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LEOMINSTER--Magella "Maggie" Y. (Michaud) Jackson, 87 years old of Clinton, formerly of Leominster, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family Monday, June 18, 2018 at the Rose Monahan Hospice Home in Worcester. She will be dearly missed by daughter Valerie Theobald and her husband Thomas of Bolton; son Robert Jackson and his wife Elizabeth of Raleigh, NC; and two grandchildren Emily Theobald-Phillips and her husband Jeffrey Phillips of Florida and Peter Jackson of North Carolina. A beloved aunt, Maggie will be missed by her many siblings, nieces and nephews. She was married to her loving husband of 64 years John H. Jackson who passed away in 2016.
Maggie was born June 24, 1930 in Nashua, NH, daughter of Lucien and O'Diana (Roy) Michaud and had lived in Leominster for many years. She graduated from Infant Jesus High School in Nashua. She was a devoted member of St. Leo's Parish in Leominster.
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Homes to Love Feature - November 2017
Written by Ema Frost
I had the privilege of being interviewed by Homes To Love earlier this month - Read on for more and check out their website here.
Why Ema Frost is the New Zealand artist you need to know
Article by HOMES TO LOVE
Artist, illustrator and ceramic designer, Ema Frost burst on to the New Zealand art scene in 2010 and shows no sign of slowing down. Discover the inspiration behind her enchanting designs
Tell us about your background?
I grew up on a farm just north of Auckland and had every animal under the sun. When I was younger I thought I'd probably work with animals. I had a very magical carefree childhood and was always outside playing and discovering new things. I was fortunate enough to have parents that allowed me to think that anything is possible and I still believe that today.
Art was my favourite subject at school although when I left school I studied to be a personal trainer and worked as a freelance trainer for several years. I then travelled and lived in The States for a period of time and it was during this time I produced my first commercial piece and have been doing so ever since. I've never had a 9-5 job and this has allowed me the freedom to do what I love.
How has your art evolved over time?
My love of making art began as a young child and after leaving school I won several art awards for my illustrations. This lead to painting and design commissions. Early on my art consisted of focusing on illustrations and the past few years has seen me develop my interests into art objects, stationery, jewellery, postage stamps, gift cards, clothing, watches the list goes on…
When did you get interested in ceramics?
I became involved with ceramics out of a desire to make my own plastic designer toy (which is a big thing in The States) but not knowing how to do it at the time. Clay was readily available and was cheaper than plastic so I used this medium instead and still do today. I now also work with different types of plastics i.e. resin which is what I use for my jewellery and other art objects. I am, for the most part, self-taught in most of the mediums I use. I make all my own moulds and pour my own castings with resin etc.
What influences your style?
Clean lines and pops of bright colour with hidden charm inspired by Maori and Japanese folklore (Myth & Legends).
What research do you do when creating a new piece?
The type of piece I'm creating defines what type of research is required. Research may include trying to source raw materials for an art object and investigating how I might colour it and put it together etc. There are so many varying factors that determine what direction I go in, it's like trying to fit all the pieces together in a jigsaw puzzle. I have to say that I love the challenge that constantly comes up when trying to figure out a solution.
Your pieces are displayed in galleries in Japan, India, Germany and North America, tell us how this came about?
I feel this has come about because of my belief that anything is possible. Exhibiting in these counties was a goal of mine many years ago. My love of travel and the many amazingly beautiful people that I've met along the way have made it become a reality.
What's the most challenging thing about coming up with a new piece?
Being original and authentic to myself.
What do you try to communicate with your work?
I want people to feel the passion and motivation that I get when I create pieces. I want them to feel the spirit and energy that I put into my work and for them to get lost in this whimsical world with its hidden charm.
Is there any other type of medium you'd like to try out?
I am known to be into pretty much every medium out there! But I have to say I haven't played with glass yet which I'd love to look into. Also, giant fibreglass sculptures would be great to try.
What are you working on at the moment?
At the moment I'm working on a giant life size owl for The Big Hoot raising money for Child Cancer Foundation. I have been given a blank owl to paint which will be put on The Big Hoot Owl trail in Auckland early next year. I was lucky enough to be selected by Uniworld Boutique River Cruises, who is one of the sponsors for The Big Hoot. My artwork for the owl has been inspired by their latest ship's interior design which happens to be my colour palette of blue/green, dusty pink and gold.
Do you have a dream project?
A 'Frosty Wonderland Nature Park' where my characters are featured and the proceeds from this would fund a conservation forest for NZ Native Birds.
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Court Sanctions Defendant for Failure to Preserve Text Messages in Copyright Infringement Suit Brought by Prince's Estate
By Tushar Vaidya & Jamila Hemmerich on November 19, 2019
Posted in eDiscovery, Preservation
This is what it sounds like, when sanctions are granted.
In March 2019, a federal judge in Minnesota sanctioned Defendants for their failure to preserve text messages in a copyright infringement suit brought in part by the estate of the late musician commonly known as "Prince".
Representatives for Prince's estate brought suit against Defendants George Ian Boxill, Rogue Music Alliance ("RMA"), Deliverance LLC ("Deliverance"), David Staley, Gabriel Solomon Wilson, and other parties alleging copyright infringement. Plaintiffs filed suit for copyright infringement after learning that Defendants Boxill and RMA created Deliverance to market and release previously unreleased recordings that Prince created during recording sessions in 2006. Defendant Boxill worked as Prince's sound engineer during the 2006 recording sessions. Plaintiffs allege that a confidentiality agreement with Boxill placed ownership of the recordings solely on Prince.
Before releasing the music, Defendant Staley sent an email to Sensibility Music indicating that Defendant Boxill would indemnify RMA if Plaintiffs challenged the release. Shortly thereafter, Plaintiff's estate sent a cease and desist letter, then filed suit.
The parties agreed to certain stipulations regarding discovery of ESI including taking "reasonable steps to preserve reasonably accessible sources of ESI." The court did not enter an order concerning the stipulation but noted that it will enforce the agreement and warned that any non-compliance will be met with all available remedies, including sanctions. The Court also issued a pretrial scheduling order for both parties to preserve "all electronic documents that bear on any claims, defenses, or the subject matter of this lawsuit." The court issued two additional pretrial scheduling orders each containing similar language to the first regarding preservation and warnings regarding consequences for violations.
Plaintiffs served discovery requests to Defendants for "all documents related to the timing, circumstances, format, and content of the music at issue in this lawsuit, communications with any third-party regarding Boxill, Prince, and items at issue in this lawsuit, and all documents related to Boxill, Prince, the music at issue here, Paisley Park Enterprises, and this lawsuit." Plaintiffs included language in their request defining "documents" as broadly as possible.
Plaintiffs sent a letter outlining deficiencies in Defendant's productions including failure to produce responsive text messages. Plaintiffs then received a third party production from Defendants' public relations firm which included responsive text messages from Defendant RMA's principal, Gabriel Wilson. Plaintiffs sought to compel production of additional text messages from Gabriel Wilson and another RMA principal, David Staley. The Court ordered Defendants to produce all responsive text messages.
The parties held a meet and confer where Defendants RMA, Staley, and Wilson admitted they did not preserve and cannot produce text messages. Defendants Staley and Wilson stated they did not disable the auto-delete function on their phones; Staley wiped and changed his phone, while Wilson wiped and changed his phone twice. Both also admitted that they did not have back-up data for their phones.
In deciding whether to grant Plaintiff's motion for sanctions, the Court asked 3 different questions: (1) did the Defendants act with intent; (2) is the evidence purported to be spoliated available elsewhere; and (3) did the Plaintiffs suffer harm because of the spoliation. The Court answered a resounding yes to all three questions and sanctioned Defendants for their actions.
The Court found the Defendants acted with "the intent to deprive" in failing to preserve text messages when they failed to make reasonable efforts to preserve their data and admonished them for their "troubling" and "completely unreasonable" behavior. The Court explained that had Staley and Wilson merely failed to deactivate the auto-delete function on their phones, the Defendants may have just been negligent in their duty to preserve. But, not only did they fail to deactivate the function, but they (1) wiped their phones, (2) discarded their phones, and (3) failed to back-up their phones. Moreover, Wilson wiped and discarded his phone twice such that by the 2nd time he wiped and got rid of his phone, he had already been sued, was ordered by the court to preserve his data, agreed to the ESI stipulation, and was served with a letter by Plaintiffs alerting him to his duty to preserve. Furthermore, there is evidence that Staley knew how to back-up data from his phone because he was able to preserve photos in his cloud storage and Dropbox.
