Pros: That it was web based and we didn't have to worry about server issues.
Cons: 1. It doesn't do what they say it can. We were told we would be able to broadcast our screens onto the students' screens. This does not work, at all. In most cases, it locks up the students' stations and we have to power them off manually and back on.
2. It is inconsistent. It doesn't always connect to all of my stations. It is random which ones connect and which ones do not. It will grab a computer and lock it when I tell it to, and then in the middle of being locked it will drop the computer and say it is offline. I can not unlock it then and have to do a manual power off and on.
Overall: My overall experience is not very good with Senso due to the issues I listed above, as well as some other inconsistencies. For example, I power off all of my stations every night. I have to do this usually at least 3 times before they will all shut down, and then I will still have to go around and manually turn off 2 or 3 because they are "offline" on Senso. I am sure there are features that are available that I do not use but that is because the ones I do use don't work, so I am not willing to invest more time into this program. There have been days that I lose up to 10 minutes of class time because I have to deal with an issue that Senso is causing. There are times when I lock their stations (a must for a middle school teacher trying to keep their attention since I can't broadcast to their stations) and then instead of using the "unlock" feature to unlock them all, some unlock and others stay locked and I have to tell it to "lock" them to get them to "unlock". Not lock them and then unlock them, it is like the "lock" feature becomes a toggle switch in the middle of the time I have them locked for just some of them. It is very frustrating! It is hard to even put into words what the problems are because they are different all of the time. They had to take Senso off of my teacher station because it wouldn't allow me to get to the login screen for our attendance/gradebook software (PowerSchool). My station would lag like crazy with it installed too, so I wasn't sad about it.
Pros: I like the powerful suite of features that Senso has that make integrating technology into the classroom as well as management of devices.
Cons: I would be hard pressed to complain about anything, but on occasion there have been issues with modules. That being said, as soon as there was a problem, I was able to get it remedied through our support contact.
Overall: I'm thoroughly pleased with the features and service that Senso has provided our school district.
Thank you Chad for your honest review of Senso.cloud.
The whole team appreciates your feedback and we look forward to continuing our great work with you to ensure Senso is the best solution it can be for your school.
I can't believe that this company is still in business.
Pros: The computers can be added on the software without hard wiring.
Cons: I cannot broadcast. It lasts for 10 seconds. When I lock the computers only some lock. When unlocking the computers, only some unlock. Therefore, we have to do a hard restart to the computers to get them back to use them. Computers disappear and reappear without reason.
Overall: I dislike the software. I would recommend that no one buys it.
Thank you for your honest feedback Abbi.
Senso.cloud is used by thousands of console users everyday who report back that they enjoy using the software and it works really well for them.
However we appreciate in your case unfortunately the software hasn't worked as expected.
We are working closely with your technology department to ensure Senso is up to date and running well for you.
Please allow us to provide some professional development for yourself and any other teachers who may be experiencing difficulties with the software.
Our aim is to have happy teachers enjoying their use of Senso and we promise to work hard to ensure this is the case in your classroom too.
Overall: This business has been amazing to work with and the customer support is always available. One of the best companies out there and will continue working with them.
Pros: Built for the cloud, easy to manage updates, simple design that any user will understand.
Cons: Grouping clients together can be a challenge depending on your organizations needs.
Overall: From the beginning of the first information call I have always felt supported and informed about updates and changes made to the Senso product.


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The series is an exploration of life in one of the many tent cities that house over 1.5 million internally displaced people in Port Au Prince, Haiti. In these camps I found families doing their best to provide for each other, to help their friends and families.
Their human experience is just like yours or mine, they suffer and rejoice as a community and hope to have a loving and healthy family and to better their situation. But their story is set in the paradigm of extreme suffering, heart ache and poverty, while we are truly born the lucky ones.


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package org.batfish.specifier.parboiled;

import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkArgument;

import com.google.common.collect.Sets;
import java.util.Objects;
import java.util.Set;
import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
import javax.annotation.ParametersAreNonnullByDefault;
import org.batfish.datamodel.routing_policy.RoutingPolicy;
import org.batfish.specifier.Grammar;
import org.batfish.specifier.NameRegexRoutingPolicySpecifier;
import org.batfish.specifier.NameRoutingPolicySpecifier;
import org.batfish.specifier.RoutingPolicySpecifier;
import org.batfish.specifier.SpecifierContext;
import org.parboiled.errors.InvalidInputError;
import org.parboiled.parserunners.ReportingParseRunner;
import org.parboiled.support.ParsingResult;

/** An {@link RoutingPolicySpecifier} that resolves based on the AST generated by {@link Parser}. */
@ParametersAreNonnullByDefault
public final class ParboiledRoutingPolicySpecifier implements RoutingPolicySpecifier {

  @ParametersAreNonnullByDefault
  private final class RoutingPolicyAstNodeToRoutingPolicys
      implements RoutingPolicyAstNodeVisitor<Set<RoutingPolicy>> {
    private final SpecifierContext _ctxt;
    private final String _node;

    RoutingPolicyAstNodeToRoutingPolicys(String node, SpecifierContext ctxt) {
      _node = node;
      _ctxt = ctxt;
    }

    @Nonnull
    @Override
    public Set<RoutingPolicy> visitDifferenceRoutingPolicyAstNode(
        DifferenceRoutingPolicyAstNode differenceRoutingPolicyAstNode) {
      return Sets.difference(
          differenceRoutingPolicyAstNode.getLeft().accept(this),
          differenceRoutingPolicyAstNode.getRight().accept(this));
    }

    @Nonnull
    @Override
    public Set<RoutingPolicy> visitIntersectionRoutingPolicyAstNode(
        IntersectionRoutingPolicyAstNode intersectionRoutingPolicyAstNode) {
      return Sets.intersection(
          intersectionRoutingPolicyAstNode.getLeft().accept(this),
          intersectionRoutingPolicyAstNode.getRight().accept(this));
    }

    @Nonnull
    @Override
    public Set<RoutingPolicy> visitNameRoutingPolicyAstNode(
        NameRoutingPolicyAstNode nameRoutingPolicyAstNode) {
      return new NameRoutingPolicySpecifier(nameRoutingPolicyAstNode.getName())
          .resolve(_node, _ctxt);
    }

    @Nonnull
    @Override
    public Set<RoutingPolicy> visitNameRegexRoutingPolicyAstNode(
        NameRegexRoutingPolicyAstNode nameRegexRoutingPolicyAstNode) {
      return new NameRegexRoutingPolicySpecifier(nameRegexRoutingPolicyAstNode.getPattern())
          .resolve(_node, _ctxt);
    }

    @Nonnull
    @Override
    public Set<RoutingPolicy> visitUnionRoutingPolicyAstNode(
        UnionRoutingPolicyAstNode unionRoutingPolicyAstNode) {
      return Sets.union(
          unionRoutingPolicyAstNode.getLeft().accept(this),
          unionRoutingPolicyAstNode.getRight().accept(this));
    }
  }

  private final RoutingPolicyAstNode _ast;

  ParboiledRoutingPolicySpecifier(RoutingPolicyAstNode ast) {
    _ast = ast;
  }

  /**
   * Returns an {@link RoutingPolicySpecifier} based on {@code input} which is parsed as {@link
   * Grammar#ROUTING_POLICY_SPECIFIER}.
   *
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the parsing fails or does not produce the expected AST
   */
  public static ParboiledRoutingPolicySpecifier parse(String input) {
    ParsingResult<AstNode> result =
        new ReportingParseRunner<AstNode>(
                Parser.instance().getInputRule(Grammar.ROUTING_POLICY_SPECIFIER))
            .run(input);

    if (!result.parseErrors.isEmpty()) {
      throw new IllegalArgumentException(
          ParserUtils.getErrorString(
              input,
              Grammar.ROUTING_POLICY_SPECIFIER,
              (InvalidInputError) result.parseErrors.get(0),
              Parser.ANCHORS));
    }

