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JEANNE'S REVIEW
I think one must always approach sequels with much trepidation and not much hope --- that way you won't be disappointed. Such is the case with "22 JumpStreet". "21 Jump Street", which was loosely based on the TV series, was such a huge hit, but that doesn't guarantee that the sequel will match up.
So, despite my illustrious partner's failure to see all of its humor, I think "22 Jump Street" achieves its goal, and is every bit as enjoyable as its predecessor. Because, it doesn't take itself too seriously --- actually, it takes every opportunity to poke fun at itself and the fact that it is a sequel.
Jenko (Channing Tatum) and Schmidt (Jonah Hill) are back in school --- this time it's college at M C State. A new potent drug, WHYPHY, is being sold on campus, and one female student is already dead from using it. Their job is to find the supplier before this drug spreads to college campuses around the country.
Are Schmidt and Jenko silly and absurd? Yes. But the chemistry between Tatum and Hill is undeniable. They matched up perfectly in "21" and here they manage to do it again. Whether they're trying to pull off a drug bust as Hispanic dealers or tripping out after ingesting the new recreational substance in crispy bars, these two numbnuts are so funny together.
I absolutely love that neither Tatum nor Hill has no problem being the brunt of a joke. When it finally dawns on Jenko the identity of Schmidt's new "girlfriend", Maya (Amber Stevens), and a tiny bell goes off, literally --- it's downright hysterical. This newfound info causes Jenko to run around Captain Dickson's (Ice Cube) headquarters, which is shaped like a cube (get it?), having a high old time.
With a story by Michael Bacall and Hill, and the screenplay by Bacall, Oren Uziel and Rodney Rothman, based on the original TV series by Patrick Hasburgh and Stephen J. Cannell, there is a lot of truly laugh-out-loud comedy in "22".
Jillian Bell delivers a "knockout" performance as Mercedes, the deceased's roommate. When she goes toe-to-toe with Schmidt in a hotel room on spring break in Mexico, it's delightfully hilarious.
Since it's been announced that they're not doing another "Jump Street" (who knows?), stay for the closing credits when all of the "upcoming" Jump Street versions are previewed. Just like the film, this is all in good fun and it's very clever. My favorite is "Beauty School" with the two of them in rollers.
DAVID'S REVIEW
Just because I wasn't in stitches watching this sequel doesn't mean the general public won't bust their collective guts at the mayhem provided by Jenko and Schmidt. It's just that I prefer a more subtle approach to humor, and trust me, there is nothing subtle about "22 Jump Street".
Instead of high school, Jenko (Channing Tatum) and Schmidt (Jonah Hill) are undercover cops at M C State, a local college. Their quest? Track down the dealer of the latest recreational high called WHYPHY (pronounced Wi-Fi, not "wifey" as Jenko opines). I don't see any reason to duplicate Jeanne's synopsis further. But let me expound on some of the more amusing elements of "22".
When Schmidt gets into a prolonged fistfight with Mercedes (Jillian Bell), the roommate of his campus sex kitten, Maya (Amber Stevens), they really clock each other in convincing style. (I never thought I would mention "Jonah Hill" and "his sex kitten" in the same sentence). All that's missing are the Batman visual aids of "pow", "sock" and "crunch". The screening audience, of course, went wild.
Honestly, I would rather see more scenes like the one of Schmidt trying to ad lib on stage at a "slam poetry" coffee house event. That was funny, as was his reaction to Captain Dickson's (Ice Cube) big revelation --- not to be spoiled here, of course. But it is Jenko's frenetic response to said revelation that stands out as the high point of the film.
Tatum, actually, is the funnier of the two stars, at least in this pairing. He has a natural flair for comedy, as evidenced when Jenko struggles to replicate an Hispanic accent during a confrontation of drug dealers. And later, when Dickson mentions to the boys that the police department has a limited budget, Jenko innocently asks, "But I thought we had Cate Blanchett". I'm pretty sure he meant carte blanche.
It's clever writing like that particular line that is not in abundance. Much of "22" relies on physical humor, like Schmidt and Jenko cavorting atop the roof of a semi, or Jenko scaling the outside of buildings, almost Parkour-style, a la "District 13". It's no surprise that the crew included over 70 stunt people.
And, although he looks like a college student as much as any 30-year-old, and as long as they're "atttending" college, Jenko manages to get himself onto the football team as a wide receiver, at the behest of the school's star quarterback, Zook (Wyatt Russell, son of Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn). Never mind that Zook looks about 27 --- this is a Hollywood comedy. But they form a bond which creates a rift, of sorts, between Schmidt and Jenko. An amusing session with a therapist, Dr. Murphy (Marc Evan Jackson), does little to heal their disagreement other than to confirm they are heterosexuals.
The humor in "22" does not rely solely on Tatum and Hill. Rob Riggle is back from "21 Jump Street" in an hilarious cameo as Walters, now a jailbird who has undergone a sex change. He shares a cell with Eric (Dave Franco) who is equally funny bemoaning his bad luck, saying he could have gone to Berkeley.
And of course, there are the closing credits which are a must see. So, in my opinion, and since I have "Cate Blanchett" over my critiques, "22 Jump Street", despite my reservations, will do gangbusters at the box office.


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Brainstorming rooms, interactive co-working spaces – these are just some of the things that companies have introduced into the work space to help boost the creativity of their employees. But did you know that implementing simple changes that help to stimulate the five senses can actually lead to improving workplace creativity?
While many offices tend to have whitewashed walls, did you know that people who work in white offices complain more about nausea and headaches than those who work from a blue or even a red environment? In fact, offices painted in a more serene color closely associated with nature, such as blue or green, encourages creativity. And while high noise levels interfere greatly with information processing (i.e. thinking), some ambient noise or music is beneficial. Just watch the genre of music that you're listening to though – contrary to what you might believe, easy listening or chart pop is bad for creativity – sorry, radio – while jazz, classical and even punk and rock boosts those brain juices.


