Question: What are some of the pros and cons of joining student organizations inside and outside of the School of Pharmacy?
Erin Hayden: Student organizations. This is often a buzzword thrown around when high school seniors start applying for college. But what does it really mean? Merriam-Webster defines the word organization as, "the act or process of putting the different parts of something in a certain order" or "a company, business, or club that is formed for a particular purpose."
The Mylan School of Pharmacy has a strong student organization presence. From my own experience, I can personally say student organizations are what enhance your growth as a professional and as a person.
There are not unreasonable expectations: They know you're a student and don't expect hours of commitment from you. School always comes first.
You'll meet some of your best friends: By meeting outside of class time, this gives you the opportunity to talk to people you may have never had a chance to connect with.
Professionals in the area want to come and meet YOU: Joining student organizations means national memberships. Many professionals in the Pittsburgh area may have been part of the organization you join when they were in school. They will often request to come and speak with students in our correlating organizations.
Your network will expand across Duquesne and beyond: Duquesne pharmacy alumni expand across the nation. Pharmacy is a small world. The next person you meet could be your next boss.
Mentors: This is possibly the most important one. While developing as a professional, you will need to call on mentors to help you, whether it's looking for an internship or a job when you graduate.
The dues: But as always, these organizations are geared toward students, so the dues are more than affordable. Most dues are around $15 or less for an annual membership.


Only S$15,710 out of the lawsuit claims made by the Pasir Ris-Punggol Town Council (PRPTC) and an independent panel acting on behalf of Aljunied-Hougang Town Council (AHTC) are recoverable out of the total S$33.7 mil, argued the defence team of Workers' Party (WP) Members of Parliament (MPs) Sylvia Lim, Low Thia Khiang and Pritam Singh.
The defence team, led by Senior Counsel Chelva Retnam Rajah, also said in their final submissions on Tue (9 Apr) that contrary to claims made by the plaintiffs, which the latter had argued were for monies that were "misappropriated" or "unaccounted for" by the defendants, the plaintiffs' claims only called into question the manner" in which the defendants managed the monies as AHTC's town councillors.
The town councillors' lawyers also noted that the plaintiffs had relied "solely on 2 reports from their respective accountants, KPMG and PwC".
The lawyers also noted from the plaintiffs' arguments that PRPTC had called KPMG an "expert witness", while AHTC had called PwC its "factual witness", which the defence had argued is an indication that the latter was "less certain of its position".
Additionally, the defence lawyers highlighted that while a report by KPMG found that "the 'detectable' improper payments by AHTC to its then-managing agent FM Solutions and Services (FMSS) or solutions provider FM Solutions and Integrated Services (FMSI) amounts to not more than S$1,518,286", the auditing firm's report also concluded that "only $624,621 is recoverable".
"The KPMG Report", the defence team submitted, "does not define what 'determinable' means", and added that KPMG's executive director Owen Hawkes stated that "not determinable" refers to payments in which it is "not possible to determine what part of them could be labelled improper and ought to be recovered".
"This suggests that for these payments, KPMG could not ascertain whether AHTC had suffered any loss," the submission read.
Much of the "recoverable" amount of S$608,911 entailed project management fees paid to FMSS, which KPMG claimed to be improper, given that the fees were meant for "serious cyclical repairs and redecorations".
The WP MPs' lawyers, however, highlighted that KPMG did not conduct any on-site investigation to determine whether such a claim is substantiated "and failed to take into account the past practice of Aljunied Town Council".
Mr Owen Hawkes also testified during the cross-examination that no checks were made by him and he relied solely on advice given to him to classify the projects as ones that should have been covered under the TC management fees instead.
"When it was still controlled by People's Action Party (PAP) MPs, the town council had classified similar services rendered as project management fees", added the lawyers.
The plaintiffs, alleged the defence team, were not aware of the losses or potential losses stemming from "control failures" in the remaining S$33.7mil in the former's claim.
Only S$1,965 out of more than S$5.4mil flagged as improper use of TC monies was "determinable".
This is in spite of the plaintiffs' claim of S$2.79mil, which was paid to LST Architects as a result of AHTC's decision to choose LST, the costlier option between two choices of architect firms.
Mr Rajah told the court on behalf of his clients that they had "acted in what we believe is in the best interest of AHTC".
"We have to put FMSS on because we were going to be left without a willing managing agent. We wanted LST to be the architect because we believe they were the better and most appropriate architect," he added.
The defence team argued: "Unless the Plaintiffs prove that the Town Councillors had caused the TC to act outside of its proper purposes in exercising its statutory powers and duties, the Court should not second guess the Town Councillors' decisions and actions, even if the Plaintiffs may disagree with certain decisions or actions that were taken.
"Otherwise, the Court would inadvertently be enabling the Plaintiffs to circumvent the trite position in public law by commencing civil claims to seek private remedies against the Town Councillors instead of seeking public law remedies against the TC," the team added.
Mr Rajah pointed out before Justice Kannan Ramesh that he has not observed "a single instance of people taking money wrongly and putting into their pockets" in his clients' case.
Citing Section 52 of the Town Councils Act, which stipulates that no suit or legal proceedings shall be instituted against any member, officer or employee of a TC in a personal capacity for anything done "in good faith" as a part of the TC, Mr Rajah highlighted that acting in "good faith" is what his clients had been doing in their situation, which was attempting "to do their best out of a difficult situation".
Mr Rajah's legal team also pointed out in its submissions that "general immunity" ought to be granted to town councillors as a part of the s.52 "Good Faith" defence, as "[i]ndividuals would be unwilling to undertake the responsibility of being a town councillor if they can be held personally liable even where they acted honestly, reasonably, and with no knowledge that the acts in question were not authorised by law".
That the Plaintiffs are not entitled to damages for alleged breaches of duties of care as the defendants, the Town Councillors in particular, have acted "in good faith", and even if it is assumed that the Town Councillors have breached their duties of care, the onus is on the Plaintiffs to "prove that, subject to the doctrines of foreseeability, causation and remoteness" that AHTC/AHPETC has incurred losses and damages from the appointments and payments of FMSS/FMSI and third-party contractors.
Justice Ramesh announced his intention to deliver the verdict at an unspecified date once it is ready, one day after the hearing for the lawyers' closing submissions was held.


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THE GRAND BIZARRE
Filmed over five years, in fifteen countries, director Jodie Mack places textiles against surprising backgrounds, editing the imagery to a homemade pop soundtrack. Following components,systems, and samples in a collage of textiles, tourism, language, and music, the film investigates recurring motifs and how their metamorphoses function within a global economy.
NA CHINA
The implantation of African trade in Guangzhou is a recent phenomenon, on which Marie Voignier reports through her interlinking portraits of Jackie, Julie, Shanny who have come to set up their business on site. Amidst the monstrous accumulation of merchandise on the endless markets of the megacity, the film follows these African business women grappling with the globalised Chinese economy.
A BREAD FACTORY
Hailed as "a major new work by a singular American artist" by The New York Times, A Bread Factory is the latest feature from acclaimed filmmaker Patrick Wang (The Grief of Others, In The Family), a wondrous, inventive and outright dazzling film about a community arts center, aptly named the Bread Factory, in a small upstate town that appears to be at the center of some major social and cultural changes.
CABALLERANGO
In the Mexican village of Milpillas, deteriorating economic and social conditions have led to a wave of suicides among its young people. The remarkable new documentary Cabellerango, from filmmaker Juan Pablo González, examines one such case, relying on conversations with family members and townspeople to piece together the factors that led to this tragic incident, and in the process, reflect upon the changes occurring across much of the country.
Deep inside a pristine forest, we hear the sudden sound of a chainsaw felling a fir tree. So begins this breathtakingly photographed, puzzle-like documentary which follows the mysterious journey of the tree's lumber entirely through thirteen 360° panning shots; a wide-angle picture of the role nature plays in a world defined by globalization.
In the late 1950s, a large American-Swedish company established a mining operation in the remote highlands of Liberia and built a sprawling, modernist city, a "true America," for its employees and their families. Today, all that remain are abandoned buildings and empty pools. Exactly what happened involves mythical beasts, the environment, the promise of industrialization, and the last remnants of colonialism.