    AstNode ast = ParserUtils.getAst(result);

    checkArgument(
        ast instanceof RoutingPolicyAstNode,
        "ParboiledRoutingPolicySpecifier requires an RoutingPolicySpecifier input");

    return new ParboiledRoutingPolicySpecifier((RoutingPolicyAstNode) ast);
  }

  @Override
  public boolean equals(Object o) {
    if (this == o) {
      return true;
    }
    if (!(o instanceof ParboiledRoutingPolicySpecifier)) {
      return false;
    }
    return Objects.equals(_ast, ((ParboiledRoutingPolicySpecifier) o)._ast);
  }

  @Override
  public int hashCode() {
    return Objects.hashCode(_ast);
  }

  @Override
  public Set<RoutingPolicy> resolve(String node, SpecifierContext ctxt) {
    return _ast.accept(new RoutingPolicyAstNodeToRoutingPolicys(node, ctxt));
  }
}

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The Chicago Blackhawks announced today they have agreed to terms with forwards Sam Carrick and Pierre-Cedric Labrie on one-year contracts.
Carrick, 24, spent the majority of the 2015-16 season with the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League, scoring 16 goals and adding 18 assists in 52 games. He also played three games with the Toronto Maple Leafs last season after making his NHL debut against Chicago on Nov. 1, 2014. He went on to play 16 games with the Maple Leafs during the 2014-15 season where he scored one goal and notched one assist.
A member of the Marlies in each of the last four seasons, Carrick has 41 goals and 59 assists in 192 career AHL games. In 36 career Calder Cup Playoffs games, he has scored 17 points (6G, 11A). He was named alternate captain of the Marlies in each of the last three seasons.
The native of Stouffville, Ontario, was originally drafted by Toronto in the fifth round (144th overall pick) of the 2010 NHL Draft.
Labrie, 30, has spent the last two seasons with the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League. Last season, he posted his AHL single-season career-high 20 goals in 66 games. He added 14 assists for Rockford last year. Labrie tallied nine goals and seven assists in 60 games with Rockford during the 2014-15 season. Over his nine-year AHL career, Labrie has 81 goals and 94 assists in 514 games with Manitoba, Peoria, Norfolk, Syracuse and Rockford. In 49 career Calder Cup Playoffs games, he has 12 points (5G, 7A) and was a member of the 2012 Norfolk Admirals Calder Cup Championship club.
After making his NHL debut in 2012, Labrie totaled five points (2G, 3A) in 46 games with the Tampa Bay Lightning from 2012-2014. He was originally signed by the Blackhawks on July 1, 2014, and was re-signed by Chicago on June 18, 2015.
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Light Grey Chevron Shower Curtain – For a lot of people, the thought of getting out into the great outdoors seems like the perfect plan, until they start to think of losing some of the comforts of home that they have become well utilized to. It may not be as large pressured as the one at home, but it will help you feel fresh, and give you a great clean after a day of exploring.
Of course, if you're staying at a campground you might decide you don't want one at all. You may want to use the amenities provided. However many people find having another option for cleaning is a great idea for all sorts of factors. The fact which you can have warm to hot water prepared, only when you want it can be a positive part of your trip.
They are perfect for families as you don't need to be concerned about queuing up in the hectic periods, and it is more convenient – you can find a place near your site and place it up. Some people today use theirs to scrub after playing at the shore, and then still use the campgrounds amenities for a longer wash in the daytime.
Outdoor swimming showers come into their own, however, when you're camping at a location with limited facilities, or have parked in a (permitted) location and will need to produce your own resources to stay clean, or have water. As you are able to get one with a lot of bells and whistles most people opt for some type of solar-powered model. You can either buy it, and clean yourself al fresco, or also put money into a cover/curtain that gives you a little more solitude in the campgrounds.
Outdoor swimming showers are an excellent addition to your trip. Find out what size you'd want for the number of people planning to go, and you will be prepared to allow it to stand in the sun and warm as you go out exploring. Knowing a warm wash is waiting for you all if you return home after a day in great outdoors can make your holiday that much more pleasurable.


New Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition shows global pattern of impunity, calls for international accountability for strikes on health care workers and facilities.
Washington, May 23, 2016 – In conflict zones around the world, health care workers and facilities are under relentless attack, according to a new report "No Protection, No Respect" from the Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition.
The coalition of more than 30 nongovernmental organizations found that during 2015 and the first three months of 2016, deliberate or indiscriminate strikes on health care have killed medical workers and patients, decimated medical infrastructure and robbed countless civilians of vital medical care in 19 countries around the world. The report also found that, in many instances, parties to conflicts failed to take required steps to avoid harm to medical facilities, staff and patients, and obstructed access to health care.
In its third annual report, the coalition found evidence that hospitals and ambulances were specifically targeted in Afghanistan, Central African Republic, Iraq, Mali, South Sudan, Syria and Thailand, and reports on the murder and kidnapping of polio vaccination teams in Afghanistan, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Somalia. Overall, the report shows an alarming frequency and variety of attacks—which deprive countless people of critical medical care.
The report describes the burning and looting of hospitals and clinics, as well as brutal attacks on medical staff and patients in facilities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iraq, South Sudan, Sudan and Yemen. The coalition also found that the passage of ambulances, medical supplies, or patients seeking care were routinely restricted in Central African Republic, Mali, the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Syria, South Sudan, Turkey and Ukraine.
Among its recommendations, the coalition report calls on the United Nations Secretary-General and the World Health Organization to carefully document and report attacks on health care workers and facilities. The coalition also recommends that the UN Security Council refer such crimes to the International Criminal Court or other tribunals if states fail to fulfill their obligation to halt strikes on health care personnel and infrastructure.
On May 3, the Security Council condemned attacks on health facilities and health workers, reiterating the fundamental principle of the laws of war—that health facilities and medical workers must be protected from attack in armed conflict. It called on countries to take steps to prevent such attacks, investigate them when they happen and prosecute perpetrators.
The coalition report's lead contributors include the Agency Coordinating Body for Afghan Relief and Development, the Center for Public Health and Human Rights at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Human Rights Watch, Insecurity Insight, IntraHealth International, Physicians for Human Rights, Physicians for Human Rights–Israel, and the Syrian American Medical Society.


