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Andrew Conway still winging it with the best of them after getting another chance to prosper – Independent.ie
Posted: November 14, 2021 at 1:47 am
From all black to All Blacks. Just as Ireland unfurled the emergence of a new identity last weekend, so too perhaps did winger Andrew Conway seek to re-establish his.
resuming Andy Farrell rewards the same contingent against New Zealand this weekend, the Munster man will hope to firmly frank his place in the international pecking order.
His hat-trick against the Japanese not merely crowned a revitalised Irish approach but also signalled the resurgence of one who had endured myriad difficulties in recent times; in the last campaign he had crossed just once in 12 starts during a hampered campaign.
When rugby resumed during the pandemic, the narrative had been a lot different; his name popped up in various notional Lions squad ruminations even his own such had been his scintillating form before the 2020 Nations hiatus, particularly in the win against Wales.
He did complete 2020 with a trio of international starts but the second half of the season was a frustrating one for the 30-year-old.
Since impressing in Munsters 27-25 defeat to Leinster in Dublin, instead of entering his peak, he plummeted into a trough.
A head injury complicated matters and he slipped from the international scene, though still featuring in selected gatherings, as James Lowe, Keith Earls Jordan Larmour and Hugo Keenan copper-fastened their roles.
His provincial appearances had also suffered, albeit a resurgent display against Edinburgh in the spring hinted at some semblance of a return to well-being, and he did make a brief return last summer against the USA.
Even then, Robert Baloucoune seemed to be the coming man after a mightily impressive debut.
Simon Zebos heralded return home could have added more storm clouds but instead they helped to clear them; a reinvigorated mental attitude combined with a restoration of physical fitness sparked new life.
Hes still one of the premier wingers in Ireland and still one of the important players phenomenal in the air, his finishing ability, his X-factor, Johann van Graan had reminded us last March.
Last Saturday, after an energising return to Munster red in the seasons early throes, vividly illustrated that assertion from his provincial coach.
Now he should get the opportunity to line out against the All Blacks for the first time in his career, after the all-court game helped to tear the hapless Japanese to shreds last weekend.
Probably my training plan, he reveals when prodded to explain his explosive return to the pulsing heartbeat of the international stage for the 27th time, as a second career hat-trick lifted his try tally to 13.
Just trying to get the balance between my training habits and not overthinking it.
At different stages of your career theres an experience you can fall back on, theres adapting and taking whats been good and leaving what hasnt served you. Just enjoying rugby I suppose and getting out there and taking it for what it is, a game of rugby. Sometimes they work out great, other times they dont.
From a wingers perspective I was at the end of three tries at the weekend but its the other parts of the game that you wouldnt necessarily see unless you are in camp and you really know what you are looking at.
Its really great to score a few tries and be involved in a really strong team performance. I just try to enjoy it as much as I can.
Irelands 11th-minute try typified Conway, winning a Japanese box-kick 30 metres from his own line before finishing the try 45 seconds later after Jamison Gibson-Parks neat grubber.
His second and third tries affirmed the art of a consummate finisher but all facets of his play, on and off the ball, were prominent.
It was just great to get the confidence boost to be selected first and foremost. Coming in here, the great thing about this squad is a lot of people didnt necessarily know where they stood in terms of the perceived pecking order. So to get picked was obviously brilliant and I just knew that was only half the battle.
The bulk of the battle is to then perform when youre given the opportunity. It was obviously an enjoyable day and it was nice to be back playing in front of a full crowd and everything that goes with it. So yeah it was a positive day.
Of course its great to score, dont get me wrong, but sometimes other things are more satisfying. I wont go through every wicked detail but sometimes youve been working on (something), talking about it behind the scenes, you can put it into action in training.
And then to be involved in different things. It is great to be on the end of scoring a try but to be able to add a few more strings to you bow and see a bit of positive gains in other areas that I might not necessarily have done before. Thats probably more satisfying.
Despite their allure, Conway will try not to be distracted by the looming challenge of a side he has never faced.
Theyre the standard-bearers in world rugby for as long as Ive ever been watching rugby. Its going to be very intense. But todays training session was very intense. And last week was also intense, adds Conway.
Whenever we are playing an international, we dont take anyone less or more you know what I mean? Obviously there is going to be more chat around this, the public are going to be that little but more excited. You get a few more text messages during the week.
But thats the only change really. You have to try and keep to your process, as cliched as it sounds.
You want to make weeks as similar as they can be. Youre going to be up some weeks and its not always going to be like for like. You try to keep it all as level as you possibly can.
At the end of the day, it is a rugby match on Saturday and you dont want to make it bigger than it is. You want to go out and perform to the level were capable of but not overthinking it at the same time.
Calibrating the balance between thought and deed has served him well so far this season.
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MR:There's a programme that was started with the Pacific community with the government of the Solomon Islands called Youth At Work that's been supported by the Australian government. That programme has been a successful model for providing pathways to employment for youth in Solomons and now we've been asked to start this programme across Melanesia because so far in the Solomons we've managed to get 3,500 kids into formal employment and another 500 kids into their own businesses through the young entrepreneurs programme.
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package ros

import (
	"testing"
)

func TestIpAddress(t *testing.T) {

	tests := []struct {
		c Command
		v string
	}{
		{ipAddresses(), `/ip address print detail`},
		{ipAddress("address"), `/ip address print detail where address="address"`},
		{setIpAddress("address", "key", "value"), `/ip address set [find address="address"] key="value"`},
	}

	for _, x := range tests {
		r, err := x.c.Parse()
		if err != nil {
			t.Fatal(err)
		}
		if r != x.v {
			t.Errorf("ip address mismatch: got '%s', expected '%s'", r, x.v)
		}
	}
}

