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I make $5,000 a month writing scripts for YouTube videos. Here's what makes a good script.
Marta Biino
George Blackman writes scripts for YouTube videos.
George Blackman
George Blackman, 25, writes scripts for YouTube videos full time.
He began freelancing in 2022 after working full time for Ali Abdaal, who has 3 million subscribers.
He shared what he charges and how much he now makes as a scriptwriter.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with George Blackman, a 25-year-old YouTube scriptwriter. It has been edited for length and clarity. Insider verified his earnings with documentation he provided.
A lot of people get into the creator economy through networking and building rapport on Twitter and LinkedIn. But in my case, it was the most standard job application.
In the summer of 2021, the productivity guru Ali Abdaal, a YouTuber who now has 3.7 million subscribers, was expanding his team and put out loads of jobs openings. I applied for a few, but what I really wanted was the writer role.
I had never worked in the YouTube space before; my only vaguely related experience was years spent writing comedy with a friend.
That hobby, though, gave me an appreciation for seeing something going from the idea stage to fruition.
When I applied to work with Abdaal, this writing experience helped — and it also helped that I wasn't obsessed with him.
A lot of applicants just adored him, and that's not what his team was looking for in employees. They wanted someone who would not be scared of pointing out a bad idea and giving constructive feedback.
The starting salary for that role was £34,000 a year, which at today's exchange rate is about $41,500.
Getting into freelancing helped me get paid more
I started freelancing in the summer of 2022.
A major benefit of scriptwriting is that when a video I write for is published I can see the response, learn from it, and repeat that process.
I worked for Abdaal for almost a year, and it was a brilliant introduction to scriptwriting, but because his business was expanding and figuring out its direction, I found myself putting a lot of time into scripts for videos that never got made.
Right after I left, I put out a tweet explaining who I was and my experience. My work with Abdaal opened a lot of doors. I had the luxury to trial clients and decide who I liked best.
Now I have two regular clients, and my income has been growing steadily.
I went from charging $350 for a script to a maximum of about $1,500. My monthly income now is about $5,000.
It was a big adjustment to realize I'm justified in charging money for my work.
I started thinking about the value I'm giving clients. By hiring me, they can end up saving two or three days of work and focused thought.
Blackman and Ali Abdaal in Abdaal's former studio.
I think YouTubers should script everything
In most cases, if you sit down in front of the camera without a script, you will end up with a rambling mess.
If you really want to make a good video, every sentence you say needs a reason to be there.
A good script needs to be generated from the YouTuber's mind and written in their style.
Before writing, I always ask my clients, "What are the things that I absolutely have to hit in this script?" They'll often have a rough idea of what the script will look like.
I usually start with an outline. I try not to write a full script before checking in with my client. It's happened before that I've gone off in the wrong direction. The key is to align on vision early.
I have a script template that I give out, which acts more as a helpful way to lay out thoughts than an actual template — there are no hard-and-fast rules to decide what to include every time.
To improve my work, I've asked my Twitter followers to send me their YouTube retention graphs — the chart showing how much time viewers spend watching a video and where they click off. I've been learning a lot about what keeps audiences interested, and writing a newsletter about it.
One thing that helps with engagement is casting the widest possible net for your target audience. If you're talking to dog owners, for example, you want to refer to experiences that many dog owners might have gone through.
Some elements I tend to include in scripts are a hook and an intro bit, which acts like a bridge connecting the viewer from the attention-grabbing moment at the start into the first point.
It's also helpful to foreshadow the video's "big moment" early to foster curiosity in the viewer.
Most important, it's crucial that the first few moments aren't boring. If you have to provide context or background, do it quickly.
As a viewer, if I like what you're doing, if I like the first thing you say, I'm going to be interested. I don't need to know your name or what your channel is about. That'll become evident through your words.
If there is a part you can cut out that doesn't have any impact on the rest of the video and is losing people's attention, just get rid of it.
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Q: What is `this._newtext` in reactjs I was just doing a ReactJS tutorial and I hit this:
renderForm() {
    return (
        <div className='note'>
            <form>
                <textarea ref={input => this._newText = input}/>
                <button><FaFloppy0/></button>
            </form>
        </div>
    )
}

I understand the whole code, besides the ref part. I know it is a part of React Docs, so this is not my question.
My question is what is this._newText? Google is silent about it. I know it takes the value of the textarea.
But is it React specific thing? I've never seen anything like this before.

A: Refs provide a way to access DOM nodes or React elements created in the render method.
If you provide a ref prop containing a function to an element in your render method (like in your example) that function will be called with the DOM node or React element.
When the textarea is rendered react will call the ref method passing in the textarea
ref={input => this._newText = input} // input == textarea ref on render

A typical way to access that ref outside the render function is to store it in an instance variable this.someVar which can be accessed throughout your component.
So to answer your question this._newText is just some instance variable storing the textarea ref (for all we know it could be named anything) and not anything React specific.

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I started in the world of software development in 1991, when I was 12. I programmed with Arexx on the Commodore Amiga, primarily working with Bulletin Board Systems (C-Net, specifically). Bulletin Board Systems were basically the internet before there WAS the internet.
You would use a modem to dial in (via a phone number) to another computer hosting the BBS. Everything was controlled through a command line interface, with no mouse control; additionally, there were no graphics/pictures, only text. So, the only design tools I had were using various colored letters, numbers and other ASCII characters.
In 1995, I took the first internet class available in MN (North Hennepin Community College) and was hooked. I started by just viewing a website's source code and changing variables to see what happened. From there, I learned ColdFusion (Adobe) and started developing large/comprehensive websites, primarily in the eCommerce space.
In 2006, I launched ShoutLife.com (now defunct), a family-friendly social networking site that quickly grew to over 200,000 members. This was a great learning curve in site-security and scalability.
While I love software development, I also enjoy hitting business issues (friction) head-on and working tirelessly to come up with streamlined/simple solutions. I think there is a human tendency that tends to over complicate things, so I love the challenge to break a task down to the most effective process.
I married my college sweetheart, Laura, in 2000. As of 2018, we have eight wonderful children together.
We're not Catholic or Mormon.
We know where babies come from.
We just adore having kids. And we have very long winters in Minnesota.
Video games have the best of all of these three popular mediums, but instead of being a passive observer, without the ability to change anything, you get to take on the role of protagonist and create your own reality.
I still remember being introduced to video games as a young child, initially playing (and being amazed by) Pitfall on the Atari. After that, I was hooked. We didn't own any gaming console or personal computer when I was a younger child, so I relished the opportunities to play at my uncle's house or with friends.
My uncle Steve and aunt Nancy bought me the aforementioned Amiga in 1991 and I've never looked back. I enjoyed the late nights gaming away and letting my imagination run wild! While I took a brief hiatus from this hobby after getting married, having seven children has opened up more opportunities to play once again. I love playing fun multi-player casual games with my kids but I also love diving into a huge sandbox RPG like Bioshock, Fallout or Skyrim.