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Two weeks running, I turned up to class with my cabin-sized suitcase in tow. On the third week, my classmates looked at me questioningly. Where's your suitcase this time? their faces asked. "I'm not going anywhere this weekend," I responded, "but I am off again next weekend." Puzzled, they asked why I go away so much. Do you not like it here? I shrugged. I just go away a lot. I like airports. I like the thrill of touching down, the few seconds beforehand when the plane bumps up and down from the speed we're going creating friction between the air and the ground. I like being somewhere new, where my thoughts are not contained by the daily grind and the routine that inevitably develops.
Walking out of my (my is very loosely applied here) apartment building in New York City on the frostiest of mornings in one of the coldest winters they'd had in years, I remember seeing a man flash past me and into a jog. I looked quizzically at our doorman, who told me that said man always went on runs in this sort of cold. "Really?!" I exclaimed, "it's really cold." I looked down at my woollen coat sitting over two jumpers, and a thermal shirt, warm pants, two pairs of socks and wool-lined boots. Won't his sweat freeze? I wondered.
Sitting on a flight between New York and Chicago, I read the United Airways magazine in an attempt to stave off the desire to sleep. In it, I read an article about running around new cities. The author always went for a run when he first arrived in a new city. It didn't matter if it was cold or hot, night or day. On foot, he could explore at his own pace, stretch his aching body, and get a real sense of his new location. How do you know you won't end up in a "bad" area of town? I wondered.
Driving down the main road between Trede and Kumasi in Ghana, I saw one lone jogger smashing it out in the 37 degree, high humidity, heat. As I wiggled around in my seat, trying to find a way for the four-hour journey to our day's clinic more comfortable, I stared in awe. Isn't it a bit hot to be running? I thought.
Exercising on the cross-trainer at my own gym, I stared out at the pool and the park beyond. As my feet rhythmically went around and around, I yearned to be out exploring the world. I could see the buses in the distance taking people near and far. I could see friends wandering in the park. And I wished I could be out there, instead of in this sun-smart, heat-controlled environment. I had to stop making excuses.
This time, when I arrived at my destination, I put on my running shoes and went exploring. As my arms swung at my sides, I felt the twinge in my left shoulder from the tight muscles that hold up my handbag loosening. As I ran on, my eyes drank in the new town. My lungs burned as my body re-adjusted to the new physical demands. And then I fell into a comfortable rhythm. I could take in the beautiful views, enjoy the quiet streets. I smiled at the feeling of the wind cooling my warming exterior. As my calves began to ache, I kept telling myself to keep going. If I could take one step, I could take another and another. Mind over matter.
Running is a way to acquaint yourself with a state of mind. A way to connect your mind to your body. And running when away takes you to new places, physical and mental. Running gives you time away from technology and distractions. Time for your mind to clear and wander much further than your feet could ever take it. Running gives my mind the space to open my eyes to new ideas and opportunities.
I mightn't be running away from home, but I do run away from home. It's just that I always come back.


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Children, DRC, Global Poverty, War, Yemen
War Child UK Helps Children in Conflict Zones
Filmmakers David Wilson and Bill Leeson founded War Child after they witnessed the horrors of the Bosnian war and saw the apathy that political leaders back home in the United Kingdom had towards it. Some of the organization's highlights include providing support to 123,182 children and families around the world and helping some 26,274 undocumented children receive recognition. War Child UK has grown since its founding and now has sister organizations in various countries such as Holland, Canada, the U.S., Australia and Sweden. These help War Child support and protect even more children. War Child UK helps children affected by war in various ways which include providing education, protection and advocacy, and helping improve youth livelihoods. These are a few highlights of the organization's work:
Child Helplines in the DRC
Life in eastern DRC, where armed groups are still active, is still dangerous, even though the war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) ended officially in 2003. Children bear the brunt of the conflict in this country. The U.N. reports that children were victims of more than 11,500 violations between 2014 and 2017. War Child UK runs a free helpline called Tukinge Watoto (meaning "Let's Protect Children") to help provide support to at-risk children and make sure that law enforcers respect their rights. Using the helpline, children can speak directly to social workers and trained counselors. The helpline then refers them to local child protection organizations, but those in emergency or high-risk situations go into protective care. So far, 4,860 children in DRC have received protection information through the helpline.
Emergency Food Assistance in Yemen
War has been going on in Yemen for more than four years now. The U.N. estimates that more than 80 percent of the population needs some form of humanitarian aid, with 7.4 million of this number being children. It has also been reported that more than 2 million children are malnourished. War Child UK helps children by offering both food and cash assistance in Yemen. The first food assistance program started in 2017. Rather than directly distributing food items, the organization provides food vouchers that help families buy food that can last for around a month. War Child U.K. began distributing unconditional monthly cash assistance to vulnerable families in the governorate of Sana'a because they felt it gave families the independence to choose how they spend their money, be it on food, clothing or medicine. Currently, the organization is working in the governorates of Sana'a, Ibb and Taiz.
Livelihoods in Uganda
Northern Uganda has received a huge influx of some 200,000 refugees from South Sudan in the past few years. War Child works with KATI, a social enterprise, to provide youth in the region with business training and access to start-up loans. War Child initially set up KATI, but it is now an independent organization. The partnership between the two organizations has had plenty of success as 1,500 youth have benefitted since its beginning. In 2017 alone, KATI helped launched 146 business ideas in Northern Uganda. War Child notes that it is important to help the youth find jobs or start businesses to prevent social tension and further instability. It also helps youth transition successfully into adulthood.
War Child UK helps children by providing them with a voice and support, especially those who grow up in environments of conflict and war. It is important that an organization exists like it exists to cater to the needs of these young people who the future of their respective nations.
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A couple of years ago I injured my shoulder. I don't know how but assumed it happened at the gym. My rotator cuff hurt severely when I did any type of chest exercise. It sucked.
I was used to benching a certain amount of weight, but had to cut it by more than 50%. I can tell you my ego didn't like it one bit. I still wanted to workout and knew how to rehab my shoulder. Within a couple of weeks, my ego agreed to the necessary decreased weight. But with every gym session I added 2.5 pounds to my bench. Eventually, I lost track of how much weight I benched and focused on keeping healthy, writing, working, etc.
Several months later, I noticed I was benching a lot more weight than I'd had in my life. And I workout by myself. I can't find a training partner that has a similar schedule to mine. This taught me something.
Small adjustments can add up.
Writing theEpisodeshasn't yielded the audience I was expecting. That was my first mistake, expecting. But the audience has grown little by little, even though not all vote. Despite my desire to bring fame and fortune to my book, I realized something. My disappointment always vanished when I sat down to write. My heartbreak wilted when I went to the gym. My love for story, my love for writing, my love and gratitude for the imagination given to me is precious.
Every day I take steps toward my wants and desires. Every day I do my best to release my expectations by doing the things I love, andexpressing myself honestly.Every day I go to my day job knowing that I'm providing for my ability to live my night job (job is totally the wrong word here). Every day small adjustments will be made because small adjustments make a huge difference towardsuccess.


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Some Comox necessities | schools | medical | dental..
When you are looking for a home in a new area, there are often many other considerations apart from the home itself. A number of different topics are presented here to help the home buyer. If any are missing or should be added please let us know.
Within Comox there is one high school, three elementary schools (one of which is French immersion), one French school for K through 12, and one private school for grades K through 12.
There are a good number of medical clinics in the Comox Valley to supplement the services currently provided by St Josephs hospital in Comox such as the Comox Medical Clinic. For more information on individual clinics click on the View larger map link on the map below.
There are a significant number of dental clinics in the Comox Valley as shown on the map below such as the Acreview Dental Clinic in Courtenay. To find out more about any specific one click on the link View larger map in the top left corner of the map.
There are a number of veterinary clinics and hospitals in the Comox Valley as shown on the map below such as the three listed here. To find out more about any specific one click on the link View larger map in the top left corner of the map.
If you are contemplating a move to the Comox Valley and are new to British Columbia there are a few differences between our province and others that you should be aware of. The first is car insurance and the role that the Insurance Corporation of BC (ICBC) plays. Click on the following PDF link to obtain a copy of the ICBC Brochure called Motorists Moving to or from BC.


Christa Lynn is a Master Crystal Healing Practitioner and Teacher. She has been working with crystals therapeutically for 20 years and has developed a special system of using crystals in healing sessions. Christa's depth of knowledge and expertise of therapeutic crystals and crystal healing is extensive and she also teaches Crystal healing classes in Vancouver BC as well as online crystal healing classes. She teaches a variety of crystal healing classes for the beginner and practitioner level. Christa has a crystal healing YouTube channel with an extensive video collection. Visit Christa's Learn Crystal Healing website for more info about crystal healing. Check the class schedule for upcoming crystal classes in Vancouver.
Christa Lynn offers both Usui and Karuna Reiki classes. Reiki is a beautiful healing modality that relieves stress and balances the body, mind and spirit. Reiki is a Universal Life Force Energy and the Reiki Practitioner is able to tap into an unlimited supply of this energy and channels it to the client to create spiritual, mental and physical well-being. She has been trained by William Lee Rand on the sacred grounds of Glastonbury UK and Stonehenge UK. She brings these Reiki classes to Vancouver BC and teaches all levels of Usui Reiki and Karuna Reiki. Check the class schedule for upcoming reiki classes.
Christa Lynn offers basic classes in core shamanic healing as well as more advanced core shamanic practitioner programs. Shamanic healing is one of the most ancient healing modalities on earth and offers deep spiritual healing that effects healing on the physical, mental and emotional levels. Christa has trained with highly notable shamanic teachers such as Sandra Ingerman, Betsy Bergstrom and the Foundation for Shamanic Studies. She also teaches Slavic folk healing classes in her native Ukrainian tradition. Check the class schedule for upcoming shamanic classes.


