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Two Europa League quarter-finalists battle it out in the Bundesliga
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RB Leipzig will be looking to continue their top-four push, when they face an Eintracht Frankfurt side who are bidding to clinch a third consecutive league victory.
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Leipzig head into Sunday as one of the in-form teams in the Bundesliga after collecting 13 points from their previous five games. Perhaps more impressive is that two of their last four league matches have ended in 6-1 victories.
The most recent of those occurred last weekend, when Leipzig eased past struggling Greuther Fürth. Their success in front of goal has helped them score more Bundesliga goals in 2022 than any other side, but that goalscoring prowess has not compromised their ability to remain resolute at the back, with Leipzig conceding the fewest league goals this calendar year.
It is safe to say that Domenico Tedesco has transformed Leipzig's campaign, with Die Roten Bullen hunting down a Champions League qualification spot, while they are also in the last eight of the Europa League.
Following Freiburg's draw away to Fürth on Saturday, Leipzig dropped down to fifth place in the Bundesliga, but they will return to the top four with a point on Sunday.
Leipzig hold an impressive home record having won nine of their 13 home league matches, with the hosts scoring at least two goals in all of those victories, while they have only failed to score in just one league game at the Red Bull Arena this season.
Lukas Klostermann is a doubt for the contest, while Kevin Kampl is set to return to the squad after missing last weekend's win against Fürth.
Frankfurt are currently riding a crest of a wave after securing their passage to the Europa League quarter-finals in the most dramatic of circumstances. Oliver Glasner's side held the advantage going into Thursday's encounter after winning 1-0 in Spain, and they looked destined to play out a goalless draw at home until Borja Iglesias struck in the 90th minute to send the game to extra time.
As the contest drifted into the 121st minute it was Frankfurt's turn to net in stoppage time, with Guido Rodriguez guiding the ball into his own net, giving Die Adler a 2-1 aggregate victory.
Frankfurt's reward for their efforts is a glamour tie against Barcelona, but before they face Xavi's side they have to negotiate two important league fixtures against RB Leipzig and Fürth.
Depending on who wins the DFB-Pokal, seventh place could become a Europa Conference League spot, and that will be at the forefront of Glasner's mind. Frankfurt only have a small gap to make up with two points separating them from Köln, who sit in seventh position.
The visitors carry the fourth-best away record in the Bundesliga into Sunday's contest, while they are also unbeaten in their last five competitive meetings with Leipzig, although the last three contests have all ended level.
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KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Embattled former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak has filed lawsuits against top investigators probing a multi-billion dollar scandal at state fund 1MDB, as he looks to clamp down on public criticism over his alleged role in the case.
Najib, who lost power in a shock election defeat in May, was arrested and charged in connection with suspicious transactions at SRC International, a former unit of the fund. Najib, who has consistently denied any wrongdoing regarding 1MDB and SRC, on Wednesday pleaded not guilty.
In a legal counterattack, Najib is suing three top officials involved in the investigation into the fund, 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).
In three civil filings made last week but only made available to Reuters on Wednesday, Najib's lawyers alleged that anti-graft chief Mohd Shukri Abdull, police commercial crimes head Amar Singh and Attorney General Tommy Thomas were prejudiced against him over the course of their investigations.
Badrul Abdullah, who leads one of two Malaysian legal firms representing Najib, said the applications were based on past statements made by the three individuals.
"We are seeking a court decision on whether there is an element of conflict of interest among the individuals handling the case," Badrul told Reuters.
Badrul said his client is seeking costs and any further order and relief deemed fit by the court.
Court records show the three applications were filed on June 30, and name Najib, who held power for about 10 years, as the applicant.
Lawyers for Najib and the respondents are scheduled to meet with two judges for separate pre-trial hearings on July 16.
In May, Shukri said a 2015 investigation into 1MDB was suppressed, while Singh has led police seizures of nearly $275 million worth of luxury goods from premises linked to Najib's family.
Thomas is the lead prosecutor who on Wednesday charged Najib with three counts of criminal breach of trust and one for abuse of power, related to 42 million ringgit ($10.39 million) allegedly transferred into his account from SRC.
Najib and his family have come under intense public scrutiny over the past two months since he lost the election to his former mentor-turned-foe, Mahathir Mohamad, who reopened domestic probes into 1MDB as one of his first acts as prime minister.
Najib and his wife, Rosmah Mansor, have since been barred from leaving the country. The Malaysian authorities have questioned the couple and Najib's stepson and frozen hundreds of bank accounts suspected to have received money from the state fund.
On Wednesday, the high court granted a temporary gag order barring any discussion of the merits of the SRC case from being published.
Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, who is Najib's lead counsel in the case, argued that his client has faced a "trial by media" even before the case was presented in court.
Thomas said the prosecution will "object strenuously" to the gag order as it was unfair to keep Malaysian people in the dark about developments in the case, especially given the coverage in media outside the country.
The 1MDB scandal has been raging since 2015, but only now is it being freely discussed by mainstream media in Malaysia, which was tightly controlled during Najib's premiership.
The nation was gripped by regular live streams by local news portals, broadcasting developments of Najib's case from the time police raided his family's residences to his court appearance.
Mahathir and some of his cabinet have been outspoken about the case. Najib has said he is a victim of "political vengeance".