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What does the Insurance Council of Manitoba ("Council") investigate?
Council has the authority to conduct investigations into the actions and/or conduct of insurance agents (Life, Accident and Sickness, General, Hail and Restricted Insurance Agents), as well as, Independent and Hail Adjusters in response to a complaint, and to come to a determination as to whether there has been a breach of any of the provisions of The Insurance Act of Manitoba, its Regulations, the Licensing Rules or the Council's Codes of Conduct.
If I am having problems with my insurance company, can I submit a complaint to the Council?
Council does not have the authority to adjudicate disputes between an insurance company and a consumer. The Financial Institutions Regulation Branch ("FIRB") is responsible for the regulation of insurance companies and any inquiry involving an insurance company should be directed to FIRB's address noted below.
How do I submit a complaint to Council?
Can I submit a complaint on behalf of another person?
Yes, however if you are completing the Consumer Complaint Form on behalf of another person, the person to whom the complaint relates should sign as the Complainant.
No. Council does not charge a fee to review complaints.
What comments should I include in my written complaint?
Provide a detailed description of your concerns and be specific as to the allegations of agent or adjuster misconduct. Include any relevant dates, policy numbers, respective insurance company name and persons contacted.
What documentation should be submitted with the Consumer Complaint Form?
Submit copies of any documents you believe are material to the review of your complaint (e.g. correspondence from the agent, policy illustrations, insurance applications). Please retain your original documents.
Will my complaint be shared with the agent?
Yes. The agent will be provided with an opportunity to respond to allegations of misconduct. Council will collect, use and make reasonable and necessary disclosure of the information that has been submitted by the Complainant.
Can the Insurance Council help with any financial disputes I may have with my insurance agent?
Financial disputes between an insurance agent and a client do not fall within the scope of authority of the Council. In some cases a financial dispute may also bring in to question a regulatory breach; however, Council has no jurisdiction in civil matters.
Disciplinary actions are governed by the Act and may be assessed to a current or former licence holder. Possible disciplinary actions include a fine, a suspension, revocation of a license, imposing conditions on a license, or finding of unsuitability. Persons subject to discipline may also be required to pay the costs of an investigation. Disciplinary actions in accordance with the Act are subject to public disclosure. If a complaint is found to be unsubstantiated or results in a letter of caution, the outcome of the investigation is not subject to public disclosure.
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A comprehensive guide to the great wines of Burgundy, with detailed interactive maps of its renowned vineyards (known as climats), from Montrachet to Chambertin. Includes a guide to the top producers and a GPS function for your visits to the vineyards.
Features of ClimaVinea:
• An interactive version of Sylvain Pitiot's authoritative new maps, published in his book The Climats and Lieux-Dits of the Great Vineyards of Burgundy (2012 and 2014). Includes the most recent scholarship on the origins of parcel names from Marie-Hélène Landrieu.
• The Who's Who of producers: profiles and wine lists for 135 elite estates and negociants, to help you build a cellar and make informed choices from restaurant wine lists. The list is entirely impartial (there are no ads or sales linked to this app), the selection being based on the collective judgments of the best international critics over several vintages. (Not a comprehensive list of all producers.)
• An encyclopedic reference that will satisfy your curiosity and help you deepen your knowledge of the history, culture, and vineyards that produce great wines of Burgundy—knowledge that enhances the pleasure of exploring and drinking them.
• A powerful search engine helps you find reliable, precise information. Whether you are a professional, connoisseur, collector, or student of wine, with ClimaVinea you can find a vineyard on the map and look up its surface area and other facts, check whether a producer makes a certain wine, discover the characteristics of an appellation, and more.
• A GPS function guides you through the vineyards when you visit Burgundy.
• Includes both French and English versions, with the option to switch back and forth. - A must have for anyone seriously interested in the wines of Burgundy.
This updated version reflects the latest changes at top estates through October 2018. Improved GPS function to help you locate your position when touring the vineyards. Correction of minor bugs.
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Brushing aside the pomp and pageantry surrounding the launch of each new device, the undeniable truth is that each of these devices needs to be anchored to another device - a smartphone or a laptop. How many of us are actually attracted to the idea of accessorising ourselves with gadgets that are merely an extension of our phones? Unlike other types of tech out there, you have to physically and visibly display them on your body. Unlike other types of tech, they require continued commitment so that the data being collected every second ends up providing a tangible benefit to you.
As most of these devices are expensive gadgets with a shelf life, status, style and fashion alone will not ultimately guarantee their long-term success. What is, however, most likely to make or break the wearable technology market will depend on the ability of any single device to strike the perfect balance between their awkward intrusiveness and their arguably incommensurable value.
For a generation that grew up with mobile phones, the idea of wearing something around one's wrist to tell time is probably just as alien as that of wearing a fedora hat. It doesn't matter that wearables today are more sophisticated than mere watches and do much more than tell time; for those of us who are not used to them they are undoubtedly intrusive. This means that getting ourselves to wear them regularly requires us to overcome quite a bit of initial resistance and undergo a (longer or shorter) period of habit formation.
The same applies to most fitness bands, wearable jewellery, or pretty much any device out there that has in-built sensors that track your heart rate or sync with your mobile phone to deliver select notifications. What they all have in common is that they are all adding something foreign to your current/preferred way of going about your life. So when does being 'intrusive' tip over into being 'intrusive-but useful'?
Maybe Apple's new smartwatch will manage to do for wearables what Knight Rider's Communicator Watch did for kids growing up in the 80s. The positive emotional associations with the Apple brand might lead to larger scale adoption, in spite of the intrusiveness of the device. But is that enough to sustain growth and secure ongoing engagement?
Outside the magic aura exuded by the Apple brand, however, few wearables have managed to sustain consistent usage. In fact, recent reports suggest that a third of wearable owners stop using them after six months. Part of the reason has to do with the simple fact that the value proposition of most activity trackers is simple, but (as of yet) insufficiently persuasive: they track activity, but do little to motivate us to improve our fitness. If you are not active already, fitness trackers are not likely to change that. If you are active already, you don't really need trackers to tell you that you are. If the growing movement of quantifying oneself is to survive beyond the realm of a few tech fanatics, it might need to offer more than just a self-indulgent mechanism of collecting largely useless chunks of personal data.
Perhaps the key for wider adoption of wearable tech is venturing outside the current territory, so that a wider range of capabilities are built on top of the basic 'fitness tracking' ones. As most wearables contain biometric capabilities that uniquely identify us, they can be used to feed in personal data into other systems that might be incredibly useful and life-enhancing. For instance, the unique personal signature generated via pulse and heart rate data can feed into Internet of Things networks instructing them to behave in certain ways.
Your wearable could, for instance, seamlessly open doors for you (as the Nymiband now promises to do), or activate the heating in your home as you approach your house. Beyond the mere benefit of tracking your pulse or your steps, wearables will then intermediate your interaction with a host of devices from those that make your home truly smart to those that currently require personal IDs, such as bank cards or key fobs.
Can you justify that piece of plastic?
If you bury a Swatch in your back garden for 100 years, when someone discovers it in 2115, it will still tell the time. Today's smartwatch might sit in a museum display case in 2115, but will be functionally obsolete. If you care about more than the short term gratification of unwrapping the new gadget, you will want a story to justify the spend when you are seen with this new accessory. These gadgets range from frivolous to life-critical; from covert to, frankly, obnoxious. It's easy to justify if it prevents your kids and pets getting lost, or if it alerts you when your grandmother has fallen over. Some health insurance providers have incentivised wearing a health-tracker for a lower premium.
Justifications beyond these examples are currently varied. Aside from biometric authentication, the more notable, less faddish raisons d'etre for wearables are around improving physical safety for bikers and cyclists (where haptic feedback is being used to signal something in your blind spot), and to detach from your device by wearing stylish smart jewellery instead: Kovert, for example, filters incoming calls and messages to only notify you if someone important is calling.
The sector will grow, as people will want different things for different purposes and different styles. The proliferation will be messy, and at some point, digital darwinism will prevail, and the hardiest wearables will not be made of the toughest metal or plastic, but will be those with the strongest demonstrable benefits to their wearers.