The Court also found that the text messages Defendants intentionally deleted were not available elsewhere. The Court reasoned that although the Plaintiffs were able to recover some text messages from other parties, they were not able to recover texts Staley and Wilson sent only to each other or other parties from whom Plaintiffs have not requested discovery. Because the texts have been deleted and cannot be recovered, it is "impossible to know what it was or to whom it may have been communicated" and so Plaintiffs do not have a complete picture of the evidence potentially relevant to their case.
Finally, the Court found that the Plaintiffs suffered harm as a result of Defendants actions. In fact, the Court found that there was "no doubt that Plaintiffs are prejudiced by the loss of the text messages." Going back to its discussion regarding whether the text messages could be recovered elsewhere, the Court emphasized that because the texts are forever deleted and no one will ever know what they contain, Plaintiffs are indeed harmed by the spoliation because they are "forced to go to already existing discovery and attempt to piece together what information might have been contained in those messages, thereby increasing their costs and expenses."
Defendants argued that they did not have a duty to preserve their phones because (1) Plaintiffs failed to present them with a legal hold for their phones, (2) Defendants did not know they should preserve their text messages, and (3) it is unreasonable to expect preservation of phones given the "personal nature" of mobile devices. To support their claim that they did not know they needed to preserve their text messages, the Defendants note that their previous counsel did not tell them to preserve, and that Plaintiffs did not specifically identify text messages as a form of document for discovery. The Court was not convinced by Defendants arguments. First, the Court noted that the duty to preserve was not incumbent on the opposing party to serve a legal hold. The Court also seemed annoyed that Defendants would even try to argue that they did not know they had a duty to preserve text messages. The Court further noted that parties are responsible for their counsel's conduct and that it was "baffled as to how Defendants can reasonably claim to believe that their text messages would be immune from discovery" given that Rule 34 clearly states that data from "any medium from which information can be obtained" is discoverable and that the way we communicate nowadays would put anyone on alert that the contents of our phones are indeed discoverable.
Given the Court's analysis that the Defendants intentional spoliation that caused prejudice to Plaintiffs, the Court also found that more than curative sanctions were appropriate. The Court fined Defendants and the employees $10,000 for the destruction of the text messages, in addition to paying all reasonable expenses incurred by Plaintiffs as a result of their misconduct. The Court declined to order an adverse inference instruction, though, because discovery was still on-going, and found it more appropriate to defer granting that sanction until trial was nearer.
This case highlights the importance of preserving all forms of potentially relevant communications, including text messages. In the current state of our heavily tech-dependent world, it would be difficult to argue that any sort of communications on phones or tablets would not be discoverable. Outside of an agreement with opposing counsel that certain forms of communications are exempt, it's better to be safe (and save) than sorry (and sanctioned).
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A number of clients over the years have requested a high fiber food list to help with planning their menus.
- to help dieters by creating a feeling of fullness.
Keep in mind as you review this list that some of these foods (such as glutenous whole grain products) may be high fiber foods, but not suitable for your candida diet, and maybe even best left off the menus for you going forward, depending on how you feel when you eat them vs. not eating them.
See the Step by Step Diet Guide for more info.
This article on the different types of carbohydrates may be helpful too.
- Fruits - Especially ones with edible skin (apples and pears, for instance) and those with edible seeds (for example, figs and berries).
- Dark leafy greens including spinach, collards and turnip greens are more good choices.
- Beans and legumes - black beans, kidney beans, pintos, chick peas (garbanzos), white beans, fava beans, lima beans, peas, lentils... Buy dried beans and soak them for at least 8 hours before cooking. Avoid canned beans. Better yet, try avoiding beans and legumes altogether for a few weeks and see how you feel.
- Nuts - walnuts, almonds, peanuts, pecans… Ideally these should be soaked in a salt water solution for a few hours and then slow dried or roasted. The brine soaking deactivates enzyme inhibitors and mineral blockers naturally present in the raw nuts.
- Seeds – sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, flax seeds, chia seeds… These like a good salty soak too.
- Whole grains - wheat, oats, brown rice, barley, corn, buckwheat, millet, quinoa... If you are going eat grains please prepare your grains properly. Read this article for more information. Better yet, try avoiding grains and all grain products for a few weeks and see how you feel.
- Whole grain cereals - with ingredients like whole wheat, wheat bran and rolled oats (though most boxed cereals are not actually healthy foods at all, due to high heat/high pressure extrusion production methods which damage the grains' natural nutritional intergrity). For more information please see this article.
- Whole grain breads and sprouted grain breads. Though as you can tell by now, I'm a fan of leaving them off the menus and seeing how you feel!
- Whole wheat pasta, other whole grain pastas. They make some great gluten-free pasta now, I like that as an occasional comfort food. My favorite is the kind made from brown rice - my daughter and I both really like it.
- Whole grain products like rice cakes, rye crisps, cornbread, polenta. Though rice cakes go through that same damaging high heat/high pressure extrusion method. Grains again, you guessed it, try avoiding.
The health issues that fiber is prescribed to resolve are often better addressed through a well rounded nutrient rich diet. This is not to say that fiber isn't important - it is. A diet rich in a variety of natural, whole foods is naturally rich in fiber.
A diet which includes plenty of fresh vegetables and fruits, healthy fats, high quality proteins, and essential and trace minerals is a better prescription for many people than simply switching from white bread to whole wheat bread.
Avoiding foods high in sugars and grain-based carbohydrates is a good way for many people to help the body achieve a natural state of health.
It puts less strain on the digestive system, helps maintain blood sugar levels and is naturally rich in nutrients that the body can easily absorb.
Depending on family lineage, lifestyle, age and other factors - everyone has a different set of dietary requirements for optimum health. There is no one special diet that works for everyone across the board.
While one person may do well eating whole grains for fiber, another may do better removing grains completely from the diet and increasing starchy, fibrous vegetables in their place.
Broccoli, cabbage, brussels sprouts, green beans, spinach and other dark green leafy vegetables are all good sources of fiber. Artichokes and avocados are excellent choices too. Coconut is high in fiber, and small portions of seaweeds included to the diet will add more fiber as well.
Note: Let's not go overboard on the seaweed please, it's a highly concentrated food (including carbohydrates, sodium, iodine and other minerals), just a tablespoon or two of dried seaweed is plenty for a serving.
By avoiding over-processed and refined foods, high-sugar and starchy foods, we have no need for fiber supplementation, or planning menus based around a high fiber food list.
When the candida is back in check, and you're feeling healthy again, it's okay to include more items from the high fiber food Once you've regained natural balance in your body you'll enjoy more items on the high fiber food list (you may choose to incorporate whole grains, whole grain breads & pastas, or you may feel better keeping them off the menus).
If you do go back to eating grains it's best to keep the serving sizes moderate, and eat them along with plenty of other healthy foods (fresh vegetables and fruits, good fats and healthy proteins), since lot of us got into trouble in the first place by eating too many starchy grain-based foods to begin with.
Here's a tip: Whole grains, beans, nuts and seeds make up the majority of a high fiber food list. It's important to know that these ingredients, when improperly prepared, can inhibit digestion and block mineral absorption in our intestines.
For more information about fiber, and a link to an excellent article on the proper preparation of grains, click here.


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Clay Shirky: "The Internet is really the first thing ever invented worthy of the name media"
15. Januar 2009 by Marcel Weiß Leave a Comment
Clay Shirky hat dem Columbia Journalism Review Ende Dezember '08 ein sehr spannendes Interview gegeben. Ich wollte schon länger darauf verweisen, bin aber nicht dazu gekommen. Gut, dass O'Reilly Radar mich eben noch einmal daran erinnert hat.
Ein paar Auszüge:
Zur Debate "Niemand liest mehr!!":
What the Internet has actually done is not decimate literary reading; that was really a done deal by 1970. What it has done, instead, is brought back reading and writing as a normal activity for a huge group of people.
