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Q: How to animate SVG line path? I never before handle with any SVG code, but I need now to animate some SVG lines width from zero 100%:
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This is pretty ugly code.
Here is Codepen example: https://codepen.io/trueweb/pen/OJLpLNB
I did something similar with CSS keyframes:
https://codepen.io/trueweb/pen/xxKZrBX
It looks like I cannot animate my rounded chart with keyframes

A: If you want to animate a stroke, you have to actually have a stroke, otherwise you're animating something that's not rendered.

svg {
  width: 300px;
}

svg .line {
  stroke: red;
  stroke-dasharray: 1000;
  stroke-dashoffset: 0;
  animation: dash 13s linear;
}

@keyframes dash {
  from {
    stroke-dashoffset: 1000;
  }
  to {
    stroke-dashoffset: 0;
  }
}
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A system with a number of defined 'states'.
Which can only be in one state at a time.
With defined rules to 'transition' between states.
How many states? What are their names?
Can it be in more than one state at a time?
What are the rules for transitioning between states?
Q: What if there was a "left turn ok" green light as well?
"when the mouse is pressed, render the button as being pressed"
"when the button is 'down', and the user releases the mouse button, enter the 'active' state"
"when the button is 'down', and the pointer leaves the button, re-render the button as up (not pressed)"
"when the button is 'up', and the user releases the mouse button, do nothing"
We may also need a state transition action: "when the button enters the 'active' state, send a 'click' event and then enter the 'Enabled' state"
The term "state" has several overlapping meanings.
especially in OO, e.g. "state and behavior" means "instance variables and instance methods"
in particular, "state" means "there is a clear state transition diagram at work here"
The term "state machine" has several technical variants as well.
How to implement a state machine?


Edale is served by the Mobile Library on route N, which makes a stop at the Car Park every fourth Thursday in the mid-afternoon.
The Edale Society - The Book of Edale. Halsgrove, 2003. ISBN 1-84114-245-X.
Bill BOADEN has a photograph of the Churchyard ibn Edale on Geo-graph, taken in April, 2015.
The parish was in the Chapel en le Frith sub-district of the Chapel en le Frith Registration District.
You can also perform a more selective search for churches in the Edale area or see them printed on a map.
This place was long a Chapelry in Castleton parish.
The Anglican parish church is dedicated to the Holy Cross.
The church was built in 1812 and was demolished in March, 1885.
A new church of the same name was built about 100 yards away using stones from the old church in 1885-86. The new church was consecrated on 23 June 1886 as the Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity.
The site of the old church was retained as a burial ground.
Andrew ABBOTT has a photograph of The Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity on Geo-graph, taken in April, 2015.
Martin CLARK has a photograph of Edale Church on Geo-graph, taken in July, 2002.
The Anglican parish register dates from 1633.
We have a pop-up window of a partial extract of Parish Register burials in a text file for your review. Your additions are welcomed.
A Wesleyan Methodist chapel was built here in 1847.
Remember that prior to 1867, Edale was part of Castleton parish.
"The parish of Castleton, including the chapelry of EDALE, contained, in 1821, 1,428 inhabitants, & in 1831, 1,329."
The parish covers just over 7,000 acfres and the River Noe runs through the valley.
Michael ELY shows us that Hope is not lost while in Edale. Photo on Geo-graph, taken in April, 2012.
Nigel THOMPSON has a photograph of Edale railway station on Geo-graph, taken in December, 2011.
Andrew HILL has a photograph of the Village Hall on Geo-graph, taken in May, 2012. Check in and ask for a schedule of forth-coming events. Or hire the hall for your family re-union!
Steve FAREHAM has a photograph warning you to Slow Down in Edale on Geo-graph, taken in August, 2008. The tourists wandering about the parish are not always mindful of where they are walking!
Ann ANDREWS provides a transcription of the Edale entry from Kelly's Directory of the Counties of Derby, Notts, Leicester and Rutland (1891).
The Vale of Edale, a 'U' shaped valley between Kinder Scout to the north, and Mam Tor and Lose Hill to the south, has no major settlement. It is populated by 'booths' - originally shelters used in the 15th and 16th century by herdsmen tending cattle. These 'cattle ranches', or 'vaccaries' were sited on the north side of the valley to get most sun; Grindsbrook Booth is the major hamlet sited overlooking the Grinds Brook near to where it joins the River Noe, and has the church, post office, two inns, and railway station.
Other settlements are named Nether (Lower) Booth, Ollerbrook Booth, Barber Booth and Upper Booth. Upper Booth's first farmstead is known as Crowdenlea; hence Crowdenlee ('Crowdenlie') Booth is an alternative name found in some records. Nether, or Lower Booth has the alternative name of Lady Booth.
The transcription of the section for Edale from the National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin HINSON.
Ask for a calculation of the distance from Edale to another place.
You can see the administrative areas in which Edale has been placed at times in the past. Select one to see a link to a map of that particular area.
John WELFORD has a photograph of The Old Nag's Head Pub. on Geo-graph, taken in August, 2016.
The Pennine Way Trail starts or ends in Edale (Depends!). Graham HOGG has a photograph of a Signpost regarding the trail on Geo-graph, taken in June, 2014.
Chris DOWNER has a photograph of the Rambler Inn beer garden on a busy bank holiday on Geo-graph, taken in May, 2014.
This place was an ancient Chapelry of Castleton in Derby county.
This place was incorporated as a separate, modern Civil Parish in December, 1866.
You may contact the Edale Parish Council regarding civic or political issues, but they are NOT staffed to help you with family history searches.
District governance is provided by the High Peak Borough Council.
Bastardy cases would be heard in the Chapel-en-le-Frith petty session hearings once each month.
There is an index of a single Edale Bastardy Paper held at the DRO on the Yesterdays Journey website. Select "Bastardy Papers" on the left side, then "Edale" from the list of parishes displayed.
As a result of the Poorlaw Amendment Act reforms of 1834, the parish became a member of the Chapel en le Frith Poorlaw Union.
A Public Elementary School (mixed) was built in 1868 and enlarged in 1912 for 53 children. Average attendance in 1911 was 57.


According to folklore, when the bitterly divided world is in discord, King Arthur will return to save humanity. But the idea that the legendary King could appear in Brexit-era London comes as a shock to 12 year-old Alex Elliot (Louis Ashbourne Serkis).
Mild-mannered Alex and his chubby best-friend Bedders (Dean Chauymoo) are constantly bullied at their middle-class suburban school by Lance (Tom Taylor) and Kaye (Rhianna Dorris).
Fleeing from his tormentors, Alex sneaks into an abandoned construction site where he discovers a sword stuck in a piece of broken concrete. Extracting it, he reads the Latin inscription which indicates it might be King Arthur's fabled Excalibur.
Although he treasures the King Arthur book his estranged dad gave him, Alex doesn't take it seriously until a fiery demon torments him that night.
Then a bizarre transfer student named Mertin befriends him. It's the wizard Merlin, of course. Switching between teenage form (Angus Imrie) and elderly (Patrick Stewart, wearing a Led Zeppelin T-shirt), he relates a centuries-old curse.
Although Arthur's evil half-sister, enchantress Morgana (Rebecca Ferguson), was imprisoned deep underground, during the upcoming solar eclipse, Morgana will rise to claim Excalibur.
Enrolling his enemies as Knights of the Round Table and mentored in the chivalric code by Merlin, plucky Alex embarks on a mission that takes him through Stonehenge and beyond, pursued by flaming skeletons on horseback.
British writer/director Joe Cornish ("Attack the Block") creates a witty, imaginative, updated Arthurian allegory, filled with wonder and delight.
Conjuring Merlin notes that legends of the past are always filtered through "unreliable storytellers," filling the needs of the powerful. "You must write them anew," he urges.
FYI: Louis Ashbourne Serkis's father is Andy Serkis ("Lord of the Rings").
On the Granger Movie Gauge of 1 to 10, "The Kid Who Would Be King" is a sword 'n' sorcery 7, a charming fantasy/adventure for the whole family.