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using AirportSystem.Converters;
using Moq;
using NUnit.Framework;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

namespace AirportSystem.Tests.AirportSystemTests.ConvertersTests.ExcelDeserializerTests
{
    [TestFixture]
    class Deserialize_Should
    {
        [Test]
        public void ThrowArgumentNullExceptionWithPropperMessage_WhenNullValueIsPassed()
        {
            // Arrange
            var sut = new Mock<ExcelDeserializer>().Object;
            var expectedMessage = "No input file";

            // Act & Assert
            var ex = Assert.Throws<ArgumentNullException>(() => sut.Deserialize(null));
            StringAssert.Contains(expectedMessage, ex.Message);
        }
    }
}

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The Coronavirus and the Coming Exodus from Cities
Published on June 2nd, 2020
Ever see a drunk man climb and bounce upon a traffic light as if he were riding a mechanical bull? I have. It was one of the many crazy memories from the crowds that poured into the streets to celebrate the Boston Red Sox defeating the 86-year curse. This wasn't just a curse of a sports team. It was a curse that had plagued the very souls of the people of the city.
The feeling of being part of the crowd was electrifying. All that pent up energy was released in intoxicated screams and howls amidst the nighttime skyline. Of course, mob mentality also crept in. And so did the destruction of some cars that happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Riot police eventually came in to block and disperse the crowd. I took a queue early on and got the hell out of Kenmore Square long before I got a baton to the face. A few people I knew were not so lucky. Some were arrested for disturbing the peace.
Of course, there are many other benefits of the city that are far more beautiful and less detrimental to its citizens. The concerts. The parks. The skyscrapers. The people. Businesses. Universities. Culture. There was all of this in Boston. Growing up in a rural town in upstate NY, I found everything I ever wanted in Boston and never thought I would leave.
Annnnnd the Crash
The financial crash of 2008 couldn't have come at a worse time. I had just met the love of my life, who came out to live with me. I'll spare you the details, but with 100+ applicants per job, the prospects of finding a career were slim to none. I was also finishing off my Ph.D. with the hopes of landing a 6-figure job. However, even big-name companies removed their job postings just as I was about to apply (regardless of the pedigree of the diploma).
While we both loved Boston, the rising costs and non-existent income prospects forced us to look for a different place to make a home. Emily's parents lived in Colorado, so we made a decision to go there. And in 3 weeks, we were there. Longmont was no Boston, but it did have most of the advantages of living near a big city like Denver while having enough space to enjoy nature and grow a family.
Annnnnd the Pandemic… Annnnnd Riots
"There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen." ― Vladimir Ilyich Lenin
2020 has been surreal on so many levels, but the ones I want to focus on are the ones that have the potential to cause massive de-urbanization.
I loved living in Boston because of all the advantages of city life: sports stadiums, bars, restaurants, public transportation, the arts, the people, the crowds, etc. But in a post-pandemic world, most of those advantages go away. In fact, they become the disadvantages of living in a city. They become more of a burden than a benefit.
To add gas to the fire, the lockdowns forced companies to try out full work-from-home policies. Shockingly, many companies discovered this can work out even better than requiring their entire team to live in expensive cities and commute god-awful distances. This resulted in many companies committing to remote-only or remote-first policies, which will no longer require 20-year olds to rent spaces on bunk beds just to afford to live in San Francisco.
Where, What, and When?
What will happen? It's difficult to say with 100% certainty. But there already was a pent up demand from tech workers to work remotely. That bubble has now burst, and people are leaving San Francisco in notable amounts. An example: there was a 9.2% month-over-month drop in rent). That's a big damn deal. And anecdotal evidence is showing a spillover into smaller cities. The crash in the stock market should have crashed housing prices, but the demand for houses in/around smaller cities has gone up.
My prediction (although anything can happen) is that the spillover will cascade down.
Large cities => smaller cities
Smaller cities => city suburbs
City suburbs => small towns
Small towns => rural
This is de-urbanization. With more and more people able to work online and with cities no longer having the same advantages, people will seek quality-of-life improvements elsewhere.
The only thing to stop the trend would be an immediate end of the pandemic and a belief that it wouldn't happen again. But given how strongly the media and politicians are amplifying the fear on top of the actual data (which is still bad, but nowhere close to the dire predictions), I don't see that happening where it matters the most: the big cities.


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Lee Purdy to fight Carson Jones in December
Last updated on 27 September 201227 September 2012 .From the section Boxing
Colchester's Lee Purdy will take on American Carson Jones at the Alexandra Palace in December.
Purdy, 25, won the IBF international welterweight title with victory over previously unbeaten Gumersindo Carrasco in four rounds earlier in Septemeber.
Jones, who lost to Kell Brook in July, is an experienced boxer who has won 34 times in a 47-fight career.
"I took my chance against Carrasco with style and I plan to do the same against Jones," said Purdy.
Purdy, who is also the reigning English champion and a former British title holder, has a record of 19 wins from 23 fights, with one draw.external-link
"He fights a bit like me, loves to have a tear-up and I think this could be a great fight, and if I win it I'll am likely to move into the top five of the IBF," said Purdy.
Jones, who is ranked number seven with the IBF, continued: "I honestly cannot believe he wants to fight me considering what I did to one of his stable-mates.
"But I am glad to fight back in UK and think I am on my way to becoming the UK's favorite new adopted son.
"I hadn't heard of Purdy until the fight was offered. I think his style is perfectly suited for me and I will go in there and take him out."
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The very first structures of the cosmos
In one of my newest books astronomers are trying to use a solar gravitational lens to look at the beginning of the universe. Whether they succeed, I will not reveal here. But physicists at the Universities of Göttingen and Auckland (New Zealand) have now determined what they would see with the help of greatly improved computer simulations. The scientists discovered that a complex network of structures can form in the first trillionth of a second after the Big Bang. But these are not just any random structures: the behavior of these objects already mimics the distribution of galaxies in…
Basic structure of the cosmos pictured for the first time
Stars group together to form galaxies. Galaxies form galaxy clusters. These form superclusters, between which vast, largely empty regions extend, the voids. All superclusters are connected by a honeycomb-like basic structure, the "cosmic web", which consists of filamentary gas structures of hydrogen. That these filaments must exist has been known for some time. On the one hand, they are known from simulations based on theories of the structure of the universe, which predict such a basic structure. On the other hand, they become visible when energetic quasars illuminate them like car headlights illuminating the nebula. However, the regions thus…
The most distant galaxy in the universe
How large is the universe? As large as the most distant object we can detect, might be one answer. But this is not quite true: The most distant visible object only marks the boundaries of the observable universe. This could be GN-z11. A team of astronomers used the Keck I telescope to measure the distance to this ancient galaxy. They found that GN-z11 is not only the oldest galaxy, but also the most distant. It is so far away that it actually defines the boundary of the observable universe itself. The team hopes its study can shed light on a…
How the universe heats up
Shortly after the Big Bang, in the Planck era, the universe was about 1032 Kelvin hot. Afterwards it expanded rapidly and cooled down as the energy spread over an ever larger space. By and large, this process should continue as long as the universe expands - an end to the expansion is not yet in sight, on the contrary. But there is a process that counteracts this cooling - at least temporarily. It is easy to understand. When 10,000 people go home from a football stadium, the mood cools down initially as the density of people decreases. But when…
Why the brain and the cosmos are structurally similar
The human brain has a volume of a about one liter (0,26 gallons, man: 1.27 l, woman: 1.13 l), i.e. one cubic decimeter or 0.001 cubic meter. The universe, on the other hand, has a volume of 2.3 million billion trillion cubic light years. Obviously, this is a huge difference of over 30 orders of magnitude. Nevertheless, both structures, the network of galaxies that criss-crosses the universe and the neural network in the brain, have surprising similarities, as Franco Vazza (astrophysicist at the University of Bologna) and Alberto Feletti (neurosurgeon at the University of Verona) note in a paper…
Fascinating images from the beginning of the universe
Next to theory and experiments, simulations are one of the most important tools used in research today. Occasionally, scientists develop theories that cannot be tested using today's practice or technology. Here, a simulation might then be able to point the theoretical physicist where he or she needs to look. Other times, it might happen that there are two different theories that could be suitable for describing reality. If simulations are built based on both theories, their results can sometimes separate the significant from the useless. And sometimes it also happens that there isn't any theory yet, only data from…
Born from dust: merging proto-galaxies in the early universe
As an object of research, the universe is an enviable and unenviable object at the same time. Unenviable because it is really, really big and all of us can only observe it from a single position that is not optimal at all (imagine you had to take all of your photos through the keyhole of your bedroom's closet door – even pictures of your living room!). Enviable because it permits a look into its own past. Not like a human, who sees his or her own past in their gray hair and wrinkled skin, but instead "as it actually…