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The Bogdinsko-Baskunchaksky Reserve is a natural area 50 km east of the Akhtuba River, created to preserve the intact semi-desert areas of the Astrakhan Region. The reserve is located in Akhtubinsky district and is classified by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
Through the territory of the Bogdinsko-Baskunchaksky Reserve, migrations of birds from the north of Siberia to wintering sites occur. Most of the near-water and waterfowl birds stop in the valley of the river Bitter, where the highly mineralized water flows. The reserve includes the Big Bogda mountain and the salty lake Baskunchak, from which about 80% of all salt is mined in Russia.
The protection zone of the Bogdinsko-Baskunchansky nature reserve was created in 1993. After 4 years, part of the territory was turned into a reserve. In addition to the Bolshoi Bogdo Mountain, the Green Garden tract, where artificial forest plantations in the waterless steppes and the Sharbulak tract rich in karst cavities, have entered the reserve. Today, there are two nature conservation areas nearby: a sanctuary of 32.8 thousand hectares and a nature reserve with an area of 18.5 thousand hectares.
Bogdinsko-Baskunchak Reserve has a rich flora and fauna. More than two hundred species of birds live in it, including several dozens of species listed in the Red Book of Russia. Biologists have repeatedly met in the protected area nesting rare steppe eagle, demoiselle crane and buzzard. In the Bogdinsko-Baskunchaksky Reserve 400 species of grasses, lichens and shrubs grow. Saiga antelopes migrate through these lands. And on the steppe expanses near the freshwater lake Karasun, you can see hunting wolves.
Particularly picturesque conservation area looks in April, when bright tulips bloom on it. From year to year the spectacle of endless tulip fields attracts many tourists to the Caspian steppes. For travelers, two ecological routes along the Bogdinsko-Baskunchaksky Reserve have been developed.
Big Bogda
The steppe elevation rises to 149.6 m above sea level and is the highest place in the Caspian lowland. It stretches for 5 km and in form resembles a large beast, which lies down to rest by the lake. From the summit of Big Bogda, there are picturesque views of flowering slopes and small lakes. The only population of small lizards, squeaky geckos, is preserved here in Russia and in Europe.
Exploration of the mountain began at the end of the XVIII century. Famous naturalist travelers Samuel Gmelin, Peter Pallas and Ivan Auerbach took part in them. Over time, scientists found that the foot of the Big Bogd is located a few meters below the surface of the sea. And since the salt dome bulges out of the ground, from year to year the top "grows" by 1 mm.
On the mountain is a very different karst relief forms – grottoes, craters and underground cavities. To date, experts have studied more than 30 caves. The Great Baskunchak cave stretches for 1.5 km and is considered one of the largest in the Northern Caspian.
Locals worship the mountain as sacred. When the wind blows, muttering sounds appear on its slopes. The summit is a place of pilgrimage for Buddhists, and weathered relief forms on the southwestern side of the mountain are called "Singing Rocks".
In the southeast of the Bogdinsko-Baskunchak Reserve in the picturesque tract Sharbulak there are also many karst forms. Here, on an area of 20 hectares, 10 caves were found.
Lake Baskunchak
One of the country's largest drainless saline lakes is often referred to as the Russian Dead Sea. Looking at this reservoir from afar, it seems that it is covered with ice. So glistening layers of salt shine in the sun.
The bottom of the lake Baskunchak is so dense that trucks and even trains easily pass through it. In 1962, motorist Ilya Tikhomirov managed to accelerate across the lake to a speed of 311 km / h. Then, after the growth of salt production, the surface of the reservoir became unsuitable for races, so no one could repeat this record.
On the shore of the lake there is a lot of healing clay, and tourists are allowed to collect it as a souvenir. Local salt and clay are able to cure more than 50 diseases, so the sanatorium "Baskunchak" was built not far from the reservoir.
Those who come to the Bogdinsko-Baskunchaksky Reserve can see how salt mining occurs. This is a very interesting sight! Railway cars ride on rails laid directly on the surface of the reservoir, and special harvesters drive the mining. Depending on demand, 1.5 to 5 million tons of salt is taken from Baskunchak per year.
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A Case for Termination
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Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports
I'm going to skip the obvious and get to the point. Because even your dog could figure out that this year for the Royals has been nothing short of a sick joke. And this year is the culmination of years of mistakes and missteps from our general manager Dayton Moore. Listing them out one by one, and describing all of them would probably take up too much time, so I'm just going to sort it out into a couple of categories. Remember, there is not just one reason to fire a GM in sports, rather there is a litany of them.
Poor Drafting
Reminder: The number one reason in all of sports that general managers get fired is for bad drafting!
If a team can't draft, then all else cannot follow. And Dayton has whiffed on almost every draft in his entire tenure in the first round, where a team is supposed to get their perennial franchise players. Luke Hochaver can be considered a bust, since he was expected to be a perennial Cy Young contender being first overall, but is just a relief arm now. Eric Hosmer and Mike Moustakas are the only first round successes he has in the first round that have lasted. Aaron Crow fizzled out. And depending on how you view Hunter Dozier, the Royals have been had busts in the first round in 5 out of 6 of the drafts from 2010 to 2015. Christian Colon (4th overall) will likely be a career bench player if he even gets major league playing time at all. Bubba Starling (5th overall) has been saddled with injuries and under-performance. He really should have been major league ready about 3 to 5 years ago, but he's still in the minors. And at the ripe age of 25. Kyle Zimmer (5th overall) will likely never make it to the major leagues with an arm made out of glass. Hunter Dozier (8th overall) is on the wrong side of 25, and is struggling to make an offensive impact. Ashe Russell (21st overall, but still a first round pick) simply quit. We don't know if he's ever going to play baseball again, which can be considered as a bust. There's no telling what will happen with Nick Pratto or Brady Singer yet, but however they do, their performances, good or bad, cannot save Dayton from his reputation as poor at drafting. And that's not even covering the other busts that the Royals have had that have collectively torpedoed the farm system. As a result of all this poor drafting, we are stuck with a revolving door in center field and DH, with Paulo Orlando and Cheslor Cuthbert trying, and failing, to fill up important roles in our offense.
Counterpoints
But what about international free agents?
In the end, this cannot bail out a team from being poor at drafting. Even in baseball. The draft is the cheapest, most secure way to get players that will carry your franchise. The teams that lose perennially do so because they cannot draft. In baseball, you have to be good at both drafting and signing international free agents to build a farm system.
But what about Lonnie Goldberg?
His responsibility is to work with scouts that provide information about potential prospects, which is an important part of drafting. But ultimately, the drafting part comes down to the general manager. It is he who assembles the scouting department in the first place, and who ultimately pulls the trigger on who they want to draft. Even if Lonnie Goldberg is doing a poor job at drafting, he is not an excuse for Dayton's performance.
Poor with Free Agents
A team that depends on the draft will succeed, but will probably not succeed enough. That's why free agents are a very important part of building a team that knows how to win games. And Dayton has had a less than desirable track record in his entire tenure as Royals GM. Jose Guillen, Gil Meche, Omar Infante, and Yuniesky Betancourt all come to mind. But things have been getting even worse with the free agent signings. Signing Abraham Almonte, Alcides Escobar, and Drew Butera have not only blocked the path to the majors for important prospects in the minors, which were few to begin with, but have also constructed an offense that couldn't hit a wall if they ran into one. But I will always despise the contract the Royals gave Ian Kennedy. I liked the idea of signing him to a contract with the Royals back in 2016. What I didn't like were the terms that we signed him to. And now the consequences have come back to bite. He has given up about 1.7 home runs per 9 innings since 2015, which is bad enough. His H/9 rate has been increasing steadily since 2015. In addition, his fastball velocity has been declining, which means his home run troubles are likely going to get even worse. Fans have booed him twice in his entire tenure with the Royals out of frustration. And most of all, his bloated contract has financially handcuffed the Royals. I viewed Ian Kennedy as a low price, low risk pitcher that we could sign to a one year deal and see where he takes it from there, not as a part of our rotation for the next 5 years. And I think it's safe to say that he'll never live up to his contract.
Don't you have to take risks to be successful? Hindsight is always 20/20 after all.
Yes, you have to take risks in order. But you don't want to make moves that have little to no upside. The Ian Kennedy contract had much to great of a risk from the start, and was a risk that should not have been taken to such a degree in the first place. In addition, there is advanced metrics that you can use to minimize risks like these, but Dayton has chosen to dismiss them entirely, and has throughout his entire career as GM, an extremely foolish move to make as a small market team.
Poor at Trading
This is a more recent issue, considering that the trade with Milwaukee that involved Zack Greinke went without a hitch, but it is still worth mentioning. Even though trading has overall been a strong suit for Dayton, he appears to have lost his mojo in the past few years. The past few major trades he has made have been either questionable, or downright stupid. It may have started in trading away Wade Davis for Jorge Soler, who has a left leg made of glass, and has overall failed to make an offensive impact. I really believe Albert Almora Jr. or Ian Happ would have made a lot more sense, considering this was before major league teams decided to stop giving away top prospects for rentals. But the previous off-season is what will probably do him in. Ryan Buchter, a young, controllable reliever, who actually could post results, was traded away with Brandon Moss, only because Oakland-- or any competently managed team-- wouldn't take the bait without Buchter as part of the deal. Where is Brandon Moss now? Spoiler alert: it's not with Oakland! He was designated for assignment. In other words, Brandon Moss should have just been designated for assignment in the first place, so we can keep Ryan Buchter. You can even argue that trading away Scott Alexander wasn't too bright of a move, considering he had years of control left on his contract, something you want in a rebuilding phase.
What about Ben Zobrist and Johnny Cueto? Are you saying we shouldn't have traded for them?
Ben Zobrist and Johnny Cueto were integral parts of the 2015 World Series run. As much as I would love to have Sean Manaea and Brandon Finnegan right now, they were necessary prices to pay for the World Series. The problem is that the Royals could not replenish the farm system enough to make up for these trades.
Dayton has also shown inability to draft or develop starting pitchers, which has left the rotation in shambles. In 12 years as a GM, he only has Danny Duffy, Yordano Ventura, and Mike Montgomery as presentable starting pitchers that he has ever developed. No Royals starting pitcher that Dayton has drafted/developed has won the Cy Young Award, or even placed in the top 10 for the award in his tenure as GM. Joakim Soria, Wade Davis, and Greg Holland were bullpen arms, so they do not count. James Shields was drafted by Tampa Bay, not the Royals, so he doesn't count. Zack Greinke was drafted in 2002 by Allard Baird, so he doesn't count. So the Royals have been forced to rely on free agent signings and trades in order to maintain a starting rotation, some of which worked out, like Edinson Volquez and Ervin Santana. But if you want starting pitchers for a low price, they either have to be drafted or signed as international free agents. Dayton has failed to do so, leaving the Royals rotation in shambles as of now.
I also believe that the Luke Heimlich scandal is also grounds for termination. This reveals some very poor moral characteristics of Dayton. He is willing to make a national scandal out of the Royals by signing a convicted child molester in an America that values the safety of children extremely highly. To sexually violate a child is unforgivable, and to even consider bringing such a scandal to the Royals is inexcusable. And when you make moves like this as a GM, owners will gunny sack this as a reason to terminate you. When John Dorsey was fired from the Chiefs in 2017, the scandal involving Tyreek Hill may have been part of the equation in his termination, along with a lack of success in the playoffs. If Dayton Moore is fired, I have little doubt that the scandal with Luke Heimlich will be part of the equation.


