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Lien Luong has spent the last few years testing the application of nematode parasites as an alternative biological pest control to slugs.
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Slug control may soon become easier — thanks to nematode parasites.
Originally having a background in entomology, Lien Luong, associate professor at the University of Alberta, is the principal investigator of a study looking into facultative parasitism and its applications as a biological pest control.
A facultative parasite is a parasite that can be a free-living organism — an organism not directly dependent on other organisms for its survival — but under certain conditions, switch to a parasitic lifestyle.
"One of [facultative parasitic] systems that I came upon was a nematode parasite that infects slugs," Luong said.
Luong's research with slugs began in 2018 when a researcher from the United Kingdom reached out to the U of A's biological sciences department to ask if anyone was interested in collaborating on a slug project.
"We started doing a survey of slugs in the central and northern Alberta area to see what kind of parasites they have," Luong explained. "In 2019, my students and I collected over 2,000 slugs. We inspected all of them for parasites and, lo and behold, we found the nematode parasite."
The nematode in question was from the genus Phasmarhabditis. According to Luong, a similar species of this nematode is available in the United Kingdom, Europe, and other parts of the world, but has yet to be commercialized as a pest control product in Canada.
This 2019 discovery of the nematode in slugs leads Luong to believe that nematode parasites could be a form of biological pest control in Canada soon.
"Now that we've been able to identify [the nematode] in Alberta it would no longer be considered invasive," she said. "Before we can introduce it into the field as a biological control agent, we have to do experiments to assess the safety and efficacy of this nematode. We've been isolating the nematode, culturing it in our lab, and continuing to collect slugs for research."
Luong and her team currently collect slugs within a two hour radius of Edmonton. Luong's eventual goal is to survey as many different habitats in Alberta as possible and get a better understanding of the distribution of slugs and any associated nematodes from agricultural fields.
"Slugs are considered a pest in home gardens and agricultural environments," Luong said. "In 2019, we surveyed home gardens extensively. This year we've really focused our data in nurseries and greenhouses and we started to survey agricultural fields like wheat, corn, [and] canola. At the same time, we'll be doing laboratory experiments to better determine the biology, infectivity, and efficacy of this nematode as a biological control agent."
Eventually, Luong would like to see her lab's research move towards answering questions surrounding how and when organisms made the switch from free-living to parasitic lifestyles using the slug nematode system.
"One hypothesis is that the facultative parasites [serve] as an evolutionary stepping stone between free-living and parasitic lifestyles," Luong informed.
"A facultative parasite is a very tantalizing possibility because they live on the margin between the two worlds. They can be free-living but then when they run out of food or conditions become unfavourable in the environment, then they can parasitize a host and find a whole new source of nutrients. That makes them a very interesting study organism from a basic science perspective."
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Several Wings Members Named Finalists for NLL's 2019 Postseason Awards
The Philadelphia Wings saw several members of the organization named as finalists for the NLL's 2019 postseason awards, announced by the league earlier today.
Matt Rambo is a finalist for NLL Rookie of the Year, along with Ian MacKay of Buffalo and Austin Staats of San Diego. Rambo finished second in the league in scoring among rookies with 26 goals and 30 assists for 56 points. He accumulated 45 of those points – 20 of the goals and 25 of the assists – over the final 10 games of the season.
Kiel Matisz is a finalist for NLL Transition Player of the Year, joining Zach Currier of Calgary and Toronto's Challen Rogers. Matisz was second on the Wings and 14th in the NLL with 127 loose balls, and ranked first on the team and 10th in the league in the category among players who were not regular faceoff performers. There were 28 players in the NLL who had at least 100 loose balls this season; Matisz's 82 points were 51 ahead of anyone else in that group.
Lindsey Masciangelo, the team's Vice President of Business Operations, is a finalist for Executive of the Year. Masciangelo has led the resurgence of the Philadelphia Wings, promoting a team environment where employees have worked hard to create a culture of creativity and positivity. Masciangelo oversaw the development of the team's sponsorship and community engagement activities, as well as a grass-roots season-ticket drive, As a result, the Wings established founding partnerships with Inspira Heath, Yuengling Beer, the PA Lottery and local television station PHL 17. The deal with PHL 17 included telecasts of all nine home games and three road games, putting the Wings in nearly three million households across the Philadelphia DMA. The Wings averaged 10,905 fans over their nine home games this year, which ranked fifth in the league.
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Will processing payroll in-house save you money? A recent PricewaterhouseCoopers study investigated whether it is more cost-effective for small and mid-sized companies to keep processing their own payroll or to outsource the job. The majority of companies in the study assumed that outsourcing their payroll processes would be more expensive; however, the opposite turned out to be true.
1. According to the study, the best thing organizations can do to reduce payroll costs is to outsource. The companies who outsourced their payroll spent on average 18 percent less than companies who process payroll themselves.
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Most companies were surprised that outsourcing was found to be less expensive; however, the cost of installing and maintaining a system in-house coupled with the direct and indirect labor costs ended up being pricier than paying a provider to process their payroll. Payroll companies can help guarantee that payroll is done correctly to help avoid fines and excess labor costs.
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Over the past several weeks no less than seven established doctors have either been killed or died under unusual circumstances.
What do these physicians have in common and what remedies are they researching or advocating? Do any of their proposed treatments pose a threat to the multi-billion dollar pharmaceutical cartel? If so, would government agencies and/or private contractors be commissioned to harass and perhaps even assassinate such individuals?
Some independently-minded medical practitioners are beginning to acknowledge not only the nagalese-vaccination link, but also that GcMAF possesses great potential for the treatment of cancer and a variety of other illnesses, including autism, inflammation, and viral and bacterial disease.
The most prominent of the seven doctors who've been murdered or died under suspicious circumstances is James Jeffrey Bradstreet. As the contents of his blog drbradstreet.org suggest, Dr. Bradstreet has conducted extensive research into the causes of autism. His body was found on June 19 floating in a North Carolina river with a gunshot wound to his chest. Perhaps uncoincidentally, Bradstreet was a strong advocate of GcMAF and had treated over 2,000 autistic children with the substance; 85% exhibited marked improvement under his care.
Dr. Bradstreet's private practice in Buford, Georgia centered on "treating children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, PPD, and related neurological and developmental disorders." Bradstreet has also provided expert testimony in federal court for families of the vaccine-injured and was founder and president of the International Child Development Resource Center, which once employed autism expert Dr. Andrew Wakefield as its research director.
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Even in death Bradsteet and his GcMAF-related work continue to pose a threat to the medical-pharmaceutical-regulatory complex, as evidenced in their flak-generating public relations arms, "Quackwatch" and "Science Based Medicine," each of which have published vicious broadsides on the deceased physician.
Big pharma, which for decades has exerted vigorous control over the regulatory process while presiding over literally millions of deaths via its products, will stop at nothing to hamper medical scientific progress and protect its bottom line. Perhaps this zealous quest for profits and control now even includes outright murder of alternative practitioners.
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The house is in Arraoiz, locality located in the Valley of Batzan, in the Atlantic Pyrenee, of soft green hills and robust cottages. It is very close to the lordship of Bertiz, is a good point of starting to visit the caves of Zugarramurdi or Urdax or beautiful villages like Elizondo, capital of the Valley.
The house has five double bedrooms, one of them with double beds, 2 bathrooms of shared using, one of them with hairdryer, room of games with Tv and table games and living room-dining room with TV, stereo and kitchen in the living room, it is equipped with microwave and dishwasher. It also has terrace with furniture.