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Bin Laden son-in-law convicted at terror trial
Osama bin Laden's son-in-law, the voice of fiery al-Qaida propaganda videotapes after the Sept. 11 attacks, was convicted Wednesday of conspiring to kill Americans for his role as the terror group's spokesman.
The verdict came after about six hours of deliberation over two days in the case against Kuwaiti imam Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, the highest-ranking al-Qaida figure to face trial on U.S. soil since the attacks.
As the verdict was read, Abu Ghaith remained composed as he had throughout the trial. Just before he was led out of the courtroom, he turned toward a spectator—a longtime friend from Kuwait—and smiled.
In a statement, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said he hoped the verdict brought some measure of comfort to victims of al-Qaida.
"He was more than just Osama bin Laden's propaganda minister," Mr. Bharara said. "Within hours after the devastating 9/11 attacks, Abu Ghaith was using his position in al-Qaida's homicidal hierarchy to persuade others to pledge themselves to al-Qaida in the cause of murdering more Americans."
Defense attorney Stanley Cohen emerged from court promising to appeal.
Asked about his client, he said: "He was stoic. He was at ease. He has confidence this is not the end but the beginning."
Abu Ghaith had testified during a three-week trial that he answered Mr. bin Laden's request in the hours after the attacks to speak on the widely circulated videos used to recruit new followers willing to go on suicide missions like the 19 who hijacked four planes on Sept. 11, 2001.
"The storm of airplanes will not stop," Mr. Abu Ghaith warned in an October 2001 video that was played for the jury.
Also shown repeatedly to the jury during the trial were frames of a video made Sept. 12, 2001, that showed Abu Ghaith seated next to bin Laden and two other top al-Qaida leaders as they tried to justify the attacks.
Sentencing was set for Sept. 8. The charges—conspiracy to kill Americans, conspiring to provide support to al-Qaida and providing support to al-Qaida—carry a potential penalty of life in prison.
On Monday, during closing arguments, Assistant U.S. Attorney John Cronan underscored the importance of Abu Ghaith's post-Sept. 11 status.
"Going to that man was the very first thing Osama bin Laden did on Sept. 11 after the terror attacks," he said. "The defendant committed himself to al-Qaida's conspiracy to kill Americans, and he worked to drive other people to that conspiracy."
He added: "During the most important period of time in al-Qaida's savage history, Sulaiman Abu Ghaith was Osama bin Laden's principal messenger. ... He used his fiery oratory to incite al-Qaida's growing army of terror in this war with America."
Captured in Jordan last year and brought to New York, Mr. Abu Ghaith actively participated in his trial. He listened to testimony and arguments through headphones linked to an Arabic translator.
Taking the witness stand in his own defense, Mr. Abu Ghaith calmly denied he was an al-Qaida recruiter and claimed his role was a religious one aimed at encouraging all Muslims to rise up against their oppressors. He insisted he agreed to meet with bin Laden in a cave on the night of Sept. 11 out of respect for Mr. bin Laden's standing as a sheik.
"Despite knowing that he was responsible for the deaths of hundreds of Americans, you met with him to be polite, correct?" prosecutor Michael Ferrara asked on cross-examination.
"I didn't go to meet with him to bless if he had killed hundreds of Americans or not. I went to meet with him to know what he wanted," Mr. Abu Ghaith said.
Mr. Abu Ghaith's lawyer argued there was "zero evidence" that the 48-year-old former teacher knew of the conspiracies the government claimed he knew about. Citing the videos of his client, Mr. Cohen warned jurors not to let prosecutors "intimidate you and to frighten you into returning verdicts not based upon evidence, but fear."
Those videos, though, emerged as the centerpiece of the government's case. One—titled "Convoy of Martyrs"—features Mr. Abu Ghaith preaching over horrific footage of a plane flying into one of the World Trade Center towers. Another showed the defendant looking at bin Laden admiringly as the al-Qaida leader boasted that he knew the attack would make both towers fall.
Prosecutors used Mr. Abu Ghaith's testimony and closing arguments as an opportunity to reshow the image of the burning towers to jurors.
And in his closing argument, Mr. Cronan used the defendant's testimony against him.
"Accept it as totally true. If you do that, he's guilty," Mr. Cronan said.
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On 26 July 2012, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia arrived in the capital of Ukraine and proceeded to the Holy Assumption Laura of the Caves in Kiev. He was met at the Near Caves by His Beatitude Metropolitan Vladimir of Kiev and All Ukraine and brethren of the monastery.
A regular session of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church chaired by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill began.
His beatitude Metropolitan Vladimir of Kiev and All Ukraine; Metropolitan Vladimir of St. Petersburg and Ladoga; Metropolitan Philaret of Minsk and Slutsk, Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus; Metropolitan Juvenaly of Krutitsy and Kolomna; Metropolitan Vladimir of Kishinev and All Moldova; Metropolitan Varsonofiy of Saransk and Mordovia, chancellor of the Moscow Patriarchate; and Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate's Department for External Church Relations, are permanent members of the Holy Synod.
Metropolitan Alexander of Astana and Kazakhstan and Metropolitan Vikentiy of Tashkent and Uzbekistan were included as permanent members by the decision of the Holy Synod by its decision of 5 October 2011 (minutes 99) pending approval of the Bishops' Council.
Metropoliut5an Nifon of Lutsk and Volyn, Metropolitan Nikon of Ufa and Sterlitamak, Metropolitan Pavel of Ryazan and Mikhailov, Bishop Tikhon of Maikop and Adygea, and Bishop Aristarkh of Kemerovo and Novokuznetsk were invited to take part in the spring and summer session of 2012.
"Your Beatitude! Your Eminences and Your Graces! Dear members of the Holy Synod!
We are opening the Synod's session within the historical walls of the Laura of the Caves on the eve of the commemoration day of the Holy Prince Vladimir, Equal-to-the-Apostles. It has become a tradition. We are happy that an important session of the Holy Synod will be held in proximity to the holy relics resting in the holy Laura.
We are to discuss a number of important questions. The first and foremost is the convening of the Bishops' Council of the Russian Orthodox Church. The second is the information received from New York concerning the death of the Imperial Family. I believe this information will help us outline our position, including that concerning the so called the Yekaterinburg remains. I will present proper materials to you; we shall discuss them and take acceptable decisions.


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Once the booming home of pharmaceutical giant Umbrella Corporation, Raccoon City is now a dying Midwestern town. The company's exodus left the city a wasteland…with great evil brewing below the surface. When that evil is unleashed, the townspeople are forever…changed…and a small group of survivors must work together to uncover the truth behind Umbrella and make it through the night.
Genre: Horror, Action, Science Fiction
Studio: Constantin Film, Tea Shop & Film Company, Davis Films, The Fyzz, Screen Gems
Keyword: mutant, biological weapon, quarantine, zombie, based on video game, reboot
Cast: Kaya Scodelario, Robbie Amell, Hannah John-Kamen, Tom Hopper, Avan Jogia, Donal Logue
The Simpsons Movie
After Homer accidentally pollutes the town's water supply, Springfield is encased in a gigantic dome by the EPA and the Simpsons are declared...
Sean Archer, a very tough, rugged FBI Agent. Who is still grieving for his dead son Michael. Archer believes that his son's killer is his sworn...
When a Sumatran rat-monkey bites Lionel Cosgrove's mother, she's transformed into a zombie and begins killing (and transforming) the entire town...
The Evil Dead
When a group of college students finds a mysterious book and recording in the old wilderness cabin they've rented for the weekend, they unwittingly...
Ash is transported back to medieval days, where he is captured by the dreaded Lord Arthur. Aided by the deadly chainsaw that has become his only...
During an ever-growing epidemic of zombies that have risen from the dead, two Philadelphia SWAT team members, a traffic reporter, and his...
After the defeat of their old arch nemesis, The Shredder, the Turtles have grown apart as a family. Struggling to keep them together, their rat...
Led by a strange dream, scientist Aki Ross struggles to collect the eight spirits in the hope of creating a force powerful enough to protect the...
Twenty-eight days after a killer virus was accidentally unleashed from a British research facility, a small group of London survivors are caught in a...
After seeking to live a normal life, Logan sets out to avenge the death of his girlfriend by undergoing the mutant Weapon X program and becoming...
After being committed for 17 years, Michael Myers, now a grown man and still very dangerous, escapes from the mental institution (where he was...
The Turtles and the Shredder battle once again, this time for the last cannister of the ooze that created the Turtles, which Shredder wants to create...
A quartet of humanoid turtles, trained by their mentor in ninjitsu, must learn to work together to face the menace of Shredder and the Foot Clan.
A genetically engineered assassin with deadly aim, known only as "Agent 47" eliminates strategic targets for a top-secret organization. But when he's...
Japanese-Release Version. Tako, advertising director of Pacific Pharmaceuticals, is frustrated with the low ratings of their sponsored TV program and...
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
The sole survivor of an interplanetary rescue mission discovers a planet ruled by apes, and an underground city run by telepathic humans.
After a tragic accident, six friends reunite for a caving expedition. Their adventure soon goes horribly wrong when a collapse traps them deep...