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Q: Proftpd - SFTP with Virtual Users I'm trying to configure a SFTP with Proftpd. I've successfully configured the SFTP with Unix Users, but now I'd like to use virtual users, as I'll have an important amount of users to add/delete.
I want the users to login with username/password.
For this, I've first followed the tutorial Using SFTP with ProFTPd then tried others.
Here is the configuration for the SFTP server :
Include /etc/proftpd/modules.conf

ServerName                      "Nom du FTP"
ServerType                      standalone
DefaultServer                   on

# Umask 022 is a good standard umask to prevent new dirs and files
# from being group and world writable.
Umask                           022

# To prevent DoS attacks, set the maximum number of child processes
# to 30.  If you need to allow more than 30 concurrent connections
# at once, simply increase this value.  Note that this ONLY works
# in standalone mode, in inetd mode you should use an inetd server
# that allows you to limit maximum number of processes per service
# (such as xinetd).
MaxInstances                    30

RequireValidShell               off

# Set the user and group under which the server will run.
User                            proftpd
Group                           nogroup

SFTPEngine         on

Port               2222
SFTPLog            /var/log/proftpd/sftp.log
TransferLog        /var/log/proftpd/sftp-xferlog

# Host Keys
SFTPHostKey        /etc/ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key
SFTPHostKey        /etc/ssh/ssh_host_dsa_key

# Auth methods
SFTPAuthMethods    password
AuthUserFile       /etc/proftpd/sftp.passwd
AuthGroupFile      /etc/proftpd/sftp.group

# SFTP specific configuration
DefaultRoot        ~

# Normally, we want files to be overwriteable.
<Directory />
  AllowOverwrite                on
</Directory>

I've generated the passwords using the command ftpasswd --hash.
But, when I try to connect using FileZilla, I've got the message :
Authentification failed
Critical error
Can't establish a connection to the server

When I look into the logs of proftpd :
2014-09-08 15:13:53,636 mod_sftp/0.9.9[6343]: error using DisplayLogin 'welcome.msg': No such file or directory

2014-09-08 15:13:53,637 mod_sftp/0.9.9[6343]: sent server version 'SSH-2.0-mod_sftp/0.9.9'

2014-09-08 15:13:53,704 mod_sftp/0.9.9[6343]: received client version 'SSH-2.0-PuTTY_Local:_Jun__1_2014_11:08:49'

2014-09-08 15:13:53,704 mod_sftp/0.9.9[6343]: handling connection from SSH2 client 'PuTTY_Local:_Jun__1_2014_11:08$

2014-09-08 15:13:53,711 mod_sftp/0.9.9[6343]:  + Session key exchange: diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha256

2014-09-08 15:13:53,711 mod_sftp/0.9.9[6343]:  + Session server hostkey: ssh-rsa

2014-09-08 15:13:53,711 mod_sftp/0.9.9[6343]:  + Session client-to-server encryption: aes256-ctr

2014-09-08 15:13:53,711 mod_sftp/0.9.9[6343]:  + Session server-to-client encryption: aes256-ctr

2014-09-08 15:13:53,711 mod_sftp/0.9.9[6343]:  + Session client-to-server MAC: hmac-sha2-256

2014-09-08 15:13:53,711 mod_sftp/0.9.9[6343]:  + Session server-to-client MAC: hmac-sha2-256

2014-09-08 15:13:53,711 mod_sftp/0.9.9[6343]:  + Session client-to-server compression: none

2014-09-08 15:13:53,711 mod_sftp/0.9.9[6343]:  + Session server-to-client compression: none

2014-09-08 15:13:54,142 mod_sftp/0.9.9[6343]: sending acceptable userauth methods: password

2014-09-08 15:13:56,764 mod_sftp/0.9.9[6343]: sending userauth failure; remaining userauth methods: password

2014-09-08 15:13:56,764 mod_sftp/0.9.9[6343]: client sent SSH_MSG_IGNORE message (160 bytes)

2014-09-08 15:13:56,832 mod_sftp/0.9.9[6343]: error reading from client (fd 0): Connection reset by peer

2014-09-08 15:13:56,832 mod_sftp/0.9.9[6343]: disconnecting client (Connection reset by peer)

I don't understand why it doesn't work.
If I simply delete the lines :
AuthUserFile       /etc/proftpd/sftp.passwd
AuthGroupFile      /etc/proftpd/sftp.group

The connection works perfectly with the Unix users.
Have I forgotten anything ?
I'm using Ubuntu server 14.04.

A: What happens if you use the following in your proftpd.conf:
# Tell proftpd to only use the AuthUserFile/AuthGroupFile
AuthOrder mod_auth_file.c

and, in addition, remove this from your proftpd.conf:
SFTPAuthMethods password

The mod_sftp module automatically discovers what auth methods it can provide to clients.  Specifically, the 'keyboard-interactive' auth method is often something that clients want to use over 'password', and 'keyboard-interactive' can also use the AuthUserFile you have configured.
Hope this helps!


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Assaf Rappaport, Former CEO at Microsoft Israel and Former Co-Founder at Adallom, which was sold to Microsoft for $320M, founded Wiz with his partners in January only, and already raised $100M in funding. Rappaport and the team were leading Microsoft's Cloud Security Group for four and a half years before leaving in the beginning of the year.
Cyber Security startup Orca has raised $55M
Orca, a Tel-Aviv-based Cyber Security startup, has announced the raising of $55M in series B round, led by ICONIQ Growth. The company stands on a sum of $82M so far. Orca aspires to invest the capital in strengthening their position in the market to become market leaders.
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I hope to see what's beyond the fence.
I want EVERY unanswered question answered! 😀 That all I want. Thank you for the chance to win! I really love the divergent series!
I hope it gives me an actual ending and not a "use your imagination" ending. And perhaps a Tris and Four love scene (if you know what I mean) 😉 Thank you for the giveaway. It's a fabulous one!
I just hope it wraps up all the loose ends and that we get some sort of HEA.
I hope it ends like how Harry Potter did, without any loose ends.
The continuation of a great story.
I'm hoping to see what the world outside the factions look like, and I really hope Tris and Four will be able to explore it together!
In Allegiant, I am hoping to see Tris understand that she hasn't been demonstrating her self-sacrificing nature in an appropriate way, and realize that she is valued by others, so she won't put herself in harms way.
A nice ending for Four and Tris.
I'd definitely like to see everything wrapped up properly!
I'm hoping the ending is going to be as awesome as I think and wont disappoint!!!
i dont want a cliffhanger!!!!
I haven't read Divergent yet, but I really want to! I'm definitely going to do it before the movie comes out!
And I HAVE to know who Edith Prior is.
Love Divergent inlove with Insurgent can't wait 'till Allegiant!!!
I want to see what's on the other side of the fence.
I haven't read Insurgent yet so I don't know whats happening in the story, but from reading and loving Divergent I can say that I want more Tris and Four, and happiness for them at the end.
I have yet to read the series but I do have divergent and Insurgent on my shelves! And going by the rave reviews its sure to be a good read !! So I am hoping it doesn't disappoint !!
Answers. I really hate lingering questions once a book is finished.
Romance, action and an amazing ending!
Lot's of cute Tris and Four romance! But also the history of how the factions came to be and all that good stuff.