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Ponderay to restore historic schoolhouse
September 08, 2019 at 5:00 am | By MARY MALONE Staff writer
(Photo courtesy KAYLEIGH MILLER) The city of Ponderay has acquired the old schoolhouse on Birch Street, with hopes of restoring the 1908 building some day.
PONDERAY — In an effort to preserve a piece of the city's history, Ponderay officials have acquired the old schoolhouse on Birch Street.
While it is going to be quite the project for the city over time, Mayor Steve Geiger said it will be worth it to save the 1908 building.
"It is a historic building within our community — one of the last ones available to the city," Geiger said. "I feel preserving the history is important … In the long run, we will look back thinking it was a really great thing that we did."
The front room of the small building is the original 1908 structure and still has the old hardwood floors and portions of the original chalkboards and chalk tray that went around the entire room. City planner KayLeigh Miller said a structural engineer looked at the schoolhouse and said it is in "fantastic shape" for its age.
To keep the schoolhouse intact at its original site, the city is purchasing two of the six lots recently purchased by Northwest Solutions Investment Group, LLC. Initially, the new owners offered the schoolhouse to the city at no cost, though it would have needed to be moved off of the property. As city officials looked into what it would cost to relocate the structure, unhooking utilities and transporting it down the road, they realized it would cost just as much as an attempt to purchase the land, Miller said.
With the building being at height of a two-story residence — though it is actually one story with a tall ceiling — all of the overhead utilities around it would have needed to be moved in order to pull it through, she said.
"And we ran the risk of damage happening to the building," Miller said.
City officials approached the seller to see if they could work out a deal to purchase the two lots the schoolhouse sits on. An agreement was made and council members approved the $150,000 land purchase Tuesday.
The idea was first presented to council in July by city planner Erik Brubaker, so it was a quick decision by city officials as the new owners began cleaning up the property for future development. Therefore, no specific plans have been made, though Miller said they will be pursuing grants for restoration.
While city officials don't know what they will do with the schoolhouse beyond restoration — the possibility of a community gathering place was mentioned at Monday's meeting — the building will remain a piece of Ponderay history.
"It will be quite a neat thing to show our kids in 40 years what a school used to look like," Geiger said.
During the Aug. 5 City Council meeting, resident Sharon Finney said her husband's family moved to Ponderay from Wyoming in 1936. Her husband was one of five siblings, and while he was too young, his older brothers and sisters attended the school for a time, she said. Her husband and all but one of his siblings have passed away, and she wasn't sure exactly when the school closed down.
Finney said she was excited that the city was thinking about restoring the old building.
"I think it is a wonderful project," she said. "... There is a lot of history here, and I think it would be a wonderful thing for Ponderay."
Mary Malone can be reached by email at mmalone@bonnercountydailybee.com and follow her on Twitter @MaryDailyBee.
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Die Villa befindet sich im Osten der Stadt im Stadtbezirk Oberbarmen im Wohnquartier Wichlinghausen-Süd, einige hundert Meter östlich des Wichlinghauser Marktes an der Straße Am Diek (Hausnummer 54), Ecke Breslauer Straße. Die Straße Am Diek hatte historisch den Namen Diekerstraße.

Das zweigeschossige Wohngebäude in Mauerbauweise wurde im klassizistischen Stil errichtet. Die Fassade ist verputzt (teilweise Quaderputz) und hat derzeit einen beigen Anstrich. Das Gebäude besitzt mehrere seitliche Anbauten sowie einen mittigen Erker zur Straßenfront hin. Hierüber befindet sich im ausgebautes Dachgeschoss (Walmdach) ein flacher und mit Ornamenten versehener Zwerchgiebel.

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Das Gebäude wurde im 18. oder 19. Jahrhundert erbaut, die Quellenlage dazu ist widersprüchlich. Die Geschichtswerkstatt Wuppertal, eine Kooperation zwischen dem Historischen Zentrum und dem Bergischen Geschichtsverein, gibt als Erbauungsjahr 1785 an. In der Baudenkmalbeschreibung, die zu der Denkmalliste der Stadt Wuppertal gehört, wird das Jahr 1845 erwähnt.

Die Villa ist heute in Privatbesitz und wird bewohnt. Das Gebäude in Gänze mit der schmiedeeisernen Umzäunung wurde am 28. Januar 1985 in die Denkmalliste der Stadt Wuppertal aufgenommen.