I need your help! I am going to defect the windows-PC platform in favor for Apple! Yes! Damn! But should i wait for the intel based iMac or buy the iMac G5 now?!?!?!
The usual answer is: If you need it now, buy it now. The iMac G5 is a great machine and it will last longer than the comparable PC. If you can wait, do, the Intel Macs are likely to be faster and will have better future-proofing. However, some people are worried about the possible problems with a brand-new product line.
If you were buying a notebook it would be best to wait until after January 6, to see what pops up, but since you are talking about a desktop it's safe to buy now. The iMac just recieved a nice update last month; we don't know when the iMac will go to the dark side, it might be this january (unlikely) or it might be a year from now. While the next revision will no doubt be faster and more full-featured, that's not a very good reason to not buy a computer, in that case you might as well never buy anything - something better's always in the future. I wouldn't be surprised if the next update is still PPC, there's yet plenty of room for growth with the G5 chip.
I wouldn't be at all surprised to see the iMac stay on the G5 until 2007.
If you need it now, buy it now. I just bought the 17" iMac this month, and I love it.
If you were considering buying a Powerbook, I would wait, but I think it's definitely safe to buy an iMac.
Like Roboman, I don't expect the iMac to switch over to Intel chips any time soon. The G5 is a fantastic chip for desktop use.
Remember that Apple's primary public motivation for switching to Intel is the performance-to-Watt ratio, meaning the switch is happening primarily for laptop users since the G5 is a high-power chip.
How hard is it to wait a month? I have purchased plenty of rev A Apple products and have always been pleased.
Congrats on your future switch. Buy now or buy later, you really can't go wrong though so good luck.
Rev. c iMac is HOT. And cheap. And tested. And available.
I'm a G4 PowerBook owner who has been on the fence about this for the past month. After a lot of research I decided to order an "iSight" iMac G5 2.1GHz w' 500GB hard drive the other day.
A big basis for my decision to buy now is that I need G5 performance and the iMac's internal SATA hard drive speed and capacity now. I look forward to doing an Intel Mac switch someday, but I prefer to wait for Macs with the next generation Intel CPUs (Merom and Conroe) and until a time when the software I use is available as Xcode fat binaries (able to run on PowerPC or Intel-based Macs) and proven. Personally, I don't want to be an early adopter guinea pig during the transition; the software and hardware I have now runs nicely and I like it.
As previously mentioned, the iMac recently got a rather nice update recently. From my own surfing around for news and speculation on when the iMac become Intel-inside, it seems like not for at least 6 to 12 months.
From what I've read, the first Intel-based Macs will be based on a 32-bit dual-core Yonah CPU. Would this provide a significant performance increase compared to the current 64-bit G5 in the iMac? It doesn't seem like it to me. If someone has reason to believe, lets say, an Intel 2.2GHz 32-bit dual-core Yonah CPU would be significantly better than a 64-bit 2.1GHz G5, I'd seriously like to know because I haven't seen anything convincing of that yet.
Absent direct comparisons between Yonah and the G5, and considering information about Intel's roadmap with Merom and Conroe expected in late '06, it seems to me that if one is interested in an iMac and wants to buy now, that should be a reasonable and safe decision, one should end up with a Mac that will be immune to becoming obsolete for a number of years.
It also seems reasonable to me to hold off on buying an Intel-based Mac until they use Intel's more advanced 64-bit Merom or Conroe CPUs, which could be late '06 or sometime in '07. A good thing about Merom is that its supposed to be pin-for-pin compatible with Yonah, so I would think that once Merom is out, Apple should be able to drop it into their Yonah Macs.
Another matter I think is worth considering is software. Software designed for G4s and G5s should run on an Intel-based Mac under Rosetta emulation, although with a performance hit (20% to 70%, I've seen the numbers vary). While Apple's own software apps will be Xcode fat binaries (able to run on PowerPC or Intel-based Macs) upon the Intel Mac's release (at least the iLife apps, don't know about Final Cut and other pro software), how long will it be for other companies (like Adobe and Microsoft) to release Xcode fat binary versions of their software? I've seen forecasts like late '06 or early '07 (a year from now). I don't know whether that is a conservative or ambitious estimate, and with Adobe and Microsoft, we're talking about some pretty big software suites that need to be converted from their old carbonized versions to Xcode.
I would reason that if one is a heavy Adobe or MS Office user (like if they don't want to experience a performance hit by running those apps under Rosetta), it seems appropriate to wait until those companies release Xcode fat binaries of their software before buying an Intel-based Mac. At that time, Intel Macs based on the more advanced Merom and Conroe CPUs could be available, and you have the advantage of running native apps. Even if Xcode versions of your favorite software isn't available, running software under Rosetta on a Merom or Conroe Mac should be better than running it on a Yonah Mac.
In my own case as someone doing an increasing amount of video and DVD work, I look at it this way... buying a G5 iMac now maximizes my current software investment. I currently have all the pro graphics and video software that I need or want (using it on an 18 month old G4 PowerBook), its robust, it works. Moving it all to a G5 iMac will provide me a system that should be robust for my graphics, HD video, Motion and DVD authoring work for a number of years, or until the machine dies of old age, so I would suspect.
I figure that in a couple of years, I'll see what the state of Intel iMacs are, like how would a 2007 Intel iMac really compare with the G5 iMac relative to my own usage and need for speed, see how many of my favorite apps have been switched to Xcode fat binaries, and then decide whether the G% to Intel switch is worthwhile. I'm sure it'll be someday, but maybe not until '07 at the earliest, give or take.
Being that the iMac is G5-based (and, unlike everything else in Apple's lineup, has already been updated about 18 times in 2005 :p , I'd feel very good about it being one of the last Macs - along with the towers - to go Intel.
It's the G4 stuff that has hit the ceiling, and needs the boost (laptops and Mac mini).
With these latest iMacs (the iSight/Front Row models) just out, they're an AMAZING computer for a great price. The newest issue of Macworld gives it four mice.
If I was wanting/needing a desktop Mac tomorrow, it would be the current iMac G5, hands down. Slim, powerful, built-in iSight, strong graphics, plenty of hard drive, SuperDrive, built-in wireless, Mighty Mouse, etc.
What's not to love? Darn near perfect, IMO. And as full-featured and "no compromise" as you could ask for!
If you decide to wait for an Intel-based model, you might be in for a wait...I'd put money on it.
However, some people are worried about the possible problems with a brand-new product line.
I was a switcher and got the Rev C iMac a month or so ago and am in love with it.
If your a switcher as well, you WILL NOT be dissapointed.
Anyways, buy and be happy.
Wonder what you think of how the Intel Macs will affect running Windows apps on a Mac. I will have to do this because of my profession and I wonder how will the Intel chip affect the need for Virtual PC.
Well, as it turns out, part of Apple's motivation for switching was not just the roadmap issue, but the their own realization that he G5 did not work all that much better in a thin all-in-one than it would in a laptop. Maybe it would have been a good desktop chip in a different form factor, but not in the new iMac.
(Spoken by someone with a G5 iMac, recently repaired (out-of-warranty, but at Apple's expense) and also an Intel Mini.


We can clear most goods through UK Customs at most UK Airports and Ports. Contact us now so we can advise you.
If you are new to Imports, the following outlines some key information that will apply to you.
Goods which manufactured in the EC, or that have been Customs cleared in one of the EU member countries, can move from between fellow member EC Countries freely or without the need for further Customs Clearance... its what's known in the Freight Forwarding world as 'in Free Circulation'.
When does duty and / or VAT apply?
Although each EC member Country applies the same rules to the Importing and Exporting of goods, the rate of tax that each country applies, varies (the UK's Standard tax (VAT) rate is currently 20.0%).
The method by which your goods arrive into the UK, also affects when import duty and VAT is applied. If your goods arrive via Airfreight, Seafreight or Roadfeight, then the 'Low Value' limit is GB£ 18.00.
This should not be confused with the 'Low Value' DUTY limit for Postal, Parcel and Courier shipments. On the 8th December 2009, the EU changed the 'Low Value' limit on these, from GB£ 105.00 up to GB£ 135.00, (this came in effect, as of the 1st January 2010). This means that any goods valued under GB£ 135.00 is classed as 'Low Value goods', and will not have any duty levied on them.
Please note. This is for import duty only. VAT will still apply on goods valued over GB£ 15.00.
This 'Low Value' rate is also different for 'Gifts' received from outside the EU, where the limit is now set at GB£ 39.00.
Any goods valued over these amounts is liable to individual Customs clearance, and if applicable, Import duty and / or VAT payable. The other thing to note, is that UK Customs only collect duty that exceeds GB£ 9.00.
Import Duty applies on most products arriving into the EU from any third world country (non-EU country). The rate of duty varies, depending on the commodity / product.
Can I Customs clear my own goods?
The answer is 'Yes, you can, but we do not recommend it.
The Freight Forwarder that has been used to ship my goods has advised me that they can Customs clear my goods. Do I have to use them?
Email a member of our Imports Team to see whether your goods are eligible and to find out what UK Customs Forms need to be completed in order for Customs to clear your goods.
Phone us on 0345 309 6360, or email us at: enquiries@ukimportservices.com.


Adam is senior associate editor at Focus on the Family's media review website, Plugged In. Adam has also served as associate editor at Discipleship Journal. He is the author of the NavPress Bible study Beating Busyness. Adam is married to Jennifer, an ordained Presbyterian minister. They have three children whose passions include swimming, gymnastics, drama, piano, and asking dad what's for dessert. In his free time, Adam enjoys playing electric guitar.


