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NFL bettors can't go wrong with these teaser strategies
Adam Burke, VSiN
November 1, 2021 11:01am
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Teasers have been a very popular topic of conversation on our VSiN shows this NFL season and have also been a popular topic for those that have reached out with questions. It doesn't hurt that teasers have also been wildly successful this season. Most of the favorites teased down have covered. A lot of the ones teased up have covered as well.
I'll hit on a few of the key topics that I've been asked about.
When should I tease a side?
The most commonly promoted teaser is known as the "Wong Teaser." Named for Stanford Wong (whose real name was John Ferguson, by the way), this type of teaser was discussed in his 2001 book, Sharp Sports Betting. The idea here is the optimal teaser is one that encompasses the key numbers of 3 and 7, which are the most common final score discrepancies between teams.
In essence, teasing a favorite down from -7.5, -8 or -8.5 to -1.5, -2 or -2.5 includes the 3 and 7. Teasing an underdog from +1.5, +2 or +2.5 up to +7.5, +8 or +8.5 also includes the 3 and 7. These are the teasers that most bettors strive to have in pocket on an NFL Sunday.
We have seen an increase in teasers taking a -6 favorite down to PK or something like that. There is nothing inherently wrong with doing this, but from a mathematical standpoint, it would not be as effective as a teaser that catches the 3 and 7.
Should I tease off a key number?
The idea being teasing a -7 favorite down to -1 or a +3 underdog up to +9. This way, you "get" that key number, in the sense that it wouldn't be a push on a straight wager, it would be a winner on a teaser leg.
While I wouldn't call this a bad strategy, remember how many times in the past I've talked about shopping around to get the best number. In a lot of cases, you might be able to get a -6.5 or a +3.5 just by being patient or by having multiple accounts. Remember that a teaser is still a type of parlay. It is clearly more favorable for the player than a regular parlay, but you're also paying -130 or higher in vig to put together a two-team teaser.
The value of getting 6.5 instead of 7 or 2.5 instead of 3 is worth about 20 cents of line equity in the NFL. I haven't done the math or seen it done, but I would believe that a straight wager at -110 on -6.5 or +3.5 is a better option than a teaser at -7 or +3.
Patriots coach Bill Belichick
What about other teasers?
Reader Mac and I have been going back and forth on teaser strategies recently and his question was the inspiration for this piece. The games in question were Cincinnati teased to -4 against the Jets and the Patriots teased to +11.5 against the Chargers.
These are unconventional teaser legs, but the game has gotten a lot more unconventional. Three of the last four seasons, offenses have averaged 5.6 yards per play. Back in 2015, a team averaging 5.6 yards per play would have been 10th in the NFL. Now, that mark is just the average.
When Wong wrote about teasers back in 2001, game totals were much lower than they are now. The league average yards per play was 5.1. Averaging 5.6 yards per play would have made you a top-five offense. Teams averaged 20.2 points per game. Teams are scoring 23.6 ppg this season. Kickers have made 93.3 percent of their extra points this season. It was a 98.1 percent proposition in 2001 and 99.3 percent in 2014, the last season with the short PAT. There were 85 two-point conversion attempts in 2001. There have already been 58 this season through seven weeks.
The game has evolved. Scoring is higher. While 3 and 7 are still the two most common numbers, they aren't quite as common as they used to be, so their teaser importance, while still great, has lessened slightly.
Teasing a +5.5 up to +11 like the Patriots includes 7, but also 8, a more common number now, and 10, a number that has become more common with higher-scoring games. Similarly, 5 and 6 are more important now than they used to be, so getting 5, 6 and 7 with Cincinnati can have some equity.
While a Wong Teaser is still the top dog, other teasers and other fall numbers have gained more equity.
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Check out this author interview that David Todd did with me. I don't recall where we met online, but David sent me email and asked me if I would be willing to be interviewed. I said yes, and the rest is history.
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• Demand taxpayers pay taxes without the opportunity to question or appeal the amount owed.
• Threaten to have someone arrested for not paying.
• Threaten to revoke someone's driver's license, business licenses or immigration status.
• In general, first mail a bill to any taxpayer who owes taxes.
• Normally initiate contact with taxpayers through mail delivered by the United States Postal Service.
• Present official identification when visiting a taxpayer. Taxpayers have the right to see these credentials, and — if they would like — the representative will provide them with a dedicated IRS phone number for verifying the information and confirming their identity.
• Call or visit a home or business under certain circumstances. This includes when a taxpayer has an overdue tax bill, to secure a delinquent tax return or a delinquent employment tax payment, or to tour a business as part of an audit or criminal investigation. Even then, taxpayers will generally receive several letters from the IRS in the mail first.
• Assign certain cases to private debt collectors, but the IRS gives written notice to the taxpayer and their appointed representative before contact from a private collection agency.
• Offer several payment options. Payment by check should be payable to the U.S. Treasury and sent directly to the IRS, not a private collection agency.
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We have only one news item for our first issue of 2011: UC's highest-paid executives are demanding that their pensions be dramatically increased.
Yes, you heard right. While you were taking a much needed end-of-year break, the San Francisco Chronicle broke the story on December 29 that three dozen of UC's highest paid executives are threatening to sue unless UC raises their retirement pay. They want UC to disregard the federal limit of $245,000 on pension calculations.
The signers demanding the increase include some of the same executives who advocated slashing pension benefits for the lowest-paid UC workers by instituting a two-tier higher cost plan, a proposal approved by the regents last year for unrepresented employees. Any changes to benefits for union represented employees will have to be negotiated.
Those who have paid attention to the reactions to their demand must know how badly they shot themselves in the foot. The next day, Governor-elect Jerry Brown condemned the execs as "out of touch." Letter writers to the Chronicle on New Year's Day called the executives' demands "ludicrous," "outrageous," "indefensibly selfish," and a "betrayal," among other things. One writer said, "I no longer wish for my own children to attend UC, especially if this level of greed remains among their supposed leaders."
Even the San Francisco Chronicle's resident conservative columnist recognized the kernel of class privilege in the execs' demands.
In an editorial titled, "UC executives offer further evidence they live in a bubble," the Sacramento Bee said it was dumbfounded, galled, and appalled by the executives' demand.


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CHANDIGARH – March 31, 2008: Dr. Mool Chand Sharma, Vice-Chairman, University Grants Commission delivered a Special Diamond Jubilee Lecture on "Human Security and Human Development – Some Insights" at University Auditorium here today. Addressing the delegates of the First World Punjabi Conference Dr. Mool Chand Sharma said "the scene of human security seems very threatened and demands urgency of action, national as well as global"… "The world can never be at peace unless people have security in their daily lives".
Threats to the security may differ – hunger and disease in poor nations and drugs and crimes in rich nations – but these threats are real and growing"… "when the security of people is attacked in any corner of the world all nations are likely to get involved. Famines, ethnic conflicts, social disintegration, terrorism and trafficking are no longer isolated events confined within their national boundaries. Their consequences travel the globe requiring global zeal to fight them out", he added.
Dr. Sharma further observed that "the issue of human security and survival and environmental fragile planet has gained urgence. By the middle of this century the world's population may double and the world economy may quadruple. Food production must triple, if people are to be kept fed but the resources for agriculture are eroding. Energy must be provided, but even at today's level of use fossil fuels threatened climatic stability. The destruction of the world forests and the lands of biological wealth and diversity continue relentlessly"… "human security is relevant to people everywhere. Be it the developed or developing or under developed part of the world.
Dr. Sharma said that "job security, income security, health security, environmental security, security from crime – these are the emerging concerns of human security all over the world".
Dr. Sharma said that if the three trinities of : globalization, liberalization and privatization; mind boggtline revolution in science, technology and knowledge domain; end of cold war, rising movement of democracy across societies of the world and growth of powerful civil socieity movements have vastly influenced policy formulations at national and international level it cannot be seriously contested that quadrangle constituted by – Human Rights, Human Development, Human Needs and Human Security discourses have provided a larger ethical and political context for formulation and evaluation of these policies.
Shri Vijender Jain, Hon'ble Chief Justice of Punjab & Haryana High Court in his presidential remarks complimented the speaker for his thoroughness and genuine concern.
Dr. R.C. Sobti, Vice-Chancellor, Panjab University expressed his thanks to Chief Justice and Dr. Mool Chand Sharma for their concern for the academics and issues which need urgent attention.