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A friend of mine is blind and she said she'd love to play something. And she meant something non-trivial. Do you know any games where you actually don't need to see? I thought about diplomacy kind of game where all you need to do is talk (political/historical background seems interesting), but could you please give me some solid examples of such games?
Let me narrow it down a little bit: AFAIK my friend does not know Braille yet. She's an adult, so simple games just won't cut it. It would also be her first game after becoming blind so it can't be too complex. I see the simple/complex contradiction - by "not simple" I mean with interesting storyline or background and by "not complex" I mean mechanically easy without many elements to remember (I suppose it's easier to remember an ongoing story than a set of cards and/or various numerical values, that's why I'm pushing it a little bit towards spoken games). And maybe one more, minor thing: it's definitely not a must, but I'd appreciate if it was available in Poland or was easily adaptable to polish language.
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Normally I'd say this kind of question would be too open-ended, but there are so few deep strategy games that don't require sight. – Joe Apr 23 '14 at 23:43
Boardgamegeek has this old thread with a good number of suggestions: boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/1860/… – Cascabel♦ Apr 24 '14 at 0:00
This Kickstarter project ending really soon might be of interest??? – ikegami Apr 24 '14 at 2:43
@Joe Most games normally require sight, sure, but you might be surprised how many could be converted not to need it with a bit of marking and a little help from sighted players. – Cascabel♦ Apr 24 '14 at 15:31
I wonder if we could make some more constructive questions out of this. We all do really want to help, but this really is a bit open-ended; there are a lot of games which can be made suitable with some level of modification. (Any card game without too much on the table works, for example.) Perhaps more useful questions: how do you look at a game and decide whether it'll work? What's the best way to mark cards? What about simple tiles? (I think especially with the broad question, since we're probably all sighted, we're prone to making unnecessary assumptions.) – Cascabel♦ Apr 24 '14 at 17:13
I see three kind of games:
1. Just for fun games
In these games, there is no point in winning, just having fun is enough. What comes in mind is Aye, Dark Overlord!, where the goal is to explain to your Overlord, as a minion, why you totally screw up the very important mission he just gave you. It's basically a speaking-only game and there is absolutely no harm in seeing her cards and telling her what she's got in hands. Plus, the players only have 3 cards in hand, which means she basically have 3 names to remember.
2. Non-hidden games Need a better name
In these games, everything is public, no one has anything to hide. It's most of the time only strategy. In these, it's easy to ask what color is a piece without revealing your strategy. She can play most of them as long as you are willing to sacrifice your game by marking the pieces (each color with a different material). I'd say Quarto! fits the description, simply mark the dark pieces with Play Doh, for example.
3. Co-op games
In those, a strategy can be discussed and the other players can tell her "your idea is good, but there is a detail you obviously can see". I recommand Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective, in which the players read a kind of gamebook, each chapter being a bit of investigation. She can simply let someone else read when she's supposed to and still decide what is to do with the clues you've just collected.
As a colorblind person myself, I do something with my games: each time there are colors that are hard to see for me, I ask someone to mark all the cards, pieces or tiles of one color with a marker. It doesn't bother the other players but helps me differenciate the colors. It can be possible to do the same with little holes (in braille?) or any other kind of marking. But this marking might be permanent.
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I'm not sure no hidden information is the right name for your second category. If there's hidden information, it's hidden from everyone - why does that cause a problem? For example, plenty of card games have hidden information (private hands), and they'll work just fine with braille playing cards. If anything, having hidden information makes things easier: it's less stuff you need to either mark or keep track of mentally. – Cascabel♦ Apr 24 '14 at 7:15
I like the suggestion of "Aye, Dark Overlord." Another, somewhat similar game is Fiasco. It does need some dice rolling and table lookup, but I'm guessing dice are perfectly 'feelable'? Which leaves the tables, but those could be rendered in braille. – EagleV_Attnam Apr 24 '14 at 12:05
Okay, I know I said "name" but the description for your second category also says everything is public. I think really what you're trying to say is "describable/markable games"? Things where the public information can all be conveyed by either other players describing it or marking the pieces, and pieces can be marked for private information? This will generally mean not having too much public information - you don't want a huge board with 100 pieces in specific positions. – Cascabel♦ Apr 24 '14 at 15:27
+1 for "co-op games". I really think this is the best place to start. No information hiding is necessary and you can get a good sense of what "visual" information is lost to the player, guiding future choices. – bengoesboom Apr 24 '14 at 19:35
As well as games that can be played just through talk, it's good to consider games that would be fun to play blind.
Primarily tactile games with open information would hopefully fit the bill, although they might test memory a little more than usual. More traditional games like Chess would be workable, but very difficult.
I think a great option would be a game like Mancala. There wouldn't be too much to remember, and the tactile nature of play would be quite satisfying.
You could also modify another game to use tactile elements. For instance, imagine playing Coloretto, but when a card was drawn, you replaced it with a distinctly shaped object depending on the colour (obviously would need a sighted opponent/adjudicator). This would add a tactile element to having the objects in front of you, and taking them.
Another possibility: If you wanted to play a card game with closed information, you could consider opaque sleeves and braille on the cards. A blind player could subtly unsleeve their card and feel it to "read" it. This might open up closed-information card games if you don't mind modifying your components.
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Why do the sleeves need to be opaque? Also, you can likely just put the braille on the sleeves - no need to unsleeve to read, and the sleeves are more easily replaceable if you mess something up – Cascabel♦ Apr 24 '14 at 15:14
@Jefromi I was assuming they wanted to play against a sighted opponent. Without opaque sleeves, the indentation on the card may be visible to the naked eye, and an opponent might understand it. Obviously if all involved players are blind, the sleeves need not be opaque. – Johno Apr 24 '14 at 15:49
You don't have you braille the cards directly. You can use labels. – Cascabel♦ Apr 24 '14 at 16:08
Oops, apparently the OP doesn't know braille, so I guess it doesn't really matter for this question. – Cascabel♦ Apr 24 '14 at 18:35
I would keep tabs on this kickstarter that got successfully funded.
Board Games Now Blind Accessible
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A few games come to mind as readily modifiable for blind play, and a few as playable out of the box.
Versions of Othello have been released in the past with raised lines defining the spaces; the pieces in that are slightly concave on the black side, and flat on the white. Othello Classic appears to be the current title for this, but I can't tell if it has the standard pieces. (Note that the Travel version has double-flat pieces, while many versions of the full size have simple printed grids, not raised.) Maxiaids.com has a version using rods with a brad in one end, rather than discs.
Mancala as a 2-player game can be played out of the box with only minor issues - the typical rule of not touching others' pits must be ignored for the blind player. Mancala as a series game, as presented in "capture the pit" play in the Oh-wah-ree version by 3M, has issues in multi-player (marbles being used to denote who owns which pit), but one player could substitute beads, another use empty pits, etc, allowing for even multi-player play.
Dominoes. While a traditional "family game", it's actually got some strategy, and is inherently blind-friendly with standard pieces. One blind acquaintance has burned out on it because it was the only blind-friendly game at school.
Rumikub. Some sets are deeply embossed; with one of these, the blind player may be able to feel the numbers without modifications. We had to go to using face down pile on the table instead of drawing from a bag because my set was deeply enough embossed for me to tell what I was drawing.
Mah Jongg can be played once the blind player learns the piece faces - a larger set is better. Most sets use engraved images (the others are cards). Since even the scoring is done using dot-marked sticks, it's just a matter of learning curve.
Score Sheet modifications only
Catan Dice - the dice are only slightly embossed in the wood dice versions, but more deeply so in the plastic dice versions. The score sheet can be replaced with a braille linear matt, and markers for showing what's been taken. Coins can be used for score keeping.
Modifications - add texture
Travel Blokus, with the smooth pieces, can be modified by careful drilling. Drill holes through one color, in every square of every piece of that color. You now have a tactile version. The blind player can feel the board state, the pieces aren't likely to move, and there is no information loss nor gain.
Standard Blokus - if you have two identically sized sets, one with the pieces with hollows, and one with the smooth sided pieces, you can swap a color out in the process. If you have a single smooth-faced set, drill out one color as for travel. If you have a hollowed set, fill the hollows with glue. Or use a texturing on one color. The blind player can feel the alternate face, but can't ID the other colors as separate, but their own move is only trivially hampered by playing this way.