Edelweiss is a very savvy group and timing of public issue could indicate that the Group is seeing the possibility of a increase in interest rates in future.
Edelweiss Retail Finance Ltd. (ERFL) is retail finance segment arm of Edelweiss group and does SME Finance, Loan against Property, Construction finance and Rural finance.
The issue opens on March 7 and closes on March 22, 2018, but is likely to close early due to over subscription.
Unlike SREI finance NCD which has been open now for many days , Edelweiss Retail Finance NCD is likely to close in few days time.
Edelweiss group enjoys good reputation and NCDs of ECL Finance and EHFL (Edelweiss Housing Finance Ltd.) are already listed and are regularly traded.
Edelweiss Retail Finance NCD is a profitable company with loan book of 283.30 crore , Capital adequacy ratio of 16.19% against minimum stipulation of of 15% by RBI, Gross NPAs 1.01%.
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After recovering from my calf injury, which took a couple of months, the season has gone reasonably well so far. I've had to run sparingly, so have concentrated on the throws with good results. Personal bests in the shot putt (9.03m) and discus (29.54m) have been very pleasing, but there could be more to come. My son, Kieran, has had a tremendously positive season. He won the county javelin title, as well as being selected to represent Lincolnshire in the Octathlon, and yesterday he won the district sprint hurdles title with a new championship record of 16.7 secs. He has also set personal best performances in the 400, 800, 1500, 400m hurdles, shot, discus, javelin, high jump and long jump, as well as the Octathlon. So with the rest of the season ahead of us, the aim is to cram in as much quality competition as possible, to improve those personal bests even more!!


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SAN JOSE — The crumbling, empty Plaza Hotel may soon get a face-lift and a new purpose by becoming home to nearly 50 homeless individuals in one of several proposals the City Council approved Tuesday to shelter the city's most vulnerable residents.
The council voted 10-1 to support a plan to acquire the shuttered downtown hotel and convert it into temporary apartments for the homeless for five years. The Plaza Hotel, which hasn't been occupied in seven years, was bought by the San Jose Redevelopment Agency in 2008, but is now in the hands of its "successor agency" tasked with selling former redevelopment properties. The project still needs approval from the successor agency's oversight board and the state's finance department.
The Plaza Hotel isn't the only former redevelopment land the city is eyeing for affordable housing. The council on Tuesday also approved taking steps to acquire a parking lot on 226 Balbach Street, adjacent to South Almaden Boulevard, for a future affordable housing development. The city would pay an estimated $2.4 million for the land. The target population for the Balbach Street housing would include a mix of income levels, including downtown workers, people from the arts community and possibly chronically homeless individuals.
The council on Tuesday unanimously approved a pilot program to construct a "transitional community" to temporarily house nearly 100 individuals inside 16 modular units. Each unit will cost $100,000 to $120,000, and include shared bathrooms and kitchens. Councilman Ash Kalra also requested the city evaluate and potentially support a county plan on creating safe homeless encampments.
City officials said the defunct Plaza Hotel will need $1.5 million in repairs because it's been vacant for years, including new flooring, a paint job and new bathrooms. The cost of acquiring the property is $740,000, but officials will seek a housing grant to cover costs of remodeling and acquisition.
The total $2.2 million price tag is cheaper than building a new complex for homeless apartments, said Jacky Morales-Ferrand, the city's interim housing director. The plan also activates an abandoned property and helps people connect with public transit and homeless services because of the hotel's downtown location.
After the state dissolved redevelopment agencies in 2012, the city's successor agency was tasked with selling former redevelopment properties through direct sales or an open bidding process. The Plaza Hotel is one of nearly 100 properties owned by the agency.
And just as the city started eyeing the hotel for homeless apartments, a prominent residential developer expressed interest in the land. KT Urban, the company behind some of downtown San Jose's most lofty apartment high-rises, is under contract to purchase the adjacent Greyhound Bus station. Acquiring both pieces of land would allow KT Urban to expand its footprint in a visible downtown location.
But the city's acquisition of the land holds priority over soliciting bids from private companies, said Richard Keit, the successor agency's managing director. "If the city didn't pursue it, then we would put it out for open solicitation and KT, just like any other entity, could bid on it," Keit said.
Councilman Manh Nguyen, who voted against the Plaza Hotel proposal, said putting homeless near downtown could hurt future development. Scott Knies of the San Jose Downtown Association agreed, saying it's the right project in the wrong location. "Would we really choose to make this a homeless housing site if it wasn't publicly owned?" Knies asked.
But city staff said the five-year term of the project will allow for selling the land for future redevelopment.
Mayor Sam Liccardo, Vice Mayor Rose Herrera, Councilman Raul Peralez and Councilwoman Magdalena Carrasco suggested giving homeless veterans the priority on a portion of the Plaza Hotel's 49 units. San Jose has 700 homeless vets, the fifth largest population compared to 48 other major cities.
Compared to those cities, San Jose has the fourth largest population of homeless people. It has the third most chronically homeless individuals, prompting city officials to seek immediate solutions for housing the unsheltered.


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After Kurt Angle announced that Braun Strowman will require a partner for his match against the Bar, there have been a lot of speculations on who might tag in with the Monster.
While the obvious partner for him appears to be Elias, if a new report is to be believed we might see a former World Champion returning and teaming up with the Monster Among Men.
Sports Illustrated is reporting that WWE Officials are strongly considering for Rey Mysterio to be Strowman's partner if he is healthy enough to return in time for WrestleMania.
It's worth mentioning here that it has been reported that WWE will be keeping Braun's partner a secret and they will most likely reveal it on the day of the event itself.
No word yet on how the match will play but the site reports that if Mysterio returns for Mania, it will be a short-term deal, meaning they might very well lose the bout.
Though considering the fact that Sports Illustrated also reported that John Cena will be facing Mysterio earlier, we are taking these reports as a rumor only until confirmed otherwise.
TO SMALL… HE IS REY F'N MYSTERIO!!
I think after Monday Night Raw you will know who Braun Strowman tag team partner will be I still believe it will be Elisa.
He is too small. Elias is a better choice.