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The Inside Story of the Rams' Super Bowl Defense
In one of the best Super Bowl performances that may soon be forgotten, the Los Angeles defense held the high-powered Patriots to just 13 points. We talk with Sean McVay, Wade Phillips and key defensive contributors to learn the inside story of that game—and what to expect from the Rams' defense going forward.
Andy Benoit
Encino Hills, Calif. — At 8 p.m. PT, Sean McVay sends one of his trademark no-punctuation texts:
I left front door unlocked when you get here so you don't have to ring doorbell thanks This way the dog won't get all excited haha
Despite following McVay's instructions, Kali—McVay's and his girlfriend Veronika Khomyn's one-and-a-half-year-old pitbull, with a heart of gold and manners still a work in progress—greeted me in the kitchen, where I found McVay, in Rams gym clothes, sifting through papers at the island.
"Kali, OFF!" McVay says, just a little too lovingly, as she jumps up on me, putting a paw on each shoulder, as if we were slow-dancing. McVay and I visit at the dining room table for a few minutes before making our way back to his windowless office, just behind the kitchen. (Kali follows us in but, unable to keep to herself, soon gets the boot.)
A big screen hangs on the front wall closest to the door, and on the side walls hang large action-shot photos from McVay's playing days at Miami (Ohio). Beneath one is a picture of a 22-year-old McVay with Tiger Woods. The whole room is red and white except for an old Rams bobblehead doll in the front corner of McVay's desk. Opposite the bobblehead is a 2017 Los Angeles Sports Council Coach of the Year trophy; McVay's 2017 NFL Coach of the Year trophy sits on a shelf in his theater upstairs, with the rest of his memorabilia.
On the floor beside the arm chair, where I sit perpendicular to McVay's desk, is a large three-ring binder labeled 'New England Patriots Scouting,' left over from the Super Bowl—the game that we proceeded to discuss for the next three hours.
Three months ago, the Rams defense produced what could prove to be the most impressive forgotten Super Bowl performance in history. Tom Brady and the Patriots came in averaging 27.3 points a game in the regular season and 39 points a game in the playoffs, and Los Angeles held them to just 13. It wasn't a perfect outing; the Patriots still moved the ball, including on the ground late. And true to form, there were things McVay thinks can improve, but he acknowledges that "if our defense next year plays like this again, we're going to win a lot more games than not."
McVay has watched the Super Bowl film a few times, the first being the Monday after the game. That morning he had immediately boarded the team's plane, spending the flight from Atlanta back to L.A. thanking players one by one for all they'd done. That afternoon, soon after landing, he was in his home office, clicker in hand. By then he was more than halfway through his postgame grieving process, which he says was never that bad to begin with.
"I was ready to talk a couple of hours after the game," McVay says. "It would be spurts where [I would] be OK and then [suddenly] it was like, 'I can't flippin' believe that we lost that game!' Or you suddenly think, 'I was so bad in that moment!" Then when you think you are past that, something comes up and again you're like, 'I can't flippin' believe that!' But I really was over it in 48 hours.
"But you have to give the Patriots credit, they were their best when their best was demanded. And personally, I wasn't good enough. I have to do a better job."
McVay has thought about the adjustments he'll make should the Rams "be fortunate enough to return" to a Super Bowl—and much of it would be in his personal preparation. Ahead of Super Bowl 53, he asked former Rams head coach Dick Vermeil and Falcons head coach Dan Quinn, plus assistants on the Rams staff who had coached in Super Bowls, about what to expect, but parts of the pre-Super Bowl process you can't fully prepare for without firsthand experience.
"In the back of my mind, [when making the Super Bowl game plan back in L.A.], I operated knowing I had another week. That urgency to completely finalize the gameplan wasn't quite there, and that led to me watching so much film that you can almost water down your thought process."
A coach's instinct, he explains, is to want to do as much work as possible. But before the Super Bowl, McVay admits that "you have so much time that you can over-prepare and get away from some of the things that helped you get there. I watched every game from New England's season. You see stuff that worked in, say, Week 3, but you forget about the amount of stuff that's taken place since Week 3. You can watch so much film that you lose perspective. You have 18 games of film you can pore over. And then I even watched the Philly and Atlanta Super Bowls closely." A hint of disgust leaks into his voice as he says this last part, shaking his head.
It's easy to think that L.A.'s Super Bowl loss would be that much more painful for an offensive-minded coach whose high-powered unit was held to a season-low three points on the same day that L.A.'s defense held the equally high-powered Patriots to 13. But McVay shows little sign of this—a by-product, perhaps, of his ardent commitment to treating the Rams not as two units, but one team.
McVay's renowned play recall and eye for detail is as sharp on defense as on offense. During the offseason, he spends significant time with the D because "the more I can learn defensive coverage rules and principles, the more complete a coach I can be, the better you can communicate with your team as a whole."
Big plans are in place for the defense in 2019, with new dimension inspired by some of the many things that went right in Super Bowl 53 and some of the few things that went wrong. To set the stage for what the Los Angeles defense will be moving forward, the day after seeing McVay, I visited with defensive coordinator Wade Phillips and several key Super Bowl defenders at the team's facility. I wanted the complete inside story of the Rams defense in that stellar title game performance that history threatens to forget.
Simon Bruty
Much of Super Bowl 53 followed a pattern: New England would move the ball down the field only for the drive to stall when L.A.'s defense made a play. No snap better illustrated this theme than the pass deflection by slot corner Nickell Robey-Coleman that resulted in an interception by linebacker Cory Littleton to end the first series. "That was huge for us," McVay says.
The popular narrative said that the Rams perplexed Brady all game by showing him man coverage but playing zone. That was hyperbolized, and it certainly was not what happened on this play—instead, the quarterback simply made a rare boneheaded mistake.
New England started the play in a spread-empty formation, with running back Rex Burkhead out wide. Cornerback Marcus Peters lined up across from Burkhead, which told Brady it was zone.
"Also, if it was man, I wouldn't have been on [tight end] Dwayne Allen [in the slot]," Robey-Coleman says, while watching the play on film at the team's facility. "And when Julian Edelman motioned in [strong safety], John Johnson came down. That's another tell; if it was man-to-man, J.J. would've already been down there on Rob Gronkowski.
"Brady's too smart, he knows when it's man and when it's zone. He got his zone-man I.D. on this play, he just thought the throw would get there. When he threw it, I couldn't believe it. I was like, 'Oh my god!' You can see my reaction." Robey-Coleman points to the screen where, indeed, he displayed the body language of a man whose eyes suddenly got big. "I couldn't believe it. That's a far-hash throw, he really trusted it. He didn't even stare at it—he threw it blind. He's probably like 'Oh shhh, shouldn't have thrown that!'"
Robey-Coleman asks to replay the tape so he can see Brady's reaction. We roll the end zone copy, and the cornerback smiles as we see Brady regret the throw when it leaves his hand.
"Wade Phillips, [cornerbacks coach] Aubrey Pleasant and [safeties coach Ejiro Evero, nicknamed Coach E] did a great job emphasizing to me that the Pats love five-yard stop routes," Robey-Coleman explains. "Brady is comfortable dinking and dunking you 80 yards. So when we're in pure zone, we really have to push [fast] to get out to the landmark. We call it 'super-buzz.' You can't just wait on Brady."
Walking back into the huddle for the next drive, Brady told his teammates, "I ain't making another mistake all night, boys." He was prophetic; the Rams, effective as they were, did not force any other turnovers—or major field-position-swinging plays—and the game became a fistfight for field position.
In the days after the conference championships, Bill Belichick said to reporters, "To [Wade Phillips's] credit, there's not many of us that have a system that can last that long. I've certainly changed a lot in the last 30 years, schematically. Wade really…hasn't. He really hasn't. You've got to give him credit for that. The system has lasted."
"Yeah, I don't know if that's praise or not," Phillips says, laughing, as he joins me in the Rams' media room. "You just try to get the players to play as well as they can play. Our scheme is still versatile enough to try to take away things your opponent does well—just like Bill's is. He changes his defensive look to do it. We line up in the same look but try to adjust to what the offense does. And so to say we haven't changed—we've changed a lot. We try to change with what our players do."
As an example, Phillips cites the decision late in the year to play less man coverage and more zone, catering primarily to cornerbacks Marcus Peters and Aqib Talib, who are "good vision players." (It should be noted that Belichick also complimented Phillips for this.)
For the Super Bowl, the adjustment was committing to playing just one safety deep. As safety John Johnson explains, "We usually try to hold a 2-deep safety look [at the snap], but this game we went more single-high and played different coverages from there. We had rotations to and away from the passing strength side in man or zone, trying to throw the QB off."
This tactic was mostly successful out of zone (Cover 3) or man, often with a robber coming down in the shallow middle to double-team whatever in-breaking route showed first (or, in select situations, to double Julian Edelman).
"Brady's so good it's scary," Phillips says. "He know what you're in most of the time, knows where the matchup is, man or zone. We tried to switch it up, and that's about the only chance you have." Then Phillips adds a caveat that he would say several times in our visit. "You know, I'm still disappointed [about this game]. It's hard for me to say we played great, we didn't play great enough to win."
And part of the reason was Brady bested the Rams a few times in man coverage. The Patriots masterfully exploit man-to-man by diversifying their formations and using presnap motion. The featured weapon here was the eventual Super Bowl MVP.
"Edelman made some really great, timely plays," McVay says. His 10 catches, save for a short one in the fourth quarter, led to only three points, but they also swung field position and time of possession, which proved critical in a slugfest where the Rams for three quarters could not generate offense.