Hive - Since the pieces are not randomized at all, and the images are depressed, only a tiny modification is needed - some means of telling one color from the other; texturing is suggested. It would be best to play on a slightly tacky surface, such as a warm vinyl placemat or a non-slip cabinet liner, so the pieces don't readily slide when touched.
Kids of Catan - you need to texture the player pieces, but that's it. The die is pipped, the commodities can be told by shape, and one can readily play ignoring the slot colors (and in fact, doing so makes the game far more tactical, as does allowing movement either direction). One could add braille labels to the slots, as well, and play the game unmodified. It's simple, but with allowing movement either direction, not totally inane, and very pretty for the sighted folks.
major modding...
Cathedral, as a game, should be playable, except that the pieces don't lock to the board. This can be fixed with drilling holes in the board, and adding not-quite-flush nails to the piece bottoms to lock them in. This also turns it into a decent back-seat-of-the-car or on-the-bus version for longer trips. for totally sightless play, one should texture one set of pieces, as well - sand glued to the roofs is practical and pretty.
Chess can be modded by use of a board with raised square edges and two different sets of pieces with different shapes, and again, ignoring the no-touch rule. Alternatively, the board can be drilled, and pins inserted into the pieces' bases, and one side textured, just like Cathedral.
Diplomacy - the hardest part is not knocking the pieces around. The solution? use a thin bead of caulk to define the board space's edges, braille label the spaces by name, and use distinctive shaped or textured pieces for each player. One might also texture (with blue sand) the seas. For example, one player might be full height cubes, another half height, a third half height textured, a 4th using cylinders full height, and 5th with half-height cylinders, and a 6th and 7th using full and half-height triangles.
Texturing pieces
Many games pieces can be textured. For games like Hive, where the pieces are bakelite, or blokus, where they are polycarbonate, and shape determines piece type, one can texture the surface with only minor cosmetic issues.
If you have a belt sander available, use a medium grit belt and a VERY light touch. Using double stick tape, secure the pieces to a piece of scrap board, and clamp that to the table. Make a single pass with the belt sander on low speed in order to create furrows on the surface. Flip, and repeat for the other side for blokus pieces.
If you wish to go the glue and sand route, apply a very thin layer of glue to the face to be textured, then press that face into a bowl of sand, remove, and let dry.
Braille Drilling
A number of games using bakelite or plastic tiles can have braille drilled in; some blind folks find this acceptable, others don't. If used, set your stops on a drill press to prevent drilling completely through, and mark all the dots first.
Brailling of cards
Most card games can be done in braille - either by directing brailling the cards, or by braille stickering.
A few have been done by punching holes in the cards, but this marks the cards.
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Has there been a more anti-climatic Ravens Steelers game in recent years? Flag stuff, particularly surrounding the Steelers. Ravens getting pummelled and really taking the wind out of the sails of the fans with nothing on film or tape to even talk about it feels like this week it was such a bully beat down.
If both teams were 3-0 this game would be billed as the game of the week. It should still be a good one, IMO.
Excited for this game, going to be in Vegas for the weekend. Though, I don't really like ever betting on my own team. Feels like asking for double the pain.
Pitt opened at -2.5 and it's been pushed up to -3. Telling considering how close we usually play each other. If the adage is true that home field is worth 3 points then you are looking at -6 on a neutral field and -9 @Pitt.
There is zero faith in the Ravens in Vegas right now, and they don't really deserve it. The money line is only at +135 when I saw it last. That could be a more interesting bet than -2.5 or -3 if you ask me.
I think we'll see an aggressive Ravens approach on offense this week. I'd think about giving Rex a call if Pees lays an egg again this week if I'm John. Be the bigger man, go get a smart defensive mind that will use all this secondary talent. (I know this would NEVER happen).
The defense has a tough task even though the Steelers offense is yet to hit it's stride.
I don't have faith that the offense can put together a gameplan that works even if the defense can slow down the Steelers.
The Bears ran all over the Steelers. Can the Ravens do the same?
Both of the Steelers starting safeties are in jeopardy of missing the game and even if they are healthy, how effective will they be?
Hopefully Watson is able to play to help exploit that.
Total in the game is 42. Really low but may still take the under.
I think the defense gets back on track a bit but I don't think the offense is going to do much. I'd still take the under.
I don't think both teams are hitting 20. If it's over 42 it's likely because one team scored 27+ points. If a team scores 27+ in this game it's probably the Steelers.
Steelers D has been really good against the pass this year too. Is Watt supposed to play?
Sounded like him and Truitt would be back.
Of course, they played Keenan/Glennon/Kizer so far.
If people are going to use that argument against the Ravens (although Dalton and Bortles are better), you have to use it against Pitt as well.
Fair enough. Though Keenum lit up Tampa...but I'm not anointing them anything. Just saying it could be a struggle.
The one other thing to mention about Joe is that the Jags seemed to have figured something out about him. Who knows what it is, but the Steelers kind of have Joe's number to a degree too. So that combined with a solid performance from the defense so far, could spell trouble for our passing offense.
I'd like Joe to step it up and start chucking it around some deep, but I am to a degree in the minority on that.
I do think in Jacksonville the run game didn't look bad and we gave up on it a bit too soon, but score and situation kind of dictated some weird situations in that game.
If you can't prove you can beat a guy 20+ yards down the field teams won't respect it. You can blame it on the QB, OL, RB, or WR. Take your pick but it's irrelevant how much blame should go on each unit. The bottom line is you are going to have 10 or even 11 defenders pushed closer to the LOS until you start completing balls down the field or forcing PIs down the field. You need to stretch the field.
1) You are totally right about the blame...its everyone's fault and pointing fingers ultimately gets you to the same place.
2) The one thing I will say is that what you are describing is how NE wins games and has been winning games. They have proven you can do that. I know, Joe isn't Brady but still, its the same concept.
But our scheme is such a micorcosm of theirs. Brady makes about 15 throws a game that any QB can make and it has nothing to do with respecting him, and everything to do with the Pats outsmarting their opponents. He has 4 throws a game to WIDE open receivers. When's the last time you saw that from Joe, maybe the Maclin play, but we need to do more of that.
What makes the Pats offense tick is that every play is setting you up for the next play, while also taking advantage of you adjusting to do what you did the prior play. And they wear you out because they keep you on the field and they over expose coordinators who don't have a deep enough playbook or adjustments to handle 70 snaps in a game.
That being said, under terrible offensive line play, Brady drove down the field made some huge throws into coverage under serious duress in the end of the Houston game. When Houston knew he was going to be throwing (though they were gassed). Joe hasn't shown the ability to do that either.
I agree...I am just saying that what the Pats do contradicts Branden's point...and Branden isn't even wrong.
Just saying that teams are doing the short passing game and are successful with it.
Brady is much better than Flacco. That goes without saying. Let's go ahead and say you're right about NE getting a number of throws every game that any QB could complete. My question would be how many times is Brady the one who gets them into the right play against that defense. The ability to get into a favorable look at the LOS is such a huge advantage. Successfully managing a game at the LOS is one of the first things I'd look for from any potential QB. They all can throw, they all have decent enough accuracy. Reading the defense post snap is obviously important too. But can you get your offense into a better play if the one the OC called doesn't look like it's favorable against the defensive call you think you're about to get.
Not only that...A lot of QBs can complete that pass...but not all of them put that pass, on a consistent basis, in a spot where the receiver can get YAC.
It's a great question. The Pats are much more of a scheme and concept group though. They use their sets and positions to allow Brady to make better reads than Flacco. They use motion to set those things up. There is little doubt in my mind that a Flacco raised under Bill Belicheck would be a far better one than the one we've got.
Brady is great and he does make reads and audibles that impact games that Joe doesn't make. But I'm willing to be there are 100 yards of passing that are the play call that's set before the game that isn't checked or audibled that go for big downs in Pats games regularly.
He makes that system better, but I wonder if you put Brady in our offense right now, how much better it would really be. They are miles ahead of us in talent and scheme (even minus Edelman) it's not even funny.
More than anything, this is what has kept Flacco from going to a slightly above average QB in his career, to becoming a good to great one. He has every physical skill needed. And he has the intelligence. But he doesn't have that desire and work ethic off the field that guys like Brady and Manning had. He can be fooled at the line. He can be tricked by coverages.
I've always liked Flacco. He's by far the best QB this franchise (Ravens, not including the Colts) has seen. But the above is what keeps him from becoming a legend. With that said, he knows Pittsburgh. He'll come in ready to play. I expect a stereotypical Steelers vs Ravens game. I'm gonna say the Steelers steal this one from us.


