Saudi Crown 'Prince Mohammed bin Salman' Heads to White House and Silicon Valley – Q ?
WASHINGTON — Promoting the image of a new Saudi Arabia, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrives Monday in Washington on a cross-country trip to court government officials, Silicon Valley technology companies, investors and one of his partners : President Donald Trump.
He is a prince on a mission and in a hurry.
The 32-year-old heir to the Saudi throne already has curried favor with the Trump administration after taking out a number of his own corrupt family members, winning over the president, and played a key role in restoring the desert kingdom to favored-ally status after years of tension under President Barack Obama.
The prince will meet with Trump at the White House Tuesday and then is expected to travel over the next two weeks to Wall Street, Silicon Valley, Seattle, Boston and Houston, where he will confer with oil and energy executives.
Trump made his first overseas trip as president to Saudi Arabia last year, where he and the Saudi king, the crown prince's father, signed agreements to fight terrorism, to counter Riyadh's regional rival Iran and to plan billions of dollars in business deals, most of which have yet to materialize.
Mohammed is keen to take the next step: attracting American investment, business and expertise in an attempt to diversify and modernize a sclerotic economy that historically has relied on oil and foreign guest workers. He is promoting a development plan he calls Saudi Vision 2030.
The White House meeting comes after Mohammed's vow to acquire nuclear weapons if Tehran is allowed to build them. Iran's nuclear program was largely dismantled under a 2015 agreement, but Trump has threatened to scrap the deal it unless Iran and other signatories agree to numerous revisions.
That has raised fears of a nuclear arms race in the Middle East, already one of the world's most volatile regions.
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Hot-blooded Colonel Blood (James A. Marcus) is at home pacing the floor when the clumsy butler (William Courtright) climbs up on a chair to retrieve a large painting on the wall. He slips and the picture flies across the room and lands over the head of his master. The enraged Colonel storms over to the butler and is about to kick him in the rear when the maid inadvertently gets in the way and takes the booting herself. She complains, the butler looks away in embarrassment and the Colonel bows to the maid apologetically.
Two vagrants on a park bench are reading their respective newspapers. James Hives (Stan Laurel) reads the comic section whilst Marmaduke Maltravers (Oliver Hardy) is reading the news section. Hives bursts out laughing and gives a little shove to Maltravers, who in return gives Hives a look of disdain. Hives screws up his portion of the paper and throws it away as Maltravers taps him on the shoulder in admiration before returning to his own newspaper. Maltravers reads that due to the recent spread of forest fires in the area, five thousand men are needed to be recruited to tackle the problem. Off in the near distance Hives spots some forest rangers abruptly recruiting unwilling vagrants for duty. His fat friend plays nonchalant and lights a cigar as the ranger (Bob Kortman) approaches their bench. Hives nudges Maltravers to warn him of the ranger's presence but manages to burn him in the eye with the lit match. When Maltravers acknowledges the ranger he quickly makes an excuse to leave, stating to Hives that they have an appointment to meet Mr. Rockerfeller at the National Bank. The men slowly get up from the bench and walk away, and then begin running when they see the ranger is following them.
They escape and find two bicycles conveniently by the side of the road, so of course they both jump on one of them, with Maltravers peddling and Hives sitting on the handlebars. The chasing rangers flag down a passing car and jump on, desperate to catch the fleeing couple. The due begin to climb a steep hill when the bicycle chain gives way and snaps. Then comes the next hill, down and with them trying to evade the pursuing rangers, they ditch the bike and run towards a big house. After jumping over a small hedge, they cheekily run into the home via an open door before closing it behind them as the rangers pull up in their car outside. Indoors, the butler and maid of the house are descending the stairs so Hives and Maltravers have to hide behind the curtains. They overhear the servants discussing that the house will be empty until Monday, which gives Maltravers the idea of free lodgings until then!
When the servants leave Hives finds a small note tacked to the front door which confirms the house will be vacant over the weekend and that the house is being offered for renting. Meanwhile, the owner of the house, Colonel Blood is on a train when he pulls the emergency cord. The train comes to a screeching halt and throws the passengers into a messy heap - and all because he has forgotten to pack his bow and arrow. Back at the house, the two vagrants have made themselves very much at home, serving themselves a banquet dinner for two when the doorbell rings. Believing it is the rangers, Hives hides as Maltraveres answers the door to find that it is in fact a wealthy young couple (William Austin and Madeline Hurlock). He overhears them talking about wanting to rent the house.
Maltravers states that he will pose as the master of the house whilst Hives dresses up as the maid and adopt the name of 'Agnes'. Hives tries to put his foot down in protest but there is little he can do when he is forcibly frogmarched upstairs by his new master, who gives the clothes to his new maid (isn't it amazing how he knew exactly where to look, and in which room?) and is reminded that the rangers are still after them when they are observed from the upstairs window. Agnes answers the door to the couple before leading them inside where Maltravers, now dressed in Colonel Blood's clothing sits at the piano. Maltravers greets the couple, Lord and Lady Tarbotham, and they sit down on the sofa. Agnes brings his master a chair and he too is seated (at the second attempt). The gentleman guest asks if the Colonel has a billiards table? Maltravers confirms that he has and leads him off to find it whilst Agnes is invited to join the lady guest on the sofa. Upstairs, Maltravers is showing his guest around, still looking for that billiards room, when he is once again reminded by the ranger's presence lurking outside the window. He finally admits he cannot find the billiards room, but it is ok - Tarbotham doesn't play anyway!
Mrs. Tarbotham starts asking Agnes the maid (Stan) about the house and how many rooms it has before asking to see the bathroom/bedroom* (*depending on which print you are watching). Stan takes the Lady upstairs and shows her the bedroom. Stan realises his stockings have come undone and when Lady Tarbotham isn't looking he quickly adjusts his leg just as Ollie walks in with the husband. Tarbotham likes what he sees and asks for immediate possession of the house and ask that Agnes, whom the Lady has taken a shine to, can stay on as the maid.
Colonel Blood is on his way home and Ollie is packing pretty much the entire house into his suitcase - to the shock of Lord Tarbotham, who is even asked to jump on the case to try and close it shut! The Colonel arrives on the doorstep but is told by 'Agnes' that the house has already been rented. He shoves Stan aside just in time to witness Ollie snapping his beloved bow and arrow so as to fit it into one of the many trunks he is packing with the Colonel's belongings. Stan sees that the Colonel is about to blow his stack and quickly shoves him in a nearby closet. Ollie explains to the would-be tenants that the man is deranged before the Colonel breaks free and is confronted by Lord Tarbotham.
A chase around the house with the Colonel firing his gun aimlessly, even at the removal man who has turned up, ends when Stan's cover is blown by his maid's uniform being ripped on a nail. The forest rangers have tracked Stan and Ollie down to the house and press them into fire fighting duty. The film ends with the boys clinging on for dear life at the out-of-control water hose which is flying around in the air.
Colonel Blood is an ill-tempered man. Locking him in his own closet is not advisible. But Stan, dressed as the housemaid Agnes does it, much to his regret. The Colonel kicks the door from the inside so hard that his boot connects with Stan and sends him flying across the room - straight into the arms of Hardy.
• Remade in 1930 as Another Fine Mess.
• Copyrighted January 13, 1927.
• Based on a sketch 'Home From The Honeymoon' written in 1908 by Stan's father Arthur J. Jefferson, Stan wrote the screenplay to the film. It was 19 pages long and left little room for improvisation.
• The scene where Bob Kortman posing as the ranger trying to recruit the unwilling public into joining up for service was later re-used in Pack Up Your Troubles in a memorable scene with co-star Tom Kennedy.
• The film was considered lost until 1974.
• There are 42 intitertitle cards in the film. There are 2 extra in the prints containing the bathroom scene. In addition to this, there are 2 more cards in the revised Michael Agee print, making a total of 46. In the image showing all the title cards, I have lined them up in continuity. There are blacked-out spaces in the sections where additional cards are placed in the other prints.
There are seven soldiers depicted in the painting which Colonel Blood ends up wearing.
• When we first see Stan and Ollie sitting on the bench, Stan is wearing a bowler hat and Ollie a top hat. • There is a lake to the left of the bench. This can be seen when the camera is on the side shot of the boys as the ranger comes over to them when Ollie lights his cigar.
• In the Kirch print, Ollie refers to Stan as "Hives", but in the Lost DVD print he calls him "Stanley". In the original script Stan Laurel's character was called "James Hives".
• There is a water hose spraying the grass in the background behind the park bench where Stan and Ollie are sitting.
• When Stan and Ollie take to the bicycle which is parked at the side of the road, there is a railroad crossing in the background.
• Depending on which print of the film you see, Stan confesses it is his first time on a bicycle and then calls Ollie "sir" which would indicate the two men are not friends but rather, strangers. We simply see them as friends because they are sitting together on the park bench at the beginning.
• Just as Stan and Ollie ride their bicycle to the bottom of the hill the Key West Hotel can be seen on the right of the screen (behind the two buses that park in the center of the road).
• By the time the boys dismount the bicycle, if you look carefully you can see that the back wheel is completely wrecked!
• The Colonel lives at number 2505. The number on the front of the train he is travelling on is 1574.
• When Ollie reads the note tacked to the front door he clearly mouths the name "Hives" to Stan. Yet the title cards on some prints completely ignore this.
• In the intertitle cards, the Kirch print refers to the newlyweds as the Tarbotham's and the Lost DVD print refers to them as the Plumtree's.
• When the newleyweds ring the doorbell, as they wait outside, Ollie comes to the door and looks through the hatch. It is on the extreme left of the frame and almost missable, but you can just see his head.
• When Ollie catches Stan after the Colonel has kicked him flying across the hallway there are no cuts in the film when Stan lands in Ollie's arms. That is a good show of strength there from Hardy.
• "Both are similar in sharpness, but Lost seems a bit dark and murky to me; Kirch is a lot brighter. However, the Kirch copy as used on the UK Universal set has a strange semi-transparent "fold" pattern at the edge of the screen (found on some other shorts in this set too, but not present on e.g. the Kino version of this film). I don't want to mention the authenticity of gag cards in general, but the remade newspaper article in the Lost copy is hideous! Both Kirch and Lost's versions derive from a 35mm print, but a 9.5mm print also survives and contains 5 sequences which are unavailable on DVD: 1) Medium-shot of L&H on bench (a few frames only); 2) Stan (as Agnes) and couple at door (2-3 secs); 3) Ollie showing husband around (38 seconds); 4) "Agnes" panicking at having to run wife a bath (1 min 25 secs); 5) Altercation between the Colonel and his tenant (10 secs). The bathroom scene (only) was intact on the short-lived/unofficial 2010 Michael Agee reissue of the silents – the only DVD release of any of this extra material to date.
•The 28 minutes running time on the French/Dutch titled print is not so much due to extra footage but moreso because the film runs at a much slower speed.
If you take the Universal/Kirch print as reference: @ 12 mins 11 secs - upstairs after Ollie has agreed for 'Agnes' to stay on with the newlywed couple, Hardy and Lord Tarbotham leave the room..... then it cuts to Colonel Blood in the cab. This is where the extra footage comes in. It is 18 mins 45 secs into the print. After Hardy and Tarbotham leave the room, the scene continues with Lady Tarbotham walking over to Agnes and closing the door, keeping them both in the bedroom. She then asks for Agnes to run her a bath, which is next to the bedroom, and is the reason she has closed the door to keep the men outside. Stan goes into the bathroom and closes the door behind him, adjusts his stockings then turns the taps on to start the bath, getting himself in a fluster during the process as the steam from the hot water engulfs the small room. Stan comes running into the bedroom where Lady Tarbotham is in a state of undress, sees her then runs back into the bathroom and slips over. He closes the door and panics. When he looks through the keyhole and sees the woman walking towards the bathroom he tries to jump into the sink to hide(!) Instead he bends over the bath and puts his head into the water. The Lady comes in, sees him and smacks his backside. She does eventually pull him out of the water and they stand side by side as Stan takes a good look at her chest (I mean, who wouldn't, it is Madeline Hurlock after all!) Stan plays embarrassed, but the Lady looks on without emotion (or even moving!) As he tries to explain the situation he slips and falls completely into the water-filled bath. We then see a car coming down the street towards us, followed by a close-up of Colonel Blood - this is where the Universal/Kirch print kicks back in. The extra footage ends at 20 mins 47 secs, so that is a total of 2 minutes and 2 seconds of footage - but the print is very much slowed down, so it is probably about 1 minute 45 seconds in "real" time. The extra footage is screencapped below in a section which is incorporated into the main feature to preserve continuity.
• "The first film in which Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy appeared together for Hal Roach is a mediocre outing memorable for the one scene which is missing from most prints!" ~ Lord Heath.