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Tom Cruise denies in defamation lawsuit he 'abandoned' daughter Suri
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Tom Cruise called reports that he had abandoned his daughter Suri after his divorce from actress Katie Holmes "patently false" in court documents for a defamation and invasion of privacy lawsuit against a German medi...
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Tom Cruise called reports that he had abandoned his daughter Suri after his divorce from actress Katie Holmes "patently false" in court documents for a defamation and invasion of privacy lawsuit against a German media company.
In a declaration that offered a rare glimpse into the actor's marriage and his Scientology religion, Cruise said he had "in no way cut Suri out of my life - whether physically, emotionally, financially or otherwise."
The declaration was filed this week in California federal court as part of the ongoing lawsuit, which is asking for $50 million in damages.
In a September video deposition as part of the lawsuit, Cruise's life with Holmes and Suri came under scrutiny. In court transcripts, the 51-year-old actor said that while Holmes, 34, was a practitioner of Scientology before and during their marriage, she left the church when she filed for divorce.
He said one of Holmes' "assertions" for the divorce was that she wanted to protect Suri from Scientology. He added that 7-year-old Suri, his daughter from his marriage to Holmes, was not currently practicing the religion.
The initial lawsuit was filed by Cruise in October 2012 against Bauer Publishing Company, after the company's magazines had published reports claiming Cruise had abandoned Suri following the couple's 2012 divorce.
Bauer's publications include U.S. celebrity magazines Life & Style, and InTouch Weekly.
"'Has he chosen Scientology over Suri for good? Abandoned by Daddy.' I mean come on, that is absolutely disgusting. That is absolutely disgusting," Cruise said in the video deposition.
"I'm very privileged to be able to have the life that I have, and I believe that. But there is a line that - that I draw for myself and - and that's it. And I asked for an apology. I asked for a retraction. They denied it."
The court transcripts from the September 9 deposition showed that Cruise had only seen Suri for 10 days in the immediate five months after Holmes filed for divorce from the actor in June 2012.
The actor said he found questions regarding whether Holmes had left him and Scientology to protect their daughter "offensive," and said "there are many different other aspects to the divorce."
"Like with any relationship, there are many different levels to it ... I find it very offensive. There is no need to protect my daughter from my religion," he said.
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About UsHistory and Background
One of the newest Immigration Services in the world, the Migration Service of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (Serviço de Migração) was established in its current form in early 2003 as a Department of the Timor-Leste National Police (PNTL). In August 2008, it assumed its current name and became a separate Service in its own right within the Ministry of Defense and Security with the promulgation of the Ministry's organic structure decree law 31/2008 and in 2009 the promulgation of Migration Service Organic law nr 30/2009.
Currently the Migration Service is integrated into the Ministry of the Interior under the terms of Decree Law nr. 14/2019 of 10th July, which establishes the structure of the Ministry of the Interior.
The Migration Service has over one hundred and sixty four (164) staffs, and is responsible for civilian immigration control functions at all land border crossing points, airports and ports. The Service decides visas that may be granted on arrival at a border crossing, and at the Embassies/Consulates and processes applications for further visas that may be granted to people after arrival in Timor Leste.
The Service is also responsible for administering other functions of the Migration and Asylum Law nr. 11/2017, including registration of foreigners and legislated enforcement powers according to its.
Organizational Chart Of Immigration Service
UNTAET Regulation No. 2000/9 established the first border regime for Timor-Leste post-1999. The resultant Service administered both Customs and Immigration.
A subsequent review of this function resulted in a decision of Government to separate the Customs and Immigration functions. The result Decree Law (4/2002) published on 12 November 2002 transferred Immigration control inside the country, as well as the control of the movement of persons across the borders, to the PNTL. A Department of Immigration was created within the PNTL as a result.
The transfer of responsibility for Immigration functions to the PNTL was performed in 3 phases:
13/01/2003 (Dili International Airport )
21/01/2003 (Visas, Dili Seaport and Baucau Airport )
01/03/2003 (Land borders)
Between 13/01/2003 and 15/10/2003 immigration function was subject to a combination of 2 pieces of legislation (UNTAET Regulation 2000/9 and Decree Law 4/2002), until the promulgation of relevant statutes of the PNTL, and the Immigration and Asylum Law of 2003.
In 2009, two legal instruments were promulgated, namely Decree Law 30/2009 and Decree Law 31/2009, regarding the Organic Law of the Migration Service and the Staff's statute Regulations. The Migration Service then became a General Directorate under the Ministry of the Interior having a staff with its own characteristics and competencies.
On 19th of May 2017, a new Migration and Asylum Law 11/2017, has been promulgated by the President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste.
To build a security service close to the citizens, active and effective in the management and control of migratory flows and in the construction of the extended space of freedom, security and justice to secure our borders and to safe Timor-Leste.
Integrity, Commitment and Accountability
Proximity to foreign citizens
Modernization and effectiveness
Safeguarding public interest
We secure our borders and uphold our laws on immigration.
The Migration Service of Timor-Leste (SM) is a security service integrated into the Ministry of Interior (MI) which, within the framework of the internal security law nr 2/2010, has the mission, of ensuring the control of people at borders, of foreigners in national territory, preventing and combating crime related to illegal immigration and trafficking in human beings, issuing visas, resident permits, emergency travel documents and identifying foreigners and proceeding with the investigation of asylum applications, in order to safeguard internal security and individual rights and freedoms in the global context of the migratory reality.
As a criminal police body, Migration Service acts in the process, under the terms of criminal procedural law, under the direction and in functional dependence of the competent judicial authority, carrying out the determined actions and acts delegated by the competent authority.
Migration Service is responsible for promoting, coordinating and executing measures and actions related to these activities and migratory movements and, at the international level, to ensure, by determination of the Government, the representation of Timor-Leste in the CPLP, ASEAN working groups, as well as in international organizations or events related to its area of expertise.
Attributions and competences
The Migration Service (SM) of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste was assigned the following immigration goals, under the Article 2 number 1 and 2 of the Decree-Law 30/2019, of Migration Service Organic Law.) :
Assignments and Competences of SM at national level:
Survelillance and inspection of the border crossing posts, including the international area of ports and airports, a movement of can prevent passengers from disembarking and crew of vessels and aircraft, documents or risky ports or airports are proven without prior consent from the competent health authorities;
Making definite decisions on arrival or departure of passengers, preventing the entry or exit of the national territory of people who do not meet the legal requirements for the It is made;
Give clearence to and check the entry of persons on the vessels and aircraft;
Control and supervise the permanence and activities of foreigners throughout the national territory, ensuring realization of furniture and joint operations with other services or security forces;
Proceed with the investigation of the crimes provided for in the Immigration and Asylum, namely aid to illegal immigration, trafficking in persons, and other related crimes, without prejudice to the competence of other entities;
Ensure compliance with the provisions of the law, relating to the entry, exit, stay and removal of foreigners.
Issue opinions on consular visa applications and requests for acquisition of nationality;
Grant visas, extensions of stay, residence, asylum, family reunification, employment status equality and requests for emergency travel documents; under the law;
Collaborate with the competent entities in the inspection of the compliance with the law regulating the work of foreigners;
Introduce and instruct expulsion proceedings for foreigners without the right to remain in national territory, and enforcement of judicial expulsion decisions, making whenever necessary escorts of foreign citizens subject to expulsion measures;
Ensure the management and communication of data related to the Border Management System (BMS), including information on movements, visa applications and their results, as well as on the activities of foreigners in the country.
Coordinate cooperation between security forces and national services and other countries' security policies movement of persons, asylum, control of foreigners and investigation of crimes of aid to illegal immigration, trafficking of people and others related to them.
Develop research and advise the Government on the economic and social impact of migration policies.
Authenticate the identity of people entering the territory national level and maintain a register of foreigners identity
Prevent and combat violations of the Immigration and Asylum Law, namely by detecting and reducing irregular migration, aid for illegal immigration, human trafficking.
Assignments and Competences of SM at international level:
Participate, as determined by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, in the representation of the Timorese State in International level with regard to migration, borders and asylum, as well as participating in working groups dealing with matters related to the attributions of the SM;
Ensure, through liaison officers, the commitments undertaken in the context of cooperation international as required by law;
Collaborate with similar foreign services.
Provide visa services through migration attachés with the Embassies and Consulates of Timor-Leste.
Pursue the other attributions established in the Law.


92 8 U.S.C.A. § 1623.
filed an application to legalize his or her immigration status . . . .").
96 RUSSELL, supra note 33, at 6.
97 See Martinez v. Regents of the Univ. of Cal., 241 P.3d 855 (Cal. 2010).
98 UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS, supra note 1.


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The xx have confirmed their new album is on its way and will be released January 13,2017 via Young Turks. It is titled I See You, and it has 10 songs on it. To make the news even more exciting, the duo dropped a new track, "On Hold", which you can listen to above. The song features a sample from "I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)", the 80s classic single by Hall and Oates.
"On hold" might be a bit of a surprise for The xx fans, as it sounds quite different to what the guys got us used to. It still floats between atmospheric electronica, dream pop and delicate indie rock though, so all seems to be in the right place.