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Lucky 8 Ranch is family owned and operated. Our staff is committed to giving all of our guest exceptional service. Whether you're coming for a short visit or riding on one of our ATV tours.
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Mark & Vera both grew up on a farm in Canada. We can thank them for taking Dwayne on trips back home to visit. Lucky 8 Ranch is named after these two. Mark's lucky roulette number is 8, hence the poker chip logo and the 8.
Gramps worked in a meat plant most of his early life. He is the one that taught us our knife skills and how to humanly handle our animals. He was always the one to start the "honkytonkin'". His motto was, "Work hard, play even harder!" It was his great spirit and attitude that taught us how to have fun in any situation.
It was Dwayne's dream that made Lucky 8 Ranch a reality. He is the president and owner of Lucky 8 Ranch. When he isn't driving a tractor you'll find him with his feet up in the knock out chairs.
Happy Wife, Happy Life is what we say at Lucky 8 Ranch. What momma says goes! Mom loves her horses, when she isn't taking care of the ranch, you'll see her saddling up Angel to go for a ride.
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Secular America: Paine, Jefferson and Madison
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Thomas Paine (1737-1809) was born in England, but later migrated to America. His two pamphlets Common Sense (1776) and The American Crisis (1776-83) would be highly influential at the beginning of the American Revolution. Common Sense supported America's independence from England, while The American Crisis inspired the Army which was to fight for that independence. But Paine also had some strong opinions when it came to the subject of religion and its place in American society. These views were expressed best in his book The Age of Reason (1794-96). The book follows in the tradition of 18th Century British deism. Deism is the belief that God created the Universe but now no longer has any role to play in it. Deism stresses that reason and observation are enough to determine the existence of God. Revelation (God revealing himself to individuals) and authority were not considered a good basis for establishing the existence of God – so supernatural events such as miracles and authoritative texts such as the Bible were not usually respected by the British deists. They did not take issue with the idea of God, only organised religion which, after all, is a purely human invention.
Deism was born out of the Enlightenment and thinkers like Thomas Paine believed that God gave us reason because it helped us to find out the truth. In his own words: "The most formidable weapon against errors of any kind is reason." However, the views expressed in The Age of Reason were considered blasphemous in both England and America. Even 80 years after it was published you had people like Theodore Roosevelt described Paine as a "filthy little atheist…that apparently esteems a bladder of dirty water as the proper weapon with which to assail Christianity." The book Reason the Only Oracle of Man (1794) written by Revolutionary war hero Ethan Allen, would express similar views on religion. Allen argued that priests in Christianity are tyrannical because they aim to undermine reason; it's in their interests to undermine it if they want to preserve their dogmas. In Part I of The Age of Reason, Paine explains his personal beliefs. He says, "All national institutions of churches, whether Jewish, Christian or Turkish, appear to me no other than human inventions, set up to terrify and enslave mankind, and monopolize power and profit." He also said that "My mind is my own church." This belief in the danger of religion having too much power, and a belief in the value of religious freedom, was enshrined in the Constitution of the United States in 1787.
Paine would also criticise the Bible for being internally inconsistent and historically inaccurate (which it is). Paine was also offended by how tyrannical and immoral God was in the Bible. These all seem like valid reasons for there being a clear separation of Church and State – why should the State support a religion if its holy book is inconsistent, inaccurate and immoral? Paine wrote that, at the time, the State and the Church were a single corrupt institution which did not represent the interests of the people. A radical change was needed. In his own words: "Soon after I had published the pamphlet "Common Sense," in America, I saw the exceeding probability that a revolution in the system of government would be followed by a revolution in the system of religion."
Thomas Jefferson, one of the American founding fathers, had a great impact on the secular foundations of the United States.
Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was an American Founding Father, author of the Declaration of Independence (1776) and the third President of the United States. Jefferson had very similar beliefs about religion to Thomas Paine. He considered himself a Deist, although unlike Paine he did harbour some respect for the Christian religion and Jesus' moral teachings in particular. He actually wrote his own version of the Bible, with all the supernatural elements taken out of it; it was called The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth (1820). Like Paine, Jefferson was anti-clerical and said that in "every country and every age, the priest has been hostile to liberty." This viewpoint would heavily influence the secular foundations of the United States. It's said that the Enlightenment philosopher John Locke (1632-1704) was very influential in the drafting of the Constitution. Locke argued in A Essay Concerning Toleration that the government had no business in the realm of an individual's personal beliefs, including the individual's own religion. For Locke, religion is something private to the individual and the government has no authority to be involved with influencing it. There must be a separation between the two. The ideas of Enlightenment thinkers such as Montesquieu and Diderot would also shape the separation of church and state laid out in the Constitution. As Diderot said, "the distance between the throne and the altar can never be too great."
Likewise, Jefferson believed that the separation of church and state was needed in the battle against religious tyranny. Jefferson wasn't so much focused on tyranny in the form of religious wars or inquisitions, but tyranny in the sense of one particular religion receiving endorsement by the state at the expense of other religions. When Jefferson was living in Virginia at the time, the Anglican Church was receiving tax support and no-one was allowed to hold political office if they were not a member of that particular church. Presbyterians, Methodists and Baptists were clearly being discriminated against and having their rights denied. In Jefferson's Notes on Virginia, he also emphasises that if a Christian denied the Christian concept of the Trinity they could even be punished with three years in prison. This eventually led Jefferson to propose The Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom, which was adopted in 1786. And it succeeded in its goal – it achieved a complete separation of church and state. It guaranteed legal equality for people of all religions and even those who belonged to no religion – the atheists, agnostics, freethinkers and Deists. What people believed was no business of the government.
This statute would be the template for the First Amendment of the Constitution, which prohibits any law respecting the establishment of a religion or any action which prevents free speech, free press and free association. The statute was vital, then, for the basis of freedom in America. Jefferson at the time held opinions similar to those British liberals who would write after him. He seems to support a version of John Stuart Mill's Harm Principle when he says, "The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods, or no god." Mill would later say that the government can only get involved in people's lives when harm is involved – no-one is harmed if their religious beliefs are offended. Supreme Court judges would later support Jefferson's "wall of separation of church and state." As Justice Hugo Black put it, "government must be neutral among religion and non-religion: it cannot promote, endorse or fund religion or religious institutions."