If you are using the Kindle reading app that does not mean you can buy books through it. In order to purchase the Kindle Books, you have to visit the Kindle Store. In the below segment we are providing some hassle-free instructions that will assist you to buy E-books from the Kindle store.
To purchase a Kindle Book you need to visit the Amazon Kindle store. There are a number of payment options and gift cards that you can use to purchase the Kindle Book.
To buy Kindle Book Online, you need to download the Safari Browser first. Make sure that your device is properly connected to WIFI network. Without proper connectivity buying books is not possible.
In case you are having an iPad then you need to visit the Kindle store for iPad. iPhone or iTouch users need to visit iPhone or iTouch stores respectively.
Once the book cover appears you need to press the 'Buy Now with 1-click' to get it.
Afterwards hit on reading Now tab. Once you hit the book will open in the Kindle app.
The EBook will be downloaded and now you can start reading your book.
To read the books it is mandatory to purchase them. Once the purchasing is done you can easily read the books on your device. To download the book you need to go to the library and hit on the book cover. Our Kindle Support team want to remind you that you can only buy three Kindle EBooks at one time. And yes make sure that your device is properly connected to the internet.
Kindle Support Executives are available 24*7 to solve your problem in real-time.
A kindle is great alternative to carry books. Kindle tablets have been the bestselling amazon devices and they run with android, the most popular operating system. Kindle fire popular among both kids and adult. Every kindle user has at least faced this problem in there kindle. Fortunately, there are some suggestion which can help you to solve your kindle problem. By following these simple steps you can easily fix your kindle problem.
Most of the time, when Kindle Won't Turn no suddenly it turns off and is not damaged, It Creates a Lot of Frustration When this happen your kindle device do not work properly. Restating your kindle is the easiest way to solve this problem. This can be done by holding and pressing the switch off option for 20 seconds. Then hit the power button again and kindle will turn on. If still your kindle device is creating a problem then again press and hold the switch off option for 30 seconds. In most of the cases you are able to solve the problem without any technician help.
HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM..?
Luckily, there are many ways to quickly determine the source of this problem and fix it.
Don't assume that your battery is fully charged. Plug in your kindle device into a power source and leave it for a while. After an half an hour, check your device is showing charging symbol. If battery was completely empty, it won't show that it's charging right away. You need to make sure that your charging cable is working properly. Try connecting the charger with different outlet or try to charge your device with laptop. Change the battery or charging cable if necessary.
Press and hold the power button of your kindle device.
Again press the power button to restart your kindle device.
If your device turn on, you will see the start-up screen.
For some Kindle Fire 5th generation this solution has worked. This may not work for you but you should still try it.
Press the 'POWER' and 'VOLUME DOWN' button at the same time.
Your KINDLE FIRE device will turn on.
You can also restore and install latest version of software in your kindle device which is not opening through the recovery menu. This will factory reset your KINDLE FIRE and install the latest software through the recovery menu. Follow this simple steps to install latest version in your device.
Press "Volume Up" Button and Hold that and at the same Press "Power" Button for 10-40 Seconds.
You just turn on your Kindle to read your favorite book and you see that your Kindle device freeze. Feels irritating, right?? Well, this is one of the most common Problems Kindle users face.
If you are also going through this same irritating situation then here are some steps you can follow to troubleshoot the problem immediately. Our Kindle Tech Support Team assure you that after following these steps you will definitely be able to enjoy your Kindle Ebook Reading smoothly.
First and the foremost solution you can opt to unfreeze the stuck screen is recharging the battery. Charge your battery for approximately an hour. Afterward check either your device is working again or not. Sometimes due to the low battery, the freezing problem occurs.
If your Kindle is freeze due to the low battery issue then charging the device can solve this problem and you will be able to read the E-books. In case this Kindle Help does not work then try the next one.
In case the Kindle device still not work after following the above-given instruction then you should try to restart it once. To restart the Kindle Device you need to turn it off and then turn it on again. If you are using a Kindle Fire Tablet then you can restart the device by holding the power button and choosing the "Shut down" and "Power off" button from "Do you want to shut down your Fire "options. After hitting the tab wait for it to turn off completely.
Thereafter press the power button again and restart the Kindle Device. Once the Kindle Device is turn on select the "Home" to "Menu" and go to "Settings" options within the Menu. Then from "Settings" options select "Menu" and then "Restart".
If still, the problem persists, the Kindle Support Executives suggests you reset the Kindle Device. First of all, try the soft reset option. After completing the soft reset process check the device if it is working properly or not.
Soft Reset Procedure : For completing the Soft Reset slide the power switch and then release it. The LED switch will go off. Then slide the switch again and it will restart. If the soft reset option does not work then go for Hard Reset option.
Hard Reset Procedure : If you want to go for a Hard Reset then slide the power tab and hold it for around 20 seconds. After completion of 20 seconds release the slide tab. Once you release it the Kindle device will restart. Check your device and its working.
The last step you can follow to resolve the issue is choosing "Reset to Factory Defaults" option from "settings". If you choose this option then your whole data will be deleted, but don't worry you can restore it later from your Amazon Account.
With the help of above-given instructions given by Kindle Help Executives, you will surely be able to get rid of the stuck problem. Still, if you need Kindle Support then you can try dialing the Kindle Tech Support Number.
By dialing the Kindle Tech Support Phone Number you will be able to get the real-time solution of your Problem. The Kindle Support Executives will not only help you to solve this particular problem but also provide solutions to other Kindle Problems.
The Kindle Help Number is toll-free and available 24*7. Instead of dialing the Kindle Support Number you can also use the Chat option available. To connect with Kindle Tech Support Executives through messages you need to hit on the Chat Box available at the right bottom of website i.e. kindlesupporthelp.us.
Wish to spend some me time while sitting on the couch and reading e-books on your Kindle? But when you try to connect your Kindle you find that it is not connected. Feeling Disappointed??? If your Kindle is not connected to the internet you will not be able to read E books.
If you are stuck in the same situation then do not worry here is the simple solution to this problem. Instead of being annoyed and frustrated, you can follow the instructions given below and troubleshoot this irritating problem.
Step.1: First and foremost step to follow is checking either you have entered a right WIFI password or not.
Step.2: Afterwards try to connect other devices to the same WIFI network and check either they are connected or not. If other devices are also not connecting then contact the Internet Service Provider.
Step.3: Do not forget to ensure that the Airplane mode of the device is off or not. The Airplane mode must be off. If it is on then swipe down the device's screen and turn it off. Again try to connect to WIFI.
If still, nothing happens then, at last, you can do to go for "Add a WiFi network manually" option. These steps will surely help you in solving the problem.
The above-given steps will definitely be helpful. In case you didn't get the appropriate solution then try to restart your Modem and Router. To restart the device, you need to unplug the Modem and Router for at least 30 seconds. After waiting for this period, plug the Modem in again.
Once the Modem power is on, plug your Router in. Wait for the device to turn on properly. You can also check if your wireless router is set to use the WiFi channels from 1-11. The last option left after following the instructions is contacting the internet service provider or provider of the wireless router.
By using Kindle you can get access to several Ebooks just by sitting at one place. Kindle contains a wide range of Ebooks for people of any age including Children, adults and elderly age people. But sometimes due to some unwanted errors we need Amazon Kindle Help.
In order to provide real-time Amazon Kindle Support, there are several professionals who is just one call away. Yes to get Kindle Fire Support Or Kindle Fire Help you can contact the Kindle Tech Support Executive by simply dialing the Kindle Support Phone Number. Even after following all the instructions given here, you want to get professional Kindle Help then you must contact the Kindle Support Executive by dialing Toll-Free Kindle Tech Support Number i.e. 1-877-550-1655.
To transfer files from the Computer to the Amazon Kindle it is important to connect the device with the Computer, sometimes the Device not gets connected with the PC. Without getting connected it is impossible to transfer the files directly. Keeping the same situation in mind here we have given the detailed solution to your problem. Stay connected and avail real-time solution.
Your PC is switched on and not in Sleep Mode. When you connect your Amazon Kindle Set Up via USB, several drivers will get installed on your computer.
Check the USB Ports.If the Kindle Fire is not connected while inserting the USB in front port, then try to insert in the back side port. Sometimes the USB ports for external devices or the front of the desktop computer tower do not have enough power to recognize your Kindle Fire.
From the below-given content, you will get to know about the steps to follow if your Kindle Fire is not connected to the PC. If you still have any doubt then you can take help from the Amazon Kindle Support Executive.
After completing the above-given instructions if your Kindle Fire is still not connected, then you will be required to reset both your computer and the Kindle Fire.
First of all hit on the Power button and press it for 40 seconds or until the device restarts automatically.
Else if, continue pressing the Power Button until the device turns on.
Want to get Amazon Kindle Help from Tech Experts ??
After going through the above-given steps it will become easier for you to connect the Kindle Fire with Computer. Still, if you have any issue, then you may contact the Kindle Fire Support Executive by dialing the Kindle Support Phone Number i.e. 1-877-550-1655. For further Amazon Kindle Help you can visit the website @kindlesupporthelp.us.
We hope this article will be beneficial for you to solve your problems related to the Amazon Kindle device. If you want to ask any question in regard then you may write to us. Our experts will definitely help to solve the queries in real-time.
Kindle Fire is an electronic media tablet introduced by Amazon.com. This device not only helps users to read their favorite stories but also let them watch their favorite videos. While using the Kindle Fire HD sometimes user experiences that it is not working properly or disturbance in connectivity etc.
If you are a Kindle user and facing such problem then you can contact Kindle Fire Support by dialing the Kindle Support Phone Number given below. Before asking for Kindle Helpyou can try to Reset Kindle Fire HD.
In this article, you will get some handy steps that will assist you to Reset Kindle Fire HD. Moreover here we have also given the Toll-Free Amazon Kindle Support Number. The Amazon Kindle help is a 24*7 service through which one can get assisted about all the queries related to kindle.
After completing the Soft Reset procedure, if the problem still persists then go for Kindle Fire Hard Reset.
Give the device its own time and it will be rebooted itself.
Even after completing the Rebooting procedure, if you didn't get any solution then you may contact the Www Kindle Com Support and ask for Amazon Kindle Help. To get the Kindle Tech Support you have to dial the toll-free number i.e. 1-877-550-1655.
Through the Amazon Kindle Support Phone Number, you will not only get the Technical Support but can also avail details regarding the subscription plans.