Featuring scenic cruising of a collection of breathtaking, world-renowned waterways and calls into four beautiful fjordland destinations, this incredible Norwegian exploration is filled with spellbinding scenery from beginning to end. Soaring mountains, stunning glaciers, magnificent waterfalls and much more, you'll discover a wealth of natural wonders during an unforgettable week on board Balmoral.
For a perfect introduction to the spectacular fjordland you'll begin your holiday with fascinating scenic cruising of Lysefjord; a feat only possible on smaller ships. Dramatic mountains, cliffs and intriguing rock formations come into view as you glide along the glassy waters here – be sure to take it all in from your ship's open decks. Then there is a plethora of highlights to discover in beautiful Bergen. [ReadMore] Attractions include the famous, UNESCO-listed Bryggen Wharf, the traditional fish market and the interesting Troldhaugen Museum. The views on offer from the top of Mount Fløyen – reached via the funicular railway – are not-to-be-missed. A call at Flåm offers an opportunity to embark on another magical railway journey too. A ride on the Flåmsbana line presents views of towering mountain peaks and cascading waterfalls. Alternatively you could take the opportunity to marvel at the awe-inspiring Sognefjord from the 650-metre-high Stegastein Lookout. Whatever you choose to do in Flåm, you're sure to look forward to the evening of scenic cruising that follows; Balmoral will divert down Nærøyfjord and bring you closer to the natural treasures of one of National Geographic's top two Natural World Heritage Sites.
As June begins you'll stop at Olden. This pretty village is tucked away at the very farthest reaches of Nordfjord, and well worth taking the journey deep into the fjordland to discover. Perhaps you'll choose to head ashore an enjoy a relaxing stroll in the village; or join tours in search of astonishing natural wonders such as the Briksdal Glacier and the gorgeous Lovatnet Lake. Another evening of memorable scenic cruising follows, taking in the captivating Nordfjord and Hornelen, Europe's highest sea cliff, before your ship sails overnight to Hellesylt. A short stop in this charming, UNESCO-listed village affords opportunities to discover the striking Hellesylt Waterfall, Tystigen Glacier and Hornindalsvatnet – Europe's deepest lake – before your time in the fjordland concludes with yet more scenic cruising. The unspoilt landscapes of Geirangerfjord – another of National Geographic's top Natural World Heritage Sites; the glorious Seven Sisters Waterfall; the picturesque Sunnylvsfjord and Storfjord; and rugged Hjørundfjord are sure to leave a lasting impression.
The sixth longest Norwegian fjord, and one of the most picturesque, beautiful Nordfjord stretches from mainland Norway's western-most point – overlooking Stadhavet, Sunnmørsalpene and Ålfotbreen – to the magnificent Jostedalsbreen, Europe's largest inland glacier.
A journey along this spectacular waterway aboard one of Fred. Olsen's smaller-sized cruise ships brings ever-changing, breathtaking scenes into your viewfinder. The ocean entrance to the fjord is relatively flat, with low-lying lands and smooth beaches. As you venture deeper, the landscapes become taller and untamed, where isolated villages appear amongst a panorama of lush valleys, mighty cliffs and soaring alpine mountains.
A scenic cruise alongside Hornelen with Fred. Olsen offers you the opportunity to get closer to Europe's highest sea cliff. Gliding gently through some of the most beautiful natural landscapes on earth you'll stand in awe as you gaze upwards toward the summit of this incredible landmark from the comfort of your ship's decks.
Flanked by towering mountain peaks, historic farms and tiny villages, the serene Sunnylvsfjorden offers spectacular views as you glide through the still, crystal-clear waters towards the beautiful village of Hellesylt – one of Norway's most popular tourist destinations – and the UNESCO-listed Geirangerfjord – voted the world's joint-number natural world heritage site – which branches off into the western fjordland.
Storfjorden, which translates as 'Great Fjord', certainly lives up to its name. Norway's fifth largest fjord, this breathtaking waterway slices a 68-mile-long path through the Sunnmøre region's rugged landscape, before splitting-off into the Norddalsfjorden and Geirangerfjord.
Ever-changing scenes come into view as you sail the wide, still waters of Storfjorden, passing through a naturally-moulded canyon of steep cliffs and gentle, lush-green valleys. Look-out for charming settlements and farmlands perched on the tall hillsides, creating postcard-perfect views.
Often by-passed by ships sailing through Storsfjorden en route to Geirangerfjord and Hellesylt, the breathtaking scenery of Hjørundfjord – a 35 Kilometre-long branch of Storsfjorden – is rarely seen on Norwegian fjords cruises aboard larger vessels.
However with Fred. Olsen, on board our smaller-sized ships, you can divert into this incredible waterway to marvel at the astonishing, snow-capped peaks of the Sunnmøre Alps and steep green hills which frame the fjord's glass-like waters – an unforgettable scenic cruising experience.
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On 15 June 1910, the Terra Nova set sail from Cardiff. This ship was to take Captain Scott and his team on a voyage around the world to Antarctica for an inhospitable journey to the South Pole. They succeeded in their goal, but found that they had been beaten by the Norwegian team led by Roald Amundsen. Sadly, Scott and his team died on the return journey.
As part of the celebrations for the 100th Anniversary of Scott's departure I am part of a series of lunchtime talks at the Norwegian Church in Cardiff Bay. Bring your sandwiches or enjoy a selection of Norwegian specialities from the café and have yourself a lunchtime adventure.
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Tejaswini Sawant Shoots Her Way To Earn India's 12th Olympic Quota
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Tejaswini Sawant secured India's 12th Olympic quota in shooting by entering the 50m rifle 3 positions event final at the Asian Championships.
The 39-year-old finished fifth in the qualifications.
Provided she is picked in the final shooting squad for next year's Tokyo Games, it will be her maiden Olympic appearance.
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Sawant, who also competes in the 50m rifle prone, has won many medals, including gold at the World Championship, World Cup and the Commonwealth Games.
In 2010, she became the world champion in the 50m rifle prone event in Munich with a world-record equalling score. She was the first Indian woman shooter to win a gold medal at the Worlds.
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Q: How to use a pipeline template for multiple pipelines (in multiple projects) in Azure devops I am new to working with Azure DevOps and I am trying to set up build pipelines for multiple projects and share a yml template between them. I will demonstrate more clearly what I want to achieve but first let me show you our projects' structure:
proj0-common/
    |----src/
    |----azure-pipelines.yml
    |----pipeline-templates/
            |----build-project.yml
            |----install-net-core
proj1/
    |----src/
    |----azure-pipelines.yml
proj2/
    |----src/
    |----azure-pipelines.yml
proj3/
    |----src/
    |----azure-pipelines.yml

The first folder is our Common project in which we want to put our common scripts and packages and use them in the projects. The rest of the folders (proj1-proj3) are .net core projects and act as microservice projects. As you can see, each project has its own azure-pipelines.yml pipeline file and each project resides in its own repository in Github. Then there are the template pipeline files (build-project.yml and install-net-core) which reside in the common project.
All the projects have the same build steps, therefore I would like to use the build-project.yml template for all the three projects (instead of hardcoding every step in every file).
My problem is that since they reside in distinct projects, I cannot access the template files simply, let's say from project3, by just addressing it like this:
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- template: ../proj0-common/pipeline-templates/build-project.yml
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And [I believe] the reason is that each project will have its own isolated build pool(please do correct me on this if I am wrong).
I was thinking if Azure DevOps had similar functionality to the variable groups but for pipeline templates, that could solve my problem, however, I cannot find such a feature. Could someone suggest a solution to this problem?

A: Could you copy this use case? I experimented a bit after checking out some of the docs. It had some gaps though, like most of Microsoft's other docs around Azure DevOps.
Say you have azdevops-settings.yml that specifies the pipeline in one of your service branches. In the example below it has two task steps that runs an external template in another repository, but in one of them I supply a parameter that is otherwise set to some default in the template.
Notice I had to use the endpoint tag, otherwise it will complain. Something that could be further specified in the docs.
# In ThisProject
# ./azdevops-settings.yml
resources:
  repositories:
  - repository: templates
    type: bitbucket
    name: mygitdomain/otherRepo
    endpoint: MyNameOfTheGitServiceConnection

steps:
- template: sometemplate.yml@templates
  parameters:
    Param1: 'Changed Param1'
- template: sometemplate.yml@templates

In the template I first have the available parameters that I want to pipe to the template. I tried out referencing parameters without pipeing them, like build id and other predefined variables and they worked fine.
I also tried using an inline script as well as a script path reference. The 'test.ps1' just prints a string, like the output below.
# otherRepo/sometemplate.yml
parameters:
  Param1: 'hello there'

steps:
- powershell:  |
    Write-Host "Your parameter is now: $env:Param"
    Write-Host "When outputting standard variable build id: $(Build.BuildId)"
    Write-Host "When outputting standard variable build id via env: $env:BuildNumber"
    Write-Host "The repo name is: $(Build.Repository.Name)"
    Write-Host "The build definition name is: $(Build.DefinitionName)"
  env:
    Param: ${{parameters.Param1}}
    BuildNumber: $(Build.BuildId)
- powershell: './test.ps1'

And the separate powershell script:
# otherRepo/test.ps1
Write-Host "Running script from powershell specification"

Output:
========================== Starting Command Output ===========================
Your parameter is now: Changed Param1
When outputting standard variable build id: 23
When outputting standard variable build id via env: 23
The repo name is: mygitdomain/thisRepo
The build definition name is: ThisProject
Finishing: PowerShell

========================== Starting Command Output ===========================
Running script from powershell specification
Finishing: PowerShell

..and so on..