Was das Internet bewirkt und warum es jetzt erst richtig losgeht:
the deep effects seem to me to be that when people are given media that isn't interactive, they invent their own interactions around it.
And what's happened now is that the Web has gotten boring for a whole generation of teens and twenty-somethings. And so, because they can take it for granted, they're using this platform to add interactivity around regular media consumption.
Zur Debatte "Das Internet führt zu einer kurzen Aufmerksamkeitsspanne!!":
One of the things the Internet does by removing the old constraints—it's really the first thing ever invented worthy of the name media, because it's the first general purpose media we've ever had—is it almost never moves us from a world of one effect to another effect. It almost always increases the range of all effects.
But we don't tell stories about long-form writing that couldn't have thrived in the existing constraints of print media because print media squishes things down to be too short because it doesn't match this narrative that was first set up for TV, which is "Oh, all this new media is shortening people's attention spans and distracting them."
Zu den (auch in Deutschland öfter anzutreffenden) Aussagen, dass das Internet uns in ein dunkles Zeitalter führe:
But when you look at the actual use of the Web, it is through the roof. And it has continued in an unbroken growth from the early '90s until now. So, in fact, almost everybody thinks it's a good idea because they're embracing it and they're experimenting with it and they don't really care what we think.
If you want to point to more proximate harms, it would be very hard to argue, for example, that innovation, inventiveness, new intellectual discoveries had slowed as a result of the Internet, and so people are left with these kind of mealy-mouth cultural critiques, because nostalgia becomes the only bulwark against change. The actual effects of making more information available to more people have been enormously beneficial to society, yet not to the intellectual gatekeepers in the generation in which that change happened.
Zur Debatte "Information Overload!!":
the information overload people are the most narcissistic because information overload started in Alexandria, in the library of Alexandria, right? That was the first example where we have concrete archaeological evidence that there was more information in one place than one human being could deal with in one lifetime, which is almost the definition of information overload.
So there is no such thing as information overload, there's only filter failure, right?
The reason we think that there's not an information overload problem in a Barnes and Noble or a library is that we're actually used to the cataloging system. On the Web, we're just not used to the filters yet, and so it seems like "Oh, there's so much more information." But, in fact, from the 1500s on, that's been the normal case.
Über die Zustand und Zukunft des Journalismus und der Nachrichtenbranche allgemein:
So my nightmare is that every city with less than a quarter of a million people in it sees its only daily newspaper vanish.
But I think that the current newspapers, although they talk civic responsibility, do not seem to be turning themselves into nonprofit business models very quickly, which is what I think it's going to take. So I think, essentially, to get the right mix of both publicly subsidized—not just in terms of money but also publicly supported in terms of time—journalistic organizations is really going to take a catastrophe.
A lot of working journalists, and especially print journalists, are in the position of being sort of kept women. They don't really understand where the money comes from but, you know, their particular sugar daddy seems pretty flush, so they just never gave it much thought. And then one day the market crashes and they suddenly discover, "Wait a minute, we were a business? And our revenues had to exceed our expenses every year? Why wasn't I informed?"
If there's any lesson in all of this, it's that you can breed an entire generation of really smart people to not think about existential threats to the business if you want to. We happen to be in an environment where, I think, it's really damaged the print journalism world's ability to think through the problems, because half the house hasn't been invited into the conversation until just recently
It's just what happened to photographers with the spread of cameras. There's just many, many, many, many more photos than there used to be. But it's harder to make your living just by owning a nice camera and setting up in town and taking pictures of people's kids. So, you know, I think that changed. And I think journalism is essentially next in line to see that change, to go through that change.
Five years ago, I think I would have bet on the newspapers as they exist today being a big part of that new equilibrium—but, you know, they've done very, very little and been really unimaginative. So now, I think, if I had to make the same bet, I'd say most newspapers aren't going to survive. Every bit of concern around the Web is, "How can we raise revenues to our existing cost structure?" rather than "How can we lower our cost structure to meet our existing revenues?"
Sehr viel mehr im sehr lesenswerten Interview:
Eine Goldmine an Aussagen über das Netz.
Clay Shirky ist neben Tim O'Reilly, Umair Haque, Laurence Lessig und Yochai Benkler einer der sehr wenigen Intellektuellen, die das Internet wirklich verstanden haben. (Oder es zumindest weit besser verstehen, als der Rest von uns Normalsterblichen.)
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Jason, who is skilled on many levels of organization and artistry, initially came from an administrative background. Explorative in nature, Jason exemplifies our learning and sharing culture with his passion for figuring things out. Whenever asked if he can do something new, he replies, "I don't know. Let's see." Always wanting to stay current with digital technology trends, Jason has taken Digital Bootcamp twice.
Not just a techy, Jason loves the arts and donates his time to Hubris Productions as both the Communications Director and an actor.
This blog was posted by Sharonda on April 24, 2013.
Sandstorm Welcomes Senior Digital Strategist, Emily Kodner!
A new addition to our growing team, Emily Kodner, a Kansas City native and self-proclaimed BBQ snob, has adopted Chicago, but not its BBQ. In her position as Senior Digital Strategist, she consults with clients, leading projects and working alongside our team of creatives and developers to provide solutions to complex business challenges.
Having a Bachelor's in Sociology and International Studies, a Master's degree in International Affairs with a concentration in Conflict Resolution, and a decade shy of experience as a project manager and content strategist, Emily is exceptionally talented at getting to the bottom of an issue. She makes the complex simple and creates the plan to make it all happen. Specializing in content, Drupal site architecture and CMS strategy, Emily's ability to develop innovative solutions is crucial when determining the needs of our clients and their target audiences.
On top of making it all happen on the job, she also herds the team out of the office once in a while for chips, guac, and margaritas.
This blog was posted by Sharonda on April 1, 2013.
Chicago native Laura Luckman Kelber has joined the Sandstorm executive leadership team as our Strategy Director. Demonstrating our commitment to growth and providing more thought leadership to our clients, Sandstorm hired Laura to fill a new role at Sandstorm—a role that is solely focused on solving clients' marketing problems by bridging the gap between what is and what could be.
After many years of working for large agencies, Laura wanted more time to practice her craft. With both a B.S. in Political Science and an MBA in Marketing from the University of Illinois, and 20 years of marketing experience, Laura borrows from a variety of intellectual constructs to solve clients' problems. Combining seemingly disparate ideas to solve a problem, Laura unearths unexpected insights to help clients' fuel their success. Having led digital strategies for top brands such as Sprint, Victoria's Secret and State Farm in her previous positions, Laura has a variety of vertical experience. Sandstorm provides Laura with the perfect environment to foster thoughtful creativity and apply it to our clients' businesses.
This blog was posted by Sharonda on March 27, 2013.


a sudden, sharp pain: On damp days, he's often bothered by a twinge of rheumatism.
a mental or emotional pang: a twinge of guilt; twinges of sorrow.
verb (used with object), twinged, twing·ing.
to affect (the body or mind) with a sudden, sharp pain or pang.
verb (used without object), twinged, twing·ing.
to have or feel a sudden, sharp pain.
1. spasm, cramp, pang, stab.
Impossibly, even through thick glass, I felt a twinge of vertigo.
But he acknowledges a twinge of regret during the newsroom announcement Thursday.
What Rock created, then, is a twinge of nostalgia for a twinge of nostalgia.
They no doubt felt a twinge of satisfaction but it could only have been momentary.
Many a reader who will reject Swift's portrait of man as a libel, cannot but feel a twinge at Thackeray's delicate pencillings.
For a moment Bob experienced a twinge of regret that the old, hard, picturesque days of his Northern logging were indeed gone.
"If I did, I must have been out of my mind," growled Aaron, as a twinge of neuralgia made him wince.
And how could the Great Work have got on while the author was every now and then disturbed by a twinge of remorse?
But she intended it to be rude and to discomfort him and she was glad to see some twinge at the flick pass across his face.
1540s, "a pinch," from obsolete verb twinge "to pinch, tweak," from Old English twengan "to pinch," of uncertain origin. Meaning "sharp, sudden pain" is recorded from c.1600. Figurative sense (with reference to shame, remorse, etc.) is recorded from 1620s.
A sharp, sudden physical pain.
To cause to feel a sharp pain.