We have heard from our comrades in NUMSA that a warrant of arrest has been issued for Comrade Fred M'membe of the Socialist Party of Zambia and that his wife and several workers connected to The Zambian Post Newspaper have been arrested in a violent raid on his house by scores of armed police.
This is the result of the Lungu government's determination to shut down an independent voice of opposition criticizing President Edgar Lungu, his Patriotic Front party and their followers.
It is an attack on freedom of the press, which is the cornerstone of any democratic society.
We agree completely with NUMSA, that as a working class party, "We have a responsibility to defend and advance democracy, human rights and full human freedom. We have a duty to defend and advance the interests of justice".
We wholeheartedly support the NUMSA call for workers internationally to show solidarity with workers fighting against tyranny and for democracy throughout Africa, and to boycott trade with Zambia.
Like NUMSA, we pledge our solidarity with all the working class and socialist forces in Zambia in general, and to the Socialist Party of Zambia in particular and to comrade Fred and The Post newspaper.
1. Stop, forthwith, the harassment of Comrade Fred, his wife and workers of The Post.
2. Fred M'membe's wife and all those detained must be released, immediately and unconditionally.
3. The warrant of arrest for Fred M'membe must be withdrawn immediately.
4. Ensure that Zambian tax authorities comply with the order to have The Post opened and operating normally, and to allow for the normal resolutions of the tax matters between the two parties.
5. The Mast must operate normally, without hindrance or harassment.


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George Malave
ABOUT: "Many people came with their parents… poor, living off the land, trying to better themselves. And then they found their medium, and used it to explore their environment," new media artist and founding member of En Foco, George Malave, explains. Born in Puerto Rico and raised in New York City, Malave has approached the immigrant experience from multiple angles in his work. "We must enter places unfamiliar to us," he explains while giving a preview of his latest mixed-media project, a kind of virtual pilgrimage based on sketches of his dreams. Malave is also compiling a collaborative book featuring the poetry and photography of "[Latino] artists who came here and are [living] the American Dream." Malave has done professional artistic portraits of many of the artists featured in the work; compelled by their immigrant stories, Malave reinterprets them with his own camera lens. "Once we find our passion, we kind of gravitate toward it," he says."My work is recording my life, my journey, in New York."
COMMUNITY VISIONS: "The arts have a way of changing communities. And always in a positive way," Malave states. He is excited about the prospects of the developing East Harlem community and supports new cultural projects and organizations."You see the changes: new buildings opening up, new stores, new opportunities." He also hopes that artists will see this period of flux as a source of inspiration; "It's a good thing for artists to be in [El Barrio] to record all the changes that are taking place… we need more writers, more photographers, [and] video as well. " Malave believes that the community should recognize its agency and strength as it grows. "People need to take charge of what they want to see happen. And they need good leadership.

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namespace Hangman\Event;

use Hangman\Event\Util\HangmanBasicResultEvent;
use MiniGame\Entity\MiniGameId;
use MiniGame\Entity\PlayerId;
use MiniGame\GameResult;

class HangmanPlayerTurnEvent extends HangmanBasicResultEvent implements GameResult
{
    /**
     * @var string
     */
    const NAME = 'hangman.player.turn';

    /**
     * Constructor
     *
     * @param MiniGameId $gameId
     * @param PlayerId   $playerId
     */
    public function __construct(
        MiniGameId $gameId,
        PlayerId $playerId
    ) {
        parent::__construct(self::NAME, $gameId, $playerId);
    }
}

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#include "cyber/common/file.h"

#include <cstdlib>
#include <string>
#include <vector>

#include "gmock/gmock.h"
#include "gtest/gtest.h"

#include "cyber/proto/unit_test.pb.h"

namespace apollo {
namespace cyber {
namespace common {

TEST(FileTest, proto_set_get_test) {
  apollo::cyber::proto::UnitTest message;
  message.set_class_name("FileTest");
  apollo::cyber::proto::UnitTest read_message;
  EXPECT_FALSE(SetProtoToASCIIFile(message, -1));
  EXPECT_FALSE(SetProtoToASCIIFile(message, "not_exists_dir/message.proto"));
  EXPECT_TRUE(SetProtoToASCIIFile(message, "message.ascii"));
  EXPECT_TRUE(SetProtoToBinaryFile(message, "message.binary"));

  EXPECT_FALSE(
      GetProtoFromASCIIFile("not_exists_dir/message.proto", &read_message));
  EXPECT_FALSE(
      GetProtoFromBinaryFile("not_exists_dir/message.proto", &read_message));
  EXPECT_TRUE(GetProtoFromASCIIFile("message.ascii", &read_message));
  EXPECT_TRUE(GetProtoFromBinaryFile("message.binary", &read_message));

  EXPECT_FALSE(GetProtoFromFile("not_exists_dir/message.proto", &read_message));
  EXPECT_TRUE(GetProtoFromFile("message.binary", &read_message));

  remove("message.binary");
  remove("message.ascii");
}

TEST(FileTest, file_utils_test) {
  apollo::cyber::proto::UnitTest message;
  message.set_class_name("FileTest");
  apollo::cyber::proto::UnitTest read_message;
  EXPECT_TRUE(SetProtoToBinaryFile(message, "message.binary"));

  std::string content;
  GetContent("message.binary", &content);
  EXPECT_FALSE(content.empty());
  content = "";
  GetContent("not_exists_dir/message.proto", &content);
  EXPECT_EQ("", content);

  EXPECT_TRUE(PathExists("./"));
  EXPECT_FALSE(PathExists("not_exits_file"));

  EXPECT_TRUE(DirectoryExists("./"));
  EXPECT_FALSE(DirectoryExists("not_exits_file"));
  EXPECT_FALSE(DirectoryExists("message.binary"));

  EXPECT_FALSE(CopyFile("not_exists_file", "1.txt"));
  EXPECT_TRUE(CopyFile("message.binary", "message.binary.copy"));

  std::string current_path = GetCurrentPath();
  EXPECT_TRUE(EnsureDirectory(current_path));
  EXPECT_TRUE("/not_exists_dir");
  EXPECT_TRUE(EnsureDirectory(current_path + "/1"));
  EXPECT_TRUE(EnsureDirectory(current_path + "/1/2"));
  EXPECT_TRUE(EnsureDirectory(current_path + "/1/2/3"));
  EXPECT_TRUE(EnsureDirectory(current_path + "/2"));
  EXPECT_TRUE(CopyFile("message.binary", current_path + "/2/message.binary"));
  EXPECT_TRUE(DirectoryExists(current_path + "/1/2/3"));

  EXPECT_FALSE(RemoveAllFiles("/not_exists_dir"));
  EXPECT_FALSE(RemoveAllFiles(current_path + "/1"));
  EXPECT_TRUE(RemoveAllFiles(current_path + "/2"));

  remove("message.binary");
  remove("message.binary.copy");
  rmdir((current_path + "/1/2/3").c_str());
  rmdir((current_path + "/1/2").c_str());
  rmdir((current_path + "/1").c_str());
  rmdir((current_path + "/2").c_str());
}

TEST(FileTest, ListSubPaths) {
  const auto root_subdirs = ListSubPaths("/");

  // Some common root subdirs should exist.
  EXPECT_NE(root_subdirs.end(),
            std::find(root_subdirs.begin(), root_subdirs.end(), "home"));
  EXPECT_NE(root_subdirs.end(),
            std::find(root_subdirs.begin(), root_subdirs.end(), "root"));
  // Something shouldn't exist.
  EXPECT_EQ(root_subdirs.end(),
            std::find(root_subdirs.begin(), root_subdirs.end(), "impossible"));
}

TEST(FileTest, Glob) {
  // Match none.
  EXPECT_TRUE(Glob("/path/impossible/*").empty());
  // Match one.
  EXPECT_THAT(Glob("/apollo"), testing::ElementsAre(std::string("/apollo")));
  EXPECT_THAT(Glob("/apol?o"), testing::ElementsAre(std::string("/apollo")));
  // Match multiple.
  EXPECT_THAT(
      Glob("/apol?o/modules/p*"),
      testing::AllOf(
          testing::Contains(std::string("/apollo/modules/perception")),
          testing::Contains(std::string("/apollo/modules/planning")),
          testing::Contains(std::string("/apollo/modules/prediction"))));
}

TEST(FileTest, GetAbsolutePath) {
  EXPECT_EQ("./xx.txt", GetAbsolutePath("", "./xx.txt"));
  EXPECT_EQ("/abc", GetAbsolutePath("/abc", ""));
  EXPECT_EQ("/home/work/xx.txt", GetAbsolutePath("/home/work", "xx.txt"));
  EXPECT_EQ("/home/work/xx.txt", GetAbsolutePath("/home/work/", "xx.txt"));
  EXPECT_EQ("/xx.txt", GetAbsolutePath("/home/work", "/xx.txt"));
  EXPECT_EQ("/home/work/./xx.txt", GetAbsolutePath("/home/work", "./xx.txt"));
}