A: I found only one solution to actually do that. You can reference the parent directory by using an absolute path. The key was to populate the root path using a system variable. The solution for your example:
- template: ${{variables['System.DefaultWorkingDirectory']}}/proj0-common/pipeline-templates/build-project.yml


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Q: download the modified table in shiny I would like to download the modified version of the table when I use the filter option in the table. Since the table is reactive based on the columns, only the chosen columns will be included in the downloaded dataset, however, every row is also included.
So for example, I choose 4 different columns and filter the dataset based on the columns and get only 2 rows. Is there a way to download this specific version of the table after the filter, instead of downloading the whole dataset?
library(shiny)
library(DT)

ui <- fluidPage(
  title = "DataTables",
  sidebarLayout(
    sidebarPanel(
      conditionalPanel(
        'input.dataset == "cars"',
        selectInput('col', ' ',choices = names(cars),multiple = TRUE,selected = c("price", "Mileage", "Cylinder")),

        downloadButton("download_cars", "Download data")

      )

    ),
    mainPanel(
      tabsetPanel(
        id = 'dataset',
        tabPanel("cars",
                 DT::dataTableOutput("mytable1"),
        )
    )
  )
))

server <- function(input, output) {

  car_data <- eventReactive(input$col, {

    df <- cars[, input$col, drop = FALSE]

    df

  })

  output$mytable1 <- DT::renderDataTable({
    DT::datatable(car_data(), filter = "top", options = list(
      orderClasses = TRUE

    )
    )
  })

  output$download_car <- downloadHandler(

    filename = function() {paste("All_cars.csv",  Sys.Date(), ".csv", sep = "")},
    content = function(file){
      write.csv(car_data(), file, row.names = FALSE)

    }
  )

}

shinyApp(ui, server)


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Eat Athens
by Contributors
Bearleader has already explored some of Greece's many cuisines with high-altitude cooking in Milia Crete. Now we are going to take a look at some places in Athens and see what they offer.
Athens is the capital of Greece, which dominates the Attica region. It is one of the oldest cities in the world with a history spanning over 3,400 years, and its cuisine is as rich as its background.
Meat plays a huge role in Greek cuisine but fish is also a specialty of some of the best restaurants in Athens. Let's take a look at some of the best places in Athens that serve a variety of delicious meat and fish dishes.
Varoulko Seaside
Varoulko Seaside is one of the most popular seafood restaurants in Athens. It was recognized by Michelin as a top restaurant in Greece and awarded one star. The restaurant is open all day and serves reasonably priced lunch and dinner. True to its name, the majority of the restaurant's dishes are seafood. Among its many offerings include grilled cuttlefish with caramelized lentils and orange sauce, breaded smoked eel, and steamed clams in Limnio wine, garlic, and parsley.
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Varoulko Seaside is located beside the sea, overlooking yachts and fishing boats on the bay of Mikrolimano. It can be easily accessed from downtown Athens & Piraeus.
Aleria embodies classical Greece with its neo-classical exteriors and tiles. The restaurant is situated in an old but well-maintained mansion, with beautiful flooring and cross-patterned wood parquet. The wallpaper, paintings, as well as tables all emit elegance that contributes to the romantic ambiance of the restaurant.
Like Varoulko Seaside, Aleria specializes in serving seafood. People go here for classics such fresh cod with potato gnocchi, and John Dory with yellow beats. However, it also caters to meat lovers by serving bavette steak and duck with wild berries.
Aleria Restaurant is located in Megalou Alexandrou in Metaxourgio. It is open only for dinner service from Mondays through Saturdays.
Funky Gourmet
This millennial-inspired restaurant in Athens is popular for putting twists on classic Greek cuisines. It is admired among locals and tourists, which is one of the reasons the restaurant is the proud owner of two Michelin stars.
Georgianna Hiliadaki and Nikos Roussos are the two rock-star chefs that are behind the restaurant's innovative menu. They serve Greek bottarga tartlet but instead of using traditional ingredients, they use white chocolate as the topping. Don't let their funky cuisine fool you though! They may offer Greek dishes using unconventional methods but they serve a fine-dining experience that lets guests experience what Greek ingredients truly have to offer.
Funky Gourmet is located on Paramithias Street in Salaminos, Kerameikos. Like Aleria, this restaurant is open only for dinner service.
2mazi
2mazi is another trendsetter in Greek cuisine. It is being managed by two young Greek chefs, Giannis Baxevanis and Ilias Gogos, who specialize in putting twists on traditional dishes. 2mazi is a restaurant with a friendly atmosphere that offers light snacks and an extensive wine bar. They offer seasonal produce with the focus on fresh ingredients and dishes that cater to different diets such as gluten-free and vegan. 2mazi's menu changes in relation to seasons, so there's always something new to try.
2Mazi is located on the outskirts of Plaka, along Nikis Street. It is open daily from 12:30 pm to 12:30 am.
The best way to learn about a country is through its cuisine, as a country's culture, geography, and history are often reflected through its dishes. Greek cuisine is known for being one of the healthiest in the world, and this is reflected in Greek culture and mythology. Today, the ancient Greek's gods and their physiques have become quite marketable for brands. The Greek Diet by Maria Loi and Sarah Toland, for example, follows the diet of the ancient Greeks in order to help people achieve a leaner body.
The image of the ancient Greek god and warrior is also being used outside culinary branding to promote Greek culture and wellness. Foxy Bingo has a wide array of Greek-inspired games including Fortune of Sparta and Kronos that highlight the Greek body and wellness in their digital artwork. Modern audiences will automatically associate these images with the Greek lifestyle and cuisine. Tradition and history is a big part of the Greek food scene, and this can be still be seen in modern-themed restaurants such as Funky Gourmet and 2mazi. If you want to replicate the physique of a Greek god, you can eat your way to getting on the right track in Athens.
Whether you're planning to experience Greece's food scene in its traditional or modern form, you'll find a restaurant that caters to your desires in Athens. Just remember that not all restaurants in the city serve food all day so it's important to make a call first before visiting any dining establishment.
Planning a visit to Athens? Here is the current weather and what to expect for the next few days.
Article last updated on: April 18, 2018
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Gettysburg, Pa, April 08, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OPEN MINDS and Caregiver, Inc. are pleased to announce the release of their collaborative white paper, I/DD Provider Organizations & Private Equity Funding: Demystifying The Collaboration. This paper explores the landscape of private equity backed organizations acquisition of I/DD providers. With an I/DD market increasingly shaped by external challenges of managed care reimbursement, the implementation of assistive technology devices to deliver care, and competition from the consolidation of service delivery and service delivery organizations, more and more independent provider organizations are faced with the strategic challenge of sustainability. Internal challenges include critical staffing shortages, under funded back office support functions such as payroll and accounting, limitations on IT resources due to budget constraints, and increased competition from larger provider organizations able to provide services at less cost and with greater scope. For many independent provider organizations aligning with another organization may be the best option to tackle these challenges and ensure future sustainability of services.