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GTA developer nearly made an ECW wrestling video game
New interviews have revealed a major missed opportunity for ECW in the early 2000s.
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ECW was the underdog of the wrestling world when it was first established in 1992. It was a scrappy and brutal promotion that encouraged violence and creative use of weaponry, and starred a talented cast of wrestlers who would go on to big things – including Tommy Dreamer, Sabu, Terry Funk, Raven, and Rob Van Dam.
While the brand went under in 2001 and was later purchased for rebooting by WWE, it enjoyed a brief, shining moment in the sun. Its popularity was impressive, and even helped spawn a video game adaptation by studio Acclaim, ECW Hardcore Revolution.
But according to new interviews, Acclaim wasn't the promotion's first pick of developers – in fact, the game was nearly made by Grand Theft Auto studio, Rockstar Games.
'It was an amazing time in the wrestling industry,' former ECW wrestler Tommy Dreamer recently told YouTube channel Hard4Games, as surfaced by VGC. 'Video games were key for your success as a wrestling company, and we had a lot of companies bidding for that game … There was a fan, who worked for this company, and they were like "man, we want this ECW game to be our number two behind this other game, and it's revolutionary, it's a perfect fit for ECW."'
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'[We] met, they all came to an ECW Arena show, and this one guy was such a big fan. All this stuff was supposed to happen. They [said], "we just need our one game to hit, and if that game hits you will be our next game."'
Due to financial hardships, ECW couldn't wait for the company to launch their next game, and had to pivot to new targets. If they had waited, the massive success of this title, Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto, could have had a major impact on the ECW brand.
Hardcore Revolution may also have been a better game as a result; it received mixed reviews from critics, with many calling it a poor copy of other wrestling games (Acclaim had previously held the WWE license).
The fan Dreamer referred to at Rockstar Games was named as Kevin Gill, who VGC credits as being part of the production team for Rockstar's Smuggler's Run and Midnight Club: Street Racing. In another interview with Tru Heel Heat Wrestling, Gill corroborated Dreamer's tale, confirming a deal was in place for an ECW wrestling game developed by Rockstar.
'I actually put together a deal for Rockstar Games to do the ECW video game,' Gill said. 'I had put together a deal with Paul Heyman [ECW founder]. We had a series of meetings, and one weekend I rented a van and brought the whole Rockstar Games team, like a 15-passenger van, and brought everyone down to the ECW Arena in Philly to see it in person.'
'Video games take so many years to develop, and cost so much to develop. It was put to me like, "do you think ECW will be around in two and a half or three years when we put out this game?".'
The answer, unfortunately, was no – only a handful of years went by before ECW collapsed under its own weight, and was then salvaged by WWE. Should the Rockstar deal have gone ahead, it's likely ECW would have disappeared before development was complete.
Like many tales in the video games industry, this appears to be another case of ships passing in the night. An ECW wrestling game by Rockstar Games is a fantastic prospect – but time and circumstances worked against both parties, with dire consequences. At the very least, we'll always be able to imagine what could have been.
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NATALIE CHEUNG and NATE LEWIS Reviewed in The Washington Post
WASHINGTON POST ~ In the galleries ~ April 21, 2017
Natalie Cheung: Increments in Time and Nate Lewis: Tensions in Tapestries On view through April 26 at Morton Fine Art, 1781 Florida Ave. NW. 202-628-2787. mortonfineart.com.
Natalie Cheung's "31 Hours," cyanotype on paper, on view through April 26 at Morton Fine Art. (Natalie Cheung/Courtesy of Morton Fine Art)
To judge by their titles, change must be the subject of Natalie Cheung's cyanotypes. Each picture in her Morton Fine Art show, "Increments in Time," is named after a period of as little as one and as many as 76 hours. This is how long it took water to evaporate from the photographic paper, yielding studies in blue, black and white. The D.C. artist has turned the process, once used for architectural blueprints, into something abstract and unpredictable. Her pictures may resemble Rorschach tests and microscopic views, but all they truly illustrate is the process by which they were made. Their poetry is an accident of chemicals and duration.
Nate Lewis's "Signals II," hand-sculpted paper photo print, at Morton Fine Art. (Nate Lewis/Courtesy of Morton Fine Art)
To Nate Lewis, whose "Tensions in Tapestries" also is at Morton, the African American body is a landscape to be transformed. He cuts and scrapes black-and-white photographic portraits, removing pigment while adding patterns and flocked textures. The effect recalls African weaving and skin embellishment, but also reflects the influence of the D.C. artist's job as an intensive-care nurse, seeking to heal the most damaged. In pieces such as "Funk and Spine," the surface of a woman's body is almost entirely remade, yet sinew, bone and essence endure.
– Mark Jenkins
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Categories Artist Profiles, Exhibitions, MFA Art News, Reviews
Increments of Time: New Works by NATALIE CHEUNG
53 Hours, 2017, 30″x 44″, cyanotype on paper
We are excited to give you a sneak preview of new works by NATALIE CHEUNG from her upcoming solo exhibition Increments in Time.
Increments in Time features Cheung's cyanotype mappings of evaporation. Cheung's cyanotypes are reduced to the essential elements of capturing and recording light; light, paper, chemical reaction and chance which hearken back to the scientific roots of the medium. The prints record the transition from liquid to blueprint. The title of each work indicates the hours in which it took water to evaporate completely from the paper. What remains is the aftermath of an event, a map. This work examines the way in which nature perpetually creates patterns, seemingly random and chaotic yet with regularity and repetition.
Natalie was born in Falls Church, Virginia. She received her MFA in Photography from Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia and her BFA in Photography from the Corcoran College of Art + Design in Washington, DC. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally; she has been profiled in Washington Spaces Magazine and has her work is represented in numerous collections including the Museum of Fine Art Houston and the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities. Cheung has taught at the George Washington University as well as the Corcoran College of Art + Design and Temple University, Tyler School of Art. This marks her second solo exhibition at Morton Fine Art.
You can also see more of Natalie's available works HERE.
1 Hour, 2017, 5″x 7″, cyanotype on paper
2 Hours, 2017, 5″x 7″, cyanotype on paper
3 Hours (b), 2017, 8″x 9″, cyanotype on paper
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Categories Artist Profiles, Exhibitions
April 2017 solo exhibitions at MFA – NATALIE CHEUNG & NATE LEWIS
Increments in Time
Cyanotypes by NATALIE CHEUNG
Tensions in Tapestries
Hand-sculpted paper photo prints by NATE LEWIS
Friday, April 7 – April 26th, 2015
OPENING DAY RECEPTION
Friday, April 7th, 6pm-8pm
Both artists will be in attendance.
NATALIE CHEUNG, 53 Hours, 2017, 30″x44″, cyanotype on paper
NATE LEWIS, Mobile, 2017, 40″x26″, hand sculpted paper photo print
EXHIBITION LOCATION
Morton Fine Art (MFA)
1781 Florida Ave NW (at 18th & U Sts)
Tuesday – Saturday 11am – 6pm
About NATALIE CHEUNG and Increments in Time:
Increments in Time features Cheung's cyanotype mappings of evaporation. Cheung's cyanotypes are reduced to the essential elements of capturing and recording light;
light, paper, chemical reaction and chance which hearken back to the scientific roots of the medium. The prints record the transition from liquid to blueprint. The title of each work indicates the hours in which it took water to evaporate completely from the paper. What remains is the aftermath of an event, a map. This work examines the way in which nature perpetually creates patterns, seemingly random and chaotic yet with regularity and repetition.
NATALIE CHEUNG, 40 & 31 Hours, 2017, 30″x44″, cyanotype on paper
About NATE LEWIS and Tensions in Tapestries:
We all have a lens through which we see. Our lens is distilled by our patterns of seeing and thinking which continually refines our lens. The lens we come to form becomes our filter.
Using figurative and portrait style images I hand-sculpt patterns and textures on to single sheets of paper that reveal unseen tensions on and within bodies representative of the past, present, and future – the physical and the spiritual, the tangible and intangible.
Internal, as well as external influences come to refine our patterns of thinking, seeing, interacting and loving. Through the use of presence and absence, textures and distortion, I aim to challenge the filters we hold that dictate our views and our actions.
Through an attentive, intentional process of sculpting patterns and terrains of texture on bodies, I seek for this work to mirror the intentionality and consistency it can take in ones patterns of thinking and seeing to hold an empathetic lens.
-NATE LEWIS, 2017
NATE LEWIS, Thrice, 2017, 26″x40″, hand sculpted paper photo print
Nathaniel Lewis grew up in Beaver Falls, near Pittsburgh, Pa. Born 1985, Nate benefited from the cultural mix of his Trinidad-born father who was raised in Brooklyn and his white American-born mother, raised in Philadelphia. He graduated from VCU with his BSN and has been a practicing critical care nurse for the past five years as well as professional fine artist. Tensions in Tapestries is Nate's second solo exhibition at Morton Fine Art.
About Morton Fine Art:
Founded in 2010 in Washington, DC, Morton Fine Art (MFA) is a fine art gallery and curatorial group that collaborates with art collectors and visual artists to inspire fresh ways of acquiring contemporary art. Firmly committed to the belief that anyone can become an art collector or enthusiast, MFA's mission is to provide accessibility to museum-quality contemporary art through a combination of substantive exhibitions and a welcoming platform for dialogue and exchange of original voice.
Available Artwork by NATALIE CHEUNG
Available Artwork by NATE LEWIS
Morton Fine Art
www.mortonfineart.com
Tags: african american contemporary art, alternative process photos, Biological Tapestries, contemporary art, cyanotypes, dc, hand sculpted, Increments in Time, morton fine art, Natalie Cheung, Nate Lewis, Tensions in Tapestries, washington
NATALIE CHEUNG's Blue Watercolors series in DC Modern Luxury Magazine
Click HERE to view NATALIE CHEUNG's feature
Natalie Cheung, Untitled (Blue), 12″x12″, watercolor on paper
About NATALIE CHEUNG's Blue Watercolor Series:
"My watercolors, are painted in several types of blue but one color specifically chosen is French Ultramarine. The choice of ultramarine references the discovery and usage of the first blue paint pigments around 1704, a tremendously important color used throughout history and discovered accidentally. My paintings reference the beginnings of both painting and photography, visually similar to the earliest cyanotypes." ~Natalie Cheung on her latest medium referencing the historical use of cyanotype photographic process for blue prints.
About NATALIE CHEUNG:
Born in Falls Church, Virginia, NATALIE CHEUNG received her MFA in Photography from Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia and her BFA in Photography from the Corcoran College of Art + Design in Washington, DC. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally and is represented in numerous collections including the Museum of Fine Art Houston and the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities. CHEUNG has taught at George Washington University as well as the Corcoran College of Art + Design and Temple University, Tyler School of Art. She is represented by Morton Fine Art in Washington, DC.
View available work by NATALIE CHEUNG here.
Tags: 1781 Florida Ave NW, Blue watercolors, Contemporary Art Gallery in Washington, cyanotypes, dc, MFA curators, MFA Gallery, morton fine art, Morton Gallery, Natalie Cheung, washington