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British F3 - British F3 graduate Norris completes excellent debut F1 season
British F3 graduate Norris completes excellent debut F1 season
Lando Norris, a four time race winner in the BRDC British F3 Championship, concluded his maiden Formula One season with his 11th points scoring performance of the season in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
The 20-year-old has received widespread acclaim for his performances with McLaren this season, scoring a total of 49 points to finish 11th overall in the standings. He also out-qualified his teammate Carlos Sainz 11-10 across the season, and finished eighth in the final race of the season.
Norris commented: "It's been a long season and overall I'm happy. We made some really good improvements and I've enjoyed it a lot. As a team, we've done an excellent job and I'm already really looking forward to next season. Thanks to the entire team for making my rookie F1 season so cool!"
2014 BRDC F4 Champion George Russell also completed his maiden F1 season with 17th place for Williams. Despite battling with a less competitive car than Norris, Russell still made a very strong impression in his maiden season, out-qualifying his teammate Robert Kubica 21-0 across the season, and taking a best result of 11th at Hockenheim in Germany.


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why the lenders had so many bad loans a few years ago.


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Daily Show Mocks 'Crazy-Ass' Alabama Law Protecting the Unborn
The right to life is a real side-splitter for lib show.
Published: 1/16/2015 2:46 PM ET
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Last July, Alabama amended House Bill 494 to allow attorneys to represent the rights of the unborn child in cases where a minor was seeking an abortion. Predictably, the media certainly reacted negatively, calling it heinous, absurd, and insane.
On the Jan.15, "Daily Show," correspondent Jessica Williams interviewed both sides – an Alabama civil rights attorney in favor of the law, Julian McPhillips, and Susan Watson, Exec. Director of the ACLU in Alabama, who is challenging the law.
After mocking the idea that a fetus could have a lawyer, Williams defended her satirical line of questioning to McPhillips:
"You have a crazy-ass job, sir. I don't know what's in the realm of possibility, and what's in the realm of not possible."
The mockery didn't end there. Williams then brought out a naked adult male doll, with blurred-out private areas, and tried to make the case that this "220-month-gestation fetus" was also in need of a access to a fair trial. Of course, McPhillips didn't appreciate the mockery. "With all due respect, no grown man is a fetus." Williams feigned, "Oh, he has a heart beat! He can feel pain!" Arguments all made by pro-lifers for the passage of pro-life laws.
Of course, the standard rhetoric of those uncaring, cold-hearted pro-lifers who only care about the unborn and no one else cropped up to finish the segment. Jessica William's sarcastically summarized, "If you can't afford an attorney, Alabama has got your back...until the day you're born."
The Week and Mother Jones praised the segment calling the law "absurd" and "insane" while Jezebel praised the Daily Show for "stupendously pissing off" the pro-life lawyer, while also addressing the law as "heinous."
— Kristine Marsh is Staff Writer for MRC Culture at the Media Research Center. Follow Kristine Marsh on Twitter.
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Tags: Daily Show, Alabama, Abortion


The swim team is ripped apart when two girls vie to break a longstanding school record with a 50,000-dollar scholarship prize.
many Skyline Conference swim meets, cheering for her daughter Allison and the Mount Saint Mary College Knights.
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Aunt Mags didn't say a word on the way to the high school and neither did I. We were up and out too early for anything more than, "Got everything?" "Uh huh," and "Let's go." We'd left the house before her first cup of coffee and she was not in a talkative mood.
It was just after dawn, the moon still visible as the sun peeked out over the horizon. A chill in the air hinted at summer's end. I regretted leaving my sweatshirt behind, although after swim practice the sun would be shining and we'd be back to the mid-August heat.
We arrived at the school and a deserted parking lot. Mags parked her minivan at the athletics entrance.
"Are you sure it starts at 6:45?" she asked.
She yawned. "Looks like you're the first one here."
Today was the first day of swim season. Tryouts started at 7 a.m. The coach had instructed all wannabe swimmers to be on the pool deck no later than 6:45. My experience as a varsity athlete told me that anyone with any degree of competitiveness had already arrived. I had five minutes to spare.
"Want me to walk in with you?" Mags asked.
My horror at her suggestion must have been all over my face, because she said, "Sorry. Having a teenager is new to me. My girls would beg me to walk them into that big, scary building." We looked at the three-story hodgepodge put together to house Two Rivers High School.
"I can take it from here." I was sure I'd remember the meandering route to the pool area from the tour we took when we registered for my senior year.
She still looked anxious. "Sure you're all right?"
"Don't worry. I've got this routine down pat." Two Rivers would be my third high school. I played the role of new girl so well I deserved an Oscar.
I opened the door and hopped out. "Don't hang around waiting for me to call for a ride home," I said, reaching back to grab my bag. "I'm not sure when I'll get out, and I don't want to mess up your day. I'm okay to walk."
Aunt Mags nodded, and I shut the door.
"Don't forget we're going back-to-school shopping later on," she said through the open window.
"Go get 'em, Aerin." She gave me a thumbs-up.
I shot her a grin, hoisted my bag over my shoulder, and went off to join the Two Rivers High School Girls Varsity Swim and Dive Team.
Minutes later, I stood on the pool deck with an odd blend of girls vying to earn a place on the team. I spotted the usual huddle of newbies benched together at the far end of the bleachers, glancing at each other nervously and at the seasoned swimmers with something like awe. On the opposite end were the members of last year's championship team, all wearing team T-shirts and chatting like old pals, ignoring everyone else. In the middle was a bunch who looked like they wanted to go back to bed, the ones whose parents pushed them into a sport and who chose swimming because we did it indoors and it looked easy. Most of them wouldn't make it.
I found a place to stand against the wall and blocked out the curious glances shot my way, using the time before practice began to check out my surroundings. Aunt Mags had said the natatorium, built just a few years ago, was state-of-the-art.
Banners hung from the rafters and on clean white walls, touting the team's success, and an enormous leaderboard listed all of their champions and their accomplishments.
A wall of windows on the farthest side and a ceiling loaded with skylights filled the room with light.
The six-lane pool had blue and white flags and lane lines, and the Trailblazers logo – a torch - was laid out in blue tiles on the bottom.
The floor tiles were a mosaic of white and three shades of blue.
The air was thick with the smell of chlorine.
I checked my expression, not wanting anyone to catch me gaping over the finest natatorium of any team I'd joined. The thought of swimming in it, of calling it "home" for the next few months caused a thrill of excitement in my belly. Around me, the other girls talked and laughed, none of them seeming to appreciate the beauty of the pool and the privilege to use it.
"Good morning girls." A man's voice cut through the chatter, and each girl sat up at attention. "Let's get started."
The voice belonged to an older man, with bushy white hair and bifocals, dressed in the school's colors: navy blue shorts and a white polo shirt. Coach Steven Dudash. I hadn't met him yet – he was out of the building when my father and I visited the high school – but Maggie and her husband, Pat, gave him high praise. He'd coached the Two Rivers boys and girls swim teams for more than twenty years, and they were both winning teams.
He took a swig from an extra tall cup of coffee before continuing. "For those of you new to the team, meet Coach Denise." He gestured toward the young woman who accompanied him. "She's my daughter. I coached her for six years when she swam for Two Rivers and got her name on the leaderboard."
I checked out the leaderboard and saw she held the record in the 200 IM and the 100 breaststroke. Good creds.
The young blonde smiled at him and the swimmers cheered.
"Yay Coach D!" a few seniors shouted.
The shouts and applause were deafening.
"During the next two weeks," Coach said when the noise died down, "you'll all be working hard, doing drills both in the pool and in the weight room, four hours a day, six days a week. During the season, you'll be practicing from after school until five or six every weekday, and four hours on Saturday. Sunday is a resting day. And, of course, you will compete in swim meets at least twice a week. So, if you don't think you can make it through the first two weeks, you might as well leave now." He paused, waiting for anyone to opt out before we even got started. No one moved.
Last year's team broke out in wild applause and cheers. Coach waited for the outburst to die down before he continued.
"I need performers," he said, "swimmers who aren't afraid to push themselves, to try new things and discover where they best support the team. So, in practice you're all going to swim every stroke, you're all going to swim distance, and you're all going to swim sprints. Each person will do all she can to defend our title."