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VOL. 130 | NO. 52 | Tuesday, March 17, 2015
California Group Buys Memphis Storage Business
A California-based national operator of storage facilities has acquired a Hickory Hill mini-storage facility for $3.4 million.
Westport Memphis Self storage LLC, which is affiliated with Irvine, Cali.-based U.S. Storage Centers Inc., acquired the storage facility at 3455 Hickory Hill Road from Hickory Hill Self Storage LLC, according to a March 9 warranty deed.
A total number of units at the storage facility on Hickory Hill between Knight Arnold Road and Winchester Road was not listed in public records, but it sits on seven acres and includes 89,370 square feet of space.
The Shelby County Assessor Property's 2014 appraisal for the Class B property is $1.9 million.
Source: The Daily News Online & Chandler Reports
– Amos Maki
Impact Innovations to Bring Giftwrap Production Back
The Minnesota company that bought some assets from the old Cleo Inc. giftwrap company four years ago wants to once again make wrapping paper in Memphis.
Impact Innovations Inc. is seeking a three-year, $296,841 payment-in-lieu-of-taxes, or PILOT, agreement for a $7.3 million expansion of its Memphis operations. The request goes to the Economic Development Growth Engine board Wednesday, March 18.
Impact makes seasonal and commercial paper products carried by national retailers.
The Clara City, Minn., company in 2011 bought Cleo Inc. assets that included Christmas giftwrap designs, licenses and related intellectual property. Impact also bought most of Cleo's giftwrap converting equipment, but not the printing equipment, which was judged to be too old and in some cases obsolete.
The assets were sold when Philadelphia-based CSS Industries decided to close the Memphis Cleo plant in late 2011, citing a decision to make the giftwrap in Asian plants.
Like CSS, Impact's giftwrap has also been printed at factories in Asia.
But with the company's $7.3 million investment, it would expand to again print giftwrap in the U.S., and if the PILOT is granted, in Memphis.
In its application, Impact executives say they made the decision to push ahead with the expansion project when a large, unidentified customer made a multiyear commitment to buy specific amounts of giftwrap from Impact.
The commitment became a formal agreement in 2014, with a goal of Impact beginning to print wrap in the summer of 2015.
Impact already has a PILOT agreement with the former Memphis-Shelby County Industrial Development Board on the books from 2011. That incentive covered Impact's purchase of the Cleo assets and its current Memphis facility at 6269 Shelby Drive.
The expansion would create 18 new jobs with an average annual pay of $45,956.
– Bill Dries
Wharton to Move Uptown, Highland Row to EDGE
Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr. told City Council members in a Friday, March 13, letter that he wants to move the agency governing the Uptown and Highland Row redevelopment effort to the Economic Development Growth Engine – also known as EDGE – from the city-county Office of Planning and Development.
The Community Redevelopment Agency promotes inner city redevelopment and with that has the ability to buy and sell properties in the two areas as well as access to one of three tax increment financing state statutes.
The letter to council chairman Myron Lowery from Wharton says he and Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell will be making the proposal to the council and Shelby County Commission that would also involve changes to the EDGE board. EDGE is a joint city-county entity.
Wharton indicated the council will probably see his specific proposal this month or next month with a request for a vote by the council.
If the CRA becomes part of EDGE, some state laws would also have to be amended to account for the larger EDGE board that would replace the existing CRA board. Those changes would also allow the agency to access other tax increment financing statutes instead of being limited to just one as a way of financing projects.
Wharton said he and Luttrell are seeking the change because administrative support for the agency from the Office of Planning and Development is currently one full-time employee.
"(OPD) Director (Rick) Copeland is very supportive of this proposal," Wharton wrote, "believing the CRA needs to be incorporated within a broader economic development agency whose staff can make better use of the CRA's abilities."
MIFA Participates in National March for Meals Campaign
During the month of March, MIFA is participating in March for Meals, a national campaign initiated by the Meals on Wheels Association of America to raise public awareness of senior hunger.
Several community events organized by MIFA will support the Memphis March for Meals effort.
During Community Champions Week (March 16-20) Collierville Mayor Stan Joyner, Germantown Mayor Mike Palazzolo, Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr., Shelby County Mayor Mark H. Lutrell Jr. and Memphis City Councilman Harold Collins will serve meals at congregate nutrition sites.
Walkers, runners and philanthropists are invited to join Belly Acres restaurant owner Ben McLean in the FitBen Challenge step-a-thon. During March, McLean is soliciting donations to MIFA for every step he takes in his FitBen Challenge. Donations and pledges are being accepted at Belly Acres and Lettuce Eat as well as online at mifa.org/fitben. Others participating are seeking donation pledges and recording their steps to raise funds for senior hunger.
Nearly 3,700 Shelby County seniors are food insecure. With the help of up to 100 volunteers each weekday, MIFA provides over 1,200 hot, nutritious lunches for seniors in their homes and at congregate meal sites. MIFA's Meals on Wheels program has been awarded the highest possible accreditation conferred by the Meals on Wheels Association of America.
– Don Wade
Ribbon-Cutting for Pyramid Vodka Distillery Tuesday
A ribbon cutting celebration for Big River Distilling Co.'s North Memphis vodka distillery – which is making and marketing Pyramid Vodka – will be held Tuesday, March 17.
The event, from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m., will take place at the craft distiller's facility at 802 Royal Ave. Along with a tour of the facility, special giveaways and samples of Pyramid Vodka will be available.
Earlier this month, Big River won a silver award in the overall vodka category at the Denver International Spirits Competition.
– Andy Meek
Deadline for SBA Program for Business Leaders Approaches
The U.S. Small Business Administration's Recruitment for Emerging Leaders program is now under way in Memphis, with the application deadline extended to March 20.
The initiative is designed to help take established businesses to the next level of growth and is looking for 17 small business owners who have been in business for at least three years, have average annual revenue of $400,000 and have at least two employees. Business owners can express their interest in the 2015 class, at www.sba.gov/EmergingLeaders, by the application deadline of March 20.