TEST(FileTest, GetFileName) {
  EXPECT_EQ("xx.txt", GetFileName("xx.txt"));
  EXPECT_EQ("xx", GetFileName("./xx.txt", true));
  EXPECT_EQ("xx.txt", GetFileName("./xx.txt"));
  EXPECT_EQ("xx", GetFileName("./xx.txt", true));
  EXPECT_EQ(".txt", GetFileName("./.txt"));
  EXPECT_EQ("", GetFileName("./.txt", true));
  EXPECT_EQ("txt", GetFileName("/path/.to/txt"));
  EXPECT_EQ("txt", GetFileName("/path/.to/txt", true));
  EXPECT_EQ("", GetFileName("/path/to/"));
  EXPECT_EQ("", GetFileName("/path/to/", true));
}

}  // namespace common
}  // namespace cyber
}  // namespace apollo


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Shaky yields, short covering buoy chickpea values
Liz Wells, September 19, 2017
AN UNIMPRESSIVE yield outlook and short covering by traders to cover nearby bulk and containerised export commitments has lifted the price of chickpeas available in coming weeks to rates in excess of $950 per tonne.
A chickpea crop between Coonamble and Walgett shows the impact of a harsh season. Image: Duncan Whittle, igrain
Associated Grain commodity trader, Mark Schmidt, at Dalby on southern Queensland's Darling Downs, said dry conditions were driving the market.
"What we're seeing is internal pricing for people filling contracts, and speculating that yields are not going to be good; that's brought the market up $50/t in the past four weeks for October through to January delivery," Mr Schmidt said.
He has quoted the delivered Downs price at $930 for October, $900 for November and $860-$880 for December-January.
"Every day, we've been dealing with frost risk and dry conditions, and the rise in prices reflects that."
Last week, Narrabri-based broker, Agvantage, put the September-early October new-crop market for delivery into Gladstone and Mackay port zones at $955/t, and the Darling Downs at around $900/t for October-November delivery.
Robinson Grain Toowoomba-based trader, Anthony Furse, said competition within the trade for chickpeas being harvested in Central Queensland was buoying prices for nearby delivery.
"The interesting thing is that domestic prices are above where the export market says they should be," Mr Furse said.
"Shipments need to be made, and there's competition for what's out there; that's lifted prices into October, with a little drop in November-December, and then a pronounced drop in January.
"What we don't know is where yields will be, and if you don't get in now for your vessel, or the yields are low, you'll miss out."
Mr Furse said new export business for chickpeas was not being written, which explained the slide in values between now and January.
Indicative prices for chickpeas delivered to Darling Downs container packers were quoted at around $935/t for October, $900/t for November-December and $810/t for January, with the market hard to call past that point.
"In India, the monsoon's wasn't as good as was expected, and they're planting the crop that will come off between February and April in October-November.
"It would not be surprising for demand to pick up after their harvest, and into the back half of our crop year."
Agvantage broker, Josh Brown, said he could see little downside for chickpea prices.
"Overseas, they've realised our harvest isn't going to be good; no-one's got much idea of quantity, and there are orders to fill in India and in Australia."
Mr Brown said current-crop chickpeas were still making their way out of storage and trading at around $900, in line with new-crop values for October-November.
"Packers may be struggling a little bit, and some are moving them out of Central Queensland to fill their orders."
Shipments start
The shipping stem for Central Queensland has indicated 90,000t of bulk chickpeas are booked to be exported out of Gladstone and Mackay in total this and next month.
However, containerised chickpeas are expected to account for the vast majority of new-crop shipments.
Quality concerns
Mr Schmidt said the Central Queensland harvest was now about 25 per cent complete, and quality to date had been good, but that was likely to change in the next few weeks as harvest moved into frosted crops.
Moisture stress was also seen as likely to challenge quality through making seeds unusually brittle.
"Hot, dry conditions could take the moisture out of grain and give us a more brittle product that has trouble coming in below the 6pc defective, or split and broken, of the sample allowed.
"It might be hard for growers to get a good, clean sample, and our message to growers is to sell to someone who can take in out-of-spec product and clean it."
While a number of cereal and canola crops have been cut for hay, grazed out or abandoned, most chickpea crops were expected to hold on until harvest.
Early harvested Central Queensland crops have been yielding 1-1.25 tonnes per hectare, but yields were expected to slide to 0.5-0.75t/ha with later and frosted crops.
Sources said most growers in southern Queensland and northern NSW, had mostly taken out area or "min-max" contracts at roughly 0.5-1.25t/ha.
Last year, ample moisture saw many Australian chickpea crops yield 3-4t/ha; yield estimates for new-crop are generally in the 0.5-1.5t/ha range.
"Considering the season, it's remarkable how tough chickpeas are. They've been a saviour for a lot of growers."


Celebrate Watermelon Day with this tasty salad! Today is National Watermelon Day and to celebrate this supremely summery fruit, we thought it would be nice to present a dish that's a bit out of the ordinary. We came across this recipe from Good Food Channel which we just loved and wanted to share.
1. Peel and halve the red onion and cut into very fine half-moons and put in a small bowl to steep with the lime juice, to bring out the transparent pickness in the onions and diminish their rasp. Two limes' worth should do it, but you can find the fruits disappointingly dried up and barren when you cut them in half, in which case add more.
5. Tip the now glowingly puce onions, along with their pink juices over the salad in the bowl, add the oil and olives, then using your hands toss the salad very gently so that the feta and melon don't lose their shape. Add a good grinding of black pepper and taste to see whether the dressing needs more lime.