James Madison (1751-1836) was the fourth President of the United States, one of the Founding Fathers and is now known as the "Father of the Constitution." He was the author of the United States Bill of Rights (the first ten amendments of the Constitutions) which aimed to protect the individual's liberty and property. He explained his views on religious liberty in his Memorial and Remonstrance against Religious Assessments. It was a bill which opposed tax supports for priests in the state of Virginia. Madison was not in favour of religion. He thought that even a law which guaranteed complete religious liberty would not eradicate all of the evils of religion. Still, he agreed that a secular government's fair treatment of all religions and non-religion was "sufficient" to minimize the worst effects of religion on society. As he says in the Memorial, "A just government, institute to secure and perpetuate it [liberty], needs them [the clergy] not." Madison was afraid that if the state was to sponsor or favour the established religion then, "the majority may trespass upon the rights of the minority." The same view was expressed by John Adams, the second President of the United States, who used the term "tyranny of the majority" to describe it. This fear would later be found in Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America (1835) and in John Stuart Mill's On Liberty (1859).
James Madison's bill to prevent states from interfering with freedom of thought would not be passed until the 1930's, 140 years after he proposed it.
James Madison would come to influence many of the secularist sections of the Constitution, such article 6, section 3 which states that "no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States." Madison lived in a time when religious tests and religious oaths were necessary if someone wanted to become a politician. Even in America today, you can only be considered a suitable candidate for President if you have some sort of religious belief, preferably in Christianity. Another way the Constitution created a secular foundation for America was the way in which in never mentioned the word "God". Madison proposed a bill in 1791 that would prohibit all states from passing any law that would interfere with freedom of thought. But it was not until the 1930s that all states were forced to obey the constitutional guarantees of religious liberty and separation of church and state – so it took 140 years for Madison's bill to get passed.
Madison's belief that government should be neutral to religion was reflected in many of his political actions. He helped to defeat a bill which would give tax dollars to "teachers of the Christian religion" and he approved of legislation that would let mail be delivered on Sunday, the day of rest. Madison's secular views can be found in many of his letters as well. He said in a letter that "religion is essentially distinct from civil Government…that a connection between them is injurious to both." Madison was also against chaplains being appointed to Congress and the government designating certain days in the year for religious worship. Although Britain is considered less religious than America, in many ways we are less secular. Chaplains, who are unelected, have seats in the House of Commons and each sitting begins with prayers from the Christian faith.
Sam Woolfe is a recent philosophy graduate from Durham University. His main interests are in ethics, science and civil liberties. He currently lives in London.
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Right now, approximately 1 in 4 Americans is dealing with some sort of legal issue. Half of those people are Millennials. Most Millennials face traffic-related offenses, but traffic isn't the extent of it. Of all the Millennials who've had a legal issue in the past two years, 39% report having a real estate, landlord, or tenant issue, 33% a personal injury issue, and 32% a divorce or family issue. That's a lot of Millennials with legal issues and a lot of Millennials who could need lawyers to help them.
Some lawyers recognize the potential in building a practice entirely or even in part on Millennial legal consumers. But some older attorneys hold back, thinking that Millennials may not be interested in hiring them because of their age. Younger attorneys might be equally hesitant, but because they assume they're too inexperienced for any Millennial (or maybe any client at all) to trust. But research interviews I've conducted recently with Millennial legal consumers indicate that, if you're an older attorney, your experience may be an asset to the Millennial consumer, and if you're younger, Millennials may see your energy and drive as incredibly valuable.
23% of Millennials say that a lawyer's age matters in hiring, whereas only 10% of those who are older agree.
But this doesn't mean that Millennials prefer younger lawyers. Nor does it mean they prefer older ones. In fact, it's less about age than what age might represent: a lawyer's drive or energy, flexibility, and relatability. And Millennials I've interviewed have told me that lawyers of all ages can possess these important traits.
Millennial legal consumers want their lawyer to be "hungry." They want a lawyer who is driven to work hard for them, to succeed on their behalf and care about what happens to their case – and to them as people. "I'm not afraid of hiring someone younger," one Millennial said to me; "they may be more motivated if they're younger." Millennials realize that hiring a younger attorney means giving up on other things, but they are comfortable with the trade-off: "A young attorney doesn't have a lot of experience," said one Millennial, "but they're willing to fight more." Other Millennials prefer the other side of that trade-off: "Yes, age matters," said one Millennial; "someone who's young doesn't have much experience." Another Millennial told me that they wanted a lawyer who had it all, one who was "energetic" and "upbeat" but with enough experience behind them. At what age might a lawyer no longer seem energetic? "When they're close to retirement," she said. This all means that most lawyers out there – whether Millennials or in their 50's – have value to the Millennial legal consumer.
Age is also a proxy for relatability. An older attorney "wouldn't relate or have as much compassion," said one Millennial. "They wouldn't care too much on a personal level." Other Millennials told me that no matter what the case, relatability didn't matter as much as competence and willingness to work hard. "I don't worry about being judged," one interviewee said; all that matters to him is getting the help he needs. Some Millennials care about relatability differently depending on the case. For example, one interviewee told me that for a family law issue, he'd want a lawyer who could relate to his experience with divorce. However, for other types of cases, finding a lawyer he could trust would matter more than finding one who could understand his experience.
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Great article that hits the nail on the head. An added comment is also that Millennial's appreciate solutions and it seems that many articles drafted by "non-Millenials" tend to focus on the problems that Millennials are facing, rather than how to solve the problems. Solutions are what everyone wants to hear, so why not focus on that? Finally, if the "non-Millenials" who are older, they need to stop being so negative about the generation behind them and lift them up to reach their highest potential. It truly pisses me off when my own generation focuses on the negative aspects of the Millenials because it accomplishes NOTHING! To those Millenials out there, I support you and look forward to solving problems with you. Thanks again for the great article.