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Q: Migrate from Caliburn Micro with Cocktail to bare Caliburn Micro Potatoes,
I'm working on a WPF Project that in the past made use of IdeaBlade's Devforce with Cocktail. We've now refactored all the code from Entity Framework data access to Json/Ormlite with ServiceStack.
Since we had to reference Cocktail and Ideablade's assembly just for IDialogManager and FrameworkBootstrapper we implemented our own IDialogManager in order to exclude those assemblies.
My issue is about how Bootstrapper creates the instances.
We use MEF for composition.
In some part of the code we use a PartFactory to create the instance... the original code was
public abstract class PartFactoryBase<T> : IPartFactory<T>
{
    public T CreatePart()
    {
        return Composition.GetInstance<T>(CreationPolicy.NonShared);
    }
}

and has been replaced by
public abstract class PartFactoryBase<T> : IPartFactory<T>
{
    public T CreatePart()
    {
        var res = IoC.Get<T>();

        return res;
    }
}

but how we do specify the CreationPolicy? Is it deduced by the CreationPolicyAttribute that flags the class? Is there a cleaner way to create a new instance?
The other part of the code where we create an instance is when a menuitem is clicked (in this case a screen is created)
Old code :
public void Handle(MenuMessage message)
    {
        typeSpecific = message.MenuItemType;

        IScreen screen = (Screen)Composition.GetInstance(typeSpecific, string.Empty, CreationPolicy.NonShared);
        [...]
    }

new version :
    public void Handle(MenuMessage message)
    {
        typeSpecific = message.MenuItemType;

        IScreen screen = null;

        var contract =  AttributedModelServices.GetContractName(typeSpecific);
        var exports = DOMEBootStrapper.Container.GetExportedValues<object>(contract);
        if (exports.Any())
            screen =(Screen) exports.First();
        [...]
    }