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SC Suspends Bombay HC Order Acquitting Saibaba, Others In Maoist-links Case, Convicts To Remain In Jail
The Supreme Court on Saturday suspended the Bombay High Court order acquitting former Delhi University (DU) professor G N Saibaba and others in a Maoist-links case.
The high court acquitted Saibaba and others in the case on Friday.
An apex court bench of justices M R Shah and Bela M Trivedi, which sat on a non-working day to hear the matter, also rejected Saibaba's request for putting him under house arrest in view of his physical disability and health conditions.
It stayed the release of all the accused in the case, including Saibaba, from jail, as directed by the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court.
It sought responses from Saibaba and the other accused on a plea moved by the Maharashtra government against the high court order.
More than eight years after his arrest, the Bombay High Court acquitted Saibaba on Friday and ordered his release from jail, noting that the sanction order issued to prosecute the accused in the case under the stringent provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) was "bad in law and invalid".
The Nagpur bench of the high court allowed Saibaba's appeal, challenging a 2017 order of the trial court that convicted him in the case and sentenced him to life imprisonment.
Apart from Saibaba, the court acquitted Mahesh Kariman Tirki, Pandu Pora Narote (both farmers), Hem Keshavdatta Mishra (student) and Prashant Sanglikar (journalist), who were sentenced to life imprisonment, and Vijay Tirki (labourer), who was sentenced to 10 years in jail. Narote died during the pendency of the appeal.
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Saibaba, 52, who is wheelchair-bound due to a physical disability, is currently lodged in the Nagpur central prison. He was arrested in February 2014.
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Yet another Android Stagefright vulnerability has been discovered
By Phoebe Jennelyn Magdirila published 8 April 16
Researchers in Israel have found a free tool capable of taking advantage of a vulnerability that affects the Android library used to analyse multimedia files.
Stagefright, a vulnerability discovered last year, allows cybercriminals to execute malicious code through a harmful or compromised website to steal information. As the vulnerability affects mostly Android users, the free tool allows to detect if the device is vulnerable to Stagefright.
A recent paper by NorthBit researcher Hanan Be'er has also found that an exploit known as 'Metaphor' can go further to take advantage of the vulnerability in Stagefright, dodging the devices' defense mechanisms.
The threat operates on Android 2.2 to 4.0 and 5.0 to 5.1. And in the latest versions, it can evade a functionality used to hamper the proper operation of exploits.
The exploit is able to send information about the device right after the victim lands on a malicious site that causes the crash of the multimedia server of Android.
The attacker's private server then creates a custom video file and sends it to the device, which exploits Stagefright to reveal more information about the device's internal state as well as the privileges needed to spy on the user.
According to the analysis, the exploit "works best on Nexus 5 devices" and "was also tested on HTC One, LG G3, and Samsung S5 devices, although the exploit was slightly different on these brands."
The exploit, however, is found to have limited scope and users are advised to keep up to date with the latest news and download patches when released by the provider.
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Hotel Review: Cameron Highlands Resort by YTL - Always Travelicious !
We stayed for a night at Cameron Highlands Resort by YTL, a wonderful Tudor style hotel reminiscing the colonial times.
Upon check in, chrysanthemum tea and hot towels were served while waiting for the staff to get our room key ready.
The waiting area is sumptuous and oozing with English elegance.
Oooh, and a piece of antique here!
A little further down from the lobby is the bar, perfect place for sipping whiskey in the cold air in Cameron Highlands at night.
Our room is extremely capacious with the king sized bed and comfy sofa set.
The bed is to die for ! So cottony with fluffy down-feathered pillows embracing you warmly. And just being curious at how the bed is so comfortable, I flipped open the sheets and saw two extra pieces of paddings on top of the mattress, one of which is down-feather padding and the other one I am not quite sure. No wonder it felt so luxurious.
Even the lamp is pretty.
The superb view of the golf course from our balcony.
Marble being one of the lavish elements used in Tudor interior is a no-surprise when it is used to tile the bathroom walls and floors.
A relaxing lounge on the first floor.
There's computer access if you need to use it. Use it only when you really need to because you should put all the work behind if you are at Cameron Highlands! The room comes with complimentary 4G wifi as well.
Gary @ Gonbei Japanese Restaurant on the first floor.
The koi pond that is aptly located on the ground floor and you can see it from Gonbei Restaurant above, giving you a complete Japanese dining experience.
This is my favorite part of the hotel – the reading lounge that has 4 unique spaces. It has dark wood furnishing, fabric sofas, leather sofas and carpets, you could almost mistaken yourself that you might have traveled back in time to the colonial period.
Gary and I planned to go to the gym, thanks to excessive eating Chinese New year, but we only managed to visit it and uuh, no time to use it. It is a nice gym though, no doors, open air concept that allows cool air to flow in. How environmental friendly!
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Ah, Boston. I love it so much in so many ways. I live about an hour or so south of Boston, so I don't get up here as often as I'd like. I've photographed many sessions in Boston, including at the Boston Public Garden. However, I've never been able to shoot a session at the Arboretum before. I've always wanted to, as this location is just perfect. Especially in the Spring, when everything is in bloom. There are flowers everywhere - it's smells so wonderful walking through here! I wish Smell-O-Vision existed, because I would've had recorded the smells for you all!
This winter in New England has been such a drag! March is almost over, and it doesn't feel or look like Spring yet. It's cold and dreary, and it has me thinking of spring! Last year I photographed this session, and am dreaming about when I can go back to the Arnold Arboretum again! I'd love to photograph another engagement session or even a wedding!
I had been looking for an opportunity for a session at the Arnold Arboretum, when I thought of a giveaway. I really wanted a couple, one that would be fun to work with. I could have a session at a location I love, and get to have fun with poses! So, I posted a giveaway for a session and had a great number of entries. For choosing a winner, I used an automated random selector online, so the winner would be totally random. The winning couple was Vanessa and Matt! A couple I've worked with before, and enjoy so much. I was more than thrilled!
We planned the day, and as everything came together, I got even more excited. Our original date we had to reschedule, because silly me booked it for Marathon Monday. For those who don't know, it's day of the Boston Marathon! The city would be insanely busy this day, so we decided to push it back a week or two. I'm glad we did, because not only did we luck out with a warm, beautiful day, the flowers were in full bloom! Perfect.
For this session, I also brought along my friend/assistant for the day, Ashley. She took some fun behind the scenes photos for me - which I included a few in the blog for you to see! I had so much fun at this session, there are many photos for you to view. I hope I come back here again, because it's definitely a favorite spot of mine now!
I love how you can see the before and after of this shot!