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Hungry 'pure water' seller collapses, gets seed capital for business from sympathizer
A woman, Mrs. Amarachi Nwachukwu, who hawks sachet water at Okpoko town, a slum within Onitsha, Anambra State, Tuesday, collapsed while hawking at Ndida Market.
The woman, who was carrying a six-month-old baby on her back, collapsed while a candidate of the Zenith Labour Party, ZLP, for the forthcoming governorship election in Anambra, Dr Obiora Okonkwo was in the market to flag-off a road project.
Nwachukwu, who said she is a single mother, fell into a muddy road, with her baby, as the candidate arrived at the market, spilling the sachet water on her head, before she was rushed into a nearby shop.
She, however, told Okonkwo, who insisted on seeing her, that she had not eaten for two days, her last meal being garri, which she sipped without sugar on Monday night.
"I don't have a husband, I am not sick. I'm only weak because I have not eaten for days. I only used the N200 given to me by someone to buy pure water to hawk, so I can get money to feed myself," she stated.
It was, however , tears of joy for her, as Okonkwo who rescued her, bought her food, and also announced the sum of N200,000 for her to begin any small business of her choice.
Okonkwo told journalists that: "I came to Okpoko to flag off the road project for Ndida market in Okpoko. This is a place I knew as a child, and we know that the people here are suffering.
"The woman who collapsed complained of not having eaten for days, but we have given the parish priest of St. Charles Lwanga N200,000 for her to begin a small business. I do not want to give her the money here, so she doesn't become a subject of attack. We have told her to go to the church after now and claim the money.
"I have also instructed that my foundation, Pro-Value Humanity Foundation takes her for a comprehensive health check. My mind bleeds because people are suffering this much, and these are the kind of things that drive me to become the governor, so I can help people," Okonkwo said.
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Sanderson Farms Championship Favorites Betting Picks
The PGA Tour resumes after a break for the Ryder Cup with the Sanderson Farms Championship in Mississippi at the Country Club of Jackson with defending champion Sergio Garcia in the field.
Garcia is the only player who competed at Whistling Straits playing this week following his 3-1-1 performance in Europe's 19-9 loss to the United States in the Ryder Cup, after which he also won the inaugural Nicklaus-Jacklin Award.
Corey Conners had his best career season on the PGA Tour in 2021 despite failing to grab his second Tour win
Garcia birdied his final hole in 2020 for a 19 under the total of 269 to avoid a playoff with Peter Malnati, who shot a closing 63 to jump into contention at 18 under par 270. The Country Club of Jackson is a par 72 layout that plays at 7,461 yards with a tournament record of 21 under par 267 by Cameron Champ in 2018.
Because of the spot this tournament holds on the PGA Tour schedule, it's generally a good spot for players looking to grab FedEx Cup points to take advantage of a field that generally lacks the top players.
Sam Burns, who won his first PGA Tour event in 2021 on his way to an 18th place finish in the FedEx Cup, is the favorite with odds of +1400, followed at +1600 by Sungjae Im, Corey Conners, and Will Zalatoris, who finished tied for 11th in the season-opening Fortinet Championship two weeks ago.
Garcia is at +2000, along with Charley Hoffman, Cameron Tringale, who finished 22nd in the opening event is at +2500, and the third-place finisher in the Fortinet, Mito Pereira, has odds of +2800.
Other players in the field coming off top-ten finishes in the Fortinet are Talor Gooch (t4) at +4000, Patrick Rodgers (t6) at +5000, Scott Stallings (t6) with odds of +6000, and John Augenstein (t6) at +10000. Former PGA champion Keegan Bradley has odds of +3000 along with Si Woo Kim, Matthew Wolff is at +4000, and former U.S. Open winner Gary Woodland is at +5000.
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Will Zalatoris, who made his popular Tour debut in 2020, was able to earn exempt status with his play last year and earned his first FedEx Cup points at the Fortinet Championship.
The talented 25-year-old out of Wake Forest is a star in the making, and it should only be a matter of time until he gets his first Tour victory, which could come this week at an event known for its list of first-time winners.
In only seven Tour events in 2021, Mito Pereira made a big impression with back to back top ten finishes in the Barbasol Championship and the 3M Open, which he immediately followed up with a tie for fourth place in the Olympics as one of seven unsuccessful players in the playoff for the bronze medal.
Pereira has a lot of game and should come into his own during the upcoming 2022 campaign following a strong third-place finish to start the season.
Corey Conners had his best career season on the PGA Tour in 2021 despite failing to grab his second Tour win. The 29-year-old Canadian had eight top-ten finishes, including a tie for eighth in the Northern Trust playoff event, and only failed to make the cut in four of his 29 starts, completing the season at 22nd in the FedEx Cup standings.


