoidance, Aimmune's peanut allergy treatment an improvement over DBV's product — ICER
by natalie grover — on April 10, 2019 07:37 AM EDT Updated: 08:00 AM
Peanut allergy treatments from sparring drugmakers — Aimmune and DBV Technologies — are incrementantally beneficial, but their long-term cost-effectiveness will be determined by the price at which they are eventually marketed, ICER said in a draft report published on Tuesday, which concluded using assumed prices that the latter's product, Viaskin Peanut, was far less of an improvement over peanut avoidance, compared to AR101.
Akin to NICE in the UK, ICER is an independent body that analyzes the cost-effectiveness of drugs and other medical services in the United States. Unlike NICE, though, ICER is not government-affiliated, but its determinations are increasingly becoming influential with payers.
For now, peanut allergies are managed by avoidance, but the threat of accidental exposure cannot be nullified. Aimmune's AR101 and DBV's Viaskin Peanut are set to be the pioneering peanut allergy treatments approved by the FDA, but there is "significant uncertainty about the long-term risks and benefits" for both therapies, as each has been studied in placebo-controlled one-year clinical trials, ICER said, noting that data from the extension trials are sparse.
An FDA approval decision for AR101 is expected in January 2020, while DBV is expected to submit its marketing application later in 2019. The so far untapped market is expected to grow to $4.5 billion in 2027 globally, according to GlobalData.
Aimmune $AIMT effectively leapfrogged DBV $DBVT when the latter rescinded an application to market Viaskin Peanut patch last last year in response to FDA concerns about the state of manufacturing and quality control data submitted.
Since neither therapy has been approved yet, ICER conducted its analyses using price assumptions, based on analyst models, which project AR101 will cost between $5,000 and $10,000 for the first six months of use, and $300 to $400 per month after and that Viaskin Peanut will cost more than $6,000 for a year's supply.
Based on these estimates, ICER assumed a placeholder cost for AR101 at $350 per month ($6,595 for months 1-6 including clinical visits for dose escalation; $4,200 per year thereafter). For Viaskin Peanut, the institute assumed a placeholder cost of $6,500 per year. That works out to AR101 costing $84,000 over a lifetime, and Viaskin Peanut costing $56,000 over a lifetimes, ICER said.
"Relative to our AR101 pricing assumptions based on our conversations with Aimmune, we had conservatively assumed the lower end of the company's communicated pricing range of $5,000 for the up-dosing phase and $5,000 per year thereafter ($415/month) – so $7,500 for the first year. All-in, the first year costs ICER uses for its analysis are higher by about 16%," Stifel's Derek Archila wrote in a note.
For Viaskin Peanut, ICER's assumed annual cost of therapy is 20% higher than Stifel's $5,000 assumption, he added.
ICER based its cost-effectiveness calculations on quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs), a measure of the state of health of a person or group in which the benefits — in terms of length of life — are adjusted to reflect the quality of life.
Treatment with AR101 resulted in 0.63 incremental QALYs, while treatment with Viaskin Peanut came up relatively short, resulting in 0.22 incremental QALYs — when compared to no immunotherapy treatment over a lifetime, ICER's analysis suggested.
"These benefits are due to improved subjective quality of life despite the relative rarity with which serious events occur. The ultimate value of these products will be determined by the prices that are set by the manufacturers and their long-term effectiveness," ICER concluded.
While informative, the report is not conclusive, partly because a one year timeframe may not reflect the entire benefit of a therapy that provides increasing efficacy over time such as AR101 or Viaskin peanut, and no quality of life data (good or bad) was factored into this analysis, Archila said.
ICER did acknowledge that one of the limitations of its analysis is that it assumed the utility of the two peanut allergy therapies on the basis of existing data on food allergies, but not specifically the peanut allergy patient population, due to "the paucity of preference-weighted health-related quality of life estimates in food allergy patients and their caregivers."
ICER's assessment is "premature" and the institutes framework does not take into account the burden caregivers carry, in terms of making therapeutic decisions or making out-of-pocket costs for treatment, a DBV spokesperson wrote in an email to Endpoints News.