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The World Today for May 26, 2017
Two Presidents
It was a peculiar moment in world politics yesterday as US President Donald Trump and his predecessor, President Barack Obama, nearly crossed paths during their respective trips to Europe.
"The contrast between their visits may be a reminder of just how differently the two leaders view the continent — and perhaps, just how differently the continent views them, too," wrote the Washington Post.
Around 80,000 people joined Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel for a public discussion to mark the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. They cried "Barack, Barack," according to the Guardian.
"We can't hide behind a wall," said Obama at a monument that the Berlin Wall once cut off from the western half of the divided city.
After the event, Merkel rushed off to Brussels to meet with Trump.
In Brussels, the American president told European leaders that the Germans were "bad, very bad" because of their trade surplus. "Look at the millions of cars they're selling in the US. Terrible," said Trump, reported USA Today. "We will stop this."
Later, meeting Merkel and other NATO leaders, Trump castigated them for not spending more on their militaries like the US, the New York Times wrote. It was awkward to say the least as Trump lectured his allies, experts told CNN.
Obama is wildly popular in Europe, and he of course had the enviable advantage of not having to make important decisions on his trip.
But the Times noted that Trump and Obama visited after Obama's preferred candidate in the recent French election, the young, charismatic, moderate Emmanuel Macron, defeated Marine Le Pen, a nationalist in Trump's camp. That election has been billed as the Waterloo of the recent wave of populist victories like Brexit and the American presidential election.
So Obama's legacy is arguably still shadowing the current occupant of the White House.
But some of the ex-president's legacy was also shadowing him.
The Guardian noted that a student questioner compelled Obama to defend his record, asking him if his conscience was "pricked" by American drone strikes killing innocent civilians.
Obama said he had little choice.
"One of the biggest challenges as president of the United States … is how do you protect your country and your citizens from the kinds of things that we just saw in Manchester, England, just a few days ago, or the things that we saw in Berlin or in Paris or in Nice," Obama said.
That was a sentiment Trump could surely understand.
Foreigners held in Japanese immigrant detention centers ended a two-week hunger strike over poor conditions without winning any concessions from the authorities.
Activists and inmates say the poor conditions have led to mental health problems and the death of inmates. Since 2006, 13 people have died, including a Vietnamese detainee who died in March, Reuters reported.
About 20 men at the Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau went on hunger strike on May 9 in protest, and at the protest's peak they were joined by as many as 100 detainees, including asylum seekers and some inmates at an immigration facility in Nagoya, southwest of Tokyo.
The last of the strikers broke their fast this week in the hope that the authorities might make some concessions after the protest attracted media attention. But the official response did not sound particularly promising.
"We will continue to respond appropriately as we have done in the past. We won't change anything in particular," a justice ministry official told Reuters, saying authorities were already doing what they could to improve conditions.
Thousands of residents fled the city of Marawi as the Philippines deployed attack helicopters and special forces to drive Islamic State-linked rebels out of the besieged city on the island of Mindanao.
Ground troops exchanged fire with the militants in the streets as helicopters circled overhead, strafing the fighters of the Maute rebel group with machine guns, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported.
Earlier this week, Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte declared martial law in Mindanao, and said the condition might be extended to the entire country if that's required to stop the rise of Islamic State.
Much of Marawi is sealed off, so reliable information is hard to come by. But Duterte claimed that the militants had beheaded a local police chief, and army chief of staff General Eduardo Ano said the militants erected IS flags at several locations. The militants had also reportedly seized a Catholic priest, 10 worshippers and three church workers from the Marawi Cathedral.
Part and Parcel
Former Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos suffered injuries to his right thigh and upper body when a letter bomb exploded inside his car in Athens Thursday.
Two Bank of Greece employees were also wounded in the explosion, for which no group has yet claimed responsibility, the Associated Press reported.
Militant far-left and anarchist groups – including one called Conspiracy Cells of Fire – have targeted Greek politicians in the past. Earlier this year, Conspiracy Cells of Fire claimed responsibility for parcel bombs sent to the German Finance Ministry and the Paris office of the International Monetary Fund, and had also claimed responsibility for a spate of parcel bombings in 2010 targeting several embassies in Athens and the offices of European leaders abroad.
The explosion comes as Euro zone finance ministers wrangle over the disbursement of new loans to Athens that are needed to stave off default in July. Papademos was prime minister for six months in 2011-2012. He is also a former deputy governor of the European Central Bank, and was governor of the Bank of Greece between 1994 and 2002, when the country adopted the euro.
Gone to Food Heaven
Blue whales currently hold the crown for being the biggest animals that have ever existed on Earth.
But it turns out these mammals became massive relatively recently – about three million years ago, according to a new study on the fossil record of baleen.
That's when changing ocean temperatures caused a growth spurt among blue whales, which have been relatively small for most of their 50 million years of existence, wrote the BBC.
Those changes in climate – likely caused by the onset of the ice ages – turned the oceans into a "food heaven" where whales' favorite prey like krill became highly concentrated in places, allowing whales to evolve into their present-day size.
The study recently published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B was based on the Smithsonian's collection of cetacean bones.
It's a fascinating reminder that some of the largest creatures in history still roam the planet, said study author Nick Pyenson of the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in Washington DC.
"People kind of think of gigantism as being a fact of the geologic past," Pyenson told the BBC. "But here we are, living in the time of giants on Planet Earth."
Threats to Press Freedom around the World.
The following selection is part of a new, regular feature on press freedoms brought to you in conjunction with the Committee to Protect Journalists.
On the eve of his death, Mexican journalist Javier Valdez Cádenas told the host of Mexico's El Almohadazo TV show that the narco world was now a firmly entrenched part of the country's political life.
"Politicians no longer have to go to the narcos to seek their backing," he said. "Nowadays the narcos are the ones who create the politicians from the start, and then nurture and promote them."
A few hours later, he was dead, shot by armed assailants.
Cádenas wasn't the first journalist to be killed in Mexico – a country only slightly less dangerous for journalists than Syria and Afghanistan – and he won't be the last. But he was a frontline responder in the drug war that has caused almost 200,000 deaths in the past decade – and he was a tireless crusader against it.
Before his death, many journalists had already shied away from reporting on crime and the narco economy – and by extension the powers that be: the government and the army.
But his death has provoked outrage – and a desire for it not to be another "pointless one." This week, journalists in the country began banding together to find a way to speak truth to power and stay alive while doing so.