I don't like to put this code at all since it's the same I've defined in the Bootstrapper when I need to create an instance... And how do I specify the creationpolicy?
Thanks in advance

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const u32		suballocator_size			= 32;
const u32		order_model					= 8;
const MR_METHOD	restoration_method_cut_off	= MRM_RESTART;

typedef compression::ppmd::stream	stream;

extern compression::ppmd::stream	*trained_model;

void _STDCALL PrintInfo		(_PPMD_FILE* DecodedFile,_PPMD_FILE* EncodedFile)
{
}

static LONG PPMd_Locked = 0;

static inline void
PPMd_Lock()
{
    while( ::InterlockedExchange( &PPMd_Locked, 1 ) )
        ::Sleep( 0 );
}

static inline void
PPMd_Unlock()
{
    ::InterlockedExchange( &PPMd_Locked, 0 );
}

void ppmd_initialize		()
{
	if (trained_model)
		trained_model->rewind	();

	static bool	initialized	= false;
	if (initialized)
		return;

	string_path			file_name;

	FS.update_path		(file_name,"$game_config$","mp\\!PPMd.mdl");
	if (FS.exist(file_name)) {
		IReader			*reader = FS.r_open(file_name);
		R_ASSERT		(reader);
		u32				buffer_size = reader->length();
		u8				*buffer = (u8*)xr_malloc(buffer_size);
		reader->r		(buffer,buffer_size);
		FS.r_close		(reader);
		trained_model	= xr_new<stream>(buffer,buffer_size);
	}

	initialized		= true;
	if (StartSubAllocator(suballocator_size))
		return;

	exit			(-1);
}

u32 ppmd_compress	(void *dest_buffer, const u32 &dest_buffer_size, const void *source_buffer, const u32 &source_buffer_size)
{
    PPMd_Lock();
	ppmd_initialize	();

	stream			source(source_buffer,source_buffer_size);
	stream			dest(dest_buffer,dest_buffer_size);
	EncodeFile		(&dest,&source,order_model,restoration_method_cut_off);

	PPMd_Unlock();
	return			(dest.tell());
}

u32 ppmd_decompress	(void *dest_buffer, const u32 &dest_buffer_size, const void *source_buffer, const u32 &source_buffer_size)
{
    PPMd_Lock();
	ppmd_initialize	();

	stream			source(source_buffer,source_buffer_size);
	stream			dest(dest_buffer,dest_buffer_size);
	DecodeFile		(&dest,&source,order_model,restoration_method_cut_off);

	PPMd_Unlock();
	return			(dest.tell());
}

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Salman Reviews – Yomawari: Midnight Shadows
by Salman Malik | Oct 29, 2017 | Reviews | 0 comments
Don't let the way it looks fool you – this is a serious horror game and a pretty good one at that.
Yomawari: Midnight Shadows is probably the scariest and most adorable game I've ever played. It does an amazing job of having a cutesy look while maintaining a terrifying atmosphere that could rival games like The Evil Within 2 in the moment. There was a game before it all, Yomawari: Night Alone which I hear is also pretty good, so I might have to check that out at a later time.
The story is about two young girls who get separated after encountering some kind of spirit. The whole goal of the game is to reunite these two. You alternate between these characters the whole game. There's a whole lot of other creepy stuff going around and it's great – and that's basically the premise of the game.
The game as a whole is a survival horror game with limited saves and no combat; which makes sense since you're essentially playing as 6th graders. You explore the town avoiding the ghosts and demons that can kill you. There isn't really a penalty for dying since saves are plentiful and almost no progress is lost upon death. The two main things you do against the ghosts is hide from them and use your flashlight on them. There's a huge variety of enemies in this game and they all have different properties when it comes to them interacting with your flashlight. Some can only be seen if you flash a light on them, and some will stay in place like a Boo in Super Mario Bros. I really like this mechanic as it forces you to suck it up and at least see what the light does to each monster rather than just run away. There are also collectible items scattered around the game which give you special properties called "charms". You're gonna have to explore a lot if you wanna collect all of 'em and and you get a couple just by progressing through the campaign. The game is extremely tense, because while you have a fairly long stamina bar, it can be drained in seconds if your heart rate is high and it only gets that way when you're near an enemy. And you're gonna need your stamina bar since almost every enemy is faster than you.
The gameplay does have its faults though. I mentioned earlier that deaths are basically meaningless since it just puts you back to your save or a checkpoint with pretty much no penalty. So it's a pretty straightforward experience with minimal challenge – and worse yet, after the fourth time you die for the same reason, tedium sets in and it starts to feel like a chore.
My favorite part about this game is the visual style. I believe it was used mainly to initially subvert expectations (see Puella Magi Madoka Magica) and it nailed it. The cutesy look of almost everything contrasts so well with the absolutely terrifying ghost design. The closest thing I can think of how these enemies look is an horror anthology anime called Yami Shibai which uses a sort of similar style when it comes to its monsters. Nothing looks out of place though which is kind of amazing since the look of some things differs so much. The backgrounds of the game also have a ton of variety, ranging from extremely pretty to dreary and spooky.
The main opinion I've formed about this game is that it succeeds as a horror game. And I honestly think that this has been the scariest game I've played all year (the others being Resident Evil 7, The Evil Within 2 and White Day). It mostly has to do with the designs of the enemies and clever ways the game leads you in and gets you with something completely unexpected. It's only about 5 hours long but it's definitely a densely packed experience.
To sum it up, Yomawari: Midnight Shadows is a really good, scary, short experience with only a little bit of jankiness and a few things it can work on to be better. But even as it is, it's just a really good time, another great game for some good ol' Halloween fun.
I give Yomawari: Midnight Shadows a 7.5 out of 10.


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Q: Error "Cannot find module" when importing a remote JSON file in TypeScript I have no problem with local JSON files. The following code works:
import data from "./example.json";

However, when comes to remote files like the one below it keeps erroring out saying "Cannot not find module"
import data from "https://www.example.com/example.json";

https://www.example.com/example.json is a valid URL. Please help.

A: I think what you're trying to achieve is to fetch the json file from across the network. Therefore, you want to make an HTTP request for that specific file.
Try the following:
let resourceAddress = 'https://www.example.com/example.json';
let data = '';

fetch(resourceAddress)
  .then(response => response.json())
  .then(data => {
    // Do something with your newly loaded json data :)
    doSomethingWith(data);
  });

Hope this helps!