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Dublin residential boom puts Clongriffin on the map
Following a decade of stagnation in residential construction across Ireland, signs of a resurgence are everywhere to see. Set against city skylines now clustered with tower cranes, the construction industry is leading the charge as the country heads towards full employment.
Throughout the wider Dublin region, developers are now bringing forward residential opportunities, sparking a boom in the demand for associated infrastructure and amenities. This has generated a flurry of civil engineering schemes, delivering improvements in the region's road, drainage, sewerage and transport networks, in readiness for progressive home building.
Waterman Moylan has been heavily involved with improving the region's infrastructure over the last decade, delivering expert consultation and design for multiple schemes, alongside our work in central Dublin. Major projects in this area have included the Gannon Homes mixed-use development at Clongriffin on the northern fringe of Dublin. We provided all civil, structural and traffic engineering for master planning, planning and construction services for this new town.
The Clongriffin masterplan, prepared in the early 2000's, included up to 80,000 m2 of retail, offices, leisure space, healthcare facilities, a nursing home and 3,500 residential units in a mix of apartments and housing. Development has proceeded in phases over the last decade, and has included the construction of all main infrastructure, incorporating a new railway station adjacent to a new central town square, a public bus terminus and a 1,200-space basement car park. Over 1,600 of the residential units and 14,000 m2 of commercial space have already been delivered, with a further 150 residential units under construction.
Currently, the mixed-use five-storey Block 2 is under construction, comprising commercial units at street level with 84 apartments above. Our team in Dublin are providing multidiscipline engineering services for Block 2, and for an additional 300 homes to the periphery of the site.
As the residential market gathers momentum, the Clongriffin development has swung back into action elsewhere and planning has now commenced for all remaining undeveloped areas within the site, which incorporates many of the plots that are more proximate to the Town Square and the associated public bus and rail links. These sites have been identified as capable of supporting greater height and density than the already completed residential perimeter blocks.
The planning scheme for the remaining undeveloped lots, designed by architectural practices Conroy Crowe Kelly, Wilson Architecture and Downey Planning and Architecture, features twelve separate mixed-use buildings, varying from 4 to 17 storeys.
The 1,500 residential units will offer a mix of apartments, private and social housing, alongside a new cinema, cafes and restaurants, retail units and community facilities at street level surrounding the Town Square.
The size of the proposed scheme is such that the planning application will follow the new fast-track Strategic Housing Development planning system, which allows planning applications to be submitted directly to An Bord Pleanala, the planning appeals board, and reduces the time required for a decision on large scale residential developments by a year or more.
Our team has been appointed to provide all civil, structural and traffic engineering services required for the planning scheme design. We are updating much of the underlying masterplan assumptions to consider challenging new conditions and increasing sustainability standards since the original conception of the new town. The revised streetscape will prioritise pedestrians, cyclist facilities and public transport provision, whilst also improving storm water management, building energy efficiency and building quality.
Paul O'Connell, Managing Director of Waterman Moylan, said; "We are delighted to continue our work on the Clongriffin new town, extending our relationship with G Gannon Properties as they shape the future of the community. With many of the apartment buildings designed specifically for the Build to Rent market, this is likely to attract significant interest from major long-term investors. With its excellent public transport connectivity to the main business districts in the city centre, the new residential units on offer will be in high demand."
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Pakistan army denies mutilating bodies of Indian soldiers
Updated May 02, 2017 | 09:04 IST | Times Now Bureau
Pakistan Army has denied mutilating the bodies of two Indian soldiers. It has even denied
Islamabad: Even as the Indian Army has warned Pakistan of an "appropriate response" to the barbaric mutilation of the bodies of two Indian soldiers by its Army, Pakistan has denied that any such attack was carried out. Pakistan has also denied violating ceasefire on Monday morning.
"Pakistan Army did not commit any ceasefire violation on LoC as alleged by India. Indian blame of mutilating Indian soldiers is also false," tweeted Nafees Zakaria, spokesperson of Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. "Pakistan Army is highly professional force and will never disrespect a soldier," he added.
Pakistan Army did not commit any ceasefire violation on LoC as alleged by India. Indian blame of mutilating Indian soldiers is also false.
— M. Nafees Zakaria (@ForeignOfficePk) May 1, 2017
Pakistan Army is highly professional force and will never disrespect a soldier.
The attack by Pakistan's army has evoked a sharp reaction in India, with leaders across political parties condemning the act.
Defence Minister Arun Jaitley has slammed Pakistan for the attack and has reiterated that the Army will deliver an "appropriate response."
"Two of our soldiers in Poonch have been killed and their bodies mutilated by our neighbours. This is a reprehensible and inhuman act. Such attacks don't even take place during war let alone peace," said Arun Jaitley. "The sacrifice of these two soldiers will not go in vain," he added.
Pakistan Army mutilated the bodies of two Indian soldiers, an Army JCO and a BSF head constable, who were martyred on Monday morning after the Pakistan Army violated ceasefire along the Line of Control in Poonch district. Pakistan's Border action team (BAT) crossed into the Indian side as the Pakistan Army launched heavy rocket and mortar firing on two forward posts in the Krishna Ghati sector
in Poonch.
In the strongly-worded statement, the Indian Army has condemned the act by Pakistan and has promised an appropriate response.
The ceasefire violation at Krishna Ghati sector of Jammu and Kashmir took place around 8:30 AM on Monday. Pakistan fired rockets at a forward defence location (FDL) post of the BSF along the LoC in Poonch, killing two and injuring one soldier. Two BSF jawans and an army JCO were injured in the attack.
This is the second instance in the six months that Pakistan has resorted to such a dastardly act at the border. In November 2016, the body of one jawan was found mutilated after three soldiers were martyred in Pakistan firing at Line of Control (LoC) in Macchal sector in Kupwara district in Jammu and Kashmir.
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Didcot's own Matt Richardson tells Peter Anderson how much he's looking forward to his show at the Cornerstone – not least because his mum always helps his home gig sell out!
Matt's first tour at the tender age of 21 was called Hometown Hero, and now he brings his latest tour Imposter to his home town. With this tour, he's celebrating a decade delighting audiences, both as a stand-up and as a link on many television shows. When I caught up with the lad from Didcot I found, among other things, his mother is still one of his best, and busiest fans.
"I love the show at The Cornerstone whenever I do it," says Matt. "It's full of familiar faces and it's always a lovely sell-out! My mum basically does all the leg work and promotes it to everyone she knows, so it's a very stress-free show for the promoter!"
What can the audiences look forward to?" It's loads of new material, about growing up and settling down with some stories about my slightly unusual life on the fringes of the public eye, with one or two of my old routines thrown in from my previous shows as a slight celebration of my decade in the business!"
Feeling he is an imposter as an adult now 28, what's Matt favourite age? "About 21 or 22. You've broken into the world and feel like everything is in front of you and anything is possible, but a lot of the reality hasn't set in yet. And your parents are still happy to cover your rent once in a while."
His career has included television work, does the stand-up experience stand him in good stead? "Yes, I really think it does. I've done a lot of shows that require dealing with members of the public, and I think years on stage talking to them really sets you up for that. Live TV is such a different beast to stand-up, but I've had to make up 10 minutes of a show after the autocue failed and there was nothing to prompt me. The one thing live TV and stand-up have in common are this – when it's going badly time slows down to a crawl!"
Is there somewhere he would love to perform? "I'd be quite keen to gig in America. I've filmed there lots over the years, but I'd be really interested to see how my act goes down with their comedy club audiences. I've got a lot of routines I worry are far too UK centric, and I am planning on world domination (once I can sell out Didcot without my mum, of course)."
Matt is performing on Saturday 15th February; visit the Cornerstone website for ticket information.
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Artifact & Excavation Photographs,Site 18HA242, Aberdeen Proving Ground (2003)
IMAGE Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory.
Photographs taken of artifacts collected from Site 18HA242 and and test units dug as part of a Phase I investigation of Site 18HA242, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. In addition, there are photographs of a chain and stove door from the site that was conserved at the Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory. Photographs of the conservation process can be found in PDF format as part of the '1996.041 APG Supplemental Cultural Resource Management Plan, Spesutie Island, Aberdeen Proving...
Artifact Inventory, Quiet Lodge, Aberdeen Proving Ground (1999)
DATASET R. Christopher Goodwin and Associates.
Artifact Inventory from Phase III Investigations at Site 18HA242, Quiet Lodge, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, US.
Iron Chain, Quiet Lodge, Aberdeen Proving Ground (2008)
Images of a chain (before, during and after conservation treatment) from Site 18HA242, Quiet Lodge, Aberdeen, Proving Ground, Maryland, US.
Metal Artifacts, Sites 18HA030 and 18HA242, Aberdeen Proving Ground (2009)
Images of metal artifacts from Site 18HA030, Old Baltimore, and 18HA242, Quiet Lodge, after conservation treatment.
Phase I Investigation of Spesutie Island, Aberdeen Proving Ground (1996.041)
PROJECT Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Norfolk, VA.
This project contains photographs of excavation, artifacts and conservation efforts associated a Phase I investigation on Spesutie Island, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland . Images here of excavations are digital copies of photographs originally taken in 1993. The photographs are divided by site, with a Image Resource page for Site 18HA133 and another Image Resource page for Site 18HA242. Photographs of the conservation process of artifacts from Site 18HA242 are available as a single PDF.
Phase I/II Investigations at Gunpowder Meeting House & Phase III Investigation at Quiet Lodge, Aberdeen Proving Ground (2001.054)
PROJECT Army -- Archaeology and Historic Preservation Program.
This Project contains materials from Phase I/II Investigations at Gunpowder Meeting House and the Phase III Investigation at Quiet Lodge, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, US.
Stove Conservation Photographs, Spesutie Island, Aberdeen Proving Ground (1 of 2) (2006)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory.
This document contains photographs taken in March 28 & April 28, 2006 at the Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory. The photos document conservation of parts of a stove found at Site 18HA242. Each photograph is labelled with the original file name.
This document contains photographs taken in 2006 and 2009 at the Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory. The photos document conservation of parts of a stove found at Site 18HA242. Additional photographs can be found at https://core.tdar.org/document/391900. This PDF was generated from the original image files. File names for each are included underneath each image.


The 2013 Canadian Rural Revitalization Foundation (CRRF) annual conference will be held in Thunder Bay, Ontario, 24-27 October 2013. The conference is being co-hosted by the Nishnawbe-Aski Nation (NAN), Lakehead University, and the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association (NOMA).
Further details on the conference will be provided soon, and can be found at www.crrf.ca/?page_id=2076.


Wood primers prevent tannins and oils from bleeding through.
3 What Paint Colors Work Best to Cover Wood Paneling?
Before you paint unpainted wood paneling, it's important to properly prepare it, which includes cleaning, scuffing and priming it. The job of the primer is twofold: to improve paint adhesion and block stains. Your primer should have a high solids content and strong bonding properties.
Pass right by the drywall section in the paint store when looking for a primer for paneling. Drywall primer is primarily intended to bind paint to the paper surface of drywall, and it's too thin to seal wood paneling. Your destination should be the interior woodwork section, where you'll find a number of high-solids products. The best one depends on the type of paint you plan to use, and on the type and condition of the paneling.
In the past, the best wood primers were shellac-based and fairly noxious. Modern primers for interior woodwork are water-based and just as effective. It's doubtful you'll be painting with a solvent-based paint, but even if you do, you can prime with a water-based product. To make the painting job go more quickly, add some pigment to the primer to bring its color closer the that of the topcoat.
Deziel, Chris. "The Best Primer for Wall Paneling." Home Guides | SF Gate, http://homeguides.sfgate.com/primer-wall-paneling-94408.html. Accessed 24 April 2019.


Valentine's Day in Marshfield: Where are your go-to romantic spots?
Valentine's Day: What spots should people check out in Marshfield on the holiday?
Where are you going for a romantic Valentine's Day dinner? What activities will you partake in? What businesses will you be going to to celebrate love?
MARSHFIELD - Local businesses, are you doing anything special for Valentine's Day? Maybe you're an art studio having a couples art class, or maybe you're a restaurant offering special Valentine's Day deals.
Sweethearts, lovers, couples, baes — we want to hear from you! Where are you going for your romantic Valentine's Day dinner? What activities will you be partaking in out on the town? What businesses will you be going to to celebrate love?
We want to know so we can let other Marshfieldians know their options for the lovefest. Send over your Valentine's Day plans and specials to reporter Mitchell A. Skurzewski at mskurzewski@marshfield.gannett.com, and we'll compile your picks into an article to publish as the romantic day nears.