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Theodore Alatsas
2115 Avenue U, Brooklyn, NY 11229
Theodore Alatsas, Esq. was born the child of Greek immigrants in the early 1970s. Growing up in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, Theodore learned the importance of hard work and dedication to his community at an early age. As an exemplary student and community activist, Theodore often volunteered his time to help those who needed it. Theodore attended Brooklyn Technical High School, New York University and St. John? s University School of Law. During his early 20s, Theodore worked his way through college and law school, while at the same time actively participating and leading various civic organizations. Among these organizations are the Avenue U Merchants? Association, Citizens for Neighborhood Action, Change NY, and the Joint Council of Kings County Boards of Trade. Theodore?s community involvement was recognized in New York Newsday, the Bay News and various other community papers. After graduating law school, Theodore began the practice of law in the same location where his parents owned a Greek deli. Over the years, his areas of practice have become more specialized, focusing primarily on the practice of divorce & family law. His knowledge and experience as a neighborhood practitioner, has uniquely qualified him to handle a matter not only from a legal perspective, but with a compassion designed to guide the client through the process as smoothly and as stress-free as possible. Theodore remains active in his community, and has been nominated as a candidate for various public offices, including Brooklyn District Attorney and Brooklyn Borough President, and served as a member of the Public Service Commission Siting Board after having been appointed to the position by Governor Pataki. Theodore resides in Brooklyn with his wife and daughter. He is also fluent in Greek and Spanish.
Andrew Bellinson
12555 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33181, USA
As the Managing Partner and Owner of Bellinson Law Firm, P.A., Andrew Bellinson has key insights, compassion, and sound strategies for our aging population and those serving as care givers. He has an intense admiration for the aging and respect for the challenges experienced by caregivers. With a strong background in finance and elder law, Bellinson has helped thousands navigate the complex issues related to caring for a loved one during a law career spanning almost 20 years. Bellinson received his Doctor of Juris Prudence Degree from Tulane University School of Law where he served as president of his class and an editor of one of the school's law journals. A student of international law, he also attended the Shanghai Institute of Law with a concentration on Chinese Trade Law. Bellinson received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in International Relations and Psychology from the University of Arizona. His interest focused on the Eastern Block which brought him to study at the University of Salzburg in Austria. He is a member of the Florida Bar, the Federal Bar of the United States, and the Bankruptcy Bar of South Florida. Bellinson was a board member of the Urban League of Miami and a director of the Liberty City Charter School.
Orlando Cavallo
3394 E Tremont Ave, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
Orlando A. Cavallo, Esq. received his Juris Doctor from Touro College in 1987 and was admitted to the New York Bar in 1988. He was a founding partner of Cavallo & Cavallo Attorneys in 1989 and has been representing the interests of his clients for over 20 years. Mr. Cavallo has concentrated his practice as an attorney in the areas of Wills, Trusts, Elder Law, Medicaid, Probate and Estate Administration, as well as Personal Injury. With a Master's degree in Administration & Supervision and prior experience as an educator, Orlando A. Cavallo prides himself on his ability to help clients understand the legal issues and intricacies of Estate planning to help clients develop a plan to meet their goals. Mr. Cavallo graduated from Saint John's University in 1967, with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. He is presently a member of the New York Bar Association Elder Law and Trusts and Estates sections, and of the New Rochelle Bar Association. Mr. Cavallo is also a court-appointed Referee, Arbitrator, Real Estate Broker and Insurance Broker.
Lesley Clement
3576 McKinley Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95816, USA
Lesley has been featured in Time magazine, People, Frontline, New York Times, the National Law Journal, The SacBee, and The Sacramento Business Journal for her groundbreaking work in the field of elder abuse. A 1988 graduate of San Diego School of Law, Lesley was thrust into elder abuse law when her great-aunt was abused and neglected at a residential care facility. Lesley successfully tried the case and got the facility's license revoked. Since that time, her practice has focused exclusively on representing victims of abuse and neglect in institutional settings. Lesley believes that by holding corporations that promise to care for the vulnerable accountable to provide competent, humane care, we can improve care for everyone. Lesley is the past chair of the American Association for Justice Nursing Home Litigation Group and has long been recognized by Martindale-Hubbell's American Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. Lesley strongly believes in passing along the knowledge she has gained through her years as an advocate and educator. She teaches classes and seminars around the country and mentors young attorneys so they will be able to continue the important work of protecting our elders.
Alex Cuello
2655 S Le Jeune Rd, Suite 1008, MIAMI, FL 33134-5803
Alex Cuello's practice concentrates on probate, trust, and guardianship administration and litigation, as well as estate planning. Mr. Cuello also administers probate matters involving Cuban nationals. He earned a Master of Laws in Elder Law from Stetson University, Law degree from St. Thomas University, B.A. degree from FIU, and A.A. degree from Miami-Dade College. Mr. Cuello is Board Certified by The Florida Bar as a specialist in Elder Law. He serves on the Executive Council of the Elder Law Section, is a member of the Elder Law Certification Committee, and teaches the court-approved professional guardian and family guardianship courses, and trial practice and appeals at Miami-Dade College.


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Eager Pianovers gathered at the usual meeting point once again on Sunday, 27 August 2017. Having met at Piano Park @ URA Centre for the past year, the passionate piano lovers have now become friends, bonded by their common love for piano music. Every Sunday, the Pianovers arrive here to enjoy and exchange tips about music.
The brainchild of ThePiano.SG Founder, Sng Yong Meng, this event sees piano lovers from all walks of love come together, regardless of musical background, age, gender, languages, and religion. From its humble beginnings in July 2016, Pianovers Meetup continues to see new people coming every week and regular Pianovers bringing their friends, families and even piano students to join in the fun!
This evening, Zafri and Albert came early to join Yong Meng for dinner. Albert, in particular, has been coming early on a weekly basis, to help Yong Meng with the logistics – Thank you so much for your help, Albert! Dinner was taken at Maxwell Road Food Centre, just across the road from The URA Centre. While dinner is simple, it has the effect of bringing people closer together.
By the time the trio returned from dinner, Julia and Gee Yong had already arrived and playing at the piano. At Pianovers Meetups, we sometimes receive passers-by and today was one of those days. A group of tourists from Poland walked by and took pictures of the event. Julia was quick to think on her feet, immediately playing "Nocturne in E-flat major Op. 9 No. 2" by Polish composer, Chopin, to welcome them. The group ended up taking a photograph with Julia eventually. Music transcends boundaries and connects people!
Apart from Julia and Gee Yong, there were a few others who arrived early - Woan Ling, her student Tan Zhi Zhen and his family (parents Lynn and Kenneth, and one younger brother), Pat, Siew Tin, Yeo Ming, Janice and Grace (and her family, comprising her parents and brother Sean). Woan Lin, Zhi Zhen and his family were joining us for the first time!
Albert, one of our regular Pianovers and one known for playing Chinese classics - to our surprise - today tried to play "Unravel (Theme from Tokyo Ghoul)", an anime piece, sightreading from Zafri's scores. At Pianovers Meetups, it is always such a joy to see children at the keyboard. This evening, we were happy to see Zhi Zhen's brother having a go at the piano!
When the lights at The URA Centre came on, the programme proper got underway! The first segment was the Mini-Recital. Here, pre-registered piano players went up to one of the pianos to perform.
The turnout at this evening's Pianovers Meetup included many more who arrived later. The group comprised Jimmy, May Ling, Karen, AJ, May and Corina. May and Corina were here for the first time and were invited by Teik Lee.
The Mini-Recital segment of the Meetup started with Pianover Yeo Ming's playing of Gake no Ue no Ponyo by joe Hisaishi. This was Yeo Ming's second attempt at this piece, after having first played it in Meetup #42. This composition, which won the Outstanding Achievement in Music at the 32nd Japan Academy Prize, was used in the 2008 Studio Ghibli film "Ponyo", a film featuring a goldfish that wants to transform into a human girl after befriending a five-year-old human boy named Sōsuke.
Next up was Siew Tin, who performed 独角戏 by 季忠平. This piece, written in 1996 and performed by Valen Hsu (许茹芸), was compiled in the ablum, "如果云知道". Valen is a classically-trained pianist who started playing the piano when she was four. Her talent was noticed while she was performing in a restaurant in Taipei. She was subsequently awarded a contract with "What's Music" record label and started working on her first commercial album before she turned 19. Valen published "钢琴记事簿", a compilation of some of her more popular pieces, but performed in solo piano.
Siew Tin also performed Love Me Tender, by George R Poulton. Although this piece was released in 1956, it was actually adapted from a ballad dating back to 1861. Known as "Aura Lee", this was a sentimental ballad about the Civil War. To think that two compositions composed 95 years apart would be connected in such an amazing way!
Tang Zhi Zhen was the next to perform. He's the student of Lim Woan Ling, a piano teacher, who brought him here this evening. Accompanying Zhi Zhen was his parents and younger brother. Zhi Zhen performed Firefly and Moonlight Waltz. It is always heartwarming to see teachers bring their students to the Meetups. Apart from letting them profit from real-world exposure to music in a different content, the Meetup also allows them to gain confidence in public performances!
Gee Yong performed a piece by Jay Chou, known as 最长的电影. This piece was written in 2007 and has found its way into the album "我很忙". Incidentally, Jay Chou's 2007 movie, The Secret, 不能说的秘密, featured a piano duel.
Grace performed The Returning Hunter from Eskimos, by Amy Cheney Beach. Grace is preparing for her Grade 5 examination, which follows the ABRSM 2017-2018 syllabus. The examination will take place in two weeks. All the best, Grace, for your examination!
Albert played two pieces, "假如我是真的" by 欣逸, as well as "夢中人" by 陈歌辛. The first piece was used as the theme song of a 1981 movie of the same name, which starred Alan Tham, a Hong Kong artiste. The second piece was published in 1995 and performed by Faye Wong. This piece was to go into Faye Wong's second singles in Japan. The songwriter 陈歌辛 was also the composer who wrote Chinese New Year song, Gong Xi, Gong Xi.
Julia, another regular Pianover, brought us Autum Leaves, by Joseph Kosma. Autumn Leaves is a jazz piece that was created by Hungarian-French composer Joseph Kosma.
Teik Lee delighted Pianovers with his rendition of Rocoberry's I Will Go To You Like The First Snow. This was an original soundtrack for the 2016 hit Korean television drama "Guardian: The Lonely and Great God". The final episode of this series garnered 18.68% viewership, and made it the second highest rated drama in the world of Korean cable television.
Last but not least, we heard from Zafri, who played the same medley that he played in Meetup #47. Zafri arranged and presented a medley comprising his favourite pieces - "Fairy Tail Main Theme" by Yasuharu Takanashi, "Unravel (from Tokyo Ghoul)" by Tōru "TK" Kitajima, "His Theme (from Undertale)" by Toby "Radiation" Fox, "Imperial March (from Star Wars)" by John Williams, "Megalovania (from Undertale)" by Toby "Radiation" Fox, "The Reluctant Heroes (from Attack on Titan)" by Hiroyuki Sawano, and "Lit (from Koe no Katachi, A Silent Voice)" by Kensuke Ushio. Well done, Zafri!
Following the completion of the Mini-Recital, we now proceeded with the last item of the evening, the Open Segment. This part of the evening sees Pianovers jamming at the two pianos and sharing their knowledge informally. Sharing and bonding were in abundance, as the Pianovers present excitedly supported one another in his/her quest to learn more about music. We can't help but love the kind-hearted nature of Pianovers and the open sharing happening all around us!
Yong Meng took the opportunity this evening to inform Pianovers about ThePiano.SG's collaboration with Yamaha in its Piano Fair. Yamaha Music Asia has partnered with ThePiano.SG on its piano donation program Pianovers Assist for those in needs.
Pianovers Assist sees kind donors contributing their used pianos to ThePiano.SG. These pianos would then be matched with people without the financial means to have their own pianos. The beneficiaries get to keep the pianos for six months, after which the pianos will potentially be transferred to the next person in need.
This evening's Pianovers Meetup has come to an end, however, we are all looking forward to the next! Pianovers Meetup #48 will be held at the URA Centre as usual.
Pianovers Meetup #49, however, will be held at the Suntec Convention Centre, Level 3, Room #333, 2pm - 4:30pm, in conjunction with Yamaha's Funtastic Piano Days on 9 Sep - 10 Sep 2017.
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Q: Cannot install BeautifulSoup Pretty straight forward. I type in:
conda install bs4
and it doesn't install.
Last time I tried it, it attempted to install for about 3 hours and then stopped. I would just like to know if anyone else had this problem, and if so, if they were able to solve it.