Using Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) data from 1900-1997 and some other shorter SOI series before 1900, it is determined through filtering and basic statistics, the duration of the warm/cold phases of the events associated to El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) during these periods. A comparison of these results is made with those of other authors for some particular periods. A reasonable agreement is obtained of the beginning, end and duration of the ENSO events. The above results are utilized to study the behavior and possible dynamical response of the Low Level Jet (LLJ) over the western Caribbean, during the boreal summer when this jet develops under an El Niño, La Niña or normal conditions. In spite of the fact that the analysis includes relatively few events for each observed phase of the ENSO signal, it can be said that the region where the LLJ is located experiences under warm ENSO conditions an increment of the zonal flow. This increment has been associated with a possible enhancement of the precipitation in the western region of the Caribbean and more stable conditions in the Pacific side of Central America during the Northern Hemisphere summer months. On the contrary, decrease in the intensity of the trade winds associated with the LLJ during the cold phase of ENSO is observed; which can possibly be related to a less intense orographic rainfall conditions in the western part of the Caribbean during these months.


Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands permadeath has turned the game into Dark Souls. Wait, no, come back! I was kidding. Kinda Special Operation 2 is landing on July 24 and, with it, comes a Ghost Recon Wildlands permadeath feature that all but the most hardened Ghosts will steer well clear of. But that's not the only thing to get excited about, as more maps and items are on the way, too.
The free DLC introduces Ghost Mode, essentially a hardcode mode that ramps up the difficulty and puts some pretty tough roadblocks in your path. Namely, you can only carry one main weapon and one sidearm, plus any reloads without an empty clip will cause you to lose all the bullets in that round, just as you would in the real world.
First Sam Fisher in the opening Special Operation update, now there's the introduction of Ghost Recon Wildlands permadeath. Where do we go from here? The community (who are apparently all masochists) requested it, and now it's here. While you can try it out for yourself at any difficulty level from Arcade all the way up to the brutally punishing Tier 2, each players, no matter the difficulty, will be able to get their hands on brand-new gear.
That's not all. PvP has been given a boost as new maps are coming to Ghost War next week, as are over 100 items in the Battle Crates, ranging from new vehicles for your soldier to get around in all the way up to new lines of dialogue.


The Queen has been discharged from hospital following an overnight stay at King Edward VII hospital with suspected gastroenteritis.
The royal was admitted to hospital on Sunday evening although she insisted that 'no fuss' be made.
After a visit from her personal physician, Professor John Cunningham, earlier today, the Queen was seen leaving the hospital at 2.45pm. Clad in a bright red coat, the royal reassured concerned onlookers she was well again and wore a big smile.
As she hopped into her waiting car, a Bentley of course, the Queen stopped to thank medical staff before returning home to Buckingham Palace.
Doctors had earlier speculated that the head of the monarchy was suffering from norovirus, the winter vomiting bug.


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Ever Wonder How Many Calories There Are in...You?
Sorry Dr. Lecter, looks like you might need to supplement with some protein shakes
By Ian Burke
Human remainsDerek Adams, Natural History Museum
Have you ever wondered what you...taste like? If you believe the experts, the meat closest to human flesh in taste and texture is pork, which is one reason some cannibals have euphemistically referred to their meals as 'long pig.' But here's some unfortunate news for the cannibalism-curious: A recent study by James Cole of the University of Brighton found that human meat is a lot less nutritious than pork or wild game, and it's shedding light on millennia of history into the practice of people eating other people.
As reported by National Geographic, prehistoric humans were often found to mix some long pig into their diets, when preffered game such as mammoths, boars, and beavers were scarce. "The issue is not one of nutrition as an alternative to large game," anthropologist Erik Trinkaus of Washington University tells Nat Geo. "It is an issue of survival when there are no other food sources, members of one's social group have died, and the surviving members consume the bodies of already-dead people." But regardless of our ancient ancestors' motivations, filet of human just doesn't compare with the caloric value of other animals with higher percentages of muscle.
As Cole explains, "When you compare us to other animals, we're not very nutritional at all." His study found that a pound of human meat only has about 650 calories per pound, while a pound of meat from wild boars or beavers packed around 1,800 calories. This nutritional deficit leads Cole and other scientists to believe that prehistoric cannibalism might have had another, more grizzly function in ancient society—a social or religious one. (Cannibalism as a form of religious ritual or wartime scare tactics has been well documented throughout history.)
But sacrificial cannibalism aside, cannibalism probably fell out of practice for another, more mundane reason—it just isn't cost efficient. When factoring in muscle percentage and average weight, a typical adult human will yield around 75 pounds of edible meat topping out at about 49,000 calories, while the dressed weight of an average pig is roughly 140 pounds. Taking into account caloric value, that's about a 37,000 calorie difference in total yield. Prehistoric butchers probably realized that they could raise their bottom line by stocking more pork and fewer…people.
h/t National Geographic