"We disagree with ICER on many aspects of its overall methodology, as well as the timing of this report. Because the ICER model relies on health economic measurements…for which there are no published data/evidence for peanut-allergic patients [as there are no approved FDA-approved treatments], we believe the draft report findings were driven by inaccurate clinical outcomes and cost inputs…We believe the lack of FDA-approved therapeutic options for peanut allergy and associated absence of health state utility and long-term treatment data, combined with patient heterogeneity, precludes an accurate and reliable cost effectiveness assessment, including by ICER."
Endpoints has also contacted Aimmune for comment.
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Ardal is an award winning comedian, actor, writer - and star of 'Father Ted' (C4); 'My Hero' (BBC 1) and 'Val Falvey' (RTE). With guest leads in programmes as diverse as 'Skins' (C4) and 'Doctor Who' (BBC), Ardal also stars in the feature film, 'Wide Open Spaces'. Ardal has received great acclaim for his theatre work, including starring in 'The God of Carnage' at the Gate Theatre, Dublin; 'Port Authority' at the Southwark Theare, London; and 'See You Next Tuesday' in the West End.
A highly acclaimed stand up, Ardal has toured to sell out audiences internationally and has released two Top Ten stand up DVD's. He continues to be one of the most sought after comedians working with regular sell out solo tours.
Ardal's debut novel 'The Talk of the Town' remained in the Best Seller charts for more than 6 months and was recently voted one of the 1001 books to read before you die.
Irish Kings of Comedy was created to bring the cream of Irish comedic talent to American audiences. The Ardal O'Hanlon tour is the first in a series of Irish Kings of Comedy Tours.
Unlike the Irish economy, the current comedy scene in Ireland is thriving. Irish culture is rich in wit and storytelling. As a result, Ireland has produced a stable of world class stand-up comics. American audiences have a huge appetite for the Irish sense of humor and Irish Kings of Comedy wants to bring this across the Atlantic. The Tours also give top Irish comics the opportunity of playing to audiences in the US. All Tour Dates and Venues with links to ticket sales are available on http://www.irishkingsofcomedy.com/


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$15 minimum wage increase met with mixed reception from public
Announced by the Rachel Notley government in 2015 and adjusted in stages since, the policy has taken Alberta from the lowest minimum wage in the nation to the highest. To find out how this adjustment has effected the Tri-Region and those who live in the area, The Spruce Grove Examiner reached out to a politician, expert and local business owner, here's what they had to say.
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Perks Coffee House owner Ken Turlock is concerned about the minimum wage increase in Alberta and said it makes it difficult to take someone under his wing as a business owner. Photo by Evan J. Pretzer / Reporter/Examiner
The "Fight for $15" has come to a close in Alberta with the new minimum wage now in place throughout the province.
Announced by the Rachel Notley government in 2015 and adjusted in stages since, the policy has taken Alberta from the lowest minimum wage in the nation to the highest. To find out how this adjustment has effected the Tri-Region and those who live in the area, The Spruce Grove Examiner reached out to a politician, expert and local business owner, here's what they had to say.
It is a hand up
According to Stony Plain MLA Erin Babcock, the new minimum wage in Alberta is an important part of serving all members of society and making sure they operate on an equal playing field in the marketplace. In a conversation Tuesday, the NDP politician also added many of the claims pertaining to the new money-such as it going towards younger people who may not need it-were not accurate to the reality presented by actual statistics.
"Having been a single parent and a low earner, I think every Albertan deserves a living wage or as close to one as we can afford right now," she said. "Over 11 per cent of our workers make minimum wage and most of them are parents, so we're not talking teenagers, this is a common misconception. This is a hand up to people who are struggling, not a hand out."
Indeed, it is one commonly cited in a number of reports where individuals express criticism of the policy. Just recently in the Calgary Herald, Fiasco Gelato CEO James Boettcher questioned the wisdom of the decision, pointing out he did not mind higher wages, but not for younger employees.
"It's going to be very hard for an employer, even one like me who wants to provide opportunity to young people," he said. "You get a stat holiday and all of a sudden you're paying a kid — who's living at home and is just saving money for a new bicycle or a family trip to Hawaii — $23, $24 an hour."
According to statistics from the non-partisan Public Interest Alberta group however, more than three-quarters of those receiving the raise to $15 this month are over the age of 20. Meaning most of the increase does not appear to be going to youth as is believed by some opponents of the measure, though economics experts do say the data is not yet showing all results.