Silence filled the pool deck as the girls looked each other over, wondering where each would fit in.
"That's the good news." He paused for effect. No worries. He had everyone's riveted attention. "But I've got some bad news. For years, the school board has been supportive of our team, and we've reciprocated by working as serious athletes and turning in winning records. Most years, the team can support as many as thirty-eight swimmers. This year, due to a budget crisis in our school district, our funds have been cut, and I can only put twenty-eight girls on the team."
Raised eyebrows and shocked inhalations followed this bit of news. I counted bodies: thirty-six.
"Yeah, eight of you will be cut, either at the end of this week or the end of next. Anyone want to leave now?"
Coach Dudash smiled. "I like your level of commitment. Let's see if you can keep it under pressure."
He spent the next half hour reviewing team policies and the season's schedule. I'd heard such talks before from other coaches and tuned him out while I studied the other girls, trying to figure out what their positions might be.
Most of them focused on Coach's every word, but last year's champs ignored him and whispered among themselves. One of them, a lanky girl with sun-bleached hair and a killer tan, looked over the group of wannabes and held up her fingers one to five, scoring them, I guess, on whether or not they had a chance. Her friends snickered, trying to act as if they were paying attention to Coach instead of fooling around.
At last, the lanky girl's frosty blue eyes rested on me, and I met her gaze straight on. We stared at each other for a few seconds before she looked away first, then held up three fingers. It seemed she was ambivalent. I could go either way.
I was ambivalent too. I joined this crowd as a walk-on, someone with no history with the team and questionable ability. In their eyes, I was no better than a wannabe who needed to prove herself to gain a spot on the team and the other girls' respect.
I showed up because it's what I did at the start of every school year. Swimming was my only sport, and I was good at it. Really good. Still, I almost skipped tryouts today. The truth was, I didn't have the energy to join a new team, in a new school, for the third time. If anyone found out I'd won championship titles in club and varsity last year they'd expect great things from me, and I didn't want the pressure. Swimming was no longer the focus of my life. It was my therapy, and I wouldn't let anyone mess that up.
The glimmer of challenge in the way the lanky girl looked at me caused a stirring in my gut, and I shot it down. I didn't come here to get involved in any personal challenges. I came here to swim, and not make any waves. My plan was to get through the senior year and go away to college, away from my troubles, and on to a new life that I could control.


Abstract: During the last two decades Gamma-Ray Astronomy has emerged as a powerful tool to study cosmic ray physics. In fact, photons are not deviated by galactic or extragalactic magnetic fields so their directions bring the information of the production sites and are easier to detect than neutrinos. Thus the search for $\gamma$ primarily address in the framework of the search of cosmic ray sources and to the investigation of the phenomena in the acceleration sites. This note is not a place for a review of ground-based gamma-ray astronomy. We will introduce the experimental techniques used to detect photons from ground in the overwhelming background of CRs and briefly describe the experiments currently in data taking or under installation.


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Milestones and misses
Profiles of St Kilda's four selections at the 2017 National Draft
St Kilda's four selections at the 2017 National Draft were all selected in the back-line of the TAC Cup team of the year. With their first three selections the Saints selected the entire half-back line of the 2017 TAC Cup team of the year comprised of half-backs Hunter Clark and Nicholas Coffield with selections seven and eight followed by centre half-back Oscar Clavarino with selection 35. Last night was the first time St Kilda had two top-ten picks in the National Draft since they selected Luke Ball at No. 2 and Xavier Clarke at No. 5 16 years ago in 2001. With their fourth and final 2017 selection at pick 46 St Kilda selected Ben Paton who was named in the back pocket of the TAC Cup team of the year. Coffield, Clavarino and Paton were also named in the back-line of the 2017 Under 18 All-Australian team. All four 2017 St Kilda draftees played in the Under 18 All-Stars game at the MCG on the day of the 2017 AFL Grand Final.
Some St Kilda supporters might be critical that all four of the club's selections at the 2017 National Draft have predominantly played in defense and would have preferred more variety in the type of players selected however only Clavarino is viewed as being a pure defender at AFL level and his ability to play as an intercepting key defender serves a pressing need for the Saints who require more depth in their key defensive stocks to support Jake Carlilse and 28 year old Nathan Brown. As well as playing as rebounding defenders at junior level Clark and Patton have also spent time playing in the midfield and their performances in this role played a key role in them being recruited. Whilst Coffield has predominantly played at half-back he has also made valuable contributions in the midfield and forward line as well, offering versatility in terms of what position he can play at AFL level.
All four of St Kilda's 2017 selections played in defense for a Victorian side at the 2017 Under 18 National Championships with Clark, Clavarino and Paton all representing Vic County and Coffield playing for Vic Metro. Two of the four players have considerable experience as captains in 2017 with Coffield being captain of his TAC Cup team the Northern Knights whilst Clavarino was co-captain of the Dandenong Stingrays in the TAC Cup and was also co-captain of Vic Country. Clark excelled playing as an inside midfielder for the Dandenong Stingrays during the 2017 TAC Cup season, averaging 27 disposals and six clearances per game.
Picture: Hunter Clark (No. 21), Oscar Clavarino (No. 25), and Ben Paton (No. 5) for Vic Country at the start of the second half against Vic Metro at Punt Road Oval on June 24, 2017.
One of the major criticisms of St Kilda's list at the end of the 2017 season was that the midfield didn't have enough class and a major reason for the recruitment of Clark and Coffield with selections seven and eight is that the club believes this duo will be able to perform roles as classy midfielders at AFL level, helping to improve this area.
Pick 7 Hunter Clark, 186 cm, 80 kg, 26/03/1999, Dandenong Stingrays
After he starred for Vic Country at the under 16 National Championships in 2015 Hunter Clark was touted as a possible top 10 pick two years later at the National Draft and he lived up to that billing, being selected by St Kilda with pick seven.
In the November 2017 edition of SEN Inside Football, Dandenong Stingrays talent Manager Mark Wheeler commented on Clark "We've always known what Hunter could do. Prior to this year he was a half-back flanker who could also play as an outside midfieder, but he's really developed himself into being an aggressive, ball-hunting inside midfielder. He carried a groin injury into the early part of the season, but once he came back from Nationals he had an amazing impact. He's a good kick on both sides and his endurance and speed have been questioned, but the way he played put an end to that. He played only 12 game with us this year and won the best and fairest by a record margin."1
Hunter played his junior football with Mount Martha. Two of the number 1 selections at National Drafts in the last six years played junior football with Mount Martha, being Lachie Whitfield selected by the GWS Giants with pick 1 in 2012 Jacob Weitering selected by Carlton at number 1 in 2015.
Hunter played 10 games as a bottom-age player for the Dandenong Stingrays in the TAC Cup during 2016, averaging 15.3 disposals and 3.2 marks per game. Impressive form for the Stingrays earnt him selection in the Vic Country team for two games during the 2016 Under 18 National Championships, in mid 2017 Hunter commented on this experience "It was pretty unbelievable. The pace of the game was like no other I've played in. A lot of the players I played with or against are now on AFL lists, so it was a bit of an eye-opener that (your top-age year) is really a big year and that you've got to put your best foot forward at the Championships. You're up against the best kids in the country and you've got to make a statement."2 Clark was a member of the NAB AFL Academy squad along with Dandenong team-mate and fellow St Kilda selection at the 2017 National Draft Oscar Clavarino which allowed the duo to train alongside and test themselves against the best teenagers in the country.