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By CT40 | January 24, 2023
In a 'Jekyll + Hyde' move, Zac Brown's ready to rock on his next record
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Now that "Out in the Middle" has become a top 15 hit, Zac Brown's turning his attention to his next album.
"I'm already working on it," he tells ABC Audio. "Already writing for it and putting together artwork, and it's gonna be pretty epic. And we got time to get it all right."
But this one may be a little different than The Comeback, which came out in October 2021.
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1989-90 Pacific Senior League, Dave LaRoche
#97 Dave LaRoche
Here is the most recent card from this set that I have got signed. I got this card signed this summer when Dave was the pitching coach for the Kansas Stars. This was the first card from this set that I have got signed in two years.
When I went to my first Stars game in 2016, I did not expect Dave to be there. I should have known better since Andy and Adam were both there, but I was not prepared. So, I came ready this year with the only two cards of him that I owned and one from the '74 set that I picked up beforehand. I was unable to get Dave prior to the game, but I stuck around and was able to get him afterwards. He signed all three for me.
At the games I went too both years, there was a fourth LaRoche there, Jeff. I am assuming that he is the eldest brother, but there is not a lot of info on him.
Labels: 90s, Kansas Stars, P, Pacific, Senior League, Sun Sox
1989-90 Pacific Senior League, Dennis Leonard
#84 Dennis Leonard
To my surprise, this is only the eighth card of Dennis Leonard that I have posted on here. Dennis is such a huge part of the Royals family, it seems like he is always signing autographs at events, whether it is Fanfest, alumni autograph Sundays, or the old winter caravan. This signature was obtained at one of the autograph Sundays at The K in 2015.
This was the first time that I got a senior league card signed at a signing. All the rest were either by the dugouts at games or through the mail. Since this was the only card I got signed by Dennis, I asked him his thoughts on the short-lived league. He told me that it was a lot of fun, but they could not get much fan support and that is what did the league in.
Personally, I would think that the senior league would be an autograph hunter's go-to place in Florida in the years before Major League ball. They played longer than Spring Training clubs did and most of the guys were former established Major League players, which would be better than 'graphing the Florida State League. But, it was a different time then, so who knows what it was really like.
Labels: 90s, game, P, Pacific, Senior League, Sun Sox
1989-90 Pacific Senior League, Leon Roberts
#30 Leon Roberts
This is the third card of Leon that I have posted on here. The first one was a TTM success from 2012. You can see that card here. The second one was his '85 Topps card that my best friend, Dustin, got signed for me while we were at a Sacremento River Cats game in 2015. That card can be seen here. This card was also signed by Leon that day.
Even though Leon played in the Majors for eleven seasons, I have very few cards of him. In fact, all four cards I own are now signed. Leon coached in the Royals system last year, and when I went to Surprise for Spring Training, I had nothing of Leon to get signed. That is too bad because he has some really good-looking cards from the '70s. It is just that I didn't start collecting cards until Leon's playing career came to a close. That is why half of the cards I have of him are from after he retired.
I have four signed cards of Super Sox from this set. All four of them feature less than spectacular action shots. The three batter shots look identical to this, with the one pitcher shot looking a little better. Every other team has nothing but posed shots, with the exception of the Tropics, which has a mixture. Again, I am only going off of the cards that I have signed, so it is a small sample size. But, it seems strange that all of the shots in the set are posed except the Super Sox and a few random others (Willie Aikens being one of those).
Labels: 90s, game, OF, Pacific, Senior League, Super Sox
1989-90 Pacific Senior League, Roy Howell
#12 Roy Howell
Here is the second of two cards that Roy Howell signed for me through the mail in 2014. I posted the first card, his '81 Donruss, back in April and that one can be seen here.
Most times, when I send out an '81D in the mail, I will only send that card. But, after that set, this one might be my second favorite one to get signed. So, I will throw in this card with the '81D occasionally. In fact, I did that this morning when I sent cards to Doug Corbett to get signed.
I have about thirty cards from this set signed. I do not really send them out to get signed unless I send them with another card. But, I am seriously thinking about changing that strategy. I might start concentrating on this set more and send them out by themselves to guys that were not in the '81D set. That may be my new focus for 2018.
Labels: 3B, 90s, mail, Pacific, Pelicans, Senior League
1990 Leaf, Don Slaught
#354 Don Slaught
Here is a card that I won in a Twitter contest a couple of years ago. This card, and a couple of others, were being given away by Autograph Rob and I was fortunate enough to win. I believe this is the only contest Rob ever held and his Twitter account has been dormant for the last eight months. To date, this is the only thing I have ever won on Twitter.
With the Milt Thompson 1990 Leaf and this one, I now have four whole cards signed from this set. Dan left a comment on the Thompson card and he hit it on the head- these cards were expensive in 1990. Because of that, I do not have a ton of cards from this set. Back then, I could buy one pack each of Topps, Donruss, Fleer, and Score, or I could buy one pack of Leaf. When I was eleven years old and on a budget, that was an easy decision to make.
I always thought it was odd that they just called this set Leaf. For all of the '80s, Leaf was to Donruss what O-Pee-Chee was to Topps. They were just a Canadian clone. You would have thought Leaf would have came up with a better name, something flashy that justified the price increase.
Don played in the Majors for sixteen seasons with the Royals, Rangers, Yankees, Pirates, Angels, White Sox, and Padres. Over that time, he was a .283 hitter with 77 home runs and 476 RBI. His best season was with the Pirates in 1993. That year, he hit .300 with career highs of 10 home runs and 55 RBI.
Labels: 90s, C, contest winnings, Leaf, Pirates
1990 Leaf, Milt Thompson
#308 Milt Thompson
Here is the third and final card that I got signed by Milt Thompson at Spring Training earlier this year. Milt was the hitting coordinator for the Reds and I was able to get him to sign while switching fields at the Reds minor league workout. At first, he told me he couldn't sign because he was working. But, once he realized I was by myself, he motioned for me to come over and he signed all three cards for me. You can see the first card I posted here and the second one here.
That first card had Milt with the Braves and the second one had him with the Phillies. Here he is with his third team, the Cardinals. He played with them from 1989-'92 and had some productive years there, hitting .274 with 20 home runs and 149 RBI with the club. His best offensive season was with them in 1989 when he hit .290 with 8 homers and had career highs in doubles, 28, and RBI, 68.
After the Cardinals, he went back to the Phillies for a couple of years before finishing up with the Astros, Dodgers, and Rockies. Unfortunately, I do not think there are any mainstream cards of him playing for those last three teams.
Labels: 90s, Cardinals, Leaf, OF, spring training
1990 Fleer, Ozzie Canseco
#U-117 Ozzie Canseco
Here is the second of three cards that Ozzie Canseco signed for me at a Wingnuts game in 2015. He was the hitting coach for the Sioux Falls Canaries at the time, but has since been replaced. I posted the first card of Ozzie a few weeks back and that one can be seen here.
About seven or eight years ago, I got a Christmas gift from my best friend. It was a pre-packaged baseball card stocking that he bought at Ace Hardware. In it was some junk wax packs, a minor league team set, and a boxed update or traded set. The boxed set was the highlight of the stocking and I went to Ace the next day and bought four more of them. Out of them all, I ended up with '85 Fleer Update, '86 Topps Traded, '88 Donruss Rookies, '91 Score Traded, and this set. The Topps set was missing the main top rookies, but all the rest were complete sets.
Out of all of those sets, I have at least four cards from each one signed. They are still in their boxes and they are small, so they are really easy to look through to find a card to get signed. But, this Canseco card is the only one from the '90 Fleer Update set that I have signed. I am not sure why that is exactly. I know I have taken a few cards out to get signed and had no luck, so it is not because I overlook the set. It must be because I don't really like 1990 Fleer. There is just too much white on them.
That is probably why '91 Fleer is blinding yellow. They got too much grief for this set being boring, so the spiced things up the next year.
Labels: 90s, a's, Fleer, game, OF
1990 Donruss, Tony Fossas
#457 Tony Fossas
Here is the first of three cards that I got signed by Tony Fossas at Spring Training this year. Tony was the Reds pitching coordinator last season and I was able to get him to sign while the club's minor league players were participating in their morning practice.
Tony pitched in the Majors for twelve seasons. He pitched for seven teams during that span- the Brewers, Red Sox, Cardinals, Mariners, Cubs, Rangers, and Yankees. It looks like he bounced around all the time, but that really didn't happen until the last two years of his career when he played for four different teams, including three alone in the 1998 season.
It is amazing that he had such a long career considering how long it took him to get to the Major Leagues. Tony was drafted by the Rangers in 1979. He would get released or granted free agency four times before finally making his big league debut in 1988 at the age of 30.
Over his career, Tony never started a game and he was not a closer. He was mainly a left-handed specialist who logged 415.2 innings over 567 appearances. During that time, he racked up a 17-24 record with 7 saves and a 3.90 ERA.
Labels: 90s, brewers, Donruss, P, spring training
1990 CMC, Tony Perezchica
#547 Tony Perezchica
Here is one of my most recent additions to my collection. Tony is the third base coach for the Diamondbacks and they finished off their regular season in Kansas City this year. I was able to make it up to two of those games and I got him to sign for me outside of the ballpark on the final day of the season. He made it be known to me that he was in a hurry for a meeting, but he still stopped and signed both of the cards I had of him.