The top end of the Rous Channel has experienced some decent pelagic activity over the last week with both mackerel and tuna being caught there. School mackerel appear to be the most common although one group of anglers reported catching a couple of spotties also. Most have been taken in the top end of the Rous between the last two red beacons and first green. Brown's Gutter has also fished well for school mackerel and has probably been the most consistent area. Trolling spoons behind paravanes and drifting lightly weighted pillies has worked well for many anglers. Mack tuna to around 4kg have been caught in various areas right throughout the Rous Channel. Most have been taken on small chrome slices or baitfish profiled flies. A few small frigate tuna and bonito have also been around but have been very flighty and hard to tempt in most cases.
School mackerel have been scoffing plastics meant for snapper and other species along the edges of the reef on the western side of Peel at times. In most cases the anglers have been bitten off but a few have been landed. Longtails have also been patrolling this precinct and if you are lucky to be close enough for a cast as they come in and feed on the small schools of hardiheads, then you are usually in for some fun. They have been feeding well wide of this area as well and all the way over to the Naval Reserve Banks. Generally they have been a little harder to tempt when wide of the reef and your best option would be a baitfish profiled fly such as a bay bait, surf candy or polar fibre minnow. Small plastics are also worth a try. A few school mackerel have been caught by anglers drifting pillies along the edges of prominent ledges and reef around the bay islands and the beacons in the northern bay. Jigging the beacons with chrome slugs will also work if there are a few resident fish that are active.
Snapper continue to be caught on plastics around the bay islands however the numbers reported have dwindled somewhat. This could be because less are being caught, or fewer anglers are targeting them. It is still worth the effort though with the best action being wide of the bay islands in depths of 7m or more, due to the clear water. Live baits fished around the beacons in the northern bay, Comboyuro Ledge, Curtain Artificial and Caloundra 4 Mile Grounds have produced a few quality cobia. They have not been as numerous as in recent years but hopefully the best action is yet to come. Larger live baits are your best bet.
Flathead are the flavour of the month for estuary anglers with good numbers being reported from all estuaries and creeks that feed into the bay. The flathead Classic is on this weekend so anglers in the Broadwater to Jumpinpin area will probably find an increased number of anglers targeting them. Trolling lures, casting plastics and drifting baits will all work on the humble flathead. They are probably the easiest of all species to catch because they will eat almost anything they see. There are also plenty of land-based areas where you can catch flathead such as the mouth of the Pine River, Scarborough foreshore, and the flats at the mouths of most creeks and rivers. I managed a few at the mouth of Nudgee Creek during the week and although they were big (largest 45cm) they were a lot of fun to catch. Casting and retrieving curl-tail style soft plastics is probably the easiest way for those new to catching them. Keep the plastic moving and near the bottom and you are in with a great chance. Keep covering new areas and before too long you will come across one. Plenty of whiting have also been caught in the estuaries as well as the various banks and shallow gutters in the bay. Try Maroom Banks, Sand Hills, Small Ships Channel, Rous Channel, Blue Hole and any other banks. Worms or thin strips of squid will give you the best chance of success whilst drifting these areas.
A few squid are still being caught in the shallows around rubbly reef and weed bed areas. Try Goat Island, Bird Island, north-eastern side of Peel, eastern side of St. Helena, Northern side of Mud, weed beds along the eastern side of Moreton and any other similar areas. Night sessions around the various jetties, especially those with lights will also produce a few.