If we could identify a gene for creativity, let's call it the "creativity gene", you would be hard pressed to find very many people who would consider it a "negative gene" or a hazard to possess or carry. But what if, purely hypothetically, we could identify a gene for Schizophrenia? Or Bipolar Disorder? Or Depressive Disorder? Or ADHD? Would you select for those traits if you could genetically engineer your offspring at will? If you wanted to give birth to a creative child, the answer should be yes.
The very traits that make someone creative, passionate, and likely to achieve a high degree of success in their domain, are the same traits that define psychological disorders such as Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia, and ADHD. So what is the difference between creativity and psychopathology? Where do we draw the line between functional excess of extreme traits and the point at which they define a psychological disorder? Is there a discriminating characteristic that separates these two groups? Yes, there is, and it's called cognitive control, or high executive function. We'll discuss this more in a bit.
A) Distinct period of persistently elevated, expansive, or irritable mood, lasting throughout at least 4 days that is clearly different from the usual nondepressed mood.
C) The episode is associated with an unequivocal change in functioning that is uncharacteristic of the person when not symptomatic.
D) The disturbance in mood and the change in functioning are observable by others.
E) The mood disturbance not severe enough to cause marked impairment in social or occupational functioning, or to necessitate hospitalization, and there are no psychotic features.
Now, I don't know how many of you creative-types out there began to panic when you started reading this list of defining criteria, but I know I did. In fact, of all the creative people I know in various fields of work and study (and I know a lot), I don't know too many who don't meet these criteria. It's called being In The Zone, or Flow, as defined by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. This is usually that happy-productive-place that we all love to be in, and don't seem to get enough of. However, according to the DSM criteria, it appears if you are too intensely creative, you might very well be suffering from Hypomanic Episodes.
Is there a difference between being hypomanic and being extremely creative? Yes, there is. While being an intensely creative person may imply you are meeting most of those criteria a lot of the time when you are in that state of flow, that doesn't mean you are dysfunctional. This list also doesn't specify a degree or intensity of the symptoms. There is a big difference between "people notice the change in your behavior" and "people are freaked out by the change in your behavior". One seems a little bit more problematic than the other.
Having untreated Bipolar Disorder or Hypomanic Episodes can be severely debilitating; let's see how debilitating it is to be in a creative flow. Do you get hyper-focused on your task? Yes. Stay up all night working on it? Sure, at times. Do other people notice a change in your behavior? Well, I'd hope my colleagues and friends can tell the difference between me sitting around mindlessly working and me in my creative flow. Definite change in attitude- yes, we get happy when those creative moments hit.
In fact, writing this very article, I have now stayed up all night, have been focused intensely on my work, yet easily distracted, AND I'm in a pretty noticeably good mood. Oh, damn! Someone call the psychiatrist! Andi is having "an episode"!!!
This list from the DSM also doesn't account for the balancing out of those traits by regulatory mechanisms that are present in successfully creative people. You can have intense personality traits, while still maintaining control over them. This is a mere checklist, which is one of the big problems I have with the DSM in its current form.
To be honest, the Times article was pretty positive, and real "Yeah, you go, you crazy kids!" regarding this type of creative individual, but there was this disconcerting labeling of extremely creative people as having a "disorder". This bothers me, because I don't think most people understand the bigger picture of genetics, balancing of traits, and the definition of a "disorder". We see items adding up on the handy-dandy DSM checklist, and we are quick to classify people as having a disorder. Stigma ensues.
Yet another story, similar in message, has been circulating the last few days about Narcissists and their ability to convince people of their (not so) creative ideas. I have many problems with that story for reasons I won't get into right now (like the criteria for labeling subjects as Narcissists, for one), but the main point was that individuals identified as having a personality disorder were actually the most successful at the task that was being measured - one that involved coming up with creative solutions, then convincing a group of people of the value of those ideas. These are good traits to have - don't we define disorders partially by their degree of maladjustment and failure to function in society? So why did the "pathological" individuals show more skill and have a higher rate of success?
Bigger question I have for you: Why is everyone so surprised at this?
The truth is, in order to be truly exceptional at something creative in nature, whatever domain it may be, you need to have those extreme traits that get you labeled by the DSM as meeting the criteria for some kind of a personality disorder. However (and this is the catch), in order to have those extreme, intense traits and not suffer from a disorder, you also need to have some sort of regulatory mechanism that helps to control those traits.
The psychologist interviewed for the Times article, John Gartner, and author of the book The Hypomanic Edge, essentially describes this type of excessively-creative-yet somehow-able-to-function-normally individual. He says that the "attributes that make a good entrepreneur are common in certain manias, but are harnessed in ways that are hugely productive." That harnessing, or cognitive control, is the one thing that really separates extreme, yet functional traits from dysfunction and psychopathology.
Let's look at one more example involving the link between Schizophrenia and creativity.
The traits that define schizotypy: divergent thinking, mental flexibility, and over-inclusive thinking style (lack of latent inhibition, or attending to irrelevant details and stimuli), are also traits that are necessary (yet necessarily regulated) in order to have the most success in creative achievement.
Dr Liane Gabora, creativity researcher, described the phenomenon of having schizotypal traits while being functionally and successfully creative in her Beer Can Theory of Creativity. A person with schizotypal traits with no cognitive control was like having all the cans of beer in the 6-pack, but no plastic thingy to hold them all together. Divergence of thought without cognitive control doesn't give you that ability to discern if your wild ideas are delusional, real, appropriate, or even good ideas to pursue. That plastic thingy makes all the difference between those same schizotypal traits manifesting as a schizophrenia spectrum disorder, or as successful creativity. Thus, we can think of creativity here as "optimally functional schizotypy".
However, this distinction of functionality based on the presence or absence of cognitive control isn't limited to just Schizophrenia, or Bipolar Disorder. It applies to other DSM disorder classifications as well - Depressive Disorder (features high emotional sensitivity), Narcissism (features high confidence and charisma), ADHD (features lots and lots of ideas coming in at all times) even Autism Spectrum Disorders (features very focused attention to detail). Taking into account the traits involved in those disorders, and looking at different types of creativity, we could define it as "domain-specific-optimal-versions-of-pathological-traits", given the person has a high level of cognitive control.
The point here is this: Were it not for those "disordered" genes, you wouldn't have extremely creative, successful people. Being in the absolute middle of every trait spectrum, not too extreme in any one direction, makes you balanced, but rather boring. The tails of the spectrum, or the fringe, is where all the exciting stuff happens. Some of the exciting stuff goes uncontrolled and ends up being a psychological disorder, but some of those people with the traits that define Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia, ADHD, and other psychological conditions, have the fortunate gift of high cognitive control paired with those traits, and end up being the creative geniuses that we admire, aspire to be like, and desperately need in this world.
So now, after this discussion, let's go back to that original question. If we were to be able to identify the genes for Schizophrenia, or for Bipolar Disorder, or for ADHD... would we want to eliminate them? If we were making a "designer baby", would you choose those genes to be added into your child's genome?
The more crucial variable that we should be trying to manipulate is the neural mechanisms for cognitive control, in order to take the most advantage of the gifts associated with those extreme and intense traits, or to allow someone with a debilitating disorder to gain control over it. In this way, I don't look at psychopathology as "disorders", but rather an inability to maintain control over the set of traits you have. Some people with more extreme traits need more control, others can do with less. But if we want to continue to have exceptional, creative geniuses, those pathological traits are an absolute necessity.
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FOX's FA Cup Soccer Coverage Still Pales In Comparison To Competition
Kartik Krishnaiyer January 5, 2014 FA Cup, FOX Soccer, FOX Sports 1, Leagues: EPL 33 Comments
Another awkward element of the FOX broadcasts was the presence of Julie Stewart-Binks giving FOX Soccer Daily updates. As we've previously reported on World Soccer Talk, the show has been shelved for the time being as FOX looks to reformat the program going forward. The updates were items that easily could have been read by Stone perhaps even with more confidence and authenticity.
While FOX appears to have taken some steps forward and the presence of the FA Cup on networks with wider distribution than in the past is a positive, the network's coverage is still miles from where it needs to be.
Editor's note: For more news, analysis and opinion regarding FOX's coverage, visit the FOX soccer page.
kartik krishnaiyer
A lifelong lover of soccer, the beautiful game, he served from January 2010 until May 2013 as the Director of Communications and Public Relations for the North American Soccer League (NASL). Raised on the Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the old NASL, Krishnaiyer previously hosted the American Soccer Show on the Champions Soccer Radio Network, the Major League Soccer Talk podcast and the EPL Talk Podcast. His soccer writing has been featured by several media outlets including The Guardian and The Telegraph. He is the author of the book Blue With Envy about Manchester City FC.
Fernando January 5, 2014
I always believed Fox could've delivered a better product when it had the EPL but simply refused to do so because they didn't feel like it.
Well, NBC has put Fox's years of coverage to shame in less than one full year.
Article is spot on.
goatslookshifty January 5, 2014
Wynalda acts like a giggling schoolboy while waiting to 'rib' Barton. He sits there snickering and glancing at the others and then makes a naff joke about Barton's playing days. Enough already! Stone's constant over-enunciation of words make him sound like a local TV news presenter. They rarely show any interviews or deviate from the desk formula we have been seeing for years. NBCSN have upped the game now. Some new faces at Fox would be an improvement.
rkujay January 5, 2014
Spot on. Stone was a sportsnews presenter here in Tampa…and not a good one, since he made it perfectly clear that he lusted after a job at the network.
Smokey Bacon January 5, 2014
I just can't bare the thought of these talentless clowns bringing us the next two world cups after Brazil. From the shoddy production values to the woeful punditry, the whole thing is truly awful.
sucka99 January 5, 2014
I haven't watched a lick of Fox FA Cup broadcasts this weekend. Streaming for me. And I agree that the Fox Soccer Daily Update stuff is unnecessary. Just kill the brand already.
Jacob January 5, 2014
What bothered me the most about todays broadcasts of the actual games was that the video was not full screen. They had the scrolling graphics at the bottom of the screen the entire time. This is something that Fox is really bad about, and another thing NBC gets right. They (NBC) made the right decision at the beginning of the EPL season to have the games without any obtrusive graphics at the bottom of the screen.
I can't tell you how frustrating this is for me. Not only is it distracting, it pushes the video in, causing there to be small but noticeable column bars on the sides.
Len F January 5, 2014
The only one worth salvaging is Stone who I agree is professional in his role. The other three have such horrible chemistry that it's hard to envision any of them doing well with any different talent around them. I don't mind a bit of irreverent humor or banter but when it's done with a lack of chemistry or substance it turns into a train wreck.
Javier January 5, 2014
While I don't disagree with the points made, I think we get the point about FOX. I've seen the same type of criticism about the network 4-5 times this season (calling it FA Cup coverage or UCL is merely semantics). Continuing to beat a dead horse will not change a thing. Maybe with the Bundesliga on deck next year new pundits, but FOX is too stubborn to shake up the "talent" so things will remain status quo. I'm just glad to see all the games on my basic Directv package in HD, for the first time in my life.