Even though Tony only played in the bigs for four seasons and 69 games, he still had seven base cards printed of him between 1989 and 1992. I looked in my collection for every single one of those cards and I only had one. Luckily, I had this card of him and was able to get two cards signed.
Tony made his Major League debut with the Giants in 1988. He played in 34 games with them over three seasons and he hit .220 with no homers and 4 RBI.
Back in the day before the Diamondbacks came around, Phoenix hosted the Giants AAA team, the Firebirds.
Labels: 90s, CMC, Firebirds, game, Giants, IF, minors
1990 CMC, Neil Allen
#148 Neil Allen
Here is the third and final card that Neil Allen signed for me in Kansas City this past season. Neil was the pitching coach for the Twins and he signed for me after stepping off the team bus outside of The K. You can see the first card I posted of him here and the second one here.
Even though the Twins captured the second Wild Card spot after finishing the year 85-77, Neil was let go by the club after the season was finished. He was replaced by Garvin Alston. That means that I will not be getting Neil to sign his '81 Donurss card next year when the Twins come to town. That is, if I actually had that card ('81D want list posted underneath blog header, hint, hint).
By the time this card came out, Neil's Major League career was over. He appeared in just three games with the Indians in 1989 and was 0-1 with an ERA of 15.00. With Nashville in 1990, he pitched in twelve games before calling it a career.
For his career, he was 58-70 with 75 saves and a 3.88 ERA.
Labels: 90s, CMC, game, minors, P, Reds, Sounds
1990 Classic, Pete Rose, Jr.
#75 Pete Rose, Jr.
Over the past two seasons, Pete Rose, Jr. has been the manager of the Wichita Wingnuts. Over those two seasons, his clubs won their division and advanced to the league championship, losing both times. The Wingnuts were 122-77 under Pete and they decided to not renew his contract for next season. That kind of seems like a Yankees, or Nationals, or Red Sox type of thing to do.
In the few Wingnut games I attended over the last two years, I only got Pete to sign for me once. That was at the first game I attended last year. I had one card of him in my collection and I bought this one and one other and he happily signed all three for me.
It is always an exciting time when the 'Nuts are in a managerial search. The next one will be the fourth one in eleven seasons. As an autograph collector, I always hope for someone with Major League experience that has plenty of cards out there. The last two managers had Major League experience, but only 25 games between the two of them.
This is an interesting card of Pete, Jr. He was drafted in 1988 and played his first pro season in '89. At two different stops that season, he hit .254 with 2 home runs and 33 RBI. I guess that Classic wanted him in the set just for the name, and quite possibly the batting stance. Another interesting thing about this card is that there is not a position listed for Pete. It looks like all the cards from the set might have been like that.
Labels: 90s, Classic, game, orioles
1990 Best, Tom Martin
#178 Tom Martin
Over the last two summers, my 'graphing highlight each year was going to Wichita and seeing the Kansas Stars compete in the NBC World Series. The NBC World Series is supposed to be a tournament featuring some of the best summer college teams in the nation. While that used to be the case, the Northwoods and Cape Cod leagues do not send teams to it and that is where most of the premier college players play. So last year, Nate Robertson and Adam LaRoche decided to put a team of retired ballplayers together to compete in the tournament and the Kansas Stars were born.
The Stars were an instant hit and brought a new life to a tournament that wasn't what it once was. They brought the likes of Roger Clemens, Roy Halladay, Chipper Jones, Josh Beckett, and Tim Hudson to put the cleats back on and play for free and (maybe) sign some autographs. In their first year, the Stars sold out every game en route to a second place finish. This year, while not selling out every game, they went undefeated and romped every opponent they faced.
But, while most people went to Wichita to see these former Major Leaguers play, I went solely to try to get their autographs. All of the bigger names, I had seen play while they were in their prime. Instead, I was just looking forward to getting autographs from guys that played in The Show at a ballpark that hosts American Association games.
Over the two games I was able to attend, I came home with at least seventy signed cards. Most of the guys would sign more than one, so it is probably between twenty and twenty-five guys that I got signatures from. In retrospect, it was unreal. You cannot go to two Major League games and get seventy cards signed. It just isn't possible.
The worst part about it is that the Kansas Stars will not be participating in the NBC World Series next year. In an official press release, they blame it on the Kansas Star Casino, their sponsor, booking a convention during the Series next year and not having room for the players. That sounds like a load of crap to me. My guess is that people griped about these professional ball players whooping up on college kids and that not being what the tournament is about. But, that is pure speculation on my part. Either way, I am going to miss the opportunity to 'graph the Stars next summer.
I got this card signed by Tom at the game I attended this summer. In that game, I had the pleasure of watching Doc Halladay take the bump one last time. It was a masterful performance and one unlike any I had ever seen. Roy pitched four innings and struck out five batters. He only allowed one hit and he did not throw one single pitch that resembled a fastball. Every pitch was dipping and diving or moving right to left. The fastest speed to hit the radar gun was 79 MPH. Those poor kids from Everett had no chance against him.
Obviously, I was saddened to hear the news of his death today. He was a phenomenal pitcher.
Labels: 90s, Kansas Stars, minors, orioles, P, Timbers
1989 Upper Deck, Ozzie Canseco
#756 Ozzie Canseco
It has been a month since I have posted a card on here of a player for the first time. A month ago, it was Don Mattingly. Here is Ozzie Canseco, the lesser of the Canseco brothers. The difference between Mattingly and Ozzie is that I only have one card signed by Donnie Baseball. Ozzie signed five cards for me over the two encounters I had with him.
This one was signed the first time I met him. It was at a Wingnuts game two years ago. The Nuts were hosting the Sioux Falls Canaries. When the season started, Roosevelt Brown was the Canaries hitting coach. I knew I was going to see them play, so I picked up a card of Roosevelt from COMC. When game time came around and I started rounding up cards for the game, I was pleasantly surprised to see that Roosevelt had been fired and Ozzie took his place. Even though Roosevelt had significantly more playing time in the Majors than Ozzie did, I actually had cards of Ozzie. Plus, he is a Canseco. And he was super nice, too.
Labels: 80s, a's, game, OF, Upper Deck
1989 Upper Deck, Randy Ready
#474 Randy Ready
Here is another card of Randy Ready that was given to me by Rod, from Padrographs. Like the last one I posted a month ago, this one was also slabbed by Historic Grading and Authentication. So, according to their services, this is an authentic signature from Randy Ready. Why someone felt the need to pay eight bucks to get this card authenticated is beyond me, but that is how much HG&A charges.
I got Randy to sign three cards for me in 2008 while he was the manager of the Portland Beavers. He held that position for a season and a half before being promoted to the Padres hitting coach during the 2009 season. He had that role through the 2011 season. But, with the Padres finishing the season last in the league for home runs and average, he was let go.
After coaching in the Rangers and Braves organization for a few years, Randy found himself working for the Marlins last season. He started as the manager of their Florida State League team, the Jupiter Hammerheads, before moving to the AA Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp this past season. The Shrimp made the playoffs this season after winning the second half, but were swept in the first round.
Labels: 80s, IF, Padres, Padrographs, Upper Deck
1989 Topps, Darnell Coles
#738 Darnell Coles
This is the second of three Darnell Coles cards I got signed at Spring Training and it is the last of the '89 Topps cards that I have to show. We would be heading into the '90s with the next post, but a new card company hit the market in 1989 and I have two cards from that set to show before advancing to the next decade.
This card is one of the fourteen cards my oldest boy got signed for me this past spring. At all the games we went to, the Brewers were the visiting team. So, I tasked my kid with 'graphing them for me and I would pay him a buck a signature. Darnell was the Brewers batting coach and he signed three for us before a game against the Reds at Goodyear Ballpark. I posted the first card three months ago and it can be seen here.
When this card came out, Darnell was on his second stint with the Mariners. He made his debut with them in 1983 and played in 102 games with them over three seasons. He was then dealt to the Tigers and then the Pirates before landing back in Seattle prior to the 1988 trade deadline.
Darnell was as hot as could be after his return to the M's. He got into 55 games over the final two months of the season and hit .292 with 10 home runs and 34 RBIs. Unfortunately, that hot finish would not sustain itself through the following season. In 1989, Darnell played in 146 games and hit .252 with 10 dingers and 59 RBI. It was the last season that he would play more than 100 games. He would be traded back to the Tigers during the 1990 season.
Labels: 80s, game, Mariners, OF, topps
1989 Topps, Danny Darwin
#719 Danny Darwin
The Houston Astros are the World Champions and it just so happens that the next card I have to post features an Astro. Sure, it is an Astro that has nothing to do with this year's team, but it is an Astro nonetheless.
Even though Danny was traded to the 'Stros during their great 1986 season, he was not on the postseason roster and never appeared in a postseason game in his career.
Danny ended up pitching for Houston for about five seasons during his long career. Over that span, he was 47-35 with 12 saves and a 3.21 ERA.
Congratulations Astros, especially former Royals Carlos Beltran and AJ Hinch.
And no, I was not saving this card for the possibility of Houston winning. This card was supposed to be posted Sunday, but I fell behind this weekend and fell more behind when the week started with a sick kid.
Labels: 80s, Astros, P, spring training, topps