Making Edelman's production all the more frustrating was that it stemmed mainly from execution, not scheme. "[I was surprised] that they didn't change anything," Robey-Coleman says. "We were on everything, there were no trick 'em plays. They were just trying to run their best plays, we were running OUR best plays. That was my first Super Bowl, I would have thought the two weeks [of prep time] would change their gameplan, but there were no new wrinkles."
"We got every look that we planned for," Littleton says.
Except for one look early in the fourth quarter that they didn't plan for. "Yeah, they got us with the '22' and spreading out," Robey-Coleman says. "If it weren't for those (three plays), we could have come out with the win."
We'll elaborate on what '22' means in a moment, but to fully appreciate it, one must first understand L.A.'s approach to defending the Patriots' backfield. I ask Phillips how this Patriots team compared with ones he'd faced in previous years, most notably when he was coordinating the defense in Denver. "Their running attack this year was more potent," he says.
New England's ground game is built largely around man-to-man blocking, often with fullback James Develin leading the tailback or a guard pulling to the play side. "Everyone was running '12' (1 RB, 2 TE) or '11' (1 TE, 1 RB) the whole year," defensive end Michael Brockers says, "and the Patriots switched and started running '21' (2 RB, 1 TE). People weren't prepared. You're used to seeing speed on the field, and now you have to deal with a fullback."
It was clear the Patriots wanted to go heavy and pound the rock against penetrating defensive tackles Ndamukong Suh and Aaron Donald, and against undersized linebackers Littleton and Mark Barron. And, until the final drive when fatigue seemed to set in, the Rams front seven battled, allowing 92 yards on 23 carries.
Part of the Patriots' ground game efficacy stems from how dangerous they are on play-action.
"They hit [Gronkowski on a play-action over route against me] early in the game, and so I was like, 'I can't give that up again,'" says Littleton, who played with more depth after that 19-yard completion. That particular play-action came out of a three-receiver set, which meant just one running back behind Brady, no fullback. The 3-receiver play-action with a pulling guard was the Patriots' most common and potent play-action design all season, even though they almost never actually run the ball behind pulling guards in this package.
"Yeah, but at the end of the day, all you can is play the look," Littleton says. "How we line up and what we do is reactionary."
But there were times where the look helped the Rams. "They had a big tell on two-back alignments," Brockers says, explaining that if Develin aligned on the strong side, he would trap-block the nose tackle. If Develin aligned on the weak side, he would wind back across the formation as a lead-blocker.
A broader, more obvious tell came from who the Patriots had at running back. When Sony Michel was in, it was often with the fullback Develin, and the likelihood of a run was very high. So, the Rams played their stouter base 4-3 defense. But if Burkhead or especially James White was in, the Patriots were likely to throw. So here the Rams played nickel, even if one of those back was in with the smashmouthing Develin. "That wasn't something we'd done much all year," McVay says.
The Patriots have seen defensive personnel adjustments centered around White before. In Super Bowl 51 the Falcons deployed their rarely-seen 4-cornerback, 1-linebacker dime package because the Patriots had thrown the ball nearly 90% of the time with White on the field.
"White was a big, BIG part of their pass game," Brockers says, "So we wanted to make sure we got contact on him to mess up their timing." The plan was to "bullseye" White (or, in Rams vernacular, "bam" him), which meant an edge defender, especially if it was man coverage, would hit White as he released into a route out of the backfield. A few times, they also did this to Gronkowski. Coincidentally, the man who introduced this tactic to the NFL was Belichick, who curtailed Marshall Faulk with it in New England's first Super Bowl against the Rams. The only drawback is that "bulls-eyeing" compromises one of your four pass rushers.
"But you're not going to get to Brady very much anyway," Phillips says, "unless you have an overwhelming pass rush." White, who had 14 receptions for 110 yards against the Falcons and their dime package in Super Bowl 51, had just one catch for five yards in Super Bowl 53.
'22' is the football-wide description for the heavy personnel package that features 2 RB, 2 TE and just 1 WR. Defenses see it in obvious run situations, but with the score stubbornly stuck at 3–3, Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels decided the team would operate their spread-empty backfield passing game out of '22' even though they had never executed'—or, as McDaniels told NBC's Peter King, even practiced—their spread game in that package. McDaniels, just like in years past, badly wanted to get Phillips's defense out of nickel and into its base 4–3, where the D is less athletic and more predictable. Going to '22' accomplished that.
"Josh McDaniels had a real feel for that game's flow and how to play that game to try to win it," McVay says. "I really respected his feel for the game, watching him call it and adjust."
In '22' McDaniels brilliantly put his best receivers, Gronkowski and the only wideout, Edelman, inside and then called a Patriots staple play where key routes worked the seams and middle.
"They got us," Johnson says. "We were discombobulated."
On the first snap of the spread '22', the Rams went zone and Edelman caught a short ball inside, easily beating Littleton—which is exactly what New England wanted. So on the next snap, the Rams went man-to-man, but disguised it as zone. The Patriots were going up tempo, running the same play again. Brady hit Burkhead out wide against cornerback Marcus Peters.
By then it was apparent that the '22' spread-empty look was creating uncertainty for the Rams, so the Pats again lined up quickly and ran the same play. Only this time, before the snap they motioned Edelman across, creating another layer of complexity for the scrambling defense. The result was a busted man coverage that left Gronkowski open down the seams. Littleton alertly recognized it but was a beat late playing the ball. Gronkowski's 29-yarder put New England near the goal-line, leading to the game's only touchdown. That 22 package with a spread formation presents "a lot of thinking, and they got us with it," Littleton says.
The 22 package would get the Rams again in the closing minutes, this time more conventionally, on Burkhead's back-breaking 26-yarder on second-and-7 after Los Angeles started using its timeouts.
"If it was a 7-on-7 game, I don't think they would've beaten us at all—no shot," Johnson says. "But things like this, we can hone in and be better. And as a defense we could have put our O in better positions to score or forced more turnovers. We can't really point fingers, there are a lot of things we could fix."
Back in McVay's home office, he leans back in his chair and, looking ready for bed, reflects on the more personal side of his Super Bowl experience. On the first night in Atlanta, he had dinner in his suite with Veronika, his parents and younger brother. He didn't know it then, but this would be the only time all week that he would relax and soak it all in.
"Adam Gase has been really good to me," McVay says. "He sent me a text Super Bowl week saying, 'Just make sure you enjoy the moment and what a great opportunity it is to be there. I never enjoyed a single second of it [as the 2013 Broncos' offensive coordinator] and it was one of my biggest regrets.' I don't know if my [lack of enjoyment] was to THAT extent but," and here McVay takes an introspective pause, "I didn't appreciate it. I think there's a lot to be said for the journey, and I appreciated what the season had entailed. But I could have appreciated the week and entirety of the event more. I kept myself kind of isolated because I didn't want any distraction."
Distraction will continue to be a challenge in 2019, too, as questions about a Super Bowl hangover will soon pour in as the start of the season approaches. Different members of the Rams processed Super Bowl 53 in different ways—McVay watched it immediately at home; Phillips watched it upon returning to the office the following week; Brockers watched it not at all and swears he never will (though an affable man, he did take in a few plays with me); and Johnson watched it on the bus ride from Mercedes-Benz Stadium back to the team hotel. However, what didn't differ was L.A.'s expectations—not one Rams defender or coach expressed any surprise at having held the Patriots to just 13 points.
And with a now-more-experienced unit and savvier veterans like Clay Matthews and Eric Weddle aboard, lofty expectations—both external and especially internal—carry this defense into 2019.
Question or comment? Email us at talkback@themmqb.com.
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By Andy Benoit
Les Snead's moves have paid off, and the Rams are Super Bowl-bound
Two years ago the Rams were a four-win team that hadn't sniffed the playoffs in 12 seasons. But in a new city and with a new coach, they turned to ... the same-old GM? Here's how Les Snead learned from his mistakes and finally got the right guys.
By Robert Klemko
Rams have Sean McVay to thank for 2017 turnaround
The Rams are the biggest surprise story of the NFL at midseason ... No, check that. The rookie coach behind those Rams, Sean McVay, is the biggest surprise story, and he's already running mental laps around the competition.
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After just one day at training camp, it's easy to see that Sean McVay and the Rams—now featuring Brandin Cooks, Marcus Peters and Ndamukong Suh, among other newcomers—are a very, very good football team.
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Wade Phillips has been in the NFL longer (40 years) than his new boss has been alive (31), but the Rams' defensive coordinator says Sean McVay is just like any other head coach he's worked for. As for the great pass rushers Phillips has coached? Well, no two are exactly the same
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The Moneywise Customer Service Awards in the UK recently named Metro Bank 'Most Trusted Financial Provider'. This is based on the results of a survey that saw 50,000 customers vote for the country's most trusted financial services companies.
More specifically for Backbase, Metro Bank won in the category of 'Best Mobile Banking App', which is great recognition for our digital banking platform.
Since its initial launch in 2010, Metro Bank has demonstrated an innovative, customer-focused approach that has underscored its success as a true challenger – being the first new high street bank to open in the UK for over a hundred years. In putting innovation and customer-centricity at the forefront of their development, Metro Bank has collaborated with Backbase to further improve customers' digital experience.
Backbase was selected on the basis of its high expertise in developing customer experience platforms across multiple channels, and aligns with Metro Bank's strategy of combining retail banking success with online experiences.
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Tawny and bright in the glass, this mellow, bittersweet beauty offers caramel and vanilla, braced by allspice and bitter orange. Although Nonino is best known for its grappas, this amaro, flavored with herbs from the mountains of Friuli, is worth seeking out. Consider it for dessert pairings or an edgy spin on a negroni.