Clark is comfortable kicking on either foot and some people have commented that "you would be hard pressed to pick his preferred leg." At 12 years of age a knee injury meant Clark wasn't able to kick on his preferred right foot for six weeks, Clark comments "I wasn't allowed to kick on my right, so I thought I might as well kick on my left. It came pretty easily to me. I was able to drop the ball pretty well off my standing leg. As the years went on, I kept practising it. Some games, if we were up against a team that we were going to beat pretty easily, I'd say I'd only kick left foot all game. I just wanted to improve that. It comes in handy now, being able to swing onto either foot."3
On his ability to play across half-back and in the midfield Clark comments "I enjoy playing across half back. You get to see the play unfold ahead of you. In the role I play, I try to set things up with my kicking or with my hands and then provide run. But I enjoy going through the midfield a bit more. You can get your hands dirty with all of that crash and bash stuff."4
Early in the 2017 TAC Cup Season Dandenong Stingrays captain and future 2017 St Kilda draftee Oscar Clavarino commented on which team-mates were best equipped to be drafted by an AFL club, saying "All of the boys deserve to be in the elite level, but a couple that stand out to me are Hunter Clark and Luke Davies. These boys have some of the best skills in the competition and are competitive beasts on the field and are great to train with."5
Clark missed most of the 2017 pre-season with a groin injury but quickly made an impression in the TAC Cup with the Dandenong Stingrays, playing 12 games he averaged 14.9 kicks, 11.8 handballs, 3.2 marks, 6.6 tackles and 0.8 goals per game. Whilst Clark predominantly played in the midfield for the Dandenong Stingrays, in his four games for Vic Country at the 2017 Under 18 National championships he predominantly played as a rebounding half-back, averaging 10.0 kicks, 5.3 handballs, 3.0 marks and 4.5 tackles per game. At the Draft combine Hunter recorded a score of 28 out of 30 in the kicking test to be ranked equal seventh.
Picture: Clark in the motion of having a kick for Vic Counry against Vic Metro at Punt Road Oval on June 24, 2017
In an interview with Saints.com.au last night Clark spoke about being drafted by St Kilda, saying "It has been a dream forever, so to get the opportunity with such a great club is pretty surreal, not really sure how to put it into words." On radio station SEN St Kilda recruiting and list manager Tony Elshaug commented "Hunter transferred in from the backline to the midfield and we felt in the second half of the season he was as good as any midfielder in the TAC competition, outstanding."
On playing against Clark at under-age level and now having him as a St Kilda team-mate Coffield commented to afl.com.au "I have obviously watched him over the past few years with the Academy and then Dandenong, I wouldn't rather share this experience with anyone else, obviously seeing him through the carnival playing a similar position, almost competing throughout the year, but to be paired up with him now is awesome."
Pictures below: Hunter breaking the lines for Team Enright on September 30, 2017 at the MCG
Pick 8 Nicholas Coffield, 191 cm, 82 kg, 23/10/1999, Northern Knights
At the start of the 2017 season Coffield wasn't spoken about as being a potential top 10 pick at the 2017 National Draft however his outstanding season which exceeded everyone's expectations including his own resulted in him shooting up draft boards as the season progressed.
Speaking to saints.com.au after being selected by the club with pick 8 Coffield was asked "Nick it is literally 10 minutes ago you had your name read out, can you talk us through what you are felling at the minute" Coffield responded "Yeah it is all pretty surreal, it is a bit of a blur, hearing your name get called out and then going up doing the photo shoots and going up on stage, it has obviously been a dream for 18 years and for it to come true now it is pretty crazy. Just trying to embrace the experience because it is a once in a lifetime chance. To end up at St Kilda, a club with such a bright future, it is awesome." When asked "Now we'll obviously provide Saints fans with some highlights but for those out there who might not have seen any what type of player are you?" Nick responded "I'd like to think I can play in all three lines, I am pretty versatile, pretty evasive and quick, I reckon I have got good decision making so hopefully I can offer a bit to the club."
In an interview that St Kilda's two ten selections Coffield and Clark had with afl.com.au Clark was asked about having previously played against Coffield and the opportunity to now be his team-mate, saying "Yeah we have versed Coff a few times, at Vic Country and then Northern Knights, I think in Round 4 we played them and he kicked the game-winner from about 55 in the last minute so I definitely realised how much of a gun he was so it is pretty awesome to be his team-mate now." Coffield's game winning long goal for the Northern Knights against the Dandenong Stingrays was kicked off just one step highlighting his composure and outstanding skill level.
Coffield was the only player to play every TAC Cup game for the Northern Knights in 2016, averaging 15.3 disposals and 3.2 marks per game, he won the Michael Mascoulis Award, given to the most promising bottom age Player at the Knights.
Coffield was appointed captain of the Northern Knights for the 2017 TAC Cup season and in round 1 he started in defense and highlighted his versatility by kicking four goals in a match winning performance after being shifted forward during the third quarter. Throughout 2017 Coffield made an impact in several roles, predominantly playing as a third tall defender, but also playing some stints as an inside and outside midfielder and a forward. During 2017 Coffield played 16 games for the Northern Knights in the TAC Cup, averaging 13.7 kicks, 7.3 handballs, 4.7 marks, 2.0 tackles and 0.8 goals per game. Coffield was named in the TAC Cup Team of the Year at half-back and was also named as vice-captain.
Coffield was vice-captain of Vic Metro at the 2017 Under 18 National Championships, he played four games for his state, averaging 12.8 kicks, 9.5 handballs, 4.0 marks, and 2.3 tackles per game. Coffield was named in the backline of the Under 18 All-Australian team. Coffield finished in the top 10 of the 10 metre test and 20 metre test at the Draft Combine, recording 2.91 seconds for the longer distance, only 0.04 seconds slower than the quickest time. With his height at 191 centimetres, speed, and reading of the play Coffield is able to play on a variety of opponents and several different positions.
After Coffield was selected by St Kilda with pick eight Northern Knights Talent Manager Rhy Gieschen commented "Tonight caps off an unbelievable year for Nick. Everything he has accomplished has been on the back of extremely hard work over his journey and dedication to improve. With his mix of speed, agility, his efficiency by hand and foot and his amazing ability to make the right decision almost every single time he is a serious talent and AFL prospect. He is as composed with ball in hand as any 17-18 year old in Australia. As Captain of our club he did a fantastic job this year and is a match winner who showed on multiple occasions he wants the ball in his hands in the big moments. Everyone at the Knights has no doubt he will be an extremely consistent AFL player and potentially a future leader of St Kilda with his natural leadership qualities."6
Pick 35 Oscar Clavarino, 196 cm, 85 kg, 22/05/1999, Dandenong Stingrays
Oscar Clavarino is a key defender who displays outstanding leadership, is a strong intercept mark, has good endurance and whilst he was primarily responsible for nullifying an opposition key forward can also be an attacking influence, setting up play from defense.
During 2016 Clavarino played five games for the Dandenong Stingrays in the TAC Cup as a key defender and also earnt selection in the Vic Country team for three games at the 2016 Under 18 National Championships. On the eve of the 2017 National Championships Oscar commented on what he had learnt from playing in the Under 18 National Championships last year, saying "The biggest thing I learnt from last year is simply how ruthless and switched on you have to be at that level. The fast ball movement and elite skills makes it especially hard as a backman but at the same time it's a great challenge and I can't wait to be a part of it all again."7
The Dandenong Rangers playing group selected Oscar Clavarino and Josh Bateman to be co-captains of the team in 2017, Ocar commented on the appointment "It's an absolute honour to be selected by my teammates to lead the team alongside my co-captain Josh Bateman. It gives me a great sense of respect from my peers given that they have allowed me the opportunity to put my best foot forward in hopefully being able to lead the team. I've always looked to be an on-field leader ever since I was young – in my younger years I had the opportunity to captain my local footy team Berwick for four years which gave me the experience and the knowledge of the expectations of a leader.It gave me the view on what it takes to be a leader and the selfless nature that it taught me was priceless – I'm hoping to be a captain that my teammates can rely on to set high standards both on and off the field and enforce these standards upon the squad."8
Clavarino was selected as co-captain of Vic Country along with James Worpel for the 2017 Under 18 National Championships. Speaking on his leadership Oscar commented "Of course there's still a long way to go but I love the direction I'm heading with my leadership. Working with ex-St Kilda captain, a 300-game player and now a leadership mentor in Nathan Burke is a great way to learn as well. He puts us on a path and pushes us in the right directions while still giving us responsibility."9 Shortly after Clavarino was selected by St Kilda Burke tweeted "Great work Saints. Oscar is an outstanding young man that will be captain of the saints by 2024. No pressure though😳. Welcome big fella."
During the 2017 TAC Cup season Oscar played eight games for Dandenong, averaging 7.6 kicks, 8.4 handballs, 5.6 marks and 2.9 tackles per game. Oscar was named in the TAC Cup team of the year at centre half-back.