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<!DOCTYPE properties SYSTEM "http://java.sun.com/dtd/properties.dtd">
<properties>
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The 150th occurrence of the most frequently played rivalry in college football history took place in Yankee Stadium in 2014 between which two Patriot League opponents?
LAFAYETTE, LEHIGH
Before American Pharaoh finally broke horse racing's decades-long run without a Triple Crown winner in 2015, the last occurrence happened when these two horses battled each other to the wire in all three races, with the winner edging out his rival by increasingly slim margins in each race. Name both horses.
AFFIRMED, ALYDAR
These two golf rivals faced each other in "The Duel in the Sun" at an unusually non-overcast British Open in 1977. A Grantland analysis in 2011 showed that relative to the rest of the field, two of the ten most dominant major tournament performances by any player in the previous 50 years both occurred in that same tournament, where the 2nd-place finisher still finished 10 strokes ahead of the rest of the field. Name both players.
Tom WATSON, Jack NICKLAUS
These two players were the only ones to met in three consecutive men's finals at Wimbledon in the entire 20th century. They alternated wins, with a 5-set classic in the third one, the 1990 Final. Name the two players.
Stefan EDBERG, Boris BECKER
Swimming's "Race of the Century" occurred in the 2004 Olympics men's 200m freestyle final, where Michael Phelps had to settle for bronze as these two rivals battled for the gold. Name these two swimmers: the Australian who won gold, and the Dutchman who settled for silver after having beaten that same rival in the same event final four years earlier.
Ian THORPE, Pieter VAN DEN HOOGENBAND
The Williams sisters will be remembered as each other's greatest rivals, with Serena holding a 9-5 edge in their 14 Grand Slam meetings. Identify BOTH of their greatest NON-sibling rivals from these clues (these are two separate answers, not the same player).
Venus had 5 wins in 9 major tournament clashes with this opponent. Their last matchup was in the 2005 Wimbledon final, an all-time classic won by Venus 9-7 in the 3rd set.
Serena had a losing record of 3-4 in majors against this opponent, who beat Serena in 3 consecutive Grand Slams in 2007 before surprisingly retiring just prior to the 2008 French Open at the age of 25. (edited at 2:12 pm, September 13, 2015 (CDT))
Lindsay DAVENPORT, Justine HENIN
The Celtics and 76ers met in three straight NBA Eastern Conference Finals in the early 1980s, when this Philadelphia guard became known as "The Boston Strangler" for his heroic performances, including 34 points in Philadelphia's Game 7 win in Boston in 1982. A 2-time All Star whose career was cut short by injuries, his legacy has been championed by Charles Barkley, who frequently describes this player as "the best teammate I ever played with."
Andrew TONEY
Barcelona vs Real Madrid is known to soccer fans worldwide as "El Clasico," but historic rivals River Plate and Boca Juniors contest "El Superclasico" multiple times each year in which CITY?
These two middleweights contested one of boxing's all-time fiercest rivalries three times in championship bouts over a 21-month period from 1946-1948, with each fight ending in a knockout. Name both fighters.
Rocky GRAZIANO, Tony ZALE
Al Davis picked an offensive lineman in the first round of the 1967 AFL draft with a specific matchup in mind: to neutralize the dominant defensive tackle of the Raiders' arch-rival Chiefs. Name these two players who clashed numerous times on the field over the next 8 years, one who went on to lead the NFL Players Association for 25 years until his death, and the other whose name is attached to the annual award for the best defensive player in the Football Championship Series division of college football.
Gene UPSHAW, Buck BUCHANAN
As of 2015, the all-time most common matchup in men's basketball NCAA Tournament history is the 8 games between Kentucky and this team. None of those games occurred in the Final Four, so the most prominent of them was probably the 2003 Elite Eight, when #1 seed UK was upset after having won 26 games in a row. The other team's star, a first-team All-American, went for a triple-double in that game. Name the team.
Perhaps the most frequently contested matchup between a pitcher and batter who are both in the Hall of Fame (incomplete early MLB records make this difficult to ascertain with 100% certainty) was the over 300 plate appearances where these two superstars faced each other. Their careers overlapped almost entirely between the early 1940s to early-mid 1960s, with both playing in the National League for their whole careers. The hitter had the significant upper-hand with an OPS of over 1.000 in their matchups, even though the lefty-lefty split should've favored the pitcher in theory. Name both of these players.
Warren SPAHN, Stan MUSIAL


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Flight attendant sex and style through the decades
Wing wear Slightly more classic tailoring from British European Airways staff in the 1960s. Clearly decorum went downhill from here.
Where did all the glamor go?
It's a common lament, the passing of the supposed glory days of air travel: when men were Mad Men, women were air hostesses in short, chic uniforms and the latter served the former full four-course meals, complete with proper cutlery and glassware, mid-air.
Now flying -- for those who can't afford first class, anyway -- has been reduced to what Michael O'Leary, boss of Ryanair, proclaims it's always been: getting about in a "big bus with wings."
Just when we were coming to terms with the disillusionment, along comes a book that positively wallows in that better-dressed air travel world of yore.
"Airline: Style at 30,000 feet," by Keith Lovegrove, picks over every aspect of flying culture, from dress through advertising, cuisine and interior design, from early days of commercial flight, in the 1920s, on.
One thing that becomes clear is how sexualized an environment this "parallel universe" in the air, as the book puts it, was -- at least in the long and increasingly liberated decades after World War II.
One shot, among those from the book selected in the gallery above, shows the shorts that Southwest Airlines wedges its stewardesses into in the 1970s.
No doubt some would call that sexualized environment just sexist.
Southwest's male bosses said at the time: "The girls must be able to wear kinky leather boots and hot pants or they don't get the job."
Either way, one of those 1970s flights would be a shock to anyone who's taken a Ryanair flight recently.
Flying used to be so sexy.
Back in the days when passengers had to walk across the tarmac to board a plane, they were greeted by "air hostesses" arrayed in knee-high boots, short skirts and white gloves.
In 1971, the now-defunct U.S.-based National Airlines ran a saucy and suggestive ad that featured a flight attendant named Cheryl, smiling affably and accompanied by the seductive slogan, "I'm Cheryl. Fly me."
There was another one, this time with Jo. Business reportedly jumped 23 percent, despite accusations of sexism.
Along with National Airlines' advertising campaign (American Airlines may have given them a run for their money), Eastern Airlines encouraged flirting with stewardesses by handing out little black books to male passengers for storing phone numbers.
Flight attendants were trained at "charm farms" to maximize their feminine sex appeal and a book depicting the golden age of travel by two "adventurous" former flight attendants entitled "Coffee, Tea or Me?" further stoked the flames of the fantasy of flying.
The airline industry has since gone through some major overhauls.
Airlines have adopted a gender-neutral professionalism, austere security measures and the ever-widening gaps between the luxury seat and the cramped budget one.
Societal norms have changed for the better -- it's hard to imagine some of the outfits pictured here ever being approved.
Still, it's interesting to recall the fashion ethos of yesteryear