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I'm going to dive right in (pun totally intended): shark dives are a rather controversial topic. There are those who believe that we shouldn't mess with the marine ecosystem or sharks' natural behaviour by feeding them. In general, I wholeheartedly agree. But Fiji shark dives, for me, are an exception.
For example, I would never go swimming with the whale sharks in Oslob. Apart from the effects on their diet, many of them have sustained injuries from coming too close to boats and people often touch them (also they're not supposed to).
In order to provide a balanced viewpoint, I should add that the whale shark tourism industry has brought new life and much-needed income to the people of Oslob. There are concerns that tourism would drop if they ever stopped feeding the whale sharks, because sightings would no longer be guaranteed.
In my opinion, you might well see fewer tourists who are only interested in ticking whale sharks off their bucket list. But they would gain tourists like myself, who are interested in responsible and sustainable tourism.
Look at the nearby island of Malapascua, for example. A thriving tourism industry built around thresher sharks has grown there, but they don't feed the sharks.
Nevertheless, I've come to believe that shark dives, when done properly like in Fiji, are beneficial for a few reasons.
They enable valuable shark research to be conducted.
They raise awareness and incentivise local fishermen and governments to support conservation efforts.
Given that overfishing has drastically reduced sharks' sources of food, I think that feeding them occasionally could actually bring a little balance back to the marine ecosystem. In fact, they are fed with fish heads, which most of us don't eat – that's reducing food wastage!
Tissue samples from the sharks show that only 30% of their diet comes from these feedings, so it's not like they're becoming too dependent on humans and losing their natural ability to hunt.
Since this is diving, the sharks never come anywhere near the boats and the number of divers is restricted.
Beqa Adventure Divers (BAD) in Fiji is a great example of how to do it right.
We did a shark dive with them, and in between dives, they told us a little more about what they do. I was greatly impressed.
BAD's main conservation and research focus is on bull sharks, although they do feed other sharks. They started their efforts back in 2001, when they agreed to pay the local villagers FJD25 per customer in exchange for the villagers ceasing to fish in that area.
At first, the newly-established marine reserve was barren. But slowly, the fish (and the sharks) came back, and today divers can enjoy a marine reserve teeming with life.
In fact, this initiative has been so successful that it was officially designated Fiji's first National Marine Park in 2014!
The fishermen have benefited too, as the overall increase in marine life means more fish being caught (outside of the reserve area).
BAD do tagging and monitoring of the sharks. They have identified over 100 individuals based on their unique markings. For example, in the picture below you can see a bull shark whose second dorsal fin is almost completely gone.
Read more about BAD's conservation efforts here.
The divemasters act as bodyguards to push away any sharks which might get too close (using that metal prong you see above – but not with the sharp end).
In truth, though, the sharks couldn't have cared less about us. They completely ignored us, as they were far more interested in the fish heads!
It's a real shame that sharks have such a bad reputation. Most cases of "shark attacks" are actually due to the shark mistaking the human for food (e.g. a person paddling on a surfboard has a similar silhouette to a sea turtle), and they let go immediately once they realise their mistake.
And did you know that more people are killed by electrocution by Christmas tree lights than by sharks?
Conclusion: let's do our own research, take reasonable precautions and not succumb to fear-mongering.
As you probably already know, shark populations all over the world are in serious danger of extinction. This is due to a couple of reasons.
Probably the most well-known is the demand for shark fin soup.
As a Singaporean Chinese, I can tell you first-hand that shark fin soup is very valuable in Chinese culture. It's often served at special occasions like weddings and important dinners, and being able to serve it to your guests can be viewed as a symbol of status ("I can afford this") or generosity and respect ("this is expensive but I value your presence so much, I will order it anyway").
In recent years, increasing affluence has come with increased demand for shark fin, and the horrific practice of shark finning.
This is where sharks have their fins cut off and then get thrown back into the ocean, as their meat is much less valuable than the fin. Unable to swim or balance properly, they either starve to death, get eaten alive by other fish, or sink to the bottom of the ocean and drown (as water needs to flow through their gills in order for them to extract oxygen from it).
Not only is this shockingly inhumane – the fact that sharks grow slowly and take years to reproduce means that they are being killed at unsustainable rates.
If you have the emotional fortitude, you can read further depressing details here and here.
A second reason is that sharks are caught as bycatch.
Many fishing techniques and equipment are not very selective and many sharks are unintentionally caught in this manner. They're subsequently discarded (often after having their fins removed) because they weren't the targeted species.
Did you know that a shark may have died for your lipstick?
Many commercially produced cosmetics (including skincare and make-up) contain a compound usually derived from shark liver oil – squalene.
It's not just about shark finning. Shark "livering" (where they harvest the shark's liver and toss the rest of the carcass back into the ocean) is also a real thing.
What's worse is that there are abundant alternatives to shark oil, such as olive-derived squalene.
Whether you like sharks or not, they play a vital role in ensuring the health of our oceans.
As apex predators at the top of the marine food chain, sharks are vital to the ecosystem by keeping the populations of the species below them in check.
Losing them eventually leads to the death of coral reefs and the collapse of fisheries.
Given that the ocean is a major food source for the world, this should matter to you, even if sharks (in themselves) don't.
For starters, don't eat shark fin. I think progress is being made on this front: it is becoming increasingly common here in Singapore not to serve shark fin soup at wedding dinners, and high-profile Chinese celebrities such as former NBA player Yao Ming are spearheading campaigns to raise awareness.
You can also help to educate those around you on the dangers facing sharks, and why they're so important.
Do some research on what skincare and make-up you use – do they use squalene? MNCs like L'Oreal and Unilever have agreed to stop using shark oil in their products, which is a great step in the right direction.
Finally, consider diving in a shark sanctuary – this will help promote its long-term sustainability and financial viability. You'll be supporting the economy of a community that has chosen to protect its sharks instead of hunting them. Bear in mind how easy it is for them to give up if it doesn't make sense financially for them!
Plus, you'll be rewarded with an unforgettable experience – seeing sharks up close and personal.
Next, read about my shark diving experience in Fiji.
Would you go for a Fiji shark dive? Do you have any other tips for shark conservation or marine conservation in general?