Clavarino was a member of the NAB AFL Academy squad along with Dandenong team-mate and fellow St Kilda selection at the 2017 National Draft Hunter Clark. The due both represented Vic Country at the National Championships in 2016 and 2017. Vic Country appointed Clavarino and James Worpel as co-captains for 2017 Clavarino played all four games for Vic Country, averaging 5.8 kicks, 6.0 handballs, 6.0 marks and 2.0 tackles per game.
Matthew Lloyd was an assistant coach of Oscar's high school football team at Haileybury College and commented on Oscar "I've never a seen a young defender read the play like Oscar can, and he loves the challenge of playing on the number one key forward. He has the ability to quickly decide whether to stay on his man or go third-man-up, and he's been doing that since he was 16. I've always thought he's a top-notch player with his ability to read the ball in the air, his foot skills and decision-making –he can be impassable at times. And as a character, he's 10 out of 10."10
Throughout 2017 Clavarino has received considerable advise from key forward Josh Battle who was selected by St Kilda with pick 39 at the 2016 National Draft and has been completing year 12 at Haileybury College this year. Oscar commented on the guidance Josh has been able to provide, saying "Josh has taught me how much hard work AFL footy is, but also how rewarding it is too. He's a role model because I take notice of what he's doing as a professional athlete – like his preparation, his diet, and that will help me if I'm lucky enough to get drafted. I ask him heaps of questions that might get a bit annoying but we're really good mates, so I don't think he minds."11 Having now joined St Kilda Clavarino will be able to train and play alongside Battle for many years ago. Given that they are both teenagers, Clavarino is a key defender and Battle is a key forward they can expect to regularly compete against each other in training drills and match simulation.
On draft night St Kilda midfielder David Armitage visited Oscar and his family to welcome him to the Saints. In a video on saints.com.au Oscar was asked 'What has just happened?' Oscar responded "We've been sitting around as a family and I have just been drafted to the Saints, so really excited, just can't wait to be a part of it, I guess it's a boyhood dream come true. It has just been a dream of mine for so long now, and I guess it has finally come alive now and I it is an opportunity to hopefully further myself as a person and then on the field as well.
Pick 46 Ben Paton 186 cm, 78 kg, 19/10/1998, Murray Bushrangers
After playing his as top-age under 18 TAC Cup season for the Murray Bushrangers in 2016 and getting overlooked at the 2016 National and Rookie Drafts Ben Patton returned to the club to play an over-age season in 2017. Having turned 18 on 19 October 2016 Paton was only a few months older than the oldest top-age players who turned 18 in January 2017.
Mainly playing as a rebounding defender Patton played 12 games for the Murray Bushrangers in 2017, averaging 24 disposals and five marks per game. On his 2017 season Paton commented to taccup.com.au "Last year I sort of played more of a midfield role but this year I've gone back, so it was probably just to see what I can do. It actually has been my first season in defence and it's been a pretty quick transition from last year, but I adjusted pretty well. The coaches at the Bushrangers and through Vic Country have been really good. I'd like to think this is my best position."12 Ben was selected in the back pocket in the 2017 TAC Cup team of the year.
Played four games for Vic Country, averaging 10.5 kicks, 7.8 handballs and 4.0 marks per game. Patton was named in the backline of the Under 18 All-Australian team. Ben's outstanding leap allows him to play on taller opponents and this trait was on full display at the Draft Combine where he was ranked first in the right running vertical jump with a height of 99 centimetres, three centimetres ahead of the second ranked player.
Patton finished equal second in the Murray Bushrangers best and fairest on 19 votes with Jordan Butts, two votes behind Angus Hicks. Paton polled 13 votes in the first eight rounds to be a convincing leader but missed seven games due to commitments with Vic Country at the Under 18 National Championships and illness.
In the November 2017 edition of SEN Inside Football Murray Bushrangers Coach Leon Higgins commented on Paton "Ben was a 19-year-old for us this year after playing mostly midfield and forward last year as an 18-year-old. This season we played him as a smaller, rebounding defender, and he was terrific in finishing runner-up in the best and fairest. Played all Vic Country games and was All-Australian. Strong hands, kicks it well on both feet and is an exceptional tackler."13
We've always known what Hunter could do. Prior to this year he was a half-back flanker who could also play as an outside midfielder, but he's really developed himself into being an aggressive, ball-hunting inside midfielder. He carried a groin injury into the early part of the season, but once he came back from Nationals he had an amazing impact. He's a good kick on both sides and his endurance and speed have been questioned, but the way he played put an end to that. He played only 12 game with us this year and won the best and fairest by a record margin."
On being selected by St Kilda at the 2017 National Draft Patton commented to 'The Border Mail' "I was a bit lost for words. I met with St Kilda a few times and they showed some interest so it was great to get drafted by them. I obviously would have gone anywhere but staying in Melbourne is really good. It's been a big week and I'm just relieved to get drafted. I couldn't have asked for a better result."14
By Dean Andrews
Twitter – @DeanAndrews7777
1 Pacific Star Network Limited, Draft Guide 2017, Inside Football, November 2017, page 14
2 http://taccup.com.au/rays-kick-on-to-bigger-things/
3 http://www.southernstingrays.com.au/news/latest-news/511-hunter-clark-on-his-biggest-strengths-and-why-he-sees-his-future-as-an-inside-midfielder
5 http://pakenham.starcommunity.com.au/gazette/2017-04-04/oscar-leads-front/
6 http://nthknights.com.au/2017-knights-class-off-afl/
7 https://berwicknews.starcommunity.com.au/news/2017-06-05/oscars-big-moment/
10 http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-09-17/the-plan-b-for-clubs-that-miss-out-on-jake-lever
12 http://taccup.com.au/afl-draft-watch-ben-paton/
13 Pacific Star Network Limited, Draft Guide 2017, Inside Football, November 2017, page 24
14 http://www.bordermail.com.au/story/5079695/bushranger-ben-patons-dream-comes-true-with-st-kilda/?cs=10
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A case study of CHILDES and TCCM corpus.
Move on to the WaC(web as corpus) for our term project.
Using Web as a large linguistic data repository.
Senario and essential knowledge for WaC.
RSS stands for Rich Site Summary and uses standard web feed formats to publish frequently updated information: blog entries, news headlines, audio, video.
An RSS document (called "feed") includes full or summarized text, and metadata, like publishing date and author's name.
The most commonly used elements in RSS feeds are "title", "link", "description", "publication date", and "entry ID". The less commonnly used elements are "image", "categories", "enclosures" and "cloud".
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Use feedparser library and NLTK to create a small corpus of blogs with certain topics.
We have learned the nltk ways to work with lexical resources with rich (hierarchical) information such as wordnet, verbnet.
We have also introduced how to process simple word list.
More on word list and spelling checker.
SUBTLEX-NL: a database of Dutch word frequencies based on 44 million words from film and television subtitles.
The French Lexicon Project contains lexical decision times for over 38,000 French words which you can find here.
The Dutch Lexicon project contains lexical decision data for more than 14,000 Dutch words, can be downloaded here. Online viewer allows you to get reaction times and accuracy scores for your stimuli or generate lists of stimuli on the basis of filters.
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The primary mineral for the Ah-Cu horizons mainly comprises the calcite especially on the A and B horizons of the old soils. Other minerals include plagioclase, feldspar, hematite, and orthoclase due to the hydrolysis. Furthermore, more quartz is familiar though they are minimal due to the Si dissolutions. The clay mineral for the Ah-Cu horizon includes illite due to the presence of biota especially at the A and B horizon followed by the illite-smectite and kaolinite with less halloysite due to energetic weathering. Furthermore, chlorite appears from the hydrothermal rocks as well as the vermiculite (Jackson, 1965). Lastly, smectite remains abundant due to the presence of biota that influences the stability of the soil. A result of landslide deposits and leaching indicate the usual Ah horizon with changes in the clay mineralization genesis and their transition down the slope of the profiles B and C horizons. The XRD X-ray results from the different figures indicate the clay combinations and their shifts from parent Cuk material. The combination of clay soils from the figures three, four and five adopted for the experiment (parent material (Cuk) in the R43 profile, Ck horizon of the R43 profile and BM horizon in the R43 profile) indicate similar consistency in the quantities of the various constituents of the clay soils. The components of the x-ray diffraction study reveal the presence of illite, quartz, plagioclase, calcite, hematite, kaolinite, chlorite, smectite and metahalloysite as the major phases. The four stages of illite are chemically identical (Latifi et al., 2017).