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Q: firing dojo onchange based on value selected in combobox When calling dojo.wipein and dojo.wipeout from buttons, everything works great. But calling them based on the value in a combobox: I can't do it. Does anyone know how to make calling client side script depend on the value of a combobox?
In other words, if I change the combobox to "Yes", fire dojo.wipein, if I change the combobox to "No", fire dojo.wipeout.
EDIT: Thank you everyone for your help. Here is the code that worked. I am a beginner in javascript, which might show, but it works.
var comboValue = dojo.byId("#{id:comboBox1}").value
if (comboValue == 'Yes'){
dojo.fx.wipeOut({node:'Lewiston',duration:400}).play();
}else if (comboValue == 'No'){
dojo.fx.wipeIn({node:'Lewiston',duration:400}).play();
}else{
alert("the value is neither yes nor no!")
}

A: In your Client Side JavaScript, use the following function:
dojo.byId("#{id:FieldID}").value

Where Field ID is the ID property of your XSP object. This will calculate out the full rendered ID of the element and return its value to use in your client script.

A: try
   onKeyUp: function(evt){
        if (this.value == 'Yes'){
            //dojo.wipein
        }else if this.value == 'No'){
            //dojo.wpieout
        }else{
            //others
        }
    }

A: dojo.connect(myComboBox, 'onChange', function (evt) {
    var value = myComboBox.get("value");
    if(value == "1")
         // do one thing
    else
         // do the other thing
});

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Jazz in the Lilac Room
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Warkworth Lilac Festival presents
Hilario Durán & Luis Mario Ochoa
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Warkworth Lilac Festival the committee has arranged for a fabulous evening of entertainment featuring Cuban Canadian pianist, composer, arranger & educator Hilario Durán. Joining him will be vocalist, guitarist, composer, arranger & band leader, Luis Mario Ochoa. These two musical giants will share the stage with several stellar musicians including percussionist Joachim Nunez Hidalgo and drummer Harry Ellis, vocalist Valeria Matzner and bassist Paco Luviano. The lineup is incredible; the evening will be unforgettable. Watch for details regarding ticket purchase and… be warned— there will be a limited number of seats available and these tickets will disappear very quickly.
Hilario Durán – hilarioduran.com Cuban born Hilario Durán grew up in Havana in a musical family surrounded by a variety of diverse musical influences on a daily basis. He began working as a professional musician in Cuba's Los Papa Cun-Cun Ensemble and in a variety of musical formats. Later on, in the 70's, Durán was Chucho Valdés' chosen successor in Cuba's most modern big band, Orquesta Cubana de Música Moderna.
Hilario Durán toured worldwide and performed with Dizzy Gillespie and Michel Legrand, among many others, as part of Arturo Sandoval's band where he was pianist/keyboardist, arranger and musical director for 9 years.
Chucho Valdés has acknowledged Hilario Durán as one of the greatest Cuban pianists of the 20th century, calling the Grammy-nominated and multi JUNO-award winner "an unparalleled pianist, composer and arranger of the first order".
After making his mark in Cuba, Durán continued to hone his skills as a pianist, composer, arranger and musical director of remarkable virtuosity. Since arriving in Canada, Hilario has made a name for himself, he is a multi-Canadian Juno Award winner and nominee; an American Grammy nominee; a multi-Canadian National Jazz Award winner & nominee; and the proud recipient of the 2007 Chico O'Farrill Lifetime Achievement Award, from Latin Jazz USA, for his outstanding contributions to Afro-Cuban Jazz and Latin Jazz.
Cuban-Canadian jazz pianist Hilario Durán is a fixture on the Toronto music scene. Durán immigrated in 1998 to Canada and was named as One of the 10 Most Influential Hispanic Canadians in 2009. Hilario has been named Best Artist of the Year 2013 by the Toronto Musicians' Association and also as 2014 Best Vision Award Winner (Premio a la Trayectoria) for his work as entrepreneur as a director of his musical company, ES MI MUSICA PRODUCTIONS. He is also an educator at Toronto's Humber College, acting as a piano teacher and ensemble director.
Hilario Durán has been based in Toronto for the past two decades, but his musical heart and soul have remained closely connected to the land of his birth. He has continued to collaborate with Cuban musicians, but he takes this to another level on Contumbao. In November 2016, Alma Records' Peter Cardinali and award-winning engineer John 'Beetle' Bailey accompanied Durán to Havana, and the team set up shop in Cuba's famed EGREM recording studio, the most storied such facility on the island. The cast of musical heavyweights assembled in Havana work their magic on 11 new Durán original compositions. Hilario's mission is certainly fulfilled here, as Contumbao has an impressive dynamic range of different tempos, tones and moods.
L uis Mario Ochoa – luismario.com
Vocalist, guitarist, composer, arranger and band leader Luis Mario Ochoa was born in Havana, Cuba and his earliest musical influences came from his father, Luis Ochoa Sr., one of the founders of Trio Voces de Oro. Luis Mario began his musical studies at some of Havana's most prestigious conservatories, completing them in 1987, with a degree in classical guitar from the Instituto Superior de Artes (ISA).
Embracing Toronto as his new home in 1990, Luis Mario soon formed his band Cimarrón, recording three critically acclaimed CDs. His first two – A La Cubana and La Fiesta – were some of the earliest recordings to emerge from Toronto's Latin music scene and tracks from these CDs were featured in film and television shows such as Traders, the US production Brave New Girl and Canadian production Bailey's Billions, as well as in the TV series The Associates. His third CD Cimarrón, includes an all-star cast of jazz and Latin musicians from Toronto as well as special guests: Paquito D'Rivera, Guido Basso and Luis' father. In 2008, he launched the Luis Mario Ochoa Acoustic Quintet and later that year he released his CD Momentos Cubanos featuring original and classic Latin American songs. The CD reached the # 2 spot on the world music charts at Earshot Canada!
Luis Mario has been featured at most of Canada's major jazz and world festivals, including Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, Halifax and Ottawa's Chamberfest. International highlights include the Barbados Jazz Festival and Jazz at Lincoln Center's Dizzy's Club in New York as a special guest of multi Grammy award winner Paquito D' Rivera.
"With roots in Cuban popular music, Ochoa's emotive voice and delicate touch on a nylon-stringed guitar, exhibit a change from Latin jazz standards. Ochoa has been hailed for his "…fire, finesse and authenticity" (Jazz Times) and for creating "…high caliber Latin jazz [that] cooks" (Descarg.com).
"Luis Ochoa has an exceptional voice. His soaring tenor rises above the horns and percussion, delivering the lyrics with sincerity and power." Jazz Improv Magazine.
Luis Mario recently made Miami his second home and has put together his Miami Acoustic Quintet, which he will introduce to the Miami audience at the WDNA jazz series on October 24th followed by an October 31st performance at the Miami downtown jazz club Le Chat Noir.
Joachim Nunez Hidalgo – https://rumberosdrums.com/about/
Harry Ellis – https://www.westben.ca/bruce-gorrie
Valeria Matzner – https://valeriamatzner.com/
Paco Luviano – https://pacoluviano.wordpress.com/
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Tom Hiddleston will star in King Kong origin film Skull Island
Posted by Ryan | Sep 16, 2014 | Film, News | 0 |
Tom Hiddleston just landed the starring role in King Kong origins film "Skull Island."
We haven't seen a "King Kong" film since 2005 and almost 10 years later, Legendary Entertainment has decided to move forward with another "King Kong" film that focuses more on the origins of King Kong. "Skull Island" will take a deeper look into the beginnings of King Kong prior to his capture and it's just been announced that Tom Hiddleston ("The Avengers") has been tapped as their lead actor.
Most know Tom Hiddleston as Loki from "The Avengers" but he's actually pretty versatile as he's been in such films as Woody Allen's "Midnight in Paris" and Stephen Spielberg's "War Horse." I'm sure that his versatility is what made him a sought after actor for the starring role in "Skull Island."
While the details of Tom Hiddleston's role remain quiet, the plot details for the film also have yet to be released, but the film does have a slated release date of 2016. I will be surprised to see the details of the plot and what aspect they focus on before King Kong's capture. We know that there are other human inhabitants of Skull Island but according to the plot of the last film, few have ventured to the island.
What do you think of Tom Hiddleston as the star of "Skull Island?"
[Source: Variety]
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Home / Metal News / Precious Metals / The U.S. House of Representatives voted to approve Trump's impeachment. Ten Republicans voted in favor of Trump's impeachment.
The U.S. House of Representatives voted to approve Trump's impeachment. Ten Republicans voted in favor of Trump's impeachment.
Jan 14,2021 07:06 CST
Source:Shi Zhengcheng, Financial Union
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On Wednesday evening local time, the US House of Representatives passed the impeachment motion against Trump's "sedition" as expected. However, as Senate Republicans refuse to invoke emergency authorization to restart the session in advance, the trial of the bill will not take place until at least January 19.
According to the vote, the bill to impeach Trump received 232 votes in favor, 197 votes against and 4 abstentions in the House of Representatives. Among them, all the abstaining votes came from the Republican Party, and a total of 10 Republican senators "against the water" supported the impeachment of the president.
Although the impeachment bill passed a vote in the House of Representatives, Senate Majority Leader McConnell said earlier today that he did not agree to invoke emergency authorization (which requires the consent of all senators) to immediately restart the Senate session, which means that there will be no progress in the legislative process on the impeachment case until January 19.
According to previous analyses by a number of US legal experts, Trump continued to push forward the agenda after he left the White House, with the ultimate goal of preventing him from running for president again in the future.