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La baia di Hanauma è un'insenatura della costa sud-orientale dell'isola di Oahu nell'arcipelago delle Hawaii. La baia, dalla forma a ferro di cavallo, è una delle destinazioni turistiche più popolari dell'isola, data anche la sua vicinanza al centro di Honolulu, capitale dello Stato federato, tanto che in certi periodi ha accolto oltre tre milioni di visitatori all'anno. La frequente presenza di meduse della classe Cubozoa unita al sovrautilizzo eccessivo della sua spiaggia sono i principali motivi che hanno condotto, in diverse occasioni, alla chiusura della baia.

Nel 1956 si decise di utilizzare la dinamite per eliminare porzioni della barriera corallina della baia per far spazio ai cavi telefonici che avrebbero collegato le Hawaii alla costa ovest degli Stati Uniti.

Origine del nome
Nella lingua hawaiiana la parola hana significa baia. Ci sono quindi due interpretazioni etimologiche della seconda parte del nome. La prima prende in considerazione la parola hawaiiana per curvo, in riferimento alla forma della baia o delle canoe indigene che vi venivano varate. La seconda ritiene invece che il finale del nome della baia sia legato alla parola Uma, il nome con cui è localmento noto il gioco del braccio di ferro.

Note

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Geografia delle Hawaii
Oahu

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Predetermination
By Varadaraja Raman on June 27, 2007 in Essay
Astronomers tell us with great precision when the next eclipse will occur, on which day and year the next planetary conjunction will come about, etc. It would appear that in the astronomical realm, the world is functioning in such a way that the course of events are well determined. The question that arises is: Is this true of every aspect of the world. Is the course of events on our earth thus strictly determined? This is not an easy question to answer.
Some religious traditions imagine a fate-etching God to have done the job of writing the script for the universe. The idea of an irresistible and all-powerful force beyond human control which determines whatever happens in the lives of individuals has been expressed by poets and philosophers in many different ways. In ancient Greek religion there was Moira who held sway over all humans and also over the gods, for it was even more powerful than the gods. In fact, there was a whole class of them, the Moirai or Fates, who directed the course of lives human and divine. Zeno, the Stoic of ancient Greece declared that "Fate is the endless chain of causation, whereby things are." In pre-Islamic Arabia there was Manat, the goddess of Fate, who was regarded as one of the three daughters of Allah. An in the notion of talai-ezhuttu in Tamil, and the popular song Que serà serà , people in many cultures accept events as predestined.
This view of occurrences in human lives is known as fatalism, or less poetically, as "Whatever will be, will be." In this thesis of the pre-ordained nature of events, the future remains hidden from our view, time serving as the unveiler of events already determined. In the words of Omar Khayyam,
The First Dawn of Creation wrote
What the Last Day of Reckoning shall read.
From this perspective, we are only witnessing what was to happen anyway. Religion attributes the course of events to the will of God. Fatalism could imply that whatever happens or is to happen is entirely dependent on God's will: Deo volente, as it says in the Bible. The corresponding term in the Islamic world is inshallah: if God wills. The notions of kadar: that which has been written or spoken out by God, and of taqdir: that which has been ordained for each one of us, are central in Islamic theology. Many thoughtful commentators have written and debated on their significance. Interestingly, in the Hindu world only atheists subscribed to the idea of fatalism by which they meant, somewhat like physicists, that events inevitably occur as a result of the blind forces of nature.
It is, however, important to make a distinction between looking at the past and into the future in fatalistic terms. In the first instance, the fatalistic view is an analytic statement: it does not really say anything significant about the world. Nor does it circumscribe in any way our capacity for action. On the other hand, in a fatalistic view about the future we are saying that the future is (already) cast in concrete. There is nothing we can do about it. Even if we think we are doing something to alter the future, in fact this too has been pre-ordained, and we are merely acting within the fatalistic groove.
Unlike the tautology of the principle of fatalism in the past, futuristic fatalism has moral consequences. As Seneca reminded us long ago, fate in this sense exonerates everyone of any wrong-doing. After all, the criminal could say that his action had been pre-ordained, etched in the unalterable cement of fate. This is one reason why some ethicists and philosophers are reluctant to accept fatalism. This is also why in Christianity freewill is taken as an important doctrinal principle. [This, of course, need not be a consideration because the judge in the court could still convict the criminal and say that too had been pre-ordained.]
Nevertheless, the argument is that God gave us the capacity to choose between good and bad, and fatalism deprives us of this choice. We are not robots behaving as per divine programming. The difficulty here is that in the Christian framework, the choice is really not free, because there are weighty consequences, pleasant or pleasant, in what we choose to do. Choosing between a cup of tea and a cup of coffee, or from among different flavors of ice-cream, is not exactly what one means by the exercise of free-will. If we are told that by deciding to act sinfully we will go to a very hot and painful place, there to remain for a very long time, are we really given freedom to exercise our will? From this perspective, the Islamic condemnation of infidels to Hell does not seem to be fair, at least to the infidels, because that is how Allah had written it to be. In one translation of the Qu'ran we read (xviii, 58) that Allah threw veils over the hearts of unbelievers "lest (they) should understand the Koran, and into their ears a heaviness; and if you bid them to the guidance, yet even they will never be guided."
And yet, when God gave us the freedom to chose or blinded us so that we may not choose whatever is good, even when we are not responsible for our wrong actions, unpleasant things occur, such as the birth of a sickly child or the death of innocent people in natural disasters. Is this also the will of God? Why did the divine blueprint for the world include pain and suffering? In this context, the Hindu perspective is an ingenious blending of fatalism and freewill. It regards our current experiences as predestined, not by God but by our own previous actions (in other incarnations), and it allows for freewill in our current conscious state. Our present conduct will determine our future states. In this way it explains the present predicament (which fatalism does, but freewill does not), and gives freedom to human actions (which the doctrine of freewill does but fatalism cannot).
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Tapioca is the root from cassava plant. Though tapioca is the starch from the root, generally the root itself is referred to as tapioca. It is a native of Brazil but grown all over the world now. It is used as staple food and as a thickening agent in some food preparations.
Tapioca starch is produced in various forms like sticks, pearls, powder etc. It is water soluble and is one of the purest forms of starch produced. Cassava leaves are also used for their medicinal properties.
In addition to being used as a staple food item, tapioca starch is also used in laundries for starching the garments before ironing. Besides being a pure starch food with high protein, tapioca provides many other health benefits as it contains many vitamins and minerals.
100 grams of raw tapioca provides 160 calories of energy and 38.06 grams of carbohydrates equal to 29% of Recommended Daily Amount (RDA). I also contains 1.36 grams of protein and 1.8 grams of fiber.
It also contains small amounts of folate, niacin, pyridoxine, riboflavin, and thiamine, Vitamin A, C, E and K with an RDA of about 1% to 7%.
It contains minerals – calcium, iron, manganese, magnesium, phosphorous and zinc, ranging from 1% to 5% of RDA. Electrolytes potassium and sodium are also present at 6% and 1% RDA respectively.
Tapioca is grown as a substitute food item and is consumed as such, particularly by people who do not get adequate food with required amount of starch and carbohydrates.
Among the starch rich roots, tapioca provides the highest amount starch. It in fact provides twice the amount of calories provided by potatoes of same weight. Tribal people use tapioca as their main diet and are known to live on tapioca alone. The high carbohydrate content in tapioca helps gain healthy weight. As it contain no cholesterol or fat it is an excellent option to consume for gaining weight. It is not only healthy but also less expensive and an ideal substitute food. People with eating disorders can do well by eating tapioca.
The fiber in tapioca supports the digestive system by preventing common disorders like constipation. Tapioca is an easily digestible food. It prevents bloating. It is useful in preventing colorectal cancer as the digestive system is kept healthy. Tapioca has the potential to scrap the cholesterol or fat from the blood vessels and arteries walls of the heart and to prevent strokes and heart attacks.
Calcium, iron and vitamin K present in tapioca improves flexibility and health of the bones. Tapioca is an instant energy booster in case of fatigue.
Muscle strength is as important as bone strength in maintaining the body health and strength. Protein present in tapioca helps muscle growth and strengthening of the muscle.
Tapioca is recommended for pregnant women as it provides instant energy due to the presence of high level of starch and carbohydrates. In addition, vitamin B-complex and folic acid in tapioca helps healthy growth of the fetus and prevents neural tube defects.
Potassium in tapioca reduces the strain on the cardiovascular system and protects the heart. By keeping the blood flow healthy tapioca controls the blood pressure thereby reducing the risk of heart attacks.
Some people are intolerant to gluten (a protein). Since tapioca obtained from cassava, it is gluten free and it is a substitute for those who follow gluten free diet.
Low level of Sodium in tapioca makes it a risk free substitute diet.
Soak fresh tapioca in water to remove mud and dirt.
Boil the root in water until it is soft.
Cool it down and peel of the skin.
Freshly cooked tapioca is used in soups, savories and pudding. You can also consume it as chips when fried in oil with salt.
Products from tapioca are pearls, sticks, starch powder and papads. The tapioca flour is used in cakes and cookies. Pearls are used to prepare sweet pudding.
As a word of caution, raw or uncooked tapioca is not recommended for consumption due to hydroxycyanic acid present in it which interferes with the cellular metabolism.