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Girls' PCAL-C soccer: St. Francis holds off Castillo, Pajaro Valley for 4th straight win
By: TONY NUNEZ - Updated: 6 months ago
WATSONVILLE — Lightning strikes could be seen throughout Watsonville late Wednesday night.
Lightning almost struck in the closing minutes of Wednesday night's Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress division showdown between St. Francis and Pajaro Valley.
The Grizzlies nearly forced a tie in the closing minutes of the teams' contest at Emmett M. Geiser Field, but the Sharks' defense held tough through a pressure-packed flurry over the final five minutes for a 2-1 win, their fourth straight victory.
With the win, St. Francis improved to 5-2-1 overall and 4-2 in PCAL-Cypress action, improving on its single-season record for most league wins in program history just six games into the season.
"Our team is very special," said St. Francis freshman midfielder Makenna Bedolla. "We're definitely growing and I'm very proud of us. We have a great future ahead of us."
Bedolla stepped in for injured sophomore striker Devlyn Gomez, and excelled at the tip of the offensive spear by scoring both of the Sharks' goals.
She converted a one-on-one opportunity 17 minutes in, and made it 2-0 13 minutes later on a free kick from mere feet away following a Pajaro Valley back-pass.
But the Grizzlies did not shrink after the intermission.
Sophomore striker Jasmin Castillo would not let them.
She danced around St. Francis defenders time and again, and produced a handful of scoring opportunities over the final 40 minutes.
But only one, a penalty kick during the 68th minute, showed up on the scoreboard.
The rest only drew "oohs" and "ahhs" from the fans scattered across the wooden stands at Watsonville High who braved the scattered showers to see the two city schools compete.
"I haven't played like this in a while," said Castillo, who now has 11 goals on the season. "My head hasn't really been in the game like it was today. I've been trying to build up my confidence, and I've been taking more shots and trying to lead my team more…I feel like I played better than I have throughout the season."
Pajaro Valley, at the bottom of the PCAL-Cypress with a 0-4-1 record, might need even more from last year's Monterey Bay League Pacific division Newcomer of the Year over the next few weeks as it tries to break a 25-game losing streak against league opponents before the end of the season.
Castillo is hoping Wednesday's effort will be the key to helping the team snap out of its funk.
Pajaro Valley hosts Soledad back at Geiser Field on Friday.
"This was a really great game," Castillo said. "The girls got their confidence up, and it made me really happy."
The Sharks' confidence, too, was sky-high as they climbed into second place in the PCAL-Cypress heading into the second round of league play.
That confidence bodes well for St. Francis, which will have a chance to right the wrongs of their first round of league play next week. The Sharks host Seaside on Jan. 23 and travel across town to play league-leading Monte Vista Christian two days later.
They lost to both teams to start the PCAL-Cypress season 0-2, but bounced back with the longest league winning streak in program history.
"[This streak] shows how we can get to the top," Bedolla said. "We have to keep pushing each other."
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PONY baseball: Watsonville takes home the silver in Coast Regional tourney
Little League: Capitola-Soquel All-Stars wins 11s championship
Weekend Roundup: PV United FC captures Wild West Division
The Grizzlies nearly forced a tie in the closing minutes of Wednesday's contest at Emmett M. Geiser Field, but the Sharks' defense held tough through a pressure-packed flurry over the final five minutes of their 2-1 win, their fourth straight victory.
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Recent events seem to suggest the cryptocurrency bubble is finally starting to deflate. Bitcoin, Ethereum and most of their crypto cousins are significantly down while regulators in several countries are finally beginning to take action on the ground. Nobel laureate economists are also speaking up against the digital currency, arguing that the new currency is not capable of fulfilling the three core functions that define money.
Does this mean that ICOs are on the way out?
If we look at the latest ICO data,1 Data was obtained from tokendata.io. Sample size includes 1032 ICOs completed by the end of 31 January 2018. 485 or 47% percent did not report any funding. The total number of successful ICOs is thus 547. The DAO ICO is not included as it is considered a failure. Hdac, quoted by some as the top ICO, is included but apparently reported at current (lower) Bitcoin prices. the answer seems to be negative.
Figure 1 shows 513 ICOs finalized in the last thirteen months. That is almost two ICOs per working day. The graph also highlights the twenty-four ICOs that raised 50 million USD or more. This group of firms attracted 2.24 billion dollars or 32.5 percent of the total for the period. ICOs completed in this same period account for 98.6 percent of all total investment in the sector. This shows that ICOs really took off last year.
Tezos is still the largest ICO, but both the ongoing EOS and the upcoming Telegram ICO could surpass it. On the other hand, note that most ICOs are agglomerated around the low end of the investment scale.
As seen in figure 2, the ICO spike started April of last year. Total investment by month has been steadily increasing since September. While the most substantial number of ICOs took place in November with 97, January of this year is the most successful regarding funds raised with a total of 1.49 billion dollars. The data also reports 440 ICOs completed in 2017 which is indeed larger than the number of IPOs in the US for that same year, but less than the almost 500 IPOs launched in 1999 during the peak of the dot-com boom.
In any event, the data also suggests a steady increase in the median amount each ICO startup or firm is getting. This is depicted in figure 3.
After a slow down during the Summer months of last year, the median investment per ICO has increased since October. At that time, the median per ICO was around 1.34 million dollars. By the end of January, it had risen to 16 million or over twelve times in just four months. This seems to suggest that while more capital is flowing into the sector, the quality of the ICO appears to be improving as a relatively smaller number of startups are getting a more significant amount of funds.
In a previous post, I examined the distribution of ICO investments and noted a high degree of skewness. That is, the gap between ICOs getting maximum and minimum capital inflows is very large. This continues to be the case now as for example this last January the difference between the top and bottom ranked ICOs was 99 million USD – the top getting 100 million. My calculations indicate that standard deviations for months with more than fifteen ICOs or more are pretty significant. Skewness is so acute that many sample months have a standard deviation larger than both the mean and the median. However, estimations for the last six months indicate skewness is getting smaller – but not at a rapid pace.
This ICO trait is better shown in Figure 4 which displays the Lawrence curve for all ICOs included in the TokenData sample.
Ten percent of all ICOs attract fifty-five percent of the total of 6.99 billion dollars invested on blockchain ICOs since 2014. Moving up the curve, we note that twenty-five percent of firms in the fray capture seventy-six percent of total investment. That is, 411 companies and startups compete for a pot of 1.68 billion dollars. The median investment for this group is 2.3 million dollars. Not that these amounts are insignificant. But they do show fierce and intense competition in the sector.
More significant here is the fact that close to fifty percent of all ICOs do not report any incoming funding. While some might be keeping this information out of the public sphere, most are probably not succeeding in raising any financing. The data indicate that since November of last year the number of "failed" ICOs is more significant than those that prevailed. Last December, sixty-three percent of ICOs did not report any data. This ratio went down to fifty-six percent in January of this year.
All in all, current evidence suggests ICOs are alive and kicking and will continue to thrive in the short run. Intense competition in the sector is also a good proxy for this. While launching and running ICOs might seem simple to some, there are still lots of risks both technologist and investors need to factor in.
The issue now is that financial needs and not technological innovation are leading the process with blockchains providing a magic magnet attracting capital from all sides.
1. ⇧ Data was obtained from tokendata.io. Sample size includes 1032 ICOs completed by the end of 31 January 2018. 485 or 47% percent did not report any funding. The total number of successful ICOs is thus 547. The DAO ICO is not included as it is considered a failure. Hdac, quoted by some as the top ICO, is included but apparently reported at current (lower) Bitcoin prices.


The overall leadership and vision used by Clark in their approach to meeting minority and women employment goals are to be commended.
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The full-service, 1.5 million square-foot Brooke Army Medical Center was completed by Clark in 1995. Despite delays from severe rain storms during the project's first four months, the project was delivered eight months ahead of schedule.
Brooke Army Medical Center features several major components: an eight-story patient tower with 450-beds; a five-story ancillary section that houses operating rooms, laboratories, and pharmacies; a three-story clinical area with outpatient services; a mechanical service bay; and a central energy plant. In addition, over 1.1 million square feet of interstitial space between floors services the sophisticated mechanical requirements of the medical center.
Almost two decades after the completion of Brooke Army Medical Center, Clark returned to renovate the facility as part of the San Antonio Military Medical Center.