Pregame Bundesliga shows featuring Michael Ballack, Lens Lehman and "The American" Rob Stone. Hilarity ensues!
I think there is more frustration now because we have seen that it can be done properly. ESPN got the World Cup right in 2010 after years of complaining from fans and incremental improvement. NBC got it right immediately by believing that it was worth the investment to produce a top-notch presentation to compliment the delivery of the matches.
FOX did the NFL very well from the beginning (primarily because they just lifted CBS's NFL talent when they won the rights) but every other sport they have touched has been bemoaned by the fans of that sport (MLB, NHL, BCS).
MrD5000 January 5, 2014
Stone is good, Barton and Wynalda just argue out loud like two old men in a pub.
Crap coverage of a great competition, and why the hell Fox persist with Barton is beyond me. When you see what NC have done in recruiting articulate presenters it begs the question as to who is running the Fox soccer production.
BBC January 5, 2014
Martin Tyler did great!
NashRambler January 5, 2014
I have to compliment the Fox Network broadcast of the Arsenal v Spurs match for not running the ticker at the bottom of the screen unlike the Fox Sports 1 FA Cup matches which all seemed to have the ticker.
The other thing I appreciate about the Fox Network broadcast is that it was shown in letterbox format on Standard Definition TV which results in a much better picture quality. I am in a home with one HD set so I'm usually stuck watching soccer on one of our old SD sets. The EPL matches on NBC over-the-air are not letterbox which results in a really crappy picture quality on a SD set.
Paul G January 5, 2014
I agree with the above points, and I'd also like to add that the audio of the Arsenal v Tottenham game on Fox was about a second ahead of the video. It might not seem like much, but I found it surprisingly distracting.
EPLNFL January 5, 2014
In comparison to NBC Fox does not measure up. I would suggest that the FA Cup being their major soccer property does not lend itself well to coverage from a network point of view. To only present the Cup leaves the network with making a major commitment for let's face it is now a second level limited event. Not that it is not enjoyable in any sense. I love seeing the small clubs advance and so does everyone. Yet we all know some major clubs strategically bow out. NBC did it right but had to do it right if it was going to present the EPL.
When the other soccer products like the World Cup come to Fox and the presentation does not improve its time to worry.
KapUSMC January 6, 2014
I'm pretty sure most would consider the Champions League the majory property. England National Team, FA Cup, and Gold Cup are more filler that they promote as first line events.
Jim January 5, 2014
Fox's coverage of soccer has gone from bad to worse. When they had the EPL they were bad. Now with the FA Cup they are worse. Not looking forward to them covering the 2018 World Cup.
Geo January 5, 2014
It seems some here don't remember a time when the idea of watching even the world cup on English language TV in America was a fantasy. I agree with Javier that this Fox bashing – as valid as it may be – is getting a little old. I'm more than thankful that I get to see the FA cup live now. The punditry is a bonus.
Daniel Feuerstein January 6, 2014
Here is some more FOX bashing. They work on the cheap.
Brian B January 5, 2014
The only good thing re Fox this weekend? No Gus Johnson!
USMNT Fan January 5, 2014
Sorry, but I totally disagree. I know that it's hip to pile-on Fox Soccer, but I much prefer their broadcasts. NBC absolutely puts me to sleep. Fox, however, is exciting. At the risk of sounding xenophobic, I also appreciate how many American voices Fox puts on the air, especially the Fox Soccer Update. I don't know why we have such an inferiority complex about soccer that other networks feel the need to use foreign talent to lend gravitas. Anyways, Fox has been the trailblazer for soccer coverage. I think we US soccer fans are afraid that our hipster sport might become mainstream, so we feign such offense at people like Gus Johnson because their analysis isn't intellectual enough. The reason why he is a good commentator across several sports is because he is exciting, not because he can offer a discourse on the history of USMNT tactical formations. Soccer is a simple sport: NBC and others try to complicate it to make 0-0 score lines seem exciting. To sum it up: bring back Fox Soccer Update: it was the best show on tv. These pundits have actual personality. The only change I would make is to assign Stoner as the host because JSB doesn't seem all that interested in soccer. Or, have an alumnus from USWNT take the seat…that would instantly give the show gravitas. As a political liberal, I never thought I would write this, but kudos to Fox.
I agree with most of the points you made. All this bickering about the punditry seems especially petty when you remember that just ten years ago the idea of Fox or NBC main channels showing Chelsea vs. Man U on a Saturday afternoon seemed as much a pipe dream as flying cars!
I get plenty of pre and post-game analysis from online sources. For the TV presentation, I'd rather have a lively atmosphere that gets me in the mood for the game. Fox actually does a better job of that than NBC. The latter's pre-game, while more in depth, often borders on dull.
velocity_grl January 6, 2014
The notion that soccer is a 'simple' sport is exactly the kind of ridiculous patronizing attitude that keeps it from being respected in America. Folks think it's 'simple' and therefore 'boring'-they look at it for five minutes, think they have it sorted out, don't understand it, and dismiss it. Try to have this approach to the NFL and people want your head on a pitchfork.
If I had a dollar for every time I've had to justify leaving soccer on the telly at a pub here in America I could happily go back to the UK.
The sport has history, and this should be respected. It has strategy and tactics, just like popular sports in America. Personally, I don't care if I hear American accents or Canadian accents or British accents.
All I really want is to have the game that millions of people around the world love, a game that has brought men and women together, a game that 'gives suffering people joy' (as a great footballer once said)given it's due. I like the respect for tradition that NBC affords the EPL, as opposed to the 'hey, there's this crazy sport that folks in far away places like that we could probably make a bit of money off of, let's throw some guys at it and hope for the best, eh?' that I get from Fox.
I do think it would be neat to have a different, unique kind of presentation of MLS, maybe. Let those Fox pundits shape the commentary for a league that is relatively new, and let the traditions that have been around for decades be presented as such by those in the know. I think what this comes down to is familiarity-if you're British and you've grown up with the game, it makes sense that you would have a better idea of the way the sport has evolved in the EPL. It's not about 'gravitas'-we simply don't have many professional sports folks here who are as well versed in the league. That's no one's fault. No one would expect an NFL commentator to be able to suddenly call an Aussie Rules game.
Imagine an American kid who can listen to the experts, to the pundits who know what they're talking about, who aren't trying to 'translate' soccer for America but instead trying to give a sense of the sport as the rest of the world sees it. This kid will grow up with it, and he may be that announcer you hear years down the road. That's what I'm hoping for.
Joe January 6, 2014
I love this post so much it made my day. The hipster EPL fan is the minority who thinks just because the pundits are American they dont know what they are talking about.
Absolutely agree that it is important to get American voices behind the soccer microphone.
Not on these boards….Its either British or bust baby! Merica
To me it really doesn't matter that much who the voices are that covers
the EPL or the FA Cup whether they are American or British, because I
believe those who cover the game will do a fantastic job at it.
The production of these games are much bigger and sadly FOX Sports has
slowly failed because they keep throwing the money out for the signal
to bring to the states and that's it. Not a single announcer from FOX
till they went to the UCL Final & till they asked Gus Johnson to go
to Europe to cover an EPL match and an FA Cup match.
NBC truly blows FOX out of the water because of one simple word, they
CARE about how their production of the sport or sports that they cover
and give it a true 1,000%. The only reason why FOX started putting
Gus Johnson out there live recently is that they knew NBC was going to
do that with Arlo White.
So the Bundasliga is coming to Fox Sports 1 & 2? They wished they never
have, because I think it's going to be the same mess as before.
On a personal note, I don't mind Gus Johnson. I think he does a good job
and he should deserve as much time to learn the game and gets to call it
Im honestly its just happy its on TV. I dont really care for studio coverage as it does not bother me as much as it does others. To your Gus point I love him as well esp for the US games. In time he can be a great commentator for American soccer.
Scrumper January 6, 2014
Just compare how interesting the analysis is on NBC which follows a UK style format to what Fox offers. They are miles apart, unless of course you enjoy the silly basic observations Fox present which a kid could make.
Rob Stone a good presenter???? Rebecca puts him in the shade. She is knowledgable and very natural. He just sounds like a guy being told what to do. As for Barton he cannot enunciate properly and becomes angry when Man Utd lose and shouts over everyone else. He cannot read a game, something I would think is paramount being the token "British" ex player. Wynalda looks confused like he's wandered in off the street and poor Brian McBride tries but he comes across as a nice young man who could be handing out carts at the local Wal Mart. Stone just sits at the end with star dust in his eyes. And the bird tries to sound assertive but lets face it they've stuck her out there as eye candy. I expect she'll make it to weather girl one day.
Fox has had ample time and opportunity to really put some effort and make changes to this show, but they aren't interested. This is very apparent during the half time breaks etc when they have little or nothing to talk about except the obvious – the fashionable team in the match and their star players and then totally ignore the opposition.
The big difference is NBC has gone to great lengths to knows its customers and continues to listen to them. Fox couldn't care less.
Faithless January 6, 2014
I give Fox props for at least having the home county announcers and not give us their in house teams.. To include the mumbling McBride. Of course that's not to say they won't screw that up in the latter stages.
Punditry has been horrible for a long time on fox. Stone is clueless.. I'm stunned at the comments above saying he knows and loves the game. He is an absolute joke.. Don't even get me started on his amerrrricunnn thing. McBride isn't even talking in full sentences, Wynalda is just looking for a reason to laugh with Barton .. Barton CAN do better.. But not with this crew.. My nine year old daughter can pick apart Barton's analysis. Julie Binks is like a deer in headlights.. She read the same Eusebio piece three times… These people have no credibility.. Which really shows when compared to NBC's approach.
Fox actually has their Rebecca Lowe.. Georgie Thompson … Get rid of stoner and the rest and give her the shot of leading the footy coverage. Fox is in dire straights with their footy coverage lets hope they make some big changes soon.
Cantona January 6, 2014
There is no punditry at Fox.. For years now most people had nothing to compare Fox to.. Now NBC has shown just how bad and not serious Fox think so it's soccer properties. Stone knows Nothing about the game… I remember numerous times Barton would have to correct him saying names of teams like Norwich and Derby. Wynalada tries but both he and Barton talk like two ten year olds. And Mcbride… Geez where do you begin with him, he gets worse with every broadcast. The Jar Jar bonks girl is clueless She should stay with her native hockey.
Fox won't listen… I streamed every match… Get used to it because they are going to ruin the Fa Cup and Champions league here soon enough
Brian January 6, 2014
I am worried about Brian McBride, anyone else. He looks depressed or drunk??? Not sure ..
Don January 6, 2014
I could care less if the voices were American or British but do care if the voices have something interesting and nuanced to say…personally I'm not a Rob Stone fan…yes he is professional but when he says things like "first kick" it makes me shudder…I want to hear kickoff, pitch, etc universally used terms for the game we all love not some cheapened Americanized version.
I really wish FOX would step up and realize the error of their ways. Thanks for bringing the EPL to the US but that's about it. I am shuddering for the WC.
Another point is that while I understand it ultimately comes down to $$$ it frustrates me that FOX is more interested in sucking subscribers with their various "platforms" (paid fox online). NBC just gets it…they will get more eyeballs and more advertising if they make more games accessible. I don't have to pay any extra subscription than having NBC sports in my cable package and I'm set. It makes me wonder if the people in charge of soccer at FOX really understand their customer base or even the game.