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// Copyright 2019 The OpenSDS Authors.
//
// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
// You may obtain a copy of the License at
//
//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
//
// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
// limitations under the License.

/*
This module implements manila driver for OpenSDS. Manila driver will pass
these operation requests about fileshare to gophercloud which is an OpenStack
Go SDK.
*/

package manila

import (
	"encoding/json"
	"errors"
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"time"

	log "github.com/golang/glog"
	"github.com/gophercloud/gophercloud"
	"github.com/gophercloud/gophercloud/openstack"
	sharesv2 "github.com/gophercloud/gophercloud/openstack/sharedfilesystems/v2/shares"
	snapshotsv2 "github.com/gophercloud/gophercloud/openstack/sharedfilesystems/v2/snapshots"
	driverConfig "github.com/opensds/opensds/contrib/drivers/utils/config"
	"github.com/opensds/opensds/pkg/model"
	pb "github.com/opensds/opensds/pkg/model/proto"
	"github.com/opensds/opensds/pkg/utils/pwd"
	uuid "github.com/satori/go.uuid"
)

const (
	defaultConfPath = "/etc/opensds/driver/manila.yaml"
	// KManilaShareID is the UUID of the share in mannila.
	KManilaShareID = "manilaShareID"
	// KManilaSnapID is the UUID of the share snapshot in mannila.
	KManilaSnapID = "manilaSnapId"
	// KManilaShareACLID is the UUID of the share acl in mannila.
	KManilaShareACLID = "manilaAclId"
)

// Driver is a struct of manila backend.
type Driver struct {
	sharedFileSystemV2 *gophercloud.ServiceClient
	conf               *Config
}

// AuthOptions corresponds to the authentication configuration in manila.yaml
type AuthOptions struct {
	IdentityEndpoint string `yaml:"endpoint,omitempty"`
	DomainID         string `yaml:"domainId,omitempty"`
	DomainName       string `yaml:"domainName,omitempty"`
	Username         string `yaml:"username,omitempty"`
	Password         string `yaml:"password,omitempty"`
	PwdEncrypter     string `yaml:"pwdEncrypter,omitempty"`
	EnableEncrypted  bool   `yaml:"enableEncrypted,omitempty"`
	TenantID         string `yaml:"tenantId,omitempty"`
	TenantName       string `yaml:"tenantName,omitempty"`
}

// Config is a struct for parsing manila.yaml
type Config struct {
	AuthOptions `yaml:"authOptions"`
	Pool        map[string]driverConfig.PoolProperties `yaml:"pool,flow"`
}

// Setup implementation
func (d *Driver) Setup(configPath string) error {
	// Read manila config file
	d.conf = &Config{}
	p := configPath
	if "" == p {
		p = defaultConfPath
	}

	driverConfig.Parse(d.conf, p)
	var pwdCiphertext = d.conf.Password
	if d.conf.EnableEncrypted {
		// Decrypte the password
		pwdTool := pwd.NewPwdEncrypter(d.conf.PwdEncrypter)
		password, err := pwdTool.Decrypter(pwdCiphertext)
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}
		pwdCiphertext = password
	}

	authOpts := gophercloud.AuthOptions{
		IdentityEndpoint: d.conf.IdentityEndpoint,
		DomainID:         d.conf.DomainID,
		DomainName:       d.conf.DomainName,
		Username:         d.conf.Username,
		Password:         pwdCiphertext,
		TenantID:         d.conf.TenantID,
		TenantName:       d.conf.TenantName,
	}

	provider, err := openstack.AuthenticatedClient(authOpts)
	if err != nil {
		log.Error("openstack.AuthenticatedClient failed:", err)
		return err
	}

	d.sharedFileSystemV2, err = openstack.NewSharedFileSystemV2(provider,
		gophercloud.EndpointOpts{})
	if err != nil {
		log.Error("openstack.NewSharedFileSystemV2 failed:", err)
		return err
	}

	log.V(5).Info("setup succeeded\n")
	return nil
}

// Unset implementation
func (d *Driver) Unset() error { return nil }

// ListPools implementation
func (d *Driver) ListPools() ([]*model.StoragePoolSpec, error) {
	// This feature is currently not implemented in gophercloud.
	// See issue: https://github.com/gophercloud/gophercloud/issues/1546
	// "Support Shared File Systems Storage Pools resource #1546"
	var pols []*model.StoragePoolSpec
	poolName := "pool1"

	pol := &model.StoragePoolSpec{
		BaseModel: &model.BaseModel{
			Id: uuid.NewV5(uuid.NamespaceOID, poolName).String(),
		},
		Name:             poolName,
		TotalCapacity:    100,
		FreeCapacity:     100,
		StorageType:      d.conf.Pool[poolName].StorageType,
		AvailabilityZone: d.conf.Pool[poolName].AvailabilityZone,
		Extras:           d.conf.Pool[poolName].Extras,
	}

	pols = append(pols, pol)
	log.V(5).Infof("function ListPools succeeded, pols:%+v\n", pols)
	return pols, nil
}

// CreateFileShare implementation
func (d *Driver) CreateFileShare(opt *pb.CreateFileShareOpts) (*model.FileShareSpec, error) {
	prf := opt.GetProfile()
	shareProto, err := d.GetProtoFromProfile(prf)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	// Configure create request body.
	opts := &sharesv2.CreateOpts{
		ShareProto:  shareProto,
		Size:        int(opt.GetSize()),
		Name:        opt.GetName(),
		Description: opt.GetDescription(),
		ShareType:   "dhss_false",
		Metadata:    opt.GetMetadata(),
		// Manila's default AvailabilityZone is not "default", but ""
		//AvailabilityZone: opt.GetAvailabilityZone(),
	}

	share, err := sharesv2.Create(d.sharedFileSystemV2, opts).Extract()
	if err != nil {
		log.Errorf("cannot create share, err:%v, CreateOpts:%+v\n", err, opts)
		return nil, err
	}

	log.V(5).Infof("sharesv2.Create succeeded\n")
	// Currently dock framework doesn't support sync data from storage system,
	// therefore, it's necessary to wait for the result of resource's creation.
	// Timout after 10s.
	timeout := time.After(10 * time.Second)
	ticker := time.NewTicker(300 * time.Millisecond)
	done := make(chan bool, 1)
	go func() {
		for {
			select {
			case <-ticker.C:
				tmpShare, err := d.PullFileShare(share.ID)
				if err != nil {
					continue
				}
				if tmpShare.Status != "creating" {
					share.Status = tmpShare.Status
					close(done)
					return
				}
			case <-timeout:
				close(done)
				return
			}

		}
	}()
	<-done

	d.sharedFileSystemV2.Microversion = "2.14"
	manilaExportLocations, err := sharesv2.GetExportLocations(d.sharedFileSystemV2, share.ID).Extract()
	if err != nil {
		log.Errorf("function GetExportLocations failed, err:%v", err)
		return nil, err
	}
	log.V(5).Infof("sharesv2.GetExportLocations succeeded\n")

	var exportLocations []string
	for _, v := range manilaExportLocations {
		exportLocations = append(exportLocations, v.Path)
	}

	respShare := model.FileShareSpec{
		BaseModel: &model.BaseModel{
			Id: opt.GetId(),
		},
		Name:             opt.GetName(),
		Protocols:        []string{shareProto},
		Description:      opt.GetDescription(),
		Size:             opt.GetSize(),
		AvailabilityZone: opt.GetAvailabilityZone(),
		PoolId:           opt.GetPoolId(),
		Status:           share.Status,
		Metadata:         map[string]string{KManilaShareID: share.ID},
		ExportLocations:  exportLocations,
	}

	log.V(5).Infof("function CreateFileShare succeeded, share:%+v\n", respShare)
	return &respShare, nil
}