A: When installing a conda package and you receive a conflict error, there can be many causes. You have a few choices:

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*Create a new environment including the problem package and any packages
that caused the conflict (shorter)

*You can try to troubleshoot the current environment (longer)
check for any pip installs
check conda config --show
check conda info
etc
I suggest #1, trying to create a new environment with the bs4 package and the other packages mentioned in your conflict and see if this can be resolved given your conda configuration, etc.
conda create --name testing bs4 numpy pandas

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Полити́ческое движе́ние «Гру́ппа 24» () — политическое движение, созданное в 2012 году в Москве таджикским предпринимателем и оппозиционером Умарали Кувватовым, который был убит 5-го марта 2015 года в Стамбуле.

Движение было основано в Москве, после Хорогских событий летом 2012 года таджикским предпринимателем и впоследствии оппозиционером Умарали Кувватовым, когда он эмигрировал из Таджикистана в столицу России. Кувватов заявлял что вынужденно покинул Таджикистан из-за преследований со стороны властей. После основания движения, вёл из Москвы интернет радио и видеоконференции, критикуя в своих выступлениях правительство и руководство Таджикистана, обвиняя их в коррупции, непотизме, в авторитарной и некорректной политике, преследовании инакомыслящих, в подавлении свободы слова, вёл беседы о экономической и политической жизни Таджикистана.

Основными своими задачами и целями движение считает изменение состава правительства Таджикистана, освобождение всех политических заключённых в стране, соблюдение прав и свобод человека, отмене закона о «Лидере Нации», создание на территории Таджикистана демократической страны, искоренение коррупции и стимулирование развития экономики Таджикистана.

Движение «Группа 24» признано Верховным судом Республики Таджикистан экстремистским и запрещено на территории Таджикистана в октябре 2014 года.

Большинство лидеров и членов движения проживают за пределами Таджикистана, в основном в странах Европейского союза, таких как Германия, Австрия, Польша, Чехия, Испания, Франция, Великобритания, Норвегия и Швеция. Также часть членов и сторонников движения пребывают в Турции, США, Канаде и России.

В декабре 2012 года лидер движения Умарали Кувватов был задержан в международном аэропорту Дубая по запросу Таджикистана. Оппозиционер собирался вылететь в Брюссель. Правоохранительными органами Таджикистана к нему были предъявлены обвинения в мошенничестве в особо крупном размере, захвате заложников и присвоении имущества. Был освобождён из дубайской тюрьмы в августе 2013 года.

После освобождения, сразу несколькими странами было предложено Кувватову политическое убежище. Оппозиционер переехал в Турцию. Впоследствии был несколько раз задержан и освобождён правоохранительными органами Турции.

В сентябре 2014 года «Группа 24» заявила что намерена вывести людей на митинг в Душанбе. Акции протеста должны были состояться 10 октября, в центральной части города Душанбе, на площади Исмаила Самани. Перед митингом, некоторые мигранты из Таджикистана провели несколько многолюдных собраний в различных городах России. 10 октября президент Таджикистана Эмомали Рахмон находился на саммите стран СНГ в Минске.

С 8 октября через мобильные операторы Таджикистана стало невозможным отправлять смс-сообщения. Некоторые мобильные операторы на территории страны заявили что услуга отключена из-за технических проблем. Между тем, на севере Таджикистана был полностью отключен интернет, а в остальных регионах страны, в том числе в Душанбе интернет стал медленным, были заблокированы популярные среди таджикистанцев социальные сети, такие как Facebook, Odnoklassniki, Vkontakte, такие сайты как Википедия, Amazon.com, сервисы Mail.ru, Lenta.ru, CA-News, другие сайты, ряд прокси-сайтов и анонимайзеров.

9 октября 2014 года деятельность движения «Группа 24» была признана экстремистской и запрещена на территории Таджикистана Верховным судом Республики Таджикистан.