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Shami's lawyer Salim Rahaman told AFP the order was stayed on Monday by district judge Rai Chattopadhyay in Alipore Court for nearly two months.
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"The case was listed for further hearing on November 2."
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Jahan has also accused Shami of corruption.
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Q: How to do a single-line cumulative count for hash values in Ruby? I've got the following data set:
{
  Nov 2020=>1,
  Dec 2020=>2,
  Jan 2021=>3,
  Feb 2021=>4,
  Mar 2021=>5,
  Apr 2021=>6
}

Using the following code:
cumulative_count = 0
count_data = {}

data_set.each { |k, v| count_data[k] = (cumulative_count += v) }

I'm producing the following set of data:
{
  Nov 2020=>1,
  Dec 2020=>3,
  Jan 2021=>6,
  Feb 2021=>10,
  Mar 2021=>15,
  Apr 2021=>21
}

Even though I've got the each as a single line, I feel like there's got to be some way to do the entire thing as a one-liner. I've tried using inject with no luck.

A: This would do the trick:
input.each_with_object([]) { |(key, value), arr| arr << [key, arr.empty? ? value : value + arr.last[1]] }.to_h
=> {"Nov 2020"=>1, "Dec 2020"=>3, "Jan 2021"=>6, "Feb 2021"=>10, "Mar 2021"=>15, "Apr 2021"=>21}

for input defined as:
input = {
  'Nov 2020' => 1,
  'Dec 2020' => 2,
  'Jan 2021' => 3,
  'Feb 2021' => 4,
  'Mar 2021' => 5,
  'Apr 2021' => 6
}

The idea is to inject an array (via each_with_object) to keep the processed data, and to allow us to easily get which is value of the the previous pair, and therefore allows us to accumulate the value. At the end, we transform this array into a hash so that we have the data structure we want to have.
Just to add a disclaimer, as the data being processed is a Hash (and therefore not a data structure that preserves order), a full one-liner to consider also a Hash ignoring any possible ordering would be the following:
input.to_a.sort_by { |pair| Date.parse(pair[0]) }.each_with_object([]) { |pair, arr| arr << [pair[0], arr.empty? ? pair[1] : pair[1] + arr.last[1]] }.to_h
=> {"Nov 2020"=>1, "Dec 2020"=>3, "Jan 2021"=>6, "Feb 2021"=>10, "Mar 2021"=>15, "Apr 2021"=>21}

In this case, we apply the same idea, but first converting the original data into an ordered array by date.

A: input = {
  'Nov 2020' => 1,
  'Dec 2020' => 2,
  'Jan 2021' => 3,
  'Feb 2021' => 4,
  'Mar 2021' => 5,
  'Apr 2021' => 6
}

If it must be on one physical line, and semicolons are allowed:
t = 0; input.each_with_object({}) { |(k, v), a| t += v; a[k] = t }

If it must be on one physical line, and semicolons are not allowed:
input.each_with_object({ t: 0, data: {}}) { |(k, v), a| (a[:t] += v) and (a[:data][k] = a[:t]) }[:data]

But in real practice, I think it's easier to read on multiple physical lines :)
t = 0
input.each_with_object({}) { |(k, v), a|
  t += v
  a[k] = t
}

A: input = {
  'Nov 2020' => 1,
  'Dec 2020' => 2,
  'Jan 2021' => 3,
  'Feb 2021' => 4,
  'Mar 2021' => 5,
  'Apr 2021' => 6
}

If, as in the example, the values begin at 1 and each after the first is 1 greater than the previous value (recall key/value insertion order is guaranteed in hashes), the value n is to be converted to 1 + 2 +...+ n, which, being the sum of an arithmetic series, equals the following.
input.transform_values { |v| (1+v)*v/2 }
  #=> {"Nov 2020"=>1, "Dec 2020"=>3, "Jan 2021"=>6, "Feb 2021"=>10,
  #    "Mar 2021"=>15, "Apr 2021"=>21}

Note that this does not require Hash#transform_values to process key-value pairs in any particular order.

A: TL;DR
This is what I ultimately ended up going with:
input.each_with_object({}) { |(k, v), h| h[k] = v + h.values.last.to_i }

Hats off to Marcos Parreiras (the accepted answer) for pointing me in the direction of each_with_object and the idea to pull the last value for accumulation instead of using += on a cumulative variable initialized as 0.
Details
I ended up with 3 potential solutions (listed below). My original code plus two options utilizing each_with_object – one of which depending on an array and the other on a hash.
Original
cumulative_count = 0
count_data = {}

input.each { |k, v| count_data[k] = (cumulative_count += v) }

Using array
input.each_with_object([]) { |(k, v), a| a << [k, v + a.last&.last.to_i] }.to_h

Using hash
input.each_with_object({}) { |(k, v), h| h[k] = v + h.values.last.to_i }

I settled on the option using the hash because I think it's the cleanest. However, it's worth noting that it's not the most performant. Based purely on performance, the original solution is hands-down the winner. Naturally, they're all extremely fast, so in order to really see the performance difference I had to run the options a very high number of times (displayed below). But since my actual solution will only be run once at a time in Production, I decided to go for succinctness over nanoseconds of performance. :-)
Performance
Each solution was run inside of 2_000_000.times { }.
Original
#<Benchmark::Tms:0x00007fde00fb72d8 @real=2.5452079999959096, @stime=0.09558999999999962, @total=2.5108440000000005, @utime=2.415254000000001>

Using array
#<Benchmark::Tms:0x00007fde0a1f58e8 @real=7.3623509999597445, @stime=0.08986500000000053, @total=7.250730000000002, @utime=7.160865000000001>

Using hash
#<Benchmark::Tms:0x00007f9e19ca7678 @real=5.903417999972589, @stime=0.057482000000000255, @total=5.830285999999999, @utime=5.772803999999999>

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Q: Python from PHP in IIS server [WinError -2147024891] Access is denied i try to run Python script using PHP in IIS win 8.1 to convert Docx File into PDF
import sys
import os
import comtypes.client
import random
import string
import qrcode
import fitz
from PyPDF2 import PdfFileReader
import json
import base64
import getpass

errordata=0
_output=[]