// DeleteFileShare implementation
func (d *Driver) DeleteFileShare(opt *pb.DeleteFileShareOpts) error {
	manilaShareID := opt.Metadata[KManilaShareID]
	if err := sharesv2.Delete(d.sharedFileSystemV2, manilaShareID).ExtractErr(); err != nil {
		log.Error("cannot delete share:", err)
		return err
	}

	log.V(5).Info("function DeleteFileShare succeeded\n")
	return nil
}

// PullFileShare implementation
func (d *Driver) PullFileShare(ID string) (*model.FileShareSpec, error) {
	share, err := sharesv2.Get(d.sharedFileSystemV2, ID).Extract()
	if err != nil {
		log.Error("cannot get share:", err)
		return nil, err
	}

	respShare := model.FileShareSpec{
		BaseModel: &model.BaseModel{
			Id: ID,
		},
		Name:        share.Name,
		Description: share.Description,
		Size:        int64(share.Size),
		Status:      share.Status,
	}

	log.V(5).Infof("function PullFileShare succeeded, share:%+v\n", respShare)
	return &respShare, nil
}

// CreateFileShareAcl implementation
func (d *Driver) CreateFileShareAcl(opt *pb.CreateFileShareAclOpts) (fshare *model.FileShareAclSpec, err error) {
	var accessLevel string
	accessCapability := opt.GetAccessCapability()
	canRead, canWrite, canExecute := false, false, false
	for _, v := range accessCapability {
		switch strings.ToLower(v) {
		case "read":
			canRead = true
		case "write":
			canWrite = true
		case "execute":
			canExecute = true
		default:
			return nil, errors.New("accessCapability can only be read, write or execute")
		}
	}

	switch {
	case canRead && !canWrite && !canExecute:
		accessLevel = "ro"
	case canRead && canWrite && !canExecute:
		accessLevel = "rw"
	default:
		return nil, errors.New("only read only and read write access level are supported")
	}

	// Configure request body.
	opts := &sharesv2.GrantAccessOpts{
		AccessType:  opt.Type,
		AccessTo:    opt.GetAccessTo(),
		AccessLevel: accessLevel,
	}

	d.sharedFileSystemV2.Microversion = "2.7"
	shareACL, err := sharesv2.GrantAccess(d.sharedFileSystemV2, opt.Metadata[KManilaShareID], opts).Extract()
	if err != nil {
		log.Errorf("cannot grant access, err:%v, mailaShareID:%v, opts:%+v\n", err, opt.Metadata[KManilaShareID], opts)
		return nil, err
	}

	log.V(5).Infof("sharesv2.GrantAccess succeeded\n")
	respShareACL := model.FileShareAclSpec{
		BaseModel: &model.BaseModel{
			Id: opt.Id,
		},
		FileShareId:      opt.FileshareId,
		Type:             opt.Type,
		AccessCapability: opt.GetAccessCapability(),
		AccessTo:         opt.GetAccessTo(),
		Description:      opt.Description,
		Metadata:         map[string]string{KManilaShareACLID: shareACL.ID},
	}

	log.V(5).Infof("function CreateFileShareAcl succeeded, respShareAcl:%+v\n", respShareACL)
	return &respShareACL, nil
}

// DeleteFileShareAcl implementation
func (d *Driver) DeleteFileShareAcl(opt *pb.DeleteFileShareAclOpts) error {
	opts := &sharesv2.RevokeAccessOpts{
		AccessID: opt.Metadata[KManilaShareACLID],
	}

	d.sharedFileSystemV2.Microversion = "2.7"
	if err := sharesv2.RevokeAccess(d.sharedFileSystemV2, opt.Metadata[KManilaShareID], opts).ExtractErr(); err != nil {
		log.Error("cannot revoke access:", err)
		return err
	}

	log.V(5).Info("function DeleteFileShareAcl succeeded\n")
	return nil
}

// CreateFileShareSnapshot implementation
func (d *Driver) CreateFileShareSnapshot(opt *pb.CreateFileShareSnapshotOpts) (*model.FileShareSnapshotSpec, error) {
	mailaShareID := opt.Metadata[KManilaShareID]
	opts := &snapshotsv2.CreateOpts{
		ShareID:            mailaShareID,
		Name:               opt.GetName(),
		Description:        opt.GetDescription(),
		DisplayName:        "",
		DisplayDescription: "",
	}

	snapshot, err := snapshotsv2.Create(d.sharedFileSystemV2, opts).Extract()
	if err != nil {
		log.Errorf("cannot create snapshot, err:%v, CreateOpts:%+v\n", err, opts)
		return nil, err
	}

	// Currently dock framework doesn't support sync data from storage system,
	// therefore, it's necessary to wait for the result of resource's creation.
	// Timout after 10s.
	timeout := time.After(10 * time.Second)
	ticker := time.NewTicker(300 * time.Millisecond)
	done := make(chan bool, 1)
	go func() {
		for {
			select {
			case <-ticker.C:
				tmpSnapshot, err := d.PullFileShareSnapshot(snapshot.ID)
				if err != nil {
					continue
				}
				if tmpSnapshot.Status != "creating" {
					snapshot.Status = tmpSnapshot.Status
					close(done)
					return
				}
			case <-timeout:
				close(done)
				return
			}

		}
	}()
	<-done

	respSnapshot := model.FileShareSnapshotSpec{
		BaseModel: &model.BaseModel{
			Id: opt.GetId(),
		},
		Name:         opt.GetName(),
		Description:  opt.GetDescription(),
		SnapshotSize: int64(snapshot.Size),
		Status:       snapshot.Status,
		Metadata:     map[string]string{KManilaSnapID: snapshot.ID},
	}

	log.V(5).Infof("function CreateFileShareSnapshot succeeded, snapshot:%+v\n", respSnapshot)
	return &respSnapshot, nil
}