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Published:Monday | June 10, 2019 | 12:14 AMJessica Harrison - Lifestyle Writer
Nickii Kane Photo
How beautiful is this black and white portrait?
Freelance creative director, film director, graphic designer, painter, art director, and director of photography. All these hats sit on the head of one woman, Nickii Kane. Not many adults knew exactly where they wanted to be as a child, but Kane figured it out pretty quickly.
"I knew I wanted to be some kind of artist since grade two. I didn't know the exact role but I knew. The class was told to draw our favourite animal and I drew an elephant because it was easy. To my surprise, people were raving about it," she recalled
Hailing from Montego Bay, Kane journeyed to Kingston in 2011 to pursue a career in visual communication at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts. Having graduated in 2016, the even-tempered creative decided to stay in Kingston to nurture the business she had started. Kane recollects the experience of making the transition to photography when she moved from the inner city, where she had no access to the Internet and cable television, into a community where all these amenities were afforded to her.
"My world view suddenly expanded just by watching international television. I remember watching America's Next Top Model and I wanted to replicate what they were doing," she laughed.
Stumbling upon a camera in her mother's closet, Kane's brother became her muse and she decided to show the world how she saw him via Facebook. The likes and shares motivated her to take the craft seriously. Now she is traveling and capturing the faces and hearts of those who dare to stand in her direction.
Being able to bring a concept to life and capturing life as it is happening are Kane's favourite parts of photography.
"The process of photography is beautiful. I get inspiration from any and everything around me. I have so many ideas, my creative friends have ideas, we collaborate, prepare the mood board, pitch the idea then after that, it's just magic," said the 25-year-old.
According to seasoned photographer Kane, finding jobs isn't the straw breaking the camel's back. In fact, it is the quite easy to source jobs once you've mastered the art of selling your brand and your work speaks for you. The real challenge is access to equipment. "It is expensive to bring the equipment into the country due to the charges set by the Jamaica customs and the few people who have them, don't readily rent for obvious reasons."
"In another five or 10 years, I hope to be travelling the world and doing a lot of work in Africa. Just learning and connecting and giving the rest of the world real, holistic insight on what happens over there."
Kane advises all aspiring photographers to spend time learning the craft. Be it the aspect of retouching and editing or just simply allowing one's self to be a part of the experience.
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Shane Farrell, 20, from Minneapolis, MN, is currently a junior at Lawrence University in Appleton, WI, where he is pursuing a double major in government and biology.
Shane began diving recreationally with his mom when he was in middle school. After obtaining his Open Water Certification in 2010, his passion for diving and the world underwater was ignited. Since then, Shane has received certifications in a variety of dive specialties including ice diving, deep diving, dry suit diving, search and recovery, and emergency oxygen provider. While taking classes and working as a research assistant at Lawrence, Shane is completing his Dive Master certification and helping with classes at a dive shop in Wisconsin.
Shane has pursued his passion for science while at Lawrence, where he has primarily focused on microbiology and molecular cloning. He began working as a research assistant in the biology department as a freshman, and has co-authored a paper based on cloning and characterizing ciliated genes in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans.
Shane has begun to merge his passion for underwater discovery and research while in college. In his spring term, he will travel to the Caymans to conduct dive research. Shane is looking forward to exploring a new area of science while combining his passion for research and underwater discovery this summer as the 2018 Our World-Underwater Scholarship Society Dr. Lee H. Somers Scientific Diving Intern with AAUS.


Lacto-fermenting vegetables (think classic dill pickles or sauerkraut) used to be all about food preservation and eating out-of-season produce, but it can mean so much more. Fermenting veggies gives new life and flavor to the food plucked from your backyard garden or bought at your local farmers market. It's easy, it's fun, and it's amazingly healthy.


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CLUB NEWS: Irish gear-up for training camp in Bath
The London Irish first team were back in training today as all roads lead to the Greene King IPA Championship encounter against London Scottish on Saturday 25th February.
Following the impressive 60-14 victory over Nottingham, the squad were given time off last week as the business end of the campaign looms large. Reporting into the club's Hazelwood training complex this morning, Nick Kennedy's men will travel to Bath tomorrow where they will train against the Premiership Rugby outfit at Farleigh House.
Looking forward to the trip down the M4, Director of Rugby Kennedy said: "We are very grateful to Bath for allowing us to train with them and it promises to be a very productive day as we get ourselves prepared for the season run-in.
"The trip to Bath will not only allow us the opportunity to train at a high intensity, it will also provide us with a change of scenery which will no doubt benefit the lads.
"We are very much excited at the prospect of playing in front of our supporters again at the Madejski Stadium in just under two weeks' time – our supporters have been fantastic this season and they have travelled the length and breadth of the country to cheer us on this season.
"Their support is never taken for granted and hopefully we can put on a good performance when we return to action at home to Scottish."
The Exiles remain unbeaten in the league this term, racking up 14 wins out of 14 to cement their position at the summit of the Championship table.
Kennedy is keen to continue this winning sequence, adding: "It's an old cliché, but we are just taking each game as it comes and concentrating on our next challenge which will serve us well.
"The Championship is a relentless competition and it's crucial that we remain 100% focussed week in, week out."
Tickets for the London Scottish game on Saturday 25th February are available by calling 0118 968 1016 or click here to purchase online.


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It is part of the Tehuantepec District in the west of the Istmo Region.

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Q: Config IIS or ASP.NET to Use 'Login user' in Parallelism rather than 'IIS APPPOOL\\MyAppPool' User I have a web site in ASP.NET 4 that need Connect to SQL Server 2008 R2 with Parallelism, Also Use IIS 7 and Windows authentication, I use Parallel.Foreach expression, When I use Foreach every thing is fine, but in Parallel.Foreach I get an error: Login failed for user: 'IIS APPPOOL\\MyAppPool'., So after some search I found need to change Process Model identity in Application pool From ApplicationPoolIdentity to LocalSystem:

Or I can add specific user:

But the last one is not a proper solution.
So I check in SQL SPs modified it and add line:

Then the result is: When I use foreach (mean without parallelism) all the registered user is MyLoginUser but with Parallel.foreach (And LocalSystem Identity) the first user registered is MyLoginUser and the others is NT Authority System.
Also I found Parallel Impersonation but not worked either and I got the same error.
As I understand MyLoginUser have not permission to Multi Connect to sql, Am I right?
if yes, so how can I add permission to this user?
In final I try to use ApplicationPoolIdentity and MyLoginUser to use Parallelism to connect to SQL. Does any one have any suggestion?
UPDATE:
I found that the first connection to db is the MyLoginUser then the ASP.NET try to connect more and let ApplicationPool do this, but the applicationpool can not login because have not permission and I also don't want to let it, the only user could connect must be myloginuser.
So the question could be:
How config IIS or ASP.NET to use myloginuser (the same of first user)
to connect with all connections to db (also in Parallel connections)?