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Oscar Pistorius was passionate about guns, a friend has testified, telling the court how the Paralympian had fired a gun through a sunroof and again inside a crowded restaurant.
"We had been to the shooting range before and I knew he had a big love of weapons," Darren Fresco said in his testimony on Tuesday during the South African sprinter's trial for shooting dead his girlfriend.
Prosecutors have levelled two counts of firing a gun in public against Pistorius, as well as the murder charge.
He faces a fourth charge of illegal possession of unlicensed ammunition.
The 27-year-old double amputee has pleaded not guilty to all four charges.
Fresco was with Pistorius when he fired a gun through the sunroof of a moving car in 2012.
Pistorius shot at a traffic light after a row with traffic police. Fresco and Pistorius's then-girlfriend Samantha Taylor were also in the car.
"I was driving, the accused was in the passenger seat, Sam Taylor was in the back of the car, and without prior warning he shot out of the sunroof," said Fresco.
"Once I'd flinched over to the right-hand side of the vehicle, having backed down, I saw the weapon being brought back into the car through the sunroof."
Asked of his reaction, Fresco told Judge Thokozile Masipa: "Apologies my lady but I asked if he was 'f***ing mad'."
Pistorius had reportedly been angry because a traffic police officer had touched his gun, which lay on the passenger seat when the car was pulled over for speeding.
"Then there was an altercation, a verbal altercation between the accused and the metro police officer," said Fresco.
"'You can't just touched another man's gun'," the athlete was said to have remarked angrily.
"'Now your fingerprints are all over the gun, so once something happens you are going to be liable,'" he said, according to Fresco.
Fresco also testified about the shooting incident at Tashas restaurant in January 2013, when his gun went off while Pistorius was inspecting the weapon.
A bullet slightly grazed the toe of another friend, boxer Kevin Lerena, who testified last Wednesday.
Pistorius then asked Fresco to take the blame, which Fresco agreed to do.
"Instantly he passed the weapon back to me, under the table, and he said 'Please, there's too much media hype around me at the moment, please can you take the rap?' according to Fresco.


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