If you want to do just one activity that will take approximately 10 minutes of your time and yield the most customers for 0 cost, this is that one thing you should do. Immediately.
Local or location-based searches are searches whereby either you entered the location directly into the search parameters (search for "italian restaurant in Boston MA") or you were in a location and Google returned search results based on your GPS coordinates (you were in the town of Boston, MA and ran a search for "italian restaurant") can greatly impact your restaurant's online traffic and foot traffic.
For location-relevant businesses these types of searches are the most important queries that you can hope to win. These queries aren't you trying to beat out your nationwide or global position for search engine rankings, but are instead highly local-based and often immediate in their conversion from a query to a phone call or physical customer at your location. In some industries (such as restaurants), this conversion percentage has been found (for smartphone users) to equal 30% immediate conversions and 60% conversions within an hour, and 80% go on to eventually make a conversion (Google study).
And guess what they're using to conduct these local searches? Google Maps on iOS (Apple) or Google Search via their Android phone.
And guess where the top results are being pulled from? Your Google My Business information.
This part may be confusing, but Google used to have a service which is still operational called Google Places. You might have created your business listing in this service. It still exists, you can still edit your existing listings, and in fact you can create new listings. But Google Places has been phased out and merged with Google+ functionality in the form of Google My Business.
You might have a page listing and not even known it.
To be perfectly clear, this is not search engine optimization. This is not part of your website, nor does it comprise of making the content in your website more accessible or optimized for search engines to spider. This is entirely about giving Google the best information possible about your business in their "yellow pages" directory, keeping the profile updated and active, and enabling Google to match queries with the best results.
And when the query is a local or location-based search, Google will use this information before using standard search engine results (which is where your restaurant SEO might be a factor).
This is not a small amount of search traffic, as we'll show later.
Then make your listing catchy by adding the most gorgeous cover photo that you can, along with 5 or more other photographs to showcase (people often judge exclusively on imagery). As a restaurant, make those images as tantalizing as possible!
Clients of ours surprisingly still question our focus, and insistence, on their participation in Google+. We point them to reasons why their business should be on G+, run through their Google Analytics with them to show them the significant percentage of their traffic that is coming to them from Google searches and explain how this can be increased. But for many of them it comes down to 1) not enough time in the day and 2) why add more "social networking" when they're already busy on Facebook. We think they're looking at it all wrong. But even if they don't use Google+ for the networking aspect, we insist that they at least claim their Google My Business page.
But there is another big reason to take the extra step of setting up your business's Google My Business page, and the image above explains it.
In viewing that page no actions were required. Renew Pilates' information takes up over 50% of the search engine results page. And not only that, but it has almost every action item that, as a small business, you'd want to make accessible to your potential clients/customers.... address, phone number, directions, hours, links to images... it is immediately showing many of your website's capture points or action items before they've even reached your website. And as a restaurant, it will also link to your menu directly through the results page.
On a mobile phone, this information is even more prominent as the example for Sutter Meats, a local butcher shop, illustrates.
All without ever needing to spend extra time by going to your website.
You'll have accomplished the hardest step to a conversion. So perhaps it's time to up the ante when it comes to your Google My Business page.
Please give our October 2014 case study on Google Local Search a read to see how much traffic this amounted to for a 1-location restaurant in a major town.
In early February 2014 we launched the website for the new local butcher in town, Sutter Meats. What started with a meeting over coffee, and hearing their plan to completely refurbish a storefront and create a nose-to-tail locally sourced butcher shop, culminated in the store opening and us launching their website a week before.
We went into the store their second week open and Terry says: Wow, you did your magic. We're number one! (he also mentioned that they've been seeing steady traffic and at the end of week two had made a large dent in their inventory).
Not only are they easily found for their own name, "sutter meats," but if you're in the Northampton area (and greater surrounding area) and do a search from your phone for "butcher" or "meat," Sutter Meats will be the first search result that you find. It will also show you their store hours, a click-to-call link, a click-for-directions link, and more. All before you even click to visit their website. Google My Business provides some major advantages if you set them up properly.
How to best take advantage of the web changes with time. Understanding your target audience, how people are looking for you, how people are finding you, and perhaps how people aren't finding you... Those are some of the most important aspects of your web strategy.
For this example we've selected one business, a client of ours that is a 1-location popular restaurant in a major city. For clarity, "clicks" in this graph represents: "Clicks to your website: Number of clicks to your business's website from local search results in Google Maps, Search, and Maps for Mobile." That leaves a lot of possibility for variance as there are so many facets to Google Search and where your information is displayed, but unfortunately that's the definition we're provided with.
This business is NOT active in Google+ beyond having a Google My Business page created, and some basic auto-posting from their blog. They have less than 100 followers and almost 0 engagement on their posts. They are clearly not using it to be "social."
This has a click through rate (CTR) of 21.6%.
Google Local Search clicks to the website were responsible for 52% of all of the Google Search traffic to the website, and 31% of the total traffic to the website.
If we sum the driving instructions and phone calls as "goal conversions" (as those for a restaurant generally imply a firm movement toward a sale), this is an equivalent of an 8.5% bonus to the goal conversions of the website, as their goals have been fulfilled before the user even visits the site.
Google My Business needs to be a prominent piece of every local restaurant marketing strategy and search strategy. While this study is for one business in particular, from the data that we have observed for other local businesses, this is fairly indicative of the results that we've seen, especially for restaurant establishments. Integrating data like this for marketing is a possibility in modern restaurant tech stacks.
As the local search market grows, local businesses need to maintain a valid presence within local search results through online marketing efforts and ideally integrate with an online ordering for restaurants, and this is where your Google My Business listing comes into play.


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Costco Shoppers Are Obsessed With This Sweet Ginger Garlic Seasoning
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By Ralph Schwartz/Jan. 14, 2021 2:15 pm EST
Spice blends became immensely popular during the COVID-19 pandemic, as people stuck at home tried to recreate the bold flavors of restaurant food (via Eater). Costco shoppers have a new blend to add to their arsenal: sweet ginger garlic from Simply Asia, a brand made by the McCormick spice company. The Costco fan account @costco_doesitagain on Instagram found the spice blend in big, 12-ounce containers on January 13 at their local Costco. Instagram user @gmcme was happy to see that Costco had brought back the sweet ginger garlic seasoning.
"I used to buy it and loved it," she commented under @costco_doesitagain's post. "They haven't brought it back in years, I hope I can find it in Miami!" (Costco releases a lot of products regionally, not nationally, so you'll need to check your local warehouse store for availability.) Because Costco is so hit-and-miss with its new releases, people often use the comments under Costco finds on Instagram to ask their friends to look for a product they can't find at their store.
The all-natural spice blend goes well with stir-fry and pasta
Simply Asia's sweet ginger garlic blend is also available on Amazon, priced at $12.50 for the 12-ounce container. Unfortunately, @costco_doesitagain doesn't say how much Costco is charging for the blend. You can usually count on Costco to sell at a lower price.
The all-natural ingredients in the sweet ginger garlic blend are listed on the product's Amazon page: ginger, toasted sesame seeds, black sesame seeds, sea salt, unrefined sugar, garlic, red bell peppers, toasted coconut, soy sauce, onion, and natural flavor. The blend has 80 mg of sodium in a one-quarter teaspoon serving.
Commenters under the Instagram post suggested using the sweet ginger garlic blend with stir fry, shrimp, salmon, and pasta dishes. Amazon reviewers mostly love the blend, giving it an overall score of 4.8 stars out of 5. The top-ranked positive review had this to say: "The seasonings in here are pleasantly strong. It won't take a lot of it to season a meal. The ginger is hinted at but not overpowering in the mix. Very well balanced to season with." Another five-star review gave some sound advice. For best results, use the blend during cooking and don't sprinkle it on after because the blend has some bigger bits: "If you add it after, the flavor isn't as impactful and the little bits are crunchy; this isn't like salt or garlic powder."