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Some of Last Year's Dealer Wounds Remain Unhealed
Some auto dealers are putting the industry's massive dealership eliminations behind them, but others remain fighting mad. We're moving on, says Michael Maroone, president of AutoNation Inc., the country's largest dealership chain. General Motors Co. and Chrysler Group LLC., as part of last year's post-bankruptcy reorganization plans, slashed their dealership ranks by 2,000 stores. AutoNation lost
Steve Finlay | Mar 01, 2010
Some auto dealers are putting the industry's massive dealership eliminations behind them, but others remain fighting mad.
"We're moving on," says Michael Maroone, president of AutoNation Inc., the country's largest dealership chain.
General Motors Co. and Chrysler Group LLC., as part of last year's post-bankruptcy reorganization plans, slashed their dealership ranks by 2,000 stores.
AutoNation lost seven Chrysler and four GM stores. Although the U.S. Congress subsequently passed a law allowing affected dealers to take their cases to a third-party arbitrator, AutoNation is not planning to seek such redress.
"There was no question domestic auto makers were over-dealered," especially Chrysler with 3,500 dealerships, Maroone says at a J.D. Power and Associates' conference held in conjunction with the annual National Auto Dealers Assn. convention.
But the way GM and Chrysler carried out the dealership cuts was "painful," he says. "Most of the cuts were rational decisions; many were not."
Tammy Darvish, vice president of Darcars Automotive Group, with 26 stores in the Washington area, is seeking arbitration for the dealerships her family business lost.
She says it is un-American for an auto maker to close a store without compensation after a dealer has invested millions of dollars in that facility at the manufacturer's request.
"That's why we are fighting," says Darvish, who testified during Congressional hearings on the dealership closings.
She angrily recalls an auto maker's attorney telling a bankruptcy judge it would be appropriate to get Chrysler's dealer count down to about 1,300, the same number of dealers for Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Inc.
"It was one of the most ignorant things I ever heard," Darvish says. "I was baffled that a Harvard attorney would say something like that."
Another egregious statement came from an auto maker representative who claimed dealers cost manufacturers $2 million a year per store, says Sid DeBoer, chairman of Lithia Motors Inc., a dealership chain. "That was putting forth a fallacious argument."
At one point, Chrysler brands accounted for 40% of Lithia's portfolio, he says. "We took a big bet when Daimler-Benz (AG) bought Chrysler (and formed DaimlerChrysler AG). We thought it would be the best auto company in the world."
Now that Chrysler is linked with Italy's Fiat Auto SpA, DeBoer hopes CEO Sergio Marchionne will do for Chrysler "what Allan Mulally has done for Ford (Motor Co.)."
Darvish says she wants Chrysler to succeed, but to achieve that requires, among other things, Marchionne connecting with dealers. "It doesn't help when he says he has no intention of visiting dealers because that's what his subordinates are for."
Chrysler's approach of immediate closures with no compensation "was a travesty," says Chuck Basil, president of Basil Ford in Buffalo, NY.
He is not opposed to dealership consolidation. In fact, Basil spearheaded such a movement in his home market. He and other Ford dealers bought and then closed same-brand stores. That reduced the number of Buffalo's Ford, Lincoln and Mercury stores from 14 to six.
"We begged Ford to allow us to do that, but they initially refused," Basil tells Ward's. "They weren't opposed to us buying stores and keeping them open, but they didn't want us closing stores."
The auto maker changed that position in 2006. Since then, market share, sales and profits have increased for the remaining stores, Basil says. "We are a model of consolidation. It was a true way to win."
The last two years have been tough for dealers, who saw sales drop from 16.3 million units in 2007 to 13.4 million in 2008 to 10.4 million last year. Deliveries are expected to be up this year, with estimates ranging from 11.4 million to 11.9 million units.
"We're working to get to the other side of the abyss," Maroone says. "This industry has gone through a lot. It will be a gradual, bumpy recovery."
Still, AutoNation is in an acquisition mode, looking for more stores to buy. On its shopping list are Audi, Hyundai and Volkswagen dealerships.
Maroone predicts an eventual return to the days of the auto industry selling 16 million units annually.
But he foresees two big differences: Surviving dealers will run leaner, larger operations. And auto makers, because of long-overdue production capacity cutbacks, won't force cars on the market and then offer hefty incentives in order to find buyers.
"It will be a very profitable 16 million, a sweet 16 million — if we maintain a business discipline," Maroone says.
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Overall drivers do appear to be very slightly more involved today than they were 3 years ago in keeping their car in good running condition; 57% of company car drivers said they would make a concerted effort to top up water coolants, compared with 54% in 2015. With 24% saying they are likely to ignore dashboard warning lights, down from 28% in 2015.
Simon Staton, Client Management Director of Venson Automotive Solutions says, "It is worrying to see the high proportion of company car drivers who do not think car maintenance is their responsibility. Not only is this putting them at risk of the car breaking down, or causing a serious incident, it also creates potentially high repair costs for their employer.
Implement a policy of drivers carrying out regular vehicle checks to help spot issues early - daily/weekly/monthly, depending upon vehicle use.


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Kevin Eastwood is the Green candidate running in the riding of Abbotsford West. (Special to the Aldergrove Star)
Candidate Q&A: Kevin Eastwood
He is the Green candidate running in the riding of Abbotsford West
Ryan Uytdewilligen
Oct. 16, 2020 6:00 p.m.
provincial-election
Kevin Eastwood, Green Party
Agrologist, age 32
I am privileged to be running for the BC Greens again in ABW. Like most British Columbians, this year has been very difficult for me.
I feel we are all facing anxiety and uncertainty toward our future. I find hope by focusing on the opportunities we have to build a better, more equitable, and sustainable future.
I think the prudent steps forward are bold, but also more nuanced than Yes/No.
I am running because I believe in community, and that by caring for each other we can change both ourselves and our environment
Facebook: www.bcgreens.ca/kevin_eastwood
CANDIDATE Q&A:
To help voters make their choices on election day, the Aldergrove Star is asking local candidates a series of questions on issues of importance, inviting each candidate to participate.
They were asked to a 'yes', a 'no,' or a 'don't know' (Y,N,D) response to EACH of the numbered questions for the grid published in the Oct. 15 edition of The Star.
Candidates were also invited to expand on ANY OR ALL of the questions (to a maximum of 250 words each), with one of their choice to be included in our print edition on Oct. 22. Here's all their replies.
1. Should the province provide B.C. residents with a universal basic income?
2. Should the B.C. government allow more retail cannabis outlets?
3. In the era of Black Lives Matter, should B.C. increase the penalties for hate speech?
4. Should the B.C. government speed up the widening of Highway One into the Eastern Fraser Valley?
5. Should the planned SkyTrain extension through Langley be extended to Abbotsford in the near future?
Sky Train is fun but expensive. Its also a milk-run from end to end. I absolutely think we need more transit, but light rail such as Rail for the Valley, might be a better option.
So I say yes in principle to extending Sky Train, but the details matter. Efficient transit also helps to reduce traffic on our highways, but more than pavement it empowers people. Youth, seniors, persons with disabilities, and anyone wanting to save money and the environment can enjoy transit. Efficient, affordable transit helps to build community, and stations create hubs where local businesses can thrive.
We have put these projects off for decades too long, but now is a great time to put people to work building our communities and addressing climate change at the same time.
6. Should the provincial government put the fight against climate change above the economy?
7. Is lowering taxes the best route to economic recovery from the COVID-19 recession?
8. Should the B.C. government restrict large, industrial cannabis greenhouses from operating in the ALR?
9. Should the province divert funding away from policing and towards social and mental health services?
10. Would you support more public schools moving to a year-round education model?
Don't know.
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Candidate Q&A: Bruce Banman
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Up and to the office, at noon home to dinner, and all the afternoon to my accounts again, and there find myself, to my great joy, a great deal worth above 4000l., for which the Lord be praised! and is principally occasioned by my getting 500l. of Cocke, for my profit in his bargains of prize goods, and from Mr. Gawden's making me a present of 500l. more, when I paid him 8000 for Tangier. So to my office to write letters, then to my accounts again, and so to bed, being in great ease of mind.
Larry Bunce on 31 Dec 2008 • Link
A currency converter figures 4000 pounds in 1665 comes to $727,000 today. Hard work and good connections (and a hand in the till) pays off.
Todd Bernhardt on 31 Dec 2008 • Link
Wow! Sam's almost doubled his net worth. Nothing like the Plague to focus the mind on business, eh?
Looks as if Phil's going to need to update the graph here:
http://www.pepysdiary.com/about/archive/2008/12/2…
Eric Walla on 31 Dec 2008 • Link
But does he let Elizabeth know? I have a feeling she would want a major upgrade in conditions to reflect their good fortune, whereas Sam would want an upgrade almost exclusively in those things that make him look better in business.
A. De Araujo on 31 Dec 2008 • Link
"a great deal worth above 4000 l."
Is he including his land?
Tony Eldridge on 31 Dec 2008 • Link
I hope all our annotators face 2009 with equally "great ease of mind". Happy New Year!
Bradford on 31 Dec 2008 • Link
When we tot up our worldly wealth this time next year, may all of us be worth, according to Pepys's stringent accounting methods, £4000 apiece.
(He doesn't do double entry, does he? Net worth, but not Expenditures vs. Income?)
Wim van der Meij on 31 Dec 2008 • Link
From Holland: happy and healthy new year to all readers and annotators of this fine site.
Terry Foreman on 31 Dec 2008 • Link
John Evelyn's Diary (Dirk's not having posted it)
30. To Woodcot, where I supped at my Lady Mordaunt's at Ashsted, where was a room hung with pintado, full of figures great and small, prettily representing sundry trades and occupations of the Indians, with their habits; here supped also Dr. Duke, a learned and facetious gentleman.
pintado = painted fabrics brought by Portuguese from India
http://books.google.com/books?id=ZljldSpV28UC&pg=…
Paul Chapin on 1 Jan 2009 • Link
"a learned and facetious gentleman" [Evelyn's description of Dr. Duke]
Per OED, not our current meaning of "facetious". Rather:
†1. [After L. facetus.] Of style, manners, etc.: Polished and agreeable, urbane. [Obsolete]
Robert Gertz on 1 Jan 2009 • Link
So...How's about the rest? Wasn't Sam worth about 1650Ls last year about this time?
Michael Robinson on 2 Jan 2009 • Link
"... all the afternoon to my accounts again, ..."
Last year's summary:-
" ... I was well satisfied with my worke, and, above all, to find myself, by the great blessing of God, worth 1349l., by which, as I have spent very largely, so I have laid up above 500l. this yeare above what I was worth this day twelvemonth. The Lord make me for ever thankful to his holy name for it! "
Nix on 2 Jan 2009 • Link
As I recall, when Samuel started the diary he reckoned hs net worth at 40 L -- so today's casting of accounts reflects a hundredfold increase. Let us hope he didn't invest any of it in General Motors.
My impression is that Samuel's accounts reflect only his financial assets -- cash and receivables, minus loans outstanding -- and not personal goods or household furnishings. Not clear where his land inheritance fits into the reckoning.
cgs on 4 Jan 2009 • Link
Derivatives were not in the picture then, they never counted the un-laid eggs as egg layers.
It be CASH, gold and silver, not the fur coat from Tiffani's,or the kegs of wine or the cauldron of coals that be resting next to the Jakes.
Land be classed as the rent collected or owed [10 quid per year ?] not its potential selling value.
San Diego Sarah on 26 Dec 2018 • Link
"He doesn't do double entry, does he?"
Yes, Bradford, they do know about double-entry bookkeeping. The Italians taught the British accounting (which is why we have an L to denote the pound; it came to us from the sign for the Lira!).
Benedetto Cotrugli's 1458 treatise "Della mercatura e del mercante perfetto" contains the earliest-known description of a double-entry bookkeeping system, but his manuscript was not published until 1573.
Luca Pacioli, a Franciscan friar and collaborator of Leonardo da Vinci, codified the system in his mathematics textbook "Summa de arithmetica, geometria, proportioni et proportionalità" published in Venice in 1494. Pacioli is often called the "father of accounting" because he was the first to publish a detailed description of the double-entry system, thus enabling others to study and use it.
Johan de Witt was a financial wizard and wrote treatise on things like mathematical curves and annuities with Descartes.
In the latter part of the 17th century "writing schools" opened in England which also taught bookkeeping, so the merchant class could get educated workers. I bet they taught bookkeeping at Merchant Taylors. Maybe the grammar schools who were turning out gentlemen Latin scholars for Oxford and Cambridge did not -- but Warren and Cocke knew a debit from a credit. (You don't get to build those big country houses based on confusion.)
RSGII on 31 Dec 2018 • Link
See the discussion on Prices in the encyclopedia to better understang how wealthy Pepys had become in a very short time. Or go to the measuringworth.com site for calculators to convert to present day values his 4,000£ of liquid assets. Depending on how you measure his wealth, his 4,,000£ today could be worth from £0.6m to £7.6m to £13m, depending whether you use the real wage, the labor value or relative income to convert. And, of course, the basket of goods available to him didn't include Mercedes cars or Anesthesiologists, but did include a lot of cheap labor, watermen, links boys, etc.
David on 31 Dec 2018 • Link
I thought the pound sign came from Latin Libra Pondo, a basic Roman measure of weight = approx 350 gms. of silver.
"I thought the pound sign came from Latin Libra Pondo, a basic Roman measure of weight" -- It did: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pound_sign
Harvey L on 1 Jan 2019 • Link
I multiply Sam's pounds by 1000 to get NZ$... the values seem about right. Or around 500 for US$, STG or EUR. His pounds do seem to buy a lot more than the 130 x as on the official currency converters.
Perhaps because of the lack of technology toys like cars and having one's body repaired.
All diary entries from December 1665