The elements portray differences in the diffraction patterns from the figures due to the differences in the crystal structures. In figure 3, the illite elements have no long-range atomic order hence produce broad scattering picks as in dictated in the parent material (Cuk) in the R43 profile. However, the components such as quartz, hematite, calcite, and plagioclase have long-range atomic order especially the quartz and plagioclase while hematite and calcite have medium range atomic order. The high atomic orders result in peak height X-ray intensities with a large area under the peak intensity curve (Latifi et al., 2017).
The parent material (Cuk) in the R43 profile gives the glycol, and air dry runs with no elements apart from the illite. However, both Ck horizon of the R43 profile and BM horizon in the R43 profile have smectite, chlorite, kaolinite, metahalloysite, and illite-smectite. Such combinations come as a result of leaching from the parent material and volcanic activities among others. However, as leaching takes place, there are usually shifts in angle as revealed through X-ray diffraction as a result of rotation of the samples. Such rotations occur less than the 2θ and do not go below 5° or above 70°. Therefore, Ck horizon profile and BM horizon profiles give a mixed layer of clays and the dislocation density (Latifi et al., 2017).
The unexpected presence of calcite in the Ck and Cuk horizon and its absence in BM horizons is due to the soil hydrological changes that affected the wetting depth in the different deposits as well as the formation of clay minerals under pedagogical process in situ. Besides, the presence of such calcite in the Ck and Cuk horizons might be due to successive stages of profile development through weathering leading to the formation of the horizon of illuviated clay. The presence of calcite in the Ah horizon is due to the deposition by solutions either by groundwater or by the hydr
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The Chilcot Report delivered a damning verdict on the UK Government's decision to invade Iraq in 2003. For people in Britain this might act as some comfort, those responsible may soon be held to account, but for young people in Iraq does it mean anything?The exact number of civilian deaths in Iraq since the 2003 invasion will never be known, but estimates place the figure somewhere between 200,000 and one million.
After tremendous pressure was places on the UK Government, 6 years after the Iraq invasion, Gordon Brown commissioned the Chilcot Inquiry, charges with producing a report that would look into the circumstances under which the war took place.
The process, which costed over £10 million and took over 7 years to provide results comes in at over 2 million words, but in reality there's very little inside it that you couldn't find out from spending five minutes with your average Iraqi, and fails to rule on whether Tony Blair, then Prime Minister of Great Britain, should be tried for war crimes.
The report, and the subsequent coverage in the UK media, has been focussed entirely on what this means for the UK, and any future interventions. But what do young Iraqis, who grew up in the midst of the destruction, make of it all?
"After the Americans occupied Iraq, they destroyed us. All this that has happened from 2003 until now is because of them.
"During the occupation years, life was really tough. We have had to move from house to house looking for safety. We left our cars behind, our income, and only took clothes with us.
"Since the Americans have left since are still getting worse. When Daesh entered, the Americans were not here. But it was the Americans fault that Daesh are here.
"At the time of the US-led invasion I was still a child and did not understand what was going on or what is the outcome of this invasion would be, but I was happy to get rid of Saddam Hussein and his dictatorship. I think we needed to have an intervention in one way or another. The people in Iraq needed a new beginning to start over again and this invasion gave us one.
"The American invasion is comparable to a game. Saddam was just a pawn in the hands of the Americans, nothing more, nothing less. As soon as he stopped being a pawn, they [the Americans] entered on the Iraqi people. The Iraqi people are just victims in all this, the explosion that happened, the Americans were the cause of it.
"Nobody rejoiced when the Americans entered, at the time people saw positives and negatives of the invasion. But now, all we see is negative. Life when they first entered is better than the life we live now. Was there ever a time when over 200 people were killed in a matter of minutes? Now Iraqis are killing each other.
"I was 15 when the Americans entered and back then times were hard. We lived under sanctions and had lots of pressures against us. So when the Americans first came, we did not know what to expect after the invasion, if they were here to help us or not. The Americans would tell us that the invasion was for liberation, for freedom and for humanitarian principles. But with what has become evident to us now is that it was all lies. We are living in horror now. Especially for us as youth, our lives are lost, our futures lost too.
"Regardless of whether the Americans are in Iraq or not, we still consider that Iraq is an occupied country because they Americans had made plans for Iraq which we are still following until this day. Just look how cheaply they are able to get oil from Iraq now.
"Everything that is happening in Iraq is because of the American invasion: every person dead, every explosion, every car bomb, every theft is because of them.
"We got rid of despot after the American invasion, that's it. But everything that is happening now in Iraq, the bombs and death, is all because of the American occupation. At the time of the invasion some of us were just happy to get rid of Saddam in any way, but now that time has passed our thoughts have changed.
"Look at the explosions recently, all the families destroyed, the children dying all because of the American invasion. They really hurt us, they should never have entered our country.
"When the Americans invaded Iraq, the first thing they did was bring anyone corrupt along with them on their tanks. Any corrupt Iraqi living abroad, they brought them here and made them the rulers of this country now.
"We knew very well that American invasion was going to cause us trouble. From 2003 until this day its been bad. They brought is sectarianism, they brought is terrorism. Who is going to take responsibility for all these deaths? It all lies on the shoulders of George Bush.


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Todd's Mom Puts Kandi Pregnancy Rumors To Rest
Just a few days after Todd Tucker posted this Instagram picture of himself shopping for baby shoes, fueling his wife, Kandi Burruss's pregnancy rumors, Todd's mom, Sharon Tucker, says that the "Real Housewives of Atlanta" star isn't expecting."As far as I know, I don't think [Kandi is pregnant yet]," she said in an interview with RadarOnline. "I think they would have told me. I'm sure they would tell me once they are." Yet! Hmmm, well at least we know the lovebugs are trying.
Kandi and Todd looked very much in love during their lavish wedding earlier this year, but Sharon says they are still just in the family planning phases. "I think they want to get pregnant," she said. "I would love that, and I'm pretty sure if she does get pregnant, she'll announce it on the show. It's been a few months now, so it is possible, but, they were just [with me] and they didn't say anything."
Considering how adamant Kandi is about having a baby sometime this year, we personally think she'd be the first to announce it on the new season of the show, unless new cast member Claudia Jordan spills the beans! LOL. According to Kandi, Claudia will have a LOT to say this season.
In related Kandi news, she did something we all want to do one day in our lives–the reality star just bought Momma Joyce a house! Kandi posted a picture of her, her mother and the real estate agent who helped close the deal. She wrote the caption: "Just bought a new house for my mom @mamajjoyce.@b_luxurious helped us close the deal! Thanks girl!"
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Kabocha squash has a sweeter taste than other squash. You may have some difficulty finding it in most grocery stores but when you do find it, I guarantee you'll enjoy it. This double decker, multi-layer baked kabocha squash and Paleo ground beef recipe will help warm you up on a cool night and it will taste just as good cold, as leftovers, the next day.
I made a savory and a sweet variety of baked kabocha squash. The ones you see below are the sweet variety and all the rest shown are savory.
Chop two apples and season the squash and apples with melted coconut oil, a healthy sampling of cinnamon and a pinch or two of sea salt and bake on a rimmed baking sheet. The baked apples and squash will melt together in your mouth and provide you with a dessert worthy dish to finish off the savory meal I've included below.
Cube the squash and split it between two rimmed baking sheets. Season with sea salt, black pepper, chervil seasoning and drizzle with extra virgin olive oil. Toss to combine on the rimmed baking sheet and transfer to the oven. Bake for 20 minutes, toss and continue to bake squash for a final 20 minutes.
While the squash is baking add the onion and garlic to a large skillet over medium heat.
After 3-5 minutes add the ground beef. Break up the meat and season with sea salt and black pepper. Stir to combine with the garlic and onion.
After 7-10 minutes add the pumpkin puree, tomato paste and fresh rosemary. Stir to combine well. Bring the mixture to a boil, cover and let the meat simmer until the squash in the oven is done.
Remove the squash from the oven and assemble your meal.
In a deep bowl add a few scoops of ground beef, top with baked squash and serve.


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