19 декабре 2014 года лидер движения Умарали Кувватов был снова задержан в Турции вместе с Сухроб Зафаром и Хусейном Ашуровым правоохранительными органами этой страны по запросу Таджикистана, но вскоре был освобождён. 5 марта 2015 года Умарали Кувватов был убит в Стамбуле выстрелом в голову на глазах его жены и несовершеннолетних детей. Оппозиционер был похоронен на стамбульском кладбище Килёс.

Убийство Умарали Кувватова произошло через два дня после того, как суд Таджикистана приговорил еще одного члена движения «Группы 24» к 17 годам лишения свободы за попытку захватить власть и за оскорбление президента. До этого и впоследствии ряд членов движения, и люди, выражавшие симпатии к движению были арестованы и некоторые осуждены на длительные сроки тюремного заключения. После смерти Кувватова, новой главой движения был избран Шарофиддин Гадоев.

Некоторые граждане были заключены в тюрьму в Таджикистане по подозрению в сотрудничестве с движением, получив наказание от 16,5 до 17,5 лет лишения свободы. В апреле того же года, еще два человека были лишены свободы на 3,5 и 3 года соответственно по обвинению в организации деятельности движения «Группа 24» на территории Таджикистана. Также в разные периоды многие члены и сторонники «Группы 24» были задержаны в России, Белоруссии, Молдавии и в других странах по запросу Таджикистана, но многие были освобождены и не экстрадированы в Таджикистан, некоторые активисты и члены движения были похищены на территории России и тайно вывезены в Таджикистан, а там заключены в длительные тюремные сроки

В феврале 2016 года за убийство Умарали Кувватова стамбульским городским судом был приговорён к пожизненному заключению гражданин Таджикистана Сулаймон Каюмов. Четверо других подозреваемых в убийстве граждане Таджикистана успели покинуть территорию Турции.

В январе 2016 года движения провело ежегодное совещание. Новым лидером движения был избран Сухроб Зафар, заместителем руководителя был избран Хусейн Ашуров.

В первой половине 2016 года активисты движения совместно с движением «Молодёжь за возрождение Таджикистана» провели серии пикетов и митингов против политики Эмомали Рахмона в разных странах. Активисты движения размещали в интернет ряд видео обращений на тему о ситуации в Таджикистане, изменении нынешней конституции и на другие темы. В июне движение намеревалось провести акции протеста в Москве, но за два дня до митинга, властями города была аннулирована разрешение на проведение митинга. В июле и августе 2016 года движение организовала турне своих представителей в страны Европейского союза, с целью проведения ряда встреч с представителями миграционных служб и правозащитных организаций. Тогда же движение открыло собственный официальный веб-сайт — guruhi24.net.

В сентябре 2016 года движение «Группа 24» приняла участие в ежегодной конференции ОБСЕ по правам человека в столице Польши, Варшаве. Движение в конференции представляли десять представителей движения под руководством заместителя главы движения Хусейна Ашурова. Ряд представителей движения выступили с докладами о ситуации с правами человека в Таджикистане. В ноябре того же года представители движения участвовали в конференции по человеческому измерению в столице Австрии Вене и выступили с докладами перед участниками конференции.

В декабре 2016 года в столице Чехии Праге активистами движения была проведена акция протеста под названием «Тёплый приём Рахмонова» в связи с  официальным визитом президента Таджикистана Эмомали Рахмона в Чехию. В конце декабря того же года был проведён митинг сторонников движения в Санкт-Петербурге, возле здания проведения заседания глав-государств ОДКБ. Участники митинга были задержаны российскими правоохранительными органами и отпущены в тот же день.

Лидер Группы 24 Сухроб Зафар и активист этого движения Насим Шарипов были задержаны со стороны Турецкой полиции в городе Стамбул 19.03.2018 года по запросу правоохранительных органов Таджикистана, которые добиваются экстрадиции оппозиционеров на родину. 29-го мая 2018 года Насим Шарипов был освобожден из Сизо а Сухроб Зафар, был освобожден турецким судом 04.10.2018, которая отклонила требование властей Таджикистана о его экстрадиции.

17 апреля 2019 года активисты "Группа 24" провели акцию протеста у стен Кремля против визита президента Таджикистана Эмомали Рахмона в Москву.

5 ноября 2019 года активисты движения "Группа 24" организовали акцию протеста в городе Берн Швейцарии, против визита президента Таджикистана Эмомали Рахмона.

7 ноября 2019 года во время визита Рахмона во Францию произошла драка между охранниками таджикского президента и оппозиционерами из "Группы 24" возле места закрытого обеда в честь визита Эмомали Рахмона со стороны совета сотрудничества «Франция-Таджикистан». Драка была прекращена после вмешательства французской полиции.

Примечания и источники

Ссылки
Официальный сайт движения «Группа 24» — guruhi24.net

Политические партии Таджикистана
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For all the lemon lovers in your life, these classic bars are the best there is.
Spray a 9x13" baking pan with nonstick cooking spray, and set aside.
To make the crust, place the softened butter, 1/2 cup sugar, vanilla, and salt in a medium bowl. Whisk to combine (or use an electric hand mixer). Add 2 cups flour and continue whisking until a soft dough forms. Transfer the dough to the baking pan.
Using a tamper, clean hands, or the bottom of a heavy glass, press the dough into an even layer.
Transfer the baking pan to the middle rack of the oven.
Bake the crust for 15-18 minutes, until slightly golden at the edges. While the crust bakes, prepare the filling.
Place the eggs, 2 1/4 cups sugar, lemon zest, and lemon juice into a large mixing bowl. Whisk vigorously until the mixture is smooth and combined. Sift 1/2 cup flour into the bowl. Whisk until the flour is fully incorporated.
Remove the baking pan from the oven. Pour the lemon filling over the crust.
Bake for 30–35 minutes, or until the filling is set and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Remove the baking pan from the oven. Allow the bars to cool for 20 minutes at room temperature, then transfer them to the refrigerator. Chill for at least 2 hours before slicing and serving.
Just before serving, sift a generous layer of powdered sugar over the bars. Slice and serve.
I work for Yummly, but I wanted to make this recipe for my family because we have a lemon tree with some fresh lemons that needed to be put to use. This recipe was really delicious and is such a refreshing treat! I cooked mine for 35 minutes when the toothpick came out completely clean, but the sides were a bit on the brown side (it didn't taste burnt though). I would recommend pulling the lemon bars out of the oven at 30 minutes when the toothpick inserted in the middle is almost clean to avoid the browning on the edges. The lemon flavor in this recipe is strong , but they're lemon bars so I expected them to taste really lemony. We personally really enjoyed them and can't wait to make them again! 😋 would recommend!
These lemon bars were the best thing i ever tasted. So good!
Wow! These bars are fabulous - lemony tangy sweet, a great buttery crust, and no heavy eggy taste (which has turned me off of other homemade lemon bars). This is a great recipe!!