The Detroit Red Wings played their final game in Joe Louis Arena Sunday, April 9, a 4-1 win over the New Jersey Devils.
GVL / Courtesy - (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File) The Joe Louis Arena, as pictured on Monday, Jan. 16, 2017.
Being from outside of Michigan, I did not have many experiences with Joe Louis Arena. The first and last time that I visited the Joe was for a game between the Red Wings and St. Louis Blues. As a Blues fan, it was a good game for me since the Blues won 2-0. Although it was a relatively boring game with one goal in the first few minutes of the game and an empty net goal, you could feel the historic atmosphere and just a different buzz in the arena compared to other arenas. I am glad I got to experience the Joe in such a historical season while seeing a Blue notes win.
As one of three daughters, my dad tried to get my sisters and me involved with sports by taking us to any sporting games that didn't go too far past our bedtime. My first major league game I went to was a Detroit Red Wings game at Joe Louis Arena when I was 6. I don't remember the actual game, I only remember how loud it was when the entire arena erupted into an "Ozzy" chant after Chris Osgood made a miraculous save. After that, hockey became my go-to sport and I cherished every game I attended at the Joe. I am lucky enough to have attended hundreds of games there and to have celebrated four Stanley Cup wins and 25 years in the playoffs. That arena holds so many great memories for fans, alums and players. The last game I went to was the second-to-last game in the Joe against the Montreal Canadiens. And even though they lost in OT, the atmosphere was nothing short of overwhelming love and respect for a team and an arena that has brought pride to Detroit.
It was around 2 p.m. during the fall 2016 semester when I received a text from my buddy saying he had an extra ticket to the Red Wings' season opener. At first I almost turned it down because of my late night six-to-nine, but then I remembered that this was the last home-opener the Joe would ever have. Ever. There's moments where life trumps school, and sorry professor, I had to go with that once in a lifetime moment. Upon arrival, the Joe had a certain electricity in the air that I've never experienced at a sporting event before. Each seat was given a number "9" sign in honor of Mr. Hockey, Gordie Howe, that each person held high at the same time. I didn't even have to take a picture because I can still picture that moment vividly. That day I learned something much more valuable than I could ever obtain in the classroom: As long as you wear and support the Olde English D, Honolulu blue or a Bad Boys jersey, it doesn't matter your skin color, gender, age or if you put pineapple on your pizza. Because every fan goes through the same triumphs and failures together. And when a fallen member goes down, we all mourn. To the Joe, you will be missed. And to my professor: Sorry, not sorry.
The Joe. Few venues in hockey – or any American sports – compare to the history and infrastructure of the house that Stevie Y, Lidstrom, Ozzy, Shanahan, Federov and, of course, Mike Illitch built.
I have plenty of memories from the old place. Celebrating my uncle's retirement from the Detroit Police Department, sitting a few rows back from the boards as a kid and going to catch a game with friends, to name one in particular. I will never forget being at Joe Louis Arena with my little brother and my aunt and uncle against the Dallas Stars while my mom spent the night with my dad in the hospital. In the second period, the Wings scored two goals back to back--two goals from heaven. My dad had passed away right as the Wings scored, and my brother and I still know to this day that he sent us those goals to tell us that we'd be okay.
Thank you for the memories, Joe Louis Arena. You will live on in our hearts forever.
My favorite memory is easily Game 7 of the 2009 Stanley Cup Finals. Even though Pittsburgh won the game, and thus the cup, the entire situation was memorable. A Stanley Cup rematch from the year before, Game 7, a game that came down to the wire. The game had it all and the energy in Joe Louis Arena was electric.
Will I miss the Joe? No, not really. The Little Caesars Arena will be a massive upgrade and a better environment to watch a game in. However, nothing will ever replace the historic moments inside the Joe.
I never had the privilege of seeing a game inside the Joe, and that's something I may lament for the rest of my life. I'm a relative newbie to the hockey world: I've only been a fan since last season. Weird, right? I guess we all make mistakes. But I will say this: If I had to pick a memory to be my favorite, it would be any game Pavel Datsyuk played in. His defensive instincts and other-worldly talent on the ice was a sight to see. Datsyuk went full Michael Jordan in shootouts--the dude could cross people over on ice. Unfortunately, he now plays in the KHL in his home country of Russia, and the Joe, which was once home to the "Magic Man," as Datsyuk is known in Detroit, is now just a part of sports history. Farewell, JLA.