# convert Docx file into pdf file
def word_to_pdf(_in):
    global errordata
    pdf_format_key = 17

    try:
        file_in = os.path.abspath(_in)
        head =os.path.split(_in)
        _out=str((head[0]+'\\'+os.path.splitext(head[1])[0]+'.pdf'))
        file_out = os.path.abspath(_out)

        worddoc = comtypes.client.CreateObject('word.application')
        doc = worddoc.Documents.open(file_in)
        print ("documnt open")
        doc.SaveAs(file_out,FileFormat=pdf_format_key)

        errordata=0
        _output.append('convert to PDF Success')
    except Exception as e:
        errordata=1
        _output.append('convert to PDF Error' + str(e))

    finally:
        print(_output)
        if errordata==0:
            randid='_'+ id_generator(30, string.ascii_uppercase + string.digits)
            qr_generator(randid,_out)

word_to_pdf(sys.argv[1])

this is how i call python from PHP :
<?php
$result = shell_exec('C:\Users\IT\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38-32\python C:\inetpub\wwwroot\PyTest\document_control.py C:\inetpub\wwwroot\PyTest\upload\testdoc.docx 2>&1');
echo($result);
?>

when i run the PHP it fired Error :[WinError -2147024891] Access is denied']
i run the script from cmd Administrator and cmd user the script run as i expected
i try to give everyone to read/write permission to upload folder, but the error still persists
please guys hel me out


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module AvailableCaseReports
  extend ActiveSupport::Concern
  included do
    before_action -> { get_available_reports }
  end

  private

  def get_available_reports
    if current_user
      @available_reports = Pundit.policy_scope(current_user, get_cases_reports)
    else
      @available_reports = []
    end
  end

  def get_cases_reports
    ReportType.where("abbr like ? ", "R90%").all
  end

end

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The Economist Intelligence Unit estimates that global tin consumption rose by almost 16% in 2010, to 369,800 tonnes, as continued strong demand growth in China, the world's largest market, coincided with a sharp rebound in demand in Europe, Japan and the US following recession. We expect the rate of global tin demand growth to slow over the forecast period in line with world economic growth. The deleveraging of over-indebted consumers in Europe and the US, coupled with labour market weakness, is likely to act as a brake on the rate of growth in consumer spending, which is the key driver of tin demand. Nonetheless, we expect global tin demand growth to average close to its trend rate of the last economic cycle (2001-09), with gains of 1.9% in 2011 and 3.4% in 2012, lifting world demand to a new record of almost 390,000 tonnes by the end of the forecast period.
Tin supply is rising in response to the rebound in tin demand, but at a substantially slower rate, owing primarily to operational problems in Indonesia. We estimate that in 2010 world tin mine output and refined metal production rose by only 0.8% and 3.5% respectively, compared with an increase in tin consumption of nearly 16%. This comparatively weak rate of growth reflected the fact that although China continued to ramp up production, output fell in Indonesia—the world's second-largest producer—owing to the impact of adverse weather, resource depletion and more rigorous enforcement of local mining regulations. We expect global refined production to pick up strongly in 2011-12, at an average of 5.5% per year, driven by ongoing growth in China and an expected rebound in Indonesia, as well as higher production in Peru.
Stocks and prices
With the tin market in a large deficit last year, stocks held on the London Metal Exchange (LME) fell from a six-year peak of almost 28,000 tonnes in January to end the year 38% lower, at 16,375 tonnes. Moreover, producers' and consumers' stocks are also reported to have fallen last year, and we estimate total reported stocks ended 2010 at five weeks of global consumption, compared with an average of 6.1 weeks throughout the last economic cycle (2001-09). However, it should be noted that LME tin stocks have recently been rising, encouraged by the backwardation in forward prices, and the availability of standard-grade tin in physical markets, which has improved moderately. By early February LME stocks had reached almost 19,000 tonnes, a rise of over 50% from the most recent lows recorded in early October. Nonetheless, with the tin market still in deficit and not anticipated to rebalance before 2013, we expect the ratio of reported stocks to consumption to fall further in 2011-12.
Tin prices rallied to new records highs in 2010. The LME cash price peaked above US$12.50/lb in mid-October, and the average price for the year as a whole of US$9.26/lb was over 50% higher than in 2009 and 10.2% above its previous record in 2008. The price rally was driven by a combination of a strong rebound in tin demand and a shortfall in tin supply—especially from Indonesia—which left the world market with an estimated deficit of almost 24,000 tonnes in 2010. The LME tin price rose further in the first few weeks of 2011. The January average price reached a new monthly record of US$12.46/lb, and as the rally continued into the first week of February the LME tin price set new record levels of US$14/lb. However, the rise in prices appears to owe more to financial momentum than to any new change in the market's supply-demand balance, which is reflected in the fact that physical premiums have not risen recently. The forecast continuation of the market deficit in 2011-12 will support price levels, with the annual average tin price expected to rise by one-third to reach a new record in nominal terms of over US$12.30/lb in 2011, before retreating in 2012 in anticipation of the market moving back towards balance. However, there is an upside risk to our price forecast if mine supply in Indonesia rebounds more slowly than anticipated.
Refined tin: stocks and prices
Stocksa
1 Qtr 34.6 43.4 33.3 25.0 23.0
2 Qtr 36.4 36.5 30.8 24.2 -
% change 42.2 -22.4 -27.9 -12.0 -
Pricesb -
1 Qtr 5.00 7.82 12.45 11.35 9.43
2 Qtr 6.15 8.09 12.55 10.70 -
4 Qtr 6.88 11.79 12.00 10.05 -
Year 6.16 9.26 12.34 10.70 -
% change -26.7 50.2 33.3 -13.27 -
a Total reported commercial closing stocks; '000 tonnes. b LME cash settlement price; US$/lb.
Sources: London Metal Exchange (LME); Economist Intelligence Unit.
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Table: Commodity price forecastsGrowth in consumption in 2011-15 will be in the developing worldCompliance with the production ceiling is expected to remain poor in 2011Growth in non-OPEC output is expected to slowOPEC is sitting on considerable spare capacityThere are a number of risks to supply that could lead to price spikesRisks to supply from revolution in EgyptAmple capacity will act as a constraint on prices in 2011-15The medium-term outlook for base metal prices is positiveAgricultural commodity prices are expected to rise in 2011Table: Individual commodity price forecasts
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Repeal the Ban
President Trump's executive order on immigration dangerous and unfounded
Illustration by Lizzy Choi.
Hundreds of travelers — college students returning from breaks or research trips, families who've sold everything to start a new life, refugees escaping despotism — were detained or turned away as a result of President Trump's executive order. This order does more to ignite division, xenophobia and anti-Muslim sentiments than it does to keep this country safe — no refugee accepted into the U.S. has committed a major act of terrorism since 1980.
The order, officially named "Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States" but simply referred to as the travel ban, was signed Friday and has already been met by protests at airports across the country. It includes a 120-day suspension of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program, an indefinite ban on Syrian refugees and a 90-day visa suspension for anyone arriving from Iraq, Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.
The seven banned countries were chosen because the Obama administration identified them as "the most watched countries harbouring terrorists." However, the 9/11 terrorist attacks and all attacks since then have not been committed by anyone from these places. Other countries could be added to the list later, said current White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus to BBC.
Each of these countries has a Muslim majority, which lends to the argument that this is an anti-Muslim ban. The only exception to the ban is for religious minorities, like Christians in Syria, whose refugee claims are prioritized.
The order was signed within the first few days of Trump's presidency, with little warning for those overseas. Confusion around who the ban would affect and to what extent has left the public on the receiving end of contradictory comments from White House officials like Priebus, who said at one point the order would not affect green card holders, even though initially it did. Since Friday, 100-300 individuals have been detained.
By refusing entry to entire nations, we fuel the migrant crisis, alienate those in need and do nothing to protect our country from terrorism. Most recently, acts of terrorism like the Orlando, Charleston and Fort Lauderdale shootings were committed by U.S. citizens. If this ban had been in place then, it would have done nothing to save lives.
America's unwillingness to extend values of freedom and justice across an ocean is shameful and this executive order perpetuates a blatant disregard for human life and wellbeing. This order screams an anti-Muslim message on the global stage.
Despite religious contention, the ban against all Syrians is illegal according to the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act, which states no person can be "discriminated against in the issuance of an immigrant visa because of the person's race, sex, nationality, place of birth or place of residence."
This executive order, like the president's tweets, come without checks and balances and without much forethought or research.
Thousands have protested against it, with over 40 demonstrations on Sunday alone. Courts in at least five states, including California, are challenging its legality, and 16 state attorneys general issued a joint statement, calling it "unconstitutional, un-American and unlawful" and vowed to fight it in court.
Because this order has already posed significant damage to the lives of hundreds and threatens tens of thousands, America must rely on people power to demonstrate, protest and demand an end to this executive order.
We must do more as a nation to prevent terrorism in our own backyards, just as we need to do more in pursuing an end to institutionalized racism, xenophobia and failing mental health systems. And instead of demonizing foreigners and those in desperate need, we must prepare our nation's political and economic framework to withhold the migrant crisis we find ourselves in.
Times are changing and the U.S. needs to maintain global stability. We must continue to apply pressure in public and legal spheres every day until the order is repealed and demand better, more inclusive immigration policy.
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General Motors anticipates with all the advanced technologies they are packing in the cars these days, such as digital maps, collision avoidance systems and what have you, autonomous cars could become reality by the end of the decade.
Sensors, radars, portable communication devices, GPS and cameras are the tools that supply critical information to the driver and the automobile's computer system. Combined with digital maps, the same technologies will allow the driver to let the vehicle concentrate on driving while he does something else.
It's a big leap, but they do have a point. On the surface it's all there, but it's the issue of the trust. People might not be ready to put their lives i the hand of a driver-less car!
Vehicles that partially drive themselves will be available by the middle of the decade with more sophisticated self-driving systems by the end of the decade, General Motors Vice President of Global Research and Development Alan Taub says.
These advances in autonomous vehicle technology are built on leading-edge advanced active safety systems, Taub told the Intelligent Transport Systems World Congress in Orlando on Sunday.
GM is already putting some of these advanced safety systems into its vehicles. For example, a lane departure warning system is available on the Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain; a side blind-zone alert is available on the Cadillac Escalade, GMC Yukon and Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban. A host of vehicles, including the Equinox and Terrain, offer back-up cameras.
An industry-first crash avoidance system available on the 2012 GMC Terrain uses a camera to help drivers avoid front-end and lane departure crashes. The system uses a high-resolution digital camera mounted on the windshield ahead of the rearview mirror to look for shapes of vehicles and lane markings, alerting the driver to possible collisions and lane departures.
Vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communication systems gather information from other vehicles, roadways and traffic signals to warn drivers about possible hazards ahead, including slowed or stalled vehicles, hard-braking drivers, slippery roads, sharp curves and upcoming stop signs and intersections. These systems, on display this week at the ITS World Congress, can be embedded in the vehicle or be added as applications to portable devices/smartphones that connect wirelessly to the vehicle.
The EN-V urban mobility concept combines GPS with vehicle-to-vehicle communications and distance-sensing technologies to enable autonomous driving. The EN-V's capabilities being demonstrated at the ITS World Congress includes pedestrian detection, collision avoidance, platooning and automated parking and retrieval, where the EN-V drops off its driver, parks itself and then returns to pick up the driver via commands from a smartphone.