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package org.motechproject.scheduletracking.service.impl;

import org.motechproject.event.MotechEvent;
import org.motechproject.event.listener.annotations.MotechListener;
import org.motechproject.scheduletracking.domain.Enrollment;
import org.motechproject.scheduletracking.events.MilestoneDefaultedEvent;
import org.motechproject.scheduletracking.repository.dataservices.EnrollmentDataService;
import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
import org.springframework.transaction.TransactionStatus;
import org.springframework.transaction.support.TransactionCallbackWithoutResult;

import static org.motechproject.scheduletracking.domain.EnrollmentStatus.DEFAULTED;
import static org.motechproject.scheduletracking.events.constants.EventSubjects.MILESTONE_DEFAULTED;

/**
 * Component which listens for the milestone defaulted event.
 */
@Component
public class EndOfMilestoneListener {

    private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(EndOfMilestoneListener.class);

    private EnrollmentDataService enrollmentDataService;

    /**
     * Handles the milestone defaulted event and updates enrollments status in database.
     *
     * @param motechEvent the milestone defaulted event
     */
    @MotechListener(subjects = MILESTONE_DEFAULTED)
    public void handle(MotechEvent motechEvent) {
        enrollmentDataService.doInTransaction(new TransactionCallbackWithoutResult() {
            @Override
            protected void doInTransactionWithoutResult(TransactionStatus status) {
                LOGGER.info("Handling {} Event : {}.", MILESTONE_DEFAULTED, motechEvent);
                MilestoneDefaultedEvent event = new MilestoneDefaultedEvent(motechEvent);
                Enrollment enrollment = enrollmentDataService.findById(event.getEnrollmentId());
                enrollment.setStatus(DEFAULTED);
                LOGGER.info("Defaulting enrollment with id {}.", enrollment.getId());
                enrollmentDataService.update(enrollment);
                LOGGER.info("Enrollment with id {} is defaulted.", enrollment.getId());
            }
        });
    }

    @Autowired
    public void setEnrollmentDataService(EnrollmentDataService enrollmentDataService) {
        this.enrollmentDataService = enrollmentDataService;
    }
}


Bible Class takes place during the main service and aimed at teenagers. It's an opportunity for young adults to find out more about the bible, and to discover how God's Word relates to life in the world in which we live. Why does the gospel matter? What does it mean to be a Christian?
It's also a great opportunity for young people to ask questions, and get to know one another better. So why not come along?


We have loved living at Walton Westside! The location is perfect and walkable to so many areas in town. We feel valued as a resident and love the fact that management takes the time to learn who we are, which is very different from other complexes we have lived in. We recommend this complex to all of our Atlanta friends!
Thanks for welcoming me to the Walton family! I hope to stay longer than initially anticipated because its a really great place to live! MaryBob, Amanda and Ronald are the BEST!!!!
Walton Westside feels like home! I love living here. The staff is professional, responsive, and super friendly. I cant recommend this complex enough.
I cannot praise Walton Westside enough. The property is immaculate, the staff are superb, and honestly I have never been more in love with my home before. I moved to Walton Westside nine months ago, and it was by far the best housing decision Ive ever made when. I fully intend to stay here for years to come. I am proud to be a resident at Walton Westside, where the staff are like old friends and where the sense of community is the strongest Ive ever experienced. I love it here!
Love this apartment complex. The sense of community is amazing and the ammenities are great and well kept.
Walton Westside has exceeded my expectations. The sense of community at Walton is unmatched and is done with intentionality. Even at 6am, the security guards are waving with huge grins to send me off on my long days at work. I am known by name here and that beyond anything makes Walton feel like home.
My fiancé and I moved in a couple weeks ago. There is so much to do around this area and the rooftop is an added bonus. Kyle was so wonderful to work with not only when we moved in but after (at other apartments the office staff wants nothing to do with you after you sign a lease). We really love living here so far. 5 stars.
I've enjoyed living at the Walton Westside for the past few months. The building is well lit, clean, and secure. The grounds are beautiful, the amenities are great, from the gym to the rooftop. My unit is very nice-- when I moved it, I could tell it had been lived in before (rug was matted in high traffic spots, chip in counter, drawers showed use) but all in all it's a beautiful space and I love living in it! I feel very safe in the building- the security guards are friendly, and everything is key-card access only.
This is our 3rd apartment in 2.5 years of marriage, and I can finally say that my husband and I feel at home at Walton Westside. While buying a home doesn't make sense for us at this time in our lives, Walton has been the best alternative option for us. The amenities are incredible, and the location can't be beat. We love our two bedroom apartment as we both sometimes work from home, and the on-site amenities like the easy trash pick-up and the fitness studio/gym. We might just live here forever and never buy a house!
Walton Westside is a overall great apartment complex. Fair pricing, professional staff, good community, incredible location. We have lived here three different times. We keep coming back because we just feel at home here.
Walton Westside is the best apartment community I've ever lived in. The apartment units are beautiful and everything feels clean, modern, and high-quality. The management staff has been incredibly flexible, helpful, and communicative in helping us solve problems, and they really seem to care about making us feel at home.
Walton Westside has the friendliest management that really cares about the residents. The amenities are top notch, and the location is unbeatable!
My first month as a resident has been pleasant: the amenities, social events, and warm and accommodating staff can't be beat!
I've enjoyed my stay at Walton Westside so far. The location is great and the building amenities like the rooftop deck and pool are awesome too.


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"Born on 9/11," the opening song of the Johnny Clay Band's first album of all original tunes, became the perfect title track for the LP with the mantra: "I'm proud to be American and I fought for freedom."
The catchiness of the song, combined with its Southern rock feel, is reminiscent of the Allman Brothers' "Revival." The tune ends with a verse about Osama Bin Laden's assassination: "Obama found Osama and the seals took him down/ But Al-Qaeda's still around."