// DeleteFileShareSnapshot implementation
func (d *Driver) DeleteFileShareSnapshot(opt *pb.DeleteFileShareSnapshotOpts) error {
	manilaSnapID := opt.Metadata[KManilaSnapID]
	if err := snapshotsv2.Delete(d.sharedFileSystemV2, manilaSnapID).ExtractErr(); err != nil {
		log.Error("cannot delete share:", err)
		return err
	}

	log.V(5).Info("function DeleteFileShareSnapshot succeeded\n")
	return nil
}

// PullFileShareSnapshot implementation
func (d *Driver) PullFileShareSnapshot(ID string) (*model.FileShareSnapshotSpec, error) {
	snapshot, err := snapshotsv2.Get(d.sharedFileSystemV2, ID).Extract()
	if err != nil {
		log.Error("cannot get snapshot:", err)
		return nil, err
	}

	respShareSnap := model.FileShareSnapshotSpec{
		BaseModel: &model.BaseModel{
			Id: ID,
		},
		Name:         snapshot.Name,
		Description:  snapshot.Description,
		SnapshotSize: int64(snapshot.Size),
		Status:       snapshot.Status,
	}

	log.V(5).Infof("function PullFileShareSnapshot succeeded, snapshot:%+v\n", respShareSnap)
	return &respShareSnap, nil
}

// GetProtoFromProfile implementation
func (d *Driver) GetProtoFromProfile(prf string) (string, error) {
	if prf == "" {
		msg := "profile cannot be empty"
		return "", errors.New(msg)
	}

	log.V(5).Infof("file share profile is %s", prf)
	profile := &model.ProfileSpec{}
	err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(prf), profile)
	if err != nil {
		msg := fmt.Sprintf("unmarshal profile failed: %v", err)
		return "", errors.New(msg)
	}

	shareProto := profile.ProvisioningProperties.IOConnectivity.AccessProtocol
	if shareProto == "" {
		msg := "file share protocol cannot be empty"
		return "", errors.New(msg)
	}

	return shareProto, nil
}

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Coronavirus | Featured Stories
By Karen Curtis | May 13, 2020
University Students File Lawsuits Alleging "Inferior" Online Classes
A Florida International University student this week filed what is at least the third potential class-action lawsuit seeking refunds for students within the state university system.
The latest complaint, like the others, alleges "inferior" online classes when campuses closed this spring due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Attorneys for Sarah Fagundez, an FIU graduate student from Miami, filed the suit against the university system's Board of Governors on Tuesday in Leon County circuit court.
Meanwhile, University of Florida student Dylan Egleston filed a similar lawsuit on Monday against the UF Board of Trustees. That action also followed another case that was filed against the Board of Governors in circuit court.
Fagundez argues that she and other students in the university system should receive refunds for parts of tuition and fees they paid for the spring and summer semesters.
"Plaintiff (Fagundez) does not impugn defendant for taking measures to protect the public health; but the defendant must acknowledge that the education and services it now provides to students throughout the university system lack the full value of those for which plaintiff and the class paid," Tuesday's lawsuit against the Board of Governors said.
It continues, "Not only is a fully online college experience inferior, socially and academically, to the in-person experience for which plaintiff and the class paid; but the university system's ersatz online courses now offered to students are inferior to online courses that were conceived as such in the first instance."
PRESS RELEASE: State University System Student Debt Continuing to Decline https://t.co/Jk2B61tpAr
— Board of Governors (@FLBOG) May 5, 2020
She reportedly paid $7,880 in tuition and fees for the spring semester.
Meanwhile, the lawsuit filed last week in Leon County circuit court against the Board of Governors by University of Florida graduate student Anthony Rojas seeks only to obtain a refund of fees, and not tuition.
"Plaintiff's claims relate solely to fees paid by Florida residents for on-campus services and do not concern fees or costs for tuition and/or room and board because students were able to complete their courses and obtain their credits for the spring semester and because the universities have offered appropriate refunds relating to room and board, but not as to fees," the Rojas lawsuit said.
All three of the lawsuits make allegations such as breach of contract and "unjust enrichment."
While the Fagundez and Rojas lawsuits seek are seeking class action status on behalf of students throughout the university system, the Egleston case focuses only on the University of Florida.
Judges will end up deciding whether to allow any or all of them to proceed as class action claims.
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When goods are supplied from one EU member state to another, then zero per cent VAT is applicable in the member state from where goods are dispatched and VAT becomes applicable in the member state where goods are received. The transaction is called intra community supply. The supplier has to prove why the zero rate applies and this can be done using freight notes, customer orders, bank statements and sales invoices.
Similarly, when own goods are transferred to another member state for storage in a warehouse and then the same goods will be used for taxable supplies, then in that case VAT doesn't apply in the member state of origin but VAT applies in the country where goods are sent and in the VAT return the VAT due on acquisition will be reduced from VAT due on taxable supplies.
In chain transactions the intra community supplies should be identified and these will be subject to zero per cent VAT.
Distance selling becomes important when goods are sold to individuals who are subject to VAT in the country where the purchase takes place. One can take advantage of this and buy in the EU member state with lowest VAT rate. But when purchase takes place in a member state and then the goods are transferred into the EU state of residence then VAT becomes applicable in destination member state.
On a parting note please note that all public interest activities are VAT exempt.


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Organizers of the King Biscuit Blues festival in Arkansas curated an exclusive playlist of classic and current tracks, celebrating the history and heritage of the Delta blues.
Southern Agenda
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A classically trained, go-to strings player in Nashville, Lydia Luce looks inward on her dynamic new single, "All the Time"
First Listen
Lucero Says It's Going to Be Okay
Hear "When You Found Me," the title track from the Memphis band's forthcoming album—and a favorite lullaby for lead singer Ben Nichols's four-year-old daughter
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Ademola Lookman has joined German outfit RB Leipzig on loan from Everton till the end of the season.
The Anglo-Nigerian arrived at Goodison Park in January 2017 from Charlton Athletic for €11.8 million but has failed to nail down a regular playing time.
The 20-year-old made 24 appearances for the Toffees and scored three goals in all competitions.
Everton confirmed the loan deal in a statement on its website on Wednesday, which read: "Everton winger Ademola Lookman will spend the rest of the 2017/18 season with RB Leipzig after sealing a loan move to the high-flying Bundesliga club.
"Lookman joined the Blues 12 months ago from League One Charlton Athletic and scored on his debut in the 4-0 Goodison Park victory over Manchester City.
"The England Under-21 international has agreed a deal to keep him in Germany until 30 June and joins a Leipzig team sitting fifth in the league, one point outside the top four and a Champions League qualification spot.
Lookman could make his debut when the last season's Bundesliga runners-up visit seventh-placed Borussia Monchengladbach on Saturday.