There could be lag
"I think we might see things like prices increasing later once the new wage has been in effect for a while," Joseph Marchand, Economics Associate Professor at the University of Alberta said. "We haven't seen any side effects thus far and this is kind of surprising."
Marchand also said he was worried about how the policy would effect youth. In his view, though the government is claiming the initiative is a success, he believes there are aspects of the data, which are debatable at best, particularly regarding young people.
"They're touting victory, but I think how they've done it is questionable," he said. "We hear total employment has gone up, but technically this is true if you don't take into account population increases. In no way is total employment keeping up with population growth. And youth had gone down by five points. It really cratered along with oil going down and I am really worried when you look at data we might see youth jobs get hit again."
Business backlash
Though, for some business owners, the hit for youth is already here, in spite of the uncertainty of experts and the hopefulness of elected officials.
"Now when you bring someone in for $15 an hour, it is difficult to take them under your wing," Perks Coffee House owner Ken Turlock said. "When a better government comes in and notices the problem, hopefully they're gonna start to subsidize younger workers, this is really what we need. We need our younger workers subsidized."
As of Sept. 28, none of the opposition parties in the legislature have advocated for youth employee subsidies, though each has been discussing adjusting the law to set different wages for young people and tipped employees, according to CBC News.
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The geologic column (representing all the earth's observed sedimentary rock) in classical geology represents hundreds of millions of years of evolutionary history. Evidence that this column formed rapidly rather than over millions of years is therefore evidence for a young geologic column and a young earth.
Absence of meteorites in the geologic column.
"Counting the number of asteroids we see in the sky suggests that over the past 250 million years, Earth should have been hit around 440 times by asteroids larger than one kilometre across. But scientists have found only 38 large impact craters from this period." New Scientist December 02
Earth's volcanism linked to meteorite impacts New Scientist December 02
–Ackerman, P.D. 1986. It's A Young World After All. Baker Books. pp. 25-28.
Polystrate fossils – are fossils which cross multiple geologic layers which were supposedly laid down millions of years apart. Trees trunks are frequently found to cross several layers and even through coal beds showing that these layers formed rapidly. Some polystrate trees are even found upside down providing obvious testiment to catastrophic upheaval.
Pillars, Polystrate formations, and Potholes by Douglas E. Cox
Polystrate Fossils and the Creation-Evolution Controversy
Polystrate Trees
Polystrate Trees and Coal Seams of Joggins Fossil Cliffs ICR Impact No. 316 October 1999
by John D. Morris, Ph.D.*
The Yellowstone Petrified Forests by Jonathan Sarfati Creation Ex Nihilo 21(2):18–21, March–May 1999
Petrified Forests of Yellowstone ICR Impact No. 268 October 1995 by John D. Morris, Ph. D.*
What Are Polystrate Fossils BTG No. 81b September 1995 by John D. Morris, Ph.D.*
Rapid Coal Formation – It has been claimed that coal takes millions of years to form, however, in recent laboratory experiments by Dr. George R. Hill and Dr. Don C. Adams at the University of Utah it has been shown that plant matter can be turned into coal in a matter of hours.
GEORGE R. HILL Dean of College of Mines & Mineral Industries, "A rather startling and serendipitous discovery resulted….These observations suggest that in their formation, high rank coals,….were probably subjected to high temperature at some stage in their history. A possible mechanism for formation of these high rank coals could have been a short time, rapid heating event." [Six Hours], Chemtech, May, 1972, p. 292-296.
Coal Evidence for a Young Earth
Mt.St.Helens Key to rapid coal formation by John Mackay, B.Sc. Creation Ex Nihilo 6(1):6–8
Polystrate Trees in Coal Beds
Rapid formation of coal Proof that strata form rapidly and that the earth is young.
The Origin of Coal ICR Impact No. 41 November 1976 by Stuart E. Nevins, M.S.
Turbidites are evidence of rapid strata formation. These sedimentary rocks result from sediments of turbidity currents and are believed to comprise as much as 50% of the geological column, and approximately 30 of the deposits visible in the Grand Canyon.