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Big Bang Comics is a superhero tabletop role-playing game, written by Chris Carter and published by Pisces All Media in 2006.  The game uses a modified version of the d20 System.

Characters in the game exist in either of the two worlds of Big Bang Comics (the Silver Age Earth-A or Golden Age Earth-B). Players may create new heroes or take the part of existing heroes from Big Bang Comics. Characters are created with two character classes: a power origin Entry Class, and a "civilian identity" representing their out-of-costume occupation. The power origin classes include choices such as Mutant, Elite (super-trained normal), Sorcerer, and Mechanical.

The game rules use standard d20 skills with a large range of original "Feats", which in Big Bang include super powers and other abilities. The game is also notable for using "Negative Feats", which functioned as disadvantages for a character, allowing more "Feats" to be chosen as a balance to defects. Although common in other roleplaying systems since the 1980s, this was unheard of in the d20 system and its derivations at that time.

Pisces announced free download-only ebook expansions to its system but to date none have been released.

External links
Official site
Pisces All Media homepage

Superhero role-playing games
D20 System
Role-playing games based on comics
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Location: Archon Digital Archives John Greenleaf Whittier manuscript articles, 10 October 1851: "Abolition in Tunis - Slavery in the United States" and "The West Indies in 1843, '44, '45."
John Greenleaf Whittier manuscript articles, 10 October 1851: "Abolition in Tunis - Slavery in the United States" and "The West Indies in 1843, '44, '45." | Boston Public Library Archival and Manuscript Finding Aid Database
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John Greenleaf Whittier manuscript articles, 10 October 1851: "Abolition in Tunis - Slavery in the United States" and "The West Indies in 1843, '44, '45."
Rufus W. Griswold Papers, 1834-1857 Box 19 Folder 1215: Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892. Ms. articles, 10 October 1851


After that, we put out a record called Learning to Breathe. My friend jerome called and told me he had just quit his day job. Our band had been playing shows with jerome's old band for years so we joined forces with jerome and now he plays the keyboards and guitars with us every night. We made a record called The Beautiful Letdown a few years later. Then our friend Drew's band broke up. He plays the guitar in our band now. Then we made a record called Nothing is Sound and decided a five piece was enough to accomplish what we wanted to do live. So we decided not to enlist any more of our friends for help on stage.
And now, a few tips on making your own band's t-shirts in between gigs: hotel hairdryers help the fabric paint dry faster, three ring binders and a razor blade are all you need for a stencil, sponges work best for applying the ink. I think we like doing things ourselves because no one cares about the music more than we do. We've stuffed our own CD cases, We've done the sixteen hour drives. I feel that we've paid our dues on the road as much as anyone. But still, we never really fit in with the "cooler than thou" hipsters. I suppose it's a matter of course: we've always wanted to make music for everyone, not just for the scene. We've tried our best to live out the idea that it's better to be honest than momentarily cool.
In closing, I am so grateful for the gifts that I've been given. Near the top of the list would be the camaraderie that we have with each other on the road. Besides the fact that my brother's in the band, it really does feel a family out there on tour. I know it's not the cocky rock and roll thing to say, but I am so proud to be making music with these guys every night. I feel so privileged to be able to play these songs with them. I love screaming these songs out with them. And I have a deep respect for everyone who comes every night. We have always tried to break down the wall between the stage and the audience. I feel like I've done my job if we leave the stage while everyone in the club is still singing. Communication has always been the goal. You see, I want to sing a song that will continue long after we're gone.


Even Mark Zuckerberg's sister is confused by Facebook's privacy settings. A mishap when uploading a family Christmas photo saw it shared around the web.
Randi Zuckerberg, sister of Mark and a former Facebook director, has expressed her anger after a family photo she thought was posted to 'Friends Only' appeared elsewhere on the web.
Ms Zuckerberg, who now runs her own media company, posted a photo of her friends and family (including Mark) stood around the kitchen table reportedly using Facebook's new Poke app.
However, as her other sister was tagged in the photo and it wasn't in fact set to 'Friends Only' in the upload settings, the snap appeared in other news feeds. It was then picked up by one of her sister's friends and posted on Twitter.
Randi told the reposting party in a tweet: "Not sure where you got this photo. I posted it only to friends on FB. You reposting it on Twitter is way uncool," before asking her to delete the post.
Ms Zuckerberg, added in a further tweet: "Digital etiquette: always ask permission before posting a friend's photo publicly. It's not about privacy settings, it's about human decency."
The offending party apologised and agreed to take down the photo, claming she assumed the photo was public.
Perhaps it would be an idea, as many Twitter users and commenters have pointed out in response to the row, for young Randi to take this up with her illustrious brother to ensure this mishap doesn't happen to her again. Most Facebook users would love the chance to get in his ear about it.