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After we finished eating and resting, we climbed the stairs. What awaited us was a large hall and giant chandeliers hanging from the ceiling. Of course, it was also made out of ice. In addition, there were thousands of ice bats hanging on the chandeliers. Although we took care of them easily, we became slightly worried, realizing that the castle might be much bigger than we anticipated.
In other words, if we assumed that it was the same as last time, we had less than 24 hours until the Event Dungeon turned into a Field Dungeon. I didn't want to rush, but it was true that we had been taking it a bit leisurely.
Even if we were late and the dungeon turned into a Field Dungeon, it didn't mean that we would die. It was just that humanity would continually be afflicted with a hell hole. Mm, maybe the situation was serious after all.
Personally, I thought we could more easily clear the Ice Castle if we had Illina by our side. After all, her ability was practically made for this place. She didn't know that Event Dungeons could turn into Field Dungeons. If she did, she wouldn't have ignored me just now and would have lent her help. If we didn't clear the dungeon, the Field Dungeon might take countless people's lives.
With a glimmer of hope, I tried to detect Illina's mana with Mana Detection. Of course, I couldn't do something like that suddenly.
Considering Illina's temperament, it was unlikely that she attacked people first. It was probably her overly sensitive self-defense mechanism that poured in boundless mana of ice into whoever touched her. In other words, if France's SS ranker didn't try to touch her, he might still be alive.
However, if he tried to capture her, seeing as how Illina was fine, he probably froze to death somewhere in this castle. Thawing someone and bringing them back to life was something only possible in science fiction novels. It wasn't something we could do. Once someone froze, they were dead. If a ranker died in a place like this, that would be troublesome. Though, I wouldn't mind if it was Brightman or Bruno.
High stats were made to last in situations like this. For a month for me and two months for the others, we cleared hundreds of Event Dungeons without rest and obtained over 200 bonus stat points.
We obtained the maximum amount of bonus stats from Event Dungeons ranked A+ or below, a feat that I would have thought was impossible. HP and MP. According to what I heard from Loretta some time ago, there were some things one gained just by leveling up, depending on what dungeon he was in. Even without taking that into consideration, 200 bonus stats equaled 40 levels worth of stats. Although we each had our own strengths, we all had at least S ranked abilities. After gaining 200 bonus stats, it was safe to say that we had far surpassed the realm of human beings.
Ordinary people would have instantly frozen to death just by stepping in this place, but we only complained that it was cold. After Ye-Eun became an ability user and a dungeon explorer, leveling up and increasing her stats, she probably never felt too 'hot' or 'cold.' When she came to this castle and felt the coldness she hasn't felt for a long time, she probably exaggerated it a little.
Damn, I was connecting my internal monologue with what I was saying aloud! But I thought everyone would still understand... Realizing that reality was different than my ideals, I despaired. Then, I explained to Ye-Eun about the reality of the 'cold' she was feeling.
On the castle's 1st floor, we ran into what Illina casually mentioned. The armor made out of ice. I couldn't understand. Living armors were supposed to pretend like normal armors, then attack unsuspecting adventurers. But what was it disguising itself for when this castle was only full of traps!?
In any case, there wasn't any time for questions. As spacious as the 1st floor was, it was filled with enemies, and had numerous ambushes set up.
This better not end like, 'Hey, the entire castle was a monster, too!' If it did, I'm going to tear the castle apart!
Thankfully, the chandelier and the wall were both disguised ice mimics. There really wasn't anything we could trust in this castle.
At the same time, with us destroying every enemy in our path, the castle was getting noticeably cleaner. We ended up clearing the 1st floor in just 2 hours, much quicker than we took to clear the basement. Immediately afterward, we climbed up to the 2nd floor using the staircase we found on the west side of the castle's 1st floor.
The 2nd floor didn't have a hall but had a long corridor with many rooms. Surprisingly, I could feel the presence of humans from them. It didn't belong to Illina! I urged the others on.
Hwaya's white flames spread out in all directions, and we ran toward the presence. The enemies we faced on the way were quickly taken care of by Hwaya's Army of Flames. In exchange for our extremely quick advance, Hwaya was turning pale and was looking like she was about to faint.
After some time, bats, rats, paintings, chandeliers, and armors were all melted away by Hwaya's flames. We thus ran to the presence without hindrance, and soon arrived in front of a large door.
A giant golem standing in front of the door like a gatekeeper roared. It raised its giant ice mace but was melted by several white flame beasts before it could swing it even once. It must have been pretty strong as it took a majority of the beasts with him.
As I thought, it seemed the Army of Flames, especially one with her white flames, took a heavy toll on her body and mana. The moment the Army of Flames disappeared, Hwaya fell backward powerlessly. I hurriedly ran behind her and caught her. Her body was cold. It was the symptom of one being completely out of mana.
When Hwaya responded to Ye-Eun touched, she silently smiled. Ye-Eun then made me get back and carried Hwaya on her back. To think they had developed such a close bond! I was touched. Next to me, however, Walker whispered to me seriously.
When we opened the gate, the tragic scene in front of us was more than enough to shut out such trivial thoughts.
Frozen corpses were everywhere. It wouldn't be surprising if someone mistook them as ice sculptures. There were at least 40 of them, each with different faces, but the same miserable expressions. Was this Illina's doing? In front of the absurd horror, we couldn't hide our shock.
As I thought, there was a survivor. He was in a miserable state, as he was frozen from his feet to his right under his nose. He noticed us and opened his eyes widely. He seemed to want to say something, but his mouth wouldn't open. In truth, I was shocked that he was still alive in such a state. I first made sure that there were no monsters nearby, then asked Ludia.
A loud sound rang out. When we turned around, the door we opened was shut tightly. Plus, the surrounding had gotten even colder, so much so that even I could feel it. Was I mistaken? When I was about to move the man, father called out.
I immediately turned around and checked on father's status. Although he spoke nonchalantly, it wasn't just father's problem. Aside from me and Hwaya, everyone's hands and feet were slowly freezing. In other words, the frozen corpses weren't caused by Illina, but by some other existence in this space!
The corpses I thought were dead began to move while making strange noises. The Awakened's corpses were being used!
Damn! If I could, I would open Ludia's inventory for her. However, inventories could only be opened by their owners. Could this be considered a status effect? If it was, I could dispel it with Orc Lord's Warcry! However, after I thought about it, I realized that although Orc Lord's Warcry could cancel frostbite or paralysis from the cold, it could not prevent someone from being frozen. Plus, if I super-armored them haphazardly and forced them to move their frozen bodies, it could have devastating effect afterward. I didn't want to imagine such a thing happening.
In that case, I could only do something about it myself! Frozen corpses. Seeing the ice zombies closing in, I bit my lips and dispersed my mana outward. No matter who or what was freezing us, something had to be caught!
A voice rang out. It was the voice of a boy that hadn't passed his puberty. It was a cold, frozen voice. I raised my head.
A pretty boy, who could be mistaken as a girl, was right in front of me. With a sour expression, he sometimes pulled on his shirt with his hands, as if he didn't like anything.
When I was about to say something, the closed door suddenly opened. Illina, who had disappeared three hours ago, was standing there.
When the door opened, the boy became flustered and turned around. When I saw her, a relieved smile appeared on my face. I could feel her sincerity. Seeing her step up for someone who only gave her a bowl of ramen, I became certain that we didn't think wrong.
I could feel the victory in the air. To make that victory more certain and to turn it into something happy, I took action.
I decided to use the skill points I had been saving up.


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Thursday wake-up: 3 things to know today
NEW MEMORIAL FOR GALAXY AIRLINES CRASH VICTIMS
After 30 years and a 10-hour drive, Troy Ehlers touched the names of his late parents, Barb and David, and felt a sense of peace.
Wednesday morning was the first time the Minnesota native had ever been to Reno and to the site where his parents are memorialized along with the other victims of Galaxy Airlines Flight 203, which crashed in South Reno on Jan. 21, 1985.
Washoe County unveiled a new memorial at Rancho San Rafael Regional Park on Wednesday at Galaxy Grove, the section inside the Wilbur D. May Arboretum dedicated to the 70 passengers and crew who died and the one who survived, George Lamson Jr.
CYCLISTS WANT TO CLAIM SPACE ON PACIFIC CREST TRAIL
A small group of bicyclers called the Pacific Crest Trail Reassessment Initiative want to reverse decades of U.S. Forest Service policy that limits the high-elevation Pacific Crest Trail to hiking and equestrian use. They're particularly interested in sections of trail that could be ridden as links between myriad biking trail networks throughout the Sierra Nevada.
But it's an uphill fight with the Forest Service and the non-profit Pacific Crest Trail Association determined to maintain a rustic trail experience where hikers and horseback riders can find solitude at their own pace.
CONSTRUCTION BEGINS ON TMCC'S $10M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER
Truckee Meadows Community College began building a $10 million Health Science Center at its Redfield Campus in south Reno at a groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday.
The center will offer one site for students and could help address a nursing shortage that has left about 4,500 empty positions, TMCC President Maria Sheehan said.


According to Auto Express, the Spanish automaker is working on a new Leon ST Cupra R that – if put into production – would be the fastest, most powerful model in Seat's lineup.
Though the Leon hatchback isn't piped for all-wheel drive, the wagon version is. That could allow the Leon ST Cupra R to put 335 horsepower down to the tarmac through all four wheels, eclipsing the 276-hp output of the previous 'Ring-conquering wagon and the 306 hp in the latest Cupra R hot hatch.
That'd still fall far short of the AMG, whose size, price, and 604 horsepower put it in another league. But the smaller, more agile Seat only has to shave a baker's dozen seconds off its lap time (previously clocked at 7:58) to catch the Merc's 7:45.
'Ring records aside, we hope Seat approves this beast for production, because the prospect of a Golf-sized wagon with that much more power than the Golf R's 292 hp and the cargo capacity of a small crossover sounds mighty enticing to us.