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The Lucky One (2012) – USA
Date:21 May, 2012
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"The Lucky One" is one of those films that if you want to enjoy it, you have to suspend your beliefs and move away from reality. Think about all the realities of life that would otherwise never happen in a movie like this one. Love conquering all is usually the main and key theme of author Nicholas Sparks' novels and his big screen translation are usually even more exaggerated. People love watching his films or books because real life is dull and his world is anything, but boring. Likewise, "The Lucky One" goes about the same themes about love, only with different actors. However, I just never clicked with this film and the result is a film that is borderline average and rather unromantic to me.
Zac Efron is obviously a good looking bloke, but his acting here is far too wooden and starry eyed to be anywhere near convincing. His chemistry with Taylor Schilling seems more conventional than natural and in many ways it feels more like a brother and sister relationship, rather than the later. It's a shame, as Taylor Schilling handles a character torn between past and present extremely well and come off a character that is most human of the lot. The grandmother played by Blythe Danner pops up here and there with some quirky lines and whispering words of wisdom. While the former abusive husband played by Jay Ferguson is constantly annoying and suffers from some of the worst overacting in years.
All in all, "The Lucky One" is probably a film targeted at a particular segment of audience. Despite my secret fonder of romantic dramas, this one just never clicks, too contrived and at times even a tad too long. That's not to say it is entirely a bad film, but in terms of similar films, this one doesn't make the cut. A borderline average film at best…


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text:
"""
Test module for utils.py.
"""

import unittest
import sys
from DocutilsTestSupport import utils, nodes
from docutils._compat import BytesIO, b

class ReporterTests(unittest.TestCase):

    stream = BytesIO()
    reporter = utils.Reporter('test data', 2, 4, stream, 1)

    def setUp(self):
        self.stream.seek(0)
        self.stream.truncate()

    def test_level0(self):
        sw = self.reporter.system_message(0, 'debug output')
        self.assertEquals(sw.pformat(), """\
<system_message level="0" source="test data" type="DEBUG">
    <paragraph>
        debug output
""")
        self.assertEquals(self.stream.getvalue(),
                          b('test data:: (DEBUG/0) debug output\n'))

    def test_level1(self):
        sw = self.reporter.system_message(1, 'a little reminder')
        self.assertEquals(sw.pformat(), """\
<system_message level="1" source="test data" type="INFO">
    <paragraph>
        a little reminder
""")
        self.assertEquals(self.stream.getvalue(), b(''))

    def test_level2(self):
        sw = self.reporter.system_message(2, 'a warning')
        self.assertEquals(sw.pformat(), """\
<system_message level="2" source="test data" type="WARNING">
    <paragraph>
        a warning
""")
        self.assertEquals(self.stream.getvalue(),
                          b('test data:: (WARNING/2) a warning\n'))

    def test_level3(self):
        sw = self.reporter.system_message(3, 'an error')
        self.assertEquals(sw.pformat(), """\
<system_message level="3" source="test data" type="ERROR">
    <paragraph>
        an error
""")
        self.assertEquals(self.stream.getvalue(),
                          b('test data:: (ERROR/3) an error\n'))

    def test_level4(self):
        self.assertRaises(utils.SystemMessage, self.reporter.system_message, 4,
                          'a severe error, raises an exception')
        self.assertEquals(self.stream.getvalue(), b('test data:: (SEVERE/4) '
                          'a severe error, raises an exception\n'))

class QuietReporterTests(unittest.TestCase):

    stream = BytesIO()
    reporter = utils.Reporter('test data', 5, 5, stream, 0)

    def setUp(self):
        self.stream.seek(0)
        self.stream.truncate()

    def test_debug(self):
        sw = self.reporter.debug('a debug message')
        # None because debug is disabled.
        self.assertEquals(sw, None)
        self.assertEquals(self.stream.getvalue(), b(''))

    def test_info(self):
        sw = self.reporter.info('an informational message')
        self.assertEquals(sw.pformat(), """\
<system_message level="1" source="test data" type="INFO">
    <paragraph>
        an informational message
""")
        self.assertEquals(self.stream.getvalue(), b(''))

    def test_warning(self):
        sw = self.reporter.warning('a warning')
        self.assertEquals(sw.pformat(), """\
<system_message level="2" source="test data" type="WARNING">
    <paragraph>
        a warning
""")
        self.assertEquals(self.stream.getvalue(), b(''))

    def test_error(self):
        sw = self.reporter.error('an error')
        self.assertEquals(sw.pformat(), """\
<system_message level="3" source="test data" type="ERROR">
    <paragraph>
        an error
""")
        self.assertEquals(self.stream.getvalue(), b(''))

    def test_severe(self):
        sw = self.reporter.severe('a severe error')
        self.assertEquals(sw.pformat(), """\
<system_message level="4" source="test data" type="SEVERE">
    <paragraph>
        a severe error
""")
        self.assertEquals(self.stream.getvalue(), b(''))

class NameValueTests(unittest.TestCase):

    def test_extract_name_value(self):
        self.assertRaises(utils.NameValueError, utils.extract_name_value,
                          'hello')
        self.assertRaises(utils.NameValueError, utils.extract_name_value,
                          'hello')
        self.assertRaises(utils.NameValueError, utils.extract_name_value,
                          '=hello')
        self.assertRaises(utils.NameValueError, utils.extract_name_value,
                          'hello=')
        self.assertRaises(utils.NameValueError, utils.extract_name_value,
                          'hello="')
        self.assertRaises(utils.NameValueError, utils.extract_name_value,
                          'hello="something')
        self.assertRaises(utils.NameValueError, utils.extract_name_value,
                          'hello="something"else')
        output = utils.extract_name_value(
              """att1=val1 att2=val2 att3="value number '3'" att4=val4""")
        self.assertEquals(output, [('att1', 'val1'), ('att2', 'val2'),
                                   ('att3', "value number '3'"),
                                   ('att4', 'val4')])

class ExtensionOptionTests(unittest.TestCase):

    optionspec = {'a': int, 'bbb': float, 'cdef': (lambda x: x),
                  'empty': (lambda x: x)}