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The Final Wager
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How to wager (with ties)
How to wager in Final Jeopardy!: Part Four
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Part Four looks at special three-player scenarios – particularly, in which the leader MUST wager for the tie. We analyzed special two-player scenarios in Part Two; a third player adds a new dimension – and additional possibilities – to the wagering.
Note: if you're unfamiliar with basic wagering strategy, you'll want to start at my tutorial page.
Part Four is split in halves. The first half is intended for players who still need some practice with wagering techniques. I walk you through the steps required to calculate the proper wagers for three players – in this case, resulting in a situation where the leader should wager for the tie.
The second introduces the two "bet-to-tie" scenarios I think every player should know going in to the game, so that if you find a Daily Double on the last clue of Double Jeopardy!, you can make an optimal wager. (I call this a "Penultimate Wager" situation.) If you're comfortable with calculating three-player scenarios, you can jump right in here.
Jeopardy! fans have long known many algebraic formulas under which the leader should go for the tie. (There's a good list here, relating to Watson's strategies.)
You can figure out these scenarios when you're taking as much time as you need to calculate your own wager. But I suggest that every player memorize two formulas on the off-chance he receives a Penultimate Wager situation.
In the second video, I walk you through these two, and set up a Penultimate Wager scenario for you to try.
Note: you can click on an image to jump directly to the corresponding part of the video.
Here's the example of evenly-spaced scores:
And here's the example of first equals second plus third:
For the Penultimate Wager situation we saw in the very first game of this season, James, who had the Daily Double, had three "good" wagers to end up in one of those two situations. (If he wagers 8,200 and gets it right, he'll be in the lead, which is the ultimate goal, if possible.)
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There's a game from the '80s at http://rutube.ru/video/7d31c3db7974cf425cd032a84f0a41ff/ (not archived because it's missing the first 15 or so clues) where the players entered FJ with $2,600, $1,800, and $800. They wagered $1,001, $1,800, and $798 respectively. Of course, only third place got FJ right.
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Wow, thanks, Stefan! That video is gold for a couple of reasons:
1. the sigh of relief the leader gives before he reveals his response, once he realizes he's ok
2. the hand on the podium and the spin move from the guy who lost by a dollar
I wonder if Alex was explaining the situation in the post-game chat.
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From the Bocuse d'Or to Crown Shy: A Culinary Mentorship Comes Full Circle
Andrea Feldman
In the roughly two years since Chef James Kent '02 announced his departure as executive chef at the Michelin-starred NoMad, speculation has been running high about his next project. Late last year, he unveiled plans for Crown Shy, a Financial District restaurant on the ground floor of the Art Deco office building 70 Pine. The restaurant opened to raves on March 18.
At Kent's side in the kitchen is Daniel Garcia '14, who worked with Kent at NoMad and now serves as executive sous chef at Crown Shy. As JWU alumni, both chefs share a certain foundational philosophy — they also share the profound experience of competing in the Bocuse d'Or, one of the most intense experiences any chef can undertake.
Kent came in 10th in the world at the 2011 Bocuse d'Or — no small feat. Garcia's road to the Bocuse began in 2016, when he and fellow NoMad cook Vincenzo Loseto won first place at the prestigious Ment'or BKB Young Chef competition, which serves as a Bocuse team qualifier. That win secured Garcia and Loseto spots on the 2017 Bocuse d'OrTeam USA, led by Per Se veterans Mathew Peters and Harrison Turone, both of whom took off an entire year to train. The intensity of the team's training sessions (both separately and collectively) paid off with a first-place win for Team USA — the first American victory in the Bocuse's 30-year history.
"James gave us the tools to be as creative as we wanted."
After the competition, Garcia and the entire NoMad team, including Kent, headed to the Alps to cook at the St. Moritz Gourmet Festival. On his Instagram, Garcia posted a group photo with the caption, "Family dinner."
Speaking to me post-competition, Garcia shared his gratitude for Kent's unwavering faith and support of his culinary growth. Right out of JWU, he took a corporate job that felt like the wrong fit. Unsure of where to go next, he staged at a few restaurants, culminating in a trial stint at NoMad. "At every other restaurant, they gave me mindless tasks. But at NoMad, James came right up to me, shook my hand and said, 'We're going to make pastas.'"
Garcia chose the NoMad position because he knew he'd be challenged. Soon after he started, the NoMad team brought up the possibility of taking part in the Ment'or competition. Garcia said he'd do it on one condition — that they had to win. From April until June, Garcia and Loseto trained on site in the NoMad kitchen most days from 8am until 2pm — an intense process that mixed practice sessions with analysis. "Two times a week the R&D chefs from Eleven Madison Park would taste and critique our work," Garcia told me. "And when it came time to do the practice runs down to the second, we called it 'the dance.'"
On some level, it must have been surreal for two young chefs to have an entire team of seasoned pros cheering them on, but Garcia again emphasizes the "we're all in it together" philosophy of Make It Nice, the NoMad's parent company. "[EMP Chef de Cuisine] Brian Lockwood was with us every single day. And James gave us the tools to be as creative as we wanted." (Kent was there every day, as well, critiquing, watching and tasting.)
Kent, for his part, sees mentorship as central to leading in the kitchen. "To really lead a team, of course you need to know how to cook well," he tells me. "But being a leader is a very different skill set."
A true New York City kid, Kent grew up running around the streets of SoHo and Tribeca. His family had international roots: His mother was born in Rome, his father in Tangier. The jazz great Charles Mingus was his mother's stepfather. (A young Kent occasionally went on the road with Mingus' repertory bands — an education in and of itself.)
Given that background, it seems natural that music — specifically hip-hop — and food developed into twin passions for Kent. And New York City — that giant melting pot of music, culinary, and cultural influences constantly churning into something new — served as the perfect muse.
Now that Crown Shy is open, the restaurant's Instagram feed showcases the usual stuff of restaurant social media: new dishes, dining room vistas and kitchen views. Scroll back a bit, however, for a series of deeply personal posts serving as Kent's love letter to his city, from the Rock Steady Crew battling it out in front of Lincoln Center in 1982 to the overgrown High Line in all its pre-development wildness. A perfectly unbroken line of graffiti by the West Side Highway. A line of yellow Wils dairy trucks on Duane Street, across from Kent's old job at David Bouley's eponymous restaurant. (The trucks occasionally served as canvases for Kent's graffiti crew.)
We dined at Bouley for my 14th birthday, knew at that moment I wanted to be a chef and like I did with everything else in my life at that time I vandalized the match book. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ David Bouley lived in my building. My mom made me ask to spend time in his kitchen and it landed me an apprenticeship for summer of 1993. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #matchbookdiaries#crownshy#j2k#chefjameskent#kentkatz2019
A post shared by Crown Shy (@crownshynyc) on Feb 16, 2019 at 4:04pm PST
What is now a haven for tourists and art enthusiasts was once the backyard of a select group of downtown kids. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The highline, mid-90s #chefjameskent #j2k #crownshy
Rock Steady Crew battles at Lincoln Center circa 1982. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ @mndpc_ny Crown Shy inspiration. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #kentkatz2019 #crownshy #nycclassic #chefjameskent
Dining at Bouley when he was 14 was Kent's "a-ha!" moment that he wanted to be a chef. Bouley actually lived in the same building, and Kent asked him if he could work in the kitchen. That, in turn, led to an apprenticeship. Kent is the first to admit he wasn't the most dedicated high school student, but working in kitchens was another story: "I never missed work. I learned a real work ethic."
Competing in the Bocuse d'Or honed Kent's culinary skills, and gave him the credibility to take on roles with increased responsibility. As he rose in the ranks — first at Eleven Madison Park, then at NoMad — he discovered that teaching came naturally: "I can teach anyone to cook if they care and want to work hard," he notes. "We cook for all our stagiaires. At the end of the meal, we tell them, 'We cooked for you, now you cook for us.' It's about seeing how someone can problem-solve and think on their feet."
Now that Garcia is an executive sous chef, he might be teaching as much as he's cooking. He looks forward to leading by example: "I've adapted the principles that [James] taught me. He holds me to a higher standard."
TOP: KENT AND GARCIA in the Crown Shy kitchen. BELOW: Jeff Katz (manager) and Kent up on the rooftop at 70 Pine, where Crown Shy is situated. Photos courtesy of Crown Shy.


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To use the We Feel Fine skill, try saying...

* *Alexa, ask we feel fine what are people feeling?*

* *How do people feel in Tokyo?*

* *What are happy people saying?*

How are people feeling in Tokyo? What are happy people saying? We Feel Fine is an exploration of human emotion on a global scale. No matter where we are, who we are or how we live, we all feel. Built off of the compelling We Feel Fine project http://wefeelfine.org/

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### Skill Details

* **Invocation Name:** we feel fine
* **Category:** null
* **ID:** amzn1.ask.skill.f41ca782-bb65-409d-99d4-6b83bf714afa
* **ASIN:** B01NA9TVZX
* **Author:** Justin Revelstoke
* **Release Date:** November 26, 2016 @ 02:05:21
* **In-App Purchasing:** No