Thought I'd give a little update on what I've been up to of late. I've actually been really busy. Since joining Tronix / HTO almost a month today I've already done three magazine features on the Perch side. One on ultralight jigging for a tackle pull-out, one on Dropshot for the Angling Times and another for AT that's yet to be published - again on the lighter side of luring. It's been interesting as I've had to very quickly adapt my tackle choices, trying to replicate the winning formula with a new range of gear.
I'm extremely pleased to report that it's been going really well actually. I made a call that I would start logging all my freshwater captures again - as much to aid me make the right tackle choices quicker. So after laboriously loading the entire HTO lure range into my app, I was out fishing. And so far so good. At the time of writing I've logged 136 captures, without really having had the chance for a proper session yet. They include Perch, Jacks and four Ruffe. Those of you that know me well will understand how important those Ruffe are, as it demonstrates that I've been able to replicate the balanced approach I've become known for. There is some very real anxiety in letting go of the familiar. I'm over the moon to be honest!
I should highlight that I've concentrated on HTO for now. Being the homegrown lure brand under Tronix it offers the angler the best value. I really want to show that this ultra-light, ultra-fun side of modern lure fishing is obtainable by everyone - not just those with deep pockets. As desperate as I am to get my hands on the likes of AquaWave and Westin, that's my personal agenda for now.
My bread-and-butter, ultralight Jighead approach has translated directly across. The HTO Maikuro Jig Heads in size 10 have become my new best friends. Having crushed the barbs I already feel confident with my hookup rate. With a barrage of magazine features almost instantaneously upon me, I was quickly drawn toward the 'Tiny Fish' lures. I've been cutting them back slightly (as I did with my previous favourites) and they've been working well. The lack of frosts this autumn has slowed down the improvement in clarity in my local stretch of the K&A so I've been limited to use of the brightest Pearl White colour, but it should only be another week or two before I can start fishing the more natural colours. I can't wait!
With the comp season behind me for now, I've enjoyed using some slightly bigger lures - even over 50mm! :0) In fact my biggest Perch so far this autumn, a nice 36cm fish of 2lb 4oz, came on the in-house designed HTO Flail. A classic bobble-tail design. No rocket science. It just works. I've barely scratched the surface of the range, but why rush into it. I'm going to enjoy the discoveries.
Lastly, I've volunteered myself into rehab over my growing addiction to expensive Japanese carbon. So my Methadone of choice is the £38 Rockfish T. The 'T' (tubular) is a relatively recent addition to the range and has allowed me to replicate some of the F1 performance of my Japanese stick. I still get the same buzz from feeling a Perch hit the lure on-the-drop, even with a slack line. And the reel-seat is bang-on, allowing me to get my entire index finger on the blank. Obviously it doesn't offer the extreme performance of a rod worth nearly 10 times as much, but in terms of enjoying my fishing, it's a little beaut. It's quite cool to have the perspective. For instance I have noticed with this rod that I do notice the extra weight of the rod after about 3 hours fishing. It doesn't stop me fishing, but I notice it. It's not as comfortable. You kind of forget about these things when you fish hyper-rods. As I say. Nice to get the perspective. Did I say? It's 38 quid!
Anyway, didn't want this to become a sales pitch. I'm genuinely enjoying using gear that I might not have ordinarily chosen and importantly, making it perform.


A cross-party group of MEPs have expressed their support for an EU-Taiwan Bilateral Investment Agreement (BIA) in the near future.
A hearing in Parliament last week saw ten MEPs from across the political divide back the move, including Heidi Hautala, Sean Kelly, Reinhard Bütikofer, David Martin and Christofer Fjellner.
The EU is Taiwan's fifth-largest trading partner, with bilateral trade amounting to €51bn in 2018.
Jen-Ni Yang, Director General of the Taiwan Foreign Trade Bureau, addressed MEPs at the hearing on EU-Taiwan trade relations, the first of its kind organised by the Committee on International Trade.
Her presence was seen as a sign of the importance the Taiwan government attaches to the issue.
The Taiwan official spoke of the prospects for stronger trade ties between the EU and Taiwan, including a bilateral investment treaty.
The committee heard that the EU-Taiwan Annual Consultation "serves as an essential platform" for the two sides to discuss and resolve trade and investment-related issues.
In recent years Taiwan, it was said, has opened its market to beef, pork and fruits from several EU Member States.
In 2018, Taiwan imported a total of €45m in shipments of pork from Spain, and Spain is now Taiwan's second-largest pork supplier. Taiwan's imports of pork from Italy reached a value of €1.6m in 2018.
Since 2015, the EU and Taiwan launched an annual Industrial Dialogue, focusing on regulatory frameworks and policy issues on smart manufacturing, information and communication technologies.
Last June, both sides signed the "Administrative Arrangement between Taiwan and the EU on Cluster Cooperation". The 5th Industrial Dialogue will be held in Brussels in June this year.
The EU is also the largest foreign direct investment (FDI) source of Taiwan, amounting to nearly €45bn to date and accounting for 31.6 percent of Taiwan's total inward FDI.
Taiwan, MEPs were told at the meeting on Tuesday, also plans to reach the goal of installing at least 5.5 GW of offshore wind power by 2025. This scale of investment will make Taiwan the largest offshore wind energy producer in Asia.
The parliamentary hearing was told that several European companies participate in Taiwan's offshore wind farm projects, such as Germany's WPD, and Denmark's Ørsted and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP).
Total investment already exceeds €15bn.
A 2018 report conducted by the Brussels-based European Institute for Asian Studies (EIAS) showed that, from 2008 to 2016, Taiwanese companies created 60,000 jobs in the EU, making "substantial economic contributions" to Member States.
With trade tensions between the US and China as well as the changing of global supply chains, the European market is increasingly attractive as a destination for Taiwanese investors, the committee meeting was told.
The focus of the event was the possibility of a BIA and, with its 2015 "Trade for All" strategy, the EU has said it will explore launching negotiations on investment with Taiwan.