    def test_assemble_option_dict(self):
        input = utils.extract_name_value('a=1 bbb=2.0 cdef=hol%s' % chr(224))
        self.assertEquals(
              utils.assemble_option_dict(input, self.optionspec),
              {'a': 1, 'bbb': 2.0, 'cdef': ('hol%s' % chr(224))})
        input = utils.extract_name_value('a=1 b=2.0 c=hol%s' % chr(224))
        self.assertRaises(KeyError, utils.assemble_option_dict,
                          input, self.optionspec)
        input = utils.extract_name_value('a=1 bbb=two cdef=hol%s' % chr(224))
        self.assertRaises(ValueError, utils.assemble_option_dict,
                          input, self.optionspec)

    def test_extract_extension_options(self):
        field_list = nodes.field_list()
        field_list += nodes.field(
              '', nodes.field_name('', 'a'),
              nodes.field_body('', nodes.paragraph('', '1')))
        field_list += nodes.field(
              '', nodes.field_name('', 'bbb'),
              nodes.field_body('', nodes.paragraph('', '2.0')))
        field_list += nodes.field(
              '', nodes.field_name('', 'cdef'),
              nodes.field_body('', nodes.paragraph('',
                  unicode(b('hol%s' % chr(224)), 'iso-8859-1'))))
        field_list += nodes.field(
              '', nodes.field_name('', 'empty'), nodes.field_body())
        self.assertEquals(
              utils.extract_extension_options(field_list, self.optionspec),
              {'a': 1, 'bbb': 2.0,
               'cdef': unicode(b('hol%s' % chr(224)), 'iso-8859-1'),
               'empty': None})
        self.assertRaises(KeyError, utils.extract_extension_options,
                          field_list, {})
        field_list += nodes.field(
              '', nodes.field_name('', 'cdef'),
              nodes.field_body('', nodes.paragraph('', 'one'),
                               nodes.paragraph('', 'two')))
        self.assertRaises(utils.BadOptionDataError,
                          utils.extract_extension_options,
                          field_list, self.optionspec)
        field_list[-1] = nodes.field(
              '', nodes.field_name('', 'cdef bad'),
              nodes.field_body('', nodes.paragraph('', 'no arguments')))
        self.assertRaises(utils.BadOptionError,
                          utils.extract_extension_options,
                          field_list, self.optionspec)
        field_list[-1] = nodes.field(
              '', nodes.field_name('', 'cdef'),
              nodes.field_body('', nodes.paragraph('', 'duplicate')))
        self.assertRaises(utils.DuplicateOptionError,
                          utils.extract_extension_options,
                          field_list, self.optionspec)
        field_list[-2] = nodes.field(
              '', nodes.field_name('', 'unkown'),
              nodes.field_body('', nodes.paragraph('', 'unknown')))
        self.assertRaises(KeyError, utils.extract_extension_options,
                          field_list, self.optionspec)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    unittest.main()

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


Posts tagged "bicycle vs. car accident"
On behalf of Cooper Law Firm posted in Personal Injury on Thursday, June 8, 2017.
The Maryland State Highway Administration estimates that about 750 cyclists suffer injuries each year on Maryland roads. The SHA has a bicycle safety education program called "A Cyclist Might Be Someone You Know," which is a campaign asking motorists and cyclists to pay attention to the road and remember that cyclists have a family and friends who want the rider to return home safely. As a cyclist, it is important to follow the rules of the road and to have the proper equipment.
On behalf of Cooper Law Firm posted in Personal Injury on Wednesday, May 25, 2016.
Bicycling can be a lot of fun, and can also be a great way to get exercise, spend time in nature, or even get to work without fighting so much traffic. But riding a bicycle can also make you vulnerable to getting into an accident with a car or truck that is not paying attention to a much smaller vehicle sharing the road. Additionally, many drivers aren't clear on the rules for bicycles, so they may not be sure whether to yield to you, move over, or take another course of action that could help protect you and keep you from getting into an accident.
On behalf of Cooper Law Firm posted in Car Accidents on Monday, January 24, 2011.
Just hours after an Alexandria pedestrian was hit and killed by a driver who fled the scene on January 21, a Silver Spring bicyclist was injured after being struck by a hit-and-run driver. While police are pursing leads based on witness reports, no one has been arrested in connection with either of the hit-and-run collisions.
On behalf of Cooper Law Firm posted in Car Accidents on Friday, October 1, 2010.
On the heels of the tragic death of a Senate candidate in a bicycle / car accident back on September 19th and years after the national "share the road" PR campaign was rolled out, Maryland has a new law on the books starting today. The law stipulates new rules for bike riders and motorists on our state's increasingly congested roadways. In order to prevent future bicycle vs. car accidents, drivers now face fines upwards of $500 for passing within three feet of someone on a bicycle.


As we all know, Donald Trump has no ability to unite the country after tragedies. He only knows how to inflame—therefore, Grammy winner Pharrell Williams was unhappy when 45 played his iconic song "Happy" just hours after 11 people were killed at a synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on October 27.
Trump has not responded to Pharrell.


Thank you for your patience as the creation of a community garden at Geneva Ave and Delano has taken longer than anticipated. Environmental remediation was lengthier and more expensive than expected but has been completed.
To supplement original funding, Rec and Park pursued and secured additional grant funding of $900,000 from two state Housing Related Parks grants.
The project was advertised to contractors in spring 2016; however, the low bid contractor unexpectedly withdrew his bid, and the other 4 bids we received came back much higher than anticipated, so we had to go back to the drawing board to make some changes.
We remain very excited about a community garden at this site. The project will be re-advertised in early fall 2016. Construction is expected to start in early 2017 and will be completed summer 2017 per deadline for the two Housing Related Parks grants.
Funding for this project comes from the 2008 Clean and Safe Neighborhood Parks Bond Community Opportunity Fund ($387K), Supervisor Avalos' Office ($55K) and two state Housing Related Parks Grants ($900K).