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Developers unveil plan for biggest distribution center in Port of New York/ New Jersey
by REW November 15, 2018 05157
Advance Realty and Greek Development are set to build the largest logistics facility in the New York / New Jersey Port region.
The 4.1 million square feet complex will include eight Class A warehouse buildings designed to meet the needs of logistics, distribution, fulfillment, manufacturing, last-mile-delivery, and other modern industrial users.
Peter Cocoziello
"We are extremely excited to partner with Greek Development on this transformative project in the heart of one of the country's premier commercial corridors," said Advance Realty CEO Peter Cocoziello, noting that the development should be complete late 2020.
"New Jersey has long been known for its thriving industrial market, and this first-class development will cater specifically to the fast-growing logistics, distribution and fulfillment businesses that are currently fueling the sector's growth."
The partners acquired the 350-acre tract of land in Linden, New Jersey, earlier this year, however the development has been in the cross-hairs of the local community for decades.
Known as Tremley Point, the land was used for coal ash disposal from 1947 to 1957 and had gone undisturbed for nearly 60 years. The e-commerce explosion that sparked New Jersey's rise to becoming the nation's second largest big box industrial market set the course for a brownfield remediation policy that would clear contaminated sites and fast-track road and rail improvements.
A consultant report completed by the Union County Department of Economic Development in 2001, called for county and local governments to work with private developers to realize a well-planned "Global Freight Village" similar to those operating in Europe.
Rendering of the planned facility
Linden Mayor Derek Armstead hailed today's announcement saying, "This land has been vacant for over 25 years. Only when vision and opportunity meet can an incredible project like this happen. This will bring more jobs, opportunities and, perhaps help stabilize or continue to reduce City taxes."
Alex Lospinoso, Executive Director of the Linden Economic Development Corporation, added, "Not only is this project going to provide great tax revenues for the city of Linden, it will also completely revitalize the local job market and create renewed opportunity for other local business owners.
"Moving this project forward will also create an opportunity for our state government to finally step up to the plate and make the necessary enhancements to our heavily congested infrastructure that has been put on hold for decades."
MINDY LISSNER
Advance and Greek have retained CBRE, Inc. executive vice president Mindy Lissner and executive vice president William Waxman, supported by a 10-person team including Tom Sullivan and Kevin Dudley, to serve as exclusive leasing agent for the development's warehouse buildings.
WILLIAM WAXMAN
Frank Greek, President of Greek Development said: "With this development, Advance and Greek will create … a venue that can help the area maintain its longstanding position as a leader in the nation's industrial market. As e-commerce, last-mile delivery and other 21st century industries continue to reshape and drive our economy, we are working to ensure they will have truly first-class facilities that help them meet their evolving needs."
Located off Tremley Point Road, Linden Logistics Center will be situated just 10 miles from the Port of New York and New Jersey – the largest port on the East Coast and the third-largest port in the United States – and minutes from the New Jersey Turnpike (Interstate 95) and Newark Liberty International Airport. The location provides access to one of the world's most concentrated and affluent customer bases, with approximately 100 million consumers located within a day's drive from the property.
Linden Logistics Center will offer flexible layouts to suit specific tenant needs, excess car and trailer parking, rail access, water access, cross-docking capability and access to a high-quality workforce in the New York-New Jersey area.
"New Jersey has one of the largest concentrated critical masses of warehouse and distribution space in the U.S., thanks in large part to its vast and exhaustive infrastructure network of highways, deep-water cargo ports, air freight capabilities rail lines and access to New York City," said CBRE's Lissner.
"With the creation of this state-of-the-art facility, Advance and Greek can look forward to strong interest from the growing number of food, consumer product, household goods, and e-commerce tenants actively exploring and expanding into this critical market."
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Robert Baker made a career-high four 3-pointers and scored 13 points to help Harvard beat Yale 65-49 on Friday night.
Justin Bassey added 13 points for the Crimson (9-7, 2-1 Ivy League). Harvard had a 35-20 lead at halftime and led by double digits throughout the second half.
The Bulldogs (12-4, 2-1) used a 12-3 run to close the gap to 45-35 after trailing by 19 early in the second half. But the Crimson pushed the lead back to 19 at 60-41 and cruised from there.
Harvard opened the scoring on Bassey's 3-pointer just 13 seconds into the game and never trailed.
Alex Copeland led Yale with 14 points and Miye Oni added 11. The Bulldogs shot 18 of 59 (31 per cent) from the field and 4 of 23 (17 per cent) from 3-point range.


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Trump Admin Says FISA Memo Will 'Likely' Be Released Thursday
By Joe Setyon February 1, 2018 at 7:55am
A classified memo created by GOP members on the House Intelligence Committee could be made public as early as Thursday, according to a Trump administration official.
Citing the anonymous official, Reuters reported that the memo is "likely to be released on Thursday."
JUST IN: Republican memo alleging anti-Trump bias at FBI and Justice Department likely to be released on Thursday – Trump administration official pic.twitter.com/FYePwLPvsM
— Reuters U.S. News (@ReutersUS) February 1, 2018
The news comes after days of controversy over whether or not the four-page document, which some members of Congress have said details abuses of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act under the Obama administration, should be made public.
On Monday, the House Intelligence Committee voted along party lines to release the controversial memo, thus giving President Donald Trump five days to object to its release.
Following his State of the Union address on Tuesday, Trump was caught on a hot mic saying he will "100 percent" approve of the document's release.
As Trump was shaking hands with lawmakers after delivering his speech, a live camera feed caught Republican Rep. Jeff Duncan of South Carolina saying, "Let's release the memo."
"Don't worry, 100 percent," Trump replied, while smiling. "Can you imagine?"
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The next day, White House Chief of Staff John Kelly said on Fox News Radio that the White House would release the memo "quickly."
"It will be released here pretty quick, I think, and then the whole world can see it," Kelly said, adding that both he and the White House counsel had looked over the document, according to The Daily Caller.
Democrats, though, particular Rep. Adam Schiff of California — the ranking member of the intelligence committee — have warned against the memo's release.
"Today this committee voted to put the president's personal interests, perhaps their own political interests, above the national interests," he said Monday, announcing the committee's vote to the media.
Moreover, the FBI said Wednesday it has "grave concerns" about the document's accuracy.
"The FBI was provided a limited opportunity to review this memo the day before the committee voted to release it," the bureau said in a statement. "As expressed during our initial review, we have grave concerns about material omissions of fact that fundamentally impact the memo's accuracy."
But House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Devin Nunes, who oversaw the creation of the memo, quickly fired back.
"It's clear that top officials used unverified information in a court document to fuel a counter-intelligence investigation during an American political campaign," Nunes said, according to The Daily Wire.
"Once the truth gets out, we can begin taking steps to ensure our intelligence agencies and courts are never misused like this again."
Also, citing a source familiar with the matter, Fox News reported Wednesday that two senior bureau officials who had looked over the memo did not find any "factual inaccuracies" in it.
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Joe Setyon was deputy managing editor for The Western Journal with several years of copy editing and reporting experience. He graduated with a degree in communication studies from Grove City College, where he served as managing editor of the student-run newspaper. Joe previously worked as an assistant editor/reporter for Reason magazine, a libertarian publication in Washington, D.C., where he covered politics and wrote about government waste and abuse.
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La Coppa Italia 1962-1963 fu la 16ª edizione della manifestazione calcistica. Iniziò il 9 settembre 1962 e si concluse il 2 giugno 1963.

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