Turbidties A Challenge to Uniformitarianism
Ripple marks, rain drops, and animal tracks in sedimentary rocks. This implies very rapid burial and hardening because these fragile features could not survive even trivial erosion. –Morris, J. D. 1994. The Young Earth. Master Books. pp. 94-96.
Regional deposition. Current known geologic processes don't account for regional deposits (covering multiple U.S. states, for example). This applies to types of rocks, as well as coal and oil reserves.
Deformation of strata implies it was soft when deformed and hadn't hardened into rock. –Morris, J. D. 1994. The Young Earth. Master Books. pp. 106-109.
Absence of bioturbation in the geologic column. Biological activity soon disturbs sedimentary deposits formed by modern catastrophes (hurricanes, floods) but is not evidenced in the geologic column. This implies that the geologic column was buried very deeply very rapidly. –Morris, J. D. 1994. The Young Earth. Master Books. pp. 96-97.
Lack of recognizable soil layers in the geologic column. Soil material is seldom found in the geologic column. One would think that the earth had soil layers in the past, and if it was slowly buried, some would be preserved. –Morris, J. D. 1994. The Young Earth. Master Books. pp. 97-98.
Undisturbed bedding planes. Different geologic rock layers often show sharp, knife-edge breaks between layers, with no evidence of erosion between. This is not realistic if the layers formed over long periods of time.
–Morris, J. D. 1994. The Young Earth. Master Books. pp. 98-100.
Clastic dikes: Clastic dikes are formed from soft sand squeezed up through newer layers of rock. This implies that the sandy older (lower) layer was still soft enough to squeeze sand up (like squeezing a toothpaste tube) through the younger upper layers. –Morris, J. D. 1994. The Young Earth. Master Books. pp. 109-112.
Limited Extent of Unconformities. Much of the geologic column is continuous in its deposition, with no evidence of erosion between layers. This indicates that the process took only a very short time. –Morris, J. D. 1994. The Young Earth. Master Books. pp. 103-105.
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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK RESPONDENT v. SHAQUILLE HUNTER DEFENDANT APPELLANT
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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, RESPONDENT, v. SHAQUILLE HUNTER, DEFENDANT–APPELLANT.
KA 14–01731
PRESENT: SMITH, J.P., CARNI, LINDLEY, DEJOSEPH, AND SCUDDER, JJ. THE LEGAL AID BUREAU OF BUFFALO, INC., BUFFALO (TIMOTHY P. MURPHY OF COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANT–APPELLANT. MICHAEL J. FLAHERTY, JR., ACTING DISTRICT ATTORNEY, BUFFALO (JAMES M. MARRA OF COUNSEL), FOR RESPONDENT.
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
It is hereby ORDERED that the judgment so appealed from is unanimously affirmed.
Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him upon a nonjury verdict of two counts of robbery in the second degree (Penal Law § 160.10 [1], [2][b] ). Viewing the evidence in light of the elements of the two counts of robbery in the second degree in this nonjury trial (see People v. Danielson, 9 NY3d 342, 349), we conclude that the verdict is not against the weight of the evidence (see generally People v. Bleakley, 69 N.Y.2d 490, 495). "In a bench trial, no less than a jury trial, the resolution of credibility issues by the trier of fact and its determination of the weight to be accorded the evidence presented are entitled to great deference" (People v. Ghent, 132 AD3d 1275, 1275, lv denied 26 NY3d 1145 [internal quotation marks omitted]; see People v. McCoy, 100 AD3d 1422, 1422). The victim's testimony was not incredible as a matter of law (see People v. Ptak, 37 AD3d 1081, 1082, lv. denied 8 NY3d 949), and County Court was entitled to accept the victim's testimony and reject the testimony of defendant and his codefendant that there was no robbery and that they were playing a practical joke on the victim. "[U]pon our review of the record, we cannot say that the court failed to give the evidence the weight that it should be accorded" (People v. Britt, 298 A.D.2d 984, 984, lv denied 99 N.Y.2d 556).
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This was the day the doubters would become believers, the friends thought. As boys, the pair grew up on the baseball diamonds across Nassau. As teenagers, they were anointed the new faces of the sport in their country.
It was Sept. 25, 2014, at Yankee Stadium. In one of the most memorable scenes in the franchise's history, Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter lined the game-winning RBI single to right field in the final at-bat of his storied career. In the aftermath, the future Hall of Famer embraced every single teammate on the field in the postgame celebration. Cameras caught Yankees legends waiting outside of the home dugout for their chance to embrace the baseball hero.