This article has appeared previously in Equestrian Life. To see what is in our latest issue, please click here.
Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro in Rio, 2016.
Dressage is a sport that is as complex as you want to make it. On the other hand it is simplistic, elegant, artistic, but disciplined. As with any discipline the word evokes a logical and ordered process. Dressage is no exception and competitors choose to put themselves and their equine partners in front of a panel of judges to be assessed against a set of standards that have marks attached. Unfortunately it is rare to find combinations that gain the highest marks according to what is required by the definition of the guidelines. This doesn't mean that the judges and the judging criteria bend and weave, but always remain loyal to the meanings and definitions of each appropriate mark.
For the outsider looking in at the sport, it is important to understand what the judges are looking for and where the horses gain and loose marks. Firstly, there is a set pattern that each competitor has to ride. This pattern is divided into a number of individual exercises - the degree of difficulty depends on the grade of test and as the horses become better trained the tests ask for more complex movements - and then each of these exercises is given an individual mark out of ten in 0.5 increments. The highest percentage is the winner. There can be over 30 individual movements in a test that need 30 individual marks.
There are 0.5 marks between each whole mark that are now used at the judge's discretion and are handy marks as sometimes a judge may think a positive strong clear 7, but not quite an 8 and sometimes a not quite 7, but better than a 6 and so a 7.5 and a 6.5 respectively.
A 10 is excellent, but not perfect and then judges will start coming back in their marks depending on what they don't like. There is a shape and balanced look between the horse and rider that is an image in a judge's mind for a 10. Then at each individual exercise there are specific requirements that the horse must show in the way it holds a position and the expression and grace and elegance and above all, the ease with which the movement is performed. This is the intricate part to the judging that takes years of learning and experience to be able to sum up, in a moment, (as each movement may only take perhaps 10 seconds) and then a mark needs to be placed next to the appropriate movement on the judging sheet as well as a comment that either gives a reason why the mark was low or a comment as to what would make the mark better. It is no easy task and there is no time for deliberation and thinking. Judges have to assess in an instant and it's very much a feeling from looking at the overall picture that will gain the mark. Judges perhaps have a picture in their mind of the horse for the 10 for each movement and are able to put what they see in perspective with that excellent mental image and derive a mark from that.
It can be likened to gymnastics or skating or diving or any of the myriad of sports that are judged subjectively and of course, there is always a degree of artistic impression that is individual to each judge. In Dressage there are up to seven judges placed around the 60x20 meter arena and the horse and rider are assessed at every angle in all movements and with all scores counting. Of course, it's easy to understand that judges may give different marks depending on whether the judge is in front, side on or behind for each movement.
As a spectator it is not so hard to assess a Dressage performance. If you have an eye for symmetry, balance and harmony then you could reasonably be able to assess a Dressage test. As with any sport, it is important to know the rules but in Dressage, it is not only the rules that are of the utmost importance, but to know the basic gaits of the horse in walk, trot and canter. It is the embellishment of these gaits through correct training that will gain the highest points.
Horses are born with a natural ability to have beautiful paces and balance and of course the better the starting product the better the chance of success, but the horse must also have an appreciable trainability and attitude towards its work. A weightlifter's stature will not lend itself to being a brilliant gymnast. It doesn't mean that a big weightlifter could not be a gymnast, but it is for sure that he will not be as competitive as a svelte, athletic, willowy type if they both had the same technical training. All the same, the weightlifter with a great attitude and flair for doing the sport and who is well trained in the movements required could easily be more competitive than the great willowy natural type, who has not such a great attitude and is not well practiced and trained and shows flaws in technique.
It is easy to simply compare the Dressage horse to the human gymnast. We can all sit in front of the television and watch the gymnastics at the Olympics and get a good feel for who we think is good and not so good. So, it will be with Dressage and it's simply a feeling that you soon learn to look for. It is the ease and the balance, the overall appearance and style of the individual and the attitude and expression that draws us to a good performance. Of course as an amateur watcher we won't know the technicalities, but without doubt we will certainly know who the better ones are. It's all about the overall look. A good commentator will soon put watchers in the correct mindset to look for the most important things and thus be able to make a better assessment.
To judge as an official there are many courses that need to be attended and there are written exams and many practical periods required.
As a commentator, I can tell you that the most important things to look for that will enable you to make a better assessment of a good or bad performance, while realising the finer points that put the icing on the cake, only come from many years of training and practice. Of course most good judges have ridden the movements and competed at the level they judge and so they realise the feeling that the look would give. They also know preparations and the cues that produce top performances and they also see flaws in training and ways riders can trick up movements.
The most important look is that which is termed 'uphill'. Then there is that amazing feeling of absolute power that is contained energy with the rider sitting in perfect balance and unconstrained control that is totally at ease and full of confidence.
A good Dressage horse will leave you with an impressive and proud feeling in that the neck will be arched and raised and the horse's ears at the highest points. The front legs will be elevated and elastic and be thrown well out in front of the horse, with the shoulders free and not heavy. The balance will be that the horse's front is high and proud and what really is important, is that to produce this raised and free front of the horse, the horse's hind legs must be well under the horse to take the weight. It's like a boat with the bow high and not nose diving.
A good way to look at this and realise this balance is to imagine that when you look at the horse from the side he is half filled with water. You can see through him and as the horse moves, the front of the horse is higher than the rear and the water is more to the back end. Now, keep this visual and as the horse and rider perform their routine this balance must not alter. When the horse increases speed forward or back or makes a transition from one pace to another, the water must not start to slop about and especially not run forwards and load the forehand or shoulders. Liken it to a boat and you need to keep the bow constantly up and so you need to keep the crew on the stern of the boat to do this. This weight and balance over the hind end is how you keep the uphill feeling. It is this uphill feeling that enables the horse to look like he is dancing easily. The terms associated with this feeling are, engagement, impulsion, sitting and this increased engagement and sitting is produced through thorough and careful training and is done through the rider's aids - seat in the saddle, legs against the horse's sides and of course pressure and release of the contact to the horse's mouth through the reins.
Of course it is not just the horse that must be in balance, but also the rider who should sit in a balanced way and the aids or signals he gives to the horse should be pretty well unnoticeable. An easy visual to ascertain this is to imagine a line through the rider's ear, shoulder, hip and heel and this line should be at right angles to the ground. The rider should be at one with the horse and his balance and body should follow every move. He should not be obvious, but blend into the picture and make it look as if the horse is absolutely carrying the rider effortlessly and not the rider carrying the horse.
Now you are ready to judge and rather than think of the figure to put to a movement think of the comment. That was fairly good....7.
That was bad.....2. That was ok, so satisfactory....6 and then, if you can't decide between the whole numbers go up or down by 0.5 of a mark.
It's a wonderful sport, so now at your next event, go and find the appropriate copy of the judges' sheet and watch and mark. Or, simply sit back and enjoy the beauty and athleticism to be found in any Dressage performance.


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Op-ed: Yes, the Philly Attack Was a Hate Crime
We must fight for fully inclusive hate-crimes laws in Pennsylvania and beyond, says Rep. Brian Sims.
By Brian Sims
October 13 2014 5:00 AM EDT
On the evening of September 11, 2014, on a street corner about six or seven blocks from my apartment in the Center City section of Philadelphia, a group of about a dozen individuals — composed of men and women — either took part or watched as a young gay couple was viciously beaten. The victims, two young gay males in their 20s, were left in a pool of blood. One was knocked unconscious and suffered a broken jaw that had to be wired shut.
Within hours of the Philadelphia Police Department releasing surveillance footage depicting the suspects, the nation watched as concerned citizens turned Internet sleuths tracked down the suspects and identified them. Several days later, Philadelphia district attorney Seth Williams indicted three individuals on various charges, including aggravated assault, simple assault, reckless endangerment of another, and conspiracy.
For me, for the victims, for countless LGBT people across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and perhaps most importantly for District Attorney Williams, this attack was absolutely a hate crime. Unfortunately, in Pennsylvania, it cannot be charged as such. Sexual orientation and gender identity or expression are not included in Pennsylvania's hate-crimes statute.
Those who assault an individual because of that person's race, color, religion, or national origin can be charged with a hate crime in Pennsylvania, and I believe they should be. If a Christian is assaulted because she is Christian, or a white person is assaulted because he is white, or a Canadian is assaulted because she is Canadian, a hate crime can be and ought to be charged. Hate crimes do more than inflict pain and anguish upon the immediate victims, but like acts of terrorism, they incite terror and fear in the hearts and minds of entire groups of people.
Some simple yet serious examples: burning a tree in the yard of your African-American neighbor is arson, but burning a cross there could likely be a hate crime. Spray-painting the word "Sunday" on your Jewish neighbor's garage door is vandalism. Spray-painting a swastika on their garage could be a hate crime. The victims haven't changed, but the crime committed against them has.
Hate-crimes laws, or bias-motivated crimes laws, most commonly began as ethnic intimidation laws in the 1960s and '70s, and are often still referred to by that term. In the decades that followed, they were expanded to cover such characteristics as nationality, immigration status, gender, and religion. Then, beginning in the mid-1980s, some states began to add sexual orientation and eventually gender identity to their lists of covered traits in response to growing data surrounding attacks against these groups.
Today, 45 states have some kind of hate-crime laws on their books, and over a dozen are fully inclusive of sexual orientation and gender identity. What these laws most commonly do is elevate the level of a crime or create a penalty enhancement that gives prosecutors additional tools when bringing cases. These laws also give judges and juries a greater ability to penalize these criminals.
Disappointingly, in fighting to expand Pennsylvania's hate-crimes law to include sexual orientation and gender identity as well as gender and disability, we have heard opponents say that "all crimes are based on hate" and that "special protections for the gay community" are wrong. I have even heard a legislator proclaim that we need to "stop creating special classes of victims."
First, the simple truth of the matter is that hate is just one of many reasons that people commit crimes. Desperation, fear, opportunity, and economic gain are just a few.
Secondly, despite the lack of reporting that is incredibly problematic when it comes to LGBT hate crimes, the federal government reports that crimes motivated by animosity toward a person's sexual orientation rank second only to those motivated by race and notably ahead of crimes motivated by the victim's religion.
Moreover, despite the passage of the Matthew Shepard Act to address anti-LGBT violence at the federal level, the number of hate crimes in the United States has not decreased, due in large part to the fact that state governments are not addressing the issue. A 2012 report from the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Program found that hate violence has not decreased and that LGBT people of color, transgender people, and transgender people of color are disproportionately and dramatically impacted by the lack of these protections.
I believe that our laws are a reflection of our morals and our values. If we fail to protect kids at schools and allow bullies to get away with violence against their fellow students, how can we expect this will change when these bullies become adults? If we fail to prohibit workplaces from openly discriminating against LGBT people, how do we expect employees to behave any better when they are out for dinner or with a group of friends?
Brutal attacks like the one that happened in Philadelphia are exactly what happen when we fail to protect those most vulnerable to discrimination. The more we ignore the issue and assume that things have gotten better, the more we are shocked that incidents like this attack still occur.
I believe that hatred, bigotry, and violence have no place in Philadelphia or anywhere else in America. Our cities and states need legislation to protect LGBT people whether they are riding a school bus, putting up a framed picture of their spouse at work, or going to get a slice of pizza on the weekend.
Our state governments and the federal government have a moral responsibility to address hate crimes, and they remain complicit when they fail to pass hate-crime legislation that covers those of us who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or even perceived as being so.
BRIAN SIMS is the representative for Pennsylvania's 182nd state House district and the first out candidate to be elected to the state's legislature. He is fighting to expand Pennsylvania's hate-crimes law to cover crimes based on gender identity, sexual orientation, and disability.
Tags: Commentary, Politics, Politicians, Brian Sims, Hate Crimes