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class Spinach::Features::NewProject < Spinach::FeatureSteps
  include SharedAuthentication
  include SharedPaths
  include SharedProject

  step 'I click "New Project" link' do
    page.within('.content') do
      click_link "New Project"
    end
  end

  step 'I see "New Project" page' do
    expect(page).to have_content('Project path')
    expect(page).to have_content('Project name')
  end

  step 'I see all possible import options' do
    expect(page).to have_link('GitHub')
    expect(page).to have_link('Bitbucket')
    expect(page).to have_link('GitLab.com')
    expect(page).to have_link('Google Code')
    expect(page).to have_link('Repo by URL')
    expect(page).to have_link('GitLab export')
  end

  step 'I click on "Import project from GitHub"' do
    first('.import_github').click
  end

  step 'I am redirected to the GitHub import page' do
    expect(page).to have_content('Import Projects from GitHub')
    expect(current_path).to eq new_import_github_path
  end

  step 'I click on "Repo by URL"' do
    first('.import_git').click
  end

  step 'I see instructions on how to import from Git URL' do
    git_import_instructions = first('.js-toggle-content')
    expect(git_import_instructions).to be_visible
    expect(git_import_instructions).to have_content "Git repository URL"
  end

  step 'I click on "Google Code"' do
    first('.import_google_code').click
  end

  step 'I redirected to Google Code import page' do
    expect(page).to have_content('Import projects from Google Code')
    expect(current_path).to eq new_import_google_code_path
  end
end


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Marlins Opener 2015: Big-Spending Jeffrey Loria Is an "Opportunistic Weasel"
Chris Joseph April 6, 2015 8:04AM
Today is Opening Day. And that's fun. The new-look Miami Marlins are poised to make a run in the National League and get back to the playoffs with a revamped lineup that includes contract extensions for Giancarlo Stanton and Christian Yelich while adding the likes of Martin Prado, Dee Gordon, and Ichiro Suzuki.
Exciting, right? Right?!
Ah, the siren song of a revamped Marlins roster. It never fails to get Fish fans all atwitter, dreaming of postseason berths, wild cards, and sugar plums.
But in the euphoria of having Stanton and the imminent return of Jose Fernandez, Marlins fans must not forget the all-seeing dark eye of the Sauron-like nefarious toadman known as Jeffrey Loria. Yes, the Marlins have a new look and, with it, new hope. But Loria still owns this team. And if there's one thing we should never forget, it's that Loria is constant. Death. Taxes. And the Ultimate Con Man.
Don't be fooled, Marlins fans. Don't be duped into thinking just because Stanton got the biggest contract in MLB history that Loria is suddenly a different man. Loria is still Loria. So when the Marlins kick off the 2015 season today at 4 p.m., keep in mind that you will get screwed again. It's only a matter of time. Here are five reasons why:
5. He's an Opportunistic Weasel
Loria knows he's hated. He knows he's unpopular. But he can't resist treating his ownership like a fiefdom. What's a narcissistic hedgehog like Loria do to? Unable to resist the urge of celebrating Loria, Loria trotted Loria out in a golf cart from center field on the night Marlins Stadium had its first-ever game. To keep the fans from inevitably booing him, he shielded himself with Muhammad Ali, who is in the advanced stages of Parkinson's. Who's going to boo a shaking, ill Ali? No one, of course. Which shows Loria is not only a coward but a calculating one to boot.
4. He's a Meddler
Loria, who knows next to nothing about baseball and cares more about aesthetics and art and a pastel-colored stadium, has on more than one occasion decided he knows more about the day-to-day operation of a baseball team than actual baseball people. In 2013, he changed the starting pitchers for a double-header at the last minute, which pissed off Marlins players. Loria has also made his people sign crap players like John Buck and Heath Bell when his baseball people wanted nothing to do with those players. And he's already had major run-ins with managers (who quickly became former managers) Joe Girardi and Fredi Gonzalez. Girardi and Loria famously got into a shouting match during a game, and Loria fired Girardi after he won Manager of the Year. Gonzalez said Loria would never be satisfied with any manager he hires.
3. He's a Revenue-Sharing Fanboy
Since his days as owner of the Montreal Expos to his current status as Marlins owner, Loria has shown a blatant pattern of being a cheap bastard who relies on MLB's revenue-sharing model to make a buck while keeping salary on his roster as low as humanly possible. Outside of the lowly Houston Astros, no team has consistently had more of a nickel-and-dime roster than the Marlins. Thanks to MLB's screwy system, where "small market" teams get to share in "big market" teams' pie, the Marlins make money even if they suck. And suck they have. And Loria has given as many fucks as he's given multimillion-dollar contracts (i.e., — none).
2. The Marlins Spending Money on Players Is a Load of Crap
Oh look. The Marlins gave Giancarlo Stanton a megadeal. Jeffrey Loria is a changed man! He's finally spending big! Or is he? Loria pulled this same act when he signed Jose Reyes and Hanley Ramirez and Mark Buehrle a couple of seasons ago before shipping them all out for spare parts and a bag of peanuts. Loria called it "pressing the reset button" at the time. Things just didn't work out. But hey, we spend big money! You can't say we didn't sign big-name free agents to big contracts!
But look closer at those free-agent contracts and you'll notice a trend. They're always backloaded. Contracts like the one he gave Reyes and Buehrle don't always pay the player big money until much later in the agreement, which gives Loria the power to unload said players before he has to pony up. Pay them the smaller part of the contract the first year or two, and then trade them away so that the next owner is on the hook for the more lucrative part of the deal. This has been Loria's M.O. since his days with the Expos. Oh, and guess who Loria's latest backloaded contract player is? That's right. One Giancarlo Stanton. Of course, Stanton has a no-trade clause. But he's indicated in the past that if Miami doesn't build a winner around him, he'll bolt. Do not be shocked if Stanton happens to get fed up at the lack of production and opts out just before the richest part of his deal kicks in down the road. It's a bait-and-switch scam, and Loria has done it to us again with Stanton.
1. He's a Con Artist
He said he was broke (when documents showed he wasn't). He threatened to move the team to San Antonio, saying that city was serious about taking the Marlins (when it wasn't). He said he couldn't afford a new stadium himself (when he could). And the City of Miami bought it. It gave him a new stadium on the taxpayers' dime in one of the biggest scams ever perpetrated in Miami (and that's saying something). Now, thanks to Loria's deceptive, two-faced, duplicitous scheme, Miami is on the hook for $2.4 BILLION through 2048.
This is the guy we're suddenly going to trust to make the Marlins a contender for years to come?
Uh. Yeah. Sure. OK.
Play ball.


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Mountain Home Demonstration State Forest announced they will be opening up on May 10, 2018. Great news for all those wanting to get to the Long Meadow TH on the western most portion of the Golden Trout Wilderness. The Long Meadow TH is a popular access point out of Shake Camp that leads up to Summit Lake and eventually Maggie Lakes. These lakes are both above 9,000 feet.
Trail conditions are not known at this point and exactly how much snow is up at the top of this trail is anyone's guess. However, if you plan to head out there as soon as you can please consider sharing what you find. It can me a simple email, note on our Facebook page, or a full story. Any information is appreciated. Either way, plan accordingly and enjoy!
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This is great news! Is there a number that I can call to confirm the opening today? I'd like to visit Maggie Lakes on Saturday.
Maggie Lakes will be an 11 mile hike from the Long Meadow TH. There is another way to get there in less miles, but the hike is very arduous and requires advanced navigation skills. Many people avoid this old way and some who tried were not successful.
Hi I am back from the trip.
Thank you for all the updates regarding the road access!
I probably could have done that during my younger years but now I'll stick to the trail. I could make it over the unnamed pass but going down Griswald trail looks very steep! What a trip is right! Did you do that in two days? Also, from Hidden Falls Campground is there a River Trail? I was planning on leaving from the trail head near Shake Camp. A trail from Hidden Fails would be nice.
I can't wait to here the frogs but only temporarily. I'll make it a point not to overnight there. They would keep me awake at night!


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