Fox, who was attending high school in Florida at the time, and Chisholm, who was watching from his living room in Nassau, scanned their TV screens looking for countryman Antoan Richardson. It was Richardson who had sprinted from second base, rounded third base perfectly, and leaped headfirst into home plate and Bahamian folklore with the winning run.
"This was an inspiration, a huge play for baseball in the Bahamas," said Fox, 21, "Baseball, it gives the kids another outlet instead of trying to just do track and field or basketball. Baseball can take you around the world, and obviously you can make a lot of money playing it. It's what I want kids in the Bahamas to play."
Baseball in the Bahamas is on the rise and while it may never rival countries like the Dominican Republic and Venezuela in terms of quantity, there's an argument to be made that the quality of talent coming from there is on par with other international baseball hotbeds. In all, there have been six players from the Bahamas to play in the Major Leagues, with Richardson, who made his debut in 2011 and retired in 2016, as the most recent. There were an estimated 30 Minor League players from the Bahamas from 1960s to the '80s.
There are 15 Minor Leaguers from the Bahamas now, a list that features outfielder Kristian Robinson, the D-backs' 12th ranked prospect, and Angels prospects Trent Deveaux and D'Shawn Knowles, who rank No. 23 and No. 24. Other prospects from the Bahamas to watch include D'Shawn's twin brother D'Vaughn Knowles (Yankees), Tahnaj Thomas (Pirates), Keithron Moss (Rangers) Reshard Munroe (Reds), and Shameko Smith, who was drafted by the Rockies in 2017.
"There are a lot of us now, but I'd honestly say I'm going to be the next one from the Bahamas in the big leagues," Fox said. "We have this competition amongst us and all of the other guys from the Bahamas would tell you the same answer. We all have the same goal to stick, make a long-term impact at the big league level for a long time."
Fox, who signed with Giants for $6 million as an international free agent on July 2nd on his 18th birthday in 2015 and was traded to the Rays the next year, started last season with Charlotte in the Florida State League and finished it by hitting .221 in 27 games for Double-A Montgomery. He went on to hit .326 with a home run, 11 RBIs and seven stolen bases for Peoria in the Arizona Fall League.
Chisholm, who signed with the D-backs for $200,000 three days after Fox, is the club's No. 3 ranked prospect and was named the organization's Minor League Player of the Year in 2018. He had a solid pro debut in 2016 but was slowed by injury the next year. In 2018, he combined to hit .272 with 25 home runs and 70 RBIs at Class A Kane County and High A Visalia. He had 19 hits in 43 at-bats in 10 games for the Salt River Rafters in the Arizona Fall League, where he roomed with Fox.
"I'm definitely going to be the next big leaguer from the Bahamas," Chisholm, 20, said. "No question."
Fox and Chisholm met in the Freedom Farm little league and have been competing against each other since childhood. Fox has always been the faster runner of the two. Chisholm has always shown more home run power. Their high level of confidence -- which is through the roof -- is equal.
"I know what he can do, what he's capable of and he knows what I'm capable of," Fox said. "Even him just watching me play one day, he'll be like, 'Hey, you did this.' When he has a little question, I'll give him my opinion and vice versa. We're just trying to push each other until the end. Even after our careers are done, we're going to find some way to compete."
In 2013, Albert Cartwright, Greg Burrows Jr. and Geron Sands opened the Maximum Development Baseball Academy to train players in Nassau, where 60 percent of the 400,000 people in the country live. Cartwright and Sands branched off to form the International Elite Baseball Academy last September. In 2017, Richardson, who graduated from Vanderbilt with an engineering science degree in 2008, launched a non-profit organization called Project Limestone, an education-based program designed to empower students to chase their dreams on the field and in the classroom.
"A long time ago, we all decided that, 'Hey, guys from the Dominican, guys from all over the world, they're signing and entering the Major Leagues at young ages. Why can't we?'" Sands said. "So, we decided to start the academy and we have worked extremely hard to bring Bahamian baseball players up to standard. We have tons of talent here and Albert and I work hard everyday to make sure the guys get the training and mentorship they need to get to the next level."