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Q: Change Nextcloud logo image Is it possible to change the image on the login screen of your Nextcloud server?
I'm using PHP 7, and MariaDB 10 running on Ubuntu Server 18.04 LTS

A: You didn't mention which version of Nextcloud you are running, but a Theming app is available for that purpose. Here is a link for version 15
https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/15/admin_manual/configuration_server/theming.html


An evaluation of the PiLaR programme, by UCD, was published on 26/02/19.
You can read the PiLaR Evaluation Report – PDF here.
Supporting family and parents has always been a core aspect of our work. As part of this, we offer parents and families a free four week (1 evening per week) structured programme, incorporating both psycho-education and support, as well as practical advice and skills to help you support your family member towards recovery.
Parents, carers, grandparents, siblings, partners / spouses and friends supporting someone affected by an eating disorder are welcome to attend. Over 600 family members have attended the programme.
The PiLaR programme is not designed for health professionals, clinicians or therapists – nor is it CPD training.
If you wish to book a place as a parent, carer or family member, please contact Niamh Clarke niamh@bodywhys.ie or the Bodywhys office on 01-2834963.
When: 4 Thursdays in June, starting June 6th.
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Most of the staff jobs on board are self explanatory, like shop assistants, casino staff, etc. You need to know, however, how the ship jobs are structured. Each type of job, apart from the two basic categories of employment, comes under a particular department.
Some are directly responsible to the captain of the ship, others to managers of departments. It's a command hierarchy.
On any ship, the traditional ship command structure is used.
The sailors operate the ship. The whole crew is comprised of trained professionals, in some cases more highly trained than their counterparts on land.
The ship's captain is legally responsible for the safe running of the ship, its sailing, and anything and everything covered by international maritime law.
Seamen have ranks and grades based on their expertise, and are all formally qualified.
Engineers and tradesmen are specialists in marine technology, also highly qualified both as tradesmen and specialists. The tradesmen, engineers and people like chefs, electronics and communication work on and use the operating systems of the ship, so they're considered 'crew'.
Those interested in crew jobs should contact their local trades education sources, and check crew advertisements to get an outline of levels of qualification, apprenticeships.
This is the customer care part of the ship's operations, and there are some jobs which are specific to ships. The Hotel Department is responsible for services to passenger, the business end of the cruise.
The Hotel Manager is responsible for ship administration, ship's services, customer relations, complaints, and anything related to them. This is a sensitive role, because passengers are paying customers, and the cruise line is obliged to provide services. Passengers have legal rights regarding the services provided, on a ship, that's a very large range of services.
One of the most demanding jobs on board, responsible for the administrative running of the ship, and also the first port of call for customer complaints, is the Purser.
The Chief Purser runs the Purser's Department, directly reporting to the Hotel Manager. This would be one of the most challenging administrative jobs on Earth, covering the entire gamut of the ship's operations.
Services like cabin cleaning, etc.
To this could be added 'Anything else that happens in the Hotel Department.' Put several thousand human beings in the same place, and the possibilities are endless. Anything from a seagull with a sense of humor to noisy neighbors can be part of the mix.
The Crew side of the administrative equation is handled by this Department. Crew sign-ons, medical records, passports, visas, immigration, payroll, and other crew issues are handled by this Department. This is the HR resource for Crew.
The Cruise Department is the governing management authority for entertainment, and providing all the high living the luxury cruise lines advertise.
This is Customer Care in the truest sense of both the words, in a very demanding market. People who have paid for 5 Star services are fussy, with good reason, and standards are extremely high.
The cruise industry is highly competitive, and the Cruise Department is the one providing the presentation. It's a complex process, because it covers everything the cruise line advertises to its clients. Musicians, comedians, cabaret, clowns and kids' entertainment, there's almost no end to possible functions.
Whatever you do, all the ship's rules add a level of obligations to your work. You are required to stick to the rules, and you are an employee of the ship, and you are under contract. It's like any contract, read it and understand it.
Don't lose a good job for something stupid.
Many of the ship's jobs are self explanatory, like shop work, massage, casino, etc. They're exactly the same jobs, transferred to a ship.
Some jobs, however, have evolved to the shipboard environment.
Concierges look after private customers, organizing private functions, operating as booking agents for the trip, dealing with the other travel arrangements of their clients. This is a particularly useful job, because it allows passengers to manage their shore visits effectively.
If you're looking for a lot of work, this would be the job. Tourism and photography are inseparable, and this is where they prove it.
This is commercialphotography, and it's quite likely that the photographer will meet everybody on board, and soon.
The product has to be of very high quality.
Most people would know what a paid photographer can do to a picture, and paying customers somehow tend to be argumentative customers.
The photographer is on call for everybody and everything. From embarkation to ship fancy dress parties to personal photos and tours, it's all yours. Work is scheduled, but that doesn't make less work, just better organized work.
The ship's photographer has to handle everything from taking the picture/video to producing the final product.
A good amateur photographer will become a professional soon enough in this environment. Ships are fussy about who does their photography, too, so you will need to show some professional credentials.
Some people run what are called 'concessions', which are shipboard businesses. These can be anything from art auctions to basic commercial and entrepreneurial business. There's no fixed definition of what can be covered by concessions.
Concessions are arranged under contracts with the shipping line, and concession employees, if not strictly speaking crew or hotel staff, are bound by those contracts. They're also bound by their employment contracts. Anyone working for a concession needs to get a grip, fast, on their obligations. It's critically important to your work.
Any concession contract sets out the Dos and Don'ts for concessions. Otherwise, ship's rules govern. The concessionaire is the delegated authority for ship concessions.
As you can see from this outline, all these jobs work according to a clear management and functional structure.
You do need to know how to work with the administrative machinery of the ship, because it's also running your career for you, and managing your affairs.
Take the time, familiarize yourself with 'Who does what'. You really do need to know.
Ask any questions you need to ask, because it's a lot better than not knowing.
When looking at any shipboard job, check out everything, thoroughly.
Work conditions, contracts, career prospects, rules, time at sea,facilities, amenities, whatever.
It all becomes your life, when you sign on.