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Alzheimer's Society comments on new care homes visiting guidance
The Government has today (Tuesday 1 December) announced new guidance to safely allow indoor visits to care homes across England as the country moves back into tiered restrictions.
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The Department of Health and Social Care have announced that care workers looking after people in their own homes will be offered weekly coronavirus tests from Monday the Government announced today.
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Jag's story – 'Managing Mum's care during the pandemic has been excruciating.'
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CQC to investigate 'do not resuscitate' orders in care homes - Alzheimer's Society comments
It's vital that the CQC investigation ensures this never happens again, correcting any cases where it may have been inappropriately applied.
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David moved in with his best friend Bonnie, who has Alzheimer's disease, at the start of lockdown to care for her full time. He's worried that if Government don't provide support for unpaid carers soon he won't be able to carry on giving her the care she needs.
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Home » Dayanidhi Maran faces arrest in illegal telephone exchange case as Madras HC asks him to surrender in 3 days
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Dayanidhi Maran faces arrest in illegal telephone exchange case as Madras HC asks him to surrender in 3 days
In fresh trouble for former Telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran, the Madras High Court on Monday cancelled his interim anticipatory bail in the alleged illegal telephone exchange case and directed him to surrender before the CBI within three days.
"…interim anticipatory bail is cancelled," Justice S Vaidhyananthan said while granting Maran three days time to surrender before the CBI, which is investigating the case.
The Judge was passing the order after hearing arguments on the CBI plea for cancellation of Maran's interim anticipatory bail and also on the former DMK minister's petition that the interim bail may be made a permanent one.
CBI has registered an FIR against Maran and others alleging that more than 300 high-speed telephone lines were provided at his residence here and extended to his brother Kalanithi Maran's SUN TV channel to enable its uplinking when Dayanidhi Maran was Telecom Minister from 2004-07.
Apprehending arrest in the case, Maran had moved the court and Justice R Subbiah had on June 30 granted him anticipatory bail for six weeks subject to the condition that he appears before CBI on July 1 and cooperates in the investigation.
CBI later moved the high court seeking cancellation of the anticipatory bail on the ground that he was not cooperating in the investigation.
During the arguments in the previous hearings, Maran had contended that the CBI was seeking cancellation of his bail to malign him.
P S Raman, counsel for Maran, had contended that no evidence had been provided so far to prove the allegations and wondered how BSNL telephone lines could be used to telecast videos. "How can you telecast cinema with telephone lines?" he had asked.
Raman claimed that the CBI with an intention of maligning Maran was alleging he had not cooperated with the probe, that too, after the rejection of security clearance to the Sun Group, owned by his family, by the Home Ministry.
He also said while the alleged fraud took place in 2011 as per CBI, the FIR was filed only in 2013.
Additional Solicitor-General G Rajagopalan, who had appeared on behalf of CBI, however, said Maran's custodial interrogation was important to find out the real beneficiary of the "fraud" and the quantum of loss caused to the exchequer.
As arguments remained inconclusive on the CBI plea, Justice Vaidhyanathan had on August 5 adjourned the matter for today.
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Male model accused of forcing himself on sleeping woman
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A male model raped a woman who invited him back to her apartment, forcing himself on her while she was passed out, law enforcement officials said Wednesday.
Henry Romero, who is signed with the Abrams Artists Agency, allegedly raped the 31-year-old victim at her Hell's Kitchen pad on March 21 at about 6 a.m.
Romero, 34, of Queens, had been introduced to the woman by friends, and the victim's roommate let Romero sleep over in their living room, according to police sources.
After falling asleep, the victim woke up with her pants down and Romero allegedly kissing her neck while having sex with her, according to the sources.
The woman reported the incident on April 7 and Romero was arrested on April 25, the sources said.
Romero, who has pleaded not guilty to a charge of first-degree rape, appeared for a hearing in Manhattan Criminal Court on Wednesday.
His lawyer, Phillip Hamilton, declined to comment.
Romero is out on $3,000 bond and is due back in court on Aug. 1.
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Home » Breaking News » Trump's €6m Doonbeg wage bill
Trump's €6m Doonbeg wage bill
OVER €6 million was spent on staff costs at Trump International last year, while it employed an average of 213 people.
While President Trump is very unpopular in Ireland, the Doonbeg business is now perhaps the most significant employer in West Clare, a region which has suffered from major economic disadvantage for many years.
Today, West Clare is almost totally devoid of large industry, with Government agencies having no track record of bringing foreign direct investment to the region.
However the recently filed accounts show that Trump International was employing an average of 213 people during the 12 months of 2017. It is understood that this number rises to around 300 during the summer.
The accounts show that wages and salaries for the year came to €5,435,373, up from €4,719,000 in 2016. Social welfare costs were €576,146 for the year, up from €542,238 in 2016, giving total staff cost of €6,011,519.
Although it was loss making in 2017, the Directors Report filed with the accounts predicts a return to profitability this year.
While the impact on West Clare has already been substantial, there are plans for the construction of a ballroom/function room building, a leisure centre and 53 dwellings for short term tourist accommodation. The resort would be suitable to host conferences if it goes ahead.
Should this happen it can only mean increased business for the Doonbeg facility, with a major knock on effect for other local businesses, who are already feeling the benefit of the Trump investment.
Tommy Tubridy runs a bar and restaurant in Doonbeg and said that the Trump investment has meant people can make a life for themselves in the area. "There's a spin off for everybody here. You see so many people coming back here and living in Doonbeg. There are at least three or four houses going up in our parish and in some way all of them are working directly or indirectly for the Doonbeg resort."
He says that guests in the resort are helped to spend time visiting other local businesses. "The service they give here to the village is fantastic, people can't get over the way they treat their customers, bringing them up and down to the village to the restaurant or the shop or the pub."
Looking to the future, Donal O'Sullivan, who has an accountancy practice in Kilrush and is part of the local Chamber of Commerce, feels that if Trump continues to develop the resort there will be a much greater benefit. "If he gets the swimming pool and the conference centre, there could actually be conferences back in Doonbeg in the middle of the winter. Imagine the economic benefit for the whole of West Clare, for Shannon Airport, taxi drivers, bars, restaurants, for everybody."
The fact that it is owned by a figure as contentious as Trump shouldn't take away from the fact that the development is crucial to West Clare, he feels. "Because its Donald Trump that owns it doesn't mean people should rail against it, they should rail for it, because its of massive economic benefit to the whole of West Clare. The Trump family have been well received in Doonbeg, his two sons have been there and anyone who has met them has said they are very courteous and very nice."
Trump International wishes to install rock armour to protect the facility and he says there is a strong case for allowing it to proceed. "It isn't an unreasonable request. All you have to do is walk the beach in Lahinch and look at the amount of rock armour up there. Walk the beach in Ballybunnion and look at the amount of rock armour.
"They're talking about the Special Area of Conservation and these famous snails. But at the moment the snails are being washed out to sea because the sand is being eroded away. The Special Area of Conservation is being washed away into the sea."
Mr O'Sullivan said that Trump International is probably the biggest employer in the whole of West Clare, and that tourism is vital to stemming the region's decline. "There are so many people leaving West Clare, so many young people. If you want to try and bring them back you need to provide jobs and tourism is one area that can help places like West Clare."