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CBF Statement On Senate Omnibus Funding Vote
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation applauded the $1.7 trillion budget for fiscal year 2023 that passed the Senate today by a vote of 68-29. The sprawling package, which includes increases for programs essential to restoring the Bay, is expected to clear the House when it votes this evening or tomorrow.
The federal government has been operating at fiscal 2022 spending levels since fiscal 2023 began October 1 because Congress failed adopt a new budget by the September 30 deadline. The fiscal 2023 budget numbers will take effect once President Biden signs the bill into law.
EPA's Chesapeake Bay Program will get $92 million for fiscal 2023, a $4 million increase from the fiscal 2022 level of $88 million.
The Program coordinates the efforts of the many federal, state, and local agency partners working together to restore the Bay and its tributaries. Roughly two-thirds of its annual budget is devoted to financing community projects to improve the health of local waterways and the Bay.
The Chesapeake Watershed Investments for Landscape Defense (WILD) grant program will be funded at $8 million this fiscal year. That represents an increase of $4 million over its fiscal 2022 budget of $4 million.
Chesapeake WILD was established in October 2020 and awarded its first round of matching grants in October. The program supports locally led initiatives to conserve and restore fish and wildlife habitats, enhance climate resilience, increase public access, partner with historically unserved communities, and improve water quality across the watershed.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture was allocated an additional $40 million, nationally, for Conservation Technical Assistance for the current fiscal year, increasing its budget to more than $800 million from the fiscal 2022 level of $760 million.
This program provides critical technical assistance to farmers wanting to implement conservation practices, such as planting streamside forested buffers and rotational grazing that improve water quality. Agriculture is the largest single source of pollution in the Bay.
CBF Interim Federal Director Keisha Sedlacek issued the following statement:
"The budget legislation passed by the Senate today provides important new funding for Chesapeake Bay restoration efforts. Increased funding for the Chesapeake Bay Program, the Chesapeake WILD program, and Conservation Technical Assistance will help put projects on the ground to improve water quality, address climate change, and conserve our natural resources."
"CBF thanks Senate Majority Leader Schumer, Senate Minority Leader McConnell, Senate Appropriations Chairman Leahy (D-Vt.), Vice Chairman Shelby (R-Ala), and the Bay delegation members on the Senate Appropriations Committee, Senators Manchin (D-W.Va.), Coons (D-Del.), Capito (R-W.Va.), and Van Hollen (D-Md.), for their hard work and dedication."
John Surrick
Director of Media Relations, CBF
jsurrick@cbf.org
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Do the statistics suggest the tennis elite are in decline?
Tennis bettors should be aware of a potential decline amongst elite players this year – with both top seeds failing to win the Australian Open, and a flurry of early exits for high seeds at Indian Wells last week, this article looks at whether there is a serious decline in top 10 players and whether there is a 'changing of the guard' at the top of professional tennis.
YHigh ranked players have dominated high level Grand Slam and Masters/Premier Mandatory events in recent years, and with these tournaments offering the highest levels of prize money and ranking points, it's natural that top players highlight these events in their calendar as opportunities to advance their careers.
The effect of this is that a high level of motivation is ensured, and generally this means consistent wins for the majority of high ranked players, until they begin to meet each other in the latter stages of the tournament.
However, in the two biggest tournaments so far, January's Australian Open and the Indian Wells Masters/Premier Mandatory event last week, there have been many more surprise results than average, with shock exits for several highly fancied players early, and especially in the women's event, surprise finalists in Agnieszka Radwanska and Simona Halep.
When reading tennis articles and comments by bettors and fans on social media, there appears to be somewhat of a kneejerk reaction whereby players are written off as 'finished' or 'in decline'. As always, it's very important to look at quantifiable information before making such judgments, which may or may not be true.
We can see from the above table that both Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic have a decline in their win percentage from 2013 to 2014 – and especially in the case of Nadal, a marked difference in their combined hold/break percentage. He's held 2.4% less and broken 5.1% less, and this has made his 2014 combined hold/break percentage just 5th best in the ATP.
Interestingly, Roger Federer marginally edges those combined hold/break stats, with a percentage of 120.1. As one of the older players in the top 10, his renaissance wasn't expected by many, and perhaps has come after the appointment of Stefan Edberg as his coach.
The best improver in the top ten was Tomas Berdych, with the Czech's service hold an incredible 92.5% in 2014. Not only has he managed to achieve this, he's also upped his opponent break percentage from 24.5% to 27.5%. If he can continue to do this, he can be a real threat to the upper echelons of the men's game.
Despite both Nadal and Djokovic (plus Andy Murray) having lower win percentages in 2014 than 2013, the top 10 average has actually increased from 75.1% to 79.3%. On that basis, it would appear from the stats that the overall standard of the top ten has improved, and it has become generally more competitive.
From a betting perspective, this may mean that backing lower ranked members of the top ten against Nadal and Djokovic might be a viable proposition. This could be especially worthwhile on the set handicap – the stats in the table showing that both Nadal, Djokovic and Murray have won their best of three set matches in straight sets less than 50% of the time in 2014.
Finally from an ATP perspective, the table also includes Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. As a long-term member of the top ten, he recently dropped to 11th in the world. His stats have shown a decline over several years now and his return stats – breaking opponents a mere 17.2% so far in 2014 – are very poor indeed. His serving stats are still strong but his modus operandi currently seems to be to win tight sets and matches, much like John Isner.
It is clear that looking at the stats that the top 10 in the WTA has suffered an overall large decline – much worse than the ATP.
The win percentage of the top 10 has dropped from 75.5% in 2013 to 69.4% in 2014, and the 2-0 straight set win score has reduced from 56.7% to 54.2%.
However, this is fairly logical because – as previous articles have identified – the pool of young talent in the women's game is much stronger than that in the ATP. The likes of Eugenie Bouchard, Sloane Stephens and Garbine Muguruza are all capable of defeating members of the top ten, and there are few equivalents in the men's tour.
We can also see that, so far in 2014, there have been big decreases for Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova and Sara Errani when looking at their combined hold/break stats.
Whilst Williams has seen her service numbers remain consistent, her return stats have declined sharply and stand at the 2nd worst in the top ten currently. This may be due to injuries, but at 32, age cannot be discounted.
Sharapova has had to contend with a long term injury absence and it's natural she may well struggle to hit previous levels initially this season. Her service numbers should be a big worry to her, and the percentage that she wins matches by a 2-0 scoreline has also dropped.
Errani was often considered the weakest member of the top ten despite rankings previously indicating that wasn't the case, but the stats clearly show she is. With a combined hold/break percentage under 100, she's not even showing top 20 form right now and at short prices looks one to oppose on hard courts. It will be very interesting to see how she fares on her favoured clay courts in the coming months.
Only two WTA top ten players have better stats this year than last. Na Li, on the back of her Australian Open triumph has rose to number two in the rankings, whilst Jelena Jankovic has shown excellent 2014 form so far. The stats show that both players' progression are more than justified, with combined hold/break percentages in the top three on tour.
Overall, it's clear to see that the top ten of both tours have become much more competitive, and the elite players appear to be more beatable now than ever. Particularly in the WTA, we may begin to see some players drop out of the top ten and be replaced by new, younger players as the 'changing of the guard' discussed earlier does appears to be taking place in the women's game currently.
As an analyst and trader specialising in tennis, Dan uses statistical analysis to research and write about tennis pre-match and in-play betting markets. With a degree in Accounting & Finance (BA), Dan devised his own pre-match pricing model and writes daily match previews and betting articles for his website, www.tennisratings.co.uk.


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Coworkers say Walmart shooter had exhibited odd and threatening behavior in the past
Law enforcement, including the FBI, work at the scene of a mass shooting at a Walmart, on November 23 in Chesapeake, Virginia. Several coworkers of the Walmart supervisor suspected of committing the deadly rampage said the shooter had exhibited odd behavior in the past.
By Caroll Alvarado and Curt Devine, CNN
(CNN) -- Several coworkers of the Walmart supervisor suspected of committing the deadly rampage inside a Chesapeake, Virginia, store said the shooter had exhibited odd and threatening behavior in the past.
Andre Bing, the suspected gunman who worked as a night shift team leader, could be gruff with fellow employees and expressed paranoid views about the government, according to interviews with coworkers.
"He said a lot of disturbing things," said Donya Prioleau, who said she was in the employee break room when Bing entered and opened fire unexpectedly.
"We don't know what made him do this," she said. "None of us can understand why it happened."
She said Bing "came in, shot three of my friends ... before I took off running. Half of us didn't believe it was real until some of us saw all the blood on the floor."
In the past, Prioleau said, Bing could be "condescending when he spoke to us. He didn't have good communication skills. He was quite mean to a lot of us."
Shaundrayia Reese, who worked with Bing from 2015 to 2018, described him as a loner.
"He was always saying the government was watching him. He didn't like social media and he kept black tape on his phone camera. Everyone always thought something was wrong with him," Reese said.
A video Reese says she took in 2016 shows a man she identifies as Bing talking to people before realizing he's being filmed and walking away.
"He didn't like to be recorded," Reese said. "He was always scared that the government was listening."
Joshua Johnson, who worked as a maintenance worker at the store until 2019, also told CNN that Bing had previously issued ominous threats if he ever lost his job.
"He said if he ever got fired from his job he would retaliate and people would remember who he was," Johnson said.
Neither Johnson nor Reese reported any concerns about Bing to management, they said.
According to Johnson, Bing had problems with some of the maintenance workers and would threaten to write them up if they didn't follow his orders.
Chesapeake Police Chief Mark Solesky said there is no clear motive for the shooting known at this time.
Walmart confirmed Bing was an employee and said in a statement the company was "thankful for the local first responders and will continue to work with local law enforcement as they continue their investigation."
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