Every day we share just one recent video about XRP. Today we share "RIPPLE XRP NEWS – TWO KEY DATES FOR THE FUTURE OF XRP AND CRYPTO!! PLUS MORE NEWS" from Crypto Nomad.
Ripple XRP news – In this video we are going to talk about two key dates for the future of Ripple XRP coin and the future of cryptocurrency. The first one is the G20 Cryptocurrency meeting happening in the next couple days and the second date is the Coindesk Consensus Conference which helped the crypto market enter a bull run in 2017. Is this the bottom for the crypto market!?
RIPPLE NEWS – BRAD GARLINGHOUSE ON CNBC – 'MAJOR' BANKS TO USE XRAPID & XRP BY THE END OF 2018!!


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Olympic Flame ascends in Rainforest Balloon with Ben Fogle at Eden Project
by Travel Ambassador | Jan 14, 2020 | Extreme Sports | 0 comments
TV personality Ben Fogle flew the Olympic Flame high above the canopy of the world's biggest indoor rainforest at the Eden Project at the start of its 70-day journey across the UK today (Saturday 19 May 2012).
The Flame arrived in convoy at Eden near St Austell, Cornwall, and was handed to presenter, writer and adventurer Ben who held the lit torch aloft on a platform overlooking the world famous Biomes before jogging down through large crowds in the spectacular global garden. The Flame was then transferred into a safety lantern and Ben headed for the Rainforest where he was harnessed under Eden's helium balloon to soar nearly 50 meters up above the trees.


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Crowe Horwath CEO Jim Powers joins more than 270 CEOs in unprecedented commitment to advance diversity and inclusion in the workplace
Companies have shared nearly 200 actions that they are taking to advance diversity and inclusion in the workplace
CHICAGO (July 26, 2017) – Crowe Horwath LLP joins the growing coalition pledging to advance diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Only one month after 150 CEOs came together to launch CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion™, more than 100 additional CEOs have taken the pledge, committing themselves – and the organizations they lead – to advance diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
By signing on to this commitment, Crowe is pledging to take action to cultivate a workplace where diverse perspectives and experiences are welcomed and respected, and where employees feel encouraged to discuss diversity and inclusion. The collective of more than 270 signatories have already shared nearly 200 best-known actions, exchanging tangible learning opportunities and creating collaborative conversations via the initiative's unified hub, CEOAction.com.
"Creating an inclusive culture and building a diverse workforce is a strategic driver for our business," said Crowe CEO Jim Powers. "Leveraging the diversity of experiences, backgrounds and perspectives leads us to make better decisions, fuels innovation and creates an environment where our people feel a sense of belonging. We know that the tone from the top of the organization matters when trying to drive change. I am personally committed to the pledge of the coalition and believe we can achieve greater results by working together with other leaders and organizations in making an impact in the workplace."
Organizations joining the pledge are taking a step toward effecting positive change. New research from the Center for Talent Innovation, a nonprofit think tank, found that when employees can discuss the topic of race relations at work, they feel significantly more included and that their ideas are heard and recognized.
CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion™ is cultivating a new type of ecosystem centered around collaboration and sharing. The actions, available via CEOAction.com, showcase real-life examples of the open and transparent conversations to cultivate more diverse and inclusive workplace environments. The addition of new signatories will expand the impact of this work beyond the office to communities and industries.
CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion™ is led by a steering committee of CEOs and leaders from Accenture, BCG, Deloitte US, The Executive Leadership Council, EY, General Atlantic, KPMG, New York Life, Procter & Gamble and PwC. The coalition represents nearly 70 industries, all 50 U.S. states and millions of employees globally.
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The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has today (9 December 2013) honoured environmental pioneer Dr Robert Angus Smith with the formal opening of its new flagship facility at Maxim Park, Eurocentral.
A new team to help tackle serious and organised crime within the waste industry has been set up by Scotland's environment watchdog.
More than 850 homes and businesses could benefit from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency's (SEPA) new river flood warning service for Stonehaven, which was launched today (Tuesday 26 November) by the Minister for Environment and Climate Change, Paul Wheelhouse.
Do you know who has your rubbish?
How can you tell whether the company you're contacting to remove your rubbish is allowed to do it?
Primary 7 pupils from St David's Primary School in Dalkeith have won £200 from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) for their winning question during an online schools discussion about the environmental issues that are important to them.
A fresh approach to irrigation abstraction management will be explored in Angus next year, following a previous successful trial in the Borders.
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) is today (6 November) hosting a one day seminar and workshop event at the Cairndale Hotel in Dumfries for local land managers and public agencies, to raise awareness of the threat posed by non-native species to the Dumfries and Galloway region.
Official Statistics released today by statisticians at the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) show that Scotland's local authorities recycled 41.2% of the household waste they collected in 2012.
Scotland's 2013 bathing water season ended yesterday (15 September) with all 83 beaches passing European water quality standards.
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has today (29 August) published its Compliance Assessment Scheme figures for 2012, which show a further improvement in licence compliance from 2011, taking the percentage of operators achieving a rating of excellent, good or broadly compliant to 89%, an overall increase of 2% across various regulatory regimes.
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) and the University of Dundee will celebrate 100 years of continuous river level monitoring in Scotland tomorrow (29 August).
The Scottish Government has today launched a campaign to recruit new members to the Board of the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), to take up post in January 2014.
With less than six months to go until the introduction of new waste regulations for businesses, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has been promoting the upcoming changes through a series of briefings and seminars across Scotland.
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) was handed the keys to its newest building today, signalling the start of an improved level of service from Scotland's environmental watchdog.
An initiative to tackle unlicensed sites has resulted in a fine today (1 July 2013) of £450 for a Glasgow waste operator.
Following an investigation into the history of radioactive contamination at Dalgety Bay, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has today published a report which identifies the Ministry of Defence (MoD) as being responsible for the contamination.
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) gained recognition on Tuesday (18 June 2013) at the Connect ICT Awards for using innovative technology to deliver public services.
A Clackmannanshire business man was sentenced to 150 hours of unpaid work at Alloa Sheriff Court today (18 July) for illegally keeping waste on a site near Tullibody and related waste offences.
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has released its latest assessment of the radioactive contamination at Dalgety Bay.
Hoping for a long, dry summer? People considering a day out or holiday in Scotland will be pleased to know that the bathing waters season begins this weekend, (Saturday 1 June).
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has today (25 April 2013) announced the launch of a new mobile-friendly website to make it even easier for fishermen, canoeists, walkers and other water users to plan their activities.
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has today (24 April 2013) published the results of surveys showing the levels of certain chemicals, used in fish farming, present in Scotland's marine sediments.
A North Lanarkshire man was placed on a Community Payback Order, at Airdrie Sheriff Court on Wednesday (3 April) for illegally storing waste tyres on a site in Salsburgh.
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) and the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) have joined forces to launch a new and improved website to help small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) understand their environmental responsibilities and encourage good environmental practice.
As part of the Edinburgh International Science Festival (EISF), the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) will be hosting a special event on Tuesday 26 March which will explore the issue of air pollution in Scotland, its impact on human health and the different ways of combating it.
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) is due to unveil a new registration category next week, as it discusses land drainage and watercourse management issues with farmers and landowners at a series of forums hosted by the National Farmers Union Scotland (NFUS).
Scotland's environmental regulator has granted a licence for the Scottish Coal Company Limited's (SCCL) project to drain Loch Fitty, the start of a project that will reinstate the loch to a higher standard than it is at present.
A farmer was fined £11,250.00 at Aberdeen Sheriff Court on Friday 8 February for illegally accepting waste on to his farm.
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has launched Scotland's first targeted coastal flood warning service for the firths of Forth and Tay.
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) is raising awareness of a new set of regulations, produced to tackle industrial pollution in Scotland.