In the Director's Report for TIGL Ireland Enterprises Ltd it states that significant investment was made in 2017, which should help the business become profitable. "The Company spent €1.4 million (2016 €3.1 million) on capital improvements to improve the golf course and property. The directors are confident that in the forthcoming year, the continued redevelopment will contribute positively to an increase in turnover and the return of operating profits in 2018."
Regarding overall results for the year, it said that while there were was an operating loss, the company's net assets increased during the year. "The group made an operating loss before depreciation of €330,030 (2016 €610,117). The loss for the year after providing for depreciation amounted to €1,773,817 (2016 €2,011,2400). At the end of the year the group has assets of €22,889,110 (2016 €22,675,618) and liabilities of €2,487,267 (2016 €2,600,442). The net assets of the company have increased by €326,667."
Regarding the future for the business, it said, "The directors are continuing to upgrade various facilities at the Trump International Hotel and Golf Links, Doonbeg, Ireland. In 2018 the company is lodging a planning application for a revised master plan to include conference and leisure facilities, which if approved will have a positive impact on top line revenues, enhance the customer experience and have a positive effect on trading results for the entity."
Kilkee businessman Donal Hayes says that Trump International is absolutely critical for West Clare, with it delivering a level of employment that no one else will. "Without him you'd have no employment in West Clare. Without the hotel you have no employment in West Clare, as simple as that. Who's going to come along and build a factory employing 200 odd people in West Clare and spend that kind of money in wages? It's not going to happen."
He said that when he looks out of his shop window in Kilkee he can count at least 20 buildings that families or businesses have left since he opened in 1984. "In that time Kilkee has matured, what were young families back when I started have matured and moved on, but they aren't coming back. When my kids leave and when I retire or die there is no guarantee anyone will be there taking over, that's the way West Clare is gone. You need everything you can get to provide jobs. The only jobs I can see coming to West Clare are tourism jobs and the Trump resort is one of the major places."
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In the previous post I applied an off the shelf deep net to get an idea how it performs on average street/office video. The purpose of this exercise was to critically examine and reveal what these award winning models are actually like. The results were a mixed bag. The network was able to capture the gist of the scene, but made serious mistakes every once in a while. Granted the model I used for that experiment was trained on ImageNet which has a few biases and is probably not the best set to test "visual capabilities in the real world". In the the current post I will discuss another problem which is plaguing deep learning models - adversarial stimuli.
Deep nets can be made to fail on purpose. It's been first shown in  and there have been quite a few papers since then with different methods to construct stimuli that fool deep models. In the simplest case one can directly derive these stimuli from the network itself. Since ConvNets are purely feedforward systems (most of them at least), we can trace back the gradients. Typically gradients are used to modify the weights such that they better fit the given example (training process). But one can do something different: keep the weights frozen and instead use the gradients to modify the input such that it appears to the network more like a given category. Nothing stands in the way of arbitrarily choosing a category and projecting gradients on random pictures.
Now the scary part is that it works. And the most scary is that it works very well. It is often enough to modify the picture just a tiny bit (not even perceivable to a human in most cases) in order to make the network confidently (very confidently!) report something which is clearly not there. Now there are several papers reporting this phenomenon and code available online (see below). In one paper the adversarial examples were even printed out and reacquired with a camera and often still managed to fool the network. Moreover these adversarial examples appear to generalise across models with varying architectures and trained on different datasets! Consequently it appears the problem is more serious than just a few holes in one particular network - it affects the entire family of models.
Exhibit 1. Original image classified with VGG-16.
Exhibit 2. Selection of adversarial examples generated for the image above.
Exhibit 3. Original image classified with VGG-16.
Exhibit 4. Selection of adversarial examples generated for the image above.
Exhibit 5. Original image classified with VGG-16.
Exhibit 6. Selection of adversarial examples generated for the image above.
Exhibit 7. Adversarial examples generated from a grey image.
The existence of adversarial examples is described as a security threat for applications of deepnets. I would say that this is just the tip of the iceberg and reveals something much more important. Something that most people don't realize yet - the level of perception of these systems is rudimentary. The perception is based on isolated and disconnected textures and low level features without any regard for actual precise spatial composition (which should not be surprising since pooling loses spatial information) of these features, light or shadows, apparent 3d structure, dynamical context and so on. What we have today may be enough to win some competitions, roughly sort through pictures in a picture library or improve web search. But that is NOT enough for any application involving guiding a behaviour of an autonomous device like a robot or a self driving car. As I mentioned, a fully autonomous car requires substantial understanding of the surrounding reality and cannot possibly be fooled into thinking that a pattern of dust on the windshield is an indian elephant. Some of those aspects can be addressed by fusing multiple sensors such as radar/lidar and so on. That however does not solve the problem entirely either - even if the car knows where the obstacles are in space, it still needs to understand what the situation is and how to properly react given all the spatial, temporal and social context (even with 99% performance there is still plenty room for corner cases). This is a really difficult task to accomplish.
Now going back to the main topic, there are attempts to build systems where adversarial examples are used for training - where one model tried to break the other - one model generates examples that the other fails to classify. This may certainly improve things a bit, likely find the "weakest points" of the network, but the core vulnerability remains. In my personal opinion the fact alone that these networks are feedforward is both what allows us to train them in the first place and what causes the adversarial problems. In addition there are almost certainly a lot more adversarial stimuli than non adversarial ones in the (astronomically large) space of all images, so adversarial training will never be able to patch all the holes.
Human vision is also not perfect since generally reconstructing the content of a 3d scene based on 2d projection is under-constrained. But optical illusions that fool humans are completely different then the adversarial examples above. To me, this indicates that we might be on a wrong path with vision altogether. It would be a lot more reassuring if our models were fooled by the same illusions as we do.
It is easy perhaps to spot a problem, but not so easy to fix it. In order to not be accused of naysaying, I (with a few colleagues) did put forward a new approach to vision (and in fact perception in general) in a recent paper (see also this post). Our approach is fully recurrent, based on associative memory components which can be implemented in a number of ways (not necessarily backprop!) and scalable. The problem with deep nets is that there has been a substantial investment in the infrastructure and hype, so people are not willing to easily admit that we might be in a dead end. I think we squeezed out just about everything from the Neocognitron (on deep steroids), and it is time to move on. I hope I'll convince as many people to that idea as possible.
In the next post I will expand a bit on what I think is the problem in solving perception for an artificial system, namely the fact that we are blind to how our own perception works and can't really "see" where the problem is. It is a dangerous mixture of AI and human psychology but hey, we are intelligent beings trying to build artificial intelligence! We have to be really careful on what we do, how we introspect and whether or not we are fooling ourselves.