International scouts have paid attention to the for island nation for years, but there's been a newfound focus on the country during the last three years, in part because prospects like the Knowles brothers, Moss and Robinson were all developed there.
In many ways, the Bahamas is the new battle ground for international talent.
"This island is on the cusp of making baseball more a norm than an exception at producing Major League talent," an American League international scouting director said. "Geron Sands and Albert Cartwright continue to produce talented players committed to growing the sport on the island and it's exciting to see where it's heading."
The country's baseball potential is not lost on its rising stars. Last month, Marlins Minor Leaguer Anfernee Seymour organized a baseball camp for 100 youth players from the Bahamas that featured Fox, Moss, Robinson and other Bahamian prospects as guest instructors.
"Our main sport is track and field, and swimming, and stuff like that, but baseball is definitely on the rise," Seymour said. "All of the people who run our country, I hope they take note of that and try to do something for our baseball players here in the country, because it really isn't as popular as it is in other countries, but we have a lot more players now playing professionally."
Next month, Fox and Indians prospect Todd Isaacs will play host to their second annual Don't Blink Home Run in Paradise contest in the Bahamas sponsored by their clothing brand in an effort to promote the sport. Blue Jays prospect Bo Bichette, who won the contest last year, is scheduled to return to defend his title. Nick Gordon, Lewis Brinson, Tommy Pham, Touki Toussaint, Nolan Jones, Jonathan India, Triston McKenzie are among the players scheduled to appear at the event.
"We just want to do something for the Bahamian people and the kids and the fans there," Fox said. "They come out and they watch the derby and they're amazed. It's new. If you watch their faces, it's amazing to them to just watch us go and hit."
The next wave of young talent from the Bahamas includes shortstops Ian Lewis, Dax Stubbs, Zion Bannister, catcher Lahiem Bell, along with outfielders Everette Cooper, Adrian Edgecombe, D'Shaughn Forbes and Andre Arthur. Their first steps in the race to be the next big leaguer from the Bahamas starts when they sign during the international signing period that begins July 2.
"In real time, I was just doing my job," Richardson, 35, said. "But when I reflect on that play with Derek Jeter and everything I did since I first left the Bahamas at 14, I'm happy if any part of my journey inspired people. It was my obligation to help pave the way and allow people to dream big and keep going forward. It still is."


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Sidewalk cafes in Paris. Pubs in London. Piazzas in Florence.
All great cities seem to share a common feature—distinctive, informal gathering places that breed a sense of identity and connection, places where people feel at home.
The urban sociologist Ray Oldenburg coined these places the "third place"—neutral, public spaces beyond the home ("first place") and work ("second place"), where the community can easily and routinely connect with one another.
Mr. Oldenburg argues that such spaces represent "anchors of community life" that are necessary for both civil societies and democracies to function.
In this regard, America does not bode well. Whereas a century ago the town square served as a vital community gathering place, urban sprawl has brought with it less community connection. This is all the truer for young people who seek out community through virtual third places online.
"Daily life amid new urban sprawl," Mr. Oldenburg wrote, "is like grammar school without its recess periods, like incurring the aches and pains of a softball game without the fun of getting together for a few beers afterward.
Absent such gathering places, the retail coffee giant Starbucks has sought to nurture its identity as a third place for communities, with its 14,000 stores, in essence, becoming modern-day town squares.
What, then, do third places, such as Starbucks, have in common? (see sidebar). At heart, third places represent a neutral ground, where the participants are there willingly; where their social or economic status is unimportant; and where they tend to feel at home.
In the SGI, the third place, so to speak, is the monthly district discussion meeting that takes place at thousands of homes across the country. These are the places where members and their friends come together to chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, discuss Buddhism and hold informal dialogues about their challenges and triumphs.
To be sure, the district discussion meeting, which nurtures personal connection in a neighborhood setting, may well represent the type of community anchor people are looking for.
A 2018 Cigna study found that nearly half of Americans report sometimes or always feeling alone (46 percent) or left out (47 percent). And Generation Z (ages 18–22) is the loneliest generation and claims to be in worse health than older generations.
Clark Strand, the spiritual writer and former Zen Buddhist monk, writes in his book Waking the Buddha that the monthly discussion meeting represents personal transformation through group discussion.