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Q: Class file is Java 8 but max supported is Java 7 while deploying GCE back end to server in android studio I created on GCE (Google Cloud Endpoint) module in an android app which uses a small library I created.
This module is running fine on localhost but when I try to deploy the module Android Studio is giving me the following error
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Class file is Java 8 but max supported is Java 7:
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Unable to update app: Class file is Java 8 but max supported is Java 7:
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Please see the logs [C:\Users\Vishal\AppData\Local\Temp\appcfg6380880049865072783.log] for further information.

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Saturday, Apr 27, 2019 06:25 PM
Dolphins Select RBs Chandler Cox & Myles Gaskin With Final Picks
The Dolphins selected running backs with their back-to-back seventh-round picks, taking Auburn's Chandler Cox with the 233rd overall pick and Washington's Myles Gaskin with the 234th.
Cox played 52 games at fullback, tailback and wildcat with 41 starts at Auburn and had four career touchdowns, three rushing and one receiving.
He played at Apopka High in Florida.
"I was hoping for Miami the whole time," said Cox, who spent the day on a boat in Utah with his mother, stepfather, girlfriend and other family members. "I took a few visits. I came down to Miami and that was by far the best one. It's just an organization I'd love to be a part of and a dream come true to get drafted."
Gaskin, who is more of a pure tailback, became last year the second player in the Football Bowl Subdivision ranks to reach 1,200 yards for a fourth consecutive season. He joined former Wisconsin star Ron Dayne in this achievement.
Gaskin earned first-team All-Pac-12 honors as a sophomore in 2016 and second-team recognition in 2017 and 2018.
His rushing totals showed remarkable consistency: 1,302 rushing yards in 2015, 1,373 in 2016, 1,380 in 2017 and 1,268 last season. He scored 62 career touchdowns, with at least 11 each year.
Gaskin also showed pass-catching ability, with 59 catches over the past three seasons.
"I think I'm a patient back," Gaskin said. "I think I've got good hands out of the backfield. I think when I see daylight I can separate from a lot of people and (I'm) just a hungry dude trying to get better each and every day. I think that has a lot to do with my running style."
Cox and Gaskin become the fourth and fifth running backs on the roster, joining Kenyan Drake, Kalen Ballage and Kenneth Fowles.
The Dolphins concluded their 2019 draft class with four offensive players and two defensive players: defensive tackle Christian Wilkins, offensive lineman Michael Deiter, linebacker Andrew Van Ginkel, tackle Isaiah Prince, Cox and Gaskin.


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Pandemic Impacts: Reflections on Saving French Programs
Changes to job security, faculty workloads and notions of what constitute student success proliferate. In addition, ChatGPT, AI and online translators menace the value and existence of the humanities in a more general way. This session focuses both on factors threatening French studies programs as well as potential creative solutions. What needs to change? What should be preserved? Please submit by April 15, 2023, 250-300 word abstracts, a brief bio, and any A/V requests to both E. Nicole Meyer, [email protected] and Noëlle Brown, [email protected]
Languages, Human-ness and Cultural Bridges in the Works of Golden Age Spanish Peninsular Writers
Spanish I (Peninsular: Renaissance to 1700)
The study of languages enabled us to comprehend better the realities of another age, another culture and historical events. Perhaps language study has come full circle now and can be seen as an agent to bridge cultural gaps, dispel domestic and international crises, make the world a gentler and welcoming place. While translators can be employed for comprehension, language and/or humanities can also be strategic channels that work to promote a softening of humanity and bridge gaps between cultures and nations. This session welcomes submissions on any aspects of the ways in which language(s) can be seen as agents of domestic, historical, intercultural harmony in the works of Spanish Peninsular writers of the Golden Age. By June 30, 2023, please submit an abstract of 200 words, a brief bio, and any A/V or scheduling requests in Spanish or English to Linda Marie Sariego, at [email protected]
Childhood (In)Security
This special session welcomes submissions on any aspect of childhood insecurity. Abstracts addressing film and image studies are especially welcome. By July 1st, 2023, please submit an abstract of no more than 300 words, a brief bio, and any A/V or scheduling requests to Meghan Hodges, Louisiana State University, at [email protected]
Saving the Discipline: What Adaptation Studies Has to Offer Literary Studies
Association of Adaptation Studies
As this year's conference theme, "(In)Security: The Future of Literature and Language Studies," acknowledges, both the demand and the rationale for literary studies have reached moments of crisis. At this inflection point, adaptation studies offers distinctly different approaches to reading and writing that have the power to regenerate the field in new and exciting ways. This series of panels, sponsored by the Association of Adaptation Studies, welcomes submissions on any aspect of adaptation studies, but especially on its power to rejuvenate the field that has historically marginalized it. Please send queries, suggestions, or abstracts of 250-500 words, along with A/V requirements, scheduling requests, and brief bios, to Thomas Leitch (University of Delaware) at [email protected] by 15 July 2023.
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Italian II (1600-Present)
This panel is open to contributions on Italian literature, cinema and media studies from the 1600 to the present. Please send a 200- 300- word abstract, brief bio, and request for A/V to the session organizer by June 30th, 2023. Chair: Annachiara Mariani, The University of Tennessee, [email protected]
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Italian I (Medieval and Renaissance Literature)
This panel is open to contributions on Italian literature and cultural studies with a social focus on the Middle Ages through the Renaissance. Please send a 200–300-word abstract, brief bio, and request for A/V to the session organizer by June 30th, 2023. Chair: Annachiara Mariani, The University of Tennessee, [email protected]
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Teaching Diversity and Inclusion in Language, Literature and Culture Classes
Pedagogy Potpourri
In recent years, classrooms have become a space for Instructors in the United States and around the world to start a conversation on how to properly represent in their course curriculum the richness of the cultural and linguistic diversity. Integrating diversity from the first level of a language, literature and cultural class not only fosters awareness of the different cultures that influence the world, but also creates a more inclusive environment for students from different backgrounds so that they feel accepted and encouraged to thrive academically. This panel aims to incorporate the teaching of diversity and inclusion in lower and upper level language, literature and culture classes. In particular, the panel welcomes papers that examine and propose strategies and activities to integrate and represent diversity in the contemporary world. How can we incorporate an inclusive vocabulary? What material can be used to represent the different identities of each country? How can food and music disclose multiculturalism? What approach and activities can be used to reproduce up-to-date topics in a language class? Participants are encouraged to discuss challenges and solutions to foster inclusivity and diversity since the first semester of a language, literature and cultural class. Please send a 200-300 word abstract, brief bio, and request for A/V to Silvia Tiboni-Craft, Wake Forest University, [email protected], by June 30th, 2023
Papers may treat the literary works of Slavic writers in any genre and from any literary period, tradition or theoretical perspective. Comparative literary approaches are also welcome, as are papers on grammar, film, or language teaching methodology. Please send abstracts of approximately 350 words, a brief bio, and any A/V requests by May 31 to Karen Rosneck, University of Wisconsin-Madison, at [email protected]


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